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The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-10-02
Que Smith writes US from Oswego,

Que Smith writes US from Oswego, Y,
to know II there Is any chance for emp,oy-
msnt in the oil region at present at running
engine, or 10 fact any other employment,
and II he had not better come on at once
He also says he has been employed as q
clerk 10 fancy goods store aud is q young
man of strictly temperate habits and ini
quires II any good people live here al ALL
Don't come 10 the oil region, Smith, Its dan.
gerous. There are no good people here,
aud there is 90 work here for you, unless
It be on Culver's Titusville and Franklin
Railroad, and even at thst work 1t looks
. little dnll az only one man is employed at
present where two were en- poyed last week
Stay at home, Smith. The present tate o.
the national finances will not admit of IL,
and then We do not think engineering would
suit you.
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A remarkable aud important geological, /,
discovery has beeu made south OF Golden
Colorado. 1t is deposit of gray clay, fll,
ed with trunks and limbs OF trees resem I.
bling cedar, but transformed into bright,
hard coal. Over it IL "a cappius of,cooglo/
merate, and over that coarss sand rock -
The coal deposit is tilted at an angle OF
th,riy-live degrees. Apparently cosxtensive
with the cong glomerats are tound rude fiuts,
tools, and arrow heads, Indicating that
ages back, be fore nature had ceased 10 con-
vulse the northern division oil the American
continent, what is now known as Colorado
Territory was Inhabited by people who
manufactured stone implements Professor
Hay den says tnat the Middle Park, a
geological survey Of which he has just conn
pleted, may bs divided into ut least four
lake beams. which existed thousands OF
years ago, but of quite modern origin
geooScaIy speaking. They form distinct
areas, are covered with Il good growth OF
grass, and mountains or high woodland
ridges encircle each area
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On Monday morning very early, young
man by the name of Bell was brought be-
fore Justics Mercilliott, by Constable Has
let, on a charge OF horse stealing. 1t seems
Bell was working for q man by the name OF
Altman. at Millers,own; this Mr.. Altman
was formerly from Shsmburg, and on Satur/
day last cent, Bell to that place after hia COW
furnishing him with borse and buggy
As Bell was getting ready to start he men,
toned an overcoat, and took Aliman's
against bis wile's protestations, while be
was away, using language Mrs. Altman
considered ungentlemanly, and when her
husband returned che told him about it,
which started his ire and suspicious that
Bell was not going to return, and early
Sunday morning be started for Shamburg.
but on arriving there could fud no traces Of
Bell, horse, buggy or overcoat. Now be
was sure Of be suspiciouns; aud after con-
siderabls hard work aud sharp practice as 9
detective, he found Bell about sx miles
from Shamburg sparkling his girl.
Alter getting q warrant, and our Cousta-
Bile they went to the house where Bell was,
and proceeded to arrest him, bringing to
Bells mind the old adage "There is many
slip, &c. On Bell being brought to Alt
mans presence be explained that as be was
not expected to start back from Shamburg
until Monday msroiug, be thought be would
drive ever and see his girl, thereby having
Q plasant time, and, as he told Altman,
save his horse feed, these hard times. On
being brought before Justice Merciliots he
was discharged at once.-Forest Repubi
lican.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-10-02

THE FOURTH SAND TnEORY.-Iu connec-
tion with the "tour.h sand" theory, old op-
orators will recall the experiences at Red
Hot, A black oil was found some distance
above the usual dspth. Upon going fur
Their the common gresu petroleum was found
in large Quantities, but the singular devell
opment proved merely locol in its character.
having been confined within compare lively
restricted limits Meanwhile, upward of
fifty wells in the vicinity of Karns CITY,
Petrolis end Argyle are undergoing the pro
cess OF deeper drilling, consequently a week
or two will settle the whole business.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-10-02

