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National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-02-16
The Petroleum Business.

The figures showing the oil transac
tions of the last few years are almost
bewildering for their magnitude JUS
think of ninety-seven millions one hun
dred aud eighty-three thousand and
ninety gallons l97, lS3, 600 of petroleum
sent to foreign countries from the port
of New York alone, during the past year
and from all ports of the country, nc
less an amount than one hundred and
sixty-one millions ten thousand eight
hundred and seventy-three gallons (161,
0l0,S13) While for the same period,
there was produced in the oil district OF
Pennsylvania alone, two hundred and
tifty-one millions one hundred and TWEEN
ty thousand gallons (251, 100, ,000), and in
all parts of the country, three hundred
and thirty four millions eight hundred
and twenty-six thousand six hundred
and thirty-eight 1884, S26, 63S) gallons of
crude oil.
The regular daily production OF petro-
/ leum in the oil district of Pennsylvania
/ for December gives an increase over that
Of the preceding month of about five
hundred barrels. The entire amount
produced in this State during November
was five hundred and twenty-nine thou
sand eight hundred and seventy-seven
(529,S77J barrels. Some of the older oil
districts show n slight falling off, while
in few of the more newly-opened regions
there is an increased production The
largest increase appears to be in Pithole
and in the neighborhood of Parker's
Landing, at the former it being some
thing over four hundred barrels daily.
Parker's landing shows the greatest
number of wells going down of any local
itv in the State, being in the month of
November alone one hundred and ninety,
while the average daily production at
that point was thirty-three hundred bar
rels.
The entire production of crude petro-
leum last month all over the entire oil
district, was seventeen thousand six hun
dred and seventytwo barrels daily, while
the aggregate of wells being drilled al
the same time was four hundred and
eighty-one. These figures are all highly
satisfactory. erl have very rarely been
excelled since the first discovery of
petroleum.
The total stock of oil on hand in Penn
sylvania on the 1st day of December was
five hundred and thirty-two thousand
barrels, which is some thirty thousand
barrels in excess of the stock in store
during the preceding month.
The shipments from the oil districts of
Pennsylvania during the month of De-
cember were four hundred and ninety
nine thousand two hundred and sixty
one barrels, which is an excess of some
seventeen thousand barrels over the pre-
ceding month.
STOCKS ON HAND AT DIFFERENT TIMES.
December, 1869. ............... 264, sos barrels. !
December, 1870. 70..............,. 340154 g
December, 197l............... 554626 3"
During December prices on Lower
Oil Creek averaged four dollars and TWEEN,
ty-fve cents per barrel of 43 gallons
Penn. Paper.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-02-16

CRIMINAL STATISTICS In France the
proportion OF offences under sixteen
years is l 2-10 to 100 persons between
sixteen and twenty-one the proportion
is Is clio between twenty-One and
twenty-five it is f5 40; between TWEEN
ty-fve and thirty it is II 1-10; between
thirty and thirty-fve it is ii $40; be-
tween thirty-five and forty il is IL 1-10.
After forty years, the proportion rapidly
declines. In England, crime appears to
abound more among the young, and the
reports before us show proportion of 10
15-100 of criminals under seventeen
years to 100 criminals arranged. Prussia
reports a small number of criminals
brought before her Courts under sixteen
years, only $40 to 100 criminals while
between sixteen and twenty four the pro-
portion is % S-10 between twenty. four
and forty is 50i between forty and six
ty it is 22 2-10 to 100, and after sixty
years Of age the proportion rapidly de
clines
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-02-16

PRINTING INKs.-We can tell all the
virtues of printers's ink, that wonderful
composition which has revolutionized so.
ciety, and brought more than a thousand
different kinds of pills into fashion
But yet another triumph has it gained,
for, according to a correspondent of the
Massachusetts Pioughman, printers inks
replied to the trees will kill grubs. 1t
hay be urged that there is no novelty
about this, and that 1t has killed a great
many prubs before of the political kind,
to name no others. The ink is unques-
tionably good to keep the Tree of Liber-
ty in healthy condition and, at any
rate, it is worth trying it upon apple trees.
1t must be mixed with some cheap oil,
and tried on tnrred paper, both in the
Fall and Spring.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-02-16

