New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-05-15

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other significant facts may be here taken
Wne poB ao I.5 no 'S m YevYo 81 I'm PenHsylya
Tbc t1tI popuatlon OF our state IL cg2C2! OF whom
nearly tWothrds are white, there being 5Gl,22 negroes,
and i4g9 Cherokee Indians, the latter all friendly but
ge ton many other, OF their kind OF little worth
Tho statistics OF mortality. according 10 the Preliminary
Rrp0r pace ~. uf the Census OF 1900 showed that cght
- H. NrfLern states are less healthy than North Caro-
in 81. there del In Maine In 81 IN WhaIn psllie
In ~ IN Massachusetts ~ o. ~ I'S t i5.' "a %
Ia I.,6 lie Uralth Statistics OF North Carolina, as
shown by the Report Of the United states Census for that
year. stand higher than those OF any one 9 Le e,r
Uamp,hre Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut
NcW-NOrk, Ncw-JcIsey, Pennsylvania, ONO, Indiana,
and Illinois with the ruling OF a higher standard ot in
tpgeuce and temperance among the mass OF our polu
ou there can be- reasonable doubt thbt the general
health OF the state good as IT. u.s. T9gId oe %Tc .9
there Is any section OF the American continent more
saubrous or more pleasant than the western pant Of
North Carolina. Among many of the people VINO IN
habit the midland and eastern counties heIe is current
and popular hyp,r9ole tR2t men never ulo III TIC mum
According the Census ot 1860 there were then living
lived In The south aud 205 IN the North. difference ot &c
ga favor ~ tho SOUTH ana ms IN pupultton Oh oy
100000 Of whites In the South in contrast Win lsOOOVO
There are. at tins time In North Carolina, o2s miles OF
completed railroads, and 400 miles more l course OF con
srucion The total cost OF the railroads already COM
ulctcd has been about s8gjOJO I'm cOlu-a fraction less
than $4,000 In con 20 the mile. The principal cities ana
towns OF the Stac-all Of which, however are
Wilmington. Raleigh EdcnOn, Beautort, washington,
Euzabgth, Fayetteville, Charlotte Halifax, Salisbury,
Morgnuton and Ashcyie AT Raleigh, the capital OF the
State an Institute Tor the support and education OF
the Deaf the Dumb, "a the Blind, and also an Asylum
for the Insane Branch Mint Of the United states Is IN
operation at Charlotte. Al Chapel HI, IN orange
son College in Mecenburg County, Wake Forest Col.
lege I'm Wake County, ana other colleges academies ana
schools Ia various parts OF the state, have been well
established According 20 The Census OF legl-sluce
which time in consequence OF the foolish Rebellion and
unfortunate delays IN Reconstrucuon Few changes lot
the better have OCcurrcd-the number OF public schools IN
tho state Is 9i and the pupils IN these lOO2oi acaue
mics asa ana tie scholars IN these l3lt9 colleges TO- auu
the students In these l5j0. Directly or indirectly CON
nected with these institutions OF learning are SOl
which contain, IN the aggregate, lsOOl Folumes'
the limits OF the state are also 22O chnrches OF WHICH
belong the Mehodsts, al TO the Baplsts anu t4
10 the PreSbycaus The total cost OF these churches
was only fraction less than S2OOOOO0-the exact cost
having been sl.9J924I
SO much FOR North Carolina in general although have
that might, with proprety, and at great length, DO
dwelt upon I'm her behalf; and now, II my readers
wfayor me with their attention ten minutes longer /
shall have much pleasure In acting as thcr gulue IN
making sort Of mental tour through IL ADJOINING couh'
ties In the extreme western part OF the STATE All these
counties io west of the Blue Ridge, aud compose what Is
all other sections OF the STATE when slope toWhIu he
cassOuthcast, ana cast their waters IN that dcctloh
until they disembOuo into the Alanuc these ia counties
slope toward the west nOrtwest ana das ther waters
In that direction, until, gradually changing lne COURSES
80 that thoy h0w almost due vest they arc haly emp
tied into the Mississippi Ihe loloNinE taDo gives INC
name area and population (whtes Indians and negroes
respectively OF these IL counties;
Name Area and Population whites, Indians, and Ne
groes respectively of the Fourteen Counties COM
prised IN the Territory known as Western North Caro-
lima. according TO tho Census OF 1860.