Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1860-02-16
2etns from all aatt0lls.


York elected John Decker their Chief Engineer for the
ensuing year.
MIR. Greeley, in letter from the North
west predicts the nomination of Douglas at Charleston
1t is stated that the agent, who made up
the list of New York Merchants for Southern buyers to
trade with pockrted between $1,000 and $4,000 black
mail, during the operation.
A South Carolina paper notices the death
of mule, whose age was known, with certainty, to lie
sixytwo years at the time of his death Such an in
stance of longevity is without parellel.
The Post-Of1ice bill which passed the
House Monday will release over $4,000 600 within fort
night, locked up in the vaults thus easing the
money market and alordng relief to suffering creditors
Stephen H. Branch has failed to raise the
necessary capital to open segar store in New York so,
John Chinamanke he has resolved to erect stand in
the open air. and hold forth in the northwest of
the Park He announces his intention in of his crazy
efusions.
Nicholas Longworth has now in his cellar
four hundred and sixty thousand bottles of wine. When
it remembered that there two three other large
manufacturers in Cincinnati idea may be formed of
the extent to which the grape is cultivated in that vicn
ity.
"A young lady, Miss Stewart, of Cumber-
land County Pa, badly scared few weeks ago
by meeting will-o the-wisp that she taken i'll upon
reaching home, and in a short time aIterward died from
the effects of the prosraton of her SYSTEM su
pernduced by the fright.
The residence of Daniel Early Sr, stu
aed about three miles from Hyde Park Luzcrne County
Pa was destroyed by fire Thursday night last Three
children of Mr.. Early pershed in the flames The moth
er and three other children escaped out of the second
story window with their lives. but all badly burned
The father absent at the time. The weather was in
tensely cold the thermometer indicating l6 degrees be-
low
"A whole family living near Milwaukee
exhibit symptoms OF hydrophobia The terrible disease
has been induced by drinking milk from which had
been bitten by a mad dog.
The new Chief Justice Of Iowa is a spir-
iuast and it is stated that he has castle at Keokuk
for the reception Of invisible ghosts.
-" Occasional" writes from Washington,
that Mr. Buchanan is extremely indignant at what he
CARDS the insult put upon his dignity 1t is related Of
him that when he heard of the decision Of the House
to the Clekshp he broke out in torrent of inyecve
using not the most polite and showing how true it
is to bave, Byron expressed it" former friend foe,
the affection of years being lost in the acerbity and
bitterness that have sapplanted it.
The Ithaca Democrat says that a young
coIored woman by the name of Wood, daughter of the
late Nicholas Wood after attending the supper of Zion
! Church at the Town Hail. Wednesday evening last
returned to her home, and, sitting down by the stove,
soon fell asleep. While in this position her clothing
caught fire. and before the fire could be eXtinguished,
>hc was severely burned that death ensued Tuesday
afternoon, nd relieved her from her misery, whchi des
srled intense She in the nth year Of her age
The new Temperance Society in William
sport has l3o members, and appears to be gaining atcn
ton to that much needed Reform.
-" The Rescue Fire Engine and Hose CO..
the second ia WIam-polt has been dedicated by 4
| supper and speeches.
While cutting a channel in the ice for his
boa. at White Haven the crryman fouud box contain
Ing tie body OF infant, which had doubtless been MUIR
d-rcd.
IS. f. Lathrop of the Democrat has been
appointed Post Master at Laportc Pa in place OF C. c
/ Finch, resigned.
Ia Eldrcd township, Jefferson county, a
large pine tree which being clt down, tell
school house near by, crushing to atoms Although
ttiE were I'D ui!lNG 1T t4c illtr
strange to say. only one of the number injured
Some boys skating on Mahoniug creek
in Danville, Saturday last, found white male infant i'm
bedded in the ce 1t brought to the Office of \. f.
Russell ESD, who summoned jury but facts could be
ELECTED to the inuman monster by whom the foul
| deed committed.
On Sunday a house owned by David Sci
bert near Belleonte accidentally caught fire and was
burned to the ground
On Sunday evening, burden train on
the Northern Central Railway, when Lutherville,
Baltimore county, ran over man named John B. Su
van, who, at the time intoxicated, and had fallen
on the track His little daughter years old,
with him at the time and endcavOred to get him of the
track in time, but could not. The was instantly
killed.
-Gustavus Swan, whose signature as Pres
dent of the State Bank of Ohio, has puzzled millions,
died at Columbus, 9th inst.
The annual State election in New Hamp-
shire will take place on the 18th of March next cor
respondent of The Boston Tarec says the Republicans
have canvaed the State and have asceaned that they
will have five thousand majority Last year the Repub
lican majority was $500.
1t is said that the first remark OF John
Hickman, Anti-LecomptOn Democrat of Pennsylvania
after listening to the recent speech of Senator Dougas
Upon thy belly shalt thou Co. and dirt shalt thou
eat all the days of thy life
Judge Smalley, Chairman of the Demo
cratic National ComTttee, has just returned from
Charleston where he has been making arrangements for
the meeting the National Convention He secured the
Charleston Institute, which is sufficiently large for the
purposes required. It viii accommodate nearly three
thousand persons lie says ample accommodations will be
made for all persons desirous Of attending the Conven
! ton.
1t is stated that, Immediately after the
nominations by the Charleston Convention Mr. Dallas