BUTLER COUNTY..-lt is Oniy a lew short
years since the people of several conn,ies IN
this State turned up their noses aud sueer-
ingly spoke OF the soap mines and buck
weat crops of Butler county. But now the
tune is turned. Her rich deposits Of oil.
now developed, enable her to control the
market Tor that article throughout the
world. Railroads are being extended to
every nook and corner of the county, 80 as
10 reach and deve'op her oil, coal md lime
stone deposits. Telegraph lines follow The
railroads. and hence her people have teleI
graphic communication with business IN en
all over the world. Tnere are COW twelve
banking establishments in the county, oil
doing flourish Ing business; money plenty
at low Rates, and every th!ag prospsring-
The coal fields of that county are Immense.
Butler county Is now amongst the &eaitbies,
counties in the State. A few years d. O
the principal business of her ci,izsDs YVES
threshing buckwheat with two sticks.
Greeusburg Tribune aud Herald.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-10-02

The motion Tor new trial IN the case of
o. z. AcOcks, who Was convi iotsd of Asu<
slaughter tor killing wilbur Smith al Pitts
field Warren county, in July ,ast was argued
before Jndge Wetmorr, at Warren, on Mon,
day. The Judges decision was rendered
yesterday. A new tria. was refused. and
Acock Was sentenced to Imprisonment 10
the penitectiary for two years aud SIX
months.
The decision in the case OF Hsury Weuk,
who was convicted Of attempted arson
and whose counsel also motioned for q new
trial, has been postponed until this morn/
ing.
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FaOM THE FRONT =!
MLLERsTowN, Pa, October l.

OO'opS'
A new we'll was struck last night, oppos'
ite the Bowey well, on the Sutton farr,
Modoc, is flowing 500 barrels.
The Barnhart Il Petrolia Co. g WE'LL No
3, at Millerstown, also Brady well, No. !,
10 the same vicinity, reached The sand this
evening aud are both flowing with good
show.
The last piece of the steel bit in Mckin-
ney Brothers & Galley well, No. !, was re-
moved to-day, after four weeks drilling. 1t
is fourteen feet from the sand.
The George X. Anderson well, on the
Bsrnhart farm, has just reached the sand
The hole 10 fall OF o IL and gesins heavily.
GREECE CITY, October l.
On Saturday, Isaac Rinemsn and William
Lacsey struck dry hole on the Trontmau
farm. This we'll was located At the coal
bank. and on direct line between l.. II.
Sweets we'll at Modoc, and the Troutman
They struck the sand oa Saturday and found
but very little Of 1t, aud it was Of = very I'M
ferior kind. Tnis well had already been
named "Red Cloud" and they had up a
number OF large tanks, as everybody was
willing to risk their bottom dollar on it,
and it was supposed to be q sure thing. II
makes the producers that have wells going
down in that locality look sober.
Parker & Thompson struck u well on the
hall ba oil tor
Saturday which the Workmeu claim 10 do
ing about 200 barrels.
About all the wells 10 aud about Modoc
have stopped flowing and are being tuoed,
which makes the territory look as though 1t
was not going to bs lasting.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-10-02

A friend from ST. Petersburg figures out
things 10 that district after this fashion,
The average daily production hs estimates
q 5000 barrels per day. The population
10 estimated al 5000. At present prices Of
oil be concludes that oach inbabitant, were
the price Of the 5000 barrels divided up
daily between them, would receive forty
cents as their share. Rather thin living
but yet there is more truth than poetry in
IL.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-10-02

Local news in this section is extremely
scarce al present. The low price Of oil and
consequent dull times attendant thereto, has
caused depression 10 everything. Even
Justice Beveridge, of Housewife, who is at
tending to the business of Justice Reynolds
during his absence, remarks that a man
would starve attending to police business at
present. And he Is about right.
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GIRL WANTED.
To do general honsework. Enquire OIL G
Howe, at howe L Cooks, Main Street,
Girl Wante. ,

