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The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-07-23
A South-African Adventure.

1t was on the afternoon of one oil
the hottest days of an African sum
mer that | left my farm to ascend the
Draakensburg Mountains for the pur-
pose Of finding, if possible, an Gland
species of antelope, to replenish my
larder for the coming Christmas.
was at the time living alone in Il glen
formed by two spurs Of the mountain
with but few neighb0rs and no town
within fifty miles, but. as my kafiirs
had become sufficiently civilized to un-
derstand that Christmas-time meant
unlimited eating, | wished, by pro-
viding game, to save an-ox. | had
only five or six miles to 90 and was
well mounted, so | did not hurry
but, leading my horse up the steel
pass, reached the place where | in
tended to sleep just as the sun was
setting.
The scene around, though quite
different from our ideas of what il
should be in December, was very
beautiful. There was no snow; nc
leafess trees with their delicate ira
cery set off by the glistening hoar
frost, nor dark green frs bending un
der their white load but still there
was enough to keep me standing, for
getful of frewood and all | had tt
do for my comfort during the night
I was on a narrow ledge of rocl
separated from the network of hills
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-07-23
A CALIFORNIA STORY.

The San Francisco Post is respor-
sible for the following pretty story :
The old government buildings on
Washington street are making way
for the Appraisers stores, and with
them will disappear the moldy book
venders, the candy merchants, the
marking-ink eulogists and all those
traders who have so long made this
their rendezvous. There is little
story in connection with these build
ings which the writer leaned from a
gentleman who knew the parties con-
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-07-23
SHINING AND REPENTING.

There seemeth oft but littlet odds
Between the sinner and the saint;
Both seem to have their eartILy gods
Both bear the marks of human taint.
The outward cup and platter are
About alike to either man;
Thus doth the skeptic tongue declare,
In cavil at the Christian plan.
'Tis true, all sin who dwell on earth:
But one repents=the other, not;
This is the test of spirit birth:
Repentance mourns and hates each blot.
The heart renewed will ever try
And, in the end. too, viii prevail
TO pass the worlds aHurements by,
Which saint and sinner both assail
While nian, with his weak, insect power,
Assays judges throne to till, &
God, in the germ, beholds the flower
And judges actions by the will
Our errors oft from virtues rise,
And He who doth the motive sean
Regards us with indulgent eyes,
If we but do the best we can.
We, SHINING and repenting go,
Who most lament beSetting sin
And God will measure every thr0e
With Which we striue to enter in.
". T. Observer.
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-07-23
How I Caught a Robber.

Twenty years ago left a country
home and took a clerkship in the
wholesale house of B-& & Co.. New
York, firm then known as one of
the wealthiest in the metropolis.
They dealt largely in fine imported
| fabrics, such as silks and laccs.
| had been in my position nearly a
year when the store was robbed of
about five thousand dollars worth of
silks. The robbery was perpetrated
in such an adriot manner that it could
not be discovered how the robber had
gained an entrance-and even the
precise night Of the crime could not
be determined. Experienced detec-
tiyes were soon at work on the case:
but some weeks elapsed and they
seemed to have gained no clue, when,
to the astonishmcnt Of all, second
robbery, as daring and mysterious
as the first, was perpetrated.
Mr.. -, the senior member Of
the firm resolved secretly to employ
several trusty employees to take
turns at guarding the building night
after night, in the hope Of entrapping
the burglar, and he chose three for
the purpose-I being one. 1 was
fond of adventure and being a rustic
country youth, | would not have
hesitated to grapple with any ordi-
nary burglar. Arms we're not so
much used III those days.
So we three clerks began our vigil.
each staying alone in the great
gloomy building one night in three.
\ couple of weeks thus passed and
nothing unusual happened.
One moonlight summer night |
was on the lower floor and was just
musing that it was scarcely probable
that the burglar would be so auda-
cious as to attempt third robbery,
when | chanced to look above me
and discovered that | was immedi-
ately under the hoistway and that
for once the trap doors Of every floor
had imprudently been left open and
| could see to the very roof which
was amply supplied with skyIights.
"Ah. Joe Williams!" | said. adj
dressing the porter-a stout, good
natured fellow-as though he were
present, instead of at home and fast
asleep. "This is a serious neglect.
and might cost you your situation if
known at headquarters; but as you
are a poor man, old fellow, and not
generally remiss, | will conceal your
fault this time and caution you about
it tomorrow"
With the view of closing the traps,
Il crept softly up the four broad
flights Of stairs to begin my task at
the fifth floor. 1t was so dark on
the stairs that | had to feel my way
chiefly, but then | knew every inch
of the building and easily made my
way to the roof.
In these days | should have stated,
that there were no steam-elevators in
stores. and goods were hoisted or
lowered, bale at a time, by means
of a huge pendent rope, to which an
iron hook was attached This was
worked by the porter, who manipu-
lated another large rope applied to
that mechanical power known as the
wheel and axle. Such was our hoist
ing apparatus.
When | reached the fifth floor, |
found that objects were quite dis
tinguishable. owing to the mellow
light which the moon supplied
through the sky-lights. To this day
i remember the peculiar shudder
that ran over me as | found myself
up there under the roof, alone with
the great bales and boxes, from
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-07-23

