The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-04-19
MADIsoNyILLE, KY.

ailU b9r9gas4lApril Ia, 1867.
Editors Journal: s7q'I2 .naftn4 20
/ have thought that a few words
from this secluded section might be
read with at least a small degree OF
interest by the numerous readers Of
| the JOURNAL. and under this impress
sion I have,concluded to scribble you
a few lines about matters and things
in these parts. saiaf-lb e p-iEo3 =. II
+ The. farmers of our county are very
much @behinda with their work. In
fact, but few have finished sow
ing their OATS, and but little
progress has been made in
ploughing ground for corn. The in
cessant wet weather greatly retarded
business of. almost every character,
and most especially the business of
the farmer. - y. - ~
The wheat crop presents fine ap-
pearance in this part of Kentucky,
much better than it has for several
years. We entertain the good hope
that rich harvest will be gathered
this Summer, so that. we can feast
more sumptuously on biscuit" and
take less Of the hoe-cake." z ~ $
We had quite an interesting time
in our little town on last Monday
County Court day. The various cam
didates of the Democratic party for
County Representative, made their
appearance in the Court House be-
fore large crowd Of genuine "un-
washed democracy A few scatter
ing RAIDS could be seen on the out
skirts ofthe crowd taking items,l and
amusing themselves over the rebel
squa bile for Office The speaking
commenced shortly after dinner and
lasted most of the evening. K
would be glad to give you
IA dist of the names of = the
different candidates, but; cannot we'll
do so suffice it to say, that about
every other man in the county is a
Dimneocrafic candidate for the Leg
aslaterane Among the many speak
.ers of the day was the worthy Profess
sar of our male school. He has just
recently entered upon the. stage, to
perform some part in the great polit-
ical drama Being tired of the rigor
and monotony of the school room, and
the arduous duties of a pedagogue, he /
calls upon the Democracy of Hopkins
to give him q more easy and agreeable
"posish. He was rather personal in
his remarks about the. Radicals. of
Hopkins, and seemed to. think that
they were a desperate set Of fellows,
but the 'strads Of this county are
used to such slurs, and can never be
intimidated from dischargipg what
they believe to be. their whole duty. i
Truth, and justice will finally triumph. |
and the Union men of this country
will vet witness the glorious consum-
nation of their long cherished hopes.
Railroad, railroad, is the. great
theme of the day. Our county has
voted by very handsome majority,
$50, 900 to the capital stock of the |
E., 81. & N.aRailroad company The
bonds are to be issued, due twenty years |
after date, with interest at the rate off |
per cent, payable semi-annually, In /
the city of New York. hG Our people
are alive to the importance of build
ing the road, and we feel that we have /
reason to rejoice at the prospectlof a
speedy completion of the road from
Henderson to this point. ~ /
There is, perhaps, no county along
the line of the road that will be more
benefited than Hopkins. Our ex-
haustless beds of coal ought, and
will, doubtless, bring many laborers
and capitalists to our county. Let
them come. We will gladly welcome
them in our midst. We have been
sleeping the sleep of inglorious indo-
lence quite long enough, and wish
enterprising men lto-come among us
and arouse us from our lethargy.
+ IN; Very truly, irek 'sKY.pA