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The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-05-03
EXPLOSION OF An OIL WE'LL
Terrible Loss of Life 600 Frightful
Scenes 80 Immense Destruction of
Property.

CORRESPONDENCE of the Buffalo Courier.
TIDIoUTE, Pa, April IS.
On the Buchanan Farm, Warren County,
Pennsylvania, seventeen miles from Tidioute,
where large number of oil wells have been
sunk, within the past four months, with
great success, on Wednesday last occurred
one Of the most trightful accidents that it
has ever been the province of a newspap r
to record. The telegraph has furnished a
skeleton of the accident, but the details
have not yet been made public.
A well which had been drilled over two
hundred ieet by Hswley d Merrick, had
struck oil, but the yield being less than
expected, the pumping was abandoned and
drilling recommended. Over one hundred
feet further were drilled, when at half past
five on "Wednesday evening" a sudden rush
OF oil through the five inch and halt
tubing, threw out the drills and gushed up
in the air forty feet above the surface of the
ground. AT the least computation it was
throwing from seventy to one hundred bar
rels an hour Above this mass OF oil, the
gas of benzne rose in cloud, for fifty Or
sixty feet. AS soon as the oil gushed
forth, all the fires of engines in the nei gh-
borhood were Immediately extnguished.
At about half past seven, as large num-
Der of men and boys were around the well
engaged in saving the oil, the gas from the
we'll which had spread in every direction
took fire, from the engine of we'll over
four hundred rods distant, when in second
the whole air was in fame, with a crash
and roar like discharges from a park of
artillery.
As soon as the gas took fire, the head of
the let of oil was in a furious blaze, and
falling like water from fountain over a
space one hundred feet in diameter each
drop came down blazing globe of boiling
oil. Instantly the ground was fame, con-
stantly increased and augmented by the fal.
ling oil. At once scene of indescribable
horror took place. Scores were thrown
fiat, and for distance of twenty feet, and
numbers horribly burned, rushing blazing
from the hell of misfortune, shrieking and
screaming in their anguish.
Just within the circle of the flame could
be seen four bodies boiling in the seething
oil, and one man who had been digging at
a ditch to convey away the oil to lower
part of the ground was killed as he dug,
and could be seen, as be fell over the handle
of the spade, roasting in the fierce element.
Mr.. H. R. Rouse, of the firm of Rouse,
Mitchell and Brown, of the village of En-.
terprse, Warren County, gentleman largely
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-05-03

sissippi Valley can never consent to be ex-
cluded from free access to the ports of the
Atlantic, the Pacific and the Gulf of Maxico
Great applause.
Hence | repeat that am not prepared tC
take up arms or to sanction policy OF ouI
government to take arms to make any war
upon the rights of the Southern States
upon their Institutions; upon their rights
OF persons or property; but, on the con-
trary, would rush to their defence and pro-
tect them from assault but while that is
the case will never cease to urge my coun.
trymen to take arms to fight to the death
in defense of our indefeasible ri hts. Loud
applause. Hence, if war does come, ii
is war of self defence on our part. 1t is
war in defence of our own just rights; in
defence of the government which we have
inherited as priceless legacy from our pa
triotic fathers in defence of those great
rights of freedom of trade, commerce, tram
sit, and intercourse from the centre to the
circumference of our great continent
These are rights We must struggle for AND
never surrender.
have struggled almost against hope to
avert the calamities of war, and to effect a
reunion and reconciliation with our brethren
in the South. yet hope it may be done
but am not able to point out to you how
it may be done. Nothing short OF Provi-
dence can reveal to US the issue of this great
struggle. B!oody-calamitous-I fear i,
will be. May we so conduct it, if COLI.
sim m,,st cOme that we will stand iuStifiaC
in the eyes of Him who knows our hearts
and who will justify our every act. We
must not yield to resentments, nor to the
spirit of vengeance, much less to the desire
for conquest for conquest or ambition.
l see no path OF ambition open in bloody
struggle for triumphs over my countrymen
There is no path of ambition open for mt
in divided country. Hence, whatever WI
may do must be the result of duty, OF con
viction, of patriotic duty-the duty we OWE
to ourselves, to our posterity, and to thu
friends of constitutional liberty and self
government throughout the world. Lou(
applause.
My friends, l can say 10 more. TO dis
cusS these topics is the most painful duty o
my life. 1t is with sad heart-with
grief that l have never before experienced
tnat | have to contemplate this fearfu
struggle; but l believe in my conscience
that it is the duty we owe to ourselves an(
our children, and our God, to protect thi
government, and that flag from every as
sailant, be he who he may. Tremendou
and prolonged applause.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-05-03
The Spirit of the Hour.

