, 1863-10-21

ipg the typographical appearance OF the West
longptior to the present age. The author sup2os
ed that at one period We or the West were four
feet below the status which we now occupy. The
| earth had been raised that height.
Dr.. Thompson sent in some papers In which he
had made Investigations Of the physigues Of the
various races occupying the American Continent.
he considers tho native American AZ prime, and
above all others.
The proceedings Of the American Geographical
and Statistical Society received, in which 1t
was stated that there was more gold In the banks
Of the laage cities OF America than those in Of
Europe. :.
The societywas indebted to Mr. Ches5o.oueh for
documents relating to the early history Of rail-
roads.
Judge prummond sent Indian articles Of fnt.,-
est from Utah.
From Senator Tumble report OF Committee
Of Congress On the Conduct Of the War.
The Society was deputed to make appropriate
Acknowledgements to all these donors.
The correspondence during the month was} 10
letters received and &C written. Several letters
hom prominent persons, publishers, sc., wers
read.
The following contribution towards the history
OF the 1etaelftes waa then read:
About 1871 or1s4:,, number Of Jews in Now
York city. mostly Of Bavaria. in Germany, formed
IN association for the purpose Of setting ND COL
ooy somewhere in the Western States, whore they
could live together as q community, till the soil
build a synagogue and school house In the midst
OF their settlement, DC. Mr.. Mayer, (now de-
ceased, bat whose wife and children stfu live
here) was selected hs the agent OF tho association
to examine different localities, and make proper
selection. After duigent research, Mr. Mayer
gave an encouraging report Of the Illinois lauds.
and 1ocated section for the colony, md pur.
clased fatm fol himself near Bchaumberg, Cook
county, Many members Of the society thereupou
enigrated hither; bnt some became dissatisfied
with the lands selected, they settled In Chicaro.
Among the first ectt1ers were Jacob Fuller, Bene.
dict Schubu1t, (whode:an tatlosing here, In poo.
circumstances, but has, by iudustry, accumulated
u considerable fortune, and who erected the fl.st
biick building on Lake street, Abraham Kohu.
with two OF three brothers, Levi Rosenfeld, Jacob
Rosenberg, 1saac Ziegles, Isaac Cook (shoemaker,)
Mayer kesn, and others. Many have Since fol-
lowed them, and the Jews in Chicago now uum-
her about three thousuud.
AS soon as tie Jewish population became suta.
ciently numerous, they bethoaght themselves to
form congregation. They ftst bought Of the
city portion Of the City Cemetery, fora burial
place. They then formed congregation under
the name OF KtAiNath Aaaks Maraa1, 4. Con,rc-
CATION Of the Men OF the West, y and built small
but neat house Of wurship, on leased ctound. m
Clark street between Quincy and jackson. Here
they remained, til becoming stronger, they bought
a lot on the northeast conner Of Wells aud Adams
etreets, to which premises they removed In 1e5s,
, In the course Of few years, other congregations
were formed-anong them a Polish congregation
under the uame Of BrIe SAalescssons OF Pea.o,p
whore members arc mostly from Poland: a con-
g1egation OF Reformed Jews, named "sinai Con-
greeatlon." The first named worshlpe at present
In rented hall OIL clask street, and tho other has
recently bought church on the nosthweat corner
of Fourth avenue and Van Buren, Street, which
they will coon occupy,
At an early day, various benevolent societies
were organized, inoat Of which are still flourish
ing: among them the Hebrew Beueyolcnt Assocz,