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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-05-24

DOYAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
III OFLIVERPOOL AND LONDON.
Deposited with Treasurer OF Virginia, $4,000.
IMPERIAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF
~ So 80 LONDON.
CAPlIAL.. y, 100000.
/ Deposited with Treasurer of Virginia, So, 900
Shareholders personally responsible for the obli-
gallons of the above companies.
Representing the above stauiIch old English COM
ltiles. we solicit the patronage nf the public upon
their un1uestionahle security, prompt aud liberal
settlement oi all claims, and heavy income.
JOHN II. CLAIBORSE& Co, Agents,
No. HOS Main street.
MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF
NEW YORK.
CASH ASSETS UFER $50, 0O0. 900.
Cash dividends, surprising all others, at first and
ectry anniversary of policies.
quarterly.
The OLDEST, LARGEST, and CHEAPEST company
In the United States. ..'
JOHN II. CLAIBORNE, Agent.
scol No. HOS Main street.
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Ricu,Rr-ox f. Co.. A.riinnrcr..

by Robertson. RrnnaHsh \ 'u.,
Real Estate Agents amt Awcti"!,rtrs.
Hall street. opposite t!r roGrt-houec,
Manchester, Va.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-05-24

DOR RENT. BRICK TENEMENT en-
Il No 3oi Fourth street, containing four Eli
rooms. &c. LYME & BROTHER.
nv
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L'OR RENT, HOUSE No. T12. on G:5;;
Il buchanan street Hear Ecuablc. contain Iii
ing four rooms IN good order. Apply TO \: Il
SAVAGE. with A. l.. Elicit Cos No. l2ll Mall
sirert 2i-llt
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E,OR RENT, ii COTTAGE in the vii a.
II lage of llarvic, containing SIX rooms with ss3I
suitable out-hollscs and two and half acres OF CA
rrllcui gardening land attached. Possession imne-
Idatelv Apply al any time during the day 10 VII
LIAM ID. tHESTERMAE. at his residence" north
wcst corner Of FOuslre and Gary streets. my eat
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TOR RENT, BRICK TENEMENT on a.
It. Tho west limo of Seventh between Clay and Ea:I
Leigh streets, containing seven rooms &c.
my 24-3t LYME K BROTHER.
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ENOR RENT. that most deSirableH"s
Il STORE on southeast corner of BROAD anda:4
Fifth streets. AT present occupied us cigar Store
Possession to be had on June lst For terms. apply
10 MOSES MILLIilStR.
my 2c-3t 1900 Main street.
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EOR RENT, that very desirable and G5A
Il conveniently located FAMILY RESI- Ss;:S
DES(,E situated on the west line of Third street.
CANDLES Hill. containing ten rooms, with all mod
rru inprov cucnlS. Possession at once.
my oi-3i LYME & BROTHER.
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-03-28

Fifth District.-The Eighteenth,
Nineteenth, Twenty-second, Twenty
third, and Twenty-fifth wards, and
all that portion of the Seventeenth
ward living east of Second street.
Sixth District.-Chester and Dele
ware.
Seventh nistrict.-Lancsster.
Eighth District.-Berks.
Ninth District.-Montgomery and
that portion Of Bucks-not included
in the Tenth District.
Tenth Observation-Disclosures and
Lehigh, and the townships OF Dur
ham, Milford, Springfield, Richland,
Rockhill, IIaycock, NockamlXon ana
Tinicum, and the borough of Quaker
town, in Bucks county.
Eleventh District.-Pike, Monroe,
Carbon and Wayne, and the town
ships of Bucks, Bear Greek, Blakely,
Carbondale, Corryington, Jefferson,
Madison, Roaring Brook, Spring
Brook, the borough of Blakely, Dun
more, Goldsborough, Gibsonburg, the
city of Carbondale and the Twelfth
ward of Scranton.
Twelfth District.-That part of
Luzerne county not included in the
Eleventh district.
Thirteenth District.-Lebanon and
Schuylkill.
Fourteenth nistrict.-Dauphin,
Northumberland, Perry and Juniata.
Fifteenth District.-Bradford, Sus-
quehanna, Sullivan, Columbia and
WyomiI q.
Sixteenth District -Tioga Potter,
Mexican, Cameron, Lycoming and
( MontOur.
Seventeenth District-Franklin,
Fulton. Bedford and Somerset.
Eighteenth District.-Snyder, MiE
fin, Huntingdon, Blair and Colum,
bia.
Nineteenth District.-York, Cum,
bcrland and Adams.
Twentieth Dissatisfaction Cen.
ire, Clinton, Clcarticld, Elk and
| Forest.
| Twenty-frst District.-Wc cstmorc,
land, Greene and Fayette.
Twenty-second District.-CitY OF
Pittsburg and townships of CHARTERS
Union, Scott, Stone, Robinson, Up
per and Lower st. Clair. Baldwin.
Snowden, Miftiin, and Jefferson and
the boroughs of Mansfield. CHARTERS
and West Elizabeth, in the county OF
Allegheny.
! Twenty-third District-All Of Ale
ghany county not included in the
Twcnty-second district.
Twenty-fourth District-Washing,
ton, Beaver and Butler.
| Twenty-ffth District-Clarion, Arm
strong, Indiana and Jefferson.
Twenty sixth District-Lawrence
Mercer and Crawford.
Twenty-seventh District--krle,
Warren and Nenango.
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Hennlock Bough Tannin.

