The Responses to the Nominations. ! From the Philadelphia Bulletin. Whatever differences of opinion there may | be in legard to the doings of the opposition i contention, there can be no disputing the fact that they have nominated a strong ticket, and one that truly and fairly represents the senti- i incuts of their constituents. With David M il- 1 mot as the candidate for Governor, there can , I*' no evasion of the great question of the ex- 1 tension of slavery into free territory. Tin man identified with the opposition to such ex- j tension, from the moment of its couuueuee in ut, cannot be considered as holding a doubt- : ful position on the subject. The people will j have the issue fairly presented to them. The j Democracy will i ot be permitted, as the}' were | in the Presidential campaign, to pretend one : thing and to intend another. Both candidates | for Governor will be expected to take their | positions fairly and squarely, and there will be no evasions or tricks created which may be de signed to deceive the people as they have for merly l>een deceived. It is satisfactory to know that the question of the day is to be thus distinctly presented to the people of Pensylvania. They will now lie able to say plainly whether they desire that slavery should be extended and that they and their state should be associated with new gov ernments, on the same level of latitude a< their own, designed for the perpetuation and spread of the barbarous institution. They will now have the opportunity of giving their assent to, or dissent from, the late decision of the Supreme Court; to state whether they be lieve that Congress has no right to determine upon the existence of slavery in the Territo ries ; to declare whether slaves may brought into Pennsylvania, and other free States, and remain slaves, in spite of our own laws ; to grve their decision upon all the astounding points declared to be the law of the land by the slave-holding majority of the United States Supreme Court. There will be no opportunity of evading the issue now, and if a majority of the people of Pennsylvania, after having it thus plainly presented to them, shall decide in iavor of the Southern side of the question, the minority will have to submit to the decision and wait patiently for a more enlightened pub lie sentiment, wliich is inevitable to the com mon progress of civilization and intelligence. From tlie Philadelphia North American. The Opposition State Convention yesterday did some important work at Uarrisburg, the effect of which uj on the politics of Pennsyl vania remains to be seen. A Union ticket has been made of about as good materials as such things can be. David Wilniot has been nomi nated for Governor. lie is clearly, and be yond all peradventure a Republican, pure and simple. In him that party stands up creet without halt or stumble. He is no obscure man merely picked up to represent its princi ples—no half way personage, with here a '• but," and there a " however," standing upon the fence and looking both ways for fear of losing votes or influence. In all the essentials of a Republican party man, he is the proper standard-bearer iu the present crisis, and tho' wc were not among his advocates, we cannot otherwise than rejoice that so fit a candidate has been found to rally the great mass of the Rcpulilicau opposition. Originally a Demo crat of the straightest sect, Mr. Wilmot ad hered to that party as long as he could do so without losing his own sense of self respect, or being false to the great principles of hunmu freedom and Democratic Republicanism, which lie was so ardently attached to.. He only left the Democratic party when he found lie must do so or give up liis creed. Among the few early and steadfast opponents of slavery ex tention, lie was the leading and most active spirit. The Hales, Suinners, Chases, and Sew ards, who now flourish as the heads of the Republican party, were but the followers in the movement initiated and persevered in by him. For this he was proscribed by both parties, but his constituents at home have always re mained faithful Loth to the man and his prin ciples. To his influence may be attributed in a great measure the revolution in Northern Pennsylvania. It will matter to us very little whether he be elected or defeated, though we most ardently desire his success. The nomina tion of such a candidate will be a tower of strength to the Republican party. From the Pittsburg Gazette. THE N OMIXATIOXS. — We have chronicled from day to day the responses of the Phila delphia, New York and other presses to the nominations which were made in Uarrisburg last week, but have scarcely alluded to the manner in which they have been received at home. Wc wished to learn, so far as we could, what the feeliug among the people is on the question. We think we can say among the friends of free institutions in Allegheny county, there is but one voice, and that is, that the nominations were the best which could have been made. This people, so many of them as remain " Una wed by