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The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-05-16
N-OTECE.-sealed Proposals for build

N-0TECE.-Sealed Proposals for build
y ing Bridge over tie Allegheny River ztthe
fJo5 Of Main street, ia the Borough 81 Coadersort,
will Ae received until the frst MONDAY Of JUNE
next (Junc 2ll Said Bri iire TO he built IN accor-
dance with the Draft and Specifications IN the
hands Of Dan Baker, which Draft and SpecilCs-
tiaas can he seen by calling On him.
Asay 5, isT3 BY order Of the Town Council.
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-05-16
IEnlarGing.


". B. Gordnier is building an addition
b 0his house and otherwise improving it.
AideHsIk.
Edward Forster has put down a new
Sidewalk in front of his store on Main
F:reet.
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-05-16

TIE 13yeFR and ,Stree2esf Cod Ziyet' oil Is
Hazard ( Gas~hit's B.a h u4 the SEA -hor". fo7a
fresh, selected Y ers, by CaSSeH, Hazard e o.,
Ne- York. Il /, absolutely pure ah3 Slrset. Pa
tiaats who have once taken il prefer il all oh
eTs. Physicians have Aeciled it superior 10 any
OF the other oils in market 3S4
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-05-16
w TANTED.-Fifteen yards good rag
w Carpeting. Apply at this office.

FLANTS.-Verbenas at 10 cents each
or Sl.10 per dozen, Also Dahlias, Ge-
raniums, Salyias, etc, ut equally low
prices. Asparagus, Rhubarb and all
kinds Vegetable Plants Grown and for
Sale by N. B. PRINCE,
May :, 1873. Wel,sboro, Tjoga o., Pa.
--orlers given to JOHN NJ. HAMILTON, VIII
receive attention.
EIdridge Bros, Of Wellsville, are spe-
cial agents for the Woodward < Brown,
Chickering, Weber and Aiathushek pi-
amos; also, general agents for George
Woods 4 Co.'S. parlor and vestry organs.
These organs are superior to any reed
organ made in America at the present
time. 1t viii pay any person to exam
inc the instruments sold by Messrs. FL
bridge Bros, if they are intending to
purchase a piano ar organ.
EIdridge Bros. also make a speciality
of tuning and repairing all pianos and
organs. 40-2
TIE 13vesf and .S,rfe2eFf Cod Zi2e,' oil is
Hazaul ( ti.sgnlt-s pa r. us the sal -hnra. TOa
fresh, selected Y ers, by caS1eH Hazard e o.,
Ne-T York. l. l. absolutely pure ana Slrset. Pa
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-05-16

DY VIRTUE of suudry writs Of Ven
D aitInai Expoaas. Fie1 Faciss, Leyari Eacias
a.. sur Mortgage, issued OF: Of tie CauTtof Com
mon Pleas Of Poster County, Pa, a.d TO me direct
ed, SHAH expose TO pUbic sale or outery, et the
Court House II CoaIelspost, on MONDAY, the
EIsTa day OF Jr&E ls73, =, one O'Clock, ?. m, tic
following described t.acts OF parcels ei land, 70
Wit:
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-02-06
HOUSE.
ELEVENTH DAY.
JACKSON, February /, 1873.
INTRODUCTION OLE RIIIs

