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The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-07-30
The Illinois Railroad.

We have several times alluded to
the proposed branch of the Evansville
4 Crawfordsville Railroad from PATIO
ka or Princeton to Mount Carmel,
Illinois. It's importance to the City
Of Evansville is we'll known. The
subject has not been much agitated
with US of late, but we are glad to
learn that the friends of the enter
prise on the other end of the line have
been taking hold of the matter in
earnest. The citizens of Mount Car
mel have shown a deep interest in it.,
and are manifesting a willingness to
do their full share towards the com
pletion of the branch road. 1t will
be remembered that some time ago a
committee of the leading citizens of
that place visited Evansville to con-
fer with Mr.. INGLE, the President of
the E. & c. R. R., and our people.
At a meeting which was held at Presi-
dent INGLE's Office, at which a num-
Der of our prominent citizens were
present, the whole matter was fully
discussed, and the Mount Carmel
Committee was informed that in order
to ensure the building of the road
S75. 900 would be required to be raised
at that end of the line.
We are gratified to learn that on
Saturday last the city Of Mount Car
mel by an almost unanimous vote,
only one vote being cast in the mega
tive, decided to issue bonds to the
amount of $4,000 as a donation to
the Road. These bonds are to bear
ten per cent interest, aud to be ex-
empt from corporation and county
taxes. This will make the bonds
equal to an investment at about tilr
tesn per cent, and will all be taken
at home 1t their face. In this way
S50,000 of the amount assessed against
Wabash County is secured. The re-
manning $4,000 it is confidently ex-
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NE ~ = ITENE~

Gold closed in New YORK yesterday at
l4O5s.
Santa Anna is still a prisoner.
The mortality from cholera at Memphis
is reported at fifty per da'.
A half a dozen incendiary fires h We oc-
cured in Concord, y. II. within a few lays
past. Loss, 81 100000.
The yellow fever is still prevailing in
Havana. There were l20 deaths IN June
out of $50 cases.
Letters from Rome state that Bishop
RoSecrans. of Cincinnati. Is to be the sac
cessor of the late Bishop Timon.
A New YORK Herald special says that
General Grant recently remarked That if
he was nominated for President, IL must
be without eXacting any pledges.
Fifteen cases of cholera are reported to
have occurred at Ellsworth, Kansas, last
Saturday. of which five proved fat;tl.
A fire occurred at Chicago on the night
of the 2Sth, by which property 10 the
amount OF $4,000 was destroyed.
General Viduroy was shot in Mexico
City. He asked the privilege of seeing his
son but was refused the privilege.
The danger of an outbreak in Tennessee
is reported as great. General Thomas
hopes TO preserve order with the forces at
his commando all the larger cities OF that
Stale.
y Havana special says that on the 26th
the Spanish mail steamer, Cindad Condol,
hence TO Sissal with % passengers and 81
crew, was lost on the 18th, and only thee
passengers, ten marines and a boatswain
have zen heard of so far.
The people of Hamilton County, HIS,
prOpos 20 give a bonus of 200,C00 10 any
railroad company hat will build q load
through that county. Egypt, il appears
is waking up and moving in the business
o railroads.
General Sanborn and Colonel TOiiing,
Commissioners under the recent act of
Congress, TO make peace with the indians,
w arrived in Washington and reported
to the commissioner of indian Affairs.
TSese gentlemen leave Immediately Tor
the indian country.
Governor Pierpont was on the 29th rs
sauited, at the Executive Mansion, in
Richmond, by Mrs. Driscoll, who was I'M
mediateiy after arrested by the Police.
The assault was made because the Gov
ernor had pardoned a mar convicted of
killing her son. The Governor was not
injured.
On the 18th inst, at Troy, New York,
Mrs. Emily Mix, wife Of an esteemed citi-
zen, committed suicide by throwing her
self into the Hudson River. She had taken
laudanun. and was undoubtedly tailoring
II ider mental alteration.
The Connecticut Legislature adjourned
sine die on Saturday, after a session of
three N Inths. The constitutional amend
ment, giving suffrage to al citizens, male
and female, was lost-93 TO Ill.
Congress did not pass the law regasring
the Secretary of the Treasury to s,og poy-
ment Of cotton claims, and the owners are
becoming ~ciainorous for the money al
lowed them under decision of the Court of
Claims.
Attorney General Stanbery wants Cen
eTal Sheridan removed for insulting the
administration, by the remark that the
official Interpretation of the RECONSTRUCT
ton laws "opened 2 broad macadamized
road to perjury"
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pected will be very soon obtained out
side of the city in the County, either
by individual subscription or by issu-
ing County bonds, so that Mount Car
mel and Wabash County are in a fair
way to make good their promise, and
furnish the amount apportioned to
them.
1t is expected that so, 900 can be
obtained, by way of a donation, in
subscriptions at Patoka and along
the line of the proposed road. There
will be wanting from s25. 900 to $780,
900, which will be expected to come
from Evansville, in order to make
the road a success. When the ques-
ton is presented to our business men,
capitalists and property holders, in
an authorized form and by authority,
we hope there will be no hesitation in
responding to the call made upon
their liberality and enterprise. Next
to the great through line to the
Southern States, via Nashville, upon
which we have recently taken action,
there is no interest which needs the
earnest attention of our citizens so
much as the. trade of Southern Hi
nois. The friends of the Cairo &
Vincennes Railroad, are actively at
work, and that project appears nearer
to a successful consummation than
ever before. If we allow that Road
to be built, and do nothing by
way of reaching that region by Rail-
road connections, we will lose the
best of the Southern Illinois business,
which is now quite important to Ev-
ansville, and which would be made
more so if the facilities were such as
they should be.
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To Correspondents.

