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Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-11-24

Rg~ An error occurs in the Jury list, as it
appears on our outside, by which the names Of
WIN. BALLARD, Of Burlington, drawn on the
Grand jury, and of ISAAC Lyons, Of Orwell,
and E. WELLS, Of Tuscarora, both drawn for
the Traverse jury, second week, are accident
ally omitted.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-11-24

AN OCEAN OF BLooD.-1t is said that with
in a radius of five miles around Sebastopol,
more blood has been shed, more lives sacrificed,
and more misery inflicted within a year, than
on any other equal extent of the earth's sur
face in the same space Of time, since the days
of Noah's food.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-11-24

CONGRESS meets on Tuesday, December 4th.
The Presidents message is not to be forwarded
in advance of its delivery to Congress.
The coming session will be one of unusual
Importance and excitement, growing out of the
magnitude of the questions to be settled. We
shall endeavor to keep our readers fully inform
ed of its proceedings.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-11-24

HEALTH OF JUDGEJ. Y. MAsoS.-The Rich
mond Enqn'rer states that letters received by
the last European steamers give the fullest as
surance that our Minister to France has entire
" recovered from the effects of his paralytic
attack, and is again blessed with his usual
good health.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-11-24

SALr.-It is said that the quantity Oh -
manufactured, this season, at the Ouo.d..
Saltworks, Syracuse, n. Y, will reach Ov"
600 bushels,-an excess over the aTeFasy
10000 bushels, which will he very oppoE'uDr,
as there is a partial failure Of the salt cT0p 4
the West Indies. The price will beaOou, 4
4o.per barrel, making the whole crop ""'
about 81, 600, 900.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-11-24

Ex-PosTMAsrER KENDALL, of New UEra az,
has just been tried there for embe1ztI l.,,r
The jury failed to agree, There were tn rmA
for acquittal. His counsel requested an, a+r>
date second trial /; but the prosecuting NIB
neys had it postponed to the April tern
Court.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-11-24

BARON Tuesday last, a monument was dedi-
Gated to GEORGE TAYLOR, at Easton, Pa, with
very interesting ceremonies. This is said to be
the first monument ever erected to a Signer of
the Declaration of Independence.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-11-24

hS~ In the Missouri Legislature on Satur-
day last, a resolution to go into the election of
United States Senator on the last Monday of
the present month, latter an elaborate discus
sion, was finally passed.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-11-24

A New OrrExcE.-A philadelphia E& van,
rested in Lancaster, on Saturday, LOT re
up butter to take to Philadelphia, aIo ,cls,
fined by the Mayor five dollars. Inc pbls
terians may buy what they please IN inFt her
delphia markets, and nobody viii mol'""
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-11-24

sas-The trial of Judge STUART, of New Y ork
city, indicted for bribery and corruption in Of
flee, resulted in a verdict of not guilty, with a
recommendation from the jury to resign.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-11-24

CHANCE FOR CoNTRAcroRs.-Lewisburg has
been agreed upon as the county seat of Union
county, Pa, and the building committee on the
new court house have advertised for PROPOSALS
up to the 18th of December.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-11-24

FATAL RAILROAD AccIDENr.-Mr. John B.
Doboln, depot master at Shushah, N. Y, was
instantly killed, OF Monday last, by being run
over by a freight car at that place.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-11-24

q. S. SENAroR.-The Alabama legislature
met in joint ballot on the goth inst, and on the
first ballot Hon. BENJAMIN FITZPATRICK, dem,
was reelected to the United States Senate for
the term of six years.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-11-24

AN ACTOR KnLEp.-On Friday week, Geo.
r Evans, an actor, while walking with Mr..
Foster, Manager of the Theatre at Utica. n.
T., was instantly killed by a ladder falling IN,
on him.
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Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-11-24

THE BARKER FAMILY gave a concert at this
place on Tuesday evening last, to a very large
audience. Their performance gave universal
satisfaction.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-11-24

Ra~ The official returns of the late election
in Ohio give Chase 1868 votes Medill
$50, 7S9 Trimble "a, 2O9.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-11-24
8raoforo
o. GOODRICH, EDITOR.


