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The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1864-11-30
SHINGLE House, Nov. 20. 1864.

Ed, JOURNAL: Last evening I was
agreeably surprised to meet Lieut.. j. E.
Terwilliger, of the 85th \. y. Vols, who
with the Brigade IN which that Regiment
was serving, was captured in April last,
at Plymouth, n. c.
Lieut.. Terwilliger with Capt. D. A.
Langworthy, Capt. c. II. Aldrich of the
S4th, and Capt. Cady and Lieut.. Candy
of the I0lst, together with four officers
oGthe Oath N. Y. Battery, and several
others, made their escape from the mill.
tary prison at Columbia, South Carolina,
on the l1th of October last, and finally
reached our lines near Knoxville, Tenn,
on the 18th Of the present month.
His account of their escape and the
perils Of their journey through the noun
famous portions of the Carolinas, is
thrilling indeed, and adds the testimony
Of another true und brave man to that
already piled mountain high, of the fend-
ish torture by the Rebels of our noble
boys who are prisoners in their hands !;
and also to the fact that the Blacks where
ever met, are the true friends, not only
of our soldiers, but of the cause for which
we are fighting.
Lieut.. Terwilliger was confined at
Charleston, S. C. for time, leaving that
place on the 4th of October in conse-
quence of the prevalence of the yellow
fever. His description Of the sinks Of
death in which our Prlvates are confined
in Georgia and South Carolina, and his
accounts Of their torture by starvation.
neglect and exposure, are painful to listen
to or repeat.
Below is list Of the deaths in Go. D,
since their capture, and, as many of that
Company were from Potter county, it
may be afmournful satisfaction to their
friends to see the list published
Sergeants, Israel Wales, Elijah Gilbert,
Corporals, I. D. Burbank, Hiram
Pierce, Lyman Deming.
Privates, Richard Matteson, Joseph
Pierce, Peter Rockafellow, 4. w Kin
ney, James S. BisselI, Allen C. Barnes,
David r. Terwilligcr, Hosea ". Palmer,
Albert n. Langdon, I. W. Eesper, VIM.
Tubbs, Alfred Chapel, 4. I, Smith, also
W. H. Kenyon of Company II, who for
merly resided IN Sharon.
Lieut.. .TergilIiger ayers that the rations
allowed the prisoners was frequently
nothing more than a pint of corn meal,
and never more than that aud two ounces
Of spoiled bacon per day. How long is
this to continue? j. II, KINNEY.
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Lipcoln'S Nni. Hector.
Total, II States 256, 900

These States gave an aggregate pop;
ular majority against Lincoln in 1860
they now give not less than $4,000 for
him, with gains of Members of Congress
in every State where there was anything
left to gain. And there is no pretense
that anything was lost to his adyersarieS
through divisions.
The vote of the Northwest is the
strongest guaranty yet protfered of the
perpetuity Of the Union. The alienation
of the North West has been plotted and
sought for years, To this end uncounted
lodges of "KDights of the Golden Cir
cle," "Sons of Liberty" &c, have been
organized. To this end, New, England
has been persistently DETAINED and reViled
by the basest of her renegade sons. To
this end, constant stimulus has boen CIV
en- to the Western jealousy and hate of
the East The Puritanism and fanatic
ism of New England have been inculpated
as plugging the country into gigantic
civil war for the benefit of her cotton mills
as if cottou-mills luxurated in the
dearth and dearness of Cotton-and now
the Great West responds by larger, more
decisive majorites for the War, a hearth
er support to the Administration, than
are given in the East. And the rattle
of riven fetters in Maryland IS more than
paralleled by the crash Of the prison
house in Missouri
So let US rest in the confident assur-
ance that the Union will endure forever
under the guardianship and protection of
the Great because Free North West -
IriGUne.
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TEE GREAT WEST.

