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The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-09-05

The Warren Il Venanso Railroad Com
pany are getting walked up, siuce the Til
tnsTilc and Franklin road has commenced
grading They had u corps OF engineers at
work today hunting up the old stakes and
running new line. The impression pre-
walls that force Of men will be set to work
by tie Warren * Venango folks OF once.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-09-05

Wenk, who was charged with attempting
to fire bis barber shop in Tidoute, has been
tried at Warren, and yesterday the jury
brought him in guilty. His counsel moved
for new trial, which motion will .te argued
today.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-09-05

The Cherrytree larceny cases still occupy
the attention OF Justice Reynolds. As soon
as the case is worked up entire we shall
publish il in full. To further the ends of
justice nothing has been made public as yet
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-09-05

A police officer from Oil City was in town
yesterday, in search OF Bostwick Chandler,
tina supposed assassin OF William Scott, at
Siverlyvilie, day or two sinca. No trace
oih!m was discovered.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-09-05
DR.. GARV ms ELIXIR OF yAR.

Is recommended by regular Medical practitioners
ana speedy cure guaranteed for Colds, Coughs,
Catarrh, Asthma, Bronchitis, Splitting Blood, Con-
sumption, and all Pulmonary Complaints, Scrofu.I
Eryspeias, Dyspepsia, and -Gout d sentery Chol-
era.inorbus, Choega and all liv' r and bowel com.
plants Kidney disei ,es ana all affections of the
Urinal Organs-perIectly harmless-free irsm Min.
cral or Alcoholic properties-peasant to take and
never known to fail-Price S1,00 per bottle Fall
phrtlch aIs with medical testimony and certifi-
cafes sent on application. Address L. r. HYDE
y %, la1 S'Vepte Avenue, New Yor,
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-09-05

A Mrs. Cmrk, of Kaokuk, subscribed Si4
toward bIilIns church, and not being
able to rase the money she worked fou
days at iathing.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-09-05

A Boston dispatch says,the delegates ut
the Massachusetts, Republican State Conven-
,ion stand, Butler, lj9; Washington, Isl;
undermined, lwaiting tor higher bids) 81.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-09-05

The Ere r ,ilway directors yesterday de.
clarel n GIvident of one per cent. on conn
mon and 80 on preferred stack.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-09-05

4 mammoth tOadstool, three feet seven
inches in circumference, and weighing
seven and quarter pounds, was recently
exhibited in Rochester.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-09-05

special train conveying the directors oil
tue OIL Creek & Allegheny River Railroad
passed over the road this morning.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-09-05

The personal property of Mr.. Samuel Sins
clair, late publisher and largest owner of
the New York Tribune, at Crotou Landing
is TO be sold at auction.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-09-05

1t is announced upon authority that
there is about 40. 600 Carlists under arms IN
Spain. They are arranging to establish a
cannon toundery near Tortasa. Tarragona.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-09-05

Thiers declares tH4t he will devote the
remainder OF his life 10 the permanent es/
tablishment of a Tepubl can form of govern
menl in France.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-09-05

Two couples 10 Kansas entered into a
couriirg match for the champsons hip of the
State. anl the victorious couple sat up for
tyinine hours.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-09-05

Eighty eight young ladies srs on the lists
Ol Tue Michigan University at Ann ArboT.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-09-05

The French cltIZeus OF Louisville yesier-
day celebrat ed the anniversary of the es-
tahisbmsut OF the French republic under
Thieri.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-09-05

On On 1t is Of meiancboiy Interest 10 see man
going towards home with stove pipe Nm,
der his arm, and an attempt at smile on
his lips.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-09-05

Some heartiess producer proposes TO send
a barrel of oil in the balloon with Wise-so
that oil will go up.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-09-05

The ne tition of J G Dewitt, for transfer oil
p Kearney's license, was refused auu 'he
license revoked.
a special term for the trial OF issues o'
hct was ordered.ior the first Monday OF NO
vember and another for the third Monday
of November.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-09-05

The reOei General ). a. Early, has been
elected President of the Southerh HistoEi'
cal Society,
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-09-05

METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Services every Sabbath at II A. NJ. ana
10 =. NJ. Sabbath School at l2l6 p. NJ.
eats free. a cordial invitation extend
ed to all.
REV. G.. MOORE, Pastor.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-09-05

Four cholera deaths in MIlersburg, Ken
tGcky, yesterday.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-09-05
+ F7etroIeun Centre Daily Record.
DiyiIlc service.

pet. Centre, Pa, Friday, sept 5s
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-03-20
CLIPPED AND CONDENSED.

