The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-05-23
FACTS AND FIGURES.

FACTS AND FIGURES.
Bosros has 1927 places licensed to
sell liquor.
some twenty odd thousand Indians
are to be removed from Colorado to
New Mexico.
The population of Manitoba is i'm
creasing al the rate of about one thou
sand per week.
RUssIA's war expenses are estimated
at $50, 0O0, 900 rubles, 9 sum which will
increase the National debt by one-half.
The latest official enumeration gives
the total number of Federal Office
holders of all kinds and degrees as S5.-
$50.
A SIGNIFICANT fact in the statistics Of
Paris trade is that common masks are
made in that city at the rate of 1,OOO, 600
a year. 5000 hands being engaged in
9he manufacture. T5G:lf
A NEW ENGLAND farmer hired .
man who proved very expensive help,
as, in months time, he dried up the
COWS nearly third, "simply by kick
ing and scolding."
PORTO Rico is getting its share Of the
insect scourge. A. sugar-cane disease
produced by worm has spread so rap
idly that royal order has been issued
for an investigation into its cause and
means of prevention.
THERE were reported in New York
City during the month of April seventy
three failures, in which the liabilities
amounted to $7.658, 726, and assets,
81, 1852, 653. The total number is twelve
less than for the preceding month, but
the aggregate liabilities remain at about
the same figures. :r
A SUGGESTION of the beef producing
resources of the Argentine Republic
and Uruguay, is given in the casual
news item of London newspaper
that $1,000 ox-tongues constituted .
part of the cargo brought by the steam
er Mondego from the River Plata to
Southampton, the other day. The
hides, it seems, also largely cross the
Atlantic from the Rio de la Plata,
while the chief part of the flesh is sold
in Brazil.
The Sydney correspondent of the
australian and american Home Meas,
/
drought in 1876 represented about &c.
600, 900. 1t was with great difficulty
that stockholders could be induced to
furnish statistics. The losses in 1877
are known to be very much heavier.
Previous prosperous seasons have en-
abled the Colonies to bear up under this
heavy blow, but, of course, many indi-
viduals have gone under.
The list of Chicago bankrupts grows
aPpallingly large. The number Of Pc
titiOns filed in January was forty-two1
in February, forty-six; in March, thir-
ty-eight, while in April 27O petitions
were filed, only five of which were in
voluntary. 1t would be very unfair to
take this as giving any idea of the con-
dition of business men generally in this
city, and this great increase of bank
ruptcies in the month of April has not
been peculiar to Chicago. In all the
other cities have like professions of in
solvents wended their way into the
United States courts and asked for dis
charge from their debts Chicago Trib-
txne.
The Cincinnati ENQUIRER publishes
reports which represent the greater
portion of the States of Ohio, Indiana,
Michigan and Kentucky, and which
show that the present prospect for =
heavy yield of fruit this season is very
flattering. While the peach crop on
low lands is reported damaged to an
extent of probably so per cent, apples,
cherries, etc., with but few exceptions,
are reported to be in an excellent con-
dition. The reports show large in
crease in orchard acreage within the
past five years. The total acreage of
Ohio being over O,O0O, being an in
crease within the time specified of
nearly 20 per cent. Grapes, although
not far enough advanced to allow an
accurate estimate of future prospects,
are said to be in fair condition, and a
large yield is promised. The entire
fruit crop, like all other vegetation, is
fully three weeks advanced in develop
) ment over former seasons.