National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-07-26
The Nations WOrknnen.

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have lust been completed at the census
Office, Washington, show that the number
Of persons pursuing eainlul occupations on
the lst OF June, 1870, was l2,5o5 923 OF
these 5is,0SS were males and l9l lib
females from ten to fifteen years OF age ;
0, 4S6, 1907 were males and ,594, 1853 females
from sixteen to filty-nine years Obs, 04l
males and 50,3s5 females sixty years and
upwards OF the total, 9,S02,03S were
born in the United States, 500 SOP in Ger
many, 9i9, l24 in Ireland. 30l,7 79 in Eng
land and Wales, 1888 in Scotland,
los, Gsl in Sweden, Norway and Denmark,
SO, 1877 in France, lS9 307 in British Amer
lea, and 4G, 300 in China and Japan.
OF the total number 92l,47l were en-
gagged in agriculture, 2,707 ,42l in manu-
features, mechanical and mining pursuits (;
| ,l9l 23s in trade and transportation, and
2,Gs4,793 were rendering personal and
professional services.
OF the Germans returned, 224 53l were
engaged in agriculture, 30S ,23l in manu-
features, etc, 1927 rendering personal
or professional services, 90, 432 of the latter
being classed as laborers, and AZ SG6 ms
domestic servants.
OF the Irish returned. l3S, 425 were en-
gagged in agriculture, 264,62 in manuiac-
lures, etc. 1861 in trade and trans
portation, 1876, 6l7 rendering personal and
professional services, of whon 229, 1879
were classed as laDorers, al n las, 956 as
domestic servants.
OF the English and Welsh returned,
T,l73 were engaged in agriculture,
1868 il, manufactures, etc, 32,08G n
trade and transportation, 49, 8S9 in pro-
tessonal and personal services.
Of the Scotch returned. 1880 were
engaged in agriculture, $4,000 in manu-
lectures, etc, $40 in trade, etc, II Gs3
in personal and professional services.
OF the Swedes, Danes and Norwegians
returned, 80 4S0 were engaged in agricul-
ture, 1888 in manufactures, 9,564 in
trade, etc, 29,354 rendering personal and
professional services.
OF the natives Of British America re-
turned, ~, 2SS were engaged in agriculture,
76,457 in manufactures, 1855 in trade
and transportation 4S,0O3 in personal and
professional services.
OF the Chinese and japanese returned,
1852 were engaged in agriculture, 2i,702
in manufactures, etc, 1880 IN trade and
transportation, 1886 in personal and pro-
lessional services, 5,42l of the latter being
classed as domestic servants and 1861 as
launderers and laundresses.
The largest number of persons returned
as of any single specified occupation was
under the head OF planters and farmers,
1882 573 being reported. The number of
farm laborers returned was 2,SSO,O45 In
addition to these classes there were re-
turned, under the general head of agri-
culture, 1873 apiarists. 1908 dairy men and
women, 1868 farm and plantation over
seers, LILO florists, 3l,793 gardeners and
nurserymen, 1928 stock drovers, COCA
stock hcrders, 6,6l4 stock raisers, 315 tur-
pentine farmers, 2, 103 turpcntine laborers,
|, l27 vine growers.
Under the head of manufacturing and
mechanical occupations there were re-
turned 34i, 500 carpenters and joncrs,
l52, l07 miners, 14l,774 blacksmiths.
III, 1877 boot and shoe makers, l61 800
tailors, tailoresses and seamsiresses, 80, USi
mlllncrs, dress and mantua makels, 81, l23
painters and varnishers, Al ,7S9 coopers,
44354 butchers, ~, S35 cabinet makers,
u AGA carriage and wagon makers and
trinmers, 32,8l7 harness and saddle
makers, 81 S3l machinists, SOTO brick
and stone masons. Al ,5S2 milliners, 23,577
plasterers, 39,S6O printers, AZ 2Js saw
mill hands, 30,524 timers, 20942 wheel.
wrights, 26 60 brick and tile makers,
2s,2S6 cigar makers, 21,6S0 bakers, %, 702
tanners, curriers' and tinshers of leather,
p, LOG fish and oyster men, 1881 marble
and stone cutters.
The number OF persons returned as
manufacturers was 1906. operatives in
cotton mills, Ill ,6N6 in woolen mills,
1886; in mills and factories not specified,
fl ,6l9; in iron works of all kinds, $1,000 !;
in tobacco factories, 1895; in paper
mills, l2,469.
Under the head Of trade there were
returned 1916, 1868 traders and dealers of all
kinds, in to addition 1875 peddlers and
II, 362 hucksters Do, 504 clerks in
stores, in addition to l4,203 statesmen and
women; 3l,ll7 book keepers aud ac-
countants, and 1862 commercial travellers
and exclusive also of l4,362 barkeepers
and tenders porte"s and laborels i'll
stores and warehouses 1913
Under the head of transportation. there
were returned 1902 officials of railroad
companies, 1874 railroad clerks, and l54
027 railroad employees, IS officials of ex
press companies, 767 express clerks and
1854 express employees. SO officials of
strcet-car companies and SOB employees
There were also returned 56,G63 sailors,
1888 canal men and 1875 steamboat men
and women.
The number Of draymen, hackmen and
team.ters returned was 100, 7j6.
Under the class personal aud profess
sional services" the principal returns were
Laborers, 1901 66G domestic servants,
81 ,O43; teachers Of all kinds, 1860;
physicians and surgeons, G2,383; laun.
derers and laundreaseS, SO goo; clergvmen
1854 lawyers, A., 1876; journalists, $3.50;
dentists, 7,S44; restaurant keepers, 35,-
24l hotel keepers, 2G,349; BARRIERS and
hairdressers, 23,935; employees of hotels
aud restaurants, 23,3S2; clerks of hotels
and restaurants, 5,2i3; hostlers, 1881 ;
livery stable keepers, $500 nurses, 49,
6G7; boarding and lodging house keepers,
1875 musicians, 6,5l9; officers of the
army and navy of the United States, O.
ESQ civil officers of the government
national, State, or municipal, and reporting
no other occupation, "A, 743; clerks, do,
1902 employees, do, 4,401.
A MINED AsE.-The Cleveland police
picked up man n day or two 400 in the