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f z N r o NJ.
New York Republicans Bury
ing the Hatchet.

Ovation to Senator Fenton at Niagara Falls
conkhn's Supporters Honoring His Rival
Fsnton New York's Choics for the Vice
Presidency Wise Counsels by the
Senator - Union and Harmony
Needed to Secure Republic
can Viotory-perscnal Quar-
rels To Be Forgotten
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SHIPPING NEW

A'mc"sr i'r Ncw TcrA rh,s D"y.
sun rises. .... 30 Moon sets morn u 60
SIM Gets. ....... % High water morn z SO
OCEAN STEAMERS.
DAfH or DEPARTURES FROM NEW YORK ruR Tup
MONTHS OF July AND AUGUST.
Si~np ,~riis 1
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BELOW.
SAILED.

Brig Neuva Victoria Sp) Coli. Il days from Havana by
pilot boat James q Bennett, No6(.
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Marine Disaarers.

Steamships Hammon'a, for Hamburg; Cleopatra, Savan-
nah; Isaac Bell Richmond, &c W + Clyde, do.
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UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS CoUaI.
Unstamped Cigars.

Unstamped Cigars.
Before Commissioner Shields.
IN United STATES Us. Ms. Dana Brfnkeraadn.-
The defendant, who does business at SOS sixth ave-
nue. was held 10 bail in the sum of 81, 900 for re-
moving cigars from her mandatory without having
properly stamped them, and also upon the charge
OF not having given bonds for the carrying on OF
cigar mALuiuctOry.
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uHIIED STATES DISTRICT COURT.

C0ndeMuatloBs.
Yesterday IN the United States District Court, on
the return Of process before Commissioner Osborne
Deputy Clerk OF the Court five barrels OF distilled
spirits found and seized Ut pier 3S North River were
condemned by default.
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THE COURTS.
uaaIfn STATES cIRcuI cuuaI.

The Broadway Widening Echeme-Suit
AGAINST the Corporation.
Yesterday summons was returned to the United
States Circuit Court commanding the Mayor, Alder
men and Common Council OF New York city 10
answer the bin VI Daniel Garrison. who claims the
amount Of $40 900, with interest from April 2s 1871,
Tor property which he alleges was taken from HIM
IN the widening OF Broadway. The property IN
question Is situate between Thirty street and
fifly ninth street. The complaint IN this case VIII
he hled with the Clerk OF the United States Circuit
Court in the course OF q few days.
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!he Duo de Luynes, who was killed
before Orleans, had inst succeeded to the
large family estates at the period of bis
untimely death: He left q widow, and a
child two months old. After the battle
OF Sedan he Joined the Guard Mobiles,
taking, with him all the able-bodied men
from the villages on his estates.
An Indiana journal is trying to pro-
mote pedestrian exercise among the
STUDENTS OF the State, by urging law
to prohibit the snle of liunor within
three miles Of any institution of learn
ing.
A peasant Of Gorlitz, Prussia, has lost
three sons and four sons-in- law during
the war, and has thus been forced into
the position of protector of six widows
and twentyone children.
How to make time go fast-Uso the
spur of the moment
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Auottom @alea.

Estate Sale.
D. G. PEIX0TTO & SON, Auctioneers.
John Fisher, Executor, us. w. X. Bachman
and wife.
PURsUANT to the order of his Honor
Il Samuel w. Melton, Judge of tho Fifth
Circuit, mado in the above stated case, dated
january, 1871, and to mo directed. I will
sell, before the Court Honse in Columbia. on
the first MONDAY in February next, at II
O'Clock, in the forenoon, the Real Estate
hereinafter described, upon tho terms and on
tho conditions hereinafter expressed, that is
to say:
All.that LOT OF LAND on Plain street. in
the city OF Columbia, bounded North by Tay-
lor street, East by lot of John Fisher, South
by Plain street, and West by Pickens street.
being the lot upon which stands the residence
occupied by DR.. Edward H. Fisher in his life
time, eubjCct, however, to tho lien of two
mortgages-one to ]. A. Henneman and one
to Mrs. Emily Hayne.
ALSO,
All tho right, title and interest Of Edward
d. Fisher, being ono undivided haH-interest
IN Tract Vi Land, On the Stateburg Road,
adjoinlng lands OF the Ursuline Convent. con-
tanning 162 acres, more or less.
Terms of sale cash.
SAMUEL LORD, JR., Special Referee
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sFe,s4aS29E:s1zgaER,AA.:R REH@
FuFeisra anayra.,

