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PENNSYLVANIA
IMPERIAL OIL COMPANY.
OFFICE, No. l39 S. FIFTH ST., PElLADA.
CAPITAL, 100000 DOLLARS.
10000 SHARES, AT 81 EACH
sUBsCRpTIoE PRICE IS FOR FULL PAID STOCK.
Rescrved Capital, S1oO,ooo.
President,
ALEXANDER X. MCCLURE.
DIRECTORS,
Ak. scctCRE, JOHN N. PoNRRoY,
TuoMAs A. SCOTT, ELISHA W. DAVIS,
d. 4 yACKMAN, PETER d. SMALL,
J. Q. BoMBERGER.
SECRETARY,
JAMES NJ. SELLERS.
TREASURER,
ELISHA w. DAVIS.
This Company has three different tracts of land now
producing OIL and ample revenues to guarantee regular
dividends.
The three tracts with wells them capable OF sx
tensve development and the Company have Ave engines
and the fixtures ready to prosecute the work.
Ithas 100 acres In foo on Allegheny river Immediately
opposite OIL CITY with ITO reds front, and 70 rods
front on Lays Run. This land I worth 100000 ex
elusive Of the oil right.
Ihas 100 acres in fee in the Cherry Run district lmme
dlately adjoining Cherry Run Petroleum Company, and
sases are about to be executed with two strong parties to
sink well, on lease on this tract the Company receive
half the on.
Il, has two tracts OF land on Creek each producing
over ten barrels per day, and tract the Allegheny
river producing barrels Of heavy Oh, worth S2l per
barrel All OF these tracts win DO promptly developed,
and they are weI-testsd oniands.
II is organized on certain basis 10 pay dirtdendi from
tho start Its revenues from OIL alone are more than
hreirs per cent per annum on the capital and new
wells are about to be sunk Lease without cost TO hS
Company, and Onehslf the.proeoed win belongs to h'
Company.
The Company has s25OoOO of its capital in reserve
belonging to the Stockholders and taking it Altogether IL
yeouress for certain doidsrds HOi approached b
any other oil stock nOS ~ he narEa al seSr donbk ~
| OrtgtHal cost.
The officers OF this Company ia prosecute the de-
yeopment Of those lands most etesy, and heyhS
entire confidence that they will yield very large dividends
on the capital stock.
subscriptions win be received at the ocs Of the Com
J pauy. l2-2a-6.
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"A runaway horse in Boston last week dashed
into the side of crowded horse.car, breaking
the side of the car and seriously injuring several
persons.
The people of Ohio arc taking steps for tho
presentation Of testimonial to hajor-General
W. T. Sherman. 1t is proposed to present him a
valuable homestead farm. TIE movement has
it's origin at Lancaster, Ohio, his native city
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pro- S PE C T U S
or rHH
KAEAwHA AMI HUGHES RIVERS
OIL COMPANY,
OTTCE
NO. 2OS -. EOUnru atrcot.
PHILADELPHIA.
Capital Stock, SLooo.oOO.
FREsDEST,
q. A. WALBoRN.
DIRRECroRs,
WA. N. RANDALL, r. RIDGWAY,
WIZ. V. MooRArH, EIIsHA w. DAVIS,
w.H. KENBLB.
TRBAsUpER,
RIDGwAY.
SUBSCRIPTIONS RECEIVED AT THE OFFICE OF
The COMPANY, No. ss s. FOURTH STREET,
ALSO AT No. sos CnEsSUr ST.
Divided into One Hundred Thousand Shares Of
Ten $50 Dollars each, Of which Twenty
Thousand Shares arc set apart to be sold
at g.. so per share, making $4,000
Working Capital, to be expended
In developing the lands and
paying the necessary ex-
peRses Of the
Company.
The property or this Company consists OF the fee simple
and perpetual Of between 1000 aud 100 acres Of land
IN Wood ard WlrI counties, west Virginia.
Nos and are in Zee simple, and contain sbout l7c
acrcs situated at Kanawha station, on the Northwestern
Railroad about 10 miles above HArkerburg, Va, whcr'
he Kanawha river. the PAkorSburg aud sauuton turn
pike and the Northwestern Railroad Company come to
gcther.
Upon this properly Is situated the KanaWha Station o
the Northwestern Railroad Company, which is the most
advantageous point OF shipment for the oil produced in the
region Of the KanawhA and lts tributaries.
Eos Isa tract OF land perpctualy leased from janet
Robinson and contains less than 800 acres, and ad
olnS Nos. ana
Eo.4 Is the celebrated Robinson tract, under perpe
tua lease and contains 32 acres situated in Writ county
about y miles the former tracts the south sid
Of the Hughes river and Its confluence with tho Ka
nAwha and has boring front Rock run VI about tw'
milos.
