THE GREAT PRIZE FIGHT !
The Victory Claimed for Heenan!
The steamship Vanderbilt, which arrived at
New York early on Saturday morning, after
a very rapid passage of nine aud a half days
from Southampton, brings full details of the
great Prize Fight between SAVERS and HF.EN
AN. The fight took place ou the morning of
Tuesday, 17th April, in a meadow n<*ar Farn
borough, on the borders of Hampshire aud
Surrey, iu the presence of some three thousand
persons. Among the spectators, besides the
swell-mob and rough characters who usually
attend such exhibitions, were Members of Par
liament, authors, artists and even a represen
tation of the clergy. The men were in excel
lent condition, and the contest was terrific.—
After continuing for two hours and six min
utes, during which time thirty seven rounds
were fjught, the battle was declared drawn,
and, upon the decision Qf the referee, all bets
pending upon the result were canceled. The
backers of HEENAN were exceedingly indig
nant at the conduct of the giob, which broke
into the riug at the expiration of the thirty
seventh round, and prevented the contiuuauce
of the contest. It is claimed for the Ameri
can Champion, that, but for this interruption
of the pastime, lie would soon have decided
the affair by the emphatic defeat of SAVERS.
An'indiguation meeting of Americans was to
be held on the following day, when, it was as
serted, conclusive evidence would be produced
to establish HEENAN'S claim to the belt.
The special correspondent of the JYew York
Times writes as follows :
In a little less than an hour from the stop
ping of the trains, the two men entered the
ring. It was the first lime they had met,
HEEXAN having missed a rendezvous made for
a meeting some time previous, as is the custom.
They shook hands and chatted pleasantly
while the preparations were going on, each
scrutinizing, iuthe meantime, his man, and cal
culating the work he was going to have to do.
Uoth men were in good condition, looked con
fident, SAVERS appearing naturally the most at
home in the ring. As they stripped, each inan
was loudly cheered, but the American had but
fifteen or twenty voices against two thousand.
These few, however, made no mean noise, you
may be sure. HEEXAN threw up a penny, won
the corner, and threw SAVERS with his # eyes to
the sun. They shook hands, and went to work
warily, both men smiling, and in good humor.
The end of llic fight is vol correcthj reported
in London, and perhaps will not be. I had been
told by Englishmen before the light that there
was too much money let at odds iu favor of
SAVERS for HEENAX to he permitted to gaiu
the contest. English gamblers are just as des
perate as any other gamblers, and in the con
dition of speculation in which HEEXAN went
to the field, a fair showing was hardly to be
expected. The men appointed to take carc of
the ring and see a fair fight, were meu who
had bet largely on SAVERS, and the whole two
thousand Englishmen preseut were yelling fu
riously for SAVERS, an old fighter, while chaff
ing HEENAX, a young and inexperienced oue.
While nothing could be more admirable
than the deportment and skill of TOM SAVERS
from the beginning to the end of the fight, I
pretend to say that from the cud of the first
round to the close, HEEXAN showed himself to
be the superior man, as well in endurance as
in strength of blow and skill, lis was never
knocked down once, while he sent SAVERS to
the grass fairly abont twenty times. In all
the,clenched falls which took place, HEEXAN
fell under but once. HEEXAN came to the
scratch every time first, and lie did all the at
tacking, preserving a constant smile, and show
ing not ouly good humor, but a sort of honest
love of the game. The Ertglishmen all de
clared that they uever saw "so grit a man "
for his age, in all their lives.
The fight had lasted about two hours, and
had been thus fur conducted perfectly fairly
ou both sides. There was not the slighest
show of "foul" during all this time on either
side, aud both men were yet firm on their pegs
and capable of fighting half as long again.—
HF.ENAN had the most marks, because lie was
young, his flesh was soft, and whenever SAY
•tits touched his noddle it swelled out like a
puff ball. 15 tit of the two IIEE.VA.V had yet
much the most fight i him. One of his eyes
was shut, and all SAYERS' hope was to shut
the other. Everybody saw that it was his
only chance, and all his fire was directed at
HEENAX'S rcmaiuitig eye. IIEENAN being
afraid of this game determiued to throw all
his force into a few concluding rounds which
should finish SAYERS.
HEENAN now went at SAYERS most terribly
and succeeded in getting his head into chance
ry. In this position ha held him hard against
the stake, within three feet of were I stood,
and here the fight would have been ended if
the English had uot rushed in and broken up
the ring. SAYERS was black in the face, and
Ly the time IIEENAN would have finished the
round, if let alone, SAYERS could not have come
to time. The English say that HEENAN was
killing him in that position, and that tlicy
were right in interfering ; but the fact is that
HEENAN was only trying to throw him, and in
doing this his giant arm was stopping the cir
culation in SAVERS' jugulars. He would have
got hiin down before he was totally suffocated
and the fight would have teruiiuated by SAVERS
not coming to time.