We never notice communications
not accompanied with the name of
the author, who must be made known
TO US if unacquainted.
Write on only n side Of The paper.
Don't write unless you have sor e
thing % say Of interest to the public;
and be as brief as the subject viii al
low.
The publication of a c~ommunica-
ton is no evidence that the editors
adopt is sentiments. The author IS
alone responsible Tor them.
Communications should be address
ed to the Editors of the Journal"
and not to individuals.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-07-30

The Vincennes Times, copying an
article on the subject of the next
Governor, says:
We cordially endorse every word
said by the Madison Courier in the
subjoined article in favor OF the nom
nation of acting Governor Baker for
the Gubernatorial Chair by the Re-
publican Convention of 1863. We
know that the incorruptible honesty
of Gov. Baker has arrayed against
him a ring Of commorants, who find
ing they cannot use him for their cor
rupt purposes, propose to defeat if
possible his nomination and secure
some one who may be more readily
made their tool, but we have that
confidence in the people and their
appreciation of honesty in officials,
which prompts us to believe The ring
will be Disappointed. aud Governor
Baker dominated aud triunphantly
elected.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-07-30

A SHORT time ago we published
some very improbable gossip from a
letter of Mack the Cincinnati C,m-
merciot's correspondent. concerning
what General GRANT said about the
next Presidency. In copying it, the
GRANVILLE (Ills.) independent says:
Now u Of two things is certain.
Gen. Grant is a foot t o talk in that
style, or else Mack is a knaue to
charge Gen. Grant with uttering such
stupid nonsense; and we all know
that Gen. Grant is nat u fool.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-07-30

toned Bourbons roll their eyes and
shake their heads over the way things
are going on. But the good sense of
the community will see to it that the
cause of physical culture has fair
play. It's adherents will learn wis.,
dom wherever it is needed as they go
along. Little errors and excuses will
shed themselves. and we confidently
expect that cur children will come
up-not an array of martyrs to a false
training, but stronger, heartier and
happier. if not generally wiser, than
those who went before them.
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Agents for the Journal.

JAMES 7. THORNTON, Princeton, Ind.
Capt. LEVI FERGUSON, PeteTsburgll, Ind.
HARRY Il. SMITH, Washington, Ind.
W. !. 7. HEMHENWAY, B~oOnville, Ind.
&. r. DEBRULER, Newburgh, Ind.
JOHN II. LOCKWOOD Mt. Vernon, Ind.
j. NJ. FOSTER. Fort Branch, Ind.
j. w. WEAVER, Poseyville, Ind,
=. y. CoRWIN, Somerville, Ind
Capt. WHITING. Cynthiana, Ind.
i. j. ROGERS, New Harmony, Ind.
q. \. HARPER, Owensville, Ind.
HARVEY BOND. Hazleton, Ind.
THGs. N~cCUTCHEN, Sandersville, Ind.
URBIE NjARRS, Black Hawk Mills, Ind.
They viii also receive and forward to us
for Binding and Job Printing.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-07-30

