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The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-06-14

OF aA the nisefsbls Indians ever known
Captain Jack eau take the brsech-olout.--
He either lies like the devil, or be 10 an
arrsnt oowa I'd, What kind Of romance can
b made out Of iCspsaiu Jacks oharactsri-
It would puzzle Cooper 10 bis palmisss days
Of Indian admiration 10 have found clean
spot 90 Captain jacks oareass. But Cap
tsia Jack 10 the average Iudian he 10 not
the traditionary Red man for the tradition
cry Red msn who worsbippsd the Great
Spirit and who tsIkedo not With . torked
tongue, has long sinos departed for the hap
py hunting grounds. AZ Cooper hiss: i'm
mortslissd 10 prose sod Lonsfellow en-
balmed 10 poetry the Indian Of romance, We
suggest thai, ,Egsleston dish up 10 prsss the
real IsaAu. and Bret Harss put 10 poetry
the Shsck'Nasty Jim Of to-day.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-06-14

Strawberry statistics indicate that The
yield will be very large.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-06-14

Ths"Ghsrg." is new sud populsr orsoo
Of Califorois wine. II will "Ghsrss o."
OF bis isst q quick - sons Of 'es ''o
bsspdL
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-06-14

Ths farmers, just now, have gone Int the
most harrow Ing details.
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WANTED,
10 O0O' FARMERS

10 Improve i.100oee scres r. r Lands, free s.,' MO
ern icwa-the best corn, wheat and cattle prodncins
belt in the West rs hours distant from Chicaso Chs
Climate and soH unsurpassed. Mesdow and pioSr poS
land with pure running water evenly ds'n nsr
acre. send fer guide II costs nothing and giscSS
descriptions, prices, terms, naps and noW 20 TTara
the lands. Address JOHN b. CALHOUN' r.sS"r
Commissloner Iowa Hall Road Land Co.. Ce'"
Rapids, Iowa.
chicago once, es 8. Csoal u.
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Local Notices.
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE.
, A Assl.sble residence "a The Rsbs, s...
Good water handy. Every ued.rs so.. mse.
tsnss. Will b ssid cheap Eoun;ss 20 - w.
Pssro'eSm Centre, Nag Z, 1875
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DlebOOLU TI11N-

tho eepartnesshtp heretofore s,;..,.
nndsr 'he srm name OIL. u H.nry IC"s
10 this day dissolved By mutual c"usrn, Vo'
All persona Knowing thsmss Ives jnd.h,ss.
tns old nrm sre requested 10 call snd s.,,,s
the same at once. 'e''ls
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Dated Pstre!suu Centre, Nay 81, isia
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Petroleum Centre Daily Record.
Divine Service.

Pct Centre. Pa, saturday. Jsne "a
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Rev. G. NooRE, Pastor.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-10-14
STATE NEWS,

On Sunday morning at eight o'clock,
two Germans by the name Of Hoffman
and Hennis, descended into well at
Amherst, into which powder blast had
just been fired, and the smoke caused
HenDis to fall, and when drawn up he
was dead. Hoffman narrowly escaped,
but was restored alter being uncon
sccus for more than an hour.
Tuesday, while a circus was parading
in the street. of Van Vert, Mrs Horton
left her infant babe in the cradle, near
the fireplace, and went to see the pro-
cession A spark of fire snapped into
the cradle and set the clothes on FIRE
and burned the lower part of the child 8
body to a crisp. 1t died soon after the
mother returned to the house.
Mes.rs. Kelsey and Frank Ii. Hos.
mer, of Sandusky, have invented fish
dressing machine, which was tested in
that city, on Saturday, in the presence
OF large company of gentlemen, in
cluding so'ne of the leading fish dealers
of Sandu.ky. The RS egister saws: "It
beheaded, opened and dressed with the
thoroughness of hand work from sixty
to ninety fish per minute, the only as.
sistance required being boy to feed -
The Springfield Republic says: A
young man Of this county, belonging to
highly respectable family and who has
himself hitherto borne an excellent rep
utation for honesty, has recently been
detected in the forgery of three notes
on parties in this city and elsewhere,
the notes being in amount for $500,
Sl3O and $40 respectively, and the
same were negotiated. No criminal
proceedings have yet been taken in the
matter. ........
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How BazaIne Be,rayed Metz.

