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Asa F. Bradley, Surveyor, Chicago Democrat, Offi. Paper.
Board of Health. Police Constables.
A. Garrett, Prest. Heory Rhines,
· Jeremiah, Price, Walter L. Newberry, William Jones.
Hugh K. Henry, Win. Weseocraft.
Orson Smith, Health Officer. A. Clybourn, Ins. Bf. & Pork .:
OFFICERS OF COOK COUNTY.
Saml. J. Lowe, Sheriff.
Asa F. Bradley, Surveyor.
George Manierre, School Cour.
w. H. Davis, { Deputy Shff's. H. Rhines, Parker M. Cole, Poor Master.
Edward Murphy, Coroner. S. Otis. Poor House Keeper.
Wm. B. Egan, Recorder. A. W. Davisson, Physician.
A. Getzler, Assessor & Treasur.
A. Clybourn, Iuspector.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' COURT. S. M. Salisbury, John McCord. Geo. Davis, Clerk. F. C. Sherinan,
Terms .- First Monday of June.
" March.
" September.
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STATISTICS OF CHICAGO.
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
F. A. Howe,-
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L. C. Kercheval,
H. L. Rucker,
V. A. Boyer.
CONSTABLES.
Henry Cunninghamn,
J. H. Sullivan,
George Brady,
D. B. Heartt.
PROBATE COURT. Mahlon D. Ogden, Justice.
STATE OFFICERS. THOMAS FORD, GOVERNOR. John Moore, Lieutenant Governor. Thomas Campbell, Secretary of State. W. L. D. Ewing, Auditor of Public Accounts .. Milton Carpenter, Treasurer. James A. McDougall, Attorney General.
James Curtiss, District Attorney.
SUPREME COURT. WILLIAM WILSON, CHIEF JUSTICE. Associate Justices. Associate Justices. Samnel D. Lockwood, John Dcan Caton, Thomas C. Browne. Richard M. Young, ;
Walter B. Scates, James Shields,
Samuel H. Treat.
Jesse B. Thomas.
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J. Young Scammon, Reporter. Ebeoezer Peck, Clerk.,
CIRCUIT COURT COOK COUNTY. Richard M. Young, Judge. Samuel Hoard, Clerk. Mark Skinoer, Master in Chancery. Terms .-- 4th Monday of March; 3d Mooday of August; 1st Monday of November.
NOTARIES PUBLIC. J. B. F. Russell, A. Huntington, N. B. Jndd, Henry Brown.
UNITED STATES OFFICERS.
John McLean, Circuit Judge. Nathaniel Pope, District Judge. Justin Butterfield, District Attorney. William Prentiss, Marshall. James F. Owings, Clerk. John Il. Kinzic, Register Land Office. George L. Ward, Receiver of Land Cffice. John Wentworth. Member of Congress, 4th Coo. Dist. William Stuart. Post Master. J. Mcclellan. Superintendant Public Works. Seth Johnson, Deputy Collector and Inspector of Port.
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Charles L. Schlatter, Agent Chicago Harbor. Silas Meacham, Light House Keeper,
RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES AND ASSOCIATIONS.
First Presbyterian Church, Clark street, between Washington aod Madison streets .- Rev. Flavel Bascom, Pastor. Number of con- gregatioo, 500. · Number of communicants, 340.
Second Presbyteriao Church, Raodolph street, between Clark and Dearborn streets .- Rev. R. W. Patterson, Pastor. Number of congregation, 300. Number of communicants, 60.
Uoitarian Church, Washington street, between Clark aod Dear- born streets .- Rev. Joseph Harriogton, Pastor. Number of con- gregation, 250. Number of communicants, 38. '
Catholic Church, corner Michigan Aveoue aod Madison street. Rt. Rev. Win. Quarters, D. D., Rev, Maurice de St. Palais, and Rev. Francis Joseph Fischer, Pastors. No. of coogregatioo, 2000.
The new Catholic Church at the corner of Wabash Avenue and Madison street is progressing to completion. Dimeosioos-Length, 112 feet, including 12 feet portico; width, 55 feet ; heighth of walls 34 feet. Stone foundation, 4 feet. from the ground.
First Universalist Society .- Rev. Wm. E. Maoley, Pastor; meets in the Hall of the Mechanic's Institute, Number of congregation, 175. Number of communicaots, 43.
