The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1865-07-26

telegraph lines are competing on the price
for the transmission Of news. This is
counting the chickens little too early.
A white deer was lately taken alive
near the town of Franklin, Delaware
county, n. Y, and two white crows were
recently sold to a man in Manchester, IN. II.
A lad digging for clans in Kent Co,
NIB, discovered iu the sand copper
kettle and three skulls. A thigh bone
was also found of great length. The re,
mains were supposed to be Indian.
A most ungallant spark from a loco
motive set fire to baggage car and de,
stroyed all the dresses of the French
ladies who were proceeding to the Ascot
races.
The class which will graduate at Yale
College at the coming Commencement
numbers 99. Twenty will study theology
% law, 20 medicine, Is become teachers
and the remainder engage in business.
"Now children" asked school inspect,
or, "who loves all men ?" A little girl,
not four years DID, and evidently not post
ed in the catecbism, answered quickly,
"All women !"
1t is said that Horatio Seymour is
scheming to keep the political pool in a
fermcnt by pushing forward General
Sherman, while he ultimately hopes to
come to the surface as the presidential
candidate himself.
Out at Nevada and Colorado they have
the silver and gold, but the fairest half
of creation they have not. Wages for
common domestic services of the house
hold are from $50 to $50 per month,
including board, payable in gold.
The commercial treaty between France
and England has been ip operation six
years. In that time the exports from the
latter country have risen from G668,00
to G23,000,000, and from France the
amount has been even greater.
An Ingenious Frenchman has invented
a rospirator by which a man can take bis
stock of pure air in the midst of noxions
vapors- and come out all right. It will
be valuable for travellers visiting Cologne
or other fragrant cities.
A Queen Anne gun, two hundred and
thirty five years old, which has seen
service in the Revolution and the war Of
1912, added its voice to the general Joy
on the fourth, at the Van Rensselaer,
mansion in Albany.
There are fabulous stories about the
winnings of the French party and their
friends at the Epson races. Count de
Lagrange, the owner of Gladiatcur, is put
down for G74,000, Count Batthyany for
ESQ, 700, and others in proportion.
The British commander.in-c chief has
strongly recommended the troops Of the
London Rife Brigade to have their hair
cut, for greater neatness. It's to be hoped
that the bold Duke will not make an at
tack or their shoulder Of mutton whis-
kers.
Some burglars entered a store in Troy
by climbing the roof Of barn iU the rear
and cutting hole through wall twenty
inches thick. They then pushed boy
in, who cleared out the silks, while
policeman was marching up and down in
front.
A Chinese hcathen EXPRESSED his entire
willingness that his family should become
Christians, but as he feared the ugly dogs
round about them would thenceforth have
the best Of it in a row, expressed his in
tentiou to remain heather, in order to
do the necessary cursiDg and fighting.
Great demand for negro labor exists in
Maryland. The farmers there are paying
fifteen dollars per m)nth to males aud
from ten to twelve to females, for field
labor. The supply is still short, and
agents have again been sent in different
directions to make contracts and induce
emigration, Notwithstanding their recent
expulsion from Richmond
The Bulletin dc Paris contains the fol-
lowing 1.-The Emperor has already re-
ceivcd on account of his 'H:stoiro de
Jules Cesar the sum of 40,000f. The
whole amount which His Majesty would
have to receive, if it had not been already
given away to other persons, would be
.642,000f. On hearing of this amount,
the Emperor said with q smile, Docid-
odly, I see that in France living can be
made by the pen"
The indianapolis Journal of Wednesday
says, Mr.. Albert Pike, poet, painter, Ar
kansas big Injun' and ex rebel general,
arrived in that city on Tuesday morning
stopping at the Bates House, on his way
to Washington, to settle up the business
of his Indian agency before the war