The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-09
STATISTICS OF CHURCHES.
1 Bulletin Giving The Status Of the Cath
OliCS in the United States
SEELERS CAPTURED IN BEHRlNG SEA.
The Government Cutters Defending the
Aissks soals--A ssateMent in Refer
sncc to Making Sugar.

WASHINGTON, ID. C., August S.-Ihe Census
Office to-day issued bulletin devoted to sta
tlstes Of churches representing all the Cath
ole bodies which have congregations in the
United States There are seven Of these
eommunions embracing the Roman Catholic.
the Greek Catholic (Unistes) in union with the
Holy See. the Russian Orthodox. the Greek
orthodox. the Armenian. the old Catholic
and the Reformed Catholic Church. The
Roman Catholic Church has congregations in
every State and Territory il the United
states, including Alaska and the Dis
trict of Columbia The United Greek
Catholics are represented IA Pennsyl-
Vsnia, Illinois. New Jersey and MIME
sofa: the Russian Orthodox Church IN
California and Alaska; the Orthodox Church
OF Greece in Louisiana: tho Armenian IN Mas
saehusetts, New York and Rhode Island; the
old Catholics in WISCONSIN; the Reformed
Catholics in New York Massachusetts, Penn
Church is divided into thirteen provinces,
which embrace thirteen arch dioceses, sixty
SIX dioceses FIVE vicariates apostolic and one
prefecture apostolic. Ii has 0,22i organiza-
tons or congregations. of which l,46S OF IA
Der cent meet in halls, school-hOuses and pri
vate houses, The Church owns 8, ,765 houses
Of worship, including cathedrals, churches
and chapes, valued at slls, s,30l,5 SIG.
FUMBER OF coMMUsIoANTs.
II has total Of 6,250,046 communeants, Of
whom one-hGlf are to be found IN the dioceses
In tina five States Of New York Massachu-
setts, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Ohio. The
arch -diOceses Of New York, comprising the
counties Of New York Westcbester, Putnam
Duchess Ulster Sullivan. Orange, Rock
land, Clinton and Richmond. has %'Z'Sg0 com
munieants, with church property valued al
$8 982. 523. The arch h-dloceses Of New YORK
and Boston, comprising the COUNTIES
of Essex, Middlesex, Suffolk, Norfolk and
Plymouth come next II the number
Of communicants. reporting 4l4o6O, WIN
church property valued at s6.379Qlo' ana
that or Chicago including Cook and seven
teen other counties is third with 326, $40 com
municants and church property valued at
36.457.0G4. The total number OF communl-
cants is {, $50, 045. who are attached 70 lO,zZl
organizations churches, chapels and stati0ns),
making an average OF Gil COMMITMENTS TO
each congregation. OF the l022l orgsniZa-
tions 400, or about IA per cent, worship
in halls schOOlhOuses, or private houses,
which exclusive Ofprivate houses, represent
seating capacity Of &C. 159 while the 8. 765 and
fye-sixths Of the edifces owned by the Church
have a seating capacity Of 9,3l9,633, making
total Of s. ,435 1872 for the whole Church, wmchls
somewhat more than half of the number OF
communicates. Some of the parishes which
have no church edihces. but use temporarily
such accommodations as private houses can
afford, ere very large One Of these
parishes reports no fewer than 1900 COM
municants. In all Of these eighty-hye sees
including the archdiocese OF New Orleans,
Philadelphia and San Francisco, every organ
izAtion has its own church edihce. 1he total
value of church property, includlng edlnces'
the ground on which they STAND lurhlture
and bells etc. Is Sl1S, ,3Sl SIC. The average
value Of each edihce Is, therefore, about
Sl3,5OO.
sEAIERs IN BEHRING STA.
Anunber Of reports from the commanders
of the United States vessels 1hetls and Mohl-
can and the chartered steamer Al-hl, con-
posing the fleet sent TO the Behrlng sea seal
Inc grounds by the Navy department nave
been received at the department.. letter
dated July llth, from Commander Cotton, or
the Mohic9n who is in command OF the naval
forces on the sealing grounds, says
that upon his arrival at Ounaiaska no
found there H. NJ $. "Nymphe," the AK
and the revenue steamer Rush. II. M. ).
ships Pheasant and Porpoise we're expected
shortly The United States ship Alert arrived
from Victoria July 9Th. Lieutenant VAN
wright in command. Commander Hitchcock
having been left az Victoria too Ill 20 pro-
coed in bis ship. TO tie preseut time says
Commander Cotton. "twenty-eght vessels
have been boarded and warned 10y the IhetlS
and four by the Rush On the 9th instant the
latter seized in Behrng sea- north OF Near
Akutan lslAnds. the sealing shOOner r. IS.
Marvin British of Victoria. B. c., with two
sealskins on board This vessel had been
boarded and warned by the Ihets on July lst
In Popoa Strait. and At that time the master
declared that he had no skins on board"
THE MARVIN rowED 20 PORT.
The Marvin was towed to this port by the
Rush and turned over 10 Leutenant-CQn-
mander Mead, who took charge OF her. Inc
latter turned her over on the 9th instant TO
the commander Of the H. NJ. ). kymphe
l.;..o isra ba
Commander Turner has expressed himself
as being strongly in favor Of hearty
cooperation between the United States and
British forces assembled Ia this sea, and he
has been met by similar disposition upon
the part Of the commanders OF the United
States vessels Commander Cotton says The
British commissioners are expected at Ouoa-
laska about the 25th or she 26th COMMANDER
Reter. 81 the Thetls left Ounalaska July
9TH, and July 7th he attempted TO capture a
sealef, but 10 quote hisletter she shows4me
clean pair Of heels, there being fresh
breeze from the north and east. hrcd 8
shot 70 leeward Of her 10 which no attention
was paid report from Companion Head
of the XII SAYS that be turned tho captured
bealer Marvin over TO Commander Turner Ot
the Roval Navy. The reports states that
about half of the seventy sealers 10 Benring
sea have been warned.
MANUFAoTURsRs OF SUGAR..
Complete returns have been received AZ the
Office OF the Commissioner OF Internal Rove
uue Of applications Of persons who. under The
provisions Of the sugar bounty act, intend TO
make sugar. The Commissioner has been
notified that's ,729 sugar manufacturers intend
10 make maple sugar and they estimate their
production at 100000 pounds, sugar
cane Manufacturers 10 the number OF
732 will make sugar from cane, aud
estimate the production At 566,62S, 700
pounds eight manufacturers will make sugar
from beets and the product o. their mills they
estimate at 29, 10000 pounds, while sl1 per-
sons will make sugar from sorghum, the pro-
duction OF which they estimate at 1880 0O0
pounds. OF a total OF 606 700 pounds OF
sugar from all sources upon which. under the
bounty act in case the sugar produced con-
tans 20 per cent. Of pure sugar. bounty OF
two cents viii be paid by tho Government
The estimated quantity Of sugar sos $685. 700
pounds-as furnished by the manufacturers
10 the internal revenue bureau. az what they
intend 10 produce il considered by officers IN
the internal revenue bureau a. TOO high ~
fully 20 per cent. and tho sugar product IS
not expected by them 10 exceed 100000 GOO
pounds at the most Ii is estimated that TWO
thirds Of all sugars produced except maple
sugar will contain 10 per cent. OF pure
sugar aud therefore will be emit