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July, 1876 City. 16,859 Monroe Heath... April, 1877 City. 20,023 Carter H. Harrison. April, 1879 City. 23,047 Carter H. Harrison. April, 1881 City 29,963 Carter H. Harrison. April. 1883 City. Carter H. Harrison. April, 1885 City. John A. Roche...... April, 1887 City De Witt C. Cregier. April, 1889 U.S. Hemp. Washburne. April, 1891 City. 80,000 Carter H. Harrison. April, 1893 84,113 George B. Swift... Nov., 1893 John P. Hopkins. Dec., 1893 City. George B. Swift.... April, 1894 59,130 Mar., 1855 State. Settlers murdered at Lee's place, April 6,1812, First merchant brig put on the upper lakes, 1814. First mention of a justice of the peace, 1821. First baptism, Alexander Beaubien, 1822. First marriage, Dr. Walcutt to Ellen M. Kinzie, July 20, 1823. Chicago becomes a precinct of Peoria county, Sept. 6, 1825. Isaac McCoy preaches the first protestant sermon Oct. 9, 1825. First election, Aug. 7, 1826. First ferry established at Lake street, 1829. City surveyed and platted by canal commissioners, 1830. First bridge across south branch, near Randolph street crossing, 1830. Cook county created, Jan. 15, 1831. First county roads established (State street, Archer avenue, Madison street and Ogden avenue), June, 1831. First methodist class formed, June 16, 1831. First postoffice, 1831. First street leading to the lake laid out, April, 1832. First Sunday school organized, Aug. 19, 1832. First frame business building erected, 1832. First bridge over north branch, 1832. First catholic church (St. Mary's) organized, May 5, 1833. First presbyterian church organized, June 26, 1833. School section 16 sold at public auction, October, 1833, for $6.72. First issue of the Chicago Democrat, Nov. 26, 1833. First shipment from the port of Chicago, 1833. First episcopal service, 1834. First drawbridge, Dearborn street, 1834. First fre company formed, Pioneer, 1834. Evacuation of Fort Dearborn as a military post, 1836. First railroad chartered, Chicago & Galena Union, Jan. 16, 1836. 407,661 Construction of canal begun at Bridgeport, July 4, 1836. First odd-fellows' lodge, Aug. 11, 1836. Rush Medical college incorporated, March 2, 1837. Chicago incorporated as a city, March 4, 1837. First city election, March 31, 1837. First city census taken July 1, 1837, showing the population to be 4,170, First theater opened, October, 1837. First pamphlet printed, 1837. First steam fire engine, February, 1838. 1838. First Chicago steamer, James Allen, built First invoice of wheat exported. 78 bushels, 1838. Chicago Daily American issued April 9, 1839. Regular steamboat line between Chicago and Buffalo established, July, 1839. Permanent establishment of public free schools, 1840. First Cook county murderer hanged July 10, 1840, three miles south of the city, on the lake shore. His name was John Stone. The crime was committed in the Town of Jefferson. Clark street bridge built, 1840. Wells street bridge built, 1841. First propeller built on Lake Michigan, launched July, 1842. Negro sold at auction Nov. 14, 1842. First book compiled, printed and bound, the City Directory, 1843. Chicago Daily Journal issued April 22, 1844. First issue Gem of the Prairie, May 20, 1844. Meat first packed for the English markets, 1844. Dearborn school building erected on Madison street, opposite McVicker's theater, 1845. This was the first permanent public-school building. First issue of a newspaper printed in a foreign language, Nov. 26, 1845. First telegram received in Chicago from Milwaukee, Jan. 15, 1848. Chicago & Galena Union railroad opened to Elgin, Feb. 1, 1849. Chicago first lighted with gas, Sept. 4, 1850. Main line of the Illinois Central railroad completed, Dec. 28, 1855. First suburban trains, Chicago to Hyde Park, June 1, 1856. C. W. CURRY Periodical and Subscription Agency. Subscriptions Received for all newspapers and magazines at publishers' rates. 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