The Potter Journal NE WS ITEM. COUDERSPORT, PA., Mar. 7 1873 SPAIN. The news from Spain is rather JKT plexing. We read of the invasion by Don Carlos and various uprisings in his fa\or. That he is said to be at Vera, in Navarre, having withdrawn across the Spanish frontier, and that he has issued a proclamation calling on the National troops to come to their king. Anotber dispatch says,"His where abouts is* at present unknown."— There was a severe battle between the government forces and 1500 Car lists who fought desperately but were repulsed by the government forces. The weight of testimony seems to be in favor of the success and perpe tuity of the Republic. The Minister of Justice is soon to present to the Assembly a bill for the abolition of capital punishment. In addition to the movements of Don Carlos there are the claims of the son of Queen Isabella and the Duke de Montpon sier, which are to l>e united and make common cause against the Republic, but which it is hoped will not amount to anything very serious. II ere is the programme: LoNItON, Feb. 24, IS73.—An agree ment has been made lietween the Duke de .Uontpcnsier and the adhe rents of the ex-queen Isabella to place Prince Alphonso upon the throne of Spain, the Duke to be Regent during the minority of Prince Alphonso and the latter to marry the youngest daughter of the Duke. Isabella ac cepts the programme, and two impor tant parties, therefore, will act to gether in the present crisis. Later accounts represent the Car list cause as becoming more formid able, and all reports go to show that the new Republic will have plenty of difficulty in becoming fairly establish ed. Our own country, France and Switzerland have shown it kindly en courage.. xTrimitt'lrlu 1 rance oclines to help with arms. IUTC NRO some j items of news with regard to it: GREAT BRITAIN, March 3.—Vis count Enfield, Tinder Secretary for the Foreign Department, answering an inquiry from Mr. Whitwell, stated that it was the unanimous opinion of the Cabinet that 110 government ad mitting of recognition had been es tablished in Spain. PARIS, March 3 Thiers has issued rigorous orders to prevent the intro duction of arms into Spain across the French frontier, WASHINGTON, D. C., March 3. Mr. Banks, Chairman of the Commit tee 011 Foreign affairs, reported from that committee a joint resolution ten dering, in the name and on behalf of the American people and Congress, congratulations to the people of Spain 011 their recent efforts to consolidate the principles of universal liberty in a republican form of government, and requesting the President to transmit this resolution with instructions to present it to the Spanish government. Passed without division. Ciiai las Reacle. Many papers contain more or less of the controversy, legal as well as wordy, between Charles Rcade and various newspapers which have pre sumed to say what they think about the indecencies in his books, chiefly just now about a plav called "Shilly shally.'' which was characterized as "not fit for decent people to sit through." We should not suppose decent people would attempt it—af ter reading anything of his. Why anybody in this country should publish his writings; why re spectable publishers like Harpers should let his writings out upon the reading public through their pages, is a mystery. Perhaps he may have written some works that are unobjectionable, but one does not want to read every book of a voluminous author after two or three have proved very bad in order to find this out. And we think his writings show him to be at once too vulgar and corrupt to bp accepted as a contributor to any of our house hold literature. Many object stren uously to such authorship, and though few,perhaps,relinquish a valued mag azine or paper la-cause so contami nated, such relinquishment is often seriously thought of and his atory never looked at. We hear a great deal about French novels and yellow-covered literature. Not being acquainted with these we cannot say but some of them may be worse than Charles Rcade, but there is no need they should be. COJIUTnTTIOK HAM, I Philadelphia, Keh. 28.1573.1 Dfau Journal: At last the Dele gates begin to show a determination lor earliest w<rlc. On Monday last a resolution was adopted restricting de bute in committee of he whole toone speech of ten minutes in length to each Delegate. Yesterday a resolu tion was