The Williamsport Pa.) Register
says that from a private letter from
/ Messrs. Jonnson, Goodell, & Co.,
whose process Of manufacturing eN-
tracts from hcmlock boughs has Gre
atcd such 4 sensation in Michigan, We
learn that their representative, W. H..
Bartram, former editor and publish
er of the Midland Times where. the
business was first introduced, and to
whose efforts the enterprise owes
much Of its succcss.) will visit Will
Transport this week with a view of
remaining here sufficiently long to
awaken the same interest, here, in
this important enterprise, that is now
felt in Michigan. From those who
have Investigated the matter, We learn
that the profits connected with the
business arcs sufficient to satisfy any
one who i seeking for profitable
investment The Register says; 1t
is claimed that hcmlOCk forest will
yield as many tons of houghs as it
will cords Of bark; that the former is
as rich with tannin as the latter; that
a ton Of boughs will produce as many
pounds of extract as a cord Of bark !;
and that the extract Is far more val
liable to the manufacturer of light
stock than any other tannin agent
now known to the trade. 1t does not
possess those properties that will
make it Naluable to the great manu-
facturcrs Of sole leather in the forests
Of our State, but they can utilize the
bOughs now wasted, and, by con
structing factory in close contiguity
to their tanneries in the bush, they
can convert what has hitherto been
destroyed and wasted into a source
Of profit and wealth, Of greater pro-
portions than their tannery meterial,
they can produce and forward to the
light stock tanneries around Phila-
dclphia, Newark, New York and
Boston, an article Of tannin that will
enable them to manufacture a better
quality Of upper leather than they
are now able to produce. This in
dustry will thus recommend itself
to all who are interested in the vast
forests Of hemlock with which North
ern Pennsylvania abounds, and in
fact, to all who are interested in de-
veloping the resources of the State.
-Indcpendent Republicao.
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The Potter JouYna
AND
NEWS 1T Z M
CouDERsPoRT, Pa, Mar. 2s, 1878

W. c. ALBERGER has resigned the
superintendency of the B., \, \. &
p. r. w. He was presented with a
handsome silver tea-set by the EN-
ployes of the road, upon his retire
ment. Now. if the new superlntcnd-
ent. whoever he may be, will change
the names Of some of the stations,
whether he ever gets a silver tea-set
or not. he will earn the thanks OF a
large portion of the people in this
section. To particularize, Emporium
was formerly known as Shipper, and
to this day is almost as well known
bv the one name as the other, yet
the r. ". Co. have named the first
station this side Of Emporium, Ship
pen. thereby causing much confusion
and inconvenience. We never have
heard any good reason given why
Forest House should be called keat.
ing Summit; and we hope yet that
the good sense of the company will
re-christen these two stations at least
change Shipper to Prestonvilie, and
Heating Summit to Forest House.
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The Christian at Work of March
s seems to be better number than
usual, and one Of the best things in
it is "Tat's Charity Lesson"
There is an article. on "The State
Charities Aid Association" organ
lied in Bellevue Hospital, which is
very valuable and interesting.
1t originated with some women,
who, regularly visiting the hospitals,
saw the need Of more skillful and eff
ficient nursing, and have established
a training school for nurses, $50 that
IN time, not only the whole hospital,
but all the hospitals, even private
houses and the poor, will be supplied
with trained nurses"
1t seems like wonderfully bene-
fetal scheme, and it is hoped it will
meet with great encouragement.
donations may be sent to the
treasurer, II. c. Stebbins, SO Ex-
change St., New York"
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yDied, March 25, MARY L. JONES.
SO has passed away one very late
ly as bright and gay as any of our
fair young girls. Too eager, too en-
ergetic, she overtaxed her strength
and health, and a year ago closed
her years teaching in our graded
school a little before the time, too
much exhausted to finish. She raj
lied from this sickness, was married
in June, and moved among us cheer
fully and happily for several months.
but the severe winter has been too
much for her, and she has passed
away
She loved teaching, loved her little
scholars, and they of course returned
the affection warmly. Some weeping
little ones could not sleep last night
because of the sad word that she was
gone.
She has won and worn one of the
sweetest crowns of good life-the
being kept in the hearts of the little
ones.
Peace be to her and to all that
mourn for her.
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CONSTITUTION HALL,
PhilahAlnhLa Mar IL Isl

