The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-06-17

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These improvements will be opposed
by the parslmOniOus on account of
the expense, but the advantage of
possessing them ought to outweigh
objections so frivolous. The same
objections were urged when your
wharf was graded, your gas works
was erected, your streets powdered.
and your school houses built; yet see
what those improvements have done
for you. Your wealth, even for
taxable purposes, has been increased
in ten years from little over So, 000,-
600 to somewhere in the neghborhOod
Of $15,000,0 600, and if you would
attract purchasers from abroad to
visit you and buy from you, furnish
them with suitable home accommo-
datiOns, and If you would promote
the health of your city and defend
your property from the devouring
calamitIes of lire, erect water works.
There has been no lack Of attractive
amusement for pleasure seekers since
my soj0urn IN this city commenced.
Purepa Rosa, and her troupe, have
been here, and Professor Black, a
resident, has given a succession of
sacred concerts, which were well exc
cuted byresident musical talent, vocal
and instrumental, and were well
patrOnized by the public Pienics
and strawberry festivals, too, continue
prevalent. Strawberries are more
abundant in the Indianapolis mar ket
than ever found them anywhere,
and of a quality and cheapness truly
astonishing. They are raised In this
county, and but a short distance from
the city.
The RELIGIOUS revival still prospers,
and conversions are very numerous.
The Sunday liquor law is rigidly en-
forced, and all good citizens unite in
supporting Mayor Macauley in his
efforts to suppress the odious and
heiuous traffic on the Lords day. The
whisky sellers are very indignant, and
demand that the Sunday law be en-
forced against livery stables, drug
stores and the street railroads, but
their clamor is impotent and UNDECIDED.
NelOcipedes are common on the
streets Of this city, and | never see or
meet one. mounted by q full grown
biped of the masculine gender, that /
am not forced to exelaim, what a
foOll what a nuisance" [ consider
the man fool because his legs would
do for him what it requires both legs
and arms to do when perambulating
the streets on his BICYCLE; and he is
nuisance because, running his ma
chine on the sidewalks at high speed i,
he endangers the feet and shins of
pedestrians, or the dresses of ladies
| whom he m eets while taking his in
sane exercise. L gather from the
published proceedings of the City
Council, lnceptiye steps have been
taken to suppress them.
Indianapolis is to have corps of
carriers to deliver letters. This will
be a great convenience. The city Is
also to have a system of sewerage, an
Improvement much needed, but being
So hat, the city will not be easily
severed. Ia this respect, Evansville
has another decided advantage over
The Capital.
1 visited the Blind Asylum on Fri
day afternoon, and was much impress
ca and benefited by what | saw. The
young lady who chaperoned US
through the establishment is blind.
She read as easily and correctly
portion of the New Testament as
could have done myself, her pereep-
tiOns guided by the sense of touch
alone. &ightIess though she IS, God
has qiUen her eYeS dt the tins of her
fingers! She took disseoted map of
the United States, disarranged the
pieces representing the several State,
and then put the whole together,
naming each State as she replaced it
ia its appropriate position. The
names of the capitals, and the princi-
pal cities IN each State, represented
by brass nails and pin heads, she
gave readily aud exactly. Two hem
spherical maps, IN relief, passed IN
der her hands, and were accurately
delineated by her, as well as have
ever heard them described by any
scholar whose vision was perfect. |
learned one singular fact In relation
TO the conceptions of persons born
blind. They conceive that the cOun-
tenances of all human beings are
alike; and to disabuse their minds of
this mistake, busts of celebrated per-
sons are put under their hands. The
features of the faces of Clay and
Webster are very different, and feel
ing them, they easily perceive the
dlssimiarity.
Gov. Conrad Baker has been very
i'll since last wrote, but he is con-
valescing
In politics, the chief item of inter
est here Is Ia relation to the validity
of the Morgan raid claims bill. | am
not posted as to its merits, but have
an opinion that it is rather a bigger
haul out of the pockets of the people
than in justice ought to be allowed.
[ am at loss to know why a man
should claim from the State payment
for the loss of a horse or a COW, and a
soldiers widow and orphan children
not be permitted to claim damages
likewise from the State for the hus-
band and father slain In battle.
During the past week, a Women's
Rights Convention was held in this
city. The strong minded gathered in
considerable force, and many resolu-
tons were passed, denuuciatory of
mans injustice to woman, and COM
phmentary of wOmanis title to be
mans equal, if not his superior, So
cially, morally and intellectually.
A Mrs. LivermoTe, of Chicago,
edltress for fifteen years of the
chicago Agttdt0r, and a Mrs.
oWank, wife of a cancer doctor
OF this city, were the leading
spirits Of the meetings. They are wo-
men of talent, but are using it to a
wrong purpose. One remarkable fact
connected with this movement de-
handing the right of suffrage for wo.
men, Is the utter indifference ~ tba
mass Of womankind to it. Evil and
only evil, can result to woman by the
agitation of the question. The mar
rage relation. which underlies the So
cial fabric, Is pretty we'll undermined
among US already; and should poll
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