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    Petroleum Centre Daily Record
Pet. Centre, Friday. march II.
imtiva axd dm a HTrKE of
xuMxn.oy v. c. a. ii. h,
SOUTH.
No. 2, Pnssencer L-arrCorrMl.2n a
m.! Tllimrilli-. 12.C9 l. in. : Pwrulium ten
lr. 1.41)1). m.: Oil City. 2.22 p. m. i Ir-
Tinetoo, ( JO p. m.
NORTH.
No. 1. FawensiT L.are Irvineton 7.55
am: Oil Cily, HMO ri; Pi-troli'iim Cen
tre, II, 05a m; Tilusvilie, 11, 5 a in; arrive
at Corry 1.40 p m.
No. 3. 1'awniier Leave Irvineton. 12.
fli n m; Oil Cily 2.S7 p mi Petroleum 'en
Ire. 3.36 pm; J ilusyille, 4,20 p in: arrive
Bt Corry pro..
No. 5, Patsenijer Leave Oil City 7.00 a
m; P rolcnm Centre. 7.4:1 a in; Titusvillr,
8,20 am; arrivo at Lorry ti,iu a ru.
Divine Krrvlrr.
PRESBYTERIAN CIIIRCII.
Preaching at 11 o'clock A. M ., and 4
o'slock P. M.
Rev. J. T. Oxtobv, Pastor.
MSTnODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Services every Sabbath at 1 1 A. M. ami
,)4 P. M. Sabbath School at 12.' i P. M.
oats free. A cordial Invitation extend
ed to all.
Rev. C. M. Heard, Pastor.
:ST8. PETER A"D PAUL'S (Catholie)
CUURCU.
. Mass at IOJ4 a. m.
Vesper and CencJiclios of the Blessed
Sacrament at 4 p. tn.
' Catechism at 2 "p. m.
JAMES DUNN, Pastor.
Cold closed to-day at 1 1"
f lro;at Oil Clly.
A Bre occurred at Oil City in Munhall's
yatd, at 11 o'clock to-lay, which destroyed
six cars partially loaded with oil, the receiv
ing tank and platform. The cars wore be
ing unloeded at the receiving lank 100
, barrels of sit was burned. A large tank
containing several thousand barrels of oil
was not burned although in great ganger
for a time. The loss Tails on Mr. J. Mua
Jball. i. "
Our old Iriend, Pete Convcr, editor of th?
Forest Press, celebrated bis fiftieth snniver-
saryon Saturday last. He says: About
one-third of our natural life, mto suppose,
nas oecn passed, and we have had a right
Booa lime ot It on an average, with a fair
prospeet of still brighter days to come. We
hope be may realize mmy happy days, and
me rresa live to a green old ago. How is
your chance for the presidency now,, Pete?
The pleasant wcattfer to-duy has a ten
dency to give people the "spring fever."
The opening of Spring will witness re
newed activity In developing the oil terri
tory in Ibis vicinity. We hear of many
new wells going down. '
The social dance held at tbo Danforth
Ilouse, Pithole, last evening, was a grand
success. 104 tickets were told. This does
not look as if Pithole was playing out.
Quite a number of parties are talking cf
taking up leases on tbo Win, McCruy farm,
and putting down wells, j
The fiiends of the Rev. Mr. Stosker, pas
tor or the M. E. Church at Rouseville. pre
sented him with a purse containing $550.
It Is estimated that there are at present
1,000,000,000 dogs ruuning loose "in the
streets of Petroleum Centre. A rare chauco
is offered to ''sassidge" makers.
Te-night the celebrated Bohemian Glass
Blowers appear at Sobel's Opera House.
A sight of the glass steam engine is alone
worth the price af admission.
A daring robbery occurred at Birming
hatn, opposite Pittsburg, yesterday after
noon. Three men in a buggy drove up to
4be Farjners and Mechanics Bank; two of
the men entered te bank, fine of whom
knocked down the cashier, and the other
went behind the counter and seized all tho
money on the desk, amounting to $20,000.
Two of tbe men were arrested and the man
ej recovered.
The Ivnlluce Sisters are perlormlng
Ciovrded houses at Ronsnvillo.
to
Tbe colored people are to clel)ca!n the
passage of the loth amendment, at Corry.
The song ot that
hciuulul bird, the
crow, can bo heard
daylight.
every morning about
Touching and irresistible was that invi
tation of the rustic maiden to berswuin:
'Come over and see me, wo have anew
lamp at our bouse, that we can tuip dowu,
down, down, nntil there Un'l scarcely a bit
of light in tbe room.
