loan, the interest has been funded, or authorized to be funded, up to July 1, 1845; and for the interest falling due in January 1846, and thereafter semiannually, on this portion of the State debt, the State relies in the first place on the proceeds of her public works; but in case of any deficiency from this source, a direct tax for the balance is authorized to be levied.

INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.- The receipts for the year ending Nov. 30, 1844, on the Central Railroad, running from Detroit to Marshall, 110 miles, the last 32 miles of which, from Jackson to Marshall, were finished in August, 1844, amounted to $211,170; the ordinary running expenses were $89,420, leaving $121,750 net profits. Of this sum about $25,000 was paid into the State Treasury, nearly $94,000 for railroad iron, new locomotives, cars, &c., leaving about $3,000 cash in the hands of the acting commissioner. Thirty-six miles further of this road are nearly ready for the iron, and are expected to be completed and ironed during the fall of 1845.

The receipts on the Southern Railroad, from Monroe to Hillsdale, 68 miles, were $60,340; ordinary running expenses about $42,000; the balance of $18,000 was expended in building new cars, &c., for the road.

STATE LAND OFFICE. - The sales of internal improvement, school, university, and State building lands, at this office, for the year ending Nov. 30, 1844, were as follows:

PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.— University. — The principal of the University Fund consists of the proceeds of the 72 sections, or 46,080 acres, of land granted by Congress for the support of a University. Up to Nov. 30, 1844, there had been sold of these lands 14,883 acres, for the sum of 174,307. The annual revenue or income of the University prior to 1845, was about $9,000; but as over 4,000 acres more university lands were, sold last year for the sum of $44,922, this will increase the income of the University to about $12,000 a year, leaving about $6,000 a year for the support of the Institution, after paying the interest on the $100,000 loan, instead of about $3,000 or less, as heretofore.

The present Faculty consists of the

Pro

fessor of the Greek and Roman Languages; Rev. Geo. P. Williams, A. M., Professor of Mathematics; Rev. A. Ten Brook, Professor of Moral and Mental Philosophy; Dr. Houghton, Professor of Geology and Mineralogy; and Dr. A. Sager, Professor of Botany and Zoology. The two latter have not yet entered upon the discharge of the duties of their Professorships. There are about 70 students in the main institution at Ann

Arbor, and in the branches, or preparatory schools, at Tecumseh, Romeo, Kalamazoo, White Pigeon, and Ann Arbor, about 180.

Common Schools. The fund for the support of common schools arises from the sales of section 16, or its equivalent, in each surveyed town of 36 sections, or square miles. In the whole State, this would amount to over a million of acres, of which fully two thirds would lie in the lower Peninsula, and about one half of the latter portion, or over 300,000 acres in 29 settled and organized counties in the southern portion of the State. Of these lands, there had been sold up to Nov. 30, 1844, 62,737 acres for the sum of $423,880; the interest on which will yield about $28,000 a year to be distributed as school money amongst the several school districts throughout the State. In addition to this, there is raised for the support of schools, a half mill tax, yielding about $14,000 more; which tax in 1847, and thereafter, is to be increased to 1 mill on the dollar.

STATE PRISON.-The number of prisoners remaining in prison, October 31, 1843, was 94; admitted during the year ending October 31, 1844, 61; discharged during the same period by expiration of sentence, 26; pardoned, 2; escaped, 1; died, 4-leaving in prison, October 31, 1844, 122.

State Agent,

Jesse D. Bright,
John H. Thompson,
Royal Mayhew,
H. J. Harris,
James Morrison,
James M. Ray,
Michael G. Bright,
T. J. Reynolds,
Joseph R. Pratt,
T. B. Kinder,
Alexander C. Stephenson,

Speaker of the House.

The number of Senators is 50, and of Representatives, 100.

200

Lieut. Governor,

Pay, $3 a day.

Secretary of State,

800

Treasurer of State,

1,000

of Delphi,
of Indianapolis, President of the State Bank,
of Indianapolis, Cashier of the State Bank,

Auditor of Public Accounts,

1,000

1,300

1,100

$1,000 and travelling expenses. of Indianapolis, Quartermaster General, of Jeffersonville, Keeper of the Penitentiary, of Indianapolis, State Librarian,

100

Profits.

JUDICIARY.

The judges are appointed by the Governor and Senate for 7

years, and

the senior in commission is the Chief Judge.

This court holds its sessions at Indianapolis, in May and November. It has appellate jurisdiction only, except in capital cases, and cases in chancery in which the President of the Circuit Court may be interested.

Circ. President Judges. 1st, Isaac Naylor, 2d, J. H. Thompson, 3d, Miles C. Eggleston, 4th, Elisha Embree, 5th, William J. Peaslee, 6th, J. T. Elliott, 7th, John Law, 8th, John W. Wright, 9th, E. M. Chamberlain, 10th, David McDonald, 11th, David Kilgore, 12th, James W. Borden,

Circuit Courts.

of Crawfordsville.

of Salem.

of Madison.
of Princeton.
of Indianapolis.
of Newcastle.
of Vincennes.
of Clay.
of Goshen.

of Bloomington.
of Mt. Pleasant.

of Ft. Wayne.

of Salem.

