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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-08-06
The Pulpit and the s,nsc.

Rev. +. NJ. Shrout, Pastor United Brcth-
rem Church, Blue Mound, Kan, says: "I
feel it my duty to tell what wonders DR..
Kings New Discovery has done for me.
My Lungs were badly diseased, and my
parishioners thought could live only q
few weeks. 1 took five bottles of DR..
Kings New Discovery and am sound and
well, gaining 20 lbs. in weight" Arthur
b'nation, writes: "After thorough trial
and convincing evidence, am confident
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton beats 'em all, and cures when every
thing else fails. The greatest kindness 1
can do my many thousand friends is to
urge them to try it, Free trial bottles at
Herman & Siggins' Drugstore. Regulat
sizes soc. and s1.OO.
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jerks Twp. Notes.

jerks Township has "a mills oi
different kinds, and 2 in process OF
building. The one by HASKELL and
Leeper, and the other by Campbell,
Ritts & Co., on Salmon Greek. The
former firm is composed Of the we'll
known lunbermen Chas. Leeper and
Porter Haskell, of Clarion county, aud
the latter By j. e. Campbell, c. w,
Amsler, L. Amsler, r. P. Rickenbrode
of Marienville, and j. V. Ritts of st.
Petersburg. The twp. has % mer.
camille establishments, 2 livery stables,
1 machine shop, 3 meat markets, 4
blacksmiths, BARRIERS, 5 hotels,
shoemaker, Z school rooms, churches,
10 boarding houses, 3 doctors, l un.
dertaker, 8 secret and fraterual socie.
ties, 450 voters, aud part of the p. q
w. II. r., whose trains are never on
time.
The water supply owing to the dry
weather is very short and some of il
impure, this with earelessness aud un.
cleanliness in some parts of the twp.
and particularly in Marienville, has
oceasiODed some cases of typhoid fever
George Stanley died OF this disease on
the lst inst. Rev. Faroat is laid up
with the dregs of Bradford fever
and nervous prostratiOn.
John Glening had one finger toe
many, so he ran it in the band saw al
Blanchard's mill not succeeding vel
10 that way, DIR, fowler finished uE
the job, and Jack is minus one fore
finger.
Percy Leeeh, who was so badly in
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Thomas L. PoWnall,

Died, at the residence of r. Brown, in
Hickory twp, at about a. m, Aug. I'd,
1890, Thomas Lake Pownall, aged 35 years,
months, and II days.
Deceased possessed wonderful enduring
qualities. On Wednesday, July 30, he
was at work in the harvest field and was
overcome with heat, which resulted in
brain fever, and from the first was beyond
medical aid, which was promptly sum-
moned. Rev. II. Rhodes preached an ell
oquent discourse on the occasion from
these words, "The righteous have hope in
His DEATH
The earthly remains were laid to rest in
the Mt. Zion Evangelical Cemetery, on
German Hill, Aug. 4, at p. m, to await
the resurrection morn.
The aged father and two surviving sis
ters have the most earnest sympathies OF
all in this another hour of sad bereave-
ment. May the Lord sustain them.
A FRIEND.
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OBITUARY.
William A. Dusenbury.

The announcement Of the death of
William A. Dusenbury will be pain.
ful surprise to a large part of the citi.
zenship Of this section of country.
After an illness lasting scarcely a
week, he was called from earth at his
home in Tidioute, Pa, on Monday
afternoon, Aug. A, 1890. Though in
poor health for a month or more past
from sciatic rheumatism, he was not
obliged to take his bed until about one
week prior to his death, when the dis.
ease suddenly became alarming, going
to his head and causing brain fever,
from which the best medical skill
could not relieve him.
For nearly quarter of century
Mr.. Dusenbury had been a central
figure in the business interests of this
county, having located at Eewtown
Mills in 1867, where as a member of
the extensive numbering firm of
Wheeler q Dusenbury almost the
whole Of his business life was spent,
he having but just attained his major
ity when he began there a career
which has ever been an honor to him
and the community of which he was
an honored and respected member.
His rare business capacity, shrewd
management and upright dealings with
his fellowman, won him both fortune
and friends, and none of our success.
ful business men ever enjoyed the con.
fidence of the people in greater
measure than he. Intelligent and
jovial he was a gentleman whose COM
pany was always agreeable, aud with
whom it was ever a pleasure to meet
and converse. About one year ago he
moved with his family to Tidioute in
order that his children might have the
advantage of the schooling at that
place, and for the further reason that
the numbering interests of the firm at
Newtown had reached that point where
his whole attention was not required.
The taking off of such man is Sc.
rious and positive loss to our commu.
nifty in many ways, and he will in con-
sequence be greatly missed from the
ranks of our solid citizenship.
Mr.. Dusenbury was aged about 46
years, and leaves a wife and three
children. His remains will be taken
to Portville, N Y, the place of his
nativity, for interment.
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Mrs. Helen S. Thomas.