Hf E.} CUF0aBn 4Aoyras
VEBsAILnRs; Jauaary 16.--A concen-
trated fro is maintained on Fort Issy to
prevent the French from repairing
breaches. &
r BORDEAUX, January 1G.-The Ger
mans have occupied Alencon. Chanzy
continues his retreat in good order. In
the North. the advance army 70 entered
Albert. The army Of &c East, Under
Bourbaki, is rapidly approaching Bel
fort, and pews OF the raising of the siege
is hourly expected.
LATER.-B 0ufbaki, after Fighting oil
day Sunday, occupied. Mont Dellaird and
adjacent villages. rChanSy reports that
the Prnssians renewed their attack u BON
his lines ON Sunday. The twenty-first
corps fought we'll, aud captured a num-
Der OF prisoners. The sixteenth corps
had desperate struggle. The retreat
continues.
LONDON, January 17.-The Prussian
Governor OF -Alsaoe has issued an order
expelling all Poles from the Province.
!he Prussians are strengthening the de-
fences at Strasburg against possible at
tack by Bourbaki
LONDON, January 17.-The investment
OF Longy is complete, notwithstanding
the attempts of the garrison to prevent
the placing in position of the German
batteries. The Germans, on the 18th
instant, dispersed 1.DOO Gardes Mobile,
near Longres. The German loss in the
battles with Gen. Chnncey is officially
stated at Ut officers and 3,2O3 men
killed and wounded. The French lost
besides their killed aud wounded, %, 900
unwounded prisoners
LONDON, January IA special to the
Telegram says despatch from Versailles
states that the fire on Paris still con-
tlnues. Fort OF siege train from Me-
zlers was placed on the batteries ut Mont
Moreny. and has done considerable da-
mage to the public buildings within
range. All the women and children in
the st. Denis quarter left the ncighbor-
hood on Sunday, rs it was known that
the enemy threatened to destroy that
portion of the city. The effect of Tro
ohn's proclamation was very manifest.
Inc excitement consequent on the belief
that there was treason with the Generals
mas subsIded to great extent. The in
habltants endure the revolving horrors
Of the siege with calmness.
LONDON, January ia despatch
from Versailles says the French under
General Chanzy are retreatiug from
Laval, and the German army is in full
pursuit, and has already passed the town
OF valges, fourteen miles East Of Laval
2,OOO additional prisoners have been
taken. Alencon was occupied by the
Germans on tho night of the 10th.
General Won Werder maintained his
position Southwark of Belfort on Mon
day, against renewed attacks of the
army OF the East. German loss compa-
ratively small. A despatch dated Prun
thet, the l7th, reports fighting to-day
along the whole line. The King Of
Prussia, in letter to Prince Henry, of
Auxemburg, counsels him to be prudent
and cautious, and asserts that Prussia
never intended to attack the indcncn-
dence of Luxembourg.
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DEATH:-Dsath has, reaped q heavy
harvest during 1870. # .swept many
celebrities from he world. s 7s
Among statesmen Pierre
Sople, Count de Montalembert: Bn.
roche, Salnave, Earl Mayo, Duke de
Brogne, Lord Clarendon.
In Observation-Disclosures Dickens, Alex
ander Dumas, Mark Lemon, George D.
Prentice, VIM. Gilmore Sims, John e.
Head, f.. I. Blanchard, John P. Kenno-
dy, Brough, Villemain, Paul do Casing.
mac, Anna Cora Mowatt Ritohie.
Artists--Balfe, Wilson, Moschelles,
Straus, DeBeriot, Mozier, Launitz,
Macilse.
Soldiers Robert E. Lee, Brantley,
Sanford, Thomas, Granger, Liddeil,
Mower, Hitchcock, Ripley, Count de
Elahnult, Evans, Hess, Jean D. Augdy,
Lowenstine, Duogy, Farragut, Gardner,
&c.
Lawyers-Justice Grier, Lord Chief
Baron Pollock, Lord Justice Garfard.
Doctors-Sir james Y. Simpson, Pro-
lessor Smye, Sir James Clark, Sir VIM.
c. Hood, Dr.. Bright, DR.. COPELAND, Dr.
Cabarrus, Won Graefe.
Actors-Mrs. Ritchie, Lavasser, Leigh,
Murray, LIE h1artre, Mare Tnglioni, Geo
Holland.
Preachers Albert Barnes. DR.. Row
land Williams, Bishop Calvin, Bishop
Kingsley, Bishop Thompson, Bishop
Chase, DR.. McClintock.
General celebrities jerome Bona
parte. Baron Rothschilds, Richard Tat
tersall. the horse dealer; Rocder, the
Champagne man; Green, the balloonist.
Royalties Lopez, Sultan of Zanzibar;
Dowager, Queen of tho Sandwich Is
lands; Prim, Leopold II of Tuscany,
Duchess of Berry, Duchess of Saxony,
Frederick Wurtemburg, Henry of Bour-
bon.
The old admonition that We should be
ready for him cannot be too often ut
tered.
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American Intelligence.

