Tlie Drought and the Crops.
"While the West is all full of rejoioitw* >f the
magnificence of the harvest, a dark i loud of
despondency seems to hang over the Southern
States. The long protracted drought has
proved most destructive to crops, audit is esti
mated that iu cotton, corn and hay, the plant
ers will experience a loss of several millions of
dollars. A drought like the present in Eastern
Texas, Louisiaua and Mississippi, is not with
in remembrance. In many sections no tnin nas
fallen for fully three mouths. The nights have
been hot and dewless, while fiercely blazing
suns, withering blasts of heated air, with fre
quent hurricanes, and in some sections storms
of rain and hail, will render memorable for
many a year the days of the summer ol 1 SCO.
The corn Gelds are so completely burned up as
in many instances not to afford eveu fodder
for cattle. The cotton crops, which usually
"withstand all droughts, are alike victims to it.
The forest trees, unable to draw moisture from
the earth to supply themselves with necessary
sap, are drooping and prematurely sheddiug
their foiiage.'and still the withering curse pro
vails. In Louisiana the siu'ar cane crop will
probably be indifferent. Iu the Mississippi
and Yazoo valleys the corn crop is a failure,
and the cotton exceedingly unpromising. In
Tennessee the wheat crop is a failure ; at least
one-half the farmers will not gather as much
as was sowu. None have a full crop.
In Pennsylvania the yield of wheat has been
fair, and a very excellent crop of it has been
gathered, but the fields are now parched and
dry. Corn is suffering and pasturage is not to
be found. The Bucks County Intelligencer
says of that locality—and the same is true of
most other sections of the State—that for a
month past, except in some favored spots, the
corn has been making but very little progress,
and there are plenty o:' fields n which stalks are
more than two feet high. On the high,shelly
ridges, there canuot possibly lie a crop of corn
let the weather henceforward be a favorable
as it may. Iu different portions of the county
there are many fields which by no possibility
can produce one-fourth of a crop. The plants
are stunted ar.d yellow, and the blades rolled
up like a cigar from want of moisture. Tassels
are shooting out from tiiese abortive stalks,
they are not equal to the effort of forming
cars. There are some localities where the
corn looks comparatively well—such as the
creek bottoms and limestone valleys. The
early planted corn stands the drought much
the be-t. The Harrisburg Petri/! sa vs the
farmers of Dauphin county have finished their
oats harvest, and are now preparing for seed
time. Here and there an attempt has been
made to plough, but the ground is too dry and
dusty. Rain is anxiously looked tor. Early
sowing is fashionable in this region, and with
in the next three or four weeks a large amount
of grain will be put in the ground.
lii New Jersey, the Patterson Cvordian
savs the buckwheat promises well. Apples
bid fair to be more abundant than at any other
time iu the memory of the oldest inhabitant.
Corn is growing finely in Bergen county,
though suffering for water. Potatoes have
been back somewhat by the long continued
drought, but will doubtless yield a good crop.
The barns are full of rye, wheat and hay. Oats
has suffered from drought, but an average crop
is reported.
in some parfsoi Massebusetts, currant wine
making has become a great business, and cur
rants, rhubarb, and various other juicy pro
ducts arc in great demand. All the currants
are picked as soon as ripe.and sold before tlicy
are picked. It has been difficult this season to
get a good look at currants at two dollars per
bushel, and any person could sell a cart load
in a day. •
In a good part of Maine the heat has been
excessive and the grass crop shortened ; but a
correspondent, writing from Oxford county,
Maine, says hay is two thirds of a crop, and
the quality extra. All kinds of grains are
good, but potatoes suffer for want of rain.—
Corn is backward, owing to dry, cold weather.
In parts of Vermont, near Lake Chainplain
the drought has been very severe ; so much so,
that one farmer is said to have got only two
tons of hay from 3."> acres. All accounts con
cur in saying that the wheat crop of Michigan
now begin gathered, is the largest ever raised
in the State. The corn, oats, rye aud barley
are in the same category.
The pear crop in Eastern Massachusetts
will be very good this season. The apple crop
in all the Eastern States, and also in New
York and Pennsylvania, promises to be large
PROORF.SS OF IMPROVEMENTS AT THE UNITEO
STATES CAPtror..—The Washington Star says
that the improvements upon the Capitol at
Washington, are being vigorously pushed for
ward. Ground has been broken for the flights
of steps on the east side both of the . Senate
and House of Representatives ; and, in the
case of the latter, the masonry is advanced
nearly to the level of the ground. The iron
palings between the Capitol and the enclosed
park due east of it have been removed, pre
paratory to setting the road further bac;;.—
<iround lias also been broken just within the
west Capitol gate, for the same general pur
pose of extension. The naval monument, that
lias for many years occupied the centre of the
basin of water in the paved slope ou the west
ern approach to the Capitol, has been remov
ed. Tiie last of the marble statues was taken
away yesterday, for conveyance to Annapolis,
where the monument will be reinstated. In
the interior of the south w ing plasterers are
engaged in replastering the walls to the right,
left, and front of the flight of steps leading to
the hall of the House of Representatives, and
in the hail itself the desks, formerly rejected,
have been replaced. From all appearance* the
improvements to come from these changes will
be considerable.
