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Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-04-08

RAFrISG.-During this week several RAJ
have come down the river, and some hayeT
sed on to market, while others remain III I
dam at this place. Very few RATS have
yet reached this place from Cearfcld, oTil
it is said, to the schute in Twins dam BEL
torn up whcih will prevent them from rea.
ing market this flood, as it cannot be Tepa,
until low water. AS yet we have heard oil
price being set, bnt the rumor is that fsc,
for good lumber have an upward tendency!
We notice several of the lumber merch'.
from Clearfeld in and around town, but ll-
ing from their features one would suppose %
which they had fixed their hopes upon D.
vanished. We abserve also that instead
formerly of stopping at our hotels, some
them have taken up their board in the cona'
-Lockharen Wdtchman.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-04-08
RECAPITULATIoS.

change OF UNIFoRM.-We noticed several
days ago that the War Department was about
to order changes in the uniform of the Army
generally. 1t now appears that such an or
der has been issued, and it contains full deS-
cription of the new uniform decided upon. The
cap now worn is supplanted by felt hat with
brm l2 inches and crown 6 IA inches high,
bound with ribbed silk for officers, and double
stitched around the rim for men. The trim
mings for general officers are as follows =
Gold cord, with acorn-shaped ends the brim
of the hat looped upon the right side and fas-
tened with an eagle attached to the side of the
hat a gold embroidered wreath in front, on
black velvet ground, encircling the letters US
in silver, old English characters
For other classifcations of officers and for
the privates there are similar trimmings, va
rying slightly for each distinctive grade or
class
The change also extends to the pantaloons
and coat. but in respect to them it is confined
to the trimming of the latter, and the stripe
of the former Sibley's tent is also to be sub
stituted for that now in use Washington
Star
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-04-08

THE TRoops FOR UrAH.-It is said that
regular troops in Kansas and on the Weta
frontier will start for Utah between the ,.
of April and the 10th of May, muSterDg
all about 1000 effective men. Five regime
of volunteers, proposed by the bill now bet
the Senate, will, it is stated, be accepted s
organized whenever the bill is passed.
force less than a complete regiment will be-
ceived from any State. but offers are alNs
made, directly or cOntingently, which CO..
the whole force authorized They will bea
en- according to the date of application. 0
regiment is specially appropriated for Tezss
National Intelhgencer.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-04-08

THE KANSAS BILL IN THE SENATE When
the Kansas bill came up in the Senate on Fri
day, Mr.. GREEN, of Missouri, Immediately
moved to disagree with the House amend
ment. After remarks by Messrs BIGLER and
PUGH, in support of the motion, and by Mr..
DOUGLAS against it, the question was taken,
and Mr.. GREEN's motion preyailed-yeas, 32;
nays, 23
So the Senate refuses to concur, and the bill
goes back to the House for its action thereon.
1t is scarcely possible that the House will not
insist on its amendment, and there is thus a
prospect of an irrec oncilable difference between
the two branches of Congress on this vexed
question. If no agreement eventually takes
place, the bill is lost But we trust there may
b, sufficient patriotism in the Senate to recede
from its position, and permit the admission
of Kansas under Constitution which her
citizens can approve.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-04-08

From THE RIO GRASDE-The San Antonio
Herald of the 18th ut., says that an express
had arrived in that city, sent by Capt A. G
Bracket, commanding Fort Mcintosh Laredo
Texas, having dispatches for Gen. Twiggs
and Gov RuuelS. as well as letters for the
Mayor of San Antonio, and others. The cor
respondent of that journal says that official and
certain information has been received by Capt
A. G. Bracket that certain citizens of the
United States, residing about seventy miles be-
low this, in this State, had been kidnapped and
forced into the ranks of one of the contending
factions of Mexico, viz: the dominant and
ruling party by the Alcalde of Guerro A
meeting of the citizens of Webb county, Texas
held IN the Laredo Court House, on the 18th
ult., adopted strong resolutions touching this
matter.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-04-08

