The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1859-07-28
News Items.

Mr. GDDINGs IN THE FIELD AGA,s
They had a lively game of ball at Ash
tabula, Ohio, on the Fourth, and the ven.
erable Joshua r. Giddings made the bjgb
est score, never missing the ball when !,
came near him.
JOHN SNYDER, Esq, one Of our oldest
citizens, and for many years Cashier Of
the Bank of Pittsburgh, our Oldest mon
etary institution, died on Monday even.
ing, at his residence in East Liberty
having attained the age of more than
four score years. He leaves two dapsb-
ters, Mrs. j. f. Singer and Mrs. re
c. Syroul--his only surviving son havlur
died some years ago.-PasJuryh Dis,
patch, July 20,
Mr.. GREELEY MIsTAKEN.--Tuscar,-
was (Ohio) Aduocate has letter from
the gold diggings, which says that Mr.
Greeley was humbugged in regard to the
richness of the mines. The writer states
that he has heard miners boast that they
"fooled" Mr.. Greeley by slipping gold
dust into their sluice boxes and dirt
FATAL ACCIDENT AT LITTLE GENE.
sEE-We learn from the WellsviIie Free
Press that recently most melancholy &C,
cident occurred at Little Genesee, ALE,
gany County, which resulted in the I'M
mediate death Oft young man named Al.
BERT HOWE, formerly of Nelson, Tioga
County, Pa. HOWE and another Young
man were engaged in telling tree, when
it unexpectedly gave way, the butt of it
striking HOWE Oh the head, killing him
instantly. The unfortunate young man
was about twenty-one years of age.
The Pennsylvania State Teachers AS
sociation is to meet at West Chester, in
Chester county, on the I'd of August next,
at ten o'clock, A. NJ. 1t is hoped that
the teachers and friends who can possibly
do so, will arrange their business SO as to.
attend the meeting. Chester county is
rich in revolutionary "reminiscences, and
those who desire to visit that interesting
portion of the State will find this favor.
able time to do so. We are authorized
by the President of the Association to,
say, that persons attending the meeting
can go and return by paying fare one way
upon any of the Pennsylvania Railroads.
A RECENT sale by the Sheriff under a
writ of LeUart FaciaS of some 800 acres
of land in Steuben township, was set
aside by the Court as illegal and invalid,
because said sale had not been advertised
in handbW form. The custom in this,
county has been of posting slips printed
in common newspaper type, all the sales
being advertised upon the same bill The
Court decides that this way of doing
business does great injustice to the per-
son whose lands are about to be sold, and
that each sale must be printed separate
ly, in handbill type, and Of readable size.
In consequence of this order, Sheriff
HURST displays lengthy row of fright.
full looking handbills in the hall Of the
Court House this week. in which he de.
clares in large letters who and what he
has "seized and taken in execution"
which gives the passage quite formida,
BILE appearance If creditors could ill.,.
duce their delinquent debtors to come up
and take look at the ordeal through,
which they must pass itthey should hap
pen to fail into the Sheriff's hands, we
think it would nave good effect upon
their morals, and that there would be less
need for writs 'issued out of the Court
Of Common Pleas. - Crawford Journal.