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Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-01-19

n@- 1t is said that the clergy of Savan-
nah omit from the usual formula the prayer
for the President of the United States :;
and Gen. Sherman is reported to have said
when one of these Rebel Episcopal divines
called upon him to ascertain if he would
be allowed to pray for jeff Davis pray
for Jeff. Davis, why certainly You ought
to pray for him every day, for JEFF, Davis
and the ID need praying for very much -
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-01-19

IMPORTANT TO DISCHARGED SOLDIERS I'll.
Harrisburg Telegraph says that is imp@,
tant to soldiers who so to Washington {
get their arrears Of pay and bounty +
know that the cost of their tranSportatio
to and from that city is deducted from the
account This deduction can be saved Z
the soldier, by enclosing certificates .
discharged and blank vouchers, signed,
Col. Frank Jordan, the Pennsylvania Stat
Agent at Washington Such account,
can be collected without the presence Of
the soldier, and whenever the papers an
dispatched as herein directed, Col. Jordan
will see that all accounts thus entrustc.
forIsettlement to his department are collie
ted without the presence Of the soldier al.
ment to his department are collected, an
the sums received Immediately RENTED e
the soldiers
In the same connection it is lmp0rta'
for persons desiring to visit any of the ar
mics in the field, to know that there is
stringent order which forbids all passc,
being granted for such purposes, except q
those who go to remove the remains o.
friends, or to visit sick soldiers. In thes
cases the persons applying for pass mus.
exhibit letters or other evidence of the fatI
or of the dangerous sickness of the solder
they so to visit. In no case will a pass b.
issued to those who seek to go to the from.
for mere recreation or the satisfaction d.
idle curiosity.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-01-19

Deserters report that the Rebel cavalry
have withdrawn to Hicktord, on the Wei
don Railroad, where they have gone into
Winter quarters They picket as far as
Reams Station, and on the west side of
Hatcher's Run, with a division of Gen
Hills corps located on the Bodystown
plank-road.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-01-19
FROM GEN. GRANTS ARMY.

HEADQUARTERs ARMY OF THE POTOMAC, Jan II.
The heavy rains which have fallen for the
past week, have swollen the James river to
several feet above the usual height, and the
low grounds along the bank Of the river
are flooded, making travel i'll the vicinity
anything but pleasant.
The river is full Of floating debris, great
deal of which comes from above the canal
learned last evening that these high
tides had caused an opening in the bulk
head of the canal, and that a stream now
flows through it some eight or ten feet wide
and several deep-the elements thns com
bining to accomplish what engineering skill
had failed to do The pontoon bridge A,
Aiken's Landing and Deep Bottom were
both torn from their moorings YESTERDAY
and travel was thus interrupted most Of the
day but towards evening they were re-.
placed and travel resumed This morning
the mail boat struck the bridge at Dcc6
Bottom, carrying away a portion Of it, but
doing no damage to the boat.
There were no Richmond papers received
yesterday, the rebels refusing to exchange.
owing, it is believed, to their containing
news which they did not relish.
About thirty desertcrs came in ycster
day. They represent that forces have been
sent from Richmond TO South Carolina. 10
meet Sherman.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-01-19

A ST. Louis correspondent says that Forts
Smith and Van Ruren have been abandoned
and that Fort Gibson, in the Indian Terri
tory, no doubt, soon will be. The garrison
at Fayetteville, Ark, has not yet been
withdrawn,
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-01-19
TIE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.

The House Of Representatives at Wash
ing,on is engaged i'll discussing the Con
stitutional Amendment providing for the
extinction of Slavery The probabilities
Of its passage by the present Congress, are
not fattcring, as the Democrats oppose it.
We notice some noble exceptions, such as
ODELL Of New York, Mr.. CREsEwELL of
Maryland, and two other border states men,
Mcssrs YEAMAN, of Kentucky, and King, of
Missouri who have spoked in favor of the
proposed amendment.
The opponents of the measure, seem to
admit that slavery is dead that it has
stranglcd itself by bringing about and
prosecuting the Rebellion-and yet they
are not ready to provide legal enactments
for its extinction, which shall put out of the
way forever, this great cause of all our ma
toms troubles. 1t is assumed that should
the measure fail in the present Congress,
President LINCOLN, will, Immediately after
the Fourth of March, call together the next
Congress, which will without delay, pass
the amendment
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-01-19

