The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-03-27
THE NEWS.


Buffalo. have failed. Liabilities. $4,000;
assets, $4,000. L. c. Dumpeman is as-
signee.
Ex.President Johnson lies dangerously
III at Greeuville, Tennessee. Dr. Basil
Norris left Washington City Wednesday for
that place.
The Government of Prince Edwards
Island has been notified by Imperial authori-
ty that it is not competent for the island to
enter into negotiations with the United
States with view to reciprocity without
the cooperation of the other British pro-
vinces.
The South Carolina Legislature adjourned
sine die on Wednesday, after.a four months
session and the passage OF about seventy
five acts
Adolphe Philips, young German, who
for the last two months has been stealing
rare books from the Mercantile Library, New
York, valued at one thousand dollars, has
confessed his crime; thirty volumes were
secured.
A man named Evans cut the throat OF
Jas. Hickox, at Center Hill, Connecticut,
on Monday morning. The murderer was
arrested, and says he killed HckoX for
criminal intimacy with bis wife.
WIN. Gucruey vas committed in the Cen
eral Sessions, New York, Wednesday to
answer for having in his possession $1,000
worth of bonds that had been stolen from
Cambreling & Payne, of Wall street.
MIS- Brigham Young and party are still
n Chicago. They have received Invitations
to the various places Of amusement and
have accepted several. Mrs. Young isa about
twenty-five. accomplished aud of pleasant
manners. Miss Ne.Iie Young dagAter Of
Brigham.is ~ Young lady OF about seventeen.
The party aie on their way to Washington
to have an interview with pc President in
regard to tha Ogden and Salt Lake Rail-
road, OF which Joseph Young. snn Of Brig
ham, ana one ol The party, is Superin,cn.
dent. .
His siiil that another national bark is
soon to lie oigahized in Chicago under the
control of au experienced banker froui
Richmond. Virginia. vito has national
bank already with ample circulation, which
he wishes to transfer to that city. Its capi-
tai and the precise sine when ii will go in
TO operation cannot be ma ie known for c
few days.
Fred. C'cmcnts. aged fourteen years, T.
son OF Capt. Cl"m"nis. of Wanhrgan, Lis,
was run over Weln's,!ey about room hy a
and, Milwaukee Railroad; his legs were 50
badly crushed that he cannot survive. H.
vas Attempting To jump on The train, missed
his hold AMI fell under The wheels. H is
a bright, iarlfFgen. !~y. po,n'ar with all
and ;he accident caused univs rsal gloom in
Wauke.aa
A serious break has occurred in the Della
ware and Hudson canal at eori Ben. y. J +,
carrying away the aqIelncl ;st that plrcr.
The opening Il the canal will therefore be
necessarily delayed several days.
On Wednesday night,a yourg man named
Pine shot Miss Howard in Boston The
wound it was feared wOnid proYe mortal.
He then shot himself dead. Rejected
love is Supposed to lie the cause. Goth
were aged abou. twenty, and were respec-
tably connected.
Baron Schlozer, Minister from The North
German Union 10 tho United States, srriv.
eli IN New York by the Weslphalia nR Wed
ues!ay.
! a Washington.special TO tie New York
Commercial gives rumor Of the death oi
ex-President Johnson, at Greenvile Ten.
ncsser, which is supposed to arise from the
fact that he is quite i'll.
The locks on the Weiland canal are TO be
cleaned out. 1t is thought that the cana
will not be oponed for navigation before the
drst-of Aprit
An unsuccessful attempt to rob the coun
'y treasury was made at Liberty. Indiana
at two O'Clock Wednesday morning
SamuGl Kailer, constable of Anderson
township, Hamilton, county, Obio, Wed
nesday morning rt ceived q shot which vii
probably prove fatal. The criminal be AT