Proceedings of the Pcnu'a. Legislature. [I mai-BURi;, Jan. 2. 1855 HOUSE —This being the day fixed by the Con stitivion tor ilie meeting of the Legislature of the Senate, the House of Representatives was called to outer at 11 o'clock, by William Jack, clerk of the last House. The Deputy Secretary of the Commonweal h (Mr. E S. Goodrich) was then introduced, and presented the certified returns of tire late election lor members. Mr Fle cher moved that tiie returns be opened and read, which was agreed to, and the returns j were accordingly rear!. The roll was then called, and ninety nine mem b"rs answered, Mr Allegood betnti absent. Mr. Chamberlni then moved drat the Housepro ceed to the election oi a Speaker, which after some little discussion wa= agreed to. Several candidate* were nomiin'ed, and the lloue then going in'o a ballot, the fits! ballot re sulted as follows: ilenry K Strong, of Philada. had 7(5 votes Richardson 1. Wright, of Fhila., 18 " Charles Fialev, 2 " KB. MeCombs, 1 " The vote was as follows: For Henry K Strong, Whig and American.— Messrs. Avety, Baldwin, Ball, Barry, Bergstresser, Real, Bowman, Caldwell, Chamberliri, Clapp, Clo ver, Cressweil, Cummings of Philadelphia. Cum minas, ol Somerset, Donaldson, Downing, Eyster, Fearson, Fletcher. Foster, Fousl, Franklin, Free, Guy, Gwinner. Haines, Harrison, llerr, Hodgson, Holcomb, llnbbs, King Kirkpatrick, Krepps, Lane, Laporie, Latlirop, Loss, Lenlerman, Loft, Lowe, MeCalmont, MeCoombs, McConkey, McConnell, McCnllongh, MadJeck, Megill, Mingle, Morris, Muse, Page, Palmer, Penriypacker, Powell, Reese, Rittenhouse, Ross, Rutier, Slierer, Simpson, Smith, ofAllegheny, Smith, of Blair, Smith of Philadel phia, S:eel, Stehley. S ewarl, Sturdevant, Throne, Waterhouse,Wedder,Wickersham, Winner, Wood, and Ztegler—76 For Richardson L Wright, Dem —Messrs Ba ker. Bnh, Carlisle, Christ, Craig/Dougheity. Dun ning, Edrnger, Fratley, Fry. Gross, Johnson, Mc- Cleilan, Maxwell, Orr, Sallade, S ockdaie and Thompson—lB. Messrs. Wright and Yerks voted for Charles Fraifey, Dem. Mr. S rong vo'ed for R. B MeCombs. Messrs. Crawford and North did not vote. Ma. S rong having received a majority ol all the votes cast, was declared duly elected Speaker of the House tor the session, anJ was conducted tothe Chair by Messrs. Wright and Fradey. He made a brief speech, acknowledging th; honor conlerred in being selected to preside over the deliberations of the House, and promised his best efforts to meet the dti'ies of the position with entire impartiality. The usual oaifts were then administered to the Speaker, afer which the members were severally sworn or affirmed On motion, it was agreed that eleven o'clock shall be the hour for the meeting of the House, un til further ordered. On motion, the clergy ol Harrisburg was invited to open the sessions of the House witn prayer. The rules of the last House were adopted for the government of the body. The usual committees were then appointed to wait upon the Governor and Senate, and advise them o I the organisation of the House. Adjourned. SENATE —The Senate assembled at 3 o'clock, and was called to order by the Speaker, (Mr. Ham lin) The Deputy Secretary ot the Commonwealth, was introduced, and presented the returns of the recent elections for Senators, which were read, and the roll then having been called, 31 Senators answered to their names—Mr. Buckalew, trom Columbia, being absent, and Mr. Foulkrod, ol Phi ladelphia. having recently deceased The Speaker announced that the first business would be to elect a Speaker, and thereupon vacat ed the chair. Mr. Crabb moved that the Senate go into an el ection for Speaker, which was agreed to. Messra. John Hendricks, of Schuylkill, and B. D , Hamlin, of McKean, were 'nominated as can didates. The first ballot resulted as follows: Byron D. Hamlin, D. f 14 | Eli K. Price, 1 John Hendricks, VV., 13 I James S. Skinner, 1 George Darsie, 1 | James W. Qoiggle, 1 The following is the vote: For Byron D. Hamlin—Messrs. Brown, Cres well, Fry, Goodwin, Haideman, Heis'er, Hnge, Jamison. McClintock, Piatt, Quiggle, Sager, Wal ton and Wherry—l 4. For John Hendricks—Messrs.. Crabb, Ferguson, Flsnniksn, Frazier, Frick, Jordan. Killtnger,|Lew is, Millinger, Sellers, Saumad, Skinner, and Tag gari—l3. Fer Kli K. Pidrce, Mr. Darsie. For George Dirsie, Mr. Price. For. James S Skinner, Mr. Henricks. For James W, Quiggle, Mr. Hamlin. There being no choice, two other ballots were had with a like result. Mr Goodwin then moved thai the Senate ad journ, which was agreed to—yeas 17, nays 16, the Democrats and Mersis. Darsie and Price voting in the affirmative and the Whigs in the negative.