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The Evansville journal., 1868-04-20
rHE NEWS.

Gold closed IN New YORK on Saturday at
Is7l@ISS5s.
A fire occurred iE Chicago on the morn
ing OF the 18th that resulted in the sdestruc-
| ton Of property to the amount Of $4,000.
A dispatch dated at st. Louis the 18th
says that the steamer George D. Palmer,
nearly destroyed by fire at that place, was
Insured for $4,000 in Cincinnati 0fiees.
The Indians are still continuing their
depradatiOns on the frontier. The mail
train was attacked at Fort Reno recently.
All -the correspondence between the
Fenian Lodges in New York and Montreal
has been seized by the Canadian Govern
nent.
A special dispatch from Crete states that
several fights have taken place between
the insurgents and the Turks. The Cretans
were victorious in most Of them.
Policeman David CroadeIT was shot at
Troy, New York, while on duty. 1t was
supposed that burglar did the shooting
A Dublin dispatch. dated the 18th says:
The installation OF the Prince of Wales as
a Knight of st. Patrick, occurred to day.
The procession over the route was two
miles long, and lined with tw'oops. The
weather was fine. and vast crowds filed
the streets.
John L. PendletOn,. Superintendent of
the Virginia State Prison, has been re-
moved, and Burnham WardweH appoint
ed in his place; L. w. Savage as Mayor;
and a new set of officers were to-day ap-
pointed for Charlottesville.
General Schofeld has suspendend ]. :. /
CoIvert, Virginia state Treasurer, on a
charge preferred by the Governor, and ap- /
pointed George Rice, Secretary of the /
Convention, Treasurer al Interim.
The Conservative members of the VIr- /
ginia Convention have issued an address 4
to the people of the state. It is a resume
OF the arguments used on that side during
the session. es..s-
n New Orleans dispatch dated the 18th
says: Orders were issued TO commence
counting the votes Immediately after the
closing ofthe polls, in The presence or two
Of each organize party;
the counting to continue without inter
mission until completed. The result viii
probably be known tomorrow. The
Democrats are confident they have carried
.he Parish of Orleans, and estimate their
majority at 1900.
The Evansville journal., 1868-04-20
ohio and The Vice Presldency.

The Cleveland Leader says the
resolution instructing the Ohio dele
gates to Chicago to vote for Mr..
WADE for Vice President, applies
only to the four delegates at large,
the remaining delegates being selected
by the districts separately, and in
structed by the conventions nominat-
ing them. The Leader adds the fol-
lowing:
The resolution instructing the dele
gates at large to vote for Ben. Wade
was voted down twice in committee,
and it was only upon the assertion of
Mr. Wade's friends to the effect that
they wanted the resolution incorpo-
rated Ia the series, not for the pur-
pose of having him nominated, but
for the purpose of indorsing his
course in Congress, that it was finally
adopted by the committee by small
majority. These are the facts In the
case.
The truth is, large majority of the
people of Ohio, like those Of Indiana,
prefer SCHUYLER CoLFAx for Vice
President.
The Evansville journal., 1868-04-20

HANDSOME PREsENT.-R. Clay VIII
kinson, Assistant Clerk of the Evans
vile Journal Company, has had made
at the JOURNAL Bindery, a Church
Record book, which he intends to
present to New Liberty Church. It is
bound in morocco, paunelled and in
laid with various c0lors, and also or
namented with changeable colored
edge. The style is new and original,
we believe, with the JOURNAL Bind
cry and Mandatory. Taken alto
gether, it Is a very creditable job. and
will make handsome present With
that skiIlful workman, John w.
Gorse, to superintend the work of the
Bindery, the Journal Company is get
ting its name up for doing excellent
Princeton Clarion.
The Evansville journal., 1868-04-20

THE Cincinnati Enquirer, in speak
ing of the Hon. JESSE d. BRIGHT,
said that he has been for years a
representative man of our organiza-
ton. Mr.. BRIGHT IS both a seces
siouist and a repudiator. He sided
With the rebels at the outset of their
rebellion, and sent them a man with
the latest improvement in fire arms.
He is now an ayowed advocate of re
pudiation. Hence if he is, aud has
been for years, a representative man
Of the Democratic organization, that
party must be both rebel and repu-
dating party.
The Evansville journal., 1868-04-20