Philadelphia, Mar IL 1914
DEAR JOURNAL: Since my last, the
Convention, in committee Of the
whole, has made good progress, and
has committed itself to some very
important reforms.
The article reported from the COM
mittee on Legislation has been under
consideration for week. The article
as reported, with slight amendments,
has been approved in all its impor-
tant provisions. This article, should
it become a part of the Constitution,
will wholly eradicate the evils OF
special and hasty Legislature. 1t has
been thoroughly discussed, but every
idea of the committee has been sus-
tanned by handsome majorities.
Among many other wholesome pro,
visions this article prohibits the legis.
lature from making appropriations to
Chehi lSttJlC VI CNlNCdJlOlldI
not under the absolute control of the
Commonwealth except by the vote
Of two-thirds of all the members
elected to each House, and prohibits
entirely any appropriation to secta-
rian or denominational institutions
or to communities for charitable pur-
poses.
These two propositions were ercely
assalIed as narrow, illiberal and un-
feeling, but the delegates who thus
attacked the propositions are not
men Of very large ideas, and were
answered by some Of the ablest and
best minds of the Convention, and
large majority of the delegates sus-
tanned the restrictions very wisely as
your correspondent thinks.
A flood Of petitions have been CON-
ing in, asking for clause in the Con-
stitution prohibiting the sale Of in
toxicating drinks.
The Committee of Legislation, to
whom these petitions were referred
have recommended the adoption of
the following section;
mo license shall be granted to
n
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-03-28

Mr.. MORTON offered the following
resolution, which was ordered to be
printed:
Resolved, That the Senate of the
United States has received with JOY
the intelligence that the Republican
Government of Spain have abolished
slavery in the island of Porto Rico,
and raised the colored people in that
island from the condition of slaves
to the rights and privileges of citizens
of the Spanish Republic.
Rcsolued, That by this act the peo-
pie Of Spain have given new assurance
to the world that in in establishing
republican institutions they are ac-
tuated by genuine love of liberty and
the sincere regard for the natural
rights of all men, and that it will be
accepted as an omen Of power and
perpetuity of the Spanish Republic.
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a Possible Remedy.


nc !-"chpoIt "o"l'"t puts Iorth a
'usSeS'lol' 'ildI ''ie Sdi''IleS ol members
o1 Coneie eSS ana some oI'er fede:ai Oh
li'i'iS Sii"li pe ilA'u ny "h amendment
" Ii'e CONSTITUTION. rearing that Con
eleSS "ouI' not propose an amendment
VI .''e PuipolI ABOVE SlE'chled, the J"u''-
- ,r''' ''''''>'" ''e | u 'i'e' suggestion that
No'l5 ''S' may oe coiiliT'iieu 10 call con-
c..l',i ". Vilc "i'piic"tloll oi I"o-'hiruS
'1 NV rIo ,'''''o 10y i'i"'"ieS'
nv Ui,''''u ut'oii says Sucii d coIiVeh-
'ioi, Sii"il oe cane" .! congress ON the
"pl'l'o"s'"i' ~ . '"o-'Iiiiu u" Vi Iiie LeslSia-
'''ie'o u '''' 'e'eI''I states We sup
t0'' II ''e"'iS - D''' Il congress wanted
" ,''''po Gaming d convention II might
,''''N' "'' VI ''iS 'e''lii'c"i'ty. ferIitlS,
lio"''ei, '"e "iloie power Oh the press
Gnu pune oiouSh' 10 Dear on L lot OF
i,e"'i ~"iS 'Ssiil'il VINO nave sun some
'i'''ts ~ nope rom Ihe people, might
Plou''e .'le result Iile journal desires.
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THE weather is so remarkable OF
late that it seems we'll to note it for
future reference. Our six or eight
inches of snow on this stormy 26th
of March seems to have been equalled
in the West yesterday, as the follow
ing notices show:
CHICAGO, March 25.-The snow
storm which began here last evening
and continued during the night and
to-day, culminatad tonight in one OF
the worst storms Of the winter. The
wind blows a gale from the northeast
At least eight inches of snow have
fallen and there is no abatement Ot
the tempest. Street railway travel
is entirely suspended OH some routes
and on others four horses 10 car are
necessary. The railroad trains arc
delayed in every direction.
ST. LOUIS, March 25.-A heavy
snow storm has prevailed here all day
and night. The storm is the most
severe of the present winter.
KINGSTON, y. Y, March 25.-Tht
COLL weather for the mast two day>
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their successors in order to get big
back-pay steal themselves.
As to the salaries of Executive and
Judicial officers, Congress has never
shown any inclination to make them too
large; consequently there is no particu-
lar necessity for limiting them and no
thing should be put into Constitution
but what is absolutely necessary.
The matter is one of great Importance,
and we hope to see the press discuss 1t
thoroughly. If the euncOnscionable char
acter of the late transaction shouldcause
the people to take away the power so
scandalOusly used by Congress, the Great
Back-pay Steal of 1873 may be as fortu-
nate as the Nebraska Bill of 1854, which,
though planned promote theindefinite
expansion of slavery, caused its final
overthrow-B,I,tlO Express.
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Another Honest Man.

