Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-04-27
NEWS FROM ALL NATIONS.


Dispatches from Richmond and Peters
burg of last Monday state that both those cities
were draped in mourning, and that Gen. Lee has
said he regretted President Lincoln's death much
any in the North, and that he believed him
to be the epitome of magnanimity and good faith.
"A terrible accident occurred at the
Charleston Navy-Yard Saturday A workman
engaged in drilling out the fuse of an old shell,
when it exploded, instantly killing four and wound
ing all the men in the yard some of them fatally.
The steamer Lady Jane, for st. Louis,
on Wednesday night struck the center pier, of the
bridge across the Mississippi, at Rock Island and
broke in pieces. All the passengers were saved
except James Shultz.
The workmen at the Brooklyn Navy
Yard, who were on strike, have gone to work
again on being assured by Secretary Weles that
their grievances would be promptly attended to.
The $4,000 Rebel prisoners, at Point
Lookout, through their sergeants of divisions,
have expressed their adherence at the assassina-
ton, and their sympathy with the bereaved fam
lily.
"A freshet in the St Lawrence last
week resulted in the loss of more than twenty lives
and an enormous amount of property, including
much live stock.
The new British Minister, Sir Frederick
Bruce, presented to the President Saturday.
He made some remarks, to which the President re-
sponded.
1t is reported that Captain French, of
he of-yI IF
dered by his a month since at Penumbuco.
Gov. Curtin has issued proclamat on
offering reward of $40 900 for Booth if arrested
within the limits of Pennsylvania.
The shock of a severe earthquake was
felt in several of the Southern Counties of Califor
mia on Wednesday.
The Tennessee Legislature has ratified
the amendment to the National Constitution alb
olishing Slavery by unanimous vote in both
branches.
The Legislature of Ohio has removed
the last restriction upon black suffrage in that
State. Henceforth the negro of Ohio will go
to the polls on the same terms as the white men,
We noticed few days since, the similar action
taken by the Legislature of Minnesota
One Of the first official acts of Hon.
D. S. Dickinson, as .. s. District Attorney, just
appointed by the lamented Lincoln, was the mov-
ing of the adjournment of the U. S. Circuit Court
on the great mournful event which is now casting
the profoundest gloom throughout the country.
On the occasion of celebrating the fall
of Richmond in Boston, Robert C. Winthrop and
Fred. Douglas spoke from the same platform in
Faneuil Hall. The world moves.
The captain and mates of the ship
Great Republic have been sentenced by the United
States District Court at San Francisco to various
terms of Imprisonment, for extreme cruelty to sea-
men on their late voyage to that port
1t is strange indeed that those who
have daily and hourly familiarity with fire arms,
should so often be victims to mistakes or careless
ness. On Tuesday Lieut.. Cantwell. of the Engi-
neer Corps, stationed at Fort Richmond, Staten
Island was accidentally shot and killed in the
careless of gun by himself and friend. He
was fine young officer, native of Utica, n. Y.
Graduated last year from West Point and his death
has added deeper gloom to that caused by our
great national calamity
A Baptist clergyman from Bellingham,
Mass, preached by exchange in Milford last Sab
bath morning. Neither in prayer nor sermon did
he recognise the great woe that expressing the
heart of every hearer. The omission was so
clearly Intentional that at the close of the first
service committee of the church waited upon the
unfathful preacher, and ordered him to leave town
Immediately, which he did
George Stone was tarred and feathered
at Swampscott, Saturday, for cheering at the
death of the President; and Major Otis Wright, of
Lowell, Superintendent of the Middesex Horse
Railroad, narrowly escaped hanging for expressing
Joy at Mr.. Lincolns death, Fifteen minutes were
finally given him i'll which to leave the city, never
to return.
"A copperhead blacksmith at Brook
field expressed JOY at the death of President Lin
con and on Monday morning he was given his
choice of a coat of tar and feathers Immediately
depart from the town. never to return again. He
chose the latter.
A short time since a gang ofguerrillas
undermined the Little Rock and Memphis Rail
road. The break was observed by the engineer,
but not i'll time to the train from running into
it, when it was surrounded by thirty men, who de-
drove them away. few passengers who ran in
the woods were robbed. The train was soon re-
paired and arrived ut Little Rock
There are now, $500 men employed at
the Portsmouth Favy-yard, and quite feet is get
ting ready for sea. The Agamentieus, double tur-
reted monitor is nearly ready for her trial trip and
it is expected she will be soon ordered to Europe
Homer w. Gilbert, of Adams, n Y,
telegraph operator at Colliersville near Memphis,
Tenn. was, with five or six other men, captured
by guerrias on the 10th inst. They were paroled
the next day and returned safely bach to Mem
phis.
1t is said that Ex-President Millard
Fillmore's house in Buffalo displayed no mourning
on Monday, in striking contrast with other houses
in that vicinity. The people gathered crowd and
covered the front of the house with ink.
On Sunday morning, the Congrega-
tional Church of South Dartmouth, being found
destitute of mourning, the ladies quickly removed
their black walls, and with them made festoons for
the pulpit, having previously covered it with
Union flag
At New Haven, on Saturday, party
of soldiers marched over to Fairhaven where
treason-talker lived, called him out and made him