II
BURNING OF PORTLANP.
The condition ofpeople here on my
arrival prevented my Obtaining a good de
scription of the fire that raged so fiercely
on the evening of the '4th. A conversa
tion with many of the prominent 'citizens
whose minds are now more tranquil, .elic
itedia few facts that may be of interest.
The fire made a most brilliant light after
it had burned an hoUr or two, and as it
proceoded, it increased until the whele city
seemed the Scene of a grand illumination.
- From 10 o'clock on the evening of the
4th till 4 o'clock
. op the morning of the
sth, the flames. raged the fiercest, and pre
sented•a spectacle
"never before - witnessed
in the.. United State for magnitude and
brilliancy. At about 10 o'clock this col
lossal building known as Wood's Hotel 'was
one . sheet of flame, and the Same time
over:'three hundred. 'bandits - were en-
Wrapped with the flames, a scene that can
not be expressed 'in words.. Between the
hours above mentioned the fire raged with
thegreatetit fury, an apparentlY possessed.
the irresistible powe of an East Indian
.cyclone. On the belt of land burned, with
here and there a wooden building which
'was miraculously preerved from the flames,
tot a, piece of wood the size of a crowbar.
can be found.. Chimney's, corners of walls,
here and there piles of brick and mortar,
and the Charred remnants of the once mas
jestic elms, are all that can' be seen for the
space of a mile and ti half in length and
one-third as Wide.
The summary manner in which people
veto obliged to leave their homes has beet
uflicieiatly 'described. Yesterday people
that had been rende l red homeless were in
Louses, open fields, :Old in tents, barns and'
anywhere that offered thentspace to watch
their little stock,of gclods. Some, I noticed,
had saved a looP"sk'irt and a stove, others
a tin dipper and a couple of chairs, a tea
kettle and a pair of parlor pictures, a wash
stand and boots, and all such miscellaneous
,collections in small quantities. Pianos
were numerous, and quite a number of
families saved their' pianos and cat. One
man worth in tho morning .over $50,000,
pilled a pair of his wife's boots out of his
pocket, and said `tivas all he had saved." •
The scene presented yesterday at the
Old City Hall, where the rations are
tributed, is worthy of note. Here all day
king Were men, Women and children.
Americans, Germans and Irish, all huddled
together, each awaiting their food which
' had been sent from various quarters, and
which' they received with hearty thanks
and joyful countenances. It would have
rejoiced the hearts df the generous donors
to have witnessed the homeless.sufferers
receive the food that had been sent from
stores of plenty. It' may be well to state
in this connection that there is a plentiful
Supply of food, and what is most needed is
money and buildinimateritii.
fly of the families in Westbrook litivel
taken in sufferers with their furniture, and',
have sent largo qUantities of food. Isaac
Sylvester, l Esq., and many of the leading
citizens there have worked nobly. • Yester
clay an American merchant came privately
to the police and asked for assi,tance for •
,Lis suffering family; he having lost all, and
Was ashame,d tO.he seen begging. Several,
liiriderstaud, have like scruples, and are
.obtaining food through the police.
', A prominent member of the fire depart
ment, for twenty-five years resident here,
infornied me' yesterday -.that he believed
the fire could have been 'checked at the
sugar honse if a wooden building on the
'coiner Of Centre and Fore streets had been
blown up.' The honses that were thus
dealt With numbered about forty.yr The
ocenpants were allewed. just, time in some
instances to get their families out in safety,
When up went the building.
All the German families in Portland
With three exceptions; were rendered house
lesS'and 'homeless by the the. They are
ra social people, and had concentrated in one
part fit the city.
- Tlie new. City Hall, which was neasly
destroyed, the front walls alone remaining
itandiug,,,considered fireproof, was a most
magnificent structure. The facade, of NO-
Va. Scotia freestone; was 175 feet, and the
'extreme depth 'on iStlirtle street was 275.
It was , surmonnted. with an elegant dome,
and the principal hall has been pronounced
•cne . .of the finest in
, the country by Beecher.
The hall was built to ultiMately accommo
date the' State Legislature' and State offi
'
cials,. The amount of furniture placed
therein for safe . keeping, and which was
all hinted is estimaten at a qiiarter of a
million...
A steam flre s engine arrived from Saco .
,an a special train,' and in forty minutes
from the time they received a telegram • in
Saco had a stream oh the burning buildings.
T.he newspapers being all burnt out, the
people went obliged to wait for the Boston
pipers to,Obtain the particulars of the fire,
Which 'wag rather a remarkable circum
stance. The local papers here issued ex-,
tins, but not till copies of Boston papers',
bad been received:l Yesterday the demand
for papers froth Boston was great, and sev
- eral.offered fifty cents for a copy.
