A Soi thern Opinion'. —The following in an j
extract of a letter from Hon. Jcre Clemens, i
late a U. S. Senator in Congress, and now one
of the nh'ors of tlie Memphis Rnqttirtr, written
trnm Philadelphia. We reprint it just to show
Low a Southern gentleman look? upon the latt
fare; :! demonstration at Charlestown.* and j
!;ow the cummeutti of some Lane aster county 1
girls made biui " biusb for tlie South," ami I
almost disown bih birth puce ! Mr. Cltmeur.
•-ays :
" A number of ecustry girls, v. ho had been
to a wedding, entered the same ear in which I
Wat sitting, at Lancaster, and made my checks
burn by tbeir laughing comments upon the
chivalry cf the south. ! do not remember
that I was ever inclined to deny my birthplace
before, but if one of them had asked me at that
particular time where I was from, I think I
should have answered lowa or Minnesota, or
perhaps Oregon Of course, ail this is harm
lew.and the stories so cut rent are wild tX 'g:c;a
tioc.s. At homo I should laugh nt them as
heartily as any oue, but I Jo not like to hear
them here, ami nothing but the fear of making
myself ridicuious by getting into passion has
preserved me several times from retorting a
witticism by a taunt. Besides, when I sit down
nnd think over it calmly, I am forced to con
fess that it is nothing rti<re than a fair retalia
tion for the blusterling threats in which onr
people ore so prone to indulge. We talk
about whipping the north with as much self
complacency as if her whole population would
not more than suffice for a breakfast for the
militia of a single southern State, and yet
John Brown, aided by seventeen wlrte men
and eight free negroes,seized a na'iounl armory
in a thickly populated portion of a Southern
State, and was only captured at last by the aid \
of United States marines from Washington.—
Siuce the arrest and conviction of this iiisigni
ficent band, we have had southern legislatures
and governors going throng!) the ridiculous
farce of tendering aid to the Governor of Vir
gfnia, to prevent a rescne no sane man believes !
to be possible. Scarcely a day passes but we
have some startling disclosure, and the tele- j
graph is kept busy in recording the imaginary
movement of the rescuers on the one hand,and
the warlike preparations of the guardians of
the law on the other. No wonder we arc
laughed at."
State Politics —We are glad to observe ;
that a very general disposition e.xbts among '
the Repnblicans of the State, to confine the
action of the coming State Convention to the
transaction of its legitimate duties. These
duties comprise the nomination of a candidate
for Governor, the election of two delegates at
large to the National Convention, and the set
tling of the electoral ticket. The prospect
now is that the dictum of the State Committee
requiring an expression of the choice of Penn
sylvania for the Presidency will be totally dis- j
regarded by the Convention—the members '
thereof not having been chosen for any such
purpose. As to the appointment of delegates :
to the National Convention by the Ilarrisburg ,
gathering, that game is out of the question.— :
Many of the most influential papers of the j
State have arrayed themselves against the I
measure, and if an attempt is made to carry it
into effect the indications are that it will be '
unceremoniously quashed. The Republicans
of Pennsylvania, in their respective -li-trie's,
are perfectly competent to choose 'heir ovr i '
delegates, and when the proper time com-s :
th°y will do so. With the right to elect,!hey .
also claim the right to instruct their Relegates j
aa they see fit upcu the question of the Presi
dency, regardless of the dictation of political
managers and wire pullers— l Sucks Count);
Intclligciuxtr.
Vrß* The Washington correspondent of Tk:
Philadelphia Press says :
" I am desirous of adding a line in refer- '
er.ee to Mr Sickles of New York, and par
ticularly in regard to the universally accepted
opinion that he is not spoken to by his fellow- i
members. It is quite true that there is very
little disposition manifested by any of the rep i
resentatives to establish intimate relations
with Mr. Sickles ; hut justice to the man him
self requires that I should state that he seems
to invite no such relations. Everyday, about
fifteen minutes past twelve, when debate has
begun, he walks in quietly from the side door. :
and takes his seat on one of the sofas on the
western side of the House, where, restinj his ■
head on his gloved hand, he remains seated, i
taking no part in the discussions, voting, when
called upon, in a low voice. He dresses in ex
quisite taste,and has cultivated a large pair of
brown whiskers. He seems conscious that
public opinion is greatly against him, and al
though Ids bearing is full of hi? characteristic
ease and coolness, it is singularly retiring and
unobtrusive."
BfSC Burning Fluid explosions are not gen
erally caused by contact of the flame with the
fluid itself, but with the gas that is always
escaping from the fluid when open to the air.
