The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1875-03-03

sprinkling salt on the side walks and
door steps This takes away the ex-
treme slipperynsss Of the ice, and
saves many fall. ai 90.
The cry has changed from "hard
times" to "hard coal, " and the missries
of the former are for the time being
lost sight of in the dearth Of the lat.
ter. Meanwhile all look anxiously
for the ethereal mildness Of spring.
Our readers will remember the
row at Hagan's Church, near Tylers-
burg, an account of which we publish
ed last fall. Two Of the parties, named
Amos Shots and Clough Smith, met
at vendue at Cornish's yesterday,
and chad it out" in two rounds, in
which Shots came out victorious.
Minnesota now, like Wisconsin,
wants to modify those laws which, in
the excitement of the Granger move
ment, we're passed and have proven
such an oppressive burden on railroads.
The sensible legislators out there find
that they have gone TO the other ex-
treme. le.
The bill to repeal the Local OPP
tion Law, was passed by large ma
jority in the House recently. 1t re-
mains to be seen what the Senate will
do with it, There seems TO be no
doubt, however, but the law will be
repealed, aud many politician will
take back seat hereafter on account
of his vote on the matter.
Alex. Mcclure, disappointed in
getting possession of Forney's Press.
has purchased the Age, of Philsdcl-
phia, and will continue its publication
under the name of The Times. 1t
will be published upon about the same
plan as the N. Y. Sun, its principal
business being to throw dirt at the
State and National administrations.
We have received from the Board
Of Education at Washington two pam.
phlets, one being "a Statement of the
Theory of Education in the United
States of America" and the other,
"The National Bureau of Education
its History, Work, and Limitation" ."
The senders will please accept our
heatfelt thanks for these valuable doc
uments, which we shall file with our
other public documents.
The coal miners at Pottsville and
Hazletop, Pa, are on q strike and are
committing murders and assaults on
the new miners. The military will
undoubtedly have to be called in to
quell the disturbance. 1t is hoped
that the ring.leaders may he captured
and suffer the full penalties Of the law
as this terrorism is just as bad as when
it occurs in Louisiana. Ouly the citi-
zens of this State don't object to hav-
ing the military called in.
"A reunion of the Ninth regiment,
Pennsylvania reserve volunteer corps
and Third brigade, MEALS division,
will be beld at M'Keesport, Pa, July
%, 1875. Major General Ord and
Governor Curtin have already signi-
Ted their intention of being present
on the occasion. r. N. Taylor, oi
Lsavenworth Kansas, has in charge
correspondence with the veterans who
wish to fight their battles o'er again al
a social gathering.
Deputy P. NJ. Reck calls our at.
tention to the fact that there are 0
number of letters and papers sent
from this Office monthly to the Dead
Letter Office, ON account of having
stamps on them which have been used
before. The attention of all, and
moro particularly those who make 6
practice Of saving their money anC
losing their letters, is directed to tn,
following from the postal laws:
SEC. III. That any person who shall
use or attempt to use, in payment o
the postage on any mail-matter con
veyed by mail or otherwise, any post
age-stamp, or stamped envelope, o.
any stamp cut from any such stamped
envelope, which has been before useC
for like purpose, shall forfeit anC