Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-04-23
FACTS AND FIGURES.

Not less than 100 women have en-
tered the medical profession this year.
The batteries of Boston's fire depart.
ment use up 10000 pounds of sulphate of
copper and $4,000 pounds of zinc a wear.
Some member of Congress has spite
against New England colleges. He has
gwen one OF them nearly 1000 Patent
Office Reports.
Prof. II. r. Palmer of Chicago Prof.
H. .. Emerson of Boston, and other noted
teachers hold four weeks Musical Insti
tute at Dunkirk, N. T., beginning July 49,
A few years ago not a single cargo of
wheat was exported from Oregon. The
Commercial ReDorter estimates the exports
OF wheat and flour from the Columbia
River, from July /, 1878, to July /, 1874,
al 9o,oOo tons. and other produce at SlO,-
uOo tons. Here are no less than 900 car
goes OF produce sent out of the Columbia
River in single year. The imports are
not less than %, 900 tons.
The aggregate of gifts by individuals
Tor educational purposes in this country
for 1873 was 11,226,977. OF this sum
universities and colleges got $S.23S,14 t !.
schools Of science, $7S0,65S; schools Of
theology S6l9-S01 ; medical colleges, etc,
$lS GOO; superior instruction of women,
go ,oOo; secondary instruction, S575,241 ::
libraries, S379,011; museums of natural
history 1871 $50; deaf and dumb, 81 600 !:
blind, $4,000; Peabody fund, 1880;
miscellaneous, $4,000. In 1871 the
amount given was S8,000,O0O, and in 1872
1t was $1,000, 600.
The six largest steamers in the world
are the Great Eastern, owned by the In.
ternational Telegraph Construction and
Maintenance Company, 61S feet long. II
leet broad; the City of Pekin Pacific
Mail Steamship Company, 5000 tons,
423 feet long, IS feet broad the Liguira
Pacific Steam Navigation Company.
1920 tons, 400 feet long, As broad the
Britannia white Starr, 4, 200 tons, 455 feet
long, 45 broad; the CITY of Richmond
Qnmanl 1900 tons, 453l@ feet long, 43
beam; and the Bothnia (Cunard), $500
tons, 425 feet long, 4216 broad.
The first postal card was issued on
the 10th Of May, last year, or ten months
and half ago, and up to the 1st of April
exactly l0O,000,000, or the whole amount
estimated for the first year, were delivered
to the Government OF this number the
lltt4en largest cities in the country took
4l0OO00o, New York city alone taking
100000, or nearly per cent. of the
whole. Next to New York came Boston,
which took about 100000, while Wash.
ngton required for her use considerably
over 100000. 1t is estimated that about
10000 900 more will be required to meet
The demand for the first year since their
introduction.
In the forthcoming report of the Ma
tlonal Com missioner OF Education il will
appear that during the past year the mum.
Der OF high schools and academies has
increased from 800 to 1900, or whole
third, in 1878, while the benefactions re.
corded in the several States for school
purposes show, by their magnitude the
interest taken in educational matters. No
less than $252 900 has been donated for
the superior education of women alone.
The total amount of donations expended
in the single State Of New York during
1873 was 81 ,293 235 of which universities
and colleges received SIG, 073; schools
OF science, $4,000 schools of theology,
1851 III, superior instruction of women,
$31 1885, secondary instruction, $70,512;
libraries, .9,24S, etc. Next to New York
IN aggregate amount comes Massachu-
sets, which has a total of 81 ,05T612, d.
yided into $3.50 1850 for universities and
colleges sac, 800 for schools of science,
$685. for schools of theology; $4,000
for schools of medicine; $4,000 for su.
perior instruction of women; S102 800
for secondary instruction; $70312 for
public libraries, etc.