The Secretary of State Averting the Riede rof
Citizenship.
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A Washington coireppmdent of t ew k - ,
Herald, has the following despatch hy4iTifilkoph
The Secretary 14 S ate only receivetirideplietc4.
as reianve tit the Kos a titian . , liotii.lLD4Marift iidr
Al ?lister to Cott somintiop le, tits ton - tile id .
lay them before the Cabinet. They will he read
1., the Cabinet to-morrow. This will account for
itirfnablieitiedirWafahiUMfri'"
tore !receivettat the Navy Depat men'.
r.„ Itkely to assume a rr.ncli
more important character than waifinst anticipated.
filintaley is already - pledged - 10 the position that
the fling of a .!eclaration of an intention to becom e
a citizen of the United States, entitles the individu
al to the protection oPthe government. Ii will be
fetifern6erealgiclkl FT - Meier - Whet friember - tif The
mixed commission, ask was termed, to adjust the
claims of .American citizens against 'Mexico
0:le of those claims was that of an Italian gentle
man Who had declared hisintention of becoming
a citizen of the United States previous to the dep
redations being committed on the property of Mex
ico. The. Mexican commissioners resisted the
claim on the ground that the mere declaration did
norentitle Me party to the immunities of a citizen
of the United States. no ease was finally submit.
aid to the arbitration of the King ;o1 Pnwia, through
his minister, and decidedly adversely to the posi
tion assumed by Mr Marcy. It is a matter of great
importance to the thousands who reach our shores
and file their declarations of intention to become
claret*, to have thus point decided. r Mr. Marcy,
we believe, took the ground that they are in the
same position as children born here,. who, although
they cannot vote or hold property till they - are 21
years ofd; are still, during the minority uni nestion.
ably minted to the protection (tithe Unitej States.
Should this position be taken, the release of Elva,
will doubtless be imperatively demanded by our
government It will be due, not only to our national
honor, bet to the vastpopulation which seek our
shores irithe pursuit of tbat civil and religion), liber
ty which is denied them- in Europe.
No better opportunity for settling the creation
can arise, and public opinion will aphid the eats•
entice in the enunciation of whatever may be
deemed true American doctrine, no matter how
bold it may appear.
ESC APE of A Comml , , —On Satu'rtLy last we visi
tell Sing Sing, where we learned that (convict es.
cape! from the State Prison the day preh lOUs, in a
very ingenious and skillful manner. James Dunn,
the convict in question, although but twenty years
old. had served one term in the prison, and had'
been but • few months returned on another sen.
tence, which was for life. He worked in a weaver
shop, and managed to procure strips India rubber
cloth, with which he made a tube, some six feet
long, and water-tight. To thSend of this he at.
inched a bag of the same material, and shapedlike
a dock. During the forenoon of Friday, he left his
shop and managed to elude all the vigilant keepers
until he reached the river, where ne threw off and
secreted all his clothing, and, with his India Rub.
bet life-preserver, plunged into the water. Sinking
to the bottom, he kept one end of the tube in his
mouth, while the bag floated upon the surlace, thro'
which the air passed to supply respiration. In this
manner he went some distance from the shore,and
drifting with the tide, he passed the guards and
keepers and all the men employed along the Pd•
son docks, the.Railroad,,Robinson's dock, the Fat
mere dock, at the lower landing of the village,
Mansion House dock, and up to Colyer's dock, •
distance of a half a mile. At this point, some part
of his pipe gave way, and he had to rise to the sot
face and swim ashore. Here he (bond a number of
men and boys, who were astonished to see a stran
ger swimming from a bay lour miles wide, at mid
' day, and under the burning sip of one of honest
dais of the season. On gaining the shore he re.
marked, with perfect composure, that he bad "won
.1.--"" the, bet." Some one inquired whore his clothes
were. He pointed to the upper landing, and re•
marked that he had C‘ left them op there when be
went in." He then started up the railroad track,
and meeting a Mr. Fowler, he pointed to a person
still further north, and inquired. of Mr. Fowler " if
that marl had a bundle of clothing!" He received
a negative answer, when he replied that &the bad
s:olen his clothes white he went in swimming,"
and then started off a few hundred yards, when
he felt the road, and entered Gen, Van Wyck's
grove. Soon alter he was observed crossing the
yards and fields towards the Dale Cemetery, in the
same .condition in which be left the river, sines
which he has not been seen.—Peckskill Rcutris
AREEVT OF A FUGITIVE SLAVE 4T Comeau
The Telegraph reports that a negro named George
M'Qneery, alias Walsh, was brought to Cincinnati
on the 13th inst. from Piqua, claimed by Henry
Mails, of Kentucky, as a fugitive slave The col•`
ore(' people gathered in large numbers round the
Galt House, where the fugitive was guarded b the
United States Marshal and a posse of 'police, and
exhibited much feeling, but dispersed upon being
assured that the prisoner should have a trial on the
following day. The next morning the prisoner was
brought belore Judge M'Lean in the United States
Court, when the casts was heard and adjourned till
the 17th.
The fugitive slave case came np again on the
morning of the 17th, when the claimant, by the
admission of the fugitive and other witnesses,
proved bis right to the slave. The defendant's
counsel relied upon the unconstitutionality of the
law.
lodge M'Lean, in answer to the objections raised
by counsel for the slave, decided that the fugitive
slave laws ol 1193 and 1850 were constitutional
That no state had power to pass a law preventing
togitiveibein,g delivered up to those to whom they
owed.serviee. Thatno proof was necessary before
the Supreme Coots that slavery existed in the state
from whence the fugitive escaped, as it should be
taken far grantea that a supreme judge knew the
laws MT . 'S!f the states. The status could not &horn
pelled to give up fugitives by a law of Congress, if
the provision in the constitution did not c'o
That slavery can only exist by the atitharity of law,
and u it so exists in the slave states—said Inov not
being an infringement on the constitution—the free
states are bound to recognise it in delivering up frr
ittive slaves from those states, upon clear prowl that
t ey are such.