After this there were three rounds fought,
ia all of which HEENAN had the advantage,and
in one of which he held SAVERS' head again a
long time in chancery. Each time SAYERS was
much too slow to the scratch, and it was evi
dent to everybody that the rest of the fight
was HEENAX'S. Each time, too, the ring was
broken up by the English, notwithstanding the
efforts of the Americans to preserve it. The
wildest confusion reigned, and it was evident
to the most stupid looker on that HEENAN
was not to be allowed to gain the money he
had honestly won.
At the cud of these three rounds HEENAN
again came to time, and stood in the middle
of the ring waiting for his man, anxious to
finish the fightr but SAYERS did not come to
time. After waiting half a minute beyond the
call, and SAYERS still remaining seated, the
Americana yelled triumph, and took away their
®an. Bat when they looked for the Referea,
Mr. DOWLIMG, to obtain his decision for their
u&n, he was not be found ! He had withdrawn
at the round in which HEENAN had held SAY
ERSi so long iu chancery, and in which the ring
had beej broken in, declaring that he would
not preside where he could not see what was
takiug place. The Police also, who had inter
fered, ordered him to desist acting as Ileferee,
but this took place before the ring was broken
in. Under any circumstances, however good
Mr. BOWLING'S excuse may have been for leav
ing the place, it must be recollected that it was
SAYLRS' friends, the English, who broke up
the ring, aud rendered the termination of the
fight impossible. Moreover the Police were not
obeyed, nor the ring broken down, till it was
evident that Saycrs was a M whipped num.
HEENAN is blamed for showing his temper
at the close toward SAVERS and his seconds.—
But after what precedes, tue reader will know
how to excuse his momentary forgetfulness.—
HEENAN rau to the railway station after the
fight with as much activity as if nothing had
occurred, while SAVERS was supported away
from the place by bis secouds.
Mr. DOWLIN declares the battle a drawn one
the bets are to be cancelled, and if the fight is
renewed it cannot take place for a mouth or
more.
But the Benicia Boy is the Champion of the
World ! MALAROFF.
A FKRK COUNTRY. —The Baltimore Patriot
of Thursday, chronicles the disgraceful break
ing up of the Maryland Republican Conven
tion in that city. lion. Montgomery Blair
was made Chairman of the Convention and
made a very nealflfcnd moderate speech on tak
ing his scat. Hon. F. P. Blair, of Montgom
ery county, and Judge Marshal, of Baltimore,
were appointed delegates at large, and Messrs.
Jas. Bryan, W. P. Ewing, F. S. Corkran, Dr.
W eiss, Wm. Amour, and W. Bonifant district
delegates. At this stage of the meeting the
following outrage was perpetrated :
" A band of lawless men rushed towards the
President's chair, crying " put them out," which
at once dissolved the Convention. Indeed at
intervals throughout the meeting there were
the most disgraceful aud riotous demonstra
tions, which we deeply regre , as we had hop
ed that Baltimore would never more have her
fair fame soiled with such demonstrations, aud
Gx upon her a foul blot that years upon years
will not be sufficient to efface. We also re
gret that under the new police system, from
which so much was promised, that there would
have been a force sufficient to have overawed
and quelled these disturbances, as there was
ample time from the commencement of these
riotous scenes to have had at that point the
entire police force of the city."
Such is freedom and decency in the city of
Baltimore !
SUSQUEHANNAH RAFTING. —The high water,
says the Columbia Spy, has, as was expected,
brought us a fleet of rafts from the headwaters,
but not so large a proportion of the Spring sup
ply of lu nber as we had anticipated. The
shore has been pretty well liued with rafts
during the week, both above and below the
bridge, most of which arrived ou Wednesday
and Thursday. The lumber, as far as we can
ascertain, is principally from Pine Creek and
the Siunemaboning. There have been bnt few
rafts from the North Branch, and they report
but a partial freshet in these waters. The rafts
from that rcg'on barely got through, and
found the water increased as they descend.—
The freshet on the West Branch was general,
and most of the lumber got out except a por
tiou still iu the headwaters of pine Creek.—
The reports from the Sooth indicate heavy
rains and high water, and the freshet in the
West Branch is reported to have proceeded
mostly from heavy floods in streams running
from the south ; the northern branches were
not very high. This will account for the lack
of water iu the North Branch.