JACKSON, FEBRUARY L, 1873.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
ii B. to incorporate the Ashland Railroa,
! Company.
II b. for the collection of poll tax in Ger.
tain portions OF Colfax. Passed.
II b, for relief of Jamison.
II % To repeal to prevent sale of liquor il
| Sparta. Passed.
Ii b, for relief of w II Brown, of Yalo.
| busha.
| IL b for relief of A f Padan, of Calhoun
II Il. to extend the time foi collecting tax
in Calhoun.
II b to remove disabilities OF Tallula J..
| WuOdtord.
III Il, 10 remove the disabilities. of G.. w
Wise. of Winston county.
II Il, u amend section 1852 of Code
d, to prevent sale of liquors in this
State.
This bill is emphatcally the gallon law.
as II prohibits its sale in less quantities.
Mr. Sessions offered a resolution. which
vas adopted; inquiring into the imprison-
neht ~ the PenlLentiary of Middleton BEN
metz. Major Ellis, and Terrence Ellis.
Dir Quinn introduced Ii b, to amend sec
ferred.
Also, Ii b, to amend section 3OI3 of Code.
BY Mr Sawyer: III i, comforting addi-
tlonal duties OH delinquent Tax Collectors
Also, Ill Ii, TO amend the charter OF the
GorlnLh and koseiusko Railroad Company.
BY Mr. Walker: ii b, to authorize re-as-
sessment OF lands in Simpson.
Also, ii b, to authorize Secretary of State
10 furnish sets of Reports to clerks of said
county. '''e'
Also, II j Res, granting leave OF absence
to Hon Thos X Gowan. Passed.
BY Mr. lessor: II b, to Incorporate the
town OF Rodney. Passed.
BY Mr. Buchanan: Ii b, to amend article
4, chapter % OF Code. Referred.
Mr. LldSay introduced II / Racoln.so.-
memOralizing Congress to build a li@br
mouse and improve the hsrbOr at Pascag0u.
Ia, MISS. Referred to Committee on Federal
Relations. RAJ
BY Mr. Hasie: II Resolution, i'm relation
to the purchase of a site for the new Peni-
Tertiary. "ni-
By Mr. Sullivan: III j Resolution grant
ing leave of absence to Hon c ShackIe-
ford. Passed.
By Mr. Martinere: B to amend section
l775, of Code. Referred.
By Mr. Wharton: Ii B for relief Of .Iosorb |
Wiley. Referred. %"
By MIR French: III Resolution to ascer-
tain what lands are assessed in this Stata
Referred. i9 0IaCF'
By Mr. Nettles: II B in relation 70 tho
ss1ie oI coCeon' and for other purposes. Re
BY MIR Evans: H r to amend in relation
20 supervisors. Referred
BY Mr. Street: II c Resolution pronosing
% amend the Constitution. so the a0isia1 |
ure will meet biennaIly instead of anTS7,aii,,
"a an ually
Mr. Haste was appointed in place of Mr.
5arrett, resigned, in the Anderson case.
PASSED. ~ Irolinleht'
House adjourned.
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SYNOPSIS or PROCEEDINGS.
senate.
ELEVENTH DAY.

JACKSON, Feb l, 1873.
Mr.. Bennett presented a petition from
ktnkiB iu relation to sale OF liquors.
Mr.. .~IIy the. from citizens of KOSciusko.
ol the sAf,ie subject. He also presented one
IN relation 10 new county 10 be formed,
Ia y hole or in in part out OF Alfalfa.
The bill further extending the time OF
holding curt in Jackson, Kinds county,
WAS passed and went Co the Governor for
his signature, and was doubtless signed.
III. B. u amend the Charter of the tOwr
of Li,,rrJy. was taken up and passed.
=. = reconsidered and passed. This
hii WIS fer the relief of Hon. J l.. Herbert.
Tue following bills We're introduced:
=. b.. tor the relief of the State Hos pital
at Wick -hu Z. Referred.
:. b.. Ia provide for better roads and
bridges ia Claiborne. Referred.
=. b.. tor the relief of the Appellate and
Circuit Judges of this State. Referred.
;. r. to authorize the Governor to APP
point an Assessor for jefferson county, was
Indefinitely postponed. Thus the bill is
killed unless recOnsidered within the prop
er time.
;. B. 10 incorporate Bnrgland's Manu-
featuring Company, amended and passed.
:. Il . An act for the relief of L. B. Boner,
was taken up and referred.
The resolution for investigating the treat
ment OF convicts was adopted by the Senate.
II. b. TOR relief of Tallula >. Woodford,
OF Is~aquena. passed.
Senate adjourned.
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a Tremendous Downfall.

