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New-York daily tribune., 1856-07-18

SrtCU.E.-Jcsspb SI1eces. u n;peeiaoie c,sAee O
Shaw an, upA. sged sbeUt 20 .ear~, committed eu'cde
on Sat- dty cyening, Sune oa BY cutting ti' terrot
with r.zir. 1as kevlu-st telegraph e. 80 'Sas fos
sape time post lie gave ~ evidence et ~seesoS
mid, .g. Hes caes,fa- aaa coI..o.s!.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-07-18

J0rry Fowler, a member Of the kaa WsTd Patrol
Dsrict, DIED sudaeul. la. rsht from tie e6ect OF
the heat.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-07-18


the locOu olive CObOckenk at once set 70 w0 ana
reD6e Every assistance that imarity could dictate
They servec water procured tees ph!sicians ana
cid 'veiytig that was possible for auy men 20 co.
Ths crash of the two ali was oi tihcUy heard az
The Hotel 1t Fort Washington, and fG oistan'e OF
over mile cut ~ Dea!'s lane.
All the ph, sic,sns ic the neighboring towns were
sunmoa.t 10 The place; and used t1er best efforts 10
reli, ye the wGanCeG. Az Ong those present. were:
Dr.. J. Mecca Of Chestnut HILL DR.. $. X. 5. Smith
of Chts,u Hill, DR.. A. X. Esbert of Cne'tnut Hill,
DR. Chss. =. Bolton Of Eoge Hill, DIR. JOIN a: Ma,tin
Of White Marsh, ard Dr. M NeToerry OF White
Marsb
Tht mo-. horrible sight Of oil was that the burning
cas- for ip few mouen,s ofttr the collision. the re
spre &C rapidly through the broken rem' ants burHng
and roasting 10 death niaeteen meH, women eno cuu
drtp. Ttt g,oans auo shouts OF the wounded, and
.hose hy the Pgs and arms 20 the brrnug wreck,
wr,e of c srac'+r to spp the hraeret heart
A rsw Of men st one formec aud buckets USED
70 extingush the fame. but they unsuccessful.
lsr,e uumber NJ pe,sors W. re taken from the wreck
slipb., bruisf5 who ha.r breacth escapes from
b.ing buTLec ~ death.
THE farmers il ,he virnity rendered every aHs'st-
ence il their power. except one, man, who denanded
$40 70, q wagon to & mile for physician -
Aucrg th, ~ particularly active we're MI Charles
p. Wepiz Mr. {. Spencer and Mr. VIM sheetz A.,
The locomotive Cohocksink, III der charge OF MIR.
Wu. Stuhz, Superntt nd' ut ot Motive rower, ".us M
LII AZ 10 o'clock aud brought cosn portion OF the
6esd tnd wounded.
The scene upontt arrival ct Master street otgea's
ffscriptiortbe fathers and mothers aud relatives OF
The excursions bavipg asa Wh.c thee 70 the rum,
Der Of about 900 70 learn the result OF the dreac'~
ca.i strcphe. Gil.
Oficers Chares Burns John McCourt, John Ssuot
SAD Others of the Sevtn'eeDth Ward. went up alu
rtrderrc every ossstsoce 10 their power.
Mr.. JohI ii. Ain-wtrth the Sdperl tencent OF the
baggage department was I'll the oo~n tram. o..
escaped ur.i jui+d He mace An almost supt'nrman
70 rescu. those iu the burning cars ano @as par
ticuIe riy attertive 10 the w"unced.
NJ. st phsr A Wusow, one Of the most emcient
repore RI of the Phlsd, lphia Press was passenger
in the down train, but escaped without iujury'
STATEMENT or MR. wM SWAIN.
Mr Wm Sw ,im Chestnut Hill, about th'ee
n lies d.sts. l. WHEN tie disaster occurred; be immed
at,y has'en-d 10 The pot and be turnishes " WIN
the following particular Of the catastrophe that came
Under his own observstion n.
The scene was the uost awful ever witnessed, vi
Eve cors noshnr was let s.sncing but TIE "ne'
fv,r, hit Of wood work WAS totally. destroyed.
nuube- Of tbe dead were Ling in h"ar 20 drt eot
bum IA. yoa .?.ie 20, 81 whether they Tett 1!'a
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-08-21

