The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1895-03-13

Now York's legislature both branches,
has passed the bill submitting to the poo-
pie proposition to bond the state for
S9,OO0,oO0 for canal Improvement.
James W. Mutt, who made n murd or
Gus assault on Mrs. Jessie Peyton and
Leonard Colnan in Atchison, Kan, only
three weeks ago, has had his preliminary
hearing and was bound over for trial in
the district court. His bond was fixed
at $4,000 in Colnau's case.
The bill legaizing prize fighting,
which has fair chance of becoming a
law in Oklahoma, has caused a sensation
among tho sporting people. A purse
will be offered for Corbett and Ftzsim-
mons to fight in Perry if the bill, which
has passed the House. and probably will
pass the Council, becomes a law.
A newspaper in Ohio brought suit
against forty three men who would not
pay their subscription, and obtained
| judgement in each case for the amount Of
each claim. of these, twenty eight made
affidavit that he owned no more than
the law allowed, thus preventing attach
ment Then, under the decision of the
Supreme Court, thcy were arrested for
petit larceny and bound over in the sum
of $500. All but six gave bond, which
six went to Jail. The new postal law
makes it larceny to take paper and re-
fuse to pay for it-Toledo Blade.
Rev. Edward Davis, of Oakland, Cal,
is creating a sensation by dancing in his
pulpit TO illustrate that there is no harm
in shaking the festive heel and toe, and
| also to draw audiences.
Toronto has been visited by its third
disastrous fire within a month. The
Globe was destroyed on the 9th of Feb
ruary, the Osgood building on the 10th of
the same month, and now simpsons
immense dry goods establishment. six
stories high, only recently erected, and
other costly buildings, are mass of
burned ruins. The loss amounts to
Sl,oOO,OOO.
There is a bill before the Legisture,
which will pass, requiring sherihs to
publish election procamations in news
papers instead of posting them on fences
and telegraph poles.
Scuylkill county will lose 10 00O pop
ulation and S3,53S, ,6i6 in property il the
new county to be called Quay is organ
lied.
It is said that Clara Louise Kellogg,
whose sweet voice once charmed two
continents, is living in New York in
comparative poverty. Once she was
worth nearly 81 100000, but it has all
been swept away by unfortunate busi-
ness ventures.
1t is not generally known that watches
may be used as compasses, yet such is
the case. Point the hour hand to the sun,
and the sun is exactly half way between
the hour and the figure XII on the
watch. For instance supposing that it is
4 o'clock. Point the hand indicating
four, to the sun, aud II on the watch is
exactly south. Suppose that9 it is S
o'clock; point the hand indicating eight
to the sun, and the figure X on the watch
is due south.
A new law has been passed in West
Virginia which compels merchants who
sell cigarettes to pay license of $500.
iAuhiC0 NoHIdus tne olNeSl woman III
West Virginia, and probably in the
Uuited States, died at her home near
Cederville. Gilmer county, on Monday
aged l20 years. She was born in Pen
dleton county on August 4th, l775.
The Punxsutawney Spirit is response
ble for the following story; 1t is reported
that what appears to be the crater of ,
small volcano has been discovered in
Burnside township, Clearfield county
1t is situated on the top of a hill som,
three hundred feet above the bed of Ches
ter Greek, two miles from Westover
During the extremely cold weather tn,
snow melted on this place and the groun,
has not been frozen. The stones havt
the appearance Of having been heated I,
a high degree.
Contract has been let for the erection
of building for the Young Mems Chris
tian Association at Butler, to cost SlI
400.