The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-09-10
PETERSBURG.

crrros1rTss OF THE CgNsUs--soxE AMUSING
r,cTs.-rnn YOUNGEST MOTHER IN THt
sr,rr-eREAT SLAUGHTER or s0RA-MAT.
plyoxfAI. AND OTHER MATTERS.
tcorrespondence OF The Richmond Dispa'ch.l
SEPTEMBER o, 1885,
The correspondence received at the Office
~ the Supervisor OF the Census from differ
ent portions OF the district occasionally pre-
sent some curious facts. There Is great
MSS OF this correspondence, relating nam
IL. of course, 10 business, but now and then
there appears a paragraph touching other
matters. The district extends from Peters
burg on the east 10 Patrick county In the
southwest, and embraces 1876 enumeration
districts. OF these l32 districts have been
completed and forwarded TO Washington.
An enumeration in one Of the Soulhside
counties announces that he has enlisted a
white woman who is a mother az the age Of
only twelve wears. She is probably the
Youngest mother in the State. In one of the
districts in Bedford county, the enumera-
TOR writes that he travelled two entire days
without seeing a single shoe on man or wo-
man. Some OF these people had never heard
~ = census before, and didn't know any
thing about il. The impression created IN
their minds by The visit OF the enumerator
was that there was going 10 be another war,
and the people were listed In consequence.
From Henry county an enumeration writes
that no deaths had been reported in bis
district, that the county is so healthy up
there the people do not die unless they are
s1vorried To DEATH" An enumeratOr in
Mecklenburg county writes TO the Super
visor that he has hid many questions asked
him, but "I'll be logged II the Government
don't get me when II asks me TO give
the occupations OF some OF the people
i'm township" This wri,er hopes
never TO see the census schedules again.
And so from many OF the counties come
similar amusing notes penned 10y the emu
merators. All this mass OF correspondence
has to be forwarded TO Washington, under
orders, for examination, and doubtless
many curious aud laughable facts viii be
elected from different sections OF the coun-
try.
1t isan III wind that blows good to no.
body. says the old ad9ge. The easterly
storm that has prevailed for several days has
proved very diSagreelble TO the great body
Of our people, but 10 the sOra hunters ii
seems 10 have proved blessing. The tides
have been unusually high, and i'm conse-
oucpce excellent sport has been furnished
10 SporiSmen on the marshes OF the Apo
mattoX. Notwithstanding the constant and
NJ times heavy rains, the spOTtsmen have
nccked 10 the marshes. Thousands OF birds
have been killed by them. Some OF them
bring back rs many as ten or twelve dozen,
while others range lower. AT night the
"slappers" take The place Of the shooters,
and thousands more have been killed in that
way. In The markets andon the streets this
morning Sora fell in price to 373 and 40
cents per dozen.
The public schools Of this city will open
for the next session on Wednesday Of next
week.
Mr.. Il. +. Wilson, a well-kuown lawyer
Of this city. was married this morning in
Amherst county to Miss Garland, sister
Of Rev. j. Powell Garland, OF this city.
The weather has been very unfavOrable
to-day for the opening of the gospel camps
meetings at the FAIRGROUNDS under the d.
TectiOn Of Rev. J. Pollard, a colored evan
gelisi of the African Methodist Episcopal
Church, and other ministers, and the crowd
was consequently small. These meetings
are TO be continued for four weeks.
ROBIN ADAIR.