Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-08-19
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Such phenomenal ratios OF Increase as these
OF Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado and Oregon arc
due 10 the fact that tho population of these
States 10 1870 was so small that tho gan Of e
TOW hundred thousand immigrants constitutes
an enormous ratio Of Increase. According 10
this, the rate Of increase Of tho South has cx.
ceeded that of tho rest Of the Union. and its
gain OF population is between five hundred and
six hundred thousand greater than that Of tho
Western States. Virginia. Missouri apd Ken.
lucky, eaio moro than Indiana. Wisconsin,,
Iowa or Nebraska. The Increase ia Virginia,
kentucky and North Carolina exceeds any.
thing evor known in tho oensus reports, as will
be seen from the following comparison:
Kentucky. lS40 TO 1850 202.57; 1850 10
1860, l62 $50; 1860 to 1870, lGG 1926; 1870 to
1880. AS 500; Virginia, 1910 10 1850. 94,OSS;
1850 to 1860. 100 2S2; 1860 to 1870, $685.;
1870 to 1880, 374 S37; North Carolina. 1910 to
1850, Is GO; 1850 to 1860. 1913 .5S3; 1860 to
1870. 1889; 1870 to 1880. SIS. 1872.
Tho gain of population in Virginia. for scva
evenly years prior to 1880, was oaly 423 ,555.
According to tho census. her gain in the last
decade was 374 S37. Tho two Virpiuiss com-
prlsod ono state prior to 1868. Taking tho
populations OF tho two together, we find that
they have increased from Gel, 1T 10 1870 to
2 3OS, 600 10 1880. Who would have supposed
that population was pouring toto North Caro-
Ina faster than into Wisconsin and Nobrasks,
and nearly as fast as toto Indiana aud Minuo.
sofa And who wond have thought that Ken.
tucky would show greater gaia 10 population
than any state ia tho North, tho West or en- the
Pacific slope, with the exception OF Illinois?
The c,nsus returns certainly show up we'll for
the "sOlid South" If tho present basis Of
representation should DO preserved, tn, six;ocD
Southern states would gain twenty eight COO
gressmeD. while tho remaining twenty two
states would gaio forty seven. 1t the census
returns arc to be believed. tho South is The
most progressive section OF the country; but tho
reports OF the marvellous icc:oaae OF population
10 number of Southern Stats ar0 received
With such incteduIity that there is general cry
in the Northern aud Western Slases Tor a re-
enumeration"
lCertainly We rebels" must DO kept down
in some way or other. If 10 90 other way,
then lot these census cnumeraters BIO removed,
and others appointed to make "stalwarL"
enumeration, and ono that will suit such people
as are 10 the "Northern and Wtsttrn States"
that the American taks Of. When wo consider
that these enumerators were nominated 10 tho
Senate by Dir. Hayes. upon the recommendation
Of General Walker, the Superintendent of the
Census. aod tia, at least four fifths of them arc
republicans, it seems that thts, peopls OF tbs
Northern and Western States" have lost con.
6dencs 10 the we'll known characteristics cf
their part;z.us. As for Us. wo welcome re.
enumeration; for if the CENSUS va, taken ss
carelessy tbroug bout the South 81 il was in
somo parts of this city, No Of The South will, DO
largely the gaioers 10 population by it |
"CUrRAdEs. "-On Saturday last tho negroes
of Kert county, Del, had their snnual frolc on
Bowers Beach. Mir!h and jolliLy prevailed
during the day. but the return in the evening
was marked by murder. On the road two
wagons stopped to water horses and quarrel
and fight ensuad between the occupants, who
were mostly inlsmed with bad whisKey. One
crowd, headed by Burt johnson, of Camden,
assaulted the other wagon, and Nicholas Nose
", ona OF the assailants, was shot in the head,
Causing his death before morning.
AT colored fair near Mobile Ala, Tuesday |
night James Kelly, colored, ~as shot and killed |
by Anton Henne6erg creole young col.
ored man named Alexander was arrested If |
Mobls yesterday for curaging two colored wo.
men.