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Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-06-09

COUNTRY NEwsPAPERs-The following well
timed remarks in regard to country newspapers
we clip from the Erie Gazette Although
written in and intended for another atmosphere,
we think they are none the less adapted to this
meridian
ave learn that the North East Guard has
breathed its last, after sickly existence of
some three or four months. This is as we
expected Perfectly willing that anybody
snouid start a paper anywhere, we yet regret
that so many engage in the business thought
lessy and without seeming to be aware of the
cost to which they unavoidably subject them
selves. In the counties of Erie Chatauque
and Crawford, particularly in the newspaper
publishing mania has had full sweep, accom-
panied by the losses and disappointments usual
in such cases. The truth is, that if half the
money that is frttered away in spasmodic
efforts to start new paper and rejuvenate old
ones, was concentrated upon two, or three, or
four papers in the country, most establishments
would stand erect, unembarrassed by pecuniary
pressures, credit to the country, the pride of
their patrons, a source of qualification to their
publishers, aff'ording fair return for the cares,
perplexities and unceasing tolls inSeperable from
their publication.
We trust that in thus speaking we shall not
be accused of sinister or selfish motves-or,
in other words, of desire to appropriate to
ourselves the whole field of Journalism. We
are influenced by no such motives-we cherish
no such desire-our wishes rather are to have
every vacant place filled, every want supplied
but not, as in the case under discussion, over.
supplied. For all such as would ascribe to us
improper motives and inordinate desires, we
have the same full store of pity we have for
| those who are periodically attacked with the
popular error that the printing of weekly
newspaper at one dollar year, is paying
business per Sc, and that every little village in
our not thickly populated County can sustain
and support a paper of its own, mainly from
the patronage of its corporate limits But for
all the errors of the day, in this, as in other
matters, there is one corrective-one unfailing
antldote-erperieace EXPERIENCE Tho some
times apparently tardy in her ministrations, she
is yet sure to ultimately teach and apply the
lesson which folly Or hasty action has earned
for themselves
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-06-09
[From the Luzerne Union, May 5Gthl
CONFEDERATION at Wilkes-BarTe.

On SATURDAY. morning last, between the hours
of three and four O'Clock, the citizens OF ow
borough were alarmed by the appalling cry of
the most disastrous fire that has ever occurred
in this vicinity. GA proceeding to the scene
of danger. it was found to issue from the rear
of the building occupied by VIM W. LoomiS
as a saddle and harness mandatory. The fire
engines, as usual, in bad condition, were man
ned and fastened to the spot with as much
speed as circumstances would admit, and after
finding that simultaneous effort on the part
of all to arrest the progress of the devouring
element would prove fruitless-there being
amentable scarcity of water, coupled with a
northwest wind blowing at the same time-the
flames spread with such ragidity that in very
short time every building extending from
Squire Burrows Office, on Main street, to the
south corner of the public square, which the
day before presented so fine business aspect,
now lies in ruins presenting to the eye an un-
slightly mass of smouldering ashes and blacken-
ed walls.
How the fire originated is yet mystery
The prevailing opinion is, that some person. may
have accidentally dropped spark from light
ed cigar or pipe, on some straw or other COM
bustible matter which lay close in the rear of
the buildings occupied by Messrs. Wilson d
Frederick, and W. w Looms, while a few are
of the opinion that the torch was lighted by
the hand of the incendiary The latter, how
ever, is highly improbable, and scarcely enti-
tied to any credence whatever We cannot
find it in our heart to believe that there ex-
lists in our community being so lost to every
sense of virtue as to perpetrate so vllainous
an act
The following is a list of the property de-
stroyed =
VIM w Loomis, in whose shop the fire is
said to have originated, the aggregate amount
of property is estimated at $4,000; insurance
$1,000 loss $4,000 Lord Butler, amount OF
property $S, 400; insurance 1880; loss So, $50.
Maj S. H. Puterbaugh, amount of property
$4,000 insurance $500; loss $4,000. Jo-
sah Lewis, Lewis & Barton, amount of pro-
perty 1900; insurance 81, $50 loss So, $50
G. p. Nicholson, amount of property 81 800
insurance $400; loss 81, 400. Mrs Overton,
amount of property $1,000; insurance $4OO
loss $500. Miss III. Treadaway, amount OF
property 1900; insurance $400; loss $500.
DR.. Boyd's loss is estimated at 81 900, there be-
ing, unfortunately no insurance. Mr.. Hannum's
loss is supposed to be about $l3S. Messrs
Wilson & Frederick, amount of property $S,-
900; insurance 81, 200; loss 81 900. d. Nor
gan, amount of property lost So, 900; insurance
$500; loss $4,000 Several families adjacent
to the burnt district sustained more or less
damage in various ways
The whole number of buildings destroyed,
including dwelling houses, stores, shops, and
offices, is fourteen The aggregate amount of
loss has been very little less than $4,000,
about Sl2, 900 of which is covered with insur-
ance.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-06-09
CLOSE OF THE VOLUME.

