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PART IT.

Pauline waited for four months for It'd
ings of her husband, in vain. They
searched for him everywhere-even IN
the river. The public regretted him, and
his wife wept sincerely at his loss, for she
had never ceased to love HIM She closed
her door to every one, sent back the mar
quis's bacelet, aud refused all consultations
tearing her hair, and exclaiming, : /
have killed my poor dear Gorgeon =
Near the end of September a rumor
spread that Gorgeon instead of being dead,
was coming fame and money IN Russia.
Eight days after, an anonymous friend
(no other than NJ. de Gaudry) sent her
the following slip from the St. Peters
burg Journal:
THE 9th 18th) of September, the
celebrated Gorgeon, the rival of Alcide
Tousez, made his debit at the theater
Michael, before the imperial court and j
brilliant audiencein La Seur de Jocrisse.
His success was complete, and be was
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prlglnaL noetru.
For the Potter Journal.
REMEMBER THE POOR.

Ye who are mailed up with fur to the chin,
/ When ye leave the warm breath of your door
Go visit yon humble abode, where, within
Sit the hungry and shivering poor
They have need of thine aid, and kind wor,
of cheer
/ VIII light up that home of despair
With the sunlight of hope, and repress tn,
sad tear,
That has furrowed the cheek once so fair
That mothers yeung life was as happy as thine
And her prospects in life were as fai-,
Till that fatal decree the first cup of wine,
Laid her hopes and her happiness bare
They treTe happy awhile, till she saw in his eye
What her heart was unwilling to own;
And she banished the ominous cloud from
their sky,
AS vapor by zephyrs blown.
But oh! when detection constrained her to
weave
Some plausible need of his presence at home
He would daily reluctant, but still he would
leave,
That heart-stricken one With her sorrows
alone.
he would say he was safe from temptation OF
wine;
1t was courtesy only that prompted to sip
With few social friends the pure juice of the
Thus the poisonous cup was still raised to
his lip.
But false were those friends, and would laugh
him 10 Scoln.
If the glass was not drained; and he quafIed
Still resolved in his mind to commence re-
form;
And that this one should be the last draught.
The tempter was strong, and he lost his firm
hold
On that Arm which still would have sus-
tanned;
With his strength and his manhood departed
his gold,
Until pezury only remained.
Poor and degraded he sunk in life's noon;
Despiscd BY the good and the wise;
To the chamber Of death, the lone silent tomb,
Where the wretched iuebriate lies.
atch Oh! my brother, thou st4ndest like
him,
On the sand by that OCEANS strong wave;
Whose current may draw thy unguarded steps
in
To fearful and untimely grave.
FEB. II, 1858. VI. NJ.
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Efletteo Gale.
GORGEON.
4 Sketch from the French of Edmund About,
By CHARLES D. GARDETTE.
PART !

PARTI
Having taken the second prize in trag-
edy at the " Conservatory" he soon made
his deJu at the Odeon. 1t was, if | re-
member Alright, in January, 1916, when
he appeared as " Orosman,' and was his
sed by every student from the lett bank
of the Seine
/ None of his friends were surprised; il
is so difficult to succeed in tragedy, when
ones name is Gorgeon lie ought to
have taken nom de guerre, such as Mon.
treull, or Thabor; but the p,or fellow
stuck to his name as his sole inheritance
However. his fall made but little noise.
for he had few friends, was only twenty
and was protfgeed by none OF the journals
Poor Gorgeon!
/ No director would engage him for trag'
edy, but an old comedian friend got him
into the Palais Royal, and he took his lot
philosophically. After all" thought he
comedy has more of future before ii
than tragedy, for there will probably be nc
more Racines, while il is quite possible tc
write better vaudevilles than Clairville. ,
! He was soon discovered to have talent
in his new role, possessing pleasant voice
a natural fund of wit and mimicry, anC
great command of countenance; and The
public took him into favor; SO that the
name of Georgeon was passed from mouth
to mouth, as that of an actor with the
combined merits of SainYille and Alclde
To4ez.
This metamorphosis of Orsman int
Jocrisse occupied some eighteen month;
and at twenty-five years OF age, GorgeoI
was making ten thousand francs year
without counting benefits. His good for
tune at this junction turned his head
! little, il must be owned, but we don
know what we might have done in hi
place, The sight of pretty furniture il
his rooms, and louis dors in his pockets
lifted his chin to such height that h
fancied himself a young man of fashion
and learned to pay lausquent, which III
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d r. HARRINGTON.

