The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-05-19
LETTER FROM CRAWFORDsFILLE.
The Recent Rains - POlitICal-Ghe
assassination Of Capt. J. WI Ross
HIS Recovery no Longer bOGbiEui
Railroad Matters. A--aa-- -.s--
CRAWFoRDsYILLE. INDIANA,
May 10Th, 1868.
Editors journal:

words OF LOngtelloW:
'tThe day is cold, and dark, and dreaI Y
1t rains, and the wind is never weary"
Yes, it rains, and it has rained every
day for the last two weeks, with the
exception of last Sunday and Mon
day. In fact, the disease has become
chronic, and at times assumes most
dangerous symptoms. 1t could not
have rained harder during the deluge
than it did last week, and if it had
continued forty days and forty
nights" the result would have been
almost as fatal. All the brooks over
spread their bounds, the wales were
flooded, and Sugar Greek or Rock
River, as it is sometimes called, as
sumed dimensions approximating to
those of the Ohio. Farmers wear
long faces, and shake their heads as
they look in vain for the bow of hope
and promise in the sky.
But while the face of Nature seems
dark and gloomy, there is one CLEAN of
sunshine in the Political sky of Craw-
fordsville The city election took
place on the 9TH inst, and resulted in
a Republican majority of a hundred
and eighty. The Township election
in April res ulted in giving the Der
ocratic ticket majority OF about sUO.
This was caused by some Republicans
(who were unpopular and perhaps IN
competenD forcing themselves on the
party in convention. pany OF the
best men, in the par1- preferred to
vote for good and reldble men in the
Democratic party tBan for those they
did not ike In thar own. But IN the
citv election the candidates were the
PEOPLES cheir5, and every Republican
supported item.
On Norday night, the 18th inst,
Cant. 2 w. Ross, whose term of
Office as City Marshal had just ex-
nirCd, was shot by some villain yet
14knoWn. He had many enemies
among the Irish, many of whom he
had been obliged to arrest during his !
term Of Office. Threats against his I
life had been made for several weeks. |
Capt. Ross had just returned from a
political meeting in the country, aud |
was In a saloon when he heard the /
report of pistol, and FASTENED to
learn its cause. He had no sooner
reached the door than he was struck. /.
The ball entered the lower part Of his /
abdomen and a little to the left. The /
only exclamation that escaped his lips
was Why did they shoot meP and then
he started to walk down street 20 his |
home. For several hours there was
little or no hope of his recovery
entertained, but now he is becoming
much better, and his recovery Is con-
u11o~o1 lnrr-o-, 1
a strong constitution, and can endure
almost any amount Of hardship.
Three men were arrested on suspi-
clOn, but, IN the absence of evidence,
they were discharged General Lew.
Wallace says he will ferret the offend
ers out If 1t Is within the bounds of
possibility.
There is one subject that shouldinter-
est your people, and that is the extern
sion OF the Evansville & Crawfords-
vile Railroad. Some of your citizens
think it would be better to build it to
Attica. There can certainly be no
advantage IN this, more than can be Sc
cured by extending 1t to this city. In
fact, there are advantages to be de-
rived from placing the terminus here
which cannot be secured at Attica.
First, the expense in building it will
be less. The line is shorter and the
country more free from hills and
bluffs. This must, of course make
the cost of construction less. Second, 4
direct and speedy communication
with Indianapolis. The work on the
Indianapolis, Charlottesville 4 Dan
vile R.R.has already been commenced,
and with the Pennsylvania Central
at the head of it, there is no doubt
but that it will be completed at an
early day. This will open up direct
communication with Indianapolis
and cities Fast. But the great
reason why this should be
the terminus of the road, instead
OF Attlca, IS that a through line will
be established from Evansville to
chicago. Two trains from Chicago
pass. through here every day. The
Louisville, New Albany and Chicago
road has been, for some years. con-
sldered as one of the poorest in the
State. But the present proprietors
are doing all IN their power to make |
it enc of the best; and so successful |
have been their efforts that there Is |
now no better road running North
and South than this, the E. 4 G. not
excepted. If the citizens of Evans
vile, who are stockholders in the e.
Il @. r. r., are awake to their inter-
ests, they will extend their road to
this place; especially since the citi-
zens of this place and along the line
are willing and anxious to bear the
expense If they can only have the