From the Franklin Euening Ne,cs
we take the following sketch Of the
late Mrs. Thomas, the writer Of which
being particularly we'll equipped for
the production of true account of
this excellent lady:
"Mrs. Helen S. Thomas was the
youngest daughter of Rev. Hezekiah
and Margaret (White) May. She was
born in 1917 at Owego, N. Y, at
which place her father was then sta.
toned as Presbyterian minister by the
New England Society for the Propa.
cation of the Gospel.
"Rev. Mr.. May removed with his
family to Franklin, where he preached
for time, and then located in what is
now Forest county, purchasing from
John Range, Revolutionary soldier,
a part of the land on which the town
of Tionesta now stands. The May
family consisted Of four sons and three
daughters, of whom only the oldest,
Benjamin, of Norristown, is now living.
William w. May died in his youthful
prime, April, 1851. II. Huntington
May died in Tionesta 10 1882, and
Selden I. May in Norristown, Pa, in
1886.
"The Tionesta home Of the May
family was for long period the centre
of hospitality that embraced an &C.
quaintance extending far and wide.
The visiting friend or stranger found
there dignity and courtesy that dis
tinguished the household and enlarged
its social connections from year to
year. Much of the charm CT its hos.
pitality was due to the daughters of
the household-Hannah W., who mar.
lied Richard Irwin, of Franklin +;
Mary Anna, who married John Lamb,
both now deceased and Helen, the
subject of this sketch. Until failing
health and growing years interfered,
Helen maintained the hospitality and
social charm for which the family was
so favorably known.
"In 1865 she married Col. p. d.
Thomas, who came from Chester cOun.
ty, Pa and engaged in the oil business,
locating at Tionesta. He was the
State Senator from the Clarion Forest
district in 1876 7, aud died Feb. 5,
1873. Mrs. Thomas resided at Tio.
nesta from her girlhood to the time OF
her death. That community and a
large circle Of friends elsewhere will
lament her death and hold her in re.
spectful memory.
"Mrs. Thomas was an active Chris.
tiap, a devoted and steadfast member
of the Presbyterian Church from her
youth. She was especially interested
in the cause of Foreign Missions, and
her work in that cause was SO effective
as to cal! the special attention of the
Synods to Tionesta. With a sincerity
of purpose worthy of her New Eug
land ancestry, she maintained her act
i've interest in the church work to the
last"
! The funeral services of Mrs. Thomas
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The transition from long, lingering and
painful sickness to robust health marks
an epoch in the life OF the individuals
Such a remarkable event is treasured in
the memory and the agency whereby the
good health has been attained is gratefully
blessed. Hence IL is that so much is
heard in praise of Electric Bitters. So
many feel they owe their restoration to
health, IN the use OF the Great Alternative
and Tonic. If you are troubled with any
disease of Kidneys, Liver or Stomach, Of
long or short standing you will surely
find relief by use of Electric Bitters. Sold
at SOC. and 81 per bottle at Herman E
Siggins' Drugstore.
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held at 4;30 2. VI. on Friday, we're a
fitting finale to a useful and respected
life. They we're held 10 the Presby.
terian Church, the sanctuary which
had been dear to her 10 life and whose
courts she loved to frequent. At the
head Of the casket, which rested 10
front of the pulpit, was large floral
tribute, and loving hands had adorned
the pulpit with flowers inwoven with
smilax.
The services we're conducted by Rev.
j. V. McAninch, the pastor. His re.
marks were based on Rev. xiv. 13:
"Blessed are the dead which die in the
Lord. Yea, saith the Spirit, that they
may rest from their labors; and their
works do follow them" His discourse
was a just and sincere tribute from the
heart. While be voiced the sentiment
of the congregation an assemblage
which filled the church and was com.
posed of all ages and conditions in the
community, and the vicin;ty-it was
felt by all that Mr.. McAninch was
deeply moved by sense of personal
loss, having been an inmate of Mrs.
Thomas household for more than a
year, and having learned to regard the
deceased with an almost filial Election.
During the services a choir consist.
ing Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Dingman,
DR.. F. T. Mason, Mr.. F. w. Law,
Misses Florence Klinestiver and Ar.
letta Robinson and Mrs. j. b. Agnew,
rendered appropriate music. Among
the selections beautifully given were
"Jesus, Lover of my SOUL" LEAD,
kindly Light" and II would not live
Away" At the grave, as the casket
was about to be lowered from mortal
sight, and the sunset shed a gentle
sweetness and light over the scene in
the peaceful place of burial, the choir
sang touchingly, "My Jesus, as thou
wilt"
The following citizens acted as pail.
bearers: Messrs. Jos. G. Dale, Geo.
w. Bovard, John A. Proper, Geo. w.
Robinson, Samuel II. Haslet and
Capt. G. w. Clark.
Beside the concourse present from
the town and vicinity, we're the follow
ing relatives from distance: Benz.
May, of Norristown, Pa, the venerable
brother Of the deceased and the sole
survivor of the original family Hon
II. S. and Mrs. Bates, of Titusville
Mrs. Helen l. Heydrick and daughter
Helen; Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Bleakley
and daughters, Anna, Margaret and
Evelyn; H. M. Irwin and sons, Rich
ard and Hiram Miss Hannah &. Ir.
win and Mrs. Ed. Bleakley, Of Frank
lin; Miss Sarah Lamb, Mr.. and Mrs
Alfred Lamb and David Lamb, O
Pleasantville.
In the final adjustment of her af
fairs, Mrs. Thomas was mindful of tn,
cause which had always engaged hel
active sympathy and aid. She lef
her personal property, amounting tt
/
several thousand dollars, and also th,
bulk of her real estate, to the BoarC
of Foreign Missions.
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FOREST COUNTY OFFICERS.

