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The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-06-14

We would call the attention OF our busi-
ness men to the superior styles OF job print
ing, both plain and fancy, ut present being
turned out from this office. We are prepar.
ed 10 execute job printing Of every dcscrip-
tion in the latest and most fashionable style
Of tho art, and at reasonable rates. II.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-06-14

In addition to tho races advertised to
G ome Oft on Friday next, there will be one
or two scrub races between horses owned
III this place. Sporting men will bear
this in mind. There is great fun ahead
and the ''boys' will undoubtedly be on
hand to enjoy it.
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The Post Office at Personsvile, Verauso
county, was opened for business tho frs,
time yesterday. /. c. Wells is Postmaster.
The fosioliice is located mid way between
P'cassrtyiio aud ShamLurgh.
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Tho semi-centennial at Indianapolis.
on Tuesday, was failure. a reporter
irreverent'y says that "only about fifty
of tho old codeers gathered in the woods,
and talked " each other Of the old times
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s,RUDE AND REFINED.

The Cincinnati Times Of Monday las
says: "ln the siilly night OF Saturday, L.
F. Miller and Miss L. Miller, in violation
of the commands of their parental heads,
secretly departed their homes in Harrison
county, Ky, walked twelve miles to the
nearest railroad station, took the first train
for this city, and on arriving at the Broad
way House, had their business done up
with the most exciting dexterity-patri-
monial business, we mean.
A Danbury wife cured her husband Of
singing ''Shoo Fly" when she was lecturing
him for being out late of nights, by letting
her shoe fly at his head with such force as
to give him headache.
A practical temperance lecturer in Con-
necticut first goes round and gets samples
OF the liquors sold at the place where he
promises TO lecture. has them analyzed,
and tells his audience the result.
A recent internal revenue decision was
given in Rhode Island on two children
peddlng sassafras bark. Though they
had no license their dog had, which J.,
was ruled would cover all their sales OF
bark.
1t has showed in Virginia City, Nevada.
tand local paper gracefully says: "slum-
gullion is trumps"
The Alabama Post pleasantly says:
"We've got man over here that's 60.
cross eyes, sandy hair, freckled face, Ian
ern jaws, bean pole legs, goes to church
bAreiooted, and looks generally as though
he'd had u bale Of hay kicked out Of
him.
The Denver Herald achieved this cpl
gram on the labors Of woman:
Strong minded Susan said to Hobbs;
"Hod we our choice oflabors,
How soon wed take the biggest jobs,
Away from our he nsighbors.
Said Hsbbs: "Already you can beat
The men, n they but knew IL;
How easily you sweep the street!
But then yout trained to do II ~
The indianapolis Mirror says:. ',Mayor
Nacauley was impradent enough to init
mate 10 his colored servant girl that il
wasn't the cat that stole the sugar, and
Mayor Macanley has been made the vic
tim Of dreadful revenge. She left the
bosom Of bis shirts limp es dishrag, and
sta:ched the tails to the stiffness Of clap.
board. There is something diabolically
unique In this"
A day or so ago an express train on the
Erie Railway drawn by the locomotive
William n. Tweed, was run seventy-three
miles in ninety-six minutes; forty-,wo
miles were made in fifty-seven minutes. -
Newt. servon, the engineer, stuck 'hia head
out when rushing through town with the
inqniry,i"How's that for hgh?"
Girls Of the period arc now called ''siz-
teenth amendments. >"
American four-in-hands in Paris are re-
ported to surpass all others.
Feathers are very much used for the hail
for'fnl dress, instead OF flowers.
A colored man, aged 81, now 10 Della
ware, is said to bs living with his 9th
wife.
Paper fabrics iu imitation Of leather or,
exciting much attention.
A young man in Louis vile examined {
keg Of damaged gunpowder with q red ho
poker TO see ifit was good. 1t is believed
rby bis friends that be has gone to Europe
, although man has found some human
bones, and piece Of shirt tail, about twen
ty miles from Louisville.
An Italian society has undertaken TO COL
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-06-14

