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Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1854-12-02

RESCUED FROM WELL MIR Palten, the gen
ileman who with three other persons was buried
oy HE caving in of we'll al Central Falls, Rhode
Island, on Wednesday afternoon, was rescued on
thursday, after having been in the well lweny,
seven hours The earth was qucksand, and tel
n almost as las, as it was dug away. The plat,
form had formed an arch over him, leaving him
unframed, with The exception that one ioot was
slightly crushed During part oil the term OF hs
through The creyces in The umbers which cover
ed him.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1854-12-02

THE Pennsylvanian of Saturday contains an Off
cia call TOR meeting of the Stale Central Com
mtlee, the 26th inst, " for the purpose" as the
call says &" OF organizing the Democratic party on
a more permanent basis, consolidating against
The secret and insidious assaults that have for
time impaired its usefulness and efficiency in car
ryng out our cherished principles: and 10 render il
mPregnable in future against The approaches OF The
various and dangerous isms and deIusons OF the
dayn
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1854-12-02
Destructive FIRE IN WILLi,M ,MspoRr-Belween

Destructive FIRE IN WILL; ACKNOWLEDGMENT
six an1 seven o'clock on Friday evening last,
fire was discovered in he sash, blind, and furni
tuTe manufaciory OF Mr.. WILLIAM FINK, on Will
lam Street which resulted in the entire destruction
of the building in which the fire originated, and an
adjoining building, which was used as finishing
shop store room, and cabinet ware room. Both
buildings were filed with combus,ble material,
and burned rapidly Very little furniture was saw
ed, and that in damaged condition. The orision
of the fire is no known. On the first named build.
ing there was an insurance Of So 900, and $500 on
the other. Both insurances had been lately effect
ed in The Northwestern Insurance Company Of
Philadelphia. Mr.. Fiuk's loss, ever and above his
insurance, we are informed, will be more than
$4,000.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1854-12-02
Special Dispatch 10 TIE N. Y. Daily Times.
Probable Dismissal of Uessrs Soule and Mason


WASHINGTON, Monday Nov. 81.
Mr. Pialt, Secretary OF Legation al Paris, arrived
in town today, bringing dispatches which, unless
rumoris entirely al fault, will prove text for much
talk in Washington and out. Their contents al
least are understood 10 be interesting and highly
important.
Our Secretary OF Safe is not well pleased with
the behavior OF our Ministers TO Spain and france.
Both Mr. Soule and Mr. Mason he holds 10 have
recklessIy commilted our Government in tn awk.
ward afair-the interference with the movements
of Mr.. Soue by France. There is TO
peel, indeed, that Secretary will not be al lib
ery 10 digest al his Ieisnre, and quietly, his own
impressions The subject For Mr. Mason is
very likely to be dismissed from the French CouH,
while Mr.. Soule is almost certain TO be dismissed
from Madrid. Boh have anticipated dissasfac
lion on rhe part OF our Government and have
written home with Gha reference Their exclusion
cannot be resented We have repeatedly recog
niZed The right OF a Government 10 decline inter.
course with Minister who is offensive TO it. Mr.
Piaa's dispatches probably have reference 10 this
matter S.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1854-12-02

The FOREIGN News which we publish this week
will be found OF unusual interest Several bloody
engagements had taken place near Sebas,opol, in
which the Allies were victorious but at an expense
OF life which is scarcely less disastrous Than de-
feat The latest news is 10 The 9th OF November
on which day final and decisive battle is believ-
ed 10 have taken place Further intelligence will
be awaited with great anxiety.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1854-12-02

SSow.-On Tuesday night and Wednesday
morning, says The Susqsehannah Register, some
three or four inches of snow tell in Montrose, being
the first we have had This Fall in any considerable
quantity. There the music Of sleigh bells
through our streets yesterday, but today the snow
is melting and the sleighing is pretty much spoiled,
so that seghrlding has to be lett out of The pro-
sramme for Thanksgiving
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1854-12-02
Correspondence of the Courier Enquer, Nov. %.


