II SA -..... PI THE. JOURNAIi, Coudersport. Pa. Wednesday, Aug.; 7, 1861:.: Itt. W. McALARNEY, 4rron. Itepubileun County Convent:on "f i e Republican Electorsof — the lOonnty of Potter, are requested to choose Delegates from each township, on Treiclay,ilie - 3d - dcw of Sep lernber NeXt, to represent _said towns Lips in a County Convention.to be beld in Cot;derspore Oti Tdssnity,SramarriEte,l6Tsr, • • the ftirpOse of gutting in Can didates•for:County Offices, to be supphrted at the ensuing election, and for - the transaction tif such Other business as may comp before them. By a resOlation passed by tbe• Con = sention of Aug. 2;1860, the townships will bo entitled to.the . following. number *of Pete-. rates, viz : Abbott 2, .Allegany 3 7 Bingham 3, Clara' 2, ChudcOport 3,Eulalia 2, Genes.'ee 2, Harrison 5, Hebron Hector 3, Eimer 2, Jackson Kerititig 2, Ostvrtyo'3, Pike 2, Plea sant Valley 2, Boulet 2,• Sharon 4, Steward son 2, Summit 2, Sweden 2, Sylvania 2, tilys- USA West Branch 2, and Wharton 2. It is .earnesily requested that full delegations be cant froin earl: township: A list of the Vigi lance Corrimitteif of the several-townships is herewith 'ymblifilted, whose duty it will be to itotirY,.find-attenilvto'the organization of the. Prtmary Meetings, C. TAGGAIIT, . • • Cbairman of County Committee. tondersport, August - 3rd, 1861. t Vigilance 'Committee. Allegany—A.G. Presbo, Lewis Morley, Dan id C. Nelson. Abbott— , F. T. Snhr, David Gouway. .Biaohar—B. W. Chappell, A l . L. Harvey, L. B. - - Clara—J. L, Allen; Teter Vanderwacker, D. P. Merritt. Coneereport- 7 A, Reinnsrille, Chas. S. Jones, 'Lewis :ruin. • M. Spofford, D. P. Colcord, J. P. Taggart. • 1 • Genesere—O. H. Perry, Graharit Hurd, Jesse Locke. • Itarrison—H. S. Beebe, J. C. Thompson, Henry Outman. • —.John Snuderlin, B. P. Tubbs, J. L. Gibson. 71oltr—W. B. Ayres, Abel U. Crosby, Den nis Hall. • Hcl.ran—ll, Rathbone, V. H. Hydorn, I E, H. Bishop. . Jackson —David Crowell, Hoveneamp. Hating—Pliny Harris, George Lewis. (),Or ago—B. F. Lyman, P. P. Stiiry, Jerome Chesebro. - 1 - Met.7.gar, J. M. Kilbourne, 11. S. Martin. - • P/easetht. Valley—LN. P.. Fluent, Henry Mc- Dowell, D..P. Roberts. Roulet—B., Z. Roberts, .C. Knowlton, D. P. RP(' It • \* Sie.teardaon—Leroy Crittemlen, Henry An dresen 'Sylvania—E. 0.1 Austin, Charles - Wykoff, V. C. Rees. ' I Slinonit—E...l.l. Bassett, Merrick Jackson, -4 111fLe . c1 Ayres. . 'Sweden—J. W. Bird, 0. J. Spafford, G. L. Catlin. S`aron••-B. L. Mellols, Simon Drake, L. II Kinney. , -1 • , L7ysetu—L—Bird, C.G. Cushing, B. D. Lewis 'Pa 'Branch—J. Bunnell, S. M. Conable, E. Cripp en. . Wharton—J. W Uounds, Seth Briggs, Dan iel l3eusley. Bia-.At such times as these,whe:n party is almost lost sight of in the other 'and greater issue of country, it may not be well to erowd the ,columns of. a journal with politics or to not upon a people! measures they are not in a.humor to meet or whose course not having an immediate • effect they do not wish to decide upon. _Nevertheless, wiren men proclaim them- . Nelves- the supporters of a certain princi ple, whether it has a greater or e lets imme tiiate effect, they should live up to their belief, and work for the natural and legit imate results. The Republican party Started for the 'accomplishment of certain measitres whoSe success ‘l-is not the work 1 • of a day but of years; all joining the ranks promised to Work faithfully:for. its sue \cuss. • SUccess haS attended it iu some of ais efforts, but there are yet measures for whose ends it is necessary the party should work' with -its. Wonted vigor: This fall . • thcrd appears to be a lack of energy and unanimity in the movement with .which it_goes into the battle.' Its friends appear = to hire forgotten that if success is not folloired' , with lasting - results, it is very, little better than total defeat. Some have `beeome infected with the suicidal idea • that it should be. union, not only for the Union, but also for the - election. This last idea is encouraged by the Opposition in districts where tli6y•dre in the minor . ity ; where they rule it is the same tin brokeu party, ticket that presents itself to the minority of the LRepublican. ranks. Democrats appear to appreciate more than we the truth; f'there is no sympathy be : tween right and wrong"-they seek in,the minotity districts to blind,RepUblicans to - the cmistanr of this fact. In majority districts, true Democrats—or rather those Who fC i el thartheir Cause is jist-4purn the idea of. affiliatidn - with men whose principles they despise.. If Democrats, pursue such a course in their counties,' they should not complain if