Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1865-01-20
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The man who discovered how to make suga
from corn, has sold the discovery for 100000,
Forty barrels of tar and seven or eight bar.
rels OF turpentlne are now manufactured week.
ly IN Freedom, N. H., from old pine stunlps.
The Richmond Wing says Stonewall Jack.
sons old brigade is in a very destitute condi-
ton, and appeals TO its fiiends for aid.
Hon. Edwin Hammond, of Middlebury VI
recently sold his celebrated ram "FortuHe. to
three gentlemen of Pennsylvania for the snug
sum of $1,000
A Connecticut man has invented a watch
which Is simpler i'll its mechanism than or,iin-
airy watches, and will run three hundred and
seventy eight days with once winding.
Two patriotic young women living near Su-
gar Loai Mountain, in Virginia, last week took
news to our forces of the whereabouts Of party
OF Mosby's guerillas, ten of whom were can
tured and sent to Washington
The population of Wisconsin cities, according
to the new state census, is as follows: MiIwau
kee, "A, 700; Madison, 9072; Fond-du-Lac.
1854; Racine. 1912.
Major General WetzeI was married attbo In
theran Church, Cincinnati, on the 10Th inst. to
Miss Louisa Bogen, of that city. Major Gener-
al Hooker was among the distinguished guests.
Gov. Andrew, of Massachusetts. is a prsat
executive to take atime by the forelock." The
Springfield Republican says that as soon as
Gov. a. heard of the fall of Savannah he sent
agents thither to procure black recruits, and
asked permission to do 50 afterwards.
W. G. DePauw, of Washington county, Indi-
ana, is the heaviest income taxpayer in the
State-he having paid $l2,S 500.
The month of December has been one of the
most successful in the way of receipts into the
Treasury. The Internal Revenue has Welded
over $2OOOO, 600, and altogether the receipts of
the month were over $70,000,O ,OOO
Some $50, 600 worth of whisky, brandy and
wines have been seized by the Collector at
Wheeling. The liquors were being smuggled
through to Dixie, and viii be sold for the bene-
mt OF Uncle Sam. Some of the barrels contain
meal with whisky bottles in the centre.
Gibson, the sculptor, says of the newley found
Hercules: at is the most beautiful work of art
in Rome. 1t made me melancholy the whole
of the day after had seen it. to think. that af
ter the labor of life, | had made such slight
approaches to the perfection of the master hand
which had executed that great work.
A good looking Congressman pushed past the !
soldier who was guarding the enterance to the
ladies' car at Washington the other day, when /
the blue coat stopped him, saying Ladies car,
sir. You cannot 90 in there" But" SAYS our
friend, 81 am member of Congress. Cant |
help that, sir. If | let you in there they will
put me in the guard house; and that is id
sight worse than going to Congress-
1t is reported thai IN the new State of Nevada.
beneath thin covering of refuse saline matter.
for depth of ii feet, pure rock salt is found
as clear as ice and "as white as the driven snow"
Beneath there is water, which seems to be I'll
iered through salt to an unknown depth The
whole ofthe fourteen feet in thickness does NOT
contain single streak of any deleterious mat
er or rubbish, and is ready for quarrying and
'endng to market. The locality is one hundred
niles west Oi Rees River,