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Reeeu, OIL s,rikes and sales.

1t is stated that at Well No. 4, on the
property Of the Cherry Run and Pitts
burg Oil Company, oil has been struck
and in such quantities as to exceed the
most sanguine expectations The well is
now being got ready to pump, and from
present indications It is believed that II
will prove one Of the best in the entire
Cherry Run district 8
An excellent we'll has been struck on
the Heydrick and Haldeman Island, near
M'Clintockville. This well 10 pumping
100 barrels per day. kf
The Star Well property at Walnut
Bend, containing six acres, in fee, has
been sold for the sum of $4,000. This is
q very desira abls location, and sthe cheap.
est piece Of property that has been sold
in the Venango oil region @.sEa
4. and J. Keogh have sold their. vaiua.
BILE property on the Tarr Farm, consisting
of an interest in the Sterling and Smith
and Curwin Wells, for S250,000. besides
reserving some stock
The Morgan County, o., Herald says
We are informed that Psnnock, Ball e.
Co.'S well, 400 feet deep, on Buck Run, is
yielding two barrels per hour, and
they are pumping it day and night
constantly. The Kirkpatrick well near
the town, 10 not yet yielding sufficiently
to justify pumping. 1t Is put down
deeper and q good strike 10 expected
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polluted bt the presence Of the hordes OF
the North, It is but little better than .
barran waste; the property stolen. the
houses burned, and many Of the citizens
murdered. Sons of Virginia, can you
longer idlysstand and see Virginia-our
Vireinia-thus polluted7 Echo answers,
no. We VIII fight thsm as long as there
is man left; We viii feed upon the acorns
of the forest, and fight them.
Mosby having become so intolerably
ANNOYING to the enemy in the Valley,
Gen. Sheridan sent daily large body OF
cavalry to patrol the Shenandoah to pre-
vent Mosby from crossing. He at first
sent from five hundred to thousand;
but, meeting with no resistance for more
than q week. reduced his patrol to from
one hundredkn fifty to two fifty. Hav-
ing allowed them to come sufficiently
often to become little careless, Capt. w.
H. Chapman commanding the battalion
during Col Mosby's visit to yourcity. on
the 18th of December, with one hundred
and twenty-fiv men, crossed the river at
Berrys Ferry, and awaited IN ambush
the usual visit of the Yanks. Soon a
body, of about hundred and fifty made
their appearance. Our prudent and gal
liant officers waited until they were as
near as they wanted them, when they
gave the order TO charge. At the first
yell Of Mosby's boys the Yankees broke
in utter confusion. Capt. Chapman pur,
sued them several miles, killing and
wounding forty, and capturing ffty-ons.
Among the killed was Captain Myers
who was commanding the Fourteenth
Pennsylvania. This was done without
the loss of man OH our side,
ALPiA
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From New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. %, via CAIRO, Dec
3O.-The news of the capture Of Savan
nah caused general rejoicing among
the Union people, and corresponding
depression among the rebels.
Markets considerable excited.
The expedition under Major General
Granger, considerable force, landed at
Pascagoula on the 18th, and pushed rap.
idly on towards Mobile. A brief skirmisb
occurred near Franklin's Greek, the
rebels were quickly routed. Many peo.
pie rejoice at the sight Of the Union
forces The navy rendered valuable as
sistance to the troops in landing. Two
tin-clad gunboats and Eve thousand mi
htia are at Mobile, and it is reported
that strong Union sentiment prevails
there.
A large reflection Of fire was observed
near Mobile on the 18th, supposed to be
caused by burning cotton.
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DISASTER AT SEA.
Loss of the North America,
1877 Persons Lose their Lives
The steamer Nsrth American FOun-
dered ON the 16th-PnrtiaI Lists OF
the Saved and Lost.

The steamer Nsrth American Foun-
dered ON the I8th-PartiaI Lists of
the Saved and Lost.
