Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1870-03-11
GENERAL nFms Items


A FRsscH chemist says that thirty paunds
q flesh, ,hrfy-iw0 pounds of blood aud
sixiy-two pounds Of bone contain as much
nitregsa as one thousand pounds Of farm
manure; and henen that ihe carcass ar d
dead hoTse Is worth more than a ton Of fsle
best farm yard manure for the purpose Of
vegetation.
The j0praai of Hsqi,h objects to tie com
/ m0a practice Of putting as open vessel Of
water on the stove 20 prevent tie air ef the
room from getting too dry. Ii says that hy
thus iliing the air with steam ii il made FAR
less salahrioas, and also renders the gafsan
breathing il exremely liable 10 take cold
Pure AR admitted from without j. better
Than filing the room With vapor Of water
sANTA FE, march 5-A gentleman who
has just returned from Cbihnahus. Mexico.
reports thar there Is great excitement intbat
and the orher border States of Mexico. and
thai the feeling in favor OF the ovsrihrow
/ Df President ,luaGez is strong. Many Of the
best citizens favor annexation 70 the United
States The Unted States District Court
adjourned to-day.
TIE terrible pass n which affairs have
been brought in New York city must be APP
parent to the dullest comprehension. when
even Captain lsaiah Rrnders the Demo-
cratic wheel horse. cans say this. There's
no chance for an honest Ran In New York
politics any longer. Why, / took a thief
up the river not eight months ago. and /
came dDTD To the city hall the other day.
and found that same thief there. and he
had more 20 ssy ahcut things han I had
CoNGREssMEN RaBBEn. Washington,
March 5--A PARTY af burglars broke into
Mrs. Cushing baa-dine house here last
night and first rGbhri the aparfments Of
Senator Morrill, 0f M9ine Of 500, which
sum was taken from his vest hanging on the
he'd post They next entered the room Of
Congressman Ferris. Of N-w York. where
they SGT s = ia money; a gold watch, and
al Of Mrs Ferris iewelrY They next en-
tered the room Of Congfessman Peters, Of
Maine but he awoke aud struck Eight,
which alarmed the robbers aud they fed.
THE SPEAKER oftse Ohio House recent
IS presented to that body a communication
from citizens Of Zanesviie. asking That
females in this State be allowed al the
rights and privileges, including The ballot
na~ granted TO male citizens; that females
shall be liable 70 military md road dury:
and that, if women hall refuse to provide
for the support oi their husbands and fam
lilies, II shall be considered sufficient ground
for divorce, the husband to be allowed
alim0ny ont Of the estate Of his wife. -
ALI the virtnes are not embodied in
monk habit Down in Cincinnati few
DAYS since a degaut Franciscan iriar was
provoked 10 indulge In the custom Of 6of
fug his mankish robe, and having time
with the boys ia the Iagey beer Ssl09us
The faet being brought home TO him. his !
fellow monks found that The joyill brother
had hem sprccing N the expense nFthe MON /
a>tic treasurr, which he systematically rob [
he'd. The FranciscaBs thonght his conduct /
''eceentfic Il looked ike H.
s CENTURY ago seven vessels Ioaded with i
bullion coming from America fbund-red in
small harbor on the the frontier Of Spain f
F4hu'ous tales have been told Of the value Gi
their carg0es, but IS yet no attempt has been
made 70 recover them, owing 10 the grasl
expense aud consequent risk Of failure. An
expedition has however been organized /
In Paris and fitted out with electric sppara-
tus, diving bells, AMI every known con,ri-
vance fer recovering sunken treasure. Half
the treasure, If recovered, goes to the Span
ish government
TREASURY EXPENDITURES. The expen-
ditures Of the Treasury Department for
February were
Civil and Miscellaneous ..Sj +t2.+4I
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Navy 51s coz
Ind 2a5rz-7
Totai ........... .zqs. .4gs
The above does not include the expendi-
lures en- account Of principal and interest of
t5e public debt.
CONGRESSIONAL ExpESDITUBEs.-The
present Congress, for a beginning. has spent
a szeabe pile OF money in their invesJiea
tions The Committee on Elections has
spent 81, ,4I6 O5, the Ways and Means
Committee, s., 40 81 Foreign Affairs SO
s07 80, Judiciary. s. 5S4 0S; SBecisl Com
mutce 10 investigate The decline Of Ameri-
csB commeTce. 3. O90, Committee on Ninth
Census IS i43 Is. amounting IN the gross
TO S47-723 ] g. Twenty-six thousand ofthis
amount has been paid. An approximation
is required 10 meet he balance. The con
tested elections are not half disposed OF.
Too GREAT caution can1ot be used rs tie
holders OF coupon bonds OF the Jnited
States. They are virtually bank notes. and
if lost. cannot be stopped. Treasurer Spin
nsr was recently applied 10 to know whether
he would cancel certain hve-tWenty bonds
and issue new ones IN their stead. His
answer states The law has not conferred
upon the department auY authority to grant
relief in such cases. The bonds aud coupons
both being payable to bearer, I'd trasiera
ble by bona fide delivery 20 an innocent
purchaser, payment Of originals cannot
l-gaily b. stoDpei Of refuS Ell, even though
Congress should authorize the issue Of new
bonds IN their stead
New STYLE OPERA CLoAKs. The new
models Of s1rtie 2U 5ai or opera cl0akS, arr
mostly douhle circu'ars or bourm0us. 4
tasteful model Is OF white cashmere, lined
With quilted rise colorcd silk. There Is q
small hood lined in the same manner, and
gathered up with a ruby coi1red silk cord
and tas,ei A Hch Oriental border, em-
broidered in silks of various coors, follows
the whole outline of the mantle, with q
fringe Of small round halls corresponding IN
iiuts 70 the pattern Of the border. Very
wide, pointed sleeves are trimmed in the
same sule Another very elegant model Is
a double circular, the upper part Of which Is
black velvet and The under part black cash
mere; both are slit open IN the middle of
the hack The sleeves are ample The
velvet port Is trimmed with double row of
gold braid, dotted with gold; the cashmere
part with deep btrder OF gold braiiwork
and black and gold fringe The sleeves
are of cashmere, and trimmed like the un
der part.
AMSTERDAM. Feb. l7.-It is generally
thought that the reductjon OF interests by
the banks here aud elsewhere on the CON
iinent will create an improved demand for
the United States secHIi tiles.
VIENNA. Feb. 23.-The birthday Of
Washington was spleudidly celebrated 10
this city last evening By banquet given by
Mr. Jay. the American Minister. A great
many celebrities were present. Including
Baron Won Beust, The Prime Mins'er of
Austria. Mr. Jay toasted the European
>overeipus Baron vnn Beust replied ia the
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