Wild geese are passing north over Aus
tin.
Prescott, Arizona, was showed in at
last accounts.
Alfalfa fails about Truckee, on the c..
P. R. R. Too cold.
Coffee culture in Tuolumne county,
CAL, is pronounced success.
Geo. l. Lammon has been re- appointed
United States Marshal for this State
Tn, new Odd Fellows Hall, of Virginia,
New, is being finished. Fine structure.
The miners of Silver City, Idaho, have
struck against the employment of China
men.
The population of Denver, COL, has
increased nearly six thousand during the
last year.
Colorado farmers are stirring the
ground preparatory to putting in their
spring crops.
Only two churches are said to exist in
all Arizona Are missionaries afraid of
losing their scalps?
There are about 300 miners engaged at
o"yuee, luduO, UeSlue tuOSe VINO are
working at the mills.
Good accounts come in from the mines
of Silver Zone District, located eighteen
miles south of Toano. . -. ..
The Sentinel thinks the citizens of Eu-
rrka ought to petition for town govern
ment under the new law.
The Utah farmers around Provo rejoice
that spring has again come, and are pre-
pairing to put in big crops.
Ben. Butts fell out of two-story win
dow at Granite Pass, Josephine county,
Or, receiving fatal injuries.
At last accounts only one horse had
died of epizootic in Virginia, but the dis
ease is general in that part of Nevada.
There are at present about eighty
dead beats" and convicts in the Salt
Lake prison, chain gang and penitentiary.
David Roberts, Welshman, was
ehoked to death in Oroville, CAL, at the
dinner table, by piece of tough beef.
He was intoxicated at the time.
Daniel Bothwick was lately frozen to
death in the Esan range, 80 miles north
Of Phoebe. He was hunting stock. His
dog was frozen stiff by his side.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-03-20

Drug Store at Bullionville,
And are now prepared to furr;s, A.,
WIZ al kinds Of Drugs, Medicines Nc puoiio
Al tnose who are indebted To the old er,,,
contracted rae, before this date will call on us and
one s,ss . receive and receipt for the sameno
pay 81 debts upon presentation Of the same VIII
JAMES ALDER co
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-03-20
dissolution of Partnership.

oaiCE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
the upIar.;ep pIIersnip heretofore existing between
Seyadai s"n. Is this day dissolved by mutual con
Shn., .. DeDts due the firm will be collected by
Snaries Clark, and all debts owing will be paid
IA na, VINO VIII continue on in business at the
CIV stanu. Those who known themselves in.
ue9'eo Will please come forward immediately
and pay up and save costs.
floche, February %, 1878.
.oo CHARLES CLARK.
I2o-3od SAMUEL KILLMON.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-03-20
NOTICE,

A LII PERSONS ARE CAUTIONED NOT TO
q sell or give to any Indian any fre-arm, am.
mun1tion or Intoxicating liquors, as the same is
contrary to the laws Of the United States Any
violsuon OF the law will be vigorously pun.
isneu. G.. w. INGALLS,,
nz1-u United States Indian Agent.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-03-20
BUllI0AY|LLE DRUG STORE, -

WE BEG LEAVE TO INFORM
w the public that We have this
day purchased the above named
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-08-14

