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Spaniards 1850 Sacramento.
From Virginia.... 1792 Frankfort.
FromN. England. 1803 Columbus.
From New York .. 1859 Salem.
From N. England. 1846 Des Moines.
FromN. England. 1857 St. Paul.
Fr.N.E.&W.States. 1861 Topeka.
From California... 1864 Carson City.
Formed fr. Va 1862 Charleston.
Fr.N.E.&W.States. 1867 Lincoln.
Fr. Western States 1876 Denver.
The thirteen original States, t Date of adoption of Constitution.
Dec. 14, 1799
July 4, 1826
July 4, 1826
June 23, 1836
July 4, 1831
Feb. 23, 1848
June 8 1845
July 24, 1862
April 4, 1841
Jan. 17 1862
June 15, 1849
July 9, 1850
Mar. 8, 1874
Oct. 8, 1860
June 1, 1868
Apr. 14, 1865
July 31, 1875
68
91
83
85
72
80
78
80
68
72
54
66
74
65
77
56
67
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
Va
Va....
8 '
8 '
James Manroe
Va
8 '
John Quincy Adams. .
Andrew Jackson
Martin Van Buren
William H. Harrison.
John Tyler. .
Mass..
Tenn..
N. Y...
Ohio..
Va
4
8 "
4 "
3 yrs. 11 mos..
James K. Polk
Zachary Taylor
Tenn..
1 y. 4 m. 5 d...
2y. 7m. 26 d...
4 yrs . . .
Millard Fillmore
Franklin Pierce
James Buchanan
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
Ulysses S. Grant
N. Y...
N. H..
Penn. .
Ill
Tenn..
Ill
4 " ..:
4y. 1 m. 10 d...
3 y. 10 m. 20 d..
Rutherford B. Hayes..
Ohio..
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Height of Monuments, Towers, Etc.
NAMES.
Pyramid of Cheops
Antwerp Cathedral
Strasburg Cathedral
St. Martin's Church at Laudshut
Pyramid of Cephrenes
St. Peter's Church
St. Paul's Church, London
Salisbury Cathedral
Cathedral at Florence
Cathedral at Cremona
Church at Fribourg
Cathedral of Seville ,
Cathedral of Milan
Cathedral of Utrecht ,
Pyramid of Sakkarah ,
Cathedral of Notre Dame, Munich
St. Mark's Church
Assinelll Tower, Bologna
Trinity Church
Column at Delhi ,
Pt /rcelain Tower.Nankin
Church of Notre Dame
Bunker Hill Monument
Leaning Tower of Pisa
Washington Monument
Monument Place Vendome
Trajan's Pillar, Rome
Obelisk of Luxor, now in ,
PLACES.
Egypt
.Belgium...
.France
.Bavaria
.Egypt
. Rome
.England...
.England...
.Italy
.Lombaa'ay.
.Germany ..
.Spain .
.Lombardy
.Holland
Egypt.
.Bavaria
.Venice
.Italy
.New York
.Hindostan
.China
.Parii
. Massachusetts
.Italy
.Baltimore
.Paris
.Italy
.Paris
FEET.
.... 543
.... 476
.... 474
.... 456
.... 456
.... 448
.... 404
.... 400
.... 384
.... 372
.... 370
.... 360
.... 355
.... 356
.... 356
.... 348
.... 328
.... 314
.... 283
.... 262
.... 248
.... 232
.... 220
.... 202
.... 183
.... 153
.... 151
.. 110
Capacity of Large Rooms.
Estimating a -person to occupy an
area of 19.9 inches square.
CHURCHES. Will Contain
No. Persons.
Grand Opera-House, N. Y. 1,883
Booth's Theater, N. York. 1,807
Opera-House, Detroit 1,790
McVicker's Theater, Chi-
cago 1 786
Grand Opera-House, Chi-
cago 1,786
Cathedral, Milan 37,000
Ford's Opera-House, Bal-
timore 1 720
St. Paul's, London 25,600
National Theater, Wash-
St. Petronio, Bologna 24,400
Cathedral. Florence 24,300
De Bar's Opera-House, St.
Louis 1,696
StSophia's, Constantinople 23,000
California Theater, San
Fran Cisco 1,651
Notre Dame, Paris 21,000
Eucliu Ave. Opera-House,
Cleveland 1,650
St. Stephen's, Vienna 12,400
St. Dominic's, Bologna 12,000
St. Peter's Bologna . 11 400
Opera-House, Berlin 1,636
Opera-House, Albany 1,404
Hooley's Theater, Chicago 1,373
Coulter Opera-House, Au-
rora, 111 1,004
Cathedral, Vienna 1 1,000
Opera-Houses and Theaters.
