The New York herald., 1872-07-08
THE To1LERs OF THE NATION.
Interesting Report from the Census Of
hce-How the People Gain Their Daily
Bread.

Bread.
WASHINGTON, July 7, 1872
Tie "Tables OF Occupation which have just
been completed at the Census once, show that the
number of persons pursuing gainfu occupations on
the 1st or June, lS7O was 12,5O5923; Of these
54sOSs were males and 19l 143 females from ten to
fifteen years OF age; 9,4se,aO7 were males and
1884 959 females from sixteen to flftynine years.
635 O41 males and 50.3s5 females sixty years and
upwards or the total 9,sO2, ,03s were born in the
United States, S30502 in Germany 949, 164 in Ire
land, 9Ol, 779 In England and Wales 1888 In Scot
land, 109,6S1 In Sweden, Norway and Denmark
5sl97 in France 1s9,3O7 In British America, and
4630o in China and Japan.
OF the total number 5,e22,471 were engaged in
agriculture, 2,707 421 in manufactures mechanical
and mining pursuits 1,191, ,23s in trade and trans
portatlon, and 2,6s4,793 were rendering personal
or the Germans returned 224, 531 were engaged in
agriculture 30s,2Sl IN manufactures, &C, IL, 297
rendering personal or professional services, SO 432
OF the latter being cassed as abOrerS and A. 500 as
domestic servants.
Of the Irish returned las,425 were engaged in
agriculture 264, ,62s in manufactures, &C., 1l9091 in
trade and transportation, 425.617 rendering per-
sOnal and professional services, Of whom 229, 109
were classed as laborers and 145,o56 as domestic
or the English and Welsh returned 7717a were
engaged In agriculture 142631 in manufactures,
&c 2,0S6 in trade and transportation, 1889 In
professional and personal services
OF the Scotch returned $3.50 were engaged in
agriculture, 1890 in manufactures, &C.. S,440 in
trade, &C., 126S3 In personal and professional SER
Vices.
or the Swedes, Danes and Norwegians returned
So $50 were engaged in agriculture, ,2s3 in
factures 9564 in trade, &c. 29,354 rendering per-
sonal and professional services.
or the natives Of British America returned AZ, ,2sS
were engaged In agriculture, 76,457 in manufac-
lures 1855 In trade and transportation, 4s,oo3 in
personal and professional services.
OF the Chinese and Japanese returned 1852 were
engaged in agriculture, 81, 702 in manufactures &c.
$3.50 in trade and transportation ,4s6 in personal
and professional services, 5.42l Of the latter being
cassed as domestic servants and 3,657 as launder-
ers 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 aborers returned was $50 O45.
In addition to these classes there were returned,
under the general head OF agriculture 1877 apiarists
1908 dairy men and women, $3.50 farm and planta-
tion Overseers, ITO florists, 81, 1913 gardeners and
nurserymen, 3,23s stock drovers, 8O64 stock herd
ers 664 stock raisers, S75 trpentne farmers, 21O3
turpentne laborers, l,127 vine growers.
Under the head of manufacturing and mechan
cal occupations there were returned 344, ,595 car
Smiths 1877 boot and shoe MAKERS 16l $40 tailors
tailoresses and seamstresses 9204 milliners dress
and mantuaanakers; S5,123 painters and varnishers
II, 7S9 coopers Al 354 butchers AZ S35 cabinet max
ers, AZ, AGA carriage and wagon makers and trim
mers, 32,sl7 harness and saddle makers, o. 1881 ma
chinists s9,7l0 brick and stone masons, Al 5S2 mill
ers 2S577 pasterers, 80 $50 printers, ,29s saw
mill hands, 30,524 timers, 209i2 wheelwrights
26,670 brick and tile makers, 2s,2S6 cigar makers
81 $50 bakers. 2S 702 tanners, curriers' and nshers
OF leather I'll fish and oyster men, 1881 marble
and stone cutters.
ers was 4290j: operatives in cotton mills, IL SOC
in woollen mills, 5s,s38 IN mills and factories not
specified, 416l9; in iron works OF ell kinds, 81 600;
III tobacco factories, II 1856; in paper mills H. 469
Under the head of trade there were returned
326,3Gs traders and dealers OF all kinds, In add-
ton TO 1875 pedlers and 1862 hucksters; 222 5O4
clerks in stores, In addition 10 l4203 statesmen and
women; 81 1lT bookkecpers and accountants, and
1902 commercial travellers, and exclusive also Of
1882 barkeepers and tenders porters and labOrers
in stores and warehouses. 3I,5l3.
Under the head OF transportation there were re-
turned l902 officials OF railroad companies, 1874
railroad clerks and 15i,027 railroad employees, IS
officials OF express companies, 767 express clerks
and 1854 express employees IS officials OF street.
car companies and 5l03 employees. There were
also returned 56,G63 sailors, 1883 canal men and
1915 steamboat men and women.
The number of draymen, hackmen and teamsters
returned was 100 756.
Under the class personal and Professional Ser
vices' the principal returns were:-Laborers,
103I 500; domestic servants OIL 0i3 teachers OF all
kinds, 136.570; physicians and surgeons 62.3S3
launderers and laundresses, 6O,906: clergymen,
1854; lawyers, 40 1885, Journalists, 5,2s6 dentists,
T,s4i; restaurant keepers, 1924; hotel Keepers,
" 394: BARRIERS and hairdressers, 1895; employees
OF hotels and restaurants, 233s2 clerks, do 5,2i3
hosers 175S1 livery Keepers. $500; nurses,
10 e5; boarding and lodging house Keepers, H. 7S5
musicians, G,5iO; officers OF the army and navy OF
the United states 1856; civil officers OF the govern
ment, national state, or municipal, and reporting
40 other occupation, A. 743 clerks do, s7G2; en-
plDyeS, do. 4. tO7