When Gen. Taylor was chosen Presi
dent only sixteen years ago, he did Lot
receive single Electoral Vote from the
States lying north and west of the river
Ohio. Abraham Lincoln, favored by the
discussions among the opponents, carried
all those States 10 1860, some of them by
by meager majoritis, but received scarcely
a tenth of the Popular Vote of Missouri.
Now, he carries every one of them py
general increased majority, and Missouri
with them by very decided vote. He
has also carried the new State Of Nevada
and has large absolute majorities in Cal
ifornia and Oiegou, where though ne
carried their Electors, he had barely
two-ffths of the Popular Vote in 1860.
His majority in that great section, which
is soon to preponderate in our National
councils, may be roughly stated as follows
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tanning Fifty-Two AMI eight tentbs a.
more or less, there being on the two al beS
described lots about Fifteen acres imnrn,'o'r'e
with one frame house, one frame barr o,
some fruit trees thereon. To be sold 8. Iu ~
property Of Chester Whitaker, I'd. VIC
ALSO-Certain real estate in the eo,,.
Potter, and which on a certain map enti;I'5S
Map OF part of the town of Gerrsari eG
lands belonging to the Penna Land " nS
Farm Association, according to survey ,nas "Iu
by Gusfave X. Winkle, in 1856. are1ai5 do', 'Ue
numbered aud described as follows w, ""
Section 80 in warrant 5074 five thonsara
seventy y-four) which warrant conto;n. "Ie ~
sections and is surveyed by Gustave R W.
kle from the southwest corner of said vor.a1.
east III and 3-l0ths perches, thence noTtb
Z . percheS to post witnessed by 3 Beach.
Maple and | Hemlock. This post is tbn
place OF beginning, thence east 50 and3-lOtb,
percheS TO post witnessed BY Beecbeq
thence north 81 and 6-l0ths perches to a nos,
witnessed by Beeches thence west 50 ana
3-IothS perches to post witnessed by
BeecheS and Bemlock, thence south sT and
T. l0ths perches back to the blace of beg;r
ming. This section No. 80 (thirty) contain,
Twenty-Five Acres more or less.-ALSO'
Two lots in the town of Germania. No a.
Monroe Avenue, and No. 80 on Madison A.
nue., each of said lots being fifty feet wids !,
front and rear aud one hundred feet in deu,b
To be sold as the property of David Hover
ALSO-Certain real estate situate IN Tho
Village of Lymansville, Eulalia tp., boups.S
on the north by the Lycoming and Potter
Turnpike road, on the east by the Hichwnr
leading to Ayres Hill, on the south by lands
Of Nathan Woodcock, and on the west by
lands of L. D. Spaford, containing Nine and
Eight-Tenths Acres more or less, all of which
is improved, with one frame house, two frame
barns, other out houses and good bearing
apple orchard and other fruit trees thereon
10 be sold as the property of Jonathan Glase.
D. c. LARRABEE, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Nov. %.
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Rebel editors are greatly excited over
JEFF. Davis recommendation to congress
that upon him should be conferred pow
er to exempt those editors whom he may
think proper from military duty. This is
looked upon by the Richmond press as a
vile attempt to crush the liberty of the
press.
Hon. A. II. Rice, chairman Of the con.
gressional naval Committe, said, at the
reception of the heroes of the Kearsarge,
at Feneuil Hall, Boston, on Wednesday,
the 9th inst, that the navy had captured
fourteen hundred blockade runners du-
ring the war, worth over fifty millions of
dollars.
A chaplain IL arkansas says that man
buying furs was convcrsing with a woman
at whose house he had called, and asked
her fthere were any Presbyterians around
thers. She hesitated moment and said
she guessed not-"her YIsJand hadn't
killed any Sinci tier tired there"
A conspiracy has been discovered among
the copperheads and refugee rebels in H.
inos to fire the city of Chicago and re-
lease and arm the rebel prisoners at Camp
Douglas. A number of the conspirators
have been arrested, and arms and ammu-
milton found in their possession.
Mr.. Reynolds, the drarnatist, once met
free and easy actor, who told him that
he had passed three festive days, at the
seat of the Marquis and Marchioness of
----, without an invitation. He had
gone there on the assumption that, as my
lord and lady were not on speaking terms,
each would suppose that the other had
asked him, and SO it turned out.
The United States Government has
knowledge that not only great numbers of
refugees in the British Provinces were
plotting to come over to vote, but that
large quantities Of arms are already in
Canada, designed for distribution among
the Sons of liberty throughout the North.
Discovery is defeat, however.
Rev. DR.. Kennard, of Boston, has in
forty six years. preached 10000 SER
mons baptized 2,033 persons married A.
I089 couples, and attended 5000 funerals.
Sixty thousand officers and men are
now in our navy.
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A very curious sea.monster indeed W.