Jennings Carrohan was run over and
killed by a train on the P~ittsburg, Sort
Wayne and Chicago Railroad, near Johns
town, Ohio, on Saturday. His head was
severed from the body, which was other
wise sh~ockingly mangled. 1t is reported
that he was intoxicated at the time.
Senior RomerO intends soon to return
temporarily to Mexico, after eight years
absence from his country, and unremitting
attention to the duties and responsibilities
which devolved Upon him as the represen-
tative of the Mexican Republic in this
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-07-30
Important to Advertisers.

The circulotion of the JOURNAL IN
the City Of Eransrille Is three times
as large as that Of any other neacspa-
per.
Or circulation IN Indiana and
V}inois IS greater than Gny other ne,cs-
paper published IN this City.
liz Kentucky It is more than al the
otIer EronsriWe popers combined.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-07-30
Outdoor SnOrfS.

The Base Ball fever has now as
sumed an epidemic form in our city.
Clubs are being organized in all parts
of the city, and base ball is the prin-
cipal topic of conversation on the
street corners What is most pleas
ing of all, Young America has caught
the contagion, and match games be-
tween the first mines !" of various
clubs are being arranged and played
every week. For boys, especially, no
game has been originated which COM
bines so much exercise of mind and
muscle with pleasure as our National
game. 1t is sufficiently complex to
keep the mind active, while the train
ing the eyes, hands, and seet receive,
must prove valuable in after life. =
OF course accidents may be ex-
pected. Any game that developes
muscle is subject to such mishaps.
But these should not cause them to
be thrown aside. On this subject the
Boston Journal has some remarks,
which are SO applicable that we copy
them:
OF course, there will be some mis-
takes, and possibly evils, attending
this pursuit of physical culture. That
is an incident of humanity. Even
the road to goodness is beset with err
rors. There will always be some men
who must go TO extremes and others
who are ambitious beyond their pow
ers, to say nothing of the universally
Of accidents. II, therefore. a base
bali player now and then sprains his
ankle, or q b0atmaD has his arm put
o. the retired list for a time, such
things must be counted among the
penalties OF EXCELLENCE, and as
wounds won in a good cause.
But, as a matter of fact.
they are very few. The idler may
shorten his days by the disuse of his
powers, the profigate may throw
himself away. tie g~lutton may dig his
grave with his own teeth; even the
student may spoil his sight. DESTROY
HIS usefulness and gradually pat out
ais lie. without auy publ'e notice
being taken thereof. Society seems
70 have got used To all these things.
But when any accident is met within
athletic contests, the press gives it
the benefit of its gratuitous circula-
ton, and the whole race OF old fash
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-07-30
THE Richmond (Va.) Wing of Tues

THE Richmond (Va.) Whigof Tues
day last says: Let US make up our
minds to go back into the Union in
the appointed mode, and to adapt
ourselves to the circumstances and
necessities of our situation, neither
waiting for a miracle from heaven,
nor for that long expected but never
to be realized reaction at the North,
which some W. sanguine people still
talk about
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-07-30

since, his conviction of the urgent
need of An efficient reconstruction
measure" But it is useless to make
further citations from his past record.
They are all one way. And we be-
lieve that the great record which he
is now making, and is about to make,
will be found to rival his military SER
vices in glory to himself and benefit
to the country.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-07-30

Mr.. COLFAX thinks that the votes
of the reconstructed States Of the
South will swell the Republican vic
tory in the next Presidential election.
Mr.. CoLFAX, then, does not desire to
keep ont the Southern States till after
the next Presidential election. The
Democracy have repeatedly charged
the Republican leaders with keeping
those States out of the Union, in or
der to elect the next President. IF,
however, the party has a prospect of
securing the votes of those States, it
can hardly be anxious to prevent them
from voting. The election in Ten
nessee, on Thursday next. will dem
onstrate the way in which the negroes
will vote. IF they vote the Republi-
can ticket, the future politica, char
acter of the South will be definitely
settled in favor of that organization.
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STRAYED.