Baptist Church, corner of Washington and Lasalle streets .- Rev. . E. H. Hamlin, Paster. Number of coogregatioo, 250. Number of communicants, 140.
Baptist 'Tabernacle Church, Lasalle street, between Randolph and Washington streets .- Rev. C. B. Smith,. Pastor. Number of congregation, 250. Number of communicants, 100.
St. James' Church, (Protestant Episcopal) Cass street, between Michigao and Illioois streets. Church erected io 1837, at a cost of about $10,000 .- Rev. William F. Walker, Rector. Number of congregation, 300. Number of cominunicants, 90.
Methodist Episcopal Church, Clark street, between Washington and Madison streets; new Church, corner Randolph aod Canal streets, 3d ward .- Rev. Abraham Hansoo and Rev. Luke Hitch- cock, Pastors. Number of congregation, 600. Number of com- municants, 275.
Bethel Society-Buildiog erecting oear Kinzie and North Wa- ter streets .- Rev. W. Rowlatt, Pastor.
*Evangelical Association. (German) Wabash street, corner Monroe street .- Rev. Frederick Wahl, Pastor. Number of congregation, 50. Number of conimunicsots, 30.
German Lutheran Association Church, Illinois street, 5th ward. Society of the New Jerusalem-no regular mioistry-meetings for the present, in the City Saloon.
Sunday Schools are attached to most of these denomioatioos.
CATHOLIC LIBRARY SOCIETY. Library at the Catholic Church. George Browo, President. A. M. Talley. Vice President. C. McDonnell, Secretary. James Carney, Treasurer. James Kelly, Librarian.
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CHICAGO BIBLE SOCIETY. William H. Browo, President. T. B. Carter, Secretary. G. W. Merrill, Treasurer,
CHICAGO SACRED MUSIC SOCIETY. Instituted February 13, 1842. B. W. Raymond, President. Seth P. Waroer, C. A. Collier, Directors. Benj. Smith, Secretary. T. B. Carter, Treasurer. S. Sawyer, W. H. Brown, E. Smith, Executive Committee,
WASHINGTON TEMPERANCE SOCIETY. Number of Members, 1100. L. C. Kercheval, President. T. W. Smith, Ist Vice President .- John Davis, 2d Vice President. Luther Nichols, 3d Vice President. H. L. Rucker, Recording Secretary. John L. Smith, Assistant Secretary. James Curtis, Corresponding Secretary. James L. Howe, Treasurer. - B. W. Raymond and Wm. Harmoo, Maoagers.
CATHOLIC TOTAL ABSTINENCE SOCIETY. Number of Members, 500. Under the direction of the Catholic clergy.
MARINER'S TEMPERANCE .SOCIETY. Instituted July 10th, 1842 .- Number of Meiobers, 271, G. A. Robb, President. Grant Goodrich, Vice President. Capt. Henry Cortney, Secretary,
Capt. G. Peterson, A. B. Gould, D. McIntosh, Floating Committee, Sam'l Gerome, J. Prenderville, T. F. Hunter, H. Smith, and J. Lawson, Vigilance Committee.
JUNIOR WASHINGTON TEMPERANCE SOCIETY Organised March 11, 1843. No. of Members 118. OFFICERS. Edward A. Rucker, Presideist, Edward Morey, 1st Vice President, Alfred Seraoton, 2d Vice President, William Wayman, 3d Vice President. David D. Griswold, Recording Secretary, James A. Martling, Assistant Secretary, Asa Covey, Corresponding Secretary, William H. Scoville, 'Treasurer, Reuben B. Heacock, ! Managers. Richard H. Morey, S
MASONIC LODGE. Corner of Clark and South Water streets, third story.
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70 STATISTICS OF CHICAGO. CHICAGO LYCEUM.
Instituted December 2d,-1834 .- Incorporated Feb. 27th, 1839.
-, President. Mark Skinner, William Jones, S. W. Meacham, G. W. Meeker, J. B. Weir, Vice Presidents. George Manierre, Secretary. | J. H. Foster, Treasurer. Wm. H. Kennicott, Librarian. There is a Library of 400 volumes belonging to this Lyceum. .
