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Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-08-16
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TIME SUBsCRIPTION1 IL SO NEARLY
4 completed that IL Is intended TO close the same
on or before the 18th Of February. e stfsI .pis.T
Subscriptions $780, ooo of which $500 600 purchas-
es the land-to-wit: o. 800 acres. The remaining
$50 900 is the permanent cash working capital Of tho
Company.
Par value Of shares, 800. Lands located on the
Little Kanawha and Elk Rivers. in the counties Of
Gilmer and Braxton in the very heart Of the oil re-
gions of West Virginia. flf vrrn ftnrvJG
Professor Richardson reports: your property Is
the very centre of the West Virginia oil regions. 1t
has numerous oil and gas springs along the banks Of
its streams. one Of which vies with, the famous
Burning Spring itself" dNlGGoN N00Q
Professor Shepherd. of New Haven. Conn.,. re-
ports: "Iconsider u eniinenty Iproducin0 land.
Tho o-bearing shales underlio u ertensiUely, and
to long Lnes OF odr6uretted hydrogen. or Rpnindt
ing gas springs. sops of sOhicA sam burning, as
soeu as tho appearance of oil itself on the surfdce
Of astrdct fully confirms mo IN ais oe1isr. ,
There can 6e odou6t that along your creeks and
tributaries there 10 large eetent Of odtud6Ie oi-
producing territory. The prodi0ious amount of
6itunsinous and camel COAL iron orc. limestone and
fro clays embodied In the nigh hills on tour proper
tv the topsdnd slopes Of tohich are covered aoi an
sptraordsnvry grossh cfsoasto oa6 and osAey 1edey
in6ers. add Immensely to its Oatue."
These yiewsare fully indorscd by the reports Of
the most practical and experienced men from the oil
districts Of both Pennsylvania and Virginia.
Tho Company consider themselves fortunate in
having secured the services of Mr.. Blackwell. a
practical civil engineer. for the general superintend
ency. so well known as the late Chief Engineer and
Superintendent Of the Commissioners Of Wash
ington Heights" New York City.
Arrangements are in rapid progress for the imme-
diate development of the property. on scale com
mensurate with its value and extent.
Subscriptionspaysbl at the time Of subscribing.
or half in cash. the balance In thirty days from
the time of closing the subscription, be made in
person or bylstter at the office Of the undersigned,
No 81 Cedar street. New York; ]. X. D0BSON. No.
a State street, Boston; and JOHN W. STRONG. !.
Detroit. Michigan, where full inform alton can be
obtained. ~,
q JAMES wADSwoRTH & CO.,
. "a No. 81 Cedar street. New York.
N. B. Subscriptions received for the above Com
panyby LEWIS BAKER,
feb6 ~. li - q. .'' Wheeling W. V,
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HOT AIR FURNACES
Pc PETER ri MARTINS d
aa sHlri Patent Improved 2goe OH
Hot Air FlrnaC CeS,
For Wood or Coal.
FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE USE.

