The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-08-02
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Wisconsin Is five times as wealthy
as Texas and three times as rich us
Minnesota
There were 103 earthquakes in 1878,
thirty-nine Of which occurred In Win
ter, and twenty-siX in Autumn.
Pennsylvania has 3,Gl9 post-oftlees
the largest number OF any State in
the Union.
Tho people of California adopted
the new Constitution by Il majority of
from 5000 to 10000.
The Hon Artcmus Hale, Of Bridge
water, Mass, is the oldest living ex-
member cf Congress-, IL 90.
Chicago Fuckers, since March /,
have slaughtered S04, 900 hogs, against
wa, 600 for the same period year ago.
"A new regulation Of the British
admiralty, requires that candidates for
The naval service shall be able to swim.
The total endowment Of public
schools In the United States is given at
IS, 600 900. and an average daily atton-
dance of 100000 scholars.
There have been $50 students In
attendance at the Wesleyan University
at Bloomington, ILL.,, this year, of whom
l20 were women.
The average yield Of wheat per
acre Is 612 bushels in Russia, IL in the
United States, 121a in Austria, lG1a in
France, and 29Ls in Great Britain.
In the United States the consump-
tion of butter Is 16 pounds per capita,
while in England it is only ~ pounds
per capita.
Since January l, 1875, 200, 900
OF fractional silver currency has been
nHiI nIlt itrlI hc IF ;,l, ;, t.,
circulation, and the rest in the treasury.
-Forty-nine failures were reported
in April, with liabilities Of $l,190, 1888
anu assets $G33, III, rs against 70 In
April, 1873, with liabilities of $9, 800, 900.
january l, 1879 there were belicv-
cd to be "a, ,7G6, 100 swine in the United
States, against 32.262, 800 III 1873, and
2S,G77 100 in 1877.
On the 1st of March the total num-
Der of poor in London was SO, 9,529-45,-
0l3 IN warehouses, and III SIG outside,
though receiving help.
An Englishman in competitive
bicycle trial in London lately accom-
plished 300 miles i'll six consecutive
days.
The population of Spain and the
adjacent islands Is lG, ,G25, $50, including
40,74l foreigners. This is an Increase
Oh J02, 32I since lSGO.
There are 81. .4S7 persons EMPLOYED
in the postal service Of the United
States, greater number than In all the
other departments combined. The
number Of postmastcrs is 1853.
The coal product Of the Schuylkill
region for the year thus far is 8, 1926, 900
tons, against 6, 100, AIS tons for tho cor
responding period of last year-an In
crease Of 4, III ,4S2 tons.
During the wear 1878 fortv-eiobt
railroads we're sold under forec;os,,ro
representing $15l, GIG, 700 of capital
stock, and $lG0, 800 of bonds and
debt.
Tho New York Evening Post Fresh
Air Fund for scndjnr sirk and dahili'
tatcd children of New Yorkund Rrook-
lyn poor for vacations in the country,
amounts thus far this season to$ll42. .02.
Prussia apDropriates annuollv %
6l2, $40 annually Tor a~r,rmitnrol' M w.,
poses, and Austria and Hunpnrv Ak 1o6-
i25; while France appronrintes neorly
$l0,000,O00.
The Niagara Falls Prospect Park
Company have contracted for an cleo
tric light machine, and intend to locate
the lights in such positions as Will ena-
BILE them to illuminate the great catar-
a;C on a magnincent scale.
A Waterbury (Conn.) plumber,
while doing job which required him
to lie upon his back, fell asleep and
slept three hours, which time was, of
course, included in the bill which he
afterward presented.
The successor of the late DR.. Do
Koven In the presidency of Racine Col
lege will be the Rev. DR.. Stevens
Parker, who recently resigned tho rec
torship of an Episcopal Church in
elizabeth, N. y.
Brazil sells about three-fourths Of
her coffee crop, or, in 1877, 100000
bags, to the United States, for which
we pay chiefly In gold, the gold balance
paid In 1877 for Brazilian products
amounting TO $40 ,ooO,OOO.
At the present time France has 49,
37O, go acres III forest, or a sixth part
OF the whole extent Of her territory.
or these ,0S ,24O acres belong to the
State. 2Sl .Sf1S hOweVar hain a. .at,,rno