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The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-08-18

HoAxED.-Many persons have been de-
luded concerning oil being found in paying
quantities in Nawark. 1t turns out TO be
uotbing more than rosin oil. A sample
of which has been kindly left for exhibition
BY W. W. Hssgue, esq. About q year ago
large Iok NJ Mauutsctory, owned by George
Mather &C., was burned down, 10 which was
stored quantity of rosin which melted and
soaked into the ground. The debris being
moved away the worknen found this new
oil belt and the Newark papers being hard
up for local items swallowed the bin and
pu blishsd the new aud wonderful discovery
Of petroleum 10 their place. But IL toe
thin. 1t don't stand test and their high oil
expectntions iali heavily 10 the ground.
tTidioute Journal.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-08-18

The Canadian Parliament was prorouged
90 Wednesday. A Royal oommitte was Cd,
pointed 20 Investigate the charges sRainft
the minister 10 connection With the Pacific
R. R. scandel, which created great excite
ment 10 the HouRe.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-08-18

A Clay county, Ky, auctionser pulIed
ont revolver aud announced: III suy
man goes frollicking around while this sale
is going on I shall interrupt him 10 bis Ca
reer. Put them shot guns over by the fence
aud leave 'em thar!"
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-08-18

The Cleveland Pipe. Company is now in
active operation. Oil is being run through
the line aad every thing is progressing
smoothly. The line is owned aud controllI
ed entirely by producers. There ara seven
pump stations along the line.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-08-18

The Methodist Conference at Juliet, ILL.,,
has given Mrs. Jennie F. Willing q license
to preach. She is willing, and the coniey
ence 10 willing, and now II remains to be
seen whether the peopls ere willing 10 To-,
her preach.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-08-18

A little girl named Anderson, Will. ,
tempting 10 cross Blsek Fox Creek, On ,
log, 10 tho lower end Of Clarion eouu,, =.
Saturday the Sd inst, fell into tho ,,,..' ~
and was drowned. The water wa ~.
high aud II was some time before The hl, n.
was discovered.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-08-18

A dreadful railroad sccidsot occurred on
the Chicago, Alton 4 Rock Island Railroad,
lest night, BY which eleven passengers were
killed outright and IS wounded, many o,
whom will de- The osuse Of the accident
wss two trains sndsavoriog to pass on The
same track.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-08-18

A kind of blue clay found 10 Java when
mixed with petroleum and burned in kiIns
makes very hard and refractory substap %.
1t 10 used for pottery ware. and lamps ore
made out of 1t to burn the petroleum ioutd
on that island.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-08-18

The Oh Guy pos'offics received 20, 900 pos
tal csrds last week aud new supply hos
been ordered. The first order having baeu
exhausted already in consequence of the
unparalleled demand for open dun letters
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-08-18

A boiler st the Secp & Bushneil we'll on
the Troutmau farm, near Summit City, OK,
ploded on Tuesday evening, completely de-
s'royiug the boiler aud engine house. J.
Winegard he'd an arm burt.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-08-18

Tho three tanks at the Scudder we'll on
the Kepler farm, were struck BY lightning
on Thursday. The tanks and about two
hundred barrels Of oil were burned. The
vel belongs to Taylor Il Co., Of Pstrolia.-
The rig was not injured.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-08-18

A Losell, Msss., boy took nine huudr,
and City boxes Of pile last week. He ,u,
them from tho factory aod traded them b,
sticks cf licorice. '...
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-08-18

1t Is officially stated that sue su,lrs Cr,
list forces 10 Spain do not exossd 2,soO i,
tantsy, 450 csvsly, and seventeen pieces
ertjllsry.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-08-18

Em'enton is getting thirsty for water
works and yet local option was defeated
there only last spring.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-08-18

lis . poor night when pr ofsssOr ,bh 0,
or thst oos can't discover 40 as,ariod, b,
the price Of pork aud -four remain 10.
changed.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-08-18

The pipe line has been extended to Req
Inns hotel, on the turnpike, vest OF Ship
pensville. and 500 barrels Of oil run away
from the Brundred we'll at that plsbe.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-08-18

Several failures in the Livsrpto o. cotS
iCn trade ars annt uoced.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-08-18

Base IBall in Pblladelphia Saturday,
IA, Washiugtors 0
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-08-18

Base Ball at New York Saturdsy-Mu
tusls IL, Atlsntics 4.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-08-18

A Hood OF OIL is predicted 10 Batter ooun-
ty by the Oiluan's Journal. 1t looks now
as II tae iuuudatiou had fairly set in.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-08-18

Two or three big strikes are reported this
morning. Oil going down lower vet.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-08-18
Dissolution NOaice.

