Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1866-12-13
NEWS FROM ALL NATIONS.


pot is being laid at Northumberland, few rods
west of the old one.
A drunken man named Duffy st abbed
William Thompson, at Blairsyille, last week, and
Thompsons life is in great jeopardy.
There are seven Lodges of Good Tenn
plars in Mercer county.
A woman in Green county, named Fitz
patrick, had both her legs broken by falling from a
coal bank, as she was going for bucket Of water
last week
Hon Jacob Fry, formerly member of
Congress, and Auditor General OF the State, died
at Norristown on the 28th ult.
The Canadian authorities have receiv-
e information Of an intended raid the Old Jail
previous to the 18th for the purpose OF attempting
the rescue Of the Fenian prisoners Extra precau-
tons have been adopted, and no visitors unless
veil known 70 the authorities are admitted.
Three little girls. who state they were
stolen from their homes in Buffalo by gypsies have
asked Mayor Morrison, Of Alles hany City, Penn.
10 rescue them from those who now have them in
charge. The gypsias are tarrying near that city.
Gen. Sedgwick, in command on the
Rio Grande, has been removed by Gen. Sheridan,
acting under orders from Washington. The occu-
patton Of Matamoras by Gen. Sedgwick is supposed
to be the cause of this proceeding.
The reservoir connected with the Hy-
draulc Press used in the Treasury Printing De-
partment at Washington, burst and fell from its
position shaking the building and involving a loss
OF sl0,0 600
jerome B. Clafin, grain operator of
Chicago, is missing, and proves defaulter to the
amount Of $50, 900. He purchased wheat on credit,
sold for cash, and decamped
An explosion occurred at the receiving
house Of Clarke Payne & Co., oil refners, in Cleve
land. One man was killed and four were badly
burned.
Hon. 5. B. Turnage, Mayor of Kinston,
:. c., died suddenly OF rheumatism OF the heart,
last Saturday.
The official ceremony of laying the last
brick in the Chicago tunnel was performed Friday
morning.
The House of Representatives of Flor
lla have taken up the report of the Committee to
whom was referred the proposed Constitutional
Amendment and by unanimous vote, agreed to
that report. The report recommended the rejec-
tion OF the Amendment.
The cotton crop accounts frem Georgia
are less favorable though some of the planters are
widely at variance in their statements. The major
ity however, express great disappointment at the
result of the YIELD which has turned out ia, less
than they anticipated before picking
The Committee having charge of the
relief fund at Portland, for the sufferers by the
great fire, have given notice that all applications
for aid in rebuilding must be made before Jan. /,
the funds then remaining viii be finally distri-
buted and the Committee dissolved.
On Wednesday morning the barn OF
Willard Moody, near Moody's bridge in Williams
town, Mass, was burnt with all its contents-sev.
en- valuable horses four sets of harness four tons
hay and quantity of grain. The fire was caused
by the explosion of lamp in the barn.
The General SYNOD of the German Re.
formed Church, in session at Dayton, Ohio has
adjourned The question upon the adoption of the
majority report recommending the optional use 0.
the revised liturgy was carried in the affirmative
By a vote Of G4 to sc.
The Government has decided to send
to the Paris Exhibition largs delegation of the
Northwestern Indians. They will take with then
their wigwams, and agricultural implements
and every variety of costume.
The price Of apples have declined some
in New Hampshire. The wholesale price of the
first quality o. Winter fruit in Concord IS from
- IS to 81 per barrel the retail price is from 81
to 81 %.
Fourteen Gloucester vessels and TWEEN
ty-six men from that town have been lost in the
fisheries during the last year. The loss of life is
more than double that of the previous year.
The bill passed by the Georgia House
known as the Stay Law, and which postpones the
first payments of debts until January, 1868, has
been passed by the Senate.
Rev. ". f. Armitage, of Detroit, was
Thursday consecrated Assistant Bishop of Wiscon
sin with imposing ceremonies. Twelve Bishops
and seventy clergymen were in attendance.
Miss Charlotte p. Hawes, whose name
is familiar to many as an author, died of Consump
ton in Worcester, Mass, on Thursday, after lin
gering illness
The Alabama Legislature Friday re-
jected the Constitutional Amendment. The vote
in the Senate was q to 3 in the House was GS to
"A large delegation of the northwest
Tribes of Indians are to be sent as contribution
from the United States to the Paris Exposition.
Sir Frederick Bruce writes to Secretary
Seward that the Fenian prisoners in Canada will
not be executed on the 18th of December, but the
sentences will be reserved for further considera-
ton.
A Little Rock, Arkansas, dispatch
states that bill has been reported in the Arlan-
sas Legislature bestowing civil rights on colored
persons.
About ten tons of specimens from the
Geological Department of Canada are to be sent to
the Paris Exhibition this week
"A citizen Of Montreal writes to the OF
tawa Herald that he became acquainted with John
II. Surratt in the south, and afterwards met him
in Italy, serving in the Zouaves, Surrat Is repor-
ted to have said in conversation that the assassna-
ton ofPresident Lincoln was plannedat Richmond,