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PITI10LF DAILY UKCOIa*tho future than In the fnvertihexcitement of AojnistT f“pltliolc lt;ity, Saturday, .fan. *1.1 end September last. Mom o1! is bdng p odwrnl here now then t or t»f m*. a id the fioillti* » for g«t-- i JR- . W- - * mb' . al.olter from l*ctroliu.' til!/ it to niHrkot aiob ittcr..rendering^« productionaioro VMlnab'o. In vilt; vr of hi! tI»««o Get*, w ■ claim jtor ourjming dry a bright and pe mast ni future.” iI: r PCorrespondence of the Huston Font.i MrA voting gentleman of this cu’v has writ-Jamauy Oth. 1860.Mi/ Dtar Pint:—1 propone to give yon adesultory akotch of the great capital gf litis jKlng»liiii.of rwtroHn.lint wbv dull it 'PHholer* I naid to aft■p. - .vr wten a clever ode to tin* metropolis of oihloni, * from which I am permitted, to make an extract :I• •old IrietuI, a prlt;miucntHaw)or bf thin city,who was Showing me the lions of the townA Yeoman of the “Keystone State”For years had batt’ed ' ard with Fate;\V! «n, sudden’y. to cheer bin loll,The fanner »n u ;k a well ui’ oilAt Pi thole!Dire*ted Stti lnancf*.and (in Pruni gee Oflh« at. ! o» ilou-u!•wit\ call it Piiholz?—a word which has the significance of Pandemonium, withoutbeing half so euplio(doi:«.”• *You are quite right/’ ho answered, “itWeeks roiicd n’ow? wih rpht nw\Aud Others c'uih lo view the p aoo;Tl.«n * t io w it. and LniU a town,VVhi’.te aHu:! h went up aud well- downAt P.lhoie!Sis not u pleasant name; but we haven t hadtitue in cioiii re it. ir, comesenough, from I’itholo Creek, von see; and1naturally„ , T i »juiusl stand an it is until we cun get a belter one- Considering that six months ago there were not a dor.op buildings hero, and that now there are five hundred, 1 *.hink that weA mind t*r more to sec th* spot ’W hen* * ! the wealth of oil wh** got,Now bid (heir heiues 9!ul tnet d* farewell rlheu, kuviu/ iooked. iciurned to t.eliOf Pi thole.Wa*lE x -enaliret lt;rthave done pretty well iu tho w ay of enter-prise.When.■Next came a I!**brt*w merchant here;H hen o “satoon’' and “Lfiger B«tt,!A imw' -4v ,inlt;l a doctor n* xt;VA ndnfeli r ixicu tos»L him textin r it:.ole' prohapurpoN »jus ame» *I imp**rlt;*d, “was the commence-V’»metit of boring for oil in this place.'**Jufct one \ear ago, the present week, tin* first well, the •Cnitcd States.’ began to llow',and^it is now a ‘pumping wadi,* howcvei)at this moment uinid the fbrest of derricksj on mi* yonder, then* in e 32 working wellsof vviiich 1M are flowing Weils, and the le-Atid thlt; n 1h**re mme. tlx* town to hlcis,A primei w tli h.s knowing press; lf«( sme to truth u’.ly r- lt;iurd lUe works of man and his rewardIn l ithoto.t.on dt:i !e*(miiita!inaioder yield their oil to the force of sieamThese average, 1 should say. lbOTf:«*n thentrc* and teftnrss too,v\ ben Mu do' k. Pee n. Murphy, drew ](.iiid crowds to nas*1 ai hmir aw»v.In chcerlUi iniriu vs i;ile they .-iio I’d -layLi IdiLo.c*.} HIUJAn 1 now the cltv motes alon:* fbid*, each per diem*— though you will hearit stuted at a liigher figure—which makes an1-1..in -ii.a.i to great. In m m ■ ak to strcug, Till other e:t e- con t eotnpar^.And tjveiybt dy wuntu a s'aniaggtegate of” !8tib ban*Is a dav. (nlv soVlong ago as last May, three buildings, such us they were complied t^iu town, and lplle was done before the lsl of July; since wkoUvon see what VOU see! Thii t Y-three hotelsi:i Pit hole!I must not forget lo mention tinii * tut\town w! “Klwood (called after the popularbanker of that name) just opfosite the «*ity. where, at li.e “iionta Ibtuse, by iniitatu.nlittle Mot’iithe j-it! s * * lt;ientii*not to uuhiitofi boarding Imust s of all s*nas - of Mr. .^unmer, a genUeman ol i adietan astwocliurclies (Methodist and catholic), j * a» j etr dean stock, 1 had the* pleasure to* ’ l|* - I . .. i I . ... I I . ■lt; i . I . i i l ■ t. i 1 1 i i scu intostores bv the do/»*n, two bunking houses,two theatres and au opera house; plenty of drinking saloons. se\eral ‘Music Hath—m short all tie* tmemnmubatfons a fid Inxurusof an old cil v.?thislt;liue.