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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-07-23

The storm which passed over
Tidioute this CThursday) morning did
considerable damage to oil wells in
this section. The storm was short but
very severe, and it left its mark in
several places.
A fash of lightning at about nine
o'clock seems to have been the princi-
pal disturber of affairs. It struck the
ellison well, knocking down Jerry
link and his little daughter who were
standing near; and almost simulta-
neously wooden tank of the Tidoute
Oil Pipe Co. near the mouth Of Cor
don run was ablaze.
In close proximity stood two other
wooden tanks, the three containing,
1928 barrels Of oil. Before the fire
had got Roadway, six hundred barrels
of oil were run from the tanks, thus
saving it, and aVerting a much larger
confagration. Two of the tanks were
covered with a wooden building and
this was soon in flames.
AS the fire reached the tanks the
burning oil ran down the hill and
threatened the dump tank of Fisher
Bros, and the machine shops and
houses on the run. Close by the burn
ing tank were three houses; two of
which were inhabited, the third being
empty. These were in great danger
of burning, and were soon cleaned of
their contents. The one located near
est the tank soon caught fire. The
third house owned by Pat. Monroe was
saved by pulling down the one be-
tween it and the fire. The burning oil
ran across the road and down upon
the flats setting fire to small store
house, belonging to the company.
Here the force of the oil spent itself,
and the fire in this direction was stop
ped. A small tank standing near the
others but containing no oil caught
fire but did not burn down. The
heavy rain which fell during the con-
hagration did much to keep the FIRE
within bounds.
The loss by this fire was 600 barrels
of oil besides the houses, damage to
furniture &c, on which there was no
insurance, amounting in all to about
$780, 1idioute Journal.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-07-23
FOREIGN ATTACHMENT.

FOREST COUNTY, IS. THE COMMONWEALTH
OF PENNSYLVANIA, To THE SHERIFF OF
SAID COUNTY, GREETING:
We command that you attach BENJAMIN
singular his goods and chattels, lands and
tenements in whose hands or possession
soever the same may be- so that he be and
appear before our Court of Common Pleas,
to be held at Fiopesta in and for said
County, on the fourth Monday of May,
next, there to answer John a. Dodd ,ofa plea
in case, and also that you summon Ben
jamin r. Cole, or the person or persons in
whose hands or possession soever the same
may be, as Garnishee, that he beand ap-
pear before our said Court, at the time and
place aforesaid, to answer what may be
objected against him and abide the judg-
ment of the Court therein; and have YOU
then and there this writ.
Witness the Hon. w. p. jerks, Presi-
dent Judge of said Court, at Tionesta, the
fourth day of April, 1873.
Bail required to dissolve in $4,000.
j. b. AGNEW, Proth'y.
BY virtue of the above writ have at
tached all the right, title, interest and
claim of the defendants of in and to all
that tract or parcel of land as follows: The
undivided one-half of the southwest end
of tract numbered five thousand ono hun
dred and nirety-two, and situate i'm Hiek-
ory township, Forest Co., Pa. his said in
leIeSl btlilS OIlt HulluIeu anu twenty N-llNc
acres, except twenty-five acres thereof,
heretofore conveyed TO r. @. Stephenson /;
leaving 100 acres hereby attached.
Also. all the defendent's interest and
claim in the follow described piece or par
eel of land, situate i'm said township OF
Hickory, bounded as follows; beginning
at southeast corner of lands recently own
ed by Richard Irwin, running southwest
erly ON the line of lots Nos. 5l92 and 5l93
far enough to include 100 acres, thence
nortbwesterly parallel 10 the southwest
line of lot No. 5I92 TO the line between lots
Nos. 5l02 and 5l9l, thence northwest along
said line to the said line recently owned by
Richard Irwin, thence southwest to the
place of beginning. Containing 100 acres
of land more or less.
certify that the above is true copy of
the original writ and description of the
property attached.
II. j. VAN GIESEN,
Sheriff's ONCE, Tionesta, Pa, April IA
1873. 3-6t
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FREE PASS TO LAND BUYERS /!

