Petroleum Centre Daily Record.
k'rt. Centre, fa, rrimrsdajr fiov. 13
iMvlue Hcrvlco.
METnoDisT episcopal cnrrRcn
Services every Sabbath at 11 A. M. and
14 P. M. Sabbath School at li P. M.
eats free. . A cordial Invitation extend
J to all.
Rev. T. Graham, Pastor.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCIL
Preaching of. 11 o'clock A, M., and 7
o'olock P. M., by the Pastor, W. C. Briton-
ard. Sabbath School at 12', directly,
after lorenoon service.
Prayer Meeting and Sabbath School
Teacher's Meeting Tuesday evenings o!
each week.
Petroleum Centre jjodsc, Xo.
VIS, I. O. of O. F.
Regular meeting nights Friday, at 7
o'clock. Signed.
S H. KOOKER, N. G.
J. C. E. Uakthan, A Sec'y.
pgTTl-MM of mooting, Main St., opposite
jlcClintock Homo.
A. O. of 1. V.
Liberty Lodge No. 7, A O. of U. W.,
meets every Monday evening at 7 o'clock,
In Odd Fellow's Hall, Petroleum Centre,
Peno'a.
Jamks Wilson, M. W.
Jamks 3. WutTB, U.
I. O. of St. .11
Minhekauoeo Tribe No. 18,1, I. O. R. M
Of Petroleum Centre, meets every. Thursday
venine in Good Templar's Uall.
f5gr Council tires lighted at 7 o'clock.
H. HOWE. Sachoin.
C. L- JUKES, Chiel ol Records.
Gold at 1 p. in. I07?g
liOW I'rices lu Oil.
Oil sold at Parker's yesterday at eighty
cents, whiou makes ol at the wells worth
fitly cents per battel iu the Butler districts.
A little more depression and oil will be
sold down to tweoty-gve cents at the wells
The truth Is shipments far loteign exports
tta about over lor this year. The sooner
t'jo bottom is reaohed the battel it will be
for tbe country.
Oil is going dawn. Ooly $1 is offered
today tor the commodity, tbe lowest price
yet offered under tbe present financial panic
nd dull state ol the times. Appearances
Indicate still lower figures. The sooner tbe
belter.
Appeaiuacea indicate a war Willi eiiuill
on account of the shooting of the Yirglnitts
passengers and crow by the Spanish author
ities la Cuba.
OIL DltOl.
From the National Oil Journal.
Tbe Brownsville, Tenn., gos work,make
their iits from crudo petroleum and ,Gnd It
entirely stifnctory.
There are over half a millino barrels t(
crude petroltutn tanked in Pittsburgh by
speculators who look lor higher prices.
Some ol it cost four dollars a barrel.
Tbe New Urleaos gas company recently
announced a reduction In the price of iias
In a circular hoadod "Gas lislit made ctienp
er than kerooa.'' They had not beard o
one dollar oil 'ben. The only way llify
cn make lost prom lie gocd is to make
thelt gas of petroleum.
Tbe Agriculturist ssys tbaPcrnde petro
leum is the best thing to paint au old
buildiug with, to preserve it trum decay.
The bulls give the stock ol heavy oil on
bands in Kr mkliD, Pa., on the 1st of An
nual at ok, 001) bsrrols, with a datly produc
tion ol77S barrels, while the bears ci.iiru
a stock of 90,000 barrels and a . dully pro
duction of 1,100 bauds a day. Dealers
can lake these figures from "both sides ol
lbfahouse" and draw their own conclusions.
It Is reasonable certain that the truth lies
between tbe points given, aud we think
that an opinion based on figures, a uout ball
way between, would stand a fair change ol
euo ess.
Every American exhibitor of oils at
Vienna, got some tort ol a medal.
For some I lino pist parties have been en
gaged In cutting duwo and removing timuer
trotn Uads iu tbe vicinity of Cherryiree.
uwoed by Jonathan WstsoQ. ol Titusv lio.
