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The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-10-15
N Office.

The subscriber having been appointed
Assessor of Taxes under the act of Congress
ITO provide Interest Revenue to support the
Government and to pay interest on the Public
debt" approved July lst 1862, hereby gives
notice that he has divided his assessment dis
trict, being the 18th District of Pennsylvania,
into the following Sub-districts and has ap-
pointed the following persons as Assistant
Assessors for said districts, to wit
No. l. All that part of Centre county in
cludng the Boroughs Of Bellefont, Milesburg,
and Unionville and the townships of Spring,
Benner, BoggS Liberty, Howard Curtin, Snow
Shoe Burnside, Walker, Marion, Union, Worth,
Taylor and Huston, Assistant Assessor K. q.
Durham, Postofice Bellefont.
No. 2. All that part Of Centre county in
cluding the townships of Furguson, Harris,
Patton, Halfmoon, and that part of Potter
township lying west of the Lewiston and
Belefont turnpike, Assistant Assessor Thomas
Dale, Postoffice Boalsburg.
No. 3. All the remaining part of Centre
county including the townships of Miles,
Haines, Penn, Gregg, and that part of Potter
township lying east of the Lewiston and
Bellefent turnpike, Assistant Assessor -
No. 4. All that part of Clinton county in
Guiding the Borough of Mill Hail. the town
ships of Alison, Beech Creek, Bald Eagle,
Laman, Porter, Logan, Greene, Crawford and
Wayne, Assistant Assessor R. G. Hutchison,
Postoffice Mill Hall.
No. 3. All the remaining part of Clinton
county including the Borough of Lock Haven,
and the townships of Pine Creek, Dunstable,
Woodward, Cold Brook, Geergan, Chapman,
Leidy, Heating, Gallagher, Assistant Assessor
William TcarCn, Post0tiice Lock Haven.
No. 6. All that part Of Lycoming county
lying on the west side Of Lycomihg Greek,
also including the townships of Bastress,
SuSquchanna, Limestone and Nippenose,
Assistant Assessor, David Showers; PoStotice
New5erry
No. I. All the remaining part of Lycoming
county including that part lying east of Ly-
coming Greek, also the townships of Clinton,
Washington, Brady and Armstrong, Assistant
Assessor, 7. P. Simmons, Postofice Williams
port.
Nc. 8. All that part Of Tioga county includ-
ing the Borough Of Tioga, the townships of
Tioga, Rutland Richmond, Sullivan, ,Covington,
Ward, Bloss, Liberty and Union, and the
Boroughs of Mansfield, Malnsburg and Cow
ingtou, Assistant Assessor, S. 3. Elliot, Post
Office Mansfield.
No 8. All that part of Tioga county includ-
ing the Boroughs Of Lawrenceville, Elkland,
Knoxville, and the townships of ofJackson, Law
renee, Nelson, 0sceola, Deer6eld, Pennington,
Brookfeld alG Westfeld, Assistant Assessor,
G.. II. Goldsmith, Postotice Knoxville.
10. All the remaining part of Tioga county
including the Borough of Welsboro, the
townships of Middebury, Chatham Charles
ton, Delmar, Morris, Elk, Shippen, Gains and
Clymer, Assistant Assessor, NJ. Bullard, Post.
Office Wellsboro.
No. II. The county of Potter, Assistant
Assessor, A. Rounsyile. Postoffice COuders-
port. GEORGE BoAL, Assessor.
Boalsburg, Centre Co, Pa.
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WESTERN EOTEL,
s, g. II, 10, IS, II. CoURTLANDT STREET,