There is a perfect unanimity here as
to the treason Of Bazaine. The land
lady who Keeps the hotel in which- l
write--the Hotel d Europe assured me
that they had all the necessaries and
many Of the luxuries of life in tliis
hotel, and that at no time was any ex-
animation made as to the amount Of
food contained in this large hotel. The
surrender came npon her and others
like thunderstroke. I have asked a
score of people how much longer Metz
could have held cat, and nearly all have
replied, ga month" 1t has become a
proverb in Metz that "Bazaine thought
first of the Emperor, next of himself,
and last Of France" I have heard the
phrase dozen times. To-day my
coachman drew up his horse and stop
ped in sight OF beautiful villa, COM
pletely embowered il ornamental pol
lard trees, and said, ''It was there that
Bazaine was domiciled during the siege !;
it was there that he slept on the night
of the battle of Grayelotte." / remark
ed that on the same night the King of
Prussia slept on an ambulance; and the
fellow had the wit to rejon with a
shrug, Eyes, and now the King Of Prus-
Ella owns Metz" hardly think that the
villa in euestion-not far from the foot
OF St. Quentin-will be comfortable
residence for Bazsine in future; and =
future he will have, although these peo-
pie of Metz are superstitious enough to
think that their prayers and testimonies
viii bring the musketry of MacMahon
to bear upon the traitor. He is more
likely to become COMMANDMENT Chief
of the French army, in the days dfaws
ing nigh which are already bringing alt
the old tools OF imperialism ont of their
holes again u. ID. Conacay,in Ciacinnati
Commercial
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Revolt of Russian Convicts.

Henry z. Davies, an American, was
in the employ of New York fre-proof
safe firm as agent in St. Petersburg
He planned and carried out robbery
of one of the imperial palaces, was con-
victed and sentenced to penal servitude
for life in the gold-mines of the Ural
mountains He was sent to Dirgorov
Station, and having the law read to him
was set to work in one Of the mines =
His independent American spirit began
to prevail among the members Of his
gang, and one day during dinner hour
all Of them suddenly sprang to their
feet, broke their chains which had been
previously filed through, and attacked
their four keepers Davies was the
leader. The keepers were soon killed
and nine of the conyicts armed them
selves with their sabers. The convict.
stole cautiously to the next mine, where
they raised a revolt. Seventy more
convicts were soon freed from theil
chains, and no keepers were left to raise
the alarm. Davies now had small ar
my lie thought strong enough to attacl
the barracks, where there was half &
regiment of soldiers There were owe
Lone hundred convicts, and twelve o
them were armed with revolvers The,
surprised the Governor and the soldiers
and sharp battle ensued, in which
many fell wounded and dead Th'
convicts-what was left Of the one hun
dred-fnally became panic-stricken, ant
Davies was. not able to rally them
They ran and took refuge in one of thu
mines Davies was obliged to follow
! They were shut up, as in a trap, Th'
Governor shouted to the convicts tt
surrender, promising to spare their live
in that event. The first day thirty o
them yielded and left the mine. Th
next day all but Davies surrendered
and lie was left alone. 1t seems tn
Governor determined to starve him Il
death in the mine, as the hest way o
getting rid OF conspirator and trenb
esome Republican fellow A day o
two after the mine was visited, and Da
vies was dead. Nineteen convicts an
seven soldiers were killed, besides tn
keepers of the two mines where the re
volt took place.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-10-14
The Exanselical Anlance.


Considerable attention is, just now,
directed to the proceedings Of the large
body of eminent Protestants now in ses
SON in New York ,under the name of the
Evangelical Alliance Nearly all Of the
leading protestant denominations are
represented by distinguished divines and
lay members Among The representa-
tiycs are many celebrated men from diff
ferent nations of Europe. N i9a
Their chief objects seem to be: to
unite the various protestant denomina-
tions on wha. are regarded as the fun
damental elements of religion; to bring
about united action in turning back the
tide Of inddelity and skepticism which
certain professed scientists are inculca-
Ting; and to more efectually resist what
they regard as the cncroachments Of
Catholicism. ~ foiai Ya 5aa
1t has always been drawback to the
progress Of religion, and a source ol
wonder 10 non-professors, and perhaps
to others, that sects, having a common
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-10-14
A Curious superstition.

