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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-07

Daily trains for passengers, New Orleans to Don.
aldsOnville and return Excursion tickets to Don.
aldsonyille and return, on Sundays, So. Train
leaves Canal street depot daily at 7;45 A. NJ.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-04-30

The Vicksburg, ,(Mi,s.) Herald vouches
for this, if true, certainly very remarkable
fact: ''In the blooming, beautiful, balmy
May Of 1863, one Of those dreadful battle
stained years never to be forgotteH, General
Tilighman fell shot dead, at the battle Of
Champion Hill, gallautly struggling In de-
fense Of bis cherished principals. His no
BILE life ebbed away on the spot where he
fell, and the sad earth drank his blood with
greedy thirstiness. But upon that immed-
late spot grew peach tree that had reach i
ed maturity, while It's roots stepped Them
selves in the martyrs blood. Singular t.
relate, the leaves and fruit of this tree are q
ood-red color. The tree was transplanted
and Is now in the orchard of Dr.. j. l.. He
bron, Of this county. The propsgations
from this tree are Of the same peculiar color
There is something very peculiar about
this. We have seen the leaves, and must
confess they do look and even ito as) smell
like blood. The tact con be witnessed by
those taking the trouble"
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-04-30

On Tuesday last the wife Of Mr.. Milton
Nicholas, Of Lawrence township, Clearfield
county, gave her baby . few drops Of lauda
mum, and then placed the vial containing
the drug on . chair. A short time after
having given the baby the isudauum, Ms
Nicholas observed that her little girl, two
years old, had lain down and gone to sleep
The child not awaking for some hours, ths
mother became alarmed and attempted 10
arouse It, but falling to do 90, she sent fol
ply ysician, who upon examination, pro-
nounced the child dying from some cause. -
Upon investigation 1t was apparent that the
child had obtained possession OF the vial
and drank large portion of the laudanum.
Every effort was made to restore the little
girl, but in vain, and she died some six or
eight hours after having taken the poison
GUS drug.-CVenango Citizen.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-04-30

Some days since, It will be remembered,
we published an account Of the daring thIef
of horse from the livery stable Of Mr.. A.
Smawley. It will also be borne in mind
that Mr.. Smawley tracked the thief and
horse to some point in Ohio, where be lost
trace Of them. Subsequently Mr.. 8. engag-
Gu the services OF A. j. Evans, OF Cory, q
professional detective. who 90 successfully >
worked up the case as to discover the horse
st Little Valley, N. Y, at which place the
scouudrel had disposed Of it for the sum Of
$l25. Ths detective brought the horse to
Cory, aud yesterday smswlsy rode It home
and paid the detective the reward Of 500.
Mr.. Evans says be koows the thiei; that
be was formerly-a conductor on the A Il G
W Railway, and resides at Cleveland. He
prom ises to secure the rascal, and have him
safely locked up in Franklin jail before the
end of this week. May his effOrta prove
successful.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-04-30
Gold at l p. m. NS

WEDDING. elite and fashion Of this
section Of the oil region have been in q
trsmor for several days past over wedding
announced to come of to-day, at the Cath
Ollie Church II this place, the groom being
Nj. Lloyd J. nottingham, . prominent
oil operator and citizen Of Tar Farm, and
the bride Mis- Ella Mclaughlin, daughter
Of onr old friend, John McLaughliu; Of that
farm.
Long before the appointed hour, : q. M,
the church was 6ued with the friends Of the
happy couple. After some delay tho bride
and bridegroom, accompanied BY the brides
parents and the personal friends Of the par
ties, entered the I,srtals Of tho church and
proceeded up the aisle to the altar. The
6rlds was elegantly attirsd in . dress of
lavender colorsd silk; beautiful lace vail
10 which was tastefully entwined "orangs
blossoms fresh and fair" formed the bridal
wreath. The bridesmaid, Miss Eliza No
Lsughlin, was also very Handsomely dress-
ID. The groom lwss neatly attIred in .
plain suit Of black, and was attended to the
altar BY Mr.. Peter MoMshon. After few
remarks by Father Dunn, the impressive
marriage ceremony peculiar to that church
was performed. Immediately afterwards
ths Mass prescribed for bride and BRIDE
groom was celebrated, and tho nuptiaI
blessing given. Alter the ceremony, the
party adjourned to the pastors residence
and psrtook ofa bouutiful rspast which had
been prepared for the occasion.
Miss Henderson presided at the organ,
ably assisted BY the members of choir and
Ars. Matte Carmsa. During the offsrlory,
Arh Csrman sang 10 excellent style, go
Cor Anoris Victima, selected for the ecca.
sisa from Peters Catholio Harp.
We had almost omitted to msntios, that
The altar was tastefully decorated with Or
sags blossoms, flowers and evergrsens.
At the eauclusson OF the ceremony, af-
Ter receiving the congratulations Of their
frisads aud acquaintancss, the happy pair
left TOT Tarr Farm. They will eventually
make thslr home at Petersburg. In com.
moa With many friends we wish them long
ssa happy llta Of wsaied bliss.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-04-30

