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west of the city, is from three to five stories where a great barbecue was spread for the in hight, with a basement, and is about five assembled thousands. Mr. Clay spoke for hundred feet in length. It was first opened two hours after dinner, and was followed by for the reception of patients in 1847, and Governor Crittenden, Governor Metcalf and has ever since been fully occupied. Dr. other Whig leaders. The festivities lasted John Evans was its originator and first su- three days, and included a grand military perintendent. He resigned July 1st, 1848. parade, and review by the Governor, a fine R. J. Patterson, J. S. Athon, J. H. Wood- exhibition of fireworks and an agricultural burn and W. J. Lockhart have since been fair.
the successive superintendents of the insti-
During this and several following years tution.
The first stepts having been taken to pro-
an excitement about mesmerism spread through the West. . Leeturers went from vide for the insane, the Assembly, on the point to point explaining the new science to 13th of February, 1843, levied a two-mill the natives and giving experiments in illus- tration. Many amusing seenes oeeurred in mittees appointed by the audiences. tax to support the deaf mutes and build them an asylum. William Willard, a mute the trials made on the "subjeets" by eom- teacher from Ohio, arrived here in the spring of 1843 and opened a private school 1843. Physicians and philanthropists for mutes on the 1st of October, having six- This had repeatedly called the attention of the teen pupils during the first year.
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school was adopted by the State on the 15th $5,000 being appropriated for a site, furni- of January, 1844, and the Governor, Treas- ture, &c. Mr. Fletcher declining to serve, urer and Secretary of State, with Henry Seton W. Norris was appointed trustee. Ward Beecher, Phineas D. Gurley, P. H. Two blocks on North street were purchased Jamison, L. Dunlap, James Morrison and for a site, a plan selected and the building Matthew Simpson appointed trustees, with commenced. The school was opened Octo- instructions to rent a room and employ ber 1st, 1847, in the building on the south- teachers. They rented the house on the west corner of Illinois and Maryland streets south-west corner of Illinois and Maryland by Mr. W. H. Churchman, who had been streets, and opened the school there October appointed superintendent. Nine pupils
1st, 1844. The Governor was also to receive were in attendance on the 4th, and thirty during the session. In September, 1848,
proposals for site, &c. The Governor was authorized on the 15th of January, 1845, to the school was removed to a three-story appoint five trustees in place of the former board. He did so, and in the fall of 1846 the new board rented the Kinder building brick building erected on the grounds and afterward used as a workshop. The asylum was commenced the same year and finished, on East Washington street and removed the with some changes of plan and details, in school there, where it remained until the 1851, at a cost of $60,000, and the pupils completion of the Asylum in October, 1850. and school at once removed to it. The sur- The institution was permanently located rounding grounds have since been tastefully here January 9th, 1846, the trustees being laid out and planted with trees and shrub- directed to buy thirty acres near the city, $3,000 being appropriated therefor. They
bery. W. H. Churchman, G. W. Ames, W. C. Larrabee and James McWorkman were subsequently directed to buy one hun- have been superintendents of the institution. dred acres in addition to instruct the pupils
The asylums are creditable to the city in agriculture. The site was bought east of and State, not only for extent, management the city in the summer of 1846 and the and arrangement, but also that they were building begun in 1849 and finished by Oc- built when the State was heavily in debt tober, 1850, at a cost of about $30,000. It and the people unprepared for the extra was rough-casted and completed in 1853. taxation necessary for their support.
On its completion the school was removed there and has been prosperously managed
In February, 1843, a fire damaged the Washington Hall to the extent of $3,000, ever since. Many mutes have received and seriously threatened its entire destruc- their entire education there and been fitted
tion. The weather was excessively cold, for active business pursuits. Prior to 1848 the water freezing as it fell, and the house pupils who were able were required to pay tuition and board, but since then the educa- was saved after several hours' hard work by the engine companies, aided by hundreds of tion and maintenance of all have been free. citizens in passing buckets.
