root in my mind that I could not lightly discard it, the officer laughed it to scorn. Yet even at this distance of time, when I read and heat strange stories of second-sight, of prophetic dreams, and warning visions, a doubt crosses my mind, and I ask myself whether my adventure with the two sisters of Cologne was not, perhaps, of the na ture of these ? But you now know as much as I do, and I leave you to decide the point for yourself. Neuis from all Nations. —lt is estimated that there has been eight million feet of lumber shipped from Lisle, Broome Co. N. Y., daring the past year, the largest portion of which w-as the production of the Centre Lisle Mills. —The store of Harris A Erlich, in Corning, was burglariously entered Friday night last, and robbed of silks and other goods to the amount of S4OO. A gang of horse thieves are op ei itiug in Washington County Pa. They palm themselves off as wool buyers, and have sueeeeded admirably in pulling the wool o\er the eyes of the unsuspecting far -111 CIS. —Gov Geary's pardou of Jonath an Bieber, convicted in Berks county be cause he refused to take a deserter's vote, meets with ihe approval of the Republican press of the State. —The Feuiau prisoners whose sen tences were commuted to imprisonment in the Penitentiary, arrived at Kingston, C. W.. in irons. On their arrival at the Peni tentiary their heads were closely shaved and their whiskers cut. Lynch objected to sacrificing his moustache and irnpe rial, but the Warden succeeded in persuading him to do so. —Ten convicts in the State Peni tentiary at-Toilet, 111., escaped on Wednes day last in the day time, a set of tools hav ing been smuggled in to theiu, with which, thr Chicago Vanes says, they filed the bars on the inside of the Warden s house, the place least suspected and most exposed to view. —Mollie Trussc-11, who was senten ced to imprisonment for one year for the murder of George Trussel, at Chicago, was pardoned by Gov. Oglesby, of Illinois, on Thursday last, after remaining one month in the penitentiary. —A dispatch received by the Uni ted States Express Company states that there is no truth in the statements from Jewett City about difficulties with Indians on the Smoky Hill route. —Edward 11. Waylaud, the Erie Railroad clerk who is alleged to have ab sconded from Jersey City with $15,000, was arrested at Richmond, Ya., —The blooded "war horse" used by Braxton Bragg during the war,is offered for sale at Montgomery, Ala. It was presen ted to him by citizens of Louisville. It is reported that coal has been discovered on the land of William -Tones,in Lower Augusta township, Northumberland county, along the Northern Central Rail road. about seven miles below Sunbury. —The outrages committed upon Freedmen, in Texas, according to official testimony, have been of the most brutal and outrageous description. —The ice in the Potomac is break ing up. Several sections of the Long Bridge and the Railroad Bridge.at washing ton, have been carried away. --The reported murders by the Che yenne Indians are authoritatively contra dicted. Boss Wynan, of Baltimore, has received the contract to build railroad cars and locomotives for the Russian govern ment. The Ken ton Woolen Mills, at ( ovington, Kentucky, the most extensive of the kind in the west, were burned Wed nesday. Loss $225,000. —A proposition asking Congress to extend the jurisdiction of the State of Nevada over the territory of Utah has been introduced into the Nevada Legislature. —The cable dispatch states that fresh complications are arising in the East. The people of Servia are flying to arms against the Ottoman rule, and at Constan tinople the peace party is increasing in num bers and influence. The Viceroy of Egypt is reported to have sent agents to the lead ing Powers of Europe to ascertain whether they will favor his complete independence of the sovereignty of the Sublime Porte. —Jacob F. Itaddop was executed at Xorristown, for the murder of Julius Wo chele, in November, 1805, in Montgomery county. He made a speech in German, and declared that he was innocent. —The Working Men's Convention at Albany discussed the adoption of the platform of the Baltimore Labor Congress and referred it. —A terrible hurricane swept along the Ouachita river, in Arkansas, on the Ist inst., and destroyed life and property. —The Legislature of Arkansas have voted for a State Constitutional Con vention. —S. G. Woolfolk, of Kentucky, traveling in Tennessee, was robbed by high waymen near Memphis, and left in the road with both legs broken. He was known to have about SI,OOO with him before the rob bery. —Some desperadoes at Memphis boarded the steamer Clifton, while at her dock, aud administered chloroform to sev eral of the passengers, and robbed them of their valuables. A terrible fire occured in Wells ville, Alleghany Co.. N. Y., on Friday morn ing last, by which hall' of the village was de stroyed and a loss entailed of $115,000. Among the losses is the Free Press office totally destroyed without a cent of insur ance. —On Tuesday last between 1 and 2 o'clock P. M., a man went i nto the office of L. W. Jerome. No. 42-Exehangc Place, New York, took from a shelf SIOO,OOO worth ol I nited States five-twenty's, and walked off with them. I lie Stewart divorce case is be fore the Chicago Courts again, on a motion for a new trial, it being claimed that erron eous instructions were given to the Jury ; that inadmissible evidence was received und that the verdict was contrary to the testi mony. A fire in Mobile on Saturday uight destroyed several stores, entailing loss to the amount of SIOO,OOO. On Satur day morning the town of Balize, ut the