Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-08-11

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ant coIsgs-Layiar o tse carns s.one-Rsil-
roads-Crops.
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FRIEND GoopwfS.-l hss Just re-
ceiyed and real The AMERI , AN, and I
confess il was tuite a 'reai, as / had
not seen one foi loag time. 1t bears
date June 3oln; that is rher slow
travelling in these railroad mes. But
suppose that tn;lr Sans ,rddlebaes
are stuffed rather full Of G, bgression.
al speeches in Iasol Of the Nebraska
Swindle TO carr 7 such commonplace
things as letters and newsp 'pers. tho
the iormer are carried gratis and the
the latter have % be prid l,r. and in
advance too. or at dub rates. Well,
| suppose it's Dcmoci attic. and we
should Mt complain. 71f
Our Senators are at honn, among
the people. trying e make til IN believe
that it is TO thrir iatrres; to have SIS
very extended al, G our w. stern bor-
der, but witt, whs succoss lime alone
will show. Nor will we be held long
IN suspense as tl,- election comes of
on the first Mondas in August. Ger
tain it is that vely few openly defend
the Nebraska Bill. anil ihos. who do,
are mostly postmrters and other Of
iice-holders and tie paid agents of
DoDsE. JONES & Co. Thu coming
election is an imp,rlant one. We have
TO elect members OF Congress, gov
ernor, and leg slatirc. z he great
questions before tic people here. as
elsewhere. are tie prohibition Of the
liquor traffic and he extension of slay-
cry. The battle is waxing wormer and
warmer, and much solicituds is felt
for the result. tfel ~
Our College building ispr crossing
timely. 1t is 55 I'y 100 feet. and IS
to be four stories l'gb, Which. in. addi-
ton to the present spacious tuilding,
will make ample rom for all purposes.
The cornerstone was Iai the 4th
OF July with appropriate cei emonies.
a box was made Of filc-proof materi-
ais, in which were the Const tuition of
the United States md Of the State OF
Iowa, the names OF thr National and
State officers, and some otl,er docu-
ments, and was deposited in the wall
Of the building, to stay there Il win
not venture conjecture how long.
must not omit &. say to the citi-
zens Of old Frank':.i that we are ma
king a railroad frunl hare to Chicago,
and the snort of tie far famed Iron
Horse is already he rd on Il e banks
OF the Mississippi; uud more than one
thousand men are employed on the
Western shore, clearing The track
We expect to see the cars in Mt Pleas
ant before twelve months. want
you White Water Iolks 10 Get your
Valley Road completed, anil then l
may start from home some morning,
take dinner in Chicsgo, and upper in
BrookvilIe. have aol head much
about your road lat.ly: il would be
bad comment on {. entCrprize and
public spirit Of ths ciizrns Of the
White Water valley They should per-
NIT that work to fa !. Only think Of
itl--Brookville, one of tie old st towns
in the Slate-a town that has right
to boast Of producing mors great men
than any other in tn Slato- do with
out railroad No. you must have
one or you will be enlii -ly b'hind the
tines, aud your former glory viii have
departed.
The season has becn dry one, yet
crops. here, are goo'l- wheat is very
good. Permit me to soy 70 he Bath
township farmer, whose wheat turned
TO cheat, that if he will clea. his seed
wheat and his land entirely of cheat,
he can raise wheat. What a man
soweth. that shall he reap.
AMBROSE YANcEy.