Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-07-30
FACTS AND FIGURES.

Tue national debt OF Great Britain is
c796, ,S6l,067.
TWENTY THREE bridges in Peoria coun-
ty, ILL.,, were carried off by the recent
rains.
ToENTy -FOUR American artists ex-
hibited thirty-One piGtures at the recent
art display in Paris.
THE city of New York pays 5000 per
year To policemen who are retired from
active service.
TIE Boston Directory for 1869 contains
5000 more names than that of 1858 the
Chicago one, $4,000.
THE Universalsts have a member in
Bristol, N. Y, who statedly gives to mis-
sion work one per cent of his income.
IDA LEWIS receives as many as rs calls
day, and visitors embarrass 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, ,0OO, 900.
THE New York papers say that lad 16
years of age WAS arrested for refusing TO
support his wife, a girl of ii. They
were married year ago.
REV. DIR. SPAULDING is the Oldest liv-
ing Missionary of the American Board.
He is rs years of age, and has been a
missionary in Ceylon since 1919
In Great Britain to population of a.
363,0OO persons, there are 36,200 minis
ters of all denominations, 34.700 churches
and chapels.
A LONDON merchant has been fined
$50 and costs for sending five packages of
gunpowder by rail without notifying of
the contents.
THE Protestant population in the Aus
train Empire amounts to 3,140,3S0, of
whom l ,220, ,0S3 are Lutherans and 1872
247 are of the reformed faith.
In 1868 the consumption of -four in
Paris amounted to 100000 quintals
(456,00O,000 pounds), which is equal to
about 6l5,OO0O00 pounds of bread.
A CITIZEN of Belfast Me-, who had not
seen his son for eight years, and supposed
him dead, recognized him as one of the
acrobats 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 vsnquished every base ball oppo-
nent ia because they use no intoxicating
drinks.
Two New York butchers were the con-
for $500. The winner dressed five calves
in superior manner in 2916 minutes.
THK Prince OF Wales has over G53,000
year from the Duchy of Cornwall, e40,-
900 year from Parliament the interest
upon the 100000 saved during his mi
nOrity, and if report be true, an addi-
tional payment of 100000 year recently
made by the Queen for State purposes.
THE Hungarian soldiers, by a 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, q
day, for the wear and tear of the clothes
worn by the soldiers.
AMMONIAC powder, u new material for
blasting purposes, has been successfully
employed in Sweden. It's properties are
quite remarkable from their inconsistency
with each other. Il Is said that it com
bines considerable explosive force with a
tardy lntiammsbility that it cannot be
exploded by percussion; aud that it does
not deteriorate from the effects of climate.
The Roman Catholics claim in Massa-
chusetts population of $4,000, who are
provided with 1913 churches, besides s
buildings, 80 chapels and stations, 155
priests, SO clerical students, 3 male and Is
female institutions, 5,S55 scholars in their
3 colleges, 3 ladies' seminaries and 13 pa
rochial free schools, 3 hospitals, asy-
lums with $50 orphans, and 12 benevolent
and charitable institutions.
Doctor BoRHM, 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 &c 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 10000 to 200,-
600; more than $1,000 are settled in the
Pacific States from $4,000 to $1,000 in
New York 10000 in New Orleans, and
large number of Italians are equally to
be found in st, Louis, Memphis, Chicago,
Philadelphia, Boston, Cincinnati, Louis
vile, and all the large cities in the Union.
AT St. Joseph, La, a few days ago, an
alligator was killed which measured
twelve and half feet an length, four and
a half feet around the stomach, and one
and three -fourths feet across the back
His mouth measured nine inches inside
eighteen inches from iawbone tOiawbonei
two feet from tip Ct mouth 10 HE eyes
eight inches between the eyes. His teet
were two feet long; he had Gxty-tour
rings from neck 10 end of tail, and weighed
four hundred and twenty-five P0nndA