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Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-11-30
Misfellan&pna.
THE STORY | HEARD IN THE
SM0KING-ROOM,

Were staying large party at ThrOntOn
Court, at the beginning of the pheasant
shooting season, when heard an account
OF an optical delusiOn, which is of such
novel character that | can hardly suppose
il will not be interesting to many people.
The ladies had gone, or at least were sup
posed to have gone, to bed for have Of
ten, on my way back from the smoking
room, at an hour when all but few con-
trmed lovers of the weed a1e believed to
be asleep in country house, heard through
tie doors, which communicate between
some Of the young ladies' rooms and the
cJTidor, sounds Of voices and of laughter,
which have led me to imagine proceeded
IRON sleeping occupants, and which have
led me to believe that the vague stories
We hear Of little chats by members of the
itlrer sex over their bedrooms fires are not
altogether unfounded
At any rate every one had left the draw
mg-room one by one, smokers in every
variety and every color of smoking-j jacket
and Of dressing-gown, had dropped into the
before mentioned sanctuary of tobacco,
where, under sporting pictures and one or
two foxes brushes, and shut off the house
by double baizc doors, we formed a part of
about half dozen round the cheerful fire
which the chilly days of earl October
rendered quite acceptable. After all the
members of the social community were sup
Pied with cigars and large glasses, which
contained various compounds OF etterves-
eng waters, and had settled into their
'naIrS, we chartered over the pheasants, the
prospects Of hunting, the merits of some
"eI-knOwn race horses, and such other sub
jects as form the staple of conversation
llFAed upon ghost and spiritualism. All
discussed the subject except the usually
conversational Col. Houghton, who silent
" pulled away at large cigar and gazed
Steadtastly into the fire
Come, Houghton," at last said Random
iect?"
l certainly have not the least belief il
ohostS, but most curious case once occur
ig1 10 myself for which | have never beer
aoe to account" was the reply
Oh, let Us hear it by all means" cried
several, charmed with the idea of getting
"ou5hton, who was rather skeptiCal in most
matters, to tell a ghost story.
have never told it, but | think thai
~" . can do so, as, by giving other thar
'Ge real names of the men fancied | saw
a''eF Their deaths, no one now will be able
" leU who they were," was the reply.
several new cigars were lighted, some
e."SSeS we!e replenished and we disposed
I"SeiVes to listen, when Col Houghton
II'fIAIhS very grave, and with an expression
b;a na'G never before seen on his face, begaI
.,, l must tell you that my adventure oc
"'FeH III country, which ! think is tn,
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-11-30

THE Swedes are gay race. Balls, sol
rees, and card-playing enliven the long
winter. The people are fond of music, and
sing we'll. One of the bores to which a
stranger has to submit is that of taking of
his hat when he enters a shop or public
house, and keeping ii off as long as he stays.
In the streets You lift your hat to every ac-
quaintance, so that it is almost as much
off the head as on Cleanliness is a virtue
much cultivated, and the uncarpeted floors
are as clean as man-otwars deck. rs
mats and scrapers are rare, goloshes are
worn by visitors, which they slip off before
entering the room, in wet or snowy weather
lest the thaw from the nails on the shoes
should leave its mark in little pools Oh the
floor Touching the Sabbath (for SO we
must call it,, the Swedes reckon it to be-
gin at six P NJ on Saturday, and end at sin
p on Sunday but, in practice, thecveI,
ing of Saturday is quite as secular as the
morning while the evening of Sunday is
the fashionable time for ball. concert, aud
theatre. The people are hard drinkers the
consumption of native brandy heing about
two gallons and half for every man, we.
man, and child in the country. Yet they
are rarely seen drunk, for the laws against
drunkenness are severe.
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5eleGted 2petrg.
OUTSIDE THE ALE-HoUSE.

