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THE OIL Wells OF se,oto county
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From tte Portsmouth Ohio Tribune.
The oil searchars of Scioto are still at work witEg
full Vigor, and prosecute their operations with
determined energy and perseverance. The pros
poets are 6attering, and if petroleum exists in paw
ing quantities here we have the satisfaction Of
knowing that it will not long remain undiscovered
There are gentlemen from abroad engaged in the
business here, who have visited the noted oil lands
OF Virginia and Pennsylvania yet they consider
the indications in this region more promising than
in any other. First because they believe the yield
will be greater, and the quality vastly superior
tits said that ten barrel well in SGioto would be
fully equal to one Of fifty barrels in the Kanawha
oil lands
Among the first wells bored in scioto was that
ON Bear Creek, by the Voorhies Rock Oil Company
1t is located the Ohio Canal, twelve miles north
of Portsmouth. The depth of it is 376 feet Oil
was struck, but the well was not pumped.
me company iettit for a new location in Adams
county. Their EeW well there on Churn Creek is
bored to the depth Of 52feet The prospects
there are most flattering, and the proprietors are
in high glee. Information from one of them there
to one of them here says that on Friday last a
hand pump was put into it, and the yield in three
hours was between one-half and barrel of oil.
Two OF the company left Immediately for the
s' dggins." ."rssa4-p-
Capt. b1unn's Run, about three miles north OF
Portsmouth, Messrs. Robinson, Hutchins g. Riggs
have been working in the ''0d Salt Well.'' the
original depth of which is three hundred and thirty
three feet. They have opened the ground work to
the rock and are roaming the mouth and preparing
to go beiown Their location is a fine one
and considerable interest attaches to its success
Lands in the country in all directions have been
leased by spectators, and should one of the wells
now in prosecution strike ne yield, the click of
the bore would be heard in fifty more in twenty
four hours after.
The Portsmouth Petroleum Company are Just
about running down bore a few miles above this
latter well, while the Portsmouth Rock Oil Com
pany are already actively engaged on a lease few
miles still further up.
The scioto Furnace Company have made extern.
sive preparations and are working vigorously at
well upon their lands. They have bored down
about one hundred and twenty-five feet and sunk
shaft preparatory to boring with steam engine.
We have given above statement of all the oil
companies in active operation, we believe, at this
time. We await further Developments and are
sanguine of the highest hopes of the searchers
being vet realized
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One of the Paris journals has the following: A
mischievous boy, to plague one of the blind men
who beg on the Pont des Arts, made q hole in a
sou and attached to it a piece of string. He then
dropped the coin into the mendiennt's little cup,
but when the latter, hearing it fall, proceeded to
feel for it, jerked it out. This trick he repeated
five or six times, to the great Indignation of the
blind man, and in vnice of affected compassion
said, 81 have seen with pain the trick which has
been played on you by a mischievous boy, and you
would do well to chastiae him. now see him
coming a'o 6 the bridge, and if you hear anything
fall into your basin, it will be dropped by him."
"Thank you replied the begpar, =" | shall be
prepared for him., and he grasped his walking
stick. Presently a respectable gentleman dropped
q sou into the cup. Up jumped the mendcant,
and crying, "Ah! l have caught you at last i! y
proceeded to belGhor the donor without mercy,
The gentleman, greatly astoni,hcd, cried for help,
and was rescued by the passers by. AS to the
boy, he contrived to get away.
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CAPITAL JoKE-A military company in full uni
sheriff of Worcester county, Md, to capture a
pungy, which was taking oysters against the law.
The company, in batteau, proceeded to the con-
dict. The captain of the pupgy went below and
got out stoVeplpe, mounting 1t cannon style over
lump of charcoal lighted and sparkling. The
moment was critical, with every advantage on the
side of the captain of the pungy, who Strengthened
up, and at arms length prepared to apply the
match. Simultaneously as he thrust the chunk of
fire into the end of the stovepipe the military
jumped overheard, and such a ''sloshng about
and diving was never witnessed in the waters of
Worcester It is needless to add that, while the
military were under water, the captain of the
pungy hoistei sail and bid farewell to the waters
of Maryland, and since this marvellous adventure
the military company aforesaid, for behaving so
CALAMITY, has been called the ''Stoyepipe irwin
cibes.'
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NEW YoRK, April 5.--Fort Lafayette, in the
NarroWs, at the entrance of New York harbor has
been garrisoned.
The soldiers from Governors Island proceeded
to Fort Hamilton to-day, to embark thence for
ports the names Of which have as yet not been as
certained
- There is still great activity at the Brooklyn
Navy Yard and in all the army departments. La
borers are working day and night at the former on
the war vessels.