influence and unbribod by gain," have fixed their eyes upon DAVID WII.MOT as the proper candidate for the office in connec tion with which lie is now named. In him we see the personification in this State, of opposi tion to the extension of Slavery into the Ter ritories. In his nomination we fling down the gauntlet at the feet of his enemies, and the enemies of the Constitution as it was expoun ded by the Fathers. Ay, wc challenge his foes to a fair trial of strength ! We invoke anew to onr rostra and our stnmps the indefa tigable Bigler, who voted with the whole rank and tile of the Locofoco narty in favor of the principles of the Wilmot Proviso in 1K47. We invite him to stultify himself in another campaign—if that operation in his case be either necessary or possible. The name of Wilmot is a tower of strength to the gallant Republicans of Allegheny County, and we can assure onr friends, wherever they uiav be be, that she can, and will, do better in Octo ber next than she did at the last autumnal trial. The people have responded to the nom ination, and they will, we trust, in October, set this good Commonwealth for oticc, and for good, firmly on the side of freedom. [From the Erie Constitution.] The State Convention held at Harrisbnrgli last Wednesday after forming a harmonious union, presented a Ticket to the freemen of Pennsylvania of which every opponent of Bor der Ruffian policy may well be proud. We hail the uomiuatious with joy. The nominees are men every way worthy to bear the stan dard of freedom in the present contest—and, as a whole, the Ticket is by all odds the best that has been placed in nomination by any 1 party for State offices for many years—indeed, j we think it is much superior to any ticket of 1 the kind ever nominated in Pennsylvania. For Governor we have the foremost man 1 iu the ranks—a man who has done more to ! inaugurate the Republican party and sustain the principles iucalculutcd by Jefferson than any other politician incur State. DAVID W IL MOT has few equals as a Statesman—as a firm, determined, energetic and sagucions ad vocate of the great doctrine of republican equa lity, he has no superiors. His reputatiou is national —the proviso which boars his name, justly entitles him to the title of a second Jcf ihrson. He has been a faithful, unwavering ex ponent of the Democracy of the fathers of the Republic, but when modern sham Democracy introduced its " popular sovereignty" dogmas and sought to extend the area of human sla very, and set at nought the spirit of the Dec laration of Independence, WII.MOT repudiated the great wrong and its perpetrators, and scouted the Calhoun-Picrce policy as an infa mous swindle, and a glaring infringrocnt upon the rights of a free people. Most fearlessly and incessantly did he wage war against the Kansas-Nebraska iniquity, and in short space of four years we sec his district revolutionized, and a Democratic majority of some throe thou sand turned into a Republican majority of nine thousand. No better evidence is needed of the personal influence and political sagacity of our leader than his successful overthrow of I'roslavery Locofocoism in his own district. With such a standard bearer we have every reason to believe that American Republican ism is invincible, and that the people of the Keystone State will speak, iu tones that can not be misunderstood, their emphatic condem nation of Border Ruffianism in Kansas and pro-slavery sophistry on the supreme bench. The authors of the Dred Scott decision may yet have reason to dread the popular voice of the freemen of the North. Most heartily do wc rejoice at the nomination of WII.MOT. It is one eminently fit to be made—a cordial ac knowledgement of his ability, statesmanship and worth as a champion of human freedom, lie will inspire our ranks with enthusiasm, and encourage them to redouble their efforts to redeem Pennsylvania from the control of an unprincipled Border Ruftian oligarchy. A Man in the Rapids of Niagara— His Rescue. The story of Joseph Avery ; the unfortu nate man who lived for a day clinging to a rock in the rapids above the American, will not soon forgo.ten ;an occurrence of a very similar character happened on Tuesday last. A man named E. C. Talor, a resident of West Winfiehl, Herkimer county, (a guest at the Endow House,) descended the bank of the River, near the Suspension Bridge, probably for the purpose of viewing the bridge from be low. On reaching the bottom, he slipped, and fell into the water, just above the bridge, uear the shore, rolling over and over, borne on by the resistless current, until he caught hold of a large rock, and after some hard struggles reached the top. The alarm was immedi ately given in the neighborhood, and it was soon decided there was no way of reaching him but by means of a rope ladder. This was immediately procured, and after much hesita tion, delaj and alteration, occasioned by the difficulty of determining where to place it, in asmuch as the man could not be seen from the projecting banks over his head, it