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lu thejaber, 1809, n lat 184 by 1'S leet, on the corner of Wulunt ounl Dela- i aro streets, ans purchased, ul a cost of A]&,Jun, for the Second Wulst arlivol house, flir nld property bring sold for $1,000, The luulding wus coupleled nud apeurdl fer pupils in the winter of 1871. It is like the Sixth Wnul building, four stories high, with a capacity for [28 pupils. il cos, including inelonne und furniture, STILIUMI,
During the year rommeneing september, 1849, schools for colored pupils seir opened in the old Fourth bund Sixth Ward school bouses. The school- uf the Poorid Ward house uns luubledl, by the wildilion of u seeand glory, in 1810, An ereniog school for culored children iras alsa opened, in 1871, which nos pupulur nud well ollenled,
PLASSIFICATION OF TUE BILIOOLS.
The schools are divided into Ihreo dejeulturale-primary, inlerinedinle and high school, Etch department is subdivided into four grmiles, known- eunuting in order from the lenst advanced-n. D. C. Bobd A, primary . D. 1', B und A, mlermedlinfe , and the fire, second, junior nul senior years ul the high sebool. The regular time required to compleir the course of study in each ih partiuvat is four years, and ler each grade une year. The firelve grades, from D, primory, through the senior year of the high school, ivill years of age would, if " in course," griluale from the high school of 18 Anoy uwibitions und industrious pupilsuro uble je pussthe examinations and huish thvir grades in u shorter peried, Some rote pupils can pass Iwa grades year more can accomplish three grades in few years. Bul, without "eromming" or orerwark, nos utlinuty chill eun finish the regular coursy within the time pre-gribrd. " All thr scholars in the samue gruile in the dif- lo bu equally auxinte, at the nost qununl Di semi-annual exomination, lo grmlunle into the gnule uest higher"
THE NOIInOL. OFFIPLUS.
Framu 1853 ontil the spring af 1861, the Trudres nere elreted by ibe Poumon Conneil. I'rum Isfil la 18Gh, owing to u chunige in the law, the Trustees were elected by the penjde, nor from eerh ward. In 1865, the Inw wienguis nieudest, and The Trustees were elected by the Council, nulil thu passage of n , approved March 3, 18il, providing for a Board of School I'mmissioners, lu le cleehid by the people, wue from each "school ilistriel." At present, the distriels ure the nine wards; but The Commissioners are anthinixel fo telidriel the rin fur sehuol purposes. They are also author- ized to levy such additional Inxry pe muay ho necesamy far the efficiency of the schools und to provide suitable buildings.
The onauul report of receipes und expenditures of school ravenue is minde hy' the School Baard To the Coquly Commissioners, with whom all accounts und rouchers are ale. und settlement ninde in Morch of' rach yeur,
The Superintendent of Nebools is the neling exeentire afficer of the Board ul Trustery or Couumissioners, Ilv is entrusted with the general noganiznion iud mrhugeuteut of the schools. The School Board elect The lenchers annu- ally, but all reports from them with regard lo their duties, or The rondition of their schools, are mudr to the principals, or direelly la the Saperiutend. ent, who is responsible for the olheientgrahug and successful working of the whole, Tlu Superintendlout is assisted by Two principals-one for all the schooly north of Washington street and ony for the weheols senth of thul
streel. There is na mlditinhal principal, who hns the general supervision of imalruelion in the primary prodes. There is also a leueber for all the schools, in cich of thir departmenta, of voeul innsie, drawing und gymnastics, A competent mechanic is also emplayed, who has general charge of' supplies and of ull minor repairs to the schuil piperh'. As the value of the school poquerty exceeds $300,000, it requires ronslaut attention ond care. TbP justiceions custudy of this valuable eslale, situated na it is in Inelre different localities of the city, keejang it in repair, fil far ils uses, comfortahto far lho children unil free from wanecessary ireur und lear, fordi no smull jeirt uf tho ilities uf the School Trinstres
THE UETIMES Of INSTRUCTION.