An act has passed the 1'euusylvatna Leg
islature Exempting eewiug machines in use
iu families Irom levy and sale for debt.
In the three days Hint Jell'jrson Davis
was at Huutbville, Ala , be took pver five
hundred lile insurance policies.
THE ONEIDA PISASTEB. (
The Tribuno publishes Yokohama corres
pondence on tbo Oneida disaster. The
writer says the whistle of tho Oneida was
blown and three guns fired still, the cupluiu
of the Juinuay s.iys ho neither saw nor
beard a signal, yet the steward of t ho Ruin
bay on arrival at Yokohama as'ertcil the
Oneida bad been run iuto ami to the water's
edge. But the worst of the stury is tb
evidence of tin) British Lieutenant, that
Cupt. Kyre told hiiu ho had cut tho whole
quaiter oil' A damned Yankee lit gate, and
served her bloody well right. Capt. Eyie's
own evidence is to the iliVct that the colli
sion was loo s.ight to bu much, regarded,
aud h i pilot told him 11 spit of land wa
near and there was no danger, and that he
was a good lifteea niiuutes looking al'ier the
fated ship. The statements of tho captain's
h'tk, ,Crovuiuahiold, and Master Yal
agree Hut. the Oneida's whistle was blown
llercely,ai:d that if luo Bombay had stopped
or sent busts, nearly every mau would bur
teen saved. Yates says as tho ship was
fast sinking, Cupt. Williams, who Was on
the biiilge, was asked to get ou board but
reluaed, saying: ''No. I shall ftay in
my ship.il she goes down." Lieut. Com
mander Muldour walked up and said: "Sir,
the ship is going down." "I know it,"
Suld the Cupluiu, but what cau I do? I
have repeuttdly asked for boats, but could
uot get them." At this moment., tho ship
ettled, the smoke slack came ever and lore.
ed the cutter from tho ships side, and the
went down stern first. I hauled the c:.p
taiu's clerk, Win.. V. Crowniushiel.l, ou
board, and made great t-fljits to tuve Lieut.
Commander Stewart, but bo sunk j'it be
fore I reached him, sayiuj; as he went dowu.
For God's sake save me!" Ho was quite
ill at the time.
Reynolds, the New York muiderer, under
sentence of death, who boasted that "hang
ing was played out,'' at lust realizes bis con
dilion, aud about his lirst saue statement is
that liquor was lue,cause ot his grime. His
real name is Breen, aud a brother who hud
beard of hie silualiea ouly a fuw days an.
visited him on Friday. Ho is senieuced to
be' bung on the eight of April.
The Scientllio Bohemian Troupe. of Fancy
Glass Blowcis will give one en'.triulnuii'ii,
rouei s uprra House, on Miuny aiier-
noon and evening, March 11th. Tho cele
brated Glass Steam KljUio Monitor, made
of 5,000 pie ces of glas, will be ou ubiui
tion. Don't fail' to attend.
John La Mountain, 'tho famous a?ronnnl
died at South Bend, Indiana, on the J4:h
of February. La Montain's life was full or
daring adventures and of incidents which
were frequently more Interesting than
agreeable. He was among (he most fearless
aeronauts in this or any country, and pur
sued his chosen prefrssion with a higher
ol jsct than to merely make money ty ex
hibiting himself.
The Meadville Republican begins Us
"City and neighborhood" column with an
item concerning the number of colored child
ren in tho South Carolina schools, and
locates the succeeding paragraph at Denver.
We don't wonder that Titusvilla want's to
move over into Venango when Meadville
claims two-thitdsof the United States as'ilt
suburbs.
Salt Liko, in Utah, is seven feet higher
than it was ten years ugo, and is eorMant
ly rising. It bud been urged by thoe who
have puld attention to Iho subject t!.at the
rise of water there would produce a solution
of the Mormon question before Congress
would act upon it.
Dan'ol McFarland's case was before Ihe
New Yoik courts on Monday, when Mr.
Graham, one of his counsel, compluiued ol
the delays occasioned by the dilitory action
of the Disltict Attorney, uud gave notice
that if the trial was not Immediately fixed,
he would apply to havo his client releised
on bail. The prisoner's health is sulIVrint;,
Skid be, and as it cannot bo that bis trial
will result lu anything but his triumphal
acquittal, why should be lie in a prison?
A Rochester typo, J. C. Coon, sat 13,000
mi in eight bonis, Saturday. His niuetli
In tbousaud be set4G minutes, end his loih
in 52 minutes. Thssu two sho.v tho short
est, and longest time made.