5atur6an Glornlln, Nopcmber 81. 1855.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-11-24
TFrom the MOntrose Demo

l. -" - Dt"tN
cTat, Oct. %, 1851
Who will be the
standard bearer of this party
we cannot tell, but if wise
Iifnot foolishly mad-the con-
vention will cast aside all
who have had an agency in
bringing this unhappy agita-
ltion of the slavery question
upon the country, and will
select a Statesman Of the
highest order of intellect and
eXperience-of the conserva-
tive school. Should such
lcounsels prevail, and such a
man be selected, it will be
more apt, in our judgment,
to be NJ
of Pennsylvania, than any
man we know, or can think
of, for he is the only man who
completely fills this meas
ure."
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1855-11-24

From the same. Nor. Isl
= This state of things
should impress upon the de-
mocracy the Importance of
starting in the presidential
canvass clear for the course.
Unless they do so they will
be defeated. They must pre-
sent to the country q man
Hike a states
man matured by long expert
lence in the affairs of the 60
vernment, and balanced by
ian overshadOwing intellect.
The masses of the country
Iare ripe now, and will be ri
Iper by the time the election
shall come round, TO receive
such a man with open arms.
II Let the democracy be wise
land burying the remembran-
ices of past discussions, i'm
prove the golden opportunity
to bring prosperity and glad
ness to the affairs of the coun-
Itry.o
The Empire County argus., 1855-08-25

A RICH SPEECH. c. C. Childs Esq, at ,jollif-
cation in New York, recently delivered himself of
the following speech. He is preacher, a Know
Nothing. and calls himself democrat:
To the eleventh toast, c. G. Childs ESQ res
ponded He said that he had been connected with
the democratic press in this city for twenty-five
years. therefore felt hesitation laughter in rs-
ing to respond to this sentiment. During this long
time said he have been Of all religions Meth
odiSt Univer>alist Presbyterian Quaker and no
religion at all, according as party exgences le-
qurfd When Alderman Purdy told me that tie
MethodSts the elected people of Heaven,
was a Methodist laughter when Deavan pro-
posed to to be a Quaker / acceded at once re-
newed laughter when Shepherd said cut all the
creeds and the outside chances did it, great
laughter in which the x-District Attorney j0lned1
when Swackhamer renewed laughter] told me
to forget God and serve Mammon agreed with
him laughter and applause = when Cochrane told
me to be Know Nothing and Of no religion,
found ready. Laughter.] And think in
great country like this, where there is SO much diff
ference of opinion about religious matters that
every politician ought to be able to be of all
creeds. give you
The New Mayor--When the party went into the
Woods for a candidate, they found a id good
stick of timber
Ibis is what we call model speech, and con-
fess of sins that ought to give to its author
seat in the first circles
The Empire County argus., 1855-08-25

HOME PRIDE. "The local pride Of all the west
ern towns" writes Bayard Taylor, is very good
thing in its way. but its manifestation is sometimes
quite amusing to stranger Wherever you co.
the question is, How do you like my place. Last
year simply said Very well, in all cases; and
consequently disappointed the questioners. They
expected something more intense and enthusiastic
This winter | reply, consider it the center Of
creaton; which generally gives toerable satisfac-
tion-tor if western town is not already the CEN
ter of the universe. it is soon going to be. There
is to be railroad from some other place, which
will draw all eastern and western trade to focus
at that particular spot They even look further
into futurity. sometimes, and determine in their
minds the site of the station on the Great Pacific
Railroad. where Asiatic and European travellers
will be allowed fifteen minutes for refreshments"
And again he says, {" have been considerably
amused by the ende&vors Of the citizens of differ
ent Illinois towns, to shift the reputation of muddy
streets from their own place, and fix it on some
other. At Peru and La Sale, the people, while
tugging along, imbeddcd half way to the knees in
mud admit that it is rather bad. but nothing to
what they have at Bloomington At Bloomington
it is very bad they can't deny; but if you want to
know what mud is you must 90 to Springfield
At Springfield, you lose your shoes and fall upon
your back two three times. but are comforted by
the assurance that the people in Alton have much
harder time of it. Fortunately for all these places
the mud dries very rapidly. and the summer roads
are as fine as any in the world"
The Empire County argus., 1855-08-25