Special dispatches to the New York journals are
contradictory and indefinite, but point to collec
ton of the revenue in the Southern ports by the
Federal Government
Fears Of Collision at Forts Sumter and Pickens
WASHINGTON, April 4.--Fears are expressed in
political circles that q collision at Forts Pickens
and Sumter is likely to take place.
Final Adjournment Of the Virginia Convention.
RicrNoSD, April 4.-The Virginia State Con
yenton adjourned to-day, after passing a resolu-
ton declaring the Of the forts simply to protect
the country against foreign invasion. The vote on
the above resolution stond: ayes 68, nays 81.
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& GOOD PROPOSITION.

A suggestion was made some time ago by the
New York Tribune, that the free negroes Of the
North be armed and sent down here for the subju-
CATION of the Southern people. Whereupon a cor
respondent Of the Charleston Mercury makes the
following excellent proposition:
10 the Editor OF the Charleston Nercu1y-In
your paper Of this morning lsee proposition from
the New York Tribune, to arm the free negroes at
the North to fight against US in case of civil war.
We would desire no better fun, and could make it
profitable at the same time for by Offering re-
ward for every one taken alive, and then make
slaves OF them, we could supply our cotton and rice
fields with large amount of the much needed
labor at trling cost in a very short time, and in
way, too that would not shock Northern philan-
thropy SO severely. have no doubt the Yankees
will find it more profitable to themselves to catch
negroes on the spot and sell them to US, than to
send all the way to the coast of Africa as they now
do. II Greeley could be captured also, and made a
driver over his sable brothers, the picture would
be complete. \ PLANTER.
Here, it will be seen, is the source of a new sup
ply Of labor for the Southern cotton fields, if Gree
leys warlike suggestion should be adopted. There
are several hundred thousand free negroes and es-
capped slaves in the North most Of whom are living
in starvation and wretchedness, whose appropriate
place is on the plantations Of the South; and if
they sent down here to fight US, it will be the
simplest and easiest thing in the world to make
captives of them, and retain them in the climate
which suits them, and put them in the position for
which they were designed by nature. They would
be all the happier and better for it, and the North
would get clear Of the expense of supporting them.
As the above writer says, we do not see why the
North should not just as well consent to this as to
send their ships TO Africa to bring us slaves, as
they now do, The idea, however, of making Gree
ley 'driYer" of gang of field hands, we decidedly
object to. We doubt not, Horace would be so
strict and cruel with them that half Of them would
be runaways before the end of the year.
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Rhenish wine, as is well known, is justly re-
4oWnea, paEt1entatly tllHI Known oy the tame OF
1924, the period at which the lordshp of Johanis-
berg which is now the property of the Metternich
family, belonged to the clerical princes of Fulda.
One of the latter in that year forgot to give his a-
thoFizaton Of the vintage, and when this forgeful-
uess WAS repaired the grapes were halt rotten on
the vines TO the great surprise Of the vintagers,
the grapes which were apparently i'll the worst
state produced the finest wine. Since that time
the vintage of ,Johanishcrg is postponed to the
latest possible period Those which are slightly
decayed continue to produce the wine of the finest
quality which is called the Poteutates wine, it
is only princes who can have it in their cellars on
account Of It's high price.
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VOLUME XIV.

pilot, and allowed Laura to reach the quarter mile
ahead OF him, whistle was debating with Magenta.
Ihe tete-atete was decidedly sociable between
THESE three, in the far side of this mile. Laura,
however, quit pleasure for business, and did her
best to run away. Whilst Magenta and Exchequer
continued their sociabity, both discovered that
they were chatting too much, and of they went
mad]y after their leader each now looking out
for Mol. Laura was ahead Neil was behind !;
and lively was the struggle between Exchequer
and Magenta for the second place. A blanket
would have covered these two as they came round
for the home run, with Laurais tail switching the
dust away from their noses. As they came home,
in the sunshine and DUST it was all chaos as to the
issue. But as they neared the stand, it was dis
tinctly discernible that there was a fnaA and des
perate struggle between Laura and Magenta.
