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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-04-30
Cooksburg Items.

CooKsBURG, PA, April, 25, 70.
ED. REPUBLICAN =
Thinking that a
few items from this end of the county
might be acceptable, l will send the
following for your approval and inser
tion in the REPUBLICAN, or for your
disapproval and consignment to the
waste basket:
Judge Cook has finished running
his lumber for this season; he is at
present in Pittsburg, but is daily ex-
pected to be home. We understand
that lumber is very dull sale in the
city this spring, but it is daily ex-
pected to advance in price before au-
tumn, and by IeXt spring command
good prices. Judge will undoubtedly
put in as large stock for next sea.
son as was run this spring, which was
about two millions Of lumber, and one
hundred thousand of timber. 1t is
gratifying to see "Old Forest" pan
out SO handsomely in the numbering
business,
A child of David Henry's died on
Monday last and was buried at Cooks
burg to-day (Thursday). The funeral
was the largest that has been in this
section for some time. The grfeved
parents have the sympathy of all
| hereabouts.
Fishing is excellent in the Clarion
river at this place. Your correspon.
dent ished all day, "nearly," and sue
ceeded in catching-nothing-after
which Mr.. j. w. Cook, with the above
individual, set night line with
marked success, taking, up to date
two alligators, toad and one sucker
The schools of this section have all
closed, and as far as we can under.
stand, from information of those who
know, did, with one or two excep-
tions, very well, and general satisfac
ton was given by the teachers. 1t is
gratifying to see the deep interest
taken in education in this vicinity,
would that other localities take as
great an interest as is taken in Bar,
nett, especially at Cooksburg. Fores
county needs good State Norma
school and we could then vie with the
eastern counties IN educational deyel
opment. Who will set the ball t
rolling for Normal" in Forest Co.
Wednesday and Thursday your hum
BILE servant took trip thro' the
, "wilds" of Forest; i. c. from Cooks
burg to Marienvile, passing through
E the heavy timbered lands Of Judg
Cook, and other large land owners
Near Marienville we noticed som,
land suitable for farming, and covered
with hemlock, cherry and pine tim
ber. While passing thro' this section
we thought Of the decided advantag
that a railroad would be to this par
Of the county. 1t is very much to b
E hoped that the St. p. +. & Q. r.. r.
! will extend their road through thi
locality, touching Tylersburg, Nortl
Pine Grove, Marienville etc, etc., t,
Kane. After spending a most pleas
, ant evening with Prof S. f. Rohrel
and having a splenid time reviewing
, and talking about the natural science,
mathematics, civil engineering etc
ETC., we returned by different route o
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I.nwrence House.

rNfONFSTA, PENN'A, VIM. LAW
J. RENEE, PRoPRIEroR. This house
IL centrally located. Everything new and
well furnished Superior accommoda-
tions and strict attention given 70 guests.
Vegetables and Fruits OF all kinds served
in their season. Sample room for Com
mercial Agents.
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MARRTED.

-ARNER.-August 2S, 1878, by
Rev. McNlahan, Mr.. j. ~. Small, and
Miss Ida Arner, both of Nebraska, For
est County, Pa.
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TIONESTA HOUSE,
n. c. JACKSON, PRopRIEToR,

Situate at tho mouth of Tionesta Creek
Tionesta, Pa Having thoroughly reno
waited and rCtitted this Hotel Mr. Jackson
guarantees to give perfect satisfaction. His
liable will always contain the very best ,he
market affords, and he has put the price
dodA TO 25 cents per meal. Excellent
stabling attached, which is attended by q
first-claSs. hoster. mari 10,
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CENTRAL HOUSE,

DoNNER -tG AGNEW BLOCK. L.
ID AGNEw, Proprietor. This is a new
nouso, and has just been fitted up for the
accommodation OF the public. A portion
of the patronage of tho public is solicited.
dolly
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T. w. HaUe.