ONO VALLEY HIsTORICAL SKETCH
Es.-Under this general title it is pro-
posed, by Messrs. RoBERT CLARKE
& Co, to publish a series of works re-
lating to the early history of the val
ley watered by the Ohio River and its
misunderstanding Western Penn
sylvania, Western Virginia, Ohio, Ken
lucky, Indiana and Illinois-and en-
braeiug its aboriginal history, the
French and English wars for its pos
session, the travels aud journals of
early explorers and missionaries. its
early. settlement by the whites, their
contests with the Indians, &c. This
they hope to accomplish by the collec-
tion and publication of some. at least,
of the large amount of materials for
history now scattefed among the va
rious pioneer families, precariously
preserved IN the gatherings of collect
ors, or hidden away in State or county
archives; and, also, BY reprinting
some Of the early works Of interest
relating to the Western country.
which have been long out of print
and rare.
The publishers say that, 1t was
not until We instituted inquiries on
the subject, with reference to publ
cation. that we had any idea of the
large collections of valuable papers in
in various parts of the coun-
try. which the owners have expressed |
themselves not only willing but anx
ious to place at our disposal for the
having them preserved by |
We have no doubt the series will |
commend itself to all intelligent per-
sons, who recognize the importance |
Of collecting and preserving the his
lorical annals of the early days of our
country.
The publishers would be pleased to
with any person who
unpublished manuscripts in
whatever form, which come within
he scope of this series of publica-
ions.
The Evansville journal., 1868-04-20

MORALS IN HIGH PLACEs.-It
turns out IN the evidence recently
given BY an Erie Director, before the
A A,bany investigating committee, that
the bankrupt Buffalo, Bradford &
Plttsburg Railroa ;. was bought up by
the Erie Directors in a private capac-
lty, and then sold to the Erie Com
pany upon terms which they, as Di-
rectors, determined 1t is also proved,
Ia the same testimony. that Mr.
Drew, the Secretary of the Compa-
ny, was the real purchaser Of the
$40 100000 of new stock recently IS
sued at 723, which stock he immedi-
ately sold in open market at an aver
age of near so, leaving him a profit Of
about three quarters of a million of
dollars. Mr.. Vanderbilt recently tes-
titled before the Constitutional Con-
vention that last year over 5000. 900
was paid to members Of the Legisla-
ture for controlling their action upon
measures connected with the New
York Central Railroad. Indeed, it
was a matter of common notoriety
among those familiar with the in
trIgUes of the Albany lobby that
there are not over ten members Of the
Legislature whose hands are not ever
open to a bribe.
The Evansville journal., 1868-04-20

SOME fellow, with more assurance
than propriety, took the trouble to
inform the editor of the Evansville
Courier that the Democracy carried
this (Patoka) township for james II.
Fentriss, cOpperhead Democrat on
the 9th inst, whereupon the Courier
man claims it as a great Democratic
gain. Now, it is matter Of deep re-
gret to the Democracy hereabouts
that such is not the case, and that on
a square count Of noses the Republi-
cans have an actual majority 6f not
less than t100 hundred, as will be
clearly proven next Fall The De-
mooracy has made no gain as yet In
this township, and we don't expect it
ever WiH.-Prtnceton Carj2n.
The Evansville journal., 1868-04-20

81. A. HALL. Princeton, Ind.
Capt. LEVI FERGuSON, Petersburgh. Ind
HARRY R SMITH. Washington, md.
". ]. l. HEETzEgWAY. BoOnviiie, Iud..
O. r DEBRU4ER. New burgh, Ind.
JOHN NJ. LOCKWOOD Mt. Vernon, Ind.
]. NJ. FOSTER. Fort Branch. Ind.
r. w WEAyER. Poseyville. Ind.
>. b CORWTN. SomerVille, Ind.
Capt. WHITING, Cynthiana. Ind.
e. j. ROGERS, New Harm mOny, Ind.
{ @. A. HARPER, Owensvflle, Ind.
HARVEY BOND, Hazleton, Ind.
THos. MCCUTCHES, ,Sandersville, Ind.
URBIN MARRs, Black Hawk Mills, Ind
They will also receive and forward to 0s
orde rs for Binding and lob Printing.
The Evansville journal., 1868-04-20
A STORY EVERY WEEK.