A VENERABLE ANTIQUE. — Few of our read
ers are perhaps aware that we have amongst us
one of the most remarkable specimens of long
evity now iu existence, in the person of Mrs.
Macormack, residing with her son by Cadjaw
Fond. Mrs. Macormack has entered upon her
109 th year, in the full possession of physical
and mental faculties ; and on last Sabbath
came on foot, in the height of the storm, to
attend divine service in the Catholic, Rev.
Mr. Doherty's, Church. What a checkered
page her memory must unfold if the engrossing
events of that most eventful period in Time's
history have made their impressions there !
JlotiesdaU Herald.
Hundreds of acres of land on the Blue
"Mountain have recently been destroyed by fire. It des
troyed whole plantations of huckleberry bushes.
—The coal breaker belonging ;o Messrs.
Conyngham, Michler & Co., in Carbon county, WAS de
stroyed by fire on Saturday
ilcportcr.
E. O. GOODRICH, EDITOR.
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FOR PRESIDENT,
ABRAHAM LINCOLN, of Illinois.
FOR VICE PRBIDFNT,
HANNIBAL IIAMLIN, of Maine.
FOR GOVERNOR,
AND'W G. CURTIN, of Centre Co.
REPUBUCiN^^MG!
A Mass Meeting of the Republicans of
Bradford County will be held in the
Court House, Towanda, on
MONDAY, AUGUST 27th, 1860,
At 2 o'clock, P. M.
Col. A. G. CURTIN,
The Republican candidate for Governor, and Addresses
may also be expected from
Ron. J. Hickman & Ron. (i. A. Grow.
[Mr GROW will certainly be present and Mr. HICKMAN if
his hea th will permit.]
AN ATTEMPT AT FUSION.
A meeting of the Democratic State Com
mittee was held at Cresson, on Thursday last,
for the pvrpose of profectiug the fusion arrange
ment proposed at a previous meeting of the
Committee. The attendance was full, a large ;
number of politicians being drawn together by j
the interest of the occasion.
The answer of the Electors to the proposi
tion of the former meeting were comminuted.
They stand sixteen affirmative and uiuo nega
tive, one elector refused to answer.
After much ineffectual debate and several j
efforts to adjourn, the committee finally adopt
a resolution nearly as follows : Resolved, That
the democratic electoral ticket be headed ;
with the name of Douglas or Breckinridge as j
elector at large, and that iu the evcut of sac- j
/e<s of said ticket, if the great number of votes 1
shall have been cast for Douglas, then the vote
of the state shall be cast for Douglas and j
.Johnson ; but if for Breckinridge, then Breck
inridge and Lane shall receive the electoral
vote for President and Vice-President, and i! !
the vote of Pennsylvania cannot elect the can
didate who receives the majority of votes,and
can elect any one who claims to be a democrat
then the vote shall be given for that man. And if |
ihe vote of the State canuot elect either cf the j
democratic candidates, or any democrat who I
shall have been voted for in the State, then ;
shall the electoral vote be given to the demo 1
orat who receives the majority of the dan- |
ocratic votes of Pennsylvania. The Presi- !
dent of the committee was then req nested to j
obtain from each of the electors a pledge of
acquiescence to the foregoing resolution.
The recommendation of the Committee does 1
not seem to meet the approbation of (befriends !
of DOCK; i. AS. The Press of Satin day holds the
following emphatic language :
" This last action of the State Committee
speaks for itself, and would excite universal
surprise and indignation,if the manner in which
that body is constituted, and the materials of
whifh a majority of it is composed, were not
fully appreciated by the citizens of Pennsylvania
No political organization or combination,large i
or small, ever more richly earned the contempt .
of men of every party than the controlling j
spirits of that committee. Their action is not j
only dishonest, but foolish, and their petty ;
plans and projects to overthrow the, organiza
tion of the Xatioual Democratic party, and to
steal power from the people to use it for un
worthy purposes, are as impotent and ridicul
ous as they are unjust and infamous.
The only practical change in the original "2d
of July "proposition which was made at Cresson,
is one which gives the Democrats of the State
an opportunity to express, by their votes,their
preference for DOUGLAS or BRECKINRIDGE. It
is true, this may be to many a source of satis
faction, as it would clearly demonstrate the
weakness of the Secession forces in our State.
But, on the other hand, if the Fusion electoral
ticket should be elected, it is possible.although
by no means probable, that a contingency
would arise under the arrangement proposed,
if it was carried out in good faith, which would
siuk the whole Democratic party of Pennsyl
vania deeper than plummet ever sounded.''
PENNSYLVANIA STATE AGRICULTURAL FAIR.
—The Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society
announce that proposals will be received until
the 25th inst for the erection of restaurants,
ice cream saloons, Ac., upon the Fairgrouuds
at Wyoming. Proposals may be sent to A. 0.
HEISTER, Secretary of the Society, at Harris
burg, or to Gleu. E. W. STCRDEVANT, General
Superintendent, at Wilkesbarre. The Fair
will open the 25th of September, and the
mauagers are sparing no effort to make it at
tractive to the public and advantageous *o ev
h'biors.
