The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-04-10

tts ,ss,s4se tsY az tie Ienaiu employees
In the various Departments, partieu
larIv the Treasury. A correspond
emf of the New York IndepeRfeat,
lately. over the signature of Hannah
TYLER" commented with great sever
ity upon the uselessness and inefh-
cheney of many of this class of clerks,
and gave them, generally, bad repu-
tation for morality. 1t is understood
the signature is fictitious, and many
of the ladies charge that the article
was written by a man. Be that as it
may, [ believe, from the best infor-
nation that [ have been able to OBJ
tain, that while there are some excep-
tons, the women employed il the
Departments here are virtu0us,
meritorious, and as skillful as men
could be in the light work that they
are employed in, such as counting
currency In the Treasury, handling
letters in the Postoffice Department,
and " feeding presses and folding
and sewing printed sheets in the Gov
eminent Printing Office, besides copy
ing In the various offices. The per-
sons who are associated with them in
| these duties, and at their boarding
| Dlaces. generally speak well Of them ;
and I have seen enough myself to be-
/ lieve that these ladies who are thus
| striving to earn an honest and re-
putable livelihood have been, as a
class, shamefully slandered. Let any
man imagine a female relative, IN
| der such circumstances, recklessly
and meanly denounced as unworthy
| of respect, because, perchanoe, here
| and there In the Government service,
an improper character may be en-
| ployed-and he will realize wildly
| how sacred is a woman's reputation,
and what a terrible wrong Is being
done Ia giving currency to the foul
reports alluded to. Instead of trying
to discourage women from entering
useful employments, every honorable
man will feel impelled by a desire to
| bid them good speed " in the laud-
able work. Under the last Admins
tration evils like the one alluded to
may have existed here in the Depart
| ments, particularly the Treasury; but
under the present one efforts will DC
made to put an end to any that may
exist. No improper practices will be
permitted.
[ see nearly every day at his place
in the Senate the indOmitable Brown.
low, of Tennessee. His constitution
is sadly shattered by palsy, and his
physical frame is a wreck OF Its
former self. But, TO all appearance
his mind is as clear as ever, and bis
patriotism as ardent. No man who
| reflects upon his career as a Southern
Union man, can fail to respect him
highly, while his failing health ELECTS
/ general sympathy. He has to be
| helped into and out of his seat, aud
| when he handles a handkerchief or
| other object, his hand trembles like
an aspen leaf.
Amongst the entertaining places
here, the Model Rooms of the
Patent Office is one Of the
most important. They occupy
| the whole of the upper story
of the extensive and superb marble
edifce designated as the Interior De-
partment, opposite the ornate marble
structure occupied by the Post Office
Department. The latter occupies one
block Of the city plat, the former two
blocks. These model rooms are re-
ally four connected galleries on the
four sides of the building, in the
midst Of which is an open court, hav-
ing a fountain. grass plats. and other
ornamentatIon. In addition to the
models of the myriads of machines
designs, improvements. etc, that have
been patented from time to time, the
visitor may see a multitude Of Other
objects of wonder, for instance: relies
of George Washington; camp equip
age and personal apparel; the orig
inal Declaration of independence;
gifts presented from time to time tc
our Government by foreign powers
Ben Franklin's printing press; lndiaI
portraits, &c. A person of practi
cal turn OF mind can pass a week here
without fully gratifying his taste lOi
the useful aud ornamental.
Connected with the Interior De
partment is an extensive library
. Iudiana's historian, John b. Dillon
an estimable gentleman-has beer
the librarian since 1861. He wa
formerly our State Librarian. Judge
VIM. L. Otto, formerly Of New
: Albany, has been Assistant Secretary
of the Interior several years, and i
an able man and officer.
There are two regular Legitimate
theatres here-the National" anC
Walls Opera House" Besides
these there are the Canterbury" and
, the metropolitan" places Of low
resort, the latter a miserably vii,
; place, conducted on the "concer
J saloon" plan. a series of very 10
2 teresting performances have beer
given at the National and Wall;
since the inauguration-for instance
Laura Keen's pieces, such as "Ameri
can Cousin" and School" the Jap,
anese Troupe 5; 10. Jeffarson's Ri
Van Wrinkle, an inimitable perform
ance; the Hanlon Troupe's "Humpty
Dumpty, an extravaganza; thC
French Opera Bouffe, or comic opera
; the Kelly q Leon Ethiopian bur
lesque upon the latter Besides these
:. performances, other public enter
tainments have been given, prominent
amongst which are the readings oil
Murdoch, the elOcutionistand drama.
fist; lecture by John B. Cough; con.
certs by Blind Tom, negro musica
prodigy; and concert by Signor Brig
noli, the renowned tenor vocalist.
The Cabinet officers appear to have
brought busiaess in their respective
departments into smooth working
order. There IS a great pressure upon
them all, but Messrs. Cresswell, of the
Post-Otlce department, Cox, of the
Interior, Fish, of the State Depart
ment, and Boutwell,, of the Treasury
have to bear the brunt of it. | ought
to include Mr.. Delano, Commissioner
of Internal Revenue, who is an officer
under the Secretary of the Treasury
with a work equal to that of sepa.
rate department to perform. lie is
under 4 very severe pressure, but sus-
tains 1t with equanimity and ability
AS their immediate assistants, they