Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1849-09-14

The following statistical summary Of the races
and population Of Hungary, b. far the most com
plete and concise we have seen. IS taken from the
Uestn.ins'er Rerie,r of July.
The nation which, IN political language we call
hungary, but comprising many na1on4lIties Is
mat large tract OF country included in the Austri
an dominions. extending from the Carpathian
mountains on the north, 10 the Cult OF Q1larueo on
the Adrlatic and the Turkish frontier: Longitude
nallv, 1t extends from the Austrian boundary line
OF MorayIa Lower Austria, Syria, and IIlyria on
the west; eastward to the Alpine chain which
bounds Pennsylvania II would seem as il nature
had designed Il Tor the separate habltatiou of a
great PeOpie Ca all sides Il Is defended By the
bUtwarks of natUre-mountaInsO or flood Nature
has been prOdlgal IN the gifts Of rich soil ana
climate favorable 10 all productions necessary Tor
the susienatlOn of man. Il Is country prolific
IN corn and wine; the broad plains afford luxuri-
ant pasturage for the docks, and the mountains
yield mineral treasures of boundless extent In
the admirable distribution of Providence the rich
er soils OF the plain yield more than enough of the
stan OF lite 10 supply the DEFICIENCIES of those noun
tam regions which contribute minerals TO the IA
tlonli wealth. Hungary Is coPioUsly watered BY
noble rivers. The Danube flows through the heart
Of the country and the Thess, the Brave the Save
and waters Of lesser magnitude, give breadth 70
Dumas mighty flood. The superficial magnitude
Of the country Is estimated at nearly S,OO0square
niles.
The kingdom Of Hungary is composed Of Hun
gary proper, SClayonia Croatia, Transylvania. and
the Granz Comit4tes, or military frontier. It IS
subdiyi6ed thus:
J. Hungary proper. containing the following
districts and population:
l. Hungary west OF the Danube: divided into
eleven konltats, OF counties; population in 1912,
2.lO9,5lO.
2, East Of the Danube; thirteen counties; pop
r|arT 4
3. West OF the Thiess; eleven counties: pop
ulaton, /, 7S9,7CO
4. East Of the Thiess twelve counties; pop
ulatlon .2.63I, 600.
Il. sclavonia; three counties. syrulia, yeToez
and Posegan; population. 336,IOo.
III. Croatia; three counties kreutz, WaTad-
IN and Agram; population, 5J65yJ.
". Pennsylvania; containing,
I. The hungarian country eleven counties;
population, 1878, 700.
2 The Seeker country; five cantons: poPu-
laton, $4,000.
3. The Saxon country nine cautonsi Popu-
lation, 446,700; making with military force Of
5000, a total o. 2.lOs,4O5
Z. Five sto~ii sopoFa,e districts population,
29G,i00; making, with 66,243 military for the
districts exclusive Of Pennsylvania, total poPg-
lation of 1C,5OO,O00 according 10 an approximate
estimate made in 1912.
The bulk Of the population is composed Of three
cgllsaos ,. The Sclavonians or Sclayes, compri-
sing various tribes, as the Slovacs Croats Serbs,
&c 8. Germans, The relative proportions are
thus stated by NJ Fenyes: Maygars, 4,SI2,759
SIovacs, 1,6S7.2 ; Germans, ! .273,677; WaIlaks
2,2O2.5 42; Croats, s66O79; Raiks or Raitzes.
8zS,365; Schocks, 429,868 Wends, 40,864 Ru-
thenians, 442 ,9U3 BulgarIans. 1900; French,
6,l50; Greeks, $3.50; Armenians, 379S; Mon
teaegrins. 1880; Clementins, 1900; Jews, ga
OBS i-12, sSO,406.
The chief settlements Of the Aaygars are tie
plan west and east OF the Danube. The Germans
are for the most part Of Saxon and Suaban des-
cent, and dwell on he Austrian frontier and n the
the mining di tlic1s. Tie 1lovacs, who are sup
20 eli to be the oldest settlers, and who came Of
tie Creeks of Bohemia, people the northern dist
r.cts along with the Ruthenians RussnIaks (from
Red RUSSIA and the slopes of the CaTpathians-
The Sch0cks inhabit SClayona; and with the RAFT
zes, who people that province well as the dis
trict called the Bsnat lying between the rivers Da
Ru5e, Thiess, and Arad and IraasylyanIa, are Of
the Servian stock OF ScldTes Many Of this race
took shelter IN Hungary from the persecution CT
the Turks, and settled IN the country. The Croats
Hhab.t the district of Croatia. The Wends are Of
the >tvrian tribe of Sclayes. The Walaques or
Walialls are supposed 10 be OF Sclavo-Boman orr
gin the descendants Of the Roman oolonists who
peoplet D1cia III the time Of Traian.
The statistics Of the religious faith Of these pop
uarions according 10 the tables Of 1912, Tor the
whole kingdom including TTansylvanio. are these
Roman Catholics G.444IIs; Greek Church. (uni-
III. Protestants, (Lutheran.) I,Ol4,5Is; (Cal-
Y1u.zts.) .a4a616-2. go, I24 Unitarians, -
759; Jews. -JS,6o