With the present number of the Reporter
closes the Fifteenth volume. In pursuance Of
the system of advance payments we have adop-
ted, this paper will be the last which some of
our subscribers will receive. We regret to
part with any of them but the experience of
the past has satisfied us that advance payments
are better for the subscriber, and an actual ne
cessty for the printer. We shall therefore, in
pursuance of this plan, which we are determin-
ed to strictly carry ont, erase the names of all
those not paying in advance. We have now
given six months notice of our intention to do
so-and if any one fails to receive the Repor-
ter after this number they can blame their own
negligence We also have an amount due us
from delinquents which our necessities make
it imperative we should have, and which we
shall COLLECT AS SPEEDILY AS POSSIBLE.
The system we have adopted meets the ap
probation of our patrons much beyond our most
cordial expectation. Those who have so prompt
ly responded to our terms, have our most hear
ty thanks-to those who have delayed, We say
I" do thou likewise"
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-06-09

THE MASSACHUSETTS MULTIPLICATION AcT.-
The act lately passed over Governor GARDENERS
veto by the Legislature of Massachusetts,, null
lifyng the fugitive slave law, contains the fol
lowing provisions =
l. Allows the writ of habeas corpus in be-
half of fugitive slaves, and trial by jury
2 Heavy fines and the State prison for five
years against any person who shall attempt to
carry off, unlawfully, or come into the State
for the purpose of so carrying off, an alleged
fugitive slave, who is no fugitive according to
Massachusetts law
3. No State officer allowed to do ANYTHING
in behalf of the return of fugitive to his
master Judge LoRING compelled expressly
to resign his Office of United States Com
missioner, Or his Office of Judge under the
State.
L. State officers who may dare to assist in
arresting, imprisoning, or OBTAINING a fugitive
slave, are subject to heavy fines and the State
prison.
5. Closes the jjails and prisons of the State
against the acts of Congress in relation to fu-
gitive slaves.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-06-09

EXTRAORDINARY SPEED-A NTHUNY d. THoNP.
son, Conductor on the n. Y. & Erie Railroad
relates to us the following
On Wednesday last the Dunkirk Express,
drawn by Engine l59, with Mr. THOMPSON, as
Conductor, and JoHN HALL, as Enginer ran
from SuSquahanna to HornellsvilIe, distance
of l42 miles, in precisely three hours and tortg
fouI' minutes or, deducting SO minutes for
stoppaee, 20 Of which were consumed al
Owego,) in three hours and eight minutes run
ning TIM! ! Allowing, also, for time lost in
approaching and departing from Stations, and
the speed of the train could not have been less
than Il mile minute, or 60 miles an hour If
this rate of speed over an equal extent of road,
has ever been attained before in this country.
we certainly have never heard of it. The
passengers on the train were of course perfcty
delighted, and on arriving at Hornellsyile
deputation of their number waited upon the
Conductor and Engineer and solicited them in
very strong terms to run the train through to
Dunkirk, which of course, they was obliged to
decline.-Oacego Gazette.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-06-09

CHOLERA AT New ORLEANs-There were
3S5 deaths in New Orleans for the week end
ing the 9th ultimo, and of this number 2O4
were from cholera The returns do not include
one district, (Bouligny,) where the disease, it
is stated, prevails to serious extent The city
had not been visited by rain for the last pre-
vious ten weeks, and on the 2Sth ultmo the
thermometer stood at 95 degrees in the shade
The rain of Saturday and Sunday last is said
to have extended beyond Georgia, and proba-
bly, to Louisiana.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-06-09