- The Judge ordered the slave into the custody of
his master, who took him across the river.
Tot COB or Carr. Ginsom.—lt is stated that
Captain Gibson isengaged at tue State Dapartment,
making out a brief of his ca'e, from' about three
thousand pages of documents on the Fubject, to be
presented to the Cabinet - meeting lo day, it possi
bhs. • - It appears that Captain Gibson desires the en
(or amen of his claim for 5.82,000 damages award
ed raritrbilhe Dutch Coon. When this point is
disposed 'of, he will ask to be sustained in his right
to the grant made by one of the Dutch East India
psWiNw i of a large and valuable coal region, horn
which, ho nye, be can supply a superior quality of
f ee l, at tour dollar: per ion. There is said to be
little doubt the administration will embrace this op
ponanity, not only to-enforce whatever claim Cap
tain Gibson-has for :redress, tint to bring about, if
possible, commercial relations between the United
States and Hollaucrs 'tr.re9ty:one millions colonial
' •
SINGUCAR Acertierr.hitineanfon township, a
few days ago, cboy,ttufwa_stonst_ai , a wood-peek
/Ire egtintoo4he.point,pf a,anke. the stono,dtd
fot gp f yriihip Atree*t of t h e bird; which
piniliedirlYhiliii i itniitie air, and Immediately fell
to 114 . g.ronaitilealt-zgrestly io theitstonishment of
the boy,. Attut. aefirsti NlPPOsedilhe ibitd had...bean
fr.b4lttffolgo-4 0 :‘ 11 .0: Plot?'.. l 74ll';lfc,: 14 )1 7;Ct" r '
,4 • • ring "7, , Aed
flie poor t , ,ro
[kid k trf kil4E (fail
thsleightetaussil it to swan** the' slung 'Sikkim.,
I Yr-0 10 001g alOaogaiation.-,-/Fasiiir,l6len, pa., Re. 1
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iin .gthat iteetekby Oil. suiriele 4,teA yogeg
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.connected In IN
. c.treelehicksiCvery Olemarttaby,
a r ii#. toitaf4....we.hfrainett the'm frotkihe atm
be!A of me:Arndt irtiat Ititfl i hek boahleit—BrOe
eitim C eichrtatt ti r iii , a niiiive of New %stun, big
has 1.114-Iy tettitleti %rot' her blether at Hopkinton.—
She. came to thismity. about seven months ago, anti
Whitifiteirftirriestfihermillr , Ccatinurtarttertle
BIM of her friends ; she left • school which site was
teaching, wettt to Fishetsvilla anti Irons that place
came here. '
Miss Cmharine - B: Cotton was 22 years of age,
and belonging to Posinal,Ale...She coma to this,
ei.y, (rum Berfford,lll6 ; ;and timt:for some time
boarded at the same place with Miss Cochran, at
"Nts.•24,4ltMehteller CorlßWMittn , ' They , had-both,:
at.differeat limes ex _ pressed the determination to
drown themselves, ,The cause which operated
upon their mitt& are fiiitoly'devrtitptif in the let
tern which the , unfortunate gide bad left behind
them. It appears" alit Miss citation hail, home
wombs pintas made the: arqueintance of a young
meti.nOw in New York City,.anil, Miss Cotton, the
acqtraintance of a young man in Bedford, M.
;
that the acquaintence hail been, dropped on the part
ol the young man suddenly and without reason.—
They had both brooded over the matter until a son
of insanity was the result. They bad for some
days talked fieely ofdrowoing themselves, and on
Sunday prepared letters. They appeared. during
the day very much as usual. Al lea, Miss Coal
ran appeared quite talkative arid ch eerful. After
tea they both dressed themselves in whi•e, still ex
pressing the same determination About half past
seven o'clock they left their boarding honseasthey
said to drown themselves. The lady who roomed
with them, not feeling quite easy, and observing
that they passed upl•owarde Amoekeag canal,thmed
up another street, came in sight of them j
ust as they
were approaching the canal, and saw them clasp
each other by the hand and rush off the bank. She
ran to the spot arid immediately gave the alarm
She rear beit the bank in season to hear the last
"gurgling sung le ere they sank to rise no more
alive. The Holy of Msie. Cotion v.** ration our in
about ten minutes, and Miss Cochran's some time
after, but all efforts to resuscitate them were una
vailing. The body of Miss Cochran was taken to
her friends in Hopkinton, and that of Miss Cotton
was buried in the cemetery. •
Of the two, Miss Cochran was much the superior
in talent and educalon, but horn all we can learn
was urged to the rash act 1 y Miss Cotton. The
letters lett by Miss Cotton were badly written, spell
ed, and expressed, while that oh Miss Cochran,
must be regarded as the most striking thing of the
kind ever penned It commences with the utmost
coolness, with allusions to common and private al.
fairs verges easily to the one subject which must at
that time have occupied her mind, weighs the mat.
ter briefly, discusses and arranges all the details of
her private affairs, balances her account, and clos
es riot unfeelingly, but with the cold determination
of a stoic. That such a letter could have been
penned by a young girl 19 years of age, with the
full determination to hurry hit:melt into the unseen
world, almost surpasses belief
P. S —Since writing the above, we have learned
the following particulars: Miss ochran was taken
toGtafton, Vermont, and buried. Her funeral was
at the houseof the father of J 11 Sherwin, whom
she mentions in her letter. We learn also that he
was at the funeral. The property (3,000) which
was left her a short time since, she desired to go
to . hlm Mr. Gerrish, where they boarded informs
us that he heard Miss Cochran on Sunday say
"When will night come ! This is the longest day
ever knew ;" evidently contemplating the sot
lcide. She was also overheard to say that it was the
happiest day she ever vent. She had not seen
Sherwin for several months, but had corresponded
with him until some time since. On Sunday they
walked op near :he place where they jumped into
the canal, perhaps to select the place. Some ver
ses were hound purporting to have been written by
Miss Cotton, and also written directions were found
in their room where to find their bodies. They
carefully packed, on Sunday, all their trunks, and
prepared labels for them. The letters ol Miss Cot
ton contained fifteen dollars We are told that the
time was once set for her marriage with " Cyrus,"
but that he objected Some surmises have been
abroad against the good character of those young
ladies, but entirely withoutfoundation.--Manchester
American.
