Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-09-05

vast crowd the Conuersviile boys sttraete.
specisl attention. by the military precision
Of ,h~ir marching aud the regular hand
log ol their torches. every one being hel,
at The same height. aud all blazing with
CLEAR white smokeless light. Though 10
% large e. The Wayne county compa %,
I they were better drilled. we think aud th'
promptnsss aud accuracy with which they
obeyed orders va, most eFeditsble
Arriving at The Court House. msay oil
the companies entered the square. aud
marched back and forth. while those out
side couuiermAohed, to get together FOR the
aag presentation. aud thus the whole
crowd wa brought together within the
length Of the square. and the light Of such
number II torches confined ,o.so small a
space vas ~ great a. II huge confagra.
tion ~ere raging there 1t vas a very bril-
liapi spectacle. thouga less imposing than
the extended column that swept nearly the
whole length Il the city from Eas, to West.
We must rui "mit 10 mention here one
handsome iragnft 81 The show, which
though ne' % prominent as some others,
was still very attractive Mr. lohn's
magnificent new block and the new Jour.
nal building. were illumiasied, the latter
from The ground 10 the observatory The
large number aud size of the windows in
the latter building ,nadv the illumination
on Circle street very beautiful show. and
the observ story. high ~ the air. was alec
brilliantly illumissted. pro.entipg the ap.
pearsnee. With dark space Intervening be.
tween IT and the lights helow Of large
lantern swinging 10 the air.
rHk Sryste ~ PROCESSION.
Allen. Wabash. Cas-. Miami. Howard,
Upton. Wayne. Unton. Fayeste. Henry,
Shelby. Decatur. Dearborn. Vi o. Patnam.
Hendricks. Tippccsnoe and several other
counties that We could nut recognize were
represented ia the procession. The torches
were forty Minutes passing gwen point
Fully one third Of the procession marched
four abreast. Wayne, which we thought
in the morning would get tn. prlze ban
ner. made beautiful display Vigo. Mi
ami. Hamilton, Upton and Decatur were
largely represented. Between 4 1000 aud
> 900 torches were 10 the procession, aud
the musicians aud banner bear.
ers there were over 5000 moving tLroagh
the streets.
The procession as fully one ,nile and a
hall long. When the rear end Was in Penn.
sylvsnia street the lime of fire extended on
Fort Wayne Avenue east Of Alabama,
thence back TO Alabama and southward
on that street. with division on East at,
to Washington. Two miles. probably,
would be nearer approach to its length
than a mile and half
THE PRESENTATION
The indianapolis Wide Awakes, through
their committee, made the award of the
prize banner TO the Conuersville Club
"Abe's Boys They had the largest mum
Der Of uniformed members. had no minors
among their torch bearers. and were as
well uniformed, and better drilled than
any other company. Even IL their mum.
bers did not entitle them TO the banner,
their superior drill. the distance they had
10 come. and the inoonveniences 10 be en-
in reaching railroad station,
deserved commendatioa. The presenta-
lion vas made in front Of the Court House
last night about 10 o'clock, by Hon c. Is.
Smith. In a short aud patriotic speech,
which was received with deafening cheers.
When IL was announced thst Connersville
had carried of the prize the shouting was
prolonged in thunder tones Cor several
minutes. Capt. Newkirk. Of the Conuers-
Vile Wide Awakes. received the baoner,
and when the exercises Of tho evening
were over, the Club carried II oil in tri-
umph in their march to the cars for home.
They were proud Of tteir victory aud had
good reason 10 he
Some misunderstanding existed as 10
the spirit Of the resolution Of the Indian.
apolis Wide Awakcs, respecting the award
OF the banner. II contemplated organized
aud uniformed Republican clubs in towus.
not an association Of town clnbs represent
ing a county. IL any county delegations
are dissatisfied with the award they will
al once see that the intention was to give
the banner 10 The town. and not the coun
ty. having the largest uniformed deiega
ton
After the presentation Of the banner the
crowd tha, had enliyened the streets all
day gradually dispersed. and near mid.
night the city vas az que, as It usually is
after such an occasion. And - passed
away q day aud night. ia which were seen
more people. grandsr display. aud more
political enthusiasm than was ever before
known in the capital Of the Hoosisr State.
TnE LsBos Exrs~DKD Fos DAILY Skvs-
rArtR "A hrs;-class daily paper. in the
city ~ New York. ha- generally about
twelve editors and reporters. forty printers.
two proof readers, thirteen press@en engi-
nssss aud other employers IN The pres. .Foom.
half dozen correspondents an Europe. or
IN the back room ol the office. writing
from Paris. London. yienns. Mexico. Cali
fornia. etc. etc q. two or three regular cor
respondents At Washington. thirty ave per-
sonsin the clerk. wrapping and msiling
departments. aud about a. many more en-
gagged sc carriers.
Go IT BuSp.-It viii be remembered
that a nigh, or two before the Spring slec-
,ion. our prissant ueighbor Col. Cookery
Of The Terrs Hsule Journal addressed his
fellow Democrats 10 The Courl House. urg.
ing them ito shut their eyes and 20 4,
blind for The ticket. the whole ticket aud
sothing but the ticket" Al the approach
ing election. Bot the people didu't do IL
when the crowd ~as waiting for hat a<r,
disfisgsfskeS orator from Chicago . fee
nighss ego. the Colonel being called on q
Affoid amusement for the impatient crowd
sravely told them that uses ought 10 keai