,04M WSaUaMWIH'aA Svi
ROBERTS' PKTROLEUM TORPSDO.
TORPEDOES.
THK KOJSEItTS
PZTRflLEEM TOBf EDO CO.
Office at the
Red Planing Mill,
Corner of Pine and Swoml streets,
Near Cue HallroaU.)
itusviile, pa.
Owing to the lnre and increasing demand fnrtho
itooerta' torpeuoei. aim me uuu uecisum 01 uie
Comminioner of PatcnL in refn-m:r to U'm. Heed
a patent, and the d'ini'in of Jud.:c H. V. (trier sus
tnl.iinir the Hubert' p itcnt they have LO NY EKED
ho ptioo of their Torpcdoce
TrTKNTiT. PER CENT.
0 that every Oporator can afford to;try a Torpedo
before abandoning a Well.
Too following is the decision rendered by Jmtoo
Crier on the twontv-soeond (22) duv of HeMteniiier,
18ti, in the United States Circuit Court nt rii lndol.
phia. The euro was arttucd three dnva bv diaries
Si. KellerofNowYork.il. Y. Litem 'and s. A. Pur.
vlanco of Pltteburch, for defendants, and Gonrer
TT..1t.. nt Dl.ll.!. iu ....A ll . l.-t ..." 1
"""mi; ' i tiling. iiii uuu UWILV U v, U
' RlUburgh, for pla'ntitT.
OPINION OF JUDGE GIUEU.
Ai I write with ainicnity I can only Mate the enn
1ii1on. to which my minu has come nfter a carelii
rv.mination of this case. I
The com ilalnaut hnn exhibited a patent dated
SSth of April, lii5. Thi is prima furlc evidence ot
a good title, mid puts on the respondent the bur
den of prorf that the patent I void, or worthier.
I need not repeat niv remarks in ilie ease of Good
Tear V. loy (2 Wall, 0. V.. Kept ISA.) hut now
adopt them as an'ordinic a rule ol decision which ap
plies clearly to the prosent Cise.
Aa the irifrlneenient of the patent la 1mtiN,!.
tbeonlv question Kill be us to the validity of com
lilainani ualem of Anrtl iM.lajti.
"It waa after speculation had been reduced to
practice " ana alter repealed experiments, that the
complainant aucocolod in iivercoinluir'liu prejudice
nud Ignorance of the peoplv on the subject, nml
pcrnnaiiiiiK iu piiuiic inai ois invention w.is nsetul;
luterhe had eehiblislicd its great .utility and vuliio,
and when hi. freniu and patient perseverance, in
aplte of sneer- and sroflV' were completely suc
cuasfuL that Keed, who had before made eve..i-t.
mcnt on tliesunc auhje. t, nnd win nnuccealul.
lin..Jn. , l.a I... t... A .1... 1 ..... . ... . '
iwnKnnu i"a' "V i.re iicti lllll V.I I "C inveillUin,
and nfter purchasing one oe more cenphiinantv tor
peoues. he am Hod on the 1st of Nov mbi.r, 181m,
for a patent fur vnlMtatitUlly tho nine combina
tions of devlc. Mut n ai bin,, Mni.ini.1 In ..,..!. I..
ant'araieot. On the 16th or the saiuu month the
rc'P'iDdeula formed tlieniMlves into a company or
vij.-Kiruuou ct:ito - i lie neea lorpeun toinpunv, '
fit tin, purpose of pirating tho complainant '. in-
Teu'iuii, iu .uip:iriui: uie vxpenae ol mi-nitioii,
and thna defraud him ,t the fruits. Tiiev have pe.
KWcred, a. en after the preliinlnnry inhiui'tion vtry
proneriy planted by the District .In-lte.
Let ft d-ree he entered furooiunlain int fnr n nor.
petnal injuncriou, and a Muster appointed to bike
an aucuuui Becoming to uc prayer or the hill.
It. 0. Gltliill, Judge.
