The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1870-01-13
NEWS ITEMS.

belong to the Red River Agency. The
party had been gathering fuel six miles
above the village, and were floating
down the river on buffalo boat, when
they were fred upon from the bank by
large war party of Sioux. After
killing the Indians the party fired the
pararie at many places, down as far as
the Knife River, thus driving all the
game out of the country and destroy
ing the pasturage for the herds this
winter. The damages caused by the
fire will reach $4,000. The agent fears
that number ofcattle will have to be
killed to avert the deplorable condi-
ton of affairs that prevailed last win
ter. and SAYS he will not hesitate to
prevent starvation by the sacrifice of
the herd. unless otherwise ordered.
The man killed by the Sioux was one of
the best hunters in the tribe, and his
deathisasevere blow tomany dependent
on him for mea,. The Indians attacked
belonged to tribe very friendly to the
whites; and the Sioux have, on many
occasions, visited their abuse and out
RACES upon them.
The Spanish crisis continues. Mad
rid is in ferment. All sorts ofrumors
fill the air. One is that the Cortes will
proclaim a dictatorship for four
months. Another that the old minis
try will retain power. The excited
condition ofthe country may be imagin-
ed by the circumstance that two at
tempts have been made TO assassinate
the Regent. 1t was but few months
since that Prim narrowly escaped death
in the same way. The canard started
here few days ago to the effect that
the Cuban Junta, in New York
had ordered the insurgents to lay down
their arms, has reached Madrid. The
dispatch says that the news created
profound sensation. The Cuban diff
Guilty complicates the Spanish situation,
and Prim may be able to turn the re-
port, false as it is, to good account for
himself.
In the southern part of Graves coun-
ty, KY, on Sunday evening, the 18th
ult., the person of Miss Dick was out
ragged by two negro men. They were
arrested on the Wednesday following
and examined by magistrate the
same day, who held them for trial, and
ordered their commitment to the Jail
in Mayfield. They started to May
field in custody of a constable, and had
gone about eight miles. When three
miles from Mayfeld they were met by
/ four men in disguise, who ordered the
| officer to hand over the blacks to their
charge. Being overpowered, the Off
Ger was compelled to do so, and the
negroes were then shot through the
/ head. A number OF balls were fired
| through each, causing immediate
/ death. The bodies were taken to May
field, and an inquest held upon them
on Thursday, whena verdictin accord
ance with the facts was rendered.
! There are two reports from the West
Indies about the fate of Salnave, the
/ deposed President of Hayti. One is
/ that he has fled to San Domingo and
claimed the protection of President
! Baez. The other, that he shut himself
/ up in his last fort, fired the magazine,
and together with his fourteen sons
/ lprolific father, blew himself to inn
mortal smash. If this is the heroic eLd
of the last darkey President, Wendell
Phillips has another great subject for
a lecture before lyceums.
The Bellefonte Wdtc5maH records
the horrible particulars of an old man
named Armagast, living on Buffalo
run, not far from Bellefonte, who was
almost devoured by hogs one day last
week. Mr.. A. was subject to fits, with
one of which he was siezed in his barn
yard, when he was set upon by his
hogs, who tore and mangled him in
the most shocking manner. The arri-
val of his son, who had much difficult
ty in driving off the hogs, saved the
/ old mans life for the time, but no
hopes are entertained for his recovery.
Armed highwaymen are infesting
the country between Denver and Chey-
enne City. On Tuesday of last week
the United States mails were stopped
and rified. This is the second robbery
of the mails since Christmas The first
took place week ago last Sunday, and
600 letters, including registered letters
and money orders, nearly all for the
East, were carried off. No description
of the bold handitti of Colorado is Civ
en-, except they wear soldiers over
coats and ride small horses. A troop
of cavalry are securing the country for
them.
The Governor ofNew York in his
annual message, delivered to the Leg
islature of that State, recommends a
mong other things, the abolition of the
conspiracy statute in regard to labor
and the repeal of the excise law; pro-
tests against the action of Congress to-
wards the Southern States asks for a
revision of the apprentice and crimi
nal laws, and for law to forbid in
junction and receivers In cases against
moneyed corporations on eV porte pro-
ceedings. The debt of the State is $685.
100000.
A divorced woman in Boston, whose
late husband has died, leaving proper
ty to the amount of 100000, claims
the administration of his estate, on the
ground that the divorce which was OBJ
| tained according to the laws of Indiana