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New-York tribune., 1877-06-12
TOO HEAVY MARRIAGE YOKEs.

Yesterday was an unusually heavy day in
the calendar OF domestic differences -Four divorces
were granted outright, two suits tor divorce were as
contnued and motions in several such suits were maze
ard decided In form least though not in substance
fIc Morison-LOpcz complaint IS to be &dded u ut mum
her Following is the record Of family jars:
Jon Paisisy sued lis life. Hannah L. PalsieY TOT III
vorco He saws they were May, SCe and have
had seven children, six of whom aro now living lie declares
that though living the house they have been VftuE'y
separated July 1879 yet on April l5 ls1 she h"
child She denies sronHousy that she as eyer been false 10
her marriage The case came up oioro Ju's pio.
in supreme Cogr ChamGe9 On morton G ior ,, s.g r 1
COUNSEL she admits that she has 700" ah snel. Iyn @
he husband bu he allows her only 81 week Tor tne
ts he owns his house. S500O aDd las busin,s
bringing 80 goo year c denies that no has 50 te e
morissss Of 10000 and tlat az Preat hs bnsms,
William A. Boyd, to take proof OF the proper amount Z" the
aimony.
In the sut Of James Hepburn against Margaret Hepburn
the referees report favor ~ the plaintiff has been twice
sent guisrucs on the last offer OF The report
Judge Van neso Common Pleas, special Term gave te
motion "a' made anu anu -Efah,, - I on 10 ti s:arf so a. o
allow Tho defendant to oppose the motion.
Judge Gilbert in Conrt Chambers. has referred
the divorce against Bertha Por5cle 90
r. u. Irautman
proceeding by Thomas Crmuinswho has been sued
for limited by lis wife, Jennie L. Crimmus-to ct
control OF hs is @ 5pdgg b2Trst G IN gas fqr
DE nah and riers the matter 10 George r. slh
Judge Gilbert Supreme Court, Chambers, has granted
Of divorce in the suit OF Ida schwsr against Victor
scAwarz O Elza1eth Lyons against William M iEo1s 81
daIi against solomon Y. SOd art
in the salt Cushing against Catharine Cushing
in which defendant ASKING farter almony do
cision referee in her favor set aside by the General
II supreme Court, and WI am ncy, her counsel
al med yesgiG1y TO J1dR' U,lDu IN 7N fe,e % ,Ot .t
hSd apr6accd him aud tatened hin il conj!nGed
feud he suit
New-York tribune., 1877-06-12

Caiiar inc Nesia Euuisllire ilichl, better keown
a. to- Countess ,Acth Is sHcd John .. craft, vituoss
against .g n h.r sJit ast Mr. Mareys executors Tor
libel rIan.n2 UGO Craft testified I'm dCFos u. tsat
har ruuta fer uutn ni ant hc would NOT believe
l-i D.. before judge ihrrt, Ia Surrsne Court
l.ler4, motion th.i fir iAtI lie ssyufi Tor Ccs
as uui Idcut. judge 30 dcai"i the motion YESTERDAY
In tna suit Of Simon Fredb,rg against Isaac Stern
ALREADY reported Tr Tma, the jury I'm supreme Court
CIrcrt b. fore Juoie ire gave verdict for e plaintiff
The story rt e Was h. the stoIeof stern Bros
hu,iag some goods for his notLcho had been previously
Gl.cE.rrcd Us tie ITmWhen without cause, the defendant
aut is he went out canEht nil i i!e throat
f Lrocs The hiuH caused necrosis ut the jaw
bone hc 5 fOr months uri treatment Tie dc,nse
tha only force wa u-cd auc large hlmhtr o
iao employees OF Le irn gave in very similar "nel.a-e
siatru.' -u.faiiag tlt yicW. ihc phih asked $1,000
The ,uI. awarded BIN taru.
TIE suit # Browning and others against Smith
AMI others ior 5000 recommended yesterday be-
fore Jutse Barrett a. supreme ,our Circuit 70 Is brought
By w. DrOgung Co.. but there uum6cr OF other salts
on the sac facts. II charged that William ~ Smt Oi Adj
olson IN tl tac conspred with Moses a. Crow oul ctlors
tue couns largely. and tncn to fail Tue alleged
susatoi. said thus gpt rDourO Crow
Tor he plaintiffs Thc orF question iu the
how smith nN1v'ti wifn him. itc
half tric before Judge aartcr i-t frc whom dis
stsprndsd trial 20 h-nu VIII rruua1ly
fil Armstrong Bnrgs appear I the plain
J. ". n II. j. bcVinney for the defendant smith,
New-York tribune., 1877-06-12