Lard Oil BY batrel or gallon at
may23n II. FREEMAS's.
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SCEFONBlssag Il WING,

Cold TO- q word which Codingtoa & Corn
we'll propose 10 render obsolete, For nloaus
Operdndi call and see them. marcblOtf.
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THE PYRAMIDS of sple ndid coal over
odington & Cornwell g yard are perfectly
wonderful. marchlOtf
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-06-14

Gas Pipe Wholesale and retail at
II. FREExAN's.
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Sash, Glass, Doors. Putty &c, Large
stock very cheap at the Furniture. Store.
ml0-tf
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-06-14

Soda Water aud leo Cream at J. ". Bea
ty'a
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The Oil City races commenced to-day, n
large number Of our citizens are in attend
ance.
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infringement Notice.

The subscriber hos learned that ce,.
firm in Titusville, known as "Bryan "A"
lingham \ Co.." have commenced the ma. V1
uiacturc of Sucker Rods with Socket Jn;".,
This is Direct infringement on his Rio1,'
IA his claim is connecting two section. =
rod by means of wedges, wedging socket
aud double coupling bolt" lie does ,s.
specify any particular shaped wedge. nor y,
wb = material it shallbe made. All rod,
ma.X as above described outside of hi. m,'
utactory, are direct inlIingeneuts. TLi.
therefore Is to
CAUTION OIL OPERATORS.
and oil others, against buying or using M,
rods So made, except those of bis mapuGC
ture. as by 80 doing they will hy then
selves liable, aud will bo dealt with accord.
ing 10 law.
WM I JNNI,
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Sparkling Soda Wuter at NJ. S. Sin
mons. mi.u
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Tho largest stock Vt Gas Pipe in town at
H. EgEEMANs.
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Soda Water and Ice Cream at J. W. Beat.
tyS
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Buy the "Red Hot" Saddle. manufactured
10 Titnsville expressly for the oil count ~
adapted TO oil kinds Of weather, at J. X.
Kron's. al2-tt
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Soda Water aud Ice Cream atJ. ". Beat
ty's.
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Al! styles light harness. cheaper than tba
cheapest, made from Moiiat's oak stock, aud
warranted, at J X. Krons.
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Soda Water and Ice Cream at J. W. Be,,
tys. ap21-lt
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All kinds foreign fruits at Frl,er Fenner
Il Co.'S
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Just yeceived . large and we'll assorted
stock ofshelf hardware at J. Rutherford's.
IT,
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All kinds foreign fruits al Felter, Fcnne
d Co.'S
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Nails wholesale;and retail at
II. FREENAys
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PIONEER. April 9th. 1870.
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Fine assortment of Paper and Cloth Win
dow Shades aud Fixtures, just reed at
m8tf. GDrrFEs Bros
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-06-14

Soda Water and Ice Cream at J. ". Beat
ty's
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-11

An INJUNCTION ON THE INJUNCTION BUsI-
NESS is advocated by Governor Hoffman, of
New York, in his recent message to the Legis-
lature of that State. He recommends the
passage of a law forbidding the granting of
iniunctions or the appointing of receivers in
cases affecting moneyed and other corpora
tions on e1 pdrteapplieations, ',pnd even goes
80 far as to express the conviction that it
would be better to abolish the writ of injunc-
ton altogether, than to continue the disgrace
full use of it which has become so frequent of
late. If Governor Hoffman succeeds in per-
suading the Democrat Legislature of his State
to bring about such a reform in the practice
of the New York courts as is here advocated,
there will be some substantial compensation
for the scandalous frauds by which he was
seated in the Gubernatorial chair. The
judiciary of New York city has become the
standing disgrace of the whole country, and
its infamous proceedings have operated in an
almost incalculable degree to the detriment of
some of the most important public works
upon the continent. 1t has been through the
agency of injunctions obtained of judges
stepped in corruption that the notorious
Fisk, Jr., has been enabled to revel and riot
at the expense of people who are absolutely
helpless in his grasp. If the end of this
shameless traffic in misnamed justice should
bring about no other good result save his
utter ruin, the moneyed interests of the coun-
try would have substantial cause for re-
joicing
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-11
"A NEW SER VANT.

