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Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1863-05-07

raa- By the arrival of the Etna, from Liv-
erpoo April p, and Queenstown, April %,
we have four days later news from Europe.
The English Government has declared its u-
tention to prosecute the builders of the Rebel
pirate Alexandra The organs of the English
arstocracy threaten again with new schemes
of an English and French interference ia the
American war. The uneasness in Europe
about the Polish question is steadily increas,
ing, and the belief is gaining ground that it
will lead to a general war. 1t is thought that
first Sweden will be drawn into it, and that
the war will soon assume larger dimensions.
An offensive and defensive alliance between
France and Sweden is already talked Of The
throne of Greece has been formally accepted
by Prince William of Denmark.
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been heavy work, the result of which we do
not know but we regard it as very probable
that the general engagement may have been
postponed, or that if a serious battle has taken
place, the news is only withheld because Gen.
Hooker did not choose, in the circumstances
explained above, to convert repulSe of the
enemy into an immediate rout. In common
with the nation, whose pulses leap with ex'
pectation, we regret that it is deemed wise to
suppress whatever truth is know but we ven.
ture to expect authentic Intelligence at an ear
ly hour from other sorces than the telegraphlc
wires.
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On motion, the Convention then adjourne
(Signed by the UiIicers.)

Mr.. EDITOR Il notice with surprise that
large number of copies of a news paper
headed the Patriot and Union, are now ir
circulation at Towanda. The paper is one
of the worst traitorous publications in the I'm
ion In that sheet every prominent Union
man North and South receives unmeasnred
abuse, while not one word is uttered against
those who are in open rebellion, in open war
| on our government, aud doing all they can to
ruin the country No lover of his country
should receive such a sheet, or place it in bis
family. No man can read such production
with any complacency or even patience, unless
he is tainted with treason
The last weeks sheet OF this publication
abuses the Hon. DANIEL s. DICKINSON, Of
New York state, for turning renegade and de-
serting John C. BreckiHrde, and for his ap-
pearng before the public ornamented with a
badge. DANIEL S. DICKINSON is an honor to
his country. 1t is true be made one sad mis-
take in supporting that treble traitor, J. c.
lOl eChiHi 'OtSC-i u ditOl " MS uOD MS COuu'
try, and to his own State But Mr.. DICK1N
SON makes dire amends for this mistake, and
uses all his powers in support of cur Govern
ment. lie appeared before an audience in
New York with the emblemS of our natiouali.
~ on his person, and he spoke as patriot
who loved the flag he bore Oh bis person The
| flag of the Union is hated by oil traitors, aud
it must be expected that they will abuse such
men as DANIEL S. DICKINSON for wearing such
an emblem. Look at the abuse heaped upon
him 60 The renegade Dauiel S. Dickinson, y
"thS miserable trimmer" infdelity to par
ty" A renegade, q trimmer, and an infdel
! to party, because be made speeches in 1860 in
favor Of j. G. Breckenridge, and is now where
he always professed to be, lover of our coun
| try. John c. Breckenridge, and his contempt
ibe advocates, are the renegades--the miser.
able creatures who abandoned their principles
and are now engaged in the ranks of the
Southern rebellion or, il possible, more mean,
ly assisting them, by word and pen in the
North. say, fearessly, that handling such
a dirty sheet as have exposed, is tampering
with treason.
OBSERVER.
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THREATENED INVASION The south western
border Of Pennsylvania has been thrown into
considerable commotion by the report of an
extensive rebel raid. The rumor was that
5000 were on the advance to Union town,
under the command of those notorious guerriI-
la chiefs Imboden aud jenkins 1t was said
they had destroyed the track of the Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad aud were even threatening
Wheeling. Then the banks shipped their spe-
Gle to Wheeling and many of the citizens
made preparations to leave. But subsequent
dispatches have dwinded down the invasion
to guerrilla raid, some 1900 or 500 strong,
in pursuit of stock and provisions. Col Mul-
ligan, of Springfield fame, gave them q sharp
resistance at Phllippi, and Col. Latham at
Buckhannon.
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OBSERVER.

