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capital of 82,900 dollan; S for pig-iron, MnploTtng 88 luodi and a 

 capital of 7*2,000 dollars; and 2 for wrought-iron, employing ii hand* 

 and a capital of 17,000 doUara. Tha tanneriea employed 888 hands 

 and a caftital of 614,807 dollar*. Besides these there are numerous 

 flour, gnat, oil, saw, and other mills; with coopers, wheelwrigfata, and 

 other trades and handicraft*. Tha home-made manufactures of the 

 year were valued at 1,081,089 dollars. 



Indiana has no direct foreign commerce. It has howsTer a very 

 gnat trade with the other states, and a large domestic trade, for 

 which its fine sj-stem of canals and railways, and its navigable riven, 

 aflTord remarkable facilities. 



JHritioHt, Totcn; dx. — Indiana is divided into 91 counties. Indiana- 

 polis is the political capital of the state ; Madison and New Albany 

 are however equally important towna. Of these, with such other 

 plaocs a* call for particular notice, we append a brief account (the 

 popuUtion i« that of 1850) : — 



Jnilitma]>olu, the capital, stands nearly in the centre of the state, 

 on tlie left bank of the White Hiver, in SB" 65' N. lat., 80° 6' W. long., 

 673 miles W. by N. from Woshiugton : population, 8091. On the 

 admission of Indiana into the Union as a state, commiisioners were 

 appointed to select a site for the capital This spot, then the midst 

 of a dense forest, was chosen, and in 1821 the city was laid out. The 

 main street, Wsshington Avenue, through which the National Road 

 passes, is 120 feet wide; the seoondary streets are 90 and 80 feet 

 wide ; they intersect at right angles. The state house is an imitatioa 

 Greek building 180 feet long by 80 feet wide ; the govemor'a house is 

 a spacious edifice standing on a natural mound near the centre of the 

 city ; the other public buildings, many of thvm handsome and sub- 

 stautial stn:ctures, are the state offices. United States laud office, 

 spacious market-houses, several good churches, schools, colleges, 

 benevolent institutions, hotels, bridges, &c. It is siiid that no other 

 city of its siie in the Union has equal public accommodation. The 

 pUce has some manufactures and a good deal of trade, and from 

 being the centre of the extensive railway system, mentioned above, 

 has considerable goo<U traffic, and is a busy travelling station. Eighi 

 weekly newspapers (one or two with daily issues also) are published 

 here. 



Cannellon, on the Ohio, 1 24 miles S. by W. from Indianapolis, is a 

 small but rising uiaimfHCturing towu. It takes its name from the 

 quality of coal ubtaiued here ; the manufactures are chieBy of cotton, 

 and earthenware ; fire clay, and building materials abound. Cotambut, 

 the capital of Bartholomew county, on the east fork of White River, 

 40 mile* S. by E. from Indianapolis, population 1008, is another of 

 the rising manufacturing towns of the state, and from its convenient 

 situation and facilities of transport appears likely soon to become 

 an important place. Two newspapers are published here weekly. 

 ConnertvUte, the capital of Fnyette county, on the right bank of the 

 White W:iter Hiver, population 2200, is a place of considerable trade. 

 Tlic White Water Caual aud thu junction railway afford great facilities 

 for communication with all parts of the country. The court-house is 

 one of the finest public buildings in the state; there are several 

 churches and public schools, and substantial stores and warehoubcs. 

