The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-06-11

SILL IN session, FOieu uoWH 1souCi In0e'
ures, and passes such as look like Union.
Union meetings are being held on the
seacoast. Hon. Vim. A. Graham is talked
of as the Union candidate for Governor
A British vessel, worth, with It's cargo.
Half a Million of Dollars, was caught
last week while trying to run the block
ade into Charleston, and was taken into
New York-a valuable prize.
Two thousand Union prisoners, taken
at Pittsburg Landing, have been returned
from Alabama, as the Rebels had not
means to feed them, Tie enemy begin
to own UP "shipped."
Generals Dix and Wool have exchang-
ed positions-Wool commands in Balti-
more, and Dix at Fortress Monroe.
Gen. Sigel has relieved Gen. Saxton at
Barper's Ferry, and pushed briskly on as
far as Chariestown.
Ex-Gov. Neil S. Brown, late Secession,
is exhorting his fellow citizens of Tennes-
see to return to their allegiance.
Gen. Grant says he never voted but
once-that was for Buchanan and If he
can be forgiven for that, he is satisfied.
They are eating cherries and strawber.
ries of this years growth in Union county.
Thomas A. Scott, Esq, has resigned
his position, as Assistant Secretary of
War, to become President of the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company. The step
was rendered necessary by the departure
of Mr.. Thompson, the late President of
the Company, for Europe.
Gov Wm. Sprague has been elected
United States Senator from Rhode Island
for six years from the 4th of March next,
when the Term of Senator Simmons ex-
pires.
The wife and daughters of the Rebel
Gen. Lee have been captured. Madam
Beauregard has also fallen into our hands
The Hon. S. S. Wharton, Senator of
the Huntingdon district, died suddenly
at his residence on Sunday, 1st inst.
The bill for the punishment and pre-
veution of polygamy in the Territories,
one section of which repeals and annuls
the laws and ordinances of Utah on this
subject, has passed the Senate.
Lieut.. De Wolfe wounded at Williams
burg, died at the house of Representative
Arnold, in Washington.
The more we learn Of the retreat and
fighting by Gen. Banks men, the more
are we called upon 10 admire their bra
very and endurance.
Co. keuly of the 1st Maryland Regi-
ment has reached Martinsburg. His
wound is a slight saber-cut in the neck !;
but he will soon be able to take the field
again.
GEN FREMoNT's CYPHER.-When
Gen. Fremont was at the West, his most
secret dispatches to the President were
sent in Magyar, which was as good as
/ cypher, since no traitor knows the tongue.
What compliment to the native tongue
/ of kossuth-"No traitor knows the
tongue p 1t is said that there is no rec
ord of any Hungarian being in the Rebel
service, though there are many in our
army.
A survey of that portion of the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad recently invaded
by the Rebels shows that but little dam
age has been done.
| A Mobile letter states that few days
since, Mrs. English, sister of Gen. Nc
Clelan, the Yankee Conmander-ln, Chief,
was, in this city. and of course attracted
scme attention. Her husband is wealthy
| planter, and lives just above this, on the
Alabama River. Young English, the
Generals nephew, has gone up to Coriuth
to fight for the South He seems to de-
sire nothing so much as to meet in hos
tile combat his distinguished kinsman.
Gen J. T. Boyle has been assigned to
the command of the United States forces
III Kentucky.
/ Gen. Banks has received the official
thanks of the President and Secretary of
War for the mastery manner in which
he conducted the retreat of his handful
of men to the Potomac, while pressed
with several times his number of barba.
riaDs that spared neither sick nor wounded.
! OF all the Democratic members of Cen
gress, but thirteen could be got to sign
the traitor Vallandigham's address, now
going the rounds of the Breckenridge
press Two of these are from Pennsyl-
vania, Philip johnson, and S. E. Ancona.
The borough election of Williamsport,
held on the 2lst ult, shows a Republican
majority over last years borough election
of 356 votes.
The capture of Hanover Court House
was really an important battle. The rebel
loss Is heliaued 10 be ] 600. nnr men