NEWS FROM ALL NATIONS,
—Amelia Fransted, the victim in the late
female stabbing case at Chicago, is now regarded
as out of danger, with the loss of one eye, and be
ing otherwise badly maltreated. She has com
menced a suit for tresspass against Mr. and Mrs.
Terhune for damages done to her body, laying her
damages at $20,000. The parties were arrested
and held to bail in $5,000.
- -Assistant Surgeon-Gen. R. G. Wood,at
Louisville, Ky., has issued a circular, which states
that when it is officially known that volunteer reg
iments have been mustered out, the sick of such
organizations, if they are able to travel, will be
transferred without drlay to their respective places
of muster-out, or to their States.
---Such a large number of negroes have
accumulated at Memphis as to compel Gen. Tillot
sou, Superintendent >f lTcedmen, to issue orders
for tlum to return to their masters under pain of
being arrested as vagabonds, but assuring them
that he will certainly protect them in all contracts
made for their labor.
—R. 11. Gilctt, who is retained by some
friends of Jeff. Davis, as the hitter's counsel, ar
rived in Washington several days ago. He has had j
no interview with his client, nor does he know
what course the Government intends to pursue re
lative to the trial.
—The political canvass in Kentucky is
said to be waxing warm, and much interest is felt
in the'result. The Democrats are sanguine of the
success of all their Congressional candidates, and
tlu- Republicans are afraid to accept any wager up"
on a single candidate.
—Gen. Butler's resignation, which was
si lit on the fust of June, has been returned marked
" not accepted," and he has been sent for to
Washington, where he is likely to be assigned to
duty connected with the FreeiUnen's Department.
—Encouraging accounts have been re
ceived in Washington of the prospects of restora
tion in North Carolina, and it is stated that a ma
jority of the planters arc pursuing a humane and
judicious course toward their late slaves.
—Col. Hamilton, the Private Secretary
of .Jell' Davis, has been sent to Fort Mellcnry ;
l'rof. McCullough, the alleged projector of the in
cendiary fires in New York, to Fort Delaware, and
Gov. Harris to Libby Prison.
—Adjt.-Gen. Terrill, and the Auditor of
Indiana have returned to Indianapolis from Wash
ington, having effected a satisfactory adjustment
of the demands of the State against the General
Government.
• -Gen. Almonte, who is said to have ar
rived in this country on his way to Europe to so
licit aid for Maxiuiillin, has made an unsuccessful
attempt to obtain an interview with President
Johnson.
—The steamer Wyaronda, which left St.
Louis on Thursday evening last, was burned the
same night two miles below St. Genevieve. One
man was lost : boat and cargo a total loss.
—The great four-oared race at Pougli
kci psie Tuesday week resulted in the success ol
the New-York boat by two and a half lengths.
Time, "7 minuti s 20 seconds.
—A party of soldiers have arrived at
Savannah, i-u route to Audersonville, to give c
proper burial to tlie Union soldiers who have died
there during tlm war.
—Count Wydenbronck, formerly Minis
ter Resident for Austria, was presented to tlu
President by Secretary Seward as full Minister
Thursday. *
—George B. Lamar, formerly merchant
in New York, and lute hunker in liebeldoin, was
lu ll asi'il IV.un the 01.1 Capitol Prison Thursday.
—(iuv. IVrry of South Carolina ami ex-
Speak.r James L. <>rr are in Washington, seeking
an interview with President Johnson.
(i. \\ . (laylc, the would-be assassina
tor of Mr. Lincoln, has been furnished with quar
ters at Fort Pulaski. Georgia.
—There is 110 yellow fever in Newborn
this year—so says the chairman of the Board of
Health of that city.
—Wallace Butler, a member of the second
I'i. sbyteriaii Church at St. Louis, was expelled 011
Sunday week because lie refused to acknowledge
that he had sinned in joining the Rebel army. Ke
is a recently returned Confederate soldier.
—News from the Santa Fe road is to the
effect that Indians attacked several points simul
taneously between Forts Larued and Dodge, and
and tliat several persons were killed and badly mu
tilated. The 7th lowa started on the route, and
retaliated by killing fifteen of the redskins.
—The forts at Gape Girardeau, Mo., are
to be abandoned, and the euunon and ammunition
brought to the arsenal at St. Louis. Work on the
fort at ltloomlield has also been discontinued. All
forts in that State arc soon to be abandoned.
—A Washington dispatch says : "There
i-. to-day a tremendous pressure of office-seekers
upon the President. The appointment of several
new Postmasters has resulted in bringing an army
of applicants to this city."
—Tin* appointment of Provisional Gov.
Parsons is said to be satisfactory to the citizens of
Alabama. Repot ts from the interior of that State
l eprae, nt that many of the crops will be lost from
the scarcity of negro labor.
—The resignation of Commissioner llol
lowuy is said to have been induced by the oliject
tion of that gentleman to make any issue between
Secretary llarlan and the President oil matters
connected with the Department.
—The Postmaster-General has notified
tin Provisional Governors of the various States
South that the postal service will be resumed
therein so soon as they respectively certify the
routes to be in good condition.
