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Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-08-21
THE PEOPLES CLOTHING STORE! |!
18] GREAT BARGAINS! [56
NJ. i. Solomon, Proprietor.

THIS extensive Readymade Clothing Establishment
L. situated in Mercurs block Main street has just been
filed with large assortment of SPRING CLOTHING.
The proprietor the public that he has the best
and cheapest assortment offered in Towanda and to
prove this fact he respectfully asks the public call and
examine for themselves
Persons wishing good bargains and elegant suit or
any portion thereof well made of substantial material
Coat Vest Panaloons Cravat Collars and in fact every
thing in the line will do well to call He is confident he
can satsfy all in price and quality.
R9 Don't forget the placeOne door south of Mercur
store, Man-st. Towanda March 2S 1856.
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NAP OF BRADFORD COUNTY. Fl

w actual measurrmrmt and surreg thr0gghog'hf Com
ty made under the direction of j. ~. BfRkER-lhe
subscriber will publish shortiya New ANp COMPLETE VI"
or BR&BFoRD CUryTY. The surveys arcnow in proSe''
All the Public Roads. Railroads Stations Post ONCE
Churches, School Houses, Stores, Shops. NILS. lr'4e
and Public Houses Re. are to he shown the Map N
addition TO the usual topography OF Rivers Creeks "1
and Mountains The names Of the property holders eg
orally, including those in the County who subscribe ~
advance to the Map, are also to be inserted III 'Acr
tive places
MAPS OF THE PRINCIPAL VILLAGES. on q 1r-'
scale. will be inserted in the margin Also views ly
lie buildings and private residences. ,,.
No more Maps will be published than sTos'fif' ''
and at only one price. ~t.
The Map will contain some l6 or Is square i'rl' IT,
engraved and delivered % subscribers handsome
and mounted. WILLIAM !. BARRIER, Fuoi'-''
North Hector, y. y, Nav 2S lSj6.
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Pupils boarding in the Hall, GwhO will be exclusively
Females will furnish their bed bedding towels &c
and the table silver at their option.
No pupil taken tor less than half term The boarding
bulls for the term must he paid in advance or one half
thereof at their entrance, and the remaining half at the
middle of the term.
kpis entering the institute pledged to the obser-
vance of the RegutI0us and none will be admitted on
other terms
Especial exercises arranged without extra charge
schools.
;. r. Corr, Sec. c. L. WARD, President.
July 3, 1856. A. WIcKuAM Treasurer
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JEWELRY! JEWELRY! JEWELRY
a, MI, Warmers

a. M. Warmers
Ner q. Splendid ,Tc'ceiry Stare, one door north
of PHttons Drug Store,
HAS just been opened with the largest and
"a most choice stock ef FASHIONABLE
eS&<bJM JEWEI.RY offered to discriminating
&-- ~ pablic. Indeed. he safely say that with
ESs, I'm the opening of his store has been in
sasSSE>$~A auGurated a in the Jewelry line,
inasmuch along with the choice and elegant assortment
he gives the reliable of almost mcrcdi
BILE reduction in prices the rich and tasteful articles hav
ing been all bought with ready cash.
A. NJ w. when he reflects how, for the past years with
far less attractive stock he has enjoyed large share
of public patronage ater himself that the immense in
of Goods he offers, which have been bought
much advantageousy. will enable him to increase
the generous confidence which has hitherto been vouch
safcd to him. He therefore s0citS continuance of the
favor of his old customers and invites the public general
" to and the fashions.
ag-THE WATCH REPAIRING DEPARTMENT will
continue be distinguished by the skill and despatch
which has heretofore enabled it to enjoy the evable rep
utatinn of being the most reliable in town.
Towanda, September -, lSj5.
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Book Binding,

