The weekly union record., 1865-02-25
Interesting Items.

A bridge TO cos, Sl0,00Ois is to be built across
PAjaro river opposite Watsouvile.
The ViSaha Delta iabilaies ever the discov-
cry of petroleum springs in Tulare county.
Nics Admiral Farragut pays taxes on lots
in Solsno couniy 10 The amount Of nearly
$4,000.
4 donation supper given by the Cincnuati
ladies Yielded $4,000 to the soldiers. -Four
thousand people feasied.
The salt Lake papers say that the winter is
milder there than any previous one that can
be remembered.
The Santa Clara Board Of Examiners have
determined tha; DO Secessionist can teach the
schools Of that county.
A festival in aid of the Sanitary Fund, held
in San Jose. on Wednesday evening Of las,
week, realized $1,000.
Los Angeles has supplied 10 the San Fran
cisco market 200 900 oranges from the crop
Of las, year.
The total revenue Of the National Govern
ment, from the Internal Revenue and all other
sources amounts to S25,000000 per month
Federal taxes in Virginia City. Nevada, are
represented to be greatly on the increase. The
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A laborer at Bristol. England, claims TO
have discovered the true secret OF perpetual
motion, after twenty years study. lie asks
S500000 for the secret.
During the year 1904, ninety one millions in
gold and silver were exported TO foreign coun-
tries from the ports of San Francisco and New
York alone.
Statistics of the mortality of New York city
for the past year show the number of deaths TO
have been % 624, au increase of 450 over
1863.
4 Connecticut man has invented watch
which is simpler in lis mechanism than ordinary
watches, and will run 31S days with once
winding. The Yankees are heavy on tick"
c. Hall and Oscar Warwick fought duel
near Grass Valley. on Friday week. with Der
niger pistols. Three shots were exchanged
without injury TO either party, and then they
settled their quarrel amicably. woman was
the cause.
The Sheriff of Fl Dorado county is 10 board
the prisoners of the county, for the next year,
at 81 cents a day per head. The Supervisors
Of the same county have reduced the salary Of
their Superintendent Of Common Schools TO
S75 per month.
De man VINO bflngS the BLUSH peace ad-
dress TO the President Is Rev. Joseph Barker,
formerly notorious in this country as preacher
of infdelity and anti slavery. He became dis
gusted at his poor success here, returned to
England, renounced his infdeity and became a
clergyman. Lately he has been travelling in
England as an agent for the rebels.
The treaty made between the United States
and the chiefs and warriors of the Tabequacha
band of the Utah Indians inhabiting a large
aud valuable area of land in Colorado Territory.
opens another section of country TO unmolested
emigration, embracing, according 10 reliable
information, much valuable mineral and agri-
cultural territory.
| a cotton specu'ator, who has Just returned
| from Mobile, says there are over 10000 bales
OF cotton stored in that city, held principally
on French and English account. The total
numbers of bales OF cotton in the Confederacy
at the present time is estimated by rebel cotton
dealers at 100000 bales. They have not
succeeded in getting out more than ] 100000
bales since the war began.