A TTORNEY At LAW, and EopARY
n PUBLIc, Reynolds Hukill u Co. $
Block, Seneca St, oil City, Pa. 3J-ly
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F COUNTY OFFICERS.

1fembJWof Congress HARRY WHITE.
dsseDlblV-N. =. WHEELER.
fesident Jisdge--L. ID. WETMonE.
q s8ocidte Judges-Jos. G. DALE, Eo-
NARD KERR.
Trcdsurcr--WM LAWRENCE,
rotioaotGyy, Register ce Recorder, &C.
BrTs SHAwREY.
fyfG.-C. A. RANDALL.
Htaissioncrs-EL BERLIN, ISAAC
I.ONG, II. w. LEDEBUR.
COUNTY iS5tperinteRdeRt-H. S. Brock
NAY.
IliStrict 1torneV--S. y. IRWIN.
3Hfy CsmmiSSiORerS-C ii. Church.
i E4kR YoUNGK.
f5a,nty St,1vey0g-T. d. COLLINS.
{.OrOner-W. 9. CoBURN.
C0uatv AuditOrS-NICHoLAs THoMP-
&on, ID. i. COPELAND, i. G. LACY.
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FIRE.

FIRE,
Ex Treasurer Setley's house at the
foot of jug Handle road, about eight
miles up Tionesta creek, was totally
destroyed by fire on Sunday last. We
are unable at this writing, to give the
full particulars, but understand the
fire originated from the fue. Mr.. Set
ley and his brother had laid down to
take a nap about 3 o'clock in the after
noon, and when Mrs. Setley who had
stepped out on some errand, discov-
cred the fire the roof was entirely en-
veloped in flames. She Immediately
gave the alarm, but so rapidly had the
fire spread that all efforts to quench
it were fruitless, and before help ar
rived the building and nearly all its
contents were past recovery, and it
was with difficulty that other buildings
near by were>saved We understand
that none of the household goods worth
mentioning were saved, and we have
not learned whether or not the prop
erty was insured, but rather thiuk it
was not. . The loss, which will amount
to several hundred dollars, will fall
heavily upon Mr.. Setley, andhis many
friends will be panied to hear of his
misfortune.
dennis Gette, son of Anthony
Gette, of Covington township, a yeung
man, aged % years, Of unsOund mind,
and subject to taking fits often, left
his fathers house on Sunday, Feb. 16,
1879, and nothing has been heard or
seen of him since the 18th Of February
last. He wore light pants and ckeck-
cred flannel shirt. He is about six
feet in height, had reddish whiskers,
and was very simple in his talk. Any
information as to his whereabouts will
be thankfully received by his father
Address, Anthony Gette, Frenchville.
Clear6eld county, Pa. Exchanges
please notice.
Andrew Tracy, who, it will be re.
membered, was tried and convicted al
Smethport the last week in February
for the killing of his cousin, Mary
Reilly, and whose sentence was post
poned until the April term in order
that his counsel might appeal to the
Board of Pardons for a commutatior
of his sentence to Imprisonment fol
life, was sentenced to be hanged OF
Thursday last, the Board of Pardon
having declined to consider the cas-
until sentence has been passed by tn,
court.-EIk Democrat.
will McCuns and John Benn o
this city yesterday made one of tn
finest trout hauls on record for thi
section at least. They captured IL
Of all sizes, and among them a mag
nifcent specimen measuring eight ant
one-half inches in length. They al
were caught in Panther run.-Derrich
Wonder if these are not the same gen
tlemeu VIC saw buying string Q
forty or fifty from one Of our loca
sports last Thursday EVENING"
AN ACT has passed the House a
Harrisburg, requiring all officials au
thorized to take Acknowledgements an,
administer oaths, to perform such ser
vice free of charge for soldiers an
widows Of soldiers when making afida
VT to papers for the purpose of draw
ing pensions.
Ladies especially invited to cal
at Central Hotel Saturday, May Sd
1879, and see samples of Dry Good
&C., from Holeman & Hopkins Nam
moth Store, Pleasantville, Pa.
| CHAs. GARDNER.
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9ortst Stp0blifau.
DbEsDAE MORNING, APR. 80, 1879.
NoUGH OFFICERS.