TIE Pneumatic Tube Company, who are
boring Broadway have set Mayor Hall at de-
fiance, and given him to understand that even
he has mo- right to peer into the mysteries of
their cavernous researches. The mechanism
of the Pneumatic tube at Paris is simple
enough. and as this mode of transmission of
messages wiz doubtless be adopted in due
time in our own city, brief account of it raay
interest our readers. A series of iron air
tight tubes pass under the pavements and
bridges from the Bourse to the prefecture at
the Hotel de Vile. The dispatches, en-
closed in their envelopes, are placed in mar
row metallic cylinders, covered with leather,
each containing forty dispatches
The iron tubes are fitted at either end with
pistons. The means of propulsion for these
are both simple and economic. They consist
of two iron vats, of which the capacity de-
ponds upon the length of the tube required;
one of these serves as vat for water, the
other for compressed air. A tube connects them
with valve opening, so as to allow the air
from the water vat to pass into the other and
to prevent it's return. Great tubes, furnished
with stopcocks, join the water-vat on one
side with the Canal de rOurcy, and ON the
other with the sewers this volume of water
flowing into the pipes and vat propels the air
in them into the air-vat, from which at will it
is directed against the pistons which drive
the cylinders containing the dispatches.
The sole expense in this mode of trans
mitting dispatches is the first cost of con-
struction. The propelling force is always at
hand in any city where there are water-works
force which, as will be readily seen, is al
ways ready, and needs neither fuel, food, nor
wages The experiment has been so success
fully tried in Paris that it threatens to do
away with the cumbrous machinery of the
postal and telegraphic service within the city
NJ. du Camp, in book just published in
Paris upon the internal management and
functions of that city, AYERS that convoy of
cylinders weighing seven hundred grammes,
and enclosing four hundred dispatches, will
pass the whole length of the route in less
than minute.
Whether the mysterious borers in New
York have used the water power for the com
preston of air we do not know, but in case
Of the introduction Of the pneumatic tube in
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-11

A NEEDED REFORM is advocated by the
Board of Overseers of Harvard University,
who have decided that it is inexpedient to
confer the collegiate degree of A. NJ in
course, as has long been the universal custom,
and that some method should be devised for
giving this degree only upon examination or
in consideration of some acknowledged lite
rary or professional excellence. This is q
step in the right direction, and if a serious
attempt should be made to carry it into exc
cution, it will have tendency to enhance
materially the value and significance of COL
legiate honors. AS matters now stand, COL
lege degree is about as consequential as two
or three extra initials in mans name; and
but few sensible men who have any other
claim to public consideration ever dream of
parading their empty academic titles. Mas
ters of Arts and Doctors of Law and Divinity
are as plentiful as have been Brevet Briga-
dier-Generals since the close of the war, and
their importance in the eyes of the world at
large is, as it should be, small in the inverse
proportion.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-11

GOODWIN SMITH, it is reported, will return
to England during the current year, the cause
assigned being the alleged fact that the Ame-
rican climate does not agree with his health.
We should imagine from what we have seen
and heard of Goldwin, that this hypothesis is
the correct one; and that, moreover, his fail
ing health has reacted upon his intellect, and
caused corresponding weakness of mind.
BY all means, then, let the Professor cut
short his stay among us, and, by speedy re-
turn TO old England, save the remnants of
his wits, as well as the fag ends of his bodily
strength. He is useful man in his proper
sphere, but the American climate evidently
disagrees with him, and, what is still more
unfortunate, causes him to lose sight of his
true vocation and ramble in fields of discus
sion whichare altogether too devious for one
of his scholastic training
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-11