the President. and said 20 in severs
sat,rleai stansas and poems in HI, new
,, publication. at which Mr.. Jefferson VA,
amused. and even surprised. for he h,J
nos before heard Of this new Iigh. in liz.
eras1re. Mr.. Randall relates . ple.san,
incident to show how little he had cons
70 regard the stiugs and arrows of outra.
geous politics. A few years after hi. r..
nrement. granddaughter placed in hi,
hands Mocre's Irish Melodies. "A IN.
\ nook -ef-tbe esason. wh;sh w. bsv;n.
q great run on both sides of the ocean g
The young lady. curious and expectan.
watched him as he opened the work and
turned over the leaves. Said jefferson
This Is the little man who satirised me
go. Reading on. he was won bv the
foWing music and patriotic feeling of the
verse. Why" he said a. length. ..be
Is poet. after ALL" and ever after. even
to the end of his life. he was fond of read.
I'M ing certain favorites among tho poems of
Thomas Moore.
But poor Merry's troubles were no. 70,
al an end. He ard his wife dined one
day at the White House; and. when din.
ner was announced, the President offered
his arm to the lady nearest him at the
moment. Mrs. Madison-not to Mrs Mer.
rry. who was on the other side of the room,
Insult upon insult! Poor Merry" made
such an outcry at this in Wasb;ne,or
that Mr.. Madison deemed i. best 10 er.
pam the circumstances to Monroe. the
American Minister in London, that he
might be prepared to meet Merry's YER.
sion. MIR. Merry did relate his grievan.
ces to the English Minister for Fore;cn
Affairs. who. however. forbore to men,;on
the matter to Monroe. If be had Mon
roe was ready for him; for, besides be;n,
FULLY alive to the humor of the affair he
1ad seen few weeks before in an Official
araw'ns. room. the wife of an Under-Sec. ,
retary OF State accorded precedence over
MS own: Mrs. Merry went no more to !
ne -" hte House. and her husband only
vent when official duty compelled. Bu, ,
'o'h'ng could tire the placable good ma. ,
ure OF Jefferson. Some time after do. ,
irous to restore social intercourse bs ,
aused MIR. Merry to be informally asked ,
'ne'her he and his wife would ACCEPT an .
nvltatlon to family dinner at the Pre,i. !
'ents house; and receiving. as he under 5
TODD, an affirmative in,imation. Mr.. JET.
erson sent the invitation. written with ,
lis own hand. Merry rose to his oppor. :
unity. He wrote to the Secretary of !,
tate: asking whether the President Of !
he United States invited him rs a nri. ];
ate gtHtleman or as British Plenipoicn- y
AIRY; for: if as a private gentleman. he h
lust obtain the Kings permission before n
could accept, il in bis official cbarac. 4
n. he must have assurance that he would =
treated with the respect duo to tt h
ladison. with short civility. waived the q,
'lution of this problem, and the matter =
ropped: But it was not till 1909 tha, 4,
r'tish interests in America were con- in
led to abler hands. =.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-08-14

A Coop HEALTH SERMON tho meat
ing OF the American Public Health Asso.
ciation at Cincinnati DR.. Jarvis of Mas.
sachusetts is reported to have made the
following remarks. which are comprehen.
sive. practical and vital as any tract for
the times need be:
DR.. Jarvis said that much of the IN.
health Of families was the result of Tho
culpable foolishness Of bringing up girls
with no Idea Of household work. A Girl
is married when she knows how 20 talk
and sing and play indifferently on the nj.
ano. She is full Of poetry, ioyousnes..
esthetic tastes. but she knows li,erallv
nothing about the details Of housework.
But there she 10. She may not know the
difference between raw and boiled no,a.
to. between -four in the barrel and in the
loaf on the table. A serving-woman ha.
to be hired. and very few of them know
really how to cook. A dressmascr has a
regular course Of training to ct her for her
work. bu. it is supposed that any one can
cook. She says to-day: 1--WE are lucky:
our bread is light and sweet" Would
any woman tolerate dressmaker who
would say: eve ape lucky to-day: the
dress 6ts we'll 7" Tomorrow the COOK
says: I've are unlucky to-day; the
bread'is sour aud heavy" Ifa dressma.
ker should cut her dresses BY luck rather
than BY system she would quickly get her
discharge.
But nc; husband nus. sit down 10 n
sour bread and ill-cookcd meat. He ,<;ll
not say anything. and the gues.-, will over.
look defects and sit down in sorrow and
eat their bread in bitterness. We az
more sure of being we'll dressed than of
being we'll fed. The oater man :, 49,
ably sure of comfort. but the inner man
must SIT down to tie table with fear and
trembling. Tb2 IRISH girl in The kitchen
: very o''en the cause Of damage and
loss IN the cornting room. The Irish
ciri maF cs Sur bread, which makes bad
oiood aud weak brain. The merch.n,
goes doSn to the counting room weak.
cad aching. and enervated. lie does not
know wha. is the matter. bat Merhis,o-
pheles, could he look into his stomach.
would see the sour bread there. He be.
iieved that poverty ran through the whole
man. II became part of his moral and
elements. Poor food made a
poor man. and the poor elements went
down to bis postarity. BE believed strong
y IN hereditary transmissions, bn. even il
they did not occur. there was fact 70 Be
noticed. namely. that il q man had 10th.
ing TO transmit, the child would have ho,h-
ing. This would apply to the moral and
ical condition.
VAn Irishman who had just landed.
said: 'The FIRST bit Of mate I ever ate in
Eh's country was roasted potato. boiled
Yesterday. And ifyou don't bclave /, | kin
saew II TO se, Tor have i. in nv pocket,
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-08-14

