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DESCRIPTIVE CIRCULAR
OF TnE
HOPEWELL OIL COMPANY.
Capital.—s2oo,ooo. Shares.—2oo,oo6. Par Value, SI.OO.
Hon. JOHN ROWE, President.
J. SIMPSON AFRICA, Secretary and Treasurer.
DIRECTORS:
W. S. FLETCHER, McConnellsburg, Pa.
Jons ROWE. flreencastle, Pa.
F. BENEDICT, Bedford, Pa.
J. H. SEYMOUR, Ilagerstown, Md.
J. C. EvRiinART, Martin.-bnrg, Pa.
Jons J. SCHEI.L, Somerset, Pa.
C. P. RAMKDEI.L, Oil City, Pa.
The property of this Company consists of 2lio acres of
land, in fee simple, situated on the west side of the Alle
gheny river, a short distance above 'he mouth of Scrub
Grass Creek, in Scrub Grass Township. Venango county,
Pa. It has a frontage along the river of one mile, wilh
good boring snrfaoc for the whole distance. Two good
oil wells are now in operation on the east side of the river,
immediately opposite the property of the Co.
The following in regard to an adjoining tract, is taken
from an editorial in the Philadelphia Price Current, ot
December 17:
"The geological relation of this property to Oil Creek,
is such that the oil-bearing strata, which supply the wells
on the Middle Section of Oil Creek (from the Washington
McClintock Fann on the north to the Buchanan on the
South) must pass under this property; the range of the
strata certainly bringing tho two localities into this mutu
al relation. Other data, obtained from an investigation
of the conformation of the ground, and the underlying
rocks, lead to the same conclusion, viz: thai the main
belt of oil, which extends down from the north-northeast
and supplies the wells on the Washington, McClintock,
Egbert, Stone, Tar, and Buchanan Farms, sweeps down
still farther on the same south southwest direction, cor
responding with and controlled by the inclination of the
strata, and underlies this property. It is well ascertain
ed by the testimony of aged and respectable residents that
the Indians, years ago, gathered oil from the surface of
the ravines on this property and used it for rheumatic af
fection*.
In later times the teamsters of Bullion Iron Furnace,
gathered and used the oil for the pusposc of applying it to
galls and bruises on their horses. Oils for years was seen
to exude at a number of places; among others, at the root
of an old stump on the bank of the Allegheny river, and
in the ravine alluded to.
A few years ago, the then owners of the tract, with one
or two of their neighbors, bored a well, a few feet above
the old stump. The first vein of oil was struck at the
depth of 2Sf> feet, and the second at 460 feet; an experien
ced man from Oil Creek was employed to tube the well,
which produced a stream of oil three quarter* of an Inch
in diameter. The owners of the well, not satisfied with
its production, pulled out the chamber, and drilled
some feet deeper, when they struck salt water in large
quantities and of great strength. Believing that tho man
ufacture of salt would, at the time, yield them a bcttei
profit, they arranged their seed bag? in the well, so as to
enable them to exclude tho oil and pump the salt water.
Stiil oil was pumped along with the water, in such quan
tities a4 to gather upon the top of the water-tanks, from
whence it was collected, barreled and sold."
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perty of the Company i* rich in its supplies of oil. The
inclination of the Strata proves, conclusively, that those
supplies of oil on Oil Creek have a higher level than tho
oil-bearing rocks on this property; and that, consequently,
the supply will be more permanent than that of Oil Creek
itself. The large extent of boring territory, equal to that
of half a dozen companies on Oil Creek, a boat-landing on
the Fann, with the advantage of a navigable stream for
the transportation of oil, and the certainty of the exis
tence of large quantities of coal upon the tract, makes tho
property of incalculable value.
Ine Company are about preparing to sink several wells,
and confidently expect the early development of oil in
paying quantities.
The plan of organization adopted by the Compauy com
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no fictitious value upon it* stock, but confines the sale of
shares strictly to their par value.
A limited number of Shares can be had by applying to
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F. Benedict, Bedford, Fa.
Jacob Reed, " "
B. F. Movers, " "
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James Lowthcr, Altoona, Blair County, Pa.