JE1ELLEG, Caudersport, Pa, having engag-
ed window in Schoomaker l. Jaekson's
Store will carry on the Watch and Jewelry
business there. \ fine assortment of Jew
elry constantly on hand. Watches and
Jewelry carefully repaired, in the best style
On the shortest notice-all work warranted
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HENRY j. OLMSTED,

(sUccESsoR TO JAMES ". SMITH
DEALER IN STOVES, TIN L SHEET IRON
WARE, Main ST, nearly opposite the Court
House, Coudersport, Pa Tin and Sheet
Iron Ware made to order, in good style On
short notice. I0:l
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Business Carns.
JOHN :. MANN

JOHN ). MANN,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW.
Coudersport, Pa. will attend the several
Courts in Potter and N'keau Counties. All
bUsin.Ss entrusted in his care will receive
prompt attention. Office on Main ST.. oppo-
site the Court House. IU:l
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b. f. OLMSTED,

DEALER II DRY GOODS, READY-MADE
Clothing, Crockerr, Groceries, &c, Main st.
Csudersport. Pa. lo:l
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'oLLISS SMITH.
SMITH { JONES,

DEALERS IN DRUGS, MEDICINES, PAINTS
Oils, Fancy Articles, Stationery, Dry Goods
Groceries, &C, Main ST, Coudersport, Pa.
l0:I
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III, W. MANN,

pBALER IN BOOKS ( STATIONERY, MAG
AZINES and Music, \. ". corner OF Main
and Third Sts., Coudersport, Pa. l0:l
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ALLEGANY HOUSE,

SAMUEL n MILLS, Proprietor, Colesburg,
fousr Co, Pa, seven miles north of CoQ-
aefaPor, SO tes RsitsvEe Road. 9;44
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COUDERSPORT HOTEL.

y. F. GLASSAIRE, Proprietor, Corner of
Main and Second Streets, CoqdpFspnrt, Pot
1er Co.. Pa. ga
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o. L. ELLISON,

PRACTICING PHYSICIAN, Coudersport, Pa
respectfully informs the citizens OF the vii
lage and vicinity that he will promptly re-
spona to all calls for professional services.
OHicc on Main St, in building formerly oc-
eupied by c. W. Ellis Esq. 9:22
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T. W. KNOX.
ARTHUR G, OLAISTED,
ISAAC BENSON.

ATTORNEY AT LAW. Coudersport, Pa, Will
attend 10 all business entrusted 10 him, with
care and promptness. Office corner OF West
and Third Sts I0:I
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l.. =. WILLISTON.

ATTORNEY AT LAW, Wellsboro'. Tioga Co.
Pa, viii attend the Courts in Potter and
" hcan Counties e:l3
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II. W. BENTON,
W. h. KING,

CRAFTSMAN AND CONVEY
ANGER, Smethport NJ kcan Co, Pa, will
attend TO business for nonresident land
holders, upon reasonable terms Reteren-
oes given If required. 7. Snaps of any
part of the County made to order. 9:I3
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TEE POTTER JOURNAL,
ID EykkI thu CaSDAl YORNIN
ThOS. =. Chase.

To whom all Letters and Communications
saoull be aldres,ea. 70 secmre at1en1inn
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-07-21
BOOK NOTICES.

ARTHUR's HOME MAGAZINE, has been
received. It is an excellent number, and
should find place at every file-side.--
"The Miser's Daughter" is beautiful
story, and will be read with great interest
We have received the August number
of GRAHAM's ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINE -
It's contents are varied and interesting,
"The Golden Tooth,' North End Le-
|gend o. Boston, will meet with hearty
welcome from the Grahamites, and we
hope that these Legends of Capt. Kidd
will be continued
The August number of GoDEy's LApY's
Book, is on our takle. The Engrayings
fashion'plates &C., are of The very best
and reflect additional credit upon Mr.
Cooley. Neither trouble or expense is
spared to make it the Magazine for ladies
No housekeeper should be without it,
for its various receipts are invaluable.
PETERsoN's MAGAZINE, for August is
a very pretty book. 1! contains several
beautiful stories, large amount of valu.
able information for the ladies', and pos.
sesses the additional merit Especially in
these hard timesl Of being cheap. Only
two dollars per -aIsnuns,
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OYar.Eating.

