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Middletown transcript., 1870-11-05
ITEMS OF NEWS.

Internal revenue officers, aided by a
force of $500 United States marines and
regulars, made a grand raid Wednesday on
illicit distileries in the Fifth ward of Brook
lyn, and captured and destroyed over twen-
ty establishments and their contents. Eight
fire engines were employed several hours
in pumping out the contents of the stills
and mash. tubs, which were afterwards
completely demolished by large force of
lAborers accompanying the troops. In the
early part of the affair, the mob hurled
several volleys of brickbats, stones and
other missiles upon the marines, under
Colonel Broome, but were routed by a
bayonet charge. Colonel Broome then
warned the crowd that the troops would
fire if any further violence was offered,
but they were not again molested Asses
sor butcher was hit twice by flying bricks,
and several revenue officers were more or
less injured during the raid.
An unusually large list Of marine losses
is reported for October The record com =
prises seventy-two vessels of all classes
and various nationalities, including ten
steamers, seven ships, seven barks, four
teen briggs and thirty-four schooners, and
is more than twice the average of monthly
losses since January. The pecuniary
damage of these disasters for October a.
mounts to SO, sos, ,000-a fact which de-
notes more focibly than words can tell the
extreme severity of the gales which, dur
ing the month, ragged in so many quarters
of the globe. For the ten months begin
ming with January, 1870, and ending
with October, the entire loss in vessels is
three hundred and forty eight, and in
property value, $15, ,132, 700.
The Census Office has received only
partial returns from the Southern States
The indications are that while there has,
in some of them, been a decrease, there
has, in others, been an increase of colored
population, and that, in the aggregate
there will be found an increase of that class
compared with the census Of 1860, but MOI
near so large in proportion as that of pre-
vious enumerations
Professors Hall, Harkness and Eastman
of the Washington Naval Observatory sail
ed wednesday on the China, en- route to tn,
Island of Sicily, to take observations of th,
total eclipse of the sun, December 22d
Professors Peters, of Hamilton College
and Wheelock, of Harvard University
left on the Abyssinia Thursday, il
charge Of another party, for the sam
purpose.
Germany has felt several earthquake
shocks recently.
Middletown transcript., 1870-11-05

OLD MASONIC RECORDS. No. 1,
Edinburgh, Mays Chapel" one of the
oldest Masonic bopies in Scotland, claims
to possess the Oldest Masonic records Of
any Lodge in the world. So declares the
Right Worshipful Master Of course no
Masonic Lodge in this young country can
try titles for antiquity with " Edinburgh,
No. l." But Masons, and especially
those of the " Scottish craft" will every
where be interested in the statement And
it may interest them also to know that the
Prince of Wales has been installed as pa
tron of the Freemasons of Scotland, and
that the rite of afiliation was administered
by deputation from the ancient Lodge
above mentioned.
Middletown transcript., 1870-11-05

Koomanschap has orders on hand for
two hundred thousand Chinese laborers,
who are to go south as cotton pickers and
farm hands. His profit is about ten dol
lars on each man imported.
Senator Vickers, has sued the Editor of
the Freeman's Journal, published at Ches-
tertown, for libel.
The negro vote in Pennsylvania is 8,
ATS, in Ohio 6,112. in Indiana 1905;
yet the Radicals lost by it.
Middletown transcript., 1870-11-05

WEST VIRGINIA.-Another State has
been redeemed from Radical rule. West
Virginia has elected Democratic Cover
nor, and two out of three of the members
of Congress. This is a revolution as mark
ed as it is agreeable. This State was
wrenched from Virginia in violent uu-
constitutional manner land given over to
the Radicals by force. White men were
disfranchized by the thousands, and in
this manner the sceptre of political au-
thority kept in the possession of few cor
rupt scheming men. West Virginia gave
General Grant over eight thousand major
ity and elected a Radical Governor by
nearly five thousand majority. But as the
Radical policy developed, the people be-
come dissatisfied with that party and its
men. They we're not in favor of elevating
negroes to an equality with white men, or
of putting the great interests of the State
in the keeping Of ignorant semi-savages.
These issues cropped out to the surface al
the recent election, and altered the whole
political complexion of the State. Returns
show large Democratic gains, enough tC
warrant the announcement that the State
has been carried by the Democracy. This
the Republicans concede. The Democrats
have elected Congressman in the First anC
Third districts, and by their large gain
will be enabled to control the next Legis
Iature, which elects United States Senate
to fill the seat made vacant by Senate
Wiley.
Middletown transcript., 1870-11-05