was lowered to the distance of perhaps a hundred feet and there became cutangled among the rocks and trees. It was at once decided that some one must fro dowu to disentangle it. In a few moments Wm. 11. Coburn, porter of the Ladow Hotel, volunteered his services, and proceeded to the place where the ladder was attached- to the trees. He needed assistance, and soon two more brave men, Anthony Shiley and Nats Cranf, offered to go down. The three worked bravely for more than an hour in conducting the ladder, while men at the top carefully let it down. At length the waving of handker chiefs aud cheerings on the Canada side indi cated to us that the man had sprung to the shore from the rock, and had begun to ascend the ladder. Cautiously, and with firm grasp and step, lie climbed up three hundred feet, and was greeted by the shouts and exclama tions of the hundreds of spectators who had assmbled to witness the exciting scene. He was for a few moments borne ou the shoulders of the excited multitude, all were so anxious to congratulate him. Conviction of Ward, the Sylvania Mur derer. The Toledo papers have been filled for some time past with the records of the trial of Re turn J. M. Ward, for the murder of his wife at Sylvania. On Thursday, the jury returned a verdict of guilty of murder in the first de gree. The wretched prisoner received the an nouncement with stoical indifference. The Blade sums up the result of the trial as fol lows : " The case was one of the most extraordi nary on record. The evidence going to show the identity of the remains as those belonging to the body of Mrs. Ward, is exceedingly slight ; and yet so strong are the circumstan ces which point to the guilt of the prisoner, and so overwhelming the train of evidence against him, that the jury have had no difficul ty in coining to a conclusion in regard to the matter, and will be fully sustained by the ver dict of popular opinion. So far as we arc in formed there is no doubt of the righteous! ess of the judgment which has been rendered." " The murder is one of the most brutal,hor rid aud disgusting, in all the annals of crime. A husband not only murders his wife, after cold-blooded premeditation, but he sits up nights with his doors locked, cuts her up into small pieces and burns up her remains iu the stove. The process occupied several days, in which time, he drew largely on the shops for shavings, and the unsavory scent went forth from the chimney, and filled the nostrils of those who happened to be in that vicinity.— lie occupied himself with this disgusting and appalling work, till he thought lie had obliter ated all traces of his guilt, and then defied de tection. But, "murder will out." It is ama zing, what an array of facts, unimportant in themselves have been brought to bear on the case, and what an irresistible conviction of guilt they carry to the mind. Ward has not yet had his sentence, but lie will be hung by the neck till he is dead, dead. We hear it said that this will be tbe first case of capital execution iu this county." Tnr. SPECULATION IN MOUNT VERNON. —The terms on which John A. Washington offers to sell Mount Vernon are the following: Ist. He will sell only two hnndred acres of the es tate any way. 2d. He asks $200,000 cash down for that piece. 3d. He reserves the right to enclose half an acre ( including Wash ington's tomb) and having it used as a burial place for ever, for him aud his heirs! E. O. GOODRICH, EDITOR. TQWANDA : Elpirs&an fUoruitin, 9, 1857. TERMS — One Dollar per annum, invariably in ail ranee.— /■'our weeks previous to the expiration of a subscription, notice will be given by a printed wrapper, and if not rt netved, the paper will in all cases be stopped. CLUBBING— The Reporter will be sent to Clubs at the fol linring extremely low rates r 6 copies for {."> (ML I 1"> copies for .{l2 00 10 copies for 8 00 j 20 copies for 15 00 ABVF.KTISKMRNTS— For a square of ten lines or less, One Dollar for three OR less insertions, and twenty-five CENTS for each subsequent insertion. JON-WORK— Executed with accuracy and despatch, and a reasonable prices—icith every facility fur doing Rooks, Blanks, 1 land-bills, Bali tickets, fyc. MOSRV may be sent by mail, al our risk—enclosed rn irn envelope, and properly directed, we will be responsible for its safe delivery. FOR GOVERNOR, DAVIS WILIYTOT, of Bradford Co. FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER, WIW. MILLWAK3), of Philadelphia. FOB JUDGES OF TIIF. SITRKME COURT, JOSEPH J. LEWIS, of Chester Co JAMES VEECH, of Fayette County. THE LEGISLATURE. * Two apportionment bills have been reported Jin the Senate The one reported by the ma jority of the committe, gives Bradford two representatives, and makes Bradford and Ly ; coming a senatorial district. The minority re port gives Bradford two representatives, and makes Bradford, Susquehanna and Lycoming a senatorial district. No progress has yet been made in the passage of the bill, and it : will probably cause much trouble. The House has been engaged in the consid