Republicans profited by the example. But the :most vital difficulty to one of. either party vo ting for a candidate talterk from the ranks of their opponents, is, that vrhen:ho- so votes, ho not only sustains the man but the principles lie knOws that man •to nos Bess. : The Chester., county Times_ calls the attention of no-party Republicans to the frank And honest , eipreSsions of the 1j(/ lottovn hemocrtit, whiclfsiyarin tieing the nomination of a straight-out ticket in Monroe: , "And why should they not? If there js any bapking, down, to-be `done, it shOuld'ler' - donelby the Be publicans. Let the Demoeratiiit' party Maintain its organization ,every -Where.,' The Taws says : "Republicans of Ches ter county, do you hear that f are you prepared to "back down" from your prin ciples, ? Tel us what portion : of the prin ciples of our organilation or its piiposes, you propose to yield up to the tender care of those, who fought us in that contest?' Republicans, everywhere, come up to the mark I the principlei :you fough for list fall are just as good, just as tine, and need your earnest support' just .as much now as they did - then. Stand firm and let the banner of triumph wave over you. now as when Lincoln was its bearer.. A BILL onlihntar TAXATION .--In accordance with a recommendation of the Secretary-of tl4 Treasury, the committee of Weis and Means wilishoAly, it is said, introduce a bill for levying;a direct tax. This bill will be entitled "An act to pro vide additional revenues for defraying the expenses of Government and maintaining the public credit, by the assessment and collection of a direct tax, and- intetinal duties." By' the provision, of the act direct f tax, probably of the' amount of $30,000,000, annually, will, be 'had - and proportionably distributed among the respective States. The proportion of New York is stated to be $3,905,878. In order to collect ibis it is provided' that ! the ) President shall divide the States and Ter ritorieS into convenient districts, and Shall nominate by and with the advice of the Senate, an. assessor and collector for each such ais-trict. . - - The tax is to be laid upon lands ; and lots of around, with their improvements, dwelling houses, chattels and slaves. It is also. Proposed to tax all Stills, boilers, and other uten'sils empinyed in the distill ation of spiritous litinors, 15 cents on every; gallon of capacity and to lay a, tax of five Cents per gallon oriiall fermented and malted liquors, and of ten cents per' °atoll on all spirituous liqtiors ; and fur tiler lay a tax upon 'car - dazes ; the amount of tax to be proportioned to the value of the carnage. . , The utmost care is exercised in guard ing the public interest. The Sfate lector is required to.give bonds in the full =mint of the taxes to be, collected by him ) and each assistant Collector is obliged to giVe bonds for the full *amount repre-, rented, in his several- lists, giving three receipts, ono to be deposited with the Secretary, another to be filed with the First Controller, and - the third with the principal Collector. • "THE TARIFF.—Tho Tariff 13111 as it passed the House; fixes the-duty on coffee at five cents per pound; tea fifteen cents; raw sugar two and a half cents per pound; currants Eve,,ccnts ; cassia ten cents; cassia vera two cents ; cassia buds fifteen cents; cinnamon twenty cents; pimento six penes ;.cloves eight; clove stems two; nutmegs twenty-five', pepper six cents per' pouncl g ; raisins 'five cents; !ginger three cents ; salt in bulk twelve cents per 100, lbs. It does not change the duty on iron. ;The bill is now before the Senate, and was not acted upon on It'riday as ex pee'td. There appears to be, a reasonable probability thatit will pasilvithout fur ther material alteratiOn. • The Fourth Regituent. The following order, handed to us by a reliable and gallant soldier; shows 'Oat the men. were honorably discharged on Satur daY, tie day _preceding the battle of Bull Run - 1; .11EAD QUART7,IIB DEP'T N. E. Va. !. • ; ..C.ENTE..EA;ILLE, July 20, 1891. SpOjai Orders Ho. 39. 1. The fourth regiment Pennsylvania vol unteers; having convicted the period.•of its en listment, is hereby honorably discharged from the service or the United States. The regiment will ; under command of the Lieutenant, Colonel.take up the ntarch to-mbr-. row for - Alexthdria., and, on its arrival at that plce, will report to Gen. Runyon, to peitius teled out of the service. • Col. Hartrauft, fourth vegiment Penn sylvania Volunteers, having offered his ser ves, is assigneeto duty in .the staff of Col. Fritnklin, Commander of Brigade. com-' mind of Gen. 3i'Dowell: . JA3IES B. FBI Ass't Adj't Gen. • Iwo of the .Companies connected with this Regiment, have proposed to enlist TOr the war—and we understa.nd that nearly all the Captains are preparing , to enlist and organize other` com'panies for, the same time. After all the circumstances attend ing this regiment are fully known, much . -of the censure now cast upon the men Will be re-called, - as it is a fact they did !not return in the faae of the enetny.