davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-12-12
TOWANDAS
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR.

II anything was needed TO secure for the
Secretary of War, an enviable National repu.
tation as an able and efficient officer, his Re
port, which will be found on the outside of
this days issue, will be more than sufficient.
1t is the abest public document which has
been offered to the public 10 years. Clear and
comprehensive in its language, it treats of the
matters under notice, 10 an able manner, and
in style, which for beauty and perspicacity,
will attract the attention of every reader.
The Secretary already has the reputation of
being shrewd, practical business man. This
Report stamps him a statesman of the highest
order. No ordinary man could have given the
public such lucid and comprehensive resume
OF the vast and intricate operations of the War
Department during the past year, while his
suggestions and recommendations are marked
with forethought and wisdom From every
quarter of the country comes spontaneous
tribute to the ability of this document, which
has extorted praises from the bitterest of the
Secretary'S enemies. The people, who judge
their public servants by their acts, recognize
the Secretary as the Representative of the
popular feeling, more kecnly alive than any
other to the pulsations of the public heart.
The concluding paragraphs, it is said, were
altered at the request Of the President. We
submit to our readers whether. any improve.
ment has been effected The recommends
tions Of the Secretary, in our Judgment, were
weltimed and wise, and such, as ultimately,
the President himself will be glad to adopt
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-12-12

Bzg~ Governor Letcher's Message to the
Legislature of Virginia contains a very vaIua-
BILE summary of the proceeding Of Virginia in
the inftiatory stages OF the rebellion, and the
precautions which that venerable State took
in advance of the outbreak to provide herself
with arms and ammunition. Aided by Mr.
Floyd, it appears that vast quantity Of arms
and gunpowder we're stored away for the pur
pose of the intended treason of Virginia For
some time anterior to the secession-says Gov
ernor Letcher-she had been engaged in the
purchase of arms of different kinds, ammuni-
lion, and other necessary articles, and in mount
ing artillery, in anticipation of the event which
ubsequentIy occurred. And how adroitIy
this purchase" of arms was effected he ex-
plains in the following way =" On the % day
of February, 1916, the Legislature directed
the Superintendent Of the Armory to sell, un-
der the direction of the Executive, all such
arms and accoutrements then in the armory
as were not worth repairing. This order was
construed by Governor Floyd to include the
iron six Founders then at the armory, and by
an order dated February %, 1849, the Super
intendent was directed to sell them at no less
then 25 dollars each. Fortunately for us,
there were no bidders at that price, and the
guns remained in the possession of the State,
and now each one Of those pieces is in the field,
and they have proved to be equal to any guns
of like calibre now in service. How small q
circumstance he means the treachery OF Floyd }
controls the greatest events. What embarrass
ments would have attended our operations in
this important struggle, if these pieces had not
been in our possession" Governor LetCher
says, that Virginia has now in the field 10000
men, and that the expenditures of the State
since April last have been six million of dol
,, lars. He deploreS the detection of Western
Virginia aud the unhappy condition of Mary,
land, but declares that there can be no com
promise with the " Lincoln government" The
war is to be war to the death.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-12-12
Brownlow's Victory.

The Fighting Parson of East Tennessee has
struck a severe blow at the rebels Without
waiting for the advance OF federal army led
by duly commissioned federal General he has
won an important victory. We have only brief
accounts of the battle from the rebel newspa-
pers of Memphis, but they say their forces were
! completely routed. Their loss, in killed and
wounded is also acknowledged TO be very
large.
The place where this battle occurred is Nor.
rStown, Jefferson county, village and station
on the East Tennessee and Virginia Railroad
forty-two miles northeast of Knoxville. At the
time of the first uprising of the Union men in
hat region, abOut month ago, they burned
the railroad bridge at Strawberr Plains, which
is nearly midway between Morristown and
Knoxville. They also burned bridge over
Lick Creek, in Greene county which is north
east of M0rristown. In this space the Union
men have been able to rally their forces, the
rebels being cut off from reinforcementS both
in the direction OF Knoxville and that OF South
western Virginia. The Union men have been
"improving the time" Lately the rebel pa.
pers OF Tennessee have been wondering where
Brownlow was. Doubtless be was somewhere
near Morristown, and he suddenly let them
know exactly where he was last Sunday, by
attacking them with force which their terror
exaggerates to three thousand, aud completely
routing them. Probably he had not more than
half that number.
Ths brilliant success, in a quarter where it
WAS not expected, is most encouraging. 1t leads
to the belief that the Union men of East Ten
nesSee can hold their own until General Buell's
great army is ready to march into the State.
But there should be an energetic effort to
hasten reinfOrcements to Parson BrownlOw
The rebels are gathering a strong force at
Knoxville, with Major Gen. Crittenden at their
head. If BrownIow had five thousand troops
sent to him, he could effectively oppose any
force Crittcr den is likely to bring against him.
Let bim have the men, aud let him also have
u Brigadier Generals commission. He has
fairly won it, and is much more deserving of it
than some OF the other cviliaGs that have been
honored With Brigadier General Brownlow
on our side in East TnneSsee, aud Major Gen.
era Polk on the other side in the west, the
church militant will be fairly represented
PA5ladeLphia Bulletin.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-12-12
CONGRESS.