If ont connuun school system isu machine, it is n self-adjusting men- lion, undl mluply itself to theents of the induidaul child as well n4 lo tho requirements of the mass of children. The individuality of eich pupil is preserved, amit yet all in euch graude work in arcord and linrmiony in the same general rantino uf slitdy. The keystone of The system is the idea that the childl fenehes himself He is neither laught, instructed nor "eraunned." Hit lecher directs his attention from one aljeel of intriest to nnother. llo is so leil shut Ir aloerres, thinks nud comes lu rarreet conclusions by the excroisv of his own puuers. What is learned is thoroughly leurned, because it is flight ont -- not emumyl hy rule, That lescher is innel successful wlinso poner is greatest in securing thr afleutien atul direring tho observation of
The schools derivo their support fram twa sources-the general mition fund mid the spreiol school fond, The first is the SInte revruue far thy sup- puli of The schauts, apportioned In eseli cannly necording to the number of persons of school oge. In Indionapolis, the umtion fond 14 not coufined 10 thry ulua e apportionment, Int is supplemented by a local lux l'or leichers' saleries The second smirer of riteone-the special school funil-can only be used Tur enrrent expeuses, including school lots, buildings, repairs, fuel, all all items of expenditure excepl lenchers' soluries 11 is derived from & lax levied by the Trustees, und pilneed upon the county ilnplicute, of " nol evereding 25 cents un erehl $100 of valuation, amit 50 cents on euch poll."
INSTITUTIONS 01 LEIANINO.
Besides ber excellent pnldir schools, lutimapolis hints qinte a number of in-liIntions of learning. Prominent among theso is the Northwestern Chris- tinn Duirersity, under the nuspiers ot tho Christinu denomination. This college wns rhurlered hy the General Assruldy in ISD, und opened in Norember, IRh], Since then it has bad a sure and steady growth, Tbo syslew of instruction coustats of' a collegiole course of four yeors, n pre- parmiory runrsy of two years, and n primary depurlineul. The regular col. lege roure is substantially that of the oldest nnil test colluges of Tho Easl.
This institution hea o law department onl u musical department, the former of which wus opened on tho luth of January, 1871. One of the specinl Tentures of this college is Ibut Inily students are adiniffel lo The ure cutittel to equal honors in tho grailunling classes.
This college ins clintleied hy a company, the copilul stock of which umounts It Hot far from $200,000, firm-thints of which is invested in an endoirwoul l'unil, for the support of the sustitution. The faculty ure mong the ablesl eineators in the country, oml when the new building- ure com- pleted, there will be no more desirable plare in the West u which to notnin liberal ilucation.
The Indinunpolis Young Ladies Iostilille is under the nusquees of the Baptist deyoumention, unil is n prosperous school. It was founded in 1818. ly'n joint stock cumpriny, called ihr " ludiauspolis Educational Association." Under the udunnistration of Prol. C. W. Hewes, who look charge of il in INGS, the institution prospered to much u degrre that the uecommodations hud lu be culurged nl n cual of $4,000. Num after, $3,000 was paid for the onlargement of the grounds. In ISAG, the building iros further enlarged ut A cost of $14,000, making the tolul cost af Iby building and site $53, 000).
This sustitutou bey miated a high ilegree of otheieney and popularity. The Trustees and Furully are determined to make il one of the hest schools for tho elucalion of young ladies in the country, und already, undor their judicious and efficient nuinngedient, it wy rapidly acquiring that reputation, hoth st home mul nhrued.
The Runmu Entbalies have some very excellent paroelnl schools in the city-$1, ,Juhu's, St. l'atrick's und St. Mary's schonls, for boys and girls. The former of these is n Intge gradel school, muler charge of The Sisters of Piurideory, with n comprehensive enurse of sinily-the nsunl English brunebes, practical untheinntics, the rurions branches of natural science, French, German, music and drau ing.
N. Jwho's whool for boy's is enmlueled by the Brothers of the Suered trart. SI. Mary's Academy for girls is under The charge of the Sisters of St. Francis. Ponoreter nitb St. Patrick's parish are the schuals far girls nul buys und The Nuriinte of the Brothers of this Surred Heart.
The Hermuy Protestant parochunt schools and the Gerninh-English schools aro ning the most limishing is the city, particularly the muvr, which have been founded anil ure supported by the German citizens uf ludian. opelis, the object Twintig That the children of German parents may hure the rrgnisile facilities lar instruction both in the fiermon and Kuglish lun- guages,
The Judiunapolis Prachenl Business, Military und Lerinre College 15 nu institution consolidated with the Brymin & Stralian Business College, und urganized hy in association of praturneul citizens. The intepliou of this is lu extrud the beld of the ordinary business college, sn us to include iustrue finn in erery business of hte, und the joan hus pruveil euriaruily snecessl'ol.
PILESANT ANU TUTUNL OF INILLANAPOLIE.
Touching the present status und future prospects of Ilutianupalis, ue ap- pend The following allemruf hiring the endorsement of lon. Thouns A. Hendricks, Governor, E. T Cox, Sinte Geologist ; Thomay G. Kingau, I'res- ident of the Board of Trade; . 1. M. Bulenour, President of The 3Innuthe. lurers' nod Real Estate Exchange :
There nre eighteen banks of deponl and discount in this rity, und six henry firms of hrokers doing a loan business on real estalo will Eastern capital. Six of the hanks above named are National Banks, amt tho of bers ure private banks, The stock und securities of These honks amount to >0,000,000, the reserves $6,000,000, audl the aleposits $1,000,1010), making, if all nre counted ns balik capital, $16,600,000. The item of " reserves" 18 lowdle ojo of the ucluul regerres of the Nulionul Banks und the private estates ol' the private breaks, as 'security for their Iransaclions. If The amount of money used anit losuel by the six firms of brukers muy be counted as honk enpilnl, it woubl swell the total amount 10 $18,01K1,000, The nnuunl ilin- conuls of Ibeyy banka iy $8,600,000, nud ihr Toane uf hroker's $1,600,000, inuking up lonus und discounts $[11, 100,000.
The commercial und muunmneluring Imde of this city hay rapidly grewu to its present dimensions within the list Ium or five years. A very large wholesale und manufacturing Irade is rapidly springing up, nud it is esti- minted ilni thu bulupce of Irado with These Western States and Territories is in nur favi ju The extent of about $3,000,000 nunnally. If the ship- menis af produce mil purk from this State urv tokra Inlo cousiteration, il will Inrgeh inerense ilus sum, Almost The whole of the State of Initiana is splendid gricultural lanul, nud ky the Ingt United States census this Stale was found to he the Truth Siste in importunce in the produelion of arbent, un.l the fifth in the production of corn, giving us a Inrge surplus,
which is soll to our less favored neighbors of The West ond Sonth. In midi- lion to this, Indianapolis has become The fourth city in importance in pork interests, und from In co huudird nod seventy- fire thonsimul in The Inmmhed Thonsahil hogy ure nunnally slaughtered hory. I will bo rendily gren Ihut This business nlono gires us o very large surplus for exparlatiun. I will be seen That this city is an tho direct line of must af' The grent Irunk roules from these Western points to tho Kasl, und in the direel hino of ull the short- esl routes from the l'ueifir to the Atlantic Occun, In this conurelion, nebeg leave to coll nHentian to The faet flint a branch mint localeil ut Inulinanpolis irill supply n link in the chain of munts oxlending from The Allamio In the Pacific nuil located nenr tho forlieth parallel. . Ry un examination of the winy it will be seen that Denver is 9125 miles from San Francisco, Indianmodis 960 from Denver, no Philadelphia 600 from Imlinnapohn, thus Incaling all these bronch minis nl almost equal disimices Trin enoh other in a lind nerosy The coulinent, und in n dirert line with The great muilromil routes front Fast fo West. Examine the mup agun, mul you will find Indianapolis the center nf the circular linn drawn near Des Moines, Toprkn, Little Rock, New Orleans, Sarunnah, Philadelphio, New York and the northern boundury of Michigan, including within ils cirele The greater portion of the ansiness uf the United Stairs. Rxunfine tho mop again, and inside This eirelo sve how, by the con- struction und location of n viel net- work of railroadls, ererything is thisen foiranil atul through Indianapolis. Each week of the year, over len thong-mil freighl eurs pass in umil out of this eity, muking u grand total of orrr fire linudeed thousand ents per annum. During each year, the Irmel lo, froor und through Ilus city amounts In between four und firr million passengers. With This vusl ort-work of milroads, leading lo all parts of the Vuilel Sintes, mal our own fre thousand miles willin the Stere of' Indiana, leading Through eighty-four of the niurly-two counties of the Sinte, Indiumpotis will noquestionably soon become une of the grentest chstrilling points if Ihn West, unit is nlrendy n great ilistrihinting point for Ibe Mississippi Valley mid the Southern Slales.