--liar rilsburgi.Telegraph. , Lc Will, thoie whO so . ibuo rantly and wantonly ,assailed this .Regi ment,-now make the aidende ItOnor'able by copying this order and notice?.., ~1 01e,,Work of Congress. Sinee'Congress.organized, on the Fourth of Jiili;ithasihithfully and energetically devoted its time - to the execution, of, the, national policy Unfolded in the PeeSidelies ilessa4: ' has, met the great difficul ties Of the country , boldly, and dealt • With themwisely.: - It - fias put into the hands .of the executive department the whole power of the nation; its-legislation has (-riven' , to the administration, the Means of immediate and untrammeled action, The i importance of its work - will become-more plain as, the IVII progresses. The result is a goVernment, strop g, undiVided arid nnfetteied. 1 A brief review. of:the jointmeasures of the Senate anti,the House will show what a vast amount of work has been cOmpress ed into twenty days. 'lmmediate action was only delayed by the reception' of the de partment reports. One of the first rose lutions passed was, that declaring thdt, only those'bills to aid in destroying the rebellion should bel considered. In exe potion of this purpose, the - House Coin_ inittee of Ways and Means at an early date had prepared all the bills to be sub mitted. The bill •authorizing the Presi dent to call out Lice hundred thousand volunteers and appropriating five hundred millions of dollars for their support, was passed promptly, and is the great measure, of the session, which all 'other measures are intended to strengthen. The bills for the army and navy; in the aggregate, ap proPiiate one hUndred •and ninety-one millions of dollars. The other appropri ations made i are six millions of dollars for the back payment of volunteers; three million's of the purchase or hire of vessels to suppress piracy, and to aid in the block ade; two' millions for the transportation of munitions of war to loyal citizens in the rebel states. The following statement exhibits the character of the other important-bills pass ed.by both Houses, to the present date. Tile bill authorizing a national loan nives l to the, Secretary of the Treasury power to borrow, within twelve months of its passage, two hundred and _fifty mill- ions,of dollars, and pledges the national faith for the redemption of the debt. The bill to increase the military establishment of the United States, creates a standing army of forty thousand men. The Force bill Igives the President power to use the army and navy in the collection of reve nue; and to close ports in rebellious states. The bills for the better organization of the army, and for thd marine corps, Provide fora retired list'. The following _are important bills of miscellaneous character which have passed both houses, viz. : for the appointment of an assistant secrptary of the navy; for legislative, executive and judicial appro priations ; to authorize the Secretary 'of tlie Treasury to remit fines on vessels haVing improper clearances ; to provide for, iron clad ships and floating batteries; for the confiscation of rebel property; to refund duties on :arms imported by states. Besides these , bills already . passed by' rigress,others of importance have passed the House, and await the action of the Se ' nate. A number of resolutions having foreible , application to.the condition of the country Wave passed. Of these, the most interesting declare as follows : that it is not the duty of United States Soldiers to return fugitive slaves; that the House will vote for any number of men and amount of money for the suppression of the rebellion; 'that the war has been forced upon 'the country by the rebellion, and that when the rebellion is destroyed the-war ought to cease; that the acts of the President`previous to the meeting of Congress are approved.