The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-03-09
a REMARKARLE VOLUME

WASHINGTON, March 5.-The statis-
tics of the population of the United /
States by states, counties and minor |
civil divisions are completed. No such /
volume of statistics has ever been print |
cd in any country. The volume con-
tains not simply the tables of figures, |
but the figures are illustrated by more
than thirty maps. by diagrams, anu by |
printed list which explains them. The |
typographical map of the United States, |
prepared as the basis for the illustra- |
lions which appears as the frontispiece |
of the volume, is probably the hand |
soonest, and, on the whole, the most cor !
rect map of the United States of its size
which has ever been engraved. This is
followed by maps showing. in different
degrees of density, the distribution
of the population at each successive
census; also the predOmiAatiBg sexes
at the present census, the density
of colored population, the proper
ton of colored to the aggregate pop
ulation, the density of the foreign pOpu-
lation, and the proportion of the foreign
to the colOred population. The next
topic illustrated is
THE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE
COUNTRY
and their effect upon the population, be-
ginning with hysometric sketch. A
map lHC Vi INC
lines of mean and annual temperature,
and the mean temperature of July, and
the mean temperature of January, and
of the maximum temperature, and of
the minimum temperature, follows:
There are also maps showing the dis
tribution of the annual rainfall and the
rainfall II the spring and summer
months; and, finally, there is series of
ten maps showing upon a large scale
the density of the total population, ex-
elusive of towns of 1000 inhabitants
rural population. AS TO the list, it was
prepared jointly by Gen. Walker, super |
intendent of the census and Henry Gar |
nett, one of his assistants. The subject |
discussed is the progress of the United |
States from 1889 to 1880, and the terri |
torial changes of the country and of |
settlement. The settled area in 1880 is |
discussed in a novel manner. The |
population is divided with respect to |
density into
FIVE GROUPS,
represented by five shades upon the map, |
of which the lightest indicates very |
sparse population, such as in the west |
ern country might be sustained by graz |
ing without cultivation of the soil. The |
second group represents the cultivation |
common to early settlements; the third, |
a highly successful agricultural commu-
nifty; the fourth, commercial and manu-
featuring industry the fifth, the most |
advanced stage of commerce, industry |
and manufactures. Tables are repub-
lished in this connection showing the |
areas in square miles of the different |
classes of population and the percentage |
of increase during the past decade, with |
the proportion of area to each group of |
population, and the total area of settle |
ment and the area in square miles of the |
different classes of settlement. Then |
follows discussion of
THE CENTER OF POPULATION.
The method of finding both latitude |
and Longitude of the center of population
is fully explained, and map is given
showing the position of this center at
the close of each decade from 1890 to 1880
with a sketch of the actual location of
the center IN June, 1880. showing its
position on the Ohio river near Cincin-
natl.
THE ELEMENTS OF POPULATION
are then considered-the proportion of
the sexes, the classification by general
nativity. The last topic taken up is the
influence of physical conditions upon
the distribution of population. a dia-
gram is published illustrating the dis
tribution of population in the elevations
l
the Inhabitants live below 100 feet above
the sea-that is, along the seabOard and
in the swampy and level lands of the
south; more than two-filths below 500
feet below more than three-fourths be-
low 200 feet, while ninety-seven per
cent live below the 1900 foot level. In
the area, below 5000 feet is included
nearly all that part which is engaged in
manufactures and commerce, and most
all that are connected with the cultiva-
ton of rice, cotton and sugar The
greater portion of the population live on
the lower levels. The population is fur
Their distributed according to the
temperature and to latitude and longi-
tude.
A CURIOUS FEATURE OF THE DIAGRAM
relating to temperature is that the color
ed population is found where the tenn
perature is high, and the foreign popula.
tioh where it is low. This is doubtless
an outgrowth of the system of African
slavery: 1t is brought into great relief
by the diagrams. The tables of figures
printed in this volume include 375
pages. There is a table which shows
the population of the United States
by states and counties for each census.
There is one table which enables one at
glance to obtain the accurate pOpula-
ton of every county in the United
States at each census during the past
century in the order of the progress,
and showing the changes in territorial
organizations and in the counties. This
brief description gives an imperfect idea
Of the contents of
THIS REMARKABLE VOLUME.
It is a marvel of research and condensa-
ton, and, in respect to typography, no
handsomer book has ever come from the
American press. There is to be another
volume on the population TO follow this.
The present system does not give any
details as to sex, race or nativity. It
has only given the sex, race and nativity
in the aggregate by states. There are a
number of points as to this subject /,
which will be discussed in the following
volume. The present volume has moth.
ing to say as to the occupations of the
people. 1t will be some time before an.
other volume will be prepared. The
truth is, If the appropriation was suffi-
cient, the capacity of the government
printing office, marvellous as it is, is
said TO be inadequate TO do the printing
CT the census. There Is vast mass of
manuscript completed which has not
yet even been sent to the printer, and
there is already in the printers hands
enough to occuy the Office for several
months.
Serious IL True.
81. LOUIS, March 7.-Goyernor Shell
don received news from the Toos Pueh-
los yesterday, which, if substantisted, is
serious. 1t Is to the effect that four days
ago some Toos Pueblos became drunk :
and were arrested and placed in Jail. :
They escaped and Deputy Sheriffs Nc :
Rea and Martineze started to the Pueb.
los town to rearrest them They and
their posse we're met by hfty-Dine armed 7
Pueblo Indians. A fight ensued in which
Deputy Sheriff McRea was killed
and Deputy Sheriff MartinezeI
InortatIy wounded. The mufdefers are
not yet captured. Tho Toos Pueblo is :
one of the richest and largest in the terri-l
tory and therefore the best feeling has ex.
Isted between the PuebIos and surround-
ing Mexican tcwn4- Of late too much
whisky traffic has been going on which I