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The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1864-04-20
Remarkable Prediction Of
Douglas.

Hon. Isaac n. Arnold of Illinois, in
his recent speech in the House of Repre-.
sentatives, made the following interesting
statement;
"Here | will pause a moment to state
a most remarkable prediction made by
Douglas in January, 1861. The state
meut is furnished to me by Gen. G. B.
Stewart of New York, a gentleman of the
highest responsibility.
douglas was asked by Gen. Stewart,
(who was making New Years call on
Mr.. Douglas, What will be the result of
the efforts of Jefferson Davis and his as,
sociates to divide the Union?' Douglas
replied The cotton States are making
an effort to draw in the border States to
their scheme Of secession, and | am too
fearfnl they will succeed. If they do
succeed, there will be the most terrible
civil war the world has ever seen, lasting
for years. Virginia will become a char
mel house; but the end will be the tri-
umph of the Union cause. One of their
first efforts will be to take possession of
this capital to give them prestige abroad,
but they will never succeed in taking it !;
but it will become city Of hospitals ;
the churches will be used for the sick and
wounded, ard even the Minnesota block
(nOw the Douglas Hospital may be de-
voted to that purpose before the end of
the war Gen. Stewart inquired, That
justification is there for all this 2 Doug
las replied, There Is no justification nor
any pretence Of any. If they will remain
in the Union [ will 60 as far as the Con-
stitution will permit to maintain their
just rights, and | do not doubt but ma,
iority of Congress will do the same. But
said he, rising on bis feet aad extending
his arm, IF the Southern States attempt
to secede from this Union without further
cause, am in favor of their having just
so many slaves and just SO much slave
territory as they can hold at the point Of
the bayonet, and no more"
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1864-04-20

NIAGARA FALLS ECLIPsED.-From a
ereditable exchange we cut the following
description of a waterfall hitherto un-
known to the tourists, and distinguished
for its wonderful sub.imity over that of
Niagara. 1t has been discovered in the
valley of the Snake Fork of the Columbia
river. 1t says: "This excelsior fall, over
which pours the entirs Volume of Snake
tiyer, is sheer precipice one hundred and
ninety-eight feet higher than the preci-
pice of Niagara. Snake river is said to
be fully as large as Niagara, and it takes
the stupendous fall at one solid leap. A
scouting detachment of United States
troops are accredited with the discovery.
The continuous roaring of this fall, it is
ingsnuously remarked, has for many years
attracted attention, without anything def
mite having been learned concerning it.,
more than if it had been as distant as the
fall of Adam, or cateract in the moon
Forward, enthusiastic tourists, and au-
thentically post the world up regarding
this, the greatest of all the natural won-
ders it has ever fallen heir to -
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1864-04-20
Union state Contention.

The loyal men Of Pennsylvania, com,
prising the National Union party, will
meet in State Convention, in the Hall Of
abe House of Representatives, HARRIS
BURG, at noon,
ON THURSDAY, APRIL 28TH, 1861.
Each district viii be eLti,led to the
same representation it now has IN the
State Legislature. and the delegates will
be chosen at such times and Ia such
manner as shall be directed by the res
pective County Committees.
The State Convention Is called for the
purpose Of placing in nomination an
Electoral Ticket, selecting four dele.
gates at large to the National Convention
of the Union party, to be held at Balti-
more on Tluesday] the 7th of June next.
and taking such action as It may deem
proper III reference to the approaching
Presidential canvass
The selection Of the Congressional
district delegates from Pennsylvania to
she Nationai Convention is left, where it
properly belongs, to the people Assem- bed
in their county conventions ; but the
different county committees are earnestly
requested to adopt such measures as will
procure full attendance at their respect
i've conventions, and thereby secure, in
she choice of delegates, full and fair
expression of the will Of the people
The committee can not forbear to con-
gratulate all lovers of Liberty and the
Uuion upon the recent triumphs Of the
good cause in New Hampshire and Con-
necticut, and to express the hope, shared
by all loyal men, that they are only the
foreruuners Of more splendid victories
soon to be won in the same cause alike
by the bullet and The ballot.
In behalf Of the Union State Central
Commlttee.
WAYNE M'FEAGH, Chairman.
IM GEO. Il, MAMNnnsLT, N Secretaries
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1864-04-20
Origin of the Riot I'm Illinois.

