[From the Toronto Colonist.] Destruction of Myers & Madigan's Circus Tent in Canada by a Mob. One of the most disgraceful riots that ever occurred in this city took place on Friday last, the circumstances of which we have taken trouble to ascertain accurately, and they areas follows :—Howe's managerie and Myers and Madigan's equestrian troupe jointly exhibited and performed in this citv. on the vacant space near the jail, on the cveuing of Thursday and Friday. On Thursday uight a row occurred in a house of ill-fame a little west of the old hospital on King street, iu which two or three of the circus people were concerned. Two young men. named" Fawcet and Fraser, who, it is said, belong to the hook and ladder company iu this city, were seriously injured, one of them getting his jaw broken iu two places from the blow of a decanter. The parties who inflicted these injuries were those concerned with the circus ; and, consequently, the friends of the sufferers vowed vengeance on the whole establishment. From the inquiries we have made, we have ascertained that the friends of Fawcete and Fraser were busy during the whole of Friday preparing for an attack on the circus establish ment in the evening. Every endeavor w r as made to collect such a force as would if possible, overawe both the circus people and police, aud allow the mob to do just as it pleas ed. Symptoms of the riot were quite perceptible during the hours of performance, but no regular attack was made upon the premises until the audience had departed. It was then that some one commenced to cut the canvass with a knife, and a most violent demonstration was made by yells and shouts. The employees of the circus armed themselves with such weapons as they could lay hands upon, sallied out in a body and made a clearance, and again returned under the canvass. The police here, it seems made a feeble attempt to arrest some persons, but were prevented by the mob. About this time we believe it was, that Joseph Bird, a member of the hook and ladder company received a blow of an iron bar from one of the circus men, and had to be taken home. A pistol shot, we understand, was also fired by one of the party assailed. The next step of the mob was to make an attack on one of the wagons, which they pulled away aud tumbled over the embankment into the bay. They theu attacked the ticket wagon, which was smash ed into pieces with their axes and set ou fire. The Mayor had previously been sent for by Mr. Yale, one of the managers of the company, and he soon arrived on the spot and endeavored to quell the disturbance. He advised the circus men to lay down their weapous, and consider themselves as prisoners, and he would do everything iu his power to protect them ; to which request they immediately yielded, sitting down together in the tent. He then expostulated with the mob outside, and entreat ed them to desist ; but his efforts, although successful iu one quarter, were defeated in another. He managed, however, to rescue two men belonging to the company, who were set upon by the crowd, some of whom shouted out " kill them—knock them down," Ac., and whom he sent off in a cab to the police station. The work of destruction still went on. When the ticket wagon was set ou fire, some of the mob proceeded to St. Lawrence Hall and caused the fire alarm to be rung, which proceeding, most likely preconcerted, had the effect of bringing the hook and ladder wagon and several of the engines to the ground.— Amid demoniac yells and the darkness of the night, relieved only by the dim light of the burning vehicles, the hooks were applied to the chains and ropes of the pavilion, and to the cry of " this way, rackers," from the ring leaders, the work of pulling down the canvass commenced. While this part of the proceed ings was going on, several attempts were made to fire the tent, but the operation was not successful until it was all pulled down, when the wardrobe (which was new,) and every thing that could be laid hold of, was thrown into the fire and destroyed. After the tent was destroyed, the mob rushed toward the caravan of wild beasts, one of which (that of the cameleopard) they backed towards the flames, but the Mavorand his assistants rescued it. His Worship finally addressed the excited populace from the roof of one of the wagons, pointing, pointing out to them the shameful character of their proceedings, and after some time they began to disperse. Myers, one of the proprietors, who was of the party implicat ed in the assault on Thursday evening, on Fawcet and Fraser, is now in custody, having been arrested at Brampton, on Saturday. NARROW ESC ACE FROM PKATH O.V A RAIL ROAD TRACK.