New YORK, Dec. 30.-The steamer Ar
ago arrived last night with Capt. Marsh
man and AZ persons of the steamer North
America, from New Orleans on the 10th,
foundered at sea. She had 2O3 sick sol.
diers, IL cabin passengers and crew OF
A men. Sixty-two persons were saved
and 81 lost. -
LATER.
The North America left New Orleans
on the 10th of Dec. with two hundred
and three sick soldiers, twelve cabin pas
sengers and crew of forty-four men.
She sprang leak OH the 22d. At 2P. M.
she spoke the bark Mary E. Libby, which
promised to stay and receive everybody
aboard if necessary At 2:30 the water
put the fire out The boats got ready at
800 and started The first boat came
off with the chief engineer and all the
lady passengers Six boat loads were
got aboard The seventh boat left at
dark with the purser, pilot and eight
men, who were supposed to be lost, as
they never reached the bark. The eighth
and last boat, with the Captain and
lst and I'd officers and eight men, left the
North America at 7;31 p NJ. The boats
were hurried aboard OF the bark.
At 6P NJ, it being impossible to return
to the steamer that night, the bark made
sail and proceeded toward the steamer,
her lights being all in sight, distant some
six miles. About A. NJ, her light went
out suddenly and it is supposed she sunk,
At daylight nothing was i'll sight except
water cask. The bark made sail, and
cruised all around until noon, and then
stood on her course
Sixty-nine persons were saved aud lS7
lost Among the lost were Col. Gardiner,
and Lieut. Colonel Horn.
The following are the number of saved
brought here by tho Arago: Mrs. E, Ran
som, of the Sanitary Commissions; Miss
Millie Fowler; Miss Mary Greary; Mrs
John Smith; Miss Jane Welsh, Steward
ess; Capt j. w; Migrath; 25th U. 8. c.;
Hospital Steward g. NJ. Wilson, L. 8 A,
Masters Mate W. H. DinsmOre, U. 3. N;
f. w. Stewart; Co ID llth n, Y Cavalry;
Chas. T. Fowler Co. B, 18th N. Y. Cav;
A. c. Dow, Co A, llth N. Y. Cav; Bailly
Gearr, Co. L, 18th N. Y Cav; John s.
Smith, Co ID, I'd n Y. Cav; NJ. j. Brown,
Co. L, 2d n T. Cav; John Sheppard, Co.
!, I'd n. Y. Cav; Francis Ilmar, Signal
Corps, L. s. A.; Charles B. Wilcox, musi-
elan 9Th n H.; Sergeant E. V Gesser,
with AZ of the officers and crew
Partial list of the lost-W. Osberne,
Co. E., llth n Y cavalry; G. w. Hill,
llth n Y cavalry; JOS. Packard, Co. B.,
do; Chas J. Stinnart, do; Allen Parker,
18th n Y. cavalry; Eleazer Ennis, Co. l,
ILL., cavalry, Jno Melvin; Co. I. 18th N
Y. cavalry VIM w. oliver, Co. NJ, llth
n. Y. cavalry; B. Rundell, Co L., do;
Hapes, Co, L., do Duncombe, Co. L, do.
The Others are not yet known.
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FROM WILMINGTON.
Captures by the Land Forces
Full Details Of the Fighting
The l49d New York Captures Flag
Pond Battery-An Orderly Taken
with Dispatches.
(Press Dispatched


NEW YORK, Dec. 3O-The Times cores
pondent details the operations OF the
land force against Fort Fisher, 1t ap-
pears that the l42d New York first reach
ed shore. They advanced but short
distance, when they charged and carried
Flag Pond Battery, capturing sixty-hve
prisoners. We found in the works one
sixty FOUNDER, which had been dismount.
ed by the feet and great quantity OF
small arms. The garrison surrendered
without firing shot.