S. S. Barr, Hollidaysburg, Pa.
C. W. Asheom, Hopewell, Pa.
I. H. Kauslcr. Hagerstown. Md.
S. H. Pralher k Co., Grecneastre, Pa.
J. liosletter k Co., " "
J. J. Phillips, Waynesboro,
John P. Miller, Huntingdon, "
Samuel Henry, " '•
W\ D. McKimstry, Merocrsburg, "
And at tne Office af the Company, No. 435 Walnut St.,
hiladclphia.
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THE VOUMOXWKAI.TH VS. TROI'T.
(coNULunfin.)
Jacob Walter. —Was at the election: was in with the
board a couple of times; in the evening was in when I
heard the noise and fuss outside; when I came out I found
Trout, his son, Suter and llouser the principal
in the fuss; different persons were standing round and
two soldiers some distance off : Mr. Trout was very much
excited about something, using very improper language
such aa I had never heard him use; the noise outside
w as rather a disturbance, and I went out at the request of
the board to quiet it; I commanded the peace; Alem re
marked he was on his own ground, and would talk as
much as hed—n pleated; Gideon made the same reply ;
they quieted down and the thing appeared to be squashed;
they were stiil talking and I heard the stamp business
and judged that was tho cause of Mr. Trout's excitement;
did not see Mock till after the fight; saw him then; was
close to him; the first difficulty was pretty well squashed;
Sutcr called for three cheers; when Suter proposed three
cheors for the Harbaugh stamp I stopped; Suter cheered;
Trout ran out and caught him; tliey had a scuffle and I
went back; when I went back Mock came from the other
direction; Mock and I come close together, I rather be
hind him: Mock held his gun in his left hand and had a
cane in his right hand: he was in that position until he
was either pushed, or as he alleged, some one tramped on
his toes; at ail events he staggered back three, four, or
five steps; he like to have stepped on me and I stepped to
one side: he might have struck some one as he staggered
back; I thought somebody had pushed him; at this time
one of the soldiers came up; Mock was talking pretty loud
making his apology, and told him he should dry up ;
Mock told the soldier some one hod tramped on his toes;
the soldier taking his gun down with bayonet on told
him to dry up a couple of times; Mock took his gun down
and told him he could shoot as quick as he could. * *
Croat Examined. —l might have been in near an hour;
it might have been half an-hour before I went to com
mand peace after the last vote was in; the second difficul
ty was caused by Suter calling for the three cheers for
the iiarhaugh stamp: Suter bantered Trout out to fight.
Henry Yont. —l was at the election; witnessed the first
and last fuss; was standing at the clectioi. door; saw Alem;
when the old man commenced to quarrel with Houser and
Suter, Alem pitched iu and was ripping and tearing round
and reached up to his heart, and said he had something
there that would strike harder; after that Walter came
out; Alem said he was on his own ground, s *
tJot a little pacified: result was read: Suter proposed three
cheers for Democratic ticket and Harbaugh stamp; .Suter
cheered; Gideon Trout ran towards Suter; I saw Alem
getting up and wiping his face; said somebody bad struck
him. • \ * I paw one of the soldiers coming up; told
Mock to dry up; Mock and Alem were then talking; Mock
took his gun off his shoulder and said d—-n you I can
shoot as quick as you can: Alem said to the soldiers he
wanted Mock arrested; the Sergeant was standing there
and he gave the soldiers the order to arrest Mock: Mock
had started home at this time; Alem said he wanted him
arrested; if he didn't give up he should shoot his d d
black heart out; Alem next gave them the directions of
the road; which course they should go to Mock's bouse;
he said he would send his brother Bub along; the soldiers
then went to get ready to start, a * *
Croat Examined. —The soldiers went np that way 8-
way from the election house, up opposite the barn: I said
the shoe must piuch about the Harbaugh statap, etc., —
I had a little con vers itlon with George Yickroy; Eald it
was a pity; I didn't tell Geo. W. Vlckroy that the scldier
and Mock pointed their guns at each other and I said
dont do the like of that. • • I dent recollect that I
said to Geo. W. Yickroy that the liitle soldier said "there
goes the son of a that pointed bis gun at me"; tho
soldier did say that when Mock was going away: I dont
recollect that 1 said to Yickroy, that when the soldier
said that the Sergeant said "did he point his gun at you?"
