The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1876-10-11

pushing Gen. Newton, the engineer Of
the He'll. Gate aHair, for using water
tamping in the mine. Can anybody
tell us whethen Roberts patent covers
the ramming down Of an Ely wad on
powder and shot in a gun.barrel or
shell? Ifit doep, we propose to invest
that $4,000, which we made on the
late rise Of oil, in the name of the
woman who bears our name and
shares our fortune. Because we haze
used the Ely wad, and we coOldn't do
otherwise than plead guilty # We were
indicted. ~
Geo. Hunter has pvt up rig, and
is sinking well near the depot, d.
rectly back Of the house formerly run
by Reese Neill, as a hotel. Should
the venture prove a success it will give
tho oil business little start in this
section, and hasten developments in
Forest County. Prominent oil men
are casting their eyes in this direction,
believing that the next good oil field
will be discovered within the limits
of the county somewhere. This should
encourage wild.catting, because when
wild-catter strikes it he generally
comes out with much wealth.
The Forest Press put in an ap-
pearance last week, and in il We can.
not fail to notice the Randall case, be.
cause it takes up almost all the avail.
able space in the paper. We must say
however, that Conver's style. Of treat
ing this particular case, is SO faultless,
his figures so elegant, and his argu-
mqnts so close, that there is not much
left tosay on the subject. We will
therefore let the matter rest as il is !;
because another such all intense polit-
ical article would undoubtedly crush
the life out of the Republican party of
Forest County, and then Tilden would
be elected, sure.
- The Democrats have carried Geor-
.gin by a large majority, and there are
a number of the "unterrified" who re.
joice as heartily over it as though they
had carried doubtful State. Georgia
ia one of those States which the De.
mccracy can count on surely, when
they are figuring upon "Solid South"
to carry Soapy Samuel through. There
is nothing alarming to the Republican
party, nor anything particularly en-
couraging to the Democracy, iii this
last instSnce of "The Dutch taking
Holland"
Soft coal is scarce and high at
present writing, ON account of the bad
state of the roads. Only a few loads
have been brought in for the past three
weeks, and they sold at 15 and 16 cts.
per bushel. When once the roads dry
up, however, coal will not be 80 much
of a luxury, and sellers will doubtless
come down in prices. If we have any
good sleighing during the coming win
ter, We expect to buy coal as low as 10
cts. per bnshel. The price at the banks,
we believe, is from to Z ctents per
bushel.
We understand that the we'll put
down on John Thompson's farm, at
Stewards Run, by Mclaughlin Bros,
was failure but that such indica-
tions were found rs to encourage the
operators to try it again, on another
part of the place. The new venture
will undoubtedly be commenced at
once. In that vicinity, somewhere,
there must certainly be oil as paying
wells have been found on almost all
sides of it. We only hope that the
operators Will continue developments
until they find it.
"A large aud enthusiastic Rcpub.
lican meeting was held at Brookston,
in this county, on Tuesday, Oct Sd.
Mr.. j. c. Rowland was called to the
chair, and Mr.. D. Graham was made
Secretary. The meeting was ably ad-
dressed by w. E. Lathy, Esq., of Ii
onesta, at the close of whose speech
three rousing cheers were given for