A party of two hundred and fifty in,
fantry and cavalry, off to the rear, dis.
psrsed on being fred upon. They then
marched toward Fort Fisher, and soon
actually advanced under cover Of the
guns of that work, and advanced 80 near
the guns that they could not be depressed
to take effect upon them. They charged
a redoubt and captured flag. One Of
their number crept up to an angle Of the
fort, and shot a mounted orderly, just ar
rived with dispatches, and captured his
dispatches and the mule he rode.
Soon afterwards company deployed
to the right and captured over two hun
dred rebels, who were marching down q
road, while in the meantime other regi
ments landed and formed in line, max
ing in all about three thousand out oi
Ave thousand in the expedition. Another
regiment was sent to follow the 142d
but ordered to return after skirmishing o
little with the enemy in the woods, in
the direction of Half Moon battery
These particulars include all that was
accomplished by the land forces
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ars about one thousand man LEFT on shore
BY Gen. nutler's army, who did not get
OF on account of the surf on the beach,
they will be taken of in the morning and
the soldiers wilfthen besent home. In the
bombardment Of the 25th, the firing was
slow for several hours. The enemy had
two guns on the upper battery, and man
aged to strike several vessels, though not
doing much damage.
accompanying the report is q letter
from Gen. Butler with Admiral Portsr's
reply to Gen. Butler. It says, upon land
ing troops and accompanying Gen. Welt.
zsl In q thorough reconnaissance of Fort
Fisher, they we're both of the opinion
that the place could not be carried by as
sault. as it was left substantially unim,
paired by the FIRE from the feet
Nothing but the operations of a regu,
lar siege would serve to reduce the fort.
These were not in accordance with in
structions, and, as the weather came on
unfavorably. General Butler gave orders
for re-embarking. General Buffers en-
gineers sustain the opinion that the fort
was practically uninjured by our bonn.
sbardment of it. Admiral Porte. IN reply
to General Buffers letter. sad he
ordered q large ship to 60 to Beaufort for
l.. - IL L.
continue it. He stated they had COM
menced to fire rapidly, and could keep
all the rebels out of sight until the
troops were within twenty yards of the
fort. He was of the opinion that an as
sault could be successfully made, but
would not wish to place his Judgment in
opposition to that of General Weitzel,
who made a survey of the works.
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EAST TENNESSEE.
The Raid of Gen. Stoneman.
Severe Losses to the Rebels.



NASHVILLE, Dec. 30-Gen. Stoneman,
who arrived in this city last night from
his great raid in East Tenn. and West
Va, furnishes the following account Of
his expedition:
The force consisted of Burbridge's
troops and Gillem's East Tennessee
troops, all under command Of Major Gen.
Stoneman, and left Knoxville on the 18th
inst The movement was unknown to
the rebels, and was not discovered
bythem until after three days At Kings
port, Jones' command was attacked, con-
sisting of Morgan's old command. The
force was killed, scattered and captured
Next the rebel force Of Vaughan was dis
covered at Papertown, near Bristol, try
ing to effect a junction with Breckin-
ridge, at Saltyille. Our forces pursued
him to Marion, where an engagement oc-
Cured, resulting in loss to the rebels OF
all their force and artillery, except about
two hundred, who retreated towards
Lynchhurg, Va.
Breckenridge's command had followed
General Stoneman with the forces OF
Galtner, Crosby, Withers and Boland, Of
Dukes command, who had been on the
frontier of Kentucky.
General Stoneman attacked the force
at Marion and drove them over the
mountains into North Carolina, which
force then attacked the salt works, which
were defended by about seven hundred
men, who were either captured or dis
pefsed
The severe loss to the rebels was the
destruction of the salt works at Saltville
and lead works at Leadville. Both were
rendered valueless,
Our loss was very small, not exceeding
two thousand killed, wounded and miss
ing. Among the killed was Colonel
Boyle, of the 18th Kentucky cavalry.
Our captured rebel prisoners amount to
thirty-four officers and 845 men East
Tennessee is now free.
