The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-03-09

with Is teachers. and 81 pupils, IA colleges
of liberal arts. with 40 teachers. and LUIS
pupils In the preparatory department and
us teachers. and l.159 pupils IN the col
legiate department.; female college, with
teachers, and lao pupils.
Religion.
The Bulletin giving statistics of churches
1890. shows that. according to date OF pub
LEGATION, not priority, there are, In lndi-
ana. 2,542 members of the United Presby-
terrain Church; Church of the New Jerusa-
lem, 1O4: Salvation Army. 104; Advent
Christians 455: River Brethren, $50; Cum
berland Presby terrain. 4.o-o; flymoutn
Brethren. II: Roman Catholic. ll9lO1: Men
MONTE zoo: AmIsh Mennonite, ~ Ola
Amish Mennonite. Sj3; Reformed Mennon-
Ire -. General Conference Mennonite, 405;
Church OF God in Christ. :; Old tWeslerl
Mennonite. 1876; Defense!ess Mennonite. z67;
Mennonite Brethren IN Christ. l9l: Dunk
African Methodist Episcopal. AS; Wes-
leyan Methodists. 21g9; independent
Churches of Christ in Christian Union.
1885; Church of God, ISIS; Reorganized
Synod. 6.090; General Council Evangelical
Lutheran Church, 1857; SynOdical Confer
ence Evangelical Luthern Church. u, Coo;
Joint Synod. sos; Hauges Synod. %; Nor
wecian Evangelical Luthern Church IN
America, lS2; Michigan Synod, AL; German
Augsburg synod. $40; Emmanuel Synod, $50;
Independent Congregations. 622.
State and Other Debts.
The total State debt of Indiana. consider
ing the State Is unit. distinct from coun-
ties. cities. towns, villages and other minor
civil divisions, is reported as being LESS
sinking fund, 1890. IS, 5i0. OILS. being second
IN rank among the States comprising the
North central division, with Missouri (S1l.-
159. s32l tirst. The increase in State debt
since 1850 10 given az 8. 542,437.
The bonded debt OF the State. as unit,
1880. is placed ct SS,54O.6l5. According To
the foregoing figures. the State debt, less
sinking fund. per capita. 1880. was S-.o3;
1890. $3.50.
The aggregate bonded debt of the coun-
ties. as units, distinct from cities and other
minor civil divisions, 1890 Is shown as 81
5000 floating debt, 1890. SOS. 364: sinking
fund. S354. ga. The total debt OF the coun-
ties, less sinking fund. Is, therefore, 81. 49,
4j5, rs against Si.0iS.054 IN 1850. The county
debt. less sinking fund. per capita, 1880. was
S2.05; 1880. S2.I7.
The aggregate municipal debt OF so cities
and towns. 1890 Is recorded as S5.559,5S1. be-
ing a decrease for the same 80 cities and
towns. since 1850. of s91,472. The bonded
debt, 1890. gives total OF S5.4l7.6 $50; float
ing debt. S14l,9S5 An increase is shown
since 1880. In bonded debt. of s25.S1O; tioat-
ing debt decrease OF S120.2S2.
The aggregate sinking fund for the above
municipalities. 1850. Is returned as S22j.4Ol.
being an increase of S112943 The total
available resources of these 80 cities and
towns, including cash in treasury. 1880, aD-
pears rs S1.075.e10. the increase since 1850
being si10.0l5.
In a recent Census Office publication,
giving the receipts and expenditures of 100
principal representative cities of the
United States. details are given for but
two In Indiana. viz, Indianapolis and
Fort Wayne. The amount of ordinary re-
ceipts, as given for Indianapolis. for the
H.. NnE
1850: the total expenditures as S654 S4S.
The amount of ordinary receipts. as given
for Fort Wayne. for the year ending Dec.
81. 1889. 10 stated as S195.572: the total OF
ordinary expenditures as Sl6l,ll7.
Assessed Valuation.
The total assessed valuation of real end
personal property in the State of Indiana,
1880. according 10 the Census Office reports.
Is S7S2 ST. I26. being an increase since 1850
of 500. 056. Js5. Calculating On the basis of
the figures Just given the assessed valua-
ton per capita. $780, is S357.0S, as against
SS6I.90 in 1850. the increase per cent. of as
sessed valuation being 1885, the increase in
population during the Same period having
been 1882
Commercial Failures.
"a The statistical a bstract. 1890. shows for
Indiana 224 commercial failures. The total
number of business concerns is given as 49,
The liabilities in connection with the num-
Der of failures. 1890. was 8. 912. IA.
The failures. comparing 1850 and 1890,
show increase OF Is: the number of
business concerns showing O decrease of e.
The total liabilities in 1880 were 81, SIS. 79S,
as against So IA in 1850.
Gong back TO 1885 tho returns show 293
The number of business concerns ut that
time was stated to be so. 7e2; Liabilities. 81
435,52S. Comparing in O general way the
figures for 1885 and $500. it will be seen that
the decrease in number of failures IS 60; in
crease in liabilities. s476.6l6.
Deposits in Savings Banks.
(A.l The number of depositors In savings
banks. Indiana. 1sS9-lS90 was reported
as 1902; amount of deposits, So. 07s. COS; av-
erage OF each deposition. s23569. The in
crease in number of depositors during the
preceding twelve months was 1896; in
crease in amount of deposits, S302, 4S9; de-
crease In the average of each decosltor,
S1.G7. Since 1855 the increase in the num-
Der of depositors has been $780, The
amount of deposits IN 1885 was S2,17l. OO9,
being $50. 559 less than for the fiscal year
1SS9-S0.
(A.l The amount of exchanges at the
clearing house, Indianapolis, for the fiscal
year ending Sept SO. 1880. was $685. 155. 391.
the number of banks being G; 1889. S94, 2O5,-
500. This shows an increase in the amount
OF exchanges of SIC. 949. 5S4.
Agriculture.
tA.l The total area setapart for the pro-
duction of corn in the State in 1890 was
S,6o4.252 acres. as against 3, 421, 200 acres In
1880 This shows an increase of 1s2, eco acres
10 the area of cultivatI The production of
corn. 1870. is shown as 81. CESS eco bushels. as
against g0.229, eco bushels in 1850. The
actual decrease In pToducIlOn of corn
would thus be .2C4 300 bushels. The home
value OF the product in 1890 is gwen ~ BAL
81. 76l. compared with $50 69l, 40, in 1856
on increase of S2.l50.041.
A. In the statistical abstract under the
heading. Wheat" 10 is found that In 1890
the area used Tor the production of wheat
was :, 4S3 6O5 acres. as against 2.9G2, 307 acres
IN 1850, the decrease being 46S 7O2 acres
The product. 1890. Is shown as "a 92S 600
bushels, as compared with 80. 100. 75S bushels
IN 1850. This gives n decrease of q, $685. 758
bushels for the period. The value of the
with Ss9.2G9 600 in 1850. making decrease
IN ten years of S24. 6g2 119
The same authority shows the area of
cultivation for hay In the State 1883, 10 be
1.45O,O o acres. as against LODI, $50 acres in
1850, the apparent increase being 44S9l1
ac:es. The amount produced in 1873 is re-
ported as l.Sl2.5OO tons. as against 1.4Sl,s6O
in 1880. showing an increase of $50. 740 tons
within the period of eight years. The home
value OF the hay product in 1873 was SlS-
$4,000. compared with Sl5262. 12S in 1880.
The increase thus shown is s.. 7S2. So.
tA.l For the yearlSSS but not later, figures
showing the acreage. production aud home
value OF the potato crop of Indiana are