fa igue, he paused under the shadow of the fir-wood to culled his thoughts era he reentered Annie's eottage. He looked down on the Clyde and i s rolling waters, on the green grass fields, on the apple orchards, white w ith blossoms; and as he t. c.iiieii ihe many tnflirig incidents which nortnei t e.t Annie with these familiar objects Ire piciuted li.nv she would greet him now. Would nol her CII'D lig'it up, as they used to do long agn when j he chanced to come on her suddenly ? her cheeks . firi_ ren, and tiei lips srr.iie upon bun ? and would j ft..' not speak to him as she had spoken on diat eventful night, in iha' sweet, touching, tearhil voice lhat still runs in his ear ? The very 'bought made Ins heart bound wi'hui hisbrea-l, and caused him to quicken his puce as he took the pi ii reading ■> the cottage. To his suptirehe found several group of people gathered round the door; and there was something in their strange way ol looking at him. as he advanced, that sent a chill through his veins he scares knew why. " How is Annie ?" he asked abruptly of an ac qnaintance who stood in the doorway " Gang in yoursel'and se was t.se enig nat ical answer; "her troubles are past to my think, in.'' What did the man meant AVk had nol the courage to ask the question in wo d*; but, on en Wring the kitchen, he turned white arm faint as the mourning group standing round seemed to give a dreadful confirmation to his fears " Annie, Annie !" he exclaimed. a he darted forward towards the inner toom, " I maun s--e my Annie once again " He rudely thrust aside those who strove to prevent his entrance into the chamber where the corpse IoV. "She's there, 1 * Alii k," they wh spared, '• but yon manna gang in, you munrta gang in Alick made no answer, but pushed open the hal r ciosed door. On the rough wooden table stood the open coffin ; men and women were gathered around i' ; and the expression of deep grief that clouded their faces des'royeil the lat glimmer ot hope that lingered in his breast, and for an instant s'ood pow erless. But the noise fie had made on entering ha I caused the mourners to turn towards the dorr, ar.d one of them, with a shrili cry, sprang towards him, and flung herself into his arms. " Alick, dear Alick, are you come at last? She said you would come, and that none but Alick Caldwell should lay Marian Livingstone'" head in the grave. And you are come! His name be praised !" That night Annie Livingstone spent a'or.e in her desolate cottage: but a little time afterward she quitted Neihan Foot as Alick Caldwell's wile and her after-life gave proof that a good si-'er and dutiful daughter are sure to make a good wile and & good mother. (From the Dayton (Ohio) Empire. Jan. 13.) Opening a Grave—Extraordinary Preservation ol Iltimau Bodies. Mr. George Line, who has charge of Woodland Cemetery, near this city, was called upon the oth er day by Mr George P L'>y. who resides about three miles southeast ol Germanto.vn. in this coun ty, to temove the remains of his first wile, a grand child, arid other b'dies, from a Dmily burying ground upon hi- farm, and inter them in his lot in German-own Cemetery. The burying ground was made many years ago upon the side of a little hill, in a field some distance from the residence of Mr. Loy, in accordance wih the custom in the Miama Valley at that day, when almost every property holder had a burying place upon his farm. The first grave opened was that of Mr. Loy's first wile, who wtls interred about twenty four years ago On' reaching the coffin it was found to be per fact—at least to appearance—and the men proceed ed to completely unearth it, and raise tt to the mou h oi the grave. This they soon ascertained to be a difficult task, and die small force engaged at i'. was compelled to procure a-Jisiar; e. The ea;:h a:-f :s time was completely taken from around 'he coffin, and removed Irom under the coflin. as far a?i could be teachad, but still it was found dirucult to even move it. The assistance of six men waa'ct length obtained and it required all the vtretig'h they were in poscs eicn ot to raise the coffin from i s bed and place it upon the g-ound at trie side of the grave. It wa? supposed by those engaged in the disinterment lhat the coffin was filled with wa'er, on account of i s e.rrenie heaviness, but 3f er it was taken from the grave, it was measurably dry. and no signs of wa ter could bp discovered The ltd