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SHERIFF'S SALES.

y VIRTUE Of suRdry aCrits Of Vendition
ID Exponas, Fieri Facias and Leyari Facias
issued out of the Court of Common Pleas Of Pot
ter County, Pennsylvania, and TO me directed,
shall expose TO public sale outcry, at the Court
House in Coudersport, on MONDAY, the 10th
day of Feb, 1868, at o'clock, p m., the fol-
loUing described tracts or parcels Of land TO acit
Certain real estate in Sharon township,
bounded and described as follows Begin
ging at the southeast corner of lot sur
veyed TO D. c. Chase, thence south l33 and
! g. l0ths perches to a post, thence west l30
perches to a post, thence north 1873 and
3-l0ths perches, thence east l30 percheS to
the place of beginning, Containing One Hun
dred and Eight and Three tenths Acres, being
which are improved, with one log house and
one board stable thereon. To be sold as the
property of John Bosworth.
| ALSO-Certain real estate in Hector Tp.,
Bounded north by lands of the Bingham Es-
tate, east by lot No. %, south by lands of
PeFsis Surdam, on the west by lands of B. f.
Tubbs and Bingham Estate, being lot No 20
Of the allotment of lands of II. H. Dent in said
township, and part of warrant No 1896, con-
tanning One Hundred and Twenty y-seven and
Nne-tenths aerss more or less, about Twenty
FIVE acres Of which are improved, with one
log house, one log barn and some fruit trees
thereon. To be sold as the property of Jo-
seph Persing.
ALSU-Certain real estate in the Borough
of Cuudersport, bounded on the north by lot
No. OF on the east by premises owned bv
Mrs. G. G. Manly, on the south by Second
Street and on the west by West Street, being
III holf nf lnto "A
sqaure No. IL of the plot Of the Borough of
Uoudersport aforesaid, upon which is erected
one frame house one frame barn some fruit
and shade trees thereon. To be sold as the
property of John Warmer.
ALSU-Certain other real estate in the
Borough of Coudersport being lots Nos. 81,
81 and So on square OF tue plot Of said
Borough, upon which is erected one frame
house and one board stable. To be sold as
the property of Phneas Goodwin and Ezra
STARK Wet6er.
ALSO-Certain real estate in Hebron IT,.
Bounded as follows: On the north bv lot No.
So and Isaac Frink, east by Isaac Frink, south
by George Stillman and A. r. Stillman and
west by Alonzo Dwight, Containing Seventy
nine and TIL ee-tenths Acres with the usual
allowance for roads &C., OF which about
Forty acres are improved, with two frame
houses, two frame barns, an apple orchard
and other fruit trees thereon. To be sold as
the property of Foster Reynolds.
ALSO-Two Hundred and Fifty acres of
land in Wharton township, Bounded on the
north and west by lands of Hunsicker, on the
east by lands of Joseph S. Silver, Jr, and
on the south by lands of Fish & Bensley );
about Thirty acres of which are improved
with one frame house, two log houses, one
log barn and some fruit trees thereon. To
be sold as the property of Gershom ). Cor
wine, Christopher A. Corwine aud Smith
Corwine.
D. G LARKABEE, Shff.
Coudersport, Pa, Jan. 80, 1863
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have Union without slavery, and no vote
of bis should be given but for that which
looks for the utter, absolute and uncon.
ditiona abolition of slavery throughout
the United States. He thanked God he
had seen the day when we can whip out
slavary, and Kentucky, acquiesciug in
the act, will stand among the proudest
States of the Union. Mr.. Smith also
spoke of the advantages which would re-
suit from free labor in the South, both in
an economic and patriotic aspect. If the
negroes now 10 Kentucky were taken out
Of the State, not man there would raise
his voice against it, He repeated that he
was in favor of the amendment, because
he wanted permanent PEI c. by removing
the distracting cause. !'e had always
though we woald be sufficiently able to
suppress the rebellion This would be
done aud then we could march to Mexico
and possess it. and give it 90 the negroes
as heritage of their victory over the
French. We can and will do it; and