The course of Fletcher Webster has been
peculiarly magnanimOus as we'll as patriotic.
He is removed from lucrative Office by the
government on one day, and on the next he
is out with plan to raise regiment to
sustain the government that removed him.
The blood of the patriot grandfather and
the patriot father asserts itself unmistaka.
bly, in the veins of the living DESCENDANT
Boston Transcript.
The Boston Herald says that in one of
the companies attached to the regiment Of
Col. Jones, was newly enlisted recruit, the
eldest son Of widow in one of the country
towns, and who followed her son to the city
to take last look of him until he returns
from the war; She did not come to urge
him to return to his peaceful home and
pursuits, but rather to cheer him with a
mothers blessing. Fearing that her son
might want for money during his absence,
the noble women raised sum of money by
the sale of a COW that she owned, and being
admitted inside the lines just before the
troops left the State House, she pressed the
money upon her boy. 1t is almost needless
to say that her offer was declined, as the
Massachusetts, troops will come to no want.
Such self-devotion and patriotism is worthy
of the mothers OF the Revolution.
At the Boston meeting to summon re.
cruits for Fletcher Webster's regiment, the
following telling incident occurred: The
chairman notified the audience that SUBJ
scriptions would be received, when little
boy promptly came forward and said, "Ihis
as from Stephen Decatur, SIR" 1t proved
to be check for 800. The father stood
by and proved to be blind. He is an officer
Of the navy, who lost bis sight in the SER
vice, and nephew of Commodore Decatur,
of the last war. Nine cheers was given,
which made the halls ring. Five thousand
dollars were Immediately subscribed for the
regiment, which is to leave this week. One
hundred young ladies were making garments
for the men.
The Louisville Journal confesses that
never in any country did the banking insti-
tutions contribute so promptly and abund-
anty for the support of war as the banks
of the East and North are now doing.
Nothing could be stronger evidence of
fearfully aroused spirit among the people.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-05-03
Speech of Stephen A. Douglas
BEFORE THE
ggNBERS OF THE ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE.

agMBERS OF THE ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE.
Ga his way from Washington to Illinois,
Senator DOUGLAS delivered an address be-
fore the Indiana troops and the Legislature
of that State at camp Morton, indianapolis.
He then left Tor Springfield, Ill, where on
the 25th, in const quence OF an invitation
unanimously rendered him by the Legsla-
ture, he delivered the following address,
on the duty of patriots, at the present crisis:
| am not insensible to the patriotic mo-
tives which prompted you to do me the
honor to invite me to address you on this
occasion, upon the mOmentOus issues now
presented of the condition OF our country.
With heart filled with sadness and grief
| comply with your request.
For the first time since the adoption of
the Federal Constitution, wide spread
conspiracy exists to destroy the best gov
ernment the SUI OF heaven ever shed its rays
upon. Applause. Hostile armies are
DOW marching upon the Federal Capitol,
with the view Of planting revolutionary
fac upon its dome, seiziug tue national ar.
cheves, taking captive the President elect
ed by the hands OF the peop,e, lii the hlnds
of secessiOnists and disunlOnlsts. A war of
aggression and Of determination is being
Waged against the government established
by cur fathers. The boast has gone forth
by the Secretary OF War of this revolution
airy government, that on the first day of
May the revolutionary flag shall float from
the walls OF the capitol at Washington, and
that On the 4th day OF July the revolution
airy army shall hold possession of the Hall
of Independence in Washington.
The simple question presented to us is
whether we will wait for the enemy to carry
out his boast OF making war upon our soil,
or whether we will rush as one man to the
defense of the government and its capital,
to defend it from the hands of all assaiIants
who have threatened it. [Great applause
Already the piratical flag has been unfurled
against the commerce OF the United States.
Letters of marque have been issued, appeal.
ing to the pirates of the world to assemble
under that revolutionary flag, and commit
depredatons carried on under the stars and
stripes. Hostile batteries have been planted
upon its batteries custom houses have all
ready oeen estapiisneo; anu we are requlr-
ed now to pay tribute and taxes without
having voice in making the laws, impos-
ing them, or having share in the distribu.
ton of them after they have been collected.
The question is whether this War of aggres.
sion shall proceed and we remain with
folded arms, inactive spectators, or whether
we shall meet the aggressors at the thresh-
hold and turn back the tide.
SO long as there was hope OF peaceful
solution, prayed and implored for compro-
mise. can appeal to my countrymen with
confidence that l have spared no effort,
omitted no opportunity. to adopt a peaceful
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VOL. Xu.-NO. AZ.
THE AMERICAN FLAG.
BY JOSEPH RoDMAN DRAKE.

