Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-01-15
FACTS AND FIGURES.

Cleveland has 1913 saloons, or one to
very 1870 inhabitants.
The commerce of the Ohio River
foots up 100000, 900 annually.
During 1873, 81, 493, 900 have been
given or pledged to American colleges.
-Montana has population of about
10000. The production of silver and gold
amounted to $4,000, 900 last year.
The amount of dividends declared by
Hartford Conn, business corporations
for the last half Of the year just closed is
S2,350243.
The Northern Pacific Railway Com
pany claim 2,17S,0O0 acres of land in
Washington and Oregon, and 100000 in
Dakota.
"A London journal announces the in
PRODUCTION of species of asparagus with
leaves like some Of the acacias, and with
flowers deliciously scented.
The assessed valuation of the real and
personal property of the State Of Pennsyl-
vania is $l,l7l, 96S9T, while the actua
value is put down at $3,415, S3l ,S5l.
The arsenal at Rock Island Ill,
when complete, will have capacity
equal to the manufacture of munitions Of
war sufficient to equip 1000, 900 men ey
cry SIX months.
The bonded and floating debt of Chi
cago has been increased since 1869 by 50
per cent, or from IS, 1881 to $15,393,
332, The expenditures for four years
have amounted to S25,500,000,
The Blue.Grass regions of Kentucky
lie across the middle of the State, and
contain some 10000 or $4,000 square
miles or about one third of the State, ana
include about twenty counties.
The grain feet wintering at Milwau-
kee has u carrying capacity of l099,500
bushels, When navigation opens in the
spring these vessels will make an impress.
sion ON the stock of grain in store when
they take out their cargoes.
Official figures in relation to the trade
and commerce Of Canada, show them to
be in most prosperous condition. Fiscal
returns for the year ending June 30, 1878,
exhibit an increase in the total commerce
of no less than S2G,84S,31 over the pre-
vious year.
The Detroit letter-carriers delivered
last year 4, 1876, 1l5 letters, and collected
1,625,330; postal cards delivered 209,149,
collected 131 ,403; papers delivered /, 416-
525, collected III, 151. The increase over
1872 in letters delivered was $40, SOB, and
in papers delivered 2JI537.
The annual report of the officers of
the State prison at Jacksonville, Indiana,
shows that the total receipts of cash from
all sources have been So, 193. 66, and the
total disbursements 500, 196 %, thereby
showing an excess Of 50 003 63 advanced
by the Warden. The total earnings from
convict labor and other sources were
$67 ,0SS 80, the ordinary running expenses
during the year, 500 500 %, thus showing
the earnings to be $3.50 Is in excess Of the
ordinary expenses. The expense for re
pairs during that time was Sl7 SOP %, thus
making the aggregate expenses SS4 G0S.2S,
There are now 1888 convicts, As for muir
der, manslaughter 10, rape 10, grand lar
ceny 1913, and the balance miscellaneous
otienses,
The Congressional library consisted
on December of 25S 152 volumes, and
about $4,000 pamphlets. OF this aggre-
gate the law department of the library
contains 81, 100 volumes. At the CORES
pondlng date of 1872 the library contained
2A63i5 volumes, thus showing an increase
during the year of l., 401 volumes. AS the
law requires the deposit OF two copies Of
each publication protected by copyright,
the actual number OF separate articles re-
ceived, excluding duplicates, was 1873,
of which there were 3,147 volumes OF
books, and 2,j43 periodicals. The whole
number OF copyrights entered during the
year ending December /, 1878, was II 352,
and the amount paid into the Treasury 10y
the librarian during the same time, on
account of copyright fees, was Sl3, 4O4 30
The collection of the English county
histories, for which'a special appropria.
ton was made in the last Congress, has
been successfully proceeded with, and all
hut seven out of the forty counties Of
England are now represented in the
library, besides many of the town hiSto-
ries, and the local histories and genealo-
gieS of Ireland, Scotland, and Wales,
Increasing accommodation for books is
demanded, us the alcoves and shelves are
now overlooking with accumulated liter
AIRY treasures.