The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1863-01-28
NEWS ITEMS.

/ Is now, IN all PROBABILITY, engaging the
enemy about Vicksburg. The third siege
of this stronghold is now in progress, and
there is but little doubt that it will fall.
In the United States Senate, on Satur-
day, the Secretary of the Navy was di-
rected not to accept the title to League
Island unless authorized by Congress.
We have news from Southern papers
that the steamer Huntress attempted to
run the Charleston blockade on the 18th,
but failed, and was burned, with 400 bales
of cotton. The Union steamer Columbia
went ashore ct Masonboro Inlet on the
10th, and all the officers and men were
compelled to surrender a dispatch from
Charleston of the 10Th, says that it is re-
ported from Kinston, n. c., that "the en-
emy drove in our pickets yesterday eigh-
teen miles below. The enemy aresuppos-
ed to be in strong force, and on the ad.
vance They are building bridges over
Cove Creek. 1t is doubtless feint to
cover their movement Sp Wilmington or
Weldon. The Unionists are $4,000
strong, and have twenty days rations."
Gov. Seymours Message was received
with much eclat at Richmond. 1t was
published in The Enquirer under the fol-
lowing announcement in staring capitals:
''He says the Proclamation will be Re
sisted Alliance Proposed Between the
West and South p
The list of nominations and promotions
sent to the Senate by the President is
printed, and makes large pamphlet
Nearly everybody is in it who has had
any expectations, making in all about l.
SOD names. There are 2l 1Iajor-Gener-
ais in the lot.
In the Indiana Legislature, last week,
resolution was offered ordering an in
vestigation into the secret political socie
ties alleged to exist in Indiana. Every
Democrat IN the House voted against the
resolution.
Western papers anticipate an immedi-
ate attack on Roseerans. They say that
Longstreet has superseded Bragg, and
that 10000 or more of Lees army have
Reinforced the Rebel force at ShelbyVille.
The theory is that Rosecrans must be de-
feated, and the South West held at any
cost. Rosecrans is said to be amply pre-
pared, and confident Of his power to resist
any onset.
Ger. Mitchell has ordered the destruc-
tion of the property Of certain Rebels who
have been convicted of obstructing the
railroads near Nashville. He gives no.
tice that hereafter all Rebel property
within one mile of anv place where rail
roads are destroyed will be burnt, as far
as possible
That fearfully radical State of Massa-
chusetts is going to do it again. What
will Conservatism think of the terrible
innovation of State undertaking to pay
all its troops in the national service
promptly as their wages are due, borrow
ing money to do it, and taking the Gen.
eral Governments stipend whenever il
may please the Secretary of the Treasury
to pay it Can this be constitutional? ?
John Minor Bolts has purchased a farm
in Virginia and has gone to work as ar
agricultuEist,
The coinage of the branch mint Of Sar
Francisco for the past year has amounted
to eia hteen millions.
The Senate has confirmed the nomina
ton of Assistant Secretary Usher to bt
Secretary of tie Interior.
Ofthe Andersen Troop Of Philadelphia
which behaved SO badly previous to the
battle of Murfreesboro, 39i are IN the
work-house, 103 in prison, and about 224
in camp.
The Legislature of Indiana, in Joint
Convention Jan. IA, 1868 elected 7. A
Hendricks and Turpie U. S. Senator's
the latter for the short term.
! General Rosccrans has ordered all rebe
officers to be confined until the revocation
of jeff. Daviss recent retaliatory order
The prisoners will be fed On army ratons
and all tie delicacies furnished by rebe
sympsthizers will be confscated for thC
use of the hospitals.
The irou-clad Passaic came near being
abandoned in the storm which caused tht
loss Of the Monitor She has since ar
rived at Beaufort, S. G. The Montaul
went aground, but has also arrived a
: Beaufort.
Our hero of Western Virginia--tb
real hero-of Iuka, of Corinth, and 0
Murfreesboro, is well named Rosecrans
r or Rose-wresth. He garlands the grea
? deeds of week with the rosy chaplet 0
victory.
. TWenty-seven men and women wer