ROBERTS PETUQLEUM TORPEDO.
TOEPEDOES.
v THE ROBERTS
PETflDLEUM JORPEDO CO.
Office at tlio .
Ued Planing Mill,
Cvrner of rise and Second Street,
(Near (he Hallroad,)
ITtfBVILLE, PA.
Owing lo the larce nnd Increasing demand for tho
Jiuhurts' TorpeJoe., aud tho late decision of tiie
a patent,, and the decision of Jndgo H. C. Gilor mis
talnlntf the Koberts' patent they have LOWiiKliD
tlllt I r I I'll nt ll.i f RVfldnn.
TWKNTf;.PKK CENT.
fothat orery Operator can afford to'try a Torpedo
befire abandoning a Well. "
't he following is the drelstm tendered by Jnd
ii.il k. iutmi vuiirr nc I'liiiooet.
vurocp of Flttaburffli, foe defendants, nud leaner
Hardini: of Phi adeliihia. and uTtM1
riltsburyh, for pinlnuuV "
OPINION OF jnnrjR nintn
Aa I write with difficulty I can onljr state the con
elusions to which my mind has come aller a carofu.
examination of thla case. mhi
Tim mni.il4iH.nl I. .. - i.iti. . j . . 1
- una vauiuiivu a patent itatcd
.f,APri1' If6- s la prima fndeevidenc" of
, ei . ", yutm mi mo rtKpunacnia I fit! bur
den of prof that the patent la Told or worthless
I need not repeat my remarks in the case of (lood-
adopt them as affimlina; rule ol decision which an-
lilies clearly tn tho nnui ...... 1
As tho infringement of the patent Is admit ted,
the only question will be n to the validity of com'
jilainaun iateiit of April S5.185N. .
"It ll'MB llfrnf finiVlll.1.l..n I. .l 1 ... . .
;. .. j uitu uoon rcuncca to
practice," and alter reiwatud e.Yerimeota, that the
complainant succeeded in overcoaiing-ho prejudice
iiim! iunorancoof the niiilij ..J..y . ;
perauiulinc the pnl.llc that his Invention wasnseful;
nnor he had ttttaliliahcd ita great utility aud value,
and "when his Renlus and patient perseverance, in
spite of encere and scoffi)," were completely inc.
coastal, t hut Heed, who had before made oxneri.
i?l?.t,i;U1.B "J'lV00, was unsuccessful,
imstfincd that he had the best right totUelnventlou
and after purchasing one or more complainant's tor
pedoes, he applied on the 1st f November, IstK.
lor a inteut for substantially the same combina
tions of devices and machine contained in complain
unfa patent. On th. 18th or tho same month the
iCHpondeuta formed themselves Into a company or
corporation called "The Reed Torpedo Coinmnv."
tor the purposo of plratlmj tho complainant's In
vention, aiidsiinportlua the espouse or llti..ntlon,
and thus defraud him or the fruits. They have- t,er'
severed, even after the preliminary Injunction Very
properly granted by the District Judge. '
U-t a decree bo entered forconiplumant for a ncr
petual Injunction, aod a Master iippnintod to lake
an account according to the prayer of the bill.
l; i ' rjpiL-u T...i
NOTB.-TI10 passnge rofcrrcd to by Judge Orior In
hi former decision, Wallace, p. sail udoiiled as
upp'icabie to this casu was as follows: '
"it is inually4ho case, when any vnlunblo d"icov
ery is made, or any new machine of great mi.ltv is
Invented, that tlieaitentlon of ih0 public hm 001.11
liirued to that suhjeet previously, and that nianv
IMirsous havo leun making researches aud uxnerf
juonts. I hilosuphera and merhaulcians mnv have
III luiiiamiiisnru anticipated in their speculations
theiMisslDllilyorprohability of sueh discovery or
invciitiou; many experiment have Im-ou siiccessfnl
ly tiled, coni ng very ii,,r. yet f,ii,,,, Ki,,,rc o1 tuo
Jli"1 lh,y '' lticod uuililng toie
llcinl. The iuvemiou wheL porlbcted may trnlv lie
Hi,l to ho tlio culuiiiialing point of many oxpor
men s, not only by tho Inventor, but by ninny Vth
.rs. lie may have prollied indirectly I.y the im.iic-
wisahil experiments and failures uf others, but It
gives Ihuiu no right to claim a share or the hrnor of
the prolit or the Biiccc.riil inventor It is whim
peculation has been reduced to practice, when ex
peilaieut has resulted in diBtovery. and when that
discovery ha.4 Ihieii perrociid ny patient and contin
ued expvnm mts, wliou somu new omnnoiiud ait
uiaiiiiliiclnre, or inaelilnu has h,vn nm4 nnKjuceJ
which is useful to tliepiiblie,that tho pari v inakiiiir it
beeomcs aptiblic briiefactor ami entitled to it paiunt
"And yet when Renins and path ut pusevoriincc
have at fength succeed!, in syhe or sneers and
i-wiffs, ainne valualile Inveniloii or discovery, hnw
si'ldom is ll followed by reward I Envy robs him
or the honiir, while speculators, swindlers, and pi
rates rob hnu of the profits. Kvery uu.nccess ul
expeilnnnierwhodidorilidorilid lint cotnu very
mar niakiug a dlseuvory now claims it. Kvery ous
who can luviait an improvement or vary its form
claims a right tu pirate the oriiiial diseovrry We
nee.1 not Hi'iiiiions .Morse, or Illanohaid, or Wood
worth to prove mat this is the usual history or eve
1 V f'ri'ML illspitviTV or Invi.ntu.tt '
"The present case amis niuitiier nhikilea tn tli!
