Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-04-13
NEWS FROM ALL NATIONS.

The proposed excursion to Charleston
excites much interest. Rev. FL. W. Beeeher is to
deliver the Grafton on the hoisting of the flag
over Sumpter on the anniversary of its fall in
1861.
Late Richmond papers announce the
death, on Thursday last, of John NJ Daniels, the
editor of The Examiner and for eight years United
States Minister to Sardinia
The Post-Office department has ap-
pointed Mr.. Vassal a special agent to proceed i'm
mediately are reopen the Wilmington (N c. Post
Office
1t is announced that Garibald's daugh-
ter Teresita has just given birth at Caprera to
boy, who, by his grandfather's desire has been
christianed Lincoln, in honor of the American
President who has abolished Slavery"
On Tuesday, Mr.. Lincoln gave pub
lie reception in the parlor of JEFF Daviss house IN
Richmond. A number of citizens called upon
him, beside the officers of our army and navy.
1t is found on examination that Sec
retary Stewards jaw is also fractured, and appre-
tensions are entertained of the possible conse-
auences of the accident
The Post-Ofice Department has or
dered the Post-Office at Hampton, Elizabeth coun-
ty Va, to be opened, and appointed Kennon
Whiting. Postmaster.
1t was anticipated that the Petersburg
and Richmond Railroad would be in running or
der The track was to be repaired and widened.
One of the largest sized guns is to
be sent from ST. Louis to Galena-the home of
Gen. Grant-to be fired there in honor of the fall
of Richmond.
Gov Fenton has issued a proclamation
appointing Friday the 14th inst, day of
Thanksgiving for recent victories.
The first Weekly overland Mail ar
rived at Prescott, the capital of Arizona, March
p in Is days from San Francisco.
The Steamer Harriet Deford, of Balti-
more was captured by party of Rebels at Fairha-
ven, Patuxent River, on Tuesday afternoon. She
Immediately started down the Chesapeake, and it
is feared will destroy many vessels.
Special Washington dispatches declare
that Gen. Grant consideres the spirit of Lees
my completely broken. If Lee stops at Lynchburg
he will be surrounded by our forces.
The War Department has ordered the
Examining Board, of which Maior-Gen. Casey is
President, to Immediately adjourn to Richmond,
Va
1t was Gen. Ewell who set Richmond
on fire. The confagration proved quite serious
one, destroying the greater part of the principal
business street.
The Rebel raiders were discharged
Immediately re-arrested and sent to Upper Canada.
Secretary McCulloch has addressed a
letter to Thompson Campbell, in which he says he
has hesitation in asserting that, in his judg
ment, California would have been much richer
and more prosperous State if her circulation had
been mixed instead of an exclusively metallic
one that she has not only failed to cooperate prop
ery with other States in maintaining the Govern
ment credit, but has misapprehended her own in
terest in discountenancing the use of paper money
within her limits.
According to the latest news from
Montevideo reaching to the middle of the second
week i'll February, the city was invested by Bra
lillian army of 13, 900 men and feet of 20 vessels.
No idea of capitulation yet entertained. The
army of Paraguay is advancing, and had taken the
Brazilian town of Miranda.
Gen. Jesus g. Ortega, COMMANDMENTS
chief of the Mexican forces, has arrived with his
staff at Santa Fe New Mexico, en- route to Wash
ington where it is presumed he will confer with
our Government in reference to the situation and
destiny of Mexico. Jaurez is offering very liberal
bounties to American volunteers, and his army will
undoubtedly be joined by thousands from the Uni
ted States as soon war is over.
Letters from Nassau report the desc
lation and decay consequent the cessation of
blockade-running MS truly astonishing. English
men selling off their goods below cost, and
fleeing from the island as rats from a sinking ship.
The Navy Department has received in
formation of the destruction of the extensive Reb-
el salt works on Buro Neck in Mcintosh County,
Georgia, by an expedition from the T. s. steamer
Landona
"A row of frame buildings on Pennsyl-
vania avenue, Washington including the Provost
Marshals Office destroyed by fire ON Satur-
day evening.
The Sandwich Islanders are proposing
to import Cinnamon.
The steamship Gen. Lyon, with four
five hundred invalids on board was burned on
the 3lst off Hatteras. The wind blew gale and
only % are known to have been saved though more
were probably rescued by schooner.
Nearly $4,000 was subscribed for
the United States Christian Commission, in New
York on Saturday.
The revenue collector at Lockport,
New York, lately seized ninety thousand cigars
and four thousand pounds of leaf tobacco for vio-
lation of the revenue laws.
"A train of freight cars on the Pitts
burg, Fort Wayne and Chicago railroad lately took
fire from some petroleum they were carrying, and
the whole train destroyed.
"A letter from Shermans army says the
men are all feathered out below the knee from
having lived SO constantly ON turkeys, chickens.
and other game
"A Nashville paper learns that Major
General Gideon ]. Pillow C. S. Army, was knock
ingat the door of the Union applying for admission.
He has found the last ditch
--Breckinridge is now asserted to be
responsible for the disastrous confederation at
Richmond. Several merchants are said to have
implored him in vain to prevent the destruction