Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-03-24
FACTS AND FIGURES.

THE Canadian debt amounts to $134,-
0G5, ,00G.5S, the interest on which is $6,-
4S0, 16j.01 The sinking fund this year
amounts toSS23, $40. ID, and s., $40, $50 .GG
of the debt will be paid off. - t.ai
THE envelope makers and printers as.
sert that the Government loses 100000
year in the manufacture Of postal cards,
to say nothing Of the cost of carrying
them as mail matter and they claim thdt
if the Government should abolish stamped
envelopes, wrappers and postal cards, il
would save $2,500,0 900 year
THE Chicago Times has gathered the fol.
lowing statistics concerning the police
forces of various cities; New York, with
population of more than a million, has
2,560 policemen, who cost the city annu
ally 1880, ,367; Philadelphia, with q
population of 7j0, 900, has force of 20G
men, and the annual cost is 81 400 900
st. Louis, with population of about
400, 0,000 has a force of 4G1 men, costing
annually $461 1886; Brooklyn, with d
population of 4S3 900, has force Of j92
men, whose annual cost is $7S7, ,716 Bos-
ton, whose population is about 342, ,000,
maintains zoo men, ut yearly expense OF
1916, ,000 New Orleans has a population
of about 203, 900, force Of 4l0 men, cost
ing every year $jS2, coo; Cincinnati has
216,OO0 inhabitants, 331 policemen, and
spends fortheir support annually $685., 900
while Chicago's population is estimated as
300 ,000, and its police force of 501 men
costs every year $6S0,O00 ''i 7p a'e
IT appears from statementmade by the
Adjutant- General that in the ten years
ending Dec. 81, 1874, there were enlisted
in the army of the United States 1S3, ,65G
men. The largest representation in re.
spect TO nationality was that of the Omitted
States--97 ,0G6 Ireland ranks next, with
38, $40, and Germany next, with %, 1871
Then comes England, 0,037 Canada
4,703; Scotland, 2,456, and Switzerland
1862. The largest numbers of enlist
ments were in the years just following the
war, when the military habit was more OF
less strOng-in 1856, 81 ,329; 1866, 80.
454; 1868, 81 $50. In the years Just be.
fore the period of business stagnation, and
the following year, the enlistments wert
as follows: 1871, 1921; 1912, 12,17
1878, 10,052; 1874, S21. 1t would moi
be right to accept these figures as show.
ing that the prevailing distress has not
been so great AS TO drive men into the
army, because ii must be remembered that
the standard of qualifications for enlist.
ment has been Taised.-N. Y. EUGni1il
Post.
FROM the Newspaper Press Directory
for 1S76'' we extract the following on the
present position of the newspaper press
"There are now published in the United
Kingdom 1,642 newspapers, distributed
as follows; England-LondOn, 800; Prov.
inces, 956; total, 1916; Wales, 81; Scot
land, 1852; Ireland, 1873; Isles, 49, OF
these there are-Daily papers, England,
9S; Wales, 2; Scotland, 16; Ireland, 10
Isles, /. On reference to the first edition
of this Directory Q84G) we find the fol-
lowing facts, viz, that in that year there
were published in the United Kingdom
sol journals; of these IA were issued
daily, viz, England, 12; Ireland, ,; but
in 1876 there are now established and cir.
culated ,642 papers, of which no fewer
than 1876 are issued daily. The magazine.
now in course of publication, including
the quarterly reviews, number 657, o
which 23S are of a decidedly religion,
character, representing the Church Of En-
gland, Wesleyans, Methodists, Baptsts
Independents, Roman Catholics and Other
Christian communities. ."-Eondoh Times