I didn't say to Yickroy that when the soldier replied
"yes, he did point his gun at me." the Sergeant said *:for
that he must be arrested ;" the officer said then the sol
dier must go and arrest Mock: didn't say to Mr. Vickroy
that the officer ordered the soldiers to nrrcst Mock, for
the reason that Mock pointed his gun at the soldier: don't
remember that 1 told Yickroy that if it bad not been for
Aldstadt, llouser, Suter, and CTissman or some of them,
that there woui ! hovtt been no fuss there; I heard some of
the blackguard talk.
Jarob Aldttadt. —Was at election: saw Alom Trout and
Mock there: went there early in the morning; all passed
oft quietly, nothing particular occurred until alter dark;
I beard Alem say th> he had a pigtol and he would Wow
any man's heart out the.; would interrupt him: Mr. Trout
asked who had said this about the Stamp; Aicin said it
was Mark Ilouser: G. 1). Trout, Houser and Suter quar
reled: Walter came out and commanded the peace; the
the talking quieted down: Trout got to talking with Beck
ley * * * T then heard a difficulty between
Mr. Mock and Alem: Alem accused Mock of hitting him
with his gun: Mock deuiedit; Alem said he could prove it
and called up Prosserwho said he saw Mock strike him
with the gun; Mock called Prosaer a liar and said he could
prove that he hadn't touched him: Mock called up t'lay
cotnb and he said Mock didn't strike Alem; then a soldier
stepped up and presented his gun at Mock and told him
to dry up: Mock brought his gun down in front of the
soldier and said he could shout as quick as the soldier ;
I walked up where the soldiers had my father under guard;
one of the soldiers asked Alem who had hurt him: he was
wiping the blood from his face, Aiem said Mock had
strack him: the soldier asked where Mock was. Alctn
pointed where Mock had just gone round the dam on his
way home; Aiem told him to follow hiui and shoot his
d—d black heart out: the soldier walked to the store porch
and said he was gono and could not find hirlf; if he could
he would have halted him d—d quick; 1 then went und
got my father's horse and he staried to Bedford and I
started home.
Crots Examined —Saw Suter knock Trout down: they
were in hold and Suter tore loose and struck Trout.—
Than. fl. Smith. —Was at the election: heard them say
something about t b ; thought insinuations were
thrown at Mr. Trout: Ilouser spoke loudly and said it is
not a Harbaugk stamp; Gideon Trout was standing be
hind him and siad who said that; Alem said it was Hou
ser: Gideon said "Ilouser what did you say that for?"
Houser said he was not talking to hiin * * *
Crot* Examined. —Houser is a large stout man: Suter
has the name of being a stout able-bodied man; Alem is a
delicate man; I started when Mock started; before Mock
started away 1 understood it to be all over between Mock
und Alem.
Jan.et Rriniuger. —Went to the election: voted, was
there about one hour and a half; everything was quiet;
saw Alem Trout and Mock; didn't see anything of the
fight; Alem accused Mock of knocking him down: Mock
denied it, but said ifTie did, he did it accidentally; Prosser
said he did; Mock said he was a d—d liar and run Pros
ser back; a soldier came and told Mock to dry up: Mock
and Berkheimer started .IT; the soldier reported to the
Sregeant there goes thed—d son of a b—h that was go
ing to shoot mo; the Sergeant said why didn't ?you shool
him; the soldier replied, 1 was afraid of shooting other
good men, why didift you bayonet him: the soldier re
plied I didn't; well, said the Sergeant, you must go und
arrest him: soldiers then got out their horses; soldier ask
ed Alem the road; he replied go to the end of the lane,
take right hand road * * * We heard two
shots in the direction of my place; Alem asked where was
that: soldiers came back; Alem asked them if they had ar
rested Mock; yes, they said, and took him to Alum Bank
and he attempted to escape, they halted him, he wouldn't
stop and they shot bim. Sergeant asked him if they had
hit him; he said, yes, when my gun cracked I heard him
squawk and that pretty bad; Sergeant said they must go
and bring that man in: they went * * found a
pistol. •#***-
Croat Era. Ml ned.W cnt to election about twelve o'-
clock: no votes were put in after I got there; the black
guarding commenced about 25 minutes after I got there;
Trout and Beckley were talking; Houser and Suter com
menced the blackguarding; Mock had his gun and cane;
feund hjs pistol next morning: soldier called Alem'to him;
Alem said who was that behind the soldier: I said Bub;
Alem said Bub is too young, ho ought not to have gone;
there was nothing said about Alem when the order for
arrest was given; I didn't see Alem when the order was
given; he was not present and the assault upon Alem was
not the reason for ordering Mock's arrest; Alem was there
all the time till the soldiers came back.
