Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-09

its first organization, among whom we
remember with great pleasure Mr..
Samuel Crawford, Mr.. z. j., Peck, Col. |
Kicker, Charles Wood, and Gen. John
Scott, and it has also been 10 less for
tunate in its selections of operatives in
GLIDING Master Machinist, Ticket Agent,
Assistant Secretary, Conductors, Engi-
neers, Machinists, and Africans The
road shows a record second to none in
the United States, and it is not strange
that people from the South choose their
route East over the Evansville & Craw-
louisville and Terre Hauts & Indiana
polls railroads.
Arriving at Indianapolis we were
courteously received and provided with
excellent Accommodations by "Mine host"
of the Bates House, through the medium
of that elegant and accomplished gentle
man, Capt HartweIl, Chief of the
clerical department, to whose skillful
management and courteous bearing the
Bates House is indebted for much of its
fair fame.
notwithstanding the Legislature is in
session, we have not seen indianapolis
so quiet for the last FIVE years, and we
doubt if ever there was session of the
Legislature attended by so few "Lobby
Members" 1t is true there are few
leading men in the citv consulting with
proper ommittees and the State officers
on the subject of the State debt, but
these men are doing their work quietly
in the committee rooms or at the exc.
cutive offices. The only pressure that
was being made on the Legislature, so
far as we could learn, was BY the tenn
perance men and women of the State in
favor Of the now defunct Shuey Bill.
On Tuesday, we understood, there was
to be marshaling of the hosts, to be
composed chiefly of strong-minded,
weak.minded, and mindless women, with
a view of making an assault along the
whole line.
The bill, which we believe all sensible
people considered unwise, injudicious,
and if passed, likely to prove ineffect-
i've, has since been laid to rest, which
indicates that the proposed assault was
repulsed
A new bill, increasing the license on
retailing, and discriminating in favor Of
dispensators of the milder beverages,
such as ale, lager beer, native wines,
&c, will no doubt pass with but little
opposition, but will hereafter be used by
the Democracy for elect;oneering pur-
poses, in doing which they will%pay q
DESCRIBED compliment to the voter.
On Monday night, at the request Of
Col. Holloway, of the Journal, we went
to the Metropolitan Theatre to see Miss
Thompson play Little Barefoos, which
she did extremely well. They have an
excellent stock company playing night
ly there, and the theatre is almost weekly
illuminated by stars, Miss Thompson
being one Of the first magnitude.
Wednesday morning, while our wards,
Dunkerson and Shrader, were transact
ing some business with railroad men,
we visited the Hall of Representatives
and the Senate Chamber, and found the
members generally in their seats, dis
patching business with creditabIs celeri.
ty, and behaving in respectable and
becoming Manners striking contrast
with Democratic Legislatures we have
visited.
| Among the Representatives the mem
Der from Vanderburgh stands highly re-
spected by his fellow members. Quiet
and unobtrusive, he ia Arrays attentive
to business, and is noted for his good
practical common sense and correct
judgment
Acting Governor Baker is winning
golden opinions by the courteous,
friendly, aud attentive manner in which
he receives all visitors, and Dy the ability
and prompsness with which he de-
spatches all business. He will always
receive with great cordially all visitors,
and especially any of his old friends
from Vanderburgh. The State is fortu-
nate in having such man to occupy
the Executive Chair during the absen ce
of Governor Morton.
/ The subject of the location Of the Ag-
ricultural College is exciting some in
terest, and the citizens of Bloomington
were at the Capital urging the advan-
tages of locating it at that place, in con-
nection with the State University. We
presume it will be located there, as there
are many reasons why it should be. In
dianapolis, of course, Green Castle, and
the Battle Ground, (Tippecanoe), are
rivals for the honor.
At eleven o'clock, on tuesday, we
stepped aboard the train for Cincinnati,
gaining admittance for ourself and
wards in the ladies' car, which was very
elegant AMI not too much crowded.
With pleasant company, q courteous
conductor, in the person of our old
friend, Hervey Elliott, and copy of
the Cincinnati Commercial, containing
the complete report of General Grant,
we had pleasant ride to Cincinnati,
and at 4:45 found ourself pleasantly
CHARTERED at the celebrated Spencer
House.
We invariably stop at the Spencer
House, because we always find our ex-
cellent friend Col Pratt in pleasant hu.
NOR, and his subordinates courteous and
attentive, and treating all well behaved
guests with like kindness and attention.
Moreover, we have penchGnt for good
dinners; and if any man can beat Jim
Mara, the popular steward of the Spen-
Ger, in getting up good dinner, we
have yet to find him.
At $50 we were joined by Col George
Pendleton, the Railroad King, and chief
of the celebrated Bellefontaine Cotton
Express, who had just arrived from
Cleveland. and whom we were glad to
find reasonable for an old man." and
with his silver box full of superior
maccsboy," of which we took
"pinch" all round.
Wednesday it rained all day which