Member Of Congress-JAMEs KERR.
Member oT,Sendte-J. II. WILSON.
4 ssembiy-CHARLEs 4. RANDALL.
President JWdge--W. d. Brown.
Associate JWdges-JoHN A. PROPER,
JOHN ii. WHITE.
Treasnrer-JAs. II. HAddERTY.
Protkonotdry, Register C Recorder, &C.
CALVIN NJ. ARNER.
SheriG. GEO. w. SAWYER.
C0mmtssioNers-WM. d. SHIELDS, C..
T.. LEDEnUR, J. J. PARSONS.
County SWperinteRdent-GEo. w. KERR.
District AttOTncy--P. NJ. CLARK.
Jury CommtssioncrS--C. ii. CHURCH,
JOHN +. GAUL.
County Surpeyor--J. +. PROPER.
CIoroner-Dr. A. Is. SToNECIPHEr.
County 4 duditors-E. l.. JONES, II. n.
GrLLEsPIE, WIN. BLUM.
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is ready for the machinery which is
being placed in position. The com.
pauy will tap the gas main near Law.
rence's, running a two.inch line to
their we'll to supply fuel till they get
down q few hundred feet when they'll
have fuel Of their-own-if they have
good luck.
Some of the wells hereabout have
failed to respond during the past dry
spell, which has been about as severe
as we generally get in this section.
Potatoes, buckwheat, and all kinds Of
garden truck have suffered severely,
and the chances are that murphies and
flap jacks will be high and hard to get
this winter.
The school board of Kingsley
township, Forest county, will meet
Saturday, Sept. 9th, 1890, at Newtown
Mills for the purpose Of electing
teachers for the seven schools of said
township. Applicants will please
appear in person or send their certifi.
Gates, &C., to John Il. OsgoOd, New.
town Mills, Pa. 81.
Rev. H. A. Delo, of Shippenville,
died July Z, 1890, in the 42d year of
bis age. Consumption was the cause
of his death, brought on partly by
hereditary tendencies perhaps, aud
partly, doubtless by exposure and ia.
tigue. The deceased filled regular
work for several years, his last charge
being at Clarington, from which he
came homo to die. He rests from bis
labors, and bis works do follow him.
Clarion Rep. Gazette.
The annual Erie Conference Of
the NJ. E. Church will be held in
Trinity NJ. E. Church, Oil City, com.
meucing September 10th. Bishop
Mallalieu, of New Orleans, and 225
preachers of the Conference will be
present. Among other prominent
visitors expected to be present are
Bishop j. M. Thoburn, of India; DR..
Harlzell, of Cincinnati Chaplain G.
G. McCabe, of New York, and DR..
Spencer, of Philadelphia. Franklin
Neirs.
Mrs. Higgins, wife of George IL.
Higgins Esq, Warren county's candi-
date for President Judge of this dis.
trict, died on Monday evening. Six
or seven weeks ago, while out riding
with her husband, Mrs. Higgins was
stricken with paralysis, in the midst
Of pleasant conversation, from the
effects of which she was prostrated
ever since, but from which she bid
fair at one time to recover at least
partially. Mr.. Higgins friends here
join in extending sincere sympathy to
him in this great afflictinn.
MIR. w. r. Dunn, who has held a
good position in the census department
at Washington since the bureau
opened up business, has been sent on
tour of the northwestern counties OF
this State for the purpose of gathering
some statistics important in the com.
pletion of the census. He arrived in
town on Friday evening last and had
the pleasure of shaking many of his
former friends by the hand, all Of
whom were glad to meet him aud re.
new old acquaintanceships. His ter.
ritory embraces the counties of Erie,
Crawford, Mercer, Venango, Warren,
Clarion and Forest, and will keep him
busily engaged for several months.
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J. II. AGNEw. GEORGE w. TAYLOR!
AGNEW & TAYLOR,
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW.
J. II. AGNEw

