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Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-08-31
WHEELING, VA. FRIDAY MORNING. AI5CI

Col speed in this glorious catapnien-
1'Gcotl must Be defeated; the Constitution
and the Union must be preserved.
Accept my friendly recollections, and
believe NE, most truly, Yours, &C.,
n c AtSx. .R1vEs. +
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-08-31

ICE.
FTNuE SUBSCRIBERS BEG LEAVE RESPECTFUL
L LY to inform their friends, aud all lovers Of
fresAing summer drink, that they now prepared
to furnish Ice from the ice House known llorn-
brooks 3 mile Ice. at the most reasonable rates.
APT BRITT & IENCKE.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-04-05

We are indebted to the Hon. Isaac
benson, of the State Senate, for copy of
be Report of the Board of Revenue Com.
Eissioners, which met at Harrisburg in
F Febru .ry last. We extract the following
Itatement of the valuation and taxes Of
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-04-05
For the Potter Journal.

For the Potter Journal
Mr.. Editor: We he'd last evening a
ping, tangible, but humiliating spectacle
the horrors of the liquor traffic exhib-
fd in our streets. 1t was by one who
RdOubtedly claims to be man, and
Fight be one if he had not been victim
ied by this internal traffic.
For the credit of our town, [ am glad
say that it is not often that we see a
han made insane by liquid poison, prom
Fading our streets, yelling like a savage,
leEhng like wild beast, and raving like
maniac. But just such an exhibition
I have had before US. And yet the poor
feature seemed to have some knowledge
pa he was human being, with human
HO'pects aud human destiny before him,
W. the great burden of his cry was be-
fre lest fall" it would seem that in
RS midst of his wild delirium there was
.foIce yelling up from his inmost con-
SOasness, warning him that he was in
" hands of the destroyer, and that the
aeonate's doom was awaiting hlm. 1t is
w my design to write a Temperance Lee
~ but to set forth a few facts for the
Y %p''deratlon of the public mind, which
Ro evidently exist.
us very evident fact, that there are
5O'e living IN our midst, who arc en-
noyed daily in dealing out dclirium and
\ lue' ' misery and death, by the dram, by
NJ oottle, and by the gallon, to their un-
a'uHate neighbors and ow-beings ];
"a tuIl knowledge of the ruinous and
NJ MPIoFable consequences that flow from
Il IN acts. They do this with calculat-
4 Yenallty; secretly, in the closet, be
]. uI ~ The door, in the barn. under any GOV.
mat will hide them from the public
|4ST' and shut out the evidence of their
M NJ aud shame. And when you talk to
se persons on the subject, they will
!, "a The very picture of innocence, and
IN W solemn protestations and hypocritical
.'easlons, tell how much they are an
'sa BY Whiskey-topers, aud how it hap
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-04-05
TREASURER'S
Unaeated Lands.

NOTICE is hereby given that, agreeably to
~ an Act of Assembly passed the 18th of
March, 1916, entitled I" An Act to amend an
Act directing the mode of selling unseated
lands for taxes, &C." and the several Supple
ments thereto, the following tracts of nnseat-
ed lands, in the County of Potter, will be ex-
posed to public sale or outcry, for all arrear-
ages of taxes, at the Court House in the said
County of Potter, on the SECOND MONDAY
tlltnl of JUNE next; and also certain tracts
Of SEATED LANDS which are returned for
unpaid taxes, will be exposed for SALE at the
time and place aforesaid, agreeably to the Act
of April 2ath 1914, for taxes due thereon, un.-
less previously paid.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-04-05
Special Notices.

THE PECULTARITIES of the female con-
stitution, and the various trials to which the
sex is subjected, demand an occasional re-
course to stimulants- 1t is important, how
ever, that these shall be of a harmless nature,
and at the same time accomplish the desired
end. Hostetter's Celebrated Stomach Bitters
is the very article. It's effect in all cases of
debility are almost magical. 1t restores the
tone of the digestive organs, infuses fresh vi
tality into the whole system, and gives that
cheerfuness to the temperament, which is the
most valuable of feminine attractions. The
proprietors feel fattered from the fact that
many of the most prominent medical gentle
men in the Union have bestowed encomiums
upon the Bitters, the virtues of which they
have frequently tested and acknowledged.
There are numerous counterfeits offered for
sale, all Of which are destitute of merit, and
positively injurious to the system.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-04-05

Valuation subject to 2! mills, $1,000 90
to per cent, 800 90
4" to- $50 90
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-04-05