Book Binding.
IfHE undersigned has the agency of one of
IL the best Binderies in N Y City and is ready to re-
ceive Books Pamphlets, Magazines &c, To be bound in
any style desired in the neaest and substantial
manner and at very low rates-sha he forwarding lot
very soon-so send in your volumes. o D. BARTLETT.
April IT. 1856.
lust received new supply of Pure White
~ Lead. No snow white Xnc, Coral. ncmar. and
Harness Narnsh and Japan, 10y II. : MERCuR.
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BIZ sine UarAs.

n f. MADILL, VI. D., PHYSICIAN
= IND SURGEON-Ofice at his residence in
Wyiox, Pa. July 2s, lsj5.-6m
The Placer herald., 1856-01-05
AUBURN, JANUARY s, 1880

The news of the week is of but little IN
tcrest The holidays were passed as they
usually are in some portions Of the country,
in consumption of considerable amount of
bad whiskey, which in our town seemed to
have peculiar effect upon some OF those
who were DER friendly to John Barley-corn.
In fact, some were SO spiritually inclined
that they invaded the church and kept con-
,inual tolline of the bell, and at last, late in
the night of New Years removed the "afore-
said" (as our neighbor of the Press would
saw to the middle Of Commercial street,
where a continual ringing was kept up until
daylight, which was probably interesting to
the citizens of the neighborhood
We think Mr.. Whiskey should have left
that bell on the church where it belonged
However little veneration persons may have
for the institution in particular yet proper
respect for the purposes for which the build
ing has been dedicated, and for those OF our
fellow citizens, who from religious and con-
scientious motives assemble there to wor-
ship, should have prevented the desecration
Of the property. We certainly cannot do
otherwise than condemn this foolish and
inebrous act, and for one, hope never to hear
Of its repetition.
The Placer herald., 1856-01-05

Six INDIANS KlLED-We learn from Mr..
w. Cowles. who returned from the North on
Thursday night, that just previous to his ar
rival at the ranch of Major BidwelI, between
Shasta and Marysvie, on Wednesday night
the Maj and some of his neighbors had
Killed SIX Indians whose bodies we're living,
sun warm, near the house. 1t appears the
Indians went to the mill of Major Bidwell
and demanded flour, which was refused by
the miller. The Indians became offended.
used abusive language and finally, having
firearms, shot the miller in six different
places, from the effects of which he died
Inc alarm was Immediately given and the
Indians were dispatched, as above stated
only two Of the number making their escape
The Placer herald., 1856-01-05

The LEIDEsDoRrF EsTATE.--lt is generally
known that this vast property has been
confirmed to the claimant by the Board of
US. Land Commissioners, and that the
Supreme Court has decided that it has not
escheated to the State. 1t has been apprais-
ed at over $2,ooo,00o. Now there is new
claimant and one that is likely to be
successful. The heirs Of Leidesdorf, by their
agents, are now in California, and are about
to contest the right Of Folsoms executors to
the property. In this great suit-great be-
because of the amount Of property involved.
it will be shown that Ledesdorff was born in
Copenhagen, Denmark, and was not, as has
been represented, the issue of Anna Maria
Sparks Of St. Croz. There are full brothers
and sisters of Leidesdorff now LIVING in
Copenhagen; issue by the first wife of his
father, before he removed to the West Indies
They now claim this property and have, or
are about to institute suit for its recovery.
The Placer herald., 1856-01-05
Correspondence from Yankee Jim's.
Division of Placer County,