mouth oi the Mississippi Itiver, was burnt. Several families were rendered hoinelets. —Mr. Fox, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, has arrived in this country lrom Europe. Bradford fUpMte*. Towanda, Thursday, Feb, 14,1867. THE FINANCES. Mr. MOBILL of the Lower House of Congress, made an elaborate, and a very able speech on the national fi nances on the 24th ult. Mr. M. fa vors resumption, but thinks the Sec- j retary of the Treasury, who fixes the time for resumption within two years, has named too early a period. This is the truth, and for our part, we can-1 not see how any sane man can figure out a resumption of specie payments on the part of the Government and the banks, within two years, without an overwhelming prostration of the one, and an almost total ruin of the other. When the war terminated we supposed resumption could be reach ed in five years, and we have seen nothing since to change this opinion. A large s>hure of the Government notes cau be withdrawn in that time, and a judicious tariff will arrest for eign importations, and meantime, our present foreign debt can be adjusted. We agree with Mr. MOBRIU. that mod erate contractions should begin now, and that if began now, we will be no more than ready for resumption in three years. In this speech Mr. M. has given a great many interesting facts ; but we question whether the followiug statements, in regard to the cheap production of fabrics.in England, do not tell more against, than in favor of his idea, that we require no more circulating medium in the United States, than is employed in a health ful condition of financas in England : Six years ago a woolen mill that would have cost $1,000,000 in New York or New England could have been put up—so much cheaper are raw materials and labor—for $500,000 in England. Permanent invest ments there which yield 3j per cent. ]>er an num are satisfactory. Here 7 per cent, per annum is the least that would tempt capital to such enterprises, or that would anywhere be voluntarily accepted. To-day the prices of bricks, iron, machinery, and labor have so largely increased that such establishments would here cost nearly double what it would six years ago, or $2,000,000. The interest upon this sum would ,be SIIO,OOO per an num ; but the interest of the British estab lishment—ssoo,ooo at 3 I per cent—is no more than $17,500. Here is $122,500 per annum in favor of the British manufacturer, a sum sufficient for very respectable dividends, cer tainly, on a capital of $500,000. Is it any wonder that we have an extraordinary influx of British goods, or that all Europe last year was swept to furnish American markets ? We like to see these facts, for they show how it is that the English can manufacture cheaper thau we can, and therefore show the necessity of protective duties on that which we manufacture. But this is not our point. Mr. MORRILL fixes our circu lating medium at nearly one thousand millions, about one-half of which does not properly belong to it. Allowing, however, that to pass for the present, ho goes on to say : The amount of notes authorized to be is sued by the Bank of Engluud is £11,000,000, | or $55,000,000; and the entire amount of paper circulation in Great Britain, including private and joiut-stock banks, as established by act of Parliament in 18-14, was £37,000,- 000, or SIBi,OOO,UOU. Bouic years it has been a trifle more than this and some years a tri fle less ; but_ in 1865. strained as they were for capital to buy and hold cotton at its ad vanced price, the amount did not go beyond £30,129,789. Beyond doubt the trade and commerce of Great Britain vastly exceed that of our own or any other nation. Its j exports in 1864 were $2,545,000,000, and yet | they find *165,000,000 of paper money equal Ito all their ordinary demands. How is it I that it can be pretended we require so much ! more? Is it not a little strange that Mr M. should tell us that the English can produce with $500,000 as much as we cau with $1,000,000, while their rate of interest is one-half of ours,and then ask why it is that we require so much more circulating medium than they do in England ? We require a dollar where they require half that sum ; and where money brings 7 per cent, interest, it is certainly more valuable, and more needed, than where it brings only half that amount. We have uniformly contended that at no period of our national exist ence, has there been more general in dividual prosperity than during the late war ; and that prior to that pe riod, in 1860, we were anything else than prosperous. Hear what Mr. MORRILL says on this point : The maximum amount of bank circulation at no previous time has gone beyond $294,- | 776.822, and the circulation in 1860 was j $207,802,000 and that was a year of as large production and of as much general prosperi ty as any perhaps in our history. In auother part of his speech he says : The Western States prior to the war were largely involved in debt, and they not only paid off an indebtedness of not less than $2')0,000,000, but they became large holders of United States securities with means of be coming still larger holders. Up to this time neither in the West nor in any other part of the country, have our people asked or receiv ed the ancient measure of credits. Notwith standing the drain of the war the great mass es of the people are free fri >m debt. Now if we were so prosperous in 1860, how comes it that we were so i badly in debt ? Are people prosper | ouß when in debt ? And if we ran | so deeply in debt when we had a lit tle over two hundred millions of a I circulating medium, and ran out of j this indebtedness so