The Bogus Laws of Kansas.
ritOroSAL FOR THEIR REPEAL REPORT IN THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The Committee 011 Territories, to whom was
r furred sundry petitions praying Congress to
provide some measure of relief for the people
of Kansas, submitted the following report :
The wrongs of the people of Kansas have
been abundantly proven, and at this day are
scarcely denied. Toe necessity for some eff*c
tiial remedy seems to be generally conceded
The only difficulty in the settlement of this vex
ed question is to be found in the diverse idea*
entertained as to the efficiency of the varum
legislative means which have been suggested for
removing the evil complained of.
The evil consists in the fact that the people
of the Territory hare been deprived of their
liberty, and reduced to a state of political vas
salage by h power foreign to their so l and too
powerful for thein alone to resist. At the first
and subsequent clectious held in the Territory
large bodies of men from an adjoining State
without the semblance of citizenship, have en
tered the Territory, voted, and then returned
immediately to their homes ; conducting their
invasions in such manner as clearly as to prove
that their only object was to usurp the powers
of Government.
That object has been accomplished by the
election and appointment of the various offi
cers of the Territory, aud the enacting of its
laws The powers thus usurped were placed
in the bauds of a subservient minority of the
citizens of the Territory, with ail the political
arrangements necessary for the perpetuation
of their power in the same hands and the per
manent exclusion of the disfranchised majority.
This perpetuation of power in the hands of the
usurpers seems to have been a part of the ori
ginal plan of the invading force ; for it is im
possible to believe that an effort so extraordi
nary and revolutionary in its character, and at
tended with so great expense would have been
undertaken for no other purpose than to se
cure the control of the Territory for one or
even two years, and then that" the usurped
power was to be quietly surrendered into the
hands of a defrauded people who could wipe off
the usurpation and render the original desigu
fruitless.
Such an inference is impossible, unless we be
lieve that men incur the risks and expense of
great enterprises with the preconceived inten
tion if successful of voluntarily surrendering all
their advantages.
The acts of the usurpers show that the j*r
pctualion of their ill-gotten power was the great
idea of the whole scheme. The object of the
usurpation being to control the political char
acter of the territory so as to make it a Slave
State, the usurpers from without and their ac
complices within having, in addition to the
legislative and judicial power, secured through
the complicity or meekness of the President,
the Executive power also, applied themselves
earnestly to closing every avenue by which the
disfranchised and oppressed majority could re-<
gain their lost privileges and participate in
their own government. Election laws were in
geniously framed for the purpose of admitting
non-resident voters and excluding, as far us
possible, the voters hostile to the usurpers.—
The right of suffrage was made to depend up
on political opinions. The duties and powers
of election officers were so arranged, that in
deciding on the right to vote, they could hold
one rule for one set of men, and a different rule
for another. And in furtherance of this policy,
none but those favorable to the continuance of
the usurping Government were permitted to
act as officers of the election. And, while the
polls were thrown open to such Indiaus of the
Territory as had couformed to the customs of
the white man, it was left to the unlimited dis
cretion of these partisan Judges of Election to
construe this vague designation of persons, and
admit or exclude at their pleasure—thus giv
ing another partisan means of control, easy of
practice and difficult of detection. The voting
places, instead of being permanent and noto
rious, were made transitory and changeable,at
the pleasure of zealous partisans, 011 whom the
usurping Legislature conferred this cxtraordi
nary power.
With all these cunningly devised provisions
to wrest froru the people their rights and to
secure political control to a miHority, and with
the constant interference of non-resident voters,
stimulated and organized by secret societies
formed and raamtained for the purpose in an
adjoining State, it was almost if uot quite im
possible for the people of the Territory to re
cover their lost privileges at the ballot box, so
long as the usurpers shall insist on their advan
tages already secured. To accomplish any po
litical result iu any form of government, party
organization is accessary. And iu order to
prevent that in this case, the usurpers having
control of the judiciary declared, through its
decision, that any opposition or constructive
resistance to this usurped and despotic rule
constituted high treason, and would subject the
offender to the penalty of death. They accord
ingly procured indictments for treason against
the active leaders of the majority, under which
they cither imprisoned or drove them from the
Territory.
Raws were passed making it a crime to dis
cuss the legitimate questions necessary for or
ganized political action. Freedom of speech
was denied and printing presses destroyed.—
The citizens whose rights had been thus wrest
ed from them were carefully excluded from
the jury-box, and by test oaths from the pro
fession of the law, while all the offices of the
Territory were tilled with zealous partisans en
listed iu the scheme of subjugation, and the
whole administration of justice used as an en
gine of this systematic oppression. The securi
ty of the inalienable rights of men in the Ter
ritory rested upon political opinion alone, while
the right of the emigrant seeking a home on
its soii to navigate a great highway of a ceigh-
Iwiriug State depended entirely upon his politi
cal sentiineuts. By all these means of oppres
sion and wrong, the majority were bound and
paralyzed to an almost impossibility of effort.
