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Towan(la, WedneAay, April L 18 6.
FOR CANAL COIrAISSIONER,
WILLIAM B. FOSTER, JR.
Aware.—Gee. Parrr, at his Agency Olilce, New
York is our duly authorized Agent fur the transaction of
all Masbate' conAitua - irith the Reporter orn+e.-- 2 --- -
V. B. PALMEIC, No. 30
. 'Ann Areet, (adjoining
• bone office) Neiffark; Beal - 'Estate and Coal Office,
59 Pine street, Philadelphia is authorized to receive sub.
scriptions and advertisements for )..he Reporter.
In selecting a medium for the purpose of advertising
we would respectfully call attention:to the Reporter.-...
We have no deate:Mfiertiat alien ariaiythat it affurdc
a most desirable opportunity fur communicating to the
public information wished to be conveyed in. advertise
ment; having nearly double the cireulation of any paper
in the County; and much larger than any paper in
Northern Pennsylvania (with perhaps but ime'exeep
tion,) and locatedin a thriving and prosperous county,
containing enterprising and intelligent citizens, who urt
dentand too the benefit of purchasing from those who
are desirous of selling.
The New 'York and Erie Railßoad.
s.•
The Harrisburg Argue, of March 27th, brings us the
following intelligence.rn ?egad to the bill, granting the
New-York and Erie Tail Road Company the right of
way through a portidn of this State:— . •
"The bill alloging . tbis- Company to locate their road
through a part of Pike county, in this state, has been
. signed by the Governor, and is thereforu a law. This
will be good news to our citizens residing, in our North
.. Western Counties, who base not, an yet been much be.
'ne6ted by any °Sour State works. We cannot conceive
that this can be of any injury whatever to our public
'mprovemeuts, but on the contrary, when they shall be
tended to the North line of our state, it will brirg
freight and passeugers on to them, us they wilt furnish
shearer route to the sea Loam, via Philadelphia, than
the New York and Erie road itself.
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Mr. Jruchanan :and Mr. Woodward.
Contrary to our intention, we omitted to notice an or.
tide which appeared in our last number, taken from the
Pennsylvania Reporter. The article alluded to was writ
ten to repel any intimation that Mr. Buchanan was in
the least responsible fur the rejection of Mr. Woodward.
We cheerfully complied with the request to publish the
article. We think we know who is the author of it.—
A gentleman of great integrity of character, a warm, de.
voted and real friend so Mr. Buchanan; of whom he
has great reason to he proud. We say real friend, be•
cause we believe Mr. Buchanan has many pretended
friends. Politicians who hope to save themselves by
embarking on board a sound ship; reckless enough,
however, to scuttle that ship, and sink it, the moment
they can get aboard of another under more sail. These
Men by their pretensions and profestiona of attachment
for Mr. Buchanan, have been the chief cause of placing
hina,.ou many occasions, in a false position. They well
know that, standing alone, they have no reputation:
hence their craft, in sailing under false colours.
If in the rejection of Mr. Woodward, any imputation
rested on Mr. Buchanan, these would-be friends, these
hangces.on to place ankpower, have been all the cause
of the mischief. They were, and are deeply hostile to
Mr. Woodward, or any other honest man; to give im-
-portance to their poEition in this respect, they profane
and defame the name and character of James Buchanan.
"They steal the livery of heaven, &c."
"If we know ourselves, we are among the red friends
of Mr. Buchanan, and hope that such will save him
from'his othei friends. He is still Pennsylvania's " fa• I
smite son, " and we caution others not to be deceived by
representations, made as if by authority of Mr. Buchan.
an, when in fact some dark design is in their hearts.
Deplorable Accident at Owego:
The following latter from an obliging correspondent at
Athens, furnishes us with an authentic account of the
late accident near Owego.—We are in possession of no
additional particulars up to the time of our going to
press.
ATIIENi, MARCH t 2S, 184 G
Messes. Gooonirn :—A general gloom pervaded our
community on Thou-day evening last in consequence of
a rumour of the loss of many Eves, the destruction of
property, and the loss of the Northern Mail. Although
a rumour at the time the intelligence was received, yet
the report was fully confirmed, the neat morning, with
the exception of the loss of the Mail. Tho circumstan
ces of this painful accident, I will briefly relate.—The
Owego Stage left here before darken Wednesday with
the following pasrengers, Wm. StArtrs, Truman Rose,
Aver Conklin, a coloured man, and the driver, whose
dame was Thomas Bowen. They proceeded as far as
Pipe Creek, that evening. It being very dark and star
my,' they remained there until 3 o'clock the next mot ,
tithg—then started for Owego. About 4 o'clock thei
arrived at the Owego Creek and passed the Bridge. On
leaving the Bridge they found themselves in very deep
water, caused by the then high freshet. The horses were
soon unable to manage the Coach; and all together were
fad passing down with the current. At this critical mo.
went the driver jumped from the Coach into the water,
and all the paseengern immediately followed except Wm.