B1~ We might fill our paper with accounts
of votes taken in shops and in railroad cars, in
which Fremont largely predominates but we
have not much fancy for such things. They
arc altogether too unreliable to place much de-
pendcnce upon. AS far as FREMONT is con-
cerned, we can dispense with them, because
the enthusiasm which his name has everywhere
aroused, makes it unnecessary. The BUcHA-
NIERs occasionally manufacture a demonstra-
ton out Of whole cloth, as a boy in the woods
whistles to keep his courage up We place
the most reliance upon the vote which is to be
taken on the 4th day of November next.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-08-21
rxSPe 4 Dutcbman had made n handsOm

HSF~ A Dutchman had made q handsome
fortune in Philadelphia by selling milk lie
started for Holland, with two bags Of gold
pieces When on shp-board he counted ons
bag Of his treasure 4 mischievous monkey
chanced to watch his operations. As soon ~
the counted bag had been replaced and tied
mp, Jocko seized it, and soon found his way To
the masthead. lie opened the bag, and after
eyeing the brilliant gold, proceeded to drop
one piece on the deck and another in the wa
ter until he had emptiod the bag When he
had finished, the Dutchman threw up his arms,
exclaiming " Pie jnkons he must pc de dy-
vel, for vat come from de water he does glib to
de water and vat come from de milk he does
glib to me-"
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-08-21

ABOUT PoErRY.-Wc were converSing with
a young lady, some few evenings ago, at liter
ary reunion, and as she had been introduced as
a poctess, we of course touched on poetry. 1t
was not many minutes before she had run
through the stcreotyped list of favorite au-
thors, when she concluded with Byron, assert
ing her conviction that he was the greatest
noet that ever wrote We modestly hinted
that we preferred according that distinguished
position to Shakespeare, upon which, with an m-
affected laugh at our simplicity, she cried
Why, Shakespeare wasn't poet his fI"!"S
doaI rdV7c."
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-08-21
[From the Tribune.l
TO HE WORK.

Brave Northern hearts, shall it he said
Your brethren find CORY bed
On plains to Freedom eonsecrate,
Nor you avenge their guiItless fate?
Shall Douglas rule while Frcemen die?
Shall brutal Brooks your power defy?
Shall kansss fall without one stroke
To shield her from the tyrant yoke?
Methnks | hear the North reply,
The East, the West, in one long cry,
Down, tyrants, down, your reign is DER,
When Fremont comes you rule no more.
Douglas and Brooks, with all their peers,
The pirate crew of Buccaneers,
Shall sink before the peoples hate,
And none but Pierce lament their fate.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-08-21
Fifteen States 0stracised.D

