Mr. Read's Letter of Acceptance for Su preme Judge. EASTOS, l'a., An?. 16, lssß. . EDITOR OF THE PRESS : Dear Sir : — I here with send you for publication Mr Read's let ter, accepting the nomination for Judge of the Supreme Court, and I hope soon to send you that of Mr. Frnaer, for Canal Commissioner, which has doubtless been delayed by the ac cidents of the mail. I also send you the names of the State Com mittee appointed in accordance with the reso lution of the People's Convention. For gen eral convenience I have ascertained and given the post office address of each member. Respectfully yours, A. 11. KEEPER. ACCEPTANCE Or NOMINATION HY JOHN M. READ. PHn.ADEi.riUA, July 27, 18.58. PEAR SIR 1 received, this morning, your letter of the 24th inst., informing me of my unanimous nomination hy the People's Con vention. assembled at Harrisbnrg, for the of fice of Judge of the Supreme Court, and en closing a copy of the resolutions passed by that body, which I have read with great care. I cordially approve of the sentiments of general policy expressed in them, and accept, with great diffidence, the nomination thus tendered me. If elected, I can only promise, so far as mv ability will permit, an impartial and faith ful discharge of the duties of this high judicial office. I am, verv, respectfully and truly yours, JOHN M. READ. Hon. A. H. RF.EDER, President of the Conven tion, Enston, Pa. STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE. —11. M. Fuller, Philadelphia ; Charles A. Close, Philadelphia; Wm.R.Mann,Philadelphia ; William Millwnrd, Philadelphia ; James J. Creigh, West Chester; John J. Brown, Poylcstown ; Henry King, Allentown ; Isaac Eckhart, Reading ; Robert 31. Palmer, Pottsvilie ; Charles Albright, • Alaucli Chunk ; A. K. Peck ham, Tuukhan nock ; Henry M. Uoyt, Wilkesbarre ; John McPherson,Warren; W. P.J. Painter,Muncy; George A. Frick. Danville ; Lemuel Todd, Carlisle; John Wood, Coi s'lolmcken ; J.; Wollower, Harrisbnrg ; A. S. Henderson, Lancaster ; Oliver J. Pickev, Lancaster ;' David E. Small, York ; A. K McClure, Chambersburg ; David McMurrie, Hunting- ; don ; Alexander .Mullen, Kbensburg ; Darwin Phelps, Kittaning ; Edgar Cowan, Greens- j lmrg; Wm. McKennan,Washington ; Thomas M, Marshall, Pittsburg ; Pobert B.Carunchan, Birmingham ; John N. Purviunce, Butler ; Wm. 31. Stephenson, Mercer ; Alfred Huid-, ckopper, Meadville, Phillip Clover, Stratton ville. Among the sufferers by the storms that have recently visited this part of the country, j is Mr. Henry C. Bertholf, of Jessup township, 1 in this county. On Tuesday, August 18th, during a violent thunder storm, accompanied with hail and high wind, one half of the roof was blown off, and the other half fell in ; his j burn, thirty hy forty feet, full of hay and grain j was blown down and completely torn to pieces; I his smoke house was carried some thirty feet, and crushed to pieces ; his corncrib and a shed attached to his cowhouse( which last alone was left uninjured,) were also blown down.— J Besides the loss of his buildings, Mr. Bertholf' had an eight-acre lield of oats beaten down by ! bail and much injured ; his corn and buck wheat were somewhat damaged ; and a pear tree, two peach trees, and several apple trees were blown over. His loss must be about SSOO. Mr. Charles Risley, in the same neighbor hood, had a pair of steers killed by lightning in the same storm ; and David Shay, John Bedell, and Levi Cooper hud some fences blown down.— Montrose Hep. PENNSYLVANIA CANAL. —The Pittsburg Des patch states that the western division of the Pennsylvania Canal is undergoing extensive repairs. Itetween P.ttsburg and Tareutum some ten new bridges have been built in lieu of the former dilapidated old structures, and various others are taking place. The same repairs are said to be making throughout the entire divi sion, and the value of the canal to those living along the line of the improvement will be ma terially enhanced. The entire division has laterally fallen into partial disuse, and conse quently has been too much neglected. The farmers, however, are waking up to the neces sity of keeping the canal in working order, and a meeting of those interested will be held in Freeport, about the latter part of this month, to make arrangements for securing this object. It is probable that an arrangeuieut willjbe made to lease the division. A serious accident, arrising from the use of intoxicating liquors, occurred in the town of West I'uion, N. Y., on Wednesday last. A young man by the