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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-01
Movements OF southern stea,ne rs.
THE ALABAMA AT SAVANNAH

HE ALABAMA AT SAVANNAH.
SAVANNAH, Dec. 90, 1856.
The steamer Alabama from New York. arrived here
today.
THE STEAMER NASHVILLE AT CHARLESTON.
CHARLESTON Dec. 60. 1855
The United states mall steamship Nashville arrived
here N O'Clock On Monday night
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-01
Connasrations Throughout the Country.

FIRE AT PATERSON, n. J.
PATERSON, Dec. 81, 1866
destructive FIRE occurred here l&si night on The cor
ner Of Main and Van Houten streets. Eight stores wer
so'a~ consumed, together wh the entire contents INC
stores Of vAndarvoort h Snyder, dry goods; A. sd
tenbsroush, dry goc'-: W Tunison, dry goods; KcKi
bakery, shoe store adjo,-.ns .. aiies., t~Is-cou
James Dunn conectioner; Mrs. Kelly, variety store
Beam Taylor, shoes aud boots were conadoAablv
damaged By water. Alsoseversl other buildings aooss
the street less damaged by frs(sna
water. The total loss Is estimated q. $50, ooo (rhe
origin OF the IRE is unknown.
PIRE AT AKRON, OHIO.
BUFrAIo, Dec. 81, 1855
The Beacon Office at Akron, Ohio, burned Mon.
day morning. together with Messrs Beebe and Eker's
bookstore, welmore Co.'s agricultural store aud Bow.
Barbers grocery store. Several adjoining bulings
were also greatly Injured
FIRE AT MILAN, OHIO.
CLKyKIAsp, Dec 81, 1855.
The grist mill and saw mill OF Messrs. Merry Il Cay,
AZ Milan ohio, together with koeker STEAMERS block
sctory, were burn, yesterday mor6ng The formers
Ices es'im.'ed at from 'l2o'o to siSsOs toe 'tS's
at IS 600. No Insurance
FIRE AT LOUISVILLE, KY.
LOUISVILLE, De-. 81. 1856.
The Medical Department OF tho University OF Louisville
destroyed by Ere this morning. TIE loss covered
by Insurance. and enough OF the apparatus sei to
enable the lectures to be continued 10 Law Depart,
uent &C Joining
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-01
Fatal Railroad CnsunIfx.

New HAVEN, Dec, 81, 1855.
The seven O'Clock train from New York this mornne
struck covered wagon, Milford In which were
VIM Kelsey and Gilbert Nete instantly killing Kelsey
and nearly killing Neteton. Both belonged 10 Milford
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-01
r He TEST NEWS
BY PRINTING AND MAGNETIC 1IEGRlPHs,

Another Bost OF the Lyonnais Piled nm al
Sea.
HALIFAX, Dec:
The brig Beauty from Jamaica, srrivsst>at \
Saturday nsbt, Reports tnat on her q1.ward voy
Nov. Q, In lat 40 she picked up Whale boat, boits
s'arboard eide stove ana oars lesaed to thwarts,
of water, and life buoy msssed "Ls,I.yonnas HayrS
also white shirt and fine cambria handkerchief markS
nFF." VI
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-07-23
IMPORTANT FROM KANSAS.

By telegraphc despatch which we copy
from the New York papers, we learn that
trouble has again broken out in Kansas, and
that Gov. WALKER was employing the United
States troops to force upon the people of Kan
sas the execution of the bogus laws. The ac-
count is meagre and unsatisfactory, and we
await with much anxiety further accounts.
We have felt confident for some time, that
the fair words and pretty speeches of WALKER
were meant not to give the people of Kansas
their rights, but as cover for some hidden
design which in the end should eventuate to
the benefit of the Pro-Slavery party. That
WALKER was sent to Kansas to give the Free
State men an opportunity to secure their rights,
or that he has any desire, except to advance
the cause of Slavery we do not belieye. Bnt
it was necessary to quiet the feeling aroused
in the country from the appointment of Pro
Slavery man, by fair words and specious pre-
tensions The work of subjugating Kansas,
has never for moment ceased. What other
Governors have been unwilling to attempt
WALKER has now undertaken, at the point OF
the bavonet. The cause Of Freedom in Kan
sas, to-day, is in greater peril than it ever has
been, because the chains have been gradually
but surely Tightening, which delivered the
Free State party powerless to the tender mer-
cies of the Border Rnfiians The have now
no resource except such as their forefathers
had when oppression and tyranny sought to
enslave them. We trust the issue will be
peaceful, but we have no expectation that the
Freemen of Kansas will quietly submit to the
expressions prepared for them by the Bor-
der Rufians of Missouri.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-07-23

