The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-04-08

in yesterdays issue, was originally prepar
cd for the Titusville, Oil City aud Chicago
papers, by Hon. VIM. NJ. Connors that.ti
to bel of this place:
PETROLEUM CENTRE, April s.
Mr. Editor:
Sir.
Our Petroleum Daily
astonisher a reporter to Titusville to get
items for bis one horse sheet well, this re =
porter must have been like himsilf-, PERI
APPS he was whistlirg Robson Cruros with
a Petrolnm Centre Daily Astonisher hoist,
ed on broom stick as the emplem OF bis
irade-that good old time, perhaps he has
marched TO the same before, II he did he
bad no tin whistle to accompany him and
it was not to put him out as he was out OF
a certain house in OSHKOSH not wishieg to, be
perronsI, aud not to give any names would
saw. | was present on this OCCASION myself
now in regard to the items. the reporter
was drunk sure. for he could not ell whet b
er be was at the National hall, or tho resi-
dence of Miss Nellie r, This star Of Editors
calls her honest old neil, this name is fla
noiier, to him, we have heard him ure j.
more than once before in regard to the gorI
geus dressing Of the girls not one OF them
woar black, with Flownces, nor white kid
gloves, and ther WAS no grand display of
dimonds it was simply calica dress hop
the readers OF the Petroleum daily Aston
Usher, will please look upon this report, as
bare fabrication, orogonatiug in the idle
pated brain of the reporter.
Please sign Justice to one horse
Editor.
W. NJ. CoNNoR.
The above communication has been handf
ed to us by committee of two, with the
request, On behalf Of w. NJ. Connor, alias
.Reddy the Flat" to give It pauper's in
svrtion in our columns. 1t seems from the
jargon and twaddle be has strung together
that be is offended al certain des ,ription
Of q "iancy ball, ,".pubIished:a day or two
since, aud which took place In the city Of
Titusyiile. Great "parties" lin Congress,
when they are twitted upon eome "party'
ind iscretion, put forward their greatest
lights to extiDgnish their opponents. apd
we suppose. upon this principle, those VINO
went to "Reddy's Calico balp' without
'siks or d,nonds' from this city, have. Sc
lected Reddy as their "Maltese Jack" to
champion their rights on this particular
He starts off by calling us the
and says our reporter was
lruok, for the simple reason that we did
not wish to give names and date in full
earring It might hurt some birds OF fue
Gather, both in this city and Titusville.-
We have no doubt had we mentioned Red
ly's name 10 the first article in full, he
would have ielt highly honored, as be free.
y blowed to his friends he was the "white
,yed boy on this jolly occasion, and would !
1ave been glutted with bis weakness for
seeing his name in priu He does not deny
he fact OF this "blaze ball" and It's eleva,-
ing influence upon soft young mer, but ad
vertises himself as the "Ass-.unisher" who
arranged the particulars and called the fe/
Tres for regular old fashioned 'baIe
lsnce," which will he news TO the select
,ocieiy be has lately been associating witt. |
His rigmarole about sod Neil, Oshkosh" )"
and that he had seen us there, is the stiles.
)f nonsense, vet we have, ''before our |
blooming days were over,' an indstinct re.
collection Of seeing this same Reddy at
"Oskosh," In the pleasing business OF empi
tying pitchers and washing lowell, but 1--WE
thought since then he had made respect
able man OF himself by hard work, exem/
plary conduct and Christian associat ton, and
there is no one more regrets this backward
slide" o'lyours, dear Reddy, than your hum,
BILE servant, as at heart you are right and
good fellow. Irs the upper story that's
wrong, and early associations has made you
at their commands, 60 back '!like dog to
yonr vomit," and their we leave you. Exit
Reddy.
Take another trip to Oh City, sweet
Reddy, when the roads dry up more.
Do your owa W itiug hereafter, classical
Reddy, elso we shall be compelled TO give
the names Of those who ass.s,ed your first