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CAMERON AND BLAINE.

A special dispatch from Washing
ton to the Chicago Tribune says:-
Senator Cameron, of Pennsyl-
vania, has declared himself, in a CON
versation with a leading politlcion
of the State, in favor of General
Grant for a third term. Cameron's
great anxiety seems to be to defeat
Speaker Blaine for the Presidency.
He is against Blaine, because, as he
asserts, he is a freetrader, although
born and raised in Pennsylvania.
But this is not the strongest objec-
ton of the Pennsylvania Senator
to Blaine. Cameron never forgets
an injury. He says Blaine forfeited
all claims to his support when he
appointed Mr.. Dawes, of Massachu-
setts, Chairman of the Committee of
Ways and Means. Dawes, it will be
remembered, was the gentleman who
introduced the resolution of censure
upon Gen. Cameron, as Secretary OF
War, calling upon President Lincoln
to remove him. For the last ten
years Cameron has been laboring to
have that resolution expunged from
the records of the House Of Repre-
sentatiyes, but in vain. He asserts
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THE State of New York is proposing
to set apart nearly million acres of
land in the region of the Adirondacks
for State Park. This idea of large
parks under the control of the State
or National government seems to be
gaining favor. The general govern
ment, we believe, has set apart the
Yellow Stone region as a great Ma
tional Park. 1t is said to contain
some of the most interesting won
ders of nature to be found in the
world, though it has not yet been
fully explored.
The region that is proposed to be
thus appropriated by our neighbor-
ing State is heavily timbered and
abounds in small lakes and mountain
streams, filled with fish, while the
woods are full of game Of various
kinds.
1t is a well-established fact that
the clearing of country of its tim
Der causes material changes in its
climatic conditions, one of which is
that the fall of rain is materially les
sened. while tornadoes and eccentric
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and thimbles, was her constant CON-
panion.
'The needle book, Millie," she said
family, .'look in the needle-book."
''But, grandmamma, the leaves are
all sewed together"
"Cut them open, child; but be
careful. I'm going to give that nee
dle-book to you, Millie. 1t was one
/ bought when you was wee baby.
All my treasures belong to you,
child.n
Frank Blakesley stood looking
over his wife's shoulder as she obey
ed the old lady's behest, deity pass
ing the scissors points between the
flannel leaves, scalloped and embroi-
dered. and faded silks which had
once boasted all the colors of the
rainbow. Suddenly he uttered an
exclamation and in the same instant
Millie dropped the scissors.
"Grandmamma, there is money
here-sewed to the inside of each
acknowledgement notes.
Grandmamma Kirke smiled Sc
renely.
GLOW many, Millicent?"
"Ten, grandmamma."
eyes, yes, | thought So" said the
old lady, nodding her head. "It's
all right. Take them, Frank, and
spend them as you and Millie please
they are old grandmamma's gift"
"a thousand pounds! Oh, grand
mamma,,' cried Millie, with long
breath, "you never told me this!"
"Because l wanted you to depend
on yourself, my girl; but | always
meant it for you. Now leave me in
quiet little while, | want to sleep"
And half an hour afterwards grand
mamma Kirke died.
''It's a precious BORE" said Mr.
Charles Glare when the strange story
reached his ears as, of course, it was
not long in doing. "BIakesley al
ways seems to have all the luck. Il
I'd known about the thousand pounds
! don't know that l should have OBJ
jected to the old lady"
But grandmamma Kirke's money
was better invested in Frank Blake
sley than Charley Glare. Millicent
did not regret her choice.
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shorter than any other from D..
and IS made with saving Of twor.
and thirty minutes over anvotbo. ~
Pullman palace cars are RIM r.
and every convenience provided S
comfort and safety of pasSenpars
of the provisions for the SAFETY >.
sengers already on one throngb
and soon to be added to all train.
Westinghouse air-brake. several -
ments with which the P,iI.af
Press reports with the followieg +.
The brake stops a train nm.
from 50 to 45 miles per hour IN :
ten to sixteen seconds of time ,,3
from SIS to 5l4 feet distance: tbag
er distance and lowest number a.
OndS being for the greatest ys,
The brakL also stops tie train auta,
cally 10y the separating of the Inn
10y the action of a 'feeler' when oa,
on by any object on the track. Or II 4
stop the train equally as well VIII
the engine be drawing or not"
These facts 90 far to recommga =.
enterprise and careful managema-,
the Directors, and to assure theu5l
that their patronage Of this roa1 ;,
neither be abused nor their lives AL
gered through inattention or rpss1
ness.
SO great a necessity has tile Brs
New York Il Philadelphia Eailws,,
come to Buffalo that it would bes,s
lie calamity should the abundant ~,
it could command go into any o.,
channel through neglect of our IA.
ests by our able capitalists. lie, qy.
man step forward and do a good A
for Buffalo and himself at the 81
time by purchasing the second u.
gage bonds of the Buffalo, New Y
Il Philadelphia Railway Company
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that he shall again be reelected. 1t
seems to us that they are setting up
a man of straw with which to amuse
their leisure hours. However, II they
like it we have no objections; but
it is amusing to see what horrlhed
looks they put on as they view their
monster and then with what gusto
they knock it over.
This is certainly quite as honest
as fabricating marvellous stores
about the Presidents horses, and
equipages, and bull pups, and lar
more gentlemanly than printing per-
verted reports of every action and
movement of the Presidents daugh-
ter. Miss Nellie Grant.
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Republican County Convention.