adopted (4 s * to -17) to hold two sessions a day after Monday next, to wit, from 10 till 2 and from 4 to 6. The important committees have re ported and there is no longer any ob stacle to continuous and thorough work. I trust the Convention is about to redeem itself from the mistakes of its earlier action,or rather non-action, and that the conceded good inten tions of its members will now mani fest itself practically and with effect. A section was adopted in commit tee of the whole, a few days ago, mak ing women elegible to the office of school director. Good judges main tain that they are elegible to that po sition under the Constitution as now in force, but as there is some doubt on the subject it is well to insert a clear provision removing ail doubts. As a large majority of the teachers of the State are w omen, it is difficult to imagine any good reason w h\ they should not be elegible to the office of school director. lii committee of the whole the ques tion of adhering to the present con stitutional provision restricting ever y city to four senators has been dis cussed for several days. A vote was reached to-day and the restriction was sustained by a vote of 41 to 37. The Philadelphia Delegates struggled hard, but the good sense of the ma jority could not be shaken, and I think the Convention will adhere to the decision of the committee of the whole. It would be strange il" it did not, for it has been a part of the Con stitution of the State since 17i0; and 110 evil h.:s resulted from it. The committee of the whole lias now under discussion the question of how many members shall compose the Legislature. Ihe indications are j that a considerable increase will be made. "The weight of argument,'* as-the chairmen of debates used to i say, seem to be 011 the side of a large increase. I lie Philadelphia Delegates are very much disappointed at the vote! adhering to the old clause restricting the representatives of large cities in the Senate. It is natural, but the re-! striction is founded 011 necessity and j ought to continue. . •. i PROTECTION AND FREE TRAHE.— 111- disputable statistics of England's for- i eign trade are cited by Mr.Henry ('. i Cary, in a new work upon the tariff, i from which it appears that her trade j with resistant countries, or those! maintaining protective tariffs, is grow- ' ing far more rapidly than with those ; which cling to free trade. The pro- i tected countries are getting rich the j fastest, and. therefore, are the best customers for even the would-be uni-1 versal workshop. This, Mr. Caryl thinks, proves that the nations which i resort to the protective policy not only benefit themselves, but their neighbors, England especially, and consequently that the latter country ! has commited an egregious economic \ blunder, both in adopting free trade; herself and in striving to force it 0111 all of the rest the world.— Worhiiuj] Man. Rare Bravery. Tut editor of the Jluj/'ulo is a brave man. and in common with! all cowardly people, we do admire i bravery. His, too, is of a kind so ; rare that we admire it all the more. When the floods are abroad upon the earth and the ice is piled in great l "jams"—icebergs on land, and some one is heroic enough to risk the dan- j gcr of drowning or freezing in order to rescue others from a like fate,our! hearts thrill with a great appreciation of t hi- genuine valor, and we ask our sches. perhaps, "could we do so?" An article iu the pajx-rs, headed! "A Hough Diamond," "Had Hill t'a-j sey." relates that when this man, in some respects, perhaps in many, a bad man, had escaped with others from a burning car overt brown in a l iver, he heard the cry of a newsbov, too little to get out as the others did, and he, Casey, returned into the car, to save him. He did not save himj —both lost their lives. Lost! No; whatever it may have been for the newsboy, Casey saved his. Saved it from ignominy and worthlessness, from reproach and shame, from a mis-; erable ending toward which beseemed tending; saved from all after sin that he might have committed, by the mer ciful appeal to that in him which was good and noble, and that took him away at his best." We know nothing of this man, save this one newspaper account, so have taken it as it stands. The paper says he was devotedly attached to his mother, who died about a year ago. That was another good thing in him. But it was not of this kind of bra very that we )'gau to write. We all admire this, some of u- might emu late it,but tin- Ititj/ftlo /. 