I The people were so exhausted from their
• labors during the fire, that afterwards while
ridifig to their homes in the part of the
city, 'hot burned, the Horse-car conductors
were obliged to wake them up to take his
fares and
,then wake them again when they '
arriVed'ai the streets on which their homes
— were loci t id. Th i horse-zar track' in the
streets, where . the fire prevailed is sprung
to . height of from • two to five inches
every few feet, and will 'have to be taken
urand straightened before the ears can
resume their trips.
- The.eity is thronged with . strangers who
have come to view,' the ruins. They will
continue to . arrive and depart for some days
yeti The hotels are well filled but not so
crowded as one would : imagine under. the
circumstances. • '
,
The Uni l l.d Sratei took in about two
hundred far
ilies during the fire, from the
f
majority of i 'honi they expect no ream
neration. everal of the merchants that
have been b rtiedl out have secured places
in other stolts that were unbarmed, and
the mixture f gi4cla strongly reminds one
of a countrir variety.store.' The hotels
burned by tire fire were the Woods, Elm,
International,, SOrtevant,Treetnan, Amer
ican, Commercial; Kingsbury and Fulton.
Thieves, I am 'sorry to say, are numer
ous, and las evening many of the citizens
went armed land if detected stealing many
rogues wool have been 'hot.
THE FIRST BURNING OF PORTLAND.
The recent conflagration in Portland has
suggested many .references to the time
when the place was destrOyed by the Brit
ish fleet ini the Revolution. This event
took place id October, 177.5, several, months
before the be6laration of Independence.
The •inhabitants were entirely nuprepared
for anything of thb kind When, on the 16th
of October, i a detachment of . five vessels
from„the British fleet stationea at Boston,
appeared in j 'the harbor of the town, then
known as Falmouth. `The commander of
the squadron, Captain Mowatt, the next
day sent an ;Offieer on, shore with a letter
to inform tbb inhabitants that he had been
sent t'toexeente a just punishment on the
town" for their "most unimrdonable rebel-,
lion," and tWo houra Would be;allowed "to
remove the human specie'out of the town."
I This letter lieing puhliely 'read in the town
house, natu : l'qlcauSed great consternation-.
A commi tee! of !citizens waited on the
British otlic' r in his ship, and obtained a
respite until he ',next, morning. He offered
to„ await the s
„ answer of an express to be
. , .
sent to Boon,. if the inhabitants would
surrender al the arms and ammunition in
their handd r This' the people nobly 're
fused to do; anu the night was spent, in
removing the, arms, the women and chil
dren, and t e sick, to a safe spot in the
h aterior.l .p omptiv at the hour appointed
i the next inor ing, the British, vessels opened
fire. The b inbardment was kept up with
the uttripst,vigor all day, but it not prov
ing sufficien ly destructive, parties of-ma
rines Were, g nt ashore in boats to fire the
building's. here was some resistance '
and
of-tieseverai incendiaries were killed and
wounded; b t the people having no organ
ization, and vary little polvder,' nothing
effectual was done to, "'stop the work of
destruction.
The builngs were ,all of wood, and the
flames ,spread with, great rapidity until
three -quarts of the town were laid in
'ruins. Fou • hundred and fourteen build
ings were burned in all, and about one
hundred and sixty families were
. 'made
houseless. Among the structures destroyed
were,, a haridsome new court-house, an
Episcopal church, the town-houie, custoni
house, all ilia wharves, and all 1 the vessels
in the harbbr. Very little furniture or
other property was saved, owing to a scar
city of teams, for the work of reinoval. The
public library and d new Ere-ehg,ine were
burned. , I I
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Of course there I was great !destitution
r— i--
and suffering :The ProvinCial ' Congress
soon !after made a igrant' of moneys and
corn to the iii&itus• ot.the
,fire, and subse
quently other grants were made, and the ,
taxes' of the !toWn abated. A committee,
appointed to ascertain the exact amount'
of the losses), repea l ed that the min total'
was fifty four thousand five hundfed and
twenty-seven poutids thirteen - shillings,
the amounts: set tol the names of individu
als on the list ranging from over two thou-1
sand. ponnd4 down ,to two - pounds. Al
the close of the war of the Revolution an
appeal for tH was , made to tl 4 e sympa
thizing ipeepla ofl l f,England, 'lreland, and
France •'
I but i it dcs not appear that any
response l . wal made.' l. In 1791 'the Gen
eral Court wade al grant of two, ,townships
to the stiffer rs of IPalmouth, which, how
ever, did no Msulti in any practical benefit
to them'.--." clvert l iser. ' •
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TILE COliSyltl . ollAl, AIM IMIENT,7--
The second se' ctionl f the new co stitu l tional
amendment will- ti l ot only •pr vent the
Southern S tes from, , obtainin represen
tation based on freedmen who re .not al
lowed to voe, but it will likewise prevent
represented. n based on a white male popu
lation :ostra'eed by. the property qualifi-
cation: This suih i anti-republican and'
aristocratic laws es were maintained up to
the timelof the rebellion in South Carolina
will be counteracted ;- and while every state
will b 3 alio ed to regulate the question of
suffrage for;
tself, none will be permitted to
increase its iufuenhe in thetational coun
cils by a elrss of leitizsns whom it debars
from participationlin its clections.