John H. Griffith. —Was at election about half an hour
before sun down: saw Fred Mock there; saw Alem there:
heard him say arrest the d—n black hearted son of a b—h
shoot his d—d black heart out of him.
Croat Examined. —This was said just after Mock left:
Alem said he is gone, let him go: it was between half and
three-quarters of an hour before the three soldiers left on
horse back.
lie-Examined. —Bnb was along with the soldier* when
they left; he was on the horse behind the last soldier.
Chittian Mark. —Know the pistol, it was a five shoot.
er.
COMMON WE A L TH BESTS
EVIDENCE FOR THE DEFENCE.
Dr. 11. F. Harry. I saw Alem Trout about the 17th or
20th of October last; removed a portion of the bone of the
iv'se that had been fractured: the nose was bruised.
Morgan Prottcr. I saw Alem knocked down: was a
bout three yards ftom him; saw him fall; saw the blow:
he fell about three yards back from where he stood; the
blow hit birn across the nose; it was with a gun; Fred. C.
Mock struck the blow; it was hf? gun I guess: beard the
jangling about the striking; Mock told me I was a d d
liar: the soldier told Mock that he must behave; that he
must go away; Mock and the soldier drew their guns;
somebody knocked them ap; the sergeant ordered them to
gu and arrest Mock; Samuel Atwcll told Richard Trout to
gut up behind and go along; he got on and they started
op tho road.
Samuel Clark. Was one of the Inspectors at the elec
tion; heard plenty of this blackguard talk; too much of it;
I went out when Mock read the result; Suter called for
three cheers for the Democratic ticket, and three for the
Na-icy or Sally Harbaugh stamp; Trout struck Suter and
Suter Struck Trout; Mock came up; he struck Alem right
across the nose; it knocked Alem down: the soldiers came
rushing up; Sheriff Aldstadt came rushing up and said he
was High Sheriff of Bedford County and would go where
ever he pleased; the soldier told him he did not care if he
was the High Devil; I saw Alem and asked him if ho was
hurt: he said he believed his nose was broken; I know
Aleui 'front; his character is good.
Henry B. Mock. I, havt known Alem Trout fifteen
years: know his character: it is pretty good; nevef knew
him to have a fight: I was clerk of election: heard black
guard talk; it was pretty loud: I could hear it.
John F. Coalman. I was at the election on the 11th of
October; I was one of the soldiers: six of us were there;
we had a commanding officer of the squad, Sergeant Wi
b!c; we were subject to his command; we were there all
day; neither I nor any of uiy associates disturbed any one
that day: we didn't interfere with the exercise of the e
lective franchise by the people; our business was to arrest
deserters and conscripts; onr arms were standing on
Trout's porch: we dined at his table; I was back of the
born when this blackguard business commenced: two of
u* were there, one guarding the stable. When I came to
the crowd, the first I noticed. Mock drew his gun on the
little soldier, Samuel Atwell: Mock swore he could shoot
a? fast a* he could; the soldier pointed his gun at Mock;
I remained there the balance of the evening until thesol
dier* started off; it was about twenty minutes after the
fight that the soldiers started after Mock; Sergeant Wi
blesent them after Mock; when we came together tho lit
tle soldier boy came up and told the Sergeant that Mock
drew hi* rifle on him and threatened to shoot him, and
swore he could shoot as fast as he could: Wiblc said why
didn't you shoot him; he said there were other men stan
ding behind him "I was afraid I would shoot more
Sergeant then said why didn't you bayonet him ? he said
he had not his bayonet on; the little soldier told tile Ser
geant that thi- man ought to be arreßted; Wible told liim
he would have liiin arrested, and said "boys go and get
your horses;" the sergeant called out the three that went,
and ordered them to arrest Mock and bring him buck;
they got their horses; Mr. Trout was not present when the
.Sergeant gave the order; they went: it was because he
drow the rifle upon the soldier; Alem remained at his
fathers.
