Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1867-05-09
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Later advices from Mexico con-
firm the reports of the defeat of the Imper-
ialists at Queretaro, the death of Miramon,
and the fight of Ma1imillian. The Liber-
ais at the battle of Queretaro fought und er
the leadership of Gen. Diaz, and are highly
elated at their success. The Imperialists
were in a starving condition previous to the
fight, having been surrounded by their ene-
mics for some time and entirely cut off from
their supplies and all prospect of relief.
The workmen of Chicago and
their employers are now at swords points
regarding the eight-hour system of labor.
The workmen insist that eight hours shall
constitute days labor, and the employers
refuse to accept it. Thursday the work
men, to the number of several hundred,
visited several lumber-yards and shops and
compelled them to close. The police were
called into requisition, but no riot had oc-
CURED. Trouble is anticipated before mat
ters can be adjusted
-Messrs Allis, Waters & Co.,
bankers in Rochester, N. Y, suspended on
Tuesday, and made an assignment for the
benefit of creditors. The liabilities are
about $4,000. The cause of this failure is
understood to be Western Union Telegraph
stuck, of which the firm has carried large
quantity through the late decline.
"A duel was fought at Townsend
Bridge, KY, on Tuesday, between Noah S.
Alexander and Isaacs Hanson, both Ken
tuckians Five shots were exchanged, when
the seconds interfered and put stop to the
affair. ! Hanson received a slight wound in
the hip, and Alexander escaped unharmed.
"A few nights ago party of men
went to the premises of one John Uhlen-
borgh, Harmony Township, Forest County,
Ohio, tied the old man, who is over 70 years
Of age, to the bed, and robbed him of over
$4,000 in money, making good their escape.
Thousands IF cattle have died
in Kansas during the past Winter from ex-
posure and lack of proper food. The NOR
tality has been especially severe in the south
ern part of the State. One company has
lost twelve thousand in two or three weeks.
Senator Nye, owing to ill health
arising from former attack of fever pre-
yalent at Panama, will not return to Nevada
| during the present recess of Congress. He
will spend portion of the time at Sarato.
ga this summer, and will leave the city in O
few days for that place
-Abner W. c. Redmond, who was
convicted of murder by the Circuit Court Of
Charlottesville, Va, and sentenced to fifteen
years imprisonment in the Penitentiary, has
been pardoned by Gov. Pierrepont
Willis McManning was arrested
at IGosport, Ind, Thursday, charged with
the murder of John S. Johns, telegraph op.
orator at that place, on Tuesday night
"A watchman at New-London,
Conn, on Tuesday morning, when the en-.
gineer and fireman had gone to breakfast,
thought he would play engineer awhile on q
locomotive. So he let steam on. He in
tended to 60 back, but the engine went
ahead, and before he could reverse it, it went
off the dock into the river. Efforts were
made on Tuesday to raise the engine, but il
will take some time and the Company will
have the pleasure of paying for the watch.
mans curiosity.
We regret to learn that A. NV
Benedict, Chief Clerk of the Pennsylvania
House of Representatives, and one of the
Secretaries of the Republican State Centra
Committee. died on Sunday last, at Hunting
don, of erysipelas. He was one of the
ablesf clerks the House ever had, and, aftel
the close of the late session, returned to his
home in apparent good health. He was IN
iversally respected by the great number o.
persone whose acquaintance he had made
during his public life. 1t is said that ht
was the first publisher of daily paper il
the City of Philadelphia.
A Reading paper says: zone
day, week before last, the family of Mr.
Te1ter, residing near the deep cut on the
Reading and Columbia Railroad, in Spring
township, were attracted to the yard by the
screaming of a cat, when they found her en-
gagged in desperate combat with mon
| ster black snake, measuring between five and
six feet in length and 81 inches in circum.
ference. After desperate and exciting con.
test his snakeship caved in and laid pros.
trate before the victorious cat who continu.
ed the work of destruction until the life Of
the enemy became extinct.
The Honesdale Republic says :
On Thursday morning a large black bear,
weighing in tie neighborhood of the three
hundred pounds, made its appearance in the
upper part of our town, and after traversing
through two or thre streets, made its way
over the hills, pursued by large party OF
hunters. They followed it all day, and al
though repeatedly fired at, his bearships
health was good at the close Of the day,
though somewhat faigued from the extra
exertious he had undergone.