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Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1858-11-20

Administrations. a negro NON belong
ING To Mrs. Leah Hutchinson. OF hnudoun
Counly. killed free negro, Reuben Hur-
lev, on Friday evening last, near Aide.
The difficulty originally grew out OF some
money which the latter owed the former,
and both parties meeting at the nme
mentioned above the On .rrtl was renew
ed, when Hurley attacked T"m with a
piece OF moving scvlhe, av0wlng his pur'
pose to take bic lie whereupon Tom
threw a stone which took effect on the
head of the assaiIant, killing BIN aImoS
Instantly. Tom has been lodged IL Jall
to await trial for the offence.
p. S. Tom has been tried, found gull
tv OF manslaughler, and sentenced 10 be
transported. The Court fixed his value
al LOO.
MARTINsBuRG PRoPERTY.-We under
stand that the u. s. Hotel. owned by
Mrs. Ohen, in this place, was sold al pr
vale sale, on Monday la"'' 10 ne"Fy
S,anh, 81, 90 800 cash.
The dwelling house Of G. d. Stewart
dec d., on the corner Of King and German
Streets. was sold to Dr. Thus. 5. Page
for So 500.
And the dwelling of John Shaher, or
The corner of King street and Church Al
lev was sold at private sale, last week, Il
Mrs. H. J. Seiberl, for 50 ,25O.-Repub
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1858-11-20
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Corrected rccbIy by StaIss, Mile S Co.

For the week ending Nov 90, 1853.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-09-16

| REMARKABLE PHENoMENoN-IMMENSE SWARM
or STRANGE INsECrs.-A correspondent of
! the New York Eren5ng Post writing from
| Poplar Ridge, \. Y, under date of Sept I'd,
says
! Yesterday, at about four O'Clock p. NJ, the
atmosphere became suddenly filed with myr-
lads of insects of type entirely unknown in
! this region, as far as | can learn The phe-
/ nomenon is known to have extended several
miles, and appears to have occurred at the
same moment. The insect is about onefourth
of an inch long, and closely resembles the
common ant.
| But the strangcst part of the matter (that
is to me- remains to be told. As soon as
they appeared, they began to alight upon
whatever object they came in contact with and
to give birth to young insects ready winged,
which in a few seconds aScended inlO'thc air,
while the Old ones threw themselves into vio-
lent contortionS which continued until they
succeeded in Kidding themselves of their wings
-alterswhch they appeared to be much reliev-
ed and ran briskIy about upon the ground, as
contented, apparent, as though they had never
possessed the power Of flight. In an hour, the
earth was alive with these fallen insect angels
and strcwn with their lifyleSS wings, while the
tiny, new born progeny, had ascended, and were
sporting in the beams Of the evening sun. This
morning the parent insects may be seen secret
ed among the grass, or whatever offers pro-
lection for the night, while the new genera
tion appear dormant upon the surface, await
ing the warming rays of the rising sun.
Entom0logiSts may be familiar with such a
perpetnation of an insect race, without the in
terventon link of the larvae. If 50, will some
one enlighten us on the subject.
S. YOUNG
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-09-16

THE UNCoUNTED VOTE IN KANsAS-The
Lawrence Republican gives a list of returns
from fourteen polls not incuded in the Com.
miSSioners' statement, embracing an aggregate
vote of ,243 Ill for and ,O72 against the
English proposition. Thus amended, the total
vote would stand | 1863 for to l2,412 against
lt-making the free State majority lO,H3.
The suppOSition of the Republican is that these
returns either did nat reach the Commissioners,
or were rejected on account of formaIity vet
they made no mention Of any one Of the locali-
ties named.
The postmaster al Topeka, Kansas, had the
presumption TO vote against Lecompton on the
ID ult., and, as a consequence, he has been
promptly removed.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-09-16

Ra~ We learn from the Waverly Adroeots
that the wife of SMITH GRIFFIN, residinp in
Athens township, Pa, on Monday last, while
crossing in a one horse wagon, the railroad
track on Clark street, met with an accident
which will undoubtedly result in her death
The horse becoming frightened at the engine
dashed furiousy across the track, throwing
Mrs. GRIFFIN upon the wheel, in which posi-
tion she lay until coming in contact with n
hitching post at the corner of the Bradford
House-mangng and brnising her horribly
She was kindly taken care Of by Messrs. REEL
\ AcKLEgY, Of the Bradford House and
though now, at the time of writing, { Wednes.
day noon,) in conscious, yet extremely suf.
ferihg condition, no hope for her ultimate re-
coyery can be entertained. So ~ 2S .
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-09-16