rapidly when we had seven hundred millions of curren cy, does it not prove at leant, that j the two hundred millions of currency ; was entirely below the wants of the country ? People who have money i are not apt to run into debt, and run . in debt because they have no money. But Mr. MORRILL makes the com- I rnou mistake of financiers when he theorizes on the amount of circulat i ing medium required by a healthy condition of the business of our coun try. lie goes to the heavy couiuimer i cial marts for his financial datas ; to ' the exchanges, check and balances of bank, where millions daily exchange hands, without moving a dollar, and the internal labor and traffic of the country, from which and through which pulsates the life-blood of the nation, is all overlooked. This is like the man, who, in ancient times was sent into a far country to learn the cause of the great abundance pf good food and clothing, which was report ed to exist there. He learned how they prepared both,but never thought of ascertaining whence their abund ance came. Of what avail is the fact that heavy city banks require but little circulating medium to the farm er or manufacturer, who have mate rials to buy and hands to pay ? If curreucy is scarce, there is little mar ket, and if there is no mrrket, there is no money to pay with. In 1860, the currency was sound, but there was so little of it, that every body ran in debt for want of it ; and-was this a healthy condition of things ? But again says Mr. Morrill : Is It not, however, a source of mortifica tion that Massachusetts five per cent, stock brings more in London than United States ' sixes? Or that Virginia fire per cents, brings only twenty per cent less ? Are we quite I content that Egyptian, (quoted at 84.1 Turk | ish (98.) Brazilian (93.) and even Moorish, (93,) stocks shall be quoted much higher than the best of United States Stocks ? Some of these loans at fonr per cent, of govern ments greatly inferior, as we think, to that of the United States bring higher prices than our six per cent, loans. Why are we not in the least troub led by this state of things ? Indeed, we wish our stocks had no valne in Londou, or elsewhere in Europe.— Then there would not be enough there to give us uneasiness. A great deal of miserably poor laud in Massa chusetts, is held at an hundred dol lars per acre, while good land in In diana, Illinois, Ac.— one acre being intrinsically worth three acres of that in Massachusetts—will not sell for twenty dollars per acre, but is that any reasons why the hooaier or suck er should be ashamed of his land ? Not a bit of it. It is said that a Chi nese thinks more of a good fat rat for his breakfast, than a beef-steak or pork-steak, but is that any reason why we, who indulge in the latter, should hang down our heads 1 It appears singular to us that Mr. Morrii.l should go to Europe and Asia for illustrations against paper cur rency. In England wages for labor are higher than in France and simp ly because the former has more pa per money than the latter,and France has more paper than Spain, and wa ges are higher in one than the other ; and when we go to China, where no paper money is used, wages are far below those of Spain. The people of the United States do not want the currency standards of any of these countries. It is the same argument which JAMES BCCHANAN made years ago, that gave him the cognomen of "Ten Cent Jimmy." The logical in ference from his speech being that ten cents a day in coin, was better thau a dollar in currency. The peo ple did not swallow the idea,and will not now. T|IE PARIS EXHIBITION. It is estimated that seventy-five thousand Americans will visit the Paris Exhibition this year, and that each visitor will expend fifteen hun dred dollars. This will take sll2, 500,000 in gold, out of the United States. A satiric dispatch was Bome time ago received from Europe, say ing that the Emperoy Napoleon had appropriated four acres of ground as a grave yard for American visitors. Some estimate the number and ex penditure much higher. It will, how ever, hardly fall below this amount stated. This will swallow up the entire production of all our gold and silver mines for the year to come. Thiß drain upon our coin at this time is unfortunate. SENATOR IN 1869. The Columbia County Rejiublican having been the first journal in the State to bring out the name of Sena tor Uandon as a candidate for the United States Senate to succeed Buckalew, the Pittsburg Gazette dis courteously insinuates that the sug gestion of Mr. Landon'b name, in this connection, is part of the pro gramme under which General Camer on was elected this year. The Scran ton Republican comments severely on this programme, declaring if what the Gazette alleges be true, Mr. Lan don will not be elected. To all this, the Columbia County Republican thus manfully replies : There are a few journals that do Sen ator Laudon injustice. We did not consult with him nor with the friends of Gen. Cameron on the subject, and until they saw the announcement in our paper neither of them knew it was our intention to urge the name of the faithful and eloquent Senator from Bradford as Mr. Buekalew's suc cessor. There has been no under standing, no arrangement—no " po litical buying and selling " — nor will there be. George Landon is as pure and incorruptible as he is eloquent and able. We have urged his name because we know the man and be cause we believe the best interests of the party and State will be pro moted in our rallying around him and making his election sure. THE PENSION FIND.