The royalty to be paid these leases is eighth
the net proceeds Aor the Company being reimbursed 70
EXPENSE and outlay in producing the oil.
AboVe the rASt the KAnawhA, is the celebrated Burn
inr Spring and that the Hughes are many pro
duotye wells.
At the junction OF these two streams will be found tn
best oil producing territory In West Virginia.
The eligible situation or this Land AFFORDS boring terri
tory Oh At Least seven nles the two rivers and the
tributaries. l2-70tuthS-Gt
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THE RAKE
PETROLEUM COMPANY
OF PHILADELPHIA.
CAPITAL, SI,ooo. 900
100000 SHARES, PAR sto
$4,000 Cash Working Capital.
SUBSCRIPTION PRIoB. 80 so.
OFFICEH5.
PRECEDENT
T. rAsKINS DU PUY,
rf'''''n' Of the eS'Svuss Railroad Company.
vISE FnHs,pLSr.
THOMAS d. wArrsoN
or shs Hardware arm Of Frut Co., ro. y. s..,..s,
TREASURER,
SAMUEL WORK,
ofvort Mscoueh o., Bankers, No. &c g. Third s,s..
DInRoToRs.
r. HAsKISs DU FuT,
THOMAS D. WATSON,
Hs. RICHARDS
Of Germantown,
VIM. D. sHERRBRD Insurance Agent.
Or late Dry Goods nrm on 7. way 4 Co.,
Aw. LKtsEHRISG,
Cashier Mauch Chunk Bank.
RDwARD sHrPPEN, ESQ
me property Ofthe Drake Petroleum Company sonssls
o. two tracts Of land q two hundred and any ssvGo
aorSs and one oTvo hundrek and sixty hve Shug
m all hve huRdrsd and twelve acres In fee, on The cad-
vslBranoh fon Greek.
The property has been critically eSsmined by COM
mtes appointed for that purpose, and the teroJ pro
uoVIoSd In Or udgnaut, TO be y equal to that on OF
Cveok along whlOh the largest oil wells ever dSooVoFed
have been foHnd
The lands resemble those on OIL osek in every parou-
lar and X Is believed, nom the large number Of %
springs h close proximity that valuable wells wiz be
opened on both those tracts,
The management have already secured several engine
engaged competent superintendent, with Wow 10
immediate and energetic development.
large portion OF these tracts "a bottom,an admirably
adAptsd for boring.
Several companies organized on lands Immediately
adjoining this territory. which are the Briggs and
Crescent on Companies Of Philadelphia.
In proSSnting the Drake Petroleum Company 10 M
pube the Directors ask that their scheme should bo OK
Gnsd subscriptions made to the Stock In full fith
As 70 ts prss0at and prospective value.
T. HAsKIEs BU PUY, President.
THOMAS d. Watson, yiOo-PIoadent.
SAMUEL WORK, Treasurer
Subscriptions win be received at the BApSins House 81
WORK, MecOUCH CO.,
MN No. SO 5. THIRD Street
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. uvu, a4v-siis.
sacred walls of Sumter. ] am willing aud ready
now, as 1 know my Government always has been,
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AuUtha
are deficient by this number. Every other dis
trict in the State is out OF the draft. The record
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unit.
NJ MONDAY, me 10Th uay o. January next oI the oou-
stTuetion Of thffe or four REVENUE STEAM CUTTERS
(sldo-whesp ior the upper lakes and one for
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York World.
The white, fish trade is growing into an i'm
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-08-04
LErrER FRom Dover.

DOVER august o. loO7.
The Legislature re.assembled last evening
pursuant TO adjournment and alter short
session adjourned without transacting any
business of Importance, until this morning.
On re-assembling this morning, the Com
mittee. appointed by the two houses asked
for further time in which to report, which
was granted, and the General Assembly ad-
turned until afternoon. They met again at
hslf-past three, but the report not being
forthcoming they again adjourned until to-
morrow morning at 10 O'Clock. There are
various reasons assigned as to the cause Of
the delay in coming to some conclusion in
reference to the course to pursue. So far
as l can learn there is disposition on the
part of the Copperheads to do nothing for
the people at all, and yet the leaders cannot
fully make up their minds as to what to adj
wise, hence the delay think, that unless
some great change occurs, which at
this time is not contemplated by those
having means of information on the subject,
that the General Assembly will not appro-
pirate a dollar, nor permit the Council of
your city or the Levy Courts to do So.
