The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-06-21
CRUDE aNDIsETgNED.

man named Burton fell dead while
attending service in the Methodist Church
at Janesyiie, Wisconsin, II few days ago.
Ambrose Coe, who stabbed to death Miss
Abbie Somers. at Ashley, Illinois, on
Thursday last, has been caught and Gagged.
He SAYS he wants to die. Jealousy was the
cause.
The New York Herald is in favor of sup
pressing young America on the Fourth OF
july, least they burn New York up by way
OF celebrating gthe day. Portland, Maine,
was destroyed by fire cracker.
Omaha has coiored Alderman.
London is projecting hri-penny parcr.
lis circulation is expected to reach 500, 600
copies
The unhappy lunatic Mcfarland has
been engaged recently, in an effort to set
aside the divorce obtained by his wife
But he has also tried TO annoy her in
another manner. The Boston Herald learns
from private source tina. be has C''endeav-
ored to kidnap one of the children living
with Mrs. Richardson at Woodside. To
accomplish this noble deed woman was
hired, who haunted her house until the
mother was obliged TO send the child away
from her reach. Mrs. Richardson is still
III with chills add fever and says that the
most mercifnl thing Mcfarland could do
would be to kill her.
A man named Holt, proprietor Of board
ing house in Hartford. Conn, swallowed q
large dose of opium on Thursday night
last. because his wife accepted an invita-
tion to the theatre without his. knowledge.
Strong emetics saved the jealous man, aud
give him a fresh Holt on life.
While James Robinson's Cincinnati Cir
Gus was parading through the streets Of
Middleton, Kansas, last week. the roof Of
wagon, on which was mounted band
of musicians. broke through, precipi!ating
the men into u den of lions. A local paper
says: 1.-THE awful groans of terror and
agony which arose from the poor victims
who were being torn and lacerated by the
faichtin! monsters below was heart rending
| and sckening to o terrible degree Prot.
White, ore of the performers, wen. to the
rescue of the unfo rtuna,es. and va' almos,
torn to pieces. Conrad Feeiz and Charles
Schoer were taken out dead.
Lydia Thompson has little girl six
years old, who is said 10 be as handsome as
picture.
An American sharper has beaten the
Kingff WuTtenburg out Of forty thousand
Gorins at draw poker.
About one million dollars worth of Chi
nese fireworks are used up in this couutry
every Fourth of Jaly.
Boston is troubled with fashionable
young lady who insists upon walking in II,
middle of the street.
George A Barber, formerly, of Cincin-
natl, and G. C, Wall OF Toledo, are to hav
D a type-set,ing match ot Darot. The con
D test vii! take place in public hall, an'
toe "I9nct W H"'e lux tioceeuS ii'e%ii y"
admission fec TIE time when The contes
a will take place is retyat sJaounced. y
IVES. Poin correspondent says tha
the poor cadets are worried continnall
= sby.husband seeking girls, who are willin
to exchange wealth and maidenhOod 70
the title Of wife. Thus far the canpaisr
has not been successful
, At Miles Grove, near Erie, on onaay
a Charles Thompson, u school teacher, fog
!, ged an urchiu named Griffin. Therenpo
, the boys mother. armed with pecuia
''pitcher," covered with paper, entered th,
n school room and demanded OF Nc. Thomp
d son why he bad whipped her son. He re
piled tnat it wasl because the fraction
youth deserved it, whereupon she pro ceet
ed to empty the contents OF the 'pitchel
IS on his scholarly person, and emphasize
o the performances by breaking tho utens
1 over his pate. The teacher, found an i'm
Z mediate change of Taiment' 1ndispensill
aud the pupils Of the school precspitatel
i retired from the room without waiting II
It formal dismissal. Mrs. Griffin was arresl
ed, but compromised the case by payir
70 Thompson fifty dollars, and turning ov,
70 twenty-five more to the fund of the. Dis
le trict After the money had been paid II