IL. ,.,,.,rrrUOM OE, rtxE puJRLIC
iscslled 70 the above EnIp9h;ces' as tpey
The inventor has after years Of experiment. t suc
Furnace NON IN use e. .ass hmons ~ ~ mAH
The small amount of Fuel required to keep II in
operation! -... -. ..,,,l,sd With nure.
Keeping the rooms e9ns.anty stook
out Of door, ~ q. ..o,s,,. ~. oo,fn.m,nt Of
heat in heated walls and not metal nb Rss mn
,asag supply q Which The
great objection TO ordinary Hot AIT Furnaces,
The castings are heavy ana ~ y Ja~rea Of
heat. lu ,lDtgL "a ~. an, n REGTJ-
fartlcuihr n u Mn t;s y,h;ch
LATING h1 sc;sntiSo N @ men 10 be the
''1 1ESST1nEVTR, ssHT SsSlIS MADE.
81 Every Furnace warranted to give entire sat-
isiAo'''Vn' isniAo'''Vn ' ~ NV SlIsS. dHtliHlt t
BY permissiSn. I refer to the following parties
who have the Furnaces ~ user a. o
\: Davey' corner 'onn anu "S'r
b. Roth Co., s., EjchOlas. corner Fourth and
E:ss FVsrS street street Pssr SSS1 Cincinnati
c;nnat;. wv '',I' = .,',.I --''75 A
G.. W Rechtin, Pike street, Cincininau.. -.
Gilmore, Dunlap Co.' bankers' houTtn stree''
! Cipcinnati. s. us,,,3 o.,3 Z, t,.,.....e
CHASER Bro, Fourth street. near Smith, Cincin-
natl. 49,,
william D9ane girciesylt.e es D Nattsr o. Gin
S.NS'ter' VI inc hrir u onl' -'N'''' NSN'
a. Riddle Cincinnati. 9'l 2a9. M, lG.- ~.
cinnaG w,
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natl i.t.t.H pJttTBl lfLLsr. 'Ns Itp tIH'f 9fh
M. N. Megrue, Milford. Ohio. e,u yitrguos1-
Il. 8. Basdel Lawrenceburg, Indiana. Xxx fs
r. Bast Architect Cincinnati. NJIH 'f3n A',
IMr. Moore. Ar6hiteot, Cincinnati. 1"l1 9Gs ir,l
Walter 4 Stewart, Cincinnati. lte l.lujiase4ra
Picket a Son. Cincinnati.
Anderson q Hannaford, Cincinnati.
~ Te0i9g7yJ o--alIUa-N dJp4
The Warm Air Furnace m manufactured for mo by
Petsr Marlin could not easily be excelled, making
the atmosphere hOpleasantas spmmeri Is free from
sniippAoo,Vfs snippAoo, " gao JEMES CHLHOUN Alderman o..
1ath Ward. DAYTON street, Cincinnati.
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al .rar ~ Non,rnl. ~ Rplntsa CHol
MT NofhhN it,ar % onth isaI + II Tr
1A Ho'onDe. ~,
MR.. MARTIN.This Is to certify tnnt We trea tne
Our rooms are amply heated. g,dJe 3. s.lo.
Yours. respectfully, i,ynmpp D.,rr a
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iig from Tho New York Evening Express.l ~
"0ur telegraphic dispatches received to-day from
the Oil Regions, inform US Of the striking of 400
barrel flowing well on Cherry Run. NEAR TEE FRsr
NATIONAL PETROLEUM CoMRANY's PROPERTY
Cherry Run Stocks will be in demand Tomorrow"
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GOOD PROPERTY
tiL.-l.> for any and all persons to hold.
trr.ou. IN. Nav. Yo-.us ,

-aa F[From The New York Herald.l
"News has been received and abundantly con
1rmed from several sources. Of the striking Of
. barrel Well on Cherry Run, above the Reed Wen.
FEW RODS FROM THE PROPERTY or TEE FIRST
NATIONAL PETROLEUM COMPANY"
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little Kanawha \ Elk River y, 81.
PETROEEUMAND MINING CO.
sUBsCRIPTIONsT TO BE CLOSED. y
Cash working Capital. sISO,OOO.

E9YNl1't 1E.E44 GLtlJ.8 WNA
M ,ve, anil, OFFICERs Ion gAlg1Jf>
OLIVER Y. WOOD, President. .i1syk .N,en,
JAMES CRU fkSllANK. Vice President. q,a oa, l
CHARLESJ ]. MARTIN. Treasurer.
JAMES WADSWORTH. Secretary. ct,lui
e. R. BLACKWELL. Consulting Engineer and
/ General Superintendent, 2, ntll}F 4lrrIL
\ ,frKqpe.j TRUSTEES:
PAULyN SP0FF0RD. of Spoford Tileson d
% ,caARIEsJ MARTIN. President Home Hs,rsIIIn In.ur-
ance Co., N. Y. t..,,.,,.
/ Hon. ROGER RAvER1LL, Danbury. Conn. 9'A'
/ Hon. ALBERTZ. CATLIN, Burlington, vt. 'Ql
\ JAMES CRUIKSHANK,b IS Broadway. N. Y.
/ OLIVER E.WOOD. 90 Barclay street. MY. .a.. f,
\ JAMES wADSw ORTIZ. Of James Wadsworth
Co.. 81 Cedar street. N. Y. l,fJ
JOHN W. STRONG. Detroit. Mich.l
EDWARD M. MORGAN, ? Pine street, N. Y.
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IFrom TBa Nou YORK Trihnna.l.

