The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-02-25
NEWS ITEMS.

| san FRANCISCO 10 enjoying grand must
cal festival, given 10 aid of the Mercan,il
Library Association. At the concert ol
Thursday there were about fifteen hundre,
voices in the grand chorus, two hundred
Instruments. big drum, big organ, thirty
anvils, electrical guns closing the erant
anthem (America). The audience, wild
with delight, rose TO their feet cheering ant
waving handkerchiefs,
rain aud snow storm prevailed through
out Montana Territory Thursday night
The weather has been uncommonly mild
and pleasant so far this winter The pre-
sent prospects for water next season are no
much better than last winter
The weather for the past two days al
Virginia City, Nebraska, has been warm
and cloudy. with little raia aud snow.--
Owing to the warm weather mining is quite
brisk in the lower part of the gulch.
The Sioux and Grow Indians had des-
perste fight above the mouth of the Yellow
Stonc. On the Missouri river, early in Janu-
ary. in which all the Sioux engaged were
killed. All the Indians arriving at Fort
Sully say that John Richards, a renegade
half breed, has much influence, and is do
ing all he can 10 excite hos,lities against
the whites.
The remains Of Lewis \. Payne, ore OF
the Lincoln assassination conspratOrs, who
was executed July 7th 1865, have been re
moved lrom the Arsenal grounds. Washing
ton 10 ore of the District cemeteries.
Energetic ef1rts are being made to close
up tho broken tunnel at the Mirnehaha
Falls, which caused so much trouble las,
fall and threatened the existence OF the falls
and water power.
The Erie Railroad Company has been en-.
joined, at suit OF the preferred stockholders.
from recongnizing certificates bearing the tax
stamp OF the English speculators, who have
ieasued themselves with the Ramsey Eaton
Vanderelit party for the purpose Of putting
the line under control Of the New York Cen.
trGl.
1t is said the Costa Rican government has
annulied The contract made with the Ameri-
can Company Tor the construction OF d rail.
road across the country to the Pacific coast.
tie terms not baviDg been complied with Ly
taeir incorporators. who are principallv
New York men. Gen. John C.. Fremont
was President ofthe Company.
Adolph Turk, engineer at Eldrdges
mills Morris, Illinois, was caught In a az
wheel yesterday and instantly crushed to
death. His body was cut and mashed in
irightiul manner.
a fire on River street, Cleveland, yester-
day morning, destroyed two warehouses be-
longing TO Nessrs Winslow, and par; of an.
other belonging to ". J. Gordon, occupied
by Petit d Holland, and a number of small
tirus. Loss unknown, bn, fully Insured.
Lord Granville has written to the Lieu
tenant Governor OF Newfoundland, announc.
ing the intention Of the Imperial Govern
ment to withdraw the troops in garrison in
Newfoundland, and says in future this Pro-
vince will have 10 rely on its own protcc-
ton or such a. it may obtain from the Do
mihion OF Canada, if it joins the Conf.dera-
tiUn.
A wagon loaded with steel, yesterday ran
over Two chiiaren ot y. AGair, aged nine
aud six years, in Philadelphia. One was
fatally aud the other severely injured. The
driver was arrested.