, 1870-12-04
Iamentable Defects in the
Censue.
Exhibit Of the Treatment Roeeiv~
ed by Chicago at the Hands
Of the MarshaIs. l..
Speculations Relative to the New
Apportionment..
Important Forthcoming Decision on
the Five Per Cent Diyi.
de1d Tax, -. r
u Novel Flen by a Prussfan
Detaultcr. 81.

u Novel I'len by a Prussian
Detnultcr. Il
Grievances Of the Treasury Clerks
Tbs Mormon Question. |
Special Despaseh to The Ch1ease Tribune.
DErEcrs or The ckxsus.
"AS1IISQToF, Dec. s-It will b long time he-.
Fore &C. utate soctal statistics Of the country can
he Arrived at under II: present censu& The |
c1o* er The xeturns are examined the more Appa-
rcnf DO their defeeu become. Ignorance does |
lot seetn to BE- conaoed 10 &ae agensk OF the Cen-
FMS Hu1eau Rul Appears 10 exttni even to those /
sSho=e bus!hets operations should make them L
more enlightened Thus, IN their eudesvors to |
obtain l1fo,tnatlor, eenens Agents were Ia numer-
ous instances answered as II theJ were internal |
ree<u tue o&3c* H. fecRtag to collect odfoos taxes
The consequence Of 1h,> Is s7at returns to The bu
1eau here, 20 far a tneJ r. lite To industrial nn1
ruTfutss, insansby fiji short 1t least
90 per cent The very Io:au'lcs which seena 10 b.
| he Hokt anxious u make fAroraAle showing in
population are also the Eost backward IN uak1rE
a good business or luoustial exhibit.
MaIufActurtiB 10 cD.tant1y unhetsA1e the amount
OF capital invests and rne vaIue Of their annual
rrotuctf, wGt'e bustuesa men rtneraliy are Te1J
<has1 ot giving Information. So gross have been
EonIt at The errors tn tue returns. that even the
iti.s1dral Information Of mrus,ers Of the Census
1snrean felt cuttAgrI, aud General Walker, to
Teutty Roe Of the most Ria1lng defects, has 3elt
calhd upon TO OPEN cp1etpontearc with the
r1arnfactutcfH and huttnesE mt Of the country.
Prom To city hare rrturus been more de-
1ecaTe ulan 1Iom Chicago. What Are
interests make the most iptgnineant showing. In
The txh,b,t for 1s70 the i'ittc5s return capital
invested Of Eu. tSs7, and an annual product Of
81 s05s,e7l: In Duntef, ~ Invested aptal of $l.s
M0 aud rrostSion-, under wb Oh be Id coma pork
aE't s4 "a KIT III. r~ers. capital OF 81 59l &C.,
With sn annual ptodnct Of $s,A7s,soe. The total
1Ruber OF tbdns1tAl establishments are returned
at f,1s9. with capital Ut 5ts.sIa o11, employing
.35 men, and annually ,nrntng out products val-
ned al $se. 81, rs. Even 1neHe retuin1 show m
Increase over l5t0 oil ab ut 40 per ceut 1t but
Justice 10 ktxte that the Ctn&ua Department Ia ex-
ci1ing eve3 ene.gs to rentdy these abuses
which, under the present laT, can only be done
ty conesp! ndenee-
Rttnrrs of population for thu Statea are now In,
with the exception of Pennkylrauta and South
Ca1oltra- In the forIer S.ate 1eturna have been
ClA
xeasnn Of the repotts having been ueatroJed bY
Mr., will have 10 NJ retskeu The so-Sallcd re-
orMe1B destroyed 80 large number OF the returns
IN South ca'o:iua. Ia t,er vasIoua rlols aud law
1efs rroceedtpFs- duting The l1Ie election tint q
ncW cenEus 1htfe haB also become neteealsy
Dthtrwise the preliminary report OF this bureau
would be ready for Gig es1 on its nrEt oar Of
meeting.
TIE NEW ArPoK11oNAEHr.
MPHnttnFk n7F hAt flxar7r IN
Tho ELw appn1t:onnen1 on tne basis nt tue new
etL>ne. now nearly completed. So maoy Statts
ass Avesbe 70 losing Representation that it is
1iEhlE probable the number uf REPRESENTATIVES
IN the ucuEe wilt be tucfeasEt to 77a+ ApTkhlpR
Under 'hRt nRuTe, T. Is claimed, will make even
Euch S:atcs As Ohio lnsr porton OF t>elr weight
in the Electoral College Rnh In the National As.
FeHhaE, while =. Y York abi Ftnpsylyanta would
cxpc1fcnce heary ttcIrase- T4nuR the popu-
1ation OF the rnuttzy ut g. 90 1t u 1.nnd tta
with ga Ms the Quotieut, the oalJ States
that wtuId lore Representatives would bc Rhode
1s'aLd, Vernon, New ualnp:hite, aud Maine.
These neure seem 10 be shcse pretty generally
esrcet upon ~ to the number to constitute tho
next CCngfcks.
sALARlt6 S IN TIE TREASURY DEPARTMENT
The bureaus OF the Tn aHnry DEPARTMENT have
had prepared tabu1Ar ttatehent, Snoring the
iLr:eaSe Of ea'Rs&eA Uf government ot1ciais and
ncEbers Of crnR1ess frnm the organization Of
The 2ostsnncnt down 10 the present d<y, with the
thw Of presenting The ssme 10 Congress, and urg-
ICE ttss the psy-tolla OF the Treasury DEPARTMENT
iE iEcrcoftd to eor7rspend with the
trcrcase nnde II the sa'attes OF othesh
1Lis statement will show the Ply
ri tveIy grade OF government ct3cta1s dur3pR
the Eas- twenty ye7ta- The particular feature Ia
zac remarkable n-anner In which Congress has
rrcsitcd for Its clerks and 1Elccrs, and ereu for
1ucaf. while the easarl66 OF \ unmber Of bureau
officers Hmain fc-tisy ss ha!t century ego. This
etatctueut viii asso show how C,uereAs has paid
Its c11ks and how tss treated clerks IN the de-
rartMe3E. Some Of the latter hare recently Ind
ecnfest nee xiin ,se vtrw Of petfectina an Or.