The Southern negroes have super
s,ition that if, while upon the road, a
rabbit crosses the path before them, it
is sign of bad luck. A crowd of girls
and boys were on their way TO couE-
try school, when hare, frightened from
his burrow, ran across the road in front
of the party. The girls instantly, and
with, one accord, turned quickly around
three times on their heels, pulled off
their sun-bonnets, spat in them, turned
them inside out, and, placing them
again on their heads, wore them thus
to school, congratulating themselves on
the way that by these very essential
maneuvers they had averted some spe-
cies of bad luck that was about to be
fall them. The boys likewise turned on
their heels and spat in their hats. One
of the boys, who had never before wit
messed such silly proceeding was very
much amused, and laughed heartily al
his companions. The girls looked upon
him with an expression Of holy horror,
ami with clasped and wringiug hands
implored him to follow their example
This he refused to do, and they set upon
him with violence, pulled, his hat from
his head, and made him spit in it.
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some,hlng Lighter 1'han Air.

A rather astonishing bit of chemical
news appears in a Paris letter to the
Turf, Field and Farm. q 1t describes a
discovery related at secret session of
the Paris Academy of Science on the
18th of last June The discovery is
that hydrogen, hitherto considered an
element, is in reality a combination of
two elements, one of which is nine
times as light as hydrogen, and twenty
five times as light as ordinary illumina-
ting gas The new element is called
abaron, meaning weiehtless. 1t will
not burn, cxtinguishes fame, is without
odor, taste or color. The tliscoverer is
NJ Lebarre, well known French chem
ist, AMI his discovery was not an acci-
dent, bu. the result of series Of sue
cessful experiments. The influence OF
the discovery,should it be substantiated
upon ballooning, will be manifest. The
tremendous lifting power Of abaron vii
render possible the employment of. me
tallic balloons, capable of resisting al
strains and shocks, and also of proven
ting the escape of gas by oxosmosis.
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Count, items.
From the Republican, 9th inst.l

I r "
Twenty six acres of land. near
Sharon, was sold to John nj. Boggs, by
Mrs. Hopper, for S2700.
An ear Of corn grown on the farm of
u j. Cheshire, of Jackson township,
yielded one quart of sheiled corn; there
were 1850 grains
At the Caldwell examination of teach
ers, held September I'D, twenty nine
out Of thirty-fyur applicants received
certificates. -
Rev. Gibson, of Woodsfeld, paid us
pleasant visit, Tuesday morning. He
was on his way to attend a meeting OF
the Presbytery at Cumberland
Silas Thorla and Price Mckee have,
since last spring, cut $500 saw logs on
the land of William Wells, in Olive
township One poplar tree cut made
8, 600 feet of lumber. 81
Eleven farmers in the vicinity OIL
Freedom will have 100000 sticks of to.
bacco, or nearly 200 hogsheads. The
crop Of the County will be larger this
year than the famous crop of 184b.
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On motion, adjourned to meet at .

On motion, adjourned to meet at 9
NJ Singing doxology, and benediction
by J. D Omsted
2o'CLocK Convention called to
order by the President Devotional ex
ercises conducted by Rev. Grimes.
Miscellaneous business called. On
motion, Beallsvile was selected as the
place for holding the next session.
A collection was taken up to defray
some incidental expenses.
The thanks of the Convention were ten
dcred The publisher Of The SPIRIT OF
DEMOCRACY for the gratuitons printing
of programmes for the use Of the Con-
vention.
The discussion Of the 1lth topic was
resumed, and participated in by H. Ly.
ons. Wilson and Oms,et.
The hour for the children's meeting
having arrived, and with it goodly
number of children anil old folks, after
some singing addresses were delivered
by J. D. Omsted and H. Lyons; after
Which a Sabbath School experience
meeting was held, short addresses being
made by j. l. Wilson, Lyons, Grimes and
Daniels.
The thanks Of the visiting delegates
were rendered the people of Jackson's
Ridge and community for their hospital
ity, and thus ended another session of
the Monroe County Sabbath School
Convention.
Although the first day, owing to the
absence of many Of the delegates and
workers,did not present a very fiattering
prospect of Il successful meeting,yet the
last day made up for all this. With the
presence of large number of the citi-
zens and The addition of delegates and
workers from abroad. we may safely say
the meeting was decided success.
Iwou|d say in this connection, that If
the Sabbath School workers throughout
the county would make it point to at
tend these meetings,t they would not only
derive benefit therefrom themselves, but
would materially add to the interest of
the meetings, and thus help to do good
to the community where these sessions
arc held. REPORTER.
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object in view, shoul. expend so much
of their power in striving with each
other, instead Of uniting and directing
all their forces against theircommon en-
emy-the spirit OF evil.
Whether the Evangelical Alliance car
right the wrong while so many half in-
formed ministers are itching for contro-
versy, is somewhat problematical. 1t is
hoped, however, something will be ac'
complishcd in this direction, though per
sons wholly unsectarian may regret that
only protestant Christians have been III
vited to join in the work.
On the subject ofthe skepticisin taught
by spurious science, an amount of pro
found learning AL deep research ha,
been brought to bear which will certainly
cripple that bold imposture.
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written for The Spirit of Democracy
The Case of Thomas PjCkens.

