The Potter Jotkrnal AXD NEWS ITEM. COUDERSPORT, PA.. Jan. 17,1873 SALUTATORY. . . . As announced in the first issue of the combined JOURNAL and ITEM, it is this week presented to the public in its enlarged form. The press is new, the type clear, and we think that the beauty and careful accuracy of the workmanship will commend it to all readers. It will be the aim of everv one connected with the paper to make it a credit to the County and a help to all the interests ot the com munity. a s well as a welcome visitor in every family. / We hope that all our friends who may have something to say to the public will feel that the JOURNAL is a suitable and creditable avenue ofcom nnuiieation, and that they will assist, by their free use of it, in m iking it so. With a cordial greeting to all for mer patrons of tue POTTER JOURNAL and of the ITEM, and a hearty hand-; shake to all old friends of the JouK-j NAL of manv years ago, we joyfully * j say, •'Once more, old friend.-, we meet lliiLAUixrniA. PA.. .Liny. (', 1873. DEAR .DIURNAL: AS the Constitu tional Convention will re-assemble in this city to-niorrow at 12 o'clock, in., ■ and be in session for some months, | 1 propose to communicate to your readers some of the most interesting proceedings of that body, and of such other items as seem to be worth no j tiding. 1 left Ooudersport Jany. 2, in the : afternoon, in company with Judge; Jones, who was on his way to Harris burg to enter upon his duties as the Representative of our District. Mr Drown, of the Raker House, took io over to "Keating Summit," (why did 1 the R. It. C'o. substitute that name for the appropriate one of Forest j House heretofore given to that place?) ! iu just two hours and ten minutes—■ and it wasn't a good day for travel-j iug, either. This shows that Drown ; knows how to drive a horse as well ! as "how to keep hotel." We arrived at the Summit a few minutes before the "local freight," on the arrival of which we fully realized the revolution which has taken place in our affairs in consequence of the constructs, u of the 15., N. V. & l'hila. Railway, .is Engine No. 5, with one passenger and two freight cars attach-, ed, came gracefully round the curve, ; 1 took oil' my hat and bowed with I grateful deference to the new Queen; and as the train moved off", leaned hack in the cosy seat of the elegant c : !i. and .-aid to myself, "this is nice!" and we had a nice ride to Eiu p< i inm. Vi e to<>k the local freight because we were informed that the mail train might not arrive at Emporium in time to make connection with the train on the T. A E. due at Emporium at (i.lo. 1 in pe the officers of the P., N. V. A I*. R. W. v\ iil lose no time in amend ing their time-table. Their mail train g ing south should pass I'< it Alle gany at least two hours earli'>r than i* now does. This change will cer tainly be to the interest of the busi ness men of Rull'alo and to the Road itself. The local freight should leave Em porium on the arrival of the exj ress on the I'. A E. so thai pas-engei's for t' e l.orlh could go >n immediately, instead of being "I ]lg>d to wait six li ins, as at present. Should this e age 1 e made it is very probable that Pullman would soon run his Sleeping ceaeli from Philadelphia to l'urtnh , rit, I mpoiium, to the ureal comfort of all persons travelling l Pot ?cr ami McKoan. This new roaii iu> a";ready improved the circum stances of our people very consider ably. It can add to its own prosper ity, ami still lurther improve the con dition ol our own people, by making the changes in its time-table herein indicated. In my. next I liopt to be able to an nounce that the Convention is fairly at work. The long adjournment lias resulted jiut as predicted by those opposed to it—in just nothing. . . . *.