Napoleon had better look we'll to his 10.
terests aud Ma4imllan to his throne.-
The pefarions doctriueof State rights will
be wiped out, and then we will have one
government of one people over aIl-the
States free and iude endent-every State
owing and rendering alegiaude to the
government; and all stronger than ever
hefora in our history
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The President has approved and signed
the joint resolution: THAT the notice
given by the President to the Govern
ment OF Great Britain and Ireland 10
terminate the Treaty of 1917, regulating
the naval force upon the lakes, is hereby
adopted and ratified as if the same had
been authorized by Congress" This is
preceded by the declaration THAT the
peace of our frontier is now endangered
by hostile expeditions against the com.
merce Of the lakes and by other acts OF
lawiess persons which the naval force Vt
the two countries allowed by the existing
treaty may be sufficient TO prevent"
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SHERMAN S GEORGIA MARCH.--A let,
ter from Sherman's army says: "No pen
has yet adequately described the scenes Of
the great march through Georgia. can
only give you few suggestive instances
told me by eve witnesses. Hundreds of
negroes followed the army, tired and foot
sore, little children as we'll as gray hared
old men from Atlanta to Savannah. On
the march they were joined by thousands
some of whom came into camp singing.
Prayer meetings were held at stopping
places, and there soldiers gathered around
to hear them praying with souls 10 tears
and voices in phrenzy, for the great Yam
kee army The poor coutraoands were told
that the Yankees would buyn, roast, boil
aud slaughter them, and were Instructed
to hide when our forces should come-but
all to DO avail. This simple but shrewd
people know their friends when afar off,
AID came pouring in from all quarters,
bringing information with them. AT
night mirtb and festivitv reigned in camp.
The contr: bands assembled ronnd the
fires, aud made mins!relsy such as we
have never heard in the North Every
soldier who had violin brought it out
for the contrabands to dance by, and
while few patted their knees, the rest
went tearing away like mad in the plan
tation jig and walk around. Every man,
woman and child, poor, down trodden
things as they were, regularly made their
sixteen miles day, living upon the
charity Of the good hearted soldiers. and
some times upon the refuse of the camp
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PENsIoNs.-The following item should
be preserved, as showing to whom pen.
sious may be granted. Those entitled to
pensions are:
First Invalids, disabled since March
4, 1861, in the military or naval service
of the United States, while 10 the line OF
duty
Second Widows Of officers, soldiers
and seanen, who haze died of wounds
received, or disease contracted in service
as above.
Third. Children under sixteen years
Of age, Of either of the aforesaid deceased
persons, ii There is 20 widow surviving
or from The time of the widows re mar.
rage
Fourth. Mothers Of officers, soldiers
and seamen deceased, as aforementioned,
and who were dependent upon the son for
support, in whole or 10 part.
Fifth. Sisters under sixteen yeers OF
age, del Tendent on said decea,ed brother,
wholly or in part for support, provided
there are none Of The last three classes
above mentioned,
Invalid, and friends of deceased sol.
diers are reminded that, in order to have
said pension commence when the service
terminated, the application therefor must
be made ,o'thin one gear of the discharge
of the invalid or the decease of the officer,
soldier, or scamen, or as the case may be-
Ratee Of Pension -L;eutenaut- Colonel
and officers of higher rank, $50 per month;
major, SIS per month first lieutenant.
Sl7 per mouth secpnd lieutenant, SIS
per mouth /; all enlisted men 50 per month.
Only one full pension will be allowed to
to the relative of deceased, as above
given.
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The Roll of Honor,

