The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-16

lions are now but memories In the minds
| OF even the older generation. Few will be
able to recall that John F. Wallick, super
intendent Of the Western Union Telegraph
Company. was a member of the faculty of
the Bryant, Stratton & Spencer Indian
apolis Business College in 1866.
JOHN CAvEN WAS MAYOR
John Caven was mayor of the city in that
year; Cyrus s.. Butterfeld, city clerk; w.
w. Butterfeid, treasurer, and ex-Supreme
Judge Byron K. Elliott, was city attorney.
Douglass & Conner held the post OF city
printers. which has long ago been abol-
ished- Sims Colley and DR.. p. H. jameson
were councilmen from the First ward;
Austin II. Brown and William Boaz were
councilmen from the Sixth; Charles Glazier
and c. +. Schmidt represented the Sew
enth; Joseph Staub and Adolph Seiden-
sticker were councilmen from the Ninth.
The city had only nine wards at that time
The police department. consisted of a chief,
two Heutenants, nine day and eighteen
night patrolmen, the idea doubtless being
that the city was in twice as much danger
at night as during the day. William Wat
lace was county clerk and William c.
Smock, Ovid D. Butler and John w. Coons
were his deputies.
The public school buildings were divided
equally among the nine wards, one 10 each
ward. except in the Fourth. which haG an
old and a new school building. The sys'
tenn was under the general management
of a board of trustees, consisting of Glenn
ems Vonnegut, w. II. L. Noble and Thomas
Il. Elliott. A. G.. Shortridge, after whom
the present High School was named, was
superintendent of schools and secretary
of the Board of Trustees. There were
thirty-four teachers altogether. and all of
these except the instructors in the High
! School were young women, whose employ
ment was said to be an anomaly peculiar
TO indianapolis, but the practice was
warmly commended.
Benjamin Harrison, who has since been
United States senator and President of
the United States, was, in 1856, reporter of
the Supreme Court. The Judges were
Charles a. Ray, Jehu 7. Elliott. James s.
Frazer and Robert C. Gregory. Lag
Noble was clerk OF the court and Samuel
Lamb its sheriff.
Hon. David Davis was United States
| circuit judge and Hon. David Mcdonald.
the district judge. John Hanna was dis
trict attorney: John d. Rowland, clerk; B.
j. Spooner, marshal, and Edwin A. Davis,
John w. Ray and Eben w. Kimball. COM
missioners.
TWO STATE COURTS.
There were only two State courts in In
dianapolis in 1866, the Circuit Court, of
which John Coburn was judge, and the
Court of Common Pleas, Solomon Blair,
judge. Criminal cases came before the
Circuit Court. This city has always been
known as a city of churches, as well as
homes. The directory Of 1866 contains the
names of thirty-tbree houses of worship
Rev. Henry Day was pastor of the First
Baptist. Rev. Augustus Bessonies, now
very venerable. was pastor of st. Johns
Catholic Church. AT st. Peters Church
the sermon was delivered in French imme-
diately after the 10 a. m. service on Sun
day. Rev. n. A. Hyde had charge OF Ply
mouth Congregational Church, Rev. j.
Howard Nixon Of the First Presbyterian.
Rev. III. A. Edison of the Second Presby-
terrain, and Rev. W.. Mex. Hester of Yves
ley Chapel methodist Episcopal.) The
Smithsonian Institution was represented
here In 1866 by W. W. Butterfeld, its me-
neurological reporter, who resided at SS2
North East street.
The newspapers and publications of In
dianapois required little space in the Ed
wards directory for their r~ecounting. They
were the Journal, published by Douglass &
Common, city printers; the Daily Evening
Gazette, by j. III. Jordan; the indianapolis
Daily Herald. by Hall & Hutchinson; the
Daily Telegraph, by the Telegraph Com
pany; the Indiana Volksbiatte, by Julius
Boetticher; the Home Visitor, by Bland,
Meyers &c Woodbury.; the Christian Times
AM Witness, by Church & Goodman. OF
Chicago. E. w. Clark. Indiana editor
Christian Record, by Elijah Goodwin;
Christian Monitor, by Mrs. NJ. NJ. b. Good
win; Indiana School Journal. by Pearson.
Macauly & Co, George w. Hoss. superin-
tendent of public instruction, editor in
chief.
OLD-TIME BANKS.
One of the most interesting parts Of the
old directory is that devoted to the banks.
The first given is the old First National
Bank, echoes of whose sensational, failure
are stim. heard in the courts at rare inter-
walls. It's presid .nt was William H.. English,
new dead; cashier, John C. New; assistant
cashier, Lewis Jordan; teller, Heryey
Bates, and messenger, Willie English" as
recorded in cold type on Page 127 of the
book. The Indiana National Bank was pre-
sided over by George Tousey and D.. E.
Snyder was its cashier. Theodore p.
H~aughey was president of the indianapolis
National, A. f. Williams its cashier. Henry
Latham assistant cashier, and the directors
were Calvin Fletcher, ST., S. A. Fletcher,
ST., f. w. Churchman, Thomas Sharpe and
Theodore p. Haughey. Volney T. Malott,
now president of the Indiana National
Bank and prominently interested in railway
affairs, was then cashier of the Merchants
National Bank, of which Henry SchnuIl
was president. The Citizens National
Bank was also in existence at that time,
and Isaiah Mansur was it's president,
Joseph r. Haugh cashier, James W.. Nor
ris b~ookkeeper, and the directors were
Nicholas McCarty, James Sulgrove, j. r
Haugh, /. Mansur. John Thomas, William
Mansur, w. c. Holmes, ]. II. Vajen and
j. II. Baldwin. The Bank of the State OF
Indiana had for its president James Nj
Ray; cashier, Joseph A. Moore (of fragrant
memory, and clerk. X. II. Boland. There
was then a branch of the State Bank OF
Indiana located at indianapolis, the presi.
dent of which was Oliver Tousey and the