Girl Wante".
To do general homework. Inquire at Cor
don's Hardware stors.
gro TIE CITIZENS OF PENNSYLVANIA
Your attention Is Specially invited to the fact that
the National Banks are now prepared to receive
subscriptions TO the Capital Stock Of the Centenn'
81 Board OF Finance. The funds realized from
this source are To he employs Cd in the erection Of
The building for the International Exh hbltion, and
the expenses connected with the same. 1t. Is con
hdsntiy believed that the keystone State will be
represented by the name Of every citison alive to
patriotic commemoration OF the ono hundreth birtn.
DAY OF the notion. The shares Of stock are Offered
Tor DO each, and sub.cribers will receive hand
somsly steel engraved Certificate Of Stock, suitable
ios framing and preservation a. q national remorl
al.
Interest at the rate ocslx per cent per annum
VIII b paid on all payments OF Centennial Stock
from date ofpaymenI to January I, 1876.
subscribers who are not near q National Bank
can remit check OF pOst-ofiee order to the nndef'
signed.
1REDK. FRALEY, Tr easurer;.
oO& Walnut st., Philadeiphia
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A product OF South Australia jnst discov-
cred, promises we'll. Kerosene oil has been
made from n substance which sxudes from
the earth IN large qnantities st the head Of
the Coorong. An ares Of 1000 scres has
been taken up by one firm, and experiments
have been made 10 test the stuff, which in
appearance resembles ssphSlls and has been
called 'caoutchouc." A ton OF the stuii
ysd4 10 gallons Of kerosene, 80 of lnbrH
eating OIL, and 7 Of vatnish. The kerosene
is spoken OF as coed in quality. Tests have
shewu that It will not burn except
through wick until heated 10 l53 de-
gIees.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-10-02

A pew sec, styled "Zion's Trayelers" has
appeared 10 South Carolins- They profess
to be imuedis'e'y guided BY the Lurd, and
to have frequent revelations from above
They recently supposed that the Lord Or
dsred them to r-Rnvs TO North Carolina
and they are now on their way thithe.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-10-02

Norton, the Louisville bank swindler, has
been held in the sum Of 500 900. Hereto
fore be has been busIy engaged in the
proud occupation of calling attention to our
great financial policy. At present be has
suspended, and does not know when he will
resume
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Lawyer johnson and fIiend Mclllwaine,
OF ST. Petersburg, we're 10 town to-day
They report very dull times thereabouts.- -
They both look we'll and hearty, however,
and evidently enjoy themselves and live
even II they don, make dollar as easy as
when oil was 81 to s. per barrel.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-10-02

HEAVY LIVERY BUSINESS Mr.. Thomas
Mcdonald, formerly .ot Petroleum Centre,
carries on the most extensive livery business
Of any man 10 the Oil Region. He hes
stables at Petroleum Centre, Oil City, ST.
Petersburg, Petrolis and Millerstown, and
keeps in constant employm ent one hundred
and sixty horses, besides large stock Of
wagons, etc Mr.. Mcdonald has tollowe d
this business in the Oil Region since the
early days, and has been very successful
TTitusville Courier.
With the exception that Mr.. Mcdonald
has no stables ic Petroleum Ceutre at pres/
ent, the above pat asraph is correct.
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OF the children born in London more
than twice as many are raised 10 maturity
DOW than were raised one hundred years
ago. Then more than one-half died under
the age of i've yeat; now only about q
quarter.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-10-02

The boxe. placed in st. Psuls Cstbsdral
in London for the contributions were re-
Gently broken into aud their contents ex-
tracted. The iron padIocks of The boxes
were sawn through, but the work was so
well done that detection was not easy until
suspicious were aroused.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-10-02

A local preacher was called 10 to officiate
in pulpit during tho absence OF the minis
ter at the late conference. Having forgoh
ten bis spectacles be attempted to read a
hymn without them. The first verse be-.
gan:
'The eastern sages shall come In,
With messages and grace 49,
He read it:
The eastern stages shall come in,
With sausages and cbesse.'
The good brother saw that someting was
wrong. He Immediately stopped and said
'This bymu was doubtless written before the
Cross Cut railroad was built-[ Ex.
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At aprivate party at Bioomingtno, Ill.,.
lately, 1t was unexpectedly discovered that
every one Of the fory/two guests was q na/
tive Of Washington county, Pennsylvania.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-10-02

Large nnmbsIs OF CsrIis.s srs surrender,
ed to Republican troops in the province o
Leridas, with hopes Of amnesty.
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Zinc has been found 10 Feast Buffalo
township, Union county iu sufficient quauI
titles to pay ior working.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-10-02

The Second National Bank OF Washington
hss resumed currency psynenm.
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Three large wells are reported 10 the low.
er district, yesterday. The ownets are FeH
zig & Hammond, Brady and Geo. X. 40,
dsrson. Oil continues to 60 down.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-10-02

