The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-02-05
NO HARD TINES IN OHIO.

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out his annual statistics for 1874. W.
Gull some items of interest.
| The valuation OF the property of the
State is $3.50 600 in excess of 1873, ane
$4l3, 900, 600 more than in 1870, when the
amount was $1,167, ,13I ,697-against 81,
| $50, ,379, ,323 in 1S74-an increase Of about
% per cent. in four years. The popula
tion increased about 10 per cent. during
the same time.
The State debt is $7,9SS, ,205. The ag.
gregate Of local debts of counties, cities,
townships, villages, &c, is $21, $50 ,007, all
increase of 1885,, ,SS4 over the same for
1873. In this connection the public debi
of each of the States is given amount
ing to $780, ,726. The local debts of
all the States probably amount to as
much more; making over $70o,0oo,OOO of
State and municipal Indebtedness Of the
United States.
Ohio paid $134, 102 more of internal rev.
enue to the general government In 1874
than in 1s73S-showing that "hard times"
have not very seriously disturbed the in
dustries that contribute internal reve-
nue.. The following six States paid the
largest amount of internal revenue:
Illinois $50, il4 ACT
new YORK ..........'.... ........:... ie,i5S'ss2 3
Ohio. 149l4 ,549
kentucky :................... ....... S,azo,aSs
ftnnby wanna ......... ............... O,oo0,ooo
Virginia. ............... 6,3 T,l67
Thus Illinois pays more than New
York; Ohio more than twice as much as
Pennsylvania, and Kentucky more than
Massachusetts,. New York Is worth
more than twice as much as Illinois,
Ohio much less than Pennsylvania, and
Kentucky not more than one-foncth as
much as Massachusetts. Let those in
the West who opposed the income tax
now see their folly. Had that tax been
preserved, New York and Massachu-
would have paid more nearly in proper
ton to their wealth and would not now
flourish SO finely at the expense of the
West.
During 1874 Ohio built 10,441 new build.
ings at a cost of $l2, 800, ,365-3O0 less in
number than in 1873 but costing $170, ,004
so that "hard times" are not seen in
this feature of our work for the year.
The number of paupers relieved in 1874
was 8,0O1-an increase OF only AZ over
1880 that ''hard times" did not add
to our pauper list.
The number OF marriages in the State
was 26,67S; births, 81, ,533; deaths, %, 414-
showing an excess of births over deaths
of 80, ,139-giving q net increase to our
population of about1 n per cent. in one
year.
Marriages were greatly diminished by
the war, but they made it up afterward.
The number fell from %, 106 in, 1860 to
IS. 800 in 1863, and 2O,Ss1 in 1864; but in
1866 the number was 30:479-nearly 1000
more than in 1874. The number last year
was 2l8 more than in 1880 that the
times were-not too hard to obstruct the.
tender relations of young life.
The number Of suicides in 1874 was
PIT.
Indictments for crime were found
against 604 persons-an increase of 2.123
over 1S73-chieHy under the liquor law.
The crimes against property were 1854
an increase of II over 1S73-so that ''hard
times" have not driven persons in Ohio
to theft, robbery, burglary, &C., for a liv-
ing-the increase being less than the
ratio Of population.
On glance through the whole volume
before us we do not diagnose any serious
complaint on the body industrial or So
cial Of Ohio.