was then with dimcul y removed, when it was ascertained that the body was in an excellent s'a a of preservation. Upon a close examination, it was found that the remains would not give way under the pressure of a piece of board which one of the genii-men plac ed upon the corpse ; ar.d this strange crcumstance led to still further investigation. The shroud, and indeed all the covering which wa upon the body at the time of interment, twenty four years had disappeared—not a vestige ol ;hem remained. The body was perlect, except the tight leg, from the knee to the ankle joint, where the flesh seemed to have wasted away, and lay at the bottom of the coffin in a subs'ance resembling ashes mix *ii wi h sand. With this exception of decay, the body and limbs exhibited the same perfec'ness ol ex error as they did when lile and animation wete it: the body. The body, indeed, had been petrified! It was, by some e'range quality of the earth, and other c.-.uses cf which we can fcrm no coniectu e, turned into a ston.3 ola drab, or, more properly speaking, I?e6h color; and he chisel olthe arti-t might imi tate, but could not make so close a resemblance lo the " human form divine " The smile which light ed up her countenance at the moment when ilea'h gently untied the cotil which bound the soul today —still seemed to linger upon the face nf stone ! The light of the eyes were gone, and they were sunken ; but from the sightless orbs the sou! seem ed to look upon those who were viewing, with as tonishment, that human form ol stone. Ttie grave of the grandchild of Mr. Loy \va next en'ered, and the coffin exhumed. It was also found to be heavy, and when opened; the corpn present ed much the same appearance a that of Mrs Loy. It was no. as perlect, however, although petrified. Tne body and limbs had about the same appear ance as they did in life, but the ex erior had lost its life like contour The rr.os' remarkable thing con r.ected with tiie remains ol the child was, that tiie hair upon the petrified skull was to all appearance the same as in life! Mr. Line clipped a small ringlet from the crown arid lied it into a knot. The other bodies which were exhonted—one or two in number—were only partially petrified, and were mostly decayed. A great many persons. a'fracteJ by so remarka ble a phenomenon, gathered around these remains wi;h wondering eyes. The like had been " read about," but never seen by them before; and indeed wa very much doubt whether as great curiositiee in human petrifaction were ever before seen, although wa have strange accounts conning down to us thro' mis'y ages. These bodies ofs'.one in human shape were re-in'erred in the cemetery at Germantown, where they will probably remain until the " Great Day," when they will ba transformed into recepta cles for immortal souls. [Private Correspondence of the Phila. PennKylvaniau.] WASHINGTON, Jnn.2s. The opinion is confidently expressed this morn ing that the French Spoliation bill pass the House: but, a' the same time, the impression is abroad that ii the bill should pass both Houses, there is still a breaker ahead in the shapi of a Presidential veto Whether this impression has been made to damp en the ardor of frien Is and stimulate the exertions of the foes, you, in Philadelphia, are as capable of judging as wo who are in closer proximity to the White House. The deleat of the French Spoliation bill, whether by Congre9 or by veto, will not im prove the prospects of the Texas creditor. Tue democratic members of the Senate have had several causes in regard to the Know No hing ques tion A series of resolutions have been unanimous ly adopted. The only question which now arises ts as lo the expediency ot neoeseity of these roeolaiioae. Baliuon Ascension of a Ladj, and Mi raculous Escape. EAATON, Pa., Jan. 20, 1855. Miss Louisa Bradley made a baloon ascensional Kuslou, on the 25th inst, having a most miraculous escape ln>m death. Miss B fi ! led her balloon en tirely v. oh gas horn one of ihe street mains, and at 11 o'clock stepped fearlessly in o the ear. bhe i a small, delical'e looking woman, and was dressed in a B.onnrer costume of scarlei and blue.' The bailout!, hr Id by a rope, was then permitted to tise about twenty leet tiotri the ground, when she made a short a diess to the crowd of people It then tose gently, s ill held by the rope, until she was one hundred feel bom the ground, when she cui ihe cor