Eur9cssNN. S. FoREMAN.
on3tcifmc1,--J. S. Hood. r. y. Mabie,
a. Davis, L. Agnew, M. Einstein,
Proper.
ufficeS Of the pcdce-J. y. Brennan,
Knox.
t1uble-W. A. Hilands
tAo0l Directors-H. II. May, II. o. Ds-
ID. w. Clark, w. r.. Dunn, A. i. Kel-
n. Brennan.
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Bonner.

Wood Churns at Robinson &
Bonner. 6.3t.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-09-11
THE AMENDED REVENUE LAW.
Articles and Occupations now Subject tc
Taxation.

WASHINGTON, d. c., September L.
A statement has been prepared by the In
ternal Revenue Bureau showing the articles
and occupations subject to tax under the In
ternal Revenue laws, as they were changed
by recent legislation. They are as follows:
Deposits in bank, or with persons, etc., en-
gagged in the business of banking.
Deposits in savings banks.
Capital of banks, ETC., and capital employed
by any person in the business of banking be-
yond average amount invested in United
Circulation issued by any bank, ETC., or per-
son, per month.
Banks, ETC., on amount of notes of any per-
son, State bank, or State banking association,
used tor circulation and paid out.
Banks, bankers, or associations, on amount
OF notes of any town, city or municipal cor
poration, paid out by them.
Every person, firm, association, other than
national bank associations, and every cor
poratlon, State bank, or State banking asso-
cation, on the amount of their own notes used
Tor circulation and paid out by them.
Every such person, firm, association, cor
poration, State bank or State banking assOci-
alton, and also every national banking aSsO-
citation, on the amount of notes of any person.
urn, ASSOCIATION, other than national bank
ing association, or of any corporation, State
bank or State banking association, or of any
town, city or municipal corporation, used for
circulation and paid out by them.
Bank check, draft, ORDER or voucher for the
payment OF any sum of money whatsoever,
drawn upon any bank, banker, or trust com.
pany.
Medicines or preparations.
Perfumerics and cosmetics.
Friction matches.
Wax tapers.
Cigar lights.
Playing cards.
Spirits distilled from apples, peaches, or
grapes
Spirits distilled from materials other than
apples, peaches or grapes. ..r
RectlnerS OF any quantity less than 800 bar
rels. ....
Rectifers of 500 barrels or more.
Wines, liquors, or compounds known or de-
nominated as wine, and made in imitation of
sparkling wine or champagne, but not made
from grapes grown in the United States, and
liquors not made from grapes, currants, rhu-
barb or berries grown in the United States,
but produced by being rectified or mixed with
distilled spirits.
Retail liquor dealers.
Wholesale liquor dealers
Manufacturers of stills.
stills or worms, manufactured.
Stamps for distilled spirits intended for ex-
port.
Stamps, distillery warehouse.
Stamps for rectified spirits.
Stamps, wholesale liquor dealers.
Stamps, special bonded warehouse.
Stamps, special bonded warehouse IRE ware
housing).
Stamps for imported spirits
Cigars and cherootS.
Cigarettes, .
Manufacturers of cigars.
Snuff, OF all descriptions, domestic or i'm
ported, and snuff flour sold or removed fo-
use, per pound. F
Tobacco, chewing and smoking
Dealers in leaf tobacco.
Retail dealers in leaf tobacco.
. Dealers manufactured tobacco, ..
Manufacturers of tobacco.
Peddlers of tobacco.
FeTmented liquors.
Brewers.
Retail dealers in malt liquors.
Wholesale dealers in malt liquors.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-09-11
CURRENT NEWS.
WASHINGTON.

