Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1867-04-04
News from all Nations.

Eife and child we're crossing the st. Law
renee River on the ice in a sleigh,a at Corn
wall. Canada, when the ice gave way under
them. An Indian ran to the spot, but the
man, woman, horse and sleigh had disap-
peared The child was found on the ice
near the place, where ii had doubtless been
thrown by its mother.
Mary Lynch, q servant employ
ed in the family of Nathan Lazarus, at Hart
lord, Conn, has been arrested on suspicion
OF having poisoned his four children. The
children are yet suffering, and the recovery
of them is still matter of doubt,
-Samuei Tate, Jr., a well-known
-four merchant of Dayton, Ohio, was way
laid on Wednesday evening, on bridge
near his mill. He was shot down and rob-
bed, and it is thought he can not recover
There is no clue to the murderers.
-Lieut. Roberts, United States
Army, Bho has been confined to his room,
in Fredericksburgh, for the last three
months. died on Sunday night. His dis
ease was consumption. Lieut. Roberts was
attached to the Freedmens Bureau.
Mr.. G. Roberts, an old aud re-
apected druggist. of Columbus, Ohio, COM
mitted suicide by hanging himself to his
bed-post. He had previously exhibited
symptoms Of ins anity.
The house of a Mr.. Heckle, at
Cleveland Ohio, was burned on Wednesday
night, and his five children perished in the
flames.
-Adit-Gen Hodson, of Maine, has
resigned, and Gen. John c. Caldwell, of
Eds worth, has been appointed 10 fill the va
eancy.
The rebel general, R. E. Lee, ad-
yises prompt acquiescence in the Congress
sional reconstruction bill.
The Winter Garden Theatre, in
New York, was destroyed by fire on Satur-
day last. Edwin Booth lost 500, 1000 No
insurance.
Mr.. James H. Campbell, Minister
to Stockholm, has been superseded by the
appointment of Gen. Bartlett.
"A Third Avenue car, in New
York, started before passenger got of, and
he was badly injured. The court gave him
$4,000 damages.
The Supreme Court Of Tennessee
has given unanimous opinion sustaining
the constitutionality of the law disfrsnchis-
ing rebels.
The marks of the Union artillery
are still visible ON the fronts of buildings in
Charleston,S. c., and but little of the burnt
district has been rebuilt
Theodore Clay, son of Henry Clay
has for over thirty years been an inmate Of
the lunatic asylum, at Lexington, Ky. He
became insane from disappointed affection
1t is announced that the Empe-
ror Napoleon favors the confederation of the
Government of France, Holland, Belgium,
and Switzerland, against Prussia.
"A collision on the railroad, near
Woodstock, c. W, on the 23d, killed the
mail agent and sealded the conductor badly.
The express car was burned, with safe,
containing $4,000
The election for delegates to tue
New York Constitutional Convention will
take place on the fourth Tuesday in April
All adult male citizens vote except rebels
and deserters.
A lawyer in New York, named
Mcfarland, became jealous Of his wife and
shot Mr.. A. d. Richardson, formerly repor-
ter on the Tribune, as the latter was escort
ing Mrs. Mcfarland, (who is an actress)
home from the theatre. Nobody killed.
"A woman at Maroa, on the Cen.
tral Railroad, south of Clinton, Ill, recent
iy sold her hair for two dollars, to purchase
set of brass jewelry. If she had traded
her brains for it, the jewelry man woul d
have been cheated
"A whole railroad train was rec
emily seized on the Eastern Prussian State
Railway, because Of sone irregularity in
paying duty on goods. The company was
fined $500 before the goods were released
A few days ago, Joseph Bartho.
lomew was murdered and robbed in McDon-
Ough county, Illinois. A few weeks before,
his brother George was murdered under
similar circumstances, in Virginia and on
the 10th inst, his brother Cyrus committed
suicide in st. Josephs, Missouri.
-Four prisoners escaped from the
Cattaraugus County Jail or. the 9th inst
When the jailor went in to lock them in
their cells for the night they fell upon and
Overpowered him and made their escape by
the door before his wife could close it
Their names are Geo. Swartout, Tom Griffin,
James Slater, Frank Reynolds.
The Buffalo Cypress says tha
Charles Prefer, aged twelve years, Jonathan
'. Williams, of the same age, and Frank D.
Pryor, aged thirteen, arrived in that city
Monday, from Ithaca, and registered them
selves at the Southern Hotel A telegram
asking for their detention was received by
the police authorities, and they were appre-
hended and the next day delivered into the
custody Of an elder brother of one of the
lads, who took them back to Ithaca. They
told the police their destination was Chica-
60.
The jury in the case of Fred l..
Wentz, indicted for incendiarism, at Bing-
hamton, after about fourteen hours deliber-
ation, brought in a verdict of Guilty, on
Thursday morning, the 21st inst. Sentence
il deferred till the next general term of the
Supreme Court, that Court having iurisdic-
finn of the casa nrnd hauincr dirnntaa !. 10.