quite sufficient authorization -)f her daughter's
marriage, however opposed to it the trustees of
the De Vautpre property during Mademoiselle
Bcaudesert's nonage might be. Lisctte was
equally, and from the same enu-e, unsuccessful
in her efforts to obtain speech of her former
mistress, and much more ferociously enraged
thereat. I>ut what to the purpose could be
effected even by her sharp eves and sharper
tongue ? she got knowing, not being able even
to guess at the true motives prompting Mid
emoieJfe Beaudescrt's consent to such mar
riage.—She, however, quickly undeceived good
Madame Sabin, wife of the medical gentlemen
who attended Madame de Vautpre in her last
illness, as to the note supposed to have been
addressed to Paul Delpeeh by Adrienne Beau
desert, confessing with shame and ceaseless
iteration, that was her own scheming handi
work. Lisette, moreover, loudly proclaimed
her determination to be present, Plait a Dieu
nt the Hotel de Ville, and havesomeconversa
tion with mademoiselle before the abominable
ceremony was proceeded with.
The affair wore the same menacing aspect on
the afternoon of the day preceding that which
was to witness the successful consummation of
the Delpeeh conspiracy. It was the month of
September, and growing so dark that Adrienne
Beandesert, still prostrate as well in body as
in mind, could no longer read the accord that,
as already stated, had been drawn up and sign
ed by the contracting parties, and which she
had been perusing and reperusing, in order to
more completely satisfy herself that its clauses
had been so plainly framed that there could
be no afternenial of their true purport and
meaning. Madame and Clarisse Beandesert
were present ; and the latter, more byway of
breaking the silence by saying something than
iufluenced by any serious apprehension, said :
'• I suppose, dear Adrienne, that the condi
tion of immediate separation conceded and sub
scribed to by those tiger-hearted Delpecb's can
if necessary, be legally enforced V
Lightning seemed to leap at the remark from
Adrienne's darkened, heavy eyes, and she glar
ed at Clarisse as if the words had stabbed her.
Mastering herself, she turned and hid her face
in the pillows ot the couch upon which she was
was reclining, was soon apparently asleep, and
Madame Beaudesert withdrew with Clarisse
upon tiptoe. They were no sooner gone, than
Adrienne started up, made her way quietly to
the library, selected a Lyonsdireetory, made a
memorandum with her pencil, and then ring
ing the bell, desired the answering seavant to
have a close carriage in waiting at the back
entrance to the chateau within ten minutes.
"La Rue St. Martin, N'umero 19—do you
know it? The residence of M. i'Avocat
Duftesne ?" said Mademoiselle Beaudesert, in
answer to the questioning bow of the coachman
and was immediately driven off.
M. I'Avocat Dufresne's new and interesting
client was so thickly veiled and muffled up
that, had she been personally known to bim.he
would have failed to recognize her, as she
placed a heavy fee opon the table, and in a
low, trembling voice recited the conditions of
the signed accord, suppressing names of course
and asked if such a pre-contract could be en
forced against the possible opposition of the
husband.
" Certainly not, mademoiselle. An accord
stipulating that a husband shall not be a hus
band, is not worth the iuk consumed in writ
ing it out. That is, no doubt, very well known
to some, at least, of the parties that have sub
scribed such a document."
" Thank you, monsieur ; that is all I require
to know."
Adrienne's mind was made up from that mo
ment, nor did she feel the slightest irresolution
as to the course she would follow; lead her
whithersoever it might ; to a shameful death,
there could be little doubt, for the baffled Del
peehs would in their rage be sure to persist in
their dreadful crime ; and circumstances would
it was useless to attempt concealing from her
self. give color and coherence to all they said.
For all that, she would, and she exulted to
think it was still possible to say she would uow
do her duty, leaving the result to God.
Adrienne sat up late that night, busilv oc
cupied iu writing ; slept soundly the first time
for many days ; aud rising with the dawn, sent
her packet of papers, Delpech's letters includ
ed, to the Abbe Mortaix. The three ladies
breakfasted as usual in Adrienne's chamber ;
and Madame and Clarisse Beaudesert were
both struck—shocked, almost, by the cheer
fulness visible in the aspect of the supposed
bride, on that the hated dreaded, marriage
morning. Little, however, was said, and that
little nor relating to the matter pressing ex
clusively upon their minds, till a message was
brought, announcing that tlie Messieurs Del
pech were arrived, and waiting in the grand
salon. It had been arranged, I should state,
with the municipal authorities that in consid
eration of Mademoiselle Beaudesert's delicate
state of health, the marriage formalities should
be gone through at the chateau.
Madame Beaudesert and Clarisse, white,
trembling in every limb with terror and hor
ror, obeyed the implied summons ; Adrienne
promising to follow almoA immediately. They
found the two Delpechs, as stated,in the grand
salon, both evidently in a state of great
nervous excitement—the father more especial
ly ; and a moment after their own entrance,the
Abbe Morlaix, with Lisette and her husband,
came in from a further door. No sooner did
Jules Dclpeeh perceive the last comers, than,
surprised out of all self control, he made for
the door by which he had entered, with the
nppareut purpose of escaping from the place,
but found, to bis thereby greatly increased con
sternation, that it was locked on the outside.
