Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1866-11-15
NEWS FROM ALL NATIONS.


partially destroyed.
"A lady named Hoffman, was seriously
injured on Thursday last, by jumping from a train
on the Central road at Jordon.
Mrs. William Dickinson, of Hornby,
Steuben county, was so severely injured few
days since, by being thrown from wagon, that
she died shortly after the accident.
A lady in Geneseo, Livingston county,
has offered $1,000 towards the establishment of a
reading room in that village. This is an act wor-
thy of imitation in larger villages.
"A carpenter, named David P Davis, fell
from the roof of a house being built by Mr.. c. A.
Yates, of Utica and was very badly injured though
not mortally.
Que day last week, a man named Ste
phen Owen, while on his way to political meeting
in Corning, was thrown from his wagon, by the
running away of his horse, aud had leg broken.
John c. Quinn, formerly respectable
flour dealer in Rochester, was arrested on Thurs
day last for drunkenness. On Friday morning he
was found dead in his cell, having the appearance
of dying in a fit A terrible warning to drum k
ards.
A shocking accident occurred at Mag
ara Falls, on Wednesday last, in which man
named Charles Plato met with a fearful death
He was in the act of oilng some machinery in
saw mill, when he became entangled therein, and
his body was horribly mutilated. His head was
cut off and his body severed traversely across the
chest exposing the lungs and heart. The latter
organ WAS severed.
MIS- Admiral Dahlgreen has just pre-
scented her Iege lord with brace of Dahlgrens-
eight Founders.
Last Saturday, Mr. Hall of Hancock,
while attempting to get upon the cars at Deposit,
fell and broke leg.
One of the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western Railroad shops at Scranton, was destroy
ed by fire on Monday last. Loss about $4,000.
The West Branch Iron Works, Will
Transport, have been sold by Mr.. 4. T. Nichols to
Messrs. Potter & Co., for the sum of 500 900. The
purchaser took possession on the 1st inst
james Woodward recently died in
West Bradford, Chester county, aged nearly one
hundred years. His death took place in the house
where be was born and where he had always lived.
The noted trapper and hunter of the
Wild Cat Region, Michael Long, died at Camp in
the Wilderness, on the 26th ult., aged 60 years
lie was buried at Benzette.
The Macon (Ga.) Telegraph records
the departure of some two hundred and fifty emil
grants for Liberia from that City, on Wednesday
last, who propose settling in the town of Green
VILE in the c0lored Republic.
Oak Hill, formerly the property of
Chiet-Justice Marshall, has been finally sold,
der decree of the Circuit Court to Mr.. Knight, of
Maryland. It contains five hundred and forty
two acres, and brought S54 % per acres ,403-
80
DR. \. E Davis, of Lancaster Ohio, has
been appointed Commissioner for the State Of Ten
nessee investigate the claims OF loyal slayehold
ers.
A. c. Cameron, candidate for the Leg
islature from Chicago, has instituted libel suit
against the Chicago TrJsa,s fixing the damages at
$4,000.
After fortnights session the Mississ-
ippi Legislature has adjourned 70 the third Mon
day OF january next
Mr. George Peabody has given $25, 600
to found professorship of Mathematics and the
Natural Science at Philips Academy, AndoYer,
Mass
The One Hundred and Fiftieth Aniver-
sary Of the First Congregational Church OF Green
v,ch, Connecticut, was celebrated Friday.
An attempt was made to throw the
cars from the track near Saratoga, last week. The
engineer Of the down train discovered an iron rail
upon tie track. with piles Of ties and other OBJ
structions At intervals in the vicinity. Two boys
who had been put of the up train, were arrested,
and confessed their guilt.
The annual meeting of the National
Wool Growers Convention Will be held in Cleye-
land on Wednesday. Nov. LA / o'clock P. NJ for
the election of officers, 10 take into consideration
the wool tariff and to transact such other business
rs may be deemed necessary.
The Mobile Tribune predicts that the
South VIII be more prosperous five years hence
than il has ever been. Exclusive attention viii no
longer be given to The cultivation Of cotton, and
uanutact ctlring will become one of the leading in
terests of that section.
Coal veins respectively six and three
feet in thickness. have been struck near Leaven-
worth st a distance of about six hundred feet be-
meath the surface The Leavenworth C5aserra.irs
thinks the supply will be sufficient for the entire
State 0. Kansas.
Brig. Gen. Charles Russell, Lieutenant
Colonel OF tla regular army resident Of Indian
apolis, and formerly Of the Twenty-ei-hth Colored
Regiment, raised in Indiana died Of cholera in
Cincinnati on Friday night.
A dispatch from E II. Sanliner, acting
United States Consul at Vera Graz, to Secretary
Seward, confirms the report that Maximilian left
the City of Mexico on the 22i ult. for Orizaba
Rev George NJ Webber, of Lowell, will
commence his duties IS Professor Of Mental and
Moral Philosophy in Middlebury College, at the
opening Of the next Spring term
On Sunday the WOODEN factory Of O.
Bennett. in the village of Albion, vas discovered
TO lie in flames, and the entire structure and con
tents were burned 70 the ground.
The citizens OF Nashville rendered Gen.
Thomas grand complimentary banquet previous
to his approaching departure for Louisville, to
Ak ~ his d +,a- ha ~