Nos. 8. IL, 49, Is, II. C0URTLANDT STREET,
Near Broadway, New ork City.
This old-estabIished and favorite resort of
the Business community has been recently re-
fitted, aud is complete in everything that can
minister to the comfort of its patrons. Ladies
and Families are specially and carefully pro-
rided for.
1t is centrally located in the business part
of the city, and is contiguous to the principal
lines of steamboats,, cars, omnibuSes, ferries.
In consequence Of the pressure caused by
the Rebellion, pnces have been reduced to
ONE DOLLAR AND FIFTY CENTS PER DAT.
The table is amply supplied with all the
luxuries of the season, and is equal to that OF
any other hotel in the country.
Ample accommodations are offered for up
ward of 400 guests
Donot believe runners, hackmen and others
who may say ''the Western Hotel is full"
D. =. WINCHESTER, Proprietor.
Thos. ID. Winchester. fyls
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President Lincoln's Emancipation Proc
lamation has created much excitement at
the rebel capital. 1t is intemperately de-
nounced as contrary to the usages of civ
ilized warfare and an outrage on private
property. So far as we can judge by ex
tracts from Richmond papers and the first
days debate on the subject in Congress,
the rebels contemplate the raising of the
old deaths head and bones flag Of
Capt. Kidd, and the indiscrimiuate
slaughter of men, women and children,
as measure of retaliation. They are
just as mad as when they first heard of
Gen. Pope's subsistence orders then
they would hang every one of Popes Of
fcers, sure but after catching 20 or 90
of them, and having time to think it over,
they paroled or exchanged them without
the hanging. In the rebel Congress a
resolution has been referred to Com
mittee, that President LINCoLN's act
"should be held up to the exeeration Of
mankind, and counteracted by such Sc
we're retalatory measures as in the judg-
meut of the President may be best calcu-
lated to secure its withdrawal or arrest
its execution" In the debate on this,
Mr.. Clark, of Missouri was in favor of de-
clarlng every citizen of the Southern Con-
fsderacy soldier, authorized to put to
death every man caught on their soil In
arms against the Government. Dir. Sem
mes, of Louisiana, was more cautious-he
was the author of the resolution-retalia-
ton was the business of the Executive.
Mr. Henry, of Tennessee, favored black
flag and extermination of invaders. Mr..
Phelan, of Mississippi, had always been
in favor of the black flag. Mr.. Yancey
wanted the matter to 60 to special com
mittee, but it was finally sent to the u
dietary Committee. There was report
at Fortress Monroe on Thursday, proba-
bly premature, that black flag bill had
passed the rebel Congress. The press is
as usual, exceedingly violent: they do
not share the comforting assurances of
TIE ". Y. Herald that the Proclamation
is thing of usht-a Pope's bull a.
gainst the comet. In plain words, the
Proclamation has thoroughly frightened
rebel press, Congress, and people, as is
abundantly manifest in their contortions
and howlings.-Trt6une.
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The New York World Is understood to
have become the property of Fernando
Wood, and is simply the defunct Day
Book under another name.
On the 18th OF October, the ten years
lease expires, by which the Tiosa Rail.
road Company have run that portion of
the railroad (between Corning and Bloss'
burg,) from the State line to Corning,
which section is the property of John
Magee, of Bath Mr.. NJ. intends to run
his own road from that date, and thus all
passengers and freight will change cars
at or near Lawrenceville. Mr. Magee
has appointed A. N. Rogers as superin-
tendent-JourRot.
The law in regard to using stamps or
dies more than once, reads If any per-
son shall fraudulently cut, tear, or get OF,
or cause, or procure to be cut, torn, or got
off, the impression Of any stamp or die,
from any vellum, parchment, or paper, or
any instrument or writing charged or
chargeable with any of the duties imposed,
every person so offending, and every PER
son knowingly and willfully aiding, abet-
ting, or assisting in committing any such
offense, shall be deemed guilty of felony,
and shall on conviction therof, forfeit the
SAID counterfeit stamps and the articles
upon which they are placed, and be pun
ished by fine not exceeding one thou
sand dollars, and be imprisoned and con.
fnement to hard labor not exceeding
five years.
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100000 NhHE GENTS Gr TO SCI SELL 11'

