The New York herald., 1872-11-21

"A1AehALD1 AAO AeAJDA
critics have been kind and the men OF science
helpful. He alludes to the growing necessity Of
providing suitable corps OF assistants into which
his temporarily y-employed civilians and detailed
army of1cers may be transferred and thus re-
tanned.
The Work or the Census Completed-A
Wonderful Compilation or Valuable
. Inf0rmstion-Maps Illustrative OF Sta.
tistics.
General F. A. Walker, superintendent Of the
Census has nnshed his work, and it is all passing
through the public printers hands. The first volume
will be ready for distribution within week after
Congress assemblies, and the other two volumes win
rapidly follow. Besides being in accuracy and full
ness far more complete than those that have pre-
ceded 1t, the last census viii be made very vaua-
BILE by remarkable series OF illustrative maps,
which have been prepared and viii be published in
the report The FIRST volume-that OF population
will contain In all twelve OF these maps two OF
them being double pages, four Of them single pages
and the others having two on o page
or the letter-press. No. l shows the
general density Of population 1t contains four
shades Of dark color and illustrates In strlkngy
objective fashion the condition Of the several Sec
tions in this regard. Two other maps show the
density Of the total colored and foreign popula
shades. 1t is notable that they are almost the
antithesis OF each other the coored predominating
where the foreign born are fewest. In the colorcd
population map the entire New England coast,
short distance above Boston, is uncOl0red being
below the average on which the shadings are indi-
Gated, while In the Northwest there are little dark
places Indicated which show considerable settle
ments OF this class. Four small maps in this d.
vision indicate the locality and density OF the Ger
man, Irish, Brtlsh-American, English ana
Welsh, Scandinavian and Chinese populations.
These are instructive charts. Two other maps In
this volume OF special value, especially that
illiteracy which s delineated in I'VE dark shades.
The other, that Of wealth. Illustrated by four shades
OF yellow orange, Is the antIthesis Of niteracy,
for the richest regions and localities are exactly
those which dovetai with the highest In the ilite
racy map. One Of the most valuable maps is that
termed the "Hist0rical" accompanied, 1t will be-
with twenty-five pages OF accurate statement re-
lating to that to which 1t refers. This map to the
general reader and student will be OF great
interest complete outline map OF the United
States Is presented, defining State and Territorial
lines, that OF Alaska being on small and
separate diagram. BY shading and figures the
eye sees at glance the original thirteen States
and their whole boundaries; then the Northwest
ern Territory, marked as the cession Of 1888. This
again shows the territorial divisions made by Con-
gress and their designations The next division
indicated saiently by distinctive color shows the
Louisiana cession, made In 1803-twenty years
later Then comes the Spanish cession, cOnsumated
In 1919. Nearly thirty years elapse and we leap to
the Pacific and the lines OF the Mexican cessi0ns Of
184S are given. The Gadsden cess0n OF 1853 Is also
defined, and the Russian OF 1868 shows where we
have temporarily stayed our night among the Ice
bergs The second volume-that Of vital statis-
-vut1I niu
eral map on mortality and four smaller
ones, showing the density Of mortality from con-
sumption, intestinal diseases, those from malaria
proper, also typhoid and typhod-malaria. There
are curious evidences OF general laws discernible
at glance In these charts-as, for instance, the
fact Indicated by the shading that malaria and
consumption are locally the Opposites of each
other. series OF very nicely defined maps which
will serve to illustrate the sanitary facts by the
physical ones they Illustrate, are also given. One
is an excellent rain map or chart, by which 1t is
easy to trace the malarial influences; another
showing the sothermal lines, which illustrates
sumption and similar disorders; while the others
are . physical map and the most complete
geological map Of the United States
ever made 30 far. The third voume-that OF
agreulture-wlll contain six maps, Illustrating the
growth and locale OF the chief products, as corn,
cotton, wheat, tobacco and dairy or the grass
gion. Altogether these maps are among the most
valuable results Of the genius sagacity and industry
which has presided over the taking and prepara-
ton Of the census OF 1870.
Assistant Secretary Richardson to Sue.
coed Mr.. Boutwell,.
In regard to the appointment OF q successor to
Secretary Boutwell,, his election to the Senate
being considered certain, it is believed that the
President win confer the honor on Assistant Sec.
retary Richardson, whose term Of ONCE will not be
longer perhaps, than that of Minister Washburne
as Secretary Of State. 1t is well understood that
Judge Richardson does not intend to remain in
o1lce very long after Secretary Boutwell, resigns.
General Mcade's Successor.
1t Is not probable that successor will be ap-
pointed to the late General Meade until the return
to Washington Of Secretary Belknap, which will be
on Monday next and very soon thereafter the
President, General Sherman and Secretary Belknap
will have conference upon the subject.
George B. McCartee, chief OF the Bureau Of En-
craving and Printing of the Treasury Department,
has declined the position OF private secretary to
General Dix, Governor elect Of New York, and will
remain in the Treasury.
Civil Service WOrkings-Mr. Fairman
Appointed Postm aster OF Philadelphia.
Several members Of Congress who have arrived
in Washington have supplied themselves with
copies Of the civil service rules and in to
opportunities for Office from constituents mail
copy as substitute for further answer explana-
tiOn.
1t is understood that the President to-day ap.
pointed Mr. George Farman, Of Philadelphia, the
successor Of Postmaster Bingham y that city,,
Hanging Not Played Out In Washing-
ton.
Attorney General Williams to-day made his re-
port to the President on the application OF Barney
Woods for communication OF sentence Of death to i'm
prisonment for life in the Penitentiary. Woods
was convicted at the present term Of the Criminal
Court for the murder OF S. NJ Cheeseman, OF New
York, last Summer. The Attorney General says
that for the protection OF society was necessary