Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 February 1882 — Oil Fire at Olean. [ARTICLE]

Oil Fire at Olean.

Bradford, Pa., February 13. A spark from a passing locomotive on the Buffalo, New York and Puiladelphia Railroad last evening, set tire to little pools of oil iu the lowlands, near Olean, N. Y, where the United Pipe Line have a number of large iron tanks located. A few moments after j the pools were on fire the flames were ! commuuicated to three iron tanks ! containing in all 150 000 barrels of oil, which are now iu flames. Pipe Line u ions of the oii region have been summoned by wire to the scene of the fire. Superintendents Snow and Smedley, with a large force of ment left Bradford by a special fast" running train. They took picks, shovels, cannon, and chemical file extinguishers. Embankments will be formed to prevent the spread of the bailing oil when the overflow occurs, j which will be 2 or 3 oclock. Glean i Creek runs near the scene of I the fire, and there are great fears that the oil will strike tbe surface of tbe stream, float down and destroy a number of railroad bridges and houses near the banks of the creek. The oil wiil he drawn off’ as rapidly as possible by perforating tanks with cannon balls, ’the night is bright as day for several miles about tbe tanks. What i.the result w ill be cannot now be conIjectured. LATER. New York, February 13 —A special from Olean says, concerning the oil fire iu that region, that the fourth I tank caught this morning. Thus far 130,000 barrels, valued at SIOO,OOO, have been burned, and it is feared tbe fire will spread.

Oscar L. Baldwin's Prison Life. Tien ton, N. Y., February 14. Oscar L. Baldwin, the defaulting Cashier of the Mechanics’ National Bank, of Newark, who is now a convict in the State’s Prison here, under a sentence of fifteen years, was employed iast week as a gate-keeper. His position is at the great iron g-stes at the west end of the prison, through which pass the teams that take the supplies to the place or carry the finished work of the prisoners away. The gates open directly upon the street. Baldwin is dressed in the prison garb, which consists of cloth, the eight half being deen blue and the left half red, the sleeves being of alternating stripes of bluish wdiite and brown. He was clean shaven, and his hair was cropped close. There is a large scale ntar the keeper’s lodge, and Baldwin, in a clerical capacity, assists in the weighing. Baldwin rooms with Leeds, the clerk of Leggett, the defaulting comptroller of Elizabeth, while Heddeu, the defaulting cashier of the First National Bank of Newark, rooms with Leggett. _ Mall Robbery. Bloomington, 111., February 13. At, an early hour this morning parties residing in the vidnily of the fair grounds discovered ;i larg,' United States mail bag lying near the road. It had been cut open and the entire contents, with the exception of a few papers, wire gone. Tile bag was taken in charge by a man named Fitzpatrick, and brought to town and left with General George F. Dick, Postmaster of this city. Upon investigation it was fouud that the bag had come up on Saturday night’s mail from St. Louis, on the Chicago and Alton, being destined for Carrollton, II 1 ., on the Kausas City division of the above road. The mail transfer was made at the Union Depot h •« ."■»<» while ou the truck, it is thought, tne bag was made way with by' the robbers. As yet no clew as to who the guilty parties are has been discovered. Supposed Suicide of a Young Lady. Detroit, Micb., February 14. Miss Jesse Blood, eighteen years old, the daughter of F H. Blood, of St. CJair, has disappeared under circumstances that lead to the belief that she