A very curious sea monster indeed was
taken iu the harbor of New. Bedford last
Friday afternoon. 1t is now in New-Bed-
ford, and its possesors say they will take
it at the National Sailors Fair now in
progress there. The fish, the like of
which all the old shipmasters ln New Bed,
ford say they never saw before, weighs
about four hundred pounds, and is thir-
teen feet in length, of which niue feet ta-
per down to a scrpent-like tail 1t has
the mouth of the shark, with TWO rows of
teeth, fan on the back, and full eye
like bullock. Ia color and motion it
resembles a serpent in the water, and is
believed TO be the veritable great sea-ser-
peut, whose mysterious visits have peri.
od;caily created so much excitemet along
shore, and which until now has eluded
his baffiad pursuers.
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CHEAP DRESS FOR GENTLEMEN
Those who are fond ofseeing for facts on
which to found dishearteni9g generaliza-
tions, might easily find them, to all ap-
pearance, IN the cheap dress of the day.
Of course we are not alluding to the
dress of the ladies. That has attained
the degree of luxury which makes mat
rimouy one of the largest financial un-
dertakings in the market. We are
speaking only of the humble dress of the
male sex which seems almost to have
reached the verge of work-house cheap
ness. While the ladies are Haunting in
costumes which are denounced from the
pulpits of questionable churches, the
men have descended step by step, through
every degree Of cheapness until they
have altogether deserted the old fashioned
FIVE guinea coat for suits which look pas
sing well for half the money. They can
not be strictly said to have clothed them
selves in sackcloth and ashes, but they
certainly 90 as near the penitential style,
in some of their tourist garments, as de-
cency will allow. The days Of "guid
braid claith"-as Robert Ferguson, the
pOetical progenitor of Burns, puts it-are
as much things Of pastas the days of hair
powder, patches, and satin breeches.-
Materials which, at one time, would have
been considered only fit for hearth rugs
now from the favorable walking dress in
the most refined eS.-London Ne3es
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Give Us Back Our Old Conn.
nsander71

For months past, Copperhead speakers
nd orators have asserted that the Army
t the Potomac were longing, painting and
roaming for q chance to vote for their
I, beLoUed leader, DC Clellan ! Well
they have had that chance-ihe enemy
re burying the dead they had just lost
N attact on our line, so that our men
? mostly free to vote-and the re-
IS from Pennsylvania soldiers foot up
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Teachers Institute.

On the 22d inst. quite number OF
teachers met in the Coudersport Academy
for the purpose of holding a County In.
stitu.e After Prayer by the Co. Supt.
Mr. Claflin, the following persons were
elected to preside over their deliberations
President, r. 7. CLAFFLIN Vice P,
Mss Jane H.ydorn Secty, Miss Libbic
Yeomans.
The exercise in Grammar
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LIEUT.. GEN. GRANT, during his late
visit to New York, paid his respects to
Gen, Scott, who presented the hero Of
C Chattanooga with copy of his Autobiog-
Taphy, written on the fly leaf of oneof
the volumes. From the oldest to the best
s0ldeer IN the aoorld" Such a compli.
ment from such man, is worth fighting
for during lifetime:
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Wilson's maj, 852