Prosecuting Attorneys.
Jos. E. McDonald, of Lafayette.
Cyrus L. Dunham,
John Dumont,
James Lockhart,
A. A. Hamilton,
Jacob B. Julian,
James M. Hanna,
Wm. Z. Stuart,
R. L. Farnsworth,
Craven P. Hester,
John Davis,

of Vevay.
of Evansville.
of Columbus.
of Centreville.
of Greencastle.
of Logansport.
of South Bend.
of Bloomington.
of Andersontown.

Robert L. Douglass, of Angola.

1st Circuit. Benton, Clinton, Fountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, and Warren counties.

2d Circuit. Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Jackson, Orange, Scott, and Washington.

3d Circuit. Dearborn, Franklin, Jefferson, Jennings, Ohio, Ripley, and Switzerland. 4th Circuit. Crawford, Dubois, Gibson, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh, and Warwick.

5th Circuit. Bartholomew, Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, and Shelby.

6th Circuit. Decatur, Fayette, Henry, Rush, Union, and Wayne.

7th Circuit. Clay, Knox, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan, Vermillion, and Vigo.

8th Circuit. Carroll, Cass, Fulton, Jasper, Miami, Pulaski, Wabash, and White.

9th Circuit. Elkhart, Kosciusko, Laport, Lake, Marshall, Porter, and St. Joseph.

10th Circuit. Brown, Daviess, Green, Lawrence, Martin, Munroe, Morgan, and Owen.

11th Circuit. Blackford, Delaware, Grant, Jay, Madison, Randolph, Richardville, and Tipton.

12th Circuit. Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, Lagrange, Noble, Steuben, Wells, and Whitley.

The President Judges and the Prosecuting Attorneys are elected by the legislature, - -the judges for 7 years, and the attorneys for 2 years; and the Associate Judges and Clerks of the Courts are elected by the people for 7 years. The President Judges receive each a salary of $800

and the Judge of the 5th Circuit is allowed $300 in addition, optional with the County Commissioners of his Circuit; the Attorneys have each a salary of $150 and perquisites. The Judges hold two terms in each county annually. There are two Associate Judges in each county, who receive $2 a day during the session.

FINANCES.

The Governor's Message to the Legislature represents the outstanding funded debt of the State to be $12,218,000, on which the Bank regularly pays the interest on $1,390,000, leaving $10,828,000 on which no interest is paid, and no provision made for its payment. The domestic, or unfunded debt, is stated at $1,521,262.

XXV. ILLINOIS.

GOVERNMENT.

THOMAS FORD, of Springfield, Governor, (term ends 1st Mon-
day in December, 1846,)
John Moore, of McLean Co., Lieutenant Governor, $4 a day
during the session, and $3 for every 20 miles of travel.
Thompson Campbell, of Galena, Secretary, (including clerk hire,)
William L. D. Ewing, of Hillsboro,

Auditor,

Milton Carpenter, of Hamilton Co., Treasurer,

Walters & Weber, Public Printers.

The Governor is, ex officio, Fund Commissioner.

(do.)
(do.)

Salary.

$2,000

800

1,600

800

David Leavitt, of New York, and W. H. Swift, of Massachusetts, aro Canal Trustees on the part of the bondholders, and Jacob Fry, of Lockport, on the part of the State.

Each member of the legislature receives $3 a day during the session, and $3 for every 20 miles of travel. The Lieutenant Governor is Speaker of the Senate.

Wm. A. Richardson, of Schuyler Co., Speaker of the House.

800

Hugh T. Dickey, Judge of the Cook Co. Court of Chicago,
Patrick Ballingall, Attorney for do.

Fees and 200

The judges are elected by the legislature, and hold their offices during good behavior. Five constitute a quorum. The judges all perform circuit duties, the State being divided into circuits corresponding with the number of Judges. There is a State's attorney for each circuit, who is elected by the legislature biennially. Salary, $250 and fees.

The only other courts now in the State are those held by probate justices and justices of the peace. The former have jurisdiction in actions of debt or assumpsit by or against administrators, &c., where the amount in controversy does not exceed $1,000, and the general powers of probate courts. The latter have jurisdiction in actions of debt or assumpsit, not exceeding in amount $100; and exclusive jurisdiction in cases of assaults and battery. In trespass on personal property and trover, where the damages claimed do not exceed $20, justices of the peace also have jurisdiction. In all suits for debts, where the damages claimed exceed $20, the Circuit Courts have jurisdiction, and they are Superior Courts of general jurisdiction, both civil and criminal.

The Governor and Justices of the Supreme Court constitute a Council of Revision, which acts upon all laws, approving or disapproving them.

FINANCES.

The present debt of the State of Illinois, according to a statement transmitted by the Governor to the Legislature, is $14,633,969.31. The annual amount of interest accruing on this debt is $712,533, of which, thus far, only $50,000 have been promptly paid. According to the Auditor's report, the whole revenue of this year amounts only to $145,645.57, which is not sufficient to meet the current expenses of the State government for the year.