The New
to make (nit
il
there was 1
number , o , f''
North than
easily explai
her pauperg
while the
York!Daily _Yews attempts
from the census statistics that
18601proportionatily a greater
paupers and criminals at the
t the South. That is very
ed. !The North took care of
and punished her criminals,
outli, Ratoriously, to a great
did so.
• - -
extent, neve
• i
TEEIS MI FIVE CENT Corr The new five
cent coin nit orized:by Congress,and composed
of nickel au ilver, is just making its appear
ance, and in a few days will be in general 1
, . i
cir
culation. I e resents a decidedly silvery look.
1
,and is about the circumference and depth of a
Iwo cent pies . On one side surrounding the
I !
coin and jus inside the milled edge, 'are the
i l l
words "Unit'e States of America," in plain
Gothic letters.l' In the centre is a protninet figure
"5" surrounded by thirteen stars,bOtween each
of which rayihoot iiittt towards the' edge of the
coin. The ft rds "dents," also in plain Gothic
letters, is be ath the figure "5" , on the reverse '
is a large shit d surmounted by a Maltese cross
with a wreat of leares drooping on either.side
i f
of thi shield Two! arrows, partially ' hidden
by the lower portion of the shield, beneath
which are the figures "1.866,"1 complete the
lower part-of thie Side_ , and the words '1.1.! God
we trust" surmpuntthe shield. !
THE JOURNAL
Coudersport. Pa.
Tuesday, July 17,1866.
W. - 11cALARNEY, EDITOR.
FOR GOVERNOR:
GEN'L J. W. GEARY,
Of Cumberland county
COUNTY CONVENTION.
•
The Republicans of Potter County aro requested
to meet at the usual places for holding their Town
ship Elections throughout the county, on Tuesday,
the 14th day of August, between the hours of 4 and 6
Y. is., to elect Delegates to represent them in County
Convention, to be held in Coudersport on Thursday
the 10th day of August, at 2 o'clock P. u., to nominate
a County, Ticket to be supported by the Union men
of Potter county at the next election, and to choose
Congressional and Bepresentative Conferees and
transact suoll other business as may vame before the
Convention.,
The Vigilance' Committeeti of the several Town
ships are hereby requested to post up notices of the
time and place of holding the meetings, and to be
present to organize and act as Board of Election of
said meetings. The number of Delegates to be se
lected in each Town is as follows :
Abbott 2, Allegany 3, Bingham 3, ClaraCouders
port 3, isnlalla Genoese, 2, Harrison 5, Hebron 3,
Hector 3, Homer 2,'Jackson 2, Keating 2, Chiwayo 3,
Pike 2, Pleasant Valley 2, Roulet 2, Sharon 4, Sweden
2, Summit 2, Sylvania 2, Stewartson 2, Ulyeses 5,
West Branch 2 'Wharton 2.
• BY order of County Committee.
• P. A. IiTE33I3INS, Ja., Otero.
Coudersport June 27,1866.
Committee of Vigilan'ce.
Abbott—D.Conway, J. Schwartzenbach,J.Sandbach.
All egany.,--G. W. 1.3. Judd, Albert Presho, Blackman.
Blugham, J. E: Garvey, Frank ,Colvin, N. Spencer.
Clara—Leroy Allen, Sala Stevens John Brooke.
Coudersport—W. W. Brown, M. Larrabee, N. J.
jr.
Eulalia—Jasper Spaitord,John Yeomans, W.B. Lent.
Genesee-4- C. Cavanaugh, 0. IL Perry, C. C. Allis.
Harrison—L Dodge, G. W. Slovens. M. ll.Swetland.
Bebron—S. S. Greenman, Nelson Yaninwlgen, Geo.
Stillman. .
Hector—C. Kilborn, Cyrus Sundorltn, Stephen
Dickens.
Homer-J. H. Qnimby, Dennis Hall, Jacob Net.
Jackson-i Reuben Fusing, E. Hoyoucumn,
William
Smith. I
Keating-Henry Harris, E. G. Crane, Geo. Lewis.
Oswayo-11.H. Munson, W.Dexter, W. L. Shattuck.
Pike-J. M. Kilborn, J. Q. Merrick. Matthew Young,
Pleasant Nslley-Ernst Wright, Daniel Eastwooa,
J. J. Roberts. I
Roulet-B. F. Burt, Orrin Webb, C. Knowlton.
F3baron-Ransom Stoat, W. L. Starlrether, Nelson
Parmenter. '
Summit-4 Albert Kennels, M. V. ,Lstrrisbee, James
Rood.
