New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-06-04
CENSUS TAKERS AT WOEK.

ONFR-SCRUplLOUS EEIMERA OES-!'Ef)kI fhpM
THE CANvAssERs- NOVEL EXPERIENCES IN YAEI-
OTs QUARTERS.
At the office Of Census Supervisor Adams
there were few incidents of public interest yesterday
Tie clerks were busy engaged with the returns of the
first day Each enumeration was supplied bv mail win
packag OF pOstalcards 20 communicate the result OF
each days work the Superintendent Of The Census at
Washington, and to Supervisor Adams; bt several
communications were received by Mr.. Adams yester
day from cnuncratOrs who had not received their
budget OF postal-cards. Mr. Adams said he supposed
because the pOstmCn were becoming disgustcd
with the magnitude OF the business. Apart from lis
out OF the GS1 canvasscrs appointed only GlS were
from the first day. Several Ofthese Ill or
did not feel disposed to begin work the first day
In about twenty Instances others appointed In
their places Some Of the enumerators had used the
wrong postal cards (the dates printed on each
others had forgotten to write their names the mum
Der Of their districts and in three instances mistakes
had b. en- made as to the boundaries of districts. The
correction OF these mistakes consumed considerable
time. The number of returns made yesterday WAS
little In txcess that for the day, cnly about
dozen the cnumcrdtOrs failing to send in returns
They worked from five to thirteen hours each during
tine day.
The humors OF the census. Of which there are many,
are not wholly at the expense Of persons who nfor
nation to the enumcraOrs But the latter from val lOus
causes afford not little amusement to the more Intel
ligcni of the former. Some through Ignorance, Others
through cOnsciCntiOusncss and a great many more
through Of not getting for incomplete returns
make inquiries in detail which not only unneccs
sary and foolish, but frequently cxlspcratlng
,, ,,,,,oro,or ~ This cl,se vcstcr,lov ,nornine
called at house Of which the head still III
bed at late hour IN the morning. BAT anticipating the
call gentleman had written out full list OF his
household. with the color occupation, social
lil.o " te,, -, ,o fc,s
urhic ,n M had " asking fhp
and coIor Of the adv and her three bows present "Thc
,, ~ oIi ,,a,os o,. tl,oy q, ,vas an a.toI oucs,lon
ooys are 9II haicS' Me 'AeJ WAN AZ Slu'' P"'''""
dictated ii was evident by OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ana
ceoly evident apprccatlon OF the dignity of the posi-
ti -, ,,on,,,n - % t,noIo c,,,,v o,i,drou I,our
'lo" VI '"''"''",oi " ~ '' ,,
nf the housc and when told that she none. bul
supported by brother he declared thar the census
blanks madr provision Tor such persons and that the
matter would nave 10 he referred to tie Washington nu
of one of the members Wis pIzzIcr II was explained
that he was "a newspaper man Oh" exclaimed the
rGnEXcn %nnneTa c, y bs ccou linn rt me
best of him. he asked: is that his newsstand at the
A TEIBrNr reporter met James J. Moss, one Of the
census cnumcralors in Bayard->t yesterday, and was
Is inhabited mostly by Polish Hebrews. with here and
' ' nr iS c,.a mixer %tho crtn annrrt Of Slls
ricnn M first but his mission being cXpurd sal, lac
only speak Il mongIcI German dialect. Few Of them
nearly every case one ct the children gave The for;na
ton rc0uIrrd NV The cnnrralr ami gave II very intel
lrrntlV Nearly MI of the rniirrn over Il dozen years
az u.,. v,r. ut work away from huur them
sold paprrs; many were pcdlrrs. Thp greater part
thc voupcr children had attended hnol AMI were
usually bright and advanced for their i.S. Tr hpll-,4
wcr, mostly poorly furnished aud generally dirty.
mo vnlls az th, r,uus were usually drrnrird wi'n
iie VIZ f ,i ,,I ,'r,r ,"d =, i,r,, VIM. ni
thn Ten t,,,iri,drI,rtS m the Hebrew !iu.ili..
The first pi,,. vlr.r th, cIl- Gaior ci,itd WIS
saloon ami u very ii,tr riil I-aI.d t!. flc>n"s.
Her tnuthrr. VhI Hprhr EngI-h WY ndIH, r,tt.y.
owned the rlc,, she sail i".'t:""- her 90 &C.,. -."
wnn VERY rctlt.ut al first a pu IA s' admit. 81 Zee
alIve t'rnn ~, I'm, jul II la,i WON'T con-. e, Em #
snr yrnuld iclI the tul . -rI hr u al .ui" h,l ui "A
man nnr, . md now he hadn't any maine any uor. ami
,d,i",,m ,,ud T., lac tl. -t,i.. of uG ~, T., g.. y
It,,..,, .. .l,iisLtuuts f. .. ~ -,,.. d., ,.-
80 In. S,,c In I,ing n 3, AZ. ~, ... ,..t..-
,h,.. ,,,rs and ,itr, N,r,i ~, Il She had "a ,.,i..I
Gf,c,H ,rnr. Trrr ,ri. q ,l,.if maj . u, ..u f,iu.
In INC nInr y,sif"d ana IN t,IN g. t~ t. ta ~ >l.
unrimr ii nlu.rooI kiic,rn Hvi,r room aiid -lrr,i
No.. were luciu,rd WITHIN IN" Same four
There wclc usually from sin &, duL IL children ,ich
iarurr.
In IN house wa man who ul com" from "tu~'"n.
Ia a,u, ter I'VE rhul who. ui,"u t"p DL'S uf "tcH
wrrk occdpt-i full dime in ~luIchirr.u- gas "r lie
b..v COZ si.piInp In "Reminiscences lo,t'rd 80 thr
c.utr, e.: ~, Ircin-cI court Ir-h "0ntn h.'in.
Vry mach in .l-i ~ ten ,~hrd her AMI cadet
dow u Il ciur" variety ulp;te.dl1~ ui"r %" hi ~
,ir cunin"rli"r She li1IIY 2iv" her NAM bows" T.
ii liar visited. poultry VIZ I'll Tr iol -il''
iIr family large Unci h"ck OF ChlcNcnH aud Two
do. all IINCd l02cth'r.
cont iltIri Cl