p "THE FIRST NATIONAL is the name Of the Petro-
leuni Company whose prospectus and map are be
fore us. The names which we SEQ among the Di-
rectors are ample recommendations for this Compa-
ny. and sufficient guarantee of It's future manage
men...."
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A- Railroads.
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Gead, Gallon, and at all stations north Of Gallon.
t.ll SECOND TRAIN. gG 5
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THIRD TRAIN. ,,r.. '..
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P. M. Will stop at all stations south Of Shelby, and
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Columbus. November !. 1854.
, 1865-04-04

long tine held it, position and mad two sue
tte First 0nited states, cspt, Lord
and The 1st Fcnnst lranta. drove the enemy
tfong Inc Of infsntEy. and captured about LOO
men During this chaIec several hundred Of the
rebels threw down tkvfr ar1os anu attempted to
Iuth into our lines. CIfor'unatcly tho movement
WHE not cenefHlly observed IN season to prevent a
sollry being opened into them. This caused a
htf,ta,an lo1g e9oaeh Tor Their officers to cover
Gibbs had fs1len back to within one mile of Din
w1Gdfc Court House, and YVES here relieved hY
Capetert'e brigade Of Cusar's diyi.1on. which
wEs eoun strengthened BY the arrival OF Colon.l
time until after ds1k Ca=tar had the fight md he
emmy did not advance 10 hold the ground a slnrIe
rod otter striking his line. When Custar came fo
the front, scene ot The widest excitement nr...
VAILED. cspshart hsd his brigade on the left and
Ienn1neton on The Igat, and before anything to
came swa,mlns out Of tie woods IL
'front.'. as confident Of demolishing
everything before them. Custar and h{a men
Gete received With Cheers. He instantly sct
Carehart's hsnd to playing Hail Columbia ard
' patfot1e pieces. his revived the spirits of
ffem thouBancs Of wearied men. As the enerny
cMred upon the line, G+nera)s Sheridan and Cus-
Ut, WIN the1f staff ualcers, rode along The linn
WIN thelr respective colofs displayed. This
Demons !falion ELECTED renewed enthusiasm along
u whole line, and By the time this vas over j
heavy fire had been oprncd with artillery. accom.
panied II Lords aud Woodruff7s guns. The
enemy charged several times, and ,yefa repuisrd
with Grtat slaughter. Capehart saw ope Of i{s
r eimentk t1he lst Virginia. dashlng on. Nor
1Ga.inE Ga given " order 9e followed, and found
sstad, and others, at the head Of the regiment
Ihe enemy fell hacE hastily before these troons
End Old 4os affmpt to again forcu our 4ine.'
, 1865-04-04