■- CONSTITUTION lIAIX. I I'liiUUtapliia, Jany. li, 1873. { DEAR JOURNAL: The Constitution al Convention met at noon in the Hall prepared for it by the city of Phila delphia, in Npruce street near Sixth. The City has acted very liberally in this matter. It purchased a Presby terian church at a cost of £ 58,000 and has expended some $ 25,UU0 to re model ami furnish it in a convenient and comfortable manner. Jt is, in i truth, as well furnished as the most fastidious could desire. There are 1 eight large comrufftee-rooms, a post ollice, coat-rooin, wash-room and a good-sized reception-room—all com pleted, lighted, warmed and furnished with comfortable seats and lounges. Nevertheless, 1 think it was a great mistake to adjourn to this city. If the Convention had remained in ses sion at Harrisburg until the 24th of Decemlier. it could have completed half its labors by that time. A Meth odist church as large and commodious as this building was offered to the Convention at Harrisburg; an ex penditure of $ 5000 would have pre pared it completely and comfortably; and the work of the Convention could have gone on to completion early in the spring. The adjournment to this City was unfortunate for many rea | sons. It suspended the work of the Convention just as the delegates were prepared for making progress, and it has taken the lirst week at Philada. to come up to the condition it was in at the adjournment—so that nearly two months of time has been almost entirely lost. Then again, a large number of in fluential delegates live in and near this City, with their private business and pleasures, interfere seriously with the work of the Convention; so much so that I have no doubt the expenses of the Delegates will be increase at least one-third by the adjournment to the City, and that of the State quite as much. If the City Delegates would follow the example of the energetic President of the Convention there j would he no occasion for complaint, for he is always at the post of duty, 1 and not a moment of time is lost on his account. Very little has been done this week but the important committees have held short sessions every day, at which there has been a comparison of views, and many propositions submitted. The Committee on Suffrage, Elec tions and Representations have re ported in favor of changing the time of holding the general election to the same time as that of the presidential election. 1 judge, from what 1 hear Delegates say, that this recommenda tion will be adopted by the Conven- ■ tion, and yet it is too early to speak very confidently of what will be done in the end. A large majority of the Delegates undoubtedly desire to remedy the de fects in the present Constitution. 11 't in spite of the eulogies of some lead ing newspapers. 1 doubt if this Con vention is very much above the ave rage Legislature in its devotion to the interests of the public. Unless I am greatly mistaken there are a good many delegates in tiiis Convention who place their own ease and conven ience far above the duties they owe to the public. There arc a good many others who do not intend there shall be any reform whatever. Some of these last are among the ablest mem liers present, and it is because of this that 1 am not sanguine as to results. II iwever, 1 believe a majority of the convention will faithful }' discharge the duty resting upon them, and will propose amendments preventing spe cial legislation, preventing hasty leg islation. and increasing tlie efficacy of the Judicial departments of the State. ... School Kt porta. \\ e have received the report of the State Superintendent of Common Schools and of Soldiers' Orphan schools. 