Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1860-06-07
Aems from all Aattolrs.
The Right Rev. Provisional Bishop Pottt

The Boston Transcript says that length
of fifty miles of the Atlantic Cable from the shores of
Trinity Bay has been taken up, and found fractured at
the spots indicated by the instruments similar length
is to be taken up at the other end and it then sup
posed that it viii carry messages.
One of the Spanish vess els captured off
Vera Cruz by the Home Squadron is said to have been
prepared for slave voyage to Africa after fulfilling the
terms of its charter the Mexican coast.
The GreenIeaf & Taylor paper mill at
Springfield Mass, was destroyed by fire early Sun
day morning. May 20. Loss over $50 900 insured for
$4,000.
The people who rescued the fugitive slave
from the officers at Troy weeks ago. have paid his
master $3.50, and secured his freedom.
The steam plough of Mr.. Waters is at
work the prares 1t turns six burrows at once, nine
feet in width and ploughs in less than half
hour.
The President of the Connecticut State
Agricultural Society that the cattle dstemper
which is fatal in Massachusetts, has made its way into
Connecticut Cattle have died of it in Stafford Tolland
County.
Mr.. Consul Harris at Yeddo, who was
reported dead some time since was in improving health
March %.
Prince dc Joinvile, now travelling in this
country denies that he told the Rev. Eleazer Will
liams that he (Williams) was Bourbon.
Mr.. g. FarwelI, clothing merchant at
Corning, committed suicide last Friday morning. by
hanging himself in his barn. Depression of spirits is
said to have been the cause He attempted the same
thing four years ago in his store but was foed by the
breaking of the rope He found by his wife with
the rope around his neck, dead.
The Pittsburgh Chronicle says the oil
fever notwithstanding the rather doubtful character of
the news from Venango and the adjacent districts ap
pears to be on the increase. Large numbers of people
arc engaged in searching for the greasy fluid.
The MethOdiStS iu France count at pres
cnt l52 chapels, places of worship 30 ministers,
clporteurs Y local preachers, lll6 MEMBERS 65 on
trial, and 2S9l pupils in the Sabbath Schools.
Col, b. +. Perry, one of tho Delegates
from South Carolina to the Charleston Convention has
published letter disapprovng of the secession and
pressing willingness to stand upon the platform adopted
The pie-pant leaf is said to be poisonous
Every member of family out west were recently made
dangerously ill by eating the leaves of this plant which
had been cooked for green's
Three or four ex-PresidentS of the United
States in New York last wcekMessrs. Van Buren,
Fillmore and Pierce-and all of them in excellent health
Mr.. Van Buren aged as Mr. Fillmore aged co Gen.
Pierce ged Sc.
The works of the Montour Iron Compa-
ny at Danve, rolling mills, furnaces, engines, lands,
foundry and machine shops will be sold by NJ. Thomas
& Sons, at Philadelphia on It'll September next. The
Court on the I'd of July.
John Labenburg, q carpenter, while re-
Gently crossing of the high bridges the Cattawiss
railroad slipped and fell off the bridge height of fifty
feet breaking his back and causing his death in about
hour after the accident. He was 81 years of age,
and leaves wife and five children.
A son of Capt. Thomas Eppley, of Mon
louisville Lycomng county, aged ten years, fell from
his fathers canal boat, while lying at Harrisburg, and
drowned. The boy engaged in fishing with a
drop line when he fell overheard.
A puddler, by the name of Patrick Ca
HILL died suddenly in the Monour Rolling MILL from the
effect of drinking cold water while in a state OF prouse
perspiration. He single man. SO years of age, an
rishman by birth, and bore very good character.
A young man at Lock Haven named
M'Maniga while engaged with others in jumping " or
leapng trials inflicted an internal injury on himself
from which he died after much suffering.
Mrs Daniel Rice, wife of the ring Jester,
was robbed on Saturday morning. of several hundred
dollars while on her way to Baltimore from Washington
There is no doubt that DR.. Hayes will be
ready start his Arctic expedition the fifteenth
June, the citizens of New York fulfil the promise of
assistance they have made to him.
There is said to be two hundred thousand
Jews in the United States.
The steamer r. F. Lass, with one hundred
and fifty passengers bound from New Orleans for Gin
ciLnati snaggcd, aud sunk, when fifty miles below Mem
phis. Twelve passengers were lost.
"A letter from the Secretary of the Great
Eastern Steamship Company to the Mayor of New York.
states that the monster would leave for this country
or about the first of June.
A railroad from ChamberSburg to Get
ysburg agtated by the people of Franklin and Adams
1ounty. survey has been completed and the route
found of easy grade and very practicable 1t ntersect
the Tape Worm six miles from Gettysburg leaving
only twenty miles of new road to construct.
Mrs Lynn, pretty young widow. raw
hided man by the of Aganbrad, in Syracuse,
Tuesday for magning her good name. The man struck
her during the operation ndctng ugly looking bruise
over one eye. They both arrested, and the man
promised to fully retract everything he had said
The Pittsburgh (Pa.) Gazette states that
Charles Highly, late Postmaster New Brighton Beaver
county, Pa, has become crazy from the effects of spirit
uaism. He embraced the deuson some years ago, and
became gradually infatuated until few days back
when his mind gave way and his friends have been COM
PEELED to send him TO the asylum.
About three weeks ago a lad named Bal
ley residing Sylvan Grove, Dale District Somerset
county, was bitten by rattesnake on the arm Not
wlthstandg the free of antidotes, the limb sweed