eened. Like many of the incidents
winch occur daily in this country o.
change and excitement, it has &
strong spice of romance and would
not furnish bad plot for the writers
IN the sensational weeklies.
Every day for five years, no matter
how heavily the winter rain came
down, or the gusty summer winds
swept from the hilltops, an old man
took up his position near the post
office and sat until dusk behind his
tray of assorted candies. Children
on their way to mail or demand let
ters, patronized the old candy-mer-
chant. He appeared to shun acquain-
tanceship with his professional breth-
ren and no matter what novelties
they introduced in their business. he
kept aloof from competition and adj
hered strictly to the legitimate sweet
stuffs.
Among his customers came one
day a bright-eyed, neatly dressed ur-
chin, who put down his five cents
and boldly demanded it's equivalent
in molasses candy. While the old
fellow wrapped it up in the scantv
piece of brown paper he looked wist-
fully into the urchin's eyes. The boy
took his candy and went off with his
mouth full. The next day the little
chap turned up again, and again
pure h ssed his five cents worth of car
dy. One morning the candy mer-
chant, whilst wrapping up his young
customers purchase, asked the name
Of his patron. The little fellow
gave it.
The candy man Immediately re-
moved his tray to the care of fel
low-merchant, and told the boy that
he would accompany him to his
mothers house. The boy conducted
him to pleasant residence on Bry-
ant street. His mother opened the
door and the moment her eyes fell
on the candy merchant she threw her
arms around him, and, sobbing vio-
lently, called him Father"
1t appears that at one time the
candy man was well-to-do merchant
in Portland, Maine. His eldest daagh-
ter eloped with . gambler, man who
had a very hard reputation in that
town. On coming to California, how
ever, he gave up his regular ercoun-
ters with the "tigern and devoted
himself to speculating in mining
stocks. He was fortunate, grew
wealthy, bought real estate and won
the name Of being an honorable and
generous man. His wife wrote back
to Portland, but her letters were re-
turned, for her father had failed in
business, her mother was dead, and
the other members of the family set
tied in New York. The old man
then came to California, not know
ing of his daughters whereabouts,
and after many unsuccessful efforts
finally went into selling candy
Something in the little boys face
reminded him of his daughters, and
when he heard the name he remem-
bered the handsome gambler against
whom he had so often warned his
willful child. The reunion was very
happy one and the candy srofession
has lost one Of ist members.
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-07-23
COUDERsPORT, PA, WEDNESDAY,, July %. 1878.

