Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-05-25
NEWS FROM ALL NATIONS.

hundred and thirty-n offices were established
on the first of November last On the first of
June $50 more will be established. The amount
of money orders issued last quarter was S58S, 1862
"a, on which Government received about $1,000.
There are about $40 900 constantly lying in the
hands of postmasters, subject to call.
A delegation of Congressman, with
the Hon James NJ Ashley at their head, called ON
the President the 10th forthe purpose of protesting
against any action on the part of the Government,
which shall extend the rights of prisoners of war
to those officers and privates in the late Rebel SER
vice who have consented to the murder and star
vation of our men when prisoners of war. There
is great deal of feeling on the point in Ohio and
throughout the West, which sections claim to have
had an undue proportion of the unfortunate blacks
who have been butchered in United States uni
FORM and of the whites who have been reduced to
skeletons by the barbarians of the now collapsed
Confederacy. 1t is understood that President
Johnson agreed with the delegation, and will pro-
ceed TO act upon their representations by dlrec-
ting that testimony be Immediately taxed upon the
subject.
We learn from Fortress Monroe that
the farmers are returning to their plantations, now
that the war is over and are making strenuous eff
forts to produce good harvests. Large numbers of
contrabands are being thrown out of employment
by the order of retrenchment in the government
expenditure Many northern farmers, tempted by
the liberal inducements of the government, have
purchased tracks of land in the neighborhood of
Old Point
The Galveston News says that the
corn crop good, but that the sugar crop will be
very short At New Orleans the holders of cotton
were demanding an advance, and exchange on New
York half per cent premium
"A prize fight for $4,000 took place at
Port Jervis yesterday, between two men named
Dunn and Davis. The fight lasted one hour and
five minutes, during which forty-three rounds were
fought, resulting in Dunn winning.
The Internal Revenue Department has
decided That manufacture is entitled to deduct
all taxes paid by him as a manufacturer, either as
taxes or under the head of expense of business, in
his estimation of income.
George D. Prentice of the Louisville
Nashville Clarence D. Prentice, his son, lately
the Federal Government.
The Portuguese Cortes have Joined the
other Governments Of Europe i'll passing resolu-
tions of sympathy With the American people on
the occasion of the death of President Lincoln.
Accounts of public meetings and resolutions OF
sympathy continued to pour in from all parts OF
England. In both Houses of Parliament, on
March 4, the reply to the Queen to the addresses
in reference to the assassination read The
Queen declares that she entirely participates i'll the
sentiments addressed to her by the Parliament on
the assassination.
The Spanish Government has issued a
decree ordering the evacuation of San Domingo.
1t is now extremely y probable that the
review will take the shape of the troops through
nnsylvania-avenue, the President and General
Grant reviewing the columns from suitable point.
This will crafty everybody, and afford spectators
splendid opportunity.
The Nashville Press learns that Gen.
Forrest was killed by Capt. Walker of the Rebel
army, in revenge for shooting his son.
There is in the Patent office at Wash
ington model of steamboat invented by Abra-
ham Lincoln 1t WAS patented.
Mr.. Develin, counsel for the United
States, apprized the Montreal court having cog
nizance of the cases of the St Adams raiders on
the 18th that he was instructed to give the nfor-
nation that no further demand would be made by
our Government for their e1tradition.
The schooner Mailer Of Union, \. j.,
caught fire in the Potomac near Alexandria, on
Monday, and was burned to the waters edge.
Charles D. Norton has been appointed
Collector of the port of Buffalo, vice Metz, de-
ceased.
--Sr Fernando de la Cuesta, many years
Consual of the Mexican Government in Philadel-
phia died on the 14th at his residence in that city,
The Rebel Gen Early, is said, died re-
Gently at Lynchburg. Previous accounts had left
him there suffering from rheumatism in the stom-
ach.
President johnson has recently had
his life insured for S1OO His late illness arose
from vertigo. to which he has always been subject
-Isac \. Arnold, member Of Congress
from Illinois, is said to be preparing an account of
President Lincons life and administration.
The delegation from the Argentine Re-
public to the United States are in New York.
Nearly 5000 emigrants reached \. Y,
during last week.
The President is said to be engaged
ON an Amnesty Proclamation.
1t is said that the counsel for the pris-
IL ~ Ia
at ALL by money raised in Baltimore for that pur-
pose.
An unsuccessful attempt was made on
the 10th by rome rascal to obtain possession of
Gen. Gronts two most valuable harses.
Gen. Halleck has offered a reward of
s25 900 for the arrest of Extra-Billy Smith, Reb-
el Governor of Virginia"
1t is now stated that the paper found
on the person of Booth, duplicating jeff Davis in
the crime OF the former, was in cypher and that
it was read by means of another document writ
ten in a similar character .ound i'll Davis house in
Richmond
Dispatches say that the Rebel leaders
NiateSvo0d and Chame Ferguson are committing
great depredations on the defenceless people OF
East Tennessee.
Large numbers Of the paroled prison