Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-24
IN GENERAL.


The population of the United States Is
olassed, according to approximate returns
received by the Census Bureau, rs follows:
Males, 20 $50 5s2 females, "a 632, 2S4;
natives of tho United States, 43 475, 506;
foreign born. G77. 800; whites, 49, 4o4, S77;
colored, 6.577,15 Indiens and half
breeds not in tribal relations on reserva-
tions under the care of the Government,
IS, 1872; Chiaese, l05, 1853; other Asistics,
2j5. The number of cniored persons to
each 1905 900 whites il l5,153. against
IA 52S Ia 1870. The number of females
to every 100, 900 males ia 96,5l9, against
% sol in 1870 The number of foreign
born every 100 600 natives il 1880,
against l6 S75 at the date of the last
c neus
Dr. h V. Piesces Palace Hotel IN
Buifi1, New YORK, u super Ia structure, six
sttfios ia hcight, with Il frontage of 2lO
feet IL dHrth OF PIG feet and wing extern
one "a. t25 faet, was dsstroyed by fire
yesterday week. The fire STATED In
this baggage "a tue sixth story, and in less
tbs helt an hour the flames, famed by
furious gale, exrandod to every part of the
building There we're not more than 80
ooarcieg- ~ ius house AZ The time, all of
whom escaped, eoaia being able to save
the bulb of ,htr effects, The lose Ia esti-
mated ~ nearly $500 90. 1t is supposed
,bs flames were caused ny gas jat. The
house "wHs fully equipped with ire extin-
guish'rs, but the hur'ting of tho tank
rendered them useless"
On or shout March 10Th the light dis
play led from The light ship inside the bar
Al tue odtr.nre 10 Galveston bay, Texas,
will bs fixed red instead OF fixed white, IA
at prescott, Tho light house on Sharpe's
Island, at the mouth OF the Choptank
river, Maryland, has been carried away by
ice. On and after the 10Th instant, bell
struck by mechinesy will be sounded at
Cherry Island range front beacon, on the
Delaware river. The bell will stand at the
outer corner NJ the wharf, about 100 feet
from the edge Of she channel and will
strike Voile% Of n'owa every 10 seconds.
At meeting Of the euger trade OF
Baltimore resolurions were unanimously
adopted coneurriug in the report of the
New York Chamber of Commerce of the
Sd inst, ana the resolutions adopted by
the Nsw York sugar trade 90 the 14th,
las TO the illegel assumption Of power by
the Secretary u the Treasury in his mode
of collecting the duties on sugar" declar.
log that ''simplidcation of the tariff en-
sugar offers the only legal relief from
otoyidno fur q c,mmi,taa nj five IN
present the resolutions at Washington.
The Executive Committee having charge
II the management for the inauguration Of
President elect Garfield have been advised
hat General H,aooek viii bs in w lahIug-
ION ON TIT day of inauguration. General
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