Laura had the inside; Magenta had the outside;
the excitement was tremendous. AS they got
still nearer, it could be seen that Magenta's nose
was at Laura's flank from this moment, Magenta's
gain could be seen at every jump. On they came,
the multitude getting wilder and wilder; aad as
the two passed under the string, a wild shout was
raised. Some shouted for Laura; some shouted
for Magenta; third part Of the crowd shouted
not at all, for they looked upon it as dead heat,
The indecsion of tie multitude was wild and
boisterous enough. 50 confident were different
persons in their opposing ideas as to which was
winner, and SO confident were other persons thatit
was dead heat, that all had to stop their chatter
ing and await the decision of the judges. So high
the excitement, and conflicting the opinions,
that fresh bets were made as to what the judges
would decide. When it was called out at last from
the judges stand that Magenta was winner, a
rousHg shout went up from the fielders, whilst
Laura's hackers contented themselves with giving
up the "sponducs,n and quietly expressing the
opinion that Magenta didn't win by more than an
eighth of an inch, any how. 1t was the closest
thing ever are saw, sure and it was the more ex-
citing that it was only single dash Of two miles,
suMMARY:
MErAiHE CoURsE, New Orean April ), lS6-Firtt T7uce
IIeafs Of one mile, for Club rurse o. $40.
j. 2. vairins tI. G. Moores +. El2riId by Texng-
Ion dam By imp. Glencoe; 3 o...,..-.s:..........
wn. ]. Minors eli. +. Regra by Brown Dick, out of
A. K Kfcis ,tHi i5p B. c BY toclwci dam iy ane
Time: 1454-1:4G4
SAME nAYsceoa1 RaoesingIc dash Of two miles, for
4. k RrharIs r. g. sanndersy f. uoaet1. by York
j. T. Faigin CT. g. Moore } b. t. Fafri$ by Lexing
ton dam hF imp MagIage; A y. o.......,-.-..-.-..
j. + W d swe'a ch h. ftc1eqnsf by keYenne, ont Of
). 1l'nos Is. u. H'1 :. G Mi Roliason BY Wag.
Time: 1st mile, las; I'd mile, l:484-3:364
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gotal SNtelIiqeNrs.

GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL, FOURTH DISTRICT.
Yesterday we had the pleasure of attending the
examination of the French classes in this school.
Madame Bernos has proven herself, this year as
IN other years, an accomplished teacher of this diff
hcnlt language. The young ladies eyinced thor
ough knowledge of its grammatical construction.
The pronunciation Of many of the pupils was per-
feet.
We were particularly pleased with the compost
tons, VIZ; La matinee du Sabbat," by Miss Lou
ise Bossat; 8" LIE monde estune scene de plaisir ct
de progress" by Miss Gertrude Cornelius. These
compositions and the dialogues gave ample proof
that these young ladies' have greatly profted by
the instructions of their talented teacher.
On Monday next the Boys High School exam
nation begins
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SSoW AT ST. JOHN, N. B.--The following extract
from letter from ST. John, N. B., dated March "a,
shows that our colonial neighbors have had
liberal supply of snow:
We have had the most fearful snow storm ever
experienced in this colony since its settlement.
There is now at least seven feet of snow on the
level, and more probably it will average eight.
All communication with the country is cut of.
Five mails from Boston are now due and two or
three days may elapse before We get them My
letter to Fredericton has not reached there, al
though tho sixth day on the way. SThis is a mail
route of eleven hours. In the streets Of this city
the snow is twelve to fifteen feet deep and photo
gFaphsts were occupied yesterday il getting the
extraordinary scenes.
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Brigham Young on SecessIOns


Utah correspondent OF the N I. Herald
writes:
We have nublished the breatbinrs murm,rpos
threats consolatinns and nrognosficatinns of H.
leading men of all sections narties and nolitical
craads m tha etatn of Tho nation prntbar Rio'
ham The head chief nresident and nrnnhet of tbn
Mormons only remained In hn heard fran, At
lenoth We hear fran him in his hannest stvln fraa
ron amhimnitv and huoved m yith nn6rnr cnn. ~
fdence in fha 3scendancy of lis own nati3naI star
last sunday Brother Brigham delivered bis
great sneech on the state of The nation, The Ta.
bernacie was crowdea. and hundreds were forced
to Leave. unable TO rel even standing Dlace nndpr
the shelter of the outer roof Brigham in referring
to the national crisis stated that were he alive Ioa
smith conld save the Union. he then referrpd 10
To the isinteoration Of the States and cont;nnad
" Some have innuired-. viii thew match M The
old parmentu LIT them apnlv their new rlnth if
thew nlense Mr. Crittendnn has renortaA a natch
tn mt an the old parmpnt. let tbern nr il on and
The rent viii be made worse Let tbem remain as
tbev are. and ihe garment is worn ont Il the
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-04-06
NUMBER 90
a HUNDRED YEARS AGO.

Where are the birds that sweetly sang
A hundred years ago?
The flowers that all in beauty sprang
A hundred years ago?
