Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-12-02
News from all Nations.


on their grounds. Right-spare the birds!
An eminent and much respected colored
Presbyterian Minister Rev. Samuel r. Cornish, died in
New York city, last week, aged65 years.
The Republicans will probably be the
strongest party in the Congress of 1s5sls6o but no
party will have absolute majority.
The friends of Maj Swartz of Reading,
distributed large fat bullocks among the poor oil
the city, as their way of celebrating his election
The trial of Allibone and Newhall of the
late Pennsylvania Bank has been postponed four weeks
We learn from the Washington States,
that Thomas Chapman, of the Hon. Henry Chapman
of Doylestowu Pa robbed on the 10th of October
in San Francisco California of about 900. His trunk
was broken open in his absence fro N his room.
Gov. Packer rendered the vacancy in the
Supreme Court to Mr.. Read and it declined on the
ground that he wished short time to settle his business
prior to entering upon his duties in December.
The best way to stop brutal prize fights"
is not to notice them beforehand describe them after
ward but to make laws furnishing all engaged in them,
and all who adyertize them. .m.
-Messrs Butt & Bower, publishers of the
Independent Press have changed the to Williams
port Press. A sensible change that.
Thomas Phillips, we'll known citizen of
Cncinatti Ohio being insane from religious excitement,
threw himself before locomotive last Friday, and was
instantly crushed to death.
Christian jacob, whose trial for the mur-
der of his wife at Corks Run, Pttsburg Pa, has
been progressing for days past was convicted last
Saturday, of murder in the first degree"
The extensive rolling mill atColumbia, Pa,
was sold at shers sale the 9th inst, and was bought
by the Columbia Bank for s22 400.
Geo. NJ Clark indicted for passing coun-
felt money was tried New Castle, (Del) last Monday
and acquitted on the ground of insanity.
A bill has been introduced into the Legis-
laure of Georgia to prevent the of any Latin phrase
in any of the Legislative acts of the State.
The Union majority against Buchanan in
New Jersey IS. Add to thsiJones separate Amer
can vote in Camden &c, and the majority is 1000 i
The Legislature is Opposition, and will Gust Wright the
traitor Lecomptonite.
Lots of Locos, Editors, and even Post
Masters who abused Douglas with all their might until
Election, tackng about to come under his sup
port leaving the poor old President to hoe his own row
as best as he can,
AT LySander, Onondago county, n. Y,
on Sunday John C. Forbes tied jug of whiskey about
his neck, and attempted to swim the river. The jug pro-
we'd too heavy for him. and he found the next morn
ing at the bottom.
The Washington Union reads Mai John
Schwartz of the party because lie beat the New Min
lister to Austria. The idea of reading out of the
party who goes to Congress- backed by majority of the
old Berks Democracy is subject worthy the carcature
of Punch.
Private adviceS from France announce
the sudden death at Paris of the Hon. Benjamin Butler
of New York formerly Attorney General of the United
States under the Administration of General Jackson.
1t is said that Postmaster-G General Brown
intends in his report plan for post Office
money orders based on the English system.
The British squadron on the African
has captured nine saver during the last months
Their were probably, at set at liberty, and
encouraged to new saverade adventures that
the British vessels might reap another harvest of
prizes
John Miller has been appointed postmaster
at Columbus Ohio vice Samuel Medary appointed Gov.
of Kansas Mr.. Miller the incumbent of the
Columbus posmastershp prior to the appointment ofr
Medary to that office.
The Indiana State Senate passed reso-
uton bya of 26 to o. declaring the election of
Mssrs Bright and Fitch to the United States Senate to be
illegal, unconstitutional and void The resolution
is pending in the House.
On the 18th inst, the vaults of the bank Of
New Orleans contained sl3 OPS ,597 in specie.
Senator Douglas has written to Washing
ton letter, announcing that he will not be there until
the 18th of December.
Mr.. Richard Ten Brock has returned
home after long 3urn in England 1t is MrTen Brock
intention to go back to England in the spring and to take
with him fresh American horses to test their quail
ties again the English turf.
"A citizen of this State, Mr. George
Washington Resnyder, of Pottsve has it is said ac-
cepted Tom Hyers challenge to fight any man in the
world for $4,000.
The st. Louis Democrat says that it is
rumored in Southern Illinois that the Douglas are
about to make the most of their power in the Legislatures
that they will not only elect Ms Douglas but also
cessor for Judge Trmbu whose term expires in 1860
Late California papers state that the Su-
preme Court of California will sustain Col. Fremont
theghtfu of the gold vein the Marposa tract.
The Teachers Association of MiddleseX
county Mass, have adopted resolutions expressing the
opinion that children in the primary schools should not be
confined to study in their seats then three hours
day.
Twenty-Five Newspapers, which have been
started in Kansas since its settlement in the fall of 1854
have suspended or gone under entirely
A new iron ore bed has just been discov-
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on The quality of the ore is said to be " \ No. -
Barker g. Buel has recovered 81, 450
from the New York Central Railroad for injuries recei
ed on the cars, at Bergen in October, 1857.
There is "SitStill Association" =" in New.