Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-08-03
PERSONAL.

Gov Curtin has returned from Sara
toga, having been called home by the serious i'll
ness of one of his children 1t will be pleasing to
His Excellency's many friends to know that his
short sojourn at the springs materially improved
his health, and once fitted him physically for
the arduous duties of his official position
Hon DAVID REESE, died at Owego, on
He represented Tioga County in the Legislature of
New York, in the winter of 1857.
--WM. NJ BEETEM, Cashier of the Carlisle
Deposit Bank, committed suicide last week by
hanging himself. No cause is assigned for his
self-destruction.
j. R. DRUM, General Ticket and Freight
Agent of the P. & E. Railroad, at Williamsport,
was arrested last week. and held to bail in the sum
of $40, 600 for alleged deficiency in his cash &C
count with the company.
Hilton r. Helper, of North Carolina,
author of 'The impending Crisis of the South, -
has been appointed tax collector of the Third Dis
trict of that State.
Robert E. Lee, late Maior-General in
the Rebel army is sojourning at the Clifton House.
niagara Falls. 1t is said that C. L. Vallandigham
has also gone to the same place, probably to have
a conference with the noted chieftain.
Gen John F. Hartranft is talked of as
likely to receive the Union nomination for Sur
veyor-G General in Pennsylvania.
1t is said that Mr. Montgomery Blair
proposes to succeed b. G.. Harris as a Member of
Congress from Maryland
Gen. Shenck and Senator Sherman
are both reported as confident of success in the
contest for the United States Senator in Ohio
The Hon. Schuyler Colfax and party
were welcomed by the State authorities on their
arrival at Salem, Oregon, on the 18th ult.
The appointment of Col P c. Ellmaker,
of Philadelphia. U. S. Marshal for the Eastern
District of Pennsylvania, in place of Hon. William
Milward, was officially announced on Saturday
Gen. Butler forwarded his resignation
to the War Department about the 1st inst, but
was returned mot accepted" The Gen. is there
fore still in the army
The Right Rev. Alonzo Potter, Bishop
of the Diocese of Pennsylvania died in San Fran
death have yet been received but it is known that
he taken i'll on the 26th ult, and in spite of
the most unremitting care and skill he sank rap
idly.
Captain Dean, who escaped from Har-
rsburg while under court-martial short time ago,
was captured at Sunbury disguised as negro, and
making his way to Canada. He is now in eonfne-
ment and securely guarded.
"A. B. Slaymaker, formerly of Lancas-
ter, Pa, committed suicide at ST. Louis ON the
9th. He was thirty-two years of age, and COM
mitted the deed because of disappointment in
love.
John Minor Bolts is preparing an ad-
dress to his fellow-citizens of Virginia urging
them to vote for negro suffrage.
Lieut.. Gen. Grant and family. accom-.
panied by members of his staff, left Washington ON
Monday evening week. on brief tour through the
north The General and suite will spend a short
time at Saratoga, after which he will proceed to the
mountains of New England and to Halifax re-
naming absent about three weeks
Arthur Tappan, the venerable and
well-known Aboltionist of former days, died at
New-Haven on Sunday week, 80 years of age.