Tin JAPAN Exprzmos —Recent letters from
China, received by the New York Tribune, give
the following news of the Japan Expedition. The
U. & sloop ol•war Ply n.otch was not to accompany
the expedition to -Ivan, but is to remain at Shang
hai, to protect American interest in Chins. The
American mercantile houses had addressed a letter
toCommissicmer Ma shall; ask mg that they should
aot be left defenceless, exposed to any emergency
that might wise. Commodore Perry, theretoce, had
detached the Plymouth for the present, from the
Japan squadron. The Expedition was to sail from
Shanghai on Tueelay. May 17th, and though its
immediate destination was not known, it was sop•
posed that it would rendezvous at the great Loo
Choo islands, there to await the Saratoga and Pow.
haw ten. A rumor was in existence that the Sap.
anese had fortified their shores and stationed war.
junks to prevent the entrance of the strangers into
their waters. The stay of the expedition in the
Japanese waters it is supposed, would not be con.
tinned longer than August, when the typhoon sea.
son commences.
EMITIMAIM n Cominvit.—By recent aril.
vale tram Venezuela we have (unbar particulars of
the earthquake at Comma, which confirm the pre
vious reports of the disaster, over which some
doubts were thrown by the contradictory statements
from the contending parties in that country in the*
civil broils which are always afflicting the South
American republics. The earthquake occurred on
the 15th of July, and was considered the most dis
astrous that ever occurred in South America. The
first shock was felt only about two minutes, yet ip
that short space of time it destroyed every house
but one in the principal part of the city, called Pu
ente Arabia. Si: hundred soldiers in the bar.
ranks were among the victims. The earthquake
was left in Barcelona, and destroyed three large
buildings, including barracks, just alter 700 soldiers
had left them. All along die coast of Venezuela
shocks were felt, but no mischief was known. The
superstition of the people, it is said, led many of
them to look upon the earthquake as an evidence
of the Divine disapprobation of the revolution in
which they were engagtd.
SOLAR ECLIPSE IN 1854.—0 n Friday, the 28th of
May next, there will be an eclipse of the son,which
will be more or less, visible in all pans of the Uni
tcd States and Canada, and in a portion of both will
be annular. Its commencement in the city of
Washingi, odwill be at 4h. 20m. in the afternoon,
its greatest obecuration at bb. 18m. and its end at
6h. 27m. As the apparent diameter of the moon
will be little less than the sun, the eclipse cannot
be total anywhere. The - Christian Almanac says;
gi The ring will be only about one-third of a digit
wide, and will be visible only in the vicinity where
the line of central eclipse passes The eclipse is
central in longitude 73° 53' west of Greenwich, Is.
libido 44° 14' north; and:in longitude 64° 35' west,
latitude 41° 10' north. By finding-these pc . riitiene
upon a map, and drawing a line from - one to the
other, the towns and countries throtigh.'whkh the
central eclipse passes will bezeadily disco riried
Thepath of the annular eclipse will be about one
hundred miles wide, and extend about Ow miles
each side 01 the line wit beat descrihed. The an
natal eclipse trill'inevei abaft' o*.b6arted'inilei
per minute.
" The first lime this eclipse everocourTed sits in
1313, July 2d; since then aims returned thiny-one
times, i referitliarieer. OCCllfred
in Ap i i ih!ittoo, : in Majr,:lielean Wet, MIMI itWill
ream ncittlieue,•llll22s itsklate. reminAill is
the y eau mmik Awls' 174. • Theskaellejar EOM
that will etMscl I.nech 010100 : i r s tl Vi llf PITS7,O 9
be in 113:53, ?March 1511, 4 • •
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Free Soil; Free - lipneets,lFiree - Nen
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Towanda, Saturday, August 27, 184
• Timms et The Reporter. • '
In 50- per annuno-7if wild withal the Tees 50 cents Via
tr dedneted—ko cash paidiettndlir m 'armee el 00 will be
deducted: No Met Olitf IWO TIMM Vain' pod for.
ADVILITIIIMIXTS, per genre of ten lines. 60 cents An the
bit and S% tents far each eahergeern insertion.
ar Office in the lion Mork," north side of the Potato
Square,,teet doer to the Bradford Hotel. Entrance hawses
Messrs. Adams' and liNweireirre ogees.
Democratic Stitt* Nominations.
Boa SVPRIVIC
JOHN C. KNOX, or Twos Comm
CANAL CONININTON mu.
THOMAS H. FORSYTH, or PHILA.-Co
ODITOR %%%%%%
EPIIRAIM BANKS, or MIFFLIN, Co
ton 1101rIZT011 UZZZZZ
J. PORTER BRAWLEY, or Csesvroso Co
Democratic County Convention.
THE Democratic Standing
Committee foe Bradford ensile,-
hereby call a Vouveotion to ba
composed of two Delegates from each election dis
trict in said County, to be holden at-Towanda, on
Tuesday evening. eeptember 8, lOC for the ot.
pose of placing in nomination candidates to be sup.
ported by the Democratic party of the county, at
the approaching election, and have appointed the
following Committees of Vigilance for the several
district% of said county.
COXIMITTIES 07 VIGILAII CS.
Albany—Joseph Menardi, Seth Stevens.
