The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-15
BRIEFS.

'ensc Of 81 900, GOO.
MIR. Marsh, the American minis.
ter ut Rome, has an art collection
which Is valued at 100000.
AT the Erie city (Pa. boiler works,
IN 1879, 800 boilers were turned out.
This year the number will be 1900.
An International dog show Ia an
nouuced to be held at Haarlem, In Hol-
land, from the Goth to the 2Sth of June.
Senator Thurman, since his recent
illness, has been forbidden by his ply
slcian to smoke more than two cigars q
day.
In France the number Of births
was 936 600, aud of deaths S39, 900 so
that tho births exceeded the deaths by
$4,000. -
The beautiful hill Of Posilippo.
near Naples, on which is ST tuated Vir-
gii's tomb, Is soon to be tunnellcd for Il
railway.
The Girard estate, In PHILADELPHIA.
Pa, yielded $G8 ,0O0 in 1892. when Mr..
Girard died. Its present income is
1877, 1866.
1t is estimated that the cotton orop
OF the United States for 1880 will ap-
proximatc 5000 900 bales, an Increase
OF 10000 bales over 1889.
Tho packages Of tomatoes>put up
last year IN tn" United STAGES reached
the total Of 10. .9GS, 900, of Which New
Jersey put up 5,592,00 cans.
The value Of the crops of the United
States III 1879 Is estimated by the Agrl-
cultural department Mt 81 ,904 ,48O 600.
against s. .4SO, $40 900 In 1878.
1t Is estimated that 90 900 men and
women are employed In Philadelphia,
PL., In the manufacture Of clothing,
making 20, 600, 900 suits year.
lin the four days ending Monday,
March 29Jb 1880, New York city re-
cetved 2,442 immigrants by steamer.
Of these l4S came in one ship.
The late General William b. lib.
bits, OF Troy, N. y, bcqueathed $780,
900 to establish Il soldiers home in that
city, to be called the "Tibbits Home"
Six thousand five hundred dozen
eggs were sold at the Cambria Iron
Company's store, Johnstown, Pa,
during Easter week, from "Wednesday
to Saturday.
The aggregate steam power of the
world Is at present 100000 horse
power employed In stationary engines,
and ~ O,00O,000 horse power in locomo-
tive engines.
San Francisco reports nre to the cf-
feet that since the first Of January, be-
tween $4,000, 900 and 5000, 900 Of gold
coin have been shipped to New York
from that city.
Salmon fishing is remarkably good
In England this season. and some large
fish have been caught. Specimens
weighing thirty, forty and fifty pounds
are quite common.
Fossil human remains are reported
to have been found near Castenedolo,
Lombardy. They were lmbedted in
stratum of corals, and seemingly bel )ng
to the plioccne period.
The Patterson Mills Of New jersey
employ ten thousand hands, besides
about three thousand who work at their
own homes, The annual production OF
these mills reaches the total of $l4 ,00O,-
600.
The rolling stock Of the Lehigh
Valley Railroad consists Of 237 engines,
II passenger cars, SO baggage and ex-
press cars, 81 ,16l coal cars, l ,O9S eight
wheel house cars, $40 stock, platform
and other cars.
According to the German imperial
statistics for 1870 OF births, deaths, and
marriages, just:publIshed, the estimated
population being A 400 900, the mar
riages numbered $40 coo, the births
l7S6,OoO, and the deaths 1,22s 900
-Pcnnsylvania has now no less than
800 building and loan associations, Of
which 400 are In Philadelphia. Each
OF the 800 has an authorized capital of
81 10000 and they have an average
paidup fund Of from $50, 900 to 500, 0,0GO
each.
The national bank circulation has
increased $40, ,63G. .103 since resumption
day, January l, 1879, and legal tenders
on deposit with the treasury for the
purpose Of retiring the circulation have
increased $8,02s, ,9sI during the very
same period.
The milling interest of Minneapo-
lis, Mlnn., has Increased very RAPIDLY.
aud the mills have 291a acres Of flooring
all covered with expensive machinery,
having daily capacity of 1926 bar
rels. Last seasons product reached
1861 ,789 barrels. ...
Tho German population OF New
York City Is estimated to be 250,000.
OF this number $4,000 are Protestant,
10000 Roman Catholic, 10000 Jews,
and &c, 1000 are class as Indifferent, inf
dels, &c. The number of Protestant
communicates is $4,000.
In periodical literature Germany
leads all the world, except America, In
point OF mum bers. 1t has BITS publi-
cations of that kind. England Is next
with 2,507. France has 1000, Italy
1925, Austria 10000, Russia has 500,
Asia 3S7, Africa so, Australia 100.
Tho total number In America is 9,129.
Only II failures were reported in
New York city for the first quarter of
the year 1880, the total Liabilities being
$053, 1886 and assets valued at $292, ,026.
The first quarter of 1873 had 292 fall
ures with total liabilities Of $40, ,00O, 900,
and the same period In 1870 had III
failures In which the total liabilities
were $2,s05,6 ,6l2, and assets $959,sa6.
Wisconsin during the year 1879 ex-
pended 81, 1913. 301 .83 upon her public
schools, which have been largely in
creased both In number and efficiency.
The State has 5,56S school districts,
not including tho independent cities,
which number twenty-seven. The
school population is 4S3 .458: the at
tan II III, fl.a 0c1o