/ 4ne Celebration Of sh,: Ffcto-y-Enr.
| svS,fatny,A sn;,1 t Dispntch 10 Secretary Stnn-
lspecfa! Dispatch 10 the Chicago T1ibune,1
| SPRINGFIELD, April 8, 1866.
| The citizens Of Springfield hare been raupan.
| Win enthusiasm over the glorious news Of the
| capture Of Richmond and Petersburg. Every
church bell in the city toeethr, with Ill the fra
bells were rug merdly for over two hours.
Col. CfoWell, By the order Of the Governor, has
been hi1Dg faute. After the salute the citizens
were Wild with excitement and now Inc
streets are In roar OF perfect ioy
and happiness. The Governor received
the following dispatch from E. H. Stanton this
WASHINGTON, April 8, 1865.
Gov. R. j. Oglesby:
The following telegram from the President an
no1netng , tie evaeuaton Of Petersburg. and prob
so,y O. Richmond, has just been received b this
This morning Sen. Grant reports Petersburg
eyscuatea, md be Is confident Richmond also is.
lie is pushing forward to cut OF If possible the
[s'gned,] A. LINCOLN"
II appeafa ftom dispatch to Gen. Weitze]. fuat
e. elseu oy this department. that our forces IN
1t 1T 61s this morning.
EN- M.srAxros.
10 which the Governor responded as fo1lows:
srR1NaT1KlD, April >, 1865
Hon. E. II. Stanton, Washington, D.. c..
Your dispatch announcing the fall Of Richmond |
and Peters burg, and the tout Of Lees army, has |
electrified onr people. We are firing salutcs over
the restoration Of The Union, and the hearts Of |
our people are throbb1Dg In unison with the re- !
Fefbera1lons OF Gen. Grants tl11ery. God bless
Abraham Lincoln, E. II. Stanton, Z. S, Grant, ". /!
7. Sherman, Phil. Sheridan and o'her soldiers Of
ihe Union. (signed) R. J. Oo1EsBT,
Governor Of Illinois.
The w1t.worn veterans now here are perfectly |
Wild with Iejolslng: Directly atter tho news vas
received all the citzens who had fag lur,e II to
the breeze. The Register office eeemed dilatory,
and squad Of soFdfers visited sald office and 20.
itely invited the prcpnetors to ehouasheir colors
OF courRe they did It.
The Governor has appointed Hon. q. D. Cook
and Col: Benjamin F. Asumgsrtner, Military State |
Agents for this State, nnd has directed them 10
report for duty at eu,h convenient points Tn. tue
Atlantic coast, within reach Of our troops with |
Gen. Sherman, a. will put them tn communication |
With Illinois sold1crs at the earliest possible mo.
nent There appointments are good ones, and It
's expected that much good will be derived BY our
sick and wounded heroes. |
Brig Gen. Green B. Raum Was In the city yes-
lerday: He has been assigned to a command in
Zen asncock's corps, and ordered to report at !
Winchester.
, 1865-04-04
THE HAT EIe As DISASTER
Casualtfes In the Seth Illino1A.

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Trtbnne.J
NEW YonK, April ..
The following is list OF the members of the
66th Illinois picked up at sea by the steamer Gen
efal Sedgwick from the burning steamer General
Lyon.
Michael S. Brockett, Co. F; Geo. ". Williams.
private, Co. G; H. H. Orwunt private, Co. E.
The following names Of members of the 6Gth
Illinois are furnished by surviving comrIdes.
They arc supposed to have been lost:
Qttfers-Ma1or James Fllee. Captain Weber.
Captain Dnnguary, Ieutenant Fl. s. Dunlap, Lieu.
tenant G0rsdlt, Lieutenant Ranking, Lieutenant
Haulheck, Lieutenant Joiner, Lieutenant McKea.
zfe, Lieutenant Jos. Qrizer, Sergeant Jas. Morris.
SeEgranta q. Dillingee, L. Perry, ]. Hellorna.
Alec Graybt}l; Orderly Sergeant E. D. Bunnv :
Corporal Maddox, Corporal 4. Smal1hoQse, Cor.
poral Naltham. Corporal N. s. F. Plummer
Co. R-Jobn F1etde, Jesse Veatch, ,James Street.
Andrew Notions, Frank Sharp. Co. E-Jcob
Strathbern, George Sirathbern, Albert J. Ueuey.
Felix Davis, Marshall Rawlings, Joshua q. Slank
erd, Samuel Mills, D. Mills. John Miles, Calvin
Stevens. Joseph 3: cuttl. John 7. selvidse, Wn.
S;R SJo;;eRh pqdso2, Joseph Psr.y, JssePh Hancock,
Wiley. WilfIed. Matthew Broekett, Matthew
Humphrey. Augustus preesel, David Morgan.
Samnel Williams. Co. E-Hanson Rains, Ro5ers
Evans, Simon Williams, Robert DAVIS, Dayid
Williams, Howell Dohhs, Thomas BurkeIy, rhos.
Hedge; Richard Lark, Roafrt. Branch, Edward
, 1865-04-04