An OLD STORY WITH A New a APPLIcArIox.-
A story is told of negrs who had great de-
sire to be converted under the preaching of
Whitfield. Not being acquainted with the
phySoguomy of that eminent divine, his ques-
tion, wheneyep he heard discourse, Who
dat preaching dare ?" was often repeated
On one such an occasion, in reply to his inev.
liable question, Sambo was answered by per-
son who understood his wish, That's Whit
held." Sambo's opportunity had arrived and
in the midst of his excitement, he rolled him
self abont in o manner he thought bcftting
the great occasion. A day or two afterwards
he learned, to his intense astonishmcnt that
Whitfield had not preached at that tme--was
not even in that part of the country and his
chagrin found sorrowful expression " Den
Use rolled in de dirt for notnin' ~ So with
poor Buchanan in his Kansas busin SIS he
rolled in the dirt thus far for all nothing.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-04-08

AFFRAY IN RAILROAD CAR-An affrav oc.
Cured on the Cleveland Express train on the
Detroit & Toledo Railroad Thursday after
noon. A gentlemanly looking man took the
train at Toledo and offered ticket on another
road which was refused and his fare demand
ed by the conductor He declined to pay,
when the conductor and baggageman under
took to put him off. The passenger drew a
pistol and assumed defiant attitude Both
the conductor and the baggageman sprang
upon him, and succeeded in getting him down
upon the seat. During the melee the pistol
was discharged, the ball passing through the
bottom of the seat Immediately forward, and
out through the floor of the car The man
was Immediately put off the train and left on
the track. Steps have been taken by the
Company to have the man arrested
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-04-08

SYMPTOMS OF THE CHIvALRY.-Theh honorable
Mr. w. SMITH, of Virginia, announced on Sat
urday that he should make public use of any
private conversation which any person nigh t
hold with him upon public affairs, if be thought
it conducive to the public welfare, unless it
was expressly stated at the time that it was
confidential We suspect that this frank but
slightly sneakng declaration will render Mr..
w. SMITHS acquaintanceS little cautious in
their private conversations with him upon
politics. After this, he will probably hear
nothing worth retailing. Some men find it
impossible to be patriots except by becoming
spies.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-04-08

LATER FROM UTAH.-St Louis, Moudav,
April 5, 185S-The Utah mail which left
Camp Scott March L. has arrived. The
troops continued in fine health, and were
awaiting the determination of their commander
to proceed to Salt Lake Col JOHNSTON had
a regular effective force of 1900 men, and a
thousand animals in good condition, with a
large volunteer force, and the general impress
sion was that he would not wait for reinforce
ments before making the attack Communi-
cation with Salt Lake City was entirely pro-
hibited, and little or nothing was known of the
intentions or preparations of the Mormons to
resist the entrance of the troops: Col. JOHN
sToNs dispatches will be forwarded Immediate
ly to Washington.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-04-08

FOREIGN NEws-The City Of Bahimor.
steam-propeller, from Liverpool on the 18th
inst, has brought four days later foreign news
ORSISI and PIERRI, the assassinating conSpira-
tors of January l4th, had been guillotined, at
Paris, on the 18th inst The lives of their
two comrades, also convicted, would be spared.
Count WALwsKI had desired to withdraw that
letter to England on which Lord PALMERsToN
had brought in the conspiracy-to-murder bill,
which will proably induce the Derby Ministry
to drop that measure Sardinia and Austria
had declined TO yield to NAPoLEoNs extradi-
tion requests The Derby Ministry had begun
to work, with every prospect of continuance
IN Office. Lord PALMERsToS will lead the OPP
position, declining to give that Office to his
little rival, Lord JOHN RUSSELL.
From India, the news, is scanty but favoro-
bic. The King Of Delhi had been convicted
Of guilty completely in the revolt, and sentenced
to Punishment. The revolt now is confined to
Dude, and decisive attack on Lucknow, by
the British. was expected to take place before
the end of February. From China, we learn
that the British and French forces continued
to occupy Canton, waiting for additional troops
to make another attack elsewhere. and the
Chinese had actually fallen upon the Russian
force in the North.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-04-08

WoMAN SHor.-Sarah Loop, residing on
Carroll street, opposite this Office, was shot by
young man named Vincent Odell, on Satur-
day afternoon March 2Sth, about half-past
five. The shooting is said to have been ac-
cidehtal. The ball entered at the lower point
of the right shoulder blade, and vas taken
out of the breast at point nearly opposite
Odell was arrested and put in Jail, but subse-
quently released as the shooting was clearly
the result of carelessness, and not design =
The woman is still alive, and her recovery is
possible, although the chances are against such
result. 1t is said her character was not
above suspicion. .-EimiTa Gazette.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-04-08

