The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-11-07
TCorrespondencs of the journal. i
INDIANAPOLIS, Noy

ton, has concluded to note down his obser-
vations for the consideration of the Journal
readers.
The Hoosier Capital is one OF the busiest
cities, in this time of general stagnation, to
be found in the Union The whole bust
ness of the State, military and commercial
(now that the River is closed to general
trade) centers here. Eight Railroads, full
/ of business, concentrate at this point vast
amount of money, and give employment to
hundreds of persons, and subsistence to
/ thousands depending on them. The militia
~ operations of the State and General Gov
| ernments are the medium for the disburse-
ment of vast sums of money to employees
\ and contractors. The trade in military sup
| plies of various kinds, the manufacture of
wooden fabrics, leather, and other substan-
ces used in army equipments, the making
I up of clothing, harness, foot and head COW
/ erings, ETC., were never better here than at
present. Indianapolis being the centre of
operations, and peopIed by an enterprising
and managing population, has been very
fortunate in securing the lions share OF
| Government patronage. The consequence
/ is, such stirring times were never before ex-
perienced here. This is the testimony of
nine out of ten of the inhabitants, and the
common remark on the streets
Still some branches of business such as
brick-making, understanding and dealing,
and the branches of mechanics pertaining
to house-building, as well as printing, and
the more ornamental pursuits not in the
4 military line, are very dull, and the persons
following them for a livelihood are COM
paratively idle.
There is no general complaint here of
scarcity of money. The "needfnl" seems
reasonably plenty. The currency is purer
than it has ever been. Notes of the Bank
of the State, first class Free Banks, solvent
Ohio and Eastern Banks and q. s. Treasu-
~ notes, constitute the bulk of the circula-
ton. Specie is reasonably plenty. Depre-
! ciated currency has disappeared. Kentucky,
i Illinois and Wisconsin bills are almost Gu
riosity.
d Real estate holds its own remarkably
! well, aud rents are about as high as they
were before the war.
On the whole, matteys generally are Wig
orous aud healthy here, and the Indianapo-
i litans are favored people War is a diff
I
where all now is stagnation and death, so
far as business is concerned. Yet / do not
believe that the war fever RACES fercer here
| than with us, nor that the determination is
u greater here than on the Border, to push
| this war 20 the 50 bitter end" for the pur-
pose of conquering an honorable peace
The people generally, here and throughout
the State, want this war against the Yilest
| treason the world ever saw, prosecuted
| with the utmost vigor and persistency, uu-
til the leading traitors are all hung, and their
deluded followers brought back to their al
\ legiance to the most bene6cent Govern
ment that Providence ever vouchsafed TO
man.
The Arsenal, established here this season
under State auspices, is an extensive con-
Germ and gives employment to over two
hundred persons. 1t is located on a piece
| of ground Immediately North of the Capt.
toI, belonging to the State. Our clever and
accommodating fellow citizen, Morris
Milsch, has been selected as clerk TO Capt.
Sturm, the Superintendent, and skillfally
does he perform his duties. The writer
was so fortunate AS to get Mr.. Milsch for
! cicerOne, and under bis guidance, passed
| through the establishment. 1t occupies an
area ABOUT as large as one of our squares,
and consists of six long, frame one-story
buildings, substantially constr acted. AT the
main entrance is a guard house, adjoining
which is the Office of the superintendent
/ Armed sentinels prevent the ingress of all
persons not supplied with pass, and to get
/ this indispensable article, one must be
sound on the great question. Once in, the
visitors can feast thesr appetite for the hor-
rible to safety, by an inspection OF the
dread implements of destruction there col
( cd4yf
with accompanying caisSons and other FIX
lures, grin fercely in the middle of the
| yard. Army wagons for earring the arti-
| Giles incident to the fierce business of war.
stand by the side of those light carriages.
called ambulances, mercifully designed to
alleviate the satferings of the unfortunates
who become disabled in the service In one
ofthe buildings are stored hundreds of boxes
of guns, and other implements of death
IN another the work of casting slugs and
round and mimic balls is carried on also,
the making of scbrapneI, shells, grape.
canister, and rockets. In two more long
buildings, nearly two hundred girls and
men are engaged in making cartridges. The
QuartermaSter's and Inspectors Offices and
st0re-Iooms occupy another building.
which is filed with all manner of cavalry,
artillery, and Infantry equipments.
This arsenal is well worthy visit. Ell
forts are being made by our entar-
prising and influential Governor to have a
permanent United States Arsenal establish
ed at indianapolis, and it is thought here
that his efforts will be successful.
The Governor has been at Washington
for over a week, looking after the interests
of Indiana, in connection with the war
He has been quite successful in getting al |
lowances made to the State for expendi- |
lures made for the war, and it is thought |
that he will be able to get an order for the |
removal of our troops from Western Vir-
GINA to Kentucky.
The Governors Private Secretary, Will. |
Holloway, formerly of Richmond, Ind, /
does the honors gracefully, and attends to /
Gubernatorial business attentively and ac-
ceptably in the Governors absence. The
labors of this department have been very
heavy during the term of Governor Nor
ton, but he and his assistants have been /
equal to their task. The other State off,
GERS are also severely crowded in the way
of labor, but do not weary in well doing
The interests of The State are safe in the
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