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Written for the San Andreas Independent.
Winter Nights Song.
BY P E G LEG.

The snow on the hills is lying;
Softly the moonlight falls;
The wind through the pines is signing
The fox from his covert calls.
Quaint midnight shadows falling
From the grim old forest round,
Like an army of ghosts seem crawling
All over the whitened ground.
Yon cloud, DER the mountain resting,
Away in the distant sky,
Seems coy as virgin, testing
A lovers constancy -
The rill, once laughing and cleaning,
In the light of the soft, warm sun,
In its frozen bed lies dreaming,
As cold and as pure as nun.
But constant murmur ever
Startles the wakeful soul;
Tis the voice of the rushing river
As its ceaseless waters roll
Down through the granite casing
Through canon and gorge and plain,
The murmur is ever chasing
Its floods to the fathomless main.
The cold, chaste snow on the mountain
AwakeS from its frozen dream,
And the sparkling drops of the fountain
Are lost in the turgid stream
And the cloud in its fairy dressing,
VIII melt in the storm and rain,
And the moonlight's soft caressing
Will fade from the earth again.
Thus, ever, current is rushing
Down through the realm of years;
From the fountains of youth, still gushing,
1t ends in the gulf OF tears.
San Andreas independent., 1858-01-30

ne attempt to lannch the great steamer
Levlathan was a failure. Further attempts
postponed sine die.
Heavy commercial failures continued to be
reported daily. The liabilities Of suspended
houses in Great Britain, since October last,
are estimated at 100000, 900, and this enor-
nous sum is believed to be inside of the mark
The American produce markets are depressed
There is nothing later from India or emma.
The contractor for raising the sunken sn'ps
IN the harbor of Sebastopol have abanaoneu
the work
San Andreas independent., 1858-01-30
From the San Joaquin Republican, of yesterday.
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER
GOLDEN GATE J
Two Weeks Later News from the Allan
tic States
SAN FRANcIsco, Jan. %, 9P. NJ.

DAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 70, I. Vt.
The Pacific Mail Steamship Co.'S steamer
Golden Gate, r. L. Whiting, Esq, commander,
sailed from Panama January H. at p NJ,
with the U. S. mails and passengers, brought
to Aspinwall in eight days and ei ght hours by
the Company's new steamship Moses Taylor,
Captain McGowan, from New York, n. 9th,
and the steamship Granada, from x~pr=.
leans, same date, and arrived'of ihsssleads at
o'clock this afternoon
The Golden Gate brings 4el passengers, all
wen; also 300 bags of e. s. mails, and 587
packages of merchandise on freight
Gen. Commonfort has resigned the Dictator
ship of Mexico, after a short reign of ten or
eleven DAYS.
San Andreas independent., 1858-01-30
Proceedings in Congress.


Our Congressional news per last steamer
was to the 10Th Dec On the 2lst, Kansas
matters were brought up in the Senate. SEN
ator Bigler defended the Lecompton Constitu-
ton and arraigned Senator Douglass for incon-
sistency. Douglass replied in speech severe
on Senator Bigler.
The House spent the day in discussing the
Treasury Note bill, the principal speakers
thereon being Messrs. Letcher of Va, Banks
of Mass, Lovejoy of H., and Campbell, of
Ohio. Various substitutes and notifications
of the measure were submitted but no action
was taken.
Leave was asked, but not obtained, to intro
duce resolution of enquiry into the propriety
OF excluding Mr. Bernhisel, the delegate from
Utah, from his seat.
Mr.. Blair brought in bill authorizing the
contractors for carrying the overland Califor-
MIA mail to adopt any route they might choose.
On the 22d, the Senate referred bills to Sc
cure to actual settlers the alternate sections of
the publis lands reserved on the grants to the
States for railroad purposes, to grant every
head of a family who is citizen of U. s. a
homestead of 160 acres of land on condition of
its occupancy and cultivation.
On the Presidents message, Mr.. Fitch took
the floor He did not desire to read Mr.. Doug
idoo Out VI tuC l,ut Nue POiHSSN hiih ~ thO
fate of such as had taken position outside of
the pale, instancing Mr. Van Buren as a fright
full example Mr.. F. was for admitting Kansas
with whatever constitution she might adopt.
Mr. Douglass replied, showing Mr.. Fitch to
be heterodox on one point at least. He (Mr.
d. had not become the mere servile tool of
any President. If the President wanted dem
ocratc harmony let him stand by the Cinc;n.
atti platform. Mr. D. spoke with confidence
in the strength of his position and in a tone Of
defiance to those who denounced his coursa
On the 23d, after referring to various nor
tons OF the Presidents Message, Mr.. Stnart
took up the Kansas question. He agreed VIII
Attorney General Black, that the mower as
Congress, in the admission of new States ,vas
plenary. Congress is to determine whether ~ :
State shall be admitted at all, and If 81 bon,'
Ennabling acts are not Indispensable 10 the
admission of new States. Congress has nouar
to admit, but not to coerce. AS half Of III .
people of Kansas had not an opportunity to
vote for delegates to the convention how shonl5
they abide by the decision in which their voice
had not been heard. The convention was =
San Andreas independent., 1858-01-30
Movements of Walker.

