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said he was not a marrying man, as long as ne
could not have Nelly, and | averred that | was
so enamored of the single life of my aunt that
/ should lead it too.
One day was sitting in the parlor at Judge
Hale's alone. Ny cousin entered and drew a
letter from his pocket from Aunt Patty. After
handing it to me he left the room. / watched
his retreating figure, and then glanced on the
floor at my feet. l saw the purse which had
knit him. He had undoubtedly drawn it out
with the letter. / picked it up and examined
it. Alas the forget-me-nots had all faded,
and the tears came as I remembered the after
noon and night on which | had finished it. My
letter was unopened, and | dreamed on OF
what might have been, still stroking out the
folds of the purse in an absent way.
"What does Aunt Patty say, Isabel p
asked Harry, at my elbow. started up,
covered with confusion, and mechanically
grasped the purse tighter.
AZ think / dropped something" proceeded
my cousin, looking on the floor.
With a woman's quick instinct, l dropped
the purse, and let him find it. But my ruse
was of no avail, he had been watching me fol-
some minutes, and did not leave the parlor
till
Well, no matter what. But there was a
s~leighing party that night, and 1 never enjoyed
a ride so much as | did that.
Three months after, the large drawing room
of the good aunts was thrown open, and the
Holland covers were taken off the old fashion
ed damask furniture. There was a vast
amount of cake aud wine consumed, and any
quantity of white satin, and wreaths, and veiIs
displayed and Harry, with his old sauciness
came back, vowing that | was never happy till
he gave me q chance to write myself Mrs
HARRY ANsTRUrHER.
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Public Meeting.

At a public meeting held at the schoolhouse
at Liberty Corners, Monroe Township, on
Monday evening Oct. %, 1855, for the pur-
pose of an interchange of sentiment on the
subject of Common Schools, in connection with
the County Superintendent. j. r. IRVINE was
appointed President, and JAS. W. IRVINE
Secretary.
After some discussion, on motion of Joseph
Bull, the following resolutions, adopted at a
meeting held in Standing Stone Township, on
Saturday, Sept. %, 1855, were unanimously
adopted, as expressive of the sense of this
meeting.
ResOlred, That in the opinion of this meet
ing, so much of the law For the regulation
and continuance of a system of education by
Common Schools" as authorizes the School
Directors of the several counties of the Com
monwealth to meet in Convention at the Seat
of Justice in the said counties, to select Coun-
ty Superintendent ought to be repealed. Ex-
perience having fully demonstrated that such
officers tend rather to embarass and derange
the Common School System, by coming in con-
tact with the School Directors, and thus i'm
pair and weaken, instead of giving strength
and vigor to it.
Resotred, That while we are willing to be
taxed to defray the expenses of Government,
and the education of children, we are not will
ling that money thus raised shall be seized by
"Hawks'-therefore we do most solemnly
protest against having quartered upon the
Common School Fund of this County, a suck
err or leech in the form of a County Superin-
tendent, thus absorbing 81 500 of the peoples
money, thereby reducing the State appropria-
ton to so small aud trivial a sum, as not to be
worth the trouble and expense necessary to
obtain it. ..H
Resolrtd, That it would be worse than a
waste of time for the County Superintendent
to visit this School District on his official bust
ness. The patrons of the Common Schools
having become so entirely dissatisfied with
that part of tn. law which creates the Office
of County Superintendent, and the supplement
thereto, by which that officers salary has been
SO shamefully increased, they are determined
that all connection with that office in the schools
of this district shall cease.
On motion of Joseph Mingos, it was
ResOired, That these resolutions be published
in the Bradford Reporter.
j. r. IRVINE, Chairman.
j. W. IRVINE, Secretary.