—.N. P. World. ; " Peace is what - we want for the preservation of the Union," exclaimed Mr. Breckenridge, in the t 4 enate on Thursday. We agree with Mr. Breckin ridge in this. The restoration of peace and the certainty of peace for ninety days would work a vast .improvement in 'the views of the people of many regions of the United States. But how is such, a peace to be obtained ? Is the United States Government to "sue for it, at the hands 'of a rebel-band ? Or is the "Union to be preserved by permitting disunion ists to render it asunder; in defiance of the popular will, even in what are called the disunion States themselves? If Mr. • Breckinridge were to find a place, which indeed might . prove quite congenial in in the Congress of what is called the " Southern Confederacy,' his appeal I would be just, apposite, and well•timed. Bat we cannot cotpurehend its pertinence as addressed to the ConaTess-of the United Stateitvhose only aim is peace and Union. Ten or twelve -new additional regi ments of.infantry_ for the army 1011 be raised by Penuf4ylvania, • ANNUAL REPORT. ..:1 1 . .- - ”. - • - ; .or • - -..' ti..„ '' :: Co*a - tY.,. - S - uperinto 3 4.on. _ • •,,• ! • *OP . ' ,l'''i --I*.:4F l *.j ,- ,•;rogiet .Couniu Pa.: ;, , .!....i t 1 , : Sclioal jiotaiei,-No tfeficientlin-lieSpecfrs, 43.; capable, Of. being made si:ifficient by IV. paird;-.22:;.* AO ik defeotir e,-i3f..*,' `Df t4O-filet, elate, -the number in each DistricOs, - .:'s fi:/l lows : Abbott 1, Allegany 3, 13inghain -3,' Chirit 1, Coudersport t,Bulalia, 2, genes:ea FOt-k led.' 1. Harrison 5; Hebron 4; Hector 1, Homer 2; :Keating 1, Oswayo 1, Pike*l,Pleasarit Valley, 1, Portage I,,Roulet 2, Sharon 3,•StetrardSon, 1, Sumnfit 2, Sweden I, Sylvania 1, - 'Ulysses. i West Branch, 2, - IWoedville: I. Of the- third class, -the nianiber in', each.,,lllitriet. ii: . l)..'S f 01.4 lows: Ahbott 1, .11egany 1, Bingham,,,Ciara , 1; Walla. 1, Genesee I t Harrison 2, Hebron 2; Hector .4; Jackson 2, Oswayol;Pike-l: 1; il.ta lett,2, Pleasant. Valley- 1, Sharon 3, Steward son 1; Sweden, 6, Sylvania -I,.plysses 4, Whar ton 2. Several new houses, hare been erected during the . year Which are *Worthy of notice. Two in Hebroninentioned by my predneessor ' , as being in nurse of erection,; were completed in timelor the. Winter Schools." Though not properly: ventilated, they are large,'; ciiMmOdi oils; s,ubstantial structures,- rind; an improve ment npon the usual style ofschool heuses in this county' in height of stork.*, Another now, Win built will iprobably be better ventilated. I Loose ha's just been completed in Steward - son which is one of the finest, in the county in. external appertrznee, but as do 'school has yet beew taught in, it. I am unable, to speak of its internal,arrangements'oefiniiti. . ' Furniture. dad 'apparattts.;--The schocilt in the whole county are nearly destitute of all Ap- Paratus- except (black-beardS., I htia, found' but one globe, and that the" property of the scholars. ,A feW, Districts.have supplied their' 'schools with a large map of the United,,States, and Coudersport has part of a set of Mitchell's Outline Maps.''About a dozen schoolS have no black-boards, dnd only , three have- (what I .should - consider. a sufficient amount:Of black beard surface:l These _three are in Abbqtt, Sthrmalt and Homer Districts " ' ! ' Schools.-There are no graded seheols id the county; thej population being too ;sParse - to] admit' of grading. All; are more or ?less defi-1 1 cient in classification on account of 'd:iversityl lof text-books. ' In some 1/I.4tricts a". enifoim series.. has been established,: but in; dome j of 'these, the text-books are not Uniform, oecause sope people 'are, scarcely -able to conform at once, and Directors have not thought best, to inforee theLaW , with very great rigor: Schools .especially*deficient in cla.fsification, are small 'and -in • newlk.settled re g ions. ' Where the, scholars are snfficieutly arliTanced to 1 pursue them, all branches required by Law are taught. Tcacliers.-NO. With professional certificates who taught (luting the year,;B ; of thine who gave satisfaction' i s'; with provisional certifi catesi 'who taught during , the year; 111 ; of these Who gave satisfaction, G 6: Arno g those marked satisfaCtdry, there is still :on for- im procement , add mqst,of thoSe in Irlte . unsat isfactory, will be permitted 4o teach,. gain af ter Teceiying suitable instruction. : Only si. , were considered tiopell3ssly • defielentl. , Mite defiPient teaching is traceable to an insufficien supply of text ' E books, but more ,to ;a lackl'o uniformity in this respect. ; The, selection' of' text-books is l'eft too often to. chance or the exertions of the itinerant bp6ll. riediars. Th supply of then is quite often lidfitl -by real, inability to precure them, but often r bkig i norance of the importance of the- Subject; of , apathy in regard to educational sddceds. These, difficulties it Will require years'of; lersistent ra effort to overcome. A