Croat Examined. I reside in Straban township, Adams
county: Mr. Wibie resides in Gettysburg: Samuel Atwcll
was a resident of Gettysburg.
Tout. M. Mack-burn. I have known Alein Trout about
1H years: know nothing else than that he was a quiet
peaceable citizen. ,
Josiab Penrose. Know Alcin Trout and his neighbors:
knuw his standing, it is good; was a voter at the election
on the 11th of October last * * Trouts behaved very
well, saw nothing amiss: the soldiers molested or disturb
ed nobody e * I saw the soldiers standing in a little
group and I was perhaps a rod away from them; I heard
some one say they should bring him in or arrest him and
with that three of the soldiers started directly toward the
barn and shortly they came back leading three horses
saddled and bridled: I did not see them mount: after they
were gone the man that had command and I had some
conversation: I didn't see Alem in that group: I heard his
voice some three or four rods away toward the dam * *
I heard Alem say that if he had known that Bub had gone
he shouldn't have gone.
Samuel Penrose. When I got there a group of*sldicr s
was standing about half way between the gate and the
election house: they were talking there and I went up to
the group and asked what is going on ? The soldiers
were talking there nnd one of them said Mock had pre
sented his gun at. him; one replied why didn't, you shoot
him ? He said he might kill another man or two lor his
load would go through two or three men; why didn't you
club your gun? One replied that they would have him
arrested and from there the soldiers moved up toward
the gate and remained there some time; Alem spoke to
rac while they wore standing there: I was two or three
steps from thegroup; Alem took no part in the talk; I
saw the soldiers starting away after they were on their
horses; Alem remained at home, I believe Bub Trout went
along with the soldiers; just as they started they reacheu
down and caught Bub and Prosser helped him 011: Aletu
was not there, I know Alem, his standing is good.
Gideon D. Trout. I was a voter at St. Clair polls, have
resided there 19 years in the spring; was there all day;
there was a considerable number of guns there; I think
the election has been held at my premises for fifteen
years; I never saw so many guns there before; there were
six soldiers there: their conduct was good: there was noth
ing of importance occurred until after this conversation;
I had becu at the house to give some directions about
supper, I returned to the election where I spoke to Mr.
Beoklcy; just before X stopped Sleek came to the door and
announced that the election would close in fifteen min
utes: whilst I was standing there talking to Mr. Beckley,
just behind mo there were six or eight men standing in a
group talking very smutty talk; I remarked to Mr. Beck
ley that was very dirty talk; he said it was: the voices
that I reeognized were Aldstadt's aad llouser s. (Wit
ness here related a very indecent conversation principal
ly carried cm by Sheriff Aldstadt and Mark ilouser.)
