The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-06-03
ILLINOIS CORRESPONDENCE.
The Late Rains-C0rn Washed Up
Canvass for the Circuit Judgeship'
Hardin County Minerals, &C., &C.

ELIZABETHTowN, H., May 20.
Editors Journal: ftt r.
The late heavy rains have greatly
damaged the growing corn in Hardin
and Gallatin Counties. 1t is said that
harder rain has seldom been known
than that which fell last Monday
night. A large portion of the corn
Just planted was washed out of the
ground, and farmers complain that
great deal of damage was done. All
the low and fat lands in Gallatin
County were completely overfown;
all the small streams were swollen to
overfowing, and the small bridges
washed away. Before this late disas-
ter, the prospect for good
yield of corn was good, and
the farmers were quite hopeful. In
both of the counties above named, a
greater breadth of land. is in cultiva-
ton this season than usual, and hopes
are entertained that with all the dis
couragements a fair yield of corn,
wheat, &C., will be realized. Il is a
great pity that the land on which
Shawneetown is situated is subject to
humiliation. But for that, it is
pleasant place. and its citizens are
wide awake and possessed of COM
mendable degree of the spirit of en-
terprise. There is in that place one
of the largest furniture factories this
side of Cincinnati, which is doing a
good business, and adds good deal of
interest to the place. n e1a.a
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printing Office have seen for long
while, In place no larger than that,
and he is fully up to the times in all
the late improvements of the art
preservative. His paper has wide
circulation, and is doing good service
for the Union cause. Gallatin County
is hopelessly Democratic. 1t is prob
able that it will never be redeemed;
nevertheless, no better or truer Union
men are to be found anywhere than
In Shawneetown.
The election for Circuit Judge
takes place in this Judicial Circuit
on Monday. Judge A. D., Duff, of
Benton, is the Democratic candidate.
and Judge Warren, of Elizahethtown
(and of the firm of Mark & Warren,
of your city, is the Republic cam
didate. Judge Warren, as you are
well aware, is and always has been
one of the staunch Union men of |
Egypt" He is an able lawyer; and |
1T is to be most earnestly hoped that |
he will succeed. Judge Duff is
professional politician, and was once |
a prominent and active member of |
the Know Nothing organization,
though up to the advent of that |
organization had acted with the |
Democratic party. 1t is hardly prob. |
able that full vote will be polled on
Monday, especially on the Union side |
of the question, since the season is |
backward, and the farmers are quite
busy. rls
Hardin County votes about eight
hundred, all told. Except the office of
County Judge. which is filed by Col
Terrell, a popular man and an active
worker in the Union ranks, all the
County offices are, of course, held by
Democrats. 1t is not in this County,
however, matter so much to be de-
plored, since good and competent
men have been selected.
Unlike many of the river towns be-
low your city, and on each side of the
river, Elizabethtown enjoys the privi-s
lege of being above high water
mark" A portion of the lands in
this County are good, but the larger
part of the land is owned by foreign
capitalists, who have invested their
money with view of establishing
iron works. Several works Hof that
character have been established in
this county. The iron ore which is
found in great abundance, is said to
be good, and very convenient.
ONCE IN A WHILE.