By a line wrhieb runs southwest from this city, via Vincennes, Cuira anil Little Rock, lo Austin, Texas, nil trom There by n contemplated route la the City of Mexico (a portion of which contenidoted romil is now completed ). the great Mexienn silver mines can be more easily und direelly reneheil Iban by nuy other route. Then, from this some line through Texns, by way of the Texas & Suntbero Pacifo Mailrond, when completed, all the rich mines of Northern Moxico, New Mexico, Arizona and Sonthern Califurnin may be renched more ilircelly from this city than from any other rity within Three hundred miles of us.
You will also see that Indiaunpolis is very nenrly a central point, na re- gards Chicago, Cincinnuti and St Louis, tho three contesling points for the mint. Behveen Indisunpolis and each of these points there are three or four mailable competing raitromul lines.
by reuson of ils favorable geographical oud topographical positiau, in directly coupecleil by trunk line maitronly with more oflies muuil towns in the Alissis- sippi Valley thian noy other eily, for, as tho great railroad conlor of Ibo West, she lias dircet connection, hy the shortest possibly roules, with Cin- cinusti, Piusburgh, Wheeling, Columbns, Dnyton, Toleilo, flerelutuit, De- froil, Dubuque, Des Moines, Keokuk, Chiengo, Omnba, Springfiolil, St. Lonis, Memphis, Nashville, Louisville, and through theso direel counectious with more than n Thousomil ofbor smaller eilivs and lowus in the Mississippi Valley.
The cost of ordinary labor ia $t lo $1.26 per day, nuil the cost of expert Inbor is from $2 10 $3 per ilny. Being surrounded by nu imineuse mint very rich agricultural distriel, and close lo The extensive coul deposits of this Stale, comprising over one- fifth of Ibe territory of luilians, or uvor 4, 1MX1,000 of neres of coal lunds, will railronds running lo all parts of the coul folds, und through the agricultural distriels into the rounly senla of wighty-four of tho Dinely. tin eouulies in Indiana, il uny bo safely neynmed That tho prico of living is a hitle less in Indinumpolis than in any other large Western cily. What ure flo varieties of fuel, umi cost of each, delivered in ludinn. npolis v
Ansu er-Coal, coke, charcoal und all kinds of bord wood, The best block conl is worth from $2 to $2.50 per lon , nul block conl, $1.45 por ton; coking coul, $1,60 1« 52 per lon ; but coking conl, $1.40 per lon; eoke, x cenis per bushel ; elinreoul, WO eruts per bushel; and the best uf cord wood ul from $' to $5 per cord.
An immense manufacturing business is rapully springing up here, especially in iron manufactures, Orer 45,000 lons of iron are now nunnally used in the different establishments of this city, which also use nunually over 60,000 tons of coal, and employ serernl thousnud hands. One rolling. mill munkes 5,000 tons of hur iron per annum, uml nuollier 16,000 lous of railroad iron per unbuio, There wir now ihrre hunthed steam engines built livre nuqually, nud very large factories in wood. wurk ure established unit successfully operateit, empleying equally us umny handa nud us much capital is those in iron works. In suchlition, there are, within less than seventy. five miles from this city, eight blust Annoces, located within the col fields. The manufacturing business is constantly increasing, nud will soua become n greul souren of wealth to our city and Stule,
So fur as prhouls anil woetrly nre cobrerned, wo have the very best. There are one hundred aquil Thirty school houses und churches in this enty, und the public school fouil id' the State is larger than that of uny other Siale in the Union The opnual circulation of newspapers privind in this vily umnounis lo sixteen imillion copies.
the people of Indiona, we desne to suy thul, in building orvr five Thousand miles of roilrouds in this Stute, wro havo hud no ndrauluges of subsidies or fureigo uid, lo gny great extent, but that These roads have been built by the energy of our people nail the great resources of our Sinto. We, theirfire, borg lem o very modrally to rluimi thal, for all we bare ilono in nurancing Iruule, commerce noil civilization, and us one of the future great cities of Ibo Republic, ire nre entitled to some quist runopo from the United States fungera- turul, tu the extent, ul least, of the locolion of u brauch mint of the United Stales ut this point. The government is nuw expending large sums uf money in Chicago, St. honis nod Cincinnati, in the construction at imturner built- ings for the use of thy l'ust Office, Pustom Muove audl United States Cunris in those cities, und should the mint ly located in either, lurge muldilional op. junprintinny will be required for the purebase of grounds nod the erection of mitable buildings, which could not be cumpleteil nuit rrudy for operation nudler two ond u huff or three years. But shouldl tlwe mint hy localed w Indianapolis, thy buihlings creeled doine yours since by the government, fer urvenol purpieges, which are no longer required by the Ordannce Deparl. went, pre admirably mlopted for o mint, uud van be proparent l'ar that pur- pose ul n comparatively amoll expensy, nad The machinery bo in full opera- lmun io n fow mnauths.
Mory spacions grounds can be obtained ut Inilinonpolls thun elsvu here, and if n song to the gorermeni of frun losu lo Ihrer millions of ilellurs
UNITED STATES ARAPNAL.
One of the prominent " objeets of iulerral " la the Uuiteil Stutes Arsenal huillings and grounds, situated un a communiling eminpuce cast of the cily. about hulf a mile north of Washington street, nud one mnily und o half erst of l'irrle Purk.
The lvention of an arsenal al this elly was nuthorized by net of Congress enrly in The rebellion. lis establishmont hore was in afareh, 1848, auml, pending the creeliou of The presenl lenlhlinga, n ruled huibliug, on the cor- ner of Deluwure nud Storyland streets, nus used for the purposes of the
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arsenal, Cupl. William V. Wiley, O. S. K., in charge. Capt. Wiley resigned his cotninission on the 14th of Oelohier, 1870. The sito of the arsenal ivas selected by Gon. Buckingham, nuil wrurk ou the buildings ins communeneed in August, 1818. These, with the exception ef somo minur detuils, have been completeil and orenpieil for some yeuts. Of these buildings the following is n hriof ilescription ;
Main Building-Three stories high, one hundred and eighty-threo frel long, ouil sixty- three Iert wido; for tho storage uf urens, ett.
Artillery Storrhouse-Tno slories high, tuo hundred und ane feet long, mod fifty- tu o frel wido ; for the storage of artillery, ele. Magazine-One story high, fifty feet long, and Thirty-four ferl wide ; for storing peuder.
Office-One story high, forty-Three feel lang, und tu enty-tiro feet nilo. Barrarks-Tuo #turies high, one thousand one hnulred and five feet long, and Thirty-livo feet wide ; For the enlisted men.
Two Sets Oflicors' Quarters-Tivu umil n bulf stories high, eighty feol leng, und forly feet wvidr.
Ont Sel Ofbeers' Quarters-One story and a half high, forly-seven feel loug, unt twenty- right feet wille.
All of these Imildings, with the exception of a portion of the officers' quarters, pre buill uf slone unil presved brick, amul are huth subsluntint und im posing in oppeuranre.
The groumls consist of serenity -six neres, und houve great ulinntages it respect of bennty as well us atility. Nature has giren The site a commend. ing cleration, an undulating surface und numerous forest trees, To theso mil has tilded the heuntifying auxiliaries of shulbery, fine drives anil walks, eto. A stream of running water passes through one coruer. About tuenty- fire nerma are used for posture undl garilen purposes; the rest for the build- ings undt surremuling gronnils. The entire prionises ore supplied with public unter mul guy.
The grounds mund improvements-especially in summer und mitutth time -unite iu froming one of the most pirturesque cul attractive localities in The vicinity of the city.