Supreme Court ChamJas-By Judge D0nOhuc-
Weld agL strong; D. i sr ast. Elkaa BauasAagtH at
gr1Hdshas-n; Grluuit ~. LpnbeIttitluttd Paisley g
pa slcv-i-ir,d to w. \. BOYD to hx amouut Jones agL
The Mayor Nr.Noton f'nla-i memorandum. trhin
agi. Washington Life Insurance CO. agt Iupper. -
aL-OrlsTs granted.
Iy I.dgr "a. .rrrt.-Iow Kamsey-O orders settled
E-,n agi. cr and adjustment of costs is af
Nfm,a all order tl'ei sheridan kifc,a SO
and So. 2-nr ORDER AZ n Jackson AL htch,i Weir Igt
Findings rritris il, agL I4Er
dcatd with rld costs % ABIDE the event, the H
ton against the pl1ntu receiver vacated amd Iecica
ordered alpcllucnh tp delivery by The defendant u tc
ass,ss; see m,corau'an. GulotG agt Auack-Motion
GRANTED without prejudice, &c; nnIfu1auI.
ti AT. hutaehL have 30 papers IN this natter ay
IN Chambers CgmHins agt Cuirius Reference orier. d.
Davidson agi AlfAW-Ct.. AMI amendments sor. Graf
sgt Ho-snbcrH- onicf settled within Matter Of one
hunir q au twenty seventh sDu,r granted appointing
M-ssrs H. T. Sheppard T. "; Bnil'T and Loas feser as
and
petition % Morn ai .nniaVrNlit appointing M Hewitt
vacaie An Orirr appointing receiver, after due uo,ce
viii be made Matter VI the guiAtng grading, and ilu
proving tie tIgltlayc between INT pib srd pneup
dr. Second ssAp plicsOa denied, with SO
costs
y Judge Matter OF the Southern aud Atlantic
Tarrari COdlnHy. These InDcrs lassci upon s
o. 10 Jay No, ,eDvI 1876 and have 1eo VITA te
New-York tribune., 1877-06-12

ALBANY, June LITTLE following is the
by the fast train from Chicago which reached
Sew Y0.k This evening: Chicago To NcW-Nofk, liz
GLIDING stops "a - minutes, average time. 3s2
miles per hour Buffalo 20 New-York actual running
time hours 53 minutes, abont 80 miles per hour.
The fastest time made from Buffalo TO Syracuse, $50
milcs IN hours minutes; from Buffalo to Albany, o
h0.rs % minutes, % 80 miles Der hour; Al
bauy TO NewYorE actual running time hours - inm-
uies. The railroad officials say the distance can
be made in quicker time ii necessary The fast train
Nhen oft Chicago this evening has 100 through passeu-
IN the palace ears.
PHILADELPHIA, June 1.-THE new fast train from
Chicago on the Pennsylyania Railroad arrived here al
l:2J D. H. and LETT at 1875. By q delay at Harrisburg
Il minutes lost. but Iegaiucd between Har-
iisburg and Philadelphia.
New-York tribune., 1877-06-12
AN IMPORTANT NEWARK SUIT DECIDED.