Hon. ClarksOn y. Potter of New
York published the following card
yesterday morning:
To the SergeaRt-at-Ar1ns Of the House
Of RpreScntdtires.-SIE: | have your
letter of yesterday, enclosing me for
counter signature the Speakers warrant
for my increased pay, 5000, less tax,
as member of the Forty-second Con-
gresS. | favored the late increase of
salaries of the President, Judges and
Cabinet officers, and a relative increase
to not beyond $500 a year however in
Congressional saIariea. but thought
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the increase should in no case apply to
existing terms of service. | am aware
that Congress is by law judge of the
compensation Of its own members, and
that in all former instances increased
pay has been extended to the members
of the existing Congress, and do not
presume to judge for nor seek to influ-
ence any one else, but for myself | do
not feel willing to receive this increased
compensation for service rendered In
no expectation of it, and I therefore
return you unsigned the warrant sent
me for the same, and remain
Your obedient servant,
CLARKsON y. POTTER.
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-03-28

PUT down a long credit mark for the
large-minded Mikado OF Japan, who has
issued an edict proclaiming the tolera-
tion of Christianity throughout the En-
pire and throwing open the whole coun-
try to foreigners. Now, then, walk-up
John Chinaman, if you don't want your
enterprising neighbors to get a thousand
years start of you. Japan is constantly
winning the respect and admiration of
the nations by her amazing progress in
Western civilization and by the bold
policy of her rulers.-BeBalo Express.
Very well, but if John Chinaman
is to walk up and not let his enter
prising neighbor get the start Of him,
what shall we do who oppress and
jeer at John Chinaman, in spite of our
christianity and regard for foreigners
Suppose we ''walk up little.
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-03-28
The Congressional Apportionment
Bill.

The House Apportionment Com
mittee have completed the bill ap-
pOrtioning the State into Congress
ional districts. The following is an
abstract Of that bill:
First District-The First, Second,
Seventh, and Twenty-sixth wards,
Philadelphia.
Second District-The Eighth,
Ninth, Tenth, Thirteenth, and 'fwen-
tieth wards, and that portion of the
Seventeenth ward lying west of
Second street.
Third District.-Thc Third
Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eleventh,
Twelfth and Sixteenth wards.
Fomth District.-Thc Fifteenth,
Twcnty-Grst, fourth. Twcntv-
seventh, Twenty-eighth and Twenty
ninth wards
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Potter County's First Temperance
Society.


