The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1861-11-06
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.


structing and encouraging the soldiers.
The Russian line battle-ship, with
crew OF eight hundred men. was lost on
the coast of Japan. All the crew are
said to have perished.
New Jersey has done her duty nobly.
She has in the field or recruiting about
10000 troops, and in a month expects to
have $4,000.
The Episcopal chnrch at last has been
Obliged to take up the political questions.
Gen. Fremont is said to have discov
cred 100000 bushels of grain buried at
Warsaw and delivered it over to the mi
ted States PaYmaster.
Treasury notes are beginning to be cir
culated freely in the ordinary transactions
of busines, and in many instencos are
,onght for as great convenience.
The Duke of Aumale in a letter, re
joices that his nephews have joined the
American army and on the right side.
The London Star denounces the exis-
tence of party 10 England that seeks to
embroil that country with the United
States, in order to reopen the cotton
trade.
DETROIT, Mich, Oct 20,--Ex Gov.
Woodbridge died at his residence in this
city, to-day, aged 81 years.
The Commissioner of Patents has re-
jected McCormick's application for the
extention of his reaper patent.
Sam Houston has written letter to
the Richmond Enquirer, in which he de-
scribes himself unquahfedly rebel. The
country still survives!
The cotton factories in Spain, accord
ing to last adviCes, were closing, on ac-
count of lack of the raw material.
A Leavenworth (Kansas) paper says it
has Information to the effect that one
hundred Slaves leave Missouri every day
for Kansas.
Gen. Evans in his official report of the
engagement near Leesburg, published ID
the Richmoad papers. gives 800 as the
number killed and wounded on the rebel
side
In the third Congressional district of
Ohio, which elected Yallendigham year
ago, the U1iou ticket received. this year
a majority of 5000 Even Butler, the
stronghold of secession sympathizers,
elected a portion of the Union candidates
The great public works constructed by
the State Of New York are likely to share
in the cup of prosperity this year. Up
to the lst of October their gross receipts
were nearly a million of dollars in excess
OF those of go.
The latest uews from Rio advises de
cline in the price of coffee in that great
market. This will be good news to con-
sumers in America, who have to pay for
the article higher prices than were ever
before known.
Telegraphic communication with Great
Salt City, the Capital of Utah, has been
opened, and despatch sent one day from
that point, was the next day published in
Cleveland. The dispatch was from Brig
ham Young, and announced that Utah
has not seeded, but is firm for the Con
stitution and The laws.
The grave of Senator Douglas has been
neatly fenced, and the enclosure grassed
and laid out tastefGlly. 1t is visited daily
by large numbers of people, many of whom
leave tokens of remembrance and res pect
in the shape of boquets ard wreaths.
All the vooIsr factories Ia the country
are now working as hard as they can, and
many of the cotton factories are changing
their machinery to make WOODEN goods
The machine shops cannot make machi.
merry fast enough to supply the demand.
1t has been decided by Gems. Butler
and Scouer, that soldier is holden from
the time of his signing his uame to the
enlistment roll just as truly as though he
were sworn in, all persons who have en-
listed and left the service without proper
discharge are to be considered deserters,
whether they have been sworn in or not.
There are said to be about sixty vessels,
including many large ships, loading bread
stuffs at New York for Europe These
will require about two millions of bushels
of grain, or an equivalent in -four to afford
them full cargoes Two, three, four, and
six vessels in addition are taken
up daily for the same trade.
The latest arrival from England brought
pacific advices from Mr.. Adams, and it is
not believed that there is any danger, not
even the most remote, of any collision
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