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tatiiwiii to MaMM4S9aiUh Co.,
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Merchant Tailors!
Gents (Furnishins; tioods,
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VL021l8t& CAJSSiMERES
ENGLISH.
FRENCH AND
AMERICAN
COATINGS,
MLXBD AND
STRIPED SUITINGS,
FAHCY NESTINGS.
Irar offend ,la the OU Regies.
' TWENTY DIFFERENT STYLES OF
HATS Sc CAPS,
All the Latestand Nobbiest Btjles.
A FULL UN OF
Gents' Furnishing Goods, &c.
Petroleum Centre Daily Record.
Pet Pa. Centra Thnriday, "pt S
Dtviiio Hurvtce.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Services every Sabbath tt 11 A. M. and
iXj P. M. Sabbath School at li P. M.
eat free. A cordial Invitation extend
d to alL
- Rcr. P. W. Soopiild, Pastor.
FBESBTTERLAN CHURCH.
Preaching at 11 o'clock A. MM and 7),
o'clock P. M.
D. PATTON, Pastor.
Petroleum Centre Lodge, No
TlS, I. O. ol U. F.
Regular meetiog, night Friday,
lay, tJwee,:':r"'"rB
, N. G. V J
eioei. oiguen.
ALBERT GLENN,
B. O'FLinKRTT, A Sec'y.
9Plce of meeting, Mala St., opposite
MoOlintock House.
A. O. of V. W.
Liberty Lodge No. 7, A. O. of U. W.,
meet evory Monday evening at 8 o'olock,
in Odd Fellow's liull, .Petroleum Centre,
ftna'a.
A. M. Klecikir, M. W.
J. H. ' Mirrill, R.
Gold at 1 p. m. 118
Nabrow Fscapb. Abont seven o'clock
last evening, while Mr. Cbas. II. Williams
aad brother were driving up Washington's!,
mrt Mr. James Monroe and a man named
Clark, ooming in an opposite direction, both
going at a lively pace, through some mis
understanding of the drivers, the bprsesand
wagons oime together with a crash, spilling
the occupants out, upsetting tt buggies,
andimasblug things In general, but fortu
nately not seriously Injuring any of them. -Mr.
W.'s brother bad his solos badly barked
also did Mr. Clark. The other two es.
Caped with the exoeplion of "seeing stars'
for short time from tbe effects of the fall,
joeeacxpe iron asatn was a narrow one
for all parties.
Sl'odeh Daunt. Henry Moliowso,
well known resident of Kane Sity, died
very suddenly at bis residence in that place
last night. Ho' was taken sick yesterday
morning witb a rpeclsrel cholera morbus,
and although evory attention possible was
bestowed on him, the disease btfllsd tbe
skill or the medical men in attendance, and
death ensued in tbe evening. Mr. MoE. la
a resident of Lookport, N Y. He leaves a
wife and family at Kane City.
Fuueral eervloea were bold at tbo Catho
lic Cbursh to this plage, at 3 o'olock this
p. m.
W. H. Clinton, the Individual who atole
Sinawlevl horse, made bis escape from
rronmo jail night before last. Sheriff
Mark offers reward of t!50 for his reoip
tura. He was ondsr sentence of Ave year
In the Westeia PeoUsntlary. A man nam
ed Yonle escaped at the same time.
Col. Vim. If . Phillips, Col. Lawrence aad
other rfflclals of the Allegheny Valley R
R., passed over Ike Oil Creek Road, yester-
ay, on tour or observation. It . nnd.ri
stood the O. C. 4 A. R. R. has passed int0
sue nanus or lee a. V. K. R.
The publio school of Petroleum Centr,
openea yeeserasy, uoaer the superlplend
ooce of Mr. Aloorn. , About 1S6 children
wet la attendance:
Arstoy,4iMgreblday. ,
Important Hallrjmd Change.
COL. PHILLIPS PURCHASES THE OIL
CREEK AND ALLEGHENY RIVER
RAILROAD A NEW ROUTE TO TUB
EAST.