The news of the breaking up of Walkers
expedition created an intense excitement in
New York, Washington, Mobile, and at other
points In the SOUTH The conduct of Commo-
modore Paulding was severely criticised. 1t
is stated that that officer acted without in
structions in his demonstration against the
filibusters, the only orders issued being simply
those promulgated some time since to all the
officers of the Federal Government to prevent
infractions of the neutrality laws. 1t is fur
thermore stated that the Administration dis
claim and disapprove of the conduct of the
Commodore, and that he will be held to
strict accountability
Gen. Walker reached Washington Tuesday
January 2lst, in company with Marshal Ryn-
ders, and Immediately proceeded to the State
Department, where he had an interview with
the Secretary of State, and was formally sur
rendered. Gen. Cass, however, stated that he
mad no directions to give concerning General
walker; 1t was only through the Judiciary
that he could be held to answer any charges
brought against him. The renowned fillibus-
ter and his escort retired the former to go
where his inclination might lead. 1t is re-
ported, however, that process will be issued
to bring him to trial for violating the neutral
ity laws.
The Cabinet on Tuesday, held consulta-
ton with regard to the conduct of Com. Paul
ding, IN sezing Walker and his men, in which
the Commodore's dispatch to the Secretary of
War, in Justification of his actions, was read
The Commodore says, 81 could not regard
W alker and his followers in any other light
than as outlaws who had escaped from the
vigilance of the officers of the Government,
and left our shores for the purpose of rapine and
murder; and saw no other way to vindicate
the law and redeem the honor of our country
than by disarmng and sending them home
In doing so, am sensible of the responsibility
l have incurred, and confidently look to the
Government for my justification"
The movements of the fllbusters and their
supporters are the absorbing topics of the day
The excitement at the South is up to fever
heat Meetings to express the public indigna-
tlon at the seizure of Gen. Walker, have been
called at New Orleans and Mobile, and re-
cruiting for Nicaragua is going on rapidly at
those points A large force is already enlisted |
A body of 500 men left Texas on the 26th nit.
to reinforce Col. Anderson.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-11-04
farmers Department.
Observing Farmers.

IT is hardly TO be expected that all farmers
will he able to write for the Press, or to speak
in public assemblies. With some, taeir early
education has, perhaps, been so deficient as to
forbid it and with others, their incesssant
and toilsome Iabors make it almost impossible
for them to give time and thought to such
things. Every man WHO Iabors hard daily in
any calling, knows that when night ovcrtakeS
him his BODY is wearied and his mind sympathi-
yes with it and Graves rest. And the difficulty
of writing grows with the dlsuse OF 1t. Hence
il comes to pass that some Of our best farmers
seldom put pen to paper for the sake OF writing
agricultural essays And it must be confessed
on the other hand that some farmers who
drive the quill for the papers, hold the plow
with very slack hand,
Ii is said that a certain eminent statesman
of PENNSYLVANIA, who wrote many valuable pa
pers on agriculture, was often called upon by
his admiring readers, expecting to see on his
own lands practical eXemplifcation of his
writings. What was their surprise to see gates
with broken hinges, plows, harrows and hoes
laying about in disorder, and barns and fences
out Of repair They made bold to express their
astonishment to the learned farmer, when his
Honor replied
Why, gentlemen, do you expect me to
write and work ~ And so, it can hardly be
expected that practical farmers should do much
in the way of writing for publication. Few
men can do more than one thing thoroughly.
Yet, we think that farmers make too little
use of stormy weather and of the leisure of
Winter for reading and writing. What if they
eau not produce essays as learned as Liebis'S
and polished as Macaulays, they yet can con
tribute something valuable to the stock of
human knowledge Every intelligent farmer
is an o6serrcr. He sees something ALMOST every
day, that is worthy of putting on record for
his own use if not for the benefit Of others
He learns something both by success and i'll
fortune, which ought not be lost. Should not
this habit of observation be cultivated Would
it not add much of interest to the routine of
farm-Iife And if all cannot prepare their
notes of observation in finished style for the
Press let them communicate their knowledge
orally in Farmers Clubs and let them send
extracts from their journals to the editors of
agricultural papers, who would make good use
of their observations.
And let us add in behalf of the editorial
fraternity. that we always desire to have plain
straightforward details Of practice. If well
written, with the main facts stated in conden-
sed, clear style, it is labor saved to rs, but this
is not essential. No matter how ungrammatical-
ly written, this is all straightened out before
the type settlers get hold of letter, and errors
in communications are known only to the edi-
tors.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-11-04

