The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-01-10
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INAUGURATIONS.- S.-GOvernOr Dix. of
New York, Gov. WaShDurn, of Mas
SachuSettS, and Gov. Caldwell, of North
Carolina, were inaugurated on New
Years day, with subordinate officers.
a great change takes place in the gov
ernment of New York, with the open
ing year, city as well as state.
Mr.. BEECHER's church proposes to
raise fund Of fifty thousand dollars, to
be called the Plymouth Mission Fund"
for the endowment Of the two missions
under the care Of the church. This
fund will serve as the memorial of the
Silver Wedding.
THE Boston AdrertiSer says that the
Bay State Brick Company, of that city,
had fifteen millions on hand at the time
of the fire, but did not raise the price
and sold only to regular customers, who
Will take all the stock. A difference Of
three dollars advance as between that
and the old price would be S45,0OO
This the Treasurer considers as the
Company'S subscription to the relief
fund.
TIE FLIGHT OF THE METEoRS.-
New York, .jGn. l.-Ship X. {. W6t-
Wropc, from Antwerp, reports Nov y,
latitude 81 l3 north, longitude IL 49,
west, Madeira Islands bearing south
half east, distant 100 miles. had me-
teOiIc shower, commencing ut dark alIN
lasting two and a half hours. The first
hour, as near as could be judged, there
were from 900 to 1900, the second hour
from 400 to 600, and in the last half
hour were gradually disappearing
About fOur-hfths Of the meteors ap-
peared like small balls of fire moving
through the air leisurely, but Others
moved with great velocity, leaving in
their track trail of fire resembling that
i'll the wake of an army rocket.
CHANGE OF OWNERS. Cory, Pa,
Jan. 1.-The Buffalo, Cory q Pitts
burg Railroad, upon which occurred
the fearful disaster at Prospect station,
has been purchased by Col Phillips, Of
Pittsburg, President Of the Alleghany
Railroad and Oil Greek and Alleghany
River Railroad, thus making a cOntm.
uOuS working line of road from Pitts |
burg to BrocktOn, on the Lake Shore
road.
THE LOCAL OPTION LAw.-The n
first election under the Local Option II
Act Of last session of the Legislature
took place in Clearfield county. on the
29th of December. At the muniCipa.
and township elections held there Oh
that day majority Of upwards Of gu
votes was cast against liquor license.
This result III the strong Democrats
county of Clearfield may be taken as
fair indication of what will be the Dr.
ciSion when the question shall come up
i'll the several counties and cities next
March.
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY.-E
Toronto, Dec 31.-The Leader of TO-DAY /
says that a body of English capitalist
are ready to subscribe the neCeSSar \
capital to build the Canadian PaCl1. \
Railway on the terms of the act of Par
lament of last session, in case the Ot-6
arrangements are not carried out.
A COLLEGE Of Science. to cost Col
0OO, is proposed at Leeds. England. 4
is to be hoped that so noble and valua'
an idea will not remain simply
ter of pleased or pompOus talk. ~
very proposition is streak OF dawn
THE body of a man was found m~E
canal near Rochester, recently, ahu
was decided that while walking on
I tOW-path he had fit and fell IN,
evidence of the fit being bottlr
Whiskey III his pocket.
/ II EARLY times III California milIw
ry titles as handles to the name We
very common. john Phoenix tells d.
story that ne was one day leaving, y
/ Francisco by the steamer. EYelyGt
/ else was taking leave of friends, Dut
| did not know a soul in the crow
/ Ashamed of his loneliness, as the %
/ Sheered off, he called out in loud Yo,
" Goodbye, Colonel" and, to his gre
delight. every man on the wharf u r.
off his hat and shouted: Colonel 60
bye"
UNDER the last apportionmen,
lower House of Congress will cone
/ 292 members, of which the Coalli.
/ have elected 50, with New Hamp'g1
and Connecticut still to elect. ka~I {
a poor show for the RgormerS.