Previous 10 MS Saliih| loI Lu"ope i"S' "cch'
Judge Nixon OF the United states Circuit Court fled an
i,ptar decision affecting one OF the industries Of
r,.. - =, t, lo,,.. ii,,c, ,o., ~ ,ndr .xy
Ne"ah' i"S ""s IL 80. % I'M i' "
Albright owner oi iUe i''p'eI -co''' l''.'a' INN
1u;r- CurYpauy against the CcliirOid Trimmln Com
. , ,-,r.,~t ,rh. docisi,, o,,uts a pe,urtu,I i'm
p"'' vi -''"'"' VS., ~, -, -. ..
junction a-Gb>t thc '"hiV" ll"iHV'7 A'''"n'"7 '"ii
py nee OF AIr,ght's dies in thr manufacture OF their
-. 49,. d,oi.t.,, ,,..to. tn.t AIM. b,,s
S"'''' '''7' -''' "
patent Is ior the Use O dca tO compress n'S' p"i''H
.ri,, AMI nusi, ulgsiic roi1uo.on around an iron
'-'' ,,,, In. So. t,.. t-.,i. i e4ot,,
core I'' ''"'' "i' .'-'' l'''7 80
Court involving he principles oi Manufacturing 9Hpbcf
coated harness trimmings, of the suits pending L
New-York tribune., 1877-06-12
OPPOSING STEAM On TIE BELT LINE.

John L. Deyclin, eX-Counsel to the Corpora
on argued before the Adcrmen's Committee on streets
yesterday against granting the privilege OF using steam
for freighs on TIE Belt Railroad lie represented the
Rhueander estate which owns much property Oh West
ST. Ic said the Use II steam would obsruct travel and
greatly dfprcciatc propcrg. There 5000 licensed
carmpu whose business would bC ruined by tins meas
urp There would Doe numerous accidents ana great loss
Hfr besides much Inconvenience in every va? IL uc
public especially persons crossing the ferries MT DtNe-
lin referred the aW concerning franchises ~ THIS cha
acitr and said that there authority n the Alder
men 10 grant the privilege Application must be made
20 the Legislature hy the pr0pcry-0WAcTs. go
o. Yan.l.rburgh also opposed The measure, and said
the PRES ing need OF NcwIOk RAPID transit. ana the
PROPOSED measure would not accomplish what was
claimed for il.
Thco f. Les ard Col Wingate and others took part in
the discussion.
New-York tribune., 1877-06-12
LOSSES BY THIEyIsH WATERS.


Conrad Ackermam was detected in 1879 III
the theft OF a small of money from DeinohlooS
uptowu restaurant where nc was employed ~ a waiter
Abouf that time rlng" existed among the walters
ard extensive robberes had been perperatcd the ring
leader escaping to Europe with $4,000. Whether or
not Alderman was in the ring does not appear, but be
had been suspected for several months and when he was
arrested Charles Democo accused him Of stealing for
many wears. Ackerman acknowledged his guilt and
knowing that he had money deposited in banks, Mr Del
nouico demanded Il surrender Of his deposits. Aeker-
nan went to bis house, in fifh-st, with Detective Dihs
and then went the banks 10 get the deposits Dht
the banks refused to pay him the money, which was
deposited in his wifes name Ackernan got his
wife TO 90 with him 10 the Metropolitan and
Bowery Savings Banks. and they drew Sl96s.
Acker,nan ana his wife then went 10 DcnoncoS'
where Cb1rlcs Dcmouico told Alderman that he knew
that he had stolen Large amount Whoh e nuaI Is &16 &
Alderman said that hc lad NOT taFeh mort tian S'Vo
but Mr. DclnoncO told hn that he Aekefmatl h"G la,
money i'm beer saloon a a specai partner ahj ha1
pass d the Summer ia Europe win ms itmy, ana hih
su,ut .iurii more money than 5000. Ack"rHan finally
told Mr.. DclmoncO 20 taFe the "6~ wheh ms Wlie
had br,ueht wraopcu UP IN q handkerchief, although
piri OF a. fe said D1ongcd to his Wii' WHO had earned
IL ~ her own lllOis Mr. D5lmOIicO told hun thdl hc
could keen The deposit ~ Tire Soamcns IJnA Tor SaNss
falont 81 400 which hc had not drawn rs hi' WttS
STARE AcLcnan thcA signed surrender OF me money
in which lie Acknowledged the emu, HIiencnt DR. Dcl
ion.co took tie II .9GS and Ackesman was released
Mrs. Alderman now bgIu-s ,ult AGAINST Mf. lclWoHmo
for tie 81 B6S. claiming tat the money Wls Erf ana thI
was eXturtCd from her by thc1s oi lnprsohlnE cf
husband The ease begun before Judge Slunoli il
sr Drmuuico was called witness by the defense,
and his kauination by John d. Iownstnd h;OuSh
known OF AckcgDan's thefts tor long Time and that
alter Ackcmau's return from Europe he had taken nm
back iis employ mcnt for the purpose OF getting thc
money out Of him lie said that ne nd lost ~ dishon
cst walters up to $50 possibly TJO,OVV
New-York tribune., 1877-06-12
A WET BLANKET on PETTITs HOPES.