'y/v .<.■ sh<>\\ another kind far more rare. In an article on "Poetry and Science in England and America" he says: Tennyson is, by universal consent, the first of English poets; yet he has never written a verse that would make anybody cry, nor laugh nor swear, nor do anything else but sigh very gently and say: "Those are real nice words." The difficulty is not that his verses are polished, but that the polish is all there is of them. It is not the polish which, by removing crudities, uncovers the native bril liancy of the diamond, but that which by main strength is rubbed on to the British oak. Even in his own pecu liar vein he seldom or never touches the heart, and when he leaves the twilight of tradition, oft hat Arthurian time which is neither history nor life, his deficiencies become still more aj>- pareut. Even in his own specialty of word painting his mannerisms cover up what little poetical genius he may have had. As a Tennysonianist he is a success, but as an English poet he is a failure. Vet it is the fashion in England to have a great poet; so they call Tennyson a great poet. i Browning is as mannerish as the Laureate; but his is the mannerism j of CTiideness instead of smoothness. 1 There ma/ be something wonderful (many people say there is) inside of | Browning's diabolical contrivances for hiding his meaning. If there is, it is like the gold in a good many 1 mines; it takes live dollars worth of labor to get out ten cents worth of the precious metal. It is our deliberate decision that no poetry ought to be harder than | algebra. A line must be drawn somewhere, ami we draw it at alge j bra. it is more work to read one of Browning's poems than it is to cal culate an eclipse, while, in our opin ion, poetry ought to be as easy to take as a [tost oliice. i We think this is saying rather too much with regard to Tennyson, but we admire the daring of it. With regard to Browning's poetry, it always did make lis feel wonder fully stupid and little, ltecause we could not "appreciate" it; (that's the word,) and it is much the same to lind some one else in the same difti-J enltv. as it is to a child poring hope-! h'.ssiv over its first examples in alge- bra, W hen some OJ T theye gv misprint in the statements. Some good words for American poetry are spoken too: We may have no great poets in America, but we have many real po ets. Scores of persons with almost unknown names have drawn true melody from many a simple theme. The New England girl who writes over the name of Lucy Larcom is an example of these. Iu the works of nearly every Amer ican who has any reputation at all as a poet (except Walt Whitman), we lind scores of simple yet poetical ex pressions which touch the feelings and warm the hearts of their readers. Whittier is at once the best and most prominent exemplar of this brig 1 lyrical quality, so common in Amer ica. lie has never written what is called a great poem, but every page, almost every verse, of bis works con tains some poetical expression, some simple appeal to the human heart worth all the labored lustre of Tennyson, or the labor without lus tre of Browning. THE Philadelphia Press in some "Boston Gossip*' says: And shaking of the Atlantic and ni'xt year suggests the change which will have taken place by that time— the removal of the publishers from the famous Tremont-street corner to Franklin street, at present stand ing in ruins in the burned district. At that time, also, the retail portion of the business will be given tip. This change of locality is * a change from tlie things that we love,'' which is met with regret by all literary idlers and workers who have found the great store on Tremont street such a pleasant and convenient meet ing-place and refuge. Where else could there be such an author's room, overlooking the Common, as it does, and facing Park sireet? Where else would it seem natural and seemly to meet the wedding-journeyer and all the rest of the. editors and authors, but in that building, going up and down that long flight of stairs to the various little sanctums, where in win ter open grate-fires of blazing sea-coal greet you ui>on entrance? So many .people who have made the Atlantic famous have passed up and down those stairs, have looked out of