A SHREwD DoG.-A correspondent
writes: 1t is not uncommon, l believe. III
towns, to see dogs who have been taught
to carry pence TO shops and receive eata-
bles in return. The following iustancs I
can vouch for: l was very intimate and
friendly with very respectable old gen.
tleman who lived il our neighborhood, Gem
eral W. A.. He was great favor
lite W.. both the human and canine spe.
cies. He had been in fourteen or more
engagements with the enemy in the last
war--a warrior in profession. ye. kind,
te'',er and generous to all. even to dumb
aIimals. Once, twice, or more, I have
, met him near his own residence, and az
soon as he had made his appearance on.
ii. Gne large Newfoundland dog. be-
longing 10 neighbOr. ran up to him,
shaking his tail.
"Well. sir" exclaimed the old ecutle-
man. "what do you want this morningY'
The dog stood looking very sagacious,
shaking and wagging his tail faster than
ever. "Oh. see what you want; you
have had no breakfast this morning." so.
putting his hand into his pocket. be took
out penny. "There. you know what
10 do with that. think" The dog took
the penny into his mouth and ran Of to
the pastry cooks close BY. and presently
came back with plum- cake in his mouth.
The old gentleman asked the favor 70
look at it. "Ah. I see. it's all right. you
may venture to eat it," and he gave it to
him again. rs, dog then eat it up in no
time, and quickly ran Of home. showing
his love ard gratitude BY shaking bis tail
more vigorously than ever.
This interesting friendship between the
Old veteran and the dog lasted till the
former was obliged to leave the place aud
reside At q neighboring town. whore hs
finished his more than fourscore years.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-08-14
A SARpINE SroRr one of the cities

SARpISE SroRr.-In one of the cities
of New Hampshire. some years since ,
man named H-y vas elected mayor,
aud very important he thought his posi-.
ti"n. During his term Office q fire com.
pany sent word that they should vis;,
the city and remain several DAYS. The
mayor called a meeting Of the city council
to see what should be done towards enter
tanning the fremen He wanted to show
the hospitality Of the city in its most mu.
n'hcent sorm. and proposed that a cola.
ton should be given to the strangers.
And what asked one of the alderman
do you propose to pat on the table for
the collation.
We will give them said his honor.
IN reply. hot coffee and sardines.'
One of the council thought that ear-
dimes and hot coffee were hardly up to the
mark for the hungry firemen. n
Il know better said the mayor:..in IN
angry tone. 'Sardines are heai and
will be jus, what they need
Perhaps. said an alderman, IN hon.
or does not know what sardines ara
1he mayor sprang to his fee. angry oil
Il knc~. he shouted, what sardines
are a: well Is you do. or any o:ber mem.
Der OF the board. I've eaten enough Of
them In my life. They are easily pre-
psred. Just take two pieces Of bread.
With piece Of ham between them, and
then your sardines il made.
His honor sat down amid q rear of
laughter. He'd got things. such as sar-
dimes and sandwiches, kinder mixed IN
in his mind.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-08-14
ST. MARY'S BEACON
PesLrsHrD xvERY rHuaspAyBr
J. y. KING 4 JAMES s. DowSs

Ikass OF SusscEiPTioS.- 90 perannum 10
be paid within six months. No snhsrr;n,;ou
VIII ne received for shorter period than air.
mon'ns ana no paper TO be discontinued until
the Publisher. 0A W
Tsnss OF ADvERrIsise. .-15 cents per square
ior the hrstinsertion, and so cen,sror every sub-
sequent insertion. EiEh, lines or less constitute
square lfthg number ofinser,ions be mot
na,ked on the advertisemens, 10 viii be r.b-
isnsa anti forbid, and charged accordingly.
liberal deduction made to those tho sdyer.
tise By the year.
communications Of a personal character will
De charged, Mt the same rates as advertisements.
obituaries over ten lines in length WILDE charp-
ed ~ the rate Of 30 cents per square.
All communications for publication must be
accompanied with the real name Of the author.
or no at'enton viii be paid to them The real
name Of the author will not be pnbI;sb.d ur,eSs
oesiref, but we cannot consent to insert COM
manications unless We know the writer.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-08-14

SAn exchange says: when you
see bare-headcd nan follow COW through
the front gate. and filing the air With
garden implements AMI profanity, you
may know that his cabbage plants hare
been sc, out"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-04
INSURANCE.
InsuranceNOtice.

