The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-06-16

city IN the Unitec States and the second
in the world. Philadelphia wac settled
lin 1852. and has since grown steadily in
population snd importance. until the
visitor In 1876 will ind il . city with .
population OF Sl2. .632, living in 5i,i5s
houses, supplied with its illuminating
N gas through COS miles Of pipe, at a cost
lof 81 Is per thousand feet. and itA
schuylkill wafer through s5s miles o.
,lpipe. II covers an area of 63,1nD acres.
ll2s square milesl. and has property
valued at e565, 40. .7O5. Philadelphia is
city OF homes. In propertion 10 its
population. it has . larger number Of
houses. and covers . greater number OF
acres Of ofground, than asy other import
ant city in the world
scIEScx AND ART
occupy q high position: We find here
the Academy Of Natural Srience unsur-
passed. except BY the Bgitish Museum
Tae Academy oil Fine Arts.the American
Philosophical Society. Paramount Park
Art Association, Franklin Institute
6ermaniown Scientific Society and the
Philadelpl..A School Of Design for Wo-I
men,
CoLLEGEa
I The educational facilities Of the citv
are abundant and first clss-Girard
College il well known. IL is an orphans
educational house; its buildings are
among the finest of their kind in the
world. II is now ssstaiued by fund
OF Fix millions Of dollars, the gin OF
Stephen Girard. The Coileye Of Phys-
icians-Jefcrson Medical College. Phila-
delphia Dental College. wvaen's Medi-
cal College Of PennsylsAnis, and the
University OF Pennsylvania are among
the leading institutions Of learning.
LIBKARIEs.
\ Among the libraries OF the citv. the
following are worthy OF special notice :.
American Merchants Library, Friends
Library, Jau.cs Page Library, Libraryi
Of the German Society. Odd-FeIlows
Library. Wm. BroiLerhcads' Librarv.
Mercantile Library and the Philadeiphia
Library. founded by Bsnjsmis Prank :,
lin in 1891.
RAILROADS IND STEAMSHIPS
Among the railroads centering in this
city, sre to be found some of the most
powerful in the land. The Penn.yl-l
vania Central. which controls nex. w
ZOO miles Of railroad is known through
out the country. The Philadelphia and
Reading railroad. running from the city
into the Anthracite coal regions OF Penn :
lsylyania. 10 one Of the formost corpor-
ations of the land During last Sum-
mer the average amount OF coal carried
over their road and delivered at their
wharves in the Northeast part Of the
city daily. was equal 10 = train Is miles
long. The North Pennsylvania rail-
road. the Philadelphia. Wilmington and
I,aimere railroad. New Jersey South
ern railroad. Camdep and Atlantic end
the West jersey railroad, are all well.
established and paving roads The
American Steamship Company is the
oniy one sailing from the United States
lts Liverpool, under the American flag
their four steamers. " which are frst-class
in every particular. are named respect
lively Pennsylvania. Ohio. Indians, Illi-,
uois. Beside this line from Philadel-,
phia. we may mention the international,
steamship Company, the Philadelphia
and Southern Mail Steam Ship Company J,
and the Boston and Philadelphia Steam
ship Company.
HoTELs.
At present. there are in the CITY about
fifty hotels, having over ffty rooms. the
largest one having one thousand rosms-
sufficient to accommodate 4-5Co guests
Among the first-class hotels. wc may'
name the Continental, TTans-Conti-
mental and Globe, each charging e5 per-
day; the Girard. Colonade, La Pierre.
St Cloud, bingham. Merchants, United
States and Aubry, charging from % to
s. 50 per day-thess charges are ex-.
pected to remain unchanged during 1875
PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND INSTITUTIONS
| First amsng these 10 independence
Hall, then comes the National Museum.
Custom House. Public building: in
course Of construction. New Post-sfYics.
United States Mint Eastern Penitenti-
ary. House Of Correction, House of
Refuge, United St---s Arsenal, LeAgue.
Island Naval StslsOa, Blockley Aims
house. Masonic Temple and Pennsyl-
vsnis Institution fer Deaf and Dumb.
HOSPITALS.
There are upwards Of fifty Hospitals
and A.ylums, ansng which the princi-
pie are the Charity Hospital, Hospital
OF the Protestant Episcopal Church, that
of jefferson College and Of the Cniver-I
.ity Of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Hos
pital and Pennsylvania Hospital.
cHpRcuEs.
The CITY 10 adorned with many besuti-
'ful churches. The Baptist swning 63.
Methodist Episcopal 80, Presbyterian
rs. Protestant Episcopal 30. Rsnan
lCetholsc A A uunhor of shasa A.