Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-01-16

/ dren born out of wedlock. These figures, of
course, only approximate The humber Of
/ Stillborn amounted 10 500 about four tenths Of
I which occurred in the county of Suffolk.
| Marriages were solemnized in Massa-
chusetts, during 1856. IL ,265 marriages or g.
less than in 1850 or these 6SlS couples were
Americans by birth, and 1928 parties were Of
| foreign birth in 495 marriages. the grooms were
Of American birth, and the brides OF foreign, and
in 4S7 the grooms were foreigners and the brides
| American.
The most popular month for marriage has been
| November. Most men, well women, were
| married between the ages of 20 and "a; respect
| ing hrst marriages, the most common period for
| both sexes has been between the ages OF 20 and
/ % years. The whole number of men married for
| the FIRST time was l0,207; Of whom 9740 we're
| married to maidens, and 467 to widows. The
| youngest males married were tRo Young men Of
l6 eke to girl Of 10 years and the other TO one
| OF 10, also for the first time. The oldest man
| married for the first time was between rs and so
years OF age, his bride being widow Of so to So
| years of age.
The number Of women married for the first
\ time was 10 1852. OF these women, 9740 married
bachelors and 1922 wdowers, The youngest wo-
| man was girl of Is years OF age to man OF %
| years.
A large number Of young person were married
| during the year, viz: two grooms of Is seVeray
to brides of Is and 10; eleven Of II years sever
| ally 10 brides one each Of IA, l5 and Is years.
FIVE Of II and three Of is years; IS of 49, Isl Of
| 49, and 232 Of 20 years each. OF the young
brides, was ID years Of age, IL of IA, 63 OF 10
| l76 OF l6, and 800 OF II years. The oldest male
married was between 70 and 80, and the Oldest
| woman between 60 and 65 years.
DeathS.-Fhere occurred during the year 1856,
| 20,734 deaths being 81 less than in 1855. or
| this number, 10, 2Ol were males and l0,40l
females, and in 1872 cases the sex not ascer-
talned. he aggregate ages of 20, 483 individu-
ais, whose ages we're given amounted to 55l, 4Sl,
an NJ fOr he
of life in Massachusetts, showing, when compar-
ed with the returns of 1855, a loss Of 46 of
year to an individual. In the several counties
there was great variation to the average ages
of the persons who died in Dukes County, the
limit reached its highest, 1858 years TO person.
on an average; in the county Of Suffolk, only the
extent of 10 50 years wasEthe average period of
life in the county OF Middlesex it reached only
to % 81 years in the counties Of Bristol, Essex,
Hampden. and Worcester, a little over 2S years
in the county of Nantucket, q 43 years and in
the other counties, varying from 1928 to "a Ga
years, the latter term of life being that of those
who died in the county OF Franklin. This di-
versity in the average duration of of life, in the
different parts Of the Commonwealth, undoubted-
ly arises from the fact that in those parts which
are more generally the abodes of foreigners, es-
pecially those of Celtic origin, there is a much
greater mortality among young children, thanA rs
other portions Of the State where the populations
is more purely native. 1t is generally conceded.
that the duration of life of the Celt is much less
than that of persons of reutonic blood.
The greatest number OF deaths occur in early
life. The tables of the report show that 1926
persons-2234 boys, 1890 girls, and l02 Of un-
known sex-died under year of age, being more
than one fifth of all the deaths du;ing the year.
Abovt four tenths of the deaths were of children
under five years, whereas Only about one tenth
died between the ages of twenty and thirty years.
The greatest mortality occurred in the months Of
August and September, and the least in June and
February. OF the deceased whose nativities were
recorded, l6 SIS we're American born, comprising
6O4O per cent. Of all who died -Four persons
were reported to be more than 100 years-all Wild
ows, and all died Of old age. Two were OF native
and two Of foreign birth. The Oldest ITO
years Of age, and was born in Ireland. The 9TH
ers were respectively 100 years ii modths, los
years II months days, and 10Y years IL months
and 10 days"
RReIsTEKs OF DEBDs.-The abstract of the an
nual returns Of tn Registers of Deeds exhibits
the following aggregates Number Of deeds re-
corded in the whole State, Al, Ill other instru-
ments, 77lS; fees for deeds, S2l Sl9 fees for
other Instruments, S4494 number of legal pages
covered, 1929; expenses of the offices above
what is paid by the several counties, Sl3, 1888.
MASSACHUSETTS STATE PRIsoN.-The State
Prison report is document of thirty-eight print
ed pages, containing mass Of information to
some portions of which we shall doubtless have
occasion to refer hereafter. The whole cost Of
the current maintenance of the prison for the
year ending Sept 80, 1851, was Ss9.l65, which
was met by the receipt of SCI, 294 from the lvbor
of sonvicts, and SI3,l62 from various other
sources, showing deficit of S14,7O9, to cover
which, with sons other items, an appropriation
81 100000 is asked of the Legislature.
The whole number Of convicts, Oct l, 1856
was 452 received during the year following, 100,
making 6l2; discharged by expiration OF SEN
tsnce, 1876; by remission Of sentence. 29 by
death, 4 sent to insane hospital, ; convicted for
trial for murder. 2. Total number in the prison
Sept 80, 1857, 44O, being u less than at the be-
ginning of the year included in the report.
Among the crimes of which the prisoners were
convicted, are these ;-l34 for larcenies, 4S for
breaking and entering, Al for burglary, "a for
shop,breaking, II for robbery, 10 for manslangh-
ter, for womanslaughter $50 in the report), for
murder, Z for rape, &c. Twenty-nine of the con
victs are confined for life
ofthe 44O convcts, 279 are of native birth, l54
foreigners, unknown. There are l52 who were
born in Massachusetts.
Six cases of corporal punishment are reported
as having occurred during the year, all between
the 4th Of October and Doth of December, 1856.
KANzAs AFFAIRs.-The latest advices from
KanEas appears to be to the effect, that the sup
porters of the Lecompton swinde hove not only
elected their State officers, but the Legislature
alss. This is contrary to previous advices, but
how could the result be otherwise, with Cal.
houn and his border rufian allies to declare the
votes No difficult matter would it be with them