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Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1862-03-06

| " tie matter Of Partition Of the estate of
L. John DoamoIy decd late of Wyallsing torcnship,
county Of Bradford and State Of Pennsylvania.
To Margaret and Grace Donolly Take notice. that on
petition of guardian of Sarah and James Dono the Or
phans Court of the county aforesaid awarded an Inquest
and Jury oflnquest will be held on the premises on
18th day of April A D. 1862 between the hours of 10
IL o'clock to ascertain whether piece of land situate in
the township aforesaid described follows, be di-
vided without injury to the whole, &C. On the north
by lands of Joseph Vanankin, the east by lands of
Cornelius Bump and James McCrossan the south by
land OF James Boyle and Charles Summer, and the
west by John Donnoy, Deldne Huff and Henry Nurse,
containing 76 acres which the said John Donnoy died
seized in fee simple. A. II. SPALDINC.
Towanda, Feb. Is, 1852 Sheriff.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1862-03-06

At Herrick, Tuesday morning February 25 youngest
daughter Of G. W. and Rebecca Hendroke eyed eight
months.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1862-03-06
1rvrov-D B. De Land 4 Co.'S

nsg LUxUNY.-D. 3. Dc Hauu " OO' >
- c,,ora+nsis truly luxury, as it makes such
ro,5 luxurious biscuit and pastry OF all kinds
rnos and Mrs Smith always use it, which accounts
l ,beir benr such model cooks. Get some and try it
for yourselves w.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1862-03-06

ORPHANS COURT SALE-By virtue
" of order of The Orphans Court of Bradford coun
ty, will be exposed public vendue the premises at
o'clock P NJ, of Thursday the 9th day of March, A.
D. 1862 all that certain piece parcel OF land which was
of Joseph Biddes estate late of Armenia twp situate
in said twp beginning at Israel Moors southwest corner
yellow BIRCH thence north $50 west l63 perches to
Abam Kaifns line thence north 20 east % lilo perch
corner of Biddes land thence south $50 l63 per-
to Israel Moore land stake and stones thence south %
west % perches and three links to the place of beginning
containing 100, acres more or less.
TERMs-One fourth of purchase money to be paid on
confirmation of sale, and the balance within one year
thereof with interest ROBERT MASON
Feb. %, 1852 Administrator
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1862-03-06
~. v. d. e. RAIl ROAD.

NOTICE.-J. CORN has bought the en-,
IN tire stock of Ready Made Clothing, Gents Furnish
ing Goods Hats and Caps and all the rights title and
interest and claims of 10 HN SHLA and is eady to seI
of his old stock OF Fall and Winter Clothing C per cen+
less than first COST and he will be very thankful IN ali of
his old and customers, if they viii give him cali
n B. All the debtors of the establishment are reonest
ed to CAL and pay their debts to Corn immedatav
Remember the place-one door South of II. S. Mer.
ours store. C0pS
Towanda, January Is, 1862
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] OuIs TtsptCIIuIy
South Hill, Feb. 1862.

The above item should have appeared last week, but
unavoidAbly crowded out
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1862-03-06

n OTICE.-The Board OF Revision of Brad
~ ford County, has fixed upon the following days and
places for the holding Of Appeals in said County for
A. ID. 1862, viz
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-01-29
NUMBER 5.
a story of tle War in Kentucky

