The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-03-19
THE NEWS.

The Canadian Parliament meets Oh tne
Sd of April.
Portugal has abolished slavery in her co.
lonies.
Boston has founded two new public libra.
res for the German working classes.
The lat.s. from Paris is that Edmund
About weighs 276 pounds
Ex.Gov. Bullock, Of Mass. has started on
tour to Europe.
Seven hundred trains daily now run over
the London underground railway.
A new English poetess, Msnella Bate
smedley, is highly praised by the critics.
Jeff Davis denies that he has heart dis
ease, and says he was never better.
The d.falcatiou of tho City Treasurer Of
Lowell Massachusetts,, amounts to over $62,-
600.
The present Secretary of war, General
Rawlins, began his career as charcoal burL.
er.
Tho vicksburg Herald has . "Greeian
Bend Bureau" for paragraphs relative to the
fair sex.
One Will lam Williams. of Chicago, whs
is announced a. q bankrupt, 10 therefore
called deficiency bill.
Though the sewing machine is not reap
er at all: yet it 10 fact that ~ you sow you
shall reap.
The. best BARRIERS in the world, according
to European tourists here, are to be found
in the U. s.
The heirs Of Sir Benjamin Guinnes had to
pay $50, 500 legacy duty before they could
handle his wealth.
Victor Emanusl,is getting famous for sub.
seribing large sums for charitable objects,
and not paying up.
A man in Connecticut recently got q
neighbor to help him to dig a grave ''ior a
joke" and thea killed himself.
Senator Doolittle denies the report that
he is about to practice law in New York.
He returns to Wisconsin.
In Japan, it Is said, the persecution Of
Christians by the Government continues
with unabated ferocity.
Johu Brougham is to 60 to Californi. in
June for three months engagement, for
which he rscsives 500, 900 in gold.
franklin county, Virginia, not to be out
done by ether parts Of the country, announ.
COS the death Of An cid lady at the age OF
1875.
The English dramatic authors now con.
template having their plays performed first
in the U. S., In order to procure u copyright.
At Pompei there have just been discovered
two marble bnsts-ons OF Pompey and the
other Of Brutus. They are both Of fine exc
cution.
In New York last week, o man was beat.
en- Snd robbed by gamblers, because lie nsd
won $l.lOO at faro bank, and refused TO
give it up.
Tarri ng the front door Of a rival estab
lishment in the iavorils manner OF revenge
among certain class Of pee pie in Cincin.
natl.
Some one Of u. statistical tnrn Of mind has
estimated that the corn made into whisky in
single revenue district in kentucky would
fatten 200, 600 hogs.
John Thomas was murdered ut Big Beth
el, Virginia, on Saturday, by three negroes
whom be surprised while robbing his premi
ses.
Several important nominations have beer
agreed upon In Cabinet meetings, but it il
now positively asserted that the Presidsa
will make no further important nomination.
until tho tenurs.o!- !-efiice matter is disposed
Of by the Senate.
St. Patrieks Day was generally celebrated
by Irish citizens iu all the larger cities.
In a quarrel in On auction store in Chics
60 on Wednesday,, one Of the statesmen drew
q revolver and fired ut man named Carmo
dy. The ball missed its aim, and passed
through the lungs of Hans Roberlson, u
young Norwegian. .inhictiug mortal wound
Jacobs, the man who did the shooting, mad
his escape.
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