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i 1 H , it -! "it- t AS It'. SHUGERT & STARR Booommii to Mehftae4,!Bmlth Co . ,) Merchant Tailors! AND DXiLBRH lH Gents' Furnishing (tods, COR.tBPRfNO FRANKLIN BTS., ITITV8V.I.LE, PA. Save pat ia eao.af ft Beast MHttMM ef VL01W& CA8SIMERES ENGLISH, FRENCH AND AMERICAN COATINGS, MIXED AMD STRIPED SUITINGS, FAHCT VESTIIIGS. ear ofared Jm the Oil Ragloa. TWSXTT DIFFERENT STYLES OF STATS Ss GAPS, All Um Uteataad XobMeet Sty la. .. A FULL LIR1 OF Gents' Furnishing Goods, &c. Petroleum Centre Daily Record. rut Centre rtwHoiiirt AwfaatxS. Mtim Bervlee. METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH Services every Sabbath it 11 A. II. and X F. M. Sabbath 8ohool at UK P. M eat free. A eordlal invitation extend a to alt Bar. F. W. Sootiild, Paalor. PRE8BTTERIAM CHURCH. Preaching at U o'clock A. M., and TJ, 'olook P. M. D. PATTON, Paalor. i retroleaa. Centre Lodge, No. T1B I. O. of O. F. Regular mealing nighu Friday. at 8 retook, signed. ALBERT GLENN, N. G. m. QTlabebtt, A See'. W Flca of meeting, Mala St., opposite MoOliotock Houee. ... A. O. of V. W. Liberty Lodge No. 7, A. O. of U. W., meet aver Monday evenln at 8 o'clook, la Odd Fellow' Hall. Petroleum Centre, Peaa'a. . A. M. Klicenib, M. W. J. H. MlBBlIX, R. Gold at 1 p. b. Ul Goal Baok ox Hbb. The Oil City Reg. bur aad Petroleum Centra Record ara die ead lo go baek oa the herolna of the 'Lee-Leep,pobllihed In onr columns raw tayi tinea. They apparently don't wioto tin there aver wai any tuoh female laaian, and at for the loaatloa ef the eop ewv-oee sever litem, they Intimate that lluaveryordlaaryoorlof aplaee, loUlty derotd ef romaaot and natural adornments. Wall, It may be they ara right; what Ibev Toa'l know aboat the Indian maiden of Oil Cr, ateiaot and modern, and the soman. tie petals where they aiatt do congregate, oy aay ana night, it it ne use tor any one aue to am ut. Tltuavllls courier. "What wa know," A., doe nol amount toaoeb. But for "richness" commend a la lb rare aodoety of Iba Courier man. OU City Regular. Left tea If we etn'l weave a Utile Indian femanoc. And It oanto lo pee, on the tie- lag of lb ilxlh moon of the week, that the great ntedlolna man of Ibo Coarler, epoke wordt of wisdom lo tbo followera of Iba Sago of Cbtppequa, and at tbo qaeneblng of Ik ooanell free, Indulged freely la the re water, whloh bath tUta hU forefathers, yea, even Ibo ehlefi of bit tribes, and he aonght oat thoee plaoee of pleasure where the dove of hit tribe moat do congregate. And It eame to peat that the gentle gaaellet of the tribe did receive y big medlolae man I the tribe with open artne, and lo and be hold ya gtaan aero and y rattletnak dante were Indalged la, and oyer yo bloody obaia where ya Indian Balden leept lo her doom, did ye medlelae man and modern Indian dammit celebrate y romance made hlitorie by y writer lo ye Courier. Aad further our Informant tallb not. Sloan, old bay, give ut another artlele on S j "Inolen maidens, anoleat and modern, bat teek for Information at to where they moil eengregaU from "Wapawkewnetaw la Mian, or 'Old Flat Foot" In English, Head JUohem of the Courier. The Prussian War Minister It turning the heroes ol Sedan to good account by detail ing them to assist In the satherlnr of the harvest In district wher tgrtgultural labor u uaueaaiiT taofget Another Torpedo Hor ror! TERRIBLE EXPLOSION AT ROUSEVILLE! WILLIAM IIINE BLOWN TO PIECES! From gentleman just arrived from Roueeville. w lean that another one of those terrible nitroglyeerioe rxplosiooi oo eurred Dear that village, about balf-psst 10 o'clook this foreooon, which resulted in the Instant death ol Wm. Hine, agent lor the Robert Torpeda Company, wbo wa liter ally blown to atoms. Hloe, a osax aa could be learned, was driving up Mount Pisgsh, tba bill above Rousevllle, with the loteation of exploding a torpedo la a well on one of the oil farms thereabouts. In lb rear of hi wagon wet a caa of oltro glycerine, which II It supposed explo ded Irom the jar la going over th rough roed with terrlflo force, blowing Ibo unfor tunate Hloe Into atoms and eternity at the same instant. Tbo only part of the body that could be found wa the torn and mutilated frsgment ot one leg. The ground and tree in lb vicinity were .torn and shattered at If they had experienc ed violent ahock of earthquake. A