Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-01-10
Interesting statistics.

we are indebted TO y. M. Bennett, ESQ.,
Auditor OF Public Accounts of Virginia, for a
copy of his last Biennial Report. 1t is volume
of 452 pages, and abounds in interesting and val
liable information.
We propose to lay before our readers, from
time to Time variety of curious statistics oo-
tanned from the Report.
On page 800 we find a recapitulation of Iopu-
lation in the State, as ascsrtaned from The tables
of county statistics, from which we have pre-
pared the following statement:
Whites Free Negroes. Slaves. Population
1885, 1885, 1 Ssa,sS 5s,ils 5li,154 i,s5slso
The increase of whites is about % pei cent,
of slaves per cent, and of free negroes per
cent.
The greatest increase of the three classes %
population is in the Tide Water District where
there is a gain of 20 per cent. whites, IL per
cent. slaves, and % per cent. free negroes.
In the Valley the increase of whites is Il pei
cent, of slaves per cent, and of free negroes
8 per cent.
In the Piedmont district the free negroes have
decreased per cent. since 1850, and in the Trans
Allegheny district ~ per cent Slaves have IN
creased in the latter 8 per cent, and whites 20
per cent.
The number of freeholders in the State, in
1859, was Joss, being an increase of 1881
ever the number in 1858. The number of acres
of land taxed in 1852 was ~, 7Os, 66l, decrease
SINCE 1858 of 75O, 167.
The population of Augusta county in the year
1850, taken from the United States Census, and
estimated for the year 1859 from the reports 81
the Commissioners of the Revenue, Is as follows
Whites. Slaves. Free negroes. Population.
1889 1889 l BIS I s,sTt III sis SAL
The statistics of marriages, births and deaths
in the State are imperfect, several counties hav
ing made no returns, but the following state
ment for thu years 1857 and 1858, which ap
proximates accuracy, will be inspected with IN
terest. AS the marriages of white persons only
are reported to the Auditor, we omit the statls'
tics of-births and deaths among the slaves ano
free negroes
Marriages. Births. Deaths
1851 6,7s7 38,7e4 lS'Sas
1853 $500 81, Z4S A7,' -
Ofthe persons married in 1853, the occupa-
lions of husbands are given as follows: Eum.
Der of farmers 1870, merchants 2S3, attorneys
80, physicians SO, laborers 224, mechanics 1900
teachers g. clerks Is, agents g. ministers Al, mis-
cellaneous 40,
The number of marriages, births and deaths
in Augusta county, including the town of Staun,
ton, for the years 1867 and 1858 are as follows
Marriages Births Deaths
! 1857 453 65S 234
! 1858 AGo 659 zza
| The occupations of the men married in 4pgns'
ia, in 1853, are as follows: Farmers 81, mer-
chants 5, attorneys 2, physicians 4, laborers g.
mechanics 81, teachers l, clerk !, miscellaneous
| IL.
In the matrimonial line, Ohio is ahead OF all
the other counties, During the year 1858, l59
couples were married in that county. Preston
county comes next, 1922 Franklin next, 1877 ;
and then Augusta and Shenandoah, ll6 each.
A comparison of the marriages in Augusta
with those in some other counties, shows that
in proportion to population, We have nothing
to boast of in this particular. Whites only are
included in the following figures;