Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1833-09-11

DEATH OF WILLIAM WHEREFORE, Esq.
London, July 20.--It Is this day our mel
aneholy duty to announce the death ol VIII
liam Wlberlorce, a name with which there
is probably associated more OF love and ven
Grafton than ever fell to the lot Of any single
individual throughout the civilized globe.
At one period the sad event would have
been felt grievous national calamity,
and even now the tidings of his departure
will be heard with the deepest sorrow through
every part of the empire. But he worked
while it was called day, remembering that
the night was coming wherein no man may
work. And he was not permitted to leave
the scene Of his labors till he beheld the great
cause to which he had dedicated all the en-
ergies of his soul triumphant, and the letters
of the negro about to be struck off forever.
The sad event took place last night at the
house Of Mr.. Smith, in Cadogan place. M.
Wlberforce was in the 18th year Of his age.
We understand that Mr.. Wilberlorce has dr.
rected in his will that his funeral should be
conducted without the smallest pomp, and
that his body should be inferred in the family
vault of his brother-in-aw in the churchyard
of Stoke Newington, pursuant to Il promise
made to the late Mr.. Stephen.
FRANCE.
4'..''--.~.----~. 1'nREE DAYS.
Paris, July 25.-The first of the glorious
Anniversary days was set apart as pub
he mourning; at sunrise, at noon, and at
eight in the evening, guns were fired at
the Hotel de Vile, on board vessel
from Quar- d Orsay. and at the Invalids;
and every quarter of an hour throughout
the day a gun was fired from the Hotel de
Vile, and answered by the other batter
les.
HOLLAND AND BELGIUM.
LONDON, July 26.-We received last
night, by express from Brussels, intelli-
gence of the birth of an heir to the Bel
gian Throne, which took place at half
past on Wednesday morning. The e.
vent was hailed by all the ceremonies US
ual upon such occasions in the families Of
the crowned heads, and the Prince, it is
is TO receive the title Of Duke
Of Brabant.
THE POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES
The Boston Journal has some interesting
on this subject, derived from the
last Q Iarierly Register.
The greatest population to a square mile
is in the District of Columbia, where it is
393; in Connecticut, 63; in Rhode Island,
p; Massachusetts, 81; Maryland and New
Jersey, 40; Ohio, 24 New York, II ; Penn
sylyania, 80.
The population Of New York in 1910, it is
supposed will be 100000, or 100000 more
than that ofal New England, and about e.
quail to that of all the north western territor-
les. That Of Pennsylvania is rated at ,100,-
coo; of OHIO 100000 That of Virginia
is put al few thousands more. And thus
the Oldest settled of the states, which in 1880,
had a population Of TAI 900, will have been
overtaken by state which had no govern
ment of any kind until one year before that
date, did not become state until 1902, and
had in 1890, a population of only 1900. In
deed, Ohio has the resources within itself
for growing into the greatest state OF the I'M
ion. It can support. without difficulty, peo-
pie as a dense as that of Holland,
Chic contains but $4,000 square miles.
while Virginia contains $1,000, which is
within 1000 ofthe whole area of New Eng
land, and makes Virginia the largest as well
as oldest state. The next in order is Geor-
gla $4,000, and Missouri 10000 Illinois
$4,000, Florida $4,000, New York
5000, Pennsylvania Al 900, North Carolina
and Louisna $4,000 each. Delaware con-
2,l20, and Rhode Island $50.
The most rapid increase of population we
observe is in the case of Ohio, which increas-
ed from 5000 to 900 in ten years, and in
the next ten to 100000. This last was at
the rate of 400 per cent. in ten years, where
rs the average rate Of the whole union for
The last ten has been but 33 per cent. and
that OF NewEnglond but little less than 10
1 hat of NewYork was never greater than Il,
IT Maine, So: Indiana, 1914; Illinois, $50;
Indiana, 500; Michigan, 764 Arkansas,
SD. The most rapid increase, has, OF
course, been in the early settlements.
The population of the United States in 49,
10 is rated at II millions. What it will be
hundred years hence, it is not easy to cal
,ulatc. What it mag be, however, is interra-
bic from the fact that our territory is immen-
'ely extensive; that vast amount of rich
and is yet unoccupied; that lands now cul-
waited may be made vastly more produc-
i've; that large portion of our country is
lnGer tropical climates, nd that if the whole
country should support but $50 inhabitants
o a square mile, as England now does, we
should have, as the editor of the Register OBJ
serves, more than four hundred and fifty mil
ions.