Some peaplu are great, wnile oiiicrs have
greaineNs thrust upon them. Of the latter
class N. B. Greeley, who has achieved
newspaper notoriety by cpttinji sw l.;e.s
this winter out in Wuyno lowiiship, Erie
county. Now, ifN. B. hnilu't been a broth
er of Horace ho might have cut sw lugs
in that '-neck of the woods" from now lill
doomsday and the newspapers would cover
have fr.und it nut.
A wretch uunied Wood uf Madison, Indi
ana, was 00 Monday venlvnced to one year
in the work-honso ut Louisville, i. r having
placed his wile In a bouso ot prostitution.
Sho was but sixteen years of ae, auu t'jey
tad beeu married but f.ur weeks.
A t'lali lu Iho Fan.
Tho Lima (Ohio; Gazette relates t'aiastory
A young gentleman well known iu polite
circles has long entertained a feeling or fierce
icalousv. which culminated a niulit or two
siuco in a determination to enact a bloody
amlfimliil tragedy i. e., be would shoot
tlie object ot his heart's adoration and thru
try the experiment on himself. Armed with
this grim resolution and a revolver in his
pocket, he started for the residence of his
iuteuded victim. He ranj tho bell aud was
ushered with a smiling welcome iuto the
drawing room. Advancing sternly to the
center of the apartment, ho ussuuied an uti
uilstaUublo tragic attitude, ami iu sepul
chral tuues began to tell of his putpo.e. The
lady listened, lirst amused, then perplexed,
aud finally thoroughly ul irmul, supposing
her lover to havo gonoma.l. The latter
closed with mi invocation of mercy upon
both of their souls, u.nd frantically plunged
his hand Into lis pocket for his pintol. It
was not there! K had lost itonthov. iy
thither, and realizing whut a display of
asinine qualities ho hud made, bolted from
'ho Louse and has not been near theiu since.
Latcat.Mlory from Purls.
ii. Bluuc, u millionaire, was returning
Irora Burgtuuly by a night Jiuin. A lady
young ulid pretty, occupied th't same com '
pattment. Xow M. Biauc, who, in spite o'
his naturally small feet, tries to niuUo them
nature.lly smaller, still, was suffering terri
bly from tight boots. Ail nt enco hj no
ticed that the lady wa3 nth'ep and he cjuld
just as well take og hit boots, which ho did.
suddenly tLo station lights begin to nppeur
in sight. Ono Loot is quickly put on, but
tho other, alas! does not go ou sa c.igily.
He pulls and pushes, finally tho footles
in, but is terribly pinched. Once at the
sUtiou, M. Blanc hiJei himnf i:i a cabi
and Ihii.ka his troubles at an cud. When
he reaches tho house, imagino his surprise
at finding bis right foot ia a lady's boot.
Madatuu Blanc revises to belie r j a word o'
his'lAory; the cries, goes iito hysterics, and
I'mully 'returns to her father, refusing to bold
any communications with her uulottuauie
husband.
AFumalo Justice of tlioPoaco
J. W. Anthony writes from Atlantic City,
Wyoming Territory, of dato Fubuary His.
Hows: 1 Lad the honor to. preside at a
IJiigtltiio Cotiu!y Couiuii3iotu:s of
echvattr county, to-dav. when a netiliou
SSepplicutiori wcra presented by Jisiher
Morris, wile of John Mcni?, lor tho ulliee. ol
Justice of the Peace, for said county. There
beiug a vacancy, and a.ie filing tho proper
bonds, ,und our Democratic Legislutuie giv
ing iqual rights lo women as to the fran
chise and holding office with men, the q-ics"
tion was proper. Ouo of the Board, David..'
voted fur it 5 John Swingle voted agaiust it
aud it was left 10 me, as chairman, to decide
It pul.iae to my trumps. Tho lady is every
way qualified, and considering everything,
I voted for it, ai.dbrdeied Ler to file her
bunds and be sworn into ifiice, and tho
clerk lo tebgruph to tho world that Wyom
ing, tho youugest ani 0:10 oil ho richest Ter
riti.iios in the United Stiles, gavo, equal
lights lo voairn iu action us well as words.
The cuceequeiice we d.i not'know, but bopo
aud tiut lor the best. You can aittku thia
public or not, as you feel inclined. I don't
l:.ink it will Lurt us if tho world knows
ii.
