. Scientific American Volume 10 Number 24 (June 1864). e 10th of April, 1790. The pat-ents issued previous to the passage of the law of1836 were not numbered, but the first patent issuedunder that law bore date July 28, 1836, and was num-bered one. Since that time the patents have beennumbered in succession, reaching now the number of42,998. Gen. Shermans Engineer. - The correspondent ofthe Cincinnati Commercial, writing from Shermansarmy says:— I have not heard whether the rebelsburned the railroad bridge over the Etowah or I do know that every timber needed to replace ithas been made


. Scientific American Volume 10 Number 24 (June 1864). e 10th of April, 1790. The pat-ents issued previous to the passage of the law of1836 were not numbered, but the first patent issuedunder that law bore date July 28, 1836, and was num-bered one. Since that time the patents have beennumbered in succession, reaching now the number of42,998. Gen. Shermans Engineer. - The correspondent ofthe Cincinnati Commercial, writing from Shermansarmy says:— I have not heard whether the rebelsburned the railroad bridge over the Etowah or I do know that every timber needed to replace ithas been made, and is now ready to find its fellowIn fact, the measurement of every bridge from Dal-ton to Atlanta has been obtained by Col. W. , and duplicates constructed ready to beerected instantly. At the last meeting of the Philadelphia Horticul-tural Society, Mr. Charles V. Hagner exhibited mush-rooms raised in the cellar of his residence. Some ofthem weighed a pound and an ounce. The cellarcontains three beds, averaging from five to ISSUED FROM THE UNITED STATES PATENT-OFFICE FOR THE WEEK ENDING MAY 31, Officially for the Scientific American. ti3~ Pamphlets containing the Patent Laws and fullparticulars of the mode of applying for Letters Patent,specifying size of model required and much other in-formation useful to inventors, may be had gratis by ad-dressing MUNN & CO., Publishers of the ScientificAmerican, New York. -L. C. Bignall, Domestic Wines.—The medical purveyor of NewYork has, upon special request, furnished many ofour army surgeons with the native wine and brandy,and they have reported on them so favorably that itwould seem only necessary to make known to all thefact that we have of our own production, a cheapand perfect substitute for two such valuable andcostly articles. The Newburyport Herald says that within four anda half years the James Steam Cotton Mill has earneddouble its capital. It has actually divided $377,500on a capital


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