People not understanding this fact think they
may safely fill lighted lamps if they do not al
low the flume to touch the fluid itself ; but
the invisible gas rises, touches the flame, the
lamp explodes, and the consequences are sad,
perhaps fatal. Never bring a lighted lamp
within a foot, at the very nearest, of open
fluid.
Thk Fremont Land Claim. —By the late in
telligence from California it appears that the
famous case involving the validity of Colonel
Fremont's claim to his large tract of land in
California, and the right of mining companies
to extract gold from it without his permission,
had been decided in his favor. The San Fran
cisco correspondent of the New York Times
says :
"The litigation of this case has cost Colonel
Fremont-and his associates over $50,000 The
result vindicates him from the long-pending
charge of claiming a fraudulent grant, and ef
fectually disposes of all the legal difficulties he
has been compelled to contend against in the
prosecution of his rights. It is safe to assert
that his income from his wjning estate will,
within the next six mouths, be equal to SI,OOO
per day !"
Mail R.obber Convicted. —Edw. Jnekson,
who attempted to rob the U. S. mails in
charge of Mail Agent Adam Keck, on the
Erie Railroad, near Port Jervis, in March lost,
had his trial last week at the session of theU.
S. District Court at Philadelphia. After a
lengthy trial, Jackson was convicted and sen
tenced to the State Prison lor a term of ten
years.
tO?"The Etmira Press learns that " Bill" j
Digging, who was reported to have died from j
a itab received at Willi a import a few days
r.Dce U reejwersg vap'd'y
j SraMoiii Hcportcr.
E. O. GOODRICH, EDITOR.
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REMOVAL !
The office of the Bradford Reporter
has been removod to the wooden building,
two doors west of the late location.
In accordance with our usual custom,
we shall not issue the Reporter next week.—
The next number will be dated January 5,
1860. We extend to our patrons our best
wishes for their happiness during the festive
season which intervenes, trusting that the year
upon which we are entering will bring to all
a fair shate of the enjoyments of this life, nnd
manv New Years await them in the future.
o
CONGRESS. .
We do not think it worth while to make up
j an abstract of Congressional proceedings.—
! The time of the House has been taken up
1 with disunion uud doughface speeches, the Re
publican ineuibeis abstaining from the discus
sion.
The ninth ballot for Speaker was taken on
Saturday. The whole number voting was 228
rendering 115 necessary to a choice. Upon
I both ballots Mr. Sherman had 11 ; upon the
j second Mr. Bccoek fell from So to 84. and Mr.
Boteler from 23 to 15, the votes thus lost
enuring to Mr. Briggs, of New York,who had
in the interval been nominated by Mr. Bouli
gny of Louisiana. The scattering votes in
both instances amounted to 9.
The Senate was not in session on Saturday,
Its members were however buised with the dis
j cussion of Committees, the programme hereto
j fore obtaining proving distasteful to, all sides.
I The very important alteration is said to he
the restoration of Mr. Douglas to the Chair
manship of the Committee on Territories. Mr.
Green, of Missouri, resigning to make way.—
It is also stated that Mr. Douglas has aban
doned the project of a visit at the South.
—The Tribune correspondent thus states the
; prospect for organization :
i The Democracy of the House are divided
into two interests one willing to see an organi
zation effected and the other desiring to pro
cure the (-operation of the Southern Opposi
tion, to prevent a sectional aspect, with a
united houth. The latter cannot prevail.— 1
The next experiment will be on Mr. Taylor of
Louisana, but with no better prospect of suc
cess than was had with Mr. Bocock.
j KfT rfs have b°on made to concentrate on
' Mr. Davis of Indiana, as a compromise ; but
without success. The South will not touch :
Lim,though he declares his readiness to support I
j the Democratic candidate when his vote can j
elec'. If the Opposition hold their present 1
position firmly, as is expected, and call for a
vote steadily at the close of every speech on ;
the part of the other side, the plurality rule
may come sooner than lias been anticipated.—
; * '
There is a possihlity that, after other experi
; meats at combination have failed, various
members of both parties South may agree to |
serve the public interests, demand an organi
zation, and allow it to be effected by their 1
. silence or frank explanation. The present
state cf things cannot continue very long. A j
better temner prevails on all sides. It is the I
I *
j understanding among the Opposition now that
no pairs shall be made hereafter, except upon
; unquestionable emergency.
