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* CITY OF REFUGE. 777 upon the death of the liigh-priest iu whose time the murder was couunilled, to return to his home. All privileges of the hloodavenger ceased with the death of the high-priest, and any violence on the part of the blood-avenger would be regarded as willful murder: whereas, previous to the death of the higbpriost, the manshiyer. even after acquittal, had to be on his guard, and if slain by the bloinl-avengor, his ileatli could not be punished. It is doubtful whether the system provided for in Numbers was ever actually car- ried out, though in the days "of Greek and Roman supremacy many cities of Syria enjoyed s])ecial privileges" as asylums, and according to ,To.sephii3 (Antiq. xiii. 2, 3) Jerusalem was in- cluded in the number. Consult Forster, DeAsi/lis Grwcorum (Berlin). See, also, Asyllm, Right OF: Blood-Feud; Bi.ood-Mo.ney. CITY OF THE PLAGUE, The. A poem by Professor John Wilson ( ■Christopher North'), published, with others, in Edinburgh (ISIG). It is a descriptive poem, partly founded on Defoe's Jouniul of the Plague in London. At the time of its appearance, it received favorable criticism by Jeffrey, in the F.iiiithunjh l!i iivr. CITY OF THE PROPHET ( Ar. iladhmt an-Xabi). An ai)pellation of .Medina, Arabia, where Mohammed took refuge in the year 622, fleeing from Mcii-a. CITY OF THE STRAITS. A name given to Detroit, Mich., from its position on the De- troit River, connecting Lake Saint Clair and Lake Erie. CITY OF THE SUN, The. A name given to Baalbee, which was built on the ruins of Heliopolis ('The Sun City'). CITY OF THE VIOLATED TREATY, The. A name given to Limerick, Trclund. from the re- peated violations of the treaty made October 3, )001, after its surrender to" the English and Dutch force?. CITY OF THE VIOLET CROWN, The. A name applied to Athens. CITY OF VICTORY (Ar. Mixr al-Quhinil) . A translation of the Arabic name for C^airo, the capital of Egypt. CITY POINT. A village in Prince George County, ^'a., 10 miles northeast of Petersburg: on the James Itivcr and on the Norfolk and Western Railroad (Mai>: Virginia, G 4). It has a trade in brick, lumber, and phosphates, and ia of considerable historical interest. Here, in 1864, General Grant made his headquarters, and in his subsequent operations the city was used by the Federal army as its principal landing- place and depot for supplies. Population, about 1000. CITY POLITIQUES, pol'i-teks'. A satirical comedy, probably printed for the first time in 1GS3, and produced at the King's Theatre, Lon- don, the same year. It is a sharp attack on the contemporary Whig faction, especially on Oates, in the character of Dr. Paui-hy. Only the King's protection kept it from being suppressed by the victims of the satire. Some authorities place the date of publication as early as 167.5. CITY RAMBLE, The; or, The Pi^vyhou.se Wkddt.no. . play by Elkanah Settle, printed in London in 1711. and produced at the Druiy Lane Theatre, August 17, 1711. It is partly CIUDAD PORFIRIO DIAZ. foimded on Beaumont and Fletcher's Knight of tliv Jiiirniny I'csllc ami The Voxcontb. CITY WIT, The; or. The om. Weaks the BuKECHEis. A comedy by Richard Brome (q.v.). CIUDAD BOLIVAR, se'I5oD;iD' biVle'viir ( Sp., ■city of B(ilivar'). The capita] of the State of Bolivar, Venezuela, on the right bank of the Orinoco, about 240 miles frcmi its mouth (Map: Venezuela, E 2). It is situated at a narrow point of the river, only 1S5 feet above the h'vcl of the sea, and is well built, having spacious, handsome buildings. Of these the more Motal>le are the palace of the Governor, the college, the market, the cathedral. and the theatre. There are several tine monuments in. the Plazas Bolivar
 * md Guzman Blanco ;ind iu the cemetery. The

city is the seat of a bishop. Owing to its posi- tion on the Orinoco, Ciudad Bolivar is an im- portant commercial centre, now ranking among' the four largest ports of Venezuela. Its chief export is cofl'ee: but rubber, cattle, hides, sugar, and asphalt also are exported in consideral)le quantities. Population, in 1891, 11,680. Ciudad Bolivar was founded in 1764, and was known as Angostura until 1819, when the Congress met which, under the inspiration of Simon Bolivar, formed the new Republic of Colombia out of the States of Venezuela and New Granada. Since then the city has borne his name. CIUDAD DE LA FRONTERA, dn la fr6n- t:i'ra (Sp., the frojitier city). (1) The name of a town at the mouth of the river Tabasco, in Southern Mexico. (2) The old Spanish name for the town of Chachapoyas, Peru. CIUDAD DE LAS CASAS, da las kii'sas. See San Cih.stohal de los Llaxos. CIUDAD DE LOS REYES, da 16s nVySs (Sp., 'city of the kings'). The name given by Pizarro to the jiresent city of Lima, Peru, when he founded it. in 153o. on the banks of the river called, by the Quichuan (Peruvian) Indians, •Rimac,' "meaning 'The Babbler' (literally, 'one who talks'). The Spaniards found difficulty in l)ronouncing the word, and 'Rimac' became first 'Limac' and finally "Lima.' CIUDADELA, the'oo-Da-Dii'la (Sp., little city, dim. of ciuiliiil, city). A seaport town of the Spanish island of 'Minorc;!, situated on the west coast. It is walled, has a cathedral and several convents, and in its vicinity are found a num- ber of caves. Population, in 1887, 8447; in 1900, 864:'). CIUDAD JUAREZ, se'-oo-niin' Hoo-ii'r6th (Sp.. city (if .luarczl. A city in the State of Chihuahua, Mexico, on the Rio Grande, ojiposite El Paso, Tex., and on the Mexican Central Kail- road (Map: Mexico, F 2). It is situated at an altitude of 3800 feet above sea-level, in a fertile district, devoted to agriculture, stock-raising, and fruit and vine cultivation. The city has a Mexican army-post, custom-house, and a statue of .luarcz. 11 is the residence of a Cniled States consut. Ciudad .Juarez w:is formerly known as El Paso del Norte. Population. :iboiit 7000. CIUDAD PORFIRIO DIAZ, por-fc'r(-5 de'.-'ilb. . town in tlic State of Coahuihi, AIcx- ic(j, on tlic Rio Grande, opposite Eiigle Pass, Tex., and on the Mexican International Pnilroad (Map: Mexico, H 3). It is the Mexican ter- minus of the international bridge icross the Rio Grande, and has a Mexican army-post and a