I, and the balloon rose perpendicularly with great veluci v, un il she had retched a mile, or a ttiild and a qiarer, as il was estimated by those present who were best able to judge It won'd appear, horn her own account, that she knew very little about the business she had under | taken or ol he efiecls likely to be produced upon he bad.Mai when it icached the ratified atmos phere. The balloon was an old one, and the silk had become so rotten that it is wonderful that it would bear nirla ton at all. When she reached tins height she states that the balloon, which was not entirely filled when il left the earth, expanded, un til the gas began to escape at the seams, and be came very ofiens ve to her. Siie had been so ab sin bed ny ihe enchanting prospect spread out be nea h her, which siie says was magnificent beyond ih- 1 power r>! language to describe, that she had no! i noticed 'lie balloon The escape of gas alarmed her. and she pulled the valve rope, but permitted but little gas to e.-cape, as she was afraid she would fad into ihe Delawaie, which was directly beneath her. In a few moments aber this the balloon col | lapsed, atnl to our horror and alarm, we saw her ■ fall with frigliilnl rapidity ;lor the distance of six ! or seven hundred feel, her progress then being i checked, (torn what cau-e we below could nol see although we then observed that she was descend ing qut'e slowly It seems that when the balloon burst it was lorn into ribands, except tiie lower part or neck | Kinnev. as Commander in chief ami Governor-General of its dominions, is said to be 12 000 shares, of the value <>l $-5 each. The whole number of shares is 200 000 representing an ag gregate capital of five m-lions ol do lus. Tite whole ol it may not bo immediately paid down in ca-h but the bonds of the company, said to corn prise S3O 000 000, will be ample as a reserve lor raising tuods, should the sate of the exchequer require i| SILVER CREEK COLLIERIES—UNQUENCHABLE FIRE Four years ago, what is now called the old break er, at Thomas & Beany s mine, caught fire Irnm an explosion. The fiie was communtca'ed to the dirt heaps around, where u had been secretly burning ever since. It made its appearance again, about five weeks ago, in the immediate vicini'y of die new breaker, and men were, arid are still employ ed in removing the dirt heaps there, that being the only method pi amicable to insure safety. A stran ger might pass it in the daytime, and not notice it as there is but litde'srnoke, ami the daylight drowns every other appeatarice of the (Ire It is only at night that the danger presents iiselt in its reality— showing itsell to the beholder in an enormous mass of fire, pattly hidden by a thin coating at the top not yet consumed, and decorated with a number ol pretty blue lights, proceeding ftom as many bright spots ol burning anthracite coal. The mine has stopped, as well as evety other mine in '.he neigh borhood. It is quite hard times lor the poor min ers.—Pctlsville Register. A CHAPTER ON PRONUNCIATION. —Sebas'opol is pronounced as if wriden Sebistopol. wch the accent on next to the last syllable. Varna, like f Varna Scutari like Scoo-ta re (in Turkish, " Is koo-dar.") The Crimea, in Russia, is Krirn The river that enters the sea at Sebastopol is the Tchcrnay . arid the cape al its mouth Cape Khct so nese The Btack sea only goes by that name in English—and Turk ish " Kara Dengis"—most o.her nations calling it the Euxuic. (Greek, meaning "hospital ") C'art robert is Can ro buir, as nearly as can be written in English, and Menschikoff is pronounced just as written. ACQUITTED. —Robert G. Simpson, late treasurer of the county of Philadelphia, anil his sureties. John Seiser and Gebhart Harris, have been tried, dmirig ; the present week on tiie charge nfembezz!ing $30,- 000 belonging to the State, which had been collecl jed and paid into Simpson's hands. Tite oflence is \ punishable by imprisonment in the Penitentiary to- not less than one year, nor moie than five, and a fine ol $5OO '1 lie trial lasted three days, and ended in the acquittal of lite parties charged wi h the oflence. PROPOSED NEW COUNTIES — aie prop--j -tions before me Legislature for a' le : a dozen new counties. One of there proposes to etect the upper part of Lancaster into a new coun y to be called " Jackson" making Ephrata the coun'y seat, then there t* " Pollock" oil' ol Dauphin. Lebanon, and j Schuy kill ; l ' Madison" of Berks, Chester and Momgome'g; "Peon." oat of Philadelphia and Bucks, and some h.ilf dozen others out ol the moun tain and western counties. ftCjr The Chris iati Inquirer, a Uriitntian paper, insist that in view of the low salaries of the clergy they rntis 1 either abstain Irom marriage, or divide their time between their paiish and secular employments. The bridge over Rock Island al Dixon. Illinois, which is one of the most expensive .