Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1870-03-04

cut, has introduced bib In she House oI
Representatives, which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means, reducing
the income tax to be levied and paid upon
the gains, profits aud income for the yeal
ending December 81, 1869, from Eve &c
three per centum on the amount of eaeh
person income liable to said tax over and
above the sum Of two thousand dollars
which last amount is exempted from SAID
tax.
THE PoPE SAYS He is INFALLIBLE The
Pope appears to be in advance of the pend
ing decision Of the Connci upon the ques-
ton of Ponti6cal infallibiity. According
to the Tablet his Holiness has, within the
last few days, approved and enriched with
indulgences a prayer for the Greek schis-
mates, wherein the following words are
worthy Of note 20 Mary, Immaculate
Virgin, we beseech the to be pleased to en-
treat The Divine Spirit in favor of our erring
brethren, that enlightened by his quicke euiug
grace, they may return to the Catholic
Church, under the tafir5tibie authority Of is
ehief Pastor. the Roman Roatjf,
THE FUNDING BILL 1T is said to be the
intention of the Senate Finance Committee
to press the consideration OF the bill to fund
the public debt, aud to debate it from day
to day until disposed Of Secretary Bout.
well has informed members of both the
financial committees that if this bill becomes
a law, he has assurance Of the most trust
worthy character, that he can fund FIVE hun
dred millions Of the debt this year into a
Eve per cent, bond. He has received tele-
gram announcing that with exchange added
520s of 81 we're par in Paris, and he be-
lieves that there is quite large amount Of
European capital that will seek investment
in the new loan. He regards the Funding
bill as the most important to the Govern
ment of any other measure now pending.
A GENTLEMAN 10 Michigan, who lately
visited their State penitentiary, reports fftg
murderers in the male department, mad
about thirty in the female department. On
these tremendous facts he makes the fol-
lowing observations
We hang uoboly-and say what you
viii, Michigan is a numbering State. 1t has
less of foreign population than any Western
State. Its people are of New England
origin, direct or second hand, as those Of
none other, but we she'd more blood in a
decade than Massachusetts has shed, with
all her Celtic immigrants, since the adoption
of the National Constitution You may
tell the story that capital punishment does
not lessen murder to the marines. IF the
murderer is sure to hang-he will be scarce.
On thatyou may rely"
OK the door the old mosque in Damas-
Gus, which was once Christian church, but
for twelve centuries has ranked among the
hottest Of the Mohammedan sanctuaries, are
inscribed these remarkable words
Thy kingdom, 0 Christ is everlasting,
and thy dominion endureth throughout all
generations. Though the name of Christ
has been regularly blasphemed, and the dis
ciples Of Christ regularly cursed for twelve
hundred years within it, the inscription has
nevertheless remained unimpaired by time.
1t was unknown during the long reign OF
Mohammedan intolerance; but when reli-
gious liberty was partially restored, and the
missionaries were enabled to establish a
Christian church in that city, it was again
brought to light, encouraging them in their
work of faith and labor Of love.
How STAMPS ARE TO BE CANCELLED
The Internal Revenue Bureau has directed
that after May, lst, 1870, all adhesive
stamps used upon instruments, documents,
writings, and papers, mentioned in SEIZED.
ue B, of the Internal Revenue Laws, shall
be cancelled by the person affixing either By
writing upon each and every stamp, in ink,
the initials Of his name and the date, year,
mouth aud day upon which the same is at.
tached or used, or by cutting and cancelling
the same BIZ certain machine approved b,
The commissioner. This regulation has beer
made on account of the extensive frauds al
legged to have been committed by washing
restoring aud using internal adhesive rev
enue stemps which have been cancelled b.
the ribbon stamp machine The Com
missioner orders that after May lst, 1870
no other method of caueellation than tina
FIRST mentioned above ohall be recognized a
legal or sufficient.
MoRE CABLE SCHEMES. .-Exclusiye O
the two Atlantic cable companies, not les
than ten submarine telegraph schemes
with a capital of s35,0OO,o 600, have beei
promoted or completed within few months
The capital of the British Indian subma
rine telegraph from Suez to Alden an,
Bombay is alone put down at 10000, 600
the Falmouth. Malta and Gibraltar line a
Sc, 600 600; the West India and Panama lin
at So 100000; the British Indian extension
from Ccylon to Singapore at 81, 500 coo
the China submarine telegraph at S4 900.
600: the China and japan extension tb
Great Northern Telegraph at So 500, O0O
and the Panama aud South Pacific at 81
900 600. This wondrful activity is excitln
some alarm lest the work be overdone, an
the London Economist advises quiet peopl
not to NEEDLE with cable companies
GENERAL APPROPRIATION BrLL.-Th
following are some of the leading feature
of the General Appropriation bill:
Common Schools.................... $3.50, 90
State Normal School, 9th district 1000
Judges Supreme Court 81. so
District Court and Com Pleas,
Judges, Philadelphia a......... IS. 90
Do, Allegheny. .:....... ......-....... 25, 90
judge Pearson, Dauphin county. 500
Judges in Commonwealth. 10000
Associate de.......................... 5000
Interest on Funded debt.......... 800, 90
Public Printing. 25. 90
Legislative expenses......,.......... 200, 90
Penn'a. Institution, Deaf and
Dumb. $3.50 for each pupil. 1000
Penn Blind Asylum. 5000
Harrisburg LuHatic Asylum.... POGO
Harrisburg Lunatic Asylum i'm
nts.,........................ 5000
Media Training School,. ............. 2O.0O
o 4 4 4. Il 80