| hurried down the four flights 0
stairs and dark as it was it seemed
but a second till | reached the stlee
door, which | unfastened and opened
To my surprise one of the officers
seized me saying:
"Oho! We've got you at last, ell
Don't try to escape, or you are {
dead man.
''Let go of me!n | said halfindig
nantly. "You need not fear my
escaping. II am employed by B
& Co., and have been watching the
store, as | can easily prove to you
| encountered burglar on the fifth
floor and he has fallen down the
hatchway."
swell, | guess you're telling the
TRUTH" said the officer, taking his
hand oil my arm; but we must keep
an eye on you. Will you light the
gas?"
"Ccrtainly.n
/ had some matches in my pocket
and quickly lighted several burners.
A pistol was found OH the floor; but
no mangIed body. We peered up
the open hoistway; shut now that the
lower story was lighted all looked
gloomy above.
'Let us search every floor," said
one of the officers.
Better secure the door first"
suggested.
"True enough!' he replied. II
think you're right or you wouldn't
want yourself locked in"
l carefully locked the door and
with the three policemen ascended
from floor to floor, lighting the gas
in each story, but finding nothing on
the second or third floor to reward
our search. On reaching the fourth,
however, a horrible and ghastly sight
met our eyes. 1t was the figure of a
man hanging in mid-air at the hoist
way, his dangling feet nearly on q
level with the floor. The body was
apparently lifeless, the head had fall
en- over on the left shoulder and the
face was deathly pale; but we heard
a slight groan as we approached.
The figure was that of the porter
and he was not dead or even fatally
hurt. In his fall he had been caught
by the point Of the iron hook at the
end Of the rope hanging in the hoist
way. 1t had entered the thick mus
cles Of the right arm between the
shoulder and elbow and had thus
held him SUSPENDED and saved him a
fall Of fifty feet. The pain, however,
had been so intense that he had i'm
mediately tainted and was still un-
lie was now speedily
released from his terrible situation,
resuscltated and carried to a police
station.
Joe Williams made a full coafes-
sion and nearly all the stolen goods
were recovered. He had accomplices,
who were all arrested and sent to
prison. They were a gang Of bad
characters and it appears that they
had tempted Joe and succeeded i'll
corrupting him and inducing him to
steal his employers property and
pass it out to them. Their plan of
operations was very ingenious. Joe
would contrive to remain in the
at closing-time in the even
would ote+,o+ oIao1,1o ooI-ooos Of
silks, and the like. and drop them
from a rear window into little
court, where they were caught BIZ his
confederates and concealed in small
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best t.,.gr3,,oistones, etc, finished to order
IS, reasoDai.i%o', slyle and workmanship, on
NEgS Irg,, ,lall or left al the Office of JorR-
go On VIII receive prompt attention
The New York herald., 1873-10-01
OSCAR IETTE ARRESTED.
The Woald-Be Assassin OF Wachhoiz
Walks Into Police Headquarters and

The Wonld-Be Assassin OF Wachhoiz
Walks Into Police Headquarters and
Gives Himself Up.
Oscar Elite, the man who shot wachholz at No.
214 Bowery yesterday afternoon the particulars Of
walked into Police Headquarters last night at
twenty minutes to twelve and surrendered
himself to Inspector walling Captain Clnchy, Of
the Fourteenth precinct had been after him all
day, and the man, finding, no doubt that he
could not get away gave himself up.
A HERALD reporter saw him In the In
His story as he told 1t ran as follows :-Wachholz
objected to his putting his sign up on the door
came to his room and threatened him with a table
knife; that he (Ette) then, fearing that there was
some danger, went back to his inner room and got
a revolver, put 1t in his pocket, and again came
out and met wachnolz in the hallway; that then
the dispute began again and Wachh0lz nnaly
caught hold Of Ette BY the lappels .sdr, OF tae ne
strike him. That then he tEttel, feeling nlmsen IN
danger drew his revolver and fired In selt-delence
at Wachholz. He then went down stairs 10
neighboring restaurant and LETT ms pup tnere,
subsequently going to another restaurant, where
he took lunch, and after a while going up to Gen.
trail Park, where he spent the afternoon and
evening
The partner OF Elite, man named B0llner, cor
roborates this statement In what particulars he
knows and saws that Elite and Wachholz were al
WAYS quarrelling together.
After Elite had told his story Inspector walling
took him up to Bellevue Hospital, for the purpose
OF having him identified by Wachholz.
When Elite was taken to the bedside OF WachoA
the latter fully identified him as the man who shot
him. The injured man seemed to be at the same
time fully conscious and was not in any great suf-
fering II was impossible at the time TO decide
whether he would live or die from the effect OF his
wounds, though the general opinion is tnat he can
not survive.
The New York herald., 1873-10-01
The Ensign Run Up and a Blank
Shot Fired.
ACTIVE FIRING SUPERVEEES.
THE FORT SILENCED.
The British Subjects Released and
Indemnity of $4,000 Paid.
Movements of the United States Steam
ship Wyoming.
KINGSTON, Ja., Sept, %. 1878,

