The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-03-09


m ccusus Ggures as they come to MS
wry few DAYS from Washington in
,aoasa m interest The growth Of the
populai'on in forty years from l7,0G9,-
1.a Ia t9,l56,7s3 is IN itself n startling
Nct. There are few people who are
M.y ctncioas that we have now nearly
I00)0,C10 more inhabitants than when
ilu ciyl war with the South was begun,
tut it ~ true. In ten years we have
gained oyerli, 100000. This gain shows
many curious facts, especially in tho
population Of cities, which are worth
considering as the ccntcrs Of population.
New York has grown in ten years from
gl2, 292 to l,206,590. This, however, is
not MS important rs the increase in Chi
cago, Che population Of which was 29S,-
9f7 in 1870, and is now 50330l. Brook
lyn's increase was marked, but Chicago
gained nearly 100000 more inhabitants
Than her Eastern cOmpcer Brooklyn
having advanced from 3y6,099 to 566'-
ESQ., II Chicago keeps this pace for
the peNt ten years she will be the third
city Of the Union and seriously challenge
Philadelphia, The increase in Boston
is notable especially as. everybody looks
upon Boston as thoroughly provincial
town. but il is due in considerable part
TO annexation of former suburbs to the
Municipality Twenty years ago there
were in Boston l7GGl2; now there are
500, 535. ST. Louis has only increased
10000 during the last ten years, which
is in marked contrast with the tremcnd-
Gus bound Of GMcAgo San Francisco
has done very wen, rising in the decade
som ! -. i75 to 233,9i6. Philadelphia
shares The same adyancc.aS New York,
gaining over 10000 inhabitants in ten
years. Washington indicates gratifying
progress. Twenty years AFRO there
were lat 6l,l22 people in the capital;
now there are l45,301, placing it IS
city above Louisville. Detroit and New
ark. The greatest change will be found
in The West Thus, Denver, which was
unknown in 1850, and had only 4,7d9
in 1850, has now a population of $3.50
perhaps the most notable increase in
the whole list Of American cities. Oak
land. Cal. san Francisco chief suburb,
which had about 1880 ten years ago,
has now 3i,J56. Omaha has jumped
from 15.0S3 10 3o,jlS, while Kansas
Ciy. 39.2jJ In 1870, is now i5,Slj. All
the Western cities. without exception,
show 4 large percentage Of gain. The
same hold, true in q smaller degree Of
the manufacturing towns Ike Paterson,
y. j., Lowell and Fan River, Mass We
have also old fashioned, quiet places
Ike Hartford. which has only advanced
5000 in ten years Camden feels the
influence OF Philadelphia by an increase
of y, Zoo in ten wears, Ning now q thirty
Ing city of 1858, making rs rapid IN
advance Is ST. Paul. The Southern
towns do not show goodresu,.s. Atlanta
is the only city Of note in which marked
progress is visible, rising from 2l,7S9 TO
54,8g6. Memphis has fallen away,
having been Az. 226 in 1870, and now is
33,5gj Charleston has gained about
1000 in ten years, and only $3.50 in
twenty wears. Savannah is almost at 3
standstill, having 2S,l3j in 1870 and
only 30,GSl to-day. Mobile Ia, fallen
away from 52,03i in $50 10 3l.2J5
Richmond has gained considerable
addition, advancing from GLOSS to Co.,
SOB. The tides Of growth run toward
the West and themanuiactuung cenIers.