Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-10-05
NEWS FROM ALL NATIONS.

A delegation from Louisiana called up
on the President Wednesday, to represent to him
the condition of affairs in that State So far as
can be ascertained, the members of the delegation
approved the choice of J. Madison Wells for Pro-
visional Governor
"A delegation of the City Council and
representatives of the press, from Chicago, are
now visiting Philadelphia. They have been enter
tanned by the municipal authorities, and left We'd
nesday evening for Baltimore on their way to Chi
cago.
"A Gentleman we'll experienced in the
matter estimates that Sangamon, ILL.,, produces
this year nearly 100000 pounds of WOOL and that
about 800, 900 pounds are i'll the market waiting
sale.
Census returns give Crawford County,
Ill, population of 13, 072-an increase of nearly
25 per cent.
While General Grant was returning
from Indianapolis at an early hour Wednesday
morning, the switch at the end of the curve at
Guilford had been turned, unintentionaly, and the
in which the General was seated was thrown
from the track and dragged some distance No one
however, injured.
Work is very much delayed in the Bal
timore shipyards by the refusal of the white cau-
kers to do any work until the negro caulkers, who
have been employed many years, are discharged
On Tuesday large number of ship-carpenters.
painters and joiners stopped work for the same
reason.
Since Saturday 500 pardons have been
granted by the President for the greater part to
persons in Virginia, Mississippi and Georgia.
Yesterday the Presidents room was thronged with
pardon seekers, either to obtain their documents
or information as to where they may be found.
A boiler exploded at Pratt and Com
pany's rolling mill in Buffalo Thursday morning
killing two men and wounding about twelve 9TH
ers. section of the boiler, weighing about half
ton, was hurled through the building, distance
of about three hundred feet
The Alabama Convention has passed
the election ordinance. By its provisions all State
elections are to be left to the people, and to be
held in November. Considerable discussion was
held on the basis of representation, but no action
has yet been taken.
-Four convicts escaped from the Jack
son State Prison early ON Monday morning by get
ting through the hospital to the roof, and by
swinging down with a sheet to the guard-house
roof Among them was the negro Dade, celebra-
ted convict.
The Circuit Court at Memphis last
week served writ of habeas corpus upon General
Smith, for the surrender of three men arrested by
the military, charged with an attempt to kill SOL
dier. Gen. Smith Immediately delivered up the
prisoners.
The Freshman Class in Yale already
numbers $50, and a few more, it is supposed, will
be admitted, making it one of the largest classes
ever i'll the institution. Livonia has secured 70 of
these Freshmen, and the Brothers in Unity TO-
Col. lnslee of st. Joseph, Mo, in let
ter to his family from the Plains says that G. J.
Parker of the 9TH Michigan Cavalry was recently
tied to wagon by Indians, surrounded with ba-
con, and in that position burned to death
The Convention of Evangelical Chris
tians met at Cleveland, Ohio on Wednesday,
Chiet-Justice Chase was chosen President and 300
delegates enrolled representing - different de-
nominations.
The United States steamers Saranac
and Lawrence, sailed from San Francisco on the
18th and Goth of August, in pursuit of the Shenan-
doah. They are of good speed and very heavily
armed.
A mass convention Of the colOred men
of Wisconsin is called to be held at Milwaukee on
the 9th of October, to consider the best means
for securing the right of suffrage.
The bark Houston from New Orleans
to Galveston, recently blown ashore on Calves
ton Island 1G miles from Galveston. There were
some hopes of saving her
EARLY on Wednesday morning, a train
on the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad. carrying
Gen. Sherman, thrown from the track east of
Lawreneeburg. No one injured.
The Circuit Court of the United States
at Milwaukee entered decree for the foreclosure
and sale of the L" cfgse and Milwaukee Railroad
on Wednesday.
Coy Hamilton of Texas has issued a
proclamation ordering an ad valorem tax of 12l
cents per 500 also pol-tax of 81 on every vo-
ter.
There is great scarcity Of laborers
at Galveston, Texas, ordinary laborers readily
command 81 per day.
Nearly 500 Post Offices have been re-
opened in the Southern States since May last.
The louisville Jnion Press announces
the indictment of Maj.-Ge Palmer and Brig Gen
Brisbin for abducting slaves and otherwise inter-
fering with the slave laws of Kentucky and sue-
gests that the President be indicted by one of their
Grand Juries.
The closing sales of the Government
horses and mules will take place in New-York
Pennsylvania Delaware Missouri, and Giesboro
D. c., during the month of October. These sales
will include all such surplus animals now owned
by the Government
"A train of sixteen cars on the Tennes-
see and Alabama Railroad, seven miles from Nash
ville on Saturday evening ran off the track, and
nearly all were demolished, The locomotive kept
the track, as did the passenger car. No one was
hart
The Philadelphia papers announce the
death of the Hon. Vim. j. Duane. aged S5 years
He was Secretary of the Treasury under Jackson
and resigned his office rather than consent to the
removal of the deposits from the United States
Bank.
An auction sale of naval vessels took