How many people eat to make il even
Ali the butter is gone but the bread is not
quite eaten,. so another piece of butter is
taken; but it was too much and the bread
has given out! %
How many times has the reader eaten
some remnant on bis plate, not because he
wanted it, but to prevent it being wasted!
How often have you eaten as much as you
wanted, and were about pushing back
from the table, when very unexpectedly
a new dish, or splendin-looking pudding,
dumpling, or pie, is presented, and you
Immediately "set TO-" and before you are
done, have eaten almost as much in bulk
as you had done before
Many a time have you gone down to
the table, not only without and appetite,
but with almost feeling of aversion tc
food; and yet you tasted this, and that
and the other, and before you were aware
off it, you had "made out" considerable
supper!
All these practices are wasteful, hurtfuI
and beastly--no, we recall that: we are
doing Mr.. Pig an injustice for, like all
other respectable animals, when he sis
done" he "quits" thing which rational
man seldom does.--[ Halls Journal Of
Health.
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C. &pR.R R. Trim.

On Wednesday last, at 8 A. NJ, we
took our seat in the pleasant car of the
G. & P. R, R.. bound for Cleveland,
where we arrived safely al o'clock, P,
M. On our way we dined a. Alliance,
with D. Sourbeck, Esq. We had heard
much Of the excellent accommodations at
this popular house, but must say, that, II
far excels anything we had anticipated.
Mr.. s. is certainly most accomplished
landlord, and is the patronizer Of the pub
lie, rather than the public ofhim. Never
pass Alliance without taking dinner il
you know what's good for the ''inner
man." After spending two hours pleas
antly in Cleveland, we took the return
train to Hudson, and from thence to Guy.
ahoga Falls, where we arrived at Z o'clock,
P. M. "a hours were agreeably spent
with an aged mother, and other near
relatives, and at z o'clock, P. NJ, on
Thursday, we started home-were de.
tained four hours at Hudson station, wait
ing for the eastern train-thence proceed
ed to Wellsville, where we arrived at 3
A. M.-called at the Whitacre House, and
were most comfortably, and politely &C
commodated, by the gentlemanly propri-
etOr of that deservedly popular House,
T. W. Whitacre. Left at 5 P. NJ, and
reached home, 90 miles, in about 80 min.
utes, at Railroad speed.
The G. & P. R. R., is in excellent
order, the machinery in fine running
condition; and what adds greatly to the
pleasantness Of travelling on this road, il
is supplied with class Of the most care.
ful and gentlemanly Conductors. We
were glad to learn that it is, at this lime,
doing very fair business.
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"a Good Time Coming /"

The New York Tribune thus closes an
article reviewing political; matters in this
country the past two years: =
Thousands who ignore the connection
Of cause and effect, are quite aware that
great change has been effected and is
still in progress--that the now certain
organization Of Kansas as free state stops
forever the advance of slavery towards
the north and northwest-th Texas is
likely to yield more free than slave states
to our Union--that the attempt to reopen
the slave trade is one Of the most disas.
ferrous failures Of this era ofgeneral bank
rup'cy-that Missouriis clearly preparing
to swell the ranks Of the free states, and
that Delaware and othors will not lag
long.behind. Slavery. condemned by the
elear-sighted political economy no less
than by the enlightened morality Of our
age, is doomed to decline and vanish in
the full blaze ofhumanity and Christianity
Of our age; i! needs only that il be con,
fron;ed by quiet, steady, determined,
but constitutional resistance, to insure
and hasten that benignant contamination.
We cherish joyful hopes that 1860 will
make this plain to many who now disbe'
lieye It.
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For The True American.