Smiles, who remained. One horse by this time was
drowned, and the other, the Coach, and drowned horse,
Boated down the stream, some fifteen rods, where the
surviving horse was able to touch bottom, and bold the
Curl. Sturges made his way to the top of the Coach,
and called for help. In about half an hour he was rescu.
ed by persons coming 'ti his Assistance. One of the
mail bags, baggage of - thi passengers, were safely secur
ed, and the surviving liorse, nearly exhausted; loosened
from the coach ataillet whore. • When the horse was
loosens!, the coaCludencdown the stream some distance
and lodged =cult 'lune buttonwood trees; where the
other Mail bag anitilifislth were -ewe& But, painful to
relate, Conklin, lqiie; biwen,(the driver), and the co
loured man, (name it'd krowti), were no more. They
were all consigned to a-watery grave—none of the num
ber were heard or seen after leaving the coach. Conklin
was a respectable young mechanic, who had resided in
thin village for sours time past, and about 21 years of
age.. Rose who die the win of one of our citiiens, and
bas been here minfiht . libieivithin the .list year, was it
respectable yonngodins2l ei 22 years of lige. Bowen,
the driver, has birenlitiraged in driving a stage between
this place and Oikikille past . winter; was 24'or 25
years of age. Theecaleired ldands said to live been
barber under E. JtirlEillotel in Elmira, hand end age
not known. The body of the coloured man was found
the next morning. Great, exertions are being made to
find the bodies of the ahem. The father of Rose and
friends of the young men mho went to Owego on Friday
darning, have just-rein:2ol and already &pair finding
their bodies. The probability is they will not be found
until the trump shall sound for the otters to give up
their dead. Youis",4/k.^ . • '
P. 8 e"-Mongts.flioribit March 30th.—The .Owego
Mail laja4t. in; tbhboOlei are riot yet Emu& About 50
remote hair , bcestE . l . Phtually 'ectrchhig.
the eiteaden
dour Men:hot, to the list of New York Wbo lede
iioneei,.wfaiehwe plash 04 week. Know *ll9
benefieof deeliog with Advert:ling Howie:, they will
doabliess avoil theroWlvel of this opportOpity.
!lye. *water has signed the bill AbOliihing die taco
of :etas Printer. The printing is to be . let out to the
lowed bidder.
Proceedings of the Peun'a. Legislature
[Cornespoodenee of the Bradford Reporter.]
Ilsantsznoto, March 27, 1846.
GENTLEXES:AII the session dratvs to a
close the members are active in their efforts to
eireei the passage of local bills 'which they
..have, a large number of which are daily pass
"ell 'but. whiCh possess no interest except to
those immediately concerned. The house has
passed a resolution to adjourn on the 9th of
April, and the Senate committee has reported
in favor of the 15th of the same month.—
Whether an adjournment can take place even
on the last mentioned is a matter of great doubt.
Nearly all the important bills of the session
have yet to receive the final action of the Leg
islature. The revenue, appropriation, and the
Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road bills alone will
occupy considerable time in discussion. With
a view- to economy of time, the Senate adopt
ed a resolution prohibiting Senators from speak
ing more than twice, or for a longer time than
ten minutes on - any question except the Appro
priation and Revenue bills.
The bill incorporating the managers of the
Canestoga Steam Mills of Lancaster which
was vetoed several days ago by the Executive
was taken Op in the Senate, re-considered, and
passed by a constitutional majority, 20 voting
in its favor and 7 against it.
The nomination of Zelman Merrill, to be so
Associate Judge of IValyeti county, and of
John Stewart, to be an Associate Judge for
Huntingdon county, were unanimously con
firmed.
The Governor has nominated to the Senate
Thomas Hastings to be an Associate Judge
for Jefferson county ; and George Hammond
to be an Associate Judge for York county.
The bill to incorporate a company to con
struct a rail road from Harrisburg to Pittsburg
has finally passed both Houses, and is now be
fore the Governor for his approval.
The bill granting the right of way through
Pike county to the New York and Erie Rail
Road Company, has been signed by the Gov.
ernor, and is consequently a law.
A report has been made by the Canal Com
missioners detailing the extent of the damage
to the public works by the late flood. They
estimate the cost of repairing the injury' sus
tained at 9112,000, of which only 932, will
be required for the main line. If the present
rise to the river does not retard the operations
of the work-men. the line from this place to
Pittsburg will be in manageable order in a day
or two. The river has again risen thirteen or
fourteen feet above low water mark.
IN THE SENATE—The Committee on Fi
nance reported the General Ap r propriation bill.
in which $114,000 are appropriated to repair
ing the injury to the Canals. The majority
of the Committee reduced the Appropriations
to Common Schools from 8200.000 to $150,-
000. There is much doubt whether this re
duction will be agreed to by either House.
The following among other bills have been
passed by the Senate, viz :
A bill to annul the marriage contract of A.
Close and wife of Bradford county.
A bill.tu incorporate the Susquehanna (W eat
Brandh) Boone Company.
A bill to prevent the destruction of fish in
the river Dc berry in the county of Wayne.