VALUABLE DIAMoNDs.-TheO Orloff dis
mond bought by Catherine of Russia, is
considerably larger than the Koh i-noor
of Queen Victoria, being about the size
of a pigeons egg, and weighing 195
carats. This splendid stone once form
ed, it is said, the eye of Hindoo idol in
temple of Brahma at Pondicherry, was
stolen by French deserter, and, after
passing through various hands, fell into
the possession of Greek merchant, who
sold it to the empress for half a million
of dollars, an annuity of S25, ,00o, and a
patent of nobility. Wilkis Collins, it is
stated, founded in measure his novel
of 1.-The Moonstone" on the history of
tins magnificent stone. The largest and
most valuable diamond known is pre-
sumed to be the one so long owned by
the Sultan of Matan, Borneo. It's weight
is 369 carats, and its estimated value
from 81, 100000 to S5,000,00 The
celebrated Austrian diamond, weighing
139 carats, is nearly the size of the Koh-
moor but the fact that it is yellow and
of rose form renders it much less valu-
able. If it were white and cut in bril-
liant, it would be worth more than
1000. 900; but as it is, less than two
thirds of that snm would be considered
q fair estimate of its price.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-02-16

The INDIAN NOT CIvHIZABLE.-To
those who advocate the application Of
the laws of civilization 10 the Indian, it
might he profitable study to investigate
the effect which such application pro-
duces upon the strength of the tribe as
expressed in numbers. Looking al him
as the fearless hunter, the matchless
horseman and warrior of the Plains,
where Nature placed him, and contrast
ing him with the reservation Indian, who
is supposed to be revelling in the delight
full comforts and luxuries of an enlighten-
ed condition, but who in reality is
grovelling in beggary, bereft of many
qualities which in his wild state tended
to render him noble, and heir to COM
bination of vices partly his own, partly
bequeathed to hun from the pale-face,
one is forced, even against desire, to
conclude that there is unending antago-
nism between the Indian nature and that
with which his well-meanIng white
brother would endow him. Nature In
ended him for ravage state every in
stinct. every impulse of his soul inclines
him to it. The white race might fall
into a barbarous state, and afterwards
subjected to the influence of civilization,
be reclaimed and prosper. Not SO the
Indian. He cannot be himself and be
civilized he fades away and dies. Guilt
vatlon such as the white man would give
him deprives him of his identity. Edu-
cation, strange as it may appear, seems
to weaken rather than strengthen his in
tollect. Where do we find any specimens
Of educated Indian eloquence comparing
with that of such native, untutored
orators as Tecumseh, Osceola, Red
Jacket, and Logan or to select from
those of more recent fame, Red Cloud Of
the Sioux, or Sa-tan-ta of the Kiowas p
General Custer.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-02-16

WHAT SHOULD BE DoNE.-Ability to
meet an emergency may be largely n
natural gift, yet is it not also capable of
being developed by proper culture ?
Many persons, in case of n sudden acci-
dent, sickness, fire, or panic of any kind,
seem incapable of any useful, common
sense exertion. Even if the emergency
is slight and common one. they are, as
it we're, nonpiussed. They either. do moth
ing, or do the most ridiculous things.
1t is desirable for those who are con-
scious of an inability to exerci good
sense in the minor exigencies of life to
educate themselves little. Take quiet
hour to consider what you win do if
your child awakes at midnight with the
Group if he falls and seriously hurts his
head if fire breaks out in your house
il an accident occurs on a railroad train
and then endeavor to follow out the gen.
eral principles which in unexcited mo-
ments you believe to be the proper ones
to guide you I'm times of difficulty and
danger. A little skiHful education will
be of great service in cases Of real trou-
bic, and also enable one to meet grace
fully and with ready tact the thousand
lesser oontre-temps of life.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-02-16
A New Flying Machine.