SpIRITUALIsM The mischief which this wretch
ed deusion has done, and is still doing. is almost
inclalcuable. We are often called upon to record
instances of it's evil workings. The Boston papers
day or two since contained an account of young
lady formerly teacher in one Of the public
schools, who has gone mad through a belief in that
doctrine. And another instance has just come to
our knowledge. 1t is that of a highly intelligent
lady who year ago living in Boston in
comparative and luxury, surrounded by all the
endearmrnts of domestic bliss But suddenly a
change came her husband He became infat.
uated with the company of Il circle of spiritual
lists, and gradually neglected his wife and children
His evenings no longer spent at his do
mestic henrth-stone. At last wife was forsaken
children neglected. home was deserted. The
infatuated husband said that he had had vision"
wherein it was revealed to him that he must for
sake his wife and children and become the spirit
ual husband Of certain medium with whom he
was intimately acquainted And this he did for
saking the true partner Of his heart-the woman
he had solcmnly cUvenanted to watch over and pro-
tect until death them should part" The deserted
wife was thus left to her own exert0ns for means
of supporting herself and her three children, She
is now residing in neighboring city. where she
manages to earn livelihood by dressmakng; while
her husband, she says is living in elegant luxury
at Il fashionable hotel, with his spiritual wife,"
Journal of Commerce.
The Empire County argus., 1855-08-25
NO. 49,.

"REMINISCENCES OF a COUNTRY PHYSICIAN. There
is nothing perhaps. that so efectually awakens in
our minds. pleasurable recollections as the
and associations of our early days. One of these
occurrences which | rec0llect was an occa-
sonal visit with an esteemed friend and fellow stu
dent to the rural home (situated on plain. at the
base Of a beautiful mountain range) of as pleasant
and agreeable young lady as | ever knew Re-
markably neat in her person and all her domestic
arrangements. very sociahle and agreeable in her
manners; in short. she seemed TO me then, and in
after life, with one exception. model of woman.
Her parents were in easy circumstances and respec
table. She was in due time united in marriage to
young man in every respect her equal
They started in life with fair prospects of earthly
felicity. But alas it was not long before it was
whispered among few confidential friends that
they were both falling victims to intenperance
The progress of this nsidous enemy in their case,
was slow but sure. After the lapse of few years,
was occasionally called to administer to her COM
plants. But o. what change. Instead If the
bright and cheerful face. beheld the impress of
the destroyer. in her bloated vsage. saw the
cause of her illness very plainly and attempted
well as could, to prevail upon her to abandon the
Use of alcohol She would from time to time re-
frain-but alas in those days there were no tenn
perance movements-but would return again with
increased rage to her cup and SO continued until
her fall and shame became public And so lost to
all sense of propriey was she, that she would drink
uerSelI urunk on any ana every occasion tnat pre-
sened. But her early habits Of personal and house
hold neatness never forsook her. When her house.
hold matters became deranged during her parox-
ysns of ntemperance. upon the return of conscious
ness she would Immediately restore every thing to
order
And thus she continued for several years, becom-
ing more and more besotted. A near neghbor
having occasion day to call in at her residence
found her sitting near large open fire quite ntox
icated, warned her of her danger, and left the
honse. Sometime after. feeling uneasy respecting
her safety, called again. and deadful to relate,
found her prostrate on the hearth, with her head
in the fire. literally roasted to death Being in the
neighhorhood. | was called upon, but she was be.
yond the reach Of medical assistance.
Here thought |, is another case of the doings of
rum. Fortunately, there were no children to
mourn a parents fall. Her parents had years be-
fore gone to rest o! that could so lift my voice
to be heard and needed as far as the curse Of
rum is found, especially by our lawmakers. be-
seechng them to give us Il prohLiory law, that
the poor drunkard may be saved, and our youth
preser'ed from destruction. Nj D.--Protib.tlonSt.
The Empire County argus., 1855-08-25
A DOLLAR CIR TWO.