Those who desire to avoid the draft, will
therefore have to depend on their own
private purses, and as the time is growing
short they should act promptly in the
premises.
To-day Mr.. Gemmill offered q resolution
in the House, thanking the ladies oil Della
ware, for their noble efforts in behalf Of our
brave soldiers. Mr.. Bewley moved that its
consideration be postponed until eleven o.
clock Tomorrow morning, which was carri-
ed. One would have supposed that reso-
luton Of such a character would have been
adopted by acclamation, but the Copperhead
members have such deep-seated hatred to
every one, who in any manner gives aid to
the government in its efforts to suppress the
rebellion, that they will more than proba-
bly, refuse to give to the patriotic daughters
of Delaware, the need of praise due for their
untiring labors in behalf of our gallant sons
who are fighting the battles OF the country.
Those noble women need not care, how
ever the loyal people OF the country ap-
preciate their acts, the war-worn veterans
remember them with gratitude, ard history
will record their noble deeds, and place
their names high on the scroll of fame, as
among those, who in the hour Of their coun-
try's peril, boldly took their stand on the
side of Union and Liberty. Then, the
Copperhead Legislature of Delaware will
only be remembered to be execrated by
every patriot in the land.
Yours, A.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-08-04
FROM THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-Despatches from hem.
quarters Army Of the Potomac to July 81, 8 +.
NJ, say that the exact losses in ths baitle OF
yesterday have not been officially ascort,ined,
put @ as near as can be judged will foot up about
2,OOO, not including the missing, aud many be-
lleve the hgures will turn out t0 be larger
In the hospitals of the Ninth Corps the First
Division has 20G the Second Diyislon. 307
tue Third Division, 34l the Fourth Division,
lcolored,) G26i besides a large number lying ou
the iield between the nnes WAC cannot be got
off.
Inc Eighteenth Corps lost nearly 800 men
while Turner's Division OF the Tenth Corps had
nearly 400 killed aud wounded.
nag oil truce was sent out to the enemy to.
DAY Tor the purpose of getting the remainder of
the hed, but II was refused, the reason moi
being given.
General Butler also sent flag Of truce from
nus lines To-day, which was likewise refused, III,
onlcer giving no reason except his orders. whicl
Nese premptory' not to except flag Of truce
un1er any circumstances.
They also refuse to exchange papers md iii,
men are SO closely watched BY the.r officers TIM
they have no chance of exchanging, though the
are always willing to do So
tnere must DO some good reason for this, an,
many believe their lines are very weak, Will,
others think they have some extensive move Oh
loot, anu are afraid Of its becoming known to US
The RAID into Pennsylvania may be the reason
and they wish to keep 1t as quiet as possible
All the wounded that have bee brought in ar
ample.
Tho lines Of the two armies are about the sam
as before the battle, and picket firing has bee
constantly kept up since its termination.
Ihe number ofprlsoners captured and brongl
In was 252, the highest rank among them beiu
captain. They are a healthy booking set {
men, but their dress presents the usual dirty an
ragged appearance.
The reports sent yesterday morning that III
colored troops had captured an entire briRao
had no foundation in fact, every prisoner take
having been brought in by white men.
The following officers, mostly captured fro
General Hunters command in the Shenandos
Valley on May 10th, came into our lines yoste
day, having escaped from Lynchburg on Il
lVth, and made their way here
NJ. V. Street, lst New York Cavalry.
J. Ii. Anderson, let New York Cavalry.
II. s. Reader, 5th Virginia (Union) Cavalr
H. Penneman, lst Maryland Infantry.
A FLAG OF TRUCE ALLOWED.
Later advices from headquarters up to Z
clock A. NJ. of August lst, says: "a truce
now prevailing, and party have gone out
bury the dead and bring off the wounded 4
number is reported as being quite large.
+ large nymber of prisoners still remain CO
fined at Lynchburg, and are suffering much frC
want of proper food.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-08-04

dollars with what he had made In the course
Of three or four days he sold again, and in g
week he sold again, and at the end Of which
time he found that he had doubled his money.
He pursued the same course with his two
hundred dollars until gold reached ~ per cent,
when he sold again, his proceeds amounting to
between 800 And $500. This he invested In
mess pork (at Sl5 per barrel, believing there
would be- rs there was, a reaction in gold,
which he sold in the course of a mouth at an adj
vance of 81 per barrel when he made an in
vestment Of one half of his funds in pork, the
other in whisky. But few days ago, when
whisky reached 1880, and pork $50 per barrel,
he sold out aud found that he had sufficient
funds to purchase house on Seventh street, for
which he made 81, 900. Such we know to be the
history of one hundred dollarsin currency since
the war commenced, aud it is in just such o
manner that immense fortunes have been made.
