Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1860-05-17
Aeus from all Nattoms.


The latest news of Miss Nightingale is
that she so weak that she is compelled to remain in
recumbent position.
The Iowa City Reporter says at is
estimated that less than nine thousand will leave
Iowa this season for the Pixies Peak region"
-Sixty-four thousand four hundred and
eightysix gallons of Sorghum molasses were manuac
tured in Keokuk county Iowa. las year. valued at $751;
$3.50.
The city council of Wilmington, Del,
have passed ordinance against the sale of lottery
policies in that town
The herring fisheries of the Chesapeake
are proving very successful The of herring is the
largest in period of thirty years.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
have lighted of their with gas, and prepar
ing to Introduce it generally
The Iron yield of the four furnaces of
the Crane Iron Company Catasaqua for the four weeks
euding April 2Sth, amounted to 1882 tons.
Mr. Henry S. White, a merchant of
fremont Illinois was robbed at the New York House.
in Chicago, on Tuesday night, of $500.
-Four hundred and seventy-six Coolies ar
rived at Havana Sd, by the French ship Vile de
Lima" Fifty-one died on the passage.
DIR. ]. H. Christy, young and promising
physician of Pittsburgh died Sunday from the effects
of the virus from dead body he was dissectng
nicated to a wound in his thumb
THE largest circulation of any one bank
in the United States is that of the Citizens Bank New
Orleans viz S. eco. Others in that city have large
issues, viz Bank of Louisiana 81 OG5 900 State Bank
81 ,S28 900 Canal Bank, 81 ,62s 900,
At the recent city election of Phlladel-
phia 10000 votes were poled This number is pretty
close upon the full poll of New York city. Overshadowed
by New York. few appreciate the magnitude of Phadel-
phia as an American city.
One hundred guns were fired at Norfolk,
Va Tuesday evening in honor of the victory of the
Benecia Boy. An effgy of Morrissy labeled Morrssey
the Traitor, patrioticay hung and burnt on the
81 me occasion.
Sixteen trunks from the wreck of the i'll
fated Hungarian arrived at boston, on Tuesday in Nova
Scotia schooner from Port La Tour. They were con-
signed to parties in Canada and contained articles of
personal property and clothing.
-Four companies of infantry, three of cav
airy, and three of artillery comprising about 900 men,
will remain at Camp Floyd to keep the Momons in sub
lection.
The Pennsylvania papers say that already
two hundred oil wells have been found in that State and
that speculation is increasing with each newly discovered
deposit.
The Bermuda potato crop has generally
failed 1t is thought that the entire crop this season will
not reach 25 900 barrels The expectation alone last
year reached 38 ,465 barrels.
Buffalo papers say that the crop Of
peaches the coming year in that region will be an abnn-
dant one.
The adjournment of the Charleston Con-
vention to Baltimore is deemed the most humiliatng
confession on the part of the Democratic party of lack
strength and courage to construct platform and romi-
nate candidate before its opponent is known. Such an
acknowledgment is in itself equivalent to a defeat
1t is estimated that there are seventy
five hundred Indians in Michigan. They belong to five
different tribes, and speak many different languages
Mr.. Gushing, the President of the
Charleston Convention, Messrs. Randall of Pennsylya-
mia, Farley, of Maine Wright of New jersey Seward of
Georgia. and some others, old wings Some of the
candidates for the nomination belonged to the same
party.
Solid cast-steel spades and shoVels are
manufactured at Sheffield. piece OF solid cast
steel is taken into which by powerful machinery epeci
ally invented for the purpose hole just large enough for
the foot of the handle to enter is made afterwards
forged and hammered down to the required thickness
The furnace Of David r Porter, in Dau.
phn county sold few days since to the Harrisburg
Bank for s23,50O
"A dangerous counterfeit on the Common
wealth Bank of Philadelphia, was put in circulation a
few days ago. great many of them found their way
the country.
Robert Datesman, of West Milton,
Union county, brought Clover stalk into the DItonian
Office day last week, the of which measures five
feet.
-"Old Father Hunt" is supplying the
Grove Presbyterian church III Danyile-its pastor Mr.
Collins, being indspoAod to preach on account of i'll
health.
On Sunday afternoon last, the dwelling
house of VIM. Pollock, Salem township Luzerne coun.
ty, entirely consumed by fire. Loss $l2OO-no in.
surance.
Mr.. Henry Lutcher of Williamsport.
while in the act of killing beef, was suddenly struck
hpon the hand by the animal driving large knife in his
hand through the calf Of his OWN leg making bad
wound.
On Monday evening last, George Nc
Guire, while standing pile of iron rails at the Mon
tour Works in Danville, instantly killed by light
ming Several others him were also prosraed but
soon recovered. Two horses on the towng-path were
killed. and little boy seriously injured by the fall
ing off the horse
-Messrs. r. Maxwell, j. r. Coolbaugh,
and PiGtt have received the appointment of Marshas
to take the census ofLycomng county for 1850.
j. Ell. Mccormick, of Milton, VIM. Ell
lott, of Northumberland and Perry Gearhart, of Rush
have been appointed Marshals to take the census in
Northumberland county.
Misery makes strange bedfellows. We