One of the worst cases of corruption
exposed and of complete downfall, is that
Of Z. 5. Senator S. G. Pomeroy, OF
Kansas. He was a candidate for re-elec-
ton, and bought the vote of MEMBER OF
the Legislature for SS000-S7OOO of
which was paid in hand. When the
balloung commenced, the recipient of the
bride rose to question of privilege-de-
posted the money on the Speakers desk,
where it was counted in the presence of
the two Houses-and made full expose
OF the transaction. The scene can be
better imagined than described. Pome-
roy's adherents stampeded. Pomeroy was
arrested for bribery; and was so over
whelmed by the dellolHlent that he was
taken down with brain fever. 1.-The survives
he will be tried and committed for the
offence, the penalty of which is six wears
IN the Penitentiary. Pomeroy is one of
the leading Radical Senators-has been
a noisy shrieker over the crimes of the
Southland persistent and unrelenting
prosecutor of her people. Who will
grieve that has time has come? From
the Senate to the Penitentiary, or to =.
a worse place.
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Ii z. to authorize Secretary Of State TO
furnish sers OF Mississippi Reports TO clerks
Of Simpson county. Passed.
III b, repeating section 1922 OF Code.
Passed.
INTRoDUcTIoN OF BILLS.
II b, requiring compensation for causing
death by wrongful act, neglect or default.
II b, TO amend section 2457 Of Code.
ii b, 20 create in DeSotO Office OF County
Engineer.
II b, 10 regulate fees and salaries of pub
lie officers.
HB. for the relief of n Osborne.
II B, to incorporate the Mississippi River
Railroad Company.
House Joint Resolution in relation to the
adjournment of the Circuit Court of Adams
county, December term. 1872.
III in relation to public shoots.
III Il 10 amend sec. 2020 OF Code.
III b granting rights and privileges to
VIM. Hill, of Chickasaw.
ii TO regulate fees and salaries of public
officers.
lib to prevent disposal of liquor In any
manner in Marion Station. Passed.
Ii b to amend in relation to sales by adj
mnistrators.
II b Tor relief of VIM. Burton, of Vieks-
burg
II b i'm relation TO the assessmen. in War
rem county. Referred.
III b for relief of heir of s. J. Childs
Ii b in relation TO Rankin County Savings
Institution. Passed.
ii Is for relief OFF. A. Moore.
III Il for relief of Cassell Il Baughn and
others.
a resolution appointing "A committee to
correspond with the County Treasures OF
the State in relation To their condition, etc
was adopted.
BY resolution joint committee was APP
pointed TO report on the sites for the new
Penitentiary.
II b to amend the Deposit and Exchange
Association at Holly Springs, Passed.
Adjourned.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-02-06
The RAYMOND Gazette saws

IHE CLARION, in reply 10 an article i'm the
Okoiona States, denies positively that a
"caucus of the leading Democrats was
held atJackson last spring, at which a ticket
was agreed upon for the election next fall
Now, THE CLARION may be right, "cau-
Gus may not have been held rs charged,
but, as we have heard over and over again,
All understanding Might have been privately
reached at jackson last spring or summer
who were TO be the candidates on the Dem
oeratie ticket at the next election, etc.
And the Gazette proceeds to mention
certain papers, which report has said were
relied upon to carry this understanding"
into execution, THE CLARION among the
number. Now, we will repeat that if
there has ever been such a caucus
!" understanding" or what not, in Jack
son or elsewhere, of any kind having any
reference whatever to a ticket, or any
other matter connected with the State
canvass, we are not aware of the fact
The association of the g jackson CLIQUE
and OF HE CLARION, among other news
papers with the rumor, warrants us in
that it is lie manufactured
out of whole cloth. We want our con-
temporary to construe this disclaimer
IS broad enough to cover0the whole |
ground
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-02-06
"COIfax County.