The following are the names Of those
members of the Opposition in the House
of Representatives who voted for the joint
resolution submitting to the people Of the
United States the amendment to the
Constitution prohibiting slavery.
Joseph Bailey. Pennsylvania.
Augustus c Baldwin, Michigan.
Alex FL CofIoth, Pennsylvania.
james E: English, Connecticut.
John b Ganson, New York.
Wells A Hntchins. Ohio,
Au-tin A. King, Missouri.
Archibald MAIL to Penn'a.
Homer A. Nelson, New o K.
Moses f. OdelI, New York.
William Radford. New York.
j hn b Steele, New York.
Ezra Wheeler, Wisconsin.
Obs hundred and seventy Eve votes
we've cast, of which III we're necessary to
the passage of the resolution The votes
OF these forteen members of the Opposi-
tion, added to the Uuioa vote of los,
achieved the great triumph of freedom.
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EARLY DESCRIPTIONS OF OH SPRINGS. s.

EARLY DESCRIPTIONS OF OIL SPRINGS S.
The following passage, copied from the
Massachusetts, Magazine, for July, 1892,
may interest those who have struck, or
are expecting to strike "ile :"
10 the northern parts of Pennsylvania
there is creek called oil creek, which
eDpties itself into the Allegheny river,
issuing from spring, on the top of which
floats an oil similar to what Is called
Barbados tar, and from which may be
collected by one man several gallons in a
day. The American troops, 10 marching
that way, halted at the spring, collected
the oil, and bathed their joints with it
This gave them great relief, and rid them
from the rheumatic complaints with which
many of them were affected The troops
drank freely of the waters; they operated
as gentle purge.
There is another spring in the western
part of Varginia,as extradinary in its KIND
as the one just mentioned called ihe Burn
ing Spring. 1t was known long time
to the hunters. They frequently encamp
ed by it for the sake of obtaining gooc
water. Some Of them arrived late one
night, and after making Ere, took {
brand to light them to the spring Or
their coming to it, some fire dropped from
the brand, and in an instant the water was
in flames, and so continued, over which
they could roast their meat as soon as BY
the greatest fire. 1t was lett in this stu
alton, and continued burning for three
months without intermiss;on. The fire
was extinguished by excluding the all
from it or smotheiing it. The water taken
from it into a vessel will not burn. This
shows that the Gre is occasioned by
nothing more than & vapor that ascends
| from the water.
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The seven Delegates in the House of
Representatives, though from Territories
deprived of the privilege of voting,
have joined in a statement, which has
been entered upon the Journal of the
House, saying that the proposed Anti
Slavery Amendment to the Constitution
of the United States meets with their
unqualified appreciation.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. GA telegram
has been received here from the Army of
the Potomac, reporting message trom
JEFF. Davis to the Confederate Congress,
communicating the result of tbe recent
Peace Conference 10 Hampton Roads
1t states in substance that President
Lincoln refused au armistice of any
length !; refused recognition either of the
CoDfederacy or of any States which
compose it; refused independence, and
only conceded a merciful and liberal use
by himself Oh the pardouiug power.
Daring the conference he communicated
the passage by Congress of the amend
ment Of the Constitution aboiishiug Sla-
very ,Lr)ughout the United States, and
declared that the question of Slavery was
wholly removed from his control and
placed hey, nl negotiation.
1t is thought here that this version oi
the conference will strengthen Mr.. Lin.
:oln even more than his Own history of it.
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Tax ON BANKS. s.-The Commissioner
of Internal Revenue has decided that
State Banks, without circulation prior to
July |, 1865, 10 addition to oue.twelfth
of one per cent. upon the same amount,
it being the excess above the average for
six months prior to that date. State
Banks whose capital has been distributed
among their Stockholders, or which have
been converted into National Banks, iu
additiono to onetwefth of one per cent,
upon their average circulation, must pay
one sixth OF one per cent, upon the same
amount. The Commissioner also decides
that profits realized on a sale of stocks
are taxable as incomes, at currency rates,
in the year in which the sale is made.
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The fearful catastrophe in Philadelphia
Yesterday moroing must arouse attention
10 every large city to the dangers at any
moment possible from large deposits of
petroleum. In Philadtlph 1900 bar
rels Of the infammable stuff were set
loose by the flames, and filled the streets
for blocks with a literal river of fire,
against which fremen and citizens were
powerless. Half hundred buildings
were burned, and nearly a score of people
were roasted alive while trying to escape
from their peril But for the snow and
water, which fortunately covered all the
streets, the destruction would have been
appalling. Are there not scores of
such dangerous deposits 10 this city
aud Brookyn? And may we not reason
ably fear similar catastrophe at any mo
nent? The matter should attract i'm,
mediate attention, not only on the part
of the insurance companies, but from the
city authorities, the police, and especially
the people who may be exposed to loss
of property and life by the burning OF
this dangerous material Tribune, Fob.9
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The House of Representatives U. S.
on Tuesday of last week had under con-
sideration bill to construct ship canal
around the Falls of Niagara.
Gen. Sherman's army is marching into
South Carolina 10 three columns.
A proposition to give Congressman
$4,000 a year has been voted down in
Congress Good
A petition for the removal of Provost
Marshal General Fry has been drawn 10
Albany, N. Y, and almost all the State
Seus!era have signed it.
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A RADICAL KENTUCKIAN.-The fol-
lowing is from the condensed report of
Hon. Green Clay Smiths speech, IN the
House. on the constitutional amendment:
Owe should destroy slavery, root and
- ., ss soon @ possible, we must
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Auditors Report.

