The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer. (Bel Air, Md.) 1862-1864, 1863-04-10
1THEEIGHTH CENSUS.

From q preliminary report on the Eighth Cens
So we make nj the following statement: ~
The total population in 1860 of the States and
Territories, incl;dng the Indian tribes, is set
down at 81 a., 1892 persons, OF whom 23,99s are
insane, and lis, s65 idiotic. There was in 1850
3,s53,5s7 slaves, and 492,l22 free colored. The
actual deaths 10 the United States occur at the
rate of one in. 4s, of the whole population, and
amousted TO about $50, 900 during the year 1850.
The deaf and dumb in the same year numbered
%, s46, of whom, 1000 attended school during
the year 1860, The total number Of blind per-
sons in the States and Territories is stated to be
ll,l2b, of whom l,l2e, attended school during
the year. ,r,5.r... .......,.
During the year ending June, 1860, there were
about 5000, 900 received instruction in the1yar-
Gus educational institutions Of the different
States, which is about Qne-fth of the entire free
population of the country.
The population of the eleven States in rebellion
is estimated at nine millions one hundred and
three thousand three hundred and thirty-si1.-
This estimate does not embrace Missouri and
The value of Agricultural Implements pro-
duced in the United States during the year end
ing June, lst, 1860, was 81, 1902, 5l4and for
the same I6riod there WAS returned by the CEN
sus 1884, 474 tons ofpig iron, valued at SIS, 49,,
100, and of bar and other rolled iron 4o6, 2ss
" tons, valued at S22, 24s,Tss. -, ....,
plThe product of the general unachinists' and
mill wrirhts' establishments, exclusive Of sewing
d. machines, amounted in 1860 to S47J1s,5 an
increase Of over eighteen millions in ten years,
and the value of the professions Of iron foun-
deries returned by the census for the same year,
reached the sum Of $27, $40, 1893, y
The value of copper and other'metals mi1ed in
the United States during he year ending June
1st, 1860, amounted to 81, 1874. 573, and the value
of coal produced in the same year was $40, 49l, :
1911. ufrs .a4 .rm.e.., .r..
In New England, the Middle and Western
States, the value of book, job and newspaper
printing is returned us $39, 42S, DAB.
" The returns show an sggr"gate of 1853
sewing machines made in 1850, the value o!
which was $5,605, 345.
/. The manufacture of sawed and plaued lumber
reached in 1860 the value of Sos, 9l2, 2se, and
the t,tal value of cotton goods manufactured in
the game year amounted to Sll5, ls7,926, and oil
woollen and mixed goods, the value of SIS, $685.
'"993.4' ~ 'Si' b.ga 4asas co..
v Phe quantity ofgas returned is four thousand
millions feet, Of e,value ofeleven millions.dol
lars9q7 5Id apiSfl III, sg .s. 10.
u" The production.ofsalt for the year, 1860 was
twelve millions bushels, the cost of which was
$2,20o,oo The totalsvalue of the isas, river
shore and deep sea fisheries, including oysters
and thewhaling business, amounted in 1860 tc
$l2,924, o92J Hth9 ] 81. VIZ IN a,3. y g.,
The number of United States life Insurance.
companies is about forty-seyen; number OF liyel
insured 10000, annual premiums $1,000, 900, =
The cash value Of farms in the United State.
and territories in 1850 was Sc, $50, S72,5o7, and
the value Of farming implementsin the same yea
is stated to be 24s 125, o65 dollars, value of ly,
!, stock 81, 10, 400, 2is and of slaughtered. ami
mails $5l2, s7l, e53.dw ,eGoaGah 81. * - 1
In 1860 the amount2of wiol was 1881 ,s5s
pounds, and S, l2s, e44 bales of ginned cotton 0
81 III. gsah =, exc ,...h.a 400 soo ~,
pounds, and III 1850 sugar reached 800, 2b4 hogs
~. Z I .lY . pOa1u. , - aar o,sss,'
saasss'iSTssS iopp ~ a uo" " 'as
o.. =. ri,,,.e, 49,. !. ~. ~.
AZ, ns. a.SS ,5p ~ so,, 1870, 80 80.
q oSs joe IN III aeo,asI 1o7 $500