New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-04-05
GENERAL PRESS pIsPATcnI

short time ago. the House of Representatives
called upon the President to furnish, II not inco-
patible with the public interests list OF the vessels
captured destroyed, during the late war; by keDe
cruisers This information was LAID before the House
yesterday The Secretary OF state IN ms evidence;
says To guard the interests OF all, and to prevent
an improper of the list TO the prejudice OF this
Government or the individual claimants, 1t is
sources from which the information is de-
rived, and the character of the compilation.
This list is made up from documents hed by those
their claims for indemnity. Where the records Of
the Department. are incomplete, reference has been
made To such other unofficial records and materials
were deemed trustworthy, IN order 10 render the
statement rs complete as possible, and to exhibit as
far as within the power OF this Department IN
connected tabular form, the amount and character
of the injury inflicted and the variety and extent of
these interests While this list Is deemed 70 be
reasonably complete and accurate 1t is not at all I'M
likely that from the nature Of the records and Of the
work. errors may have crept in and omissions been
made AS claims on account or other vessels nave
not yet been presented 1t has not been Thought
proper to give their value or estimates. The com
plations are made frcm reports OF underwriters ac-
counts of the cruises Of the different vessels and
such other lists or documents as have been deemed
reasonably reliable 10 supply the defects in official
records. The number OF vessels given Is nearly JO,
and the aggregate value more than $l3OJlOO.
When Mr. Demar was Director OF the Bureau OF
Statistics he originated plan for taking the census
through the Assessors OF Internal Revenue. The
Census for 1868, under that arrangement IS compile
ted far rs it Is likely 10 be. Where there arc no
returns from Assessors, the deficiencies have been
supplied by estimates The present Deputy Special
Commissioner of Customs has stopped the work,
not seeming 10 attach much Importance TO It, and IS
in no way responsible for the results The recaptnla-
ton of the population of the United states and Ter
ritories for the year 1863 as made up through the
means above stated is as follows: White popula-
tion of the States 1921 OSl; CoOred 1853 2 total
S7,Q3OgO3. The total, with the population OF the
District of Columbia and the Territories is ;s4S'go
The reported population Of California includes In
dams and Chinese. Maine includes 90 Indians;
Michgan includes about 1900 Indians; Minnesota in
cludes 5000 Indians; Oregon includes 1910 Indians
and 436 Chinese; and Rhode Island also includes
few Indians. The reported and estimated population
include 5000 Indians and Chinese.
1t appears from the official record that j. Cleve-
land was Friday nominated to be Assessor for the
XXXIId and l.. l.. DOty Assessor for the With Dis
tTict of New-YOrk
Prof VIM. NJ. Gabb of Philadelphia has been APP
pointed State Geoogist of Santo Domingo, by Presl,
dent Baez. and proposes to make full geological and
meteorological examination of the Republic