Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1854-11-18

A TRAGEDY.-The Cincinnati Enquirer relates a,
event that iranspred near Oshorne, on The raroad
between Dayton and Springfield, on Thurda, even.
ing last. About three years since, young farme,
named Ricketts,, left his family to seek bis fortune
in California. Seven months ago a man by lhs
name VIM. T. Gaylord called upon Mrs. Ricke,,
and informed her that her husband died a shor
lime since in California, oi The chronic diarrhaa -
The vile manifested much distress at The announce
meni. Gaylord stayed in the neighborhood, and
after time, proposed marry The widow She re-.
used al first, but finally consented. He took her
letters from the post Office and destroyed those ,ha,
came tfom Ricketts,. Alter marriage he proposed
TO sell the farm, which was a vsluable one, and re.
move 10 Kansas She consented and il was aJ
veflised IN The Dayton and Cincinnati papers. Rick
ellis happened TO see this in paper n San Fran.
csco Surprised, and enraged, he al once started
for home Arrived in The neighbofhood he learn.
ed these facts. He armed himself aud went 10 ti,
old home at ten O'Clock in The evening His wis
seeing him screamed and tainted. Gaylord came
out OF a room, when Ricketts, seized him and stab.
bed him in fe side He then cut his wife on lhs
neck and shoulder, and ief, and has since been
heard oil. Gaylord was alive al last reports.
SAD AcClDENr-SYRAcUsE Sunday, Nov 12-
A sad accident occurred 10 day in this city, abou,
10 O'Clock This morning, by which The family nj
ously and dreadiully burned through the boiling
over OF a of varnsh. which had been placed
on the stove. A child about two years old is dead
and Mrs HAZE is not cxpec ed to recover. Mr.
HAZE aud lwo other children are badly, though no,
dangerously burned.
tST Canada New Brunswick and the United
Slaes have confirmed The reciprocity uea,y be
tween the United Sia'es and Great Britain i, ia
no The law of The land All foreign Goals, bread.
suffs. saPd meats, and molasses. it will be seen,
pass into New Brunswick free OF duty
GooD EFFECT OF THE WAR IN EUROPE They
say The Russian smugglers on The frontier have
been made honest men by The war IL has caused
a reduction OF The iatf and increased The price Tor
carrying goods, so that they can make more money
as Carriers than smugelers.
o. A Laborer on section 25 OF the New Pora
ge Railroad, on Friday last quit work and walked
mo the woods close by the road. No, Returning
search was made for him some hours aferwart.
and he was found dead, his head having been spi,I
open BY fragment Of rock thrown by blast
OF The Scientific American expresses. bs
opinion, based, il says, upon thorough inv es,j,.
lion of the subject, that wood will never be en-.
ployed for making as on large scale in any part
of our country, where COAL OIL lard or rosn can be
Obtained.
o. There was great fire at Lockpor. n
OIL Thursday night, which licked up The old Jen.
nigs Hotel, the fremont House, The congregational
and Methodist churches, iioughton' block and the
whole square Of buildings.
" White Squirrel was shot on Monday in
The woods near Cornwall. Lebanon county, by Mr.
Charles BFohetine The Hduertlser saws lis coa
Is almost pnTe while, and that it Is The flsl OF he
kind ever seen Ih The neghboThood
Heavy As SIN"-The Addison Slenben Co,
Dcmocrdt says there Is yonng man by The name
OF THOMAS SANDERS residing in that town. who il
only lo years old and weighs 236 pounds His
foot is over IS inches in length. Beat this who
can.
SEVERAL HEAVY FAILURES have occurred in Cn
cinnau within the week pas The banking house
OF Ellis & S'urges, closed on the sth, with liabilities
outstanding ol million Of dollars The Criz4ns
Bank, F.S Goodman & Co ana john R Moron
Co., have also suspended. All however claim
an excess OF assets.
o. difficulty occurred Oh Sunday in a G,.
man Catholic church in Utica In consequence Of
a legal decision recently made against he nrie. i,
favor OF the ST Joseph's Society, he used language
IN his p that led TO a tLh', and four of The 0aT
'lcipanls arrested and held 10 bail
HAVE You SEEN SAM 1'-The Tribune say,
Il" yes'-and that he is not good looking Sam j.
ubiquitous and he has been seen hereaboms H.
is good or bad looking as viewed from different
points.
o. Charles w Stewart an officer of The Honss
OF Representatives committed suicide in Wasain.
ton Saturday, by taklng poison
o. Accounts tom Texas stare that Gen Sam
Houston was organizing lhe Know Nohng paty
ihToughoul that Stale
e. MASONIC.-The regular monthly CON