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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-01-16
THE EYE.
some of the Common Dangers to
Which it is Subject.

The sculptor Crawford was accus-
toned all his life to read lying down.
To thi. very largely physicians attri-
butte the loss of his eye. Very soon a
cancer formed in the other which
caused his death.
The great historian Prescott lost his
eyesight when student, by bit of
tread thrown in sport by a FELLOWSHIP
dent at the table. Never be careless in
such little matters. A pair of scissors
or fork, thrown in sport or anger, has
often caused the loss of an eye, which
the wealth of the world cannot replace.
A friend who was very ambitious to
finish set of linen for her brothers,
spent almost winter in fine stitching,
sitting up often late at night over the
work, in which she took great delight.
The result was the nerve of the eye
was so injured that she was obliged
wholly to give up sewing, knitting and
leading under penalty of becoming per-
fectly blind. ...-..
A young lady, who lived but ten
miles by train from school, used to
spend the time in studying certain
lesson while she was riding down ii
the morning. The result was a severe
affection of the eyes, which disabled
her from study for a long time. 1t Is
always hurtful to the eyes to read in
the train, though we may not see the
bad effects SO plainly when it happens
only occasionally. A steady practice,
like this young lady's, may produ"e
even worse results when the system is
in bad state, .... s.... .... .7.-.,l
Never read by twilight, nor before
eating in the morning. The little sou
gain in time. will be doubly lost by a
failing of the eyesight hong before life's
sundown. i-s,t.tf......
I knowa young clergyman who is .
remarkably well-read man, but whose
eyes are perfect deformlty. He said
he ruined them by reading at night,
long and intently, when he was getting
his education. He seems to have no
control of the lids, which twiteh and
move in grotesque manner. Don't
fancy you can do what you please with
your eyes, and yet have them serve
you faithfully. Take as good care of
them as you would of gold, for gold can
ever replace lost eyesight.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-01-16

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THE OPPOSITION ELECTORAL VOTE.
The death of Mr.. Greeley caused the
electors of the States which gave a
majority for him to scatter their votes
for President in the following fashion !:
For Horace Greeley, of New York: ed
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-01-16
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Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-01-16
VI sCELLASEDtS.
T0HV HAMMOND,

,sANITFAcTURFR Of Tin and Copper Narei are
NJ esns.iaI attention wen u Roohng % 4nu
rot Wprk Eeeps constantly on ha',d I'm,
,onner. Rrsss. House furnishing har9Nsde T'1.sd
'nn prisn'S,,r, ~ jpiy4ly72
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-01-16

Mr.. Parton, in the January atlantic,
thus describes Washington and his first
Cabinet:
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-09-03
COURT PEOCEEDiNGS.

The following cases have been continued
until next term; G
Common wealth VS.. W S Kennedy. ForI
gerry on oath of0. D. Blsksly. 5
Con, VS. Harry Wilson aud Mnrgaret WI
son Assault aud battery. Prosecutor, J..
S McCliniock.
Com VS. Warren Blanchard. False PREF
teuces. Settled aud charge withdruwu. %
Com va Thomas Snowdon. Selling liquor
without license, Defendant plead guilty
and senseacei to pay fine OF $75 to, the
school diau!ct of Ccrnplanter and costs Of
prosecution
COm vs. Charles Armstrong. Seduction.
The parties in this case have since been
married and tho prosecution is therefore
abandoned. .... -
In two cases against Sebastian Kries the
jury returned verdict OF guilty Of selling
liquor TO persons OF known iutemparete hab
it,, and rot guilty of Leeping 9 c!sordeTly
house, bu, that he ray costs.
eaCom vs Esniy MeEIhinney, David Mccoy,
Vosal, Chares Reigli and Barton Black q.
Riot ard assault and battery Prosecutor
Jacob Sheasiey.a David Mccoy not appear
ing Dis reooguiFance was forfeited. The
trial proceeded es TO the other defendants,
ana was nst couclr1eG al !he adjournment
last evening
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-09-03
I. d. of X. NJ.
Gold at | p. IN. ll6