— The Pension Fond of the United States, which was less than a million of dollars in 1862, is now over thirteen millions, and there are now 125,000 mutilated young men in the nation deriving support from this fund. The entire expenses of government from 1824 to 1828, was less than our present annual appropriation for Pensions. In 1860, when the war broke out we had only a few hundred old revolu tionary soldiers, and five or six thou sand of the war of 1812 and 1847, on the government pension list. .from tDasljington. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 8, 1867. The proceedings of Congress from this time to the <#ose of the present Congress on the 4th of March next, will attract the earn est attention of the people of the entire country. The "new plan of reconstruction," as it is called, emanating from the acting President and the leading rebels of the South, hits a tendency to give a clearer view of the politi cal situation, and to make the republican majority stronger. The main points of diff erence between the "new plan" and that submitted by Congress, in the proposed amendment of the Constitution, which has already been ratified by twenty States North, and rejected by nearly every Southern State, except Tennessee, are these : The Southern leaders do not like Sec. 3, which excludes such as they from office under the United States Government, and therefore they cut it all out, and the acting President is a party to the arrangement, that nothing shall go in to the "new plan " by which a traitor can be distinguished from a loyal man. The "new plan" proposes an educational and property qualification for electors, without distinction of race or color; so as to permit the Southern leaders to prohibit three fourths of the blacks upon the educational and property tests from the exercise of the elective franchise, while it gives them pow er to count them as citizens in fixing the ba sis of representation in Congress, because they are not disfranchised on "account of race or color, or previous condition of servi tude, and provides at the same time that persons who are voters by the laws of any State at the time of the adoption of their proposed amendment of the Constitution, shall not be disfranchised on account of its provisions. The effect of the adoption of this plan, is easy of comprehension—every rebel would be enfranchised, and be eligible to the high est offices within the gift of the people—the people of the late rebellious States would se cure an increased representation, and great er political power than they had before the rebellion—while counting all the blacks in fixing the basis of representation,they would be to a great extent excluded from voting, by the property and educational tests, there by securing to the disloyal element, entire political control. This plan has few supporters in Congress, and is only important in its affording the country a clearer view of the position of the President and the late leaders of the rebell ion upon the question of reconstruction. The bill reported from the Joint Select Committee on Reconstruction, providing for the mititary government of the South will be pressed to an immediate passage in the House, and it is thought, will be passed fi nally over the President's veto. The House has declared decisively, against any contrac tion of the currency for the next year. The Tariff' Bill will no doubt become a law, unless prevented by the veto power. These meas ures will act as an admonition in business circles, and put a stop to excessive importa tions. The settled policy upon which the Senate seem to he acting in respect to President Johnson's appointments, is the rejection of Republicans who took office on condition of betraying their party. The Tenure of Office Bill, without the clause including the Cabinet ministers, will no doubt be passed. I have given what I deem a correct view of the political situation at this time, which you may insert in the REPOBTEB if you think it of sufficient interest to your readers. Very respectfully, " COMBE. .from Harris burg. Special Correspondence of THF. BBADFOBD REPOBTEB. HABRISBFBO, Pa., Feb. 11, 1867. In a former letter I gave a synopsis of a bill providing for.a new loan to pay the over due bonds in the Commonwealth as report ed in the Senate by Mr CONNKLL , of Phila delphia. Since then the bill has been pass ed finally and approved by the Governor, and already the State Treasurer has advertised for proposals for the new loan. Bids will be received at the office of the Treasurer until noon on the first day of April, and may be for any sum, from fifty dollars upwards. The bonds will be exempt from State, local or municipal taxation. A bill to prohibit railroad, steamboat, stage coach or other companies carrying pas sengers, from excluding from their vehicles any person on account of race, nationality or color, has been presented in the State Sen ate—and, I may say, has created quite a stir among certain classes of individuals who have no feelings but those of prejudice for the negro. The penalties to be incurred are 1 very severe, aue it is not likely that, in the - event of the passage of the bill, any trans . portation company will willingly incur these , penalties. The bill has not yet passed final- I ly, but will in all probability become a law ere the close of the session. The Senate has instructed its Committee ■ on Railroads to report a free railroad bill on i Wednesday next, to be made the special or . der of that day and each following day until it is finally disposed of. Whether a law of this character can be passed this winter, is not yet certain. The measure has many ar -1 dent friends who will labor to accomplish [ their ends, while, on the other hand, some . of the mammoth corporations of the State will strenuously oppose its passage. ' The Semite Committee on Vice and Im -1 morality has been instructed to report a bill forbidding the infliction of corporeal punish ment in any of the sehools or prisons of this Commonwealth. The above named committee has reported a supplement to the present law to prevent the sale of intoxicating liquors on Sunday.