Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-06-22
NEWS FROM ALL NATIONS.

four men and woundlng seven number OF the
Indians were killed. The Indians crossed over to
the north side of the Platte River.
-Adjutant- General Morse of Connecticut
has just made report ON the number of men fur
nished by that State for the war; The total quotas
were AZ, ,622, and the State has furnished "a, 468
men, including nine months enlistments and
enlistments. Reducing the whole to the standard
of three years, there have been furnished 46, 572
men.
John NJ. Bolts has defined his posi-
ton" He is not opposed to the division of the
State, (Virginia), regards F. I'll. Pierpont as the
lawful Governor, accepts the abolition of Slavery,
doubts the validity of the Alexandria Constitution,
and asserts that Gen. Patrick has appointed dis
loyal men to Office in Richmond, and disapproves
his action.
Two Arkansas Rebel regiments and
battalion of cavalry arrived at Fort Smith on Fri
day, and surrendered their arms, transportation,
horses, and wagons, and are being paroled. They
have not been paid for two years. They say they
are going home to fight guerrlas, if necessary to
secure peace.
Gov. Holden has taken possession of
and entered upon the formal discharge of his du-
ties, He has appointed c. R. Thomas, Secretary
of State Jonathan Worth, State Treasurer, and J.
S. Cannon, Aid-de-camp, with the rank of colonel.
The loss at the Chattanooga fire am
ounted to 5000 OO0 and that at Nashville to nearly
100000 900, which may be reduced one-half by the
iron, chains, machinery, &c, that may be saved
ic fha ipio of ortbo
tiles that these fires the work of incendiaries.
The Masons of the State of Texas met
in Houston on the 18th and issued an address to
the Masons of the State, counseling obedience to
the laws and cheerful submission to the author
tiles, discountenancing all insubordination or mu-
tinous conduct
AT Saugus, Mass on Tuesday, George,
son of Gavin Holiday, aged 16, shot his father in
the neck, infiicting dangerous wound, and then
rushed into the woods and blew out his own brains
No cause is assigned for the horrible deed
Sargent, another Rebel officer who
sought to escape to Europe in February last, and
has recently been tried and convicted by court-
martial, has been pardoned by the President be-
fore the PRONUNCIATION of his sentence
Mr.. kilbourn, special agent of the gov
ernment, arrived from Washington on Wednesday
from Florida. He reports that great destituton
prevails in that State, and that in some districts
there is actual starvation.
The representatives of large emigra-
ton society in Scotland are at Washington They
propose to send emigrants with sufficient capital
into the Southern States, if sufficient inducements
are held out.
The official correspondence by the
European steamer indicates considerable temper
by the English authorities respecting the United
States demands for indemnity for losses by Brit
ish built privateers.
The Navy Department has information
of the surrender of the only vessel left ofthe Rebel
navy of the Southwest-the ram Mississippi, lying
in the Red River She was given up on the Sd
instant
A delegation of the officers from the
Ohio regiments in the Department of North Car
olina on their way to attend the Gubernatorial
Convention at Columbus on the oath inst
Some Is or 20 of the tin-cad gunboats
at Mound City have been strppedand dsmantled.
They will probably be sold soon on account of the
Government.
-Attoney-General Speed is said to be
still ignorant of the place of trial of jeff Davis but
inclines to the opinion that it will be at Baltimore
before Judge Chase.
SO far only $4,000 bales of cotton cap
tured at Charleston, Savannah and Mobile have
been turned over to the Treasury Department. as
required by law.
Another riot occurred at Washington
Wednesday, caused by dispute between the 21st
New York Cavalry and a West Virginia brigade of
Cavalry. Three Virginians and one citizen were
wounded in the melee. The approach of two
regiments of veterans put an end to the distur-
bance
A portion Of Clarke's wharf, in East
Boston, tumbled overheard ON Tuesday night the
underpinning being rotten. Some 10000 bushels
Of salt, stored in small wooden tenements, were
lost. The total damage is estimated at $4,000
Thirteen buildings nearly all the
business portion Of Brantford c. W.-were de-
stroyed by fire Wednesday. The property is es-
tiInated to be worth from 81, 900 to S125 600 In
sured for $4,000 The fire is supposed to be the
work of an incendary.
AS party Of five persons were row.
ing on the Desjardines Canal, Toronto on
Tuesday steamer passed, upsettng the boat and
drowning all the party save one.
The PaymasterGeneral has taken
steps to prevent the soldiers money from falling
into the hands of pretended claim agents and other
swindlers.
The Rebel prisoners at Point Lookout
are being released as rapidly possible Many
of them have reached Washington sick and disti-
tute condition.
In consequence of the continued indis-
position of Mr.. Frederick W. Seward Clarance A.
Seward of New York has been appointen by the
President as Acting Assistant Secretary of State.
Marshal Stewart, guerrilla, and a
negro named Lewis, the murderer of Mr.. McGrath
at Shelbyyille, were executed at Louisville on
Tuesday at the military prison.
The Bolts delegation from Virginia
oppose all the measures of Gov. Pierpont and
claim that the new Constitution was formed by a
convention of only IL members
john Mitchell was arrested at the Dai-
iy News office III New York Tuesday afternoon.-
He was at once taken board Government