CHARLESTON, January 1S.-Arrivc.l-
steamships Manhattan, New York
Maryland, Baltimore.
HAVANA, January 1S.-Seventy in
surgents of Cienaga Dc Z'apath surren
dered to-day.
PHILADELPHIA, january 19.---Peter
Rchings, the veteran actor, is dead
aged seventy.
ST.. LOUIS. January 19.-The vote in
the Missouri Legislature stood: Blair.
1O2; Henderson, SO; Benjamin S.
OMAHA. January 19.-P. w. Hitch
cock has been elected, Uice Thayer.
ST. PAUL, January 19.-Indom has
been elected for the long, and Starns
for the short term
NORFOLK, January 19.-The steamer
Magnolia is total wreck, Off Cane
Charles.
SAY francisco, January 19.-The
weather is warm and showery. Three
Nevada Railroad robbers have been SEN
fenced to thirty years imprisonment. A
car load of California cotton was shippcd
Eastward yesterday.
WILMINGTON, January 19.-The COM
mander OF the Federal troops in Robeson
County has telegraphed for more troops,
the small number now in that County
belng unable to cope with the outlaws.
as measure or precaution, squad of
soidler' accompanies train on the Will
mlngton, Charlotte and Rutherford Road
Lowrey having threatened to attack the
trains. 1t is conceded that but little
can be done towards the capture of the
outlaws, without large force of men.
aided by bloodhounds.
NEW ORLEANS, January 19.-Three
boats departed for Red River, yesterday.
and three to-day, all with good cargoes.
owing to the impetus given by concert
OF action between the merchants and
steamboat men.
a collislon occurred to-day between
the British steamship Mexican and w.
.. flke, In which the Pike was badly
damaged. The starboard wheelhouse
was carried away.
There was two attempts ut 9arrotinp
last night-one successful.
Supervising Architect Nfnllct has mr.
rived, and taking steps looking tn thn
completion of the New Orleans Custom
House.
ROCHESTER,, N. Y, January 19.-A
probably insane woman shot her brother
and a produce dealer dead, today.
Troy, N. Y, January 19..Honry
Burden, tho famous inventor and iron
manufacturer, dropped dead to-day,
aged 80.
RICHMOND, january 10. In Licking
ton, to-day, all the business houses we're
closed, it being the anniversary of the
birthday Of Gen. Lee. There was n
public demonstration, and an address
was delivered Mt Washington College by
John Z. Holcomb.
New YoRK, January 19.-The Herald
las special, which reports Bismarck
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1t became necessary to dismiss a Ma
ryland school ma'am, the other day, and
the director who conveyed to her the in
tclligcnce that she WAS free, has had two
doctors at work since excavnting him to
find the bullets, which tho teacher of
ideas to shoot had fired in amongst him.
He says if he lives he will never dis
charge his duty or female teacher not
another time.
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REMARKABLE FAMILY HISTORY
Carey Cox, OF Monroe County, furnishes
us the following chapter Of family his
tory, MS compiled by his nephew, Mr.. I.
M. Cox, of Macon:
"My father is ninety years of age, and
In good health; mother died ut eighty;
two uncles and one aunt lived to be
nincty-fonr years old. I had eight bro
theirs and seven sisters. My youngest
sister bore nineteen children, of these
sixteen were boys. At family meeting
in 1896, there were present 253 of nv
fathers progeny and adopted children.
Over sixty of lis descendants were in
service in the late civil war;"
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Lexington---In Equity.

