The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1872-12-25
we take the following items from

We take the following items from
the Venango Spectator:
On Tuesday James S. McCray,
moved his family from Petroleum Cen.
tire to the house in this city he recent
ly purchased from Mr.. William
Brough. We welcome Mr.. McCray
to Franklin, aud live in hope that sew.
eral more of our great oil princes will
soon make our beautiful city their
homes.
On Friday Judge McKennan, of
the U. s. Court, sentenced Prof Alex.
Hamer to be confined for ninety days
in the Allegheny County Jail, for re.
flsing to obey the injunction Of the
Court in the Roberts torpedo case.
The Judge made the sentence light be.
cause, as he said, he did no: feel salts
fled that Hamer was acting defantly
in disobeying the Court, hut was gull.
ty more of technical disregard than
of any pervcrse or culpable purpose
to set it at defiance,
On last Saturday evening as Mrs.
N. McElhany, of the Cochran farm,
was descending the stairs with kero.
sene lamp in her hand, she accidently
stun bled and fell to the bottom of
the stair way, breaking the lamp and
scattering the burning oil over her
clothes Her hands and neck were
badly burned in the efforts to extin.
guished the flames. The stairway
took fire but was fortunately extin.
gished betroe much damage was done.
'lhe great Story Farm case is to be
up for second trial before the United
States Circuit Court, which commences
its next session at Erie OH the second
Monday of Ja.uary next. Since the
former trial the testimony of Wage.
farth, claimed by the plaintiffs, to be
of great value in their case, has been
taker by II Commissioner and will be
offered IN evidence. At the former
trial one year ago, verdict of over
$4,000 in favor of the plaintiffs was
given by the jury, but Judge McKen-
nan considered the verdict as being sn
much at Variance with the facts and
the law in the case, that he ordered q
new trial.
The Nenango County Teachers In.
stltute commenced its session tor 1872
at the Union School house on Monday
morning. Upwards of eighty teachers
are present. The day sessions have
been spent in profitable discussions
among the teachers and illustrations
by competent instructors. The even.
ings, commencing Tuesday. have been
taken up by lectures in the Court
House. Rev. j. W. Balm lectured on
Tuesday evening; Rev. j. d. Herr on
Wednesday evening. Tonight, Thurs.
day, Prof. Hays lectures, and to-mor.
row night Pref. Steadman. The ad.
mission to these lectures is 35 cents
each.
On Tuesday evening q freight train
going soulh on the A. V. railroad stop.
ped at Foster to take cars of oil be.
longing to Mr.. Thomas King, which
were standing on the siding. along side
the trestle work. In backing up the
locomotive struck the cars with too
much force, driving the hind car
against the bumper, breading the
kingbolt, and causing the car TO leak.
In returning the main track the leak
ing car passed over some hot GOALS
propped by the locomotive Instantly
the whole car was in blaze, A brak
man on the burning car, with won
dertul presence Of mind, drew the
coupling pin, put on the brake, and
leaped to the ground, thus saving two
cars, aud the railroad station, stores
and hotel, from total destruction. The
loss is about 81 900.