Mr.. Editor: Presuming that your readers
will be more or less interested, in all move
ments that NAV be made by any portion of
the people of this county, either for the pur-
pose OF procuring or opposing a division of
the county at the next session of the State
Legislature, desire through the medium
of your valuable paper to give brief sketch
Of public meeting ostenslbly Of the citizens
Of this ''dvide," held on Saturday evening,
at Herrick's Hotel, in this place. for the pur-
pose of devisng measures to secure a divi-
sion of the county, if that end should be
deemed advisable. do so, not because the
isolated action Of any small portion of the
citizens of any part Of the county is supposed
to exercise any controlling influence in the
decision of SO important measure, but from
a desire to expose the means resorted to- by
those friendly to division, to secure the CO.
operation of those opposed; and that we
may not ! G supposed to favor project which
we utterly condemn as premature and mex
pedient.
A notice signed, "Many Citizens" appear
ed in the Ioaoa Hill Neus, upon tho sole re-
sponsibility of its editor, calling for a public
meeting of the citizens of the upper end of
the county, to be held at the place above
stated, on the Goth of December, 1855, for
the purposes above enumerated Meetings
were subsequently held at Wisconsin Hill
and at Iowa Hill, at which delegates were
appointed to meet the citizens of Yankee
Jim's, on the day mentioned in said call
The delegates from those two places ap-
peared on the day appointed good peo
pie of our town remaining, in the meantime
profoundly ignorant of the fact that call
had been made. Not single person of this
locality having been advised or consulted
with, either personally or by letter, on the
subject, with one, perhaps tmo exceptions:
both Of whom were well known to be favor
able to division. At the appointed time,
the meeting was early called to order and
organized by choosing our fellow townsman,
Samuel Todd, chairman, one of the t,oo fa-
vorable to a division. The object of the
meeting being stated, a committee was ap-
pointed to draft resolutions to be submitted
for the action Of the meeting. During the
absence of the committee, a gentleman from
Iowa Hill moved an adjournment until
o'clock, p. m, which was instantly objected to
by VIM. Duck, Esq. The motion for ad-
journment being insisted upon, Mr.. Duck
moved an amendment to the effect that the
meeting adjourn sine de- The motion, as
amended, was almost unanimously passed.
The gentlemen from abroad. then present,
by their silence, compressed lips and lower
ing brows evinced, that while they were much
annoyed, they were conscious Of being en-
shared in their own network. The gentle
men of the committee returning, found the
The Placer herald., 1856-01-05
Newtown Correspondence.
NEwTowS, Dec. Doth, 1855

NEW1OWN. bEC. EolH lOcC.
Friend Mitcheu:-The late copious show
ers have saturated the hills and the plains,
and the bitches are running full of water.-
The diggings in this neighborhood which,
heretofore have hardly claimed the attention
of the miners, are now calling forth their
energy and industry and are being compen-
stated with handsome rewards Each day
brings tidings of the miners successes in this
neiehborhood. Claim after claim has proven
good, many of which are now paying from
ten dollars to twenty per day, and many
others from four to ten dollars.
There are over 400 claims taken up in this
district, about rs or 100 Of which pay well.
Underwood's claim yielded the present week
in two days, eighty-tive dollars.
This region, skirting on the plains, has
been much overlooked and neglected owing
to the scarcity of water, and the great dis
position to go higher up in the mountains,
and oftentmes, like the Salmon, get badly
bruised among the rapids and boulders.-
Here it appears that nature has been profuse
in the distribution of her bounteous gifts,
scattering the precious ore in one mighty
"broad-cast," giving all a chance who are
willing to WELD the pick and shovel.
The diggings are of surface nature, the
gravel easy to wash and the gold fine, but
now and then nugget is found-that swells
the toi-worn miners heart with JOY.
Newtown is in fourishing condition, hav-
ing three stores, four hotels, two butcher
shops, and is one of the towns of Placer.
Whisky Diggings Ditch was completed a
few days ago, supplying Cox's Ranch district
with water, and the diggings bid fair to turn
out well.
There is an enterprise on foot to bring in
ditch on the divide between Coon Creek
and Bear River, taking the water out of Bear
Biver above McCourtneys Crossing. The
ditch will be about fourteen miles long, sup
plying with water region Of country here
tofore unworked but prospects well. In all
probability it will be safe investment for
capitalists.
| notice by last issue of the Herald spirit
manifested on the "Divide" for division of
the county, which we believe down here is a
mere scheme of few designing men for po-
litical gain, increasing the number of offices
and adding an additional tax on the tax
payers. AS a taxpayer | am opposed to the
division, but believe it would be great ad-
vantage to the residents in the lower part of
the county, for it has all Of the public works,
the largest taxpayers, and | might say
are the most orderly citizens, or at least fewer
indictments are framed against them.
But think for the good Of all, let old Placer
remain as she is, in the language Of the i'm
mortal Jackson the Union must be preserv-
ed" The farmers are busily engaged in
seeding and from the spirit manifested
amongst them will tell next harvest a good
tale for Coon Greek husbandry.
Yours truly, PIKE PLAINS.
The Placer herald., 1856-01-05

