Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1870-02-11


of them that she has well earned her right
to foremost position among the enlighten-
ed and liberal nations,
HONE COMPETITION has reduced tie
price Of steel rails from $22J down to $50,
3s per ton. Very properly regarding the
superior advantages Of an ample supply
from domestic sources, the officers Of some
thirty or more Of our principal rail ways
have petitIoBed Congress, not oulg 10 retaiB
the existing adgGlorapa duty, hnt to add
further rate of $40 per ton. Would these
acute business men take this decisive step,
if they were believers in the free trade dog
ma that customs tax is always added 70 the
price of the article and must Be so much of
40 additional burthcn upon the domestic
consumer One such fact oyerthrows a
world Of fsllacies
THE FOLLOWING is from the Galveston
(Texas} AetCs Of January 27. The friends
Of the gallant Commodore Leon Smith will
regret to hear that he was murdered by a
drunken Indian in Alaska as announced By
telegraph this morning. No particulars are
given beyond the fact Of the homicide and
the hanging of the Indian No more ehiv
alrous gentleman was enrolled IN the service
Of the Lost Cause than Leon Smith, as viii
be attested by his comrades in arms who
participated 10 the brilliant attack on the
Federal forces at Galveston, the result of
which was the capture Of the steamer Har-
riet Lane.
TnE Fifteenth AMENDMENT declares
that ''the right Of citizens Of the United
States 10 vote shall not be denied or abridged
By the United States, or by any State, on
account Of race, color or previous condition
Of servitude;" and a genius, editor of an
obscure Kentucky paper, advises the Legis-
lature Of that State to enact a law providing
that mo person shall be elect0r in this Com
monwealth who has wool or kinky bair on
his scalp, and that any person that shaVes
or otherwise removes the wool or hair from
his head SO as 10 deceive the judges Of
election, shall be indicted and punished, as
provided by law, for fraudulent voting
SENSIBLE President Grant has
given Senator johnson, Of Virginia real
sensible talking to- The Senator called on
the President to thank him for his action
in securing the re-admiSsion of the Old Do
minion After saving You are welcome,
Senator, the President continued in sub
stance-sV Virginia will do well if she keeps
on as she has begun; but she must not slide
DdEk llhE Dgbl GAd dAl'A 44butNtd.iAs 4AEt tis4--
ural resources are great, and they will be
developed if liberal form of government Is
maintained. Look at some Of the Eastern
States and portions Of Pennsylvania, where
every river and creek is made use of for man
ufacturing purposes Virginia can do like
wise il she tries; if her people forget all
about chivalry aud 20 10 work And yet
there are people who say Pesident Grant
cannot make a speech.
A TERRIBLE hill for Mormous Is that In
troduced in the House of Representatives by
Mr. Cullom. 1t proposes simply 20 deal
with the MormonS as outlaws, and with such
as are guilty Of concubinage, bigamy or
polygamy as criminals, subject to a fine for
each offender not exceeding a thousand dol
lars and TO Imprisonment in the penitentiary
not exceeding five years; and the United
States Marshal is to have power to call upon
the United States army to enforce the law.
The news Of the introduction IN Congress Of
such bill viii create a commotion at Great
Salt Lake CITY and fit does not bring to
the Prophet Brigham Young a new Tevela
ton touching a new emigration Of the saints
we shall he somewhat disappointed. At all
events, the issne now before the Mormon
dictator IS whether he shall abandon poly
gamy or abandon Utah, and he must soon
make bis choice.
WHEN poor Salnave was caught and tried
and shot al in an afternoon, he pleaded the
case of Jefferson Davis, but without effect
After pleading a very unmanly precedent, II
Is to be said for the credit of Salnave that
he met his fate ike man. His name will
not go down to history 10 petticoats. And
now comes the news, through Democratic
channels, that a measure will soon be car
ried through Congress to restore to General
Lee a portion of bis property captured at
Arlington; the same which Andrew
johnson, when leaving the Whi'e House,
Intellectually attempted 10 turn over To
point the contrast the latest kilograms from
Paris report the rumor that motion will be
made 10 the Corps Legislatif to restore the
Orleans property taken by the Government
in lS4S. Napoleon objects, however, and
the prosI Iects Of success are slim.
THE locksmith who altered the key with
which the Berlin Scheppe opened the safe
Of Count Blakensee, was confronted on
Saturday last. with Dr.. Schgppe IN his cell
at Carlisle On entering the cell the lock
smith surveyed the persons present until
his glance finally fell on the prisoner. After
examining him intenty for some time the
visitor exclaimed, Yes, you are the man.
When asked what he mean-, be said: ~ on
are the man who came to our workshop in
Berlin, and had the KEY altered You re-
member that you carefully pointed out the
places for me to file off, that you asked me
when the key would be done, and that |
answered at three in the afternoon
DR.. Schgppe declared that he did not
know the locksmith, and said with an earnest
tone that his visitor would have to make
good by an oath what he had uttered The
locksmith said he would do what his con
science required Later the visitor said that
he recognized Scheppe not only by his out
ward appearance, but by a certain peculiar
ity of voice, and that the prisoner had be
haved in the same manner when first con
tronted with him before the examining mag
istrate of Berlin, as he did in the present
interview This makes the muddle more
complete.