Mr. Eovejoy on Monday offered. in the
House Of Representatives, ,aresolution request
ing the President to revoke the clause of Gen
Haleck's recent order relating to fugitive slaves.
Mr.. Lansing of New York proposed a substi-
tute, which was accepted by Mr.. Loyejoy ;
this gose on to say that, whereas Gen Hal
leck had issued an order prohibiting negroes
from coming within his lines, and excluding all
within the same at the date Of the ord er aud
whereas different policy and practice prevails
elsewhere by the direction Of the Adminlstra-
ton and whereas the said order is cruel and
inhuman, and, in the judgement Of the House,
based on 70 military necessity therefore, re-
solved, that the President be requested to d.
rect Gen. HalIeck to recall his order, or cause
it to conform to the practice OF other Deprat-
nantS of the army. The consideration of the
subject was postponed for further discussion.
A Republican caucus of Representatives
was held on Monday evening at Washington.
Mr.. Bingham of Ohio introduced q resolution
to the effect that Congress should pass an act
confscating every kind of rebel property
He was followed by Thaddeus Stevens, Judge
Kelly, Gen Lane, Norris, Davis, Ashley, and
others. Mr. Stevens stated with deliberation
that after the recent report of Mr. Cameron
had been accepted by the President, Gen.
Mcclellan went to the latter and threatened
TO resign unless the passage concerning the
arming of the slaves were modified.
The resolution of inquiry into the causes
which led to the disaster at Bull Run being
on Monday taken up in the Senate, debate
at some length ensued. Mr.. Sherman of Ohio
thought that the Inquiry should extend to the
whole conduct of the war. Many orders of
commanding officers need inquirng into. For
instance, there was issued by one an order to
receive no cotton from another to receive no
slaves; high officer, the Adjutant Geneal has
been travelling about the country to pick up
scraps of evidence worth nothing when obtain
ed. All these matters, and many others, he
thought needed inquiring into. If he could
iufuse into the army the spirit of the people,
the war would be soon ended The resolution
was adopted.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-12-12

While the Postmaster General did not claim
the authority to suppress any newspapers, how
ever disloyal aud reasonable its contents, the
Department could not be called upon to give
them circulation. 1t could not and would
not interfere with The freedom secured by law,
but it could and did obstruct the diSsemina-
tion of that license which was without the
male of the constitution and law The mails
established by the United States government
could not, upon any known principles of law
or public right, be used for its destruction
As we'll could the common carrier be legally
required to transport machine designed for
the destruction of the vehicle conveying it, or
an innkeeper be compelled to entertain a
traveller whom he knew to be intending to
commit robbery in bis house"
He finds these views supported by the high
authority of the late Chief Justice Story, of
the Supreme Court of the United States, whose
opiniOn he quotes.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-12-12

New Yo&K, Dee The steamer Bavaria
arrived to-day and brought 0,O0O stand Of
arms for the L. :. Government purchased in
Belgium.
A letter from Port Royal, received by the
steamer Vanderbilt, states that the Seventy
ninth New York regiment made reconuois
sance towards Charleston capturing three bat
teries, aud after spiking the guns they retarn-
ed, having approached within twenty mles Of
Charleston.
The ship Pampers, and the gunhoatS De
Sofa, Anderson aud Seaman Were at Key West
on the oath ult.
The British bark CoIinda was abandoned at
sea 10 a sinking condition on the > inst. She
was bour.d hence for Cork The Captain and
crew have arrived here on board the bars
ChrySalS
A large ammonnt of cotton was found ready
for shipment, but the rebels were destroying
most OF it.
Abont a thousand contrabands were EN-.
ployed about the forts, aud others were com
ing in.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-12-12

