Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1870-01-14
GENERAL NEws ITEMs.

ders to convoy and protect the English brig
Bede0l, which sailed from New York on
Wednesday, with crew of eighty men two
pivot guns, and large quantity Of arms,
stores, and ammunition, intended for the in
surqents. She cleared under the American
flag for Port.au Prince.
STEEL RAILS. The Iron Trade Circalar
says it is estimated that by the end Of the
year 500 there will be laid in the United
States, 10 round numbers, II0000 tons Of
steel rails, equal to 100 miles OF steel TJadi
and of this amount about SO ,000 tons tedual
TO $50 miles will be laid during the present
season. These rails are 10 use on more
than fifty different roads, and are partly of
American, principally of English, and
small extent Of Prussian manufacture.
DsPaoPoRrioN OF THE Sexes. Census
returns show great dispreportiou of the
sexes 10 some States. Ia Ohio the men
outnumber the women by 40,500. in Michi-
gan by 10000 and ia California by l43 600.
Massachusetts has about 50 600 more fe-
males than males in New Hampshire the
women are $500 ahead in Rhode Island
6,000, and 10 Connecticut ,SJ9 In New
England as a whole, the women are IS, 500
in excess Of the men.
THE manufacture Of perfumery in the
United States, has grown very rapidly dur
ing the past few years. American cOlygue
waters are becoming so popular as to pres
ent a very strong claim TO recognition as a
first class commercial speciality. American
corn spirit is now used extensively in The
manufacture of scented waters, and as soon
as the present very great tax upon alcohol
Is modified and reduced a new impetus viii
be given to the business of making Amen
can cologne water. Great Improvement is
also shown in the manufacture Of native
soaps and in some kinds of pomades for the
hair and dentifrices. There is no doubt
that eventually in this country, as in Eu
rope, land will be set apart and cultivated
as flower farms This Horticulture is a no
ticeable feature in some parts of England,
Italy, and the southern part of France.
ONO has three important commercial
ports Cincinnati, Cleveland and Toledo
Cincinnati has population of $50 600; real
estate worth SI53, 600 GOO value ofimports
in 1869, S2S3, SG5. .262, against $273. 237 COS
IN 1868 exports in 1869 Sl6l, ,5Sl ,2G2,
against Sl43, ,286, 567 in 1868 number of
manufacturing establishments, 5000, pro
ducing articles annually worth lO4 G5I6l2,
aud giving employment TO 5j,275 persons,
with a capital invested of nearly $50 000,
600 Cleveland has population Of 30 600;
value of real and personal property, about
$50 600 600 The population of Toledo Is
25.000. The imports aud exports Of this
place have increased in nine years nearly
800 per centum. During the past year near
Is Z, ZOO, 600 bushels Of wheat were handled
at Toledo, most of which has passed to East.
ern ports already.
Personal APPEARANCE OF THE PoPE-
The London NcrS Of December 18th says
A private letter, dated the Sth, from a
visitor TO Rome, who was lately favored
with 4 private audience at the Vatican, de-
scribes the Pope as looking much worn and
latigued, but his energy, adds the writer,
is wonderful, and he is IN great spirits IN
spite of anxiety and age 1t is really won
derful to think OF the bodily aud mental Ia
bors which this fne and venerable old man,
approaching his eighteth year, IS under
going at this critical time II must need all
the enthusiasm Of an ardent faith and all
the energy of fixed purpose to bear him
up through the incessant ceremonies au-
diences, consultations and religious func-
tions and cares Of temporal government,
which are now multiplied a hundred fold by
the presence Of the general council, aud the
conduct Of the committees Of that ecclesias-
teal parliament in the midst Of the solemni-
ties Of the Christmas season.
MUFFLING THE THRoAT. What is the
best mode for protecting the throat from
colds when q person is very susceptible to
them The common way of protecting the
throat is to bundle and wrap il up closely,
thus overhtatiug and rendering it tender
and sensitive, and more liable 70 colds and
inflammation than before. This practice Is
all wrong, aud results in mach evil rs
pecialy is this the case with children, and
when, in addition to mufiiug the throat,
the extremities are insuficienty clad, as is
often the case. the best possible conditions
are presented for the production of sore
throa,s coughs, Group and all kinds Of throat
affections. 1t the neck is kept overheated
a portion Of the time, when it is exposed
some form Of disarrangement of the throat
will be apt to occur. The rule 10 regard to
clothing the neck should be to wear it as
cool as comfort viii allow. In doing so you
viii suffer much less from throat ailment
than If you are always fearful of having
little cold air come in contact with your neck
Any one who has been accustomed to have
his throat muffled should be careful to leave
off gradually, and not all at once.
THE Russians have taken possession Of
several of the Northern islands belonging to
the Empire Of Japan; and it is reported that
the Gar intends to ultimately absorb the
whole country He will provide liberal
tut firm government under viceroy, and
will insure peace aud prosperity. The ports
will be opened to commerce as rapidly as
possible with equitable treaty relations to
all Of the great powers of the earth Pagan
ism viii be crowded out by the religion of
the Greek Church, but the other creeds will
be tolerated. From this it will he seen that
Russia is doing what the United States
might have accomplished long ago. We
might have possessed both China and Japan
ten years ago, and long before this those
countries would have been opened up to the
march of commerce and civilization, while
We would have been reaping the vast wealth
that Is DOW bolstering up the frozen empire
of the Gar Russia is also making rapid
into China from Liberia, aud if no
great obstacles are presented, the flag of
that country will wave supreme over the
two great empires Of Asia ten years hence.
THE total number of business failures in
the United States in 1859 was ., T99, against
,, COS in 1868, and the aggregate liabilities
wers S35,054,0O0j against sos, ia, 600 the /
previous year. La 1867 there were .. $50 |
failures, with SOC, ,666, GOO liabilities, the 1
largest number since 1861, during which /
year there were 6993, with liabilities |
to S207, ,2l0, 600, which sum was /
exceeded by 1857 with 4,932 fixtures, and
liabilities aggregatiDg S29I, $50, 600 From /
this 1t appears that the failures ofIS69 have /
not been excessive, neither In number ,,,, I