Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1866-05-24
NEWS FROM ALL NATIONS.


membership. The black iaborers were equally in
favor of short time, but were denied cooperation
The whites recently struck without notifying the
colored men, and were much disgusted the next
day at finding their places filled by the Africans
The drouth in many portions of New
England is causing much anxiety and discourage
ment among the farmers. Extensive fires have
prevailed during the last week, destroying much
woodland and several dwellings. About four
thousand acres of valuable land in the towns of
Sandwich and Monument have been burned, in
cluding large stocks OF cord wood
Some days since. Mr.. j. w. Texanda,
member of the House of Representatives from Rap
ides Parish, La got into quarrel with his broth
Mr.. T. j. Texanda and high words finally result
ted in the shooting of the former by the latter
The ball passed through his body, and is pronoun-
eed by the physicians as certainly mortal injury
Within the past few weeks seven men
have been lynched to death in the American Bot
tom, north of St Clair County Mo. The men were
robbers and horse thieves. Not the slightest effort
was made to find out who were the parties engaged
in the lynching, but it is known that they were
among the oldest and most respectable citizens Of
the State.
The Ironton Enterprise gives currency
to report to the discovery of gold in Dallas, the
county seat of Bollinger County, Mo. The disoov-
cry was made on breaking rock which was in the
foundation of one of the houses that was burned
during the 1t is said that on grinding up the
rock some $50 worth of gold was obtained.
According to the Omaha Republican
the people of Nebraska will decide in favor of State
organization by very large majority on the I'd of
June. From present indications the Constitution
will receive decided majority in nearly every
county in that territory.
1t has been widely circulated that the
Mobile Register, the most influential paper in Ala
bama, edited by Hon. John Forsyth, had nomina-
ted Robert E. Lee for President in 1865 The
Register has explicitly denied having done anything
of the kind.
The remains of seven Ohio soldiers of
Gen. Mitchells famous railroad expedition, who
were hung by the rebels, have been removed from
Atlanta to Chattanooga and properly inferred.
Gen. Fitz Henry Warren has resigned
his position of State Senator of Iowa. with the in
tention, as is supposed of accepting the mission
to Guatemala, which was offered him some time
since.
From San Francisco official intelli-
gence is received of the defeat of the Liberals at
Michocan, and the occupation of Tanistaro by the
Imperalists.
Gov. Morton, of Indiana, we regret to
learn is not so well when he returned to Indian
h. e 10, ha 10 haJ
The municipal election yesterday in
Wiliamsport, Penn, resulted in the choice Of Ma
jor James NJ. Wood (Republcan) as Mayor.
bernard Rain was thrown from a wag-
ON, near Lebanon Furnace, last week. and was IA
tally injured.
By the explosion Of boiler in the saw
mill of James & Evans, in Elk county, the fireman
instantly killed, his body being blown into d
high tree, where it lodged The remains were re-
covered by telling the tree to the ground
"A man named Henry Stetler, commit
ted suicide near Lebanon, by shooting himself
Cause-RUM.
The Pine Street Presbyterian Church,
of Philadelphia, has erected in its vestibue,
bic tablet which is inscribed the names of each
of its members who killed during the war,
with the date and place of its occurrence. This is
good example.
Joseph Detwiler, of Philadelphia, has
recovered S125 from the Philadelphia, Wilmington
& Baltimore Railroad for the loss of dog which
escaped from the cars.
Gen. Knipe has been confirmed as Post
Master at Harrisburg.
Several Students of the Agricultural
College ARRESTED last week, for setting fire tc
the mountains "for fun" They were released OF
paying all damages, as the fire soon subdued
As man named John Strong, in Geor
ge's Valley, Centre county was narrowing in th'
field, horse became unmanageable and threw hin
down. The harrow passed over him, breaking
leg and narrowing up his flesh and feelings. H
is likely to recover.
-Probst, the murderer, is to be hung Oh
the Sth of June. That will be just three years an
one month from the day he landed in this coun
try.
AT Catawassa, recently, there was bul
red Mrs Furnwald, aged 92. She had 20 gran'
children, @ great grand children, and 2 grea
great grand cmldren one was the Iounder oI
prolific race. Five generations living at the sam
time is no common spectacle.
Mrs McCulloch, wife of James McCul
lougI, who resides near Newville, Cumberland
county hung herself in the smoke house earl.
one morning Last week. When found, life ex
tinct
-Alvah Voice recently died in Petro
leum Centre from the effects of an assault commit
ted by notorious bully named Ned Burns.
-Malor-Gen. Woods, at Mobile, has b,
order of President Johnson, directed that Raph
ael Semmes, ,sex-commander Of the pirate Alabama
be not permitted to hold the Office Of Judge Of tn
Probate Court Of Mobile County, or any other civ
IL or political Office, while he remains unpardonet
by the President.
The official majority for Governor a
the recent election in Eew-Hampshire is as fol
lows Whole number, 65, 636. Frederick Smit
had So, 1877 John G. Sinclair, 80, 4S1 scattering
1s Smyth's majority, 463S The Ave Republi
can Counselors are elected by majorities varying
from $50 to 157.
The Syracuse Journal states that Rev
Dr Fisher has resioned the Presideney of Hamil