—There is a great demand for the Seven-
Thirty bonds of small denominations, and the De
partment of the Treasury at Washington lias set
the engravers at work upon plates, with a view to
supplying the want.
Kx-llebel Congressmen Garnet of Vir
ginia. and Avery and Henry of Tennessee, arc in
Washington applying for pardons. All of these
gen lemau w. re formerly in the United States
('cii^rcKS.
The vessels comprising the Potomac
flotilla will he sold at public auction, by the Gov
ernment. on the Ist of August next. The vessels
are ten in numher, and are mostly steamboats,
schooners. Ac., fitted upas gunboats during the
war for temporary duty in the Potomac.
—The Baptists of Missouri are consider
ing what course to pursue with reference to the
new Constitution. They say that many of their'
clergymen cannot take the prescribed oath without
p ijury.
1 lie whole number oi I nion troops now
in Texas is slated at 14,000, being parts of the
Thirt. . nth and Twenty-fifth Army Corps.
—Government sold hides, tallow, horns,
Ac., at Washington, a few days since to the a
niount of $41,000.
—Advices from North Carolina represent
affairs as hceomiug more settled in that .State, and
describe the beneficial effects of Gen. Schotiehl's
emancipation order.
'ilie Canadian Parliament has been
summoned to meet on the Bth of August.
—All the troops on duty mound Wash
ington will be paid next week.
lhe James Liver canal is now open as
far as L lingtou.
ftoatM Reporter.
Towanda, Thursday, July 27, 1865.
UNION STATE CONVENTION-
A State Convention will be held at Har
risburg on THURSDAY, THE 1 TTH Al G
ITST,l T ST, 1865, at 12 o'clock M., for the purpose
of putting in nomination a State Ticket,
to be supported by the friends ol the I nion
at the coming October election.
The earnest and zealous labors ola loyal
people secured the great victory in 18(14,
and made the war, which our enemies de
nounced as a failure, a glorious success in
1865.
Our flag has been maintained—our one- j
mies destroyed—our Government preserved
and peace re-established. Let every friend,
who aided in this result, take measures to
be represented in that Convention. We
must see to it that the fruits of our suceess
are not lost to the Nation.
Business of vast importance will be pre
sented for its consideration, and every dis
trict in the State should be represented.
By order of the Vniou State Central Com
mittee,
SIMON CAMERON, Chairman.
A. W. BENEDICT, ) ~ , .
! ~ ' - Secretaries.
\\ iEN r OKNEY, )
NEGRO SI'FPXtAGE.
Shall the Freedmen of the reconstructed
! States be allowed to vote ?—is a question
which is now eliciting very anxious enqui
ry, and is the cause of much discussion,and
not a little misrepresentation. Divesting
j the matter of all prejudice, and considering
it as a matter of policy and justice, we
have no hesitancy in declaring for the en
franchisement of the colored population of
the Secession States.
Whilst we would avoid all the sickly sen
timentality of the GARRISON and Pmu.irs
school, equally with that unjust prejudice
which makes color the cause of proscrip
tion, in our judgment, the proper settle
ment of the Reconstruction policy, with
reference to justice to the blacks, and the
peace of the futflre, demands that the Freed
man should be invested with the elective
franchise, and be allowed at the polls to
give expression to his undoubted loyalty
and devotion to the 1 nion.
At the outset, we are tauntingly remin
ded that in many of the Free States, the
colored man is disfranchised—and we are
gratuitously advised to make the experi
ment there, before conferring a privilege
upon him in States where the privilege of
depositing a ballot will excite the most
j deep-seated and bitter feelings of caste. The
! rebuke would be proper, perhaps, under or
; dinary circumstances, but has no applica
tion when we consider the question with
reference to the future permanency and
j peace of the Union.
Asa general rule, the privilege of east
i ing a vote, depends upon no considerations
|of intelligence or morality. The most ig
' norant foreigner, after the necessary time
| of residence, and forms of naturalization,
i however unlit he may be discreetly to cast
i a ballot, may enjoy that right, equally with
the wisest patriot. The only qualification
seems to be that of color. The negro in
most of the States is not allowed to vote,
however competent he may be to vote in
telligently. Those who fear the enfran
chisement of the blacks of the South be
cause of their ignorance and unfitness to
! en joy that right, should remember that they
j are not the only class whose ignorance
might be urged as a reason for disfran
j chiscincnt. There is a class in the South,
whose right to vote is unquestioned, but
■ whose standard of intelligence is much be
i low that of the blacks of the same section.
We are not without numerous and lamen
table instances in the North of unintelli
gent voting. These examples however,
i arc not brought forward as a reason why
other unqualified persons should be allowed
to vote. But we believe that the blacks of
tbc South, with their aptitude for learning,
and their thirst after knowledge, prizing as
they would the right to vote, would soon
come to exercise that privilege intelligent
ly. Uneducated they undoubtedly are, for
it has been the policy of their masters to
keep them ignorant, but throughout the
past war, they have shown a realization of
its objects, and an appreciation of its re
-1 suits, which illustrates how quick they are
to learn ahd understand.
