J -f:i-:- Hi ! 1 !; '3' I I mTMUAM), smith & co (Successors to J. A. Losec,) Merchant Tailors! READY-MADE CLOTHING, BUM' FURNISHINff BCOLS, BATS, CAPS, 4C, Ccr. Spring anl Mlin Streets, TlltSYILLE, PA. .in txtrasha assortment of SPKINQ AND SUM MKIt ETYLKS of CLOTUs, CASMMEKEM luiu VJiSTIXGS, both Foreign A Dsmestic. " X FIH8T-CL,A8S Cl'TTEH. AH Work Guaranteed. CLOSING OUT SALE OF Ready-Made Clothing AT COST. . etroleum Contra Daily Record Vet. Centre, Friday. Slay 8 Gold 114?4'. The timetable or tbe O. C. A. R R will be fonnd under;tte markets. Narrow Escape. Yesterday afternoon Mr. J. p. Mrtin, clerk lor tbe Central . trolanm Co , uei with a narrow escape Irnni death, lie waa at, tbe upper uud of t ie farm engaged In measuring tonka, wbea a bot from a revolver struck bia bat about o eighth of an inch from bis bead going clear through, just grazing bis bead. Tbe diet was fired by one of a party of ladies who were engaged In practicing sboolin with a revolver, and was purely an acci dental ene. As it was bolh parties were badly frightened. Another warning against tbe carelvis oae of Ureal ma. By dispatch from our townsman. Mr. I. E. Blake, superintendent of the big well at Hickory, we learn that It la pumping twelve 12) barrels per tour actual gauge. It is dwned by Fisher Bros.. Irwin, Harrington, Vera & Blake and Bird, and is known as the Venture Well. This Is undoubtedly the banner well of tbe ell regions. Tbe. well Is largely owned by Petroleum Centre oil oper- ors. a rho ' Je?11 of "rs w" eoailog to N. r.,from JtVry Vyfiutljlpt and Just opposite bim in tbe car , . - :-Ui'e child, Ibe latter a beau One IlUndrea a.T)trt with wonderful bright eyes '" X. """ iaee me very picture, io miYilalnre, or her mother. She attracted much attention, and woo maoj smiles and tender glances, as she moved about the seat An elderly gentleman, walking tbroa(b tbe ear, looked Into tbe witching thing's ej. and was fascinated at once. Stopping, be mvingiy patted ber check, and asked: Won't yon give me a kisa, pretty one? I like little girls." She looked at him very archly for au instant, and tberi propounded tBeraiheremharras8loj question: "Weuln't you rather kiss mamma?" Tbe fallowing licenses to sell liquor have been granted for Ibis place: : John Tbeobolt. saloon. Fwseney & Co , wholesale. fnral llouee, bold. McClintock House, do. , It. A. Bovee, do. p The Frauktlu Exchange at Franklin Is to le rebuilt. It will be a briuk building ir. stirles big'i, and fronting on Liberty ud Doe streets., the same distauce as the turner building. The newiy elected Constable and Collec ts, Oo. M. Lawrence was sworn iuto tffloe at,Frauklin, yesterday, and gave tbe tnual bond required fur the faltbmi perlor inatice ot his duties. The new well struck at West Hickory, is In.tated oo the Tuttle farm, about three miles uocth ur Tidioute. The striking opens up a larye amount of new territory. A s icciul nieetiii j of tb Younij Men' Ciuiai. aft L'n'on will bn held at tbe Prei byterUn Church, this (Friday) evening. Nearly so emtie block ol residences In l.eivea.Terih. Kms-.is. Here Urced wed bckiUy. l.i, $j'l,OUO. D Ja. L. Thayer's Ntw Oners. Our townsman, lr. Jar. L. Thayer, pilches lent In Uinrd, to morrow, for the urpiSH of givini; thu initial perlormaiices w ith his New Circus." The past has been a busy week wiih him and bis assistants; but, at last, the work la fully accomplished, and the result is a circus of the good o'd fashion el Thayer kind; complete iu every depart ment, and as elegant as vehicular skill, uiagnilicent appointments, beaufllul trapp ings and fine st e can possbly make it. The advertisement Speaks truthfully of tbe nuriis af tbe tul.nted ooips of riders, gym nus s, clowus, vocaiisla, dancers, eio., etc., selected to certainly delibt all and please every taste, and thus secure, through good repute, tbe best of advance advertisement Many i f these artists are strangers to a Girard audience; but we have every confi dence to believe that one and all will win and we'll deserve a cordial reception. Of the Doctor himself it is unnecessary, in this section, or in (act any where else in America, lo speak at length. He is known as a gentleman in bis profession, who t ever did either or two things oiler a discourtesy or give a poor show. That he