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Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-01-22

Estate of John David Gieauque.
NOTICE is hereby given that the Under
~ signed was on the 26th day of December,
1856, duly appointed and qualified as Executrix
of the estate of John David Gieauoue. late of
Holmes county, deceased.
MARY GIEAUQUE.
Jan. 8, Is57.-2Ow4.%
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-01-22

January 18th. lss7-2a sv. pf s7.O0.
Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-01-22
Notice in Divorce,
James Foster, Plt'ff

Jan. IA, ls57-21w6 prf 1915.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-07-02

R=g5~ The Republicans of Maine held large
and spirited State Convention at Bangor on
Thursday, and nominated Lor NJ. MoREIti, of
Augusta, for Governor Mr.. MORRILL, acted,
up to the PRONUNCIATION Of the Cincinnati Plat
form, with the so-called Democratic party
lie is an able, npright, and popular man, will
poll large vote Resolutions were adopted
admonishing the Free States TO more jealousy
Of their rights ; advising stronger yindcation
of State sovereignty pointing to the Supreme
Court DRED ScoTT decision and the Democrat
ic party as threatening to liberty and popular
rule declaring in favor Of all Federal officers,
as far as practicable, being elected by popular
vote, and concluding with recommending a
withdrawal Of the liquor question from poll
tics. Addresses were then delivered bv the
Hon. HANNIBAL HAMLIN, the Hon. ISRAEL
WAsHDUBN, Jr, the Hon. SAMUEL FhssENDEN,
and others. The Republicans of Maine are
entirely united, in high spirits, and have bright
prospects of success.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-07-02
from the Natonll mtellgencer of Jrne 22dl
Great Thunder and Hail Storm at
Washington.


A thunderstorm from the westward broke
upon this city yesterday afternoon, at about
quarter of three O'Clock, which will be remem-
bered for long years by all who witnessed it.
4 clond, black and portentious had gathered
in the west over the Virginia hills, in which
frequent and fierce streaks of lightning, fol
lowed by sharp rattlins thunder; displayed
themselves. The cloud, as exhibited long eIec-
trical flashes followed in second or two by
peaS of angry thunder. There came brisk
refreshing breeze from the west, which blew
for about ten minutes, and towards the last,
with very slight SprinkIing Of rain and here
and there hail-stonc, which lasted only two
or three minutes. This was succeeded bv a
furious blast bringing a visitation of rain and
hail, or rather lumps of ice, many of which ar-
preached an inch in diameter, and some near
y double the size, altogether unparalleled in
our experience For several minutes not ONLY
fruit and other trees but the very houses
themselves seemed in danger of destruction,
and when the storm happily slackcned the
earth was covered with cepebbles abont the
average size of marbles and leaves and branch
es of trees and where ever there was a fence
standing across the direction Of the storm
may have been seen row Of halstOnes per
haps couple or three inches in depth. The
drains and sewers were suddenly full, and
poured out their swollen contents with unwon-
ted vigor The fruit trees within the range
of the storm-wh;ch we Eore was not very wide
must have been swept of sevene ghts of their
burdens it is indeed pitiablc to see the ground
strcwed with the hopes of the year. OF
course the destruction of glass, wherever it was
exposed to the storm, was inevitable so that
there will be greater consumption of the ar
ticlc within week than has probably ever oc-
cured in any week before since Washington
was a city.
Since the foregoing was written we have
discovered that the range Of the storm was
happily narrow, the worst Of it appearing to
have passed along the ridge on which the OBJ
Scrvatory and the Presidents house are situa-
ted. Whilst Mr. Corcoran's green house suf-
fered but slightly, the Presidents two green
houses were so nearly destroyed that they will
require to be re-glazed all over Mr. Henry
Douglass greenhouse at the corner of Fif-
teenth street, will cost some hundreds of dol
lars to repair. We shall not attempt to par
ticularize damages done to windows of private
dwellings they are legion. So fierce was
the storm that some people began to believe
that the comet had come at last sure enough
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-07-02