IIlRKn FEMALE HELP at the UOC.IES
TEU liOl'SK. rr.!:lt-i
Sash, G!s, D.Mr, Putty &e. Largo
stock very cheap ut Iho rurniiuin St. re.
ml'T-tf
CJA f.'W more bimi.Jers can 00 nccom
Ino.iiiti'd nt the Oil E.Ciinnt'.'.
luuioh Plil'. S. "Vkvsoi.hs prop.
Tim Pviumiiii of splendid oul over at
Codingtoii it Coiuweli's yard are peifectly
woLdcrfiil. limrohnnr.
Coi.p is a vc!d which Codington it Corn
well proio-e render otisilcte. Fur 'tndus
opcruiuli call and see them. muichltllf.
5,000 rolls Wall Paper jut receive 1 at
mlf. Gisii-fks Bitoi.
Finn arsortiiicnl of Paper nnd Clnih Win
dow Shinies und Fixluies, just ree'd at
i"s'f. Giun-'KM l!l!0.
Go to ivrili'es Bros. fut I lie h':.t selected
Htock of Paper Hangings and Curtains ever
oQ'ered in lovvn n:.Stf.
Reduced Pries ut Luiiimers & Aldeu's.
li.iv.2jll.
Tins Mi:am P.csixksh. My euiiru stock
of good.i is oUercd ut est.
A. S. Smith.
Dee 5 If.
Lammers i, Alden's is tiniri sloro to
quy good, durable and cheap eluding.
Lammers & AUIeu's is 'he only while
uilus.lottdiiu stoin in the Celitie.
Ordeis taken for suits and li!. guaran'.orfl,
Luuuei? i: Aldeu's.
I,trnl Notion.
C1111 iio-n C.iutii.MiKS A lino assort
ment ut the Furniture Sum.
Illftlirock. Concuss aud Empire Spring
water at Grilles Hriw. feiitiif.
The largest and In .-"l ns-orimoiit of Table
f nllrrv. ever brought into Iho oountry at
Nicchols.in & Illacl.tnon's. II.
rnilerolothing iu lar;e quantities et Laui
uie:s & Ald.-n's. ,
Horse Shoo Xiiils, wholesale unj retail,
at Nichols' n Jt lliuckmon's. 2o-tf.
TheNew Gas Pump lor nilu at Nicholson
it lllaekmoii .
The New (ins 1 uiup for sale at Nicholson
it I'lackmor.'e. if.
2hl- ti 1 1. 14 ii w 11 ft ii:ii.- Nirholsond
Biai 'kmon having bought him out at this
place ami Kane lity. 11.
Cin ia :e lt.ilis. wl:ole?ale aud retail, a
r-i ichols.in itllackmona 2.1 tr.
Km- Gi.oaks1 A largo assortment, at
Lament! s in Aldeu's.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Hr. JAMES m.VY,
(f Phll.Tlt'lphla oil'ovs h':j acik'cs to till who may be
sni.'.'t'mg wiiu,
I'lcprs,
S-c: tisl-.
i riv t.e d'-ea es,
Jl.i-ii!iiaii-iii.
Ki.ll ev U sell3trt,
llni'el,
llles
i'is uses ft iho Tyc r.r.d Ear,
Old Snr-M f f :my Is in.t Internal nr cvternI," jeilns
i.l'iuiy kin.l, utr v. liie'i l will ;''i;iraii ei a sale, und
la.-iiuK cine', n fn:n - lu- :o four we.-: s
NO l l'i K, N.I 1'AV.
T enn bp roTi-lllleil st tli - Am-ri an Hotel, no;mi
at all Hours, iritil the Ii:st ol .'u-i...
iuiir-:l.H'.w
Wallace Sisters
THEATRE,
Burlesque & Comedy
S. B. VILLA, )
!'. P. DOliSOX, (
J. U. CAit'lDY,
Managers
Leader of Orchestra
AT SOBEL'S OPERA HOUSE
"J
SIX NIGHTS ONLY,
Marc!! Id, 15, 15, 17, 13 S
I-rst nppirmci In 'IVtroicuui Cuatr enf tlie
ch.inuiiiLj uiid l.ihly iftnl
WALLACE- SISTERS,
Agnes, Jennie, Minnie & Maud,
WITH
S. 33. "VILLA.,
And tii t-i'mnj Vow York Burlesque Company of
V5 .;!mieo Arli-tr, Klc.-led v hh Kr.at tviru
11 .1 .listrimin atl.m fi.ru Ihe jiduelpal
Now YLrls, i-l.iladeli!iia und Uostuu 'ihentris.
MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 14.
