The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1859-05-26
News Items.


the French Mission previous to she sx-
piration of Mr. Buchanan's term
4 COUNTRY LADY on VIRTUE.-A correspon~ .
dent of the Vincennes San, writing from viii
lage in Illinois, says: | asked an old lady of
the church, in confidence, if she really thought
" "dis-virtuons woman would become vrtu-
Gus by joining the church? She jerked her
" specks," and said, eyes," if the pesky men
would let her alonew y and believe she is right
Brown says, you want your boy to behave
well, give him good clothes. Dress him like
a gentleman, and he will be more likely to
carry himself in gentlemanly manner. Let
him dress him like clown, and you may be
pretty sure he will behave like blockhead
Dress and address have closer connection
than nsany people imagine. Brown is phi
losopher.
JUSTICES oY THE PEACE "A cording
to law passed by the last Legislature,
every Justice of the Peace hereafter
elected, who intends TO accept the Office,
is required TO give notice of his intention
in writing to the Prothonotary Of the
county in which he resides, within thirty
days after the election.-HariSburg Teie-
graph.
gg~ Why is the new paper at Wash
ington styEsd the Presidents organ? Be-
cause the form of the Presidents oath
reads:
Il 10 solemDly swear that will faith
fully execute the office of President of the
United States, AND will, to the best of
my ability, preserve, protect, and SUP
PORT the CONSTITUTION !"-Otean Ad-
Uertiser.
MARRIAGE OF THE Gov'NoR's DAyGK-
TER.-The eldest daughter OF Governoy
Packer was this morning married to Mr..
Clark, one of the editors of the Lycon1tnq
| Gazette. The bride and groom immedl-
ateyl left on their honey moon excursion.
Mr.. Clark holds the office of Grain Meas
urer at Philadelphia, under the Governor.
Harrisburg Telegraph.
PITTSBURGH, Friday, Moy 90, 1859.
jacob and Evans, convicted of the
murder of their wives, were hung at 2 o.
clock this afternoon. The execution was
strictly private No military were present,
and but very few persons were admitted.
The crowd outside was not large. jacob
declined making any speech at the gal
lows, but Evans spoke fer an hour and a
half. Both died hard
BDWe are informed that the house of
Alexander Mattison near Nermilyea'S s
Hotel in Gaines Township was entirely
destroyed by fire, early on Saturday
morning last. The family were seated at
breakfast when the fire was first discover
ed, and although every effort was made
TO stay the progress of the devouring
element nothing was saved except a part
of the furniture. The fire originated
from defective stove pipe. Loss $4,000.
No Iiogo AgltdtOr, 18Th.
Cause Of the Great Prosperity Of Iron
/ City Cottcge.-Owing to the thorough
and comprehensive course of instruction
pursued iu the Iron City College, under
teachers who, by their experience and
scholarship, enjoy the favor OF many OF
!. the most distinguished scholars in the
country, It's present number of students is
fully ten times that of any other CONNER
cial College in Pittsburgh, and is now
the most popular and successful CONNER
clal School in the United States,
FATE OF A SEDUCER IN CALIFoRNIA.--Jas
Fourier was tried and acquitted in San Fran
cisco on the 7th ult., of the charge OF murder
} in having killed William Deerie. The latter
, a man of family, seduced Fourer's daughter
, a girl of fifteen wears, and who for a year u
more after, was constantly pursuing her a
2 her own home for the renewal Of their former
intimacy 1t appears upon the trial tina
5 the daughter had resisted his advances tina
r Fourier had felt deeply his daughters disgrace
! and that in the fear that the influence o
Deere over his weak-minded daughter nigh
prove stronger than her fathers advice, th'
; accused shot and killed the seducer, whil
, Alternating to effect clandestne meeting
q with his victim at her own parents residence
, The jury justified the act, and returned
verdict of mot guilty e"
Contracts FAILING DUE ON Sun
K DAY.-A very important question ha
been raised and decided in the Superlo
Court of New York, upon this subject
} The particular case was that of polio.
: of life insurance expiring on Sunday, tn
premium upon the renewal of which wa
;. not rendered till the following Monday
e But the discussion involved the Who'll
n question as to fulfilling any contract, tn
d day fer doing which comes upon Sunday
: The general notion is that in all sue
e cases the contract must be performed, o
:, the offer made to do it, on The precedin
}. Saturday. But the court in this cas-
e overruled the motion, and declared tina
r when, from accident or mutual error, tn
q day of fulfilling an agreement falls o
. SUNDAY there Is ennnph of nrincinle an