Sylvanla- H E. 0. Austin, R. K. Young, Miller Rees.
Stowartsqn-H. Andreson, J. Francis, B. Devens,
Sweden-4Am Toombs, Edwin Lyman. John Brown.
Ulysses-HE D. Louis, M. L. Gridley, H.T.Reynolds.
Wharton÷-11.A.Brainard, Perry Duvall, LW. Sounds.
West Branch-A. B. Horton 5. 3i. Conable,A:.Trask.
arne RePublicans of Warren county held
their Convention on July 2d, and declared in
favor of the renomination of Hon.G.W. Scofield
for Cungress. There don't seem to be much
doubt of his renomination in the.district.
larA post destructive conflagration occured
to PortlaPd, Maine, last week : . Two thousand
houses were burned in the business part, of the
city, and; the entire loss is estimated at not less
than ten Millions: of dollars:
arßon. George V. Lawrence,representative
in Congress from the twenty-fourth (Penna.)
district, has been unanimously nominated for
re-election by the Republicans of. the four
counties of Lawrence, Beaver, Green and
Washington of which it is composed.
tor The Democratic papers are jubilant over
the decision of the Supreme Court declaring
that deserters cannot be disfranchised without
trial and and^i conviction, while the loyal journils
with one. accord accept the judgment of. the
Court with profouudest regret. Is this not a
significant lesson? 'W ill the soldiers who are ex
pected to vote for Clymer please make note of
It?
.
Mrs, V. C. DSSE is Agent for the sale i
of Shaw 4 Clark's Sewing Machines. These
are the best small Sowing Machines ever
offered for sale. Three varieties, varying in
price from $2O to $36. She invites all wish
ing to purchase to call and sec a specimen.
Inquire at the JOCIINAL Office. ' '
As i this is the only fully licensed
Sewing Machine which is sold for less than
$4O all are cautioned against buying, selling
or using any others,as they are infringements.
soldier. speaking of "my pOlicy," de
clares that it was originally announced to be a
s tern effort to "make treason odious," but it has
rapidly degenerated' into the proscription of
loyalty and an attempt to place under the ban
such heroes as paraded on the 9th of July; It
is infamous to wield the e.xecutive powers of the
Government in direct antagonism to the brave
men who slved it.
WesuccuTox; July 8
The SMithern Unionistsunder the lead of such
men as Colonel Stokes of Tennessee and Gov.
Hamilton of Texas, are prepariug an address to
the true loyal and unconditional LTunion men of
the StateS lately in rebellion,calling a convention
to assemble, here in September next. I t will be
extensively signed by the leading,_,.Union men
of the South. This will be an offset to the
CopperHJohnson convention which meets in
Philadelphia next month..,
nitrOne of the most popular metbcds of de
fending,slavery adopted in the South is the al
legation that in spite of its existence Virginia
produced such men as Washington and Jeffer
son. But their antagonism to the institution
and profound conviction of its injurious effedts
upon society are carefully kept out of view.—
Great men may rise to eminence and usefulness
in spite of the existence of any evil prejudial to
the masses,and it is folly to judge an industrial
system by the position attained by the excep
tional few,instead of its effect upon the geneeal
welfare.--Preas.
The miscellaneous statements connected
with the release of Jefferson Davis,and even the
much agitated question'of his failizighealth, or
improvihg health,are fast ceasing to be a matter
of dismisSion. With the freedom of the fort
granted him, and the consequent relaxation of
igilauce over his movements, ceases all the
anticipated release or escape, • and visitors so
journing temporarily on the point would scarce
ly be aware of his imprisonment there. In the
recently fitted up casernates in the Fortress des
ignated by General Miles. for their accommo
dation, Davis and his family live far more com
fOrtably, than any of the officers of the garrison
and their residence by the sea-slde is
. 1)y no
means as unpleasant as many persons might
imagine:
The Annexation of Canada.