Docs not justice to the blacks, as well as
policy imperatively require that they be
enfranchised? If so, then there should be
110 hesitancy in putting aside all prejudice,
and meeting the (question fairly. The coun
try has done tardy credit to the colored
man, for the part he lias taken in putting
down the Rebellion. How much he has
contributed to this great result, the pages
of history will tell. Always loyal, the
tainting, weary, escaped prisoner, has never
appealed for succor in vain to a person
with a black skin ; and the thousands who
have worn the uniform of the Union, have
left imperishable records of their devotion
to the cause and their bravery in the Held.
The government has called upon the blacks
to sustain and uphold the banner of the free.
The necessities of the war has struck the
shackles from their fettered limbs. Whilst
the white population of the Slave States,
have been disloyal, the blacks have been
true. Have they not a right to expect all
the privileges at the hands of the Govern
ment, conferred upon the disloyal ? Will
that Government, which cried to them in
their sore distress for help, now be ungen
erous, when through their aid, the day of
trial has passed, and the danger averted ?
We see no satisfactory indications that
the fell spirit of Secession is subdued.
Though overborne by the superior resour
ces, endurance and prowess of the North, i
the animus remains unextinguished. The I
rebel leaders to-day would renew the war,!
if there appeared the slightest prospect of
success. Tlie dangerous heresy of State j
Rights is not rooted out. The serpent is
hut scotched, not killed. It remains to
provide such safe guards as shall ensure
future tranquility to the Nation, and neu
tralize the pestiferous efforts of the restless
and unprincipled Southern politicians. Can
it better be done than allowing the black
man to vote ? Have we not the most re
liable evidence that that vote will always
be on the side of Freedom ami the Union?
\\ ould it not be safer to trust the blacks,
with all their ignorance, on all questions of
the day, than the whites of the South ?
Congress has adopted measures for the
emancipation of the Slaves. That "|H CU- :
liar institution" which has been at ..nee
the curse and the disgrace of the Nation is
to be eradicated by the adoption of an
amendment to the Constitution. The re
quisite number of States will soon have
provided the necessary legislation, and by
the supreme law of the land, Slavery, will
cease to exist —in form at least. The Slave
holders are ready to acquiesce in the pass
age of this amendment. The inexorable logic
of events, the inevitable necessity of the
times, has satisfied the most ultra fire-eater
that at least a show of acquiesence in the
overthrow of Slavery must be manifested.
But already the unrepentant rebels are de
vising plans to render ineffectual the eman
cipation policy of the Nation. While they
are yet aliens and outlaws, they are plot
ting to deprive the Freedman of his new
found liberty, and of the privilege to which
he is justly entitled. They already boast
that they can devise means to make the
condition of the black man as thoroughly
servile, as when Slavery was legalized.
I The dullest comprehension can readily see
j how easy this will be, when the secession
ists shall have control of the State gov
ernments. The legislatures of the different
States can readily adopt laws and regula
tions which will render the condition of the
Freedman more abject and degraded than
under the old regime.
The only security the Freedman can poss
ibly have that he will not be the constant
subject of oppression and tyrany, is in his
enfranchisement. If we place him at the
mercy of the rebels, it would be a kindness
to him to again rivet upon his limbs the
shackles of bondage. Invested with the
right of voting he can take care of himself,
lie wields a power which will protect him
from the barbarities of his late master.
Shall we emancipate the Slave, only to ag
gravate the evils under which he suffers,
and render his condition more intolerant
and degraded ? The nation owes it to the
emancipated Slave to give him every op
portunity of amelioration, and to throw
around him every safe-guard for his pro
tection in the exercise of those rights which
the universal voice of public opinion has
conferred upon him. Less than this would
I be a mockery and a delusion.
Having recognized the loyalty of the
: black population of the South —having as a
! reward for their services, (in part, at hast)
| provided for their emancipation-—it be
j comes a necessity, as well as a duty on the
| part of the Government, to see that the
j new privileges conferred upon them shall
not be ruthlessly invaded, ncr stealthily
I filched from them, in the form of any new
| creation of tyrrany. The late Slave driver
j must not be allowed, by any pretence of
| State law, to force his late human chatties
i to labor for him without a just recompense.
He must not be allowed to deprive the
I freedman of his liberty upon frivolous pre
| texts. Having declared that the Slave is
j free, he should be protected in all his priv
! leges as a Freedman. In the present tem
! per of the South, judging from daily man
ifestations, to do this thoroughly will re
; quire a military establishment in that sec-
I tion of great magnitude. But by investing
| the Freedman with the ballot, we provide a
| means of safety to him, and of security to
I the nation which will soon allow the gov
i eminent to dispense with bayonets. With
I a freeman's weapon in his hand, he could
not be again enslaved and trodden upon.
There are many different views upon this
; subject, and various plans suggested. Some
would make a measure of education the
• standard--others allow the colored soldier
to vote. And then, in what manner shall
we provide for the enfranchisement of the
blacks, it being a matter of regulation by
the State Legislatures ? The subject is a
grave one, we frankly admit—its consum
mation evironed with many difficulties.
