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Buffalo Races-Third Day.

Buffalo RaCes-Third Day.
BUFFALO, AuguetS.
The races to-day were attended by fully
$4,000 people.
The purse Of $l,5oo, for I've year olds and
under, 5000 to first, $40o to second and
$3.50 to third, was won by Lady Maud In
three straight, heats. Time, 2:29R, 2:29A
2:273l. Seilcadie Golddust was second and
Mary II. third
The purse of $40, 600 TO 80 horses, $4,000
to first, $2.6OO to second, $l,6OO to third
and 81, 900 to fourth, was won by Kilburn
Jim in three straight heats. Time, 2:26,
2:23, and 2:251z. Elmo was second, Gazelle
third and Advance fourth.
The purse Of $4,000 for $50 horses,
$1,000 to first. $500 to second, $500 70
third, wss. won by Sensation 10 three
straight heats Time, 2:25, 2:27, and
2:32l4. Grace was second, G. Lester third.
Tomorrow will be the gala day q the
Lucy, Goldsmith Maid, Aneri-
can Girl and Henry competing 10 one trace.
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NOTES OF THE

A Minnesots boy claims to have . great
uncle living in New Hampshire who is
younger ttan be is
A contemporary declares that gravity. 10
no more evidence Of wisdom than a psper
collar 10 of q shirt.
The tonnage OF vessels employed In the
Lake Superior trade has increased 200 per
cent 10 two yssrs.
Tbs present session Of the Connec ticut
Legislature is one Of the longest in the hiG
tory ef that State.
A large b0tsl 10 to be erected 10 London,
to be conducted on the American plan. /.
10 % cost $3,000,0 1000.
A French inventor recently made public
trial Of boots desisasd 70 aid one to walk on
ths water. Nothing ever fosted more
beautifully than shoss boots did, bot the
triaiug Circumstance that they aoatsd wrong
side up nearly caused the inventors death.
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! At meeting of the General Committee
held At FRANKLIN. August 9Th, to receive
reports Of the subscriptions BY the public, it
was
RESOLVED; that the public has not re-
spondsd 70 an amount and extent sufficient
to justify this Committee 10 assuming the
responsibility Of further testing the validity
Of the casing sod torpedo patsnss, therefore,
sleo,
RESOLVED! that the General Committee
sdjourn to meet at OIL CITY, ONFRIDAY
THE 18TH OF AUGUST, at II O'Clock, o.
M, to receive sny further instructions
from the public, or to enable II to selso,
new committee 10 place Of the present
one.
F. ". HASTINGS, Secretary.
Aug. 9>td.
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In the course Of ~ ::arsumsn, befors =.
Savannah court recently, one lawyer cor,
rsstsd the law Of the opposing counsel with
horse whip.
A new furnace for manufacturing pig iron
10 to be established at Ashland, Kentnckv
that will have . capacity Of turning out fiftv
tonT day.
The Sanks and Insurance offices IN San
Fransisco ere talking Of trying the exne,i-
ment Of employing women as clerks and
bookkeepera
A little German boy In Buffalo bled h
death from the effects Of a wound In the leg,
caused BY . glass bottle which was thrown
at him BY = playmate.
A single Squire in 4bsrdssu, :obio, hss
married thirtysuins runaway couples from
Kentucky In four mouths.
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A Man Married to Another
Man Seventeen Years Ago,
and Now Asks for n Divorce.