name of George Kelly, had just left WhiteYCorners, where he had replenished his stomach and a quart bottle with whisky. He placed the bottle in the bo som of his shirt uiul mounted a mule belonging to John 11. White, for whom he had been to work, and started '.or his place of destination. While riding the mule at a furious rate, he was thrown from its back, striking a large with such force that the bottle was broken into a thousand pieces, inflicting a severe and dangerous wound in the lower part of his bowels, from which the intestines protruded to the length of from two to three feet. Young Kelly immediately divested himself of the fragments of the bottle and seizing the bowels in his hand started one of the neighbors, but after proceeding about ten rods sank from exhaustion. Dr. Masteu was immediately sum moned, but not being at home did not arrive, until two hours after the accident. On his ar rival he immediately proceeded to remove from the bowels all.foreigu substanees.such as glass, dirt and gravel, with which they were literally covered, carefully washed them and returned them to their place and dressed the wound. Young Kelly, up to this evening, is doing well, with fair prospects of recovery. ojr We learn, says Forney's Press, that while Mr. BCCHANAN was at Bedford he was one morning approached by Collector BAKER, of this city, who held in his hand a copy of The Press and directed the attention of the President to the " following extract " from the letter of Senator BIOLKU to Secretary S.vrx- TOX : " Make my special regards to Governor Walker, and say to him THAT HE HAS THE roix l.lß HEART WITH HIM THUOt'UHOtrr THE COUNTRY ESCKIT ONLY THE EXTREME SoCTII. SllOldd his programme succeed, he WILL HAVE THE MOST ENVIABLE PROMINENCE OF ANY MAN IN THE RA TI )N. The Administration is a little weak at the kn&s, and winces under Ihr Southern l/iun d-r' hit tlr ii mart ctcir.d vp to the work." News from all Nations. —At Batavin, the B. N. Y. and Erie and N. Y. Central road* occupy the depot in common. The former company nudcrtook to put up a partition in the baggage-room, Friday, hut as fast as the carpenters brought in the lumber the Central employees threw it out, and the attempt to put up the partition had to he de sisted front. —Mr. Doolittle, of Chicago, who hired two men to whip the schoolmaster, Keith, because the latter had sent his boy home to wash iris face, lias been fined SSOO and sent to the City Prison six months. Doolittic is a man of property. —The citizens of Lawrencevillc, N. C., are excited because two young men of that town lal the good fortune to find five pieces of gold, weighing, ill the aggregate, 75 az. —The ottror day, Captain Travis placed a cork on the top of a bottle, and on the cork a pistol ball, and then putting his target 34 feet from him, welded to gether the bullet he shot and the one he shot at. A suit was brought in the Newark Police Court, last Friday, to recover damages for loss of time j and shoeleather in endeavoring to collect a debt. —The Boston papers report that B.F. Butler of Massachusetts, is intouuing to run for Congress, this fall as the advocate of a new protective tariff. —The artisan well at Lafayette, lud , now bored nearly through to China, throws up a stream of ! water averaging at least two hundred gallons per hour, j Mr. Bernard Hoffman,of Cincinatti, made a bet with his milkman, that lie would die on a certain day. The day came, and the man died, as he predicted. —Advices from Washington Territory res pecting the recently discovered gold mines, aae very nat tering, as to their extent and richness. A Philadelphia correspondent of the Bal-: tiinore] Sun says a gentleman from New York is in that 1 eity, making arrangements for sending a large number of Mormons to Utah. —One hundred and twenty-six thousand soldiers are to lie inspected on a camp near Warsaw, hy • the Emperor Alexander, of Russia, towards the „ close of i August. —A fire at Lebanon, Pa., on Friday last, j destroyed the barn of Mr. Myers ; a number of horses : perished in the flames. Loss SIO,OOO. —Au effort is making in Arkansas to induce the Legislature to compel the whole colored population to leave the State. —John Hicks has been convicted in Craw ford county,.Pn., of burglary, and sentenced to the peni tentiary for six years. A] man named Henry Shillcto. convicted in the same conn'y of manslaughter, was sen tenced to two years in the penitentiary. —The scarlet fever seems to he raging with n good deal of violence in the