Logan's Indianapolis directory, 1868, Part 48

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The Saint Louis National Guards passed through here in February, 1856, and the ef- feet produeed was such that a similar organ- ization was effeeted here on the 12th of March. The National Guards were uni- formed in blue, with caps and white plumes, and were sneeessively under the command of W. J. Elliott, Thomas A. Morris, George

Beside the foregoing home organizations, agencies, general and special, exist here for F. MeGinnis, Irwin Harrison, J. M. Lord, forty or fifty foreign life, accident and fire and W. P. Noble. When the war occurred insurance companies. Most prominent the company entered the eleventh regiment among these is the Atna, of Hartford, which, under William Henderson and A. and closed its existence with the end of the war. An unsueeessful effort was afterward Abromet as agents, has done a very Inera- made to revive it. It was a well-drilled tive business at this point, its net receipts

and officered organization, held frequent here during the continuance of the agency, parades and a number of encampments, and in excess of all expenses, amounting to supplied many competent officers to the nearly if not quite $200,000. The company army during the war. It revived the mili-

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tary spirit here when it was at the lowest their existence with the end of the war, be- ebb, and aided in keeping it alive until the ing commanded by W. J. H. Robinson, F. war demonstrated the absolute necessity of Knefler and others. sueh organizations in time of peace. George F. MeGinnis, W. W. Darnell, J. H. Livsey

A military convention was held here June 27th, 1860, under the leadership of and others commanded the company Captain Lewis Wallace, eleven companies through the war. Shortly after it was first being represented, and an encampment was

formed the National Guards Band was or- ganized, and under different names and with some changes, still exists, holding a high rank among the musical organizations of the State.

determined on, to be held September 19th on the State military grounds. It was ae- cordingly held September 19th-24th, the Greys, Guards, Zouaves, Montgomery Guards, Fort Harrison Guards, and Vigo Guards participating, General Love com- manding, Captain Shoup Adjutant. The

The City Greys and the City Greys Band were organized August 12th, 1857, and un- der the successive command of W. J. Elli- unfavorable weather prevented a large at- ott, E. Hartwell and others, attained a high tendance.

state of discipline. It was uniformed in

The Zouave Cadets were organized in gray, wore bearskin slakos, and was armed August, 1860, and the Zouave Guards, Cap- like the Guards with muskets. It entered tain John Fahnestoek, in October. This the cleventh regiment and closed its exist- company also entered the eleventh regi- ence with the war, being commanded by R. ment, and terminated its existence at the S. Foster, S. W. Butler and Henry Kemper. The Greys Band, in March, 1859, during

end of the war. The Cadets were in exist- ence for a year or two after the war began the Pike's Peak fever, started for that local- under Captain George H. Marshall, and ity, but turned off toward Santa Fe, and most of them entered the service singly as tlience down through Mexico to Matamoras, officers in various regiments subsequently and through Texas to New Orleans and organized. home, receiving a publie welcome here The news of the attack on Sumter was re- Junc 7tlı, 1860, after their fifteen months ccived April 12th, and the next day recruit- of wandering and hardship. The band en- ing began. The Guards, Greys, Zouaves, tered the service, though not as the old or- and Zouave Guards at once filled up, and ganization.

The City Greys Artillery was organized companies of National Guards were formed. in 1859 as an adjunet to that organization, Two companies of the Greys entered the under J. A. Colestock as captain, but the service, leaving one reserve company at commander lost his arm not long after by a home. Two companies of the Independent premature explosion of the gun, and the Zouaves were in the eleventh regiment. company was suspended.

were all in camp by the 17th. Two reserve The Zouave Guards left no reserve com-

In July, 1858, the Marion Dragoons, pany. Besides these organizations an artil- Captain John Love, were organized, and lery company was formed, and Home Guard for a year or two kept up their organization companies in every ward. Several thous- and occasional parades, but the difficulty of ands of men were raised here for the service properly drilling and keeping up a cavalry company prevented their continued exist- ence.

during the war, without counting the gal- lant City Regiment, twelve hundred strong, with its artillery and cavalry wings, raised here during the Morgan raid, or the one