ATLANTIC ANH GREAT WESTERN RAILROAD.—
The London (Ohio) Evening Journal has the
followiug in regard to this road : "It is said
that M. dc Salamanca, the Madrid banker,has
become joint contractor to complete the Atlan
tic and (Ireat Western Railway, thereby insur
ing the junction of the New York and Erie
and Ohio and Mississippi lines, which is ex
pectcd'to add largely to the prosperity of these
undertakings, by securing a through traffic
from east to west, from which they are at pre
sent excluded."
The Jamestown Jour ml states that an ar
rangement has been consummated betweeu the
Directors of the Erie & N. Y. City and the
A. & G. W. Railroads, by which that portion
of the former between Little Valley and Jamcs
towo, now nearly ready for the iron, is to be
used by the latter, and becomes a portion of
it.
tey* A singular and sad affair happened the
other day at Buffalo. A family arrived there,
consisting of a man, his wife and two children.
Both the man and the woman were insaue,and
both exhibited very nearly the same symptoms
their minds lending to similar hallucinations,
and their irrational conversation being npon
much the same subjects. It was supposed* that
they had taken some noxious drug. They
were both convpyed to the Insane Asylum,and
precautions taken to prevent them from injur
ing themselves pr others. In spite of these,
however, the man wrenched an iron handle
from his door, and managed to cut his throat
with it, so that he died from the loss of blood.
The woman, in one of her lucid moments, said
they came from Kentucky, but could not tell
the town or county of her residence.
££&* As Mr. Eaton, of Rockport, Ohio,
was plowing in his field, not long ago, he turn
ed np the skeletons of three persons. Two of
these had all doub'e teeth and all sound. The
skeletons lay near together, only a foot be
low the surface. About a year since,near the
same spot, another wes plowed up. The affair
is mysterious, and excites the people among
whom it occurred.
The ycat wigwam at Chicago, to ac
comodate the Republican Convention, will be
one hundred and eighty feet long by one hun
dred broad, capable of holding ten thousand
persons. Its cDst will be about ss,ooo,which
will be met by voluntary subscriptions. In the
centre of the fronton Market street will be a
dome surmounted by a large eagle and shield
supporting a tkg-staff. The architect has
very pertinently represented a banner floating
to the breeze, inscribed with the sentiment:—
" Irrepressible and Undivided 1"
D&F Speaking of the Carstang-Shaw cafe
the Cincinnati Enquirer says : It has been
announced that a new trial is to be had of this
case, bat whether it will ever come off is ex
tremely donbtfnl. We hear that some $22,-
000 of costs have to he paid before a new suit
can be granted, and everybody knows that
Miss C. is not able to pay it. Her lawyers,
also will no longer work for " glory."
iictos from all ifcatfons.
—The revelations of political corruption
made before Mr. Covode's Investigating Committee, are
stirring up our Democratic friends awfully. Their cries
are pitiful, and their scoldings comical.
—Beverly L. Clarke, a U. S. Minister to
Central America, is dead. Ilia two predecessors also
d cd in that sickly laud.
—Wm. Cost Johnson, one of the most tal
ented Whig friends of Henry Clay, has died iu Maryland,
a victim to intemperance.
—Ou the first of May, the General Confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal Chnrch of the United
States will hold its quadrenial sessiou in the city of Buf
falo.
—The confirmation of Prince Alfred was
to take place at Windsor Castle on the sth inst. In rath
er a patronizing manner the Court journals stated that
there would be no state observed, and that the religious
rite would be performed with every simplicity.
—N. W. Lyon, a Revolutionary soldier,
died at his residence iu Easton, Conn., on the morning
of the 18th inst., in his 101 st year. He was engaged in
the Commissariat Dcpartmeut of the Army for some
time.
—The Prince of Wales, on his visit to this
country, will be attended by nine gentlemen of honor
and one of the Queen's Secretaries of State, who will
probably be the Duke of Newcastle. *
—Mrs. Mind well Granger, the venerable
mother of Hon. Francis Granger and of Gen. John A.
Granger, died at Canandaigua on Tuesday last, at the
age of 00 years.
—The Supreme Court of Mississippi has
affirmed the validity of the law making it penal for re
i tailers to sell liquor to a drunken man, and deelaring that
the owner of the establishment is responsible for the act
of his barkeeper on this behalf.
%
—The prospect for a full crop of fruit in
| Tompkins conuty. is more favorable than at auy time for
many years.
—Several years since, a man named Johu
| Cain killed Richard Singleton for the seduction of his
daughter Mary, in Cincinnati. The daughter has since
I become an abandoned character, and last Monday night
was married to a negro named Winston, over 70 years of
age, the keeper of an eating and drinking house of a
very low character. The girl was about 20 years ol age.