BRADFORD COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY,"
The following gentlemen were appointed a
Committee Of Judges on early fruit and vege
tables to be presented for premiums the pre-
sent year, and report their awards at the next
regular annual exhibition -
JAMES MAcFARLANE, I'll. BoorH, E. d. Mon
TANYE, o. d. BARTLETT, WIN. Mix
Specimens of all the different varieties OF
early fruit and vegetables of early decay, pro.
duced in this County, will be received by WIN
c. BoGARr, at his Office in Towanda, for exam.
ination by the Judges.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-06-09

The reform MOVEMENT IN ENGLANp-Tt;s
cheering sign for the people of England. to
hear the democratic sentiments now uttered bv
the press at public meetings, and in Parliament
When public meetings insist that government
shall be conducted and the laws administered
on the principle of the greatest good TO tbo
greatest number, public sentiment is ready to
sustain such a principle, and class privilege and
ogarchical rule have nearly lost their in
fuence. The resolution in the House of Lords
of which notice of motion was given, declares
that it is only through the selection of men
for public employment without regard to any,
thing but the public service, that the country
can hope to prosecute the war successfully and
to obtain its only legitimate object-a secura
and honorable peace" The notice of motion
was rejected but its introduction and the
sentiments elcted in the debate are very signf-
cant of popular feeling. Lord Elenborouob
is reported as uttering the following senti.
ments
| But, my lords, how can we, sit here by tho
| hereditary right conferred, for the most mart
upon our ancestors, for their services to the
State for their fitness for public employment
how can we refuse to adopt that principle ? II
is the principle of our own origin. Cheers
1t was because my father was great LAWYER
not because he was a party man, that he was
selected on account of fitness for a great Office
that of Chief Justice of the Pleas He had
no family, no connections he rose altogether
by his fitness. Cheers. 1t was not favor
it was fitness that made Mr.. Yorre Chancellor
and Earl. [Cheers. 1t was not favor, it
was fitness that made Sir James Harris, the
great diplomatist Earl of Malmesbury.-
TCheers 1t was not favor which raised the
father of the noble lord opposite (Viscount
Canning) to that Office the reward for which
was the peerage which the noble viscount now
holds. Loud cheers. 1t was not favor
which raised the brothers Cecil to be Ministers
of Elizabeth and of James, and the founders
of two great families. We are here for the
services of our ancestors 1t is for u.s. then,
who sit here by that right, and enjoy dignity
and honor by reason of their services and their
fitness for public employment-is it for us to
turn round and say, +" 1t is true our ancestors
rose by fitness, but our relatives shall enjoy
advantages from connection with US, and from
favor" CHEERS No
This is very singular language in the mouth
of Peer. But the people of England do not
w,nt Il mere change of men, without change
of principle. They want the principle of self
government, which will enable the people to
say when wars shall be entered into, for what
objects, and give them the power of complete
control over taxation.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-06-09

HAIL SroRM,-On Thursday of last week,
we learn from the Lewisburg Chronicle, hur-
ricane passed over a portion of Buffalo Val
ley, destroying property to the amount of thou
sands of dollars. The furtherest point, north
wardly, was in the neighborhood of Rudy's
Mill passing across the turpike between ST.
monton's and BiehFs hotel, and spending its
force around the Dreisbach meeting house. In
the northern part of its course, the principal
damage was done by wind to the fences but
in the latter part of its devastating march, hail
stones fell of such size and in such numbers
and force as to knock fat upon the ground,
and, as is supposed, completely destroy, large
fields of as fine wheat and rye as ever gladden.
ed the eye of man.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-06-09

WHIPPING A WHITE MANA singular case
has just been decided by the Circuit Court at
Frankfort, KY. Some time ago man was
tried by two Justices for petty larceny, who,
after consulting the constable in the district as
to their power in the case, ordered him to re-
ceive ten lashes The sentence was carried
into execution, notwithstanding the implora-
ton of the wife of the accused. He brought
suit for damages in the Franklin Circuit Court
on the ground that the Justices exceeded their
jurisdiction, and the jury returned verdict
awarding damages in $sO0-$30O against the
constable and one OF. the Justices, and 5000
against the other Justice.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-06-09