The Montgomery Guards visited the city on the 21st of February, 1860, and with our thousand "hundred daysers" at a later date city companies paraded on the 22d. In the in the struggle. The military record of the afternoon they gave a fancy drill by drum- city during the war was a proud one, and beat, in Zouave dress, near the Bates House, her quotas were always filled, although by the remissness of the authorities in securing in presence of an immense erowd, and ex- eited great admiration. It was at once de- the proper credits, a draft was ordered early termined to form a Zouave company here,

in 1865, and a debt of several hundred and on the 1st of March the Independent thousand dollars incurred for bounties to Zouaves, Captain F. A. Shoup, were organ- volunteers to fill requisitions that should ized, uniformed as Zouaves, armed with sa- never have been made.

bre-bayonet rifles, and persistently drilled. and joined the rebel army, in which he af- terward became a brigadier general, and On the 4th of February, 1837, Calvin Shoup resigned in January, 1861, went south Fletcher and Thomas Johnson were ap- pointed commissioners by the Assembly to reccive subscriptions and drain the swamp was noted as the first one on that side to north-east of town, which discharged its propose using the negroes as soldiers in the waters by two bayous through the place. rebel cause. The Independent Zouaves en- They proceeded to execute the work by eut- tered the eleventh regiment and terminated ting a diteh west to Fall ereek, south of and

HISTORY OF

through the present fair grounds. During build the church on the north-west corner the flood of 1847 the banks of the drain of University Square, and a lcase was ob- broke and the water again came down the tained from the Assembly ; but the house, a old channels, flooding the houses and alarm-

small, plain brick, was commenced in the ing new comers. These bayou channels are fall on the south side of Ohio street, between now nearly obliterated by the street grades Pennsylvania and Meridian, and was torn and filling of lots. On the 6th of February

down in 1852 and a new church built in the Assembly authorized the Internal Im- 1853-4 on the south-west corner of New provement Board to use the half of square 50, which had been given to the town for

York and Alabama streets. The German Lutheran church was built in 1860-1 on market purposes in 1821, and in lieu there- East and Georgia streets, Rev. Charles of to set off the north half of square 48 to Freke, pastor.

the town, the town and the State to ex- The Indianapolis Female Institute was change deeds on the transfer. On the 4th chartered at the session of 1836-7, and of February the first carpenters' association opened June 14th by Misses Mary J. and was incorporated, and it shortly after limit- Harriet Axtell, in Sanders' building. It ed a day's work to ten hours.

was subsequently removed to the upper rooms of the house opposite Washington Hall, and finally to a frame school-house on

The Episcopalians had met occasionally in 1835 for worship at the court house, as the services of a minister of that church Pennsylvania street next the old Presbyter- could be secured, but in the winter of 1836 ian church. The first examinations were the meetings had been more frequent, and

held April 30th, 1838, and the school sub- in March or April, 1837, a church was or- sequently attained a high reputation, at- ganized and Rev. Jamcs B. Britton chosen tracting scholars from abroad. Miss Axtell rector, preaching at the court house and was a faithful and competent teacher, held seminary. Preparations were made for in grateful remembrance by her pupils, but building in November, and on the 7th of her health failing the school was discontin- May, 1838, the corner - stone of Christ ued in the fall of 1849, and she died at sea Church was laid, a plain wooden Gothic shortly after on her way to the West Indies. structure, on the north-east corner of Circle

The Indianapolis High School, afterwards and Meridian streets. The house was open- called the Franklin Institute, was opened ed for services November 18th, 1838. This on Washington street, opposite Washington building was used till 1857, when it was sold to the African Methodist church and and Eliza Richmond. removed to West Georgia street. A new

Hall, October 25th, 1837, by G. Marston A frame school- house was built in the spring of 1838 on stone church (the first in the city) was be- Circle street next the present high school gun in May, 1857, and completed in 1859. building, and occupied by the school for The spire yet remains unfinished. A peal four or five years. Marston left in 1839, of bells was placed in it in May, 1860, and being succeeded by Orlando Chester, who taken out and replaced with a better one in died in October, 1840, and was succeeded by John Wheeler, who taught until the September, 1860. A tasteful brick parson- age was built near the church in 1857. school was discontinued. In December,

Rev. J. B. Britton, S. R. Johnson, M. M. 1837, it was proposed to establish a State Hunter, N. W. Camp, J. C. Talbott, H. Female Seminary as the counterpart of the Bloomington College for males, and use the Governor's Cirele as the college building, Stringfellow, T. P. Holcomb, J. T. P. In- graham have been rectors of this church.