WHO ARE AGITATORS NOW?
There is one cvry frequent feet in regard to
the present political canvass, which is the ex
clusive occupation of the two factious of the
democratic party, and the Dell and Everett
party, with matters and troubles growing out
of the slavery question, while the supporters of
Lincoln and lluralin alone studiously seek to
draw attention to the ordinary duties of the
government. So absorbed is even Mr. Dell
in this all-absorbing trouble that he, the best
man of his party, writes a long letter, without
j ouco alluding to any other subject of public
concern than the soothing of slavery troubles.
We believe and claim that the greater share
of this feverishness will disappear the moment
we get fairly into the possession of power, and
disappear simply because we will then direct
attention to other matters by attending to
other matters ourselves. Nothing so reduces
inflamation as forgetting the irritation, and re
fraining from ulcerating it still more. In this
simple specific lies the cure of our present for
midable trouble. By making no ado about
discontent we will remove discontent, and by
attention to the sorely neglected business in
terests of the county, we will prevent the mis
apprehensions, which speech fiercely bandied
from one side to the other always begets.—
Health cannot come from the services of
special doctors, whose interest it is to make
the most of their case, and ju<t now the pro
fessional Union-savers are doing their utmost
t) make the patient nation believe itsilf dan
gerously ill iu order to get great reward for
curing it.
While ail these parties thus harp on the
single string of distress, and each vaunts its
nostrum as au infallible cure, the supporters,of
Lincolu go on to recall the gevernmcut to
other and long neglected duties. lit with
drawing attention from the contested points,
we take the only sensible course to cure the
trouble which so absorbs rival parties. Not
one man in a hundred, even at the south, but
would say that the best relief to the morbid
public tone there would be a discussion of the
tariff, of foreign policy, or any and every
legitimate subject of governmental concern not
connected with slavery. All of tbese would
welcome a diversion which would ease their
long and galling constraint ; but nobody offers
such matters for attention except the party
they have long been taught to hate and fear.
In success that party —our own—will obtain
the moral power with them at ouce, which
alone it lacks ; and it will have no crusade to
urge, and no encroachments to make. It will
truly and happily, give the relief which the
B II and Everett party could not give if it
could get power, simply because the spectre
against which they have so long been warned
would still remain ; and it would be the in
terest of the Bell and Everett party to mag
nify it constaatly, as the means of retaining
power.
And herein lies the root of the thousand ter
rors of the last half dozen—the last dozen
years. It has always been the great demo
cratic card to play off the professed hostility of
the north to the south, and to increase irrita
tion to the highest pitch, in order to make
political capital out of it. Now tbe I*ell end
Everett party comes in the same position, and
plays the same game. It has won a hundred
times before, but it has won for the last time.
It will uot pay expenses to set up a new scheme
of the sort, and as no two rival prosecutors of
such an undertaking can each succeed,it is wise
to join the Breckinridge, Dell and Douglas
forces wherever they can be joined. As ter
rorists they belong and should work together;
but, as advocates of peace,determined to secure
peace by attending to business and no! to con
troversey, wo are this time to win the con
test on better grounds than bave heretofore
been known.
THE ELECTIONS.
ARKANSAS. —The returns f.oui this State
are quite imperfect, but they indicate the elec
tion of Johnson as Governor and Hindman lo
Congress—regular Democrats. In the other
district, it is understood that the regular Dem
ocratic candidate for Congress is likewise elect
ed.
MISSOURI. —The latest accounts intimate that
Gen. Reid (Dem.) has beaten Mitchell (Opp.)
for Congress in the IVlh District. Tae vote
is close, but Reid's chance is the better. The
Members elect are probably as follows :
i. FRANCIS P. BLAIR, (Rep.) vice Barrett.(Dem.)
IT. JAMES S. ROLLINS, (Union) vice Anderson, (Dem.)
nr. John B. Clark , (Dem.) reelecte.'.
iv. Elijah IV. Noit&n, (Dem.) vice J. Craig, do.
v. John IV. Rrirf, (Dem.) vice Woodson, do.
vr. John S. Phelps, (Dem.) reelected.
VII. John IV. Soell, (Dem.) reelected.
—lt is morally certain that the rpgulur
Democratic ticket for State Ollicers is elected
throughout.
NORTH CAROLINA.— The minority for Gov.
Ellis will hardly vary from 5,000. The vote is
very heavy. The Democratic majority in the
Legislature, though reduced, is sufficient.
KENTUCKY. —Coombs (opposition; has
about 25,000, majority.
gsg- The Pike's Peak. Express brings ad
vices from Denver city to the 21st inst. An
outrage had been committed upon the editor
ot the Roektj Mountain News, by three des
perate characters to whom he had made him
self obnoxious. They entered his office and
forced him to accompany them to a certain
hotel, threatening to shoot any one who should
attempt a rescue. He succeeded in making his
escape from them, however, and was pursued
by them to his office, when they fired volleys
from revolvers, which he returned, and wound
ed one of them. The citizens were by this
time aroused, and succeeded in capturing tho
desperadoes after shooting one of them thro'
the head. Rich gold discoveries are reported
ON V';? PIEV.E River.