Having thus briefly noticed this usurpation,
and the character of some of its acts, your
Committee, iu considering the remedy, deem it
unnecessary to refer to other and subsequent
acts of violence and outrage.
The General Government, which was the
proper and rightful protector of these people
against such grievous wrongs, instead of re
dressiug them and vindicating their rights, lent
its power to shield and uphold the usurpation,
declaring that as these frauds and outrages
had assumed the form of law they must be sus
tained and enforced, upon the ground that the
President was bound to see all laws faithfully
executed. Thus was presented the strange
spectacle of the National Executive standing
quietly by and permitting the organic law of
the Territory p&ued by Congress to be tramp
led upon, and ths solemn guaranties of the
Constitution of the Republic ruthlessly violat
ed by these usurpers iu their infusion", as well
as in their subsequent legislation, neglecting
wholly auy effort to see the law of Congress
faithfully executed uutil the wrong had itself
assumed the semblance of Territorial Law, and
then insisting that his Constitutional duty re
quired that he should guard the acts of the
usurpers against the slightest infraction. Thus
under pretence of seeing the laws faithfully
executed, was the whole power of his office,
wielded to maintain and sanctify a gross infrac
tion of a law of Congress which bore his own
signature.
What remedy is there for this helpless and
subjugated condition of this deeply wronged
and injured people ?
No remedy can be effectual which dot>3 not
remove the usurpation and annihilate its offi
cial power, so as to place all the citizens of the
T; r itory upon an equality of rights and op
portunities in the formation of an entirely new
Government, free from the influence and cou
trol of non-resident voters.
The systematic, lawless guerilla warfare '
which was rapidly kindling a civil war may
cease, the admiuistratiou of justice be purified;
armed troops may be called to guard the polls
against Violence ; burnt houses and ravaged
towns may be rebuilt ; the marauding bauds
that commanded the highways and subsisted
by murder aud rapine may be expelled ; the
great natural avenues which lead to the Terri
tory may be stripped of the artillery and arm
ed men which blockaded their passage : pres
ses may be re-established ; persons confined on
political offenses may be discharged ; exiles
permitted to return ; freedom of speech may
be again exercised without fear of death or the
felon's ball and chaiu ; the prohibitions that
closed the profession of the luw and the jury
box against men on account of their political
opinions may be removed. All this and more
inav be done, aud yet, while it would be a
source of heartfelt congratulation to every lo
ver of justice, the great evil and its cause might
1 sti'l remain. All this might be done, and yet
! the government of the usurpers still go on in
| its inexorable round of self-perpetuation.
A majority would not avail against it—for,
i being instituted by outside aid in spite of a
: majority, its perpetuation by law is continued
! for a series of years at least in the same way.
| Its Judges of Election being accomplices, and
! vested with ample power, force and violence
! would not be necessary to accomplish its pur-
I pose. As evidence of this, it is only necessary
i to cite the election of March 30, 1855, in the
! Vth, Ylth, Vllth and Xlth Districts, where
i over 1,400 illegal votes were polled ; yet no
force was used. In order to restore and main
tain the liberties of the people, as well as as
sert the honor and faith of the Government, it
is necessary that the whole usurping Govern
ment should be expunged, aud that elections
! should be opened for the citizens presided over
by men above suspicion of fraud or of complic
ity with the past subjugation.
/ **
* Republican Meeting.
The Republican Club of Springfield, at their
February monthly meeting, previous to attend
ing to the usual business of such meetings, call
ed for the Committee on Resolutions, who came
forward and their Chairman, H. Spear, pre
, seated the followiug, which were received with
much enthusiasm :
Resolved, 1. That fleeing from the great
demolition of political parties to lay hold on
the ijwimitive principles contained in the de
claration of rights by which the battles of the
Revolution were fought, ami our National Con
stitution formed, we are greatly and happily
surprised on arriving at the point to find the
Abrahams, the Isaacs, the Jacobs of all par
ties, together with the hundred and forty-four
thousand and the innumerable company not
boasting their former political preferences, hut
shouting with one accord " E Pluribus Uuum,"
God restore to us the rights coutained in that
declaration.
2. Resolved, That we know no superiors in
political rights, acknowledge no leaders, and
to call names would do injustice, yet we can
not, we will not restrain u burst of applause
at the name of any well-tried, yet firm Repub
lican, beginning with WILMOT.
