The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-07-29
FACTS AND FIGURES.

TIE national debt of Great Britain is
e796, ,S61 ,O67.
TWENTY THREE bridges in Peoria coun-
ty, Ill, were carried off by the recent
rains.
TOENTY-FOUR American artists ex-
hibited thirty-one pictures at the recent
art display in Paris.
THE city of New York pays $500 per
year to policemen who are retired from
active service.
THE Boston Directory for 1869 contains
5000 more names than that of 1868 the
Chicago one, $4,000.
THE Universslists have q member In
Bristol, N. Y, who stately gives to mis-
sion work one per cent. of his income.
IDA LEWIS receives as many as IS calls
a day, and visitors embsrrsss her by com-
ing before the breakfast things are cleared
off.
THE total valuation of the real and per-
sonal property of Nebraska exceeds $40,-
100000. Last year it was $23,000,000.
THE New York papers say that lad 16
years of age was arrested for refusing to
support his wife, girl of IA They
were married year ago.
REV. DR. SPAULDING Is the Oldest liv-
ing Missionary of the American Board.
He is 76 years of age, and has been Il
missionary in Ceylon since 1919.
In Great Britain to population of "a
363,0 900 persons, there are $4,000 minis
ters of all denominations, 400 churches
and chspels.
A LONDON merchant has been fined
e20 and costs for sending five packages of
eunpowder by rail without notifying of
the contents
THE Protestant population in the Aus
train Empire amounts to 3,140, $50, of
whom ,220,0S are Lutherans and 1872
PAT are of the reformed faith.
In 1868 the consumption of -four in
Paris amounted to 100000 quintals
(456, 100000 pounds), which is equal TO
about 615, 100000 pounds of bread
A CITIZEN of Belfast, Me-, who had not
seen his son for eight years, and supposed
him desI, recognized him as one of the
acrOba.s in circus which exhibited in
that city few days ago.
A CINCINNATI paper claims that one of
the main reasons why the Red Stockings
have vanquished every base ball oppo-
nent is because they use no intoxicating
drinks.
Two New York butchers were the con-
testsnts in recent calf-dressing match
for $500 The winner dressed five calves
in a superior manner in 291a minutes.
THE Prince of Wales has over e53,OOO
a year from the Duchy of Cornwall, f40,-
600 year from Parliament, the interest
upon the f500,000 saved during his mi
nority, and if report be true, an sddi-
tional payment of 100000 year recently
made by the Queen for State purposes.
THE Hungarian soldiers, by q recent
government order, have been permitted
to work in the harvest fields for period
of three weeks. Each employer is re-
quired to pay TO the government three
and half kreutzers, or fifteen cents, a
day, for the wear and tear of the clothes
worn by the soldiers.
AMMoNIAC powder. new material for
blasting purposes, has been successfully
employed in Sweden. Its properties are
quite remarkable from their inconsistency
with each other 1t is said that il com
bines considerable explosive force with a
tardy mfammability that it cannot be
exploded by percussion; and that il does
not deteriorate from the effects of climate
The Roman Catholics claim in Masss-
chusetts population of $4,000, who are
PROVIDED with l2o churches, Deslues
buildings, SO chspels and stations, 155
priests, 80 clerical students, male and 10
female institutions, $3.50 scholars in their
2 colleges, 3 ladies' seminaries and IL pa
rochial free schools, hospitals, ssy-
lums with $50 orphans, and 10 benevolent
and charitable institutions.
Doctor BoKHM, a celebrated German
surgeon, has just performed the operation
of separating two female children, five
years of age, who were Joined together in
the same manner as the Siamese twins.
The German papers state that the opera
ton was attended with perfect success,
but one of the patients seems to have died
the same day. The survivor is in good
health.
THE total Italian population In the
United States varies from 1S0,0OO to 2OO,-
900; more than $4,000 are settled in the
Pacific States from 1000 to $4,000 in
New York; 10000 in New Orleans, and
a large number of Italians are equally TO
be found in ST. Louis, Memphis, Chicago,
Philadelphia, Boston, Cincinnati, Louis
vile, and ell the large cities in the Union.