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ZITTAU, tsit/-tou, a manufacturing and commercial t. of Saxony, 50 m. E. S. E. of Dresden. Pop. 9,000. (B.) ZOM/-BOR, a royal free t. of Hungary, cap. of the county of Bács (báách), 118 m. S. by E. of Pesth. Pop. estimated at above 18,000. (B.) Zuo, zoog or tsoog, a canton in the N. central part of Switzerland, on a lake of its own name. It is the smallest state in the confederation. Area 85 sq. m. Pop. 15,300. (P. C.) Also the cap. of the above, on the N. E. side of the L. of Zug. Pop. about 2,500. (M.) The L. of Zug is about 9 m. long and 3 wide.

ZULLICHAU, tsül/-le-Kou, a manufacturing t. of Prussia, near the right bank of the Oder. Lat. 52° 10' N., Lon. 15° 37′ E. Pop. 4,700. (B.) ZÜLPICH, tsül-pik, (Anc. Tolbiacum,) a small t. of the Prussian States, 20 m. S. W. of Cologne, remarkable for its historical associations. Here Clovis, the king of the Franks, gained a great victory over the Alemanni, A. D. 496.

ZÜRICH, Zu/-rik, (Ger. pron. tsül-rix,) a canton in the N. E. part of Switzerland, bordering on the Rhine. Area 690 sq. m. Pop. 231,576. (P.)

ZÜRICH (Anc. Tu/ricum), the cap. of the above, is beautifully situ ated on the Limmat, at its egress from the L. of Zürich, 60 m. N. E. of Bern. It is a distinguished seat of literature and science. Among its various institutions, we may name the Academy, which, with the admirable Institute of Medicine and Surgery, forms a complete university (B.); and the Town Library, with 45,000 vols. Here, also, is a topographical model in relief, representing the whole of Switzerland; it was executed by Müller, and is regarded as one of the most admirable works of its kind. Lat. 47° 23′ N., Lon. 8° 31' E. Pop. 14,500. (P. C.)

Zürich, Lake OF, situated principally in the N. part of the canton of Zürich, is about 24 m. in length, and from 1 to 2 m. in breadth. ZUT-PHEN, a fortified t. of Holland, on the Yssel. Lat. 52° 8′ N., Lon. 6° 12′ E. Pop. 11,000. (P. C.)

ZUYDER (or Zuider) ZEE, zil-der zee, (Dutch pron. zoil-der zay, i. e. "South Sea,") a bay of the North Sea, in the N. W. part of Holland.. Length about 90 m.; greatest breadth 50 m."

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ZWEIBRÜCKEN or ZWEYBRÜCKEN. See DEUX-PONTS.

ZWICKAU, tswik/-kou, a t. of the kingdom of Saxony, on the Mulde, 58 m. S. W. of Dresden. Pop. 7,400. (B.)

ZwoLL, a fortified t. of Holland, cap. of the prov. of Overyssel, about 60 m. E. N. E. of Amsterdam. Pop. 13,000. (B.)

ZWOR/-NIK (Turk. Iz`-vor-neek',) a t. of European Turkey, in Bos

nia, cap. of an inferior pashalik (sanjak) of its own name. 30 N., Lon. 19° 10' E. Pop. estimated at 14,000. (B.) ZYTOMIR. See ZHITOMEER.

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COLLEGES IN THE UNITED STATES.

[Extracted from the American Almanac, for 1845.]

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Brunswick, Me.

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Waterville,

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Hanover,

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Burlington,

Vt. 1791 109

9,200

Middlebury,

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Norwich,

do. 1834 104

Cambridge, Mass. 1638 250

61,000

Williamstown, do. 1793 144

7,500

Amherst,

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Worcester,

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Providence,

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The Colleges marked (*) are under the direction of the Baptists ; thus (†) Episcopalians; thus (†) Methodists; thus (1) Catholics. With respect to the Colleges which are unmarked, the prevailing religious influence of those that are in New England is Congregationalism; of most of the others, Presbyterianism.

