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Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-11-08
BURTON & WORK
TOBACCO

and General Cornmisaion
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DR. J. C. MAssrE,
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Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-01-27

attending school, and on Monday the 2otb .,
last she was enticed away in company with vicente,
girl by the name Of Sarah Shaughnessev >. - 'uag hja
Hon. K T. Little, where another Irish Girl H. mouse .,
Mary Mcclure, was in waiting to receive ~ '4e naneof
was taken from tnehce' IN company with these
To the house Of Mrs Coad, a widow Iody srs,
gri being rather thnly clad, without clothing !'0ag
or journey into the country, Mrs. Coad She -, ai
nshed her with shawl, and she was taken ro,. 'l
about nile from the village, on the road .,, '-sacs
Tunkhannock to Laceyve where she lotero5 : 'Eoa
ny with the two girls above mentioped until 'n2l
Collins, soon came along as if by arranreDo,, a. Nn
her into his wagon and conveyed her to hi, h. '''s
backwoods Of Washington township, where no IL lie
ing would ever thought Of looking and tb... '- -e
kept for nearly week, under the instruction. '"e vi
anybody approaching to secrete herself Pro-. '' as
she was taken to MeshOppin village where ~. ~ - pa'e
priest was holding mass, who took cbarga =, ''';
conveyed her from thence to place called Co.,. '1
the township OF Choconut, Susquehanna conr, ''a
distant, about thirty miles--where she rer0i A.
accidentally discovered by her father few d, 'a
Mr. Langdon, who resides some distance -"
hearing of the strange disappearance of his d,r
mediatey made diligent search and inquiry f-
proceeded to this Mary Mcclure, who had bo., he
ed Of completely in the affair and extorteJ rror, ''
fession Of the whereabouts of his daughter INN,
started in pursuit of her. Arriving within b%!
miles of the institution above mentioned he ''
services of two athletic men, and wended his as
place pointed out to him by the said Mary McCp,. y
arriving at the institution, he discovered his dduvb
the yard, either playing carrying in woo5 ,.s'
daughter Immediately recognizing him, ran to him -.
ing there is my father" The father immedat., -,
his child into the sleigh and started at rapid D,,.
wards home before any one had time to Dterer, win
progress"
The Democrat claims that this case OF ahdr,,;,.
somewhat similar to the Mortara case which has
much excitement in this and other Countries g.,
must confess cannot see the striking resar,,.
We strongly suspect there two sides to this story
that We have only heard a very exaggerated one
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-01-27
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

SHOCKING AcDIDENr.-A fatal accident of a
peculiarly affecting character occurred in the family Of
JoHN BIrEs, residing Shores HILL Wysox township.
Sunday evening last. The day being very cold Mr.
BILEs had built fire in the sleeping of his children
and two of them girl aged about II years and young
or brother went into the In a short time the IA
ther to the and discovered the girl lying upon
the floor in front Of the fire. lie spoke to her. when her
brother said he was afraid he had hit her. He still
standing in the chair which he had mounted in order to
reach gun hanging there The horror stricken father
raised up the girl and found that the charge had taken
effect upon the temple, nearly blowing off the top of the
head and that she already dead The boy says that
he took down the gun, (Which had been loaded with
charge of shot few days previous and snapped with
thinking of his sister and that it went off This dis
ressng should every to place their
firearms of the possible reach of chdrenor rather
that they should be allowed in the house when
loaded.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-01-27

DIFFICULTY BETWEEN SENATORS DOUGLAS AND
FrrcH.-The Heraids Washington correspond,
ent says: "In. the executive session Of the
Senate Friday, an angry and exciting discus
sion arose beteen Judge DOCGLAs and Senator
FrCH, when words were used which it is
thought must lead to duel. The debate oc-
Cured on the question of confirming Mr. PoT-
TER Of Ohio as collector at Toledo. Mr.. PUGH
opposed PoTrER's nomination. AS the man
displaced was his friend, he said if the Prcsi-
dent desired an issue with him, (PUGH,) he
was ready for it he denounced the appoint
ment and called on every Senator who was his
(PUGH's) friend to vote against it. DOUGLAS
responded saving he would vote with the Sen
ator from Ohio he then branched off on to
the Illinois appointments and said they were
dishonest, corrupt and incompetent. Senator
FrcH interrogatcd DouGLAs and said it was I'M
true. DoUGIAs again reiterated what he had
said FITCH again said it was untrue. Cries Of
order were then made DOUGLAS continued
the debate FITcH replied to DoUGLAs with
great bitterness, and said that Senators knew
how to plze anything coming from that quar-
ter. Cries of order were again made DOUGLAS
then replied and was called to order, Motions
were then made that DOUGLAS he allowed to
20 on in order. JEFFERSON DAVIS opposed it
and said, turning to DOUGLAS, he had listened
with Indignation to the language used, and it
was that of highway-man and bravo The
debate was continued some time when mo,
ton was made und the Senate adjourned. 1t
is said the lie was given and most severe per-
sonal remarks made
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-01-27
The Secret Doings of the Douglas Msr