William Willard was the originator and first teacher of the school. James S. Brown
The Millerite delusion, which had some of the citizens among its adherents, created was the first superintendent from 1845 to some excitement during the winter and October, 1852, and since that date Dr. spring. The belief in the approaching end Thomas McIntyre has been in charge of of all things was strengthened by an earth- the institution.
quake on the 4th of January between eight
The insane and the deaf mutes being thus and nine o'clock, lasting nearly a minute provided for, the blind were still neglected ; and sensibly shaking the buildings. It was also encouraged by the great comet which nightly flamed in the south-west during February and March, its train reaching across the sky like a destroying sword.
but during the session of 1844-5 pupils from the Kentucky Institution gave an exhibi- tion before the Assembly with such success that a two-mill tax was at once ordered for the support and education of the blind. The weather however was adverse, being James M. Ray, George W. Mears, and the Secretary, Treasurer and Auditor of State were appointed commissioners at the next session to expend the fund thus created in cold and stormy during March and April, with deep and drifting snows, followed in May by heavy rains, filling the streams, sweeping off bridges, breaking the canals, starting a school or maintaining pupils at and raising White river over the bottoms.
The 22d of February and the 4th of July
the Ohio or Kentucky institutions. They appointed William H. Churchman as lec- were celebrated by the military, four com- turer to present the case to the people and panics participating, and the last anniver- to ascertain the number of blind in the sary by the schools in the usual style. In State. On the 27th of January, 1847, G. the month of June R. Parmlee began mak- W. Mears, J. M. Ray and Calvin Fletcher, ing pianos here, and continued the business were appointed commissioners to erect asy- two or three years. In November "The lum buildings and arrange for a school, New York Company of Comedians " gave
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a series of concerts in Gaston's carriage shop
the present site of the Bates House. Bal- on Washington west of Illinois street, each lenger, the principal in the affray, made his concert being succeeded by a theatrical rep-
escape. Nick Woods was sent to the peni- resentation. John and Mary Powell, Sam. tentiary, and the others were acquitted. Lathrop, Mr. Wallace, Tom. Townley and
Washington street was graded and grav- others were the actors. The company had eled in July. In August and September Seton W. Norris built the present Hubbard block, then the best business house in the place.
considerable merit and attracted good audi- ences. During the season, which lasted for ten weeks, the noted tragedian, Augustus A. Adams, Mrs. Alexander Drake and Mr. On the 16th of August John H. Ohr, Morris were the stars. This company was Daniel B. Culley and David R. Elder, ap- the third which performed here, Lind-
prentices in the Journal office, issued the say's company having performed several first number of the Locomotive, and contin- years before, and Mr. and Mrs. Smith in ued its publication weekly for three months. 1823-4.
It was revived by them April 3d, 1847, and The Indianapolis Female Collegiate In- again issued for three months. Its size was stitute, Miss Lesuer, principal, began in seven by ten inches, and each three months' September in the Franklin Institute on Cir- issue formed a volume. Douglass & Elder cle street, and continued two or three years.
revived it January 1st, 1848, and issued it The Roberts Chapel Methodist church was weekly from an office on South Meridian built during this and the following year at street in Hubbard's block, till July, 1861, a cost of eight or ten thousand dollars, on when its publication was suspended and its the corner of Market and Pennsylvania subscription list transferred to the Sentinel. streets, under J. S. Bayless, the first pastor. Its size when first issued by them was eight The congregation worshiped in the court by thirteen inches, and after several en- house until the completion of the church. largements it was finally published on a The present lot and building were sold in sheet twenty - three by thirty - one inches. June, 1868, and steps are being taken to Elder & Harkness became proprietors erect a larger and finer edifice at a cost of March 30th, 1850, and continued such till about $80,000, on the north-west corner of its suspension. For a number of years it Vermont and Delaware streets.