But we should meet it fairly and frankly--
considering it with reference to the future
security of the Nation, and in the light of
justice to the loyal black man. So regard
-1 ing it, it is not difficult to arrive at proper
1 conclusions.
PRESENTATION OF A PORTRAIT. —A commit
tee of citizens of Philadelphia, represent
ing the I'nion men of that city, visited llar
risburg on Wednesday last, for the pur
pose of presenting to Gen. Simon Cameron
a portrait of himself, as an evidence of the
high esteem in which he is held by the I'n
ion men ol the metropolis, and an acknowl
edgment of his services in securing the
electoral vote of Pennsylvania for Abraham
Lincoln, in 1864.
" The Committee consisted of the follow
ing named gentlemen :
JAMES N. KERNS, JER. NICHOLS,
WILLIAM ELLIOTT, W. 11. KEMBLE,
GEOROE W. HAMERSLY.
After the adjournment of the Union State
Central Committee, the members thereof,
by invitation, repaired to the residence of
Gen. Cameron, to be present at the pre
sentation. The ceremony took place in
the parlors ol the Cameron mansion, and
was in all respects a proceeding full of in
terest and gratification alike to the donors,
the donee and the invited guests on the
occasion.
A dispatch from Mobile of the 17th
inst. states that two trains had collided on
the Mobile and Montgomery Railroad.—
Three cars were wrecked, and five negroes
and several passengers killed.
THE STATU COKVKNTIOS.
Tlie Union State Central Committee has
fixed upon Thursday, August 17th for hold
ing the Union State Convention. The time
originally named for holding tin Conven
tion was considered by many of the best
men of the State, as being too early, and
consequently a later day has been agreed
upon.
We learn from the Telegraph, that " dur
ing the proceedings of the Union State Cen
tral Committee, it was particularly urged
that each member thereof recommend the
necessity to his constituents of having their
districts represented by the very ablest del
egafes. The importance of the approach
ing contest must not be depreciated ; nor
must the Union men of the State shrink
from meeting any or all of the great issues
which have and will continue to grow out
of the proper adjustment of our domestic
affairs. Inspired by an ardent' attachment
for the country, the Union men of Pennsyl
vania must also yield to the control of pure
principles, in which not only the welfare of
their localities is involved, but on the suc
cess of which the future dignity of the Gov
ernment and the prosperity of the* whole
country depend."
The people of this State expect the Union
State Convention to speak utit plainly and
frankly as regards the great questions of
public policy, the proper settlement of
which they regard is being so necessary for
the future prosperity and peace of the coun
try. Any attempt, through unworthy cow
ardice, or mistaken considerations of policy,
to evade a bold avowal of the principles
which actuate the Union l'arty of the State,
will prove unfortunate.
We have already suggested the propriety
of selecting as one of the candidate to be
presented for the sulfrages of the people,
some person who represents the Soldiers of
the State. We will leave for others to sug
gest the the proper person,but we trust that
the importance of such a selection will not be
overlooked. Justice to our brave soldiers
demands such u public aud tangible recog
nition of their services, and such a mani
festation of our appreciation of their brave
ry and devotion to the Union.
JVtif The report of the Congressional Com
mittee on the Conduct of the War on Gen
eral Butler's Fort Fisher expedition and
failure has been made public. A large
mass of testimony was taken, after sifting
which the members came to the conclusion
that, considering all the circumstances, the
General was justifiable in withdrawing his
forces without attempting to capture the
fort. The committee, though only required
to investigate regarding the first expedi
tion, extended their examination in some
degree to the second and successful one,
under General Terry, and instance, as one
important cause of its success, a cordiality
of co-operation between the army and the
navy which they say was lacking on the
first occasion.
teif New Orleans telegrams of the 18th
inst. confirm previous reports to the effect
that the artillery and other property sold
by the Texas rebels to the Mexican impe
rialists after Kirby Smith's surrender has
been given up to our military authorities
by order of Maximilian. The report of the
departure to Mexico of Generals K irby
Smith, Price, Magruder, Shelby, Douglass
and Jackson, with a number of their follow
ers, and Governors Moore and Allen, of
Louisiana, and Clark and Murrah, of Texas,
is also confirmed. General Canby is now
in command of the States of Louisiana and
Texas.
The republican party of New Jersey
met in State convention at Trenton, Thurs
day, and nominated Marcus S. Ward for
Governor, to till the place now held by Jo
el Parker. A series of resolutions was
adopted endorsing President Johnson's re
organization policy, pledg ng the party to
the endorsement of the constitutional
amendment abolishing slavery, and reaf
firming the resolutions of the Baltimore
Convention in reference to the Monroe doc
trine.
