New-York tribune., 1870-08-11
THE NINTH CENSUS.
OPINIONS OF SUPERINTENDENT wALKER-wHEN
THE POPULATION WILL BE KNOWN.

THE POPULATION WILL BE KNOWN
WASHINGTON, August 10.-Gen. Walker has,
within the past week, increased his clerical force
to the number which the law allows, 80 that the In
creased work OF the Bureau be promptly met ana ac
compshed The old law in reference TO the taklDgo1
the census and under which they taking the present
census, is imperfect that superintendent walker mas
had1nuch trouble and vexatious delay In obtaining tho
returns in perfect and satisfactory manner III ap-
pears that the Deputy Marshas who are appointed TO
take the census directly under the orders anu dlreo
tons OF the Marshals and the marking ont OF the suDd
visions in the various States have been entirely uhder
the direction Of the Marsha and corrections or orders
from Gen Walker have had to bo made as sugeestoS'
He states however, that by next Monday he VIII haVo
the total populations OF Maine, Delaware, Connect
cut, and Rhode Island. also tho Eastern ana
Southern Districts. BY the 1st OF September
the Northern District Of NewYork Maryland and ONO;
by the 10Th OF September all tho states ana lerroroS'
except Texas and Oregon and portion OF western
Michigan which will not be completed Dy inc iSt vi
October He will be able TO give the complete popua-
ton of country by tho 10th OF October He says that
by the let of September he will be able to give the popu
laon of all the large cities Of the country except san
Francisco and this latter by the 10th OF September zen
Walker is OF opinion that If tho law had been AMENDED
at the last session, the Government would have saved
money as since the OF June over 1000 Deputy
Marshals have been appointed whose services would
unnecessary the work had been done stimuli
taneOusly. He has made an estimate. and places the
total population of the country at 4O3000 lie argues
that the large cities will fall 20 per cent below
the estimates placed upon their populations, Tor
the reason that tho estimates are all
based upon calculations made of the number who arc
arriving in q city noto has been taken of those
who have left. The Chcagoans are now much disap-
pointed their figures, showing but 2O when they
expected 10000 but it is the same with CINCINNATI
where they claimed 9COOOO and have but barely
100000 1t Is in all the Western cities, and to larger
IN tbn Eas
houses unoccupied in the Is almost fabulous,
and proof OF the fact that many persons are leaving
the larger cities and going West and South Gen Walker
proposes TO give to the country all the information
gathered as rapidly he obtains it, and he will not
wait for several years until book can be published ie
aborng with his corps OF clerks with much earnest
ness to get the work sufficiently ahead to give to
Congress next December full and interesting report OF
our population trade. business, manufactures, mines,
lands, DC.
MAINE.
The Portland Press thinks the Census will
show about 100000 inhabitants in Maine gain OF 7li0
since 1850 The City OF Belfast 5,279 Inhabitants
loss OF 241 since 1850 Bath Rockand and Belfast also
show decrease In Aroostook four towns show an IN
OF about 60 per cent hut IN many Other sections
the agricultural towns show decline The shipbuilding
towns also lose heavily. AndIOscOggln County Is eN-
peced to show large gain due mainly TO the improve
ment IN water power.
VERMONT.
The few Census returns from this state
show that most of the towns losing IN population
while few gain it ia probable that the State as
whole will show population less than that OF 1860
Westminster Whining gton Aburgh Isle La Motto, and
North Hero vt all show decrease in population since
1850. BIateb0TOugh IN 1870 mad apopultOn Oi $780,
now il is reported at 1905, showing gain OF lO5O
NEw-HAMPsHIRE.
1t is semi-Officaly stated that most of the
farming towns in New Hampshire show decrease in
population while that of the large cities has increased
the state will be about 5000 If this is so, the state is
likely to loose one member OF Congress
MASSACHUSETTS.
From the returns already received, it is be-
leved that Massachusetts has somewhat increased her
population during the last decade possibly enough to re-
tain her present number of Congressman though 1t is
quite probable she may lose one member Some OF the
agricultural show increase, and others the re-
verse. The cities and manufacturing towns along
the lines Of communication GENERALLY sb show cdn an
siderable decrease. The complete returns received
are confined mainly TO the small towns some OF THESE
are as follows the first Of which show gain compared
with the State census QS6j) a. annexed: Someryne,
1863, gain $780, saugus. 22i7 gain 2 bradford, 4 zoi
10; 5I' D lio WardycE 255O gain 255; Gin.
ton $3.50 gain l,iO9; West Brookfeld l,si2 gain 293
West BoylsOn, 25G2, gain Sos; Auburn llsO gam ~
Enfield O2 gain 26 Greenwich. G5S gain 20 Otis $780,
gain 4 Russell $50, gain 2 Munroe 30, gain TO- These
20 towns show increase OF population OF nearly loD
or 20 per In Peabody the number Il 1870 gam I6
Greenfield 35q7 gain 1886 Warren, 2b25 gain i45i Mon
roe POI gain 10: BernardstOn, 963 gain Gl Cambridge
ward IL Gs15, gain l,695. ., oo,o ,.o
Other towns which show loss are Harwlcn, 30sO-iD
loss; Weideet 2l35-l6l do; Halifax, Gl9-lO3 do W.
NewbuFy 2OOG--5l do; MendOn 1,l!j-o2 do; Berlin
1O6-45 do; Dana, 1871 do; BandfOrd, lU@3-09 uOJ
Granville, /, ,2gi-33 do; Goshen, o73-35 do.
orleans, 1,34g-23G do. Eastman, G65-92 do Leyden
5lg-i3 do. ,,-,-,t.
ants 15O-dn increase of 1908 during the last hYe
years.
RHODE ISLAND.
I'm this State, as in the rest of New England
the agricultural towns a rule show decline IN popu
latiop while the cities and manufacturing towns show
An increase. Providence, Fourth Ward-POpulati0n
54o4 in 1866 4GG7-a gain s27. Seventh ward-Popula
ton s4j9 lin 1866 800; the boundaries OF the ward
have been changed. Eighth Ward-POpulatOn,
7s39 this ward has been created since 1865
Bristol has population Of $685. showing increase Of
G5t since 1865 harrington gives LII popui0D against
Os8 IN 1865. NlddleQwn lar sustained loss OF 81 per
ans stTce 1853: the pre- ssnt population IL 96s. East
since 1866 Portsmouth has population OF 2OOji III
Iy5 il had 2,l53 Newport has population
of 12522, against 12bs5 In 1854 loss of l66
UOpKnton has gained 49, the present population being
"a against 25l2 in 1865 The irst voting district IN
North Providence returns population, ,lG the second
nonulation of the town 1853. Portsmouth loses
.lilhtly and Ncw-ShOrrham has lost nearly 300 since
Isi5 Cumberland has gained considerably, and 50 also
have North Providence aud Pawtucket.
NEw-YORK.
The following returns were received yester-
day