Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-02-16

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ours at Armstrong; Mill was part of Hills
corps, including Malone's veteran brigade.
The rebels as usual had damned Hatcher
Run in several places, making it difficult for
our troops to cross except by dams, upon
which the enemys fire was particularly CON
centrated Notwithstanding this difficulty,
our men managed to get across under protec-
ton Of our artillery, and to drive the enemy
from their works. Prisoners taken said they
were not expecting an attack, now that peace
commissioners had gone over.
WHAT THE ADVANCE HAS GAINED.
New York, Feb. 9-The- -Tribune's special
from the Army of the Potomac says Our gain
by this movement, SO far, is an extension of
our line about five miles southwest of the
Boydtown Plank Road The snow and sleet
storm Of this morning has changed into a
steady, cold rain, which operates against
fighting, but the men are improving the time
in strengthening their new position.
REBEL pEsERTERs.
The reception of the rebel Peace Commits
soners within our lines had the effect to slack
en- up desertions from the enemy. The fail
nre of the Commissioners is already followed
by greater influx Of deserters than ever
They say when they saw the Peace Commits
sioners actually pass the lines, they waited to
see the result. As soon as they saw there was
to be no peace, they started over
LATER
The Tribunes special, of the 9Th, says:-
The new gain of five miles on our left is be-
ing strongly fortified this morning, and will be
held at all hazards This is a magnificent gain
for us, and corresponding loss to the enemy.
The cavalry are still accommodating to the
west and southwest II has been developed
by this movement that Lee had sent several
divisions of his troops against Sherman, thus
materially weakening the lines. Our army
line railroad is to be Immediately pushed out
to Boydtown plank road, and will soon, no
doubt, be connected with the Southside Rail
road. We are within easy artillery range of
the Southside Railroad already.
THE PHILADELPHIA FIRE.
Philadelphia, Feb. Booth Houses of the
Pennsylvania Legislature, to-day, passed the
bill to prohibit the storage of petroleum in
Philadelphia city.
The loss by the fire yesterday is over $780,
900. The loss on coal oil is $4,000 Only
one-third of the total loss is insured Over
100 structures of various kinds were DESTROY
ed. The missing and dead number twenty
persons. Eleven of one family are missing,
who are supposed to be buried in the ruins Of
the house.
coNFLAeRATios in PHILADELPHIA.
Philadelphia; Feb S.-A large fire COM
menced about O'clock this morning, in the
coal oil works on Ninth and Federal streets.
About fifty buildings have been consumed, oc-
cupying two squares on both sides of Ninth
street, besides few on Federal and Wharton
streets. Fifteen lives were lost The streets
were ut the time flooded with snow, water and
oil. The oil ran along the streets in full blaze,
setting fire to lower portions of dwellings,, and
preventing the escape of the inmates Four
children are said to have perished in one
house
SECOND DISPATCH.
Philadelphia, Feb S.--The fire here this
morning originated in Blackburn & Co $ sheds
for storing refined oil in bond. 1000 barrels
have been destroyed 1t was insured, nssstly
in New York. Forty-scvcn dwellings, Hsostly
of three stories, are burned The oil that
escaped from the burning barrels po'pted over
into Ninth street and down to FedesaI, filling
the entire street with lake of fire, snd ignt-
ing the houses on both sides of Ntath street
for two squares, and carrying vast devastation
into Washington, Ellsworth and Federal
streets just above and below Ninth street.
Fully five squares ofhonses, had lhey been
placed in row, were OH fire nj shcc The
scene was one to make the stuatcst heart fail
Men, women and children were litefaly roast
ed alive in the streets. Capt. Joseph H. Ware.
who occupied q dwelling in the vicinity, with
his wife, five daughters and two sons, met
with sad misfortune They all succeeded in
getting into the street lfoa the hsuse; Just as
they left their beds, but thonrtshl to relate,
found themselves in Il htcr of fire The fam.
youngest child, a Leautifal little GIRL in her
arms, and was cndgaIofihg to save her She
fell, when herself; g little child and another
daughter, about - years Of age, We're bufhed
to death in the stFGct, and their bodies We're
so horribly md atilatcd that they can only be
identified by the peculiar circumstances SUI
rounding thcif Capt Wafe and his two SONS
escaped, but three daughters are missing:
Six bodies, i'll all; liate thus far been recov-
cred. Three fthem have been recognized aa
belonging to the Ware family Another Of
the bodies is supposed to be that, Of, James
Gibbons There is also the body Of d boy hot
yet recognized, and that of fireman. 1t is
thought that several other persons have per-
ished, and that there are bodies still under
the ruins,
SUBSTITUTE SwlNDLERs ARRESTED.
New York, Feb. S.-Col Baker, of the Gov
crnment detective service, has arrested in this
vicinity and sent to the Old Capitol Prison, q
bounty brokers and others, who have for eigh.
teen months been defrauding the Government
by enlisting men and aiding them in desert
ing Some of these malefactors have made
fortunes of from $50, 600 to 100000.
GIGANTIC MILITARY FRADs.
The revelations made by Col. Bakers de-
tectives show that large number of the en-
listment eertif Gates have been forged to fill
the quotas of the city and interior towns Col
Baker thinks one-third of the recent credits Of
New York are based on forged certificates o.
enlistments. ...
ohio LEGISLATURE.