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The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1866-12-04

DAN BAKER.
DENSION, BOUNTY and WAR CLAIM AGENCY
! Pensions procured for Soldiers OF the present
War who are disabled by reason of wounds received
or disease contracted while I'm the service oftHc United
States and pensions, bounty and arrears f pay Oh
1atned for widows or heirs of those who have died or
been killed while in service. Al .etters Of inquiry
promptly answered. and on receipt by mail OF a state
ment of the of claimant, l viii forward the
eessary papers for their signature Fees in Pension
cases fixed by law Refers to Hons Isaac Benson.
y. g. Olmstel, john s Mann, and +. W Knox, Esq
DAN BAKER.
Junes G4 Claim Agent. C0uder-port Pa
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1866-12-04
-, P 0. Agent.

Mr. -, P 0. Agent.
DEAR Sri find that you have been
making some inquiries about that twenty
six dollars I sent Gn horny to George X.
Well, you may tell him for me that the
broadcloth Is invested in first class ''shang
hai'' oyercoat. You may also tell him that
| don't 90 to boarding school so much rs
did; also that don't belong to the soft
sex, though | think he does. You might
mention, while you ave about it, that when
| get that $4,000 [ will send him half of
tin the same way sent him the other.
Also, tell him Ever of thee"
Yours truly, EMILY MELVILLE.
(or any other man)."
There was a deep silence during the
reading of the epistIe in the Office Of the
Agent, who had considerably turned his
back while the unhappy victim was learn
inc of his wasted affection and cash. The
silence continued so long that the agent
turned to offer what little consolation was
in his power. But he was spared the task
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e- Advertisements inserted at the following rates,
-rrpt where special bargains are made, square"
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-13
a THE DOOLITTLE AMENDMENT.

The question of Reconstruction comes up
again in the Senate on Thursday, on the prop
osition of Mr.. Dootte of Wisconsin, to amend
the Federal Constitution: which is as follows;
CATER the census to be taken in the year lS'y
and each succeeding census REPRESENTATIVES, JH"
be appOrtoned among the several StaIcs "n'."
NAV be included within this Union according w
the number in each State OF male electors o'oi
twenty-one years of age, qualihed ny .hc low
thereof to choose members OF the most huI',ous
branch of its Legislature; and direct taxes shai pe
onnortioned among tho several States according 10
the value of the real and personal taxable properly
situated in each State not belonging to Inc ota'o
or the United States
Now. we do not like this nearly so well as we
do the Blaine Conklng Amendment, when was
killed in the Senate last week-which was Ill
these words:
sRepresentatives shall be apportioncd among inc
several States which may be included "l'hih ','
Union according to their respective NUMBERS
counting the whole number of persons III cach
State excluding Indians not taxed; PToo'Ged, 'na',
whenever the elective franchise shall DC ucHlc9 VI
Lr;d,od in any State on account OF race or Color,
all persons therein of such race or color sa DC "a
cluded from the basis of such Representations
Yet we do most earnestly entreat every SEN
ator who wishes the Blacks eniranchlSed ana
the country pacified and reconstructed 10 sup
mort this proposition. 1t is not what we would
have-but it is great deal better than ho'h'he'
and perhaps the best that is now attalnabIe. IL
says-not so lucidly and forcibly as the other
proposition did-that States ,ohioh choose 10 AIS
franchise part Of their population must moi eo""'
that part as basis Of Federal po,cer. Tbs Is SO
obviously Just that VIC have never yet seen an
ATTEMPT to prove it otherwise. Every attack on
il is made up of gratuitous assumptions that It's
supoorters mean something odious--that they
are trying TO do this or that, which the writer
would not have done. Messrs. Sumner and
Garret Davis's speeches against it, read TO-
gether, afford ample reasons for its passage
The President has minated that he iayors
substantially this proposition; Mr.. Doollttie
position argues that Messrs Dixon, Stewart
and Cowan will do so. We beg all who wish
the Blacks enfranchised TO do likewise. Its
passage will give the friends of Impartial SUI
frage in every State an argument and iulcruh
1t will enable them to give reason Tor their
faith of which the most enyenomed opponent
must feel and admit the force. Even ITS sup
mort By the Radicals will be a long stride to-
ward n true and safe Reconstruction. We can
not stand on negations if we would: we must
set forth not only what we uH not 90 but "hs'
we ,,iH. Friends Of Impartial Suffrage give
us your best efforts for the pending proposition
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-13