With cautious steps as we tread our way through
This intricate world AS other folks do,
May we still on our journey be able to view
The benevolent face of dollar or two
For an excellent thing
l. dollar two,
No friend is so true
As dollar or two;
Through country and town,
AS we pass up and down,
No prospect so good
As dollar or twol
Would you read yourself out of the bachelor crew,
And the hand of pretty Young female pursue,
You must always be ready the handsome 10 do,
Although il cost you dollar or two.
Loves arrows are tipped
With dollar OF two,
And affections gained
With dollar or two;
The best aid ,ou meet
In advancing your suit,
Is The eloquent chink
Of dollar twol
Would yOu wish your exs snce with faith to imbue
And enroll IN the ranks of The sanctted few,
To enjoy good name, a wel.cushioned pew
YOU must freely come down with dollar or two.
The gospel is preached
For dollar or two;
And salvation is reached
BY doll r or two.
You may sin sometimes,
But the worst of all crimes
Is TO find yourself short
Ut a dollar or two.
The Empire County argus., 1855-08-25
A writer for a religious paper. speaking of tn

A writer for religious paper speaking of the
chanticleer and the eagle on the spires of church
es says that they used as national signs
throughout the Roman Empire, until the perma
nent establishment of Christianity and the inven-
ton of the cross by Helena, when that sacred SYM
bol. to great extent, even in France, supplanted
the national one, though the Gallic cock has main
tained his individuality more tenaciously than his
rival the royal eagle Of Rome. At the time of the
Continental Reformation thousands of spires 10y
this simple sign, proclaimed the Independence of II
Cis-Alpine and Gallican Church. and led those
honored men who framed the Frank Protestant and
Genevan Churches, seeing the abuses of the cross
on every side, to again adopt their national en-
bem, as the crowning point of their village spires
The Empire County argus., 1855-08-25

son one OCCASION" says traveller, was walk
ing the quay of the court in St Petersburg,
nearly opposite the marble palace, where there is
ferrying place over the Neva. A dispute had
arisen between boatman and soldier; the boat
man claimed halfpenny from the latter for his
passage This was contrary to the laws, which
direct that the soldiers-one at time at least
shall pass the river free; but the boaman, in spite
of the laws, would be paid, and seized the cloak Of
the soldier, refusing to give it up. This was the
cause of the contest. Just they were
Cling. up walks the Emperor, and calling the sol
dier to him. inquiries what was the matter. 1t was
explained to him. : Go to the barracks said
Nicholas, and tell them to give you cloak.
And as you said he to the boatman, have taken
such fancy to the cloak of soldier, you shall
wear it = and he sent him to the Caucasus"
The Empire County argus., 1855-08-25

CAN A CORPORATION GET Drunk? That the in
dividual members of it can and do is clear case.
and will not be questioned. But can corporation
in its corporate capacity get into what Doherty
calls state of ''clU,'atioa J" that is, such degree
of ebriety that the inebrate pronounces the word
'cviization" with the elison of the liz ?" 1t would
seem improbable, yet we know Il where the
excuse of drunkenness was urged hy Prosecuting
Attorney in manner to favor the affirmative of the
question 1t happened some years ago, in one of
the northern counties of Vermont. that the then
States Attorney, though man of great legal abl
ity, was rather too fond of 1.-The criter' and with
II perversity of habit which we have often seen in
others, pretty sure to drink too deep at the
very time when it was most necessary that he
should be sober On one occasion an important
criminal case was called on by the Clerk; but the
Attorney, with owl-like gravity, kept his chair.
being in fact not fairly able to stand on his feet
MIR. Attorney, is the State ready to proceed T.
said the Judge. "Yes--hic-- your honor, y
stammered the lawyer, ''the State--is not--in a
state to try this case to-day the State, your honor,
10 drunk n'--Boston Post.
The Empire County argus., 1855-08-25