Col. Knneys Designs Colony Of american Rife
men in the N0Sqnito Territory
The medared expedition 10 Central America,
under Col. Kinney of Texas may lead 10 important
results He is 10 be The local agent of the Central
American Land and Mining Company, which
claims to be The sole and rehfu posses>or of San
Juan and all he surrounding territory for three or
four hundred miles up and down the coast The
views Of Col. Kinney are understood TO be of I'll
clustering character. He and his rangers will as.
ser the lille Of their p ncipals TO The Mosquito
connlIy by The slrong hand il necessary and will
receive milon or oi acres their fee for SO
valuable service. But il may be doubled wherh
er, IN these degeneraed days, working men are
no, more essential 10 The foundation of empire than
fghling-men. The establishment, of a few hundred
sharpeyed American ri1emen in that region, how
ever. will have tendency 10 adjust some OF The
troublesome questions which have for number of
years disturbed our relations with Central America
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1854-12-02

MR. SouLE.-The Washington Star, of Monday,
says the impression prevails among the European
d'plomalists al Washington, that the Spanish gov
eminent, acting under The prestige or influence of
what has Of late transpired in France, will certainly
refuse again 10 receive Mr.. Soue.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1854-12-02

PENNSYLVANIA LEGlsLATURE.-The halls of the
Senate and House OF Representatives, at Harris.
burg, are undergoing thorough cleansing and re-
fitting, preparatory 10 the meeting OF the Legisla.
lure.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1854-12-02

% In Cincinnati a lew days since, young
lady named ELLEN ToMpKlNs dressed herseltosI
TO a ball. After she had completed her tollel and
"hlie "ailIng Tor her partner, she was seized VIA
an applecic Fl, and fell 10 the floor. When Ihsy
raised her up she was dead.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1854-12-02

DR.. GRAHAM who was convicted OF mansangh'
ter IN The second degree, tor slabbing Col. Lonns
at The ST. Nicholas Holel, N Y, has been sentenc'
ed by the Court 10 the Stale PIson for seven yeas
The Longest term for which he could be sentenced,
upon The verdict OF The Jury.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1854-12-02

Hon ELLIS LEWIS becomes Chief Justice OF The
Supreme Cour, of The Sale, on the Is, of Decem.
ber, in place of The Hon. Jeremiah S. Black, whose
term as Chief Justice then expires.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1854-12-02

The MoRMoNs have sent out one more Elders an
Missionaries, of whom, John Taylor, is one of The
Twelve Apostles His destination is New York
cny, where be IS TO publish a newspaper. He is
accompanied BY assistants and counselots.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1854-12-02
The Russian Account.

lelegraphIc dispatch from St. Petersburg, dat.
ed November -, sraes that Prince Menschikoff
reports TO the Emperor, under date The 9th Novem.
ber from Sebastopol, that on The 5lh The garrison
made two sorties one against The right flank,
which was successful, and resulted in The capture
oI one OF The enemies batteries, The guns in which
were spiked.
There was great loss on both sides.
The second sorie was also completely success.
iai me Russians having spiked IS guns
Immediately afterwards French infantry divis.
ION, pursuing The retiring Russians attempted 10
mount TO The assault, but ,ras hrorn back ,eh I'M.
nsnse loss. :" 80,
Sattie Next Day---Result Undecided.
The Morgen Post, of Vienna has The following
despatch from
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1854-12-02
ID j e d :,

Died, !,
AT New Orleans, on Friday morning, Nov. H. o;
yellow fever, CHIRLEs A.SHipNAS, printer, as'U
about rs years, native OF Binghamton, \ J.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1854-12-02

CzERsovlrz, Nov lion the 9Th The whole gar
rlson OF Sebas,opol, amounting 10 $4,000 men,
made a sor'ie.
A luriou, battle ensued, which was mel ended
when The messsngef et, ba, the allies had the ad.
vantage.
This composes all The reliable intelligence re-
ceived OF Ihese operations. The Russians attack
of he 5,h is conceded on all sides 10 have been
very favorable, aud TO have inflicted immense loss
OH The allies, although they were victorious. The
latest dispatches published a, Vienna, dated Nov.
IL, reports a sortie Of the whole Russian garrison
on The next day-lhe result OF which was not
known. Nothing is more likely than that such an
assault would be male and in the condition oflhe
Allied armies afer the battle Of the previous day,
disastrous result wouII mol be very surprising.
Washington telegraph., 1854-03-22
The Ways Of TafI0rs.r
The y. Y. Home Journal II = Meas,

