The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1866-03-07

Chicago is the great centre. in the North
western States, four leading religious de-
nominations, the Melhodists, Congregation
alists, New School Presbyterian and Bap-
fists. The Methodists have here the North
western branch Of their great book concern.
and the North Western AdrOcate. the lead
ing religious paper OF the Northwest. ably
edited by Rev. DR. Eddy, and with q circu-
lation Of over 80, 900 copies They have
also theological college at Evanston, quite
near the city, and some Of the ablest minis
ters Of the denomination, among whom are
| DR. Eddy, Rev Mr.. Vincent and Rev Rob
ert Hatfield, formerly Of Brooklyn, who
came here last year He has for several
[ years been widely known throughout the
country as one Of the ablest contributors to
the New York INDEPENDENT lie was at
f first engaged in a crusade against theatres,
which attracted the attention OF the Chicago
press. and arrayed all the actors aud the
atre attendants against him Al present
/ he 10 connection with Dr. Junhiu and other
ministers, IS carrying Oh a crusade against
the Sunday issues Olleading Chicago papers.
as destructive 10 the moral welfare of COM
munity. The New School Prrzbyterians
here have seven wealthy aud powerful
! churches, but am unable 10 name their
leading clergymen The Congregational
I lists have six large churches, three Of which
have built houses the past year, costing
from $4,000 to 500, 900 each DR.. Patton
has been pastor Of the first Congregational
church for eighteen years, and they erected
stone church last year Costing 500, 600
besides building a mission church on the
south side costing $50. 900, and contrbut-
ing very largely to the Forelather ) fund, and
Tor other benevolent purposes. The sabbath
school OF this church numbers 1900 schol-
arg, there being but one larger in the de-
nomination, that OF the Berkley street
church Of Boston, which numbers over 400
scholars. Dr. Kitchel Of Detroit Is settled
over a Congregational church here. and is
now offered the Presidency OF Middlebury
college. Rev. J. +. Gulliver, formerly Of
Norwich, Conn, is TO be installed here to
night as pastor Of the New England COngre-
gatiOnal church, he having accepted their
call. though his former church offered him
an annual salary OF s., 600, and donation
I Of $40, 600 in gold. Other leading COngre-
gatiOnal ministers are Rev. Professors
Bartlett Havens and Fiske, of the Chicago
Theological Seminary, which is the great
/ theological seminary OF the denomination
in the Northwest, and is now well endowed
and of great promise. DR.. Junkin is the
leading Baptist clergyman, and they have
in operation the Chicago University which
received its principal endowment from the
late lamented Senator Douglas The
Episcopal Bishop NntenOuse resides mere
az also the Bishop OF the Catholic church
The city Of Chicago has voted Sc, 900, 600
to the enlargement Of the mouth oil the
Michigan canal and the deepening of the
river, so that water may run from Lake
Michigan through the canal into the Illinois
river, thus giving the city a better sewer
age, and cleansing it OF some of its villain
our OdOrs, OF which can testify from Oliac-
tory experience. The subterranean canal,
running two and a half miles under the
lake, for the purpose of supplying the city
with an abundance of pure water from the
bottom of the lake, is progressing rapidly,
parties now being at work at both ends OF
the tunnel, CRIB having been sunk out in
the lake for that purpose. The city has
just voted $3.50, 600 additional for the COM
pletiOn of the tunnel, which will make the
total cost $500, 600. Many of the finer av-
enues are being graveled, the city bringing
the material for the purpose from Joliet by
railroad, diststance of forty miles With
these and other expensive improvements.
the taxation is only five per cent, or one
half that of Lansing.
The population of Chicago is now estima-
ted at 200, OOO which is TOO large, but a
safe estimate will give it 25O,OO in ten
years. The valuation OF real estate is S64,
900, 900. The heaviest income tax paid
last year, was that Of Vim. B. Ogden, 1886,
900, which was his legitimate income from
railroad stocks and other funded interests
Like Gen Cass and others in Detroit, there
are real estate owners here worth iron
three to five millions, who pay incomes o
less than 500, 600 each, as their property
is mostly nOn-prOductive. An immense
cotton factory is soon to start with 4 capi
tai of $500, 600. Leading capitalists are nov
experimenting with Will county coal, fort,
miles south, and it is thought it can b,
brought into general use for railroads an'
manufacturing purposes. Capt E. B. War,
is one Ofthe stockholders ola mining compa
J company just organized with capital o
$500, 0O0 confined TO few individuals
among whom are James F. Joy, OF Detroit
Walker & Dexter, and Mr.. Sergeant, tn
agent of the NJ. c. r. r., Of Chicago. Cap
tain Ward is now experimenting with IN
coal at his rolling mills and thinks h
can substitute it for the Pennsylvania an
81 Ohio coal Of which his mills consume 20, 90
tons annually. This coal is said to be en-
tirely free from sulphur to burn withOu
clinker and can be laid down in Chicag
with q good profit at six dollars per tor
while Eastern coal costs ten dollars per to
and upwards.
Crosby's Opera House is a magnifcer
marble building on Washington street, an
said 10 be unsurpassed by any in the wOrl
: in all that pertains to elegance symetr
!. internal decorations and acoustic efeci
\ Like man OF sense, before building,
:, sent two first class architects to visit ever
: building OF the kind Of any note in tn
h country or Europe, with orders to max
y plans Of all these buildings, and to retail
the best elements and reject the rest. Coz
Al sequently he cannot be surpassed in Il
future. HJudge Chapman in erecting Ca
ID ital Hall, mad regarded the acoustic effe,
. of the hail. and the comfort of the audienc
] wonder if another hall would be erec,e
= in Lansing, as now contemplated by J.
Mead. In this Opera House are scores
: offices, music rooms, the fashionable re