This is the heading of a foolish paragraph
copied by the JOuruat of Commerce from len
Cass's organ, the Detroit Free Press 1t is in
tended to strengthen the stupid delusion that
in order to the constitutional election of q
President, he must have votes in every State,
and carry some in both Z" sections NORTH
and South. Mr. Fillmore is evidently in a
state to give anxiety to his friends on this
point, if his last Albany speech be taken as
any indication of his mental condition.
The pth of the " ostracsm which the
Free Press so atfectingly laments, is found in
the following declaration
"Fifteen States could not, were he (Fremon) elected
have the slightest sympathy with his administration nor
take part in the affairs Of the gorenment!'
From this it would seem that a still further
condition is necessary to elect President con-
stitutionally He must have sympathy" in
every state. But pray let us be informed how
much sympathy has been felt with the admin
istration of Franklin Pierce in the Northern
States for the last two years and a half? If
it exists here at all it must be sought for al
most exclusively in the cuStom-houses, and post
offices, where sympathies are governed by a
peculiar set of nerves, radiating from the pOck-
ct instead of the heart
The truth is, that there is far more real SYM
pathy felt throughout the slave states for the
cause of Freedom and Fremont than exists in
the North for Border Rutfianism Party drill
and the hope of spoils will create a large vote,
for Buchanan, but the major part of it will be
obtained on false pretenses by specially gloss
ing over the villanies of Douglas, Atchison &
Co, and by secret disclaimers in behalf of Bu-
cbonan Of all cymna thv with or COrn,,Iiritv in
their acts. Let ground be openly taken by the
Buchaniers throughout the North in favor of
the real objects sought to be secured by the
election of Buchanan as eXpOunded at Rich
mond and Charleston, and the vote of their
chief would be- to say the least, as section
al as that Of Fremont.-Ereaiag Post
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-08-21

A TRtruFuI ANswER.-Bunkum, in the Old
North State, is undoubtedly the healthcSt
spot on earth and it was on that account
that some " lower country gentleman were
surprised one day to see Bunkumite at work
opening an ominous looking hole in the
ground" OF course they inquired what he
was about?
Digging grave, SIR
Digging grave Why | thought poo
pie didn't die cjirn up here-do they :"
{" Oh no, sir-thcy ncrcr die JM oncr -
They never asked that question but once"
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-08-21
LANCASTER CouHrY.-When Buchanan was

LANCASTER CoUNrY-When Buchanan was
nominated at Cincinnati, it was confidently pre-
dicted by his friends that he would carry Penn
Sylvania by so, 600 majority, and it was assert
ed with a chuckle that Old Lancaster, the Glib
ralter of the opposition, would give the Z" Fa-
vorite Son" majority, ranging from one to
three thousand SO confident were the Bu-
chanierS, and so dispirited were the opponents
of the EbonShn Democracy, that Lancaster
was given up as hopeless, by many who ought
to have had more confidence in the intelligent
Wing voters of that noble county.
The fog has now cleared away, and so far
from Buchanan having majority it is conf
IDENTIFY believed by shrewd politicians, that old
Lancaster will give from 1000 to 5000 maiori-
ty against the "Sage of Wheatand," as his
admirers call him Following the example
of Allegheny, Lancaster has united her divid-
ed opposition forces, and there is now peace,
union and harmony in the AntiBuchanan
ranks, and the solid opposition columns march
with a majestic head, which carries dismay to
the camp Of the enemy.
A correspondent announces the detection Of
one of the oldest and most influential Demo-
Gratis of that county, DIR. c. NJ. johnson, whose
Democracy has been endorsed by Buchanan
himself He is an experienced stump speaker,
and will do good service in the campaign.-
With defcctons on one hand, and union on
the Other, we do not wonder that Buchanan
found Wheatland uncomfortable, aud has be-
taken himself to Bedford Springs for consola-
ton.
The eyes Of the nation are upon Pennsylva-
mia, and uron Lancaster county. We feel
that Lancaster county can be safely trusted to
the strong and bold hearts of the opposition
to Buchanan, who represents in this campaign
nothing better, and nothing less, than Pierce
Douglas-P s-Pro-slavery Democracy !-Pats6"rg
Gazette.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-08-21

