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Classical and Scientific
School.
4 SCHOOL for classical and sc;en,;f

4 SCHOOL for classical and scientific
IA education will be opened in the lower
east room of the Cumberland "A Ilepspy conn
~ Academy, on Monday, the 4th day Of Janu-
AIRY 1864. - 80
The course of instruction in this school.
will be elevated and thorough, embracing
the elementary branches of an English edn.
cation, the Physical, Mathematical and
Moral Sciences aud the Latin and French
Languages. Physiology and Anatomy 50
much neglected In our system of education,
will receive special attention. as they give
us knowledge OF our physical and mental
structure, and the conditions or laws for ouf
guidance In the preservation Of our mental
and bodily health, elements 30 essential to
human happiness, usefulness and progress
sion. The uses of knowledge or its connec-
ton or bearing on all the pursuits, of life
will be daily enlarged on, thus showing the
pupil why he tolls, and directing his am
bltlon in right channels from right motives.
10 insure order, system, punctuality and
subordlnation of the pupils conduct to duty;
high sense OF rectitude will always be ap-
pealed to, and the value of; these qualities 10
the pupi's respecfabltity and SUCCESS in the
struggles OF lie will be earnestly dwelt upon.
The aim of the teacher; in short will be
to teach what he does teach after the most
approved method Of I'm parting krowledpe.
to render knowledge as practical and pIcss.
ing to the youthful mind.as possible. and In
intuse into the scholar love of virtue and
hatred of vice that will In oil ciroumsta ices
ins,ira the performance Of fi:ts,
The scholastic year will consist Of tot,
months, divided into three sessions
The 1st session begins January Al, 1861.
and terminates mil 1st
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Bidders wiH eram,ine carefully the forms, ana
Instructions ANNEXED; especially the latter part
of instruction 19. Iu.f. Id gtl ..9
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UNITED. STATES MAIL.
MARYLAND
Posr Orricr DEPARTMENT,

.. Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
=. Washington, Nov. 10, 1863.
PROPOSALS will Le received at the Con
tract Office of this Department until 10
a m. of Thursday, March 81, 1864, ior CON
yevinc the mail, of the United states 'or ,our
Years, commencing July !, 1854; anu end'ns
tbe rou,es and by the schedules OF departures
and arrivals herein specified.
Decisions announced by April rs, 1864.
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1s. Pestmasters at ofiiccy l6h % n11l 1sil4
roads, but .rnoro than eighty rods from q
station, will Immediately after 3lst OF fMveh}sl
nexf,sreport rkhe.r exact d'stapce from the
nearest station, ana now they are othefwlso on
suppheh with me meu,, TO enable the fost-
ma''er .ienetal 70 dfeGp q 'mai-messenger
supply rom thc ist OF July next.
w. oecnoh eiehteeh oi an &c, o' congress
approved o, loao, prov.aes mat con-
,ra'.s Ira e.; lor Ine transpor.a.ion oI 'a sna,, ce
le', IN every case, y" lne iowes. ou1e, ten
e.n1 earnlaoo oa n.;ra'. a,I'.. ror.ranan - ~.
n,odc os s,,ch tr.rsnor,s,;on fban NAV ha
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TO insure is Is "ce7er;tw c,rtainty and secnriiv;,
and ,,;U bn,. n. ,,.sfere,cr o,.er m oybcrs
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By the 42d section Of act Of Congress
"to amend tie lqps relating TO tho Pos:
ORre Department." dpproved Adrch 8,
1868, all communications addressed to
either Of the erecatipe departments oftas
government "mnst De prepaid BY postage
stamps" Proposals should. therefore,
be thus prepaid, unless .from persons to
'ohom authority to frank mail matter IS
by HE same la,c.
Jan a. l8GJ-6t '- f~ ~
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Mail Prepesols, State Of -
Second. Assistant Postn1net
tract Office" and sent b
an agent; and pestmaste
proposals for letters Of an
quarterly returns.
II. The contracts are to
returned to the department
LIST lay Of July 1864; but
be commenced on that id
day next after it, whethsS
executed or not.
Transfers OF contraclt5 ~
contracts, are forebidden =
quentiy cannot he alloYnd
therefore take notice thu I!
pected to perform the
them through the whole
tract.
10 ID. 49, - = IT.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1864-11-09

