The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-07-19

found large number of carriages
and hacks in waiting at the landing
to convey them to the Crescent City
Springs, a most delightful resort near
the city limits. 1t was too late, how
ever, in the day; and the party, &C
eompanied by number OF EyansVilie
people, proceeded on the Tarasc99n q 70
Henderson, KY, where they stald Tor
an hour, and. at 1OP P. M, the boat was
again made fast at the Evansville
! landing. and the citizens OF that town
naid their respects to their visitors.
The racention given the excursionlsts
was a most Cordial one, and we tender
the thanks of the entire party to the
people of Evansville for the hospital
itv shown them. We can assure our
Evansville friends that their courte-
sizes will be reciprocated should OPP
portunity offer.
Evansville is good town, with a
good set of people-as genial, hospit-
able and enterprising community as
one will meet in a trip across the con-
tinent. There are evidences OF thrift
and prosperity manifest ON every side.
A great deal Of building is being done
in the town, nearly as much, we think,
as in New Albany The buildings
being put up are generally OF 8, good
class; but we noticed that many OF
the eligible corner and other business
lots were either vacant or occupied by
old shanties that it would be a SANDER
to call houses. A gentleman explain
ed to us that these lots were owned
principally by the tight listed, and
were being held for speculation. We
have some of these old coyies here in
New Albany; and it is our opinion
that it would be an advantage to both
Evansville and our own town it these
property holders would take a tri p to
heaven and forget to return. On one
of the business streets we noticed a
splendid residence, the property of
one of the Astors" of Evansville,
with no fence around the lot. We
think Mr.. B. must lack the young
America spirit, which seems to ami
mate most of the Evansville people.
But, all in all, Evansville is good
town to -live in, and if we had the
room in our columns, we would give
her a big set up" One thing we
can say: more hospitable people do
not inhabit this continent. And with
their driving enterprise, liberal deal
ing, large establishments in merchan-
disc and manufactures, excellence Of
location, healthfulness, etc., the
Evansvillians are going to make their
city one, among the most important
points on the Ohio River; and in
their success in this regard we are
confident no community will be more
gratifed than that of New Albany.
But we'y strung out this rambling
account of the excursion beyond all
measure Of patience, and must reserve
some good things we have to say of
Evansville for another day.
The excursionists will not soon for
get the courtesies they receNed there
To Profs. Warren and Buck of the
Crescent City Silver Band, we are en-
Joined by every one of the excursion
lists to return thanks for the courteous
reception given the party and our
.own Silver Band; and when some
graceless scoundrel from another
steamboat came aboard the Tarascon
anu cut lH0 uruIu- H0duS VI our Ddnu,
the Crescent City boys were prompt
to offer their own drums to our boys
until their return to this city, And
we wish the Evansville people to dis
tinctly understand that there was not
single one of the excursionists or
the band believed that the drums
were cut by Evansville people. They
do believe, however, they were cut by
men from steamboat lying in port at
Evansville. 8F 90 4GFT,
But we must conclude this article;
and we do so by rendering to Messrs.
Thayer and Silverthorn Of the jour
NAL our warmest thanks for the
many courtesies we received at their
hands. We hope we may be able to
reciprocate these acts of friendship,
offered, we feel, through motives Of
sincerity. The Journal is a lice in
stitution of Evansville, and its ably
conducted columns have done more
than anything else to give to that city
the Importance it has among the com
mercial men of the West. More we
would like to say, but we must con-
clude. So '1t{at- 20