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The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-26

A special meeting OF the Philadelphia
City Council was held yesterday, to cOu-
slider the wate. famine. Twenty-Five thou
sand dollars was appropriated for families
OF destitute canal boatmen upon the Schuyl-
Kill river. Power has been given To the
Chief Engineer to take any meas ures he
may deem proper to raise water into the
basins at Paramount. The experiment was
tried last evening of raisiug water by means
OF steam fire engines The hill at Fair.
mount is ninety.six feet high, and it ia
doubtful whether the hose Will stand the
pressure. The result las not yet boen an.
uOupcel
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-26

PARKERs LANDING.-The oil territory at
and near Palker's Landing, 10 this county,
is attracting large amount of capital for
investment. Numerous wells, from Bear
Greek to o point nearly opposite the mouth
Of the Clarion river, on the west side of the
Allegheny, are in operation-nearly all of
them in successful operation. Many new
ones are being bored along the river bottom
and on the hill as far back as tho old town
of Lawrenceburgh. The west side of the
Allegheny fairly brales with old aud new
derricas. With perhaps ,wo exceptions, I'LL
the wells now in operation there are more
or less profitable to their proplic.oTs
Only one well is as us yet in operation
GU the east side Of thc Allegheny, which, as
one Of its proprietors informed us while
there last Saturday, was then yielding Is
barrels day. Several Others are being
sunk below that on the same side of the
river, which We wish may become highly
remunarative to their proprietors, huta-
nina Press.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-26

UNPUNIsHABLE CRIMES. There are o
class of offences against which it is not the
custom to provide any safeguards in the
shape of punishment. Among these are
the murder of men said 10 be adulerers and
seducers, the wholesale slaughter of paasen.
gers on railways. and the killing Of folks by
the carelessness OF druggists. By common
consent, it would seem, these things may
lake place without exciting the least ade.
qnate action OF retaliatory or reforma tive
character.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-26
ROCHESTER, ITEMS.

A Palmyran was "done" out of $50 on
the cars while approaching Rochester two
or three days since. He couldn't change q
$50 bill, and therefore advanced $50 on
what he thought was good security.
The Century Plant will positively take
leave of Rochester after to-day the 26th.
Tho price of admission has been raised to
fifty cents.
TIE Alerts Of Rochester Intend going TO
hc Syracuse Basa Ball Tournament to win
That gold ball" for which Rochester has
piued SO long.
Rochester wants a market. The Demo
crat says. 1t is now generally desired that
the site Of the Rochester house and ada.
cent grounds be devoted 20 city market
an institution sadly needed by wretched.
ly swindled community. Under the present
system, housekeepers are at the mercy of
unpriaeipled and irresponsible venders,
who may overcharge, use false weights.
mistake or cheat in any way, without fear
Of punishment"
The public School Of Rochester will COM
mence the fall term next Monday.
A General Term of the Supreme Court
for the seventh Judicial District will be
held ct the Court House in Rochester, CON-
menciug on the first Monday Of September.
Mrs. Cary, the lady who pr sided at the
concert OF the Rochester Philharmonic
Society last winter, has been engaged TO
take charge OF the department of music at
Iugham University, Leroy.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-26

A prize fight is to come off between Noah
Skinner and William Murray on the 2stb
inst, within City miles of Vincennes, Ind,
for one hundred dollars side. 1t is Great
ing quite stir among the fancy in that vi
clnity. Jem Coyne, Tom Aliens trainer
and hacker, is there, filling the same posi-
ton for Skinner. The steamer Advance
has been chartered for the occasion, and u
large arrival of roughs is expected in time
to accompany the expedition, A lively
fight is anticipated, as both are said to
have been in the ring before.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-26

y RARE CHANCE. Mr.. Barker, having
engaged the services Of Mr.. E. Howard,
whose reputation ne colorist ranks with
the first artists in the country, is prepared
to furnish photographs beautifully colored
or finished in India ink. Those desiring
such work. either from life or copied from
small pictures, should embrace the oppor.
tunity at once, and call at Barker's photo
graphic gallery, on Washington street, Pc
'roleum Centre. auge5-lm
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-26

