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The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-08-31
Politics In Pike County.

PETERSBURG, IND, Aug. rs, 1868.
Editors Journal:
To-day the faithful were addressed
by one j. c. Robinson, (no relation
of A L.'s,) of Illinois, and the faith
full were greatly strengthened in their
faith.
Mr.. r. is decidedly the best speak
er of the Democratic school l have
listened to for years. He is very gen.
tlemanly in his manners, and quite
pleasing in his address. There was
none or the low, WI gar slang usually
INDUCED 10 by Democratic orators,
and the poor niger was almost left
by Pike County Democrats.
Notwithstanding Il. S pleasant man
ner of speaking. tie cloven foot would
occasionally stick out. He was very
careful to commence by saying that
lie did not desire to go back into the
past history of parties. Guess not,
for that is very unpleasant to Demo-
Gratis He talked a great deal of the
vast debt, hut never told the people
that Democratic rebellion caused
the debt. He said no free people
would stand such taxes as we have
long. Talked loud about thieving
contractors. (Rather hard on Hall. a
Democratic thief. that used to run
the State organ) He would wipe out
the regular army, (wender what Blair
would do TO compel the army to en-
force his proclamation He said the
fight was with kid gloves and the
hard listed yeomanly. (Rather hard
on Seymore) Said we couldn't find
Republican spe1 ker or paper
that advocated the payment OF
the 20s in enbacks, and
when his attention was called
to Butler and Stevens, he only re-
mar ed that Thad. was dead, and said
Grant was a great military man, but
we want a states man. Grant was
wrong when he said public opinion
should govern public men. aud MIR
r. went heavy on the tariff question
and the taxing Of the bon Is. but
seemed to be SEX of the equal taxa
| ton plank in their platform He APP
! pealed to the people to stand by Sey-
mour and Blair. aud thus closed his
speech, which was A No. for white
washing purposes aud several of the
faithful took aboard considerable of
the platform after speaking, and left
town yelling at the top of their
voices for " Seymour and that other
man." (meaning BIair.) There were
perhaps three hundred voters present
and fifty of the number were Repub
licans. The best feeling prevailed
throughout with men of both parties
and some good fun was INDUCED in by
way of jokes, &c. Taking it altogeth-
er, the money the Democrats spend
on Robinson is for them a good in
vestment, but the Union men Of Pike
County remember the past too well to
forget the old Democratic party, even
should they bring forty Robinsons
from Illinois. Old Pike is still true
to the Union, and you may set US
down for good majority for Veatch
this Fall On the ID we have a grand
rally at Winslow. Gov. Dunning and
Gen. Brown will address US.
Yours, for Grant and Colfax.
Flo.
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tag IL tia s&syama, We ehssFsd
them CT, whFn cur eva ogsss didn't
need our special attention, and all
fOurs to- hold US on. We were re-
minded of the conductor who said
that on a certain occasion his train
went so fast that the telegraph poles
along side looked like a fine tooth
comb. AT the hotel at the foot OF the
hill all hands joined in a hearty
laugh, and the thought OF 1t has since
furnished US with many more.
The mountain scenery i beautiful,
and surpassed our anticip Itions OF it..
The next day we returned to De- yer,
where Congressmen Hill Of New Jer-
sey and Dawes OF Massachusetts,, trav-
cling with us, addressed a large and
enthusiastic meeting.
Wednesday morning we left Den
yer, via the Smoky Hill route. for
this place, staging the entire distance,
two hundred and fifty miles. The
scenery the first day out was grand.
The ground was uudulating. and dot
ted with immense parks of trees.
1t was our be- fu ideal of the hunting
grounds II # fifty or sixty miles
around could be seen these groves,
and 10 the distance Pixies Peak, and
IN the background the Snowy Range,
with its snow-capped SUBMITS.
The Indian troubles are breaking
out again. We hear of massacres a
few miles from the route. Three
miles from Fort Wallace rancho
man had been scalped, and his family
had just got to the settlement as we
drove up at midnight. These noble
red men are numbering aud scalping
people around here every day. and
within a few days have troubled the
railroad. They are between US anC
the States, and we are compe led to
stop here for day At Fort Wallace
we obtained an escort to this place.
Sheridan is place two weeks old
and fifteen miles from the Colorado
line, has quite brisk business trade
The railroad just got here yesterday
laying rails now in front OF the hotel
Scouts bring hourly accounts of In
dian depredatlons east of here.
L f1 JUNIUs.
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WESTERN LETTER.
Among the Rocky Mountains and Out
ON the Plains.