-true lures on the line of the Illinoise Cen'ral Railroad | Company, has been carried away by a fieshei, j which tias also caused art inundation of the surround ing country. THE WHEAT CROP IN VIRGINIA. — It is slated that the wheal crop in the valley counties of Virginia is looking remarkably fine. No damage has been sustained Irorn freezing, and under the genial effects of the fine weather for the past week orjnore, is improving much — South Sule Democrat. NEW ARRANGEMENTS. REDUCTION IN PRICE! An experience of fifteen years in publishing a newspaper, has satisfied us that the Credit j system is radically wrong, both to the Pub lisher and to the Subscriber. Under its ope i ration a large amount is constantly due from I subscribers located in cverv part of the coun j 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 pense of years. On the other hand, 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 botli for publisher and subscriber, we have determined to adopt it. Hereafter the ' Re porter ' will be furnished to subscribers at ONE DOLLAR per annum, payable invaria- , bly in advance, and will be sent no longer j than paid for. These terms will be inflexibly ! adhered to. Those of our present subscribers who arc i indebted to us, and wish to avail themselves j of these terms, can do so upon settlement. j We shall continue to send them the paper I until the dose of the present volume, (which i will he about the first of June next,) upon the original terms, when we shall positively dis- ! continue sending the paper to every subscri- j her in arrears, and prooecd 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. \\ e believe it will meet the approbation of ail 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. [TP" To any person sending us five new subscribers, with the cash, ($5) we will Bend the Rejorter gratia, one vear. NOTICE. —The annua! meeting of the Bradford County Agricultural Society, will be held at the Court Housa, in Towanda, on Monday sth day of February next, at 7 o'clock P. M. The members of toe Bociery are requeued to attettd, as the officers for the coming year are to be elected, and o'her important business transacted. G. F. MASON, President. Towanda, Jan. *2O, 1855. Nrto SliiDcrtiscments. \ DM INISTRATOR'B NOTlCE.—Notice j.\. is hereby given. that all persons indebted to the es tate off. P. PHI).ITS dee'd., late ol' Burlington tp., are hereby reqne-ted to ma Re payment without delay: and all person* havingiiig claims against said estate will please present tlietn duly authenticated for settlement. J. M. PHILIPS, Administrator. February 3. 1855. LOU II! FLO UK !—5O barrels Superfine FLOUR, just received and for sale by Jam . 185& MOSTMTYBB A CO. ix w&mm wo SJgsre FOR one or two years, situated in Overton twp., Bradford County, containing 211 acres, wnh 25 acres improved, and eight acres seeded down with clover last spring. A good house, and a new Barn, 30 by 50. erected on the premises. rjJiT Posse.*>i n will be given the Ist of April. ALSO, a good house to rent for one ibgb £*s3 vest, to a steady and induttrious man, to whom steady employment and good wages will EDWARD McGOVERN. Heverlyvilje, Jan. 1!, 1855. MUSICAL FESTIVAL. rp HERE will be a MUSICAL FESTIVAL held JL in .Towanda, commencing on TUESDAY, the filh of FEBRU iRY, to continue four days and evenings, under the direction of Professor Wm. B. Bradbury, of 27. V. To conclude with a moz m.w nkt mzz MES *. rmr 9 Friday Evening, Feb. 9. The design of this Musical Festival is the ad vancement of Singers generally, whether as choirs or individual singers, in musical knewledge, by the study and practice of different styles of vocal mu sic, and by familiar lectures, and such training and criticism as may tend to the accomplishment ol the above named object. The different departments of musical study, such as Church music, secular mu sic. Concert music, and instructions as to the best ; method of