* The Senate then adjourned till 11 o'clock to morrow. WEDSE-DW, Jan. 3. Al'er fil'.eeu ballots in the Senate here to-day for the Presidency, the voie stands the same as yes terday. Adjourned until to-morrow. Challenging "Old Sam." It is said around the Washington hotels that three or four gentlemen are ready to challenge Gen eral Houston when he reaches Washington. Thi i nothing new. While he was*in the Presidential chair of Texas—during bmh his terms in that posi (ion—he was " challenged'' perhaps halt a dozen times a year, and since he has been in the United States Sena'e there has rarely been a time when we did not have in Washington, during the sessions of Congress, more or less gentlemen, ancient Texas enemies of his standing ready to " challenge''" him on the "drop of a hat. ' He was, by long odds, the bes'-abused man in Texas, having been systemati cally hunted by some forty or fifty person B , many i of them having position there. On one occasion j (in that country, some fourteen years ago) we ask ed him why fie look no notice of the many chnl | lenges which were then being sent to him. His Bnwer was that there were hundreds around him whose p3th he had occasion to cross in the dis charge ol his public duties, who having noihing to lose, and for the most part being desperate men, would willingly risk their lives to ob'ain revenge on him, or to achieve the nominal -position which his acceptance of their challenges would accord to them; and further, that if he accepted a challenge from any one of them, fie would thus spt a preced ent that might give him little time to do anything else than to settle affairs of honor with his hoide of personal enemies, one by one. He thought that 100 strong a game ; one in. which the chances were altogether too many against him, as, though he might pass unscathed through the duel of to-day, he might not be so fortunate in that sure to be on his hands on the morrow. The old man, we presume, is as little likely to accept a challenge now, having recently joined the Bap'ist church, of which his wife has long been a leading and most earnest and active member, as ever before. We feel very con fident that if anybody undertakes " challenge" him this winter, the old man will be very apt to do his best to induce the challenger, and all concerned with him, " take a little walk" (ot ride) over to the premises of Mr. Thomas Thornley.— Washing ton Star RASCAL REGISTER. —Robert Schuyler, the great defaulter, it is stated, has bought 'a place on the Rhine, and sent for his family. KISSANC, it is said, who lately escaped from custody in New York is now in Buenos Ayres. Hinton. the mail robber, is in Oregon. The great California forger is in Aus tralia. Several other equally illustrious rascals are " lying around loose.' 7 Col. Bentou In Philadelphia. On Saturday evening last, says the Philadelphia Ledger, this veteran statesman addressed a large number of onr citizens, at ihe Musical Fund Hall, on the policy of the Pacific Railroad, the geogra phy ot the country arid its adap ion to fhe contem plated enterprise. He spoke about an hour and three quarters without notes or memoranda of any kind, and with a directness of purpose arid minute ness ol detail that proved conclusively the vast knowledge lie had acquired on the subject. He iloes not solicit subscriptions to any particular en terprise, or advocate any particular route. Con gross being distracted with domestic feuds and jealousies, he retires from that forum to the people He advocates the construction ot the road Irom the' western border of Missouri to the eastern line of California, ihe whole of the route now being thro' terntorial jurisdiction, and therefore, important that die light ol way should be secured beloie State authority in'erposes any difficulty. The speaker averred hat the ground is admirably situated to rail road purposes, and that ihe passes through the mountains are not steppes through which a mule may wind up on ot.e side and by zigzag descend rut the other, as many suppose, but that they are openings level with tlre ground The dis-ance trom the Missouri border to Cali fornia is 1300 miles, and the outside cost of the Road Mr. Benton asserts will not exceed $2O 000 per mile, or 526 000 000 in the aggregate. The character o! the country ihrmigh which the road must pass, is represenied as equal to any in the world, a great portion of it vieing in productive ness with the rich lands of Egypt. This is an im portant lact, because if ihe country is not calculat ed to maintain a population, the mad could scarce ly be profrahle. The snow known to exist all the time on :he mountains, and which has sometimes been instanced as an insuperable bariier to the construction ofa railroad, Col. Fremont has ascer tained, iloes not exist or he to any greater dep'h in the passes thai ii does on the prairies ol Illinois and M i-'souri. There being noobsiacle to the construc tion ol ihe Road, he argues that it should be imme diately commenced, and gave estimates made not by himself, but by others, who have counted the amount ol business now done between the Atlan tic and Pacific, oveiland an.l by sea, showing that even the existing trade pay a fair percentage on t !iis capital of 526 000 000. Of this, however, he did not speak of himself. He had made no esti mates. He contended for the innporlar.ee of the enter prise Important as doubling the number of Mid dle States, by peopling the intervening Territo ries, and banding ihe whole together by an iron band, and as giving us a sale and sure transit for our California jold, the interruption ol the flow of which, for a single month, as the