Mary Lcaphart and Policy Leaphart us. Geo.
j. Leaphart.
N obedience to an order Of Samuel W. Mel
Il ton, Judge OF the Fifth Circuit, in the
above stated case. I will sell, on the FIRST
MONDAY in February next, within tbs legal
city of Columbia,
A certain LOT OF LAND, as described in
tho bill as containing one-half acre, moro or
Pendleton streets,
CONDITIONS OF SALE-That is to say, for cash
sufficient to pay tax and cost of suit and ex
pense OF sale; the balance on q credit Of one
Purchase money to be secured by bond and
surety, and mortgage of the premises sold.
-, s. NJ. ROOF, 8. L..C.
Sherff's Office, Lexington Q. H., January Q,
1911. Jan 13 +
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In the Court of Probate---Lexington

IN the Court OF Probate---Lexington.
E1 parte Alexander II. Wolfe, Administrator
of W. NJ. Beckham, deceased.
I,ettt0n to Sell Personal Property of Deceased
VOURSUANT to the order OF Hon. A. Il.
IL Caughman, Judge Of Probate for Lex
ington County, will sell, on tho first day of
February next and days succeeding,
The PERSONAL PROPERTY OF W. III.
beckham, deceased, consisting Of about
80 Bales Cotton,
10 Mules, Horses and Colts
G0 Hogs, 80 Cattle, among which arc great
many fine Mich Cows.
Kitchen Il. a Furniture, &C., and large quantity
;, 5000 Bushels Corn and large quantity of
Fodder,
Four-Horse Wagons, l Ox-Cart, large
quantity of Farming Implements, House and
The sale will be commenced at what il
known as the James Bates place, in Richland
Fork, and continued there until all the pro-
perty on that place ID cold; and on tho day
Immediately succeeding, the sale will be con-
tinucd at the Baker place, in Lexington, the
late residence of the deceased, and continued
there until all tho property is sold. It is
thought the sale at the Bates place will oc-
cupy about two days, and the sale commenced
at tho Baker place on the third.
Terms Of sale cash. s. M. ROOF, SIG
Sheriffs Office Lexington G. H., January Q,
1911. Jan IL
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Funeral Invitation.