' I *4
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
I
tOF REPUBLICAN COUNTY CON
VENTION.—The Republican County Committee having
met at Towanda. on the 28th ult., it was resolved to call
a Republican County Convention, to be composed of two
1 delegates trom each election district, to be held 111 the
Court House, at Towanda boro' on MONDAY evening.
September 3, 18G0. And it was further
Resolved, That the delegates from the districts afore
said, assemble at Mercttr's Hall, in suid Borough, at 3
o'clock, p. in., for the purpose of perfecting an organiza
tion of said Convention, and a list of the delegates, then
to adjourn to the Court House iu the eveniug, to put iu
nomination a ticket.
They 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 election
district for the purpose of electing delegates to said
County Convention. The Committees of Vigilance are
rei[uested to confer together and call the primary meet
ings on SATURDAY the Ist day of September next be
tween the hours of 4 and 7, p. m., at the usual place of
holding such elections, or at some other convenient place
to be designated by thcin.
JAMES 11. WEBB,
URIAH TERRY,
C. F. NIUIIoLS.
EDWARD CRANDALL,
LORENZO GRIN NELL,
A. G. BROWN.
H.B.SALSBURY,
J. B. INGHAM,
July 28, 1860. JOHN GRIFFIN,
Armenia—James Mason, Nathan Sherman, Choral
Welder.
A then* twp. —George Birchard, G. N. Walker, John F.
Ovensbirc.
Athens boro —J. N, Evans. H. A. Phelps, D. F. Park.
Albany —J. P. Lewis, J. Vatiloon, Daniel Kellogg.
Asylum— Charles Kellum, Richard E. Gilbe.t, Daniel
Hollon.
IJurlingtcn— Harrison Dodd, Roawell Luther, Reuben
C. Haight.
Rurlinglon west —P. R. Pratt, Wnj. A-dwny, E. Loomis.
boro. —F. Whitehead, A. Hurley. M. Long.
Canton —Lewis Wheat, J. A. Rogers, C. G. Mauley.
Columbia—Justus Watkins, P. P. Peckham. Aiden
i Keyes.
Franklin —George Beardsley, Nelson Gilbert, Jehial
Green.
Oranville —Sylvester Taylor, Wm. Bunyon, A. Barnes.
Herrick —A. R. Brown, C. A. Squires, J. J. Anderson.
Leßoy—W. R. Palmer, J. J. Vautleet, Bradford McKee.
Litchfield —David McKinney, Cyrus Bloodgood, Milo
Merrill.
Monroe twp. —J. W. Irvine, Charles Wells,Sam'l Cole.
boro. —Lyman Black man, Joseph Hornet,
George P. Tracy.
Oncetl —lsaac Lyon, Zehulon Frisbie, Robert MoKce.
Overton— Orlando Heverly, Daniel Hevcrly, jr., James
Molyneux.
Pike —J. 11. Marsh, D. M. Bailey, M. 11. Codding.
Home — Preceptor Forbes, J. A. Moody. Orson Rickey.
Ridghery -William Stevens, Isaac Baldwin, James
Hammond.
Springfield Joel Adams, Theodore Wilder, Chester
Harkness.
Smithfield— John W. Phelps, Israel Phillips, T. A. Se
ward.
South Creek —A II Thompson, Joseph Dunham, Piiilo
Fassctt . jr.
Sheshequin —John Randall, George Smith, William J.
Lent.
Standing Stone —E L Gregg, George A. Stevens, Geo,
Vanuess, jr.
Sylvania boro. —E. G. Tracy, L. E. Shattuck, Orrin
Funnan.
'terry Jonathan Buttles, Shubel Bowman. J F Dodge.
Troy tp —l. T Loomis. 1. I' Williams, U 0 Porter.
'• boro —William Barto, Henry S. Leonard, William
Morgan.
Towanda twp.—J. M. Swartwood, G. F. Mason, B. F.
Bowman,
Toiranda Xr.rth J. O. Frost, William A. Sluytcr, F.
Watts.
Totrand t boro. E. Overton, jr., Charles Passage, S.
W. Alvord.
Tnscarora —Hiram Taylor, A. J. Si'vara, Henry B.
Ackley.
Ulster— George W N ! chls. Guv Tracy, Amos Pettis.
I%'mdham —Benjamin Kuykeudall, Hiram Sherry, C
Washburn.
H'arren -Nathan Yonng. jr.. Miles Prince. 1* ['ivies.
WyaJusitig— Almon Fuller, John V Biles, George W
Jack-on.
II ells Horace Dunning, J Shepard, I. W Knapp.
H'ysox I' 1' Woodburn. I." (' Shores. Elliott Whitney.
IVilnuit DII Corbiu, M M Moody, J W Ingham.
VS" Shipments of Coal from Towanda by
the Barclay R. U. A Coal Company. Navigation opened
May 7th, I>>Go.
Shipments tor the week ending Aug. 11.. .1375 tons.