eration of the appropriation bill. An amend ment was offered repealing the law creating the oflice which Mr. MAFFIT holds, and was adopted by one majority. The Canal Commis sioners have been indefatigable in their efforts to make a party question upon the passage of the amendment, and it would scent with suc cess. It will not pass the Senate, however. No day of adjournment has been yet fixed upon, nor is there any prospect of a speedy completion of their labors. The Free Banking latv was takeu up in the House, on Friday last, and defeated by yeas 30, nays 39. KANSAS. —AII the accounts from Kansas teem with descriptions of the vast tide of free emigration rushing into the territory. But most of the letters to northern papers also men tion that thousands of the well known Missou ri border ruffians have made fraudulent claims on the Indian lands, in order to vote at the ensuing elections. The number of these spuri ous voters whose residence is in Missouri, is said to be 3500. A person who has recently come front Leavenworth, informs the editor of the Pittsburgh Gazette that the census of that place, under which the voting is to be done, is being taken in the following manner. The census taker, a drunken ruffian, has his quar ters at a tavern, where it would be unsafe for I any free State man to venture. He docs not ! go round to the houses, but only sets down the | names of such as apply at the tavern. A mob ;of ruffians is always there to take care that too many " abolitionists" are not down,so that, from a scrutiny of the list, the informant of the Gazette thinks, it mostly composed of bo gus voters. In some of the districts, where there are not 300 residents, not less than 3000 voters arc said to be inscribed on the census. All these lists are to be completed before Gover nor Walker gets out, as he is not going before the Ist of May, and his instructions being to enforce the territorial laws at the election, lie can do nothing to remedy the exclusion of the Free State citizens from these voting lists. The popular sovereignty inaugurated in Kansas lis beautiful to contemplate. Some persons arc under the impression that it is sheer folly for the anti-slavery voters to abstain from tak ing part in these elections, if they are, as is al ledgcd, so largely in the majority. This is al lowing too much sincerity and good intent to to the pro-slaveryitcs. At some of these than 6000 votes, when they never had, at any time, in the territory, 500 real voters. Now, if each of these 6000 votes represented a man, and all were armed, as it is well known all were who went from Missouri, it would be folly for the scattered Free Soilers to attempt to measure strength with them. If, on the other hand, every man voted two or three times over, it is plain that the election officers were such as no honest man ought to trust. The latter is pret ty clear in any ease, or else these election frauds never could have been perpetrated. With no chance of a true return of votes, or of a re jection of dishonest voters, what inducement is there for the Free State party to vote ? So far as we can now see, the election un der the law passed by the bogus legislature will be held with the sanction of the 17. S. au thorities, will be a fraudulent affair from be ginning to end, will be entirely managed so as to return none but pro-slavery men, and a State constitution legalizing slavery will be formed. No provision has been made for sub mitting such a document to popular vote, but if there had been it would not amount to much, as the same fraudulent list of voters used for the election of members of the Con vention would serve the purpose of excluding all votes against it. What the consequences of these proceedings are likely to be we are unable to guess. One thing is clear. No such imposition as this will be submitted to by the bona fidt majority of the territory. Should Congress admit this bogus State into the Union, the State officers can look to the national government for no further aid in the enforcement of their designs. They must then fight the battle with such forces as they can get from Missouri, and once more Kansas will be plunged into civil war. RHODE ISLAND ELECTION. —The State elec tion in Rhode Islaud, resulted in the complete triumph of the opnonents of the national ad ministration. Klislm Dyer for Governor, and the other Republican candidates for state offi cers have been elected, only a rery few Demo crats have been returned to the Legislature. Doth of the Republican candidates for Con gress have been elected. Iu the Eastern Dis trict, Nathaniel 15. Durfee has a majority in every town in the District; and in the West ern District, Win. I). Drayton has a handsome majority over Charles Jackson, the ablest Democrat iu the State. #S?