Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-13

challenge aud il not obeyed then to arrest
but rot to shoot They took copies OF al
] the evidence in the case. In con-
sequence of this The United States troop
here are furious and have to be kept II
camp strongly guarded with frequent roll
calls to prevent their coming to the city
and having a conflict with the negro STATE
troops. The Capitol grounds are strongly
guarded by these negroes, and a sentine
| IS posted at the Governors door; also one
at the State Adjutants door. The Cover
nor will order Kirk not to deliver the AL
nance and Oaswell prisoners, in obedience
to writs issued by United States District
Judge Brooks. The Raleigh Standard,
the Holden organ, says that President
Grant will sustain him, and that the Chief
Justice of the State Supreme Court sus-
taihs him, when such is not the case. The
Chief Justice has thrice reiterated his opin-
ion that the writ of habeas corpus Is not
suspended, but that he was powerless to
enforce the writs issued by him. Judge
Brooks it is said, will lay the whole matter
before the Federal authorities. He has
complete power to act in the matter under
the act OF Congress of 1868, and he is de-
termlned to enforce the writs. Kirk con-
tinues to make fresh arrests daily. Twelve
machinlsts were arrested by his troops at
the North Carolina Railroad Company S
shops Wednesday.
Some Interesting Facts Developed
by the Census.
Gen. Walker, Superintendent in charge
OF the Census Bureau, has, within the past
few weeks. increased his clerical force to
the number which the law allows, so that
the increased work of the bureau can be
promptly met and accomplished. The old
laws in reference to the taking of the cen
sus, and by which the present census,
is being taken, is SO imperfect, that Super
intendent Walker has had much trouble
and vexatious delay in obtaining the re-
turns in perfect and satisfactory manner.
1t appears that the Deputy Marshals who
are appointed to take the census are directly
under the orders and directions of the
Marshals, and the making out of the sub
divisions in the various States have been
entirely under the direction of the Marshal,
and any corrections or orders from Gen.
Walker has had to be made as suggestions.
He states. however, that by next Mon
day he will have the total populations of
Maine, Delaware, Connecticut, and Rhode
Island; also the Eastern and Southern Dis
tricts. By the LIST of September the
Northern District of New York, Maryland
and Ohio. By the 18th of September he
will have all the States and Territories
except Texas and Oregon, and
portion of Western Michigan, which
will not be complete by the 1st of Octo-
Der. He will be able to give the complete
population of the country by the 10th of
October. He says that by the 1st of Sep
tember he will be able to give the popula-
ton of all the large cities of the country,
except San Francisco, and the latter by the
10th of September.
Gen. Walker is of opinion that if the law
had been amended at the last session the
Government would have saved much
money, as since the 1st of June over one
thousand Deputy Marshals have been ap-
pointed, whose services would have been
if the work had been done
He made an estimate, and
placed the total population of the country
at Al, 100000. He argues that the large
cities will fall twenty FER cent. below the
placed upon their population for
the reason that the estimates are all based
upon calculations made of the number
who have come into city, but no note is
taken of the number who have left The |
Chicagoans are now much disappointed |
over their figures, showing but two hun
ired and fifty thousand, when they expect
I'd four hundred thousand, but it is the |
same with Cincinnati, where they claimed |
over three hundred thousand, and have but |
barely two hundred thousand.
1t is SO in all the Western cities, and to |
\ larger figure in the Eastern cities. He |
'ays that the number of houses unoccupied |
n the large cities are almost fabulous, and |
S proof of the fact that many persons are
eaving the larger cities and going West
md South. Gen. Walker proposes to give |
% the country all the information gathered |
IS rapidly as he obtains it, and not wait for |
,sveral years until book can be pub
ished. He is laboring with his corps of
Jerks with much earnestness to get the
york sufficiently ahead, so as to give Con-
Tess, next December, as full and interest
ng a report of our population, trade, bust
less. manufactures, mines, lands, etc, as
possible.