those win dows upon the common, that no other stairs, no other sanctums, will ever have the same charm. A LETTER from Rome to the X. Y. Evening Pout, speaking of the Italian American schools, under date of Jan. 15, gives the following: We are having a bit of winter; not as the hoary-headed old gentleman appears in New York or Boston, all icicles and frosty winds, but with a little tingle in the air which is in spiriting to pedestrians, chilling to sight-seers, and renders our lovely, fragrant wood fires more of a neces sary comfort than a delightful luxu-! ry. We lit up our last Christmas ■ tree on the 9th, and a beautiful crea- i tion it was. The children were as "good as gold,'' perhaps heeause, before l>eing stowed into the omnibuses which brought them from the school, they j had been heartily fed with gigantic sandwiches. They went through their little recitations, singing, Ac., exceedingly well. We were obliged to cut them short, however, for the room was crowded as I really think I never saw a room crowded in my life. I cannot help quoting the last song, which was received with great applause. "The children in the schools of Vermont," said the Keen ing Post some months ago, sing the following verse:" If anything on earth can make A great and glorious nation. It is to give the lit: le ones A thorough education. Five times five are twenty-five. Five times six are thirty, Five times seven are thirty-five And five times eight are forty. The English class sang the first verse and the school the chorus. After which followed Yankee Doodle leaves his home, Conies across the ocean, Bringing to our aueient Rome Many a modern notion. Five times five, &c. So we close our little song, And to make it handy, You see it is not very long. Our Roman Doodle Dandy. Five times five, &e. Mrs. Mary Howitt had written a little account of the schools, which was read by Mr. Tickuor. Mrs. Howitt concludes with an appeal in aid of the schools, which has already done something towards replenishing the treasury, exhausted as it was by the expenses of the summer and autumn months. She adds: Teach, oh teach the little children, They are yours to mould at will; In the children lies the future, All the future, good and ill; Teach them, train them into beauty. Love of God and human duty. Many distinguished Italians as well as others were present at our fete, wishing to lend their counte nance to the enterprise, which we are happy to say daily gains the approb ation and confidence of the emmunity, perhaps because, while its moral and religious teaching is one of its most important features, pains are taken to so profit by long experience as not to shock national prejudices. and Scissors. ii is sawi tliatMJubinsh.. ve been heard in this neighborhood jyithJr, +i. > v. Hope they are well feathered. PRESIDENT GRANT'S residence on the 1 lent Farm, on the Gravois Road, took fire al>out noon yesterday, and was burned to the ground. The building was two stories high, partially frame and partially brick, and built in the gothic style of architecture. It was about twelve or thirteen years old, and and was probably worth SSOOO 01 SOOOO. The furniture was partially saved. The stables in the rear, which contained a valuable stud of horses, were not touched by tin* flames. Presi dent Grant was informed of the confla gration by a telegram yesterday after noon. — Missouri Dornocrat. THE New York If< rahVs Washing ton correspondent writes: "There was a remarkable scene in the House when Speaker Blaine arose and asked that the section fixing the salary of the Speaker at $ 10,000 should not be retrospective, and asked that the word 'hereafter'be inserted. Mr. Blaine was actuated in this by motives of delicacy. Tie stated that at the last time the Sjieaker's salary had been settled on an equal footing with the Vice President and the members of the Cabinet, hut this bill gave him for the present term a higher salary than those officers. He hoped that there would l)e unanimous j consent to the interlining of the word 'hereafter,' so that the salary of the Speaker shall be SIO,OOO after the pres ' cut session. There was much objection from both sides of the House, but upon 1 urgent request he succeeded in his de- I sire of keeping the increase of salary out of his pocket this session. In these i degenerate times, when so many Con gressmen are so earnestly pursuing