The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1858-05-13


tect the one in the throng by the portray
ed reflex Of the other on the walls. The
collection is formed exclusively of original
pictures and sculptures of living artists,
1hose Eogks, now exhibited, have never
before been seen in this city.
Two little bits of Jews have been cut
off in this city lately IN the very beginning
of their Tsraelitish career. This early ar
rival at their latter end was accomplished
in very siagqlarly orthodox and scrptu-
Fal mannsr, as they were unable to sur
vive tie bleeding that followed circumci-
piQn, though Doctors aud Rabbis Of the
Synagogue testified before the Coroner
that the circumcision vas " all on the
square" and after the most approved pat
tern Of AhrahaW, Isaac, Jacob, and "thine
ancient people, the Jews" generally. No
doubt the little things would have prefer
red to yenaip in the world as Gentiles
rather 4hau come to such an untimel y end.
The New York East Methodist Con-
ference, after a lively and interesting Scs-
sion of eight days, adjourned last Friday.
Much time was occupied in discussing
the very yexed questitn Of slavery, and
the anti-sIavery resolves were finally adopt
ei by a decided majority, One of the
resolutions as follows, will serve as spe-
eimdn of the whole:
Re,olrsd, That we affirm the language of
our Church in 1884, namely that the practice
OF holding our fellow creaturse in slavery is
contrary to the golden gule Of God and the in
aliepale FlEhts Of mankind, as well as the
principles ofthe Am erican Revolution; but we
therefore deem it our most bound, duty to
take some effectgal method to extirpate this
abomination from among us.
Our cid mother, England, is worthily
represented in this city By benevolent
Institution known as the st. Georges So
ciety. Its foundation dates back nearly
TO our Declaration of independence, and
it gives excellent dinners, makes patriotic
speeches, and has good time generally,
every year, about the 23rd of April. The
last anniversary came off last Friday, when
all the English and other foreign digrita,
yies in the country were present to make
the occasion illustrious. The English
ministry, Lord Napier, and the Prussian
minister, Baron Won Gerolt. especially did
the most royal speech making of the even
ing. Indeed those two bloods Of the no.
bility may be considered to be more or
less cousins since the marriage OF Miss
Victoria with young Master Frederick Of
Prussia; and so this hopeful alliance form
ed the happy and appropriate theme of
much of the evenings discourse. By the
way, l see the young bride is already in
terdicted by her physician from the en-
joymept of her usual afternoon airings on
horseback!
The fourth lecture in behalf of women,
for the benefit of the Shirt Sewers Union,
was given last week by Lucy Stone, the
world renowned arch-agitator of the I" wo-
man question" Her argument was well
stated for, incredible as it may appear to
many, though woman, she did deal in
argument, and no bogus or imitation ar
gument either. She pictured the evils
that flow to society from a pon-reoogni-
tion in our laws of the equality Of Yoman
with man, from the denill to her of the
elective franchise, and of equal access with
men to all industrial aVocations that she
is qualified to pursue. The audience was
very large aud respectable. James L.
Brady, Esq, who gave the first lecture of
this course, was on the platform, with
many other members of the bar, Judiciary
and city government. For once Lucy ex-
pounded the law in the presence Of the
very Doctors of Law, and many were as
tonished at her sayings.
Our Devlin dies hard. Indeed he is
kicking the bucket yet, and the question
whether he is dead is to be argued in court
Hext Saturday on a motion to enjoin Ed
ward Cooper from taking possession of the
office of Street Commissioner in place of
Devlin removed.
Next Saturday will be our great May
day, which will be signalized by numer-
pus professions of brooms, pots, kettles,
chairs, and other accomplishments of an
immense domestic emigration from one
domioile to qnother. Happy would it be
for us if our migrations were only like
those of Vicar Primrose and his Wake
field spouse, "from the blue bed to the
brown; but we can stop at no such cheap
and convenient alienation of household
variety. Our blue beds and brown, in
stead of being emigrated between, must
themselves be taken up and walked from
Avenue A to Battery Place, and from be-
low Blocker to the Central Park, Next
week we shall all be comfortably moved,
house-cleancd and settled, and then, till
the dog-days and yellow fever set in, we
shall be very happy to see our cousins
from the country, especially if they want
TO buy anything of US, and help along the
revival of business.
On Monday evening last quite row
game off at the Academy of Music between
Mr.; Ulmal, a couple of our editors, and
the police. Mr.. 'Ulman used to be in