Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-04-21
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dale on Saturday night last including among the ruins
the Burnham Hotel. third fire was GIFTED but it WAS
put out before much harm done. Thcyare said to bc
the work of incendiaries.
Attorney General Knox, in reply to note
from the uditor General Of the State has decided that
yenders Of merchandise must take out license whether
their annual sales amount thousand dollars other
wise. 1850
Mr.. Peter Gray, residing near Mnncy, re-
ceved severe injury to one of his eyes few days since
While chopping wood piece of pine knot flew from the
axe and struck the eye with such force aud inflicted 50
much Of wound it is feared the sight has been des
troyed ..
-Twenty-four rafts escaped over the dam
Mt Lock Haven during recent freshet and were COM
pletes wrecked. The high water Iarr : Greek was
unusually severe in its effects, carrying away dams,
bridges. and large quantities of timber.
The receipts of the Catawissa road are on
the increase. The returns for February last were $9
6s5 52 which 81 923 IS than Tor February 1855
Christopher Campbell has a specimen of
iron found his farm in Rush township, about five
miles from Danville. is said to be rich article, and
the deposit is quite extensive.
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has
decided that the legal Specification of the term orphan
is 3 child who has no father.
On Tuesday fortnight, fire consumed the
carriage mandatory of Samuel ckes, in Sunbury and
with il carriagc- tools, nd patterns. The fire ori-
glnated on the sec md floor from a stove-pipe.
A verdict of 81 $50 has been obtained
against w c. Braley of Erie Pa for the destruction of
the Constitution newspaper office daring the railroad
war" at that place in the Spring Of 1856
Gen. Bowman, Superintendent of Public
Printing, has purchased the Washington Daily Unron,
the organ of the President. The General is admirably
qualified to be taken into the confidence of the President
Up to the nomination of Ar. Buchanan he the most
seurrilous dcfaner of him.
"A lad named Edward Weaver, died at
Harrisburg, Thursday evening last of hydrophobia.
He was bitten by dog about nine weeks ago. The 1ee
graph describes the lads suferings as intense.
The divorced wife of Washington Smith,
who played such prominent part in the tragedy which
resulted in the shooting of Richard Carter by Smith,
married about three months the the editor of
Susquehanna county paper.
-Ex. Gov. It. NJ. Tucker, of Mississippi,
died the residence OF his father in Alabama the Sd
inrt.
Hon. Z. V. Wilton, Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court of Wisconsin. died at his residence in
Janesvle, Tuesday the 42th inst.
The great billiard match between Phelan,
OF New York. and Seerieter of Detroit, has resulted in
the victory of the former.
The late municipal election in St Louis
not only gave the Republicans larger majority than she
ever before to any party but lays bare the fraud by
which +. r. Blair, Jr last cheated out of his
certificate Member of Congress. Murder will out.
A Danville paper says that the location of
the Lsckawanna 4 Bloomsbury railroad through that
place has been definitely fixed The Company has ami
caby settled with the property holders and the road will
cross Mill Street between Laubachs aud amscy
a dreadful explosion occurred in the
Bright Hope coalpits in Chesterfield Co.. Va. on We'd
nesday. There nine in the shaft at the time
four whites and FIVE negroes OF whom supposed
were instantly killed
Andrew S. Cav, well known as one of
She oldest if not the oldest member Of the New York
bar died on Monday at the advanced age Of eighty
The Pittsburg Gazette says that Gea
Cameron is beyond doubt the first choice of the great
Opposition party Of Pennsylvania and should the Nation
nj Convention designate him the Peoples standard
bearer the vote of the Commonwealth will he cast in his
favor by majority of tens of thousands.
"A young man named John Fernwalt, resi-
dent Of Upper Uwchlan, Chester Co., near Milford com
mitted suicide Monday last by hanging himself on the
limb Of pear tree.
A German, named Kraus, died in the
county Jail at Pittsburg few days since His death took
place during the night and before morning the had
eaten his face that recognition barely possible
The Port Gibson Miss RereiHe gives
account of the death of Sarah Holly f. Eee woman of
ralor Sha he, idou- ffrb-
time Of her DEATH Sarah owned thousand acres of land
and thirty slaves.
"A woman left Bangor Maine, recently,
far Oregon, to marry person there whom she had not
seen for eighteen years.
The quantity of oysters opened at Fair
haven, Conn, within the past six months is 1000
bushels-equivalent to $50, 900 gallons
B. Gratz Brown, Esq, for long time
editor Of the St. Louis Democrat has dissolved his con
nection with that paper.
A goose, few days since, attempted to
ny the barn of Robert Pollock of Perry twp Clar
on county Pa, when the wind drove it upon the liz h
ming rod, which penetrated its neck killed it instant
ly.
"A Lancaster paper says there were 1900
carriages in from the country to the city on the
great money market day-lst OF April-and estimate
that the exchanges of cash made that day
million of dollars.
The next Pennsylvania State Fair is to be
held on the Powelton Grounds at Philadelphia Messrs
d. Taggsrt and A. o. Hester President and Secretary
are now in Philadelphia, making the necessary
msnts
A few evenings ago, q railroad engineer,
named Lord was at dance near Port Carbon Pa when
fight occurred in the of which he struck up
on the head He then Off and continued running I'M
til ne fell from exhaustion and died in few minutes
"A young fellow who was confined in limbo