LARGE PEACH FARM.-One of the larg-
est peach growing farms in this section of
the country is located in Queen Anne
County, Md. on the Chester River, seven
miles below Millington. 1t contains clev-
en- hundred acres. and was formerly owned
by Mr.. Moreton, deceased, lately pur-
chased by John Harris, Esq. for the sum
of $S0,0OO. The canning departments,
worked by $50 hands-3O0 of whom are
girls from Baltimore and Philadelphia,
selected by Mr.. Harris himself, and are
under perfect control. The price paid fol
pairing is eight cents per bucket, and they
average about one dollar and sixty cents
per day. Mr.. Harris is a self-made man
having been superintendent for Mr.. More
ton, from his first puchase, many years
ago, until about four months back, whet
he purchased the farm for tho price abov,
mentioned. He states that he expects t,
realize the whole purchase money from
the present crop of canned fruit.
Middletown transcript., 1870-11-05

PURITY OF GRANTS OFFICIALS Martin
Allen, U, s. Deputy Marshal, in New
York, has been sentenced to the State
Prison for stealing several hundred dol
lars from gentleman from Connecticut,
and ex-Mayor George Cahoon. of Rich
mond, Virginia, U. 8. Commissioner,
has been sentenced to the penitentiary for
forgery.
Middletown transcript., 1870-11-05

An order has been sent to the COM
manding officer of the United States troops
at New Orleans to use his forces in carry
ing out the Election law, which means
scc that the negroes vote.
Middletown transcript., 1870-11-05
Tn the Eighth ward,of New York. alo

In the Eighth wards of New York, alone,
one hundred negroes have been. appointed
Deputy Marshals. The Democrats believe
these appointments have been made by the
Radicals for the purpose of creating riot
on election day. Already boasts have been
made by the negroes that they are deter
mined to control affairs in that ward on
election day-that the white man must
stand back and let the negro vote.
Middletown transcript., 1870-11-05
BUSINESS LOCALS.

Madigan 4 Co.'S. Circus, the Swiss Bell Ring
ers, and Sanford's Opera Troupe have all gone,
but VIM. II. Moore 4 Co. Main st. Middletown,
are still selling Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots,
Shoes, &C. as cheap as ever.
Middletown transcript., 1870-11-05

+These figures are from official sources,
and therefore perfectly reliable. They
will show you
81. That the total expenses of twenty
four years of the administration of the
government by Jackson, Van Buren,,
Polk, Pearce, and Buchanan, were $780,
692, ,366.39.
80. That the expenses of the first year
of Grants administration, were Sl90, 1885,
$4,000.
Now, if the expenses of Grants one
year be multiplied by four, it will be as
certained how much will be the cost of his
whole term of four years-which will be
over seven hundred and sixty-seven mil
lions of dollars-very nearly as much as
twenty-four years of Democratic admins
tration cost. In these estimates no ac-
count whatever is made of what is called
the public debt and the interest thereon.
That is left out of the question; hence nc
Republican will have an opportunity to
say that the debt is the cause of the in
creased expenses.
If any one should argue that there
are more people now than when thest
Democratic administrations were in ex.
istence, let them take look at these facts
During the twenty-four years of Demo
cratic government the average cost pc
capita was SLIT (including the expens
of the Mexican war; Now the averag'
cost under the Grant administration, pc
capita lis $476-three times greater thar
when we had Democratic Presidents ant
Democratic Congressman. This also doe
not, in either event, include the debt an
interest.
"Does any one wonder that Mr.. Dawes
Republican Congressman from Massachu
sets, denounced the Grant administratio
as more extravagant than that of Andre,
johnson, in that it squandered forty -seve
millions of dollars per annum more tina
did Johnson's?
"If we should include the debt and ir
terest, the statements would then sho
the average expenses per capita unde
8 Democratic administration, to be So, Will
n under Grant it would be $10,28.
I" We do not believe majority of tt
e people of the country want to pay FIVE
six times as much more than is necessar
o to have good administration, to have
bad one."
Middletown transcript., 1870-11-05

Large numbers of negroes from Virgin
10 are passing over the East Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia railroad, bound for
Chattanooga. They are to go to work on
The Chattanooga and Alabama road.
Middletown transcript., 1870-11-05

ELEcTIoN.-Democrats, Republicans, and all
others are cordially invited TO examine the fine
stock of goods at VIM. H. Moore & Co.'S.
Middletown transcript., 1870-11-05

Ladies go to Hanson Bros for the Jouvin and
La Belle Kid Gloves, every pair warranted.
Middletown transcript., 1870-11-05

Cold weather will soon be upon us, but Han.
son Bros. fresh stock of Kip Boots will bid de-
fance to the coldest weather.
Middletown transcript., 1870-11-05
NOTICE.