The Rjchmoa9 Wing criticises Davis,
proposition to employ slaves in the army
and navy, and wants him and the Rebel
authorities to mind his own business, which
is to enforce the military laws they now
have. 1t says his arguments are the ar
guments of Seward and Sumner, and il
true, slavery is wrong, and the sum OF
all barbarism.
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% Pa. Cav. 80 II
Sd in part, SO lO4
4th &" 257 lU9
10th {" 2l7 l95

Union Soldiers in Fishing Creek Con-
federacy-50 majority for Lincoln.
Soldiers at Washington give Lincoln
1140 majority.
Maryland SoIdiers-2O07 for Lincoln,
90 for Mcclellan.
Nashville, Tennessee, 1892 majority
f9r "Abe and Andy"
In short, 'the Old Commander" the
earnest Soldiers want is evidently no
other than "FATHER ABRAHAM J"
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On the sec0G1 udy there was an exer-
else in Arithmetic by Miss Hydorn; an
interesting lecture upon the Spcncerian
System Of Penmanship, by j. w. Allen
a lecture by Mr. Clafiin upon Ortho-
graphY; an exercise In Reading by Mr..
Allen an exercise in Grammar by Mr..
Harris, Of keating; and questions from
the "Query Box" were also solved.
The Co. Supt. and Mr. Allen were ap-
pointed committee to recommend a Sc
ries Of books for use in the schools Of the
county, to report at the March session of
the Institute.
In the evening an Essay on School
Government was read by Sir. Allen. A
discussion of tie resolution ''That the
slauderer is more pernicious character
than the fatterer," was conducted by
Q. 3. Bird, of., and II. Harris, neg, at
the close Of which the resolution was
adopted by vote of the members present.
Miss Jane Hydorn received perma-
nent certificate much to the satisfaction
of all.
The thanks of the teachers are due
Mr. Allen for his efficient services.
Miss LIBBIE YEoMANs, Sec.
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Affairs around Richmond and Peters
burg remain unchanged, but the rebels
are unanimous that Grant viii yet deliver
great battle before winter comes, and
that he will be assisted in the movement
by the James River fleet, which will pass
through the Dntch Gap Canal
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Administrators Notice.

VETHEREAS Letters of Administration to
w the estate of.WM. B. JENKINS, late of
Shipper township, Cameron county deco have
been granted 10 the subscriber, all persons
indebted to said estate are requested to mako
immediate payment, and those having claims
against the same will present them, duly au-
thenticated, for settlement to
JACOB JENKINS, Admir-.
.Coudersport, Oct. 20, 1864.
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There is said to be in the Uuited States
$4,000 beathens, Idol Gods are worship
ped in two aeatheD temples in San Fran
cisco.
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EsTEy DISTRICT.

This following is the official returns in
this district for Congress, including the
soldiers vote:
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COUDERSPORT ACADEMY
j. w, ALLEN. PRINCIPAL,

Late of the Wellsboro Academy, assisted
by competent Teachers.
The Fall Term commences September 5th,
and continues Eleven Weeks
Tuition, to be paid at the middle OF the
term, So to So. No scholar admitted for less
than half term
A Teachers Class will be instructed fee OF
charge 60
By order of the Trustees:
D.F. GLASsMIRE,
P. a. oTEBBISS,
S, ROSS,
Coudersrort, Aug. s, 1854 lrnste''
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The Rev. Jacnh Sechler

Well known and much respected among the
German population in this country, makes tho
following statement for the benefit of the
afflicted
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California will make 100000 gallons
of wine this year.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-09-01