Mrs. PATTERSON TO BE DIvoRCED-The BOS-
ton Times announces that the real Mrs Pat
terson has turned up in Lowell She elsa Cali
fornia widow who has been suspected of some
improprieties by the friends of her absent lord,
but against whom nothing tangible could be
found until. the Hiss affair transpired On Sat
urday last the lady was taken before court
on some preliminary proceedings for divorce
instituted by the relatives and friends Of her
husband, and confronted by the clerk Of the
Washington House. who testified, under OATH
that she was the lady who was entered
% Mrs. Patterson" at that hotel 1t is expee
ted that the real facts in this curious case will
now be developed Her real name is said to
be MOoDy and since the Hiss affair, she has
been missing until about week ago, when she
again made her appearance.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-06-09

MORE TRoUBLE-The Richmond Enquirer
thro evats up ,ric south 10 excruue the Kepre
sentatives and Senators of Massachusetts from
the Federal Congress, on occount of her Per
sonal Liberty Law -
"The slaveholding States can no longer, with
safety, delay to act What course shall they
pursue? This is grave question, but it must
be promptly and resolutely met. If the act OF
Massachusetts goes into effect, it will be the
duty of the South to resist the entrance of the
members of either branch of Congress from
that State into the Capitol, until it is expung
ed from her code book The South remains
in its bearing to the North precisely where it
stood when Washington first entered upon his
Presidential duties. 1t has never been guilty
of the slightest aggression on any one of the so
called Free States. From this positionit it must
not swerve line.
THE metropolis of the Republic is located
within its limits. This metropolis it must
control, and expel therefrom the Goths and
Vandals who are attempting to undermine our
great political edifce. No member of either
House who comes from State which sets at
defiance constitutional provision, or a law
palpably in conformity with that constitution
al provision, should be permitted to take his
seat"
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-06-09

MORE THAN THEY wANT.-The San Francis
co California; auction marts are crowded with
Chill and domestic -four cargo after cargo is
offered under the hammer, to be sold to the
highest bidder. The lowest sale of a good ar
ticle of superfne has been at S. SO per barrel
Seven vessels have been loaded with wheat
and -four for the Atlantic and Australian ports
The Times of that city says it is the general
belief among farmers and Others who have had
opportunities of observation, that the heavy
crops of the past year will be far exceeded by
those of the present and in this view of the
case, and impelled by the long existing low
prices of farm products, business men have at
length resolved to ship, in search of market
a large portion of the -four, grain, etc, which
California has in surplus The amount of saw
ing to California by this development of its
own agricultural industry is equal to $l2, ,O00,-
600 annually.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-06-09

SUPREME CouRr-We find in the published
decisions of the Supreme Court, the following
relating to this District ....
Guy TozER rs. JOHN f. SATrERLEE.-Brad-
ford county. Opinion by Woodward, j.
Judgment reversed and venire de novo
awarded
JENKINS rs FowLER.-Bradford county
Opinion by Black, j. Judgment reversed and
venire facias de novo awarded.
ELIAS MINER rs. MYRoN s WARNER-
Bradford county Opinion by Knox, j. Judg-
ment affirmed.
ALBERT ALDRIcK rs. WIN. JEssuP, EF Al
Susquehanna county. Opinion by Knox, j.
Judgment affirmed.
LESTER rs. CoRNELL.-Susquehann county
Opinion by Lewis, Chief j. Judgment af
frmed.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-06-09

TOTAL ABANDONMENT OF THE KINNEY Ex-
PEDIrIoN.-The Kinney expedition, which has
furnished newspaper paragraphs for six months,
has been absolutely and positively abandoned.
SO we learn from our correspondent at Wash
ington, writing on Thursday evening, who says
that he states the fact upon the most authentic
and direct information He adds
The reason assigned for this determination
is not the filbustcring character of che expedi-
tion-not its violation of the neutrality laws
of its tendency to complicate questions pending
between the United States government and
that of Great Britain relative to the fulGllment
of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty.
1t was simply from the want of money-the
want of ready means to defray the current
and immediate expenses. To equip, provision,
transport, support and keep in battle array a
thousand men, by mere promises, is out of the
question. War and fillibusterism would be
perpetual and unceasing if mere promises were
the sinews by which they could be kept in
motion
The captain and owners of the shipping
engaged by Col Kinney are said to have been
much exercised of late, upon the subject oil
their own completely with the enterprise. They
wrote anxiously on the subject to the government
here, and the replies they received convinced
them that they could not enforce by law the
payment of any sum contracted to be paid them
for their services by the authors and hackers OF
the enterprise. 1t is probable that they de-
clined further services, without ready cash.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-06-09