The recent elaborate report of an agent of
the Treasury Department uporithe eommercial
relations between.the United States and Cana
da, and the financial terms upon - which peace-,
ful annexation might be adjusted, laiing been
followed by the introduction - of a- reSolniion
prot;iding fur the admission of the British prov
inces into the Union, in the House!of Repre
sentatives, the 'zealous loyalists of Montreal,
and especially those who are connectedwith
the colonial government, are reported to be
quite indignant at this action. That fraction
pof the Brhish lion whidh may be supposed to
represent the portion of the Queen's dominion
lying above our northern boundaries, has not
the slightest occasion or „excuse. for .an angry
I growl at the course we have taken, or any{
Measures we are likely to adopt ‘ so long 0
' peaceable relatiOns arc maintained Leith Greati
Britain, No one proposes to absorb these de-I
Pendencies until a mutual undersMnding.is
tablished between themselveS, the mother con n
tfy, and the United'States, whiCh is not likely
'to occur until each party is fully convinced
that its interests would be promoted by the
'proposed change. The matter has been fre
quently discussed in many of its aspects, and as
it belongs to a class of subjects which require
much careful consideration, there can be no
harm in paying it sufficient attention to clear
away some of the obscurities by which it has
heretofore been surrounded. That the Prov.,
inces would be immensely benefitted by an
nexation'acarcely admits of a doubt, The dis
tress caused by the abrogation of the' reciproc-' 1
ity treaty affords ample proof of the imp
ance to them of maintaining an intimate oh-,
nection with us, for this country affords eir
best and almost only available market fur ur- :
' plus products. They would have limn it
very convenient to enjoy all the advautagds of
' free trade without sharing any of our. burdens;
but free trade and the friendly care of our Fed-,
eral Government would infinitely more than
compensate for any additional taxation that
I might be imposed upon them. Besides, 'while
they remain subject to: Great Britain they are
Leonvenieut objects of attack for her foes, and
thus become embroiled in contests they do not
originate and cannot arrest. Even the Fenians
Considered them legitimate objects of hostility,
and if our Government had not strictly en
forced the neutrality laws the Roanirrs-Swnx-
NY demonstration would have proved decidedly
annoying and destructive, With our experi
euce, as well as the -history of the old Freuch
and Spanish dependencies we have annexed
before them, it is difficult to understand why,l
as a Matter of choice, sensible Canadians should
prefer reMaining under the control of a distant
and neglJetful government, to such 'a partici-
Fation in the management of public,affuirs as'
they would acquire by annexation. As to
Great Britain, some of her' leading ministers
and statesmen have repeatedly contended that
pride rather than interest stimulates her to re
tain possession of her North American prOv
inces, She gains no advantages that compens
ate for the trouble and annoyance' they cause
in time of peace or the terrible expense they
would entail if in time of war (especially with
this country) sho attempted to defend them.
As for ourselves; we are no more restrained by
sentimental fancies from a candid exprssion of
our views, than a farmer who, looking at some
neighboring plantation' likely to, come into
market, calmly decides on the 'propriety of
purchasing and how much it is worth. When
we nieke up our minds the present proprietors
can decide with equal freedom when and how
they ought to strike a bargain.—Preca
_ _
Published by request.
Reconstruction and-Lave
Last 'Sunday Rev. Henry Ward Beecher
preached an excellent sermon,
.as he always
does, whether every word'he utters is wise and
correct or not. This particular sermon was
from the text "Overcome OviLwith goOd"; and
we are told that near the close Mr. Beechet,
"looking around with a humerous glance," said:
"I don't know whether I'd better 'bake any
'further application of this principle or not. I
have not been very popular with my people
ditring the past year. I have failed to carry
them altogether with me on some public ques
tions—and 1 am sorry for them ! But yet, I
must say, that I cannot escape the direct bear
ing of this gospel law," and then, after briefly
referring to the doctrines of Hon. Thaddeus
Stevens as ~t he doctrines of Bohai," Mr.
Beecher Continued :
"The North has a chance to show grace, and
love, and magnanimity. How. I longed to see
it I Both Congress and the President should
have been pressed to union. I had hoped to
see the North showin g her superiority in
Christian nobleness and generous fbrgiveness;
but I have been d'sappointed. It has not been
done. You can no more change rebels to hon
est men by casting them out and turning them
away, than you can convert the wicked by
building up a wall of separation between them
and the good—shutting them out from thevery
influences that should be brought to bear Itipon
them. 'lf thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he
thirsts, give. him drink, for in so doing thou
shalt heap cOals of fire upon his head.! lie not
overcome of evil, but overcome evil W=ith good.'
There, go ; vote that. You have been talking
it long enough ; do it. You have been praying
it long enough ; try it."
We suppose that Mr. Beecher's text was just
as vital and obligatory during the war of the
rebellion as, now, and that if he .had quoted .
it then he would have added with equal Ap
propriateness: "There, go; shoot that. You
have been talking it long enough ; do tt,"
In that case, as we are to infer from Mr. Beech
er's hearty support of the war, "the 'Christian
nobleness of the North" was not incompatible
with the most vigorous use of armatnent for
subduing the rebellion. It is true, we gave food
and drink to a portion of our enemies, namely,
those captured, (and therefore overcame the
evil of Andersonville with good,) but that did
not exhaust the whole of our treatment of our
enemies, inasmuch as we drew our rule of ac
tion from the entire binly of Christian ethics,
and not from the literal wording Of a single
sentence. I ,
With regard to the present national situation
what is wanted is not mere sentiment or affec
tionate expressions, but just and wise measures.