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RAILROADS IN LUzERNE.-The Scranton He
raid says The work on the different lines of
railroads, leading out of this place, north,
south and east, is rapidly progressing. On the
line east, the rails are being laid with all pos.
sible speed, and more than half the distance
to the Delaware has been completed. The
road bed of the Lackawanna road, north, is
nearly ready for the rail and viii be complet-
ed as soon as the eastern line is ready for the
cars. On the Lackawanna and Bloomsbury
road the track is being laid from this end, and
all of it ready for the rails will be soon laid
over. A very heavy rock cut near the Old
Forge, is still to be cut partially through,
which is all except the bridges that now pre-.
vents the completion of the line to Kingston.
The bridge across the L~ackawanna is ready
for the superstruction, and all the stone work
of the river bridge at Pittston, with a portion
of the superstruction, is completed. pro-
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ganization by avowing these sentiments. We do not as
sumo to read him out of the party but we should be I'M
true to democracy if we could hesitate Q moment to FUR
nish the evidence contained in his own speech that he has
read himself out of the party. When southern know-no<
things shall quote from hs speech to Az unsoundness on
the northern democracy, let It be answered at once that
neither John Van Buren,. nor any other one who enter
tains these sentiments and Stands on the Van Buren, plat
form of ls4s, can claim Fellowship with the national de-
mocracy."
In answer to this, Mr.. VAN buren, addresses
a letter to the editor of the Uuion, which is
about the coolest thing JOHN ever perpetrated.
He INDUCES his natural inclination for wit, as
the guillotine descends. He cracks a joke
while the Union reads his death warrant He
exultingly proclaims that all of the Soft state
ticket but two supported VAN buren, and
ADAMS in 1S4S, and that far from being re-
pentant, they grow prouder of the act, every
successive day and then mockingiy asks the
Union whether it desires the success Of that
ticket. To this, the Union responds, that in
view of the fact just quoted, it is a matter of
indifference whether the Soft ticket succeeds
or not. -"-
On the surface, this kicking in the traces
on the part of Mr.. VAN buren, and the ATLAS,
appears bona J6de, as if they were not disposed
to submit to the e~xactions of the hard masters
who make tests of Democratic orthodoxy
We hope it is real, and that they are ready to
lend a hand 10 stay the usu"pations Of that
mighty interest which since 1S4S has grown
so arrogant and proscriptiye, But we fear
that the rebellion of the Atlas, the wit and
nonchalance of the PRINCE, and the pronun-
ciamento of the Union, are all intended to ef-
feet the result in New York next Tuesday, by
relieving the Softs from the accumulated odium,
which a failure to meet public expectation by
denouncing the Nebraska infamy and its perpe-
traitors, and a partial endorsement of PIERCE,
has fastened upon that party. However, we
shall see.
When we speak of the degeneracy of the Soft
party, we mean only the leaders. We believe
that the masses are as sound upon the question
of Freedom as they ever were, and will testify
it when a Presidential contest arrives. But,
as in this State, other questions almost crowd
out the great National question. The object
of the leaders is to confine the attention of
voters to fancied or real questions of State
policy. We believe, however, that they will
not succeed, but that the Republican ticket,
headed by the noble, tried and true man, PRES
TON KING will be elected.
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THE JAPANESE AND THE New TREArY-A
misunderstanding has already arisen between
the Japanese and Americans trading to that
country, in regard to the treaty lately entered
into by the United States with that govern.
ment. The japanese say the treaty provides
only for a temporary residence OF a few days
to Americans in that country-it never was
intended that they should come there and es-
tablish their business and reside there perma.
nently. Wood, water and shelter of ships,
are all the japanese think the treaty calls for.
Some American merchants, from San Francisco,
went to Hakadoi, with the object of provision
ing whaling vessels, but were not permitted
to stay longer than a few days. They were
compelled to 60 on board their ships at SUM-
down, and when on shore were perseveringly
followed and watched by officers, as if they
had been criminals udder arrest. Com. Rogers,
who happened to be there, was appealed to,
but the Commodore did not consider himself
authorized TO act without Instructions from
his government. According to the Japanese
Interpretation of the treaty, the valuable re,
suits expected from it are not likely to be real
lied, and yet the treaty seems to be so loosely
worded as to justify the Interpretation they
give it.
