The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-07-04

In 1870 there were 9,O73 schools, being
one school TO every 185 of the States
Inhabitants In the matter Of
SCHOOL ArTENDANCE.
We have these figures. The census ia
b,es show that in 1850, there had attend
ed school during the year. children. 10
the number Of 439. 9.lsS. being one per-
'son. who had attended school. TO every
two and half of the inhabitants. In
1870 the census tables show that 567.l75
persons had attended school; being one
person to every three of the inhabitants.
This is the outlook Of the
CHURCHES.
In the year 1850. there were in the
State OF Indiana, 2032 churches. of all
denominations this gave us one church
for every 430 Of the inhabitants. Ia
1870 there were 3,69s churches, Of all
denominations; being one to to every
400 Of the inhabitants.
WEALTH OF THE STATE.
Ia 1850 the valuation of properly. of
all kinds. amounted to s2l265O. 264. be-
ing S205 to each OF the inhabitants. In
455.0Ii being $685. to each inhabitant.
This for the comparison Of the two
periods does not show anything very dis
coumging. But when we look to the
statistics OF
PAUPrRIsM AND CRIME,
The result is truly moriining and alarm
ing.
rAUrrRrsN.
In 1850 there We're LISP panpcrs In
the State. kept NJ an expense Of S57.560.
Each pauper was kept ut IN expense of
S45 20. Then there was one pauper to
every e35 inhabitants. la 1870 there
were 1867 paupcrs. kept al an expense
Of $4O3,52l, being $50 81 TO each paup-
or. and one pauper TO $50 inhabitants;
all together showing an increase ofpaup-
erism in twenty years of more tl.an $50
per centum.
CRIME.
In the year 1850, in the State of
Indiana. there were in prison Estate
ipriaon we supposc) fifty-ninc persons.
or one TO every 1872 OF the inhabitants.
In tho year 1870. there were i'm prison,
as above stated. 9O7 persons, or one 10
every 1854 of the inhabitants. showing
lin twenty wears of over $50 per cent.
/ When II is understood that a large
portion or the crimes committed are not
punished at all, and that probably Irot
more than one murderer lin twenty is
ever punished. and that nineteen outof
twenty 20 mnwhippcd OF Justice. il is
high time that the better portion Of the
community. that il the law abiding por-
ttnt, ch,trIH q. nplaratanI 81 t,.,...
situation of affairs, aud at once set to
work 10 apply the proper remedy. a
great deal j. said about the civilization
OF The nineteenth century, and OF our
progress. br the statistics of paupcrism
aud Crime are a sad commentary or
our boosted Civilization. In the above
tables, in most eases. the fractions
have been cropped. but are so nearly
correct. as 20 give n correct view Of the
state OF affairs. But a. bad as they seem
/ TO be, other States show a. bad a record,
and some of them a great deal worse.
/ While we are heartily ashamed of the
results which the census conclusively
imposes on Indiana, we may well feel
some comparative consolation in the
condition OF that sanctiiicd paradise of
,pbarisceiSm. ia which the Hub of the
iAltNtirt II ibtAttus
From the same source, the United States
census. We derive the following statistics
The total number of
SCHOOLS.
in Massachusetts in 1870 was 5.T23. This
will give one school to every 2j4 Of the
inhabitants. Indiana has one TO every
Isl OF her inhabitants.
4 The number of persons who cannot
read Is IL 935; or one 60 every 10 oi the
inhabitants.
: iu Indiana there is only one To every
% who cannot read.
rAUPERIsM.
Massachusetts has 8,056 paupers, or
lone 10 every Isl OF the whole popula-
! ton. Indiana has one to every 800 OF
the whole people. In Massachusetts, il
, costs Sl39 IL to take care OF each paup-
on. In Indiana il costs $50 6i each.
b WEALTH.
4 Massachusetts, has 81 .092 90 for every
!. one of her population. Rich, the bioatci
: ibondholders Indiana has only $S35 "
per head
CRIaE.
= Massachusetts, has in prison, 2.52s OF
hor righteous " Sons of the pilgrims =
! THAT Is equal to one for every $50 persons
+" lin the state indiana has only one for
= oicvcry 1852 Of her inhabitants.
Ill CHURCHES.
Al Nf, .,cb,,settu has n tofal of IQ49 ehurrb.