The RAIDS in their wild hunt after
County names which would be offensive
to the mass of our white population,
struck upon that of Schuyler Colfax
among the rest. Now, it turns out that
Colfax is stepped to the eyes in the
Credit Mobilier -infamy, and is a self-con-
victed Corruptionist of the deepest dye
What's to be done about it? Is the
county still to bear the accused designa-
ton? Is its mention to be perpetually
suggestive of dishonesty? If that's the
rule, why not have Cunningham and
Swan counties? Nothing more than this
case of Colfax shows the absurdity of
naming counties in honor of the living.
Who knows until man is dead what he
is coming to?
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The President has Issued an order set
ting. forth that the holding of Office nnder
the Federal and State governments by
the same person, is incompatible with a
s'due and faithful discharge of the duties
''of either office" and that tit" Is detri-
mental to the public welfare" and all
that. And yet, in the face of this or
der from the fountain-head of Radical
authority, Pearce, United States Marshal
for the Northern District of Mississippi,
still occupies the place of Senator in the
State Legislature. It seems that nothing
but the notification contained in the said
order that United States officials who
after the LIST of March continue to hold
State offices, win be held to have resign
ed their Federal places, will induce this
carpet-bagger to resign his place In the
Senate, from which it will appear that it
is not the principle enunciated by the
President, which he respects, but the fear
of losing the pay and perquisites of the
Marshal's office.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-02-06
The SeashOre Contested Election
Cases.

The Radical majority in the House
have refused to admit Mr.. Slaydon, the
duly elected member from Hancock and
Pearl. His seat was contested by the
colored man, Cowan, who had been de-
feated at the polls, and the majority not
having the hardihood to give him the
seat. refused it to Mr. Slaydon, who was
entitled to it; and thus the district is de-
prived of Representation.
In the case of the Harrison district
the action of the majority was no less ar
bitrary and unwarrantable. Lindsey was
retained in the seat which the people had
assigned to Hon. Roderick Seal.
Thus have the political rights of the
Seashore region been swept away by the
ruling of an INSCRIPTIONS partizan ma
Jorlty; and the most scandalous part of
the outrage is that mean whites who live
IN that region and who profess to value
the respect of their fellow-citizens. are at
the bottom of it.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-02-06
The Compensation Of the LAW
Reporter.

The approval by the Governor of the
bill reducing the allowances of the Re
porter Of the decisions of the Supreme
Court, is highly commendable. 1t is to
be regretted that he has detracted from
the merits of his action by accompanying
it with a recommendation that a supple
mental bill be passed raising the q rates
above" those fixed in the bill he had
signed, on the ridiculous pretence that the
compensation is too small The Governor
is entirely mistaken. The compensation
(s3 per page for every page contained in
single volume, with the privilege of
selling the work at 50 per copy is amply
sufficient. 1t was the price fixed in the
Code Of 1857, when the office command
ed such legal ability and talent as J. Z.
George-the very highest in the State.
No complaint was made that the pay was
not ample. 1t is abundant now, and if
the present Reporter, who is also engag-
ing the high salary Of the Attorney Gen
erals Office, decides that he cannot per-
form the service for the price fixed in the
new law, the Supreme Judges will have
no difficulty in finding person who will.
There il neither sense nor Justice
in paying the present Reporter from five
to seven thousand dollars volume for
service that can be commanded at from
two thousand to twenty-five hundred dol
lars. The taxpayers can't afford to be bled
at that rate for the benefit of individuals.
1t is the disregard of their rights in the
matter of taxation and expenditures
which has made the present Radical rule
the SYNONYM Of oppression in their eyes.
10 the Legislature we would say in their
name, let the new law have a trial. 1t
is wise to make haste slowly, particular
~ in the matter of going back on a path
leading in the right direction. The
fault Of the Governor, was in his failure
to sign the bill when it passed at the last
session. His Delinquency has lost the
State snug sum amounting to $40, 900
and upwards.
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EXCITING SCENE THE KAN.
SAS LEGESM.ATURE
Pomeroy a Leading Radical q. S. ,Sena-
tor ConUicted Of Bribery to Pro-
cure his Reelection.