For tome time past negotiations bare been
going on quietly between Colonel Phillip?,
ot the Alleghany Valley Railroad, and offi-
ters of the Oil Creek and Allegheny River
Road lor sale of the latter to the former
company. These negotiations were iuo
cesstolly concluded few days ego, and
yesterday the Allegheny management lb ok
lormal possession of their new purobsse.
The OU Creek and Allegheny stiver nan-
rood is tois.ilidatlon of fonr short rosda
which run to different Darts in the Oil Re
glons. The total length or these four eon
eolidated lines is one hundred miles. The
oaplal stock of the Company la put down
at four ond quarter million dollars, but
the price paid for the wad has not been
made public. The stock was owned prinoi
ptllyby Philadelphia csptalilatllste, but
the business office aod prlnolpal headquar
ters were at Corry, Pennsylvania. It la a
'ingle track, one branob narrow guago, and
'he others broad. The rolliog stock con
sists of about thirty locomotives and 200 cars,
and the road baa heretofore paid well. The
branches which form the consolidation com
piny touch Petroleum Centre, Plumer,
Rouseville. Carry and other points in the
oil regions so that the business of the seo-
tlon is secured. The principal attractive
'eature of the purchase, however, is that by
it the Allibeny Valley Company have se
cured a new short, through route eastward.
a point which Col. Phillips has been aim
'ng at for some time. The "Allegheny
Valley" officers have now 232 miles of track
under their managemeot. They will make
a lour of inspeetion over the new purchase
to morrow, preparatory to the Inauguration
of a uumber of changes and improvein ent
Colonel William Phillips, President of
the Allegheny Valley Railioad, yesterday
took possession of bis recent purchase, the
Oil Creek and Allegheny Valley Railroad.
The olroumstances connected with the pur
chase bsve been already published in the
Mall. It is stated that an official survey el
the road will be made on Wednesday of uext
weea. iriiieourgn Ainu, ineiuay.
J
A CARD.
I desire to pronounce; through the raedU
urn of your paper, the statement published
In the Titusville Courier of Ibis morning, as
to tbe part I took in the Republican Mass
Meeting a night or two since, to bo a base
and malicious falsehood. The part I took
in said meeting I am no't ashamed of, but as
regards my marching to the depot with ne
groes, fco.. to meet the speakers, the story
is an idle fabrication originating in the
sddle-pated brain oi tbo correspondent of
that journal.
It.' William Conxors.
A speoial free train will be run fn.ta Pe
troleum Centra to Oil Cliy and return,
touching at intermediate points, this even
ing, for tbe accommodation of those who
deito to attend tbe Greeley and Brown Maes
Meeting at Oil City, Train leaves at 6:45
p. m , returning alter the meeting. A gen
eral invitation Is extended to tbe citizens of
Petroleum Centro, Tarr farm and Columbia
to attend.
TbeGraut and Wilson Tanners Cub
marohed in procession, last eveoiog, with
lighted torches.
Wo, are pleassd to notice tbe return to
town ol our old friend, Capl. D. Jones, from
an extended visit lo his native oily Bos
ton. The Gapt. looks as if the climate of
the old Bay State agreed with him.
The Soldiers' and Sailors met io conven
tion, at tbe Grant A Wilson headquarters,
last evening. We did not learn what action
was taken.
Mease & Armstrong have just received
several car loads ol potatoes, flour, feed,
hay, .to. Tbey are selling the same dirt
cheap.
Tbe Louisville Democratic Convention
nominated Charles O'Connor, of New York,
for President, and John Quincy Adams, of
Massachusetts, Jor Vice President.
White sea shell neoklaees are all tbe rage
amoog tbe young ladies at our sea side re
sort. Tbese shells are quite plenty and are
worn In all sorts of ways around tbe neck,
a bracelets, or Iwioed in the hair and
give to tbe belles, especially those who have
got nicely suobruwoed, quite tbe look of
Indian prinoesses.
Paper is now fouod tu be epplioiM ) to
the arts of war. Cuirasjes which will lurn
tbe stroke of a sword, thrust of a bayonet,
or tbe Impact of a riU ball, are now made
of this material, and tbe inventor claims
that it will luroisb a plating lor war vessels
of f resist power of rosistso than plating
of iron.