" What can all this mean ?" gleamed from his
flurried eyes, and stood out in large drops upon
his forehead, as he again, perforce, fronted the
company, uow increased by the silent entrance
of Adrienne Beandesert, who, pale, calm, lus
trous as Parian marble, took a seat between
her agitated mother and sister. It was difficult
to interpret the expression of Lisette's Hushed
featnres, but that of the abbe's naturally stern
countenance was unmistakably grave, earnest,
solemn.
" What is the purport of all this dumb
show ?" exclaimed the younger Delpech, as
suming with some success a front of defiance.
" Where are the municipal officials? A priest
is not required at these espousals ! "
"There will be no espousals," replied the
abbe, " between you, Paul Delpech, and Adri
eune Beaudesert now or hereafter."
'• Ha ! Does, then, Mademoiselle Beaude
sert dare—dare I say, to refuse to ratify her
promise ?"
" Yes ; she dares refuse— does refuse to do
RO. at the peril, you know, of her life. I kuow
all, and from her."
This announcement elicited cries of terror and
dismay from Madame and Clarisse Beaudesert
Paul Delpech champed a bitter malediction,
and his fear-mastertd father again distractedly
essayed to open the door, close to which he
had rem* ined stauding. Adrienne alone was
calm, unmoved ; but as for Lisette, she was
only kept from instant and violent interference
by a forbidding gesture from the abbe, and her
husband's enger remonstrance : "Doucement
—doncement, bonne femme ; thy turn will
come presently, never fear !"
"It appears," resumed M. Morlaix, " from
the papers I hold in my haud, that you, Jules
and Paid Delpeeh, accuse Adrienne Beaude
sert of having obtained of you a poisonous
drug, named, for the occasion, poudre rose, by
which she destroyed the life of her aged re
lative, Madame de Vautpre. Is that so 1"
"First, Monsieur l'Abbe," exclaimed Paul
Eelpech, whose natural audacity was sustained
by drink, early as it was, "tell us by what
right or authority you presume to ask such in
solent questions ? "
" I ask them to ascertain, before invoking
justice, whether the horrible tale is or not an
invention."
"We shall say nothing," hastily interposed
Delpeeh senior, forestalling his son's reply.—
He fancied the abbe was desirous of hushing
up the matter after, if possible, relieving Ma
demoiselle Beaudesert's conscience of the bur
den that oppressed it. This thought gave bim
momentary courage.
" Are you aware that the punishment of the
galleys awaits those who, tor the sake of ob
taining money or other advantages, invent and
circulate false accusation V
" Prove any accusations we have made to be
false," retorted Paul Delpeeh ; " and let me as
sure yon, Monsieur l'Abbe, that you are play
ing with the life of your lair protege. We
should not, in any case, go to the scaffold
alone, take my word for it."
"That is not so certain," replied the abbe
with unmoved sternness. "Your wicked de
sign may have miscarried ; in fact, it did mis
carry—in proof whereof 1 have to inform you
tliat a post-mortem examination, performed,at
my instance, within twenty-four hours of death
clearly established the fact, that Madame de
Vautpre died from natural causes only."
A cry, a shout, a scream of woman echoed
thete blessd words: Adrienne was in a moment
clingiug to the reverend speaker's knees ; Mad
ame Beaudesert seemed inclined to cast herself
into his arms ; Lisette, in a state of intense in
flammation, shook her little fists at the cower
ing Delpechs, prevented only from transform
ing her threats into deeds by Claude's fust hold
of her skirt, and iterated," Doucement—douce
ment, Lisette ; it will be thy turn presently,
never fear."
" Calm yourself, my child," said the abbe,as
soon as he could make himself heard, and rais
ing Adrienne, " and you Madamo Beaudesert
the end of this matter is not yet."
Paul Delpeeh, stunned, overborne for
awhile, reassumed, by a violent effort, his pre
previous effrontery, and said in a sueering tone
" Then, monsieur, if your post-mortem exami
nation was skilfully conducted, the poudre rose
was but an innocent, haimless powder after
all ; have it so, if you will—and now, monpcre
you and I may as well leave this good com
pany—for a time ! "
" Not so fast, if you please ; you intention
may, I repeat have been evil enough—the poudre
rose you furnished, a poisonous drug : that is
quite another question, upon which Madame
Claude Simonet here can throw some light."
" Ha. ha ! cursed rascals !" shouted Claude
" now look to yourselves."
" Tnis toi, Claude," interrupted Lisette ;
" this is what I have to say. For certain rea
sons, I had come to entertain strong suspicions
of Messieurs Delpeeh ; and I said to myself,
after receiving, as I did, the packet of poudre
rose, nicely sealed up, from Paul Delpeeh :
' Lisette, my girl, thou hast persuaded thy un
suspecting young mistress to have secret deal
ings with two good for-nothings—if there are
any in France—it behooves thee, therefore, as
an honest girl, to see no harm comes of it.—
Who knows what infernal drug this is which
tliey palm#Dfl' as poudre rose? Not thou,
Lisette ; and therefore, to avoid all chance of
evil, keep the sealed packet carefully locked
up, and when mademoiselle asks thee for the
magical poudre rose, give her instead—well,
what you think you ?—some of her own red
dentifrice.'' Ha, ha ! Messieurs les Empoison
neurs, that disarranges your fine plans, does
it? And look here, my friends !" added Lis
ette, foaming over with exultation—" here is
your precious packet, unopened, sealed up.just
as you gave it me ! and I hope, for your sakes,
it will be found enough to poison a thousand
horses !"