That kind of conversation was Repeated some three or
four times; I was studying whether I should resent it or
not; my son Alem and Richard were standing close by ;
Alem said. "Pap, that is a little too hard to stand. I
would not gtaud it if it should take my life. I turned
round then; I don't recollect what I said first, filt on their
reply, J called them a d— —d sot of blackguards, and
said they were not fit to be in decent company. Houser
took it up'first and remarked to me that I was a gentle
man; I repeated they were a set of blackguards using the
same profane language; I walked up to Houser; he said
"don't strike me;" I tald him I was not going to strike
him, but I would not be imposed upon, upon my own
prilnises, in the presence of my own family. At this
point Lew Suters broke in; that was the first I knew he
was in the party; he wished me to repeat what they had
said: what have we done ? I told him they had been ac
ting imprudently: that I could prove it by men of their
own party; he insisted on the proof, and I hesitated about
giving it to him: then he called me a liar and bantered
me off the election ground and he would give me what I
deserved;'! then culled on Jacob Bcckley to witness the
dirty language they had used; he told them they had used
smutty talk. Walter, at this point, came out and com
manded the peace; I told the Squire if he would make his
own men behave there would be no trouble. At this time
Suter and I got apart and Aldstadt and I got into conver
sation: we talked in a lower tone of voice then; we got to
reasoning a little; I asked him why he was there and why
it was that he was always inciting some blackguard to in
sult me; he said that woe his OWR business and he had as
much right there as anybody bad. I told him if he would
behave himself nobody would interfere with his rights; I
told bizn if he bad anything against me he ought to treat
me in another way, that I did not think he had any right
to come there and abnse me on my own premises. He
said he was ii> the big road; John Crissuian said that un
der the Constitution we had the right of free speech; I
told him to go home and study hi* Constitution; he left.
U. Mock came to the door and said "if you will be quiet, I
will read you the result." Aldstadt walked away across in
a group towards my dwelling. A proposition was made
for three cheer? for the Democratic ticket; also, three
cheers for the Harbaugh stamp. They didn't get that
out; I ran at .Suter and we both came together and
we both struck about the same time; we were facing each
other; it was almost as light as day; we battered away;
Suter struck rae on the top of the head; I struck him on
the temple; then I -truck him in the face and that bro't
))im to his knees; some one eaujsht my arm as I was go
ing to strike the third time; it was Aldstadt I believe; I
was then standing unguarded, and Suter struck me and
knocked me down; he broke my nose. A soldier came in
and told them to dry up anddinperse, and as he said that
Fred Mock cocked his gun; I heard it click; Mock said
"G—d d—n you, I can shoot as hard and as qnick as you
can;" they both presented their guns; some person?passed
between them; I turned the soldier's gun up, and som
one I think turned Mock's up. and I am certain there
was no bayonet on the soldier's gun. A moment afte*
Mock came up, and asked me if I had anything agains*
him, and I replied "I have not, Fred." I heard Alem
and Fred talking, Alem and my family knew what the
Harbaugh stamp referred to.
Samuel Way —Know Alem Trout welll;knoW hi? neigh
bors: and know nothing against his character.
The defendant rested his ease here. The respective
couusel summoned up the case, and the Judge delivered
the charge, when the Jury withdrew, and after an ab
sence of half an hour returned a verdict of not guilty.
*ositi.
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THE ANGEL OF I'illKXi:.
BY J. G. WHITTIER.
To weary hearts, to mourning homes,
God's meekest angel gently comes ;
No power he to banish pain,
Or give us back our lost again,
And yet in tender love, onr dear
And Heavenly Father sends him here.
There's quiet in that angel's glance :
There's rest in his still countenance ;
He mocks no grief with idle cheer ;
Nor wounds with words the mourner's car;
He kindly train? us to endure.
Angel of Patience! sent to calm
Our feverish brow with cooling balm ;
To lay the storms of hope and fear,
And reconcile life's smilo and tear ;
The throbs of wounded pride to still,
And make our own our Father's will.
0 thou who mournest on the way,
With longings for the close of day ;
He walks with thee, that angel kind.
And gently whispers, "Be resigned ;
Bear up, bear on, the end shall tell
The dear Lord ordereth all things well!'"
ANSWER TO .
You ask me why I do not wed,
Why I so long hare tarried ;
When there's so many to be had.
Why do I not get married.
Though perhaps I'm old enough to wed,
I'm young enough to tarry
Until my heart a partner ehoose,
I'll surely never marry.
True there were some I might have wed,
Who cooly were rejected;
For I'd rather live a lone old maid,
Than as a wife—neglected.
And some perhaps would nave loved me well,
I own I did respect them,
But as I had no love to give,
'Twere right I should reject them.
Some wed with those they do not love,
To escape a single life,
But less I dread an old maid's doom
Than the fate of an unloved wife.
An unloved and unloving wife—
Oh ! what a life of sorrow
For she who bears that dreaded name
fan know no bright to-morrow.
Her days pass by in endless strife.