*We learn from the Amherst Erprtsss, that the nest commencement, which occurs the second week in August, lion. G. A. Grow, of Pennsylvania, addresses the Alumni ; Hon. Anson Burlingnme, the literary societies; Rev. Prof. Park, the Phi Deta Kappa, and Rev. E. D. Foster, of Lowell, the Society of Inquiry. Hon. Edward Everett has also con sented to deliver his oration on Washington there during the summer. MUSICAL CONVENTION ANI> CONCERT. —By reference to our advertising columns it will be seen that Mr. O BECKER proposes to hold a Musical Convention at this place, commencing on the 21st inst closing on the 22nd with a Concert at this place, and on the 23d at Athens. Mr. 11. has had great experience in musical affairs, and possesses all the qualifica tions necessary to give crlut to the proposed occasion. Tnoy TIOUSF..— Mr. E. W. BIGOXY has leas ed the Troy House, and thoroughly refitted and furnished it, in such a manner as cannot fail to meet the approbation of his guests. The Hon. SAMUEL BRENTOX of Indiana, a member of the last Congress, and reelected to the next House, died at his residence, Fort Wayne, on the 29th ult. Letters received at Pittsburgh from lowa report that a settlement of twenty families near the head waters of the Des Moines River had been broken up and nearly all the settlers mur dered by the Indians. The story wants con firmation. JOT" The Post Office at North Towanda lias been re-established, and S. A. MILLS appointed Postmaster. The Free State men of Kansas have resolved to have nothing to do with the ap proaching bogus election. They know it to be all a fraud, and that, under the operation of the machinery as set at work by the pro-slav ery party, headed by the bogus Legislature, and aided and abetted by the Executive at Washington, the doctrine of Squatter Sover eignty, as announced in the Kansas-Nebraska Hill, is all a sham. Though three-fourths of the preseut inhabitants of Kansas are Free State men, they have no means of securing fair play. Not one of them can examine into the doings, or in any way secure fair play, aud therefore they will not, by joining in the ope ration, give any sanction to the infamous ini quity, or be in any way responsible for it. A certain number of Commissioners arc to be el ected, and these are to prepare the State Con stitution which is not to be submitted to the people. This is the " Squatter Sovereignty" —the right of the people of the Territory to establish their own domestic institutions ! ! ! SAD WARNING TO " FAST" YOUNG MEN.— John Miller, aged twenty-eight years, died at Indinnopolis on last Friday night. The Journal gives a brief history of his sad case. He was born in Dayton, Ohio—was left an orphan with a large estate, and to his own guidance—became a " fast young man," and rapidly speut a fortune which was counted by tens of thousands. He kept a circle of dash ing young fellows about him till his money was gone, who then deserted and left him. He sought Indianopolis for a home, and there, in some menial capacity, lived for a time, and died in a strange garret, friendless, and alone. THE DEAD LETTER OFFICE. —It is stated that during the quarter ending the 31st of March, about 2000 dead letters have been op ened at the Dead Letter Office, containing money amounting in the aggregate to over $ 11,000 ; and already seven-eiglits of this amount have been restored to the owners.— The estimates of the Department of the whole number of dead letters received iu former years, under the high postage system, was three millions and a half. Under the low post age pre-paid system it docs not exceed three millions a year, although the number of letters mailed is far greater. DEATH OF A MEMRER OF CONGRESS. —The Hon. Sansom W. Harris of Alabama, a mem ber of the House of Representatives during the late and two previous Congresses, died at his lodgings on Pennsylvania Avenue, in Wash ington, on Wednesday morning, of inflamation of the throat and lungs. His family were with him at the time of his decease. Mr. 11. was a gentleman of fine abilities, greatly es teemed and deservedly popular. His remains will be taken to Alabama, with an escort un der Glossbcnner, the Sergcant-at-Arms of the House of Representatives. ADVERTISING SAI.ES. —The last number of the Bocks County Inldligrmer contains noti ces of 110 less than ninety-eight public sales to come of in that county. The Intcl/igcncer says that in no other county in the State are perso nal property sales so well attended or so good prices obtained as in Bucks county. This is doubtless owing to the liberal system of adver tising adopted in that community. It has been found that money expended for advertis ing is cash well laid out. Another Compromise in Prospect. The olectiou of delegates to the Kansas constitutional convention will be held on the third Monday in June next, when all who wero not citizens prior to the 15th of March, will be excluded from voting. All the inspec tors of election will be pro-slavery men, and the convention then chosen will undoubtedly frame a constitution establishing slavery.