Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-02-16

10 ARMS. ~ H
vile Guards are requested to meet at
their Annoy, in the city OF Knoxville,
ON Saturday, the 9th Of February, 1861,
for the purpose Of raising volunteers for
the defence Of the State. BY order of
Governor Of the State.
b. A. MATHEWS, o. S.
4. w. BIpLES, Captain.
Upon which the Standard comments
a. follows:
Forward march Fire and fall back
A. we ale little lame we will fall back
nov.
By reference to call published in our
columns, it will be seen that request
is made on the people to volunteer their
services on next Saturday, in defence OF
our country.
Since the call alluded to has been pub.
lished, we are informed that there seems
to be quite desire TO engage in this
lsudabie purpose by many; but owing
to inability and old age, so says rnmor,
some of our patriotic citizens will be COM
PEELED to forego the pleasure OF rendering
their services to the Governor to tight
their brethren OF the South. Well such 10
life. When the men in "Buckram
green come ut your back" Stay them
ike Falstaff Of old did. Go in boys,and
phite. Tender your services while there
is no danger. Perhaps you will never
have 80 good an opportunity OF making
SO cheap display OF bravery, ane OF Of
fering yourselves to defend your State,
when your services are less needed, than
at the time announced in the call alluded
to. But if you are really needed, il your
State has been attacked or invaded, OF
which, as vet, we have no evidence, and
it is rot likely we ever will have, let old
age and the many ailments OF life be
urged as an excuse for not volunteering,
IN order that you may appear brave IN
the eyes OF men. Before you start to the
field OF battle, we suggest that you call
on the tailor and have your breast plates
properly adjusted in your regimentals'
and after the first fire, our word Tor IT,
You will all agree that the tailor knew
best where your hearts were.
| FlghtfuI Accident at an Oil Well.
The Tltusville pa Gazette of last
week gives the following account Of a
singular and frighttul accident that oc-
Cured at one of the oil wells in that
vicinity:
Three men were engaged 10 drilling
for oil with a steam engine and derrick
suddenly the drill entered a vein OF on
with gas 40 strong ~ to immed'etei y til
the derrick and engine house 90 full tina,
It caught from the fire Of the engine,
and, with a very considerable explosion,
set every thing on fire. Two Of the men
were knocked over by the explosion and
fire flashing in their faces.
A rush was made for tie door, and one
escaped with little injury; second ~as
burned considerably, but rushed to the
creek and immediate ly ext'nguisbed the
fire about his person but third, David
Boyd, whose clothes were doubtless
thoroughly saturated with oil, was all on
fire, aud 50 bewidercd that he got en-
tangled IN some brush and could not
make his way to the water, but being
discovered by the more tostuuate ones
he was dragged out OF The brush and
mo the water, where The fire vas at once
rx,ingiishei. This could not be done,
however, until he was burned in q most
shocking manner. His hands were SO
much burned that the nails from all but
three Of his fingers came off, and hi,
head and tace ire. enied fearful sight.
! For some two or three days his life was
lcspaired OF, but as he seems not to have
! inhaled the flame, there is at present u
FAINT hope of his tiaal recovery.
Such explosions Of gas, fired from the
engine. are now becoming quite frequent
and should operate as caution TO par
ties setting their engines too near their
wells.
speech Of the King OF Prussia..A War
like Demonstration.
The recent warIike speech of the new
King to his army officers, which has at
tractcd 50 much attention in Europe, is
couched In these terms:
This is the FIST time that / find my
self in your midst as your military chief
never should have thought that Provi-
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