News From EUROPE The China. which
left Liverpool the 3lst of December, and
Queenstown Oh the lst of January, arrived
at \. Y. Friday with two days later news.
The English press continue to comment m
the St Albans raiders and the order Of
Gen. Dix All the papers declare again>
allowing the Rebels to inIest the United
States from Canada. The Confederate
Loan has declined six per cent, and fur.
ther news from America was expected wit
great anxiety.
\ meeting has been held at Dublin Ir,,
land, for the purpose of forming an asso-
citation for the reform of the law of Landlord
and tenant, and for obtaining the abolition
Of the church establishment. Nearly all
the Roman Catholic bishops take a leading
part in this association
The French Government is said t. he
greatly annoyed by the Pope's letter.
\ desperate encounter has taken pac.
between French troops and a band of brig.
ands near Teroli, in the Papal State
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-01-19

Richmond papers of the 10th represent t
Gen. Sherman's rule at Savannah as being
mild and benefcient to the people. Soldiers
are restricted from pillage or intrusion,
and life and property are perfectly safe.
The Rebels are evidently annoyed at this
leniency; their dupes begin to find out that
Yankees are neither cannibals nor thieves
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-01-19

4 CAIRO dispatch states that Gen. TIy~
as and his staff were at Paduca, Ky, te'
days ago. Deserters from the Rebel toI
rests command are constantly coming m'
Cairo and taking the oath of allegiance
the Government.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-01-19

WE have to record another terrible disa,
ter at sea. The steamship Melville, wlie
left New York on the 5th inst for Port RI!
al, encountered a severe storm on the IL
having her bows stove in by the sea, an
about noon the next day she suddenly weI.
down. Thus far only four are known L
have been saved, two passengers, the mat
and the third engineer She had 90 pas
sengers and % officers and crew.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-01-19

B@ The garrison at Beverly, West W
ginia, We're attacked on the 18th inst, by
force under Gen. Rosser The town ana
large portion of the force defending 1t we''
captured,
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-01-19

BasA The .. S. Senate has passed bill
emancipating the wives and children of all
the soldiers who were formerley held as
slaves This will free about $4,000 in the
Border States.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-01-19
Mr.. Curtin sent the following reply:

HARRISBURG, Pa, Jan. 7, 1850.
To HIS Ercellency the G0remor Of Missouri, LETTER
son CTfv: PENNSYLVANIA first born of freedom, well
comes her disenthralled sister State of Missouri
Redeemed in the agony of the nation, and amid
the throes of wanton rebellion her offering to lib
erty comes baptized in her richest blood, and will
be accepted by faithful and free people as one of
the crowning tributes to their matchless heroism
and their sacrifice to preserve and perpetuate our
common nationality A G. CURTIN,
Gov of Pennsylvania.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-01-19
Fort Fisher Taken

The Telegraph to-day (Tuesday) announ-
cess officially the capture of Fort Fisher
and the adjacent forts, with $500 prisoners
and y guns. They were carried by assault
on Sunday, by portion of the oath Corps,
under command of Gen. Terry Union loss
heavy, particularly in officers
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-01-19

Dy~ a bill has passed both houses of
Congress increasing the duty on Whisky
to two dollars per gallon. The law went
into effect on the lst inst 1t does not ap-
ply to the stock on hand, but only to liquor
manufactured after that time.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-01-19

\ BLOODHOUND CHAsE-The rebel prac
tice Of chasing Union prisoners of war
with bloodhounds, is thus illustrated in a
letter from Shcrman's army to the CinciH
natl Gazette:
"Our escaped prisoners are hunted by
bloodhounds. These are kept at all the
pers for that purpose To kill one Of them
is certain death if discovered. On one
occasion two were killed at AndelsouyiIIc.
and the authorities not being able to find
those who committed the act, placed the
carcasses of the dogs outside the dead line
in the brook which supplied the camp
with water, and allowed them to rot there
Hundreds of our officers and men hayu
been chased by these dogs. They arc
kept at all guard-stations and picket-posts
throughout the South, and especially at til,
ferries and fords Of the rivers, and are used
to hunt both our men and descrtcrs from
the rebel army.
I'VE have space only for one case Of
bloodhound chase The parties who had
escaped were private Crummel and Harris.
Of the 9th Illinois cavalry Martin Cloes 9i
Illinois, and Patterson, of the % New
York Two Of these soldiers were eighteen
years old, one twenty, and one only seven
teen. They were chased by fifteen dogs.
in charge Of some twenty men.
One man, finding the dogs close upon
him, and no chance Of escape presenting
itself, climbed on the porch of house aal
waited till the party came up. Enragea
that their thirst for Yankee blood had not
/ been gratified they made Crummcl cone
/ down TO them, then knocked him on the
/ the head with muslet, formed ring.
/ put the dogs in it, and threw him to them
He was terribly torn, and soon after died.
/ Harris and Cloes were treated in the sam.
way and were badly torn.
Patterson, who was a mere boy, kneer
ed down and prayed these human fends
not to let the dogs tear him but to lo
purpose He was forced down, and U
undertaking to regain the porch was
/ kicked in the face, all his front teeth bro
ken ont, and he rendered insensible, and il
that state thrown into the ring The dogs
had satiated themselves with blood. and
refused to touch him. This is onlya sing.
+ case Of many which could be related. "
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-01-19