Mrs Louise Turner Of No. 216 tOuith-aNe.
yesterday called At the Ffyseveuth street Police Courtio
prefer complaint against Ebert Petit the yonng man
who few Gays ago attempted 10 take her life In ier
affidavit Ms Turner says that on June g. 10 he nall
way Of Ser residence "dcpOncnt was violently ana e-
Ionouly assaulted and heatcn by Eibc4 Petit; without
any cqusc or Justification on the part Of said ass1ani,
and wh the intent dcpnn ni believes, 10 kc drpo-
ncis llfc DO dt0ncut great bodily harm Iaai aout
tnc hour Of ~ o'clock IA tne evening %! hd Gay dco
nent was informed HAT said Petit was at te mai zoo" oi
said promises That dcpun nj opened SAID door, ana ie
SAID Peft pushed himself into the hallway that de,
pOneit Immediately tna tdh of pistol ana hearu
The report aud fen herself wounded ~ the lc.i taci
That depoHeDi Ecn the said Pctii raise ms rsht
hand and saw Il pistol held IN said hand. ana deponehi,
believing he Waa g.tIg TO shoot again, thlcW lP H'r
hands and cried Don't! don'tr That sad Peitt then
looked nj dep0ncnt, opened the door, and went out
hastily. That deponent found She was wounded hI q
uisfcl ball I'm the left thigh and thereafter the bail was
found upOn the ilOOT oi the hallway
Mrs Turner walked with diicuiiy ana was assisted
in and out Of court hy officer Sue Is woman ol at-
irdctiyc Appearance. and ashionaby dressed 10
reporter Mrs Turner stated that her sole reason Tor a
pealn against Ecr assailant was btcansc oi tie iSa-
lions against her character and uc nature oi hcr re-
ous with Petit lie hHd annoyed her ny his attentions,
ana because she had discouraged hiS addresses h'o
threatened her Justice Flanmcr committed fctut I,f
trial Ms. Turner's complaint gave The IL 10 letilt
confident assertions that se would not take any Steps
against hlM
New-York tribune., 1877-06-12
CHAMBERLAIN REVIEWS HIS LOSSES,

