SHUGERT & STARR fBosMason to HeParlaed, Smith A Oa.,J: Merchant Tailors I ASD.DEALRilS.IN (Rents' Furnishing .(iootls, COR., SPRING A FRANKLIX STS., TITlSVaLLE, PA. Dave pot In one of the finest aesor.iuents o; Clt02IlS& CASSIMERES ENGLISH, ' FRENCH AND AMERICAN COTHsTGS, MIXED AND STEU'ED SUITINGS, VESTINGS. FANCY Bver offend .in Ui 011 Region. TWENTY DIFFERENT STYLES OF HATS Ss CAPS, Ak the Latest and Nobbiest Stylet. A FCLL LINK OF (Seats' Furnishing Goods, &c. etroleunrc Centre Daily Record. f:titr I'll Thuridnv Anrll 4. Divine Service METHODIST EPISCOPAL CnURCH Services every Sabbath at 11 A. M. and ii P. M. Sabbath School at 12J P.M. oulj free. A cordial Invitation extend d to ell. Ket. P. W. Scofield, Pastor. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Preaching at 11 o'clock A. M., and 71, o'clock P. M. D. FATTON, Pastor. Petroleum Centre 1odge, TiS, I. O. Of U. F. Regular roeetiuj nights Friday, Xo. at 7 o ciuca. oignea. J. E. BOYLES, N. G. W. A. Kem.br, A. Sec'y. B9l'l'io or meeting, Main St., opposite MeCliniock House. A. O. of I'. V. Liberty Loitte No. 7, A O. nf TJ. W., meets every Monday evening at 7 o'clock, in Odd Fellow's Hall, Petroleum Centre, l'enn'a. , A. Glen, M. 7. C. H. Kookeh. R. Gold at 1 p. m. 110 Police. Last evening, constables Wal ters and McHugb arrested Jobn Galley, Whiskey Jim and Mickey Mike, ou a charge of vagrancy. They were brought before Justice Reynolds, wbo after a hearing, sen tenced tbura to pay a One ol $ 1 and costs ach, and to be Imprisoned in tbe county ' jail for the period of thirty days. While at tbe depot waitingor the train, last night, tbe prlsoneia made an attempt to escape hut were recaptured. . Jim and Mike were handcuffed together, sitting in tbe depot, under charge of Justice Rey nolds. Galley wss under charge of a man named PeUrman, whom the Justioe bad deputized as constable. Tbe parties were engaged In conversatien, when Galley sud denly turned on Petnrmau, knocked blm down, and (.tatted to run. Then there was n hurrying- to and fro and a rushing of ma ny leet alter Galley. While this was going on, Jim and Mike took advantage of tbe Ituation and wtarted up tba railroad track no run. Justioe Reynolds "lit out" after them and caught tbe rascals. John ran as far as Scbooblom's grocery, where be was captured by deputy McUogb, whose old lime reputation as "runtiist" did not for sake biro oo this ocoaslory At Oil City the "-vags" nauJ another un. successful attempt to escape. Almost a Fib. About six o'clock last eveuiog, fire was discovered issuing from l he roof or the building occupied by Louis Moses as a cigar store, two doors above Christie's diug store, on Washington stieet. By a speedy application or few pails of water the flames were extinguished before any serious damage was done. The fire was occasioned by a worn out stove pipe. We would again warn our ottizeue of tbe danger ol tire from dilapidated flues The avorms of winter bave rusted and nearly rotted them off In many inatanoes, and un lets tbey are replaced with new ones, a dis astrous conflagration may be the result. For inlorrnsAloa we would like to Inquire it our Justice and Constables are not tbe proper I'xreons to act as a cosjrulttce of aitcty In this mullet Tbe Pittsburg Mall again waxes wrolh and sails npoa the oil producers lo come to tbe reacoe. Tlie Allegheny delegation In tbe I'eno aylvania Legislature made a great mistake wbeu tbey objected to Allegheny county be log Included in tbe free pipe bill, although tbey are not alone In fault, for the men en gaged in tbe oil business iu Pittaburgb were guilty of remissness in not pretaing their lo lereais at a lime nben they could nave pro tected them. Mr. Graham, in tbe Seoate, and