The exclamations that followed this speech
must be left to the imagination, as well as
Claude's obstreperous curvetings and gesticula
tions.
'•There is nothing in the packet," said the
elder Delpech, hoarsely, " nothing but bean
flour. Let us go ! "
" That fact must first be ascertained." re
plied the abbe, " till wh'ch time, you cannot
leave the chateau. And now, dear child, and
you, mv friends, let us retire, and returu God
thanks for this great deliverance."
The poudre rose was nothing bnt colored
bean flour ; the Delpechs were, nevertheless,
prosecuted for the conspiracy, and sentenced
to severe punishments. Of the further do
mestic history of the distinguished French
family, resident in the south of France, of
which the foregoing narative supplies a hastily
sketched episode, I know nothing except from
the French journals, wherein I have read of
of two marriages, and, I think, five births, but
not, as yet, one death, having occurred among
the desceudauts of the Beaudeserts.
WISE'S LAST.—A letter claiming to he from
Governor Wise was circulated privately at
Albany last week during the meeting of the
Democratic Convention. It is certainly a most
remarkable production. It declares that Mr.
Buchanan is a candidate for the Presidency,
despite indications to the contrary, and inti
mates that Wise's only chance for Xew Yoik
is to "organize by districts or send two dele
gations." He depends on a uuited South,
which is to be secured by making Virginia a
unit. Mr. Douglas will kick up his heels, but
he (Wise) can beat both Seward and Douglas.
He is very free in his comments on the political
standing of Fernando Wood. The press gen
erally seems very much divided in opinion as
as to the genuineness of the letter: Some
think it can't be Wise's because too short,and
others that it must be, because so audacious.
All agree that if genuine it anhihilates his pros
pects of success. The Philadelphia Press but
proclaims the general opinion in paying that
"no terms of censure would be too severe to be
applied to a Presidential candidate resorting
to the machinery wich is recommended by this
letter."
HaT" Two churches, a hotel, and a court
house were de?troyed by lire, Thursday, at
Lawrence, Mass. Three men were killed by
by the falling of wallp.
Srabfori) Ikjmtr.
E. O. GOODRICH, EDITOR.
TOW-AJS".D.A.:
Thursday Morning, August 18, 1859.
TERMS — One Dollar per annum, invariably in advance—
Four week* previous to the expiration of a subscription,
notice will be given by a printed wrapper, and if iwt re
newed, the paper will in all cases be stopped.
CH'BBINO — The Reporter will be sent to Clubs at the fol
latning extremely loir rates :
6 copies for $5 00 jls copies for... .sl2 00
10 copies for 800| 20 copies f0r.... 15 00
ADVERTISEMENTS— For a square of ten lines or less, One
Dollar for three or less insertions, and twenty-five cents
for each subsequent insertion.
JOB-WORK — Executed irith accuracy and despatch, and a
reasonable prices—with even/ facility for doing Books,
Blanks, Hand-bills, Bali tickets, sw.
FOREIGN NEWS.
The steamship Vanderbilt arrived at New
York, on Satnrday last, bringing important
news from Europe.
The Sardinian representative named by
VICTOR EMANUEL, the Chevalier DES-AMBROIS,
having been received by the Emperor, the ex
cellent correspondents who were sure that Sar
dinia would be excluded from the Conference
at Zurich are slightly discomfited. From
Central Italy it is announced that the peacea
ble protest of the people of Parma and Modena
against the return of their recreant sovereigns,
and of the people of Romagna against the
violeut reestablishment of the Papal Govern
ment, is daily gathering strength. Prepara
tions were making at Turin and Milan to cele
brate the fete of NAPOLEON 111. on the 15th of
August, as well as at Paris.
If Ami dc la Religion gives as the ultimatum
of France to the Pope the following conditions
" A complete excution of the reforms proposed
by NAPOLEON 111. two years ago ; a complete
civil code ; the military conscription and aboli
tion of foreign troops ; equal admission of lay
men with clerical persons to all offices of State
a council of state organized oa the French
basis ; and a consultative body of forty mem
bers.
Rumors of the projected meeting between
the Czar ALEXANDER and the Prussian Regent
at Ems were current ; as well as of an Anglo-
Prussian alliance.
The attitude of Austria toward Prussia,
Russia and England was decidedly hostile ;
and an Austrian agitation for a remodeling of
the German Confederation was provoking a
great deal of ill feeling in Prussia and among
the Protestant Germans generally. The Hun
garian Constitutionalists were moving for a
reconciliation with Austria on the basis of the
restoration of the old Constitution of Hungary.