— One of the most extraordinary escapes occurred on the Anderson Branch Railroad, in South Carolina. The rock train jwas moving in good speed on a downward grade, and on turning round a short curve, a man, with his hat over his eyes was discovered a few feet in front on the track, meeting the train. The whistle was instantly blown, the breaks put down, aud the machinery reversed. On ward went the train about 200 yards before it stopped. The eugiueer looked behind imme diately after passing the man, to see, as he expected, the mangled corp.se ; but seeing nothing of it, he turned in front again, and to his astonishment beheld the unfortunate man sitting on the bumper, with a stick in his hand, kuocking the boiler to attract his at tention. Seeing only the upper part of his body, his conclusion was, that he had cut him iu two, and the man, still alive, was in a more awful condition than if he had been killed outright. But when the traia stopped, he was taken off with uo other injury than slightly skinned shins, and a small cut on the forehead. It seems that the prongs of the cow-catcher passed between his legs, aud threw hira on his face, after which he scrambled up and got on the bumper. He proved to be deaf and dumb.— His scratches were washed, he proceeded on his way. FIENDISH OUTRAGE.— Syracuse, July 20. The night express train going west on the Cen tral Road, ran off the track at 12 o'clock last night, about three miles west of this place, ow ing to some vidians having misplaced a rail.— Mr. Deyo, of Springfield, Mass, had a shoulder broken ; Henry Stearns, the Conductor, was badly cut and bruised about the head and face ; Mr. Harrison, the Engineer, had an arm bro ken ; aud a number of others were more or less bruised, but none seriously. The President of the New-York Central Railroad offers a reward of $5,000 for the ap prehension aud conviction of the perpetrators of this outrage. The cars were not much bro ken, and the track was sfficieutly iu order this morning to admit of the trains ranninir as asaal. GOVERNOR REEDER. —We are pleased to learn that Governor Reeder has returned to the territory. He arrived on Saturday morn ing last, iu excellent health and spirits, resolv ed on sustaining the laws at whatever cost.— The Governor did not bring his family with him as he intended, ou account of his disap pointment in getting suitable accomodations for their comfort in Kansas. A gentleman who came up the Missouri on the same steamer with him, reports that intelligence appeared to be ahead of them that the Governor was on board the boat, and crowds thronged the levee at every landing, apparantlv to ge' a sight of his excellency.— He was several times rudely assailed by his enemies, but the Governor showed much coolness in warding off their wordy thrusts. Ou one oecassion a gentleman approached Gov. R., and said he heard a friend at Weston, Mo., remark, that if Gov. Reeder returned to the territory he would gather up a company of men, ten thousand, if necessary, and search every part of the territory, if need he, to find and hang him. The Governor very cordially thanked his informant for the intelligence, and remarked : " Toll your friend that, whether he comes at the head of ten hundred or ten thousand men. it will make no difference ; 1 shall never be mobbed ; and your friend, if he makes a demonstration in that direction,may rest assured that his minutes are numbered, for I will put a ball through his head, though I know I shall oe cut into inch pieces in ten minutes after wards. I shall pursue my legitimate business uninterrupted, else the invader of my rights shall pay the forfeit." The bold, manly course pursued by Governor Reeder has endeared him to the American people. It is reported that the national administration would remove him if he did not resign. We are confident he will not resign, and if the administration shall remove him they will find it tantamount to committing suicide.— Kansas llerald of Freedom. METHODIST PREACHER MOBBED IN MISSOURI. —A correspondent of the Chicago Press gives the following aceouut of a recent disgraceful occurrence in Platte couuty, Mo., growing out of the slavery question : The Methodist Church North had an ap pointment for quarterly meeting near Forley. The presiding elder, preachers and congregation had assembled, and concluded the morning service, and were proceeding, when a mob of about eighty armed men made their appearance. The congregation, it being warm, were seated iu the shade in front of the house, aud the preachers were inside when a certain doctor led the mob to the door, where the Rev. Mr. Morris was preaching, and seized him.