New-York tribune., 1880-06-15
HANDING IN THEIR PORTFOLIOS.

foos Each enumt ratOr will receive through
the mail to-day blank book in which he Is requl'eu ~
copy the names OF the persons III his district "'' %
their age sex ard color. These books VIII 'nen De e
I'm the Conn,y Crk's Office The next step will be 10
most notices in each distinct stating that at tie emu Vi
five DAYS the enumeratOrs will be IN attenuahcT Ut '"o
County Clerks Office 10 verify and correct thc pOrt"oF
The Supreme Court Chambers Will be used as he'u-
ouarters while the corrections are being maue' A''er
the have corrected their portfolios ana re-
,ur,od ther to the Supervisors office their work will
have been completed
AS rule the censustaRcrs have done their "o'h SV
isfactorily. One euunera;Or was discovered 10 HaNc
farmed his privilege to another mIn; he was "S
missed promptly. AS the compilation OF hGureS Is
made IN Washington the result will not he made known
for some weeks Owing the change in the boundaries
OF election districts. no comparisons can no" oe "u0
with the enumci alton made in 1870
DIFFICULTIES OF THE CANVASS.
The work during the last week progressed much more
smoothly than at first. supervisor Adams SAID that inc
Improvement was due partially TO the effect when the
arrests had ON people who desired to withhold nforma-
,iop and partly TO the increased tact which the emu
neratOrs acquired by their experience Dnring te en
tire canvass tho greatest trouble was met with III ne
fashionable quarters of the city. great many people
were out of town from these districts and apparently
had instructed their servants before going not 10
give any information An instance was given
where fashiOnably- dressed young wOmaH'
living in hne uptown house. instructed
aseryant In the enuneratOrs presence not to answer
apy questions Time after time the lady Of the house,
loungug at her ease in elegant apartments diu hot
wish to be disturbed and the weary enumeraor was
told for the fifth or sixth time that she indisposed
Many the enumeratots whose work lay In he poorer
districts had considerable hculty to contend WIN Oh
account of the ignorance of the people lhe matr Vi
Language was often an obstacle. Most OF the ehuher-
ators found their way cut Of this difficulty by calling
upon some bright little girl boy to act as interpreter
Although civil and courteous treatment has oeeh the
rule there were several cases OF rudeness reported
AMUSING INCIDENTS.
Jpterviews with some Of the enumeratOrs, as they
came in with their ua reports. brought to light mum
her of amusing incidents large, rcd-faced lllsh
woman was found in "a tcnementhOuse surrounded by
O brood OF children.
"Can you read and write Z" inquired the enumerator
"Jndadc can" she replied.
"Thrn write your name here please, salu inc young
'"V on % bur don't ee loke it, SIR" was the reply.
"Tnen viii you tell me what your husDand 5 occupa
w" Hes az aacinder and descinder,"
"0cH thn he's a hodcarrier with a great deal OF
Another woman. the mother Of seven children, as
serted that hcr husband was clerk pat on inrlhrr w
questioning she said he worked IN wO"dyard Nnen
asked waat htr age WAS, she replied it was iOrtyS&
sailed 70 the fact that sic must have only twelve
years old at the time of her marriage she sad sue was
East Broadway, between Catherine and Pike,sts. is
mainly nhabIted by Polish hebrews anu irIs Mosa & Oi
Nth In one of tie tcnenent- houses tins district
mother was found with family of three sons and thir
teen daughters. She said that none OF Eer daughters
married and she thanked Goa that sle hau mem
all yet. Although III tue miost oI poverty shc heeh'u
In the same di'ttict the enumerator met at the
door of room 10y a woman Drandls,hnS ciun ii'I
har was streaming down her back aud her eyes flashed
voice of a woman across the hall. The mad womans
only companion was blind child sitting quietly ID
a widow in large fashionable house IN Fourteenth
st. answered the questions cOurtenusly until she was
skpH qfI Ifp
she snid she wOnd not give her age. Everybody III
how s" old am, and ihev snan't do it." The Young man
expOsu aud used all the powers Of persuasion at
made that a chlccr would be brought In she rclentcd
aua putting her face behnd her hand whSp red that
she was just forty. AEother lntr1cldDle WIDOW was
compelled surrender by being told chat hcragc would
be nut do IN at a hundred This was beyond endurance
tsclion.
