The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-10-20
Chicago Correspondence.
FREMONT HOUSE,
Chicago, Oct. Ia, 1855
A. HI. SANDERS, Esq:

pect it: neither did l. Yet here I am, and
being here will give you hasty letter. 8a /
left Evansville on the cars at P. NJ. on
Saturday 9th, intending to be in Cincinnati
next morning, but in this, was disappointed,
as you shall hear.
At Vincennes we received an accession Of
passengers from the St. Louis train. requiring
the addition of three cars to ours, which, as
having small interest in the E. & G. Railroad,
was to me an agreeable circumstance. Should
the same thing occur daily for few months,
it would aid materially in meeting the press
ing financial wants of the road, and relieve the
management from some of the difficulties
which hitherto have trammeIed its action.
On arrival at indianapolis at about 10 O'Clock
P. NJ, we found that no train was going out
for Cincinnati till Monday morning; and hence
there was nothing for it but to. turn in at the
Bates House and enjoy rural felicity at Indian.
apolis over Sunday. Now the Bates House is
not the worst hotel in the country-the rooms
are good, the beds clean, and the table endu-
rable, and has the advantage of being waited
on by very tidy and comely girls instead of
stupid and awkward men-the table mean
and yet incline toprefer the Burnet; and
though Indianapolis is well known as most
desirable place for the exercise of piety, am
heather enough to ayow that prefer Cincin-
natl to it, even on Sunday. With these
views, you will readily see that my detention
was by no means agreeable. However, time
enables us to overcome all difficulties, or at
least ends them; and so at II ON Monday
found myself properly bestowed in Cincinnati.
The State election coming off the following
day business appeared languid. Politics for
the time engrossed the public mind and cent
per cent and traffic were measurably forgotten.
Happily the whisky shops were closed; and
though the contest was exciting, those "mur-
derous scoundrels," the turbulent, whisky
drinking, ignorant Know Nothings had no
propeller to instigate their mob propensities!
Keep whisky and whisky demagogues away,
and there is small fear of mob displays.
The prospects for business in Cincinnati
this fall and winter are, in common with other
western markets, good. The immense sur
plus of the products of the soil, must neces-
sarily create a heavy business at this command
ing point. And yet no one acquainted with it,
can fail to mark falling off of its prosperity.
The proofs of this are seen in the untenanted
houses, and in the heavy decline in rents and val
ue of real estate; and as this state of facts can
not be charged to Know Nothing intolerance
and anti whisky law, as demagogues account
for stagnation of trade in other places-an at
tempt too bald and false to deceive any reflect
ing man-as this cannot be applied, we turn
progress. Te certain extent they are the re-
suit of the same causes which affect all other
towns: The rsvulsiou IN the financial matters OF
the country caused By ouertradng, excessive spec
ulatora in real estate and the failure of last gears
crops. From these, like them, she will
speedily recover But the worm at the root
of her prosperity is villainous legislation,
which has struck deep blows against her. by
the enactment of unjust laws; depressing its
capital, Gripping its resources and restraining
its enterprise. With judicious State laws re-
lating to capital, Cincinnati would not Ian
guish, through its continued supremacy over
all western cities is hardly probable in any
event Whether the new powers recently
elected will act more wisely that those before
them remains to be shewn. Certain it is
. they cannot do worse so far as the interests Of
II Cincinnati are concerned.
To close about Cincinnati with practical
remark, I may say, that there is likely to be a
large deficiency of local currency and capital
upon which to do the winters business, and
unless there is a large supply from the east,
home rates will rule high-indeed this is
present and prospective high rates for wheat,
and the probable high price of hogs will create
large demand for money, demand much
beyond the home means of supply; and those
who expect to invest will have to calculate and
provide accordingly.
Wednesday returned to Indianapolis and
on the following morning came on to Lafayette,
where had business which detained me two
days. This place is in highly fourishing
condition, and with rich country around
it and favorable outlets by railroads, canal and
river for its trade, it must continue its growth
and maintain its position among the first
towns in-the State.
Having business at South Bend and finding
could not reach there last evening-the rail-
roads not making the requisite connection by
the last train of Saturday the only one left