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The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-12-01

ALMOST FIRE.-Tbis morning abon t
II O'Clock as couple of the neighbors were
passing the residence of Mr.. Cook, in Wild
Cat, discovered flames Issuing flom the roof,
and by the nse of several pals of water and
q little exertion, succeeded in extinsuish-
ing the fire. The stove pipe had parted
near the roof and had it not boen discover
ed just when il waa, would probably have
proved disasterous.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-12-01
Death of Alexis Crane.

The death of Mr.. A. Crane, which took
place at bis residence in this place, at IA
o'clock yesterday afternoon, was not an un-
expected event. as be had been in very bad
state for some dSfs previous 10 his demise,
yet has cast gloom of sadness over large
portion OF our community, among whom he
had long been known as an honest and up
right citizen, and one whose loss will be Sc
verelY felt and long mourned by a large cir
Gle OF friends and acqnaintances. Mr.. C..
was born in Richmond, Chittenden county,
Vermont, 10 the month of April, 1920, and
at the time of bis death was aged 40 years
and I months At an early age be moved
into New York State and settled at Fulton.
at which place be resided for many years.
and where he was married. He came to
the oil region In the year 1860, and imme.
diately went into business as an oil produ.
eer, being largely interested in the develop.
ment of the oil territory in this vicinity
For the past few years be tad been engaged
In the business Of refining oil, under the
firm name OF Crane, Thacker & Co., one of
the Oldest firms In this section. He leaves
. wife and four children, also sister, Mrs
n. L. Bates, to mourn his death.
His remaius will be taken to Fulton, N.
Y, where he will be buried with Masonic
honors.
Funeral services will be held at. the late
residence of the deceased at 10 a. m, to-
morrow forenoon, and the remains will be
taken away on the IL o'clock train.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-12-01

Jay Gould has resigned the receivership
of the Atlantic and Great Western Railway,
and Judge Hitchcock has been appointed in
his place. He gave bonds in two hundred
thousand dollars. This ends the trouble
until next court. The answers in petition
for foreclosure and sale are to be filed jan
uary 10Th, and the case will he ready for
hearing January oath.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-12-01

Deer hunting in Clarion County is very
profitable just now. On Thursday Of last
week, DR.. Strattan. &C Strattanviile, shot
three, one of tbe II n lawn. without moving
from the spot where he delivered tSe first
SHOT. On the 10Th last. Mr. Isaac Ftnse-
temaker, of Clarion, shot a buck, in Paint
township, which weighed, when dressed,
2l0 pounds, which it is said to be one of
the largest ever Killed in that section.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-12-01

Through some queer freak of the te'e-
graph the Montreal papers located at San
Francisco the recent earthquake at Manila,
and the witness after giving graphic pic
ture Of the roohess city, with its citizens
dead from falling down stairs or jumping
from windows, adds: ''Tbese disagreea5ie
tidings may cause the party Of our citizens,
who, it has been said, are going to start on
a pleasure trip TO California, to pause be-
fore they visit, its capital city, whose de
molished roofs may not 6e able to shelter
them"
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-12-01
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF
TRAINS ON O. G. e. A. H.. u.

SOUTH.
No. 2, Passeneer.-LeaveC Cory ll.20 q.
M. Titusville. 1859 p. M; Petroleum Gen.
tire, 1.40 p. m.; Oil City, .2.22 p. m; Ir-
Yineten, s 10 p. m.
No 4. Passeuger-Leave Cory 6. 10 a. m.
Titusville, 7.35 q. m.; Petroleum Centre.
S.14 N; Oil City, $3.50 m arrive at lr-
vineton ii 40 o m.
No. 6, Passenger-Leave Cory G. .05 p m;
Titusville, 7.50 p m; Petroleum Centre,
s,3s p m; arrive at Oil City 9,2O p M.
NORTH.
No. /, Passenger-Leave Irvineton 7.l5
an; Oh City, 10, 10 IN; Petroleum Cen
tre, ll,05 u IN; Titusvlie, IL, so m; arrive
ct Cory LAO p m.
No. 5, Passanger-Leave Irvineton, H.
06 p m; Oil City 2,57 p m; Petroleum Cen
tre, 8, SO p m; Titusvile, 4.20 NJ; arrive
at Cory 5,45 p m.
No. s, Passenger-Leave Oil City 100 q
m; Petroleum Centre, TAB a m; Titusville.
$50 m; arrive at Cory lO.lO a m.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-12-01