The origin of the copperhead riot In
Illiaois is explained by correspondent
of the Chicago Tribune, writing from
Mattoon, April l. According to this
account the outbreak was a scheme to
drive out the few soldiers stationed in the
town of Charleston. The writer says:
about nine or ten o'clock on Monday
morning one William g. Hart, formerly
acting Provost Marshal had a difficulty
with copperhead, in which the latter
came out second best. He went and told
his story to his brethren, and they, see
ing that the soldiers were very few and
unarmed, determined after consultation
to clean them out. In order to do this
one Nelson Wells, big, burly 'butternut
was commissioned to set the ball rolling.
Acting under this order, he went stalking
around like Paddy at Donnybrook fair,
asking for some one TO tread on his coat
TAIL In the meantime the court had
been opened by Judge Constable, and
John O. Hair, the Sheriff Of Coles county,
was attending to the duties of his Office
Johu r. Eden, however, anticipating
what was coming, and not wishing to
crimipate himself, did not attempt to de-
liver his oratioD, out quietly started of
on foot about half-pas ten, accompanied
by one Schofeld. leading copperhead
and a member of the *. G. C's. 1t is
asserted by some that he has gone to
Washington, and will not show himself
here for scme time.
About three o'clock in the afternoon
Oliver Salee, of the Fifty fourth Illinois.
went up to Wells and tapped him on the
shoulder at the same time asking him if
there were any copperheads about. Wells
replied, Yes, d-n you. | am one and
drawing his revolver fired. This was the
signal, the regerberations of this shot had
hardly ceased when the cOpperheads COM
menced firing lndiscriminately among the
soldiers and citizens"
A despatch to the Chicago Post from
Mattoon says:
"Most of the dispatches concerning the
Charleston instruction are grossly untrue.
There was not the slightest provocation
Three days now spent in taking testimony
show a plan to murder all the soldiers 10
Charleston. The leaders were John o.
Hair, Nelson Wells, John Frazer, and
others. About one hundred are impli-
Gated, thirty seven of whom are now un-
der arrest. The ringleaders escaped
Efforts are being made in the surrounding
country to rally rebels, but have failed
They are believed to have all disbanded
and fed A body of two hundred was
in Jasper yesterday, going south.
Eight deaths have occurred, FIVE of which
were soldiers one other will die. The
soldiers were pDarmed. All the rioters
came armed with extra guns in wagons"
The rioters have been entirely subdued,
and eighteen Of them have been sent to
Springfield for trial.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1864-04-20
Also for a Bridge
United States Internal Revenue.
annual TareS for 1864.

FNHE attention of taxpayers is hereby
IL called to the provisions of the United
States Excise Law relative to the assessment
of annual taxes.
By the sixth section of the act of July l.
1862, it is made the duty of all persons, part
nerships, firms, associations, or corporations,
made liable to any annual duty, license, or
tax, ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST MONDAY OF MAY
IN EACH YEAR to make list or return to the
Assistant Assessor of the District where To-
Gated of the amount of annual income, the ar
titles or objects charged with a special tax,
and the business or occupation liable to pay
any license.
Every persoa who shall fail to make such
return by the day specified will be liable to
be assessed by the Assessor according to the
best information which he can obtain and in
such case the Assessor is required to add
fifty per centum to the amount of the items
of such list
Every person who shall deliver to ar Asses
sor any false or fraudulent list or statement,
with intent to eyade the valuation or enumcr-
alton required by law ,is subject to fine of five
hundred dollars; and in such case the list
will be made OUT by the Assessor or Assistant
Assessor, and from the valuation and enumer-
alton there can be no appeal.
Payment of the annual taxes except those
for licenses. will not be demanded until the
thrtieth day cf June.
The appropriate blanks on which to make
return, and all necessary information, will be
furnished by the Assistant Assessors of this
District for their respective Divisions, to whom
the returns should be delivered at their Offices
on or before the first Monday Of May.
GEORGE BOAL,
.. S. Assessor, 18th District Pa.
Assessor 8 Office,
Boalsbrg, Mar. l. 81.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1864-04-20
Hard on CopperheadS.