RESIGNATION OF GOVERNOR RICHARDSON
1t is reported, 10y telegraph, and doubtless cor.
rectly, that Governor RICHARDSON, of Ne
braska, has resigned aud will return at once to
Illinois, for the purpose of taking part in the
canvass, in favor of DOUGLAS. We do not un-
derstand that his resignation has been compuI-
sorry, although his notorious attachment to the
rebellious Senator might well commend him to
the vengeance of the President. Private and
personal reasons are assigned for the step he
has taken Possibly, however a sense of dan,
ger and the impressive spectacle of dccapta
ton in Illinois may have quickeLed Governor
Richardson's action.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-09-16
MIR. Summers Health-what is a Moxa I


The Paris correspondent Of the Times, writ
inr on the 18th of August, says:--
+ MIR. Samncr left town yesterday for sea-
son at Aix-les- lsains, in Savoy The cauteri
zation of the spine has done him good, and af-
ter a season at AK he viii return to Paris
again and to the naoras. Perhaps yoursrea-
ders do not know the character of this rene
dy. \ mara is thus made and applied 1t
is composed ordinarily of earted cotton, rolled
into cone, the base of which may have an
inch diameter, and slightly pressed by and con-
tanned in a piece of muslin, or other cloth
The cotton is saturated in some alcohoZed
substance, such as camphor or 5nitre. 1t is
then placed on the skin of the patient, over
the diseased part, the cottonis lighted, and as
the flame reaches the bottom of the cone, it
| is blown into the skin by means of blow,
| pipe The skin around is protected by wet
cloth. The greatest pain is experienced when
the flame first reaches the skin. Soon the Gu
ticle begins to crack ; the skin contracts into
furrows, turns brown, then fries, and finishes
by becoming black and carboniZed like other
! burnt substances. These moEaS must be re-
peated often and over tba whole course of the
spine, if the disease be therein order to pro
duce permanent effect They are thus call
ed from Chinese and Japanese tissue like
cotton, the ArtemiSta ChiRensia, which they
call in those countries mara, for it is from
countries that the practice of the mora is de-
rived, and it is as old as history. 1t is, in
fact, so old treatment, even in modern times
and modern nations, that it has almost gone
out of use yet is sometimes reSorted to in ca
SeS which have resisted all the other counter
irritants, aud not unfrequently with marked
! benefit. The practice of burning the skin, or
/ other diseased parts, which had gone some
what out of use a few years ago, is now East
coming into use again in Paris Scarcely a
ward Of the Paris hospitals is now without its
! portable furnace of charcoal aud ed-hot irons
/ They are applied, as well in medicine as in sur
| gerry for practice in chronic, illy-defned af-
fcctions. the practice now in vogue, is that
of stripping the patient naked and drawing an
iron. heated TO white heat, quickly over the
body, parching the cuticle brown in its track,
and giving to the body the appearance Of a
striped zebra. If the iron is white and the
operation is practiced clcverly, the patient does
not suffer from it enough to force a cry but
if the iron is only red, the pain is, of course,
very great"
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-09-16

Ray The Bradford County Teachers Asso
citation met at Granville Centre on Friday
morning last. DR.. Macintosh read his poem,
" Napoleon lie Grand" and Miss MARY A.
BowEN, of Troy, an essay on School Disci-
pline, on Friday evening and on,Saturday
morning Rev. GEO. WELLS read poem on
the Creation, as found in Genesis. The AS
sociation adjourned to meet at the Public
School House in this village, on the second
Friday in November next
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-09-16

The ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.-The long silence
Of the Atlantic Telegraph having given rise
to snrmises that the cable had parted, in ex-
planaton, NJ de Sauty. the electrician of the
Telegraph at Trinity Bay declines to make
any statement relative to the Atlantic Cable
for publication, beyond the positive assurance
to the agent of the Associated Press that there
are only temporary difficulties of an electrical
nature, and no reason whatever for any rumor
that the cable had parted.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-09-16