A NEW AND UNIQUE dodge of the whisky
ring has been developed recently in Califor-
mia. The revenue law which is supposed to
be in force provides that no malt, corn, or
other material shall be mashed, nor any mash
be used by a distiller, at any time between the
hours of IL p. M. on Saturday and A. M.
of the succeeding Monday; and any person
who shall violate these provisions is made
liable to penalty of $1,000. But while pro-
hibiting the mashing on Sunday, the law does
not make distinction as to the payment of
the tax on all spirits distilled. Some of the
California distillers have taken advantage of
this oversight, and resorted to mashing on
Sunday, claiming as reward for their def
ance of the law the exemption from taxation
of all the whisky produced from the Sunday
mash. We are somewhat surprised that
George Mountjoy did not discover this neat
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-11
TUESDAY, JANUARY II, 1870.
PENNSYL HANIA AND THE CABINET

9BNNO 4 Ii FANIA AND Ldh OhDLNHL
'DEspArcHEs from Washington apprise us from
time TO time of renewed efforts to secure a
Cabinet position for a citizen of Pennsylva-
MIA. There can be little doubt that this State
is fairly entitled to that mark Of distinction,
and that in the distribution of honors and
patronage the President has certainly not dis
played any partiality for this Commonwealth.
But it would be infinitely better that the
claims of the State should be ignored than
that it should be unfttingly represented.
When Grants intention to select Judge
Strong to fill the probable vacancy that would
be made by the transfer of Attorney General
Hoar to the Supreme Bench was announced,
it met with very general ap-
proval, but since the failure of this
project, through the postponement Of Hoar's
confirmation, a new project has been set on
foot that is less likely to command the favor
of the people. We refer to the demonstra-
tions of dele egations in favor of the appoiat-
ment of ex-Attorney- General Benjamin H.
Brewster as Judge Hoars successor. The
simple fact that he is deeply involved in the
clique and faction quarrels of the Republican
politicians of the State is of itself strong
reason against his elevation. He has man
aged to make many enemies and few friends
by his career at the State capital, and he
could scarcely hope for better fate at Wash
ington. It cannot be doubted but that he is
an able lawyer and good speaker; but
men with infinitely less genius would prove
wiser and safer counsellors of a national ad-
nlinistration AS the favorite attorney of the
shareholders in the old times when fugitives
were remanded back to labor, he was inimi-
table, as the victims of oppression who,
guiding their course by the north star, sought
their way to freedom, found to their sorrow.
As an advocate of the doctrines which .cul-
minated in secession, he was scarcely less
skillfu This is attested by his active par
ticipation in public meeting held in
this city in January, 1861, at which
coercion was denounced, and the po-
licy of tame submission to treason advocated
at O time when the few true men in
Buchanan's Cabinet had seen the necessity of
standing by the flag of their country. But,
ready as the Republicans of 1870 are to for
get past records, they are certainly not dis
posed to single out for special honor any man
who was conspicuous for his zeal in behalf of
the slave-catchers, or who opposed coercion
after the passage of secession ordinances.
The President, it is reported, responded to
the appeal to appoint MIR. Brewster to a seat
in the Cabinet by the declaration that no
vacancy existed, and as he has already indi-
Gated that he has decided preference for
another citizen of this State, if vacancy
should occur, Mr.. Brewster's prospects are by
no means fattering.; and if the President
does not wish to add to his list of unpopular
appointments in this State, he will take
especial pains to resist the pressure that all
future Brewster delegations may try to bring
to bear upon him.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-11

