Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-27
NEWS FROM ALL NATIONS.

interior, who rob and murder on both sides indis-
criminately, for plunder. Affairs throughout the
State are daily becoming worse instead of better,
and innumerable outrages are hourly recorded.
Gen. Grant is expected in Galena in
October, to witness the marriage of Col. Babcock,
of his staff to a charming young lady of that little
citv The Generals house is kept in excellent
order. and ready for occupation at any time. Wis
itors are always admitted.
The Beleville (Ark.) Ne,os says that
lastweek four Union men accepteda challenge from
four late rebels to fight duel with rifles, distance
one hundred yards. All being sharpshooters, each
ball took effect, three being killed outright, and
the other five more or less wounded
The great lake tunnel at Chicago will,
in all probability, be completed next month, and
preparations now making for its formal open
ing. Ceremonies appropriate to the completion of
so stupendous work will be gotten up on a scale
Of great magnifcence.
IA board Of officers of the Engineer Corps
of which Gen. O. A. Gilmore is President, has been
convened at Fortress Monroe to report upon Sc
res of experiments with heavy arilleries. Several
new varieties of shot and shell for rifed cannon
are also being tested.
The cholera has been declared epidem-
ic in Memphis, though its ravages are mainly con-
fined to a section near bayou. Out of ia deaths
last week 107 were from cholera. The largest num-
ber of deaths was on Friday, AZ fatal cases being
reported.
The Boston Colectorship of Customs,
vacated by the resignation of Hon. Hannibal Ham
lin, has is understood has been rendered to Geo.
Ashmun, of Springfield, Mass.
By the last valuation of real and per-
sonal estate of the City of Boston, the former is
put down at $685. 7G7, 215, the latter at $3.50 $685.
13O, an increase of SAB, ,469, $40 on the previous
year.
On Sunday evening lady residing in
Cincinnati was accidentally killed by young man,
who jokingly pointed an old musket at her and
pulled the trigger, not knowing that it was loaded.
The first bale of Sea Island cotton was
received at Savannah on Wednesday last. 1t was
raised on the Kilkenny plantation, which is in
charge of Capt. butcher.
The ostrich sent from Brazil to the City
of Boston, and cared for on the Common by most
attentive Committee, died last week
Hon. Aaron H. Cragin, of Lebanon, n
H, United States Senator, has nearly recovered
his health and has been able to make q visit to
Concord.
-Ex-Gov Gilmore, of Concord, n. H.,
continues very low and his family entertain little
no hope of his recovery.
John French, of Bath was killed while
walking on the track few rods East of Painted
Post. He was struck by the pilot of the engine
attached to the Day Express and hurled some dis
tance on the other track
In the Twenty-frst Congressional Dis
trict Mr.. John Covode the Republican candidate
seems to be ahead. The appearances indicate his
election by majority of three hundred He is
working up the district with great energy.
In the Twenty-fourth Congressional
District the prospects of Mr.. George V. Lawrence,
the Republican candidate, are decidedly bright
He will be reelected by at least fifteen hundred
majority
The organization Of the Grand Army
of the Republic" in Illinois now numbers 8OOOO
all officers and men who served in the army during
the war.
The returns 50 far show the Union Re-
publican majority in Maine to be 29,O76. 1t will
probably exceed 10000.
The trial of the Peabody rifle by the
Canadian Government has resulted satisfactory and
large order has been given. 1t is understood
that the Government accepts the offer Of the Uni
ted States Company to send machinery and men
to convert the Enfield rifles into breech-loaders
At a recent meeting held in Spring
field Mass, the Fenian organization in that CITY
voted to disband Whatever funds they have left
they donate to one of the Catholic charitable soci-
eties.
The bulk of grain at the ruins of the
Sturges Elevator, Buffalo, is still burning although
the fire occurred seven weeks ago. On Tuesday
the flames burst forth rs vigorously as on the dav
of the fire.
The steamship Meteor, which cleared
from Boston on Wednesday for the East Indies, has
been again seized by the Government.
The American Express Company ship
ped from Lockport,N n. Y, during the week ending
Sept. 10, 293 tons of peaches.
-Hiester Clymer's canvass for Governor
of Pennsylvania bears a very curious relation to
Nallandigham's efforts, three years ago to get to
be Chief Magistrate of Ohio; and there is very
good reason for believing that if he continues it. he
will finally attain the vote thrown for that original
Copperhead.
--Clymer's platform is intended to secure
the rebel soldier of South Carolina political DOW
er equivalent to two votes for every single vote
thrown by the Union 'Boy in Blue" Geary only
asks that the patriot and the traitor should be
egisd'S in the new reconstruction.
The New York Herald announces tn at
General Grant fully endorses the constitutional
amendment.
In Urbane day or two since, the Dem
ocrats called a soldiers convention to send dele
gates to Cleveland. The soldiers came en- ,,asse,
elected delegates to the Pittsburg Convention, and
passed strong Radical resolutions.
The ridicule heap.d upon Mr.. Raymond
by TIE press of both parties continues unabated-
Copperheads vic with Radicals in discharging sharp
pellets of wit at the unfortunate man on the fence
with leg on either side.
Gen. c. c. Washburn, of Minnesota, was
severely injured at the Falls of St. Anthony on the
lIth inst, 10y workman who tipped a load of bro