The resolution requesting our Senators and
itepresentives in Congress to use their exer
tions to procure the establishment of a naval
depot Eit Erie, Pennsylvania.
The bill to change the venue of certain
suits in Lycoming county.
The bill to incorporate the Shamokin Steam
Ferry and row boat dompany.
The bill concerning the sentences of convicts
and indictments for the crime of rape. 'This
bill prohibits any sentence to the Penitentiary
from expiring in the months of December.
January, and February—any that where the
evidence may not be sufficient to convict for a
rape, the indictment may contain a count for
felony.
A bill to incorporate the Llizerne and
Schuylkill Rail Road company.
The following resolution was adopted:—
Resolved, That the State Treasurer be re.
quested to report to the Senate the actual
amount of money. in the Treasury—how much
if any. has become so defaced as to render it
untit for further circulation—whether env sum
has been borrowed from any bank orbankson
the faith of the hypothecation of said defaced
notes: and further, how much, if any, of the
sum of 850.000 appropriated to the eastern
and western resevoirs.
be THE House—The bill granting the right
of way to the Baltimore
. p.pd Ohio Rail Road
Company is still under consideration.
Among the large number of bills passed were
the following:
The bil to incorporate the-Delaware, Lehigh,
Schuylkill and Susquehanna Rail Road Com
pany.
A further supplement to the act incorporat.
ing the Tioga Navigation Company.
A bill requiring the supervisors of roads in
the counties of Bradford, Wyoming and Lu
zerne to disetmr,ge certain duties
Yours
Notrrn BRANFII CANAL.—We understand
that the StiPervisor on this Division estimates
the damage done by the late ice flood at 820,000.
The Nanticoke Dam sustained but little injury.
The work of repair had commenced on the heavy
jobs, but the high water has stopped worklat
the stone work of the Aqueducts. No certain
calculation can be made as to the time of comple.
ting these repairs, until the second rise is over,
so that the Work can proceed without interrup
tion.
DELAWARE Dtvistox.—The 'damage to the
Delaware Division of the Pennsylvania Canal
ItITOWA out nfemployment. e for a t tnonth, or more,
a large number of Boatmen: the Supervisor
of tli; Delaware'Dirsion; advertise for 1000 Jar
boring men, to aid in the repairs, at one dollar
per day, and prompt pay. 100 stone mason
are also called fur by the same officer.
MELAACUOLY %FrA!lt.—We learn from
Washington. COM. CRANE. one at our mostgal
lant Naval officers. committedenicide lam week.
He was chief of the Bureau of Ordnance and
Hydrography. • • ,
LENOX/3 OF THE Baroor.—The Danville
Bridge - carried off by the high water. was 450
yaidsin length— Tbe arrangements fur rebuild
ing it arc not yet completed.
Melatiiholy and' lifeitini Narrat,ie.
_ . _ the Wyoming petard.]
Netiost . G. Awn HIRAM HARDING,• whose
recent melancholy demise has carried so much
grief and dismay to a very large circle of rela
tives and friends. were born in• Exeter, M
amie Co„.and were the only sons by his first
wife of Mi. George Harding, now of Brook
lyn, Swig. Co. They acquired the trade of
carpenters with Mr. Archibald Baunatype. of
Washington, Wyo. Co. working principally
in Tunkliannock, and are represented to us as
adepts in their business; of a bold and ardent
temperament, and also possessed of that
warmth of personal friendship and ardor of fa
mily affection which distinguishes the name.
Their cruel fate has brought the keenest an
guish into many fond hearts, and al host of
companions deeply sympathize in their be
reavement. A narrative of the tragic events
which brought these men to their end at the
early age of 25 and 23, is derired by many
and will we doubt not be acceptable to all our
readers.
Hiram Harding left Tunkhannock, 20th
March, 1844, and sailed u a ship carpenter to
France, and also to New. Orleans. Nelson
George Harding left to obtain work in the
South, July, 1844. The brothers met in N.
Orleans last Oct. and wrought some time at
their trade. Jan. 25th. Nelson' wrote to Itie
friends in this vicinity, full of hope of soon
meeting them here—and the next day the bro
thers took passage in the John Minium, for
New-York. Soon, news of the dreadful storm
of the 15th of Feb. spread over the land. A
mong those who perished on Squam beach N.
Jersey, the names of • Nelson and Henry
Harding, Pa.' were reported. The alarmed
father, and an affectionate brother-in-law, Mr.
James Bunnell, 2d of Washington, hastened
un the 2d inst. to ascertain the worst. Reach
ing N. Y. on Wednesday, they were so fortu
nate as to find Mr. Sampson King. one of the
crew who escaped. (formerly an editor.) who
accompanied them in a steamer to Ke'port,
and thence to the neighborhood of Squam in
sleighs. He gave them the following particu
lars:
Mr. King became acquainted with the Ilar
dings on their voyage—was much attached to
them—the affection manifested by the brothers
was often remarked. by the passengers. They
represented to him that they had seen much
of the world, and were returning home to set
tle down for life; that Harry had had unintsr
rupted health, but Nelson had seen some sick
ness ; that lie saw Hiram with a large sum in
gold, of which he said there were 3300, and
that Nelson said he had nearly as much. The
voyage was prosperous until the morning of
the latal storm. In the efforts to direct the
ship. and to save and to comtort the women
and children by every possible means, even to•
their own neglect, no men on board were so
active and efficient as the Hardings ; their
strength and skill were highly conspicuous.