O. don't 90 in tonight, john
Now. husband don't go in!
To spend our only shilling, John,
Would be a cruel sin.
There : not a loaf at home, John
There's not COAL you know
Though with hunger I am faint, John,
and cold comes down the SNOW
Then don't go in tonight.
ALI. John, you must remember
And. John, / can't forget
When never foot of yours, John,
Was in the ale-house set.
Ali. those were happy times, John,
No quarels then We knew,
And none were happier in our lane
Than |, dear John, and you
Then don't go in tonight!
You will not 60, John John, mind,
When We were counting, few
Had arm as strong, or step as firm,
Or cheek as red as you;
But drink has stole your strength John
And palrd your cheeks to white,
Has tottering made your young, firm tread,
And bowed your manly height
Youll not 90 in tonight?
You'll not 90 IN Think on the day
That made me, John, your wife,
What pleasant talk that day We had
~. -,-, |,,+,,ra
OF how your steady earnings, John,
No wasting should consume,
But weekly some new comfort bring
To deck our happy home
Then don't go in tonight!
TO see us, John as when we dressd.
So tidy clean and neat,
Brought out all eyes to follow us
As We went down the street,
Nh little thought our neighbors then,
And we as little thought,
That ever, John, to rags like these
By drink we should be brought
You won't 60 in tonight:
And will you go? If not for me,
Yet for your baby stay;
You know, John, not taste of food
Has passed my lips to-day:
And tell your father, little one,
Tis mine your life hangs on,
You Will not spend the shilling, John?
You'll give it to him? Come, John,
Come home with us tonight
-London Peoples Jo,n1,d.
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THE surest way to prevail On young
couple to get married is to apposc thcm. -
Tell them you would rather see them in
their graves, and twelve months will moi
elapse before their baby will pass you twice
a day in a willow wagon
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-11-30

A JUDGE out West has recently decided
that it might be insanity to sign another
mans name to a check in place of your
own but when you draw the money on
the check, and spend it, there is a great
deal of sanity in the proceeding
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-11-30

THE best description of weakness we
have ever heard is the wagS query to his
wife, when she gave him some chicken
broth, if she would not try to coax that
chicken just to wade through The soup once
more.
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THE difficulty of acquiring our language
which foreigner must experience is illus
trated by the following question: Did yon
ever see person pare an apple or appear
with pair of scissors?
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-11-30

WHY was there a financial panic in
Egypt in the days of Pharaoh Because
the mother of Moses went to the bank and
made deposit After that Pbaraoh's
daughter went and drew a large draft The
Bible then says there were rnshe& on that
bank
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WASHINGTON NEWS !
Jeff. Davis and Breekinridge indicted for
High Treason.
A Bench Warrant Issued for
3 Breckenridge.
How Davis is Confined at For-
trcss Monroe.
Cabinet Council on the Am
nesty Proclamation.
Attempt to Assassinate Gen. Duvall at
Stanton, Va,

~c'' ~Co NCs, cEC.
~~>o~o-o~S>oo>~-----L-- .r. l.g.
JEFF. DAVIS AND BREoK1NRIDaE IN.
DICTED FOR TREAsoN---A WARRANT
ISSUED FOR THE ARREST uF THE LAT.
TER.
y Washington, May 26, ls65-Sepa.
rate bills Of Indictment have been found
by the Grand Jury against Jefferson
Davis and John G. BreckinridgA for
high. treason. District Attorney Car.
rington announced the fact in court, and
bench warrant was issued in the case
of. Breckinridge, who is still at large.
Davis will be brought before the court
and arraigned within a few days.
The Indictment found to-day by the
Grand Jury of the Supreme Court of
the District Of Columbia against Jeffer.
son Davis recites that Jefferson Davis,
late of the county of Henrico, in the
State Of Virgins, heing an nhabitant of
and resident within and owing allie.
glance and fidelity to,the United States,
wickedly deyising and intending to dis.
turb the peace and to subvert the gov
ernment of the United States, on the lst
day of June 1864, at the county of
Hcnrico aforesaid, unlawfully, falsely,
maliciously and traitorously, did com.
pass, levy and carry on war and rebel.
lion against the United States, for the
subversion of the government, in the
District of Columbia aforesaid, and leau.
gned in conspiracy with large number
ofinsurgents, and being the leader and
commander,in.chief Of, said insurgents,
did march and proceed to invade the
said county of Washington, and then
and there, on the 18th day of July,
1854, did make war upon certain fort
called Fort Stevens, did Kill and wound
large number of said troops of the
United States, contrary to the duty of
his said allegiance and fidelity 10 the
United States. D. = %s.s &c s.s rs
z The aboveis tho substance Of tile in.
dictment, om,tting the verbiage, which
extends it to a great length.
THE STORY OF JEFF. DAVIS MANAoLEs.
The story that JEFF. Davis had been
manacled is not correct. Heis confined
in n casemafe in Rortrees Monroe fttaa
up for the purpose, comprising two
rooms. There rs . guard IN the room
WIN nm constantly put ne is not man.
aclea OF ms movements within his dun
Seoh IN any way restricted. }m
THE roURrHooMsNe AMNESTY pRooLA.
Si,, MATroY. W
The new amnesty nroclano,;on ,,os
to-day aoain before liz Coh;net for con-
sideration ) The teyma are now sery
nearly settled and it is nnaers,ood tbay,
e vii he nrorn,loated n 4 = fsy. daos ~ ::
-Is.s : @"eS .'Isl ~
RELE;AsE LLEt;AAsE OF REBEL. PRISONERS OF WAR.
The rebel priconers who come within
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DIFrIouLTY BErwEES Gov. BRowN.
lIow ANDtJUDGE TRIGa. "A difficulty has
arisen between Governor Brownlow, Of
Tennessee, and Judge Trigg, of the
United States District Court of that
State, in regard TO some abandoned pro.
perty, ,ofrebels, which Mr.. Brownlow,
while acting asa special agent of the
Treasury Department, rented to loyal
persons on behalf of the Government.
Judge Trigg orderedthese tenants to be
;aaisposssssed hut the military authorities,
on being called ,npon, enforced Mr..
Brownlow's contractsI and on Tuesday
last at Knoxville, the Judge, in charg.
ing che Grand Jury, directed them, in
strong language, to indiot Governor
Brownlow,
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Major Walker Taylor and seven Of
his men arrived here yesterday morning
on the Evansville mail boat The
Major came here for the purpose, we
understand, Of asc6ftaining upon what
Terms General Palmer will receive the
surrender Of his command. Nothing
was decided upon yesterday, but terms
will doubtless be agreed upon to day.
Taylor, understand, would be satisfied
with the terms upon which General Lee
surrendered. Hesays the cause, Of the
rebellion has become hopeless, and has
mo desire TO see the struggle continue
longer.--rLopisuiRe Press, 18h ultimo.
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Arrest Of Gov. Vance.
His Explanation Of the Man
ner of his Arrest.
The Rival Candidates En.Route for Wash
@@N ingt0n. n4
Recovery of the Harpers Ferry Ma.
chlnery.
&c., sc, &C., go:


We condense the most important news
from North Carolina in the New York
Herald of the 9th ult., as annexed.
The archives of the late rebel Gov.
ernment are stored, under guard, in
Raleigh, N. G. The archives were sur.
rendered by Gen. JcE JOHNSTON, al
Charlotte, NC. 'l 4ata
The place Of tho arrest Of Gov.
VANCE, of N. c., is now stated TO be at
Statesville Itseems from the account
the Herald has that the Governor offer.
ed to surrender himself when General
JOHNSTON surrendered this section Of
country, but was refused; however he
went to his house and awaited there the
arrest contemplated. i'@1r
The following is the mater in full:
Governor, or Ex-Governor, Zebulon
was arrested on Sunday last, at his resi-.
denoe in Statesville, little village
twenty six miles northeast of Salisbury.
by detahment Of the Sixteenth Ken.
lucky. under commando Of Captain Wells.
He arrived in town early this morning,
and until his departure for Washington
which takes place tomorrow morn.
ing lis in charge Of, Colonel Hays, Pro.
vost Marshal General of tho department.
I met him at Colonel Hays office this
morning, and in brief interview, he as.
surred me that he was not arrested as a
fugitive. During the recent negotia,
tions at Greensboro he had met General
SchoHeld and offered to surrender him.
self then, but was refused. With Gen.
eral Scfofeld's consent he returned to
and remained with his family until his
arrest. $50 s.& as. .e rsa.ag, F4
The order for his arrest probably came
from Washington, and was no doubt de.
termined upon in accordance with the
policy Of the government, which looks
to the arrest Of all leaders of the rebel.
lion. ,fl @a.lt r t
Another delegation has started from
Raleigh to Washington, beinga rival to
that headed by w, w. HOLDEN. s&
Sixty wagons loads of the maohinS& ~
and other property taken by the rehe|
from the Harper's Perry GovernMebs
buildings, at the commencement Of Esis %
war, have arrived at Raleigh, This pro.
perty was used by the Confederates at
Fayetteville, N. c., until the appear.
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MaJoT Teneral howard, Superlnten-
dent Of the Freedmen's Bureau, has
made the following appointments Of
State commissioners, under act organ.
izing the Bureau of Freedmen's Affairs
&C.:
Virginia-Captain 0. Brown, Assis.
tant Quartermaster.
North Carolina--Horace James.
South Carolina and Georgia-Maior
General Rufus Saxton.
Alabama-Major T. w. Osborn.
Mississippi--Major E.. Whittlesey.
Louisiana--Chaplain James w. Con.
way. iE HtfUs ai,s. es.4 rs{s
Missouri and Arkansas--Brig. Gen.
j. w. Sprague. ~
Kentucky and Tennessee Brig. Gen.
Fske. s I'.,. 4s.s,
THE GOVERNMENT OF, NEW ORLEANS.
An effort is being made by prominent,
parties here from New Orleans to have
restored entirely1the supremacy of the
civil authorities there. leaving the mill.
tary to interfere only. when called npon
BY the civil officers. ".
EXPEDITION UP Ro6NoKE RIVER.
Acting Rear Admiral Radford, com.
manding the North Atlantic blockadins
squadron, has forwarded to the Navy
Department n copy of q letter from
Commander Macomh, giving the details
OF q successful expedition up the Roa.
noke river, North Carolina, by the
Iasco, Valley city and picketboat No. S,
under command of Lieutenant Comman.
der Thornton, OF the first named vessel.
The expedition proceeded ss far up the
Roanoke river as the rebel naval station
Halifax, and succeeded in capturing the
steamers Cotton Plant, FSshy and Daily,
and the engines of Cusliihgs torpedo
boat and another craft of some kind built
by the rebels. The. vessels were laden
with staves, corn, fifty bags of cotton,
three cases of goods and six barrels of
brandy. The expedition also \ found
twenty.three bales of cotton on the
banks of the river, which were taken
possession of and brought off. The COM
munication of Commander, Thornton
disclosed the fact that the Roanoke has
been cleared of Instructions, and nun.
Der of guns sunk by the rebels raised.
a large quantity of rebel cotton is stored
viii no oantrraa nv T M " rahal I rso,i VOL ano a.
tion Hsi;c. H., Lan, ne Asu1' go nasai sse'
sion ns hv omr forcsS s'o o,,d n @;,, poSsss ,s
until further orders. XIII
-.ss MusrEs1Ne OUT.
i.Tba no.L rs ~, !, ~. ,,,as ~.
,s+a orSsr AZ ras;u,nnis ~. ~ W. a up
ns ssrv;cs o.,n;.. I Sssora 49,, PSp ae NV aes
her has heep a,tarsd ' nmn,, ~" ~ !, y sso s,,s,
Tbs ,nmstes ro,is &C ha;na ~ ~ 0a,p'' "a.
d;ness n ! - n,ISIy 90 90 nosa;hia P'S r. ~ a,'a a
,,aaod' st,a i,..is., - ~ - . s1
work ofrnnsterire ont these ree;ments
wiithaye been accomplished
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TERRIBLE CALAMITY.
FrIshtful Expiosion sm Mobile.
go. &c., &o., &c. !.