!. O. o. F.-The newly elected officers of
the following Lodges of the Indedendent Or
der of Odd Fellows, in this county, have been
installed during the past week, by d. D. G..
Master, NJ. Hyneman, of Auburn
MOUNTAIN LODGE, No. IA, Michigan Bluff
Thomas B. Harper n. c.; Charles A Tuttle,
V. g.; II. II. Day, r. S.; Matthew Andrews,
P. S.; J. II. Baker, Treas.
PLACER LODGE, No. 3s, Iowa IIill-A. S.
Long, N. G.; G. II. Frischgesell, V. g.; Jo-
seph Melbourne, S. A. f. Block, Treas.
WAsHINGToN LODGE, No. 40, Yankee
Jims.-E. Bum, N. G.; P. b. Pagan, V. c.;
VIM. Winchester, Il. S; John Mumiord P.
s.; NJ B. Tubhs, Treas.
The Placer herald., 1856-01-05

That DIVISION MEErING.-ln another
column will be found an interesting commu-
ucation from our Yankee Jim correspondent
in relation to the meeting held at that place
on the 29th ult. 1t tells the whole story
and from it our readers can learn how much
unanimty of feeling there is, (about which
the editor of the News has been talking so
lcarnedIy) in regard to division Of the
county. Read it.
The Placer herald., 1856-01-05
NOTICE

NUIlCE,
INHE stockholders of the American River wafer
l. and Mining Company will please take nohcs
that the Trustees of said company have levled ~
assessment of ten per cent upon the capital s'eVN
equivalent to fifty dollars upon each orglna1'
share, payable at the office of the company onana
after the Sd day of January inst, and that suvs
shares as shall be in default for non-payment o.
said assessment at the expiration of THIRTY DALI M
from the date hereof, will be sold at public au.
ton to the highest bidder at the Office of the c9u.
pany at Carrolton, Placer county. on the 4th aa'
of February next. at O'Clock, P. NJ. in the n'a~'
ner provided by law.
CT Fl. PALMER,
Dated Placer Co. Jan. 3. l856.-4t. SecreIa'!
The Placer herald., 1856-01-05

LECTURE OF J. w. WINANs.-Ihe lecture
of this gentleman on The Dignity of Labor"
Mt Musical Hall, San Francisco, on the eve
ming Of the 2sth ult., was attended by
large audience. The Sacramento Union, Of
Monday last, published the lecture in full.
The Placer herald., 1856-01-05
dd.Fellows Dedication and Ball.

THE Odd-Fellows of Washington Lodge No.
40, Yankee Jim, will publicly dedicate their Hall
on the 22nd of February next. In the evening a
Ball will be given at the Golden Gate, which has
been reftted and papered for the occasion. 1t is
one of the largest rooms in the county.
The Placer herald., 1856-01-05

Garrett, recently convicted at Sacramento
having murdered Brickell, is to be hanged
on the 9th of January. The gallows is to
be erected at point situated Immediately
south Of the second open refreshment stand
beyound the Fort--the scene of the execu.
ton of Thompson and others, the murderers
Of "Boot Jack"
The Placer herald., 1856-01-05
NOTICE.