■t*2> The N. Y. Evening I'o.-t states that
of the 114 members of Congress elect, 144
are unconditional Union men, and thirty
conservatives or Southern sympathizers.—
Kentucky and Nevada have yet to elect.—
Giving the South six out of the nine mem
bers from the former and one from the lat
ter, we shall have 148 Union men against
120 Southern sympathizers, including a
full delegation of eighty-four members from
the rebel States, should they be admitted,
leaving a clear Union majority of twenty
eight. The Post argues from this, that the
rebel States will have very little power in
the next Congress.
to?" The states named furnished the
number of troops as follows : Maine,66,669 ;
Vermont, :J4,4*.0 ; Connecticut, 54,368 ;
Rhode Island, 25,355 ; West Virginia, 29,
012; Massachusetts, 153,706 ; New Hamp
shire, 33,258 ; Kansas, 21,938 ; Pennsylva
nia, 360,000 ; lowa, 72,258. This may be
regarded as official.
A Goon USE FOR REBEI. Goi.n.—When Is
ham G. Harris was Governor of Tennessee,
and the will of Jefferson Davis was law in
the State of the patriotic Parson Brownlow,
the treasury was well supplied with the old
metal coins of Uncle Sam. When the State
was captured by the Union troops, Harris
incontinently vamoosed, taking the specie
along. Gen. Upton followed the fugitive
rebel and captured the bulky freight. The
runaway escaped, but the gold was return
ed to Nashville. When Brownlow exchan
ged the editorial chair for the gubernatori
al station, he decided to convert the gold
into United States bonds. This has just
been done by Jay Cooke. The specie,
amounting to half a million of dollars, was
sent to the east, converted into seven-thir
ties, and the bonds forwarded to Nash
ville. No rebel gold,since the first secession
of a Southern State, has ever been appro
priated to better use. The State of Tennes
see is now bound by a liuk to the great
government from whose central power she
derives all her influeuce.
Ithaca aud Towanda Bail Road Meeting-
Pursuant to call a very large and enthu
siastic meeting of persons interested in the
construction of a railroad from Ithaca to
Towanda, was held at the Village Hall, Ith
aca, on Wednesday, the 19th inst. Hon. K.
Cornell, was appointed President ; C. L.
Ward, of Towanda, I). M. Osburn, of Au
burn, A. 11. Miller, of Tioga and C. F.Wells,
of Athens, Vice-Presidents ; and E. S. Van
Licw, of Seneca, .T. F. Means, of Towanda
and S. H. Selkreg, of Ithaca, Secretaries.
The meeting was addressed by the Presi
dent, lion. J. 11. Williams, Col. Piolett, of
Wysox, C. L. Ward and Col. Mason, of To
wanda ; Col. Wells, of Athens ; Ha
vis, of Philadelphia ; Gaylord Willsey, of
Van Etten ; and C. L. Grant, A. 11. Cornell
and J. 11. Selkreg, of Ithaca.
The following resolutions presented by
Hon. J. B. Williams, were unanimously
adopted :
Whereas, The war is over, the Uuion is safe, and
the time has urrived when it becomes us to consid
er the propriety of beating our swords into plough
shares and our spears into pruning hooks, and to
do such other acts as will best promote the pros
perity, the unity and strength of our country.
Ist. Therefore, Itexolved, That in the progress of
events, we have reached the point when it is expe
dient for us to proceed to make such use of the
elements aud natural advantages wliicj a kind
Providence has bestowed upon us, us will best
tend by ties of commercial interest, to bind to
gether the |North, the South, the East and the
West.
2d. ltexoleetl, That the construction of a Rail- !
way, connecting the great lines of Northern and
Western New York, Canada and the West, with the
vast lines of Pennsylvania and the Southern States,
by a track ot the same gauge, thereby connecting
commercially und,socially the vast districts embrac
ed within their reach, is an object worthy of the
earnest effort of all good citizens.
3d. Rexolved, That the increasing demand for the
products of the coal fields of Pennsylvania thro'-
out Northern and Western New York, the Canadas
and the West, alone, demand that a speedy effort
be made to open the shortest, cheapest and most
available means of transit.
4th. Rexolreil, That as the construction of a
Kuilwuy from the waters of the Cayuga Luke, at
Ithaca, to the State line of Pennsylvania, at or
near Waverly, (together with the already authori
zed extension down the Susquehanna) will at once
open the shortest aud cheapest way through the
lakes and large canals to the Canadas and the
west, by which their growing demands may be sat
isfied. It is therefore resolved, that our efforts 1;
immediately applied to effect tlie construction of
this portion of the Road, as the portion most im
portant to the final accomplishment of the great
objects uuder consideration.
sth. Rexolvetl, That u committee of eleven be
appointed with authority to proceed to receive sub
scriptions, and to efleet an organization of a com
pany, under the General Rail Road laws of this
State, to obtain propositions for right of wuy, and
to do such other aets as may be necessary and
proper, to effect the objects of this meeting.
On motion,
Rexolreil, That the proceedings of this meeting
be published in the Ithaca papers ; in the papers
at Auburn. Philadelphia, and along the line of the
proposed road.
The chair appointed as such committee,
Hon. d. B. Williams, D. Boardman, L. L.
Treman, A. B. Cornell, C. L. Grant, of Ith
aca ; J. A. Nichols and Lyman Bradly, of
Spencer; K. 1). Van I fuze r and John L,
Sawyer, of Waverly ; and Gaylord Willsey,
of Van Etten. On motion of C. L. Ward,
Hon. E. Cornell was added to and made
chairman of this Committee.