CHICAGO, May 20, 1865,
A despatch from New Orleans, dated
the 26th inst, says
The ordnance depot and magazine at
Mobile exploded at two o'clock yester.
day. The shock was terrific. The city
was shaken to its very foundations.
Eight squares Of buildings were des.
troyed. selgto, s.s.
Five hundred persons were buried in
the ruins.
The loss is estimated at eight millions
ofdollars.
The origin of the explosion has not
been ascertained. s...
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The Massachusetts Legislature ad.
journed san de on the 18th ult, gi,ss,.s
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MEMPHIS MAY 81.

ssaa.f via Cairo, May ~, 1868.
On the evening of the Gath inst, the
main ordnance department. in Marshall's
warehouse, at Mobile, blew up with a
terrible explosion. sa
~ About three hundred persons were
killed and many wounded. Thousands
are buried in the ruins,
Eight entire squares Of the city were
demolished, and about eight thousand
bales of cottoH destroyed.
The steamers Colonel Cowlcs aud
Kate Dale, with all on board, were entire.
ly destroyed.
A great portion of the business centre
is badly damaged.
The total loss is estimated at three
millions. l,." ~
General Granger rendered prompt re.
lief of the sufferers.
The ordnance stores, which were
portion of the munitions of war surren.
+lered by Dick Taylor, were in coarse of
removal when it occurred. 4.
The entire city is more or less injured
by the explosion.
The cause of the explosion is uncer-
tain. ...,
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"A MovINa BASE OF aSyprLlEs. The
most notable feature Of the late grand
review at Washington was General
,Sherman's moving base ofsupplies, his
unique and amusing, but highly efficient
division Of foragers and bummers- those
industrious cleaners Of horses, mules,
,lonkeys, cattle, -four, corn, potatoes,
ipigs, Sleeps, goats, turkeys, chickens,
ducks, and other ''unconsidered trifles"
which supplied the fighting legions of
Sherman on their marches through Geor-
gia' down to tho sea. and thence through
the Carolinas to the fallen capital of the
,defunctS Southern confederacy. That ludi.
,crous grand division of foragers and
.bummers furnished life.like picture of
,an army of Invasion carrying the ter.
rors of the Law into the vitals of rebel.
ylious s,tates.---N Y. Hsraid. IS.