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The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-04-11

Sash. Glass, Door. Putty &c. large
stock very cheap at the Furniture Store.
MlO-if
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-04-11
Gentle Spring rain to-day.

The oil shipping business is quite lively
at present.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-04-11
Divine Services
Dfvime services.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
,. Preaching at II o'clock A. H., and
e'clsck P. N. f

METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Services every Sabbath at II A. NJ. and
~ p. II. Sabbath School at l2}a r. NJ.
:. eats free. A cordiala.invitation extend
ed to oil.
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PIONEER, April 9th, 1870.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-04-11
TIN Nd REPAIR SHOP

Thanking our friends for tleir liberal u" n,sris
in the past, W. shall use our best s'"iu -, III.
u enntiL saslcA.
The New York herald., 1870-09-14
Attempted DOLLAR SUICIDE.

How Young New York sport Tried to
ssPlay'' on His MOther-Pretends He
Swallows Two Jars Of Ink and is Soon
Brought to His Senses.
The public has frequently OF late heard OF a num-
Der of actual suicides, but the present case resem.
bles somewhat that Of the heroic Mantni men,
toned 10y Dickens, who, whenever he wished to
procure favor from his better-half, threatened to
end his earthly career, but those threatenings
always resulted in peaceful solution or all dr1cul-
ties and the granting Of the desired favor The
present hero Is named Frank McCready, residing IN
Fourteenth street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues.
He does not belong to any business or profession,
but lives on what IS technically termed his wits,
beng supported by q respectable and estima-
ble mother lie has been Of late IN
the habit OF "beatlng, his poor mother Man
tinni style, out Of the necessaries to con.
tribute 10 hts dsspations and yesterday he made
another attempt Mt suicide. which was evidently
more bus,ncsske than usual. On returning home
he demanded OF his mother one dollar, Which she
literally and often TO the young gentlcman's wants.
on this refusal he seized Two jars OF ink and pre-
tended to swallow the contents. He then rushed TO
the house OF two mutual friends and demanded q
pistol stating that lie was about to commit suicide.
One OF the gentlemen, knowing the character Of Me-
Greatly, said he would certainly procure him pistol:
but If suicide was not the immediate consequence,
latter's brains himself This threat Immediately
brought tho gallant McCready TO his senses, and hc
at once went under aid acknowledged the corn,
stating that the whole affair was hoax. IL Is need
less To remark In conclusion that the suicide" Is
relative OF the great McCrcady tragcdian.
The New York herald., 1870-09-14
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CUBA.
Dissensious Among Spnninrds-Pu'slic Works
III Havaau--Crops-WGr News.


III nHavaaa--Crops-SVEr news.
HAvAsA, Sept. Z, 1870
"a house divided against Itself cannot stand.
Spaniards in Cuba are in just this 0S. A goodly
numper OF them are qCIte tired Of the nome govern
mcnt sending out here every now and then raft OF
new officials, whose only object Is, vampire Ike 10
suck the lie blood ncm whence spring the resources
If the island whose great desire Is 10 govern
well merely as an incidental In their career
In Cuba-ther sole aim being 10 'sirike
oN,u "n,ake their pile and return to spain. Span.
lsn residents here some OF them at least, aiJo-
gether impatient for "a change--l tlml when loyal
Spaniards. though Cuba may be their abiding place,
shall have o share IL the spuils. Some VINO thought
this way caused 10 be issued ana circulated prl.
vafely he Other day document addressed 10 tie
provisional government at Maind, uelouncing thent
IN urmeasured terms. It's authorship was attrl-
buted 10 some in high oncc though upon what
grounds and win how much Truth ueroaen- saith
not
1t is notorious that in Cuba public Offices have
been monopolHed Dy new colers TO the detrlment
Of Older residents quite as loyal 10 SPAN as they
Spaniaius nave deal more 10 lear from inlernal
dIssensons than irom any harm the Insurgents can
do them. Unless they 90 10 work and stop telr patr
otto buucomhc speeches they never VIII crush the
rebellion.
Captain General Rodas, escorted by the Fifth bat
talon or Volunteers of this city, lc!t loY Matanxas
and Cardenas this morning on pleasure excursion,
to be absent several days.
new Journal Es 1olantarfo EspaJo,, has jost
been started III this city or the purpose OF defend
ing the institution ana its loyalty To spain. There
must be something ''r0tten in Denmark where
an organization needs so much special pleading.
Improvements in The city go on apace those OF
primary importance Delpg the new water WORKS IN
process OF construction during the past ten gears
and now approaching completion, paving thesircets
and building sewers
Continued rains make the sugar cane look rank
and dark with luxuriant growth, promising crop
such as il seldom seen In Cuba.
A story was 1oatng about town that the French
m ali steamer due here from ST. Thomas since Sun.
AnN hAr,e far AlAln hnH mn tAf f.ga q
North German cruiser. The steamer, however, e,i.
tered this port this morning
war news Is the same old story--skirmlshcs orll-
tie etmportarcc-thcugh in one case the Spanidrds
claim TO have killed forty insurgenls-had between
accommodating parties or troops from the towns aad
partsans in The adj AGENT hills. who watch their op-
portunity to pounce on their prey.
The New York herald., 1870-09-14
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS.