3. Resolved, That in the Republican Party
and in that party only, do we see conservatism
of all the just principles contained in the de
' iaration ot Rights, and all principles of the
Constitution of the United States tending to
the advancement of individual aud National
Freedom, and in the formation said party
we recognize no element of discord or disunion.
4. Resolved, That we are not surprised at
the great alarm given to " a party who culti
vate political availability 011 the hot-beds of
Aristocracy " by the promulgation of correct
Republican and real Democratic principles, or
that they should tremble for the perpetuity of
their uourished sectional institution, when the
great orb of republican light shines with me
ridian splendor through all the Northern States
sending its rays more or less suppressed thro'
the Southern States, and finally through the
civilized world. Oh ! how trembles at its
glare the usurper of the rights of others in eve
ry state, in every land.
5. llcsolvrd, That life, liberty and the pur
suit of happiness, arc rights bestowed upon
every one by nature, and, as all the elements
of nature are elements of order and kept pure
by action, the Republican Club of Springfield
inform the party in the County, State and Un
ion that they are well orgauized—minute men
—fully prepared to every good work.
6. Resolved, That the foregoing be signed
by the officers of the Springfield Club, and
published iu the Republican papers of Brad
ford county, which was unanimously adopted.
A G. BROWN, Chairman.
O. A. V INCEST, Sec.
BURNING OF A NEGRO IN ALABAMA. —We find
the following account of the burning of a ne
gro named Mose, at Abbeville, Ala., in the
Eufaula Native. It will be recollected that
the crime for which Mose was burned was the
murder of his master :
" A large concourse of people was assembled
at Abbeville, numbering from four to five thou
sand. The negro was taken from the jail by
the guard ; no op|*>sition was offered by the
sheriff. The place was arranged before the
negro arrived. A green pine stake was set in
the ground firmly, and around that a pile of
fat pine was arranged, in diameter about six
feet, and about four feet high. He was bound
head and feet to the pole, aud before fire was
placed to the pile, the wretch made the con
fession ' that he had murdered his master, but
would not have done it had it not been for a
white man.' He made some other confessions,
implicating a whkp man aud auother negro in
the affair.
" Our informant says that when he left the
fire had already consumed his hand, legs and
feet, and that they were piling on more wood
t<j finish the body.''
Importer.
O. GOODRICH, EDITOR.
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MUSICAL CONVENTION. —The third annual
Musical Convention of the Bradford County
| Music Association was held at this place last
! week. In point of members and musical abili
ty it was superior to anj heretofore held. Mr.
I ROOT was unable to be present, owing to se
j vere illness, but his place was well filled by
Prof. G. B. LOOMIS, who discharged the duties
!of his embarrassing position with great satis
! faction to those present
The Concert 011 Thursday evening, was at
tended by a crowded audience, and was unu
! sually brilliant and satisfactory. The perfor
, mors, without exception, acquitted themselves
I admirably.
These Musical Conventions may now be eon
, sidered an established institution. They are
highly enjoyed by those attending them, aud
; contribute greatly to the promotion of a musi
cal taste and a finished and correct style.
H®- A curious case has just been decided
by the Supreme Court of Penn'a. Washing
ton M'Cartney, President Judge iu the Nor
thampton district, died just three months be
fore the last general election. The law is, that
in case of the death of a President Judge,
over three mouths previous, a new election
shall take place the same fall. Gov. Pollock
appointed Henry D. Maxwell to fill the vacan
cy until Oct., 1857. The Democrats of the
District, however, contended for a new elec
tion, and cast a large number of votes for
John K Findlav, to fill the vacancy. The
Governor refused to commission hiin—some
recognized Maxwell, and some Findlav—and
the consequence was, no courts were heM.—
They finally submitted the case t the Supreme
Court, which construed the law literally to the
day, and Maxwell is recognized as Judge un
til next October's election.
PENNSYLVANIA U. S. SENATOR. —The seven
democratic members of the Pennsylvania Leg
islature f Vho voted for Henry D. Foster for
U. S. Senator have published a card giving
their reasons for so doing. They stigmatize
Mr. Buchanan's alleged interposition in favor
of Mr. Forney, which they say they have sat
isfactory and overwhelming proof of, as " an
unwarrantable assumption of authority," and
say that had it not been for that they would
have supported the caucus nominee.
GOVERNOR POLLOCK ANDTHK GUBERNATORIAL
CHAIR. —The Harrisburg Telegraph , of Tues
day last, has the following in relation to the
re-nomination of Governor Pollock :
" We are authorized by Gov. Pollock to say
that lie will not be a candidate for re-election
to the place he now holds. This determina
tion was formed long since, and been often
often expressed by him, publicly and privately
to his friends, lie is not and will not be a
candidate."