tFrom the st. Louis Democrat, 10th
One OF the most remarkable vorcs cases
on record has besn begun, aud is to be tried
at The August term Of the Macourip County
Circuit Court. The parties have lived 10.
gether for seventeen years, known to the
world as husband aud wife. The repuied
husband now files bill, alleging the So
called marriage 10 have taken place 10
Macoupln county in 1855, aud praying for q
divorce on the ground that the person to
whom be was then formerly married is not
= woman, although previous TO and at the
time Of said reputed marriage be was Undue.
ed to believe the person aforesaid to be q
woman. If The allegations Of the bill and
of outside parties ore true, the trial will
show the extraordinary case Of two men
having lived together for this long period Of
time, in the character of husband and wife.
The complainant alleges that bis ignorance
OF the law. OF this country, be being Ger
man, and The advice Of supposed competent
parties, prevented him from filing bill for
release long ago from the bondage of this
pssudo-marriage. As the parties have &C
cumulated considerable property, it will
be point OF great interest for the Court to
eide upon its equitable division, in case o.
dissolation Of the curious co1psrtnership
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The st. Louis Globe says: is very
naughty In DR.. Livingstone to call the dark.
eyed daughters of Gazembe "desrs," and to
dwell so lovingly on the fascinating manner
10 which they tattooed their dusky cutie cles {;
but 1t was worse than naughty to quote from
Hswthorn's English Notes about being
"bulbous below the ribs" Iuasmuoh a.
the book be quotes 90 glibly was not pub
lished until alter the doctors appearance,
We are at loss to account for bis acquaint-
ance with its contents, Could be have 20, II
from the Book and News Company Of Un-
anysmbe or tRifsd with Its pages at the
circulating library Of Ugogoi An explaus-
tion 10 needed semew here,
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The man "whst swallows the sword" was
10 town last evening. He swallowed the
sword, pulled It out, passed round the bat
for scrip, which It would appear hs Invested
10 whiskey and swallowed enough OF that
to gil bis keg, % lager 10 the evening he
might have been seen sleeping sweetly "in
bis little bed" on the ground near Winsol's
hardware store.
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A New Editor Defines His Posi-.
finn

A New Editor Defines His Posi-.
tiOn.
A new weekly paper has been started 10
Bath county, Kentucky. The editor says,
BY way ofsalutory:
"We would as soon expect to win for
tune BY betting against pat hand as to
suppose that we shall please everybody
No doubt, 10 the course Of human events,
we shall realize those pleasant little editor
isl episodes 10 which indignant readers find
no other soothing syrup for their wounded
feelings than by attempting to ''put head
on the editors" paint mournful expression
over bio eye; or without consulting bin
whether be "wsnts to be an angsl, or with
the angels stand" endesvor to send him to
that bourne ION dead head ticket) from
whence no editor returns. We stand six
feet 10 our stocking 10 the Winter time
Eve feet eleven inches and half without
socks, In the Summer season. Our priuci-
pal amusement when boy, was to throw
one hundred pound snvils over our head
hold barrel of -four at arms length, and
practice other muscular development. Aid
ed BY early education 10 the manly art we
shall endeavor to hoe our own row, paddle
our own canoe, and hold full hand in the
editorial game of "buff."
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Casing For Sale.
700 feet 55sth second hand
Casing for sale FOR CASH.
AS good as new Apply to
-. G. P. BUTTON,
Petroleum Centre, Pa.