i tampbellSyillc Ky .)eorresponden of
the Louisville Democrat tells this story
now have before me letter 10 q
TREND from private in Col Haseard :
cavalry regiment, stationed at Columbia
me writer was formerly Justice of the
peace, Is a rough specimen of mountain
character, is fond Of his grog and a rood
joke, and always ready for fight whenev-
er II may suit the convenience of his or
his countrys enemies His name is An
drew jackson Harmon, (rather significant
OF the pugnacious propensity 1t seems
that squire Garmon. took very active
part IN favor Of the Union cause in Cum
oer!and, tthis county, Monroe and Met
cali counties last summer and fall. cap
tured some twenty head of contrahand
mules and several horses. and hand ~
bringing 10 :. uoat on Cumberland river
engaged II the contraband business-in q
word, Squire Garmon was a terror to the
sccesh geurally in that locality rendering
himself obnoxious 10 their blood-thirsty
proeliyities
Some ten or fifteen days since Squire
Harmon learned that his family were all
down sick with the measles and determ-
med to visit them, cost what it might. So
he obtained a furloach from his gallant
colonel under protest that . c (Garmon(
would never return TO his regiment The
h.,t or second night after his arrival at
home the secesh, his old neighbors and
relatives, twenty-eight strong, armed cap
a-p{er visited his house and raped at his
door. lie hailed them; no answer lie
Sprdng out of bed, gathered his irons, and
l-,hted a candle, when he discovered three
men IN his dinIng-room and fired AT them.
They all scampered out of the house. one
IN "a Of IL 1
then ordered him TO come out. which he
refused TO do. and in turn invited them to
come in and exchange bullets there This
they declined to do, and Immediately
opened fire on his ho~se through the door
and windows, the Squire returning the fire
as fast as he could This was kept up, the
Squire thinks about one hour, when his
aSsallants left. leaving three dead in the
yard and carrying off FIVE mortailv wouu-
ded (since dead.) The Squire then light
cd up the house and his sick family came
out irota their hiding place. Net whole
pane of glass remained in seven windows
Three balls had entered the posts and
rails of his daughter bed, she being too
unwell 70 get up; twenty-five balls were
found IN his wife bed tick and the furni-
ture Of the house was literally riddled
The Squire personal casulties were a.
follows. One bali severed finger, anoth-
er bled him in the temple third crossed
his breast. severine his shirt bosom, u
fourth passed through his hat and a fifth
unhuttoned his shirt sleeve
The Squire thinks they must have fired
two hundred rounds at him but none the
worse for wear, he is ready to repeat tho
operation whenever they are ready.
The cool AMI deliberate manner in
which the Squire details the cnconnter
to his friends aside from his reputation
for veracity, gives the highest assurance
Of its entire TT truthiulness
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-01-29
Africa and Liberia

Africa has been penetrated north, south.
east and west to such an extent that the
mysteries of its interi are giving place
70 a definite knowledge Of the country and
its tribes As it has Iatterlv been opened
it appears to be very rich in natural re
sources. 1t has forests Of the most desi-
rdble, endurablo and beautiful woods for
dying. ship, and cabinet purposes Its ex-
tensiye plains furnish every tropical pro-
duet in abud udlnco-balsams, rice. sago. to-
bacco. maize, indigo. and gums and spices
of every kind. Coffe sugar. cotton. and
palm oil are indegen.oas and easily raised.
1t IS rich in metals-;ron, copper. and gold
have been readily obtained 1t abounds
with cattle and poultry, and It's waters with
excellent fsh-including oysters Of supe-
rior flavor and size,
Large regions of it are highly fertile
and salubrious. Perhaps no more invi-
ting land exists than that lying east of Lii
IBERIA, and over which that vigorous repub-
lie Is rapidly extending its peaceful and
remedial influence and sway
In Liberia. cotton has most favorable
opportunities for rewarding the cultivation
OF il. 1T the close of the rainy season.
say in October, the seed planted springs
up with a growth so rapid that in a we'll
authenticated instance, bolls were gath
cred within SIX weeks after the day of
planting. The yield is large, and If the
plant IS cared for, it bears for FIVE or six
years, and cotton is ripening ne rly all
the gear.
/ Besides the large supplies Of cotton seed
which have from the time been Furnished
/ from other sources, twenty barrels of the
very best Set Island seed, lately forwar-
olina, by Commodore Dupont. at the re-
quest Of Dr James Hall, of Baltimore,
have been forwarded to President Benson,
by the bark GeyhoUnd With the best
seed IN the world. and the most favorable
of climates, tle people Of Liberia ou-h,
to come into the market with large supplies
Of cotton
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-01-29
Tle Bamboo and its Use.