teaching singing classes, will receive at- I tention. The principal text books used will be tho j "Shawm" and the *' Metropolitan Glee Book." I Singers who are accustomed to sing together in | Clubs, Quartettes, Arc., will please come with pieces J rehearsed to sing at the Festival. Clergymen throughout the country,and all ethers who may feel the least interest in the advancement ! ami improvement of vocal music, are earnestly so ; licited to take an interest in this object. Further notice as to the place of holding the Fes tival will be given, also circulars will be generally distributed throughout the county. Any informa tion in relation to the matter may be had by com municating with either of the Committee. W. C. BOG ART, D. S. PRATT, E T FOX y-Committeei C. R. CO B URN, j Towanda, January 10, 1855. Register's notice. IVTOTICn is hereby given that there have been ! la fiied and settled in the office of the Register of Wills in and for the county of Bradford, accounts j of administration upon the following estates, viz— Final account of tarries- H. Ward, administrator wuli the wit! annexed of the estate of Oliver Beers | late >f Tray, deceased. Final account of John Rogers, guardian of Fran j cis Roberts and Harriet Roberts. Final account of Thomas Mather, guardian of William Mather, minor child of John Mather, late ] of Ulster, deceased. Partial acc >unt of John VV. Gray and Ahisha W. ; Gray, administrators of the estate of Ouver S.Gray, late of Standing Stone, deceased. Final account of Emily Owen, late Emily 03- borne adjnim.-iratr x of Peter Osborne, late of she shequin, deceased. Final account ofSophronia E. Jackson, late So phronia E. Hamilton, surviving administratrix of I the estate of Joseph S. Hamilton, deceased, late of ; Windham township. Final account of Betsey Teed and Samuel David son. administrators of the estate of John Teed, late of Litchfield, deceased. Final account of Cornelia Turk and Samuel Da vidson, administrators of the estate of Thos Turk, ate of Litchfield, deceased. Final account of Joseph H Marsh, administrator of the estate of Elliott Marsh, lute of Pike tp. dec'J. And the same will be presented to the Orphans Court of Bradford county, on Monday the s;h day of February next, for confirmation and allowance. JAMES H. WEBB, Register. Register's Office, Jan. 4, 1855. ]ls*T OF LETTERS, remaining; in liie Post 01 -i fice at Towanda, December 31. 19-15. Arnout Geo E Lynch Dennis Alloway VV H Letnan Michael Blundeil Alfred Little W P Brann Miss Ann McGaman James Blackman Judson S Madden Mary Bowen Timo'hy McEiivain Robert Bennet John M McGann David Brown Thomas O'Keefe Patrick Beardsley (i 1. 2 Owens John Baldwin W VV Patterson Abraham Browning Eli Patterson Mary E Beard-ley Raudo'ph Powell Samuel Ilennet S Pratt Mortimer 2 Oah Charles Potter Nicholas Cole Win F Paitersen Marinda Cohurn A VV Quiglev Mis G Crummell Joseph Rippeth Amanda Lonley Isadora Ruggles Homer or J H Cross Nancy Smith James jr Cummings Clark jr Swain Partis Corkraija Jane Spongier Augusta j Dtckerman S M Stone Geo W j Durrin Henry Sprague Parker A Deckor J W Scott Henry Dickinson Phccba Shanahan James I Dansher Hendriclc Scott Miss Ann Everhart J G Smith Carrol H Eidred VV J 2 Seaman Randolph Foster Charles Santee John J Foote Chauncey 2 Smith Jesse Galpin Daniel Simmons G G Gilbert Samuel Somers Adgeline Gatiss John H Strickland M D Goff Wells G Scoville Harriet Gite Caroline F Sprague George Goodwin Johu Sterrigore Geo W Griffin John Sweet Daniel Harvey Samuel TdlutUon Palmer " a "ry Mrs C Turner ESzabeth P Trumbull Daniel Kelly Edmund Ward C B Kilmer Joshua , Wilbox Mary E Kerwin Michael West Walter Knowles h rancis Whitworth David Lent V\ m J Westbrook John Lamont Betsy Weed Augusta Lynch Bridget Walsh Thomas Lent Harriet N Williams David Luce Stephen H. C. PORTER, P. M. /'t the matter of the estate of D H Owens, dect ■~~ I" Orphan' i Con it of Bradford County "VJOriCE i? hereby given, that the undersignfJ - Auditor appointed by the court to distribute •unds 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 'he borough ol Towanda, and all persons interested must present their claims at that time and place, or else be forevei debarred from said funds. Jan. 4. IBM P. D. MORROW, Auditor. JAMSS HACFARIANE ATTORNEY AT LAW, TOWANDA. removed lo John C. Adams' Office in the __ Union Block. July 2tL PAIN TS, Nails, Glass and Oils, cheap at niLNNVf.