HORRIBLE McRDER-Ou Friday last, Mr..
Lory Chase, of Abingdon, was shot and in
stautly killed, while sitting by the window in
his own house. Chase was tried last year and
acquitted of the murder Of his neighbor, Mr.
Wood, who was found hanging by the suspen-
ders. Recently there has been difficulty be.
tween younger Woods and female servant of
Chasc'S, supposed to be instigated by her EN-.
poyer, aud letter was found nailed to bis
barn, declaring that unless she settled it,
Chase should not live twenty days, and the
time had about expired.
The murderer is not known. The shot was
so near that pieces of window glass we're
blown into his face.-Rscord of tle Times,
WilkesBa
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Capture of Alexandria on the Red River
by General Banks.

NEW YORK, May g. 1853
The steamer George Cromwell, from New
Orleans, with dates to the Goth, has arrived.
The captain of the Cromwell reports that news
was received on the Goth that General Banks
had taken Alexandria, near the head OF Red
River
A Brashear City despatch of the Oath ult.,
to the New Orleans Era, states that rebel
soldier from the Red river country reported
that three gunboats had captured Alexandria
several days previous, probably by Admiral
Farragut's blockade Of Red river, have seri-
ously ihterfered with The supplies for the reb-
els at Vicksburg aud Port Hudson.
The Era, of the 25th, stated that reconnos-
sancc of Saline Pass, was made On the 18Th
hy two boats from the gunboats Cayngo, and
New London. Ga landing near the light.
house, they were fired on by concealed rebels.
Capt. McDermott, OF the Cayuga, was killed
and his crew of FIVE men captured. Captain
Reed, OF the New London, escaped, but re-
ceived wound over the eye from rifle ball,
and four of his men were also wou, ded The
body of Capt M,Dermott was given up by
the rebels and was buried at New Orieaus on
the 25th.
The Adams Express treasure safe from the
WItth vi Che SltdHti ibH UtCu ItCOS-
cred, and received at New Orleans.
Butte a la Rose captured on the Goth
by the gunboats Estrea Arizoua, and Cal,
houn. One seaman was Killed, aud Ensign
Weld and seamon were wounded on board
the Clifton The rebel fag which floated over
the fort was presented to the commander OF
the Clifton.
Printing Offices were found at Franklin anG
OpeIousos with Cox, Seymour and TalIandi
gham's speeches printed and for sale
The mass of the people are ready to take
the oath Of allegiance, and huudreds are so
doing. The country is well supplied. and our
army is living on provisions confi>cated during
Its march. Meat, poultry, aud corn are in
abundance, Uut there is no flour The enemy
is scattered, but it was expected they would
make final stand at Alexandria, On the
Oath, General Banks and his army were rest
ing few miles above OpeOusaS and it was
generally understood that he would march
against Alexandria immediately.
Galveston dates to the 7th ult., represent
the rebels as heavily iortifyiug the Point from
the city to the fort.
A steamer supposed to be the Harriet Lane,
had come down the river to Galveston, and it
was believed the rebels were eudeavorng to
raise the Wesrlrd
Our feet of Galveston now consists of only
four guuboatS.
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sa- Wheeling papers, of Saturday, make
the situation in West Virginia on Friday
about thus: That Jones (RebeD had got bis
forces as far as Bridgeport, on the North
Western Virginia road, which is seventeen
miles from Grafton, and about FIVE miles from
Clarksburg that he was there attempting to
form a junction with Imboden and Jack,
son, preparatory to combined attack on
Clarksburg The aggregate strength of the
Rebel commanders is variousy estimated at
10000 and $4,000 Undoubtedly it is much
larger than heretofore reported. From Pitts
burg we have some particulars Of the defeat
of Col. Mulligan at Fairmount On Tuesday
last. 1t appears that the Colonel attacked
small force under the Rebel leader Jones, and
was getting the better Of him when the enemy
was REINFORCED by two strong columns ap-
preaching in different directions, aud under
the concentrated fire, our troops were COM
PEELED to give way. One of the columns IN
der Imboden came down by way of the Ev-
ansvile Pike, and the other, under Herman,
by way of Indian Greek, so that Mulligan's
little force was nearly surrounded. He fought
from | till clock, however, and only re-
treaten when fairly oVerpowered by the enc
my, who had fully 10000 men in the fight.
In view of the danger of Parkersburg, Colonel
D. Wood had declared Wood county under
martial law.
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1868 PHILADELPHIA & ERIE RiILRo1n =,