upper end of Bucks county I\t., and is particularly fatal among children. Since the 15th of July, William Whitman, of Nockamixon, has lost five children by this disease. —The people of Michigan are making great preparations to celebrate Perry's Victory, on the 10th of September. The only two surviving officers of Perry's fleet will be in attendance—('apt. Campbell, of Buffalo, and Dr. Usher Parsons, who was Perry's only surgeon. —We learn from the Sunbnry(Pa.j Gazette that last week the Trcvorton Company sent one hundred ears of their coal to Elmira, X. Y., via the Northern Central, Snntmry and Erie, and Wi!liatnport and Khnira Railroads. This was their fir-t shipment in that direction. A freight train on the Newbnrg Branch Road was stopped by grasshoppers a few days since.— Large numbers of grasshoppers had alighted upon the track, literally covering the rail. The train passed over a great number of them, which made the track so slippe ry that the wheels turned round without going forward. Sand was procured and ponred upon the rail, when the train resumed its accustomed motion, and proceeded with-1 out any further delay. —The Rockingham Register, states tljat u negro woman in Harrisonburg, Virginia, g:ue premature birth, one day last week, to two infants—one black and the other white! Proprietors were requested to call and claim their property. Hon. Lewis I). Campbell has l>een nomi nated for re-election, hv the Republicans of the third Con gressional district, Ohio. lie received the vote of every delegate in the convention. —The son of John Jacob Astor is said to ; have an income of S3OO a day, or $1,005,000 a year. —Edward Logan has been arrested at Wilkesßarre, Pa., for killing John Brown—Logan was drunk at the time. A fat candidate for office iu Alabama, who is said to wcigli three hundred and seventy-five pounds, asks the people of his district to try him. Are | they tallow chandlers ? i —A German in Chicago split his child's i head open with an axe, on Saturday last. The name of ; the murderer is John Xcbassyl, a native of Bohemia : his murdered child was named Marie. She was but five years of age. lion. Wm. Wilkins, of Allegheny, is re covering from a recent attack of paralysis. -—Of the 28 yellow fever deaths in Clmrles | ton last week, 13 of the victims were natives of Ireland and 11 of Germany. * —ln Carlisle, John and Sarah Rider have j been indicted for the murder of their child, au infant sr. ■ ven weeks old. —lt is stated that fifteen hundred residents | of New Bedford visited the ship Junior, now lying in that ! port, on Tuesday, to see the cages iu which the mutineers | were confined. —ln Lebanon, the Republicans have nomi nated John \V. Killiager for Congress, and Joseph Eck i man fur Assembly. . A destructive fire occurred in Pottsvilie on the 14th. The office of the Mining Register, owned by Gen. ILL Cake, was entirely destroyed. Loss $5,000, Insured for $2,500. The total loss was over $30,000. —A Board of Naval Engineers consisting of Chief Engineers Wood, Kewcll, and King, will convene at the Navy lard. New York, on the Ist of September next, for the purpose of examining engineers for promotion in tiie Navy. A change of the cbicfship of the bureau of provisions and clothing of the Navy Department will he made during the coming 51011 th. The candidates are Pursers, Siamm. Harris and Rittenhouse. —Orders have been sent from the Navy Department, detaching the officers of the San Jacinto, at New Yoik, and granting them three months leave of ab sence. —Gen. Cass, Secretary of State, arrived at New York, Thursday morning, from Stonington. Hon- Isaac Toucey. Secretary of the Navy, visited our Navy | Yard, Thursday. 1 —ln the 20th Congressional district of Ohio, Hon. John Hutchius has been nominated hy the ltepubli j cans, iu place of Hon. Joshua R.Giddings. ! —A large anti-Lecompton demonstration took plaic at Pottsvilie, ou Saturday night. —Ex-Govemor Metcalf,of New Hampshire, diedj.it Claremont, on Thursday, of erysipelas.