The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-08-19
FACTS AND FIGURES.


port, Me, who weighs 152 pounds.
THOMAS HOLLAND, an Erie engineer,
has fallen heir to $780, 900 in England.
In May last not less than sixty Ameri-
cans matriculated at the Berlin University.
THE Baptists of Germany have increased
to ninety-SiA churches and over 1900
members.
The first Sabbath school in Spain has
been organized in Seville, with seventy
five scholars.
ROBINSON CRUsOE's cocOanut cup and
sea-chest have been secured by the Anti
quarian society of Scotland.
AN Indianapolis grocer opened his new
grocery by holding prayer meeting
therein from to 8 o'clock.
Hon JOHN BIGELOw, the new managing
editor of the New York Times, is said ~
be SwedenbOrgian.
A NEGRO boy eight years of age COM
mitted suicide at Halifax, n c., a few days
since, rather than take dose of medicine
TIN ore has recently been discovered
near Augusta, Me, at the point of june
ton between a silicious slate formation
and granite.
In 1860 there were but 402 miles Of
horse railroad in the United States. 1t is
estimated that there are at least 4, 600 miles
to-day.
AT the Washington shooting festival, the
other day, Secretary Rawlins took hand,
and hit the bulls eye five times out of six
attempts
THE Supreme Court of New Brunswick
has decided that magistrate cannot sit in
any case to which one Of his relations is
party.
THE whole number of Protestant native
Christians in China is about 1000. Chris
tian churches are erected at all the mission
airy stations.
FROM 1866 to 1867, inclusive, 4,641
soldiers in the British army were branded
with the letter ID, for desertion, and ,210
were flogged.
THE San Diego Union states that out of
$1,000 head of cattle that started from
Texas, during the past year, for California,
not over 5000 reached that State
A PRIZE, valued ut $500, is offered by
the managers of the ST. Louis Fair, for
the best milch cow, to be tested on the
grounds for three days during the fair
week.
IT is claimed that Great Britain has now
such extra facilities for shipbulding, that in
case of any emergency, she could send out
an iron-clad daily from the works on the
Clyde alone.
THE number of soldiers orphans MAIN
tanned by the State of Connecticut is l 1894.
Nineteen-twentieths of them are in private
families, the others being cared for in pub
lie institutions
THE capital invested in the publication
of sheet music and musical works in the
United States, is estimated at $5,OO0,O00.
Probably $200,OO0 will cover the annual
importation of sheet music.
A CAMDEN, N. j., policeman should be
called dead shot" He only had to shoot
twenty seven times to kill a little mad dog
The dog got tired of the fooling, and died
Il natural death.
ENGLISH locomotives are reckOned Ia
last for about $4,000 train miles, though
on some roads this may go up 10 100000
or even 100000 miles, as the wear and tear
depend greatly on circumstances.
AT the Springfield street Chapel, Bos-
ton, the other day, DIR. Chapins father,
who is so years old and lame from fall,
was supported down the aisle BY Father
Cleveland, aged %, and another spry vet
eran aged 100.
THE total rental values of London arc
estimated for the purposes OF taxation AT
f2O,OOO,OOO per annum. Supposing this
to be five per cent. on the capital, the real
estate of the city is worth e400, 0,000, 900, or
s., 800, 100000 of our money.
THE coolest place in London is the read
ing room of the British Museum. The
officials keep the room cool by steam that
is, they drive Il current of cool air into IL
by means of steam engine, and the stu
dent is thus provided with "A most agreea-
BILE temperature.
THEY have now at Saratoga young
lady possessing eight trunks of Partisan
toilettes, and $4,000 in rings, earrings,
brooches, necklaces and other ornaments.
Five years age ths fair demoiselle resided
over her fathers dram shop in Sixth ave
nue. New York
A PRIZE baby show has been held at
North Woolwich, England. The exhibi-
ton contained 800 babies; though there
were applications for no less than !, 800.
Purses of ~, e3, Go and f10 were offered
Only one set of tripletS and four of twins
were catalogued.
AT Catlach, India, recently, an elephant
belonging Ia one of the Rajahs went into
"A tank To drink, and i'm doing 81 put his
foot either on or close toa crocodile, which
at once bit it very severely. This 81 en-
ragged the elephant that he trod about un-
til he got his adversary firmly beneath his
feet i'm the mud, when he trampled his life
eG..
A PARIS rogue, while chaffering in
store, abstractcd a pair of silk stockings.
The clerk perceived il, and, when he was
going out, complaining of the high prices,
called out, Il cannot Let yoo have those
stockings so cheap" The thief calmly
laid them on the counter, saying, Very
well, cannot take them at higher price"
and quickly departed.
"A new arrangement has come into op
Grafton at the German telegraph Offices,
which might be extended with advantage
to other countries. Parts of kilograms,
even single ,oords, may now be registered,
the Government Undertaking to guarantee
their correct transmission. Guaranteed