BURNED TO DEATH.-Another dreadful death
from burning fluid occurred in Reading Pa,
on Thursday morning last. The victim was
young girl named Angeline Lees, employed
as domestic in the family of Mr. Albert Mil
Ter. On the evening preceding the fatal
occurrence, she was observed filling fluid
lamp that was burning, and warned by Mrs
Miller, of the great risk she incurred, and told
never to do so again On the next morning,
at ) \. NJ, Mr.. Miller and his wife was arous-
ed from sleep by piercing cries proceeding
from the girls chamber, and on Fastening to
her relief found her enveloped in the flames
She was Immediately wrapped in a piece of
of carpet, and the flames subdued. but her in-
jures were so severe that she died soon after
in great agony. The deceased was sixteen
years of age.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-04-08

THE Bill FOR THE SALE OF THE ST1rECANAIs.
This bill, having occupied the attention OF
members for some time past, has at last pass
ed the House, and on being taken up in the
Senate, was referred by vote which mdIeat-
ed its passage through that body.
We are glad to record this fact, and shall
rejoice to see the day when the State shall di-
vorce itself from all the public works, and
abolish that nest of corruption, the Canal
Board, which will be the next bill IN order
When this Board is abolished. the taxpayers
may hope to see their hardearned taxes ap-
propriated for the liquidation of the State debt
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-04-08
The Triumph in the House.

Asw anticipated, the Administration Le-
compton bill il defeated The House, by O
majority of eight, has passed Crittenden's
amendment submitting the Lecompton Con-
sttution TO a popular vote, making provision
araust future election frauds, and deciding that
nc constution shall be imposed upon the peo-
ple of Kansas which is not of their own max
| ing Under the conditions of Crittenden' s
| substitute, which had been modified SO as to
omit all apparent recognition of the validity
of the Lecompton Constitution, Kansas il the
Senate concur, will be admitted into the Unlon
whether the Topeka or the Lecompton con-
stitution be adopted, and popular sovereignty
in the just sense of the term, will be reinstated
A Convention regularly called, is now in ses-
sion at Leayenworth, engaged in framing such
Constitution as will command the sane
ton of majority of the inhabitants of Kansas
and nothing stands in the way Of the complete
eytinguiShment of controversy and of the re-
turn Of Justice and peace to that distracted
region, but the blind folly of the Senate and
the President.
From the telegraphic report Of yesterdays
proceedings in Cong ress, it appears that the
bill has been returned to the Senate tor its
action. But the probability is that it will not
concur, and that fresh efforts of Executive die
taton or bribery will be made ID induce the
anti-Lecompton representatives to recede from
the position they have assumed. Such at
tempts, we apprehend, will be in vain. The
opponents of the Lecompton fraud stand upon
immovabIe grounds they are backed by an
unparalleled union of the numbers, the intelll-
gence and the respectability of the America an
people No matter what may have been their
past political afinities, they are sure, if they
remain faithful, of an increased return of pop
ular favor and support and we cannot believe
that an Administration, which must by this
time have pledged the last Office to promote an
odious and balaed conspiracy, has anything re-
manning in its gift which, even to the most
mercenary, would make treachery desirable
Eunmg Post.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-04-08

DARING OUTRAGE AT CoLUMBus OHIo-T
City Fact of Columbus, Ohio, says that
Friday night last, some burglars of that c
entered the house of Thomas Miller, Esl, /.
Postmaster, and after administering chOrJr
to the entire family, six in number, they D
ceeded TO search the house and remove slp
uables that could be found. Eight thoG4
dollars worth of drafts were abstracted Il.
Mr.. Ms desk, his pocket-book containing 1s
ey and notes, his gold watch and chain Il
considerable jewelry, &c. The family IN
nothing of the outrage until morning VI
Mr. NJ awoke he dicoyered a pecnIiar n
in his rooms, and upon sitting up in bed fl
upon his pillow the stains of chlorofOrm. I
Williams evidently supposed that Mr. NJ la!
house at the time q considerable amount
gold belonging to the Post Office Departat
which was in safe keeping.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-04-08

bas- There are in the city of New York
nearly forty thousand women who sew for a
living. About thirteen thousand of these are
shirtmakers, eleven thousand tailoresses and
vest-makers, four thousand four hundred cloak
and mantilla-makers, three thousand dress
makers and milners, besides those employed
in other branches of neede-work. Most of
these women have been out of employment
during the past winter only about three
Thousand of them, it is said, have had work to
do during this period. Shirt-makers generally
receive twenty FIVE cents day.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-04-08