B a r n u m ' s Hippodrome,
New York 8,433
Opera-House, Montreal 928
Periods of Digestion,
Substance. Hrs. Mm.
Rice, boiled 1
Stadt Theater, NewYork.. 3, 000
Academy of Music, Phila-
delphia 2865
Carlo Felice, Genoa 2, 660
Acad. of Music, Brooklyn. .
Opera-House, Munich 2,307
Alexander, St. Petersburg. 2,332
San Carlos, Naples 2,240
Adelphi Theater, Chicago. 2,238
Imperial, St. Petersburg.. 2,160
La Scala, Milan 2,113
Academy of Paris, Paris... 2,092
Covent Garden, London... 2,684
Academy of Music, N. Y... 2,526
Boston Theater, Boston 2.972
Music Hall, Boston . 2, 585
Grand Opera - Hall, New
Orleans 2,052
Liver, beef, fresh, broiled.. 2
Eggs, fresh, raw 2
Apples, sour, mellow, raw.. 2
Cabbage, with vinegar, raw 2
Milk raw. .. . 2 15
Beans. 1 qt. plants 150 ft. of row.
Beets. 1 oz. plants 150 ft. of row.
Cabbage. 1 oz. gives 2.500 plants.
Celery 1 oz. gives 7,000 plants.
Cucumber. 1 oz. for 150 hills.
Lettuce. 1 oz. gives 7.000 plants.
Melon. I oz. for 120 hills.
Onion. Four pounds to the acre.
Radish. 1 oz. to 100 ft. of ground.
Spinage. I oz. to 250 ft. of row.
Squash. 1 oz. to 75 hills.
Tomtito. 1 oz. gives 2,500 plants.
Turnip. 1% pound to the acre.
CHRONOLOGY OF IMPORTANT EVENTS.
Before Christ.
The Deluge 2348
Babylon built 2247
Birth of Abraham 1993
Deathof Joseph 1635
Moses born 1571
Athens founded 1556
The Pyramids built 1250
Solomon's Temple finished 1004
Rome founded 753
Jerusalem destroyed 587
Babylon taken by Jews 538
Death of Socrates 400
Rome taken by the Gauls 385
Paper invented in China 170
Carthage destroyed 146
Caesar landed in Britain 55
Caesar killed 44
Birth of Christ
After Christ.
Death of Augustus 14
Pilate, governor of Judea 27
Jesus Christ crucified 33
Claudius visited Britain 43
St. Paul put to death 67
After Christ.
Death of Josephus 93
Jerusalem rebuilt 131
The Romans destroyed 580,000 Jews and
banished the rest from Judea 135
The Bible in Gothic 373
Horseshoes made of iron 481
Latin tongue ceased to be spoken 580
Pens made of Quills 635
Organs used 660
Glass in England 6ti3
Bank of Venice established 1157
Glass windows first used for lights 1 180
Mariner's compass used 1200
Coal dugfor fuel 1234
Chimneys first put to houses 1236
Spectacles invented by an Italian 1240
The first English House of Commons 1258
Tallow candles for lights 1290
Paper made from linen 1302
Gunpowder invented 1340
Woolen cloth made in England 1341
Printing invented 1436
The first almanac 1470
America discovered 1492
First book printed in England 1 507
After Christ.
Luther began to preach 1517
Interest fixed at ten per cent. In England.1547
Telescopes invented 1549
First coach made in England 1564
Clocks first made in England 1568
Bank of England incorporated 15S4
Shakspeare died 1616
Circulation of the blood discovered 16J
Barometer invented 1623
First newspaper 1629
Death of Galileo 1643
Steam engine invented 1649
Great fire in London 1666
Cotton planted in the United States 1759
Commencement of the American war 1775
Declaration of American Independence. .1776
Recognition of American Independence.. 1789
Bank of England suspended cash paym't.1791
Napoleon I. crowned emperor 1804
Death of Napoleon 1820
Telegraph invented by Morse 1832
First daguerreotype in France 1839
Beginning of the American civil war 1861
End of the American civil war 1865
Great fire i n Chicago 1871
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POPULATION OF THE PRINCIPAL CITIES OF THE WORLD, 4
OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES, HAVING 100.000 INHABITANTS AND OVER. ACCORDING TO THE LATEST AUTHORITIES.