- Cincinnati paper
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-08-04
aug Act

HYDRornoBA.-OHicer wingatc, on Tuesday
morning as'' kilied dog at the corner of Fourth
and Market streets. He wa qupnoqoJ I, bayc
ihe Hy'cphobia, having s.yefa fl, upeu Gm
at the time.
ANOTHER DkLAwAREAS FALLES.-The Gazett,
says we learn with regret that VIM. Mummy al
'hls ci,y, and member of the 18Th Pa. Cavalry
was Killed in a late encounter in the Sbennt,l,,i
Valley. His regiment being engaged IN ihc nj.
tack on the rebel position near Muddv Waisr
Ford, suffered severely in the repulse and subse.
quent retreat to the river. During these mo-
ments OF peril he behaved in II manner that won
the attention of bis superiors But with tbnt
heedessness, incident to the excitement of hattie
and the generous warm-heartedness bv which IL,
was characterized, he failed to take ADVANTAGE of
the avenue OF escape from destruction. whose
embrace secured tue safety of his more fortunate
companions In The confusion and by forsaking
their horses they effected their escane. Ue
however, refused, and while lingering beb;nd an
deayoring to secure the safety of his horse he
was struck BY piece of an exploding shell, and
the entire top portion Of his head crushed Amer
the hre slackened, his comrades with whom he
hau become general layorite, rerrossel aud
found him still alive and conscious. Ncnr him
lay corporal of the same company. cold and
STARK in death, killed by the same destrneiiyc
messenger. lie was perfectly aware of his con.
dition, and made disposition Of his nersonai ar
tecis, gave directions where friends could b,
found in Washington who would transmit the sac
Intelligence to his family, and wrote note TO Mn
mother which will never be seen as the soldier. il
whose care he gave it, was shortly aftergard
killed. lie lived about four hours after beio,
struck, and with the sweet name of nmotber
mother" on his lips, he sank to rest. With III,
aid OF their sAbres his comrades dug rud
( grave, and raped in bis blanket laid him an,
Shenandoah. " 80
:. MONEY AND STOcRs.--R. Il. Robinson & Co
Bahkers, corner of Fourth aud Market street,
, iarnished us with the following quotations, q
= three O'Clock yesterday =
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-08-04
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
U. s. Internal Revenue.
COLLECTOR,s NOTICE

0FFroR OF COLLECTOR or lETERSAL REvRAuE,
Down, Del, August LIST, 1864.
Notice is hereby given that the annual list of
taxes, containing tho taxes on incomes, licenses
carriages, billiard tables, yachts, aud silver plate
for the year 1864, has been received from the As
SCISSOR for this District and will be placed in the
hands Of the Deputy Collectors for collection on
and after Monday, the 22d day of August, A. D.
1864, at such places aud times as shall here
after be designated by the Deputy Collectors,
within their respective divisions as follows, viz
Division No. l. Comprising Brsudywine,
ohristiana, Mill Greek aud Wilmington Hun
dreds in Now Castle County, Jonn p. HilyArd
Deputy Collector, Post Office, Wilmington, Della
ware.
Division No. 2, Comprising White Clay Creek,
Penoader, New Castle, Red Lion, st. Georges.
aud Appoquinimink Hundreds, in New Castle
County, George b Money, Deputy Collector,
Post Office, Delaware City
Division No. 8, Comprising Duck Greek, Little
Creek. and Dover Hundreds, in Kent County.
Matthias Day, Deputy Collector Post Office,
Hazletyille.
Division No. A, Comprising Murierkil,. Mis-
pillion and Milford Hundreds in Kent County.
John F. Clements, Deputy Collector, Post Office,
Camden.
Division No. D, Comprising Cedar Creek. Broad
Greek, Georgetown LeWes and RehoLoth. and
Indian River Hundreds, in Sussex County
Edward NJ Vaughan, Deputy Collector, Pos
Office, Milton.
Division No. 6, Comprising North West Fork
Nanticoke, Little Creek, Broad Creek, Dagsboro
and Baltimore Hundreds, in Sussex County
David W. Moore, Deputy Collector, Post Once
Laurel
II the taxes contained within the said list nr
not paid at the time designated by the aforesai,
Deputy Collectors, ten per centnm will be addel
to oil taxes except the Income tax. upon wbie
five per centum will be added in eli cases.
@ II. D. DAY, Collector,
District of Delaware.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-08-04
THE NEWS.