ACCIDENT on THE CATTAwIssA AND WILLIAMS
FORT RAIL RoAD,-A young man named Abra-
ham Martin, brakesman on the passenger
train of the CattawiSsa and WilliamSport
Railroad company, was so seriously injured on
Saturday the lth inst, that he died the fol-
lowing Sunday night 1t appears he was
standing on the platform of one Of the cars at
tending to his duty, when his nose commenced
bleeding, and to prevent it from getting on
the car, or soing his clothes, he held his head
from the train, and there is q heavy grade
just where the accident happened, a few miles
above Tamaqua, it is thought the rapid mo-
ton of the train shook him from his position
and threw him Oh the ground, aighting on his
head and fracturing his scull in most horrid
manner He was brought to Tamaqua the
same day, and fingered until about ten O'Clock
on Sunday night when death ended his snfler-
ings. He was a single man aud We believe
belonged to WilliamSport.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-07-23

ILLLNoIs DEMOCRACY According 10 the De-,
troit Free Press, the Democracy in Mr.. Dou.
las State are not in situation to boast Of
the purity of their skirts. The leader of the
Buchanan forces has been arrested in Chicago
for some unvirtuous deed, aud is now breaking
stone in the Bridewell, together with Other
Democratic officials. The Council has bcea
deprived of its Democratic representation bv
arrest and Imprisonment of one of its mem
bers ; the board of supervisors ditto, and
Democratic county or Congressional Con,
vention could not now be called unless no
tice should emanate from the BrideweIs
where its chairman is serving out six months
sentence
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-07-23
The GrasshOpper Plague Of Minnesota.

4 letter from Anoka, NJ. T., fully confirms
the one published about the destruction of the
crops by the graSShopper army travelling south
from Red River. The writer says :
Their farorite food is tender garden yege-
tables beans, onions. carrots, turnips, &c. Po-
tatoes are ruined by being diyested Of all leaves
Last season they arrived too late to destroy
wheat and corn but considering their i'm
mense numbers the ground being literally cov-
cred with them in many places. farmers con-
sidered themselves lucky i'll getting rid of them
as easily as they did, for, with the sharp froStS
of Autumn, and the disappearance of vegetation
they gradually died off But this was not the end
thereof. 1t seems that eating did not occupy
all their time or attention. Careful observers
saw them busy upon the ground about some
thing, which now proves to have been dcpos-
iting their eggs which naurallsts say the females
Law to the number Of one hundred and fifty
We had very severe weather here last Winter,
the mercury several times sinking more than
40 degs below zero, yet those eggs, almost
on the surface of the ground as they were
came out bright in the Spring. As soon as
the snow was gone, and the ground began to
get warm, the grasshoppers began to come up
some early and others later, according to the
situation the eggs had to the sun. They
have been Matching ever since, and presume
are not all out yet.
When first hatched they are quite light i'll
color and but small in size. But there are
two things that they can do right smart
from the first, viz: hop and eat. They hop
first, and keep hopping till they find something
atsssuits then to eat, and they are nowise
dainty about either for they don't stop till
the supply is exhausted Of course the conse'
quences are most disastrous. Whole acres
of wheat are completely eaten and destroyed
in a day Oats fare no better, aud corn will
doubtless share the same ate. Some farmers
becoming discouraged, stopped short in theiI
planting and sowing, declaring they would not
waste their seed.
Others put in their whole crop but with
faint prospect of ever getting back anything
Some have hoped that they would leave, which
they, doubtless will do when they get wing,
which will not be, fear, till everything in the
way of crops is destroyed. AS yet they don't
eat grass much, but of course when other thing,
arc gone they will take that, and then stock
must suffer Water treatment seems to suit
them, for they are all the smarter after Il hard
rain They come from the West and travel
TO the east and when they have eaten every
thing in Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin and Hi
nois will have to share the same fate, as our
stock is sufficient for all the country below US.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-07-23

