Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1866-11-08
NEWS FROM ALL NATIONS.

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The Secretaries are busily at work get
ting up their annual reports. The documents to
accompany the navy report are already in the
hands of the public printer, and some of the 9TH
ers are well under way.
"A young lady residing in Lansing,
Michigan, was stung on the forehead by honey
bee, in August last The poison of the sting caus-
ed severe swelling and SO prostrated her ner-
yous system as to conne her to her bed, and even
tually caused her death on the 10th inst.
The Chicago Times states that many
counterfeit 500 bills on the National Bank of Bos
ton are being circulated in Chicago. 1t is difficult
to detect the counterfeit from the genuine, as the
former are admirably executed.
james Orr, of Springfield, Illinois, has
Just shipped from Lisbon, St Lawrence county,N.
Y 5000 trees of evergreen varieties, for the pur-
pose of identifying the grounds and avenues which
surround the grave of Abraham Lincoln.
The New-York, Newfoundland and
London Telegraph Company announces its plan of
rebuilding in the best manner and with the best
material the present connection line across New
foun dland, and of building two other land lines,
which will insure unbroken communication be-
tween the United States and Hearts Content
j. NJ. Dugan, printer, at Minneapolis,
was stabbed on Monday by negro printer, whom
he had offended by giving some orders,as foreman
of the Office. By throwing up his arm he saved his
life, but the blow served the main artery.
The Troy Wing announces that the wife
of Maior-Gen Wool was stricken with paralysis on
Wednesday morning and is now in an exceedingly
critical condition.
The once notorious slave trading YES
sci, the Vanderer, is now in Maine port loading
with potatoes for q southern market.
A report from Minnesota says the corn
crop is so short in that State that corn is now be-
ing purchased in Wisconsin to ship there.
The Jury in the case of the alleged rob-
bers of the Adams Express Company on trial at
Danbury, Conn, disagreed
The trial of the Fenan prisoners in
Toronto, Canada, has been postponed until the
second week in November.
In Ottawa, G. w, on Thursday, an in
formal meeting of the Cabinet took place. 1t was
understood that, commencing to-day, the minis
tiers would proceed to Montreal, and hold their reg
ular session.
The preliminary survey of the Middle
Creek railroad from Lewistown to point on the
Susquehanna four miles below Sunbury, distance
of forty-one miles, was completed last Thursday In
the unprecedented short time of eight days This
survey leaves Selinsgrove mile and half south
south of the proposed road.
Harrisburg is agitating the subject of
an opera-house for that city.
The Sandusky, Ohio, Register states
that the manufacture of -four in Sandusky this year
will probably not much exceed half the usual
amount in former years. This is owing to the
short crop in Ohio and the difficulty of getting
wheat from other markets. While the city millers
have usually made large shipments East, they this
wear dispose of the bulk of their -four for home
consumption.
Cyrus W. Field has been rendered by
the New York Chamber of commerce, the comph-
ment of a public dinner, which will take place on
Thursday, the 18th inst.
Gas is quite high-priced now, and the
New York Common Council wished to make con
tract for the supply of the public lamps of that city
with this Illuminating agent for twenty years. The
courts have just decided that the City Fathers had
no authority to do so.
The excursionists to Fort Riley, ove1
the Pacific railroad have arrived at ST. Louis, anC
left there for the West Friday afternoon.
-Norristown, Lebanon, Lancaster ant
Williamsport have each had a number of cases o
cholera.
The AUqlanche claims that Memphi
has from sixty to seventy thousand inhabitants
Mr.. VIM. D. Kelley, of Philadelphia, i
making political speeches in Illinois.
Mr. Clymer is said to want to be Sur
veyor of the Port of Philadelphia.
The Reading Journal is for Gen. Game
ron for United States Senator.
The Cholera has disappeared from CHI
cago.
"A block of buildings was burned a
Leavenworth, Kansas on the 1st. Loss $4,000
Hon James Harlan has publishe
defence of his conduct in selling Che rokee lands.
"A gang of so-styled marauders wa
caught and hung in Texas lately, and Col. Young
lately of fShermans army, was executed with then
The United States District Court hel
term at Norfolk on the 1st, and adjourned to IL
first Tuesday in December.
The United States Circuit Court, will,
it is thought, be held at Richmond on the fourt
Monday of November. Judges will be assigned b
the Supreme Court in December.
The airline railroad from Norfolk
Philadelphia begins to run on Tuesday.
The wine-growers of California held
convention on the 1st inst, to consult about wha
can be done to obtain reduction of the tax o!
California brandy.
The people of Montana are said to b
disguised with the mining prospects of that cour
try, and are returning to California and Missouri.
Two old English brass cannon, bearin
the initials of George and George II, which wer
captured by Admiral Foote at Island No. 10, hay
been presented to the New Haven Historical 81
ciety.
1.-Two New Workers have made wage
that If Fenton is elected the Hoffman man is t
pay the Fenton man one cent for every vote in Fen