— Mr. Morris drew his revolver and cocked it, when some one caught hisarm aud took it from him. The mob then rushed on hira, yelling, " Hang him ! shoot him !" Some in the congregation interceded for him, and after a long parley, they consented to let him go, under a pledge to leave, and not preach any more until they gave him permission. The rest of the preachers j escaped during the disturbance, and the con gregation broke up and dispersed. The preachers were all armed with revolvers. — They are aware of the threats daily made against them. The mob brought, tar and feathers and hemp along with them. The excitement is great. These humble and pious ministers of religion will be driven out, and utter lawlessness prevail. THE HARVEST IN THE WEST. —From all that we can gather by our exchanges it is generally considered that the grain prospects are most flattering throughout the whoie West, and the hope is entertained that the aggregate pro duction will vastly exceed that of any former year. About one-eighth more land will be under cultivation this year than last, while the quantity in corn and potatoes that lines the roadsides and covers the hills, which had been suffered to run wild before, is very large. From every part of Illinois we hear one expression of gratulation at the abundance which the season has thus far brought the farmers in their wheat and hay, and at the promise which corn and all other kinds of grain arc giving. Ten days of fine sunshine seems to hare been sent purposely to ripen the wheat and hay, and give chance to harvest the crops ; and then has followed refreshing rains to soak the parched earth and revive the droop ing corn and oats. In our own state the yield will be great. From certain portions we now and then hear a faint lamentation of the rav ages of the weevil, the fly, chintz bug and other depredating insects aiid worms, but in most of these cases the loss is confined to a narrow locality.— St. Louis Demorrat. ABUNDANCE OF APPLES. —Whatever may be said of the destruction of peaches and the failure of other crops, one thing is quite sure, and that is, that we are to have the most beautiful crop of apples ever gathered in Western New York. The orchards in the city and vicinity, so far as we have observed, are literally laden with fruit. From what we can learn it is probable that apples will be so plenty the coming fall that the inferior sorts will not be gathered at all. The Prohibitory law puts an end to the sale of cider, hence it will be useless to manufacture it. We need not expect to see Eastern men, and fruit speculators, buying the products of all the orchards about, long before the apples are ready to gather in the fall ; they will not dare invest this year, aud if they do, wc need not fear that they will carry all away to distant markets.— Rochester Union. THE ILLINOIS STATE CONVENTION* OF THE KNOW-XOTHINGS had its session at Chicago on the 10th instant. The principal business be fore them was the approval or disapproval of the action of their delegates at Philadelphia. A very strenous effort was made to secure the adoption of the Philadelphia platform, but it was defeated by a large majority. A series of resolutions was adopted, deuouueingthe repeal of the Missouri Compromise, and declaring that in all future political contests they would require from their candidates distinct aud unequivocal pledges upon this subject. They also assert the power of Congress to legislate ou the subject of Slavery iu the Territories and the District of Columbia. ROBBING THE MAIL. —A dispatch from Read ing, Pa., July iy, says : Authur Hughes, the especial ageut of the Post Office Departmeut, arrived here this afternoon with Adam Smith, of Clark Post Office, iu Richmond, Northamp ton couuty, charged with robbing the mails.— Smith confessed to taking one letter contain-. ; lag S4OO, mailed at Stroudsborg," for the Eastern Bank. SrabforVEeporttr. E. O. GOODRICH, EDITOR. TOWANDA : Satnrhan fUornmn, Jitln 28, 1835. TERMS — One Hollar per annum, invariably in advance.