[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] York City caused him to invest largely in real estate, and there have been few seasons when his workmen have not been adding to the taxable property, beauty and business capacity of the city, He is now en-gaged in completing one of the largest and finest structures in the city, eleven stories high and entirely fire-proof, at the corner of Park Row and Beeknian Street, which furnishes over two hundred separate of-fices above the first story. To it the public have, by common consent, given his own name. In lXiill he purchased a large farm upon the Hud-son, near Sing Sing. Here he established his sum-mer residence and has indulged, to the fullest ex-tent, his love for agriculture and its advancements His farm occupies nearly five hundred acres, upon which he keeps two hundred cows and a large herd of young stock of his own raising. In summer he personally directs and participates in the work of the farm and the care of the stock, while coming daily to the city to attend to his business interests. In political life Mr. Potter was originally connected with the Whig party and voted with it till 18ti0, when he cast his vote with Mr. Lincoln. In 1861 he