MULE From the resi-
- dence of Levi Hooker, In Center
Township. Nanderburgh County, Indiana,
about the I'D inst, u ii ht bay mare mule,
three years old, about fifteen hands high,
fresh-trimTned and tail, light stripe
down the back and shoulders; no other
same and delivering her /, Levi Hooker,
or to the undersigned, living IN Union
Township, Nanderburgh County, or to
Joseph Getchell, in Evansville, or giving
any Information Of the same. Will be liber-
ally rewarded. kODT- =. BLAkELN.
jy30 DIT, wilt
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COUNTING.HoUsE CALENDAR

EaRAET PERSONS have tried from
lXA- time to time to invent perpetual mo-
ton, but without succe = Prof. one has
invented something be tev-a Perpetual
Revolving Calendar, which Is indeed the
Business MAN. Friend. Il is gotten up in
a fine circular rosewood frame. with a nea
mirror in the face. ~ q glance you car
see The MoSTH, the LArB IF THE MOSTH
also he ear, and Il requires TO DE set bu
once "A week In the back 81 his CalenG0
il placed the shO test and most ems.
method in the world for computing inter
est, which alone is worth the prize of I'll
Ca. endar. Ii is Just tine Thing for the nel
chant, mechanic, farmer, on business ma
of every occupation, and should be on tn
wa / @ fevery cOu~ntiug-bouss. office, steam
boat. sea-Vessel, II ParlOr. il issnot onF
an rs furniture, but a gem n
the way Of alendars. 4 sam :le IS now q
exhibition at the post. Of1c-, and lie
Agent, o.. w. BARNARD, IS now in on
city for the purpose ef selling state 7
County Rights, and may be seen at j.
guess, Hudspeth ~ Co.'S store, NO. 10 Norm
First Street, Hom S ttli = ana from ? ttil7.
jy0 d3i
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-07-30

THE Washington Chronicle says
the friends of SURRATT need have no
fears of his being punished for his
crimes. 1t is of the opinion that
neither SURRATT nor anybody else is
eve likely to be punished in Wash
ington for aiding the rebellion,
whether as an assassin of the nations
President or as a Confederate spy
and blockade runner. SURRATT is
more likely to get a clerkship in one
of the departments in a few weeks
than he is to be hanged.
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they should be.
There appears TO be a studied eff
fort on the part of the Democratic
press, aided by a. few OF the more
Radical Of the Republican newspa-
pers. to misrepresent General GRANT
and iDjure his influence. 1t is to be
expected of the Democracy, and their
attacks will rather exalt than lower
him in the estimation of the true
friends of the Government. But
there is no reason why he should be
assailcd by certain Republican papers
and writer's, simply because he has
been mentioned in connection with
the Presidency. We are not adyoca-
ting his claims for hal position. The
time has not yet come when the
national standard bearer Of the party
is to be selected for the next Presi-
dental campaign. At the proper
time, we have no doubt, the choice
will fall upon the right man. But in
the meantime it is all wrong TO seek
to weaken General GRANTS influence,
for fear he may be in the way of some
other aspirant for the Presidency.
We have no doubt of his political
soundness, and Congress has shown
its entire faith in him by assigning to
him the important work of the recon-
struction of the South. The pos
ition which he occupies ought to ex-
empt him from partisan attack,
from within our own ranks at
least. He is made, by the last act of
Congress on the subject. the central
figure in the whole drama of recon
struction. Never before in times Of
peace was any American citizen be-
low the rank of President invested
with such executive powers. He is
not only clothed with all the powers
of suspension, removal, appointment,
and detail granted to the District
Commanders" but the latter are, in
most respects, made subject to his dis
approval. The General. for instance.
is not only to confirm or disallow
Gen. SHERIDAN's removal of Gov.
WELLS and his appointment Of a sue
cessor, but he himself can step in and
rernove Gov. THRocKMoRToN, of
Texas, and designate a successor, in
case he wishes this done, and SHERI-
DAN should not De prompt to do it.
In short, he is the Chief
of the reconstruction policy.
General GRANT may or may not
have believed, over a year ago, that
the policy then professed by the Pres
ident, would accomplish good results
thousands who o scout his devel-
oped schemes were honestly divided
in their opinions about them then.
But what we do know is, that
wherever and whenever General
GRANT has been properly called upon
to take a stand with reference 10 re-
construction, he has done it to the
entire satisfaction Of the loyal masses.
He sanctioned the bold stroke of
eFai SHERIDAN in removing Governor
WELLS; he wrose to General ORD. in
contempt OF Attorney-Genera STAN
BEEYs ~reaSa":n@, sat the duty Of
the Board Of Beei~tration is TO see, as
far as lies3n their power. that no un-
authorized ler-en + allowed TO regis
ter; he assured General PoPE that
the l%atter's views With regard to the
misconduct Of paroled rebel officers,
were in strict accordance" with his
own; he recorded. but a short time
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-07-30
FLOURl

