Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1882-08-26 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

AMERICAN PROGRESS.  The Times concludes a review of a work recently puDlished at Chicago with the title " Far West " with the remark that the march of civilisation has been, in the present century, te some degree identified with the progress of manufactures. The industries that now occupy 12,500,000 workmen in Europe were in their infancy at the period of Waterloo, and since that time the countries most advanced in manufactures have been the most prosperous. The United States, if the manufacture of flour is included, stands first of all countries in the world. The -annual product is nearly 43 billion dollars, and it is not improbable that nearly 3.000,000 operatives are employed in its various industries. The product per operative, owing to the greater intelligence and skill of American artisans, is highest in the United States—namely, 1,560 dole, for each; in the United Kingdom, 1,120 dole. ; in France, 1,100 dole. • in Germany, 515 dole.; in Russia, 530 dole. ; in Aubtria, 600 dole.; in the Low Countries, 50 dole.; in Spain and Portugal, 595 dots.; in Italy, 540 dole. ; in Scandinavia, 450 dole.; in the Colonies, 500 dole, for each. The textile manufactures employ 3,500,000 workmen. England, of course, stands first in this regard; but the United States holds the second position, and, as estimated, produced in 1880 a combined produA of cotton and woollen goods valued at 420,000,000 dole., the total product r the world being 2,435,000,000 dole. The United States manufactures about one-sixth of the entire textile product of the world. Afore than two-thirds of the world's cotton crop is grown in the United States, the product, according to the census of 1880, being 5,730,963 bales. The world's product of silk is estimated at 400,000,000 dole., and something over 500,000 operatives are employed in this industry. France leads with 170,000 operatives and a product of 240,000,000 dole. According to the repott of Special Census Agent Wyckoff, 34,440 persons are employed in the United States in the manufacture of silk, and the total value of the product is 34,410,463 dole., thus producing about 8 per oent. of the total production of the world. In 1850 the iron-producing countries of the world manufactured about 4,360,000 tons of iron, of which but a little over 500,000 tons was produced by the united States. The construction of railways and the building of iron vessels have caused the production of iron to quadruple within thirty years, and to-day these coeutries produce upwards of 18,000,000 tone, 7,265,110 tons of which ate produced in the United States. In 1880 the 'United States produced 741,475 tons of Bessemer steel rails, while the to: at product of the United Kingdom was only 732,910 tons. The United States to-day makes one-fourth of the world's iron and one-fifth of it steel. The total production of the iron and steel works of the United States in the census year 1880 was 7,265,140 tons; in 1870 it was 3,655,215 tons; increase, 3,609,925 tons, or 98'76 per cent.  The Rome journals publish a leiter addressed by the Pope to the Bishops of Ireland, regretting that murders continue to be committed. The priest, his Holiness considers, ougt.t to be the active supporters of order.  TUE GERMAN IRON Tanng.—A Berlin tele. gram say the German ironmasters, who in 1880 reduced production by 10 per cent., have now rescinded their resolution, owing to the increased demand for iron. Tim