The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-05-26
United States Census.
Gen. Hamilton Instructions TO the Assistant
MarShaIs Of the State Statistical Inf0rma-
fiOn Particularly Desirable.


ITnited States Marshal Hamilton Is at pres
ent closely engaged in arranging Inc prelimi-
naries for the important work OF the nlDth
limited states census of this state His depu
ties have in charge the work OF furnishing she
assistant marshals with the blanks sent on 10y
the Government several days ago, ana every
thing is favorable to prompt ana thorough
accomnlishment OF the work, the assistants
being men of energy and ability-well ac-
ouainted with their fields OF canvass 10
facilitate the work, the Marshal yesterday
issued the following instructions 10 his
assistants:
LIST. The act of Congress requires returns
from assistant marshals, to be completed
and returned to the marshal's office by the
fifteenth day OF August next. immediately on
the receipt of this circular, assistant marSna's
will noIiy the marshal whether or not they
will be able to complete their work within
the specitird time During the progress OF
enumeration, assistants will report at once
anv cause of delay, whether OF sickness or
otherwise The work must be performed
Individually by the assistants, and no par. OF
it Copying excepted) can o, delegated 10
another.
I'd Statistics gathered, whether individual
mr. collective are not to be communicated TO
others All items OF general interest VIII De
made public at the proper time, either from
this Office or that CT the superintendent at
Washing Con. s-..,.
3 Assistants will provide themselves with
q man OF their district, showing as fully as
possible all the roads in each township OF
ward The work must be carried on system
aticaIly, by completing each township or ward
begun before commencing another
4th In districts or families where foreign
language is spoken with which the Assistant
is not familiar, he will employ an interpreter
at his own expense. 1t is believed, however.
that except in the case OF famll1esof Foreigners
int hia fFU
there will be some member of the family or
community who can speak the English Ian
0nage. and will cheerfully act as inter
5th Those assistants who have not been
called on for the Information, will at once
fnrnish this office with the number OF square
miles in their district, estimated from the
most authentic sources within their reach.
9th The social statistics of the state, requir,
ed bv schedule No. 5, being matters OF othclal
record, will be collected at TINS ONCE Nc
scbednle for that purpose will be sent ont 70
assistants. AS a matter of importance TO the
state. though not required by census law, as
sistants are desired TO furnish this Office with
names and address (by letter. OF all the Dlind
children in their several districts, togetnei
with such items of information as Will enable
the authorities of our asyiuins to communl
cate with their parents or guardians
9TH. Where crop " raised, column fol
Which is not provided IN the agricultura
schedule such product may be placed IN some
column of product which is not raised, ny
altering the heading ofthe column For eX
ample, rape seed, which is the product OF U ms
state, may be placed in the column Tor cot
ton.
the products of the state The lumber, mining
Gron and lead), and fishing interests art
known to be large. and are believed never tf
have been fully presented Great care ano
diligence must be exercised to see that ne
part of our productions shall be omitted
1t is believed that the class of men selected
for this duty is such that each one will fell g
personal interest and pride in doing his work
thoroughly, and that aside from the money
cOmpensation, there is high reward in The
consciousness of duty well performed thai
no other man could have done it better.
The canvass will commence on the first
next month, and will, according to the fore
going instructions, be completed inside O
six weeks Mit,Uaukee Sentinel
1+ae - 60
After all the TRANSMISSION of mail matter u
decisive as to the superior quickness and Ger
tantV of a route OF travel. And now tn'
Australian mails tor England are brought
across tie North American continent and de
liyered in England Unless timethan they can bt
carried by way OF the Suez Canal. Fifty.fv,
DAYS is the minimum of transit yet attained
by way of the Canal, while the mails have
already been conveyed from Sydney to Lon
DON ala san Francisco and the Pacific rail
road in fihy.two days, and it is confident,
hoped that this time can be further reGucrt
to forty. five days 1t may therefore be salt
that the revolution in the worlds communl
cation between east and west has already beer
effected The finest, swift lest and stsunches
steamers known TO commerce will soon b.
found on the Pacific, and the day is not ia
distant when the intercourse will be as ire
ouent between Sau Francisco and the Asiati
ports as it now is between New York ant
liverpool. IN, Y Post.
THE STATE BOARD OF Equalization me