The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1866-08-21

writing a history Of the life aud military
services of Gen. Morgan.
aS@ The State Prison convicts at
Charlestown, Mass, have contributed S2oo
for the benefit of the Portland aufferers.
GE Mr.. P. T. Barnum has been aP-
pointed one Of the Commissioners 10 Inc
Worlds Fair at Paris.
J Z nE Robert Bonner, since his last pur-
chase. possesses the six finest horses IN this
country. They cost him $4,000.
nea- The once famous Ellsworth zou-
aves, of Chicago, are fast running down.
! The organization now numbers only nifty
active members. r @ rFFT
; GE A vein Of lead ore, six feet thick,
estimated to yield ninety per cent, metal,
has been opened at Newbury, Green coun-
ty, Ind.
ran Five prisoners escaped from the
Nashville Jail a few nights ago, by saving
through two bars in window fronting the
river.
Esa- A young Schenectady lady has be-
come insane in consequence Of the opposi-
ton of her friends to match upon which
she had set her heart. --
RF The authorities of Greenvil'e, Ala,
have passed an ordinance aPproPrIatlng
ten per cent of all taxes toward the support
of free schools.
ne- A Southern correspondent of the
New York Times figures up the probable
cotton product for this season at {, 2,70O,OOO
bales-more than half the crop of 1860.
49, The Washington National Monu
ment Association are making another effort
I to secure contributions to finish the monu-
ment. It is estimated that it will take
100000 to complete the work.
re- The military prisoners confined in
Castle Pinckney, Charleston, S. c., under
sentence of death, have had their sentences
commuted to imprisonment for life at the
Dry Tortugas, by President Johnson.
BaF Dean Richmond, President Of the
New York Central Railroad Company, and
leading Democratic politician, reports his
Income for the last year at Sl08,72l. In
early life he was poor boy and a canal
driver.
Eg Fighting between the Indians and
soldiers at Idaho is reported. There had
been several casualties on bottom sides. A
company of forty soldiers was, at last ac-
counts, surrounded by Indians, awaiting
reinforcements. ...-. ...-..s.- !
RF Hard rubber collars are to be the
next novelty. A process of bleaching rub
Der has been discovered and after harden
ing, it can be made into collars, wristbands,
ETC., aud the enthusiastic think they see the
end Of the paper collar business.
pa- The military prisoners confined in
the Ohio Penitentiary are being discharged
under the recent order of the President.
Among Others is DR.. Paine, who was cap
tured two years ago. and was at one time
under sentence Of death as a rebel spy.
Gx- The st. Louis, Mo, Democrat
says that "while other cities are supplying
themselves with pure water, the people Of
St. Louis are gulping downs such quantities
of mud that half of them are corpulent
with sandbars." ......... ......-... IL
NfA. There are now in Jail at Des Moines,
4 young gnl, aged seventeen, charged with
bigamy, and ner mother, charged with per-
jury, in swearing falsely before the County
Jl dge wien the marriage license was
grantel.
RE- An Indiana school teacher attempt
ed to chastise a female scholar, when a
young fellow threatened to shoot him,
whercupon the master drew his own pistol
and shot the boy, who returned the fire,
hitting his mark. Both were badly
wounded. .... .,....- ....-.
HA- 1t is thought to be something re-
markable that whereas previous cholera sea-
sons were noted for the entire absence Of
thunder and lightning, this summer we
have had more Of these than was ever
known before. This fact would seem to
demolish the theory that the pestilence is
caused by a lack of electricity in the at
mosphere.
BS- The associate press of this country
propose to spend $4,000 year for Eu-
ropean news by the Atlantic cable. They
will have two dispatches day, made up
in London at three o'clock in the morning
and three o'clock in the afternoon, which
will be the same as 10 p. m. and 10 a. m.
New York time, and reach here in season
for morning and evening papers.
Rg The Frer ch Academy have very
wisely selected as the subject for the prize
poem of next year: The Death of Presi-
dent Lincoln" 1t must be admitted that
Aho fnrtr- hn,,n han met ~, l;n;n..n T..