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The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1867-04-18
EE@s~ At last a CollactOr for tho 9th dis

y-At last Collector for the 18th dis
trct has been appointed in place of George
Bubb, and as be appears from all reports
to be a worthless sort of fellow he will no
doubt please Andy johnson if he don't any
one else. He comes from Tioga and of
him the Agttator SAYS: " The strife for
the Coliectorship of this district has result
ed in the nomination and confirmation of
Mr.. H. A. Guernsey, formerly Sheriff of
this county. The news lashed the TIoga
public into such storm of indignation as
we have seldom witnessed. The dissatis-
faction is universal without distinction Of
party.
"A brief history of the matter may not
be out Of place. After the rejection of in.
R. Campbell, Col. n. A. Elliott, of Tioga
county was nominated to the Senate. His
confirmation would have given as much
(probabIy more) satisfaction to the people
of this county, as that Of any man in it of
the ranks of the Democratic party. He
was rejected. Mr.. Hepburn Mcclure, Of
Lvcoming was also nominated and rejected.
Mr.: Mcclure was rs unobjectionable as any
man of his party south of the mountains.
Then came the nomination and confrma-
tion of Mr.. Guernsey, and following it the
indignation of the people without distinc-
tion OF party. We but repeat the popular
verdict when we say that it was an appoint
ment not fit to be made. We shall not
say moe than that his fellow partsans are
as greatly outraged by it as anybody; and
what stronger language of censure than
this can we employ!
"The question now is what was our Con
gresham, Mr.. Wilson, about that this con-
firmaton was permitted? The nomination
he could not control 1t was not possible
to get radical republican nominated. But
unless affairs are entirely changed in the
Senate, he could have controlled the con
firmation. The people lay the responsible
ity at his door; and there it must lie until
he can show that he did his utmost to com
pass the rejection of the nomination. We
confess to an affective disappointment in
the result. 1t was too sudden to be behey-
ed. When the news of the nomination
reached us we could but laugh at the alb
surdity of the thing. being reasonably pos
tive that it would be rejected The pub
lie now await Mr.. Wilson's explanation. As
to justification, that is hardly possible. No
man can justify the appointment Of an open
and boasting traitor to the government
during the war: but add to this the charges
freely preferred against the appointee in
every community where he is known and
the matter is inerplicabIe."
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1867-04-18

sa- The Pennsylvania Legislature has
passed bill making eight hours days
work. 1t declares that period to be a le-
gal days labor in all cotton, wooden, silk,
paper, bagging and fax factories, and the
same shall be the case in all contracts for
mechanics and day laborers. The Govern
or has not yet approved the bill, although
there is no doubt of his approval of it.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1867-04-18


Buffalo polls larger vote than Chi
cago.
Five thousand men are idle in Pitts
burg.
Fulton, Ohio, is to have wooden fac
tory.
: Zion chapel at Saratoga is to be re-
built.
Base ball amuses New England just
now.
Cairo gives $4,000 for relief of the
South.
The machine moulders of Albany are
on strike.
Deaths in Boston during the year Sc
numbered 4,379.
The tower of the Chicago water-works
building if to be 14o feet high and "a feer
square.
At Denver Colorado the mercury de-
secluded tn thirty degrees below zero last
month.
Only two thirds the usual number OF
logs will be cut in Maine, during this sea
SON.
"A Virginia paper tells new way to
pay old debts-namely, stop drinking and
go to work.
Nigh four millions of dollars are en-
ployed in trade at Hartford.
The farmers of Illinois leave all their
farm implements and their cattle out in the
snow and thaw of winter and spring.
Clean wheat straw is selling for $50
tun, so great is the demand for it among
paper manufacturers
The HalawelI shoals in the Keuebec
river are to be at once cut away, and =
chaunel dredged seven feet more in depth.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1867-04-18