A DEVOTED LovER-A young man walked
from a neighborng town, ten miles distant to
this city, this morning, to get team" fit to
bring his girl to the circus He arrived at
one Of our stables at half-past five o'clock, and
patiently waited till the ''head man" could be
called up. He took the team, went after his
GIRL and returned iu season to see the circu,
come into the city. They spent the day here
seeing the sights-elephants, ponies, zebra, and
several or more curiosities not specified in the
flaming bills, and after the performance he to
return with the horse, and walk back Talk
about swimming the Hellespont, and add the
witchcry of song to make it more romantic
The fellow who swan that small sheet of water
was no lover at all beside the youth that
walks twenty miles this hot July day to give
the idol Of his heart chance to go in city
style TO see the circuS.-1LancheStu IN H.
Mirror
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-07-23
Hon. David Wilmot.

We had the pleasure of an Introduction
few days since to this gentleman, in Phladel
phia 1t was O pleasure indeed. The ideal
we had formed of him, before seeing him was
fully realized in his presence. A noble and
commanding exterior, with dignified bearing
are we'll harmoniZed with good humored port
illness, which bears testimony to generous
cheer and good conscience You discover in
him in moment, the Senatorial air." which
pre-emnently belongs to the American Con
gresham, and which shows that though not
titled he can "wear his honors with a grace"
AS Republicans, we feel proud of our can
didate as PennSylvanians we are proud of the
name Of WILMor--j justly proud that the man,
whose name has become nnmortaZed as the
re-af1irmer of the JefferSonian doctrine of 1871,
is son of our Commonwealth and though
Pennsylvania has been laggard in supporting
the doctrine which she once espouSed, we hope
that the day is not far distant when she will
come up nobly to the standa. d of her ancient
and long cherished principles. That. the doc
trine of the Wilmot ProyiSo is as deep seated
in the great heart of Pennsylvania, as it was
in 1916, when the Legislature adopted 1t by a
unanimous vote, we have never seen any rea-
son to doubt, Notwithstanding the fulminatonS
and anathemaS, whish have been vociteratcd
against It by otiice-hOlding Democrats, both
great and small ever since the Baltimore Con
| vcntion of lS4S The honest sense of Penn
sylvania upon this question has never fairly
| Leen heard since that time all efforts toward
It's utterance having been choked down by the
absurd threats of pro-sayery bulllcS to dissolve
! the Union-We have been lacking in that
moral stamina, which makes men truly great
! We have rewarded political tricksterS with
/ high places amongst US, and in the nation, and
we looked up to them, and deferred to them
! because of their success, while men of true
greatness, whose souls could not stoop to the
/ tricks of the political game, have been cast
| aside or left in the shade. 1t is high time
! that Pennsylvania had followed the example Of
some of the New England States, and select
! men for office because of their worth.
In David Wilmot is now presented to the
people of this State, the champion of princi
! pie dear to every consistent lover of his State
and the Union ; a man every way fitted to fill
the office of Governor of this Commonwealth
by his intelligence, learning and experience il
public affairs aud emnently worthy Of the
station, for his eXalt d patriot sm, and past
public services Chester C0uAty Times.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-07-23

FIRE CRACKERS RENDERED UsEFUr.-Tnese
Chinese explosives, for which no useful service
greater than producing noise on the eelebra-
ton OF the 4th of July has heretofore been dis
covered have at last been applied to practical
account. In some Of the New England States
caterpilafs arc destroyed with them. The way
is to place one on the end of split pole, thrust
it into the nest and knock them all to flinders.
1t will take some times two or three crackers
to destroy large nest, though for small COZ
ections single explosion is sufficient. TIE
BOYS don't consider this work, bat go at it
with gusto H
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-07-23
TERRIBLE RAILROAD ACCIDENT IN ENGLA,

TERRIBLE RAILROAD ACCIDENT IN ENGLAND.
The London correspondent of n. Y Con-,
merciaL Adre,tistr says Of the accident men.
toned in the news by the last arrival
The scene Of disaster was the Lewisham
station, near Backheath A train full of pas,
Sengers was waiting at the platform, when
another ran into it, at the rate of twenty miles
an honr, killing II persons and frightful7
woundng 80 others 1t must have been a
consequence of gross neglect of signals, and
the engine drivers and others are in custody.
The hour of the accident was a little before
eleven, at night. The tender Of the incoming
train rushed completely over the carriage COZ.
tanning the principal sufferers, and two hours
and half elapsed before the whole of them
could be eXtrcated An officer in one of the
carriages, who had been present at Inkerman.
described the present sight as much the worst
of the two.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-07-23
Important from Kansas.

