The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-04-15

faducah = Its Pr0spects-The New
Railroad What q Citizen sSys Of
TaEkees-Circuit Court - Indict-
ments for Murder Against General
- Paine. &c. -sS'- : - fss s7.s-s a >
PADUCAH, KY, April II.

The neat.and cleanly aspect of this
city is noticeable feature. Its
streets are all clean, and what's more
g to pedestrian, free from mud. Per
haps there is not place in all Ken
lucky where the traces of the late
sanguinary struggle at arms, are SO
nearly wiped out as Paducah.' It is
certainly beautifully located, and
must eventually grow to be,a place OF
commercial Importance. Many ofthe
active business men. who are not the
largest capitalists, complain of lack
of a spirit of enterprise on the. part OF
but this is no doubt the. .casesinamore
r places than this, as I have heard
much of the same sort of talk In your
own, as well as other cities of Indi-
ana A,gentleman, who, though hav-
ing no sympathy with the Yankees
particularly, being strongly Southern
In bis feelings, in speaking of the lack
of enterprise, said ~ What .we>wan
most just now is a respectable dele
cation of enterprising Yankees, Tor
with their aid we could expect to have
railroads built, manufactures estab-
lished, colleges erected, and life. and
animation difused throughout the
whole community. But, it is proba-
bic the gentleman in question was
disposed to look on the dark side of
the picture; indeed, l feel sure. he
was, for except in point of manufac
turing interests, Paducah at present
need not complain, and especially
with its present prospect for a rail-.
road leading North. 1t is stated to be a
fixed fact, that arailroad leading from
sVincennes to this place, will be con-
sstructed at an early day. 1t is Eex-
spected that operations will commence
this Summer. The understanding is.
shat the Ohio and Mississippi Rail-
road Company have decided to con-
.struetsthe Road 1T will be remem :
befed that charterswas granted for,
the construction of a road from Yin
eennes to Cairo, passing through the
following counties In illinois, aviz. :,
Lawrence, Wabash. White, Edwards,
Gallatin, Hardin, Pope and Massack.
Instead Of making Cairo the terminus
of the proposed road, Paducah il Sc
lected, and Titled doubt is expressed Of
its completion. This will secure
to Paducah direct communication
with the East, and ensure
eventually, the extension of the
New Orleans and Ohio RAILROAD
Thus, it will be seen that an impor-
. tant line is in contemplation, which,
/ if completed, as it is-stated it. will be,
increases the Importance to your city
of the Evansville, Henderson land
Nashville Railroad. What Cairo. will
say or do about the loss of an i'm
portant line of Railroad, has not as
yet TRANSFERRED To find, suddenly and
Unexpectedly, a formidable rival city
in Paducah, which will be- able to-
grasp and control great trade that
might have been secured for Cairo,
will not, Iyopine, gproveTtheE most
agreeable to Cairoites. But. it is no
more than was to have been expected.
The postmaster Of this city, Judge
Picket, has been removed. to sbeIsuc
eeeded by a man whose. political.
opinions are more in accordance with
those of a majority of the people, as.
well as the, atpresent, supposed opin-
ions of the President. Whether the
recent appointee will be able to keep
pace with changes of the opinions of
the President, as he swings around
the circle, and thus retain the efice
till he has learned its duties, re-
mains to be seen; indeed. the So
called = do not feel sure that nice
gale from the Capital will not, some
fine morning, watt to them the un.
welcome intelligence, that Andy
has got sober, and that he has again
: decided that s. treason should be made
odious, and traitors should be pun
ished;" that they should be made to
take back seats" &c. If we may
judge by what men say, the most de-
voted rebel in al this land has not
the least confidence in the man who
!. has SO sshamefully and so repeatedly
deserted his principles.
Circuit Court convened in this city
last Monday. There isaslarges docket
to dispose of, and among the cases are
two indictments against General
Paine for murder. AS understand
the case, the murder consisted of the
Generals having caused two guer-'
Trilias. of snotorious Echaracter, TO be
shot while he was acting as military
commander of this post. What will
q come of the cases. the public will
be curious to know sloas 6 hsiIq
e Mr.. Joseph Partridge citizen of
Evansville, is now agent of the Mer-
chants Union Express Company at
this place, and will by his courtesy
and obliglng disposition, greatly for
ward the interests of that COMPANY.