— Four week* previous to the erpiratimi of a subscription, notice will be given by a printed wrapper, and if not re newed, the paper will in all cases be stopped. CLUBBING — The Rejeortei- will be sent to Clubs at the fol lowing extremely low rates : 6 copies for 5.5 00 | 15 ec]>iesfur.. . .Sl 01 1Q copies for 800j 20 copies f0r.... 15 00 ADVERTISEMENTS — For a square of ten lines or less. One Dollar fur three or less insertions, and twenty-five rents fur each subsequent insertion. JOB-WORK — Executed with accuracy and despatch, and at reasonable prices—with even) facility for doing Books, Blanks, Hand-bills, Ball tickets, $-c. MONEY may be sent by mail, at our risk—enclosed in an envelope, and property directed, we will be responsible for its safe delivery. DEMOCRATIC STANDING COMMITTEE. The members of the Democratic Standing Committee are requested to meet at the Ward House, in this borough, on Tuesday, August 7th, 1855, at 2 o'clock, I*. M. The atten dance of each member is requested. The fol lowing named gentlemen compose said commit tee :— E. (). GOODRICH, CHESTER THOMAS, 11. S. SALSBURY, FRANCIS HOMET, F. ORWAN, Mi ni M ERRILL, HENRY GIBBS, JOHN IIOWLEK, EUGENE KEKLEK. THE PHILADELPHIA SLAVE CASE.—A some what novel case has come up in the U. S. Court at Philadelphia. Mr. JOHN 11. WHEELER left Washington on the 18th, under an order from Government to embark at New-York for Nica ragua, to which country lie is the accredited Minister of this Republic. He had with him three colored persons, a woman and two boys, whom lie styled his servants. The party reach ed Philadelphia, and went on board a boat which was just starting for New-York. While the boat was lying in the river, a gentleman named WILLIAMSON went aboard, and having been told that the colored people desired to be free, he approached the woman, asking her" if she knew her rights—if she knew that by law she was free ?" The diplomatist objected to these proceedings on the part of Mr. William son, and stoutly declared that the colored lady did not desire freedom, though she asserted the contrary. While the dispute was going on, several colored men came aboard, took the wo man aud her two sons, and conveyed them from the boat; since which we believe they have not been heard from. Thereupon Mr. Wheeler applied to Judge Kane for a writ of habeas corpus, directing Mr. Williamson to bring in the bodies of the three rescued persons. Mr. Williamson responded to the writ, by averring tlint the bodies mentioned therein had not been in his custody at any time, and were not now. At the hearing before the Judge, Wheeler's attorney moved that Mr. Williamson be held for contempt in making a false return, and also to answer to a charge of wilful perjury. The Judge passed over the motion for contempt, but required Mr. Williamson to give bail the charge of perjury. THE MAIN LINJ: NOT SOLD..— The main line of the Pennsylvania improvements was offered for sale at the Merchants' Exchange on Tues day last. Gov POLLOCK, Secretary of State CURTIM, Attorney-General FRANKLIN, and the Commissioners appointed in pursuance of the Act of the Legislature were present. Mr. MY ERS, the auctioneer, stated the terms of the sale, and that no bid less than seven and a half millions could be received. One hundred thou sand dollars iu available funds would be re quired from the purchaser at once. The auc tioneer then proposed fifteen millions and de scended to eight millions, thence to seven and a half millions, without receiving a single bid. xVfter dwelling.some time the sale was adjourn ed sine die. THE HARVEST.— For a week past, the wea ther has been exceedingly unfavorable for the operations of the Farmers, rain having fallen every day during that time. Much of the grain has been cut, and lies in the fields, in great danger of " growing." Indeed, we hear already that some fields of wheat have sprout ed. Considerable damage will be occasioned, but we trust it will be confined to wheat sown very early. We understand that a severe storm passed over the upper part of Ulster, on Wednesday last, prostrating the grain aud corn, aud doing considerable damage. Gov. REEDER. —A despatch from Washing ton states that the Administration are now in possession of documents, that places Governor REF.DER in a highly satisfactory position, and that he will not be removed. It is said that REEDER has Commissioner MANYPENNY in close quarters, and demands his removal. The Pro-Slavery Legislature had rejected the Free-Soilers choseu at the second election, and adopted the laws of Missouri iu gross.