TIE YOUNG MANS LEIsURL-Y Dung Man
after the dutis of the day are over, how do you
spend your evenings? When business is duh,
and leaves at your disposal many unoccupied
hours, what disposition do you make of them !?
| have known and now know, many young
men, who, if they were devoted to any scientific,
or literary, or professional pursuits, the time
they spend in games of chance, and loungIng il
bed, might rise to any emnence. You have all
read of the scxton's son, who became fine as
tronomer by spending a short time every even
inc in gazing at the stars after ringing the
bell for nine o'clock Sir William Philips, who
at the age of forty-vc had attained the order of
knighthood, aud the office Of High Sheriff of
New England, and Governor of Massachusetts,
learned TO read and write after his eighteenth
year of ship carpenter in Boston. William
Clifford, the great editor of the Quarterly was
an apprentice to a shoemaker, and spent his
leisure hours in study And because he had
neither pen nor paper, slate nor pencil he
wrought out his problems on smooth leather
with a blunt awl.
David Rittenhouse, the American astrono-
mer, when plow-boy, was observed to have
covered his plow and fences with figures and
calculations James Ferguson, the great Scotch
astronomer, learned to read by himself, and
mastered the elments of astronomy while shcp-
herds boy in the fields by night And perhaps,
it is not too much to say, that if the hours vast
ed in idle company, in vain conversation at
the taverns, were only spent in the pursuit of
useful knowledge, the dullest apprentice in any
of our shops might become an intelligent mem
ber of society, and fit person for most of
civil Offices. BY such a course the rough COW
ering of many youth is laid aside and their
ideas, instead of being confined to local OBJ
jects and technicalities, might range the wide
fields of creation and other stars from among
the young men Of this city might be added to
the list of worthless that are guiding our coun-
try with bright yet mellow lght.-Rcr. DR..
MurfaV
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-08-21

be secuted by every freeman. / trust the time
is yet far distant, when the discussion of prin-
ciples by candid argument, shall be broken
down and prostituted to the base purposes of
scheming policy. FoRNAx.
SHESHEQuIN, August O. 1886.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-08-21

Rs~ Women dnre pain, poverty and the
SevercSt mi fortul c, with more fortitude than
men, but melt at the first harsh words from
those they love. With her own heart open he
fore her, no true mother can speak har>hIy I"
her child-the tone would rend the little ten
drills Of afiec; on that are cling NJ to her and
like vines in spring, ruthIeSSly cut, they might
bleed with fatal hindrancc to healthy growth.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-08-21

Ray- A FRIEND, telling how hot it was in
New Orleans, says "A vessel loaded with
pig lead lay at the levee, discharging her car
20 nigger would get a pig on his back, and
before he could get ashore, the lead melt and
run all over him, 50 that he'd have to be dug
out with cold chisel"
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-08-21

Ezs7D There ore two kinds of love; animal
passion, and platonic love The first ad-
mircs beauty of form and feature the second
of the mind and character aud no two persons
of opposite sexes can be perfectly happy in
each Others society, unless their feeling partakc
of the nature Of both.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-08-21
w. ~ GROW, Washington. ID. c.

h,RS, WAsHINGToN, August II, 1856.
a. p Yours Of the sth inst. is received. enclosing
sr frI, buchanan pamphlet and envelope with my
y sye thereon. The frank is not my hand writing
a.> .I eIt any such documents. For the only docu
~ len my Nha that have sent to your office this Ses
@ o, room tor the city +. .. last Friday, the date
}lrlH must therefore have been forged at some of
.a a, ..' rooms. or by some person sending that
''Hent into my district
Most truly yours.
...g. GtII'NHi \. GROW.
".f Nlin I. o. Bradford TO-. "a.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-08-21

FOREIGNERS IL KANsAs.-The New York
Staats Zeitung, Democratic German paper,
printed in New York city, publishes letter
from Kansas, in which the writer says: "Ail
the Germans in the Territory go with the
Free State party to man."
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-08-21

R~g- Ammunition is like II wild horse, which
pranccS increasingly, until it has thrown off It's
rider
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-08-21
Correspondence.