^ —The Democratic Convention, of Philadel phia, nominated George R. Berrell, Esq. for sheriff. Twenty three cases of yellow fever were i tpjttcd at stnteu bland V\'cdueed.tv. §ntiiforb ilcporttr. E. O. GOODRICH, EDITOR. TOWANDA : Thursday Morning, September 2, 1858. TERMS — One Dollar per annum, invariably in advance— Four weeks previous to the ejr/iiration oj a subscription, notice mill be given by a printed tcrapper, and ij' not re newed, the paper wiil in all cases be stopped. U I.V BBING — The Reporter will be sent to Clubs at the ful lowing extremely low rutes : 0 copies for f> 00 j I." copies f0r .... sl2 00 10 copies for 8 00 [ 'iO copies for 13 00 ADVERTISEMENTS — I r or a square of ten lines or less, One Dollar for three or less insertions, (CTtd twenty-five cents for each subsequent insertion. JOB-WORK — Executed with accuracy anil despatch, anil a reasonable prices—with every facility for doing Books, Blanks, Hund-bills, Ball tickets, <s-r. MONEY may be sent by mail, at our risk—enclosed in an envelope, and properly directed, we will be responsible for its safe delivery. PUBLIC MEETING HON. C. A. CROW, Will address the People of llrmlfnrl County, on the ques tions of the day, at the COURT HOUSE, in the Rorough of Towanda, on TUESDAY EVENING, September 7. DELEGATE ELECTIONS. We would strain urge upon our Republican friends throughout tlie County, the importance of attending the meetings called for the elec tion of Delegates to the County Convention, appointed for Saturday next. It is at these meetings that the choice of oflieeis is virtually made, for it is more than probable that the nominees of the Republican Comity Conven tion, will not have any opponents. It becomes therefore, the more important that the nomi nees should le carefully selected, and this can only be effected by a general attendance at the primary meetings, and a fuli and careful scru tiny of the qualifications and claims of those seeking a nomination from the Convention. — The voice of every election district should be plainly expressed, so as to leave little opportu-! liity for " operating " after the delegates are chosen. This can be secured by instructing the Delegates ; or, what is much better, by electing men who hold the interests of the par ty above all mercenary or selfish considera tions, and who will be guided in their course by a sincere and earnest desire to advance the welfare of Republican principles and to strengthen its organization. As the mere nomination has become of such importance, it is to be expected that the can didates and their adherents would be the more anxious to secure the endorsement of the Con vention. In working for this consummation, we hope no feelings of asperity will be arous ed. Wc bespeak for every candidate named, liberal and generous treatment. So much is | due, at least. We trust those who are active ly engaged in forwarding the interests of this, or that man, will remember that we are all members of one great party, engaged in a com mon cause, and as such entitled to be treated with courtesy and fairness. It is only by do ing this, that we can lope to maintain our large j majority intact and preserve the proud positiou we now occupy. Let the indiscreet partizan who seeks by unjustifiable means to disparage the character of any candidate, be promptly frowned upon by every good Republican. We can advocate the claim of the candidates we desire nominated without desceuding to abuse or vituperation. The list of meu whose names wiil be presented to the County Convention, does not contain one who is not a credit to the party, and who if elected will not ably and faithfully discharge the duties of the office to which he aspires. In this respect, it lias nev er been excelled. If the candidates are fairly treated, defeat leaves no permanent feeling ; but if with de feat is also allied a'sense of unjust treatment at the hands.of Republicans, a few years will , suffice to sow a harvest of jealousies and ani mosities which will hazard our success. We ask the earnest attention of our friends to these i warnings, as we are confident that the welfare of our party and the success of its principles are held in higher estimation than the triumph ; of any favorite. We are sorry to learn that the frosts ! of last week did considerable damage to corn and buckwheat iu some portions of our county, 1 especially along the small streams ; several j fields of corn being considerably injured and ! others entirely destroyed. There is a singu larity about Mr. Jack in this early visit, that we cannot exactly account for ; portions of the crop in the field were more or less injured by his bitings, or totally ruined, while other portions,not three foot from the spot, were left untouched, and are now as green as though the gentleman had still continued iu his nor thern home. We opine this is rather a new freak of this venerable old man with white locks ; lie must be gettiug over nice about 1 what he nips in his old age. At any rate, here is a question for meteorologists. PASS THF.M ROUND.