RsS~ EDWARD TUCKER, the engineer of the
New Haven Railroad train which ran off the
drawbridge at Ncrwalk five years ago, and re-
suited so disastrously in the destruction of ha-
man life, committed suicide in New York on
Thursday evening, by severing with razor
the main arteries of his left arm. He has not
run any engines since sthe--NorwalI disaster,
and this calamity is said to have preyed On
his mind SO forcibly as to have rendered him
at times nearly insane. He was 40 years of
age, and has left wife. and two child4en re-
sidnS in the vicinity of Troy ss.. aas-
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-09-16

El5" The accident reported by the TeIe-
graph, as having occurred on the Steubenyille
and Indiana Railroad turns out to have been
less serious than at first supposed. While a
train was crossing bridge seventeen miles
west OF Steubcnvle, car and the rear engine
jumped from the track and knocked out some
of the main timbers, when the bridge gave
way. The baggage car and one passenger car
went down and were completely smashed in
pieces. One person only was fatally injured,
though quite number were more or less
bruised and MANNED.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-09-16
par 4 Mr.. HorsE. of Athens. Pa. while

D9- 4 Mr.. HorsE, of Athens, Pa, while
cutting bee tree, in company with another
man, on the evening of Friday last, met with
fatal and serious accident After the tree
had been chopped enough so that it commenced
falling, Mr. H. stepped back few PAGES and
his comradc off one side, and as it fell itstruck
another tree with such force that it shot back
suddenly-the butt end of the tree striking
Mr, FL. upon the legs above TIE knees, sever
ing them both of, from the effects of which
he sQOnrafter died, ~ q asi 10 ssassa Ea ss,
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-09-16

RsE> \ recent arrival from California states
that the reports from Fraser river are more
encouraging. The water had sufficiently de.
clined TO enable the miners to prospect, and
commence operations which were paying hand
sOmely. The shipment of gold to San Fran
cisco still remains trihng in amount a test
perhaps more reliable than the rumors from
the placers.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-09-16

REy~ The sham Democracy of Susquehanna
have found young man by the name of Vail,
who is so desrous of little notoriety that he
has consented to run for Congress against
Grow. That young chap will have rail put
upon his Congressional aspirations about the
second Tuesday of October, which will obscure
him forever hereafter.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-09-16

pa On Monday next, those who have any
curiosity to hear FRED. DoUGIAs, can do so hy
attending at LeRaysvilIe, where he will lecture
at ,, Z. NJ. The Biqck DoUGLAss name has
become almost as widely known as that of his
namesake, the " little giant" and he is GER
tainly a remarkable instance of what may be
accomplished by energy and perseverance.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-09-16

LET HIN ANswER-It is understood that
a number of leading Democrats in the West
moreland district intend to address a letter
shortly to Hon. Henry d. Foster, to obtain a
clear statement of his views on the Kansas
question, and that they have determined to
sustain no man who is in favor of Lecompton-
ism. Mr.. Foster has been trying to play Le-
compton aud antiLccOmpton at the same time.
We hope he may be compelled to answer.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-09-16

FIRE.-We regret to learn that the dwell
ing house of JoNA HOMEr, on Lime Hill was
destroyed by fire on Wednesday afternoon, 8th
inst. The fire was accidental The house was
a new one, nearly completed, and not occupied.
Loss 81 800 without insurance.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-09-16

As3~ The Teachers Institute which opened
on Monday last, at L>RaysviIle, commenced
with l6Opupils. The County Superintendent,
Mr.. CoBURN, has reason to congratulate HIM
self that his arduous labors in the cause of
Common Schools, are so we'll appreciated, and
seconded
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-09-16

R9> We notice that WIEN FoRNEY ,
has become one of the editors of an nu'Pr
ent paper published at BelefOnte, fay :, !,
the Central Press, the first number o. W.
exhibits great talent and industry.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-09-16
conspicuous insertion


Mr. EDITOR Of the Reporter, will you inquire of the
readers of your paper ii any of them wants wife If
they do am for sale. am u years of age, dark hair
and eyes, about 81 feet tall and worth 1000 dollars
in money besides other property want husband who
is in go business and good looking steady and in
dustrious fany wants to correspond with me they
may address ELLA MAY
MonroetOn Pa.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-09-16

