The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-01-11

CENsUs oFI87Q 1.-The ninth census re
veals many curious facts sbout the march
OF. population which Westward holds its
way. ,Au o. The Western States have
largely increased and multiplied, the
ceptte' of,,popnlation moving rapidly
during the decade in q Southwestern
direction. Kansas y shows much the
greatest rate OF increase, to Wit. o89. &c
per cent, her population being lO7. .20f
In 1860. endge4. &sgin 1870 The neIi
greatest raseSot increase id found In Mj9.
nesota, the gatn there ffefDSein being 9b6. 81 pe,
cent, Iowa ranks third, the gain beinp
76: 68 per cent. and Oregon fourth. the
gain being 73 so per cent. The States
in which the population in 1870 WSsiess
than in 1850 are New Hampshire, Maine.
Virginia and South Carolina, the rate OF
reduction in New lHampshire beino Q 8S
per cent, in Maine O.22 per cent, in
South sCarolina 028 per cent, and In
Virginia 1926 per cent. The loss in
Virginia is, however, due to the erection
Of fifty Counties into the State OF West
Virginia. comprising population OF
~, Cl4, as- shown b., the ninth census,
BY adding tho totals Of both Virginias, q
gain of 444 per cent. is shown. 5,i, O.
According to the normal increase es.
tablished by previous census tables; the
total representative population Of The
Union shonld be 41,6e9, 900, instead of
80, 113. .253. A large portion OF this diff.
ference between the actnal and the az.
pected returns is accounted for by O re.
tardation of increase in the oolored
population during the war and since; by
wounds and diseases in the Union and
Confederate armies; by the check OF the
increase of population during the war
consequent on the interruption of mur-
riages and the absence Vf; Husbands. and
by the, interruption Of imnaigration by
theawar.s Instead Of the expected in
crease OF ]. GOO, 900 il the ooIored popu-
lation during the decade, the increase
was but 438, ,170. Leaving the planta-
tions. where their increase was natural
and their children were properly cared
Tor, the negroes rushed to camps and
cities, where vice, want and pestilence
speedily cut them off; hence their failure
to increase in freedom as they did in
slavery.
It Is set down as singular fact, fully
confirmed by statistics, that the number
OF births varies greatly during the differ
ent months OF the year. Taking Con-
nectlcut, Maine, Massachusetts,, Mis-.
souri,, Ohio and Vermont. for the years
1869 and 1870, as samples, the result
proves that June furnishes but few
births-not ono,sixth OF. those which
May brings forth. July hos about dou-
BILE the number that June can boast, but
still is lar below the general average.
August is next lowest in productiveness
The other nine months of the year main
tain something like general average,
with. no more OF variation than may be
attributed,to physical canses. ITO show
the difference between May and June,
we will give the number of births for
these two months in the respective
States named: Connections, May, 1880;
June, 203; Maine, May. 1909; June,
283; Massachusetts, May. a,771; June,
SGT; Missouri, May, 6,7S1; June, 493;
Ohio. May, 1903; June, l. .O69; Vermont,
May. S44; Juno, 1a8. This variation is
too marked to be attributed to accident,
and the physiological causes must fur
nish an interesting study to the vital
statician. >-Ni-aa it7