1 he former shows a large increase in the number and quality of the schools of the State, in a steady in crease of the number in attendance on them for eight years past until 1*72. —when there was a decrease in the average number of pupils of 31.505, owing to the prevalence of smallpox in many towns, by which many schools were temporarily broken up. Since IS7I the number of graded schools has been increased by 3f14, with a slight addition to the number of coun ty superintendents, and to the pay of teachers; but the whole expenses for the department have been lessened by $23,5845 which has been mostly oc casioned by there being less building ol school-houses. There are now six Normal Schools and four others will soon be added, one of which will be at Lock Haven. The State appiopr a ions to Normal Schools for building purposes, library and apparatus amounts to over $1 90,- OUO, and in aid of students to over $94,000. The Superintendent urges with much force the providing of means of technical education, and he quotes with regard to this, as well as several other matters, embraced in his report, the provisions of William Penn in the first organization of a hi II " government for this Commonwealth; showing that in some resj>ect.s our school system has not grown up to the dtftiand made by him thus early, in behalf of it. Mr. Wickersham c ->n tinues: "He seems, with almost pro phetic vision to have foreseen what lias come to pass. Our prisons, pen itentiaries and poor-bouses are crowd ed with person* who having 'learned no useful trade or skill'—have come to want. * * I* is a fact as start ling a- it is si<jnii?C:mt. that of 17.000 criminal -in the Unit-.-I States in 1 SOB, nine! v—even p. re "t. !;.m! never learn ed a vrnde." 11c cite-; umnt-rcus rur. ],c:.n ex ample ovi:-/ ti ami!- nee there •riven " te.'"hi;ig ii..- nciii- rial arts, hot orriy in tin- <•> irm-n .-co I . but in otfmrs ti-poiy -1 to these purpose . IK v : "We hav<- our I'r.iii'dhi I .svii,;u, •• Li joi of Iff ign and ('<'!• . :;o- k'l ice in Pinladel pifi ". a;;'.t <.t;r Male s : -viiuiral •V>l - -i- :d.. all. and yet Penn sylvn:i:> has i.ott',"!.o of pcoj I'. and t'i-rc i ■ !■<; b-*d ; felt - u the broad c:.: th f v the pi - f > of high art. * * * I ;%v- •• vrltli t'.n- c : miou ? -use vi. \vs aati.ee, that *t! a pro-.pec of WOf i': rv.d ('(•• h.- - 'ay. !•- brigllt er t> anv vnng id • ■ of ability and ambition v.ho via I ~:i v.; a good trade. b.;;.j in,v < .u- that ~lt uipts l< ci".iwd into 'ht ;• >i ■ -i The. careti.:i h and no h-! words, am: b.<v .• re mni i f |.y t 1 ec -glial re cw f A for :.r.y one vt h w rks a( b;...-o ... -i -eh s*lG'*a!!y. V/itcii Thomas Limlain, putting down a curved stone walk by mathematical measurements, explained the rules by - which lie worked, lie won our respect 1 in spite of many faults. This leads us to another very im portant subject in this report: SCHOOLS KOK MEN. —Thoreau speaks of "the comparatively decent system of ! common schools," but adds, "These schools arc for infants only; and ex cepting the half starved lyeeuni in the winter, and latterly the punv beginning of a library suggest! d by the Stale, we i ! ,:v. no schools for oiusilw : it is tinit ti.E.t We had unci IIIUJOI; seho ls, | that we did not leave olf out eduention when we became UMI and women." | lie speaks of New Hnghim': in I'enn svlvania, we do not alwavs have evei | the "li:ilf-stary(l ly<- p. the "he- i giimiiia > f ■* . It is fearful to ti ins liov.