Let every friend of the Union, of
Free Institutions, and of the True
Principles of Government, push for
ward the good work by securing for
the CAMPAIGN Journal wide circu-
lation.
County and Township Committees
Should at once commence a canvass
TO place a copy in the hands of every
Republican and doubtful voter.
The Evansville journal., 1868-04-20

THE editor of the East Fgoridtaa.
paper published at Jacksonville,
must be popular with his readers. He
thus dilates upon the manner 10
which they have treated him, and we
confess that he ought to be cheerful:
" One day last week we had streak
of good luck-a fat shad for break
fast, with crisp radishes to cool US; ;
for lunch, plate OF raw, with the
condiments, including a mug of ale.
For dinner a terrapin stew with
chicken hxings. new potatoes, toma-
toes, green peas, young cabbage, celery
as appetizers, a desert Of ripe. golden,
luciOus Smyrna oranges and bright
honey. sweet bananas. and were
washed down with a glass of black
berry wine. For supper-Rell. we
didn't have any, nor did we want any
we were full, all being the kind offer
ings of some of our patrons who be-
lleve editors have bowels. ''aaf
The Evansville journal., 1868-04-20

The incest set Of Records that have
ever come to this county, were receiv-
ed at the Clerks and Recorders Of
fee on Friday. They were put up at
the Evansville Journal Bindery.
Persons wishing anything done in that
line would do we'll to give them a call
before purchasing elseWhere.-Prince-
ton Clarion.
The Evansville journal., 1868-04-20

MARK-At the residence Of his brother,
Daniel q. Mark. corner of second and
ing, the 18th inst, WILLIAM T MARK, aged
. years.
His remains will be taken 70 the depot
on Tuesday morning, and conveyed thence
10 Marshall, Illinois, where they 6iL be
consigned to last resting place.
The Evansville journal., 1868-04-20

The Paducah Hsr11d mentions
rumor that the Mississippi Central
Railroad has been purchased or leased
bya company Of New York capitalists,
with the condition that the Paducah
and New Orleans air line road is to
be built within the next two years.
The Evansville journal., 1868-04-20

The Presidential Campaign of 1868
promises to be one OF the most inter-
esting aud exciting in the history Of
the country. The issues to be dis
cussed and determined BY the people
are of the greatest moment to the
peace and prosperity of the Nation.
It is highly important that the voters
be properly informed and thoroughly
posted on the political situation. The
most effective way to accomplish this
is to place in their hands a sound and
reliable Republican newspaper.
In order to enable the active Union
men of Southern Indiana and Illinois
2 and Western Kentucky to secure for
the WEEKLY JOURNAL a wide
circulation in their respective neigh
borhoods, we have placed the terms
for the Campaign at
EINpR RF0EDENTFTT Y T0W D AWEC
The Evansville journal., 1868-04-20

THE Two DRoMI0s-Fhomas and
Stanton. The one as. Secretary out
side the War Office, the other as Sec
retary inside; the. one as Secretary by
appointment, the other as Secretary
by confirmation; the one as Secretary
al interim, the other5as Secretary al
i1stfRitam.-N y Herald. 6
The Evansville journal., 1868-04-20

THE Kentucky Legislature, at its
last Winter term, enacted one thou
sand two hundred and thirty Eve
laws, besides numerous resolutions,
memorials, &c.
A distinguished Kentuckian, on
reading the above paragraph, remark
ed that large number of these laws
were the meanest ever enacted. We
agree with him, if there are many
such as that giving up Green River,
aud all the improvements made on it
BY the State, to private corporation.
The Evansville journal., 1868-04-20

The New Albany EeJger says DAN.
VOORHEES, war record - is better
than that of General JOHN A. LOGAN.
Viewed from a rebel standpoint we
presume it is. Patriots, however, re-
gard it very differently.
The Evansville journal., 1868-04-20

THE Frankfort C6n1mo a10eaHb, In
speaking of an article clipped from
one of its exchanges, entitled The
Social Status Of the Radicals, says if
It's author will produce a certificate.
signed by five respectable gentlemen
of his own persuasion, that he holds
rank in frst-class society, that be has
behaved himself with propriety to-
ward his wife, that he is a man of
virtuous habits, that he never be
trayed trust, perpetrated fraud,
nor embezzeled the funds of others,
that if tried by jury of-his vieinage
for either of these offeuses he would
not be found guilty, and that he is
one whose associations are sufficiently
worthy of cultivation" it will take
pleasure in. answering his mental
abortion in the manner it deserves.
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A CORRESPONDENT of the Louisville
Courier in giving an account of the
immense coal fields in Kentucky that
would be tapped by the Elizabeth
town and Paducah Railroad, urges an
additional reason for the building of
that road in the following paragraph
Another point Of great importance
to Louisville is the fact that the +. &
p r. r. win be a successful flank
movement on the trade of Evansville
in our State We cannot afford to
lose the trade of this country This !
road will secure it to US beyond a
doubt. The Ohio and Mississippi /
Railroad has cut off the trade Of both !
Louisville and Evansville in a great I
measure In Indiana and Illinois: that 1
road operated as a flank movement on /
our trade In those States We must !
wrest from US the trade OF our own
State. She has recently contributed
to build the Henderson road. Our
road Will make this road tributary to
Louisville instead OF Evansville.
We are willing to let events deter
mine whether the Eiizabethtown &
Paducah Road, by tapping the Evans
vile & Nashville Road, will draw
.rade from US, or whether we will
lraw trade from the immediate
7icinity of Louisville by means Of the
ormer road. We give fair warning
o our Louisville friends that Evans
lille is rapidly becoming q rival wor-
by her competition, and We expect,
within two decades, to assume the
in spite of all the efforts
0 prevent it.
The Evansville journal., 1868-04-20