has nut amassed a fortune Is generally due to thote liberal qualities or both bead and heart, wbicb so neirly touch tbe masses and alwats entitled one to consideration more especi ally In time of need. tfirard Cosmopolite. Dr. Thayer's new circus will exhibit at Petroleum Centre, Friday and Stturday, May ISth and 14th; At Rouseville. May 16th, and at Oil City, May 17ih and 18th. Tbe Dr's old time reputation is a sufficient guarantee of the excellence of his show, and will entitle bim (o crowded houses in this place. General Sheridan and eeveral members of his staff left Cnlcago Wednesday for Salt Lake City and other points in tbe far west, intending lo make a thorough invebtiga. tlon of Indian afialrs in Wyoming, Montana and other territories. Tbe party will be abient about two months. The military authorities will conduct tbe threatened Brule Sioux war with tbe utmost vigor, and have nearly completed prep arations for the expected trouble. The number of available troops' In the Department of Dakota is about four thousand. This force is considered ample to cope with tbe ten thousand Brules but will be augmented II necessary. It bos not been decked w ho thai I t ike immediate common. 1 of these forces. General Stanley is at present in command of the mlddlo dis trict, tto scene of tbe troubles. - DcsuU In tbo Clouds. -Indianapolis, Ind., May 4. Yesterday eveciog tbe following note was dropped from a balloon high In tbe air, moving in a southeasterly direction, near Monlpeller, Blacklord county, this State. It was fasten ed to a loose piece ol wood and iron weigh ing about one and a bslfponnrfa: 'Sailed from Toronto, April 28, for Now York; met with adverse wind?, and by a sudden movement of the balloon, Mr. Dagrange was thrown out, I suppose as r.eur as I c -ii Id determine over tbe southern part of Michigan. Not knowing how to manage tbe ship, it has been tossed to and fro in all directions since be fell out. I am nlor.e, and no earthly power can save me. I drop these lines hoping some human will find them and communicate to my pnreolftlhe tidings of my melaocboly fate. To Leaven, to heaven, I commit my soul. Please send them this note. Ralph Lawrence Upper Canada, Signed "Bertha Lawrence." Graku Wrcstliku ExmniTtox. On Saturday evening, May 7tb, there is to be a grand wrestling exhibition at Solid's Opera House, by tbe renowned champion wrest lers ef America, J. H. McLaughlin and Homer Lane, on which occasion there will be displayed some of tbe finest wrestling witnessed In this country. A present or $50,00 will be awarded to any person coming forward Irom the audience and throwing eitbci of tbe gentlemen above named, tbe best tw0 tD three. This enter tainment Is highly spoken of by the Titus ville Herald and other newepspers as being first-class in every respect. We bespeak for them a srowded house. At the meeting of the Board of Directors or the Lake Shore and Miehigan Siinu,Prn Railroad Company, in Cleveland Wednew day evening, the following dicers were elected: Horace F. Clark, President; An gus' us Schell, Vice President; James II. Banker, Treasurer; George B. Eli, Secre tary and Assistant Treasurer; C. P. Loland Auditor. S. S. L'Hominedieu was Weduesdxy elec ted President of tbe Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railroad; D. McLaren. Vice President and General Superintendent; F. H Short , Secretary Bnd Treasurer. Governor Eng'.Uli was Inaugurated at Hartford Weduesduy. In bis message ln recommends a convention fur ihe revision of the conBtitu Hon ot the State, in order to facilitate tbe operation of the Fifteenth Amendment, though he expresses tho belief that lis ratification was accomplished by chicanery and forc. The financial condi tion of the Slat Is encouraging. Dnr'ng Oo" fuu1,!l dl'bt "e'CeJ ?:J1V NEWS ITEMS Aptrtyot about three hundred Indians came iu near Atlantic City, Wyoming. Wednesday morning, and drove off a herd of stock. M ij'ir Guidon's company of cavalry followed then) and brought back all tbe A billiard tournament commenced in San Francisco Wednesday for the championship. The champion cuo Is of solid silver two leet in Ivngtb, ai d inlaid with gold. The penernl Conference of the Metho dist Episcopal Church South is In session at Memphis. One hundred and sixty seven ol tbe two