The Republicans of Potter County are request
General Election, on Tuesday, September ?, 1873.
between the hours Of 4 and p. m, to elect Dele
gates to represent them in County Convention to
day, the 4th day of September next, at o'clock,
p. M, to put in nomination candidates to be yOt-
ed for at the October election, and to transact
YentiOn.
The Vigilance Committees of the several town
ships and borOughs are requested To give notice
of fhe time and place OF holding the primary
meetings and to attend them to organize and act
as Boards of Election. The number OF Delegates
to be elected from the several townships and DO
Sharon, each 5; Bingham, CouderSport and UlyS-
ses each 4; Allegany Eulalia, GeneSee, Hector,
LewSyille, OswayO and ROulet each 3; Abbott,
Clara, Homer jackson, Keating, Pike, Pleasant
Valley, Portage, StewardsOn. Summit, Sweden,
Sylvania, West Branch and Wharton, each 2.
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THE New York Herald notices the
fact that there are now fifteen mar
row gauge railways in operation in
the United States, having 100 miles
Of track and there are no less than
120 organizations and 1850 miles
under process of construction. These
roads have been planned and con-
structed within the last two years.
The cost through level country is
about $4,000 a mile, including a
fair equipment of rolling stock, while
the foot 81 inch gauge costs from
$4,000 to $45,00 per mile. In the
West, where the traffic is not large,
the narrow gauge road pays better
on the amount of money invested
than does the wider gauge.
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THE mail arrangements on the line
of the B. \. Y. & p. II. r. instead Of
improving, are growing beautifully
worse. For the past two weeks there
has been but one messenger on the
route, at least part of the time, and
we believe that several trips have
been run with no postal agent on
board. 1t is not about time fer the
old fogies of the Post Office Depart
ment to bestir themselves? We are
required to pay postage on our cx-
changes and as country editors who
depend upon our city exchanges for
general news we have a right to de-
mand of the Department a reasonably
speedy transmission of our mails.
The Buffalo papers are now from two
to three days old when they reach
us, whereas by proper management
we should receive the morning pa
pers by noon of the day of publica-
ton. There is but one side. to this
question.-Emporium Independent.
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VINO DISCOVERED AMERICA p
Here is an item of news from the
Madison, Wis, Journal, of recent
date, that will upset the histories
now in common use, as 1t dispOses
OF both Columbus and Americus
Vespucius' claims to the discovery
of this country: The Journal says
that Ole Bull, Prof. r. b. Anderson,
of the Wisconsin University, Sena-
tor j. A. Johnson and other promi-
nent NOrwegians, are raising money
to build monument to Left Erik
son. The frst-named gentleman has
already given some concerts and will
give few more before leaving for
Norway, the entire proceeds to be
devoted to the monument fund.
Prof. Anderson, a linguist, thorough
ly versed in Scandinavian literature,
is to lecture for the benefit of the
fund. The total amount to be raised
is $4,000. The monument is to be
built In Madison and dedicated with
great ceremony on the hundredth an
niversary of American independence.
Ole Bull, Bjornson, the famous Nor
wegian author and poet, and other
celebrities will be present on the oc-
casion, together with such host of
enthusiastic Norwegians from this
and adjoining States, as were never
before seen together outside the bor-
ders Of Norway. Left Erikson,
whose name is to be inscribed upon
this monument, was a bold naviga-
tor, who discovered America in the
year 1000. That is what the Sagas
say and circumstantial evidence tends
" corroborate the lcelandic records.
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ACCORDING to the Olean Times
meetings will be held in
this vicinity as follows: Ulysses,
7th and 8th; Oswayo, Aug.
9Th and 10th; Coudersport, Septem-
Der 4th and 7th; Smethport, Sept 5th
and 7th; Port Allegany, September
9th and 7th.
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SEVERAL of the democratic papers,
seemingly melted thereto by the ex-
ample of the New York Herald, are
discussing the fearful consequences
that would follow the election of
President Grant to third term, and
under the head Of ''Cesarism," are
telling the people of Grants proclivi-
ties to usurp power, and of the ten
dency of the present state of things
to centralize the force of govern
ment.
They assume that it is already
contemplated by his political friends
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OUR little village has reason to be
very grateful for the bestowal on it
of the Court House clock. No doubt
it is grateful and has always been,
but growing more so as the years
roll on and that patient monitor still
numbers the minutes and the hours.
1t has lasted much longer than was
at first anticipated and has been
cheer and companion to many
lonely watcher for almost twenty
years. 1t might have been long be-
fore we had one if we had waited for
the ordinary course Of supply to
public needs, yet probably now the
village would not spare it for twice
it's cost. If some benevolent person
should give us fountain in the pub
lie square, probably we should get
to value that too and be thankful for
it, perhaps we would keep it and its
supplies in order.
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LATEST EENS.
Tia E'ajrd Daily Idrcrtisg