-mueh tma is lost, absolutely sqvuudi. d a.vay u 'our towns and villages. The avcragt Pennsylvania village !;;:s no public phi'-< better for spending tin- time of a leisurt evening or a h< liday taau t'ae store, t'.it saloon, the tavern or the st vi t coi'li: i'. Tens of thousands of intelligent mei gossip away many hoii.s t\--ry we-k at such plaees in must iiuprolitabl • dis course, lias n>t the time eom.. for a united effort tu i stahlisli in our town and villages, hu ntr. so i-n. s, iibruri's. 1 reailing-rooins. conrs's of l-ctuns, museums, art galleries anil pa; lis? T< graduate from the graded cool to a seat on a store box or a bencb in a bar room Itiirdiv couijioris with eh vated ideas of tin liig! est aim of t:.< s;*:.-01. or the gr'iit purp-o .e of life. We want schools for men and worn it. There are lis. buiuh. d i owns end vjllu.; sin Pennsylvania to-d.i> tuat, wii.li t. operation of t'i" leading eit i/.- lis. might establish at Last some ot the lit aiis i named above for carrying on the work { of cduc.it ion in mature life. Says Thoreau further, ".'is 11 e noble man of cultivated taste surrounds him self with whatever combines to his cul ture —genius, learning, wit. Imoks, , paintings, statuary, music, phi Us p i ical instruments, and the like, so let the village do—not si op short at aped ' agague, a parson, a sexton. a parish li brary, and three selectman, because our pilgrim foreffiti.ers got i .rough a cold Winter on a bleak roe a with these. New England can hire all the wise men in the world to come and teach her. and lioard tliein round the while, and not lie pi aim iid at al.l That is the oi •ittuiK'iit school we want. Instead of no itit men, h t us have liohle villages of men." V s, our life lias been that of pioneers lot n< rto: we must now begin I to surround our homes with comfort aid culture. Education should not end wit! school days. The home and the : village should carry it on. We need all our three score and ten years ail im provid to become the lull-grown men anil women tiod intended us to be. E.i'l Wt Ins] g..t;. r. The terrible and fatal accident at the Baptist church of X< wherry, suggists the necessity of having all public build ings, where bodies of considerable size are wont to congregate, thoroughly in spected by competent and proper au thority, before they arc permitted to be thrown open for public use. The fact must be aparrent, that if this XT-w --herry church had been dulv examined it would have been pronounced inade quate in its structure to answer, with reasonable safety, the purposes for which it has been occupied. Men, assuming the responsibility of acting for the pub lic welfare, would have inquired into the probable uses of the buildings and its apparent strength and adaptation to those uses. Having seen that the second tloor, the one which gave way, was unsupported in the centre, it would have been but a matter of a moment's reflection that tiie weight of a large audience, Hearing that centre, would bear down the light timber on which the floor rested, and at any time make the whole liable to fall under the weight. The building would have been declared unlit for the use in tended, before the defects were 'eme died, and disaster would have been pre vented. But a few days after the X'ew- Lerry accident, the intelligence flashed over the wires that similar catastrophes had occurred at different places in Eu rojie and America, and most likely from similar causes. This, taken in connection with the ; fact that numerous halls in this city are : ■ frequently crowded to the utmost, < ( should put us to our caution, and it i would I>C but the part of wise.security 1 to have such places periodically inspect- i ed. "An ounce of prevention is better ! i than a.pound of gure;" and if we would reckon the'eost of Iffe and limb entail-, 1 ed by neglect, bisection of buildings will hereafter be a feature in the gov-|i eminent of t his city.