What is an old bachelor like "A knife without
fork q bottle without cork" as the old song
says. Franklin hits it better--.'the odd half of a
pair of shears" Ye gods! what comparison
And adds fit only to scrape trencher!" In Eng
land they tax bachelors Wise government.
The Empire County argus., 1855-08-25

Mrs. Swishelm says that women have great and
grievous wrongs. Among the number, is the neg
lect which allows them to live and die old maids
Sensible woman that
The Empire County argus., 1855-08-25

We send to the heathen missionaries and Bibles
on the deck, but gunpowder, rum, and cast iron
guns in the hold,
The Empire County argus., 1855-08-25

1t was great piece of saving in the good, pious
woman when she declined to pray for the DOWN
fall of Satan's kingdom because she hated to see
anything wastedD
Le pionnier de l'Assomption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 1850-185?, 1855-11-12
N~OUvEHUTES, QUlNCAlLLE-
RIES EFT GROCERIE.

lie soussigaa a %toujours en- main ct oAre en-
vente a des pix bien mederes I'm immense as
Sentiment de marchandises, tells que:
"Cstcos frsnesis, riches; ea,aiemires de toutes
couleurs; soierie unie ct a earreaux; baEpour
b;oche ct noir; rabes bareges; MORE noire anti
que; gros de naples; mouchoirs, coils, chemiset-
ties ct manches brodees;-mousselines de laine,
teutes couieurs, merinos, alpaca, bombazine,
foulards, chafly, draps, hinge de table, nappes ct
sersiettes de 6utes grandeurs; en- un mot tort
ce qui est du resort dan magasin de m"rchan-
discs seckes bien assorts
Hofie egaement en- vente une grande guam
tite d.objets desauiacaillerie ct de groceric.
On vendra 3umrabais considerable toutes les
marchandises 4'hiver; quaint aux narchandises
d'ete don't lie stock Went d'etre renouyele, elles
seropt vendues a .des .cendis6ns ayan aageps
25 ADOLPHE LORET g. tn
Le pionnier de l'Assomption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 1850-185?, 1855-11-12
MACONNAGE

Nj. JOSEPH +. AUcoIs fait SAVIOR a tons SEES
amis ct au public gail est cta5ii to:t pres de
l'tgiise iaroissiale CT ea'!a to ljorrs en- main
lie Ia. cha TX, DIES br,Grcs, 1t tons les materiaux
u,i sont dh sessort DIES enireyrelenrs ma9ors.
Con're pa lie passe il coatrScse.a des en-
gagcmeafs, AIDES conditions a~vantagerses. soft
1o"I brhlei das ,.iqlcs, soft Eonr monier DIES
a?liyagcs- soft po2r e~zccntcr Ges prises
de maeoane..e de n'eIa"e genre enc ce soft.
n. Accom- Went d etablir sai "a residence
me a,::rcser:e (br:ck-yard) ct ponrra rem?lir i
des ,tix ct termes avantase1x toute, les com
man,es 4d'oD iui 'fera.
II ent.eprend;a tgalcmeat la construction
des tocshes dams lie cinejere de l'eglise p sc:s
STALE, de ~qnelque dimension ct de quelque for,
me qn'on les desirera.-Ii a pris ses measures
pour xacpterb ien ct wife toa,ie les epytages qa
III se1ont eeafes
Le pionnier de l'Assomption. (Napoleonville [La.]) 1850-185?, 1855-11-12
AVIS.

LIE public est informe que Ia sacittc formce
pour tenir reimbursement connue sous lie nom
de Washington Hotel a Napolionviiie entire
charles A Besse ct Pierre II. Besse sous la
raison de Besse frsres sc tronve dissoute dun
commun accord, lie premier JUN proclaim
charles A. Bcsss reste seul charge dr reg e-
nent de toutcs les ~af1aires de la societc. Tontes
les psrsonnes qui doivcnt a l.: tie soclete
SON. roquises de venir solder mmeiiatsment
leu-s complies en're les m,.ins du dit charles
A. Basee.
Nopoleonvills Assumption &c 81 Mai 1855,
charles A BESSIE. 20
p. II. 1EssE.