The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-02-21
~ nI.ypoL,s co REsP.N DEMO e
No.
INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. 1888.

inc the van. The professor Is undoubtedly J
honest in his political sentiments, possesses r
Urea, talent, energy, and eruditioD, and is,
in short. conceded by all who know him to
be about the right sort Of man. Bearing ,
so fair reputation, it is source OF regret 10
his friends. that he should have made such
ounce of himself, as to have put forth such
paper as his ssFirst Annual Report" lie
had The ere it formerly with the public oil
being man of good sense, but we fear that
his inordnate eg otism, as displayed IN his re-
mort. has sadly marrcd the fair picture OF his
CHARACTER viii h existed on the popular MUD.
Tne SET imp rita tglaring pronounce - stan IS
in "lront ace" position IN nearly every
sentence. Judging from the port ne I'm
ag;nes himself the great AN OF the sehooi
system, listeM how he spreads hi 'self.
"He FL tiers ON TIE work under conscious
convictions of duty. He believes ne mas re-
ceived both divine and human call to this
enterprise. He flncies he has special mis-
SION rom providence That mission he in
lends + fulfill He will labor not only with
the hope. but with the assurance OF success.
= =. The indications of Providence, and
The voice of the reople seem To him to har-
m,ujze with his own genius and taste
Modest, very for Il puclic iuctlonary OF
hi; standing. Professor l.. is fine man,
but am sorry to say that his R"port is the
lauohiu stock of all who read it..
The Legislature are still dragging their
, slow length along" through an intermnable
: I,bvrjuth of resolutions OF inquiry, amend
ments. bank bills OF various forms, county
, sen, AMI county boundary gu stions-;n-
tead of proceeding difect N the straight and
narrow w.y of ..dispatch'' to early ad-
: iournment. 1t is now thought that to CT
: an opportunity to sit as long AS possible thy
, will put a new constru ton on the const't l.
On viz: that it Is d,'s IN, ID that I'll v may sit
, sirf,-ore ,ror.. ina days instead Of six'y-one
5 DAYS including Sundays. II they 80 decide,
the session will be prolonged until about The
18th of March-ten days longer than the
more reasonable construction allows. The
prospect is that they viii decide for the Ion
GER time and sit it out Though am not ga
prophet nor tho son Of a prophet" predict
:. that even after So lon = Session this winter,
. sumo excuse will be made to call an extra
: session next winter Mark his.
On Friday the 18th, the Senate, after some
= unimportant business adj urned until Monday
c morn nc. To give the committees time To worS
II ia ST .ndInr excuse for those who care more
monwealth. In the House three bills passed
amending section o! act regulatin.
weights and measures; abolshng office q
d. agent for literary exchanges, and requiring
" clerks to prepay postage on letters inclosins
20 pro :ess to other coun'ies. Adjourned owe
ear in the day until Mondy.
y On NJ lnday in III Sen ,tr. bi Is p IS ogv
is turnpike companies further time u complet
to their roads; fixing the p ice of the iudian
a ports; aud to provide compensation O
, township Assessors. in the afternoon In
S$saSasse Or osEef6a aGer resolution to ad
at journ sine die on the 23d inst, introduced b,
. Mr.. PyaD, Wing failed. a / int resolution
ibrogating the franking privilege failed
AZ s Mates joint resolution for guine in.o tn
RS FL ction oil State Agent on Wednesday tn,
lie 10Th inst. at 2 o'clock p. NJ. was concurret
in. Bill amending sections A. aud OF az
j., act incorporating academies, high schools &c
u passed.
III On Tuesday, the Senate talked nearly al
10 day aboutthe General Bank Law, without
=. doing ANYTHING definite. In the House ,
lengthy debate took place on adopting ar
amendment to the Senate bill for the con.
. sol u mon OF railroad companies, so that com
pdnies whose roads terminate within tv,
miles OF the Ohio river shall not consoIidat,
OF with companies on the opposite side. Tn,
=, amendment was adopted and the bill enpross
ell.
Inc revised statutes, are after much delav
: nearly ready. They can be procur, d in .
le Few DAYS "complete in two vo'umes',-an,
n Two precious volumes they will be-, iudpipo
from the amendments th 1t have been pronos-
J. ed TO them this session of the LsgisI iture.-
le l should NJ be surprised il III would have
e 10 be reconstructed and reprinted i'm less than
NJ years. An amu'ing scene occurred a,
no inson's Theatre few evenines...go. A
j certiin nator from the Pocket" was i'm
y attendance with two ladies', occupying a
e front seat. The two ladies' wished to bear
e ana see what was going on, but he rlied them
SO ooisterously and pertnacously with
small talk that they had to give up in dispair
y and listen to him. Robinson, the MANAGER.
} VINO also plays par,r, being great on the com
i It, observing that the ladies aid the auaiance
were very much annoyed, silenced the noisv
member" 10y saying he Robinson i. COM
&c chardct,r came from Posey Ceownty.
win road oi hoop-poles, &c. The Senator
't"ok,' and wited down.
"A great Convention of Brass Bands will
It meet mere on the ed inst. Over 300 ins,ru.
e III nus are expected to msngle the air with
e a'aiahche u souni. II is a., d that the roof
VII. De nied from Masonic Hall on the &C.
eaSiohei ot the grand Concert. Seriouslv
Il u the bdhds are well trained the efEct -, "a,
music will be sublime. " ''e
Nehave all kinds of weather here no,,
@ Out CONTINUED gopd health. Ovs,er, I'll,
= at premium which Indicate a stat. of -
'1i '"'u"i"y Yours 81;
RAILROAD CITY