Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-03-21
Nrms from all Nattoils.
The New Orleans Ttue WI.ftss. i!

is record an equal feat by any musician beore and
yet every action and appearance show him to be regu
lar negro and short of that He performed Mon
astery Bells, airs from Norma, Somnambua and other
difficult pieces, while present, and all in man
ner peculiarly superior, and in style eminently his
own"
Edward Payson Weston, the Boston
pedestrian who left that city at of the 22d of Feb
ruary to walk to Washington in fulfment of wager
against the election of Lincoln failed to up TO the
scratch. He to perform the feat in ten days, dis
tance of 40 miles, but did not reach the capital until five
hours behind time He walked brsky, but snow, mud,
and bad weather were too many for him."
Rev Francis O'Shea, of St. Paul's Cathe-
dral at Pittsburg, deposited, few days ago, with the
United States Depository of Public Moneys in that city,
$l0O to the credit of the United States the being
received by him through the confessional
1t is told of Astor that, Intending to op-
crate upon the feelings of acquaintance of whom he
about make purchases, he gave to the of
the latter bright penny The trade concluded he said
the little ellow-Johnny you've played NIT the pen
ny long enough; give it back to me-"
The Andcrsons of America have got
curiousy mixed up in Europe The Major of Fort Sum
ter apd the fugitive slave before the Canada Courts
diyidual.
The London Field OF the 9Th ult says
Tom Sayers, the champion of England has changed
his mind. He is not coming to America
The Bonapartc Family suit-to establish
the legality OF the marriage of Miss Elizabeth Paterson
and jerome Bonaparehas been decided against the lady
and her
Pho fhot rill
be eleven first class steamers running of that port
during the coming season.
The Pennsylvania says there is 40 truth
in the report that Miss Lane married before leaving
Washington;
1t is stated that there is young woman
in the Detroit Jail Nho imprisoned for stealing five
dollars from lover to pay minister for marrying her
TO another.
The Post says there are over thirty emf
grant ships overdue at the port of New York
of which have been at sea since the middle of January
Eleven of the number sailed from Liverpool from Lon
don aud the remainder from Havre, Hamburg and other
ports These long voyages of course owing to the
severe weather and contrary winds
The London Times is fairly amazed at
the last census returns of the United States 1t opens M
eyes astonishment says nothing like such growth has
been witnessed in Europe and considers the STATIC
tics astounding" The Times remarks. If the threat
ened dissolution of the United States should be actually
consummated, the citizens will enjoy singular opporth
nifty of contemplating at the very crisis of their destins
the magnitude and spIendor of the political fabric which
they have just destroyed"
"A motion has been made in the South
Congress to inquire into the expedency of prohibit
ing the introduction into the States of the Conederacy Of
any from the Northern Slave States except those
brought in by actual settlers This designed to coerce
Virginia into Secession.
The publishers of the Tribune have per
fected experiments they have been making for upwards
of year past to stereotype their daily FORMS after the
manner Of the London Times. The Tribune entire is
stereotyped every morning and two days in the week
double sets OF plates made. BY this process the pa
per appears type, aud an hour gained each
morning in tme-a consideration Of the greatest i'm
portance tor morning papers.
"A bill is now before the Pennsylvania
Legislature requiring bank officers whenever counter
felt bank note is presented to them TO brand the bill
offered, with the word counterfeit by means of stamp
to be kept for that purpose.
When the bill was before Congress the
other day. to build steamers, Mr.. Garnett
prominent Democratic Member, offered this amendment
that said ships shall not be used to execute the Federal
a,cs and thirty eight Democratic Members of Congress
actually voted for it.
- A girl advertises in a German newspaper
for situation barmaid waitress in refreshment
saloon. Among her qualifications for such position she
says she cut 225 pieces Of bread and butter of salts
factory appearance Of pouRd of bread and
ounces OF butter.
"A correspondent of the Detroit Tribune
complains that the Democrats of Gaines, Mich. up
black flag Inauguration Day. We think there was
nothing out of character in the proceeding The fellows
merely endeavoring to show that they dead.
"A barge is now loading at the Arsenal
dock, West Troy, with ammunition and gun carriages
for Fort Pickens About two hundred tons of warlke
implements will go down upon her.
Tine Augusta Georgia. Chronicle sug-
gests that there is now opening for fortunes to be
made in Dixie" by rcprinting Northern copyright
works at the South, where the people depend almost
wholly upon the Northern publishers for their books
There is nothing to prevent Southern publishers
from printing Northern books, and is the time to
commence operations in advance of any copyright law
by the "Confederated States" The idea is worthy OF
Cobb or Floyd.
Kansas contains as much territory as all
the Cotton States.
1t has been estimated that there are five
millions of horses in the United States
The New York papers print list of
nearly sixty vessels their way to that city from
various European ports. large majority of them
already overdue and considerable anxiety is felt by those
having or suprosng themselves to have friends board
Ripe Strawberries were on sale at New
Orleans on the lst inst. At Raleigh n. c.. the 9th
the neach trees were in f bloom garden meas in flower