A terrible affray occurred in johnson conn-
ty, Arkansas, last week. Aplan,er named
johnson had an alteration with three
hands in cotton field, who attacked him
with knives. Johnson drew knife to de-
fend himself, killing two Of them instantly,
and morta!iy wounding the third. john
aon received more than twenty wounds,
but will recover. He bears the reputation
of good, quiet citizen.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-12-01

The original plan Of Atlantic coast lights
will be carried out during the coming year.
The lighthouses destroyed on the Southern
coast during the rebellion are being rebuilt,
and new lights projected on the dangerous
coasts between Capes Henry and Hatteras,
and on Alligator Reef in the Florida pass.
In the course Of year, the aids to naviga-
tion will be greater than at any preceding
period.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-12-01

OK account of the storm last evening the
theatre was not very well filled, to witness
the performance by Sherry's troupe of mo.
bodys Daughter As usual with that
company the acting was excellent. To-
night will be produced Bouricaults great
drama. entitled, ''Formosa, or the Railroad
TO Ruin.n
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-12-01

The Niagara Farm is steadily improving
in production. On the 3lst day of October
the production of the farm was 292 barrels,
and oniths 30 OF Nov, Yesterday the pro-
duction was 400 barrels. The Superintend-
ent of this Farm, guages the tanks every
day at noon and consequently the prodnc-
tion is accurately and satisfactorily known.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-12-01

The colOrpd citizens of this place are TO
hold grand piizr bal', at Akin's Hall, this
evening. \ valuable silver cupis offered
rs pr'za to The !es' gentleman dorcer, and
lne set of furs 10 tie best lady dancer.
e2cei!en. supper vii be furnished. An old
fashioned good time may be expected.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-12-01

They have another sensation in Chicago
the case OF young man named Melbourne
Stuart Hale in state Of suspended anima-
ton for fourteen days, and still in that
state when last heard from. The doctors
differ, as they generally do. Some say the
body has been dead two weeks, others
animation is only suspended and not yet
extinct-of which opinion are Dls. Blaine
and Woodbury..
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-12-01

Petersburg, Va, has half It dozen large
cotton factories, nearly twenty tobacco fac
tories, two or three large thrifty foundrics
and machines shops, besides those connect
ed with railroads. four large -four and
grist mills, three large distiileries and sever
al rectilying establishments, together with
many smaller manufacturing establish
meuts
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-12-01

New DRUG STORE E.-Grifith Bros. will
open their new drug store, opposite the
Opera House, Washington street, to-day
They have laid ir large stock of drugs,
medicines, toilet articles, perfumeres,.. &c.
These gentlemen are just starting in bust.
ness and should receive q liberal share O
the pnblic patronage.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-12-01

PROF.. BEAMER will commence his course
OF lectures on Physiosnomy and Phranolo-
gy, on Thursday evening next, in the Eg-
bert Farm School House. A very large COL
lection of paintings will be introduced to
age is expected inc smuch as the Prof rem
ders universal satisfaction. 1t.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-12-01

Had the Spanish gunboats not been inter.
fered with, the Spanish Consul at New
York says it was the intention of his govern.
ment to expend So 600, 900 in this country
in the building OF six screw corvettes
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-12-01

Advices from the interior OF Cuba are that
hunger and misery prevails to an alarming
extent. The columns under Col. Hidalgo
lately found at hut in the vicinity of Pal
ma SorIano, containing the lifeless bodies
of eight persons who had died Of starva-
tion
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-12-01

