The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-09-19
lFrom Special CORES ,ondent. ]
A Trip to Conference.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18th, 1868.

habltants. | see, In wandering arouR,
the town, that there are few gentee
residences They look all the finer b
being in contrast with surrounding rick
ETY., rat-infested shells-old frame ant
log houses, weather-boarded, SO that thei
last days appear their best.
The Catholic Church is one of the old
est and most imposing buildings, being
somewhat better in outward appearance
than the Locust street Methodist Church
in Evansville
The Cumberland and Presbyterian
Churches present a tidy aud inviting ap
pearance
The Baptists have also a pleasant
house of worship.
The Methodist Church is new edi.
fee, with surroundings incomplete, but
progressing rapidly-the last nail will
be driven, think, before sun-down. 1t
is also neat and inviting place, and
sufficiently commedious for the Church
and congregation Rev j. Laverty has
labored among them during the past
year, with considerable success and ac-
ceptability.
Just upon the hill there stands brick
edifice, two stories high, and 100 feet
in length, which | take to be Seminary
1t is too large for Jail, unless there be
great many rascals in this county,
which, | believe, has not this reputation.
And, though war is in the land, | can
not think it is one of those military bas.
tiles seen so frequently of late by the
troubled dreams of Vallandigham. 1t
must be the school house May honored
men-legislators, governors, and some
good Lincoln President-yet come out of
its doors.
In the neighborhood of this seat of
learning, are located the finest residen-
ces of the town, which, upon survey, |
find to be handsomer than had supposed
were to be found here.
That of Matthew L. Brett, our present
worthy Treasurer of State, seems ar
ranged with much convenience and taste,
and the stranger would guess at once
something of the character of the occu-
pants of this mansion. just opposite is
the residence of Col. Van Trees. all en-
powered, and, as think of it now, full
OF flowers and singing birds-at least,
l saw one at the gait, and heard the
voice of another in the house. If there
is not happy household here external
things are very deceptious' Near at
hand is the residence of his honor, Judge
Burke, which presents also an attractive
and beautiful appearance, and at the anaz
Nff.' elements. This position is naturally
the best in the town, airy and inviting, and
if was going to take photograph OF the
place, | should want his little boy, about
12 years old, just as | saw him when
passing, sitting in the door, all akin
bow, with huge cigar in his mouth.
Still further on is the residence of Col.
Z. B. Graham, said to be the finest in
the county As it presents itself to the
eye it is large brick building, four
square, two stories high, great many
windows with deep green shades, and
for size equals the residence of Mrs
Judge Foster, of Evansville, OF that oi
Willard Carpenter
But let us return and look at some
thing else in this Washington. There
are sixteen dry goods establishments tc
supply the town and country. There are
twelve grog-shops, Sizing "a hours every
day. | had beard of butternuts in thi:
this section. / fear there may be some
truth in If, for certain phenomena ar,
always found in a locality where ont
certain other thing is found and baC
whisky, bad politics, bad loyalty ant
spurious patriotism, ought to be kept to
gether, if possible. There is also larg,
Irish Catholic element, but these evil
are not to be attributed to this fact, a
they are universally known to be beyon'
suspicion.
There are three hotels de risite in tn
place If we are to judge from appear
ances, the Hyatt House is the hotel c
the place, and guess it is. The Unio
House, am informed, is what it pul
ports to be-something / feared Nigh
not be the case when l looked upon th
sign, for now all is not gold that glitter!
/ have not the name of the other, bu
will call it the Ingersoll House. Whetl
er it is grog-shop or respectable ta'
ern, or frst-class hotel, with full tt
bles and clean beds, l cannot say, as
never saw nor heard The school-hou:
on the hill has No. school-and II
| number of inhabitants of the place
1000 instead of 1000, as l suppose
and Mr., Hyatt, duly qualified, declar
and affirms that there is more shippir
|, done here than from any other town b
d tween Cincinnati and St Louis. TV
hardware stores, two drug stores, S
wagon shops, and one foundry, compile
my present reckoning of the pace, wi
r the exception that there are three fl
., Touring mills, declared by Hyatt to ha
/ the finest reputation of any in the Sta
,e The Igleheart brothers must settle Il
9. question, and not allow me or my res
ers to be imposed upon in this questit
= 1 must now close my picture of Wa
ington. The cars have arrived fir,
both ways at once, and all the preach
. are now out on the platforms, and ST
y y shaking of hands and rafting of {
bones you never did see
] will see you again Tomorrow
>, good day. lTINERANT
WASHINGTON, Sept 10, 1868
rs The Conference convened at 8 o clio