Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1870-03-18
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

NASHVILLE, March ga J. Fletcher,
Secretary of State, having called upon Gen
eraI Lowell, commanding this pot, to fur
nish him with miGtary escort home for
protection against the Kuklux, the citizens
OF Nashville have called meeting TO ap
point delegates 10 take the place of the sol
diers. Mr. Fletcher ASSERTS that trains be
tween Nashville and Chattanooga have been
searched, and for this reason asks for the
e~cort
HARD TINES in California are creating a
bitter feeling against the Chinese, and evil
consequences are feared. In San Francisco
riot may be precipitated at any moment.
Young men are somtimes heard TO say,
The only way to get lid of these Chioamen
is to kill them, and | for one am ready to
take hand at any time The old vigil
anee Commirte e days would not equal in
horror single hour of the murderous work
OF California mob against these poor
wretches. and it is to be hoped the fear
of which we hear may be uniounded.
DURING THE discussion on February Is,
on the appropriation to pay female clerks,
Representative Rogers, of Arkansas, made
very severe attack upon them. charging
them with all manner Of shortcomings, aud
declaring his intention. within a month, to
present bill prohibiting their employment
by the Government During the past werk
the female employees of the Treasury De-
partment presented Mr.. Rogers with four
leather medals, handsomely gotten up, and
in,cribed, In Honor Of the 18th Day of
February, 1870
In 1885 two English missionaries landed
on the FIJI Islands, and the islands have al
ready been brought into a state Of nominal
Christianity. This phrase is one Of great
significance when applied to FIJI Islanders
who half a century ago, were caunibaNs and
now are 50 far lifted out Of their barbarious
condition that their islands make pleasant
home for civilized people The native pop
ulalion-lO0 coo in number--occupy these
tive hundred islands, living in towns of g.
bout 500 souls each the villages being gov
erned by chief, who is in turn subject to a
king of which each island has one. VIM
Leon, the largest island is $50 miles in cir
cumferenee of 200 miles The whites in
the f il Islands number 600. The climate
Is described as delightful; the soil is dark,
rich loan; and the products are Gotten aud
tropical fruits
In 1882 the English attacked feet OF
Spanish galIeons near Yigo, when seven Of
them were sunk and nine burnt The
galIuans contained the tribute Of the Spanish
colonies for the years l70o-1, amounting,
it is stated to 1000. coo pounds sterling.
The greater part OF this enormous sum is
presumed TO be sill at the bottom of the
sea, and French society has been formed
for the purpose Of recovering the lost
treasure. Operations have already begun,
and The divers have bit upon ten Of the
calIeons They are thiekly encrusted with
marine growth, yet the chief engineer pro-
poses to raise them up to the surface Of the
water Several curious articles, oxydized
al NOR and weapons, a silver vase, and nu-
merous cannon balls. have been found by
the divers on the decks Of the vessels The
Spanish Government has stipulated that 43
per cent. of the recovered treasure must be
paid into its treasury.
In RETALIATION for the termination of the
Reciprocity treaty, the Canadian Govern
ment is preparing a series of measures in
tended to annoy aud ipjure as much as pos
sible American merchants and shipping
masters One Of these measures is an act
now before the Dominion Parliament, for
bidding American vessels TO carry goods or
passengers from one Canadian port TO an
other, under penalty of four hund dol
lars and the forfeiture Of the goods This
act, if it becomes law, viii undoubtedly
take away from our lake shipping much val
liable business; but as regards the Canadian
people it will be decidedly biting off their
nose to spite their face Il amounts to just
this: that no Canadian shall be permitted tn
make use Of the facilities Of travel and
feight afforded by American vessels, but
must either resort 10 land carriage or avail
himself Of some interior craft belonging 10
his countrymen. 1.-THE Canadias are paFi-
otie enough to stand this Americans will not
Object Only it is doubtful whether every
such turn OF the screw will not make Cana
d4 more dissatisfied with its present situa-
ton and more anxious FOR radical change