The lip that smiled,
The eyes that wiN
in flashes ahone
Soft eyes upon $e5
Where O where, are the lips and eyes,
The Dtaiden's smiles, the lovers sighs,
That were 80 long ago?
Who peop1ed all the cityts streets
A hundred years ago?
who filled Che church, with faces meek,
A hundred years ago2
$3.50. The sneering tale
Of SISTERS fraiI,
The plot that worked
Anotlerfs hurt
where, 0 where are the plots and sneers,
Lhe poor mans Ispes the rich zaan,s fears
That were SO isng ago2
Where are the graves where dead 7sen slept
hundred years ago2
Whn,- whilst living, oft-times wept,
n hundred years ego?
By other men,
cI They knew not then,
Their lands are silled
Their homes are aiied--
Yet Nature then was just IS gay,
and bright the sun shone as to-day,
A hundred years ago.
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EHoteI Arr,vats Kesterda 3. q.

ST. CHARLES HorEL.-F Ross, Ala 3 ,l Boone,
Leay and daughter, Berry La;J + Parrisl,, a
rick, G R King, G SparIes, La; Mrs Hopper,
Mrs Houston, Texas; Major Notion, La; z @ 3aiey-s
ers, La; Fl Colomb. La; " Fl Fischer, Ga; & s.
Mo, Al Hopper, Miss; Mis-. 3 Riagier. l.a; \
Lille, Miss; ii D Wyatt, w G Hnlt, Miss Jos B
Bachelor, N G; G Butler, Ga; ] Gbanpress, A
Carroway, Miss; B Barrow, La; Maier$ seag, Miss
Seay, Ala; H Robertson, La; Fl Wilson. Miss W
Williams, La; Capt Jno @ Booth, @ 3 a; Ghas J Il
Smith, Miss.
Cry HoTEL.-J Montgomery. E j Young, u
] Baesseau, W Ridgil, Ia; A J Goodwin, Ala;
and lady, La; Jas Pogue, d N Moore, L J. Smith,
Miss " N BIackman, Texas; J Clifford Ky; Miss
Ridg La: A Addison Miss Peters, Ark Mrs
Jones, W Wright, G r Gilbert, Ark; j A Har-
Weatherhead VIM Weatherhead Ark; 7 sHhit-
taker, Turnipseed, j Fl Battle, Texas; S D.Ghap-z
man, La; H Herrington Ga: J MsFsean,s Aia
Col s Z oatter,J j D Ryan. Miss; Il j Huuek. Tenn;
j Mahry, A G Murphy, 81 Ridle, w L Hiekle, J 81
Ragsaae, Miss; BJones. Texas, s. Is fftpia, Teys
w Chappe, Mrs Makely, n Austin, R S yelling
ham, Ihos Weugham ,Ino Powers, 5Tlaaas; z T
Moss, Mo; E soran, Ma;Y k Eagson, W W
Powers, j Morgan, Ala; q H Moses Afk; VIM
Shelter La: Denniston Fraakltn;.J VI Legstte,
Ala; D Nicholson, r A Miskeli; HRg lewis, Jas
Brown, Miss; W Faik. ~
ST. JAMES HoTEL.-J r Bray, az ehnston, p
I. Catching Ark; Fl E LAWRENCE Las ? B Dem,
s G; A NJ Penn, La; Dr Holinay, G L Rallings,
Thos Powell, Miss; Z B GoghoFses N q, @ W Nor
| ton, Thns Shaskleford, Miss; lps Howard K RAMS
| ly X Kennedy. j Turner kgSsJEJ awsiy. Texas,
| G w Badger, w strong, la; L sssift, Eta; ] d
Cherry, Arb; A Greene. Lg,; HIsaahhurn, I4as ] e
Hussy, N Howard, Ark
| ST. LOUIS HoTRI..-Gcat Chase e rareaad, Fla;
/ J Dix, Ia; W g LaWess In; 2 es Mcguire, Geo "
/ Russell, Mrs NJ Russell, Ala; .saeob Sehtater, Mrs
Z Dupny,J 3 BALattheRs, ias Il Daniels, Mrs Ashley
| Miss; n Nair. Fls$.S T Ware. I'll 3 hes, fe1as
/ R9bertson and lady Eenns 81 Savage, Miss; G v
/ PAiilips, " LshslsNr, a S f.awes, LII
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RECoGNIrIoN OF THE SOUTHERN CoSFEDEBACY.--
In an editorial of the London News Zone of the
most violent of transatlantic Abolition iournals)
we find the following:
Mr.. Gregory has given notice that on an early
day he will call the attention Of her Maesty's Gov
erhment to the eXpedency of a prompt rocogn
ton of the Southern Confcdaracy of America
There is no occasion for Mr.. Gregory or any one
else to be anxious to get onr Government to ac
knomledge the so-called Southern Coufederacy of
American States. The practice of the British Gov
ernment in such cases is firmly established and
well understood viz: to recognize all de tdcto GOV
ernments, irrespective Of opinions, origin, or any
circumstance but the fact of being the actually
established ruling power. If ever, and whenever
that happens with the Southern States which now
profess to be confederacy, there can be no doubt
about their being recognized by all the European
Powers, and by England with the utmost certainty
and distnGtness But the case has not yet rea ehed
this stage, and is very far from reaching it, The
secession leaders, who have assumed office do not
pretend to be more than a provisional body; no
appeal has been made to the people of their
States; none Of the constitutional conditions OF re-
puhlcannrga have as yet been complied
with; and none of the anteoedents which were
specified by the founders of the republic as justify
ing rebellion have occurred.
