Connecticut western news., 1872-08-02
The Nations WOrkmen.

The "Tablcs of Occupation," which have just been completed at tho census office. Washington, show that the number oi porsons pursuing rrinful o~runati"ns ',n the 1st of Jnne, 1870, was l2 505 923: nf these 542,08S were males and 19l 1I3 fpmlles from ten to fifteen wears of age 9 486, ,3O7 were males and ,59 i,959 females iroln sixteen to fiitV-mne years 635, ,O4l males and 50.385 females sixty years and upwards. Of the total, 9O2.n3S were born in the Unitei States. a26 5O2 in Ger many. 949 124 in Ireland 30l,779 m Eng log 6s1 in Sweden. Norway and Denmark, 58 197 in Franre 1S9 BOY in British Amer ica, and 46 3)O in Chma and man.
 Of tbc total number 5 922.471 were en gagged in a.riculture 27 7,421 in manu- tacturcs. mechanical and mining pursuits l l91 228 m trade and transportation, and ? 6a4 793 were rendering personal aAd professional services.
 Of the Germans returned, PA 53l were engaged in agriculture 30S 23l in manu facturcs, etc, l12.297 rendering personal or professional services. 96, ,432 of the latter being classed as laborers, and AZ 8G6 as domestic servants.
 Of the Irish returned. 138425 were en- gagged in agriculture, 264, 4,628 in manufac- rurcs, etc.. 119. 9l in trade and trans portation 425,6l7 rendering ersonaI and professional services, of whom 229.199 were classed as lanorers, and 145 956 as domestic servants.
 Ot the English and Welsh returned
 7.173 were engaged in agr'crlturc, Az 631 in manufactures, etc.. 32, ,086 n trade and transportation, 49, 8S9 in pro- tess,oaal and personal services.
 Of the Scotch returned 17 $50 were engaged in agriculture, 32,a6O in mann- factures, etc.. 2440 ip trade, etc., 12 6S3 in personal and professional serv,ces. or the Swrdes Danes and Norwegians returned. 50 4S0 were cngagc'l m agricul- ture 2l ,283 m manuf sctures, 9 564 m t:aie, etc., 29, ,354 rendering personal and professional services.
 Of the natives of British America re- turned, 42 2o8 were engaged I'll agriculture 76,457 in manuiactur g. l6 5S5 in trade snd transportation 48,003 in personal and professional services.
 Of the Chinese and Japanese returned, 1852 were engaged in agrIculture, 2 ,702 in manufactures, etc. 225O ID trade nd transportation 19 4s6 in personal and pro fessional services, 5,42l of the latter being classed as domestic servants and 5 657 as laun,erers and laundresses.
 The largest number of pc sons returned as of auv single specified occupation was under the head ol planters and farmers, 2,992 573 being reported. The numher ot iarm laborers returned was 2, ,8S0 O45. lll addition 10 these classes there were re turned, under the gen"ral head of agrl- culture, I38 apiarists. 3,6O3 dairy men and women 3,6>9 ,arm and plantation over seers, 110 forlsts, 3l 793 gardeners and nnrserymen, 23S stock drovers, 6,O64 stock hcrders GA stock raisrls 375 tur- rentine farmers, 2, ,103 tuI pcntine laborers, 127 vine growers.
 Under the head of manufacturing and
 mechanical occupa lons there were re turned 344,596 carLen'ers and jolncrs
 l52, lO7 miners, 14l.774 blacksmiths I'll, ,l21 bont and shoe makers, l 82t tailors tailoresses and seamsLresses. 92 u8 mlllinrrs, dress an ] mantua makers, 85 123 painters and varnishers. Al 7S9 coopers A 354 butchers, 1885 cabinet makers
 F 464 carriage and wagon makers ana trim,ners, 32S17 harness aDj saidle
 makers, 54 831 machinists, 80 71O brick
 
 pla-terers, 39,S6O printers, AZ 29o saw.
 wrightS, 26 67D brIck and tile makers
 28, ,286 cigar makers, 27, ,680 bakers, 28, 7Ol
 tanners, currlers and tinIsbers of leather 27 ,lO6 fish and oyster m n, 25, ,S31 marble and stone cutters.
 The number of persons returned a;
 manufacturers Was 42,905; operatives ir
 cotton mills, III G. 6; n ~oollen mills 59,836: in mills and factories not specified
 Al 6A9 ; in iron works of all kinds S1,O in tobacco factories, 11,935; in pape mills, l2,469.
 Under the head of trade there wer, , returned 326 368 traders anl cealers of al klnd<, in to addition 16,975 peddIers ap, 17.362 hucksters 222,5O4 clerks il
 stores. in addition to 14, ,2U3 salesmen an women; 31,117 book keepers aud ac courtants and G,262 commercial traveller and exclusive also of 14,362 barkeeper
 and tenders: portecs and labore:s il stores and warehouses. l,5l3
 U.der the head O transportation. ther were returned 1902 officials oi raiIroa g companies 374 railroad clerks, and 154 ) 027 lallroas employees, 75 officials of ez s uress mpanies, 767 express clerks an t 8,554 express employees 88 officials ( !. srreet-car companies and 5, los employees
 There were also returnr l 56,663 sallcl. : 33S canal men and 7,975 steamboat me U and women.
 e The number of draymen hackmen an II teamsters returned was 120 756. e- Under the class "personal and profe: sienal services" the principal returns were a Laborers, l,O3l 666; domestic servant u 971, ,O43; teachers of all kinds 136,57C n physicians and surgeons, G2,383; iau1 teIers and laundres>e>, 60 9o6; clel gvmel e 43, ,S74 lawyers, 4J,736; journalists, 5,2S' 'e dentists, 7,S44; restaurant keepers, 35 ' 24l hotel keepers, 26349; barbers an p halrdressers, g 935; emoloyes of hote l. and restaurants. 23.aS2; clerks ot hote h ana restaurants, 5,243; hostlers. 17,581 'e livery stable keepers, 8,5O9 nurses, Is n 6G7; boarding and lodging house ke. per le 12,7e5; musicians, 6,5l9; officers of u l. army and navy of the United States, a. 286; civil officers of the governme1 g national State, or municipal. and reportil II no other occupation. A 743; clerks, dc 'g 8,I62 employees, do., l4,407. 'h PREPARING TO P1AY.-Oliver Wende s. Holmes says this is the way women pr ., pare to play on the piano ''It was H. young woman with as many whi re houuces round her as the planet Satn n