The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-06-30

has steady aud healthy growth, IN
dicative OF q good business. Several
substantial new Buildings have re-
Gently been erort-5 in the place,
among which I have only space to
notice the new Court House. erect
ed under the superiDteudence of Mr
Mursinna, of Evansville. The build
ing is of brick, is large and quite i'm
posing in appearance, and is, indeed,
credit to- the county. Mr.. Fair,
an Evansville mechanic, IS now en-
gagged in putting the finishing strokes
on the building, which. when COM
'pleted, will compare tayorably with
any court house IN Southern Indiana.
The political prospect In this coun-
ty is quite encouraging. The friends
-of the Union cause are actively at
work, and feel quite confident that an
increased Republican majority will be
given in Pike this Fall. This is one
of the many counties In Indiana, IN
which the claims of Federal soldiers
to official positions have been fully
recognized, and that too, without a
feeling of jealousy or envy, on the
part Of those whose business relations
did not permit them to enter the Fed
eral service; and as a result, both
soldiers and citizens are working to-
gether with harmony and earnestness.
The soldiers feel that they have not
been disappointed, and are naturally
proud that the service rendered their
Government is recognized, and citi-
zens feel that they have fully re-
deemed the pledge often made while
our boys were bravely fighting in the
field, that they should be rewarded,
and have proven that they were in
earnest when this promise was made,
and as a consequence, the Republican
party IN this county is in a ellthy cor
diti0n, and free from those dis
tracing elements found too often in
many counties in this State, en-
gendered and fOstered by men who
fail to see virtue in others, and who
are governed exclusively by selfish
motives. know nothing of the mer-
it's or dement's of the men chosen by
the Republicans to fill the various
county Offices in this county. further
than they have given. as far as l could
learn, general satisfaction, and that is
all that need be said but much praise
is due the leaders of the party In Pike
for the wisdom and prudence with
which they have managed the pollti-
cal affairs of the county Their ex-
ample is worthy of imitation by Re
publican leaders IN all the counties
IN the State and all over the United
States.
Your readers are not, perhaps, fully
aware of the natural resources of tiIis
county for wealth, - lugh located but
a short distance fl, your fast grow
ing and prosperous city. Underneath
the ground on which the town is built,
it is said, at a shallow depth is found
a vein of splendid coal, full seven feet
In thickness. This vein spreads un-
der thousands of acres of land, and
one day the richness there i'm bedded
will be made available, and this ex-
cellent coal will find its way into the
market for such hidden wealth will,
sooner or later, cause railroad COM
munieation to be opened in some dl-
rectiOn when the money can be real
lied for this article.
In speaking of railroad communi-
cation with other places, | would say
the people here are very anxious on
the subject. For more than a year
the people have been wanting to effect
direct communication with Evans
vile by means of tapping the h. 4 T..
Railroad at Hazleton, distance Of,
believe, about sixteen miles, and some
movement IN that direction has been
made, bat nothing definite has been
accomplished. Should branch road
ever be built to this place from Ha-
zleton it will at once open to your
market the products of both Pike and
Dubois Counties, and at the same
time add TO the trade of the city
greatly IN the way of the sale Of all
sorts Of merchandise, trade not
realized by the wholesale dealers of
Evansville at all at the present time.
There Is also another project which
has been much talked of. and that is
to tap the o. 4 NJ Railroad a few
miles west of Washington. In Daviess
! County, using the tOw-path or canal
J bed for the track. The difficulty IN
the way Of this project hitherto, mas
been the securing Of the aqueduct
over White River for bridge 1t is
rumored here that the President of the
Ohio and Mississippi Railroad, who
has long been negotiating for the puF-
chase of the aqueduct, has at last sue
ceeded IN securing lease Of it for a
term of years, and that the O. 4 "
Railroad Company viii proceed short
IL to construct a branch from Wash
ington, or a point west Of that, TO this
place. 1t was but rumoT, however,
and probably an incorrect report, but
one thing is certain, and that is this,
the o. & VI. Railroad Company con-
slider the trade of this section of