Mr. Watsm wm in town yesterday, aod
sworeous wtrr-iuts I). 'turn Justice Reynolds
against a man living in Titusvillo Deputy
Burns went to Titusvillo tbif foreuooo lor
tile purpose of making the arrest, but the
bird had Sinn Into the statu ol Ohio. The
warrant was left in the hands of tbe chiel
of police ol Titusville
Niooteon inches ol snow lull along tbe
line of the Cross Cut Railroad lastuigbt.
Traius are impeded somewhat iu conse
quence. Tbe Cuw well on the Pearco tarot, own
d by tbe Coluuibia boys, was to have
commenced testing yesterday. Indications
good.
Tbe concert given by the Plumer Choral
Ualon, o the U. P, Cbutch in that village,
last evening, was a buccoss in every par tic
ular. Quite a number ol our citigens were
present, and all unite In pronouncing It a
very One affair. We shall probably have
a report from our tegular correspondent in
a day or two.
Tbe weather is cold and disagreeable to
day. Tbe indications ate that cold weath
er is upon us. God belp tbe poor lor tbe
wioler bids fair to be a tough oue lor tbein
We bear 11 rumored that the Titusville
reflueries are soon to be shut down.
A literary society was organized nt His
public fob oo I bouse, nibt bo lore last. It
bids fair to prove a success.
Two Episcopal churches of Diltimote
Were recently Kuiblii'Z.'d by thieves, sup
posed to beifroni Philadelphia. An elenuut
and costly golden chalice was demolished,
and the precious stones came I oil' to b9 d I'
vided in silence. Such sacrilege is lor t u
uately rare even Iu these days of Addition,
Division and Silence.
Taking into consideration tbe
dullness of the times and the
low price of oil, not speaking
of the scarcity of money, 1
have concluded to mince the
price of BlftYI.U delivered
at the wells to per bar
rel. My motto is live and let
live. Pay me a call before
goiug elsewhere nd I will
satisfy you as to quality and
price of Benzine. Old stand
Railroad track on Fourth
t'treet
w. a. umm.
Petroleum Centre, Oct 23. 187:).
Aoe of Pkouinknt Actoks We give
below Ibe ages ol the prominent actor and
actresses ol the present day: Edwin lloolh is
thirty nine years oidjMncnle Mitotivll thirty
nine; Lolla twenty mn -j L P Birrett thir
ty five; Frank Chanfiau fitly one; John E
O'i.ns fifty lour; Johu Brougham fifty five;
Lester WalliCK lllty three; Bjiie'C.mlt lif'y
eight; Mrs. Chaufnu thirty thriii-; M ia
NhIIsju thirty; Joe J.-uersrm ' forty live;
Agnes Ethel thirty oue; CUM Morris thirty
Mrs. Bjwerslilty; E ASotbern lurty; Jim
rtiHci.ck forty ; V J Florence forty; John
Collins seventy five; Ben Do Bar fifty
eight.
Coixa Back. Tlieieis a lrge settlement
ol Swedes near J .me't.iwo. Tlie Jaun s'o'.wi
Democrat says Unit a paity ol six Sweden
bv left that place lor their native country
where th7 think they cm I've easier than
here during the c m in winter. Another
party ol lilteeu iu'euJs leaving utxt week.
'We ate fetrtuily und woodurlully made"
as the man, quoting Ssrlptiire, said to his
friend as they wore looking at tbe skeletod
ol a donkey .
The aunual meeting of llio Peace Society
ol Pennsylvania, was held yesterday in
Philadelphia. Lucretia Molt wis elected
President for the ensuing year. A resolu
tion was adopted protesting ogainst any act
that might involve this country in war with
Spain. "
J. Knuwilon, correspondent ol the Chi
cago Tribune, died in Washington latt
night, of consumption, deeply regretted by
numerous lileuds.
Wo have olien wou lured bow It wis Li t
tho ladies would come down town ol a CiM
morning on a w-ek d iy wlM cloud''
'Wiated down tight over their ours, i'ut on
Sunday, be it ever so cold, they travel to
chinch with a knot ol rihtiou no 1 luce on
lop of their head und no proletiou to Ihcir
ears.
Preparations ere heiiiiiui le lit Oisnha
fur Ibe light between Iloun and Allen,
whice ii fixed lor the IStu iasi. jjjtii ujiui
are iu tine ipirns.