The copar,nsrship heretofore existing H'
tween Pond, Frssier b Co . In tho busiue"
OF oil producing, 10 this day dissolved oJ
mutual consent. Al drbls against ibe lse
firm will bs settled by FrasIer l. Co., who
will hereafter conduct the business % before,
on the Hssson farm, near Oh City. Ps.
l. W. POED.
A. L. FRASER.
MRS. WV. J. BoLLMAN,
Admtnistrssix.
Dated August Q, 1878
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-08-18

Enigrants arrived last week at Ne,
York, 1888
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-08-18

Diekenss ssE80s,s
Just issued 10 paper cover BY tha PHw
sons. Price rs cents, and ior sAie~ at M
Post Onioe Nswsroom.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-08-18
Local Notices.
A Hint to Housewives. ..Hov
10 Keep Kitchen Ware Cleal
and BRIGHT.

Every housewife Of nest and tidy IabIl
takes especial delight Ia keeping oil The iil
copper and iroB ware OF her kitchen q eIss,
end bsigh, - patnstakine labor can NAH
them. A pride In this direction 10 CON.
ms1dabIs. end always meeta the smiling "
proval oi ths "tyfaht msn" who pays d,
household bills. Remember thst SAPuLlO
70 the only thing 90 earth thst will nah
sn obi tsrnisbed tin pan OF rusty kettle
chine ~ bright ~ nev. Asd BY tho use d
Sapolio u 10 the quickest and essiest thin
10 the world 10 keep every utsosil 10 . hit
state Of polish. aual6.lW,
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-08-18

u Tho Post Once Newssoom Sod
Fountain 10 now running 10 full blssL-
Call and try . glass OF Ice cool ssda v,lx
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-12-03
A Dead City.

Meadow Lake is one of the s!rane.
est towns i'll California; one of the
strangcst OIL the continent. 1t Is
the California Pompeii, the years of
whose antiquity one can reckon OH
the fingers of his hands; whose ell.
tombing lava is the summit snow.
storms which sometimes bury il
twenty-five feet deep or level, and
whose annual cXhumation is brought
by the summer sun. OF all the elo.
quent and melancholy monuments of
that ''dead work" with which CALI
fornia aud Nevada are strewn so
thickly-that work which was colt
secrated with human toll, human,
hcroism AMI suffering, albeit often
stained with deplorable exhibitions
Of avarice, folly and crime, on which
money. and splendid talents and
dauntless energy were SO prodigally
expended, aid which all went for
nothing-this is the most striking.
This abandoned and desolate city,
standing in the far soli,udcs of the
submits of the Sierra Nevada, pre-.
sents spectacle sadder than Gold.
smiths Deserted Village" because
not redeemed like that by the soft.
enibg touch of human affections, ira.
ditions and memories, by the
glamour of tender associations, OF
by any ivy-grOwn ruins and mellow
pensive landscapes which might re-
lieve the harshmess and hardness ol
| the almost Arctic surroundings.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-12-03

When we see picture wo ask our
selves questions such as these: Is II
beautiful? then let us sit down and
onjoy it's beauty. Is it interesting as
revealing elements of beauty. such as
good or intelligent expressions in
faces not beautiful? then let us 81,
down and learn to sympatllize with
that which at first sight does no,
please. Is 1t instructive, as illustrnt.
ing one of the stages of mans dcvel
opmcnt2 Then let US contrast it will
analogous scenes in our own every
day life, and note the progress whicl
has taken place between the two peri
ods. Isit comic or satiric? Their lie,
us epjoy the joke or take to heart tho
lesson that the artist meant to con
vey. Every picture ought to offer y,
one of these things, and every mar
with clear eye aud a mind untram
| mellcd by pedantry can see whether
| it has one OF them to Offer. But 10 b.
any one Of these things tho picture
must fsst of all DO truthful In fact
and intention. Lot us drst ask, then
whether it be free Of lIes and aflecta
[,ion, aud for,tlle rest judge no worl
Of art, 90 IL be not marked by thes,
plague spots, to DO common or mn
observation-disclosures Hcview.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-12-03
An Exquisite Cathedral,