m - """. v. ice-
C'AUTiOJV.
The public U oantloiiMl nsmnal cinnlnvin-r nv
it the regularly nlltlioriii-d Agenta of Hk- oiinni
m , since the ilnhuru Patent ever the use of l ilo
Torpedo and till explosive materials for oil wells
and Hie n ol such maierials by other iiartii'H is a
direct inrrlnjemniit of ihnir rights. Any iMiiihs in
flinging any ol the KtiHUU'f.s PatKNTA will 1,0
thralt with ucconing to law, and as acting wiiirulty
mill l.iniwhielv in detiiince nl l.-tw nml 11... .i..:..i. . 3
p . uv uuLiaiuus
of the Coin Is
TlieCoiniiiny liitve reorganised their business
11 n 11 u n-w iwi hiiiu wii uiini 10 every liurt
of the Oil liiKioll- I'liiiy'have employ. "I t), jj,,,
nOlcieut Ageuis und Assiiupts tliat can ho procnn'tl
lor 1I10 liilsineis. liacli Tol'iHulo it luueiled with
dale nl' patenU, tnguthur with tho price ot the Tor
piilo, and sUued by au ollicer ofttnj t.'oinpuuy, so
t:yi:iy "I ., iiwiu iimjr mW U
price ami whether II c.iuui from our olllcj.
t ipe.-ntors will confer 11 luvor by reporting to this
-r!iUi Ull.T iii'iiisi1- 'i n-viib,
HI... r..ll....t..r. ..1...1M1 l.n.-.. 1 .4 t .
1 IIO IIIHJllg U.III...U IVI.IIB II. I, U Ifui-n IipooilU-
e l Agents nud Assistant Agi-uts fur the Oil Itegions
,.r I'uiindLlviiiilft nnil lA'ini. V'lrirliil t
JLIST OF AGE.TS.
ttusvii.t-b, cnrmcn kdn and vu'ir-
TY STRPHBS ODC. Olllce, Jlamilton'. ct .,,
Storo, add:.Si Tltusville, Pa. Assistant, John Vuu
Bcrlvor.
ni'l'SVII.T.n:, CIlUliCH Itt'N AND VICINf
TY II. U THOMAS. OIUco nud address, Man
rioii lioue, 't liusvll .0, Pa.
SIIAMIIU1IO AND V1UIMTY-0KO1IOE J.
r.IN. Olllce, Shamliiirgj residonco, lititsvillo, Pa.
As!slant, A A. West.
ENTBItl'lUSli PI.15AS v'lbLE, BKAN
FA KM ANl PITIIOI.S w. VAN
YblK'C. OnVo and address. Cnftsa Houso, Pleas
Unlvllln. Assistant, II. I- II uutingtou.
TIIHOUT-. AND WEST uiCriOUY-CAH.
( :l. All K. Office and aldrcss, Kxp cit oillco Tldl
onto. !'a. AsslsUiut, ; u0md,U-y-
PI!TK01,KU.1 CBSIIlHi ANU VICINITY
I.KVI MASON. .Omoeaiiila,,,, iutroleum0eu
tre, Pi. AisWnnt, :harh Hiackfonl.