OIL NEws.-The oil developments are
still extending through Clarion county.
A new well is about starting on the Geo.
2. Delo farm In Salem township. A well 10
now drilling on the David Master farm, be-
tween Turkey Run and old Jefferson Fur
mace. There are three new rigs Up on the
Eli Ritts farm, four miles east Of Peters
burg.
The well at Kissingers, In Madison town
ship is down about 200 feet, and still drill.
ing. It 10 thought they are entering the
third sand. The gas from the we'll lights
up the whole country around.
A thirty barrel we'll was struck two miles
south Of Titusvills on Saturday, on new
territory. Extensive developments will be
made in that neighborhood this season.
Mr.. Abraham James, Alliance Well No.
|, on Blyson Run, Millcreek township,
Clarisn county, is now down over nine hum
dred feet, and 10 10 the third sand rock with
heavy stream Of gas now coming out Of the
hole. They have sunk some IL feet int
the sand rock, and the drillers declare the
evidences unmistakable, now, for good oil
territory. They found the 6rst and second
sand rocks oil regular, first rock sbout 30
feet thick. They struck vein Of clear,
beautiful oil, at 10 feet in the first sand
which rose some so feet in the well-thrse
veins of gas then at abont seven feet ofths
bottom Of the arst sand, they struck another
vein Of oil which rose about 60 feet in the
we'll. 1t came out Of the hole, . beautiful
green color, shaded with blue cast, which
seemed to be coloring matter from the
rocks, after settling day or 90, It became
very clear and transparent. On test, shows
90 degrees gravity, free from volatile ele-
ments, and burns equal 10 the best refined.
On sinking further those veins closed up,
or ceased flowing. The prospect now is, as
Mr.. James declared on fret visiting the To-
cality, that we are going to open up one Of
the best and most extensive oil regions in
the State.-LClarion Democrat. =
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Tho,Columbis OIL company.


This company, which may safe be called
the king of the oil companies, was chartered
by the Pennsylvania Legislature May lst'
1861, with . capital of 100000, divided
into 10000 shares Of $25 each.
It commenced operations on the Story
farm, situated on OF. Greek. about seven
miles from its mouth. During the year its
production OF oil was 20, 500 barrels; 10 1857
it had increased to 50, COZ barrels. It's first
dividend was declared July Sth, 1868, but
little over two years from the date OF its
charter, and was for thirty per cent on its
capital stock. This was followed on the
18th Of August by second for 25 per cent.
another for the same amount September 9th
and still another on the l4th Of October for
SO per cent.-makiog in all, dividends to
the amount Of l30 per cent. on the capital
stock within two and one-half years of the
formation Of the company. In 1864 its pro-
duction increased to 14l,5OS barrels. Dur
log tho first six months Of this year It de-
clarsd four more dividends amounting to
l60 per cert. on its capital stock. At this
time its capital was increased to So, 500, 900,
and 1t once declared dividend Of five per
cent on this increased capital and
before the clese Of the year five more-mak
ing in the aggregate twenty five per cent
From that date to the close OF the year 1871
Its production of oil has been remarkably
uniform-the minimum amount being l40,-
655 barrels in 1867, and the maximum l42,.
034 barrels iu 1871.
The whole amount Of oil produced by the
company during the ten years Of it's opera
tions 10 l,7l5,972 barrels, and the whole
amount of its dividends $2,252, 600, or 4Ol
per cent. on its capital stock; and yet after
ten years of active development but small
part Of its land has been even touched, and
the part where developments have been
made 10 capable of receiving as many more
wells as have been already sunk upon 1t;
and although the fortunate owners Of its
steck have already received princsly re-
turn for their Investment, there is no reason
to doubt that these dividends can be main
tanned or even increased almost at pleasure
for years to come. The history Of this com.
papy, as we have endeavored TO give it, is
Que OF figures, not words; but from these fg-
ures some idea can be formed OF the vast
wealth still lying hidden in the crevices
Of the rock, only needing the hand of skill
aud the direction Of prudent managers 10
bring 1t into the service of mau. Touch the
point Of pencil ever so lightly upon map
Of the oil region, and larger proportion OF
the territory which is known to be oil pro-
duslng is covered than the whole property
OF this company. Touch pencil again
upon map representing the land OF this
company, and the spot covered by the mark
may represent the developed portion Of the
land, and from this speck Of ground eight
millions Of dollars worth OF oil has been
sold.-(National Oil Journal.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-04-30