The public debt statement for Sept. l shows
a decrease Of, the debt for August of 5 81
527, 1886; cash in Treasury, S 243, 696,22S; gold
certificates, SIS, lbs, 200; silver certificates,
S3.2S1 ,S50:. currency certificates, S35, I75,-
900; reflnding certificates, S 4,S96, 800; legal
tenders outstanding, $346, Al; fraction
al currency outstanding, 1916, 064. The
Comptroller of the Currency reports the
amount of National Bank circulation out
standing, 5 329, 344, 147, exclusive Of S1,44S,-
$40 of National gold bank notes. Total in
crease since the LIST Of January last, S7,O21,-
29S. Amount Of 100 bonds on deposit
as security for circulating notes
of National Banks, S10,512,900.
There was redeemed during August called
bonds TO the amount of S37, 595, 400, of the
proceeds of which SOS, 049, AIS was fixed by
check, and S 13,155, 1916 was credited on the
loan account to the depository banks. The
balance on loan account in the banks July 81
is $50, 537, 10; at close of business, August
30. S2j, 529 SO, rshowinga reduction of the
balance during, 4uenst of SCI, 0l6, 100. The
amount Of called bands outstanding is S4S,-
S46,074. During August silver payments
from the United States Treasury and the
United States MINIS amounted to S ,S65, 900,
exclusive of the amount Of returns for silver
certificates. The aggregate weight of coin
thus distributed was Sc tons.
The President has decided to appoint Gen
eral VIM. II. Hays of Springfield, Ky, Unit
ed States District Judge for the DistrictTof
Kentucky, vice Judge Ballard, deceased.
General Hays succeeded Judge Harlan in
the Colonelcy of Kentucky regiment in the
late war.
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Foreign Notes.