In 1865 the church divided, a part of the but the project was not executed. The In- members forming St. Paul's church, and in the spring of 1867 the corner-stone of a large dianapolis Academy, under Joseplius Cicero Worral, had been in existence from 1836, brick edifice was laid at the corner of New and continued for several years after this York and Illinois streets, with appropriate services. Rev. H. Stringfellow has been

date. Worral was a man of considerable education but peculiar idiosyncracies, and the rector to this date. This church has his addresses to his scholars (often publish- ed) excited much amiusenient on account of the flights of fancy, elassieal allusions, and stilted style in which he indulged.

recently been completed and dedicated as the cathedral church of the diocese. Grace church, on Pennsylvania and St. Joseph streets, was built in 1863-4, M. V. Averill, rector. Several mission chapels of this de- nomination have since been built in differ- ent quarters of the city.

The first editorial convention in the State met May 29th in the town council chamber, twenty editors and publishers being present. John Douglass acted as president and John Dowling secretary. Fifty-two papers were

The Evangelical Lutheran church was formed in the spring of 1837, and the first then published in the State. An associa- communion held May 14th, Rev. A. Reck tion was formed, constitution adopted, and being pastor. It was at first proposed to advertising rates agreed on.

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As the National Government was McAd- March, and resulted in the election of Jas. amizing the centre of Washington street, it Morrison as president. In April and May was proposed in June that the trustees im- the council passed ordinances governing the markets, regulating cases before the presi- dent, licensing groceries, and improving sidewalks and streets. prove the sidewalks, and steps were accord- ingly taken to do so. The sidewalks as originally designed were fifteen feet wide on Washington and ten feet on other streets. At a subsequent date they were made twen-

The summer and fall of 1838 was very sickly and many deaths took place. The ty feet on Washington and twelve feet on first "steam foundry" in the town was start- other streets ; and within the last ten years ed in January by Wood & Underhill, on fifteen feet has been adopted as the standard Pennsylvania street, where the Second Pres- width on the ninety-feet streets. The in- byterian church now stands. The old creased width of the pavement on Washing- ton street was bitterly opposed by the prop-

steam mill was finally closed in February of this year and the machinery offered for erty-holders on account of the increased ex- sale, though not disposed of finally until a pense entailed in their improvement. The year or two afterward. Benjamin Orr opened first street improvements were begun in the first ready - made clothing store here 1836-7.

during this year.

A great hail storm occurred on the 6th of Junc, many of the stones weighing three and four ounces, and measuring three inch-

cial residence till 1864. It was sold by or- der of the Assembly in 1865, and a row of

sionary Society held the first fair here on business rooms built along the Illinois street the 31st of December, realizing $230 for the front of the lot.

cause. Such fairs were afterward very fre-

Three hundred and twenty-four votes quently held by various societies and for were cast at the corporation election in various objects.

1838. The Assembly re-incorporated dent. At the meeting in April the public wells were ordered to be repaired, by-laws

March, N. B. Palmer being elected presi-

the town on the 17th of February, includ- ing the whole of the donation, but limiting adopted for the government of the town offi-

taxation for municipal purposes to the old plat. The town was divided into six wards, cers, and the streets which were still fenced up ordered to be opened. The corporation all east of Alabama street constituting the receipts for the year ending March 27th first; thence west to Pennsylvania the sec- ond ; thence to Meridian the third ; thence to Illinois the fourth ; thence to Mississippi were $7,012, the expenditures $6,874; $3,- 850 of this sum was paid Elder, Colestock & Co., for building the west market house the fifth ; thence west the sixth. One trus- and adding to the east one ; $443 were paid tee was to be elected by each ward, and a M. Shea, sexton, for clearing and fencing president by the whole town. They were the old graveyard; $58 for printing, and to be freeholders, hold office one year, and $145 for street inprovements and gravel, constitute the common council, the presi- dent and four members being a quorum. The president had a justice's jurisdiction,

The first revision of the town ordinances was made and published in July. In No- vember $300 were appropriated to buy a was to enforce all ordinances, and keep a new engine; a committee was appointed to see if it could be bought for $600, and dona-

docket .: The marshal had a constable's au- thority and was to keep the peace. The tions solicited for the purpose.

