The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1865-11-14

HPe ueEIeeS, ana were aDIe 10 n0te sew
eral seconds of time from the report of
the gun until the bail struck the water.
Such thing seems impossible, but it is
vouched for by some of our most reliable
citizens. The lake is certainly a most
remarkable curiosity,-JachsonviHe Sen
tineI.
Phebe Doty, of Wayne, Maine, is 103
years old, having been born October 9th,
1862. She is able to read without her
"specs," and has been for the last year
goes visiting" to the pcighbors on foot,
knits stockings, talks fuently on most
subjects, and reads more or less every day.
Rev. Jonathan G. Gibbs, full blooded
African, took part in the proceedings of
the Presbyterian Synod assembled in
Lewisburg, last week. The Chronicle
says he ofiiciated 10 one Of the churches
during the Synod, aud preached a better
sermon than can be preached by any man
who has been stigmatizing the colored
race as connection between man and
brute.
Hon. Charles Miner died near Wilkes
barre at the residence Of his son, W. P
Miner on Thursday evening last. at 8
o clock, in the S7th year of his age He
was born at Norwich. Connecticut, aud
when nineteen years old emigrated to
Wyoming valley. Joined afterwards by
his older brother, practical printer, he
started the Luzerne Federaist. This
was superseded by the Cleaner with Mi,
ncr as the principal editor. He was
elected twice to Congress as a colleague
of Mr.. Buchanan, and was a useful and
able member.
The cholera has reached this country
at last. The steamer Atalanta, which
left Liverpool for New York, was net
allnwod 40 cnter the nnrt of the latter
place on Friday last. 1t appears that
there have been fifty or sixty cases of this
dreadtuldi,ease on board, of which fifteen
proved fatal The New York Board of
Health has adopted sanitary measures to
endeavor to prevent the spread of this
pestilence. The accounts from Europe
describe the panic as fearful which has
been created 10 the Old World-S0 900
people had died from Madrid alone. The
disease was abating, however, there. 10
France it has ragged fearfulIy, but the
surveillance over the press there prevented
the true facts from being made known.
Ia England it has not been so destructive
of life-at least we have no reports stat
ing that it has.
There have been organized up to the
present time, under the national banking
law, sixteen hundred and five banks, of
which number only one has failed and
three have been voluntarily Withdrawn.
Consequently, there are sixteen hundred
and one now in existence. The linn
under the law has been reached. Siren.
uous efforts, however, will be made when
Congress meets to get it extended from
three hundred TO five hundred million.
Secretary M'Cuiloch is said to be iu fa-
vor of it.
IL ~ 9'hla GuGkC are SlALeeH national
banks, in Tennessee seven, in North Car.
olina two, iu Georgia three, in Alabama
three, in Mississippi one, in Louisiana
two, and in Texas onc-reprcseuting an
aggregate capital of S4,474,000.
The government has stopped the sale
OF Wagons, Ambulances, Harness, boats
and everything pertaining to transporta-
ton either by land or water What
emergency has, or is abont to rise causing
this sudden action Of the government We
are unable to tell. 1t looks like as if
there was something 10 the wind, for at
the same time we hear that all the iron
clads and war vessels are to be got ready
for immediate service. Unless England
allows all the claims filed in the State
Department against her for the losses
caused by the Rebel pirates, fitted out in
her ports, rupture between the two
countries will inevitably sooner or later
take place. Toward this the FenIans are
looking forward with great glee and hope
ful expectations.
In former years the Democrats used to
carry all the elections in the territories !;
but all that is greatly changed now. In
the recent election in New Mexico, Col
Chavez. the Republican candidate for
DELEGATE TO Congress, received s. 51l votes