f6sTEET-T
- TERMINUS OF THE EASTERN DIVIsIoN0
= p = UNION PACIFIC RAILWAY,
q, SHERIDAN, w. Kansas, Aug. Il, 1868.
Editors Journal;
! According to arrangement, we paid
a visit to Fort Russell, on our return
from the end of the track, and it was
a delightful one. Lieutenant Campi
on showed us the various places of in
terest about the fort, and it was our
pleasure to meet Lieut.. Doherty of
Indianapolis, who is stationed there.
We next went to Denver, where we
spent Sunday. Monday morning we
started for the mountains. To those
who have never experienced the ex-
scitement of mountain ride, there is
much novelty In them. We had read
of Mr.. Greeley's riding over the Ser
ra Nevadas, while going up of his
urging the driver to more speed. and
when the driver was driving furiously
down the other side, of his suggesting
to Jehu that there was plenty of time.
and OF Jehu's furious reply. Keep
your seat Mr.. Greeley. We had
heard Colfax's thrilling account
of his drive, but we did not real
ize the excltements and dangers
attending them until we were
going down Guy Hill. The road
twists around in every imaginable
shape, and at some of the sharp cor
-ners a single mistep of a horse of
three inches would send the coach
whirling over the precipice. We had
six horses, and they were on a gallop
most of the way down. The road is
steep, aud is just wide enough for one
coach. One of our party concluded
not to risk himself riding down. aud
started to walk ahead. He wound
around, and pleasantly beckoned us to
come on. We did come on, am the
gentleman ahead quickened his dog
trot pace into furious gallop. On
we came, faster and faster; our
leaders were within twenty feet of
him; driver and passengers were
singing out to him, hurry up. or you
will be under the horses" The rev.
everend gentleman's coat tails were
now Strengthened out, and he was do
ing his best, and succeeded IN making
a corner Just as the coach swept by.
a little further might be seen the
corpulent form Of Senator Ward. of
Ill nois, waddlirg down the hill, at a
rate worthy of race horse, try
ing TO make the second cor
ner aud to accomplish it was
rufing and blowing like small steam
eng,ne. One look around assured
him that he would have to scra 'ch for
it; off went his hat. his coat was
already off. and the way his legs. did
paddle him along was sight TO be-
hold. But the Senator's efforts were
all in vain; the coach was gaining
rapidly on him, and with an agility
worthy of a simmer gentleman, he
switched of, and scrambled down the
steep stone wall into the ravine below.
To US, who were on the top of the
stage, these performances were excl
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Political Notes.

1t IS specially announced through
the indianapolis Sentinel that the
recent appointments for Senator Doc
LoTTLE in Indiana were made at his
request. Some of them he has aban-
doned. His receut speaking tour in
this State Is reported to have been
anything but successful or flatteripg
to the Democratic Senator's vanity
The Democratic Committee do not
relieve his feelings. probably. bv the
announcement that he was self in.
vited.
TIE Philadelphia Ledger has the
largest circulation of any neutral pa.
per IN the United States, and has al
ways had Democratic inclinations
On Tuesday last it published very
strong leader in favor of GRANT and
COLFAx.
The Charleston Mercury - good
Democ attic neutrality-suspicious. that
II the Democratic party succeeds in
~ iee'uenual election, the rati6ca-
uon OF the amendment (the four
teenth article of the United States
Constltutlon) will doubtless he
treated as a gigantic fraud, and
therefore. void" anu
The Wa hington Correspondence :,
the New York San says letter. 49, "
tinue to pour in from the Sop,Ss.
States urging a session of Congress- i
September. The main reasons as
signed are, that it will be impossible,
to hold fair elections in that sectio,
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this Eall usl b ss1as viscvsua Iep Z
suFss are adopted 70 protest ppTor
men and seTgs eAths negroes against
the threats and intimidations of their
rebel emnIoyers.-I 1t is also stated
that the present legislation, of Con-
Fress relative to the militia and the
furnishing of arms to the Southern
States must be- repealed, and new
measures adopted. At first these APP
peals came from unimportaut sources,
but now they come from leading and
influential men, among whom are
many Senators and members of Con-
1FtesTe " =
ETHE following is from speech by
DUNCAN MoPHERsoN, a competitor
for the Democratic nomination in the
Third Congressional District Def
Maryland:
3 siIf Gen. Giant had done right be
would have been great, but 1 look
upon him as an ass can, whip MIN
pow one shuudred men to his two
hundred men. He has not enough
Of common sense to grease a pole
with. He fought brave people. few
in numbers, not only with the hum
dreds OF thousands here, bat with
hundreds of thousands of foreigners.
The rebels fought long aud well, and
tltItey fought for the principles of the
Constitution, as is evinced by the
TACT that the Constitution used by the
Confederate States is copied after
that of this Government, almost word
for word" CApplause.l sat
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Politics In Western Kentucky.