Mr. EDITOR I'm your paper Of last
week, you noticed that "Hon. John A..
Bingham, delivered an excellent speech
in the Court House, last Saturday, in
which he ably vindicated his course in
Congress against the charges preferred
by the opposition papers," The Hon.
gentleman may have done all this; but
did he prove from his course in Congress
for two terms, that he has earned (What
has not been asked by any Congressman
in the district for a quarter of century,
third term!
The twelve hundred democrats and
one thousand of the Republicans in this
County, who aided in the election of the
Hon. gentleman for two terms, would
have been glad to have heard him explain
how he happened to agree SO we'll and
so long in Congress with the "Fire-Eat-
ers" of the South, and Abolitionists of
the North, in obstinately resisting the
Constitutional right Of a majority ofhe
citizens Of an organized Territory, to
decide for Themselves, the form Of Re.
publican Government, under which they
,0ish TO be admitted as a.state into the
Union. They would have listened also
with pleasure, to q vindication Of his
course and conduct on the passage of The
law raising his wages from eight 10 six
teen dollars day, which Horace Greely
pronounced the "act of denominations" OF
the last Republican Congress. and the
support of which by the Hon. Cooper X
Watson, Of north western Ohio, lost him
his seal in Congress at the end Of his first
term. If Mr.. Bingham voted for this
| legislative monslrosity, or if he lodged 3
vote on it, or if he has made no effort ia
70 have it rep ealed during his three years
in Congress, alarge majority Of bis friend.
in the district would have been pleased Ia
have heard his excuse for so doing.
Again, and lastly, il thirteen thousant
dollars oftho money ofthe people received
by the Hon. gentleman for being in Con
gress two terms, without offering single
bill or resolution, or making single mo
tion, doing any act, for the benefit Of hi
constituents, his reasons for being "oppo
sed 10 rotation in Office would be care
fully considered, and perhaps third tern
! awarded him with six Thousand fiv'
: hundred dollars more wages, upon hi
: giving satisfactory assurances, that hi
: will yet render his constituents som,
, appreciable service.
Il CoLUMBIANA.
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Young. America in Utah.

The correspondent Of the New Orleans
Picayune, writing from Camp Scott, after
giving many interesting details in relation
10 the army at that post, and description
of some Mormons on their way back to
the States, thus writes:
"The proportion Of young children with
the party was very large; the most pre-.
cocious little imps imaginable. Young
America, as exempli6ed in New Orleans
or New York. would be the innocence Of
babyhood beside them. ! called one lit
tle fellow, hardly higher than my knee
to me, and asked him his name. lie
looked me in the face and, said, "Parley
p. Pratt After few other questions
and answers. l gaye him piece of money,
an old Spanish Bit, with the impression
on il somewhat efsced. He took the
coin eagerly, but after moments close
exa.niaaiion, handed Il back to me saying,
II don't want that Told him be had
better keep il, as he could buy something
9 nice with i.st the suffers store. lie
insisted, pertinseiously, on returning II,
when | remarked 70 a friend BY me that
he wss 50 young, perhaps he did moi
know The use aud value Of money. He
was prompt with his reply "Yes DO
old fel; tut / don, take that kind o
m ouey." Iinade it right with him By
Z iyine him new dime. and Farley ?
Pna vent On his way rejoicing" s.f
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Murder at Lexington. XIV.

Joseph Beard, City Marshall, was bru-
tally murdered about four o'clock Satur-
day morning. while endeavoling to arrest
a man named Barker. who was engaged
in fight in the Market House. Barker
stabbed Beard, the knife entering the side,
seyering the lungs and entering the heart,
killing him instantly. The citizens we're
much excited. Barker was taken TO the
watch house, and thence to the Jail. He
was taken. from the Jail by the citizens
and marched to the Court House yard
A temporary scafold was erected from the
Court House window, and at 8 A. NJ,
Barker was swung off. The first rope
broke, and hefell to the ground, distance
of thirty feet, bruising his face considera-
bly,. He recovered in few minutes, and
was again taken up to the window, an
other rope attached, and was then made
10 Jump again from the window. He
was left hanging till IL o'clock.
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FURTHER BY THE CANADA

HALIFAX, July l9.-'I'he India bill
was further debated in the House of Com
mons, and numerous amendments were
offered, but all were voted down.
A repors was circulated that the laying
Of the Atlantic cable was nearly COM
pleted, which sent up the shares from
lb50O TO lbSO0. tt
Paris writers say that affairs in Mon.
tenegro are getting surious.
France sends an ultimatum to Turkey,
to be followed by additional ships to the
Adriatic, if not answered.
Agreatsensation was created in Vienna
by report that Russian ships had Joined
the Frenth fleet in the Adriatic.
A dispatch from Madrid says that Con-
cha has complained to the Government Of
English insults in Cuba; also, that Spain
will demand explanations from England,
concerning insults to the Spanish Gov
ernrnent in Parliament debates.
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Burning Of the Steamer Galena

