Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1858-06-24
Curiosities of the Census.

or altered in the previous ten years; il
"a the females greatly predominated, ii
155 the slaves, and in the foreign born
In AL counties there were few or no for
eigrers, and in twenty the native anG
foreign population were about equal
In 1923 counties there were slaves in
1872 no free colored persons. The mum
Der OF people to a dwelling in New
FORK city, averaged more than thirteen,
in Boston nine, in New Orleans six ana
fourth, i'll Richmond five. 1t is esti-
mated that one-fourth part of people in
the country reside in villages, towns
and cities. Easr ID
In the year 1900, exclusive of the az
my and navy, there were 1906 persons
IN the employment of the federal gov
eminent; in 1854 the number was So
456, a nine fold increase, the population
having about five fold. The number OF
real estate owners in the United States
cannot fall short of 100000, or one In
about 3l8 OF the free males over twenty
one years of age. 1t is estimated tnat
the direct and indirect tax paid by each
white person in the country for all pur-
poses amounts to $4,24. There are
about 100000, Indians within the terri
torial limits of the United States. At
the close of the revolutionary war, Gen.
Knox estimated the Indians in the thir-
teen States to number about 5000. In
1850, OF the 1887 political newspapers
published in the United States, 855 were
w hig and 742 Democratic papers. Over
two-tifths of the national territory is
drained by the Mississippi and its trib-
utarles. The distance between the cit
les OF New Y DIRK and New Orleans is
more than equal to that separating Lon
don and Constantinople, or Paris from
ST. Petersburg. BY the land route be-
tween New York and Astoria the dis
lance IS equal to that between New
\ ork and Bremen. By the water route
the distance is as great as that between
Canton and London.
The number of persons who live east
of'thc Mississippi river, is twelve times
greater than the number of those who
live west thereof. The nen-slavehold-
ing have third greater population than
the slaveholding States. Massachusetts,,
which was the first State according to
its white population in 1890, has now
become the fourth, exactly reversing
the course of New York, which has be-
come the first from the fourth rank.
Even adding the present population Of
Maine to that of Massachusetts would
not alter the position of the latter in its
rank among the States. In New Eng
land the females have always exceeded
the males in number. The foreign vote
OF the country is estimated to be one
twelfth of the whole. The total num-
Der of families holding slaves in 1850
was SAT ,525. 1t is estimated that one
third OF the white population of the
slave State, sustain the relation of slave
holders. The State of New York has
about one eight of tho p op ,,lation Of tho
Union, Pennsylvania about one-tenth,
and Delaware about one two hundred
and slxtythird. There is one house to
every SIX persons in the country. The
Methodists and Baptists together have
more than one-half of all the churches,
and the Episcopal and Roman Catholic
are about equal iii number The aver
age value OF the church edifices in the
country. is but $9,357; they will each
seat three hundred and seventy-six per-
sons upon the average.
kT fta.l ---s- -
GS- Two painters were employed to
fresco the walls of a magnificent cathe-
dral; both stood on rude scaffold. con-
structed for the purpose, some forty feet
from the ground. One of them was so
intent upon his work, that he became
wholly absorbed in admiration, and
stood Oft from the picture, gazing at it
with intense delight. Forgetting where
he was, he moved backwards slowly,
surveying critically the work of his pen
Gil, until he neared the very edge of the
plank upon which he stood.
At this critical moment, his compan-
ion turned suddenly, and, almost frozen
with horror, beheld his imminent peril;
another in slant and the enthusiast would
be precipitated upon the pavement be-
meath; if he spoke to him it was certain
death-ifhe held his peace, it was equal
ly sure. Suddenly he regained his pres
ence of mind, and Selling wet brush.
ne flung it against the wall, splattering
the beautiful picture with unsightly
blotches of eoloring. The painter flew
forward, and turned upon his friend
with fierce imprecations, but, startled,
at his CHASTITY face, he listened to the re-
cital OF his danger, looked shudderingly
over the dread space below, and with
tears of gratitude blessed the hand that
saved him. a@
SO, said preacher, we sometimes
get absorbed in looking upon the world,
and in contemplating it, step backwards,
unconscious of our peril, when the Al
mighty dashes out the images, and we
spring orward-to lament their destrue-
tion--into the outstretched arms of mer-
cy, and we are saved.
INTERESTING TO LIQUOR DR1NKHRs.-I
DR.. Hiram Cox, of Cincinnati, Chemi-
cal Inspector of Ohio, in recent publ.
cation states that, "during two years
he has made two hundred and forty-nine
of various kinds of liquors,
and has found more than nine -tenths oil
them limitations. and greater portion
OF them poisonous connections. OIL
brandy he has not found more than one
gallon Of pure in hundred gallons, the |
imitation having been whisky for ba-
sis, and various poisonous acids fer the
condiments. Ofwines, not gallon in
a thousand purporting to be sherry, port, |
or sweet Malaga is pure, but they are
made of water, sulphurie acid, alum,
Guinea pepper, horse-radish, and many |
of them without a single drop of alec
holic spirit. A Funchal correspondent
says that it is not an open question
whether any more Madeira wine will be |
produced. None has been made since