Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1866-08-09
NEWS FROM ALL NATIONS.

81, 500 of which was contributed by the State.
The work of laying third rail the en-
tire length of the Great Western Railway, Canada
is progressing vigorously, and several sections
along the line are already completed. Within a
short time the transit of through freight by the
narrow gauge cars will be ac ,omplished without
transhipment from the Western States to New
York.
The Mayor and City Council of Nash
vile have obtained an injunction from Chancellor
Campbell, enjoining the Metropolitan Police Com
missioners from a further organization of the po-
lice force until after hearing account of the al
legged illegal proceedings of the Tennessee Legis-
lature in the appointment of the force.
There was a very bloody affray a few
days ago at Macon, Mo-, growing out of political
difficulties. One man was killed and quite num-
ber were wounded, some seriously. Great excite
ment prevailed, and the business houses in the
place were generally closed.
At political barbecue at Huntsville,
Mo- on Saturday last the United States flag was
ordered to be pulled down, and it was accordingly
lowered and borne off in disgrace amidst yells of
lerision from the crowd. The flag belonged to
the Ninth Missouri Militia.
On the return of Hon. Schuyler Colfax
TO his home, at South Bend, Ind. large number
of citizens met him at the depot and conducted
him to the Courthouse, where he addressed them
for nearly two hours, reviewing the action of Con-
Tess during the session just closed.
Capt Kholostoff, of the Royal School
of Mining Engineers connected with the Russian
Empire. is ON a tour of scientific observation
through the United States and is now visiting the
iron Mountain in Missouri, and other points of in
terest in that region.
Gold has been found in quartz in Gale
dona County, Vt. At Waterford an assayer found
the yield $40 SO Of gold to the ton of Quartz. This
quartz was gray and white, combined with sui
phuret of iron, and was taken about 10 feet below
the surface.
--Attorney-Gen. Stanberry has given an
opinion that the nominations for public offices re-
jected during the session OF the Senate can be le-
gally made by the President during the recess.
The navy department has received in
formation that the headquarters ofthe Asatc squa-
tlron, Rear Admiral Bell Commanding. have been
established at Hong Kong, China.
The Portland Press says that last week
some men fishing for porges off Seguin, with nets,
captured huge turtle of the African species 1t
is Judged that he weighed more than l., 200 pounds
Some twelve or fifteen years since vessel was
wrecked in that vicinity with African turtle on
board.
Applications for the new bounty are
1,,tfl fl.a,-1
not be taken up until the necessary rules and reg
uations prescribed by the Act of Congress are
completed and published, which will require sew
eral weeks. Nothing will be gained by hurrying
i'll these claims
Gen. Sherman, Thursday, received from
the President his commission Lieutenant Cen
eral. He was accompanied by Gen. Grant. In the
evening he was serenaded by the band of the band
of the Twelfth Infantry, and on being called out
by the crowd that had assembled, he made brief
speech.
The anniversary exercises OF the An
dover Theological Seminary took place Friday. At
their close, Rev Charles NJ. Mead, was install
led az Hitchcock Professor of the Hebrew language
and literature.
Bec,cate, which was sunk during the in the APP
pomattox river, in an attack upon rebel battery,
has been raised and is now at the Norfolk Navy
Yard undergoing repairs.
The Union Pacific Railroad, according
10 a dispatch from Omaha is completed for the
distance of one hundred and sixty-three miles
Fort Kearney, thirty-one miles further, will be
reached, it is said, by Sept. l.
--Rev. DR.. Woods, of Bowdoin College,
Me-, has sent in Lis resignation President of the
College Rev. Dr. Harris of Bangor, will, it is re-
ported, be chosen his successor.
Gen. Eckert, assistant Secretary of
War; has rendered his resignation, to accept the
position of Superintendent of the Eastern Division
of the American Union Telegraph Line.
A colored soldiers National League at
Louisville have passed resolution to hold a Ma
tonal Convention at Nashville the first of Janu-
any next
The United States Express Office at
Wyandotte, Kansas robbed OF S3, 100 on
Thursday last, during a few moments absence OF
the agent.
Professor Woods, the botaniSt, who has
collected and classified about 1,500 varieties OF
plants in the State of California is now in Oregon
making a collection He designs publishing a
work descriptive Of the trees, shrubs and plants OF
the Pacific coast.
In Indianapolis, few days ago, a lady
commenced tickling her daughter girl II years
old. She continued this amusement until the girl
became completely exhausted, and finally, in strug-
cling to free herself. burst a blood-vessel, and
died
Colonel Withers advertises in the Jack
son (NIississippi papers that he has an enormous
amount of European capital which he is ready to
advance upon the growing cotton crop, and pro
poses to buy in lots of from one bale to one thou
,iud bales.
There was a very severe thunder-shoW-
er in Chicago the evening of the 22d nit, during
which hack-driyer WAS struck by lightning while
driving his carrige through the street He was
hurled from his seat to the ground, b"t suffered
but little injury The carriage was shivered To at
Oms. and one of the horses killed.
The fetters which restrained the free
dom OF old John Browns limbs are now on exhi-
tlon at Fitchjurg They are made OF inch iron, and
weigh ten and half poHnds