Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-11-07

Mr.. EDIroR:-If you viii take time
to read it, will tell you that. for the
first time in my life. / attended State
Fair. left homo on the regular train
on Wednesday morning, att o'clock.
preferring that to the excursion train,
which left at 5 o'clock; and ] found
when i reached indianapolis. that we
had only been preceded about 20 min
utes. So you see / made something
in the way Of comfort by my choice,
and lost nothing by way Of expenses.
as my half fare ticket which had the
good fortune to procure last spring,
running until January, secured to me
the same privileges that those had who
availed themselves of the special ar
rangemedt. Nothing Of interest oc.
CURED on the way, except considers
BILE crowd, and some loud talking and |
laughing by some ladies and gentle
men who claim to be Of the upper ten
dom, / suppose. gave some atten-
ton to the subjects Of conversation,
and the result OF my examination was
that small minds and small subjects
always went together.
/ arrived at the metropolis Of our
State about IL o'clock, and called AZ
my old friend. John w. Hollands
where met with a cordial welcome.
/ got there in time to have attended n
large wedding. had / been so disposed,
which was to come of at the Wesley
Chapel NJ. E. Church, at le o'clock,
but as I was not especially invited,
and besides this was not particularly
in favor OF doing up things just In
that way, did not attend. The AZ
air, l understand, was splendid; the
windows were Idarkened, and the gas
was lighted, though itjwas at mid day.
/ suppose il only lacked the wax can
dies, and a priest Of the regular sue
cession, to have been a fne Roman
Catholic display.
The city was full Of people, and the
exhibitions on the Fair grounds were
very good, though twas said by those
who had been present last year. that
this was not equal 10 Il. | saw great
many specimens Of mechanical and
agricultural implements, which were
intended To- be improvements on those
that had gone before. And whether
they were improvements or not. they
showed at least that the inventive go.
MUS OF man was still at work. But OF
all the exhibitions, that which was pre-
uentcd out side was the most remark.
able, and, should Judge, the most ri
dloulous. There were all kinds Of In.
vontIons 10 make money. Scores OF
tents and ehanlles were ereeted--somo
for vending cats, and some drinks
some 10 exhibit animals or beasts, and
some human beings. There was pro-
claimed 10 DO the giant and the dwarf
there was the worlds wonder. and
tho wonder Of the woodland oil 10
be shown Cor tho very last time In this
country. All thought, what an agt
Of humbugsl Surely, tho world - .
barber ahop
One half day closed my rambles
within the enclosure, and left II. sat.
IsGed with my visit there. Tho re-
maInder OF that day, and the morning
Of the day following. spent In calling
on some OF my old friends, and then
: took the cars for home, where | arriv.
cd In due time. and found myself with
: my own family, In the city Of still
! houses. whisky and grog.shops, and q
great many better things. A have
here incidentally named whisky, ! Will
Just say. N you don't believe We have
! the real. simon pure sIrychnIne stuff,
ust come down and see. and II, after
you 40 to the still-houses and see the
hogs that ara dying every day. and
: then sec the men who hang aronnd
! the grog shops, and look them fairly
|, In the face, you don't decide that they
get that which IL the most fully chArg-
, cd will pronounce you incompetent
to set on jury In such case.
Our town Is presenting somc signs
: Of life. Notwithstanding some have
| pronounced Il finished. Several hou-
: SEES are being built. beside other I'm
. provements. Our dear Ohio river,
: however, has almost disappeared. The
: wells In town are almost dry. no watel
Ia many Of the eisterns, and / noticed
? this morning that some OF the water
A men had quit trying to get any out ol
r the river, and had commenced on the
canal-an act which would suppose
? To be unlawful. as l suppose all water
+, privileges belong TO the company own
0 Ing the canal, and those who have
: leased its use. And beside, as Lewis
q d Eichelbergers mill has 10 be run by
8 IL, do not see how such liberties can
: be allowed. But as this Is q kind oil
i border rnflian age. II may be that II Il
0 constitutional, and l think It likely that
o the present administration will sustain
n IL. But as l am no politician. and
d have not taken any part In the politi.
: cal strife OF the present time. l shall
Q not enlarge on that feature Of the SUBJ
Q ject.
! / would like to know whether re-
u ports which hear Of Brookville are
true. have been informed that the
' town is SO near finished that, when
, the grocery which is now being built
; is finished. which is thought will be
by next spring, thatit Is % be fenced
! In. and swept out. and Il = it will be
one of the cleanest town in the State
:. / hope. however, this is not the fact,
|, as Brookville is one Of my favoriie
! towns, and / should regret very much
: ! any result that..would lessen tsinhabi.
tants, or discourage its business.
|. Z. G. WOOD.
= !, Laprence5urgh, Oct, 1856.
y We would inform our friend thai
b that grocery is nearly finished. Blu
! that is not the only new building
: VIM. Robson is building a stable. and
4 several smaller and less importan
\ buildings have been put up or repair.