Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1859-06-23
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The new big Hotel in Philadelphia, has
been named the " Continental"
The new Baptist meeting house in Blooms
burg be dedicated the Sd Of July The church is
not yet formed.
Mrs Eleanor Burnside widow Of the late
Judge Burnside Of the Sanreme Court Of Pennsylvania,
died suddenly at Bellefone, the Sd inst, aged 73.
We are informed that the Shamokn Fur
mace is successfully engaged in making iron from
brought from Virginia This is rich hanotwith
standing the great distance it is carried it be worked
prod;ably
The Pi1s5urg G7@eHc suggests that the
Republican National Convention he held at StLous No,
instead Of Wheeling Others bave suggested St. Louis
is the only Republican city in the South and is large
enough accommodate the delegates to the Convention,
while Wheeling is not.
Last week an elderly man was brought as
a convict to the Kentucky State Penitentary, whose
six sons were already in that Institution convicts
The Henry Clay Monument at LeXnton,
is than hundred feet high and nearly ready
for the capital on which stand the Of the states
man.
The Boston Transcript estimates that the
whole quantity gold which has been excavated from
the bowels of the Garth since the earliest day at nine
thousand millions Of dollars.
$40. 600 more has recently been paid over
to Mr. Washington by the Treasurer Of the Mount Vernon
Association which leaves but little than $4,000
to pay.
The population of Italy is set down at
27O7O47. This great body of people should be able
send army into the field able to do considerable fight
ing.
Three cities, Chicago, Boston, and New
York have been the of fortyrour murders since
the lst of January last
Jacob Shultzman, resident Of Cambria
county fell out of tho bed the other night aud died al
most instantly He was so years DID, and the father
Of eleven children ten of whom living and eight
grand children.
The eldest son of William T. Forsyth, Esq
of Northumberland, fine boy of about years Of age
accidentally drowned in the canal at that place We'd
nesday last. The child had been standing tie wharf
and fell into the canal
The people of Fannin county, Texas, have
given the Methodist preachers of that region sixty days
leave in otherwise if they remain and persist in their
course they Will be dealt with as the South has learn
cd to deal with Abotonists and negro thieves"
The wheat harvest has commenced in Mis-
sissppi Georgia and other Southern States Next week
wheat will be ready for cutting in Kentucky and South
ern Illinois.
The venerable Mrs John c. Calhoun is
at the house of her son-in-aw Prof Clemson Ba-
densburg.
Gen. Pierce and his wife were at Vienna,
May 81 He was well but Mrs. Pcrces health was not
improving.
james Madison jefferson, a nephew Of
President Jefferson, died the 29th of May last his
residence, Elkton, Ky.
The Utica Herald reports that Mrs.
Daniel Z. Sckes has taken rooms for the season at the
Clifford Springs Hotel and that she will resist any ap-
plication of her husband for a divorce.
On the Eclipse course at Long Island
Thursday the trotng match between Flora Temple and
Princess resulted in favor of the former. The stakes
were for s. 600.
In the Democratic County Convention at
Dubuque, Iowa Thursday anAdministration delegates
selected to represent the Democracy of Dubuque in
the State Convention The resolutions pessed endorsed
the popularsoyereiguty doctrine in unmstakaJlc
manner.
The Democratic State Convention Of
Georgia has nominated Governor Brown for reelection.
In New York Thursday, James Glass,
convicted of killing Richard Owens, sentenced 10
| hard labor for life in the State prison.
The Paris CORES pondent of the New
York Express says: 4" Three Senators of the United
States Congress here Mr. Seward OF New York,
Mr.. Cliugham of North Carolina, and Mr.. Sumner OF
Massachusetts, the latter apparently in restored health
and just from Turin Governor Fish goes home with his
family in july"
John G. SAKE, Esq, the poet, was on
Thursday nominated for Governor of Vermont by the
Democracy of that State. The fame of Mr. SAKE cannot
be enhanced by his election the high position of
Governor Douglas delegates to the Charleston Conyen-
| tion were selected at the same time.
| The Hon. Sherrard Clemens, who has so
long been suffering from the consequences of his duel
with young Wise, was married the sth ns to Mrs.
c. f. Groves at her plantation in Madison parish Loui
siana.