WEEKLY, Oh REPoRT.-There have been
a few new wells started up during the week.
and We are pleased to note that at las. the
Western Company hasa good we'll upon the
Case property, near corner Of twelfth line
and side road, convenient to the old Flow
ing Well on the corner. A few other well,
are goiog down upon the same territory.
To the south OF Temperance Well, c.. Smith
d Co. started up Saturday, but falling shor.
OF expectations, the we'll is being drilled
deeper. As reported last week q few
more wells in the neighborhood are progress.
ing.
Toward the north end Mr.. Perkiss' nav
well in nearly down, and Raplsy 4 Co. No.
2 10 being .tested-nothing 90 far 10 dspre,,
the market. The Coryell. Well, upon Tben.
as d Co.'s subdivision, has been resumed
and is nearly finished. Kennedy Il jeffrey,
No. 7 drilling, and across the road, Gura /
Co. 'eady for the drill, and back Of Il, Ssn-
son d Co. arranging machinery for ,hsi,
new venture. Further back, upon tho
Shoemaker territory, Carmichael l. Cos
and F. Taylor Il Co.'s wells ore nearly au-
ished. F. Smith, Van Tuyl and N. Smith,
well put deeper and is being tested. 1. 10
likely the we'll will be . fair ono. Smith L
Co.'s we'll upon the Monroe territory, and,
also, tho one upon the Webster property,
are drilling. Keith Il Woodlyl we'll upon
the Lamott property is down with . fair
show and will be tested right away. Wild
dis we'll is preparing to pump. Mr. NcDon.
aid has another good we'll and 10 preparing
for bis fifth well. These wells are locats6
to the south OF the twelfth lipe and ne,rly
i've miles from the station. The No 2 Vel,
northeast of Cole wells, and belonging 70
The Western Company, is drilling. Tho
Twin Lindsay well, at Pithols, 10 Yielding
fairly. Between that aud the Blind Line
the same company is drilling apothsr we'll
The new we'll Of the Western Comp.nv.
south Of Blind Line and east Of Tank Tis
road, Is claimed to be thirty-dvs barrel
we'll, the other three, same owners, are un-
der way Mr.. Lancy 10 drilling q wall
alongside of the railroad, near Old No. /. !
and convenient to iron tanks, and had a
surface show; present depth abou. one hun
dred feet in the rock.
Altogether, the development at present IA
comparatively quiet, caused, no doubt, by
want OF water and the low price of oiL-l
CPetrolis, Cont, Advertiser.
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Tomorrow 10 the day when 1t Is predict
ed BY . celebrated European savaut, the
Plantamour Comet will knock this mundane
sphere into minute fragments We would
advise sinners to commerce repenting at
once % The time is growing short. Only a
few hours intervenes In which to become
good. There will probably be rattliug Of
dry bones 10 the event of such . catastrophe
among certain old sinners we wot OF. Keep
q stiff upper lip, gentlemen, and above all
pay your honest debts to-day; invest your
spare change in religious reading; repent
every fifteen minutes, and there may be
some hope for you. While floating through
space you may be able to discover some
new oil field. We shall endeavor to get out
an extra with full account Of this dread
event.
In the meantime commence repeuting at
once.
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The Wheeling Register of August lst, hs.
the following: Last evening, ss the Cum
berland Accommodation, due here about
five o'clock, came into the Narrovs, a mile
or two below Benwood, a man, who lad
evidently been hid In tho bushes by The
side ofthe railroad, spraug out In front Of
the rapidly approaching engine and grasped
the rail With the energy ofa desperate man.
He was 90 close to the train that it was i'm
possible to stop 1t, and in second the iron
wheels OF the engine bad torn him asunder,
and what had once been man of power
and intellect was nothing but sickenipp
mass Of ofquivering and mspgIed Hesh,
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Gold at l p. m. ll5M

FLOWING WE'LL ON THE UPPIR BxxNs<
Horr Run TERRITORY. - Tho Titusvills
Herald OF this morning says:
A new we'll was struck at six o'clock yes
ss;dsy morning on the Abbott b O'Hars
tract IN the Octave DistrIo, abou, one and .
bali miles south Of this city. The sand rock
was struck ct depth Of $50 feet, and when
the drill penetrated two feet further oil
commenced to flow, spOutiug at Intervals Of
about half an hour to the height Of one
hundred feet The tools we're Immediately
Withdrawn, ond The force Of tho gas prevent.
cd the men from drilling any further
Last evening however, they determined,
the force OF gas having somewhat diminish
cd, 10 try and drill deeper. The boiler ia
about l25 yards from the we'll, which is con.
sldered safe distance, the gss being be-
yond the reach of fire. This we'll makes
better show than any other thus far struck
In the Octave District The land interest
10 owned by Hugh O'HArs, VIM. Abbott
Thomas G. Weaver aud Joseph Dixon, be-
ing on tract Of nity acresin fee. The
owners Of the working interest have leased
the greater portion of this tract on which
the we'll stands. Their names are Thomas
G. Weaver, A. Purtili and Joseph Dixon.
The well was yesterday visited BY . large
number Of spsculators and others. This
tract 10 on the old northeast and south
west belt, into which The Col. Drake we'll
was ths frat to penetrate. That 1t 10 highs
~ proliac bs.yesn Oh Creek and BsnnehofY
Run there cau now be no question, aad the
shrswdsss operators consider u only ques-
tos ot lime vbsa the whole Of this lins be-
iwAeu these two pS!ats- will be made to
sield as largely as aay ot The tracts In this
vicinity.
ooxx.s,se
There 10 not the lsast doubt In the miods
Of operators but that the bel. on which the
new flowing we'll 10 located, extsnds oil the
way down Bsnnehulf Run, and eonuects At
some point on Tare Run with the oil belt OF
this vicinity. Leases are being rapidly ia
ken up on tho territory between the syo
peip,a and We anticipate lively times in
developing ia ibis vicinity soon. Several
Us'I GRO already going down Il this cod :.
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Everybody 10 praying for rain.

