The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-26

not be made to understand how money iS to
be got through the imposition OF duties, un-
less 1t be taken from tho pockets Of himself
and his brethren.
The Commercial List gives the following:
The population Of tho great cities Of the
world Is a matter Of perennial interest. I'm
Official statements vary somewhat, but those
Of the last annual report Of the Bureau Of
Vital Statistics OF this city are derived from
official sources and are. no doubt, authentic.
According to the latest official statements In
each city, and the latest census where these
are not attainable they range as follows:
London, of course. heads the list with its
3,5s3,4S4; Paris comes next with 1851, 792 by
the census Of 1872; then Pekin, with 1 500, OOO
and Canton, with 800, 600; next comes New
York, with 1,O69 362 and closes the list Of those
having more than 100000 inhabitants. or
those having less than 1,0000OO and more
than 100000, Berlin comes first, with 994, 343;
then Philadelphia, with s5O.s59; next Tokia,
Japan, the Yeddo OF the old Biographies, with
100000; Vienna, 6OO.54S: st. Petersburg, &c.,
TAI; Bombay, 644.4O5; Kioto, Japan, $4,000;
Glasgow, 555,933; Ozaka, Japan, $4,000;
Brooklyn, 5N,S30; Liverpool, 5270s2. st.
Louis claims 100000 and. II allowed her own
estimate, heads the list OF those ranging
downward, from 100000 to 100000.
Then follows Naples, with 457, 407;
Chicago, 100000; Calcutta, 429,535; Nan
king, 100000; Madras. 379.552; Hamburg,
393,5ss; Birmingham, 377.345; Manchester,
359,2l3; Baltimore, 355.oOO; Boston, 354 765;
Shanghai. $4,000; Dublin. 314,666; Buda-
Son
francisco, 100000; Leeds. 29S.1S9: Rome,
s2,2l4; Sheffield. s2.13O; Cincinnati, $50, 600;
Breslau, 259, 345; Melbourne 25O678; Havana,
100000, Thus it will be seen that there are
thirty-nine cities, each having 100000 inhabi-
tants, or more, supposing none to have been
omitted, and an aggregate Of about 24,0O0,0O0.
WHAT WILL THE CROPS IN FUTURE BE2-
The report OF the Department OF Agriculture
for December which has just been issued, Is
document which contains number OF very
interesting figures. For instance, the corn
crop Of 1878 was 100000 bushels greater
Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri and Kansas, four
of the largest corn producers, showed de-
cline. The oat cropwas the largest ever gath
cred, though the quality Is not Of the high
est The barley crop spa amounted me to s2oooooo
The rye crop was One-sixth larger than that
of 1877, the total yield amounting to nearly
10000. 900 bushels The total potato pro-
duction was about 124,000,000 bushels.
against l7O,OOOOOO bushels in 1877. The hay
crop is 90 per cent greater than last
year. The tobacco crop was good one but
Che fruit was most unfayorable. On the
whole, there is much in this to give the Ameri-
can people Joy. Such abundant harvests have
never been known in the world, and yet It
may be presumed that this years crop will
be regarded as q small one In the years to
come. The capacity OF the vast Northwest
rs very indistinctly understood, even by Amer |
leans. Take the great State OF Minnesota, for
Instance, with its area OF 81, 900 square miles
wealth, whose wealth and importance is every |
day growing, there still remains 12,5oO, 900
acres unsuryeyed or territory nearly as |
great as the New England States OF New
hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and
tson li Imagine what this vast terri
sory VIII be capable Of when populated by
nns1iustrlous tillers OF the SOIL We regard |
Uhio, with her 25,576,OO0 acres; New York.
~ eco n iea oo,oS0D00 acres Illinois, with her
wsalihe R as all great imperial common
5Aoo0OOO acres; California with her 100. 947,- |
NV, oregon, with 6O,975, $50: Kansas. 81, 769,-
20 Nevada, 71.73S TAI; Colorado 66 $50. 600: |
NEBRASKA. 4S636,SoO. and we Yet a praphic and |
Snd the hriI,ia ,aea OF the great Northwest
la tne priiliant and glorious future before il.
We are accustomed to smile at the hoastin1
oi western men, but these figures shoy what
Is In store for them. The report Of ~ VIZ" mao
Partment OF Agriculture shows that ali the
States north of the Ohio river and on W tt,e
Northwest make decided increase in the
yield OF corn. Every year these Northwesterr
states attract more population; every vear
me ui,ahle land increases.-[N Y. CONNER
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