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will | my considerable sums into the State 

 .!. iVayin- nil expenses. The 

 iiuinlnT uf fiuivirt-i is 1,K>(), and the average 

 daily cii-t nf their maintenance and other out- 

 i.oiit sSSOO. Tin- l.eirMaturo, at iN regu- 

 -MOII. aiithori/ed the erection of a m-w 

 l, and appointed commissioners and a 

 a special joint rimiiiiitteo to adopt n plan for 

 huiUing. On the 10th of July a selection 

 was made from various plans submitted, and 

 tlic new eapitol will be both an honor and an 

 ornament to the. State. The ground jilan of 

 the liuildiiiLr is that of the Greek cross, ar- 

 ranged to present four fronts of similar style. 

 The stylo is of the Corinthian order the out- 

 side walls of the basement or substructure to 

 consist of rustic piers, arches, and recessed 

 panels. The building will be 354 feet from 

 north to south, by 240 feet from east to \\c-t, 

 not including porticoes. Basement, 16 feet in 

 the clear; principal story, 20 feet in the clear; 

 second story, 20 feet in the clear ; third story, 

 15 feet in the clear; House of Representatives, 

 40 feet in the clear ; Senate Chamber, 40 feet 

 in the clear; rotunda, from principal floor, 

 145 feet. The dome comprises two stories, 

 the first ornamented with full columns, and the 

 second with pilasters. On the top of the latter 

 springs the dome proper, surmounted by a lan- 

 tern. There will bo a balustrade on the top 

 of the entablature of the first story, consisting 

 of pedestals and balusters. The windows in 

 the first story to be finished with pediment, 

 caps, and moulded architraves, andthose for 

 the second to be in couplets, with moulded 

 architraves. The dome to be finished with 

 rili* springing over the pilasters, and double 

 panels between the same. The lantern com- 

 prisos eight columns, equally spaced, with en- 

 tablature finished on the top with a small 

 dome. Entire dome, from the ground to the 

 top of lantern, being 254 feet; at its base, 83 

 feet in diameter, outside of walls. The esti- 

 mated cost of the building is $3,000,000. 



Provision has also been made for a State 

 Industrial University, which will be opened 

 for the reception of students in March, 1868. 

 The instruction will embrace a course in Agri- 

 culture, a course in Horticulture, a course 

 in Mechanical Science and Art, a course in 

 Military Tactics and Engineering, a course in 

 Mining and Metallurgy, a course in Civil 

 Kiiirineering, a course in Applied Chemistry 

 and in Natural Science, a course in Trade 

 and Commercial Science, and a general educa- 

 tional course in Language, Literature, Science, 

 and Arts. The law prescribes that one student 

 shall be admitted from each county in the State 

 it hour charge for tuition, preference being 

 given to the descendants of seamen and soldiers 

 of tho Tinted Stares. The candidate for ad- 

 n td the university must have attained 

 the age (.1 tit'tcen years, and pass an examina- 

 tion by a board of county examiners appointed 

 liv the State Superintendent and the Regent 

 of the I'niver-ity. 



The assessed value of all the property in the 

 Stat,. amounted to $501,840,850. ThefolJow- 

 IIOWH tho number and value of horses, 

 cattle, sheep, hogs, etc. : 



The following table shows the assessed value 

 of miscellaneous property : 



Goods and Merchandise $21,287,683 



Bankers' Property 830,337 



Manufactured Articles 2,211,981 



Moneys and Credits 21,912,979 



Bonds. Stocks, etc 3,369,756 



Capital Stock of Banks 2,270,826 



Miscellaneous Property 488,727 



Unenumerated Property 18,827,422 



The magnitude of the various productive 

 interests of the State are indicated in part by 

 the amount of business done in Chicago, the 

 principal city. The receipts and shipments of 

 leading articles are as follows : 



In addition to the above receipts of flour 

 there were manufactured in that city, during the- 

 year, 574,096 barrels, making the total flour 

 trade of Chicago 2,888,392 barrels. Compared 

 with last year's figures, the receipts of wheat 

 show an increase of 215,934 bushels, while the 

 falling off in the receipts of corn, owing to the 

 failure of tho crop last year, amounts to 10,054,- 

 496 bushels. The receipts of oats have in- 

 creased 816,476 bushels. Rye has decreased 426,- 

 000, and barley has increased 732,616 bushels, 

 showing the total receipts of grain reducing 

 to flour for the year 1867 to be 59,722,292 

 bushels. 



Tho receipts of lumber wore 861,912,000 feet ; 