THE FACTS about this Grant are-Low
Prices, Long Credit, and Rebate 10 set
tiers of nearly one-fourth; Rich Soil and
Spendid Climate short and mild Winters;
eaily planting, and no wintering ofStock;
plenty of Rainfall, and just at the right
season; Coal, Stone and Brick on the line;
Cheap Rates on Lumber, Coal, &C.; no
lands owned by Spectators; Homestead
and Pre-emptions now abundant; a first
class Railroad on the line of great
Through Route;Products viii pay for Land
and Improvements.
1t is the best opportunity ever offered TO
the public, through the recent completion
of the Road.
For Circulars and general information,
address A. e. TOUZALIN,
Manager Land Dept,
43-2m, Topeka, Kan.
d. w. CLARK, Agent, Tionesta, Pa.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-07-23

Prof. Wickersham, in his annual
report on the common schools Of this
State, says; "There are multitudes
idly waiting for vacant clerkships and
untitled offices, while mechanical work,
more honorable and remunerative, in
vites on all sides the efforts of willing
hands. 1t is fact as strong as it is
significant, that of 5000 criminals
in the United States, in 1868, ninety
seven per cent. of them never learned
trade. Out of two hundred and
forty conyicts received at the Eastern
PenitentiaFy last year, only twelve
had been apprenticed ard served their
time."
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-07-23
DESPERATE FIGHT IN CLEARFIRLD
COUNTY.

At Glen Hope, this county, ON last
Saturday evening, a desperate fight
occurred, in which man named Ed.
ward Maryfeld, was shot four times,
the report of which we have received
from an eye witness, and give it as it
was rendered to us:
On last Sunday, two weeks ago, Mr..
Maryfeld, who is in the employ of
Rush Flecl, Esq, in the logging busi-
ness on Clearfeld creek, drove into
Glen Hope and hitched his horse in
the stable of Mr.. Charles B. Melus,
who keeps the hotel at that place.
some time during the day the horse
was turned loose by some one and the
straps belonging to the bride, taken.
Mr.. Maryfeld, after recovering his
horse, rode to the hotel and charged
Mr.. Melus, or his boys, with having
had something to do with it. High
words ensued, but the constable, be-
ing present, further trouble, for the
time being, was checked. Mr.. Mary
field then rode away, intimating that
he would attend to the matter at some
future time. Nothing more was known
of the affair until last Saturday, the
18th inst, when, as Mr.. Melus was
wheeling barrow load of ice up to
the main street, he was hailed by Mr.
Maryfeld, who approached him from
the opposite side. AS he came towards
him Mr.. Melus lowered his barrow
aDd took seat on one of the handles.
Mr.. Maryfeld asked him if he thought
he was able to fight him. Mr.. Melus,
who had been ailing long time, re-
piled that Ire was not able to fight
boy. Mr.. Maryfeld then struck him
ou the cheek aud caught and pulled
him from the sidewalk. Mrs. Melus,
seeing the disturbance, rushed to the
spot and seized Maryfeld, who turned
and struck her. Melus then drew a
revolver and shot Maryfeld, who then
turned upon Melus and threw him
down and while in that position the
wife took an ak which Melus' little
boy was carrying, and which had been
used in getting out the ice and struck
Maryfeld on the back with it two or
three times, which had the effect OF
attracting him from her husband and
again attacking her, and taking the ak
from her, with which be again made
at the husband, raised high in the
air. The husband then fired twice,
one of the shots taking effect in the
side and the other in the wrist of Mary
field. This caused Marvfeld to low
or the AK and stop the dreadful work
Maryfield was shot through the cheek
through the wrist and in the shoulder
during the rencontre, some say foul
times. A warrant was issued fol
Melus and wife, for assault with in
tent toakill, but was afterwards with
drawn so far as the wife was concern
ed. Squire Patchen heard the case
and sent Melus to Clearfeld town
where be was released on five hundred
dollars bail. DIR. G. w. Caldwell
dressed the wounds of Maryfeld, who
it is belived will recover. Mrs. Melus
has sued out warrant for Maryfelt
'on the same charge, and it is sale
Melus will do the same OseeOla Re
viHe.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-07-23

Hon. w. II. Shortt, who was
made Consul at Cardiff, in Wales, at
the request of Senator Cameron, sail
ed for there a short time ago. His
pay is said to be some S2,500 a year
in gold. DIR. j. II. Douglass of It'd
ioute, went as his Secretary, at 81, 800
a year. Mr.. SHORTS family does not
90 with him at present. Visiting the
Fatherland of Scotland with this hon.
orable promotion, is not bad thing
for a boy who had to make his OVID
way in the world.-Warren Mail.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-07-23
THE BEST LOCATION FOR COLONIES.
GROVER & BAKER
SEWING MACHINES.