NOTICE. "a
4 MEETING of the B. Fl. T. Go. will De .ust us,
"a in Auburn, Placer county, on the 2Sln ~ ,p'i
ior the purpose of increasing the capital s'0''
SAID company to six thousand dollars.
JAS. CULBERTSO''
Z. G. SMITH.
WIN. A. JOHNSo''
Auburn, January 4, 1s5S.-4t
The Placer herald., 1856-01-05

Contested ELECTION CAsE-The Chron-
icle says that in the case Of the contested
election between Herman Wohler and G. R.
Saunders no testimony will be taken, but
statement of facts will be agreed to and sub
mtted to the Legislature.
The Placer herald., 1856-01-05

President Pro TEM-Senators Norman,
Hawks and Burton are spoken of by their
respective friends as candidates for the hon
orabe position Of President pro. tenn. Of the
Senate
The Placer herald., 1856-01-05

H Mr.. Oberdeener, Of the Auburn Bool
Store, will accept our thanks for the early
delivery of the latest eastern journals.
The Placer herald., 1856-01-05
Exchange for Sale drawn by

Exchange for Sale drawn by
DREXEL, SAZHER d CHURCH.
On the princp pal cities Of the Atlantic States and
Europe. Gas- Sight Checks on Sacramento and
San Francisco
HIGHEST PRICE PAID FOR GOLD DUST
&sr Deposits received. General and Special
ana any other business appertaning to Banking
promptly attended to.
Auburn, January 5th, 1856. ",
The Placer herald., 1856-01-05

BASKISG.-In another column will be
found the advertisement of Scott Brother
Of Yankee jim.
The Placer herald., 1856-01-05
Dissolution Of the British Parliament.

LONDON, NOV. ~. y A. NJ.
1t was stated with confidence in Downing
street yesterday that Lord Pamerston had
determined upon an immediate dissolution of
Parliament: that the announcement viii be
made public in a few days. and that the new
Parliament will be called together early in
February.
1t is asserted in Paris that he Emperor
proposes that the English army should be
placed under French Commanler-iu-Chief
and that, on the other hand, he would place
his fleet, under an English Admiral.
Louis PhiIippes widow Queen Maria
Amelia, has gone to Genoa, accompanied by
the Duke of Memoirs.
Cardinal Wiseman has gone to Paris and
had special audience Of ;he Emperor
The French papers say that there is no
truth in the report that France intends to
reinforce her West India Naval Station.
In the two years Of the pending war, Rus
sia has absorbed into her armies eight hun
dred and sixty thousand men, and France
into hers three hundred thousand, while
Great Britain has probably absorbed about
fifty thousand.
The Placer herald., 1856-01-05

ErOur friend E. NJ. Mall, has commeuc-
ed banking on his own hook in Auburn,
read his advertisement in to-days Herald.
The Placer herald., 1856-01-05

CoRA's TRIA1.-Cora's trial for the mur-
der of General Richardson, WAS set for Thurs
day last.
The Placer herald., 1856-01-05

The new line of telegraph between Sacra-
mento and Benicia is now completed
The Placer herald., 1856-01-05

PACIFIC ExrREss-We are indebted to
the Pacific Express for the first delivery of
Eastern papers bv the John L. Stephens.
The Placer herald., 1856-01-05
NEW DVERTISEMENTS .
List of Letters


List of Letters
Remaining in the Post Office at Ophirvillc. CA
January lst, 1856.
Anderson Floyd 2 Ames David
NJ NJ Anemeble John
Brown H C Benson Geo
Beach G L Biles c C
Bowling Henry
Cabner A Cole Stephen
Cleveland r T Campbell Gelson.
Clah S S
Ditibe Dyer Daniel
Derr John 2
Ellis CIV
Ferguson Charles Frierson Jehu
Finnie I l.
Glading G II
Harrison Deter 2 Hecock John
Hutcherson Thos Honeycutt l.
llamaker Philip Howard S
Hoadley Waterman Higley Emely
Judge Heady johnson AB
Jack John
Kelly W J Keneda John
Kline l. K Kennedy
Larontz Peter
Murry Conclilin 2 Marben William
Megerhan Pat Morrcw Scott
Markley OnarieS Moore Charles
Mcdowell N McKndly Philip
Mccartney Wash
Nichols J b
Oak Miss Caroline Oakley Abm
Omard Thisnathy
W W Perry Thomas
Payton James
Reneda John Ramsey Thos S
Rightnure B
Stone llam'ln 2 S:ealman 1T
Seibey: Charles Stewart II II
Selbert John Schuler Andrew
Townsley A E3 Truett George
townsend Benz Taylor VI G
Thomas Miss NJ \
Nelker John Wilson Nathen K
Watts Il a Wilson Louis 2
Watrus Wm B Waldron NaIon
Williams Washington
y. p. CURTIS p. "
The Placer herald., 1856-01-05

re Wells, Falgo g. Co.. have conferred
Express favors during the week.
The Placer herald., 1856-01-05