Previous Shipments I >.v;s "
Amount for the season 16943 "
Amount for same period last year, 11-09 "
Increase 2131 "
Rrjf* We print below a few appointments
made by Hon. G. A . GROW, in Tioga County. It is hard
ly necessary for us to ask the Republicans at the various
places named, to turn out and give him an audience
worthy of the cause. 11l health we learn, prevents him
from visiting his Tioga friends any sooner than the time
named.
Wednesday, Aug. 22d, 2 P.M., at Dagget's Mills in
Jackson Township.
Thursday, Aug. 23d, 1 P. M., at Roseville.
Friday, Aug. 21th, I P. M*,at Mainsburg.
Saturday, Aug. 2'ith, 7P. M., at Dartt's Settlement.
Tue-day, Aug. 28th, 1 I'. M..at Westfield.
Wednesday, Aug. 23th, 1 P- M., at Knoxville.
Thursday, Aug. 30th, 4 P. M-, at Keeneyvilles
Friday, Aug. 31st, 7 P. M., at Mansfield.
6-AT* We learn that S. Pierce, Esq , form
erly of Troy, this county, and now of Wellsborough. I
Tioga county, has come out for Lincoln and Hamlin. Mr. !
P. has always been a strong Democrat, hut like many !
others has become disgusted with it. Thus the work !
goes on— irgus.
We clip the above from the Argus, of last week, and
have the pleasure to inform it that it is laboring under a
mistake. We fearn from a gentleman of undoubted ver
acity, that Mr. Pierce is as much surprised as his many
friends of this county are over the above announcement
to the effect be had come out for Lincoln. He supports
with a hearty good will, the regular Democratic nomi
nees. Douglas and Johnson. " Thus the work goes on."'
-lleratd.
We hope our Towanda friends will uot get by the ears
over the politics of our friend Pieree. We learn from "a
gentleman of undoubted veracity," that Mr. P. is going
to vote for Breckinridge and Lane. Thus the work goes
on.— Tioga Agitator.
SUICIDE. —EarIy on Friday morning last,
WM. YAUN, a German living in Delmar, about a mile
west of Wellesborough. committed suicide by shooting
himself through the head with a pistol. The deceased
had been laboring under mental depression for a number
of days, caused by domestic and monetary difficulties.—
It appears that he arose about half past five o'clock, built
a tire in the kitchen stove, ascended the stairs to the bed
room where his wife and three children lay asleep. He
spoke to his wiie, and asked her to get up, but on ac
count of some former threats of violouce she refused to
do so, and turned her face from him. She then fleard
the report of the pistol and on looking around, she saw
him lying upon the tioor.
ftgy The Pennsylvania State Teachers' As
sociation met at Greensbnrg, Westmoreland Cquruy, on
Monday, August 7. On the first day the attendance was
not large, but on Wednesday the large court room was
crowded, and continued to be filled during tbc remaining
sessions of Wednesday and Thursday, the last meeting
on Thursday evening being larger than any previous
oues. On Tuesday, Mr. BEACH of Crawford read a report
the President delivered his inaugural address, ajid Prof.
YEOMANS gave a lecture upon the " Chemistry of the
Sunbeam," the evening session was also occupied by
Prof. YEOMANS upon the same subject. These lectures
will afford subjects for teachers to think upon for many
months. The Professor was provided with diagrams for
the illustration of hi* subject.
Wednesday was spent in discussions and hearing re
ports, and an essay read by Miss MAGGIE JACKSON of
Chester county. In the evening, Rev. Mr. STEWART of
of Pittsburg, lectured upon " Entom'degy or the wond
ers of insect life." This lecture was also highly instruc
tive and fall of intellectual food.
On Thursday morning the place of the nexjt meeting
was fixed at Lewisburg, Union County, and Mr. ANDREW
BCRTT was elected president. After the election, Miss
MARY MCCORD of Mifflin County, read an subject
"Pictures as teachers, aud their influence 'upon the
young." This essay, together with the one read by Miss
JACEWI, wan a fine ~. o' an expericr. teach
er, Vs'e hardly l:;;ow wbielt ntoet to admire, tiie style
scope and beauty of the composition, or the full, clear,
distinct enunciation, correct pronunciation and the fine
ly modulated inflections of the voice, with which the
young ladies read their productions. Wc seldom, if ever
before listened to so good reading, upon such an occa
sion. During the day several reports were read upon
different subjects, connected with the cause of education,
and EWJAK COWAN Esq., of Greensbnrg, delivered a lec
ture upon " Life," vegetable and animal. He spoke of
man's three fold life, Physical, Intellectual, ant. Moral,
and of necessity of having teachers understand how man
is developed, and the importance of right training.
Thursday evening was mostly occupied by different in
dividuals in making five minute speeches. These im
promptu speeches were called for by the president, and
were intended only to create mirth. It is difficult to
conceive how the same number of persons could enjoy
themselves better, for the same length of time, than did
the members of that crowded audience, for about two
hours. At the close, a few remarks were made by the
president, calculated to change the current of feeling
which had been indulged through the evening, and turn
the thoughts to more sober realities, after which, the as
sociatiou was adjourned by singing the doxology in" Old
Hundred," in which all joined.