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ahs-THE PRICE or BREAD is still risipc
Paris. 1t costs the treasury $4,000 to s,,o,l m
flour to the working classes, at the rates GGIpnyy
by government. municipalities, all tbron Ae1
the country, are voting heavy sums in cLoritn"
and deyising ways and means to raise !,
and to relieve distress. At Brussels tba u..s
of bread has augmented, and it is slreadv @"e
siderably dearer than at Paris. At Madr; TdJa,
similar rise has taken place, and one of tho ~ a
pers calls upon the authorities to inquire wbetbbs.
the baker are not imposing upon the pnhIc Ll
a coalition. Ss1A calamitous winter for tho
is predicted in Europe. r""
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Thanksgivin Day.

Governor Pollock has issued a Thanksgiving
Proclamation in the following style =
Pennsylvania, SIN the name and by the
authority of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl
vania. JAMES POLLOCK, Governor of sale
Commonwealth
A PROCLAMATION.
FELLOW CITIZENS A public recognition Of
the existence of God, as the Creator of all
things, and the giver of "every good and per
feet gift" with a humble Acknowledgement OF
our constant dependence upon the providence
of Him, who rules in the army of Heaven,
and among the children of men," is alike the
duty and the privilege of a free and Christian
people.
He has crowned the past year with his
goodness and caused our paths to drop with
f~atness." He has blessed our country with
peace. The Union of the States-our free
institutions-our civil and religious privileges
right of conscience and freedom of worship
have been continued and preserved. The
great interests of education, morality and re-
ligion have been encouraged and promoted
science and art advanced-industry rewarded
and the moral and physical condition of the
people improved.
The goodness of God has signaIly blessed
out MIN L dI L ueSUldllOuS
famine and pestilence with their horrors,
have not been permitted to come near us ; and
whilst the rayages of disease and death have
afflicted the citizens of other States, we have
enjoyed the blessings of health and unusual
prosperity. The seasons, in their annual round
have come and gone,-"seed time and harvest"
have not failed,-smilng plenty cheers the
husbandman and, surrounded by the abund-
ant fruits of autumn, he ~rejoices in the rich
rewards of his toll. "The pastures are clothed
with focks-the valleys, also, are covered over
with corn-they shout for joy-they also sing"
Acknowledging with grateful hearts these
manifold blessings of a benifcent Providence,
we should offer unto God thanksgiving, and
pay our VOWS unto the Most High"
Under the solemn conviction of the impor-
lance and propriety of this duty, and in con-
formity with the wishes of many good citizens,
], JAMES POLLOCK, Governor of the Common
wealth of Pennsylvania, do hereby appoint
Thursday, the 22d day of November next, as
a day of general Thanksgiving and Praise
throughout this State and earnestly implore
the people that, setting aside all worldly pur-
suits on that day, they unite in offering thanks
to Almighty God for his past goodness and
mercy, and beSeech him for a continue nee of
his blessings.
Given uuder my hand and the Great Seal of
the State, at Harrisburg, this 22d day of Octo-
Der, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and ~ffty-6ve, and of the Com
monwealth the eightieth. BY the Governor.
A. G. CURTIN, Sec. of the Commonwealth.
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bg- The Junction Canal having been open
ed, the communication from this place to the
Canals of New York is now complete. Sew
eral trips have already been made to Elmira,
and our merchants are receiving goods from
New York city by water. Messrs. HALL &
RUSSELL were the first to make use of the new
t~horoughfare, having received from Albany a
very heavy stock of stoves, and Messrs. Mon
TASYEs & Co., are now receiving their stock of
fall and winter goods from New York by Canal,
with but one change, at Elmira.
Mr.. j. L. QUIMBY has also forwarded from
this place to New York, a boat load of oars,
manufactured at his establishment in Albany,
in this Comfy.