n TELEGRAM RECEIVED 1T "a
n toka, dated Par.s, Juiy 2ztii. states
that 81 CHAM bad the world by he
- Imperial" and Moonlight on the
Lake" have rome through the "ExrDsi-
ton without a scratch.
Ihc above brands are for sale In this ity
by II. ID. ALLIS aud
jy30 at STOCK WELL 4 -.
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THE publications of the so-called
Southern Conservatives abundantly
prove that the pictures Of Nasty :"
are not over-drawn. The Executive
Committee Of this party in Tennessee
has recently issued an address admon-
ishing its political friends that for less
tyranny han Gov. BRowNLow has
practiced Kings have lost their
heads" recommending hal every
man who votes the Radical ticket be
noted, so that hereafter they shall be
to the Conservatives "as heather
men and publicans;" and that every
freedman who votes against a rebel
employer shall be discharged.
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Special Notice.

TTAyENG DISPOSED OF ny
A. stock of Dry Goods to Messrs. Miller
d Bfinkmeyer l ann anxious TO have my
business SETTLED and books CT OSED.
Persons owing me will please call at the
Office OF Holllngsworth Brothers, on First
Street. No. %. T.. A. COOKE.
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THE New York Times recommends
the adoption of the Scrimshaw Cor
concrete) pavement. 1t is composed
of tar and gravel, 50 adjusted as TO be
perfectly solid and still smooth and
noiseless. Il is easy on horses, and
costs not more than half as much as
the Belgian OF stone pavements. We
think such a pavement might be in
troduced with advantage in this city.
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YEy ar. by WM. ". MO-GW,
n n the ciUF OF Evansville. July 27h.
1851, "a LIGHT SOI;iiEI MAKE NUIE,
with black .egs; between o .id = nCnals
Old; name ana tail trimmed. jy39 div
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Coroner's INQUEST. No. IL.

Coroner's Inquest, No. IL,
"EID ON THE BODY OF WASH.
IA INGTON TAYLOR, who was found
drowned at the Lamasco wharf, in the
city of Evansville, State Of Indiana. on
the 18th day of July, 1867. The Jury, being
duly sworn, find nat the deceased came
to his death by being drowned while in
bathing; and at the time OF his dea,h h.
was about 10 years old, ) feet Il inches high,
and was naked.
SAMUEL P. HAVLIN.
Coroner Marlborough County.
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The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-05-16
The Recon struCiiOn Cases.

The Times Washington special of Mon
day says:
There was a large attendance in the SUI
preme court to-day, especially among the
members of the bar, awaiting the decision
in the Georgia and Mississippi applications
for injunctions against the enforcement of
the reconstruction act. Atty. Gems. Cush-
ing and Black Gov. Marion, of Florida,
Robert J. Walker. Gov. Parsons, of Ala
bama, and Others were present. After a
large number Of decisions had been an
nounced, the chief justice said
Il am instructed by the court to deliver
its decision in the case of the state Of Geor-
gia against Edwin NJ. Stanton, John Pope
ct al, and to dismiss the case for want of
Jurisdiction. The opinion of the court
will be read hereafter"
1t was expected by the counsel for the
state that one Of the associated justices
would state that some of the judges di,-
sentedf from the decision but no such an
uouncement was made. The full opinion
On the legal questions involved will not be
read before December next. Nothing was
said about the Mississippi case, but it is
virtually settled by the decision rendered
in the Georgia case.