their little 'rakes,' the shining example of Speaker Rlaine stands out in bold relief as one worth of intimation." Ox TCKSDAY the 4th we inaugurated a President and Vice President with earnest hope that they will be faithful and true and leave the offices they fill, four yearn from now, more honored and respected than they find them. There are few probably of even opponents of the administration, who do not think the Presidency a letter and worthier position than it was four years ago. CONGRESS grew very earnest towards its.close, especially the Senate which sat all night on Saturday and adjourned at half past four on Sunday morning, to seven in the evening. It met for extra session, agreeably to the President 'seall, on the fourth. IT MI ST lie that some of the explorers of the polar regions have come back and brought arctic weather with them. "From halcyon seas And purer skies Oh! southern breaze Awake, arise!" A STRONG west wind blew all night at New York, and the weather was ex tremely cold Sunday. The river and bay are filled with ice, and navigation is difficult. THE penny press of America dates from 1833. —The Sun, the Herald , the Tribune, the Times, the World —all be gan as one cent papers. In May, 1835, the New York Herald , was issued. Speaking of the second number, Mr. Hudson says: "The edit or then promised to 'give a correct pic ture of the world—in Wall street—in the Exchange—in the postofiice—at the theater —in the opera—in short, wher ever human nature and real life best display their freaks and vagaries.'— This promise, like the famous order < f General Scott to turn Cerro Gordo in his Mexican campaign, has been fully carried out." SOME of the best superintendents of neighborhood Sunday-schools, East and Wast, are women. A woman is often ; more ready than a man to attempt, a work of this kind for Jesus, and more | capable of doing it when ready. <; uKs s. RHYMING ANSWERS. This lieing a novelty, requires ex i planation. Each line of the riddle lias its own separate answer, and all the answers must rhyme with each other, and not with the ends of the i lines. The art is to so blend the lines : that they seem to refer to one thing j all the way through, when really they have 110 connection with each other. Here is a very simple example: 1 come from Ireland every day, Though 011 your head I'm glad to stay ; Beware my scratch, tlio' soft lnypaw , Aiul lay me fiat before your door. Answers: Pat, bat, cat, mat. >. 1. A graceless wretch am I; but see llow many homes are cheered by me! I make you laugh in Dickens' page. Vet torture folk of every age. Forlorn. I wander night and day, Most dreaded while the sun's away; Tho'oft in peaceful workshops found. I shelter men 011 slaughter bound, so. 2. I'm twice as great as any other; I'm all that's left where men have toiled; I'm never liked, the' often borrowed : I'm often born when eggs are boiled. No. 3. Four legs have I, when seen complete, And many tongues, yet never eat: Full many a Wast 1 cause to speak, And fiery steeds in me are meek. , since my own brother struck me dead, I'm pointed out as overhead • 1 I - .Und the continents together, And wear my furs in every weather. ANSWERS. To charade—Wetterhorn. To transpositions. No. 1. That priest is of the right stripe. No. 2. There is danger of that gander getting into the garden. i No. 3. This dray was just driven into the yard. For SaSe. 9000 ACRES OK HEMLOCK LAND, with | steam Saw .Willi, Stabling, Dwelling | I Houses, Blacksmith Shop, ete., thereon, sttuateO j • 011 Yoiingwoman's Creek, Potter county, Peuna., ! 1 kuow.Y as the "BLACK FOKKST" property. ALSO, FIVE ACRES OK LAND, with Dwelling House, I 1 Barn, Out-houeses, etc., at North Point station, i on the Philadelphia A Erie Railroad. Buildings— ; New House with IS rooms, combining all the mod- j ern improvements. Running Water, Bath Room, ! with hot ami cold watef, Heater and Range; with j ; or wituout Furniture. A LSO, A GENERAL STOCK OK STORE GOODS, with i good will and fixtures, at North Point station, j along the Philadelphia A Erie Railroad, one of the 1 best locations in this part of the state for general ! ! merchandising. Persons wishing to to engage in the Lumber or j Merehantile business will find it to their interest i I examine the above properties. r*~"or further particulars, address J. H. DAILY A CO., Yonngwomanstown, 29-1 Clinton