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New-York tribune., 1872-08-27
PETROLEUM FoRTUNE.MAKERs.

Some DAYS since the producers of petroleum
in Pennsylvania held meeting at Parker's Land
pg at which 200 representatives of the oil interests
were present After some discussion, the following
pledge was submitted and received lls signatures;
Whereas The extremely low price Of oil requires Of producers hat
operations therefor shall for the present noW We tD
signed producers Of oil and OF land in the fennsm OF re-
40 bind ourselves 20 eaeh other hot 10
drilling Of apy more period Of months from the h Gay
of lease lands owned or contro o US
period and also agree TO
an honorable 70 prevent DINERS IRON oofG lp We a
m md hind Ourselves under forfeiture Of 81 900 for each well begun
b either Of the period above limited the same 70 be oed
other debt however understood By toe undersgned that
apply wells where the erection o g
completed under that may be begun before he hs' us9 o
September Aforesaid
Committee of Five was appointed, with power to ap-
point subcommittee and canvass the entire district
and report all refused TO sign the pledge kilograms
were received from Titusvile, shamburg Oil City, and
Bully HILL promising hearty cooperation to the move
men Tdoute already organized, and every operator
has signed the pledge. Banks hardware, and outfit
supply merchants promise to lend hearty support to
the movement. The meeting adjourned TO meet tomor
row.
This movement, IL thoroughly carried out, Will de-
crease the production and Increase the price of OIL The
oil producers receive average Of between 50 80
and s. 40 per barrel Of crude petroleum, which is said to
be less than II costs Them They claim that they cannot
do business under such conditions, and say that they
are taking the simplest and the most ecaciOus mode OF
remedying IT, This movement Will make the fortunes Oi
those oil dealers who have large stocks OF petroleum on
hand.
New-York tribune., 1872-08-27
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
SAILORS, WRONGS.
ALLEGED ILL-TREATMENT OF sEAhLN

ALLEGED ILL-TREATMENT OF sEASEN'
Section 25 of the new Shipping Act provides
shnt every shipping commissioner shall hear anu
ANY question whatsoever between MASTER oons,s
agent OF owner and any Of his crew, Wiic" Wv" ~,
tIes agree In writing, 10 submit 10 nm ~
virtue of this authority, Oaps0" s".,
held court at his Office, yesterday morhs - 80
gate complaint OF assault and battery as''ns.
John A Rureess OF the ship David Crockett WINCH re
Gently arrived from San Francisco. The complainant.
william Eyenson boatswain OF the SNIP ahegeu 'iAV
Cant Burgess without provccation, struck MN On 'no
head with bucket, knocking hun do"h' ana lnni0's
,n,uries which incapactated him Tor duty anu oaueu
him great suffering. Capt Burgess Iepheu 'n'V -.
boatgan neglected ont an order to throw ooiu
atr over men found asleep during the watch; that nc
.hen ATTEMPTED 70 throw water over the bOaIswa ou
4hat the latter seized the bucket witness got aho'n
when the complainant seized an empty bucket no' Vi
deck and assaulted witness, who threw MS ouoAeV e
water at complainant in selfdefense, and knooAcu ni
down; he was laid up about three days ron piu91
and scalp wound caused by the blOw Witness uIosou
Aia wound gave him medicine ana "''enueu
h,no ,orsonallv tiu he was cured. IL was inr-
tber shown that the complainant hao peeh
reduced 20 the rank Of seaman or nSsPaSS as bin
swain; had been mutinous anu na1 1tt@ %os - n
,,Uoedafey on arrival thereby lOrlel.iig ionL.
nav Captain Duncan said that ne eoHlu no. , oounve
nance unnecessary violence on t5e par. " b ft that
but under the circumstances anu IN we J" & "a Ss
the boatwan had not been deprived OF the month pay
forfeited he should not lnulct any Pehai'9' 49,, ,-5
Richard McGOveTn, late QuarterInaster onthe Oneu
etates steamer Shawmut, complained tnat NO tnd
himself AZ sea on board the British brig Josephine,
bonnd for Halifax The captain OF the 9rig Oh "noS6
name the complainant was ignorant, SAID ne had pau
sas for him and made hin 90 70 work. When the prlg
arrived at Halifax, and the unfortunate ISL
,rorted his massage back far Boston, ana then
came 10 this port he found himself booked as deseIteI
bnt his story OF "shanghaeiDg" secured MN noul
nn,sbInept IN seems however that his back pay was
xitbheld and i'm an effort obtain IL, he had opened
correspondenee with the Navy Department at Mashue
ION His story was VERY iucOherent but capt duncan
offered TO give hun another letter to the Navy DePar
ent but the sailor refused 20 wait while II was written
Dn1in0 the past week the Commissioner mas shppeu
ahout go men, and paid of corresponding nnmoeI,
which has been about the weekly average sluoo 'o "
act took effect.
New-York tribune., 1872-08-27
ALLEGED INFANTICIDE.