THE END OF THE UNITED STATES BANK
Last week all the old books, paper, drafts,
checks, letters, &c, that had been preserved
on file as vouchers in the long course of the
immense business of the United States Bank
were sold in heap in Philadelphia, and pnr-
chased by paper maker to be regromd and
manufactured into new stock The whole
mass weighed over forty tons Ten tons Of
this vast amount is of correspondence-auto-
graph letters of the first statesmen, politicians,
and financial men of this and other countries.
Drafts upon the RoTHscHILDs for hundreds of
thousands of dollars, certificates of stock trans
fcrred to the leading bahkers in Europe, checks
and drafts from Cabinet officers, Senator's
CongreSsmcn, editors of newspapers, &, all lie
scattered ready for the important tranSforma-
ton into clean unSullied, white paper. This
huge mass of books and papers strikes the Wis
ltor with aStonlshment A faint idea NAV be
formed Of the colossal character of the inStitu
ton which at one time occupied so important
part in tie history OF the country. What a
vast storehouse these papers would be for in
dividual histories and perchance they would
illustrate some unexplained passages in the
history OF the political parties of the day.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-07-02

Dreadful ACCIDENT At THE BAtrMoRE
MINE-Full ten acres of the old mines work
ed by the Baltimore company, fell in yesterday
abont noon, injnring a number of workmen.-
Frantz klinghammer, a German, died soon
after he was taken home No one was work
ing where the roof fell, but the air forced
through the mines by the descent Of such mass
of rock and slate, prostrated the workman in
another part of the mine, making wreck of
cars on the eailroad track
Mr., Gray, and Mr.. f. Landmesser, who
superintends the mines, were together near the
fall and were thrown violently down and in
veloped in a cloud of flying coal dirt. They
were severely but not fatally hurt. A narrow
passage has been opened from the Black Da-
mend mines across the Ifillard lot to the old
mines and through this drift the air was forced
with greatest violence, and the men most in
jured were in it, The cars on the track were
scattered and Klinghammer was caught under
them, his head cut, arm broken, bowels cut
open and leg broken, so that he lived but
short time
Michael Corcoran, had his scalp torn off
aud is so injured it is thought he cannot
live.
The lamps of fifty workman in the old work
ing were extinSuished. John Keiser was hurt
badly. How many, arc slightly injured we
have not learned UIMes Burr Times.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-07-02

JOHN DEAN AGATN.-The famous coocb.
man, who ran away with Miss Mariana Po
tranilla Boxer, few months since, has been
lost sight OF completely, in consequence Of NOR
recent eXcitements The last the public heard
of him was that lie had gone down somevhera
in the C0an'ry to complete his education updp,
the stipulation not to return or try to see hi,
wife for twelve month. Mrs. Dean. mean
while-so the Sunday COsrier says-remajpel
at officer BcrthoIfs house John, however
not being Of gtudious turn of mind; it is raD.
resented, found it rather dull studying gram.
mer down among the Long Islanders and
sighed to return SO be took run up to tie
city and suddenly appeared to the fair asI
constant lady-loye. The Courier adds
" She being a true hearted and high-mintei
lady was rather shocked by her husband,
lack OF honor in not keeping his parole. She
positively refused to have anything to say 10
him, and commanded him to return and keen
his engagement, or she would never see hin.
again. He went, but unwilingly and if h..
should have the stupidity to break his worl
again, he will have to 60 back to his old o.
cupation as a gentleman's coachman, and give
mp all hopes of being the husband of tenle,
hearted and high-mi lded lady, such as The.
infatuated PetranilIa has thus far proved he
self"
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-07-02

PERTLoUs BALLOON AscEHs1oy-T H,.
ndm Dropped into Like Erie-On Tbursda,
morning q man, whose name we cannot imm:'
diately ascertain, assembled from Erie in LoI
loon, with the intention of crossing over -
Canada. lie had made about sixty miles y;
his journey, and had reached within six miloa
of Grand River on the Canada side when tLa
wind veercd rbnnd blew him down the lake and
toward the American shore. When abon,
twenty miles distant from Long Point he saw
the propeller Marie Stuart, and let out tio
gas in order that he might board the propers,
The unlucky Ironant was soon immersed NJ
to his middle in the water from which positiopp
he was rescued by the boat of the Mara
Stuart The balloon was made fast TO ,Lo
boat, that it might be towed to the propeIo,
and preserved, but the machine" began T.
fill again. apd the wind freshening, the po,.
tion of the boat and the balloon was chango5
and the sailors finding themselves flying tbro6rb
the water at the tail of the new tangled ctn,
er. The ropes were quickly cut, and the b,,
loon soon scudded out of sight The propeIlp,
took the HrcnaHt to Detroit, from which poin,
he sent letter by the City of Cleveland to
his friends i'll Erie, announcing his arriTaI -
Dctr0H 1dr.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-07-02