 Two new8pnj>er!i are published weekly. Crau/ordtcille, on the left 

 bank of Sugar Creek, an affluent of the Wabash, 46 miles W. by N. 

 from ludiannpolis, populutiuu 1613, is a busy manufacturing and 

 commercial town, and the seat of Wabash College; two newspapers 

 are published here weekly. EvanniUe, populatiou 3235, stands on 

 high ground, on the right bank of the Ohio, at the southern terminus 

 of the Wabash and Krie Canal, and the Evansville and Illinois 

 railway, and is the chief commercial town and travelling station on 

 the Ohio between Louisville and the mouth of the river, a distance of 

 400 milea. In 1860 before the completion of the railway and oanal 

 the number of steamboat arrivals and departures was 6398 ; and the 

 imports and exporta were valuol at 7,000,000 dollars : and since then 

 the trade of the port has greatly increased. It will probably become 

 the chief depOt of the Mal-trade of the state. Besides the luual 

 county buildings there are several churches and schools, a United States 

 marine hospital, markut-house, and several hotels, warehouses, and 

 ■tores. Two daily newspa|iers, having also weekly issues, one tri-weekly, 

 and one weekly now»]iaper ore published here. Port irayne, the cai>ital 

 of Allen county, Ktniiils on high ground at the point where the St. 

 Joseph and Mary riv.Ts unite and form the Miami, about 106 miles 

 N.K. by N. from Indianapolis : population, 4282. Being excellently 

 situated for river, canni, railway, and plank-road oonmiunicatiun. Fort 

 Wayne baa become within the hiat 10 years one of the most fiourishing 

 commercial towns in the sUta. Besides the county buildiugs, churches 

 and schools, it conUins a branch state bank, a United States land 

 oflkea, and extensive warehouses. Two newspapers are published here 

 weekly. J^fertmrUU, at the head of the falls of the Ohio opposite 

 Louisville, 106 miles a by E. from Indianapolis: population, 2122. 

 The town contains besides churches and schoula, a United States Uud 

 offloe, sereral large storas and warehouses, and a good landing place. 

 Staauboats are built here, and there is a considerable business carried 

 on. iMfayMc Oily, the capital of Tippecanoe county, stands in a very 

 picturesque situation, on the left Imiik of tlio Wnbash, 60 miles N.W. 

 from Indianapolis : popuUtiun, 6129. The city stands at the head of 

 steamboat navigation, and is the c<-ntre of a largo canal, railway, and 

 plank-road timffio. Sevenl considerable factories, and flour- and 



paper-Dilla are in the city and its Tidnity; and the surrounding 

 country is extremely fertile, lu the city are churohas of all tha 

 leading sects ; aaveral pubUc schools ; • branch of the state bank and 

 two other banks ; and numaroua stores, warshouaes, and hotola. Two 

 daily newspapera, having also weekly issues, and one weekly news- 

 paper, are uublished here. La Portt, stands on the edge of a prairie, 

 180 miles N. fay W. from Indianapolis, popuUtion 1821 ; it is the 

 ■eat of the Indiana Medical College, aiid haa a large trade in grsin 

 and live-stock. LourtmcAmrg, on the Ohio, 2 milea below the con- 

 fluence of the Great Miami, and 79 milea S.E. from Indianapolis : 

 |H>pulation, 3487. Partly as the shipping outlet of a aiugulorly 

 fertile valley, and partly owing to the great facilities for traffic which 

 it possesses as the termini of the White Water Canal, and of the 

 Lawrenoebaif; and Upper Mississippi railway, the city haa become an 

 important commercial centre. It oarriea on a conaiderable shipping 

 trade, has several Urge milla, a very extenaive distillery, and variotu 

 manufacturing establishments ; and supports two weekly newspapers. 