Armenia—Robert /Aaron. Erastus
Asylum—Joseph Staifoni, Daniel Miner. •
Athens tp.—David Gardner, Guy Tozer.
do boro'—L 8 Reeler, J Ercenbrack.
Burlington—Danvers Hoorn. J W Nichols.
Canton—W H Vandyke, Alexander Bothwell
Columbia—James M'Kean, Charles Ballard.
Dorell—D L Striates, C G Jennings.
Franklin—Nathan I. Dodge, John Kirkenduyle.
Granville—Harrlson Ross, S W Shepard.
Herrick—A R Brown. Geo W Elliott.
Le Roy—Edward Kelley, Lindley Stone.
Litchfield—J B Merrill. Reuben Park.
Monroe—Geo H Bull, Q P Lyon. .
Orwell—H Z Friable. Henry Gibbs.
Overton—William Waltman. Jacob Hottenstein.
Pike-8 M Stevens, T J Bosworth.
Rome—Hugh Hicks. E G Nichols.
Ridgbery—Charles F Wilson. H F Burt.
Sheshequin—D Brink jr., Alfred Gore.
Springfield—Madison Ross, Theo Wilder.
South Creek--J Thompson jr, Ira Crane.
Smithfield—rD Titus, C B Riggs.
Standing Stone—Jared Hart, Alexander Ennis.
Towanda boro'—J NI Collins, C 8 Hassell.
do North-a-Madison Bostwick, Wm Barnes.
do South—Dennis Magill, Daniel Swartwood.
Troy horo'—L B Morse, J A P Ballard.
do Tp.—John Porter, J M Smith. •
Tuscarora—Wm Thompson, D D Black.
Ulster—M 8 Warner. Thomas Mather.
Wells—C H Leonard, John Rowlee.
Windham—R W Russell, Wm Sibley.
Warren—R C Buffington, Lyman Arnold.
Wilmot—Philander White, Geo Eberly.
Wyalusing—Theo Hines, Hiram Elliott,
Wysos—Myer Reed, Lyman Morgan.
The committees will call meeting s on frit r arday,
Sept. 13d, between - the hours of 5 and 8, P. M., for
the election of Delegates.
We would enjoin upon the Committees the• re.
sponsibility which rests upon them. and the necea.
any of discharging their duty faithfully and folly.—
The primary meeting should be called on the day
named, at the usual place for holding said meetings,
or at some place moist convenient to the Democrats
of the district. Great care should be taken that
every democrat has notice of the Delegate meeting,
that all may have a chance of attending.
E. 0. GOODRICH,
F. ORW AN,
W. H. OVERTON.
EUGENE REELER,
HIRAM C. FOX. •
W. 8. GUTHRIE,
JOHN M'MAHON.
ELMORE HORTON.
CULLEN P. NICHOLS.
Stasiesag
August 10, 1853.
Hiciox's Caws MILL —ln another column, will
be found an advertisement of Hickok's Improved
Cider Mill, to which we invite the attention of our
farmers. A :recent oppo.tunity to examine these
Mills, at the• manufactory in Harrisburg, has antis.
fled us that no more useful article was ever invert•
ted, to save the time and labor of the farmer. h
seems to us, that if they will "perform as fdver•
used," (which they are warranted to do) no term
er should be withetit one. While the low price,
(640) places them within reach of every one.
Wao'a To Bumet —At least in each
week, the New York Mail due at this place does
not arrive. time is some gross neglect of duty,
on the part of those who have it in charge. We
have heard it suggested that the person who should
be on hand to receive it, when the Express arrives
at Waverly in the morning, soften among the mis
sing, and the mail is consequently carried by.—
Wherever the lauli is, the negligence has been sub.
mined to, until our people have beome quite out
of patience.
Investor: ACQUITTED !—The trial of .I.M. Thurs•
ton terminated at Ithaca, on Wednesday week, and
resulted in a verdict of Not Guilty by reason of in.
sanity. The prisoner was ordered into the custody
of the Sheriff, to be conveyed to the Insane Asy
lum at Utica. Some twelve Professore familial
with Insanity in its various forms, were present, and
pronounced his Insanity beyond question. 'The ver
dict gave great dissatisfaction it Owego, Where the
fearful tragedy wait enacted.
A LARGX Prom.—We were shown a Plom this
morning, raised' by Gen. Parma, Of thib
nieaiiring in Micoutierence, 61: wo e .
and 6 inches lengthwise. la is slightly oblong. in
form, sad'of a deep Potpie color.
. 5... goys*, or f!ltritissaliTlY oo .—The 014
Hoosoof Rowessiniatises consisted 01233 membeto,
of totibli 1119 were -beirtoorats,--86: Whigs sod . 2
COngrtis .
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f1" 1 1*. 6 1 1 ,N.A
fag L*l:ol,o
SWilitnillo vie it ittOtofo44llllll aim?