hundred and lorty-six delegatus are in attendance. A shooting affray occurred In New Or leans, Tuesday night, between John Barret local reporter ou the Picayune, and ex special police officer Smith. Tbo runner was slightly, aud Iho latter dangerously wounded. A stray bullet struck auolhei ex-policeman named Diepert, dangerously wouudiog hiui. Hon. John Morrissey will soon resign his position as tncmbej of Congress on account of ill health. In the Court of Oyer and Terminer, New York, Tuesday, Judge Barnard charged the grand jury to indict all organized boilies ol vagabond, luufcts and thieves islVsting New York, kuuwn as prize fighters. Captain Gif',ageut ol the Mississippi Valley Immigration Society of Planters, has just return etl from HongMCong, Ctmia, where he t ngaged two hundred and lifty Chiueso laborers fir.Soutbero plantations. They are now en route via tbo Cape of Good Hope, and are expected to arrive at New Orleans this month. Tbe cable expedition arrived at Santiago de Cuba on the 29tb tilt. Deputy Collector Kerns, of Philadelphia, Wednesday, pending: argument as lo Ihe power of the Internal Revenue department to collect taxes, etc., Ut 1S70, served Un usual distraining notice upou ''the serum railroads leading lioui thut sily. Tbe ttockholders of tbo StiFquehanna Railroad Compauy have refused to ratify be lease of tbe road lo tbo Delaware and Hudson Canal Company. McElroy & Cooper's dry goods store in Philadelphia, was robbed Wednesday tjl $8, COO worth of silks. The cotton mill cf Brewster, MKoeA Co., at Chester, Pa., was burned Tuesday, Loss, $G0,00O) partly insured. It is sup posed to bavd I sea lucendiu y The Lime Rock Btu.k at Rjckland, Me., was robbed Tuesday night tflJUtl and spi clul deposits amounting lo $l!),5')0, on which payment has buea stopped to the amount of $15,000. Tbo Government will this summer build a fort on Pembina river, neur Petubina. It is thought that one of tbe ol j. cts ol the es tablishment of the fort there is to have an ye upon Canadian movements, and, if necersary, to uid preserving a strict Amen can neutrality. There are already iu the Department of Dakota three regiments of Infantry and a butluliou of cavalry wiiutigb more will be stationed ot different points lo prevent complications on the part of the tmted Status with affairs across tbe Hue. A Havana uispatch says: The court at Tortaia released the sleaiuer Teiegrufo. Tbe owner sues tbe British government for .'10,000 d images. Tbe revolutionists bold ail of Venezuela except Coro, Maricuibo, Lagunyra, Port Cabello aud Caracas, and surround the latter in superior forces. A general revolution is expected in Sau Do mingo, unless the United States ratify tbe cession of Sa tnana. Anthony Sclioiner, who was convicted cf me muruerot Joseph A. Christian on the 18tb of August last, In Mount Sterling, III., and was seotouned to lil'teen years In the Penitentiary; commuted suicide Monday, leaving a confession that be alone was en gaged Iu the murder, and that Joseph Dane, convicted on toe Bame charge, had nothing to de with it. A few days since a police detective tele fc'f'Vhed to Ogdensburg that two oar loads or snsplcUua looking men were on their way thither, aj that no duubt they were Fenl. ans. After a terrible scare, it turned out that that they w.te Methodist ministers, ou their way to attend a conference. A Detroit negio prisoner, 0Q bis way to tbo penitentiary for lurc,0yi wt8 k(.0 what bethought of bis trial. He said: "When dat lawyer 'fended me vude bis speech, I thought sbuah I was going V! take my ole bat and wulk right out of dat ji room; but when do odor lawyer got up an, commenced talking, I knew I wus de big gest rusoal on top lie cml," . Complaint has been made In a St. Louis O'Hirt that Joe Coliurn, tho pugilist, rnbbei G. W. Hilton arid 13i I Macbeth of $720 Cobum is iu Mobile, ami it Is r x. ccted a ie,u :ton w u be o it alle.