— This constitution will lie submitted to ihe next Congress, with an application for the admis sion of Kansas into the Union, simultaneous ly with the presentation of the new constitu tion to be made for Minnesota. There is great danger we apprehend, that the slavery extensionists of the South and their northern coadjutors, will insist on a compromise, coup ling the two states, and making the admission of Minnesota, in case she gets a free constitu tion, contingent on the admission of Kansas with a slave-holding constitution. Such a proposition is already seriously discussed by so called "democratic" politicians. It is true that in no essential respect arc the claims of the two territories equal. Kansas, unlike Minnesota, has not procured an enab ling act of Congress authorizing the formation of a state government. She will not present, like Minnesota, a constitution expressing the will of her people and she will not be able to prove herself possessed of a third of the pop ulation requisite for the election of a represen tative to the House of Representatives, where as, Minnesota has at this time almost twice the necessary number of inhabitants. Such considerations, however, will weigh little with the southern ultraists in Congress, or with an administration which is apparently willing to make auy sacrifice to conciliate them. A Fast Child. A few nights ago the passengers of the Night Express bound East, after having' pass ed Susquehanna, were startled by the cry of a child ; and the conductor starting with his lantern in search of the whereabouts of the little customer, very soon discovered in the passage way between the rows of seats, a new born babe sprawling upon the floor. Of course the announcement created no little sensation ; whilst the anxious inquiry passed from seat to seat as to who, among the numerous females in the car, was the mother of the now comer, each, in her turn, expressing entire ignorance of the matter. One maiden lady of thirty five or forty, setting the whole car in an up roar of laughter by declaring with great em phasis, that the little brat wasn't her's for she " didn't have any babies whilst an eld erly lady, speaking for herself and a daughter of seventeen, on an adjoining seat, proclaimed with equal emphasis,that she didn't know any thing about it, and she didn't believe Betsy did—but, it soon became apparent from the groans of the suffering girl, that the mother hud been kept in utter ignorance of the condi tion of the daughter, by the equalizing tend ency of the prevailing fashion ; and the party were consequently put off at the first station, to give them an opportunity to dress the babv, and to avail themselves of such attention and medical assistance as the peculiar circumstan ces of the ease might require As might well he imagined, the occurrence furnished a theme of joke and comment, for soaic little distance ; and there was a very general tendency to unrestrained laughter, as one after another gave utterance to his tlio'ts, something after this manner : " Young Araer ica on the Railroad !" " Born at the rate of thirty miles an hour !" " Practical argument iu favor of hooj s !" Ac., Ac., whilst our mai den lady friend aforesaid, declared it to be her fixed determination never again to subject her self to a suspicion such as was implied by the inquiries which the conductor had put to her that night, by giving her figure more the ap pearance of a balloon than a modestly attired woman, in conformity to a ridiculous fashion. Otcegn Gazette. A xotiif.r Pits* am Adaextlhe — A few weeks ago, Thomas Evans, of Chest Creek, Clearfield County, Pa., while on a hunting ex cursion, observed a ledge of rocks, which his experienced eye detected as being the haunt of a bear. It being late in the evening, he went home, but returned next morning ac companied by his brother. They soon found a narrow passage between the rock that led into a dark and dismal eavc. On arriving at the month of the cavern, Thomas, after throw ing down his gun, and divesting himself of his hunting aceoutrements, crawled in through the narrow entrance, and after groping about in the dark for some time, had the pleasure of laying his hand npon bruin's back. Hav ing ascertained the position of the animal, he returned to the entrance of the cave, and got his gun, then went back into the cavern to visit his new acquaintance, while his brother remained outside to act as sentry, provided the animal attempted to escape. Having oome up to the bear again he placed the muz zle of his gun against the animal and fired. A furious growl from the beast accompanied the report of the gun, and young Evans hur ried out of the cave as soon as possible. He, however, pnt another load into his gun and scrambled back, into the cave again. This time lie succeeded in putting a ball through the vital part of the animal's body. It was dragged out and weighed over three hundred pounds.— Elmira Advertiser. BOUNTY LAND WARRANTS. —There were re ceived at the Pension Office, Wasliingtsn, du ring March, 1,938 applications for bounty land, and 3,438 warrants were issued, to satis fy which, trill require 503,840 acres of land. The total number of applications received un der the bounty land law, is 211,236, and 189, 441 warrants have been issued, requiring 24,- 351,530 acres of land. Of the applications not yet carried into warrants, probably over 55,000 have been suspended or rejected ; the balance being in the hands of the examiners, or are at other offices for services from the rolls. FROM KANSAS.