—-JSpi/oaiiiff. Important Railroad Suit. The following case was recently dis-. posed of in Lehigh county ; A man ' named Mclntyre sued the Lehigh Val • ley Railroad Company. Mclntyre was j 1 on a passenger train of the Company,! on his way from ILazleton to Bethle hem, was drunk and became unruly— was noisy, troublesome, and created a ' great deal of disturbance. The eon-' : duetor told liiui several times that if he ' was not quiet he would stop the, train • J and put liini off. Finally he did put L him off, at a lonely place on the road, where tliem were high embankments and no houses. Mclntyre, inliisdi unk "j en condition, walked mine distance " i along the road, and then sat down IK 1' tween the tracks and went to sleep. [ During tike night he was run over and had his left leg so sinashid that it, had ; to be amputated. lie then brought an ' action against the Company to recover ' ' damages. Judge I.ougaker charged the - jury that the conductor had a right to I put the man oil, but that if the plaintiff [ was in a state of intoxication that lie' ; j was not able to take care of himself, it ' was the conductor's duty to put him off | at a regular station, or other place of : | ' j safety . The jury rendered a verdict in ; . I favor of plaintiff for §l,Bd) damages, j - | and costs—a small sum, but it must be ( nincm 1 end that the plaintiff 'shad lie- ( havior was tin pt'iin-ipalcausc of making ( | the aecidt nt possible. Mclntyre, in his testimony, said lie did not know that * : he had been run over until he awakened up from sleep in the ui 'ruing.— j! \ *]'„ (T tli3 Olden Ti.r,v_s an.l a ' A Letter. A X'f w York paper lias the following : , l.s-i February. Governor Seymour. \\ bile looking ovi r some old volumes was ( surpris d by a littk slipof piipar, yellow ; with age. which dropped from ore , of the book-i. This little slip was near-j Ily a half eentury old. It was a record made in (ieni vi, where he was then j pursuing bis studi* s. of sueb auiong his 1 . i .. . jV'i • i cm ci lu-eb. i' e .]ip j cue. - : T; i- ay C'licrcb, C : va, | Ana ... • ' - ill i\ \i 11 ■; f i nd '■ ■. (. huvi i. to w m , ill 'i;r ei -it:-, d !: : t r :>.. pi: -.to- j got Will- Iyt 11: if. I. the j, Crr- v oil -'<• 1 "' if •' ■ ?• ■\ ■ • ■ . : . : • , own a • • to. ii a an uenl • 1 . ' 11 i >.e..... il •a • \, ri ia ■ i men I! a i iff "iy '• vOl'il oi i,• io ut liu-l' ; s - • ... ! ' ' • !.,i I oil tii ;:k ■ - - -' on- e'<o. j : :u h.d to st \.:.s l m : i n.a ; ( he a ■ ... 1 •r. || • >V, ■' ' . :... . • y . .. i: -.ii ;; 1 ..oati'ii juob-'bility ' W. -.1 - c Otv .;• HK',C 1.,.' il ig , * W I .T- 1 •- \L .IV \ ... O. US ' a..1 L pack •! r-.. U.. ,p . .... I our j 1 i d • ;.i i 1 ■ 1..!-. v. 1! 1. - to ■;•' okeil ' jin -.. ii ager. il i- •_ : 1 ioi . •tto m 1 y >-;r j ' hah. . ;> to o . -.j ;; • (lie i ■ 'ihni. ;. u- . <> O - C- I i ( I': .ii. i! rin I -j, ii i .ii ■ -:i 'i-- .. ) i I , i a-v oy Yea.: a a.r J. n:iLh. i c..i. - 1 j T \ • if-.-r l' t" .r: •- i: a SO'l l i Jo ii Mann v,-;.o form. •iy •be j l M. n.J .-go.i l! i "<• .'1 ii •' 'bo- : t coiuit,, SicajitxKinne "• < is M I L.-'diug liAvyei'. now I-I • <-. nth .-. withH two . ,! ••.. x i;; 11•}l pi i *;-! in i t i <• • i Io ol ion 1 i i n. n it. Ii is 1 re; iy. w i-i> hw. ;\ - iov.. to - h tter ■ >i - in..' <*:< 11 oi l is ci.is<'i givat 1 ' a.I. ri N.. ii ~y '... 1, ii d upon. <s we :51V • eft' G 111. el Lb. 1. IL. i : ill its stitim-nt-..] | • ' >'. P ' ' i . pa. (5. N. V'OAI..;: < - J." b rr V: Yo.ir . vor. m iking enquiry as to the result "f ihi T. ill >■: incc i ...ti, in this ' county, was do! ,- r>e. I: gives 1 me pleasure to iuf i -n: y nt! ' n > li- t i-i-7.se t • soil intoxi ;-g d.-i:.: , has ' t : Im.k-7: granted by osr Ct hIuP ia.ii:- 'niv, 1 ■"> . This po.dli. i was t..l:> oai <1 in: ;■ ..ni for fifteen ; ai s. by i leet • illg s': .Le -7• t s op;-1 to li-'-eiise. Tlu- ;.