tion of the federal government to the present time, and the present extent of the public domain, are shown. The connected description of the three great "Water-Works" in the country will be found interesting and convenient, and valuable for reference. The tabular view of all the railroads in this 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 titles of the public laws and joint resolutions are given as last year. The abstracts of the laws have been carefully prepared, and made more full than formerly. They are now sufficiently full for all but professional use. The information concerning the individual States is as full as in former years. Should any one note inaccuracies or deficiencies therein, he is urgently asked to correct them. The European part of the work has been thoroughly revised, and is believed to be accurate. The account of the population of the several dependencies of Austria, and the movements therein, is made interesting from the recent position of that government. The Chronicle of Events and the Obituary notices are more extended than in former years. The thanks of the Editor are particularly due to the heads of Departments 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 acknowledge 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, 1849. 156 17. Colleges in the United States, Postage to Oregon and California.... 157 19. Law Schools,. U. S. Revenue from 1789 to 1848, 168 24. Governors of States and Territories, 209 U. S. Expenditure from 1789 to 1848, 169 25. Population of the United States,.... 210 Imports, Exports, &c., for 58 Years, 170 26. Slaves in the United States, 171 27. Railroads in the United States,. 171 28. Population of the Principal Cities, 216 175 29. Immigration into the U. S. in 1848, 217 Imports from and Exports to Foreign Tonnage of Vessels in Foreign Trade, 178 Commercial Marine of United States, 179 233 20. Texas, ......................... 278 235 21. Arkansas, .................................................... 280 ........ 348 Colleges, Annual Expenses in .......... Commercial Marine of the U. S. Commissioners, U.S., in Foreign Countries Consuls, Foreign, in U. S.... Consuls in Foreign Countries........ Countries whence Goods are brought Darkness of the Nights........... 123 Franking Privilege 193 Free Mail Matter, Quantity of. 205 Government, Seats of, in different States. 208 209 309 .... 141 296 127 Immigration to United States in 1848.... 217 190, 201 Imports of each State for 1848.. 170 179 Simports paying ad valorem Duties... 171, 174 171 Debt of the United States.......................... 167, 170 Indian Superintendents and Agents...... 108 Department of the Interior........ Department of the Interior, Act establish- 258 Intercourse with Foreign Nations. Iowa ... 141 Jewish Calendar 292 126 77 300 5 Departments, Officers in the............ 100 Judges, Circuit & District Courts, U. S. 122 .............. 41 Judiciary, U. S.. 120 Jupiter's Satellites, Eclipses of.......... Latitude and Longitude of Observatories. Legislatures, State, Meeting of. Magnetic Telegraph, The ............ Marine, Commercial, of the U. S. Mars and Venus, Disks of... Massachusetts, Railroads of 227 Railroads in the U. S.. ....... 235 Religious Denominations ..... 211 Representatives, Alphabetical List of.... 225 Melloni's Researches in Radiant Heat... Mexico Michigan ........... 222 64 Researches in Radiant Heat..................... 64 Military Geographical Departments...... 112 Revenue, U. S., for 59 Years......................... Militia Force of the U. S. Ministers of U. S. in Foreign Countries.. 113 Rhode Island... 116 Satellites of Jupiter, Eclipses of. 130 Saxony, Population of. 274 Seasons, Beginning and Length of 163 163 241 39 41 314 219 4 187 ... 106 Secretaries of Legation ............ 126, 130 Navies, English and French, Force of.... 120 Senate of the U. S. 220 4 210 207 94 ........ 267 110 Southern Railroads ........ .. 215 117 Sovereigns of Europe 307 229 Specific Duties. See Imports. 54 156, 160 State Department..... 100 247 State Elections, &c... 208 ....... 214 State Finances, Debts, &c. ......... 218, 219 ........... 8 Sun, Ephemeris of the 46 265 Sun's Parallax in Altitude.............. 63 316 Supreme Court, U. S..... 122 323 Supervisors of Land Office... 108 Pension Agents, Army and Navy.... 109, 110 Titles and Abstracts of Public Laws. Polarization of Heat.. Pole Star, Places of the Popular Vote in 1832, '36, '40, and '44.... Population of the U. S.. Postage by the N. Y. & Bremen Steamers Postage to Oregon and California.. 73 Tonnage of the U. S... 52 Trade, Foreign, Countries of. 216 Treasury Department. Postmasters in Chief Towns and Cities... 102 Western Railroads Postmasters. Compensation of. 45 Telegraph, Magnetic, Lines of, in Opera- 37 tion.... .... 345 256 Tennessee 283 303 Texas ................. 278 63 Theological Schools. 210 Venus and Mars, Disks of. 41 233 159 Vessels of War in U. S. Navy 118 261 ..... 157 War Department 101 216 |