John Crawfoid was yedieriUy H.vorLt 1:1
a9 Lieutentut GivxriMr.of O.i l irlo.
A LiUle Rock dispaic i tita Iri til tne tt Kt
infofiiiailo:! utilniuaule ol the re-oiie of the
special elect iuii mi the f.jiirih lur m mheih
of Hie LegislaiuiH, ihul l.oiiywrl eiunil us
follows: Si-uiio iiiiil)!if n s. J.'; J),m;io.
cratp, 11. Hoiise-rU-pu'iiiCki.. 27; L'eiuu
crats. S5
Our citizens should look out lor tboir
stovepipes and es now that winter is upon
Tho Columbia Oil Company are drilling
one or two new gas wills ou Wyckel Ruu.
Nearly all their wells ate run by gas coa
veyed iu pipes from that Run.
Tbe click ol ttie oyster opener' knife is
board daily. Tom Snowdea kuows bow to
tin tbe business up brown.
'Who scalded that cow?" is Ibo latest
phrase, at least sir.ee the cow suit was tried
by Justice Reynolds.
Stoddard played to empty benches at Oil
City and Titusville. How are you, Uncle
William of tbe Titusville Herald
Engineers' wages buvo geuerally been re
duced In tb.s region. Waile wages are go
ing down articles required to live upou re
main t about the iiirni figure, iu tact are
higher in sums Insiances. Why is this
til Hi? Can any onfl answer the problem?
Tit drive away aunts if they ure married
borrow soma money from their husbands.
If Ibey ure single lei them take care of tbe
baby In the afternoon while your wife goes
'.: a matinee. ,
y8 bt substitute for brains money.
Tbe colored 'lo-jshoremeu in New Or
eahs have organized a society and will not
allow any one to work on tbe whirls who
does not belong to , it. It is feared that
.horo will be a repetition of Ibe trouble
wbicb resulted so latally last year. For
'he pieseot shipmasters and contractors are
obliged to yield to tbe unionists
Debt is never dignified.
Epitaph for an aironaut "Gone up."
The early advertiser catches the worm.
A handsome store is a good advertise
meot.
Twins, like misfortunes, never como
singly.
A paper "mill" a fight betweon tiva'
journals.
Cold snaps play much bob with tho piint
era' rollers.
Princess Louisa and Ibe Marquis ofLorne
are soon to take up their residence at Ken
siugtoo Palace. The mansion now building
to the south ol the palace lor Ibe Duke ol
Edinburgh and his bride will not be
ready for occupation lor two years, but they
will live In Clarence Uquse, In Park Isne
iu the meantime.
Am Tnn, tirui.lip . i . I n , . i .. . .
im " - - - ' iu uid DriuiOU Ulg
other Sunday: 'Religion ia tbe heart, my
friends, is like four aces in the deck; with
out it no man can boll a certain band "
It is doubtful whether Ibe reverend gentle
man's theology will be acc-pted by that
elaB of poker players una bold that a
"straight flush" beats four of a kind.
Tbe Supreme Court ol South Carolina bas
decided against a railroad couipuny in a
suit brought by Knox & Gili, mercbauts of
Camden, in that State, to reoover the ex
cess over a fair aod legal charge for freight,
and tbe Supreme Court of Iowa bas award
ed $1,750 Iu a father for the killing of bis
child by a passing train.
lo-d iy
getting
TlIANK.iiirVl.tO. Two weeks Ir mi
la TbaoksgiviKg Turki-yduiu i
lively in consequence.
The Pacific Atlantic Te er.iph C .ui
peny bin just completed treir wire to iiul
falo, via, Krie, und a lino to Meadvliie.
WEEK1V OIsj 11BPOBT.
New ventures are quite limited at presont
atid a ganeral holding bnck Is manifest in
every direction uod among our most enlar
prtsiug operators. However, a few new
rigs have been startrd the current week,
and llio hall doZ'ti commenced a week or
two since are progrefs.ng.
The Lancaster well, Durham creek, i
still the centtii ol attraction, the yield hold
ing out as at '.ust report, and daoes the
well over a hundred barrels a day. Messrs.
