Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-03-28
Rems from all RattOlrs.


The Government has purchased the late
Inauguration ball for barracks for the troops which
are expected in Washington.
w. H Russell, the famous correspond
en-: of the London Times arrived in New York by the
Arabiu Now for vivid daguerreoytpes Of American af
fairs
The New York Newsboys furnished q
Unite" the other day to assist the Kansas sufferers
Though the contribution was small only 81 So yet
cordng the rule applied for the contribution of the
poor widow in tie Scriptures, it really greater than
many others of larger amount and greater pretensons.
= In Missouri the young wheat in the coun-
try north of the Missouri river is looking unusually thrift
ty and fourshng for this OF the year. In other
parts Of the State it presents good and far
encouraged to look for unusually good har
vest Of this grain.
- The Benedict of the Clercldnd Herald,
writing from Washington in regard to the Presidents
ception says: "The ladies dresses had evidently been
often stepped on for there great breadth upon the
floor and very scant patterns about the shoulders"
The Chicago Tribune, referring to the
threat of Jefferson Davis march Washington, says
It would be surprising if the marching of City thou
sand conederates" upon Washington followed by
the marching of hundred thousand Hoosiers upon
New Orleans. The game of invasion is which pair
play at and it may be cheaper in the end to defend
Chicago St. Louis, and Cincinnati at the mouth of the
Mississippi than anywhere else"
1t is stated that the first book printed in
the United States the Bay Psalm Book in 1910. 1t
was reprinted in England and Scotland and passed
through seventy editions in ell.
- The Catholic Telegraph gives the follow
ing opinion of Gen. Twggs: David Emanuel Twiggs,
late General in the army of the United States has
ceiyed grand ception in New Orleans He was chief
y conspicuous while in the army for extreme profanity
and no great character for courage.
- General Scott, it is said, will endeavor
have regiments added to the United States army
the coming summer; or il that is not acceded to- he
will endeavor to have double batalions to two
The proportion of mounted persons the army is
large shonld be considering the exgences of border
duty.
We notice that the ship Moonlight, which
sailed from San Francisco for Hong Kong the 18th Of
February laden in part with 40 600 feet of lumber
$4,000 TASKS quicksilver, $l5OOO0 in specie and 400 de-
ceased Chinamea's remains
A few days ago, young lady in East
Boston, Mass who had consented to the last wishes Of
her lover (ck with consumpton) to be united to him
before he died arrived the appointed hour in her br
dal robes-ony find that he had died hour before.
- Mrs. Caroline NJ. King, of New York,
last week killed herself by taking corrosive sublimate
because she found pair ladys gloves in her husbands
pocket.
Secretary Chase has issued orders to ob
tain the name age length of service occupation and
tvity of each officer in his department Secretary Smith
has done the thing.
ucenan, the bruiser, intends to start faro
bank in New Orleans in the Spring, hoping to make
much at the business his fortunate rival Aorrssey
Among the numerous designs for flag
Of the Confederate States submitted to the Flag Commit
tee of Congress, understand, representing
rattcsnakes, tied together by their tails, with
bale Of cotton side and jug of whskey on the
ether Montgomery paper thinks the author Of the de
sign is genius, and ought to have an Office.
louisiana has a fancy block Of marble
the Washington monument to enter into the construc
on of that barbarous pile, with the following inscrp
ton on its side Presented by the State of Louisiana
ever faithful to the Constitution and the Union"
beautiful and appropriate grave stone that will make
Tie editor of the RuraL Ne,C Yorker +"
says he has continued his observations in regard to the
condition of the peach buds and finds them injured in
Western New York than at first disposed to be-
ieve There may be few saved the lake Shore or
in close proximity of inland lakes, and in
few favored localities, but the crop is gone.
Some eight hundred thousand tons of oelIs
have arrived in West Troy to be recast. They come
from Mexico, and bear very antique appearance One
pupOrts to have been cast nineyseven years snce and
the others range in date from fifty to seventyye years
The New Orleans Delta says that party
of gentlemen have bought half million acres of land
in Southern Florida about hundred miles south Of
Tampa Bay at two acre, where they intend to
raise tropical fruit.
"A piece Of coin, t1oO thousand t,oo hun
dred years DID, exhibited in the shop window of George
s. Walker No l52 Essex street. Salem, Mass attracts
large numbers of the curious. 1t is for sale.
The Milwaukee Sentinel says that the
white sails of schooner showed themselves Friday,
in beautiful contrast to the cold, blue expanse OF the
lake.
The Aroostook Pioneer says that mon-
ser bear weighing 600 pounds, was killed few weeks
ago, the Tobique river by Mr. Shea. The old feI
low yielded barrel of oil.
Nearly all the bees in the South of Eng
land have died this year. person in New Forest who
had hundred and forty hives has lost every bee.
-PstOubun Peep of the Day. is the name
of newspaper, in the Chippewa language, just started
at Sarina, by the Rev. Thomas Hurlburt.
Creditors in Paris who send their debtors
prison obliged pay about six dollars per month for
their maintenance. 1t is intended to increase this
sum to eleven dollars.
In the Missouri Convention, Ex-Gover-
nor Stewart introduced resolution declaring that the
L. s. Government had committed act to justify either
notification secession or revolution and another by