Tie following arc selected from thous-
ands of testimonials OF similar character,
as expressing the reasons for the prefer
ence of the Grover & Baker Machines ever
all others.
81 like tho Grover ~ Baker Ma
chine, in the first place, because IL. had
any other, should still want Grover &
Baker and having Grover & Baker It
answers the purpose of all the rest. 1t
does greater variety of work and is easier
10 learn than any other, Mrs. J. q. Gro
ly Jenny June)
81 have had several years expe-
rience with Grover Il Baker Machine
which has given me great satisfaction. I
think the Grover q Bakor Machine is moga
easily managed, and less liable 90 get out.
OF order. prefer the Grover & Baker de-
cidedlY." Mrs. DR.. Watts, New York.
81 have had one in my family for
some two years; and fIom what l know
of its workings, and from the testimony OF
many of my friends who use the same, /
can hardly see how anything could be more
complete or give better satisfaction. -
Mrs. Gen. Grant.
T. j. VAN GIESEN, Agent,
1tenesta. Pa.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-07-23
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

FOREST Country, IS: The CoMMoNwAI4
or PENNsYLvAEIA To THE Sn nRRIFf@ -
sIAD COUNTY, GREETING;
We command that you attach John .
Iouther, late of your County, by #2
and singular his goods and clattaI1'
lands and tenements In whose han1@
or possession sOoVer the same ina.
Court OF Common Pleas, to he Leld n
Tionesta in and for said County, on fhH
fourth Monday OF May next. there 10 af&.
swer Isaac Ash of plea In Assumpsit ai,'
also that Won summon the person or fseiFF
sons in whose hands or possession tt&
same may be Ms garnishce. so that they ID
and appear before our said Court, ut The
time and place aforesaid, 10 answer whn@
may DO objected against them aud abide
the judgement of tho Court therein aud
have you then and there this writ.
Witness tho Hon, w. =. jerks, Prestt
dent Judge of said Court, ut 1'ionesta. tk|
22d day of April, A. ID. 1873.
Bail required to dissolve in 100000.
J. b. AGNEW, Proth'y.
by virtue of the above writ l have 50
tached all the right, title, interest and claim.
of the defendant of, in and 10 all that oor'
tain piece or parcel of land situate in Tlo<
nesta township, in tho County of Foreet,
bounded and described as follows; Be-
ginning at q chestnut on the east bank oI
Allegheny River, thence by land warrau1
ted TO Henry Talmagc, south twenty -ninf
degrees east one hundred and twenty pef
ches To y white oak, thence south one "a
grec west one hundred and two porohes
a hemlock, thence by lot No. 1886, nort><
eighty-nine degrees west thirty-two aud
five-tenths pcrches to a post, thence By
vacant land north ono degree cast soveuix
perchcs to hemlock thence north twenty.
nine degrees west one hundred aud fifty
perches TO n hemlock. thence up the Allo-
ghcny River north cighty-four degrees
east sixteen perches, north sixty-eight de-
grees cast forty and five-tenths perches.
north fifty degrees east fiftv-four perohez
to the place ofbeginning. Containing one
hundred and ono acres. one hundred ard
five perches and allowance of six por csHf.
be the same more or less,
certify that the above. $ n true copy a
the original writ and description of the
property attached.
II. J. VAN G1ESEN. ShsFiR.
Sheriff Is Office, Tionesta, April 22d, 1873.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-07-23
NOTICE.

nR, J. N. BOLARD, Of Tidioute, has
IL retnrnsd TO his practice after an alb
sence Of four months, spent in the Hospi-
tails of New York, where he will attend
calls in bis profession.
Office in Eureka Drug Store, 81 door
lbove the bank, Tidioute, Ia, l9tf
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-07-23

when crowd of jayhawkers started
a disturbance in Texas church, the
other day, the preacher raised up a
shot gun and saids william DeiIo,
sit down, or will make it painful for
Sou." William sat down, ard was as
quiet as 4 lamb.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-07-23
Allegheny Valley Rail Road.