Bsg~ The Military Encampment at Williams
port did not prove as successful as was antici-
pated Some 20 Companies were present, and
spectators to the number, as estimate1,of 20
600. .......--. .... ......f .
Amongst the officers present, in uniform, was
Col H. J. MApHI, of this place, who, in his
capacity as aid to the Governor, was on hand
armed and equipped as the law directs"
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-09-16

nD~ We arc requested to state thai ~ ID
ing of the Towanda Lyceum will be De" d.
Public School house, on Tuesday eVeDlHs'
inst
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-09-16
MI MEEr1Na OF coNaREssToNAL CoNFEREEs

At meeting of the Conferees Of the l4th
Congressional District, held at Towanda, Sept
lls5s, present, G. F. Mason and NJ. @
MERcpR, Of Bradford county, and D. r.. La
rHRop and s. A. WOODRUFF, of .Susqnehanha
county. q - -
On motion, Col. G. F. Mason was called to
the chair, and .. Z. LATHgoP appointed Sec
retary. ..
On motion of M. C. MERcUR, the following
resolutions were unanimously adopted -
Resolred. That in accordance with the
unanimously expressed wish Of the Counties
we represent, we present to the freemen OF the
I4ti Congressional District FOR reelection, our
present distinguished Congressman, Hon. G A
LUSHAa A. GROW. 4s21 s-t4
Rcsotrea, That his past able and fearless
course, merits the support of every voter in
this district h s-'
Resolred, That we boldly unfurI our banner
to the breeze, inscribed-no extension of Sla-
very into Territories once free, and for the re-
vision of the present inadequate tariff, suf1i-
cent to raise the money necessary for the ex-
penseS of government discriminating so as to
give ample protection to all the great indus
trial interests of our State and Nation.
Resolred, That the wickedness and imbecili-
ty of the National Administration as evinced
in its Kansas policy, and the unparalleled ex-
travagance and corruption in the collection
and disbursement of public mon les merits and
will receive the unqualified condemnation Of
the freemen of this district
a-- t1 G.F MASON,
ID. r. LArHRoP, Secretary. President.
We the undersigned Congressional Conferees
on the part of Tioga Co, being unable to meet
the conferees of the district at Towanda, on the
7th inst do hereby approve of the proceed
ings of said conference and fully concur in its
action. .. GEO. w. STANTON,
.-. VINE DEPUY.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-09-16

A CHANCE EoR SOME GooD LOOKING YOUNG
MAN-The following advertisement explains
itself To aid the fair advertiser in attaining
the desired end, we give her the benefit of a
conspicuous nsertion:- ....
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-09-16

A .tga JUDGE SUPREME COURT, '@ "i..-
JOHN M. READ, OF PHILADELpHIA CRY.
--- Ff. ErE CANAL COMMISSIONER, .,s.l d.
WILLIAM F. FRAZER, OF FAYErrE Co
MEMBER CONGRESS-,
GALUSHA A. GROW, OF SUsQ. COUNTY
PRESIDENT JUDGE,
DAVID WILMOT, OF BRADFoRD County.
ASSOCIATE JUDGE,
JOHN PASSMORE, OF RoME TOWNSHIP
REPRESENT ATIvES,
THOMAS SMEADl OF SPRINGFIELD TwP
O. III. PERRY KINNEY, OF SHEsHEoCIN
,-. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
PERLEY H. BUCK, OF PIKE TOWNSHIP.
AUDITOR, ....
ROBERT MASON, OF ARMENIA TOWNSHIP.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-09-16

AM4Mrnm
Com. r'. 0sio' Fsrgasoa-J57'.,
robbery. True bill. "''ciasa
Com. r.. Reuben Mo,l,v
selling liquor without license ~. 1%p',oa'
Com. rs. Leri Hatch.-Indie,n"' ,"' oil
sanlt and battery. Not true 1T'' bip, .
prosecutor, Jane Hatch, to paw H., t','' ''
Com. Is. Vim. Ryon a,a i,J,. '',.'
indictment for assault and battery a q.
Com. rs. Harriet L. DicEiu,on = 10
and Frances McKran.-IDdictn.,,,','S ''S T,
Not a true bill, and Reuben Mo,I.. W.
cutor, to pay the costs. 'o'
Com. Us. POmeroy Gorsiin,ou5 r
-ltne---Iadictment for obtaining 49,, :. Il
false pretepces. True bill. '''~
Cam. Us. j. r. Co,ceA and Phil, =
Indictment for assault and batte,rr =. "a
to kill. True bill on FIRST count wy '"'
true bill on second count. '
Com. rs. Geo. Il. Eltiott-Traio.
sault and battery. Not true I'm
prosecutor, Jesse r. Cowell, to nav d, "
The Grand Jury were occupiej mn, ,,'
forenoon, when they were discba,r,5
performed nearly double the anon,
ness ever before transacted by Graz
in this county. In some of the c,,.,
noticed above, there are several 5r
dictments.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-09-16

