and the tables connected therewith, and, with the Post-Office and Mint, show the receipts and expenditures of the government under their several heads, the public debt, the imports, exports, and tonnage, the operations of the Post-Office Department, and the coinage of the Mint for each year since the adoption of the Constitution. The rates of postage are believed to be complete and accurate. The articles upon Statistics of Coal, Public Libraries, and the Census of Charleston, S. C., each give valuable information. Owing to the protracted session of Congress, it has been necessary to place the Titles and Abstracts of the Public Laws, and Joint Resolutions, at the end of the volume. They have been carefully prepared, and are sufficiently full, except for professional use. All that are known to have been printed are here. If any have been omitted, they will be given next year. The tabular view of all the railroads in the country is continued from the last volume; and the comparative view of the debts, property, and general financial condition of all the States has been corrected with great care from the latest official returns. The information concerning the Individual States is as full as in former years. It is believed that nowhere else can be found such full details respecting the Executive and Judiciary, the finances, schools, charitable institutions, and pauperism and crime, of the several States. Should any one note inaccuracies or deficiencies therein, he is urgently requested to correct them. The European part of the work has been thoroughly revised, and is correct so far as it goes. The Obituary Notices and Chronicle of Events are extended, and have been prepared with care. The thanks of the Editor are particularly due to the heads of Department at Washington, and to his many contributors and correspondents, to whom the work is indebted for a great part of its value. A continuance of their favors is respectfully solicited. A work embracing such a multitude of facts must necessarily contain some errors ; persons who detect any are earnestly requested to communicate them to the Editor. It is particularly desirable that these communications should not be anonymous. It is frequently a source of regret to the Editor that he cannot suitably acknowl. edge the valuable hints and assistance of anonymous correspondents. It is a matter of some public interest, that a periodical which circulates so widely, both in Europe and America, and which is so universally trusted as a manual for reference, should be rendered as accurate as possible; and this end can be obtained only by the coöperation of many individuals. Communications should be addressed to the “ Editor of the American Almanac,” Boston. Boston, Mass., Sept. 30, 1850. CONTENTS. ..... 51 Celestial Phenomena, Signs, &c., 3 Latitude and Longitude of Places, 4 Latitude and Longitude of Observatories, 54 4 Additional Latitudes and Longitudes,.... 55 Beginning and Length of the Seasons, 4 Ephemeris of the Sun, Movable Festivals of the Church, Apparent Places of the Po Star, 5 Places of the Principal Fixed Stars, Darkness of the Nights in 1851, 10 METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION:- Tables 34 for Biddeford, Cambridge, Lowell, Wor- Elements of Eclipse of Moon in 1851,.... 35 cester, Providence, Mendon, New York, Elements of Eclipse of Sun July 28th, 1851,36 Lambertville, Rochester, Chapel Hill, Sa- vannah, Muscatine, (and for Monterey, Eclipses of Jupiter's Satellites in 1851,... 48 Cal., page 296,) Flowering of Fruit-Trees Commission on Claims against Mexico, 106 Postmasters in the Chief Cities, 107 Registers, Receivers, &c., in Land Indian Superintendents, &c.,...... 113 Army Pension Agents,............ Navy Pension Agents, ............. 114 Officers of Corps and Regiments,.. 115 Military Geographical Divisions, 116 Military Geographical Departments, 116 Alphabetical List of Representatives, 130 8. Intercourse with Foreign Nations, .. 137 Ministers, &c., in Foreign Countries, 137 Consuls, &c., in Foreign countries, 133 Foreign Ministers in the U. States,.. 141 Foreign Consuls in the U. States,.... 142 Revenue, &c., under New Law,.... 147 Rates of Postage in United States,.. 150 Tonnage from 1815 to 1849, Postage to Oregon and California.... 152 Coinage of the Mint for 57 Years, Foreign Newspaper and Pamphlet 13. Public Lands,... 