The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-05-25
Letter from HOpklnsVllIe

HoPKrNsvILLE, KT., May q, 1869.
f iitors Journal:
Perhaps the commercial men of
your city are interested in knowing
that the fly is destroying nearly all
the prospects of a tobacco crop in this
and the adjoining counties. Every
farmer, nearly, who comes TO town,
brings the same story, and in way,
too, that leaves no doubt Of its general
truth. This will be quite a serious
calamity to our people, as tobacco is
the staple of the county, and the
source whence nearly all our income
Is derived. Besides this, the weather
CONTINUES remarkably damp, cool and
disagreeable, having the effect of very
much retarding farming operations
generally.
We are, however, making vigorous
efforts to induce our people to sub
scribe for two hundred thousand dol
lars more of the stock Of the E., III.
& N. Railroad, and we think now we
can see our way through very clearly.
We think we can safely say that the
subscription will be made without fail
In a very short time.
The United States Commissioner
held his first regular Court here last
week, He had several cases to exam
inc of parties charged with such in
fractions of law and good order as
could be looked into by him IN virtue
of the Civil Rights bill. One white
man had shot negro. Tor which
harmless sport he was held to bail.
The most important case was one
| which, for atrocity and brutality, Is
almost incredible. A fellow Of
I.some property, but bad habits, whose
name is Dunniug, keeps a low
grocery on the extreme border of the
county. Some money was missing
which it was supposed a negro woman
had stolen. She protested her limo
cence, but having collected around
him three or four OF his minlOns
Dunning locked them and the woman
up in the grocery, and having pro
/ vided quite a number of switches, tOlC
the fellows to whip her till the money
was found. They whipped and dranl
/ whisky alternately for about twenty
four hours, very nearly killing the
woman, and until, by some inter
ference, they were prevailed on t
quit. They afterwards found most 0
the money had been taken by little
girl about Dunning's place.
This outrage was committed on
woman older than any of the parties
in the broad sunlight of day, and ye
the perpetrators. by Kentucky law
would have gone absolutely IN
whipped Of justice. The Civil Right
Bill Is a necessity.
/ | happened to be in Nashville or
yesterday, and as the Republican
State Convention was In session
went up to the capitol to see it,
must say it was not only not credita
bic to the party, but was a disgrace t
it, tending only to bring upon it con
tempt aud ruin The Republican
party of Tennessee is unworthy 0
the respect. Of the nation, if the pro
ceedings in the Convention yesterda
morning or the men who most promi
nently figured there in its cOndue
2 are the true opponents of its charae
ter or the representatives. Of its per
s5aaeJ
The telegraph has no doubt fur
nished you with full particulars, an,
it would unnecessary for me t,
attempt to describe the elamor, con
fusion, and disorder of this morning
session. l hope the evening session
was more creditable, and that enough
wisdom was displayed to enable tn
making of nomination.
The chief difficulty In the way o
harmony, as it appeared to me, wa
the immense predominanee Of medi
ocrity in the assemblage, and espe
, cially among those who assumed t
: have the exclusive right of talking
1t struck me that while the Chairman
Of the Executive Committee failed t.
inspire the least respect for himsel
that certain gentleman from An
derson County should have beel
addressed as the "Dolt from Ander
son." He seemed anxious to max
an impression, and be did it, though
[ can't speak as to its favoEablenesS
l only saw the morning session, an
L hope the afternoon session, If on
was had, was more properly con
Quoted, and that General StOSes wa
nominated, or some other good mar
who will make good Governor.
L was exceeding panied to notice
T in a recent issue of your paper, tina
Captain John Frick was dead. Re
siding here for about a year, he ha,
made himself a number of friend;
who, in common with myself, will re
e greet that he is gone. Very truly,
EDELWEIS.