By students in the above table, except a few of the Colleges in the Southern and Western states, is meant undergraduates, or members of the four collegiate classes; not including such as are pursuing professional education, or such as are members of a preparatory department. Some of the Colleges above enumerated, are not in full operation; and scarcely deserve a place in the Table. According to the Census of 1840, there are in the United States 173 universities or colleges, containing 16,233 students. There are 3,242 academies and grammar schools, containing 164,159 students. It is evident, that the difference between a college and an academy is not very clearly defined, except that the former has the exclusive right of granting degrees.

The column of Libraries includes the number of volumes in the College Libraries and in the Students' Libraries.

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THE FOLLOWING SUMMARY OF THE PRINCIPAL RAILROADS AND CANALS IN THE UNITED STATES, FINISHED OR IN PROGRESS, IS DESIGNED AS A KEY TO THE ACCOMPANYING MAP.

PRINCIPAL RAILROADS.

NAMES.

1. Bangor and Orono

2. Eastern

3. Boston and Maine

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Mass., N.H., Me., Boston and Portland. .do... Wilmington and North Berwick 4. Boston, Lowell, and Concord..Mass., N. H... Boston and Concord.. 5. Bos., & Wo ster, & Western...Mass., N. Y... Boston and Albany........ 6. Boston and Providence, and

Providence and Stonington Mass., R. I., Ct.

7. Long Island,.....

8. Fitchburg...

9. Taunton and New Bedford.

10. Norwich and Worcester..

11. Hartford, New Haven, &c... 12. Housatonic

13. New York and Harlem. 14. Hudson and Berkshire. 15. Mohawk and Hudson. 16. Schenectady and Utica. 17. Utica and Syracuse.. 18. Syracuse & Auburn, & Au.] burn and Rochester..

19. Tonawanda and Buffalo. 20. Schenectady and Troy. 21. Rensselaer and Saratoga. 22. Saratoga and Schenectady. 23. Ithaca and Owego.. 24. Corning and Blossburg. 25. Buffalo and Niagara Falls. 26. Lockport and Niagara Falls. 27. New York and Erie.... 28. N. J. & Philada. & Trenton. 29. Morris and Essex ........ 30. Elizabethtown & Somerville] 31. Camden and Amboy....... 32. Philadelphia and Reading 33. Philadelphia and Baltimore. 34. Philadelphia and Columbia. 35. Lancaster and Harrisburg 36. Cumberland Valley. 37. Central.

N. Y......
Mass.

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Ct., Mass.

Boston and Stonington Brooklyn and Greenport

Boston and Fitchburg..

Mansfield and New Bedford.
Allyn's Point and Worcester..

.... do....... New Haven and Springfield..

MIL'S

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...... do... Bridgeport and West Springfield 96

... N. Y...... New York and White Plains...
..N. Y., Mass...Hudson and West Stockbridge..
Albany and Schenectady..
Schenectady and Utica
do....... Utica and Syracuse.

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Syracuse and Rochester. Rochester and Buffalo Schenectady and Troy Troy and Ballston ....

Saratoga and Schenectady. Ithaca and Owego.

Corning and Blossburg
Buffalo and Niagara Falls.

do......Lockport and Niagara Falls...
Piermont and South Middleton.
Jersey City and Philadelphia...
Newark and Morristown....
Elizabethport and Somerville..
Camden and Amboy..
Philadelphia and Pottsville

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Pa.

Pa.. Del., Md. .... Pa.

...do... .Pa., Md..

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38. Williamsport and Elmira... 39. Newcastle and Frenchtown. 40. Baltimore and Susquehanna 41. Baltimore and Ohio..