| TOPEKA, Nan. January 29.-The most in
teresting. exciting and dramatic scene over
witnessed at any Senatorial election in no
history OF this co~ntry, took place la the
Aohsr ~ ltrpreSt natives tits nftrruuon -
The hTor of the II ,tISs. aal ,s,ll,r,. -.
crowded with an anxious and txrited
throng long before the hour for tnkino the
ballot. ~ ~
AT u o'clock the doorkeepcr announced
the hour. and the Senate. accampauted bv
IT'S president and secretary entered. Lien
1ehall-1oNefnor StoVpr called the fpint
convention to Order and The secrptarjes Of
Tue TWO houses called their respective rolls
NJ rice moved that the Convention pro-
ceed TO ballot for United Sratps Senafdr
MT; Tue IN nominated Judge John j In
galls' OF Atehison, in short and apuronri-
ate address. Pr
AZ the secretary was about to begin call
ny Ihe ron Col A. Nj. York. of Mouteom
cry county, rose in his place and d.sfroa
the attention of the Convention will, 49,
iIg DFlei statement. The clear riptgin,,
voice OF the Senator immediately ca1fgbt
Ihe attention OF the multitude. He said he
came here with desire to opDosp cor,,, ~
ton and fulfill the reonireme,rt ~ ~ p
lie had heard the charges of corr,Tti0i'
against senator PomeroV: had heard H.
uenlal oil the genuiness of the Ross lerts-.
nal heaIu the senator himself deny it had !
tn,ce Interviews with Senator Pomerov I
at last he was offered 5000 for his yote ~,
Ihhnehee. lie promised his SUPPORT ma 4
received seven thousand dollars from Po,nI
troy own hand, with the understnndino, /
.aae ne ShouId receive another thousand /
wneh ne had cast his vote lie said he haJ
taheh the money for the purpose OF unnasL- /
my anu exposing the treacliery. fraud. cor
upton ana bribery OF Senator Pomecov
1'ir- lork then delivered to the clerk of the
Convention a package containin, a. ooo
" y men ne declared be had received from
! ) o..neroy M consideration Of his snpport.
y l Using ms hand, he called upon the mem
'eIs 4I Uhe Convention. the multitude as
.elnbled. and the God of the uniyerse' 70
y i lrIl the truth of his statements
= ne impression created by this astound-
- ns sseatenent beggars description. The
AMOR sat upon their countenances. and
,.l seized them. The evidence
vas so direct and convincing that no one
AIRED attempt TO reiute &C. OAe
Judge Ingalls, was elected. Pemero,, &.
huer arrest for bribery. -
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-02-06
'<Face the Music and Call Names.
From the Forest Register.

We are thoroughly tired of this senseIess
jealous politicians, trying to engender nre.
ludice in the minds of the voting popula-
ton.
Is there not pruriency fostering in the
feelings OF some journals to start a CLIQUE
or Ring somewhere else? DON'T trv hv II
uends to destroy the usefulness of 1oo3
newspapers in this way. Face the music
call names, and then the party hfnted az
now, can have at least eufprit,s chance of
open defence. -
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-02-06
The Subsidy Scandal ImVestfca.
hOn---G'he Plot I'hickenS