Hon Edward Everett, who sent a representa-
tive recruit to the field two years ago, has for
Warded q check to Governor Andrew, Of AIassa-
chusetts TO provide another Though our laws |
make one man as good as another and sometimes |
better, here is an unobjeotionable method by.
which one man may prove he is equal to several.
Through July, only six inches Of rain fell in
the northern States this yenr, against eight
thousand five hundred and scventy-nine inches
in the same space Of time last year. 1t more
than fourteen times drier than il was then.
The steamer Henry Ames struck snag on
Saturday, seven miles above st. Louis, and was
sunk. No lives were lost
The Conservatives in North Carolina are re-
ported to have been defeated. Vance is re elect
ed Governor.
The Louisiana Constitutional Convention
adopted, on the 22d ult., the new Constitution,
BY large majority, and will Immediately sub
nit II TO the people.
| J. P. Colby, Of Montpelier, Vermont, takes the
place of Registrar Of the Treasury, vice l., Il.
Chittenden, resigned.
| General Dix is the oldest employed General
now prominently before the public. He was
born 10 New Hampshire 10 1893 Hunter was
born in Washington in 1902; McClernaud in
Kentucky in 1872 Meade in Spain, of Ameri-
can parents, in 1876; Candy in Kentucky in
1917; Butler in New Hampshire in 1913; Hooker
III mhe7hVhhboAtb IN 1olJi sherman IN OhlO IN
1920; Graniin Ohio in 1922 Franklin in Penn
sylvania in 1926 Hancock in the same State
in 1924 Burnside in Indiana in 1924 Sigel iu
Germany in 1924, and Slooum in New York il
1927.
Intelligence from Nassau to the 25th ult sayi
that blOckade-running is not active just now
owing principally to the Wilmington quarantin,
regulations but, in the meantime, the blockade
runners are making extensive preparations fo
the Fall business. More merchants arc cominI
to Nassau, and new steamers are arriving or AZ,
on the way. 1.-TWO large vessels" corretpou
: dent writes, "came in last week, and a dozei
d more are expected. There are ten in port to
e day. Many OF our old ones are running to Bei
muda for the Summer. BY go doing they ayoi
- the quarantine Of Dixie"
y The Memphis Bulletin of the Doth ult. give
0 an account of the destruction of the steame
l. Clara Bell. She was attacked by the rebel
IS there being four companies of the Goth Miehiea
d Infantry on board at the time. Finding thu
# the boat was about to sink and her crew abol
to surrender her, the officers of the reeimei
. ordered the boat to be run on the Aississipl
- shore The soldiers then set her on FIRE 10 pr,
. vent her falling into the hands of the rvbes.
y The Richmond Wing claims a victory for q
- - Early at kearnestown, near Winchester
"a additional dispatch from Early bimself declar
u. that he had driven the Union force over d
y Potomac into Maryland.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-08-04
PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS, II is provided by Section 8, OF
the Act Of Congress, approved July attn,
1864, entitled IAN Act further to regulate
and provide for calling out the national Tor
ces and for other purposes" that all per-
sons in the naval service Of the United
States, who have entered said service during
the present rebellion, who have not been
credited to the quota Of any town district
ward or State, by reason Of their being IN
said service, and not enrolled prior TO
February, oath 1864 shall be enrolled ana
credited TO the quotas of the town, ward,
district or State in which they respectively
reside, upon satisfactory proofof their resi-
dence made to the Secretary OF War"
AND WHEREAS, the Secretary of War has
appointed the Governor OF Delaware, and
Col. N. L. Jeffres, Acting Assistant Pro-
vost Marshal General for the States of Del
aware and Maryland, a Commission to ascer
tain what credits the State Of Delaware anc
the different subdivisions Of the State are
entitled to under the aforesaid act
Now therefore WILLIAM CANNON, Gov
ernor of the State of Delaware, do hereby
call upon the citizens of the said State t
forward to the Secretary Of State at Viii
mington q list of the names Of all person
within their knowledge who have entere'
the naval service aforesaid from the State o
Delaware, since the First day of April, A
D., 1861, together with the age, residences
color, birth. place, date of enlistment, pre-
sent whereabouts. and personal descriptio
Of such persons, ia order that they may b
duly credited to the quota of troops require
of this State or of any subdivision thereo
In testimony whereof have hereunto Sc
49, my hand, and caused the Great Sef
l.. S. of the said State to be affixed Q
t--J Dover, this twenty-sixth day (
July, in the year Of our Lord OF
thousand eight hundred and sixt
four, aud of the Independence
the United States the eighty-nint
WILLIAM CANNON,
By the Governor
SAMUEL Nj. HARRINGTON, Jr.,
Secretary of State.
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