— Its prolusions are said to be such as will punish most severely all persons who may be found guilty of selling intoxicating li quors on "the day of rest." A joint resolution has been passed request ing Congress to enact such laws as will ena ble soldiers who have lost their discharges, to receive the one hundred dollars bounty, under the act of Congress of July 28, 1866. Hitherto it has been impossible for a soldier who had lest his discharge papers to obtain this bounty, and if the resolution referred to should be the means of securing the Con gressional action mentioned, our legislators will have accomplished a good work in the adoption of the resolution. Since the date of my last there have been no further developments in regard to the contest for Senatorial honors at the expira tion of BrcKALEw's time, Several gentlemen who would not object to occupying a seat in the United States Senate have been named for the position, and they are laying their wires and preparing for the fight, although it will not culminate before 1863. Having received an invitation to visit the Hospital, House of Refugees, Western Peni tentiary, and other public institutions, at Pittsburg, both Houses of the Legislature adjourned on Wednesday evening, and the Senators and Representatives (with but few exceptions) started for the "Iron City" in the early train on Thursday morning. The balance of the week ww passed in exanain ing the institutions referred to, and the, scenery on, and east and west of the Moun tains. They will re-assemble to-morrow, (Tuesday) at eleven o'clock, in the Capitol. The Senate Committee on Judiciary Local has reported favorably on the bill to author ize the borough of Troy to increase the taxa tion for borough purposes. Also, an act relating to the sale of land for taxes in Bradford, Warren and Potter coun ties. Mr. LANDOX has read in place, in the Sen ate, a bill to incorporate the International Patent Insurance Company. Referred to the Committee on Corporations. Mr. WKBB presented in the House the oth er day, a remonstrance from the inhabitants of Springfield township, Bradford county, against any further bounty tax. Referred to the Military Committee. Mr. KINNEY presented a petition from citi zens of Hillsgrove, Sullivan county, asking for a change in the time of Auditor's meet ing in said township. Referred to Commit tee on Judiciary- Local. A bill was subse quently presented by Mr. KINNEY. Mr. WEBB presented an act to prevent the sale of liquor on election day. Referred to Committee on Vice and Immorality. Mr. KINNEY has introduced an act author izing Courts to receive certified copies of military records in evidence. Referred to Committee on Judiciary General. The further supplement to the road laws of Bradford county was, on the sth, read a first time in the House, and laid over for a second reading. On the # sth the act to change the venue in the case of the Commonwealth vs. Jesse R. McCarty, Joshua R. McCarty and Charles R. Norton, from the Court of Quarter Sessions of the peace of Sullivan county, to the Court of Quarter Sessions of Bradford county, was brought up for action in the House. There was quite an extensive discussion on the subject, pending which the House adjourn ed, and a vote was not taken. In the House, on Thursday, the House bill No. 76, entitled An act to change the venue in the case of the Commonwealth ver sus Jesse R. McCarty, Joshua R. McCarty and Charles Norton from the court of quar ter sessions of the peace of Sullivan county to the court of quarter sessions of the peace of Bradford county, came up on third read ing. The question was, Shall the bill pass ? On the question, the yeas and nays were re quired by Mr. WEBB and Mr. BOYLE, and were as follows, viz : YEAS— Messrs. Adaire, Armstrong, Barton, Browne, .Cameron, Chase, Colville, Davis, Day, DeHaven, Donohugh, Espy, Ewing, Freeborn, Gallaher, Ghegan, Gordon, Har bison, Hoffman, Humphrey, Kennedy, Kerns. Kimmell, Kinney, Lee, Leech, M'Camant, M'Crearv, M'Pherrin, Mann Murks. Mech ling, Peters, Pillow, Quay, Richards, Roath, Seller, Shurnan, Steacy, Stumbaugh, Subers, Waddell, Wallace, Watt, Webb, Weller, Whann, Wharton, Wilson, Wingard, Wood ward, Worrall and Wright—s4. NATS —Messrs. Barrington, Boyd, Boyle, Breen, Brennan, Calvin, Chalfant, Collins, Craig, Fogel, Hamer, Headman, Heltzel, Hood, Hunt, Jones, Josephs, Kline, Koon, Kurtz, Linton, Long, M'Henry. Maish, Mark ley, Mullin, Phclan, Khoads, Robinson, Rouch, Satterthwait and Westbrook—32. So the question was determined in the af finiative. And the bill passed finally. REX. Personal and Political —The Montour American reccorn mends Joshua W. Comly, Esq., as a suita ble candidate to succeed Hon. George W. Woodward in the Supreme Court. —Col. James Page, a fossil Demo crat of Philadelphia, is spoken of as likely to be appointed Postmaster in that city, to succeed Charles M. Hall. —The Democratic State Committee met in Harrisburg last week, and fixed the 11th of June next for the State Conventin to nominate a candidate for Supreme Judge.