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

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structing and encouraging the soldiers.
The Russian line of battle-ship. with a
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
$4,000 troops, and in 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 Uni
ted States PaYmaster.
Treasury notes are beginning to be cir
culated treel ly in the ordinary transactions
of busines. :. and in many instences are
songht for as great convenience.
The Duke of Aumale in letter, re
joices that his nephews have joined the
American army and on the right side
The London Star den9unces the exis-
tence of party in 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 &C
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 ia his official report of the
engagement near Leesburg, published IN
the Richmoad papers. gives 800 as the
number killed and wounded on the rebel
side
In the third Congressional distrfce of
Ohio, which elected Vallandieham a year
ago, the UBiou ticket received. this year
a majority of 10000 Even Butler, the
stronghold of secession stmpathizers,
elected portion of the Union candidate,
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 60
The latest uews from Rio advises de-
cline in the price of coffee 10 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 iu
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 tastefully. 1t is visited daily
by large numbers of people, many Of whom
leave tokens of remembrance and res spect
In the shape of boquets ard wreaths.
All the voolen 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 Scouler, that a 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.
many large ships, loading bread
,tuffs 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
with Enoland OF Erance The social re- |