Public feeling in France in favor of the peace
of Yillafranca was steadily increasing; and
the official intelligence of the intended disarm
ament had been received with general approval.
In England, Mr. BRIGHT and Mr. COBDEN had
taken strong ground against the panic making
of the Press and of the aristocratic party. A
serious strike of the whole building trade of
London was exciting 110 little concern. It had
been brought to the attention of Parliament
by Lord BROUGHAM and Earl GRANVILLE. The
Builders' Union had organized this movement,
affecting, as Lord BROCGHAM states, " nearly
ninety thousand laboring men," for the purpose
as the noble lord put it, of obtaining " ten
hours' pay for nine hours' work." From
British India come details of the extending
revolt of the European troops. At Berhampore
the Fifth Regiment had fortified itself in its
barracks, elected its own officers, and was
defying all authority. The Madras Carbineers
had followed this example. Mr MONCKTON
MILNES had moved in Parliament an address
to her Majesty, suggesting the propriety of
making a convention with the United States,
for the purpose of securing adequate punish
ment for offences committed at sea on board
the vessels of either Power. Lord JOHN RUS
SELL had informed a deputation of merchants
that France and England were preparing to
offer their good offices in the affair between
Buenos Ayres and the Argentine Confedera
tion. From Spain we learn that Gen. PRIM
had been named Captain-General of Cuba, in
the room of Gen. CCNCHA, resigned. Spain
had also authorized the laying ot a Transat
lantic telegraphic wire, ria the Canaries and
Cuba, to Brazil. The work was to begin at
once under French supervision. The Spanish
Government had. ordered the guano islands in
the vicinity of Cuba to be occupied at ouce,
and the guano shipped to Spain for trial.
aSyThe Pike's Peakers are stirring in
political matters. A Convention was recently
held in Denver City for the purpose of taking
steps to form a new Territory, to be called
Jefferson. It is expected that application will
be made to the next Congress for the sanction
of the assembled wisdom for their conduct.
B&- Wendell Phillips has written a long
and severe letter to Chief Justice Shaw and
President Walker, of Harvard, for being pre
sent at the public dinner to Morphy at the
Revere House, " a place where liquor is sold
in direct hostility to the law."
BSF* BANKS IN DISCREDIT. —The notes of the
Monongahela Valley Bank, at McKeesport,
Pa., were thrown out by the brokers, aud it is
reported that the Bank has failed.
The are rumors also in circulation at Pitts
burgh, affecting the credit of the Crawford
Couuty Bank.
JtjT'Tlie Greensburg Herald comes out in
strong articles in favor of the Hon. John
Covode, of Westmoreland county, as the Peo
ple's candidate for governor in 1860.
LOCAL AND GENERAL
REPUBLICAN COUNTY
CONVENTION—The Republican
County Committee having met on
the 6th inat., it was resolved to call a Republican County
Convention to be composed of two delegates from each
Election District, to be held in the Court House, at To
wanda, on MONDAY EVENING, SF.PTEMRKR 5, 1850,
for the purpose of nominating a Republican Co. Ticket.
'ihey have also appointed a Vigilance Committee in
each election District, whose duty it shall be to call pri
mary meetings of the Republican electors in each elec
tion district, for the purpose of electing delegates to said
County Convention. The Committees of Vigilance are
requested to confer together and call the primary meet
ings on Saturday tiie 3d day of September next, between
the hours of 5 aud 7, I'. M., at the usual place of holding
such elections.
Aug. 6, 1859. WM. C. BOGAIIT, Chairman.
COMMITTEES OF VIGILANCE.
Athens tp—David Gardner. John Griffin, Alexander Els
bree.
Athens boro—E. H. Perkins, F. N. Page, H. I. Fritcher.
Asylum—O. D. Chamberlain, Robert Roll, Henry Stevens.
Albany—Horatio Lndd, Myron Kellogg Joseph Lee.
Armenia—James Mason, John Morgan, Henry Becker.
Burlington—R. M Proyme,Harrison Dodd,Justus Haight.
Kurlington boro.—C. F. Merry, M. Long. H. Bailaro.
Burlington west.—Charles Taylor, Enoch Blackwell, P.
Phelps.
Conton.—E. Bothnell, Irad Wilson, John G. Mason.
Columbia. —S. B. Blood, A. M. Cornell, James M'Kcan.
Franklin—Benj. Ridgway, F. F. Fairchild, Geo.Beardsley.
Granville—V Sax ton. Densmore Fleming, Nathan Tidd.
Herrick—John Nesbit, E. Mentz, A. R. Brown.
Leßoy.—C. T. Bliss, R. K. Palmer, A. D. Foss.
Litchfield—Cyrus Bloodgood,Joseph H.McKinny,Stephen
McKinny.
Monroe.—J. B. Ingham. Ezra C. Kellogg, George Cory.
Monroe boro—W. H. Brown, Joseph Hornet, James
Griswold.
Orwell—T. Humphrey, Robert McKee, Charles Mory.
Overton—David Heverly jr., George Hottenstein, Jacob
Heverly.
Pike— L B. Pierce, Edward Crandall, E. W. Jones.