During the Campaign, the discus
sion of POLITICAL QUESTIONS
will receive the most prominent atten-
ton; but the past high reputation of
the JOURNAL viii be maintained with
undiminished interest as a
The Evansville journal., 1868-04-20
WEEKLY JOURNAL

Is the LARGEST and OLDEST
NEWSPAPER in this section, and
is IN all respects
Equal to any Paper in the West
The Evansville journal., 1868-04-20


IT is rumored from Montreal that
JEFF. DAVIS viii probably heed the
Fallstafian counsels Of the New York
Herald, and keep outside the juris-
diction of the United States, at least
until the day after our coming Presi-
Dental election; not only IS he fright
ened by the prospect Of Ben. WADE
in the Presidential chair, but he
snuffs danger in a bill recently passed
by the Senate regulating the impan-
neling Of iuries. This bill makes
eligible as Jurors men who may have
formed an opinion on general reports,
but who may otherwise declare them
selves in their belief as competent to
give an impartial verdict upon the
law and the evidence. The bill is un-
derstood to be aimed to meet the
cases of DAVIS and SURRATT. whose
trial, except as a mockery, would 9th
erwise be impossible. Leg bail" is
his only safety, and he is such a poi
troon that the rumor is quite credible.
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THE managers of the Gettysburg
Asylum swindle, in New York, who
until very lately have kept up imposing
appearances at an expensive rate, have
suddenly and entirely disappeared from
sight, and $ To Let adorns the place
where so lately confding public APP
piled for chances in the lottery in
which every ticket holder would draw
the highest prize. The 23d Of April
was the day fixed for the drawing
Some thousands have been felicitating
themselves over the prospect Of be-
coming the the possessor Of the S100,-
600 cash prize. OF course the farce
had to end, and the managers have
taken time by the forelock. The
police authorities, of whom many in
quiries are made, are powerIess to.
give satisfactory answer, for so sud
denly and completely did the Gfettys-
burg Asylum Scheme disappear from
public view that even the sharp eyed
detectives have failed to trace it to its
retirement.
The Evansville journal., 1868-04-20

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The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-08-13
The Grcat-Grandfather of Gen
Grant.

An interesting relic and me-
mento of the old French and In
dian wars in this country has been
on exhibition in the Department OF
Arms and Trophies ofthe Sanitary
Fair at Chicago. 1t is the muster
roll of q militia company raised by
Capt. Noah Grant, great .grandfa.
ther of General U. S. Grant, and
bears date March 26, 1855. Captain
Grant and his brother, Lieutenant
Solomon Grant, were afterward
killed at the battle of White Plains
New York, in tho Revolutionary
war. Affixed to the names Oh the
roll is the amount of wages re-
ceived by each soldier, generally
for the period of twenty-five weeks
which was probably the period
they were required TO serve. The
money is leckoned in pounds, shil
lings and pence. The pay Of Cap
tain Grant for that period was a
the rate of less than $3.50 q year
and not quito o dollar q day; anC
the pay of u private for the sam'
term was something less than 81 /
week. 1t will readily be seen tha
the difference between the pay o
commissioned officers and private
was not SO great in this country
hundred years ago as it is to day
tho pay of private at that time be
ing about one.third as large as tha
received by q Captain.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-08-13
Established 1928.

