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The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-05-14
WM. T. BURT, Sheriff.
Z IST OF CAUSES for trial in the Court of
IL Common Pleas of Potter county, at June

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Term
James O'Bren vs. John Lannen.
Christopher Eveiin vs. James BARRON
A d Corey vs. VIM Corey
Potter & Brooks VS. 5 G Lewis
IBvam and Fanny his wife VS. Mann Graves
w r Jones use of II Cobb adm VS. G. w Tyler
II II Nichols vs. " q Sutherland
Hannah NJ Wharton VS. r " Mcintyre
WIIN[etzger&AStrongv " WT&AFJones
Roswell Owen VS. l. Maynard
Crittenden & Langdon VS. Stephen Horton
" T Jones VS. Polly Higley ,admsrs
S W Payne i Co. VS. W 7 Jones and A F Jones
James Shafer KS II W May and NJ W Smith
S P Reynolds & Benz Rennells
N Matteson VS. Lord, surof Lord&Dwight
Peter Dedrick VS. VIM F Burt
G " Hollenbeck ct al VS. " Rounds
\ P Cone VS. B Smith 4 W Burt
Fuller & Card VS. John Tanner
Fuller & Card vs. Deremer & c Thompson
Benson VS. VIM Ansley ct al
Levi Dickson VS. A Jones & Lewis Jones
Levi Dickson VS. VIM Burleson
Levi Dickson VS. Abram Jones
Lewis Wood VS. Willard Chandler
Lewis Wood VS. Nelson Easily
J L RAYMOND VS. IL II Guernsey
Barclay & Brainerd VS. II II Fuller
S r Decker VS. Peleg Bnroic
Ex Of Dalrymple vs. Oswayo township
" f Freeman VS. Isaac Quick
Ingersoll use of Mark VS. Spencer
L Garfield VS. Fred Brooks, Garnishee,&e
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g9- The present season is said By those
interest it is to keep +" booked up" in such
matters, to be an exceedingly fair one for
the growing of the wheat crop. So far as
we have heard, the wheat fields through
out the country present promising ap-
pearance.
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Ian well satisfied. f

given much time and labor to peri tectlng
a bill which would make anotherI slave
holding rebellion impossible. | still think
Notwithstanding the reference to a special
Committee, that an efficient Confscation
bill will yet be passed by this c Cbugress
But | believe such bill would have been
passed months ago, and thousands Of tires
saved by its effect on the war; the people
had made themselves heard more fre-
quently by letter and otherwise, 1t is
not yet too late to do something, and |
hope every reader of the jour NAL who
desires to shorten the period our soldiers
will be required In the South, will write
a letter to Senator Cowau and other Rep
resentatives, making known thd damands
of the people on this subject. The ten
derness manifested by several Senators
for the feelings and comfort of be Rebels,
is humiliating as well as disd dusting.-
Nevertheless the skies are bri ightening.
The power of Slavery is brok4 4n, and if
the people are only moderately alive, it
will soon begin to pass away. have en-
deavorcd, as opportunity offered to aid in
a humble way, the glorious wor TX of over
throwing the Slave power of tt e Nation,
and | thank God from the bot tom of my
heart, that he has permitted ne to see
this day of glorious promise. JS.M.
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BG-Two coniscation bills are to be re-
ported to the House. Between the two
we hope the country will get good one,
and strong one.
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THETAX BILL.-W learn from Wash
ington that the tax bill makes exceeding
ly slow progress, although the Committee
are hard at work. Some of the changes
made in the bill, as it first came from the
House, have since been reconsidered, aud
the original imposts established, so
that it is impossible to say in what shape
the bill may yet appear.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-05-14
News Items.

