Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-11-30
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Census Bureau Fragments. - Yesterday

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Census Bureau Fragments. - Yesterday
morning we witnessed sale, at public auction, of
the furniture for two years or more made use of
in the bureau by the large number of clerks
during that period employed There were many
desks tables chairs stools, inkstands, rulers, TO-
gether with carpetng, mating, crockery and not
few spiltoons and candlesticks, and other arti-
cles necessary to Office convenience and comfort.
The stray sheets and fragments of white paper
in the wood-boxes, and in the drawers of desks
and tables, bore indsputable evidence OF the cha
racter Of the work performed in the census bu-
reau. Not only columns, but nests OF figures,
under the various heads divisions, Were plenti-
fully combined; almost enough to make the head
ache by even thinking Of the mental, unattractive
drudgery Of producing such results. And what
must the performance itself have been!
But few persons, while looking at the beauti-
fully printed census volume, will imagine the
excessive labor and the large expense of preparing
il the anxiSties of the superintendent, and the
fatigue Of the census-takers and the clerks who
figured in the work.
But the furniture sold at auction Yesterday (made
for temporary use, like the engagements Of the
cerks,) assured that the work is DONE the faith
full fgnrers dismissed. If there was any express
sion of regret il was in the tones Of the bell call
ing up an audience, and in the crying of the auc-
tioneer over the fragments Of the census bureau.
Currency.-The only notes under the denomi-
nation of FIVE dollars which freely circulate as
currency in this city are those of the Corporation
of Georgetown and of the Corporation Of Alexan-
dria, although we can see no necessity for them
in the channels of trade. The small notes OF the
Corporation of Fredericksburg, Virginia, payable
ten or thirteen years after date, are Stunned, ow-
ing 10 the long time to run before arriving at
maturity. A few Of them occasionally reach our
citizens, who have trouble in passing them into
other hands Fortunately, we have been relieved,
by failure, fraud, and otherwise, of nearly, if not
quite all, the paper trash with which unprinci-
pied spectators, some months ago, had nearly
deluged the metropolis. As consequence, silver
change is more plentiful
Servants Within the last two or three months
there have been many inquiries addressed by Irish
women to housekeepers all over the city, " Do
you want to hire a servant 7" AT least half
dozen similar questions are sometimes asked in
one day at the same dwelling by as many females
from the Green Isle.n We do not-recollect, nor
have we heard, of any {. colored persons seeking
situations Of that kind, during the aboyenamed
period. In fact, servants of African blood gener-
ally wait to be sought AFTER and those that are USE
full have no difficulty in procuring agreeable stu
atoms
Servants wages range between five and ten
dollars month, according TO worth and the ma
ture of service.
Italian Operative learn that it is the inten-
ton of Signors L. Arditi and De Vries, who have
the direction ofian Italian Opera Company, TO give
series of performances in Washington, after their
short engagement in Baltimore, which will COM
mence next week, in that city, Signora Rose De
Vres is the prma donna, and Signors Pozzolini
and Arnoldi the primo tenors. Tafanelli, the
primo baritone, is among the musical corps.
Health.-In addition to the announcement that
arrangements more extensive and comfortable
than heretofore have been made blythe various
hotel and clearinghouse keepers, for thousands
of guests, we have the greater pleasure to state
year past, in the enjoyment Of a remarkable de-
gree of good health. Even the board Of health
have ceased to publish monthly lists Of interments.
The Washerwomen Of the city, following the
example Of other work-people, are going to raise
their prices. The cost Of living is now at least
fifty per cent. higher than il was year ago.
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A Young Man was yesterday held to BAIL TO
answer to the charge Of silly squirting tobacco juice
on the beefstake of his next door neighbor. in one
Of the boxes of a restaurant.
The City Councils have some difficulty in
amending the act for the registry of births, marr-
ages, and deaths, SO as to please everybody. In
the Board Of Common Council, on Monday night,
the subject was referred to special committee.
MARRIED.,
In hs Thursday evening, the oath nst by the