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NEWTOWN, v. King and Queen co. Va.41 m. NE. from Richmond .
NEWTOWN, v. Loudon co. Va. 55 m.fr. W.NEWTOWN, v. Hamilton co. Ohio , on Lit-tle Miami, 6 m. above its mouth.
NEWYILLE, v. Herkimer co. N. Y. 79 m.NW. by W. from Albany .
NEWYILLE, v. Cumberland eo. Pa. 12 m.nearly W. from Carlisle.
NEWVTLLE, v. Barnwell district, S. C110 m. SW. from Columbia.
NEW WASHINGTON, v. Clarke co. In.105 in. SSE. from Indianajwlis.
NEW WINDSOR, t. Orange co. N. Y. onthe W. side of Hudson river, 60 m. N. of NewYork, and 95 S. of Albany . Pop. 2,310.NEW WOODSTOCK, v. Madison co. N. Y.NEW YORK, one of the U. S. See p. 66
NEW YORK, city and co. of New York ,situated on Manhattan Island, between Hud-son river, East river , New York Bay, andHaerlem river. Lat. 40° 42' N. and Ion. 74°W. from London , and 3° E. from W. 143 m.below Albany, 90 NE. from Philadelphia , and210 SW. from Boston . Manhattan Island,which forms the county of New York , is about12 m. long, and has an average width of H,containing about IS sq. ms. The city of NewYork is the grand commercial emporium ofthe United States . The harbor is deep, safe,and not subject to be frozen, and so spaciousas to accommodate any number of vessels ofany size. The shipping belonging to this portexceeds 350,000 tons. In its exterior, NewYork has a more imposing appearance thanany other city in the V States. Its principalstreet, Broadway , which nearly bisects thecity, is 80 feet wide, and more than 3 m. inlength, and generally built up with noble andelegant buildings. The Battery is a place ofgreat public resort in the southern part of theisland. Castle Garden is also much frequented.The Park is a beautiful common, finely shadedwith trees, and contains 6 acres of ground.In this square stands the City Hall, a superband massive structure of white marble, 216 ft.in length by 105 m breadth. It contains thePolice Office, the Municipal Court rooms, andthe Common Council chamber, ornamentedwith portraits of distinguished revolutionaryheroes.
The New York Institution is of brick, 260feet by 44, and is appropriated to associationsof literature and the fine arts, such as the Lit-erary and Philosophical Society, the HistoricalSociety with its library, the American Acadc-|my of Fine Arts with its paintings, and the; New York Lvccum of Natural History withits collections. The University is in a centralpoint. The building is of stone, 200 feet inlength, and 3 stork s high. The state prison,in the eastern part of the city, is 204 feet in[length, by 200 in depth, and is built of free-stone. The Alms House is slid further east.It is an iuclosure, cc-ntaining tiro work hoircand penitentiary. The dimensions of the firstare 320 by 50 lert, the next 200 by 25, andthe third 250 by 50. The Park Theatre andthe Bowery Theatre are conspicuous build*jings. St. Paul’s church, containing the monu-; ment and remains of Gen. Montgomery, and.Trinity church, are spacious Episcopalian churches, both in conspicuous points on Broad-way . St. John’s church in Hudson Square,one of the finest in the city, has the tallestspire in New York . The Medical College isa large and conspicuous edifice. The establishment is amply endowed, and generallycontains from 2 to 300 medical students. Thefollowing ore all spacious public buildings:Clinton Hall, the Bible Society’s Depository,the American Tract Society’s buildings, bothin Nassau-strcet, the Arcade, and the ArcadeBaths, the New York Baths, the Public Ma-