Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-04-14


On Monday, 3,700 applications for boun.
ty land received at the pension Office in Washington
Governor Barstow, of Wisconsin, has 70.
toed the Prohibtory Liquor Law recently passed by the
Legislature of that State.
The quantity of land required to satisfy
the claimants under the late Bounty Land Act passed m
Congress its late session. estimated at seyentvG
million of
Telegraph wires have been extended en-.
Bombay, a distance of 1900 miles.
The first cargo of Pictou, Nova Scotia
coal since the proclamation of the reciprocity treaty ar
rived at New York the 22d u consisting of 200 tons
1t on sale, afioat, free of duty.
Lola Montez is about returnining to the
stage in her double capacity Of actress and danseuse
She has made an engagement. with Mrs Sinclair and after
brief tour of California, win return to the states-
1t is proposed to start penny subscrip-
ton among the Aids Of Governor Pollock for the purpose
of purchasing magnificent sword be presented to him
at a convenient season.
The bankers of Sacramento California
have determined receive checks on each other in
payment accepances, will they certify to checks
due each other.
The San Francisco Mint, during the six
days preceding the 2jth uItmo coined 1885 Oe which
at the rate of nearly 100000 day. The coinage for the
month of February would reach about 81 $4,000.
The colt Morgan from the original Black
Hawk, owned by David Hi Bridgeport, Vermont five
years old was sold in New York by James d. Hill to Mr.
b. Z. Fields, of California, for $4,000.
| There are employed on the canals of New
York state during the of navigation about 2 900
| boatmen and 5000 boys.
! "A boy in Terre Haute, Ia, has recovered
500 damages from liquor dealer who sold his father
| glass of liquor on the day he was drowned.
| The health of Martin Van Buren, ir., who
is in Paris with his father (ex-Presdent Van Buren1
is in precarous a state from confirmed consumption
that but little hopes are felt that his life will be much long
er preserved.
1t is stated that the Thorwaldsen group
of the Twelve Apostles exhibition at the Crystal Pal
ace has been purchased for the Catholic Cathedral now
! in progress of erection at Philadelphia.
A sleigh, rugged up with sails, made run
from Glen Haven to skaneateas (N " the ice, in less
than hour with party of five persons The distance
is about sixteen miles.
The Ericsson experiment -propelling YES
sells by caorc-s at an end. The invention is conceded
to be failure and poor Ericsson is a ruined man.
The Green Bay Advocate, speaking of the
cold weather, says Indian found dead from whis
key freezing in his stomach
Mr. Mitchell, brother to John Mitchell,
has invented machine for setting type and with its aid
he has just finished setting up octave volume by Ban
croft, the Historian.
Col Kinney, has, it is said, sold his fine
ranch at Corpus Christi, Texas, French Company for
sl5O0o0-cash down 100000.
Joseph Keenan, died in the Washington
county (Md) almshcuse last week in the lO1th year his
age.
Nearly all the wine on the Mosellee has
been purchased by the French Government he
the army in the Crmea.
The Indians are dying Of starvation in the
country round Weymoatachnqse, trading pest of the
Hudson's Bay Company.
A Mulatto woman in st. Louis, named
Margaret Sullivan, recently gave birth to four living chill
dren-two boys and two girls
Navigation on the lake at Buffalo, is not
expect to be resumed till the st of May. The in the
lake extends from the American to the Canadian shore
Pinto, who was recently executed at Ha-
yana, had private fortune of 100000. He was the fa
ther of six of children of very tender years.
Mr.. Eli Cookson, respectable citizen Of
Warrington township, York county Pa, sold load Of
grain at York the 9th ult., and the llth left
friends house for home since which he has been
His family entertain fears that he has been murdered
e. j. Bay, formerly colored barber, Of
Terrehaue, Indiana, but of Liberia Africa has been
Speaker of the House of Representatives of that Republic
candidate for the Presidency and is now editing
paper in that country.
Willis Hester, who had been previously
convicted of Negro stealing in Chatham n. c. was last
week sentenced to be hanged Friday 4th of Nav 1t
said that the citizens getting up petition for his
reprieve.
Hon. Ralph Metcalf, Governor elect Of
New Hampshire, is seriously ill at his residence in New
port.
The celebrated race horse Lexington won
the $40 900 against time New Orleans on Monday
last He ran four miles in minutes and nineteen
seconds being the quickest time made by any land
ANIMAL except a -" Locomotive
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