Fowl GAME.-A sporting man, resid-
ing not far from this olic 6, went out fowl
ing yesterday. LUCK was bad but Charley
wasn't to be beat that way, He bough. a
couple Of old beus, tied them to fence and
slaughtered them in, cold blood, notwith-
standing their frantic cackles. Driving
ataly into the hoYe with them carefully
slowed away tina Covered basket ,~as limo,
cent Charles feared being prosecuted by the
hounds Of the law for bpach ,oi tAe game
act The participants !n> the d ner that
day thought them the finest game game they ever
tasted, until inqniring what species they
belonged to, Charley merely remarked.
Shanghai, guess
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-09-03

The Pittsburgh ChIouic,o rolates The on
lowing singular incident oi Ihe ,ecant oil
exp posion in thst city:
The body OF Vincent WIDER who was
burned to death at the oil explosion ou cat
urday last has been iound. The BODY wns
discovered at the cooper shop, and waschaE-
red to q crisp, oae leg and one arm having
been burned off, The Coroner empannelled'
o Jury aud conmeuc5d examining witnesses
Some Of the workmeu who were employed
in the cooper shop with tue deceased were
examined. They gave au account OF. the
explosion substantially as given yesterday,
end also.made statement as to the manner
in which they escaped d IRON the burning
buildng. Thswitnesses under oath detail-
ed the dream which Wider had repeated to
them the instant before the explosion. -
They stated that he appeared to oe much
depressed when ne commenced work 10 the
morning, and they asked him the cause. lie
then proceeded to relate dream waica he
had had tho preceding night. lie .said he
dreamed 10 was in a long frame building
at work, and that the structure took IRE ! he
made every effort TO escape, but was SO
bemmed in by fire ana smoke that he could
not be rescued lie thought he was burn
in to death whel bo awoke with start to
find he had only beeu dreaming. He was
go terrified, however, that be WAS much deI
pressed in spirits. Tho witnesses testified
that be had just concluded the recital aud
turned around to resume work when The
column flame filed the room. Ihe SIM
guldr vrrifcatiou OF The dream was the suoi
ject o. comment among ali who heard it.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-09-03

The Public School OF Petroleum Centre
opened oi Monday last with the following
corps of teachers: .q 5r.
T. B. Alcorn, Principal.
MissJ. L. Copeland, lst Assis tani
Miss Is. A. Sutton, I'd "
Miss Lizzie Coyle, Sd :.
The total number IN attendance at com.
meucement was l40.
The organization will be completed this
week, and no new classes formed after next
Friday. Parents will consult their own in/
terest by sending their children this week
Let the parents Oh force q regular attend
auce and the teachers guarantee TO give
them good school. '.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-09-03

The spoltsmen will 5000 BY making their
annual crusades against the birds. The
laws oi Pennsylvania are very stringent 10
regard to birds, and especially the insecti-
vorous kinds. 1t is for the farmers to say
whether these laws shall be enforced, aud
their little friends protected. They have
both law and humanity on their side, and
it vii! be to their To-. @, If they Tail to drive
away the invaders who euIer their premises
with guns.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-09-03

The arrest OF Suiley and limerick, O..
Cherrytrse, day or two since, has devel-
oped tho startling fact that an organization
exists in that vicinity, with secret signs and
passwords, composed of at leastthrty mem,
bers, whose sole object was petty stealing
of allkinds, The case is now being worked
up by Justice Reynolds and Constable
Burns, and Interesting Developments may
be expected soon.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-09-03
NOTES OF THE BAY.

