The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1864-06-08
p LIEUT. Col. GEO F. M'FARLAND,

WHO IOcl icy UuiIuE VIC HAS1
days fight at Gettysburg, and who was
formerly Principal of the M'Callsterviile
Academy, Juniatta county, has been ap-
pointed statistical clerk in the School
We learn that Mr. Worden, editor of
the Lewisburg Chronicle, had been ten
dered the above position, but he declined
to accept it, prefernng to have it filed
by one who had served his country in the
field of battle. Mr. w deserves com.
meDdation for this noble act--Harris-
burg Telegraph.
1t should be generally known, that BY
a recent decision of the War Department,
all soldiers discharged frcm the service
bv reason of wounds received in battle,
are entitled to a bounty of 500, no mat
ter how short their term of service.
THE CLEVELAND CoNvENTIoN.-The
Convention of Radicals, discontents, one
term men and other opponents of the
Administration, which met at Cleveland,
Ohio, on the 3lst of May, nominated
John c. Fremont for President, and John
Cochran of New York city, for Vice
President. Their platform, in brief, is
for the Uaion, for the Constitution, for
the laws, for suppressing the Rebellion
without compromise, for free speech, free
press, and habeas corpus in all places not
under martial law, for amending the Con-
stitution so as to forever prohibit Slavery
and secure equality before the law, for
integrity and economy in Executive off,
GERS, for the right of asylum except le-
gally refused, for the Monroe Doctrine
10 full, for thanks to the Army and Navy,
for one-term Presidency, for voting di-
rectIy for President, for leaving recon-
struction exclusively to Congress. and for
condscatiDg Rebel lands and dividing
them among our soldiers and sailors
HEAVY RoBBEBY.--S13,00 STOLEN
The residence of Mr.. d. BRAINARD
NELSON oG William street, in this city
was burglariously entered on Thursday
night or very early Friday morning, May
27, and $4,000 in greenbacks taken
from a pocket in Mr.. nelson's panta-
looms, which be had placed under his pill
low for safe keeping Mr. Nelson re-
turned Thursday afternoon from Phila-
delphia, where ne had been engaged for
several weeks 10 disposing of large
amount of wool which he had collected
together, partly by purchase and partly
placed in his hands by farmers and deal
ers in this section to be sod BY hiu.-I
Elnira Press.
THB OUT SIDE PRESSURE at the Cleve-
land Convention was made up entirely
of Copperhead Democrats, who gave to
the spawned old political hacks assembled
as delegates all the encouragement they
received while in concIave. In Pennsyi-
vania there is BOT a CONSISTENT .RepublI-
can or Union journal in existence that
will endorse The proceedings Of the Cleve-
land Convention or place its nominee at
the head of its columns. The Copper
head organs will be compelled to blow hot
and cold-one day warm blast for their
own favorite-the next a cool puff for the
tools of the Cleveland Convention.
BANK RoBBERY-The Tioga County
Bank was entered and the safe broken
open on Wednesday night, 18th nit and
robbed of about $4,000 in 5 20 Bonds
and Bank Notes of the old issue, of SIS,
los, aud eos. An advertisement will
be found in to-day's paper, giving de-
Scription of the Bonds and Notes taken
therefrom. The public are cautioned
against purchasing or taking them.-Ag-
itator.
BRowN's BRONCHIAL TRocHEs, for
Coughs, Colds, Pulmonary and Asthmatic
Disorders, have proceed their efficacy by
a test of many years, and have received
testimonials from eminent men who have
used them.
THE Hon. Joshua R. Glddings died
May 9th, at Montreal, Canada Known
and loved as friend of his fellow man,
an early and persistent champion in Con-
gress of universal liberty, living down by
pure record the bitter malignity that
long followed him, recognized by faithful
service as the "Father of the House."
idolized by a grateful constituency at
hume, and, lastly, intrusted with import,
'ant diplomatic powers near her Majesty's
Government, the Jealous and loyal old
man passes away to final rest just as his
eyes began to see the dawning of The gIo.
rous result for which he had labored
nearly a lifetime.