TAItR AND HUWO f fiiMsmiil District lvlnir
on Oil Oruek and Ohorry "un, from t?t,,rv Faim lo
McClintoskvllle J A i.SAUN l)Hi(H.y Aj 1 1",
inrr Farm, Pa. Assstan s. Uitlior B Baundera
C'linrles K. Cochran and WHHa n llovt. "
MoOLlNTOOKVII-bU, oil. onV AND IlfNO
-A. B. WVKT. Address, Oil City or Ueuo, Pu
Asslstiitt, H. Mead
V ANftOIN, ALON'OTHW AT,LF0I1RNY r.IV
JJH-Z Vvil.nKK. Oill -c aud address. Franklin, Pa
BOltlTRi) iASS, FnKTEIt FAUM & PA.tKHit'S
I.ANIllNiI II10I1AHD V. KKUVIBI.l). office
mid nddriss Kcrubgrass, l a Assistant, U. W. l'or
tuillflM, addri-a. Kinlentoti, Pa.
VVKST VIHiUNlA-C. I). ANOHI., and T. F.
COdK Ad'h-ess. I'arkeislimg. Viiini.l.
iXub;rti I'otroli iiKi Torpedo Co.
Ul'iyi-lly.
Daily Record
NEWSPAPER,
AND
Job Primtinc
J Office;
MAIN STREET,
1'ETltOLEIJIH CENTRE.
II.LONG wrix, Proprietor
omNjwYoric, P:i!h'Iphli, nl " 'tiin-?' wb
ogcthcr with Editorials and Local matters, ninko It
no of tho most deslmblo newspapers published in
nc 01 llcgiou. As uu
A1 villains Medium,
Tho JiKCOKI) Juts no superior, rta It clrculatta
wherever nn Oil Operator or Dealer can b found
J0BBI5 DEPARTMENT.
Yo have a large "and well selected t t
Jobbing Itluluriul, eiiiiiiiit the very
latrt styles. Wo are therefore, enabien to execute
Job Worker cveiy variety lu a saUsdicbirv insi,nr
when desired, jobs will 1 neatly printed in C'uloss
Shipping Bills.:
Poster
IIaniIsill!t,
1'iogrummcii,'
If ills uf Fare.
.Labels.
AND
Unlacs and Visitiug Cards
L ETTKH JJEADS,
BILL HEADS,
BILLS OF LiADINO, Etc, Etc
luo .
UALL JCHINTING,
ID or Fancy Blyles, neatly and prompt iy execu
ted, embracing
CmCm.AKS PKOGHAMMES
CAUDS, T10EBTS, Ktc,
act, every variety a Myle of work In letter
press prutlog.
Asonla. Oil Dea'ersnud Al'oiiIs. Insurance Agents
rn.v.,, 1,1.., ,,1111:1 iiiiiii,i iu want, un iiiioi-inea
,.V i. . i'i ifii. 11 ,u i-AiTriiiuM, iiriinrii!) Klllils 01
III.AMvb, bus ucB or leil. llnuiiiil in ll,i
Ultlliiiv.
JolW:i3 pilrju.yc iipcc!f illy solic tel.
W 11 L'J.NUWiLL.
Al. S. SlMilOXS COLUMN.
SIMMONS'
Drug Fancy
Goods House
Washington-St.
PETUOLElll CEAT11E.
Tho Largest and Best Selected
stock of Goods in Western
Pennsylvania, and .
g :sold at
1M. Y. PRICES
THE PUREST
OF
VYIWES, LIQUORS
&c, for Medicinal Purposes.
mWl CHEMICALS, &C-,
riTRE AND FIRST CLASS.
Paints,
Varnishes,
;ui,l Dye Stuffs,
?MmE?tf S9ATR2ALS
and 33rushes.
IMPORTED
PERFUMES
FOILlET
ARTICLES !
Tbsliuoet asaorlinnnt oyer before ol!orcd on
OilCtcik.
WALL PAPERS
km Wlw SHADES !
Uu8urpapfp(l lor LcatttT nnd originality of
ucuiguB, tueujiuess nuu uniitulllly.
Canary I&infs,
llousa Plants, &c.
TIIE CUOICEST BRANDS.
ALL KINDS
PATENT MEDICINES.
PRESCRIPTIONS ARE PUNCTUALLY
COMPOUNDED AT ALL HOURS.
t-ICE COOL SODA WATER FRESH
FROM THEl'-OUNTAlN,
At SJ.UMO.S'.
WINSOR BROS. COLUMN.
VVIIMSOR BROS.,
hardware;
STOEE.
ESTABLISHED 1859..
Winsor ; Bros.
MAIN STREET,
PDTltOLEl 11 CENTRE,
PEALERS IN Oils WELL .