Before the close of the meeting a sum in
in advance of the amount necessary to or
ganize a company under the General Kail
Road law of New York, was subscribed and
proper steps taken to push the enterprise
forward with all possible speed.
E. CORNELL, President.
C. L. WARD, D. M. OsuritN,
A. If. MILLER, C. F. WELLS, Viee-Pres'T.
E. S. VAN LIEW, ,
■J. F. MEANS, Sec'y.
J. 11. SEI.KREO, I
THE GIUSSUOJTEK I-J.AGCE IN MINNESOTA. —
The Minesota papers give gloomy accounts
of the ravages of grasshoppers in that
State. Forsaking the prairies, they have
recently commenced flying and alighting
in the timber known as the "Big Woods,"
and there is every probability that they
will pass through and beyond it, and sweep
the southwestern part of the State. In the
counties of Renville, Brown Blue Heart,
Nicollet, Le Sueur and Scott there will be
an average of one-half the crops left to har
vest, and hardly be enough vegetables left
for seed. Corn has been less injured thus
far than any other crop, and wheat has suf
fered most.
In Henderson there is hardly a plant or
weed left, and the naked lots tell a sorrow
ful tale of the desolation of the plague.
Currant bushes and young fruit trees and
shrubbery of every kind have not only been
stripped of foliage, but of bark also. In
some fields of wheat they have entered
they have simply cut a straight swath of
several rods width through clean to the
ground, never deviating from a direct line,
and leaving the remainder untouched.—
They deposit their eggs in small sacks in
the warmest and loosest earth during Aug
ust and through Autumn, and the number
laid by a single grasshopper certainly
reaches into fifties or hundreds. As soon
as the earth warms in the spring they
hatch out—maturing in about two mouths,
when they strip themselves—body and
legs—of their old skin and come out schoon
er-rigged and full sails. The wings at first
are very tender, but forty-eight hours of
exposure prepares them for their journey.
THE CHOLERA. —There seems to be no
doubt, but that the Cholera has again com
menced its periodic scourge. For the mo
ment, fears of the Rusian plague has given
place to this new pestilence. The Levant
Herald, of June 7th, says that letters from
Cediiia give a frightful account of the rav
ages of the epidemic now raging at that
city and Mecca. It takes the form both of
typhus and cholera. On the eve of Conbau
Biram, and during the first and second days
of the feast, this terrible scourge carried
off no less 4tf,000 victims amongst the pil
grims, and though the intensity of the
plague is somewhat abated, multitudes
still perish. The inhabitants have fled and
the streets are filled with corpses. Of the
Persian pilgrims alone no less than five
thousand have fallen victims, amongst
whom is the sheik Mirza llachim, who,
saint though he was reputed to be, has per
ished with the whole household, composed
of ten persons. Sherif Abdallan Pacha has
taken refuge at Taif, and the Governor
General, Vedji Pacha, after having lost a
son and daughter, has himself fallen dan
gerously ill.
It has also appeared in Alexandria,
Egypt, causing 10,000 deaths, among a
population of 100,000 inhabitants. It
seems to have selected the latter city in |
preference to Cairo, a city far more filthy I
and dirty and in a more fit condition for the
prevalence of a pestilence. Great fear has 1
sprung up along tle Mediterranean in an
ticipation of its further spreading and all
needful precautions has been taken to guard ■
against its introduction into its many west
ern seaports. But these precautions do
uot usually succeed. The disease obeys
no known ljrw but proceeds where it list
eth.
A CHAPTER TO COME. —Our dispatches yes
terduy intimated that President Johnson's
message to the next Congress would reconi
end Congress to withhold admission from
all States that do not provide in their con
stitutions for a general suffrage irrespec
tive of color. In so doing, President John
son will "place himself fully in harmony
with the loyal sentiment of the country,
which is justly alarmed at the dangers in
volved in reconstruction on a purely rebel
basis. If the President's policy grows
merely out of a desire to give the former
voting population of each State an oppor
tunity to admit the new element, subject
to such reasonable and fair limitation as
may seem proper to each State and to Con
gress, but coupled with the reservation
that until they admit the new element to
the polls, they shall not themselves resume
their seats in Congress, it will receive the
indorsement of candid men. We hope to
be able to sustain so wise an administra
tive policy. The President is well aware
that there is the utmost personal gooil will
towards his administration, on the part of
all those whose criticisms have been drawn
forth by his policy of reconstruction so far
as developed. lie can hope for no firmer
supporters in all those policies which must
make up the general tenor of his adminis
tration, than he will find in the advocates
of negro suffrage as an offset to rebel suf
frage and as a policy of justice. It is be
cause they are his friends that they speak
with the freedom of friendship.— l'iiirm/o
Trih una.