Grace Greenwood in her late lecture
in Chicago, drew the following picture
in the future
"Back on these troublous times will
our children look in reverence and awe
The sons of our brave soldiers will date
their patents of nobility on grander battle
fields than Agincourt or Bannockblrn.
Such patents of nobility as no royal
herald's Office has symbols sufficiently
glorious for. Many coat of arms in
those days will have one sleeve hanging
empty.
1--WE may picture to ourselves group
of noble young lads, some ten years
hence, thus proudly accounting for their
orphonage-an orphanage which the
country should see to it, shall not be
desolate.
Says one-"My ia her fell in beating
back the invaders at Gettysburg" Says
another-"Ny father 1ell on Lookout
Mountain, fighting above the clouds 3"
Says third-"4Hy father suffered mar
tyrdona in Libby Prison" Says another
--"Ay father went down in the Cumber-
tand"-yet anOther-"Hy father was
rocked in to the long sleep below the
waves, in the iron cradle Of the Monitor"
And there will be hapless lads who will
listen in mournful envy.-sayiug IN their
secret hearts, "Alas, we have no part
nor lot in such gIoryings- Om fathers
were reJels" here and there
youth, more unfortunate, who will steal
away from his comrades and murmur in
bitterness of soul-"Ah, God help me
My father was copperheod!
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1864-04-20
PROPOSALS FOR BRIDGE.

EVO be built across the Allcgany River al
& Second Street, will be received by the
Burgess and Council of the Borough Of Cou-
dersport at their stated meeting on Honday
Evening tie I'd day Of Nay nert-TERMs CASH
Span, 90 feet between abutments and raised
2 feet, clear, above high-water mark,
Carriage-way, lG feet between Iimbers, with
flooring of Hemlock plank inches thick
Sidewalk on each side, feet between tim
bers, with hanG-rail on outer side and floor
ing Of Pine plank inches thick.
Face of the abutmentS to be laid parallel
with the course of the river-and the timbers
to be good, sound Hemlock.
Bridge Timbers to be of good White Pine.
Also for a Bridge
Same Span &C., as above. Carriage-way to
be Is feet between timberS and without side
walks,
Plans and Specifications may be seen by
calling on the Secretary.
BY order of the Board,
J. NJ. HAMILTON, Secretary.
Coudersport, April 10, l864.-td.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1864-04-20

FIRE WooD IN ENGLAND The Lon.
don Revieso has description Of the "pine
wood" ''pine wud," sold in the streets Of
that metropolis The writer says
The wood is cut to the proper lengths
by powerful steam saw mills, working
night and dav, and then it is split and
stoved The successful lighting Of FIRE
depends upon the perfect dessication of
the wood as much as anything this is
obtained by drying it with great heat
to such heat, in fact, that it becomes sur,
rounded with kind Of gas, which leaps
as it were to meet the fire applied to it.
The ordinary frewood is sold in bundles
as the reader must be aware; but the
wheel" is built up to the shape of a
wheel ia the most Ingenious manner. The
builders are young girls, rows Of whom
are seen employed in the factory, each
girl having an iron matrix in the shape
of wheel before her.
Into this matrix she drops with the
utmost rapidity sufficient pieces of wood
to make the rim and spokes Of her min
iature wheel; by the aid Of lever the
different parts are jammed close, lifted a
LITTLE from the matrix, and tied firmly
together with string. Some Of the more
nimbie of the girls will thus build thou
sands of these wheels during working
hours. The last process is to dip them
in a cauldron of boiling resin and the pat
eDt frewoOd is complete. A fire cannot
we'll go out where this patent wood is em-
ployed, as it lights with the utmost ease,
burns with fury, and gives out sufficient
heat to boil kettle, known as the eco
nomical patent irewOod kettle, by which
three puts of water can be boiled IN few
minutes at the cost Of farthng Indeed
a large quantity is used by bachelors aud
private families for this purpose. One
wheel is sufficient to kindle or light a FIRE
in any ordiDary sized stove, and at the
cost of one penny.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1864-04-20
HuMBuG GOLD SToR1Es.-A CORES