had the greatest circulation in the county,
1844. The Union Cemetery was laid and published the letter-list. It was neutral out in April adjoining the old burying in politics, and devoted to literary and news ground. In 1852 Messrs. Ray, Peck and matters. Blake, laid out the ground north and east of
The old Methodist church, erected in this cemetery for burial purposes, and in 1828-9 on Meridian and Circle streets, hav- 1860 the Greenlawn Cemetery, west of the ing become unsafe from the cracking of the last-named ground and next the river and walls, was torn down and Wesley Chapel Terre Haute railroad, was added.
erected in this and the following year on its site. It has since been in constant use by Wesley Chapel charge, but will probably be sold this year and a finer and larger edifice
A meeting was held on the 5th of August to make arrangements for the contemplated visit of Lewis Cass. He came on the 25th and was received with due honors and con- will be built on the south-west corner of ducted to the State military grounds, where Meridian and New York streets. a welcoming address was made by Governor 1846. The corporation receipts for the Whitcomb, and a long speech made by Gen- year ending March 31, amounted to $2,- eral Cass in response. He was followed by 636. This had all been expended and a debt of $370 contracted. This debt caused some uneasiness to the citizens. Senator Hannegan and others. The pro- cession and audience was large and enthusi- astic. A reception was held for several
The Mexican war began early in April, hours at the Palmer House, and he left at and the news was received here early in- six in the evening for Dayton.
May. The Governor's proclamation call-
1845. The Thespian Society, composed ing for volunteers appeared May 23d. Re- of young men of the town, gave a series of cruiting at once began and a company was dramatic performances during July, August formed in June under captain J. P. Drake, and September. They also performed dur- ing September and October of the following year. Several of the performers evinced decided talent for the stage, and their efforts attracted good audiences.
and lieutenants John A. McDougall and Lewis Wallace, and marched to the rendez- vous at New Albany. This company was attached to the first Indiana regiment under colonel Drake, and spent the year of its
The usual celebrations occurred on the enlistment guarding stores in Matamoras. Fourth of July, but the day was signalized Two additional companies, under captains by a riot, resulting in the murder of John Edward Lander and John A. McDougall, Tucker,-a negro, on Illinois street opposite were raised in May and September, 1847,
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and attached to the fourth and fifth regi- weeks the work was actively and effectively ments. A number of recruits were also prosecuted. secured here for the regular army. But The Assembly on the 13th of February, little excitement existed here in regard to 1847, granted the town a city charter, its this war, and it was generally viewed from acceptance or rejection to be decided by a a party stand point. vote of the citizens on the 27th of March,
The Madison railroad depot was located and in case of its acceptance the Governor this summer on the high ground south of was to proclaim the fact and that it had Pogue's run, nearly half a mile from the become a law. The donation east of the settled portion of the town. The location river was included in the corporation, and caused much dissatisfaction, and the com- was divided in seven wards. Washington street was the boundary between the north on Maryland street; but, the location hav- and south wards. All east of Alabama and ing been finally determined on, the coun- north of Washington was the first; thence west to Meridian the second; thence to Mississippi the third; thence west, fourth ; valley of the run, and the creek bed was all west of Illinois and south of Washing- straightened from Virginia avenue to Meri- dian street by the property holders. ton, fifth; thence cast to Delaware, sixth; thence all east the seventh. The first city
pany was strongly urged to build its depot
cil ordered the improvement of Pennsylva- nia and Delaware streets across the low
The citizens became provoked during the election was to take place April 24th. The summer at the bold operations of the gam-
Mayor was to serve two years, had a jus- blers. Meetings were held, a committee of tice's jurisdiction and the veto power. One fifteen appointed, resolutions to abate the councilman was to be elected from each nuisance adopted, and Hiram Brown, the ward at $24 annual salary and serve one oldest member of the bar, retained to pros- year. The council was to elect one of their number president, hold monthly meetings, two-thirds being a quorum. They had full ecute the offenders. Vigorous measure were taken, and repeated in December, 1847, and the gamblers compelled to leave power to pass ordinances, levy taxes, estab- the town. Much feeling was aroused by
lish district schools and levy taxes therefor, these measures and the fifteen were de- grade strects, suppress nuisances, &c., and nounced as a vigilance committee, but the were to elect a secretary, treasurer, assessor, desired object was attained and the town
marshal, (who was to have a constable's rid of the presence of many bad characters. authority,) street commissioner, attorney, and such other officers as might be needed. Taxation for general purposes was limited
1847. Heavy and continued rains, amounting to twelve inches in forty-eight to fifteen cents on the $100, but could be hours, had fallen over the State during the increased if specially authorized by vote of last days of December, 1846, producing by
the people. At the election for city officers the first of January the greatest flood in in April a vote was also to be taken on the White river and its tributaries since 1824. question of tax for free schools.