The 'Valley OF DEATH" near the Mohave
river in California, Is ssidto 6e fifty miles
long by thirty wide, and entirely surround
cd by mountains. SIT is devoid of vegeta-
tion." saith the poetic party that describes
It, end shadow of bird or wild beast never
darkens its white, glsring sands. 1t is .
deep valley with no water, aud parties that
havo wandered into its bounds have inevita-
bly, perished. 1t is strewu with skeletons,
and take It for oil in ell must be very dis.
agreeable place to pass the summer 10.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-04-30

Now that the Road Commissioners have
cleaned up and removed the filth on WISH
ingtoa street, they desire us TO request the
business men uot to deposit sssbes or filth
on the street. The request is reasonable
one and should be acceded to.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-04-30

II has been decided by the proprietors Of
the Beaver Falls Cutlery Works to employ
Chinese labor in operating theire xtensive es.
tablishment, and one Of the objects Of John
Reeves, Esq, to California and China, poss
sibly is to secure a. good and favorable
. contract a. may be made with three to
Ave hundred of these people.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-04-30

The latest thing 10 spring hats for young
ladies 10 to have the rim go bent and crum-
pied as to be strongly suggestive of late
supper aud lively dance afterwards. -
Jaunty, but not judicious.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-04-30

The spotted: fever has broken out at Pleas
antvills and Enterprise. Several fatal cas-
90 are reported.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-04-30

Tidioute has recently suffered the loss by
death Of three worthy and. respected
members Of society.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-04-30

The duh and smoky atmosphere to-day,
indicate that the woods are on fire near by.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-04-30

The International and Cataract Houses
at Niagara Falls, opea tomorrow.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-04-30

The P. h A. Telegraph Line are soon to
open sn office at Foxburg
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-04-30

The price of "crscked doughuuts" ha
advanced considerably within day or tw'
past.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-04-30

The steamer Jamestown commenced he
regular trips On Chautauqua Lake, ysster
day.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-04-30

How doth tho Georgian crocodile 80.
.Ope wide his horrid snout,
And swallow up mensgeries
Fe! u5 q wits atous.
Worcester daily spy., 1872-06-10

Probably the greatest financial fraud in the
commercial world is the Spanish bank ut Ha-
yana. Its bills are irrcdeemable, and yet every
Havana merchant is Obliged to received them at
parl
Eleven thousand dollars in United States bonds
which were in the house of Frederick Douglass,
Rochester, were burned with that building Sun.
day night.
The city Of Mobile, Ala, is one OF the most
prompt and reliable debtors among all the Dor.
rowers in this county. temporary loan of
100000 was contracted last fall, which has been
paid before il was due, thus securing rebate OF
interest.
Horatio Seymour, president Of the New York
state fisheries commissioners, has Objected 10
the capture by millions Of the menhaden fish,
and their for fertilizers on the barren soil OF
| Long Island His reason is that the meuhnden
| Is the natural food Of more valuable specie lack
| ing which they prey upon each other.
"A Traveller writes as follows to the Iondon
News: The petriiacton OF corpses is not a new
art in Italy. AT the commencement of the
present century 1t was practiced by medical
man ut Florence, aud in one Of the hospitals of
the town the bosom Of woman Il shown which
was petrlded by him. 1t has all the appearance
Worcester daily spy., 1872-06-10