She can know pleasure never;
Oh ! I prefer to such a life,
A single lot forever.
A RAILROAD ACCIDENT ON' THE LONG BRIDGE.—
The Alexandria Journal says: A trian passed over
the Long Bridge toward Alexandria, and a few min
utes later a wood train coming from Vienna, about
fifteen miles beyond Alexandria, on the Loudoun
and Hampshire Railroad, appeared on the Virginia
end of the Long Bridge, when tha first two spans of
the bridge gave way, and the engine, and two cais
immediately in the rear, were precipitated into the
Potomac. The conductor, engineer and fireman
went down with the wreck, but fortunately escaped
unhurt.
Three hundred men were put to work to repair
the bridge. It will require several days to repair
the damages caused by the accident.
WHEN the rebel Senator Foote was at Winchester
under guard, he spoke very freely concerning mat
ters in the confederacy. He said there were several
members of Congress, and a largo majority of the
southern people, who thought Jeff. Davis a despot;
and that in his (Foote's) opinion no one at the Bouth
even including Davis himself, expected at the last
moment the rebel leaders would be missing and sub
sequently turn up in som# other part of the world.
We confess small faults byway of insinuation that
we have no great ones.
Vo3 38: No. 10
THE PEACE CONFERENCE,
, Letter of Mr, Seward to Mr, Adams, Minister
to England.
President Lincoln has sent in to Congress
a message in reference to the rceent Peace
Conference. The message is too long for as
to publish, but the whole history is succintly em
braced in Mr- .Seward's letter to Mr. Adams, and
the reader can get a foil understanding of the whole
matter from the following extract:
''The President, on the 18th day of January, ad
dressed a note to Mr. Bl&ir, in which the President
after acknowledging that he had read the note of
Mr. Davis, said that he was, and always should be,
willing to receive any agent which Mr. Davis, or
any other influential person now actually resisting
the authority of the government, might send to con
fer informally with the President, with a view to the
restoration of peace to the people of our common
country.
Mr. Blair visited Richmond with his letter and
then again came back to Washington. On the 28th
inst., we were advised from the camp of Lieut. Gen.
Grant, thai Alexander H. Stephens, R. M. T. Hun
ter, and John A. Campbell, were applying for leave
to pass through the the lines to Washington, as Peace
Commissioners to confer with the President. They
were permitted by the Lieut. General to come to his
headquarters to await there the decision of the Pres
ident. Major Eckert was sent down to meet the
party from Richmond at Gen Grant's headquarters.
1 he Najor was directed to deliver to them a copy of
the President's letter to Mr. Blair with a note to be
addressed to them and signed by the Major, in which
they were directly informed that they should be al
lowed to pass oar lines. They would be understood
as coming for an informal conference upon the ba
sis of the afore-uamed letter of the 18th of Jan., to
Mr. Blair. If they would express their assent to this
condition in writing, then Mai. Ecker wa3 directed
to give them safe conduct to Portress Monroe, where
a person coming from the President would meet
them. It being thought probable, from a report of
the conversation with Lieut. Gen- Grant, that the
Richmond party would in the manner prescribed ac
cept the condition mentioned, the Secretary of State
was charged by the President with the duty of rep
resenting this Government in the expected informal
conference. The Secretary arrived at Fortress
Monroe on the night of the Ist of February. Ma}.,
Eckert met him on the morning of the 2nd of Feb..
w-ith the information that the persons who had come
from Richmond had not accepted in writing thecon
dition upon which he was allowed to give them con
duct to Portress Monroe. The Maj. hau given the
same information by telegraph to the President at
Washington. On receiving the information the
President prepared a telegram directing the Secre
tary to return to Washington.
The Secretary was preparing at the same moment
to return without waiting for information from the
President. But at this juncture Lieut. Gen. Grant
telegraphed to the Secretaiy of War, as well as to
the Secretaiy of Slate, that ihe party from Richmond
had reconsidered and accepted the condition tendered
them through Maj. Eckert, and Gen. Grant urgently
advised the President to confer in person with the
Richmond party. Under these circumstances the
Secretary, by the Presidents direction, remained at
Fortress Monroe, and the President joined him there
on the night of the 2nd of February.
