The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-01-12
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Philadelphia, states that hss Killed Mrs.
Hill. and that Twichell is INNOCENT Of the
murder.
Columbia borough, at the other end of
the Reading and Columbia Railroad, held
Q municipal election last Monday. Last
winter the town was carried by the Demo.
Gratis. This year the Republicans have
made clear sweep. of Chief Burgess and
nearly all the candidates at majsrities
ranging from Is 10 100.
A very large deposit Of iron ore has just
been discovered on the farm Of Tysher
Stitzel, ESQ.,, in Meden creek township,
Berks county. It is frst rate hematite, and
is found within a few feet OF The surface, and
extends over a range of at least thirty acres.
The deposit Is said to be equal in richness
and abundance to the Moselem ore banks.
Alvin Congdon, resident OF Evansburg,
Crawford county, fell from the platform OF a
car at the Lebanon Valley Railroad Depot,
Harrisburg, on Friday, aud was run over
by shifting engine and instantly killed.
Deceased. who was about forty.iive years Of
age, was travelling for his health.
Maria Bromley living with her cousin
Wilder Hasen, in Rome township, Crawford
county. committed suicide on Tuesday last,
by taking morphine. Cause refusal of her
cousin to marry her.
c. S. A. McAran, q prominent young
journalist of Pbiladelphia, died in that city
on Friday of consumption. He was we'll
known war correspondent.
Gov ernor Gcsry held reception at the
Ey ecu,ive Mansion, Harrisburg. on Thurs.
day evening. which was largely attended.
". e. RaUck, respectable citizen of
Earl township. Lancaster county, commit.
ted suicide on "Wednesday by hanging him
SELF from an apple tree. No cause is assign
el for the act.
Lonis L. Davis. who is under sentence of
death at Cleveland, for the murder of David
p. Ssinner last September, formerly lived 10
Shaffsr on Oh Greek.
The Clenrfeld Journal says: "Ths pros.
poet for large quantity Of square timber
being run down the river, in the spring, is
rather problematical: We have no definite
data as to the supply likely to be on hand,
but. IT we are permitted to judge from the
mragre Information now before u.s. We be-
lieve the quantity will be quite limited. O.
Between ei-L, aud nine o'clock Tbnrsda
night. Two separate attempts at incenti ar
ism we're p-rprtraled iu Erie. The barn Of
the fremont House, on Peach street, was
fired. The flames Wcr" discovered instant
~ and eXiingn;shed. a few minutes after
ward a store IN The vicinity was found on
fire by 4 clerk, nni likewise eytinguished.
In both eases kerosene oil was used. The
chjec: is not known. The incendiaries have
not been apprrherded
Henry r. Pirrson. President of the Brook
lyn City Railroad, has accepted the Office OF
financial manager Of the Chicago and North
western Railroad, and will make the city OF
Chicago his iature home.
The New York TriSu.e supports Marshall
0. Roberts for United States Senator. The
sun understands there is movement on
foot TO bring forward Hon. Ransom Balcom.
Judge of tbe Supreme Court in the sixth
district, as u fourth or 9th competitor.
A fire in Illinois, on Friday, dpstroyed
the clothing and furnishing house of Stein
hemer Il Marks and three saloons. Total
loss $40, 900. Insurance $4,000.
At San Francisco, Saturday, John Dixon,
recent arrival from Australia, and former
ly clerk in the Oriental Bank OF Melbourne,
was arrested for forgery. He had on his
person At the time of his arrest. letters of
credit and bills Of exchange amounting to
over ss5,OOO.
A Harvard College student, named
Alger, while passing through Have,hil
street, Boston, Saturday, engaged in on al
tercation with an old man named Maxwell,
and after talking to him in ad insulting
manner, slapped him in the face The old
man resented by drawing q large ijack.knlie
and plunglng it once or twice into the stu
dents bowls, causing wounds which are
likely 10 lrove fatal. Maxwell was arrest
ed.
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