—The Ithaca Journal states that on Sun
day last the body of a male infant was discovered near
the Railroad track, in the woods, close to the vicinity of
the old inclined plane. Coroner Sackett returned a ver
dict that the child, born alive, had come to its death by
injuries caused by some person or persons unknown. Its
parentage has not yet been discovered.
—The tide of emigration from Ireland to
the United States, after an ebb of several years, is now
again ou the flood. More than 400 emigrants lelt Queens
town on one day lately, by the steamers for New York
and Portland.
—Peace has been concluded between Spain
and Morocco. Morocco now yields up an important strip
of sea-coast, and makes many concessions in trade and
religious privileges, together with '20,000,000 piastres to
pay the expenses of the war 1 As to loss of life, Spain
is the greatest sufferer.
—Judge Black, in refusing to accept the
challenge from Gov. Walker, says that in his-conversa
tion with Schnal>el, lie referred to an entirely different
letter than that published, and threatens to prosecute
Sehnablc for perjury.
—We see it stated in some papers that
by a recent act of the Legislature, the fees of District
Attorneys were raised from J'S 50 to $7 00 on each bill
tried. This is a mistake. The bill referred to applies
exclusively to the city of Philadelphia.
— WM. C. LAWRENCE, re-elected Speaker of
the House of Representatives in Pennsylvania at the last
session, died at his home in Harrisburg, last Saturday
evening, in bis 2Sth year. He was a man of splendid
talents, and uncommon promise. Hon. JOSEPH LAW
RENCE of Washington County, long timea Speaker of the
same body, and also Member of Congress, was his father.
—Judge GAI.BRAITII has decided to license
no more houses in Warren Co., Pa.
—Uuder a recent act of the Pennsylvania
Legislature, a model Farm and Botanic Garden arc about
to be established near Philadelphia.
•—The steamer A. L. Tracy, from St. Louis
to New Orleans, while on the passage Friday, was burned,
and seven children and six of the crew perished in the
flames.
*— Bucks county is entirely free from debt.
The Commissioners had a special meeting recently, to
meet the Auditors and pay off the indebtedness, when
every obligation against the county was cancelled.
—The London Era says that John C. Ilce
nan " was born at a place called Benecia, a village iu the
Troy district of the United States. "
—The Atlantic Telegraph Company have
dispatched an agent to Newfoundland to test the cable
and shift its position to a different portion ol Trinity
Bay. Thi#achieved, the general experiments at both
ends are to be resumed.
—A Moose from John Browu's Tract, said
to be the first taken alive there, is ou exhibition at Utica.
—There is now in the Massachusetts State
Prison at Charleston, 512 convicts, a larger number than
it ever before contained.
—The bricklayers and plasterers of Troy
demanded an advance of their wages to $2 per day, and
the demand has been acceded to by their employers.—
The men commenced receiving the increased wages on
Monday.
—Gov. Packer has signed the bill passed
by tlie Legislature for the relief of the Sunbury and Erie
Railroad. The north and middle sections of the road will
now be urged forward to completion.
—Ex-Governor Briggs of Pittsfield, Mass.,
lias declined the appointment of the Chancellor of the
Madison Univeisity at Hamilton, N. Y.
—A little girl, daughter of Thomas Graves,
of Coventry, Chenango county, N. Y., was scalded to
death on the 3d instant, by upsetting a dipper of hailing
water and pouring the whole contents over her body.
—Gov. Packer has signed the death war
rant of Henry I'ritts, recently found guilty of murder in
Somerset county. He is to be executed on the 22d of
June.
—A firm in Savannah, Georgia, has receiv
ed an order for 200,000 feet of lumber, which is to be
shipped for Beyrut, thenee to be taken to Jerusalem and
Damascus.
—Helper is getting up a new book, to be
issued in May, and intended for a Republican campaign
document,
—This last week has brought to light two
new counterfeit notes—both fives, one on the Bank of
Banbury, Conn., and the other on the Franklin County
Bank, at Greenfield, Mass. The best way to avoid decep
tion, is to refuse all fives on these banks.
—We learn from the Rochester Union that
the Scarlet Fever is now quite prevalent in that city,
and It does not confine its ravages exclusively to the
young ; many adults being attacked. A number of fa
tal cases among children have occurred withiu the past
week.
—ln the House of Commons, in reply to a
question, Lord John Russell said that her Majesty had
been advised to recognize the acquisitions of the
King of Sardinia.
|irabto|ieprtcr.
