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Show The Census Deficiency. Washington, Jan. 7. A letter from Robert Rob-ert I. Porter, superintendent of the census, w as received by congress, accompanied by a deficiency estimate of 1. 000,1100 for continuing continu-ing the work of the census. Superintendent I Porter snys that the work of tbe census office is well advanced, and, if the appropriations asked for be made immediately, it will be possible to bring the work practically to a termination by the close of IslfcJ or the spring I of INI.'!. The impropriations for the cen-us j thus far aggregate 0, loo.uoo. |