New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-01-22
THE CHEAT METROPOLIS.
Features, Peeuiissities and Vices Of the
Great City.
The following are some interesting facts alb

The following are some interesting facts about
New.York. furnished BY the City Mission:
Until we have the official returns Of the State Genus
lately taken we must rely on the United States
Of leo to furnish the number o. the people In New
York which was ct that date 6l3, 669.
The rate Of increase for some time previous to the
war was 5 per cent per aLnuIn. How much this has
been modified BY the extraordinary circumstances Of the
neriod lust passed cannot determine and we have
no room for specuatons or the population Of the city
IN ls6O 49, 52 born In the United States, and
3s3 IN born In foreign countries Of 42 different
year Is a22 The number Of births IN the city during
the wear is 6i2i. The number OF deahs In the cry
during q year Is 25. 1856 There are I33s dwelling
bonses in the city. There l55 707 families living In
Tie civ There nearly three families on an aver
age 10 every dwelling. There nearly is persons on
an average to every dwelling There are 5000 tenant
houses containing 4e6 0o persons The city taIcs are
Ans or 900 a year. The money spen, in public
ments is t7OO00O0 q year. For tho support or the
poce g. 600 900 year Is required. Seventeen thou
sand immigrants, per month land at Castle Garden
There $50 churches. chapels. and missions OF all
Kinds with accommodations for 800 go persons. There
are e7 Protestant places Of worship with acconmods
tons for 10000 persons. There are ZIG regularly
bership of 300. which would give total Of "a 500 COM
munieants. There are $50 Sabbath-Schools Of all
denouInaions with an attendance OF 81. 800 pupils
There go Protestant Sabbath Schools, With at
tendance Of 70oO pupils Tho number Of children 10
The city between the ages Of and Is years Is l4 AGO.
In the schools under the Of the Board Of Educs
ton. tsfIc AZ III uyerhRt htteDnhute Oi css"J III
naroehal schools industrial schools private schools
coiIeres. &c, there must be 5000 more In the
public schools and private schools &C., there
are probably 1913 regularly in attendance
on tt ~ Of suitable school age still remaining IN.
sccour' ID for We Inay estimate that Is per cent are
detail ed 1t homo by Weakness and poverty IS per cent
sre ., YORK. and the balance are found among the
warrants beggsrs pterers. and rowtes. Twenty -four
pef cent Of the population between the ages Of 20
and % years Taking the censns OF 1850 still orr
bess 81 PSF cent Of 69 yields l9 go, the
beins nearly equally divided this proportion would give
% ssy $3.50 Young men. II Ia probable there arc a.
many as l0000 places where intoxicating liquors are
sold Suppose the receipts OF these on an average TO
bo only ESQ each, VIC shall have e. COO 600 as the
eros. amount expended in that direction. There are
hidden works Of darkness that elude all scrutiny and
ys, from police investigations and medical testimony
We can make some calculations Of the numbers OF those
who are leading life OF shame. IT will be safe say
that there 200 prostitutes and 500 other women
who visit houses Of sssignaton ETC.. making total Of
COO The value Of the real and personsl property
vested In the business cannot be short Of Is 0OGO00
nd he amount Of money spent In houses Of Ill fame,
spJ the amounts required for the sxpeass Of criminal