We are pleased to notice the return to
town OF our friends, Messrs G. J. Cross and
John McOmber, from their trip West. They
were delighted with the western country,
and return much improved In health and
Spirits.
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We are requested to announce that Re-
publican meeting will be held at Rouse
vile, this evening. Hon. H. L. Richmond,
OF Meadville, Republican candidate for Con-
gress In this district, will be present and
address the meeting All are invited.
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The new Masonic temple at Philadelphia,
which is to cost 81, 600, 900, will be dedics-
ted June "a, 1873 The amount required to
complete the structure has nearly all been
raised on the simple pledge Of the grand
lodge OF this State, which 10 reckoned the
wealthisst organization Of the kind in the
Uuitei States.
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An Englishmau has invented what he
calls "vermin Aspyxiator," which ia
said to have proved signally successful In
destroying plant insects, weesils, smokes aud
rats Experiments have been made on all
these With results highly satisfactory to
everybody except the creatures them
selves
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For Sale or Rent

A desirable residence located on IA.
bert Farm. short distance from tovn L.
particulars apply to Ia
Petroleum Centre, June IA, 1872. ' J
il4-tf.
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Repairs are being made to the Boyd farm
bridge. II has stood 10 need Of them long
time.
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For Sale ICheap.

J. II: MAGEE, Oil City, has som. ,.,
desirable building lots for sals 10 dIs.r.
locations 10 Oil City. Also, new and ... .s
ond hand machinery OF ell kinds for I ~.
cheap. Oniee, No. !, SharpI BlSI
Spring Street.
july l3-lm.
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The Lawrence (Ksnsas). Tribune think.
grapes Will DO SO plentiful this season thar
they will be sold for two centsa pound.
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The wool clip Of the United States this
year 10 estimated at about 10000, 900 lba
This country alse<sss about leo, 900, 900 lb,
Of imported wool every year.
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A Greeley hotel has been opened at Par
ker's Landing.
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British
International Money
Order System

Money ordres can be obtain
ed at the Petroleum Centre Pa,
Office upon Post Offices in al
parts Of Great Britain and Irs-
land.
United States Treasury Notes
or National Bank Notes only
received or paid.
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Switzerland exports $4,000 worth Of
cheese a year, that being almost The, an,
article Of export from that county,
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Local Notices.
FOR SALE CHEAp

A first.class team OF DRAUGHT Hon,
ES, WAGON, HARNESS &c. IN nohS.
working order. For particulars iponi,ss Or s''a y
this Office. jy 26.2w i""e
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For Sale

$4,000 TO 10000 feet Of SECONDARY,
TUBING, at from rs to IS ola. No, HND .'i
The Tubing is 10 first class order AZ and 'V.I ~
ready fitted. 'u' Oil
April %. IT, II. H. WARNrD
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GAFFFEY'S Wines aud Liquors IA, v.
ieal use. The best and chespest w
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In the armory at Sir Walter Sco,p, -
ct AbbotsfOrd is tba veri,able muske, o,,.'' "
rsdoubtable outlaw. Rob Roy. "'
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the belt, and many who bavs leases are
holding off until they are finished, 10 order
to more distinctly trace the supposed belt.
With the opening up Of this new develop
ment we predict revival Of business of all
kinds along OIL Greek from Titnsviile to Pes
troleum Centre and below.
We might add here that The new we'll is
only four feet 10 the sand, and It is though!
when drilled through the rock it would
produce more than doubl It's present yield
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For Pure Wines warranted "a sucb bv IN
Brotherhood Of Brocton 90 to GAFfNEY'SS
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Gsfney sells Lager
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iZatiOn in the World!
PhE ONLY SHOW THAT DOES MORE THAy
1T ADvERTISES.
performance on the inside and not on tho ouhia
In street Parade. The Largest and most EItea
sive Exhibition row T1v Allinr.
more and better performances than any Ch-
Gus In the United States
Frem Is to Is acts each performance, yulad,
personality and Politics ignored. Pavilion g,t
ID with Gss insteadRf oil.
LOOK sttne host Of Performers, each ore etsn !s
their particular aata.
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For the Jasper Weekly Courier
SANDER!

