Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-05-26
Retps from all Aattot1s.

erand the Opposition candidates spoke recently at Nash
Vile The Democratic papers say that Harris totally squa
Dashed papers that Netherland
did not leave Harris leg to stand
The next steamer from Boston will carry
out, among her passengers Hon. Rufus Choatc and
Mrs. Fanny Kembe and daughter, and Joseph Proctor
the tragedian.
The seventy sixth annual CONVENTION of the
diocese of New Jersey will be held in ST. Marys Church
Burlington, Wednesday, May 25. Upon this Conven
ton will devolve the duty Of electing docean, in
Of the late Bishop Doane.
A correspondent Of the Baltimore Anlert
can under date OF Marsaillcs April l8 writes follows:
concerning the health of Bishop Potter: "I regret to
state that he regards his health little improved by his
residence in Europe, and the aid of the best medical and
surgical skill of Paris. He suffers with affection of the
spine which operates the BRAIN and has reduced his
physical condition that we scarcely recognized him
first
The Rev Dr. s. H. Cox is writing a Sc.
res Of letters in the american Presbyeian designed to
show the Apocalyptic hattie of" mageddon is in all
probability at hand the grand rapture of the peace Of
Europe now taking effect.
Judge Douglas left Washington, Thurs
day evening, for New Orleans.
Horace Greeley left Leavenworth on Mon
day to attend the Ossawattomie convention.
The Canadian brings news of the death of
the venerable Baron Won Humboldt the great German
naturalist and philosopher The Baron was born in Ber
n September A. 1863. and consequently in the Goth
years of his age, at his DEATH
Official adviceS received at Washington,
from Mexico state that the main body of the Liberalist
army was the lst of May, at Guanajuato preparing to
advance the city of Mexico The English and French
fleets had left Sacrcos. 1t expected that the Con-
stitutonal Government would be recognized by Eng
land.
Austin, Texas, advices of the 1lth inst,
state that Captain Bayer entered the upper reserve the
3D. with fifty men, and killed fifteen Indians and fed.
party of Dragons and Indians pursuing him There
great excitement and the Indians in the lower reserve
had left their farms for Captain Riosi's encampment
The reports we have had of the extreme
desttuton existing among the emigaDts to Pixies Peak
prove but too true despatch from ST. Louis states that
about hundred of the poor fellows have returned to st
Joephs No. and they bring the most deporabe accounts
of the suerngs Of the returning miners 20 900 of whom
they say are on their way back destitute of every
fort and perfectly desperate and ripe for any enterprise
threats have been made against all who induced emgra
ton.
As the morning train from Buffalo, for
New York, passing crossing Syracuse Thurs
day, sprang upon the track throwing the baggage
and three passenger of the track Thomas S. Clifford
the conductor, instantly killed. and from fifteen to
twenty persons reported injured including three whose
wounds are of a fatal character.
The celebrated Goodyear patent for i'm
provcment in Indarubber goods has been extended for
seven additional years.
The steamship Niagara sailed from Bos-
ton Thursday, with a million dollars in specie on
board.
Mrs. Amelia F. Inman, an English vo-
calist died suddenly in New York on Tuesday She was
engaged to sing at a concert the same evening.
The Syracuse and Binghamton Railroad
in 1855 brought to Syracuse thousand tons of
coal and the contracts for 1859 are hundred and
twenty-five thousand tons.
The Owego Gazette says that Hon. T. ].
Chated has become the purchaser of the beautiful resi-
dence erected by the late Henry D. Rice, Glen Mary
The Penn Yam Chronicle says that Mr..
James Forbes, of that village lost four of his children
LAST week, by that disease known as purrid sore
throat"
The Scranton Republican says that the
shipments OF coal their road week before last were
1856 tons the largest shipment made in any one
week. The Company enarging their facilities for
transportation and propose doing increasingly heavy
business
The Hamilton Republican calls upon the
citizens living along the line of the Chenango Canal to
take measures for the employment of competent eng
ncer to examine and report the feasibility and expense
Of Horse Railroad the BERN bank of the Canal Such
road it estimates, may be built average expense
Of 5000 per mile, to furnish safe and easy transit at
ten miles hour.
jacob and Evans, the two wife-murder.
ers executed in Pittsburgh, Friday. Their execu-
ton was, very properly private Evans protested
his innocence and made long speech jacob preser we'd
dogged silence.
The United States steamships Atlantic
and Memphis of the Paraguay expedition arrived at New
York Friday from Montevido.
"A dreadful affair occurred in Boonville.
Kentucky few days since Two candidates for Congress
Mr.. Rice and Mr.. Garrard-had a difficulty which re.
suited in bloody conflict Mr. Rice received two shots
and IS dangerously hurt and bystander named Smith
shot dead.
A despatch from Savannah says the no
ted yatch Wanderer has sailed for Havana with Mr. La
and his friends.
1t is now stated that is not the intention
Of the Postmaster General to discontinue the overan
mail to California, but that his desire is only to reduce
the number of trips.
"A religious difficulty has sprung up in the
Agricultural College of Michigan. The institution has
eshyone students Sixsevenths of these have address
ed petition to the faculty asking return original
rule which requested all the Cergymen Lansing to Of
ciate in turn the religious exercises at the institution
on Sunday, including Mr.. Knickerbocker Onversaist1
who has been excluded
According to the report of the commits
soners of emigration, the number of emgrants who ar