H@Gen. Simon Cameron, Minister Il
Russia, with his wife and children-hi'
private secretary, Knitting Pritchett, wife
and child-and Bayard Taylor, Secretary
of Legation, and wife, started on Their
voyage, last Wednesday, in the Persia
from New York.
Before leaving Harrisburg, Gen. Cam.
eron accepted banquet rendered him BY
leading men of each party. Mayor KEEP
ner dem J presided, and Judge Pearson
and Messrs Cochran, Lamberton, Herr,
Fleming. Muench, Mumma and Bailey
gave patriotic and personal addresses
Gen. Cameron made defence against
certain allegations respecting him, which
time will more correctly explain and de-
eide.
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PoTTsvILLE, Pa, May 6.-The col
liers of the several mines in this vicinity,
on strike to-day, committed many out
rageous acts. The pumping engines of
some of the largest colleries were stopped
by them. causing serious destruction of
property. Heckscher's mines were the
object of their united violence. The
State authorities have been called oD to
furnish troops. Volunteer companies are
organizing.
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The Knoxville "Register," of the 18th
nit, says there is little prospect of the
cultivation of crops of any kind this year
in Powell's Valley. one of the most fer
tile valleys of East Tennessee. The
uniVn people are fleeing to Kentucky,
while those who adhere to the Confeder.
ate Government are so harrassed by the
Federal cavalry from Kentucky that they
cannot attend to the laoors of the farm.
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Union for the Sake OF the
Union,

The call of the Peoples State Commit
tee, summoning such delegates as the
people of Pennsylvania may select, tc
meet in State Convention, appears at the
head cf our editorial columns to day. We
accept the union which that call proposes
for the sake Of the Union and on the
issue made, of giving the National Ad-
miniStration an undivided and patriotic
support, we have right to anticipate the
most glOrious success. La this contest
there arc two parties, as there are con.
tending armies in the country. There is
party at the south which is battling to
destroy the Federal Union, while there is
another party in the north laboring to
overthrow and demoralize the E.I:::,
Administration. There is no
between the objects and designs
cliques, though tLey seem to be-
ing in different directions and fN
under different banners. The one,
torch and sword was besieging the fed
capital for months, while the other W.
vituperation and falsehood, has been tran
ducing and assailing the federal Admin
istration since the Inauguration. 1t is to
crush both these influences, that this
union is now proposed. To crush rebel
lion by strengthening the hands of loyal
men. To counteract treason, by shutting Q
up the avenues of the government to ira
itors; and to give tone to that public SEN
timent which first aroused the masses of
Pennsylvania in their devotion to the fed
eral Union.
The Peoples State Central Committee
have acted with wisdom, patriotism,
and a judicious regard for the feelings
and Sentiments Of the masses of Pennsyl-
vania on this subject, which deserve our
warmest approval and fullest confidence,
Their action augurs success, and for the
issue which they have made, we bespeak
the hearty endorsement Of the patriotic
people of Pennsylvania. In the mean
time our brethren of the press must not
be Idle. Let the word be spoken that
while our armies are struggling with
armed traitors, the peope are nobly con-
tending with those who are secretly in
sympathy with treason .-Har. TEL
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Williamsburg, the scene of Hancock s
brilliant achievement, is between ten and
twelve miles beyond Yorktown, the same
distance east of the Chickahominy, and
near the middle of the peninsula-say
three miles from the James and FIVE miles
from the York river. 1t is here that the
rebel resesves have been encamped during
the siege. The town occupies elevated
ground. 1t was first settled In 1852 ,and
was formerly the seat of the Colonial Gov,
ernment. 1t is regularly laid out with
streets irtersecting each other at right
angles, and contains a courthouse, Jail,
churches, stores, lunatic asylum, and
1000 inhabitants. 1t is the seat of Will
liam and Mary College, founded in 1892.
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The New York World says: "Govern-
mcnt bonds at premium when there is
no taxation to redeem them or even pay
their interest The spectacle was exhi-
bited in Wall street last Saturday for the
first time since pan has inhabited this
planet" The Times says: ave take
pleasure in repeating, from our Sunday
edition that when the United States stock
of 1881 reach par on Saturday morning,
on the Stock Exchange, three hearty
cheers were given, by the whole Board,
for the Government, and that the Presi-
dent of the Exchange Immediately COM
munlcated this gratifying advance in the
public credit, by telegraph, to the Hon.
Secretary of the Treasury"
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The Richmond, Ky, Ness Enger, the
publication of which had been uspended
for some time, in consequence d secession
rule, has been resumed, aud the editor
says it will In future be conducted upon
these principles ITO restore dhe Union,
to hang the leaong traitors, to pardon the
people, and to stand by the con Ftitution. 4"
The planters of Louisiana 4nd Texas
are said to be feeding their nI GLASSES to
their hogs, with the view of enlaFging
their pork crop. But few arb planting
cotton.
The lthica Journal states that canal
boats to the value of 100000 have been
built at that village since t Lc close of
navigation.
THE MEANING OF "HU1 1RAH "A
great many people have shd duted ''Hur-
rah y ''many time and off, but cou-
paratively few Know its dek kivation and
primary meaning. 1t origi bated among
the Eastern nations, where it was used
as a war cry-from the belikf that every
man who died in the battle f3r his country
went to heaven. 1t is derik ed from the
Scalvonic word "Hurrag," which means
so Paradise" "
The abolition of slavery 10 the Distrct
of Columbia, say the patebt democracy,
is unconstitutional If congress can
not abolish slavery there, bo legal power
on earth eau. They are Evidently sorry
that the sale by auction of men, women
and children, and those idiquities in the
sight of God and man, slave pens, will no
longer greet the eyes Of yi|itOrs to Wash
ington.
THE FIRST PRINTED RooK.-It is a
most interesting fact, says d secular paper,
that the very first use to which the dis
covery of printing was applied was the
production Of The Bible
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Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-07-15
sman Notes vs.. stamps.