TUBING AND CASING 1
t also,;
WORKING BARRELS & VALVES,
STUFFING BOXES,
CLAMPS, TONGS,
INN1S SUCKER RODS,
RIVETED JOINT SUCKER ROD
BOILER PUMPS,
CISTERN 4 WELL PUMPS,
; Every Description or supplies far
OIL iVELL TilNKS AND
iRE FINERIES. I
BRASS GOODS,
STEAM & GAS FITTINGS
BELTING, PACKING AND nOSw1
KIRBY'S COMPRESSED BUNGS,
HARD "W ARE,
Ilotiso Trimming",
Carpentors' Tools, '
Drilling and Plata Laid Rope,
Oaknm, Nails, Axes,
Table and Pocket Cutlery,
A fall assortment (of cve-rtlilog lo Itlio Ilarilware
1.1UC
House Furnishing Goods,
VENTILATOR
AND
MlorniiiG; G-lory
BASE 8!IREUS. '
HOME COMPANION,
IRON GATE, nnd '
WHEAT SHEAF
ook. Shoves.
L.:i:ttjs, Zinntoriis & Clilmneyt,
Xo. 1 Winter strained
Lnrd Oil,
AO. 1 REFINED OIL.
CHAJIPIOX CLOTHES WRIXGEBS
)
WanufaclurtrfSof
TIN. SHEET IRON GOFFER
WARE.
SMOKE STACKS,
Ilcpalrlnz nf till klmlp Onm with ncntnopn aid din
putcli. Jiupccliil attention given k
Steam and Gas Fitting
T'nrclinKlnB with cnsli only, our fncllltlai Ibr fnr
ntf.i1iiK cvcrytlilni? In our Hiia nro piipuiii.r U ny
(it her tstiibl Bhiiiunt In the Oil Kcgiun. .Wo 1 nvo a
first cl.au.
TIN AND REPAIR SHOP
iu lti' 1 iL-t, wo tLul! H'jO our bv-t tillorfs u merit
T AKK HOItn Jfc Minim v
on in;it nAii'wA
FRANKLIN DIVISION,
OonnnrtlnR trains tit Jnmcntown nml oil in.
mid tiller Mommy, Aii-usl blh, lbig, rn , 1 Tft .B
as follows : ' M ruu
I.RAVR Oil. 1'ITT.
MIEI T1IAI1M 1.-.....- on ,;... ..
S.no p in; Twn Mile linn, 8.49 . m- i,Lk!',(.
S.5 J... ,H6 p m j Hiimtnli, a, 8 n nf w ' ,"r
IIDFKUIM II ll. l.l )l in ' ' "
MAIL kuvch I'll f.tv. 9,00 a m- ltrn.i nm
Two Mllo-Ji .i; am: i.- ,.?,.'. '."' n-1nm;
Coal lira. nl,. li,-il,i',; t-lUv b1'";!
HdU;yV. in. 1,. ,; K..,. ,.!';;,' ,I0 5
Cnwi-lnc. I11...8 u m; 11-. i J im -town ti iV, w
KKA.NKI.I.N ftt)MMi,AT,ON "'Jw (III
Cftv. l.fin ittii. Ut.,i. j 1 u . . 1 ...I.",..PH '"I
Willi: orrlvca nt Km.lil.. a ... " "'"'i 4
ARItlVR AT OILtlTT.
MIVBTl TBAIX -ill I. . '
IBV'H. .M a 111! Ohirb'. Mill, u ..o T. 'It"!-
?r. 8,80. dc. U.vo . m, monJbom." ZXi
Iitkk.nr HM !. ln.00 a m: I(ntii,ih7, 1 5
ims . ... : iUu0, ii,M n .nrmcyjirci
i. r - , zii L v .r -j '-"I'ln; ituicj , i..
w v u . vim . win. , i.iu p m ; .Mil Itnttmli 1 u
p m ; Ktonolmm, s.4 , : K.ndv "X ! ,
haymlltoii, IS... W1T,i'
S.44 pm; Fmiiklln, 8.06 1, in ; '1 o Vi e' S ni
pin; llrao.3,1pn; nrr!v. at Oil oil. a ',.,,,
lln, Mi; ' m ; Two Mile Kitu, tt o . m? J,!io w
m ; nrriTM at M city .:k am. ' ' 1
Mitil rant anil wn.t will ... .11 -..1
Two Mil. (on Smnmit. ,;,'. Hmncha'.'S
italem, and at Uichi m.tlmi. to lcavi pasu."A
lid 1111 alKnal lo take pUMinircrii. "'"b'-rs,
jiiiaw limn, win .nip ai ait Htntlnn..
0K0.U.MF4tAT
phlladclpnlu ic Erie It. it.