A New Isst'E.—The North American of the
10th instant says : For the approval of gov
ernment, In a few days, will be submitted a
! new coinage of half dollars, just produced at
the I". S. Mint. The new coin, although of
the same diameter as that now in circulation,
is much thicker at the rim, in consequence of
• the deeper sinking of the die, and hence much
! more durable. On one side is a medallion
i portrait of Washington, with the head wreath
; ed with laurel ; the word Liberty upon a scroll
i over the bust ; at the bottom the date, 1859 ;
I and around the whole the words United States
of America, in plain, well adapted, raised
letters. On the reverse side, a wreath ol
grain envt lopes the words Half Dollar, in the
same beautiful letters. The coin is very hand
some.
A Sirplt's of the New Cext. — Philadel
phia shop keepers have arraigned the new cent
as a nuisance because of the superabundant
supply of the article in that city. They get
i rid of them with difficulty and loss. They are
! dealt in by the brokers at a discount of two
,or five per cent., a depreciation sufficiently
; large to induce some close dealers to purchase
and pay them out to such of their employees
as have no choice in the kind of pay they re
! ceive.
Collision. —There was a collision on the
Great Western Railway, Saturday night last,
j somewhere between Thorold and Suspension
Bridge. Two trains came in collision, and a
j tegular smash-up was tbo result, several cars
i being burnt on the spot. Thp extent of the
1 damage ban not been stated.
DISUNION.
Nothins is more ridiculous than the at
tempts of the locofoco press and the leading
locofoco politicians to terrify the people with
the bugaboo of disunion. They seem to have
risked their all upon it, and are as desperate
as a gumbler with hid last card in a guiiie. —
If they cannot 6care the people with it, now,
tboir last chance is gone. Hence the numer
ous shapes in which the death's head and
bloody bones is served up. The fire-eaters in
Congress display the ghastly spectacle in -diff
erent phases every day ; locofoco orators at
Union-saving meetings exhnust.the vocabulary
in depicting the terrible horrors of the dread
ful catastrophe ; and locofoco editors surcharce
their columns with all the expletives at their
command in describing an event existing only
in their disturbed imaginations.
But so far they have scared no one. They
have not even fooled any one into taking part
with them in their union-saving meetings. In
i Philadelphia the locofoco hand was so plain in
all the arrangements for the Union meeting
that the most prominent opposition men were
either excluded from it or held themselves aloof
from it. It and a similar Boston meeting,
°
were mere locofoco gatherings, for the purpose
of hiding locofocoism uuder a simulated love
for the Union.
From whence do the threats or dangers of
dissolution come? From the North? No.
From the Republicans? No. The Republi
can party is a Union party. The first article
in its creed is that the Union must and shall
be preserved, j ts members and its represen
tatives utter no threats and have no purpose
ior desire to dissolve the Union. From whence
hen, does the danger come ? From the South
alone. The only threnteners are Southern
| men, and they are rot to Ire found outside of
the democratic ranks. If there is any danger,
j therefore, of a dissolution of the Union, it is
; to be found in the Democratic party.
It is a sound principle of law that no man
should he permitted to tttke advantage of his
own wrong. The principle is as sound in poli
\ ties as in law. Neither men nor parties can
be permitted to do a wrong and take advan
tage of it. The Democratic party, therefore,
j undtr this principle, cannot be permitted to
do this wrong of threa'enbig to dissolve the
Union if the South cannot have its own way,
and then plead for a continuance in power up
on the ground that it, alone, can save the
country from a danger which it alone has
created. All that is necessary to save the
Union from any possible danger is to cease i
threatening. The only enemies the Union has
are to be found in the Democratic party. Let
the party choke off the offenders in its own
ranks, and the country can have peace.
The Union is in no (larger from the principles
of the Republican party. If it succeeds in
getting possession of the government, it can I
and will administer its affairs in perfect con-'
sonance with the Constitution and with full
protection to the rights of every porfton of the
confederacy. If any attempt is made to dis-!
, scire the Union, (which is not at all probable,)
it will be made by democrats, in democratic
States, and under democratic auspices. We
have no apprehension of danger from that i
source ; but should any exist, it will lie a poor
way to remedy it bv continuing in power the.
party from which the danger comes. Our ,
| safety and that of the Union consists iu turn j
j ing that party out.
We repeat, no one has yet been scared by |
the silly vaporings of these amateur terrorists.