In this state of things, the
City Counselor of Baltimore has addressed
aletter to the municipal authorities ofthat
city, urging the iasue by the City Corpora
ton Of small notes, worth fractions of a
dollar, TO take the place of silver change.
A similar plan is proposed in Louisville
1t is proposed that these notes be sold at a
slight premium, to pay the expenses of
manufacture, and that they bstakeu in
payment of taxes, and be redeemable at
the option of the holder in sums of one
dollar. In this way they might be made
available throughout the city. Some plan
mast be adopted to lessen the evils of the
scarcity of change, aud this wayis perhaps
as feasible as any.
A better plan still would be to use POST
age Stamps. These would be good, not
ouly throughout town but through alt
the country. They would never depreciste,
the faith of the Government being pledged
to their redemption. If we must have
small notes at all, the holders would great
lyprefer that Government should make the
issue.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-07-15
Rebel BarbarIsm.

tVicksLurg Correspondence Cincinnati Commercial ]
Among the many acts of barbarism
which the rebels have practiced upon orr
troops the following deserves prominent
place. One of Commodore Porter's mortar
6oatmen fell into the hands of a regiment
of Arkansas troops day before yesterday.
He made no resistance whatever, but tind-
ing himself prisoner, yielded quiet
submission to his fate. His captors, in
stead of treating him MS prisoner of war,
norched him into the woods about half a
nile distant, tied him with his hands be-
hind his hack to tree, and deliberately cut
his 6oVeks oPe, Nth a dirk knife They then
cut his heart out and hung It upon a Tree.
The unfortunate victims agonizing cries
for mercy were drowned in the unearthly
yelIs of the Southern fends, assthey cried
out. "Cut his heart out |" "Tear the Abo-
lition heart out of him." etc. Let those
who preach Cancellation think of this
and it is fact which cannot be gainsayed,
asI learn it from men who wituessedit, and
who have little sympathy for the cause of
Unionism. A deserter who came into our
lines yesterday confirms every word of it.,
md says that Gen. Van Dorm intends to
give no quarter to any of our men, who
may fall into his hands hope this fact
will be made fRlly known to our forces be-
fore the commencement of general en-
gagement, that they may make their culcu-
laiiOns accordingly.
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Rnmnrsd YIotnrr

A rumor, apparently well authentica-
ted, was afloat last evening, to the effect
that an engagement had taken place yes
terday, before Richmond, in7which the
Union forces we're victorious, and in which
the enemy were driven back several miles.
A dispatch upon the subject, under
stood to have been received, stated that
our troops after the conflict, rested upon
their arms eager to renew the engage
ment.
General Mcclellan and staff were we'll.
No further particulars were developed.
PtlddeLphia Inquirer Of Saturday.
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The Truo Question.