dreadful rumor wet prevalent at Route villa, tbal a gang of bandt wbo were labor log on the road near where the explotion occurred, had met the tame fat at the un fortunate Hloe. Th rumor could be trated to no reliable sourre. Hloe, lb last victim of death' agent, nitroglycerine, wa a so-In-law of James Sauodre, agent lor tba Robert Torpido at Tsrr Farm and vicinity. During the slxlb Inning ef the game ot base ball, played at Tlluavllle, oa Saturday between the Eaglet and fetrollas, Briody, of the Esglet, accidentally let bis bat slip from bis band, the bat striking Mr. Barrett of tba sane club, la the breast, koockl on blm Insensible. He war obliged lo stop playing, and will be temporarily laid up by hit Injuries. The lollowlog It the ecoreof the game of base ball played at Tltusville, on Saturday afternoon last, between the Petrolla Club of Petroleum Centre, end the Eagle Club of Tltusville: INNIKOa. 133466789 Polrollat, 4 11 3 6 4 12-16 Eagle, 1 1-37 W. C. Plummer, Esq., editor of the Tl luavillo Courier, addressed tbo Democratic meeting at Sobel't Opera Houae, Saturday nlgbt, The experiments heretofore made with petroleum at a substitute lor Soil la the smelting ol Iron bav demonstrated two things: First, that a considerable titling wai effected: and, teeond, that Iba Iron manufactured was of a eupei lor quality, joint atoek company It now belog formed at Tlluavllle for the manufacture of Iroo by Ibis process. Tba blast furnace will be spec ially adapted for tba required purposes, and the result will be looked for with general in tenet, aa involving tba future of tbe Iron trade In this country. II tuooetaful, at it promise! to be, It there are not very grave errore ia the calculation! of scientific men and experts, Idea the oil region will betomo tne entro or a new industry. Thb Abt or Dke88ins Will. -It Is very desirable to dress well, but to dress well snd economically at the same time is very Im portant. Besides the good eppearance which an asy fitting, well made suit of clotblog gives tba comfort which it beatewa ia alto worthy of attention. At the Jamer Iowa Clothing House, of w bleb Mr. A. Al dea It the gentlemanly proprietor, yeu can get good material made ilnto the aoobbiett garmeott at priori which ere surprisingly low. A visit lo this establishment will be time well spent. Tbe Jameatown atore it located on iWaahiDgton atreet, and no one thould lose tbe opportunity to secure one of those handsome and nobby summer suits, which are now being offured at such sstoo labing low prlcet. Call and examine the atock, whether you design purcuaaiog or not. A Michigan farmer wbo waa bitten oo the finger by a rattlesnake In bis field, per served bta life by sucking the polton from tut wound wilU bit mouth. ' The State Fair at Erie. Among (be advertlaemeut to which we call attention I notice of the exhibition of the Pennsylvania State Agricultural So ciety to be held at Erie on the 17th, 18tb, 19 and 20th of September. These exhibi tion are always ol great Interest; drswlng together the best cattle, borset, twine, ma chinery, for iatm or ahop, metals, fruits flowers, eerd, vegetables, cheeae, butter, nd a tboutaud other articles that go to make up tba huge display of this society. The premiuma era on a scale of great liuer- lity in money, in medalt, diplomat or oth er markt ol merit. Every oflloer of tbe so lely doet bit best to actommodate tbe ex hibitor, whether bit display .be a fine ani mal or a bunch of grapes. Tbt entries are all Fbkk io that th ex bibitor ia at ao eott beyond complying with tbe rulet laid down in reaped lo eotrle. An ample park baa been laid off and im proved within tba limitt of tbejoily of Erie for tbie purpoae. A One oircle for tbe din play of stock, with tubstaniHl and covered ecoommodailont for it, compriaiog more than three bendred enclosures. For the product of tbo.dairy tbe field, Ibo garden and househald fine balls haye been ereoted; tor machinery covered spec and sufficlant steam power to tot It io motioorof food and water requisite lor th comfort of visitors, to far as experienced fortlgbt bat been able, every provision hat been made. The ap plication! tor apace are frequent, and will be allorred at toon at the numerous ball, at present in conrta of cooitruotlon are com. pleted, which will not be later than tbe But ol Sep tember. At no