Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-03-19
FACTS AND FIGURES.

ENGLAND raises ninety five per cent of
the meat she eats.
MADAME VANYAs, an old huckster
woman in Paris, is worth 100000.
THE butler of the Princess Metternich
gets about the same salary as President
Grant.
THE Memorial Methodist church at
Washington cost $250,0OO, and will scat
1000 people.
THIRTYoNE million acres of land In
the Kingdom of Great Britain are unculu-
vated
Snow fell in Montreal, Canada, in the
month of February to the unusual depth
OF seventy three inches. The total fall for
the winter was 1870 inches.
AN acre of land contains 43 $50 square
feet. A square with sides of 20S feet and
55s iuches will contain an acre
DIR HAYES, the Arctic explorer, says
the biggest iceberg he ever saw was three
miles in circumference and over 1900 feet
thick.
THE society for the protection of dest-
tute Roman Catholic children, in New
York received and cared for 1904 little
ones in 1868.
THE volunteers in Great Britain number
150 900 men, and the Government con-
tributes 100000 toward the general ex-
penses.
FROM 1858 to 1868 there were 9S3
American vessels wrecked. Loss $l9S,-
| 702, ,S76-an average per day of one and a
half vessels and $4,000. .g
A New ORLEANS widow of fifty years
has eloped with youth of two and twen-
ty. A family of two married daughters
and son objected to the match.
OLD Faneuil Hall, Boston, was first
built aud presented to the town by Peter
Faneuil in 1749. T. was destroyed By fire
! in 1861, and rebuilt in 1863 II was en-
larged to its present size in 1905
IT is stated that several boxes of guineas,
of the coinage of George the Third, have
been recovered from the wreck of the
British frigate Hussar, sunk with large
amount of treasure in the East river, in
1884 4F, rHEE
THE inauguration of Gen Grant is said
| to be the first Inauguration OF Chief Mag
istrate of the United States which has
been witnessed by the father of tho prin-
cipal character of the great national
| drama
LONDON has thirteen Mary Ann streets,
forty seven James, thirty-seven Edward,
forty-six Charles, twenty four Frederick,
! tnlrIy SIX ienTy, elgnJy-SeVen JOnn, n'Jy-
eight Elizabeth, thirteen Jane, four Emma
and seven Emily streets. There are fifty
! two New streets.
BEFORE NJ. Haussmann undertook 10 i'm.
prove Paris, the annual civic expenditures
did notexceed $4,000 francs His estimates
for this year amount to 124,000,000 francs,
while the debt has gradually swelled from
$4,000 to 1923 100000 francs, the yearly
interest on which is so 100000 francs.
The 10000 citizens of Rome can at
tend 1856 churches, all of which contain
numerous chape!s, with alters, at which
masses are constantly being celebrated. In
deed it is estimated that 600 masses are
said daily in Rome. On Sunday more are
sung than on week days, that being the
only distinction. lst $3.50
A FARMER in Griswold Conn, has pub.
lishSd an account of turkeys raised and
sold, with expenses and profits, from June
1868, 10 January, 1869, as follows Credit
-99 turkeys killed, / ,428 lbs, at 81 cents
per lb., $395.02; 3 turkeys not killed, esti,
kmated at so; total 1894 o. Debtor-11C
bush. corn al 81 80, $165; cost Of butcher
ing, etc, $40; total, $175. Net profit
$4,000