Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-08-07
A Letter from the Local.
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TRRRE HLUTE HoUsE, pAl
.a Ess-ss Aug s, 1866. !,
q SIS n'tsit delightfHl ale --r-~.
-essw Riding on q rail-"
So sung, or rather wrote, John g
SAKE, or words to that effect; and we
fully agree with him, especially If you
have good cheerful company, pleasant
weather, comfortable cars, smooth,
safe, and welLmanaged railroad, a gen
tlsmanly and polite cOuductor-for in
stance, like the Evansville and CrAw.
louisville Railroad, with Jim Ferry to
take up tickets and answer questions in
a cheerful and affable manner. : In such
q case as this, il is real "jolly" whirI-
ing along at Che rate of twenty-five or
thirty miles an hour, over dale and
through the hills, now surrounded BY
fields of waving corn, and then diving
into dense, dark wood, where the rays
.of,,.he sun itself can hardly penetrate,
or at another time rushing through long
bridges spanning wide, deep rivers, al
ways con6deHt Of safety and comfort
We always enjoy such Q "ride on Q
rail" so5s Tss,.stsss, ga8ala
Yesterday our company was agree
able, the road from Evansville to Terre
Haute smooth and safe, and Jim Ferry
in his most ,amiable mood.
The weather, though somewhat in the
melting mood, was rendered supportable
BY the pleasant breeze, and by the
thought that we were going towards the
regions Of icsbergs and eternal snow,
and would be able for a few days to
free ourselves from the neyer-ceasing
requirements for more copy" and
fresh items.
There are few striking features in the
country between Evansville and Terre
Haute, the only places OF interest being
that newly discovered watering place, .
Fort Branch, as so wildly portrayed q
week or so ago by an ADLER pencil,
White River, with its long bridge, the
Old Post, with it's sleepy aspect, and the
monotonous marshes of glorious old Sui
Ivan. ai 1873 asl9so
We would attempt sketch Of few Of
our fellow-passengers, five thought we
could do the subject justice, but we are
afraid we can q. 20 5nnp W
The crops of corn along the line of the
road are generally very fine; some Of
them luxuriant. Now and then we see
a field Of miserably yellow, dwarf stalks,
the weeds and unstirred earth giving
manifest indications Of want Of proper
culture. These, We presume, are owned
by disciples Of the theory that everything
should be left to nature. We ike that
better dogma, "assist nature" Much
wheat, hay and oats are still in the field,
looking very badly weather-beaten, and
some of the fields of grass are left I'M
mown, as we are told, for want Of
"hands' to do the work. ee1 s 81
If hundreds of idle men in the city
would seek employment in the country,
it would be better for the men, the city
and the country. ss5.-s.tar
At White River, which by the way is
oyeraowiBg its low banks, We noticed
material prepared for new bridge,
which will shortly be put up without,
however, the suspendiDg Of single
train. sa a1sw vs45 tm aia
This is done not because The present
bridge is unsafe, but from q wise deter
minstion on the part Of "the manage
ment" that it shall be renewed before it
becomes unsafe, a system il would be
well for oil roads to adopt. y.
The Wabash, which we first approach,
Cd few miles above Vincennes, is
again within its banks, but has plenty
of water for navigable purposes. Ts1lI Z
I At Vincennea, we learned some par
ticnlars of tragedy that occurred on
Thursday evening in the vicinity Of
sheIburne or Currysyille, in Sullivan
county, about 20 miles below this city,
the material facts of which / attempted
to telegraph last night, but with slight
prospects Of its getting through.
The particularly are as follows; A
paroIed rebel soldier named Miller, had
been boarding for some time in Louis
vile, and gained, to some extent, the CON
Gdence of the proprietor. whose name is
Gregory. He told Gregory that he own
ed several thousand acres Of land in
Sullivan county, near Shelburne, Indi-
ana, and persuaded him 70 come on here
with view to buying some of it, ba4
He and Gregory came on together
and after arriving at Shelburne, imme'
diately started to look at the land.
They had scarcely got beyond the Inn
its of the village, into the woods, when
Miller made a murderoua attack on Gre.
gory, beating him most unmercifully,
and stabbing him several times. BE
then supposing him dead or mortally
wounded, robbed him Of $50 in money
and his watch. By some means the af-
fair became known Immediately, and
the citisens at once started in pursuit o.
the sounded he was aoon caught, anG
having been identified by Gregory as tbs
assassin, was hung to the nearest tree
and his body buried by the side Of the
railroad few rods below CurryssiIle
Gregory lies in critical condition viii
but faint hopes of his recovery. This Ii
case ia which expiration quickly fol
| lowed the commission Of g most das
tardiy crime. aeT - g assaa sags4---.--
A most fearful thunderstorm and