<vin s of fa? two jnd -s who iiail ! ' tin o iple . rd ;'o •: r\e ton;., .et iis ' rightrsais decision, a <! t>> st:;- 1 by it ' 1 .or t— u years, air < >r.. vgo A. Iwwis and 1 Jor*- fiii Maim. Xo TWO RICHEV . sv/vc-d 1 tlie ;H opk n-.i'ireffV ln-iliy. I ( In leiuga member i f the L-gtsla-1 ' ture, I iteenH <: it wise and joa to put the < oft-n o- ai. <1 det *-;:• • ! Hc-votersof tliis ! i • i I count von A vital qu • 'ONKUI the statute i * hook and you may s-e, on pag--d-Y of the Pamphlet Laws of the prohibitory i law of Potter county. The passage of j this act excited the advocates of free , iliinkiiig to great activity for its rejieal; | but there it stands, a shield to all the 1 youth of the county against the tempt- • ation to foi in drinking habits. And it l ( j will undoubtedly long remain, it bits- i sing to all. and a comfort to nine-tenths of our people; for, under its beuign in fluence, the nuuilnaiot tipplers is stead ily dt *cre;ising. and fewer youftg men begin to drink tlmn when licensed hous es gave respectability to the habit. There are but few jieojile who keep liq or ill their houses for private use, and there is no indication that the number of them has increased since the traffic was prohibited. This law is as readily enforced as are the laws against gambling, licentious ness, and others of a similar character. In every instance, the prosecution for selling liquor without license, has lieen successful when there was the proper proof. Then is, unquestionably great er difficulty in proving this offense than many others, because the business of buying and selling whisky contrary to law is more demoralizing than most other criminal liabits. The man who sells, under such circumstances, ex-, jiects the person who buys, in case of prosecution, to swear falsely, and nine out of every ten, who will ask a man to violate the law of the State in order to gratify tin ir appetite for strong drink, will not disappoint this exieetation. This humiliating fact, of itself, is suf ticient to condemn the whole traffic. 1 know a good many men that will tell the truth upon (very subject except this one of buying a drink of whis ky. as to which they will swear, as sc ivnely as a summer morning, that what they bought was "medicine," prepared and prescribed by "the Doctor." If it was not for the tenth men. whose con science is stronger than his appetite, whom we have alw. ys found, it would he almost impossible to obtain proof against a man low enough to prostitute ! the practice of medicine to the sale of intoxicating drinks. But. as Iw-fore mentioned, the only difficulty experi enced in enforcing the law on that sub ject in this county has been t<> secure tin* proof. There is no open violation of the law. and the consumption of strong drink has decreased very liiati rially in -eonse q a nc * uf our pro'libit ion of the traffic. I I>(villi dly t! i b st hotels ever main t:.i ed ii. t. e county have been opened sinci ii---list s Mere refused, and tiiere are now in ('oudersport four county si at] as good hotel accommodations us are to IK- found in Northern Pennsylva nia. Tie extHwi* lure of t'-ir, rour.ty is con d -rive tint the:e U u> s allow of /round lor f i-.ris.g a.ii 1 e k of good ho-, els s oni.i i;~-*" tu st* iciuors IK* .viti.ln Id. Not a single int r.st oi' the county i s si.lferi d from ouv no-licerise policy. . the other hand, all tie higher inter ns of soci -t _. i:avi h'en largely jiro niotei!. Crime of all gratis has ih'- •i*e as d. ;;s is :ibund:tiuly prov. dby cx :1111i11;ii ion of rI•* records of our courts. Ai:.l if we eon! 1 sh.it out the influ ence of suri oimditig counties, or con vet tiieni to our sid •, on this question, 1 do not h h, ve there would he business -■1 orgh of that kind to in luce any ea pai.i lawyer toac pt the oilice of Iffs- Li i t Attorin v. It is, uufcrtunately, true tiait there j is eonsj | -rahic drinking, and some •I rtuski inn ss in t-iis county; but' irhh turrc I'i ni <1 uMe tin jtopul tlimi, i tut rr is Itss Ih'iii iui'f \Ur drutiLciiiUitt ' i .