Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-08-04
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to de 1t is stated what cause led to the dreadful
crime but we hope, for the wretched murderers own
sake that he was insane and so, he is better OF II his
reason never returns.
The New York Evening Post says that
Mons Blondn is recommended to try excursion over
the deep and broad gulf that vi separate the two sides
of the Charleston Convention when it meets suppose
he can use Mason DiXon's Line.
The city of New York averages nearly
ak families to each house showing that about three
fourths of the whole population of New York live aver
aging but fraction less than six families in house,
while only about family in ten occupya whole house
In Buffalo, Wednesday, woman while
engaged in washing windows the outside, made mis-
step fell of, and after revolving in the air, her
hoops became inflated and she easily and graceful
y to the pavement breaking but two small bones,
and those were in her hoops.
The Rome Sentinel says that there is at
that point feet of loaded canal boats four miles
in length all of them detained there by scarcity of
ter in the canal.
-Hou. Daniel S. Dickinson has accepted
the invitation of the Cataraugus County Agricultural
Society to deliver address before the Society at its
Annual Fair at Little Valley, September IS and 20.
The Store Of Mr. Hovey, in Maine vii
age Broome county burned down last "wednesday
night We Informed that nearly all the goods in the
store amounting TO about 5000, also Destroyed
1t is supposed that the fire accidental
A correspondent, writing to the Roches
ter Democrat states that during the thunder storm
the 10th inst, the Methodist Church at Ludowville
Tompkins County, struck by lightning and almost
totally destroyed The fluid passed down stove pipe
and there a explosion within the building. The
wall is moved in many places the floors torn up win
dow5 blown out aud the stoop knocked to pieces In
short, the church is perfect wreck Nobody was in or
about the tuldng, and consequently nobody was hurt
Miss Florence Nightingale is so extreme
i'll that the worst results apprehended Herstrensh
is diminishing sadly She has been moved from Highgate
to London, but is now confined to her room.
1t is a remarkable incident that the 18th
of August the day which the armtice just concluded
is to terminate has always been kept holiday in
France being the day upon which the Great Napoleon
born.
-Dysentery has again broken out in some
parts of York county, Pa.
The Fourth of July was celebrated at
Heidelberg, Germany, by about 60 Americans.
Miss Bates, the sister of the Hon. Ed
ward Bates of St. Louis recently emancpated the last
of thirytwo slaves who formed part of her Inheritance
and whom she has gradually set free they became
prepared take of themselves in freedom. Judge
Bates emancpated the last of his slaves several years
Since.
DIR. Gaardet, the person who, last sum-
mer convicted at New York of assault with intent
kill upon Mr. Cranston of the New York Hotel and
who connived with the officer who had him in charge to
effect his escape has taken up his permanent residence in
Havana.
A shark weighing over 100 pounds, and
measuring three and half feet in length and seven and
hall feet around the grth, captured by party Of
sharhcrs from New London, on the 26th inst. 1t
caught in the sound just out from New London, Conn.
A fytrap, invented by B. Atwater, of
Berlin Conn, which costs only one dollar caught in
dining in a hotel in Manchester, N H.. secenfeen
hundred flies in minute, wager, and Of course,
won the stakes.
A German a. Cincinnati made a bet of
Gty dollars that he could drink half barrel of lager
beer in twentyour hours Seeing how he going on,
the other party paid him ten dollars to throw up the bet
We are panied to learn thatt the Hon. w
ly ill., at his residence, Chestnut Hill.
MIR. Buchanan declines being candidate
for the Presidencyso says the Bedford Ga=ee of yes
terday and so also says the Harrisburg Patriot and IN
ion.
Colonel Braxton Bragg to whom General
Taylor at the battle of Palo Alto addressed the famous
words, little grape, Captain Bragg is report
ed to be the Democratic candidate for local Office at
Latourche, La.
The Mobile papers announce the death OF
the Hon. John Gayle Judge of the United States District
Court of Alabama who died at his residence Mobile
on the 22st inst He in the 9th year of his age,
and his health had been declining for some time previous
TO his death.
The Cunard steamer Persia, which left
New York the 9th inst. arrived at Liverpool Fri
day the 18TH The Liverpool Mercury says that allow
ing for the difference of time, she made the passage in
nine days, five hours. This is extraordinarily quick
trip.
A German girl Buffalo, named Monroe,
swallowed twenty-five reedles Tuesday and has digest
ed the whole number under medical She intended
to kill herself, but did not succeed.
The cars have commenced running on the
Baltimore City Passenger Railway. Great delight is
Tested thereat by the papers of that city, They puff the
railroad they puff the and they puff the conductors
who all described as being young gentlemen, most
attentive and obliging." OF course.
Professor Wise leaves Lancasteriu few
days, to his balooning experiments in the West
He forwarded last week ST. Louis under the charge of
his son, the balloon Jupiter" The father and will
make an ascension from St Louis few days and again
attempt to reach the Atlantic States.
Last week little girl. aged ten, was
placed in the New York State Lunatic Asylum. The
child was very intelligent one, and its close application
to study threw it into fits and resulted in destroying the
mind.
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