The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-02-13
THE NEWS.


The Duke of Alba, Eugenie's brother-in-
law, is bankrupt, at Madrid.
Trade promises to bo lively on the upper
Missouri in the spring.
A Michigan paper says that State sis get
ting to be the Mecca of fSpiritualism."
Worcester. Mass, has a colored military
company called tho "Andrew Guards"
Fist fights and law making are the lead
ing business of the Tennessee Legislature.
Texas has this year raised large castor
oil CROP Little folks will be sorry to hear
it.
Two assault and battery cases were de-
cided in St. Louis last week. with fine OF
one cent in each.
A saw has been invented which leaves
the wood ss smooth as If 1t had been passed
under plane.
A one-wbeeled velocipede has been Great
ing a sensation on the frozen Mississippi, at
Lyons, Iowa.
Fortunately for the Red River sufferers
an unusually mild winter has followed the
misfortunes Of last year.
The wisconsin Assembly has passed a res
olution prohibiting the chewing Of tobacco
in the Assembly Chamber.
On the maps used by the Hindoos, Afri-
ca is depicted as small island. America
made one of its chief towns.
A meeting was recently held in Paris for
the organization of society to relieve dis
tressed Americans in that city.
1t is estimated that 5000, day are
won and lost in the Paris clubs. The cards
alone cost $1,000 every night.
Massachusetts, is considering the propriety
of boarding ont her paupcr children in fam.
lilies destitute of them.
An Australian horse recently ran ten
miles in twenty-three minutes and thirty
five seconds. This is said to be the fastest
time on record for that distance.
Michigan is about to pass its first law
against prize fighting. Why have the brntes
never gone to that State for their amuse-
ment before.
Smoking them ont is the plan adopted by
the Milwaukee landlords when they wish TO
eject disagreeable tenants. Several cases
have been reported.
The Salt Lake Telegraph thinks that we
in the East ought not to complain ofpolyg.
amy so long as the Mormon laws do not
compel u man 10 have more than one wife.
No child is allowed to attend school in
Evansville, Indiana. who does not present
certificate OF vaccination to the teacher.
Smallpox is prevalent.
Ther- are said to be three thousand acres
OF grape vines within radius Of fifty miles
around Keokuk, Iowa.
An obituary of q deceased ferret in Wor-
cester, Massachusetts,, shows that during Its
lifetime of six years it killed !, ,467 rabbits,
rats and squirrels.
Some burglars recently broke into store
in Wisconsin. and the gas being shut off,
they used paper lights made from five dollar
greenbacks. 1t thus cost them thirty dollars
to break open the safe 10 which they found
less than thirty cents.
The Prussian war of 1866, waged against
Austria, involved an expenditure of $ll3.-
l23,035, of which $546, S22 were used for se-
cret service. This is the official statement,
as verified by the Berlin Court of Accounts.
The Folksthing, or House Of Commons of
Denmark, now in session, has rejected res.
olution to authorize the purchase of large
iron-clad abroad, aud has decided that a
vessel Of that description shall be built, in
stead, in Denmark.
The Montreal papers point to the recent
accident at St. Patrck's Hall as an example
OF the good effect of proper means of exit
Ii iis proprietors had not fully complied with
tho law on the subject of doors, etc., hun
dreds would have bccn killed by the falling
roof As it vas, the audience was ont be.
fore the lira crash.
1t 's reported by an English paper, that
since the decision on Riualism. it has been
determined. by those in authority, at the
r'tualisllc church of st. Albans. IlOlbora,
not to retain the two altar lights during the
celebration OF tb. sacrament. but to keep
seven Dpndant lamns coputan tlu I'M rn ing ha