bssisi Geovgiita 3 r MissisiipOso raraLooislins
41, too koit. To intik , cos stfultni•s
era r. ".7 - RA(-,
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- 4titraolfglais f tnuril-tkli r ottOemuytunia
v=.4 Raikalt4,4z. - .31
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Ezellwast—kprialtojuitM in tile nit t ,
? pp. in rambling amczkilla trecimlind Opole and
in the examination (dint muniaipid Plan, prospects
and resources, will soon convince observer that the
,wildeslecocounit.9l4beerilOVegibe lakupgmi
melee reign , till Shortl6inwink
Buffalo has all the internal and suburban hiaturri
Of a 'peal city. lit meets' are broad and admirably
arranged both for drantage and ventilation. The
sidewalks areapriciddiciftifintatol - teminnailAtiri - the
churches impoemgobe-sureivtarAgeriandidegoiyise
'and die titivate residences nest and eeirifartible.-
Thr,rgitt;iiiiiktow_g pig* Istburkupon_, was laid out
grandeur of Buffalo, to.day,is proud realizahon 01
Arsenio! ther.foundet. The population at Buffalo is
estimated at 7 5 ,000. The - barber it On Beflalocreek,
which empties is witersin the point where Lake
Erie terminates an& the Niagant Inver 'Devil 411
course. The great DitVaaal , Umninates at the
Buffalo docks, u 44 *Oh. various lines of mil
road,, which, with limit bn, Metier, ramify the whole,
State of . New York.' '
s?==;a
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ile'
In 1852 the value 'or articles imperte into Bufla
lo•by lake, was $31,052,798
Esponed by lake in thesarne year, 62,075,709
TO, f t . - . . . 5e6.228,501
To this must be added the property brought lii.h
-er and sent hence over the different lines of skin
road, which Will swell the sem to more then ore
hundred million of dollars And yet this is not the
ballot the value of the whoje lake lode Nowt
why Wit that the city of Buffalo, without the Demi
st advantages of good harbor continues to increase
in a ratio that shiers I:carillon theippectator, white
the city of Erie, in Pennsylvania, with the best hat.
bar on the whole chain ol lakes, advanceeeo slow
ly as to contain but one-tenth the population of But.
fel° t The answer Is obvious. Erie city Sr alio
gather without facilities of her own trvaainitheither
000 014.0 ode water since./he has no direct inde
pendent mules open, leading east, while Bciffaie
has several independent lines. Not only has Buff
alo aided to build lines approaching her through
her own State of New York, but she tas'also made
a Municipal subscription to a railroad located whol
ly in Canada, and extended from Old Fort Erie, on
Niagara River, to Goderich, on Lake Huron, near
the holy fourth parallel of latitude, ono a distance
ol 156} mice from Buffalo.
When the North Pennsylvania Railroad is com
pleted, Buffalo can receive her supply of anthra
cite cosi direct from the Wyoming mines She
will also be placed in direct communication with
Philadelphia, by a route fifty miles shorter than any
route connectuig her with New York.
Rochester City, containing about 4 5,000 inhabit
ance, will likewise be placed in direct communi
cation wish Philadelphia, over a line fifty miles
*barter than to New York City. The truth is in
brief that Pnsladelphia can place herself fifty mile.
nearer to each and every one of the counties and
towns of Western New York, and each and every
one of the counties and towns of Canada West,
than the beat routes from the same points, or either
of them, to the, city of New York Tnts fact, so
contrary to the vague notion hithettofore entertain•
ed in Philadelphia, that Canada West, Lake Goa
n& and Western New York were divided from Phil
adelphia by immeasurable leagues, will demon
strwe ascii to any intelligent mind, on no examin
ation of the map. The vast and mighty interests
which are accumulating in the north, demand en
effort on the pan of Philadelphia, to introduce an
iron line into the railroad system of Canada and
Western New York. Million, of poneds sterling
are now being expended by Engich capitalists in
the construction ol Railroads in Canada. the Cana
da Grand Trunk Railroad Company will alone own,
use and control over eleven mindred miles of rea
med. Railroads now in• progress of construction,
will soon Joe completed between Detroit and Nia
gara Rivers, and from the harbors of Lake Huron
and Georgian Bay, to the ports of Lake Erie and
Ontario. That these roads are destined to become
the chanela of a large and rapidly growing com
merce, it needs bat link. inquiry to fotelel-
Western New York is already beltitl, laced, lib
bed and plaited over with iron lines, ill of which
do. and will pour a stream of wealth and prosperity
into the eines ol New York and Boston, until the
North Pennsylvania Railroad be opened to the abate
line, whenceforth a portion will be directed to Phil
adelphia. This will open to her a new field, nee
er heretofore explored by her, and in which will
be found the ramifications of an immense cranmerce
to unite bar enterprise and enrich her sone- The
West, matchless and boundless though it be, has
ever engaged too much the attention of Philadel
phia. A city, to build op a gretticommerce should
have power and influence in all dinteloni. She
should not confine her schemes for aggrandizement
to any one quaver, because, after her rivals shall
have walled her out of all othei miens, they will
assail her where'she held exclusive sway, luedthere
divide with her, while she, having failed to provide
means of aggression against them, has no ahem&
tive but submission. Philadelphia, through long
procrastination and neglect, has suffered several of
the rich portions of North Pennsylvania to tie invad
ed and actually occupied with the works of other
cities. The Delaware and Hodson Canal Compa
ny, the Delaware, .Lackawanna and Woven! Rail
road Company, the PennAyleania Canal Company,
and the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company, and nth•
ens, are each and all, practically 'New York com
panies in their aim and controlling direction.
The tendency and prospects of :be Catiawissa
Roamed are also, in the main, supposed to be with
and for . New York. The Sosquehannv Railroad,
reaching to Williamsport, is being Milt by the city
o f Baltimore—while the Williamsport and Elmira
Railroad is made to fit into the programme alike of
Baltimore and New York. There is not one foot
of a Philadriphus railroad reaching north of the mil
dle of the State—nor is there one eligible location
in all that half of the Commonwealth that is not oc
cupied by a' constructed or projected New York
scheme ! North Pennsylvania, having within it
treasures to invite New Ynrk and even Baltimore
capital, is overrun with patties and covered with
plans inimical to Philadelphia. Even the ground
held by the stakes of the North Pennsylvania Red
rew! Company, is covered by other charters, lets
valuable it is true, but still adequate to the purposes
of their possessors, whose plans are identified with
New York city. If, therefore, Philadelphia does
not hold the remaining ground, which, by good for
tune, she now occupies with her stakes, to the ex
clusion of her rival, New York will occupy it bath
in the North Branch and Upper Lehigh Valleys.