One HUNDRED DOLLARS RrwARD.-The
Sheriff of Sutter County offers reward of
800 for the apprehension and delivery to
him of a certain horse thief who has lately
been committing depredations in the vicinity
of Nicoaus. The fellow is not over 90 years
old; smooth face; no beard; has spot, per
haps sore i'll his cheek about the size of
ten cent piece opposite his mouth; the mark
is very conspicuous, but cannot accurately
describe its locality, whether it is on the
right or left cheek; light hair; about five feet
eight inches high not heavily made, will
weigh about l45 or l5O pounds.
The Placer herald., 1856-01-05

MEXICAN AFFAIRs.-The Chronicle learns
that the agents of Alvarez in California will
soon publish some authentic documents,
which will give an exact representation of
the expedition of the Archibald Oracle. 1t
will appear in that paper.
The Placer herald., 1856-01-05

The town of Sonora is situated l97l s..
bove the level Of the sea-
The Placer herald., 1856-01-05

Miss Estelle Potter, with a tbeatr;o,
troupe, is performing at Nevada
The Placer herald., 1856-01-05
The observation-disclosures Of Tunnel Mining

clfc recently described some OF the mining
grounds on the Middle Fork of the American
river. After mentioning the rich surface
diggings at Todd's Valley, the writer says:
But the surface washings are on V part
of that which gives the section its great mi
ming importance. On the north, extending
tain range is pierced with tunnels. A few of
these are already netting large returns to
those who for years have steadily persevered
in running them, in some cases a thousand
feet, through solid rock, where it often re-
quires from four to six and seven blasts to
progress a single foot. AS we entered these
lengthy tunnels and acquainted ourselves
with the toiing miners, and carefully gath
cred the evidence upon which to found an
opinion as to the mines Of this region, we
were astonished to contemplate the immense
wealth here, covered up and gradually to be
brought out for a world to use. No tunnel
seems yet driven sufficiently low to have
reached the bottom Of the great gold basin,
which extends along under this mountain
range. Whenever either by tunnels driven
from a lower position, or by shafts sunk sut1i-
GENTLY deep, the bottom shall be reached,
the gold taken out may surpass in reality, the
widest expectations of the first discoverers
of America Yet let not excited adventures
from the Atlantic States, or elsewhere, rush
hither to obtain this immense wealth, for let
them know that while a few reach the rich
deposits, far more are forced to content them
selves with the wages of day laborers. Yet
surely generations cannot exhaust the riches
of this one mine which now extends almost
continuously eight miles, with tunnels run
ming under the great mountain which is from
one to two miles in width, under the whole
Of which good mining may extend to be
worked for thousand years to come.
WHIsKEY FINANcIERING some time
past we have heard rumors relative to COM
pact said to have been entered into be-
tween the manufacturers of domestic liquors
in this city and that portion of the trade
interested in the sale Of such, whereby the
first named parties, in consideration Of a
stipulated bonus, were to bind themselves to
close their distilleres for the period of ono
hundred days. This has been rendered
advisable in consequence of the accumulation
of the stocks of domestic spirits, both by
shipments and by the additions daily by the
manufactures in the face of scanty demand
from the country at large. 1t is now definitely
stated that the agreement has been entered
into and that the provisions will be complied
with by the parties on both sides forthwith,
one of the prominent distleries having
already stopped operation, and the balance
initiating the example at the close of the
week" s. F. Herald
Contested EI EIEcTION CASE-Tha Chron