Mosby lest valuable assistant few
days ago in the person of descrter from
the 5th New York Cavalry, known as "the
Big Yankee This fellow figured con-
spicuously in the capture of Gen. Slough
ton, at Fairfax Court House, over year
ago. Indeed it was principally through
his aid that this dash of Mosby succeeded
A few day ago Mosby had some impor-
tant messages to send to distpnt point,
and the errand was considered a very
dangerous one. tsIhe Big Yankee" pro-
posed to undertake the job, and Mosby,
considering him very valuable and not de-
string to lose him, endeayored to persuade
not to go;r but he persisted in going, and
Mosby finally consented. On his way he
encountered a small squad of Union caval-
ry, who halted him and demanded his
surrender. He refused saying there was
no surrender for him. At the same time
he commenced firing into the squad which
had halted him. Our men returned the
compliment, which resulted in his death.
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A BRAVE SoLDIER-In one of the
charges on the Richmond lines, last week,
Corporal Murphy, 15Sth N. Y. Vols, was
the first man in, and losing his musket,
he rushed upon rebel color bearer and
seized the colors with his hands, Wrestling
them from their possessor. For this gall
liant conduct General Butler gave him a
twenty days leave of absence to go home
and receive the congratulations of his
friends, S25 out Of his own pocket to pay
his expenses, and commends him spec
tally to the Secretary of War for a medal
recording his gallant deeds. He was first
rendered lieutenant's commission, but
he modestly declined it.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1864-11-09

Another star in the constellation of
Freedom The citizens ofNEvADA hay
ing fullyacomplied with the Act of Con-
gress enabling them to form a State Gov
ernment, President Lincoln has issued a
Proclamation declaring that on and after
October 81, 1864, NEVADA is admitted
into the Union with all the rights and
priveilges of the original State. The rea.
der will remember that the Constitution OF
Nevada embrarces the Wilmot Proviso
against Slavery. Nevada makes the thir-
ty-sixth State, and will have three. elec-
otral votes .r. ala~. -r..r- g..
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Atlanta burned.

CINCINNATI, Nov: 3.--Ohicers from
Chattanooga report that Sherman returned
to Atlanta early last week with five corps
of his army, leaving two corps in Ten
nessee under Thomas to watch Hood.
He destroyed ahe railroad from Chatan-
ooga to Atlanta, and is sending the iron
to the former place. Atlanta is burned,
and Sherman is marching dicrectlv for
Charleston, South Carolina. seua
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R0OK AGENTS WANTED!

YTVO sell by subscription, with sample, excel
H. lent Popular Illustrated Family Works.
Among these is a low price HISTORY Of. the
REBELLION, of which over forty thousand Of
Vol have already been sold. 1t is a good
business for ex-Soldiers, and others out Of
employment. rgat.
Also, for sale to Pedlers, Merchants, and
Agents, Stationery Packages, Battle Scenes,
Portraits and other pictures for ''the Times"
War Maps, beautiful Album Cards, Currency
Holders. etc. For Circulars, with particulars
and terms, address
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On the Course Again. -GE
90 Men and so Teams Wanfed.

TIyO 90 onto Lumber Job, two miles above
L Benezette, Elk county, Penn'a. Distance
from here, So miles. None but GOOD Chop
pers and Woodsmen, good Teams and Wagons,
are wanted. Ready for men the first of Octo-
ber for teams, the l5tn. Steady work until
Spring. Pay for men from $50 to $40 per
month and found. For good horse-team and
man, So per day and found. For good OK
team g per day and found. The best route
to the Job is down the First Fork of the Sim
nemahoning creek and up Benefits Branch.
Enquire when there for my Foreman, Michael
Courtney. The Job is a good one to work
teams on. Forty Dollars per ton will be paid
for all HAY brought in. Bring in a load !! -
WALTON DWIGHT.
Cnudersnnrt Pnnn,a Sent Ia. 1861
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Gov. Bradford has issued proclamation
declaring Maryland Free State. The
majority is 4S5, with few soldiers, votes
to hear from.
The Mayor of Baltimore ordered sa-
lutte of FIVE hundred guns to be fred
at noon and sunset, the bells to be rang
and flags displayed IN honor of emancipa-
ton and freedom iu Maryland.
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A PROCLAMATION.