The cathedral at Sienna, Italy, is a
marvel, writes correspondent
Perhaps some will say, after passing
several hours III atiniration, that il
alone pays for voyage across til,
Atlantic. Its campanile has not the
graceful form of Giotto's at Flor.
ence, and the alternate layers OF
black and white marble in the church
itself seem to detract from its mai
csty. Rome has temples more vast,
but nothing SO affluent in all that the
imagination can conceive or wealth
can procure of appropriate orna.
ment. Taine, in his book on Italy,
says that Duomo is ''incomparablc," )"
and is to other cathedrals "wha,
Dante's poems are to the songs OF
the troubadours." Completed more
than five hundred years ago. whence
came the wealth and enterprise and
science and taste here displayed I
Not surely from such a pcopie as
live here now. AS well might the
Aztccs have reared the monuments
of Mexico. But these palaces and
cathedrals arc proof of what tht
Italian race was once capable, amt
make us all the more execrate tina,
pricstly domination Which has i'm
povcrished and emasculatcd it by tn,
TWO scourgcs of ignorance and SUI
pcrstitiom.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-12-03
Ugly Clubs,

The Princess Mcttcrnicl,, in the hal
cyon days of the Second Empire. pro-
posed the "Club of Ugly Ladies'
submitted herself as the president Of
it, as she only claimed to be the ''bcs,
dressed monkey in Europe" She
only received five adhcrcnts; cx.
ccpting one, all possessed marked
defects, SO the Club was constituted
and dissolved OIL its first meeting,
the proceeding lasted only while the
Princess smoked cigarette. The
"Ugly Club" at London had Wilkes
% president, who bonstcd he could
win tho first beauty in England III
the twinkliug ofan eye. Mirabcau
was elected an honorary member ol
that Club, and its manager had nose
like an elephants trunk, and was in.
dicted by butchers boy for upset.
ting by that unruly member basket
of meat iuto the gutter which lie
carried on his head. ..
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-12-03
sHERIFF,S SALE.
William ". Sparks, plaintiff,
AGAINST

against
John +. Blackburn, defendant.
sDY virtue of "a special execution, issued from
, the n!hre o: the circuit court Of :.ifay' t,e
snarns a..:t .,"a.ust John 4. blackburn, to me
dir, r,et.. :'d rel!riabie b. 'ae December tenn,
ie..;, of s.. ii court lwii, ."
iWe.in".day.Ih. l0ih day ofDcccmbcr,
1878.
C.ty zen til. hours pi MIA. o'cluck in the foI"a pon
an. i've n'..lnck Ia the afternoon "f SAIL d'y,
u.r !u f,...; vi III court E0asr 0"nr, In III, GS
u; i.tE!nE;nr, IL L.:fa!e.iv c"ani', curing
tn. session ~ tn ;, said credit coit..
,.,n. 70 t.. n:glest b'idei, Ior cast.
il. no, All lie n. It, Lt'e. in,.st, claim ami
a,i ,,. .,i i,e slt Joan +. Blackburn, defendant
/ in >,i, :. .>e-utIuf il amt to the IIltoH.ng IL
scrit,ea real estate, situate, lying and being IN
tr:e COUNTY OF LAFAYETTE, amt state OF issouri'
A certain dwelling house about eighteen fe.t
by twrn y-fIur feet, aid incluaiinS ,chcs
/. around said house, situate upon the following
described piece OF land, to-wi: A part OF ue
northwest quarter of section twenty -eisht issI
in TOW nsfip forty nine t4sl oi range tWeniy-hse
| FIST and adjoining the town of AullVi.ie, IN
said county, and bounded as follows: BeSin-
ming ut q loint where the northwest line Of oak
street in said AullvIile. is crossed by the south.
west line uf Second street, thence southwest
west line of said quarter section, thence
north along said west line to pom,
where .he same would ie internccieu by
! the said southwest line of Second street II tht
same were prolonged n0rtha est, thence SOUTH
along said line Of Second s,et 1 20 prrs,
more or less, to the extent Of one acre, whereon
'-i Given " under my hand, this 18th day of Noysm
Der, 1873 noi0 WIN. YOUNG Hherin.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-12-03
Administrators Sale of Real
Estate,