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couLties OF Pennsylvania to the CITY OF Fr
Erie - ''eoaL Lie
1t has been leased by the Pennsylvania R.i,r,,5c
pany and under their auspices is being RAPIDLY l'r
through lis entire length 1' 0pe-e.
II i now in use for Passenger and Freoht t;
Irom Harrisburg to Driitwoed on inile.I nm u '''e'
tern division, and from Sheffield to Erie I;- ma r
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And for Freight business Of the Comaan,'s Irar,,
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Important Capture at Sea.
NEW BEDFORD, Saturday, May2,

The brig Leonidas, Capt. Skf (whaler. J
from st. Domingo, March %, has jnst arrived
Capt. Skiff reports that he was chased into
St. Domingo by the Rebel pirate Retribution,
which waited off the port three days for the
Leonidas to come ont. On the fourth dav,
the United States steamer Alabama came
down and captured the Retribution, and when
last seen had her in tow
Our merchants generally credit the report.
Capt Skiff says he saw it With bis own eyes,
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1863-05-07

Ea~ We have information from Little
Rock, Ark, that the return of Gen. Sterling
Price to the command of the trans Mississippi
Rebel Department is iDfusing some life into it,.
Many of the soldiers who left Hindman in dis
gust are rallying to the standard of Price
whose undenia0le ability, manifested in his
Missouri and Ar kansas campaigns, renders
him the most popular leader with the Rebels
of that region. He will probably give the
National troops some trouble. The enemy
west of the Mississippi have been whipped too
many times to become very formidable again !;
bat he is now gaining important aid from
abroad
Thirty thousand foreign muskets were recent
ly received at Matamoras for the use of the
Rebels west of the Mississippi Three or four
thousand have already reached Price at Lit
tie Rock, and the remainder are on the way
to him, overland, through Texas aud the In
dian Territory. The immense contraband
traffic between the Rebels and Matamoras
shows the Importance of our holding the Rio
GraHde from Ell Paso TO its mouth, which
could be done by small force The block
ade will never be complete without it,
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gg~ From Rebel sources mainly we have
important news from the Southwest. Gen.
Dodge has gone IL miles beyond Tuscumbia,
and on the Goth was fighting the Rebel Gen.
Forrest. Dodge took possession of Courtland,
Ala, on the Goth. Dispatches from Jack,
son, Miss, of the 29th say that Gen. Grant
was at Union Church, on the Natchez and
Hazelhurst road-near by east from Natchez.
A train of transports had reached Hazelhurst,
and it was supposed that the Unionists were
about to attack Natchez Light -draught
boats we1e moving up the Yazoo river, for
what purpose is not stated. Gen. Banks had
taken Alexandria, the principal town of Rap.
ides Parish, La, on the Red riTer. Another
Rebel dispatch from Jackson says that o COM
muncaton with Grand Gulf had been re-es
tablished that after six hours canonading at
Grand Gulf, the Union gunboa:S withdrew
The boats fred 5000 shots ; only three Reb-
els were killed, one of them a colonel, and %
wounded. Two guDboats were apparently dis,
abled. The boat was three miles below On
the west side. Union forces were on the Louis
ana shore opposite Grand Gulf.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1863-05-07