The trick they would play is too transparent. '
Let them play it out, however. It is their
j iast and only chance, and it would be a pity !
| to deprive them of their one remaining hope ;
of retaining the government in their hands
RAILROAD PROJECT. —The project of connec
ting the N V. A Erie with the Ohio A Mis
, sissippi Railroad, via Dayton, is again being
| aired. A correspondent informs the Cinciri
| nati (lazcttc that Mr. Doolittle has been no
, tilled to be at Oleau on the 15th inst., with
i his men to resume work on the road ; that
! letters received by the last steamer announce
that Messrs. Mcllenry nnd Cunard were to
sail in the Persia on Nov. 25th, and that they
had succeeded in raising the means necessary
I to complatc the road ; that the iron for the
road is already in New York, and it is expec
ted to have the line in operation from Olean
j to Akron within the next twelve months —
j and to Dayton in eighteen months.
I®* The dwelling of Mr. Deo. Truman of
Owego, was entered by burglars a few niglrts
since. The rascals had reached the door of
Mr. Truman's bedroom, when he awoke and
immediately gave chase. The burglars, four
in number, took to their heels, and though
Mr. Truman followed them in his bare feet for
some distance, he was obliged to yield the
race without offecting a capture. No trace
has yet been obtained of the scoundrels.
toT" A man named Myers, keeper of a dis
reputable house near Scranton, Pa., was shot
and instantly killed by a man named Bob Shay,
a bar-tender of that place. It appears that
Shay had been hunting, and, entering the
house, was ordered out by Myres, who seized
an axe to drive him out, whereupon Shay
tired upon him, carrying away the back part
of his head.
tog"" It is very generally believed, in Ken
tucky, that the numerous anonymous letters
received by Southern gentlemen during the
last few weeks, warning of them impending plots
and uttempts at running off slaves, were got
up by gangs of negro-traders and thieves, with
a view of profit. This it the prevalent opinion,
w understand, of intelligent slave-ownere.
toll* Shields Green and John Copeland, the
two colored men who were convicted with
John Brown, were hutig Friday nt Charles
town, The execution was witnessed by at
least sixteen hundred people. The prisoners
mounted the scaffold with a firm step at U :05
a. no, accompanied by the Ivev. Messrs. Wuugb,
North, and Leih. Mr. North of the Presby
terian Church made aprajer, and the prisoners
bid farewell to each of the ministers. Green
was heard to offer up a fervent prayer. At
11 minutes after 11 o'clock the rope was cut,
and they both fell at the same instant. Green's
neck was broken, and he died without a strug
gle, while Copeland writhed in violent contor
tions for several minutes. Cook and Coppic
wero then brought out of the ja'l, and, being
ridden to the scaffold, were launched into
eternity a few minutes before 1 o'clock p. m
They evinced the most unflinching firmness,
and said nothing except to bid far well to the
ministers and Sheriff.
An attempt to escape was made on Thurs
day night by Cook aud Coppic, in which they
succeeded so far as to relieve themselves of
their shackles and break through the brick
wall of the jail. They were discovered, how
ever, by a sentinel, who fired upon them, when
they retreated again into the jail and delivered
themselves up.
COOK and COPTIC, after the failure of their
attempt to escape from Charlestown jail, drew
up a statement of the operations attending
that effort, which has since been published.—
They declare that they received no aid from
any person whatever. The remains of COOK
arrived in New York on Saturday evening,
and were interred at 10 A. M. Tuesday, from
No. 114 South Ninth-street, Williamsburgh,
the residence of Mr. SAM. L. L. IIAKRIS. The
! Consistory of Dr. PORTER'S Dutch Reformed
! Church, of which COOK'S hrother-in law in a
member, refused to allow latter the privilege of
| holding the funeral services in the church, un
less upon a guarantee that the face of the de
ceased should not be exposed to pul lie view.
MASONIC. —As a matter of interest to the
Masonic fraternity hereabouts, we publish the
follow ing list of officers of the Grand Lodge
of Masons, elected on Monday eveniug, in
Philadelphia, und who will be installed at the
annual meet ing to be held on St. John the
Evangelist's day, December 27th. 1859 :
lion Henry M Phillips, R. W. Grand Mas
ter ; David Skcrrett, R. W.S Grand Warden;
, Lucius 11. Scott, II W. J. Grand Warden ;
i P. Williamson, R. W G Treasurer ; W. II
Adams, 11. W. G Secretary ; Trustees of the
Gi.ard Bequest—Samuel II Perkins,Anthony
; Bonrnonville, Jas. Hutchinson, David Jayne
j and David Boyd; Trustees of the Masonic
Loan—Wm. Badger, P. 11. Howard, Wm.
English, James Shields and Frederick Lenwig;
! Trustees of Grand Lodge Charity Fund
John Wilson, Sir., Wil.iam English, Wjn. S.