Wall street experienced another shock
Monday. Gold ran down like q jackscrew
under heavy wagon. and actually touched
l2l1i. This is the lowest recorded price
for gold since Sept. 80, 1852.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-12-01

We learn new well was struck on Fri
day last on the Miller Farm, opposite Fos-
ter Station, on the Allegheny Valley R. R.,
and is doing Is barrels per diem. Wm.
Roth, and alAr. Miller, of Tarr Farm, are
sole pro- IN.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-12-01

The Titusville Herald comes to us this
morning In bran new dress. 1t presents
fine appearance. We are glad to witness
our neighbor's prosperity and hope it may
continue.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-12-01
CONJUGAL LOVE

and the IEnppfhckS OF kFUc Na"TTf"6V
IN SAYS for Young Men. en'the Errors Abuses
tissnd Diseases which destroy the Manly P0wres
and create impedimen's of MARRIAGE, with sure
means of relici Sent in sealed letter envelopes free
of charge. Address Howard Association. Bow p.
Philadelphia, Ia. sepS, am.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-12-01

If you would make present to q friend
give one of Kelleys's German Silver Lamps
Gaifeny's is sole agent.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-12-01

The old estaplished house of Owen CAT
feny, is acknowledged by all to be the place
to find pure and unadulterated wines .and
liquors. nov. l9lm.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-12-01

Full assortment of Diaries for 1870, just
received at W. II. Nicholson Il Cos. Sta
tionery and Variety Store. [nov.23u.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-12-01

A REUNION of the survivors Of the S3d
Penn. Regiment is talked of, as soon as the
prelimiuaries can be arranged. 1t is to
come of either at Erie or Meadvlle.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-12-01

The largests stock and best variety ever
offered on OIL Creek, is at'Gaiieny's.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-12-01

Slo0 buys u bottle OF Gaifney's Sunday
Comfort, every family should have it.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-12-01

Buckskin Gloves, cheap, ut hammers &
Alden's,
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-12-01

Orders taken for suits and fits guaranteed,
at hammers & Alden's.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-12-01

Underclothing in large quantities at Lam
mcrs & tAden's.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-12-01

KID GLoAEs-A large assortment, at
Lamels & Alden's.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-12-01

METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Services every Sabbath at II A. NJ. ana
N P. NJ. Sabbath School at l21a P. NJ.
ed to all.
REV. c. NJ. HEARD, Pastor.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-12-01

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Preaching at IL o'clock A. NJ, and
o'clock P. NJ.
REV. j. T. OxToBY, Pastor.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-12-01

SITS. PETER AND PAUL'S (CathoIis)
CHURCH.
Mass at 1014 a. m.
Vesper and Benediction of the Blessed
Sacrament at 4 p. m.
Catechism at Up. m.
JAMES DUNN. Pastor.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-01

hDF- BATCHELORS HAIR DYE.-THIS
BSR splendid Hair Dye is the best in the world;
the only true and perfect bye; harmless EsilablS
instantapeous: n0 disappointment no RIDICULOUS
tnts remedies the Ill eects OF bad dyes invgoratea
and leaves the Hair son and beautiful black or bro0
boId by all Druegtstg and Permmersi ana properly
applied at Batchelox's VIE Factory NO. IL 30
htreet. New York tUmWH
Sf- MESSRs. STEWART d CO.,
k= Uphosterers, Brooklyn N, y, state, In regard
IN EIastic Sponge that they furnished several
churches with cushions TO the entire satisfaction OF
the parties interested alter putting 20 the Thousand
ana one tests OF Church Committees. S3mwfa
ENGAGEMENT AND WEDDING RINGS.
A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF COIN AND Is
KARAT ALWAYS ON HAND.
LEWIS LADOMUS q CO., Jewellers,
I'D mo. son CHEsNUT STREET.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-01