Richmond papers say that Mosby is now
at his fathers house in Amherst; his wound
is doing well, and he hopes soon to be
again in the saddle
Ohio has furnished 2lI 800 men to the
army and navy, of whom l6,5OO have died
in service and about 5000 have been dis
abled
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-01-19
PENNSYLVANIA TO MISSOURI.

HARR1sBURG, Pa, Thursday, Jan. Il, 1865.
The following dispatch was received by
Gov. Curtin this morning.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Jan. II, 1868
60 To the Governor Of Pennsylvania Free Miss
ouri greets her Oldest sister. T. c. FIETBHER,
Governor of Missouri.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-08-17

lar and placing them beside him, COM
mitted the deed. He was heard moving
as late as four O'Clock A. NJ. and it seems.
therefore, that the suicidewas committed
after that hour. Earl was attired with
much care. He had lost the upper part
of the left fore-fnger. When found by
Doorman Gillespie he laid with his head
on the rug, in the midst of pool OF
blood, the knife beside him, and copy
of Thursdays paper near by. He had
tried to sever the jugular first, but fail
ing to do so at once, he cut through the
Adam sapple, severed his windpipe, ant
thus put on end to his existence. The
cell was under the constant observation
of the officer in charge, and the presump
ton is that Earl bled to death.
A certificate of $500, subscriptions fol
one hundred and fifty shares of oil stock
in the Empire City Oil Company, was
found upon the body, as were also mum
Der of receipts for large sums of money
Earl lived in Newark.
1t is expected that other arrests will bt
made. The total sum of the defalcatioL
will reach $500, 900. ~ y. Commercial
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-08-17

A LITTLE Too RIPE.--As many of
our readers are doubtless aware, it is tho
custom for planters at the South to pur-
chase clothing for their slaves by the
wholesale; and as, of course, they have
not the opportunity to examine closely
each article, they are sometimes swim
dled, by few bad ones being thrown
among the good. An acquaintance Of
ours tells us that on one occasion he laid
in box of shoes, and distributed them
among the negroes. ~ few days after
wards, old Bob, a fayorite servant, found
that the shoes that had fallen to his lot
were bursting out. So, going TO his
MASTER he said - =
"Massa where you buy desc shoes"
II bought them in New Orleans, Bob"
responded our friend.
"Well, whar did de New Orleans peo-
pie buy 'em?'
"They bought them from the people
up North. They bought them from the
Yankees
"Well, whar do de Yankees get 'emg'
persisted the negro.
"The Yankees why, they pick them
off of the trees, Bob"
"W-w-w-well,n responded the darkey,
holding up his shoes, II rec'n de Yam
KEGS didn't pick desc pair soon enough;
massa; reck'n he waited till-till-tili
dey was little too ripe"
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Don't Give Up the Ship.