156 14. Census of Charleston, S. C., No. of Post-Offices, &c., since 1790, 157 15. Statistical View of Principal Public 158 Libraries in Europe and America, 184 U.S. Revenue from 1789 to 1849, 163 16 Statistics of Coal,.. U. S. Expenditure from 1789 to 1849, 164 17. Colleges in the United States, Imports, Exports, &c., for 59 Years, 165 18. Theological Schools, Commercial Marine of United States, 166 21. Smithsonian Institute, 167 | 22. Religious Denominations,. Imports from and Exports to Foreign 24. Governors of States and Territories, 203 Countries in 1848 - 49, ..., 173 25. Railroads in the United States,. 204 Tonnage of Vessels in Foreign Trade, 174 26. Immigration into the U. S. in 1849, 209 Imports and Exports of each State, 175 27. Finances of the States,.... Vessels built in U. States, and their 28. Population of the United States,.... 212 4. Massachusetts, ................ ... 221 22. Tennessee, ....................... 268 ..................... 229 24. Ohio, 9. Pennsylvania, .................... 240 27. Illinois, 12. Virginia, ................... 246 30. Wisconsin, ...................... 290 .................. 250 31. California,.. ......... 251 32. Oregon Territory,. ... 254 33. Minesota Territory,................ 297 ........ 255 34. Utah Territory, Governments of South Amereca,........ 293 | West Indian Governments, Governments of North America,..... 299 | Population of the Globe, American Obituary, ................... 306 | Public Resolutions, .................. 347 Titles and Abstracts of Public Laws,.... 331 | Additions and Corrections, ....... 202 ........ 209 ... 115 66 175 .210, 211 ........ 100 .... PAGE PAGE 331 Eclipse of Sun, Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 ...... 34 350 Eclipse of Sun, Total, July 28 .......... 36 256 Elections, State. 74 74 86 266 Engineers, Corps of, &c. ... 114 Envoys Extraordinary, &c. 137 - 141 56 3 301 134 Events, General, in 1849 ............... 321 1850 325 346 Expenditures of U. S. for 60 years ......-164 103 Exports, Value of, in 1848-49 10 Exports to Foreign countries .... 165 5 64 255 3 Flowering of Fruit-trees in 1850 167 4 Foreign Trade, Countries of ............ 173 5 France... ................ 306 ......135, 136 Franking Privilege 83 339 321 109 325 196 - 199 Geologists, U. S., with Land Office ..lli, 112 199 Georgia 319 166 Governments, Annual Expenses of State. 211 203 302 284 .......... 229 Immigration to United States in 1849. 209 165 175 .... 173 imports paying ad valorem Duties...167 - 170 167 149 Indian Superintendents and Agents...... 113 280 243 Interior, Department of the ............. 106 288 5 132 48 269 269 34 Land-Office, Registers, Receivers, &c. .. lll 179 ... 152 ... ................ ........... 254 ........ .............. ................ .............. ...111 Latitude and Longitude of Observatories 54 Post-Office Statistics since 1790. 157 ........147, 149, 157 103 211 179 163, 180 187 Public Lands, Surveyors-General of..... 112 261 Public Laws, Titles and Abstracts of ... 331 6 Public Libraries in Europe and America 104 - 188 156 Public Resolutions of Congress.......... 319 213 Railroads in New England .. 204 - 207 124 Railroads in the U. S.... 2014 - 208 49 Receivers of Land Office ................ 111 72 244 Registers of Land Office... 221 Registration of Vessels... 202 127 201 Representatives, House of, Officers of.... 130) 90 - 100 Representatives, U. S., Apportionment of 333 277 Revenue and Expenditure .......... 158 - 164 227 117 Satellites of Jupiter, Eclipses of, in 1851.. 48 50 211 4 176 Secretaries of Legation ........ 137, 141, 142 125 3 4 212 201 251 121 Southern Railroads 122 Sovereigns of Europe 123 Specific Duties. See Imports. 62 121 Stars, Fixed, Apparent Places of... 64 104 202 210, 211 156 Statistics of Coal.... .......188-195 56 73 134 111 268 263 336 46 Theological Schools... 274 Tides, Height of Greatest, in 1851........ 7 ...... 296 Titles and Abstracts of Public Laws 331 73 Tonnage of the U. S 165, 175, 176 240 Tonnage, ComparativeView of, for 34 Years 176 74 3 Trade, Foreign, Countries of . 104 297 49 150 Vermont 334 246 105 209 299 ....... 90 - 100 290 Young's Refractions................... 72 4 ........ 208 300 ... 200 .. 173 219 ............ ....... |
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