Abbeokoota, Africa 100,000
A drianople, Turkey 1 00,000
Agra, India 1 49.008
Mmedabad, India 1 30,000
Alexandria, Egypt 180,796
Algiers, Africa 100.000
Amoy, China 250 000
Amsterdam, Holland 289,9^2
Antwerp, Belgium 141,910
Bahia, Brazil 129,109
Bangalore, India 142,513
Bangkok, Siam 500,000
Barcelona Spain 2. r >2,015
Bareilly, India 111,332
Baroda, India 140,000
Belfast, Ireland 174,394
Benares, India 200,000
Bey rout, Syria 1 00,000
Bhurtpoor, i ndia 100,000
Birmingham, England. . . .343,696
Bombay, India 644,405
Bordeaux, France 194,241
Bradford, England 145 827
Breslau, Prussia 171.926
Bristol, England 1 82,524
Bucharest, Turkey 121, 734
Cairo, Egypt 282,348
Calcutta. India 794,645
Canton, China 1,236,600
Cawnpore, India 122,770
Chang-Choo, China 1,000,0(10
Cologne, Prussia 135,371
Damascus, Turkey 120,000
Delhi, India 152,406
Dhar, India 100,000
Dresden, Germany 156,024
Dublin, Ireland 245, 722
Dundee. Scotland 118,974
Edinburgh, Scotland 196,500
Erzeronm, Turkey 100,000
Fez, Morocco 100,000
Florence, Italy 167,093
Foo-Choo. China 600,000
Fyzabad, India. . . 100,000
Genoa, Italy 130,269
Ghent, Belgium 126,203
Glasgow, Scotland 477,144
Greenwich. England 167,632
Hamburg, Germany 224,974
Han-Keoo, China 800,000
Havana, Cuba 205,676
Herat. Afghanistan 100,000
Hull, England 121,596
Hyderabad, India 200, 000
Joodpoor, India 1 50,000
Konigsberg, Prussia 122.636
Leeds, England 259,201
Liege, Belgium 11 1,853
Lille, France 154. 749
Liverpool, England 493,346
Lucknow, India 300,000
Lyons, Fran ce 323, 954
Madras, India 427,771
Manchester, England 383,843
Mtnila, 1'hil'ppine Is 160,000
Marseilles, France 300, 1 3 1
Miako, Japan 500,000
Milan, Italy 261,976
Montreal, Canada 107,225
Moorshedabad, India 146,963
Moscow, Russia 611,970
Nagpoor, India 111,231
Nanking, China 400,000
Nantes, France 11 1,956
Naples, Italy 448,743
Newcastle-on-Tyne, Eng.. 128.1 60
N i ngpo, China 400,000
Odessa, Russia 162,814
Ooroomtsee, Toorkistan. ..150.000
Osaka, Japan 373,000
Palermo, Italy 2 19,938
Patna, India 158 900
Pesth, Hungary 201,911
Portsmouth, England 112.954
Prague, Bohemia 157,123
Riga, Russia 102.043
Rotterdam, Holland 1 18,837
Rouen, France 102,649
Saigon, Auam 200,000
Salford, England 124,805
Seville, Spain 1 18.298
Shang-Hai, China 395,000
Sheffield, England 239,947
Smyrna, Asia Minor 150,000
Soo-Choo, China 2,000,000
Sroke-upon -Trent, Eng.. ..130.507
Toulouse, France 113,229
Trieste, Austria 104.707
Tunis, Africa 125,000
Turi n, Italy 207.770
Valencia, Spain 107,703
Venice. Italy 128,901
Warsaw, Poland 243.512
Yarkand, Toorkistau 125,000
b For population of several other large cities, see capitals of the principal countries of the world, rage 187.
Population of the Principal Cities of the United States.
Portland, Oregon
Portsmouth, N. H...
Portsmouth, Ohio
Portsmouth, Va
.' 10,043
1 1 ?'l 4 2
Altoona, Pa
Hudson N. Y
.. 8,828
Atlanta, Ga
Indianapolis, Ind...
13 889
Auburn N. Y
Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
Providence, R. I
Quincy, 111
. 19.859
.100,675
. 35,181
Aurora, 111
Baltimore, Md
Jacksonville. 111....
Janesville Wis. ..
.. 10 115
Jersey City, N. J
..109,229
Racine, Wis
Raleigh N C
. 13,300
15 500
Belleville III
Kansas City, Mo....
.. 32,732
Biddeford, Me
Binghamton, N. Y...
Bloomington, 111
Boston, Mass
Bridgeport, Conn
Brooklyn, N. Y
Buffalo, N. Y
Burlington, Iowa
Burlington, Vt
Cambridge, Mass
Camden, N. J
Canton, Ohio
Chicago, 111
Charleston S. C
Charlestown, Mass..
Chillicothe, Ohio
Keokuk, Iowa
.. 14,500
40 109
Kuoxvillu, Twin. . . .