A flying machine has not vet been per
fected, though many ingenIus plans hav,
been tried. The latest attempt to make
machine which can be sustained in the
air for a long period, and moved in any
direction at the will of the operator, has
been made by Philadelphia mechanic
who has been experimenting for fon
years. We were present at private ex-
hibition of the nodel.
The model embraces cigar-shaped
balloon, twelve feet long by six in diam
eter, and the Car and machinery are sus.
pended. A copper globe, one foot in di.
ameter, is filled with compressed air,
communicating through hollow rod
with small engine, which drives three
paddles on each side. When the com
pressed air is liberated the paddles are
driven at any degree of velocity, and can
propel the machine at a speed of eight
miles an hour. The paddles can be de.
pressed and raised, and thus act as the
steering apparatus. The success of the
model was astonishing. The flying ma
chine moved maiestically through the
air, sometimes in O circle of the room,
sometimes in STRAIGHT line, and again
revolving on an imaginary pivot, instant
ly obeying the touch of the operator.
Mr.. Judson claims for his machine
that, unlike the balloon, it does not re-
quire expenditure of ballast to rise or the
loss of gas to descend. After imitation
the float is untouched, and the paddles
can run it either up or down at an angle
of thirty degrees.
1t is the intention of Mr.. Judson to
build larger model for exhibition in one
of our large halls. All the profits thus
derived are to be strictly applied to the
construction of large real flying ma
chine, large enough to carry man, and
Mr.. Judson is hopeful that if the public
sustains him-why, the machine will sus-
tain him also. Phaadeiph'a Post.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-02-16

SOMETHING ABOUT LUcK-It Is con.
siderod very lucky if on Christmas eve
the youngest child in the house finds
under the door-mat ten-dollar green.
back. If the first thing you see when
you come down stairs on New-Year's
Day is black cat, beware of crossing n
bridge till the apples are in blossom
but if it is a gray horse, You may par
take of pork pie without fear of conse-
quences. If young unmarried woman
eats three raisins running in Christmas
plum-pudding, which have not been
stoned, and wishes three wishes while
she looks over her left shoulder into the
glass and throws handful of mistletoe
berrie. on peat fire without mention
ing names or moving a muscle OF her
face, she must not be surprised, provid-
ed the wind is in the right quarter, il
events happen as she desires.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-02-16

The Cubans recently captured and
burned the town of Quisa, killing q
number of volunteers and regulars. The
Spaniards sent for reinforcemsnts and
took possession of the ruins on the fol-
lowing day.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-02-16
Plain NeedlewOrk.

So,cing-with ev'ry breath,
seeds of n welcome death.
Running-with speed through hfe's
Ending, unequal strifc.
7dcking-by hunger bid,
Nails in coffin I'D.
C,ating-the golden thread;
Bartering life for bread.
Death canst thou triumph fcol7--
Dance, then, a cotton reetI
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-02-16

ISTELLIeESoE is received of the total de.
structon, by an earthquake, of Schamachi,
town Of Asiatic Russia, Transcauca-
ala
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-02-16
RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION.

One copy, ono year In advance. .........u DO
II not paid within three months. oo
No variation whatever from those rates.
No paper discontinued until all srrearags
are pIid, except at tho option OF the publishs
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-02-16
JOB PRINTING

Of all kinds neatly executed at tho lowest living
prices. Our Office is well furnished with mate.
rial and stock for this department, and We now
have experienced and competent workmen 10
use thcm. IL you want any printing done you
need not go to the city, or out OF the county,
for you can get as good work and IN low prices
at this Office as at any other.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-02-16

The imports of foreign merchandise
in New York for the past week were
over nine and half millions.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-02-16

The President has nominated Franklin
NJ. Drew TO be Q. S pension agent at
Augusta, Me.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-02-16

During December prices on Lower
Oil Creek averaged four dollars and TWEEN,
tv-ive cents per barrel of 43 gallons
Penn. Paper
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-05
The weather.
WAE DEPARTMENT, Office Chief Signal Officer,
WASHINGTON. i. C. Feb. 5. 1872. 10 a IN.