DIsGUeTED ENnMFRATORs.
"Iike it 7" said one OF the enumeratOrs. as he put
down lis portfolio Mr.. Adams's desk with bang and
q SIGH Like it; I'm heartily sick OF the thing, and
clad I've done with it." Like Il 2" he asked again.
with a sncer; 81 wouldn't undertake the same work
again for Two hundred dollars. wouldn't do 1t under
ally consideration"
More than half dozen OF the enumerators gave smi-
lar the question, and nearly all expressed
their disappointment and SURPRISE at the arduOus work
they had to perform 1t was general belhf however
that the greatest difficulty experienced IN the up
town districts. among the wellto'dO people, who not
OF the nature Of census hut entirely
indifferent to whether the euumcratOr oh
talued me correct Information not. The work
ing classes all the districts understood and
seemed to apPrceMHe M tine tine ana IN asP % sno% @
would cordially invite the canvasS"r to enter her hum
BILE home, dust the crumbs the table with her
apron, and offer him seat In the uptown districts the
enumeraor generally stood in the bah, ana held his
cumorOus portfolio on his arm. Some Of the working
people II te too cfnslve III tleir wecome lhcy
would inslei upon The enumerator taxing =" wee aI3p-
PIE" and III some Instances little snack o suthn'
IMPRISONED IN A TENEMENT-HOUAE.
In one case cnumeratOr was invited to diuner and
gave great offence 10y pleading "aprcvious engage
ment" lie had already spent nearly two hours III get
ting three Names and he impatient to go away.
He Is bank clerk out of employment paefaccd ana re.
spectacle This is how he told the story yesterday:
cit was at a large tcnement-hOUsc in East Broad
way aud occurred five days knocked at the door
of one of the flats and woman came Out-a nicely
dressed respectable-lOOkIng woman she told her
what came alter.
"swell, I never she said, and looked at me for
minute. But IN she sad, and gently took hold
of my Tae r0am below that was as filthy az YOU
can iulasine. hut this just as could bc.
There was bed and sofa, and table with Goth Oh.
Poor fellow, I'm sorry for YOU she said, working
So hard the hot su.' IL was hot tnat day aud 10
take sat the sofa; she on chair told her there
not much time TO rect, and she re1lcd: on yes.
{ id: TOMMY go get some beer aud handed a big
water jug through the windOw 10 boy outside. The
Sass told her It would make m dizzy, but She in
sisted that should drink it, and dId so Her husband
door NO, you don't she saId and not only locked
the door. but drew the heavy GcdSt"ad up AGAINST
IT, Her husband lust smilcd-ihat was AL. 1hcn she
commented the Rndness OF the Government IN taking
ouch an inier ST COMMON folks Then Lot her
and her husbands aud all that, and getting all
right. when Glanced to ask If she sick Or had
thing the matter with her.
Tom, dye hear that /" she exclaimed. She threw
the baby ut her right tue room the
bed her husband rushed to The sofa, and from
under the pillow drew flute and then followed such
scene you could scarcely Imagine. Ihc danced
around with wild motion, Singing at the top Of her
voice the man pranced sOlem4ly after her, making
hdeOus gruuts the wheeZy Old flute and the baby
kick ana screamed and yelled the bed If hs soul
was being torn our.
Then they wanted to persuade TO remain for din
ner, and had the greatest difficulty getting out /
said would be back in half hour and bring friend
/ had been there an hour and half l had many
adventures during canvass, but none that
WHERE THE LAW HAD TO BE REsORrED TO.