UNHAPPY MEXICO is again indulging in an
insurrection, and this time the outbreak has
assumed an alarming aspect, AS its. leader at
the very first stroke has bagged the capital of
State, together with its Governor and the
greater portion of its Legislature. Mr..
Seward during his visit cannot but have OBJ
served the chronic tendency of our sister re-
public to anarchy; and, although Mexico has
no icebergs, and her earthquakes and vol
canoes are comparatively no great shakes, a
continued succession of revolutionary fer
ments is quite as desirable an acquisition to a
country which longs for peace and peaceful
pursuits. We should not, therefore, be
greatly surprised if he were to signalize his
visit to the Mexican capital by negotiating
with President Juarez treaty whereby the
United States will acquire the entire territory
of our revolutionary neighbors, on the pay
ment of few hundred million dollars in
gold. To an ordinary mind such a scheme
will perhaps appear visionary and impractioa-
BILE, but Mr.. Stewards mind is not of an ordi-
nary cast, especially in the matter of terri
torial acquisition.
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Philadelphia, we would strongly recommend
it as more readily available, cheaper, and
more manageable than that of steam. The
volume of water flowing from Fairmount
under our streets is 80 much unused and
wasted force, waiting TO be used, and we
should be willing to take hint from Paris,
and learn how to compel the idle giant to not
only bring us drink, but carry our burdens
and deliver our messages for us.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-11

hlSs- PHILADELPHIA AND READING RAIL
ROAD CO., Office. No. 227 s. FOURTH Street.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec q, 1862
DIVIDEND NOTICE.
The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed on
FRIDAY, the 3lst instant, and rsopened on TUESDAY
January II, 1870
A dividend of FIVE PER GENT. has been declared on
the Preferred and Common Stock clear National and
State taxes payable in CASH. and after January H.
1870 the holders thereof they shall registered
the books of the Company the 3lst instant. All
payable at this Office All orders for dividend be
witnessed and stamped. 3. BRADFORD,
IL % Treasurer.
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device for defrauding the revenue. The in
fluential politicians who are reported as
being engaged in the task of securing his
pardon by the President should make good
use of this argument. Having resorted to
every trick known to the ring in this locality,
he should certainly be set at liberty to try
his hand at the most impudent and most in-
eenious one that has vet been devised.
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nss~ THE PASTORS OF THE WEST
SPRUCE STREET., SECOND, and CALVARY
PRESBYTERIAN HUROHES will conduct services
evening during the week. commencing at ~ O'clock
MONDAY and FRIDAY-In the Second Presbyterian
Church. Twenty first and Walnut streets
TUESDAY and SATURDAY-In the West Spruce
Street Presbyterian Church. Seventeenth and Spruce
WEDNESDAY and THURsDAY-In Calvary Presby
terian Church, Locust street above Fifteenth. IT.
nSsn UNION sERvICES.-THE CONGRE-
Second Presbyterian Churches will hold union services
and SATURDAY, a. VEST sPRW0E 81 CRTRSh
WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY at CALVARY
CHURCH and on FRIDAY at the SECOND CHURCH.
All are invited Ill St.
my. PHILADELPHIA AND TRENTON
RAILROAD COMPANY. Office, 224 8. Delaware
Avenue.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 10, 1870.
AT the annual meeting of the stockholders, held this
day the following gentlemen unanimously elected
Directors for the ensuing year
DIRECTORS.
Vincent l. Bradford, John G. Stevens,
William H Hart. Benjamin Fish,
William Ill. Gatzmer, John M Read
Charles Macalester, Ashbel Welch,
William s. Freeman, Albert w. Markley,
Asa j. Fish, George M. Dorrance
And subsequent meeting of the Board Directors
the following officers were unanimously re reelected
Treasurer-J. PARKER NORRIS.
Secrttary-JAMES MORRILL,.
Asst Secretsry-FLOYD H. WHITE.
lli3t (Signed) j. MORRILL,, Secretary.
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yoHN MOSS, Secretary. Ill IArp
HE PENNSYLVANIA FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY.
In conformity with act of Assembly of April e.
ls4s this Company publish the following list of their
Assets