We find the following complimentary
,Otice of young lady of this place in the
Eu.thrort Citizen of last week, in a no.
Fee Of the closing of Prof. Whites sing
|ug school there:
Miss Barclay resides in Coudersport.
This young lady possesses musical talents
the first order. She is an accomplish
\ pianist and beautiful singer and, al
|bough stranger to most of our inhab'
ants. she must have felt as ifshe was
mopg her friends and admirers when
,r performances were so enthusiastically
lsceived and roundly applauded.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-04-05

A brnwling sample Of the whiskey
,bbirg fraternity paraded our streets on
Iaturday night last, hootiDg and yelling
/ the top of mis- voice, to the discomfort
/ peaceable citizens, and the intense an
Iuish of several persons lying at the point
/ death. He was arrested, after consid-
,rable hesitation, by the Constable and
|uother person, and after they had con-
eyed him nearly to the Jail. it is alleged
hey we're met by the Sheriff, who told
hem not to take him there-he didn't
ant him there! We can't see the point
Lfthe Sheriff. objection. Where did the
sample" get his strychnine? is the
Question.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-04-05

.hr. Editor: Can you inform us what
is become of the Eulalia Cemetery Com
pny, that the Hearse, for which we are
ldebted to the liberal spirit of the ladies
our Borough mag not again be seen in
Fr streets begging for shelter. If YOU
20 spur them on to their duty you vii!
Pntcr favor on MANY CITIZENS.
April, Sd, 1860.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-04-05

7Le Genesee Farmer.-The April
amber of this we'll known Journal is gu
\, tabIe-flled, as usual, with valuable
,fornation to every one interested in ag-
.nI,ure or horticulture No farmer or
.n;t.orower should be without it. 1t is
mis- aty cents year Published by Jo-
vpH HARRIS, Rochester. n. Y.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-04-05

b1- The New York Principia pro-
pounds the following query:
"Can a Government that licenses the
promiscuoui sale of so viruleut poison
as alcoholic liquor consistently runis h
those who mix other poisons with it,"
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-04-05
THE AGITATOR:

III "A N1 II u \'AN~
4 Lire Republican County Paper,
Wettsdoro', TFoga County, Pa.
HUGH YOUNG, EDrroA.
VEvHE AGITATOR for 1860 will be quite ln-
Il teresting to the citizens Of this Represen-
tative District II will give each week Sum.
mary OF the Local News n
TfouA,
PoTrER,
BRApFoRD,
SUsQCEHASSA,
MCKEAS,
CLINTON
aud LYCoNisa
COUNTIES. and will contain Reports Of the
Conventions, Mass Meetings, Clubs and Caa-
cuses of both parties in the above counties.
1t will contain, also, reports of Institutes, Ag-
ricultural Fairs, Temperance Meetings, Music
al Conventions, &c, &c, and Letters from
Harrisburg and Washington, during the ses-
sions of Congress and the Assembly.
TermS.-OSs DOLLAR YEIR, IN AB.
VANCE.
Any person sending US Five suheribsrs at
one time, will receive, free of postage, q Fifty
Cent Copy Of " Helpers Impending Crisis Of
the South
Address HUGH YOUNG,
?otf WELLsBoac, Pa.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-04-05
tonlr ann County.
coUpERSPORT, APRIL 5, 1890.

Cnuons. of Oswayo, sends greeting to the
.,,ent of half-column this week He
|. an energetic, clever fellow, and deserves
.,,.nsi3e patronage which evidently has.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-04-05
Our Musical Friend.

Our Musical Friend.
"OCR MUSICAL FRIEND" Rars Con-
panion for the Winter Months.
Every Pianist, Should procurs this
Every Singer, weekly Publication
Every Teacher, Of Vocal and Piaas
Every Pupil, Forte Music. costing
Every Amateur, but 10 CENTS A.
number, and pronounced by the entire Presa
of the Country, to be
"THE BEST AND CHEAPEST WORK or
THE KIND IN THE WORLD"
Twelve full-sized Pages of Vocal and
Piano Forte Music FOR 10 CENTS.
Yearly, SIS; Half-yearly, $25e; Quarterly,
$l25.
Subscribe to "Our Musical Friend" or err
der 1t from the nearest Newsdealer, and yca
viii have Music enough for your entire family
and at Insignificant cost; and if you wsat
Music for the Flute, Violin, Cornet, Clarioaes,
Accordion, ETC., etc, subscribe to the
SOLO MELODIST,
Containing IL pages, costing only
ID Cents Number; Yearly, $250; Hal&
Yearly, $l.25.
All the Back Numbers Al 10 cts, and BoaM
Volumes, containing Il Numbers, at 81.
each, constantly on hand.
e. B. SEYMOUR h CO..
81 Ssassu ST., New Ystk
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-04-05

