The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-05-07

of the wealthlest patent medicine men,
died last week, aged 45 years. "Life
pills" did pot save him from compara-
tively early death, and "Phenix B'tters"
will not raise his ashes from the tomb.
A man recently hanged in a neighbor-
ing state, confessed upon the gall9ws that
his first commencement in crime and VII,
laluy, was stopping paper 'ettho"t pay
ing .tor IL!
$500 Union men left East Tennessee
for Kentucky, since the Governor proc
lamation calling on the military.
There is farmer in Putnam county,
New York, who has mile of children.
His name is furlong, aud he has eight
boys and girls. Eight furlongs make
one mile.
Our "Darby" says, the pleasantest trip
he ever had, was, when be tr!pped and
fell into young lady's lap.
Rev. j. D. Moore of Birmingham, Iowa,
has invented a rifle capable of firing forty
shots a second.
FURTHER SEARCH FOR SIR JOHN
Franklin An Englishman, Mr.. Par
ker Snow, will soon arrive 10 New York
on his way to the north, in search of
traces of Sir John Franklin and his party.
The sister of one of the lost officers and
her friends furnish most of the means for
the expedition.
An Athenian, who was lame in one
foot, joining the army, was laughed at BY
the soldiers on account of his laNeness.
IL am here t. fight" said the hero, "EOt
to run" Had that man joined the Con
federate army. what would have been his
punishment for such objectionable her
esy?
Price Lewis, former resident of Wal
cottville, Conn, was hung as a spy at
Richmond, a few days since. He had
made several trips to the rebel camps
successfully, bnt was caught at last aud
manfully paid the penalty.
TIE tribe of Penobscot Indians is rap
idly becoming iesSened in number Only
five hundred and six are now living, out
Of once large and powerful tribe. The
Passanaquoddy tribe number four hun,
dred and sixty-three.
The Empress Eugene has promised
Ito modify her toilette so as to help the
embroidery girls of Nancy, who are out
Of work. Open corsage will be the rage.
An army of 60O,000 men carry on
their shoulders $1,000 IONS, and eat 600
tons of provisions, and drink ], POO hogs
heads of water per day.
The New York State Senate has passed
the bill providing for the enlargement of
canals for the passage of United States
guuboats.
The emancipation question is now be-
ing pretty freely discussed or the stump
in Missouri
Some Of the editors of the Svuth pro.
pose to use up their type metal for balls
for shoo,ing-irons. Couldn't do more
mischief that way than they now do.
One Wisconsin Regiment staying near
ly year in Maryland. got up seventy
marriages with the daughters Of Mary
land. Senator DooIittle illustrated the
tendency of the North to colouize the
South, by this fact.
Whatever impatience the President
and Secretary Of War may have shared
with the soldiers and the people when the
Army of the Potomac loitered seven
'nonths Eefure Manassas, they now cordi
ally approve M'ClelIan's actions at York
town. He is an engineer, and as such is
reducing that place, as Manassas should
have been reduced, by approaches and the
strategy of doing something instead Of
nothing
The revolutionary siege of Yorktown
was conducted by Gen. Washington aud
Lafayette, with 10000 troops, consisting
mostly Of men from Pennsylvania, New
York, New Jersey, and the New England
States. 1t is now besieged by troops
from the same SectiOHS. on much more
ext eusive ,cale, iu this second war for
American freedom. The coincidence is
suggestive.
Among the men who fought for the
Union at Pittsb sburg Landing, was Henry
Clay--grandson Of the iliustrious States
man--a son of the Henry Clay who fell
at Beund Vista. 1t is not always that
great men haze their talents or their pat
rlotlsm reflected in their offspring But
the gallant Harry of the West still lives
IL the loyalty Of some of his descendants
Daniel Webster's son Fletcher. is also in
tho hmm, S.rr;oo