n FIGTfT BETWEEN THE CANDIDATES FOR Gov
ERNoR IN TENNEsEE.-A personal reconter be-
tween j. G. Harris, Democrat, and Robert
Hatton, Know Nothing, rival Candida eS fer
Governor of Tennessee, on the occasion of their
discussion at Fayetteville last week, it is thus
described by the Nashville Banacr -" Gen.
Harris led in the discussion Col, Hatton fol-
lowed, and had spoken about twenty-five min
utes of his allotted half hour He proceeded
to pronounce the doctrine of alien suffrage in
lannon's and ruinous to the country. General
Harris desired to know if lie intended his re-
marks as personal. Col Hatton noticed the
interruption by distinctly and clearly repeating
what he had said-denouncing the doctrine as
infamous, &c. General Harris hereupon adj
vanced suddenly upon Colonel Hatton, and
they both went off the platform together
Some said Harris pushed Iatton of and Jump
ed after hm-some said Hatton pulled Harris
after him. A sculfie ensued on the ground
The crowd rushed i'll and separated the COM
batantS, and Colonel Hatton resumed the
stand and finished his speech"
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-07-02

GoDEY's LApY's BooK.-The puncuality
with which Cooley always attends.st Ito the press
is indeed worthy of all praise. Since we have
been connected with printing offices, period
of 4 years, we have not, to the best of our
knowledge, missed single number. The
Magazine for July is truly excellent 1t con-
tains 100 pages, Sc Engravings, and 60 Con-
tributors. The Fashion Plate contains Fig
ures more than has ever before given in a
single fashion plate in America-and is one
that comes in suitable season for all mo-
theirs as it contains a ChildrenS' Fashions,
beautifully colored
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-07-02

THE MAIN LINE-Thc decision Of the Su-
preme Court, on The application for an ihunc-
tioa to prevent the sale of the Main Line of
the Public Works, was delivered by Chief
Justice Lewis on Tuesday. 1t is one of the
most important decisions, in principle, as well
as in the magnitude Of interests involved, that
has ever come before the Court
The effect of the decision of the Court is,
that the Pennsylvania Railroad Company may
purchase the Line, if it chooses, on the same
terms as any other bidder, but in doing so it
will not be relieved from the payment of ton
mage or any other kind of taxation
This decision gave the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company the right to bid upon the work
upon equal footing with others, and at the sale
on Wednesday, 25th ult, the Main Line was
knocked down to that Company for $7,5O0,-
600, that being the only bid.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-07-02
TIC Steamer Montreal Burnt all the St.
Lawrence River.


The steamer Noptfeql one Of the regular
steamers running between Quebec and Mon
treal, left this port at O'Clock yesterday af-
ternoon, having on board between four and
five hundred passengers, of whom q majority
were Scotch and other cmigrants recently ar
rived from Europe.
Nothing unusual occurred after leaving the
wharf umtil the Nonireai had reached a point
Cape Rouge about II or l5 miles above
this city, when the wood work near the furna-
ces was discovered to be Oh fire Almost at
the very moment that the smoke was first'dis-
covered the flames broke forth causing the ut,
most CONSERVATION amongst the crowded pas
scngcrS.
The fire was first discovered al about o.
clock, when the steamer was nearly abreast of
Cape Rouge
Every effort was made to arrest the flames,
and for this purpose the engines were stopped
so as to lessen the draft but finding it impos-
sibc to save the steamer Captain RUDoLPH Or
dercd her TO be run towards the shore, and at
TIE same tine the officers and crew cXcrtcd
themselves to get ont the life boats. The
flames spread with the most astonishing ra-
pidity, and in a few seconds after tie steamer
| began to move forward ; the widest confusion
| and despair prevailed throughout the ship, and
numbers Of the passengers threw themselves
overheard, and were in most cases drowned.
Fortunately the steamer Napolcon, also
! bound for Montreal, was but q few miles in
advance of the burning boat, and as soon as
the fire was discovered, put back with all pos
siblc expedition, and succeeded in rcscuing from
the burning wreck l2T passengers.
Capt. RUDoLPH and the pnrser of the Mon
tredl were among the number of those who
threw themselves into the river, and they be
ing excellent swimmers, succeeded in reaching
the steamer IH5eace, and were saved. 1t is
quite possible that others may have succeeded
III saving themselves by swimming, but as the
steamer became unman2gcable when a con-
! siderable distance from the land, there is no
doubt but that most Of those who threw them
selves from thc burning beat found watery
grave Sixteen of those saved died within a
| short time after they reached the deck of the
| -Nap0teoh, and from present information it is
believed that the total loss of life by this ter
rible disaster vii! not fall short of from three
! to four hundred.
The steamer Alliance arrived here, this af
| ternOon, with forty-five dead bodies and an
other boat is known to have recovered sixty
bodies, but we have not been able to learn the
names Of any Of those lost except Mr.. PHIL-
FPS, Of the extensive numbering firm of Nor
CROSS & Pnurrs, of the Three Rivers.
The li0Rtrsaf had on board two hundred
and fifty-eight immigrants, recently arrived
here from Glasgow, together with several Ger
man families and raftsmen and several Ameri
can passengers
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-07-02

