THE NEW YORK CLIPPER ALMANAC.
 

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Oct. 24—Cambridgeshire Stakes Avon by Rosebery—NeAv¬
market, Eng.

Oct. 25—Maryland J. C. Fall meeting commenced—Balti¬
more, Md.

Oct. 26—Bay Final, American horse, Avon the Dullingham
Handicap—NeAvmarket, Eng.

Oct. 30—David Stanton (scratch) rode a bicycle 26 miles in
Ih. 28m. 20s,, in a handicap which was won by W, Canii
(Im. 45's. start) in 1:,30:02. Wyndham w-on an amateur
five-mile handicap from scratch in 16:15—Lillie Bridge,
London, Eng.

Oct. 31—R. Cooper bt. J. Taylor, scullers' race, £100, three
miles; 29:051.^—Tyne River, Eng.

Oct.—Ashland, celebrated racehorse, died, near Nepa, Cal.

Oct.—Thomas G. Bacon, turfman and trainer, died in
South Carolina.

Oct.—Wrestling tournament for the championship of Eng¬
land ; Avon by F'rancis Hutchings—St. James Hall, Ply¬
mouth, Eng.

Nov. 1—Thomas Blackman bt. A. Strong, scullers' race,
£200; by six lengths, in 27:17—Thames champ, course,
Eng.

Nov. 2, 3, 4—Initial International Regatta on the Thames,
Eng. R. W. Boyd Avon the sculls, Boyd and Lumsden
the pairs, Boyd's crew the fours, and the London R. C.
the amateur fours.

Nov. 4—Col. Towneley, prominent English turfman, found
dead in his room, at Burnley, Eng.

Nov. 4—J. McLeav-y bt. S. Clark, mile foot race, champ, and
£50; by 15yds., in 4:2.53^—Glasgow, Scotland.

Nov, 6—J, Keen bt. D. Stanton andC. Thuillet. bicycle race,
25 miles; by 40Ks., in Ih. 30m. 8>^s.—Brighton, Eng.

Nov. 9—Liverpool Autumn Cup Avon by Footstep—Liver¬
pool, Eng.

Nov. 11—Long-range rifle match, 800, 900, l,000vds.; won by
H. S. Jewell; 202 out of 225 points—Creedmoor, L. I.

Nov. 11—J. McLeavy bt. J. Sanderson, 4-mile foot race,
champ, and £50; run in a snowstorm and gale; by
lOOvds, in 19:58—Gla.sgow, Scotland.

Nov. l6—Joseph Dion bt. Albert Garnier, 3-ball billiards,
champion medal "and $1,000;" 600 to 495—Tammany
Hall, N. Y. City.

Nov. 20—Billiard tournament, 3-ball game, 300 points, for
prizes of $1,500, commenced. J. Dion, A. P. Rudolphe
and G. F. Slosson tied for first, second and third prizes
—Tammany Hall, N. Y. City.

Nov. 20—Beacon, once celebrated race-horse, died—Pine
GroA'e, Texas.

Nov. 20—John Keen won a 25-mile bicycle handicap from
scratch in Ih. 26m. 433^s., btg. C. Thuillet, W. Cann and
D. Stanton ; won bv 7m.—Lillie Bridge, London, Eng.

Nov. 20-23—Daniel O'Leary bt. Peter Crossland, 300-mile
Avalking match, £2U0; he Avalked 264 miles and a lap
(nine to the mile) in 3d. 2h. 12m. 31s., not being required
to finish, as Cros.sland gave up after going 248 miles, 1 lap
—Pomona Gardens, Manchester, Eng.

Nov. 22—New England College RoAving Association organ¬
ized—Worcester, Mass.

Nov. 22—First regular race-meeting held in Richmond, Va.,
since the War of the Rebellion, commenced.

Nov. 30—Arthur Buchanan, an amateur runner, and mem¬
ber of the London Athletic Club, fatally Avounded by the
accidental discharge of his gun—near Llanelly, Eng.

Dec. 2—James Warnock, trainer and driver, found dead in
bed, at Evansville, Ind.

Dec. 2—Louisiana J. C. Fall Meeting, commenced—New
Orleans.