THE HARVEST IS WESTERN NEW YORK.—
The Rochester Union says that the wheat
harvest is actively going on in that secti in,
in localities where the grain is most for-
ward. Considerable has already beet: cut,
and with fair weather, by the close of this
week the largest part of the wheat will la
in the sheaf. Here and there we hear of
the rust and the weevil, but as a rule, the
report is favorable and a fair crop is antici
pated. The winter barley is mo.-tlv cl
eared in good order and with a fine yield in
promise. Wheat and barhy will probably
rule low in price. Millers and malsters do
not want to oiler anything like previous
rates for grain to be brought in. The
spring grains and other crops arc looking
very line and the husbandman who attends
to his crop will probably be well repaid in
quantity and quality, though he may not
receive a high price us he may have antici
pated when he sowed.
The State authorities are arranging
to procure the names of all Pennsylvania
soldiers who perished at any or all of the
rebel prisons, and who were buried at such
localities. Wherever the marks correspond
with the records of the prison, and there is
no doubt of the identity of the remains, the
same will be published, and at the proper
time transportation will be issued for the
removal of the bodies. Active efforts will
at once be made to gather all the facts of
importance in connection with the Pcunsyl
vanians buried at Andersonville. A State
agent will be despatched to that locality
fully instructed to examine the condition of
the graves, secure full particulars concern
ing their marks, and make such other ar
rangements as will facilitate the remains
with the least possible trouble to the sur
viving relatives of the dead and as little
necessary expense to the State.
DEATH OF ONE OF JOHN BROWN'S RAIDERS.--
A Rochester (N. Y.) paper of late date has
the following : '"Last evening a colored
man by the name of David Cunningham,
who resided 011 the corner of Spring and
Fitzliugh-sts., died of typhus fever. He
was one of the men concerned in the John
Brown Raid in Virginia a;.d at the time of
the arrest of that great OKI Dominion tcr
rifier he fled to Pennsylvania. Il>- after
ward went to the West working in several
different States, and a few years ago came
to this city, where he has been employed
mostly in cooking for the soldiers. Latterly
he lias beep at the camp on the Fair 1 irounds
He was u man of great physical strength."
The Commissioner of Pensions lias de
cided that u pension of $25 per month is
granted to those having lost both hands or
both eyes in the military service of the
United* States in the line of duty, and 820
per month to those who, under the same
conditions, shall have lost both feet, if such
parties were entitled to a lower rate of pen
sion under the act of 18<>2. This higher
pension will date only from the 4th day of
July, 1804, in the case of pensioners al
ready enrolled, or of applicants discharged
prior to that date.
A dispatch from Marquette, Lake
Superior, says the strike among the mini is
has entirely suspended business in that re
gion. Only one mining company lias acce
ded to the demand of the laborers, and is
operating and shipping ore. A water sta
tion on the Marquette Railroad, near No
gaunee, was burned on Saturday, supposed
to be the work of the miners.
BILLIARD PLAYINC IN MONTREAL. —The last
game of billiards, for a purse of $2,000 in
gold, between Mel via Foster of New York
am] Joseph Dion of Moutreal, was played
Wednesday night Iqst . Piop won the game
by 306 points, in a game of 1,500 points.
Time, four hours and thirty-five mi antes.
Dion's greatest run was pi. Average, 21
43.
teaY" During an altercation at Poughkeep
sie 011 Wednesday evening, regarding the
late race there, Stevens, one of the crew of
the beaten boat, struck one Thus. DeMott
so violently as to cause him to fall and
break his neck. Stevens gave himself up
to the authorities.
tew" The wife of the Rebel Gen. Ewell
proceeded to Fort Warren on Wednesday
morning with an order from President
Johnson for the release of her husband. On
taking the oath of allegiance he was liber
ated, and both left for the South the same
evening.
GF.N. GRANT'S Loo CABIN. —The log cabin
which was the headquarters of General
Grant, at City Point, has been brought to
Philadelphia, and will be placed in one of
the public squares of that city. As may
be expected, it is an unpretending building,
shabby both within and without.
President Johnson, accomponied hv
the Secretary of the Navy and other official
persons, on Saturday started 011 an excur
sion down the Potomac and Chesapeake,on
board th£ steamer Hornet.
!£%. Heavy reinforcements of troops, to
the number of 25,000, are said to have been
put on the road to Sheridan within a few
days.
Weir Possession of Ford's Theater in
Washington, will be taken 011 Monday next
by the Government, which will pay Mr.
Ford rent for the building until the meet
ing ol Congress, in anticipation of an ap
propriation for its purchase.
Jtlcrcljanbuc, fcr.
JNTKItE STI N G T(> A , , . |
The KuljMcriber vv HIM m'.st rc-|je< tfully n,„,
the citizens ot Bradford County, awl '-the re .,
kind," that he has recently |inri'haacd.auil nm-t !
!y refitted the eland lorniTly owned hy T. Itnin,
and more recently hy B. X. Broiiaoii. and ha* j„, t /J.,"
ed an entireatta-k of new giatda. pirn-liftted who! v '
the "caviujr in" of the rebellion, win. h w,ji ,
to offer hia stock at such riri. es as will !,e sm.' J '
entire satisfaction to all close buyers. In the st„ i,' "
He foantl a well selected assortment of
DKV GOODS,
GROCERIES.