-n,- 7-mF FWAsHINGToN, July II, 1851
The President received a telegraph despatch
this morning, dated at Leavenworth YESTERDAY
from Governor Walker, stating that serious
insurrection had broken out at Lawrence and
that he had called out the United State troong
to suppress It. The Governor had started
Immediately for Lawrence.
The cause of the outbreak is unknown. but
it is supposed to have originated from oppos.
ton to some of the Territorial laws-probablv
the Tax law
The receipt of this news has caused Some
little excitement in certain quarters.
The cabinet were in session until late hopr
this evening, and | doubt not this subject was
before them.
ST. Louis, July II, 1851.
The Democrat has advces from Kansas STA.
ting that Governor Walker has issued a pro.
clamaton declaring his intention to put down
all opposition to the Territorial laws by force
and censuring the citizens Of Lawrence, and
warning them not to organize under the Tope
ka charter.
Rumor says that seven hundred troops are
summoned to march against Lawrence. and
that it is the design of Walker to retain the
army in Kansas and to break up the Utah ex.
petition.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-07-23

NEGRO CIrIzENsHIP-Th decision in the
Dred Scott case, so far as it denies citizen
ship, is limited by its terms to I" free negroes
of the African race whose ancestors were
brought to this country and sold as slaves y
A decision inst made by Judge Mclean, in
the Circuit Court of the United States, sitting
at Chicago, shows that negroes not descended
from African slaves are not excluded from the
privilege of bringing suits in the United
States Courts Two years ago man named
Lamar committed an assault upon barber
named Mitchell, at Galena. Lamar was ar
rested, tried convicted and fined few dol
lars. Subsequently heremoved to Wisconsin !;
and Mitchell commenced suit in the District
Court of the United States, for private DANA
ges. The trial was held before Mclean
Circuit Judge, and Drummond, District Judge.
The plea fled by the defendant was that
Mitchell is not citi-en of the United S atcs
in any sense which entities him to bring suit
before the tribunal in which the case is pend
ing. The plaintiff demurred, and the court
sustained the demurrer.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-07-23

Ras~ The New York State Lunatic Asylum
at Utica was destroyed by fire on the morning
of the ltth inst, at s O'Clock The loss is va
riously estimated at from fifty to hundred
thousand dollars The fire did not spread in
TO the wing where the sleeping rooms mostly
are, but the most elegant and costly part of
the building was destroyed. Some very excl
ting, some very narrowing, and some amusing
scenes occurred The vigilance and activity ex-
ercised by the keepers prevented it seems, any
loss of hfe, and no injury was received by any
ore
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-07-23

THE FLORIDA WAR-from latest accounts it
appears that the Seminoles and the volunteers
are fighting mosquitoes in which they are more
successful than when fighting each other The
regular troops have been taken from the
Swamps, and sent to the prairies of the West.
Col. LOOMING, the officer in command of the
Florida regulars and volunteers, has ordered
a detachment of the artillery stationed at Key
West, to the number of forty men, to proceed
to Fort Myers, and hold themselves in readi-
ness to operate against the ScminoIes. Lieut..
Turner had charge of this detachment.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-07-23

ps9g' The Grand Jury at Washington have
found bills of indictment against various per
sons for alleged participation in the late cleo
ton riot, and bench warrants were issued for
their arrest
Indictments have been found against G1B-
SON, late State Treasurer of Ohio, and BREs-
LIN, the previous Treasurer-two against the
former and one against the lattcr-for embez-
element. .....
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-07-23

eSg" The Plattsmouth (Nebraska) Je6ers0
MAR gives rich account of the return of q
large number of Mormons from Utah to the
States. They expressed themselves very much
disgusted with Zion,' as the Saints bias
phemously term the licentious City Of Salt
Lake. They further report that a company of
four or five hundred men purposed leaving
Utah Territory this Spring, and were proba-
bly, en- r0uts for civilization by this time 1t
would seem that without the aid of United
States dragons, the days of BRIGHAM YouSG's
power are drawing to a close. ~ t
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-07-23