With the left Of the 1st division Of the ID corpa
At this time the 5th was moving its lines furthel
u xSh &c ak d. y oeps
attaek was made with great ,vgor, aud
'es mHnent ps0mzfa aTen to na. sSas;
distance The Sd and 4th brigade Of the Sd d1vi-
sion; whose line had been extended simultaneous
Wh ha Of the h 3D.
q fierce conflict the rebels we're driven back from
the GROUND they had gained. Our linea stlll con-
to Rs s sff
Our line advanced three-f0nrtds Of mile, the
enemy abandoning the line Of earthwoEks after
.ski1@lshins and artillery arc continued until
about six O'Clock. Nothing important occurred
IN front Of our lines after the advance As 1t Is
stated the id and Sd divisions haYe not been en-
skEmishinR has taken pace In front OF this line.
Tie Fifth Corps.
!. 4he Htralds 9Th corps specia: Of the 31st says:
I'VE have he'd severe fighting to-day 0ur losses
lees than co. Il has not becn pitched !i Sa.tle.
ent rather an Irregular contest, ending, however,
II complete and spenD!d suceea 70 on armies
demonstration On our eide, aud not fight uulees
compelled to do so by the enemy. About nine
o'clock General Agres :ent Gen: Winthrop's brig
0ak Road: The whole Of Ayers division, as 11so
GraWtord's, was thrown across what II called Biz
swamp, near Boydtown plank road, and fire mules
from Dnwiddie Court House. General GFif.
s. an,s division @ wss , moved o. this fide Of The
time Ind constructed a temporary ori5ge. The
enemy met Winthrop In large force, succeeded IN
1anklng him, aud breaking hts troops In confu-
sion IT n On Gen: .o9lters bHsade. The zemafnder
cf The second and third divisions, coming to ttcir
111d. I'D. we're also oat1anked b.. the oycrwhelrn-
them. With the incezsant rnttlc Of muskstry
soon mingled the roar Of cannon. The troops
were 1n evident confusion, but as the fact aftsr-
Masd. va; showed through the isut oftheir command
1nE officer The broken column was quickly raj
he'd Gen. Bartlett'e brigade was soon On The
ground and new battle line was formed, batteries
placed IN position: and the work Of driving the
enemy began. The battle that ensurd lasted
three hours. Our men fought their way up the
bill beyond the swamp, drove the enemy from hts
on the crest it the edge Of the woods,
scattered his battle lines. silence bis battery and
ended with the possession OF the Whi,h OaE road.
sixth Corps.
The Mrdld's 9Th corps epecisl Of the 31st SAW
Mot gun has been fred on our front today.
Tonight our pickets are very noisy, and are e.
chsnGipg lesden compliments with the s'rebs.',
firing more frequently tlan wc hare heard them
ior some months"
, 1865-04-04
FROM ST. LOUIS.
Fort Smith, Ark, Reported Captured
BY the Rebelk-Een. Pope,s Trlp-
Further Damage by the Flood,