— St. Louis, April 13. —The Lecompton correspondent of the Democrat says that the census takers in Kansas are do ing their work in a bad manner—missing some neighborhoods entirely, and not taking the names of half of the actual residents of others. There has been much quarrelling between the squatter's land associations in different parts of the territory. Several Deputy-Marshals were arresting political prisouers ou charges growing out of the difficulties of last summer. EDITORIAL CHANGE. —GKORGF. M. BICIIART, Esq., has sold the Pitt stern Gazette establish ment to Dr. HENRY PULSTON, late of New York. At the residence of If. A. Beebe, Esq., in Owego on tl-p morning of March 3(Hh. hy Rev. B. W. tiorham JOHN K. BAKKIJ, of Hornellsvi!!e, to Miss LUi'ilFTli daughter of Mrs. Sklina I'owcli., of tbkjilace.' ' ' ' DIED, At her residence in Windham, on the 23d u!tin* u RI NICK SHOEM AKER relict of BKSJAMIS TUOEJI' kkr, deceased, in ihe 78th year of her age. Mrs. Shoemaker was born in Northampton Co. p„ in 17*0. and emigrated to Mochontongo, on the bank* of the Susquehanna, Nichols township, Tioga Co. \ y with her husband, in tlic year 17110 ; thus belonging u the early pioneers of the Susquehanna. From thence tin - moved to her last residence, on the Wapasenia.in the vear I*l3 where she was left a widow with seven children in the year 1825. Mrs. Shoemaker, though young in y M ]- and in a new country, had determined to rear and edu' cat* hor children religiously : and with the help of (; d to act before them good and industrious habits, wli'i.'b she continued to the last moments of her existence Few have been blessed more by the ki J care of their children through life and in her last and departing skkue*., tku she has. Though scattered fur and wide, each having Semites and cares of their own, yet she was blessed wftfi rbe presence of each one around her bedside, w j len j, mortal part had breathed its last, and her spirit return ?d to (Jod who gave it. ller funeral was namcrously attend.-.] by a large a-.J respectable procession of sympathizing I r lend- and'utigii bowt, all paying the last tribute of respect to hr remain's She hud selected an appropriate hymn and passage „f Scripture for her funeral, which was elopieaUy and aptly applied by the Rev. Mr. Peck, at the Ad, try Cha pel, where her remains were consigned to the silent torn!, the place intended for ail living. Mrs. Shoemaker will be long remembered as a kind mother, a good nei dil, ,r and a prudent and upright woman j g, yj ' 2Ccro 'AbtJcrtiGmvnts. THE TROY HOUSE 1-'. W. BIGO.N Y, PROI-rikjor, HAVING been repaired and re furnished, the uronrie tor assures the public that no pains W ill be -Mred j deserve the patronage of the public. ' Troy, Bradford Co., April 3, 1*",7. £&& the solicitations of many singers in d-ff-f-.t 20> ; parts oi the country, Mr. O. BEi'KER ha- d.-tcr HSStf. 1 rained to hold a MI'SICAI. CONVENTION „f three days duration, to < omniem ? on TfTsr'tiv' APRIL 21st, at 1(1 o'clock. P. M.. iu the < e.rt House T wanda, to ch se there on Wednesday, the 22d, with i(' cert: to be < ntinucd on TIirRSH.VV the ' !i j-i rick's Hall. Athens, to end the same evening wi'thanoth er Concert. Stages, or. if per:,,.:. R., a ts w ill be in readme-- to taki singers to Athens and be at exceedingly .-heap rata*. 1. be NEW \ OUK GLEE ANDCHORES BOOK and \\v\f singers not in possession of the Shawm and not wishing to buy, can be furnished by Mr. 15-<-k, r for the t= o ." ,5 the •' riivention. Believing that the < xer< ise- con-i'-tin-. of <.lees. Choruses, Hyimis, Chants, and.hv iMrtici'ar quest, in his mode ot singing by flats and sharps'"'* " prove both agreeable and in-tractive to singers.' v r ' Becker h >pe> to see a!! part- of tk° c mntv I'eli'reiire sented. assuring them that lie will do all in'hi* power to make tiie Convention a piej-antonc. sin-er-arereiee-t ed to prepare piece* for fhe Con ert. N ."special j,, v / u . turns given. Convention and Concert free to ringer*. Grand \ocal k Instrumental Concerts MR. BKfKKR, the well known Vocalist, . Violinist, Violoncellist and general Musician, has j the honor t > announce, that assisted by a large cum nam | of Singers, lii-trmnpiit.il performers, aiid 'dr. Dll'Tifh lf i with the TOW ANI >A BRASS BAND,In- will give GRAN It ] CONCERTS in Towanda. at the Court Hou-e. on H'Kli I NES!\A EVE. April 22,1. and in Patrick's Hall. Athe::-, rill RSDAY the 23d. Among many other beautiful pie ces, the celebrated Hallelujah Chora- by Handel will ie sung, ami i new Gallopade performed by the Hind. ;;ud I composed ly Mr. Uittuich expressly for t ie or :id'in. Price of admission. 27 cents ; Reserved seats 574 ct-. Agreeable to arrangement. Ferry It >at. di.