\ erveleiRtUlv, w.tli as charming a Hi1r*lt; **r~I at tv of men ;iii'l womenone lt;*ould exj ector wuh to meet in i’etro g or yUewh* re.Alav.Yours alwnvs.E A Vltl.EK.ecrcthecn *Ailbut impossiblekw.MM'tllO1 not*lible,merely mere*** /t it W‘W Uue. ncigrlle-:t.1* •Of course.” resumed mv chaperon, “youthe Ordnance Department s..tightare not surptised at the hitii-and-jdaster lookof many ot the buildings. The pt incij alhotels, bowlt;*vef. iiru well built, and the o* stlike the Chase llouse, the Morey House, andus vou leave seen,(th * 1 diiicau I louse, artThew»*ii appointed and well kept.House* e* st. 1 am told. $70,000, ami accommodates 200 people. U i- furnished with «a-IIoitniBi.il Ac* niKXT in Kb MMn.vn—i woMen Ei.ow'n* lt;» Pita rs. — eu «* w(H‘ks agoto destroysoipe shells by sicking them i:i the river.Une or more wagons full wtrlt;*«iepOhrV*i in tue liver at tin* foot of Eighteenth street, « u a sand-bar owned by Mr. IE !f. Allen. A day or two ago these wonsd-ult;se j covered, owing t«» the low condition * t tutliver, by sunn- m n, and i. kon lt;*ut and car-ried and deposited in the eallar lt;*1 a li teto b(cO|li iprovi 1 iollfJ hetls-Tifrom* tlr •*ter tv ihu Wuier and lt;ias (fo|ji}«a- t house on the south side of the d*!at!pvg at it w I! 1:C1CXjKUIsO heuiB*!(lather•y andtoo much,of $1.70* tit foot of T wen tv-fifth stre-t. own* d by tinttie lt;’a-lt; * i i a S't hattioue.m* * iieapor oy aim by), of $1*70 a j oh! (.oiupanv. or !* *! as a !i inonth. flu head clerks, M»*riis. iVnd and t On veslerdav morning, ;0»out ten o lt;I* ^c.f *** i. \t i •.Aldeu, are Doston b*;v*», and accordingly.*( ii i* itt.irji Ui 1 y.'P*a, n* yi no seccuJ birtt!,'tw • * men. named Michael Martin and \\d-I liaiu lb «- w *-re unloading t m -*'* shells.t♦ »♦W ithsaaiges, ('in'**':'.S: •iv\tj\« -i oundor I etwlt;‘en Ins legs—when *ne j have « i t , •jn ordvr to possess uii the taleuls felt;piisitlt;to ‘keep a hotel.“lliii how,” I impure*! of my valnahlt .Jricii.l, -do you uot ud your oil lo muikoiI 'I«- *»o uiva uc-luallj to |o. ots.one paving alm«el 1cut? iWHi ell exploded, set fiie to t m«»ther, aud blew | (’ha* •ii 21Very lubormualy atpi exjcus»vei\ erto; but now we have u railroad just com-j pleted Ida in Olcopobs which will savt* -..—— . — —nn.g! thePnp.\kai.j.lled Mkannks.s. — About fourI pro!Kof teaming, but a wonderfulthing whit will show you, ha* i*eu devi»ed..aud wiuoiiw lit *jun supercede a li otiu*r uoKjos ot conveyance, for the first start of this greatcommodity towards its ultimate destination*►* *ul*rovS*l, to wit., the Tubing Transj oi iaiiou Works (under various incoi poratiofis,) wliich carry tuc t»il in j»ipes to Oieopoiiw, Miib*r harm uu*l Henry Hen*!, a d.sluuce ol six miles, in three tiirt’enmi directions, at a rapid rate and•tV , j | months ago Mi. Lewis Fisher, a fresco pain- wee • f lt;.^a» I ‘4’r w hile engaged at I*is occupation on the port' i.,t*,,i i ceiling of a chinch in C fn*l*ea, accith nfnlly r(f ti ClliSfell from a staging to the ] ew— beneath, ;idistance of iw «*my-i:ve l*s*f. breaking iM*vcrftl ol* his ribs, and recoi\ing serious internal in- was* »i .juries which will disable him for lift*, andForifir.m which he Is now confined to his home. ;f,(\few weeks since the unfortunate man hadurn.abill i-res; ufed io him bv the trusteesiuofthe c! inch for repairing the j ews lt;n winch ; lt;jn»♦ N** W*A]lt;uI au immense sav um lo the?** fellatnounting to the sum Ol $7.Go. andwf*(lirodtici'i'S.i*al(JofThe eiU-like ebaraetcr oi Pithole appearsat I tie “Dailvvery strikingly by a glanci Meuokp,” a sprightly diurnal about tho mzoXWo dt»u!)t if a | ami let ca--e niCiit.mess can be found in the records or any societ v not calling itself Christ la i\.-—Boston■a.