The whole valley was flooded, washing off Joseph A. Levy, the last president of the soil, eattle, hogs, fences, hay, and causing in old town council, issued a proclamation di- various ways so much damage that the As- recting an election to be held in the six wards of the town. on the 27th of March, to determine the acceptance or rejection of the new charter. The election resulted in 449 votes for to 19 against it. This vote was certified to Governor Whitcomb on the 29th, and on the 30th he proclaimed the adoption of the charter and that it had be- come a law. Joseph A. Levy, president of the old council, then issued a proclamation
sembly authorized a deduction of taxes for the year to parties residing on the streams. The swamp north-east of town becoming full, the banks of the drain broke flooding the two bayous, and causing loss and incon- venience to parties who had built along them. West Indianapolis was covered, and the National road and canal badly injured. The aequeduct by which the canal crossed Fall creek was broken, and not repaired till directing an election, on the 24th of April, late in the fall, the mills meanwhile lying in the seven wards of the city, for mayor idle. This flood was almost equalled by and councilmen, and also to decide whether another in November. a tax should be levied for free schools. The
The 22d of February was celebrated by election was held and the tax almost unan- the mechanics with a procession, speeches, imously authorized. Samuel Henderson . dinner, &c. A meeting was held on the was elected the first mayor, and the follow- 26th of February to take measures for the ing persons from the several wards the first relief of the starving poor in Ireland. An city councilmen: Uriah Gates from the organization was effected, committees ap- first, Henry Tutewiler from the second, pointed, subscriptions of money and grain Cornelius King the third, Samuel S. Rook- procured and forwarded, and for severaljer the fourth, Charles W. Cady the
LIST OF PRINCIPAL CITY OFFICERS FROM 1847 TO 1868.
Year.
Mayor.
Prest. of Council.
Clerk.
Treasurer.
Marshal.
Engineer.
Attorney.
Assessor.
Joshua Black ......
1847. S. Henderson.
S. S. Rooker.
James G. Jordan ..
James G Jordan ... James G Jordan ... Jos T Roberts .. Jos T Roberts ...
John S Spann.
B Pilbean.
James Wood. ..
Wm Wallace ...
S P Daniels
1850. H C Neweomb .....
1851.
C Scudder.
1852.
C Seudder ...
1853.
C Scudder ...
1854.
1855.
1856.
Jas MeCready .. Jas MeCready ..... Henry F West .... Wm J Wallaee ....
1857.
Wm J Wallaee ....
S V Morris
1858.
Sam D Maxwell ..
1859-00
Sam D Maxwell ..
1861-2
Sam D Maxwell ..
1863-1
John Caven
1865-6
John Caven ...
C S Butterfield .....
W H Craft ..
John Unversaw ...
James Wood, Jr .. Joshua Staples ..... R M Patterson .....
B K Elliott
Wm Hadley .....
1867-8
Dan MeCauley, ...
A A Louden D V Culley ..
D B Culley ..
A F Shortridge .... A F Shortridge .... A F Shortridge .... A F Shortridge .... H Vandegrift ..... Franeis King ......
