The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-11-18
WAITS" FROM TIE CAPITAL.
An Election Judge in Trouble.

INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. Is, 1867.
Editors Journal:
An interesting feature of Indiana
politics at the present time is the
large and rapidly increasing rebel
vote. I use tie word rebel in its
most restricted sense, applying it to
those who we're actually engaged in
the Southern armies. and too gener-
ously excluding a much worse class of
men, who wer +, with equal zeal but
less courage, engaged in fomenting
" domestic discord and fierce civil
strife, within our own borders. Thou
sands of rebel soldiers have settled
in this State, as well as in other
parts of the north, and their votes
are an important element in the re-
Gently developed Democratic strength.
1t is probably all right " to exclude
from the ballot Union soldiers, MAIN
ed in defense of the country, if the
accursed blood of Ham courses
in their veins; but however
lawful or constitutional it may
be. 1t looks just a trife rough to
kick from the polls a Union soldier
because his face IS Urged with that
condemned fued, and at the same
time receive the ballots of those whose
hands are dyed with the blood of our
own kindred and friends. So reason
ed one of the Judges at our county
election on the Sth ult., and when a
man offered his ballot, and, in reply |
to challenge, admitted that he had |
served in the rebel army for three
years, the Judge is said to have re- |
marked, that - no such id rebel !
should vote at that precinct The reb |
been. or is to be, brought against |
the Judge for rejecting that ballot. |
If these statements, generally be-
lieved to be true, can be proved In |
Court. a case can be made out. and an |
officer may be heavily fined and cOsted |
for the too faithful discharge of his |
duty. Who would have believed three |
years ago, that the time would ever
come when Judge of election In
Indiana would be punished for re-
iecting. the sbaliot-of a boastfal : gray
back|T RYet such had been thescase |
already in two instances, and the ex-
pertinent is likely to be repeated.
REV. Mr.. O'NEILL.
The colored preacher mentioned in
my last letter as having been arrested
for marrying a colored man to a white
wdaiah was tried, yesterday nnorhiSg I
by Judge Scott in the Police Court
and held TO appear at the Criminal
Court In two hundred dollars bail.
The man who made the affidavit to
the County Clerk upon which the IL
cense was issued, is next on the dock
ct for attention. Our vigilant au-
thorities have heard that plaintive ap-
peal" Save US from negro hus-
bands !"-and are bound to do their
level best towards saving the fair APP
pelIants from so dark and gloomy
fate.
BUSINESS REPORTS.
The opinion is very generally preva-
lent. that the trade of this city col
lapsed at the close of the war, and
has not since revived. i propose oc-
casionally to show few figures that
NAV convince your men of business
that Evansville doesn't monopolize
the wholesale trade of Indiana.
For the month of October the fol-
lowing reports of business have been
nader to- the Assessor of Internal
Revenue:
Connolly, Wiles & Co groceries....s43 9I2 25
a. Jones & Co, groceries $1,000. 50719 10
Maxwell. Fry & Thruston, IRON. Is 20 90
Vi1nedge & Jones, boots & shoes. S,4g7 Y
Spiegel, Thoms & Co., furniture. l00S7 90
Judson & Dodd, spices and coffee,
900 pounds. Tax $40 20.
Two firms report the amount of
cigars manufactured by them during
October at $29, 100.
vINCENNEs AND INDIANAPOLIS RAIL
WAY.
The managers Of this road are about
to ask of the County Commissioners
an appropriation Of seven thousand
five hundred dollars, for the purpose
of securing the right of way though !