sans in the employ OF the Government 'eso'u'ion
introduced by Mr.. Spalding not to exempt from TAXA
,on bv or under State or Municipal authority III!
amount of United States not bearing interest was
referred to the Committee on Ways ana hie"nS' ""
motion of Mr. Shellabarger. the Judiciary Committees
was instructed to inquire into tho consti'u''onay H
proprety of law dsloya persons anu
those who had Voluntarily engaged in the kepehon'
Joint resolutions were presented from the Legislature
of Wisconsin expressing appreciation OF the majority OF
the Union marty in Congress Mr.. Morrill, reported
hack adversely A Joint resolution to increase tempo
rariy the duties on imports.
In the evening session. joint resolutions were pre-
sested from the Iowa Legislature in relation to lands to
aid in the construction of railroads. bill was intro
duced and referred to aid in the construction Of the
Kansas and Neosho Valley Railroad. The report Of
the Commissioner of Agriculture was recommited.
The Senate amendment to the House bill TO extend the
time for the withdrawal OF goods for consumption from
public stores and bonded warehouses was referred o
motion OF Mr.. Stevens the Secretary of war was d.
rected TO inform the House what amount OF money mas
been paid 10 the Illinois Central Railroad Company ior
Transporting United States troops and property ana
what amount is yet claimed by the Company. Inc
ouse then went into Committee OF the Whole and re-
sumed the consideration of the bill regulating trade
with the British North American Provinces.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-13

Missouri, AZ this moment, presents very inVit-
Ing field for enterprise. With salubrious climate,
fertile soil, excellent timber inexhaus.ible minerals
in grea, variety, magnificent river communication,
g26 miles of railroads. soon to DO extended boautl-
full prairies ready for the plow or ahording rich
pasuragc for thousands OF ocks of sheep and herds
of cattle soil of every variety, producing Cotton
Hemp, Wheat Corn and Grass, and having adopted
q Constitution objected to only for It's siringency
against every sembance of disloyalty Missouri In
vtes to her embrace the industrious and liberty
loving from any part Of tho globe. The principles
of freedom have secured large and increasing ma
iority smongl her people. The future of Missouri
must b. glorious. No other State possesses so
many and so various attractions. Lands, both
prairie and timbered, subjected to entry by land
warrants or scrip, which can be purchased at from
60 TO 90 cents per acre, or taken by presumption
under the homestead law for $40 farm. Improved
farms with fields, vineyards, and orchards and
houses, in many places for less money than the i'm
provements could be made for, if the land were
donated All these point men of small means as
well as mon of capital and enterprise to Missouri,
and invite examination and investment
At this time. there is an Agent of the State in
our City-a man of mature years and experience,
who has been well known 10 many of our citlzcns
for the last twenty years who has Travelled all the
great thoroughfares in Missouri, prospecting OK
tensiyely for choice locations To which to direct
the immigrant. Mr.. Sheldon is ready TO give the
benefit of his explorations and experience without
money or price. Awaiting himself of intorma
ton thus obtained the emigrant, without needless
delay or expensive travel, may go at once to that
section where he will DO most likely to find such
advantages as his tastc and circumstances lead him
him TO prefer
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-13
RAILWAY mANGhING.

The death of Col. Bowers OF Gen. Grants
staff. opposite West Point, while attempting to
get on a ear under way calls for some plan OF
preventing repetitions of such u calamity 1t
will be recollected that, for two-fold purpose
-one to prevent such an accident, and The
other to prevent the dust from rising into the
cars-what some called a petticoat was placed
on the side of the Camden and Amboy cars OF
New.Jersey, made of heavy duck cloth, and
kept down by iron guards. Other ears adopted
n plan of blinds similar TO window shutters
for the same purpose; while a third plan
for the same object was the panei
and wood frames, which could DO showed III
grooves past the wheels when they required
oiling. These were seen on cars III the State OF
New-York. These several plans OF guards
cfIcctually prevented person from falling
under the wheels if he missed his hold or
failed in his efforts to get up into the cars by
the steps. We fear these valuable contrivances
are being discarded, as costly, and somewhat
interfering with the ease OF examining the
wheels. But they are so invaluable in saving
life that there should be a law in every State to
compel their Use on every passenger-car.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-13
NEWS OF THE DAY.
FOREIGN NEWS.