General Stoneman had possession OF
the rebel telegraph line and held it for
eighteen hours, during which he dis
covered all their plans and movements.
The first train through from Chstta-
nooga arrived this evening Railroad
communication will be regularly kept
The loss by this raid to the rebels is
immense, all the railroad bridges from
New River, Virginia, to the Tennessee
line are destroyed. Thirteen trains with
Locomotives, and several trains and ex-
ira cars without engines. were captured
and destroyed. All depots Of supplies,
the Southwestern Virginia Railroad de-
pot, all fouHdries, mills, factories, store
houses, wagons, ambulances, trains and
turnpike bridges were destroyed. In ad'
dition we captured $500 rounds Of artil,
lery ammunition, 1000 packs of saddles
and large amount of harness and q
great quantity Of small arms. Two
thousand horses and one thousand mules
are among the captures. Two rebel edi
tors and four secession printing presses
were among the captures. The latter
were sent to Parson Brownlow as q
Christmas Gift.
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Porter's Omeial Report.

Admiral POrter's official report Of the
combined land and naval attack OH Fort
Fisher has been received in Washington
Ii is dated Dec Goth
The attack was opened OH the24th with
the Ilonsides and all the heavy vessels
Of the tleet smaller vessels being held III
reserve. Previous to making the attack,
torpedo Oh large scale, sup
posed to contain powder enough to
explode the magazine Of the fort
Was carefully prepared, under com
uapd of Commodore A. c. Rhind
aud exploded under the walls of the fort
Tut without accomplishing any impor-
tant result. The vessels ofthe fleet then
approached and opened fire on the Fort.
As sOon as they opened the hre was 30
severe as to drive the enemy to theiI
bomb proofs, and they replied from only
one or two guns The smaller gun-boats
then took position according to orders,
aud Joined in the fight One hour and
ntteen minutes after the fight began, the
aemy's guns were completely silenced
two magazines were blown up, and sew
eral buildings set Oh fire. Our fire was
then slackened, but still kept up, III
hopes OF attracting attention from the
transports with troops.
During the firing by the fleet, six iOO
pound Parrott guns exploded, on various
vessels killing or wounding forty-four
Officers and mon The transports arrived
Oa the evening OF the oath, and prepara-
lions were made for an assault on the
9th. Seventeen gunboats under Capt.
'essOn were sent to cover the landing OF
uOOps. Other small vessels were after
Ssld sent; and by using their small boats
hoops were rapidly thrown on shore
ile shelling was resumed at Z A. M, on
@ezoth. the firing being quite slow, with
'us design Of amusing the enemy while
wi troops assaulted the fort The point
uiancihg was five miles east of the tort,
A00ut 5000 troops landed and moved
" 10 within 600 yards of Fort Fisher
vAs officer ascended the parapet and
"OOsht away flag A soldier led out q
sO,'e' s killing the orderly riding him,
~ oIought off his dispatches Another
w nls gun into the bomb-proof, and
" OF our men were wounded by our
4 sas. - In the morning, General Weitzel
1 al, word that an assault was impracti-
4 Ana ihe army landed about 2 o'clock,
| ina II emoarked at 5, one brigade stay
/ bv ~ Snore during the night, covered
&s,s NC sunboats sixty-fve rebel sol
and aea surrendered as our troops landed,
small VO more gave themselves up to q
thsl, sl,0ss'""nnOitsring party. The loss Of
A. u i0rce is not stated.
Nnal Porter closed by saying there
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NEW YORK, Dec. 3O-Preparations ere
making to pay suitable honors to the
memory Of Mr. Dayton, whose remains
are to be conveyed to the Mayors room
and there lie in state The formal obse-
quies will take place tomorrow, with q
funeral cortege comprising the military
and an imposing civic procession. Il
viii move to New Jersey, and the body
win be delivered to the authorities o.
that State. 4 salute win b frsd and
the fags on the Government buildinsl
here, and also the flags of the City, VIII
be crossed at half mast.