How TO MAKE Coon CIDER To The Editor
of the american Agricuhurist There is hard
ly 1.-THE Of cider made now as compared with
forty years ago. Many OF the old orchards
have died out, and the temperance reform has
prevented their renewal. The market for fine
fruits has greatly expanded, and nearly all the
trees now planted are for the production of
market apples 1t took eight bushels of ap-
pies to make barrel of cider, and the barrel
sold for only dollar. Apples now bring every
year from fifty cents to dollar a bushel.-
Fruit growers can hardly be expected to
lament the change that is so much for their
pecuniary interest.
Yet cider is still made all over the country
in small quantities, some for the apple butter
some for vinegar, and still more for the bever
age When bottled and properly handled, it
is as palatable, and much more wholesome,
than most of the wines of commerce. In affec-
tions of the kidneys it is an excellent remedy,
and should have place in every we'll appoint
ed cellar 1t is matter of some Importance,
that what cider is made, should be made in the
best manner
The apples should be we'll ripened. bnt not
in the least decayed Every apple with the
least speck of rot in it should b removed, if
you wish first rate beverage. The decayed
and inferior apples may be reserved for making
vinegar. Perfect cleanliness should be obServ-
ed in the grinding process which should be
performed two days before pressing, and the
pomace be permitted to stand and mellow in
the vat, until it assumes deep red color
Clean dry straw should be used in forming the
cheese If the straw be musty, the flavor will
be communicated to the juice If water be al
ded, it will make it hard and unpleasant to the
taste. The casks, also, in which it is put for
fermentation, should be thoroughly cleansed,
and finished off with tumigation of birthstone
This is done by burning inside the barrel few
strips of canvas, dipped in melted birthstone
The fumes will penetrate all the pores and
destroy the most and correct and sourneSS-
After the fermentation is over, draw off into
clean arrels, band cIarifyit This can be done by
mixing quart of clean white sand with the
whites of half dozen eggs, and a pint ot
mustard seed, and pouring it into the barrel
1; may stand in the barrel, or, if a nice article
is wanted it should be put into quart bottles
: d corL cd.
This cider will be fit to drink in case of sick
ness, and will always bear good price IN
market 1t retailS at twenty-five cents a bottle
and would bring at least two dollars a dozen
by the quantity This is much better business
than to make poor article from decayed ap-
Piles, in a slovenly manner, and sell it for two
dollars a barrel
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-11-04

H4g- To all wanting Farms, see advertise
mcut ol Hdnm0utou Lands.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-11-04
Bnsilless CARDS.

nR CHAS. NJ. TURNER, PHYSICIAN
IL & SURGEON, offers his professional services to
the inhabitants of Towanda and vicinity Office and
idence in the dwelling recently occupied by H. BooTH
ESQ door north of the Episcopal Church, Maine
Street.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-11-04
Patronize Home Enterprise
A Book-Bindery in Towanda !!

WE would respectfully announce to friends and
w the public generally that we have connected with
Printing Office and Book Stationery Store Plain
and Fancy BOOK-BlNDERI, and earnestly solicit the
patronage OF all who desire anything in the line.
Having secured the services of of the best binders
in the United States atter ourselves that give
universal satisfaction both in workmanship and price
Therefore present to the public the strongest ssuran
that are prepared to bind in workmanlike man
ner. all kinds OF BOOKS, among which we may name
Bibles Histories Music Magaziues Pamphlets Perodi-
Gals, Law ana School Books, to order pattern in
French, Hali0n, German and English style IN
Telret SIX, Cloth, Leather and Paper.
upon the most reasonable rates. for CASH or ready pay
Bs-tive trial.
Particular attention given to rebindng Books. Al
work warranted to be properly executed.
Rg-Plain and Fancy Paper Boxes made to order.
Jan |, 1885, Z. ). PARSONS.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-11-04