—A strolling company of vagabonds, calling themselves " jßurke's Miwtreis" are traversing the country, having left this place between two days, leaving a bill for Printing unpaid. We caution our brethren of the Press, to beware of these graceless scamps, or they may be burked iu a similar manner. MORPHY, the American chess player is car rying everything before him in England. The London Times of August Ist says that in the match between Morphy and Lowenthal, the ; former has won five games, the latter oue, i and one was a draw gxme. • DARING ROBBERY. One of the most daring robberies which we have had occasion to notice, was committed on Monday last, in North Towanda township, in this county, about two miles aljorc this place. We give the facts as they were presented iu the testimony before W. C. BOA:.T, Esq.— Mr. CAXGI.Y lives about two miles above To wanda, near the bank of the canal. On Mon day last lie left home to go to work some two or three miles above on the canal, leaving at home his wife, an ilderly won an, and his .-on a lad about eleven years of age. Between one and two o'clock in the afternoon, Mrs. CANGLY saw two men approaching from the woods at the back of the house. The singular nppear j anee of these men alarmed her and she shut | and fastened the door. The men after de* manding admittance, broke open the door, one of the miscreants seizing Mrs. CANGLY, threw her violently upon the floor, and held her there; the other seizing the boy, tied his hands with a cord brought for the purpose, threw him upon the floor and stuffed a cloth in his mouth to prevent him from making an outcry, and then threatened to take his life if he attempted to get away or made any alarm, i Mrs. CANGLY alarmed for her life, offered to give up all the money in the house, and was permitted to get up, and gave them a wallet containing aboutsl2 ; a certificate of deposit with LAPORTE, MASOX k Co., for $I TO ; and a promissory note of SBO ; not satisfied with this, the ruffians threatened to take her life, unless she produced more money ; they then threw her down, and one held her while the other proceeded to ransack the house ; but without any success. During this time, the boy had succeeded in making his way out of the house, pursued by one of the ruffians, who did not succeed in overtaking him, and ran to a neighbor's and gave the alarm, where his hands were untied. There being only females present, he ran to Mr. Angle's, on Mr. Elwell's farm ; and Mr. Angle immediately proceeded to Cangly's, where lie found the miscreants still at work. He forced open the door, when one of the meu cried out, " kill the d—d rascal !" and sprung toward him with a club —Mr. A. closing the door, and holding it, while he called for help from his son, who had followed him. The ruf fians, finding that persons were approaching, broke a window iu the back part of the house, and make their exit. Mr. Angle discovering this, went round to the back side of the house in time to throw an axe at the last one, which however, did him no injury. They then made for the adjoining woods, pursued by Mr. Angle, but distanced hiin. The perpetrators of this daring outrage were disguised, having their heads and faces covered with a cloth, with small aperture for the eyes, proving that it had been planned. During the next day, Sheriff WOODRUFF ar rested Ozii.s Ferguson, who was identified by Mrs. C. as one of the perpetrators of the out rage, and who, after examination before Jus tice BOGART, was committed. SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY. The Republican Convention of Susquehanna County, was held at Montrose, on Monday, "22d ult. The following ticket was put in nom ination : Congress — GAM'SllA A. Citow. President Judge — DAVlD WII.MOT. Representative —SlMEON 11. C'IIASE. Count;/ Commissioner — LEWlS S. I'AIJE- Auditor — JOHN P. DEAN. Resolutions were adopted reaffirming the Philadelphia platform, and rebuking the course of the National Administration in regard to Kansas; and its profligate expenditures. The following resolutions were unanimously adopt ed : That it gives us pleasure again and again to express our entire approval of the able, fear less, and efficient public services of our Re presentative in Congress—the Hou.tr A. GROW —that in presenting him a fifth time for a nom ination to Congress we do not disregard tlie claims of other counties composing this Con gressional District, but we have regard to the essential services which may be