/ This Is one of the most useful plants in
the world, especially 70 the Chinese They
rear It shoots AMI suckers. There ara
ABOUT sixty varieties of IT, but the yellow
! species Is the most common. The tender
shoots are cult vated for food, and are
hen four or FIVE inches high. boiled. pie
kled, and comfited The roots are carved
into fantastic images of men, birds, mon
KEYS. or cut into lantern handles and
canes or turned into oval sticks for wor-
shippers. They are used for all purposes
that poles can be applied to in carrying.
supporting. propelilHE, and measuring bv
the carpeatcr. and the boatmap tor the
iOists of houses and ribs OF sails, and
shafts of spears, the tubes of acqueducts.
and the han Hes and ribs of umbrellas
and fans. The leaves are sewed upon
cords 10 mako native rain clolks. swept
into heaps to form manure, anu matted in
to thatches 10 cover houses. Cut into
splits and slIyers of various sizes the wood
Is worked into baskets and trays of every
form and fancy, twisted into cables, plat
ted into awnings, and woven into mats
for scenery OF the theatre, the roofs OF
boats, and casing OF goods. The shavinrs
even, are picked into oakum, and mixed
with rattan TO be stuffed into mattresses
The bamboo furnishes the he'd for sleep
Ing and the couch for reclining the chop
sticks for eating, the pipe for smoking, the
flute FOR entertaining. curtain 10 hang
before the door, and broom to sweep a
round it, together with screens. touls
stands and sofas for various uses of con
venience and luxury in the house The
mattress to lie upon, the chair to sit upon.
the table to dine from, food TO eat, and fu-
el 10 cook it with the ferrule to govern
the scholar, and the book he studies, both
originate here The ,apering barrels of
the sang or organ, and the dreaded instru-
meuts O. the lctor, one TO make harmony,
and the other to strike dead, the skewer
TO pin the hair, and the hat to screen the
head the paper to write on, the pencil
handle to write with, the cup to hold the
pencils rule to measure lengths, the cup
TO gage quantities, AMI the bucket 10 draw
water; the bellows TO blow the fire, and
the bottle to retain the match the bird
cage and crabnet, tie fi~hpole. the water
wheel and eayeluct; wheeba-row and
han6cart &c. are one and all furnished or
completed by this magnificent grass,
whose grace and beauty when growing is
comparable t. its varied usefulness when
cut down.-Scient tifc american
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-01-29
Mad Dogs.

As many interested persons have ques-
toned me about the disease known as re-
bies, or hydrophobia, or mu9aess IN dogs.
l beg leave to submit the following we'll
established tIcs
1st. the diseass is Of rare occur
renee.
2nd It is seldom or ever known in hot
or cold climates and in temperate climates
like our own It is equally in hot or co
weather
3rd, II is HereT Spontaneously generated
but Is produced bv inocculation alone -
Dogs never 90 mad unless bitten by 9th
er dogs. 1t IS n-ysr produced in man by
any other cause than the bite of rabbi
animal, and there Is no evidence whateve r
to prove that the disease can he c6mnuui-
Gated from Que human being to another
The poison or virus, Is found only in the
saliva, the other secretions md fluids of
the body being free from It,
4th 1t has been asce, tailcd that not
more than half the dogs known to have
been bitten by mad dogs take the disease.
while IN the human species this proper
ton Is reduced 10 less then one third
Ia dogs. this disease manifests itself
in from one to eight we Ks, rarely after
the latter period; in man from one to
twelve months, rarely exceeding three or
four months
9th The disease is incurable, nut lv
completely removing the wounded part
with a knife or destroying It with the ca
utery, the patient may he rendered as Sc
cure aS though never bitten. This trent
7ent Is as cfccttal eng time prerio,ts tn
The appearance Of he disease as at the
rery first moment after the dreadful
/ bite; for instead Of bein- immediate in
its effects (jkc th poison of the rattle
snake,) this po soa ike vaccine virus, re-
mains for some time dormant
/ Mr.. Biain. one OF the besc author
/ tiles, has treated IN this way upwards ot
| fifty persons, bitten by dogs known to
/ have been ra5id. every one successfully
/ Tho experience OF Iouatt Is the same
/ No Internal remedies are to lie relied up
on. If it is imPracticable to remove the
wounded part with a knife. it may be
/ thoroughly washed with warm water
/ and then completely cauterized with sticks
1 of nitrate of silver, 0unar caustic. which
should come IN contact with every part o
the wounded surface The caustic should
be repeated once or twice every two OF
three laws
From the foregoing statements it vii
J be seen that, with careful attention th,
bite Of a rabid animal Is no more to b,
/ dreaded than TIE mcasels, scarletinl
or any other form Of infectious disease
+. :. CARR. in the HIS State J0HrRql
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-01-29
Change il the War Department

