Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-06-18
FACTS AND FIGURES.
KENTUCKY has no public debt.

KENTUCKY has no public debt.
THE st. Paul directory has Just been
issued, and on the strength of il the citi.
zens claim population of $4,000.
THE total number of pieces coined by
the United States in May was 3,401 900,
and the value 81, 1896, 200.
THE st. Johns Freeman says that the
quantity of Holsters taken in the Provin-
cial fisheries amounts to about 100000
cans annually.
A FIELD of lava of 5000 square miles
has been discovered in Southern Utah
by the geologists of the Wheeler expedi-
tion, and one of 10000 square miles in
Arizona and New Mexico.
THERE are in Georgia 1885, 500 acres
of improved land, valued at $96511 ,935.
This is an average valuation of SO 80 per
acre. The wild land of the State is re-
turned at 100000 acres, valued at $2,-
191 ,S54.
A MAMMOTH turtle was captured on
Tybee beach, near Savannah, Ga, re-
Gently, four feet eleven inches long, two
feet ten inches broad and one foot eight
inches through, weighing 300 pounds,
and containing 500 or 900 eggs.
New YORK CITY has new city direct
Ory. 1t is book of 1900 pages, con-
tains the names of 253, ,631 persons-24 .
900 more than have ever before been
published-and has been corrected
bound and printed since the May NOV
ings.
THIS year the southern counties of
California sent to San Francisco $780,
900 oranges, 100000 lemons and $4,000
lines. The consumption of California is
about 10000 900 oranges year, and s.
100000 are brought from Mexico and the
Pacific isles.
DURING the past eighteen years there
have been eighty-four murders in Suffolk
County, Mass, most of them being in
Boston. OF the murderers, twenty-five
were sentenced to from one to twenty
years Imprisonment, eight received life
sentences, seven cheated justice by
committing suicide, five are now await
ing trial or sentence, and only two have
been hung.
IT is stated that the honey product
of San Diego County, Cal, this year will
be fully 600 tons. One million two hun
dred Thousand pounds of honey from
single county is prodigious for an indus
try Cnly about three years old. Los An
geles County also is making tremendous
advances in the honey culture, and in a
few years the two counties will supply
the world. The honey of Southern Cal
ifornia is said TO be without rival in
quality and flavor in any market.
THE State Board of Equalization of
Kansas has just made report. The total
number of acres as appears from United
States, surveys is 43,123,2 200. Total as
returned by county assessors, 36,025, ,202.
Acres not returned, 7,097909. Value of
lands, 1854, ,040, ,434 value of lots, $36, ,657,-
7S4; total, $500, S,2lS for the year 1874.
In 1872 it was 1924, ,452, ,6S1, the present
valuation being $123, 754, ,463 less than in
1872. 1t is thought by many Senators
and others that the decrease IN valuation
will necessitate the calling of an extra
session of the Legislature next winter for
the purpose of devising means to meet
the current expenses of the State. In
view of the fact that several of the
wealthiest counties in the State, by rea-
son of the drought last year and the raw
ages of the grasshoppers of this year,
viii be tetally unable to pay their taxes
this year, and will have to be returned
delinquent, it is claimed that there can
be no money to pay current expenses of
the State for the year 1876,