ANOTHER ACCIDENT FROM LIGHTING
WITH KhRosENE.-But yesterday we no.
ticed the severe burning OF Mrs. Scott, on
the Storey Farm, with kerosene oil, while
she was lighting fire with that dangerous
liquid, and to-day we have another similar
case An Irish family, residing on the
Wood Farm, had u little daughter, aged
about twelve years, severely burned this
mornlug, while she was pouring oil into the
stove. Her condition is said 10 be danger
aus though she is not beyond recovery
When will people leah lo d,sist in tie
practice Of pcu.ing o.. iulJ IL, G.e.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-26

PETROLEUM PRIzEs.-In the earlier DAYS
Of the petroleum oil mania, nothing was
more common than TO hear of fortunate
borers who, in endeavoriug to strike oil.
went through successive strata OF the best
Orange county butter. pure bear grease.
adamantine candle stock, wanting only
the wicks, and at last, instead OF reaching
petroleum, ended in subtonanean lake of
the finest olive OIL The lA;est luck OF this
sort has happened in Louisiana. \ petio-
leum company which had Leen boring since
April, 1866, has ut last struck, not oil, but
at depth of four hundred and folty-fve
feet bed of sulphur, said 10 be two huu.
dred aud five feet thick, CT which one
hundred and five feet are the purest crys-
talized sulphur ever discovered. \ reported
analysis by competent chemist gives
9S.25 Of pure sulphur. or course the COM
pany have generously put new shares to
the amount OF 100000 in the way Of few
fortunate capitalists who arrive earliest in
the morning 10 subscribe. PHtsIargh
Chronicle.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-26

SEVERE HURRICANE AT THE RYND FARM
The people residing on RyDd Farm were
yesterday suddenly surprised by severe
hurricane coming over their locality, sweep.
ing every thing that come in its way
Several derricks were blown down and one
man named Sutlef, an engineer, was com.
ing out of his engine house just as a derrick
was falling, the timbers striking him in
several places, inlicting serious iniurie9
He was properly cared for, but at lat ac
counts his life was dispaired of. The hur-
rioane is said to have been terrific, and
destroyed large amount off property in its
course. From whence it came or wither il
went, we are not inlormad
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-26

son-in.law, should be entertained by the pr
rents, because he often tarried at thu
home Of his bride, even until "nig hts sable
shadows did the light obscure"
To the discarded lover, who is LETT to
mourn, and travel through ito him) the
dingy paths of life, we inssride the follow
ing:
fmet her at the celler dore,
The look she gave was cold aud sturu
Her eyes looked pitchforks into mine,
And mine looked pizsn into hern.
For we had loved in dasc gone by,
Herdaddy said that might take her;
But alas for my dreme of welded blssi
She's got up and got with an engineer
No more girls for me If | knows Il,
No more frauds my love to dim
In the words of the poet, "Not for Joseph
And he might have added, "No, for Jmln
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-26

The first chapter Of a Western novel con-
tains tho following. Gan of a sudden the
fair girl continued to sit on tho sands, gaz-
ing upon the bliny deep, on whose heaving
bosom the tall ships went merrily by,
freighted-ah! who Can tell with how much
of joy and sorrow, and pine lumber and i'm.
migrants and hopes and salt fish,"
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-26

GAFFNEY's Sunday Comfort is used gen
orally throughout the world; have just re.
ceived an order from Hong Kong, China,
for twenty-five cases. all on account of ad
verising in the RECORD.
OWEN GAFFNEY
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-26

There are number of young men around
town who are afflicted with disease known
as "uselessness." An attempt to start an
asylum for them failed, for two reasons,
viz: No building could be constructed large
enough to accommodate the number ailli CT
ed, and because the disease, among the
average of them, was considered incurable.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-26

The oil excitement in the lower end of
Clarion, and upper end of Armstrong coun-
ty, continues to increase. We learn that
over COO persons got of the cars at that
point on last tuesday. The largest wells
are now the new ones about the mouth O.
the Clarion river. The Gaily well hall
mile up the Clarion is almost through the
third sand rock, and the sand pump brings
up large amount of oil. Should it prove
a good we'll, it will start developments up
the stream. The land opposite Foxburg is
all leased, and new derIicks going up rapid
ly
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-26
special Notice.