SCMMEtt TIME TABLE'
On and aHcr Monday, May 80th. lWO. tho tin-
on the i'liiladcliihiii lb Krlu ltul.nml utit "
follow.! " "
VHHTVlltl.
Mnll Train leaven riillmlolplihi,
" . IcavnCorrv,
" ' . arrive at Flrtc.
Eil. Espr. leave. I'liilndclnLla,
" " lvavn Oorrv,
10.90 p m
I'.IIO p 111
J,lo p m
10.SU a in
6.61I am
" " arrive, at .rl, am
orrcB Accommodation leave Warren, 1 d.ou a in
" " Imivi'K t ony. 40 a m
" OTTlvcant krtt, ' li,soam
KA9TWARP.
Mall Train llM Erlu. 8.50 m
leaves Ciirrvf do 40 am
" " arrlvon at Philadelphia. faNam
Erie ixpr. lenvra Erto, - U.liOpm
" " Ivnria I'orr.v, 10.45 pm
" " arrive at I'liilnilelphia, ,,) tu
Vi amn Aceoniniodatlon liavta Erio, 4jtn p m
" " " t'orr), S.Kjm
" arrive at Warrco, 7,aipiu
Express, Mall and Accommodntlon, Entt and
n tvt. connect at I'orry, and all mt hniuid trains
and Mull aud Accommodation Eat at lrviuetun
with Oil Creek nnd Allivlii-ny Itlver Hallway.
VJ1. A. IIALLwI.N. lieu'l Snpt.
jIiliEGIIEXY TAL.LEYIl.lt
')W line to DulTiln. tlironsli the Oil Hcdotu.
Jt'NE 0, ltiTO.
oolNO anfTH. '
Oil City. Krai kl n. Ilirkcrs. nr. Pltl'g
Mall. v, AI a ui . .56 u in Ji.an p m . HI nm
l)ny Kxp, K.tKI p 111 S.SKpin fipu S.IOpni
N Iglit Ex, l,-A) p in 1(1,08 p in 1,W a ui ?,ou a ni
ootmi NORTH.
nttt-l.tirR. IWkerX Franklin. nrO. Oly
liny Fxp. I.mi a 111 I1.411 am' J.sii p m V) p di
Way I'iii. ru.:i0a m- 4,!p m P,3ipm ;,ipm
Night Ex, ,10 p ni 3,00 a m 6,50 n in 11,3(1 a m
MLVKR I'ALACK Sl.KKI'INO CAIISon Klplt
KxprcM trains both trays between 1 ittabitrgh onJ
Corry.
J. J. I.AWIiEXCE, Cen. Snpt
T1105 M. Kixo, Aw't Supt.
B
ITEFArO, COlt It Y AND
I'll isiiiutm iiAii.iioAu.
NOBTHWAHB TltAFXR
Onrjr. ' llrocb n. VngOc.
Express, P.S5, am. ll,.'..Vin. 1.6J, pal
Mail, 11.5J, out. r.,!M,pm. 6.10 "
Wny Fiidirlit, ,tXI,nm. .! "
Acconid:Uio, SS, i ni. , MV a 111. 10,l "
VOrrilWAllll TRAINH.
v ' ' Unfrili. Brnc'on. C"Ty-
Mil, " " 6.0s, am. 8.8T., a ni. 10.l,ai.
KXin, 1160, ' DUO, p'm. 8,00. pir.
Ae,'oiiiinoH'n 4.110, p ni. 7.'5, " 10.15, "
Way Krcicht. 4 no, a 111. 7,33, a m. 1U,V5,
Monday, May :W, 170.
H,C.Wachter
... ' '
Has now consolidated his busi
ness, by closing the store
on Wild Cat Street,
' and concentrated
his stock nt
the
Upper Store f
On Washington Street,
Wherowlll bclonuda
FIRST CLASS STOCK OF
Groceries &Provisions
.All kinds of
Foreign & domestic Fro
In addition the best Ice CoW
Soda Water in town.
II. f! WACO""
I'otrolelim Centre, April la. Ib70-1 '
EO. XV. K1XG, Sr.,
In. removed to Jila NEW HTOKB,
chnnhlom & Wine's Orocory h'"rt',,I" iVt. .rltH'"
'()N-8'r.. niidJrtiow prepnred to fnniHB "
...1 ll. .Mrtinnillu IVtttl
.....1 u.ilr HI I'fltS
J.'11'SU UIIU O" -
nfallklnrl'.' ThmiklnR m finar'lj .''".''"'i, W
I hope In merit a coniiuumcc ol inu "
owacll. ,, .,, KiN0,-
CiT tf yc ate a call
T'llroliUin Cinlre, M? 'l ls- tt