The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1876-10-04

ern suits for breach of promise may
feel reconciled to those unpleasant
nesses when they learn that in the
middle age if a lady's lover deserted
her and married another, and she
could produce evidence Of pre-. con
tract, however clandestine the espou-
sails might have been, she stood good
chance of having the marriage pro.
nounced void, and the children-if
there we're any-declared Legitimate
There are numerous cases Of this sort
in the old English records. The &C.
clesiastical law regarded bethrothal as
virtually marriage, and a subsequent
marriage of one of the parties with
another person was bigamy. It is
very easy to see into what confusion
the old usages would land us. There
has been a marked progress in the
right direction, and it only needs
uniformity of marriage and divorce
laws throughout the Union to make
the existing statutes essentially salts
factory.
A Hartford spider caught the hind
leg of mouse in one Of the fibres Of
his web, and continued to wind his
web with such rapidity that in a few
moments the hind legs of the mouse
were held firmly, while the mouse
scratched the ground with his fore legs
an ehectual attempts to escape. The
gentleman in whose cellar these pro-
ceedings took place found the spider
and mouse in the position above de-
ecribed, called in some friends to OBJ
serve the positions, and then left the
mouse to his fate. On going into the
celia rthe next day, he found that by
some process of engineering the spider
had raised the mouse an inch from
the floor. The mouse was very weak, |
and had discontinued struggling. On |
the next day some accident occurred |
to the fibres, and the mouse fell to the
floor, where he was left for the spider
to feast upon at his leisure, as re-,
ward for his ingenuity.
Such incidents as the following are
still common in stage coach travelling
in California: The coach contained |
eight men and four women, all unarm-
ed. When the coach reached part
of the road lined by thick growth of
brush, into which it is impossible to
turn loaded wagon or even a light
one, two men sprang up and commau-
ded the driver to stop and throw out
the express boxes. Both men wore
white cloths under their hats, one end
being thrown up over the front of the
hat and the other, with eye-holes, COW
eiing the face. One man, with
ouble.barrelled shot gun, aimed at
the driver, and the other at the body
of the coach where the passengers
mostly were. After short parley
two boxes of treasure were thrown out
and the driver was compelled to drive
on, the shot gun covering him until he
was hidden by turn in the road.
The New York Herald speaking of
the pew loan, concludes in this wise !;
We congratulate our people on the
steady advance of our credit in the
money markets of the world. 1t
shows that in spite of the wrangles and
dissentions in our politics we are
marching steadily ahead, and although
one great party talks about reform
and corruption and would change
every department of the Government
IN the interest of purity we are ena-
bled 10 redeem bonds which bear six
per cent interest and find abundant
purchasers for new ones at four and a
half This reduction of the. interest
on our debt from six per cent to four
and half, is one of the triumhps oil
Grants administration and will be
remembered to the Presidents credit
long after the distractions of the hour
are forgotten"
At political meeting in Maine,
Gen. Thomas w. Conway, of New
York, gallant officer during the re,
bellion,- made the following statement
In reference to Gov. Tilden:
/ was authorized by the Governor
of New York to organize a second
battalion of the Ninth New York Vol.
unteers. The necessary expense had
TO be provided by subscription. John
Van Buren, james T. Brady, and
Mayor Havemeyer contributed liber.
ally, with Geo. Opdyke, William Cur
tbs Noyes, and other Republicans.
John Van Buren and Mr.. Brady
urged me to 60 and see Samuel j.
Tilden. went to Tilden, who said
he would rather give money to bring
back the soldiers than to send any
more into the South.
A Clergyman said the other day