Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-11-16

The Italian elections have resulted in
a Government triumph.
1t is thought that Lady Palmerston
will be created peeress in her own right by Queen
Victoria.
The Prince and Princess Napoleon, and
the King and Queen of Portugal. are on a visit to
Turin, italy
There was a terrible gale on Lake On
tario on the 9th inst Nine vessels went ashore on
the New-York coast, and others lost their deck
loads
MIR. Laner, the well-known New-York
banker, has returned from his Government mission
to Europe in connection with the national tinan-
ces He reports that the confidence in American
securities was increasing in Europe, but that it
absolutely necessary for our credit abroad that
the U. S. Government should take measures for
return to a specie basis.
The 5-20's are. being issued from the
Treasury Department rapidly as they be
printed. Over ,000, 900 81, 600 bonds are deliv-
cred daily.
"A company, with capital of 500, ,000
has been formed, for the cultivation of grapes in
Miffiin county. They expect to realize very large
profits.
Iron ore has been discovered near
Lewistown. Two shafts have been put down. both
of which struck ore of very good quality at a
depth of about forty feet.
"A man aged 55 years while walking
ON the track on Friday, near Newton Hamilton
was struck by freight train, and had three ribs
and arm broken, and his foot badly crushed
A bear weighing $50 pounds was killed
the village, Of Shade Gap, Huntingdon coun-
ty on Tuesday week, by party OF hunters from
Shireysburg. Bears are reported to be plenty on
the mountains.
In Mifllin county, a child named Mary
Robinson, was accidenhy shot by her brother,
while playing with shot gum which contained a
heavy charge The load entered the breast of the
child.
The daughter of Joseph Hammond, of
Cambria county, killed on the 23d ult., by the
accidental discharge of a gun in herfathers house.
The load passed through her head, killing her in
stantly
The Apple crop turns out better than
was feared still it is short and apples bring good
price One ship took from New York to Philadel-
phia over two thousand barrels of apples
Intelligence received at the General
Land Office shows still further and more impor-
tant discoveries in the gold region lying in the
north eastern part of Minnesota.
The Tunisian Embassy called on the
President Friday afternoon to bid him farewell,
previous to their departure for Philadelphia on the
morrow.
OF the 40 forts and earthworks con.
structed around Washington, but twelve will be
retained and gaIrisoned.
The great rise in the value Of all arti-
cles issued by Government at cost, m kes the
price Of those articles bought before the rise lowel
than the present wholesale price. A general Off
Ger having purchased 500 blankets at army prices
and resold them at market prices Secretary Stan
ton Las stopped the sale.
oil has been discovered in Cambria co.
at the death Of 500 feet
+ Bears are plenty in Juniata county, the
papers having recorded the trapping OF five which
are on exhibition.
/ A large fire occurred on Monday night
week in Eldridge block, on Washington St., Bing
hamton. The building was totally destroyed, Will
the Franklin House. Several small buildings anC
/ the machine shop of Shapey, Hopkins & Co.
were considerably damaged Loss 500, 600 insur
ancc $4,000.
: 1t will doubtless be interesting to army
sneaks, deselters, bounty jumpers &c. to learn
that the Secretary OF War has decided that here
after person shall be arrested as deserter fol
having failed to report under any draft OF for any
noncompliance with the Enrolment Act or the
amendments thereto: and amy person of this class
now in custody will be Immediately discharged.
A man by the name Of Benjamin Beecl
is digging for silver about mile and a half from
Williamsport he having been satisfied that the
precious is there by witch hazel stick in til,
hands of an old California digger, and he has al
ready dug about fifty feet into the earth
The Harrisburg Telegraph says tho
Lochiel Iron Works Of that city, recently put IL
operation, is no" making the best quality OF rail
road non ever manufactured in this country Gen
Cameron and G. d. Coleman are largely interested
in these works
During the month Of October. 1854
widows, mothers and orphans claims were admit
ted by the Pension Bureau and IS rejected l. so
claims from men invalided in the military service
were admitted and S36 rejected. The number o
claims not yet acted upon are 7,45S.
Capt. Girarde of Augusta, Ca. has in.
vented an engine for the manufacture of ice Ht
supplies that city, and says that when his estab
lishment is completed he can furnish ice at one
cent per pound.
A bogus Prussian Count has lately
come to grief i'll New-York, where for some time
previous he had gaily fourished among the fash
ionable Gothamites. He was arrested as a swim
dleT and a deserter from the [. S. army
"A torpedo was thrown through the
window Of an assignation house in Chicago, H.
where it exploded making complete wreck of the
building, but causing no loss of life.
The steamer Weybosset, from New.
York to New-Orleans, when off Cape Hatteras on
the 9th ult, vessel on fire, which soon aftel
blew up and was completely destroyed.
Mr.. B. W Green, late President of the
Connecticut Fire Insurance Company at Hartford.
cut his Wifes throat in fit Of insanity, on the 9th
inst, causing her immediate death He then cut
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