— Gov. REEDER had in turn repudiated the Le gislature, and refused to follow them to Shaw nee Mission. IMPORTED LIQUOR UNDER THE MICHIGAN PRO HIBITORY LAW. —The Detroit Free Press says that on Wednesday, Thomas Gallagher was tried before a justice for a violation of the prohibitory liquor law, in selling a glass of< brandy. The case was tried by jury. It was proved that the liquor sold, had been imported by Mr. Gallagher. The Jury brought iu a verdict of not guilty—declaring that the law does uot prohibit the selling of imported liquor iu any quantity, cask, bottle, single driuk or otherwise. OUTRAGE AT BINGHAMTON. —Last Saturday night, says the Republican , of the 24th inst., our village was deeply disgraced, and our citi zens outraged by acts of malicious injury, which promptly call for the most marked rebuke aud punishment. The private residences of Messrs. H. E. Pratt, A. Olds, C. M. Scott and L. Brainard, were disfigured and injured, the fronts of the bouses, fences, Ac., besmeared with tar and a liquid resembling ink, and the beautiful and valuable trees iu front of the houses girdled, so as probably to destroy them. It appears, also, that the premises of Dr. Hand were visited for a like fiendish purpose, but his large dog on the front stoop warned the depre dators that "discretion was the better part of valor." We learn that Mrs. 11. overheard one boy telling another, that he heard a man say that they intended to serve Dr. Hand the same way, but were afraid of his dog. The fronts of the stores of Messrs. Pratt and Scott were also disfigured by ink, Ac. The persons whose property has been thus trespassed upon, are supposed to be prominent members of the Car sou League, and conspicuously active in com plaining of violations of the Prohibitory Law, and enforcing its observance. COURTESIES OF RUSSIA TOWARDS AMERICAN OFFICERS. —The statement that the three officers of the American army despatched to the Crimea by the President, for the purpose of improvements in the military sciences, have beeu refused the necessary sanction of the Russian (lovernmeut, having first been refused by the French Emperor, is, the Washington Union says, a fabrication. A private letter to the editor of that paper says that the three officers alluded to, (Major Delafield, Captain Mordecai, and Captain McClellan,) had been received with distinguished honor by the representatives of the Czar Alexander, so far as they had advanced at last accounts. On their arrival at Berlin, they were welcomed aud entertained by the Russian Minister in the most cordial manner ; and when they reached Warsaw, Prince Paskiewitch greeted them with splendid hospitality, lie gave them a grand review of the troops, and ordered the engineer officers to show them the fortifications, Ac. They had been offered a choiee between an invitation from the Emperor, first, to visit the Russiau capital St. Petersburgh, or to be expressed to the Crimea. They accepted the first, and have arrived at St. Petersburgh, and, doubtless, have received, before this time such facilities for the prosecution of ther object as the Emperor only can give. THE MALAKOEF TOWER.—A correspondent of the Boston Post says this Tower must be considered one of the most wonderful achieve ments of modern energy. During the suspen sion of arms for the burial of the dead, after the battle of the 18th of June, the English and French Engineers had an opportunity, for the first time, of examining thoroughly the con struction of its works. They describe the tra verses as wonderful—fully eighteen feet in height—and the mass of earth which has been raised to give solidity to the work, to be like the huge embankment of a railway. When it is remembered that this enormous extension of the fortifications of Sebastopol was. begun at the close of the winter, and that it has been completed in spite of the fire of a powerful ene my, and of the rocky nature of the soil, the re sult docs the highest honor to the skill, daring and industry of the garrison. HARVESTING —The Germantown Telegraph says :—We never had more desirable weather for harvesting the hay and grain crops than that with which we have been visited during the last ten days. The hay will all be secured the present week, as well as a large portion of the grain. The oat stalks are also beginning to wear a straw color, and it will be cut imme diately after the wheat and rye are out of the way. By the first of August, as a general rule, the oats in this region all removed from the ground." MR THE HARVEST IN NEW-JERSEY is almost universally good. In some sections where the wheat is short, the rye and other grain is ex cellent. We hear of farmers who did not raise grain enough last year to supply their own wants who will have a surplus of a thousand bushels this year. Iu South Jersey there is a great, crop of peaches on the trees, but very few in the nortli part of the State. ANOTHER INSURANCE FAILURE. —The Albany Atlas says that the N. Y. Mutual Insurance Company, of Johnstown, N. Y., has failed,and J. J. Whitehouse, of that city, has been ap pointed Receiver. This company was organized under the general insurance law of 1849, and privileged to issue both mutual and stock poli cies, has done a wide and extended business throughout the State, also many "Western States. Their business has of late been most ly among farmers, who are furnished with term policies for three and five years. YIOLATION OF THE NEUTRALITY LAWS. —The persons arrested ir Buffalo, N. Y., for violating the neutrality laws, have been fully committed in default of $3,000 bail. Couut Ragenski and three others on trial in Boston, for a violation of the neutrality laws, have been acquitted. The testimony failed to convict them of personally enlisting men for the British array. CROOKS HOUSE, BATH, N. Y.