But we do not and have not anticipated and ouch
result ' for a measure so indispensable on which so
much depends, must win the favor and receive the
snpport of a Philadelphia community. ft wilt not
only carry Philadelphia into Western New York,
but it will restore the supremacy to Philadelphia in
Western E l ennsyliania. Nona.
Naval. Sivas•'Lamas • APPOINTZIL.,Me learn
horn Washington that- Benjamin Tyson, of Berke
county, has been positively , appoined -Naval Store.
keeper - at Philadelphia, :Vice Adam ; and
,Joseph C. Witibben,Ni4l Store-keeper at San
Francisco, vies Benj. S. Hines.
qualms Cooney,— r the (le . Mooney of Clarion
roomy hate nominated dm• ;allowing eaniidates—
Proeident • Jodge—Jobn S. SVCalmoni ; Senam—
Pe t e ClOver . infehnion.; Amembly—Th Magee.
*rife, not in poiiiiiitoie of the'proneedingi 01 the
ta;meentioo,,- 7, , . . •1— _
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1,11 118 41440_ ignlia , ."llo4 ll lMen WO, &WI PIA
"imapitablearkinsvpterp eobd =Or Air% gentleman
wififi r lybanov, ' , :+s.+ .I*Yrl". :OT.:-• ^r-
,
Ali Laois orreirpoodent of the Ji_. y. Timis_
rites "tit , a rA, r q - feh
i
t - Alvv. • igloo,
.al last, what irsayAisrleesie e ;
/
eire c k re — bleslidoryilletion relative to th e great batthi
belie ' he Feliitittais and their allies ancitbetSiont,
trod thiiiis all*. a I anticipated, the numbers en;
/grid have been *moue, exaggeirited,as well'
al the - riiimberi killed and wounded. "It is hewer.'
theirsas' the most important battle, as respects the
number of the combatants and the number killed,
Irrueilliiirdatilitid*mintyettr. ..41'heeirrom
stances were these:,
Several parties of Sacs and lowa', in aseendind
the Koreas Valley, met a small party of Ponatistato•
mica, on the Big Slsießiver, and another party .of
,Pawnees on the Repnblican Fork Their conjoint
force ainoniaidJoAbbist seven hundred The game
having been previously driven from that vicinity
byrntliertniitlngliartiew.--therieneeeded •• tardier
westward. lap day or two they met with and were
joined by a party of a hundred °noes and Pone
watomies. About the sat shine they came upon
fargetherde of buffalo, Many pf which they killed,-
and dried the man ? in the tuna! .way. They bad
scarce raised their hidgeti DO; depacnre, When their
*coati galloped in with news that the Sioux were
at hand. Before they Could prelims' fot - defenee;
the enemy was open them. The attacking patty
was near one thousand strong—the main: body be
lug Sioux, and the remainder Arrapaboes and,
Cheyennes The first attack was made upon the
loWils and awes, Whose camp was'separate from
the 'Pawnees They were an hotly received that
ther,forned from • these to the Paissieste,..who were
mitkil, lot the camp of their burner Wends. A
general fight snort igisoed, and was kept up for se
veral hours' Abmir 3. P M , the Saes and Potia
anatomies, who had matte arir , offiet from the main
body in search of game, came °pm the held, and
turned the scale agitnivt, the Sioux and their allies:
They fled precipitately; arid- were vigorously per.
yard anti! dark. when the , victorious warriors re.
mooed to celebrate the " tealp.itariers 'I
. Ten of the Stoui were tell dead upon the field
As li is casipmai) ,wi.lt Indians to carry oft the ..ead
when they retreat. it is tint unlikely that 30 in 40 men
- may icive "Delia' It iltkl The ',drub& 6I meir wound
stl can only he gemmed at. The victors had one
lowa, one Okla. and 13 Pawnees, And several wo
men and children ) ktPed. Of the wounded there
were lour fowl's, to Oriapa, two Sacs, font Potts.
watorpies suit twenty Pawnees. Several of these
have since died
lerA Coevals-rum will be held by the Free.
men of Bradford county, who ase‘in fa
vor of a law prohibiting the manufacture and sale
of intoxicating liqucirs, at the Court House, in To.
wanda Borough oh
"Monday evening, the sth of Sept. next.
for the purpose of taking such measures as shall
seem best calculated to secure the desired legisla
tion. The friends of temperance in the several
townships are requested to consider themselves
Committees of Vigilance to accomplish the object
of this call. The time is propitious for an effort,
and it is hoped that every township in the county
will be largely represented.
*intrust Phelps. David Farnsworth, Daniel Ar.
drug. E. to. Tracy, C. T. Bliss, Eli Baird. Zebulon
Friable. G. W.06/fin, Horace Williston, J. G. Brown,
R Fowler, N. N. Betts, Wyllys Brownout, Joseph
Kuigsbery, Henry Booth, J. V. Daniels, Joseph
Towner, C. W. Brink, Aaron Chub/tuck, Daniel
Brink, G. 11. Bull. Jesse Brown.
Woo THE Dradford County Medical Society
will meet at the Ward House on Wed—
nesday September 7, 1859, at 2 o'clock, P. M.
C.- K. LADD, Sec'v.
FREEDOM AND THE MAINE LAW !
The annual meeting of the Free Democracy of
Bradford will be held in the Court House, at Tow
anda, on Wednesday the 31st day of August inst.,
at 10 o'clock, A.'M.
The friends of vtavtra, I.IIIICITT, nintrasirmacis
and the Maine Law, are respectfully invited to at
tend the meeting, The cause of Equal Rights and
Abstinence from .intoxicating drinks will be advoca
ted by several interesting and able speakers.
A county ticket will be formed, and inch other
reformatory measures adopted as may be deemed
proper. Per order of the Executive Committee,
GEO. F. HORTON, Secretary.
Terrytown, Ps., Aug. 8, 1853.