— A resolution was also adopted calling a Mass Convention, to be composed of double delegations from each district, to meet at Harrisburg at such time as Mr. Wallace may fix for it. —We learu that Dr. D. 11. B. Brow er, the fearless editor of the Montour Ameri can, has been appointed General Inspector of this the 13th District of Pennsylvania. - He is also Coal Oil Inspector and Assistant Assessor of the Ist Division of this Dis trict. —Gen. Cameron is in Washington urging the adoption of the measures to es tablish a Navy Yard at League Island. He takes a deep interest in the affair. —ln the Connecticut Democratic Convention, held at Hartford, Wednesday, James English, of New-Haven, was nomina ted for Governor by acclamation. JEphraim H. Hyde, of Stafford, was nominated for Lieut. Governor, and L. E. Pease for Secre tary of State. —Hon. Henry S. Magraw, a mem ber of the Maryland Legislrture, nnd form erly State Treasurer of Pennsylvania, died in Washington on Friday la3t, of apoplexy. —Depew S. Miller, late Cashier of the Stroudsburg Bank, charged with em bezzlement, was arrested in Kansas recent ly, and brought back. —The Lexington (Va.) Gazette states that on Saturday last Gov. Letcher received, by mail, his pardon by the Presi dent, through the Attorney General's office. —The trial of C.V. Culver and J.S. Austis, at Franklin, Pennsylvania, closed on the Cth.with the discharge of the respon dents, and a sentence of costs against John Duffield, the prosecutor. —The Delaware House of Repre sentatives has rejected the constitutional amendment, and also the bill allowing ne groes to testify and making their punish ment for crime the same as for whites. Both were defeated, by a strict party vote. Delaware is as badly in want of reconstruc tion as some of the States farther south. —Mr. James F. Otis, a public jour nalist well known in many of the leading cities, died in Boston on Friday after a lin gering illness of some months. —Commodore Charles Stewart has been seventy years in the American navy, having ente-ed in 1737, and he is still in the full possession of his mental faculties.— This fact is mentioned as an exception to the rule that age is not always a disqualifi cation for public services. —A gentleman who has just return ed from Fortress Monroe says, from perso nal knowledge, that the health of Jefferson Davis is much better than it has been for six months past; that he is allowed free intercourse with visitors, but avoids all conversation with reference to political af fairs and to his own condition as a prison er. He has full range of the grounds of the fort and lives as comfortably as any of the United States officers. —B. *F. Hancock, Esq., Collector of Internal Revenue for the district composed of Montgomery and Lehigh counties, died at Norristown on Friday morning. He has held the position of Collector for nearly two years. The deoeased was the father of Ma jor General Hancock, one of our most dis tinguished army officer* EUROPE. —We have dispatches to the evening if Feb. 8, by Ocean Tel egraph. The British Government protests j against the proceedings of Spain in ; regard to the English ship Tornado, | which was seized by Spain and held as a Chilian privateer. The holders of Confederate bonds in England want the government to back up their clams. The trial of Ex-Gov. Eyre has commenced. Earl Carnarvon will next week introduce in Parliament a bill for the union of the British Pro vinces. It is stated that the Emperor Napo leon, in his address on the approach ing meeting of the Corps Legislatif, will announce the final disposition oi the Eastern and Mexican questions. Prince Napoleon is to be the Director of the Paris Exhibition. The negotiations which have been for some time in progress between Prussia and the North German States, were brought to a conclusion. The Russian Government officially denies the truth of the report of the victory in Bokhara. A dispatch from Brussels states that the labor riots have subsided and that tranquility lias been fully restoi ed. On the other band, it is stated from London that the disturbance is on the increase. The Greek Government has sent a note to the foreign Powers declaring that the crisis of war is near at hand, and that they deem it proper to pro pose an increase of the Greek array and navy. The latest intelligence from Servia i represents the condition of that coun j try as very threatening. PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS, Wednesday. Feb. 6. 1867. SENATE. —A number of petitions were presented and referred, among which was one for a naval depot at Washington, and one for a charter of a national railroad between Wash ington and Cincinnati. A bill was introduced and referred fixing the time for choosing electors of Presi dent and Vice President of the Unit ed States. A series of resolutions were introduced intended as an amendment to Mr. Wade's pending constitutional amendment. The bill to regulate the tenure of office was taken up, and the House amendment being under consideration, was disa greed to, and the subject must go to a committee of conference. HOUSE. —The Speaker presented a message from the President, showing the number of States now represent ed in Congress which have ratified the constitutional amendment. A bill declaring and fixing the rights ! of volunteers as a part of the army | was passed. A bill for the relief of soldiers who have lost their discharg es was passed. The civil service / bill and a bill to provide for the more efficient government of the insurrec tionary States were taken up, but the House adjourned without taking any action thereon. Thursday, Feb. 7. 