. Kont The pansape referred o bv .Tudsn Orler In
nu fnrtnar deelron, 8 Wallace, p. 911 adopted us
Wtp iWIUIP W 1111 UUBl nil? IIS IMllOWSt
''It U usually the case, wlu-n am- vulnnMa ttta.v
17 i made, or eny new machine of treat mi ltv is
luveuteJ, that thealteutiuu of the public has been
turned to that aubie. vravloualy, and that many
pernoDB have boen making raseurchea nnd expert
Men;. - Philuxepucr. and mechanicians niav l ave
; mime measure anticipated in their spi crimtioiis
tlwj p'lesibi'lty or proiiatillity of nn h dincnvery or
incentloia many experiment! Imve been ansucasfnl.
h tiicO, coiuiug very near, yet falling .hurt ot the
uesiruu reami. -i ney nave prouuceU nothing liene
Jlrinl. The inventinn whet, pen'eetci! may "truly he
IJ to be therulininnliiur aiint ol ntanv exneii
uaiif. not only bythelnventur. hut hr mniiv cth
or, lie inay av. prm'iied iudlrreily liy tho husue
ee.lul cirpariuienta m:d Diittiea of i. then, b it It
give theai no riirht to cia iu n share ol tiie lienor of
lnepro:itof the successful inveutor Jt is when
peculation has been reduced to practice, when ex
periment l.a- rmtilted in ilin overv and when tl at
Ui-eovnry baa been perfected by I'latlni! una contin
Ued tfXiriineuta, when luiaij new compound art
stauulactiiie. or maehlno has linen iliu- produced
which l naemlto tliUDilhllcthat llien.ntv o
heiMmus aptibilc beie i.ictnr and entltledto a patent
Aud rat when geuiua nnd patina, peifcverance
mn at Teugtb nucceeded, In s.'i o of sm ere and
.toft., some valuable iuvention or clsco-ery, how
nldom Is ll followed by reword I linvy rb. him
of the honor, while auucaUiora, swlulle 8, and pl
raUarob hint of the proilta. Every nn uece-Bltil
expeiiuientcr who did or d.d or did not come very
near making a UUcnvery now claims it. Km rv ons
whooau luventaniaiproveineut r vary its form,
claim a rljtht to pirate tho oriL-inol dinejvei v. We
need not suiumuns Morse, or Ulanchnrd, or'Wood
wonh to prove that this is the usual history of eve
ty (irrat oiscuvcry or invention.
"The nrewnt ease aada another chapter to thi
inneabd unifona luatory." 2 Walltice, C. 0. lie
potasp.m '
. " CUUTI03f.
The public I. eanttoned st:n!ni emplnvliiir any
I) t thu ranlarly authoriited Agents of the t'ompa
M.alBeo the Jlnherta Patent cover the use of tho
Torpedo and all explosive material fur oil wells,
and tho ne of iu 'b. materials by othor parties Is u
direct inl'ilnijeninut of their rights, anv twrties in
Irtnirinitanyor tiie KOMUKTd I'aTKN'Vs will he
Vault with accordini; to law, nnd as acting v.-illfullv
and kaowlnitly la deiauce of law and the ducislua's
of the Courts.
Tiie Company havo re orirnnlied tholr bitelnnas
vithavlew loaccommodaifl Oil .Men in every part
or the OH Heion. Thev have emplou-l the racist
.ftitlent Aiculs and Ml-inrts thar c in he pro in-ed
toMhe biuiueoa. t"e.h Torpe-lo is lubeilul with
date af patents, t eler Willi the pric" of the Tor
licdo, ai.d .killed by an oilier of the Company, so
cveiy Opemior wisliliiir a Torpedo mayknow.lt.
. pr re and whutle-r it ca nc from em oilie j.
, ' piat.irK will confer n lavor by reporting to this
OSice an; wuliaieuce of Aunts,
Tne fo'i owing named (hiisoiis have been nnpn nt
d Aeei.t and Asaistant A'ent for the Oil Hu-'lona
Of i'aacej lvania and U ett Virgiul k
JCilST OF AGENTS.
riTusvn.T.K, cnnicn nvs and vktni.
