Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-02-15

And so on through the day But we are
AFRAID that this fuency must be somewhat at
the expense OF accuracy. The gay and festive
fgurts OF the IL. of :. do not seem 10 be boupd
by the law that pTonounces figures incapable
OF untruth. Some time ago there appeared -
1.-The International ALMANAC for ls66. or Hand
Hook OF Geographical, Agricultural, Manufac
turing, Financial Scientific, Social. Political
Revenue, Commercial, and Industrial Stains
ties, Relating TO Every Country in the known
World. Compiled by Alexander D.lmar. Nev-
York, 1866" The book has l2s pages, of which
50 are devoted 10 the United States. Seventy
two of these pages were reprinted in a pam
phlet compiled at the request of the Secretary
of STATE, by order of Secretary McCulIoch. for
incorporation into the catalogue of the Great
Exposition at Paris. The production was
hO~'' VEL found 70 be so inaccurate mat Mr.
heCuiIoeh ordered its suppress sion-but not
uit All the nations with whom we have rela-
tons had received copy from Dir. Delrnar.
Inc compilation, remarkable as il was i'm its
PhraseoiCgy and IN the amount of misin forma-
ucn convey q in lis y pages, was by no means
90 rich IN these particulars as the publication
IrIm inch II was derived. We quot. some
sPt cinens from Mr.. Delmar's ssAImanac and
Handbook" OF universal knowledge that our
readers may see for themselves what . great
and glorious thing it Is Tor the nation I, have a
statistican
al AaERICA. THE UNITED STATES oP
CeosTni hteat Stotisiics.-The United States of
AneTl'a consists of the tOlger nird of the North
American continent. = The surface of
The country exhibits three great ridges. and
four great koii0uS. The fonr great
hollOws aIe TIE Atlantic Slope. the immense
valley OF the Mississippi, the Salt
Lake IasIn; and the Fdeifc SEope
The Cir tat Salt Lake is simply a vast field of
sait through winch wafer oozes up,and Iorms Of
II an impossible saline marsh."-PGyes as
The ocean, all SIDES, affords ready means
Of transit TO and from all other countries
Page 8.
PoIuICAL STATIsTICs-Fornao Of Governmenf-
The form of government Is republican and Is a
pCilticdi fedora. OF the States. mentioned on a
y,Ioce eolng page. II consists of a President and
Cabinet Parliament or Congress,
and the judiciary For particulars see the
new American CyclOpordia.) The system is
supsTIo 10 those of the German and South
American States but still possesses serious dis
adv aDtages; many of which, however the in
eyItabIs erayitation of all institutions towards
peIfec con fol nifty it'll the social status OF The
people over " hich they are extended, is gradu-
ally rsmoyiDg-PdysT
AGrJfdses may be validity performed by any
person " hatsos VET.
POIssOzRyi is forbidden by law. but is largely
pTastlCeo IN Utah. where some si1ty tbous yrd
poly q mists dwell undIsturb d. Among the
four millions OF negroes in the South snd the
JCtCr Hundred ntoUSdHd unciyiiized Indians who
sui swarm the western Territories, polygamy
also exits, while II is practiced an d, iarJe foss
ana Csfss o. tn UsUdi tent One-sirth of ne entire
pep atm tie oo1ntJy may be SAID 10 be prQeti-
cal pOiy 0Gmlsts.-Pages.
The liberal professions are almost entirely
moDoPolized by white males; colored clergy-
M IN and a few white female lecturers being
merely tolerated.-Pd9e9
The administration of justice Is generally in
efficient: social and political rank
and W. allh, and often popular feeling. being
controlling influences in all the States.-Page
10.
There are no land TEXTURES. Slavery in the
South has, however, hitherto bound the slaves
TO the sOii.-IdQe n.
AbseoBdIng criminals from the United States
are habie TO be kept within the coun-
uy.-fe1e -.
Gates, dl.-Legally, there are no castles in
the United States, unless citizenship is deemed
one; but resp' liability anu wealth have for med
q Number II them Race aud color too. haye
had their usual effects an grating castles The
negro Stanos lowest Next above this are the
Indian and Chinese races. Ahoy. these rank
saccess.yeiy the newly arri we'd W hite erniyrapt
the naturalized white citizen. the nan We "a IA es
and finally the native whitss Ut old colon Iai
fsr1iIies . There are no titIes ~ ~.
h.i:ty, but nearly every public servant Is in
vested with the title OF Honorable, a mark of
Distinction unknown To the law, but comm onIy
accorded and much coysted.--f'sgs I6
ON page So and following Mr. Deimar has
tsbles showing the pursuits Of all the inhabit-
snts of the country except 62,s92, which he
pl1Ces under the head ~Unknovn."
Among those engaged in RELIGION are 'sCier-
gymen,- sisters Of Charity" "Sextons,"
Nuns" "Astrologi Is" Trff d.
Under the head agriculture" We dad IL