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News from the South, ]
sources, public and private,|
Iistehce of great despondenc
tent. JEFF. Davis is heartiH
all sides and the misfor1
have oyertaken the Confedd
tributed to him. The bitt<
Georgia and Alabama, towl
federaey is evidently increal
A Plymouth, North Can
says the ram Aibemarie II
part of her casemate and I
bic. The estimated cost
raise and ft her. sa.ss..i
f A French paper says one,
pirates at st. Nazairo 10 tax
ON board, and preparing f.
thought the Minister Of Ma
allow her to leave port. 2
Mace publishes a card, Oh
Coburu in Canada. The OF
ably be accepted. !
1t is thought that Kilpatr
ton is Glenmore, at the jim
Brunswick and Pensacola.
bany and Gulf Railroads,
miles from Savannah.
Deserters from the rebel
rived at New Orleans, sta
rebel General Sterling Price
II in Texas, of disease contr
his late campaign in Missou'
Hoods loss in the camp
Nashville, Is estimated at
twenty-one general officers,
guns. l.
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Pesroieana Excitemens IN

We learn from the New "
eial advertiser, of Wednesday,
the past week it has been did
real petroleum exists In New
the Western slope of the PA
mencing north of Hoboken, al
up as far as Piedmont. 1t isl
this section of the country Il
strata of the oil regions of n
aud the result thus far is, thai
habitants owning property
ton have suddenly been sell
foil fever" and real estate
ter of course, suddenly \
price. .,rrsis .so, .
1t appears that about three
half north of Hoboken therd
spring on the farm of Mr..
which has been used for a
medicinal purposes Many
idents Of New York, who ha|
Of the water of this spring,
Der that, beside a strong TASTE
cited hydrogen, the water al
it a perceptible flavor Of I
decidedly disagreeable to Il
On Friday last a number 9
took occasion to visit Mr. y
aud during the day went :,
and partoOk of the water.
after informed that gentlen,
water gave unmistakable
petroleum, and after furtherl
Of the well there and ther
came to the conclusion that
a larg e coal field, running all
tern slope Of the Palisades, |
A number of excavations
been made, and the first lay
nearly white in color. Mex
is fonnd loose gravelly mari,
green tint, which issaid by
have had experience in boriI
be the very best Indication
tence of petroleum.
Further investigations sr|
the results Of which will be
time.
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THEELING REGISTER,
,.rrRpAY MORNING, DEC. 81, ,ssA


Dayis proclaims, through the
' snond papers, that Bennett @. Bur-
Tho was concerned in the capture OF
Wy "a. On Lake Erie and in the plot for
saIsase of the prisoners at Johnson's
,Iand, ~, is a regularly commissioned ON
of the rebel navy and was sent to
Lake Erie ON duty.
Tho Richmond Enquirer and Era&iss'
that jeff Davis be deposed from the
nsa Of commander in chief and that
O "soral Lee be made geDeralissimo Of all
tbe armed forces of the Coaieaefaey'
The Richmond ScRtisel thinks Hsrdes
.as no halt after leaving Savannah un-
~ M bs reached Coosswatchie where his
n,nications :" with Charleston would
moro secure 1t thinks it probable
,h.t a formidable demonstration against
CHARLESTON will be the probable effect OF
the fall of Savannah
Capt semmes Of the Alabama, arrived
IN Mobile on the 18th. 4,
Breckinridge announces that the dam
ara 70 the salt works can soon be repair
Al hut that many depots and bridges
rs,e destroyed on the Virginia and Ten
pessee railroad
The Richmond Eramiaer confirms the
renorr that Moseby has been seriously, il
not dangerously wounded.