sary authority was obtained for butIdtug the
Prl, ceton Il ON hts dealgns and under his super
iniende noe. The Prinoeton was very peculiar
We, ael in all respects, and her steam maohinery
IN nlIed the most important requisites for
war ste mer, com bininR lfenines co m pactuess
Rtmpici,y, ard efficiency. and being wnoily
placed out of the reacn OF the ensmy's fire
Eric sons claim for the pay ment of b peuses
time and labor not allowed by ths Navy
d'd mot receive the monty due him mp To the
day OF his death. While thus engaged In other
protocols te s'iil kept In view his great idea q
ihe caloric engine. and In 1858, through the libe
rally OF Mr. John II. KitchinR, OF New York, ne
tested the efficiency Of his invention on the
Eiicsson, n ship Of two thousand tons. Tue
engines ot Grated we'll. but the speed attained
vas not sufficient TO prone unoe the expertment
q perfect success, and the idea of using the
celoi 10 engine for sea going vessels was absn'
ocped. The inventions perfected by Mr.. EricS.
ton are almost innumerable aud m any OF them
are ofthe Ligt est value and importance Per-
hpps bis greatest chi p vement was the Invention
of tie Monitor. which conquered the Rebel
ram MeIrimsc In Hampton Roads. and com.
pletely revoluu lnized modern naval war
fare. The facts with regard to the perform ances
of This vessel and those which were butt on
the same model are sin fresh tu the minds of
the public. Since the war MIR. Ericsson has
been ENGAGED in variety Of experimen q, and
OF the SUMS heat has occu Died much Of his tlm
and attention. MIR. Ericsson was OF m msdlum
height, square sheuldered. and of great psysi.
cal strength aud endurance. He was gifted
with indomitahle perseverance,, and his
achievement semitic him 10 he ranke ed With the
greatest men of The age. AS an engineer he
will leave r. putation second to none
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-01

ENGLISH VITAL STATISTICs.-The London
Spectator says:-It appears from the quarterly
re port of the Registrar General that the natu-
raj increase OF the people of the United King
dom, the births in excess of deaths, was at the
rate OF l777 daily, or 4l0. .00) year. Emigration,
however, carried off 39l daily, or $4,000 o
year, leaving 26S 900 as tue fnal addition to the
population. AT this rate the kingdom Increases
by a Lancashire every ten years, or, say, q
Savoy and Nee, and sends In mo same time
the population of a state like Massachusetts to
America and the colonies. 1t is believed that
other races are increasing fast, but no other
exerts the same centrifugal action upon It's
surplus, the Germans and the Chinese alone
emigrating In large numbers The total in
crease in America must be even greater, and
together the speakers Of English multiply by
more than eighty millions per century; and be
IL remembered that there does not In the
world exist a community of 700 English men
not under their own laws.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-01
A Singular Affair.

On Thursday the jury in the case Of Samuel
Holt, charged with the murder Of Ed yard
ByTDes, brought in a verdict OF not guilty, on
the ground that the pistol which was handed
to them as the one with which the deed was
committed was found TO be- broken. Toe
pistol was one with revolving barrel, CON.
tanning three chambers, and was elt-ooclsing.
The barrel was fastened to the stock by a
rod of iron that connected with the
barrel TO revOlve. On examination the frao-
ture presented the appearance of clean new
break, and spriDg projecting from the
stock against the barrel prevented the two
parts from remaining together without the aid
Of the rod. The pistol had been produced in
Court at the former trial Of Holt for the muir
der of Christopher Byrpes. 1t had been re-
pestedly handled by both the present and the
former District Attorney and the prisonsr' g
counsel, and no evidences of fracture were
discovered until It came into the hands OF the
jury.
Taking IL all in all, this is a very remark
able affair, and it shows the Importance OF
the Court keeping the control of all the arti-
cles which may be offered as evidence in
such cases as this. During the Twitohell
trial, the counsel for the prisoner tried very
hard to get possession of the blood-stained
garments which were the mute witnesses OF
the murder of Mrs. Hill, and the Court very
properly refused to allow them to 60 out OF
its possession, or to be handled in such a
manner as to throw suspicion on them. The
breaksge Of the pistol in the Byrnes homi-
cide case and the acquittal of Holt are cir
cumstances that will not cause the oommu-
nifty to feel satisfied that matters connected
with the trial were conducted altogether as
they ought to have been.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-01