The burning of this vessel a, Red Wing,
Minnesota, is described in letter from
o. Everts to the Chicago Press. Il
must have been fearful time. Families
were separated, some of whom perished,
while others survived 10 mourn their be.
reavement. The letter says:
Perhaps no individual saved, suffered
more in getting ashore than my friend,
VIM. Bradley, of Keokuk, late of Colum-
bus, Ohio. He was too late for the
gaugway and plank, and after spreading
his best exertions to save some children
who clung to his limbs, and some women
who persistently refused to leap into the
water, although small boats were waiting,
IS near as the flames would permit, he
let himself down from the guard and fell
exhausted into a skiff, then half full oi
water. He reached the shore, and was
saved--but that was all. The boy who
leaped from the deck and swan so finely,
said he never swan before in his life
but preferred drowning TO burning, and
so sprang overheard. Instinct taught
him how 10 swim, and he was saved
A bridegroom and bride, young and
Joyful late from Grin, N. Y, got ashore
he dressed i4, the unique costume of a ha
and shirt-she DO. less the hat Scarcely
any baggage, was saved. / have checks
in my pockets, but not a trunk or carpe
bag, "Charlie" had on night gown
and his mother was eostumed a la the
bride above mentioned. Unfortunately
for me had deposited my money in tht
safe, all but a few dollars, and the saf'
proved to be an iron box only; every
thing within it being utterly destroyed
The citizens of Red Wing are a humane
hearted people. All our immediat'
wants are being relieved, and we shal
take the next boat up, without money
and no baggage to trouble us.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-07-21

We are gratifed to announce to our rea-
ders CATHARTIo Pill, (of which see ad-
vertisement in our columns, from that
justly celebrated physician and Chemist.
DR. J. G. AVER. His Cherry Pectoral
everywhere known as the best remedy for
Coughs, ever offered to the public, has
prepared them to expect that anything
from his laboratory woald be worthy Of
attention. AS no one medicine is more
universally taken than Physical Pill, the
public will be glad to know of one from
such a trust worthy source. We happen
to know and can assure them that this ar
ticle has intrinsic. merits, fully equal to
any compound that has ever issued from
his crucibles, and consequently is well
worth atrial whenever such a medicine
becomes necessary.--[Ra Com, Ad.
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FACTS FOR THE PEoPLE.-It was noted
saying Of the great DR.. Magendie, when
lecturing before College in France, 81
care not button for THEORIES; give me
FACTS This is likewise the motto of the
equally great DR.. Bragg, who by a careful
observance of facts alone has been enabled
to bring his medical preparations to such
perfection. His latest invention the Arc
TIC LINIMENT, is also his greatest inven-
tion, and we state it as fact for-the peo-
pie, that it is the best Liniment now in
existence, and destined to supercede all
others. Another fact is, that it never fails
to cure those diseases for which it is re-
commended.
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REPUBLICAN sTATE TICKET.
Contest for CongressiOnal Nomination.


The indiscreiion Of some of the editors,
in this District in the interest Of Mr..
Bingham, BY charging the olher candidates
for the honor to which he again aspires,
with corruption and desire 10 get their
hands into the National Treasury" has
excited upon the part Of their frien,ls, a
spirit of deep seated displeasure. We
would have been glad 10 have seen this
matter pass off quietly, and without ell
thor elimination or -crimination; and
such would have been the case, if the
special friends of Mr.. Bingham's coro,
nation" beth within and beyond the limits
Of the district, had not been more jealous
than wise.
To talk Of Mr.. B. being " The candidate
of the people, and that none but corrupt
demagogues and aspirants for place, being
opposed to his nomination" for third
term is simply ridiculous. Mr.. Bingham
has made respectable Representative,
but it was never the intention to crown
him king of the 2lst Congressional Dis
srict Of Ohio; and an attempt to do SO,
will prove to be signal failure.
We have given space to two communi
cations on the subjec. this week, believing
that private citizens in the Republican
ranks have as good right to be hearl
in opposition to the nomination Of Mr.
Bingham, as interested editors-we dom
say monetary interest-baye 10 infic
upon the people their lengthy twaddIe ii
his favor. .
We have other communications, from
different parts Of the district and altho
they are from highly respectable sources
and from Republicans of the ".frst wa
ter we shall be compelled to suppress
some Of them, on account of the severity
of the style.
We advise all who write to avoid re
elimination; the articles we publish 10
day have quite enough Of that material il
them; but the maxim is as true in poll
tics as it is in physic, that evident dis
eases require violent remedies" Mr.. B't
agents have thrown down the glove ant
the friends of "rotation" have picked il
up. Who will win is yet to be seen. Tc
our mind i, is very clear that the victory
of one of the parties, will prove its
greatest defeat.