OFFICES lehman Building, Washing
ton, d. c. Tionesta, Forest Co., Pa.
Will practice before the U. S. Supreme
Court, Court of Claims, District Courts,
and Departments of Government.
Special attention given to the collection
of army and navy claims, pensions, pay,
bounty, ETC., cases arising under the GUS
toms, navigation and internal revenue
laws, and patents. Correct forms, blanks
and instructions mailed to claimants FREQ
of charge on receipt of their names and
=. o. address,
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TAKE NOTICE.

We wish to call the attention of the
readers of the REPUBLICAN to the fact
that S. Sager's Anodyne Liniment is one
of the very best internal and external
remedies ever used for cramps, inflam-
nation, toothache, headache, cuts, bruises,
sprains, dysentery, indigestion, etc. 1t is
kept for sale at Tionesta, Hickory, Wing
Hill, Mayburg and Newmansville, and
will soon be placed on sale in other placesi
Agents are wanted. apr30-Sm.
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NOTICE.

All persons are hereby notified that my
wife, Nellie Bell, lett my bed and board
without any reasonable cause, and that
will not be responsible for, nor pay any
debts contracted by her.
URBAN BELL.
Howe Twp, Forest Co., July 25, 1890.
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Church and Sabbath school.

Presbyterian Sabbath School at 9:i5 a.
M. NJ. Il. Sabbath School at 1000 a. m.
Preaching in M. E. Church every Sab
bath evening by Rev. Rumberger.
Preaching in tho Il. NJ. Church every
Sabbath evening at tho usual hour. Rev.
Il. +. Shoup, Pastor.
Services in the Presbyterian Church
every sabbath morning and evening,
Rev. J. V. McAninch officiating.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1890-08-06

English SPAWN Liniment removes all
Hard, Soft or Calloused Lumps and Blem-
ishes from horses. Blood Spavins, Curbs,
Splints, Sweeney, Ring Bone, STILES,
Sprains, all Swollen Threats, Coughs Etc,
Save $50 by use of one bottle. Warranted
the most wonderful blemish cure ever
known. Sold by Herman q Siggins,
Druggists, Tionesta. jan22-ly.
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BOROUGH OFFICERS.

Bttr0css.--J. II. CLARK.
C0uaclimen--Nort ward, II. NJ. Her
man, II. NJ. Foreman, Patrick Joyce.
South ward, j. g. Scowden, s. II. Has
let, Eli Holeman.
Justices Of the Pedce--J. +. Proper, s..
j. Setley.
Constable and C0lIcctor-S. $. Garfield.
School Direct0rs--G. w. Robinson, A..
II. Kelly, Il. i. Davis, ID. S. Knox, D..
w. Clark, j. 4. Brennan.
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ALLEGHENY COLLEGE,

:"
10Th year; begins Sept. 10, 1890; 9l3
graduates; II in 1890 Situation healthfuf
and beautiful. All necessary expenses
need not exceed Sl65 year. Faculty
composed OF men specially trained for
their departments. Students may COM
plete preparatory studies. Address ID. II.
WHEELER, LII. H., President. iul23-St.
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When Baby was sick, we gave her castorld,
When she was Child she cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria,
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria,
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MAR RI D.