DY virtue ofan order of the County cnnrt of
ID Howard county, and state of Missouri,
made at the November term of said court, 1873,
will, in obedience to said order, on
Monday, the 5th day of January, 1874.
at the conrt house door, in the city of Lexington.
sour; during the session of the Probate court for
said county, expose to sale at public auction, all
the interest of William Boyce, deeeaeed, in and
to ptrts of lots number eleven IN and twelve
fl2l, in block number fortyHve H5l, in first adj
.lit!on I" the town (now city) of Lexington in
I4afaS cite county, Missouri, urnn which lots
stands tn" building known as the Virginia hotel.
more particularly described IA follows: Begin
ming at the southeast corner of said lot number
twelve fl2). thence north with the line of sai,!
lot number twelve Q2l on Laurel street ninety
nine fe t and three irchcs. thence west in line
parl'l-l with The alley running through said
block fifty feet thence norih nlong the line be-
tween sail lots nine inchrs. thence west line
parallel with the line Of sal, alley flitv feet I" Il
sti kr in III. lin" between said lot plumber eleven
! r') ana Tot nunhrr Ten Nn> in said block
. Ike re south witt, sal last mentioned lire to
southwest corner nj said inl numbnr' leven (ll)
thence east viii, the line Of sn' lot Franklin
stree one hundred e, TO the nlace of b. ginning
| TERMS OF SALE-\ credit of six month.
| will lie given, the purchaser giving bond wifi
approved security. with interest at ten per cent
2er annuTn from date 4 deed will b. executed
upon the payment of the purchase money.
| SAMUEL c. MAJOR,
nov19 Pub. Admir- of Howard Co, Mo.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-12-03
mourn,ng in the south Pacific.

According to a recent authority,
mourning in the South Pacific is car
ried OF in q manner which to us
would seem very curious. A widow
will lay aside her bonnet and wear
the hat of her late husband; some
times q wi.lowcr will go about in q
loose gown oi his departed wife, worn
over his own proper dress. Instead
of a shawl, a mother will place OH her
back a pair of trousers belonging to
little boy just laid in his grave. In
these hard times quite Oh economical
revolution might be effected in this
way, aud although tho appearance Of
o portly widower in one Of the dear
departed's silks, seated beside lady
over whose shoulders gracefully
dar gled the legs of her lost darling'i
evening trousers, might at fret hav,
a funny effect, We should soon ge
used to it, and there would be tn,
consultations Of rejecting that Christ
mas would bring no odious bill, fol
drcss-coat or lace or cashmere shawl
and thus the wind would in the mos
practical manner be tempsredto th'
shorn lamb.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-12-03

In Virginia City, Nevada. a gentle
man has placed on each side of the
gravel walk leading from his front
scat to his door, u handsome iron
fence, the top rail Of which is made
of gas pipes filed with small holes.
Before he thus fenced his walk he
was much troubled by book agents,
map peddlcrs, aud other persistent
people, but now all is lovely with
him. When he sees q man enter hia
gate with books under his arm, he
simply turns q cock and instantly q
thousand streams of water dart across
the whole length of the walk from
side to side. The book peddler re-
treats to the gats, gazes wis,fully
up the walk for q time, concludes
that the man OF the house does not
wish to see him, and then travels,
wondering what sort Of internal ma.
chimes people will next inveat for tlls
disconrsgement of hoDest industry,
This beautiful and useful invention
| is not patented.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-12-03
Adherence 10 Orders.