We think much good was done by this meeting. We
really cannot see how teachers can stay away from these
teacher's gatherings.
THE SCRAN'TO.V FISHING CLUB. —The Scran
ton Fishing Club, which left New York on Wednesday
of last week in their schooner, the Treasure, reached
Newport, R. 1., on Saturday, and fired a salute on coming
to anchor. The party consists of the following gentle
men, of whom it will be seen that six are members of
Congress:—Hon. Geo. W. Scranton, (Commodore,)
S ranton, Pa ; Henry C.Carey, Morton McMichael, Louis
A. Godey, Hon. John P. Verree, Hon. Henry if. Fuller,
Philadelphia, Pa.; Hon. James H. Campbell, Pottsville,
Pa.; Hon. G. A. Grow, Glenwood, Pa.; Edward M. Cly
mer, Reading, Pa.; Wm. L. Post, Montrose, Pa.; A. B.
Mott, Tuukbannock. Pa.; Col. A. N. Meylert, Dr. W. A.
Chittenden, J. C. Piatt, George S. Kingibury, E. C.
I.yde, L. S. Fuller, ex-member of Congress, John Dick
sou, Scrauton, I'a.; S. T. Scranton, Oxf rd Furnace. N.
.J.; William C. McCall, Trenton, X.J.; Wm.E.Taylor,
Hon. K. Osborn, Biughamton, N. Y.; Hon. John Wood
ruff, New Haven, Conn.; Hon. W. H. BueL, Clinton,
Conn.
The Association comprises some twenty-five members,
and this is their fifth annual excursion. A band of mu
sic accompanies them. They attended church on Sun
day morning, and in the aitcrnoon dined at the Ocean
House. On Monday they continued their excursion east,
calling at Hyannis, Gloucester, aud, Perhaps, going as
far as Portland, Maine.
BiaS"- We aru indebted to Deputy Marshal
Cii.iMßEHi.ix for the following census statistics of the
townships which composed his district.
18)0. 18G0.
Tuscarcra 882 U53
! Wyalusing 127A 14>2
Pike, 1747 1783
i Asylum* 1202 lU3
I Terry, 827 12.50
' Warren 1573 1578
Windham U57 1140
; Orwell, 1241 1157
Herri k, 818 losl
Total 10502 11833
•This township has 1-een divided since 1-50.
It will be seen that the increase of population in these
nine townships for ten years, Is about 1,331. Mr. C. in
forms us that he was just forty-two days in performing
his task.
fr3?" A Republican Mass Meeting will be
eld at Frencbtowu, on Saturday the 15th inst. Hon.
Gr.o. LANDON, CoL E. SMITH and other gentle men will
address the meeting.
HXJ" The Bradford County Medical Society
will hold its annual meeting at the Odd Fellows Hull, in
the B.trough of Towanda, ou Wednesday, September 5,
iSiO, at 10 o'clock, a.m. The members of the profes
sion generally are invited to attend.
E. 11. MASON, Secretary.
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MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE —OU Monda)
evening last, GEORGE, only son of G. 0. BESTING, of this
place, was drowned, (as is supposed) by falling oSf a ratt
lying a short distance below the bridge. It is supposed
that in playing about the water, he fell in, and though
several persons were in the immediate neighborhood, his
disappearance was not noticed.
GEORGE was about 11 years of age, an unusually in
teresting and obedient boy, and his sad and untimely
death, brings sorrow to the hearts of parents. In this
great calamity they have the sympathy ot the community.
The body was recovered Wednesday afternoon, being
found at tbe spot where it was supposed he had fallen
into the water.
A break occurred in the Canal, below
Hemlock Bun, on Sunday night, which will require sev
eral days for its repair.
Bfg?" The Fall Terra of the Susquehanna
Collegiate Institute will commence on Wednesday. 22d
inst., under the care of the same Messrs. DEANS, whose
labors, aided by their assistants, has already gained for
the Institute a high reputation.
In the temporary absence of Prof. W. H. DEAN, Pro
fessor S. J. COFFIN, will take charge of the mathemati
cal department. Prof. C. brings with him a well estab
lished reputation for ability and aptitude to fill the place
for which he has been selectta.
Miss HELEN E. DEAN has also been added to tbe Facul
ty, as second assistant teacher, and the Musical Depart
ruentis entrusted to Miss MARIETTA G. DICKINSON, a
graduate of the Normal School, at Syracuse, who comes
with the highest recommendations as a teacher and lady
of fine accomplishments.
The successful efforts of the Messrs. DEANS to make the
lustitute worthy of the support of the people of this vi
cinity, has been appreciated during the past year. In
the present arrangements there is renewed assurance that
still greater exertions are to be put forth to deserve the
confidence and patronage ol scholars and parents. The
Institute deserves and should receive the encouragement
and support of the people of Northern Pennsylvania.