Darlington Mason, Esq, has
this day been appointed agent
for, The Old Hartford Fire In
surance Company Of Hartford,
Conn, for Memphis, Tenn. This
Company has been for many
years represented by the late IL.
A. LittletOn, whose friends and
patrons, and those Of the Com
pany, are respectfully asked for
a continuance Of their patronage
to this old and well-knOwn Com
pany.
Parties indebted to the Com
pany for premiums on policies
heretofore issued are requested
to make payment Of the same to
Darlington Mason, at No. 8 Mad
isOn street, who is the only per-
son authorized to collect and
receipt for the same.
w. A. MCLEAN,
Special Agent.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-04
1881 A. d.
Attachment Notice.

Il. c. Brinkley, use Of r. b. In the LIST Cir
Snowden and HI. Brinkley. cult Court Of
j VS.. .n Shelby County,
R. Z. M. Bennett. Tenn.
TN THE ABOVE NAMED SUIT AFFIDA-
Il Wit for attachment having been made under
section 1855 Of the Code of Tennessee, and re-
turned into Court. levied upon the moneys.
goods or effects Of the defendant in the custody
or possession Of b. B. Barnes. and AFFIDAVIT
having been made that the defendant is justly
indebted to plaintiff in the sum Of $3.50. by ac-
count, and that defendant has removed OF is re-
moved himself or property from this State, or
has removed or is removing out Of the county
privately, or i concealing himself so that the
ordinary process of law cannot be served upon
him, or has absconded. or is absconding or
concealing himself or property, or has fraudu-
lently disposed Of. or is about fraudu-
lently to dispose of his property; il is there
fore ordered that said defendant make
his personal appearance herein, before the
Judge Of the First Circuit Court of Shelby
county, at the court house in the city of Mem
phis. on the third Monday in January next,
and defend said attachment suit within the
time prescribed by law. or the same
will be proceeded with OK parte; and that
a copy Of this notice be published once week
for four consecutive weeks in the PUALl0
LEDGER, a newspaper in the city. Done at
Office, this 18th day Of November, 1873.
U II. +. COLEMAN, Clerk.
Mcfarland 4 Goodwin, attorney for plain
tihs. 77-83-89-96
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-12-04

Mrs. Sarah Flower AdaAs, wife of an
English engineerai ~ -roi.r,franrr
There are nearly 100000 acres Of
marsh and iule 'aris in California. A
very small part Of these lands have been
reclaimed aud brought Hnder ouliiya'
ton, bat with results which have been Of
the most satisfactory character. Up to
this date no pillow for breaking np these
lands has been invented which exactly
meets the wants of The land rsclAimers.
The Baltimore oyster trade Is suffering
severely. The State has licensed up
ward OF Eve hundred vessels for the
bufness. and probably not half that
number are engaged in the work. Al
ready oysters have sold down to fifty
cents per bushel, and the same quality
which last year readily brought seventy
five cents to one dollar per bushel can
now be bought for twenty-five and thirty
cents. Io ha
The Information in this paragraph
would not do under the head of /" Prob
abilities" Mrs. John A. Fisher Of
Springfield. her brother, grandmother
great. grandmother and great great
grandmother we're born on December
18th, and, still more astonishing. when
Mrs, Fisher was twenty years old her
mother was forty, her grandmother
sixty, her great-grandmother eighty, and
her eat-great-grandmother, if she had
been alive, would have been just one
hundred.
George Augustus SAla has published
" The Story of the Count Of Chambord,
The London Telegraph, believing that
the Pretender was certain to be King, |
espoused his cause, and Sala began a
memoir Of him in the paper. Things
have taken turn and book coming
out now has sheepish look. 1t is not
30 long ago. and yet it is as il decade
bad passed since it could be said, as
Sala says, France waits for the com
ng Of the potentate to whom l have
dedicated this book"