The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-03-14
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THE false diplomas given, no, sold
by some pretended medical colleges in
Philadelphia, have again attracted the
attention of the Legislature. 1t seems
that though some charters Of colleges
were rescinded last winter in conse-
quence of their selling diplomas, to per
sons who had no knowledge of medicine,
and had never studied: that these in
stitutions still continue the practice,
and that the municipal government has
no power to arrest and punish them,
SO resolution was passed to put the
case into the hands of the attorney Gen
eral
This is matter in which the whole
community is interested. AS a gener-
al thing people are quite too careless
about assuring themselves of the quail
fications of those who are called doctors
Many take the mere title, no matter
/ how assumed, as sufficient proof of learn
ing and wisdom, and we trust the health,
welfare, even life of our most precious
ones, to we know not whom, II the
revelations lately made, serve TO render
us all more careful, it will be we'll
IN THE Legislature, March s, Mr.. Jones, pot
ter) presented bill entitled An Act to author
ize the burgess and town council Of the borough
OF Coudersport i'll the county OF Potter to levy a
special tax to build bridges in said borough. Re
ierred to Committee on Roads, Bridges and Fer
! rieS." Also a bill entitled AN Act appointing
commissioners olay out and open a state road in
! Potter county to connect the Germana Young
! womanSt0wn state road with the Kettle Creek
state road at the line between the counties of Pot
ter and Clinton and to repeal section second Of
the supplement to the Kettle Greek state road
act, approved 18th day of May, A. D., 1871 Re.
| ferred to the Committee on Roads Bridges and
Ferries.
The action of the Court in McKean
| County, last week, Judge Williams pre-
siding, Is warning to the illegal traf
! tickerS III intoxicating drink. -Four per-
! sons were indicted and convicted FOR vi
olating the license law, and we're SEN
fenced to pay fires varying from S. 100
TO Il2.UU, One of the parties i'll addi-
ton to a fine of 1850, was sentenced
to fifty days i'll the county jail.
We cut the above from the Olean
Times, and are very glad jhat Mexican
County has done her duty so well. 1t is
TO the shame of Potter County that
those who sell strong drink here are not
locked up where it would be impossible
to pursue their Infamous practices. We
congratulate Mexican on her faithful
workers.
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
The following section of the Article on
| the Executive passed the committee of
the whole III the convention Oh Friday:
SEC. 10. The Governor shall have
| power to remit fines and fOrfeitures, to
! grant reprieveS, combinations of SEN
| tence and pdrdonS, except i'll cases of
| Impeachment, but no pardon shall he
granted nor sentence cOmmuted except
upon the recommendation III writing of
! the Secretary of the Commonwealth, At
| tOrney General, Superintendent of Pub
lie instruction, Secretary of Internal
| Affairs, or any three of them, after full
| hearing OF the parties, upon due notice,
III open session; and such Tecommanda-
| tiOn, with the reason therefor at length,
shall be recorded and filed in the de-
partment.
The representatives of the Burmese
! Government, after visiting Italy, Aus
tria, France, and England, recently
! left London on their hOmeward iOurnev.
The cost of this mission was more than
5 10000.
"A special dispatch from Berlin to
the London Times says many Russian
officers and diplomatistS have left st.
/ Petersburg for Central Asia, and it is
! probable the Khiyan campaign will be-
gin at an early day.
Three hundred Liberal Catholics
| have united i'll an address to Pere Hya-
cinthe urging him to resume the pulpit
at Geneva. The Father has made ia
vorable reply, saying that he is willing
| to preach to those who are resolved not
to surrender to either Ultramontanism
or unbelief.
Washington News, March 10TH
i TREASURY STATEMENT.-The bal
anceS in tie Treasury at the close of
business to-day were as follows: Cur
rency $3, $50, ,399, special deposit of legal
! tenders for redemption of certificates
/ deposit $2S,0S5, 600, coin S64. .453, ,548,
including certificates of S23, ,S86, 500.
NEW LIBRARY BUILDING.-The
Joint Committee on the Library tins
morning agreed to recommend an APP
| preparation of 100000 for commencing
the construction of d new library build
ing, to be erected on one of the squares
recently purchased for the extension of
the Capitol grounds.
4. CONSCIENCE MoNEY.-A certificate
of deposit for 1900 was received at the
| Treasury to-day from the cashier of the
Brooklyn National Bank, who reports
to the Treasurer that amount was
handed to him with statement that 1t
belonged to the United States.
| Serious Charges against an american Cup
| totR.-A dispatch TO the Telegraph from Brussels
reports that Captain Curry, of the American yes
sci Aolomd, which sailed recently from Antwerp
for New York, carried away by force, seven sail
Ors belonging to the French schooner A fTfcdi7,e
! An investigation into the affair has been set on
foot, and dispatches have been sent to the Consul
| General of Fraece at New York advising him of
the circumstances and instructing him to watch
for the arrival of the Aclomd.
/ from the Buffalo EJpresS1
Spain. Madrid, March 10.-Senor Pi
Y Margall, Minister of the Interior, pre-
! sides over the Ministerial Councii in