 Logtmtpoti, the capital of Cass county, is situated at the head of 

 steamboat navigation, at the confluence of the Eel River with tha 

 Wabash, 68 miles N. by W. from Indianapolis : population, about 

 3000. The falls of the Wabash, which are just sbove the towu, afford 

 vast water-power, by which several latge mills are worked. The 

 town is the mart for a wide aud very fertile region, with which it is 

 connected by river, oanal, aud plank-roads. Two newspapers are 

 published here weekly. JUadumt, the capital of Jefierson county, on 

 the Ohio, at the terminus of the Madison aud Indianapolis railway, 

 SO miles S. by E. from the latter city; populatiou, 8012. The city 

 occupies a pleasant site; is regularly htid out with broad straight 

 streets ; contains the usual county buildings ; several churches and 

 schools ; numerous trading establishments, cotton-factories, iron-works, 

 flour- and other mills; and supports two newspapers. New Atbang, 

 a city, and the capital of Floyd county, stands on the Ohio, about 100 

 miles S. by £. from Indianapolis, and 4 mdes W. by N. from Louis- 

 ville: population, 81»1, or with the suburbs, y895. The city, now 

 the largest iu the state, is pleasantly situated, has wide streets 

 ruiwiug parallel to the river, with others crossing tbem at right 

 angles ; and is well provided with railway accommodation. The 

 chief ,trade of the place is that of building and repairing the river 

 steamboats ; sloops aud schooners are also built ; and there ore large 

 iron- and machine-works, steam flour-, aud saw-mills, &c. The city 

 contains the county buildiugs, numerous churches, schools, a lyceum, 

 &c ; aud supports two daily and weekly newspapers. New HarmoHg, 

 on the left bank of the Wabash, 148 miles S.W. by S. from Indiaua- 

 polis, claims notice as the site of the establishment of two well-known 

 sociaUst communities. The followers of the German socialist Qeorgs 

 Rapp, who on first emigrating from Suabia had established themselves 

 in Butler county, Punnsylvauia, removed here iu 1814. For their 

 colony they purchased 17,000 acres of land, which they cleared and 

 laid out on a regular plan. They built good houses, churches, 

 form buildings, &c., and cultivated their land in a superior manner. 

 Here thoy remained, haviug all things in common, until 1824, when 

 not likiug the climate they sold their settlement to Robert Owen of 

 Lanark, and removed to Beaver county, Pennsylvania, where their 

 new establishment. Economy, still exists. Oweu and his followers 

 fonued a large community at New Harmony, but after awhile 

 discord broke out, and the establishment proving a complete failure 

 was broken up. Ritina Sun, the capital of Ohio cotmty, stands on 

 high ground on the Ohio River, 87 miles S.E. from Indianapolis: 

 population, 1654. It is a rapidly increasing commercial town, and 

 thj centre of a fertile district; contains the county buildings, six 

 churches, several schools, cotton and woollen factories, tanneries, Ik. ; 

 and supports two weekly newspapers. RmhviUe, the capital and 

 centre of Rush county, ou the left bank of Big Flat Creek, and on the 

 line of the RuKhville aud Shelbyville railway, 38 miles E.S.E. from 

 ludianapoUs, populatiou 21U8, is a busy commercial town, containing 

 the usual coimty builduigs, several churches and schools, numerous 

 mills, &c. ; aud supports two newspapers. SlielbyvUle, the capital of 

 Shelby county, on the left bank of the Blue River, 26 miles S.E. from 

 Indianapolis, population 995, tbough until the last two or three 

 yean a pUce of little note, is rapidly rising into importance in conse- 

 quence of its haviug been made the poiut of junction of several lines 

 of railway. •Sou</i J}etul, the capital of St. Joseph couuty, on the 

 south bend of the St Joseph River, at the northern extremity of the 

 state, 192 miles N. from Indianapolis, population 1652, is one of the 

 new towns of this state (it was founded iu 1831) which are so rapidly 

 growing into flourishing places, aud of which the number of iolm- 

 bitints conveys but a very insufficient idea of their activity and 

 amount of business. The public buildings consist of a court-house, 

 jail, market-place, 4 churches, schools, and a bnuich of the state bonk, 

 railway stition, &c There are a woollen factory, several saw-, flour-, 

 and oil-mills ; agricultural implement, edge-tool, and machine works, 

 and a largo peg, last, lath, and veneer-milL TVri-e J/auie, the 

 capital of Vigo county, and one of the most important towna in the 

 stato, received its name from the high ground forming the left bank of 

 the Wabash on which it is built : pojiulation, 4051. The town contains 

 a fine court-house, town-lioll, 13 churches, several schools, a state 

 bank, and numerous well-built stores, warehouses, aud hotels. A 

 very large business, wholesale as well as retail, is carried on. Tha 