'CtaI Tax fixed by Board of 1860, S2,OO8 90
Number of Taxables, 2,l45
|Ate Of State Tax to each citizen, "a
kI on Watches, $40 90
The valuation subject to per cent. embra-
fi all salaries and emolumentS of office
Fsated or held under the Constitution or laws
this Commonwealth, or created by or held
lrder any corporation. institution or compa-
y incorporated by this Commonwealth, when
ech salaries or emoluments exceed two hun
fed dollars, tax of two per cent. on every
Pillar Of the value thereof above two hundred
bllars"
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-04-05
Nem advertisements,

Il IST OF LETTERS remaining in the Post
IA Office at COUDERSPO on the Ist day
Of April, 1850:
Allen, Miss Mary Knickerbocker, Chas.
Baker, r. II. Losey, Dr. James
Brooks, a. r. Lent, Ray
Cole, Joseph Nolen, Charles
Green, A. J. Perham, Nelson
Geroald Lewis B. Parish, Julius
Haskell, Theodore Sconten, Charles K.
Holloway, Arthur H. Smith, d. =,
Jewett, D. C. Williams, Peter
Jones, r. NJ.
RsgPcrsops calling for any Of the above
letters will please say they are advertised
SAML HAVEN, p. N.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-04-05

kcrcased valuato on in 1860, S40802 90
mount of Tax asses'd at q mills, $4,000 90
| per CT, 90
" 2 : 500
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-04-05

otal Valuation estab. in 1860, $500 $50 90
/" " in 1857, 759 746 90
The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1860-01-26

A WILL IN SCOTLAND DEPENDING ON A
ToMBsToNE.--The Stow estates, with the
personal property left by the late Miss
lnnes, of Stow, amount to the enormous
value of two millions, and form the sub
ject Of litigation at the present moment
1t appears that the true heir must trace
his descent from certain Thomas Simp
son, who married an Innes, and resided
at Darrahill, in the parish of Belhelvia
This is all the parties claim. But the
persuers have recently learnt that there
was in the churchyard of Belhelvia a
tombstone recording the death of one
Thomas Simpson, sometime residing al
Darrahill, and his wife Jean Adams, but
it was removed about twenty years ago
and hid somewhere in the churchyard.
There were thus, according to theil
statement, two contemporary Thomas
Simpsons in Darrahill, and the tombstone
is matter of so much importance, and
the mutual suspicious Of the litiganto &c
great, that both parties have had three
persons watching the churchyard, day
and night, for months past, and not much
wonder, when 80 much depends upon the
hidden treasure Who hid it is moi
alleged, or why it was hidden; nor are We
informed on what authority its existence
is stated Aberdeen Journal.
The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1860-01-26

BoYIsH PEcULIARITIEs OF HoGARTH.--
Hogarth, though very dull boy at his
lessons, took pleasure in making drawings
of the letters of the alphabet and his
school exercises were more remarkable
for the ornaments with which he embell-
ished them that for the matter OF the
exercises themselves. In the latter re-
spect he was beaten by all the blockheads
Of the school, but in his adornments ne
stood alone. His father put him appren-
to silversmith, where he learned to
draw, and also to eDgrave spoons and
forks with crests and ciphers; from silver
chasing he went to teach himself to en-
grave on copper, principally grifiins and
monsters of heraldry, in the course OF
which practice he became ambitious to
delineate the varieties Of human charac-
ter The singular excellence which he
reached in this art was mainly the result
of careful observation and study. lie
had the gift which he sedulously Guilt
waited, of committing to memory the pre-.
else features of any remarkable face, and
afterward reproducing it on paper; but il
any singularly fantastic form or outer
face came in his way, he would make a
sketch of it on the spot, upon his thumb
nail, and carry it home to expand at his
leisure. Everything fantastical and orig
insl had powerful attraction for him,
and he wandered into many out OF the
way places for the purpose of meeting
with character.
The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1860-01-26
Condition of the Lapps and Norwegians.