A Rocky Mountain traveler, recording bio
"thirteenth trip," makes this statement con.
corning t .e alleged discovery of diamouds:
'I traveled directly through the reported
diamond country, as located by the c m
Franoieoo Company, and I thing I can safe
ly bake oath that there are no dlatnands
there. Turquoises and garnets there are in
abundance; every Indian has a pint or so.
Occasionally a ruby, of very common
kind, is lo be met witb, and lumps of fused
quarts oao be gathered by the bushel. The
country has been open most of tha time
since 1650, and every year or so soma man
immagioed be found diamonds. The ofli
cera from Fort Wingate prospected the en
tire region many years ago, with no nun Its,
and there bavo been parties there every
summer since the close of the Navajoe war
looking for diamonds. The Spaniards gatb
ed bushels of curious stooos there a hundred
yesrs ago, aod found not a diamond among
them. So common has this bunting been
that the Indians took upon every new com
er as a diamond hunter. My Navojoe com
pan ions, seeing I bad nothing to trade, and
was not a hunter, could not be convinced
that I was not looking for diamonds, aud
brought me every curious stone they could
Mod. I could have bought out bushels of
quartz crystals, lused quartz, garnets, red
stone of conglomerate ' rock and obsidian,
but no diamonds. Now, it seems to me
reasonable to conclude that, with all thi1
bunting since 1850, II any diamonds were
there they would have been discovered ere
this. For this, and reasons too numerous
to mention, from the lay of the country
Ac, I say emphatically, 'No diamonds.' "
This is probable, though not necessarily
conclusive. The gold fields of California
were unknown for ever so many years, ami
the discovery when made was disputed
but the fact remained that the discovery
was actual.
DKfXCU JUSTICE.
HOW A CALF WAS SOLD TWICE
AND HOW A LAWSUIT WAS AVERT
ED.
The Cuba Patriot tells the following
story : An enterprising German butcher or
Alleebeny. Catt. Co, some time eftice
bought of a German fainter a calf lor1' rewt,
m with the understanding to come on a cer-
tain dav. take it awav and nay for it. B
ing for some reason detained be did not go
for the calf at tbe sUled time. In tbe In
tefim a fellow butcher from an adjoining
town came that way, bargained also lor th
calf, but could not taku it just then, 1'
happened they both went after the calf the
same day, and both worn determined to
have it, as each bad bought it and bargair
ed for it. The farmer having only ono Ci
couldn't accommodate bolb customers. Tbo
little luicber of Allegheny was nut an equal
for tbe big butcher from Otean, therefore
didu'l get tbe veal. So ho goes to sue "the
Olean teller or somebody mit the I mi shy
the Justice." A follow Getman hearing ol
tbo difficulty takes It upou himself to ar
range thlugs amicably they agreeing to
leave It lo him to settle.
"Now, Shake, you says you buys him
Brstj"
"Yaw."
"Youets him nolf
"Noln." 4
"Rudolph, you buys him second?"
"Yaw, I buys him all ihe time."
"Well, then, you gels him!"
"Of course, he bees mine all Ihe vile. I
kills him and sells blin in mine shop."
"So you cots more wheu you Bells bim as
aswnen you buys turn:
"Ur con i se yaw. 1 makes no mooisb
'less I do not."
"How miiub you makes on die call?"
"From two ash tree dollar.."
"Well, then, you sbust piytf dis man for
h's calf. Den yot alvs Shake oneshalf what
you makes on dis veal. Dais what I say."
bo mat lawsuit wai trion witnoui swear-
in a wituess, and eket justice rendered.
A curious discovery was Utely made nt
Pompeii namely, a glass bottle Btill ful
oroli. t he liquid is to oe analyzed, to as
certain its greater or less degree of preser
vation
'j lie water courses in almost every part of
Northeastern Kentucky are reported to have
dried up, and a great scaroity of water ex
ists, tbe farmers In many Instances bay
ing to haul water a loug distance lor tbeir
stock.
