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Has been returned to Albis BY hil
abductors. The Abba Union OF to
ldav oive, the fa,,ov;r, loocon,. :,
the Affair. - 81. " = -. - =
isThie matter eczema 10 ha =,
ucarer 10 Z sat;efactorv and fsvors
| ble solutis,n ithan heretneora s :
IN Iastl Friday : writ nf ho,,.o,
Icoruta WA plaoed IN tha h.nds y
Marshal Bosle and he sot ,ont ~,
circuitousy routel u And tho ns,., !,
who had Mr. steele n -cbnrps ~,
the purpose 81, serving the writ unon
| theuS. On last Saturday night And
IwhileaMr. Boals WAS vet out! on tbe
tsearck, the party who had Steele in
fcharpe. returned with him ana nlsced
him ID charge Of Mr. Mills. We are
Uniformed thet on the evening of The
l'sbdn0tion, they took hims Is the
house of Thomas Brandon ir Frank. !.
| Hid Township. but bsIur followed hv
| the Hheti1E theximaasriisfelK .atsrted
= n ~ ISS south nd c7t,sssffI
tke Chafjsetie yiysf,imto Wavne ICo.
they changesl about toaaiAsrsnt Ma.
ces. f{ks 0a1De ot,.chapoe of diet
arj3 hif II t6SSee. The fi5es proved
ytty &ehcAcisf 70 ths health Of Mr..
FSteSf. u no returned greatly i'm.
proxsd dia' 'svsryi respect. lit appear.
the SfeSioas TO; their return. IN
Ste1l 1lt 6ale some verbal profnise
satisfkol 0fye TO his creditors but
which he s.wsns back upon'' q soon
AZ he was placed il the hands of
Mr.. Mills at Abba. His excuse for
for repudjatinps his promiss waa
that thew did not return him to his
homo but plsced him again n.
arrest under the guardianship of
Mr.. Mills. Ssskea4 81
aOn Sunday evening Marshal Boala
returned with his writ Of hdbeas corr
nus. uuseryed of course, q Steele had
been giyen 'up by the partv before
his return. or Monday morning at
10 O'Clock 4 hearing Of the writ 1as
had before Judge Dashieli Who de.
ic;ded that inasmhch a atAela had
heen Released and tnrncd over 10 the
inronar ofI3cers No ,0roura ~ .ct;or.
rr;stsd and the vr;t va dism;ssed !
m 4 nov n d the hands' Of the
oficera ~ th4 law awalticr rtrial on
the ch.rOes far wh;ch hs vss' hro'.
h.ck v33. nar;nrv ana sobt.;n;ns
{ rcnsr nndar xsIse nr,st.rss. H;s
tr;.i .at far ~ d.r srW.rsre.dsv
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ORDERS SOLICITED.
Il Prairie wolves wander around.
and through Council Bluffs at night
Complete " it'll new
TYPES AND PRESSES.

About s25O,00O worth Of lead was
raised from tho Dubuque mines in
1870. a tf&s
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HOUSE.
Washington. Jan, 25.

L
Washington, Jan. 25.
MIR. Nibiack reported the fortifica-
tion bill, which was made tho special
order for Tuesday next. The bill
appropriates 81, ,627, 900.
Mr.. Neglsy, from the Committee
on Military Affairs, reported u bill
extending the bonetits of the act
establishing soldiers and sailors
assylums, 70 the disabled soldiers of
the war 0fl8l2, and also TO the dis
abled soldiers Of the Nexcan War.
Passed. 'sg'
Mr.. Negley also reported bill to
repeal q proviso of an act passed
July 9Th, 1868, in relation To pom
sions, The proviso being . Limitation
toafive years id which to make the
applications for, pensions, after the
right thereto accrued. Passed.
The same committee reported
back the Senate bill to turn over to
tho Secretary of the Interior tor dis
posal, by sale after appraisement, ot
certain u. 8. military reservations,
and number of forts. 8
The House then took up the bill
reported yesterday, from the Military
Appropriation committee, TO enab!e
discharged soldiers, theira widows
and orphans, to acquire home etesds
on the public lands. Several amend
ments wers offered but no action
was taken. Ks 5ssTs&j
Leavenworth, Jan. Is.
The first ballot in the Join conven.
tion Of the Kansas Legislature tor
the election of U. 8. Senator to-day,
resulted as follows: Alex. Cald we'll,
81; Sam. J. Crawford, 81; ex-Gov-
ernor Shannon, 2. =
Washington, Jan. 26.
The House bill for, the salo of a
portion Of the Fort Leavenworth
military reservation TO the Kansas
Agricultural and Mechanical Associ.
alton tor . Fair ground, passed.
The Senate then took up and pass.
cd the pension appropriation bill az
it passed the House. 5al ~
The Senate thcn resumed the con.
sideration of the bill repeating the
income tax. rss E y
Senator Buckingham commented
ON the defects of the law and the
imperfect manner Of its administra.
tion, and for this and other reasons
he would vote for its repeal.
Senator Cole spoke in opposition
to the law as being unequal, and
most Objectionable Of all in regard tc
taxes.
| Senator Johnson regarded the In
formal Revenue aystem as being til.
main cause Of the present business
prostration. TO show the monstroui
inequality of the tax, no contrastot
the present poverty OF Virginia, which
was for four years tho theatre Of .h,
late war, with that Of Massachusetts
both States being taxed the same pc
cent, yet tho estimated receipts re
ceived by the Commissioner of Inter
nal Revenue, for the current tisca
year, from Virginia, were s525, OO
, moro than that Of ssschusetts.
Pending iurther discussion Nj
; Harlan moved to 60 into cxecutiv
session, but the motion was rejecte
t-yeas, 90, nays, IS. @
n Mr., Howell denied that th
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concur in the above recommen-
dation of the Post Office Gazette, and
commend it " the attention of post
mnAtAra
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4lst Congress Third Session.
! Summary Of Proceedings.
! sag SENATE. se
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would lead to An extended debate
.sud resumed tho fioor. but asaentsd
70 the .nnasI of Sanatnr Scott 20 III
low the regular order Of hns;nas.
snb;ect q Ira call of anv Senat.,r e
order 10 nrocced with the ;ncomc -
tax reneal hill - -S
h 1Senstor Scott then arouad .oa;nst
the I'm the .courss nf his "a
msrks he aa;d that a. atatement had
been mada that the INCOME "a. cost
moro to collect II than II realized the
,rnvcsrnment Tba tact wa. r. cost
mora to colIact tha income 1.x ,hsn
.anvr other -ravanue tar. TIE Com.
m;ss;oner of Ravsnno had roosn,Ir
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What is b. me without mother:"
ras the young lady said when she sent
the old lady QUITO chop wood. s
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y The Indisnola Sisspsoaidn Adver.
tisss college furnace for sale. War
rented to freeze 100 students stiff in
FIVE hours. 7
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sH8 Manning 3 Lsdd, Of Eddyviilo, have
packed 47oO hogs-so says the Ga
zet1s.
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Wallis from the National Cap.
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Washington, D. G.,
January, 24th 1871.

dsaI.
| washington, =. Y,
Aas January, Nth 1871.
~ WAR DxPARTaExT. isi
Among the executive coVmnnica.
tons laid by the Speaker before the
House Of representatives yesterday,
was . communication from the Sec
retsry Of War, inclosing : lettsrfrom
sne cnloi o. ordnance IN relation 70
tne pllls Wnlcn nave passed, ana are
pend'ng 40 congress donat'ng con-
~ uomneu o1unsece 70 soidiers monu-
mens ASSOCIATIONS, a ociA &C., n which that
y.uoe. Saws ~. = y 1oaotlul
80 o.''o' 'so iA.us
" law csn % nonoreo' sao snst
- y =. !. ..o .,o.A0 49, sa"' " nAnu
.asa..s - - .ass.sa - ''', s.,,s ..1 "ossa
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. r.. -.
the COMMITTEES on Military Affairs.
from which COMMITTEES most of tho
bill donating condemned ordn.nc,
have been reported.
The Secretary of War also sent TO
the House Of Representatives ysster..
day q communication covering re-
ports from the Pavmaster General
.na.a. n.......... CO., d
1 .1 Sal o"'.e' ''''n ''' 0on0 ~
which these onicers show the incon-
vonienco to certain. branches of the
military service ar;s,no from the m.
erations ot the 9Th ana .svsrtb .ac.
It,. .c... 49,, - !. ,o-o =,
''ons y sne Acs q 'u'y ~, iosO, y
relation 70 the conveying into the
Treasury of unexpended balances
The commnn;ca,;on ana .coomn.nv
- !.
ing reports were referred to the Com
mittee on Appropriations. "A
8 4
"n oA"NsAh'
A grand carnival will take plac .
in this city on Feburarv 21st and
aod - ca,sh-..o ,ha oor.,,..;.. 80.
-" - - ' ooosIo" -
the new pavement on the Avenue.
All the fast horses in the country
ara axractad 10 ha an .xh;h;.;or
~ -:u ..,,.
az men' 'no o'.y "n 20 prnhanS'y
illuminated: hav'nt the slightest
idea who Will De Denentted thereby,
but as It's worth 2 mans iiie here to
oppose "the carnival, III say no
more. vs.
POST OFFICE GAZETTE.
This valuable monthly postal iour-
nal enters upon its SECOND year on
tho 1st of February, 1871.
1t is live, reliable, and cheap pa
per, neatly ana handsomely printed
va.r % - .aw.n"o p' -
The GAZETTE will contain monthly,
IN addition TO all special orders issued,
all the rulings OF the Department, IN
answer to postmasters, copied direct
" from the oficial records; several
columns Of "Answers to Correspond
snts" on postal law and the regula-
tions, which are revised BY comps-
tent officials before publication .
complete list of Offices established,
discontinued. or names changed with
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OFFICE AUDITOR TREAsURY
Gat fG FoR THE r. O. DEPT,

e cOR THE +. ". DEPT, =
s a aea January, 1871
The United States Post Office Ga
sette, published by A. G. Cameron,
is most excellent postal journal, and
ought, in my opinion, to be in the
hands of every postmaster in the
country.
The column of Rulings Of the De-
partment" is alone worth more than
the price of subscription, and the
"Answers 70 Correspondents" are
accurately prepared.
J. ]. MARTIN,
! Siath Auditor.
J. NJ. MoGREw,
ga Chief Clerk.
FINANCE OFFICE p. q. DEpr.,
January 10, 1871.
Imost heartily concurin the above
recommendation. consider the
Post office Gd-ette absolutely inva!u-
able.
VIM. NJ. IRELAND,
Chief Clerk.
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: Farley had-a $4,000 FIRE on last
Friday.
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Intenperanco.

For the CoURIER.
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-t FINANCE OFFICE,
PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
WAR DIPARTMHNT, !,

PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
January, 1871.
From what know of Mr.. Cameron,
and from his energy in seeking facts
relating to the postal service, I very
cheerfully commend him and his
valuable paper TO the favor Of post
masters.
W. II. h. TERRELL,
Third Asst. r. n. Gen.
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LeRVenWOrtn, Jan. 40.
The first ballot in the Join oonven.
tion Of the Kansas Legislature tor
the election Of u. 8. Senator to-day,
resulted as follows: Alex. Cald we'll,
81; Sam. J. Crawford, "a; ex-Gov-
ernor Shannon, 2. s.
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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-04-04
TUESDAY MORNING, April 4.

This number begins the fourth
volume of this paper. We have no
supurAuous ink to waste on compli-
menting ourselves or our readers on the
event, but are content to leave the
judgement Of whether the REPUBLICAN
has been a success or not, with our,
subscribers. If welcome visitor it
will probably be welcomed for years
to come; if not, it will continue to
bore the people of Forest county, at
least as long as we shall continue to
have an existence, which we hope will
be for some years to come. We feel
encouraged to proceed, and shall do
so, hoping that it will be read with as
much interest as our labor on it de-
serves. Wishing our readers a pros
porous year, as we expect to have, We
go to press.
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Wo tako tbo folIowinc from ,bo

We take the following from the
Cory Republican:
James M. Bum, Esq, special d. G..
w. r., Thursday instituted Temple
of Honor in this City. Tne organiza.
tion is called Cory Temple No. 35
The time of meeting has been fixed on
Tuesday evenings, and the place Good
Templars Hall for the present. The
present officers are, +. G.. Manly, W.
G. T., |. b. Potter, p. w. G. r., X. l..
Lunt, w. V. T., Rev. j. Leslie, w.
Chaplain, N. z. Kilburn, w. r., A.
NJ. Martin, w. f. r., NJ. Cameron, w.
L., J. L. Aughenbaugh, w. u.
The Temple starts out under good
auspices and the indications are that it
will WELD q power for the temperance
cause.
The alarm Of fire was given at about
g o'clock on Saturday night The
cause was the burning of frame barn
on Centre street, near Hare Greek.
The barn was the property of w. b.
Lowe, of Wattsburg, aud was entirely
consumed. Loss, about three hundred
dollars-no insurance. Some seventy
five dollars worth of door and blinds,
slowed in the loft, were also burned.
The fire companies were promptly on
hand with their apparatus, but the
flames enveloped the entire building al
most instantly, and had its own way.
The fire was unquestiopably the work
of an incendiary, and the cause that
prompted the firing of the building
doubtless pure cussedness, There is u
clue to the perpetrator that may lead
to his detection, and in case he is dis.
covered we trust the full penalty OF
the law will be meted out to him.
A little after twelve Tuesday night,
the alarm of fire was given. A dwell.
ing house, on the south side of Smith
street, owned by Philip Megber, was
discovered to be on fire. The building
was two story one with wing and
was entirely consumed. The house
had been vacant for about ten days
and the fire, from all appearances, was
the work of an incendiary. The value
of the building was about SS00-in.
sured with Hollister Davis, q Co., in
the Etna for $500. The Hook and
Ladder apparatus and one of the Hose
carts reached the fire, but as there wa,
no opportunity for saving anything
the engine was not brought to the
ground.
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We clip the following items from

We clip the following items from
the Tidioute Journal:
On Wednesday afternoon last u
lively row occurred on Depot street,
resulting id bloody noses and sore
heads. The participants in the scrim-
mage were promptly arrested by
Officer Webb, and taken before Justice
Morrison, who dealt with them ac.
cording to the statute in such cases
made and provided. A wuman was
the main causes of the unpleasant.
ness" and whisky was the moving
power.
On Monday last, in the bar-room
of the Empire House, man, while
playing with II knife,accidentally stab
bed himself in the leg, inficting quite
a serious injury. DIR. Bolard was
promptly in attendance.
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DR.. WELLS Extract of JURUBEBA

A WATCH, pair of Blankets, Quilt or
n Shawl, for One Dollar, appears almost
impossible, but such may be had, and hum
dreds of other useful articles, by patroniz-
ing GEO. A. PLUNIMER & CO.'S ZONE
DOLLAR SALE
Their SYSTEM Of doing business has been
examined Dy the authorities, and Decis-
ion rendered from the Internal Revenue
Department, at Washington, dated Nov.
4th, 1868, declaring their business perfect
ly fair and legitimate, and entirely differ
ent rom the different gift enterprises. OF
course all donot get watches, blankets, &C.,
for One Dollar, but in every large club, one
of these articles are sold for One Dollar, as
An extra inducement, and some member
of the club has the chance of obtaining :.
new feature introduced by this ent
prising firm, is to pay their agents in cit. .,
er cash or merchandise, and to prepay the
express charges. No better opportunity
can be offered TO either ladies or gentlemen
having leisure time, to form clubs for this
firm.
Read their advertisement in another COL
umn, and send for catalogue.
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What TraveIer Thinks Of the Erie
Road.


TO the Editor Of the Sun:
SIR; The simple justice which ever
characterizes your straightforward pa
per is not more apparent in anything
than in its references to matters con-
corning the Erie Road. Having pass-
ed over portion of its length recently,
l took particular care to notice the
manner in which officials and employ
ees discharged their duty, the condi-
ton oftrack and rolling stock, system
of night singals, running regulations,
&c, and can only say, that all that hu.
man care and foresight can accomplish
to attain absolute safety, is done.
had no predictions for the road
or any of its officers; but l must say
| was charmed, and cannot now wonder
that, with its broad gauge, quick time,
smooth track, and elegant coaches, it is
rapidly becoming the favorite line, as
the increased facilities required for
for passenger traffic plainly show. 1t
is time that falsehood and misrepres-
entation should be rebuked, and the
truth known. Let the people know
where their wishes are consulted, and
they will not be long in showing their
appreciation of it. LEVER.
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noon, a youth of fourteen years named
John Myers, entered Mr. G. W. Mead's
jewelry store, 81 Spring street, for the
purpose of obtaining watch worth
about S8, which he had left there for
repairs. He refused to pay for repair
the watch and it was consequently re-
turned to the case. Myers hung about
the store, and managed while no one
was looking to take gold watch val
ued at 500 from the counter and put
it in his boot. Mr.. Mead missed the
watch almost Immediately, and upon
searching the youth the watch was
found on his person. He was taken
before Justice Clark and committed.
That bright star to be seen in the
west every clear evening shortly after
sunset is Jupiter. 1t rises about three
points abaft the tall barn on Kerr's
hill, and sets two degrees north of the
hen roost attached to the same. We
nus is slashing around somewhere in
the cerluean with "Orion the Gold
Beater," (by Sylvanus Cobb and
Mars is making the "Great Bear" dust
around the North pole. Prof. Hen
erickson of Dunbar College, has re.
Gently discovered that the inner ring
of Saturn has disappeared, and the
bottom of the Dipper has also drop
ped out.
The report that Chief of Police
Rouse makes each prisoner take a SOL
emn oath not to break out OF the city
lookup, when he locks him in, is false.
There is also no truth in the assertion
that they take the boots OFF from the
law breakers, so that they cannot kick
the walls out of the cells.
There was an "affair of honor" at
McClintockville the other day. The
seconds were on the ground, but the
principals failed to come to time, and
the duel fell through.
Twenty-three new wells are going
down on the Mcclure farm, Church
Run. Some of them will be ready for
testing in few days. The indications
are good.
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-We'clip the following from tn,
Titusville Herald:

-We'clip the following from the
Titusville Herald:
PITHoLE AND VICINITY. -Pithole
nov promises ss be the grand centre OF
attraction for oil operators the coming
summer, and what with the completion
of the many wells now going down in
that vicinity, and the extension of the
Pithole Valley railroad to Shamhurg,
Pleasantville, Enterprise and Titus.
vile, we may expect the old ''oil dora
do" to blossom like menthly rose, il
not SO finely preiumed.
The Rocker farm, lying to the
southeast of the former site of Prathel
City, was sold few days since fol
Sl05,O00 to Messrs. Phillips Bros, and
the bluffs are fairly bristling with der,
ricks already up or being constructed
The sand rock in this locality is fully
as thick as that of the "hats" which
were so productive a few years since
This farm contains so acres.
The Haskell well No. / is doing
about 80 barrels daily yet, while Has
kell No. 2, strucl, few days and
pumping at the rate Of about 30 bar
Esls daily, started up yesterday and is
now doing 100 barrels daily.
There are now tErce of the incest
PnOducing wells in the region in the
vicinity of Pithole . nd mose coming.
About four o'clol : esterdsy after
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Oil News.

Intense excitement is raging concer-
ming oil lands in Cranberry township,
nearly opposite Reno. Three wells
are about completed in that vicinity,
and the prospect that they will prove
large producing wells is very fatter-
ing.
One ofthese vel ,on the John Milton
farm, owned by Mcdonald, Heffer-
man Findley and Simon, of Oil City,
is now heing tested This we'll, known
as the "Mollie we'll" was drilled by
Peter Nolan. an experienced operator
and is 907 feet deep, with thirty. feet
of sand equal in quality to any found
in the oil region. The company owning
the well have lease of Thirty acres all
of which they propose developing at
once.
This we'll is southeast from Reno,
near the Bredin and Milton wells, and
has heavier sand rock and on the
belief that the territory still further
east would prove more productive,
some parties, on Tuesday, leased
twenty acres adjoining the leases on
which the well is located, paying there
for one half the oil and $50 bonus per
acre.
A large amount Of land has been
purchased and leased in this vicinity,
and Messrs. McMullen, Patterson
and Dickey, of Petroleum Centre, and
Mess.s. Irwin & Baum, of Frank
lin, are the largest holders.
The prospects are very fiattering
that this territory will prove produc-
tive.
A we'll owned by West, Forley and
others, located on the Baum tract,
Patchell Run, commenced pumping
last Friday, and is yielding 20 barrels
per day, heavy oil,
The Rocker farm, lying to the south
east of the former site ofPrather City,
near Pithole, WAS sold few days since
for 100000, to the Philips Bros,
and the bluffs are fairly bristling with
derricks already up or being construct.
ed. The sand rock in this locality is
fully as thick as that of the flats which
were so productive few years since.
This farm contains ninety acres.
James we'll, No. Zone of the leargest
flowing wells on Armstrong Run took
fire on Saturday morning and burned
till ten o'clock. The five extended to
Mildren Reserve we'll, consuming
eleven tanks, of 5000 barrels capacity.
Mildren well was flowing 200 barrels.
the loss of oil cannot be estimated at
present.
Well No. 2, Phillips Bros. Lease,
Rocker farm, Pithole. cmmence1 to
pump oil at midnight Saturday start.
ing off at the rate of fifteen barrels
per day, with prospects of increasing.
Entire depth Of well 800 feet; fourth
sand about sixteen feet deeper and
of excellent quality the we'll has a
large supply of gas. MOL same lease,
holds on at about eighty barrels per
day.
A we'll on the McMullen farm,
Scrubgrass, owned by Buchanan &
Young, commenced pumping on Satur-
day last, and is pronounced a sixty
barrel we'll Yenango Citizen.