The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-11-14

WAsmrscrox. Nov. The twelfth Of
~ series Of census bulletins WAS issued
yesterday On tho population Of the
United Staia& The bulleNn says:
me pop uistion of the Unxcd states On
Jane l. 1880, ~ shown by tho nrst count ~
prrsons and families. exclusive Of white
pogsons In indian Territory. Indians on
reservations anu Alaska, was 6s.tso.5>o
These figures may be slightly changed by
later ana moro exact compilations. but such
changes viii mot be material. In 10, She
population was so. 1888. The absolute In
crease OF the population Ia ths ten y ears In
tervsning vas lz.s2a.557. and the percentages
Of Increase was - 81 IN 1870 the population
vas stated ms ss.s5s. s7i According 20 these
figures the absolute Increase In the decade
between is7o and 1889 was ii.5ls.%l1. aud the
percentage ~ Increase wins 5ov8
Upon their face these figures show that
the population has Increased between 1850
and ls9, only "a. st5 more than between 1870
and 1850. while the rate Of increase has APP
parently diminished from 0os 70 2t.57 per
cent II these figures we're derived from
correct data. they would DO disappoint-
ing. Such reduction IN the rate Of
increase In the face Of the enormous immi-
grafton during the past ten years would ar
que great d'minuston In tho fccundIty Of
the population or corresponding increase
In It's death rate. These figures are. how
ever, easily explained when the character
OF the data used y understood. II
- well known. tho fact having been
demonstrated by extensive ana thorough
Investigation. that tho census ~ 1870 was
grossly deficient In the Southern States. 50
much 50 as not only 10 give nm exaggerated
rate Of Increase Of the population between
1870 and 1850 in these States. but 10 affect
very materially the rate OF increase In the
country Mt large. These omissions were not
A.. A.. $3.50
the Census ONCE The census Of 1879 was
taken under Law which the superintend-
ent. General Francis A. walker, characters
lied As "clumsey. antiquatcd and barbar-
ous." The Census once had no power
over ils enumcrators save u barren
protest, and Its rigat was cvcn ques-
stoned In some others. In referring
TO these omission. the superintendent OF
the tenth census said In his report In rcla-
tisn to the taking Of the census IN South
Carolina: 1T follows. as conclusion OF
the highest authority either that the cen.
, SUE of 1870 was grossly detective In regard
TO the hole Of the State, or u some con ;
siderable parts thereof. or else that the
census Of 1889 was fraudulent" Those
therefore. who believe In tho AZ curacy and
honesty on the tenth census-and that was
thoroughly establ .shed-must accept the
other alternative offered by General
walker, namely. that the ninth census
was sgrossly Detective" What was
true OF South Carolina was also true, in
greater or less degree. OF all the south.
ern States. There are, OF course,
no mean OF ascerta lining accurately
the extent OF these omissions, but In all
probability they amounted 70 not less than
10000 There Is but little question that
che population Of the United states In 1870
was 1t least l0 600 900 In stead OF 81, 81. 40
stated II this estimate Of the extent Of the
omissions in 1870 be correct. the absolute
increase between 1870 and 1850 was only
about II. 000.0oo and the rate OF increase was
rot far from Is per cent These figures COM
pare much more reasonably with similar
1eductions from the population In 1850 and
$50
Omisting from consideration those States
= which the census OF 1870 10 known or u
presumed 90 have been faulty. the rate Of
Increase between 1870 and 1850 In the remain
ins ssases has beon very nearly maintained
IN the doc ade between ss0 and 1881. Refer
rang TO the principal table Of the bulletin.
me census Of 1870 II known or 10 presumed
90 have been deficient In nearly all tho States
or she south Atlantic aud Southern Central
dSvtsions while in the North Atlantic.
Northern Central and W estcrn divisions no
evidence OF lncompletcness has been De.
tccted. The population ~ these three last
AIMED divisions In Isl. - % and 1899, the alb
solute increase Tor thr two decades and the
rate or Increase are set forth in the Follow
Ing table: