The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-04-20

CRAwroRDsvILIE, April Is, 1856.


DEAR JOURNAL:
There are so many different ways Of com.
mencng a newspaper letter, that l ardy
know how to begin, though suppose it is
boat, its officers and the crew, for their polite
attention, and the interest they manifested
in securing the comfort of passengers. IS
we were nearing the point which was t.
shut out from the view, my home, maybe for
the lastItime in several years to come, |
went on deck TO take final look at the
place; and couldn't help thinking-old fell
low you're just leaving the best town known
in modern times, Sevas.opol not excepted
Evansville is unquestionably the prettiest
town on the Ohio; the bend in the river
forms beautiful view, whether taken at the
upper or lower point, and find every per-
con agrees that its location is not surpassed
anywhere on the Western rivers. Our
boat was delayed in taking on the freight of
the Evansville, so that we didn't reach Al
bany till near two O'Clock Friday morning.
took the cars on the Michigan city road,
and more miserable. jol,ing railway never
was constructed, not even hen old corderoy
used to hold unlimited sway. 1t actually
produces sensation akin to that of sea sick.
ness, and it is just about as safe to be on the
lake in a storm as it is on that road when the
cars are under way. AS q proof of this,
when we had gone about hundred miles,
the conductor received news that the north.
ern train had been wrecked off big sand hill,
and to bear down carefully to the scene of
distress. The engineer was told to keep a
sharp lookout, and presently we drew near
the disjointed fragments of once live and
prosperous iron horse. An inquest was
held-the unfortunate engineer being ques.
toned, gave in his decision, which was very
similar to a remark once made by gentle
man belonging to the light fingered portion
of mankind, about our old Jail, viz "that
he just fell out'--the locomotive had de-.
liberately went to pieces and threw one OF
the firemen up into the air and lodged him in
the smoke stack; the engineer fell out, and
with the exception of the track being tern
up and great deal of calico getting muddy,
no further damage was DONE. There, mid
bull frogs wild harmonious croakings, in
mud unearlhly, and msts celestial. did we
wait for train to come aud take US on to
Crawfordsville. II finally did come, rocking
from one side to the other, looking as if the
cars were running part Of the time on two
wheels. Our baggage was uanferred, all
got aboard, and we arrived safe at Craw.
louisville. 1t was a long time debated in
The neighboring country around here wheth.
er any good could come out of Crawfords
viie-and until within the last two years,
in which time fogyism has yielded n mems.
ure to the encroachment of Young Americs
and the people have been aroused on rail
roads, and to their own interests, it was de.
eided to be impossible.
The Liquor Law is very popular In thii
! section ofcountry though in the early annals
! of the place, it is said that more bad wits
ky was "killed" here than in any other towr
in the west except Cairo. That progression
: will rule, is evident think, from the grea
change which has taken place in this town
within the last two years. Dry goods boxes
} are not now mounted with men, ambitious
! to see who can white the most; the corner.
are not loafers resorts, but are covered with
e posters: not of Sheriff's sales as they used tt
be-caling railroad meetings. Thing look
business like, hut times are hard. The car.
start in a half an hour, and must close.
RACKENSACK.