BY the arrival of the New-York, we have news
from Panama 10 March 4, from Guayaqul to Feb. a.
from Calao to Feb 90 and from Valparaiso to Feb L.
The offensive and defensive alliance of Ecuador with
Perry and Chill. was signed at Quito. on Jan. 30 On
Feb the Spanish Charge FAgaires was notified that
Ecuador had assumed the character of bellgerent
with regard to Spain. Ecuador will reinforce the
allied feet by two vessels OF considerable size ana
power.
The whereabouts ofthosc Spanish vessels which clan
desney left the port of Valparaiso is still unknown 1t
IS believed that they to take possession OF the
Chincha Islands
The reports from the gold mines Of Colombia continue
10 be very favorable. The steamship Ialca had arrived
at Panama, bringing about $50. 600 in gold dust.
Reports from FL Paso via San Francisco represent
Abe situation in Mexico fayoraby improving for the
Republican forces Victories it is reported. have been
obtained at Aanco by Gen. Cowna and at Tehuantepec
by Col Figuera. The Republican forces in Sonora are
said to have been Joined by large number OF Me1lcans
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-13
GENERAL NEW -.

In the Board of Aldermen yesterday resolu-
lions were introduced censuring the Street cleaning
Contractors and requesting the Commissioners not to
draw any warrants IN favor OF the Contractors
until they fulfill the conditions Of their contract The
Comptroller was also directed not to pay them another
dollar till they go TO work and the Corporation Coun-
sel was instructed to proceed against them in the
courts.
, There were meetings yesterday OF the Metro
politan Health Commission and also of the butchers OF
New-YOrk whose business of slaughtering 1t is pro
posed to Danish from the city proper. No decision
reached.
The procession on st. Patrick's Day will pass
through the City Hall Park from east to west, and will
be reviewed BY the Mayor and Common Council Tue
Brooklyn Irshmen have separate parade this year.
A case of domestic infehcity, with highly
fragicai conclusion occurred Tenthaye last night
The husbond attempted to murder his wife and then
shot himself subsequently dying Of his wounds.
The alleged distllery frauds on the Internal
Revenue Department being Investigated in this
city and in few days full expose Of the nefarious
transactions will be made
meeting of the Charles S. Spencer Club
was held last evening, and the gentleman whose name
nesignates the Club recommended as suitable
candidate for Congress.
The Fenan excitement continues in Canada,
and there are lively times along the frontier An I'm.
nense meeting of the Roberts faction occurred in Bos.
Ton last night.
In the case Of the murderer Greene, Oh trial
yesterday at Hartford, insanity proven. and the
prisoner will henceforward be confined ia proper
asylum.
In the WILLIAMSBURG supposed murder case
resulting in the death Of William Collins. investga
sion begun yesterday by Coroner Lynch.
The North Carolina Legislature adjourned on
Monday. bill was previously passed giving negroes
Ihe right to testify in certain
The Maretzek-Sunday Mercury libel case was
IN court yesterday but owing to the absence of mate
Iial witness put off for the term.
Several cities in Maine held their municipal
elections yesterday and the returns are generally ia
sorabls to the Republicans.
1t is said that S. X. Mallory, the last Of the
Rebel State prisoners has been released from Fort La
fayette on his parole.
compact has been made with the Arkansas
Indians whereby travel the plains will be
tered safe.
Large sumsof money continue to pour into
the respective Fenian treasures Of 0Mabony and
Roberts.
Gold closed at 1901 after selling at 1921 and 1907
Government stocks all strong favorable London
quotations with moderate business In Railway bonds aud
Bank shaTo little doing. The miscellaneous neg
Elected Money call abundant after tho bank
statement was made known and at per cent. good deal
was loaned among brokers' Sterling bills quoted 100.
nos3 for 60 days. and francs s2lid3l6i Fregh.s
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-13
WINTER DAVIS ON THE STATUS