HUMBUG GOLD SToR1Es.-A cores
pondent of the Chicago Tribune has seen
a reliable gentleman just from Idaho, and
he says the story about that fifteen mil.
lions in gold awaiting transportation is all
bosh aud adds that there Is not gold
enough dug out in the whole territory to
pay the expense of getting emigrants
back home, and that all the big stories
telegraphed from ST Paul and New York
just before spring opens, are the fabrica'
tion of spectators to get up rush Of
deluded cmigrants.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1864-04-20
rea Frank Pieree's letter to JEFF. Davis

rA- Frank Pierce's letter to JEFF. Davis
pledging the arch traitor his assistance
and the assistance of his party in the
event of war between the North aud South,
was stereoty yped aud circulated by the
Republicans as a Champaign Document"
1t did vast deal of good in the way ol
opening the eyes of the people to the dis,
loyal procIivities of the sham Democracy.
Let it not be said after this that Pierce
has survived his usefslness He proba.
bly, never did such service to his country
as when he penned that letter For he
uuwittingly set up beacon, warning all
men as they loved their country to shun
the false Democracy.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1864-04-20
Pennsylvania Democrats in
Congress.

Henceforward argument is unnecessary
to prove disunion to be the object Of the
Opposition party 1t is confessed. Mr..
Long has confessed Ii, Mr Harris has
gIoried ID the shame of the adWissIon, and
Messrs. Randall, Miller, Dennison, An.
coua, Srrouse, who pretend to represent
Pennsylvania, have confessed it. These
are the gentlemen who voted that Mr..
Harris was not worthy Of censure when
be said that he acQuiesccd in the doctrine
of secession, and thus continued: The
South ask you to leave them in peace !;
bat no, you say you will bring them into
subiection. That IS rot done get, and
God Almighty gra1t that 1t ne0er may
0s IhQpe yo@ agU nerer Suljugate the
South " After this, argument would be
waste Of time. A man prays to God Al
mighty that the Upion may be broken
up, and finds men who are paid by the
people to support the Government SO
faithless to the contract that they declare
such language not only no cause for ex-
pulslon, but actually no reason for Gen.
sure. Pennsylvania has an account to
settle with these gentlemen.
Nothing political is m9re important
than this matter in Congress, and we in
tend to make it SO clearly understood by
the people, that every man in every nook
and corner of the State shall know il by
heart Press
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1864-04-20

GOLD DISCOVERY IN CANADA.-A
lady in Bridgeport, Coma, has received a
letter containing the following:
"a wonderful discovery Of gold has
just been made by some whites and In-
dams on lands occupied by mining CON-
pany, in Canada East. They discovered
a large lode vein, and many Jumps of pure
gold. The vein was opened again a hall
mile distant, where it yielded equally as
rich. This is thought to be the richest
weld of the precious metal ever obtained
in America, and causes great excitement
among spectators in Quebec The new
discovery is on tributary of the Chau,
diere river, aod in the heart of the gold
felds."
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1864-04-20
Administrators Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that letters Of Ad-
~ ministration on the estate Of George IN
graham, late of the township of Hebron in the
county of Potter, deceased. have been granted
to Norman Dwight OF said township, and A.
B. GoodSell of the Borough Of Coudersport-
All persons therefore having claims or de-
mands against the estate of said decedent,
are requested to make the same known to
said Norman Dwight and A. B. Goodsell with
out delay. NORMAN DWIGHT,
a. B. GOODSELL, Admrs.
April 10, 1864 ct
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1864-04-20

