Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1866-05-31
NEWS FROM ALL NATIONS.


pect for teh repubican-State ticket is better now
than it was last year. --s1.s...l. Ge sas
The Hon. H. S. Lane, e. S. Senator from
Indiana, peremptorily declines being candidate
for reelection. Increasing years and falling health
are given as the reasons for retirement.
The Delaware County Republican has a
long and ably written article, urging the election
of Colonel John W. Forney to the United States
Senate in place OF Mr.. Cowan. .
SO far no answer has been made to the
determination of President Johnson in the matter
of selling military railroads on credit and then re-
fusing to enforce payment.
-Breyets having been conferred on all
officers now in service, the President has com
menced on class who were mustered out two years
ago. -r
The anthracite coal trade Of Pennsyl-
vania is now 100000 tons larger than at the same
date last year.
"A tornado on the 4th nearly deInolsh-
ed the freedmens village Port Royal island, S.
c. Forty houses were demolished, and thirteen
persons were severely injured-two mortally The
damage on st. Helena Island was reported severe,
ST. Heenavlle being nearly destroyed, with sever
al lives lost and many injured. .... .
"A hail-storm which occurred at Roches-
ter and vicinity on Sunday proved very destruc-
tive to the young vegetation well as to buildings
and it is said that several animals We're killed The
lightning struck the chapel in Mount Hope Gene
try, where many persons had taken refuge, but no
one was seriously injured.
Great distress is said to prevail in ma
ny parts of Louisiana overfowed by e recent
floods. The Acadians who reside along Crosse
Tete and the neighboring bayous lost their crops
last Year from the same cause. This year they
struggling hard to make up in part tor the
mischances of the previous season, hut aother
flood has swept everything away.
The Grant House, at Franklin, Penn,
was destroyed by fire OH the 10th instant One
waiter-girl, in her fright leaped from the fourth
story Of the hotel, and was taken up dead Two
other girls missing and it is feared have per-
ished i'll the flames.
The Washington Republican (organ of
the President) intimates that General Hancock will
be placed on the Johnson ticket for Governor in
Pennsylvania to defeat Geary
Captain Ap Gate by Jones, who left the
United States navy to join the rebels and COM
manded the iron-clad Virginia, has been appoin-
ted chief of ordnance of the Peruvian navy
A desperate band of knights of the
Road" are reported as prowling through Georgia.
committing outrages of the worst description
Several arrests have been made and summary pun
isnment inflicted.
"A slaughter-house has been erected
Chicago to do the entire slaughtering of that
city 1t is 27O feet long by IT'S wide and is three
stories high and work off daily Is, 600 head of
cattle, hogs and sheep.
A man in Nashua, n H., recently lost
his ''beloyed companion" on Saturday. He bur-
led her on Sunday, procured certificate on Mon
day, and on Tuesday again enjoying the pleas
ures of married life
"A Copperhead editor excIaims, in view
OF the increasing strength Of Republicanisr I'm
less the people respond LOST" Then by all
means good people, don't respond. Let the fel-
low be lost for the country will be none the poor
CT.
The Maine Legislature has passed a
law allowing any person who shall place trough
by the roadside into which stream of water shall
be kept constantly running, deduction from his
tax,s. Cannot cur Pennsylvania Legislature dc
tic same thing?
The Government have awarded a con
tract for raising the vessels in the rverand harbol
of Savannah, which were sunk by the rebels to oh.
Il,
scls were scuttled and sunk at the time the city
was evacuated. There are in all about twenty
some of them valuable, with all their guns and ar
mament board
N Bedford county, Tennessee, whole
fields OF corn and cotton lave been laid waste b,
the cut worm. causing hundreds OF acres to be re
planted. Recently the army worm has made it
appearance, and is committing extensive rayages
many farmers are becoming thoroughly dishear
tened.
1t is reported at Nashville that the
body OF q noted guerilla, named Tom Morrow,
leading member Of Harpers gang, has been found
riddled with bullets, by a road III the woods nea
Gallatin, Tenn. His horses was found gallonin,
over the country. 1t is unknown who killed him
The merchants of St. Louis gave
great banquet to the representatives of the mer
chants Of Mobile on Monday, May 2lst Tn
guests numerous, and it is expected tina
the festivities will be followed by tangible results
Tile east front of the State Capitol a
Harrisburg is rapidly approaching completion
When finished, it will add to the beauty of tha
part Of the city. The iron fence for the Fourtl
street front of the Capitol grounds is now bein,
made and will he ready for erection in few
weeks
1t has been decided that no bounty OF
back pay can be paid men who deserted from tn,
army, to their representatives, notwithstanding
the deserter may have subsequently served on
his term of enlistment The Bill which has JUS
passed Congress excludes deserters from the bene
fits thereof
The House Judiciary Committee is
still engaged upon the case of Davis and Clay and
their completely in the assassination and othel
plots. considerable testimony has been taker
during the last few days as to their guilt There
is no doubt OF it in the minds of leading members
of the committee, and all reports to the contrary
are untrue.
"A highly respectable young man, John
Wosfar committed