The question as to arming negroes should
be settled by the answer oithis question
Will the Government he stronger in the
field lift is done? If this is answered at
firmatiyely, let the negroes be armed-ii
negatively, refuse to permit them TO bear
arms. Persons who are loud advocates
of nrrning negroes, generally declare that
the rebels cannot DO conquered without
their prescription. 1t is their opinion,
doubtless, that the policy which they adj
roeale will greatly strengthen the Govern
ment We know gentlemen who are afflict-
ed with an absolute superstition on this
point. But suppose, for every negro armed
aud put in the Geld TO fight under tue Ma.
tional colors, there is whitemun so unin-
formed'or nisiuformed-soig ignorant of the
motives or hostile to the tendencies of
the movements to be over-wrought, and
by the fact of armed negroes. driven by
some passion or prejudice, into the rebel
ranks. 1t does not seem to US that, if this
should he The effect, the operation would
be one promising very brilliant results on
our part. We have no squeamishness on
the subject of armiug negroes, provided it
should appear Indispensable profitable.
The question is not one of sentiment, but
of calculation. It's question of forces
of profit aud loss. Will it pay2 Our own
Judgment is that it would not-certainly
not outside of South Carolina
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Trsasury Notes in exchange for stamps,
Will reas formerly they would take nothing
itita9 specie. wepresums Postmasters could
NOT do this without instructions, but GER
taihlY the Department would willingly is
sue these instructiousto insure the success
of plan which would be so largely and
universally beneficial to the public. When
ever the merchant found in his drawer an
accumulation of FIVE, ten, fifteen or twenty
dollars in stamps, all he would have to
do would be to present them at his post
Office and receive United States currency
instead. The post office would resell the
stamps, and after they had again served
the purposes of the trade they would again
come back for redemption, and SO on not
exactly dd infmtum but until the war is
over and small change plenty again or the
stamps worn out. In that case they could
be returned toithe Department and fresh
ones issued instead, just as banks take up
their old defaced notes, with new ones.
The post Office however should have a
right to demand that stamps presented for
redemption should bein good order, and
this requirement would have the effect of
Inducing people to handle and carry them
carefully.
1t may be thought at first view that such
an arrangement would make additional la
Dor and trouble for post-masters or their
clerks. Such, however, is not the cnse.-
When stamps have been thrown into gen
ernl circulation, there will he none of the
small peddling Of stamps, by ones, twos
and threes, which in the large Offices alb
SORTS SO greata share ofthe clerks time and
attention. Everybody will have stamps
about their persons, ready for postal pur-
poses as well as commercial use. The
stamps sold by the Offices will he issued nf:
ter little while in large quantities only
so that it would be an actual saving o.
time to clerks, which would more thar
overbalance the added labor of redeemine
stamps.
Besides all this, stamps constitute {
much better currency than the shin -plas
tiers of suspended banks. The latter truly
represent nothing except public confidence
the former are ms good as Treasury notes
which are next best to gold. Stamps new
err get below par, as shin plnsters always do
They are worth their face value as long a
the United States is good for its debts
which will be for great while to come.
In whntevcr way we view these sugges
TONS we can really see nothing in them a
all imprActicabic, and if they can be car
ried out readily as we believe they can, W
would suggest that here at least steps b
taken TO secure the cooperation of the Pos
Office authorities in this measure of reli,
for an embarrassed public.
I Since writing the above VIC have seen
statement that tue Post Office Department
permits the Post Master at Pittsburg t
change five dollar treasury notes giyingthr
dollars worth of stamps and two dollars i
silver. This can afford only temporary re
lief as the silver is at once absorbed o
"salted down" as the phrase goes. Til
Department manifests disposition to &C
commodate, and it can do it much moro eff
fectuaIly on the plan suggested in this ar
ticle,
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4 PgsrIGExoE DREADED M RIcaMoxD.

