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

BANK ABsTRAcT.-The annual abstract of
returns from the banks, prepared by the Secretary
Of the Commonwealth, was distributed to mem
bsrs Of the Legislature, on Thursday. The re-
turns had reference to thu condition of the banks
on the third Saturday (17th) Of October, 1857.
On that day the aggregate capital of thirty-six
banks in Boston and one hundred and thirty.seven
out Of Boston was ,72O. Circulation.
@lS,l04S27. Specie g9,6lllO97. Since this
period the condition Of the banks has greatly i'm
proved. The figures OF this abstract were those
cited in Gov. Banks message The average divi
dend OF all the banks in April, 1857, was 9l-lOO
per cent. in October, 1857, 5000 per cent.
Savings Banks.-From the statistics of the
sighty-sx savings banks in Massachusetts, it APP
pears that on the 26th of September last-uearly
the worst time Of the Financial crsis"-the
amount OF deposits in these institutions ex-
oeeded hirty-three millions Of dollars an average
of about twenty-five dollars for every man, wom-
an and child living in the State. The amount of
dividends earned by the depositors during the
year was Sl,242, 1888. Owing to the public spirit
cd lGbors Of the managers of the institutions, it
seems that the whole cost Of taking care Of this
great fund, upon which dividends at the average
rate Of "a per cent. have been made for the past
i've years, is only SlO2,O27 per annum.
BIRTHs, MARRIAGES, AND DRATHs-The If
tssnth annual report of the births, marriages. and
DEATHS in the Commonwealth for the year ending
Dec. 81, 1885, prepared in the Office of the Seere-
tary Of State has just been printed and laid before
Abe Legislature. From the summary accompa-
nying the tabular statement, we have prepared
the. following synopsis Of the leading features Of
the report
"In the preparations Of the tables and in the
calculations submitted, the facts deduced from
the last State census, taken in June, 1856 have
been used. At that time the populstion of the
State was ,lS2 1863, of whom $50 034 were males,
and 5o2,335 were females There were Dos, S45
families, and 1881 dwellings,. showing l44S
dwellings to 100 persons, % % families to 100
persons, and $50 06 families to 100 dwellings.
BiythS-The whole number of births during the
year ending Dec 81, 1856, as registered and re-
turned to the Secretary Of the Commonwealth,
was "a 40, being an increase of 1900 over the
year previous majority Of the children born
was as usual, males, amounting to II $50, or
81 "a per cent. of the whole number 1857, or
or AZ " per cent, were females; and of the bal
ance, 2iS, or per cent, the sex was not ascer.
tanned. Compared. with the results Of reQistra-
ton for the past i've years, the following annual
increase will be obtained Excess Of births in
1906 over those in 1855, 1900 +; in 1856 over
1854, 848 in 1854 over 1853. 1917 in 1853 over
1852, Ills in 1852 over 1851, ll2l. According
to the returns it appears that 1590S, or 46 Is
per cent. Of all the children born within the
Commonwealth in the year 1856. were the off
spring OF American parents f; IA $40 children, or
AZ 30 OF the whole were Of foreign parentage en-.
trely S08, OF GA per cent. were the children Of
American fathers and foreign mothers, and 1885
or 90 per cent were Of foreign fathers and Amer
lean mothers The parentage Of 2O24, or So
per cent. OF the children born, not ascertain.
ed. Fewer children OF purely American parent
age were born in Massachusetts than those who
lad one or both parents Of foreign birth. Stats-
tics show that during the years 1858, "a, 49, and
90, while the aggregate number Of births has been
on the increase, there has been gradual diminu-
ton in the number Of births Of American parents.
and that there has been an increase in this partc
ular in respect TO the children Of foreign parents
II is shown, however that during 1856, as in
previous years, the relative proportion Of births
Of children has resulted slightly in favor Of
American fathers, though in less degree than
any preceding year.
A summary Of the statistics Of the last seven
years, ending Dec. 81 1856, is given, which
shows that during that time there we're in the
whole Commonwealth, ll7608 children born OF
American fathers, comprising 81 SO Of the whole
number OF births, and 1891 OF foreign fathers
80 % per cent. Of the 1856 children born in Bos-
ron m 1895, only 1870 were the offspring OF Amer.
lean fathers In Cambridge, Fall River, Law
IenSei .@o"eit hAOADuty, salem, and Worcester,
the native born were also largely in a majority
while in Lynn and New Bedford the nyeSse was
true. The excess Of births over deaths was verv
large, there being "a 445 births 70 2O.7s4 deaths
which is an increase over 1855 Of 266i In sever
al Of the towns the proportion between the hirtbs
and deaths, as made evident BY reeistra,,on 4
truly astonishing. For instance, in the cities q,
Lawrence, Lynn, Springfield. Newburyport. ,nd
Chelsea, and the towns Of Taunton, Geucestsr
Dorchester Haverhill. Adams, Abingdon. Ner,
ton, Pittsasld, Weymouth, walthsm, North.
ampton. Randolph, Attleborough, Woburn.
North Bndgewater, and Birmingham, the births
were more than twice ~ numerous as the deaths.
In some Of the above named towns the number
wss three times as great.
The fact which has been very generally shown
N previous reports that with a greater number
Of male children born. there was greater mortal
10y among the females, Il also exhibited this yeai
the number Of deaths being l0,20l OF males
lOAVl OF females. More deaths were reported al
having taken place in August and Dec mber thar
In the otner months. viz In January 1854, Feb
ruAry 25Is, March 2S07 April 1850 May 259l
jane Zlb8, July 1904, August 3l6g sepiembel
Ys5, October 3i35, November 1850, DecenIbs,
5l03 The whole numter Of children born Ia MIN
rally cases In 1855 was ga, OF % more than n
1855. '''' ~