All the western states and territories . with a dense growth of timber. The original townpiat was a mile square, but it has extended itself on all sides. Washington-street through which the National Road passes, the principal street in thecity,is120 leet wide. Circle-street 80 feet, the others 90 feet. On the 1st of Jan.,182.), the public offices of the state were removed from Corjdon, the formercapital, to Indianapolis, and the seat of government established here; butthe legislature held its sessions in the county court house, until Dec, 1834,when the state house was completed. This showy str
All the western states and territories . with a dense growth of timber. The original townpiat was a mile square, but it has extended itself on all sides. Washington-street through which the National Road passes, the principal street in thecity,is120 leet wide. Circle-street 80 feet, the others 90 feet. On the 1st of Jan.,182.), the public offices of the state were removed from Corjdon, the formercapital, to Indianapolis, and the seat of government established here; butthe legislature held its sessions in the county court house, until Dec, 1834,when the state house was completed. This showy structure, 180 feet longby SO wide, is on the model of the Parthenon at Athens, and was built at -cost of about $60,000. 164 INDIANA. Indianapolis is one of tlie greatest railroad centers in the world, nearlyone hundred diiFerent trains pass in and out of the city daily, and from 3,000to 5,000 persons visit the place in twenty-four hours. It is stated that thecitizens of 80 of the 91 counties in the state, can come to Indianapolis, attend. View of Vie Slate House, from Wjuhinjton-slreel, Iii<hunrtpolis. to business, and return the same da}. The completion of the Madison andIndianapolis Kailroad gave a great impetus to the growth of the jdacc : thenthe population was about 4,000, in 1860, 18,612. The streets of the city are broad, laid out at right angles, well shaded andadorned with a number of very superior buildings. The benevolent institu-tions of the state, for the insane, deaf and dumb, and the blind, are locatedat this place, and are an ornament to the city and state. The city has, 16churches, a system of free graded schools,and is the seat of the North-west-ern Christian University, a flourishing institution under the patronage ofthe Christian Church. The university buikling is an elegant edifice in theGothic style. The following historical items are extracted from Howards HistoricalSketch of Indianapolis, in the city directory for 1857 : In 1SI8, Dr. Daui;lass ascended
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