DIRECT ROUTE TO BUFFALO,
THROUGH THE OIL REGIONS.
ON AND after Monday Feb. -, Trains|
" will run as follows PHILADELPHIA
Time):
SOUTH.
Buffalo Express leave Oil City at 2 l0pm|
Arrives at Pittsburgh 8 55 p mi
Night Express Leaves Oil City S50p M
Arrives at Pittsburgh Is q fn|
Day Express leaves Oil City Is q nt'
Arrives at Pittlburgh CO p ui|
Oil City Accom-. leaves Oil City 455 p. u Il
and arrives ut Brady's Bend y 80 n. md
NORTH.
Buffalo Eek. Leaves Pittsburgh at 10 Nd
Arrives Mt Oil City at 5 20 ID
Night Express Leaves Pittsburgh . 90 pni|
Arrives at Oh City 5 40 = M.
Day Express leaves Pittsburgh II 10 nj
Arrives Mt Oil City s 05 p M
Oil City Acc. leaves Brady's Bend 40 y lsp'
and arrives at Oil City IL 90 "a
Silver Palace Sleeping Cars on night
Express Trains, between Pittsburgh and
Titusville. Through Coaches on bay Ex-
press Trains between Pittsburgh and Boss
ton. j. j. LAWRENCE,
4. NJ. KING, Gon'l. Sup't
Asst. Supt.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-07-23

LIOW IT'S DONE, or the Secret Out
II Mustache and Whiskers in AZ days.
This GREAT SECRET and one hundred
others. Gamblers Tricks, Cardiology,
Ventriloquism, all i'm the ORIGINAL
"Book Of Wonders" Mailed for 25 cents.
Address D. C. Cutler, Carthage, Illinois.
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ANNoUNcEM ENTs.

Ms.-Announcements for Commits
sioner S. for Auditor SO; District Attor-
ney 81 Coroner 80 Jury Commissioner
81. No announcements published unless
accompanied by the cash.
COMMISSIONER.
We arc authorised to announce the name
of JAMES X. CLARK, OF Barnett Town
ship, as a candidate for County Commits
sioner, subject to Republican usages.
M. e. PORTER, of Barnett Township,
Is a candidate for County Commissioner.
We are authorized to announce the name
of ELI HOLEMAN, of Tionesta township
as candidate for County Commissioner,
subject to Republican usages.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-07-23
BEST THING IN THE WEST.
AtchisOn, Topeka & Santa Fe. R. R
Il "A N d 8!
THREE MILLION ACRES
Seated in and near the Arkansas
Valley, the Finest Portion
Of Kansas

Eleven years Credit. Seven per Cent
Interest. 81 l-2 per cent. reduction
TO settlers who improve.
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PATENTS OBTAINED.

No fees unless successful, No fees in adj
vance. No charge for preliminary search.
send for circulars CONNOLLY BROTH
Frs, Jos S. Fourth ST., Philadelphia, Pa,
and COS Ninth ST. Washington, II. {. SOFT
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-07-23

TOR SALE.-A large body OF Timber
Il and Iron Ore lands in Middle Pennsyl-
vania; estimated to cut so, ,000, 900 feet of
sound white oak, white and yellow pine,
and hemlock. On and near floating
streams, with steam saw-mill, boom, etc,
on the Susquehanna. Apply 70 p. w.
SHEAFER, Pottsville, Pa 15-4t
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-07-23
THE LA ORoIX MEDICAL pTsPENsARY

ESTABLISHED IN 1887.
Is the oldest and most successful institu-
ton in this country for the treatment of
Chronic and Sexual Diseases. For terms
of treatment, call or address by mail, with
statement of case, $. ii. HUNSDON,
15-4t 81 Maiden Lane, Albany, N. Y.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-07-23

A DORM YOUR HOMES with tho new
n Chrome, Awake" and ."Asleep."
Sells like wildhre. Tho pair sent for so
cents. A large discount to agents. Ad-
dress w. +. CARPENTER, Foxboro,
Mess. 15-4t
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-07-23

UdO Per Week IN CASH to Agents.
sp bO Everything furnished and expen-
ses paid. A COULTER & CO., Charlotte,
Mich. 15-4t
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-07-23

&C Tn Q1n per dayl Agents wanted
pO " p@u All classes of working
people, of either sex, young or old, make
more money at work for us in their spare
moments or all the time than at anything
else. Particulars irbe. Address G.. Stinson
~ Co., Portland, Maine. l5 It
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1873-07-23

M0NEv Made rapidly with Stencil and
WUNLi Key check outfits. Catalogues
and full particulars FREE. S. NJ. Spen-
Ger, III Hanover st., Boston. l5-4t
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-01-16
KIND WORDS.