Richmond, Ind
Richmond Va . ...
. 13,124
i R v.nn
Rochester. N. Y
. 81,673
Lancaster Pa 25.421
Lawrence, Kansas 8.149
Lawrence, Mass 35400
Leaven worth, Kansas 16,000
Lewiston, Me * *
Lexington, Ky 19,733
Little Rock. Ark 20.475
Lockport, N. Y 12 fi-24
Rorne.N. Y
Sacramento, Cal
St. Joseph, Mo
St. Louis, Mo
St. Paul, Minn
Salem. Mass
Salt Lake City. Ulan.
San Antonio, Texas..
Sandusky, Ohio
San Francisco, Cal. . .
Savannah, Ga
Schenectady, N. Y...
Scranton, Pa
Springfield, 111
Springfield, Mass
Springfield, Ohio....
Steubenville, Ohio...
Stockton, Cal
Syracuse, N. Y
Taunton Mass
. 11,922
.' 33.400
' 2 '* 5 I
' 1 ?' 6 l
' 1 *'1 4 ^
.' 25,000
3 H 5
! 13,360
. 48,315
. 20.429
Logansport, Ind ...
Louisville, Ky
Lowell, Mass
Lynn, Mass
Macon, Ga
Manchester, N. H...
Madison, Ind
Madison, Wis
Mansfield, Ohio. ..
Memphis, Tenn. ...
Milwaukee, Wis ...
Minneapolis, Minn.
Mobile, Ala
* * *
'.'. 49.688
.. 32,600
* * *
" 11,557
.. 10,039
".100.750
.. 34,000
.. 46,000
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Columbia, S. C
Columbus, Ohio
Cohoes, N. Y
Concord, N. H
Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Covingtoii, Ky
Davenport, Iowa
Dayton, Ohio
Des Moines, Iowa
Nashua. N. H
Terre Haut", Ind
Titusville. Pa
Toledo, Ohio
Trenton, N. J
1 H 6
Nashville, Tenn
.. 27,950
Dover, N. H
New Albany, Ind...
Newark, N. J
"123.310
Troy, N. Y
Utica, N. Y
. 48,821
. 32,070
Dubuque, Iowa
Eat Saginaw, Mich.
Elizabeth, N. J
New Bedford, Mass.. 25.876
Newburg, N. Y 17.327
Newburyport, Mass.. 13,323
New Brunswick, N. J. 16,660
Hew Haven, Conn.... * * *
New Orleans, La 203,489
>>:wport, Ky 22.000
Vicksburg, Miss
Washington, D. C....
Waterbury, Conn
Watertown, N. Y
Wheeling, W. Va....
Williamsport, Pa
Wilmington, Del
Wilmington, N. C....
Worcester, Mass
16.032
10,041
29,000
* * *
* * 1
* * *
49,265
Elmira, N. Y
Erie, Pa
Evansville, Ind
Fall River, Mass
Fonddu Lac, Wis...
Fort Wayne, Ind
Frederick, Md
.. 14,028
New York, N. Y
Norfolk Va
1,046,037
.. 23,500
Norwich, Conn
Ogdensburg, N. Y..
Omaha, Neb
* *
Galesburg, III
Galveston, Texas
Georgetown, D. C
frrand Ramds. Mich
3 |-213
. 26.692
Orange, N. J
Oshkosh, Wis
.. 10,813
.. 17,015
Zanesville, Ohio
* *
Oswecro. N. Y. . . .
.. 22.455
* No census taken since 1870.
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FINANCIAL HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES;
Showing Expenditures and Debt of the Country during the various Political Administrations from the Founding of the
Government to the present time; also Presidents and Vice Presidents.
Yr.
President.
Vice President.
Public
Expenditures.
Public
Debt.
Tr.
President.
Vice President.
Public
Expenditures.
Public
Debt.
1789
1790
1791
1792
1793
1794
1795
1796
1797
1798
1799
1800
1801
1802
1803
1804
1805
1806
1807
1808
1809
1810
1811
1812
1813
1814
1815
1816
1817
1818
1819
1820
1821
1822
1823
1824
1825
1826
1827
1828
1829
1830
1831
1832
1833
1834
1835
183b
G. Washington
G. Washington
G. Washington
G. Washington
G. Washington
G. Washington
G. Washington
G. Washington
John Adams..
John Adams.
John Adams..
John Adams..
Thos. Jefferson
Thos. Jefferson
Thos. Jefferson
Thos Jefferson
Thos. Jefferson
Thos. Jefferson
Thos.Jefferson
Thos. Jefferson