The only Senator who enjoys intimate
relations with Secretary Stanton i Mr.
Sumner, who moved his unanimous -on-
firmation the day his name reached the
Capitol The relations between him and
Secretary Chase are equally intimate
These two names should be sufficient
Endorsement of tie new Secretary, who it
may be added is ,ullv acceptable also 10
such men as Senators Wade and Fessenden
l he truth is tn i in the last davs Of
Buchanan Administration IL was Edwin
NJ Stanton, even more than Gen Dix or
Mr. Holt. who did what could be done to
save what could be saved of the nation
Then it was that he formed the intimacies
with the more advanced members of the
Republican party, which he has fostered
since his retirement to private life, and
adopted opinions in unison with those
which will certainly guide his official
conduct
He Is a man of vigorous character. with
resolution 10 prosecute the war with the
utmost energy, and to strive to strike the
rebellion III its most vulnerable points
Slavery he believes to be the most vulner-
able OF all During his administration oi
the " a Department, no General or other
officer of the army viii more thaa once
return fugitive slave Those who fiatier
themselves that in his appointment the
cause of slavery, of the rebels, or of the
Border States, or of the hanls-of type.
has gained an ally, viii be charmingly
disappointed.
He is not a man of rosewater-doubts as
to the eXpediency or proprievv of doing
this or that thing. of arming this or that
class of men ready to fight for the Union
His only question VIII be- how most
rapidly and thoroughly to crush the re-
bellion.
The Washington correspondent Of the
EgeniRg Post makes the following state
ments respecting the newly appointed
Secretary OF War:
1t turns out that Mr. Stanton is al
Anti-Slavery Democrat, or rather a War
Democrat Of the school of Dickinson and
Cochraue. He believes most fully in the
propriety of using the institution of sla-
very as means 10 strike down the great
rebellion. He iuily approved in Decem-
Der OF Mr.. Cameron report, and IS more
heartily hated to-day by the Pro-Slaverv
and white -feathered Democrats in Con
gress (there are bat few Of them) than
any member Of the existing Cabinet He
is live man, and VIII urge an ac-ive and
aggressive policy upon his colleagues in
the Cabinet
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-01-29
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II Terms of Advertising

Twelve lines Nonpare7 tvre compact matter or tFei,
equivalent n space, viii be counted a squars
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ditionaI line
Estray Notices published four weeks - for single
animal. and fifty for each additional .nimal in
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Legal Notices 4 Statute razos
Special Notices loaded aad kept fnsit having prece
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Notices or meetings, ehartabe societies &c, half
price
Advertisements ACCOMPANIED with directions will
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Al IrEHsItHt 4frrr-semeHts must b. paid for "A
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Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-01-29

be an unpleasant arrangement for a man
TO be carried across from England to
France, fixed on a board so weighed that
his mouth and nos.riIs should be on a level
with the water, and thus he should be-
struggling for life and barely escaping
drowning all the way Yet hosts of peo-
pie, whom no one proposes to pat under
restraint DO as regards their income and
expenditure, precisely analogous thing.
They deliberately weigh themselves to
10 that degree that their heads are barely
above water and that any unforeseen emer-
gency dips them under--AtLaHtjc Month
F1y
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-01-29

The PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
Il : evident 10 all who choose To look be-
meath the transparent euphemisms Of the
Washington dispatches that the recent
change in the Cabinet Is the act Of Pres
ident Lincoln The vacancy which has
been filled by the appointment of a new
Secretary of War occurred because he
sriIled that it should occur The creation
of the vacancy and the mode Of filling it
viii confirm the opinion which has been
for the last ten months slowly maturing
in the public mind. that President Lincoln
is the most selt-pOiscd and selt-dependeut
statesman that could have been ar the
head of the Government in this irving cri-
SIS His whole course since his .nauru-
ration has exhibited moral robustness
combined with masculine sense He Is
none Of the eracible. explosive ychemence
which Law behind the defiant moral cour-
ace of Andrew Jackson but not even IN
drew Jackson was more selfsustained in
the 'ormaton of a purpose. or more i'm
movable in II when once adopted He Is
slow and deliberate, pondering long and
turning over an important subject many
times in his thoughts before reaching a
decision. hut the Alps or the Andes are
not more firmly planted in their basis than
are his deliberate decisions When he
once puts down his foot, he puts it down
firmly Without any ot the impatieuce
Of q weak character, or any Of the iczle-
ness Of . tIme-Server, or any Of the mar
rowDess Of a mere partisan. Mr. Lincoln
l. equally fortified against practical errors
thar result from haStv opinions and the
misiui-ements superinducei hv the indu-
ence of other minds-N 7 Vord
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-01-29