Mr. Ballanline in the House, may be able tu explain their action in bavinir Alle gheny countyV-xempted from the privileges of a bill which are almost vital to the pros perity of languishing but once tuccesslul Pittaburgb Industry, but lew now give tbem credit lor disinterestedness in the matter. Tbe later attempts made to right the wrong lullicted upon tbi county will scarcely aul. Oce to excuse previous dereliction. To the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, and its keen and active '-borer" at Harriaourg, are tbe Pittaburgb oil lefloeis and dealers lo debted for being bound band and foot to the caprice of a tingle line of transportation. Tbe oil interest und every producing inter est of tbe county should make common cause iu this matter, and endeavor to' send a dele gallon to Hurriaburg next season that wilj pay some attention to tbe well being of tbe people and less to tbe euriebment of railway corporation. Two cases of small pox are reported at Warreo, and tbe Tijioule Journal warns i!s citizens to take measures against tbe en Tbe Tidiouta Daily Jourual has been en- lurged and presents a very neat and credits able appearance. Its editorial columns are apicy and well gotten up. We wish you good luok, Major, aud bope you may meet with thai success wb icb is justly due you. Billiards. Mr. JosepU Dion, tbe cham pion Billiard player of tbe world, will give exhibitions ol bis remarkable powers, at tbe McCray House Billiard Room, this eve ning. He will be assisted by tbe amateur players of tbe town. Admission, SO eta. All should attend and witness tbe fancy shot made by Mr. Dion. Tbey will bo am ply repaid for their time and money. The telegraph ofiice ol the W. Li. Line at Tionesta, which was recently shut down, has been started up egain. Prof. Horse, the inventor of the system ol telegraphing, died iu Now York City, niiju1 before last. He was uegd eigthty-oue ui the time of of h is death. Tbe recent election iu Oil City for City officers resulted in fuvor ul Mr. Ianc M. Sowers, Democratic caudidato for Mayor, by majority of one buudred aud twenly eight. Joseph Dion, tbe celebrated billiard play er, gave several exhibitions of bis skill, at Oil City, Tuesday. Among-tbe list o!n Grand Jurois drawn for tba 4 1 b Monday ot April, 1372, are tie following from this vicinity: (Petroleum Centre Clinton Robson, L. Walker. l'lumer Wm. Smith. Rouaeville Wales French. Tbe Clarion Democrat is of tbe opio that oil will be found in different places 0ver Clarion Couuly. The steamer Jamestown la uearly ready for the summer season eu Chautauqua Luke As soon as tbe ice goes out she will com mence daily trips. When people see a ruau advertise tbey know be is a business man, and bis adver tising proclaims that be is not above busi ess, but anxious to do it.. A Worcester genius has invented an appa rains for tbe aid and comfort of housekeep ers, farmers, etc It consists of a boiler wbicb may be attached to a common cook ing stove, by tbe agency of which steam is produced, and conducted, like water, when evor desired, for beating rooms, cooking lood at the baru for cattle, etc By means of flexible tubes potatoes or other vegetables can he proiupily cooked while the kellle stands in the siuk or out of doors, water healed for washing while it stands In tbo tubs, and many otber wonders perlurmed. It may be interesting to those wbo float food in vinegar to know that a compoteot anulyist has deolsred that one-hll of tbe vinegar in use is made of chemicals so poi sonous as to gradually undermine tbe health of tbe consumer. Sulphnrio acid and sugar of lead make nice sour, and they ate large ly used in vinegar making. At Nassau, N. P., the fish are sold in tbe market while