-tin;..i-h,-,' by flags, will carry passengers on \Veduesdav eve at re duced rates. Agent- wanted in all parts of the County ti sc-11 t: di ets for the Concerts. A liberal deduction made. TX 1 HE MATTER of th< voluntary L ment of Ezra Hofeomb in trust to 11. flyer for the benefit of his creditors. In the Court of Common Pleas of Bradford County of FebrimryTerm 1*55. No. ■*! ",. Notice is hereby given that K. It. Myer. the assignee, his exhibited his account, which has been examined l,v the Court, and duly filed, ami th same will he allow,*i and finally confirmed on or after the second M uidi v of next term, unless suflicieiit cause be shown to the l uiitra ry. ALLEN M'KEAN, Prothonotary. _Towanda, April 7.1857". LETTING. —Sealed proposals wiU be re ceived by the Commissioners ,-t Bradford County, at their office in Towanda, on WEDNESBAY. the "-'.'th day of April, until 2. P. M.. for the ere- tion and < mpl, tioa of a FIRE PROOF BUILDING, in the Iwrougli -f Towanda. Plans an<l specifications may be se<-n at the Office, on and after the lorn fn-t. Projiosals will le re ceived from the contractor to furnish a'i the mate rials, or all except the iron. <1- H. BULL, 1). LILLET. Attest. K. B. CooMt.i-FGH, Clerk, I'. H. W'l'K, Commissi,tiers. Commissioner's Office, Towanda, April 4, 1*57. V OTICW.—The following persons have pe -i. v titioned to the Court for License under the present existing laws in reference to tavern licenses, ie.: William Gibson to keep a tavern in I'lstrr t<ovnhip. Abraham Sncll to keep a tavern in llurlini:t"n John ltiekersou to keep a tavern in Warren town*lrp. I-orenzo I>. Bowman to keep a tavern in Twimla tw p. Epbraim W. Bignny to keep a tavern in Troy l>op>. I-eander O. Ilickok to keep a tavern in Try boru. Francis Porter to keep a tavern in Rome township. ]>aniet llevcrly jr to keep a tavern in Overton tap. John O. Ward to keep a tavern in Troy ta p. Hiram W. I toot to keep a tavf rn ia Springfield tap. Joseph O. Pine to keep n tavern in Ridgbery tap. Charles O. French to keep a tavern in Ridgiierv tap. S. F. Washburn to keep a tavern in Ulster ta p. James Nestor to keep a tavern in Tmvanda b°ro. Andrew K. Spalding to keep a tavern hi Canton twp. S. ('holey Myer to keep a tavern in Canton twp. Nathan Olmsted to keep a tavern in lister tap. H. M. Southwell to keep a tavern in Franklin twp. William Morgan to keep an eating house. Ac. in Troy borough, A. H. Case to sell spiritons and vinous !i'piers as am r chant dealer in Troy borough. William Waltman to sell spiritons and vinous Iki'ior- :>a a merchant dealer in Overton township- , .. A hearing upon these application willhe had at i Sessions next, and licenses granted unless sufficient cau-e be shown to the contrary. . ~ , April*, 1857. " ALLEN M'KF.W ■ REGISTER'S NOTICES.-Notice is here by given that there have been filed and hcr " tli the office of the Register of Wills, in and for ta r'jj • of Bradford, accounts of administration upon the . ing estates, viz : c n Final account of Ralph Gregory, administrator o. 1 borah Gregory, late of Pike, dee r d. Partial aeeonnt of laiey and David Stujde. adtni""" tors of Riebard Stuble. kite ol Rome, dec d. , Final account of Joseph Vandyke, adiuiuis.rai" Thomas Miles, late of Canton, dee'd. . i .„. , r - Final account of A. W. and Catharine Avres fX of John A. Ayres. late ol Wells, dee d. . Partial account of Eiihu Case and A. lb Spahu ministrators of Johnson Williams 2d, late ot D"?- Partial account of 1.. P. Stalford and John ' • administrators of Hiram Brown, late ot MT a "I'jv'i,,.* Supplementary account of Gordon V ilcox to l 'w'a Sutton, executors of Thos. Wilcox, late ol At f;',h, frv Final account of Burton, Joseph and y j, d. executors of Joseph Kings Very. late of Mics.'f'i'- • ' Final account of Win. H. Brant, administrator cus Lyuett, late of Warren, dee'd. —- n rt . V Final areount ol K. R. Vaughn and C. > a j H "., eeutors of Samuel Lake, late of l'"-earora. de - it- Final account of Basconi Taylor, e.xe .'utor ol >' ior, late of Wvalusing, dee'd. e j„im 2d Partial account of Daniel Strong, executor Strong, late of Wells, dee'd. . . f W:a- Fiual accmnt of R. C. Heosley, administraio. Cliilson. late of ATmithfleld. dec il . ,fMal v: Final account of S. B. laithrop, adniinistrat"r 11 • na A. Rogers, late of Canton, deceased. ~r y\, Final account of P. E. Maynard, administrate than Maynard, late of Rome, dee'd. Court And the same will be presented to the < >r Pjh ' ,;, nl . of Bradford, on Monday, the Ith day of Mat. ation anil allowance. JAMES H. ^' ft Towanda. April 1.18522 At I LLI N EBY. MRS. L. K. WHEELEII would j*>r£ r fully announce to her friends and the ptj''."JV-iui .P. ally that she will open a shop in K\>' fj„r,2 one north of the Presbyterian church, where A FASHION A Bt,K ASSORTMENT OF' ri s MILLINER V AND FA X< \ ' To which she would invite the attention ot tin REPAlßlNG—Particular attention paid to tin- '■ !(1 of the business. Also, Dresses, to Wrier. Smithlield. March Sit pANDWS, both Spent and Tallow * box or pound, at
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