John +. Chamberlain testified yesterday be-
fore Re-istcr DAYTON that De lad carried restaurant
and cub-lousa 20 20. l11G Broadway and No. - West
Twontv-scycuth-st 70 the hest ~ his knowledge hc
won no money al gaming in the former place iIc de-
MED having furnished the money Ellis FOR the 15 900
Inor,gaSe thc Long Branch property, aud said that
tho money was given TO a lady according to agreement
On being pressed further he dee ared that Mr Chamber
lau. his former wife, was the lady Now deceased .!
asked NI Olucy, counsel ior the people " Not uIct
know Of" replied Chamberlain, inIiHrgcutF. Inquiry
was tlen made INTO tAe eau. o. tu"morIlalh =
losses durnz $50. The total amount Vas about 100000
and thc greater portion was oa betting on loiscl@cihg
by purchasing p1oii'cAeis. \ uts,ipl'n was sin'h"
auction and Il,nCh pools 10 was lutG,sir 10 it VINO
that is lo' tic way to b.! s1'i he wine. IL H..
claimed any knowledge II the receipts from the recent
sale of furniture No - West TV tyeycati-st, aS
the lJusc ana luIIi.dIe Were h9" oNl ' hs " I"''cI
HC slept in tle house The night before tc sale, pHt save
old p-,"e' seemed lo CONE ~ i, TO- Hi- @' III
considerable lost in IT, The amount 4c coiJI
not state Dee lad 90 take other peoples word ior d.
His principal business Vas To- IitSh people "h 5..A'5
10 play cards. 10 Nh Arnold, Lis counsel, he rld tLat
tie effect. la Tie house sold 10 ls brother Tor
$1,000. This concluded his eN1ninauon Nj Omcy ic-
serving tie right examine him further a1Ou tlc husi
ness hc as engaged in at Long Branch du.Eg period
be claims 10 have lost so much money.
Henry T.. McGrath, the vcl-knOWn owner 81 race
then tou tAs Witicss char ne Wa asA'H uc Was III
teTc5ted with Chamberlain IN lo1b ln i!ls bu-as ai
at the reply: haven't sat up lae O'CLOCK llT
three years" "Thcn." said fir Orcy, smiling, All the
business Was TRANSACTED "tiin& lIc "--it NJ "1-
Gruh sad that cln9 tbt ldst itM years ic n"o CON
ditoull interest n CAambcram- business. lie was ~
share in he profits but the losses " bu" he aid.
lnteIupthG, - maven SCI any p!on,, o.. "t ttt'
place long time" In the days Oh the clubhouse
how much lie was asked what business vas C!frri on
the house and IN an easy ~; pncr said: You ~ant
house, ana won't do M Now you get all ont of me that
you can" As Mr. Olneys question was objected To Ae
Morgan Jones testified 10 tle transfer Of The Long
Brancn property 10 l security fOg debt Of Fl43Oo
New-York tribune., 1877-06-12
THE COURTS.
PAINTING MR. LOPEZ VERY BLACK.
MISS GEoRGIAsA MoRIsoN's PRESENT OPINION oi
HIM NOT WATERING.


