The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-05-07
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place. Beautiful buildings are being
erected in all parts of the city Large,
: commodious, and substantial business
; blocks, and elegant, and well-arrang-
ed dwellings surrounded with extern
sive and prettily laid out grounds
adorned with shrubbery and flowers,
make walk through the city at this
season of the year both entertaining
and Instructive Only those who
knew the place in other years and have
long been absent from it, can appre-
ciatel the rapid strides itshas made in
the onward march of population and
general Improvement. Predictions
have been freely made that the close
of the war would terminate its pros
perity, but we could see no indications
that these predictions are likely 70 be
fulfilled In some departments of
trade-the clothing business for in
stance-there may be material fall
ing off, but in all that goes to make up
busy, thriving and growing city
improved streets, good buildings, and
hopeful people-Indianapolis is
certainly well off.
In one important particular the city
is sadly deficient. She has no well
devised system of drainage and seems
to be making no efforts to establish
one We believe there is net a good
sewer within her corporate limits. We
learn, also, that this difficulty will be
exceedingly hard to overcome, and
onlyat a great outlay Of labor and
meney.The kitehens-.ef the.prinei-
pal hotels pour fheif contents into the
cutters, and at times some of the.
streets, in consequence, become so Of
fensive as to make them almost unen-
durable. But we have no doubt the
intelligence, wealth and enterprise of
the people will soon overcome this
evil, and So provide drainage as to
leave nothing offensive on the surface
of the streets.
Heretofore the people of Indianapo- |
lis have depended solely on wells for
water. The city has now become so
large that the purity ofithe water is
greatly endangered, and steps must
soon be taken toaprovide for the ne
cessities of the people in this particu-
Ian, in some other way The erection
of water works is already claiming
much attention, and in all prob
ability company will soon be formed
to secure this valuable and important
improvements .ssigoW fssi 81
Our old friends at the Journal Office
SCENT to be fourishing in theImostsub-
stantial manner. They are now en-
gagged in disnantling the old Presby-
terrain Church, corner Market and
Circle Streets, preparatory to erecting
a large building for their printing es-
The new building will Is
contain all the improvements and con-
veniences necessary for the largely
extended business that has flowed into
the Office; and which, in its present
cramped condition, it has great diff :
Guilty in accommodating The rcircu- 4,
lation of the .Joapaal has, we learn, y
been well sustained since the termi- Z
nation of the war We are not sur
prised at this 1t could hardly be (,
otherwise with Mr.. NEwcoMB as its
editor-in- chief, aided by an intelli-
gent and efficient corps of editors and
reporters.
The recent change in the proprietor
ship Of the Goaette will, no doubt, !
materially improve the influence and
of that paper. Indianapo-
Is has no reason to be ashamed of
Ter daily papers. They are all-three !
English and one GermanAconducte
With zeal, energy and ability, and
ully reflect the thrift and industry of !.
Ter citizens. !
Several new and imposing church i.
offices are going up, which when :
Completed are expected to surpass in
beauty and grandeur any similar build =
ngs in the State. The Presbyterians Ia
nave two. in process of erection on G
Pennsylvania Street, each of which |
will be an ornament to the city, and a {
credit to the hberality and good taste t
IF her citizens. The Methodists are T
also canyassing the propriety of build a
.ng new church, better calculated to !