An accurate survey of the donation this

council met monthly, the members each re- ceiving twelve dollars per annum. They year showed a mistake in the original sur- had all necessary powers, to pass ordinances, vey by which the title to eight acres, which levy taxes, (not over one-half per cent. on had been laid off in lots and sold in 1831, real property) improve streets, borrow m'on- ey, tax shows, saloons and groceries, regu-

was still in the general government. The Assembly memorialized Congress in Febru- . . late markets, guard against fires, &c. The ary, 1840, stating the mistake and asking assessment was to be made annually by a donation of the eight acres. This was June 1st, and collected by September 1st. granted and the title quieted.

The council was to elect a secretary, treas- urer, collector, marshal, supervisor, market master, lister and assessor. The election Van Blaricum marshal and collector.

The first municipal tax sale took place October 25th at Washington Hall, by James A under this act was held the last Saturday in considerable number of sales were subse- 5 -

1839. On the 13th of February the Assembly directed the State officers to buy a residence for the Governor, and early in es in length. Nearly all the windows in the spring Dr. Sanders' two-story brick town were broken. The usual military and dwelling, erected in the summer of 1836 on school celebration occurred on the Fourth the north-west corner of Market and Illinois of July, the exercises closing with a milita- streets, was purchased and used as the offi- ry reception, and ball at night in the Gov- ernor's Circle building. The Ladies' Mis-

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quently made, but the records have since been lost.

The first cisterns, two in number, of three hundred barrels each, were ordcred to be

In November Mrs. Britton opened a fc- constructed in the spring of this year.

male seminary near the foundry. This school-afterward known when under the care of Mrs. Johnson as the "St. Marys Seminary"-was subsequently removed to a very large convention was held at Tippeca- building adjoining the Episcopal church, and for many years was quite prosperous.

The political excitement increased in in- tensity as the elections approached, both parties holding monster conventions. A noe about the last of May, many persons at- tending from this place. A great Whig The first Thanksgiving proclamation was convention was also held here on the 5th of issucd on the 4th of November by Governor Wallace, the day fixed on being the 28th.

October, and on the 14th of October the Democrats held a great meeting in the wal- The Presbyterian church having divided nut grove north of the Blind Asylum to in May, 1838, on the slavery and other welcome Richard M. Johnson, Vice Presi- questions, the church here was also divided,

dent and reputed slayer of Tecumseh. He fifteen of the members forming the Second was received with due honors and addressed church November 19th, 1838, under Rcv. the convention. Colonel Johnson visited the town once or twice afterward on private business. One thousand three hundred and eighty-seven votes were cast in the township at the November election, Harrison receiv- J. H. Johnson. One or two ealls were ex- tended to pastors but declined, and in May, 1839, Rev. H. W. Beccher, then of Law- renceburgh, was called, and began his min- istrations July 31st. The congregation wor- ing eight hundred and seventy-two, Van Buren five hundred and fifteen.

shiped in the seminary. In 1839-40 framc church (the present high school The Indiana Horticultural Society was formed August 22d and continued active operations for several years, Henry Ward Beecher and James Blake being among its most prominent supporters. building ) was crected at the north-west cor- ner of Market and Circle streets, and occu- pied by the congregation October 4th, 1840. Mr. Beccher remained till September 19th, 1847, and was succceded by Rev. Clement E. Babb in July, 1848, who remained till The annual Methodist conference met January 1st, 1853. Rev. T. A. Mills was here October 21st, Bishop Soule presiding. called as pastor January 1st, 1854, remain-

1841. In March, James Wood, civil ing till February 9th, 1857. Rev. G. P. engineer, made a profile of the streets by Tindall became pastor in August, 1857, and direction of the council to establish a uni- Rev. H. A. Edson in November, 1863. In form system of grades, to be followed in November, 1851, twenty-four of the mem- their future improvement. The profiile was bers formed the Fourth Presbyterian filed with the authoritics, adopted by the Church, and , erected a brick church in 1853-4 on Delaware and Market streets. lowed in nearly all the subsequent improve-

In the spring of 1864 a new stone church, not yet fully completed, was begun on Ver-

council April 8th, 1842, and has been fol- ments. The survey and profile cost $303.

On the 10th of April a meeting was held mont and Pennsylvania streets, and is now to make arrangements for funcral services nearly completed at a cost of about $100,- 000. It is the finest church building in the city. The chapel was occupied December

2d, 1867. The Fifth Presbyterian church Business was suspended during the day, and is a colony from the Second, and their the funcral procession was imposing. The church was dedieated May 15th, 1864. 14th of May was observed throughout the The Olivet church is also a colony, dedicat- country as a fast day for the death of the President. ing their church October 20th, 1867. The old frame church was sold to the city for a 1842. By the treasurer's report in March the corporation receipts for the past high school building in the spring of 1867, and was last used as a church July 16th, ycar amounted to $3,197, expenditures $2,- 1867.