WORDS OF WISDOM for young men, on the
Ruling Passion in Youth and Eary Manhood, with
SELF HELP for the err.ng and unf ortunate. Sen
in scaled letter envelopes free of charge Address,
HOWARD ASSOCIATION * p, PHILADELPHIA
PA. May 24, 3m
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-26

CAPT. KEFER will test his new we'll
this afternoon. 1t is the blue walking
beam on the Egbert Farm bluff. About
s5 feet of excellent sand was obtained.
Look out for gas light this evening.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-26

Two new wells have been struck on West
Hickory three days since, one pumping 40
barrels and one IS. A great number of
new wells are going down, and there is u
great demand for leases.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-26
The Great Yosemite BI:ters.

All hail great bencfsctor,
Who TO cure rs of our ills,
Gives life to the disCopsolate,
Without roxious drugs or pills
Drives disease from oui the system,
Fills the heart with life and light,
With the best OF all the tonics,
Downer-Great Yosemite
With root from out the valleys,
Where Callifornas SUN doth shine,
Giving wealth TO us poor mortals,
Beyond the riches Of her mines.
Wealth Of health and happiness,
Its blessings none should slight,
Do you want it Would you have i'll
Use Downer's Great Yosemite.
Come yc sick. diseased. disconsolatc,
Why should you pine and die!
40 feeble, faint md languish'ng,
Come, those glorious Biliers try
See how these quacks and nostruins,
Flee from the land in fright,
Giving place tn this pure tonic
Downer's Great Yosemite! jul24n
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-26

THE blessed man that p cached for US
last SUNDAY, said Mrs. PoItingtoa, served
the Lord for thirty yeaIs-tirst as a circus
rider, Circuit iider) then as t locust.preach-
or, (local preacher) and last as IN eXaaus,
ter (eyhorer)
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-26

For every day comfort, usa Downers
Great Yosemite Bitjers, Sunday Comfort
is good, but Yosemite is better aug24li
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-26

Erie is to have another daily newspaper.
B. F. H. Lynn, Esq, lat, o the Erie dis.
patch, is to be the editor and publisher.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-26

OWiSu % luo excessive hot weather Z
have reduced the price u sunday comfu. (.
GAFrNkY
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-26

FRESH confectionery received every day
at j. w. BEATrY's.
aug24-lw
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-26

If you want hottie Of old brandy, the
Simon pure article, 60 TO GAYFNEY's.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-26

The finest thing in life-the Great Yose.
mite Bittors IL cures dyspepsia.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-26

All accounts not settled Immediately, will be left
with an officer for collection. AZ
Apr.l+'S. REYNOLDS b co.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-26

FRESH picked oysters at
J. W. BgATTY's.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-26

All Dailies, weekies and Magazines at HOLMES
Il FARNSWORTH' 9 News Room.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-26

METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Services every Sabbath at IL A. NJ. and
y. 2. u Sabbath School at9}s A. NJ.
Seats rec. A cordial invitation extend.
ed to all.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-26

CrOckery-For all kinds go to REYNOLDS
BRODHEAD 81 cos, No. II Centre Street, oppo.
site the Post Office, Oil City, Pa.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-26

For STATIONERY, &c, call at II DIMES &
FARNSWORTlIS News Room.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-26
STS. PETER AND PAUL'S (Catholi
CHURCH,

CHURCH.
Mass n lo1i a. m.
.Vesper and 3ened'cticn Of the Blessed
Sacran'en. at 4 p. m.
Categh'sm at 2p. m.
JAMES DUNN, Pastor.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-26

Niyine services.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Preacalng At II o'clock A, NJ, and ~
c'c!Sck 2. N.
REV. J. T. OxToBY, Pastor.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-26
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
ToU SALE :!