LLOYD'S new steel plate county colored
map of the United States, Canadas, and New
Brunswick
From recent surveys, completed Aug. 10,
1862 cost $40, 900 to engrave it and one
years time.
Superior to any $40 map ever made by COL
ton or Mitchell, and sells at the low price of
fifyty cents $4,000 names are engraved on
this map.
1t is not only County May, but it Is also
County and Railroad Map of the Uuited States
and Canadas combined in one, giving every
Railroad Station and distances between.
Guarantee any woman or man So to So per
day. and will take back all maps that cannot
be sold and refund the money.
Send for 81 worth to try.
Printed instructions how to canvass well,
Furnished all our agents.
Wanted-Wholesale Agents for our Maps
in every State, California, Canada, England,
France and Cuba. fortune may be made
with few hundred dollars capital. No Com
petition. J. T. LLOYD, No l64 Broadway, NY.
The War Department uses our Map of Nir-
gnia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, cost $780,
600, on which Is marked Antetam Creek,
Sharpsburg, Maryland Hights, Williamsport
Ferry, Rhrorersyille, Noland's Ford and all
others on the Potomac, and every other place
in Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania, or
money refunded.
Lloyd's Typographical Map of Kentucky,
Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. is the only au-
thority for Gen, Buell. and the War Depart
ment. Money refunded to any one finding an
error in it. Price 80 cents.
From the Tribune, August 2.-"Lloyd's Map
of Virginia. Maryland and Pennsylvania. This
Map is very large its cost is but 25 cents, and
it is tie best achich can be purchased"
Lloyd's Great Map of the Mississippi River
From Actual Surveys by Capts. Burt and
Wm Bowen, Mississippi River Pilots of ST.
Louis, Mo-, shows every mans plantation and
owners name from st. Louis to the Gulf of
Mexico-l, $50 miles-every sand-bar, island,
town, landing, and all places 20 miles back
from the river--colored in counties and States
Price, 81 in sheets. s., pocket form, and
81, so on linen with rollers. Ready Sept 20
NAVY DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON,
Sept. H. 1860.
J. T. LLoYD.-ST: Send me your Map of
the Mississippi River, with price per hundred
copies. Rear Admiral Charles II. Davis com
manding the Mississippi squadron, is author
lied to purchase as many as are required for
use of that squadron.
GIDEON WELLES, Secretary of Navy.
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CANT OF PARoLED PRISONERS, !
NEAR ALEXANDRIA, Va, Oct. ,, 1862. !

