TABULAR STATEMENT of the Troops furnished by the State of Indiana.—Continued. 12 mos... 54th Infantry Col. Fielding Mansfield 3 mos.... 55th† 3 years.. 56th Officer Commanding at date of last Report. 953 68 Oct. 1862..... Col. Fielding Mansfield. (Raised by J. L. Mansfield, of Madison; subsequently consolidated with 53d.) Lieut.-Col. J. R. Mahan 916 (Raised by Col. J. M. Smith; subsequently consolidated with 52d.) 66 66 55th 64 66 66 57th Col. J. W. McMullen.... 836 33 66 Jesse J. Alexander 736 157 Richard Owen....... (Raised by B. F. Mullen; subsequently consolidated with 35th or 1st Irish Regiment.) (Raised by Wm. P. Jones; subsequently consolidated with 53d Regiment.) Col. John W. Foster..... "De Witt C.Anthony 1,016 Dec. 13, 1861 73 June 3, 1862 Dec. 5, 1861.. Col. Cyrus C. Hines. Frank Emerson..... 981 19 Aug. 1862.. Frank Emerson. Edward A. King 904 11 Aug. 1862.... "Edward A. King. "Thos. W. Bennett... 1,003 41 Aug. 1862... "Thos. W. Bennett. Aug. 1862... "Benj. Harrison 1,013 1 Aug. 1862... 977 2 Aug. 1862.. 1,007 Aug. 1862... 940 66 75th แ "John U. Petit..... 940 96 66 81st "Wm. W. Caldwell... 924 Aug. 1862... Ang. 1862... 46 918 70 Aug. 1862.... (5th Cavalry)........ Lt.-Col. J. Mehringer... 11 Aug. 1862... Aug. 1862..... Aug. 1862.. July, 1862.... Aug. 1862..... "Frederick Knefler. 64 Lewis Brooks. Wm. W. Caldwell. Nelson Trusler. "John Mehringer. "De Witt C. Thomas. "James Biddle. C. W. Chapman. M. S. Robinson. 66 66 100th 66 46 S. J. Stoughton..... 912 29 Aug. 1862... "Robt. F. Catterson. Alexander Fowler. "S. J. Stoughton. "William Garver. * The 54th was organized for a special service for three months, under Colonel Rose, which, having been performed, another regiment was subsequently organized, with the same number, under Colonel Fielding Mansfield. The 55th was also twice organized, as stated in the table. TABULAR STATEMENT of the Troops furnished by the State of Indiana -Concluded Settled in 1749. Admitted into the Union, Dec. 3, 1818. Capital, Springfield. Area, 55,409 square miles. Population, 1860, 1,711,951. Government for the year 1864. pay of the members of the Legislature is $2 a day | session biennially, on the second Monday in Janfor the first forty days, and $1 a day afterwards. uary, in the odd years, 1863, '65, &c. The Legislature is required to assemble in regular This court holds one term annually in each of the three judicial divisions of the State, viz.:-in the First Division, at Mt. Vernon, Jefferson co., on the Tuesday after the second Monday in Novem Ottawa.............. Carlisle..... Rushville.... June, 1861. $91.200 1,000 1,20) Chicago... ber; in the Second Division, at Springfield, on the Tuesday after the first Monday in January; and in the Third Division, at Ottawa, Lasalle co., on the Tuesday after the third Monday in April. FINANCES. STATEMENT compiled from the Report of the State Treasurer, dated Dec. 10, 1863. For two years, the Illinois Legislature being biennial. Resources and Expenditures, Dec. 1, 1860, to Dec. 1, 1862. TABULAR STATEMENT of No. of Horses, Cattle, &c., Carriages, Watches, Pianos, dc., their number, and assessed value, in 1861; also valuation of all other Personal Property for same year; also valuation of Real Property for same year; and Taxes levied and No. of Acres in cultivation in Wheat, dr. in 13G), At the date of the Auditor's last previous Report (Dec. 1860), there were 110 banks in operation in the State, with an aggregate circulation of $12,320,694. The great depreciation of stocks which followed the breaking out of the rebellion compelled the Auditor to call on the banks to make good the securities then deposited as the basis of their circulation. As a consequence, all but 17 of the banks went into liquidation. To the latter 5 more were added in 1862. Two of the old banks resumed operations, and one additional bank was added, prior to October, 1863, making in all the 25 banks, whose condition is above reported for that month. COMMON SCHOOLS. Statistics from the Report of Newton Bateman, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Dec. 15, 1862. A comparative view of the progress made