Will k presented the highly siicr-esful com
ic operatic burlesijue entitled,
C!LOI?lI3NriDyV 1
OP, THE GIRL OF TIIK TERIOD.
TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 15,
Tho great historical Burlesque of tho
Held CJoliauf Go!d.
WEDNESDAY EVENING MAP.CII 19
T. W. KobertsOTi's hi;;li!y successful comedy
in three nets, of
CAS T E.
"Tnio lir-nrls nro moro tlmn coronets,
Ami shiiLiIu fultli tlmn Xorinau bluod."
Tnr;;sr.Y hykxino mahcii it,
Will be pro.-iited the l.tng'.iub'.u IjuiIl's.iuo of .
Fra EHavalo,
r "Tho iseuuty und Uio Zlrlranda.
raiuAY Evuxixa maiicii is,
Oil' n'-aeh's wm-'.d lenowncilcimic, op. mile Buries
in j, replete iih miianillccnt mu-!c mid geor
peons coitiiiue.', oulll.'.U tho
Grais;i ESuc'Iicks of dvi-olstcln
SATUIlDAY EVENIStl, HAItCII 10,
Ami hut f-pp.-mmep of thirl lerninparnlile pluluax
"1 11 n.i'y,;( jnee mi '. r re urtUtie nl.ililj-. I y mum
iiiiuii-. ivoMe-t ii..- imizzkiil mjtlijluukal, mini
c;il and oliiuul 1 lu t-li -p-tjuis,
I -10X !
Or, "Tho Man at tlio Wheel."
FrcTt'di'ig each llurl..nte
A JI.O:JlrS I'AIKCE !
''itrnrn nml Iiind8 of ftimlH(! nro ntirei llr.it.
wl.il" miitli will ltd u..!tinti"l, ilei cxtihi'iinirtt vHl
V1 I will. In pi'.t)LM- limit; lli;it no M'UiiintMit
iitt'Ti.! till! liin.it lint li;' UMi'ivd a the
flic-'.iic umiUi lilt! Iiiiiiily rircU. 'I'lmi noiilmf in
.! it -u.T 111- I'cari: ins will riiM h'n-T lm riir.nm
il tlitii fuii'il iMisUitv niitiir'o tiio dcccruin nl' the !
ii.ur t ti'c t tlrawli.'ij riU'in.
.l'.i!'uu 00 ct '. HLHmrvfd Seats 76 eta.
WINSOK BROS. COLUMN.
STORE,
'ESTABLISHED 3859,
"Witifeor l3ros.
MAI.V STREET,
IrTiI,LElIM CKXTlaE,
DEALERS IN OIL WELL
TUBING AND CASINfil
ALSO,
WORKING RARRELS Jt VALVES
m-lTING DUXES,
CL.VMi'S, TONGS,
1NNIS SUCKER RODS,
RIVETED JOINT SUCKER ROD
BOILER PUMPS,
CISTERN A WELL PUMPS
Kverj Dscriptlon of supplies for
well mu m
REFINERIES.
BRASS GOOD?,
OIL
STEAM & GAS FITWS
BELTING. PACKING AND HOSE
KIRUrscOMPRESSEDBl-.NGS,
HAUD W ARE,
Home Trimmings,
Carpenters' Tools,
Drillinu nd Plain Laid Rope,
Ouknm, Nails, Axes,
Table aud Pochel Cutlery,
A f.ill as.ortraa of CTe7ihir( la die narftrare
Luie
House riirnisliiii Goods
VENTILATOR
AND
Mornino- Grlory
uake in ui;ns.
HOME COMPANION,
IRON GATE, and
WHEAT SHEA?
Cook Stoves.
4
fjnmi, lianlrrns it Clilmiif yt
Ao. 1 Winter a I rained
liiird Oil,
.). 1 UL:ri.El Olli.
( IIAMIMO V CLOTHES WRIXGEIW
5!aouficturcr of
TIN) SHEST IRON & COPPER
WARE.
SMOKE STACKS,
Hepalrlnft of all kinds dnna Hh nMtne.s and li"
ptlleb. Kipecal atteulloii ylen lo
Kteahi i5i! I Gas Fining
rnrrhasliif Willi csli only, onr lirlllil for flir-nl-l
inir ev. rilliiiur ii oui I"-r",r
nth. r i-lulil 'ilieieul 111 111 Oil liegluu. a' "
III hi 01117.
TiN AND REPAIR SHOP
Tlmnklng onr friend, for ll.eir IH"' r"1" "
iu lha iat, we shall uc oar boat ir.ir '" '
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