UNCLE MALE: [ have at last got a
chance to write to you. suppose you
have heard all about my being prisoner
of war. | was taken the 9th of August,
and taken to Richmond and kept on Bell
Island, in the James River in front of
Richmond. until the 18th Of Sept, when
we were paroled and sent to Annapolis.
We STAYED there awhile and then we we're
shipped to Washington, and from there
to this place. | AIN out of money aud
have been ever since [ was taken prisoner.
| left IS in my knapsack. l was taken
Wi,hout coat or vest, and have had to
stay Gu Bell Island with only my gum
blanket to sleep on. | have not had a
change of shirt since l was taken. | used
to take my shirt and wash it in the james
River and go without any until 1t was
dry, and | have been inside our l;ues
since the 18th of last month and am
wearing the same old shirt, and have
not got coat vet, but it is in the fortunes
Of a soldiers life suppose, but do not
think such proceedings hardly right after
doing duty for over year. | have been
through Richmond twice, and seen Ola
Jackson. | have been sick about 4 week
with Dipthcria and it has given me a
pretty hard run, but am getting better
now. was taken prisoner a little the
siickest that anybody ever was, guess.
At the time our Regiment had marching
orders to 60 to the battle of Cedar Noun
tain | was ordered to stay and guard the
company wagon. stayed one night
after the Regiment had marched, and the
next day heard cannon and the news
came that the battle had commenced and
the 10th was the advance Regiment, so [
took my gun aud put out. | had nine
miles to 20 and when arrived on the
battlefield it was dusk, and [ enquired
for the 46th and they kept directing me
on until at last went through a piece of
woods where | heard talking. | hurried
up supposing it was the 46th but had not
gone far when I run through line of
skirmishers | thought it strange that
the 10th should be skirmishing in that
direction. had gone clear through the
lines, and I haliooed out "Where are
you going to 2" Then they noticed me
for the first time; they wanted to know
my Regiment, and when told them, they
ordered me to halt and throw down ny
gun. saw the trick and gave up my
gun, and | havs had nice time of it
ever since, for of ali the places for ha-
man being to live, that Bell Island is the
worst. There was about 5000 of us on a
piece of ground of about q or 3 acr.s,
and about six would die there every night,
one morning there was eight men found
dead. am certain that there was men
there that actually starved todeath. 1t was
the only place that l went hungry, and if
fellow hadn't pretty good grit he would
not stand it there great while, but ]
stood it very well. ! was determined to
endure it some way, for | should hate to
die in such place. TITUs NICHOLS.
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Bay The election yesterday passed off
quietly with very nearly the following
result in the different towns reported:
Larabee, Sheriff, has majority of l25
in Ulysses, 53 in Bingham, 4S in Harri-
son, 6 in Genesee, &c in Allegheny, Is
in Homer, % in Clara, 62 in Hebron.
He is elected by propably $50 majority.
Jackson, Sheriff, has a majority Of l6
in Coudersport, Is in Eulalia, % in
Roulet, 26 in Sweden, 9 in Pleasant Val
ley. 10 in Sylvanla.
The State Ticket is elected with major
ities varying from 800 to 800. Cochran
and Ross will probably have 600, Arm
strong 600, Wilson 800, Olmsted 800
and Bowman 300.
Lewis W. Lyman is elected Treasurer
G. 2. Kilbourne, Commissioner; W. B.
Graves, District Attorney; A. j. Rose,
Auditor; i. Bird, Surveyor, and two or
three men having run for Coroner, no one
of which received general vote it is i'm
possible to say who is "ahead."
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HospIrAL AID SoCIETY-There will
be a meeting Of this Society on next
Tuesday evening in the Temperance
Hall'-all are invited to attend. Per-
sons sending in packages will please mark
upon the outside, the name and amount
of the article or articles inclosed this
will save the Committee much extra la
Dor. No more lint and bandages, for the
present, are needed. Nlght-shirts, pillows
and pillow cases, sheets, cushions for
broken limbs, and delicacies for the con-
valescent, are mostly needed at
present
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A HINT TO YoUxG MEN.-The Importance of
Il business education has been long eStao-
lshcd. It's beneficial results must be seen
and appreciated by every one, but by no one
so well as by him who possesses it. Placing
him in position which otherwise would
have taken years to obtain, he realizes at
once its value. Hundreds of young men
have been placed in honorable and lucrative
situations, as a result of their business educa-
ton, obtained at Bryant Il Stratton's Mercan-
tile Colleges and any young man who has
a desire to enter into active business life,
should avail himself Of the excellent advan-
tages offered at their institutions, preparatory
to such an undertaking. He will secure to
himself the clements of success.
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To EDITOR OF JoURNAL.-Not being furnished
with means to subsist the soldiers who are
about to leave this county TO fight the battles
of our common country, l shall have to ask
the citizens, as they have done so willingly
heretofore, to again to prepare and send here
a limited quantity of bread, boiled or baked
meats, butter, cheese, ETC., to ration about
10 men from here to Harrisburg and one day
after our arrival at camp. Send only the
substantials, as pies, etc. could not be trans.
ported and be fit to eat. Send here as early
as Wednesday Oct. Is, and will see that the
supplies are properly cut and put up.
Coudersport, Oct 2, 1862. +. w. KNOX.
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We learn from the Gazette, that the
Post office in Elmira was feloniously en-
tered on Thursday night, and robbed of
three and four thousand letters. Neither
money nor postage stamps were touched,
for the reason, probably, that the robbers
had no light, and did not happen to find
them in their groupings in the dark. The
robbery was a bold one, but very bung-
lingly executed.
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The Buffalo Mercantile College
CORNER or MAIN AND SENECA STREETS.


