The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-09-29
SECULAR NEWS.
Domestic.

1t is thought that the fruit crop
this year will be the largest ever produced in
the United States. Fully two hundred mil.
lions of apples will be gathered. and as the crop
in Great Britain is reported failure, the ship
ments from this country will likely be very
large.
"A New OCEAN STEAMSHIP LINE
Some London merchants are arranging for
new line of steamships to sail between New
York and London. 1t is to be known as the
Monarch Line and is to be started with four
steamers. The steamers will be 400 feet in
length each, and of 1000 to 5000 tons burden.
One of the vessels, launched at Hull, and now
almost ready is the Assyrian Monarch" The
second is the "Babylonian Monarch" and was
built on the Clyde. The third and fourth are
building, and will be ready TO take their places
when needed. They are all fitted up for the
grain and cattle trade especially 1t is intended
that the first steamer of the line shall leave New
York early in October, and that steamer shall
follow every fortnight thereafter.
There are nearly 500 newspapers
printed in New York city alone. In 1904 in
this country there was one paper in a popua-
ton of 100000 people. In 1880 there are 5000
newspapers and periodicals in population of
$4,000 900. The first real newspaper in the
world was printed in 1857 at Nuremburg and
called the Gazette.
-DT. I1OWdTQ OTOSDy says UQaC bnere
are nine thousand rumshops in the city of New
York selling liquor illegally, and that nothing
can be done to hinder the evil work because
the Excise Commissioners Of the city control
the matter in the interest of the saloons"
The law is good enough, but it is like piece of
wax in the hands of these men, and while they
are in Office and untouched the great food Of
lnquity and consequent misery must flow on.
-DENvER-But what shall l say to
the Queen City of the West2 Notwithstanding
all that has been said of Denver the half has not
been told Having a resident population of 81
600 now, where ten years ago there were but t.
500; twenty one hotels, each costing $4,000 to
S325,OOO and all well patronized There being
over 120 600 hotel arrivals the last year y hav-
ing imposing business blocks l do not know the
number but certainly six times as many as the
hotels the aggregate business of which, or sales
of merchandise, last year was twenty. three mil
lions of dollars; FIVE daily newspapers, twelve
weeklles and several monthlies, &c. Several
hundred houses were built last year at an ag-
gregate cost of about two million dollars and a
much larger number, and more expensive ones
are building during the present season, of which
the Tabor Opera House is the most imposing
and will cost $350O00. The churches and schools
have kept abreast of the material develop
ment of the city. Of the former, the Presbyte-
rians have three, two of which, the First, on
Seventeenth street. and the Central, are strong
and iourishng churches. The Central is one
of the finest church edifces west of the Mis-
souri, river. On the whole Denver is one of
the most beautiful, enterprising, substantially
built, healthful and promising cities of its size
on the Continent.-Cor. of Presbyterian