West side Of the Pu6Fc Square, opposite the
COUH House.
DALEY & NEVINS are inst receiving a
- large addition their stock of Provisions Groceries,
Yankee Notions, Toys Fruit Confectionery, &c, which
will he sold wholesale of retail for cash in eXhange for
most kinds OF country produce at prices that cannot fail
to suit purchasers Consumers country dealers would
do well to call and examine our stock and prices.
GROCERIES.
Black and Green Tea, Rio and Java Coffee Chocolate
Cocoa, Sugar, Molasscs. Syrup Ginger, Pepper, Spice
Cloves nutmcgs Mace cinnamon Ground Mustard Pepper
Sauce Soda Saleratus Cream Tartar, Sperm and Taow
Candles, Bar Soap, Vinegar, Starch, &c.
PROVISIONS.
Flour, Buckwheat Flour. Rye Flour. Corn Meal Feed
Trout Pckeled and Smoked Herring Cheese Rice Beans
Onions, Potatoes, Butter, Lard. Crackers, &c. &c.
FRUIT.
Prunes. Citron, Figs, Eng Currants Raisins Lem
and Oranges, Green andDried Apples, and Peaches
Almonds, Pecan nuts Prazil nuts Grenobe and Madeira
Wanuts Fiberts Pea nuts, Chestnuts Hickory &c
GERMAN, FRENCH and AMERICAN TOYS, FANCY GooDs
&c.Boys' SleighS, Tin Wagons China, Pewter & Wood
Tea Sets. Dolls, Trumpets, Toy Guns, Accordans, Har
monicas Glass Paper and Wood Inlad Work Boxes and
Toilet Cases Toy Bureaus Secretaries &c Pearl Ivery
Paper Mache and Leather Port MOnaes Wallets Purses
Ivory Horn and Wood Pocket and Toilet Combs Tobac
and Snuff Boxes Cigar Cases Tooth Hair and Cloth
Brushes, Fancy Mirrors, Perfumery Hair Oil, &c.
Fools CAP, Letter. Commercial Note and Bath Post
Paper, Envelopes. WATERS Sealing Wax Ink, Inkstands
Wafer Cups, Sand Boxes PenhOIders Pens Wafer scales
&c. &c.
TABLE AND DAIRY SALT Salina and Rock Salt and
Cayuga Ground Plaster. BAILEY Il NEVINS.
TOwanda November 26, 1855.
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R. wATRoUs... II. ". sEwARD........E II. COOK
d WATROUS & Co, DEALERS IN
INs HE4EY &. SHELFHARDITARE, Nos. 8

g. Water st. Emira, n Y.
We have recently made large additions to extensive
stock and have now hand complete assortment OF
cry description of Hardware which offer at the lowest
cash prices; consisting of Mechanic Tools, Building Ma
terias Iron and steel Nails and spiJ Ropes and Cord
age Paints Oils and Glass, Mill of every size and
shape, either Muay Gang Circular.
Machine Betting of all widths both Of India Rubber &
leather Glass wholesale We prepared to supply
Merchants with Glass Nails scythes Forks, &c, at Man
ulacturers prices Tin sheet iron and Copper work
hand or made to order.
CONTRACTORS -WhcelbarrOws, Ames' Sho-
vels Blasting Powder, &c
Agents for Rich Wilder's Patent Salamander Safes,
Fairbanks Platform Scales, and Welch Grifths Crcu-
lar
Large sizes up to 60 inch, always hand and sold at
Factory Prices. PARTICULAR attention paid to orders by
mail.
Elmira April I, lSjG n44-l2m
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-11-04
Matched Horses for Sale.

q THE Subscribers desire to sell
AS-el Nther fine span Of matched BLACK HORSES,
.llL1- not having teamng enough to keep them en-
ployed. said team is a valuable and is well known
having been formerly owned by Messrs Harris & Page,
and WelIes Brooks. Tney took the first premium
she hest par Carriage Horses at the Bradford County
rcultura Fair in lSjtheir weight is about 1900 pounds
each We will sell them cheap, either for cash,
time with approved security.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-11-04

Of PGttORs Drug Store,
On HAS just been opened with the largest and
"a most choice stock Of FASHIONABLE
SA%BM JEWEIRY ever offered to discriminating
NJ ~ public. Indeed, he can safely say that with
EC Tin the opening of his new store has been in
Az$aSA<A@N auguIated era in the Jewery line,
inasmuch along with the choice and elegant assortment
he gives the most reliable of almost nCred
be reduction prices the rich and tasteful articles hav
ing been all bought with ready cash
A. NJ w. when he reflects how for the past years with
far less attractive stock he has enjoyed large share
of public patronage aters himself that the immense in
crease of Goods he offers which have been boughtsO
much advantageously, will enable him to increas
the generous confidence which has hitherto been vouch
saed him. He therefore sOctS continuance of the
favor Of his old customers and invites the public general
" to come and see the fashions.
RB-THE WATCH REPAIRING DEPARTMENT will
contnue he distinguished by the skill and despatch
which has heretofore enabled it to enjoy the envabe rep
utation of being the most reliable in town.
TOwanda, September "a los.
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AttentionI nentistsI Teeth