- -/ n,itl r '' .'i- ns< >-.•/. a,a. Any intelligent man who will attend court at Condi rsport, and then attend court in nip/n| IOC where the hotels have license to . 11 iut wh at ing drinks, will > admit ttint "n- svst l in d > -s. unmistak iibly. 1 ss, ii inti-mperane and promote , good onl r. As it is a icon court week, j so ii is throughout tliecntire county the year round —peace, good order, ami prosperity arc. in a marked manner, promoted by o ir prohibition of the le gal sal-.- of si rong drink. Very truly yours, for temperance and prosperity, .1 NO. .MANN Local Option. Ih-rbaps it is not so genenilly known 5.s it should be that t is County and ot hi r places which have a pro!,ihitovy law—Do not vote on what is called I .oe;.l ! )pt ion Bill. In tin- Act of Assembly. X'o. 11 "To permit the voters of this Commonwealth to vote e\ery three years, on tlie ques tion of granting lieenst s to sell intoxi eating liquors. "* it is "provided, that l his act si::di m-t IK- constrni il to repeal or affect anysjKcial law prohibiting the sale of intoxieat ing liquors, or prohibit ing t he grant ing of licenses." I i<e story tin the tirst page of tiiis ]>a per is taken from tin- L tr!„s frknil. The "Bear Hunt" will appear laxt week. The V ci k of Prayer was obts i veil by the Baptist congregation of this place, the most of the meetings being In Id at a private house. The Methodists are holding some more meetings than usual tliis week. A good sermon on (owl's Family was heard at the M. E. Church last Sunday, in which all people and esjieciallv the various Churches, were exhorted to think nmre of their common work and common aims than of their points of difference. The lTesbyteriaus have no regular Church services at present but keep up , their Sunday School with spirit. X'KW ORLEANS;, Jan. 1 J. —McEnry's inauguration on Monday will be in L;i fayette Square if clear, or in Exjwisition Hall if rainy. Ladies have been invited. The Piuchbackers will inaugurate Kel logg on the same day in Mechanics' Institute. IT HAS bct-n lately discovered that time will be no mower wlicu lie haugs up his scythe. OLE l>ri-L. Williamsporfs es|>eial ; favorite, will fiddle in the Klinira OjH'ra House. Jamuuy 10th awl Ih. we trust the distinguished vioiini t Will UOt forget his many-.friends ill this city. | NAPOLEON the Third,diel at Chisel hurst, 011 Thursday the 9th inst. It seems as though we might all breathe j more freely since the death of this bold, bad man. | POUGMK EEPSI E. Jan. 12.—Nearly ! 7900 men and 1090 horses are gather ing See on the Hudson. It averages eleven inches in thickness. About 9000 tons a day are taken. The crop will reach 1.000.uu0 tons, and le gathered . hv the first of February. WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. —Mr. Ramsey from the committee on post offices and post roads, rejKUted the House bill to abolish the franking privilege, with amendments, and moved its immediate consideration. I THE WKLLSYILLE LIIIRAKY ASSO CIATION has secured the following lec j tnrers for the Fourth Annual Lecture Course for '72 and '73: Alex Winched, Jan. 15; Rev. W. 11. 