S,.r, MILAN, Bradford Co, Pa, Ang. s, 1856.
Rss, WITH return the title page of a buchanan
IN and Your Frank on the wrapper for an explana
In @ Your desire to circulate such pamphlets, or is
upon you. does the pamphlet contain
rt ''"'e't> Please answer at your earliest conven-
lours, respectfully
Don EZEKIEL CURRY.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-08-21

p-iy" You're doing i smashing hrSincg 4
The gardener aid Ia thr hail~tubc,
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1856-03-27

clans. He is just - dead - ifhe had
been drowned during the first week Of
the Deluge. or slain at the siege Of
Troy. The nomination o: % insig-
nificant . mummy has excited no lit.
tie surprise, especially in the South,
where Mr.. DoSkLsox's want ofstrength
is best understood. It was thought
that . party which Glands in such
great need Of every accessary advan.
tagc would endesvor TO strengthen it.
self by nominating . man Of influence.
AZ editor Of the Washington Union.
Mr.. DosELsox was such . miserable
failure that the party washed their
hands Of him on he Arst opportunity.
Gen. Pierce considered him unworthy
Of fconAdence and very properly refa.
sed him IN Office. Since then, he has
been aoundering In the regions Of
Know Nothiugism, retaining 10 his
old age, bic youthful itch ler writing
and his inevitable ill-luek. Mr.. Dow
BISON 10 certainly a weak brother, and
will take from Mr.. FILLMORE what lit. |
tie strength he has in the South
This is the ticket put forward to de.
feat the invinciblc Democracy Of the
1t will be lost sight ofin tie
for the contest will b. be-
tween the democracy and the lboli.
tionists. Sunny South.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1856-03-27
KANSAS MEETING,

Pursuant to notice q Kansas meet.
ing was held in the Hall Of the House
Of Representatives Saturday evening
last.
The Hall was filled to overflowing
with an intelligent audience Of ladies
and gentlemen.
Hon. J. J. Pcttus, President Of the
State Senate, was called to the chair
on motion Of Hon. s. Parks Of Talla.
hatchie, and presided with his accus.
toned grace and dignity.
After . few pertinent remarks from
Gov. McRac, s. Woodson, Esq, a cit.
izcn Of Western Missouri, was intro
duced to the assembly, and addressed
it in behalf Of Southern aid to Kansas.
Mr.. Woodson showed himself per.
fectly familiar with the atfairs Of the
Territory, and his speech was able
and satisfactory. There could have
been no one present. in whose bosom
. Southern heart beats, but must
have beea convinced. Of the necessity
Of prompt and eiicicnt action BY the
South. lie showed Kansas was in all
respects admirably adopted to slave
labor and that it opeacd On unsxcell.
ed field toc emigration. The plan
which be unfoldsd for retaining the
territory in the hands ofthe south, %
- to bring itinss The Union - Q slave
State as the psopsr time, is eminsatly
feasible, and cannot fail Of success L
promptly executed.
AZ the close Of Mr.. Woedson's ID.
'lrr =. Jepcr TcNs,r &C ,hi. ci,v, al.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1856-03-27
From the Home Journal.
NV LADY WAITS FOR NE.

Nc lady waits!---'Tis now the hour
When Morn unbars her gates!
Nv vessel glides beneath the tower
Where now my lady waits.
Her .igual ilutter. from tho WALL
Above the friendly sea!
I liz. but TO obey her call!
Nv lady waits for me. 49,.
NV lady wai.s-for Inc she waits.
While morning opes her golden gates
~ lady wait.!--No faircr flower
Fer decked ths floral grove.
Than she the pride Of hall and bower,
The lady Of my love!
The eastern hills ars deckcd with light,
The land breeze euAs the sea!
By love and Truth SuA Eansf' tosdiShs'
NV lady wsis for ms,
Nv lady waits--for nc she waits.
While morning opes her golden gates.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1856-03-27
MISSISSIPPI CENTRAL RAIL.
ROAD,

