Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1871-07-18
INTERESTING sTATIsTICs.

reliable data, the intelligence with which facts
are digested aud tabulated. and the care with
which the statements issued from his ONCE
arc compiled, give to his reports value that
is winning Its recognition Is we'll among
foreign nations as in our own country, aud
illustrate the wisdom Of the many Congress-
men who but year or two since, after ap.
PFoPriatinS millions to the vilest of party uses,
higgled over the few thousands necessary to
support this Bureau, and voted for its alb
clifton. These reports contain not only the
information, even to minute details, which the
law maker, the political economist and the in
telligent citizen would desire to have, but the
very facts which the hosts in other lands, Who
are looking with eager longing to home in
America, need to guide their decisions and to
direct their movements. We have before US
the report on Navigation and Commerce for
the month and for the nine months, Guiding
March 3lst, 1871, aud although TO the gen.
eral reader table of logarithms would appear
scarcely less inviting than the endless columns
Of figures with which the stout quarto pam.
Phlct is filed, an examination shows il to be
rePlete with instructive and interesting facts,
very few of which We will extract for the
benefit Of our readers. The Total Value Of
ImpOrts-givcu in detail from Gold Bullion
to Buttons aud ShOddy -for the nine mouths
ending March 3lst, is 3S4 millions dollars,
some 80 millions more than during the cores
POndins period in the previous fiscal year.
Our Exports during the same months amount.
ed to4l2 millions,-an increase of SO millions.
More than f'rO-hhircNs of both Imports and
Exports is carried in Foreign vessels. But
it is chiefly some facts as to
FOREIGN IMMIGRATION
that We propose now to note. Mr.. Young
has previously expressed the opinion that tho
money value to the country Of every immigrant
is about $500, and q glance at the table Of
Occupations will assure us that as an average
this is not above the mark. For the quarter
ending March 31st, the number ofimmiGrauts
arriving in the United States was 26,O46,
about One-third of whom were females, aud
$4,000 between the ages of Is and 40. OF
these l ,55l came DIRECTLY into several South
ern States, Virginia receiving 27. OF the
whole number, the British Isles sent IL COZ
the British American Provinces 4, 457 Ger
many SOL, while the remainder are distrib>
utcd among the other European States, Asia
and Africa being likewise represented. De-
spite their fearful reverses the French have
chung to their native land, and but 1873 have
sought home in America; China sends 3ll,
Russia no, Mexico sc, Morocco 0, Turkey 8,
South Africa l. In respect to
OCCUPATIONS
lS3 claimed professions, 40 as musicians, 20
as clergymen, II as physicians, 10 as teachers,
Z as lawyers, 5 as priests, as geOlogist, 1895
are designated as having "skilled occupations"
aud are distributed over a wide range Of me>
chanIcal emPlOyments. 1O,545 have miscel-
laneOus occupations, nearly 900 of whom arc
labOrers, over 1000 farmers. 757 merchants,
594 servants, 80 students, 10 soldiers, hotel
keepers. ln all this number only 564 women
are included, aud the rest, chiefly women and
children, are put down as "without occupa-
TONS" Some facts as to the sources of our
INTERNAL REVENUE
may likewise be interesting to our readers
The aggregate receipts for the 8 months end
ing March 81, 1871, were upwards Of lOS
millions dollars; of which more than one. third
was the melancholy contribution of intemper.
ance, "Spirits" yielding 81 millions and FER
mented liquors" millions. Next comes To.
baccO with nearly 25 millions, then "Income"
more than Ii millions, BANKS and Bankers"
over ) millions, aud other sources about 10
millions. There is also \ recapitulation Of
Tue PUBLIC DEBT
of the United States on June LIST, 1871, the
Total of which is put at 3 billion 1913 million
dollars, nearly 2 billions bearing interest in
coin chiefly at q per cent. The Decrease OF
the National Debt in two years ending March
81 is given As more than 200 millions. The
Government has issued to the several Pacific
Railway Companies Bonds to the amount of
G5 millions and paid over 10 millions in in
terest for them.
There are two facts speaking through these
official figures III awful rebuke Of the repub-
lican administration, which we can barely
suggest. First, the decay aud ruin of our
Mercantile marine, as shown by the almost
monopoly of the carrying trade by foreign
bottoms; Secondly, the political capital sought
by rapid reduction of the public debt,
through GrievOus burden Of imports bearing
most heavily on the labOring man, taxing the
simplest business transactions, aud the COM
mon necessities and comforts of life, the tea
he drinks aud the medicine for his sick child.
while corruption and ineficieDcy paraIyse
every branch Of the service, aud each day re-
ports the deialcatiOn of some Government
official
HD The Washington correspondent of the
Baltimore Sun says that there does not seem
to be any doubt that the new government loan