OF ivory, and is in perfect state of preservation
In the same hospital there is table, apparently
of pietrd dttrd The different stones, however,
of which it is formed, are petrifed slices of hu-
man flesh.
The Washington correspondent of the Boston
Advertiser sends the following anecdote TO that
paper: few days since Vice-President Colfax
had occasion TO enforce the rules of the senate
under unusual circumstances The sale of
wine in the senate restaurant is positively pro-
hibted. Senator Spencer went in and ordered
dinner and wine for himself and party of
friends. The keeper of the restaurant protested
that be could not furnish wine, as the yice-presi-
dent had given him the very strictest instruc-
tons to comply with the senate rules. Spencer
stormed and said he was senator, etc, and
would be obeyed. The wine was furnished. and
the vice-president was notified that senator
had given positive orders TO he supplied with
wine. Mr.. CollaX came down in person, called
MIR. Spencer out, and quietly informed him he
must respect the senate rules or be at once re-
ported to the senate as breaking them. AT first
Spencer was disposed to resist, but after very
Slight reflection he agreed TO comply with the
rules and finish his dinner without Wine
Worcester daily spy., 1872-06-10

BRITISH DuPLlCITY.-One of the crew of
the Gloucester fishing schooner Enola c., which
was seized in Trinity bay last week for alleged
illegal fishing, has arrived in Gloucester and
tells a curious story, which, if substantiated,
will lead to diplomatic correspondence and
probably to unpleasant consequences for the
Overcoming British captain. The statement,
of which the substance is here given, has been
put in the form Of an affidavit and forwarded TO
Washington;
The affidavit sets forth the following facts
That the Anola e. was at anchor, was not fish,
ing and had not been fishing in shore; that she
was boarded by the captain of the cutter Stella
Maria, who engaged in friendly conversation
that Captain Cunningham asked the captain
| OF the cutter in regard TO the treaty, as he
would not fish in shore until assured that he
| had a right to do SO; that the captain of the
cutter replied that the treaty had passed
| parliament by large majority, and that in hi
| opinion there would he no trouble in fishing il
shore; that the captain Of the cutter said his wa
not revenue vessel, but lighthouse tender
and had nothing to do with the fisheries: tina
some OF the crew boarded the cutter, asked whs
| a brass gun was for on board Il lighthouse We.
| sci, and were told that it was to be put on Bir
| rock as signal gun; that, acting on these as
| Surances, the EnOla T. proceeded TO fish, and TIN
| next day the captain of the cutter came dow
stream and lay in ambush, as he af
| terwardS informed them, from noon until
| six O'Clock in the evening, waiting for
| the wind to die away so that the schooner
| could not escape, when with three Indians and
seven white men, all armed, he came alongside
and boarded the schooner; that he then read his
commission and took charge Of the vessel, or.
dering one of the men to the wheel; that when
charged with his duplicity by Captain Cunning
ham, he replied that he had no right to give
Americans information, that they must look
out for themselves. The schooner was taken
10 Father Point, kilograms were exchanged
with the authorities at Ottawa, and the
schooner was towed to Quebec by the steamer
Druid.
Worcester daily spy., 1872-06-10