FROM CALIFoRNIA-Th United States mail
steamship Winois, with 81 ,S52, ,868 in treasure
and the California mail of June 5, arrived at
New York on Saturday evening.
The news from California is not of an i'm
portant character Preparations were being
made for canvassing the State for the elections
which will take place in September. The
Democratic Convention was to have been held
on the l4th inst, and the most prominent
Gubernatorial candidate Of the party was be-
Iieved to the Ex-senator JOHN B. WELLER
We do not find the name of any Rcpublica n
cand;datc mentioned A nomination by the
Republicans will, at any rate, be q mere for
mality A defalcation, variously estimated at
from 500, 900 to $4,000 had occurred at
the United States Branch Mint Rumor-
for as yet it is nothing more-points to Col.
HARAszTHY, melter and refiner, as the party
to blame He has made over all his property
to be held in trust against any deficiency that
may be proved against him. 1t seems to be
clearly established that, owing to badly-con-
structcd chimneys and aucs, the waste in the
Mint has been immense. The trial of the no.
torious NED McGowAN, as an accessory to the
murder of JAMES KING, late editor of the San
Francisco Buhefin, hiss resulted, as every one
expected, in a verdict of "Not guilty"
Late advccs from Sonora fully confirm the
information, previously received, concerning
the destruction of CRAZE and his party at Ca
yorca Further and very interesting particu-
lars are also given of the movement of other
branches of that ilLfated expedition. There
was some excitement in California, ami there
were rumors Of another contemplated invasion
Of Mexico to revenge tie deaths of Col CRAEB
and his associates, but it is not believed that
any will be found sufficiently reckless to put
such threats into execution.
From Great Salt Lake we learn that seri-
Gus dissenSiOns have risen among the MOrmOns
and that there was some probability Of a col
lision between the contending factions BRIG
HAN You've is reported to have gone north
NdIu III StdlCll vi lOCVILIito ICl III W
settlements Parties of Missionaries continue
to be sent out, and over hundred had started
for the Eastern States. The polygainists in
the Mormon settlement Of San Bernardino had
been ordered to remove with their wives to
Salt Lake, in order that the peculiar institr
tion may be strengthened by the union of those
who have adopted it.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-07-02

Poison OF WHOLE FAMILY BY SLAVES.
The family of Edward Gill, of Chesteri
County, Va, have for month past suffer
from mysterious sickness The Peterbr,
Express states that about a month ago on!
Mr.. G.'s little children died. and that sue
qucntly himself, wife, and five children "
taken sick, and another child died. A la
number Of physicians were summoned, ana
instituting search they found in the dep
ment of the cook and two other slaves a qr
tity of the carbonate of lead and sugar of
both slow but deadly poisons which 7,
wretches, no doubt, had been from day to
mixing with the food of the unsuSpecting 9
lily, as it was not until Saturday last that
we're supposed to be suffering from pos
Two of the children are still lying in a pm
rious condition The slaves are in Jail.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-07-02

By Judge Trumbull, while in Spring..
Ill, last week, was awaited upon by nun
of the leading gentleman of that city, for
purpose of Inviting him to deliver pubIr!
dress upon the political questions of that
at any time that might suit his convenienca
Owing to previous engagements, Judge IT
bull was unable to comply with the reques
that time, but announced his willingness
address the people on the goth inst The 7
lie may look for thorough exposition OF
specous fallacies contained in the late spf
of Judge Douglas at the same place.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-07-02