—This house, kept by Messrs. HARRIS, we can with pleasure recommend to the patronage of our readers visiting the lovely village of Bath. They will receive from the proprietors every attention, and find the accommodations in every respect superior. FCJR LORD RAOUH, whose death iu the Cri-' mea was announced iu the foreign news receiv ed by the Arago, was perhaps the most dis tinguished General in the English service. lie was in the 68th year of his age. lie was known as Lord Fitzroy James Henry Somerset till 1852, when he was created Baron Raglan. He was the eighth son of the fifth Duke of Beaufort, born in 1788, ami entered the Bri tish Army in 1804 as Cornet in a Dragoon Re giment. In eousequeuce of his high birth he was rapidly promoted, and in eight years had paised through the various ranks up to that of Colonel, which appointment was given him in 1812. lie early joined the staff of the Duke of Wellington, to whom he became Secretary, and accompanied him in all his important en gagements. Immediately after the peace of 1814, he became Secretary to the British Em bassy at Paris, hut shortly after returned, and married Lady Emily Pole, niece of Welling ton. He was with the latter some months af terwards, at the battle of Waterloo, where he lost his right arm. lie was made Major-Gen eral in 1825, Lieutenant-General in 1838, and Field Marshal in 1854. lie was highly re spected and honored wherever he was known, and it is intimated that his death was hastened by anxiety of mind in consequence of the want of being properly sustained by his government in the Crimea, and the manner in which his want of success was condemned by the English Parliament and press. THE HARVKST. —For the past ten days our Farmers have been actively engaged iu cutting and gathering their Wheat crop. Every man who could work, took the cradle in hand and went to work. Providence has favored thciu with good weather, a warm sun and cooling breezes. We have taken the trouble to make enquiry in regard to the condition and extent of the crops, and it gives us pleasure to state that 110 better yield lias been seen iu this coun ty in ten years. We have before us several speciments of early and late Wheat that were brought from different parts of the county and we never saw better, anywhere. The heads are full and heavy and the kernels round and plump. Here and there the weevil has caused some injury, but to no great extent. The Rye looks fine and there is a super-abundance of it. There is at least one-third more Oats and one third more Potatoes growing in this county, than were ever raised in any one previous year and the crop will be immense. The poor La borers and Mechanics, who have hard work to " make both ends meet" since the spring of 1854, may now joyfully siug "there's a good time coming, boys."— Boston Sentinel. KANSAS LEGISLATURE—MESSAGE OF GOVERNOR REEDER.— Kansas City, July 16.—The mess age of Gov. Reeder has been submitted to the Legislature, just assembled. The Governor contends for the right of the people to settle their own affairs, uninfluenced by other States, and says the Territorial Legislature may act on the question of slavery to a limited extent, and temporarily regulate it. He directs attention to the definition of the boundaries of the counties and districts, and the qualifications of voters, and recommends the enactment of a stringent liquor law, on account of the Indians. He thinks a light tax only will be required ; contends that pre-emptions may be taxed, and recommends the immediate establishment of the seat of government. He announces the population of the Territory to be 3,383 females, and 5,133 males. The Legislature passed a bill fixing the Shawnee Mission as the temporary seat of government. This bill the Governor vetoed, but it was subsequently passed by the Legisla ture over the veto. The Legislature then adjourned to meet at the Shawnee Mission. THE PROPS IN PENNSYLVANIA. —Our exchange papers throughout the State speak favorably of the large crops. In Lancaster county, the wheat crop has been harvested and is " very fine," " oats heavier than fur four years," potatoes abundant and corn promising.