Black, Joseph S. Riley and August N. Mue
! piierson.
tor* The Washington correspondent of the
New \ ork lhrald says : Since the dc laration
of Mr. Clark, of Missouri, that there should
be no vote for Speaker till his Helper resold
i tion was voted on, many Republicans have
! determined that some other avowals shall lie
: tested in the House also. They will offer res
| olutions that, as disunion sentiments are hos
tile to the domestic peace and tranquillity of
j the country, no one who uvc-ws or endorses
! them is fit to be Speaker. These can easily
be carried, as the Republicans and South
Americans will vote for them, and many
: Northern Democrats will be compelled to do
, likewise. Another resolution is suggested
from an anti-Lecompton Democrat, that no
one who for a Governor of Virginia
who had endorsed the Ruflin anti-slavery pam
phlet, as Governor Letcher did, is fit to be
Speaker. This is a hit at Mr. Bocock. Evi
dently there is a good time coming, and the
politicians, on all sides, will have to face the
music.
fie?" Washington despatches,says that every
effort at negotiation among the parties and
factions, with a view.to organizing the House,
have failed. The South Americans, at their
caucus on Saturday, postively declined to treat
with the Democrats on any footing—refusing
even to entertain a proposition looking to a
concentration of all Southern votes with those
of the Northern adherents of the Administra
tion upon Mr. GILMER, (S. A ) Mr. HICKMAN'S
plurality resolution, it is apprehended, will be
I fought off to the latter part of the week, but
as it must ultimately be adopted, the eventual
election of Mr. SHERMAN is probably without
a doubt.
TO?" HENRY WARD BEECHER lectured at the
Broadway Tabernacle Church, on " How to
to save the Union." He advocated the cul
ture of Union seutiments which 'could be in
; dorsed in every part of this land ; declared the
sovereignty of the States, and the right of
Virginia to be protected from invasion. He
! asserted that the child was born that would
i live to see the time when this Union would not
coutain a single human being in boudage.
to?" The news from the Rio Grande does
not justify the anticipations which had been
formed, that CORTINAS and his followers would
be soon expelled from the limits of Texas. It
appears, on'he contrary, that he is stronger
than ever. The Rangers who went out to at
tack him were defeated, with some loss, and
compelled to retreat to Brownsville. That
town is still beleaguered by the enemy, and it
is the opinion there that not less a force than
five hundred men will suffice for its relief. COR
TINAS is strongly entrenched in the vicinity.aud
bids defiance to the authorities
LOCAL AND GENERAL
to*-The Republican County Committee are
requeued to meet at the Court House, in Towanda, on
I Saturday, January 7,1560, at 1 o'clock, I'. M. A bust
| nc.sa ot importance will come before the Committee, a
1 . full attendance i solicited. The following named gentle
men compose said Committee— J AUKS H. WKDB, URIAH
. TEKUY, C. F. NICHOLS, EDWARD CKANPAL, LORENZO
GRINNELL, A. (4. BROWN, II- 8. BALSBUKV, J. B. INGHAM,
I
Joax GKIRRIN.
i •
to&- We nre requested by Mr. J. F. BEN
DEX, to state that he is now prepared to do Piano Forte
; Tuning and Repairing in the very best mariner. AH
orders left at the Bindery will be promptly attended to.
toy The Third Annual Meeting of the
" Cymdcithas Brodorol," will be held at the usual place,
en .Saturday evening, Dec. 31. By order.
toy We have this day received the tenth
i olume of Pelersems' cheap weekly issue of "Dickens'
I forks fur the Million," which contains the conclusion of
! Sketches by Box, and commencement of Dombey and
Soft. These volumes are furnished at 25 cents each, or
tire complete sett. 28 volumes in all, for $5. and sent free
of postage, to any place in the Uhited States. We have
, examined minutely the manner in which these volumes
are issued by the retersons',and unhesitatingly proncum o
j it admirable. We would advise any of our readers who
wish to possess a complete sett of these unapproachable
works, at an extremely low price to remit Five Dollars
at once, per first mail, to T. B. Peterson A Br thers, Phil
adelphia, for the entire sett,who will send the 2- volumes,
complete, to any one, free of postage, on receipt of that
sum. Probably such an opportunity may never again be
offered.
toy The Bradford County Medical Society
i will meet at SmithAeld Centre, on Wednesday, January
4, I*6o, at 10 o'clock A. M. Subject for discussion is
t Typhoid Fever, its symptoms, pathology, diagnosis and
j treatment. E. 11. MASON. Secretary.
DONATION YIMT. —The friends of Rev. A
I H. JONES will pay him a Donation Visit, on Wednesday,
| December 2sth, afternoon and evening, at Lcitaynville.
j A cordial invitation is extended to all.