DTeetin. Of the Board of Commissioners- The
Breedins und Keeping Of -Bouievards
to be Immediately Opened-NIisceIianeO
Matters.
The Board Of Commissioners OF Public Parks met
yesterday afternoon In stated session. with the Prcst
dent, Commissioner Sweeny, In the chair. After
the usual preliminary and routine business had been
disposed OF the Executive Committee presented a
full and detailed report OF their actions The partic-
ulars mentioned in the report concerning the work
going on 10 the various parks and places under tho
direction OF the Department have from time to time
appeared IN the HERALD. The report OF the COM
mittee was adopted and ordered entered on the min
utes. A communication In relation to
PIsCIOULTURH
was received from Mr.. r. B. Roosevelt, one OF the
Commissioners OF Fisheries In the State OF New
York. This communication has already appeared
in the HERALD. In 1t Mr.. Roosevelt suggested the
establishment OF aquaria and fish feeding troughs
In connection with the springs and ponds OF the
Park. The suggestion seemed to meet with much
favor, and resolution was adopted inviting Mr..
Roosevelt to examine and indicate measures for es-
tablishng fish buildings In the lakes OF the Park
dent was empowered 10 authorize such action on
the subject as may bo by him considered expedent.
Alter some dlscGssi0n among the commissioners
the following resolutions were adopted
Ss Ts % % y. Ss
for public USE and those portions Of said roadway bewcen
1oa %
and che engineer in charge i hereby directed vigorously
Of opening said Boneard IN It. entire length! from Fifty
Resolved That espedsns prosecute the compietlon
or St NICHOLAS avenue at hs earliest day. therefore the En-
nsr which i. work sh. DONE q and % wssshsr
dent to have the by contract by workmen
under the dire ction OF the Engineer-in Chief.
JAPANIZiNG THE PARK,
as means OF enhancing Its beauty, was suggested IN
United States Consul at YeddO, Japan. The COM
munlcati0n was relative TO landscape gardening,
trimming trees and plants In various shapes anil
mails, junks, &C., building miniature caves and
mountains, and ID respect to mauy things in which
the Japanese excel, and offering to render such aid
as the department might desire relative to lncorpo
rating any OF the arts aforementioned In the parks
under their control The communication was Or
dered on file.
TYPOGRAPHICAL sURvEYAGE.
Resolutions were adopted directing Typographical
surveys as fOllOws:-
ing end ts. The for Se
Resolved That Chief prepare like survey
The following resolution was adopted in relation
TRANSFORMING AND EMPLOYING MEN.
ss o ONE pe 70 nosr or
work to another under their respective control Notice
the dsbursns officer until otherwise ordered esorsions
81 81 s be By
the heads OF Bureaus to whom the workman have been
ten order OF the president of the department
SELLING SLEEP.
A large amount OF routine business was disposed
Of after which the treasurer authorized to sell
such sheep from the stock in the Park as may not be
add such sheep s as NAV be deemed advisable. W
The Board then adjourned.
The New York herald., 1870-09-14