The Pennsylranian is responsible for The fl
lowing revelation Of the secret movement, q,
the leaders of the Anti-Lecompton Democr,ov
If it be true, it looks as if there were ALREADY
traitors in the camp, who tell its secrets to,b.
enemy. Whether true or not, it is decided,
funny:
4 FACT has just come to our knowledrs
and we feel it to be our duty to the public :,
announce it On Friday night last, a private
meeting was called at the Saint Lawrence h.
tel, in this city. The persons who convened
the meeting, were the chiefs and leaders Of,be
late reception given to the Hon Mr.. DOrG,I,
After the gentlemen who had been invited
were assembled in a quiet and private way. the
object in view was made known by Mr.. For
NEY, who acted as the spokesman and leader
To them he made the bold proposal thatinsaat
and prompt action should b. had to invite Mr.
/, UGLAS to accept of an independent nOmaa.
ton for the next Presidential election, and to
consent that his name should be put before The
Union Gs a candidate, without regard to the st
lection of the Charleston Convention. Nj. At.
tOrney-General KNOX was also present and DIS,
Sented from the proposal o: Mr. FoR EY Tile
ground taken by him was that it was nezpe.
dient to act as Mr. FoRNEY proposed, and that
the wise and prudent course would be 10 sub,
NIT the claims of Mr. DOUGLAS to the Charles,
ton Convention aud to make every effort 70
secure the nomination for him at the hands Of
that body but should be be defeated there
that then he would willingly leave the party
aud with Mfr DoUGLAS for his leader, Try tbe;
fortunes with the people. Other persons who
were present differed with both of those gen.
tlemen, and particularly Mr. McGIyyIs and
Mr.. MCCoRmcK, who were opposed to anI &c.
zion that would be contrary to the usage aDl
discipline of the Democratic party.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-01-27

THE TARIFF RESoLUuoNs.-T following
are the tariff resolutions which have recently
passed both branches of our State Legislature
WHEREAS, The experience of the past and
present most fully demonstrate that It'll a wise
and benefcent policy of the General Govern
meut which dictates the imposition of duties on
such products Of foreign nations Us comeinSucl
direct contact with those of our omn country,
as to injure and proStrate the Trade ca oar0Sa
soil and among cur own citizens.
And whereas, for want of such aid, the coua'
try is filled with foreign products, the result Of
cheap labor the monetary affairs OF the nation
d;sarranged by the expectation Of specie, toPa!
an Indebtedness abroad, the artizanS and labor
ers in many departments of trade are comFt
ed to abandon their accustomed purSuits-eSPe'
cially do our own coal and iron Interests SUI
Ser sherefore,
RssOirsd BY the Senate and House of Re-
representatives. of the Commonwealth Of Penn
sylvania, in General Assembly met, That our
Senators in Congress be instructed, and our
Representative requested, to labor for tn'
passage (at the present session. OF Sueh ahS'
as will not only tend to increase the reVenueo
the imposition of duties, but afford ample en.
couragement to all the interests Of the coun'r!
injured by the productions of the cheap lSOo
of other nations, but more especially to Gr9S
an increase of duties on coal and iron, in "nIca
a portion of our own people are deeply inter
eSted
Resolred, That the views Of the Preslde0''
expressed in his late annual Message, IN re't., .
ence to the advantage of definite or Specu'
duties over ad raloyem duties, as more unIioFm'
less liable to frauds, and affordinS the mos .
certain and uniform amount of revenue, m'''
our hearty approval. "a
Resolred, That the Governor be TeqnesFu
to forward each of our Senators and memOS'33
of Congress, copy of the above preamble !.D ar'
resolutions, informing them of their adop"0D'
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-01-27