When Freedom from her mountain height
Unturled her standard to the air,
She tore the azure robe of night,
And set the stars of glory there.
She mingled with its gorgeous dyes
The milky baldrick OF the skies,
Aud striped its pure celestial white
With streakings of the morning light;
Then from his mansion in the sun
She called her eagle-bearer down,
And gave into his mighty hand
The symbol OF her hosen land.
Majestic monarch Of the cloud,
Who rearest alott thy regal form
To hear the tempest trumpings loud,
And see the llghtning-lances driven;
When stride the warriors OF the storm;
And rolls the thunder-drum of heaven
Child of the sun! to thee It's given
To guard the banner of the tree
To hover in the sulphur smoke,
To ward away the battle stroke,
And bid its blendings shine atar,
Like rainbows on the cloud of war;
The harbingers OF victory!
Flag of the brave! thy folds shall fly,
The sign of hope and triumph high;
When speaks the trumpet's signal tone,
And the long line comes cleaning on,
Ere yet the life blood, warm and wet,
Has dimm' d the glistening bayonet,
Each soldiers eye shall brightly turn
To where the sky-born glOres burn,
And as his springlng steps advance
Catch war and vengeance from the glance:
And when the cannon.mOuthings loud
Heave in wild wreaths the battle-shrOud,
And CORY sabers rise and fall
Like shoots OF flame on midnights hall
Then shall thy meteor galce glow,
And covering toes shall sink beneath
Each gallant arm that strikes below
That lovely messenger OF death
Flag of the seas on oceans wave
Thy stars shall glitter DER the brave;
When death careeriDg on the gale,
Sweeps darkly round the belied sail,
And frighted waves rush wildly back
Before the brOadside's Keeling rack,
Each dying wanderer of the sea
Shall look at once TO Heaven and thee,
And smile to see thy splendOrs fly
In triumph Ger his closing eye!
Flag OF the free, hearts hope and home,
By angel hands to valOr given,
Thy stars have lit the welkin dome,
And all thy hues were born in heaven!
Forever float that standard. sheet
Where breathes the foe that falls before us,
With Freedom soil beneath our feet,
And Freedoms banner streaming DER US!
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-10-04
AOnniMistrafOr,s Sale.

TN pursua nee of an order of the Probate
i Court, of Meigs county, o., made on the 31st
day of August, A. ID. 1861, in the case of VIII
liam S. Carr, administrator OF Jacob Dains,
against Alvira Dains and Others the under
signed will, on the Sd day of October, A. D.
1861, at eleven O'Clock A. NJ, On the premises,
offer at public sale, subject to the dover of the
said Alvira Dains the following described real
estate, situate in Meiss county, Ohio, being
part of section No. "a, in town No. and range
No. II, in the Ohio ComPany's Purchase, de-
scribed as follows, to-wit: Beginning at the
southeast corner of said section No. "a; thence
north 10 rods and lG links thence south 81 de-
grees west 80 rods; thence south rods and l6
links; thence east 30 rods to the place of be-
ginning. Also lease, made by Josiah Smith,
to the decedent, to the following tract Of land
in said town and range, and being part ofsec-
tion No. SO, and bounded and described as fol-
lows: Beginning IL rods west from the north
east corner of said section No. 80; thence south
Z rods; thence west rods; thence north rods;
thence east on the north line of said section No.
33, 8 rods to the place of beginning. Said last
tract tosrevert to said Josiah Smith, in case
good saw-mill is not kept on same. Terms of
sale, one half cash on the day of sale, and the
residue in six months from the day of sale,
the last payment to be secured by mortgage on
the premises sold. The deferred payment to
bear interest at the rate of six per cent. Prem
ises appraised, subject to dover, at S250Oe.
WM. S. CARR,
Admir- of Jacob Dains, decd
Sept. 4, 1S61.-36-4t 1915
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Sherif's Sale.

