Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-09-02
News from all Nations.

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| Mr. Doolittle, Of Chicago, who hired two
men to whip the schoolmaster Keith because the latter
had his boy home wash his face has been fined
$500 and sent to the City Prison six months. Dootte
is a man Of property.
The citizens of Lawrenceville, n. c., are
excited because two young men of that town lal the
good fortune find five pieces of gold weighing in the
aggregate, IS oz
The other day, Captain Travis placed
cork on the top of bottle and the cork pistol ball.
and then putting his target 81 feet from him, welded to-
rether the bullet he shot and the one he shot at
"A suit was brought in the Newark Police
Court last Friday, damages for loss of time
and shoeeaher in endeavorng to collect debt.
The Boston papers report that B. f Butler
of Massachusetts is ntenung to for Congress, this
fall as the advocate ofa new protective tariff.
The artisan well at Lafayette, Ind, now
bored nearly through to China, throws up stream of
cIagng at least two hundred gallons per hour.
Mr.. Bernard Hoffman, of Cincinatt, made
bet with his milkman that he would die on certain
day The day came, and the died, as he predicted
-Advices from Washington Territory res
pecng the recently discovered gold mines, very fiat
terng, as to their extent and richness
A Philadelphia correspondent of the Bal
timorel Sun says gentleman from New York is in that
city, making arrangements sending large number of
Mormons to Utah.
One hundred and twenty,Six thousand
soldiers to be inspected a camp near Warsaw, by
the Emperor Alexander of Russia towards the close of
August.
"A fire at Lebanon, Pa, on Friday last,
destroyed the barn of Mr.. Myers number of horses
persisted in the flames. Loss $4,000.
An effort is making in Arkansas to induce
the Legislature to compel the whole colored population
to leave the State.
John Hicks has been convicted in Craw-
ford county Pa of burglary and sentenced the pcni
tcntary for six years. A. named Henry Shilleto.
convicted in the county of mansaughter was SEN
fenced to two years in the pententiary.
The scarlet fever seems to be raging with
good deal of violence the upper end ofBucks county
Pa, and is particularly fatal among children. Since the
18th of July, William Whitman, of Nockamxon has lost
five children by this disease.
The people of Michigan are making great
preparations celebrate Perys Victory the 10th of
September The only two surviving officers of Perry's
fleet will be in attendance-Capt Campbell Of Buffalo,
and Dr. Usher Parsons, who was Perys only surgeon.
We learn from the Sunbury Pa Gazette
that last week the Trevorton Company one hundred
of their coal to Elmira, n. y via the Northern
Central Sanbury and Erie, and Willamspor and Elmra
Railroads This was their first shipment in that direction
A freight train on the Newburg Branch
Road was stopped by grsshoppers few days since
Large numbers Of grasShoppers had alighed upon the
track, literally covering the rail. The train passed
great number of them which made the track so sppe
ry that the wheels turned round without going forward
Sand procured and poured upon the rail- when the
train resumed its accustomed motion and proceeded with
oat any further delay.
The Rockingham Register, states that
negro in Iarrisonburg Virginia gave premature
birth day last week to two inants-one black and
the other witc Proprietors requested to call and
claim their property
Hon. Lewis d. Campbell has been nomi-
mated for reelection by the Republicans ofthe third Con
grcssiona district Ohio He received the vote of every
delegate in the convention.
The son of John Jacob Astor is said to
have an income of 5000 day, or 81 O9j 900 year.
Edward Logan has been arrested at
WilkesBarrc, Pa, for killing John Brown-Logan was
drunk at the time.
"A fat candidate for Office in Alabama
who is said to weigh three hundred and seventy-fve
pounds asks the people of his district to try him. Are
they tallow chambers?
| A German in Chicago split his child'S
head open with axe Saturday last. The name of
the murderer is John Ncbassyl native of Bohemia his
murdered child named Marie She was but five years
| of age.
Hon. Wm. Wilkins, of Allegheny, is re-
! covering from a recent attack of paralysis.
! OF the % yellow fever deaths in Charles
ton last week of the victims were natives of Ireland
and II of Germany.
In Carlisle John and Sarah Rider have
been indicted for the murder of their child an infant Sc
ven weeks old
1t is stated that fifteen hundred residents
of New Bedford visited the ship Junior now lying in that
port on Tuesday to the cages in which the mutnees
were confined.
In Lebanon, the Republicans have nomi-
mated John W. Kilnger for Congress and Joseph Eek.
man for Assembly.
A destructive fire occurred in PottsviIle
the l4th The Office of the Mining Register owned by
Gen. HI Cake. entirely destroyed. Loss s. 900 -
Insured for 81 500 The total loss was over $50 0OO
| "A Board of Naval Engineers consisting of
Chief Engineers Wood Scwe and King will convene at
the Navy Yard New York the Ist of September next
for the purpose of examining engineers for promotion
! the Navy.
A change of the chiefship of the bureau
ofprovsons and clothing of the Navy Department will
be made during the coming month The candidates are
! Pursers, Samm, Harris and Rttenhouse
Orders have been sent from the Navy
Department detachng the officers of the San Jacinto
Now York and granting them three months eavn of all