KANSAS ELECTION FRAUDS.-A Mr.. Bait
Jones has written a letter to the st Louis
Democrat, that his name as judge Of the elec-
ton, was affixed to the return of Oxford dis
trict in October, 1887, without his knowledge
aud consent. Ex-Governor Il. j. Walker, and
eX Secretary Fred. p, Stanton, of Kansas have
avaiIed themselves of bis statement to publish
an address to the people of the United States
as the revelations made by him tend to sus
tain their action at the time in rejecting the
Oxford district returns.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-01-27

\ FCGITIvE SLAVE IN THE WHITE HOUsE-
Our Washington correspondent tells a good
saying by Thaddeus Stevens, the Republican
representatve-elect from Mr. Buchanans Dis
trict :
4 gentleman was referring, in presence of
Thad, Stevens, to the possibility of Mr.. Buch-
anan's turning against the South for the pur-
pose of retrieving has lost fortune in Pennsyl-
vania, and asked Mr.. Stevens what he thought
would be the result. Mr.. Stevens replied that
there would be no trouble about that, as the
South could reclaim him any time under the
Fugitive Slave law The inquirer seemed per-
fsnty satisfied IT,"
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-01-27

FOREIGN NEwS.-The screw-stpamship CUv
Of Washington, from Liverpool, Jan 5,arrived
at New York Thursday morning. She brings
news of uusual interest. The anticipation of Il
conflict between France and Austria upon thc
Italian question has suddenly passed from a
possibility to a likelihood insomuch that the
money markets of Paris and London have
sunk beneath the panic and the Press general
ly comedies the urgency of the symptoms. At
the usual lerce at the Tuilleries, Jan. l, the
Emperor remarked to Baron HUBHER, the Aus,
trian Ambassador, that he regretted their re
lationS were SO bad but his personal sent
ments for the Emperor Of Austria were the
same as ever. The phrase taking wind at once
caused serious CONSERVATION out ofdOorS. which
was increased by an official correction issued
through the Constitutional, substituting for
the word " bad " the words " not so good as
they were," but otherwise accredting the
rumor 1t was also stated that on the same
occasion the Papal Nuncio had retired disgust,
ed with his chilling reception. These facts,
with the ardor of preparations in Sardinia, the
movement Of Austrian troops into Lombardy,
and the intense excitement and nsubordination
Of Austrian Italy give color to the ntimations
Of war. The members of the British Cabinet
bad been summoned to London Lord DERBY,
it was said, desired TO have Parliament meet
earlier than the time previously fixed. OF
general news, there is little of moment. The
investigation of the Irish sedition was contin.
ned without startling results. A staircase in
the Polytechnic Institution, London, broke
down on the lst inst, injuring fifty persons
and killing one child The Spanish ministry
with the appreciation Of the Cortes, has an
nounced its final resolution not to part with
Cuba The adjustment of the Spanish Difficult
ties at Tampico is also officially declared. =
From Cracow we have rumors of II formidable
insurrecton at that place. in which severa
Russians were concerned. It's SUPPRESSION is re
ported. The revolution in Serva was still
successful, neither Turkey nor Austria having
as yet ntervened. RumorS of a revival fthc
lTerat quarrel between Persia and England
had come from the East In India, the Oudt
campaign Of Lord CLYDE had been ATTENDED
with brilliant success, one Of the principal rebe
leaders having been utterly ronted near Futteh
pore The intelligence from Australia is with
out interest
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-01-27

mango Canal per cent ut Troy, Albany and vicinity
II per cent Rochester and its vicinity including the
Genesec Valley Canal and II per cent at Buffalo and It's
vicinity 1t should not however be inferred that the
ket for our Coal will hereafter be distributed among
these places the proportion in instances
our sale particular places have been greater owing TO
special attention and er.s being directed to them
other accidental circumstances II is also to be observ
ed that have yet been the whole ground in
search of customers. There many important loca-
ties on ,he New York Canals, where Barclay Coal has
never been seen or heard Of 1t is intended during the
present winter mine out larger stock of COAL and
are making arrangements to extend business far
as be done consistently with safety good manage
ment and good profit. In addition to the natural in
crease in the quantity of Coal consumed it is also
ing into for purposes and in new places supply
ing the place of wood steam il being introduced the
Erie Canal and bids fair to revOuonize the business
By next summer quite number of boats will be by
steam This will greatly Increase the quantity of Coal
used and no company will be so much benefited by the
change as ours Coal is better adapted to that
pose and no Coal is cheaper than ours"
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-01-27

