The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-01-15
during the year 74,s7a persons. against
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Massachusetts, bill for caring for the In
sane during the past year was sonething
over 81, 900, 00o.
The Maine Baptists number 10, 744, with
251 churches, 149 clergynen and 10 the.
illogical students.
The Wholesale business in Detroit in 1855
amounted to SOB 500, 900, an increase OF
SSl $4,000 over 1854.
One man in New Jersey, during the peach
season, averages $4,000 a week receipts
on shipments OF the fruit.
Colorado's mineral output in 1885 was
s22, SOC, o0G. OF which Sl3, 600, 900 was
silver and $4,000, 900, gold.
The value OF pittsburg property for tax
nble urposes at the close Of 1885 was
$121, 174, TIA. The tax rate is 13 mills.
There were $500 fires in New York city
in 1885, and tho total loss So, 100000, avs
against 2,4o6 fires with a total Lose OF
S3,474, 547 in 1884.
Argentine Republic statistics for the past
year show that the country has a foreign
trade OF s1i0, o00, 1000 and u domestic
traffic OF $3.50, o00, 900.
The New York Dry Goods Chronicle says
there are over 5000, 600, 900 invested in
tho drygoods business in that city as
against $14, 600. 900 in Chicago.
During 1855 the Milwaukee fire depart
ment responded to BAT alarms, the total
loss sustained ut the fires being $780,
G39. upon which there WIS an insurance OF
S1,919,45o.
The ship building interests o fMaine have
been in a depressed condition the last
year, the amount OF net tonnag huvingd de-
creased IRON 46,401.S7 in 1884 to 23,-
o53.9S in 1885.
Report OF building improvements at La
Crosse for 1885. prepared by the secretary
OF the board OF trade, shows an aggregate
OF S7T9,115, an increase over the previous
year OF over 100000.
During 1886 there arrived at Boston
from all ports 1l.473 vessels against H.
OBI, for 1854, and 10, 500 for 1888. The
total clearances for all ports were 4,122,
against 14,O42 in 1884, and 1851 IN
1883.
During 1885 the GSS manufacturing cs.
Establishments OF Richmond, Va, employed
1920 hands and a capital OSLO, 1852, $50.
The sales OF their products amounted TO
$24. 900, 954, an increase over the proceed
ing year OF S252.5S7.
South Carolina is Justly to be congratu.
lated over the fact that during the past five
s.ears there has been an increase OF $25,,
142, $50 in the value OF her real and per,
sonal property, Il decrease Of hall II million
ucliLIS III IlcT puDiC NeDl, lnu III lLCEciSe
OF SlO,71S, 19S, in the value OF the pro.
auctions OF the state and OF agricultural
machinery.
Col. c. 3. Lamborn, land commissioner
OF the Northern Pacific. reports sales oi
land made by his department during the
month of December OF 29,1S9 acres for
500 1913, against 20,376 acres sold during
December, 1884. The total sales FOR the
six months ending Dec. 81 were 225, 49,
acres for $S7o,b45. against 159,436 acres
for S791,4S4 sold during the corresponding
time OF the year before.
Attic close OF the fiscal year, ending June
80, 1885, Postmaster General Villas had to
face a deficit in his department OF SS,3Sl,-
5Tl. AT the end Of the fiscal year of1SS4
under Arthur's administration, there was Il
deficit OF 50, 6 301 while for the previ
Gus year, ending June 80, 1883, there was
a net surplus OF S1.oal, 233. The largely
increased deficit which occurred last yea.
is due to the reduction in postage from
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