Is an important link in the great chain Of
NATIONAL MERCANTILE COLLEGES, To-
Gated in the following cities, viz:
NEW YORK CITY, PHILADELPHIA,
BROOKLYN, ALBANY,
TROY, CLEVELAND,
DETROIT, CHICAGO,
AND SAINT LOUIS.
A Scholarship issued from the Buffalo Col.
leEe, entities the holder to attend either or all
the Colleges for an unlimited time.
The Design of these Institutions,is Is to itnPart
to Young men and ladies, thorough, pracd-
cal business education.
These Colleges are organized and conducts
ed upon q basis which must secure to eaee
separate Institution the estpossible facilisiss
for imparting a thorough mercantile edusS-
ton, and render it as whole, the most ceAs
prehensive and complete system in this country
Book Keeping in all its department, Coua
mercial Law Commercial Arithmetic and Pen.
manship, are taught in the most thorough ana
practical manner.
The Spencerian System Of Penmanship, Is
taught by competent and experienced teachers
Scholarship, nayable in advance, $40.
College open dayar d evening no vacations
Resident Principal at Buffalo, J. c. Bryant.
For further information, please call at the
College rooms, or send for Catalogue and Cir
cular enclosing letter stamp. Address
BRYANT Is STRATTON,
Jy9ly Buffalo, N. 7.
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sa5-We have a private letter from

s@-We have a private letter from
Capt. Johu g. johnson dated the 9th,
from which we extract the following:
"I promised to keep you informed Of
tho condition and whereabouts of the
Potter Bucktails.' Well, we are now
known and recognized as company *,
10th Regt. Penn'a Vols, and we are
rneampcd on Meridian Hill, near the
city of Washington, in the edge OF a
beautiful grove. Since we have been
here, we hcve been doing the boot-black-
ing for the city; or in other words, we
have kept guard over the hospitals. Pot
ter Boys never will make good cheap
BOYS and Of course we don't like this
work. Our Colonel is gone now looking
up our interests, and we anticipate u
change for the better in few days. This
camp has been very healthy until recentiy,
and recently there has been quite a good
deal of sickness, mostly fevers, aud com-
pany X, has had its share in the HOspl-
tai. Lieut-CoI Dwight has just recov-
cred from pretty severe attack of fever,
and Edwin Bcktord, from Hebron, good
soldier, died Of typhoid fever Oct. "a"
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Andrews, who was imprisoned in Buffalo
for counterfeting Ayers Pills, has now been
indicted in Toronto, with one G. G. Briggs of
Hamilton, C. W, for conspiring to defraud
the public by their nefarious pursuit. I'm
prisonment, though it be fol years, can
scarcely punish enough the heartess villain
who could execute such an imposition upon
the sick The wicked rascal who, for paltry
gain, could thus trife with the life and health
of his fellow man--taae from his lips the cup
of hope while sinking, and substitute an utter
delusion and cheat would falter at no crime,
and should be spared no punishment. Some
of his trash is still extant and purchasers
should be wary of whom they buy.-Gazette,
Jtica ~ Y.
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@-The Tri6unc in speaking of the
late Rebel raid into Pennsylvania. in
which they took what they wanted, pay
6ng for it iu Confederate money, but killed
no one, says:
1t is not often that the history of a
whole campaign can be told in one or two
Telegraphic Dispatches, but the story of
the new invasion of Pennsylvania, the
beginning wherof Was announced in Sat
urday's paper, is finished this morning
Col. Stewart, as he boasted he would, has
ulade the circuit OF Gen. NcCielgan's S
army, crossing the Potomac above it,
riding rapidly through portion Of Mary.
land and Pennsylvania in its rear, destroy
ing and seizing property and spreading
alarm and excitement as he went, escap-
lag in safety at point on the river south
of the army, back again to the place of
beginning; having made a march of 80
miles in the last y hours. This expedi-
ton exceeds anything before attempted
in dash and daring by that bold Rebel,
Stewart, even that on the Peninsula, for
this was in az euemy's country, th;ckly
populated, where he was in danger at any
moment of falling in with large bodies of
troops. He may have expected to do
more than he did but candor compels Us
to acknowledge that he has been tolera-
bly, successful.
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The CoMMoNwEALTH.-This is the
title of new weekly Journal, published
at Boston, and edited by Moncure D.
Conway. 1t is bold and vigorous in its
advocacy of emancipation as the only cure
for slavery. Published by James NJ.
Stone, 22d Brom6eld street, at 81 year,
always In advance.
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eIE POTTER COUNTY JOURNAL