11. Murray, Jan. 21; Rev. Robert Collyer, Feb. 4. Season Tickets, 61.50. For sale by Charles IT. Fisher. E. S. STOKES who shot James Fisk in January last, has Iseen convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced to b. hung. It is said there are thirty- 1 two others confined in the Touibs, New York, awaiting trials for murder. The Baker House N.E. cor. SECOND and EAST Streets. (2ast :i cm House Squ:rj,) CObDEP.SPOr.T, PA., Has been g'.i.clia•. <1 by iIItOWX A KELLEY, (foiiut Ay of liu: ( orDiOjisi'oaT llurni~) ! ! ' The il iu.se i. c.iiiipXdo y t'ui ni.sCx'.l from top to , uoU.iai, ..ml a,.,- a.i tut' coi.vei.icn c.s desired by tin' poop e ; lite tub.e U tpc U-st in the County : toe bin u I. . II del' L..e charge of the '-.<£ oatier ill ' , £,tC jOtU* ■ •" . >ll.lll r Wi,l lu- a..,.. I ~;lt e.n: be done tn make it Coil lion.oi.e for si ran tie. ■> ... oluet - \. no i i a. the uouse. I :.e uing x.w.ieUje >f lite 1 ioprie. n. in lite iloo'. o . la. -s makes ttieto pecu.ia, ty ao.e to eater t >.no . a. i< a w.iu.s ol the liuve.iing public. ii.ey so.i, i. U.eir oal custom, lielieving thai .tiey are ao.e to suup.y toe Ui,sr Ok THE BEST to ad. 11..0.VX \ kl.LhlA, i- -J J'l'ojft'iciot'a. John V. Brown, rUoi'KIETOIe OF ! LLNI t OL' L ACI I'JLS < BETWEEN Coucßrsport & Welisville nr-+ ( FIN OS IR.L RO, PA.) I Persons going to < i-w wo by stage, and desi Ing to lei urn same day, w"i.. be accommodated ;tt stage lutes. i I'asseugers wishtug to reae.h any of the neighbor - ihg towns will he conveyed l)> Li.ety at lea - II ib.e rates. A good l ivery tig hep! eon staully 011 hand for passengers ov tne stage. OJW AY O HO O o I£ 7 (JOHN V. ltuowN. l'rojir..) 1 > :■ \4 A 1 ! <>, I'A . in tf OYSTERS. A i H. PEiRCE, i ll'oo'(.s"V Utl.J Jfl'dl' OYSTER DEALER, COUDER3PO.RT, PA. Oysters by the Can. Vuart, Gallon. Hundred and Thousand received daily. Families, Parties and Festivals suppliedou short not lee. The Trade furnished at reasonable rates. Give nie a tilal anJ I can suit you. A. H. P EI ACE. ! 1 D. B. NEEFE f ■ CARRIAGE and WAGON MAKEn,I Cor. FAST and WORCESTER W ' I ■ C'oudersiiort, ■ > will carry on the following branches of i,.,.a Wagon Shop. There will lie made to onler and kept ou hm, kinds of l.uinbjr Wagons, with bodies, vii> I tlefices. Neck-yokes and steel spring s Platform and En'-Elliptic spring \\l side,, rConcord, llipticspring'lnpanrlit ,1 Buggies; sulkies; Oue-liorse Wagm;. 0 . and florae Carls. Siuglit and Cutter., *i,, I made to order on short notice. I'.'pairi.ig of nit kut. Is of 01.l work done with Q,,.. I in.-,.s and dun.i.ility. - ■ 1 ULA( KSMI i II SHOP 1 < I Horse am) Ox Shoeing; Irontug of all kind. ' Wagons, Sleighs and Cutters. Picks, fltw-fl Chains, Hooks, I)rag-teeth, Hinges, Bolt. |j Carrlager, Plows, etc., and repairing <>: kinds of Mill Irons and Fanning impleuii-: T 1 1 PAINT SHOP. Painting of alt kbi Is of no r Wagon . i arr Sleighs aid Outers, and sprclal paid to the cleaning and p.tieti ■r o' ...! Sign and Omamenul l ain'i ■ ia o i neatnessa.il lit; i . urimmitui sUr t ). Ail kinds of < arr I age, Stage and C ;e ' Cushions, Falls, Dashes, La y-d.:c ,s, v Trimming, and all work in thd 11.m >t mlug done in good style. w Notice is given that I have c'isnge \ ;nv pi. > business from Hrooklau!, Pa., to this . an l have built a new Fa -tory—3o x 72 f:„—:i which the four t.rahehes of ttimfnewi will " carded on, and will be pleased to receivethr custotn of ray 01.l patnins. The best of I.timlier, Intn and Trimming Vatei.-' that can be procured will be nscl n.i it work.- < irders by mall w ill be promptly attet.il ■ 1 ■>. p.!?, \ ,r : v 94 on ° N. H. &00D3ELL Carpente, md Joiner, SOUTH SIDE of th > " " Uih >o EA S7' -Ir ■.', ("otlfioixporf, l;i. 1 < )N IK ACTS taken an 1 m ieii.,l all kind of P.rn.ntNT. I'i.AM.Nii and MATCHINO done. — Mo. l.m desci Iplions. SASH, UIJMi.S and IHHfKS on hind or. fuel urcd to order. CASH paid for I'lne (.timber. Your patronsge is solicited. i S. H. tSOORSELL-
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