TV-SlKPHKy ..OtlK. (mice, Hamilton's b-ar
hlore. addicsa Tlluivllio, Pa. Assistant, John Van
Ti'lTSViLU1!, fMIIfRru TtUN AMD VlCPn-M-rl.
11. THOMAS. Offlco r.nd addre.s, Jlan
tine llonse. 'thusvl' e, Pa.
fHAMHUliO AD VIOINITY-CKOIICR IU-
If'. Officj,ttlianiiiur)!j reeideucu, Titusviilc, l'a
.'.asialimi, A A. West.
! STfeltl'UISE, i'LEASANTVU.I.E. W.W
PAHal AMI PlTIiOLS-OKOItdK V7 V.ji
Yl.'Vf.. Oflle and address. Chase House, rieai
amvllle. Assistant, li. (' Uuntlie'tou.
..i'IifK!rJlIX ANIJ W',EST mcKunv-ciiAi.
i.LMIK. CBlceandaMiesB, txp-css OUlco Tidl
cute. l'a. Assleiant. IC. O. lleanMiv.
i .Fii' i1 ' KD l CKNTKE AND" TICTXIT Y
1J!)I MASON'. Ofiiceandaildross, Petroleum Ccu
tre. Pa. Alstent, Cliailes 111 i. klonl.
AND PAK.MBaurt OUIrlet lying
on tnl Creek nud I'herry Kim. from Story Farm to
WeCilntoekville JAv.KS BADNDHnH. jldireas
Yarr Farm, Pa. Assistants. Luther B. Eauudtrs.
Charli,; K. Cochran and Williii'ii lloyt
MoCLIMlOCRVILLK, 01LC1TV ANT) Ill-NO
A. WIST. Addioss, Oil City or Itcno, l'a
Asait :na. tl. Mead
. I-. AMBUN, ALONO THU A1.LT0I1FNY It IV.
EK-7, WiLHRU. Otllee snd n.Mress. Kriinklln.Pa
WIHnilaASS, FDI'iJK FAUM IW.thU'i'.
J.AN.ilNU IIUMI.MtU V. llHDl'IKI.I). tvpi-e
ami aildi.ss KcnthL-raas, I a Aasist.uit. 11. W. l'or
terfl ila, addr.a Hnilenion, l'a.
WKVf VIKi.l.vlA-C. I). ANOKL. and T. I''.
iKOK. AdilrCbS Parkemhurg, West Vir;-Uiij.
Kob:m Butrnion xonvdo :o.
VuyUiy.
ABV1TT Ol1 Till: CillTIAT
CAMPBELL MASTODON !
rTT'T.
r'B,::' -sc.i t
TIIE ONLY COMPUTE
WILD BEAST SHOW
That bus visited the Oil Keglons in six years, Iaitiul visit of
CAMPBELL'S
NEW V0I5IC AND rniLADELPHIA
Zoological and Equestrian Institute!
Vhlch wi'.i xhlb:t in PJTSIOLEI'.TI CENTIiE, (
Sliamburg, Fridav, Sept. 2d; luiusoville, Moudav, Sept. 5th; Oil
City, Tuesday, Sept. (3th.
THIS COIsOSsSTskSTITUTIO?! 2
Embracing all tl.rj attractive elements of a
Grand Menagerie aai a First-Clara Circus !
FOIIMS TU 12 LAKQEST t-II'J'.V SOW IiSrOKE TUS PEOPLK.
The HVIonagerie Department !
rfr.c.-vr 7 j-iiiiijiauca Liiu tiivjii-cju :i fcvuu'jiia ui iia-
WjJSI J$St-'4 Animal Kincdom. and incltules many siecimcns neve'
hi?'. 'ifAflvi'i-' '.. 'VlVt-'AX lt..t'..,n nvtiilotoit in nru eriimtre. Anionir tbeqo will hp
':sci BHOS. COT.rvv. jy
'HiS. A larcje and beantifal auimal, cited as the
Hftajgjjgp HrBest of the Antelope fibe, wearing aut.cra nearly four feet in
Back I
AN
Afrlpan Ktfii5 T?tu-5x.
