Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1866-06-28
NEWS FROM ALL NATIONS.

day tearing the vessel to pieces, killing two men
and wounding one, there being only three on
board.
"A case of murder too horrid for recital
occurred near Medain, n Y, on the 18th inst. A
clergyman, named Lindsley whipped his son, a
child three years DID, savagely that it died un-
der the infction. In the statement before the
Coroners Jury the father confesses to have contn-
ued the chastisement for more than two hours
The funeral of Gen. Cass took place on
Wednesday, at Detroit Business entirely
suspended and all the organizations of the city
took part in the ceremonies. The sermon was
preached by Rev. DIR. Duffeld, and the body was
deposited at Elmwood Cemetery.
The Bank of Bowdoinham, Me-, was
robbed ON Thursday night by gang of despera-
does, who seized the Cashier in his home, and af
ter gaging his family and placing guard over
them, took him to the bank and forced him to un-
lock the safe and hand over the funds.
DIR Fisher, who for so many years has
presided over the affairs of Hamilton College, CIV
ing careful and earnest attention to it's interests
has accepted the pastorship of the Westminster
Church in Utica, well known formerly having
been the scene of the labors of Rev DIR. Dick
son.
"A monument to the memory of the sol
diers of Illinois is to be erected at Bunker Hill,
Macopuin County. The cornerstone is to be laid
the Fourth of July next, and Gov. Oglesby has
been invited to deliver the address on the occa-
sion.
-ExGov. Joseph A. Gilmore, of New
Hampshire, seriously i'll last week.
Governor Brownlow, of Tennessee, has
issued proclamation calling the Legislature of
of the State to meet at Nashville the 4th of July,
for the purpose of ratifying the amendment to the
Constitution of the United States, just proposed
by Congress.
John Augustine, respectable citizen
Of Carondelet Mo- was murdered at Columbia, H.,
Sunday. The murderer, Lane was taken from the
guard having him in charge, by the exasperated
people, and summariy hung
The gold fever is creating some excite
ment in Georgia. letter from Dalton, says one
company took out enough, on Saturday, to make
over $4,000. The mines in Forsythe and Carol
Counties are being worked vigorously
Farmers in Northern portion Of Ohio
suffered heavily from the storm of Sunday and
Monday, in loss of stock. An estimate made in
Huron County fixes the number of sheep lost with
in circle of ten miles at ten thousand.
--Anson Burlingame has purchased a
tract of land near San Mateo, 100 acres and pro-
poses to become resident of California as soonas
his mission to China is ended.
Recent reports render it certain that
the fruit crop in Central Georgia and Alabama will
be a failure There may be half the usual quantity
of apples and pears, but peaches and grapes are
destroyed
Five murderers who were recently con-
victed in Efngham County Ill, and sentenced to
be hanged made their escape from the County
Jail Monday and at last accounts were still at
large
The President has already being over
run with applications for the Cadetship at Large
TO West Point just authorized by Congress-.
Specials from ST Paul report the dis
covery of more very rich mines at Vermillion Lake
Thousands are rushing to the new Eldorado.
At the Union State Convention of
Maine, held at Bangor yesterday, Gen. J. L. Cham
berlain of Brunswick, received the nomination for
Governor.
The Treasury Department has com
menced small disbursement of the new five-cent
coin recently authorized by Congress.
The Denver and Virginia City markets
are declining under the influence of heavy receipts
of provisions and merchandise.
The Nebraska City papers claim that
the State organization las been carried for the
Union State ticket, and that Union majority in
both branches of the Legislature has been elected
tana Mining and Manufacturing Company Bill will
be complained of by nobody but the gentlemen
concerned in the prospective enterprise.
A swindler, protesting to be an Eng
lish gentleman of high responsibility, has been
fleeing the banks of st. Louis and Cincinnati ont
of large sums of money.
The Richmond papers announce that
Dick Turner on Monday released on parole
from confinement, by order of the Secretary of
War. He arrested few days after the sur
render of Gen. Lee, and mas been from tlat day in
confinement, first at the Penitentiary and then at
the Libby. 1t is said that during his imprison-
ment his hair has turned from black to gray
The closing cermonies of the American
Sharp p-shooters' Association at Chicago took place
the 18th inst. The number of members is l. 299
Fourteen States represented in the Association
The total number of shots fred during the present
meeting was 81, 3O6. The total amount of prizes
was 5000. Not single arrest made by the
police during the four days of the festival
George Peabody is so bothered bv
beggars and begging petitions that, as a relief his
servants ordered not to answer the door-bel at
ALL and only those who intimate enough to en-
ter without ringing can have a chance at the mil
lionaire. Missionary agents and church commit
tees are particularly liberal in their requests
Last Monday night, the residence of
DIR. Webb, at Little Rock Arkansas, was entered
by some one knowing his safe contained over So
ooo The Doctor was at the time sleeping in his
bed with his son, boy of twelve years Both
were brutaily murdered with an AK The assassin
then procured the key of the SAFE but could only
open one door
An old man and his granddaughter were