still alive, being kept in tubs of water, where they swim lustily about and from wbeuce tbe attendant begro scoops them out when selected with little net. A single blow upon tbe bead of tbe Csh closet tbe bargain, and tbe purchaser is lure of tbe fritbacia of the article. Meeting of the itepnnilcnn Senatorial Conferee ot kaw" rence, Mercer and Venanijo Counties. The Republican Conferees appointed rrom tbe Counties composing tbia Senatorial Dis trict, met at tbe Exchange Hotel, Franklin, oo Wednesday afternoon, for lb purpose of electing a Senatorial Delegate to tbe State Convention, wbicb meets at Harrisburg, oo tbe 10lb of this month. Henry C. Fails,representin the conferees or Lawrence county, presented the name or George C Keis fhr Senatorial delegate; J. M. Dickey and E W. Eebols, representing the conferees of Venango, presented the name ol It. S. McCormick for tbe same po sition; J. O. White, J. H. Carr and Harry Watson, of Mercer, presented the name of John I Gordon as their delegate. Tbe conference was organized by tbe ap pointing of Ueory C. Falls as Chairman and Henry Watson, Secretary. Seven bal lots were had witb no cboice. On tbe 8th billot, tbo Lawrence county votes heiog cast in favor of Jobn I. Gordon, together with those of tbe Mercer conferees, be was declared elected, and on motion or lit. Echols tbe nomination was made unani mous. Tbe following delegates at large were nominated: Win. Acbre and 8. II. Miller, of Mercer; Geo. C. Reis and Tbo. Phillips of Lawrence, and Sim. Q. Brown and P. R. Gray or Venango. These delegates are requested to attend tbe State Convention and use their influence in lavor of the Inser tion in the State platform of a resolution rotecting the manufacturing, oil produc rug, mining and lumber interests ol tbe dis- trlct. Tbe delegito was instructed under tbe following resolution: Keso'ved, Tbot the oil producing, min ing, niantilaciuring and lumber interests ot this Stale require protection from the en croachments and itnposilious of dtiigeroiis monopolies, and that such laws should be enacied by the General Assembly ol this Commonwealth as would protect said Inter ests, loth in their development and ill the it'ausporialion ot their productions to mar. ket. Resolved. That our delegate be Insiriiet- ed to eupport no man lor nomination at ihe State Convention wbo is not f ledged to the support ot the above resolution in sub stance. Adjourned. I'lniiinir iu Veuuugo Cuuury. Mr. McJiinkto has presented bill pro bibiiing Inking of rlsh, wilh aeiues. spears or fish baskets, in any river, creek, run er Stream iu Venango coiintv, uuder penally of five dollare lor iiist ijcw. twenty tiullurs lor second. tnn-Hialf Id go lo the i iiniin r, and the olher hall' to the soi.ool fund of the township in wMch the .ff-nce is committed; suits to be brought before a Jiist;ci ef ihe Peace, in same manner as other anils, and wbeu judgement is obtind, any lulme lo pay such judgement by tbe person uaainst whom judgement Is rendered, ho shall tie committed to tbe county jiil lor a period of not le-s than ten nor more than thirty days. It is mado the duty of constables lo make return ol persons violating this act, and it is mado the duty of constables to seize the nets, apeurs, seines and kuskets of the otfec ders and sell tbem at public sale, al ter giv ing notice by written or printed notices, at least four (lays prior to such sale. Vj A secret oath bound party bus been form od iu tbe oil regions, called the Oilmen's League. Thousand's bave already joined it, and as mailers now look. Ihs league vi bave power to defeat or elect all oflicers and representatives in tbe oil region. Tbey are determined that hereafter none but those wbo are known to be