RIDDLE-McALLIST Tionesta,
Pa, Aug. 4, 1890, by Rev. J. II. Brennan,
Mr.. Edward J. Riddle of Venango
county, and Miss Anna Belle McAllIs-
ter of Forest county.
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The motto of the proprietors of DIR.
Henry Baxter's Mandrake Bitters is, "the
greatest good TO the greatest number" ("
and so sell a large bottle of valuable
remedy for the small price of 25 cents,
and warrant every bottle to give satisfac-
ton or money refunded. For sale by G.
w. Bovard.
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I AWRENCE HOUSE, Toncsta, Pa,
house is centrally located. Everything
new and well furnished. Supeii ior Ac-
cnnmodations and strict attention given
T. guests. Vegetables and Fruits OF all
kinds served in their season. Sample
room for Commercial Agents.
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7 w. MORROW. NJ. D.,
ID PHYSICIAN & SURGEON

Late of Armstrong county, having located
in TiONesta is prepared TO attend all pro-
iessional calls promptly and at all hours.
Office ald residence two doors north of
Lawrence House. Office hours to 8 A.
NJ, and IL 10 IL NJ; 2 TO 8 and 81 to ~ p.
n. Sundays, 0 to 10 A. NJ; to and OF
to n p NJ. may-lS 81.
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-Arnics & Oil Liniment is very healing
and soothing, and does wonders when ap-
piled to old sores. For sale by Bovard.
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Itch cured in 80 minutes, by Wool
ford's Sanitary Lotion. This never fails.
Sold by Herman & Siggns Druggists,
Tionesta. ian22-4m.
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CENTRAL HOUSE, OF CITY, PA.
~ w. IL. ROTH, Proprietor.
The largest, Best Located and Furnished
iiouss In the City. Near Union Depot.
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(SENTRAL HOUSE, Tionesta, Pa,
~ O. c. Brownell. Proprietor. This IL n
new house, and has just been fitted up tor
the accommodation of the public. por-
tion of the patronage of the public is solic-
iicd. 46-ly.
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/ GNEw & CLARK,

T., L. DAVIS.
IL. ATToRNEY-AT-LAw,
Tionosta, Pa.
Collections made in this and adjoining
counties.
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7 b. SIGGINS, NJ. D.,
J. Physician, Surgeon & Druggist,
TIONESTA, PA.
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"A common cold should not be neg
lected. Downs Elixir will cure it. For
sale by Bovard.
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n. c. WHITTEkIN.
Civil Engineer and Surveyor

TIONESTA PA,
Land and Railway Surveying Specially,
Magnetic Solar or Triangulation Survey
ing. Best of Instruments and wsrk.
Terms on application.
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DILL. EMERT,

FANCY BOOT Il SHOEMAKER.
Shop in Reck building next 10 Smear
Saugh & Co.'s store. Is prepared to do all
kinds of custom work from the finest to
the coarsest and guarantees his work to
give perfect satisfaction. Prompt atten-
ton given TO mending, and prices as rea-
sonable as first class work can be done foT
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For sale, either for cash or on
time, house and large lot in TiOnesta
Borough. For terms apply to P NJ,
Clark. If.
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n, F. RITcHEY.
i. ATTORNEY-AT-LAw,
Tionesta, Forest County Pa.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-08
THE FEDERAL JUDGEsHIP.

After a short, sharp and exciting
contest between the different appli,
cants for the position, the selection
of a successor to the late Judge
ChaunceY B. Sabin, United States
district Judge for the Eastern dis
trict of Texas has been made, and as
usual the result proves that the cor
respondents at the national capital
did not know anything about what
they were talking and were simply
employing their time writing a lot
of slush just to fill up on, as they
are under contract as a general
thing to fill up so much space every
day. The plum falls to David E..
Bryant, of Sherman, the least known
Of all the applicants and the one
supposed to stand the least show.
He was the last to make application,
coming in at the eleventh hour, and
filing his application to all outward
appearance as a mere matter of
form. He did not go to the ma
tional capital like the rest of the
competitors to urge his claims in
person, and for several reasons was
regarded as being without a ghost
of a chance. At least his case was
represented as hopeless by the cor
respondents, and the probability of
Chas. W. Ogden, of San Antonio,
securing the appointment was con-
sidered so strong that the dispatches
announced that his nomination had
been settled on and that his name
would be sent INTO the senate
within few hours. But there ap-
pear to be a number of hidden forces
and outside influences at work in
the interest of Judge Bryant, and
his appointment is also quite a
feather in the cap of Congressman
Silas G. Hare, his personal friend,
although politically opposed. On
account Of democrats being barred
in the contest for the dead mans
shoes it did not excite so much in
terest as it otherwise would have
aroused, and it was moro OF a per-
sonal matter between the applicants
and their friends. But the selection
of Judge Bryant for the place
seems to have been peculiarly
happy one. and will undoubtedly
give as general satisfaction as any
nomination that the pres
ident could have made. Judge Bry-
ant is IN the prime Of life, about
forty years of age, is a native Texan
and has never been a partisan nor
taken a radical stand in politics. It
IS claimed that he is as popular
among democrats as republicans in
lis section.