TOY MT-ssrs. SOLOMON A KIHRY have made
! one of the largest sales of wool ever known in this County.
| having disposed of over 15,000 pounds in one sale. There
: is no reason why this county should not produce and sell
| as much wool as any county in the Commonwealth, and
j we are glad to learn from the amount in market this year
| that our farmers are turning their attention to the profi
table raising of sbecp.
HON. J. It. GIDDIXOS has been lecturing in
the neighboring towns upon " Scene* in Congressional
| Life." On Thursday evening. Mr. GinniNoa lectured at
Athens in this County, where he was born, though he
left it, at too early an age to have any recollections of
the place.
COMING DOWN !—Some of our friends havo
occasionally found fault with us for being •' stuck up,"
; " too high up in the world," and in order to meet their
! views we have removed the Rrpoitei office to the wooden
building, two doors west ol our former location, where
nnr friends will be able to reach us with less difficulty.
We cordially invite such of our patrons as may be in
town to pay a visit to our sanctum .which is on the ground
floor, w here they w ill find a large assortment of ex
changes from allq uarters of the globe.
We have also added largely to our facilities for doing
; JOB WOKK, by adding another press, and a variety o!
other materials to our already large assortment. Those
who desire neat and cheap Printing, will do well to give
us a call.
SCENE RV AN EDITOR'S'R( OM—THE Altoona
j Tribune has the following :
Obliging Patron—Sow I want yon just to put in a lit
tle local notice of my new stock, will you?
F.ditn ■ —Of eonr-e, how many lines will you have ?
Patron —Oh suit yourself. You know where my store
: is and w li.it it is.
Editor- But our charge are fifteen cents a line, and if
you will say how many you want, there will be no difli- j
i culty about it hereafter.
Patron— What! do you expect to i barge for itl don't i
want to advertise, l ouly want a" puff." You don't charge
| for them, do you ?
Editor—Sot if you will allow me to come to your store
| and walk off with,'whatever I please to take without charge
! Will you agree to that!
j [Exit Patron in a rage, with a great big flea in his car.]
to>~ We are requested to state that it is in
tended to hold a Festival, for the benefit of the Collegiate
; Institute at this place, at the Institute building, on Tues
day evening, January 3d. The public generally are in
vited to attend and welcome in the New Year, over a
good supper to le prepared by the ladies.
DONATION VISIT —The friends of Rev. S .
NICHOLS wi 1 pay him a Donation Visit on Wednesday, {
Dec. 2sth, afternoon and evening, at the Methodist Par
sonage in Towanda. A cordial invitation is extended to
all.
MR GOODRICH— Hear Sir ; I notice in your
paper of this week, a notice of the marriage of WILLI AM
DARLING, on the 7th inst., by W. C. DAVIS. This is a
mistake, it should read WILLMKR instead of WILLIAM
DARLING. Yours, AC.,
Canton, Dec. 15,1859. W. C. DAVIS.
BUSINESS ON THE JUNCTION CANAL —The
Flmira Press has been kindly furnished by Collector
WILLIAMS with the subjoined statement of the business
done on the Junction Canal during the past season. Com
pared with last year it shows a large increase. In the
item of Coal, about 15,000 tons more were shipped this
season by this Canal than during the one previous. Not
a day's navigation has been lost during the season, from
the time the ('anal opened until it closed. We are grati
fied to know that this Canal is now in a fair way of prov
ing a remunerative investment to the enterprising capi
talists who constructed it. No other public improve
meat centering here will be able to do as much lor the
interests of Elmira as the Junction Canal, and all our
. citizens will heartily rejoice in its prosperity.
| Annual Statement of lioats and Property Transported
j over the Junction Canal for 1*59:
| Boats going Sooth Number.... 1,188
Boats going North Number 1,210
I Anthracite Coal Tons 44,888
Bituminous Coal Tons 27,455
Pig Iron Tons 692
Boards and Scantling Feet 2,770,900
| Shingles M 257.000
Timber Cnbic Feet. 1,766
' Staves Tons 890
Flour Barrels 2,750
Wheat. Bushels 8,740
Corn, Rye and OaU. Bushels.... 23,649
Barley Bushels 4,024
Feed Tons 28
Potatoes Bushels.... 120
Butter Tons 15
Salt Tons 2,308
Merchandise Tons 855
Machinery, Iron, Ac. Ac......T0ns 672
Stone. Lime aud Clay Tons 475
Gypsum Tons 3,400
Beef and Pork Barrels 167
Sundries Tons 459
Total Tons Transported 88 115
JNO. D. WILLIAMS, Collector.