42. Baltimore and Washington. 43. Annapolis.

44. Harper's Ferry

45. Richmond and Potomac 46. Richmond and Petersburg 47. Petersburg and Roanoke.. 48. Wilmington and Raleigh.. 49. Louisa

50. City Point..

51. Portsmouth and Roanoke... 52. Roanoke and Greensville. 53. Raleigh and Gaston.

54. South Carolina..

55. Columbia.

Harrisburg and Hagerstown Pa. Pottsville and Danville... .Pa, N. Y. Williamsport and Ralston.. J. Del.. Newcastle and Frenchtown.. .Md., Pa.....Baltimore and Columbia... .Md., Va..... Baltimore and Cumberland Md., D. C.... Baltimore and Washington. Md. Annapolis and Washington RR. Va....... Harper's Ferry and Winchester Acquia Creek and Richmond... Richmond and Petersburg.

... do.... ..do.....

.Va., N. C.... Petersburg and Welden.... ....Weldon and Wilmington

N. C. Va. do....

Gordonsville and Richmond RR. Petersburg to City Point. Portsmouth to Weldon.. do....... Bellfield to Gaston.. N. C...... Gaston to Raleigh.

Va., N. C.

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do.......St. Joseph's and Iola...

Railroads Nos. 5, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, are connected with one another, and form a continous road from Boston to Buffalo, 530 miles long.

Railroads Nos. 2, 6, 7, 28, 33, 42, 45, 46, 47, 48, form a line of road continuous from Portland, Me., to Wilmington. N. C., except 30 miles, from Stonington to Greenport, and 52 miles, from Washington city to Acquia Creek. The whole, however, forms a connected line of travel of 9211 miles, 8394 of which is by railroad, and 82 by steamboat.

NAMES.

PRINCIPAL CANALS.

A. Cumberland and Oxford.

B. Middlesex

C. Blackstone

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...Maine... Portland and Sebago Pond..
.Mass.... Boston and Lowell

Mass., R. I. Providence and Worcester

D. Farmington, Hampden, &c. Mass., Conn. New Haven and Northampton.

E. Del., Hudson, Lackawaxen. N. Y., Pa.. Hudson River and Honesdale

F. Erie

G. Champlain

H. Black River

I. Oswego...

.New York. Albany and Buffalo....

.....do..... L. Champlain and Hudson River..
.....do.... Rome and Black River..

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N. Delaware and Raritan

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New Jersey Easton, Pa., & Jersey City, N. J..
.do.... New Brunswick and Bordentown..
Pennsylva'a Bristol and Easton

.....do....

Easton and White's Haven
Philadelphia and Port Carbon.
Reading and Middletown

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60

66

108

82

Columbia and Pittsburg.....

312

T. Susquehanna Division.

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U. West Branch

V. North Branch...

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W. Beaver Division ...

.....do..

Juniata River and Northumberland
Northumberland and Dunnstown
Northumberland and Wilkesbarre.
Ohio River and Lake Erie.

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. Pa., Ohio..Beaver River and Akron....
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..Md., Pa... Havre de Grace and Columbia

AA. Chesapeake and Delaware..Del, Md... Delaware and Elk River...

BB. Chesapeake and Ohio..

CC. Dismal Swamp

DD. James River.

EE. Santee..

Maryland. Georgetown and Cumberland
.Va., N. C.. Portsmouth and New Lebanon
..Virginia.. Richmond and Lynchburg.
S. Carolina Santee and Cooper River..
Georgia..Savannah and Ogeechee River.

FF. Savannah and Alatamaha...
GG. Lafourche
HH. Miami.....

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II. Obio and Erie

JJ. Wabash and Erie..

KK. White Water...

* The eastern and western divisions of this canal are connected by the Summit Railroad, 36 miles long, extending from Hollidaysburg to Johns' Town, as may be seen in the map.

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. Louisiana. New Orleans and La Fourche R.... Ohio....Cincinnati and the Maumee River. 265 ....do..... Portsmouth and Cleveland.. .Ind., Ohio. Lafayette & month of the Maumee. 110 Indiana.. Ohio River and Cambridge city. ....... Illinois ..Illinois River and Lake Michigan.

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