caprice ola for eign power might now Jo, would create a most ifisasirous panic in financial circles. Over and above all, however, this route will open to us the nearest route to the trade of India, a trade that has been con'ended for by the most powertul nation* ot the world for centuries, snd has made great and powerful all that have secured it. This road puts not only the United States nearest to this source of wealth and power, but it would be the nearest route for the nations of Europe. They would have to use this route to our profv, or fall behind in the contest for the cove ed >ra !e. Tfie allusion of the speaker to the advancement of civilization and ol the aits, was truly eloquent. Less iha/i three centuries ago. water was the great barrrr to further progress That eventually by the use of sails and steam, became the facility tor com munication, and land was the barrier. The inge nuity ol man has at length worked another revolu lion. The invention of Railroads and Magnetic Telegraphs, has again rendered land the tacility for rapid intercourse, and water is now the obstruc tion We have this facility for reaching Asia, and we should make use of it. For the last ihree quar ters of an hour, the speaker held his auditors spell bound by his flow ot eloquence and learning. It was a most masterly effort, and wi;| add largely to the distinguished Statesman's well earned reputa tion. Astounding Ulail Rob'icry The mail robbery at Elmira, New York, proves to be an extensive aflair. For more than a year mail matter, and, in some instances, whole mail i bags have been missing somewhere between New i York City and the West. Innumerable complaints reached the Departmental Washington, and sev eral agents have been sent over the road to detect the thief. Every large post office on the line was in turn suspec ed. Arrangements were secretly ; made to arrest simultaneously every route agent on , the cars, baggaae men and switchmen on the New j York and Erie Road, and see who the robber was I Every man had been spotted, and another day or : two have seen them all in durance vile, j At last a telegraph dispatch announced that " six : teen mail bags, rifled mostly of their contents had | been found in a vault at Elrnira, N Y." Elmira is an important town on the New York and Erie Railroads where the Buffalo and Niagara Falls and several other roads meet 01 coursp at times, there would be a grreat accumulation of mails there, and the opportunity of taking now and then a bag with out iis being noticed. The local Mad Agent who had the contract for i taking mads to and Irom ihe cars was an old gen | tie man by the name of (fates. He ued to employ j his son a fitdi kinir, drinking sort of a chap to drii e | ihe cart anJ handle the bags It appears that he | had an accomplice by the name of S'one, a jouna tellow employed in a stable where Gales kept hi* horse. In the rear of this stable was a high fence , over which was an outhouse belonging to one of the public school ol the place. It was in this out hou*e, alter the nitrht train had passed, that ihe<e ! fellows used to lake their stolen mails, rifle them, ! and throw the bags in the vault. Stone, it appears, thought he had made money enough in this way, went in M Y. city, engaged a paitrier and was going into business with a very tine cash capital. He made Gates, his drinking accomplice, promised when he left, to rob no more maiN, bu'Ga-es getiiug short, undeitook a " bag" on iris own hook one nigh', ami either being drunk or interrupted, left letters scattered about the privy which being found by the scholars next day, weie reported to the post master. The privy was search ed and from i's vaults were f.shej up sixteen mail hags and quantity of letters. In one bag wa3 found 530,000 draft. In another, JM.'JOO in mcney over looked. Galps got but ?1,000 in the bag he robbed ami left some $ 3000 in it. Gates contessed all.— Stone denies everything, but was overheard to say that he did not care what they did with him, it they would let him fiist have one hour with him Gates.— Xeic York Sun. CONVICTION AND SENTENCE OF ARRISON. —WiI liam Arrison's trial at jCincinnaii for killing Isaac Arrison, by sending hitn a torpedo box, or infernal machine, has resulted in a verdict of "guilty ol murder in the first degree and the prisoner has been sentenced to be hanged on the llih of May, 1855. It will be remembered that his| horrid crime caused the death ol Mrs. Allison as well as of her husband. The appearance of the prisoner during the passing of the sentence is thus noticed by a Cincinnati paper: " Arrison remained wholly unaflected during the whole time, preserving to the end the same 5 un concerned manner that he has manifested during the whole of the exciting trial though his brother shed tears copiously. The crowd preserved the strictest silence, and calmly dispersed after the sen tence. The prisoner was immediately taken to jail." FIRE IN WAIUS!*.