TIA E,mjra Daily 1drrtisr
GOLD closed in New i York Moad.
115t "a 115f.
THE New York NeiCS states tls
has been made to Coy. III
signed by the most prominent me-
the State of New York. to grant
Walworth a pardon. The proces II
are being kept very quite and Ggz Il
Dix has written to Judge Noah b
asking him TO transmit him Il cdrE
all the testimony, letters and recon.
the case.
On SUNDAY evening John Wand
dale, a travelling agent for a New +
tobacco house, fell in a fit as lie
taking seat i'll the cars III the L
Depot, at Pittsburg. and died
after.
\ MEXICAN newspaper, at Naan L
raS, states that a revolution is mZ
nent in the State of New Leon. lynA /
son of the numerous candidates fOIl
governorship and the intense party
tired.
The New Jersey section of the
sey City & Albany Railroad will
opened to-day and an excursion vii
made by the President, Directors 4
invited guests to Tappantown, the
minus of the finished portion Of
road.
President Grant left Long BTa
for Kingston, n. Y, Monday.
THE Grand Lodge of the KnigI1
Pythias, of the State of New Y
convened at Poughkeepsie yesterdg
The press of Cleveland Monday
a picnic to 200 news boys in that cit
Two barns containing 10 tons o.
were struck by lightning and bun
on Sunday night, III East Kings
n. III.
CHARLES COLEMAN, of Great E-
n. H., aged 50, suicided with STU
nine Monday morning, leaving a fan
a WASHINGTON dispatch sa"
Col. r. W. Hughes will probably t
Republican candidate for GoTena
Virginia.
The schooner Z. i. Phillips
seized at Boston Monday by tie c0'
authorities, charged with smus.
Holland gin. m
BISHOP Simpson is reported Sa
Long Branch. If
THERE were thirty deaths froma
era in st. Louis last week.
THE reported illness Of Arches
Bailey, at Newark, New Jersey j
MED.
A ST. JOINS, Newfoundland
patch says that the steamer
sailed for Disco on Saturday e"'
She had been delayed to make Iq
and have her boilers thorough
hauled.
THE Clyde glass works were ~
ly destroyed by fire on ThursdH
last, involving a loss of over .
Only a small portion of the los
cred by insurance. A fire eng|
considerable hose were abailao~
the flames and lost.
A TORNADO at Macon CITY ~
ri, Sunday, partially destroyer "
sonic Temple and totally deSIIgI
eral small buildings. a hu!
Collins and a negro man Wsl'
Myer Montgomery was tata3
and Judge Henry and a nuDDu
er persons more or less severeH ''
a ST. JOSEPH, Mo, dlSI""
that a number of the Iowa -
bers crossed the Hannibal "n'
seph railroad, a few miles eas.
licothe, ON Thursday, Win '~
ty of pursuers only three llii"
I them. 1t is believed that Ill"
be taken without a terrible col1 7
they know that their capture
stant death.
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storms become more frequent.