TlioJJorneii Siors?, JkZ&Mz
Besides a multitude of Lions, T
Leonard!!, Rovul lientril Tlaer. Ilvetin nnd Ii
AlunKtes, x:ru ui uiiiiiniii i itttmige. i no r "i-1 vi
I3LEPHA.JS"T SELIM !
Etc., etc. For a (nit list of Animals, Porformors, &o., see P.-Oitrammus aoi tho numer
ous illuminated Posters.
P. ! 1 .JJ n iU'.'JiKS'A Ei-itilBiaillav aaanB
THE RENOWNED LION ZING,
Will at each exhibition enter the den of L!ons, Tigers, L opards, etc.
v.
a.
Hanks with the Bast and embraces the names of many of the
best Artistes in the Eiiuestiinn Itofe sion, a'ed inclu.l.s In its Usis
4 Ixady Squeist rii ?
sand 0 Merrir JesteriS,
-y & VfsS Tiio GUAM STREET
r
Will be a Brilliant Display.
Atto':lim i- particiiliirly called to this imrt nf the
Via V Hiivliio. Sec tho iii't ..Htcr rf tlifi rKd nn
i: catft your town. JuAms i f iir ptiintirtli nnj if
not a tUe jiciuiu. bo.o yiatr uiuuoj' uuil &Uty at
Il'flUU.
OVER 250 MEN AND
HORSES !
Ale rei aieu iu ll.e vari. tts dotal'.? and irrrtrrortalinn iA tlm
Mammoth Orc-aiiization !
2
LGixMbitiosiis
If
APTEENOON Sc NiaiiT.
Beorn opi n r.t 1 nnd 1 p in. Ailmtsslmi (tte Ticket nduilts to both M !iia.'erla and Hrcua
f)0 cents I'bi'iiieu uusk-r JO jiuri, S3 celit. Kcuh'Ii.Ikt the dates, and pre.mru for the aiven' of the
MOST GIGANTIC SHOW THAT HAS EVEIi VISITED
OILDOM !
STORE.
ESTABLISHED 1859.
Winsor B ros.
3IAI STREET,
PSALERS.1N OIL. WELL
TUBINB AND CASING!
, ALSO,'
WORKING ISAURELS & VALVES,
STLTFl'ING BOXES,
CLAMl'S. TONGS,
INNIS SUCKER RODS,
RIVET K I) JOINT SUCKER ROD
BOILER PUMPS,
CISTERN & WELL TUMPS,
. Every Description of atippMca fjr
t.'it .... i - i '.i
tREFINERIES.J
BRISS fiOOBS,
STEAM & OAS FITTINSS
BELTING, PACKING AND noSS
KIEBY'8 COMPRESSED BUNGS,
PI ABD "W -A. n 23,
nirtiae Tritnuingii,
Carpeiitorii' Tdo!9,
Drilling and Plain Laid Rope,
Oalinrn, Nails, Axes.
Table aud Pocket Cutlery,
fail nssortmeut lot everything In Jtho Unrdware
I.1UC.
"louse Furnishing Goods,
VENTILATOR
AND
Morninj? Glory
BASE lit KS FlfiS.
HOME COMPANION,
IRON GATE, anJ
WHEAT SHEAF
Cook Stoves.
Lamps, Lanterns & Chimneys,
Xo. 1 Winter titraiiit!
Lurd Oil,
XO. 1 KEFI.EI OIL.
CIIAXnOX CLOTHES WHIXGEBS
MannfacinrersTof
TIN, EHSST IRON & COPPER
WAKE.