Eontxatton md asatn srpeAltng to Conzrcss. In
1o,tc, fnr IN Increase of psy.
all FirE fkH Clint TAI-txFoR1ANT DECISION
FORTHCOMING.
The papers in the case at the Reading liaIlEo4d
tn Bsrpce, Collector OF Internal Revenue. tp-
so1sinE the 1fRht nf the government TO collect the
q pef cent tax m fncomrs, dvtdends. and interest
rald By rairoAd compsLies after tho 1ss Of Jan-
uaEy, 1870, were passed hy the Attorney General,
To-day, and acut to the Supreme Coust, With re-
quest &hat the same be Advanced on the docket
This 10 one Of the N ost important cases pending.
as the amount of money Involved In lts decision
fl itnmcnse-shere bring sorae Rtx.y cases which
involve the same principle. The Supreme Court
will set IN early daJ 70: tho hearing.
uIEREl, The ARsCp.pIku PRuae1AN oFFlc1AI
has come out with tee pfeA tba. The money which
he stole, IN his ofnca1 capacity, from tho TOWN. OF
Easewctz, fs net pubic money IN tho seuso
contemplated By tie treatr between PruxslA and
the uLitcd States, sAuncd IN 1S33 and that the,e-
fore, the united Sta1es Cou1u hare no 1u1tsdto-
zion over him. His coun*e1 have applied las
witt OF Adbta& eurpu.ou these grounds.
Al ARROGANT RkB1-
Ii Ia stated that Gov rnnr vanc~. Senatnr-clcct
In N North CaSolfu0, recently h0a1ted, In pub
lie fresch, thAt his DISABILITIES had never been
ren owed. ard tht he bad no favo1a to ask Of the
Yankee administsati, n. II, ho1cyer, Congress
would farce upon him The .tnoval OF his dtssbfi.
1tce, he wou1d not oh}ec'; bu. getting down on
ills knees shd hefetnK psrsI,n for what he uerer
Con!t cunkldet m untn1e waa not IN his nature
ITO the AF4oclasca Pzr+Al
1nK rTAH G0vEKSuksu1r.
WA1HiE0JUS. llt~. ST. +rc Is a as nur feeling
hs1s .s.ie;t r =; eana atm s,,on i u: xsasasa :
nsne. The Prrsident il urSsa to saopt . arm rla
ny ssy D.s snesse sss e :e and usss s
Sta1es lsvr. he IL advsted to sppoiEt man Tno
sFtl EoFesn Utah vita = Asetn hadt Ia tnis COZ
clans !ec cndea Eo'tsR II teeure The appointment
9! Shelby 4 Gnlom: tos p'e ent caall1a N OF sne
ins aoon Eli .9a fss
The House Last session.. App~Asance4 Indicate
1hst lhe President Inv nd. 70 yield d these sus-
IT, -
more au1ugent pnl,cs toEan1 the A'rmona-
FosT1AsTKHs ATFotHTKn
The rrestnent h1a sp2ol tel C. E. Talbot,
1oetM1sser at Will ansbnrn, VI, and J. ]. Bldda-
man, Postmaster 1t Canon. 1T.
ANREvAL or AKMtKES.
large nntnher Of tnngnrs- linen are Already In
The ctkJ, iuclndtuE snmc fsnm the most distant
portions Of ihe couusFy.' F ON present tndtca-
lions thcre sin be only fex vacant seata in both
houses on Monday.
THE MESSAGE
1t probahie that copies OF rae Pt~stdeuts mes
eagr will bot be In the hands Of the public before
reports OF tho Secretaries OF the NtT5, OF War,
and nf the ConFt ol er OF 1he fu+-en arc prum-
ased for the press in Rdysccc 1T their delivery, hut
under pledge not TO be .pub1Ahed befotc the
EeudluG Of the PrtslAeuts usrBs4ge to Congrc.A
u. 1xEnAARp, TUE NEW FkKScH xISt5rkx, =
1,as received his cred n-taa. His reception ot the
President viii tAko rtacc ear1y next week II.
Ber1hrmT leaseson Aontly Tor the North. thence
for Europe :. -
A srects1 drsoe1eh rent nsnoe sa!s: a9o fas q
that Speaker Biains's cn4uc1s fnr re-eIecuoo
Will he better II the new CooHre*a ASSEMBLIES on
March than tn Decembef, loving, when hs1
personal tnfa.nce With tho old members Will not
te 20 great II It would Immediately after the ID
3aurnmcnt OF me ForJ -nt4t Congress- II seems
Ceftain, thcrefQye, inst Mr.. BtklnetA frtenda
will oppose the repeal Of the 1aE providing the
a+temb.lrg OF evefJ new Cua9rc41 IN TIC day fol-
lowing th< adjournment Of fhe old one~-
EILA1soxg pT HHAxT AND FoR1kR-
NV foKK, Dec ga epecifl correspondent
telegr1phl irom Washington that Adl2l5a1 tofte1
kAss be has no recollection whatever OF ever
VYfft N1At lava FhAF