Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-08-05
The Census.

The Census.
We have already published several amusing anec-
dotes come cted with the now taking in the
United >tates and were not a majority of the de-
putty marshals very stupid, we should have had a
great many more to record. DIR. Hasbrouck, OF the
18th ward in this city, furnishes us the following as
the census Of that ward =
The whole number Of males ...... $50
females .......lo,74i
OF WHOM ,s7s we're free soiored persons.
DIR. H. found two deaf and dumb, Ii blind, and
insane persons at private charge 99l white persons
! over 20 wears Of age, who could neither read nor
write. The whole number of schools in the war 4
was % I; number of scholars 1896, of whom ll26
were at public charge. lie also found two kevoiu,
States, both Sc years of age Their names are Tho
mas Ayres and Daniel Smith.
In Jersey street he found an Indian woman, who
stated that she was lOl years OF age on the I'd OF
June. That her husband was of the Cherokee tribe,
and in the American army during the whole OF
the Rev evolution, acting as spy, and was engaged In
| the battle oi Long Island.
| When DR. Hasbrouck called to take the census,
he found her sitting with her work upon her lap; in
the was her daughter "a years OF age, two
81 and the other y years OF age,
and tw grand ers ore the
of age. The granddaughter supported the family
by making wax flowers.
The inc rease of inhabitants in the l4th ward since
! 1885, 2S90 since 1880, 5SbO
We have already given the census of the State of
Massachusetts,. We now annex the census of the
city and town of New Haven.
isao Increase.
Nu%b, in the G%n Sss AS ss sss
westyIlle contains GA inhabitants. Fair Haven,
which was last year set off from the CITY, contains
III inhabitants-which, if deducted from the city,
leaves within the present city limits l29o' iphabit
ants
There are % revolutionary pensioners in the town
There are in the town 964 colored persons-S of
which live in Westville. in Fair Haven and the
remainder within the city limits,
New YoRx AND ERIE RaILRoAD.-The friends
of this rcketty, stockjobbng concern are trying to
puff il up. They say they have 500 laborers at
work along the track, and they want 500 more I'M
mediatey All this stuff is of no avail. The affair
is humbug altogether. The road will never be
built, and if it finished, it would not pay expen-
ses. The money appropriated to the rail road by the
State, for political purposes has gone into the hands
ofspeculaors er been squandered in exorbtant saa-
ries to agents, clerks SC. All kinds of corruption
have been practiccd under the charter, and it is
about time to undertake reformation.
You SHoULD'ST.-The Rev. John N. Mafft is
publicly charged in the Lexington Observer and Re-
porter, with distributing locofoco papers in hi
stage tours. This is denounced as dangerous
ample by the Harrison papers. Suppose his reve-
renee had circulated wing papers instead, would the
practice have been fraught with the mischief.
BY the way, if Mr. Maiit confines his excentrcities
to the distribution of political documents during his
rides the circuit, the Kentuckians will have no
great of complaint He used TO have amused
himsefina different manner, in his travels in New
Eng land, or else he was grossly illuminated.
BUSKEa HILL MoNUMENr.-The Bestoniaus,
men and women, are holding public meetings, and
devisng ways and means for finishing the Monument.
These people have paroxysm of patriotism on this
matter, once in every eighteen months, but the fit
never puts on more than one layer of stone
Do What are the details Of the little "emeute''
between J. G. X. Of the large banking firm, and
N. G.. of the monsters cub, which is said to have
taken place In Wall street. in the midst Of the storm
of thunder and lightning on Monday!
Can any of our correspondents in that avenue Of
fun and finance inform us
ERA wuITE.-Itwill be noticed by the report Of
the decisions of the Supreme Court, published in
another column that the judgment Of the court be-
low has been affirmed in the Of Ezra White,
now under sentence of death for the murder Of Fitz
patrick The effect Of this decision is, that the
execution Of the culprt will be no longer deferred
unless the case is carried from the Supreme Court to
the Court OF Errors.
IMPoRrASr-It is stated in the Ledger, that the
right Of the city Of Philadelphia to the real estate
left by the late Stephen Girsrd, is about to be
tested by some relatives of the deceased. Several
hearings have already been had before the Judges OF
the Circuit Court of the United States. This is a
very important matter IL there be any ground for the
claim, aud will afford subject for discus sion,
| involving, perhaps as much difficulty and delay az
the question Of dsposing Of the estate according to
the will Of the .estator, has already created.
CoURT or ERRoRs.-The Court for the Correction
Of Errors meets at Saratoga Springs Saturday the
\ 18th inst The Governor intends 10 turn the Court
into a Senate this time, and mistake. The Office
seekers cannot wait any longer. Deal out offices
bountfuly a possible, Governor; it may augment
your majority in November
A:ApAMA.-some ofthe Wing papers affect to be-
which took place in Alabama on Monday. They know
better, or they know nothing. Last year there was
Van Buren, majority in the Legislature, Joint bal
lot Of 80, and in the popular vote Of nearly 5000.
! HEAVY RUsiSEss.-A manufacturer in Newark
states that his cash sales for two weeks past have
amounted to precisely ftco cssfs. This probably
embraced his whole stock in trade
| ArrRAY.-Ths moral atmesp here seems 20 have
been in comnotien on Monday, as well as the phys-
\ cal. During a brief interval between the terrific