Bay At South Franklin, Massachusetts, ~
Monday evening, Jonathan Wales shot MIS-
Susan Whiting with pistol, killing her IT
stantly. Wales fed, but was arrested yes's
day morning. The cause of the act is suPPOo
cd to be jealousy, as Wales formerly pala D'
addresses to the deceased Both are youDS'
and belong to respectable families
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-01-27

pa~ The STATE Seatiael, the new Dt'o''",
&c paper recently established at HarF'SO"'
says - Il.
Indications warrant the belief thas .a5. ~.
Buchanan and his LecomptOn policy VIII Sianrp st1
idly he buried together, with none 10 o. lHVp Who
for him save few traitorious feIIo"o onntr7
woult sell their party aud with it thcF '0u"'''
for some petty dOllar-a.d day Office.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-01-27
aI-Our old friend. THEo. SxrH

B1-Our old friend, THEo. SwrrH, has dis
posed of the Scranton Herald to A. MAcARrSEY who
proposes enargng and otherwise improving the paper
SMITH has made capital paper of the Republican, and
in his retirement wish him a prosperous and
pleasant fate than tossing the troubled Of
paper-dom.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-01-27

B9~The North Branch Canal Company,
have already commenced operations for rebuilding the
aqueduct Tunkhannock Greek They intend to have
it completed by the time navigation opens in the spring
The dapdaed condition of the old structure would
warrant their using it another season.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-01-27

nsE- In the Senate of Missouri, on Monday,
the bill from the House was passed giving $780,
600 to the Governor FOR the suppression Of
kuuSas difficulties
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-01-27

B9-C. A. LYMAN, formerly Of this County,
residing at Lock Haven has been admitted to prac-
tce at the har of Iycoming County.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-01-27

EO~ Ex-Governor Slade, of Vermont, deC
at Middlebury, on Sunday last
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-01-27
BS-The Town Elections took place throu

BSS~ lhe IOWn Elections look place tnrongh'
out the County, Friday last. We shall publish list
of the important officers elected
can be compiled from the returns. The following
the result in this Borough there being contest for any
of the Offices and very light vote
Judge Of ELcciions.-B. F. POWELL.
MSpectors.-G. P. CASH. j. II. EEvINs.
Justice Of the PeGce.-N. y. Belts.
7Otcn COlnciL-WM. ELwELL, [. o. GOODRICH, HARRY
Nix, e years)
C0nstqbc.-ANDREw J. NOBLE.
High Constabie.-G. H. EATON.
Orerseers Of the Poor.-WM. MIX, c. K. LADD.
School DiIectOrs.-WN. C. BOGART, E. II. MASON.
assessor Or-WN. C. BoGART.
-iuditor.-O. D. BARTLETT.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-01-27

H6-The Hon. GEO. SCorr will accept our
thanks for a copy of the Annual Report Of the Board
Canal Commissioners, with accompanying Documents,
for the fiscal year ending Nov 80, 1883"
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-01-27

Rss~The Tioga AgitatOr appears in new
and beautiful dress We pleased to this evidence
of prosperity for the "a ator' is of the most lively
and readable Of our exchanges.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-01-27
RSy Public exercises will be held at the Hal

of the Alpha Epsilon Society, Friday evening next.
discussion will held and address may be expected iron
Prof o. 5. DEAN. Exercises to commence at o'clock
precisely.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-01-27

Bg>The Festival at the rooms OF the Sus-
quehanna Collegiate Institute. will take place Tuesday
evening, February Sth, instead of Monday evening. 7th
of February, advertised last week.
We hope to grand gathering Of the friends Of the
Institute upon that occasion. Let be such one will
do credit to warm hearts and liberal ones.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-01-27

R9-One Of Dupont's powder mills, at VIII
mingtou, Del, exploded on Thursday last, kill
iu,, tW0 uG the vorkmyu
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-01-27

