The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-08-30
FACTS AND FIGURES,

FACTS AND FIGURES.
THERE are two counties in the State
Of Pennsylvania which have not rod Of
railroad within their limits-Forest and
Greene.
The number of letters stolen from the
English P0stofflce is enormous. Sixty
thousand missing letters were applied for
last year, of which 20, 600 were recovered.
leaving 10000 unaccounted for, and the
officials are convinced that not one. half
of the letters lost are ever applied for.
THE British trade returns. inst pub.
lished, show that the total value Of imports
into the United Kingdom during last wear
was E375 ,15O, 900, being an increase of
were ease, zoe, 600, being q decrease of
e24, 10000 compared with the previous
year.
The New York Bulletin gives the fol.
lowing as the number of railroad men
employed on five lines:
New York Central D Hudson River. 49,. 1900
Er10. .................... ............... 12,OO
Pennsysssia Esst and West lines
O8lUmOI0 - OUAV. lS,VV
Total. ........... -........... ......... ..77,OO
LIGHTNING and thunder is said to sour
milk. This is not exactly true. 1t is not
the visible lightning that does the work
nor the report of the flash. When the
atmosphere is in q negative condition,
electrically, or there is perceptible de.
ficiency Of positive electricity, is sultry,
close, muggy, and we have hard work to
breathe, then milk turns sour.-Detr0it
Tribune.
THE following quantities and values of
fresh beef, mutton ana live stock were re-
ported from the United States to ports in
the United Kingdom of Great Britain,
from Jan. l, 1877, to Aug. 4, 1877: Fresh
beef, "a, 392, $50 pounds, worth $6, $685..
600; mutton, LOSS $50 pounds, worth
CSC, $40; sheep, 1880, worth $43 $50;
cattle, 9,532, worth $732 500; total value
to August 4, 1877, 81 1881 $50.
The Railsoay Age, of Chicago, publish
building in the United States during the
last six months, which shows that up to
July 1; 1854 miles of track have been
laid, as against $50 miles in the same ne.
Rod in 1875, 400 in 1876 and $50 in 1874
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the first six months was from one third to
one-fifth only of that of the year. This
points to mileage of 5000 miles or more
of new track in 1877.
THE average annual value of musical
instruments made in Paris during the last
six years has been q, 200, 900 francs, di.
vided among $50 makers. employing no
fewer than 5000 workmen. Paris turns
out every year 1,32O, 900 francs worth of
accordeons. Pianos figure for II, 400, 900
francs organs for nearly 500, 900 francs;
wind, wood and metal instruments fot
nearly 1000, 600 francs, but bowed ihstfu-
ments for less than 500, 600 francs.-Jottr-
nal Of the Society Of Arts.
THE Railroad Gazette reports the rail-.
road accidents in the United States and
Canada for the month of June as mum.
beridg forty mine, whereby sixteen per-
sons were killed and ninety-two injured;
seven accidents caused the death Of one
or more persons, thirteen caused injury
less than death, while twenty-nine, or
59H per cent. of the whole num-
Ger, resulted in no injury serious
enough for record; seventeen accidents
were by collision, twenty seven derail.
ments. three locomotive injuries, one fire
In q car, and one by tree falling upon q
car
THE new railway station at York, En-
gland, the largest in the world, is not ter
minal, like the old one; trains will run,
without backing or shunting, straight
through it. 1t is situated on slope rising
from the banks of the Ouse. The main
entrance, which looks upon the city walls.
is from the south side through portion
$50 feet by IS feet, and this is approached
by q broad drive under an archway near
the end Of Lendel Bridge. The length of
the platform is to be l 800 feet, while the
covered part of the station is in length
800 feet and in breadth 234 feet. The
height is about so feet. The superficial
area of the platform at York is III .951
feet, and that at st. Pancras, London,
165, $50 feet. The roof consists of four
semicircular spans, the largest of which
is that in the north center, which is 81
feet wide and covers four lines of rails.
That springing from the north walls is 55
feet wide, and embraces a platform and
three sets of rails.