Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-11-27
Reception at Elmira.
From the Elmira Daily Gazette, Nov. IL

Monday was gala day for Elmira--a day
pregnant with interest to the town, and to
Western New Y ork and Northern Pennsyl7a.
MIA. The North Branch Extension was fully
opencd-an event long expected, and as long
delayed. Like Elmirans, we all felt an inter-
est in the glorious conSummation of an enter
prise, so essential to the business interests of
ElmirG and the surrounding country At two
o'clock, in response to an extra issued from
this Office, large concourse of citizens of this
village assembled Oh Lake street. opposite
Haight's Hotel and, preceded by " sncrs
Band, proceeded to the Junction Canal, Just
| below T'uthiifs Mil, where the 16narallda,
first boat through since the completion of the
North Branch Extension, was lying The as
semblage Of the citizens was greeted with the
roar of the cannon, both from the shore and on
! board, and the shouts OF delighted populace
All who obtained a place on board the boat,
were accommodated with Il deck passage, and
started ON the first trip from the North Branch
Extension -.'
Uualloyed jolity and enthusiasm pcrvaded
the masses on board the boat, until it arrived
at the Clinton street Lock, when CO.! HArnA
WAY was spontaneously called for, and respond
ed in a few brief but pertinent remarks He
said that, on account Of the inclemency o. the
weather he should make no speech, and hoped
that, if he did commit that iudiscretion, none
would be green enough to listen to him. He
said that this was an auspicious day for Elmi-
ra-one that we had long looked for and pray
ed for the glorious consummation this dav com
memorated. 1t was an additional link in the
ties that bound the keystone and Empire
States together, and the speaker was happy to
see the generous response of our citizens on the
occasion. 1t augured well for the future fra
terna feeling that should exist between States
woven together by such inseparable ties. We
all rejoieed at the discovery Of gold in Califor
MIA but gold was Oh Y The standard-tlre re-
presentive-of the black diamond" of Penn
sylvania. He said he wonld not speculate up-
on the business Importance to EImira of the
event inaugurated today But he would say,
all honor TO JOHN ARSoT, who had invested
100000 in the Junction Canal, when he knew
that neither himself nor his would ever realize
one cent-all honor to MAFFEr, the Superin.
tendent of the Northwest EXtension-and all
honor to DAVID SHEARER, the Superintendent
of the junction Canal, through whose instru-
mentality this event was so fatteringly inaugu-
rated.
After the conclusion of Col HATHAwAY's re-
marks, the boat proceeded to the basin of the
Chemung Canal, amid the most enthusiastic
shouts of the multitude.
Here a large crowd had assembled, and
while the booming of the cannon was heard
from every side, Capt. MAY, of the boat, was
called out. lie gave an appropriate response,
when JoHN RICHARDS, Esq, of Pittston, Pa,
was called upon, and very pertinently acknow-
ledged the compliment to his State and to the
company. His speech was received with voci-
ferrous cheers from the crowd
The procession then formed, and marched to
Haght's Hotel, where each and all were cou
graduated on the auspicious event of the day
Never have we seen the citizens Of Elmra so
unanimous in their congratulatory greetings