A few days ago, William ID. Waterman OF
No 80 Barrowst found the deeomposed body Of an ap
pareptly full grown infant with strip Of calico tied
nightly around fts neck lying beneath pile Of rubbish
IN the coaIhole Of the house No. IS COmmercest OF
which Waterman is owner. Coroner schirmer began an
inquest yesterday. Mr.. Waterman testified that the
basement Of the had occupied for three years
~ Mrs - Lee a nurse, who moved away Aug. ]; that
Josie Musgrove girl said 70 have been employed by
the American Bank Note Company had lived with her,
hut had disappeared about July prior 10 which time u
had observed that she pregnant On this eyi-
issued warrants for the arrest OF the
two women who are said 20 be residing IN Harlem.
TIE inquest will be continued 70 morrow.
New-York tribune., 1872-08-27

crpsbed hetween an elevator and the wall In sugar re-
nnery AZ No $50 washingtonst, yesterday ana hao MS
Iohn Rahi ago 20 months fell ont Of third story win
dow of his parents residence at Deanst ana Mashng
tonave., Brooklyn, yesterday ana received laIA III
juries. . , 81, , .,.
John Kegan while in flt, yesterday, fell down stairs
at Wards pOrt-packng factory IN Degra"sI' bfook'
lyn ard was dangerously injured.
James KJnson, age six was fatally injured, Yesterday
by falling from tree near his residence NO 81 Hunter
st.. Brooklyn. =.
Bridget McMakin, age 3S, OF No. 400 East Twen.y,
fourth-st instantly killed by falling to the yard
from me fourthstory reoscape yesterday afternoon.
Edward Flaherty Of No. 322 East Thirty -secondst
was caught In a hy-wheel and SEVERELY injured while
working in factory at No 2S5 East Thirty
Yesterday afternoon.
New-York tribune., 1872-08-27

eron charged obscene herats vsrs ssfs,ea
Marshas Crowley and Robinson, apd ben IN PV " i W
Commissioner Osborn
At the Essex Market Police Court, yesterday
Ine Mohery Was committed stealing watch and chain worth
$50 from Charles Seymour while be lying a.eR upon ak AZ
sheriff sta william Koch Of No 81 Bhrdgest was
held keeping bis lager beer saloon open Sunday evening
At Jefferson Market, yesterday, Justice Cox com
ml.ed James Duffy beating James ru o. No
apar tao John Lenhand ofNo A5 West Fosyseeond-
st. sinking Michael Sullivan Of No 60 Westhry
thrds bead With shovel 0ncer Smith Of the Sixteenth Pre-
Saturday Patrick Farley who committed 70
William Johnson aboy charged with forging an order 3 ~
No no. Madisotac locked ansrsI Annie clarke no bone
committed stealing watch and chain from Vale ine H. Sked Of
No. % DeIst, Broadway Sunday night
New-York tribune., 1872-08-27
AMERICAN woRKISGMEN AND CHINESE INIMI.
GPATTON

TO the Edftor OF The Tribune.
SIR: / wish to ask your opinion in the mat
ter of Chinese immigration. We workngmen hold that
Cinnamon should come TO America just as any other
class NJ foregners and that buying them for term OF
wears is only Slavery in another form. There in the
manufactures here great numbers OF Intelligent work
incmen many of them Liberal Republicans, who are
snxious 10 obtain an expression Of opinion on this
subject - .o-o w. % NJ
ITHE TRIBUNE has uniformly opposed the encour-
aOemeDt of immigration, whether from China or
elsewhere. which approached the system of Slavery.
-Edl
New-York tribune., 1872-08-27
OBITUARY..
RALPH A. INGERsoLL.

