Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-10-31
INTERESTING STATISTICS.


We are under obligation to EDWARD
YOUNG, Phi. D, the intelligent aud labOriOus
chief Of the Bureau of Statistics for Report
on Commerce aud Navigation for the mouth
and year ending June 80, 1871. lis re-
pcrtory ofvaluablc aud suggestive information,
for the law maker, the political economist and
the immigrant. We may from time to time
lay before our readers some of its interesting
facts, and draw some differences from them
at present we haYo only space to give few
items from tho Tables on Immigration. The
Total number OF immigants to this county for
the year ending June 80 1871, is S2l,35O,
about 10000 more males than females Of
these it is gratifying to know that Groa: Brit.
ain sent nearly 100000, aud tho British
American Provinces about $4,000, Germany
gave US 50 900, Austria 8, 900, Norwoy, Sweden
and Denmark $4,000; France and Italy each
about 5000, China 1000.
Those who had professional occupations
amounted to 2,57l, the largest number being
teachers, ! lis; the engineers 348 next
clergymcn go; physicians 200; lawyers 49,;
Those with skilled occupations were 3S,254,
among whom there we're, Miners 4 900, Car
poutors 1000; Clerks nearly 1000; Black
smiths 500, Joiners aud TailOrs, each, about
1000.
From tho Tables of Population We observe
that while in some Of the Northern States,
New York and Wisconsin for example, the
foroigu.bOrn population amounts to One-fourth
and oue.third Of the entire population, in the
Southern States the number is exceedingly
small, North Carolina with over million in,
hAbitauts having but 5000 Of foreign bith;
Virginia $4,000; West Va, 1900,
rg Speaking of what the Democratic
national platform ought to be, the Baltimore
Ga:cttc proposes to leave the making Of
platform to the North. We would refer tito
the country; but that paper correctly, in Cur
judgment, adds:
Our platform is consolidation aud victory.
When We again get into power, and are able
to exert an influence over the dGstinics Of the
country, it will be time enough for US to shape |
our course. Our only platform now ought to
DO the deIcat Of the Radicals, whose ruinous
extravagaucC, demonzing corruPtiOns, cx-
hOrbitant taxation, and utter disregard of all
constitutional privileges, must yet lead to most
disastrous results, if they are allowed to con.
tinue unchecked in their reckless career.
Eg Gen, Ames tho son.in,law Of Beast
Butler, (and it may he near Of kin to the
Daniel Of our own county, recently weighed
III the balance and loand wanting, )who, while
military governor of Mississippi had himself
elected U. S. Senator, made speech at
Vicksburg on the 18th inst, which the
Herald, published in that city, charactetizes
as "the most inaRmmatory ever uttered"
there. "Ames," says the Herald, "advised
Mentgyoes TO vote piM muske" in their hands,
and furthermore, in order to deceive his poor
dupes, and excite them to desperate deeds,
told them it was Democratic amusement to
burn niger babies in East Mississippi"
Eg- Tho Richmond Wing says that DR..
Ball, the State Fish Commissioner, has sue.
csedsd in transporting safely FROM the Shcu'
andOah to COvpasturo and Jackson rivers, at
Clifton Forge, $50 bass-and to the James,
Of or aear LyncLburg the same number
The DR.. came down the Chesapeake aud Ohio
road on Friday with 200 more, which arc to
be put IN tho AppomattOx and Dan. These
fish are sufficient to stock all these rivers in a
few years, II tic hand Of violence can DO with
held,