The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-04-02
NEWSY NOTES.

A ScOtch-Irish convention is to be held
in Pittsburg in May. Pennsylvania has
a large share of this breed of men and it
has contributed some of the hest element
to society, to business and to the liberal
professions.
Near North Pine Grove, Clarion county,
on the 22d inst, while hauling logs James
Daugherty had his foot badly smashed.
His brother John helped him TO the house,
then taking Jims place started for tho
mill, but before he made trip he was
carried home with his leg broken.
Jefferson county will have another muir
der trial at the next session of criminal
court. On the 2lst inst, five burglars at
tempted to rob store at Horatio, that
county, when they were placed under ar
rest by Policeman Smiles, who had charge
of the premises. One of the burglars shot
him twice and he has since died. Four of
them are now in Jail, including the one
who did the shooting.
Struggling returns from the great roos-
ter fight, held at MoClintockville two or
three months ago, arc still coming in. A
young man who twas passing the place
and saw light and went in to SEQ what
was going on" was before an Oil City
magistrate on Wednesday and paid an as
sessment of $40 and costs, the same that
the rest of the crowd havo been paying
when called upon.-Frdnklm Ne'CS.
a little son born to Mr.. and Mrs. John
a. Logan, of Youngstown, and named
John Alexander Logan, has been commits
stoned as First Lieutenant of Co. H., Fifth
Regiment, Ohio National Guard, to which
his father was attached, the commission
dating from the time of the little soldiers
birth. The honor is conferred upon the
baby. on account Of the earnest services of
his illustrious grandfather, the late Gen.
John A. Logan. lie is the youngest COM
missioned officer in the United States.
In 1861 the legislature of this State pass
ed a law, which was signed by the govern
or, requiring hucksters resident within
any county, to pay license tax of $40 for
the privilege of trading within the county,
and those residing outside to pay $50 for a
like privilege. In decision rendered a
few days since by Judge Eudlich, of
Reading, lie holds the law to be unconsti-
tutional, for the reason that it is an at
tempt to regulate commerce, which power
can only be exercised by Congress; and
for the further reason that the act discrimi-
mates between residents and non residents.
Tho suit of Mrs. Sarah May against the
Commissioners of Erie county for infringe
ment on the celebrated May patents for
Improvement in the construction of
prisons" is down for argument in the
United States Court at Pittsburg. Mrs.
May claims 5000 damages from Erie
county. Messrs. Bruce & Shields of Pitts
burg, appear for the plaintiff, and ID. A.
Sawdoy, Esq, attorney of Erie county,
for the defense. This is the first time q
case of this kind has been tried in Penn
sylvania, and should it be decided in favor
of the plaintiff it is probable that a num-
ber of other counties will bo sued on a
similar charge, as this system of handling
prisoners is in general use in Pennsyl-
vania.
A sharper with new scheme Is travel
ing through some of the neighboring
counties and may also strike this section
He has an improved Plowshare which he
loans TO some influential farmer with the
provision that if it proves satisfactory he
will recommend it to his neighbors and if
at the end of the season he does not wish
to keep it, he is TO ship it to any address
given him. If the unsuspecting farmer
agrees to do this, the sharper draws up an
article of agreement. This article is writ
ton with peculiarly constructed fountain
pen, there being two compartments in the
holder, which contains two kinds of ink,
one of which will fade, while the other
will remain. With the former he writes
the article, and changing the pen he hands
it to the farmer, who signs his name with
the latter kind. The result is that the
words Of the article soon fade and the
sharper has piece Of white paper with
the farmers name thereon, and can make
II into note OF any denomination at his
leisure. Beware