That doctors assist one another is very
Icreditable to both parties and genearally
very useful. Blu. in the present case it i
otherwise. From good authority / have
II. that certain Doc. who was election
|eering for another Doc, told a gentle
man Of Columbia, that A. Mayer was
an habitual drunkard, often coming
home drunk and then abusing hi, wife.
SO that he the Doc, had to cure her from
evil consequences. Well, my dear Doc.
by SO siandering me, you will injurc
your brother Doc great deal more and
do more good to your enemy, than you
can imagine. Everybody knows. / am
= sober man, and nobody in Duboi,
has ever seen me drunk. / enjoy my
beer. but You enjoy your Islander. / use
beverages. but not in the infamous man
ncr your brother Doc. does.
Another untruth has been spread by
the two Docs, which il. that was
bought by Mr.. Spurlock 10 assist him in
defeating the Doc. This again is untrue,
and | am my own man. But it is not
only All Insult and SANDER against my
self but also towards Mr. Spurlock,
whom | look upon as better man.
AUGUST MAYER.
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NJ The German Merchants in our
county arc beginning to find out that
Cadwalader's cheap store in New Alba
ny, is the place to get bargains. They
keep a good stock Of mems, womcn's.
and children's custom-madc Boots and
Shoes. also Dry Goods, Notions, Hats,
Clothing; and give any numbers OF
boots and shoes desired, and dry goods
in any amount desire, at the lowest
wholesale prices. There are more deal
ers who sell goods from wagons buying
of Cadwaladcr, than any house around
the Falls. Wv.
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A Boy of Seven. Murders a little
Girl Of Five Years.

On last Sunday afternoon the people
of Lexington, Scott county, were hor-
ritied Mt the announcement that a little
sou OF Mr.. Hugh LOTUS. of that place,
only Z years old, had shot y daughter Of
Jerry Chandler at the tender age Of s
years. They were together in u room,
at Lotus house. Young Lotus said he
would kill the little girl, when she ran
away, but subsequently returned. when
the young fiend deliberately took up a
shotgun and fired, filling the poor little
|girl's stomach with slugs. She surviv-
ed until last Monday. when she died at
about daylight. The above is substan-
tally what the little girl stated after the
terrible tragedy. a resident of Lex
ingtOn states that it was not many DAYS
previous to this that he saw Young Lot
tus in stable trying to get the little
girl to put her arm under the blade OF
the cutting machine, in order that he
might cut it of. This certainly is the
most shocking case Of u naturally de-
prayed and blood-tliirsty taste we ever
recorded. and one tla, seems To amount
to mOnOmahia. New Albany Ledger
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III Reliable advices from all parts o
country indicate that large majority
OF the people are in favor of liberal idea.
and honest government, and ifa fair cx
preston Of their sentiments is allowed
by the Radical manipuators of the poll.
and tally papers, the Liberal ticket will
be elected by a large majority. There
seems to be no chance for the success OF
the Radicals this Fall, except through
fraud, which there is imminent danger
Will be perpetratcd on large scale. as
their defeat now, results in an investi-
CATION. of their conduct and such an ex.
posture Of their crimes and layishness.
as is sure TO result in their political
death. Let the friends of good govern
ment. everywhere, bc on the alert to
prevent frauds at the election, either
in illegal voting, or making the returns.
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ImpOtcnt Conclusion Of Arbitra
ton.
Jon athan beaten On all
Points.
That sl5.oOO.O 900 vanishcs into thin Air.

WAsHINGToN, September Is.
Especial to the Enquirer:
Official dispatches from Geneva state
that the British Arbitrators signed til,
unanimous decision of the Conference
to the Alabama, but inclined to sign til.
award for the Shenandoah. The pri,,-
cipal Of the award turns out to be but
81 100000, the rest being added for in
tcrest at six per cent, which makes the
total $l55OO0,0OO.
The claims filed by British subjects
against this Government before the An
glo- American Claims Commission, au-
thorized by the treaty of Washington, j,
already double the amount OF the aw ard
just made at Geneva to the United
States. Ii One-half OF them are allow
ed. the balance will be even between the
two countries, The probability is that
more than half will be allowed. which
will make the United States a debtor
TO England, As the grand finale OF said
treaty.