The New York herald., 1870-09-15
THE CITY CENSUS.
Marfhal sbarpe's Reply to Mayor Halls Mani
Proposition to Test the Accuracy Of tho
Work-Ths Mayor Challenged to End
snerAte q Sixth Ward District.

General Sharpe has established new bureau In
connection with the census, for rho purpose asccr
taining the truth In regard TO the complaints against
the enurnerators ofseveral districts The following
interesting communication explains itself -
UNITED STATES MARsnAL's OPTION.
r9 THE PSorLr OF THE soUTHERs DrsTaIcr OF NEW
A. Marshal Of this district has been my duty I'd carry
aS.s From the and ;Ss
!. OPERATION snctss have been eTpsrisIced and eri
SS9Ss 4 ISrsssy SDs%s
city of New York "a. The Board Of Asasant Alder.
MA 'sss'ess
ssn ss sn @
ns asat M believed that they arc among as mos. re
ssr appoata ,Ss Of sssr sso Isssm
sss and ss s %. A's y the q
body .h.y win compare ia.srsS oapssui.
Ss York Several ssnts%sa sooaea s spis..S ss 81
ns fsssS s s %
s at.aeks iso i believed thai The nsxs
IL t s S Of
ton e the total, q were ntspasd q sonads
ssSsdS s5s .' ana G So9s
$s' tn. S sSasa Sssn ss
transacted seun open al tmss and a ali hours 70 the
b 'y ss:p sn
me Wes aSSI esss y
S sa Ss1s % % 81 ysss ss
eSamnsd he hpal returns No part OF she work has been
iha lsi july addressed communication to tn, lead
g q the city s &, which ID r,;pecfa invite
name q the 1,sss.. y m,rshas 10
may % brought hons to the proper psscn Not single
assistant marshal within wSo:e district Si %
seeu,asss Or fanres were alleged A. The same time have
sometimes win ths Of The sssnans msrssaIs and
rss Il. %s p~s b. Sy s
kus taken was passed more than twenty years ago,
ssn saa rSS tie aas sis'sGa as be psfo-mss as s
y hsy n aa'Gs m
the interest OF every assistant marshal 10 Increase the
directed BY law to visit every house and have reason to be-
lleye that In the districts returned ne has been faithfully
houses eagerly sought for was known that there
In respect to shs Mayors coumunicaon have no
to nesge TIA, my census agent has asked prenna
DO believe that there Sas sssa
whe suggestion docrease tho pay Of lie oices
s s d Sfsys ssg % Ts tho 5 s ss
New aers r. mite with me % IN N he npr2p.~sn Of Mt
omit:ee and Mr.. Jackson s. Schultz president Of the
S ELECTION U Of ss ns ~ar vS.ra S of &
number o. nhabtarts found TO be SO and the
in the are invite tho Mayor eTaine he eensus rerus M
% ns5s aa he hsSs % Mr. m asss I
the and addresses of the compainan be trans,nt
hey MAY properly nssssaed and ss An'ss we'll
founded that the enumeration about bsng completed may
asar.har wlo are engaged in con-
s1as @ sD n
pcslsd IN the HERALD september isg parporiins 70 5e
n e. ~ esd to ssts s H. e H
French had resided tha. place. bn. longer did So
@ I'd: a OF Mr. the snsS snsis essa sns s s :
he resided in Wiiamse9rs, and that ths letter Ia
is u a saEss ass .ss Ss,ss @ s
no s 40 had visited his house. UpSn canning the
Mr. sydney Morse hs family together with tho statistical
S a s rwsn
eighth street between Fourh Madison avenues and
ss
william am soSaIs residing at No @ g eIing.oa aysnue
y &, ..sE ss 'Sss:
s wsssn @ 0sS ~ ss 'ieass sIas
ne anf OF
as as It s
hsSsei with cicaiea in the prosecution of the work
and have ssn U ne As'n1
ass ha FS &
n wSre 81 hs M ias 81
hs ard ss ss M WOOD
Was aDss 5 q rg Az wS mot be home 9g nogh or
considerable interval when the following conversation took
Mr.. Monsr- -.pe you want to see me for anythins9
Mr pIyolLYsi slr have called to p reference
20 the United States census You will recollect
'os Mr. i not you'll woa not give you any
Mr. DIvoII--Eo don't say yon must but ask II you
Mr. Monsr--Y No. win be id If will, and the quicker
you get ou. OF hi tre the better.
Mr. norsIThero is the door ;y now you 10 ont of here
Nj. DIvoLrI go out, but must inform you you
subject yourself re for refusing give inorina.
tor and must epors to the Cnited States Marshal
states Marshal either.
ss been unsay hs, belong ha Ss nena
s % sS sy ys s sa nsy 5s 70
aoe 70 the partisan s crSsn En- 2, Of the The aa,1r g hi. 9y be-
claimed e have been pssd % =: neTera 4 @scs,an pr elections
~iihntss drric. that Day Of sepc@beT isio'
aud for ten thereafter between Che A. NJ
s"a a ss fses as s1 TO SPss" sa
a e wa the work mas been &C. and
sIons supplied suitable Number OF assistant arshssw
g ss !" Ssassss ass and shs ,nya SiGSsss Ssss
hays sGss 4 10 s Z. Il. .s. n a.s s
msnnes wbrb ,hs performed. And pa'ticnlary
and villages within ds.s: 70 furnish me 1nme.
easy with any oIa onn,ion. or inacsSfnsss which MAJ
sS aso iGAe f. on .aa@us.Ca tho r:3ns ''iasy oi any
ssrso s rom as ias s' .ay
lpretended or oterwine before the work
sT :s I0 n win a,. the
the end that justice may he done that accuracy tho
census be secured and thaa political rights
sscriiiced tEORGE IL. SHARPE,
Tn ted States Marshal for the soubesn district New York
= MARSHAL SHARPE no YgE MAYOR.
The following was sent Ia The Mayor yesterday
'UsItEp psTATES.MARsHAL's OFrICE,)
SOUTHERN DIeTRlCr or NEw,YoRK,
No. ~ CnAMBEHs STREEr NRw YORK, Sept "A. Is10.)
Hon. a: 0AESy HALL, asyorof the City of New York:
SIE.-Jp your message TO the Common Council, dated
September II, 1879, you state that numerous com
plants have been preferred at your office by
reputable citizens" alleging ihat the census
ire" respectfully re1uest TINT you Win these
plants the substance OF than, together with
sdreetes OF the cosnpamants, be transmitted 20
together with sny other Information you may have ta
snoect In order that they may be properly investigated,
and well founded that the enumeration about beng
peted may be corrected accordingly.
Very respectfully, your obet,ent servant,
GEOBeE u. SHAHPE, United States Marshal.
Ieetes--A Hint for the KecordinG Angel
Fiat Jusiisii,.
TO THE EDITOR or THE HERALD
| NJ cepsgp taka .gas eallsd ~ my house, W Wes