957; $1,138 had been expended for street county receipts from March 1st, 1841, to

1840, Much political exeitement oc- improvements and $767 for salarics. The curred this year, and the Whigs carried the municipal election in March for the first June 1st, 1842, were $9,942, expenditures time, electing the trustees and town offieers. $8,194. The salaries of the town officers The corporation receipts for the year 1839 for 1842 were as follows: Scerctary $200, amounted to $5,975, the expenditures to treasurer $100, marshal $100, supervisor $4,753; $1,984 of this sum were spent on the market houses, $1,350 on streets and

$200, collector $200, assessor $75, market master $140, messenger of fire company bridges, $197 on the fire department, $974 $100. An effort was made in the fall to re- for salarics, and $244 for incidentals.

peal the act of incorporation on account of

for President Harrison. The exercises took place on the 17th, Governor Bigger and Henry Ward Beccher delivering addresscs.

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the expenses attending the municipal gov- ernment. Legislature to the condition of the insanc, blind, and deaf and dumb persons in the State, suggesting steps for their education and maintenance ; and as early as January, 1839, the Assembly had memorialized Con- - gress asking a grant for that object, and on frame house, where 93 East Washington the 13th of February, 1839, the assessors

On the 25th of April at two o'clock A. M., the town was startled by a heavy explosion, and on examination it was found that the groeery of Frederick Smith, a one-story street now is, had been blown up with

were directed to aseertain and report the powder, and further search revealed the number of deaf mutes in each eounty. The body of Smith badly burned and wounded. Governor was directed, January 31st, 1842, He had attempted suieide during temporary to correspond with the Governors of other insanity, sitting on the keg of powder and States eoneerning the cost, construction and applying the mateh.

management of Insane Hospitals. Dr. John

1842, before the Assembly on the treatment of insanity, and on the 13th of February, 1843, the Governor was directed to corres- pond with superintendents of hospitals and procure plans to be submitted with his sug- gestions at the next session. This was done, and a tax of one cent on the hundred dol-

The first daguerreotype saloon here was Evans delivered a lecture December 25th, opened by T. W. Whitridge in July or Au- gust. During the fall James Blake erected a mill and furnaces and attempted the man- ufacture of syrup and sugar from corn- stalks.

This year was distinguished by the visits of two Presidential candidates, Van Buren and Clay. Mr. Van Buren arrived by lars was levied January 15th, 1844, for hos- stage on Saturday, the 11th of June, being pital buildings. On the 13th of Jan., 1845, received east of town by a procession eom- John Evans, Livingston Dunlap and James posed of eitizens, firemen, and four military

Blake were appointed commissioners to se- companies, and was escorted with due hon- lect a site of not more than two hundred ors to the Palmer House, where he made a acres. They chose the present site in the speech in reply to the welcoming address. spring of 1845, and reported it, with a plan He visited Governor Bigger at the State of the building, at the following session. house, and held a reception in the evening. On the 19th of January, 1846, they were On Sunday he attended the Methodist and ordered to begin the hospital according to Second Presbyterian churches, and left on the plan on the site, and sell hospital square 22, its proceeds, with $15,000 in addition, Monday by stage for Terre Haute, being upset near Plainfield while en route. Henry being appropriated to the building. The Clay arrived October 5th, attending a Whig central portion of the hospital was begun in convention in response to an invitation of the summer of 1846 and finished in 1847, at the party. The erowd on that occasion was a eost of about $75,000. The south wing generally estimated at thirty thousand, and was built in 1853-4, and the north wing considering the facilities for travel, then several years afterward. Various additions, and since, it has never since been equaled. changes and repairs have also been made, and the house as finally completed has eost nearly if not quite $500,000, and is among The procession ineluded many bands, many military companies, representatives of all trades and professions, and was nearly two the largest buildings in the West. It is sit- hours passing a given point. It proceeded uated on a quarter-section of land two miles to a grove north of Governor Noble's house,

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Logan's Indianapolis directory, 1868, Part 48

Author: Publication date: 1868 Publisher: Logan Number of Pages: 416

Author:
Publication date: 1868
Publisher: Logan
Number of Pages: 416