Balance Due from Le,ois ". Lyman,
Treasurer Of Potter County tor 1863
and 1864, to the uarious Township
and School Districts January 1850,
as pr auditors Statements filed IN the
Commissioners Office and an the Pro.
JIoaoy1r,,'e DH,oo
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Counselor Hackett stated in the Su.
preme Court that 1890 suits had been
brought against the city of New York for
damages done during the riots of 1868.
The amount claimed is about 81 100000.
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The formalities of our Presidential
Election were completed Feb. 9Th, by the
counting of the Electoral Votes by Con,
gress-those Of 10 State which has eves
been fully in the power of tie Secession
lists being included. The votes, as
counted, stand
For Lincoln and Johnson (22 States) 2I3
For Mcclellan and Pendeton Is States) FL
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Majority for Lincoln and johnson 19

MaJoFIIy Tor L3Aco.n and Johnson IJ%
WhereupoD ABRAHAM LINCOLN OF
Illinois was declared duly chosen for
President and ANDREW JOHNSON OF
Tennessee Vice President of the United
States for term Of four years from the
4th of next month, on which day they
will be iuaugurated in due form The
JOINT Meeting Cover which Vice Presi-
dent Hamlin presided) was then dis.
solved.
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260U4 la
We do certify that the foregoing Statement
of Receipts and Expenditures of Potter Coun.
ty for the year 1864 is correct as appear,
from the records and vouchers in this Ofic,
Commissioners Office, Jau Is, 1865.
K. NICHOLS,
c. P. KILBouRNE, Comsrs.
E. Q. AUSTIN
Attest: L. B. CoLE, Clerk.
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Stationary II, .,
a A..I so SS
!. I'.' iees iot 1909 90 90
~ O.,.e neu euiteh''aTy expenses 332 SO
8, 60. ~ a'.on ices As 05
q psaa ,.: l7S 10
. poSI;o n;s.; 100 90
q rv;1s ~ ls 293 90
q Da,noos ~, 6 rs
n Ca,,a io"uS 20 90
CS.Jones exp's to /" for CONS Al 90
CT r ~ 552
q NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. seSStois IS 10
Revenue Stamps 20 20 20
Interest on Heating bond Sc ~
- w. Asaac benson SO SO
onb 543s So
., oonuS " Noiuhteers 1866 50
lntereston bond to Us Mann oS
Judgment to E. and D. Herr 73I 50
u ~ ~m. beL l348 81 .
q -; " - " Coivln 3l4 81
q puoi'e buildings 4 CO
q Toa; sluemaiks IL SO
q Iao;ln o"u oiock Is 90
&c pnnon5o.,a eApenses IS 62
u c.. SO
q Couan,. 49, Is so
Clerk for CONS at Harrisburg M
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The latest European dates are to the
9th instant.
1aB RELATIONS pETWEEN FRANCE. AND
THE UNITED STATES.
The Paris correspondent Of the New
York Times, writing on the 28th ultimo,
says =.
The excitement about the relations be.
tween France and tho United States is
on the increase, and causes infinitely
more uneasiness here than it appears to
do ct home. All sorts of possible and
impossible rumors are flying about on
the subject, and on oil sides demand
is made. for word Of explanation from
the Government
Among other statements is one to the
effect that coldness has intsrvened b.
tween the Governments Of France and
Russia because the latter haa gained The
ascendancy 1t Washington, and because
it was by the advice Of Russia that Mr..
Lincoln consented to 60 70 meet The
ConEedesato Commissioners at Fortress
Nonroel Ths logic Of the thing you
will ssss ID IN ~ act that q icemk o,
/ easlenA ". refused the eptseatee q
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BRowNLow AS A GOVERNOR.

BROWNLOw AS A GOVERNOR.
Brownlow, the Governor elect of Ten
nessee, has just recovered twenty-five
thousand dollars damages from two Csc .
cessionists," for "malicious treatment "
of him.in 1861. This new Governor.
commenting on the verdict, says in his
paper:
Impoverish the villains-take all they
haye-give their effects to the Union
men they have crippled and imprisoned,
and let them have their Southern
rights" They swore they would carry
on the war until they exhausted their
last little negro and lost their lands. Put
It to them, is our advice, most religious
ly-fieece them, and let them know how
other men feel when robbed of al they
have! Let them be punished-let them
be impoverished-let them be slain
and, after slain, let them be damned.
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CURIOUS PLACARD.