YOUNG MEN'S ASSOCIATION. Organized 1841 .- Number of Members, 206. S. T. Otis. President. I. N. Arnold, Ist Vice Prest .- Win. M. Larrabee, 2d Vice Prest. A. Gilbert, Recording Secretary. D. S. Lee, Coresponding Secretary. C. R. V. Cook, Treasurer. A. Gilbert, J. M. Underwood, C. Mann, S. W. Goss, L. P. Hil- liard, J. E. Brown, Managers. Reading Room and Library of the Association, in the Saloon, second story, entrance Clark street.
Public lectures are provided for by the rules of the Association, 'and are had regularly during the winter months.
From the rules of the Association : "Any member may have the privilege of introducing strangers to the rooms of the Association, by registering their names' in a book to be kept for that purpose ; and such strangers shall have free access to the rooms of the Asso- ciation for two weeks after such introduction.
"Any person may have access to the rooms of the Association,! . by paying therefor fifty cents per month."
MECHANICS' INSTITUTE. Organized February 23d, 1842 .- Incorporated 1843. Number of Members. 173. Ira Miltimore, President. J. M. Adsit, Ist Vice President .- G. F. Foster, 2d Vice President. J. B. Weir. Recording Secretary. John Gage. Corresponding Secretary. J. H. Hodgson. Treasurer. Hormio Couk. Librarian. C. M. Gray, Asssistant Librarian. J. Milliken. I. Speer, E. D. Bates, B. Bailey. E. Smith, Directors. Hall of the Mechanics' Institute, Saloon Buildings, third story. Entrance, Clark street.
The Mechanical Department of the Prairie Farmer, John Gage, Editor, is under the direction of the Institute.
The Library Room of the Institute, in an adjoining room. An accessiou has recently been made to this library.
CHICAGO REPEAL ASSOCIATION. Win. B. Egan, President. L. C. Kercheval, Vice-President. Charles Mc Donnell, See'y. H. L. Rucker, Corresponding Sec'y. James Carney, Treasurer.
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YOUNG MEN'S LYCEUM. . Instituted 25th September, 1843. David D. Griswold, President. Edwin C. Stowe, Vice-President. Wm. H. Scoville, Secretary. Edward Morey, Treasurer.
HYDRAULIC COMPANY ..
CAPITAL, $200,000. PRESIDENT, Buckner S. Morris. DIRECTORS. B. W. Raymond," W. S. Gurnee, S. F. Gale," S. J. Sherwood., L. C. P. Freer, Sec'y. Alex. Brand, Treasurer. Applications for water to be made to.S. J. Sherwood, 144 Lake st .:
UNION AGRICULTURAL -SOCIETY .. PRESIDENT, Lewis Ellsworth, of Du Page. ·VICE-PRESIDENTS, Seth Washburn, of Lake, Samuel Goodrich, of Du Page,'
Wm. Vanorsdel, of McHenry, Robert Strong, of Will,
Shephard Jobnston, of Kanc, James McClellan, of Kendall, 1 Joseph Vial, of Cook, M. L. Dunlap, of Cook, Recording Secretary. E. W. Brewster, of Kane, Corresponding Secretary. M. H. Dewmond, of Will, Treasurer. COMMITTEE ON FAIRS, William Smith,
Robert Strong, Chester Ingersoll, Edward Perkins, all of Will.
J. A. Gooding,
Office of Prairie Farmer 112 Lake strt.
NEWSPAPER OFFICES, AND PUBLICATION DAYS. BETTER COVENANT, Saturday. Randolph street, between Wells and Franklin sts. Seth Barnes, editor and proprietor.
CHICAGO DEMOCRAT, Wednesday, 107 Lake street. John Wentworth, editor and proprietor. CHICAGO EXPRESS. daily, Tuesday, weekly, 98 Lake st. Win. W. Brackett. editor and proprietar.
NORTH-WESTERN BAPTIST. semi-monthly, Tuesday, 124 Lake st. I. N. Powell. editor. PRAIRIE FARMER. monthly. 112 Lake street. John S. Wright and J. Amhrose Wight. elutors. J. S. Wright. proprietor. WESTERN CITIZEN. Thursday, 124 Lake street. Z. East- mao and Asa B. Brown, editors.
BOOK AND JOB PRINTING OFFICE. Ellis & Fergus, Clark street. Saloon Buildings, corner Lake st.
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