B Pilbean. B Pilbean. G W Pitts .. Jeff Springsteen ..
A B Condit ...
D B Hosbrook .....
John T Morrison ..
Alf Stevens. Fred Stein ...
Geo H. West ....
Franeis King ...... J M Jamison.
Jeff Springsteen .. A D Rose ..
D B Hosbrook ..... James Wood ...
James Wood ...
James Wood ....
James Wood, Jr .. James Wood, Jr ..
R J Ryan ..
B K Elliott.
John B Stumph ... Wm Hadley ....... Wm Hadley ..... ...
"Daniel Ransdell ..
Robert S Foster ...
John Unversaw ...
James Wood .......
A. M. Camalıan ... N. B. Taylor.
1848.
S Henderson.
1849.
H C Neweomb .....
C. W. Cady ..... Geo A Chapman .. Wm Eekert.
D V Culley.
D B Culley
D B Culley ..
Jas N Sweetser
Alf Stevens ...
John G Waters.
J M Jamison ...
Jos K English .....
Jeff Springsteen ... D W Loueks ...... John Unversaw ... John Unversaw ...
B K Elliott.
J N Sweetser ..
John B Stumph ... D L Merriman .... R W Robinson .... John B Stumph ..
John G Waters .... John G Waters ..
C S Butterfield, ....
Jos K English .....
E MeNeely
James Wood.
James Wood ...
N B Taylor.
N B Taylor.
John G Waters ... J H Kennedy .. John B Stumph ...
INDIANAPOLIS FROM 1818.
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47
Wm. Campbell ...
John Bishop ...... S A Colley
James Wood .... ...
James Wood ... ... Wm B Greer. Ed Coburn ..
Chas I Hand ... ....
H Ohr ...
LVanlandingh'm Jacob S Allen .. M Little ...
James Wood ... .. N B Taylor.
A G Porter.
D V Culley.
N. Lister .. H. Ohr .. James Greer .... J H. Kennedy .....
S A Colley ..
James Wood.
A G Porter.
B Harrison
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LIST OF PRINCIPAL CITY OFFICERS FROM 1847 TO 1868-CONTINUED.
Year. Street Com'r.
Market Master.
Weighmaster.
Sexton. Ch'f Fire Eng'r. Sealer Wei'ts & Mea's. . Printers. Chief Police.
1847. Jacob B Fitler .....
Sampson Barbce.
John Patton.
B F Lobaugh. ...
1848.
John Bishop ......
Jacob Miller
'A Haugh
J I Strecher.
1849.
George W Pitts ...
Jacob Miller
A Haugh ..
J I Strecher ..
1850.
Geo Youngerman
1851.
Jos Butsch
Jacob Miller ...
A Haugh ..
Phil Socks ...
1852.
Hugh Slaven
Jacob Miller.
A Haugh.
Phil Socks.
1853.
Wm Ilughey
II Ohr ..
A Haugh.
Phil Socks ..
Joseph Little Jacob B Fitler ..
J W Davis.
1854.
Wm Hughey ..
Jacob Miller ...
A Haugh ..
Geo Bisbing.
John Moffitt ..
Chas W Purcell ... Samuel Keeley ....
J T Williams .. J 'T' Williams .. H J Kelley ..
Statesman and Locomotive. Sentinel and Locomotive. Locomotive ... Elder & Harkness Chas G Berry .... Larrabee & Cottam
Jeff Springsteen ... Jeff Springsteen ... Jeff Springsteen ... J M Van Blaricum Chas G Warner .... A D Rose ... Samuel Lefevre ... A D Rose
1857.
H Colestock.
R Weeks
None.
John Moffitt ..
1858.
H Colestock.
H Colestock ...
Chas John ..
G W Allred.
Andrew Wallace .. Jos W Davis .... John E Foudray. Jos W Davis ... Jos W Davis ..
Jas Loucks.
Ind'p's Journal Co
1863-4
John M Kemper.
J J Wenner.
G W Allred.