HIM NOT FLATTERING.
The complaint in the suit of Georgana
Morrison against Joseph Lopez has been served by man
W Bates her counsel the counsel OF Lopez IL Is n
form an action to void the ceremony OF marriage
between her and Lopez. She admits that ccron'ohy
was performed April 4, 1877, but says she never 'eu
with him She SAYS hc professcd love to her. said he was
able to support her. had respectable home. was moing
in good society," had property ana expected moe'
and would furnish her home; representations
untrue but believed by her. Sic now De
leves that thew were part Of q plot II eAioI'
money from her father and that Lopez never III
tended to use the pretended for any other pu
pose She asserts that before her own acquah,9nnce
with IOpez he became acquainted with sarih d hns'
one OF her fathers servants, wnGm ne llue nls ss
crgte TO work on her, to give hlm canGcstl ihto
with her at which. by false means and flise rinWap W
accounts of bis life and adventures, ne tn-ha. ci
fecons aud induced her Thorough trust; lnHt hIokn
the serVan; she received letters purrornnS 70 1e ~
one HepIy ChrislaD confederate Of Lopez; she says
she il informed Lopez was turned out OF tho I'm
tnCDal Hotel fox nOE-paymcht Oi Gis Do"tu 81
in December last, and then went 10 uiSseps,H,uio
house wlcrc he remained 10 April = 1871 asSoclhtins
with prostitutes, receiving money nom thtih anu pFS
no hoard and was finally obliged tO leave tie pace TO-
uCn-payrncnt Of the charge Tor DIS louSh.S' ~ 49,
then without alelter and without money iHineu'teS
af,cr thc CEREMONY April A. he sent hef Dtck 10 ne
father telling her hc had no money 10 Suppo' III
ys size is informed he ut once returned o is dlsrcpta
BILE associates and has continued 10 asSotd'c WIN
prostitute since. She charges tilt ne mean y,
apoyauces her father and friends Tor thc pfposeo vi
forcing the payment of money 10 hllnsc 10 nueV I'm
resign al claim 10 her. She further chalS ul %
nation and belief. that ho has another WIG hNhs' Ahe
complaint "a sworn - on June d.
New-York tribune., 1877-06-12
OFFICER DOYLES VICTIM DEAD.
run rnLIcrNAN CnNEINED 10 AMAII INNEslIGA


JION.
Deputy Coroner MacWhinnie made an autopsy
AZ Bellevue Hospital yesterday afternoon upon the body
Of Francis Williams, who stated previous TO his death
that he hal been beaten and kicked by Officer Doyle #
The Seventh Precinct Police. Williams was taken to Belle
we Hospit.l about 10 O'Clock Sunday night and
died four hours later. y scalp wound over an
inch in length was found, apparently caused by a
blunt INSTRUMENT club. There were no Other
external marks OF violence. The abdOm was
greatly swollen. The skull was sound ant I,r NJ
Winnie said that Its thickness remarkable. Dr.
MacWhinuie concluded that MilliamSs. death was d.
recty caused 10y peTitQnS the result 0t rupture Of
The small Intestine caused 10y violence OF some llnd
After making the autopsy d. MacNllunlc gave q ccT-
thcatc OF death and permit 10 enable tie iIcnds 10
remove the remains FOR burial Coroner Croker Lad
Ofccr DOYLE placed under surveillance to secure ms at
tendance az tHc inquest.
A the Madison Street Police station the record showed
that William brought 10 that station early on sun
day morning. md locked Up charge Of beng drunk
NAcn taken 90 the E.srX Market Police Court the
prisoner complained OF feeling sick and the C0oTnau
dressed a clit his head. Williams was sentenced
10 pay fine of 50, bui having no money. was
locked mp iu the Essex Market prison HIS auHcr-
fng inCreoecd d,uiug Tie udI, ana ~ Mshi ne was
taken 90 Bellevue Hospital Sergeant lt24eIald said
that Williams complained 10 Mm tLat soMchpaY had
kicked him and walked upon him on Saturday night
while hr las drunk the sidewalk O;hccr DOYLE dencd
arrest bat the surgeons at bellevue Hospital ctdied
The story Williams. 70 currently Tcp'Ncd m TIE
ncgiBoraOGd Of No. % IIke-st, where Williams lFcu
that he lad not been good terms with Ohccr Doyle
Williams was also at tine Ile on charge
Of drunkenness, hit so much uudti ID iiHcuft O
HquOr that little clcdeuce given 20 hCr statements
by The Coroner. The inquest Will Dc held next week
New-York tribune., 1877-06-12