A call has beeo Issued for a Natiunal Car
riage Builders' Convention, tbe first mealing
to be held In New lork on tbe third Tuts
day of next November.
'ine manuueturers or 1'ilisburgh have
advanced all sizes of Iron j two-teutbs per
pound, and all sizes of calls twenty Ove
cents per Keg lo take effect September
1st.
the uutnal 1'ipe Line, at Foxburg, haB
sblppsd from that station, twelve hundred
and ntty cars losded with oil during; last
month, tbo iblpmsol c losing on Batur-
dI- -
Slicker farm, has at last pot under, way,
mnoh trouble has besn experienced oy tne
drillers, in consequence of a crooked hole
They are now down obout 12o feet.
Tbo Payne & Watson well, on the irsot
purchased from the widow Frit is dowu,
and the indications are that she will be a 25
barrel well.
The Ileeter well, Is doing about 60 bar
rels. She has not yot been tubed.
The Forest City well, beyond Turkey run,
Is doing 17 barrels.
The Panton well, on the Deeter farm a
short distance from the Heeler well, is do
log about 60 barrels.
Tbe well on tbe Eddinger farm, owned by
Irwin and others, reported as (lowing 200
barrels, last week, Is doing about 66 bar
rels. Tbe Lady McGee well, on the Keating
larm, is said to be doing 10 barrels.
The well at Clarion Is down abont 900
feet. Tbey are drilling to kill lime, not to
get oil.
The Martin well on tbo D. Shoup Sr. term
will be ready to commence operation next
week. Petersburg Progress.
Ye l'igge.
Ye plgge be Is a pretty fowl?,
Aod wondrous good to eat;
Hys bam is goods, lykewiee bys jowle,
And eke bys iittel feste;
But though you try a thousand year,
I trow yon still will fayle
To make a silk purse of bys eare
Or a wlssel ol hys lajle.
Great Fire at rie
Erik, I 'a., Sept. 4.
The Reed House, tbo principal hotel In
Erie Is now binning. Tha building will be
a total loss. Tbe fire was caused by a kero
eno lamp in the eervanta' room. The
Daily Dispatch building and Ellsworth
House ure io creat danger. Particular of
the loss cannot be ascertained before loom
ing. A slight rain is now falling 12 mid
night. Liter dispatches indicate the fire
to be under control, but do not give tbo
extent of loss.
It is understood that the contract for tbe
purchase ot the Shenaego and Allegheny
Railroad, by tfco. Pennsylvania Petroleum
kRailroad, was executed on Wednesday last.
It Is tbe Intention of the latter company lo
extend tbe rond to Parker's Lauding and
iJj-eent oil fields at once. A corps of engi
neers are now on the ground. The' Petro
leum road Is being rapidly pushed forward.
It is expected that trains will connect Pit.
bola with the Atlantic and Great Western
Railroad at Cambridge via. Titusville in
October Courier.
St. Louis is still uneasy ut thu prospect of
beooming nn inlaod city. Tbe Mississippi
still dumonstiates toward Illinoie, threaten
trg to cut a cbnnnol uround Bioody Island.
The river banks, as Ugh up as the mouth ol
the Missouri, are In a state of seriou9 dilopl
dutlun.
Tbo bronza statue ol Sir Walter Scott, in
tended to be erected la the. Central Pork,
Now Vork, now on its way to this country
is tbe first work ol art which has been pro
duced In Scotlund upon tha order of an
American oily.
The original manuscripts of the Declara
tion of Independence and of Washington's
commission, now in tbe Patent Office at
Washington, are said to be rnpidly fading
out, so that lu a low years only the naked
parchments will remain. Already Dearly
all tbo signatures attached to the D-elra
lion of Independence are entirely efT-cod.
Out in lliiuois the other day the light
ning aimed ou a shaft at a school house
and, being twarte'd in movement by tbe rod.
it turned a band spring under grouud and
came up through the floor.
Corn is unusually ubundant and cheap all
over Texas, tb Is year's crop being vastly
larger than that of any previous year. In
view of this fact tbe Galveston News sug
gesls that the experimeut of fattening Tex
as cattle on corn be tried.