POPULATION on THE PUBLIC WoRKS-Sinca
it became probable the works should be sod
the rats have been very busy carrying off pub
lie property. Tons and tons of old iron have
been gathered up and sold the proceeds, it
is thought, will never reach the State TreaSu
ry. .... ..
The grab game has been played out boldly,
and every tit has been MIXED dry The toll
collectors have long faces. All the Office hol-
dcrs, State agents, key drivers and railroad
loafers arc in mourning because the public
works will '' have no more work for poor old
Ned"
The wood piles have vanished in a night
The rogues now begin to tell tales on each
other. The people now begin 10 fad out how
the State has been cheated. Here is a story
that has been told the other day, as Speci-
men trick, of the manner in which person
got pay three times over for his wood.
When the wood is cut and put in rank, the
wood Inspector for the State is sent for He
measures it and certlcs one hundred cords
measured and sold to the State, at four dol
lars a cord. The wood is then hauled to
Downington, corded up, and'the wood inspec-
tor measures it again, and gives another certi-
ficate The wood is there loaded mp on the
State cars, and shipped down to West Phila-
delphia, and corded up. The State Inspector
is sent for and nc measures it again, and gives
a third certificate, each time as though it was
not the same wood. Upon each certificate,
pay for the same wood is obtained from the
Treasury. BY this cute contrivance one hun
dred cords Of wood are paid for three times
over.
The sale of the Main Line has put stop to
all such financiering Chester Co Tines
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-07-23

A FREE FlcHT IN 4 CuURcH,-A free fight
came off in the Baptist Church, Lansingburg
n. T., on Saturday A quarrel started be-
tween Baptist and Presbyterian, words led
to blows, and finally regular knock-down oc-
Cured, in which some very dangerous weapons
were used, and blood was spilled on both sides.
fwo of the parties engaged we're severely in
jlured, while the three others were more or less
bruised aid scratched. They brought up at
the end, in the Police Court, showing the effect
of the fight most Enthusiastically in their appear
ance.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-07-23

ELECTIONS IN AUGUsT.-General elections
are held next month, as follows
On the first Monday, in Alabama and Tex
as, for State Officers and Members of Congress
in Kentucky for Members of Congress in
Missouri, for Governor and Judge of the Sn-
preme Court in Iowa, for the new Constitu-
ton and County Officers On the first Thurs
day, in Tennessee, for Governor and Members
of Congress. On the second Thursday, in
North Carolina for Members of Congress
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-07-23

An ERoNAuT "GoNE UP."-M. Goddard,
an experienced nronaut. ascended from Phila-
delpha on the 4th. Towards night he de
scended near Wilmington, left his assistant,
and with one passenger Immediately re-ascend-
ed, since which time nothing has been seen or
heard Of him 10 @rL.4 AH ja#tr
twill be recolleeted that about year ago
an unfortunate balloonist assembled from some
point in Ohio and has never been heard of
since. -'
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-07-23

GRAssHorPERs IN MAlXE.-Thc Lewiston
(Me.) AdrertiSer states that the erassh,,p
pers,arel committing terrible .lievastationyi in
that region, and the crops of several farmers
in the south eastern part of Durham are in
danger of being utterly ruined On the farm
OF joshua Lambert they have eaten all his
growing corn, pdattacked his wheat and oats.
so that he. has been obliged to NOW thosa for
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-07-23

Re5" An affray happened in. Ridgbury town
ship on Saturday night, 10th inst, between
Patrick Ilor0n and a man named H6itr, dur
ing which lanes IKhlte who was a spectator,
and armed with a gun, shot Horan through
Ii!o ucrt, nGt,tin@ It danscfeu, weund. a.,
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-07-23

RsSr 4 young lad was terribly mutilated at
Rochester, on the 4tii. He carried some gun
powder loose in his pockets, and while firing
off small cannon, a piece of the burning wad-
ding struck and stuck to his hand. Unthink
ingly he thurst his hand into his pocket, when
the powder exploded, tearing and injuring him
50 terribly that he died in a few hours.