A St. Louis paper says that the grass
hoppers have eaten up the entire tobacco crop cf Frank
lin county and the last that was heard from them they
were seated on the coders t'fn'C tvtrjj •". thct; -a
eif fin a (kr.tc •
Wistar's Balsam of Wild Cherry '
This remedy has long been cherished by the
ty for its remarkable efficacy in relieving, i,,, 10
curing the most obstinate, painful and l'omr
cases of Cough, Cold, lufluensa, Sore Throat Iv *' • iH
Whooping Cough, Croup, Asthma, IntiammVt' ! I
Lungs ; while even Consumption itseif has v Wi I
magic influence when all other means bar.. ;
whole history proves that the past has n rr Y
remedy of equal value, as a cure for the num,.. ' ■
dangerous pulmonary affections which prevail <9H
the land. ]■
HEAD THE FOLLOWING LETTER FROM „ 9
LY RESPECTABLE GENTLEMAN"
LIKKSTONB, Montour Co. Pa., Oct. 22 • ■
This is to certify that I was pronounced by so- '' 1
sicians as consumptive, and had all the sympb,- '
disease in its worst form, such as coughing, H
in the chest, shortness of breath, night-sweat, ' " I
treme weakness snd lassitude in my whole sysiiA H
family nearly all having died of the disease. I > I
up all hope of recovery, as nothing gave me 0 V
through the persuasion of a friend I was im'
Dr. WISTAIi'S BALSAM OF WILD CHEitl;y
first bottle relieved me considerably, and the t? ,1
cured me entirely. I now feel as we las ever Id's
life, and am aide to follow my occupation a., f ar J 1
fully as any one. * ■
I also had a sister in a more advanced state of •
ease, having been confined to her bed for over a\v ifl
pronounced beyond hope by our best physicß, '
als 1 was entirely cured by the Wild C'herrv bit* '
quired six or eight bottles, and she still taket'it 0
ally as a preventive, being naturally weak chested" 1 "
1 would sincerely urge all who are similarly aSC .
try Ih . Wiitar't Balsam of Wild Cherry, as 1 ■
tied that but for your own valuable remedy my'.
myself wonld not now be living. I will cheer?"'®
swer any on who may addre-ss ine ou the sui.-- •'
state our cases more fully.
JACOB MILLR I 1
Caution to Purchasert—'The only genuine Wist.- . I
si in has the written signature of " I. BUTTS "a
prnted one of the Proprietors on the outer w. "
all other is vile and worthless.
Prepared by BETH W. FOWLE A CO., Boston 1
for sale by PATTON & PAYNE and Dr. H C POKTKK '1
wanda; The Drug Store, Smithfield ; JOHN MATIU I
ster ; G A PERKINS, Athens ; J F Lose k SONS, fi'
ton ; D X NEWTON, Mouroetou ; D D PAKKHIW
j Roy; LOCK WOOD A BENEDICT, Altai ; GUERNSEY A M 1
; EI.I. 1 roy ;J VV WOODBUHV A Co.; Rome ;S X
I SON Orwell; DAD M BAILEY, LkRAYSVILLEV I
, dvaiers everywhere.
iirtu SMtrt^nßmts.
Graded, or Ifhh Common Silioo 1
i AT rsaaYTowii, PA.
I). f'RAFT A. M.. ) „ .
JULIA HORTON.i le,ichtrs -
HI!IK next Term will commence on MOB
J. DAY. September 3, ls<, A continue twelve n. 1
The School is under the general supervision and
i tjon of the B->ard of Directors of Terry School In.- j
| and the branches usually taught iu Academies aaj 1
| Schools will be taught in this school,
t Tt'inox, f>er term, (settled in adran-*,) as follow. J
fnmmisi Engli.-b branches j
Higher bran, hes ( 1
Classical course including Natural Science M
Special exercises will be arranged for those prepar jj
to teach, without extra expense.
BOAKD can be obtained iu the neighborhood at 11 s'j®
$2 00 per week.
FASHNMBLE SHAVINGTHAIR DRESSING SALOM
! HDHE subscriber returns than.*
A '■"> the citizens of Towanda and vicinitv. f r tb 9
liberal patronage bestowed, and hopes to in.-rit a
mure of public lavr<, by a strict attention t > Hi-. 9
Having an experienced w-rk.iuu, lute of PMkde 1
he leets confident that all manner of work usually j 1
by Barbers, chu be done at his Saloon. Shaving tc. 1
and comfort will not be excelled. Hair Cutting in :-1
latest styles : Shinvpooiug—the only place iu iow.i., .1
where it can be thine in tlv late., sir!*. Are yon tr -J
bled with dandruff or scurl, call at the Saloon*ind L. I
a c0..l and invigoiating shampoo, Coloring tire Ua.i 9
and Whiskers, .'r un a retl or gray to hc'oilitul br •> 9
or black, ami mukr it apj-cMr in a life like manner 9
Hunting and .setting razors in a satUiAcfory way. Clotffl
Coats, pants and. Vests renovated.
Call and give me a trial, in the basement of the ffj 9
House. 3
August 9, W;. SOLOMON COOPETS. W
J N tin' m ith r of ( ?'■ ii 'j'i ' i r H t 'u
i- of Rome. In the Court of ( '■•imaoa Pleas of Bcadf ]
Count) , No. May term l-Gtl.