made some trouble the mystic circle" last fall
and two years previous thereto (once, indeed de.
feating Hugh Mclaughlin for Registrar. have thus
far been silent. They may, however. loom up later
In the campaign.
The republicans or Kings county are not rejoiced
at the nomination OF their fellow townsman. Gene
raj Stewart L. W0odfOrd, for Governor OF The State
They arc far from being satisfied but Will OF neces
slty accept the nomination when they can't help
themselves. Greeley was the choice. lie was the
slated candidate but the delegation ii0m Kings Ia
most tncendIary delegaLionl split upon that great
bone OF contention. place. The wedges used In effect
ing said division Of sentiment were the Custom House
and Navy Yard positions. Thus Horace was left In
the lurch. Had the yard removed TO New London
or up the Hudson, anywhere out OF Brooklyn this
might not have been. The republicans are confident
OF electing one candidate they boast at least-Ex-
Assessor Il. d. Webster of the Firth ward, the con.
servative republican candidate for the Congress.
sional nomination in the Third district The demo
Gratis will, It is claimed, endorse Mr.. Websters nom.
attach any particular importance to federal Onces
upon which their party can have no claim under the
present administration.
In the Second Congressional district, very largely
democratic, there are two strong candidates an.
n0unced to step into Mr.. John G. Schumaker's chair
In the House OF Representatives, A Judge OF the
County Court, Mr.. James Troy, is one, and Mr..
Thomas Ktnsella, OF the EGgte. the Otner Both are
strong party men. Some slight inconsistencies are
c'argeabe TO the latter In his expressed policy IN
the dual role OF journalist and Water Commissioner.
The latter position he has, however resigned. The
candidates for the remaining offices are In the oft
quoted words OF the Snowman, 100 numerous to
mention"
The New York herald., 1870-09-14
TEE PUBLIC HEALTH.

Short SessiOn-Slaug ghter Houses aud
Manure Dumps-Tho Grievances of Beck
man Hill.
A meeting OF the Board Of Health was held yester-
day, President B0sw0rth occupying the char ana q
quorum present.
The Sanitary Committee recommended the grant
ing OF permit TO John Kane, whose dumping
ground, foot Of East Forty-lnh street, is sucn
nuisance, to found Q similar establishment on the
Hudson river, between Thirty-seventh and Thirty
eighth streets, the manure when stirred to be
covered with disnfectants, and fence twenty feet
high to be erected Permit granted unanimously.
permit was denied Felix Garety to conduct slml-
liar business foot Of Gansevoort street.
The Board. on recommendation OF the SAINT tary
Committee, granted number OF saughterng per.
mits, and refused Others where the prem ises and
location are Objectionable.
Dr. Morris reported against granting permits to
render fresh lard to Jacob Jones. Frederick Hoch,
Patterson Co., P. Holman, Tenerbach Brothers
%es ioSn FINK Gi
Brothers and Eden 4 Figge to conduct such busi-
ness, which recommendations were adopted.
permit was gwen man to keep pigs on Fifth
avenue. near Ninety-ffth street, and q number to
keep cows IN upper wards OF the city.
Dr. Russell, Register Of Records, reported . de-
crease Of sxty-eight deaths, and decrease Of Six
per cent In deaths OF children from diarrh@al dis
cases.
The following report on contagious diseases was
read:--
BUREAU or SANITARY INsPEorIONJ
HEALTH DEPARTMENT., NEW YORK. Sept. Is, 1870.
ENMoNs CLARK Esq Secretary to the Board OF the Health
Department.
have the honor to present the following statistics
with eerence to- contagious diseases reported to this
Bureau during the week ending September TO- In comparison
with those OF the previous week typhoid fcvereptcmber
tember s. So; Sepember TO- So; difference. Reapsing
lever about i've from certain crowded
quartoros 65 and sss West Twenty street, No lsS
West Seventeenth street. and shaniy neghborhood
l3d street and Eighth These three places gave
teen out Of the thryhree cases reported last week. The
remainder are occurring In those places where the
infection had been communicated by previously
moved to hospital. Respectfully submitted
MOREAu NORRIS, N. D., City Sanitary Inspector.
A number OF fat meters were present watch
ing the proceedings and seeking permits boil on
the west side. Having learned that some members
OF the Board desire effort to be made before the
election TO stop the business Of the two establish
ments on the east side. controlled by politicians.
they left. declaring their intention to open their
places at once and boil until after the election.
The New York herald., 1870-09-14
THE EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE CONFERENCE
Reply to u Disappointed Stranger.