WALKER'S CAUSE DESPERATE. —The latest in
telligence from Central America indicates too
clearly to be misapprehended that Gen. Wal
ker's position is now a desperate one. Possi
bly he may yet surmount all the obstacles, and
come out of the seige victorious, but that is
scarcely possible. We see no such hope for
him, now that the Costa Ricans are in ]>osses
siou of Greytown, and have thus cut him off
from all communication with the Atlautie
States.
FROM TIIF. LEGISLATURE, we have nothing of
importance. In the House, Mr. Eyster's Anti-
Slavery resolutions had been discussed, Mr.
WILLISTON, of Tioga, making an elaborate
speech upon them.
Mr. W AGENBKLLER had read a speech in vin
dication of his vote for Gen. CAMERON, and re
flecting severely upon FORNEY and Mr. BUCH
ANAN'S interference in the Senatorial election.
In another column will be found Mr.
GRoy's report accompanying a bill for repeal
ing the bogus laws of Kansas. It is to be
hoped that the proposition will be accepted in
order that the people of that Territory may be
relieved from the operation of the present iui
quitous and bloody code.
PRESTON S. BROOKS, Representative in
Congress from South Carolina, who had been
ill with a cold for some days, died suddenly,
on Tuesday evening, at Brown's Hotel in Wash
ington, from an attack of croup. Posterity
will remember him ouly for the deed which
made him infamous, viz : his cowardly aud
brutal assault upon Senator Sumner.
ACCTDEXT. —A man named Clark Bimey, of
Wiimot township, was fouud in the street in
this place on Monday evening last, with his
leg broken in two places. The limb was set
by Dr.LiDn, andjthc sufferer is doing well, lie
is ignorant of the manner in which the acci
dent was caused. It if supposed that he was
knocked down and run over by a sleigh.
Republican Co. Convention.
Pursuant to a call of the Republican Coun
ty Committee, delegates from the different
election districts of Bradford County met at
the Court House, in this borough, on Monday
evening, February 2d, and organized by elect
ing JOHN F. LONG, President, E. O. GOOD
RICH and S. 1). JIARKNESS Secretaries.
The list of electiou districts being called, the
following delegates appeared and presented
their credentials :
Albany—S Chapman, Myron Kellogg ;
Armenia—A lSurnluim, A Ripley;
Asylum —John K Dodge, George S Gamble ;
Athens Boro'- -L \V Burehard, A H Spalding ;
Burlington township—Justin Morley, Uosweli I.uther ;
Burlington borough—John V Long, Mat how lktts ;
Burlington west—Jeliial M'Ke&n, Jesse M'Kean;
Columbia—Moses S Ay res, Sylvester Blood ;
Canton —J Vandyke jr.. K W Colwell;
Purell—B Lanorte, S M'K Laporto ;
Franklin—J ft Spalding, Charles Stevens ;
Granville—Sylvester Taylor, C L Ross, W Bunyan ;
Herrii k—A (1 Camp, J S Angle :
Litchfield—Samuel Davidson, Henry McKinney ;
Leroy—C (1 Lamb, B R Palmer ;
Monroe township—H B Myer, Samuel Cole ;
Orwell —J W Payson. A W Alger;
Pike—David S Codding, Edward ('raudal ;
Rome—P Forbes, John Passmore ;
Ridgbory—Hector Owens, Jesse Hammond ;
Sheshequitt—M F Kinney, Jaliez Tompkins;
Spr ngtield—O P llarknes.s, S D Harkness ;
Smitlilield—Vlvin Seward, John Geror.ld ;
Standing Stone— H \V Tracy. HIV Nobles ;
Sylvan ia Boro'—R V Goctchius, Ileman Barrett ;
Towanda boro'—K O Goodrich. Henry Ilassett ;
" twp—H I. Scott, G H Watkina ;
" North—Horace Granger, W J Mauger ;
Troy boro'—E li Parsons, Nelson Adams ;
" twp—H F Long, R Stiles';
Ulster—A B Smith. G W Nichols ;
Wells—Charles Smith, J L Calkins ;
Wiliuot—Jonathan Buttles, Mciv in Corson ;
Wyalusing- Andrew Fee, Justus la;wis ;
Wysox—W B Eddy, I F Spalding ;
Ou motion, the following named persons
were elected delegates to the Republican State
Convention :—•
T. Humphrey, of Orwell.
John Passmore, of Rome.
Edward Crandall, of Pike.
E. B. Parsons, of Troy borough.
Allen M'Kean, of Towandu.
Bummer Lilley, of Columbia.
On motion, the delegates elected were cm
powered to substitute in case of inability to at
tend.
