The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-02-12
FACTS AND FIGURES.

The maximum war strength of Rus
STA, every element included, is 2, 249, 900
men. 81 .,.:....
The English Methodists have built
ffty-one chapels in London since 1861,
with sittings for sixty thousand persons.
The Bey of Tunis is seventy years
old, and has no ships. little money, and
badly armed and dressed soldiers.
There are 10000 Jews in the city
;one-fifth of the entire population. II as
New York CITY pays out about
$4,000, 600 annually for charitable pur-
poses, partly through municipal Off
GERS, and large share through private
organizations which receive grants. 1t
is estimated that the private contribu-
lions to charitable societies in the city
amount to as much more.
The Missouri Pacific Railroad has es-
tablished hospital for the employees of
the road, in which they will be properly
cared for when sick or injured. The
hospital will be supported by an assess
ment of fifty cents month levied on
the salary Of every officer and emplove,
and if this is not enough the deficiency
will be supplied by the Company.
GREAT BRITAIN has 1000 yachts,
with a tonnage of $4,000 tons, whose
prime cost was at least $18, 400, 900,
and assuming fourth of them to be in
commission during the summer months,
the sum expended on their maintenance
would, at rough estimate, amount to
nearly So, 10000. The money spent
on yacht-building and repairs is some
$3.50, 900, and 8, ZOO men--l-12 the num-
Der of the British naval force-are en-
ployed. 80
A DISCUSSION is now going on in
Canada about the number of French
Canadians. lie Canada asserts that
they double in numbers every twenty
eight years. In 1865 they numbered
80, 600; in 1877, 1850, 900, and they are
still increasing. The English natives
do not increase in anything like the
same proportion, and the number of
immigrants barely offsets the number
who emigrate to this country. So by
degrees Canada may be all French be-
fore it is realized.
AN extraordinary feat at billiards, a
London correspondent says, was re-
Gently performed by Mitchell, in a
game of 1000 points with the younger
Bennett, ex-champion of England
The score stood: "Bennett. $50;
Mitchell, 332. The latter then got on
the "spot'' and pocketed the red ball
PA times running, winning at 1,0O1.
Being asked to continue, Mitchell ran
up his total to III. This was the
largest break ever made by the '.spot
stroke" alone. -.
SENATOR SHARON built a magnificent
residence in San Francisco five years ago,
but upon the death of his wife, shortly
after he had established his family in it.
he sold the building and all its furni-
ture to w. S. O'Brien. Now the ap-
praisers of the personal portion of that
millionaire's estate have been making
estimates of the value of the furniture.
Senator Sharon paid $3.50 for the
furniture, and, though many of the
rooms have not been used single day,
the appraisers value the whole lot at
$4,000. For instance, the furniture
of the library, which cost $4,000, is
valued at $500; that of the pink
room" cost 81, $50, and is valued at ST.
1856; that of the .s''drab room," 5000;
value, 81, 168; and that of the ''green
room," $4,000; value, $500. r.