The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-03-07

21,71O,000. The ratio of representation will be |
about 93,170. |
AS the law of 22d May, 1850, determined the |
number of Representatives at 233, and as but 222 |
OF these provided for in the foregoing table,
without taking them from fractions it will be ne
cessary to select from the States thirteen having
the largest fractions to each of which is be
signed Representative, to make up the entire
number.
The States entitled to Representatives for such
fractions will most probably be Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, Connecticut, Indiana, Maryland,
Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Missouri
and kentucky-ll.
The States which gain, irrespective of the frac-
ton, will be Pennsy lvania l. Illinois 2 Mississippi
| /, Michigan l, Missouri 1--5
The States which gain, in all, are follows,
| viz Arkansas /, Indiana |, Illinois ?, Massachu-
sets l, Mississippi l, Michigan l, Missouri 2,
Pennsylvania l-l0.
The following States lose viz: Maine L. New
Hampshire L. NewYork /, North Carolina l, South
Carolina 2, Vermont l, Virginia 2, Rhode Island
l-l0.
The free States gain six members and lose four.
The slave States gain four and lose six.
NORTHERN WIscoNsIN-The Daily Wiscon-
sin, published at Milwaukee, has an interesting
statistical article in reference to the commerce and
improvements in Northern Wisconsin. The growth
of this portion of the State has been almost magi-
CAL The Improvements in the Fox River valley
sang gune anticpations OF those who have settled in
that region. There is already S69, $50 in
vested in river crafts navigating the Fox River and
/ Lake Wnnebago, and the coming season will show
| great increase. plank road is being constructed
| at a cost of $4,000 to connect Grand Chute and
| Grand Kaukana, thus connecting Appleton with
| the steamboats, from the great lakes Another
! plank road of five miles in length, which is being
lakes to the Mississippi.
| CosT OF OUR ARMY AND NAvY-In the last
65 years. it is estimated, on the authority of off
| cial documents, that our military establishments
have been to us an expense of at least $3.50 ,000,
| 900. The Navy has cost about $50 900 900 more ;
| and yet the talk at Washington it,, thai should
still further increase the Army and Navy =siab
| shments with the increase of territory and growth
| of country.
| The MIAMI VALLEY-The Cincinnati Gazette
| gives some interesting particulars of this fertile
valley-embracing about 1900 miles of the sur
face of Ohio lis first settlement commenced
about 1880 1t now has population of 502, ,242
| misunderstanding that of either of the or-
gnal thirteen States at that time Its increase
since 1910 has been 42 per cent, whilst the aver
decenniai growth of the United States is about
35 per cent. This rapid increase is chiefly owing
TO manufactures and railroads.
| SALE OF CITY Lors-Thc City Marshal yes
terday sold eighteen Lots in Chatham and Monte
rey Wards, for SlS ,643-being an increase of 3093
on their valuation recently made.-[Sav. Georgian.
| INDIANA NEwsPAPERs-Fhe census returns for
Indiana show the total number of newspapers pub
lished in the State to be SO, with circulation OF
81, 7,924 copies. The number of families in the
| = 1tha &c
25S How many newspapers are taken that are
published out of the State, is not known.
lNpIANA-Total population of the State in 1850
900 25S; in 1910 it was 6S4 S66 increase, 344 1902
being nearly AL per cent There in this Stat,
lS6, 1872 dwellings, and lS7, ,6lS families; the mum
Der married within the past year, was ii ,23l thu
number of deaths, 1899 750l7 cannot read o
! write 27s are blind, SIT deaf and dumb, 442 in
sane GIT idiots Sol paupers, and 81 convicts
The number of colleges is SO, pupils $780, com
mon schools 5S99; libraries III, volumes IS 5,4l6
newspapers 9S, whole circulation, 67,924 numbe
of churches 1899, church property Sl,499,7l1.
: There are 10l 1913 farms, and the value of all th
real estate owned, is Sl705S4,96l. The assess
, ments put the real estate at $l02 1874, ,4S9, and tn
n personal property at 1874 $50 4Sl. The true vau,
j, of real estate within the State, is $lS0944, ,325
n There 2,927057 acres of improved land, ant
J. 1858 42l unmproved the cash value of the farm
n is $12S 1926 552 of farming implements Sc GAS, ,79t
G. | ne nutnDtf Vi Hoists, 10 olOfIo asses an
ly mules, 7O6S milch cows, 2S0,052 working oxer
37,1OS other cattle, 3s5, ,96l; sheep, LOGS ,413
le swine, 2,3l4,90O. The whole value Of live stock
c. S23,O02,97s. lind. State Sentinel, 10TH
~ EXPENSES OF GovERNMENT.-The supply bill
10 before Congress include expenditure OF nearl
forty.seven millions of dollars, as follows The d,
he cency bill, amounting to about S2,5Oo, 900; civ
n. and diplomatic, Sc, 500 ,O00 army. ordnance an
"a foriiiicatons, Sl2, 500 900; West Point ACADEMY
'' s2OO,OOO; navy, slo,OOO,OOO; Indian expense
%. 50, 600 ,oOO post-ofce, IS 500 600; Mexican ii
demnity, So 900 600; river and harbor approprii
t.. tions, S2,0o0OO0 lighthouse, 100000; Goa
r., survey, SlsO,0OO pensions, Sl,5O0 600; tota
i'd $46 $50 0OO Besides these, there will be an od
million two for the boundary commission, sp
as cial Indian negotiations, and the usual annual ind
finite and permanent appropriations.
VI BALTIMoRE.-The census returns show a pop
es lation in Baltimore Of l69 l25-3l2l being slave