true li tbe interests or tbe people, and opposed to the corporation monopolies, aball be elected lo offici. That Is right. Let us have men who are not afraid to light tbe gieat corporations, aud all their agents. Clarion Democrat. Married men should take warning from ttyfatu of Willium Peyton of Kentucky, and never strike their wives oo the head witb a poKer and kill them. It sueius that Peyton did so seveial years ago, aud was seut to tbe Penitentiary tbereior, but was pardoned on account of his crazineas thirty years alter. Ou tbe same day of tbe week and month on wbicb be committed tbe mur- uer, I eylou was going through a piece ol wouu, wueu a tailing inno struck ulm ou tbe head and killed bint. Verily, Peyton's oase is a fresh illutlrution of tbe fact that l( is Iw-at to let poker alone. Of A State Convention ol Ihe Labor Reform Party of Pennsvlvmia will be held at Wil liamsport, on tbe seventh day of May. Tbe call slates that a Governor, Judge of ti e Supreme Court and Auditor General will be nominated. In the mining regions and some otber sections of tbo State, tbe Labor Retormers are able to make m formidable show of numbers. He who has plenty of brass can generally get It off for gold. A good tonio for debilitated young ladles Irou. A better tonio ittelng Writing1 from Foxbnrg, corespondent of tbe Erie Dispatch savs: Money matter nd the price or oil are both In just about the same condition as when I last wrote you, though oil up tbe river al Oil City has come up ten cents per barrel, now quoting at $3,65 to $3,75. A new well owned by Messrs. Palmer A Sons, formerly Irom Cleveland, was struck last week on the '-Culver farm," about a quarter or mile west of the Old Faust well. It started op at the ra or 150 bar rels, and is now doing coneideraby. over 100 bauels daily. Tbls well Is located on tbe bluff above tbe 'Cook" well, wbicb 1 mentioned some lime since as being partly owned by Messrs. Southard & Sterretl, of Erie. The McFaddeo well oo the Keating was tubed a day or two since, and is twenty -five barrels. widow Connor farm, ch I mentioned in my last as having bod derrick and engine bouse burned down, has flowed since tbal event a small amount of oil, perhaps Gve or six barrels. When cased aud tubed it will doubtless prove itself a large producing well. Wbit ting No. 4, en tte Whining Farm, about half a mile from this place, on the Peters burg road, started up last Thursday, and Is now doing 75 barrels; The ''Cook" well, up tbe Clarion, has, for tbe past four days pumped its oil into tbe river on account of having no Linkage but what is full, and not wanting tbe well shut down for fear ol injurious effect. Nearly all the wi lls on Bear Creek, about a mile from Parker's have been all shut down. Cause tanks all full. Tbe Parson Bros, of Erie have large interests at this point. The two wells on tbe Grass Flats, parity owned by J. W. Orruaby, are both doing something ever 60 barrels. J. W. Bonta of Erie, is operation at or near St. Peters burg. I learned Fruity that arrangements bad been made to recomnieoce shipping" oil J at this poi nt immediately. ( Tbe nver is rising very rapidly, sod tbe Ice Is going out very fast. Navigation will doubtless commence this wee. A citizen of Danbury, Coon. , mellowed to a state of profuse geniality by ui any so cial drink', Invited a large company of tbe '.p!eu'd fiera" with whom be bad partaken to come and dine with bim next day. The next day arrived, and a local paper says that "when be got boron Irom tbe store at noon, be was startled to find various strange people carelessly strewn from the guiv to U lb e stoop, and spreaed oil on the yard iu groups of twos and threes. The lurjrei-siou was that , Something sickening