The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1859-06-23
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UOVcrnOr OF erUlOHG ny Tie DetlOcTdLS.
He appears to be an Alti- -Leeomptonite
as the Douglas men had everything their
own way in the Convention.
LocKHAyEN, June l7.-This day, at
II o'clock, the track of the Sunbury and
Erie Railroad was laid to this town, max
ing a continsous railroad from PhIladel-
phia through Williamsport to Lockhaven.
The event is subject Of general congrat-
ulation. The work on the other parts of
the road is going on briskly.
SALE OF FREE NEGROES We notice
in the Portsmouth (Ya.l Transcript an
advertisement by the Collector, proposing
to sell, on the 18th inst., thirty-six free
negroes, men and boys, and seventy wo-
men and girls, under a provision of the
city charter, directing the sale Of all free
negroes who fail to pay their taxes.
THERE is rumor going the rounds of
the press, that Mrs. Dauiel L. Sickles has
taken rooms for the season at the Clifford
Springs Hotel There is also another ru-
NOR that she viii resist any application of
her husband for divorce, and will furnish
proof of infdelity on his part, which will
prevent any decree in his favor,
President Buchanan on his arrival at
Weldon, n. c., to attend the commence
ment of Chapel Hall University, in reply
to the Governors address, said that he
was getting tired of the cares and troubles
of office.-E.cchange.
Whether we are to understand this
declaration of "Old Bucks" in a Pick
wickian sense or not, we can tell him that
if he is getting more tired of serving the
people, than the people are of being serv-
ed by him, this can be safely set down as
nation of arfuty jaele'l people. Mr..
Buchanan has enta;led greater cares and
troubles" upon the American people than
any preceding President. = harrisburg
| Sentinel.
| A GIRL ON FIRE.-TcrriGlc ,Specta-
cle.-A daughter of Mr. David Keller, of
Stroudsburg, Pa, while passing through
the house, on Sunday evening last, with
large fluid lamp in her hand, split some
fluid over the top, as is supposed, which
ignited and instantly set her clothes on
fire. Being clad in light material, the
flames rapidly spread, and the poor girl,
frightened and in agony, lmprudently
rushed out of doors, where the fire was
finally put out. The whole time from
the appearance of the girl on the street,
until she fell upon the ground, was not
over one minute. The flames during that
time cleaned up and Illuminated the
whole street, and the scene is described
by an eye witness as horrible beyond des-
cription. She died in few hours.
Ega We regret to learn that about 2
o'clock on the morning Of the 9th ul i
mo, fire occurred at Lawrenceville in
this county, by which the Foundry and
Machine Shop of Jas. Kinsey, Esq, were
entirely destroyed. The fire originated
in the rear end of the main building, and
the flames spread rapidly to the other
buildings. The Lawrenceville Fire Com
pany were on the ground with their en-
gine, and though they were unable to
save the Foundry, they undoubtedly pre-
vented the spread of the fire, and thereby
actually saved at least $4,000 worth of
other property which must have been
burned had they not been present Be
fore bedtime Mr.. Kinsey went into the
Foundry and satisfied himself that all was
right, as usual, and from this circum-
stance as well as the fact that the fire
broke out in the main building and not in
the boiler room, the belief prevails that
the fire was the work of an ircendiary.
Some castings and patterns only were say
cd. Loss $1,000. No insurance. To-
go Agitator, June 9th.
REUNION OF THE BEECHER FAMILY.
The family of the Rev. Dr. Lyman
Beechcr, residing in different parts Of the
country, came together during the early
part of this Spring, at the house of Rev
Henry Ward Beecher, in Brooklyn, for a
family reunion and visit to their father.
who has now reached the eighty fourth
year of his age. All the children were
present except James, who is now in Chi.
ma, engaged as chaplain to the seamen at
Hongkong. Their names, in the order
of their ages, are as follows Miss Cath.
arine Beecher, of North Brookfeld, Mass.
Rev. DIR. Edward Beecher, of Galesburg
ILL.,. Mrs. Mary L. Perkins, of Hartford
CT. +; Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe, of An
dover, Mass; Rev. Henry Ward Beech.
or, of Brooklyn; Rev. Charles Beecher
of Georgetown, Mass. Mrs. Isabella
/ Hooker, of Hartford, CT; Rev. Thoma:
*, Reecber, of Elmira, N. Y. The alb
sent son, Rey, James G. Beecher, is the
youngest of the children. The health o
DR., Reeoher is still good, and he bears
with cheerful spirits the weight of his
5 more than fourscore years.