TUST received, assortment of Superior MINERAL.
- TEETH-warIanted To stand fire, rivetng, IHastica
tion &c. They good limitations of Nature and pre-
sent every variety OF form size color and arrangement
from single tooth TO entire set, with without ar
tfc'a gums, With desirable large sized and extra long
patina pins. For sale by
ToYanda, june Is, 1858 DR. II. g. PORTER
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-11-04

SETTING OUT FRUIr TREEs-A correspond
ent of the New England Farmer writes =
" While in the West, two years SINCE an old
nurseryman told me he had been setting out
fruit trees for fifteen years, and those he set in
the fall bore annually, while those he set in the
spring were Indifferent bearers. My experience
and observation satisfy me that fall setting is
much the best, aside from this consideration.
They should be well muched the first winter
toprotect the roots from frost, and the next
summer to guard against drought"
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-11-04
miscellaneous
EMERY's PATENT RAILROAD HORSE PowE

EMERY'S PATENT RAILROAD HORSE POWERS !!
w less Chain Powers. for one and two horses to
which have added such improvements a. to make them
the best endless Chain Powers in the world. Our
THRESHERS AND SEPARATORS
Are much improved the Albany machines, and work
admirably. Our
TIOGA-POINT THRESHER AND CLEANER,
Just finished will confident, prove itself to be the
BEST CONFINED THREsHER AND WINNOwER in market.
1t runs easily is simple strong, light and durable will
not carry over, waste grain and will thresh and
clean fit for ket much grain per day. with the
power as any Thresher with Separator will thresh.
1t is admirably adapted for two and four horse powers.
Job thresherl will find it to be just the machine they have
50 long desired to find.
Our Horse Powers and Threshers are say the least
equal to- any made in the Union that farmers N Sou
thcrn NewYork and Northern Pennsylvania will find it
to their advantage tn buy Machines, account of
saving heavy expense in freghts well as for their
periorty.
We invite the particular attention of Farmers and Deal
ers to
TIOGA-POTNT FEED CUTTERS, GALES PATENT.
We can with confidence recommend these Hay, Straw
and stalk Cutters account of simplicity, durability,
strength. efficiency of operation rapid cutting &c
urged by farmers and Others and justly toN against all
patented feed cutters namely-that they are too com
picated too many small castings and traps consequent
" too liable to get out of repair that they have too
many wearing friction places therefore hard to operate
Our Feed Cutters have two simple straight knives which
can easily be sharpencd, or, if necessary, be
made by any blacksmith. All warranted to give sat
sfactinn. Ask your merchant to order for YOU and
send for our CATALOGUE, which contains additional in
formation concerning all Of the above mentioned machines
and many others of our manufacture and sale.
WELLES, BLOOD & co.
AtbnnS
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-11-04

A physician once advised Sydney Smith to
" take a walk upon an empty stomach ~
Whose stomach ?" asked the wit
SEE-SAw"-" Well,," said carpenter,
" of all the saws ever saw never saw a saw
saw as saw that saw saw"
Will You take something /? said q tea totaller
to a friend while standing near tavern
don't care if do, was the reply
Vel, said the teatotaller, lets take a
walk
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rATLoR'S sE O p d,

INSTRUCTORS.

DARTICULAR attention Is invited to large aSsOrt-
L ment of Ladies' Dress Goods, being received by
JOSEPH P0WEII.-comprsing everything that il now
fashionable and durable in Rerages, Grape MoSetts Or
candies French Printed Jaconetts. Lawns, English and
French Prints Brants, Ducal Plads, Lustres, Cha :
Ginghams Prints &c, &c which will be sold at prices
far less than ever before Offered in Fowanda.
June :, lsJS.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-11-04

BARCLAY COAL-THE BARCLAY
D RAIL ROAD AND COAL COMPANY have now
hand and will keep constantly for sale at T0WANDA
a large supply of their coal, at
81 so per ton for Blacksmith Coal, and
SO 90 per ton for Rated Coal
Apply for coal at Towanda to o. D. BARTLETT. Coal
will also be sold at the MINES at
50 90 per ton for blacksmith Coal, and
81 so per ton for Raked Coal
liberal discount will he made sales by the boat load
Oct Z 1887. J. .MACFARbANE, Genl Supt
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HlisreIdncons.
JEWELRY! JEwELRY! IEWELRY! T!

a. WI. Warmers !
Neso d Splendid .Jeaceiry Store, one door north