The st. Georges Hundred Democratic Club
is requested TO meet to night, at o'clock, al
Ortlip's Hotel. WIN. COCHRAN.
Middletown, Nov. 5th. Chairman.
Middletown transcript., 1870-11-05

The citizens of Maine were enjoying
sleighriding on four-inch snow the early
part of this week
Middletown transcript., 1870-11-05

Persons going to the Election on Tuesday next
should stop at Hayes Tobacco and Cigar store
and get Yara Cigar and paper of "Cupid "
age.
Middletown transcript., 1870-11-05

A negro poet of Memphis has reduced
the Fifteenth Amendment and the En-.
forcement Bill to rhyme as follows:-
1t is sin to steal a pin,
A crime to cut throat
But darned sight bigger to stop niger
From putting in his vote
Middletown transcript., 1870-11-05
DIED.

In Thoroughfare Neck, on the End inst ]. l..
Rednor Cooper, son of J. T. and Rhoda A.
Cooper, in the 18th year of his age.
At McDonough, Del. on Sunday morning, Oc-
tober Both, Miss Catharne Arthur, of consump-
tion.
Middletown transcript., 1870-11-05
REPUBLICAN ExTRAvAGANCE.

Much has been said and written about
the great reduction of the public debt and
the economical management of the Grant
administration, compared with the admin
istrations under Democratic rule. We
take the following, as an illustration, and
recommend its careful perusal by every
honest man, to whatever political party
he may belong.
The average yearly expenses of sevcra
Democratic administrations are given,
as follows:
Middletown transcript., 1870-11-05

Thomas E. Hurn, is making extensive prepar-
alton for making up Fashionable Garments for
Fall and Winter use. He has procured a supe-
rior workman from the extensive and well known
establishment of Rockhill & Wilson, Philadel-
phia, and prepared to give the fullest satisfac-
ton to his customers. For neat and tasty coat,
vest or pants call on Hurn.
Middletown transcript., 1870-11-05

Hanson Bros. have received a new assortment
of prints, best styles and quality l29 cents.
Middletown transcript., 1870-11-05

Ifyou want a Suit of Ready-made Clothing,
or some good Cloth, Cashmere or Kersey stop
at VIM. II. Moore Cos.
Middletown transcript., 1870-11-05

Gents Hanson Bros. have received fresh sup
ply of the latest style Hats, and you would do
well by calling to see them.
Heavy Boots, made TO order, and every pair
warranted, for sale by VIM. II. Moore & Co.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-08-02

PETROLEUM CENTRE.-Sinco the striking
of tho Banner well at this point business
has experienced q steady increase, which
does not yet show signs of abatement. The
streets are filled with operators and business
men, and the hotels are doing trade sini-
lar to that of tho ''iush'' times in 1S65-S6.
The McCray farm and adjoining territory
has proved itself to be Of tho very best 10
the oil region. which causes the citi-
zens generally TO assume that pleasant ex.
preston of countenance to be found only in
prosperous and lively oil towns. No!witb.
standing the many aspersions cast by outsi
ders upon this town, 1t displays n healthy
and pleasing growth, and at no point in the
Oil Region are the people more prompt in
meeting their business engagements or ener-
getic in The prosecution Of trade ttau here.
-Titusville Herald.
All of which is true as every ono visiting
the place or doing business here can bear
testimony.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-08-02
Gold at l p. M, l22.

New DEyELoPNENrs.- About four years
ago company OF Pitisburgbers, of whom
Aessrs james Biackmore' and James Lowry
were tho principal ones, leased 211SS acres of
the J. S. McCray farm at one half royalty,
aud started we'll upon it on The side bill.
Through mism anagement The we'll never
was completed and for the time being was
abandoned. Recently, however, the gen.
''emen have ''put in an appearance, and
propose to commence operations at once on
their lease, the title OF which is valid
They ore to sink several wells, and the
machinery is already on the way here. The
lease is known as the ''Sixth Ward lease Of
Pittssurgh." The lease is good one and
oil will undoubtedly be struck by them.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-08-02
CRUDE AND REFINED.