NOBLE Act BY BoY.-The Harrisburg
Herald says A boy recently discovered a
large tree lying across the track of the Penn
sylvania Railroad, between Lockport and New
Florence, and knowing that passenger train
would soon arrive, hoisted his handkerchief
upon stick. and waited the approach of the
train. The engineer stopped, and the passen-
gers saw the danger they had escaped, they
were filled with gratitude, and raised purse
Tor him. which he refused, saying that he on
" wanted to save them from getting hurt
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-04-08

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN HARRISBURG The
Harrisburg Herald 'of Wednesday says =
About 10 o'clock last evening fire broke
OUT in small frame stable, belonging to Nc
Gowens Hotel, corner of Second and Chestnut
streets The flames spread with wonderful ra-
pidity, and before the liremen could play upon
it, the fire had extended to three frame build
lngs on Chestnut street, belonging to Mr. Jause
and Myers. From these number of back
buildings caught, and soon the Presbyterian
church was wrapped in flames. The fire was
The work of an incendiary. For while the
destruction of the whole sqnare seemed certain.
The fire is the largest had here for ten years
at least.
-Four frame dwellings were destroyed, which
were partly insured. The Presbyterian Church,
which was entirely consumed, was insured for
$1,000 in the Pennsylvania and Franklin Com
panies of Philadelphia
The Sunday School Library, two melodians
aud the furniture of the Church were mostly
saved
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-04-08

A DESPERATE FIGHr-Two MEx
The Memphis Avalanche records Mug
fight in the neighborhood of Tuscraa,!N NN
tween farmer of that vicinity and ' ,~
thieves. The Avalanche furnisbes n Two b
ing details u"
On Saturday last, the 2Oth iD,,.,,
Mr.. Gibson was on his way to Dpcs,n.
he met two men who were mounted y" ID
identical horses that had been stoIss" ""
miles distant from Decatur. Mr. q %'e
the horsemen and engaged them in o. "olS,
ton in reference to horses, and perb.o ooa''as
posed swap, with the ex xpectation ot p
ing the thieves until he could secura a... ue
TO enable him to arrest them, Tbo' Y
failed, however, and Mr.. G. accomnsa;s q
two men q short distance on their wam
ing man engaged in a field peo, J. .
Gibson called to him, but the lsbo,5
afflicted with deafness, and did not h.
call.
Mr. G. then dismoUnted and cs,,,,
horse of each rider by the bride rs. a
that the horses had been stolen, Ofoal
rencontre ensued, during which one of lI4S ".
called upon his companion to Aia Gibsr =
fight for time, was desperate and pnc..
Mr. Gibson, finding that he was iDfs,.'
the physical energy of two powerful NJ, No." 4
Bowie-knife from his bosom with ,r5 r.a
defend himself, but the seabbaFd repsins5.
the knife after it was drawn, thus rs,S
the weapon useless, Fortunately. one # /
men grasped the scabbasd 6rmir, and !
knife was thus unsheathed. Then in =, .
quail hsnd-to-hand fight, Mr. Gibson ys
both men, and took possession Of tbe g.
property. The thieves were saned re,s..
ely Pat Chamberlain, or Chamberess an II. T.
man, and John Smith, who is Represent
be from Kentucky,
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-04-08

HARD lines NEARLY ovER.-The New York
Herald says that a large money broker of that
city last Friday discounted $4,000 worth Of
grocers' paper including paper given for teas,
&C. at per cent, six mouths, which may be
considered as Indicative of great ease in the
money market. a large auction house stated
that out Of three hundred customers, only sixty
fouT had suspended, and out of these only
four had failed to pay, either in full or fifty
cents on the dollar, which was much more
favorable result than they had at first been led
to anticipate.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-04-08

