Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-09-16
News from all Nations.

"A company in Boston, Mass, recently
threshed 900 pounds of clear sand fom sixty bales Of
rags imported from Egypt being y per the whole
weight. The rag, taken from The masmes in the
catacombs and the sand was sed in by the Egyptian
sharpers, to increase their weight.
-A party Of police last Sunday afternoon,
arrested five coored gamblers den in the rear Of the
Iron City College Pittsbnrg Pa The proprietor
fined So three Others $40 zach. and the other two not
being able to pay the fine, were committed.
-Thaddeus Stevens, has brought an action
against Capaia sanderson of the Lancaster telgncer.
--- for libel.
Extensive preparations are being made
along the lake shore celebrate the coming anniversary
of Pcrrys Victory Lake Erie. at Putin-Bay. Large
delegations going from the different lake cities.
The hog cholera has been raging to q fear
fuI reccntyin Pike and Gibson counties Indiana
In instances farmers have lost every hog In parts
ofPkc the efuvia arising from the of dead
hogs will, it is feared, occasion much sickness.
"A good supply of Strawberries, second
crop, offered in Patterson n. j. market on Monday
and were selling rapidly from the at cents
per basket Such quantity of rie of the fall
growth, is quite surprising.
- Col Jos. w Cake, of PottsviIc. has been
nominated in the Eleventh Congressional District to
succeed Major Dewart.
The Peoples Convention nominated Hon.
Jas. II. Campbell. for Congress in that District.
Nicholas Powers, of Gordon, Schuykll
county, dangerously wounJoI by pistol shot by
wachman, on the Mine Hill planes, Augu IS.
Mayor Rodman, Of Providence, has refus-
cd to license any circus exhibitions in that place
the last one having resulted in a murder.
A lady in Paris made her fortieth ascent
in balloon and landing in the country the rstics NAL
treated her a. Il witch
Two negro boys fought duc the Other
day in Mississippi One badly wounded. and the
other killed-one laid up, and the other laid out.
Eli Thayers new town in Virginia, is
rapidly improving and shows every evidence of pros
perity.
"A farmer in Belfrc township, Washington
county Ohio lost - fine sheep, few days ago. by turn
Ing them into field of raked oats.
AT Methodist conference in Ohio, a
short time since, resolution passed dsapprovng of
the wearing hoops by members of the Church. dccning
it inconsistent with Christian character
Senator Greene, of Missouri is in danger.
The Washington Union alludes to the report that he
sustans the of Douglas and calls on the Missouri
Senator to define his position.
Gov. Banks has been re-nominated for
Governor by the Republicans Of Massachusetts,.
A letter in the Obssrrer, written from
"esche'ter says: regret say that the venerable
William Jay, is in very delicate health and is pro
b>by not far from the confines of life He has however
reached good old age, in the home of his illustrated
father, John jay"
In 1924, the Sergeamt-at-armS was thirty
four days in travelling from Washington to Edwardsvie
ILL., Fourteen days uecmcd short period for the
journey from Washington to Louisville. The road can
now be passed over in thrtysx hours.
In the Massachusetts State almshousc at
Tcwksbury, there is old lady native of Connecticut
who has attained the remarkable age of IOi wears She
is well possessed of her mental faculties and reads her
Bible constantly with the aid of glasses.
Mr. Burnap was reaping with machine
few days since in iliinos, when the boy who was dry
ing fell from the seat of the machine and was thrown in
front of the cutters. Both legs and one arm were instant
iy severed from the body and the heart torn ont.
John Burns, who was recently sentenced
to death at Wheeling, Va for the n1rlor Of Mary Ann
Aonteny, executed in that city last .Fridav in the
presence Of several thousand spectators
On Friday night last, Richard Anderson,
agaekceper at the Newark avenue crossing JrryCity
n j. was killed by the they parsrd. He was
standing inside the gate, and was crushed to death.
They do up election riots in Canada in
much better style than they do in the States At Tson
burg short time ago, Mr.. Foley was addressing a
meeting when the mob determined to take possession of
the stand and in doing the platform broke killing
outright and wouudng others so badly that is feared
many will yet die
"A bald eagle weighing twelve pounds,
and measuring six feet from tip tip and eighteen inch
e' in height was shot near Unonvile Berks county on
Friday last by George W Butt, of Pottstown, Pa
On Sunday. during Divine service in 81
Johns Church, at Richmond, Va. Mr. Solvmon. the or
ganist fell down nsenSbe and almost instantly expired
Ho had been previously i'll of asthma.
The people of Norwich Conn propose
to celebrate the 2OOh anniversary of the settlement of
that town some time during the present month.
The police of Pittsburg have recently ar
rested number of gamblers. They were fined and held
TO bail to keep the peace.
"A message of about 20 words over the
Atlantic telegraph, cost about s25
jefferson county, Indiana, and Trimble
county Kentucky have sent to Cncnatli Chicago and
other distant cities six thousand nine hundred and fifty
eight bushels of blackberrics this season.
Mr.. William +. Everett, chief engineer
ofthc Atlantic cable, arrived in OsweCo " Y on Mon
day evening. He visit to his mother who lives
m that city lie was received by immense concourse
OF citizens and escorted to the residence of his mother
by the military.
-ConSdera Stacey was nominated at Cold
water Michigan as the Democratic candidate for Con
gross from the second district and Hon. c. Binghur,t
has been nominated at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as the Re.