H@sy- The present season has been rcmarka-
ble for the large quantity of rain which has
fallen. The "rainy term" has continued its
duration until the present time, and there is
no immediate prospect of its discontjnuance.-
There has not been week since the spring
breakup that the Susquehanna has not been
swollen bank-fuIl At the present writing,
there is a heavy freshet, and the water still
rising 1t is somewhat remarkable that the
water mostly comes from the Chemung. Upon
that stream and its tributaries, much damage
must be done by the repeated and eXtraordi-
nary frcshcts
AS a consequence Of the condition of the
rivers, it is impossible to prosecute tile work
upon the injured dams 1t is now rendered
almost certain that the season will be far spent
before the Canals will be naygable-a bitter
disappointment to the friends Of the North
Branch, who had confidently calculated upon
seeing it this summer in the full tide of success
and also a source Of loss to the coal opera
tors ard to the Commonwealth The damage
to the Chemung Canal, however, is much more
serious than at first supposed and will proba-
bly, cause a delay Of some weeks before repair
ed, which would render the North Branch use
less, even if in good condition.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-07-02

DYING CONFEssIoNs-Th Toledo BIade
remarking upon the recent execution of Retur
}. Nj. Ward. in that city, quotes the Remark
of DIR. Bond, an eminent physician of Bali.
more, who said that fifty years experience a
the bedsides of the sick and dying had taugh
him that the most deceptive moments of 8
mans whole life are those in which he linger
on the very boundary between life and dealt
and the words spoken, reflect the preyailir:
motives of their lives and moralizes there.
as follows
People are very apt to think, when
criminal denies his guilt on the gallows. Z
view Of such awful circumstances, that he mus
be innocent. But the history of criminal Law.
shows that nothing,is more erroneous than SUD.
an opinion and the dying speech of Wan
in contrast with his written confession, gN
still! further to show how little dependence cg
be placed on man whose life is one evera,
ing duplicity. If Ward told the truth on b
seaffold, he lied repeatedly before. If he to.
the truth in his confession he lied on Il
scaffold Whichever dilemma, we take, theF
suit will 60 to show that the view of cert.-
death does not make men honest"
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-07-02

[. S. CorET-At the Cifcuit Court Of the
United States, held at this place on the 18th
inst thirteen civil suits brought by XcbuIon
Parker, surviving patcntee of Zcbuon and
Austin Parker, to recover damages for
an infringement of Parker's percussion and
reaction water wheel, were on the list for tri-
al. Without trial the defcndcnts in each
case confessed Judgement for the amount
claimed, with costs
We understand that there arc a number
OF suits of the same kind still pending, undc-
tcrmined which We presume will be on the
trial list for next September term unless. pre-
fiouSly settled.
The Court adjourned on Wednesday morn
ing.-LyromiHg Gaeetic.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-07-02

BEApFoRD COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
The following named gentleman have been
ap. .)ointed and will act as Judges on Early F uit
and Vegetables, and will report at the next An
nual Fair of the Bradford County Society, on
all specimens presented to them for competi-
ton or exhibition Allen Mexican, Miller
Fox, Gen. Wm. Patton, Joseph Powell, and
j. ID. Montanye.
Specimens of Early Fruit and Vegetables
will be received at any time at The office of
w. G. Bogart in the Boro' of Towanda where
the Judges will meet for examination.
At meeting of the Board Of Managers of
the Bradford County Agricultural Society,
held pursuant to notice on the 9th inst, the
following gentlemen were appointed Executive
Committee for the present year: Z. w. Hale,
j. G. Ridgway, Jonathan Stephens.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-07-02

JUICE DoUGLAs DENOUNCED BY HIS PR
zANs--The Chicago Democrat says that t
largest Buchanan meeting that has even Z
been held at Freeport, Illinois, was held,
the 10th instant, The object of the call V
to comment on the course of Judge Donri
in adopting one policy for the city of Chia
and another for the country Chicago
adopted the rotation policy, and ousted e7
incumbent. In the country, in order to doc
responsibility, be has generally appointed
incumbents. The Freeport Buchanan o.
would not stand this, ans called an indc
tion meeting They denounced Judge Dg
las in the seYereSt terms Among the DEM
ciators was Col. James Mitchell, for ner
twenty years an active and reliable demO'
until last fall.