It has pleased Almighty God to pro-
long our national life another year, =
Defending us with his guardiah~care
against unfricndly designs from abroad,
and vouchsaflng US in His mercy many
and signal victories over the enemy, (who
is of our household it has also pleased
our Heavenly Father to favor as well our
citizens in their homes as our soldiers in
the camps and our sailors on the rivers
and seas with usual health. ..'E
He has largely augmented our free
population by emancipation and by immi-
grafton, while he has opened to us new
resources of'wealth, and has crowned
the labor of the workingman in every
department of industry with abundant
reward. I.s-o Sword 81 ,}'aa
Moreover, He has been pleased to ami
mate and inspire our minds and hearts
with fortitude, courage and resolution
sufficient for the great trial of civil war
into which we have been brought by our
adherence as nation to the cause of
freedom and humanity, and to afford to
Us reasonable hopes of an ultimate and
happy deliverance from all our dangers
and affiictiens 1 '.Lgs @
Now, therefore, I, Abraham Lincolt,
President of the United States, do hereby
appoint and set apart the last Thursday
in November next as a day which I de-
sire to be observed BY all my fellow citi-
zens, wherever they may then be, as a
day of thanksgiving and praise to AL
mighty God, the Beni6cent Creator and
Ruler ST the universe. .ae ea.g s'3f
And | do further recommend to my
fellow citizens aforesaid, that on that oc-
casion they do reverently offer up peni-
tent and fervent prayers and supplications
to the great disposer of events for a return
of the inestlmable blessings of peace,
Union, and harmony throughout the land
which it has pleased Him to assign as a
dwelling place for ourselves and our pos
terity throughout all generations.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto
set nv hand, and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed. -gi."
Done at the city of Washington, this
Goth day of October, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and
sixty.four, and of the independence of
the United States the eighty-ninth.
80 ....r ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
By the President. e. a.rs
VIM. H. Seward, Secretary of State.
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couand of the camp as unsuitable to COM
msnd camp Of prisoners, and better
things may be hoped for Last week the
stores orderedTbv Gen. Candy were for
warded consistiHg of complete outfit for
1900 men 1incl1ding blankets-aEd haver-
sacks, four hundred canteens, sixty axes
and axe,helFes, and medicines were also
49, -
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TAKING IN SAIL.-The dry goods
king, Mr.. A. T. Stewart, of New York,
evidently anticipates squall, or spies
breakers ahead. We learn that large
amount of goods, to the value of some
two or three millions, taken out of bond
by him last week, have been marked to
correspond with gold at 81 so. This
certainly indicates Mr.. Stewards belief
that gold will continue to tumble and if
gold tumbles, prices must follow suit.
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A SILVER BRICK.-We were shown
Yesterday afternoon valuable contribn-
tion from the citizens of Virginia City,
Nevada Territory, to the United States
Christian Commission. 1t consisted of "a
large ingot of silver, resembling brick
in form. It is twelve inches in length,
four in breadth, and three in depth, and
valued at S2905 in currency. It is only
a portion of the contributions of the res
idents of that post. On Monday S1437 in
currency was received from Portland in
the same territory. Last week S5l, 900
was received from the ladies of San Fran
cisco, and an additional $50, 900 from that
city and the Pacific coast. Large chip
ments ofcordials, clothing, hospital stores,
&C., have been sent by the Commission
to the wounded of Sheridan's army. 1t
- Philadelphia Inquirer. '-..r saa5raa
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Just before General Russell received his
death wound he was badly wounded in the
arm, from which the blood was pouring
profusely. That General still remained on
his horse and was experimenting the i'm
portant movement that resulted in victory
and saved our army One of his officers
rode up to him and said, General you
should leave the field, see how your arm
is bleeding" TherGeneral replied "Let
it bleed, don't you see howywe are driving
them Z" These were the last words the
General was know to utter, for almost in
stantly he was struck by portion of a
shell and fell dead. a...a-
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COUDERSPORT ACADEMY
II. w. ALLEN. Principal,

