Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1870-01-21
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

The vestments worn at Rome are descri-
bed as beautiful beyond conception, and the
ladies say the lace upon them surpasses any
thing in the world. So dazzling are the col
ors Of the dresses that the bishops are iken
ed to a bed Of tulips in appearance.
A Mr.. CARTER, who labors among Lon
don thieves, burglars ami pickpoekets, has
gathered a church Of One thousand eight
hundred members. His wife instructs one
thousand six hundred mothers, meeting
four hundred at a time, who, without her
labors, would receive no religious instrue-
ton at all
WooLwIcH, England, formerly the center
of busy population of mechanics, has been
reduced to miserable condition by the re-
moval Of the famous doekyards Of that place.
OF the small four roomed houses formerly
inhabited By the ship builders, over 1900
are vacant, and there are in the workhouse
over 500 persons who year ago we're in re-
ceipt Of good wages.
A WRITER ia the Milwaukee wis. Sea
titet iayors corporal punishment in schools,
| asserting that fear, and fear alone, will sue
eeed with very large proportion Of school
children. He thinks that the fruits OF a
good education, which cannot IN bis estima-
ton be acquired under any other system,
will be ample remuneration for the momen-
tary pain, the shoItlige anger and the few
spite born tears.
The Secretary Of the Navy has requested
! Admiral FaTFagut, as tire representative
man Of the American navy, 10 take charge
| Of the ceremonies ahoat which are to be
/ rendered the remains Of Mr. Peabody on
| their appearance IN tue vicinity Of Portland
/ Harbor on board the British man of-War
| Monarch, Admiral Farrggut will be assist
| ed by such a staff Of officers as is commen-
suTate with the importance aud gravity OF
/ the occasion, and betting the high rank Of
the Admiral himself
PRINCE MURAT, about to be tried for ex-
ercising the royal privilege Of slapping a
magistrate 5 face, was recently asked at a
1 dinner party why he appeared so seldom in
the Bois. He replied, My exehequer
I limits, for The present. the number Of my
stud to two horses and his Majesty forbids
my appearance in public short of four
Then why dosn't his Majesty make up the
deficiency asked one Of the guests. AAhl
sighed the Prince, ''he has often promised;
but then be has a deficiency Of his own
which needs making up good deal more
than mine.
Two females in New Orleans we're arrest
ed for q breach Of the peace ''What did
you fight about p asked the justice Mr..
H., was the reply. Where is he p he
demanded Here, responded a small,
squeaking voice from the far corner Of the
room. Here, your Honor and poor,
woe begone looking article made his appear
ance DO you claim both of these women
as your wife p the Recorder asked. well,
AIRY one Of 'em II do I" why do you have
two wiyes?'' Well. you see, when one
gets obstropeTous l kin 90 to t'other, and
she most generally pities me.
TIE Superintendent of Public instruction,
Of Indiana, submitted his trienniai report TO
the Governor last week. The number OF
children in that State is GIG, 655, OF which
499 are c0lored The amount in the school
fund is $3.50 600. One million FIVE humid
red thousand dollars were spent last year
for the support Of schools There are g.
730 male teachers and 4, 274 female teachers:
pupils enrolled 4j9, ,Ql6; average attendance,
%, $40, number Of schoolhouses S, 606, fuul
hundred and five having been built during
the year Five millions two hundred and
, egbty-fve thousand one hundred is the
number Of volumes in the township Libraries
/ CONSIDERABLE interest has been mani
tested at Washington for the last week oI
ten days on the probable action Of the Ways
and Means Committee on the question O
the duty on bituminOus coal. The matter
was probably settled on Friday 50 far ar the
committee Is concerned. Mr.. Hooper made
the proposition that the article be admitted
I III J.
then moved that a duty of fifty cents pei
ton be imposed, which was endorsed by only
three votes 4 motion to place the duty al
one dollar per ton developed four votes fol
aud four against it, which was equivalent tC
its defeat. The duty thus remains as it al
present stands.
THEY have 4 prohibitory liquor law in
Blairsyille, passed by the Legislature two
or three winters ago, and approved by d.
rect vote Of the people. The law has been
strictly enforced until recently, when several
parties engaged in a hotel and saloon busi
ness concluded that they would defy 1t open
ly For this they were indicted and tried
at the December term Of the Indiana county
Court, the matter, Of course, creating great
interest and excitement All who we're IN
dicted we're convicted, and fined 81, 400 in
the aggregate, and five of them. including
one woman, were sent to jail for fifty days
each.
THE following abstract of the Milwaukee
wheat trade for the year just closed, 1869
is taken from the Wisconsin,: The tota
receipts Of wheat for the same period have
been II. T9S, 567 bushels. Reducing -four tC
wheat we have a grand total OF p 623, =
bushels Of wheat as the receipts at the poTt
3 e. h. Tn, eb -
ments for the year 1869 have been ,2lO.
2l0 barrels of -four and a, 27l $50 buShel,
of wheat. Reducing -four 10 wheat, We
have grand total Of shipments during thC
year of 20, 800 $40 bushels There are il
store to day ! l,655.000 bushels of wheat
and at the beginning of the year there wert
on hand 6l7.TGl bushels Milwaukee right
Iy claims to be the greatest primary mar
ket in the world
IT is reported that the coal miners Of tn,
Schuylkil Valley are on a strike This &C
ton on the part of the workmen is the re
suit of an attempt by the operators of tb,
mines to reduce wages, because coal hai
fallen from So 10 per ton TO 81 "A per tor
at the mines for shipment The Miners
Union had fixed the rate of wages for mi
ners at $l4 inside laborers, SI2, and out
side laborers at Sll per week, unless Goa
went above SO in price, when, for every
increase Of twenty FIVE cents per ton, fvt
per centum was to be added TO the wages o
the operators Now, because the price hai
fallen nearly twenty five cents below tb,
standard, the operators and owners desir,
to lower wages, while the miners insist tha
they must be paid the same amount as be
fore the decline.
SENATOR SUMMERS bill contemplate
the conversions of the $500 000 six PEI
cent. ive-twenties of 1862 into the SAINT
amount of five per cent ten-forties. He be
lieves the foreign holders Of the FIVE twentiet
viii accept the new ten-forties as permanent
securities in preference to being paid off a
| once The nnmher of America holders VIII