1867. The resolution allowing 20 per cent, increase of pay to certain em ployes of the Government was called up in the Senate yesterday, aud gave rise to a lengthy debate. The amend ment appropriating $50,000 for com pensation of temporary clerks in the Treasury Department met with much opposition, but was finally agreed to. The Senate adjoured at 4:30 |o'cloek, In the evening Bession, the Legisla tive, Executive and Judiciary Appro priation Bill was considered in Com mittee of the Whole. An amend ment appropriating $40,000 to facili tate telegraphic communication be tween the Atlantic and the Pacific was agreed to. Also one authoriz ing the employment of eighty addi tional clerks in the Pension Bureau. Several other amendments were offer ed, the bill was reported to the Sen ate, and that body then, at 10 P. M., adjourned. In the House the session was taken up, to a great extent, by the discuss ion of the bill, introduced by Mr. STEVENS on the previous day, provid ing for the government of the lately rebellious States by the military pow er. Mr. STEVENS desired to have speedy action taken on the bill, and proposed to have speeches limited to twenty minutes. This was objected to, and the House was addressed by Messrs. BRANDAGEE, PIKE, FARNSWORTH and others in support of the bill, and Messrs. LE BLOND, FINCK and ROGERS in opposition to it. In the course of his remarks, Mr. FARNSWORTH said that this bill was in accordance with the views of Gens. SCOFIEIJ), BAINE, SICKI.ES, WOOD, and other prominent officers who had served at the South, and he believed that Gen. GRANT fa vored it. Mr. ROGERS spoke for up wards of an hour, during his speech remarking that the attempt to force a military Government upon the South would lead to resistance and blood shed, and Bueh resistance would meet with his approval. The debate was interrupted by a recess from 4:30 o'clock until 7, at which time it was reuewed, Mr. BINGHAM having the floor. He desired to submit an amendment to take the place of the preamble in Mr. STEVENS' bill. The debate was continued until 10:30 o'clock, at which time the House ad journed. During the morning session Mr. ASHLEY rose to a question of privilege, and denounced as false the statement which had appeared in print to the effect that Gen. BUTLER had suggested the impeachment reso lutions offered by him. And also the statement that it had been his inten tion to call for the impeachment of Gen. GRANT. Friday, Feb. 8. 1867. In the Senate yesterday, after re ports of Committees had been receiv ed, Mr. Creswell introduced a bill to regulate the disposition of fines, pen alties and forfeitures imposed under the laws relating to customs. Mr. Dixon introduced a bill relative to letters detained in the Post-office, providing that when the name of the writer appears on the face of the letter it shall be returned to him, and not sent to the dead letter office, i Mr. Ross introduced a resolution pro posing to transfer the printing of de bates in CoDgress from tb>' GhJte. to the Chronicle. Considerable di ion followed, and the further consid eration of the matter was pontpwu <1 until to-day. The Logirhrtivc, Ex<- cutive and Judicial Appropriation Bill, as reported from the Committt <• of the Whole, was taken tip and passed. The bill to admit e>U into the Union, which was vetoed by the President, was called up and passed over the veto by a vote of 31 yeas to it nays. The bill goes to the House for its concurrence. The Sen ate then adjourned. After hearing the reports of Com mittees the House yesterday resumed the debate on the bill reported from the Reconstruction Committee by Mr. Stevens, providing for Military Government for the Insurrectionary States. Mr. Shanklin opened the de bate by a speech iu opposition to the bill. lie was followed by Mr. (iris world and Mr. Raymond on the same side, Messrs. Thayer, Harding and Shellaberger speaking in favor of it. Mr. Stevens moved the previous question, but the House refused to sustain him, and the subject will be further debated to morrow. Saturday, Fi b. 9. 18C7. Mr. Yates on Saturday presented to the Senate the petition of the wid ow of one of the victims of the New- Orleans riot. It was referred to the Committee on Pensions. The motion to reconsider the vote by which the Bankrupt Bill was lost a few days since, was adopted by a vote of 22 yeas to 14 nays. The further con sideration of the subject was post i poned, the Senate having set aside i the day for the transaction of other ! business. Mr. Wilson introduced a I bill providing for the trajsferof the : management of Indian affairs from ! the Department of the Interior to the | War Department. It provides that ! the commanding officer of each mil ! itary department shall act as Super ! intendent of Indian Affairs in his dis ! trict, and shall detail officers to per- I form the duties now performed by 1 Indian agents. It was referred to the Cummittee on Indian Affairs. The Committee on Post-offices report ed a dill proposing to pay SIOO,OOO to the owners of the patent instru ment for marking letters and cancel ! ing postage stamps . This sum to i pay for past and future use of the patent. Mr. Morrill introduced a bill i which, among other things, provides j penalties for prize fighting j The House was occupied nearly the entire day in discussing the re i construction bill of Mr. Stevens, pro | viding for a military government for i the Southern States. Mr. Banks I opened the debate by a lengthy argu ! merit in favor of the bill. Mr. Ray ! mond spoke in favor of referring the i whole subject of reconstruction to a ' select committee, in the hope that a plan might be reported in which Con ' gress, the Executive and the people j could coincide. The debate was in terrupted by Mr. Ashley, who called up the bill vetoed by the President, ! providing for the admission