. History of Pike county, Illinois; together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history; portraits of prominent persons and biographies of representative citizens. History of Illinois ... Digest of state laws .. . TORY OF ILLINOIS. square miles, or 14,720,000 acres. The population in 1800was 376,000; in IS70 it nunihereil 445,616. She furnislied 32,, Wheeling. Has 3 Kopresentatives in (\)ngres8, and isentitled to 5 Pivsidential electors. TlielTovernor is II. M. Mathews,Democrat; term, 4 years; salary, $2
. History of Pike county, Illinois; together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history; portraits of prominent persons and biographies of representative citizens. History of Illinois ... Digest of state laws .. . TORY OF ILLINOIS. square miles, or 14,720,000 acres. The population in 1800was 376,000; in IS70 it nunihereil 445,616. She furnislied 32,, Wheeling. Has 3 Kopresentatives in (\)ngres8, and isentitled to 5 Pivsidential electors. TlielTovernor is II. M. Mathews,Democrat; term, 4 years; salary, $2,700. Wisconsin—Is an Indian name, and means Wild-rushinjrchannel, Its motto, Clvitatas succesait barfxirum. * The civilizedman succeeds the barbarous. It is calltHJ The Had^cr State was visited by the French explorers in 1665, and a settle-ment was made in 1661) at Green Bay. It was admitted into theUnion in 1848. It has an area of 52,1*24 Bquare miles, equal to34,511,360 acres. In l!S60 its |x>j)ulalion numbered 775,881; in1870, 1,055,167. Madison is the capital. She furnished for theUnion army !» suMiers. Has 8 mcmlxTS in Congress, and isentitled to lo iresidential electors. The (lovernor is W E. Smith;politics. Republican; salary, $5,000; term, 2 IIISTOKY OF ILLINOIS. 1S7 ILLINOIS INSTITUTE FOR DEAF AND DUMB. The first class of unfortunates to attract the notice of tlie legis-lature were the deaf mutes. The act establishing the institution forthe education of these unfortunates Avas approved by Gov. Carlin,Feb. 23, 1S39, the asylum to be located at Jacksonville. Theoriginal building, afterward called the south wing, was begun in1842, and completed in 1S49, at a cost of about 825,000. A smallportion of the building was ready for occupancy in lS-46, and ontiie 2Gth day of January, of that year, the Institution was formallyopened, with Mr. Thomas Officer as principal. The first termopened with but four pupils, which has increased from year to year,
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