- him. lioral A'ntlrca. The celebrated brand of flotirStone mills, at Feller, l'enner it Co. ui3 11. Soda Water uud Ice Cream t J. W. Boat ty's. The celeliraled brand or ll.uir, Stone mills, at Feller, Fenner & Co, Soda Wutcr uud Ico Cream At J. W. Beat-t'- ; , Soda Water and Ice Cream at J. W. Beat ty's. ( ap27-il. Canton Bittkus These celebrated liit tere uie recoiiiuivuded l y physicians us far sup'rlor lo any iu use, They uie pleasant to Ihe taste and coKlaln medical ingiedients, placing I hem at ttie head of nil bitters man ulnetiiied. Try a but lie, they are for sale at ihe Drug Stu'e ol Griell's ('lis. a23-tf. Tho celebrated brand of Hour, Stone mills, at Feller, Feiiner & Co. Coi.d is a ward which Codington 4 Corn well propose render obselete. Fur modus operandi call aud see litem. murcblOil. All styles light Imrms'. cheaper than lbe cheapest, made from Moffat's oak slock, and warranted, nt J R. Kron's. The largest lot of Bird, Canaries and other species, ever brought to the oil regions has just beuu received at M. S. Simmon"!. a20tf Soda Water and Ice Cream at J. W. Beat ty's. Flno nssorttueut of null paper at Grilles Bros. Sash. Glass, Doors Putty Ac. Large stock veiy cheap at the l-'iini'iiure Store. ailO-tr Fuda Water and Ice Cream at J. W. Beat ty's. Infringement Notice. The subscriber bus learned that a certain firm In Titiisville, known a 'Bryan. Oil linrfham A Co.," have ci'iiimenced lbe man ufacture ol Sucker Rods with Socket Joints' This is a Diiect lulringeineiit on bis Rights, as his claim is "connecting two sections of rod by men r.s of wedges, wedging sockets, and double coupling bo't." He does not specity any parlicu'wr shaped Wedge; nor of what mnterial It shall be made. All rods made si above ill scribed oulsidu of his man nl'iicinry, are diiect inlriiigimentit. This, b ereloie is lo CAUTION OIL OPERATORS. and all ethers, Bit lin-t buying or using any roils so made, except those cl his nninulac lure, n by so doing tbev will lay them selves liable, aud will be dealt with accord ing to law. WM. J. IX SIS. Pioneer. April 9th. 1870. &PIXIAL xoxici:. The largest and finest stock of Family Groceries ever brought to Petroleum Centre, is now heincj received and offered at heavily reduced prices. These goods are bought in New York at the piesent low juices for cash, and we propose to let our friends and patrons have tho t benefit of low JtriCCS. Parties wishing to buy choice groceries at ery low figures will do well to call on us before purchasing elsewl icre. Sparkling Soda Water at M. S. Slm- u(iti a. mill. liny the "lied Hot" Saddle, iniitiufnclured In Tithiiville expressly lor the oil country, adapled iu all kinds of weather, at J. R. Kron's. B2-tf Fine assortment of Paper and Cloth Win dow r-hades ail fixtures, iust ree'd at mSlf' umir-risa Duos. ANNOCNVEnrNn I-RIMARr MEKTTNOSATu 1 Assembly. We are authorized to inmmnn ... I l he Lfglsliiture, subject to ulu J,L ",'lre'iwi llr.n party. "" UM f tUc K,t 3 NEW ADVEKTiSEMENTit" Bargains, Bargain IN GROCERIES 1" AT S3 Felter, Fexxfr &Co, 50,UU KUVt'AKI). G strati d from Iho ntneljincr Firm, P tko' HAYMAKbH. Win v..(Eh ab.. t l.l a? w treou ihem xcpt a m I stsroa hof" oe ksd uwivy mans sni mil. iihmM,fprH "'y ""'" uiiw n siae; ii-iim ti.irtd r j, ' TJ "J B 'nu mr.imi, leatuag m their r overy or return ihem to I ii scrtuai will be paid th. above Kcwanj. JoiiN CCBM' Pllhela City, Pa , Way Utta, 1ST!).- e Rina liOot. On last Tacsday at tho w ash link at tht Jt c loi-k Hmia A SiJI.lt) I,D KINO wit. ir;ttBl.LT If II mmA II...... A n The Under will be libera ly rewarded ly lnn m iiiv VUIIIUCK uou-e. nidSL Facts are Fact AND IT 13 A FACT THAT Christie's Divot; mm At the Corner of M'asbin ton & 1st Streets, Has the largest and best (elected stock Pure Brags Chemicals, Perfumeries, TOILET ARTICLES, &C NOW DISPLAYED ON OIL CREEK. PATENT MEDIUMS JL'ST RECEIVED IN LARGE QUANtf TIES FRESH 'FROM THE JIANIW TURIE3. WinesLiquora Of lbs purest braadi and .a from aiultontfi Perfumeries nmlariteststoekof fonnlne LnUu's ver oUured la th. cillxensof Petroleum l eiiw J. H. (!'" ATTEIMTIOIM ALII OU f rsek la atill Runninl Anil an are the Mods of JAMES BlltUTS stJ "iu maim oi n. . dihi. . ii..... - . taud of M. N 8mlt . rmiiuw nltVm toiiiers, who tsvsto savs tmir ' '"CJ,, j,.., c;. "CHid hiiivalna. If vonSton't neHevs ; t'J1" and u uie ituli s wil s the nl GROCRUIES of all kinds always on hand. Also home .! BREAD, PIES, CAKES, & j v. ...... .i win he slven .v'LtM piTk'am pab.1.011. which will bs "Pi" dsvorMsy nem, hr V"" lT,.r uaiw-M' on th..so wio m. favor uie w.t'i IJ l 1LJSiy. mra- Aoaoiu.7 " - ,i J w-
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