few tet rs! 1 lave, un der favorable' circumstances, eglectect 'to' avail themselve of the advaotag classification and systematie-teaelaing. These are among • the older teachers wool having I been more ',l li ain ordinarily sce zs - f'.ul in their first efforts, hare not seen 'the teed of later improvements" in methods of teaehing, By far the most ft:fitful source 'of .ensatisfitetory teaching, is school governMentt. piiccess in this departmcMt requires that the tedoher, ablie and faithful himself, should' be theartily , sup ported. by his ; patrons. In a feiv Icianors; ain unsuCeel- - *.sful term was 1.. - tceriblelto Ineclendy in the teachel; in a few, others ) thel ffi disOrder was due to direct opposition byipitients to the teacher's authority; but is far tie largest pon , tiort of failures, the °difficulty Was the friiit Of want of parental miiiperatidn, o irldirect o position by patrons to thorongl ' soh of disci pline. ' Some; 'People do not held ate to censure ,I a teacher -before his scholars, .v. en it is Plairil that the fulle4 parental sanctio and srippoil, 1 1 ). ' are necessary to an orderly sch 01. .One fain -1 ily May, by, this means, destroy he usefulness, of a -term of school. - There is 4. growing dis ' relish for corporal punishment dvithOut a cor- I responding growth in the lability, to govern I without it. It is to be regretted ;that many parents who, are unable to disp2.l:ls . with l it 'at home, should expect a teacher to keep order' Without'it at school. 1,- . I 1 1 Eiaminalions.-No. of oX:imitations ,chirrag the year, - 145; privately, i; el - itlient public notice, 22 ; rejected, 19. At fi t 1 4cterininied to grant no dertificate to any orje whoSe stand ing was 4 in!Ortlioraphy;* Be, ding, ; or Mental r i t, and Written Arithmetic, and of to grant lie low that in Writing, deogrsl: or Grammar.' I was finally obliged to be a little? inor6 leni ent, but most of the certificates granted in ea!elil case, were for one term. 1-brivo seen no reason for adopting a new rule.. , - i i ' Moral ' 17:affliction.- Owing' Ito the hurr'ed ; manner in which the visitations lest ~sirtn er were performed, I am anle.bnlyito approxim ,te to the number of schools, in m t hich? the Settp- 1 tares were regularly read. rr he !nun:lber is, something ppward of sixtY ) aful probably 'iii.-' , . 'h w 'reusing. Moral instruction as given segu-1 Irly in folr schools, but ,not iby means of a; tc b xt-book2 It Was given in mbriaing, add eve-j ding lectures. The teachers 'vliel gave it [re, , port, it to have. been 'useful'. Itithe rernainingl schools moral instruction ,-trash given as onert-1 sion seemed to require: Such specific moral terteliin,g is highly beneficit4 in frrirnarxichools; 'being more tangible to the miltd of the yching, than general3instructiOn. Any delinquency may afford an:opportunity, to orcrey suitable ,admonitions, while more that ordinary, dili Once in study or correetnes.Tof deriortnienq. may furnish a theme for discriminating eona-! mendation. A remark in!thid connection Inane not*be inappropriate.. Tench firs are.generally mote apt to condemn timid to fconimend. This is au error. It is to be feare4 that theuseful4 ness of that sflong. desired inked is ehil-L dren for some expressions o aPProval Upon their efforts to improve in Modals andintetleet; is-not sufficiently apprecintedl In onrlaniety t riat to deelop immoral; tendencies bk p aise ' for good conduct and prizes Vor,:schcdaishipl,' •Vi` oaght to be careful not to rush or 'neglect the spirit of generous emulation. TeaqberS are, no, doubt, -liable "tO flpii'eal'i to imprOer motives to stimulate. thd ;youtng, but far More, liable toe rr by appearing insensible tot,' the 'triumphs of youthful virtue nail intellectl i ... Trisitiilon.- 7 No. of sch'ciolsits*d twice` ; once, '33; not visited, ' . B: • HtirriSon, Keating, and Stewardson have 'each Irt- aehool wlitiph: has net: been in session sirice,l earaelintn office.; the oneln Harrison 141ongs totheirrid.* -,-- 7 --:',, ,1 ' *My Summer visitat bins convince. roeilthdt :Pike has two houSes'in the' ra; and' ndnen the third class, :- 1 ' ,l ' ' -.* .'ll' 1 ' . , . ..., . -1 - F . . • ' I - 7 - 7 --- - j • , . - -: • .4 ' - •*,l*-', Mil I District • lately npolish d. One iu Steward Son lind'closedi and orte in Wharton had a temlin -I,iaiis vacation when I Visited .those Distr6ti liibt, aurr.rner, and neither had cwinterielione oi4 lb Pleasant' Valley closedlioth.7sinniner Mid ftinter sessions before. I enulth,reacit' it, i stiod'one id Strodemlt d schotillOhe fall%wheit I . 