had happened, but upon learning tliejj'.rue svatu of aC'airs, be was so overpowerud by graliMide thst he clieertully engaged with liis estimable wife In pouriiighot water on lii-we of toe assembly wbo seemeti imper vious to nilluerargumeois. The S. I. Co , having failed to squeeze nod getting squo2cd instead, are now acting like ihe little boy, 'ton ahant bave any of my peanut, when your peaouts are gone,' have takeu off the Oostwick and Cleveland lines ef cars. Tbey won't let us slide oo Ibeir cellar dooraoy more, because we won't let tbem swing oo our gate. Their rage Is laughable. Tidioute Jourual. in view of tbe uillk. crisis in liotton tbe poet of tbe Traveller sings the following MILKMAN'S NI RSERT RnVlIK: Sing a soog ol nioo cents, A can lull of milk; Hands lo our pockets, Feeling fine as silk. When tbe can Is opened, See the water ruo: Customers don't like It, But we think it's fun. Law is well enough fur tbe punishment ol boys when uothlng else will do, but tbe mother is stronger than tbe law, the father moie powerful for goo I than the judge, the friend belter than cooatable. Bpeakto the lad oot to upbraid bim ant tq provoke bim: to convince, to promote, to save bim. Liut'.ttl All;ea. t. Al. eetlengUI fc Co. ill Park How, New York, aud Geo. P. Howell & Co Adverttsiug Agents, are tbe sols agents for the Pe, truleum Ceutre Daily KECoao In that city. Ad- vei titers In that city are requested to leave their h vera with either of toe above houses UltL WANTED. Girl 'wanted to do general housework. Euu.uiro.ttt J. Wolf's Jewelry Store. March 28-If. For Kale. A desirable House located In the Lake Shore Block. Water convenient. Is a do sirublo residence for a small lamily. Terms exceedingly cheap. Enquire at the H. U. Newsroom. 19'f. tTA lot of old papers for sale at tbls oiuce. UVE AND LET LIVE1 Just received at Mease & Armstrong's Flour and Eeed Store, 1.800 bushels extra WHITE OATS, wbicb will be sold at low. st cato prices! ezv-ir. Aiiouier .tunable InTen. tlon. CATE'8 BACK ECCTION PRKVENTOB Vn OIL WKLI.8, patentsd Aagnat 15. Is7l ,h,.h 8 tlrely prevent, tba ingro-s of air In oil W(.Ul the tubing la being drawn. It la a well knoin H to oil operators, that aK,a wells wh.r. Ou h, art used It is necasaa. y to preserv, as feet vat-aura as possible, and tint no a r A1 let Into Hie well, at any time, wh.-n It un JJ lie avoided j consequently, wheuevor tbo tsMw'i drawn fr. m a well it is the cause of trri-at Ini,,,, it, as the etulllng box, being then necessarily oil ed, the air Immediately rushes back bolw, tohlog and casing, Into Ilia well going mo lLt ! rock and gas veins, and col st-qiieuilj cuwio oil and gas to ru-h bock to a Rrcat distaoct much so, that it almost always takes ,enu tti.er pumping Is resumed fur a well to be bromu buck to its former condition, and oflenlmu It uL several weeks ; and quite frequently well, h,v.u- a ' ar . . alutosl completely ruined by the uir Ireinc iu. u, in while drawing tubing The BACK SI CTION IMtEVKNTolt Is UtW to'.the stalling box nn.l works m such a , ,k,. completely shuts up the spare between the itug box and tublig so effectually ihut not a nmiri. sir can get through at any time wbtle (he tubini. Keing mown and replaced. It supplies a want ell, and Is, without question, ono of the m .. liable Inventions of Ihe dov, to tho-e cia ,..! oil bikini as. No well should be without it, as ii ten times saves ten limes l.s cost by once u.lnc I. I. ........ ft..... ., ' v , luiuiiiireu ui lie fUL.NUKY AND MACHINE BIIOP or ANDREWS A CO , TIM. OUT!:, PA., and for sale by Hardware Dealers, 1 idioutc, ra., March SS, 1ST-J taw Sni. GATES' BACK SUCTION m .eClUelUU. Titannr, Fib. 3, m Me?iw. Asnnnr Co Cfxti nr- .h.J. ni mie of CATK' H t'K M't 1 1 UN I'Hr . i" TOKS, I can cunll.ipntly rin.nin.eiHl Hi" name toil wtiohnvt.' o ru-Mon to hub Um mine, an rlie be-t hf-vt-titi.r of HiTk Siu ti'-n on Oil WbIiu, Ourvwllwai no iinrtll thitt it li inily p:ilJ to rut it Afiet pm tin: on on of CAi K.v n.U'K SUCTION YhN'iVhs ihf pn xluction -u inrnw.ii ifn p,b pnylnH Xtoiote we put thi? invk faction he- vi-iittir on tlio well, e iuwitinhly had to pUIUp ul( .7-i , w-a car- a.r,,F,t "FUMl.tl IPflHtri' It lo It fw- mer pnxtiK'Ut.n niter drawing tiilii)tf. 'I hit it d tircly obviated by tho uiu f ih lVev(ntor ll.viir, l'tHKi.ss & Co. TitiiMrit, Jan. JJj, lfiM 3lEvw. Axnr.EW A Cn.Uitvlrg tliftrnrl'T tinted the utility of I'ATKS HACK M (."HuS li.KVKN TOU. we coiiBider them ikc of I lie wi imeful iiiTetitioii! ever titnUi; foruil and think wb are cap ihle of judi of tlirtn. hm?z Ili'i-e on fur wt-iia We en now tl aw t binj, aid wlu'n they lire replaced the wella prmlnctj the mw ii" h lore drnwiiik'. Unmchowintr Umt Uiu I'mvitar eltuCtUaily picvtut.- u!i iiiL'reii f uir. Vuurs ro(K.ctfnliy, ilAt'o.v A Eisnr. MrMt AKDftFiw A i'o Hextp: Thi l n certify tlmt I have iwed onf of 'ATE' IlAC K jTC VH)S liKVKNTOtO, mi the Ue & Hi him l.e.irt Kroiioinito Hill, atitl wuiild not dn win cat it nt tiny price, It Mill do nil nnij more tlwnitb recomnieixled to do. nd 1 en rheerfully recom mend it to all Oil Cperalurs u hu Imvo auy ilacksut Uou Weils. Vcnr?, . JutlS MTIM. T:dlnnto, Feh'y !, low Sat. A N s o i x c: K vn.y VI S. ttlCXTV CuMMISSlONEll. EH. Uncoil!): l'leno onnm'.nre II. n riWV, cif Coniplnnler 'rownwh'p. W! a c inliciite rr iVr ty CoiniiJ-loner, Milj-ct in ihe u-.i!.'(.-3 lU lit lAihllcUH i.at"ty ul the piliilury elf-llim. .MAN if VOTKIC VttOTIII.'NOTAHY. 3. J. HA1C.1IT, of lleal:tvil -. Pi., 1" ol t ompaiiv "Ii," lllih I'inii a el- . launis will ho a candidate for Ihe ollln-. f Pro ihnww. of Veiwntio tutinly. subjfct lo the u c ol Keptihllcuii party, at the primary election. P. w. HASTtNRS. nt nmnklln. Is a csntld'M f.-r the office of Pnitimiminry tf Vi-n -pi tr.mnif. subject id dwisiou ol'lhe KqRltilliuull (utl),'' :mury eloctlou. 1f rnnni PI.mji, unwnn the H1TIIS of SA rKlj KKVNOI.'W, f Petroleum Cci t"-." caudiil 'tn for ihetitliFenf Proil "inr- Venf- uo Cniiiity. at tho vnsiiine KepabllMB anejrj elwilon We believe lr ll. woum no "" with entire sall.lactio to ull. aiar.y EEGISTER AMI RECOTtPEK. Cobnpi.anteh March S!" EniTon Daiiv Hkc an- You will V''"' ih.uiuc w KUttv w I lw s ranin. .,.... ..t,. .if iiiiriltri U4ir ti,r re niiiiiiiiiii it'll I", ii' ' " : vlre. Kecordtr at the turning Ilepubiuan i no - lion. . . . . ..,,-rn. Mr. Shaw wss a nrlvnte In the army. Inn end lo-t his rlht arm in our nll j battle or tie tvsburc lie Is cmpeu-m, j--r- h olilluiiiL', and has Biven entire snlisfactien ' ItiMlnes. mitiKc as an officer. Therefore M r disabled In ihe service or our coitnuj. . well quaHtled for -he po-lti.m. a .d liavinB tw " deuce of tiu Miitlnesa public nn'l coinn inm 1 , ar-e man ofllcer. his re nominatioo win at our Primary Eiecliou on the .lav el VEMANOO Ci'CS1 iier.i NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Just from New York A SPLENDID STOCK OF SPRING OVERCOATS, To the Citizens of Petroleum Centre and vicinity. I have just received the lrge" ,oc SPRING AND SUMM1 CLOTHING Now in the Oil Country, and can sn sell cheaper than any otber maa ' to -wir? miEr I ask you to call and see before P 0 ing elsewhere, as it is lor your w i' Bj doing tbia. Don't be led astray, but si examine my stock before going to ; plaee. I bave tho LARGEST STOCK OF Ever before offered In the Oil Also, ihe finest stock ol Gents' Funiisliins! Co0flS la the 0UDgI5golEI",
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