from the Petersburg lhueAJ
The faith of the world in the value OF
republican institutions is undergoing,
at this moment, the severest test. Inc
spirit of lawlessness is abroad IN the
land; vieeis holding % horrid carnival;
crimes, nameless and inhuman, abound
in communities boastful of their supe-
rior civilization, peculiar piety and ex-
ceptional refinement, and, withal, the
| old traditions of our system are derided
and discarded. Look, for example, at
the current history of newspapers
More journals have been suppressed in
the South in the last twenty weeks than
in any monarchy in Europe In twenty
years. Ii this suppression has been un-i
unsuitable, monstrous civil crime mas
been committed; if justifable, the Ii
centiousness of the press Is as porten-
| tous of evil.
In the face of all this, Northern ex-
change says :" We feel like throwing
down our pen and giving up the contest
| for liberty" This is precisely the evil
| from which we have most to fear-the
| despair of the faithful few who are fight
ing the. battles of law and right.
In France, we would have revolu-
| ton i'm the present excited and angry
condition of the public mind; but that
| is not or should not be the American
way of doing things. Let us plant our
selves on the Constitution, and light IL
out on that line. The day of reason
will certainly return; meanwhile, STAND
BY THE HELM.
There was time in the American
revolution when General WASHINGTON
despaired of success, when the superior
numbers and resources of the enemy,
the stringency of their blockade, the ex-
haustion of the country, the. deprecia,
ton of the currency, the destruction Of
his communications all foreshadowed
the near approach of the time when, to
use his own expression, a period must
come to or Opposihon.' And yet Pc
fore twelve months, the freedom OF the
colonies was acknowledged. Let us
gather hope from this incident, that the
day of the restoration of civil liberty
throughout the country is approaching
and though u blacker sea and an angri'
er sky than the present. threaten US, LEI
us STAND BY THE HELM.
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EN-THIRTY LOAN.

These Notes issued under date of August 10TH 1854
and are payable three years from that time in currency
or convertible at the option Of the older into
UNITED STATES go SIX PER CENT GoLD-BEAR
ING BONDS
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-08-17

ANECDOTE OF CHOATE. -Rufus Choate,
the great Boston lawyer, i'll an impor-
tant assault and battery case, at sea, had
Dick Barton, chief mate of the clipper
ship Challenge, on the stand, and badg-
cred him so for about an hour that Dick
got his salt water up, and hauled by the
wind to bring the keen Boston lawyer
under his batteries.
At the beginning of his testimony
Dick said that the night was as dark as
the devil, and raining like seven bells"
Suddenly Mr.. Choate asked him:
"Was there moon that night?'
eyes, sir.n
"Ah, yes! a moon"
Eyes, full MOON"
"Did you see it ?'
mot mite.h
''Then how do you know that there
was a moon ?'
1.-THE Nautical Almanac said so, and
I'll believe that sooner than any lawyer
| in this world"
"What was the principal luminary
that night, sir?'
"Binnacle lamp aboard the Challenge.
"Ah, you are growing sharp, Mr.. Bar
ton."
What the blazes have you been grind
ing me this hour for--to make me dull?o
''Be civil, sir. And now tell me what
latitude and longitude you crossed the
Equator in ?''
HSho'-you're Joking
"No, sir! am in earnest, and ] de-
sire you to answer me-
II shan't."
"Ah, you refuse, do your"
"Yes-I can't
Indeed You are chief mate of q
clipper ship, and are unableto answer 80
simple question ?"
Eyes, " 'tisthe simplest question ever
fool OF a lawyer knew that there amt no
latitude at the Equator
| That shotfioored Rufus
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-08-17

LETTER FROM Ex-PREsIDENT PIERCE
TO JEFF. DAyIs.-The Nashville Times
publishes letter from ex-President
Pierce to Jefferson Davis, dated July 6,
1850, in which he says:
Without discovering the abstract right
to secede-and l have never believed
that the actual disruption of the Union
can occur without the shedding OF biooo
but if through the madness OF North.
ern Abolitionism this dire calamity must
come, the fighting will not De an on on, Ma "a
son and Dixon's line mereiy-l1 wiz ue
within our own borders, in our own
streets between the two classes OF eiti-
Gems to whom have referred. Those
who defy the law and scout constitution
al obligations will, if we ever reach the
arbitrament of arms, find occupation
enough at home.
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-08-17

CHOLERA MEDICINE.-The New YORK
San publishes the following invaluable
remedy for cholera morbus, dysentery'
ETC.: -,
Mix In small bottle equal parts oI the
Tincture of opium (laudanunj'
g rhubarb.
|, capsicum (red pepper')
4" camphor.
Essence of peppermint, treble strength
Ali two draclims of spirits of aromat-
10 ammonia. Then shake all the ingre-
S;snts together, cork the bottle and have
il ready for instant use. 1t will keep for
Dose-l0 drops, 20 drops, or tea
spoonful, mixed with little sugar and
water; to be taken every 10 minutes, "
minutes, or an hour, according to the
severity of the attack and the age OF the
sufferer. al4 --
The SIN says: 'tThe compound is
pronounced by medical men one OF the
most iudicious ever prepared for popular
use hut at the same time it must be
horne in mind that it is a medicine
which should be used discreetly, al
tbonph no one can be harmed by 1t II
they follow the above directions. A lew
doses generally relieve the patient. Chu,
dren require only half the quantity useo
for grown people" ff..f-
|
The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-08-17
TRAVELLERS GUIDE,
NJ EW DAILY l. Il N +
FROM