Grapes are very plenty in market at presf
ent Ambrose Weaver, ct Schonbloms low
or store, has some very fine ones. Try them
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We learn that considerable excitement
existed 10 Tltusville, yesterday, over the
suspension of the banks. A good deal of
cursing was done on the part OF depositors.
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Our public school. 10 in . very flourish
Ing condition ut present.
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The public debt statement shows Q redu or
tion oil 81, ,9Ol ,4S7 during the pss, month.
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1t Is stated that four fiihs OF the sawmill
macnianry in use 10 the Mich igan pinefes
vas rsde 10 Eris.
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Mother Goose (Jay) Cooked

Rock-e.by railrosd-
Stock, bond, or pote;
When the kite dies well,
The rallrosd will hoat
When the bank breskS
The kites got to fall,
Down comes the railroad,
Stocks, bonds, notes and all.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-10-02

THE RIGHT TO FLIRr.-A person sIening
himself "An indignant husband" sends the
following to New York paper: Judge
Nelson will become famons 10 . way little
to bis credit by bic recent decision that
looks aud kisses constitute . sufficient
ground for = breach OF promise action
What does his d decision do but put an end
to ell social and pleasant relations between
unmarried men and unmarried WOmsnf OF
coutse, men are not geipg to run the rick Of
breach of promise Snit by mer~ly casting
tender glsnces on yonng woman, or gent
Iy pressing her hand. They will shun the
society OF unmarried women, and make up
the deprivation by establishing friendly re-
Iations with married women. Nov hirta-
lion with married woman 10 rarely .
strictly innOcsot amusement. II sooner or
later iuvslves The happiness OF oil CONCERN
ed, and lesds 70 ths wreck Of scores Il fami-
lies. 1t is this sort of lhiug which Judge
Nelson e decision is sure - promote. He
mskes inu uocent Irritation dan ngeross, aud
places premium on hirtstiOns with married
women.
II this extraordinary decision is 10 hs 90
cepted as the law OF the land, va shall owe
10 Judge Nelson tie adoption OF that form
OF immortality which has hitherto been reI
garded as peculiar 10 Frspcs.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-10-02

The Grant Locomotive Works. at Pattsr-
son. New Jersey, on account Of the ,careI.,
OF grssnbacks, have discharged 90 addi.lsu>
al $50 workmen.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-10-02

Work on the Delaware, Lackswsns q
Wsstsrs Railroad tunnel through Bergen
Hill hes bssn suspended.
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REV. T. GRAHAM, Pastor

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Preaching at II o'clock A. ~. and 7
o'clock p. NJ, by the Pastor, ". G. BURCH-
ARD. Sabbath School at l2I, directly
after forenoon service.
Prayer Meeting and Sabbath School
Tescher's Meeting Tuesday evenings OF
each week.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-10-02

Ees. 81. Louis was tue scene Of do 3
fight last Sunday morning. The stakes
were driven in 90 The brow OF q eligbt bill,
about two and half miles below the terry
landing. The dogs were promptly on hand,
blankeied and ready for the fray. Spring,
u brindle, was the favorlte of aportsmen
from east Of the Mississippi, and Shoe Fly
of the west; 5000 a side. Spring was u very
powerful dog, but without experience. while
Shou Fly wss perfectly white, splendid
fighter, but not as strongly buiit as Spring
Pat Roban handled Shoe Fly, and Johnny
Conlau seconded Spring, while St. Louis
saloon Keeper acted as referee. For sthe
first half hour The lighting was live, and in
Springs favor. In the second half bour
Shoe Fly secured three good leg bolds, but
they seemed 80 have 40 effect on the brin-
die. Alter lighting an hour tho whites
breath began to fail, ana for the next hour
and quarter Spring had it all his own
way. Tusn brindle was declared win ner,
and poor Sboo Fly WAS left 10 die in the pit.
A fellow who had climbed into tree 10
see the fight, was shaken OK by roughs, and
will probably follow Shoe Fly.
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The Cumnings Car Company, OF Jersey
City, has bean Obliged 20 suspend.
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dropped outside The bounds.