TRCE IRIsH GRIT-Henry OConner,
Esq. OF Nuscatine, Iowa, District Attor-
nev, and repUted To be one Of the best
lawyers in the State. joined the first com.
pay that was raised ii that place after the
war broke out, a. a private. He wa. in
the first Iowa at the battle Of Wil.on's
Greek, and fought Ike turk On return
Ing home he was offered a commission
any be might choose in 4 regiment Bnt
his reply was, ''--yollr conan1i sion, all
lCant Is q gua. That's the kind Of a
man for you.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-01-29

The bill introduced by Nr, Colfax,
from the Post Office COMMITTEES, on the
18th. prohibits, from tnc lst Of next April,
any express or railroad company, or com
mon carrier of any description, from car
rying printed matter otherwise than in
mails, for hire, sale or distribution unless
licensed by the Postmaster General who
may provide suitable labels-the penalty
for such carriage, or the unauthorized use
Of labels. 10 be one hundred dollars Tor
ench nffense
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-01-29

Leayenworth, Jan. 20-In the case Of
Crawford versus Robinson. c0ntesting the
Governorship of Kansas the Supreme
Court refused 10 grant the mandamus ap-
piled for by the contestant nder this
decision. Robins n. the present incumbent
holds over one wear
Considerable excitement prevails at At
chisoa today owing to a collision between
the citizens and band Of jay hawkers -
Some arrests were made, and more trouble
is auticipatei
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-01-29

AaICsENENTs. - Amusemeuts. Of one
kind or another are necessary to the
elasticity. healthfulness, and yiGor of the
mind. as certain relaxatious from labor 10
the health Of the body They act as a
stimulant to the mind. and to do good as
medicine-they relieve the monotonv of
life which without occasional interrupt
ton and change, would impair the best
physical frame and lead TO ennui and by
poehondriasis. Refreshed by Il few hours
Of occasional recreation and amusement
we return 10 the stern labors and business
Of life, with renewed physical and mental
energies, and 70 on our way rejoicing.
with buoyant spirits-with alacrity AM
delight
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-01-29

BGg- The Richmond Examiner says tina.
the rebel Congress is understood to have
made a large appropriation out Of the con
federate treasury TO comply, in part. with
treaty stiuulations made with the Indian
tribes These treaties are a. vet urdi-
vul-ed They are understood to comprise
the Greeks. the Choctaws and Chickasaws,
the SeminoIes, the Cherokees. the Osa@es,
the Quapaws, the Senecas, and Shawnee~,
the C4mauche ana Rcsome Indians OF
the aggregate amount appropriated By the
act of Congress. the sum Of $3.50. 924-be-
in- the whole amount Of arrearaEes, am
nual payments and interest due the seve-
raj tribes as ON the Both of December last
is ordered to be paid in coin, should the
President 50 direct The act also makes
an appropriation of 10000 to purchase
the coin
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-01-29
y A<EITnN4BIE

BARBERING AND HAIR DREssINGt
'HE Subscriber having recently opened shop IL the
l room adjoining the Mineral Point Book store i
prepared wait upa1 customers atv hour NJ the day
SHAVING. SHAMPOO1NG. HAIR DRESSING. &C,
done IA she best md most fashionable styles
BY strict ntia his business and ardent desire 70
Plese he hopes merit and receive share of the pal
rouage - the citizens q Mineral Point.
GeEtiruer please call and give him trial
Mineral Posat June Sci 1851 II NJ p. TURNER.
Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-01-29

- Biloxi town on the Mississippi re-
ported to have been surrendered t. the
federal troops, IS situated on \ narrow strip
Of land running out into the Gulf and IS
nearly opposite and but short distance
from Ship Island It has been somewhat
famous in Southern ATTITUDES as fashion
able watering place. The town, its de
tenders ami defences, including two can
non. surrendered to a small force, without
blow or any show Of resistance 1t viii
doubtless form the basis OF important in
land operations by General Butler.