Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1866-08-23
NEWS FROM ALL NATIONS.


break the Helena Ark, Jail. One convict, Asa
Hudson, in for horse thieving, was shot through
the body and mortally wounded by corporal Andy
Burress of the Fifty-sixth United States Colo! ed
infantry, who had charge of the prison at the time
1t is understood to be the purpose of
the authorities to stop the issue of rations through
agents of the Freedmen's Bureau to the destitute
people in the south, except to those in hospitals
or asylums, thus throwing the burden of support
ing the poor whites and blacks upon the local GU
thorities.
w. Il. Roberts, President Of the Fenian
Brotherhood has ordered the assembling of the
Fenian 'Senate and House of Delegates in Gener-
al Congress" The session will be held at Troy,
n. Y commencing on Friday, Sept l. 1866.
Gov. Fletcher, of Missouri, has issued
proclamation declaring that the provisions Of the
Registration Law will be strictly enforced in the
approaching elections, and that if necessary the
militia will be called on as supplementary execu-
tive force.
An attempt was made on the night of
the 18th to assassnate Major Kellogg, Eighteenth
United States Infantry, in command at Fort Nor
gan, Colorado, by a. Il. Patterson, sutler at that
post. Patterson escaped.
On Wednesday of last week, at Lar
llinsville, jackson County, Ala, Mrs, Layton
shot another lady, Mrs Sisk, through the head,
with charge of buckshot, mangling her head in
an awful manner and killing her instantly
On Tuesday last, during the prevail
ence Of terrible tornado at Saginaw, Mich, a
burying a number of men in the ruins Five have
been dug out, one dead, and two others will prob
ably die.
The Fenian picnic at Harlem. near
Chicago, on Wednesday, seems to have been a
huge affair. About twenty thousand persons are
said to have been present The crowd was address
sed by Gov. Oglesby, Hon. Schuyler Colfax and
Gen Logan.
Gen. Thomas and family, with Majors
Kellogg and Willard Of his staff, left Nashville on
the 18th inst. for two months leave of ABSENCE
He will sojourn while in Nebraska, thence go tc
Chicago then to Albany New York and Washing.
ton.
A Convention of Western insurance
men met in Chicago on Wednesday. An e Wes
tern States and about one hundred companies wert
represented.
Lieut-Gen Sherman with his brother
Senator Sherman, arrived at Omaha on Thursday
The party were to leave Immediately for the noun
tains by the Union Pacific Railroad
Albert L. Starkweather, the Manches
ter murderer was hung at Hartford Friday. He
walked to the scaffold with firm STEP and ex
hibited no particular emotion.
The Richmond Dispatch states: Mai.
Gen. Schofeld, who supercedes Gen. Terry in tht
command of this department, reached the cit!
Wednesday afternoon.
Private adyices announce the murder
in Texas of G. Clark Abbot, OF Portsmouth, n. H.
officer of the Freedmens Bureau.
Gen. Marshall Leferts has accepted
the appointment of Engineer Of the CONSOLIDATED
American and Western Union Telegraph line.
A National Convention Of School Su
pcrintendents is now in session at indianapolis
On Monday night the cottage of Geo
". Chill ds, at Long Branch n. j., was robbed 0
silverwarc to the value of over 5000.
A crazy man in Tyler, Texas, lately 60
up in the middle of the night and chopped his wifi
and three children to pieces.
The appearance of the Cholera in thC
West has caused great CONSERVATION in that region
The panic is immense, particularly in the citie
and towns along the railroads connecting with th
main lines to the East
The Boston transcript suggests tina
AM A,I Ill ,,.-
better be styled the Hero Of New Orleans"
Evidence Of the complete reconstruc
ton Of the southern people, and of their complete
and full submission to the National Constitution
and laws, continues to come in. One in particula
is the murder Of G. Clark Abbott, of Portsmouth
New Hampshire, and an agent of the Freedmen
Bureau III Texas.
The Buffalo ErpreSS says that Mr.. Rob
crs, of the Fenian organization has called Il meet
ing Of the Fenian Congress at Troy, on the 4th 0
September, when the Official reports OF the raid Of
Canada will be presented.
Two murderers paid the penalty O
their crimes with their lives yesterday Alber
Starkweather was hanged at Hartford, Conn. anC
Bernard Friery at New York
ATTEMPTS are beng made to improve
the condition Of the poor whites of North Carolina
by inducing them to emigrate to localities wher,
Labor is needed and work can be obtained
In st. Louis for the twenty-four hour.
ending at noon Friday, there were reported on,
hundred and torty-one cases OF cholera, of whicl
torty-seven terminated fatally.
During the week ending Saturday, one
hundred and seventeen deaths from cholera occur
red III Brooklyn.
-SiXty-seven deaths from cholera occur
ed at Cincinnati on Thursday.
A number Of soldiers and citizens OF
ST. Louis burned the dead-house of that city. Fiy,
dead bodies were consumed. The cause was fea1
of cholera,
Gov. Fletcher Of Missouri has issued a
proclamation enforcing the Registry law, and an
nouncing that violence will be suppressed by mar
tial force if necessary.
News from the plains announce the In,
dians very troublesome. Between Reno and Lar
annie they have captured another train and run the
stock of into the mountains. North of Fort Reno
the 18th L. S Infantry has been repulsed by the
Indians
Since the removal of the military frnn,