(The account of the striking of the ship upon
the rocky beach, and of the manner and t u ne
of its destruction, agree with the details we
have already published.) The ship .struck
within 100 yards of shore, on Sunday morn
ing—just about a stone's throw—they could
it
converse from ship to shore. On board, no
great danger as at first felt. One of their
boats was lo t; the other went ashore - with
six seamen, f whom two attempted to return,
but could get no help. There was no life
boat on the beach. The people on shore
seemed to make no effort to take off those on
die ship, which it was not difficult to have
done. Articles that drifted ashore were taken
off, and as it afterwards appeared. pillaged.
Yet the cold, chilling sutlerers on - the wreck
were momentarily expecting relief. At 4 P.
M. not a soul had been lost ; there was a per
fect calm, the waves were not high, and the
water but about six feet deep—still, still, no
boat came : Night came on. the tide and wind
rose, and the danger increased—and yet there
seemed Labe no effort to save the freezing te
nants of the wreck, who saw themselves at
the mercy of the craven cowards or human
jackals on shore ! No wonder the stoutest
hearts were appalled. About Bin the evening
the ship broke up, and many were crushed by
the timbers and others swept away by the sea
which dashed over them. About 9 o'clock,
Hiram came to King weeping, saying that his
brother had been washed overboard and he
now cared but little for his own life. Nature
could no longer resist the intense cold, and the
hardiest men became stiffened anti died. At
11 o'clock King was on a piece of timber
nearing the shore. when he was taken up by
the first boat that started from shore for the
ship, and returned to its wreck. Hiram start•
ed to go with the others to shore, when he
heard a groan ; he started back and exclaimed.
, That is my brother! I cannot leave him.'
He then found Nelson, completely benumbed,
and attempted to restore animation to his blood
by slapping him, rubbing.. bringing his hands
together with his arms extended, &c. but with
no success. They told him he could not save
his brother, and should secure his own life.
His noble answer was, will not leave my
dear brother while he has a breath of life!',-
The boat then left with all the living but the
two brothers. It returned in 15 minutes—
Nelson was dead ; Iliram was brought ashore,
taken to a wrecker's house, bathed with warm
dater, laid in a bed, an attempt made to pour
liquor in his mouth, which could not be forced
open ; a man went to rubbing him, but in 15
minutes after reaching land he too was dead—
and Mr. King saw him no more.
A. B
Mr. John $. Forman, former wreck -master,
now justice of the peace. held a coroner's in
quest over ten bodies.—He found them piled
in an old boat on the sea shore—Hiram had a
shirt and drawers upon his remains. anl was
wrapped in an old quilt. Nelson was in the
same heap. with boots, shirt, pants. neckker
chief and overcoat only. No clothes or money
were returned foi. Hiram—on Nelson were
found $46 in gold, $0,75 silver. a $lO Towan
da note, a pocket knife, two keys, a wallet
with some papers, and in the overcoat a receipt
for $l2 for a watch and chain bought at New
Orleans two days before leaving.
Capt. Thompson, agent for the owners of
the ship, 'stated that all the chests and trunks
were broken open and rifled, except one—a
carpenter's chest of tools. which was frozen
tip on its passage to New York with what
other effects were saved, and which'doubtless
was the property of these young men.
Messrs. Harding and Bunnell did not at first
present themselves as friends of the deceased :
and the statements given above are such as
they rely upon, and were abundantly corrobo
aated.
Friday morning thb inst. they repaired to
the ground, near the Methodist Chapel. 3 1.2
miles from the beach, in which 20 of the
wrecked lay buried.—They .found the bodies
of thew eons and brothers, roughly buried, and
having been twlee'diii tip by the hstids of
strangers on the same mission as their own.
With all speed the bodies Were conveyed by
sleigh. rail-road car, and steamboats to New
ark. and thence to Brooklyn. - 1 a. which they
reached on Monday of last week.
• On Thursday the 12th insti.• a large con
course, of people assembled at • the Neck'
school " home id Washington township. and
thence repaired to a barn where a funeral dis
course was preached by Elder John Miller of
Abington, from Ise. 61. 3. The venerable
minister gave a graphic description of the hor
rors of the natural scenery of the death of the
young men, with a bold and eloquent denun
ciation of the atrocious and worse than pirati
cal conduct of those ' beinga io the image of
men, who by their refusal to aid, murdered
these and 37 other victims. Never have we
witnessed greater manifestations of grief by a
large audience. Before them was a broad cof
fin, in which lay side by side the inanimate
forms of two brothers, • lovely in their lives
and in death not divided'—who but a few
months -stood among their fellows like • tall
cedars of Lebanon' the joy of a father, and the
pride of lovely sisters. They had perished in
a most lamentable manner amid the rough bil
lows of the far Atlantic. but met their fate with
manly fortitude and a fraternal love surpassing
the love of life. Many weary miles had the
bereaved father journeyed to claim the remains
of his only eons, who but yesterday left him
all the strength and buoyancy of youth. and
weie 'hastening back to comfort his declining
years—they had been put in one coffin, and
now were to be buried in the neighborhood.