.. the only paper published in Potter county
.;,cnlates among an intelligent class of peo-
". and is thus an excellent medium for both
E;tr and Country Advertising.
VT transient Advertisements and those from
,;,tsnce must be Cash or have responsible re-
ference. ..
must be directed to the Editor, aud contain
III. name of the writer. No attention paid to
.ronvmous communications.
TERMS.-One copy. one year, 81; Six copies
s,: Twelve copies, $40; Twenty copies, Sl8,
With one tc the person raising the Club. The
woney must accompany the names.
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LIST OF LETTERS remaining in the Post
Office at Couderspo:t, Potter Co., Pa, October
|. 1862 Zechara Baker, D. D. Comstock,
Mary 5. Gnstln, D. Lacy, Jennie Lowell, Jane
Peck, Mary Peters 2, a. L. Remit, James
Pieed. Alonzo Stcb5ins, c. Albert Stone,
Lydia Young. JOHN >. MANN, L. NJ.
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EG-A rattlesnake, three feet long and
having Eve rattles, was lately killed ia
the house Of Mr.. Horace Nelson, in Swe-
den township. This is very unusual
occurrence.
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BOOTS AND SHOES.
A. SANDBERG & BROS
Tanners and Curriers'.

HAVE also established a
IA Boot and Shoe
Mandatory, opposite D. F. GlasSmire'S Hotel,
in the room formerly occupied by J. B. Smith.
They offer their Boots and Shoes at "a
LOWER RATE THAN THE SAME QUALITY HAVE
EVER BEEN SOLD IN POTTER COUNTY.
And they will have nothing but the best work.
men and the best stock that the country will
produce, and money and labor can procure.
THEY FEEL CONFIDENT THAT THEIR
WORK WILL GIVE SATISFACTION.
Hides, Calf Skins, Sheep Pelts
taken at the Highest Market Price.
GIVE US A TRIAL.!
Coudersport, Pa, March -
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Local and General.

Wood wanted at this Office, on Sub
acripton. A few cords of fine wood imme-
diately.
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FOJ, Sale or to T ,et.

TENHE Steam Saw and Grist Mill at Germa-
4 MIA, Abbot township, Potter county, Pa.
Doing an excellent business; first rate stand
for an industrious man with some capital.
Those rejecting must apply soon to
WILLIAM RADDE, 300 Broadway, n. Y.
Or at the Mill at Germania.
August 81, 1862.
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FpE2ECE CURRENT.

Corrected every Wednesday by P. y. STEB-
BINS & Co, Wholesale and Retail
Dealers in Groceries and Provisions,
opposite D. F. Glassmire's Hotel,
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sar Most of the Drafted Men appeared
In town to-day. 1t is expected that they
will leave some day this week for Har-
risburg: