The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1871-02-07
Newsy.

The people of Peoria complain that
they have much difficulty in digging
wells, on account of the immense gold
mine that underlies that city.
A New Years Address, cleverly
adapted from Paradise Lost" was re-
jected by Western editor as "misera-
BILE trash"
The deepest excavation in the Unit
ed States is said to be copper mine
near Lake Superior. 1t is 1900 feet
deep.
Milwaukee was completely showed
under last Saturday and Sunday. Well,
good night, old friend-we'll wake you
up in the Spring, by thunder and
lightning!
Sound Gov. Hoffman says: "IfI
the Government redeemed the Nation
tional Currency in specie, dollar
grcenback would be worth as much as
a dollar in gold"
The Baltimore police have taken a
census that makes the city's population
283, ,070, and they think it correct. The
second Government census found 267,-
354 people.
Miss Ella Brown, of Boston, Mass,
is in England trying to get that prop
erty of her relative, Charles f. Brown,
"Artemus Ward" which the executors
have never accounted for.
A Mr.. Chiffon, of Tennessee, has
settled near Live Oak, Florida. He
brought with him only eleven of his
sons. The others will be along after
q while.
The peculiar religious seat known
as Dunkards have been opposed TO
college education, but having got over
that, have just established a college
at Bourbon.
A Corinne judge proposes to solve
the Mormon problem by starting
grand gift lottery for some library,
and put in all the extra wives Of poly
gamy as prizes. The trouble is that
nobody would want tickets.
Two newspapers in :, Halifax, the
| Chronicle and the Recorder, favor the
American side of the fishery question,
and fail to see the justice of the pro-
lection given to the Canadian fisher
men by the Imperial and Dominion
governments.
Washington county, Tennessee, is ex-
cited over the trail left in the snow by
serpent of archaeological magnitude.
1t can't be the great original serpent,
however, for he only showed himself
before the fall, whilst this one mani
tests preference for winter, probably
to avoid summary destruction.
Smith, the colored West Point cadet,
is said by disloyal person to have
such long heels as to cause his next
neighbour to step on them-and this is
the cause of all the recent Court-mar-
tial. The Government can't afford to
have its cadets riding around on
Smiths heels.
Senator Conkling must be wag, as
we'll as an orator. The other day he
! congratulated a member of the House
who had just concluded one of his
great efforts, thus "a great speech
the best speech ! ever heard delivered
by man who knew SO little about his
subject"
A writer in the National Standard
gives a pitiable account of the squalid
poverty prevailing among many tr the
blacks of Washington. Thousands of
them, it seems, are there without en-
ployment, and the writer calculates
that it would require million dollars
annually to relive the wants of the in
digent colored people.
The manufacture of beet sugar,
which was commenced about a year
ago at Sacramento, and from which
much money was TO be made, has been |
suspended. The cause of this is said |
to be the incompetency of the super
intendent to make the business a pay
ing one. The sugar produced from g.
600 tons of beets would, under the |
present system sell for S46,S00; but it |
would cost $4,000 to produce it.
NNA ihOAO tHAh u year Two COIOTeQ
compositors in the government print-
ing office at Washington have applied |
to the Typographical Union for ad-
mission as members. On Satur-
day night the question came up again,
and admission as refused. 1t is said |
that an appeal will be made Congress
asking for an act to prohibit the Gov
ernment Printer from employing mem
bers of the Union.
A lady travelling East to join her
husband on the Pan Handle Road, in
the express train which left Columbus
the other night, Unexpectedly gave
birth to a bouncing girl, and few
moments after and jurt as the train
crossed the Ohio line, the same mother
gave birth 10 a fine boy. Twins GER
tainly commenced life under extraoI-
dinary circumstances. Born on fast
going Pacific train, the one in Ohio |
and the other in West Virginia, it is |
safe to promise they will be reasona-
bly, fast young couple. The mother is
represented as a most estimable lady, |
but not given TO study almanacs.