Notice is hereby given, tliat a petition. signed by J*; 1
Barnes, B. E. Whitney, Win. L. Taylor. Elnath.m
P. Is. Barnes, and other citizensol Rome. Bradford I
ty, has been presented to the Court of Common I'ku- a
-aid county, praying to be incorporated under the miAs!
and style of the Regular Baptist c Lurch of Rome, a.' -99
able to a Coustituti in annexed t> said petition. Hi. M
upon, the same hiving bee.i peru-ed and examined
the ('ourt, ami the objects, articles and eon.liti i.. H
iu set forth and coutaiued appearing to Iw Liwtul.isH
not injurious t . the community, the Court director - H
ruling to be filed in the office of the Prothoiwtary ut'-il
Court, and that notice be inserted in one new-pa H
printed in the County aforesaid, for at lea-t three witfl
before the next tcrtn ; th it application had heeu mad 9
-aid Court to grant said Charter of incorporation, an 'H
no sufficient rea-on \va- shown to the contrary, the 9
Court will ou the lir.-t Monday of September next, ii-.- -9
said petition to be a corporation a- prayed for in -aid -9
tilion. ALLEN M IvEAX, I'rot'y. 9
Prothonotary's Office. Aug. M, IstiO.
pAUTION. —Wbereu my wife Crsmntl
\J has lett hy bed and board without sufficient ra I 3
this is therefore, to forbid all persons harbor.ug or tr a: H
ing her. on my account, alter this date.
Towanda. Aug. 10, lstid. MYRON W. KILMER. P
SJvpo Valuable Farms for Sale.
CITL'ATEI) in Wysox, Bradford Com• I
k3 Pa., one and a quarter miles from the village of
wanda. containing seventy acres each, under a g S|
state of cultivation. The tmildings consist of two frg.
Ed dwellings, three good harns, granery. apple or i |
plum, pear, peach and cherry trees, Ac., all of wb b J
will be sold at a bargain. For lurtber particuktrs 9
of 1 HESTER PIERCE, living near the place.
Wysox, Aug. ti, 1-fiQ,
I) RIDGE LETTING —Sealed pi • |
J will lie received near the house of Thomas Manlry.B
in Carton on TUESDAY, Aug. 14. 1910, until 1 o'clock I
p. m.. for the budding and completing a Bridge acr -'l
Towanda Creek, near that place. Specifications for tkil
same may be seen at the house of C. S. Seilard, anJT %
M. Watts and at the Commissioner's Office, for ten da; 1
previous to said letting.
P. DECKER,
i. H. B CK.
W. A. THOM AS,
Commissioner's Office, July 30. IS6O. Coiu'rs.
\CARD. -J H. CAREY respectfully inform
. the citizens of Towanda and vicinity, and the i>
lie generally that he has commenced the TAILORI.V f]
business, n this place. Shop over Messrs. Montauye 1 I
Co., store where he will make to order all the van" ;-1
kinds of gents garments in all the latest approved fust |
ions, and warrant them to fit. CITTINO done on sli d
notice. A share of public patronage respectfully soli V t
ed. Aug 1.1560.
NOTICE —Notice is hm-f
J bv given, that all persons indebted to the
tate of JABEZ TOMKINS, late of Shesheqtiin twp
ceased, are hereby requested to make payment with
delay, and all persons having claims against -aid estate.g
will present them duly authenticated for settlement.
BENJAMIN FORBES,
NATHAN BAXTER.
July 30, 1960. Executory
VAKEMAM CORNET lANft
LACEYVILLE, PA.
BENJ. E. WAKEMAN, Leader, and comprising an .v j
her of good musicians, announce to the public tha
they ere prepared to furnish music for Parades, Ev-f j
sions. Balls, Ac., on reasonable terms. Address.
Laceyville, July 17, IStfO. BENJ. E. WAKEMAN
QTRATTON'S YEAST COM POUND.--
kJ No excuse for having poor Bread, nor for
Yeast, when yon can buy a first rate article, and enough i
for one cent for a large Baking at
jy26 FOX >•
/1A UTI ON.—Whereas my wife POLLY
\J has left my bed and board without any just ' i lJ *' |
this is therefore to forbid all per-ons harboring or trust- ,
ing her on my account, as 1 will pay no debts of hereon t
trading after this date.
JOSHUA BAYLY, Jr-
North Towauda, JulyS, 1880.
MYERS MILL at Sujrar Cieek is doing |
all the work that is brought to it promptly, having
the Steam Power in successful operation, wc can ass# )
all who choose to give ns their patronage, that lj; e > , |
rely upon having their work well done, and with di*p® t
Try us MYER, FROST A Co
Towanda July 18, 1860, _____ |
FISH! FISH!! FISH!!!
THE best assortment in Ptnnsylvania. Consisting
Mackerel. Trout White Fish, Blue
Codfish, Pickled and Smoked Herring, bmokti ID"- -
tc.&c*, ou uand, and to fce c.X clfcfcj, B/ r H
' |v,wuti;=, Jane 10, DOt. C. B. I A'-'