Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1870-05-13
ITEMS.
THE cotton crop Of last year is estimated
at 3, 100000 bales,

LOUISIANA owes $l4, ,O00, 600. The annual
interest on the bonds nominally outstand-
ing is stated to be S9440O0
A CLERGYMAN cousoling young widow
on the death Of her husband. remarked that
she could not find his equal Il don't know
about that, remarked the sobbing fair one;
''but I II try"
The eject of the Fifteenth Amendment
was foeibly shown in Holland, Michigan, at
the recent municipal election in that place.
The town has but two colored voters, yet
they we're sufficient to change its political
complexion and elect the Republican ticket
by majority of one.
A SPECIAL cable dispatch says that the
conspiracy discovered in Paris is more seri-
GUS than was at first supposed. A large
supply of bombs had been provided and was
seized by the police. The principal ring-
leaders have not yet been discovered, and
the anxiety oftbe Government and citizens
is intense The strictest surveillance is eve
ry where maintained, and the Tuileries are
carefully guarded. Orders have been issued |
to the police to arrest all speakers who in
suit the Imperial family or Constitution of
France
FROM ALTOONA TO HARRISBURG WITHOUT |
STOPPING. The Pacific Express train, on
the Pennsylvania Central railroad, ran yes
terday from Altoona to Harrisburg without
stopping, and also from Harrisburg to phil I
sdelphia This is the greatest distance ever
travelled in this country by a locomotive
without taking. fuel or water Owing to /
the great competition on the New York
roads for the travel to the West, the Penn
sylvania railroad has determined not to be
behind, and now beats all competitors in
time and accommodations When the train
arrived in this city, from Altoona, the loco
motive had sufficient water in the tank to
run with perfect safety.-HaIris5,pg 7cle-
graph.
A PUBLIC sale of lot Of images, vases
and water.fars, made by the Aztec Indians
and imported from Mexico, recently took
place in San Francisco Many of the vases
resembled in style and ornamental finish
those found in Egypt. The groups of ban
ditti, muletesrs, beggars orange girls, drum
ken men and women, and images of Maxi
milan, Miramom and others are said to have
been true to the life. All were of fine clay,
and were made without the assistance Of
tools.
WHAT BECOMES OF OLD SHOES. Cos
mos answers this question by stating that
they are cut up into small pieces, and these
are put for few days in chloride Of sulphur
which makes the leather very hard and brit
tie. After this is effected the material is /
washed with water, dried, ground to pow
der and mixed with some substance which
makes the particles adhere together, as shell
lack, good glue, or thick solution of gum
1t is then pressed into moulds, and shaped !
into combs, buttons, knife handles, and |
many oter articles.
DoN'T WHIP A FRIGHTENED HoRsE.-
NeTe- whip your horse for becoming fright |
ened at any object by the road side g.; for if /
he sees a stump, a log or heap Of tanbark
in the road and while he is cycling it care.
fully and about to pass it you strike him |
with the whip, it is the log, or stump or
the bark that has hurt him in his reason
ing and the next time he will be more fright !
ened Give him time to examine and smell |
Of all these objects, and use the war bride
to assist you in bringing him carefully to
these objects of fear Bring all objects, if |
possible, to his nose, and let him smell of
them, and then you can commence to gen
tly use him with them.
To CLEAN PAINT. The Coachmakers'
Journal recommends house wives to save
themselves trouble by adopting the follow !
ing mode:-Progide plate with some of
the best whiting to be had, and have ready
some clean, warm water and piece of fan
mel, which dip iuto the water and squeeze
nearly dry, then take as much whiting as
will adhere to it, apply it to the painted sur
face, when a little rubbing viii instantly re-
move any dirt or grease. Alter which, wash
the part well with clean water, rubbing it
dry with soft chamois Paint thus cleaned
looks as well as when first laid on, without
any injury to the most delicate colors 1t is
far better than using SOAP, and does not re-
quire more than half the time and labor.
WASHINGTON, April 2S.-It is matter
Of great doubt whether General Grants ca
ger desire for an interoceanic canal across
the Darien Isthmus will be fully realized,
as the numerous reports. both ofofhcial and
private nature, from the Government sur
yeying expedition now there are not very
encouraging.
It is considered By many that the best
course to pursue viii be for the United Staes
to aid New York company, with Marshall
0. Roberts at its head, which has conces-
sion from the Mexican Government for ca
nal across the Tehuau.epec route, but it is
also a matter Of doubt whether the Govern
ment would be willing to divide the honors
ofsuch an undertaking with private COM
pany.
The great objection to this route has been
sand bar in front of the outlet into the
Gulf Of Mexico, on which there was only
about thirteen feet Of water 1t has, how
ever, been ascertained that below the bar is
the muddy bottom of the harbor, and expe-
rienced navigators, including Admiral Por-
ter, are Of opinion that the sand bar can be
removed by digging.
In boring an srtesian well at St. Louis,
to a deph of 3,S433 feet, a curious circum-
stance in connection with the Temperature
was noted. The thermometer, which at
5000 feet registered LOG deg. F., fell when
that depth was passed, marking but l05
deg at $500 feet.
THE Devils HARVEST. Carefully com
piled statistics show that 600, 600 lives are