READY MADE CLOTHING,
HATS,
BOOTS A SHOES,
CROCKERY, AC.
The motto will le 'Small profits, quick ~air. •,
' nimble sixpence l*tter than the si w shilllnj; J *
TERMS— Pa) ment to he made on delivering the
Please rememljer the place, which will hereafter ''
known as the "Bee Hive."
Orwell, June 15. lSd5. L. H. RlfONsux
BLA C K SILK SII,\ Wp s
At the Bee Hive.
BRO Cll E L 0 N G AN D S1 N<; p K
At the Bee Hive.
SUMMER SHAWLS,
Beautiful styles, at the Bee Hive.
MOVH NI N G SH A W LS,
Finest qualities, at the Bee Hive.
EL E G AX T SII A WL S ,
All seasons of the year at the Bee Hive.
PARASOLS AND SIN UMBRELLA-
At the Bee Hive.
L A D 1 ES ' I) 11 ES S GOO I) S
Splendid Styles, at the Bee Hive.
LAT)I ES ' OLOT II ,
At the Bee Hive.
LADIES' W A T E R PR O 0 1 (,j
REPELLENT CLOTH, at the Bee Hive.
LADIES' CORSETTS,
Best quality, at tire Bee Hive.
CHILDREN'S' SHOES, GLOVES A.\ji
HOSIERY, at the Bee Hive,
HATS OF THE LATEST STYLES,
At tiie Bee Hive,
800 T S AND SIIOE .- ,
Large assortment, at the Bee Hive.
CROCK E R Y k G L A S S W A j; £
Isitest Patterns, at the llev Hive
T E A S ! '
TEA E T
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at -
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TKA E T
All kinds. Oolong, Japan. Young Hyson. L nip
and Imperial Teas of all the line-st tlavu.-
the la.-t crop, at the lowest prices, and wariuauJ .
Bee 1!
DAI R Y S ALT,
At the Bee Hive.
A GREAT MANY GOODS THAT >
WANTED IN EVERY FAMILY, at the Bui:
(OATS, VEST'S AND PANTS
At the BEE HIVE, Orwdl. Pa.
n*- Please call and -<■■■.
L. 11. Ble>y- '.\
rpilE EMPORIUM OF FASHIONS
J. W. TAYLOR,
Is now receiving one ol the fine.-t -ss..itii;ent- ■ ' i
; :
; nery and Fancy Goods ever brought in the tnarkf
.
sisting of all the newest styles of lxn.i.cts, i
Caps the new Fanchon Bonnet, the FJ >: -
■ and Coburg Hats. Misses and Infants Hat.-at is
I ;
, Caps, All the new colors of Bonnet lli'. i riOl .
1 the Lake, the new shades of Green, l'..;i.
A large stock ol Ribbons, Trimmings aud Pre-- • - i
mings. All styles oi Hoop Skirts. Duplex. He.;::.'
and Corset Skirt. Silk Umbrellas and Parab.
: Linen, Hem Stitched and Embroidered Handker
Cheaelle Head Dresses and Silk Net.-. A Kinee®
ment of Kid Gloves, French Corsets, Plain !. . b
broidered and Valencia Collars, Linen Tim*- -
Smyrna Edging, Dimity Bands aud Untiling. I'-" "
, tag and Tucked Edgings, a good assoricieu'.
and Hosiery. Illaek Silk Mitts. Yankee Nctioo?
i
Belts and Belt Buckles. Hair and Clothes Ui\>D
and Fancy Combs. All colors Zephyrs.
Bonnets and Hats trimmed in the .very IV" jA
York styios. Uiilinery Work uone an suon t
warranted to please. Bonnets and Hats siu; --* §
I 3
New Style, Ac.
N. B.—l have added to my stock a niv " n '
Goods. Prints, Delaiues, Challis, Blao and (
Alapaccas. All Wool Delaines, Gingham, liloa<
lin, Plain and Plaid Nansook, Jaconet- t '
Swiss, Mull, BoblueU Laces, Black and ><•
Lace, Black, Black and White Dolled Ino v. ■<'■'■■■
<
many other tilings too numerous to mention,
north of Cowles A Co.'s Book Store, and ol 1 !"""''
Court House. Towanda. Maj'' "
Sj PINN 1N G WIIEE I. •-
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WIIOLKS AL K A N D KE T *
To the citisuns and farmers ol Bradford as- 1
eouulies : The subscriber would respectful'?
that he is prepared to furnish them with
WOOL-WHEELS,
FLA X-Wll EELS,
WHEEL-HEADS,
I
S\ VP-REELS,
S WIVES,
FLIERS-o A ; I
..*#! I
In short everything eounected with the H JBli
facture ol Woolen aud l.iueu Goods. . •, 5
Merchants wishing to purchase to sell i ~'' v .
please address by mail, when list of prices
All gimds packed in shipping order. , L -c
N. B. Particular attention is called to the <
Wheel-Head," an article far •supetior to *f QV
All articles warranted to give entire sitisis • t M
C.U. CRJ- n1
Montrose, l'a., June 10,