The Republican journal., 1872-04-11
The Size of London.

some curious statistics of the size Of
London have lately been published, taken
from the census OF 1871 London has a
population of 3.SS3,092 This is more
than the combined population of New
York, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, St Louis,
Chicago, Baltimore, Cincinnati, Boston.
New Orleans, San Francisco, Buffalo ana
Allegheny City, Pa TO lodge this vast
multitude, 40, 900 dwellings are required.
and the people can consume annually
| about 4,4Su,ntp barrels OF hour. 430. 900
bullockS, 2.975,0oO sheep, a.. 900 calves
| ii. 80 hogs, and one market alone sup
plies annually .u4 100 head OF game
This. together with j. 200 900 salmon be-
side other fish and flesh, is washed down
by 100000 gallons Of ale and porter.
4,3po,OOO gallons OF spirits, and ! Il. 40
pipes OF Wine. ~. 159 cows are required
to supply the daily consumption OF milk.
lhe streets OF London are ,. 900 in num-
ber. and il put together would extend
about 1000 miles. They are lighted by
100000 lamps, consuming in a hours
-, $40 600 cubic feet of gas. The water
system supplies 1..61V.N.4 gallons daily,
while the sewer system carries off 1922
40 cubic feet of refuse matter 4 fleet
Of ,stiO sail is employed. irrespective of
railroads, in bringing annually j.2j0, 900
tons Of coal. Bituminous coal is eXclu-
sively used. and the smoke arising from
this immense quantity is said to be 50
dense that il can be seen thirty-tive miles
from the CITY To clothe the inhabitants
requires 4,lJo tailors, 90 400 boot and
Shoe makers. and nearly 10000 dress
makers and miliners. Berlin, according
to the recent census, has population OF
SIS ,0l3; Paris, in 1867, the wear of the
Exposition 'niverseile, $50, 462. and
Constantinople, in 1854 100000.
Atter a weeks terrible suspense. the
captured Herald corresp ondent has put in
an appearance at Wellington. \ c.. to the
unulterable 10y OF the citizens The chains
which bound him are broken. the pad
lock has been removed from his lips and
he devotes eleven mortal columns of the
Herald TO a description Of his recent trials
and tribuations. Divested OF all Illus
trative and metaphorical ornament. his
sorry simply amounts to this that he
penetrated into the Lowers swamp fast
ness, sclaped acquaintance with them. a.
certalned facts OF greater OF less interest.
took certain oaths. and then returned to
civilization again Ii is interesting to
learn. by this narrative, that the denizens
OF Shoe Heel held up their hands in hor-
ror when they learned of the cores
pondent's intention to visit the Lowers.
and looked upon him in the light of a
prospective corpse; that on his way he
Waded in water waist deep that he adj
vanced toward the outlaws shantes un-
der cover Of the outlaws rifles that he
found old Mother Lowery was a very
plous person and held family PRAYERS re-
gularly that Mrs. Henry Berry I.owerv.
the Queen" is remarkably pretty. with
an oval face, wcl-rounded chin, ana re-
tr0H$See nose, but is addicted to the habit
Of pipe-smoking add Snuti-rubbing Bul
the most important news that the CORES
! pOndent brings is confirmation Of the
death Of Henry Berry Lowery, the outlaw
Chief, who accidentally Shot himself while
drawing q lead from his gun. This in
tetllgrnce, il true, is certainly worth all
the money which the Herald's last enter
prise has cost, and ali the trouble and
anxiety experienced bv its faithful CORES
pendent in the swampy suburbs Of sylvan
Shoe Heel. Post