Dec. 4—William Lumsden and Wm. Nicholson, scullers'
race, £200, one mile, straight, open boats: dead heat;
tim.e, 6:20—Tyne, Eng. They rowed over Dec. 9, when
Lumsden aa-ou by over a length in 8:09.

Dec. 6—Convention of RoAving Ass. of American Colleges
held—N. Y, City. It Avas decided that in future the
races should be rowed in four-oared shells.

Dec. 7, 8—National League of Professional B. B. C. first
annual convention—Kennard House, Cleveland, O.

Dec. 8—J. Keen bt. Thos. SparroAV (30 sec. start), bicycle
match, £110, riding 23 miles in lb. 15m. 46s., Avhen he was
told he need not go on. His time from 10 to 23 miles Avas
the best recorded—Lillie Bridge, London, Eng.

Dec. 9—California Oaks race, four-mile heats; $5,000 to
first, $2,,500 to .second, $1,.500 to third, $1,000 to fourth.
Won by Molly McCarthy, Mattie A. second; time, 7:38%,
7:52%-^San Francisco.

Dec. 13—A. C. Rfjbinson bt. A. H. Bogardus, pigeon match,
$1,000, 60 single and 18 double birds each, California
Club rules; score, 85 to 78—San Francisco, Cal.

Dec. 23—A. H. Bogardus bt. A. C. Robinson, pigeon match,
$1,000,60 single and 40 double birds each, California Club
rules; score, 84 to81—San Francisco, Cal.
 

STATISTICS   OF   POPULATION.

Population op the World in 1873.—The folloAving es¬
timate of the population of the Avorld is probably correct,
alloAving one million variation for Africa, Avhere large tracts
of country still remain unexplored: Europe, 300,530,000;
Asia, 798,220,000; Africa, 203,300,000; America, 84,542,000;
Australia and Polvnesia, 4,438,000—Total, 1,391,0.30,()(J0.
THE LARGEST  CITIES IN THE WORLD.

The Great Toavns in England.—The population of seven¬
teen of the large.st tow-ns in England, according to the census
of 1871, is as follows: London, 3,261,804; Liverpool, 493,346;
Manchester, 356,665; Birmingham, 343,696; Leeds, 259,201;
Sheffield, 239,947; Bristol, 182,524; Bradford, 145,827; New¬
castle, 123,160; Salford, 124,805; Hull, 121,598; Portsmouth,
112,.594; Sunderland, 98,.335; Leicester, 95,084; Nottingham,
36,603; Norwich, 80,390; and Wolverhampton, 68,279—making
a total of 6,188,233, against 5,299,424 in 1861, and 4,454,140 in
1851. The population of London in 1871, as given above, is
3,251,804, a.gainst 2,803,989 in 1861, and 2,362,236 in 1851. The
aggregate population of the .sixteen large.st towns next to
London is 2,9.36,429 in 1871, against 2,495,435 in 1861, and
2,091,904 in 1851.

Larger Cities of Europe,—France—Parks, 1,851,792;
Lyons, 323,417; Marseilles, 312,864 (census of 1872). Prussia
—Berlin, 826,341 (census of 1871). Au.stria—Vienna, 834,284
(census of 1869). Russia—St. Petersburg, 667,963 (census of
1869); Moscow, 611,970 (census of 1871). Turkey—Constanti¬
nople, 600,000 (estimated, 1873) Spain—Madrid 3.32,024 (es¬
timated, 1870). Belgium—Brussels, 314,077 (estimate of regu¬
lar domiciliary inhabitants, 1869). Italy—Naples, 447,500
(estimated).    Ireland—Dublin, 319,500 (estimated).