Leopold Ill, King of the Belgians,
is said to be amodest, kindly, tinid per-
sonage, who would blush to hear his
own magnificent titles and distinctions
read. -. o. l.--l.'
Ninety persons exercising trades
and professions in Great Britain have
incomes exceeding S250,0OO. About
three thousand have incomes between
$4,000 and S250,0O0.
So great have been the. changes
since the establishment of the Republic
in France that many young ladieseOf
high family and brilliant prospects are
studying in converts to qualify them
selves for governesses.
Mrs. Guinness recently gave ball
in London at u cost of $4,000. Mantel
pieces of stephanotis, banks of gardenia,
and blocks of ice into which flowers
were frozen were among the decora-
| tons
Queen Victoria has sent to the .ex-
Empress Eugene frame made of vio-
lets in amethysts for the last photo
graph of the late Prince Imperial The
garland is surmOunted by an eagle,
which holds in its talons three-cOlOred
I streamer, on which is written in golden
letters the motto, Not lost, but gone
BEFORE ''.f. . Ha.
The eX-Empress Eugene has Just
purchased of Baron Sessler-Herzinge
the Castle of Wasserburg, Upper Syria.
The front contains 122- windows, and
the building is over 400 years old. She
will have the ex-khedive of Egypt as a
neighbor, if he succeeds in buying of
MOritz Won Bartmann. his Castle of
Prank.
Holloway, the English pill manu-
facturer, is to build college near Lon
don for the higher education of women,
at cost of S1,250,0OO, and endow it
with half as much more. The way in
which he became able to do so much
good was by spending about $1,000, 900
in advertising during the past so years.
The Official Journal of st. Peters
burg says that in Russia, in the month
of June, there were altogether $500
fires, which caused a loss of property to
the extent of over twelve millions of
rOubles; sos of the fires were from in
cendiarism, $50 from neglect, $40 from
lightning, and in ], 752 eases the cause
was unknown s...-t ..fE.l.- Sd.
The three agricultural colleges
proper of France are, Grand Jouan,
GrignOn, and Montpelier. They have
1863 students; the expensesOf the estab-
lishments are 69S,0O0 francs, yearly,
against which there is to be written off
the One-half for receipts. The students,
if meritorious, alternate their residence
at these institutions, and so acquire a
knowledge of farming practices in DIFF
ferent regions.
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and finally, maintains the right of the State
to regulate all corporations in the interests
of the public.
The New York Prohibitionists held State
Convention at Syracuse, on the Sd, and NOM
mated ticket headed by Prof. John w.
Means for Governor.
/ Prof. DeHam, instructor of music in the
! Pittsburg Female College, and author of sew
I eral popular musical works, was shot and
instantly killed on the night of the 1st. Prof.
| DeHam and his family were occupying a
summer house few miles from the city.
Hearing a noise in the yard he went out
| about midnight to investigate it, taking his
revolver with him. His wife heard him call
! out,apparently, to some person, and then the
report of his pistol quickly followed by that
of another. He was found in dying condi-
| ton, with pistol shot in his left side, just
below the heart He was 76 years of age, a
native of Belgium, and the father of large
family. itgsfl ..s
Gen. Reese T. Bowen, Representative of
the Ninth Virginia District in the Forty
third Congress, died at his home in Tazewell
County, on the I'd, aged II. ,.... ...... .r
Rev. w. II. II. Murray, in a card publish
ed in Boston paper, announces that it is his
positive intention TO retire from public life,
and says: 81 utterly decline foreman any
further where my nOblest motives are ira
duced, my views grossly misTepresented and
my best beneyOlence made cause and ground
for scandalous attack" sr-
family named Cusick, at Elizabeth, n.
j., ate toadstools by mistake for mushrooms.
Two children died, and the other two it was
thought could not recover. The parents
were less seriously affected.
The wife Of Sheriff Kearn of Philadelphia
died of hydrophobia on the 9TH. Six weeks
previously she was bitten by pet dog.
Charles Demond, late Treasurer of the
Massachusetts Home Missionary Society, is
under arrest, charged with embezzling the
funds Of the society. The amount of his de-
falcation is estimated at from $40, 900 to $780,
600. -
The yacht Westward capsiZed in Hender-
son Bay, Lake Ontario, on the 9Th. Byron
Westcott, Nelson Westcott, Edward Benja-
min, Drake Lewis, Schuyler Howard, Allen
Ramsay and Edward York were drowned.
Two of the party were rescued. Five of
those lost leave families.
Tammany Hall has adopted resolution,
that in case the New York Democratic State
Convention renOminate Governor Robinson,
its delegation win withdraw in body from
the Convention. "
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Science and Industry.

France sold England q $50 tons OF
potatoes last year.
More than half the extent of mile
age in the American railway system is
in the Western States and Territories,
but three-fOurths of the ownership is in
the Middle and New England States.
Last year there were only q strikes
in all France, against 277 in Great
Britain. The connection is obvious be-
tween this fact and the difference be-
tween the present industrial condition of
the two countries.
The United States raises about $780,
100000 bushels of grain more than the
entire products of France, Germany and
Austria, and if we could always be sure
of a profitable market for our grain we
could easily double the aggregate.
The importation of horses from
Canada to the United States has increas-
ed thirtyfold in the last four years, from
PA horses with a value of S28,955 in
1876 to 6,0s2 in 1879,valued at S491, 235.
The Toronto Mail claims that Cam
ada possesses mineral wealth equal to
any country in the world, and it rejoices
to see evidences that increased attention
is being given to mining operations, es-
pecially of gold and silver. rJr .f
The number of immigrants arriving
at New York in August was 1880, be-
ing about 5000 in excess of the num-
Der for the corresponding month year
ago, and being a larger increase than in
any other month in 1879
"A copper belt some two miles long
and from loo to 200 feet wide has been
discovered about the middle of the
southern part of Maine, directly on the
coast. Some 20 miles to the northeast
of this copper belt silver has been found
in flakes, masses and filaments.
The cost of building in Chicago to-
day, says the Tribune, is 20 to % per
cent. higher than it was six months ago.
Bricks are worth nearly twice as much
now as they were then and wages have
advanced 80 cents day for bricklayers,
and 80 to IS for unskilled workers.
A Frenchman claims to have dis
covered in two natural substances, mex
haustible III nature, the means of light
ing and maintaining fire without wood
or coal; a fire instantaneously lighted
and extinguished, causing no dust,
smoke, or trouble, costing one-tenth of
ordinary fuel, and everlasting.
"A new thing in the hen line is dis
injecting artificial egg, the product of
Yankeejnventor 1t is made of sulphur,
carboic acid and oil of cedar, com
pressed, the properties being brought
out by the heat from the hens body.
1t is death on hen-lice. The same mix
tire is made in sticks for swings in bird
cages, to keep them clear of insects.
The device is selling heavily in both
forms.
The principal industry of the town
of West Falmouth, Mass, is the tying of
business tags with bits of strings, by
which the tags may be attached to art
cles which require to be labeled. A
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EAST AND SOUTHEAST.