Late of the Wellsboro Academy, assisted
by competent Teachers. -# %. ras
The Fall Term commences September 9TH,
and continues Eleven Weeks. ..r --ts
Tuition, to be paid at the middle of the
term, So to SO. No scholar admitted for less
than half term. F.#. t.
Teachers Glass will be instructed free of
charge. ~. .aao .su1I
By order of the Trustees: a# r9
D.. F. GLASSMIRE, ga#z
...... &c.. P. A. STEBBlNS,
----.-.. S. ROSS,
Coudersport, Aug. 8, 1864. -s Trustees
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THE WEST OK!
ct DON'T REMEMBER" ," RESIGN.
-,- ED AND ON HIS WAY TO
SALT RIVER.
att IS DANGEROUS TO STAND
on THE PLATFORM"
sHgThc following are the estimated
maiorities as far as heard from !:

maiorities as far as heard from:
Pennsylvania.
Large Union gains throughout the
State.
Allegheny county gives Lincoln 5000
majority on home vote which will reach
1900 with the soldiers vote.
3 Philadelphia, Union, 9,504. Gain Of
over 1000. n .
Lancaster, gain of 1900.
Union 600, gain of 200.
The State will give $4,000 majority
for Lincoln and johnson.
New York.
New York city gives Mcclellan about
$4,000 majority.
Llncoln and Fenton have carried the
State by from 5000 to 10000
Brooks and Fernando Wood are tho't
TO be defeated. We gain eight or ten
Members of Congress.
Ohio.
Lincoln's majority on the home vote
will be over 80, 900 majority.
Indiana
The majority for Lincoln will be not
ess than $4,000. s...... .t
Illinois
Lincoln carries the State by not less
than 25,000a7- Chicago gives Lincoln
1,745 majority and Cook county abont
4 900.
Michigan
The majority for Lincoln is estimated
about $4,000.
Wisconsin.
The majority for Lincoln on the home
vote is estimated at 10000. ....
Minnesota. sd. ....
St. Paul gives SO majority for Little
Mcclellan. The State gives 5000 for
Lincoln. .......
s..si ...s Maine. ..
The returns show large Union gains,
and Mr. Lincoln will probably nave from
twenty thousand to twenty FIVE thousand
New Hampshire.
The majority for Lincoln and johnson
will be from three to five thousand.
E..., .,.-.s Vermont
The majority for Lincoln and johnson
is estimated at 10000.
.aga. Massachusetts,
The majority for Lincoln and johnson
will be from $4,000 to $4,000. The
Union men carry every Congressional
district, elect their whole State Ticket,
probably every State Senator and nearly
every representative.
Rhode Island
Lincoln's majority will be about 5000
Providence gave him 2,200 majority and
Newport 296.
Connecticut
Gives twenty -four hundred majority for
Lincoln.
New Jersey
This Stctc has probably gone for Nc
Clellan, though there are large Union
gains
Delaware.
Conc for Mcclellan with the Legisla-
ture probably republican. @
Maryland
Gone for Lincoln by small majority.
t4 West Virginia
Every county gone for Lincoln.
S Missouri
Gone for Lincoln certain. - POI,
~. Kentucky
Gives Mcclellan Ii, 900 majority.
1- s6s r4 Iowa r1. s9
$4,000 majority for Lincoln. s.
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INCLUDING EVEN
CONSUMPTION.

WISTAR'S BALSAM OF WILD CHERRY.
So general has the use of this remedy be-
come, and so popular is siteverywhere, that II is
forlne TO recount itsvirtues. Its
works speak for it, and find ptterance in the
abundant and voluntary testimony of the
many who from long suffering and settled
disease have been restored to pristine vgor
and health. We can present a mass Of cvi-
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.-gs CANNOT BE DISCREDITED.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1864-11-09

Late accounts from St.Petersburg, Rus.
sia state that Catholic Church in that
city tumbled to the ground when it was
crowded with worshipers,'and as many as
1000 persons were buried beneath its ru-
ins. No one was saved alive. In many
cases there were no relatives present to
claim the bodies that were recovered, as
the whole family had been killed. The
Church had been considered unsafe, and
measures had been taken to repair it, but
the workmen did not consider it safe to
work upon it, and had ali left it.
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The October Election.