Rome.—H. W. Browning,Festus Crnnmer.John A. Moody.
Ridgbery—Sturges Squires.C. O. French. Vincent Owens.
Sheshequin.—E. P. Shaw, Win. K. Hill, Elias Ball.
Smitlifield—John Phelps. C. E. Wood, A. E. Childs.
South Creek—George Dunham, Ira Crane,C. Haight.
Springfield—A. G. Brown, James L. Philips, W. Berry jr.
Standing Stone—George Vanness jr., John Bishop, B.
Pulver.
Sylvania boro—Lewis L. Gregory, Peleg Peck jr., Peter
Monroe.
Towanda boro.—Stephen Alvord, Charles Passage, John
Brit ton jr.
Towanda tp—George Davidson, James Scoville, Mahlon
Swartwood.
Towanda north—David Kenedy. Charles Rutty, F.WVatts.
Troy boro'—George Newbery. E. B. Parsons, N. Adams.
Troy tp.—James W. Taylor, J. W. Smith, 11. N. Fish.
Tuscarora—W. BarrowcliflT, Jack'n Siivara, G. P. Taylor.
Terry.—John F. Dodge, M. F. Miller, Ransler
Ulster—Lewis Lewis, S. S. Lock wood, G. W. Nichols.
Warren—J. P. Rogers, H. Howell, Randolph Beardsley.
Welles—James Brink, Allen Shepard, James Owens.
Windham—-Nathan Elsbree, J. W. Warner, Benjamin
Kuykendall.
Wilmot—G. H. Morrow, J. W. Ingham. A. J. Stone.
Wyalusing—Wm. Chamber'ain jr., J. S. Thompson, John
G. Brown.
Wysox.—T. F. Madill, David Shores, Leander Wood.
JKAF JUDGE WHITE, of Indiana County, hav
ing declined to serve as Appraiser of Canal Claims,
CHARLES H. SEYMOUR of Tioga County has been appoint
ed, and was at this place last week, to take the requisite
oath. The Appraisers will probably commence their du
ties the last of September.
A serious break occurred in the North
Branch Canal, last week, at the aqueduct over the Little
Wysox Creek, about two miles telow this place. Several
thousand yards of earth were washed out. It will proba
bly be repaired this week. Quite a number of boats are
detained at this place, hy the accident.
THE SURVEY COMMENCED. —The surveying
party, under the general direction of Mr. Van Renssalaer
Richmond, State Engineer, commenced their survey of a
Canal route from Binghamton to Athens, Thursday,
August, 4th. This survey, it will be recollected, is author
ized by the Act of the last Legislature appropriating
$5,000 to the survey of a route for the extension of the
Chenango Canal from Binghamton to Athens, thereby
effecting a junction with the Pennsylvania canals. The
party consists of the following persons, viz :
O. C. Childs, Engineer in-chief, Salina ; W. \V. Jerome,
Engineer in charge of the work, Syracuse ; H. F. Green,
Syracuse ; Geo. B. Gillespie, Syracuse ; W. C. Loomis,
Fulton ; C. Miller. Fulton ; C. A. Sweet, Phoenix ; John
Evans, Binghamton ; C'has. P. Cooke,Binghamton.
If®- The Elmira Press notices the election
of Prof. Coßrus, as President of the State Teachers' As
sociation, in the following handsome manner:—
" PROF. CHARLES COBIKN, of Bradford County, Pa.,
one of the ablest educators of the day, we see has been
chosen President of the Pennsylvania State Teachers'
Association. The honor could not have been liestowed
more worthily. It will be recollected that Prof. COBUKN
delivered a very able lecture before the Teachers' Institute
of this County, in October, 1857, then in session in this
village."
SHIPMENTS of Coal by the Barclay Rail
Road and Coal Company :
Previous Shipments 13,777 tons.
For week ending August 13 092 "
Amount for the season 14,709 tons.
See WELLES, BLOOD k Co's. new ad
vertisement of Horse Powers and Threshing Machines.—
They will make good all their assertions.
The Bradford County Medical Society
will meet at the Odd Fellows Hall, in the borough of To
wanda, September 7th, at 10 o'clock A. M. The subject
for discussion and consideration will be the pathology
and treatment of dysentery.
E. H. MASON, Secretary.
ffifAta special meeting of the 11 Alpha
Epsilun Soritty ," held Thursday evening, August 11,
1859, E. O. GOODRICH, H. B. M'KEAN and E. D. PAYNE,
were appointed a Committee to prepare resolutions, ex
pressive of the loss sustained hy the Society, in the death
of ABKAM D. MONTANYE, one of its members.
The following preamble and resolutions are reported by
the Committee
Whereas, It has pleased the Great Ruler, in his wis
dom and mercy, to remove Irom our brotherhood ABKAM
D. MONTANYE, creating a void in our fraternal circle,
Resolved, That while we how in humble submission to
this dispensation of His Divine grace, who '• doeth all
things well," weaccept the admonition therein contained,
to " be also ready," and while mourning our deceased
brother, will endeavor to profit by his example, which
has taught us how to live to become worthy ot the " bet
ter life."
