The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-04-23
News Items.

progress of the u. 5. armies as flowers
are said to spring in the foot prints of
angels.
The rebels prefer drawing up their for
ces on the highest ground they can find,
70 that when the running time comes it
shall be all the way down hill.
The Newbern, On. CO. Progress of
March goth, says that the mail which ar
rived at that place from the North few
days before contained $4,000 letters and
so bushels of newspapers.
Il is reported from Washington that
Lieut.. Worden of the Monitor has been
removed to the observatory for the oene-
fit of his health. He is said to be slowly
improving; but he can as yet see imper-
fsctly.
Some Of the Secessionist rec.ors in
Washington persist in their refusal to
read at tie Sunday morning service the
special prayer and thanksgiving for the
success of the National arms. One, how
ever the rector of Trinity, has at last
obeyed the order.
The Commissioners of Lancaster coun-
~ appreciate the services of their soldiers.
They have made another appropriation of
$4,000 in aid of the families of voiun-
teers from that county.
Real estate in Washington, one year
ago. was almost more valueless than Con-
federate bonds, while now it is worth
more than ever before.
The sick and wounded in the hospital
Of the District Of Columbia aud Alexan-
dria, number 3, 100.
Tie American flag is once more wav-
ing over ten of the principal towns in
Alabama.
Prior to the adjournment of the Legis-
lature. Hon. G. Y. Lawrence was elect
ed Speaker during the recess.
Traitor j. NJ. Mason's slaves "seeeed-
ed from Winchester in body, and
one of his daughters has become nope.
lessly insane.
The Pennsylvania State Agricultural
Society have resolved to hold fair dur
ing the coming fall, and invited propos-
ais from the different localities IN the
State for holding it.
A food was occasioned at Carbondale
by the breaking away of dam of the
Delaware and Hudson canal. Ten lives
were lost and much property destroyed by
the casualty.
The Democracy of the Ohio Legisla-
ture refused to allow the use of the hall
to Parson Brownlow, for the purpose of
delivering lecture on the subject of the
rebellion.
Governor Andrew johnson has sus-
pended the mayor, aldermen, and council
men of Nashville, who refused to take the
oath of allegiance, and filed their places
with loyal appointees. Good for Andy !,
Passenger trains to Manassas now run
regularly from Washington on Saturdays,
at half-past nine o'clock in the morning,
returning at half-past two. Fare for
the round trip S5.
Hon. Thomas B. Cooper, member of
Congress from the Lehigh and Bucks
District, died at his home in Coopers-
burg, Lehigh County, on Friday even
Ing last MIR. Coopel's health was very
critical at the time of his election to
Congress, aud since then has been rap
idly failing until a few weeks ago.
when he was compelled to return to his
home.
Apprehensive that the returning loy-
atty Of the Tennessee people might affect
such OF their relatives as are in the Con-
federate army, one of the first things
Beauregard did, on assuming command,
was to send of his Tennessee regiments to
New Orleans, Pensacola, aud other places
on the Gulf shore,-so as to be remote as
possible from 'reactionary influences" at
home.
Edward Stanley, native of North Car
ollna, but now residing in San Francisco,
California, has been appointed Military
Governor Of the former State He will
leave California in few days to assume
the duties of the new Office 10 that part
of the State which is under actual con-
troll of the Federal Government. The
people of San Francisco, it is said consid,
er him the best man that the President
could have selected to lead North Carroll !
ma back to her allegiance.
Col. Berdan's sharp-shooters, though
kept In the back ground for some time,
begin to show their efficiency in the siege
at Yorktown. They pick off the cun.
nerc and Sooute with ,,norr;,u