KANSAS, on whose soil the opening battles Of
the great conflict between slavery and freedom
were fought, has been the first to rstify the
proposed amendment to the Federal Constitu-
tion prohibiting any State from denying or
abridging the right to vote by reason OF race
or color. The vote in the upper house of the
State Legislature was unanimous, and it was
almost SO in the lower house, as well. There
is peculiar appropriateness in this. The
Border Rutfians Of Missouri did what they
could TO secure Kansas to the cause of human
bondage, and now she is the first State to ratify
the amendment which puts the finishing
touches on the tombstone of the peculiar in.
stitutionn
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from Illinois (Mr. Logau) should accompany
II as a clown" to which the retort was qu,cky
made that as the gentleman (Mr. Windo~)
will not be In the next Congress, bis services
as jester 'can be got cheap"
Il is evident, from the feeling displayed,
that sharp battle is to be fought for the in,
crease of the bounties which have enriched
the favorites of the Indian Bureau, AMI II the
Senate proposition prevails the American
people will probably be compelled to foot
bill, during the next twenty years, amounting
in the aggregate to several hundred millions
of dollars.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-01

THE Age has correspondent at Washing
ton OF an exceedingly nervous disposition. On
Saturday the unfortunate man was thrown
into perfect paroxysm by listening to the
speech of the ebony hued Menard on the floor
Of the House Of Representatives. "The scene, -
says the Age man, "was disgusting in the
extreme, and ought to consign those who
brought 1t about to eternal disgrace and in
fanny" We fear the poor fellow will be still
more disgusted before he dies, unless he emf
CRATES.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-01

The LowER BRANCH Of the State Legislature
recently had under consideration bill legal
izing special contracts for interest at various
rates above six per cent. A measure Of this
kind should undoubtedly be adopted. No
fact is better known than that the value Of
money is constantly huctuating, and 1t is as
absurd to persist in maintaining the fiction
that ii never legally rises above six per cent,
as II would be to attempt to regulate by law
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-01

A SproY AND SPIRITED DEBATE occurred
In the House of Representatives on Satur-
day ON q motion TO concur in the Senate
amendment to the Appropriation BILL by
which nearly four millions of dollars would
be added to the expenditures Of the next is-
cal year, and from seven to twelve millions
ofdollars annually for the next twenty years
for the purpose of complying with the stipu-
lations made by the rowing commission which
has recently negotiated treaties with the
various tribes of Indians. Mr.. Sooheld de-
clared that the amendments "involved the
deepest villainy." Mr.. Garfield contended
that the whole policy upon which these trea-
ties were based was ridiculous, and that che
never would vote dollar that was TO be ex-
pended through the filthy channels Of the
Indian Bureau" and Mr.. Logan alleged that
she should like to see Mr.. Mix, the Chiei
Clerk of the Indian Bureau, mounted on a
high horse, under the lead Of the gentleman
nom Minnesota (Mr. Windom), with lasso in
hand, chasing the fourteen-year old Indian
bucks TO put breeches on them. What o
beautiful sight, too, 1t would be to see
Camanche walking with stove-pipe hat on
bis head before he got his breeches ~
These sarcastic comments on the practical
results Of Indian diplomacy naturally excited
the ise Of the defenders of the Indian Bureau,
and Mr.. Window suggested that "when they
got up caravan on the plains, the gentleman
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the market price Of any other commodity, aud
to decide what the farmer should charge for
bis butter or the merchant for his dry goods.
Thousands Of business men and corporations
are obliged TO pay more than six per cent
interest, and II is impolitio, as we'll as unjust,
to keep a law upon the statute books which
cannot aud should not be enforced.