T'oU SALE!
"b. '.-s is 1u.llu rs formerly owned w Joodmll,
500 90 Ell ~ Na5lGl IN street, "a Ou,I aa iAr sale
sln-. ar tu-lth-I lUiUire Oi D. L, ocnouh m; ..
ltt Centre, AUG lS '9-T
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-26

Carpets, of every quality and description, q,
REYNOLDS, BRoDHEAD i CO.'S No. IL Centre
Street, opposite the p. o., OIL City, Pa.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-26
.tnc OF Closing Mails.

-t1ic OF Closing Mails.
+ o.. PETROLEUM CENTRE, PA,l
July 27sT 1868.
Until flrtf er notice the mails will arrive at and
depart ffoia this Office as follows:
LRaIvs.
South and East, via. Irvineton, 10 2s A. NJ
South and W est, e Neadviile, 51s P. NJ
North and East, " Cory, 2.55
DEPART.
South and West, 545 A. W
t0dh East and West, go p. N.
NC.,h, East aud West, 1000 A. VI.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-26

IIarlware-A large assortment Of which is
being closed ont at reduced rates at REYNOLDS
BRODHEAD & cos, No. II Centre St, opposite
the gost Office Oil City, Pa.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-26
DISSOLUTION.

KEEP COGJ
By purchasing ono OF those RLFRIGERATORS at
the Furniture Store.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-08-26

A new lot Of the celeb ated l. X L. Knives jns
received At the POST OFFICE.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-06-10

The Vinton EngIc man has a
lengthy disquisi,ion OH the properties
and impropricties of.puhlishing mar
riaee notices; thinks that's fellow who
has done successful job of setting up
with a Hawkeye girl and can't leave
stamps enough to pay for setting up a
notice, or send IA morsel of cake to fiji
! the devils rNmaw, is entirely too
good for this. world g, = = &C.
The Sioux City Journal states that
from May lst to the 10Th inclusive,
there have been los homesteads taken,
3lS prescriptions filed; 6,4o0 acres OF
hand entered by Military county Land
Warrants, and $3.50 acres entered by
Agricultural College Scrip at the Sioux
City land office The amount Of cash
received in these transactions foots up
$685. "A. The greatest number OF
homestea,ls ever taken al the Office in
one day was on Monday Of last week,
when thirty-eiglt entries were made.
The following is Il tabular state
ment Of railroads already compile ed in
Iowa:
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-06-10

ANOrIIER RAILROAD MEETING.A
| There wus another impromptu railroad
meeting Of our citizens to-day. gotten
up to consult with certain leading cit
liens of burlington, who came here oil,
last nights packet tO confer about the
projected railroad from Wapello to this
| city. The gentlemen We refer to were
John II. Gear, Esq, a member Of the
Executive Committee Of the II. ~ G.. IL.
r., Mr.. Cameron, Chief Engineer OF the
same, and Mr.. Grimes, brother of sSena-
tor Grimes. They represent the best of
feeling at Burlington regarding this en-
terprise. OF course, as the meeting was
altogether informal, no definite action
could be taken The whole subject was
talked over, however, and the utmost
unanimity Of feeling prevailed. \
meeting is to be held shortly at Peoria,
al which M. Thompson oflhe Pensylva-
MIA Central, and Mr.. Frost, Of the Tole-
do, Peoria and Wabash II. r., are to be
present, when it is hoped something
definite in regard to the Muscatine and
Wapcllo Railroad will be determined
upon.
Our citizens were gratificd to find
that the burlington people are in favor
of connecting the WapeIlo road with
the Muscatine, Upton and Annamosa
road and think the union OF these lines
in one will make the chances Of gettin.
iron and rolling stock better for both.
Our railroad prospects are beginning
to look very promising all around. -
NuSc0tine Journal, june I'd.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-06-10
Sending Money by Mail.

