Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1870-01-28

+ modestly requests that some OF has patrons
viii present him and his printers with bar
rel Of good whisky and bushel basket ol
1 eggs, as a slight token of their appreciation.
/ BANDMANN, who is playing tragedy tc
Melbourne, stabbed the lady who played
Desdemona," one night, 60 bunglingly
that his sword made long cash in her back,
and instead of dying quietly, she made a
great fuss aboEt it though it didn't kill her.
A MAINE soldier has had bis name re.
moved from the pension rolls, saying he ha,
regalned his health and does not need the
pension. Commissioner Van Aernam wrote
him that his name should go down into
history as worthy example for the coming
generations "
The consumption Of horse flesh in Europe
continues to increase. The quantity sold
during September, October and November,
1868, was 226, 900 pounds, being the pro-
duce of sos horses in the same period Of
1869 it had increased to 273, 200 pounds,
6S3 of those animals.
A NOTORIOUS assassin, who had frequent
ly escaped justice, was taken at last, having
just committed most unproyoked murder.
why did you kill this man ?" asked the
judge he did not harm you. and the mur-
der should do you no good "Oh, +" replied
the prisoner, 1t was only to keep up my
reputation.
In one of the Cincinnati pork packing
houses $50 hogs perish daily. The careasses
are cut up with the utmost celerity. A
portion goes out in hams; another is trans
formed into sausages-ogel two tons per day
All the lard is extracted by steam, and from
this vast quantity Of OIL The bristles 90
to brush makers-about seventy FIVE tons
per year.
THERE is an interesting suit for divorce
pending in Chicago. The complainant
Margaret E MeNeIly, alleges that she mar
ried defendant at Kankakee, July 4, 1868,
she being then but thirteen years old. She
was visiting friends 10 Kankakeo, and de-
fendant wooed and won her by representing
himself to be rich man. when in fact be
was only a day Iaborer The bin also al
leges that, at the time she was married,
"she was not lawfully able to enter into such
q contract
The latest method of curing consumption
is that practicad at an establis hment on the
banks Of the Rhine called the grape cure. ="
Patients have excellent quarters, plenty Of
fresh air, and every day go into the gardens,
each one carrying a basket, which is filed
under the watchful eye of the doctor The
patient then retires to a pleasant arbor. aud
slowly sucks the grapes. A fine orchestra
enlivens the curing process with excellent
music. Il is claimed that permanent cures
are effected in from four to six weeks
A LUDTcRoUs scene took place at the Tu-
ileries on Christmas Eve. There was to be
a children's party for the friends Of the
Prince Imperial, and a very fine specimen of
the Christmas tree. Al was ready, and the
Prince thought he should ike to see the
tree; so be entered the room. and, 10 he
found an uninvited guest already there a
favorite monkey belonging to some one in
the palace had got into the room, treated
himself to all the prizes, eaten all the
goodies, and, finally, having set fire to
the tree, was sitting down enjoying the fun.
THE brokers of New York, not satisfied
with their nnimpeded schemes of gambling
in gold and stocks desired to avoid the paw
ment Of the small tax of one twentieth of
one per cent. on their transactions, required
by the revenue laws. They protested and
IN various ways sought to have their fax
set aside. but at length have reeeded, and
concluded to do one honest act, pay the
Government tax. The tax was not heavy.
was a small affair, and did not bear GENEROUSLY
on Individuals Still, it was resisted tin
the brokers had exhausted all expedients
The receipts from this source will be about
ten millions year
CONGRESS, it is said. wants to inyestigate
the recent gold muddle at New York, with a
view to finding basis of such legislation a.
will prevent the occurrence Of d similar one
This is moonshine. No law can be framed
OF so close a web as to prevent ingenious
fnanciers from slipping through it. Laws
may be made to close up the path the
rogues moved in last fall, but they viii open
another path the next time. Besides, there
was law enough before to punish them if
the authorities had had the purpose to do
1t. The chance to prevent another gold
muddle was lost when no punishment was
visited upon those who made the first.
The Kentucky Legislature has passed a
very considerate bill "exempting ministers
from execution. 1t should be understood
that this alludes not TO the lynehing Of anti.
slavory ministers, not to tho hanging Of
elergymen who may indulge in murder; but
to ministers who run in debt, and either can.
not or viii not pay up-in fact, to that lit
tie document which commands the Sheriff
to take the body, unless he can find salts
factory property. We trust that the Ken
tucky preachers will show their gratitude by
keeping out of debt, in which laudable ef-
fort they viii probably be assisted by the
traders Of their respective neighborhoods.
WOMAN QUESTION IN SouTH CAROLINA.
South Carolina hastaken a jump ahead
on the woman question. A bill has passed
to the third reading in the Legislature,
which provides that no real or personal
property held by a woman at the time Of
her marriage shall be subject to levy or sale
for her husbands s debts, but shall bo her
separate property; that a married woman
shall have power to bequeaih. devise or con-
vey her separate property IN the same man
ner and to the same extent as if she were
unmarried; that she may purchase any spe-
cies Of property in her own name, and may