Bag The Lancaster (Pa.) Express gives the
following particulars of the death in that city,
by hydrophobia, of Henry Webb ; About
four or five weeks ago, Mr. Webb was in
Mr.. Sheirenbrand's grocery store, where there
was large dog quietly standing, which he
patted on the head the dog turned furiously
around, and pit him on the back of the right
hand the dog, though not evincing the least
symptom Of madness at that time, was killed on
the following day. The wound was superficial
and healing up in few days, nothing more
was thought of it until early on Saturday morn
ing last, when Webb complained of violent
illness, great pain in his right side and arm,
&c. DR.. John L. Atee, Jr., was called in,
aud found him laboring under hydrophobic
symptoms Webb could bear the sight of wa
ter, and the pouring of water from one vessel
into another had no visible effect on him nor
had the waiting of cool air towards him but
an attempt 10 drink, or the act of merely tohing
the resset containing the liquid iuto his hand
caused violent spaSmodic contraction Of the
muscles, with an inability to swallow He
was totally beyond the reach of medical aid,
and died in great agony on Sunday morn ing at
6 o'clock Mr. Webb was married man, and
leaves one or two young children"
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-04-08

LrS-rA HOSE Co. No. AT a regular
meeting of Lin-ta Hose Co. No. 8, held at
the Firemens Hall on Monday evening last,
the following officers were elected for the ell.
suing term
Foreman-F. D. MoSrANYE,
1st. Ass't-T. HAYWARD,
I'd 1ss't-JoHN BRTroN,
Secretary-G ID. MoSTAsYE,
Treasurer-ED. OvERroN, jr.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-04-08

eSs- We see from the papers that that
old champion of freedom, the Mentor of the
free soil movement. and the respected and
worthy sou of Pennsylvania, Hon j. Il. Gid
dngs. has boob in press entitled "The Ex-
lies of Florida" 1t is said to be written in
an an eloquent and attractive style, and it is
believed that it will enhance the already bril-
liant reputation of that worthy and self sacri.
fcing man.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-04-08

aJ- Two horses ridden rapidly by II. F.
Scott and F. Beatty, on dark road in Bea-
yer county, Pa, ccme in collision. Their
heads met, and both were knocked down
Scotts animal was killed. The riders escap-
ed unhurt.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-04-08

EcoNoMy on RAILROADS The engineers and
firemen of the Housatonc Railroad have been
competing with each other, to see who could
run the greater number of miles with the small
lest amount of wood On Thursday one of
the locomotives, with the regular passenger
train, ran lO4 miles, consuming only one cord
OF wood.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-04-08
A FATAL HoAx.-A Sheffield Y

A FATAL HoAx-A Sheffield lErg,,
paper contains the following:
A singular circumstance happened a,
union last week. For some misconjpc
master had put boy, fer punishment
the dead house. At that time there ",
corpse in the dead ward" in q coffin
boy took the corpse out Of the cosn, d,s
il in his own clothes, propped it ap ar
the wall, and then got into the coffin, iay d
and covered himself over. In the course
short time, the master came looked in at ,hsi
and saw as he thought, sulky lad stan
against the wall. Now said the na;
" do you want any supper ?" There was
answer. The question was repeated,
the same result. The boy looked ont
coffin, and said, {" If he won't have any, IT
The master fed in terror, and received 50,
shock that it is said he has since died from
effects.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-04-08

Rag- The revival Of religion is still kept up
i'll this place, and We believe is doing much
good. Prayer meetings are held every morn
ing, and preaching at the different churches
every day of the week. The manifest inter-
est that all feel in this great and good enter
prise is calculated to produce the best results.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-04-08

A GooD JoKE.-The Legislature OF leH',
lately adjourned, passed an act for calling
Southern Convention, and appropriated ~ L..
thousand dollars out OF any money IN ne %,
sury, to defray expenses in the event OF a.. a..
lection of the Lecompton Constitution BY Wv ",
gress. Thus it is proposed to take inltla'Ts I
steps for disunion. The whole thing les :
the fact that there IS not cent in the J."
suryt 1t is entirely bankrupt.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-04-08

THE KANSAS BILL.-Gen DUFF GREEN pub
fishes letter in the Washington States insist
ing that the South ought to resist the Lecomp-
ton bill, out of regard for its own honor as
well as its interests. Being in a minority, he
says, the South cannot afford to put herself in
the wrong.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1858-04-08

AN EDITOR AssAnED.-W. J. KAUFMAN.
Esq, editor of the Strasburg (Pa,) Herald,
was assailed in the entry of Massasoit Hall,
in that place by a couple Of rowdies who felt
themselves aggrieved by an article in the COL
nmns of the Herald. Bystanders interferred,
and doubtless prevented tragedy. The oc-
currencc took place on Saturday.