DROWNED I —The wife of SOLOMON ROBERTS,
living some four or five miles above this place, (says the
Tunkhannock Democrat ) was drowned in the Husquehan
na river on Friday last. It seems that Mr. and Mri-
ROXKUT® started from this pa e at. ot dark in a carriage
' to return home byway of the tow-path and had got near
ly in aight of home, when from some cause, the irons at
taching the pole to thg wagon, gave way, and the wagon
was precipitated down a steep embankment into the riv
er, where the water wax deep and current swift. Mr.
Roberta succeeded in swimming to the shore, but bis wife
together with the wagon, were carried down the river
As soon as the alarm was git en .every effort was made to
rescue the drowning woman, but the water waa high and
rough, and all their efforts proved unavailing- .She was
last hcArd to cry for help about a mile above this place,
since which time, nothing has been heard or seen of ber
or the wagon. She was about sixty years of age, a moth
er of a large family, and a woman highly esteemed by the
community in which she resided.
COCKT PROCEEDINGS, CONCLUDED. —Com. VS.
Horace Hagar Indicted for stealing a pistol.valued at $5,
the property of G. H. Goodwin. I'leads guilty.
Com. vs. Patrick M'Mahon—lndicted .for assault and
battcrj upon one Patrick Quion. Pleads not guilty.—
After a hearing, defendant withdraws the plea of not
guilty, and pleads guilty.
Com. vs. Ephraim, Dyer and Lncjr M. Herrick.—lndict
ment for adultery. Nol pros, entered by leave of court,
for rexsons of District Attorney, filed.
Com. vs. D. B. Knapp—lndicted for obtaining goods un
der false pretences. Defendant not appearing his recog
nizance. and sleO, that of his bail. B. F. Knapp, is forfeit
ed, being one hundred dollars each.
In the matter of the petition of the requisite number of
voters of Albany township praying the court to direct an
election to lie held in said twp., to determine by baflot the
propriety of removing the general, special and township
elections in said twp., to the house of Win. Lancaster.—
Upon petition being read and filed, the court direct that
an election be held at the house of said Wm. Lancaster,
on Monday the 2d day of Jannary next. Polls to be
opened between 8 and 11 o'clock, A. M., and close at 6
P. M. The constable to give at least 15 days notice of
time and place of holding the same ; and the tickets to be
voted shall have on the outside the word " Change." and
on thi- inside, the words, " For the change," or,"Against
the change."
The court appoint D. M. Alexander, of Burlington and L
11. Scott and Jos. Cooper, of To wan da borough, "Tip
Staus," to wait upon the court, the appointment to Lea
permanent one for the time being and the court make an
ord' r allowing them 11,25 per diem. They also appoint
K. M. Parsons, of Towanda boro to wait upon the Grand
Jury.
I J the matter of the application of C. A. Williams, fora
transferor the tavern license of E. W. Bigony, to keep a
public house in Troy borough, for the unexpired term of
the j var foi which said license wxs granted—The court
grant the transfer.
Also, the application of Samuel Hunt for a transfer of
the tavern license of X. Olmstead, of Ulster, for the un
expired term for which said license was granted. Trans
fer granted.
Joseph 11. Mar-h vs. Pike township. Application for
damage view. Upon reading and filling petition, the
court appoint Zehulon Frisbie, Chauncey Gridley, and
Horace Chubbuck, commissioners to view and make a re
port thereon, according to the prayer of the petitioner.
In the matter of the petition of the Commissioners of
Bradford county, for the appointment of viewers to view
the county bridge built by John Blackwell, Jr., across
Tom Jack Creek, in Burlington borough. The coort ap
point J. Campbell. G. C. Hill. H. Pulta. Jehial McKean,
J. Foulke, and R. Luther.
Also on petition of the same, for the appointment of
viewers to view the county bridge recently built by Geo.
Pendleton across the Wappesening Creek, in Warren
twp., the court appoint M. Elsbree, M.Taylor, J. Newell,
X. Russell, C. Morey, and L. Vought.
Wm. C. Heylman. Esq., of Williamsport, Lycoming
county, was admitted and sworn as an attorney at law,
with the license to practice as such in the several courts
of this county.
The jury were discharged on Thursday in the afternoon
all matters in the Sessions ready for trial, having been
disposed of, and the court adjourned over until Friday
i afternoon, for a hearing of matters on the argument list,
at which time it was again called, and after a short sess
ion, adjourned over until Monday morning, Dec. 12.