The New York Tribune has been pub
fishing numerous letters received, con-
tanning words of praise and encourage
Tnent. 1t gratifes one who labors for
the public good, to know that his labors
are appreciated. We have received more
kind letters, and words of encouragement,
during the present winter, than we ever
before received during the same length
of time. Our subscription list is very
large, and regularly and constantly in
creasing.
We have not room to publish the kind
letters we receive, but we are neverthe-
less thankful to the writers. We must
be permitted to publish the following, as
@ sample. 1t was written by worthy
Minister of the n. E. Church who was
at one time stationed at this place:
"Dear Friend Macklcy:
"I inclose one dollar in order to sec
the good old jackson STANDARD" agair
for a while. / have looked over it amonG
exchanges from time to time at Marietta
Gallipolis, Pomeroy, and was surprised
Is BIZ the the face of an old friend, to SCI
it among the exchanges in our Bool
Concern, Cincinnati.
"Just let me whisper in your ear that
ksiosO about the coed opinion that severa
Southern Ohio editors entertain TO-
editor NJ.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-01-16
Tn handing us his lecture ON Physiolog

In handing US his lecture on Physiology
last week, Dr. Crumit omitted the 7th
page, which contains the following:
"The oblique position of the condules
in the quadramana enables them without
much difficulty to adapt their heads to
to the horizontal, or to the erect position
of the body; but the natural position, in
the highest among them, is unquestiona-
bly, one, in which the spinal column is
inclined, the body being partially thrown
forward, so as to rest upon the anterior
extremities; and in this position, the
face is directed forwards without any
effort, owing to the mode in which the
head is articulated with the spine.
The vertebral column in man though
not absolutely straight, has its curves so
arranged, that when the body is in an
erect posture, verticle line from its
summit would fall exactly on the centre
of its base. 1t increases considerably in
size, in the lumbar region, so as to be
somewhat pyramidal in form. The lum-
bar portion in the chimpanzee and orang,
is not of the same proportional strength,
and contains but four vertebrae in the
chimpanzee instead of five, and this fact
alone in my opinion disproves Mr.. Oar.
wins theory in regard to the origin OF
the human family, for the reason that,
however much you might improve the
lower animals in intellect, such improve
ment cannot by any possible chance add
| to or subtract from the skeleton bone
! of such Importance as g. vertebre.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-01-16
AN EXPLANATION.

1t is stated in the address issued by the
committee on statistics. that the dupli-
cate of the county is a 500, 900, and that
81. e34 on the 800 would raise $50. .057.13.
The error occurred in this way: The
committee took the footings on the Aud
itor's books, and did mot make the cal
culation. But the delinquent taxes are
added to the footings, to the amount of
81, 1913. The actual amount would be
$SS.294. There is also small amount of
property in this school district which is
not on the duplicate of either the town
ship of Lick or the corporation of jack
son.
The statement that 81 O9 on the 800
would pay the 100000. has reference
only to the principal, and not to the in
terest.
The 2O3 cents on the 800 per year for
20 years, is the average for that time. Of
course it would be more at first, and less
and less each year, making the above the
| average.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-01-16
RANDOM THOUGHTS.
BY THE EDITOR.

On last Thursday morning Irvine Dun
gan and l took the train for jefferson
township, to look after railroad matters.
We stopped at Portland. made inquiry
there about the prospect of fire brick
manufacturing company being formed.
The prospect of the organization of such
company is aattering. AS L desired to
go past the old homestead farm, would
poss point near where the stable of
Thomas Jones (North) once stood, and
where l had, when boy, noticed large
quantities of fire clay crop out in the road
Going through the fields in a southwest
direction from Portland, 1 came to a great
ore bank on the south end of the lands
recently sold by George Yeager. A man
was preparing an entry into this ore
bank, preparatory to drifting the ore,
like coal is mined in the hill banks.
This ore had been stripped around the
tail, or outcrop, to a depth of some Is feet.
Now he was just going under the hill at
the foot of this stripping. This was
about forty rods east of the place where
had noticed the fire clay. There was
the Identical vein, on top of the ore. 1t
was from 8 to 10 feet thick, and it was
piled out in great blocks where it had
been taken off the ore.
Going through the fields which / had