The n Y Home Journal. in pleasant
homily upon The wny~ of Tailors," shows
UP some Of the tricks of the trade:
Tailors must live; at least they think 50.
and We have no objection. Yet thew are
great tyrants. ard have inrenius wars nf
lQTturins their victims One waT-is fhis.
They invent fashion which Is str.linzly
peculiar and gct ii into vogue hy various
arts best known to themselves; for example,
very short over-coats. with long waists, which
lock wei On men like Count Rossi, whose
figure is fauliless. Their next movement.
after everybody is ovcrcoated for the winter,
D. 70 bring out garment which differs A.
much as possible from the one in fashion:
that i. an overcoat with skirts to the heels,
and waist under the arrn-pits. They get
halfa dozen men Of high fashion, who look
well ~ anything, TO parade this new inven-
tion III Broadway. and make the short-coated
majority appear out of date. The maueuvre
succeeds; the dandieS are driven to the
extravaganza of ordering supcTfiuous coat:
the tailors smile. and tie dandies bleed, or
their fathers d. Some time ago our tailor
tyrauts put u into long waistcoats: ard con-
sequentiy into combinations that just tapped
over the hips. Suddenly the vaisicoats
were abbreviated four inches. What was
the consequence, Why. Of course, the con-
tinuations failed to connect and lie who
would not exhibit TO mankind 4 broad belt
Of white around his waist, was compelled to
discard all his store of well saved unname-
ables And III vain shall the Oldest custom
er protest and order garments Of the last
fashion Consider my reputation, sir. says
the tailor, with The air Of offended majesty.
Washington telegraph., 1854-03-22
The Cow-Cisls.

Wallaee's Travels on the Amazon rerea!s
the following remarkable fact in natural his
tory
One day the fishermen brought Us in a
fine ''peixe boi." or cow-fsh, a spectes Of
Manaius. which. inhabits the .amazou, a,ii
Is particularly abundant IN the lakes in this
part of the river. 1t was female about six
feet long. aud near FIVE feet in circumfer-
ence in the thickest part The body is per-
feetly smooth, and without any projections
or inequalities, gradually changing into a
horizontal semi-circular fat tail, with no ap-
pearance whatever of hind limbs. There
is no distinct neck; the head is not very
large and is terminated by large mouth
and feshy lips, somewhat resembling those
of a COW. There are stiff bristles on the
lips, and few distantly scattered hairs over
the body. Behind the head are two power
ful eval fus. and just beneath them are til,
breasts. from which, pressure. being applied
flows a stream of beautiful white milk
The cars are minute holes. and the eyes We
ry small. The color is a dusky lead, with
some large pinkish whi;e-marbled Hotches
on the Lelly. The skin is about an inch
thick on the back, aud quarter Of an inch
on the belly. Beneath the skin is layer
of fat of q greater or less thickness, gene
rally about an inch. which is boiled down
to make an oil used for light and for cook
ing. The mtestines are very voluminou>,
the heart about the size Of Sleeps, aud
the lungs about two feet long and six or
seven inches wide, very cellular and spongy,
and can be blown out like bladder. The
skull is large and solid. with no front teeth;
the vertebr;e extends 10 the very tip of the
tail but show 10 rudimcnts of postcrior
limbs: the fore limbs on the contrary. are
very highly developed, the bones exactly
corresponding TO those of the human arm,
having even the FIVE fingers. with every joint
distinct. vet incloscd in stiff, inflexible
skin, where not joint can have any mo-
tion
The cow-fsh feeds on grass at the borders
of the rivers and lakes and swims quickly
with the tail and paddles; and though the
external organs of sight aud hearing are so
perfect. these senses are said by hunters to
he remarkably acute, and to render necessary
all ileir caution ahd. skill 10 capture the an
ipals They bring forth one, or rarelyfgo,
young ones which they Gasp ia their arms,
or paddles. while giving suck. They are
harlooned. or eaugh; in strong pet. at the
narrow entrance OF lake or stream. and
are killed by driving a wooden plug with
mallet up their nostrils Each yields from
FIVE to twenty five gallons of oil. The flesh
is very good, being something between beef
and pork aud this one furnished Us with
several meals, and was al agreeable change
from our f<h diet.
Washington telegraph., 1854-03-22
Tic EOrn Of NfOncr.