HENRY WINTER DAVIS, ten days before bis
hmented death, wrote to the Hon. j. Nj.
Scovcl of New-Jersey as follows:
Mr DEAR SIR: The case referred TO is Luther Va.
Borden. 7 Howard. s. G. Rep. l.
did not say that the States OUT Of me Unior in
law by rebellion or in fact by the resl, of arms. On
the contrary said the State governments ceased to
exist in ar by renouncng tho Constitution and IN fact
by being expelled by arms.
Note the diversity The States are in the Union or
else we are not bound to 9uardnie, then rep bedr COR
srn,aeHfs They have not republican governments; aud
that alone gives Congress the right to control tho re'or
alton under the power TO guarantee.
Sumner il getting night on this point.
Congress look. firm; bat it must be wise as well as
firm II we go before the people next Fa! on mega
tive issue leaving JobnsonS government in possession
of the States and simply refuse to admit them to Con
eress. we will inevitably I've beaten. Congress must
annul johnson, governments, formally prescribe uni
yer,a suffrage as the condition sine qua non OF recog
milton and propose 20 amend the Constitution. making
IL the supreme law OF the land for all States and go to
the country on these measures the people will accept
Johnson's governments as a solution and send repre-
sentatiyes TO admit their representatives,.
Sincerely yours. ii. WINTER DAVIS
Baltimore Nd. Dec. 81. 1867
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-13
TENNESSEE.

Col W. B. STOKES, elected Representative
in Congress, was presented in Nashville gold
headed cane on the 9Th inst, prior to his de-
parture for Washington. The presentation took
place in the Senate-chambcr of the Capitol
Gov. BrownOw, Gems. Thomas, Fisk, Mlroy,
&C., being present. In referring to the presen-
tation address by W. Il. Shane esq, be said;
81 am again on my way to Washington. to help the
Union men to estorc law and order am regardless
vbo deyiatcs the right or to the eit III some men
choose to go asrsy, II they be high In authority
have taken no oath to follow any man. Your friends
an WASHINGTON are N. Union men an Congress oonie.
times they arc termed Radicals. ! don't care what
name YOU call them can DO called Radical as easiy
as was called a LincOnte and Abolitionist IN iooi
The Radicals are your friends, repeat Some OF them
are little extreme In OF their views put SUN you
mnst remember that these Union are the ones who
saved our Government in le6l, whom required al .c
energy aud courage of man to meet inc ureaulu eIs
Are they not the men whom you shouiu trust no" "'
the reIns OF Government
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-13

New substitutes for the Constitutional amend
ment in relation to the basis of representation
were Yesterday offered in the Senate by MesSrs.
Wilson, Grimes and Sumner. Mr.. Wilson
proposed joint resolutions apportioning repre-
sentatives among tho States according to the
number of male citizens over 81 years OF age
having the qualifications required for electors
of the most numerous branch of the State
Legislature, excluding Rebels and unnatu-
rallied persons, and providing that the number
of representatives shall not exceed one for every
100, 900 of actual population; but each State
shall, at least, have one representative.
The amendment proposed by MIR. Grimes,
apportions the representatives among the States
according to the whole number of persons, in
GLIDING O. Indians not taxed; but reduces the
basis of representation whenever State denies
the right Of suffrage to persons except for crime
or disloyalty, in the proportion of the number
of male citizens so excluded to tho whole num-
Der of male citizens over u years OF age.
Mr.. Summers amendment apportons the
representatives among the States according to
their whole population, excluding Indians not
taxed; reducing, however, the basis Of repre-
sentation whenever male citizens Of the United
States are disfranchised in any State except for
participation in rebellion, in tho proportion
which the number of excluded persons bears to
the whole number of the male citizens Of tho
United States over 81 years of age in each State.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-13
CONGRESS.
SENATE.

MARCH IA memorial Of the Iowa Legis-
1sture fer the speedy trial Of JEFF Davis presented
and referred. A petition from a citizen of Columbia,
. C.. asking for indemnity for the loss sustained by the
burning OF his house. was referred Constitutional
amendments intended to serve as substitutes for the
superintendent amendment to the Constitution were
offered by Messrs. Wilson Grimes and Sumner. The
bill to extend the time for the withdrawal of goods from
the public stores and bonded warehouses was passed
The bill for the admission of Colorado being called up
MIR. SumEer made speech against the admission. and
offered an amendment to the BILL making the admission
dependent upon the fundamental condition that there
shall be no denial of the elective franchise or any other
right on account Of color race Pending the con.
alteration Of the BILL the Senate went into Executive
session, aud soon after adjourned.
HOUSE.
On motion of Mr.. Ashley, the Joint Commit
tes the Library directed to inquire into the ex
psdsncy Of purchasing portrait Of the Hon. Joshua
J. Giddipgs. Mr.. Julian introduced bill TO nix eight
ksurs days work for sborsrs mechanics and arti'
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-13
A PURIIC NEED.