KINGSTON, Ja., Sept. 23, 1878.
Her Majestys steamer Niobe, Commander Sir l..
+. Lorraine, from Truxio, arrived here on Sunday
last She brings particulars OF the encounter at
Omao between the natives and the British Subjects
in which serious outrage was committed upon
the British Consul. They plundered the Consul
and the British merchants, and imprisoned three
OF them who resisted the outrage. Mr. DeTot, the
Consul, had to seek safety in Belize The Niobe
was then about seven miles from Omao and on
Captain Lorraine receiving intelligence oil the occur
renee he Immediately proceeded to the scene of the
outrage for the protection OF the British flag on
the 10th OF August on reaching omao, the Niobe
was brought into position and
SATISFACTION WAS DEMANDED
oil the authorities which not being given the ensign
was run up the mainmast and blank shot fired
This was returned from the fort. An active can
nonade then ensued, which lasted from three to
six O'Clock in the afternoon. 1t was renewed the
next day. After two or three hours, the tort
being silenced a flag OF truce was sent on board.
The affair was arranged by the release OF the i'm
prisoned British subjects, and the pay
ment OF an indemnity OF 100000. The
enemy had several killed and wounded.
THE UNITED STATES sTEAMER WYOMING
sailed on Monday, the 2lst lust., lor Aspinwall,
where American interests were being threatened
steamer yirginius. having received new crew
from New York, is prepartaa tor another trip to
Cuba.
Sir John Grant, the Governor .. tMa sland re-
turned in the steamer Atlas rom New York.
The Meteorological Observatory here In connec-
tion with the United staees s,gnal Service, has
been opened
Fine rains have falleI sh n-se be island and
greatly improved the T. 'spects u ugar planters
for next year.
second cable betwesl Aspinwal and Jamaica
is to be laid in November by the Telegraph Mainte-
nance Company.
AsF, rS IN HAYTI
are troubled, ar thsr re strong fears OF another
revolution breaEiAg nui before the completion OF
General Neessges terlp OF the Presidency. The
House OF Rep sent tses are at war with his min
isters and = e President has prorogued the Cham
ber on account OF this opposition. The President
refuses to change the Ministry. The government
says it is quite prepared for any attempt to dis
turb the peace Of Port-au-P Prince. The rainy sea-
son has set in.
The New York herald., 1873-10-01
THE GLENHAM COMPANY.
Failure OF n Large Manufacturing Firm
in Dutchess County-Six Hundred Men,
Women and Children Out or Employ

Failure ofH Large anufacturing Firm
I'm Dutchess County-Six Hundred Men,
Women and Children Out or Employ
mcnt.
FIsHKILL LANDING, N. Y, Sept go 1873.
The news OF the suspension OF the Glenham
Company is received throughout Duchess county
with the most profound sorrow, as it Affects hun
dreds OF families. The factories OF the CON-
pany, for there are several OF them,
are immense In size and capacity.
Up to yesterday between $50 and $50 hands were
employed in the buildings making cloth OF all kinds.
Among them were all OF 200 females and abeut 100
children varying in age from thirteen 10 fifteen
years. One week ago Yesterday the payment for
August was due and Mr.. Barlow paid or all the
empl Dyes in store orders and money, amounting
In all to nearly sl5,00o the money paid amounting
to $4,000, Last Saturday night Mr.. Richardson,
one OF the firm, came up from New York and IN
formed Mr. Barlow that there was trouble ahead:
that Mr. Russell Dart. the President OF the COM
pany was much excited that he had said he had
been paying three per cent per month for money
long enough and couldn't stand 1t any longer.
Yesterday afternoon, between three and four
O'Clock the suspension was announced. The work
men demanded pay, and Mr.. Barlow gave them
receiver has been appointed to carry on the
Mr.. DOW states that 1t VIII take about three
months to nnish up the stock on hand when, un-
less some different arrangements are made, all
work will cease. rhis will throw nearly 600 men.
women and children, out OF employment IN the
dead OF winter, and unless they guard against the
misfortune during the three months by the strict
est economy,
They stand to-day in groups oil over the little
hamlet, and the sad expression OF their faces tell
now hard the blow has fallen upon them.
The New York herald., 1873-10-01

tne country deiegates supposed tnat they were the
Democratic Union DELEGATION int n New Yorker
shouted out, "0n thems only a lot OF Dutch
ndders. they don't belong TO no organization"
Inc state Centra committee has Just adjourned,
after adopting resolution that all contesting
delegates-Apolio Hal, Democratic Union and
the Albany eontesting peope-shall be admitted TO
the hoor OF the Convention, the result OF which
VIII be that none OF the dsputing parties will have
vote, and that committee on credentials will
decide everything
An. .Apollo Hall man said to me few moments
a.o "Ihat settles hash. u IS all Wali street to
n CHINA oranps against u.s. but we VIII railroad
them n wa gst = ahance to talk, and II we are
kicked out they win ..s paid back IN November
pretty neatiy.n ..nou ,oaa,.. o.,
Robert Waterman, OF Albany, ~" ahH .un,,,I ~ ~
state treasurer. expect very serious - 80 -
the Convention an hour alter Ii meets. There are
not many rowdies in town, however. and that Is
certainly deep and abiding consolation.
The New York herald., 1873-10-01
THE LITTLE NECK MURDERERS,
Green Recognized the Villain Who
Shot and Robbed Mr.. Nash at West
port, Conn.,, I'm March Last.
Boston, Sept. 80, 1873.