— On Wednesday morning, the 20th, a (ire broke out in the building occupied as a Commissioners' office, Warren, Warren couny, Pa., and before it could be extinguished it destroy' ed all the county offices. The Prothonolary, Re corder and Treasurer, eared all their books and papers but those in (he Commissioners' office were destroyed except what were contained in the safe. Titos W. DORR, of Rhode Island, died on Wednesday morning last, after n long and painful illness Wt> E. O. GOODRICH, EDITOR. Towanda, Saturday, January 6, 1855. ESPECIAL NOTICE. The REPORTER will be furnished at ONE DOLLAR per annum invariably in advance, and will be sent no longer than paid for. t Subscribers, will have four weeks notice previous to the expiration of their subscription : when, if it is not renewed, the paper will be stopped. Those in arrears can avail themselves of these terms by settling. We shall give tliem until the close of the present Volume, when we shall stop sending tlie pa per to every subscriber in arrears. Any person sending us five new subscribers with the Cash, will receive a copy gratis for one year; or Six Copies will be sent to one address a year for S5 As the success of the Cash system depends upon its strict observance, our Terms will be impartially and in flexibly adhered to Foreign Xtwi. Since our last issue, the arrival of the Steamer Atlantic brirgs tendn)S later intelligence, which i is not important. The English Parliament conven ed on the 12 hof December. The Queens speech was delivered in person. had already taken place upon the war and its manag ment, and particularly with reference to the terms of the new treaty with Austria. The accounts from the Crimea are not important, except so far as to indicate the procrastination of the siege. The weather was unfavorable to the opera lions D! the Allies. There are later accounts from China, advising ihe continued unsettled condition of the country. I The Markets. At Reading City, wheat flour is selling at $9,50 per barrel, and rye at $5,75; wheat per bushel, $1,80; rye, do. St ,08; corn 87 cents ; oats, 45; potatoes, $l. Pork is selling at $7 per hundred; lable bu'.ter. 25 cents, and lump butter 20 cts. per pound ; eggs 20 cts. per drzen. Coal is selling at §4,75 per ton Timothy hay, §l5, and meadow hay $l3 per ton. At Danville, wheat quotes at $2 and rye. 90 cts.; oats 50 cts.; potatoes, §1 ; corn 70 cts.; butler 20 cents and eggs, 16 cents. At Lebanon, flour is selling at $9,50 per barrel ; wheat $l,BO per bushel ; rye, $1 ; corn, 75 cts.; oats, 45 cts ; potatoes, $l. At Milton, white wheat is selling at $2 perbush : el, and red do. at $l,BO ; Rye. $1 : corn, 65 cts ; oats. 45; potatoes, $1 ; butter 20 cents per pound; dried apples, $1.50 per bushel'; peaches paired, $4, unpared, $2. SHOCKING DISTRESS FROM POVERTY— The New York papers record the suicide of John Murphy, an Englishman, recently arrived in this country, who had become deranged by the want of employment and the consequent suffering of his family. His j family had been without food for two days, when I the wife yielded to her necessities and went to the t Committee of Reliel for the poor, to obtain some j assistance. In her absence, the hn-b ind cut his j throat, and during the inquest upon the father, the mother received news of the don'h ol her child ■ from want of food. The case has excited the sym. I pathies ol die ci izens, and doub less the remainder .of the family will be taken care of. The case sug -1 c : ges's whether there may not be similar sufferings I in our midst, and if it is not the duty of iho*e who j have abundance at command to search them out ; and relieve the wants of the desti'u'.e. DECISION ON THE R. I. LIQUOR LAW. —Judge j Brayton, of the Supreme Court of Rhode Island, has j given a decision, in a case under the Liquor Law, i in which the clause authorizing trie seizure and j dfs rue ion of the liquor was pronounced uncou ; stitutiona'. Ttie case was a complaint against | James Snow, lor u keeping or suffering to be kt-p on his premises or possessions or under his charge, ale, wine," &c. Subsequent to the issuing of this j cjmplaint i warrant of search was issued under j the 9 h sec'ion ot the act, upon which certain i liquors found in the possession ol the defendant were seized. In the Court of Magitra'es the de fendant raised certain constitutional objections to the law, and they were certified to the Supreme Court under the statute. 05" We owe an apology to our subscribe s for the non appearance of ihe Reporter last week. We availed ourselves of the usual respite allowed prin ters during the holidays. We trust their enjoyment of the festivities of the occasion was not marred by the fact. U. S. SENATOR FROM lOWA —The Legislature of lowa met in joint convention on the 14th inst., and made an innelfectual effort to elect a United States Senato. The Democrats all voted for Dodge, but the Whigs and Fusionists, who are in a consider able majority, could not agree upon a common can didate. The election was to be attempted on the 21st. MEETING OF THE STATE COMMITTER— A meet ing of the Democratic State Central Committee was held at Philadelphia on the 26th ult. which was fully attended. Several resolves were passed and an Address to the people ol Pennsylvania adopted The Committee have adjourned the Fourth ol March Convention until the