Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1867-02-21
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The proposed alliance by mar
riage between the reigning families of Rus
sia and Greece obtains peculiar significance
from the agitations existing among the
Greek population of the European Turkey.
The Philadelphia Ledger claims
the largest daily circulation, except one, in
the United States, and the largest advertis-
ing receipts except one. Last year it re-
ceived for advertising, S3l1,37 80
The project of an air line railroad
between Washington and New York is again
before Congress. Among the corporators
are Simon Cameron, John W. Forney and
Morton McMichael.
Brick" Pomeroy is out on lee
turing tour. The atmosphere of the South
ern cities is so pleasant to him that he will
hardly venture this way
The Chicagoians call the killing
of man out of jealousy only "Trussel
work in honor of Mollie Trussel, the par
doned murderess.
Friday, the twenty-second of Feb
ruary. is to be observed as day of prayer
and fasting by the Methodists of St. Louis.
"A New York Court has Just de-
cided that a gift presentation concert is no
lottery and cannot be prosecuted as such.
Robert Lyon, a soldier of 1912,
died on Thursday last, at Lewisburg, Pa,
in his eightieth year.
John Patrick undertook to ride
over the Utica and Black River Railroad
last week, on the snow pillow, but was knock
ed of, run over and killed.
Rev. George T. Williams the Vir-
ginia clergyman, who picked lady's pock-
ct in New York omnibus, has been held
for trial
The house of Secretary Seward
is now resort for fugitive rebels. His house
at Auburn was formerly resort for fugitive
slaves.
Rev. Joseph NJ. Redding, of Prov
idence, R. l., has been arrested for indecent
exposure of his person.
Rev. B. II. Cheever, writing to the
New York Methodist, proposes to erect a
memorial church on the battle ground of
Gettysburg.
BY general consolidation, the
Camden and Amboy Railroad Company, has
gobbled up all the railroads in New Jersey.
--Garibaldi has written a letter OF
sympathy for the heroic and suffering
Greeks in the Island of Crete.
"A severe thunder storm visited
New York city,,on Saturday last. The thun.
der shook the city like the explosion of q
powder Magazine.
1t is positively announced in
France that all the French soldiers will
leave Mexico on the 25th of February.
Rev. Luther Lee, the leader of
Wesleyan Methodists of the United States,
has issued a call for meeting of all Wes-
leyans in favor of returning to the NJ. E.
church.
"A singular accident happened on
the Atlantic & Great Western, last week. A
gentleman was sitting with his feet resting
on the sill of one of the windows, which
was open, and while the train was passing
a truss bridge both his feet were taken off.
-Meadville has new 1900 pound
fire alarm bell.
The Atlantic Hotel, ,at Titusville,
is the only temperance house in that city,
and is said to be quite popular
"A man who represented himself
as the Cashier of National Bank at Wash
ington, insulted ayoung girl on the Allan
tic and Great Western cars, between Sala-
manca and Cleveland, on Wednesday even
ing of last week. The girl asked protection
of the passengers, when two or three of
them seized the blackguard, took him to
the rear end OF the train and dropped him
of.
Three men, accused of forging
bonds of Buena Vista County, Iowa. to the
amount of 1000, have been arrested in
Chicago.
The recent warm weather has
occasioned destructive freshets in many oi
the Western States.
-Four of the crew of the steam.
ship city Of Bah, from Boston for Savannah
have arrived at Charleston, S. c., and report
that their vessel was burned at sea off Cape
Hatteras on Sunday morning last, and that
of twenty-six persons on board, they alone
escaped.
An accident on the Hannibal and
st. Joseph (Mo) Railroad, on Wednesday
night caused by the; breaking of wheel,
resulted in the death of one passenger and
the wounding of fourteen others more OF
less seriously.
--1he Canadian Government have
decided to place Government Police at Nj.
agara Falls, to protect visitors from ex.
tortion, and has given q general hint to Mu,
scum keepers.
Joseph Miller, a prominent citi,
zen of Perry county, died at New Bloom
field, last week. He had held several pub
lie offices.
Alderman Refer, of Harrisburg
captain in the war of 1912, and at one time
county commissioner is dead. He was IS
years of age.
The Shamokin Herald says John
McEwen, whom we mentioned last week as
having been injured by fall of coal at the
Burnside Colliery, has since died from his
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