The constantly increasing busiasn
upon this Road, now opened - miles
from Grand Junction, ID nesthssa
terminus. to . point about Two milss
from HollySprings, proves . mere im-
portant tributary to he Memphis snA
Chsrlesten Railreal, nihaa ID ~
sanguine friends cenld have andeips-
ted. One ,nerchanain 81 sws pas.
senger trains Aow rua daily in con.
nection with thoss sf tho CAarlsssss
Rosd. The freight u innsass, sal
the passenger cass esassally crowded.
The track, ~ il foundaaien becomes
solid and compact. which always re.
quirss time and cafeful attention. up.
on . new road, muss pesvs IL sdap-
tatiea - hsy - wslfss ~ saias.
The Red win - spsnsa - Oslssd.
S. milss ifem ~ JIassisa, sad -
from Canton nsesAwsrd. ssak -
miles, By tAs JAuFsh Il July Asa: sNA
tn grading. tssstiss and 6riless1pen
IN psstiens e ~ rssd sss 1es1ew-
ing rapidly. So We ere sssuti on
the h"s. sI'hrritr " ~rt'- rer'-
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1856-03-27
THE X. N. CONVENTION AND
IT'S CANDIDATES.

The Know Nothing Convention re-
Gently held at Philadelphia, is certain
ly a magnificent failure, a stupendous
break down. Their grips and signs
and winks and mods and tomfoolcry
having been repudiated by the Amer
ican people, they met together, chang
ed their mode of tactics, and resolved
to keep stiff upper.lip. It was sim.
ply a funeral, with the most dreary,
dull and disconsolatc set Of mourners
that ever lamcnted the loss Of an
apostle and leader like Sam. Scri-
ously, the Philadelphia Convention
was a rich burlcsque. Talk, talk,
talk, seemed TO have been the inspi.
ration. The deluge Of words drown.
ed out al human ideas. Ten days Of
noisy wransling brought them to a
PLATFORM mass of water cruel and
pucrile verbiage, such a. no conven-
ton ever before adopted. The throng
seemed to take a pleasure in unmean-
ingness--silliness was brought to the
point Of intensity. The platform is a
most contemplate, ridiculous. shame
full affair. Il opens, like the old, worn
out, discarded platform with n hypo-
critical groan of"public ackno wlcdg-
ment to the Supreme Being"-then FOL.
lows = rigmarole Of nonsense which
can be made to favor every thing ex.
cept slavery and democracy. The
word slavery is studiously "preter-
for it does not occur in the
whole platform.
The ticket for President and Vice
is in keeping with the plat
form OF the convention. 1t has fallen
still -born,--produced no enthusiasm
whatever. We have no hesitancy in
saying that Mr.. FILLMORE is unqucs-
the strongest man for the
South that the party could nominate.
We 60 further and say that Mr.. FILL.
soRE's administration was in the main
much more friendly to
the institutions Of the South than we
had . right to expect. from his former
views, but to think Of being elected
President by such . party on such a
shows that he presumes
largely on the ignorance fthe people.
At the South, where Mr.. FiLtsoaE
is the strongest, his party is weakest.
Mr. FnLMoas retired from the Prssi-
dency with the confidence Of his party
md the respect Of his opponents-
and it is IN unfortunate thing for his
lame that he has permitted the use Of
his name BY . faction.
Asto AxDAsw J. DoxsLsox, the can
iidase for the Vice, Presidency. he 10
he very smallest sert Of small peta.
lces. He 10 the most conoum,ns6c old
icgy that now lies stsrk. stiff and rig.
4 in tho eenuIrh-A cf ,iefnrr, -o',;.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1856-03-27

NosxAL ScsooL.-Miss Sillia e. Re-
nesu. Of Grenada. Miss. has msmori.
slised the Legislature Of that State,
urging the importance Of . State
Female College. This seeemplishsd
young lady has long been urging ths
importance Of . State Female Col.
lego. This accomplished young lady
has long been urging. through ths
press Of Mississippi. the sdvsatass
~ b derived from such sa iastitutioa.
She originated ~ idsa. asd bee a.
vocased il with = saitP - assy
m honorable msseulins might ven
be proud to possess. We havs he
pleasure of knowing this young lsdy.
and have never mot her superior
among her sex ex-Asmphis Eagls.