The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-03-03
CORRESPONDENCE
Frem The Federal Capltal-Pennsyl.
VaHia central RallrOad-Facts ana
Fancics-Cabinet SurmlSes.

WASHINGTON, D.. c., Feb. %.
Editors Journals: i.
Your correspondent has just ar
rived at this center Of attraction, and
proposes to stay for a week or so after
Inauguration for the purpose of see
ing how the thing is done, and of OBJ
serving the workings of the official
gullotine, which, it is presumed, will
soon be putin motion.
Several of "we-uns" from the
Pocket" left Evansville on Monday
morning for this city. UiG Indiana
polls, where we stopped over on Tues
day to see some of our friends VINO
are 'settin' on the Legislator !" and
some who we're not. Left Indiana
polls at 7:35 Pm. on Tuesday, and
arrived at Pittsburgh at IL AM.
Wednesday, gid Columbus aud the
Central Ohio aud the Panhandle
route. Left Pittsburgh soon after
arrival, and Harrisburgn at 10:45
PM, over the Pennsylvania Central
Railroad. Rested over night at Har-
risburgh, and started at 5:45 AM
Thursday reached Baltimore at
9:45. Lett there at IL AM, and
reached this city at I2:45 p NJ. to-day.
[ give the time for the benefit of per-
sons contemplating a trip East. Had
we left Harrisburgh on the next train
after arrival, we should have arrived
here at $40 this morning.
The route designated is unsurpassed
for speed, comfort, and splendid views
Of nature and art. The magnificent
bridge over the Ohio River at Steuben-
vile, is a marvel ofstrength and grace
fitness. Pittsburgh-dirty, smoky,
and busy-Pittsbureh, the home OF
labor, skill, and honorable prosperity,
causes a feeling of satisfaction in the
mind of the traveller and sojOurner as
he sees the thousands of evidences of
that wonderful process, the transmit
tation of black coal, dirty iron, sticky
clay, into bright and shining gold coin
or greenbacks which represent it.
And the Allegheny mountains
who shall fifty describe theml For
over a hundred miles the powerful
steam horse dTags the laundering
train up, up, up, until the tunnel on
the summit is reached betwee, Cres-
son and Altoona. The bright and
sparkling C~onemaugh is traced uL
from its broad expanse to its narrow
scarce near the summit. Then down,
down, goes the train along the mar
gin of the "blue Juniata," an equal
distance, to the lOwlands In the beau
titul valley of the Susquehanna. Tun-
mel after tunnel, pierced through the
adamantine rock, facilitates the pass
900 e HIr r,0r.fr ha WkAl
wonder of engineering skill at the
Horse Shoe Curve" astonishes the
eye. Here we descend the mountain
in such IA manner that the train on
one side of a narrow gorge run in al
opposite direction to that which il
runs ten minutes afterward.
This excellent line of railroad from
| p. ttsburgh eastward hasIa double track
ballasied with stone; is built in all
respects in first class style, and all its
machinery and buildings are CON
strueted in the best manner.
The hotels at Pittsburgh and Altoona
belonging to the Company are not ex-
eelled in the United States for clean
illness, comfort and good cheer.
At Indianapolis our Legislature
was discussing a little of everything
and getting "a good ready as the
boys say, to complete legislation
They put me in mind of the man who
ran a half mile to make a lump
but became tired out before jumping
time came. Our lawmakers are
making a long run; | hope they ma!
not be equally unfortunate.
The Legislatures of Ohio and Penn
%sylvania are both in session, but you.
correspondent did not have the pleas
ure of looking in upon them.
The advance guard of carpet-bag
gers begins to pour In here in anticl
patton of the inauguration. Tht
hotels are full, but Washington i
like the Indiarubber omnibus-it will
always hold a few more. The rusl
and pressure will be fearful" TIL,
price of boarding is at high waite
mark and rising.
The noble army of martyrs" thu
ofice-seekers, will advance on Wash
ington in force, by the first of mex
week. There are all kinds of sur
misses about the new Cabinet. A gen
tleHnn who has been round taking
notes. tells me that Motley is likel,
to be Secretary of State; if not. tina
Boutwell,, of the same State, will b.
Secretary of the Treasury; also tina
Pennsylvania will get a Cabinet off
Ger, but no one but General Gran
knows who the lucky one will be
James Holt or Wadsworth, of Ken
lucky, it is said, will ID Attorney
General. General Schofield will prob
ably be appointed Secretary of War
and will then resign, and a civilian
will be appointed in his p ace. Fix
Governor Denison, it is thought, will
be Postmaster General. He made
first rate one when he acted under
Lincoln. Bear in mind that thi
speculation is not to be implicitly re
lied on.
You may expect to hear from m,
from time to time, as the "spiri
moves" Nc.