10 Nevada they cali geological explorers
'rock trappe's'i
A Newburypor. man is accused OF having
sold his iGther's skeleton.
Chicago Is to have q new weekly paper
entitled the Voice Of Jacob.
Bishop Jaues lie seriously Ill at his home,
near b ssk kingridge, N. j.
The Rev. James Freeman Clarke, is dsf1
ing In sbe Saranac IN W lakes.
Senator Cameron was the GUEST OF Gen.
Butler at the Revere House Boston, on Sun
day.
Presiden. Grant was honered with hop
at the Kearsage House. North Conway, New
Hampshire, Monday evening.
Fires have been found necessary In the
Boston hotels for the comfort Of tho guest
The fashionable Lcndon BARRIERS are 'said
to have introduced the American shaving
chair.
Ground has been broke in Washington for
we slto vi tle HoW uuiiuioS III wv o'NAon
Embassy.
\ bull in Daviess county, Ind, commit
ted suicide because he was whipped by anr
other bull.
\ Lafayette, Indiana, boy, who attempt
cd 10 amputate G. cats tail, now does bis
seeing with one eye
Harry Bassett, the race borse, is to be on
exhibition OF the coming State fair in Geori
gia.
A Eve thousand. dollar libel suit against =
country paper 10 Illinois has been settled by
the payment of fifteen dollars
Governor Edward +. Noyes, OF Ohio, who
il . candidate for re-elscIion on the Repub-
lie an ticket, has but one leg.
Prince Napoleon is in Corsica, taking
part in the deliberations Of the Council Gen
eral of Al sccio.
Elias Durand,a q dsuggist who served uud,r
Napoleon l., died ID h'Philadelphia on Thurs
day last.
Lieut snant G oil. Fred. Grant son Of the
President left Chicago on Wednesday last
iov the East
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-09-03

Business is good among Texas cattle
thieves Two hundred fine beeves were
crossed into Mexico the other day. Those
cusses down there are getting nerrIy as bad
as Congressman.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-09-03

A STRANGE Notwithstanding 10 the
journal OF that city, Pottsvile has a girl Of
nineteen, with p face of peculiar beauty
bus ''pale as chselsd marble" and Hhands
as tiny as those of child, more resembling
The hands # marble statas than those of q
living creature, who fer five years pas
has been under spell put upon her by a
N al evolent old witch, and all because the
girl 'made fun" of the ancient beldame. -
This "Sfllictlon sore long time she's bore,
physicians are in vain," as the-and worst
medical talent in that region has beeu
called 10, but without avail Even dis
cipe of Voudouism has been consulted; and
according to the local chronicler, las
soon rs he came into the house, the child
who was in an upper chamber, and unaware
of his presence, threw herself upon The floor
aud began to utter strange, appalling cries.
Hearing them, the man said lie could do
uothing, the spell had been upon her too
long and left the house. Upon his ,going
the child became quiet" She is seid to
haVe uniformly octed iu the same way
whenever the eue1en'reas happened to come
near the house, lisa very pretty little
story, but some people will he skeptical
you know.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-09-03

Friend Davis, OF the Ceatral House, in-
forms us it is his intention soon 10 get up q
little pigeon shoot. for the purpose OF hav-
ing some sport. He has secured seventy
five bids, aud the shoot will take place in
day or two.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-09-03

Siverlyville las sensation id eu attempi
ted Gssassination Of man named William
Scott at the hands of an unknown party
The victim received four bullets in his head
and yet survives.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-09-03
BEARING THE MARKET yery laro

BEARING THE MARIETTA very large
percentage OF all the wells drilling now win
be finished in the next fifteen days, After
this comparatively few will remain to finish
and those will not affect The markct;u tt'i
The bears just now are making q grand
rally and depressing the market in advance
on the Increased production Of the next few
days. Now nobody seems interested in
sustaining tho market. Then when the
wells are all in tho buyers will bull the
market Bears will vanish. Bulls be CO.
rampant ill fall trade close2. Hold on oil!
who can. . o..
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-09-03

John Williams aud o man named Rich =
ards lived on adjoining farms in Clearileld
county. There had been dispute as to the
possession OF piece ofwOodlaud laying be
tween their farms, and last week Williams
saw Richards going to the woods with an
axe on his shoulder, aud followed him to
prevent him from ohepping any trees. OF
course they 900 iuto'a fight and Richards
struck Williams on the head with axe, cutt
ting such a terrible cash that he has since
died Richards gave himself up to the
authorities
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-09-03
NChcrmDmsco aud C0ntrerus.