In tie catecLism of the nineteenth Cen
tury, says Hiram Fnller, the true answer TO
the question What j. the chief end Of
man 2" should be-MoNEy. When one
pauses TO reject upon this universal scramble
after the root of III evil the money mania
OF the day h.e.s.-.-- -4-s 80 ,4.;-ac1, Io,,s
phenomenon. Il seems TO be the su17nun1
J0nUHz cf human cxistonee-the ultima
hute Of huEap effort Men work for II,
fight for il, beg for it, steal for it, starve for
it. preach for il liz for il, live fur it, and d;o
fort. And all the while. from the cradle
to the grave, nature and God are everihun-
derine in our ears tie solemn question-
What shall itprofit man to gain the whole
world and lose his own soul !''. The mad
ness for money i the strongest and lowest of
the passions it is the insatiate MolUch of
the human heart. before whose remorseless
alter all The fine attributes of humanity are
sacrificed. 1t makes merchandise of all
that is sacred in human affection and even
traffics in the awful solcmnities IF tie
eternal world. Fathers sellt their Daughters
for Gold; and temples dedicated to religion
are used as inarts for the display Of the
glittering temptation.
Misery mcn, in the possession of great
wealth, aud wLo pretend to love their chill
dron as The apple Of their eye will stint
them in education, IN pleasure and in health,
and keep them cramped and miserable for
lack Of money, through all the earlier and
better years Of their existence and when
death relaxcs the old mans grasp from bis
money bags, the overwhelming avalanche
Of wealth becomes often a curse rather than
blessing to bis heirs. Human life at long
est is but q span-a ieeting dream-a pass
ing arParition in The rhanta-magoria Of
Time. What folly 20 devote it to an un-
scrupulous struggle for tina, which perish
eth with the using XII
Washington telegraph., 1854-03-22

How Man FEELS on A SINKrHc
BRIDGE-The Cincinnati Commercial gives
the following statement in relation to the
feelings of person in extreme danger al
the time Of the falling Of the Licking
Bridge:
Taylor Keys who was on the bridge at the
time of the accident, and who was slightly
injured, describes lis fall in the most graph
ic style During his descent. be says that
every action Of his life was recalled to his
mind tie most trivial circumstances were
remembered The past was spread out ike
a great map before him, upon which he could
trace every tr.rtsep be had ever taken-and
the future. be confessed he had not much
time to think of that. but. like q true Amer
lean lie slapped bis hand on biz pocket
book. which was in his breeches pocket. and
held on for dear life, and once or twice, du-
ring the frightful descent. wondered what
the old woman would do for market mon
cyl
Washington telegraph., 1854-03-22

SUFFICIENT PuHisuMENr.--A young
man Of good family, but who had the bad
taste to make profession Of skepticism. be-
ing On the point Of committing Inatrimony,
went lately to an ecclesiastic to make clean
breast of it.
III. Able" said the young man. Il have
committed nearly all the sins an honest man
can permit himself to do
"You want certificate Of confession .'
demanded the man Of God. who saw at a
glance the kind Of penitent he had to deal
with
They have told me It was necessary. to
obtain the nuptial bencdiction-"
$50 in peace, and sin 10 more
But, father said the young man, with
a slight accent of irony, 'are you not going
to order me to 90 penance ~
Have you not told me that you were 60.
ing to be married p repeated the confessori
smiling
Washington telegraph., 1854-03-22

'YouNc; AmERIcA'-T The Lafayette( Ind
Journal tells good story Of precocious
little fellow who walked into the house Of a
citizen of that city one day last week. and
after taking a seat by the FIRE. very coolly
informed the lady Of tie house that he was
OIL his way to Chicago. and, if they had no
objection, be would remain over night. The
lady. Of course. consented, and the little
stranger was kindly cared for. lie gave
his name A. Charlie. and said lie lived in
Cleveland When asked what he was going
to Chicago for. he answered that be was
''travcling for his health All attempts to
obtain the name of his parents were unavail.
ing. He obstinasely persisted that he never
had any
Washington telegraph., 1854-03-22

FAsTNEss OF THE UNIvEEsE-Profes-
sor Hitchcock, in one of his popular scien-
tifc works has aptly illustrated the vastness
Of the universe. Light, although apparent
" visible instantaneously. really requires
an apprrciab.c time to travel a fash Of
lightning occurring on earth would not be
visible On the moon till a second and q quar-
ter afterwards Oh the snn till eight min
utcs; at the Planet Jupiter, when at its
greatest distance from u, till fffy-two min
u;cs; on Uranus till two hours On Neptune
till tour hours and quarter on the star Of
Vega, Of the irSt magnitude, till forty-fve
years: "a star Of the eighth magnitude,
till one hundred ard eighty wears; and stars
of the twelfth magnitude. till four thousand
years-and stars of this magnitude are yisi-
bic through telescopes; nor can We Doubt
that. with better instruments. stars Of far
less magnitude might be seen; so that we
may confidently say that this fash Of light
ming would not reach the rcmotest heavenly
body till more than six thousand years.
period equal to that which has elapsed since
mans creation. Here i vastness beyond
the capacity Of the mind to contemplate.
Boston Journal
Washington telegraph., 1854-03-22
The Effects or Intemrerance.

\ correspondent Of ole of the Northern
papers draws the following affecting sketch:
~ poor sick woman sent her husband
for some medicine That the GRAND might
be more surely performed, she called her
son. a young lad. and said. Here Jimmy.
You 90 with your father, and Kow 90 hasten
back fcr ! AID III great pain They started
and walked some distance TO a grocery
While there an old companion meeting
them. said 10 the rnan--Let's take some
thing 10 drink No said Jimmy. We had
better 20 home father mother l. waiting
What, boy, said the rumseller snccrinEly.'
do you teach your father VIXEN 70 drink p
They took 2 glass, and very soon another,
Jimmy all the time urging him 10 20 home,
but without avail. Glass followed glass, un-
ul IL O'Clock, when the shop No. closed. and
they both started tcr home. first taking care
however, TO have his jug filed The night
was a. cold and unrelanting a. the run-sel-
ler's heart The winds moaDed through
the boughs uf the leaaess trees, as if con-
sci0rs of thc fearful scene about 10 b. en-
acted. Hour after hour the sick wife anx-
iously awaited their return, but they came
not Morning dawncd, and still no hu--
band or son made their appearance. Final
" she sent for q neighbor, who went in
search Of them. About mile from home
be found the man lying upon the ground a
stifened corpse. lis jug BY biz side. Near
by stood Jimmy. his elbows resting Oh the
fence, and his head upon his hands; the
tears which had flowed from his now glazed
eyes, were congcaIed 70 ice upon Iii cheeks;
he too was ! frozen corpse.
Washington telegraph., 1854-03-22

a ne# method Of Lighting Churches j.
thus described by the ~ Y. York Times,
a. in practice in that city:
'-In the new Reformed Dutch Church In
Seventh avenue between Twelfth and Thir-
teenth streets, there are arranged in tho
ceiling. in tie form of az eclipse. twenty
four gas burners. concealed BY slides d.-
ring the day, % that you see no gas fixtures
Behind each Of these ia reflector, 50 adjust
cd as to throw ,he light directly upon the
heads of the audience During evening
service. the slides being drawn. most splen-
did light, Tivaling that Of Sol himself. flls
a room Of CD feet wide, 70 feet long and
80 feet high, SO that you can see to read
with comfort the print Of small Psalm books.
and sing with ease from .-minion." The
convenience OF this arrangement i. no daz-
zling globe or jet pains your eyes, for there
i no light On the pulpit. OF On the gallery or
on the side walls Of the church. The COM
fort Is in agreeableness to the eye, al being
reflected from above. and equally diffused.
aud nobody is able TO get IN your light"
Washington telegraph., 1854-03-22
HERE LIES
J. II o " 4 r ID Z 4 7 \ E,
Hufhor of .Ssreet Home
A Wanderer in life; be whose songs we're
sung in every tongne. and found an
echo in every heart
NEVER HAD \ HOME.
He DIED
In Foreign Land.

1t seems hard and cruel thing-and 1t
IS a hard and cruel thine-to make the af-
fections Of child as its means OF punish
ment for slight Juvenile ofTenses- a friend
relates the following occurrence as evidence
in point:
A little girl who. although IN afeetionate
little creature as ever lived. was very vola-
tile and light-hearted, and could not always
remember to mind her mother At the
close Of day. in the early part of the pre-
sent winter, she had. in some triiiing CON-
maud, disobeyed her motner-goiug into
the street to play with one of her little COM
nauiens when she came in. and was pre-
pared to go TO bed, she came to her mother
for her nightly kiss
L cannot kiss you tonight, Mary said
the motaer; won have been very naughty
little girl. and have disobcyed me- l can
not kiss you tonight
The little girl, her face streaming with
tears, again begged her mother to kiss her,
but she was strong minded woman, and
was inexorabe
1t was sad lesson that she learned; iur
on that very night that child died Of the
Group. She had asked her mother, the last
thing as she went up to her little bed, IT she
would kiss her in the morning; but In tho
morning her innocent lips were cold.
Washington telegraph., 1854-03-22

The SHOE Business AT HAvER HILL
The Haverhill (Nass.) Banner says there
are more shan two hundred different kinds
of shoes manufactured in that town, from
the broran to the finest kind of ladies' shoes.
The sales some days amounted to from sew
enty to eighty thousand dollars. 1t is esii-
mated that there are at least 5,000,00 pairs
manufactured annually-the shoe business
of that place being only second to that of
Lynn, the great shoe mart of the country