Mary Lockwood Of No. 199 fiatbush-aye.,
Brooklyn, died dt uiat 10 her residence from injuries
received at the bands OF IN unknown man in this
city Oh Tuesday u2ht last Size was employ ed
in a concert saloon il the Eowciy, ana willie
returning home late or Tuesday nisnt was
met on C.thaiiuc-si., near Hcny-St by man who re-
qiiested her 20 20 home with him she refused. AMI VJs
immediately struck Over tie head and fcicd TO ihc
ground. Inc man tcu bent ard Kicked heg SO sgytrH
that she faiucd, when Ec lcl 40 tHr appiOicL ot a
policeman The gig coui3 give description 81 her Gs-
-ailaut she was renewed To hcr home Whclc she mas
fingered IN great suffering uuth -l.c d4cd
New-York tribune., 1877-06-12
Total. III l522lsI s840l.5l5 70.74s go sd,l57,

Total...1Ii 522l ISL s840i,5l5 7674s6S sdlo''I"o
special dispatch to the Petroleum Exchange alew
DAYS ago from Pittsburgh. announces that new ana
valuable well has been struck at summit is miles son'h
Of Franklin city. in Venango COcnty The yield wac
stated 90 DC IS barrels an hour The wen IS known as
Newton No. 1. and i I'm the EulliOn District. .
A rlfuar prevailed Yesterday thai Frederick PFentco
President Of the PrOdGcers' Consolidated Lana ana
Petroleum Company had failed, and tnat The properly
Of that company had passed into the Eanus Ol lhc
Standard Oil Company The latter transaction. II was
sid was the result Of the well-knOwn policy 0t Tie
standard Company 10 obtain control OF smaller cniu-
Consolidated Land and Petroleum Company, 1t Was
further TalUr,ed. considered 90 be an embarrassing
obstacle In ths way of almost complete lnohoI-
oily by tie STANDARD Company, ana 1T was Ihrle-
fore determined upon To purchase IL interests ffcue
ick Prentice ir e treasurer Of the Producers COhtol-
dated Land aud Petroleum Company STATED 20 lfiB-
Use Icrorcg last ght that the r1nnofcd iGINe 81 MS
father Frederick Prentice false. so lar as re knew
his fathers financial counicn, outside ci the company
was perfectly sound. ana ne was sure tie eomiftiy
was never prosperous. Similar reports "l ms
fathers failure and other untrue runOrs lad several
company. tie opposition to which he conHdrtt1
unusually bitter and persistent. Not Week
passed but inquiries were made 10 hH! ~
commercial agencies as TO the solv,ncy Of ms
father and the company Concerning the report that
the comnany represented had become absorbed ~ the
plcit in his denial OF It's truth Tho story, ne thosh
had probably grown ont OF their sale 10 the staniaid
Company the Producers Company NcW-NcrE Ol he-
nn ~ ~ Bergen Point. JEiS transfer was utdc several
days ago, With the cOmpany's Nckoan County Wic l"
Mr. Prentice did say whether there had been over
ii can be SAID that propositions to tms end nave se'era
1flitp-l llqu made
New-York tribune., 1877-06-12
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
ACTIVITY IN THE PETROLEUM TRADE.

ACTIVITY IN THE PETROLEUM TRADE.
INCREASED PRODUCTION AND RxPoRrATIoN-A RE
PORTED FAILURE DENIED.
The demand from foreign markets for Pc
troeum has created unusual activity in both the pr"
ducon and export OF oil. The production in the iehh
sylyania region during May was ll0e00o barrels
daily average OF $4,000 barrels. This is an increase
over the daily yield OF the previous month OF 3Ooo p
rcls As has been the case for number OF years New"
York has been receiving and exporting the lion Shic
OF this yield. Her cxportation however, FOR ue hNe
months ending Juno has been nearly double tha' Oh inc
corresponding period las; year While NcwNoIk has been
making such unusual progress. Boston, p iadoiphia
and Baltimore show decrease Richmond and Port
land have been increasing their exports, which are now
nearly equal for each city TO the exports OF BOSTON
The petroleum shipped from Portland is from the
Canadian fields where the yield OF late has been more
satisfactory than in provions years The following tabie
shows the OF gallons Of petroleum exported from
the principal cities of the United States from Jan 10
June 3 and the amounts shipped during corresponding
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