. EB The resolution before the Legsla,
ture providing for the detection and arrest
of the murderers of Moan and ADRIAN
ZooK, two citizens Of this State who were
fouily dealt with last October, in Mississip-
pi, has failed to pass, Democratic mem
Der, at the last moment, ohjecting it off
1t would seem that the ideas of the Penn
sylvania Democracy on reconstruction CO
incide with those Of tue Missomi brigands
-PhHa. Press.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1867-04-18

R9- The Legislature of Ohio have not
only passed the resolution submitting to tho
people the question whether the word
",Ohite" shall be stricken from the Cons,i-
tuition. but they have done more-they
amended the resolution so as to make the
new constitutional amendment disfranchise
deserters. This is, perhaps, matter of
more practical moment to most of the North
ern States than the question of colored
suffrage. More than this, it indicates the
resoiute determination of the free people of
this country to hunt down and exterminate
this most cowardly class Of all traitors.
They have no right to live in this land,
and they arc not wanted. We cal the
attention Of the Democrats and deserters of
Pennsylvania to this action of the Legisa-
ture Of Ohio. 1t is pregnant warning a
promise of what is to come.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1867-04-18
~A A correspondent of the German

~ A correspondent of the German
town Telegraph has prepared the follow
ing comparative table, showing the politi-
cal revolution in the northern tier counties
of this State during the last twenty-five
years. 1t gives the majorites in the coun-
ties named for Skunk and MarkIe in 1914
and for Gearv in 1866:
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1867-04-18

STATE CoNvENTGoN.-Ata meeting OF
the State Central Committee, held at Har-
risburg on the 9th inst, the 26th day of
June was fixed as the day for holding the
Union State Convention. 1t will meet on
that day at Wiiliamsport.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1867-04-18

H- The Lindall Hotel at St. Louis, the
largest building of its kind on this conti-
nent ifnot in the world was totally destroy
ed by fire last Saturday night. There is
much mystery about the origin of the fire.
But it is supposed to have originated in the
fifth story and seems to have obtained con-
siderable headway before discovered. The
hotel originally cost 100000 and he to-
tai loss IN building furniture &c. is eS,ima,
ted at 81 100000.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1867-04-18
S0- immigration to this col

S0- immigration to this country from
Europe is very large this spring, thongh
it may be impeded by late order of Prus
sia withholding passports to young men
until they shall serve twelve years in the
army. Very few of the immigrants arriv-
ing 60 South, Notwithstanding .he effort
made to influence them in that direction
A large proportion, mainly mechanics.
manufacturers and Iaborers, remain near
the coast, because they feel the need ofin-
mediate employment, This is one of the
causes that cheapens labor in all that sec
ton. enabling proprietors OF mills and shops
to compete successfully with those farther
inland. Most of the immigrants who ar.
farmers proceed directly to the west, man,
OF them expecting to settle near friends or
aequaiutanoes who have preceded them.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1867-04-18

pa- Mr.. Greeley has presented an ele
gantIy bound copy of bis american Co,s-
ftct to Governor Geary, who is ono of the
conspicuous characters in the scenes it so
faithfully describes.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1867-04-18

F 1t is announced that President
Johnson has resolved to appoint none but
Democrats since the Connecticut election.
The Democratic party has pretty heavy
load to carry since the rebellion, but it
hardly deserved the sad fate of Johnson S
friendship. This last straw would break
the back of any camel that had back to
break.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1867-04-18

EsE GARDEN SEEDS A Choice
variety, for sale at the corner store of F. "A.
Stebbins Il Co. N .
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1867-04-18

-Da The prospects of the Democratic
party South are about as good as the
chances of the redemption of rebel shin
plasters ">ix months after the ratification of
peace between the Confederate States and
the United States of America"
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1867-04-18

E9- The rebel General johnson pub
fishes long letter defending himself and
Stonewall Jackson against imputations con-
tanned in Cooks life of the latter. Among
other things speaking of the first Bull Run
battle, he saws:
Most of the rebel troops regarded it as
deciding the whole question and ending
the war. and thousands of them left the
army and went home The Union army,
he says was "Iess disorganized by defeat
than the Confederate army by its triumph" ="
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1867-04-18