We record these things, not as being of par
ticular Importance themselves, but as the first
beginning of the great traffic which is ultimate
ly to grow to the utmost capacity of the Canal,
and which is to demonstrate that the North
Branch is to be a valuable auxiliary in devel.
oping the agricultural and mineral resources of
Pennsylvania. Ten years hence, the arrival of
a single boat will cease to be worthy Of remark,
but we shall see a mighty feet ascending with
the coal and iron, and surplus productions of
Northern Pennsylvania, and return laden with
the salt and plaster of New York.
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DIED.

In Ridgberry township, of Typhoid fever, on Monday. the
22d uitimo, ANDREW I. HAMMOND, aged p year,
A young man, in the prime of life, the object Of the at.
fectiol OF his parCn =, brothers and sisters, and o. the sin.
cere regard Of Il la, e circle of acquaintance. has TIM,
suddenly been summoned to his final home. And ybleit
is a melancholy task to take a long and last farewel Of
those whom the nearest earthly associations have ALMOST
inseparably identified with oul selves, yet it is a duty i'm.
posed alike upon all mankind. Death, relentless as nav
seem, gives no wi ming of his approach, and manife>tsno
Partially in the selection of HIS victims. Youth. weath.
station, alike bow - the stern n andate of /" Pass ycaway"
May the weeping FIRMLY and mourning friends Of the De.
ceased find consolation in the reflection, that, though
earthly gatherings can no longer welcome him, yet,
" His trials and troubles are o'er.' INV.
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har Advices from Fort Laramie say that
winter has set in with unusual severity on the
plains. The trial of Capt. Howe had ended in
the dissolution of the Court martial without
action, in consequence of an irregularity. The
Brule Indians, who were so badly beaten at
the battle of Blue Water, have agreed to de-
liver up to General Harvey the murderers of
the mail party. Their chief, Little Thunder,
was not Killed in the battle. General Har-
ney is going to the White Earth river to eS-
tablish a fort to overawe the Winnebago In
dams. Seven companies ofcavalry, command
ed by Col. Sumner, were on their way to Fort
Laramie. In New Mexico, Mr.. Gallegos has
been reelected a delegate to Congress. A
satisfactory treaty has been made with the
Apaches.
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A PRESIDENTIAL PRoGRAMME.-Washingto
letters state that the Presidential programme
is already arranged, so far as the Democracy
is concerned. 1t is as follows. 1t is necessary
for the South, in order to succeed, to carry
Pennsylvania. This, it is believed, can be
done with q Pennsylvania candidate, and
Messrs. Buchanan and Dallas are fixed upon
as the men, and the Democrats of Pennsyl-
yania are to choose between them. In this
contest Mr.. Buchanan is expected to be the
winner, and it is asserted that he is already
sure of more than half the delegates. Either
of these gentlemen are expected to be entirely
subservient to southern interests. All the
other northern States are to be given up
Pennsylvania is to stultify and degrade herself
for the sake of the Offices and patronage
There is a hitch in this arrangement, however.
The people may refuse to ratify the bargain.
There is a steady advance of light on the sub
ject of the encroachments and designs of slav-
cry, and Pennsylvania may finally emancipate
herself by the next election. If the opposi-
ton forces can be cordially united this will
most certainly be the case. All the energies
of honest men, who have the real good of the
country at heart, should be bent to effect this
utsburgh Gazette.
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"A MAN FORBIDDEN TO BURN THE DEAD BODY
OF HIS WIFE.-The Milwaukee American says
that city was thrown into the greatest excite
ment on the 10Th instant by an attempt of a
man there to burn the dead body of his wife.
The story was as follows
A Russian by the name of Pfeil married a
woman who was a Brahmin in belief. He was
possessed of wealth, and both were persons of
culture. She sickened and died, and request
ed, according to the faith of her fathers, that
her body should be burned. Pfeil had collect
ed sixteen cords of wood, arranged it properly,
and was about to perform the deed, when news
OF the fact was circulated, creating intense ex-
element.
Sheriff Conover proceeded at once to Pfeil's
house and forbade the act. The Russian as
serted his right and duty to burn the BODY of
his wife. mo law forbids,r said he. INV re-
iiglon commands | will do it," The body
was in its shroud, the torches prepared, and all
was ready to place it on the funeral pyre.
