The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-10-31
THE AMERICAN ALMANAC.

The volume for 1910 has reached us,
1874 pages, large l2mo. his
the llth from the origin Of the work, and
commences a new series. The present
publisher is David Ii. Williams, Boston.
The astronomical part, as in former
years, has been prepared by Mr.. r. T.
Paine, and, of course, is well done, though
not quite so coplous as in some Of the for
mer volumes.
One of the most interesting articles in
the miscellaneous department is an elabo.
rate list Of American Authors, exclusive of
the living generation, and understanding.
by that term, the makers Of volumes, great.
or or less, in distinction from mere pamph.
letters. 1t comprises 776 names, though
allows 20 be incomplete. IL concludes a
few also who wrote chiefly abroad--such
as Lindley Murray, who was New Yor.
ker by birth, and Count Rumford, whs
began his career at Woburn, near Boston.
OF these 776 men and women, friend Of
ours has had the patience to ascertain cur.
sorily that about $50 halls from the single
State Of Massachusetts,, including about
40 from Boston-a pretty fair proper.
ton. it must be allowed. From Connee.
ticut came some GO; the same from New
York from Pennsylvania, mostly Phila.
delphla, so more. The rest are divided
about the country in strange way.
| In valuable essay on Steam Nayiga.
ton, it is remarked that the first loco.
motive in the United States, il is believed,
was in the State Of Delaware, on the New.
castle Railroad; the second in Maryland,
on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and
the third between New Orleans and Lake
Pontchartrain, in the state Of Louisiana
They had been tried IN this country BY
Oliver Evans as early as 1904, and in Eng.
land as early as sos"
The Chevalicr de Gcrs,ncr's late able
document on American Railroads, who has
just been examining for the Belgian Coy.
eminent, is inserted entire. Our roads
cost 90, 900 mile, on a average the Bel.
gian more than double but the latter do
much more business than the former and
though they charge only one cent mile
for passengers to our fire, their profits arc
five per cent per annum. Ours are five
and a half, but rapidly increasing. We
have 5000 miles OF road completed; next
January there will be over 1000.
The Pos, Office Table presents some
notable items. The total nett amount of
postage for last year was very nearly g..
900, 600. The share Of New York an tbs
is $665, 00o Pennsy wanna S33l 200; Ma
sachusctts S2l 200 Ohio 81 s5 900 Viz.
ginia ST. 600 Louisiana sl3i 600 OF
THIS last sum New Orleans pays s9i, 600,
beng just about the levy upon Boaoa,-
New York City pays as much as all Penn.
: sylyania. Boston nearly eqaals New
, Hampshire, Vermont, and Rhode Island
together. Delaware comes in for ~ GOO
I i, is the least OF the States. OF the Tef.
, ritoric-, Iowa pays S2s-, and Wisconsin
$4,000, District Of Columbia So Sis
The following IL an estimate VI The
wheat imported within the last eight year
VIZ in 1891, GEO bGshcls---in 1882 ,l64
, bushels--l-53, 500 hlishcls--la3i, l..
225--lS35, 23s, 7G0--l $50, $50 sos
! 1881, 1921 ,25g-ls3S, SOL, $3.50. Tie
J amount in 1887 was never before equaIlrd,
I and, we trust, never will b. again. ThCN
vii BE- his year a large surplus.
The Governors salaries are given
There IS queer diversity among them
In Rhode Island they pay $500, 10 Lou.
9 isiana 1880.
Then theTo are tables q Religious ser,,.
: The Methodists out.nNmbcr all. Comma.
:, nicants 100000 Bap,isis proper 652 600,
I Presbytcrans PA, 600; Cougrcgationall-is
100000 CATHOLICS 10000; E.piseopa.
lians not given under this head. Churehcs
gj0--populailon 100000.
: In the notice Of European Soscreigas
We are reminded that Mehc1nct All q
Egyp, was born IN 1909, a memorable
year. Every body as tho French say
! vas born ihcn-Soult, Wellington, Scott
VIC think the great Emperor himself and
! We do not know how many moro. Niche.
" met IS new lion for the Iist.---.y y
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