The Hon. Ralph A. Ingersoll died in New
Haven rday after short illness, In the oith year
of his age He was for many years leading lawyer IN
Connecticut represented NewHaven in the State Legs
la,ure during seven consecutive years from 1872 served
in Congress four consecutive terms from 1925 and was
upon important committees, including the Committee on
WAYS and Means. After his career in Congress he re-
sumed the practice Of law in NewHaven and was state
Attorney He was offered the appointment of United
States Senator, but declined, not wishing TO eenter
political life. He appointed Minister Plenipo'eh
ary to Russia by President Polk and remained ABROAD
for two wears He was since lived in New-Hayen.
New-York tribune., 1872-08-27

A PHILADELPHIA RUFFIAN FATALLY STABBED.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug 26.-James Dougherty,
who was connected with Mara in the attempt to assss
nate Revenue Detective Brooks three years ago, and
who was pardoned few months ago by the Governor,
died at O'Clock this morning, from the effects OF sao
i'm the stomach inflicted by James Kane, who, with five
Others assaulted him for something he had said about
the Moyamensing Hose Company and the old flre De-
nartment pougherty refused to make any disclosure
about his assaan though conscious that his injury was
fatal Kane identified by witness OF the assault
md steu
New-York tribune., 1872-08-27
LETTER AND SPIRIT.

TO The Edftor Of The TrfOune.
SIR: The reader of that obsolete State
paper known as "Tbe Constitution of the United staes
win observe how careful its trainers were in their effort
remove the Presidential election beyond the reach OF
Government influence patronage. The lsecond para
graph Of Section Article ii. Of the Constitution pro
vides: Each State shall appoint, in such manner rs
the Legislature thereof may direct number OF electors
equal 10 the whole number OF Senators and Representa-
vts 20 which the State may DO entitled IN the Congress-
Dnt no Senator or Representative person holding an
once of trust or profit under the United states shall DO
New-York tribune., 1872-08-27
CAPT. HALLS POLAR EXPEDITION.

A letter lately received here by way of Co.
penhagen from r. W. d. Bryan, astronomer OF the
Poars expedition that the health of all on
board was good at the date of wrtngsand that they
confidently hoped soon TO reach the pole.
New-York tribune., 1872-08-27
nr.NoUn srEKFRs, DrscovERIEs

SALT LAKE CRY, Aug. 26.-Savage's Expedi-
tion fitted out in this city four weeks ago. to search for
precious gems has been heard FROM letter was re-
ceiyed here this afternoon, dated Plano BlaDco, New
Mexico Aue H. with consignment Of about quart Of
rubes emerads garnets Opals, and variety OF bright
stones supposed TO diamonds Crowds OF people are
examining the specimens with much interest. A sam
pe will be forwarded TO lapidaries in New.fork 10
morrow Mr. Savage writes that he will send another
collection Of better quality in few days.
New-York tribune., 1872-08-27
POLICE NOTES.

Bridget McManD, age "A, was cut on the arm with
kn during quarrel With her husband al No. 2a West h hst
yesteniay aud severely wounded.
The Episcopal Church Of the Messiah, at Greene
and ay Brooklyn entered by thieves Sunday night
and robbed Of large Bible value $25.
George Sullivan. age q, of No. 273 Water-st,, dur
ing tgh Jeremiah Hgger No BA,aysst YESTERDAY, was
sueL on the and had h skun fractured Aggery
arrested.
Thomas Flaherty, age 10. one OF tho thieves who
soe sewing maehine factory 10 bndgeat,
ookb week arrested, sst evening In East broadwaJ,
New -forf.
Charles Mackey, L. N. Grandine, and II. Caw-
New-York tribune., 1872-08-27

Eynh Apense Hotel-The Hon. John A. Grswod OF
IT, Gsn w II Cisrk Leat Pred ID Grant Al
Coust Se Nsse Of Paris Col chchon Baltimore n o. 9dsiv
Wsbnstop and C. Bushnell Ecw.HAVep.... NhoLds Hote
0ov John w. Geary OF Pennsylvania, Q. G. Gilman OF
swa A. Murdoch Of Mississippi and Capt Pery Of steamship
Rrpabpe Wesfpinster Iokl-Gen spaung Of Minnesota.
Rooaan Hous-B. Worcester Of Albany Rse- Yort Hokt-
Lawrence Eew-Oreans. Gsp Hous-Ihe Rev. neorRe
Worhngtop Of Detroit go Hoet-SenAtor Madden Of Middle
town MY Hoki-Aed L. Tyler lVoe President Of the
South Railroad H0Rse-Co e. X yennlson
Kansas. MstroDotaR Hote-Gen Marbal and Col H. W.
PTeesy u s. Sturspdni House-Gen j. Iaeei hs''ppL
New-York tribune., 1872-08-27