Resolved, That we condole with the relatives of the
deceased, in their loss of one who was a consistent Chris
tian, an estimable citizen, a kind father, a faithlul friend.
Resolved, That the usual emblem of mourning be
adopted by this Society ; a copy of these proceedings be
furnished to the family of our deceased brother ; and
published in the County papers.
Mr. EDITOR : —Seeing some notice in your
paper, of the annual meeting of the State Tearhers' As
sociation at West Chester, I will, with your permission,
state to yonr readers what the good people of that beau
tiful village did to make the stay of the teachers among
them pleasant.
Upon the opening of the meeting, the Chief Burgess
of the Boro', bade the members ot the Association a most
cordial welcome in a short, but forcible speech, which
was responded to by the proper officer of the Associa
tion. Most nobly did the citizens redeem, and more than
redeem all the pledges made by their chief officer. All
attending the meeting, who desired it, were entertained
at the homes of the citizens without charge, and it was
done in no grudging way I assure you ; all were made to
feel at home, and if they were not happy, it was their
own fault ; then, after all this, they gave a public enter
tainment at the close of the sessions. The spacious de
pot of one of the rail-roads was cleared, and tables set
its full length, upon which, were placed all the luxuries
of the season. A gentleman present, who was iu the
habit of attending such entertainments, remarked, that
he seldom saw as much liberality and good taste display
ed on such occasions even in the largest cities of the State.
All were happy, the citizens because they were making
others so, the teachers because they were the recipients
of benefactions bestowed with so much liberality and
with such a hearty good will. Long will that meeting be
remembered by those who were in attendance, and long
will the good people of Wast Chester be held in grateful
remembrance.
BRADFORD COUNTY AGRICULTURAL AND ME
CHANICAL FAIR FOR 1859.
The managers of the Bradford County Agricultural
Society, at the urgent request of a large number of per
sons, liave determined to hold a Fair the coming fall, if
not prevented by failure to obtain and complete the Socie
ty's grounds in time. In pursuance, therefore, of the
action of the Board the Executive Committee have issued
the following list of premiums to be awarded at the Fair,
unless due notice be given that the same is suspended.
The difficulty of obtaining the necessary means to pro
cure and prepare the grounds, has retarded the action of
the committee until a period which would seem to allow
scarcely time to competitors and exhibitors to make the
necessary preparations. It is believed, however, that the
almost unequalled crops in the County will enable our
people to furnish an exhibition, with little labor, which
will at least come up, if not prove superior to, that of
any previous fair of the Society.
The Rules and Regulations of the Society, together
with the other necessary information will be published in
due time.
LIST OF PREMIUMS.
Best Bull 3 years old and upwards, 14 00
Second best do. do 3 00
Best Cow, do 4 00
Second best do. do 3 00
Best Bull bejween 1 and 3 years old 3 00
Second liest do. do 2 00
Best Heifer, do. do 3 00
Second best, do. do 2 00
Best Bull Calf, 2 00
Second best, do. 1 00
Best Heifer Calf, 2 00
Second best, do. 1 00
DEVON'S.
The premiums will be the same for these as for Short
Horns and Herefurds.
NATIVES OR GRADES.
Best Bull 3 years old and upwards, 3 00
Jecond best, do do 2 00
Best Bull between 1 and 3 years old, 3 00
Second best, do do 2 00
Best Bull Calf, 2 00
Second best, do 1 oo
Best Cow 3 years old and upwards, 3 00
Second best, do do 2 00
Best Heifer between 1 and 3 years aid, 3 00
Second best, do do 2 00
Best Heifer Calf. 2 00
Second best, do 1 00
WORKING CATTLE.
Best yoke working cattle over 3 years old, 3 00
Second best, do do 2 00
Best yoke of Steers 3 years old, 3 00
Second best, do do 3 00
HORSES.
Rest Stallion for draught over 4 years old, 4 00
Second best, do do 3 00
Best Stallion do from 2 to 4 years old 4 00
Second best, do do 3 00
Best Stallion for Saddle, 4 00
Second best, do do 3 00
Best brood Mare over 4 years, 3 00
Second best, do do 2 00
Best pair match Horses 3 oO
Second best, do do 2 00
Best saddle horse, mare or gelding, 2 00
do pair draught horses, 2 00
do 3 year old colt or filly, 2 00
Second,do do 1 00
Best 1 year old colt, 2 00
Second, do do 1 00
FAT CATTLE AND SHEEP.
Best fat Steer or Ox, 2 00
do Cow, . 2 00
do Heifer, 2 00
Best slaughtered Mutton, 1 00
do lot of live mutton not less than 3in number, 100
(Competitors must furnish statements of the mannerof
feeding.)
SHEEP.—FINE WOOL AND MIDDLE WOOI.ED.
Best buck, 3 00
Second best, do 2 00
Best pen of ewes not less than 4 in number, 2 00
Second best, do do 1 00
Best pen of buck lambs not less than 4 in number, 2 (X)
do do ewe lambs, do 2 00
LONG WOOLED AND NATIVES.
Premiums will be the same as for fine and middle
Wooled.
SWINE.