Fourth of July. They might as well have abolished it entirely. Those sagacious individuals, who have been trying since the last election to classify the politics of the Legislature, will do well to refer to the vote fur Speaker in the House. The screws appear to be very much loosened. MTRO* II CLARK, Governor of New York, was inaugurated on Monday last. The Legislaturecon rened on the same day. In the House, D. C. LIT TLEJOHN was elected Speaker receiving 76 rotes. He is a SEWASD man, and his election indicates that the latter will hare no difficulty in being re lumed to the U. S. Senate. Jocal |tcins. APPOINTMENTS BY TUB COMMISSIONERS. —Tlie Commissioners ol Bradford County have made the following appointments for the present year: Clerk— E. M. FARRAR. Counsel — ULYSSES MERCCR Mercantile Appraiser —K L. BROW*. DEDICATION —By a noiice in another column it will be seen that the New Presbyterian Church at this place, is 10 be dedicated on Thursday next Several able ministeis are expected from abroad. RELIGIOUS SERVICES. —Religious service has been has been held in the Methodist Church at this place, every evening for several weeks pas', awakening considerable interest in the subject ol religion, and which is, we understand, to be con tinued. At the Episcopal Church, services have been held, daily this week, several ministers from abroad, being piesent. COMMITTED —Three brothers, named John, James and Thomas Frawley were arrested on the 31M U ll by Cons ables WALTMAN, ot Overton, and CHAP MAN of Albany township, and commuted n the jail of this County. They are charged with the murder of a man at Jersey Shore, on Christmas day. On Wednesday last, the Sheriff of Lycoming Coun ty, took them in custody and conveyed to W1 liamsport. RAIN AND MUD —It we have had L' ronghout December, "an old fashioned winter," we a:e now experiencing its usual result, a " January thaw." As yet, however, up toihi day, (Friday) the ice in the river has lias been strong enough to permit crossing upon it. Co'ngrcaa. The proceedings in Congress since our last issue have not been of general importance The members 1 have been enjoying the holidays, and busness will ! hardly commence in earnest, until after the 8 h of ! January, which is always observed at Washington. ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE —A despatch from Chica go dated Tuesday last, states that ihe Legiala'ure ol ol Illinois organized that day. In the House an Anti-Nebraska Speaker was elected by 12 majori ty. This would indicate that Gen. SHIELDS would re-elected U. S Senator. ArrOINTMENT BY THE GOVERNOR. — Dr. SA.MUKL JONES, ol Philadelphia, has been appointed Trus tee ol the State Lunatic Hospital, at Harrisburg. Col. Kinney's Expedition. Col. H. I. Kinney's expedition for the coloniza tion ol Central America, anil the establishment of a confederation republic in conjunction with the sev eral States there, is said to be nearly ready to start. The Washington correspondent ol the New Yoik Post says: I am told by the colonel that he expects to sail with three hundred emigrants from the poit of New York before the end ol January. These men have all made their arrangements, as well as one thous and more from Philadelphia, Baltimore, New Oileans and other cities, who go on their own re sponsibility and separately The proposal is to pay those who enlist as soldiers and officers the same monthly compensation as they would receivein the service of the United Sta es the former also receiving a grant ot 640 acres, and the latter 1,280 The rion-fighting settlers, who are expected to support themselves will have | about 160 acres a man. if they emigrate within I the first twelve months. • The few objections that are urged agains Col. ! Kinney's colonization of the coast are j founded upon an erroneous supposition that it is an I annexation project, and is favored, as such, by the i present administration. The proji ct is entirely in i dependent ol this government, and no aid in it is , wished from the government But the interests, . not only of the United States, but oflhe whole com ; morcial world, are to be greatly promoted by the j establishment at San Juan, the gate of the com j merce between the two oceans, of an enlightened. ' powerful and independent community, i The Mosquito country extends along the coast I from Honduras to King Russum's point This range | of coast was always subject to the Mosquito chiefs j and the armed fleets—i e. canoes—of the Mosquito j Indians commanded it so entirely that a Spanish vessel could neither creep in o or from any port nor venture anywhere near the coast. Of this warlike and unconquered race there are said lobe ten thous and still above the ground. All these men are American Know-Nothings, and utterly repudiated hv the bull of the Pope whereby he granted all j North America to Spain. The minister Irom New Grenada has addressed a | letter tn the American grandee of that State, in j forrbing him that the Mosquito country does not I cover New Grenada; nordoesit TheNicaraguan I minister has addressed a protest to Mr. Marry against the recognition o( the Mosquito sovereign ty by this government. The ntinis er from Co.