by the beautiful river, and among the high hills
they loved so well when living.—The coffin
was opened, and the natural appearance of the
deceased (over three weeks from burial) un
sealed
the avenues of grief afresh. The double
coffin was then closed and borne by the com
rades of the deceased to • the Neck' burying
place. where they were re-interred finally—.
• duet to dust.'
goPitt
A convict named John Gibbs, whom it will
be recollected was convicted last fall of a series
of bold and daring burglaries in „this borough,
and sentenced to nine years imprisonment at
hardlabor in the County jail, was shot dead by
Mr. Watson, keeper of the prison, yesterday
morning. The facts of the case, are as fol
lows: about 6 o'clock Mr. Watson went into
the passage. as usual, to serve the prisoners
with breakfast; when he came to the cell oc
cupied by Gibbs he opened the outer door, and
the convict instantly put his arm through the
hole in the inner door, drew back the bolt, and
rushed into the passage towards Mr. Watson.
The latter drew a revolving pistol, and ordered
him to stand back, or he would shoot, and
finding him still advancing. he drew the trig
ger, but it missed fire. Gibbs then clinched
the keeper. and threw him on his bar, ibut
Mr. Watson turned himself so that he got his
feet against the prisoner's breast, by which
means he pushed hint off and again attempted
to fire, but without effect. Gibbs closed on
him a second time, and threw him, when a
deadly struggle took place—the convict using
the most desperate efforts to wrench the pis
tol front • the keeper's hand. In the course of
the struggle the convict said, " Give me the
pistol, and I will let you alone; if you don't
I will kill you—or if you make any noise I'll
kill you." An alarm, however, would have
been of little consequence, as the door leading
to the passage was locked on the inside. Wat
son knowing this, and seeing that the issue
was life or death. struggled manfully for a few
moments, when he got his arm around the coo
-1 vict, and discharged one of the loads of the
pistol in his back. Gibbs instantly relinquish
ed his hold, and both regained their feet. when
Watson fired again, and the shot took effect in
Gibbs' left side, in the region of the heart.—
He then retreated to his cell, followed by the
keeper. When he was inside he again turned
upon the keeper, who fired the third time, the
ball paising directly through his breast, when
the convict fell, and in afew moments expired.
Gibbs was a light mulatto. aged about 40
years, twelve or fifteen of which he has spent
in the Eastern Penitentiary. He WAS a most
desperate and hardened villain. and has sever
al times threatened to take the life of Mr. Wat
son. It is but a few weeks ago that he made
an ingenious but unsuccessful attempt to escape.
It is evident that his intention was to take ad
vantage of the stillness of the Sabbath morning
wrest the keys front the keeper, force him into
his cell, and thus make his escape; but for
tunately he was foiled, and Mr. Watson re
serves credit for sending to his final account
such a black hearted and blood-thirsty villain
who constantly placed the lives of all in jeop
ardy who came in contact with him.
The Coroner held an inquest, and the jury
returned a , kerdict of " justifiable homicide."
After the rendition of the verdict, the body
was suffered to lay an hour in front of the jail
—a sickening sight to gratify a morbid curios
ity—after which it was removed to the alms.
house for burial—and thus ends a career of
crime and infamy.—Harrisburg.drgtts.
gera I. O. O. F.—The regular communications
of MONROE LODGE, No. 137, of I. 0.
of 0.F., will hereafter be held at their }fall, in Mon.
roeton. on Saturday of each week, until further notice.
:.‘I7 I IC.T.W.IICIEC•
SPRING ARRANGEMENT!
'MN and after MONDAY, MARCH 30th 1846, the
ky Passenger Cara on rho Williamsport and Elmira
hail Road will leave Williamsport daily at half past
five o'clock, A. M., and at two o'clock P.M. while the
watermen are travelling.
A daily line of mail coaches, will Ivave Trout Ron
for Tioga County, i “mediately after the arrival of the
airs.
Extras, will always be in readiness on the arrival of
the cars at Ralston, (besides the regular mail line,) to
carry PAseengeta to
E LMIR.I. OWEGO, TROY. TOW:fIIVD/1
a d the intermediate places., The road nn foot travel
ing from Crandle's to Blossburg is in'good order.
Passengers may rest assured. that every/effort will be
made by the company to give satisfaction to the travel
ing public, and that this route North, is the cheapest,
the most comtartable and expeditions in the State.
ROBERT FAMES, President,
Willliamsport, March 23, 1846.