2. I . tould not attend' o : 1 Pintage•hiy notileen 1, Sited at nil. I `,w4'a uniler the impresiian, that a Superintenlle i Would be:kkppointed. for. ,4anierort county, until I received notic,e - iti the 1 chool Toronal, then,, before' I could, get :liere r! learned that a Snpe'rintendent had "peen elected for Carneren by a.cominittee of Dii l ect, i rs, suppeed to be in accordance with an!Act f Assemhly passed for that purpose. 1" Direadti.--- NO. ;in he county,ril; who xis ilted scho i3 lls witlrni ‘ , 30. Had I been able to e lt anouncelbeforehan the time of my visits to 4he-varioo school,ithe number of those Who accompanied:n:l6 would 1 - -have-' been nificli greater.H, •' : • •,, -,l' . , ,- ~ . -,.1 , institutes.--:-Tkr - ce - County Institutes ;have In held d . . , ringifie.ye e ar.i One held in Lew: i , ?'t een held during'_._ •y ..; . v., i........ ..•... 7 . JSille eorcireenceill 'ci:''l2t.ll;•46o, and pen- Alin e d ! two weeks'.' It vta•?: coridutted.brßrof. > "„W: Senders. :Ili. out eighty _tericherOvere in ; attendim ce, -and any Citizens were present; most of the time..' :Iluch kood was effected by this Institute, in ;qtr lifying teachers, pnitien-; iihirly in giving the iiolyl r views of their Pro -I feSsion, and; n crea ing *g meral interestin the Ileause of jedneatiOn Th. . evenings were de-'. .... vated:tcidiseussion and 1 ctures, and to select readings by ; Prof .:S ndersi. A large aintliatel-' ligent audience • cpl ectedieach evening to the intellecttial feast..' - he i achers held n levee an the last 'evening. 'Ili() social enjoymenta ,were'of a high ord r, and all present . enterect lint() the* With a.:l earty zest. '.The teapherS t will long remembe this nstAtute as a igasOri ... . , . of pleasure and Pi . fit. , .1 , .An Institute was eld I Coudersport, March 13t1i, 14th, 15th 'an lilt , 1861. Prof.- Coop-, er, of Ulysses Ace emy, conducted the exer cises. The west er w s very unfavorable,l and ,the roads in tt rete ed condition. .Aboul , thiriy-fiVe teacher I we e preient, nieStly 'of the immediate mounty - . Though so fetwere in attendance' the sessi n was a good! one. The ocqasion was more t an ordinarily ' inter esting fkom'the fac I tbat Rev. John Pierponti of Boston, then in ;oud report, lectured and read Poems before tie I stitute. An Institute ti, - cast.. held in_ SS Louisville; :April 1 fth, I2th l3t.i, 18611 - S. P.'Bates, 'Deputy ISuperinth eat lof Common Schools, WO:S present, lean d, and -assiste4 in all the 'exercises. Here' o the weather was; very unfavorable, bitt!t:b Sec .etary'sroil exhibited about sixty names The session would' have been a 600 d one;lithotit the presence of Mr. Bates, lent by hist ors,l these three days have begome, meniorab ones in the experience of our teachers. '. 1 ; • . .D listrict I istrict Institute .J,,-The one in ,Homer,i men tioned by my pred,.cesso l , has nut been, in op eration for, nearly ; . tvo y ars. The one iii Ulys-, 'ses and Allegany held its last meeting just previous to my. c, Ming, into elks. No new Ones have been orriniz d. :. District Secret Ctr eS.--The schools of Harrison District-were Mid= r the care of Mr. Beebe, as DiStrict SUperint mien :, during the Winter ; tern]. For, his's rvices as Secretary: of -the Olean?. Of Director , and • rts District Superin. 'ten:dent, Mr. -Bee ' e ree ives ..”. 20. From .my own observations I tiuk considerable int-,. provement in the order and disciplihe 'of the m i. schools! was an'. ested n this District during m 'the year, no sal shar of which was due to the exertions of to Di trict Sunerintendent Sonic of the tette ers of this District nave vol untarily spoken •() the beneficial effect of the District Snperint , ndeuey, and the Board. of Directorr have e -nployed Mr. Beebe ;for the` 'present year, at 4 salary of ..30. In no other, District has the Secretary acted as District Superintendent.* The amount paid by:the va- , rious bistrtcts'for servi:es of Secretary, are as' followS : Those paying p,OO arc Abbott, Alle-1 gany, Binglia,M, Eulalid., Hector, Heiner, Pike) Sharon, Ulyssesand West Branch. Those paying $lO,OO nit Hebron, , Stewardson ann Summit. Those paying 53,00, Coudersport, Sweden and W -odville, Clara Ohl ; I s4oo, Pleasant Ifailley . 