-ta Rica also addresses a protest to Mr. Marcy against the boundaries of Col. Kinney's kingdom so far as they interfere with the claim of Costa Rica. THE LANCASTER GUN. —Oour readers have no doubt noticed in ihe letters from the Ctimea ac counts of the Lancaster gun, which have proved to be a most effective weapon against the walls of Se ; bastopol, although it has not been altogethei a safe | 2'in for those who handle it, two or three ol them j having burst. The Montreal Gazette gives the fol- I lowing description ol this gun and ol the pr'nciple J of its operation : "It is a well known fact that it is impossi ble to cast balls or buliets for cannon in such away that one side not be heavier than the other, and it is also well known that this circumstance deflects the projectile from its right line The Lancaster gun professes to have accomplished this bv means of an eliptical bore, out of which is to be thrown an eliptical projectile—either shot or shell. The gun is large, because it is at a longe range that its great precision of aim tells best over the common gun, and its appearance is that ol an ordinary large cannon, except that the mouth, instead of being cir cular is elongated like an egg—having one axis longer than another. We will suppose that the mouth is the largest up and down—that is. that the longer axis is vertical, so that the flattened ball fit ting it would stand on its edge; but the bore winds gradually from the mouth to the breech of gun, so that when the ball is driven home to the proper position, when the gun is loaded, it will have turn ed one quarter around, and will lie horizontally— that is, at right-angles to the longer axis of the mouth of the gun, and on its side. When the gun is fired the ball must make one revolution for every four lengths ol the gun, and thereby counterba lances any imperfections in its shape which would otherwise deflect it. Several ol these guns have burst. This is, perhaps, attributable to the fact that they are used at very long rarges, and were proba bly overloaded." Married, At the Presbyterian Parsonage, in this borough, on Wednesday, 20th ult., JOHW SCOVILLZ to Miss ELIZA BOWXIJ, of South Towanda. At F/*anklin,on the 80th ult., by Burr Ridgway,Esq. Eiwi* B. COOLBACOH of Monroe, to Miss EMILY HARYIY of Franklin. At the Baptist church, in this borough, on Sunday evening, 31st ult., by Rev. Mr. Morris, DAVIS MATNAHD to Miss EVE GRAIF. NEW ARRANGEMENT. REDUCTION' PRICE ! An experience of fifteen years in publishing a newspaper, lias satisfied us that the Credit system is radically wrong, both to the Pub lisher and to the Subscriber. Under its ope- j ration a amount is constantly due from subscribers located in everv part of the coun ty, which at best can be realized only by waiting years, and in two many eases is ut terly worthless, the person receiving the paper having deceased, or left the county, and the printer has the vexation of finding that he is ; not to receive anything for the labor and ex-1 pcuse of years. On the other baud, we are obliged to charge promptly paying subscribers a sum sufficient to make up these losses. Having become thoroughly satisfied that the system of advance payments is better both for publisher and subscriber, we have determined to adopt it. Hereafter the 'Re porter ' will be furnished to subscribers at ONL DOLLAR per annum, payable invaria bly in advance, and will be sent no longer than paid for. Those terms will be inflexibly adhered to. Those of our present subscribers who are indebted to us, and wish to avail themselves of these terms, can do so upon settlement We shall continue to send them the paper until the close of the present volume, (which will le about the fir-t of June next.) upon the original terms, when we shall positively dis continue sending the paper to every subscri ber in arrears, and proceed to collect the am ount due us. Subscribers who have paid in advance,and whose time expires before the close of the pre sent volume, will have four weeks notice of the expiration of their subscription. We shall give this plan a thorough trial.— We believe it will meet the approbation of all those who desire to take, and pay for, a County paper ; and we are certain it will re lieve us from many of the vexatious and dis appointments for which the business is pro verbial. We shall at least have the satisfac tion of knowing that we have pay for every paper sent; and, we trust, of feeling that we have given to every subscriber the full value of his Dollar. [£p- To any person sending us five new subscribers, with the cash, ($5) we will send the Reporter gratis, one year. Sow York 3lai'kets, Dec. t29. FLOUR. — Holders of Western and Stale Flour manifest increased firmness. The cold weather imparts strength to the market, and the arrivals are not so large. The better grades of extras are quiet being held at extreme rales. The sales of Western Canal are at $8 12S to S3 C2j for common to Very good State; ?8 58 and #9 i 12$ for mixed to good brands Michigan, Indiana | and" common to good Upper Lake and Ohio, and j $lO 75 to $ll 60 for extra Genessee. GRAIN.