The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-11-22
Miscellaneous Items.

The cigar-makers of Pittsburgh are
about to organize union.
SHERMAN is receiving cotton at the
rate of one thousand bales per week.
THE debt of the State of Virginia is
1913, 1919, 1876, exclusive of sinking and
literary funds.
THE taxable value of property in
Texas is now $3.50, 100000 against $780,
100000 last year.
THE long strike in the iron ship-build-
ing trade on the Clyde is estimated to
have cost the workmen between $3.50, 900
and 100000 in wages lost since April.
THE amount estimated for carrying in
land mails the coming fiscal year is
$50, SS9,270, an increase over the esti-
mate for the current year of $4,000, 297.
Two railroad rioters who pleaded guilty
to burning the Lebanon (Pa.) Valley
bridge, have been sentenced to five years
imprisonment and to pay fine of 81 900
each.
IT is estimated that over 10000 per-
sons in this country are engaged in keep
ing bees. This includes farmers and
a portion of their occupation.
T. J. ARNOLD, Chief Engineer of the
California Board of State HarbOr Com
missioners, is III Baltimore, for the pur-
pose of studying a system of harbor i'm
provements, construction of piers, etc.
He has conferred with engineers of New
York, Philadelphia, Boston and Portland
(Me.) on the subject.
THE Montreal Journal Of Commerce says
valuable discovery of silver has been
made at st. George, N. b., on an island in
the river. Some United States cit zens
secured the property, and have taken out
about two tons of ore, each barrel Of which
is said to be worth $500. The people of st.
George are getting excited over the dis
covery, and the neghboring country is
thoroughly searched for the precious
metal.
THE quantity of coal raised from the
mines OF Great Britain reached 100000
900 tons in a year, for the first time in
1866 In 1876 it amounted to 1874, 125, 166
tons, namely, IL. 1874, 1853 tons in England
and Wales, 1865 tons in Scotland
and 1876, 1875 tons in Ireland. Durham,
the greatest coal field, keeps its lead, its
years product now approaching 6,0OO,-
900 tons. Wales produced above 49,
100000 tons.
THE merchants who lost property by
the Pittsburgh riot in July, are strongly
inclined to hold the Pennsylvania Com
pany responsible for the losses; the
railroad company hold the city of Pitts
burgh, or the county of Allegheny, re-
sponsihle, and the latter are disposed to
hold the State of Pennsylvania response
BILE at least for part of the damage, hold
ing that undue and illegal interference on
the part of the State authorities Infatuated
the populace and precipitated the devas-
tation. 1t is curious mixture of ques-
tons, which it will take years to unravel
FROM statistics recently published by
Norwegian authorities we learn that the
number of horses per 1000 inhabitants
is, in the United States, 297; Russia, 225
Denmark, 179; Sweden, 1853; Austro-
Hungary, 9S; Great Britain and Ireland,
So; Norway, "a; Germany, 50; France,
76. The number of horned cattle per
1000 inhabitants is, Denmark, 6S7
Great Britain, 300. The number of sheep
in Spain, 1,34S; in Great Britain, 900
in Belgium, 1l2. The number of goats
in Greece, 913; in Great Britain, 8. The
number of swine in the United States,
OIL; in Great Britain. 112; in Greece, 3S.