great fair hat ever been at Erie, everything will be freab, and a keen, but kindly rivalry, wilt take place between tbe citizens of Canada, Ohio, New York a nd Pennsylvania, just too at the season of tbe year that people most en joy tbe change from a hot summer to a kind' ly autumn. Tbe railroad and transportation linea will take np and lay dowo artlelet Intended for tbe anew at greatly reduced ratea a well aa iitua txcunion ticket! to and Irom Erie, A carreapondent of tbe Chrlallan Advo cate ofSatnrday snyi; 'The theater la a haunt ol evil. Under Itt sbadowt brotbtlt and grog thopt flourish. It baa been olaim- ed that the atage la a good eohoot for mor- ala; but who can point out one person Ibat bat been moralized by attending plays? Vast numbert of both men and women btve been ruinad by tbeir fatal Influence. Tbe circua It similar lo tbe theater. Hi only in- Queace It lo corrupt. When I lay that such It itt Influence, I speak from observation. I have been told by persona living In oitlea wbo plead for the theater, that tbolr reapec table oltizeoa do nol attend tbe circus These tbowt ara the mlaeriel ot vice, tioks of Iniquity, plaeet of abomination, and ilrongboldt of tbe devil. Tbe crowd at landing tbe clreut It principally eompoeed of Iba off-ecum of tbe country. But very lew wbo lay any olalmi to respectability at tend 11. And if a church member, io order to please Ibe children, viaitt the devil't play grouad, it It that one not able to attend tbe clam and loo poor to pay quarterage. Tbe above Ii all very good, but tbe correspond eat would become puzzled on Croat examine tton. TbeSberpsvlilo Advertiser tayt: Son ilderable excitement wai created in town laat Saturday, by rumort that were circulat ing, lo tbe effeot that oil bad been etruek at the well now belog put down by Mr Jamei Bleaklav. iuat below tewo. To make aa turanoe doublv lure, we vltited tbe well. and found II to be an absolute laot. Oil hat undoubtedly been found. It wai tlruck at a depth ot one hundred and fifty feet on lop of sand reek, which wee drilled ilxty feet deeper and torpedoed, wbea about a barrel of oil was obtained. It It a good heavy oil, resembling, In color, tbe Mecca oil, but aid to be a better quality. By tbe following diapateb from Butler, Pa., to Ibe Pittsburgh Commercial, It will be aeen that tbo oil excitement la raging high in tbal neighborhood: The fire at the Boydatowa well bsi been extinguished. Three hundred barrel! of ol l were waited. A tack hai been erected, and Iba well Ii flowing fifteen barrel! per hour There ii intense excitement. Property ad! vanned about one hundred per oent. .here. Butler would-be oil man are viiitiag the well by hundreds. Ia the list of committees appointed to serve at tbe State Fair at Erie, on the 17lb, lath, ltb and 10th of next month, we no tice tbe following Irom Ihii county: Match ed boraea, Geo. tu Anderaoa, Tltusville; threshing maoninet ana horse power, J. J. Sbyrock, Mesdvllle Raider mills, oburni, Act G. B. Delamaler, Meadville, Jonathan Wat. aoo, Titusvlilej cultivators, grain drillers and sowers, F. W. Andrews, Tltusville; wagous, draj-s, carts and carriages, Jobo Fertig, Tltusville; cider, grapes, cordialr, Ao., S. B. Dick, Uosdvllle; stovet and liu ware, W. U. Abbott, Tltusville. Oil News. Drilling ha again eomman cad on tbe Trout Run well, near Clarion borough. They are ttill drilling at lb Jamei wall on Blyson Run. Tbe developtrita along both sidea of tht Clarion river, In Richland and Perry town ships, up aa lar at Alum Rock, ibow ao immense breadth of rich oil territory, and Ibe Indicntionaetill are that thi great oil bell extends up ejear acrosa Clarion couq- 'X A correspondent writes from Richland lowoafalp on tbe 18tb, laying that tblnga look bright around Turkey Run Oity. Tbe large flowing well oo V. lleoter'afarm, own ed by Hughes, Tbomaa and Heeter it at tracting great attention, ll Is called a 200 barrel well. There are 20 rlga going up on tbe two terms of Dan'l Heeler. Mr. D. Heeter It erecting a large hotel, and 6. B. Heeter tl putting up another ttere room. Other bulldiogl and Improvement! art go ing forwird rapidly. A good deal of excitement prevails around here now over tbe unking of another good well en tbe Logue farm. I have no know! edge at yet wbo ownt it, but the it going 90 barrela good. I have thle from good auth