THE FIRST GREELEY AND BROWN FLAG IN OHIO.
TO me EdttOr Of The tribune.
SIR: claim the honor, or dishOnor as the
"Porcupnes" say, of raising the first Greeley and
Brown flag and pole In this State Nearly one-fourth Of
the Republicans in this town will vote for Greeley and
Brown and all tine Democrats. We are gaining ground
every day. A. H. g.
New-York tribune., 1872-08-27

appointed an elector" Vow however, n ,oyernment and
Treasury the Official patronage OF 'e 20 m the Electoral
College with creatures Of The Pr1sSseth gaseth ave Old
9 9.p u Snrnna s for Greeley; New South ,t Con-
Punder and spos wntteImS1Tea. ntttInS1ca lover owe Grant
gressman," leads for the pIu1SDa1 m ,S5a iO' REFORM
DarIiagton, @. H., Aug. ~, 1871
New-York tribune., 1872-08-27
L1JMBER BURNED IN CINCINNATI.

CINCINNATI, Aug. 28-A large quantity of
lumber belonging Jonn X. Greene Co.. on Freeman
St. near Sixth was destroyed by fire about III O'Clock
last night The loss estimated at $4,000; fully insured
in Cincinnati companies.
New-York tribune., 1872-08-27
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Qoruorancn Nciifes.
HsAlrm p.PAKrnssr, SOI NOR ~.

EswYoSx Aas q, Isr2:
At meeting of the BOARD OF HEALlH n
N ~ the HEALTH DEPARTMENT Of the City Of o,s psr
m oc No Mottst, the 2lst day Of August 'e' VIC
lown resolution adopted; ,A. mn ne
Rssolrsd Ths he power conferred BY law spee as @ II.
r.,tmsrt The folo~ng additional section TO tae 49,
ery of t and health CITY Of New fora os sna s E
berhy adopted declared TO form portion $780, "a or
sycrrs iei That al persons engaged N ne y,
IA lard or shall Gauss ns
~ All offensive odors aD preserve he ~ n, m ~1h dc
~, the rcaova thereof from the reoeptaes
e95erRf process may be JOSEPH BoswoRTB PesssI
kssoas CIARE. seerssA1
New-York tribune., 1872-08-27
HOME NEWS.
pRnMINRNr ARRIYALa

THERMOMETER YESTERDAY AT DIcKrssoSs, IN PARK ROW
o.m-7so Noos-Mo 3nm-S5o hdnght-TS
New-York tribune., 1872-08-27
SENATOR WOODS SHADOW GRANT ELECroR.

SENATOR WOODS SHADOW GRANT ELECTOR.
To the Editor OF The Tribune.
SIR: The Grant Republican Convention at Utica
had word Of condemnation for the corruption at Albany last Winter
On the contrary the Convention stamped with Its approval the nqu
and shameful bribery Of members Of i party by nominating
Presidential Ree,or for the XVII District Kdder 81. Scott the
partner Of Senator James Wood other words the Senator's
shadow which
be resides How beautiful for the Grant Republicans a about
Reform and then their Electoral ticket James Wood or
uA the same tng who received bnbe OF 5000 from
Tweed and Gould Last Winter
proceeding 10 an insult 10 every thinking REgoRA
Mount M0rTta, ~ ", Ang u. 1871
New-York tribune., 1872-08-27

Visit F.. LORDS new Cleaning and Dyeint
Once Broadway Beseke ate Of Broomss baneh
ga Brora dresses baw saeqaes s feathers gloves ke beau
ufuly cleaned; coats pants, vests. cleaned like new.
New-York tribune., 1872-08-27
Announcement 4
BURNErrs COCAINE prevents hair falling.


auandary as to What they can best whether they shall follow
mechanism musici medicine divinity PHRENoLoGY would
deciding wisely whether should be one or the other EI'
amraors charts given daily at No. 39 Broadway
New-York tribune., 1872-08-27

Ask your grocer or supply dealer for Doo-
IEY's YEAST POWDER, the best Baking Powder
New-York tribune., 1872-08-27
NEW-YORK CITY.
Isle at the Battery at 5 p. IN.