That "A oestiIence ia dreaded, in Richmond
80, -. iii - ,,.d From, the
lus' W" {" - "e 00ti' Gu euts0 49, ~
following brief extract;
1.-The health of the city wesfear will suf-
I fer if some means are not employed to neu-
tralize the unheulthfulsef fectN hich so ma
ny hospitals in the city and their surround
ings must naturally produce. The spread
ing broadcast around the hospitals and in
the cutters of such disinfectuuts as lime,
potash and plaster paris, would go great
way to relieve us of evensthe apprehension
of an epidemic We believe large quanti-
s'es OF r i.lne are "sa,,no,e 'U' 1' III E;Ot
,sI. f., aP art;Isn,.e No. ,oa5i,
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FAsr drivers win note down the fact
that Mr.. Robert Bonner has just added
to the reputation of the turf by the bril-
liant exploit Of his horse Lantern, who,
with wagon of two hundred and fifty
pounds, ran mile in two minutes and
twenty seconds on the Fashion Course
the otheriday. This is the best time with
neck weight on record.
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The New state.

Several gentlemen who have been in at
tendance at Washington for the last few
days, urging our new State upon Congress,
returned last night They make very
satisfactory report oftheir Iabors aud are
confident OF the entire success ofthe meas-
ure even at this session, two days ofwhich
only yet remain, if it can only properly be
brought before both Houses.
As will be seen by our extra of yester-
day evening, and the same dispatches this
morning, Mr. Wade moved to take up the
bill in the Senate, aud it tras taken up by
the decided vote of 20 TO ll-aud this, too,
Notwithstanding the fact that yesterday
one week ngo, it was voted down by Is to
H. Sir. Sumner, as it will be further seen,
endeavored in vain to engraft his PROPOSE
ton for immediate emancipation, upon the
bill. He only got IL votes.
Mr.. willey's bill originally omitted the
amendment noticed in our dispatches, viz /:
"that the seventh section of article eleven
of the Constitution of the said State shall
not be construed to authorize the passage
of any law, aud no law shall be passed,
by which any citizen of either of the
States OF this Union shall be excluded
from any privileges or immuuttiesto which
the said citizen is entitled by the Constitu-
tion of the United States"
This amendment was suggested by Mr..
bingham and other members of tue House,
aud was accepted by Air. Wiley and-en.
grated on his bill, making it5now8to stand
as published in the dispatches.
If debate can only be STAYED of, there is
no doubt our new State can be put through
this Congress at this late day ofits session.
But we fear that the time will be cOusum-
ed to-day and tomorrow with debate and
press of other business.
We deem it proper to say that but for
the Blue Ridge boundary report. it was the
opinion of nearly all the friends of the new
State in Congress, that we should ere this
have been admitted.
P. S.-Since writing the foregoing, we
have the unspeakable pleasure of referring
our readers to special dispatch, au-
nounclng that the new State has passed
the Senate by the triumphant vote of 20 to
II. Now comes the crisis in the House
We hope for the best to-day. 1t is barely
possible that the yallandigham faction
may be able by tactics TO defeat us-but
we think it improbable. We hope to have
1t in our power to announce tomorrow, or
at farthest Thursday morning, that the
new State has been admitted.
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The 18th ut shlnnston, west Virginia.
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SuISsSToS, WEsryA., July ., 1862.
Editors IntetiigeRcer:
|, an handle reader of your excellent
paper, SO seldom seeing anything in the
way of communication from loyal cold
HARRISON" feel inclined to give you some
items of information, in regard to tile man
ner in which we spent the "Glorious
Fourth"-the eighty-sixth anniversary of
American Independence, at the above mani
ed place.
According to announcement made by var
ious citizens, large concourse of citizens,
men, women and children, assembled at
an carly hour in Shinnstou, formed with
the various Sabbath School children in pro-
cessiOu, and marched lfmile below town
TO White Oak Grove, headed by an excel
lent brass band, where every preparation
necessary to comfort had previously been
made. There we were entertained BY mu-
sic, speeches, reading OF the declaration,
and patriotic songs, which were received
with marked attention aud applause. The
aforesaid speeches were delivered by Prof
White, of FairmUnt, and Lloyd Moore Esq,
of CIarksburgh. Both speeches were re-
plete with eloquence, patriotism and love
of country.
What a glorious day-a day more init
mately associated than any other with the
liberty and history of onr country--a day
which every American citizen should hal-
low = day whose ancient greatness and
grandure in the history of our county. is
not dimmed by age, nor Il single vestige
lost. E. Ftp.