ority, at I have net been there yet myself. Thle makea three wellt down at tbe prea enl time; one going 60 barrels, one 76 and one 90. Tbit will itir np the region around between tbe Clarion and Allegheny lively, and it hat needed it for some time. The well known aa Ibe Fuller well below Weal Freedom, haa every indication of be coming a good paying well. It It .being put dowo by Mr. Kerr, a very efficient oper ator. A new well will toon be started on laod of Mr. John Latabaw. It It owned, or will be oy jur. noes ciair. iiiianou jJemocrai. Oil News. The flowing well on tbe D, Heeter farm, owned by Hughes, Tbomaa A Hotter, ia Mill throw log out the oil through big eating, at tbe rate of 200 btrrela a day Tbe well on the Hullogt talcs, Is still do, ing 40 barrels a day. There are twelve riga going up on tbe D. Heeter farm. Tbe town Iota that. bare been laid out on tbla farm, ara telling very laet, and building 1 brisk. D . Heeter It erec'.i Ing a large hotel, size 60x49 feet, Aa oil comgany bai been formed In tbla place for the purpose of putting dowo a well oo the Hague-Dougherty farm, In tbeCuw aoahanoock valley, five mllea from towo. Judging from the selection of the following named officers, we fell confident they mean business, and nothing will be lutt undone, until a thorough Stoat It accouipliebed Snoerintendenl. E. BrnfSnaion, Esq. Treasurer, Simon Trnby, Jr., Secretary, G. C. Orr. Operallona will commeuee lot mediately by experienced workmen Kaat Brady Independent. For Sale. A desirable dwelling on the Egbert Farm. Newly painted and papered with spring water at tne door. All m good con dition. At a low figure. Ap ply to W. A. HULL. During a terrific thunder ttorm in En gland, the other day, a young lad'i chignon wai etruck by ligbtalng and tora from ber head, ibe beraell being unbanned. On aeareb being made lo tbe garden Ibe missing article wai found, reduced to the slzs ef bsll of worsted, Its erewbll dark color pre maturely changed to gray, and the concern being, generally speaking, ''frizzled" be yond redmption. Mrs. Keunemood, wife of Jacob Kene mood, of Elk township, wai bitten on the foot, by a rattlesnake oa Thurdey of last week, while In tbe woode gathering buck leoerriea. sae it lying la a very precar ious condition from tbt effects of tbe poison A party ol courageoui touriatt ia Colore, do recently ascended Grav'e Peak, one the loftlelt polnle of tbe Rocky Mcnntaiur Tbe Moaatalm la 14,308 feet above tbe level of the tee. Mont Blast bting 16,800, Tbe view obtained by tbe party from the summit ie described ai good in Ibe extreme. A South Carolioa planter baa lo bli pot teeaaioo a ttrange cbioken In the thape or a ben changed into a rooater. Tbe chicken laid tbe egge, and railed a brood of chick em this year, since which time it haiundei gone a complete metamorphosis. It bai a new comb and tail, and It Ii to all Inleult and purpoiei a rooster. All beer casks now in uae are to be gaug ed at the expense of tbe government to aa certatn'if any are of greater capaolty than contemplated by the recant law, which pro vides only stamps for hogsheads, barrel, tlxtb tnd eighth barrels. Geo. W, Wnsor STORE. ESTABLISHED 1859. Geo. "W."Winsor HAIW 0TUBBT, PETKOLElin 4Tr 7 PXALER IM Olb WELL TUBINB AND CASING! ALSO. FORKING 0ARRBL9 k J Attn. 01 VII A 41 r svvsang, clamps, tongs, innis Sucker rods, riveted joint sucker 109 boiler pumps, cistern a well pump8, very Description anpplles ft OIL VLLe TINES II REFINERIES., BEAM GOODS, The Cowing CAS PUMP Locomotive Clinder-lS In. Kxcluslve Agent tar the Oft Ewglons. STEAM & GAS FITTINGS BELTING, PACKING AND HOSB KIRBT'S COMPRESSED BUNGS, H -A. WA.RE, Honse Trimmings, Carpenters' Tools, Drilling and Plain LaldRepe, Oakum, Nails, Axes, Table and Pocket CHI A mn aasortaaeat ef everything la the girisin House Farnlshlnir Goods. VENTILATOB AND Morning: Glor' BASE BLRNEltS. HOME COMPANION. IRON GATEr ana WHBAT SBC' IT" Cook Stoves. Laasp. Lantern; efc ChlaMfT'' Mo. 1 Winter train. Lara OUf NO. 1 REFINED Olfi. CHAMPION CLOTHES WBIKCEtf ItaaaTactarer el TIN. : SHEET IRON COT?0 WARE. SMOKE, STACKS, Hasalrlni; of all kinds don. with neatness i as1 patch. apeolat ettentioa gtvea to Steam and Gas Fitti5? Tin nnil Itenair Shop. Thinking mv friends far their H' J"!?? In tbe past, I respec'lully request a eo." the sauio. . l "Jkir Btwejko.fwrB.