BRIDGE LETTING
NOTICE is hereby given, that that the Commission
era of the county of Bradford will attend at the
Midge over Wyalusing creek, near the mouth thereof,
in the township of Wyelosing, on Thursday the 23r1
day of April next, et 9 o'clock A. M., for the purpose pf
receiving proposals and letting to the lowest and most
responsible bidder, the necessary work and repairing of
said bridge. The Commissioners will exhibit a plan
and specification of such work at the. time and place.
of letting. By order of the Commissioners.
J. M. WATTLES, Cierk
issionera Office. Towanda, MaFeh 26, 1846
Comm'
CLOVE& SEED! CLOVE& SEED!
FARMERS will find it to their advantage before
purchasing their CLOVER SEED to call and
examine a superior tot ad new seed, jag received at
March U.. NIERCURre.
SHERIFF'S BALES:
X virtue of sundry writs of Irenditioni
JILD Ex
.poncs issued out of .the court of Common
pleas of Bradford county, to me directed; I shall
expose to public sale at the house of Ira H. Ste
phens in the borough of Towanda. on'Monday
the 4th day of May next, at one o'clock; M.;
the folloiving described piece or - parcel of land
situate in Rome township, bounded on the north
by land of Ephraim Parker and the public high.
way, eait by the public highway, south by lands
of Mr. Roe, and unseated lands, on the west by
land of Elijah Townsend. , Containing one
hundred and seventy acres or thereabouts, and
about eighty five acres thereof improved with
one framed honse..one log house, two framed
barns, one cow house, one framed shop, one
framed wagon house, one frame for co* house;
and two small apple orchards thereon.
Seized and taken in execution at the snit of
Douglass Davidson vs. Nathaniel Hotchkiss.
ALSO—The following described piece or
parcel of land situate in the township of Ridge
berry, bound the north by lands of Annis
Owen, east by lan avid Burt, south by
lands of Charles French, and west by land of
Vincent Owen. Containing thirteen acres and
three fourths of an acre all improved. .:
Seized and taken in execution at the suit of
James Voorhes vs. Annis and John Owen.
ALSO--The following .described Idece or
parcel of land situate in Dural township, and
bounded as follows beginning at post in a cor
ner of a survey made for Joh n" Jarvin ; thence
east along the same 189 perches to an ironwood;
thence south 79 perches to a post ; thence west
73 perches to a post; thence south 12 perches
to a fort ; thence west 50 perches to a beech
sapling; thence north 12 perches to a post;
thence west 67 perches to a hemlock corner;
thence north 5° west 80 perches to the place of
beginning. Containing ninety acres and ten
perches and allowance of six per cent. for roads,
being part of a tract surveyed to Philip Frick,
with about thirty or forty acres improved, with
two dwelling houses, two barns, and other out
buildings. and a saw-mill thereon erected, with
two apple orchards thereon growing.
Seized and taken in execution atlie suit of
Henry W. Tracy vs. John Wood. jr,e-'-
.6'LSO— A piece or parcel of la6d in Tow
anda and Monroe townships. bounded north and
east by lands of John Cramer and J.C.Adams.
south by lands of John M'Cord ; being part of
warrant number 832 in the name of the Frank.
lin College Land in Bradford county. .Contain
ing fifty-nine acres and sixty-one perches, more
or less, about thirty acres thereof intproved, with
two log 11 , oses, one framed barn and a few fruit
trees thereon.
Seized and Taken - in execution at the suit of
Asa K. Stanton vs. Frederick Schrader.%
SLSO—A lot of laud in Troy township and
bounded west by land of II D Spalding and H
Pierce, on the north by fends of J Adams and
A & C Fitch dt Co and . E C Oliver and A. Her
rick, on the cast by land of C Paine and T H '
Gustin, and on the south by lands of Lewis H
Filch. J E Goodrich and T H Gustin. Cot*tin
ing one hundred'acres of land, or thereabouts.
with about seventy acres improved, with a small
orchard, a framed house and barn and saw-mill
and outhouses thereon erected.
Seized and taken in•execution at the suit of
0 P Ballard vs. Seeley Mann.
.LSO—A lot of land in Litchfield tp. boun
ded on the north by land of Keeler, east
by land of Wm Stewart and Jacob and Abraham
Campbell, south by land of Jacob and Abraham
Ca:npbell, west by land of Thos Evans. Con
taining oboist ninety acres, about fifty acres im
proved, with one framed house and lug stable,
and an orchard thereon.
Seized and taken in execution at the suit of
Joseph Kingsbery and Isaac Morley to the use
of Joit'eph Kingsbery vs. Jacob Campbell.
./iLSD—A piece of land in Granville town
ship, bounded north by the north line of war
rant lot number 1483, west by the west line of
said warrant lot, south by lot number 138 on
same warrant. east by lot 115 on said warrant.
It being the whole of lot no. 116 in said warrant.
Containing one hundred and eleven acres, more
or less.