of Neb ; raska. The bill was passed over the ; veto by a vote of 120 yeas to 44 nays. Nero nilPErttscmcnts. pURNITUREA CABINET WARE I The subscriber would say to the people of BRADFORD AND VICINITY, That he has enlarged bis FURNITURE WARE-ROOM I The past seasou, and is constantly manuiactur i ing. and intends to keep on hutiu a large assort - | ment of COMMON FURNITURE, j Which he is selling at great bargains FOR READY PAY. My stock consists in part ot BUREAUS, j EXTENSION AND FALL LEAF TABLES, BOOK CASES, SECRETARIES, CUPBOARDS, LOUNGES, BEDSTEADS, ROCKING CHAIRS, CANE, FLAG, WOOD SEAT AND OFFICE CHAIRS, CRIBS, WASH STANDS, ROUND TOP STANDS, &c., &c., &c., And in fact every variety ol wares needed in Family, Office or shop. Those desiring any thing in my line, will find it to their advantage to give me a call, as I am NOT TO BE UNDERSOLD ! Persons kee ping Public Houses, will be furnish ed at Wholesale prices in wanting a large bill. Particular attention paid to re-seating and re pairiug ol d chairs and furniture. Custom Wood Turning attended to promptly. Beech, Birch, Maple, Cherry, Basword, Whitewood, Chesnut and Pine Lumber, wauted in exchange for fur niture. Cash paid for Newspapers. BEAR IN MIND, If you would buy good reliable furniture cheap, go to JOUNS O N ' S ! Work of all kinds warranted to be made of good materials, and well put together. Thankful tor past liberal patronage, would so licit a continuance of same. Shop and Ware- Room sitnated on the road leading from Orwell Hill to Leßaysville, three miles from either place. Come one, come all, And give me a call, And don't grumble at the prices I give you, For the price is small, And that is not all: I'm sure it can't help but please you . Terms—Cash or Ready Pay. G. N. JOHNSON. Feb. 14,1867—3 m* US. BONDS. • 73 10 TREASURY NOTES, COMPOUND INTEREST NOTES. Bought aud sold by • B. S.RUSSELL & CO. The Treasurer ol the United States is now con vertingthe first Series of 7 3-10 Treasury Notes in the 5-20 Bonds of 1805. Holders in this vicinity who wish to have their Notes convert ed, can do so by calling on us. „ . B.S. RUSSELL A CO., An?. 20.1860. Bankers, Towanda, Pa. Nero 2li)flrrtisemfnto. rpHE SPRING TERM OF MISS J HUNT'S SCHOOL FOR YOUNG I Afil'r.- wil! r-nmuicnce on MONDAY. FEBRUARY 1- Ik;J. Appieciating tbe st ' RIDGWAY'S NEW STOP.i-i VRANUFACTURERS AND I.M 2J-L porters agency for Genuine Italia;. V i Strings, Piauoes, Melodeons, Cabinet Org. Brass. Silver and ai! other kinds ol Musica. strnmoots. Also Sheet Music and Music B aks of all kinds procured to order, at RIDGWAY'S NEW MVi.E A LL THE LEADING WEEKLY uCjL and Monthly Publications, for sal- ..t RIDGWAY'S NEW STORK I> ATH BRICK, CORKS, BOTTLES y Vials. Breast Pumps, Nursing Bo:' Nipples, Nipple Shell-. Syringes. Ac., at RIDGWAY'S NEW DRUG STORE Heal (Pstate. FOR SALE.—The subscriber offe - ror sale his farm situate in Wyalusing t about one mile Irom Caniptown, aud three n. from Itummerfield. 01 the road leading fro:a Montrose to Towanda. The farm as well v.; tered and weli timbered : with a good hot;- and fruit trees thereon. For particulars en., of WJf, GRIFFIS. Towanda. or the proprietor at Caraptown, Pa. JAMES FEU. Feb. 4, 1867—tf. FARM FOR SALE.—The subscri ber offers his farm for sale, situated la A sylvm township, throe miles from Toward.; along the Susquehanna River. Contain - about 150 acres, 110 improved, with two h two barns, two goed orchards, good fence- • well watered. The whole under a good stat, cultivation. A Rope Ferry belonging toil farm. For terms apply to the subscriber on ' place, or E. M. BISHOP, Wyalusing. J. M. BISHOP I Jan. '2O, 1667. TTALU ABLE FARM FOR SALE v The subscriber offers for sale his farm • Wyalusing twp„ Bradford County. It eons of 73 acres, of which 68 is impr ived. and upon it a new house. large barn, with she tached, and about 150 young fruit tiees. it well watered and well fenced, and situate I the midst of a good neighborhood, with chin es and school houses convenient. The farm will be sold at a great bargain terms made to suit tbe purchaser. It not by first of April next, it will be rented. E. O. VAtJGHAX. Wyalusing, Jan. 1, 1867 3m* FARM FOR SALE.— The subsc:- scriber offfers for sale Ibis farm in Ors. township, near the road from Orwell to S:...tb. I boro'containing about 110 acres, 90 acre- .■it proved, with good framed house, barn and a youug orchard in thriving condition, ami large sugar bash, well watered and under £■ improvement. Terms made to suit the purchaser. PO-M sion given the Ist of April uext. PETER I. AY TON' Orwell. Jan. 2.1. 1-07.—3w* IpOR SALE.—A valuable and well established 'Hotel Property, on Main fi Towanda. Enquire of G. D. MONTANYK. Towanda, Dei. 11.1666. VALUABLE MILL AND TIMBER T LANDS FOR SALE The uudersig 1 offers his Circular Saw Mill and One Huniit and Fifty acres of heavy timtier lands lor - • Also if desired, a Farm of One Hundedt- Seventy acres, mostly improved, with - buildings thereon, both situated about lu I' rn'ie from the N. C. R. W. in South Creek "*!'• Terms easy, enquire on the premises. G. F. VERNIER- South Creek, Jan. '24,1607.—wf* FARM FOR SALE.—The subso her offers his farm for sale, situate in I'-' r ' J ry township, one hall mile from Terrytown H tel, ou tbe Susqueh mna River. Containing P , acres, ail i i. proved with a good house, train' '■ barn with cellar stables, and cow sheds att.i- : - ed, horse barn and o her necessary outbuilding Goo i fruit oi all kinds, ru niug water at the door, aud barn, the frm being well watere >rt I every respect. For further particulars enqwtf on the premises, or address A, H. PLACK. Terry IOWD, PA- JAN. 29,1567. — wO"