"A Harrisburg Grand Jury has found true
bills against VIM. II. Kemble and several
other well known politicians, for corrupt
solicitation of members of the last Pennsyl-
vania Legislature. A number of members
testified that money had been guaranteed
them for their votes in favor of the bill APP
propriating large amount of money to pay
losses incurred by reason fthe railroad riots
two years ago. -.-r '"a- .-ra I.r
The celebrated trotting horse Rarus, with
the record of mile in 2:13 IA, being the
fastest ever made, has been purchased by
Robert Bonner of New York, for $50, 900,
and has been withdrawn from the turf, all
its engagements being cancelled.
Interest in the affairs of the SpragIIe fam
lily has been reawakened by the sudden de-
parture from the mansion at Canonchet of
Mrs. Sprague, taking with her three of the
! children.
| The Oneida Community have abandoned
! their system Of - complex marriages" par
| TALLY out of Difference TO the opinion of their
neighbors and partially because they We're
threatened with prosecution under the law.
Hereafter the Community will be divided
into those who are regularly married and
those who prefer celibacy, all other arrange
ments of social intercourse and common
property remaining the same as heretofore.
The New York Republican State ,Conven-
ton, held at Saratoga on the Cd, organized
with Hon. Roscoe COnkling as temporary
Chairman. Vice-President Wheeler was
chosen permanent President. Hon. Alonzo
B. Cornell was nominated for Governor on
the first ballot, receiving 234 votes out of
total of $50. Other nominations were: For
Lietenant- Governor, Geo. G. Haskins; Sec
Rotary of State, Joseph b. Carr; Comptroller,
james W. Wadsworth; Treasurer, Nathan
d. Wendell; Attorney General, Hamilton
Ward; State Engineer and Surveyor, Howard
Soule. The nomination of Mr.. Cornell on
the first ballot is conceded as a signal
triumph of the Conkling Grant element.
The principal opposing candidates were VIM.
H. Robertson, who received JOG votes, and
who was supported by Vice-President
Wheeler, George W. Curtis and the class
known as reform" Republicans; Theo-
dore NJ. Pomeroy. who received 80 votes; and
Frank Hiscock, who received 81 votes. The
latter was supported by what was known as
the Sherman interest. The platform declares
that Republicanism stands for National SUI
premacy in National affairs and State rights
in State concerns; that the safety of the Re-
public demands free and pure elections,
and that President Hayes is entitled to
hearty support for his yetoes of measures
passed by a Democratic Congress whose OBJ
ject was to break down the National Election
laws; that the Republican party neither JUS
titles nor tolerates military interference with
elections, but seeks only to protect the bal
lot -box from interference OF force or fraud;
that the Democratic party persistently OBJ
structed resumption, that it seeks to reopen |
the questions closed by the War, and that its
only hope is in solid South; that the re-
sumption of specie payments is the browning
element Of the Republican financial policy; !