Sherif's Sale.
Francis S. Rathkurn ct al VS.. Coalport Salt Com
pany
pY virtue of three executions to me directed
ID from the Court of Common Pleas of Meigs
County, will offer for sale at the door of the
Courthouse in Pomeroy, at o'clock P. NJ,
On the lst day Of October, 1861,
the following described lands and tenements,
to wit: Situate in Coalport, town lots No. 6, I,
8, 40, and 46 and also that part of lot No.
which lies between the center of small run
and lot No. 6; also lot No. ga; also the half of
lot No 63, lying east of lot No. "a; reserving
the right OF way to the said last mentioned
tract for railway for V. B. Horton; also the
following described lands and tenements, to-
wit: Beginning at the westerly corner of lot
No. GA, in Coalport; thence south 691 deg. west
chains and As links; thence north 39f deg.
west chains and Al links; thence north SO
deg. west one chain and Is links; thence north
10 deg. west chains and 80 links; thence north
16 deg. east chains and 25 links; thence south
Isl deg. east 4 chains and "a links; thence south
26 deg. east chains and so links; thence south
IS deg. east l chain and So links; thence south
lo2 deg. west links, to the place of beginning
containing acres and 45 hundredths, being
part of lot No. sc, in Coalport, whereon the
Coalport Salt Works are situated.
Also, the following described lands and ten
ements; to-wit: Beginning at the northeast
corner of lot No. "a in Coalport; thence 81 feet
on the line of said lot in an eas,erly direction
to stake; thence south 60 deg. west 81 feet to
q stake; thence 80 feet on right angle in a
northerly direction, until it strikes the north
line of said lot No. 65; thence I5I feet along
said line to the place of beginning, containing
28-lO0 square rods. Also tie right of the
landing in front of lots No.'s2, 4, C, 8, and 10;
to be sold as the property of the Coal port Salt
Company, at the suit of Francis S. Rathburn
ct al. Appraised at $4,000. Terms of sale
cash. JJ WHITE. S. NJ
Aug, %, 196l-35-5t 5000
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NOTTCE


d OBERT CANIPBELLis is hereby notified that
LII John NJ. Segrist, on the 2Sth day of Au-
gust, A. d. 1861, filed his petition in the Court
of Common Pleas within and for the County of
Meigs, and State Of Ohio, against the said Rob
ert Campbell and Catharine Campbell, defend
ants, setting forth that the said Robert Camp
bell gave a mortgage, in which the said Catha-
rine joined, to the said John NJ Searist on lot
No. one, in Myers Addition to the village of
Racine in said County OF Meigs to secure the
payment Of five several promissory notes, made
by said Robert Campbell to said John NJ Sc
grist, for $1,000 each, and payable respectively
on the 5th day of March, 1857, 5th day of
March, 1858, 5th day of March, 1859, 5th day
of March, 1860, and 5th day of March, 1861,
with interest from the 5th of March, 1856
That the four notes last referred to are still,
with the interest thereon accrued, wholly un-
paid and that, on the 18th of September, 1858,
there remained due on said aforementioned note,
falling due March 5th, 1857, the sum of $64 90;
and praying that Robert Campbell may pay
said sums of money now claimed to be DUE with
| the interest thereon, or that said premises may
be sold to satisfy the same; and the said Rob-
ert Campbell is notified that he is requested to
appear and answer said petition on or before
the Sd Saturday after the 10th day of October
| next. JOHN NJ. SEGRIST.
| By J. CARTWRIGHT, his Attorney
August 29 186l.-35-6t S525
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HOWARD ASSOCIATION.
PHILADELPHIA.

A Benevolent Institution established by special En-
dewment, for the Relief of the Sick and Distressed
afflicted with Virulent and Epidemic Diseases
and especially for the Cure of Diseases of the Sex
ual Organs.
NTEDICAL ADVICE given gratis, by the Acting
1fl Surgeon. to all who apply by letter, with de
scripton of their condition. (age, occupation, habits
of life, &c } and in cases of extreme poverty, Med
icnes furnished free of charge.
Valuable Reports on Spermatorrh9a, and Other
Diseases of the Sexual Organs, and on the New Rem
edes employed in the Dspensary, sent to the af
ficed in sealed letter envelopes, free of charge
Two or three Stamps for postage will be acceptable
Addre ,s, DR.. J. SKILLIN HOUGHTON. Acting
Surgeon, Howard Association, No. South Ninth
street Philadelphia, Pa. EZRA ID. HEARTWELL,
GEO. FAIRCHILD, Secretary. President
April 10, IS60.-3-I5-1y
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VIM Lyons, Administrator of J. Lyons, deed, v

