The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1865-02-09
News, Of the Day.

l. He EFebluenJtdt NOL6 tuuS TAI 0AOoouS
by 1915 the aggregate cited by Mr.
Lincoln to demoh ohstrate the continued
growth of the loyal States, notwithStahd
ing the drafts of the war. +. o'7'-.
The Richmond Sentinel, of, the 9th,
had o gloomy editorial on the military
situation. Only one month Of winter
temains, and Congress has done moth
ing to prepare for the spring campaign,
Admiral Porter reports the capture
Of another blockade .runner, in Cape
Fear River, with valuable assorted
car 90 from Nassau. The Captain had
not heard the news, and he sailed into
the trap, a. .... ,...,.-. g. t-. .{
A remarkable fact is stated in connec-
ton with the application of steam power
to agricultural purposes in France. -
French agriculture now employs more
than. 10000 portable engines, of a q, to.
tai force of 10000 to $4,000 horse pow
or, equivalent to nearly 100000 living
horsess t......, ,T,
How LONG Elk xESfPrEDa-It was well
understood that the draft 10 July last,
was only for one years service, but, it
was not generally understood that, Q
drafted man, although he furnished q
substitute for three years, uuder tha
call or draft, was not exempted for {
longer time than one year. Therefore
any man who was drafted under the Ju
, ly call, no matter how long he furnish
cd substitute for, becomes liable agair
in the coming July. .. o..
t The publication of the income ia:
: lists in Chicago was profitable opera
ton to the Govern nment. Already IS,
c 600 in fines and 100000 in amendet
c returns have boen received. A littl
: judicious 'coercion" in other localitie
! we could name would also pay. ..r
30 FuRT FIsHER.-- Admiral Porte
writes to the Navy Department Of For
Fisher:--"These works are tremendous
= [ was in Fort Malakoff few days afte
its surrender to the French and Englist
i The combined armies of France an
England were many months capturin
I that strong hold, and it won't compar
either in sz3 or strength to Fort FisheI
Z The fort contains seventy five guns, an
J many of them were heavy ones. Til
G world never saw such fighting as ou
G soldiers did"
= Some years ago there was bill il
- troduced in the Georgia Legislature
lay tax of ten dollars year on a
jlckasses. Some appreciative memb,
proposed to amend it so as to inclut
- lawyers and doctors. The amendm5r
IN was accepted, and, amidst much jocula
ID ity, thebill passed. Several Efforts ha
n since been made to repeal it, but i
o vain, ,apaI to this day alh .okasses, Law
A yors, and doctors are obliged to pay
yearly tax of ten. dollars. r.-,... 10. j. -. e
F. Mr.. Everett has left thrae children
i'd 1.-TWO sons and a daughter. The latt
wife of Com m odore Wise, Chief of t
i'll Navy Ordnance Bureau.
\ ..'. HOODS Loss 8, - r
lts General Hoff nan, Oommissary Ge
IT. cral Of prisoners, states that tho numt
co of rebel prisoners captured in the Sc
10 crai engagements near Nashville, W
cd amount to over 10000 He estima
Hoods total loss al over 23, 900 men
las Large numbers, Of the captured hl
he expressed a desire to take the oath
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