Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1850-07-12
THE CENSUS OF 1850.

ne tbe arrangements that have been
nile to carry into effect the require
rnents of the law of May 23d, 1850,
proyiding for taking the seventh census
81 he United States.
The SECRETARY of the Department
hss given to the subject his close atten-
tion, and the officers of this bureau
e<oress their thankfullness to him for
the valuable aid he has rendered them.
J. C. G. KENNEDY, esq, the super
;otendent of the census. is actively
and vigorously engaged in the prose-
cntion of the duties of his office, and
his aids appear to cooperate with HIM
III laudable manner. These consist
of DIR. j. r. Roche, and j. q. y NEALE
Jerks G. G.. FRENcH aid CHARLES l.,
CANrtELD, principle packers MATH-
Ew McLEoD, I. J. STEELE. z. w.
WAsHINGroN, and NICHOLAS KING.
assistants; r. II. WILLIAMSON, esq.,,
ofthe Department of the Interior, is
discussing agent for the census fund.
This force will of course not be ade-
onate TO the discharge of the duties of
the office in all the stages ofits pro-
gress.
We are pleased with all the arrange
ments and appearance Of this office ;
order, regularity, and precision seem to
mark its whole proceedings and yet
we doubt not, its despatch OF business
will hardly keep pace with the expec-
tations or desires OF many who Will
at times be required to await It's ac-
lion. Thus the marshals, and their
assistants in the States adjacent to US,
will no doubt be eager at once to con
animate their work, and yet it is obvi-
ously proper and necessary that the
more remote States and Territories
should be first supplied even then, it
is not unlikely that their returns will
be the last received.
The extent of the business of this
cffice NAV be better understood by the
reader when we inform him that the
packages of documents to be diStribu-
ted amongst the marshals and assis-
1ants will weigh 100000 pounds. The
schedules alone, large portion OF
which have already been printed and
delivered, will consume several thou
sand reamS of paper. Those sche-
dnles are of six kinds, as follows:
SCHEDULE l requires an inventory of
the free inhabitants, with the number of
dwelling houses numbered in the order
of visitation the number Of families !;
the name of every person abiding in
each family, age, sex, and color being
indicated, and persons over ID years Of
ace those married within the year !;
Nose attending school those over 20
who cannot read or write the deaf,
dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, pauper, or
convict.
SCHEDULE 2 relates to slave inhabi-
tants, giving the names of owners, mum
Der of slaves, with the age, sex, and
color; fugitives from the State ; num-
ber manunaitted; number of deaf and
dumb, blind insane, or idiotic.
SCHEDULE 3 relates to the produc-
lions of agriculture, and calls for the
name of the owner, and agent or man
ager of the farm value OF implements
and machinery the live stock inclu-
ding horses, mules, asses, working OK
en-, m.lch cows, other cattle, sheep and
and swine the value Of animals
slauohtered during the year bushels OF
wheat produced, of rye, Indian corn,
and oats pounds of rice and tobacco
bales of ginned cotton; pounds OF wool
Bushels of beans and PEAS.
SCHEDULE 4 calls for the products OF
Industry, with the name of the corpo-
ration, company or individual, produ-
einc articles to the annual value OF five
ianndred dollars the name of the bus
ines, manufacture, or product; capt
tai invested in real or personal estate
III such business the quantity, kind
and value of raw material and fuel con.
sumed the kind of motive power
machinery, structure, or resource The
average number Of hands employed
male and female, with the average COS
ofrnale and female labor the annua
quartities, and kinds, and values.
SCHEDULE 5, relating to social sta
tistics, calls for the mare of the town
county, or city the aggregate valu
afion of real and personal estate, sep
a1ately; aggregate taxes assessed; tht
alleges, academies free schools, othe
schools, school houses, money raised b,
tax for schools last year, money raised
in other ways, and money received
from the public funds for schools; tn
pablic libraries and number Of volumn
the name, class, time ofissue, and cir
culation % periodicals. including news
papers, and Information as to the sea
son-whether this has produced aver
age crops, what crops are short, t
What extent, and what is the averag
per year also particular informatlo
respecting the number color, nativity
ard cost of supporting paupers tn
criminals convicted, the number l
prison, their color. and nativity tn
cost of labor, including the averag
wages to farm hand per month, hire
by the wear ond boarded, the averag
wages of day laborer, without boarc
and with board, ; the average pay