Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1854-11-04
News Items.

On the 10th ult, Mrs. Gull, residing near Rays
Fork Scott county. KY, about 20 years of age,hung
herself TO tree aud was found dead. On the l lth,
a Mrs Plunkett, of Grant county about 40 years of
age and mother of nine children, hung herself to
death on the same day Miss Wiggles, of Harri.
son county about 5th years old, shot herself with
a rife, causing shocking but not Immediately IA
tai wound. young lady named Lozier, who had
interview with the unfortunate girl, Just before
her death, on the same evening hung herself to
tree, but was fortunately discovered and cut down
in time TO save her life,
"A trial in New York has brought out some
singular facts touching the ma III facture Of New
ark cider into choicest brands ofchampagne bottles
bought the hotels and other places, the labels
are Ingeniously inflated, and the whole finishing
and packing are In exact resemblance 10 the gen.
une article. The efferve sencp is given to the ci-
der by forcing air into the bottles. The spurious
champagne is sold in great quantities to the hotels
ard TO dealers, and the quantity of 1t drank, it is
said, greatly exceeds that Of the genuine importa-
ton.
"A passenger and lumber train on the Cen
trail railroad, near Goldsboro, N. G, came in col
lision on the 18th instant Two passengers were
severely injured, one colored man killed, and two
slaves terribly crushed
Mr. Samuel Drake Sem the venerable pioneer OF
the drama in the West, and the grandfather ofMiss
Julia Dean the actress died in Kentucky on the l7lh
inst, at the age of s6 years.
1T is proposed at Savannah to erect monu.
ment in honor OF The physicians who have fallen
victims to the yellow fever there, while in the dis
charge Of their duty.
A farmer named Hughes, in Missouri shot
himself dead recently on account OF the droughts-
He apprehended suffering in his family on account
of a short crop,
yellow Fever has broken out at St Mary's, Geo.
and IS deaths, and from SO 10 100 cases are report
ed. Many citizens have fed the place.
His Excellency James Buchanan, the United
States Minister, accompanied by his niece, Miss
Lane, has left London on a continental tour
Daniel E. Sickles, Esq. Secretary OF the Leg alton
is accredited charge d'afairs ad interim.
Tue Rev. Mn. BABsr, who was tarred and fea
thered at Ellsworth, Me-, instead of dying, has, il
is now stated, recovered from his injuries. The
scoundrels who committed the outrage on him have
not yet been molested by the law. The outrage is
not the less severely condemned.
"A meeting of abotionists was held in Boston
on Tuesday evening, to welcome back VIM w
Brown, fugitive slave, who has been absent five
years in England, and brings with him sufhcien,
funds to purchase his freedom.
The San Jose (Cal) Telegraph states tina,
some one, with the design of destroying by fire Mr.
John Conney's grain, resorted to the following
scheme: toe william got piece OF shngle, six inch
es long, in the centre of which he fastended small
upright stick about eight inches long, and on the
top OF the stick sun lass was placed. So arrang-
ed he put the instrument among the dry grass and
gram. On cutting the grain, the mowers struck
the upright stick, and discovered that the shingles
had gnited, and was half consumed. and that the
grass for few feet around had been burned but had
gone out