The traditional union Of fidelity,
says Lippencott's, obedience to or
dcrs, strict dicipliue, and stupidity
in the old-fashioned military SER
want, ia wittily illustrated in story
told by the Gazette de Paris, at the
expense of captain of the Melun
garrison. This officer, who had been
invited to dine at neighborins
castle, sent his valet with a note of
sregrets," adding, as the boy started
"bc sure and bring me my dinner,
Auguste. when you have left the let
ter" The sol'lier took the letter to
the castle and was told, of course,
sits all right" eyes, but l want
the dinner" said the lad; "the cap
tain ordered me to bring it back ,,,and
always obey ORDERS" The baroness,
being Informed of the good fellows
blunder, carried out the joke by dis.
patching q splendid repast. The Off
Ger, too amused to make any expla.
nation to his servant, merely sen,
him back Mt once to buy bouquet
10 carry with his compliments te
the baroness. Successfully accom-
p!ishing this feat, the brilliant
Auguste was handed a fivc-frant
piece from the lady. "That won
do" says the honest fellow; paie
thirty francs for the flowers" Tit
difference was made up to him, ant
he returned to the for: quite proue
at having so ably discharged Iii
duty. We think this incident vii
fairly match some of the experience
which our own officers are fond o
narrating regarding the way il
which their servants have interpret
ed aud executed their orders.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-12-03
Flash Of lightning.

The length of dash ofiightning is
generally greatly unlerestimated.
The longest known was measured by
NJ. F. Petite Mt Toulouse. This fash
was ten aud half miles IN leagth.
Arago once measured . series whicl,
averaged from seven to eight miles III
length. The longest interval ever
remarked between a fash aud the re-
port was seventy-two seconds, which
would correspond with q district Of
fourteen miles. Direct researches
have shown that q storm is seldom
heard alta greater distance than from
seven to ten miles, while the sverags
are barely heard over four to fiv'
miles Oh.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-12-03
Thursday, she 18th day Of December,
81 S 187H.
ORDRR OF FUnLIcA,TIoN.
TaTE .1 |; q or! h9Hsso,RI, ssssqT ].

III tAa fsaaaH Court OF u SfAyeffe county, Mis-
El-06sa aionrned fegQlSl 50 - 8;
l,sl {! ass n u ssssls { b ssnss1 Illsls,
licensed. and presents to the court hts petition,
arayiny for order for the sale Of much Of
tle real estate af sai deceased rs will pay and
satisfy the remaining debts due by said estate
and vet uapaid for want of sufficient assets,
sompanie,l by the accounts, lis's ard inventories
required by law In such cases; on examination
whereof it is ortc,d that all persons interested
IN said estate he notified that application as
,foresatd has hsen made and That unless the con-
srsry be- shown on or b1fore the first day of the
aeNt term OF this Court, to I've held on the first
Monday in January, 1854 an orsler will be male
FOR the sale of the whole, or so much of the real
estate of said i.cessed will be sufficient for the
payment Of said debts.
AMI 1t Is further or,leret, that this notice be
published in the Lexington Weekly Inte,iigrn-
Ger, newspaper printed In said county Of La
fayette for four weeks successfully. the last in
seriion to be at least four weeks before the conf
| mencemcnt of the next term of the court.
novIs. JOIIN E. BURDEN, Clerk.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-12-03
TRUSTEES SALE.
VUHEREAs, John W. Perkins and

WHEREAs, John ". Perkins and Sarah A.
fayette. and State of Missouri, by their certain
iier, of trust dated the 18th day Of january. A.
ID. 1853. and of recort in the Recorders Office OF
Lafayette county, Missouri, in book W No. l, on
pug" l56, did convey to the undersigned trustee
the follow ing described real estate situate lying
sn,l being in the county Of Lafayette, and State
of Missouri, tn-wit:
The east half of the northeast quarter Of sectior
number thirteen tl3) in township number forty. :.
eight ttS) of range number twenty-nine (20
containing eighty tsn) acres.
In trust to SECURE the payment of certain prom
missory notes in SAID deed of trust described: {:
aud whereas, said notes have long since become
due and remain unpaid. now. therefore, In Iur-
suance of the power vested in such trustee,
and at the request of the legal holder of said
notes, will, on
Wednesday, the 25th day OF March,
A. ID. 1874,
In front of the court hoWse door, in th' city
of Lexington. in the county of Lar ;ettc,
AMI Statc of Missouri, between thu hours
Of nine O'Clock in the forenoon nd five
O'Clock the rilernoon of that day, 3. 1, at pub
lie vendue, to the highest hiilder, cash, tho
said tract and parcel OF land, i..lich thereof
/ us may he necessary. to satisfy ar pay of said
promfssory note and interest, with the costs and
scpsi- -9m GILES ". JOINER, Trustee.