E.O. GOODRICH, EDITOR.
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THE CHARLESTON CONVENTION.
The assembled democracy at Charleston,
have passed an exciting week, ending with
Saturday last, without arriviug at auy definite
result. Their time has been taken up, with
the everlasting " nigger." The Slavery ques
tion, which has been "settled " so many times,
has evoked the direst discord and intense ex
citement amongst those who are the readiest
and loudest to deprecate agitation.
The Committee on Platform made thru dif
ferent reports. Early on Saturday, after sev
eral days of wrangling and discussion, the
Bayard resolutions were presented by Mr.
HIGLER, who supported them in a speech, in
which he pleaded for conciliation, but pleaded
in vain. The resolutions affirmed the Cincin
nati Platform, rejected the doctrine of squat
ter sovereignty, and left the question of slave
property to be settled by the Supreme Court.
After an angry contest, the resolutions were
recommitted to the Committee by otic majori
ty—Ayes 152 Nays 151. The entire New-
York vote was cast iu the negative. The mi
nority vote was regarded as the first test of
DOUGLAS' strength in the Convention. The
Georgia delegation hail a minority of Douglas
men, who remoustraUd against a decision that
the vote of that State must be cast as a unit,
aud it is asserted that DOUGLAS lost two votes
by this manoeuvre. The platforms having beeu
recommitted the Convention took a recess at
5 1-2 P. M. The Platform Committee re
turned with two reports. The majority report
was presented by Mr. AVERY of North Caro
lina. It.sets out with an affirmation of the
Cincinnati platform, subject to certain e.xpla
natory resolutions, which declare that all citi
zens have a right to settle in the Territories,
" without their rights, either of person or
property, being destroyed or injured by Con
gressional or Territorial legislation that it
is the duty of the Federal Government to
protect these rights ; and that the State sov
ereignty begins only with the formation of a
State Constitution. The remainder of the
majority platform goes for Cuba, the enforce
ment of the Fugitive Slave law, and a Pacific
Railroad. The minority report of the Coin
inittee presented by Mr. SAMUELS, of lowa,
also reaffirms the general principles of the
Cincinnati Platform ; but meets the question
of the Territories by deducing that " inasmuch
as differences of opinion exist," the Democratic
Party " will abide by the decision of the Su
preme Court over the institution of Slavery
within the Territories." The acquisition of
Cuba and the construction of a Pacific Rail
road arc planks of this report, similar in all
respects to those laid down by the majority.
Mr. SAMUELS made a powerful appeal to South
ern members to adopt the report of the mi
nority. He expected the South not to persist
in " an abstraction which would drive one-half
the Northern Democrats into the army of the
Rlack Republicans," and it appears that he
was heard by the fire-eating party with re
spectful attention. Mr. BUTLER, of Massachu
setts, presented a third report, which proposed
the adoption of the Cincinnati Platform, with
out explanations or addenda. A violent dis
cussion followed the recept'on of the reports,
in the midst of which a motiou prevailed to
adjourn until Monday morning.
Further reports from the Convention bring
us Monday's proceedings. The minority report
was adopted by ayes 165, nays 138 ; upon the
announcement of this result, the delegates
from Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida,
Texas, and South Carolina with a portion of
the Arkansas delegation withdrew, protesting
against the action of the majority.
It is supposed the seceders will nominate a
ticket, consisting of DAVIS and EVERETT.
The absence from the Convention of the
seceders, probably ensures the nominatiou of
DOUGLAS.
teu" Great excitement was caused in Troy
Friday by the arrest, by a United States De
puty Marshal, of a uegro named Charles Nale,
claimed as a fugtive slave by B. \V. Hans
borough of Cuepper county, Virginia. Upon
identification before a United States Commis
sioner the negro was remanded, when a writ
of habeas corpus was issued by Judge Gould.
By this time a thousand persons had assem
bled, and, surrounding the officers having the
negro in charge, rescued the letter and con
veyed him across the river to West Troy,where
he was again arrested. Again the crowd as
sembled, and again the negro was rescued and
conveyed to parts unknown in a carriage. The
rescuers were composed principally of negroes.
Pistols and clubs were freely used.
a®" Later advices frotn the heroes of the
late pngilistic encounter, represent that the
friends of each are satisfied, and that they will
not meet agaiu iu the " roped areua."
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
tetT-Tho Bradford County Medical Society
will meet at the Odd Fellows Hall, in the Borough of
Towanda, on Wedneeday, May 9th, 1860, at 101 o'clock,
A. M. Subject for discussion, •' The Pathology and Treat
ment of Rheumatism "
E. 11. MASON', Secretary.
School Directors are again reminded,
that in order to receive the State appropriation, it is
necessary to forward to the County Superintendent the
four months certificate and annual report before the first
Monday in June. C. It. COBL'RN.