E No less a person than Caleb Cush-
ING is the euIogist of Charles Sumner In
his published argument on the Meade case,
Mr.. Pierce's Attorney General begs leave
to read from recent report of the chair
man of the Senate committee on Foreign
Relations; "Not only because of the emi-
nent ability displayed in the report itself,
and of the all comprehensive knowledge of
public law possessed by Mr.. Sumner, and
his great experience in public affairs, but
because of the force and truth with which
he enunciated the doctrines, I sha pres
entity propose to prove BY citations from
law books"
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1867-04-18

reA- The returns of the New York CEN
sns of 1865 have recently been published.
They indicate slight decline in the pop
ulation Of the entire State, as we'll as of the
leading city, as compared with the returns
of 1860. This unexpected result is prob
ably owing in part to the fact that while
the compensation of the United States
marshals and assistant marshaIs was regu-
lated BY the number of persons returned,
the State census-tskers were paid by the
day. 1t is also probable that in 1865
after the terrors Of the draft and the press
ure of the internal revenue taxation had
been felt, there was greater disposition
among heads of families to make false OF
incomplete statements.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1867-04-18

EE The Democratic press all over the
land have been pretentiously calling on the
coIored population to note the fact that the
Ohio Legislature refused to submit to the
people a vote on striking out the word
white" from their Constitution. Viii
these same pppers inform their coiored
readers that the Ohio Legislature has re
scinded their action, and sent the question
to the people? viii these papers note
too, for their own consideration, that this
step was taken 6cfore the result Of tie
Connecticut election had proved its ne
crs>ity and ensured the passage of the
amendment before the people,!
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1867-04-18
pM- The negroes celebrated the

SM- The negroes celebrated the fall OF
Richmond by parade through that city
on the Sd instant. The Richmond En-
quirer says: The negroes, great and
small, Of numerous colors---black, brown,
gingerbread and oIive-with daub of the
mean white element, formed in lfhe and
paraded in the squads of the respective
societies they represented" This fling at
the "gingerbread and olive" folks is deci-
dedly personal. Why shouldn't the F. F.
VS. be represented if they want to be :
They have been the ruling class too long
to be turned out of the parade now.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1867-04-18

Rp A Union State Convention for
Arkansas was held at Little Rock on the
Sd instant. Radical resolutions approving
the Congressional plan Of reconstruction
were adopted A State Central Commit
tee was appointed and directed to estab-
lish Union organizations throughout the
State. The Committee appointed to wait
on Gen. Ord reported that he heartily ap-
proved the object of the Convention and
desired to cooperate with them.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1867-04-18
COuderspOrt. Pa.

n. W. MCALARNEY, EDITOR.
The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1867-04-18

EXPULSION OF SAULsBURY.-A resolu-
ton has been presented in the I. S. Sen
ate to expeI Mr.. Salisbury for habitual
drunkenness The poor degraded wretch
is totally untitled to perform the duties of
Senator, though he manages to make a
speech occasionally in favor of the Demo-
cratic party. The Democracy have but a
very few Senators, but the character of
these few is such as to disgrace the country
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-05-15

~ lloKRlBLE FRENcu IDEA-GAs
MANUFACTURED Our OF DEAD Boprrs.
1t seems a serious thing to make light
OF Death, yet somo disgustinsly practi.
cal French savon progresses to literally
perpetratc that cnormity. His theory
advanced through the medium of La
Gazette McdicaIe de Lyons---is that hu.
man bodies arc at present wasted when
they might as well DO utilized by distili.
zation into gas, to DO used for ilumina.
ting purposes. He remarks, in a sort OF
gr,mly humorous voin: "Coal is bcinp
exhausted, and since tho human carcass
is capable of supplying a good illumina
ting power, why should it mot be en-
ployod TO this end? In India, thcy sav
the idea is already realized. Bv a pro-
cess OF combustion in rctorts, a corpse OF
ordinary dimensions may be made to
yield twenty five cubic metres of ilLm;.
mating gas, which at cost of twenty.
five cent'mesper cubic metre, would give
a value Of about eight francs for q
deceased friend OF about medium size.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-05-15