An UNAPPRECIATED REFoRMER.-The Glib
erals do not think SO highly of Ex-Governor
Cox as they used to do. When he was one of
the promoters of the Cincinnati movement no
praise was too high for him. Now that he sees
and says that it is failure and fraud, they
have discovered that he is poor sort of fellow
and speak of him in that disrespectful, not to
say contcmptuous fashion of the following ex-
tract from one of G. A. Townsend's letters to
the Chicago Tribune;
81 was talking to Robert Christie Yesterday
one of the original movers in the Ohio reform
body,-and he said that Jacob ID. Cox had man
aged to get more reputation for unselishness
out of the purest form of selfshness than any
body in southern Ohio. Cox is the great leayer.
don't mean 4 lever 10 hoist, for he generally
gets hoisted; but you first hear Of his connec-
ton with any movement by the fact OF his hav-
ing left it. He is a human instance of the old
problem put to us ut sehool,-how you might
take the globe and compress it into great cube,
and then bisect this cube, and then bisect one of
the halves, and so on almost infinitely, until you
come down to cubes not apparent TO the naked
eye and hardly TO the microscope, and still you
might make subdivisions far beyond this point.
The public life Of Jacob ID. Cox bids fair to be a
succession of such partitions. lie first leaves
the largest organization, and then bisects him
self on the second, leaves the third, and so on,
until you come down to the smallest movement
possible in human progress, and there will
still be Jacob d. Cox TO be detached.
However, all men have their fortes, and
the popularity Of this mans forte is, that it ex-
cites our amusement and sympathy at the same
time. Whenever Jacob d. Cox detaches himself
| from any movement, Henry g. Burnett also de-
taehes himself, and, towards the last days of the
| universe, when everything comes up hill TO be
| Judged at that memorable place described in the
| scripture, one of the smallest particles-a par
| licle perfectly natty, ceanly, and uncontami-
| mated by the world-will take the form of ex-
| Secretary Cox; while smaller particle, equally
| irreproachable, will represent itself as H. l.
| Burnett. These will be the two distinguished
| eayers; and Cincinnati seems in fair way tO
| get the appellatlon of the city of the Leavers
| II you want 10 get a man to leave something
that he has expressed his convictions for, hnd
him at Cincinnati The Cincinnati leaver will
leave on less provocaton than any other man
and, as Fielding said of Richardson's Pamela,
| that the author had been supposed to lead such
yirtuous life on purpose TO write 1t out; so thu
Cincinnati lcayer joins all movements, apparent
ly that he may have the delight Of leaving them
A bully town for conventions is Cincinnati
What would our friend Hauserick have for thi
theme Of his editorials il there was nothing td
be abandoned every morning. Like the cour
| OF Powhattan which began each days proceed
lnss by repeating all the laws passed on the pre-
, Nious day, the Cincinnati relOrmer begins ever,
vntuous morning by leaving the association
a "nleh he Joined the day before"
Worcester daily spy., 1872-06-10
nATMsr b1ARKErs.
NEW YORK STOCK AARKET.

NRw YORK. Juno S.-Aoney worked with extreme
to the close the fair quotations the day being
q per cent. The day at the stock exchange has been
Of the ullest OF the year. Gold closedErn at ll4h
The last gold loans IL per cent for carrying
The assistant treasurer paid OFT s52 coo gold
Of 520s redeemed making the total S54 coo; and
S7S,001 account OF interest. The bank statement
shows unmportant changes The various items
with last week show the lolowing Loans, increase,
S243S 400; specie decrease, S92 500 leg; tenders
OPT 60O deposits increase 81 O 500: circulation de
crease. S9,500. Government bonds lower in this
market in sympathy with gold and steady in London
with unimporant changes Southern state bonds were
dull. Railroad bonds dul and firm Govern Ment
bonds at the clOse were steady. We quote:
United States SIxes ISHI counous l90E
Worcester daily spy., 1872-06-10
GBe 9an spp aarorfsr. aunOap urning Sumo lu 1899.

each above that Of the best wooden sleeper, and
they are calculated 10 last ten times as long in
tropical countries, and three times as long in
Europe. Many eminent engineers and railway
constructors, who have examined these slcepers,
express great confidence in their superior adap-
fatiou
Worcester daily spy., 1872-06-10

said to himself, "wait till Johnny Russell comes
TO my time OF lifeP' have heard that Guizot
ascribes the occasional rashness of Thiers to
want of experience, for Theirs, you know, is
only seventy-ive while Guzot is some ten or
eleven years older.-Eoening Nal Correspond
Worcester daily spy., 1872-06-10

LONELINESS on THR INcRRAsE-A marked increase o
female loveness is the oyedeghting result of the i'm
mense popularity which IlAGAN's MAGNOLIA BALM has
obtained among the ladies of America ComplexCns
radiant with snowy purity and tinged with the roseae
hue of health are commonly met with whenever It is
used, For the saow and unwholesome appearance OF
the face and neck, which utterly counterbaances the
effect OF any personal attraction the owner may possess
it substitutes that clear, pearhke complexion which Is
such transcendant charm In woman and renders the
toughest skin soft Genoa velvet. No one Is more
stonished than the person using 1t the marvellous
transformation which it effects in these particulars
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