NORTH BRANCH CANAL CoNPANY..-We are
informed by one of the Stockholders present that on the
10Th inst the North Branch Canal Company held the
nua meeting at the Office of the Company in Athens
Bradford County Pa. at which the annual report to the
Stockholders made and the following persons elect
ed for the ensuing year C. T. WELLS, Jr. President
GEo. NJ. HoLLENBACK, 6. p MASON, HENDRIcK B.
WRIGHT, HENRY NJ. FULLER and JoHS LAPoRTE, Mana
gers GEO NJ HoLLENBACK reelected Treasurer, and
D. MITCHELL, Jr., Secretary, by the Board.
From the annual report it appears that the Canal
opened for navigation north Of Pittston on the 18th
July last but owing to several breaches requiring time
to repair and causing suspension Of navigation, the
son of efectual navigation limited to about three
months, and closed on the lst of December last. The
whole amount of tonnage received the Canal
ed by the Company lO4717 tons, of which 81 AS
tons coal shipped north and a. l22 south The
expenditures the work for maintenance and improve
ment for the year SIS OPS and the amount of tolls
received $50 57 The balance of expenditures over
receipts being made up from assessment of per cent
on tho capital stock of $50 0OO all of which has been
subscribed for and issued The estimated expenditures
for the year 1859 for interest maintenance and improve
ments is SIPS 643 and the estimated receipts from tolls
$72 0O0 and from overdue stock $45 $50
making total of 550-whch will leave to be made
up by future assessment stock $ll 093 The compa-
ny estimate the coal tonnage north for 1859 will reach over
900 tons and they have reduced the tolls Anthra
cite from Pttston to New York State lne distance
"a mills to 80 cents per net ton and mills per per
mile intermediate distances which is one-sixth less
| than their charter allows.
They have also practically reduced the capital stock
from 81 $50 900 100000 by endorsement of the diff
ference pro rata the certificates eing for proceeds
of sale of the Lower North Branch line to the Wyoming
Canal Company.
The Company have now bonded debt of $500 900 pay
able in Is years with per cent interest which leaves
surplus beyond the debt fsO 900 be applied future
improvement of the work.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-01-27
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Thursday Morning, January 27, 1859

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Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-01-27

AGRIcULrrRAL NoTICs.-A meeting Of th
Bradford Comfy Agricultural Society will be held at tn
Court House in the Boro' Of Towanda, on Wednesda
evening February g. 1852 general attendance is re
quested.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-01-27

bas~ EXCITEMENT IN TUNKHANNoCK.- Our
TunkhannOck neighbors have been working themselves
into very uncomfortable state OF excitement concerning
the alleged abduction of young girl, highly wrought
account Of which appears in the Tkhannock Democrat
as follows
Our village has been the ofconsderable excite
ment for few days past in consequence of the sudden
and mysterious disappearance, two three weeks
since of young girl aged about thirteen years by the
name of Catharine Langdon residing in the family Of
NELSON LEE, proprietor of the American Hotel in this
place. to whom she had been entrusted by her father
John Langdon to up to womanhood. She has since
by extraordinary efforts been found aud restored to her
father aud friends The reported particulars Of her alb
sence given by herseas have beeU able 10
gather them follow II sths, Catharine
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-01-27
LUMBER on THE WEST BRANCH-We learn

LUMBER on THE WEST BRANCH.-We learn
from the Wlamsport papers that for five years past the
prospects OF getting supply of logs to the mills upon
the West Branch have not been so umpromisng as at
present Up this time nothing like the usual number
have been put up in readiness for the spring reshes and
even with plenty of between this and spring the
deficit can hardly be made up. The shipments of
ufactured lumber season. will probably fall far be
low any for number of years past for, in addition to
the prospects very short crop of logs for next years
cutting the quantity of dry lumber in the hands of
ofmanuacturers stated be less than has known
in this month for the last six years Serious doubts
entertained by umbermen about being able to get in
logs, unless unusual quantity of should yet fall
In consequence of these unaterng prospects, the price
lumber has already advanced two dollars and holders
show but little disposition to sell.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-01-27

BgThe Proceedings of the Musical Con-
vention will be published next week 1t was impossible
to prepare them in time for this weeks paper.