Best boar over 1 year old, 2 00
Second best, do do 1 00
Best boar 6 months and under 1 year, 2 00
Second best, do do 1 00
Best breeding sow over 1 year old, 2 00
Second best, do "do 1 00
Best sow 6 months and under 1 year. 2 00
Second best, do do 1 00
Best lot of pigs not less than 3 nor over 6 months, 2 00
Second best, do do I 00
POULTRY.
Best pair Sha ghaes, 1 00
do Chitogongs, 100
do Jersey Blues, 75
do Polands, 75
do Dorkings, 75
do Turkeys, 100
do Geese, 50
do White Poland Ducks, 60
do Common do * 50
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONS.
Best 3 acres of Wheat, 4 00
Second best, do 3 00
Best 3 acres of Corn, 4 00
Second best, do 3 00
Best 3 acres of Rye, 3 00
Second best, do 2 00
Best 3 acres of Oats, 3 00
Second best, do 2 00
Best and most Timothy hay on 3 acres, 2 00
do do Clover, do 2 00
do 3 acres of buckwheat, 2 00
do 4 do of p tatoes, 2 00
do 4 do of turnips, 1 00
do J do of field beets, 1 00
do do of white field beans, 1 00
[Competitors for premiums for the above productions,
must produce a full ttatementof the mode of cultivation,
with a certificate also of two respectable neighbors as to
the product and measurement of the ground, also exhibit
a sample of the crop at the fair.]
SEEDS.
Best bnshel Timothy seed, 1 00
do Large Clover Seed, 1 00
do Small do 1 00
do Flax seed, 50
FLOUR AND MEAL.
Best barrel Wheat Flour, 2 00
Second best, do 1 50
Best sack Corn Meal, 100 lbs., 1 00
do Buckwheat Flour, 100 lbs.. 102
GARDEN VEGETABLES.
Best assortment of table vegetables, 1 00
do dozen long blood beets, 50
do 4 dozen heads cabbage, 50
do 3 do Cauliflowers, 50
do 3 do stalks Celery, 50
do Sample of Lima beans, 50
do 3 Winter Squashes, 50
do Parsnips and Carrots, 1 dozen each, 50
do Sample Egg plants, 50
do 4 dozen Sweet Pumpkins, 50
do Sample of Tomatoes, 50
do do Peas, 50
do do Sweet Corn, 50
DAIRY.
Best specimen of bntter, tub or firkin, not less
than 25 pounds, 2 00
Second best, do do 1 50
Best do Iresh roll, not less than six pounds, 1 00
Second brst, do do 50
Best Cheese, not less than 10 pounds, 1 00
Second best, do do 50
[The method of making the butter and cheese to be
stated by cash competitor.]
BUGAR AND HONEY.
Best specimen Maple Sugar, not less than 6 lbs. 50
do do Honey, do 50
* [The honey to be taken without destroying the bees,
and the kind of hives and management to be stated by the
competitors.]
BACON HAMS.
Best cured ham, 2 00
Second best, do 1 00
[The hams to be cooked and brought to the exhibition
with the skin on, accompanied also with a statement of
the mode of curing ]
FRUIT.
Best display of choice varieties of apples, 1 00
do dozen fall apples, 50
Display of choice varieties of pears, 1 00
Dozen pears. 50
Display of choice varieties of peaches, 1 00
One dozen do 50
do Quinces, 50
Display of choice variety of grapes, 1 00
Dozen hunches do 50
Display of choice variety of plums, 1 00
do do Meltons, 1 00
[The fruit not to be removed until the close of the ex
hibition. Care will be taken that the same is not injured.]
FARMING IMPLEMENTS.
Best Reaper and Mower 3 00
Best two horse plow, 1 09
Subsoil, A> 3 09
Side-hill, do 2 09
Cultivator, 1 09
Scraper for farm or road use, 1 00
Roller, 1 09
Drilling machine for grain and grass seeds, 1 09
Horse rakes. 1 09
Six Hand rakes, 59
Grain Cradle, 59
Harrow, 1 09
Wagon for farm purposes, I 09
Cart, do 1 09
Sett of Harness for farm purposes, 1 00
Hay and Straw cutter, 1 09
Corn stalk cutter, 1 00
Fanning mill, 1 09
Three Corn baskets, 59
Corn sheller. 1 00
Gate for barn or field use, 1 00
Stump machine, 1 00
[Competitors to be the makers of the article exhibited.]
MECHANICAL IMPLEMENTS AND MANUFAC
TURES.
Best Cooking Stove, 2 00
Parlor, do 1 00
Coal'. do 1 01
Two horse carriage, 2 00
Buggy, 2 09
lA.t Cabinet ware, 2 09
Carriage harness, 2 horse, 2 00
do do 1 horse, 1 00
Saddle and bridle, 1 00
3 Flour barrels, 50
3 Meat do • 50
3 Rutter Firkins, 50
Pair fine boots, 1 00
do Shoes, Ladies' 60
Side sole leather, 50
Kip and Calf skin, 60
Side Upper and Harness leather, 50
1000 Long Shingles, 1 00
do Short do 59
do feet of pine boards, 1 00
100 Lights assorted window sash, 1 00
Sett window blinds, 50
■Pair blankets, 59
Piece of Satinet, 59
Overcoating. 50
Specimen of Marble or stone cntting, I 09
Specimen of Ornamental Fence, 1 09
Made coat, vest and pantaloons, 1 00
Specimen of Printing, 1 00
[Competitors in all cases to be the maker of the article
exhibted.]