— Wheat ft= quite firm,the inquiry mode rate. Sales of good Michigan white, at $2 20, and J Southern at $2 10 per bushel. Rye is less ahun j dant at $1 40 per bushel. Oats are still freely dealt jin at 54c and 5Rc tor State and Western. Corn is | less plenty at 94c and 95e for Western mixed, abd 9Gc and 97c rnr round yellow a bushel. PROVISIONS.—Mess Pork $l2 75, Piimc $l2 25. Lard 10c and 10lc for piime. Beef at from ?5 50 to $ll fc r Country prime to mess, and $l5 to $l6 for extra Chicago repacked mess. ########### ### #■# # ##-# # # | BRADFORD REPORTER. V COUNTING-HOUSE # 1.181 ALMANAC. £551 * || S j • 2-1 -sj -jj j:j IFj 2® S \>\f 21 *. *!£ I! : ; 1 1 1 =! AI / £l2 & * 2 Ibl z ! : 5!2 'l l * 2 * v" : \ I • >■ •< •\ * ! i. 1 * * *!• K■ ' & S-qJiiiLb di_bu_jis lj 2 3 4 5| 6 —I l| 2 3j 4| hi 6| 7 % | = ?! 8 910 11 12113 1 8 9 10jl ■ >12113111 £ ■ £l4; 15' 16 17)18 ID 20 Viol 16 17,18 i 19;20!5i *- *S 21 22123j2L25 26 27 5(22123 2 1 i 2"']26 27 1 23 r * <• :28 29 30 31 jl'" -5 :29!-30 31 j j j £ : I lj 2 3ji ; I 2 3 4 v X" 4, 5 678,9 11 | 5 6 7 8 9.10(11 ¥ *~ 1 1112 "3 11 !•* 10 I7j) s 'l2 13 14 15 16 17 18 f JjBjl9 20(21 22 23 24|! : 19 2O;21 22j23|2l 25* £'< 25126 27f2S jj 5 •>! 27 28 29,30 31 £ *• —: | I ' ' 111 1 * * 456 78 9 10] i2)345| 67 8 * % ~ il| 12 13|ll 15 16 17; yj 9;l(f II 12 lsjl 1 15 £ 4 18 19120 21 22 23 2liiJ9 ; 16j17 ih 19(20 2i 22 # $ E- 25,26 27 28 29 30 31)15 23(24 25,26,27128.29 * * —- I II :®'l lII* *- ; 11 2 3 4 5 6 7:1—: j 1 2 3] 4 5 6 * 8j 9:10 11 12 13]14jj© 1 8 9] 10 11 12)13* £•Z 15,16)17 18)19 20 2l!| Zl4 15 16; 17j 18119i30 £ #• 2'22 23 21 25 26)27,28 £.21 22 23 24'25 26 27 *- f ";29(30 ]?29 29j3i>!3l| ] j * *J | 12;3]45 2; j ! 111 2 3-| * :6] 7 8 9)10 II 121 4| 5617j 8| 9,10 * £ „!13 M 15 16(17 lx 19jlj 11 j 12| 13| 14| 15.16(17 % 4 " 20)21 22 23,24 25,26 J - ls!l9 20l'il 22 23 24 % *- y:27 28 29 30 3! 1 2 25;26 27| l 2 4 $ i '■* 1 I I >1 ; I 1| 2|—j 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 # * 31 41 5 f>! 7 81 9 Z 9 10 11 12 is! 14' 15 * £ £ I0illll2|t:i:i4 15116, 2 16'17|18 .9 4 ;17|I8 19|20 21 22|23| 4 23)2 1 25 26 27 25]29 4 * :21123120|27i2S SDhlO 1 =3O 31l 1 I | * :;s>* #-#### NOTICE.—The new edifice of the First Presbyterian Church, in Towanda, will, by Divine permission, be dedicated to the worship of Almighty God, on THURSDAY, the 11 lb inst., at 10i o'clock, A. M. The public generally are re spectfully invited to attend. I. O. OF O. F —The regular meetings of BntDFonn EXCAMCMENT, NO. 4!, I. O. of O. F., are held in the Hall over J. Kingsbery's store, on the first and third Thursday of each month. "" MASONIC.—The regular monthly Com munications of UNION UODGE, No. 108, A.\ .M., are held Wednesday on or preceding the lull moon, at 3 o'clock, P. M., at Masonic Hall, in the borough ofTowanda. The meeting for January will occur on Wed nesday, January 31 st. Visiting brethren are invit ed to attend. E. H. MASON,Secretary. EDUCATIONAL- —The School Direc. tors, Teachers and friends of Education in the several townships of Bradford county, are re quested to meet at the Collegiate Institute in the bo rough of J'owanda, on Friday if Saturday, the 6th and 7th days of January next, at 10 o'clock, A.M., for the purpose of organizing a County Teacher's Association, whose object shall be, the mutual im provement of those engaged in Teaching, and the elevating and improving the schools of the county. An Address may be expee'ed, and discussions npon various matters connected with the cause of Education. A general attendance of all who feel an interest in the education of the rising generation is earnestly solicited, and all should be on the ground at an early hour. No efforts shall- be wanting to make the meeting doth profitable afnl interesting. As many of the Teachers of the county are Females it is hoped that measures will be taken by the friends of the cause to secure their attendance. E. GUVER, Co. Superintendent' ov ISSI. n f Common Schoo/s. CARS. r\R. J. E.INGHAM, of the University of Penn sylvania, offsrs his professional services to the citizens of Wysox and vicinity; Jan. I, 1855. OTO\ E9.—Two or three second hand Stoves for - sae al , nv"3 PHINNT'H Jfeai QV.sacrticemfnts. Administrator's Sale. BY virtu# of an order of the Orphan's Court of Bradford county, will be exposed to public sale at the house on the premises, on the 29th day cf January next, at 2 o'clock, P. M., the interest of Turner McNeal dee'd at the lime of his death in the fallowing described piece ef land situate in Durell township, to wit—About three-fourths of an acre of land bounded east by the Susquehanna river and west by the highway, embracing all the land be tween said river and highway, immediately east of the Und occupied by Emma Jane South. All im proved, with a small plank house thereon. Terms made known on the day of sale. ISRAEL SMITH, lan. 1, 1855. Administrator. 111 the matter of the estate of I) II Owens, deceased.