HORRIBLE SUICIDE.-Yesterday afternoon,
about | o'clock, German shoemaker, named
j oseph Albrecht, aged abont fifty years, re-
siding at No ll6 Baldwin street, corner of
Fifth street, committed suicide by deliberate
ly cutting his throat with q razor. The par
ticulars of this horrible tragedy, as far as We
were able to learn them, are as follows On
Thursday night, the 2Sth ult., the deceased
aud his wife had quarrel, during which he
threw lamp at her. That night she went
off, taking no clothing with her except what
she had worn during the day, and has not
been heard from SINCE although thorough
search has been made for her. Since then he
has been living alone, staying within doors
nearly all of the time, and undoubtedly bis
mind became disordered in dwelling upon his
domestic troubles, until at last he was goaded
on to the suicides death He was discover.
ed. short time after committing the deed in
an adjoining wood-house, where he was lying
in the agonies of death, with a large pool OF
blood surrounding him, and expired in about
twenty minutes. No inquest had yet been
held upon the remains at 6 p. m.-Elmud
Press, 9Th INST.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-12-12

THE HEENAN AND MACE FIGHT For THE
CHAMPIONSHIP The leading topic among the
sporting men is the great International match
now on the tapis between Hceuar and Hnce,
the American and English champions. Hee
mans challenge has already appeared, d,whether
in he offered to allow Moce a liberal percen
tage to fight in the United States or Canada
The Sporting Lite an English, publication,
on behalf of Mace accepts Heeuan's challenge
whether Mace is victorious or not in his forth
coming fight with King, in January next. The
match with Heenan and Mace is to be for $40
600, Mace to b. allowed $4,000 for travelling
expenses to this country, and Heeuan is to
enter into a bond 'or 81, 70 as a guard against
all outside Interference The terms have been
accepted by Heenan, and the article will at
once be drawn up and signed.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-12-12
Spirited skirmish At Annandale.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.
Col. Leonard of the Thirteenth Massachu-
setts, telegraphed tO.Gen. Blanks, yesterday,
that his men at Hancock shelled and dispersed
party passing Westward, too small for an
attack, but large enough to incite rnmOr. For
some time past the enemy sent out daily, from
Fairfax Court House, a scouting patty OF 900
or 600 men 1t break up into squads Of
80 or 100, who attack smaller bodies Of our
men. They have been very trouhIesOm to
our picket guards of late, one Of whom, composed
of twelve OF Gen. BIenker's men, were captured
the other day. Another, or as a prisoner
says, the same party, had worse luck last
night.
Lieut. Knight, Company 3. 81 New Jer-
sey, went with fifty FIVE men as far as Burk 5
Station on the Orange aud Alexandria Rail
road They stretched two telegraph wires
across Old Bra1dock Road, one as high as
the forehead of a man on horseback. the 9th
er lower, aud awaited the result on this side
Presently half a company of rebel cavalry
dashed up 90 a charge The wires uuscatrd
two or three and ,hrew the rest into confusion
Our men rushed up, empted six saddles, aud
took one prisoner. Eight o: the party who
were in ambush completed the rout, aud emp.
tied two more saddles. Z e thorscs gaiopa
within oai lines. On the return of the party,
another prisoner was taken, w. II. johnson.
of Company ID. FIRST New York Cavalry, who
bad deserted the night before. We lost Ste
phcn Tompkins, Company b, New jersey 81,
who was wounded with a pistol shot and Is
missing NcwberTy shot in the arm and side,
who was brought into camp The hor>rmau
taken prisoner was Orderly Sersent 7 II.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-12-12

GRAIN TRADE IN CHICAGo.-The increase in
the grain trade of Chicago, is truly wonderful
The Tribune of that city, in its issue of Mon
day says
Although We are just at the end of the 1lth
month Of 1861 our receip of all kinds of
grain (including -four, reduced to wheat
amount to 54, O93, 2l9 bushels In 1860 the
receipts amounted to sc ,5O4772 bushels, and
they were thought to be enormous as they ex.
ceeded those of any previous year of our history
by thirteen millions of bushels. But during
the past eleven months we have received II,
5SS, 447 bushels more than we received in the
entire year Of 1860, and even then we had to
tell the farmers aad producers to keep back
their grain, as we had neither storage room
for it nor vessels to carry it away.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-12-12

Bishop HUGHES IN EUROPE IT.
Freem0n's Journai Of the 2O,b Nnn' nue Dublin
ports the object of Bishop Hughes ~'Vet. v;.i, re-
Europe thus I; The Most Rev. Or Hnntt In,I to
Archbishop Of New York, was amns' mnshe',
passengers on board the Africa. which o. %:
at Queenstown on Monday. His Gr.a. a,'''ed
stay short while in this country in nve or5. VIII
obtain sufficient number Of Catbo,o ue' 10
men to afford a chaplain to each Of ,bo :. .yrsI.
regiments requiring one. He will ,boa o'oR
ceed to Rome to obtain the neces,srv Pro
TO grant faculties to such chapIaips 81 power
they can ofcia;e in whatever doco.,. ~ 'a''
regiments to which they may be attach" 9,' hs
happen to be. u'Ag
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-12-12