You will remember, Mr.. Publisher,
that before the article from the Enquirer
OF the 10th appeared in your issue of
the 7lh, that told you it was as false
statement Of the case as could be
made. You publish it, with the com
ment-"Part Of the above Is true"
Well now let's see how much is true
The man is fifty years old' must he
the true part You will agree that at
that age, man ought to know better
than to sell wliiskey without Govern
ment license. He is a farmer in a
small way" Yes rery small way, not
owning a foot of land, or so much of n
house as shingle "He was charged
with buying whisky by the quart >
Now l really supposed the Enquirer"
knew more alb >ut R,venue law than to
think man could he arrested fdr.huy.
ing whisky. That was no part of the
charges against Mr.. Piciens. If any
one could he "charged' with the buying
of the whisky Pickens sold, think |
could name the two men in Beallsville
who are guilty: men who were undoubt-
edly the cause of the Pickens trouble,
and who on light to be heartily ashamed
of themselves for getting a man of his
mental capacity into such q scrape The
charge against Pickcns was-"Selling
liquor without license" The Enquirer
says "On looking into the case he was
found not guilty and set free"
was present at the trial Of Mr.
Piekens before q. S. Commissioner
Halliday, and it was the only trial OF
Etiie case had, for United States Court in
this District has not been in session
since. | was the only witness in the
case. heard the finding of said Court
which was as follows: "We find the de
fendant, Thomas Pickens, guilty of the
charge of selling liquor without license.
In default of beil / heard the Court or
der the prisoner to he confined in the
Jail, and saw the Marshal partly execute
the order. If he was found not guilty
why was he put into jail? We allknow
that if the finding had been not
guilty, he would have been discharged
from custody then and there. He was
the first offender from this county, and
though the proof Of guilt was positive
and abundant, the penalty, fine and i'm,
prisonment, or both, after giving Pick
ems simply taste of prison life, Gov.
ernment mercifully opened the door,and
babe him depart in peace.
The Enquirer leaves Pickens 800
miles from home, with no money and
no friends. We all know that Pickens
lis at home. If you Will take the trouble
to ask him how he got home, my word
for it, he will say-rode home on the
cars. Ask him then who paid the PAS
sage. and he will say-I don't know =
Allow me to make venture, in conclu
sion. The next man that goes to Gin
cinnati, under. the. same charges, and
with as good proof as in the Pickens
case, viii not get out in two weeks, and
take free ride home.
With a question and suggestion
close
I Did the Enquirer think that article
would make enough votes against the
Administration to elect Allen? Should
not paper that has fought as long and
so nobly in the cause of temperance, a.
the Spirit, be careful about printing ar
ticles sympathising with those that sci
the poison. "rHr I. O. CASTLE.
To H. R. WEST, Pub. Spirit.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-10-14
The New Foreixn Banker.,

1t is remarked that the house of Rose,
Morton d Co, which has just been Sc
lected for the foreign bankers OF the
United States, is, like that of Henry
Clews & Co., conspicuous for its con-
nection with the carpet-baggers who
have been plundering the Southern
States. and some say that this is the Sc
cret OF their favor with the President.
The South Carolina negro legislature
is about to be called together in extra
session to lay The taxes to secure four
millions of plumber to this house Of
Rose, Morton d Co.
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Disposition of the modocs.

The prob EN-, What shall be done
with the Modocs has at last received
its solution The Government has de-
termined that they shall be located, for
the present, at Fort D. A. Russell, near
Cheyenne, in Wyoming Territory,
whence they will be distributed. as soon
as opportunity shall offer, among the
different adjacent tribes 1t is presu
mable that the starvation policy by
which the Mode war was precipitated
will not be repeated.
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sp,iiaI Nntilts.