county, Pa. ' - H COUDERSPOKT CLOTHING STORE! I ALL KINDS OF Ready Made Clothing, HATS, CAPS, TBU2TKS, VALISES I AND GENTS FURNISHING GOODS Constantly <>n hand and for Sale as CHEAP a* the CHEAPEST!! MEN and BOYS SUITS; to correspond with the SEASON. This the only Establishment in this j place devoted exclusively to the iflotlnutj I can sell CUEATEK to my Customers than those who do not make CLOTHING a SPBCILLTI can afford to. Call and see my stock and 1 will guarantee satis faction. M. L. GRIDLEY. Thos. McDowell & Co., i r | DEALERS IN General MER CHAN DIS K , POIIT ALL.EGANY, PA.. "We would respectfully cull the attention of the people of Pottkk ( <„ Vr| : to our large and complete assortment of DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, OROi'KEiiy BOOTS and SHOES. HATS and CARS, RE A D Y-MAI) E CLOTHING. SCHOOL BOOKS, ST A Tin.X Eli V. FLOUR. PORK, SALT. Fjsif FEED and MEAL. PAFXTS .„! OILS. HARD WARE , NOTIOKS. GLAss MM At., At., which we are offering at greatly KEDI'CED run owing ttin- iin ii-. v , I i facilities afforded by of the Buffalo. New \ < rk A 1il;ul<lj M j Railway, and we can anu will sell goods as low as the\ e.ui hi* sold tLi> side,,; 1 ; Canada. Fresh ground Feed and Meal kept constant 1> on hand. We are daily receiving new go<xls, thus keeping our -i<-k. in ail d-)>;i; tm. u".-. FUI.L AND O LMn.KTi: ; at all times. 2429-4 ThC. Alt'. wiNa and soisr, "THE AMERICAN PIAHO," No. I'g.'t BKOOMK STR'AiT. Ne-i % oriit, - First premiums wherever exhibited —Prices low for the quality—Large pries allowed for ."Second-hand Instruments in Exchange. From Mr. Edward Hoffman. tin <whlii'dal I'hiiti.•>. I conscientiously believe that your Piano is in even respect a imM •£. j cent Instrument. From the t- lad' ~■< The American Piano has deservedly Ijeconr a very popular Instruinen,. Agents wanted for unoccupied territory. ."Send for Circulars to i DOANE & WIN(i. Broome St., X. S. F. HAMILTON .mual 1" *'•" ' 'fUt/OK & Jo& P'lt/.vrxii, ! S. W. corner IAIH and THIRD Streets, (OVER THE POST OFFH'I•;,) COUDERSPORT, PA. BASSETT'S LIVERY, Coraer MAKKETand HINTEK Streets, (SOUTH SIDE of the DIVED.) I wcu Lii respectfully invite the attention of the | public to my LIVERY ESTABLISHMENT, with the assurance that I can meet every tie nianil for a lirst-class turnout. Having purchased the livery of Amos Velie, 1 ; have the only Establishment of the kind in this j section. J. M. BASSETT. ! 132—tf Edward Forster, DEALER IX Groceries & Provisions, MAIN STREET above SECOND, COUDERSPORT, PA. A FULL SUPPLY OF FLOUR, SUGAR, SPICES, SYRUP, CHEESE, HAM, FISH, TOBACCO, SNUF.F, &c., &c., KKIT CONSTANTLY ON HANI. j . A specialty made of Teas and Coffees, of which I have the jl Larift'wt mul Ib-ed Stock in town. All Goods sold CHEAT for CASH only. t ! - Call and examine before purchasing elsewhere. r.i>w*mn mhisti'r ■, L. B. COLE & SOtl. S'MOntIKTOK* OK Til* Blacksmith end Wapn-sfiep, Second Street, 'between Main & "Wesi,j XortU Strie., — COUDERSPORT, PA. ir.MrO.YtN, CV t JCJtlAlr E& HTlii SLEI(rj(iS oj all (Jescrijfta n4 maiiuiat tmvd to -oiit customers au! wnrrauurri. Ropniri alwavs atfciitlttl to prompt!). Competent an-1 workmen kcpfiiirra |>lo> in tn.'tii cttop.s tt attend to tlie culls ot en* tiuer>. * for ca>h or ready put. L. B. COLE & SON FiffiTURE!! ! W. H. COATS & SON. VVJItiLKKALfc AM) ItKTAII. DKALKItS IN PAHLOR CHAMBER, —A\J>— COMON FUMITUE WELLSVILLF, N. Y. Ho not fail to go and se.c their large Stort Goods. Tliey luaimfaeture almut fifteen different d ** of t'liainber Seta, of Walnut, Ash, and I' 3 '" l ' Si Wood. These sets are Hold to the Wholesaletn* t! throughout Western New York, Ohio an<l ! vr "' | sv[vania, and have no superior for work' lll "'' ' 1 style or litiish. ALL PAKLOK M OlU' Is made of the best material and warrant 1 ' I '' gj represented. 'I ljey are extensive iiianufactui* p! ' jp COMMON FURNITURE, | and everything is made from Klln-dried lu" : ' , and warranted not to come apart. All will do well to patronize this firm an'l " J L 50 per cent. They do not pay profits to city t"* 1 g| ufaeturers, or freights to railroad companies M Go and see thefr extensive stock. They £ ; 9 Spring Keds of all prices, Itetlcli"*-' j* all kinds, Kxb nsion Tables In ■ £s ' ! _jg W aliiui, la)ohitig>< fliisse* It' sli I and evcrvthtng u oiallyAepi 't Fnrntti't* tt<v I
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