rendered to the interest of freedom in the present peculiar em ergencies, by the courage, ability, and long Congressional experience of Mr. GROW. licsolrcd, That we have entire confidence in the Hon DAVID WII.MOT as a man of unsullied integrity, an upright, able, and fearless Judge, and as such, we recommend him to the Elec tors of this Judicial district. Jtesolced, That the attempt made by the lea ders of the Black Democracy to abolish this Judicial district, and thereby deprive the Elec tors thereof, of the right to elect their own j President Judge, was but a specimen of the kind of popular sovereignty that the people of Kansas have just repudiated, and upon which the Electors of this Judicial district wiil set their seal of reprobation on the secoud Tues day oT October next. Hon. C. P. READ, ALBERT CHAMBERLAIN, j FRANKLIN FRASF.R, and S. H. MULFORD, were elected Judicial Conferees. Dr. G. Z. DIMMOCK and D. R. LATUROP, were elected Congressional Conferee#, and Tuesday, Sept. 1, fixed upon as the time of meeting, at this place. At the solicitation of M. C. MEIGS, Captain of Engineers in charge of the works connected with the capitol extension at Wash ington, Col. OUR, Speaker of the House of Representatives, has written a letter giving his opinion as to the fitness of the new hall ; for the purposes of its erection. He prononn j ces it a success in every particular. Under all circumstances, in its acoustics, its ventilntiou, its heating, its lighting, and its conveniences for the comfort of members, he considers it | eminently successful. This Is indirect contradic tion of the generally expressed opinions. We are requested to announce that the Public Schools of this Borough will commence on Monday next, uudor charge of Prof. DAVIS. —- FIRST NEWS DISPATGH BV THE . . 1 ATLANTIC CABLE. P23ACB WITH CHINA! TRI> ITT BAY, Wednesday, Angnst 25. I The following news has just been received from Valetitiu, and, from its general interest I have forwarded it to the Press for publication. DK SANTY. VALENTIA, Wednesday, Aug. 25. Later and highly important intelligence has been received from Chirm. A treaty of peace had been concluded with China, by which England and France obtain all their demands, including the establishment of embassies at I'ekin, and indemnification for the expenses of the war. Later Indian news is to hand, the dates from Bombay being to the 19th of July. The accounts represent that the mutiny was being rapidly quelled. m Igsir On the 12th inst., a grand barbecue was given at Cray ton vi lie, S. C., in honor of the Hon. J AMF.S L. OUR, Speaker of the House of Redrescntafives. Ir. the course of his speech on the occasion he took bold and decided ground against the proposition to reopen the Slave-trade as against the interests as well as the policy of the South and commented upon the folly of the late Southern Commercial Convention iu attempting to agitate the sub ject. He also alluded to the pending contest j in Illinois, and declared that he would infinte ly prefer to see DOUCLAS a Senator rather than LINCOLN, and closed with a feeling exhorta tiou in favor of the preservation of the Uniou. jgyTbe continued outrages of the Indians j on the frontiers of Texas have at last aroused the atteution of Government to the necessity of taking active measures against them. Gen. TWIGGS, the head of the Department of Texas was issued orders for an expidition, which will be composed of four companies of l~ S. Cav- j airy and fifty Infantry, under command of Brevet Major VAN DORN, Captain of the Second Cavalry. The expedition will move from Fort Belknap ou the 14th of September, uud scour the country beyond the Red River without any particular reference to Depurt* ment limits. ic official announcement of the re turns of the election in Kansas show the fol lowing vote : For the English proposition, 1,788 ; against, 11,300 ; majority against pro- j position, 9,512. Gov. DENVER and his col- ; leagues in the Board of Commissioners, after! announcing this vote, add that " it is deemed and held that the people of Kansas do not desire admission into the Union with said Constitution, under the conditions set forth in said proposition." THADDLCS STEVENS has been nominated as - the People's candidate for Congress in Lancaster county. This will lie gratifying to the friends j of Freedom everywhere. More men of Mr. ; Stevens' calibre and metal are wanted in Con gress. ''OKI Thud" will lie triumphantly elected, and his appearance in the House of Representatives will cause a terrible rattling among the dry bones of Lecoinptonism, and ; make Southern fire-eaters shake iu their shoes. tea?