Perkins, Cooler & G'eeion 'realizing thai
their well Is effected by the Danoaster well,
are crowding up to the edge of their proper
ty sj that the rig will touch and the boles
will be one and a half yards opart. As I1
Is contemplated to do some ful work in
pu'.ilng dowu the new veature of Me.-srs. P.
C. & Co., wa umy soon oh usIh to r. cord
the result. A Utile to l be north of tbe
LmCM.ter well, iinn the M iimy territory,
the now well of Meinrs. Woodward & Co,,
is down 4-10 with a fair bow. Tbe test
wjll commence at once.
A s ion eVs'.nc4 to the south of llio Ln
ciioer well, Mr. Snon lr.8 a ti uiidti 1o
acres of lii Murray territory. Mr. L inccy'
new venture is to he a little to llio nurwesi
ol the G bsou well. Mr. .McUouald's No. 4
is located Hour bt No. ud is pu'.tittg iu
casing. The rifi for lbs veniute of Means,
Vitittiyl t Co., is tiein airnged local ioa
south ol Inverse II welu.
Tho ' Greal Etstern" well of Mfssrs. Perl
kinsii Ceolty. located h t 19, 11th conceal
n.o. i, tiiius out Ilk) its uiuui'Sike a non
pavii g imiitiiti .n. Parties owning prop
erty e i9t ol Petroli a re tome what dmap
roidted, bin liopn for "tietter lock iiexl
time MeSTS, Fi.b & Tuwnsend have a
rig re idy lor their No. 4 locitiou a Utile
south west ol tho ''Old Iroiittiues." Tho old
Citt 'owei'. kaov l us M iile LjiI', McMil'
I luirit.i.t. Ii.ib l.:.l K-rirhnu h,lt f.itlfiln
" ' " "M
r ... m. . . ,!..... I
glVH saiisiaciio.i. liin owueri", .uiri,
liib'giiioi Sl Br.vk , piiriionu putting the, well
deeper Too niu:u k Co., nvell nearly op
p. s'lto M'.fiiiiiviiie t-u'jool Louse, is down
ov-r -llU Wa w iili light show; it isexptcied
lj li:il-u in -iii leei tills weeK aud trat im
iiieilii'tely. ,'i'iiu Ward & Laiube well,
Li.uihe properly, promivaive. The uew
Vin me of ilJiJ.'a. Peat, JoiinBoo & Gu d,
noi' W'Si, ii' ar Drdr terriiury, bs Ueeo
deiuyi d iy hiuulia 'e 0! toois .at 140. Tbe
MtfCaug'iy & Wood wen, lot 2, iu the lliht
ui.irlj c mil. In. rd, uuii wnl oou tie les'ud.
lu auswer to tnquiiteej w would report
tbul tl.o Loudon ruad v.eil did cot ktluo in
tavoi o! ill" o.: unit cxieodiiig ,tliut ilirec
lion. We l am i he uml bweioloce ti f'-red
to us being pat dowu near C.tpe Ylocvtit,
! Yoik State, by Ml-ssis. Cieuieul it tlollins,
coutr-wtors, lor a company io thai'urtglibor
iki-J, h .i had plenty ol gts aiiovo uod
belo niiim.d, but "niry u hit"o! tbe prcc.
ioo U'l.d. Pe'.rulia, Out, Advertiiioi'.
Mir.Ltiiisrowx, Pa., Nov. i.
A new woll wax struck oi tl.e Daruhtrt
Uioi la-d-iy It is owned bv T. Prentice,
und it is throwing oif iu head at mi on.
iinoru rate. It proiri ses, however, to be a
good well. Oil is filty cunts per barrel,
and no buroiiassrs. Everylhitig looks dead
iu new v.elis are startln,,' add the old wolls
re falling ft' Lipid lj .
i Prof. Light has made 135 balloon
SIODS.,
A clergyman ol PbiculxylUe ravots
cuses.
The committee or tbe London Stock
change has adopted a retolutlon tu..
.I...I1 ll-l.:-..
auuiiiiKi uriiipn money lor a ao i
American money snail bi tho rate of
cttangs alter me third of Nnvnmher
a nn.-u i.. - . . .
" lM"" " ""-ei uroKeis to cM l
vate: Gad-Iowelss.