has commuted suicide. She retired early Sunday night, giving no sign of any trouble whatever, except that she was slightly indisposed, for which she took a dose of medicine. Monday morning it was diseoyered that she had left her room during the night. Her cjpthing was found in it, and a uote to her fathet was also found, stating that she was too unhapv to live, and asking him not to mourn her loss, as she had goue forever. Tracks were found leddiugtothe liver near the house, and it is feared she jumped in. No reason whatever is known for the Committal of such an act, as she was an intelligent possessing young lady, much beloved by all herfrieuds. No breath of suspicion is attached to her. Her brother died suddenly three years ago from an Overdose of laudanum. Texas Railways Damaged By Floods. „■ Miuola, Texas, February 14. The.recent great storm is apparently abating. Two bridges on the eastern division of the Texas Pacific railroad lare|washed away, and trains., have ! stopped. Orders have been issued to ' hold all trains except on the Missouri 1 Pacific, at Dallas. Serious washouts j are reported on the Texas Central at j Chambers’. Creek, and the running of trains has been temperarily abandoned. There is great damage and much | delay to all Texas roads. Horrible Accident. Baltimore, Md., February 13. Five trackmen were killed to-day i in the tunnel of the Baltimore and Potomac road, near Union depot, in this city, by a locomotive of the Western Maryland Railroad. The men were named David Grier, Timothy Kennedy, Edward Birmingham. James Irvin and Patrick McGoff, They stepiped from one track to get out of the way of a passing train, and walked directly in front of a locomotive on the opposite track. v Justifiable Homicide, >st. Louis, Mo., February 13; Htu. day, at Fern Ridge, about eighteen miles frem here, Robert P. Hunter, colored, who had been on a pronounced spree, entered the store of Fred Wright, Postmaster, became abusive, smashed things in tbe store, and finally drew a revolver and i threatened to shoot Wright, who im- ! mediately fired at Hunter, the ball j-penetratiug his head. Hunter walked ! away a few feet and fell dead. The I shooting is justifiable. An Eifty-Going Itriilegrooiu. j - Polo, lU., Feoruaryll. .J. F. Chipper, the missing bride- ! groom, who was to have been married ! to Miss Lizzie Hoover, of Wabash, ! Ind , several days since, is still in i town, and seems In no particular | hurry to meet his affianced. He goes around as smiling and unconcerned as though this were an every day affair. He sent a friend ahead with his clothes last Monday, but gives no reason lor bis strange action.

Tiiaurrection. New York, February 13. The citixeus of Greenwood, Stuben county, having resisted the sale of town property levied on under judgment obtained for interest on town bonds issued in aid of a railroad never built, the Governor has issued a proclamation declaring Greenwood in a state of insurrection, and warning the people to desist from opposition to the i execution of lawful process Body Recovered. Keokuk, lowa, February 13. l The remains of Mr. Ben mug, of I D >uds, lowa, the only victim of the | War Eagle disaster, at the Rock j Island bridge, on the 4th of November last, have been found at Taylor’s Landing, ten miles below Hannibal. The body w as very much decomposed,from the length of time it hud remained in the water. Attempted .Fraud. j Dei; d: Mich., February 13. ; r«* i. n < uewa from Navin, AdI rain’s fugitive Mayor. Ralph J Jew j ell, a prominent citizen and hardware nerchaut, has been arrested for com- ! pllcityMii tiie atleged attempted fraud, and is in jail. The Hheriflis in possession of his store. He'deuies acting, save on a friendly request, and as the “dupe of Navin. ..... —J3 * Murder of a Wealthy Kentuckian. • Craft Orchard, Ky., February 13. John (Shanks, a wealthy man, (50 years of age, iiving near this place, was fouud Sunday morning by a servant murdered in his barn. The Von used was a shotgun, and the . .. su, od to have been robbery. Noel, **o the murderer. Aid for Jewish Refugees. Philadelphia, *Pa , February 14. The Mayor has called a public meeting to provide for the Jewish refugees soon to arrive from Europe. Indicted for Willful Murder of a Boy, Montreal, February 14. Au 8 year-old boy died at Point St.

Charts from the excess!y 1 © use of liquor. The Grand Jury brought in a verdict of willful murder against the persons who gave him the liquor.“ Asstwainated. Stanford, Ky. ? February 14. On Sunday near here, John Carr, a highly esteemed colored man, was shot dead in his own house by an uuseeu persou, while he was playing with hisdittle child. There is no rlew L to the perpetrators.