Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-03-23
TELEGRA &c,

destructive conhagration began yesterday
evening at Ocean Well, Petroleum Center. Pa
The flames spread rapidly to the oil tanks Of
the Ocean Oil Company, of Philadelphia Five
wells belonging TO Breeder & Myers and
Breeden & Tennent, lessees, were soon en-
yeloped in one huge mass of fame, with no
earthly means OF checking the fearful tide
The fire ragged onward down the run, the flame
and sweeping every object before it, 1t soon
found channel which carried the burning
mass into BiDnehof's run, catching in its
way three refineries, some thirty or morn
buildings, and several wells in the progress of
drilling. In less than fifteen minutes from the
breaking ont of the fire the flame was nearly
one mile in length. The loss is estimated a.
Sl5O,G0. Patterson Dickey with the Ocean
We'll Company are the heaviest losers. Tween
~ thonsand barrels of oil were consumed,
win their tankage, some eighteen engine
houses, derrlcks, engines and the whole para
Enerhalla for sinking wells were destroyed.
Two men are reported as having been burned
seriously, three fatally, and one named Nc
kensle) has died.
The rumor gains strength in Canada that ten
thousand more men will soon be called out by
the government. At Montreal Tuesday a
pohceman fired on some persons, thinking
lhey were FenlaDs. Nobody hurt Though
there is not downright panic there the feel
ing is that the Fenian danger is not over
Some demonstration is looked for from across
the line before long, and in consequence the
volunteering and drilling is uninterrupted
Great enthusiasm is manifested by the forces
The excitement has almost disappeared AT
Montreal, although a few points on the frontier
still keep il up. Volunteers show much en-.
thusiasm in all parts OF Lower Canada, and n
thorough organization is being effected The
Grand Trunk Railroad Company organ lied it,
employees into a defensive corps in all parts
OF Canada. Fully I0,OO0 troops appeared ar
Montreal Monday, on parade. The expense 10
the Canadian Government for defence is now
about S20,GO0 per day. 1t is believed that the
present force will soon be relic we'd by ne W men
10 be called out.
The following are the reasons assigned by
Edward w. Green. the Maiden murderer, in
his petition TO the Supreme Court of Massa-
chusetts, asking for a writ of error: First. That
the court had no power to enter Judgment and
award sentence ofdeath against the defendant
upon plea without the intervention of a iury
second That the plea of the defendant in
legal effect is not such an admission OF guilt
as will support the sentence passed by the
court. Third. II nowhere appears ON record
that the crime for which the defendant has
been sentenced was murder in the first degree
Inc case Is TO be argued before the Supreme
Court
The Flag newspaper Of San Francisco, Cal,
having charged the members of the State
Senate with bribery in the passage of the
special contract vessel act. an investigating
committee was appointed, and ID. o. Mccarthy,
Its editor, was called to tell who was his wit
nesses to sustain the charges. He refused, and
was imprisoned. Aftey lying in prison a
month the Senate has released him, and prom
ised to go with the Investigation. Mccarthy
will, it is stated, produce his witnesses.
The number of vessels now engaged at the
different Southern ports In loading cotton for
Europe, is l3S. of which los are for England
and 80 for France. The exports from New
Orleans the past week Were 15,S 800 bales, the
greatest proportion for Great Britain, and the
balance for France and Spain. The receipts at
all the ports since LIST of September last are put
down at 1850 600 bales.
Secrtary Seward, in reply TO a letter from
VIM. II. knoeffe, of New York, declines TO in-
tervene with Great Britain in the case of Mr.
Gonzales, a subject Of San Salvador who lost
aquantity of Merchandise on board the Ameri-
can bark Golden Rule, burned by the piraie
Alabama. Mr. Seward declines TO intervene
because Gonzales is not an American citizen
nor domiciled in the Inited States.
The steamer General Hooker, on her way
from Charleston to Georgetown, ). c., when
off Sulliyan's Island, Wednesday morning
took fire in her wood-room. She was run
ashore, but entirely destroyed. Three men
and two ladies were drowned. including Miss
Bush who had just come from school at the
North.
The Monday morning express train from
New York, on the Hudson river railroad
when near Fort Washington, ran over a maa
killing him instantly. The same train. when
near Tarrytown, ran into horse and wagon,
man being in the latter. Both man and horse
were killed.
a large and enthusiastic demonstration of
the Fenians took place At Savannah, Georgia,
recently. The State Head Center presided,
and an address was made by Daniel Donovan,
of Boston. A large number of names were
added TO the roll of the Circle, and Irish bonds
taken freely.
The kentucky soldiers convention will meet
at Louisville on the 18th and 18th of April.
Arrangements have been made to bring the
soldiers at half price over the principal roads
All officSrs who served in Kentucky regiments
are cordially invited.
Honolulu dates to the 9th of February have
been received. The eruption OF the great
volcano had ceased.
Several regiments of Fenians are organizing
in Tennessee.