MILWAUKEE (ante), the 19th city in population of tne United States; pop. '80, 115,578. Lat. 43°. 3' 45" n.; long. 87° 57' w. It is 90 m. n. of Chicago, and 80 in. e. of Madison, on the Milwaukee, which flows into the lake from the n. and is navigable for 2 in. from its mouth. The Menomonee discharges into the Milwaukee about + in. from the mouth of the latter. The city harbor is 6 m. long and 3 ni. wide, and has been extensively improved by the government, so as to be one of the best harbors on the lakes. The city lies on both sides of the river. Its streets are regular, and the architecture has a pleasing appearance, the most common building material being the cream-colored brick manufactured in the city. The business part of the city is in its center, near the rivers; the higher parts to the e. and w. are occupied by residences. The streets are lighted with gas, and well-paved, and there is a good sewage system. The county court-house is an elegant sandstone building, erected at a cost of over $400,000; the U. S. courts are held in the marble post-office, which is also used for a custom-house. The county jail and workhouse are here. There are 25 public and 50 private schools, a number of academies, an industrial school, 4 orphan asylums, and 2 hospitals. There is a college for women in the city, and a Franciscan college and Capuchiu monastery in the suburbs. There is a public art gallery, a public library connected with the young men's association, and a German library and museum. There are 3 theaters, and 4'7 periodicals, of which 20 are in German; 7 are dailies. The city has 71 churches, a Roman Catholic and an Episcopal cathedral. The former is the seat of the archbishop. Milwaukee is the terminus of 6 railroads; the Chicago and Northwestern; Wisconsin Central; Western Union ; Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western; Detroit and Milwaukee; and Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul. It is the greatest wheat market in the world, and the port from which are shipped the agricultural products of the three great states of Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa. The receipts of wheat in 1877 were 19,355,469 bush.; of flour, 1,905,454 bbls.; of oats, 1,550,263 bush.; of corn, 935,739 bush.; of barley,
2,4,14,4'54 bush.; of butter, 8,898,875 lbs. ; of wool, 2,528,843 lbs.; of cheese, 8,289,701 lbs. The shipments of wheat for the same year were 18,20,1,253 bush., and of flour 2,286,786 bbls. There is storage for 6,000,000 bush. Another article of extensive export is lumber, of which 136,429,000 ft. were shipped in 1877, besides 177,189,000 shingles. The Milwaukee river furnishes an abundant water-power for manufacturing purposes. A dam 3 m. from its mouth brings the water up 12 ft. above high-water mark, and a canal 1+ m. long, runs from this dam along the w. side of the river. Manufactories and mills are built along the canal, and their wares can be loaded directly into steamers with out another transfer. The most important manufacturing establishments are the iron and rolling mills, with a capital of nearly $4,000,000, and employing over 2,000 men. There are 13 flouring mills with a capital of over $1,500,000. Over $3.000,000 is invested in the manufacture of beer, and $1,300,000 in the manufacture of leather. Large amounts are invested in the pork-packing business. Among the smaller manufactures are woolen cloth, boots and shoes, sashes and blinds, wagons, barrels, brooms, furniture, tobacco and cigars, soap and candles. paper, and white lead. There are 14 banks, and a number of insurance companies. The national asylum for invalid soldiers is about 3 m. from the city. It is a government institution, and contains sorne 600 soldiers. A line of steamers runs across the lake, connecting with the Detroit and Milwaukee rail road. The tonnage of vessels belouffing to Milwaukee is nearly 70,000. Milwaukee has a very large German population, and many Scandinavians and-Bohemians are settled there. fi is divided into 13 wards. each of which elects 1 alderman and 2 common councilmen. The city is furnished with water from the lake. Its first white settler was a Frenchman named Jumeau, who came there in 1825 to engage in the fur-trade, and was afterward mayor. lt was incorporated as a city in 1846.