THE last OF TIE MEXroAN EMrInE
Following the late news from Mexico
that the Imperial army under Mira
mon had been utterly defeated and the
and the city of Quorataro taken by tho
Liberals we have now adviccs from,
Vera Cruz to tho 18th, stating that Gen
Benavcdcs, on the part Of the Liberals,
was about to assault that city. He was
only waiting to receive artillery for the
purpose. lie had report also that
the Emperor Maximiiian had been cap.
tnrcd, but this docs not appear to be
reliable. The previous accounts stated
that when Queretaro had been taken,
1t was found that Macmillan had mis-
teriously disappeared; and there is now
no clrcnmstantial account Of his having
been pursued or discovered.
1t is probable that the ox.Emperor
will cndeavor to make his way to this
country, and he may avail himself of
q United States gun boat now lying at
Tampico. Whatever may bo his fate,
1t is evident that imperialism has made
its last stand. 1t is now said that the
order of Juarez, the Republican Prcsi-
dent, is, to take him alive and respect
him as prisoner Of war. In view of
all this, Mexico would deserve congrat.
ulation, were it not that tho old contest
is likely to be revived between tho adj.
hercnts of Jnarcz and Ortega, or other
chicitains, for the mastery.-Balsmoyc
.Sun, 4M.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-05-15

A SAD CALAMIrY--A LADY Acc1.
IDENTITY SHOT AND KILLED.-About G
o'clock Saturday morning, fatal acci-
dent occurred in the viciaity Of Front
and Norris streets, Philadelphia. 1t ar-
pears that q mad dog was discovered
coming full speed down the street, by q
man named Nrwin and lady named
Mrs Whitmycr. Mr.. Erwin went into
the house and got u rife, and stationed
himself at the opening Of little alley
through which the dog was making his
way, and Mrs Whitmycr, with an axe,
placed herself at an opening in the fence
N the centre Of the alley, to stop tho
dog should ho attempt to pass through.
me cur came through tic alley, stopped
before Mrs. w. who stepped ont with
tho axe uph'tod, when Mr.. Erwin fired
at tho dog as the lady placed herself be-
ioro it. Instead of striking the canine
the ball passed through the right sido Of
the lady just above the hip. Mrs w.
was taken into the house, AID every
c!lort was made to relieve her, but all
proved Of no avail, slo expired at 7.3O.
Mr.. Erwin was arrested
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-05-15
REcrsrnArIoN or CoLo1ED Vorr

REGISTRATION or CoLoIED VorERs
IN NEW ORLEANs.-Tho Now Orleans
correspondent Of the Louisville Cou-
rier get oil the following
The registering of voters under tho
military bill is progressing rapidly,
the negroes registering in great num-
bcrs, and far exceeding tho whites.
The scene of registering is rich and
funny. Two ranks are formed out
side of tho Registers Office, princi-
pally of darkies of every grade inter-
spcrscd here and there by fcw white
men. Tho following is the process of
making voters, or confering the fran
cliisc on tho colorcd citizens of Afri-
can descent.
Rcgistcr-What is you name i?
Colorcd Citizon--My name is Goa
sar, boss.
Register - What is your other
name
Colorod Citizcn-Ivcll, boss, doy
din't gid me my oddcr name, but old
massa's namo was Grandson, and I
'sposc must hab his name now.
Kegister- Did you ever hold any
office under the United States or un-
der tho State of louisiana
CoLoRED CIrIzEN--Yah, yah we'll
yes, boss l sweeps out an assurance
office an lawyers Office.
Rcgistcr--Did you over give aid
or comfort to tho Confederate States I?
CoIorcd Citizon--I didn't glib muffin,
case l didn't hab muffin to glib.
Registcr-Did you over serve in
tho Federal or robol army
Colorcd Citizen We'll, boss, I
tkdn't serve ncidor; but the Yankees
want to take me to mako brofworks
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-05-15