Because girl in West Orange, N. j.,
prevented masked man and boy from set
sing her employers house on fire. they pour
ed kerosene oil upon her, lighted it and
s.lit"
The excise Law. works beautifully in
Brooklyn. Every liquor store opens on
Sunday, and the Excise Commissioners pass
them and witness the dispensation of rum.
Out of the frying pan is the wicked head
ing to dispatch In the world announcing
suicide ia escape the heat.
The Lone Star base ball club, OF New
Orleans, champion Of the South, is now
touring through tho Union.
A Chicago Street Railway Company has
sprinkling car to keep all its track free Of
dust.
Galveston, Texas, is to put s95.OOO worth
ofshells upon her streets.
The United States steamer Brookl yn is
ready for sea, but cannot sail for want of
seamen, as Congress enacted none should be
recruited after the number reached $500.
The United States Musical Board OF
Trade is in session at Long. Branch this
week.
Eish: hundred and fifty men are employ
cd In Charlestown Navy Yard-nearly all
oa the Worcester.
The church buildings in Cincinnati aver.
age $37, 393 in value.
A Richmond engineer proposes to finish
Buffers Dutch Gap canal.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-08-02

THE JAS. S. MCCRAY FARM.-Oil ma tiers
on this farm are beginning TO assume
lively aspect since the striking of the new
wells. Quite number Of new derricks are
going up and appearances indicate that
developing will be pushed rapidly ahead.
The following is the condition Of the wells
on this farm:
McCray L. Donaghy No. l, has the tools
fast at . depth Of 700 feet. Efforts are
being made to take them out which will
doubtless prove successful.
McCray 4 Donaghy No. 2, pumping $50
barrels per day.
McCray & Donaghy No. 3, ground broke
for rig.
IN. Kepler No. l, pumping 200 barrels
per day.
i'm. Kepler No. 2, commence drilling
to-day.
Phillips & Boyles No. l, is down and will
commence tasting to-day, Has a good
show.
Phillips & Boyles No. 2, will be compile
ted this week.
Phillips & Boyles No. 3, rig up and con.
ductor being driven.
Lockwood, Kemp & Mccray, rig going
up.
McCray Bros, rig going up.
Hart, Moore L. Conkle No. l, down 500
feet.
Hart, Moore g. Conkle No. 2, rig going
up.
Irwin, Bradstreet & Sherwood, down 500
feet.
Phinney, Arnold 4 Dsrousse No. !, 77s
feet deap, struck third sand.
Phinncy, Arnold & Derousse No. 2, down
100 feet.
Phiuuey, Arnold & Dsrousse No. 3, rig
going up.
Caiy j. Thompson Mol, tubing to-day.
'' No. 2, $50 feet deep.
Jones & MCCray, rig up and ready to
drill.
Sixth ward lease, ground broke for rig.
The Isabella wells No. l and 2, MoCray
u Thompson No. and 2, and the Mt
Moriah we'll, are yielding together abou s;
barrels per day.
The above wells arc all old wells and sit
uated on the side hill. The MI. Moriah
the largest of the five, is doing about Is
barrels. .t.
Altogether there arc eighteen uew wells
going down on this farm, two Of which viii
be completed to o-day.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-08-02
NEAR 1T!

III you've any task to do,
Let me whisper, friend to you,
Do it!
IL you've anything TO soy,
True and needed, yea or nay,
--. Say it.
If you've anything 10 love,
As blessing from above.
Love it!
fyou've anything to give,
That another's joy may live,
.- Give il!
If some hollow creed you doubt,
Though the whole world hoot and
shout,
Doubt it.
II you know what torch to light,
Guiding others through the night,
Light it,
If you've any debt TO pay,
Rest you neither night or day,
Pay it!
If you've any joy to hold,
Next your heart, lest it grow cold,
Hold it!
II you've any grief to meet,
AT the loving fathers feet,
Meet it!
Ifyouv'e given light to see,
What child of God should be,
See it!
Whether life be bright or drear.
There's a message sweet and clear,
Whispered do wn to every ear,
Hear il!
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-08-02

10 his wanderings about this, place, yes
terday afternoon, the Titusvile Herald re-
porter itemizes that "a bevy of beauties
might have been seen disporting themselves
IN the oil-tinted waters of Oil Creek, Just
below the Boyd farm bridge" When the
'act becomes known that the 'bevy of beau.
Ties" were parcel of half grown men, it
strikes us that it places the reporter in a
very bad light as 4 Judge of female beauty.
lp Pithole he used to be regarded as A.
10 that line. ."His eyes must have mistook
ais ear sight,
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-08-02
Latest and Most Important
War News.
Paris, August l.