H. W. TRACY offered the following resolu
tion, which was adopted unanimously :
Resolved, That the delegates from this Coun
ty be iustructed to vote only for the nomina
tion of well-known and tried Republicans, and
to oppose all attempts to form coalitions with
parties or men who have no principles in com
mon with us.
On motion, the Convention adjourned.
TRIAL AMI ACQUITTAL OK IKAAC SHURLOCK
KOR THE MURDER OK PHILIP J. CLAWGKS.—Con
siderable excitement was created in the city of
Philadelphia last week, growing out of the tri
al of Mr. Isaac Shurlock for the murder of
Philip J. Clawges. The affair occurred on the
evening of the sth of last November. Shur
lock shot Clawges at the corner of Seventh
and Chestnut streets, and when arrested, al
leged that Clawges had seduced his wife, and
ruined his happiness. Mrs. S. is represented
as being a very handsome woman, and had
been married about four years. Her husband
was employed in the store of Clawges, and in
this way became acquainted with her and was
in the habit of paying frequent friendly visits
to the house. It appears that upon one of
these occasions, in the absence of her husband,
he succeeded in administering to her an opi
ate, and thereby accomplished his purpose.—
Some three weeks after the affair occurred,
Mrs. S. informed her husband and mother of
what had happened. From the testimony, it
appeared that from that time up to the time
he committed the murder, Shurlock had not
slept or taken any refreshment, except a glass
of liquor. A pica of insanity was set up by
his counsel, and it was shown that it had ex
isted in the family for years. The ease occu
pied the attention of the court for some four
days, and resulted, on Saturday last, in a ver
dict of " not guilty " The announcement of
the verdict was received with tumultuous shouts
and applause by those in attendance, and the
most intense excitement prevailed botli in and
outside of the court-room.
A FUGITIVE SLAVE CASE. —A colored man
named MICHAEL GROWN, was arrested in Phil
adelphia last week, by JAMES CROSSIN and
JOHN JENKINS, Deputy United States Mar
shals, charged with being a fugitive slave be
longing to WM 11. GATCHELL, of Baltimore.
A hearing was had before DAVID PAUI. BROWN,
jr., Slave Commissioner for the Eastern Dis
trict of Pennsylvania. The son of GATCHELL
swore positively to the identity of the colored
man, who, it seems, ran away from his reputed
owner some five years since. After the exam
ination of several witnesses, Mr. Slave Com
missioner BROWN delivered over the fugitive
to the tender mercies of GATCHELL ; and on
being heavily manacled he was taken by a
posse of officers to the Prime street depot, and
from thence to Baltimore.
ARREST or MK. SIMONTON.—A Mr. Simou
ton, Washington reporter of the New York
Times, charged corrupt combination among
members of Congress to carry land bills through
the House.
A Committee of investigation was appoint
ed. Mr. Simonton was brought before the
Committee but refnsed to answer. He is un
der arrest, aud a law has been reported and
passed for coercing witnesses to give testimony.
It limits punishment for contempt in not au
swering, to one month aud one year, aud a tiue
of one dollar or one thousand dollars.
Mr. Simonton refused positively to disclose
whut he knew of bribery and corruption, says
it would be a breach of confidence, and says he
would suffer any peualty rather than do it.
REJOICING. —The friends of Geueral CAME
RON, in Suubury, Pa., celebrated his election
to the V. S. Senate by an illumination and
firing of caution on Saturday night, 17th inst.
BRADFORD COUNTY MUSICAL ASSOCIATION.— |
The Annual Meeting of the Association was '
held at the Court House, in the borough of;
Towaoda, on Tuesday evening, Jan. 27, 1857. i
The following persons were elected officers for
the ensuing year : CHAS. R. COBURN, Presi- J
dent ; O. F. Young, W. T. Davis, Vice Presi- j
dents ; W. C. Bogurt, Secretary ; E T Fox,
Treasurer ; J. G. Towner, C. E. Gladding,
L. W. Camp, Committee of M imagers.
On motion, it "Was
Resolved, That the next Convention be held j
at Rome village, to commence on Tuesday of ;
the third week of January. 1858.
On motion, W. C. Bogart, L. W. Camp and
Mr. Martin were appointed a Committee on
Resolutions, to report at the next meeting of
the Association. Adjourned to Thursday even
ing.
Thursday evening, Jan. 2G, 1857, Associa
tion met pursuant to adjournment. Tiie Com
mittee on Resolutions reported the following,
which were adopted unanimously :
Resetted, That the holding of a Musical
Convention in the County of Bradford can no
longer be regarded as an experiment ; that
the eminent success which has hitherto attend
ed these annual gatherings of the friends of
Musical Science in this county, should at once
disjiel all doubt as to their practical benefit
and utility ; that in a most eminent degree
they supply the deficiency, long felt, in the dis
semination of a correct knowledge of vocal mu
sic among our people ; that it is most clearly
the duty of the church, if it would seek to in
spire and promote an acceptable and intelli
gent rendering of the praises of God in the
' sanctuary, to give to this enterprise its encou
ragement and fostering care.
