The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-07-30
LATEST NEWS.

| ling the Rebel batteries for several hours
but failed to elicit any reply. Com. Far
ragut sileneed all their guns while pas.
sing down the river on Saturday evening
The cutoff canal Is done, but water will
not be let in till the river rises.
Dispatches from Gen. Pope's army
state that Stonewall Jackson is at or near
GordonsviIie, with force of 10000 men,
and his intention is to break our lines
and make a dash at Washington, SO as to
force Mcclellan to leave the peninsula.
Gen. Ewell commands part of Jack
sons corps.
Gen. Pope has issued an order putting
a peremptory stop to the business OF
guarding private property, Loyal or Reb-
| ell. He advances the refreshing bit OF
common sense that soldiers are employed
to fight the enemy and not to protect
their henroosts.
| Gov. Curtin of Pennsylvania made a
stirring speech at the PittsDurg war meet
ing on Thursday He was for the most
vigorous prosecution of the war regardless
of the life or property of the enemy
| The Secession members of the Balti-
more Common Council have resigned.
Gen. Wool will at once order a new elec-
ton, when their seats will be filled by
loyal men.
We learn from the Westliche Post of
St. Louis, that Dir. Hessing, the German
Sheriff of Chicago, has applied to the
President for permission to raise regi-
ment of negroes in Chicago. Mr. Hes
sing is said to be man of iron energy,
Of indomitable courage, and rare talent
of organization, and to have acquired, by
his humane attitude toward the negro
population, their enthusiastic attachment.
He feels confident that the regiment can
be raised in very short time.
"Stonewall" jackson, of the Rebel
army, is son-in-law of the. Rev. Dr.
Junkin, Presbyterian clergyman, formerly
of Milton, Penna.
Gen. Pope is represented to have SAID
on taking the command in the Shenan-
doah. that his headquarters acould be on
horseback.
The Fourth of July was not observed
throughout the Rebel States this year.
The Richmond E:camtner says the rea-
son is obvious. So it is.
Ex-President Martin Van Buren, died
at Kinderhook, n. Y, on Thursday
morning, the Oath inst, in the 10Th year
of his age.
The Secession portion of the Common
Council of Baltimore having refused to
grant bounty to the volunteers from
that city, have been compelled by the
force of the strong Union sentiment in
the city to resign. A new council will
soon be in power, which it is thought
will give $50 bounty to unmarried and
Sl00 to married men.
Senator Jim Lane has been commits
stoned by the Government to raise and
organize an army in the department of
Kansas, in his own way and upon his own
principles. He has the assurance of the
President and Secretary of War that he
shall not be interfered with. The Gen
eral commanding the Kansas Department
is in harmony with Lane, and is directed
to give him all needful assistance.
An agreement has been made between
the Danish Government and our own, the
former agreeing to receive all negroes
delivered from vessels seized in prosecu
ton Of the slave. trade by the United
States vessels, to provide them with suit
able instruction, clothing, and shelter.
and employ them at wages for period
not exceeding five years from the date of
their being landed in St. Croix.
The Post-Ofice Department will con-
tinue, after the lst of August, to issue
stamps for currency; those thus intended
will be without gluten, and will be re-
deemable at the Treasures, or exchanged
at the Post Offices for stamps intended
Ao' PooN"SN'
The Internal Tax bill is to 90 into
operation Cd the lst of September.
The Secretary of the Navy has formally
given notice that the whiskey rations will
cease in the Navy from and after the first
of September, in accordance with Con,
gressiOual enactment. There is to be
paid to every person now entitled to a
spirit ration FIVE cents Communication in
addition to the present pay.
BosToN, July "a, 1S62.-The enlist.
! ing excitement increases in intensity and
with highly satisfactory results A large
number of country towns have raised their
full quota, and reports from all quarters
indica that Massachusetts will soon