WAE DEPARTMENT, Office Chief Signal OFcer,l
WASHINGTON, DC, Feb. 5, 1872, 10 am. {
SYNOPSIS FOR THE PAST TwENTY-FOUR
HoURs.-The area of lowest barometer, which
on Sunday morning was over the New England
coast, has moved enthusiastically beyond the
limit of our stations, the winds backing to west
erly with clearing weather during the day; the
low barometer, which was over Lake Michigan
and northward, is now central in Canada north
of New York; the highest, which was over the
southern states, has moved enthusiastically over
the south and middle Atlantic states, where
pleasant weather is generally prevailing; the
rise Of temperature south and west of Tennessee
with easterly to southerly winds, cloudy weather
and light rains, and is probably lowest over east
ern Texas; cloudy weather with light snow and
northerly to westerly winds are now reported
from the lower Missouri valley to Michigan;
cloudy weather, westerly winds over the lower
lakes
PROBABILITIEs.-The low barometer north of
New York move down the st. Lawrence valley
followed by rising barometer from Michigan
eastward over the middle and New England
states; the low barometer in Texas extend its
influence eastward over the southern states to-
day; clear and pleasant weather prev all over the
east and middle Atlantic states during the day,
and for a short time over the south Atlantic
states, followed by easterly winds and cloudy
weather. the area Of rain and snow over tho
lower mississippi valley and westward. extend
eastward over Kentucky, Tennessee and Ala
bama during the day, and possibly to the south
Atlantic states by Tuesday morning. rising
barometer, westerly to northerly winds and fall
ing temperature prevail over the northwest and
upper lake region.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-05

1t is not easy to see the occasion for the "fuss
and fury of the London press about the claims
of the United States before the Geneva Com
SION AS these claims go before an impartial
board of arbitration named by the two countries.
and as they are presented in accordance with
the terms of the treaty, we do not see on what
ground the English now undertake to saw that
they will not accept the results of the arbitra-
tiOn. Ii is not at all likely, however, that Chief
Justice Cockburn, as alleged in the Worlds dis
patch, has Officially counseled the cabinet
that England must reeede Immediately from the
treaty Of Washington, leaving America to de-
eide between new treaty or car." No British
official is likely TO make such an egregious ass
OF himself as to threaten Uncle Sam with war
Ii he does not throw up treaty just completed
and make new one. We don't banker for a
war just now, over here, but probably have
quite as much stomach for one as has Great
Britain, judging from the eminently pacific
course of that country in the European compli-
Cations of late years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-05

The first state election in this important po-
litical year will be held in New Hampshire on
the 18th of March. By the constitution of the
state an absolute majority of all the votes cast
is necessary to elect, and as there are again four
tickets in the feld-republican. democratic,
labor reform, and prohibition-it is possible that
the choice OF governor will be thrown into the
legislature, as il was last year. The democrats
thus elected their candidate, Mr.. Weston, with
the aid OF the labor -refOrmers, who, with the
Prehibitionists, seem fairly entitled 10 the pet
name assistant democrats" bestowed upon
them by the republicans. 1t is certain that both
these parties always throw their influence into
the scale in favor OF the democrats at the criti-
cal moment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-05

GAINESVILLE, Wis, alderman brought his
gigantic intellect to bear on the whisky prob
len. and the result was the introduction of q
bill into the city councils to grant a saloon Ii
cense for ten dollars, and every man who I'M
lihes must obtain license also, at a cost of ten
dollars, before he can get a drink of liquor.
Such law, he thinks, will measurably check
the practice Of tipping, besides bringing shekels
into the GAINESVILLE treasury. There is one defect
In the scheme. Ii is rather unfair to tax retail
drinkers-your gill a day men-as much as the
wholesale guzzlers, who drink between drinks,
and put themselves outside quart day, and
are still thirsty. There should be graduated
scale of -ates. But we hsvn't done with the
GAINESVILLE plan yet The best is to come. To
obtain a drinking license, a man must have
bOndsmen, and they will be liable for any
damage done by him while in state of intoxi-
cation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-05