3,50, Lewisville $4:00, and Wharton *51,00. Genesee, Keating, ',Oswayo and Portage, pat notinng., Concerning Gen esee Fork,' Ind.:J cicson, Roulett and Sylvania .i lam now unabl to report. , ~ Proliress in 1 Irtric4—No District irr the l ai county has retro rade d in-educationalinterest. i •Ke:Aing is pqh - aps a exception to this, as no, lithooll has,been !cent t ere for a year:, There I are, however, Se' eral I istricts in which linen eial embarrasS exit has been experienced. Some of the tliPi •ulty 's attributableto, fora:mi i mismanagement, but DOM to a cause over ,? which Directors are no control. When first I settled, our coUrty had abundance ofmuseat-: led tax and few• s Aiolais, and, although teach ers. were impbr cd, a considerable expense, the funds were •qual to the outlay. As the ;settlements cite dcd, unseated tax diirtinisbed '•" • ' •I'lthe' • . ' in exact. retry •u e =lease in taxable property bore in , proportion to the increase of scholars to bel provided with suitable Schools. jEveulbefore tiitY were aware .of it some Dis ;trictslran into, dpbt and formed more ' sehools In.the Distriettllan th o le highest tax, pn proP-, lerty *Mild keep in snecessful operation, This state ;of affairs; seems tic, me to be a crisis thin' I which all neircounti4s, with a school system like ours, lutist inevitably pass. ' Some Dis tricts have alietdy paissed this - crisis, among . which ,Binghitink Harrison, .Roulett and Ulys ses, itin,y be tneboned ; some are in , the mosti trying portion* f it, among which are Allega r ny, Hector, Pik andlSweden ; and some' are just now entering, it among which Hebron stands most lire tacit . (I may add that some Districts in Which th finances are;now in'an escellent eorld4ion, ;nay yet be pOweiled to experience the evils attendant upon a transl ! tion from wealth in wild lands, to, 'wealth in personal propeilty and;cultivated farms.) ' Another *Vse ofl financial depreiSion at i present is the i solvency and death Of the late Coupty . Treits rm.: i llfany Districts, have not yet reeeivecl!th it quota of the unseated tar, and !the opini n is huite prevalent that the sureties of the late Treasurer are not legally tespOnsible for the Ischdol tax on Unseated lands entrusted to his keeping: ShOuld this opinion prove correct,, the loss to the several Districts is estifrnated at nearly $2000.1 Stew ard. Son has not hadd t he - requisite !amount ;Of school to be . le title to the State Appropria tion; because f the-Withholding of this tax. .Pirectors', isits.—l-The greatest ri s timbet of, visits to the; s hoolstby members of the Bbird I generally, *a probably-in Abbcitt District, 1:: . though-a commendable spirit has been mans- 1 festpd in this Department of dutyby-DirectOrs throng-bout pt. county. The only;District in ' which the int roxement resulting from these . visits. is cleailly pereeptible, is Harrison; - and thi.4 is doubtless due to the systematic visita tions of the; pistriet , Superintendent I already uielitioned. i; ' i • • - ' 1 • Rubtic i.Siitiment.- 7 - 1 Our school System as a whOle is, I believe, Well grounded in the affee , ' tions of, the' 'people, land, adding yearly. to the nuMber of itsladvocates. The'Cotiniy Super intendency lat fir*: unpopular, i hits grown steadily kith favor, riud..in the pag,t, year quite as much as: ,in vinyl fdriner year: i No former County SuPcrintendent has been! al& "to de. r Vote his "whollq time 'fo official duty on account of an iosalleientsalati. Iliving-ieceive,d a fair eonem'atiOi, I haVe labored the Vrtiole year : :, , in the ciffice, except an occasional daYnebeg..i' :wily-Alp - voted - to the cares bf Myfamilv. pn Ise uipunt, if np other, the office is believed' -:tek4iftvd more friends now. _than ,at the begin.. iiing.'nftthe'year. There are several points in pnbliCientiment with regard to the, system to; .Whieti, attention may propOly be called....!The finite coinmon' in the cettntY that .Direttelts kihould receive some compensation 'fdrAtilir services and be sworn into cape. The,opirtion ..is .still more prevalent :that" au , equal Schiol tax on property throughout the '4t - t , i-'qiVould . be a .. wise measure. It ivould, I indeed l p 'seem ,that the property of the State ought ito.;,educate its - childrea. Several Di rector-OMre also expressed a desire for inM t ,, MeanSiof collecting yearly the school tax on nnseated . lands, , Coald this. be effected,. it Would imateriallybenefit, many Distriets in - it may lab& - be- expedient for the . oorinty:Trensurer selt unseated landsmors thim'onee during his-term. of the taleireiglit,h6 Obt office,; ained:yearly bradding ten Per Cent; to all thosenet paid within-the year for which they are levied. • • . for: gextyedr.- 1 31y plans for the coming year :a`re'neif her new . nor singular.;' They ere, jlst, Atmore careful attention to-collecting in formation and statistics for the central Depart. pent .2d, a faithful discharge of-the:duties of exaniiningteachers and'visiting schools ; 3d, a. more systematic coarse of Institutes and lecttiresior the ,preparation of, _teachers; and :4th, title diffusion• of educational' information among the people;.by. means of lectures. and. the to al press- It is hoped to enlist the friends of edqc4tion in this last project; andinalte our. county paper an efficient means of educational advancement. . , Colic/usion.