Reserved, That we most sincerely regret the
1 ill health which has prevented Professor ROOT
! from meeting with this Convention.
Resolved , That we recognize in Mr. GEO.
i B. Looms, a gentleman of high attainments
| as a Musician and Teacher ; that his gentle
manly and urbane deportment, his skill in con
ducting the exercises of this Convention, labor
ing as he has under circumstances of no little
embarrassment, have won our highest regard
and esteem, aud that in having us he has our
best and warmest wishes for his future success
and prosperity.
Resolved, That the thanks of this Associa
! tion be tendered to Miss SARAH COBUKN, for
her kindness in offering her Piano for the use
of this Couveution.
Resolved, That the proceedings be published
iu the papers of this county.
[From the Washington Union.]
An Afflictive Dispensation.
Among the most painful privations and dis
appointments which we have known, resulting
from the late terrible storm, is the ease of our
friend, C. L. WARD, Esq., of Towauila, Penn
sylvania.
On Saturday, the 16th inst., lie received a
despatch by telegraph announcing the arrival
of his family at Charleston, from Havana,
whither they had gone some months since, to
try the effect of a change of climate in behalf
of daughter, who had latterly evinced symp
toms of a decline The tone of the despatch
was such as to create anxiety, and he started
instantly for New-York, in hopes to reach tin-
Saturday's steamer for Charleston. Arriving
too late, he immediately turned his course
southward in the rail-ears. In consequence of
the storm, he was two nights and two days be
tween New-York and Philadelphia, and the
same length of time between the latter city
and Washington—reaching here only to find
his further progress at an end for some time
longer. The bay route by Norfolk to Weldon
has been close for several days in consequci
of the ice : and the road to llielinioiid still n
mains impassable To complete his embarrass
inent, the line of telegraph was out of order
until yesterday, when the first intelligence he
received was the afflictive announcement that
his daughter died at Charleston 011 the 23d in
stant. .Miss MARY \\ ARD, the deceased, was
about twenty years of age, and a young lady
of great beauty and accomplishments. She
will be deeply mourned in her extended circle
of acquaintances.
[From the Owego Times.]
Pr. GI.EASON*. — In last week's Times we
copied an extract from the Bradford (I'a.)
Reporter, stating that I>r. GI.EASON* had been
shot, etc. We are happy to learn that such
has not been the ease. The Doctor, it appears
from onr correspondent, Dr. CHCRCHIM,, does
not stand in fear of matrimonial bullets. We
do not know how how such a story could be
got up, and are sorry that we have given cir
culatiou to it, though we did give our authori
ty.
OWEGO, January 23, 1837.
Mr. SMVTH, Kn. TIMES :
lkur Sir : I see by the Times of yesterday,
an articls copied from the " Bradford Repor
ter,'' stating that I)r. GI.F.ASON*, who Lectured
at Towanda, and also at this place, was shot
by his wife some four months since in Tennes
see. For Dr. GI.KASON'S benefit I wish to say,
in the first place, Dr. C. W. GLEASON, the lec
turer, who lectured in this place, and after
wards at Towanda and Elmira—has 110 wife,
nor never had any to shoot him. Neither has
the Doctor been in Tennessee during the last
five years ; but he has been in Owego within
the last two weeks and staid two days *>t the
Ah-wa-ga House, and if it should finally so
turn out that he has a wife, and that she wish
es to shoot him, he can be found anv evening
of this week at Moravia, Cayuga Co., N. Y.
S. CHURCHILL.
—The article to which Dr. CHURCHILL al
ludes, was published on the authority of a
statement in the Elmira Daily Gazette, which
spoke positively as to the truth of the occur
rence and the identity of the Dr. GI.EASON*
known iu this section.—En. REPORTER.
CARD. —The undersigned, I'astor of the M.
PI Church, Towanda, acknowledges his obliga
tions to his friends for their social aud gener
ous Donation visit of the 23d ultimo. It is
accepted as a token of personal regard and
christian liberality. lie would assure them
that he kindly feelings which prompted it, are
reciprocated by himself aud family.
ANDREW SUTHERLAND.
*ar Mr. G iDDiNos, by the advice of his
physician, has left Washington aud gone home.
He requires rest and jcrfect exemption from
excitement.
THE DEATH OF MR. BROOKS Woshivgi uV
Jan. 29.— An immense assemblage gathered
this morning in Loth Houses. In the SENATE
the death of Mr. Brooks was announced LY
Mr. Evans, who was followed by Messrs Hun
ter and Toonihs iu paying tributes to his MEM
ory.