G.. b. Armstrong, superintendent
Railway Mail Service, writes to the
New York Otscruer, giving some val
liable information upon this subject
He claims that all the losses are by no
means caused by dishonesty in the De-
partnient. He says:
at has been steadily the aim of the
Department to discuuutcnance the use
of the mails As Il medium for the trans
mission OF money. This course has
been warranted by enac.ments of law
and the General welfare 1.-The service -
When the public, by their own persist
cnt acts, place temptations in the way
of those employed in the Pos, Office es
adjustments, 1t is not to be wondered
at that correspondence is sometimes
tempered with and business interests
thereby deranged to that extent, and So
cial Intercourse interrupted; for it is
true that for one letter containing mon
ey ATTRACTED and destroyed, many 9TH
ers, valuless AS to money, the loss of
which might involve greater distress
than the mere loss of money, meet The
same fate. This is an evil which it
would be in vain to deny, and which
the Department deplores. None but the
Department officials are aware OF the
difficulties which surround inVcstiga-
CATION of such matters. Mere suspicion,
based OH general report, is not enough
to warrant, with the most upright intu-
ition, the exercise Of power to the injury
Of al innocent person; AID hence these
investigations must first have Il solid
basis to guide the officers charged with
the power to arrest the offender. \
new paper article declaring ia general
tiles and aggregations, is not sufficient
information to guide intelligent action.
Therefore, it is desirable, and it is to
the interest Of the sufferers to do So
that every ease of supposed loss by
mail should be specially reported to the
Department, concisely unless hsrov-
cry is made through the efforts of alocal
Postmaster.
This matter has already engaged the
attention of the Postmaster General. \
reorganization of the system of special
agents of this Department is arranged
aud will soon be i'm effective operation -
The public may feel assured that it is
the desire and intention of the Postmast-
err General to spare no pains nor eXpens,
within the limits of the appropriation
allowed by Congress for that purpose,
to make that service thoroughly effect
i've as his best judgement dictates.
Some years ago squib went the
rounds ofthe press to the effect that reg
istering letter only served TO let the
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1869-06-10
The America"

The following description OF the To-
connective "America," which arrived at
Davenport hast Friday and passed on
west the succeeding day, is given by
the Gas.h. Of the 5th inst:
The renowned locomotive 'Amcrica
arrived in Davenport ut ) 80 yesterday
afternoon, with u trail, Of two ladies
ears, and two spiently furnished sleep
ing cars, Chicago aud Dies Moincs.'
Probably n thousand people were about
the Burtis House and tile depot, await
ing the engine. And when she came in,
the people were not disappointed in her
appearance. Her German silver head
lamp, German silver jacket, dom,
sanu-hox, cylinders, and steam chests,
banded with composition metal, ana
the four latter capped with the same
mutcrial-her pilot OF ash and black
walnut, her of the same woods,
polished till they shC.le like vanished
rosewood, her tender ernameatcd with
gold leaf in figures, pictures, and bor-
ers-rendereu her the most magnificent
locomotive ever gotten up in the world.
Her appearance now, si,ve tine T.. II. |.
& =. Inscriptions, is just as it was when
SHE stood in the Paris Exposition, in
tile midst of the best work Of the best
locomotive builders of the Old World,
and surpassed MI her rivn!s- winning
the gold medal through Judgment Of
committee who did not all relish award
ing the highest locomotive honors in
the world to America
Her weight Is about thirty-one tong,
and cost 100000. She differs in APP
pcarance only, from u dozen other en-
aines, from the Grant Works at Patter-
son, II. j., now on the &. X. |. q T.,
which haul passenger trims. Their
tcorks are exactly like hers.
The America is not to be used with
ordinary passenger trains, but only Oh
extraordinary occasions, such rs exour-
sons of the dictatorship and stockhold-
ers OF the company.