faris, August L.
The French government has received
from Italy ample assurances of peaceful OBJ.
scrvances of the convention for the with
drawal of French troops from Roman
States. 1t is asserted the Pope has been
advised by some to go 10 Malta and by
Others to remain in Rome, and he has de-
cided to stay. The Roman police have
seized a quantity OF arms secreied in the
city.
London, July 3l-Midnight
A dispatch from Paris states that the
Emperor's headquarters to. night are at st.
Avolt, near the frontier. This indicates
that general engagement is close at
hand.
Pesth, August l,
The Lower Chamber of the Hungarian
Diet has voted supplementary credit of
So ,000,0 900 for defence and has authorized
the calling out OF the next years contingent
whenever it may be necessary.
Berlin, August l.
King William left for the front at
o'clock last evening. The Queen attended
him to the railway station. Multitudes of
enthusiastic people collected there and flags
and flowers were without end.
Paris, August l.
There is no news of a serious engagement
between tho armies yet-3 p. IN.
London, August A 80 p. NJ.
There is NO news of battle The streets
are fu Il of rumors as usual. One is that
the French feet had arrived before Ham
burgh and attacked the defences, but it is
not generally credited.
Paris, Augustl
The Press says there has been no fight
ing on the banks of the Rhine, as widely
rumored. The advance posts of the Ba-
varian troops has fallen back upon the Ian.
ter river. Several Prussian scouting parties
crossed the Ssar. and their movements were
plainly seen by the French.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-08-02
Danta's Patent Slate Lined Iefrig.
asOfs

Lined with Slate, having Air Chambers
without Filling of any knd-periectly dry
and sweet--they are believed to be unequal
led by any other now in use, and are Of
Moderate Cost.
Slate possesses on acknowledged superb
ority over Zinc for lining purposes, Icing
free from smell, taste and corrosion, and
eau be easily cleaned, preserving every ar
ticie in sweet aud pure state.
~T- For sale at FREEMAN'S HARD
WARE STORE. 3l-3t.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-08-02

The Phillips & Boyles well No. i, Jas. S.
AcCray farm, commenced pumping ut about
2o'clock this afternoon. As yet VIC arc un.
able to give tbs. production. 1t will prob
ably 10 good well. ~
Cady q Thompson well No. i, same farm.
Is being tnbed to-day, and will commence
pumping about 9 o'clock this evening.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-08-02

We would call the attention of our bust
ness men to tho superior styles Of job print
ing both plain and fancy, at present being
turned ont from this office. We are prepar.
ed 10 execute job printing of every descrip-
tion in the latest and most fashionable style
of the art, and at reasonable rates. IT,
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-08-02

New WELL.--The new we'll owned Ed.
ward Fox. on his lease Central Petroleum
Co. 8 farm, commenced testing last night,
and is now pumping from fifteen to twenty
barrels FER day The tools were fast in this
well for nearly threo months, and it was
only by the most persistent labor that they
were taken out.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-08-02
Local Notices.
NOTICE.

As the undersigned intends being absert
for some weeks, he has authorized Mr.. S..H.
Hooker and Mr.. f. A. Kelley 10 attend to
his late business during his absence and col.
lect all outstanding accounts, at his office in
Petroleum Centre.
jy30 IT, j. NJ. SHARP.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-08-02

On Thursday afternoon next at 3 o'clock
the Stevenson farm base ball club will
have practice game Of ball on their
grounds near the Catholic Church. Mem.
bers of the club are requested to be in at
tendance,
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-08-02

On Saturday, Joseph Brightmap, living
on farm near Clymer, N. Y, got drunk
and laid down on the track of the Buffalo
Cory d Pittsburgh R. r. with the rail for
pillow, and was run over rand killed by the
cars.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-08-02

Messrs. Fisher, Norris d. Co. have recent.
~ attached to the engine in their machine
shop the largest steam whistle in the oil re-
glon. 1t was manufactured entirely in
their shop by the foreman, Mr.. Ed. Spencer.
With full head of steam on il causes
"Rome to howl again" 4"
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-08-02

The Erie Dispatch says: At the gas well
OF Slearns, Clark u Co., the drill has reach
Cd depth OF two hundred and fifty feet.
having struck powerful vein of gas. The
drilling will be proceeded with until the
drill is five hundred feet below the surface
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-08-02

THE BLYsoN SALT WELLs-Taese wells
are located near Clarion, and are at present
pumping about two hundred barrels of salt
wa er per Gag. The water is Cl& degree,
aud makes tacci.eEt salt.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-08-02

All styles light harness. cheaper than tho
cheapest, made from Moffat's oak stock, ant
warranted, nt II. Kron's.