The September Term and Sessions of our
County Court commenced on Monday, 9th inst,
Hon. DAVID Wu.MoT, President, Hon. j. F
Lone and Hon. JOHN PAssMoRE, Associate
Judges.
Monday was mostly taken up with the usual
preliminary business, receiving returns of Con
stables, making motions, &c.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-01-20

The Ponte.a-a-Hache National Of Saturday last
has the following paragraphs
Since Christmas day the weather has been con-
stantly rainy and foggy we have had also to suffer
OF some severe winds. The tide being very heavy, a
great many rice fields were inundated for several days
by the waters of the back bays.
But few planters yet grinding; the Others have
closed the season few days ago.
The rice planters are preparing to plant their onion
and potato crops others are engaged re-ditching,
leveeing and fencing in their rice fields.
Some time last week poor stranger called in at
the establishment of NJ. Felix Ragaz, and asked for
something to drink. He was handing the glass back
when all at once he fell back saying, "0h, my poor
country THE poor man was dead.
1t is rumored that on Sunday morning lug sail
boat bound for New Orleans and having about ten
passengers on board and about 1000 oranges, was
capszed in attempting to cross over the river at Pow
erty Point. We have made anxious inquiries about
the passengers who were on board OF the boat
Large quantities of oranges were picked up along
| the river shore below Poverty Point.
| Our noble parish has now on her sea shores more
than four hundred hard.working and laborious men
busy engaged in fishing oysters for the markets of
the State IL is reported that by the early rising Of
the river the oysters of the west bays being entirely
covered with fresh water, will not be fit for market
this year. They are very it and large, but they are
completely fresh.
The cayng in of part Of the levee on the planta-
tion OF f. l.. Huff has caused the opening of large
creyasse which is now in all its beauty, the waters
passing freely and making the least effort TO
stop them. For part, and il this overflow is not
preudcious to the interest of the neighborng plant
ers we say let them go, for the deposit LETT by the
alnvial waters will certainly be OF great benefit to
the place.
The 0pelousas Patriot, Of Saturday last complains
of cold, wet weather during the previous week.
The Franklin Banner, Of the 14th says /:
Our planters all over the parish are beginning tC
break ground ard ridge up for the new crop. The
groand is generally little too wet at present fol
| planting purposes, bat in week or two an army o
| six thousand hands, and thousands of hoes plows
horses mules etc. will be in full blast in st. Mary
The weather since Christmas has occasionally beer
as warm as spring. The grass and buds begin I,
vegetae the lender cane shoots up in the ridges ans
everything looks cheerful aud gay.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-01-20

ScHooLMAsTER Run MAD-A Strange affair.
mysterious individual in Buffalo, supposed to be a
discharged sehoolmaster run mad, has been kidnap-
ping young school boys in the Streets taking them
into garret basement, and asking them to recite
portions of the multiplication table, If they failed
he would take off their pants and lather them with
leather strap, which he carries for that purpose beat
ing them most brutally. The little fellows get so
scared they fail to identify him. and the police can't
catch him. The last Buffalo Republic says:
This individual who is around the streets teaching
the multiplication table to little boys (who have
fathers) with strap is still prosecuting his business
zealously. Several complaints have been made
against him at the police Office, but yet he has
not been arrested. His last feat getting little
| boy into basement, and asking him how much nine
times nine were. The boy being smart little fellow,
Immediately gave the correct answer The algebrai-
cal professor looked rather surprised at this but pur;
sued his design by suddenly asking him how much
nine times nnety-nne made 2 This puzzled the little
fellow, who had not gone beyond twelve times twelve
in the multiplication table, and the professor noticing
his hesitation, Immediately took of the boys trows-
ers and gave him mereiless beating. He then gave
the boy penny and told him to be sure and know
| all about figures merit time he come.