Children often Look Pale and Sick
from no other cause than having worms In
the stomach. BRowN's VBRHIpuoE CsMpfrs
will destroy Worms without injury to the
child, being perfectly wHITB, and free from
all celoring or other injurious ingredients
usually used in worm preparations.
CURTIS Il BROWN, Proprietors,
No. al5 Fulton street. New York.
Sold BIZ Druggists and Chernists and dealsrs 1T
Medicines al tTwENTY-FIvH CENTS Box.
August 2e, 1871.
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SPAIN.

MADRID, October 6-The Carlists
are fast losing ground in the northern
provinces. They are utterly demoral-
lied and accuse their leaders Of treason.
General Marienes, commander of the
Republican troops, is energetlcally ad-
vaneing against them.
The siege of Cartagena is proceeding
actively, firing being very sharp on
both sides Many insurrectionists sur
render daily to the Republican forces.
BAIoKNE, October g. General Ss-
balls joined Don Alphonso yesterday
He was received with cheers by the
Carlists.
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The Best Exercise.
[Philadelphia Le1ger.j

Gentle exercise, moderate in its force
and duration, is the exercise that tells
in the improving of ones health-and
nature ne .rly always tells when such ex
ercise is needed. and at what point il
ought to cease. Walk at leisurely
gait in the open air--dismiss worrying
matters from your mind whilst walking
look about you and take notice oI
WHAT'S going on-take with you your
wife or your child or some companion
talk about what you see-and de moi
walk when you are utterly tined out.
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EEMr. r. O. CASTLE. Revenue

EEMr. I. o. CASTLE. REVENUE Col.
lector, and Assessor also, we believe, who
addresses his article to the publisher in
Stead of the editor Of this paper, is quite
prolix in his explanations Of paragraph
copied by us from the Eaquirer, in re.
gard to the arrest of a fellow M ned
PIcKESs, for violating the revenue laws
As Mr.. CASTLE is professedly correct
ing errors of statement, he should he
qnite caref1 that he conveys no false
impressions himself. Tue only part OF
the EnquiresSs paragraph which q, ,ex.
pressly admits may be true, IS iIf Bgard
to the age Of the offender; batitA no
torious that the main points of the para
graph are true: That he, was arrested,
and that he was taken to Cincinnati
The embellishments the reporter may
have got from PIckEys, or may have
drawn from his fancy.
Friend CASTLE, with keenncss of
scent for which many Federal Officials
are distinguished, smells political E hi
opian in the fence. We never suspected
his existence there until Mr.. CASTLE de-
tec,ed him That was mastery piece
OF strategy on the part of the Enquirer,
wasn't it2 We shall not know for seve
raj days yet whether it has been success.
full or not, though we have our appfc-
tensions. II
/ With tender care for the eau SC of
temperance, which does not crop out in
many other directions, Mr. CAsTLE kind
ly ailmonislles US against sympathizing
with those who sell poison.
In the first place, we expressed not
the slightest sympathy With PIcKENs,
though be is a poor, worthless creature,
deserving, perhaps,as much pity as pun
|ishment. In the second place,if we had
there would be point in Mr.. CASTLES
suggestion, only in case that whisky sold
without license did all the mischief, and
whisky sold under license from reve,
niue officer was perfectly harmless.
PrcKE4s was not arrested simply fol
selling whisky, but for selling it without
contributing his mite to support the gov
ernment and its agents.
As Mr.. CASTLE has warned the liqnol
sellers as 10 their fate if they continue
to destroy, body and soul, their fellow
men, without santeing" to the Collector
we here promise him that they will re
ceive no sympathy from US iffoune
guilty
Ae we have about matched Mr.. Cas-
Ties article for length. We drop the sub
lject. 1t isn't very big thing, anyhow
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from the Daily Register.j
Wheeling Cattle Market.

October s.
CATTLE-Sales for the week include
III head of fair to superior at 50a4
90 per cwt.
HOGS-Prices are firm at A 75a5 90
per hundred for hogs weighing from
l5O to 800 pounds.
SHEEP-The receipts are far below
the demand. Good mutton sheep are
much enqnired for and prices are firm.
Sales for the week at IS head at 4a4tc
per pound,
LAMBS-Are active with fair de-
mand. Sales of I5 head at 90 each.