CIrT PogST, August 3l--The follo~ing is
from the Richmond Examiner Of this afternoon:
MOBILE. August 26.-Ths Gag Of truce boat
returned last night
The enemy says Fort Morgan was captured
last Tuesday.
They concentrated their forces front while
The bombardment was spiritedly renewed.
They succeeded in putting their hovitzers into
position aud line of skrmishers along the gla-
els Of the fort. and opened a heavy FIRE on our
guns and gunners, aud. with the assistance of
the monitor feet. succeeded in destroying sew
eral gun-carriages. The fort did not FIRE Tues
day.
Gen. Paige destroyed everything in the fort
and spiked his guns; and the garrison, number
ing 5Sl men, " ere sent TO New Orleans
Seventeen were killed, but the namber OF
wounded is unknown.
None of the non combattants are allowed 10
visit the city
The enemy have a strong force of4 QUO on the
main land at Grants Pass
SECOND DIsPArcH.
MOBILE. August 2S.-Tbere is no change 10
affairs at this point All is quiet
tSigDed.) U. s GRANT.
Official reports represent Forrest. Wheeler anC
Morgan as having joined their forces and opera
4 ting against Gen Sherman.
! Gen Sheridan is still with his force at Charles
town
No operations have taken place since nv las
telegram in front of Petersburg.
(Signedj M. STANTON.
Secretary of War.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-09-01


NASHVILLE August 81 The attacking force
at Lebanon numbered 20 men.
Gen. Mulligan was held number of hours be-
fore released
He Was at Gallatin last night
Accounts conflicting regarding the number
of wheeler's force The highest estimate 10
5000.
Wheelers main body is in the vicinity of
Decherd and Tulahoma, threatening the rail
road and bridges at Elk and Duck rivers.
He has divided his force with the view of cross
ing into Kentucky.
Last night $50 Of Nheeler's men drove in our
scouts at Woodbury..
A rebel force was also seven miles east OF
Duck river bridge
The rebel force at Woodbury. was under De
brill, whose brigade occupied McMinnville 90 the
evening of the 29th.
A telegram from the commanding officer at
Duck river reports that last night $500 rebels
were advancing upon the bridge by the Msnchcs-
ter and Wartrace railroad
A telegram from Tullshoms says:
Sixteen hundred of Wheeer's cavalry came TO
Jasper a, p NJ yesterday. At noon to-day
the wires were down between Smyrns and
Dechard.
There are no reports since
No trains South to-day.
The river is four and half feet and rising.
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EOrefHn News,

HALIFAX, August 3l.-The steasler Europa
from Liverpool on the Doth, via Queenstown OF
the 2l.t. arrived to day with four diys later
news
fast
Breadstuffs quiet and steady.
Provisions dull.
Consols $685. for money.
The London Times, in an editorial on Grants
assault on Petersburg, credits botn sides with
great valor, and winds up as follows:
We, from this distance, while we Sdeplore the
sacrifice, can but admire the heroic b. which fol-
three months together has animated;the combat.
ants in this deadly grapple. and we ran not but
believe that the American character must gain
from moral qualities which have been called into
action: out as enough has been done for this. We
should rejoice to see the belligerents separate
with mutual respect whatever may ~ the clsmor
in the streets or churches in New York. We
may depend upon it that no man of len. Grants
army thinks meanly or malicously j his South.
ern adj ersaries. and sincerely hooe that the
feeling that must thus exist will ear Tong lead 10
Cancellation.
The Index says:
We are able to say with all calmness that the
prospects for peace we're never so Lnpmising as
now
1t is our sincere belief that unless tome great
disaster befalls the COntederstes beitre the 18th
of this month the Democratic party, now assem-
bled in convention at Chicago, will nominate q
peace candidate for the Presidency. and within
three weeks thereafter there will be, an arms-
tee.
Some disturbances have occurre- at Cork,
where mob paraded the streets, but the police
pouring a volley into them they scattered and
fed
slight riot is also reported at ri bdalk and
Newrie.
LIvvERrooL. August 3l-AdvitJs by the
Scotia are regarded as decidedly promising for
the North. and caused a fall in the confederate
loan of . to per cent
The Times cditoraIy says that ehe struggle
was never maintained with more vigOr than al
tue present time.
Al all points the Seotia's news represents the
Coufederates as in the utmost distreSI, and il Is
difficult to think that decisive resu can long
be DELAYED