Chas Richmann ...
Jas Loneks
Ellis Barnes.
1865-6
August Richter ...
Chas John.
G W Allred.
Chas Richmann ...
Jas Loucks
James G Douglass
A D Rose. Thos A Ramsey ... Thos D Amos ...... David Powell ...... J Van Blaricum ...
1867-8
August Richter ...
Sampson Barbee
G W Allred
Geo W Buchanan Chas Richmann ..
Joseph Bishop .... Aug Bruner.
James G Douglass
Thos S Wilson ....
1855.
J B Fitler.
1856.
J B Fitler ..
Richard Weeks ... Geo W Harlan ..
A Haugh.
A Lingenfelter ...
John Moffitt ....
G W Allred ..
1861-2
Jno A Colestock.
Thos J Foos ...
Chas John ..
1859-60
J M Jamison .. J G Hanning .. C S Butterfield ....
Ind'p's Journal Co Ind'p's Journal Co Ind'p's Journal Co
NOTE .- The city was incorporated by the Assembly February 13th, 1847, the act being accepted by the people at a general election held March 27th. A mayor was to be elected in April for two years, one councilman from each of the seven wards for one year, and the council werc to elect the city officers, who also served one year. This government continued till March 7th, 1853, when thic council accepted the general law of June 18th, 1852, as the city charter. By this act the mayor became president of the council, and all the officers and councilmen were to be elected by the people and serve one year. Two councilmen were to be elected from each ward by the voters thereof. This charter was amended in 1857, extending the term of mayor and councilmen to two years, and on the 1st of March, 1859, it was amended so that the city officers elected by the people were to hold office two years and the councihnen four years. This act was superseded by the act of December 20th, 1865, under which the officers and councilmen were clected for two years, the auditor, assessor, attorney and engineer being elected by the council. This act was super- seded by the act of March 14th, 1867, under which the city is now governed. This act provides for a police judge, John N. Scott being elected the first incumbent May, 1867. The mayor, clerk, assessor, judge, marshal, treasurer and councilmen are elected by the people, and hold their offices for two years ; the other officers are elected by the council, and hold office for one year.
HISTORY OF
Jacob Miller ..
Jacob Miller ...
A Haugh ..
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fifth, Abram W. Harrison the sixth, Wil- D. Gregg, for a gift of $100. Lots were liam L. Wingate the seventh. The new purchased at from $300 to $500 in the seven council was organized May 1st, and elected wards in 1848-9, and in 1851-2 plain, cheap, Samuel S. Rooker president, and James G. one story brick structures, so planned that Jordan scc'ry, at a salary of $100; Nathan additional stories could afterward be added, Lister, treasurer, at $50; James Wood, engineer, at $300; William Campbell, col- lector, with per cent. compensation ; Wil- liam Campbell, marshall, at $150 and fees ;
were built in five of the wards. Those in the second, fourth and sixth wards, had two rooms each, and in the others but one room each. A second story was added to the A. M. Carnahan, attorney, with fees; Jacob first, second and fifth ward houses in 1854-6, and all except the old seventh ward house B. Fitler, street commissioner, at $100; David Cox and Jacob B. Fitler, messengers have since been enlarged or raised. A good two story house was built in the eastern part of the seventh (now in the eighth,) ward in 1857, and it was raised an addition- al story in 1865. Lots were bought in the fourth and present ninth wards in 1857, and
of the fire companies, at $25 each ; Samp- son Barbee and Jacob Miller, clerks of the markets, at $50; Joshua Black, assessor ; and Benjamin F. Lobaugh, scxton. [The city officers, from 1847 to the present time, are named on pages 47 and 48.] The tax in 1865-6 large, well finished, three story duplicate for 1846-7 amounted to $4,226, and buildings, with basements, were erected on $865 of this sum were delinquencies from for- mer years. Thoughi there was little money in the treasury the council at once began to `improve the streets, and it was waggishly suggested that they employ a squad to tramp
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