Edwar3 Everett Hale goes in Btroogly for
sleep. He puts it dowu as a duly, and even
is so much of on enthusiast as to make it
tbe center ol bis system ol political ethics,
about which everything else Is to gyrate,
like a borse lied to a stake io a clover
field. These big trees at Mariposa and Culavere
are not the best that California can do, at
jer all. Tbey have found one at Visaiia
forty feet Io diameter with tbe bark off, and
the bark had six feet ol thickness. It is
strange that tbese slender saplings have bseo
overlooked so long.
"The attention paidlo lish culture in this
country promltes well lor tbe future. Eigh
ty -eight millions ol young shad bavo been
turned into tbe Connecticut river, at South
Hadley, Mass., during tbo summer, sad left
I to take cue of themselves.
Local JYotlneo.
Magazine.
All tbo magszloes for September, bo
ready.
Harper,
Galaxy.
Atlantic,
Lippincott's, .
Eclectic,
Transatlantic,
Oliver Optic,
Yeting Folks,
Frank Leslie,
Children's Flower,
Old and New,
Godey's Ladles' Book.
. uNuus ouuiciy,
Peterson's
Ladies' Friend,
Arthur's nemo,
Kclenco Monthly,
Hal lou's,
Good Words,
Nursery,
Chatterbox,
Metropolitan,
Herald of Health,
At lbs POST OFFICE NEWSROOM.
Girl Wanted.
A Kirl wanted lo do General hnun
Enquire al the Petroh mn Exchange note).
reiroieum ieniie, ra. oepi. a, 1872, i
Sept 3-3t.
- I
lOsOOtt Agents wanted for our nisi
POLITICAL CAMPAIGN CHART.
The most attractlvo and saleable tblee
eut. it is lodispenslhle to men of all ear.
tics. lurnishiuK just the tacts and figures
ueeded, lor every day reference, by esery
Intelligent voter. A cents ire selling Iron
15 TO 80 A DAY.
The most liberal terms. Rend'for deeerlp.
live circulars. Address, DUFKIELD ASM.
MEAD, Publisher, 711 Sansom;Streel Ptifs.
delphlu.
IIihly flavored, Ice cool Soda Waist
at the Post Office Newsroom. Try it.
KPJnsl received al the JAMESTOWg
CLOTHING STORE, a large assortment
ol new and nobby styles of HATS i. CAPS.
fffGREELEY HATS al the JAMES
TOVTN CLOTHING STORE.
For Pure Wines warranted as such by lh
Brotherhood of Broctoo go lo GAFtWEYs.
GRANT HATS, at
CLOTHING STORE.
the JAMEST0VX
The best Pittsburgh Lager at
GAFFUIYS.
HATS AND CAPS In gieal variety sn
In all styles, just received by express from
New Ymk. al Ihe JAMESTOWN CLOTH
ING STORE. Call and look at them.
August 12-tr.
Goffoey setts Lager
For Kale or Kent
A desirable residence located on the El
bert Farm, a sbnrt distance Irom town, io
particular apply to
OWEN GAFFNET
Petroleum Centre, June 14, 1872.
j!4-tf.
Hatk! HatJ Cnp! Caps!
At the JAMESTOWN CLOTHING)
STOKE. Just received from New York,
Paris and London, and will be sold remark'
ably cheap. Call and examine styles soil
prices.
A. ALUKII.
For Halo
15.000 lo 20.000 fuel of SECOND-HAND
TUBING, at from 26 lo 35 cts. per foci.
Tbe Tubing i in first class order and all
ready fitted.
April 23. tr. H. II. WAKbU.
You
Want
To increase
Your business.
Advertise in tbe
Petroi.kcmOentrb Rkooro
GREELEY & BllOWft
AND
Liberal Rally a
Oil City !
Aspeial FREE train will
ran from Petroleum Centre to
Oil City, and return this even
ing, to accommodate thosa who
desire to attend the Mass Meet
ing. Train leaves 65 p. m. Turo
atone aad all
Democratic