Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-03-02
NEWS FROM ALL NATIONS.

his escape. reward of 1000 is offered for his
arrest.
Hon. Eli Slifer, Secretary of the Com
monweath, and lady, celebrated the twenty-itth |
anniversary of their wedding, at their fine resi- |
dence, near Lewisburg, Friday evening last
week large number of friends partook of their
hospitality on the above OCCASION says the Lewis |
burg Chronicle.
The house of Lieutenant Hendricks, OF
Sunbury, says the Gazette of that place. who is alb
sent with the 47th regiment, robbed of a num-
Der of articles of value, including watch, jewelry,
clothing, &C. The house has not been occupied
for some time Mrs. Hendricks residing with her
father.
The Warren accommodation train on
the Pittsburg and Erie Railroad, colded with the
mail train a curve Garland Thursday after
noon smashing the engine tender, and baggage
car. Two men were killed and several injured.
The mail train was off time, which caused the ac-
cident.
C v Gundy, Esq, has received the ap-
pontment of County School Superintendent for
Union County, in place of j. A. Owens, resigned.
bombay is in state of much excite
ment the great success of East India cotton
cultivation. Men who a short time ago were pos
sessed of moderate means, have suddenly become
miionaires and the manner in which it is said for
tunes are being piled up there rivals the wonders of
our oil regions
According to the Mobile News, there is
a perfect exodus through Texas into Mexicoof 1.-THE
gallant youth who are the reserve guard of the
ny south and who will do the fighting after their
brave fathers and elder brothers have fallen"
The Southern Hotel in St Louis, now
approaching completion, will cost about $3.50, 900,
although the contracts made at the gold STAN
dard. The furnishing will require at least S350000
at the present prices making total expenditure
for hotel and outfit of Sl,200,00
The clerks in the rebel departments
have petitioned to have their pay raised to seven
thousand dollars per annum-they cannot live up
on less sum- and would prefer their food and
clothing in the form of ratons.
A correspondent of the Chicago Jour
nal estimates Gen. Shermans army at 81, 600 in
fantry and 16 600 cavalry. About 900 of these
are colored troops, remaining in the vicinity OF
Port Royal but his moving columns number over
10000 men.
An eruption of Mount Etna took place
during the night of January 31st, after several
earthquake shocks. At the latest date from Mes
sina the lava was flowing rapidly, and several vii
lagos were in danger.
The rebels in our prisons have queer
way of complaining of the bad treatment they re-
ceive. A few days ago 1882 were examined at camp
Morton for exchange. All except 366 declined to
leave the prison and go back to the rebel army.
The States of Maine and Missouri,
which were admitted as members of the Union to-
gether, ratified the amendment to the Constitution
abolishing slavery on the same day.
Gen. Grant reports that since the be,
ginning of the campaign last May, 1900 deserters
have come into our lines from Lees army alone.
The first strawberries of the season
were received few days since at Powells fruit
stors, No. 147 Futon-st., Brooklyn. They were in
number SIX filled one basket, and were sold for
large dinner-party at the moderate sum of two dol
lars and half The fruit raised in Fitchburg
Mass where they never their snow till it is
year old.
Capt. Robert 7. Lincoln, son of the
President, has gone TO the front, under orders tc
report to Lieut. Gen. Grant, for service upon his
staff.
The distance from Branchvill to Charles
ton 50 miles from Branchville to Kingsville 45
from Branchville to Florence 10S ; from Branch
Vile to Columbia IS; from Branchville to Augusta
IS frcm Branchville to Wilmington PIG; from
BranchvIe to Charlotte ia: from Charleston to
Florence 1O2 from Wilmington to Florence 157.
Judge Hughes of the United States
Court of Claims, has resigned his position on the
bench of that court Richard w. Thompson, Esq.
of Indiana, has been appointed by the President
10 the vacancy.
The paymasters attached to the Army
of the Potomac and the Army of the James, have
we understand, received orders to prepare theii
rolls down to December 3lst, and this would indi
cate that these armies are to be paid off
Seventeen flags, captured in the bat
ties around Nashville presented to the Secre-
tary of War, fifteen of the captors making the pre-
sentation in person. The latter all granted a
furlough Of thirty days.
AT fourteen minutes past one O'Clock,
Saturday, John Y. Beall, the Lake Erie pirate was
executed on Governors Island, the President hay-
ing failed to grant any further reprieye. His bear
ing at the gailows was calm and elf-possessed, and
ne passed from life with hardly struggle. Quite
large crowd of visitors witnessed the tragic event
The proposition to arm 100000 ne'
groes, which passed the Rebel House of Represen,
tatives was indefinitely postponed by the Senate
by one majority.
General Gillem, with 1900 men, is re-
ported by the Richmond papers to be advancing
through upper East Tennessee. His outposts are
north of Greenville
There is report, believed in Knox.
vile, Tenn, that Longstreet is moving against
that city.
Brig Gen. Meredith has been relieved
rom command in western Kentucky, and persons
arrested by him have been set free.
In the army of the Potomac a shOtted
salute fred in honor of the capture of Charles
ton.
-Maj.-Gen. Palmer has assumed COM
mand of the Department of Kentucky, and estab-
Iished his headquarters at Louisville
The rebel Colonel r. j. Breckinridge
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