VIM Lyons, Administrator of J. Lyons, deed, vs.
Abel Chase ct al
pY virtue of an order of sale to me directed
- from the Court of Common Pleas of Meigs
County, will offer for sale, at the door of the
Courthouse in Pomeroy, at 10 clock, A. NJ,
On the 18th dag Of October, 1861,
the following described lands and tenements, to
wit: Situate in said County of Meigs, and
known and described as the northwest quar-
ter of the northwest quarter of section No 8,
town No. 9,and range No. Is of the Ohio Com
pany's Purchase. containing forty acres. To
be sold as the property of Abel Chase at the
suit of VIM. Lyons, Administrator of J. Lyons,
deceased. Appraised at $4,000. Terms of
sails, cash.
J.J. WHITE, S. NJ. C.
SIMPSON & LAsLEY, Attys.
Sept. =, 1S6l.-36-5t $500
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sale OF Real Estate.

ON the 18th day of October, at one O'clock
Meigs County, will be sold to the highest bid
der, the equitable interest of John Sims, dec d
in the following real estate, viz: One undi-
vided seventh part of the north ] of Sec. No.
"a, town 3, range IL, Ohio Company's Pur-
chase, Except 90 acres off the east end of said
lot, subject to the dover of the widow, ap-
praised at S2l4 Terms of sale ! in hand,
| in six months, the residue in twelve months
with interest VIM. RANNELS,
Admir- Of John Sims, decd.
Sept. 18th, 1S61.-38-4t $50
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NOTICE.

DY virtue of an order of sale to me issued
ID out of the Probate Court of Meigs County,
Iswill offer for sale, at the door of the Court
house, in the town of Pomeroy, on the eigh-
teenth day of October, 1861, at 10 o'c.ock A.
NJ of said day, the one-seventh equitable in
terest of Lundy Ruffner, minor, in and to the
following-described land, situate in the County
of Meigs,, to wit: The north half of section "a,
range IL, town 8 in the Ohio Company's Pur-
chase, except fifty acres heretofore sold off of
the east end of eaid half-section to John Cart
wright JAMES W. MCKNIGHT,
H.. Admir- of said Lundy Ruffner.
Sept. %, l86l.-38-4t $50
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PETITION IN ERROR.
Meigs Common Pleas.

n,''',5 nn'' ;; s;n,"' H."", ns's' Common Pleas.
TNHE said William Henry, of the State of
i. Missouri, defendant, will take notice that
on the 21st day of March, A. b. 1861, a petit
ton in error was filed by Elias Romine in the
Court of Common Pleas of said Meigs County,
against the said William Henry, the object and
prayer of which is, that judgment rendered
on the oath day of December, A. D. 1860 by
one Nicholas Stansbury, Justice of the Peace
of Rutland Township, Meigs County, Ohio, in
favor of said Henry and against said Romine,
may be reversed. In which said petition the
following errors are assigned, to wit:
1st. That there was no legal service ofa sum-
mons upon said Romine in said action
2d That said judgment was rendered with
out the appearance of said Elias Romine to said
action.
3D. That said judgment was rendered upon
the pretended confession of an agent of said
Romine in the absence of both plaintiff and de-
fendant.
4th. That said Judgment was rendered in fl
vor of said Henry, when, by law, it ought tc
have been rendered for said Remine
And the said William Henry is notified thai
he is required to appear and answer said petl
tion ON or before the 3lst day of October next
ELIAS ROMINE
By J. Bradbury, his Attorney.
! August &C. l8G1.--35-6t S5.25
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Attachmenf A Nnticc,

DEFORE l. NJ. Gilmore, J. P. of Sutton Tp.,
ID Meigs County, Or. II. Pitcher, plain
tiff against Watson Armstrong, defendant.-On
the 22d day of August, a. D. 1861, said Justice
issued an order Of Attachment in the above az
tion for the sum Of one hundred dollars.
r. II. PITCHER.
Sutton, August %, l961.-36-3ts
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T.. 3. MOORE.

Saddle, Harness and Trunk Manufacturer
Middleport. o.,
II EEPS CONSTANTLY ON HAND, AND
IN will manufacture to order all OF. the vari-
Gus articles usually manufactured in such es-
adjustments. He calls particular attention to
his Harness making, and ''defes the world on
fancy mounted double or single Harness. Do
not fail to give me call, in my shop OF RUs-
land street. at the head of First street; ii HSlts
Building, up stairs. Cash paid for all kinds of
Hides, Skins &C., at the highest market price.
June u, '59-25-1y 30