Seized and taken hi execution at the suit of
Timothy Paxton and' Wm Davidson, Trustees
of the Bank of N. A. vs. Hiram Todd,
ALSO—A piece of lan4 in Burlington, and
bounded as follows—Beginning at a post S E
corner of number 81, nn warrant lot 1478, thence
north 172 3-10 perches to a post; thence east
112 perches to a post; thence south 172 3.10
perches to a post ; thence west 112 perches to
the beginning. Containing 120 acres and 98
perches, one log house and log shed and about
two acres improved thereon.
Seized and taken in execution at the suit of
Timothy Paxton and Wm Davidson, Trustees
of the Bank of N A vs. James Kelley.
ALSO--A piece of lam} in Athens township
bounded south by lands of Mary Caton, east by
Watkins and Vanwert, north by:F. H Perkins.
west by lands.of A Campbell. Containing 55
acres, five acres improved, and a log house and
log barn thereon erected.
Seized and taken in execution at the suit of
George Fritcher and Martin Rogers' vs. Ttinis
Vangorder.
RLSO—A piece of land in Orwell tri. boun
•ded north by Johnson Coles. east by Griswold
Matthews. south by Morris Woodruff and John
More. Containing }3O acres, more or less, 70
acres improved, with a framed house and barn
thereon, with an orchard.
Seized and taken in execution at the suit of
Reuben Atwood vs. E W Waffleld.
.ILSO—A piece of land in Towanda town
ship, bounded north by lands of Isaac Myer, on
the east by the Susquehanna river, south by land
of John Adams and Wm Elwell, west by the
public highway leading from Athens to Towan
da. Containing seventy-five acres, more or
less, mostly improved, with a framed dwelling
house and framed barn, and other out buildings
thereon erected, with an orchard - thereon, &c.
Seized and taken in execution at the suit of
John Hibler vs. Jesse Woodruff. -
ALSO--All the right title and interest in a
certain lot, piece or parcel of land lying and
being in the born. of Towanda. and bounded as
follows: Beginning on the North side of the
state road at the south west corner of:a lot
owned by James Mclntire, thence aloeg the
north side of said road south 83 degrees west
147 feet to the east side of 3d street. thence
along the east side of 3d street, north 2 degrees
east 104 feet, thence south 88 degrees east 147
feet to Mrs. Nichols west line, thence south
2 degrees west to the place of beginning, with
a framed house and small shed thereon. Con
taining 15288'feet more or less.
Seized and taken in execution at the suit of
D. M. Bull's use, vs. Joshua C. Johnson.
.LSO—The-following described piece or
parcel of land situated in Wyalusing township.
bounded on the north by Mr. Sumer, on the
east by Mr. James Vaugn and John Chamber
lain. on the south by Oliver 'Brown and Mi
chael Wildrick, on the West by Isaac Jennings
and' Charles' Homet.. Containing 88 •
More or less. 30 or 90 improved, f rz i o :i
house and. hag barn thereon erected.
Seized and taken in execution at the suitrt
S. Mills to the use of Miller Bowman & Ca
now the use of T. J. Palmer, vs. Isaac Plter.
.LSO—A certain piece or lot of land f it .
uated in Towanda boro'. and bounded en t h e
north -bly Maple street, on the east by Genro
Wansey., on the south by said Wansey
Sandersdn. and on the West by main stre et
Contaihing about - half en acre more or=b
with one framed House and barn thereon.
Seized and taken in execution at the suitor
Everett and Ingles; vs. D. W. Brown and
P. Brown.
.9LSO—The following piece or parcel of
land situate in Sheshequin townshipand bated.
ed as follows on the north by landtof f.Catni'.
bell, west west by lands of G. Tompkins, east by
ands of Peter Green west by lands of Deis t '
a
cey. Containing about fifty four acres will
six acres thereof improved, with one k.
house thereon.
Seized and taken in execution at the snit o
Alanson Miller, vs. William Johnson am
Charles Ames, terre tenant.
. •
.9 LSO--A piece or parc'el of land lyin g & b e .
ing in W ysox it being the south western misty
of lot No. 129 bounded north easterly by l ot
No. 122 on mill lot north easterly by Piullee t
moiety ol - said lot No. 129 south easterly by
lot No. 127 and south easterly by lailds Of
leb Shores and William Rippith on lot N.
128 and containing, allowing the running of
Gordon F. Mason the late Deputy • Survey or
52 acres and 131 perches being the lot convey.
ed to David H. Owen by Deed from J. M. P.
ollet dated 2d Dec. 1833.
Seized and taken in execution 'at the suit a
V. L. PioHet to the use of Deacon and Peter
son. vs. David H. Owen.
.1/...SO—The following property to wit:
situate in the township ofWyalusing,nand
carora, and bounded and described as follows :
beginning at a sugar tree, thence by land of
John Locke and A. Guinip, south :1-degree.
east three Hundred and eighty-five perches In
a corner thence by land of Henry 'Poland and
land, of Henry Locke, south 891 degrees, war
308 perches to birch, thence by other lands
north 38.1 degrees, east 493 td the place of be.
ginning. Containing 349 acres and 100 perch.
es and allowance of six per cent. •
Seized and taken in execution at the snit of
Mary 'Poland: Margarette. 'Poland Elizabeth -
Toland and Juliana 'Poland vs. Jonas Ingham.