NChernDWscO aud COntrerns,
. Wednesday lastwas tue anuiversary O.
the nem0aable battles OF nContreras and
Cherubnscq, where the two greatest trif
nmphs Of t9e Melican war were won by the
American troops The plan OF each battle
and the illustrations names 10 connection
vi them atof matters Of history, which
Dsed not repetition.
n The baule Of Contreras was fought aud
won at about hGIf-pas. six O'Clock foH the
morning Of tho Goth OF August, 1917 Con-
erhl Riley was in command Of the infantry
brigade at one point, and assisted by Geu-
aral Smith at another, where Smiths bri-
satie was ia charge OF Major Dimick. Val,
encia, who was in command OF the Mex ican
troops, had led the field, and the result was
an easy victory for the Americans The
loss in.killad anl wounded wss ., 900 men
incading iont generals, viz: Salas, Blanco.
Garcia and Mendoza, while all tho Msxicans
in and around Contreras was captured.
Tue battle OF Chelubusco was commenced
nv battalion following up the success oi
Worth's operations against san Antonio -
The positioa occupied by S,n.. Anns's
troops was the general line Of tho Rio De
Cherubasco. Generals Twigg, Riley, and
Smith commanded tho American infantry
battalions. The battle was fought On the
afternoon of the 20th, and terminated with
tls total rout of the Mexican troops. The
Americans lost l,0O0 men, Of whom seventy
six were officers whose names now adoro
the pages of history. The Mextcans 10 t
upwards OF seven thousand men. The bait G
lei N mated on the evening Of the 2Jlh OF
August, 1871.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-09-03

Young Smiley and limerick were taken to
Franklin, last night. They will have q
good chance TO repent of their evil deeds in
that excellent institution. .rf
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-09-03

On Thursday, Sept. llth, Nr. 0. 6.
Sage, will sell at auctiOn large stock of
household goods, farming Implements, cows
hogs, &c. A good chance Is offered to
purchase goods cheap. Sale wilt take place
on the Wise farm. on Beuneholf Run.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-09-03

Our townsmen, Messts. Davis, Wyman
and Waddell, lett for Pleasantyille, this
forenoon, to attend pigeon shoot.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-09-03

AsChesttr lshnm Reed, recently Attorney
General aud Judge Of tho Superior Court o
Massachusetts died at White sulphur
Springs Virginia, yesterday morning, aged
hfly years. ....E.{ f.stst'l''
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-09-03

JTbe Government is going TO make some
money. New $40, $40 aud 81 Williams
will be issued.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-09-03

Fresh Oysters will be received ct the OpeI
ra House Saloon, this evening. They are
fresh from tho Baltimore oyster beds, and
sent direct from that point by Mr. Voucher
Lovers Of the bivaives will take notice.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-09-03

The Allegheny County Democratic Con-
vention met at Pittsburgh yesterday and
nomin aied n fun county ticket.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-09-03

Cholera has made lis appearance at Havre.
They Havre bad.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-09-03

Man KILLED.-At a drilling well on the
Patton farm, near tairview, ca Saturday
last a single man aged about twenty-five
years, named Chambers Slagle, son of
David Slagle, Esq., who lives within five
miles OF Kittauning, was caught in the bull
rope, whIrled around the oand wheel and
so severely crushed thereby that be died in
few minutes afterwards. A portion o
the unfortunate man body, it is said was
drawn through space between the top o.
the tInbers with which was covered of but
four and one-halt inches, alter which he
fell on thesdcrrick door and breathed his
last. Ms. Ray, ESQ, summoned a ury
and heldan inquest on the romans. \
verdict was rendered in accordance with the
above facts. Gilman g Journal,
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-09-03

The CsrlIst claim that the Spaniards OF
Cuba are contributing literally Of their
m'aus lor tho support Of the CAUSE of Don
Carlos. That's Carlos W az tauso rloney.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-09-03

Vice Admiral Yelvertou, of tue British
navy, hos taken the iron-clad Amazons and
Victor from tho harbor OF Cathagena ind
sent them to Gibralter.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-09-03
Piping Petroleum 80 The Sea.
Board.