— Chester county, the wheat has been housed without damage, grass good and abundant.— Crawford county, all kind of crops good.— Butler county, some damage done the wheat by the weevil, but more than an average crop.— TLiie corn, oats, and potatoes look fine, and from all accounts the yield will be much larger than for many years past. A good deal of grass has been cut during the past week, and consid erable hay made. Rye heavy. Franklin county, wheat secured in a fine condition, quality of grain very line. Tioga, crops promise abundance, corn an average yield.— Berks, the harvest of hay and grain nearly secured and good. As far as we have heard from, nearly all the. crops are up to the average and some considerably above it, and prices receding generally.— Ledger. THE FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW IN WISCONSIN.— B. S. Garland, of Missouri, the owner of the fugitive slave who was rescued from jail in Mil waukee, in March last, by a body of men act ing under the leadership of S. M. Booth, sued Booth for $1,600, the value of his slave, and ha s recently obtained a verdict for that amount of damages. Booth was convicted on a crimi nal trial for having aided in the rescue, and was sentenced to a line and imprisonment, but was released on a writ of habeas corpus by the Supreme Court of the State. The suit for damages will probably be carried up to this same Supreme Court, on appeal. The Court took the ground that the fugitive slave law, un der which the prosecution was had, was uncon stitutional. ATTENTION ! SI.AVE-IIUNT IN AMERICA ! !—- " Two or three days since, a gentleman of the parish, in hunting runaway negroes, came upon a camp of them in the swamp on Cat Island. He succeeded in arresting two of them, but the third made fight, and upon being shot in the shoulders fled to a sluice, where dogs succeed ed in drowning him before assistance could arrive."— St. Francisville. La. Chronicle. There are but few countries in the world where such noble game can be found. And it has this peculiarity, also : There is no season when it is not lawful to pursue it! — Albany Eve. Journal. T SATIRE BY A SUICIDE.—A man in Jamcsville, New York, addicted to intemperance, commit ted suicide, by drowning, last week, having first written an account of his self-destruction and sealed it in a Champagne bottle, which he set afloat in the river. It was labelled bis " last dying will and testameut," and told his friends where they would find his body. Poor fellow! an empty bottle and a drowned body were the very natural " effects" of his course of life, and the only property left for him to bestow. The legacy should prove profitable, at least as an example, for the satire has a moral iu it that needs no additional illnsfration. A BURGLAR SHOT.— Buffalo, July 18 M learn from Erie that a store in that place w entered, on Monday night, by a burglar who in the course of his ojierations, awoke two young men who were sleeping in the store one of whom took a rifle and ordered the burid —who had just got outside the door to but paying no attention to the request persisting in Ins attempt to escape, he Wa shot in the neck. Upon an examination t! *• wounded man was discovered to be a carpenter who has heretofore been considered a respect' able citizen. It is now supposed that he Lth person who has committed several of the recent burglaries which have taken place at Erie X It is impossible for him to survive. SAD ACCIDENT ON THE ERIE ROAD.— ON Wednesday urnming, 18th iust., about 7 oV|,„k as the Dnnkirk Express going west approached Howell's Depot, the locomotive ran over • wagon that was crossing the track, containing a man and woman. The woman, Mrs. I) uv id Wheat, was instantly killed. The nian Mr Amsby Ma pes, is very severely injured, and as lie is an old man, nearly 70 years of uge his recovery is extremely doubtful. They both re side at Mount Hope, Orange County. The un fortunate old gentleman is partly deaf, and did not hear the whistle, which soutided loi." and loud before the collision. SINGULAR CAUSE OF sun 11, e .