The REBEL ARMY AT CENTREyILLE.-A
dcserer from the Eighth Louisiana Regiment
came to the Federal lines on Tuesday. His
name was Bradley, from Lowell, Mass, and
he joined the regiment in Richmond six months
ago. His regiment was paid in Confederate
scrip two months after being raised. aud for
four months has received nothing. They were
supplied merely with fresh bread and beef-no
salt
Much dysentery prevails He states there
are thirtyfve pieces of heavy ord rance at
Manassas, where the sick are kept, and but few
soldiers. At Centrevie there are fifty thou
sand men aud one hundred and seventy five
field pieces, in the Notifications, but not all
mounted. On every road leading from Centre
vile, entertainments are thrown up, each with
four field pieces which are so constructed that
retreat can be effected from one to another
A review of the army took place last Thurs
day by Gems. johnson, Beauregard, aud Kirby
Smith Clothing in his regiment is very scarce
and cotton cloth, of various colors, is donated
by various persons through the South.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-12-12

EXPLOSION OF LOCOMOTIVE BoILER.-On
Thursday last, the boiler of a locomotive ex
ploded at Wrightsvile, Pa, on the York and
Wrightsville Railroad The engineer, Chas
Geiselman. aud the fireman, Jesse Bort
man, were killed 1t appears that the engine
had recently been repaired, and upon trial
found to fall short Of schedule time In order
to increase the speed, it was determined to pro.
duce more heat and more steam before start.
ing and to do this it was necessary to keep q
short allowance of water in the boiler, which
was smaller than the average size Hence the
explosion.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-12-12
2fm a0Oerttsemsnts,

E'OR SALE.-The Subscriber offrrs fo...
YOKE OF OXEN, of large size well match, 'de
in good order age, between and wears laat
farther use tor them will sell the same on IA g
with approved security. Y. PsTTog,,: g,:dh
TOwanda Dec. TO- IS6l 4IUN.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-12-12

CARTRIDGES 1ssUED.-It is stated that be-
tween the lst of July and the lst of November
four months, ten millions of cartridges for
muskets and small arms, were issued by the
Ordnance Department to the Army on the
Potomac. This enormous expenditure of cart
ridges is due mainly to target practice among
the troops
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-12-12
no THE COMMISSIONERS or Pp,1

Il FORD COUNTY --GENTLEMEN As iar.,'s1D ~
again ohcr my services as clerk Of your Board
Of FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS per anDum RE XII IN
n the Precedent est Oh he'd 6y the Republican pay
my services to you as your clerk without the irs .1s
in the least OF trying to interfere with the nro
any other applicant for the position pedg,'.@
sell IT appointed TO perform the duie, to the e, of
know ledge and ability. Very Respectfully >
IT, =, W. 7sc, M. keller
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-12-12

THz CASE OF LANABAN.-1he court martial
which originally tried and convicted the pri-
vatc Lanahan for the murder Of Major Lewis,
Of the 46th Pennsylvania, was reconYened last
week, to reconsider that case When Lana
ban was called upon to plead, he replied gull
ty, for" he said, | committed the deed, and
am willing to suffer for it, although had no
desire to take his or any mans life" The on
Iy witness against him, he said, did not e&ag-
gerate bis offence, but had stated one or two
incidents connected with the affair of which
the prisoner had no recollection but as he
had previously been partially intoxicated, and
had but an indefinite conception Of the whole
transaction. it was possible nothing had been
misStated or modified. He spoke with much
feeling of the officers of the Provost Guard,
enumerating by name Major StOue, Captain
Wenrick, LeutCnantS Augustine aud Noorhes,
and Adiutant Patch. The other prisoners,
too, he said, had respected his condition, and
through the canvass of his tent he had often
heard expressed fervent hopes for his welfare
and his escape from the extreme penalty of
of the law but he had no hope of the latter.
The sentence Of death had been or would be,
pronounced against him, aud he was, through
the consolation of religion, ready to eXpiate
bis crime. He thought great forbearance was
exhibited towards him, that he was not killed
on the spot, when he shot the Major; and for
this he was thankful. lie said Ga the open.
ing of this war he had left his home in good
health and with a warm heart, to aid III pre-
serving the Government and the Union. He
served three months, re-eulisted for the war,
and up to the time OF the act, for which he eX.
pected to suffer, he had no other object to ac
complish, aud no hostility against any one
save the enemies of his country He was
crazcd, he said, when be fired the fatal shot
Rev Father Doughertv, of Rockville, con
tinues 10 visit Lanahan, and ministers to him
the consultations of the Catholic religion.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-12-12
1..l..i.A92lLADo =