CURIOUS PLACARD.
Large placards had been stuck about
Liverpool giving the following. from, the
eighteenth chapter of Revelations,
apropos of the fall of Charleston:
Babylon the Great is fallen is fallen
for her sins have reached unto Heaven,
and God hath remembered her ihiqui.
ties; and the merchants of the earth
shall weep and mourn over her, for no
one buyeth their merchandise any more.
Merchandise of gold and silver, and pre-
cious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen,
and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and
wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses,
and chariots. and slaves, and souls Of
men; and every ship-master, and all the
company in ships, and sailors, and as
many as trade by sea, blockade~run'
ners n stood afar off. and cried when
they saw the smoke of her burning
saying: what city is like unto this
great city ?" -.
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.feaebed DAiin. Report so That Aualfls
oe3afs6 The proposals. O Prussik safifo-
b unified 70 b The basis for further
Il Prom tAe Iaa1n Times tctty article, March q. ]
In. the market foRs leeeign securities,
the chief m61ement has been further
fall Of three per cent. n the Cohfederats
Joan, which is down at thirty seven and
ha6 10 thirty eight and half; but in
nearly every other instance there has
also been fresh decline.
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THE PROBABILITY or WAR.

THE PROBABILITY or WAR.
In a debate upon the naval estimates
in the House of Commons, May Z, Sir J.
Pakington remarked:
That in appointing Mr.. Reed, in his
present state of experience and eff
cheney, to be chief constructor. they were
trifling with the interests Of England,
when they allowed. men Of great skill
and experience to leave the service ct .
time when war might break out any
moment, and they might be compelled
to send q fleet across the Atlantic, pos.
sibiy Ct the shortest notice.
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:, "A. csrr<r, a. a. D;spsseA bey TAirty ~.
- H.rIcsf C.ries Jor s1sir garers. 80
2.srSe Ae;r pstress Tsco DstssT' e"' W.
=. Ssy,s copies Of tie SAp''' :" '"' ''''' 1v'.
CeWte.
11rER EROK'THE NORTH.

Wa hive received New York papers OF
, wednesday, the ed instant Gold Vas
quoted At 1856 s-4. There is no news
from Grant, and only the following
FROM SHERMAN:
WAsunorox, Tuesday, March IL
PASSENGERS who arrived to-day HON
City Point say:
News from General Sherman reached
there on Sunday through two scouts
Who left him last week.
lie had occupied Goldsboro' without
opposition, having connected with Gene
raj Scho6eld. -
lThs New York Times discredits the
report, though it thinks that, by last
Wednesday, Sherman had occupied
Goldsboro', as he left Fayetteville on
the 14th for that point.
Steamers daily ascend the Neuse rive!
with supplies for Schofeld's and Sher-
mans armies.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

The Tallahassee was reported off Ber-
muda on the 18th, under another name.
Bradshaw and Reynolds, who started
with others to undertake the capture Of
California steamer, have been set al
liberty by the Government of San Saliva
dor. y
A wagon load of powder, while being
hauled through Wilbraham, Massachu'
sets, % Monday, was exploded: The
driver and four horses were killed.
John McLenan, the artist Of New York
is dead.
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sHER1DAN'S WHEREABOUTS.
The New York TIMES saySs

SHERlUANS WAEnCAOVOA0s
The New York Times sayss
Officers who accompanied Sheridan on
his grand raid say that his troops are
in splendid condition, having suffered
but q mere trifle in their rapid march
from Winchester to White House.
At the latter place, there fare
about three hundred rebel prisoners
and three thousand negroes, who fol-
lowed our troops in. A great many
more prisoners were taken or the route,
but were let off or escaped. Sheridan's
men are now on the south hank of the
Pamunkey, resting and prap,ring for an
other spell of rough riding. It is sus~
pected that Longstreet is somewhere near
White House, watching Sheridan's move
ment. His entire loss in the expedition
was fifty enlisted men and two officers.
He captured many horses and mules.
A Washington telegram says that
Shermsn's troops will be paid off at the
FIRST placethey stop long enough to re-
ceive their money, and adds:
1t is also intended to serve Sheridan's
boys in the same way, as soon. as they
form junction with Sherman. This they
will not fail to do as soon as~rdered by
"Little Phil" ~
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MISCELLANEOUS.

n. de Nontholon has been appointed
French Minister ct Washington, and II.
Dano, Minister 1t Mexico. :.
The Pail Mall Gasstte says that, in
conformity with public opinion in France,
the Emperor Napoleon viii leave Mexico
to her destiny . soon g the French
troops have returned. There was ! m.
NOR, however, that . rsinforcsmsnt ol
Ave thousand troops Vas 70 b cent
shortly 10 Nezlco.
The snswer Of Austria to the Prus>
sian dispatch ysladys 70 the Qpchies hed