The friends and acquaintance OF Mr.. and
Mrs. BRYANT BAILEY are respectfully ir-
vited to attend the Funeral Services Of the
former. at tho Baptist Church, THIS AFTER
NOON, at 8 O'Clock,
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A LARGER CHUEcH AROUND TIE Con.
NEE.-Dr. Houghton, of "the little
church around the corner" may we'll
congratulate himself upon the part fate
led him to play at the funeral of George
holland. A movement is on foot among
Christians, in and out of the dramatic
profession, to build new and charger
church for him around the corner"
A fire in Sharpsburg, Pa, was put out
with cider last week.
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Its nifty curis," snid Mrs. Partington to
Ike, while reading about tho impending war
IN Europe, that the Hollcrhorn creates such
an ado Ill Yurrnp, whom it's sich n common
disease among the cattle in Amer;ky" The
old lady, having delivered herself of tho
above, took dose OF LIrpMANs GREAT GER-
NAN BIrrERs to cheer her depressed spirits.
and resumed her knitting.
Lippman's Bttcrs are for sale by all drug.
gists and dealers. Depot in Columbia. S. e..
at GEIcEH ~ McGnEdoR's, Druggists. SIS
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10 cure Prostration, Indigestion, and many
"ther ills that woman is heir to, use the CID
IANoIlSA BITTERs. Jen Is 81
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81 900 reward is offered by the proprietor Of
Dr. Ilerce's Alt. Ext or Golden Medical Dis
covery, for a medicine that will equal it in the
cure OF all diseases for which it is recon-
.tehued. ne. FOR Bronchitis, severe Coughs, and
the early stages Of Consumption. it has as
tonlshed the medical faculty by it's wonderful
cures, anu hundreds OF the best physicians
ps,i, pss'ihounce IL me greatest medical discovery
Vi 'he age. sold bydruggists. J15E1t3
The most celebrated Medical Tonic of the
ago. oLp CAROLINA BITrERs. Have You tried
Jan Is 81
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House and Lot for Sale
Garden Seeds.
For Sale.

For Sale,
On0 BUSHELS of Dickson's Improved
AN!O COTTON SEED, grown from seed
purchased in 1860, at 81 per bushel, from Da-
Fid Dickson, OF georgia. Price fifty cents per
bushel OF thirty pounds. j. X. DAVIS,
Jan Id Monticello, s. e..
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lon can obtain the best of Cigars. Chewing
ana smoking TOBACCO, Pipes, etc, at the pign
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The old admonition that we should be
ready for him cannot be too often ut
tered.
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Something Nice.
Just Received.

Just Received
A \ assortment Of fresh CRACKERS, of tho
:IA finest quality. consisting of Soda, Boston,
Butter. Lemon, Ginger, Cream aud Lunch
Milk, for sale at 'ower prices than usual, by
Jan limo f. SrENHOIISE
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1t having become q custom in business,
now and then, to give something, or, in other
words, o sell nearly, if not quite, without pro-
tit, the usual favor will be extended to the pa-
irons of the Indian Girl" CIGAR STORE, for
this week. Fine Cigars will be sold 30 cheap
that everybody can puf good one.
janis G
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Rays Improved Cotton Seed.
Triumphs of Science.

Trlumphs OF Science.
VNHE first bottle of Stanley's celebrated
IL COUGH SYRUP was prepared by MIR.
Heinish, in 1a4S, for our distinguished fellow
citizen, Captain W. b. Stanley, then on his
way to Mexico. The marked success which
followed its use, i'll curing n troublesome
cough, with weakness OF the lungs, has also
marked it as preparation worth having, for
the cure Of all affections of the lungs. Thou
sands now attest its worth, and to- day Stan
lcy's Cough Syrup enjoys a higher reputation
than any other cough medicine known. Pre-
pared only by T.. II. HEINITSH,
Dee IL Druggist.
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nLD BANK BILLS md MUTILATED
" CURRENCY bought and sold by
Nov % emo ID. GAMBRILL, Broker.
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MOTIGE.-Aii indebted TO the undersigned
lV by Note, Lien, Book Account, or other
wise, will make settlement Of tho same before
the FIRST DAY OF FEBRUARY next and
save costs. T. & G.. ID. HOPE.
Jan g EDWARD HOPE
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~ TO leENT.-A DWELLING HOUSE
5J';H situated on corner of Senate and Sum
@- ter strcets. Also, Il PIANO. Apply TO
j.. ". SEJBELS & CO.,
jam At HOkc's siOro
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NOTICE.-The subscribers having tried
IN the "CREDIr SYSTEAl" for the last three
years, have found it to be losing business,
and have come to the conclusion to adopt the
exclusively 'CASII SYSTEM from this date
Whey would also call upon all indebted to
them to come mp to the '.Captans Onire'' and
settle. CAMPBELL a. JONES.
1on
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Citizens Savings Bank Of S. c..