* The Philadelphia Press is authorized to stale that lion ROBERT J. WALKER is in favor of the admission of Kansas as a Slate of the Union at the next session of Congress, or ! whenever the people present their Constitution : to Congress. tea?" A murder was committed at Enterprise Miss., on Wednesday week. Col. WM. I'. HCDXAI.L, while discussing warmly at the din ner table with one J. M. STEELE, was stabbed ; by the latter with a bowie-knife. tetT' The legal advertisements which have S occupied so much of the inside of the Repor i ter, for several weeks, will disappear after this number, when we shall have more opportunity to note passing events. THE FERRY STAIRCASE AT NIAGARA. — The Hope llurjicil and Car Rushing J)oirn.— J Everybody who ever trusted himself to the I sharp grade of the ferry staircase, as the rope ! unrolled itself, on whose strands strength his ' life hung has exercised himself iu calculating to what degree of destruction his physical ; uature would be crushed if those fibres should ; seperate. The experiment has receutly had I an unexpected trial, and the resu't is worthy ; of record for the comfort of the adventurous. ! In the moHth of March the Ferry House took fire, and in the conflagration the rope burned, and a car rushed the tjill length of the steep track, and went into the river, unbroken, almost without a fracture, instead of being shivered into fragments. The reason seemed tha tthe weight of the chain which is attached, and which serves to steady the draft, operated as a break, and the car was taken through its j fearful journey by this regulator in safety.— j It is a trial which, in its pleasant result* "will give au assurance of security that will calm the mind, while the body is relieved from the j interminable stair journey.— Cor. JY. Y. Cou rier and Enquirer. A VOICE FROM THE SOUTH. —The Richmond i II hig, one of the ablest and most influential opposition journals in the South, of the old Whig school, takes bold and strong ground in favor of a union of ihe Opposition elements, with a view to the overthrow of the party now ; in power at Washington, and expresses its 1 readiness to co-operate heartily in nny move ment likely to bring about a consummation so devoutly to be wished. We qnote " Our position in referenco to the next Pres idential election has already been defined with sufficient precision and distinctness. There is no room for misunderstanding on the jmrt of any one, who is not deliberately intent on per verting and misrepresenting it. The Adminis tratiou and the Democracy have grossly and j wilfully deceived tiio South, and no rolianew. I therefore, can he placed in thorn now or 1 after. The election of Fremont, in ouru wouhfnot have been half ~ r? troui to the rights and interests of t| ie < 11 " as has been the reckless and aiiprincipl-.j''f 1 , ministration of James Buchanan ! ,j . the past, so in the future, the South W j|j ) S tinueto be deceived by the DemooraV' 6 " matter which one of their aspirants i ' v elevated to the Presidency in iB6O or ' q'nently. We therefore go for a onion of Z Opposition elements with a view to putt;, the Presidential chnir a statesman and ' J triot, whose antecedents are a sufßeitic , atitee for a faithful and upright of the affairs of Government. And sure that an overwhelming majority of t! ~ pie are witling and eatrcr to co-opJ- ra te movement likely to effect so desirable a r- EM-XT OF NOT TAKING THE PAL'F.JW -T Rorkvdte Rrpvblioan tells of a man |i4 7.. Stafford who had actually never heard of •• Atlantic Telegraph. Hearing the 1,, ringing in Stafford, he saddled up and town |>ost haste to sec what was the ru i' ' and when informed that the cable ] T .i 7 wanted to know what cable, and said 1,7'." ' never neard of the thing, and couldn't u , stand it.— Hartford Timts. CONSOLIDATION OF DEMOCRATIC P. u , ;? . ' The Harrisburg Patriot and Union, ai 7" Harrisburg Keystone have been united will hereafter be published by .Messrs Ji7 A Co , (R. J. Jlaldeinau, Esq., ediu.r, ,'u 7 the title of Patriot and Union. The pr r 7 tors have also purchased tire Harrisbnrtr iZ jly Herald, and will commence a daily ' 1 the first of September, at which tinji; the //• aid will be discontinued. PELEOATC RTECTLOX j J " '■ IfcPpUbV ,1 Vrt -r- of J - eta Horo' are reqtirsteii t„ mPfl | Grand Jury Ho,in. on SAT Ultl>A Y, SFA'TfiJlllfit 4 • | 4 o'clock, P, M., tor the purpose of eiectaij.' gates to represent said lloro' in the County (on 7" to be held Monday Evening, Sept. 0, R>. J - v - 6BHML <;TO. BIIITTOX J H. XEVIXs,' Vig.Coa. ' EDUC VKOXAL The 1.