— In the Orphan's Court of Bradford Courtly "\I OTICE i hereby given, that the undersigned Auditor appointed by the court to distribute funds in the hands of the administrators of said es tate, will attend to the duties of his appointment on the lOtn day of February, at 2 P. M., at his office in the borough of Towanda, and all persons interested must present their claims at that time and place, or e:se be forever debarred from said funds. Jan. 4, 1855. P. D. MORROW, Auditor. Register's Wotice. "V[OTICE is hereby given that there have been la tiled and settled in the office of the Register of Wills in and for the county of Bradford, accounts of administration upon the following estates, viz— Final account of James 11. Ward, administrator with the will annexed, of the estate of Oliver Beers late ef Troy, dsceased. Final aecount of John Rogers, guardian of Frai. Cis Roberts and Harriet Roberts. Final account of Thomas Mather, guardian of William Mather, minor child of John Mather, late of Ulster, deceased. Partial account of John W. Gray and Abisha W. Gray, administrators of the estate of Oliver S.Gray, lute of Standing Stone, deceased. Final account of Emily Owen, late Emily Os borne. administratrix of Peter Osborne, late of She sheqtiin, deceased. Ftnai account ofSophronia E. Jackson. late So phronia E. Hamilton, surviving administratrix of the estate of Joseph S. Hamilton, deceased, late of Windham township. Final account ol Joseph H Marsh, administrator 1 of the e-tate of Elliott Marsh, lute of Pike tp. dee'd. i And the same will be presented to thre Orphans Court of Bradford county, on Monday the sth day of February next, for confirmation and allowance. 0 JAMES H. WEBB, Register. Register's orfi.ee, Jan. 4, 1855. I IST OF LETTERS, remaining in the Post 0 l J fice at Towanda, December 31. 1845. Arnout Geo E Lynch Dennis Alio way W H I.eman Michael Blundell Alfred Little W P | Brann Miss Ann McGaman James j Dlackman Judson S Madden Mary | Bowen Timo'hy McElwain Robert ! Bennet John M McOann David Brown Thomas O'Keefe Patrick Beardsley K I. 3 Owens John Baldwin W W Patterson Abraham Browning Eli Patterson Mary E Beardsley Rando'ph Powell Samuel Bennet S Pratt Mortimer 8 Cah Charles Potter Nicholas ' Cole Wm F Pattersen Marinda j Coburn A W Quigley Mrs G ! Crumtnell Joseph Rippeth Amanda ] Conley Isadora Ruggles Homer or J H j Cross Nam-y Smith James jr I Cummings Clark jr Swain Parris j Corkr.iija Jane Spengler Augusta Dickerman 8 M Stone Geo W | Durrin Henry Sprague Parker A Deckor J W Scott Henry Dickinson Phrcba Shanahan James j Dansher Hendrick Scott Miss Ann S Everhart J G Smith Carrol H Eldred W J 3 Seaman Randolph J Foster Charles Santee John J j Foote Chauncey 2 Smith Jesse • Galpin Daniel Simmons G G ; Gilbert Samuel Somers Adgeline j Gatiss John H Strickland M D i Goft Wells G Scoville Harriet Gile Caroline F Sprague George ! Goodwin John Sterrigora Geo W i Griffin John Sweet Daniel HaTvey Samuel Tillottson Palmsr | Ha!ley Mrs C Turner E'izabeth Hardy C F Trumbull Daniel j Kelly Edmund Ward C B Kilmer Joshua Wilbox Mary E Kerwin Michael West Walter Knowle.s Francis Whitworth David Lent Mm J Westbrook John Liinont Betsy Weed Augusta Lynch Bridget Walsh Thomas Lent Harriet N Williams David Luce Siephen H. C. PORTER, P. M. Xiist of Jurors DRAWN for February Term and Sessions, li's, as follows : CTIAXD jvnons. Athens twp.—Samuel Ovenshire, I, A Gardner, E Curry, Francis Tyler. Alliens bora'—Chester Park, Thomas Minier. Armenia—H W Miller Burlington twp.—Robert Kendall. Leroy—Robert McKee. Monroe—E B Coolbaugh. Orwell—Samuel Cass. Pike— Perley H Buck. Ridgberry—George Puree!!, Henry Peterson. Nmithfield—Rnfus CalilT, Newton Wood, L K;af. Sheshcquin—Charles Ames. Tuscarora—Edward C Wella, L Ackley. Ulster—Jacob Swans. Warren—John Smith. Windham— William C Peck. Wyalusing—Washington Taylor. TUATURSK JCROJtS FIRST WHX. Albany—William Martin. Armenia—C H Wcober. Burling m —Wm Royce. Samuel B MrCord. Columbia—John W Besley, Alfred Furman. Durell—James D Cole. franklin—Samuel Gregory. Granville—Miner T Porter, Ziba Morse. Litchfield—John Rogers. Monroe—Jerome S Salsburv. Orwell—Simon B Laihrop,"Zebulon Friebif, / '• Humphry. Clark Smith. Bike Jackson K Bosworth, Benjamin Pisrce, Thf Brink, 3d. Sheshequin—George W Kinney, j Bmithfield—lra C Bullock. Springfield—Martin Cummings, Alexander Ltoc ard, O A Vincent, j South Towanda— H L Scott, Wm H Decker, i I roy twp.—A W Thomas. Tuscnrora—Charles Smith, L L Keener, Jute* Stevens, Oliver Culver. Windham—Stephen Bostwick. Harren—E E Buffington, Wm Arnold. Hells—Theopilus Moore. Wyalusing— J A Biles. SF.coxn war a.. Armenia—l. W Gardner. Albany—Russet Miller. Columbia—N Morgan, C M Soper. Canton—James I, Bothwell. Granville—T, D Fowler. Herrick— Wm C Knapp. Leroy—Benjamin Holcomb. Litchfield—L D Hart. Monroe—E C Kel'og, D Decker, G Irvine. Orwell—James Cleveland. Pike—Cyrus Stevens. Ridgbury— R Chamberlm, 8 D Herman. Rome—L Eastman, Dann Russel. Springfield—O VV Pitts, Ames Knapp. Sheshcquin—Zebulon B Spalding. Smitbfield—James Gerould. Standing Stone—A Taylor, R Depew. South Creek—Geo Dunham, J F Gillet. Sylvania bore—James Naah. Troy boro—V M Long. Troy twp.—John Porter, Simeon Patrick. Ulster—D J Chubbuck. Windham—Geo O Smith. Welle—Alvah Young. Warren—N Newman jr. Andrew Dewiif WJPJI_ JntDpg Eiitabrecka.
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