Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-11-02
NEWS FROM ALL NATIONS.


tueky is seriously detrimental to the industry of
the State.
The Soldiers and Sailors Fair was in
augurated at the Philadelphia Academy of Music
Monday evening week. Gen. Grant and Meade
and Admiral Farragut were present. Gen. Meade
delivered the address.
1t is believed that the amount of $50.
100000 of Five-twenty bonds, recently adver-
tsed by the Secretary of the Treasury has all been
taken by the conversion of compound interest
notes and other interest bearing securities.
Garrett Davis on Friday week filed
petition in the Bourbon Circuit Court against the
Kentucky Central Railroad and Gems. Brisbin and
Palmer, claiming s1OO,OOO damages for carrying
several of his slaves out of Kentucky.
The Wirz Military Commission were
in secret session Monday week, examining and de-
iberating upon the testimony, which covers i've
thousand legal cap pages. 1t is supposed they
viii make up their findings by Wednesday,
Coy. Hamilton of Texas has officially
made known the statement necessary to be made
to accompany petition to President Johnson for
pardon. He says that all applications for pardon
VIII require his Endorsement.
In the Mississippi State Senate a res
olton restricting the right and privileges of freed
men TO what the statute laws granted before the
war, has been laid on the table by a large ma
jority
The new gold notes to be used in pay
ing customs have been prepared at the Treasury
Department, and will be sent to the Assistant
Treasurers during the present week.
The expenses Of the navy for the year
ending in June last were SIP, 900. Secretary
Wees estimates those for the current year at only
S23, ,OOO, 900.
Col. Kirby, prominent citizen of Tex
as, and related to Gen. Kirby Smith, has been
murdered by his negro workmen at Hamsted in
that State.
Ex-senator Pierre Soule had private
interview with the President Monday week, con-
tinuing for about an hour.
-Major-Gen. w. B. Franklin and Major
Gen. Alex. Mcdowell McCook have resigned their
commissions.
The President yesterday gave audi
ence to delegation of gentlemen representing the
interests of the Union Pacific Railroad Company
The Secretary of the Treasury the Secretary of the
Interior, and Col. Simpson of the Typographical
Engineer Corps, We're present at the interview in
connection with the business which brought the
delegation to Washington.
The President Friday appointed E. A.
Rollins Deputy Commissioner of Internal Revenue
to be Commissioner, vice William Orton, whose
resignation goes into effect the first of Novem-
ber. D. c. Whitman, Chief Clerk of the Beraau of
Internal Revenue, has been appointed Deputy
Commissioner in place of Mr. Rollins, promoted.
The list of pardons exposed at the Pres
dents house for several days past, relate to Vir-
ginians More than 100 Of them have last week
received the Executive clemency. 1t is probable
the Southern States will now be attended to in TO-
tation, Virginia taking the lead.
The two famous trotting stations Geo.
Wilkes and Commodore VANDERBILT trotted over
the Union Course L. L, Thursday, for $4,000, the
former being victorious. Three heats were trotted
the time being 2:30l, 2:36 aud 2:27}.
The steamer Zodiac, from Savannah,
brings dates to the Dist inst. The Hon. Walter A.
died i'll Savannah OH the 18th,
The Tunis ambassadors arrived in
Washington Thursday evening, accompanied by
Secretary Seward. The distinguished visitors are
the guests of the Government
Cen Palmer was il consultation at
the War department Thursday on the subject ofre-
moving the troops from Kentucky.
The Board of Trade of the District OF
Columbia, the first established in Washington, was
fully organized Thursday evening.
The Democrats of Richmond County
have nominated Richard Fream for Member of AS
sembly.
internal Revenue receipts Thursday
amounted to S917, ,SO4 %.
Mat Macentee of Troy, n Y. keeper o
the Heenan Saloon at Pithole Pa, was murdered
on Tuesday night by Johnny Simpson of Roches
ter. The affair occurred at dance. Simpson wa.
arrested and found guilty by the coroner's jury,
The English capitalists, Sir Mortor
Peto and party were received Thursday evening a
the Union League Club at New York A numbe
of distinguished persons We're present and the oc
casion was pleasant one.
- The Wirz Military Commission hav,
adjourned sine die, unless again called together
They have made up their findings and verdict, ,pn
forwarded the same to the President for his fna
action,
The colored people of Indiana met il
convention at Indianapolis on Tuesday. One hun
dred and fifty delegates were present, Representing
nearly all the counties of the State.
The Quartermaster's Department ha
thus far realized between six and eight millions
dollars from the sale of now useless army appur
tenances.
-Fifty-six thousand tuns of coal wert
sold in New York city Thursday.
THE bonds of the Irish Republic,
which the Fenians hope to establish, are issued
and are very credtable specimens of engraving.
Anna f. Dickinson delivered lectur
Thursday evening " Home Trusts, in tn
Brooklyn Academy of Music.
The Hon. Caleb Cushing leaves 70
Europe on the lst proximo, on an important Coy
ernment mission
The steamer Royalist, with The bal
ance Of the Circ&ssian's passengers, arrived a
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