A SELF-EDUCATED NEGRO.-We
Presbyterian gives an interesting account
of negro named George, new private
in the lst Tennessee Light Artillery
While a slave on a Southern plantation
he was the playmate Of his masters chill
dren, and by close attention he learned
the letters Of the al phabet. Some time
afterward he found an old spelling book,
and studied it secretly, remembering the
order of the letters, until lie was able TO
read-a long and tedious process. Hc
then used to read books, no one suspect
ing him. Finally young master" studied
Latin and Greek, and George found a
Latin grammar, and afterwards Greek
grammar, both of which he aboriousl y
studied. lie was then put in charge Of
distillery, under new master, whose
family had an Irish tutor. The latter be
paid with whisky for private instruction,
the lessons only ceasing from the increas-
Jag love of the liquor overcoming the
teachers status in the family. He is now,
by the fortune of war, free man, and in
the service of his country, as stated above
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1864-04-20
}11aatr0.


VIZ HEREAS, letters of administration on
w the estate of David D. Smith, late of
Oswayo township, decd. have been granted to
the subscribers, all persons indebted 10 said
estate are requested to make immediate pay
ment and those having claims against the
same will present them duly authentica ed for
settlement to MARY B. SMITH, and
WILLIAM DEXTER,
Oswayo tp., Apr l3. '64-6t. Admsrs.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1864-04-20
North West Portage Railroad.

NJ OTICE is hereby given that books for
~ subscription to the Capital Stock of the
North West Portage Railroad Company will
be opened at the Land Office of Sobieski Ross,
in the borough of CouderSport Potter county,
Pa, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, on the 9th day of
May, A, D. 1864 at which time the under
signed Commissioners appointed by the Leg
isiatnre of Pennsylvania will oe in attendance
to receive subscriptions and organize said
Company.
A. VI. BENTON,
F. H. ARNOLD,
c. S. JONES.
II. J. OLMSTED,
A. f. JONES.
JOSEPH MANN,
SOBIESkI ROSS,
Commissioners.
April l3, l864-3t.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1864-04-20

hgOak wood retails at Richmond,
Va, at $4a Per cord, and pine at $35.
The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-04-16
Where to Plant Apple Trees.

They grow best in low, rich soils as
will anything else. But yet, this is not
the soil for apple trees, nor fruit trees
in general. The frost takes them (when
in blossom) more readily they have
less air { wind promotes growth of vege-
tation); and bear better generally
not always-for they are more exposed
to the cold, spring storms. But they
bear better on an upland generally !;
have healthier and better favored fruit
and are more free from insects. The
curculio affects a tree less on hill than
in valley. Rocky ground is favorable
to trees-at least proportionately more
30 than to grain. You can grow a tree
on soil SO rocky that it will not admit OF
cultivation. Plant your trees then OF
good, rocky, upland ground, if you
have it. Avoid the valley, if possible
under any circumstances.
The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-04-16

HEDGEs.-From the report of the
American Institute Farmers Club we
take the following: Mr.. Townsend
gave his experience with hedges, and
earnestly advocated the white English
Hawthorn. He has a hedge of this kind
upon his farm, near Skaneateles, which
is over forty years old, and is a perfect
fence against all kinds Of farm stock.
He keeps it trimmed to about four feet
high, except where it is used as screen
along an orchard it grows twelve feet
high. Trees that are grown slngly in a
field often attain a hight of % feet, and
produce peck of seed, which, if prop
erly treated, Will afford from 10, 900 to
10000 plants. To get the seed ready
for planting in the Spring it is mixed
with sand where it will freeze and thaw
during the Winter, or kept in barrels in
the cellar, where the pulp rots, and can
be easily washed from the seed. Great
care is necessary in planting to keep the
birds and chickens from the seed bed,
and frost from the young plants which
arc very tender. In his section this
thorn is not subject to blight to any
great extent, and is easily cured by
sprinkling with powdered lime. Blight
sometimes destroys pink hawthorn hedg-
es, and that is perhaps one of the causes
of prejudice against them. A good
many farmers in my section are plant
ing hew hedges. The plant is set at
one year old, cutting the tops off near
the ground, Fifty plants to a rod in a
: single row, the ground being prepared
as it would be for corn crop. The
next season the plants are cut one inch
above the first cut, and afterward they
must be kept properly trimmed every
year 10 make good hedge"