The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1853-09-06

FACTS FROM THE CENSUS.-One OF the most
striking revelations made BY the last United
States census relates to the foreign element in
the population. We have stated in former ar
ticles, that of the whole free population Of the
country sS 94-l00 per cent. were natives, and
but | 0Gl00 per cent. were foreigners. Of
the 2,2l0,S 1928 foreigners in the United States,
there are but four countries from which the
number exceeds 100000. The natives of Ire.
land number less than million. The Ger
mans come next, having 573,225.-England
has 27S,675. British America has l47.7O0.
Scotland has 70,55o. France has 81, ,069.
Wales has %, s6S, and all other countries COM
bined 95,022. 1t will be seen that 66 per
cent. Of the whole foreign population in the
country halls from the dominions of Queen
Victoria.
With view to trace the relation between
the statistics Of nativity and those OF immi'
grafton, the superintendent Of the census pro.
cured series of calculations to ascertain how
many of the immigrants that came into the
United States since 1890 would be living in
1850, according to the laws of survivorship
given by the life tables in use by the English
life insurance companies After making pro.
per allowance, based upon the results of OBJ.
servation and experience, respecting the foreign
population during the past sixty years, the life
tables gave the results within four thousand
of the actual count. When we consi; Ter that
these figures extend over the lifetime of two
generations, and that millions are included in
the calculation, the near correspondence favors
the general accuracy Of both branches of Sta
tistics, and affords pronf Of no trifling force,
if it were wanting, of the general correctness
of the returns of the foreign population in the
United States.
1t may be of interest to state that the expec-
tation of life is less among the Irish than among
the English. At the aye Of 20 the former
may expect to live 80 years, while among the
ngIish the expectations at that age is 81 years.
The observations Of years have confirmed the
correctness Of this theory.
Very few of the immigrants who arrive in
the United States are above 45 years of age.
One. half that come are between Is and 80
wears old One fifth of the number are under
Is years old.
This view Of the living immigrant popula-
ton is important, as serving to correct many
extravagant notions concerning it which have
attained extensive currency. y.-Boston Trans.
THE CoMET-In the suns path nearly, be
tween and o O'Clock in the evening, small
comet NAV be seen in the wcs'. which is caus-
ing some little attention at the Washington
Observatory. 1t has short tail and not very
distinct t., be seen. Comets have had much to
do with the operations Of men for ages. Their
appearance have been the cause of the rise fall
OF nations and dmonarchs-have been disastrous
or successful in conSequence-cilies lost or
preserved. and nothing too great or small but
have, at times, acknowledged the superstitious
influence of infnitude. So far as we can Judge
it is BieIars comet, named after an Austrian
officer, residing at Prague in 1925. This one
had bren identified with the comets Of l772,
1856, 1895 and its last appearance was in
1876. The period of its revolution is about
six years and eight months, which brings
it to this exactly. Brande's Encyclopedia
says it is quite small comet with no little or
tail, and little star sare sometimes seen through
it. As the tails aud appearances of comets Of
ten change, We do not doubt but that this is
the same seen by Biela.
Coo4IxG EGG PLASTs.--As we shall lnow, in
the course of few weeks, have this excellent
vegetable in season, we publish in advance the
following mode of cooking the egg plant in the
South which we find in monthly agricultural
publication called the Soil of the South:
Are you fond of sweet oysters' Ifso, we will
rive YOU dish equal to the Mobile Bay oysters.
First, peel the fruit, ami slice it thin, boil it in
salt and water until thoroughly done. Now
drain off the water, cover it with sweet milk,
crumble in some toasted bread and crackers, with
pepper, and such other condiments as the taste
may dictate. Now break in two or three eggs,
and as it SINNERS over the fire, stir altogether;
as soon as the egg begins to harden the meta
morphosis is complete; the oysters are ready for
the table.
To fry the egg plant, they should be first peel
ed and parboiIed, then dipped into batter and
dropped tut boiling ard-taking care to season
them properly before frying.
"SnLrrARy AND ALoNE.-The Philadelphia
Inquirer says Col. Benton is now seventy.one
wears old, and adds:
We saw him the other day on the pavement
near his house in Washington. lie is the
youngest looking man Of seventy we have ev.
er seen; rather fuller in habit and broader
than he used to appear. lie wears his hat
with knowing expression little on the lett
side, walks with deliberate and measured
tread, having something that bespeaks a con-
seriousness that he is Thomas Hart Benton.
He feels his powers, and 50 d"es his country,
and So will it ever. His mark will be left
upon the era of his life. Few men of equal
intellectual power and knowledge have ap-
peared upon this stage of action.
A Coon ScRIprURAL NAME.-The Richmond
Times of Saturday relates the following:
A gentleman travelling in section of coun-