Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-01-16

1t appears that during the decade, in
TIE United States, 1886, 1866 persons at
tended school, 6,361, 422 natives, and
235, 0A foreign born, and about $50, 900
more males than females. Of these
180,372 were colored persons, 40 Chi
nese, and 1,214 Indians. The total in
crease of attendants over the census of
1860 is 903, 512, but there is slight de-
crease In the number of foreign-born at
tendants. The number of schools of all
classes in the United States is 141, 500;
teachers, 221 ,042, and according to the
school returns) scholars, 1909, 938,
which, it Will be observed, is an ad-
vance on the result otherwise obtained.
The income of the schools is $95, 4O2, :
| 726.
LITERATURE.
The Superintendent confesses that his
statistics of libraries are very incom-
plete. In 1860 there were returned 81
730 libraries, containing 13,316,379 vol
umes. Of these 8, 149 were returned as
private libraries The present census
reports 163, 353 libraries, containing A.
$50, 1874 volumes, of which 107, 673 are
private libraries. The total number of
all classes of newspapers and periodicals
published in the United States in 1870
was 5,S71, with circulation of 2O,S42,
457, and an annual issue of l, sos, 549, $50
copies. These figures show gratifying
increase over the censuses of 1860 and
1859. OF the total number of newspa-
pers and periodicals in the United States,
STA were daily, with circulation OF
2,601, SAT; 107 tri-weekly; lis semi-week-
ly; 4,205 weekly, with circulation of
10, 594 ,643; semi-monthly, 90; monthly,
622, with a circulation of $3.50, 843; BIZ
monthly, 13; quarterly, 40. Of adver-
Using periodicals there were 49, The
agricultural and horticultural journals
numbered SO; the organs of benevolent
and secart societies numbered 81; com
mercial and financial papers numbered
142; illustrated, literary, and miscellane-
Gus, SOB; devoted to nationality, 90
political, 1888; religious, 407; sporting,
s; technical and professional, POT.
CHURCHES AND sECTs.
According to the ninth census, there
are in the United States 70, 459 church
organizations, 63,0S2 church edifces
q, 665, 062 sittings, and 1854, 483, 5S1
property. This shows a notable increase
over the census of 1860.
Il.
There we're in the United States, june
l, 1870, 19, 1873, 565 males and 1904, SOt
females. Of native Americans, how
ever, the females were the most numer
GUS by some 1000, the great predomi
nance of males being among the foreign
} born. The females are also much The
more numerous among the negroes, mu
lattoes and Indians. The military
strength of the United States, so far al
age is concerned, is 1870, 487, that be
ing the number of males between tn,
ages of Is and AS The voting strength
of the country is 9, 439, POS, but at Jun,
/, 1870, the male citizens numbered onl,
S,425, 941. In Massachusetts, the mum
Der of males at that time was 703, 779
and that of females, 753, $40. The mill
tary strength was 298, 767, and the mum
Der of citizens, 1927
OCCUPATION
The table of occupations embraces
gainful and reputable occupations only
1t is observed that while the aggregate
number of persons in the United State
above the age of 10 is 26, 2S8, 945, onl,
12,505, 1923 are accounted for in the tabl,
of occupations. An examination of tn
several classes into which this aggregate
is divided, shows that the omissions ar
mainly among females and children be
low the age of 16 years. The adul
males are quite fully accounted for. o
10, 4s9, $50 between the ages of Is and 5
inclusive, g. 86, 1874 are assigned gainfu
occupations; while of 989, SIG above th
age of go, 634, 1877 are accounted for. T
account for the rest, those pursuing
studious, idle, and vicious occupations
those permanently disabled by sickness
and those who have retired from busi
ness, must be taken into consideration
To account for the larger discrepancie
in the list of females pursuing som
definite occupation, number OF reason
: | will present themselxaa readilr m