In the Common Pleas, Auditor's Reports were presen
ted in the matter of the proceeds arising from Sheriff
Sales of real estate of the following persons to wit:
S. C. A J. W. Means, S. H. Newman. J. W. Spencer,
Levi Goddard, J.S. Kinncr, Geo. Fox, John Rogers and
R. Hadlock, Franklin Murray,
which several Reports were tiled and confirmed n, si.
Dec. 6th. The petition of David H. Forrest read and
tiled, setting forth that Simon McCarty had become an
j habitual drunkard, praying the court to order an inquest
i and hearing during the present term liefore one of the
j Judges and Jurors attending Court. The Court directed
I that SIK'U inquest le held on Thursday the 15th inst., at
i the Court House in Towanda.
Dec. Bth., the acknowledgment of sixteen Sheriff's
j deeds were taken in open Court for real estate recently
sold to different individuals by Sheriff Woodruff.
On application by petition the Court make a decree
that the name of Frank R. Clark tie changed to the name
of Frank Benjamin Ford and that he hereafter assume
that name and shall he the adopted child ofF. B. Ford.
SKCONH WI:KK. —Court being called on Monday morning
pursuant to adjournment, at JO o'clock in the forenoon
and adjourned to meet in the afternoon, ayd at 2 o'clock
P. M. was again convened, the dockets were read over
and Judgments taken according to the rules of Court in
all such matters which were open and subject to judg
ment, on motion of the several Attorneys concerned.
The firstVause taken up being James A. Rogers vs.
. Davis Van Dyke—Trespass on the case for deceit in a
horse Ac. December 12th, Jury empannelled aud sworn,
Dec. 14th, verdictjor the plaintiff for SIOO.
Ebenexer Preston vs. James Benjamin and Lucy Ann
Benjamin—Ejectment for a piece of land situated in
Springfield twp., containing forty seven acres. Dec. 14th
Jury empannelled and sworn, and en the 15th, return a
conditional verdict for the plaintiff, the land in question,
subject to be set aside upon the payment of fitty dollars,
interest thereon and cost on or before June 1,1860.
Francis Tyler vs. The North Branch Canal Company—
Claim for damages on appeal from the appraisement
made Ac., on petition being filed, the Court appointed
Martin Elsbree of Warren, John Blackwell of West Bur
lington, Dunnuer Liiley of Columbia, Minor Taylor of
Orwell, Levi Taylor of Granville, Charles C. Paine of
Troy Borough, and James Hi>dge of Pike, as appraisers
under the act of assembly providing for the same aud
also in the case of
Arther Yates and others vs. The North Branch Canal
Company—Being also a claim for damages as above. The
Court appoint the same men and fix upon Thursday the
19th day of January next at 1, o'clock P. M. the time
for their meeting on the premises of claimants in Athens
twp., the Sheriff to serve notice Ac.
Com. to the use of S. W. Park and others vs. Wm. H.
Foster and Stephen Powell, who survived Byron Kings
bury and Ezra Rutty.—Action in debt, on bond given in
the Orphans' Conrt, given by Byron Kingsbury as ad
ministrator of Gen. Zebtdon Spalding deceased, and
signed by the defendants as sureties. Dec. 15, Jury call
ed and sworn, and return a verdict in favor of Common
wealth the amount of the bond to wit: 10000, and for
S. W. Park and others $459,96.
William Woodville, Trustee of Emily McTavish vs.
Moses Uobbins—Ejectmeut for a lot of laud in Smith
field twp., containing 108 acreo. Dec. 14, Jury called
and sworn, and after a hearing, render a conditional ver
dict in favor of plnintifffor the land io question, subject
to lie set aside on the payment of $705, interest and cost
within two years; same day upon application of Mr. Mer
cur, counsel for plaintiff, verdict set aside and the cause
ordered upon the list for trial at next term.
Michael vs. James Thompsou.—Ejectment for
a small piece of land situate in Athens twp. Dec. 15,
Jury called and sworn and after a hearing appearance
and plea withdrawn and judgment by consent for plaintiff.
Simon McCarty an habitual drunkard—Dec. 15, inqui
sition held before the court and a jury of six men, who
make a report that they find the said Simon McCarty to
be an habitual drunkard, and David 11. Forrest appointed
his committee.
On Wednesday, Dec. 14, the acknowledgement of five
Sheriff's Deeds were taken in open conrt.
William Patterson vs. Elizabeth Patterson Divorce.
Dec. 15. on reading depositions and on motion of Mr.
Bnllsck, the Court decree a divor e to W lliuaa Patterson
from the bonds of matrimony.