, 1865-04-06
CUR INDIANAPOLIS LETTER,
The Fall of fRlchmond-Howt tile Peo.
pie IzecelEed tt-fiOv- Morton-T0or-
hecs at tksrrenc2stlc-NoE Ezra Session
or ftheLegiElature nK Present.
Especial Correspondence Chicago Tribunal
IKDrANApoI1s, april /, 1865
TEE FALL OF R1CnAoSD-uow TIE PEOPLE
RECEIVED IT.

Especial Correspondence Chicago Tribunal
IhDrAsApoI1s, April 1, tsG5.
TEE FALL OF R1CnAoSD-uow TIE PEOPLE
RECEIVED IT.
The city was In tunult yesterday, over
The news Of the fall OF Richmond, The news
reached us about 10 o'clock In the forenoon.
and soon Vas In cvcrybody's mouth. Bust
ness after that event WAS Of little account.
Employers and employed alike forgot the
cares Of the world, and Joined in their cxulta-
tons. In less than half m hour nfter the re-
cspaion of the news, Washington street, from
East to West streets, Was one continuous
stream Of flags, and the stars and stripes
foated from every public building except
the State House, the dome Of which is inac
cessible to ANYTHING less tenacious than q
chipmunk. It being the dsy Of the township
election, Tho snloons were al professedly
c1osed-tbnt is. the front shutters were up !;
business, and by night.fall there were
any quantity Of mellow gentlemen vho
i'll mofnfDg." Some Of them Kept their
words, and slept In cutters and alleys. 4
>salpte Of fifty guns was fired In the State
House yard, and an improlnptu celebration
wns gotten up at Camp CarfinEton. Alto
gcther. everybody felt good. In the evening
The noisy fellows mostly went to the theater,
where the sold woman" Mrs. q. More, was
takinr a benefit. The family groups went to
the Tabernacle to sec Franken5tein's panora-
mn of Niagara; while the uteTau md fashion
Of The cIty crowded Masonic Hali to hear
Murdoch read his war lyrics. He received
such q greeting as bis loyalty de:ar.ed, and
Ills rendition of ''She1!dnn's RIdc'' was fte-
Qrently interrupted BY lopa applause.
COZ. MORTON AT uoMR.
Gov. Morton returned from the East at
nocn yesterday, just IN time to share the gen.
cal 1efoicipg6. His visit has told well upon
his health, and he comes back looking less
tired and worn ont than when he went away.
DANIEL WEBSTER VOORHEES, At GREEScAsTLE.
Dan voorhees, made speech at Greencas-
lie, yesterday, to crowd Of about three hun
dred Of The dismal Democracy. Notice had
been giy4n, through numerous newspapers,
t,r some two or thee weeks previous, and
many more were c1pcctcd}to be present than
aetunlly gruced the occasion With their sour
couutenances. Dan was expected to reveal
ncw md wondrous things, but the 7oration
Was only q spitefnl rehash Of mouldy grieT-
anees Suffered By The States right saints.
patch from Indianapolis, announcing that
Richmond was taken, ut winch the crowd
grcaned In spirit. Ian looked a stckly smile,
and sod be hoped It was true. But he argoca
that even If 1t was true, the end was far of,
and peace not to be grabbed 1t short clutch.
and the ConfcdcTacy would live as long rs
that army. &c proposed conciliation aud
amnesty to the misEnidcd Conftderates g.,
&C., dd ndused1n. He concluded by eoleuhuly
resolving that he wouldn't be squdxhtdf flndlyid-
ually, By no m.ans. The Abol.tionlsts might
tu'n him out Of Congress, but he'd come
home and make a liging BY practicing
1o]s- Il, eY,ifa rff fhafr ma1;f.t. na0 hnea
down, after which three crippled cheers were
given for the sConstitutfon as 1t was and
the Union as 1t is," and the crowd segtega-
ted In search Of g stronger nutrtment, but the
saloons being closed, they generally went
lcme the dryer because irrigated only BY
water.
no EXTRA SESSION AT PRESENT.
Ali. .oWl1sh predictions to the contrary there
will not be en- extra session Of the Legislature
before next fall. By that time 1t Is 10 be-
hoped that the drunken Dnnham will hare so
disahlcd himself BY whisky that he can't take
his seat, and sucn Coppe1heads as Codroth,
Brown and Bayless Hanna learned wisdom
fessedly Union, but 1bo worked with
tie Coppesheads during tho last ecs-
sion, meant TO have noticed before this.
The people Of old loyal Lagrange county
ought not to su1fer the disgrace Of being rep
resented by Francis P. Griffith.
dc II hui u luc Oulul ltat -AAA7 AosAk -
not with them. There Is but ono sentiment
among Union members Of the Legislature in
reference to bis conduct-that Of condemns
tion. Union men have nothing In common
with him. Let him resign, and at once. He
went SO far as to vote with the blackguard
Durham. oud hts associates, e. tno disee
osnrfs, gains: t:-c s~iation rendering q vote
OF thanks to the c;uqucut and gentle1lanly
Speaker, John .. Petit Il he comes back
again be will 10 denied admission to the In
ion caucuscs. lie will have no political In
Huence, and the sturdy yeomanry Of La
grange county will be without Represents
tive ii the halls Of legislation, fer Griffith Is
politically dead md bis memory damned.
Dor