Condition Of the Lapps ana NorWesans'
The present condition of these Lapps,
their peaceful, undisturbed existance,
their freedom at all periods from persecu.
ton or oppression, is grand evidence of
the high moral character of the Nor
wegians. l am not aware of any other
instance in the worlds history ofa people
30 weak, 80 helpless for selfdefense,
remaining for centuries in contact with
an energetic, civilized, and altogether
stronger people, and never attacked,
pillaged, enslaved, or interfered with,
except for the benevolent purposes of
education, and moral and religious i'm
provement.
The NOrwegians have recently con-
verted them from their strange old Tagan-
ism, the worship of Thor, with its copju-
ra.ions, magical drums and sacrifices to
the stone effigy of the hammer-bearihg
god; have taught them to read and write,
and when they fell into the habits of
drunkenness sent apostles OF temperance
among them. The efforts of these tenn
perance missionaries have been highly
successful and the drunkenness SO
common among the Laplanders when MIR.
Laing resided in Norway in 1886, is
now very rare. Those who talk about a
law of nature enforcing with unrelenting
fatalism the subjugation and destruction
of an inferior race, when a superior and
more highly civilized people come in con.
tact with it, should visit this part Of
Norway, and study the present relations
of the Norwegians to the Laplanders.
They would then, l think, modify the
expression of this law, and rather say
that when strange, brutal, selfish and
unscrupulous people come in contact
with another people weaker than them
selves, the selfstyled civilized men en-
deavor to rob, murder, enslave, or oppress
those whom they please to call the inferior
race; and if the difference of strength ID
sufficiently great, the civilized people
succeed in their efforts.
TfI were Norwegian, | should point
to the eucampments of these peaceful,
defenseless, little people, as tho noblest
monuments Of my country's honor; monu.
ments more worthy of the nations pride
than the trophies of a thousand victories
on the battle.felds. From Through
Norway with Knapsack," by W. M
Williams.
The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1860-01-26

SILVER IN THE Saskatchewan not
entirely new, yet not generally known, is
the fact that the ocean contains an i'm
mense quantity Of silver. At the last
session of the Academy of Sciences, it
was stated that experiments demonstrated
the waters Of the Atlantic to contain
about grain troy Of that metal to every
$4,000 pounds Of water. According to
this computation, the waters of the ocean
contain much greater quantity of the
precious metal than has ever yet been
extracted from the earth. The savans
say its presence may be accounted for on
two theories-it may either proceed from
the emanations of chloride of silver
issuing from the bosom of the earth, OF
from the slow action which salt water
exercises on the argentilerous sui phuretf
which crop out from the earth, both or
land and at the bottom Of the ocean; a
any rate, they are satisfied it is there, bu
as it costs now shout ten times as much
to extract it as it is worth, it is not pro
bable that this immese placer Of silvel
will entice away many of the oystel
diggers, who have recently fallen 81
fortunately upon the big bed of bivalves OF
some portions of the water bed.
The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1860-01-26
The Extent of the Military Power In
Europe.

1t is now eighteen centuries and half
since a new religion was preached to
mankind-a religion full Of peace and
gentleness and mercy. On the day when
the founder af that religion was born, the
peace Of Europe was maintained by about
100000 soldiers. There are now about
two millions and half en- the peace
establishment Picture to yourself what
these 2.5O000O cost us, the peaceable
inhabitants of Europe, in daily pay, in
rations, in clothing, and in housing. Go
through these calculations carefully.
Your time can hardly be better spent
@en in making up such accounts. Re-
member, too, that these unproductiye
soldiers might have been productive
laborers and artisans, SO that you have to
add the loss of their labor to the cost of
their keep. Try to imagine these millions
ofarmed men detiling without intermission
in long array before you, the bright, alert,
and ready-handed Frenchman the stout,
hardly Prussian, the well-drilled Austrian,
the stalwart Dane, the gay Piedmontese,
the sturdy Dutchman, the much-enduring,
long-coated Russian, the free limbed,
naughty, defiant Spaniard, and the cool,
resolute, solid looking Englishman. Bright
summer days would wane away as this
vast armament, with all its baggage and
artillery moved on before your wearied
eyes; and all night long the wearied tramp
of men and horses would still be heard
resounding. Something like q concep-
ton of the number may be formed by
considering that if every man, woman and
child, to be found in London and its sub
urbs, were transformed into soldier, the
number would about represent the effect
i've force of men-at-arms in Europe. Con-
sidering how the most experienced Lon
doner loses his way sometimes in that
great city; and discovers districts Of which
he knew nothing before. Let him imag-
inc these new regions, as we'll as those
parts of the town with which he is ia,
miliar, to be suddenly peopled with sol
diers only. Let him not only traverse the
highways, but 60 into the houses and see
the sick and aged and infantine, who
seldom come into the streets, and let him
persevere in imagining these also to be
soldiers and London one huge camp. He
will then have some idea of the extent Of
European armies, and may reflect upon
what it would cost to feed these unpro
ductive millions for single day
Friends in Council, I'd Series.
The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1860-01-26