b The ballot.box -stufhng Democracy
stoop to any mean act to manufacture
capital for their side. One of these is
their willful and persistent misrepreient-
ations of the result of the vote in this
State at the October election. They do
not scruple to tamper with the ballot
box, neither do they hesitate to falsify
figures t' . a.J ers" 2. ,vae
> No State ticket having been in the
field we take the vote for Congressman
which has been announced thus: ~ .'r
For Union Congressman, q 197 1892
For Dem. Congressman, l97,001
1.a Union majority Up ,..9t 391
23 The following are the official figures of
the soldiers vote, as received at the Sec,
retary States office: .s1 30 E@e.- T.
Union @ .- E-u 1855
Democratic EE -H .-E 5,232
-" Union majority s-i-5 1856
Which show Union majority Of Mir-
teen thousand and forty sercn votes.,
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"Going to do it, never made fortune,
builta house or won pane. "Going to do
it" has been the bane of more people
than would fill the census of dozen New
Yorks. The man who is always "goiug
to do it," rarely if ever does it. The
only thing that he does do is to go out of
the world without doing it. If he has
task which must be done, he announces it,
with a deal of boasting and great waste
of words, time and breath, that he is'goiug
to do it, And while he is "goiug to do
it," somebody else who is not suspected
of "going to do it," does it and rcaps the
reward. l-4G'fo
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Administrators Notice.

WHEREAS Letters of administration to
w the estate of VIM. B. JENKINS, late OF
Shipper township, Cameron county, decd have
been granted to the subscriber, all persons
indebted to said estate are requested to MAKE
immediate payment, and those having claims claim
against the same will present them, duly au-
for settlement to
JACOB JENKINS, Admir-.
Coudersport, Oct. 25i 1864. ....'.--< '.-,
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CRY POINT, Nov. 6.-The Rebels
made charge 90 the Third Division of
the Second Corps, in front of Petersburg,
last night about midnight, but were re-
pulsed with dreadful slaughter. Loss on
our side very slight. We captured about
one hundred prisoners. No loss by cap
ture from our side. This affair will prob
ably cure the Rebs of any further dispo-
sition to make charges on our works for
election purposes. $50.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1864-11-09

Well known and much respected among the
German population in this country, makes the
following statement for the benefit of the
afflicted W 1t taE- It! - t.E E.. .a.C..gfls
.l1'e1 HANOVER, Pa, Feb. Is, 1852
Dear Srs Having realized in my family
important benefits from the use of your valu-
able preparation-W BALsAM OF WILp
CHERRY-it affords me pleasure to recommend
it to the public. Some eight years ago one
Of my daughters seemed to be in a decline,
and little hopes of her recovery were enter
tanned. / then procured a bottle of your ex-
celent Balsam, and before she had taken the
whole of the contents of the bottle there was
great improvement in her health. have,
in my individual-case, made frequent ase of
your valuable medicine, and have also been
benefited by it. JACOB SECHLER.E
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1864-11-09

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Nov, 6,-Scraps of
trustworthy information from below con,
tinues to indicate that General Sherman s
position is perfectly satisfactory to him.
self and to all who understand it, and that
Gen. .Sherman.i is perfectly satisfied with
Gen. Hoods position. ~ aI.-s ....
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1864-11-09

DREADFUL DEATH OF A YOUNG LADY,
The Keithsburg (Illinois) QJserrer
Fsays:-Ou Thursday evening last, Miss
Lydia Elliot, young lady, seventeen
years of age, lost her life by falling into
kettle of boiling sorghum molasses; at the
residence Of Mr.. Alexander York, about
three miles east Of the town. She was
at play with sohegcom panions at the time
and, carelessly running against the kettle,
fell into it. Her burnswerq severe pom
ope leg and one arm, but probably not
enough to have to have killed her had they
been properlystreated, as after receiving
them, she walked to a neishbor's, Mr. Ty-
ler's. But after arriving there she was
placed in trough, and bucketful after
bueketfuf Of water thrown on her, which
produ eed sconvulsions. In these she I'm
gered from seven in the evening until
half-past four in the morning, when death
came to her relief. She was buried on
Fryday, in the wedding dress in which
she would have been married had she
lived few days longer. I ,.-.r '..t.
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FOR SALE.

E K. Spencer's Ready-Pay Store IS
IA. the only strictly Cash Store in JCouder-
sport. If you wish to buy Goods Tor CASH,
call at Spencer's o-a--Ca f--5ias
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