—Last Saturday a man named George Shank, who lived as host ler with Dr. Oelig, in Waynesboro', Penna hung himself. The only cause assigned was grief for the death of a favorite horse of the Doctor's named " Fox," during whose sickness Shank was heard to say, " When Fox dies I want to die, too." After the animal's death when removing its halter, he remarked, '• this halter will do me a service some day. " ami verified the remark by ending his own life witli it. PPENTICE ON STRING FELLOW. —The Louisville Journal says : A correspondent wishes to publish a defence of Gen Stringfellow, the border ruffian, who headed the Missouri invasion of Kansas. Our opinion of Stringfellow is, that if he had bi 3 deserts, he would be a strung fellow. J. N. T. Tucker, the insane editor, who killed his son Vincent, at Brooklyn, in August last, escaped from the State lunatic asylum at Utica, (where he had been consigned by order of Judge Moore,) on Wednesday last. CHOLERA IN CONNECTICUT. —There were three cases of regular Asiatic cholera reported last Monday in Portland, and one at Middletowa on Tuesday. The Markets, July 25, The flour market has an downward tendenor, and prices have declined since our last issue. The prices we quote are New York wholesale rates. Western flour, *7 62 to $8 50 ; State $8 87 to sll 50 for extra Genesee. Canadi an is lower, ranging from $8 87 to $0 50. Southern white and mixed Wheat brings from $1 70 to $2 39. Rve quiet at $1 11 Oats are better ; sales at 58 and 61 cents.— Corn is nmch depressed and is lower : sales at 90 to 91c for Western mixed, 97c for Southern yellow, and 96c for Round do. Pork is firm, at sl9 75 for new Mess, and sl6 85 fer new Prime. Towanda Market-Wholesale Prices, [('orrivtt '1 weekly L,y K. T. FOX, Dealer in I'mvisi IN'ati'i Groceries XO. 1. Brick How. who will PAY C.l>L,at the prices fixed, for the articles in this lid :]' Flour, (retail price,) bbl. . sll on ft. Pork, do " 21 00 24 00 Wheat. .. F' bushel,.... 1 .iu (A. 1 T.i Buckwheat, " .. ft Oats, .... 44 ft, Corn, " L 12 ft. Rye " S7L fit 1 00 Potatoes, " ... ft. Beans, " ... 150 ft 200 Dried Apples " .... lid FT 1 T.i Butter IT, 12 ft H Cheese " 6 (ft 1" IJ.nus and Shoulders, " 9 (<T L'A Dried Peaches " .... I'.' ft F Dried Berries " .... 12 ft W EGGS •. .ftdozen,.... ft D Married, At Greenwood, on the 4th instant, by Rev. .Tame- MAV liatn. GEORGE W. STAGE to LCCISDA XOHTHRII 1 . HTB of Monroe. In Smithfleld. July 4th. HV W. R. Barton. Rsq.. MR M A FKOST to Miss HARRIET BROWN, both of Sinithlieli I By the Rev. J. G. Rabin, at Pottersville, July 3d. MR.' 11. SVI'HKR, of Hooper's Valley, X*. V., tu Jliss M. A | Prime, of Orwell. By the same, at tlie same time and place. Mr. A-' HOTCUKISS to Miss E. 11. PRIME, both of Orwell. In Monroeton, Monday, July 23d. by H. S. Salslmry. E- J Mr. AI.BEKT CONKLI.V te Miss MARGARET HEWV.WB Orwell. FRANKLIN FIRE CO. X'O.L.— The meml*"* ( ..V-—■OF Franklia Fire Company are notified T AJSFIGFCJAI'T the Engine house, on Saturday evening, A. GL ST 4th. at tiA- o'clock. By order of the Foreman, July 12. X. T. POGART, Secretary W* NAIAD FIRE CO., NO. 2.—The member- EL3* J Company are notified to meet at the Kwrine iloiw- 1 ' Saturday, August 4, ISii, at T>s o'clock, P. M. By order nf the Foreman. July 12. CHARLES MERCUR, SECRET^ & MASONIC.— The regular meetings of I A',-A No. 10s, A. Y. M., are held every JLJT T nesday, on or preceding the full ini-ON. at / XR \M.; and on each secoqfl Wednesday theret' at Masonic Hall, over J. Kingsbery'S store, A- follows- August Sth, at 8, P. M. October. 24th, at 3FA August. ... 22d, 3, " November... 7th, September, ,sth 8. " November. .. 21st, 3 September. 1 htli 3, " DOI-emUr . ATH, 1} " October ... .2d 8, " December. .. .LTH. 3 All brethren in good standing are iuvited TO AT 1 """ H. R. A. UNION CHAPTER, No. Hit, holds its RIGF meetings at the same place, Thursday on orheforette - moon. Meeting for August on the IILD dav. E. H. MASON. SECRETARY TF. MADILL, M. D., PHYSICIi] • A.XI) SURUEOX— Office at his residend- Wviox, Pa. AT J„I V co-paTtu7rshipheJ tofore existing lietween the SUBSCRIBERS i- H| dissolved by mutual consent. All debts due V be paid to Isaac L. I.aMoreux. I. I- '• AMUBT... 1 Towanda, July 20, 1855. H. L. LA-MOIID- . SS'ISAAC 1- LAMOKEUX respectfully INFORMSTLIEP^| that he will continue to carrv on the Foundry the old stand, where all kinds of work In hi* M* ''. done with neatness and on short notice. All • debted to the late firm of I. L. A II- I- LIM"RE"X * .„ H| ((nested to call and settle their accounts BV NOTE "•, > wise forthwith, or he will be under the paint ll ' ® of employing official agents to close up said cone ■ JUST RECEIVED, another lot of | nice DRIED BEEF, also first rate 'U ? July 12.J855._ JGA^ FRESH BAKED CRACKERS, RECG 4 every week, at juueU PROCKERY & jf VJ aaanrtmanCat . | RIROCERI ES.—A largo, Stock tost —consisting of Kngare, Tea, Coffte. of eupurior qnality for Marct J5,1&5&. MUJLTDN KIM" |
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