Springfield

Springfield. 1. The seat of the chief arsenal of the United States, is in Massachusetts, on the E. bank of the Connecticut river, and 8S miles S.W. from Boston. Here is made the regulation rifle of the United States Army, and private factories also exist. for producing watches, needles, buttons, and goods of silk and cotton. It has good public buildings, including a fine library. 2. The capital of Illinois, United States of America, stands on a plateau 4 miles from the Saugamon river, and 95 miles north-east of St. Louis. The adjacent coalfields have made it a prosperous manufacturing centre, and large markets for agricultural produce and livestock are also held. The fine State Capitol contains a Memoria1 Hall of the Civil War.