—Thus, according- to. the form required; hnve I presented the information called for by the Department. To bare made this ItePort more-fuil; would have unduly ex.' tended its length r and it is as accurate as the mean§ at my' command during the :year will takb this opportunity to 'return my thanks to Directors for. their cordialeo-opera timnt and Support, to teachers for . the friend ship they have manifested - for me, and for their laudable efforts to improve in their profession, and to citizens especially, for the Many pleas ant hours I have- passed beneath their hospi tabl& roofs. Finally, I wish to bespeak a con tininition of the 'efforts' of all in the - cause of education. . • . S. LEWIS, County Superintendent Tile New York Herald says : We bait: taken the trouble'to, ascertain the real facti of - the ca — se, and although no official repo!rt has as Yet been made by 0-en. Mc- DoWell, the returns so far as we have been: able to obtain them—and they come froni a high Military authority—we can state to be as foflows : Killed • ' Wagons ,ion with ravic . s p lost • Wounded Cannon spiked and lost Snlo arms dropped (about) (BUSINESS :CARDS. • 'JOHN S. MANN, I A.TtORNEY COUNSELLOR: All LAW, Coudersport, Pa., will attend the several Courts in Boiler and Eltienn Bounties. All bAsinesy entrusted in his cure will receive pCompt attenijon. Office corner of West Find Third streets. • ARTHUR G. OILOTED;' ATTORNEi''COUNSELLOR AT LAW, • Obudersport, N., will attend t.o all bOness • entrusted:to his %care, with yti-otamtues and tOCity. - Offitti Soth=westi corder of Main and Fourth streets. • I 1 ISAIA.O BENS ON. l' '• ATTOTtNEY AT, LAW,_ConderOort, 3n..., will attend to, all business entrusted to him, with core and promptness. Ofticeon Second st., • near the Allegheny - Bridge.' : : 1 ' ' . 1 -O KNOX, ,; W. , • ATTORNEY AT LAW, Coudersport, ra., will \ regularly attend the Court 3 in :Potter and the adjoining 'Counties. ' , • i O. T. ELLISON I PRACTICING 1 3- 111'SICIAINT, Coudersport, Pa., respectfully informs the citizens of the vil , 'lage and vicinity that he will ,protnply re ,ipond to all calls for profesdional services.. Office on Main st., in building formerly oc cupied by ,C. W. Ellis, Esq. & E. A; JO? ES, DEALERS IN DRUGS, MEDICPIES, PAINTS, Oils, Fancy Articles, StationCryi Dry Goods, . Groceries, Ex:, Main st., Coudersport, Pa. D. E. OLMSTED, DEALER - IN- DRY GOODS, READY-MADE Clothing, Crockery, Groceries..., &e.„Afainst., Coudersport, Pa, M W. I\LA DEALER IN BOOKS Sz STATIONERY,TAG AZINES and Music, N. W. corner of Main 'and Third sts., Coudersport, Pa. COUDERSPORT HOTEL, D.' F. GLASSMIRE, Proprietor, Corner' of 'Mein and Second Streets, Coudersport, Pot.; ter •Co., Pa. , I • . L. •BIRD.,_ SURVEYOI,t,, CONVEYANCER; BROOK -' LAND, Pa„.; (formerly CUshingyille.) in his store building.- ANDREW SANTERO & BRO'S. TANNERS AND CURRIERS.—Hides= tanned, 'on the shares,. in the best manner. Tan nerY on the east side Of Allegany river. CouderspOit, Potter county!, Pa.----jy 17,'61 OLMSTED • 1 OLMSTED & KELLY, DEALER IN STOVES, TIN SKEET .MON WARE, Main st., nearly oloosite the 'COurt House, Coudersport, Pa. Tin and •Sheet • Iron Ware made to order, in good style, pn• short notice: CHARLES NANNING, BLACKSMITH, Fourth.street, between Min and West Streets, Cot,i f ders,port, Pa. is pre 'pared to do all kinds of work in. his line, , on the most reasonable terms. Prodlco taken in payment. „ • , - BLACKSMITH,EZRA... STARKW ..LATHER, would inform his former ens turners and the public getrally that he has reestablished a shop in th building forir, erly occupied by Benj. Rekmels in Couders port, where he will be i)leased to do, all :kinds of Biamtsmithing on the most reason -9 able terms. Lumber, hi a glee, ;and all kinds of Produce taken 'n exchange for 'work. • . , - -' + i2:34.' • - - . - Z.4. THOM.IiSON, .. • . CARRIA.GE S: WAGON 'EfiAKER and'., • RAMER; Goadersport; Potter Co::;Pq.; fb7cos this triethod'of informing 4Le pnb. A * lic in general that he is prepared er l t -to do , all work in his litie iwith promptn as, in a workman-like mahillr, and "npoa , he . : most abcOnimodating terMs. ' , Payment for ' Repairing invariably required on - dellv of I! the, work:',lla.. All kinds: of.IPRO I..tAken on account of work. ''%- - -.,: -.ilea IM • 380 500 , - 25 17 • 2,000 S. D. KELLY.
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