The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-12-03
A KOCKPORT Letter.

RoCKPoRT, Ind, Nov. %, 1867.
Editors Journal:
After long silence, 4 venture to
breakin- upon-thez moneteny of your
sanctum with a few stray thoughts
and items from this corner of the
earth" Messrs. G. w. +. busch d
Co.'S Touring mill, that was burned
last. week was luckily insured for
5000, Eand dwelling for s409. IN.
Louisville, by one of the partners
resident there, which, though it does
not cover the loss, will probably en-
able the Company to rebuild. The
origin of the fire was probably acct
dental-the result of a defective fue,
as is generally the case.
The Rockport Collegiate Institute,
under the excellent management of
Prof. o. II. Smith and his able As
sistants, is rapidly taking rank as a
frst-class school, and we are glaG to
say, IS attened by larger number of
students than ever before. 1t is, in
deed. doing a noble work for our
community in the education OF"
the young. Spencer County is
with good school buildings and
schools, as any other county of no
greater population, in the southern
portion Of the State. Besides the one
already named. the Baptist denomi-
nation have a very hourishing Acade-
my at Buffaloyilie, some twelve miles
north of Grandview. The building
IS Of brick, two stories high, and viii
be finished shortly, with sufficient
room to accommodate IT'S students
II is situated in the midst of a fertile
farming region, and coal is also found
there in great abup dance, though it is
rather to distant from the river to be
Of any great present value. The
school has been in successful opera
ton for year or more, and is also
under the care of one of the great
SMITH" family, whose initials are
A. B."
At Grandview, and here, also, we
are just completing. for occupancy,
two buildings of sufficient size to
properly carry out our system of
Graded Schools" for each place.
We rejoice at the rapidly increasing
interest everywhere manifest among
the people in carrying out the
principles of our excellent Com
mon School system. Just to look
back only half a lifetime, and think
that we had nothing but log school
houses and subscription schools, with
such books of study as had come
down from one generation to another.
such as the English Reader, - = Dill
wOrth's Spelling Book, or SCOTS
Lessons, when it was fashionable to
turn ont the teacher, or have
treat on Christmas. and see now
the wondrous change. 1t SCENE an
age of miracles, almost.
The corn crop is abundant, and has
been housed IN good order during the
fine dry Fall that we have had. The
growing wheat looks tolerably well. J
considering the great lack of rain. /
The breadth sown is probably some
thing above the average, owing to the
continued high price Of wheat With
the great reduction of prices In all
the staple articles Of manufacture. as
wellas labor, and the almost famine
prices OF all the products OF the soil.
surely our farmers have no room for
complaint. If they do not make
money this year. they had better d1it |
the business and go to swappin
HOSES" -t al1 s1s T+Hwd
Politically. all is quiet among u,
but the people are beginning to lock
with interest upon the various fnan-
cial questions Of the day, and upon
their successful solution depends par
ty success in the next political cam
paign. But enough. NJ sheet is full.
More anon. # ra a
As ever, yours, RAvELIN.
Unx tn IncrnaSn Tho TaIun nR L..