The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1878-03-27
lBIMARY OF NEWS.
aaatern and MIddIe states.

eastern and Middle States.
large number of business failures hav'
taken place in New York city recently Among
the most prominent houses that have sus
pended are Greenleaf, Morris Co, bankers
for about $3.50, 900 +. o. Boyd Co., whisk,
commission merchants, for large amount
jewell, Harrison y Co, dealers in provision
importers for about $3.50 and Wilson 4
Greig dry goods dealers whose liabilities ag
gregSte in the neighborhood OF $4,000.
At meeting of the trustees Of the New
York and Brooklyn Bridge Company, held in
Brooklyn, a resolution was adopted calling
upon the city Of Brooklyn for a requisition Of
100000, and upon New York city for $780,.
COO for the purpose Of finishing the bridge.
This additional amount will make just &c.,
100000 that will have been raised to build the
structure.
Recent spring elections have been held in
various cities and towns of New York. The
returns show a varying success for the Demo
cratic and Republican parties, while the Green
back and Labor Reform candidates for mayor
have been elected in several large places. In
Rochester and Newburg the Republicans elect
ed their candidates for mayor; in Troy and
Kingston, the Democrats theirs. In Auburn
the Democrats and Nationalists united and
elected Marin L. Valley, mayor. Granville
ID. Parsons, Greenback and Labor Reform can
didate for mayor of Elmira, was elected over
the Democratic and Republican nominees by
424 majority. In Utica James Benton, the
Workngmen's candidate, was elected mayor,
defeating both Republican and Democratic
candidates. Rome elected Democratic re-
corder and entire city ticket.
The Rhode Island Prohibitionists assembled
IN convention at Providence and nominated the
present State officers for re election.
A bill for the protection Of savings bank de-
posifors has been passed by the New York
State Senate.
The New Hampshire GreenbaCk party held q
convention az Portsmouth and nominated
Samuel Flint, of Lyme, for governor.
~Ahre in Spartansburg, Pa, destroyed nearly
every business house in the town. Twenty
families were made homeless and the damage
done reaches $1,000
The ship Bertha, of Portland, was sighted
by the steamship Bolivia, in mid-ooean, with
the American ensign, union down. The mate
OF the Bertha stated that on the previous day
Captain Hill and. three seamen had been washed
overheard. navigator and two seamen from
the Bolivia were sent aboard the ship.
Western and Southern States.
The Miami Saving Bank OF Cincinnati, Ohio.
has failed. It's liabilities are $170, 900 assets,
&152,0O0.
- A terrific tornado, 400 yards in width. swept
through Casey county, KY, killing Vincent
Wesley, his wife, two grown daughters, a
nephew named Sloane and William Taylor, who
was stopping at his house near Rich Hill In
the vicinity of Mount Olive Mrs. Morgan was
killed and dwellings, were completely swept
away, fences were blown down, trees uprooted,
and nearly all the cattle and poultry in the
path Of the whirlwindwe killed.
The recent destructive floods in California
have done an immense amount of damage.
The country for 100 miles on the Sacramento
river looked like huge island sea- DIR. Glenn
farmer of Oolusa county, lost $1,000 sheep
and 5000 acres of wheat The loss between
MOnrOQvilla hail
ings, cattle and crops will reach $500, 900.
~ The carnival season in New Orleans opened
7 with the arrival of King Carnival and the sur
render of the city's keys by the mayor then
the city was given over to the King Of Misrule.
The streets were filed with people in holiday
attire, and many business houses and private
= dwellings were gaily decorated with flags and
bunting. Over 10000 persons witnessed the
procession.
A Gre swept through the celebrated water
ing place Of Hot Springs, Ark. and destroyed
about $50 buildings, including three of the
principal hotels, daily newspaper Office, tele-
graph and post-ofices, two banks, bath houses.
and business blocks. The loss will reach S2OO,
coo.
A Western hard money league has been
formed, with headquarters at Chicago. The
president is George w. Allen, of Milwaukee
The firth annual convention of the Nationa
Butter, Cheese and Egg Association met il
Chicago, and was called TO order by President
Henry Shriver, of Baltimore. About fifty
members of the Boston Produce Exchange ar
rived in the morning. Many hundred delegate,
from all parts Of the country were in attend
ance.s
The trestle platform used in building a new
iron bridge across the Potomac river neal
Williamsport, Nd, gave way while thirteer
men were at work upon it, throwing them intC
the river. Three of the men were fatally in
jured and three others seriously hurt
The afaamar Cirv Of Nhaofar oo,,oI,k a. =.
Memphis, Tenn, and many of those on boarC
were compelled to jump into the river for thei
lives. The most Of them were rescued b,
small boats, but two men lost their lives. Tht
steamer was totally destroyed.
Paul st. Pierre, his wife, and two children
lost their lives while in the cabin of propeller
which was run down and sunk by stesmboa
at New 0rleans.
At Fort Wayne, Ind, two sons of Matthey
lypchf aged twelve and fourteen, were kille,
by the explosion of railroad torpedo will
which they were playing, and third son, sgeC
two, was fatally. injured, o.
From WashInRton.
Albert B. Porter, Of Indiana, has been nomi
nafed to fill the vacancy in the Office OF frs
saptFolier Of the treasury, oecssioned by tn
The balance of trade in favor Of the Unite
States for the last nine months is $135, 200, ,OOC
The House committee on banking and cur
fency voted TO report favorably Mr. Phillip,
hil creating postal savings bank.
.O0mmittees of both houses OF Congress wi
fhvor Captain Howgates plans for a scientifi
and exploring expedition to the North Pole
tnd bill appropriatng the necessary expense
f0I tbe scheme has been nut upon the Hous
ealendar. According TO these plans the expe
1iiion will proceed as far north as possible ereC
<-1nses for themselves and form colony
ihen they will await an opportunity to pus
fQrfh4r nd
lhis way it is believed the great mysteries G
the Arctic regions will ultimately be cleared W
During debate in the House on the timbe
seizures, made by order Of the secretary of th