Kr• At a mdeting held in Leraysvilte for the
purpose of taking into consideration the educational
interests of this vicinity on the 11th Met , Dr E P.
COBURN was chosen Chairman and %V Firreo
mos. Seel. After which the following Gamed
:cattlemen were duly elected Trustees of the Le.
reyeville Acadeiny. viz: Dr E P Coburn. John
Williams, M. B Porter, Daniel Bailey, Cheater
Condit!, Daniel fielding, Witt. Hutchinson - and Lew
is L Bosworth.
Revolved, Via! laid Durres will make every
effort to have a school in said Academy.commenc
ing early in September next, which shall be second
to no mstitinion of the kind in the county
(Signed by the officers.)
• •
POCKETBOOK LOST.
IOE subscriber los t on the 3d inst., in this boro'
a small BLACK Meaocco Pocnirr-Booa, con-
Mining. besides a small sum of money. notes and
papers of value to him. but useless to any one else.
The finder is welcome to the money. and will be
further rewarded by returning the other contents,
with or without the pocket-book. either thotaghshe
Pod Office or otherwise.
. GEO. SANDERSON.
Tow sada, A 0g..25,
.433.
4„_,B1111T IIEU WAIT
WINTER GOODS!
5 218 60,C21 2 1 a SlIZZait2P
South Come ; of Morcuef Block, Malt Sired,
A RC now opening their stock of GOODS for the
.13. Fall and Winter -trade, comprising a full
and 'complete assortment, and of the usual variety,
which will be sold at avery small profit for Ready
Pay. Among the assortment of
Dar GOODS,
•
will be fognd slyest variety of Ladies' Dress Goods,
consisting in part of
Berms, B:rege Ddaines, saisiool !Moines, Lomas,
plain end printed ; Ginghams. English,
&olds and American ; Poplins,
• Prints of ll shades mid
colors ,
Also, for men's wear may be found Broad Cloths,
Cassimeres, Tweeds, Kentucky Jeans, silk, Satin
and Summer yestin g s.
Also, Sbeetings. Minions, bleached and brown,
SoMmer Goods for boys' wear, Cotton
Yarn, Carpet, Warp, Cotton Batten, &c., &c.
GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS.
- - -
A full stock will be kept on hand. Those in want
of Sugars. Tees ' Coffee. Molasseslitewart's best
Syrop.gpices. Pepper Ginger, Saleraius, Floor.
Fish, Halt, Tobacco, or any other snide in this line,
wilt do well to call on us before purchasing else.
where.
1.11 lAy r 11.
A large a splendid assortment. Crockary, Glass
and btons-ware, Roots and Shoes,'Hats and Caps—
Nail,. Paint,, Oils, Glass and Puffy.
Thantful for the liberal - petronage of the past sea.
son. the, undersigned feel a pleasure in inviting the
public loan examination of our Spring stock, be
lievine that glob Goods and low prick • will ' insure
a apeedy'salefor ready pay. TRACY de' MOORS.
Towanda, Aug• 37 1853.
"1200 PAIREref Medi'. liftmen's' 'add - Chit,
deeds' show; , for sale by.
• TRAcv...tatoofts.
• ADAIIMMItATOR'S . NOTICIN ,
A LL perm, indebted 40, she;
.RIMRs?4,eO. taw 4, ll Anding q l " ll4 F e b C r e b Y ,
reijuistetrt6 make ayiaent Withinsi Mt*, aid thine
having claims agithiseishi estifal' tan .Vit.;
"tat lbw ihstiragaboistieatedl for ionbsunal.t.,
V,'f r @Ore
#ga9B,AP iIf IAYZNEL
" -1
_
'feeling
At • Meeting of the friends of a " Prohibitory
Ordrilikiltrairld at the Suns of Temperance
nap
.tin so thOld, on the lath inc., Asuk a
HDATINOTON Was elected President, and A. E
CHlLD,&mill'''.
On molten.; zoos Calit Dr. Daniel Hat ro , ,c
a Ccimmeltee-10 draft Resolutions for the considery.
lion of the meeting.
Doting the absence of the Commune, the meet.
.ggiagaliandchna.e.Th'di6l-IG4lllißeneribusitesVlC°naogiliddrea"dntr:lndrilropetugnioindvnilisls,e,iledwn:.""4:;inhPriootewe:nnieniVan'Em:tesahp..%%leil.kintegpfille:lel:lll'2ll,ll:iegi:l:aegrasisesPliVraliaJea.iseit lit"eild:bilii_ii,°lsel
ed, Viz:
WHICRCAS, The public mind is in agita.i an on
the momentous subject o f Temperance, and the
multiform evils still extant in our wide extended
• referencemilriiiyere: oiT:a,tAinnadlWolehetroeuthel ihnueleM:ii:n:::
:still abetted by 'some great. names, and (6 1 in
'higheUlt
wee the Seriptural. adage ......" Whete ma witted
bear rule, the people at ill mown, '..-11rt PIO* of o ur
present system ol legitlaeimi, which for a p a i i , y
Iffithernminse4,-g(ll94lll,=sages tstoilfihar eh a a r t i es pf m Pt a r n mils I°4ll
t eri he aria im ! ',ilea cliwfanthipeir aMeraftel Maker,
b Or a r s o l itn a° :e d i t terk . s ile : . l
into hovels of poverty, want m ut „ col.
a e r t i l d „ e a s ea r a'nd the fair prospects of man e a tios n d ba
heart are made to quail before the fell destroyer.;
'tread ; And bristly in view of all the mond d e ., 4 , 1%.
