Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-09-13
LETTER FROM DECATUR COUNTY.

Editor OF American, 1t has been some
time since I favored, or rather afflicted
your numerous readers with communi.
cation. My long silence was not al,ogeth.
or the result Of carelessncss, but isin par,
attributable TO . dcsrth OF news or adyon
turc. | suppose, however, my silence has
not been very great bar or sctof to the
eujoymcnt, intellectually aud otherwise, Of
your patrons.
There has been In this, as we'll as all
other localities, deep soliciiudc In regard
TO tho great staple products Of tho country.
All felt tho importance OF heavy yield
Of wheat aud corn. The former has been
'gafbered," aud the amount In this local
10y foil somewhat short Of tho expectations
OF tho producer. The quality IL excellent,
which will 10 part make up for the short
crop The corn crop, irom all pppouran.
eos, should tho Fall remain favorable for
its maturing, cannot possibly make more
than half crop. The laieness Of tho
Spring, tho long continued droutb, and
In many instances defective eullivalion
have proved very disastrous TO this I'M
por,ant cereal. The very apparent short.
ness Of the corn crop has caused quite
sisgnaiion In the stock trade Hogs arc
almosliwholly neglected "hog men" being
afraid 10 Invest In them. With the ex'
perience Of last year before their eyes, they
are not 10 blame for going "slow."
The Goods trade has bocn very quiet
here, purchases being confined chiefly TO
the common neeessaries Of life, In fact,
all departments Of bu,iness or trade ure
dull and drpggIng--the result Of short
crops. Live stock has deprecated very
materially In price In The last few weeks,
owing, no doubt, TO the somewhat "pan.
icky feeling In relation 10 tho scarcity aud
contemplated high price Of corn. think
there IL no necessity for any great alarm
on that score. There will be plenty Of
corn to use, and some 70 spare, Many per.
sons have become 40 addicted TO "grum.
bling" that II 10 one continual "growl"
with them from "sced.lime I'LL harvest"
and from harvest I'LL the last grain or
"nubbIn" IL disposed Of Such thanklcss
creatures never once think they are favor.
cd far above their just deserts. If p'oyi
dence were m cspricious as they are, there
would be some cause for grumblins at her
dlspcnsations.
In view Of tho "whole situation" am
sure We have far greater reason 10 rejoice
than 10 despond. We have, doubtless rs
n nation, been favored above any people
in the world. IL We can only defeat tho
Vaccinations Of Andy johnson, and his
"bolilc holders" "a fur greater "aiilic.
ton" TO my mind, than the present short
crop,) all will DO we'll, and have full
faith and assurance that this happy con.
summation will be reali zed in due time
There is but little said in this County
about the approaching election. We have
good ticket in the field, headed by Col.
Grover for Clerk. So far IL looks like the
Democrats are going 10 let judgment 20
against them by default Their apparent
carelessness aud indifference may, howes.
er, be only ruse-merely assumed, for
tho purpose Of stealing march on us. "
Ii Is safe, ut all times, and under all cir
cumstances, to regard them as nm active,
untiring, INSCRIPTIONS and inyeterato foo.
They had such bad luck last Fall with
their renegade" Republican candidates,
that " they put a ticket in the field, il
will be composed OF the "simon pure
men who can swear by Brick Pomeroy,
MilIigan, Horsiy, and the rest Of the Iat-
ron saints Of the party.
Ample preparations are being made to
make our approaching County Fair sue.
cess ltcommenccs on Tuesday the 18th
inst.
Cyrus Kilgorc has removed to Kansas.
David Smith, a native Of franklin County,
has been employed to take charge of the
Fall aud Winter School.
The health in this place and vicinity is
excellent. CLIFTY.
Milford, Sept. 9th, 1867.