Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-04-11

been in thehabit of sending South this winter IL is
said that after exciting debate in the Senate, Wiga
understood to have asked Seward privately for
chew of tobacco, and that Seward replied that he had
none but Union t,cis whereupoR Wigfall teegraphed
to the Southern States that they must prepare for
the Republicans would not yield
The Louisville Democrat says: A German
woman named Rebus few years ago escaped from the
Insane Asylum at Indianapolis, and wandered of to
Buffalo In the meantime her husband married again but
the first wife having recovered few days ago returned
to her old home near Fort Wayne
The iron works of Seyfert M'Manus Il
Co., at Reading Pa have resumed operations on full
time This is of the largest manufacturing establish
ments in the State.
The monument at Valley Forge, COM
memorating the heroic martyrdOm of the men of the
Revolution who perished there during the winter of IT.
was blown down before the fourth of last month";
We hope more imposing shaft will be erected in its
place.
The Baltimore students are increasing in
number at the Wilamsport Pa.,) Seminary.
A few days since Mr. Levi Cain died at
his residence near Harrington, Delaware from the effects
of disease originating with slight toothache, but which
afterwards assumed the form of eryspelas and spread
through his whole system. He was wealthy and useful
citizen.
-Orville Gardner, the reformed pugilist, is
not insane, reported, but overworked. He is tgan
ing in the country, and expects to resume his la
bors.
More than half of the convictS in the
Massachusetts, State Prison under &c years. The
is md thn olI old
Carl Schurz is appointed Minister to
span-Cassius NJ Clay transferred to Russia-and Henry
Winter Davis perhaps to China.
Some of the prominent secessionists of
Tennessee say they will quit the State account OF her
large vote for the Union So Tennessee did heeself
good by that vote than she expected.
The Missssppians are already experience
ing the benefits of secession There already psciatax
levied Of so per cent and they get their career says
Louisiana paper without having their taxes increased
than 500 per cent they will come well indeed
The Jersey Shore folks are making ar
rangements to build railroad from their to the de-
pot about two miles distant the opposite side of the
river.
Mrs. Patterson Bonaparte, of Baltimore
was among the callers on President LincoD few days
since.
The name of Camp Floyd in Utah has
been changed to Camp Crittenden.
The Vice President of the United States
the last Postmaster General the present Secretary of the
Interior and the present Secrctar of War; all at
time printers.
Mr. Blair, Postmaster-G General, has iSSu
ed proposals for furnishing postage stamps, of the gen
era style and description of those in use, for term
of six years from the first of July next.
A writer in the New York Tribune, who
processes to have visited most of the oil regions of the
country expressed the opinion that the Canada oil region
in two years from this time, will produce oil than
all the others put together.
"A young gentleman graduated at Yale
College, recently with white head and whskers who
entered with auburn locks and beard. The change
took place in night account of the anxiety incl
dent to a fiennial examination.
Mr.. Mills and daughter spiritual "mejums"
Of Oswego expect to visit England some time in June,
with Judge Edmonds and daughter-the party going by
invitation of sundry believers over the water.
Hon. Robert NJ Palmer, Speaker of the
Senate who it reported be Minister Ecua
DOR has been appointed Minister to the Argentine Con-
federation.
"A mild wellbehaved yonth " ten years
old has been arrested in Canada for attempting to poison
and shoot his father.
-Cassius NJ. Clay has advertised to sell at
auction the 10th of April his stock. and farm and
household appointments preparatory to leaving
his country at the Court of st. Petersburg
audience in Macon on the 26th ut the affairs of the
country.
"A public dinner is to be rendered to the
Hon. Charles Francis Adams, by his fellowcitzens of
Boston, without distinction of party, testimony of
their approval of his conduct during the late session of
Congress, in relation to national difficulties.
The Hon. Arson Burlingame has arrived
at Boston He is making preparations for his departure
upon the mission to the Austrian court.
Fifty citizens of Lawrence county, have
pettoned in favor of division of the State of Pennsyva
mia, the two States be either side of the Ale
ghen es. The petition is curious production.
BY reason of Southern secession, the
Senate Of the United States contains only ffyour
bers, hirty-one of whom Republicans. and twenty
three Democrats counting the vacancies in California
and Missouri as Democratic.
News was received by the Government of
an outrage committed a mail agent the Virginia
and Tennessee Railroad at Charlottesville, Virginia. He
dragged from the car, tied, and whipped by mob
The Cabinet had the matter under consideration.
The Arkansas Convention having reject
ed Secession by vote of 80 35 finally agreed that the
question should be referred to the people at election
to be held the first Monday in August next when the
ballots are to decide " For Cooperation" or For
Secession"
Tho Legislature of Illinois, intending to