Citizens Savings Bank Of S. c.,
COLUMBIA, s. c., January Is, 1871.
YE1HE INTEREST DIVIDEND, due 1si of
Il January, 1871. for the preceding six
months, will be paid to depcsitors in person,
or on their order, Mt tho counter OF the Citi-
Zens' Savings Bank. II the dividend be rot
called Tor, it will be credited up to the re-
spcctive accounts and will bear intcrt at from
the 1st Of January the same as a deposit
JOHN g. B. SMITH,
Jan 18 10 Assistant Cashier
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1871-11-10

Our citizens, we trust, will not forget the
lecture, at Sobel's Opera House, this even
ing. BY Petroleum V. Nasby. We have
trrqnsotIy urged upon our citizens the ne
csesity Of sustaining the Young Mems Chris
tisn Association in their efforts to ges up q
lecture course the present winter, and we
hope . crowded house to hear the opening
lecture will bear witness to the fact that
their efforts are appreciated.
Nasby will appear this evening in bis
great character Of "Skineoyb," 40 aborigin.
al who bad . emission" to perform. wheth-
er be will speak Of the wild Indian who
soamed at large the wild woods 10 this vi
ciuity and padded bis canoe on Oil. Creek
one hundred years ago, we know not, but
probably the character Of "Lo!" will be
portrayed faithfully enough 20 enable hi,
hearers to form good idea Of tho "red man
Of the forest" Tue lecture will be well
worth hearing, aud We would advise all tc
attend.
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FIFTY YEARS IN THE FIELD The New
York Observer is about celebrating its jubi-
lee, entering upon its iif;ieth year in 1872
1t is one of The oldest newspapers in the
country, one of the ablest, one OF tie most
,te adfssr and fearless in maintaining the
truth in religion, the right in morals, and
honesty In all public and private affairs
It announces for the coming year, the pub
lica.ion OF the second volume of it's Year
Book; vast repository oil lnforma ton, stat
is!ieal and otherwise, relating both to
Church and State. which will be sent free
to all who pay their subscription for Is72.--
The volume last year was worththe subscrip-
tion price Of the paper, and the Publishers
promise more complete Yearbook for
1872. Specimen copies of the paper, with
Prospectus for the Yearbook, sent free on
application from any source. New Subscri-
bsrs will receive paper free until January
1st
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1871-11-10

Boring for oil 10 the Tonawanda swamp
north Of Batavia, under the direction Of
"spirlts, has been discontinued after the
drill had penetrated l, 400 feet, and given
up ss . tsilure.-[Ex
Since the above was put in print, We are
informed that the stockholders have held q
meeting, aud under the direction Of the
"spirits" Aforesaid, have concluded to drill
the we'll 400 feet deeper, the spirits deciding
that muchness of the greasy fluid would
be found at the depth Of l 300 feet. Those
spirits are evidently Of the same character
- "reliable gentlemen" just from beyond
the lines, who used to arrive at hsadquarterl
80 frequently during the war. Not muct
dependence can be placed on them, and
they are undoubtsd ''svil spirits" They
would have poor show in the oil regions
- tho good spirits would soon drive then
out.
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A new derrick has been put up in place
OF the one. burned down, on the H0lmdeu
farm, Pithole, mention OF which We made q
day or two since. The gas vein struck at
that time was in the second sand. The we'll
is now being put down to ithe third sand,
the work necessarily progressing slowly ow-
ing to the powerful volume of gas arising
from the hole. The opinio appears to pre-
vail that had the well been tested in the
second s'nd big ono would have been
struck.
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An exchange advances the theory that
the rapid burning Of Chicago was owing 10
the fact that the 'Joliet stone," of which
the city was largely built, it naturally satu.
rated with an oleaginous substance some
what like petroIenm, and highly ioaamab le.
This matter should be Investigated before
the rebuilding of Chicago.