Especial Dispatch to the Chica.o Trlbune,f
ST. LOUIS, april 3.
report WAS received to-day, but is dfscreditad
at headquarters, that the rebels have attacked and
captured Fort Smith, Ark.
The report Of Gen. Pope's trip to Helons, te1e-
graphed from Cairo. was suppressed here By the
Generals request to prevent information going
ahead ol him f,r the benefit Of the bushwhackcrs.
Gen. P1easanlon is with Pope.
Further damage Is reported from the flood on
the Merimac River. Houses we're carried array.
and cattle drowned. Several persons narrowly
escaped death.
The Radical ticket YVES elected to-day by an
average majority Of 600. The vote was email.
The Workfngmen's ticket carried only one ward,
and was defeated throughout The Radicals made
no effort, and the election was one Of the most
splrftless ever witnessed, as tho result wus FORE
gone cd1clus1on from the beginning.
, 1865-04-04

MONTREAL, April 3.-The river rose several feet
on Saturday, and was piled With ice to gresi
height. One Of the ahoyes cane near striking a
tube Of the Victoria bridge. Yesterday morninr
tha river rose uch higher, floodin: William
Wellington md other stands. Between five and
six In 'he. evening the 1ce shovel again.. The
water washed over the leyelmeut wall, Hoodinp
Commission Street. At about II o'clock 1t rose "a
high "a s. Panl and St. Giles streets The Grand
Trunk Railway trnck between Bonayen.ure and
T. 1nevies is Inundated. The r1vrr rose foot
higher this morning. The inundated parts OF ths
city are covered with RATS formed With scows aud
hoats. 1t present. BY fur the greater part Of tie
, 1865-04-04
4,t.Gt Pr1konerH by Sherid1n-The
lkebe1s FIabked by the 5th Corps-
Tbe Advance ON Ihg S0ufh Side kSnnd d

UEADQCA0TERs aNXT or rue FOTOXAC. ApFif
l.-Mttntt ht:-A courier from Maj. Gen. Sheridan
has just arrived WITH T. The The noat cheering nswz.
Narren's 1ufantry adyanced sFs1nst 1ha cnemr
fhie afternoon, driving them several n.iIes and
capturing 4,0c0 prisoners and q number Of pieces @
,bcy were nanSed bv a nart IT the h;t eorns
VIII b had moved down he Wb,te Oat rosd' II
was here that the large number Of prisoners
alUrr thc Whtte Oak road. md were VIGOROUSLY
pursued BY Gen. Sheridan, Will. EcKinzieb cav
airy from The army Of the Jnmes, Advanced on the
Fork road towards the South Side road, When
the mteseneer left. II was only about three miles
from 1t, md would undoubtedly reach it before
morning. The last great line Of railroad The reb-
about to be severed and 1t ia firmly believed taat
they will immediately leave thefr present nosi.
tons at Petersburg md hchmond. Sharu cau-
nonading IL now going on ntar the center Of lie
line held by The ieit u the 6th corps. - '>
, 1865-04-04

PHILADELPHIA, April 3.-&2, Ids 3u0 worth Of III.
seyen-th!rty loan was taken to-aiav. The larcest
~eetern amount was Sl00, ,019 from Lancaster, r:
and l,473 1ndfvtdua! subscriptions. Jay Cookc q
Co. are meeting with the greatest sueceas viii
this loan.
, 1865-04-04

western end Of the city II inaceexib1e exrept by
noat;;; he Hood Ia caustng the Ezeste.t suffering
MArER-. p. m.-Th= water is now slowly
, 1865-04-04

Another Amnesty Proclamation.
NEW YoRK. April a.-The Htra,d's Washing.
ton special says: ut ls expected that the Presi-
dent, Immediately upon the occupation Of Rich
mond, will Issue new proclamation Of amnesty"
The Cfncfnn nti Election.
c1Sc1SsAr1, April Sat the municipal cleo.
tfon to-day Col: L. 4. Harris, Onion candidate,
wss reelected Mayor
, 1865-04-04

CONFEDERATION ut Morris, Hi.
Monn1s, H., April "a row Of tro-story wood
en- buildings, seVen In number. was burned berc
todny. loes about s., ORC. No insurance. The
roW WIS mostly occulicd BY Ii. b. Atwater, arri,