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240 INDIANA INDIANAPOLIS canal was commenced, and in 1834 the state bank with ten branches was incorporated, to which were subsequently added three other branches. The result of these undertakings, and others into which the state entered, was a debt amounting to $14,057,000 and a general bankruptcy. But in the ten years ending in 1840 the population had doubled, and 9,122,688 acres of public land had been disposed of to individuals; but none of the great works had yet been completed. For the next six or seven years little progress was made, and in no one of these years was 100,000 acres of land disposed of. In 1846 the state debt, on which no interest had been paid since 1839, was consolidated and arranged into two classes, the state debt proper and the canal debt ; and means were devised for paying interest on the former. Under the influence of this scheme prosperity returned. In 1851 a new constitu- tion was adopted, and in 1853 the legislature passed a free banking law. The question of holding another consti- tutional convention was submitted to the peo- ple in 1859, when the proposition was re- jected. INDIANA, a "W. coun- ty of Pennsylvania, bounded 8. E. by Co- nemaugh river and drained by numerous small streams ; area, 770 sq. m. ; pop. in 1870, 36,138. It has a hilly surface, well timbered, chiefly with white pine, and abounds in iron ore and bitu- minous coal. The soil is moderately fertile. The Pennsylvania canal passes along the 8. boundary, and a branch of the Central railroad extends to the county seat. The chief produc- tions in 1870 were 308,183 bushels of wheat, 97,550 of rye, 652,263 of Indian corn, 906,255 of oats, 71,477 of buckwheat, 77,367 of pota- toes, 125,891 Ibs. of wool, 1,100,925 of butter, and 38,749 tons of hay. There were 11,586 horses, 12,061 milch cows, 13,844 other cattle, 44,054 sheep, and 17,412 swine; 10 manufac- tories of agricultural implements, 9 of brick, 14 of carriages, 3 of clothing, 15 of furniture, 10 of iron castings, 1 of machinery, 4 of mar- ble and stone work, 2 of paper, 13 of saddlery and harness, 2 of salt, 4 of sash, doors, and blinds, 11 of tin, copper, and sheet-iron ware, 8 of woollen goods, 8 flour mills, 28 tanneries, 19 currying establishments, 4 planing mills, and 26 saw mills. Capital, Indiana. INDIANAPOLIS, the capital and largest city of Indiana, seat of justice of Marion co., situated near the centre of the state, on the W. fork of White river, 100 m. N. W. of Cincinnati and 165 m. 8. S. E. of Chicago, in lat. 39 47' N"., Ion. 86 6 6' W. ; pop. in 1840, 2,692 ; in 1850, 8,091; in 1860, 18,611; in 1870, 48,244, of whom 10,657 were foreigners (5,286 Germans and 3,321 Irish) and 2,931 colored. The num- ber of families was 9,200 ; of dwellings, 7,820. The population in 1874 was estimated by local authorities at 80,000. The city is built in the midst of a fertile plain, chiefly on the E. bank of the stream. The surrounding country abounds in black walnut, and in the vicinity is an extensive coal field. The streets are 90 ft. wide, except Washington street, which has a width of 120 ft., and cross each other at right angles ; bnt there are four long avenues radia- ting from a central square and traversing the city diagonally. There are 200 m. of improved streets, most of them being gravelled, but many paved with stone or wood, and all lighted with gas. A system of sewerage is in progress. The ' river is crossed by nine bridges (three State House in Indianapolis. for railroad purposes), of which all except the old "national road" bridge are of iron. Two others are to be constructed. Street cars ac- commodate local travel. There are seven parks, viz. : the Circle, in the centre, contain- ing 4 acres and ornamented with shade trees ; the state house park, 10 acres; military park, 18 acres; university park, 4 acres; the trot- ting or southern park, with a course of one mile, 86 acres ; a park in the N. portion of the city, embracing 100 acres; and the state fair grounds, with exposition building, containing 40 acres. Greenbaum cemetery is within the city limits, and is coeval with the city itself ; 2 m. N. of the city is Crown Hill, which is hand- somely laid out and tastefully adorned ; and the Catholic cemetery is just S. of the city limits. The state house, in the Doric style, erected in 1835, is 180 ft. long by 80 ft. wide, with a colon- nade and dome. The state institute for the