Would any amount of "grace and love" on our
. .
part exorcise trowe l diately the evils of
Ca .oun
ism which have been poisoning the South for
thirty years, and which nowjimpel thi4 lead
ing men. like 31r.' Stephens,:to claitit that se-.
session is still right, though inexpedient, and
that the seceded States have a complete right
to resume their places - in the Unioii in defiance
f am conditions it) be imposed by the General
Poiternment? .Leve alone, does not meet the
case—although we maintain that no victors in
a prolonged and gigantic war ever leregan to
Show so much real clemencY and freedoni from
.
passion as the people of the North are now
showing. They do not desire to punish, not
even to humiliate. the South; They only desire
to so readmit the:seceded Stag as shall best
provide for their good in comnron with that of
the whole country. To this end, wise. and
comprehettaive statesmanship is needed.; and
that is something: we fear, which is not to 'be
supplied by a brief quotation,'no i r even !by a
fervent exhortation, no matter I.lo* kindly it is
meant.—Troy frinies. L
ta'At the last 'session of the LegislatUre'an
act was passed incorporating the "Citizens' As
sociation.of 'Pennsylvania,". of, which the ob
jects are declared to be the establishment of a
society for the reformation of inebriates and fur
the moral and social elevation of the ignorant
and neglected classes; A meeting of the incor
porators was held, and the society was organ
ized by the election of Joseph Parish, M.D., as
president, John M. 3laris and Jay, Cook•as vice
Presidents, and Joshua IVuolston as Secretary..
Eight directors were also elected,, and it was
resolved to issue an address to the people setting
forth the Objects of .h 'r incorporation, and the
I I
manner in which they propose to carryy, them
out, and appealing for aid to consumate them.
They say that purely missionary labors among
cur depraved population have not, gone far
enough, and leave much to be attempted by
other agencies. With this dea the 'association
proposes to erect 0, series of comfortable cotta
ges, which will be let atlow rates to the poorer
classes of our pdople, for - Whose codtinned ame
lioration constant endeavors will be made. A
hospital for the treatment of innebriates isto
established, where efforts will be made to re
claim and restore to usefulness those Who have
beaome ixtbject to this fearful course: They
regard intemperance as a disease, which will
yield to proper treatment. To carry out these I
objects the association requires at least three]
hundred thousand dollars,..lth9egb operations I
War be commenced as soon 'as- fifty thousand 1
dollars are paid in: The benevolent contd. find'
I no better means et:bestowing their nicans,While
the advantages tri society in general , and to
individuals would be iunnense.—Pflilak/pkia l
Pram. • I 1 •
•
• Mr 1 .1311: .Vounvn is
I
celebration of the Rational Anniversary in
is Philadelphia, ic'as attended with the;most
impressive ceremonies, and witnessed by many,
thousands of peoplefroris all.pwris-FX the State..l
The occasion was the transfer of the-flap of the'
Pennsylvania regiirnts Irene the military
the State authorities; Among • the prominent
personages present we nOte.Gen.Hanvock,Gen.
Meade and staff, Gen, Geary, 'Gov CUrtin, and
staff, and others, both military 'lniad civic.: Gen..
Geary was cheered wherever he made his ap
pearance. Upon the whole this Iwa.'s the most
grand and interesting.dis.plZy ever witness'cd iu
the State, and will long be remembered by all
who participated therein. 1
ar When a! couple of roving Northern diplo
matists visited Richmond a few, months before
the collapse, of the Rebellion, and obtained an
interview with ,teff.Davis,then enthroned in the
majesty of confederate leadership, he declared,
in speaking of the-national standard, that "he
once lo4d the old flag, but be !regarded it, now
solely as the emblenof tyranny'oppression
A similar feeling pr vailS aihoug rebel politici
ans and their northern sympathizers, but the
only justification they can urge . for it is that
the Government no loliger permits them to tyr
annize over the' freedmen. •
vir The Richmond Whig comes out in along
editorial in oppOsition to emigration I l from the
Northern States and the introduction of Nor
than capital. It says: “Alabama, within one
year of peace, begins 'with five thousand Nor
thern cotton planters. It is' frightful to think
where she will ,end. i There is not single
Southern State in which this prOcess, this fatal
procefs of New-England colonization is not
ping on. We must stop it, and. from this hour
we must rasolve to stop it, before it enwarps
and crushes us in its anaconda' folds. We do
not mean that it must b 4 stopped by,a resort to
violence or any unwarrantable means, but by
refusing, as we have the.ri,ghtto do, to sell our
lands or any part of them, orl lease or tenant
them out to radical enemies of the South."
PIKE MILLS, July 6, 1866
Emma JOURNAI, : Sir. No longer ago than
last Court week, I was toldthat there sic peo
ple in this county who now believe, or pretend
to believe the old slander against me ; that I
sold the men Marched to Camp Curtin under
my command M 1861. I have been accused of
that, both in public and . private. Now I ask
you to publish Governor Curtinl answer to my
letter on the subject. 4. 31. RILBOURN.
EXECUTIVE CENSIDER, uoihroussraz, } • ,
June 29, 1866.
DEAR Sta.: It affords me great pleasure to
say, in answer to your letter; that'you marched
two companies of men to Harrisburg in 1861,
and that by' my order they were assigned to
the 46th Regt. P. V, coipmand4d by Col. S. I'.
Snipe. The assignment wasirnadO without
consulting your wishes, 'and the order was ex
ecuted by the Adjutant General: . •
Yours truly, A. G. CURTIN.
MM. J. Id. hilLnoatc.r. ' •
. • ..
rarThe Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, at
its recent session at Harrisburg, decided in the
case of Elnora Mohn, of Lehigh county, that a
woman can be indicted as a common scold.
Judge Woodward, in delivering the opinion' of
the Court, said: ,
"As to the unreasonableness of holding wo
men liable to punilamcMt for a. too free use of
their tongues, it is enough to say that the com
mon law which is the 'express ,wisdom of 'ages,
adjudged that it is not unreasonable. And the
Legislature have not changed the common law
in this regard, but on the contrary Ideclard so
recently as 1860 thattliis offence shall be punish
ed as heretofore."
BE PRIEP knEii
How often are people, both adults and ea l a_
dran, attacked at the, dead h our of night 1,4
cholera morbus.. cramps, cLolic, vomi t i n ,
purging ; a doctor cannot be obtained tin r j;,7 1. 1 .
nig ; the case grows worse ; perhaled.ati
already claimed its victim ;—a taw d ows
et
Coe's 'Dyspepsia Cure would Lave relieved
cramps and pains, and soon completely card
*
the sufferer of his tumbles. ]!others, t il iT e
ready for your children Fathers, proyids it
for .our latusehuld
The World's Opinimi
tees Stomach Bitters.
Touching these Bitters this grand fact is cbar
Their hone fills all the Western Hatuispsyber:,
Known in all lands, washed by its oceans tw a b: .
Health, hope and vigor follow in their train,
- AVOID COUNTY. FELTS.
TIOSTETTER'S BITTERS share the corona°
Of all thlagsgood—lmposiors Imitate. ° fate
Of these beware--discreutly uee,your eyek
From houcst 'houses purchase your -supplies.
- • CAUTION.
lua GO . VERNIE2CT I8DOB3SIVII?
. In order to guard against dangerous trupLeiti n i,
public are requested to tithe especial note attire b 4:
tiful engraved proprietary stamp, through which tt
Government of the United States officially Ewthen ;°
cates every bottle of IIQSTETTEit'S "liITTER s '
This shield thrown by the Government over th e pi,
prietors and the public fur their joint prorecu eer
placed Conspicuously aerate the core and over a e
neck of such bAtle and =min fail to strike the ty „ r
the most casual obssi vet*. Nothing that purport s .to
be Bostetter ' s Bittercan be genuine ewe*, the sli p
-
is there.
. It is also props tostate that the Bitt ors ere sold el
elusively in glass, and nevermnder any eircunnauce
by the gallon or barrel. 1 Impostors and imitator' ".
abroad, and the only safeguard the pUblie basa g , a i,„
them is to see that the bitters they buy bear the 1.4,
graved label and note of hand of gessrs, 11.oetetk r k
Smith, and the, stamp above 'imentioned.
A NEW PERFUME FOR Tat. AIiAtPAERCRUT.
Phalan's "Night !gleaming Certis,"
Phulonlo "Aright *Worming Cerrito,,
•
Phalonlis Blooming Ceresi."
Phaloies "Night Blooming CMS.,"
PlusloaTe •• Night. Flooesing Cerese.os
A most exquisite. delicate; and Yntgrant. Batons,
ditaled from the rare and; peautital lowa boa
which it takes its 'tame.
Manufactured ordy by
P11.12.L0N & SON, Ifc•iv York.
BEWARE Or COUNTERFEITS
ASK FOR YNALON'S--TAKE NO OTHER
M:reciitor's N'otice.
TIETECEREAS the andeirsignedhavinrbeenappeht.
V V e& mseeetors et the last witi and Ws:amebic{
Ed xerd A. Doud, late of 19 arrizow township, deed,
matter is hereby given to ther+e knowing- themarlos
indebted to said estate to make isomedkate pkyanca,
and those having claims to preseet them duly alau ti .
tieated for settlement. Mts. E. DOUAI
'Jane ISW.. . A. A.*W.ETLA.SI),.J.Ekes.
Itch ! Itch ! Itch .!
SCRATCH! SCRATCH! SCRATCH!
~IICALTON'S OIXTME:iI 7 ,.
will. Cure the 'telt in 48 Thaws .1'
Also 11111 . 68 SALT B.BELTSL 'EWERS, CHIT
BLAIN'S, end all ERUPTIONS &? 'YRS. aRiN.
Price 50 cents. For sole by all drNrists. tweatboz
OU cimts to WEEKB & POPPER, Sole. Agent.; 170
ItKoAington sheet, Enstoo,...n, will be forwarded by
mall, free of postage,to any port of tbe IJoittetlStatts.
JuneL, L5t.T,„, spaietice wky byr.
IMOTOGR A
• &JL T Alm ciNT & co-, "
Hanufacturers of PluMgraptio Matoriill4
WHULPB.I/..8.. AND PZ 7II ;
501 lEtriancliway, _New "irork....
nddition , our main !ma'am* of 1',1103 . 0-
GRAIIIIICTId-errtnrn A. LE. w aro 1144diaastare far
tlarfallowimg,
STEREOSCOPES g STEREOSCOPIC' VIEWS
Of American arid Fbreign Citilts and Lanerscapb,
Groups, Statunri; etc.' , • -
STEREOSCOPIC VIEWS. OF IRE WAR,
,
Prom negat iVI33 made to the Tarlous cam Pniips alui)
forming a. aomploze Ehotographio history c the gat4
contest-
VEREOSTOPE . VIEWS' 'OW GUM
Adapted - fin 'either the Mazie Linter') or the Mesa:
°nee°. Our Cat-item, will b here./ te-any addresil
eirregeipt of Statue.; ,
PIIO,IIZRAMiIt ALBITE',
- We mrenufactare more lamely than any ottierlatuf4,
about 200 varieties from cents to 00 each OaS
ALBUM'S have tie reputation Of being superior ire
beauty tiled durability many-others,
Card Photographs of amend's,. States•
men, Actors, etc, etc..
Our Catalogue em/traces ovcr FIVE TrfOI76AND
ditrerent subjects; Including reproductions of the,.
most celebrated Engintvfnua. Paintings, Statues,. stir,
Catalogues ERnt O. receipt of stamp,
Photographers and- others ord.triw goo.T CI e”. 1):.
trill plenffe rerpit 2i per cent of the =Jaunt
their arils-T.
3` Th . prices o pris and qualfty a oar goods esmart
f.,1114 bawdy. 6mo [dune; 19.
1566
Philadelphia it Erie Railroad.
THIS great line traverses. the Xorthern and North
.- weal. emmtles of Pennsylvan'pa to the city , of Erie
on lake. Erie. It hns been lensed and is operated by
the PENNSYLVANIA RAITTIOAD CONMENT.
Time of paszenger tralne at .Ehlroßrum
• LEAVE EASTWARD •
v.
Erie Mail .- - r.
Erie Express Train. 3.I:AS r. /I.
• LEAVE WESTWARD,.
Erie Train x.
Eric Express Train------.-...._]SS A. M.
Passenger cars run through on the Erie Mail an?:
Express 'rains without change both , ways between'
Philadelphia and Erie.
NEW YORK CONNECTOFt.
Leave New York at 9.00 A. st , atiTve at Ed.. 95e A.Y-.
Leave Erieat 4.45 .e. st., arrive at Near York 4.10,r. Y.
ELEGANT SLEEPING CARS on all Night trains.
Fur information respecting Passenger Intsiness,sp
ply. at Corner of 30th and Market streets, PhiladHphia ,
And for Freight business of the Company's Agents-
Rit*.aton,.Jr., Cor. 13th and Market streets,
Philadelphia.
.T. W. Reynolds, Erie.
• Win. Brown; Agent, N. C. R. R., Baltimore,
11.111. lIOUSTON, General Freight Agt. Philada_
GWINNER, General Ticket Agt. Philada'
A.L. TYLER, General Sup't, Erie.
AT
H. J. OLMSTED'S
STORE can always be found the best o
, Cooking, Box and Parlor
S T. O. I VIE S
Also. TIN and SHEET-IRON WARE, POTS,
KETTLES, SPIDERS, SCOTCH WARE,
FRYING-PANS, SAPIPANS, _ and C.A.IILD
ROSS. Also,
!Agricultural Implements,
such' as PLOWS, SCRAPERS, CULTIVA
TOHS, CORN-SHELLERS, HORSE-RAKES,
DOG-POWERS, Ake.
HIS WORK
ell made and the material good. Good
Isubstantial EAVES-TROUGHS put up in
part of the County—Terms easy. Ready
of all Muds, including Cash, seldom
Sed.
tore on Main Street opposite the Old Court
Coudersport. Aug. 4'1863.-50
is Nv
and
any;
Pay'
refu •
Hon
OWARD ASSOCIATION,
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
iSEASES of the Nervous, Seminal, LTrins
ry and sexual stems—new and reliable
4ment—in reports of the HOWARD AS
sIATION—sent by mail in sealed letter
lopes, free of charge. Address, Dr. J
[LLIN HOUGHTON, Howard Association
South Ninth S.treet, Philadelphia, Ps.
jy 1864.
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