BRAyADo ON TIE ScArFoLD. Three
murdcrers named Alexander Aulgus
George Goctz and--Case (,ho last a
LADY were hung in Cincnnatti last Tues
day for murder and robbery on the high
way. The scene under the gallows is
thus described
Tho ropes were adjusted. Said Goetz
Just then: "Heads up boys; let's die
like men, Said Aulgus. awe will
do that George" Said Case, II want
to die at just two o'clock, in time for
tho train" Case stopped down as he
spoke and looked up, as if to Judge how
much of fall ho would have, and as
he did so he laughed tho same chuck.
ling laugh that had already horriGcd
those who saw and heard. Said Goctz
again, Don't let us slip tho way they
did over in Newport" referring to the
Watson execution. Said Case, straight.
ening up, Farewell, good bye, nj o!
you, am not afraid to de-" Said
Aulgus again, "Good bye, wo arc
going to leave you" Said Goctz,
God have mercy on us three sin.
ners."
White caps, were thon drawn ovcl
their faces, arms pinioned behind, and
at twenty-six minutes past one o'clock
the drop fell. The full was seven feet,
and the necks Of all three wore broken.
The bodies hung twenty five minutes,
wcre thon cut down and coffined, AMI
given to friends who had hearses ready
outside the Jail.
The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-05-15
The Moral Of o Tragedy.

The recent trial and conviction Of G.
9. Williams, Of Norwich Connecticut,
for assault with intent to kill his daugh
ter by starvation" brings to light case
similar IN character to that of joel Lin
slcy, who whipped bis little son to death,
but infinitely moro mhumnn in its de-
tails. 1t appears from tho report Of
tho evidence which VIC print elsewhere,
that this man Williams was an ardent
spiritualist, and by The direction Of the
spirits, cnlcavorcd to curb what ho
deemed the uncomfortable will OF his
daughter liuuicc, n bright little girl OF
thirteen years In this purpose he was
aided by Miss Sarah A. Mann, u niece
Of the lato Horace Mann, and apparent.
ly tho housolsccpor for Williams who
had transferred his wife from his house
to lunatic asylum. The story of little
Eunlco's torture is told in the evidence
gwen in the case; but the moral Of her
fathers conduct appears only as the
reader may choose TO draw it for him
self. Yet it is noticeable fact that
both Lindslny and WILLIAMSBURG a
puritan and The other spiritualst-
embraced the same intolcrant dogmatism
which so charactcrizcs leading New
lInglandcrs; and Miss Mann, who aided
and abclled Williams in all his acts of
cruelty to his daughter inherited most
naturally the spirit Of intolerance cf
opposition. however slight, which was
80 marked III the public career Of her
uncle, Horace Mann, of Massachusetts.
The assertion Ola leading Tennessee
UnionisI, that Radicalism was a specie
Of insanity, finds confirmation in the
conduct Of these people. Each was a
Radical TO the core; each claimed to DO
acting from conscientious motives, and
each sacrificed all tho hoicr feelings Of
human nature under prctcncc Of subdu-
ing the will of q little child.
1t is no stretch Of the fancy to trace,
in tho treatment Of the smilten South
by the radicals, tho working Of the same
spirit which would torture little chill
drcn to CRAFTY certain self will. And
when Senator Wilson next informs the
motley crowds in the Southern States
which listens to his harangucs that he
cntcrtains only kindly feelings towards
those who were lately in arms against
tho Government, the reports of his oft
repeated invcctivcs against Southern
men and women, and tho attitude that
he would DO sure to assume in case OF
tho slightest show of opposition to the
tyrannIcal will ofthc party which con
troll tho national legislature of which he
is an acknowledged leader, clearly prove
hat there courses in his veins and in
the VEINS OF his adhcrcnts tho same
spirit which led Lindsloy and Williams
to kill their children on tho plea of in
subordlnation and from all such, "Good
Lord, deliver u.s."