- | fL&f Association will hold its quarterlv , | Taylor's Corners, in the t.wn of Granville. o*n 0 * n , j Saturday, the loth and 11th of Septem - r. ,• i at ten o'clock, A. M., on the loth. An addrev*iV livercd by Geo. I>. MOSTASYK. Esq.: tw> CM | read by young ladies ; discussions will he bad in • tions connected with the cate-e of educatimi. t7-> • with other l u.--iiie.ss that may come up iu the V u:ine J I the meeting. Teachers, aad friends ol tie caun- V> j vited to attend. Aujr. 21, ISSS. W. T. IMVIES. Pitsi.ieat KX( I M .SI ()Jll NEW FALL GOODS! W. A. ROCKWELL N:OT TO BE ECLIPSES! VLT HOUGH we may not ilea! in ;ai as extcxig.tfc some of our !>retliren in the trade, yet it is n j s uowlcilgeil fact throughout the county taut tin j.Ur liny Superior Goods at Loir Pruts, Is at ROCKWELL'S STORE. Xo. I,l'att-n's Block. • ner of Bridge and Main street*. The liberal trade which lias been bestowi-d opv. • ■ ing the past Summer, has encouraged u- taenlr business, and we assure our patrons that we .-Lullt' • feit the reputation which we have gained of sdl . i n CHEAPEST AND BEST GOODS IX THE TOWN s Eisii is BEI.IKVIM;—COME ivri -to. Towanda. September 1. lsAx. A FINK Assortment of Dress Trimming. aA Bonnet Riblions and " Loves of Bonnet- artti be found at tuft store of Sept 1.1-AS. WM. A. ROCKW&L p.KXTLKMKXS' CANES, incladi;Lo* <*< l Rattans, Hickory, Croukund Sept. 1,195%. w*. A. ROCKWE / MIKA I' HUNTS. Cheap Shoe V_. line lot of Duster Tassels una Trimmings;H Shirts. Sept. 1. IBSH. il, A. B' K ' MA USLILLES Shirt Bosoms. Dm.: Bands, and a nice selection of Laces and t~.: deies will lc sold cheap !>v Sep! 1.. WM. A. IOC KWEIL IjTVXCY GLASS BEADS for En and UrAchet work. Worsteds, Can™-. '"rtAs llooks anil Cotton, and all material* for Fancy V\ r>". be found at i'.t".'KU'Lils_ mmw FALL TKADE! $ I I "T~ I 1 } JOSEPH KINGSBERY, TWO DOORS BELOW PUBLIC SQUARE r 1 1 AKlis pleasure iu informing hi- customer- A public generally that lie is now prepared to' ffx MIST ELEGANT AND ATTRACTIVt STOCK? AUTUMN GOODS' EVER EXHIBITED IX THIS BOROUGH. Constant additions of desirable articles will be •' no pains will be spared to keep up an assortment 1 Goods, which for lieautv, variety and cheap** CANNOT BE SURPASSED! Special attention is invited to the departm rti READY HADE In which maybe found every variety of '."L kept by houses who devote themselves exclusively' J branch of trade. Towarula. Augnst'29. 1 RAN. CHEAP LUMBER. _LAn Ann FT. SEASONKD XVHITk ~r* " M '( " r pi\-£ RAMP..E LUMBER. quality, suitable for Fencing, Barn Board-. : ting viii for B lilding purposes, will be soldi dr Cash, Farmer's Produce, or in payment for ham IBID' , from the Mill to the Elmir.i and William-porthU W. ri. I'HIUJ> Granville Steam Mill, August 16,1A>6. LH'KNSKS. Notice is licrcbv oii'" l the following named persons ha e died in 1 * , A . of the Clerk of the Court of Quarter Sc-sC'iy. 'f ":, tlons for license under the existing laws d f -j> wealth, and their several applications will •* the Judges of the Court of Quarter Scad >us " u i.jfg the 6th day of September next, at - o'clock w noon of said day : FOR A TAVKKN : -IJ Ezra Ilolcomb r * nt< ® cvi ALLE.V M'KEAXI I" Clerk's Office, August 16. bill. SELECT BCI IOOb For Young Ladies. MPSS MARY E. CBUBBUC.K wouldrc-;-' ■■-fa notice that she will open a Select S'h * • Ladies and Misses, in the room formerly 11 Miss HANSONS, to comuieuceon MGXDAI • A limited number only will bo taken, and C" ■_ j ters burse If that from long experience in a will be enabled to do justice to the scholars l " her care. TKKMS, KEK Qt'ARTKR OK 14 : First C'ltisa —-To iuciude tho elementary Engl i Branches. ... Sretntd Closs —To Include the more advance lish branches, with Mathematics and 1-d'n. , Third dust —To include Mathematics Moral* Mental Philosophy, Rhetoric, Botany, Ac., '• r * last in. " 0 f lastT JMnsic —lu.-troctijn on the l'iano. ill- . i&t ttient per quarter, $lO ; French, per term, ■>> ing fl. extra. . „ w j,haitl< jp Instructions iu Vocal Music will be given charge. hW" 1 " Each pupil will be expected to provide T l ■ AM ami chair. sC;w<* a■ Any iu.oriuAiion in reference to w* • , be obtained by applying to 11. S. Mcrour C' ToWHiida, August*! 1, IMS. „ ' T Eutbrpi()rd Cu ■ v V.' errtug t May 1, lttaF.
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