in four years, in several leading particulars, is presented in the following table: of the public lands donated by Congress to the State, and is cumulative as fast as the lands are sold; the Surplus Revenue Fund is the Illinois quota of the distribution of the National Surplus Revenue in 1837; the College Fund is the one-sixth of the three per cent. fund above mentioned, and is also cumulative; the Seminary Fund is made up of the proceeds of the sale of public lands donated to the State by Congress for the purpose; the County Fund is made up from the State Fund, hereafter mentioned; the Township Fund is the result of the policy adopted by Congress of setting apart, for 40,305 30,124 13,095 6,606 2,171,495 3.06 2,259,868 2,095,455 2,007,312 3.10 613 19,427 2.55 720 22,577 David M. Woodson..... Silas L. Bryan...... Alex. M. Jenkins...... Charles H. Constable.. Chauncey L. Higbee... Ira O. Wilkinson... Erastus S. Williams... John M. Scott.... Madison E. Hollister.. Charles B. Lawrence... S. W. Harris..... Samuel S. Marshall... Theodore D. Murphy.. Benjamin R. Sheldon.. Joseph Sibley.. Carrollton. Salem. Murphysboro. Marshall. Pittsfield. Rock Island. Chicago. Bloomington. Ottawa. Prairie City. Morris. McLounsboro. Woodstock. Hillsboro. Golconda. The whole number of students connected with the university from its opening, in 1857, to 1862, was-males, 228, females, 278; total, 506. The building now in use was completed in 1861, at a total cost, for construction, furniture, &c., of $182,000. Receipts, 1862, $14,143, of which $12,199 was from the State, College, and Seminary Funds; expenditures, $11,719. Chicago Schools.-In the Report of the Board of Education of Chicago, dated February, 1863, the following language is used in reference to the progress of the school system of that city:-" In 1851, less than 1700 pupils could be accommodated with seats in our schools; to-day, more than 11,000!" The average number of children belonging to all the schools of the city in 1862 was 8962; the daily average attendance was 8295. The number of children enrolled in Chicago for the same year was 17,521: viz., girls, 8433; boys, 9088. Chicago High School.-The whole number belonging to the school, at the date of the Report, was 311: viz., in the High School proper, 122 males; and in the Normal Department, 60 females. The expenditures for the common school system of Chicago in 1862, on all accounts, were $112,110; the expense per scholar was $12.51. The expenditures for the High School alone were $12,370.53; expense per scholar, on an average of 299 for the year, was $41.37. ILLINOIS INSTITUTION FOR DEAF-MUTES, JACKSONVILLE, Philip G. Gillett, A.M., Principal.-This institution-the first of the great charities of the State-was incorporated in 1839, but was not opened until 1846. The officers consist of a principal, eleven instructors, two matrons, a clerk, and physician. Since its organization it has received 926 pupils, of whom 246 remained upon its rolls at the date of the last Report. The buildings are large, commodious, and handsome, which, with grounds tastefully adorned, are valued at $300,000. The current expenses are $30,000 per annum. Tuition, board, washing, fuel, medical 23d 28th Aaron Shaw. A. D. Duff Oliver L. Davis...... Isaac G. Wilson..... Kankakee. Pekin. Dixon. Lacon. Edwardsville. Lawrenceville. Benton. Danville. Geneva. The salary of a Circuit Judge is $1000 a year, and a docket fee of $1.00 for every suit at law or in Chancery, docketed. This applies to all the counties of the State except Cook and Lake. The terms of the foregoing judges expire in 1867. ILLINOIS HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE, JACKSONVILLE,-Dr. Andrew McFarland, President.-Statistics for two years, from December 1, 1860, to December, 1862. Number of patients in the hospital, Dec. 1, 1860..... Number since admitted.. Whole number treated... " by order of trustees........ improved Discharged informally, by consent of friends Eloped.... Died. Total vacancies created.......................... Remaining, Dec. 1, 1862.......................... 231 386 617 165 57 34 20 5 34 315 302 |