The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-05-25
EDnYY1LLE. Ky. May !.

EDDYv1LLE, KY, May l9.
Editors Journal;
spent about two hours of time on
Monday at SmithlaDd, Kentucky.
Notwithstanding the hard times and
the complete overflow of that place
last year, many improvements have
been made for a place of that size,
and now, though in a quiet way,
great deal Of business is transacted at
that point. There are some real live
business men in Smithland, the most
prominent among which are to be
found those afable and courteous
gentlemen, Scyster & Ellis, who are
doing large shipping business, and
are. also, engaged in the dry goods
and grocery trade, doing large bust
ness in that line also. Such live bust
ness men as Messrs. Scyster & Ellis
are bound to succeed wherever they go.
At Smithland, | took passage on
the steamer Nashville, commanded
by Captain Wiley Sims, with Mr.. j .
Harper in the Office. More courteous
gentlemen / have not met anywhere.
The day being a pleasant one, we had
a delightful trip, arriving at this place
about P. NJ.
AS in other parts of the State I
have visited, the crops along the
Cumberland River, thus far, are very
backward, but look better than on the
level lands about and beyond Padu-
cab. The growing corn looks fair,
l.. a. i !
weather, but is not, Of course, what it
would have been with a more favor
able season. The farmers in this,
Lyon, County are now engaged 10 set
ting their tobacco plants. With a
favorable season the crop Of tobacco
will be much larger than ever before
This region of country produces eX-
cellent tobacco.
The great bulk of last years crop
Ofthis greatstgple product, has already
reached the market, but there is still
some coming into this place. Eddy
vile can boast some live business men,
who are driving a prosperous bust
ness. Prominent among the business
men of EddyYille, Of the above named
class, allow me to refer to the firm of
Cobb & Terry, both polite and clever
gentlemen Mr.. Ben. ID. Terry. Of
this firm, was formerly with Mackey,
Nesbit IL Co., of your city, and as a
matter of course, is square up to the
times. His partner, l.. NJ Cobb, is
also one of those GENIAL gentlemen
one delights to meet while travelling.
As far as | have been able 10 talk
with merchants in this section of
country, they are very favorably dis
posed towards wholesale dealers in
Evansville, and so long as there is a
regular line of packets to the Cum
berland river from your city, and with
the proper exertiOns on the part Of
your merchants, the great bulk of
this trade can be commanded by
Evansville; but allow me to suggest
that it needs looking after 1t is a
desirable and important trade to your
city, and your Cumberland river pack
cts ought not to be allowed to 'starve"
out.
Politically, this county is of course
all one way, or almost so. There are,
however, In the county quite a uun-
Der Of earnest and devoted Union
men, who though the majority AGAINST
them is Overwhelming. stand bv and
defend their principles Ike good aud
true men, as they are Il costs
Union man something to stand by his
principles in this as well as an other
sections of Western Kentucky; hence
a man who does do so. Is certainly
entitled to more credit than those
living in localities where parties are
more equally divided, and where there
Is less bitterness than here But few
as the Union men are in this part of
the State, it is to be hoped that
little leaven will leaven the whole
lump. This looks, / confess, like
Scriptural quotation, nevertheless,
and when all the smoke of the late
conflict at arms has blown away, and
reason instead Of prejudice rules the
minds of all men, that quotation will
apply with force. Respectfully,
lNC0G.