HORSE AND OX SHOEING.
Best specimen of Horse shoeing, 1 09
do Ox do 1 00
[The shoes to I>e made by the competitors, and the an
imals shod to ite brought on the ground for inspect.on.J
HOUSEHOLD MANUFACTURES.
Best Bedquilt, 1 09
Counterpane, 1 00
Hearth Rug, 1 00
Carpet, 1 00
Pair homemade blankets, 1 00
Made shirt 1 00
Piece of linen, 1 00
Flannel, 1 00
Yarn hose, 50
Mittens, 50
Specimen of mending and darning, 60
do Bread, 1 00
Second best, do 50
Specimen of Soap, 50
Pickles, 60
Pound Cake, 6#
Sponge Cake, 50
Preserves, 50
Fruit Jelly, 59
Apple Butter, 50
Peach Butter, % 50
Ornamental needle work, 1 09
Fancy needle work for chairs, 1 09
Variety of woorsted work, 1 00
Artificial flowera, 50
Wax flowers, 69
Lamp Mat, 50
Embroidery, 59
FLOWERS.
Best Floral display, 2 00
Second best, 1 00
Third best, 59
Best hand boquet, 50
Basket boquet, 50
The largest end most beautiful variety of flowers, 200
PLOWING MATCH.
Best Plowman, 3 00
Second best, 2 00
Third best, 1 00
COL. FORNEY AND DEMOCRACY. —The con
cluding paragraph in a speech made by Col.
FORNEY, at Reading, on the 3d inst, explains
clearly the present position and plans for the
future of " The States Rights Democracy."—
It reads as follows :
" We have a duty to perform in October
next. The Administration has placed its State
ticket upon a plain and ditiuct platform. It
tells you that every man who votes for John
Rowe and Richardson L. Wright votes in favor
of its plaiforin, which declares that the people
of the Territories shall have DO right to con
trol their own affairs in their own way, and
that if they take a vote npou the slavery ques
tion and übclish slavery, Congress must inter
vene to put them down, and nphold that insti
tution against their will. I have to say for
myself that I shall refuse to vote for that ticket
and 1 hope that every Democrat who stands
upon the platform of State-rights, and believes
in popular sovereiguty and the justice of the
movement we have inaugurated and carried on
w ill do the same. Let fossils and fogies com
plain, if they choose, of this action ; they will
submit. There will be no difficulty about that
and after we have defeated the Administration
upon its platform, we can come together in
1860 upon the old creed of the Democratic
party, as exjiounded by Senator Douglas, and
and as advocated by tbe Democracy in 1856,
and triumph, as I have no doubt we shall,over
all organizations, by an overwhelming vote.
LIGHT CHILDREN AT A BIRTH !— A correspon
dent of the New York Trbiune, states that on
the 2d inst., Mrs Timothy Bradley, of the
town of Jackson, Trumbull county, Ohio, gave
birth to eight children—three boys and five
girls. They are all living, and healthy, but
quite small. Mr. B.'s family is increasing fast.
He was married six years ago to Eunice
Mowery, who weighed 273 pounds oc the day
of their marriage. She has given birth to two
pair of twins, and now eight more, making
twelve children in six years. It seems strange
but nevertheless is true, Mrs. B. was a twin of
three, her mother and father both being twins,
and her grandmother the mother of five pair
of twins, Mrs. B. has named her boysafter no
ted dnd distinguished men : One after the Hon .
Joshua It. Qiddings, who has given her a
splendid gold medal : and one after the Rev.
Hon. Elijah Champlin, who gave her a deed of
50 acres of land, and the other tfter James
Johnson, Esq., who gave her a cow Mr.
Bradley says it is profitable to have twins, as
the neighbors have clothed the others ever since
they were born. Mr. B. is a poor industrious
laborer, but says he will not part with any of
his children while he is able to work.
Bgy- A telegram from New Orleans, dated
9th instant, says : " Yicksburg WAigof yester
day mentions having seen a letter from General
Walker, announcing bis intention to head
another company emigrating to Nicaragua in
a few weeks, and that all parties wishing to go
must be in New Orleans by the 18th Septem
ber."
teg- Messrs. Peck, Carpenter, and Fair
child, of Oberlin, served a notice, on Thursday
on the United States marshal, of a suit which
has been instituted by them for $20,000 dam
ages, growing out of the rescue ease.
ROUSE HOUSE BENEFIT.
GENTLEMEN : Yourself
and Lady are invited to a"Dancing
Party, - ' at the " Royse House," in
Rnrlinpton Boro', Friday Evening, September 16th, 1859.
Music, Vaufieet A Looinia' Full Band, bill, 12,00.
L. T. ROYSK, Proprietor.
Burlington, August 15th, 1859.