BOLD BURGLARY. —The dwelling of Mr. W.
L. Post, in Montrose, was entered one night last week by
a thief, who found his way into the bed-room in which
Mr. and Mrs. Post were sleeping, and stole Mrs. Post's
gold watch, worth 1100 or more, and Ma. Post's panta
taloons, containing his walet, in which were valuable
papers and a small amount of money. The thief got off
without disturbing any. one, and the loss of the articles
■was not discovered till morning, when the watch was
missed, and soon after the pantaloons were found outside
the house, with the papers scattered about, and the
money gone. The outer door leading from the bedroom
was found unlocked, though all had been secured over
night. No trace of the thief has been discovered.
Iu pursuauee of a call, the Republi
cans of North Towanda Township met at the " Myer's
School House " in said township, on the evening of the
26th of April, and organized a ltepublicau Clubby elect
ing the following officers :
President —WlLLlAM W. EAST A BROOKS.
Vice Presidents— DAVlD RUTTY and W. A. SCATTER.
Secretaries—A. H. KINGSBURY and AVERT EASTA
BKOOKS.
Treasurer —WlLLlAM 11. FOSTER.
On motion, JESSE WOODRUFF, RKNJ. PECK, EZRA RUT
TY, MYRON AI.OWAV and were selected as a committee
to draft resolutions for the next meeting.
On motion, the meeting tlicn adjourned to meet at the
same place on the evening of the 28th of April.
In pursuance of the adjournment the North Towanda
Republican Club met on the evening of the 28th of April.
The meeting was called to order by the President, after j
which, the following resolutions were offered by the Com
mittee, and unanimously adopted :
Resolved, That this Association he known as the Re
publican Club of North Towanda.
Resolved, That though not the first to organize our
selves for the work of the Campaign of 1860, yet we ac
cord to none a more heart-felt earnestness in devotion to
the principles of the Republican party—and we will be
second to none in our zeal to advance the great truths of 1
our party, which, iu our judgment are so necessary lor j
the welfare and prosperity of our country, ami the per :
petuity of onr free Institutions.
Resolved, That we recognize in the so-called Demo
cratic party of the present day, only the tool and ally of
Slavery, und a willing instrument l,v means of which the
most unreasonable and unjust legislation is enacted ; and
the grossest fraud and corruption practised.
Resolved, That Hon. (. A. Citow in his aide and zeal
ous advocacy of the doctrines of Free Soil and Free
Homes for Free White Men, has endeared himself to his
constituents and merits the approbation of the friends of
Humanity everywhere.
We have received the May number of
the American Agriculturist, published by Oi'.ANfiK JL'DD,
IsS Water street, X. Y. Tins is certainly one <1 the be.-t
agricultural paper.- published, and we can safely recom
mend it to all who desire a periodical of this kind—
Terms, f 1 00 per annum.
GORKY'S LADY'S LOOK. —The May number
of this excellent magazine, has been received. Godcy is
always prompt, and tins number of bis magazine fully
sustains bis reputation of publishing the be-t Ladies
magazine in America. The number before us contains
over sixty plates, cuts, or diagrams, of peculiar interest
to the Ladies. Address, L. A. GODKY, Philadelphia—
price, 15,00 per annum.
ATLANTIC MONTHLY. —The May number of
this sterling Magazine has been received. The following
are its contents : Instinct—My Own Story—the Play
mate—Tiie Maroons of Surinam—Circum-tances— Urania
—Mary Somerville—l fob* di Roma—Threnodia- -General
Miranda's Expedition—the Professor's Story—Nathaniel
Hawthorne— Literary notices, Ac. TICKNOB A FIKI.DS,
135 Washington St., Boston, publishers. Terms—s3 per
annum.
ACCIDENT AT OWEGO. —On Wednesday, Jo
sum X. CASKM.I., a carpenter, while engaged at work en
a building in Owego, "accidentally fell off, and was pre
cipitated a distance of 22 feet below into tlie rubbis hof
brick and stone. He struck on his head which was se
verely cut and must have received a terrible jar internal
ly. He was doing well at last accounts.
OPENING OF THE CHEMUNG CANAL. —The
FJmira Pi ess, of Saturday last, says : that the six new
locks on the Chemung Canal at Horselicads and Millport,
are now finished, and that the water is already in the
Canal from Seneca laike to Horseheads. To day, the
Superintendent will commence to let the water into the
levels between Elmira and Horseheads, and by Monday
next navigation on the Canal will have fairly commenced.