PRINCETON, KY, Aug. 26, 1868.
Editors Journals:
After long silence 1 again take
up the quill for the purpose of pass
ing a few minutes with the readers of
your valuable paper.
Our gerry Interesting State election
has passed, and the result is what
every thinking man knew it would
be, although tie rebels boast of gain
ing a great victory. How was it done?
How came it that the rebel party
polled four times as many votes as
the Union party? Well, Sir, it was
done just this way: All the judges,
clerks, and the sheriff, appointed
to hold the election In this
county, were picked out of the
rebel party, the Union men not
even being noticed in the appoint
ment, and the consequence was that
nearly all the Union men in the
county refused to vote at all, and l
have no doubt but this was the case
all over Southern Kentucky. This Is
why The rebels have carried our State
by an increased majority, but we IN
tend to have it different at our next
election. We intend to poll over 300
votes for Grant and Colfax, and if the
Union men all over the State will TO
their duty, we can poll 5000 votes
for Grant.
Items are scarce here. ] notice,
this moruing, that l.. S. Trlmble,
candidate for Congress. will speak in
this place on Wednesday, the 26 h
Should he say anything new, (Which
would be strange tor rebel speaker.)
l will-inform you Of the fact. This is
the Congressman of the LIST District of
Kentucky, who has Wholesale house
at Paducah, and sead= OUT the circu-
lars and advertisements under the
frank of L. 5. Trimble, NJ. q. Mo e
anon. Nick.
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SUI mour Insanity.

AT last the insanity aud suicide of
HoRAFIo SETMoUR's father has been
@ confessed by the New York World
The rumor was at first indignantly de-
MED by that sheet aud similar publ
cations; bat it has been compelled to
back down and own up. The Hart
ford Posi- came out with threat to
give cIreumstantial proof of it, when
the World, in its issue of the I'D
makes this admission: Governor
SEYMoUR's father committed suicide
in a state of temporary mental abber-
ration"
Add to this fact that SEYMoUR's
brother committed suicide, and the
we'll known statement which was cur
rent before the New York Conven-
ton that HoRATIo SEYMOUR could
not be candidate before that body,
on account of his pre-disposition to
that fearful malady; and it may cause
loyal Democrats to ponder. Will they
do that which must result in placing
that drunken and unprincipled revo
lutionist, FRANK P. BLAIR, in the
Presidential chair?
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WHEN BLAIR gets into the White
House and begins the reconstruction
of the Southern States by force and
arms, what Generals are there to do
his bidding? Not GRANT, or SHER-
MAN, or SHERIDAN, or THOMAS, we
may be pretty certain. But there are
a few Confederate Generals laying
around loose, who will take commits
sions in the BLAIR army.
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QUE GORE PONDENCE
NEW ENGLAND LETTER.
Among the Hills OF Vermont and New
Hampshire.
LEBANON, n. H. August.

LEBANON, n. H., August.
Editors Journal: Htia
Perhap sa few lines from among the
hills may. be agreeable, telling of
mountain 7breezes and recalling child
hood days to mauy who have LETT the
homestead here 10 fad home in the
broad West; yet still their hearts are
ever fondly turning to the land whose
hills and villages are magnificent and
great
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-08-31

We HAVE published the article
from the indianapolis Sentinel, and
Lieut.. Col. MoR9AN's letter, attack
ing General VEATCH. w II the Evans
willie CJNrier, Indianapolis Sentinel,
and the Democratic papers of this
District, publish the reply to these,
made by all the surviving field and
staff officers, and the six living Cap
tains and other officers aud men who
were participants in the battle of Fort
DOnelson? Win the Evansville
Courier publish this reply? 1t is not
half as long as Colonel MoReAN's
IafEar
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LIZ. Col. MORGAN, who has ma
lignant personal spite to crafty, in
his attack upon General YEATCH;
,narrates pretended occurrences to
which there are no living witnesses.
The survivors of that bloody fight,
who stood by General VEATCH IN
those days Of battle, are the witnesses
to whom he can proudly point for his
vindication. Will any Democratic
paper, which publishes the attacks,
do the General and his men the jus.
tice to publish their testimony? v,r
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MASS CONVENTION
OF
.VANDERBURGH COUNTY.

The Union men of Vanderburgh
County, and all who favor the cleo
ton of Grant and Colfax, are Invited
to meet in Mass Convention, at the
CRESCENT CITY SPRINGS,
FRIDAY, SEPTMEBER 4TH, AT 10 A. NJ,
To nominate candidates for Members
of the Legislature and the different
County Offices to be filed at the Octo-
res Der election. --.
GEN. RICHARD j. OGLESBY,
Governor Of the State of Illinois, and
si00t Col. CONRAD BAKER.
Governor of the State of Indiana,
have accepted invitations to be pres
ent and address the Convention.
Further information in relation to
the details of the Convention, will be
published hereafter
By order Of the Executive Commit
tee. w. BAKER,
Chairman.
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United States Marshars Sale.
ADULPH WAGENER,
Umbrella Manufacturer

