The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1865-02-01
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Fort Deleware.
The extra income tax of President Lin
coin was 81, ,279.
The oil fever has appeared in New jer-
sey, but the oil has not.
There are s62 vessels laid up at the
Chicago Wharves for winter.
They are making tar extensively in Car
roll county, New Hampshire.
The Russian telegraph ia now camplete
to the frontiers of China.
Admiral Farragut received his commis-
sion as vice admiral on New Years day.
The Spanish squadron has been sent
to the Pacific, but not for pacific pur.
pose.
.Ossian E. Dodge is in San Francisco,
and intends TO write book on California.
10 earthquakes have occurred in G Great
Britain ard Ireland the present century
The Portsmouth spool factory turns
out "a, 900 dozen spools of cotton every
week.
The Chicago & st. Louis Railroad is
now open the entire distance between
those cities.
The Richmond Ecamiaer calls Lord
John Russell "venomous little abolition
lst." Oh!
The rebels in Texas are spinning cow
hair mixed with cotton as substitute for
wool.
The real name of "Josh Billings" hu-
morist, is Henry G. Shaw, of Poughkeep-
sic, N. Y.
North Carolina has furnished 11S, ,160
men for the rebel armies, of whom 49,
5S5 were conscripts.
The English are talking of building
small batteries to be used in the cross !.
trees of men Of war.
Col. Seaton, just retired from the Ma
tional Iateltlgencer, has spent over 90
years in the editorial chair.
In Philadelphia they talk of abolishing
the fire department and letting the con-
tract of extinguishlng fires.
Oregon sends fresh backwoodsman to
Congress, who had never seen q railroad
till he came on this season.
The Coufederates have a machine in
Richmon capable of turning cut SAC, 600
percussion caps in s hours.
The general impression in Mexico is
said to be that Maximlllion rule cannot
stand more than six months.
Eleven regiments of twelve mouths
volunteers are to be raised in Indiana By
proclamation of the Governor.
A citizen of Nashville who went out to
see the attack on Hood had the top of
his head taken of by a shell.
An immense mine of emery has been
discovered in Cheshire, Mass, of quail
ty unsurpassed by and in the world.
George N, Sanders takes pains to deny
that he was concerned in the plot to burn
the hotels of New York city.
Dr. Keith, the well known mineralogist
of Connecticut, has found a vein of gold on
his land, and is working it.
The compensation of the clerks and
messengers in the war department and its
bureau reaches the sum of 81 100000.
Internal revenue receipts for December
were S2l ,683, 1872, 81, and fer six months
ending Dec. 81 were 500, S,S077O.
Thousands cfsheep have been lost in In.
terror California from cold weather. They
were sheared too late IN the fall.
The President has signed the bill i'm
posing tax of 81 per gallon on all dis
titled spirits manufactured after Jan. 1st.
A number of young ladies have gone
to ST. Louis from New England for the
purpose OF actlnS as teacnerS IN negro
schools.
1t is stated that the culture of cotton
in the western provinces of India has in
creased 81 per cent. during the past year.
A Hartford soldier, who went into the
service weighing two hundred pounds,
has returned from rebel prison reduced
to Sc pounds.
Eight thousand dollars is saved to the
nation this year By omitting the usual
Christmas gift of knife to each Govern
ment clerk.
A Hog was recently sod in Atchison,
Kansas, which weighed 1,122 pounds net.
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