SMOKE. STACKS,
ltcpalrlns nf all kind, done with nentnnm and dl
jutcb. KauccJal utteutiuu given to
Steam ami Ga3 Fittings
Plirrhnalno with nnaU nnl m fnnllliln. -ar
nlrtliinffmeiytliiii(r iii onr lln are nuporfnr t( my
ntlier fHtubllslmiout iu the Oil Ki'giun. Wo flvt) a
TIN AND REPAIR SHOP
Thnuhint; our friends for 11. nlr lil-crnl Tintrnnnma
in the past, we nhull un uur buit ftllorts .to mvtit
an follows :
','. 'Uain. Will n
a.fi .. a.t ft p m ; Summit, 'is i, 'n, . vG,l.n'
)l.ao p iu Hayinlltou, 4,1a n u, j s u, "y'uw . I"10'
n, ; r touetoro, 4.MI . Iu ; t'oal r . jV ,k?-rin r
..,! P ui ; Clark-a .Mill,, 6,:ti ,, ," . '", tZ:
n. ; ia'ei 1 1. ,m n. ; A 4 U v Cro.a ai.'
i nuic -town U. ir, p in 'oiaing, 0,18 p B ;
To Mile Hun, (t.H a m; V,m ln.&.imV
nut, 0 -l-J am; V ate.l.M, II h.n,- w,1 Hnn
a in: m...lv Like, io,la . Sn nei'Clo ?' 10''
IbullevV. Hi .11 a in, Mcni. 10..-3 1 ,"' I' ?,m:
t'nw-iutf. lo.s a 111 : a: t Jane-i ' 1, , "
Thy. 4...0 i n: lleuo, 4.IH p re ; Tw
ii p 111 ; in live, nt I'ruwkha, 4,p m. ,
AKRITK AT Oil. I'lTT,
JUX'-'O THAIS' l:l loave Jai1i.,ton ar
A W t r.H.iu..r.7.16ai,.! FCvf "":
ley'-- a .,. i Clark e Mill., . J. " "i
ar H,:lo, de. U,oo a 111; 8lon A.01 o. VoB a m , a '"
liike.nr ON., d,.. V.ooaai; 1 ill. ? H
in: Waterloo. IO t ;C
l'ra.ik,in,ur. 11,1,'... lie. ll,3o an, Two V? f
UM a iu: Kene, ll.Wa m; arrif ea ,'; '"j
.MAIL lean Jameelown. 1,o sn: Aow
ytn ".,s'5. .pS lAtfj-jr
liayn.iit.,,1 . ra; Valerloo, 2.37 v m- CJ
i in ; l'i 110. S.ts p n ; armea at Oil tiiv ai"'
FHANUL1N A.X.M01)AT lOJIU-
lln. oo a , ; T o Mile Itnn, h ou a iuTK.au. Ma
am; iirriveH at till CitTM,aoam.
.Mail east and e-t Will ,t.,p a. all .,, ,IW.
1 wo Mile lluu, Summit. Coal Branch, t .,i
haletll, and at Hum, .;tlm,9 , ww; p'".,1
ali.i in: Hiirtial 10 tnke naMinera. e-et
Mixed trails wi.I .top at ail .tailoiu.
GEO. .1. m
)iiilii!i pltli. Kriu 11, Bi
UMKEK TIMK TA34E-
On nnd afer Monday, May 30th, 1K70. tho trnlii..
mi tbel'liiladeli.ltia Brio ltuiirual will nut u
t,iilovs: . .
WrTWA.
Mull Tram leave Philadelphia, lPva a m
" " arrivn at b'rto, vitZ
Erio Exvr. leave, l'Lih.d. lphla, 10' lit) n ia
., .. leavia C'errv. gvi.
" " arrives t h'rle, 7'ssam
arrcu Accnnnnodvioii larrvea Waarca, 8'Klam
li4lAI I'l.ra .. ...
v, in any
11,'ili a in.
ajWltny
10 i a in
6.'.H)a:i.
ti,u p m.
In.ti p m
bd-i p ai
4.mi i ra
C . j a
linve-i run
" arrive at R.I14
.AMWABD.
Mail Train loaves Krie,
.. ilitVea t'otrvf
" " arrives nt Philadelphia,
Erie Expr. leave Kite,
' 1 leaven 4 Vrv,
" " arrivia at 1'blladelphla,
Warren AcoouiiuoiU'.luii Ua.cs Krie.
irrj
" " arrivaa At Warrea, l.aopia
Kvprean, Mall ard Acoimmndatlon, FM m
vt. cnntieet at Cony, and all eat hnniid trniim
and Mall and Arcummodailun. E-t at Irvinetou
with Oil Creek nd All.yu'HV Itlver Rnllw,i
AM. A. 1U1.1AV1.N. tien'l Sapt.