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Anelttorney having diedin poor circumstances.
one Jf his friends observed that he had LETT batfsW
elects. 9 phatis not much TO be wondered at,n
said another, for he had bn5 Few oauses.3
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FROM NORTH LoUISIANA.-The Caddo Gazette I

FROM North LoUIs1ANA.-The Caddo Gazette Of
Saturday last has the following:
The spring has been very favorable for the
planting community. The preparations for the
next crop have been thorough and the greatest ac-
tiVity has been displayed on the plantations. The
weather has been warm during the past week and
vegetation has advanced rapidly. On Monday
night there was very heavy rain, which was ae-
ceptabe, followed by clear, pleasant weather.
TIE elongated countenaEGes of our people are
gradually assuming a cheerful appearance. The
prospects for good crop are becoming more fiat
teriug, and we may anticipate better times next
fall.
Mr.. Thom1s Hearne, a most estirabe citizen of
this parish, died on Thursday last from Injuries re-
ceived from burning tree which fell upon him.
He was hunting turkeys few nights since in COM
pany with his ntiBhbors, and the party kindled
ire against a tree and laid down to sleep until
morning. They were aroused by the falling tree
and Mr.. Hearne in attempting to escape was
crushed into the fire. Before he could be extriea
ted from his horrible position, he had sustained
such mortal injury that he died painful and lin
gerng death.
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A man, bnasting in a ehnpany of ladies Shat he
had q very luSIrious head OF hair, lady present
remarked, that was SlsogetAeE oW4ag 70 taa p.el-
lowness Of the soil,
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Two men, strangers to each other met one day,
and spoke to each other in mistake. One of them
happening to be an lrishman, made an apology in
this manner: "Oh, gorra, ills all q mistake !! ]
thought it was you and you thought it was NE, but
it's nathur of US ~
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aa~D Dr.. aiAanlsa e. 6eils, Dentist. No. I5a
earaittEea Atefe aFonee Rarnnne, Naworlsans
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How to tell when the honey moon is past-when
man kisses his wife as he would take pills.
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ADMIRAL SIR THOMAS Horsos.-Hs was tail
or's apprentice, but ran away and became a com
mon sailor on board man-of-war that was crus-
ing near the island. A story is told that shortly
after his joining the ship, an engagement taking
place, and the boy hearing that the battle must
last till the white rag at the enemys masthead was
struck, climbed up the rigging of his own ship,
made his way to that of the enemy, and shrouded
by the smoke, tore down the flag and returned in
triumph to the deck. The enemy, on noticing the
loss, were thrown into confusion which was in
creased by the triumphant shouts of the British
sailors, who speedily secured the victory. The
commander, struck with the courage aud decision
exhibited by the runaway apprentice, promoted
him forthwith. He became admiral in 1882
aud was neknamed "Admral Snip.n In 1902, in
the ship Torbay, alone aad unsupported, amid
fea denteT from the French and Spanish ships he
broke the famous Vigo boom. On this occasion,
fre-ship was sent against him, but having been
prepared hastily, many barrels of snuff had been
left on board which, when she blew up smothered
the flames and saved the gallant admiral. On re-
turning home from this exploit, he was knighted,
and retired from the service.
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Inc alarm at 6 O'Clock last evening was caused
by the burning out of foul chimney at the corner
OF common and Baronne streets. The smoke
caused great alarm, and a prodigious but useless
rush Of the fremen.
Another alarm, at quarter to in the evening,
was caused by the explosion of camphene lamp
IN Sullvans sailor boarding house. on Leyee street,
below Marigny, Third District. Mr.. Sullivan, drop
camnenp and nj