So far as we can learn, the entire (.'anal is in good navi
gable order.
DEITTY MARSHALS. —The Muishal for this
District, after much tribulation, has appointed bis a-fi-t
--ants to take the Census of this County. The fortunate
individuals are HKNKY B.M'KEAN and WM. A. CAAMBEK
LIN, of this place, FKED. OKWAN, of Troy, and SIDNKY
HAYDEX, of Athens. We don't suppose that the "pow
ers that lie" care a fig whether these appointments suit
us or not; but we consider thcin very proper under the
circumstances. The disappointed applicants must wait
another decade, when they may stand another chance,
provided the Republicans do not make up their minds to
superintend the operation.
MR. EDITOR —Docs not the Musical Conven
tion which was held at Rome last week, deserve at least
" a passing notice." Believing that it docs, I hope you
will give a little space in the Reporter for a notice.
The Convention opened on the afternoon of Tuesday,
under the direction of Prof. I'KRKINS, of Tunkhannock,
and continued till Friday evening, closing with a Con
cert. The nmnlier in attendance was not large, but full
as mhny were out as could be expected, when it is re
membered that this is the third convention that has been
held in this County during the year; and when we take
into account also, that the last week of April is a busy
week for farmers and farmers sons and daughters.
About sixty singers were in regular attendance, and
were most thoroughly drilled by the Professor, whose
thoroughness and aptitude inteacliing,ready promptness in
managing, associated with kindness of manner, accuracy
of execution and gentlemanly deportment in every re
spect rendered him a special favorite of all who had the
pleasure of his acquaintance. His vocal training is cer
tainly superior to any we have received from the other
very excellent conductors we have had in this county.
Mr. PEKKINS was accompanied by his wife, who is also
a fine singer. They are really a musical couple. May
their music always be pleasant to each other as it was to
the good citizens of Rome.
Much credit is due to JOHN G. TOWNEB for the getting
up of the affair. Indeed he did just what we should ex
pect from John Griff, that is, all that he could do to get
up a first rate convention and have all the singers in.
structcd and all the folks delightful.
The Romans 011 this occasion did just as the Romans
always do, made every thing so pleasant and comforta
ble that all wanted to stay longer. X.
WE the members of this Musical Association from ex
perience and observation of all ages and nations, do
learn the wonderful powers of music to improve the
heart of mao, and to elevate his social and moral condi
tion ; we learn also, the duty of all to improve and ex
tend that power, as far as possible. Therefore, ""
Resolved, That as a means to accomplish so dasirable
an cud wc most heartily approve of these public gather
ings of the lovers of rnnsic, believing that they will •.
materially in forming and extending a correct inn ,
taste and a more perfect system of practice. ' U1
Resolved, Tliat wc tender our moat hearty th inl,.
Prof. T. K. PERKINS. for his timely and efficient instn,
turns, both in the theory and the practice of vocal mi,'
and especially do we sympathize with bi.n in his eflmt
to increase .the spirit of true devotion in our ch'm £
music. a
Resolved, That we hare listened with great tilta-m-.
and satisfaction to Mrs. T. E. PKKKJXN, whose MI;. ,V
talent and voice could hardly he surpassed.
Rr.tolred, That we trader onr thanks to the trustees ,f
the Presbyterian church in thia place for kindly allow
us the use of their house during our association. AH n
which is respectfully submited.
It. VAN VALKENBURQ.
Pastor of M. E. church in Rome, l'a.
The chief items of Continental new?
received by the I 'andrrbill,bear upon the ques
tion of a European Congress. Austria had de
manded a definite programme before giving
her consent to take pait in a Conference, ami
in tliis demand, it is said, she is confirmed by
Russia. Brussels had been named by Em,,
laud as the proper loca'ity for the meeting of
a Congress, while France insisted upon the
selection of Paris. In Switzerland, there was
an increasing agitation upon the Savoy ji les .
tiou. The people had held cuormous meeting*
to protest against the measure of annexation,
and the Federal Council had given an authori
tative denial to a statement of M. THCUVE.VF.:,
to the effect that Switzerland had proposed a
secret treaty for a partition of the Savoy terri
tory. France had fully conseuted to the call
ing of a Congress. From Italy We have intelli
gence of increased commomolions among tie
people of Naples and the spread of insnrrce
tion. The revolutionary movement in Sicily
was also spreading. The voting in the City of
Nice, on the question of annexation, showed a
total of G,BIO votes in favor, and only 11
against the measure. From Spain wc learn of
the execution of scuteuce of death upon Gen.