Reply to Disappointed Stranger.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
Your correspondent 'An Old World-ian." says that
ne has been told, on arriving In this country from
Great Britain that the Evangelical Alliance Confe-
renee has been postponed on account Of the war;
He regrets this decision and gives his reasons. The
postponement was at the first request from Europe
refused by the United States Alliance, and we tele-
graphed to London, to Paris and to Berlin, that we
could not consent to it. Then came the assu-
RANGES from England France, Holland, Ger
many and Switzerland, that the delegates
could not come, and there was nothing left for us to
do but to walt for peace. To hold international
congress without the possibility OF other nations
being represented would be a farce.
But write simply to inform your correspondent
and others who may be In his situation, OF some
facts OF which he seems to be ignorant He says:-
81 venture to think tina: in no city OF the United
Kingdom would number OF American gentlemen
who had come TO their shores on the invitation OF
British Christians for an important object, be allowed
TO come and go without recognition or even the tor
maty OF public meeting for explanation and well
come"
To this reflection on American manners it is
enough to say that If your correspondent will report
himself 10 the Office Of the Alliance, 81 Bible House,
other gentlemen did their arrival, he Will learn
public reception to be given to all the gentlemen
who have come from abroad and for q public meet
ing asO TO hear statements and addresses nom
them. To insure their attendance, by making 1t
cOncident with the expected conference, the day
for this reception Is fixed for Friday, September -,
the day on which the conference was to be organ
Hed. The time Is three O'Clock p. M. The place Is
the Young Mems Christian Association parlor and
hall. We shall be most happy to see your cor
respondent at that time and place, and IL he will
send me his address he will be specially invited.
The public meeting will be on the Sunday evening
following, In the same place. Respectfully yours,
S. IkEN4EUS PRIME, Corresponding Secretary.
The New York herald., 1870-09-14
QUARANTINE AFFAIRS.

Meeting Of the Quarantine Commissioners
Ycstersn y--The Question Of Yellow Fever
DIR. CarnOchnn's Report.
The Quarantine Commissioners met yesterday
afternoon. After the transaction of the usual rou-
tine business OF the Board the following report from
the Health Officer was read after which the meeting
adjourned:-
HEALTH OFFICERS DEPARTMENT
QUARANl me, s. l., Sept. 13, 1870.
RICHARD SCHELL, Esq, President Commissioners OF
SIR-Tne following vessels from infected ports
nave arrived at Lower Quarantine since my report or
Bark X. W. Griffith, seventeen days from Matan-
zas arrived September 7. Bill of health states that
cholera and yellow fever were prevalent at port or
departure.
Brig Gronto. seventeen days from Havana. ar
rived September
Steamship MORO Castle. four days from Havana.
Brig Mercedes, twenty-six days from Clenfuegos,
arrived September 8.
via Montego Bay, Ja., arrived September %.
Bark Eastern Province, sixteen days from Matan-
zas, arrived September 10.
Brig J. B. Brown, fifteen days from Havana, ar
rived September TO-
via Havana, arrived September l3 Was three days
at Havana; on the passage to this port the steward
ess and one OF the crew were taken six with yellow
fever, and on the arrival or the vessel at Lower
Quarantine were transferred to West Bank Hospi
tai. The patient from the brig Altavela was dis
charged from hospital this morning.
From these repeated admissions OF yellow fever
patients into the West Bank Hospital, 1t is TO be
hoped that the parties who trade with infected ports
viii learn to respect the Quarantine authorities in
their efforts TO protect the public health and the
great commercial interests OF the city and State.
Yours very respectfully,
The Collector Of the Port or Perth Amboy mas re-
fused to allow the American brig. Thomas owen,
from Havana, to enter and discharge cargo there.
She was consigned to E. d. Morgan Co., Of this
city. 1t was discovered when the vessel went to the
nf fnnt thn cu1n I'D fn fho
invoice stated the cargo to be consigned to New
York. The Collector referred the matter to the
proper authorities at Washington, and received an
order In reply 10 compel the vessel to go to New
York and not TO enter her at Perth AmbOy. So 1t
Will be seen the United States government is deJer-
mined not to cOuntenance the subterfuges of those
men who trade with infected ports, and who desire
to get Their goods to this city regardless whether
the health Of the public Is endangered or not.
The New York herald., 1870-09-14
KIYSS COyaTy POLITICS.
The Political Pot ise2iuninE to Boil.