A proverb lor modern New York
Di'Cleclive is as bid kr Mi T lie 111
Portland, Me., is making an ellmt 0
press sbavinit on Sunday wh'cb lbs bjri
regal u altogether unr ozonshlc.
The Grand Trunk Pipe Line. bi tf J
Uolumbta larm. It is bemK iind, j
as last as I tie weather will permit
Josh Btl ings givoa the tollowing J
to young men. ''Diu'tbo d.fcinrinol
yer iniiBtash don-t grow. It si,mrl
happens that w hero' a mimlaBh duz Ibe
nothing else duz tin we II."
DlftMoliltiOii Aolioe.
The partnership bereicfom fxutipj;
tween Hie uuilersnroeil c.rryina nn ,...
at Petroleum Centre, Pa., u Ki linrs il
,.Al n ..,wl., .1, cll . ..
llfiiruiii kip ii.mr nim ai U J
Fairfield. Preston & Co., has this day
uisioiveu oy uiiiiuai cnoeiii.
T. D. FaiiiTiisi..,,
D. II. I'llK-ToX.
Petroleum Centre, Oct ;20, iST3.
navl3.'Jw
A Boston woman wante l to elope, but
when her husband gave her monoy to ga
she cbnnued her mind it look all ibo ro
mance away.
If every man wo meot carrying a gun
about these days, should succeed in shoot
ing a deer, the Tension market would soon
become oveikloclied aud salt pork become
a luxury. However they dun't do it, but
we suppose the hunters have just as much
fun looking around fur meat.
General Sheridan bas been dries bunting
on Ibo Illinois river.
It is said that the BtroHls of St. Louis
were never as dirty as now.
Salvina viBiled tho house of Edwin Forest
in Philadelphia recently.
Tho sardine lintieriee to France at present
employ 20,000 sailors and some 18,000 men
women and children on land lo prepare the
uo ior m uin, it nm mil ma Catch IS
now diminishing everyvear, und the almoin
Camplete failure of the Bill may bo antici
pated at no remote peiod.
A constitutional amendment is to be
submitted to the electors of Kansas in No.
veinber providing that tht number of Ri-p
resenialives in tue Legislature shall never
exceed one dutidred aud twenly-five anil
the number of Senators shall never exceed
forty. This is au increase over the present
limit-
The agent of the Northern Pacific Ri
way in Liverpool, Mr. L. Ueuderson, was
committed for trial on Oct. 8 at tbe Dale
Street Police Court on the charge of having
obtained 180 under false pretences. Mr.
Smith, an auctioneer, was tbeJcomplaiDant.
Ball was taken for Mr. Henderson's sppesr-ame.
At last we ro to have liom ouo of the
greatest puihaps the greatest- of Southern
Geueials bis account of the war. Y refer
to Gen. Joseph E. J.ihas iu, whoso history
ol bis campi gus is soon lo bo published iu
b:i octavo volume by Mr Appimou. It is
to bo embellished with portraits of distill
guisueu uiu:ers arm maps ot vultous Fceties
and operations.
A nude departure The removal of Nroi-
nis at tbe Fountain fisin llazjlt.n's uliow
wtudow, in New liedtord.
Aninony l rallope will write a story lor
tho t'trihtinas oiiinher of the London Gr
phis.
The schooner Clml-ne stink Wednepd
nigut, while m ikioj Jliiw iiiKeo harbor dm.
uig a gale. One of in., crew w.ia lost.
Judge A. G. Miller, of the United States
Di8tiict Court of Wis;uiu, .who was op
poiuied by President V.iu Buren iu 1838,
has resigned.
Receipts Imtn customs at the following
ports for the week ending November 8 weie:
New York, $1,4:18,813; Philadelphia. $118,
aci; Ballltnor-, $;u8 4o7; B.is'on, $28,010
Auother Carl's! victory Is reported)
ptot.ably for tho imrpoai ol oiutradiotion
to-morrow.
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The Cotnini L-tid Comnany, inoorpont
edjhy the last Maine Legislature, with a
capital not to exceed $2 6011,000, and ia
which the Spratiues ol Rhode Island are
largely inter-sted, has been transferred to
the management tf Ira D. Sturgiss aod II
A. Dewltt, of Augusta
The dressing. gown is the most lastini or
all garments; It it seldom won oat.