LLMJIIE.XY tALLEYlt tt
Smt line to B; ffilrv throut h the Oil lleviou.
JVSU a, i.-TO.
f'Sll SOOTB.
Oli ruy. Krahklla.' Parker'a. ar. P tt-'r
, n ei e.n a m J.m p in n.'iipm
lny Fxp, ii.iKi p a !l.:ci pa 4 3S p ta : i m
N:yht Ex, P.'.tipm M.oSpai l.Ulaui '.oUirn-
mitm aoum
Pltlsbiirg. I'a-k.r a. Iinrklhi. ar O. Cltv
rvy Fxp. T.uiam I1.4a ia 1-Mpm Mni
Wnv Pa. rft.-la a m 4, r m a -D p in V p m
X:l.t Kx,ii,npm , &,60ara ,SIia
MI.VKH PAl.Af'I si.anHrNO CAHim Wt
Hxpriiss ualiu b.,ti aatyt! keiween 1 Ittslwrifh and
t'urry.
J. i. r.AvrmixcR, Gtu. supt.
I1118 M. Kijw, Aa'l Supt.
Jtl'fr'ALO, COURT AXtt
J FX 11 Milltll KAII.ItUAD.
tYirry.
VX'ircirs, . .9S, a av
Mail. ll,9J,aav
WayFn-lcht,
Accoindaiion, 3,M, ia,
linuMo.
M i, n i
l:x:iiefl.. 1150,
Ae iiininndt'a 4,W, p m.
Way FreiKht 4 K), 11 nv
Monday, May , 1H7B.
THA4X8.
IVoctiiB.
ll.Si.am
a.ar.. p m.
0.011, a m.
S,3), a m.
TRAI.1
FmcoB.
8.U5, a m,
it 00, p BI.
MS, "
Bofftlo..
l.w, pm
S "
rut "
(lorry.
ja.'A, a lr
t no. p ai
in. M.
1U,, am.
t" To Milliners and Country Storekeeper!
fallIade
WnOLESALB BEIMBTJIESTr
UP ST AM 3. 3
Dr:.STI! TlI,Etrncxl received dally from anrtlon
and nrivutemiln Our Miick of Feather", l1"
era. SithH. Silka, Velvets liihbnnn, Ijiesa, Trln --iniig-,
Fiiie.-eK, Yankee Notion, Knney Ooooi.
-tl 1 te.. is le.l w, and i henp. W. CUt lTglbj
t pi ice, liny and sell rovcaab.
Gdwdrd !illey & Son,
300, 311, tft 311 Grand, anil
CG, G8 (ft 70 ARen Streets,
Coin (, fill, link irH fun ll. H',T
nbw:yokk rnv
J'lSEiF.it UliltltlS,
GENERAL MACHINISTS
end Deabrt la all kind of
WELL TOOLS FIXTURES
Necessary fnr ratting down and "I""?'1"?..?,!1
Veil, in cimnectioa with our MAC111S MWr.
wo have a large and convenient
BLACKSMITH SHOP.
nn r.,ffiiiii n v ATTPirrritRlNa araoot ti.t
celled by any Shop In the Oil Keglon. .
Shop MaiTi-alwpotiUiXcClMock -
mayST tf FISH EH 4N0BRIS
GEO. TT. KING, Sr.,
Ha. remi,vrt;'fn M HW BTOII K fj"?
Sell mhloii Wivif s (-,if.. rv Store, WA.b";"V.,
1', ,n I 1. .1 .... , ,1 ,., furnish hl .tleliu
and I ne pttblio "enetaily with
Frrsii ai!! Salt MatJ
fnllklnda. Thnnkintr my rnendu forpnat fVor?
lions to merit acouiiuounca of the earn.
Prtrofcuitt Cr, Mr-J IK . tl