Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1866-03-29
NEWS FROM ALL NATIONS.

Canada into the United States.
The new iron bridge crossing the Ohio
River at Steubenville, is completed, and trains
cross regularly This road is called the Great Pan
Handle route and connects with the Pennsylvania
Central Railroad to Pittsburg and from Harrisburg
TO New-York c;d the Allentown route. By this
route there are only two changes of ears between
Chicago and New-York.
The Brownsville Texas Courier, OF
the Sth nst records the death by assassination OF
Nh. EBEN COBB, a native Of Portland, Me-, but a
resident of Texas for several years. His body,
with bullet holes in the head, found four or
five miles below Brownsville, on the Brazos road
-- Gov. FLETCHER of Missouri, has sent
in to the Legislature message, in which he rep
resents that the peace and quiet of the State are
endangered by preparations OF maeontents ana
banditti to resume operations this Spring, and
asking for an appropriation of money to provide
against the danger.
jacksonville, + a. has been visited by
4 destructive fire. Among other buildings the
newspaper establishment of the Florida Jl.;0n was
burned to the ground. The town is destitute of
fire department.
The Norfolk (Va.) Post newspaper es-
tablishment, which includes complete iob-ofice,
offered for sale.
Both Houses of the Iowa Legislature
have passed the resolution demanding the trial of
Gen. CUSTER having two Iowa soldiers hogged.
The Kansas City Journal learns that
the Missouri Pacific and Union Pacific railroads
I-,. {ba +ba froD ati Of
lU000 troops destined for the plains and for vast
amount of supplies and Government freight for Fort
Riley and western posts in Colorado and New Mex
ico. The transit of these is to commence about
he first of April.
The Democratic State convention of
Rhode Island met at Providence. They made no
nominations, but q committee was appointed to
uring forward ticket, if hereafter deemed expedi-
ant. resolution was adopted supporting Andrew
Johnson.
An arrival from Havana brings an off,
cial denial that the cholera exists there The usual
story of the defeat of the Juarist forces is furnish
ID by Imperial authority.
Boston sells its house offal under con-
tract tor $500 per annum the ashes collected by
The city at $1,000 and the street dirt and sweep
,ngs for $4,000
1t is reported at Fortress Monroe that
Clement c. Clay has been allowed the freedom of
the grounds, on his parole of honor during the
day.
Nearly all of the civilian agents Of the
ireedmen's bureau have been removed. Their pla-
res are being filled with officers of the Veteran Re-
serve Corps.
--Deserters will find it difficult to cs-
cape the clutches of the military authorities as de-
scriptve lists forwarded every ten days to the
Provost Marshal'S office.
A German graZier proposes petroleum,
eEternally and internally administered, rs a rem
rdy for the cattle plague.
Honolulu dates to the 9th OF FEBRUARY,
received at san Francisco, state that the eruption
ot the great volcano had ceased.
The new issue of twenty-five cent frac-
Uonal currency has been counterfeited
A grand mass meeting was called in
Pittsburg for Tuesday evening. -Four thousand
people were present. One man, office holder,
addressed the meeting, and no other speaker could
he induced to take the stand. A vote was taken on
the question Which viii the people sustain,
rhe President Congress ?" and decided, by a
large majority. in favor of the latter.
The Governor has signed the death
warrant OF Christian Burger, the murderer of Mary
Watt at Germantown. He will be executed on
the 27th of April Burger evinced no emotion
when the death warrant was read to him, and
tol1 ~,
respite by the Governor he replied that his only
nope was in Jesus.
Martin H. White, colored soldier, was
eiected from street can, in Philadelphia, some
lime since. He sued the company for damage and
the case, by consent of all parties, goes the Su
preme Court for decision. which Will settle the
question
The Point Coupec LA. Echo says the
smallpox has been raging in that parish for sey.
eral months to 2 fearful extent, especially among
the negroes. The disease is so scattered that can
tion is Of little avail
The New Orleans Times assert that
there i not sufficient labor force in Mississippi
70 produce three hundred thousand bales of cotton
# four hundred and fifty pounds per bale
Two boxes OF muskets have arrived in
II. Clair, Schuylkll county, for the Fenialls
An explosion in the Pine Knot colicry
lasr week, killed three men. 4 similar accident a
The Duncan Colliery killed one man
- The office OF an agent of the Schuyikil
Navigation Company, at Schuylkill Haven, was en-
cred and robbed of about SG,OO0 Areward o
~l,aoo j. offered :or the recovery of the green
backs.
A few days since, as Mr. William T
Smell, wife and little daughter were walking III,
streets OF Philadelphia when pistol ball, from
some unknown hand, was fired and penetrated tn,
head of Mrs. Smell, and fractured her skull She
taken t" her home and has since died
A difficulty occurred in Mciccrsburg.
Oh Monday OF last week, between Harvey Mayhem
and named Hoehitch. The former was
Knocked down and latter shot The pistol shot
produced dangerous wound.
The bones OF Frencke. the Bovd Hill
murderer, have been neatly put together with
wires, and his perfect skeleton occupies promi-
nent position IN one Of the medical offices Of Pitts
burg,
Hon. Francis Jordan has been selected