Nothing is more conclusive of the future prosperity of this city than the fact of its frerom from debl. The whole Slate, county and city taxrs com- binud are less than tun ger ceal., und this site of things is the result of Iming honesty ul the huhn of state, nail shoit's the trisdom uf her business mien in restricting her harrowing pourers. The railromils are here by force ef rirentsinners, without buring to hr puul for, and all the city improre- genis ure the result of frirato enterprise and plurk. The merchants und munufieturers are here united for mutual geeil, which hus reguliert in their huting an Exchange where they meet, in an elegant oru bull in Wright's block, for The intervhunge uf idens, and the furtherance of the rily's inter- e.I4, its tu ell ou n hundsome Chumber uf Commerrr ur Bonl af Trah. The old State House is now' n relie of' the piel, woon lo give plaer to un rlegunt structure, and the courts of justice me nlsu nearly finished, which will lor in a magnificent building, n prudle und urnikuent to the city.
Rrent attention liny breu giren to the success of ilir State Fair und Experi- tien, fur which they hair u permanent brick structure and ample grinds, which were Inlely opened with a varied mind elegant nesortment in every line and cluss iof minmifneturr. Frerything was reperseuted Thul the ingenuity of mun could invent For the comfort and convenience of mankind, uml irlitt u ss more eredilubile In tins fuir is the fact That the greatest and mest interesting display was mide by the rily itself. There urrr umny marked features of inlereel al thir fuir in Indianapolis, thul ne failed to see in either the t'hicago ur Cineinneh Fairs ; ire mean in the get- np und nltruelireness.
The fuir grunnds rontuin thirty-six urer's laid out with ualks, dlrires and shedr trees, und furnished with cummodions hulls, dining rooms, stalls, pens, a large muphithraler, and the best titr Inek in the State.
The elegant nud spacious Exposition Buildings irere greeted thu yours ugn, al n rest of $150,000. They aro 900 fret in length, tho eentral porliou, Uro stories of tu enly feet ench in height, with rernudah in T'ront, and ciddi- Inining tuo galleries uxlending the entire length of the building, requiring in their ronstrurtion 1, 500, Qtkt brick, KAD),000 feel id' luniber, 2,0til cubi yupils of slonr. and 100 kegs of nails, und nffurding more than 800,000 square feet ot space arranged in the uniel wundern style, and adapted to the .hisplay of every brunch uf industry. Power is furnished free of charge for the exhibition of minelnuery when in motion. A superbnmilance of water is furnished ou the grentuils und in the hillings, for the numerous fonuinin", elosels, grottos, nud for general use.
The Fair mut Exposition is under the umangement of the Sinto Burd of Agriculture, prenten hy statute law to promote nud iumproro the condition of agriculture, uwehnutie mil householl arls. Hon. lohu Sutherland is Preki- ilent, nund Aux, Hrrou, Scoreluiry.
MONROE COUNTY.
Munroe County is situated in the interior of the Stule, atid is quite dirersi- fed in its surfiice, the englern lier of tonuships being rery hilly, bluest manuluinous ; tho southern part gently rolling ; the wrestleru portion rather lerel ; the hurthoru somowhint hilly ; while the central is unlulnting Its area is four hundred mul uineteon sul one halt'square miles, or 2u's, 150 acres, The soil is generally adapted to the growth of wheat, corn, grasy ond tobacco, the latter of which is grown in the boulhiresteru portion of the county. tif these large slupouruts ure mudo. There is tino fruit grown here, consisting af apples, peaches nud pears, Horses, wules, initle, hogs and sheepenre raised aud extensively shipped While River hounds the extreme norih. Wel portion of the contily Bean Blossom eultrs the easteru puri, oul is the boundary line of Murinu nul Bellon Tiuruships, then Bowing southwest inle Bloomington Township For ubont three unles, uinkes a bend uml tons mithrest inlu Wlute liver. Sult Creek, next in size, cuters the enstoru bouwilury ul the county, Howing generally iu # southwest ilircelien. Clour Crick rises in shoul the center ut Tho county, Bons south, nud empties intu Salt Creek. All thege orrek. hure unigerous brunchrs emptying into them. "the timber, of which there is a large quantity, consists moslly of sugar maple, poplar, ouk, unluut, beech mul luekory. Among the innerals found u thus county urn iron oro nail eoil, in the southirest prirt. Building stone, equal to my in the Stufe, is found throughout the county. Sanil nud ginrol are found in grent nhuwulnuee.
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