fought our battles, and conquered
the rebels. How ungrateful il
would be TO vote against such par
ty, and for the party that embod.
les all the rebels and rebel sympa.
thizcrs in the nation! Such is the
nominal Democratic party. How
can any honest.hcarted man sus.
tain, by his vote, a party that hat
done 80 much TO ruin the nation?
4th. The Republican party has
put in nomination two worthy can.
didates, Grant for President. and
Colfax for Vice President. Who
will vote against the man who no.
bly, led our brave armies to victory
over the most inverate and cruel
enemies that ever disgraced the
race Of man2 Will any true heart.
ed man vote against Colfax, who
has presided oTer the councils oil
the nation with such wisdom and
propriety as must be approved by
all wise and good men, and who
has a character without bIemisL?
May we not affirm that that no
true and loyal men will vote against
the candidates? Let shame cover
all who will do deed SO vile as
that OF giving such a vote.
] have thus given somo of the
reasons why l stand with the Re.
publican and Union party, and
why | will vote the Union ticket.
l will ever go for union and equal
rights. Yours for the right,
The BLACKsMITn's Son.
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-08-13
Hints to Political Meetings.

AS tho season for political meet
ings approaches, it may be well to
reproduce the following excellent
advice given by Horace Greeley
some years ago, which Ropubli-
cans might do well to heed:
/. Do not fix the day for your
meeting and then look up your
speaker-they will already, per-
haps, have been engaged elsewhere
for that very day-.but secure
your speakers first. Let them fix
the day.
2. Two prominent speakers, with
the local aid at your command, are
amply sufficient for any one mass
meeting. Let the people under
stand these can be relied on, and
do not load your bill with an ar
ray of great names only to disap-
point your audience.
3. Have your meetings, If pos
sible, indoors. Ono indoor meet
ings, even if packed, is worth hall
a dozen outdoor gatherings. The
former is comparatively easy, and
the latter difficult for a speaker tC
control.
4. If you must havo outdoor
gatherings, then seek the grove OF
woods, and fail not to erect a stand
for your speakers, and cover il
with boards, and with nothing
else. Canvas absorbs and dcadont
the voice, while with nothing above
the speakers head, the voice will
waste in tho air above, and 10 five
cases out Of six he will break down
5. Always put down upon you
platform, whether in or out of doors
u pieco of coarse carpet to stant
upon. Never cover with oil cloth
unless you expect your speaker t
be lifeless and dull.
6. Consume as little time a
possible in preliminaries, in march
ing and counter. marching. &c
your procession upon the groun'
with dispatch and proceed at one
to the business OF the meeting.
7. Remember your speakers
especially the more prominent onel
have families TO support. Thei
time is valuable, and it cost theI
: money to travel on railroads an
! stop at hotels. "Thou shalt nt
muzzle the mouth of the OK tht
: treadeth out the corn"
The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-08-13
From the Leayenworth Timesl .
Frank Blair ON General Grant
AN Interesting General
"Big TALK"

Hon. Frank P. Blair, after his
speech in this city, in the presence
of number of gentlemen, and in
reply to o remark that "Grant was
fool" said:
"Sir, you are mistaken. Grant
is no fool. know him well. l
knew him before he went into the
army, aud when he used TO haul
wood into tho city of st. Louis. |
met him often in the service. /
know the man. He is, by G., the
greatest man ofthe age. Sherman,
Sheridan and Thomas are good
men, but Grant is worth more than
all Of them.
"Oliver Cromwell and Napoleon
Bonapart were both great men, but,
sir, tell you that Grant is great
er man than Cromwell and Bona
part put together. He is not o
lalker, but no is one of the d--dcst
thinkers in the world.
HE is ambitious, but he don't
show it; and l tell you, that if he
| is elected President, he will set up
monarchy and establish himself
emperor.
II tell you, that the people are
mistaken when they suppose Grant
to be a fool. They have good rea-
son to fear his greatness.
"Yes, but don't you think that he
will be controlled by such men as
Summer, Wilson and Washburn?"
"Controlled2 CoptrOlled! Why,
by G., he would sweep them away
like straws."
"But, General don't you think
that circumstances have done o
great deal for Grant?"
"Why, h-ll, the fellow has made
the circumstances Itell you that
it is no luck.
"The man that can spring right
up from poverty and obscurity
and do what he has dono is no nero
creature of circumstances. Cir
cumstances don't run so much in
one way"
81 am o Democrat, but if GEN.
eral Grant is such o great man as
you say be is, l an q Grant man
from this out"
"Well, if you want a despotism
vote for him; but if you want q
republican form ofgovernment.yoY
viii have to vote against him. I
know that he is a great man, and
by Cd, in saying SO, l simply tell
the truth"