Oi STEOA. The kite t news from India report.-,
the occurrence of serious disturbances between
the Bengal indigo planters and the Ryots.
&£*"■ FOEXF.V'S Press, of Monday after re
viewing the proceeding of the Convention and
the attempts to injure Mr. DOUGLAS declares
its purpose to support no other Charleston
uominee taken from the names of those pro
minent before the Convention.
jfeaT" A destructive fire broke out Friday
night in the tannery of DEACON, MARSILU,
and WEED A Co., at Itinglianiton and destroy
ed the baik house, containing about fifty cords
of bark, the wook liouse, and a large building
used for storing hides, and partially engine
house. The principal tannery building was
saved. WEED'S less is probably SI,OOO ; fully
insnrcd.
ANOTHER PRINCE COMING. — It is said that
Prince Napoleon, son of the ex King, Jerome,
and cousin of Napoleon 111, is coming to the
United States. lie is said to strongly resem
ble his uncle, the first Emperor.
Aj Smithfield on ths '-"2nd f March. lsr.o. qv the I>v.
V. H. 11. Ihvver. Mr. J ABtSZ (i. RICE t" Miss ELLEN
11. SCOTT, on the eve of their departure for Pari-.
ilrtu 3totorrtfrrmrnts.
New Arrival of Clothing!
CALL BEFORE YCU BUY !
J. m. COLLIN'S
iS now receiving the largest stock of Spring
and Summer CLOTHING, ever offered in thi-market,
\% hicli he i- selling at astonishing low prices. Everyone
knows that COLLINS' is the pi.i e to buy good Go.nl.
and thtap Goods. His stock is larger this spring than
ever and l.ound to sell at some price. 11l addition he has
a large stock of Cloths and Vassiiaeres which he is
Ceadv. at any time, to make op on -hurt notice, and all
work done in this line is done in his own establishment,
and warranted in every way or no sale. He has one of
the best workmen in the country to oversee the Tailoring
business, and warrants a good lit, every time, or no sale.
His stock consists of
MEN'S BLACK PRESS COATS,
MEN'S FANCY CASSIMERE COATS,
MEN'S SILK MIXED COATS,
MEN'S BLACK CASSIMERE PANTS,
MEN'S FANCY CASSIMERE PANTS,
MEN S BLACK A FANCY SILK VESTS,
MEN'S LINEN RAGLANS, ALL KINDS,
MEN S SPANISH LINEN COATS,
MEN'S LINEN PANTS, ALL KINDS,
MEM'S LINEN A MAR3AILLES VESTS,
BUY'S CLOTHING OF EYEIIY SORT CHEAP,
HATS AND CAPS,
FURNISHING GOODS,
SHIRT COLLARS, CRAVATS 4- SUSPENDERS,
MEN'S TWEEDS CLOTHA ALPACA DUSTERS,
CLOTHS, CASSLMERES. VESTINGS A TRIMMINGS,
4<R CUTTING done, a* usual, and warrranted.
April 27. IS6O. J. M. COLLINS.
JUST RECEIVED BY
J. 1). HUMPHREY,
( ll'est Side of Ike Public Square.)
CH ALLIES,
DELAINES,
BAREGES,
FOIL PK CHEVRKS,
And in .short a Full Stock of
LADIES 1 DRESS GOODS.
BROCHI SHAWLS,
BROCHI BORDERED STELLA SHAWLS,
COMMON STELLA SHAWLS,
DELAINE, CASHMERE AND THIBET SHAWLS,
BROADCLOTHS, CABSIMERES, VESTINGS,
SUMMER STUFFS,
DOMESTICS, Ac. Ac.
A Great Stock of
FAMILY GROCERIES,
BOOTS AND SHOES, HATS AND CAPS,
CROCKERY, NAILS, GLASS,
TABLE ANI) POCKET CUTLERY,
SADDLERY, HARDWARE, WOODEXWARE,
Ac. Ac. Ac.
Tlie above Goods were purchased under very favorable
circumstances, and arc bound to be sold CIIFC.U'.
Oaf" Call and see.
Towanda. April 25,1860.
DISSOLUTION. —The partnership hereto
fore existing between the subscribers, in the Mer
cantile business, is this day dissolved by mutual concent.
The business will be continued, at the old stand. by J- I';
HUMPHREY, who will be happy to receive a snare of
the public, patronage.
All persons having unsettled accounts, are earnestly
requested to call and make settleinant, either by note or
payment, and all having notes over due are desired to
make payment without delay. p H?||p|lßET|
Tuwauda, March 20, b-JO. A. WiCjvHAM.