3/..50-I.ly virtue 01 sundry writs of Lera rt
Facias, issued as above, the following piece of
land in Gran - Ville, beginning at a black oak N
E corner of lot number 181 on warrant lot no.
1536, thence west 124 perches to the centre Pi
road leading by Joseph Hush's lands, thence N
6.1° west 69 perches to the Centre of east* west
road ; thence along the centre of said road east
131 5-10 perches to the west line of lot no. 1 . 02
occupied by Stephen Vroman ; thence south 68
6.10 perches to the beginning. Containing 51
acres 149 perches, more or less, on which there
is now thirty acres improved, three framed hou
ses, and two barns, an old .aw-mill and stave
machine thereon.
Seized and taken in execution at the-suit of
Timotfilaxton and Wm Davidson. Tr ustees
of the Ban • of N A vs. Harry Bailey, admints•
trator of SplYille Bailey, dec'd.
2LSO—A certain piece or parcel of land
butted, bounded and described as follows viz:
Beginning at a sugar tree thence . south-eighw
degrees west two hundred and twelve perches
to a hemlock thence south ten degrees east not
hundred and sixty perches to a beech', thence
north eighty der/Jew east two hundred sod
twelve perches to a hemlock, thence north ten
degrees, west one hundred and sixty perches'
to the plan of beginning,. Containing two bun.
dred acre: 'with allowance of six per cent, fir
roads..
Seized and taken to exermtion at the nil of
Alexander Barring and Henry Barring' who
survived Robert Gilmore and Thomas Mayne
and Charles Willing Hare, devisees's
trust of Win. Ettritzham dec'd, n, Lindsey
Joulver and Jeffs Strainer terre tenant.
JOHN F. MEANS, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office,
Towanda, March 25th . . 1846.
Register's Notices.
IVOTICE is hereby given to all perstns interestnl,
.r 1 that Wm. P. Wylie, surviving executor of the
estate of
Peter P. French. deed..
late of Wells township ;:antl A roaso'llimmiell,, Admin
uuator of the estate of
sinna Dimmick. dec'd..
late of Orwell Wwnohip y and Michael Mitchell, ace of
the executors of
Patrick Cummin
late of Sheshequin township ; and D. G. Greenleaf and
David Palmer, Admmistrators of the esmte of
'ltm. G. Greenleaf, deed.,
late of Canton township, have filed and settled-in ths
office of the Register of Wills, in snd for the county of
Bradford, the accoun:s of their several administrations
upon the estates aforesaid, and that the same wink
preoented to the Orphan's court of said county, on Mon
day the 4th day of May next, for confirmation and al
!mance.
LYMAN E. DE WOES, Register.
Regisicee Office, Towanda, March 31. 1846.
11i27.7.1411111 - ZJ 3104110
ADRIFT just above the mouth of Sugar click. sa
the 18th ult., a pile of Hemlock scantling, supp.*
sed to contain about 9,t , 00 feet. The owner is regari•
ted tc come forward, prove property, pay charges, end
take possession of the same.,
3.ALLO War & Others
Towanda, April 1, 1946
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CONSTA FILE'S G GU IDE. —
SEVERAL copies of tho above. work just receirea
and fm sale at the rwliteed price of 75 cents.
slikreb 30, 1e , 46. JiKINGSBERV JR.
PROCLAMATION.
WyIIIEREAS the How. Joax CONI‘6IIO.
President Judge of the lath Judicial distne.
consisting of the counties of Luzern, Bradford aria
'i'ioga, and Harry Morgan and Reuben Wilber maim ,
Associate Judges in and for _the county of Bradford ,
have issued their precept bearing date the 25th of
March 1896, to me directed, for - haling a etta" d
oyer and termiher, general quarter aerations vio' tberw 4
common pleas and orphan's court, at Towanda, for the
county of Bradford. en the first Blonde, of MAY ae ll `
being the fourth, to continue two weeks.
Notice is therefore hereby girth,
to the Coronets, Justices of the Peaceaind Coristaliree!
the county of Bradford, that they be then and there
their proper persons, at 10 o'clock in the foremen et
said day, with their records, inquisitions, exactitude , *
and other their remembrances, to do those things which
to their office appertain to be done; and those wile'.
bound by recognizance or otherwise to prosecute against
the prisoners who are or may be in the jail 44E141m0 ,
ty or who are or shall be bound to appear - at the rail
court, are to be then and there to prosecute against then
as shall be just. Jurors are requested to be punctual i 4
their attendance, agreerbly to their notice.
Dated at Towanda, me 25th day of March, in the ye°
of our Lord one thousand eight huidred and fort.l 4 /`
and of the Independence of the United States the a "
enti,ti. JOHN F. MEANS, Sherd
FRIENDSHIP - S6I767.RING.'''
GBO. E. FLYNT d: CO. nro now offering lb t
balance of their stock'of goods at less prires
usual. preparatory to receiving spring rapplirs.'" l°
the Savings Bank. Meek Ii•