A friend has given me an account
of what is believed to be the first
temperance organization in this Coun-
", and l write it out for the Jour
NAL.
Forty-two years ago a number of
families from the East, whence all
population comes at first, moved into
the township of Ulysses, near where
the village of Lewisville now stands.
They put up small log houses, but
the trees were so dense that these
were not in sight of each other, and
when there had grown to be a num-
Der Of them, each was wholly isolated
from the rest. Ofcourse they helped
each other in every neighborly Y way,
and, as the custom was in those days,
whenever a bee of any kind was held
among the men, liquor was provided
and drank.
Once all were gathered together
to put up large house. 1t was a
rainy, sleety day, the barn stood on
rising ground with one corner, where
the ground was lowest, supported.
By the time they came to put up
the logs they were slippery with ice,
and the men-owing perhaps to the
cold and exposure-had drank more
toan usual, and were not quite steady.
| No one could be induced to take the
lower side where the height was so
much greater, except young man,
brave and strong, thought slight OF
figure, who did not drink.
He took that place, but other arms
were not steady enough; the log
slipped, came down, but happily did
not hit him bodily. He went home
that night determined never to be
thus exposed again. He called on a
neighbor who saw the evil as he did,
and they talked it over. Each had
a building to put up, but though he
felt it was right and necessary, the
other gentleman thought he could
not be the first to refuse to provide
strong drink. So our young friend
prepared for his raising. He invited
the neighbors, giving notice that
there would be no whiskey. Some
grumbled, several said they would
not come, they could not lift without
the stimulus, etc; most seemed dis.
satisfied, and the prospect for the
barn looked pretty blue. But finally
they all came.
An excellent dinner was provided,
such as had not been seen before in
the new settlement, several of their
wives came to assist indoors, and the
whole affair was made a festival, with
which all were pleased and satisfied.
The other gentleman's raising came
next, and others followed on temper,
ance principles, to the great benefit
and safety Of all concerned. Here
was good seed sown, and a good ex,
ample set, that three years afterward
when a temperance lecturer visited
the place, ripened into a society com,
prising nearly all of those old neigh,
bors. If any one knows of an earlier
temperance society than this, let us
hear of it. POTTER.
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THE Cradle of the New World
with its instant thought of infancv
greatness, opens Harper's April pnr,t NY
with a vivid portraying of the first w.
by Columbus of SantO Domingo wv
splendid tropical island that so char ;
the disceVerers. 1t gives a man =.
Samana Bay-sO recently acqujra5 :, =
Americans; and many illustration. y I,
places in that country. Sea and Sho,,|s "
is a wonderful article-explaipin, -
various depths Of the bed of the ., ,"'
its channels, currents, waves sto,a
ETC., with many interesting iIjns,r,
tions.
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THE Pennsylvania House Of Repre-
sentatives having passed an Appro-
priation bill increasing their salaries
to $500, the Senate Finance Com
mittee on the 18th inst. reported the
bill with salaries reduced to $1,000.
and the appropriations in all reduced
nearly 100000.
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-03-28

THE fact that Hon. Schuyler Col
fax, late Vice President of the Uni
ted States, was welcomed home to
South Bend with unusual demonstra-
tions Of affection and esteem, and
that hi, old neighbors, without dis
tinctior of party, who have known
him all his life, expressed their un-
shaken confidence in his integrity,
ought to make men hesitate to believe
that he has been guilty of the grave
crimes of bribery and perjury so free
" charged upon him by some of the
newspapers. The assassination OF
character for political or sensational
purposes is one Of the great evils OF
our time.
The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-03-28

The Republicans of Hartford,
Conn, District have renominated
General j. R. Hawley for Congress.
1t is noteworthy that this, the first
Republican convention held since
the passage of the amendment rails
ing the salaries of Congress, passed
resolutions unequivocally condemn
ing that lneasure.-Montrose Repub-
licGn.
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F0REI6f 1iE9US.

Spain.-MADRID, Mch. o3-Tb.
sembly met yesterday wieh the pr5a.
standing that vote should be take1 :.
the bill for the abolition of slavoru
Porto Rico. A resolution was adon,.I
at the beginning of the sitting that u.
Chamber would not adjourn untH n.
subject had been disposed Of.
Senior Figueras annamccd that II.
ministry had decided to stand Or f,r
with the measure. Contrary to geps~,
expectation the House resolved mn, +,
continue the debate, and subseouer--
10y unanimous vote passed the bin f.,
the immediate emancipation Of slays
in the island Of Porto Rico. The an
nouncement of the result was receiyss
with cheers. The bill declares that II.
Republic Of Spain will preserve them.
tegrity Of the Spanish dominion, and
provides that emamcipated slaves il
Porto Rico shall enjoy all polita
rights dccor,led to a citizen of SPAN.
The Government took ample pgecae.
tious against any disorderly demnstn
tions in the city.
WAsHINGTON, March 22.-Sccretar
Fish to-day received the following ls
patch, dated Madrid, March -:
The immediate emancipation lav
for Porto Rice passed tonight Wu.
mously. There WAS great enthusa1
in the Assembly.
(signed) SICKLE
MADRID, March 28.-Thc Assent
is considering a resolution for the az
| pomtmcnt of a permanent CommisSg
composed of members of the House;
watch over the Government after {.
adjournment Of the Chamber.