From MEXICO -News from Mexico ampli
fes intelligence previously received, but does
not determine that the French have yet taken
PuebIa The city has upwards of forty strong,
y defended buildings aud fortreSses, and the
French according to their own accounts, pos
>essed but one third of the city. Even this
is discredited by other authorities, and the
fate of Pucba, or the French, is still que<-
lion of doubt. The MeXicaus were said to be
more desperately brave than the French and
though their provisions were fa;l:ng, they were
defending PuebIa with hard industry They
will fight to The last, and defend all the ap-
proaches to the capital
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TERRIBLE SHIPwREcK The steamship An,
Clio Saxon, which sailed from Liverpool on The
l6th ult, with $40 passengers aud crew of
81 men, was wrecked three miles east Of Cape
Race, at noon on Monday, during dense fog
The dispatches state that seventy three per
sons are known to have escaped from the
wreck ly ropes and spars, and twenty four
more in life-boat, making total of ninety
seven saved.
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subscribers par for Legal euder Notes and Checks
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Republican County Convention.

The Republican County Convention met OF
the Court House in Towanda, May 4, 1868,
and was called to order by electing l.. Z.
STAFFORD, President, and John Boards
LEE and A. G. MATTHEW'S, Secretaries.
! On motion, the Convention proceeded to
nominate candidates for Delegates TO the
State Convention to be held at Pttsburg,
July l, 1868.
Geo Landon, John A. Codding, M. Z.
| Mercur, and Dummer Lilly, were nominated.
On calling names of Delegates, M. &. MER
CUR and GEO. LANDoN, receiving majority OF
all the votes, was duly declared elected as Del
egates to the State Convention.
On motion, James Fee, P. Ii. Buck, John
A. Coddng, L. ?. Stafford, and James IL.
Webb, were elected, by acclamation, Confer
ess for the Senatorial District, with nstruc'
tons to support Hon. G. A. GROW, as Sena-
| torial Delegate.
On motion, J. B. Hines, L. r. DeLong,
Cyrus Cook, F. G. Overton, and e. D. Mon
tanye were appointed Committee to prepare
and report Resolutions.
Resoiced That we look upon the leading measures OF
the National Administration embodied III the Pre2l-
dent Emancipation Proclamation and the legislation OF
Congress as emnenty wise and proper and adapted TO
meet the great and pressing emergencies OF the times
That we cannot consider those entirely Loyal VINO
won Id render nugatOry the one, nor embarrasS the
prompt and cordial execution of the other That
slider hearty and cordial operation with the consI
tuted authorities highly essential to success and that
we reprehend that fault finding and captious disposition
which OverOoks that great which has deIuSed our
country with blood and envroned with many per
lis to carp minor points OF difference As little short
of treason and calculated to embarraSS the successful
termination of the war, and afford aid and comfort to
the rebellion. .
fevoued That as The Rebellion is the legitimate fruit
and consequence that relic OF barbalSm saVerythat
as it has been conceived commenced and carried On tor
the sole purpose of Strengthening and perpetaang the
institution slavery-that the Const utOn has been
violated and the government rebeed against, for the
same nnholy purpose, That all present troubles
are directly traCeabe the determination to maze Sla
very-nOt Freedom paramount, it becomes privilege
as well as duty and necessity that future generations
should have guarantee against the recurrence OF the
evils which have fallen upon and under which we now
suffer- .
ReSared That believe Che success of the candi-
dates to be placed in nomination at Ptsburg on the lst
OF July to be of the highest importance in sustaining
the Government. That invite the political c0Operl-
tion of all those who ready to support these candi-
dates as calculated advance the best interests OF the
country.
Rcs0red That brave soldiers in the field wor-
thy Of nations highest gratitude and respect. That we
tender our hearest Ympathies to these who have come
home after shedding their blood for their country
who anguSh from disease contracted in the SERVICE
The dead, who
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TIE LANCASHIRE OPERArIvEs-A move.
ment is going on in England 10 assist the Ian.
csshfe operatives to emigrate. It is believed
that there will not be full supply of cotton
for some time to come, and that it would be
better to reduce the surplus of labor. The
Spectator says that "three millions sterling
would perhaps enable us to export hundred
thousand persous, and so get rid of the worst
of the pressure" and other journals, as we'll as
such writer's as Rev. Charles Kingsley and
Rev. Sydney Goldolphin Osborne, nrge that
both private and public charity should be de.
voted freely to this object
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1863-05-07
b&~ On Saturday Copperhead riot occur