In the Assembly on Saturday, a bill incorpo-
rating 1.-THE Peoples Produce Supply Company
was considered in Committee of the Whole, ana
Mr.. Pitts moved so to amend as TO make every
stakeholder individually liable forth full amount
of its debts-that is, to Kill the measure.
We have not seen this bill, and do not know
who stand behind it. Very likely, the corpora
tors may be Enthusiastically and some provisions
of the bill Objectionable. If so, it should be
modified or beaten. But there ought to be a
peoples Produce Supply Association" hold
ing the same relation to Food that our great
Express Companies do to Commerce, or the
transfer of goods from place TO place. Nothing
is more wasteful, more ruinous. than our present
machinery for the purchase of food from the
farmers and its distribution among non-pro-
ducing consumers. Our City workmen earn
high wages, whereof at least 800, 900 per week,
or 81 for each hired workman, is squandered
upon useless "middle men, in the purchase and
distribution of Food. II is within bounds to
say that Thirty Thousand persons are need
lessly, pcrniciously employed herein, when Five
Thousand could do the work far better, and with
great advantage to the public health.
As rule, the children of our unskilled
laborers eat little Fruit that is fit to be eaten at
all. and not half the Vegetables they should
have: and this because Of the gulf Of expense
that yawns between producer and consumer.
Every peck Of turnips, for example, that Is
eaten by the Poor Of our City, costs them more
than the producer receives for bushel; and 1t
is not much better with regard to Apples.
Grapes which are a wholesome and palatable
food-are a rare and costly luxury to the Poor;
the worst being sold to them for more than the
best ought TO cost The poor mans children
rarely have q meal of Spinach, Cowslips, or any
of the Wholesome "greens" which should be
abundant every Spring, because a handful of
them cost here more than any farmer can Obtain
for crowded pafull. And so of everything
else in the line Of pershable food.
We ought to have company with capital
of not less than Ten Millions of Dollars, con-
stanty engaged in buying Apples by the
orchard, Grapes by the vineyard, Potatoes,
Cabbages, Turnips, &c, &c, by the field or
soop-load, and bearing them while fresh to
the door of each family in our City, there to be
sold for from five to ten per cent. above their
naked, literal cost. Such company might
turn its entire capital every month, and make
fair profit for its stockholders, while reducing
the cost of living incur City from ten to twenty
per cent. If 1.-The Peoples Produce Supply
Association is beginning in the right direc-
ton, we trust legislators so capable as Mr.
Pitts will not seek to embarass it with most
unreasonable and fatal exactiOn.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-13
COURT OF SPECIAL SESSIONS.
The Three Thousand Dollars Alleged
stolen Bond Case - Lawrence Dis.
charged and Pe'sis Held 10 Answer the
CbarRe Of Selling stolen bonds.

The three thousand dollars alleged stolen
bond case was brought up private examination yes
terday morning at the Tombs before Justice bowling
of the Court of Special Sessions. Mr.. Courtney ap
peared as counsel for Mr. S0nneborn, the complainant
and Mr. Graham for Mr. Lawrence. the defendant.
Counsel for defendant moved that the case should be
dismissed on the ground that there no charge or
proof that Mr. Lawrence had any guilty knowledge oil
che bonds being stolen. lie acknowledged to having
them. and if he had. when charged with the ohense.
eGuvocated. 1t the eQuiyocation Of an innocent
man, made while in state of excitement. Dir Court
ney said il clear that there ought 10 be satisfac
tory exclamation OF how the defendant obtained posses
sion of the stolen property. Mr.. Graham said that
was no proof of guilt and that any one was liable TO
possess stolen property unknown to himself
Judge Bowling dismissed the complaint against Mr..
Lawrence on the ground that there no evidence IN
the prove him guilty of the alleged crime In
the case of Mr. Petts the Court said it should hold him
to answer the charge OF selling stolen bonds and as
signed next Friday tor his trial.