SIOTIHS UtCOIIt IIVI6 HtQUtHt'
The West is rapidly turning its at
tention to planting large tracts OF
forest trees, not wholly to raise tim
Der for ordinary purposes but as a
means of influencing those condi-
tions, and the question arises that it
might be wise for every section OF
the East to preserve at least a few
large tracts of their timber
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SECY. AND TREAs's. OFFICE, !
BUFFALO, n. Y. u PHILA. r. W., Z
BUFFALO. July ), 1878.

DEAR SIR: Owing to the large in
crease of traffic on the line Of this rail-
way, and the mountaineering de-
mand for rolling stock and equipment
to meet the wants of its own business,
it has been decided, as will be seen from
the accompanying unanimous action OF
the Board of Directors, to issue five
twenty ten per cent. second mortgage
bond i'll order to obtain money for the
successful development and operation
of this great and important feeder to
the interests of Buffalo and vicinity.
The Board of Directors have further
ordered that these bonds be sold at par
and accrued interest from July l, 1873,
and that persons subscribing therefor
be allowed the option of paying for the
same in four equal monthly instalments,
the first payment to be made on the 1st
day of August, 1878, with accrued in
tereSt, or full amount at the time of
subscription, as they may desire. The
subscription books will be opened Mon
day next, the 7th inst, and may be found
at the following places, viz:
Manufacturers and Traders Bank.
Marine Bank.
Bank of Buffalo.
Farmers and Mechanics Bank.
First National Bank.
Third National Bank.
Whites Bank.
German Bank.
New Y ork and Erie Bank.
Bank of .Attica.
Ora this office (No. 81, Exchange st. J
Yours, very respectfully,
II. l.. LYMAN, Treasurer.
Ever since the completion of the Buff
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IN N
From the Buffalo Express.
The Buffalo, New York and Phila-
delphia Railway.

At a recent meeting of the Board of
Directors of the Buffalo, New York q
Philadelphia Railway action was taken
upon the subject of issuing new bonds
Of the road to the amount Of S1,000,000
for the purpose of more fully equipping
the road to meet the demands of its rap
idly-increasing traffic. In pursuance
to the action the following circular was
issued 10y the Secretary, which fully eX-
plains itself:
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The POTTER JOURNAL
AND
NEWS ITEM
CoUDERSPoRT. PA, July 80, 1878
REPUBLICAN COMMITTEES.

REPUBLICAN, COMMITTEES.
Representative Delegate.
C CORNFORTH, of Mexican County.
Senatorial Delegate.
HUGH YOUNG, of Tioga County.
County Committee.
DAN BAKER, Chairman,
j NJ HAMILTON, Secretary,
G W Colvin g Cushing
L Nichols NJ h1lbourne
RK YOuTg
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On SUNDAY evening John Van
dale, a travelling agent for a New ]
tobacco house, fell in a fit as lie
taking a seat III the cars III the L
Depot, at Pittsburg, and died
after.
The Volcano lubricator. (Volcano, W. Va.) 1871-1879, 1873-12-16
Report Of Volcano Schools Eor
Month ending Dec. 4, 1878.