Mr. ". L. iraut, civil engineer, of st.
Louis, cllms that he originated the idea OF
ripping petroleum from the wells TO tue
eastern markets. lie states that be egita-
ted She matter US far back Us May, ls7I.-
He was then residing in central PeansylvH
mia. He calls upon Ex-senator Haines, OF
Mlilerstown, aud ExlP2s,master Frank, q
Hewport, to vouch for him. He was only
deferred from starting q stock company
then, by the fact that IL was in direct OPP
position to the railroad interests. His plan
was to lay two lines of pipe, one OF SIX
inches for refined, aud one Of eight inches
for crude oil--irom the most convenient
poipt in the oil regions to New York aud
Philadelphia, using a large engine at each
end--one for ioroe and the Other for snctioD.'
He says.
SPY this plan the oil cal be shipped for
one.half tho railroad tariff, and with greater
safety. Not tie least important feature IL
this plan is the fact that the seller can de.
liver to tho buyer any quantity Of o I'll aimp-
~ by delivering it to the PipJ Company
and sending telegrums to toe buyer through
tie agents of tho company, aud this all IN
40 hours time, instead of week, if shipI
ped by rail. Tbsre area great many if-
cuities 20 oversons inascarrying Out this
project. Z
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-09-03

1t Is Iepogled that 600 Carlists are
m"ch'"s against the town OF TeuioI, in
Aragon, r
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-09-03

1he Z n1'nn'u Exposition viii be f. Ia
ally 1Peued i.i,evoulrg.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-09-03
Petroleum Centre Daily Record.
Ebiyinc service.

&c. Centre, pa, "Wednesday. sept.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-05-21

{ Notwithstand,ng tie denial OF the pro
'irctor. Of the st. Louis convention tna'
there was any purpose TO lnade ''e tue
action Of congress, the Eastern represent
auves shake ,teir heads, and cay that IL
'is the initiative of concerted movement
to COMM, the general governmental GER
tain gigantic schemes Of internal I'M
p-ovement for the benefit OF the
West. These gentlemen now have scrn-
piles a. to the powers OF congress
which they never before
possessed 1t is probable that be-
fore the meeting Of congress there will be
consultation among the members from
the East TO determine their position in this
matter. a. it seems to be the belief tina,
the Yves, and the South will demand
.congtes.i) nsl action.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-05-21
TURkEYs AND WALNUTs.

Tie turkey is an American institution.
Without it, what would our American
Thanksgiving be- Stale, Hat and unproat.
able day like other days, without any
special feature to make it II happy mem
DRY or nm enlivening hope. 1t is the tur.
key which makes 1t the day Of days, and
turkey, on any other day than thauksgiv-
ing, impsrts to it something of Il thanks
giving flavor The discovery OF a method
Of feeding it by which it is improved III
size flavor and tenderness, is tencfaction
which will not fail to be- appreciated by
every American who has a soul above
Tribune Gath tells how turkeys are fed
by Washington eplcuresn on English
walnuts Ons voyage round Cape Horn,
it i. said, the turkey feed ran short. An
officer, who loved turkey, and therefore
did not wish 10 see the turkeys stafye, fed
them on English walnuts used for the Ia.
bic dessert. In few weeks time, when
those which had not been fed to death
were served up for the table, i, was found
that they were of delicious
flavor altogether wanting to tur-
key. fattened in tho common way.
Il takes three weeks TO iat.cn a turkey in
this way, and tho number Of walnuls re-
CURED varies from eight TO fourteen &c.
cording to the size, constitution, etc, OF
the turkey. The wslnuts whole, are gen.
orally given TO the turkey designed to be
!aItened, AZ single dose, and are slipped
down It's throat by the fqrehnger some
thing after the manner Of s,ufiing the wad
into gun with the ramrod.