-t.i ra iAHerald.a siwar 1 In*of l he of UseY. Sun, Fromrecentcopy 1 le;tru that at “Murphy's Tin Hire lastdrama of the!evening the great sensational•Female Detective* was brought out in an excelleiit maniHT. Ofcourse Miss Denin T fie eases for ihe week emving Hie took the character of D*o ‘Female Detective*Choli.ua in E.\t,i.and.—The F. S. Con- |v nil sit Liverpool, England, under dale of January (, inf nns # Department of State' il:at the chv lera has made frightful progress.dateincreasei JK*rea;cI( *v5, V i * r»r*anoof....... his dispatch, being .ami in ail the various disguises necessary to j l.EH uj on the returns of ti e pr«*vions week.sustain the part displayed tbvse powcru ot j “ * 1 :.........eimitation and that versutiisty of taleutsail* llllTHei I «* p ’/ • * * ** ' * ‘ ....... - - • - IHe reports ti.at tliev are making every el-henwhich has rendered her name Xc., A:c.’Also that M ile Brigiioli, the famousfi.rt jiossihle to r« inove tin* plague hut vvith-8 oliout the slightest uppeamnce of success. Tindisea to he asserts has keen discovered to heaiDanseuse, inis been the unhappy subject ot a scandalous ciicular touching her chastity,i striking analogy to small pox. and manyrIwhich (the circular) created an iinmei sc excitement in the city; after which conn;wjust as in Funs or New York:“Hrrlv-j.i A ti ain.—Considerable public feeling has been evinced in regard to theexperiments in vaccination are being made.vetriA beast in human shape, of English Center. Lvceining Colin tv; this Slate, was triedcus1Nichols-Hriguoii imbroglio, and ail sorts ol•«runmrs have been circulated us to \v tial steps would be taken by the parties.The editor adds, however, (lo a card lrouithe managers.)“Brignoii'srecejition at the theatre laM evening we consider her best answer to tin*on the charge of seducing two of hi- daughters, and attempting to seduce tho t. ml.and was convicted, and sentenced to only ISIt should hav*been for H yeais, if within the provisions ofam*llu*Inrouthft in the j enifentinry.entthe law io iiave given him that length oftime.me:Jcl a.charges against iicr.Toe “XicIiols-Hrignoli imbroglio1* (wliicli sounds delightfully metropolitan aud Ihr-ald-ish) is Uiereforo happily at end.L ndcr tho head of “I'olice,” svo arc* toldthatlt; - A Id WAU 11A A Ci Id 31 Id^i rr.• •h rIO ;It) 1L^. .., ». —... Mrioil■Sunday.—I. Simpson wa* introduced toour•• orthyJhirgtt h oil the Ui a.-,, ol daiiikonno s aud tl^htii g 1 att. e Astor Uoate and U ft his jm's-ence poorer i-y $ 10 that being ti e amount at which r.ia tleiiiupum- ic.es were est :mated.Jatii*» Me Nee ley, for being drunk al the same place was liiied $ 10.in another part of the paper, thereader learns that j“Uiugess Keenan hag issued a p roc lama- JANUARY tion for the suppro-siou of gamhliu^ and dis- ; orderly houses, unlicensed iitpior saloons, etc., and calis upon all good citizens to as-w«v^ wKcxnaumn_L.And15th, lSGdsisi in maiulaiuing tho public security andAlawelluie.*'Fernaps I ought to add, what the Record very properly, fails editorially llt; mention that the Music llalis are supplied with“Fretty Waiter Girls.” Not so manv, in-LIST OF PR I ClSuTh!(deed, us tho 12(H) set down lor New York ina recent official report, but yet something t more than enough, and characterized by the iremarkable j ceilliarity of llieclass-wiamely, that the “Freiiy Waiter Girls ’ are not pretty. In a well written article on the conditionBOARD:Per Iiay,ft 3.00Per Week, Pcrimtnesif, 17.50AifDOThand prospects of the eitv, the editor says, speaking of the Mania of last bail:Per week without room 10.50“There was an unhea thy, feveri-h sort of prosper ity, w i ich tejided io weakei the rea penuaucin-H of the p ace wh ci.it tl d. I ut now we a:e rccuperH-tiii£ and we confident y believe that Spring win vvit-oar on lire recovery, iiudi ers iu ldiLo e iI HAS EI; iasm onietor*
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Pithole City Daily Record
Pithole City, Pennsylvania, US
Sat, Jan 27, 1866
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