Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-05-06

the . q IN tram on TIE CeurAt road lOf Tue
Ql-ker City. in order to attend the conFsntion
VI Editors and Publishers. TO be held st tina. plsre
on that dsy Either from our modest peysssSie
or through the politetess Of an employe, re
were permitted 60 take a seat 10 the laoie-' car
= boon seldom granted 20 the boofish portion OF
humanity-wheEeupon ~e enjoyed a most de
lightful ride OF three hours through one OF the
finest agriculture regions in Indians IL vas a
delightful spriug morning nature just stepping
Into her gaib OF beauty. half mOdestiy. hali re
l%octantly, blusbing Al her 0Nn l0veliness, rs the
induction process changed her uncouth features
into she ~loveliest form. prtsepted a CHEEKY con
ttss, To great high brick wallis aud dusty. moil
sng streets. Dor travelling companions seemed
70 DC in the highest good humor. and . lively
con- ersation vas carried on upon all sides. Lon
mediately behind u sat one OF those anomalies
of their reI-sn Ipdescribsbie and tortuous
female. vho-s incesssnt ~garTulity and masculine
csst OF countenance were the chief features OF
her make %. About nineteen, With comeiy lace
md cox screw hair. she reminded us OF Mrs.
WHrowby On the i. Ticket OF Leave Man." who
talked necessarily. bGi saii liule. The msnner
IN Hhich she set DOM buEternuts" was quite
emphntic-compelling us 70 listen TO an txcora
ton upon al who hold 20 our political tenets.
We Judged her 20 be q blue stocking. and be
fore The eud of the iDurney we discovered that
our surmises were cOFsect-she being a writer of
e ait aud sarcasm "a she exore-Sed IL. tor a
country newspaper. Mtyest Thru q ,urish. gentle
IN ,iden. and be some good mans aIwer. aud m,y
not your lsquacious propensities increase. as does
wI-dum. With age.
Al 1879 We arrived at our destin alton and at
ter BIDDING a bon oiUanf travelling comoauiou a
goo Journey. We IN con an win a distinguished
utmber ofOne VI The tcieute- ss sell a. ot the
editorial profession took up our line Of march
Tor The principal hotel. where alter numerous
SindIngs around, We arrived, 10 meet several OF
the profession, among whom. we found some
,cquaiuttnces The convention was allied to be
red AT l0@ o'clock d. m, but on account OF
he inc ger attend tnce OF the fraternity. IL vas
,hou9ht best by the veterans 20 postpone the ses
SION until fortified by a good repa-t and nerves
struug TO the proper tension by one of those ex
client cigars, OF which Redmond eau boast: II
wts thought delegates would be better able To
determine the matters th1t had assembled them
~ convention. At the hour appointed the rep
reseutatiyes OF the press. who afe The cprser-
sators of the public veal, met in Stars Il all. 10
he number OF twenty, and acted a. we published
yesterday morning. After the adjournment the
delegation vas esrorted around by Mes-rs How
ard of The Telegram. and d avis Of The Ptil4.
iIum. 10 the various places OF interest ln the
Jessant little city of ohich they are residents
The most Interesting place We visited was the
Morti-on Library. This " ~ a gift to the city
~ X chmond by Robert Morrison, ESQ, aud will
Jerpetuite more faithfully the character of the
man than II he name Was carved on "orass
hat breathes and Struggles. or stone that seems
o speak The building which contains the
L brsry Is builr of brick. three stories high. and
II = IN pie but neat architecture, il cost SIS 900.
The original cost of the Liort ry was SI3 900.
making 4 total Of S3l 900, which constitutes it
The most munii .ent gift OF the kind nude By
any citizen OF the state. with the exception Of
Mr. MsClure's 10 the Wotklngmea.
Richmond has become celebrated for its man
u~factures an is the gr at depot or s%,ricultur |
implements aud labor saving machines. We
visited several OF these kind of establishments
,ud found them busy turning out great quanti-
ties OF work; but cannot particularize. Three
newspapers are published in the city. The Tele
gram. by K. A II ,warl, ia decidedly one of the
ueatest aud largest weekly newspapers pub
tished in the state. It is = perfect model of
iuship, and deserves a most liberal sup
port. The Palladium, by Holloway & avis. -
a neat seven column paper, nov in its IS h year
The other paper. The True Republican. il the
prgan OF Hon. J W. Julian. aud ls edited by a
brother OF that gentiemin. No printer need De
ashamed OF the members OF The TART presersa
tive of sIl arts 1T Richmond. or their respective
sheets.
Never before nave We experienced such uni
form courtesy and obliging disposition as was
extended % all the members of the convention
oy the press of WAYNE county, among whom is
that large and warm-heArted son of Faust, X j..
Strickland. Esq editor of The Cambridge CITY
journal, TO whom We are specially indebted Tor
acts OF kindess and attention. Nothing was left
undone TO make the visit OF the members of the
Association agreeable and pie ,sant, and We opipe
that none Who were SO fortunate az TO be of the
number OF editors and publishers who viSi,ei
Richmond On Thursday last will ever have cause
TO regret il, but will recur TO the episode - ore
OF tie few Otses in the drearv editorial life. and
trust that such meetings may inculcate a spirit OF
relationship between u, a common lsborefs in 2
profes>iou where the services are so lily reqrited
hist may, ia good time. lead to a reformation IT
the business that is so much needed.
PRoN 'TIoNs Since our last report the follow
ing promotions in Indiana regiments have been