HAS REMOVED HIS ESTABLISH.
- ment To THIRD STREET, between
Ntne ana Division, near the CaLhoIIc
Chuicn. He will be glad TO see mis- old
customers at his new stand.
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ALL QUIET IN THE SoUTH.-The'
" conservativesn OF Anderson coun-
ty, Texas, held barbecue at the
county seat on the 18th instant. eAs
a part of the preparations therefor
they served the@following notice we
omit the words too shocking for pub
licadon-apon the Federal officials of
the county: = = -
= z AUGUST II, 1868.
To Morrison, Wri0As Kelley, King,
and Peacock:
SIRs:-This is TO notify you that
you: company at our dinner to day Can
be dispensed with. We want either
negroes or white men, but as for
damned Mongrels, we want none.
Your position in this community -
such that no gentleman is willing to
recognize or intOLerate your company.
Y ou-aFe-known -to-b be black hearted
negro lovers. Your days is numbered
in this community. You nor your
race cannot abide in this community
much longer. Your are - ras-
eals9 Isud, ( arc not worth Il a
dogs notice. You - IT
radical set, you ought to be in he'll
the last Onelof the Radical party, and
l hope the day will soon come when
you will have to leave this Town and
hunt a home Ia hell, or some other
seaport Town. Aud this is netice for
you to,eat your Dinners at home to-
day. We have understood that GER
tain one of your Radical party has
tried TO buy over our party by tOGRd-
ing them money, but you cant come
that. We are not to be led to Radi-
calism in this way.
This is a specimen Of the peace
measures of the rebel Democracy, the
| South over.
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understand that parties have been
canvaS>ing the city claiming to be my
agents. No one has any authority TO so
licit work tor me, and all those claiming
10 be my employees are i'm osters.
ma23 d3m
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BATHS ! BATHS |

THE NEW BATHING ROOMS AND
- apparai as at the Crescent City Springs
are now complete, 2ud visitors can have
Cold. Warm, and Shower Baths at any
time, day or night. Price 50 cents a single
bath; one dozen ii skets for S.. tau25dlm
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MOrHERsi MOTHERsi MOTHERS
DON'T FAIL To PROCURE
Mrs. WinsIOw's Soothing Syrup,
FOR CHILDREN TEETHING.

FUR IH1LDREN IEEIHING.
This valuable preparation has been used
with nerer failing sttcce&s f7I thousands OF
cases.
It not only relieves the child from pain.
but tnvigorates the stomach and bowels.
coIrects acidfIy, and gives tone and energy
to the whole system. 1t will also instantly
IelieVe GRIPPING IN THE BOWELS and WIND
collie
We believe II is the best and sitrest en-.
eiy ia the aOoTLd in all cases of D1fSenteT1
and Df0TThgd in Children, whether arising
from teethtng or any other cause.
Full directions Tor using VIII accompany
each bottle.
Be sur and call for +" MRS. WINSLOW'S
SOOTHING SYRUP" having the Iac-stnI.
lie OF " CURTIS d PERKINS" on the outside
wrapper. All others are base limitations.
je2i de&w6m
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cxocRs 8.
s1ECAAL NOTICES
Physical Exhaustion.

Worn out W IN the burning heats of
Summer, the human system requires TO
be Re infOfcst and regenerated at mis- sea-
son. strength s been literally stesming
out of it under a temperature Lnat nece>-
Sarify produces exhaustion. Fall Is tue
season OF remittent aud intermittent fe-
Vers, and the weak and enerVal ed are
a. ways their first victims. Now, there
fore, Il the time for goratIon. Those
who have neglect. TO tone and regulate
the digestive and secretiVe organs during
the months of June and July can no
longer continue TO do SO without iInmI-
nent peril to heali h and life. Commence
a course of HOSTETTER'S B TT f )
without delay. Ofall renoS ating, strength
sustaining preparations. this Is tine most
wholesome and the most potent. l. does
nog unduIy excite the most sensitive or
ganization. Its m s>ton Is to preserve,
regulate, and restore. The tonic, anti
bilious, and aperient vegetable eteme IS
wis ch it contains are associated in the
exact proportions necessary TO put Inc
whole physique into perfect working
order. The purity of all its ingredients
is guaranteed 1t rouses the languid ap
petite, gives unwon ed emery 10 the
digestion, calms and braces the nerves,
and replaces lassitude and depression
with energy and cheer fitness, besides be-
ing agreeable 10 the palate and free from
all the objections urged against the adult
terated stimuIants and tonics OF which 1t
is desig ned to supply the place.
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r0R PRESIDENT.

GENERAL U. S. GRANT.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
Hon. SCHUYLER COLFAX.
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Isata 60 tEeiy ysvsIs. fzy agraiy Al
nore fttIpg placs could pc found.
We have remained in this State antil
you are weary, so please step into the
naiRhhorinC one.