port, Conn.,, i'm March Last.
BOSTON, Sept. 80, 1873.
The confession OF John Green, alias John McDon-
ald now confined in the Massachusetts, State
Prison, that he accompanied Michael Lynch from
New York city to Little Neck, l.. L., in February
last and there murdered James Graham, q boot
maker, has furnished clew which connects these
villains with the highway robbery and attempted
murder of Mr.. +. Ii. Nash then editor OF the South
Norwalk Conn., Sentinel, at Westport on
the night OF March 10 last Green, In his
confession stated that after waiting in New York
till the excitement which attended the Graham
murder had blown over, he and Lynch started East,
and when about forty-fve miles east OF New York
robbed man OF his watch and sum OF money.
Mr.. Nash read Green's confession in the HERALD OF
saturday last and was led to the belief that these
were the same men who had attacked and ronb bed
him. and he immediately came on here to Identify
tnenl.
He visited the State Prison for that purpose to-
day, and the consequence was that Mr. Nash fully
recognized Green the man. Lynch. too he
thinks was aware Of the robbery, but both he and
Green deny all knowledge OF it, Mr.. Nash returned
to Conn ecticut this noon. He intends to cause
thorough search of Lynchs house in New York to
be made TO see II he cannot find his watch, which
he particularly desires TO obtain, neither Green
Lynch having 1t when arrested for the Srlng
ueld ROBBERY. 10r wnlCn tneY are now serving out
q term Of twenty years each. 1t is q question for
the lawyers to decide whether Lynch and Green
can be taken to New York before their present
sentence OF twenty years expires and be put trial
for the murder of James Graham, to which deed
Green coniesses he was accessory. II, however,
the Governor OF New York issues requIstion and
the Supreme Court grants a writ OF habeas corpus
Governor Wasnburn will, doubtless, permit Lynch
and Green to be taken to New York to be tried lor
the murder.
0fiicers are expected from New York with the
requisite documents this week. The prisoners
manifest no concern about their probable fate,
but go quietly about their work as usual. 1t Is
supposed that Green made his confession thinking
that, by turning states evidence against Lynch,
who, he claims, committed the Graham murder he
will save his own neck from the gallows: but even
his present term OF twenty years. will doubtless be
Sufficient to keep him behind prison bars Tor the
remainder OF his earthly existence.
The New York herald., 1873-10-01

ASHINGTUN, sept. 90, Io73.
A despatch from Commander Benham, the seniOe
naval oficer at Key West, says: s:-"Al the sick are
doing well no new cases OF yellow fever have o0-
ad
The New York herald., 1873-10-01
BARBARITY ON THE HIGH SEAS.
san FRANcIsco. Semi. "a. Is

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 80, 1879.
The seamcn OF the ship Sunrise, from New York,
unite in confirming the reports concerning the in
human conduct OF Captain Clarke and his mates
during the voyage. The original reports were de-
MED and not created, but the mates have now ned
from the CITY, evidently anticipating trouble. The
sailors say that the barbarites practised by captain
Clarke and his officers drove two OF their number
to suicide by jumping overheard. Their names
were Charles Brown and - Cordin Captain
Clarke denies these statements very positively
but he will probably be arrested to-day, and efforts
will be made to nnd the mates.
The New York herald., 1873-10-01
TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.

PARIS, sept. 30, 1873.
The Count de Chambord In letter to his sup
porters in France says his object Is the union OF
parties in France and the restoration OF her glory
greatness and prosperity. He repudiates the in
tention OF introducing extreme reactive measures
or OF attacking Italy.
The Journal ODciel announces the division OF
France into eighteen military departments, under
the following commanders -D'Aumae, Clinchaut.
Aontandon, Lebrun, Beligna Bataille, Douay
Ducrot, Cissy. Pourcet, Laemand, Lartigue,
Picard, Bourbaki, Espivent, Aymard, Fenelon and
Palladines Algeria is constituted the Nineteenth
department.. The commandanr is not yet an.
nOunced.