Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1866-02-15
NEWS FROM ALL NATIONS.

ties implicated continues 1t was reported thai
Cortinas had been appointed by President Juarel
as general-in-chief of the Liberal army. A French
man-of-war had arrived at the mouth of the river
and two thousand French troops were expected.
Counterfeit $40 bills on the First Ma
tonal Bank of indianapolis have been detected il
New Orleans. In the signature of the President
the writing resembles that of man palsied, anG
is badly executed, and the numbers of the bills
are put on by hand, and not by machinery fig
types, in the genuine. The two vignettes
on the right and left, are much than those
on the good bills, and the lines and figures the
back are also coarse.
"A heavy defalcation has been brought
to light in the office of the United States Sub
Treasurer in San Francisco committed early in
January by William Macy cashier of the office
So far as discovered the defalcation amounts tc
about $50, 900, of which $4,000 is in currency and
the balance in gold. The defaulter has absconded
to parts unknown.
The work on the railroad bridge at
Albany has progressed so far that the first train
over it is designed to start Tuesday next. We
understand that the Company intends celebrating
the affair and for this purpose have invited nearly
all the prominent railroad men between New-York
and ST. Louis
The iron manufacturers of Pittsburg
have been compelled, as stated by them, to reduce
the wages of journeymen an account of the great
decrease of business. Many of the workmen have
refused to work on the lower wages, and some of
the mills have temporarily stopped.
A fire occurred at Hilton Head on the
7th inst, destroying large amount of grain and
forage belonging to the Government, togetherwith
the adjoining buildings. A heavy rain storm pre-
vailed at the time, probably saving the town from
entire destruction.
Eight United States soldiers at Nash
yille Tenn convicted on the Sth inst, of robbery
and assault were drummed out of service, to serve
their various terms of Imprisonment, ranging from
five to seven years.
The Maryland Legislature adjourned
on the 8th. The attempts to amend or repeal the
registration laws, were not successful. In the
Senate the House bill to allow colored persons to
testify in courts of justice laid upon the "a
hle.
Reports from indianapolis, Mo, say
cned to attack the Jail and release one oftheirnum-
Der confined there. 1t is said that troops have
been sent from Fort Leavenworth to preserve
peace.
The Nebraska Legislature have framed
a State Constitution TO be submitted to the people
on the I'd of June next. An election for State Off
GERS is to take place at the same time.
All the negro troops stationed at Ma
con have been mustered out, and the Telegraph
states that many of them have contracted to work
tor the year on the plantations in the vicinity.
From st Marys, c. w, dispatch is
received stating that Mr.. Phelps, agent the Am
orican Express Company, has absconded taking
twelve thousand dollars.
Hon Charles : Bradley was elected
Chief-Jnstice of the Supreme Court of Rhode Is.
land
The steamer st. Nicholas, with SOC
bales of cotton, was sunk in the Tombigbee River
"n the 9Th inst.
"A large tobacco warehouse in New
London, Conn, containing some S200 900 worth OF
tobacco was destroyed by FIRE on he Sth inst.
Communication between Augusta and
savannah. Ga, by railroad. opened on the
2Gth nit. and the cars were running.
No;o, CO... Sb,,,,o,, ,-isi+od Do+ro;+ or
Wednesday last, and was enthusiastically received
ly the citizens and municipal authorities
We learn from Japan that Hioga, the
chicl port of the inland sea, has been opened tc
foreign commerce. 1Iikado the spiritual Emper
on had ratified the treaties entered into between
the Tycoon and Foreign Governments The eff
feet of this was to reconcile the Japanese to the
presence OF foreigners III then country ana I" Pn
s'h "ild 10 internal o'SSei'S'oh''
The Wisconsin producers have made
flank movement upon the railroads IN the Stat
hy seeking les9i"'i'e tc'loh III reference 10 'hel
alleged grievances an" oiii Nus 'een li'loou'''
.t,tI;.I,i,,,- +ro rates or .b.r,.a.
s.r;.. IF ,esoIut;ons in o,nrovol Of fine noIicv
President Johnson. and expressive of the Iowa
sentiment and purnoses of the people of the State
Joint committee has been sent to Washington tC
present the resolutions.
A dispatch from Lawrence. Kansas
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