AWAllllBIl 11T 1IIG
AsucriTHii Sswl.tHtc,
TO J. AV. MrKHE.
I'ttu
"It la inif minus timl will Bluet the uautiuf
matrou iu the lniu)-"'
Exlilbttlon of lS7i
John E (iuvlt, Ifec ccy. F. A Ihrrnrd.
baaiucl D. 1 illiniin, ( orrt -jMiiid n-.' S.ti
New lurk, Ni-vi-mlvrii
This (ilmtile nnd liiL'i'iihtu Mnchm) u n
fta the St'Wiim Mu hiiin (in l is f;i b voiiihc
ular with lauies, io the p:nct! of extnu-fw
work, Hs wtirk hrlni: much more bond-on;.
ing time mid not otiu te tli ,.mt )l:erxp
N IihIv'h toilet Ii now co ii)lil wiit.nui
Miidrne with il'u tnUe-1 cir.-u::r siml full h.
t icnie it nt on receipt of fil. or luiialud 11
plalo fur S'-it.-Addri,
The IflcKco IHu'Mir, Co.
AGENTS WANTFD.
McKinley & Grosf
Blacksmith
AN!)
H..-.nl
i
Kfpairing .1 t'-pcciM
EEFINEKY STILL -j KKPAlKEM
t3f" Wo wair.int nil work tlt ne Iy
be iipnrly us eood as new win n reteiif
fieod miterial furnished und prices re.
able.
Hnvlni; had nnn experience In tli"
JtlSlflf MeKINI.IiY. KUIIAM'W! '
I'etToleilin Centre, 'a.. .Thii. tt. tl
imn'&' 111; iiivnisvciCCD I
With mmr!; mid ltnnnstfM. whu will nt
flppi'O von. htil in nlniM v-mno nifi cml 'f
dnd dOf-a vnn w tli tuileitm nmui'tt cii onicl
ui'iktni; vnnr nisi! worm? Hi:cnrt nt ntv t
tinlv tiViiritfii remedy liirtl can bt r"iur.
' 11111111 'rt hu 1 Hlood SiinrRrinr, wlnh 1
trniri the pjNtrmll lorni 1 f privntt tts-tft-viriiri
in the htKMl: uUn. m'nj.nftl ucanp"
enetL'T, !hh of iiH'iimrv, and nil iieivnu-
...... It',,,,, r-. ... ,.11 ut. ,.'. .. I.i -li A urm Iki'V
uiiil luulv. tiiiii-i,:n-r muni '"i iiiiiHp hle. ws
li.fl. itu'h liT ni.'lil (Hiirt lv Hull lld. llo
t I 00 p rpio k KC Kuril pckie Hi'lkM a,
01 1000a Bt'iircner. wimioriii (n iiiun
burjdi, fa Box 1431). l'umpblet fieu
Vitr !:il
15.000 to 20,000 feet ol MKCOND-!
TUBINfi. at from 25 to 35 els p.
The Tubin is in Ural class order OS.
ready fitted
April 23. tl
II. H. WARSf
Conannip Ion ti:- tta oilt-ln hi n irr I
.nil roiTinit flute hi lliv nutoii. ncnui' inni-i
trfiitn.tr llliitf diui'llHe ultll eoll,ll evilip,
A-n -I ,w.,,.. i nnailiimtiOII We nilOll I'tt'l
enrit'h tlie hit"' d, mm when the lnoo'l I I"'.
niinipiloii ennniit exlrf. Ilr SlcCiilmi" !
Blood fieiirrtier puneirtiien the icertit ninliti11 n
droud itlJiia.o mil exturmiiuitvii It rool s,,a '
Try one sii.ule pnckaKo bv return roli "Ir
I 06) and you ulllnlwii-s feel tlianklul. " '
Mediuine Co., Box lsati, List ol pel
sent free.
I-
O. F. KOtSTKK, !
Flour & IVed MrwUf
PETROLEUM CENTRE, PA. !
PRICE LI-T. ' J
XXX White Wb't Fl, $9,00 1 "eat, .
Chop, 1,W I VV heat Bran, ,
Oats, . P