Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1860-05-10
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Green peas, says the Norfolk Herald,
brought to Baltimore from Edenton, North Carolina, via
Norfolk, bring IS per bushel
The third ocCulation will be that Of Mars,
In the morning before sunrise of Thursday, May 10.
The Pope has formally accommodated
the King of Sardinia but Victor Emanuel still lives
1t is said that the growing wheat crop in
Wisconsin looked better at this season of the year
The prevailing cool weather is highly beneficial to it.
The amount of gold produced from the
Pixies Peak dggns is estimated at 50 900 600, being but
small proportion of the expense of travel loss of time
working, sc.
There were 49l deaths in New York last
week. of which number III were the result of diseases of
the lungs and throat.
A countryman, some so years Of age,
was a while ago swindled at Mobile out of $500 by
sharper. who persuaded him that hotel was a bank and
offered to make the deposit for him.
Ten or twelve monster steamboats,, in
which is locked up capital to the of less than
two millions of dollars lying idle at the docks
of Chicago, Buffalo, and other lake cities.
A deep laid plot to effect general jail
delivery of the Ohio penitentary at Columbus was dis
covered last week Saturday just in time to be rustra
ted. There are 1000 con fined in the prison. and
their organization was very nearly complete.
The Boston Commercial Bulletin SAYS the
great manufacturing interests of New England never
stood better than present and thinks some or many of
the mills there viii make such exhibits in June, as will
surprise people, and remind them of old times.
The African Baptist Church, in Augusta,
Ca its minister, the congregation having bought
him of his former master. Notwithstanding the fact Of
their propretorship the congregation also slaves con-
tribute good round sum yearly to the support their
pastor.
"A mandatory of friction matches has
just been put in operation at Cincinnati by two wealthy
citizens of that city The cost of the building and ma
chinery has been sl5OOOO and is extensive match
factory in the world, except one in Austria.
Reliable Intelligence from the western
part Of the State, states that Curtin will cross the Ale
ghanies with majority Of 25 900 in his favor We are
of opinion that this be beaten by any Democratic
majorities Of the eastern portion of the State.
The editor of the Spiritual Ecletic,
speaking of promscuous spiritual circles says that they
have been very generally discontinued and not seldom
in consequence of the breaking out of moral disorders of
the most hagrant character"
"A letter from San Francisco saws the Off
Of the Powlttan have but one fault TO find with the
Japanese ana that that their books and little toilet ar
cles are covered with pictures which Christian would
be ashamed to have about him.
In the DeKalb Circuit Court of Indiana
lastwee Mrs Elizabeth Knapp was convicted of ur
derng her husband and sentenced for life to the Peni
tentiary. Mr. and Mrs. Knapp had been married more
than fity wears unurIcr c,,,,,i+f,l L..
yember.
Mr. +. w. Furniss for the past two years
ourneyman printer in Cleveland has sailed for Europe
to look after 100000 which belongs to him. His great
aunt died near London last September leaving the above
sum to Mr. Furnss mother, and in case of that ladys
death, the money to go to her eldest son.
The Buffalo papers say great preparations
are being made to the Prince Of Wales in high
style The Grand Trunk and Lake Huron Railroads are
building elegant for himself and suite which will
pumbcr exclusive of his military escort Of regiment of
troops about one hundred gentlemen. He will visit Fort
Erie, and then make the tour of the Lakes in his own
yacht.
The New York J0urnaL Of Commerce says
the peach crops accounts from New Jersey are remarka
bly, good \ tull old-ashioncl crop is promised
"A little boy fell into the river at Green
field, Maine few days since, barely escaping drowning
When asked by his mother what he was thinking about
while in the water, he said he thought he should fur
nish an item for the newspapers"
The Albany Journal says Hezekiab Du-
bos, who about eighteen years of age and now con-
fined in the Penentiary is certainly earning all that he
can eat and drink He makes daily fory-three pairs of
brogans with apparent ease The person who saw him
on the bench at work. says that he appears to blow the
pegs from his mouth into the shoe, and never made
miss while he was looking at him.
The Tribune contains a long and able let
ter in favor of nominating Senator WADE, of Ohio as
the Republican candidate for President
AT st. Domingo, on the 8th ult., there
were felt two heavy shocks of earthquake one at day
light and the other at pm The latter was heavy and
did some damage to the houses such as breaking lamps
and glassware. Most of the inhabitants slept in the
streets.
The trial of Judge Terry for killing SEN
htor Broderck is again postponed until June.
The colored inhabitants of Hamilton, c.
W. intend to celebrate the birthday of John Brown on
the 9th inst.
Rail cars for transporting passengers and
baggage from the lower the upper stories will be used
in tie new Sherman House in Chicago
"A specimen of Pixies Peak gulch gold
has been assayed at the MINT and found to be worth
SIC 30 per ounce
1t is said that enough maple sugar has
been made in Vermont during the present spring to
sweeen the coffee, once, of every coffee drnker on the
globe.
"A half-witted man named Isha p. Rudd,
residing in Lincoln county, Tennessee has been seized
with mania for burning all churches over ten years
as he thinks that is long enough period for such build
mgs to do service. He had actually carried his theory