10" On Saturday Copperhead riot occur
red at Centreville, Ind. Two weeks before a
man came to the place wearing q Butternut
breastpn. The sheriff took the obnoxious
breastpn from him. The mans friends gath
cred at Arlington on Saturday and visited
CentreVille for the purpose of furnishing the
sheriff The friends of the latter got the bet
ter Of the rioters and dispersed them. Being
reinforced, they made second attack on the
town in the afternoon, shouting for Jeff Da-
Wis as they rode in. The Union people over.
powesed them and captured 81, who are now
in jail, chargad with disturbing the peace and
camping with arms in their hands.
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AID their relatives deserve and receive the nations CRATE
ful remembrance.
Res0Ired That the present condition of the country
demands that loyal men shall unite in common purpose
and effort to put down the rebellion which has already
wasted so much o the blood ana treasure OF the nation
That the call of the Union State Convention eminent
wise and proper and respond to have alrea ay
responded to every effort to unite the loyal men OF the
country upon a platform, in support OF men and
measures which shall strengthen the Government in its
effort for the suppression OF the REBELLION.
Resoired, That Senators and Representatives in
the State Legislature have faithfully represented the
wishes of their constituents and entitled to the cred
it of having ably and diligently performed their duty.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-01-14
Council Adjourned.

Wheeler Tobacco Warehouse = II
will be seen BY our advertising columns that
Msssrs. Phister a How have removed their
Tobacco Warehouse 70 a more eligible loca-
ton. They are now to be found st No. II
West Front ST., oinciD natl, where they are IN
the centre Of business, and convenient to tho
river and hotelA Their house is one hundred
and 6fly feet long and ffly wide, Eve stories
high, and where eight hundred hOgsheads can
find storage. ct...i
Messrs. Phister 4 How by their integrity,
industry and attention TO business for several
years past have established solid and reli-
able business, and have the confidence Of all
who deal with them. ....4.1.
Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1863-01-14

Won't Sub6oribe There s a class Of
people who won subscribe for the EnPIRk.
They say that il is tisoeesh" sheet, and
should not be read OF supported by loyal Peo-
ple. iaI9om1O igiqulo . a, a
We do not propose to interfere in the least
degree with the opinions Of these people.
If they are sincere we respect their opinions,
or convictions---or whatever else they may
be pleased 10 denomnste their objections TO
this paper. We respect the sincerity Of the
man who assured US that he believed negroes
we're as good as white people, and he would
as soon his daughter would marry a negro as
white man, provided he was pous; but wo
cannot admire the beauty Of his philanthropy
We are, we trust, sufficiently tolerant And
we rather like the independence Of the fellow
who boldly states bis belief in an error; for
however dangerous il may be deemed, BY ner-
vous people, the right is not in jeopardy as
long as truth has free course. II Truth has
only the use of one arm she is more than q
match for Errors legions. sn.Ih
Our position is, we believe, we'll taken ! we
deem It impregnsble. We repeat then, that
we respect the opinions Of those who sincere
y entertain the belief that the EMPIRE is q
''secesh" paper, although we are unable to
see it BUtwe must confess that we cannot
reconcile the profession of hatred TO our pa
per, on the part Of & number of our citizens,
with their daily practice aStorekeepers, and
others who subscribe and pay for our paper
are annoyed by these pnofest-ants waiting for,
pouncing upon and reading the EMPIRE every
afternoon when the carrier makes his rounds.
We find difficulty in respecting the sinceri'
ty of such people, and we cannot avoid the
conviction that the profession OF hostility to
the paper is made to cover the meanness Of
reading it without paying for it odiu
1t looks very much that way to u.s.. 10 lai