Music at the Battery at p. m.
The Board of Assistant-Aldermen concurred
yesterday with the Board Of Aldermen In requesting the
Commissioners Of Public Parks TO have sacred music In
Central Park on Sundays from to 7 p. m.
The will of the late ex-Judge McCuln was
to have been presented for probate yesterday but 1t
was asceraned that several relatives had not been
served with citations and the case was aoourheu lor
six weeks TO give time for such service
The following is a record of contagious
diseases for the past two weeks;
New-York tribune., 1872-08-27
THE cHAMBERLAIN's STATEMENT.

The following is City Chamberlain Palmer's
statement Of receipts payments, and balances for the
week ending Aug. "a, 1872:
New-York tribune., 1872-08-27
CIVILITY At THE POST OFFICE.

ToisIs.... s6.1sO.233 so s346,S92 60 se39,993 70
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-12-02

basis from which to estimate the cost to
the average farmer of the state. The
Grand List of the state for 1871 was
s1,l72,405.64. The amount appropri-
ated for the use of the Board of Agricul-
ture, Manufactures and Mining, would
require tax of two mills and fraction
over on dollar, on this list Now sup
pose the lists of the farmers of the state
average $25 each. which is doubtless
high estimate. and the whole cost of the
Board for year to the majority of
the farmers is five cents and quarter.
Pecuniarily considered, the question is
thus seen to assume rather insignificant
proportions. But we are well aware
that there is another and more impor-
tant sense in which the question docs
it pay ?'' may be asked, viz: the one
limited at in the first part of this article;
and on this point we will content our
self for the present simply by quoting a
letter from Geo. Perham of Maine, to
DIR. Hoskins of the Vermont Farmer, in
reply to an inquiry from the DR.. in re-
gard to the real value of an Agricultur-
al Board, where its workings have been
long under the trial, and its claims to
usefulness can be satisfactorily judged.
He says:
My DEAR SIR Your note of August
| 9th, asking my opinion as to the use
fulness of our, State Board of Agriculture.
has been received. Having been men,
Der of the Board at its organization in
1868, and close observer of its work
since that time, I may be justified in
speaking with some degree of confidence.
The advantage to the farming interest of
the state, derived from the meeting and
discussions of the Board and the report
of the secretary, has been very great
Through these instrumentalities greater
interest has been created, useful knowl
edge disseminated, and better methods
of cultivation have been adopted. | am
quite certain that | express the sentiments
of large majority of our people when |
say we should regard the adjustment OF
the Board in this state as public mis-
fortune. Very respectfully yours,
SIDNEY PERHAM.
Paris, Maine, Sept. 6, 1872.
l
We may refer to this subject again
as we consider it an important one.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-12-02
At the first Election in 1880, under the

Constitution, but 10 States voted, cast
ing 60 electoral votes. The Legislature
of New York was so divided that no
electors were chosen, and Rhode Island
and North Carolina had not yet ratified
the Constitution, and therefore did not
vote. All of the SO votes were cast for
Washington, but on Vice President di-
vision occurred, John Adams receiving
the highest number of votes, 81, which
elected him, as the Constitution then
stood, although he did not receive ma
jority of all the votes cast. At the next
election, in 1892, Washington received
the entire electoral vote, 1870, and Adams
was again elected to the Vice Presidency,
receiving II votes.
In those days the Electors were either
chosen by districts or by State Legisla-
lures. This system was kept up until
the celebrated contest which resulted in
failure of the Elective College to choose
President and the election went to the
House of Representatives, resulting in
the choice of Jefferson for President and
Burr for Vice President. This contest
was such shock to the young Republic
that its friends began to feel alarmed and
resolved upon change in the manner o
choosing electors. New York, Massachu
sets Connecticut and South Carolin;
were among the last to adopt the nev
system, and South Carolina adhered t.
the old plan of choosing Electors by he
Legislature until she went out of tn
Union in the late rebellion. Now, tn
matter of choosing electors is uniform il
all the States, and results are conse
quently more satisfactory.
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Assault.

A jealous desperate in Westfeld,
Mass, fired seven shots at young lady,
named Sackett, while they were on their
way home from theater one evening
last week. Both the lady and gentle
man were severely wounded, but not
dangerously. After the shooting the
villain went to his boarding place and
coolly went to bed as though nothing had
happened, but was very soon disturbed
by the officers. He made no attempts
at concealment, but stated frankly that
ne did the shooting and was "glad of
it" He says he shall "get clear" or he
shall kill himself"
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