NJ W DAILY Ii N f
NORFOLK TO FORT MONROE AND BALTIMORE
CITY POINT AND RICHMOND.
CARRYING THE UNITED STATES MAIL.
GEORGE LEARY, Capt. BrAKEMAN,
JAMES T. BRADY, Capt LANDIs
Leave Norfolk for Baltimore daily, at 81 o'clock, P. NJ
Returning leave Baltimore daily at oelock, r NJ Ar.
irving at Baltimore in time for the early Washington and
Northern and Western trains ...
CITY POINT Capt TALBOT,
DICTATOR, IT - 81 tiHt Capt. DrERfNG,
Leave Norfolk for Richmond daily, at O'Clock, A NJ
Returning leave Richmond daily, al O'clock A. Nj.
Touching at jamestown and Wilson's wharf going and
returning. rs .
Through tickets sold for Washington; Philadelphia and
New York, and all the principal cities west
Passengers and baggage transferred at Baltimore from
boat TO cars free of charge. 5EtI
Tho passenger accommodations on the above steamers
are unsurpassed, and the tables are well supplied
The steamers leave Norfolk from the wharf foot Of Roam
oke Square, For freight passage apply on beard or al
the Office on the wharf
je 2l-tf II. V. ToMPKINs, Agent
NOTICE TO TRAVELLERS.
THE NEW FAST AND MAGNIFICENT STEAMERS
NJ. MARTIN,
CAPT. GEORGE NJ. LIVINGSTON,
THOMAS COLLYER,
CAPT r McCARRICK,
CARRYING THE U. S. MAIL AND ADAMS
EXPRESS,
leave the Government Wharf daily at O'Clock, A. NJ.
touching at Old Point City Point, and the different land
ing5 on the James River
No expense has been spared in fitting ont these steam
ers expressly for the accommodation Of day travellers
They have large Open airy saloons, from which all OBJ
jects of interest along the route may be seen
Travellers taking these Steamers will arrive in Rich
mond ut an early hour as their speed is unequaed
For freight passage apply to this Pursers OF the
Steamers, or at the Office of the Company. -..
TfI0s, IT. WEBB,
je2s-tf Agent.
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GOVERNMENT DEPOSITORY AND
FINANCIAL AGENT OF THE
UNITED STATES. ael
Exchange Bank Building, Main Street
AGENT FOR 7-3O LOAN.

constant supply of Notes will be kept ON hand.
This Bank will buy and sell all classes Of GOVERN
MENT SECURITIES at current market rates.
FURNISH EXCHANGE and make collections on ALL
THE PRINCIPAL CITIES OF THE UNITED STATES.
Purchase Government Vouchers on the MOST FAVOR
ABLE TERMS and give CAREFUL AND PROMPT ALLENTOWN
ACCOUNTS OF BUSINESS MEN AND FIRMS,
and to any other business entrusted to the Bank,
FULL INFORMATION in regard to GOVERNMENT
LOANS at all times cheerfully furnished.
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TERMS OF ADVERTISING;
THE -NORFOLK posi-

Offers the best terms ADVERTISERS and its prices will
always correspond with the general advertising ratesin
other cities.
TWELVE LINES or less will constitute asquare
For single insertion per square ONE DOLLAR will be
charged an. for each subsequent insertion TWENTY
FIVE CENT. 1
Merchants, Auconeers and all Others who advertise
regularly and occupy oneourh of column or more can
make special terms and will receive liberal deduction
Business Cards, FIVE DOLLARS per month or FIFTY DOL
LARS per year
All transient advertisements payable In advance-si
others monthly.
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What is the merriest SUNDAY u 'ne
year-Wit-spnday,
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TINTED STATES 7-30 LOAN.
BY authority of the Secretary of Treasury the under
signed has assumed the General Subscription Agency for
the sale of United States Treasury Notes. bearing
and hree-tenths per cent interest por annum known