In the House, the announcement was made
by Mr. Keitt, of South Carolina, and <MILO"IES
"V Sl " srs - Quitman
Clß.ipb. D, of G.iio, Cliiigmun and Savage
The latter incidentally alluded to the atta k
on MR. Sumner, justifying it, which WAS evi
dently distasteful to Ins listeners.
Dr., KANF.'S HEALTH IMPROVING.—' The R OS .
ton (Mass.) Transcript, of the 27th insta-it"
mentions the receipt iu that city of ;I
dated Havana. January 14th, which reports a
great improvement in the health of I) R . KANE
I His mother had arrived out on the 12th in the
J Quaker city, and had been treated with matk-
I ed respect on the passage, as afso ou her urri-
L val at Havana.
j TRACES OF THE LVOXXAIS —RESCUE OF TWO
j SEAMEN.— Boston, Jon. 29.—' The barque CUM-
J bridge, from Pernambueo, reports having MK>
ken the barque Essex, from Boston, for RH>
which had taken two seamen from the raft be
longing to the lost steamer Lyoimais. THE
I seamen report sixty as having been drowned
and that the remainder took to the boats AMI'
they supposed, had been saved by PASSING ves-
I sels.
:
'U LIS 3151831 D J
;In Franklin, on the 12th ult., l>v Burr Rid"wav V.
i i w !!r u /l M V REN<JH 10 ' Mis -
both of h rankun.
In Ulster, on the 2d instant, by Ifcy. William Si-m w r n
J. KSTKI.I, to Miss I'ARMEi.I V NURSS, a/of ,'m
j County. " la
DIED
In Windham, Bradford Co., on the 25th ult. after a v.,.,,
j short illness, BIiXJAMiX BABCOCK. aged 75 years
Mr. BABCOCK was one of the Pioneer settlers of X.jr
theru Pa., having emigrated from Connecticut at a very
\ early day.
BW- BRADFORD CO. TEACHER'S ASBOOA
|IAS riON—Tile next regular meeting of the lintd
-1 f-ril County Teacher's Association wiil be held -.t TEN
BYTOW X, on FRIDAY. February lit. Isj". 11 o'cK-k
A. M. Addresses will be delivered at this meeting bv T
J. Itlgl.a u, and Rev. A. Sutherland, and an es-av read by
Miss Julia llort >n. The subject of Teacher's Institute/
aud other matters connected with the subject of education
will be taken up and considered.
J AS. MctVILLIAM
January 23. 1857. Secretary
NOB "Advertisements.
~V~OTICE.—The Commissioners of Bradford
.I.* County have fixed tip.,n the following ibva a-;d
dates respectively for holding appeals, viz :
Ulster, Athens U.ra', Athea- twp.. South Creek, Uidc
bery and Wells, upon Monday February 23d.
Springfield, Smithfieid, North T .wauda, 1 t.hmil.ir. Svl
vania bor'. and Towanda buro'. upon Tuc-dav Feb.'.'rili.
Armenia, Troy twp., Troy ix.ro". R .rliugt inbom'. Bur
lington twp., Burlington West .ad Grauviiie UJM.U Wed
nesday February 2.".th.
Canton, I a-Roy, Franklin, Monroe bom", M-uir* tier.,
Overton, Albany and Towanda twp. upon Tiiur-J... Iteb
ruarv 2 >t.i.
Wilinot, A svl in. Purell, Tiiscamra, Wvilu-ing. l.it.li
fie.d, Warren and Windham upon Friday Februa v 27th.
Stand ,:g Stone. Herri :k, Orwell, Pike. Shi-lwipiinand
Wysox upon Saturday February 2-th.
ai" I i.e A s-esser- will be pun.t i.d in delivering the
X ti.es t•• the taxable- mid in in .king their returns in
per ..n on tne day designated in their Warrants, at which
tim and place the It .aril of Revision will attendaad hear
all sac i a-think themselves aggrieved by said ASSESS
inent. .U 1 111 ke sacil alterations and deduction.- as shall
t. .ii in seem j : t. By order of the C nnmissj intrs.
Feb. 2, 1V.7. ' E. B. UOOLBAIT.H, Clerk.
REL'EI ITS A N H EX BEX DITCHES OF
I TOWAXDA BOROUGH FOR 1V,6.