A woman's paper, edited by Mrs. Elizabeth
Avery Meriwether, has been started at Memphis,
Tennessee, called The Tablet. 1t goes in for ga
breaking up OF the so-called Union and the for
nation Of six or dozen independent govern
ments;" that is The Tablet would go in for these
things, the EDITOR or editress vixenlshly SAYS.
II women had right 70 any political opinions;
but as they are merged in tiieir husband, and,
according TO law. are suspended, incorporated,
extinct, merged" she will only indicate what
would be the politics Of the paper If it were pos
sible for woman to possess any politics. Mrs
Meriwether seems to be the sort of woman to
make II rather stormy weather for any OF her
rex who shall cross her track.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-05

some OF the western democratic papers are
taking comfort from the fact that ex-Secretarv
Cox Stanley Matthews, and Judges Hosdley
and Stallo, Of Cincinnati, are out in a card en-
corsing the Missouri movement for a disaHected
republican convention in May. Ifwe remember
Alright, the pronuneiamento issued By these
lent gentlemen something more than year
ago didn't have much in the way Of fruit, and
there are strong reasons for believing that this
effort will be equally barren. Few things are
easier for disappointed politicians than to issue
calls, and few things are harder for them to do
than TO get respectable following.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-05

The great obstacle to the prompt punishment
OF the Tammany thieves in New York and the
assassins who hold human life so cheap In that
city and Brooklyn, is a corrupt judiciary. There
is now some hope that those hitherto unhurt
representatives of the broken ring, the corrupt
judges, are to be brought to account. The judi
ciary committee of the bar association have
presented memorial to the legislature praying
the removal of Judges Barnard and Cardozo,
and their request is to be taken into immediate
and serious consideration. The committee an
pointed to investigate and report upon the mat
ter will at once begin their work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-05

Governm emit Securities.
stock Report A..

by Franklin Telegraph Company, COO Pa. arenue.
NEW YORK, Feb. 5-First Board.-l9.D a. m
IIe,.: e@s, "a, coupon. 1lo1s;; s,2s. Us, coupon,
nlh: 6Ds, new, 6o, coupon, 1l07f; 5-D's, 81, cou-
pen ll21s bDs, Ss, coupon, 1l2ss; l0-40s, coupon,
NO.; Currency IS. llisl; new per cents, l0sx
Canton. 81; Cumberland. =; Western Union Tele-
gIarh 7?H; Quicksilver, 800 Pacific Mail $50 Bos-
ton Water Power, -; Adams Express, 90; Wells,
Fargo Co.'s Express. IS; American Express, 6is4
United States EXP: 6t4: New York O-ntral and
Hudson, 95 New York Central Scrip, e31s; Erie,
SOS; Erie Preferred; Harlem, IFS; Harlem prefd,
-; Reading, lls4; Michigan Central, lls7x Lake
Shore Il Michigan southern. 81; Union Pacific Rail
road, So; Ininoi. Central. i2s; Cleveland Pitts
burg, 9lX; Northwest 1875; Northwest prefd
el5s; Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, and Indian
apolis. -; New Jersey Central, lllk: Rock Island,
lllh Milwaukee and 81. Paul, $50; do, preferred,
74.; Wabash WesternT5a$; Delaware, Lackawan-
RIA Western, 1929; Fort Wayne, guaranteed, 97tz;
Alton Terre Haute, Hannibal q st Joseph,
~; Chicago and Alton, l22; do. preferred, I24;
Chicago Indiana Cent, 225l Tennessee 6's old,
ga: DO new, $50; Virginia IS, old, 5s1s; do,
CsIons S's, new, l6; Missouri IS, e4.; Central Pa
CID. ll0h Market irregular
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-02-05

The Virginia papers are still discussing the
propriety OF the passage of a law by the legis-
lature taxing dogs, and there seems to have been
a great change in public sentiment since the
time when DIR. Franklin or some one else wrote
mat the population of the Old Dominion con-
sisted OF hogs, dogs, feas and democrats. The
richmond Enquirer is in favor of tax on dogs,
not, IL explains, because it loves dogs less, bat
mat 1t loves mutton more; and the Abingdon
Iirgini0n says there isn't one man in score at
this day who likes sheep meat and wants wool
who wouldn't vote for the tax.