Bag The National Know-Nothing Conven-
ton met in Philadelphia on Tuesday last The
proceedings which have transpired, show any
thing but unanimity in their deliberations. An
attempt was made to prevent the Massachu-
setts delegates from taking their Seats-they
were, however, admitted. Smelling plunder
from afar, the great object appears amongst
the leaders to be, to form platform upon
which the North and South can both unite
preserving silence in regard to Slavery and
ignoring Kansas.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-06-09

ANOTHER BRIDGE BURNED AND REBuILT.-Or
Saturday last the Railroad Bridge at Painted
Post was destroyed by fire, and whilst the
flames were doing their work of destructiOn
the fact was communicated by telegraph to
the division Superintendent at this place, Mr.
HART, aud sufficient force put under motion,
armed and equipped for building a new bridge
which, though $50 feet in length, was so far
completed as to enable the trains to pass over
it on Monday morning at o'clock .-Orfs'
Gazette.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-06-09

SHOCKING TRAGEDY IN New YoRK.-N@
York, June 3.-Thos. Bailey Russum, former.
of Baltimore, but for many years resident ;
San Francisco, where he held the Office
Register, committed suicide at house Of prro
stitutlon, in Leonard street, last evening o
shooting himself through the head with Pr
tol. The alleged cause of the rash act, Wa
the refusal of one of the inmates of the hoas'
(who is represented as very handsome. ~ y
marry hlm-and he had been heard to threa''D
his life in case she would not comply. -.
The deceased was already married, haND'
left wife and two children in California
The coroner'S held an inquest upon u,
deceased to-day, and returned yerdl'' =
above.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-06-09

STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION ON LAKE WINNIp1sEo.
GEs, n. H.-The new steamboat Red Hill,
was completely wrecked at Lees Mills, Moulton-
boro', n. H., on the 23d inst, by the explosion
of her boiler. No lives were lost, but several
persons were severely injured A portion of
the boiler, weighing 1900 or 5000 pounds,
was thrown fifty or sixty rods, tearing up the
earth where it fell, in the most remarkable
manner. The Red Hill was built to run be-
tween Mouitonboro', Tuftonboro', Alton Bay,
and Lake Village.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-06-09

ALLEDGED CASE OF SEDUCrIoN-During the
last few days much excitement had prevailed
at Pittsburg, in consequence of an allie ged
attempt of Mr.. Jeremiah McKibben, of Phi
ladephia, to shoot his brother-in-aw, Mr.. Isaac
Craig, of Allegheny city, against whom he pre-
ferrei au serious charge. The Pittsbu"g Dis
patch has the following version of the painful
affair
MIR. Craig, few years ago, married a
daughter of Chambers McKibben, ESQ.,, at one
time postmaster in this city, and since with
his SOM proprietor of the Merchants Hotel
Philadelphia. In November last another
daughter of Mr.. Mckibben a deaf and dumb
girl was On a visit to her sister in Allegheny,
for month, after which she returned home
Last week it was ascertained that she had been
for some months eneiente and OH being que tioa-
ed she charged her brother-n-law with being
her seducer. Her father and brother imme-
diately came here removed Mrs Craig to the
residence OF her aunt, at Sewickly, during her
husbands absence, and on meeting him. on
their return, the shooting affair alluded to
came off Since then Mr. McKibben has
instituted a civil action against Craig for
seduction, claiming twenty thousand dollars
damages, upon which Mr.. Craig, Con Tuesday
afternoon) surrendered himself to the sheriff
without rendering bail, and now remains in his
custody 1t is due to the accused to state that
he denies the guilt imputed to him, and alleges
that he was in search of the Messrs. McKibben
10 make the same statements to them when
attacked. The whole case, owing in great
degree to the social position of all the parties,
has created great excitement in the COM
munity, and deep feeling against the accus-
ed -.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-06-09

FOREIGN NEws-The steamship Africa ar
rived at Halifax on Tuesday evening, with one
week later intelligence from Europe. The news
is not important.
Negotiations are to be re-opened, and at,
tempts made to agree upon articles of peace
There has been further fighting between the
Russians and the allied forces, but the general
aspect of affairs remain unchanged.