On the 5t6 tn Inst m by the Rev Benjamin Douglass >, d.
GEORGE PI'KDY 10 Miss SARAH efFps" "ala VI.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-12-12

Y z 1T VIt w IT, l17-I 0---| :
"A I5.,trn Pierce rs. Doa VI. Bacon. In eG-
OF common Pleas Of Bradford Comfy, No. 4S, I.1.I
Term, i,59.
The undersigned. an AUIitor. appointed hyta
to dI~trI ute iruds arising from SAegifs sale u
AMI personal property. wiz attend 10 the date 3
appointment al his office. in the Borough ot I.z--
on THURSDAY, the 23d day Of JANUARY. l,-h
! O'Clock, p. NJ. when and where all persons lE.
claims against said estate, requested t. I-'-'
the same or be forever debarred tScr"from
THOMAS RT0N
Dec. II. lSGl. AI-.'
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-12-12
Dec. 10. 1851
COURT SALE-By wv

ORPHANS COURT SALE-Br 'A''
" of an order of the Orphans Court o. bFaGioFU Dr..
tv. the undersigned. administrator o. Joha'nA. 81,
deceased will sell at public ancton all 'A1t n,
piece or parcel OF land situate in ~yNa4la Dto.s-r /,
bounded as follows On the north by lAt H'As :, NJ
the east by the public road leading 10 Armenia. !. ed
south bv the lands of D. :. Alexander. and On ''
by lands of MeliSsee BRISTOL. Containing ao'I.
acre. with ore framed dwelling house sAeaI ,,y.Iil g..
trees thereon, on SATURDAY the lth DAY o. , JAN
A. D. 1851, at II O'Clock, NJ. nj the pIoAo "'-9'
NJ Ross. in said Borough OF S,yvana'
Hs- Terms made known on day OF sale. r,,,,o-r
Dec 10, 1861. Aan.-1-
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-12-12

DMINIsTRATOR's NOTICE ~

y j. hereby given. that al. persons Indebted to th.>
tate oF ORR MEL TRACY. deed. late of Smrhie rr
are hereby requested to make payment without S7
and all person. having demands against ,ald estate
present tlem daily authenticated Tor -ct'.emeIl
4. Z. TRACY.
Sept. -, ISL. Atmu.,trt'
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-12-12

R@~ The American flag now floats in all
the States, except Arkansas and Alabama.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-12-12

NOTICE-A SPECIAL NEE hPtiJ al -.
COAT Ins COMPANY con- will be held on Thqr,9.
Philadelphia, Tor the purpose Of recei,IIe5 Ie b.
the Directors Of the causes whIch ',,. nav prr,
the assignment in Trust of the CosI5f5 ny sl
oftaking such action the interest .;, W Of Ihe
ers may require in the present si'uS'FO $50, H. 0AL'
affairs.
HAVEY SHAW, Sec y
Nov 81, 1861.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-12-12
COTRT SALE-BI =

ORPHANS COURT SALE b! ,.e ~,
~ of an order OF the Orphans Court OF B''.,
tv. will be exposed to public sale, on the u
Rome twp. on Monday, December 51,a, '>,.t I5s-.
certain lot. piece or parcel OF land lying 'ag
township Of Rome in said county late lAe i. a
THAN HILL. dec d.. bounded As loH'"s gr,-s s
by land set apart to widow by appra,ele", ,
by lands of +. NJ High on the east by l'ni> ,5rs
by the said Nathan Hill. west by lands oI & 2y.
B. Buman, containing 2s acres and % P''"
ALSo-The dccedents interest in cer'l~ &c, ..a, ~
or parcel of land contracted OF VIM b. ,Ss -
on the north by land of Fhom Nh ssIn,rfsI RlSi
lands of f. NJ Aigh east 10y lands oI I,:I 3stj
the west by lands of said Nathan B hta,a,Hsl h,, V"l
tanning about 30 acres, about Is acres PI,..
TERMS OF SALE.-Oue fourth of the ~, 6r5a'aE
paid on confirmation of the sale, aud the '"
months thereirom with interest. ,,-rr, rNr ~ 4