The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-03-18
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" sold very neady. A shrewd cit
izen had just drawn twenty-five hun
dred dollars from bank, and they
saw him put it in his pocket-book,
and mistaking him for stranger
from the country determind to get his
money. He heard them talking to-
gether. and saw them following him,
and, inspecting their object, deter
mined to trap them. The story IS a
good one:
One of them asked, "Can you tell
me where Hudson street isY'
"Don't know. I'm a stranger in
the city; just came from Guilder-
land" replied the agent, remember
ing that he had been spotted" as g
countryman" by the young msu who
propounded the query.
After answering the question, the
agent continued on up North Pearl
street; as he entered Sherman's real
estate sgency Office, he noticed that
his two friends still dogged his
steps.
They remained outside the door,
awaiting his return, surm!sing, no
doubt, that he would not remain
there long. And they were not dis
appointed, for in a few minutes
''their man" made his appearance aga
in on the street.
Of course they were totally igRo-
rant Of what his business was in the
Office Being aware that these men
were following him for no good pur-
pose, the agent very wisely left all
his money with his friend, Mr.. Sher-
man, and then stuffed his wallet with
scraps Of newspapers.
He then ssuntered ont, determain-
ed to 'see the thing OUT
lie passed up Maiden Lane, cross
ed Eagle Street, and was going
along near the Capital Park, when he
was again accosted by> one of the
men, who inquired of him what time
it was.
"Csn't tell you; left my watch at
home replied the agent.
Can you give me change for a
ten-dOllar note?
"Guess L can accommodate you,"
replied the agent. Atthat the sharp
er handed a greenback to the agent,
and the latter drew forth his wallet,
stuffed with scraps Of newspapers.
He no sooner did so, than the thief
snatched the wallet from his hand,
and ran oil, with the sRaed Of a
deer.
Of course, the agent did not pUr-
sue, but chuckled to himself over his
good luck in getting $40 for an ola
wallet filed with newspapers. He
expressed himself well satisfied with
the exchange.
The Pneumatic Railway in New York.
The Pneumatic Railway as far as
completed has been opened for in
Spec.ion. The entrance is down
stairs in the basement corner Broad
way and Warren street, where is a
nicely furnished office, reception
rooms, a depot, and steam engine,
DC. In the depot is a car about the
size ofthose that run in fhe streets,
and very similar in appearance, while
stretching to the north is a circular
tunnel about large enough for a
an to stand up in. This tunnel,
which lighted by gas jets, has a
covering first of iron aud then OF
brick. The Post, after describing
the tunnel, remarks:
The present length of the tunnel
is two hundred and ninety-four feet
and six inches, and fifty eight days
and ten hours were consumed in con-
structing it. The track is twenty
one feet under the surface of Broad
way, shd the only circumstance
which would indicate that the visitor
is under a busy throughfare is the
constant rumbling of vehicles over
head. The car is built to conform
to the shape of the tunnel, being
semicircular in form. It has com
Portable accommodations for twenty
persons. The machinery is of i'm
mense power, and of very fine work
manship.
When the tunnel is completed the
cars viii be propelled by the suction
Of the wind, which viii be aroused
by an enormous wooden fan. Four
men are continually employed tun.
neling, and daily dig out four feet of
earth, which is taken to The surface.
The tunneling is done by hydraulic
pressure. The shield, ovalin form,
is pressed into the earth, no dirt be-
ing removed except what is necessa-
ry for making the hole.
When the road is done one can
travel from the Battery to the CensI
trail Park in ten minutes, The com
pany at first intended only having it
for conveying parcels, but soon dis
covered the utility Of running pas
sengeIs cars. The road in being
built could not run into the sewers,
for the reason that the line is below
them.
Curious Geological Formation.
It IS stated by one of our foreign
exchanges that near the city Of Ne
dina, in Italy, and about four miles
around it, whenever the earth is dug,
when the Morkmen .-r1.ivn nj q dis-