Adyices from Savannah have been re-
ceived up to the 2sth. At that time
heavy firing was heard in the direction
Of Broad river and it was thought an at
,empt was being made to intercept har.
dee
The New York Times furnishes particu-
lars Of the operations of the land forces
in the assault OH Fort Fisher. They cap.
tured about three hundred prisoners
who have arrived at Washington city;)
advanced very close to the walls OF the
Fort and after some skirmishing, re-
turned to the shore and werere-embarked
There was a rumor in Nashville yes
terday morning that Thomas had again
attacked and routed Hood, but it lacks
confirmation. Hood had not yet sue
eeeded in crossing the Tennessee river
and Thomas was, at last accounts, press-
ing him closely.
The steamer North American from New
Orleans for New York, was lost at sea on
the 22d. sho had on board two hundred
and three sick soldiers, twelve cabin
passengers and a crew of forty-four
men. Only sixty-nine persons were
saved, all the remainder being lost.
General StOneman furnishes u report
Of his expedition in East Tennessee and
Southwestern Virginia. The entire Fed
eral loss was aboat two thousand, killed
wounded and missing. Thirty-four rebel
officers and eight hundred and forty five
men were captured. Immense damage
Was inflicted OH the Southwestern Fir-
ginid Railroad and the country through
which the expedition passed.
Gold. at the regular board i'll New
YoIk closed yesterday at 2,27a
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New YORK, Dec 3O.-Gold is advanc-
ing and active The bull operations are
strengthened by the adverse news from
Wilmington, and the buying for rise
has been more active than for several
days past The price opened at 2H, ad-
vanced to go and again declined steady
to 227s.
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Correspondence of the Richmond Enquirer J
EDGE HILL, NEAR UPPERvILLE,
FAUoUIER, Va, Dec 20, 1860 !
The Yankees, after having destroyed
everything in the Valley accessible, made
detour into (Mosby's Confederacy) Fau-
uuier and Loudon This expedition was
commanded by the notorious General
"Fannie" Custer. He crossed the Shen-
andoah on the 25th November, with 5000
men. As soon as across the river they
commenced applying the torch to every
barn, stable, hay and wheat stack found,
likewise driving of the stock of all de-
scription Mosby, of course, was not
idle, but watched them closely, and
pounced upon them whenever an oppOr-
tunity presented itself, killing and cap
turing upward of seventy of the cruel,
inhuman vandals during their stay The
citizens represent them as being the most
inhuman, barbarous, hardened wretches
which have ever passed through that
county.
The walls, tears, and entreaties of
women (as they saw their last morsel of
provision that they had, devoured by the
vretches), were answered only with a
savage oath and scornful laugh. Vir-
ginia! 1t is q beautiful name and we'll ap-
propriated to what was once the fairest
spot upon which the sun has ever shone
her sunny skies and balmy climate, where
the ocean breeze meets, and blends with
the invigorating air which sweeps over
mountain, and forest, and prairie; her
bays, lakes, and glorious rivers; her mag
nifcent mountain ranges, sublime forests
and widely spread and luxuriant plains
nreaent realm to be cultivated by man
such a. few spots on earth can rival, and
and none eurpesA Nature, with prodi-
ssi hand has lsviahea upon Virginia a
Concentration Of her choicest gifts. Vir-
pinia was once the ornament Of the world
Saf nn1 l6fpna fl .sacred soil has been
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General Thomas ~ Pulaski. /.
Press Dispatch.l

NASHVILLE, Dec 30--Gen. Thomas was
at Pulaski last night Our advance were
closely following Hood, who, it is be-
heved, is trying to cross the Tennessee
river. Grayer and steadman are on his
right flank and gunboats are shelling
his pontoons, which he has yet been un-
able to cross upon.
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New YoRK, Dec 30-The Commercials
Washington special says the prisoners
captured at Fort Fisher have arrived in
that city. Many of them are mere boys.
Doubts are expressed lest Mr.. Fessenc
den will extend the time for closing the.
issue of the l0-40 Loan beyond january
7th 8 tftf