Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-02-16
NEWS FROM ALL NATIONS.

nioht at ST Lawrence Hail. Toronto called by the
Mayor's proclamation for the purpose of condemn
ing the Government for providing to refund the
money taken by the St. Albans raiders, and also
for the passage of the Alien bill But resolutions
unqualifedly sustaining the Government were
passed by large majority.
An amateur performance took place at
Pixies Opera House. in Cincinnati, on Monday
night, for the benefit of soldiers families An i'm
rense audience was present and the receipts am
ounted to between Sc, 900 and $1,000. The part OF
Hamlet was performed by the Lieut.. Governor OF
Ohio.
The CHICAGO Times, which for short
period favored the anti-Slavery amendment to the
Constitution, is very much delighted that the I'LL
nois Democrats in Congress voted solid for over
lasting Human Bondage, and exclaims: "They are
right all honor to them!"
The steamer Arago was burned atDog
Tooth Bend on the Mississippi, few days ago
The furniture and deck freight were saved but nj
ty tons of Government freight was lost. The boat,
valued at $75, 900, was insured for $50, OOO
"A deserter from the army, named David
Frank Bivins shot his father, mother and wife, at
Woodstock, Mich, last week He is under arrest.
The motive that led to this terrible crime stated
by the murderer himself, was this He had become
enamored of young lady at Grafton, Mich and
conceived the idea that the most certain way to
possess her would be to murder his parents and
wife, in the manner described, and thus fall heir to
his fathers property, and obtain the object of his
love.
-Advices from Col Webb, United States
IT,
partment bring the gratifying intelligence that the
Government of Brazil has issued decree exclud-
ing the pirate Shenandoah from the ports of that
Empire. At the date of these advices Mr.. Sew
ards answer in the case of the Florida had not
been received at Rio.
Admiral Goldsborough is at Washing
ton perfecting the organization of the feet for Eu
ropean waters 1t will be composed of some of the
largest and finest frigates which the recent naval
successes have released from blockade duty, and
possibly iron-clad Zone of the largest class)
may be added to it.
Henry S. Foote, the fugitive Rebel
Senator, arrived in New York, on Wednesday even
ing, in charge of Major Newhall, of Gen. Sheri-
dams staff. 1t is reported that he has refused to
take the oath of allegiance and that he will be con-
of 800 Rebel prisoners set apart at
Camp Chase, Ohio few days ago for exchange 26O
declined the honor, preferring to remain in the
Yankee Baste.
1t is reported that a new Rebel pirate
named the Ranger--a small, light -draught, swift
English steamer-was in the harbor of Montevideo
South America in the middle of December last
No Tpifa o1,a
port, keeping close watch
"A baker at Memphis recently got per-
mission to pass through the Union lines barrel of
-four for the use of his family in Secessia. Some
inqusitive detective found out that the barrel con-
tanned quinine instead of -four and hence baker
done very brown and correspondngly crusty.
-Litchfeld, KY, was visited few days
since by Williams gang of guerrillas, and the next
morning by seventy or eighty of Quantrells noun
ted men. They appropriated quantity of boots
and shoes and whisky, but left without doing fur
ther damage.
The Vermont, an old style line-of-bat-
tle-ship for many years lying idle at the Brooklyn
Navy-Yard, has been made receiving and school
ship, the old North Carolina having proved unequal
to the accommodations required.
Maj Gen. John Pope has issued an Or
der, dated the 4th inst, assuming the command of
the Military Division of Missouri embracing the
departments of Missouri, Kansas and the North
West.
Over hundred bountyjumpers passed
through Albany lastweek going to the towns in
the interior to enlist and desert. Many of them
were notorious Albany thieves.
"A destructive fire occurred in Cato
Cayuga County, on Thursday, breaking out about
half-past two O'Clock in the morning in the hotel
kept by Anson McGraw, and owned by Mr. Quack-
enbush. The hotel was entirely consumed with
all its furniture and other contents. Four other
buildings and barn were destroyed.
There is Jew, i'll Pittsburg, Pa. who
is so honest and patriotic, that he lately went to
the income tax assessor and paid him 81 800 tax
though his name not on the Assessors books
Not very many Yankees would have done better
than that.
The Chenango Chronicle says that Sha-
Yer, who shot Butts stated that the leading Dem
ocrats in Andes had told him that he would be ius
tilted in killing any officer that attempted to arrest
him a deserter. Who are they that thus melted
this poor ignorant wretch to acts of violence and
attempted murder?
The New York Post office dispatches
over twenty tons of mail matter per day. exclusive
of that going to Europe and points on the coast.
jean Baptiste Charland, of St. Sauveur,
near Quebec died last Tuesday at the age of one
hundred and one years.
The Minnesota Legislature has passed
bill Furnishing strikers who interfere with work
men, with 800 fine and six months imprisonment
The cardinal Archbishop of Toledo
(Spain) has just addressed circular to his clergy
absolutely forbidding women to sing in churches
The snow is from four to five feet deep
in the northern part of Maine, Vermont and New
York Along the seacoast of Maine it is about
two feet deep. In the White Mountain region
snow has fallen to a great depth. Some of the
drifts in the roads are from twelve to fifteen feet
deep and the is SO dry that the wind blows it
into most fantastic shapes.
The Elmira Gazette says there are in
the Confederate prisoners camp at Elmira 1,51l
prisoners, who make profession of religion these