The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-07-28
The Toilers Of the Nation.
INTERESTING REPORT FROM THE CENSUS Of
FICE-How THE PEOPLE GAIN THEIR DAILY
BREAD.

FICE-HoW THE PEOPLE GAIN THEIR DAILY |
BREAD.
Washington, July 2, 1s72.-Fhe "Tables of |
which have just been completed |
ut tho Census Office, show that the number of |
% uPPs @ shs. on
O68 were males and 191, lab females from ten to
fifteen years Of age; 9,4s6.3 07 were males and
l,5a4e females from si - zen to iitsy:nlns
years and upwards. OF the total 1902 3S
were bora in the United States 1856 500 in
Germany, $50, 149 in Ireland, So1, 779 10 Eng
sweden, Norway and Denmark, 5s,l97 in
France, 1s9, 307 in British America, and 46 800
in China and Japan: OF the total number
5,e22, AL, were engaged in agriculture 2707,4 2l
suits; 19l. 238 in trade and transportation,
and 1853, 1888 were rendering personal and pro:
fessional services. OF the Germans returned
csss ss Hsnderiss
or professional services, 96,432 Of the latter
being classed as laborers and AZ. 1856 as domes-
tic servants. OF the Irish reformed 135.425
features, etc., 119,0sl in trade and transporta-
ton, AIS, 617 rendering personal and profession
al services, of whom 229, 1919 were classed az
laborers and las, 956 as domestic servants OF
engaged in agriculture, f42.63 in msnufac-
lures, etc., 81, 0s6 in trade and transportation,
1850 in professional and personal services.
VI the 6CCtCN f0GuruoU ~ sCCU WcEo enSbRoO IL
agriculture. $3.50 in manufactures. etc, e44o
in trade, etc., 12,653 in personal and profession
al services OF the Swedes, Danes and Norwe-
gians returned SO, $40 were engaged in agric9l-
ETC., Is, se4 rendering personal and professional
services. OF the natives ofBritish America re-
turned 42,2ee were engaged L. in agriculture,
sionai services. OF the Chinese and Japanese
returned 1862 were engaged in agriculture, FL.
7O2 in manufactures, etc., $3.50 in trade and
transportation in personal ana R.o,esi
as domestic servants and 1857 as launderers
and laundresses. The largest number OF per-
sons returned as Of any single sRssisd oe amd
farmers, 2,9a2,573 being reported. The n1 1la
Der of farm laborers returned was 2,eSo,o45.
In addition to these classes there were return
ed under the general head Of agriculture $3.50 ss
farm and plantation overseers, lilo florists,
81 1888 gardeners and nurserymen, 5S3o stock
droyers, 6064 stock herders, 6614 stock raisers,
375 turpentine farmers, 2l03 turpentine LABOR
ers, 115 vine growers.
Under the head of manufacturing and me-
chanical occupations there were returned 344,-
s96 carpenters and joiners. 1871 miners
makers, 161 $40 tailors, tailoresses and seam
stresses, 92,094 milliners, dress and mant1a
makers, IS, 1913 painters and varnishers, 4i,7es
coopers a, 1854 butchers, AZ, 1856 cabinet makers,
mers, IS, s17 harness and saddle makers, 54 ,s3l
machipists, 1910 brick and stone masons,
ASP millers 2s577 Plasssrere $50 printers
E,29S ssw-mill hands, 3o.524 timers, %,s4s
1926 segar makers, q, $50 bakers, q, 702 tan:
ners, curriers' and fushers of leather, "a LOG
| fish and oyster men, IS 631 marble and stone
cutters. The number OF persons retnrnea a.a q
mills, Ill SOC; in WOODEN mills, 1886 in milla
and factories not specified, 1859; in iron
works of all kinds, 81 900 in tobacco facto'
| ries, II ,9S5; in paper mills, IL ,469.
Under the head of trade there were returned
326, 1863 traders and dealers of all kinds, in ad
diti0u to 1876 peddlers and IL Jog hucksters
90, 504 clerks in stores, in addition to l4,2o;
satssmsn and women LII 6o95fe t4ps1sleps
and exclusive also Of 1882 bar-keepers and
tenders porters and laborers in stores ano
warehouses, 31513.
| Under the head of Transportation there were
| returned 2902 officials Of railroad companies
1874 railroad clerks sand 154, OF railroad en-
| ployes, IS officials of express companies, ~
officials Of street car companies and 5l03 en-
ployes. There were also returned IS 1858 sail
ors; 1888 canal men and 1875 steamboat mer
and wonnen. The number Of draymen, hack
| men and teamsters returned was 120,756.
| Under the olass personal aud Profsesional
Services" the principal returne were Laborers
1.o31 ,6e6; domestic servants, V1, 043; teacher
81 inSs saS so
Oiergymen, 1854 lawyers, lo,7 Journalists
241; hotel keepers, 36 394 ). BARRIERS and hair
dressers, 1885, employees OF hotels and res
.taurants, S3,3eS; clerks, do, $685. hostlers
1851; livery stable keepers, $500; nurses
1867 boarding and lodging house keepers
12,7S5; musicians, 6519; oAioers Of the army
and navy of the United States, 1896 civil OH
GERS Of the government, national State, Of
municipal, and reporting no other occupation
44743; clerks, do, s762; employees, do, IA, 4o7