The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1876-02-02


Convention, as scoring one for Hart
ranft.
Tho New York Times thinks there
is general public sentiment in favor Of
some modification of the right of sufi-
rage, but says both parties are afraid
to tackle the delicate question.
The beautiful snow descended
somewhat extravagaptly for awhile
yesterday afternoon, and this morning
about four inches of it covers the
ground, and things have the appear.
ance Of winter.
It's against the law to kill rab-
bits now, so all ye bold hunters take
notice, and con6ne your hunting to
bears, panthers, wild cats aud foxes,
and come in and get your bounty on
their scalps.
Mr.. Evans, formerly commercial
agent for johnson e. Brevalier, of
Erie, has accepted position in the
Tidioute Savings Bank. He is a
straight business man, and will do the
bank good service.
m. @. Kerr, Speaker of the House,
is out in letter declining the honor
of being the Democratic candidate for
the Presidency. He recommends Gov
ernor Hendricks of Indiana for the
position.
Some individual, whether a rogue
or an idiot, is not known, put letter
in the post. Office on Sunday with three
stamps, which had been taken from
punches of matches, affixed. That
letter is held for postage.
We are informed that Partridge's
Hall has been rented by some Of our
young folks for space of six weeks
or two months, for the purpose of
starting dancing school. Mr.. Klein,
we understand, is to teach them.
"A son of T. j. Brennan, aged
about three years, died of scarlet fever,
at Buck Mills, on Sunday last The
child was very bright ard interest
ing one, and the bereaved parents
have our heartfelt sympathy.
we have made arrangements for
weekly letter fr,m Washington,
which will contain all the important
doings of Congress up to the Saturday
evening before publication. This
weeks letter is crowded out for want
Of space.
Work on the hospital for the in
sane. at Warren, has been suspended
for want of funds. 1t is expected
that the Legislature will make an ap-
preparation for the hospital THE win
ter, and that the work will proceed in
the spring.
1t is undoubtedly Il sir to play
: "whiskey poker" and it is inexcusa'
BILE for a man to play it who calls a
!, "hush," "slosh." If he must and
will play this immoral game, we would
advise him to get Minister Schenk +
rules of the game.
I Captain A. Bogardus, the cham
| pion wing shot Of America, will give
an exhibition of his skill February
4th. He is to shoot at twenty-fv
: pairs of pigeons, and to kill thirty
eight out of the fifty from two plung'
or spring traps, forty yards apart, h'
to stand on a line between them. HI
is also to kill twenty-five birds In fou
) minutes, loading his own gun in th
time.-Meadvils Republican.
The Chicago Tribune, whicl
a strongly favors resumption. says o
|. the process Of reaching resumption
through contraction: "We repea
. what We have often said, that an
3 scheme of resumption which arbitrari
. ly ignores. the existing relations o
creditors and debtors, and which com
pels the sudden contraction of tn
paper currency in which the existinI
> Indebtedness was made and is paya
bic, is an act of cruelty and oppres
Is sion for which there is 10 necessity
Is and for which there can be no justif
y oat;op and yViIl he no tnleratinn