Enrolment in room No. I: Males,
-; females, -7-total, -. Average
attendance Of males, I9: females 2I-
total, 20. Enrolment in room No. :
%. Average attendance, GO. Making
a grand total Of r45 enrolled, and to-
tai daily attendance Of 100; being as
We think sufficient number Tor two
teachers.
We promised some time ago, to tell
YOU who mas the best in department.
Lr, ~ va- we have not found out. TO
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We clip the following from the Ii
tusvillc Hcraid, from a dispatch dated
Modoc City:
"The old wells are falling of rapid
", but the new ones coming in appear
to keep up the production. The mar
ket here is very weak this afternoon
and producers are becoming poorer
every dav. No new wells arc being
started from the top OF the ground,
but nobody can sec the end Of the
fourth sand Development. Sheriff s
sales are constantly going on all over
this section. and there are very few
houses IN Modoc City without one Of
their notices. Two Of our best hotels
were sold under the hammer to-day,
and the proprietorS, who consider
themselves the victims of misplaced
confidence, are about to try their luck
in some place where the population is
more stable, and money is more plcn-
IL. The whole business Of the lower
country looks darker, financially, and
more hopeless to-day than it has ever
done before. J."
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The editor and proprietors OF the
Petersburg Examiner seem deter
mined 70 provoke 4 quarrel With us;
for what reason VIC do not know, Meth
er do we care. For the past three
weeks that paper has been full OF low
filings and scurilous irucndocs in re-
gard to us, prompted BY different
spirit from what we had good reason
to expect from that quarter, All OF
these locals O must be interesting
reading matter for their 100000 sub
scribers, and if we can be the means
of furnishing them copy we have no
objection. The last number OF the
ExamfEcy had no less than three a.
msions to rs in no very complimentary
manner, and we only hope 1t pleased
them. for we know It did not hurt us.
We do not propose to reply 10 i"e'r
articles in the same spirit IN when
they indited them; VIC wfiIe ''''H 81 -
Gle only to say tia: OF our past lie we
have no fears in comparing it to theirs.
but wha'ever we may have done, we
are satisfied that it was ouly following
an old example seth them. We con
TESS we were not apt scholars. We
never did get down quite as low; VIC
never did break any Of the laws Of the
land. No. 10! Messrs. Editors, we
never claimed 70 set YOU any example,
or to lead YOU. We were content TO
follow YOU at 4 distance, and try in
some manner to initiate YOU, to our
shame be it said.
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the presents for the Sunday ichoo
children ami others. All are invited
to attend.
The Baptists of this place are steadi-
" increasing iE numbers. On Sunday
last, we were present and witnessed the
immersion Of sixteen new converts
This solemn sacrament was conducted
b. the Rev. 7. ]. Knapp, in the pres
ence OF about 500 persons. The best
OF order prevailed, and nothing occur
red to mar the harmony and soIemn'ty
of the occasion.
The NJ. E. Church Of this place are
still continuing their revival. On Sat
urday night, ana Sunday morning and
night. the Presiding Elder Of this Dis
trio. held Quarterly Meeting, and the
services were well attentcd. On Sun
dav morning the Sacrament Of the
Lords Supper was administered 10 one
hundred and nine communicates. Let
the good work go on.
The United Brethren are holding
meetings at the school house on Oil
Spring run.
Services next Sunday at all the
churches. Don't fail to attend.
The Mite Society connected with the
Emmanuel Church will meet AZ the res
idcnce or Mrs. D. Nudge, on Wednes-
day evening next.
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We understand our friend Mr..
Fletcher, the tailor. is about to build a
shop on Raymond street. below Sam!
Thompson & Jackson, where he can
carry on his business. Meantime, II
YOU want anything done in his line,
call on him at the office Of J. 5. Nc
Guire.
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HOLIDAYS.

Where arc You going to buy your
presents:
K. J. \. Foreman has got fine lot
OF articles suitable for that purpose.
W. II. Warne s Co. have removed
TO their new store, erected on the site
where their old store was burned, and
YOU can visit them and be sure to find
something that will suit your friends
for presents.
McConahy, the crack jewclcr OF
ParkerSburg, has enlarged and repIcn.
;shed his stock. Go there and find
anything YOU want in that line. 1t
pays to buy jewclry from McConahy;
YOU get just what YOU call for.
Dan. Skater can also fit YOU out
with anything you want in his line, a;
his warc-rooms on Ann street.
Friends Of the Volcano LunrlcA-
TOR, if YOU want to buy holiday pres
ents fer your friends, - and examine
the stock Of goods OF the gentlemen
named in this article. for thcy kce?
YOUR home paper going.
co 20
r. !. y. BOREMAN'S, on tho
corner Of Court Square and Market
street.
W. II. WARNE & cos, on Mar
kct street. just below Market House.
las. McCONAHY'S, corner OF
Court and Juliann street.
DAN SlAFER. on Ann street.
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RELIGIOUS ITEMS.

The Emmanuel Church Of this place
will hold religious services on Christ
mas morning. commencing at eleven
O'Clock. And on the evening of THAI
day, at s O'Clock, Christmas tree will
5c erected III lie church, Containing