I'aid for work on streets and plauk walks, f222 is
Election board ex pen-e-. 7 7,0
High constable distributing election notices, Ac,, ti 1 j
Secretary and treasurer's .-.alary, Is ,5. 4" <I:I
j Distriuuting appeal notice.-, i J no
| Repai.iug borough tools, 7n
Repairing old engine house. 1 7".
i>e-k and table for council office, )• On
[ L >-t Crow-bar, 1 o<i
Extra police services in 1V,4, 2lu SO
Iritero-t on borough scrip. s2 so
! Winding and repairing t nvn clock, 27.00
| .7,1 -,d lire company premiums, 10 00
( Rent of eiigiue house lot, 26 H
$651 03
Account with Collectors Sore' Taxes.
[ COI.LBCTORS. VKAK. C!I'KI>. I'M!'. KX'OS. PEE IT. THX
; Wrn. U. Uogart 1850. s7l 44 ft'l 37 $ !•! 1.7
! Win. Burton, ls.il. 2s S2 ... . ft; 00 *i 22 2 '
IU. U. Smith, 1852. Its 14 70 00 20 3s •'.<(*'.
O. H.Eaton,lt>s4-5-0 1992 03 402 77 1529 2s
$2242,73 $7.73,14 $0 (Hls22 "•<) $1641.01
Dr. A. T). MONTANYE, THEAS. TOVVAM.V HOKOI UH CK.
Balance in treasury j'.{'..rough Order- re
dan. 1, I,S3ii, " sl4 32; deemed 1V.6, $366 51
Rec'd. from M' Alpine, j Balance in treasury. 12
late treasurer, 1 00; _ _
i Rec'd front shows, 37 00 1 ?62j 66
! " from collectors, 573 It
s•>2s 00;
'Settled by judgment for the amount.
TOWANDA BOSOM II ORDER ARCORST.
! Amount of orders is- | Borough orders can
! sued ill 1*56, $651 03 ceiled I*so, 56'J 54
i Outstanding orders, | Outstanding orders
! January 1,1856, 448 90 Jan. 1. 1837, 3J
$1099 93f HO.'-' 93
INDEBTEDNESS or TOWANI.\ BOKO' JAM UTV IST. KV•
Amount outstanding ls.ro' orders Jan. 1. 1*57.
O. D. Bartlctt judgment 20th Feb., isj'2. intcrc-t __
and rost, ''
John Devine assigned to C. L. Ward debt. interest
and cost . . 4UI
Borough scrip issued April 6. 1554. payable in 3.
4 and 5 years on interest,
$2030 31
There has been collected on special borough
and paid out on account of new engine house. TIN- > '
ing being iu an unfinished state, the cost ot the same,
not Ie reported. .... „ „„
ULYSSES MERt't U. K.irge.
JAMES MAf KIN'SON,
M. C. MERUL'R.
JOHN" F MEANS.
ISAAC SM ALLEY.
January 24. 1857. Town Council.
Attest—A. D. MONTANVE. Secretary.
We the undersigned Auditors of the Ix'rough
da, do certify that we have examined the aeeoun *' ,
Town Council and Treasurer for the year 1*56. an
them correct. JOfcX
X. J. KEELFCR.
Towanda, Jan. 27. 1857. Auditors.
RECEIPTS AND EX PEN PITCHES OK POOH BINDS, H'B L> •
I'aid to remove Irish family to native residence. ■ 3
J. B. Irvine, services Poor Master. 185a 1 -- V 9"
C. K.Ladd services poor master and physician, j*;'-' - ()l|
W. Bmwnson for cash advanced to Sally Han, I* l ,
Wood for temporary relief per Mix, poor master, j
Digging grave for Green, - <
Two coffins for paupers. no
Temporary relief per Mix, poor ma-ter,
$62 60
ACCOUNT WITH COM.ECTORS OK V'" >R ~L V I" •
I COLLECTORS. DATE. CH'ED. PAID. EX ON. I K '
! D. Vandercook 1849 $2360 $ 02 $lO 10 *-•
IC. T. Smith, 1852 3s 83 la * . ys
jG. H. Eaton, 1855 167 55 98 0O ;J
$129 98 $9.8 02 $lO 40 s2*'3 f'.
D*. A. D. MONTANVE TKEAS. POOS FI NDS T o *^' o *
| Balance in Treasury, ll'aid lor orders. •
! Jan. 1,1856, 49 40 Balance in TreasuO. , T
! Rec'd.from M'Alpinc, j January l, IN". _—
| late treasurer, 3 50j 150 t'2
1 From collectors, 98 02 j
150 92!
CHARLES K. LADD > Ovenloe p<ofPoßr'
WILLIAM MIX, )
j January 26, 1857. . , _ .. i an oerti'f
We the Anditors of the Borough of Tow and- _ w „f
I thit we have examined the accounts of tne > ■ vcir
I the Poor and Treasurer of the said hon'ugn TKi '
1 1856, aud find them correct. y T K |TLK!I.
i Towanda. January 27,1* >7.