The Political Pot Be2iuuinG to Boil.
The campaign o! the political patriots in Brooklyn
may bc SAID To have fairly opened. The ward demo
cratic primary elections Tor The election or delegates
10 the Assembly conventions VIII be held this even-
Ing. On the list lust the Assembly conventions will
he held at which the ward delegates will choose
delegates TO the State Convention, which will con-
vene on the cath inst The "neavy buzZing'' and
inevitable buttonhohn2 OF the panpered and
wen "papped" political otice-hoders in quest
'oi prolongaton Of the tenure of their
fat positions has been started with vengeance
"lhe workers on the wing" ami vie
with that pcs tie mosquito in annoying anybody
aud everybody who may exercise either real or
imaginary influence upon their fate The County
Court House vestbule aud City Halt steps are lite
rally honey.comped by these oiIlce-secking busy
bees The situation Is decidedly IN favor of the per-
petuaon OF the ring power There can be room
for little doubt In the minds OF those VINO under
stand the motive power OF The Mclaughlin rute
that the pires have been laid win sktl, care and
urccision throughout each ward IA the city, that
ioresnadows victory a. the polls next Novcm1cr.
As vet there are no signs oil opposition rom any
side. The Peoples General COMMITTEE. VINO
The New York herald., 1870-09-14
A FIGHT fQs TIE FLAG.

A good many episodes have grown out OF the
CubanSpanlsh war. Among them was the follow
lng:-In Decepbcr last hbusterins expedition
len here fully equipped for "a certain point
on the coast OF Cuba One OF the prlu;ifa'
men in command Of the expedition was Scnor
Cieredo Villyerda, OF Morrlsana. WHO presented
them with Gag previous 10 ihcis departure on
account, however, OF untavorape weather. ana
other circumstances, TIE vessel was opiieea
20 mt INTO Nassau, whcre she was Sized
by the British authorities. The vessei was
subsequently sold 1T auction aud ppught
by Diego I,az " No. 3o4 fliih street. ana Others,
who returned herewith 70 New York. Immediately
on their arriving here Cicredo ylaverda CAUSED the
arrest OF Daz on charge OF grand larceny, iT nav,
ing had In his possession Tag valued Ct S2U anu
which was not part OF the pafchase or the vesse.
The case was taken before Justice scott at the Essex
Market Police Court, and was dismissed On the
ground tnat there was no evidence IN sustain o
charge OF larceny.
The New York herald., 1870-09-14

SMOKY ATMOSPHERE IN NEvADA.-The atmOs-
pGere was unusually SMOKY last evening" Although
a Washoe zephyr OF no mean potency prevailed, the
smoklness appeared absolutely lmmovable Unlike
a fog cloud, 1t was neither rent apart driven
before the gale. 1t settled down and shut out all
the hills, and. like q great dun wall or dirty circus
tent, there 1t remained. Whether this smoke comes
from burning forests In oregon, or nearer Tres in the
Sierra Nevada mountains, we cannot say, but it Is
evidently smoke from burning timber, and the cause
OF its appaien: immobity - doubtless 10 he found
in its being equally distributed throughout the at
mosphcie--near ana at a distance, In motion or
quiescent What this state OF the atmosphere may
portend we cannot say. but yesterday 1t was at
tended by warmer weather than We lave had for a
week or ten days.--Vergtntd tNepl Enterprise, Au-
OLxSi IL.