Let it be borne to its place." continued the
Russian, =" there is no law against it in Wis
c~onsin."
But the sheriff took possession of tie body,
ordered a coffin. and made preparation for a
Christian burial. The crowd grew, and throng-
ed round the house. Alarmed or afraid to
persist, Pfeil gave his consent to a Christian
burial. You may order or have what cere-
monies you please over the body" said Sheriff
Gonover. Gentlemen" replied Pfeil, " 1T
makes no difference with us, if we cannot 90
on in our own way" Thereupon the body was
burled-though the American intimates that
the woman had been foully dealt with, and de-
mands the fullest investigation into the matter.
Mr., Pfeil, whose recent attempt to burn the
body of his deceased wife has obtained such
painful notoriety, has addressed a letter to the
public, in which he vindicetes his course as not
only fit and proper, but as a reasonable COM
pliance with the dying request of his wife.
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THE BANK OF FRANCE.-Owing to the ex-
traordinary effort which has been resorted to
by the Bank of France to keep up the sup
ply of specie in it's vauits-that is, the purchase
of gold in England at an actual loss-and
which had been going on to an immense amount
at last advices-there is some apprehension of
an early suspension of specie payments by that
institution. The large drain of gold which
was thus caused from the London market
some ga, 900, 900 ~sterling-was naturally caus-
ing some conservative action there also on the
part of inanciers, and hence the last advance
of the rate of interest by the Bank of Eng
land to 5 IL per cent.
\ 1t appears that the Bank of France paws
out it's own notes, which are payable in specie
on demand, for the gold it is importing at a
large premium ; and the bank has the option
of paying its notes either in gold or silver, but
the value of silver is greater in proportion
even than what the bank has been willing to
pay for gold. 1t cannot, therefore excite sur
prise that with all its efforts it does not retain
the specie thus obtained. The latest state
ment to 9th October says that the specie is re-
duced to below ten millions sterling. On this
subject the New York Post says
"A suspension of specie payments by the
Dauk vi rTduce, IL us paper ISSUES are maze
legal for payment of debts, as they doubtless
would be, would render payments easier than
otherwise. The injury would fall on the cred
itors, who have to receive payments in an in
ferior currency-that is a local, instead of a
universal currency, like gold. The greatest
trouble is during the period in which efforts
are made to sustain specie payments while the
gold is rapidly leaving the country.
Russia has a paper currency for home cir
~culation. France will very likely have to do
the same, during the remainder of the war
AS for this country, the gold we send away
now, must return when those bills of exchange
now on the markets are collected.
"The contest between the Banks of France
and England cannot last long. Businessis is,
however, likely to be contracted in France, as
while England and America contracted, France
expanded, stimulated unwholesomely by the
action of the Credit Mobilier and of the Bank
of France" str '- ..
Yet these European financial troubles are
producing some caution among our home fnan-
~ciers, and may for a time cause hesitation, at
least until the produce of the harvest is sold
and realized. r.a,.
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WADDG!1Do

At Franklin. on the 9Th inst, by Burr Ridgway, ESQ. Mr.
BRADFORD M'KEE to Miss CYNTHIA STONE. both
of Franklin.
In Belvidere, Boone Co., ILL.,, on Wednesday the 18th pt
by Rev. NJ. Anderson, Mr.. THOMAS NJ. WOODRTFP
to Miss MARIA, daughter of Vim. Briggs, formerly Of
this County.
In Wave'ly, n. Y, Oct. 23d, by Rev. W. H. King. Mr.. n
+. PARK, of Athens, Pa, TO Miss KATE BALL, Of The
former place.
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y We call attention to the notice, found
in another column of to-day's paper, of the
annual meeting of the Teachers Association.
We understand that Miss HARRIET n. PITCHER,
teacher in the public school in this borough, is
to read an essay, and the Rev, Mr.. HENDRIcKs,
President of the Association, will also deliver
an address on Friday evening. We bespeak
for them q numerous audience. .. %