By"An Ohio editor gives his views Of
the several dances which he lately wit
messed at a ball in Washington He
says:
The want of variety in this metropol-
itan dancing was, however, fully made
np by the fancy things, such as the waltz
and polka. These were absolutely bar
larous. The old fashioned waltz, the
morality of which even Byron called in
question, is here ignored as altogether too
cold and distant The lady lays her head
on the gentleman's bosom, puts one hand
on his, and the other in his coat-tail
pocket, anil resigns herself to his en-
braces, and goes to sleep, all but her feet,
which, when not carried by him clear off
the floor, 60 patting around on the toes.
The gentleman thus entwined, throws his
head back and eyes up, like dying calf;
his body bent in the shape of a figure 4,
he whirls, backs up, swings around,
swoons, to all appearances, dashes for,
ward, and leaves the ring. to the delight
of all decent people.
The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1860-01-26
A True Artist and "a True Wife.

In the year 1852, when twenty.seyen
years of age, John Flaxman quilted his
fathers roof and rented small house
and studio in Wardour-street, Soho; and,
what was more, he married--Ann Den
ham was the name of his wife--and q
cherry, bright-souled, noble woman she
was. He believed that in marrying her
he should be able to work with an in
tenser spirit for like him, she had a taste
for poetry and art and, besides, was an
enthusiastic admirer Of her husband s
genius. Yet when Sir Joshua Reynolds
himself batchelor-met Flaxman
shortly after his marriage, he said to
,,.aSo, Fla1man, l am told you are
married; if so, sir, l tell you you are
ruined for an artist" Flaxman went
straight home, sat down beside his wife,
took her hand in his, and said, Ann, l
am ruined for an artist" "How, so,
John? How has it happened2 and who
has done it." ''It happened, he replied,
'in the church, and Ann Denham has
done it," He then told her Of Sir
Joshua's remark, whose opinion was well
known, and had been often expressed
that if students would excel they must
bring the whole powers of their mind tc
bear upon their art from the moment they
rise until they 60 to bed, and also that nc
man could be a great artist unless he
studied the grand works of Raffaelle
Michael Angelo, and others at Rome and
Florence. "And ]" said Flaxman, draw
ing up his little figure to its full height,
"I would be great artist" "And a
great artist you shall be-" said his wife
7and visit Rome, too, if that be really
necessary to make you great" ''But
howl" asked Flaxman. "Work and
economize" rejoined the brave wife; 81
will never have it said that Ann Denham
ruined John Flaxman for an artist" And
SO it was determined by the pair that the
Journey to Rome was to be made wher
their means would admit. III will 90 tt
Rome" said Flaxman, "and show the
president that wedlock is for mans
good rather than his harm and you, Ann
shall accompany me-
The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1860-01-26
From Blackwood's Magazine
PHILOsOPHIC MODRRN.DAY LOVE.

Oh, tell me not that distant seas
Roll wide between me and my lover!
For he, I'm sure, 10 at his ease
And I'm In clover.
And don't tell me that foreign parts
Will ever make mo, dear. forget him;
Nor will he take TO breaking hearts,
Unless let him.
He writes to me by every post,
And every post takes back my answer;
Ho writes Of "mufhns," sleighs and frosts-
l of my dancer.
So don't tell me must NOPE,
While bes in Canada recruiting;
He's neither Bishop, Saint, nor Pope,
And FOND of shooting.
wish you'd write to him some day
How badly Pm behaving;
He'd send back word at once to say
He thought you raving.
He likes my going to ball,
And talking German with Lord Rowen;
D'y0u think that, out at Montreal,
He flirts with no one2
All you don't know him. must own
I've seen you flirt, my pretty cousin;
Dut Willy soon would fiirt you down,
And several dozen.
Don't talk such sentimental stuff;
You preach as Ii l were baby;
As Willy Gays, "I'm not Q muff,"
Nor he "a gaby."
know he's very found of me-
know I'm very fond Of Willy;
And as to doubts and jealousy,
We're not SO silly.
We both intend to have our fun,
And then to marry one another;
And, as the music has begun,
Pray, no more bother!
The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1860-01-26

A "REsPEcrABLY" REARED FAMILY.--A
gentleman thought it not respectable to
bring up his children to work, and lived
to see them pursuing the following occu.
pations:-one enterprising son took to
horse stealing; another teuded beer
booth for circuses. A daughter entered
the profession of model artist, and
another son was furnished employment
by the State at stone-cutting; under q
keeper.