c licl ie n a s uag lith :Po l ta h r e m ß id u s in t, Tailltnei e bia tery in h a a i r l i s il, se deem
,t Our prier large. hay mote, our imperative dory, a ,
stand forth as champions of good order, mid gond
legislation. on this most absorbing -uhj, e ,. T he
advance of this great Cause in this and other states
recently and more especially in the ir.attei of 1,
l etio „ . by whilVii effo(l^ to regllidt“ the traffi c in k -
losteating rapines have been ..riperceded int,
seve n
s lime , ' a nd one Territory, call fur our unqualified
gratitude to Almighty God. and may well inspire
us with the full hope and conviction, that the., i
to be a Net-sell ternitow ton ul the conflict in which
we are engaged. Therefore
Resorted", Thar vie ~ o nto and do on ibis occa
mon re affirm the great principles adopted in year.
past, that civil government lean ordinance ol God
—that the law-maker is bound to base l a x s t „,, t ,
on, the principles of God's law,—that the dolt L i
government is to protect the crizen in his rig ht s _
that the traffic of intoxicating liquors as a beret.
age, is destructive to alt mimesis that govemo nu
is consigned to conserve—that that the laps ahca
sanction this traffic are obviously . unmoral a,,,i
should at once be abandooed ; and thak . the 'to&
should by law ; by absolutely and nneml'atuhsally
prohibited_
Resolved, That we hat! with joy the actio n of
Maine Rtiode!l-larid, Massachusetts, Vsur,on!,
Michigan and tinesoia, arid assure our brst, tl
and friends In tfiese Stales, that we shall spars no
eflort to briny'tire Keystone State up to the haw
stand which hey hate taken.
Resolved, Thai we would earnestly commend a)
all the citizens 01 the Stale of Pennsylvania. ten.
-onsly to contemplate the nature and operahon 01
the is Prohibitory Loicor Law•'—especially in if
edema in drying up the great fooroarne of parceri
ism and crime—reducing taxatio n , and na ,g
upon the Agrieulltual, Con menial arid
cat interest ot the Stare • and to glee credo . 0 ih e
truth, that If it be antlered to prevail in our vt.,
State, al will in a lew stow yews eine o. IreeLta
from many pity...lca: arid moral evil arid an t i; va
lion in everything that appertains f o he honor and
glory of a civil mate
Resolved, That when the liquor in eresiatieres
the ballot-box, arid no longer seeks to comm. Lia
primary ai,d
- general elecirrit,s—w hen ro,yur t tit
drunkard making is no longer nnnoned by la•.
and the burdens and miseries of intemp-nm•e.
borne by those only alto make gain.oi 'he Ira&
that causes them, we w dl listen patrend) to the ex.
hortation—r• Not to bring temper a n c e inn i). , 11;c,'
but till then, as faithful soldiers in a rightemorartee
we must continue to assail every strong hoe otter
enemy ; break down all his fortresses, and nog
him Irom all the. lurking-places of the adages
where he sits in entrap men
Resolved, Thai we will not vote for any Mill
date for the legislature, who is not a temper:re
man in principle—who is not in favor of a Picea.
atory liquor law, and of its adoption our le‘nsla.
Lure, who will not use both his rote and tamer'
exer lions. to secure its passage at the next swim
Resolved. that we recommend primary men ,
to be held in different to •nahrp. tat themum, on
Saturday the 311 day of September, to elertlfele.
gates to meet at Towanda : on Thursday, the B.h
day of September, to lake into consideration the
nominees for the next legislature
On motion a vote of thanks was tendered Dr
Van Dyke, for his able address.
On motion, the otficere of the meeting were re•
quested to eign a ropy of :he proceedings and Int.
ward them to the editors of the county papers lot
publication.
(Si.med by the OfficerF.)
• M AtRRIND,
lo Forks twp., by Rev. R. Bedford. on the IBth
Mr. Giso W. Naos ,and Miss AMMAN' FL OW
both of Albany.
OBITUARY
Died, at his residence in Wysor, on the 6th of
August 1853, ALLSANPBR %ma, aged 47 years.
He was born. in New Bliss, county Monagbia ,
Ireland. in 11308; studied medicine at Glasgo•, lmi
emigrated to this cennay in Ism He came iodic
cowry in 1891, since wihch time he has been stew
dily engaged in an arduous and successful practice
of medicine. His disease Ascites. (abdominal drop
sy) was sodden in its on.et, and ran its course ra
pidly, unchecked by medical treatment. He was
aware from the srl attack, that he could not teeny
er. His mind continued clew and unclouded, Isla
the beetled state of bodily health. He foresaw the
his end watt near, and made every necessary Pm
parati in for the change. He met death with cans'
nese and composure, trusting in a merciful R
deemer.
Dr. MADILL was endowed with a mind of 610
order. Every one who came in contact with tam
was impressed with a sense of his superiority. Re
had a fine eduemitin,and thorough mental catalog,
He was pre-eminently a successful physician. He
had a Clearness and quickness of perception, lad
coolness of judgment, rarely equalled. lab's tow
ners be was dignified, affable and polite; o ° l ' o W
strangers be seemed somewhat reserved. ll's"'
versational powers were very fine. la the Dumps.
ny of his friends tie felt no restraint, and was gags .
larly fascinating and brilliant. The writer of th.ti
brief sketch, recalls with melancholy piessare I°r2S,
pleasant hours spent in his society. kb!, WAIL.
be deeply felt and mourned by a large circle of ic•
quaintances and friends. He has left a void that
not easy to 611. That he bad faults; DO °e l' .
deny. Who has note If he had not, he veal
have been more than batman. We would dra w I
veil over his frailties and short -comings, but chervil
the remembrance of Das talents and his virtues.
11.
SORE NEW GOODS.
• ______
BURTON KINGSBERY
;
1 8 Now openin a New &roc: G, CODS' S ' .
onir 09114) an d
d ciosidete assortm OODS
en t of all bob
' 3 : I t# 7 111111111113114 NDIZE,
sahib walls, Mg as cheap as the sense
an yor nlie c :Paw -be.ltoaght anywhere this side of Noe
on
VPandi; Arnit 110, 1859.