Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-18
The Census of 1850.

ANNUAL LREPORT-CORRECTED RETURNS OF THE POpr-
LATION.
The annual report OF the Census bureau cover
Ing its operations since the 1st OF December $780,
has been submitted to the Secretary Of the Interior
The field work, OF the census has been completed
in all the departments except those relating to the
statistics OF shpbuilding, to the production of pc
troleum, and the quarrying industry, and to the
population, resources, &C, or Alaska. Six agents
p!ete their work in a few weeks On the 1st OF De-
cember last the number of employees was OS4. The
maximum OF clerical force was reached On the 18th
OF March, 1881, when the number Of employees was
1885 Five-SiXths Of the clerical labor OF the bu-
reau has been accomplished.
THE REVISED AND CORRECTED RETURNS OF POPULA-
TION
show the following to be accurate: Alabama,
1862 sos; Arizona 40 440; Arkansas S02 525; Cali
fornia, s6i,69i; Colorado, 19i,3H; Connecticut,
62 100; Dakota, 1876 III; Delaware, 1466OS; District
OF Columbia, 17762i; Florida, s69: :493; Georgia,
sasG iaWs iaTa1 5RSs Ransss ss sadsns ken
tueky, 64s6so; Louisiana, sss,siS; Maine, S4s,
s3s S. os. Maryland, ss49as; Massaeh1setts,
M!ssissipp Spp A1assssss %'ssssT'
Nevada New New Jsr
5,0e2 81; North Carolina $50; Ohio, 319s O62
Oregon, 1H76S; PENNSYLVANIA, IS, s91; Rhode
154ass; Texas, is sl 74s: Utah, 14s sss; Vermont
332, ,2S6 Virginia, Isle, ,565; Washington, 1916;
West Virginia, 6lS457; Wisconsin, 1,35, ,497; WyO-
ming, 07S9. Grand total, SO, ,155, ,783
PRECEDING CENsUsEs INACCURATE
Superintendent Walker refers to and reiterates
his former statements in regard to the inaccuracy
OF some OF the statistics OF the ninth census and
he doubts II either OF the three censuses OF 1850
1860 and 1870 obtained half OF the mineral product
total number OF the defective, dependent and de-
linquent classes Uhe deaf and dumb blind, insane
idiotic, criminals and paupers) who have by law
a ffnr,
All the statistics OF the present census he considers
sound and reliable The extended work increased
the expenses OF the bureau.
APPROACHING COMPLETION OF THE WORK.
The plan adopted last summer for continuing
the work is described, and depending upon Con-
gress to make the additional appropriations
needed The work has made rapid progress and
.ne superintendent predicts its completion by the
aooption o1 the plan to continue the work and
letS II 70 congress 10 pay for it, the publication
months. The ninth census cost s3 326 6on Si5ne
theh the population has increased a1 ner cont md
other clements OF the cost OF census have in
sus work kept up with the OF Increase II Womb
have reached four and One-third millions So,iarS
The census has, for the first time cOllecfed the
| statistics OF railroads and telegram M fro
marine and life insurance, and in other denart'
| ments the information obtained has been at least
double that OF any former census In mere m atfer
OF bulk.
EXPENSES OF THR WORK
Out Of total appropriation OF s. 600 anc,ud-
ing everythngl s3s60, ,06s. 90 have been expended
leaving balance OF 81 12O.50 ON the general an
preparation, and OF &g, ,s108S on the appropriation
| for printing and engraving. The expenses OF the
ce ntral Office at Washington have aggregated
81 o6s s4s, OF which ssl7 LAO has been paid to
(urder the arrangement OF last summer) cost nm
to November 1st, 1881, $2s3, 092 Besides the
amount due the volunteer clerks for services there
| is another deficiency to be met by Congress fol
rent OF tfe main Building and other matters
an additional appropriation OF $4,000 to naV mn
al outsfaDdbpg claims and complete the work.