The Jews atouement last ended yesterI
day.
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METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Services every Sabbath at IL A. M. and
~ p. n. Sabbath School at l2h r. N.
eats free. A cordial invitation extend.
ed to all.
REV. T. GRAHAM, Pastor.
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OEris claims to bsvs population OF svs
twspty-four thousand
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etro eun Centre Daily Record.
Divine Service.

Pet. Centre, tPa, Thursday Oct. 2
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-08-29
German Student Duels.

Your German students proper wca-
pom is the Schlager-a narrow strip OF
soft steel, made razor-sharp for some
sixteen inches down from the squared
off point, and heavily hilted, like n
Scotch claymore. The Schlager is the
life OF the corps system; the corps
student talks, eats, sleeps. drinks
Schlager. 1t forms his code Of honor.
Is the foundation Of his social standing
and renOwn. Strange, muses. the
Western savage. that an overgrown
lancet should maintain .unimpaircd,
during hundreds Of years, the vitality
OF an Institution whose life-blood had
else scarce circulated at all. Tne ele-
ment Of adventure, of fdangcr--literally
the seal Of blood-has proved stronger
than laws, constitutions. principles, or
anything else. to bind these young fel-
lows together from age to age. a
mutual nose-slitting organization out
lasts dynasties.
But are not duels-even Schlager
duels-illegal? demands the savage.
Yes. and so are prize fights at home,
and the law Is no less sufficiently
maintained. Caught fighting. It goes
hard with the intrepid duellist, as Of
old with the detected thieves Of Sparta.
But let him appear next morning In
the lecture room with 4 strip Of black
court t-plaster from nose to ear-the
Professor tips him sober wink, and
condoles with him that he should have
welded his razor with so unsteady
hand. Among his tellow-studcntS his
standing is high in proportion as his
scars are many. He seeks not to hide
them, rather, lest they heal too
smoothly, he will caution the surgeon
to sew them up loosely, and will drink
deep and sleep little Tor a week there
after. a certain dauntless hero, who
had had his cheek ripped open from
the corner OF the month to tho
ear, laying all the teeth bare,
drank himself into insensibility the
same night, in spite of the difficulty he
must have experienced In keeping his
mouth from leaking, His scar serves
the student by way OF Iron Cross
perhaps would hardly be exchanged
therefor, being proof beyond all con-
troversy that the wcarer had shed
blood. which the cross Il not. Ger
tainly tits Il convenience to carry the
record Of ones yalor upon the countc-
nance. You have but to face the en-
emy, and II your nose, say, be want
ing. you shall see him trenble. This
reminds the savage Of certain pleas
ant gentleman he has met, whose nose
begins we'll but ends at right angles
with itself. That mans history Il
4 l,,at- slnsh Slnsh
lIa, the tip of his nose Is gone, but
where? where? Search everybody!
Ha. behold the dog! he looks suspi-
cious-guilty. The dog is kicked vic.
lently-Sods. the nose tip Is disSorg-
ed ; the owner snatches it up-clap, 1t
on hastily does the surgeon sew 1t In
place. 1t Is healed and we'll again
but. alas, twas clapped on upside
do,cn.-Jaiim Har,horRe. ia September
GdiGry.
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THoUaHrs OF HOME.

wonder II the sun shines just as brightly
To-day, among the green and lovely hills;
I wonder II the zephyrs move rs lightly.
The foliage dropping DER the purling rus,
As when. long years ago. freely wandered
Along the patn known but TO boyhood years.
And gathered flowers which were long sinee
squandercd,
Tho eolors washed away by floods OF tears.
Full well | knew where grew the sweetest
Where deepest shades at midday might
find;
Gone, gone. alas forevcs arc those hours.
Naught bu, the memory OF them LETT behind; ;
The lark that caroled Joyously at comm:
or the glad morning In the eastern sSies;
The busy bee industriopsly humui'ng.
From mornings dawn till evenings latest
sigh.
Still sings the lark her song so swesty thrilling
A when heard her voice long years ago;
still tolls the busy bee with labor hIing
The moments ~ they come and N they 90;
And even now. in midst OF midnight slnmbers,
Those happy midnight SAUNDERS,
Those happy childhood scenes upon me smile,
And In my dreams strike the free wild num-
hers
Which echo only from my native isle.