Larger Cities of Asia.—China—Peking, 1,300,000(estim¬
ated) ; Tientsin, 500,000 (estimated, 1871); Tongsheu, 400,000
(estimated, 1869); YangtshoA\', 360,000 (estimated, 1868); Tuts-
how, 600,000 (estimated, 1872); Hangtsheu-fu. 1,000,000 (native
estimate); Amov, 300,000 (census of 1861); Shaohing, 500,000
(estimated, 1872); Ningpo, 400,000 (estimated, 1866); HankoAV,
300,000 (estimated, 1867); Hanyang, 500,000 (estimated);
Siangtang, 1^000,000 (estimated, 1870); Siuguan-fu, 1,000,000
(estimated, 1872); Tshingtu-fu, 800.000 (estimated, 1872); Can¬
ton, 1,000,000 (estimated, 1872); Fantshau, 400,000 (e.stimated,
1371). Japan—Yeddo, 674,447 (official statement, 1873); Kioto,
or Miako, 374,496 (official statement, 1873); Osaka, 373,000
(estimated, 1868); Kilmamotu, 300,000(estimated, 1872). India
—Calcutta, Avith suburbs and north and south suburban
toAvns, 394,646 (census of 1871-2); Bombay, 664,405 (census of
1871-2);Madras, 396,440 (census of 1871-2); Bangkok, 500,000
(estimated, 1866); Kesho, ,500,000 (estimated, 1873).

Egypt.—Cairo in 1871 had an estimated population of
353,851.

South America.—Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1868, had an
estimated population of 420,000, including suburbs, but the
census of 1872 gave the population of the city proper as
275,000.

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POPULATION   OF   CITIES.
 

Cities.
 

AREA, POPUL.A.TION OF U. S. AND TERRITORIES.
The efstimated area of the United States, inclusive of
Alaska and other territories, is 3,337,257 sq. miles.
The largest State is Texas, 237,321 sq. miles; and the
smallest is Rhode Island, 1,.306. The population of
the States and territories at the last U. S. census
(1870) Avas 38,899,768, and is noAV (1876) estimated at
about 44,000,000. The largest State in point of popu¬
lation in 1870 Avas Ncav York (4,357,647), Pennsylvania
coming next Avith 3,602,311.
 

Albany, N. Y.......

Baltimore, Md.....

Boston, Mass......

Brooklyn, NY....

Buff"alo, N. Y.......

Charleston, S. C...

(Chicago, 111........

Cincinnati, O......

Cleveland, O.......

Detroit, Mich......

Indianapolis, Ind..
Jersey City, N. J...

Louisville, K.y.....

Memphis, Te'nn___

Mihvaukee, Wis. ..

Mobile, Ala........

NeAvark, N. J......

NeAV Haven, Ct___

NeAV Orleans, La ..
NeAV York, N. Y....
Philadelphia, Pa ..

Pittsburg, Pa......

Providence, R. I...

Richmond, Va.....

Rochester, N. Y....
San P^ranci.sco, Cal.

St. Louis, Mo......

Washington, D. C.
 

69,-422

267,,354

250,526

396,099

117,714

48,9.56

298,977

216,239

92,829

79,.577

48,244

82,.546

109,7.53

40,226

71,440

32,034

105,059

50,840

191,418

942,292

074,022

86,076

68,904

51,038

62,386

149,473

310,864

109,199
 

22,207
56,484
87,986
144,718
46,237

4,892
144,557
79,612
38,815
35,381
10,657
31,835
25,668

6,780
33,773

4,239
35,88^
14,,35f
48,475
419,07J
183,62-J
27,822
17,177

3,77^

21,184

73,71

112,249

13,757
 

68,658

227.794

247,013

391,142

117,01b

22,749

296,281

210,,3,35

91,.53/:.

77,33>'

45,,30f

81,840

85,79f

24,75.'')

71,263

13,15.':

103,267

49,09C

140,928

929,19

651,854

84,0-3]

66,32(

27,92^

61,95f

136,05f

288,7.37

73,731
 

764

39,558

3,496

4,944

696

26,173
3,691
5,900
1,293
2,235
2,931
705

14,956

15,47i
17(

1.3,9L
1,78!
1,74'.

50,54!

13,07J

22,14',
2,0f.'
2,55'

23,1K

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1,33(

22,08.

35,45,^
 

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62,367
212,418

177,812

266.714

81,129

51,210

109,260

161,044

45,619

43,417

18,611

43,.S84

68,033

22,623

45,246

29,268

71,941

39,264

168,675

813,(:69

565,529

49,217

50,666

37.910

48,204

56,81)2

151.780

61,122
 

On the Avhole globe, at least ninety million people
speak the English language; about seventy-five mil¬
lions German, fifty-five millions speak Spanish, and
only forty-fiA-e millions speak the French language.
These matters of fact may serve to remove erroneous
opinions.                                                                    '