The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-11-14
Census ~ 1880.
We clip the following abstract Of the
last census from the Madison Courier:

we c'p the IotoWlnS AostracS OF tne
last census from the Madison Courier:
The preliminary report Of the last census.
just issued, shows the increase in the pop
ulation OF the Uni'ed States, in the decade
from 1880 TO 1860. Fifteen slaveholding
States contain IL, Gao. 900 inhabitants. of
which 8.079,O are whites. PSI 900 free
colored. and 3 $50, 600 slaves. The &C ua
gain OF the whole population in these States
is equsl to 1888 per cent. The slaves in
creased 2344 per cent. The nineteen Tree
Sta es and seven free Territories contain
1901 $40, intending g7.749 Indians; 49,
936, $40 are white, and 237 .2lS free color
ed. The increase is 4l.24 per cent. No
more satisfactory evidence of our advancing
prosperity could be desired than this gener.
81 and remarkable progress in population.
The disproportion between the gain OF the
free States compared with the slave States
10 attributed to immigration. The gain in
population in all the States and Territories
il more than 35 per cent.
In tie same period OF time more than
fifty millions Of acres have been brought
into cultivation. The quantity Of wheat
grown was III 1888, 39l bushels, an increase
OF 10 per cent. or double the increase OF
population. The crop Of Indian corn was
per cent. over the production Of 1860
The cotton produced amounted to s, LOG. 944
bales. or more than 10 per cent. in ten
years. OF butter, there were 400. 5O7, 8i4
pounds produced. an increase Of 46 per
cent. The amount Of cheese was l05,. /
1878 pounds. The value of slaughtered
animals WAS S2l2,s71 .663 Number of
Of sheep, 23,317.756. Amount OF wool,
&C. l.343 pounds. Amount OF sugar,
800, sos hogsheads, Of 900 pounds each.
Molasses, 16,337.O86 gallons. OF maple
sugar, 3s,843. S84 pounds. Tobacco. 49,
800. TIL pounds. Wine, 1 800. OO8 gallons.
Hay, I9.129,128 tons this is not proper.
Tomato to the increase Of live stock in the
country, but it appears that. with better
farming. more roots and cut straw and
other rough fodder is used. The amount
Of clover seed was 929,01O bushels. nearly
double what the production was in 1850:
Orchard products valued at $40. $50 36I,
very large increase. The great increase in
agricultural productions. SO much greater in
proportion than the increase of population
is attributed to the very general use OF
Improved agricultural machines upon farms.
The produce of manufactures are no less
remarkable in the amount and Increase
They increased in the ten years nine hnn-
drsd million dollars. or At the rate of 50 per
cent. and are valued at nineteen hundred
millions of dollars The mechanic arts in a
our country appear to contribute more
directly than any others to the general COM
fort and improvement OF the people.
The banking capital of the country in.
creased from two hundred and twenty
seven million four hundred aud sixty. nine {
thousand and seventy four dollars, in 1850,
to four hundred and twenty -one million
eight hundred and eighty Thousand and
seventy five dollars, in 1860. while the cir /.
culating medium. fifty two millions eighty
six thousand five hundred and sixty dollars.
The amount Of insurance increased three
hundred and eleven million dollars. More
than fifty-two thousand miles Of railroad
were completed in the last ten years, and o
he capital involved increased from one
hundred and ninety six million six hundred >;
md forty Thousand one hundred and forty. :.
sight dollars. in 1880. to one billion one :,
hundred and fifty one million six hundred
and sixty thousand eight hundred and ,
twenty nine, in 1860. Lines of telegraph
we're extended over the whole country like
= spiders web. Our internal and foreign |
trade kept pace with our advance in pro- c
duction and increase Of capital. The value 1,
Of resl and person estate exceeds the sum
Of sixteen thousand millions OF dollars rep. :
pesenting an increase Of one hundred and I
twenty SIX and a half per cent. increase in '
The aggregate. and an increase of sixty q
sight per cent. per capita of the free popu-
ation.
These figures show what the prosperity
If the country was previous to the rebel q
ion. That event has checked this advance O
somewhat. but not to the extent predicted. i,
A vast debt is being accumulated. but the ,
act that We have in the last twenty eve
years doubled our numbers and quadrupled a
'ur wealth. shows our ability to pay any r.
lebt which the maintainance Of free institu &
lions may require US TO incur.