This important investigation is still
going ON. 1t is reported that the Com
mittee have arrived at the material and
important fact that the Ripley Railroad
Company expended four thousand dol
lars to procure an opinion of the Attor-
ney General, authorizing the issuance of
the eighty-odd thousand dollars claimed
under the Subsidy Act. To what parties
the said moneys were paid-the nature of
the services rendered-and whether the
circumstances show that the Attorney
General received any portion of it-are
matters about which the Press and the
Public will draw their own conclusions
when the testimony shall have been
printed for the use of the Legislature.
The Committee Chat is the majority, we
mean contrary to usage in such cases,
and especially contrary to the example
of the Congressional Committee, in the
examination now in progress of the Scan
dial involving the character of many of
the leading men in Congress-have de-
cided to sit with closed doors, and we are
precluded from publishing the evidence
for the present. The essential fact men
toned above, however, has transpired.
1t Is IN everybody's mouth here and
there is no use withholding it from the
Public elsewhere, who are entitled to it.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-02-06
TWELFTH DAY.
JACKSON, Feb. 3, 1873,

JACKSON, Feb. 3, 1873.
Mr. Mcclure offered resolution request
ing the Postmaster General to investigate
the delays OF the mails in this State.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
;. e., for the relief of w. w. Chisholm.
Referred.
b, ior the relief of Ludwig Alexander.
Il .irricd.
). b in relation to Justices ofthe Peace.
Reie' red.
:. t.. To authorize w. w. Chisholm TO
practice law. Referred.
). b.. sup elemental To authorize the Su-
prTNi.or~ ~ Jefferson 10 fund outstanding
Il, bt. Referred.
CONSIDERATION OF BILLS.
:. Il l." Incorporate University of Column
bus. Passed.
Ii 4" secure payment of fines collected
by justices OF the Peace. Passed.
:. Il. Ia authorize the sale of reports de-
ci>ions e'c. Passed with amendments.
b 10 enlarge power of delinquent poll
tax Collectors. Passed.
Adjourned.
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The PENITENT1ARY Jon. The Vicks-
burg Times, Republican, still insists
that the Legislature should adopt reso-
luton of inquiry into this matter since
the Governor has vetoed the joint resolu-
ton enjoining the Auditor from issuing
the warrants under the so-called econ
tract The Times says that the Inspec-
tors ought to court enquiry, If they are.
innocent, an they now rest under the
'+odium of having committed . wrong.
The people want the facts, and what Is
more, they demand them.
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+ fl HN IS
mdTaor.
The Govelnoris angry With the Audi
Tor. He takes upon himself the Office
Of Iampooning that functionary in q
special message TO the Legislature and
all, because the Auditor refused to issue
81 900 in warrants for site for the PEN
itentiary when he knew that as good
tract with thousand times better loca-
ton, had been offered to the State with
out money and without price The
Auditor meant to save, and has thus far
succeeded in saving 81, 900 in actual
cash to the State-and tens of thousands
of dollars indirectly in the matter of
convenient location-and for this he de-
serves credit. The acting Governor says
wrathfully:
notice with some regret that the Audi
tor OF Public Accounts, having Ignored the
Executive in seeking out new and unusual
channel OF communicating his annual re-
port To the Legislature has also been
pleased - 90 50 far outside the Tine Of has
official duty as to take cOgRizdHce ~ matters ~
he gresunses To recommend that the appro-
priation made for the purchase of site OF
a new penitentiarv be Withdrawn"
| trust this recommendation of the Audi
tor will receive. At your hands the consider
alton 10 dtSerUeS.
If the acting Governor had referred to
the archives of the State, he would have
found that it has been the usage from
time immemorial Of the Auditor to adj
dress his communications directly to the
Legislature He is not responsible to
the Executive for his acts. His duties.
are wholly independent of the Executive.
He is amenable to the Legislature, which
body is is hoped, will treat his recon
mendation" in the matter of saving a
large sum of money to the taxpayers,
with the consideration it deserves" to
quote the salty language of his Acciden-
cy. The truth is, the recommendation"
itself-coupled with the obstinacy of the
Auditor in refusing to issue the warrants
and not the form Of making it
has given offence to his Accidency. That's
what's the matter.