The Richmond party was brought down the James
river in a United States steam transport during the
day, and the transport was anchored in Hampton
Ronds on the morning of the 3d. The President,
attended by the Secretary, received Messrs. Stephens
Hunter and Campbell on board the U. S. steam
transport River Queed, in Hampton Roads.
The conference was altogether informal. There
was no attendance of secretaries, clerks or witnesses
Nothing was written or read. The conversation al
though earnest and free, was calm and courteous and
kind on both sides. The Richmond party approach
ed the discussion rather indirectly, and at no time
did they make categorical demands or tender formal
stipulations or absotute refusal; nevertheless during
the conference whish lasted fonr hours, the sevsrad
points at issue between the government and the in
surgents were distinctly raised and disenssed, fully
intelligently and inanamicable spirit. What the in
surgent party seemed chiefly to favor was a post
ponement of the question of separation upon which
the war was waged, and a mutual direction of the
efforts of the Government as well as well as those of
the insurgents, to some extraneous policy or scheme
for a season, during which passions might be expec
ted to subside and the armies be reduced, and trade
and intercourse between the people of both sections
resumed.
It was suggested by them that through such post
ponement we wight now have immediate peace, with
some, not very certain, prospect of an ultimate sat
isfactory adjustment of political relations, between
the Government and the States, section or people
now engaged in conflict with it. The suggestion,
though deliberately considered, was nevertheless re
garded by the President as one of armistice or truce
and he announced that we can agree to no cessation
or suspension of hostilities except on the basis of
the disbandment of he insurgent forces and the res
toration of the national authority throughout all the
Union collaterally, and in subordination to the prop
osition which was thus announced.
The anti-slavery policy of the United States was
reviewed in all its bearings, and the President an
nounced that he must not be expected to depart
from the positions he bad heretofore assumed in his
proclamation of emancipation and other documents
as these positions were reiterated in his annual
message.
It was further declared by the President that the
complete restoration of the national authority every
where was an indispensable condition of any assent
on our pari to whatever form of peace might be pro
posed. The President assured the other party that
while he must adhere to these positions he would
bo prepared, so far as power was lodged with the
Executive to exercise liberality. Its power, howev
er, is limited by the constitution, ana when .peace
should be made. Congress must necessarily act in
appropriations of money and to the admission of
representatives from the insurrectionary States.
I'he Richmond party were then informed that Con
gress had on the 31st ult., adopted by a Constitution
al majority, a joint resolution submitting to the sev
eral States, the proposition to abolish Slavery
throughont the Union, and that there is every rea
son to expect that it will soon be accepted by three
fourths of the States, so as to become a part of the
national organic lrw.
The conference came to an end by mutual acquies
cence, without producing an agreement,of views up
on the several matters discussed, or anj of them. —
[ Nevertheless it is perhaps of some importance that
we have been able to submit our opinions and views
directly to prominent insurgent", and to hear them
in answer, in a courteous and not unfriendly man
ner.
I am, sir, vour obedient servant,
WM. H. SEWARD.
FORGOT PETROLUM. —President Lincoln was at
Bishop Simpson's lecture on our "National Con
flict," the other night. The Bishop's lecture marks
down the discovery of California gold, the invention
of the telegraph, improvements in ordnance and
many other solid things, as special providences, de
signed by Deity to help us through with the "Na
tional Conflict," foreseen and prepared for by him.
Afterthe Bishop was through, Mr. Lincoln walked
up. shook hands, and addressed him thus : "Bishop
that was a good lecture, & very good lecture, but one
thing you omitted. Among all your special provi
dences, you never once struck ilc.''
HOMICIDE IS A LOXDOX CLUB HOUSE. —Two youn
ger sons of the late Duke of Newcastle, who, it will
be remembered, accompanied the Prince of Wales
during his American tour, had a fight with carving
knives recently, in a London Club House, when the
youngest, nineteen years of age, was killed by his
brother, Lord Arthur. As the murder belongs to an
aristocratic family, he will, probably, go unpunished
Oua country's best resources are undoubtedly its
women ; but its resources should be husbanded.