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The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-04
HoPKINsvILLE, KY,
August LIST, 1870.

Editors Journal:
To-day our election progresses
here with much joy to the colored
population, whose sturdy voting en-
courages US with very lively hope OF
the election of our ticket for county
offices.
/ will try to approximate correct
ness in reference to the polls before 7
mail this. At an early hour the vote
commenced with the darkies at the
bat" and they have kept the position
the larger portion of the time since.
The Democracy rage and bite their
teeth, but wholesome fear of the
Pains and Penalties Bill restraints
them (or has done so far. from all acts
Of violence.
A short time ago, a negro name d
Peter Catlett, who lived with Mr..
John Carter, about fifteen miles from
this place, at about 10 o'clock at
night was aroused from sleep in his
cabin, and eight or ten masked men
VA ZIG OPCu
his door, took him lin his night
clothes and with his hands lied be-
hind him) to the woods, and shot
him six times through the body.
They then tied a rope to him and
sunk his body in q large spring,
whence il was taken in about one
week. The United States Court
caused the arrest of several of the
citizens of the community in which
the outrage occurred. but no sufi-
cient evidence was produced against
them, and the affair is still involved
In great mystery.
We have had an enormous quantity
of rain here since the LIST of July. and
/ fear crops are somewhat injured
thereby, but with a dry August they
will come out all right. It has also
retarded work on the E., Fl. & NJ.
Railroad, and track laying has not
commenced at this end of the road,
and doubtless will not commence for
q week or two, as the bridge a short
distance from the present terminus is
not finished.
Very truly, EDELwEIs.
p. S.-There is scarcely a doubt
that our entire county ticket is elect
ed by 200 majority. e.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-04
Tmportant RAILROAD Enternr,,e

The completion of the Evansville
Indianapolis and Cleveland Straight
Line Railroad was an object for
which one of our honored fellow
citizens. the late Oliver Ell. Smith.
labored until his death. The work
which dropped from his hands is
again resumed, with fair prospects of
speedy and complete success. By an
election recently held in Evansville it
was decided that that city should
make a subscription or donation to
the enterprise of over three hundred
thousand dollars. This, it is said.
insures the completion of the road to
Washington, Daviess County. From
there it is designed to extend it to a
point at or near Gosport, where it
will strike the Vincennes road and
come by that to Indianapolis. L. will
then form with the Bellefontaine
road another bee line from Evans
Vile TO Cleveland, making important
Southern connections by means oil
the Henderson and Nashville road.
It gives us pleasure to announce
the progress of q work which will
tend to perfect the railroad system oi
our State, and which will In large
degree advance the interests of In,
dianapolis. Traversing new coal and
iron fields, it will hasten the develop
ment of the wonderful mineral re.
sources of our State, while by in
creasing competition it will tend tt
lessen the price of fuel, and thus
build up our manufacturing interests
We understand the counties through
which the road will run from Wash.
ington to Gosport will be asked to aiC
in this enterprise to the extent at least
of preparing the road bed for tht
iron. If this is done, we are assured
that capitalists will furnish the funds
to complete and equip the road. W.
commend the enterprise to the con.
sideration of the localities interested
in It's construction. - IndianapOli,
Journal 3D..
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-04
The EvansVlIIe Air Line Railroad.

The Evansville Air Line Railroad.
Mr.. Francis Fellows, of New Ha-
ven, Conn, the President of the air
line route from this city to Evans
Vile, was in the city yesterday He
says the rejection of the Injunction
to prohibit the Mayor of Evansville
from issuing the $500, 900 to aid in
the construction of the road removes
the last obstacle from the way to a
speedy completion of the road. It
will be built under the old charter
granted to Oliver FL. Smith some ff-
teen years ago. Work will be COM
menced as soon as the proper mate
rials can be procured and laborers
gotten here.-Ind journal.
It will not take long to procure la
Tor and materials. Consequently we
shall expect to learn of force at
work on the road within a few days
Il ought not to take long to COM
plete the road from this point to
Washington. as the heaviest part Of
the grading has already been accom-
plished.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-04

GRANT and his Cabinet have left
Washington on their annual round of
frolic and dissipation. The affairs of
government have been left in charge
of the vast army of clerks that swarm
that city. Never before the admins
tration Of Grant was these annual and
repeated Presidential excursions
known. Other Presidents regarded
the salary paid them by the people
was for their time and presence at
Washington for attending public du-
ties Olce1asboro Monitor.
It is a sufficient answer to the above
to quote the following significant fact:
Decrease of national debt dur
ing past month GA 100 "a
Decrease since March l, IST0...... So, O08 Dol III
We remember that Mr.. Buchanan
who, no doubt, is the other Pres
ident" referred to. who regarded the
salary paid them by the people as re-
curing their time and attention in
Washington"-steadily increased the
debtin time of profound peace. A
restoration Of the policy of increasing
the debt rather than paying it of,
seems to be the anxious desire of
papers all over the coun-
try.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-04

We observe that the harmony of
The harmonious Democracy in Cali
fornia is seriously disturbed. John
Chinaman in this instance is the dis
turbiDg element. The Irish wing of
the party don't like John, and want
him excluded from the State. But
the rest Of the party regard John as
i very clever fellow, and favor giving
aim the largest liberty Of thought and
action. Between the two wings an
irrepressibIe conflict is imminent.
The Irish desire to organize kind of
Know Nothing, or anti-Chinese cru
SADIE against the yellow. almond-eyed
foreigners, and they propose to make
The Democratic organization the in
strument for venting their wrath upon
the celestial beings from the other
side Of the Pacific. An Irish Demo
orat has announced himself as can
didate for Governor on an anti-immi-
grafton platform. and appearances in
dicate that he will carry a very large
gote. It's q mad world my mas
isFs,
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-04

THE Cincinnati Enquirer has q
characteristic fling at Senator Sohurz,
winding up with the inquiry. why
didn't you enlist2" To this the Chi
Cago Republican replies that as Gen.
Schurz served in the field during
nearly the entire war. the question
why he didn't enlist" is wonder
fully powerful and pointed. It is a
shot of the home guard order, and
nearly as effective and sarcastic. The
trouble with the General is that while
the Enquirer folks were plotting Kir-
by Smiths army toward Cincinnati,
he was at work at the trenches near
Charlottesville. He has the further
misfortune to be German, and to
sym Dathi7e with the old Fetherland,
while the Enquirer is on the side OF
the despotic Napoleon.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-04

PRUssIAN CoAMUNIcATIoN.-It has
been generally supposed that Prussia
was cut off from all Geographic COM
munication with this continent, ex-
cept through France. This is not the
case. Berlin is connected with Lon
don by two different cables. From
London a wire extends north, through
Scotland, and crosses the North Sea
TO Christiana, in Sweden. Another
line crosses this sea from Newcastle
to Copenhagen, and is extended on
through the Baltic to st. Peters
burg. The Prussian capital can thus
hold immediate communication with
the capitals Of England, Scotland.
Denmark, Sweden, Russia and the
United States. By means of a cable
extending from Cowes around Cape
Finister, to Lisbon, Prussia enjoys
communication with Spain without
having her dispatches pass through
French territory.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-04

SECRETARY FISH, in replying to
Baron Gerolt's notification that pri-
7ate property at sea will be exempt
from seizure by Prussian ships, spoke
Of the Government which had taken
this step as the 8 great and enlighten-
ed German Government. The
World describes this as an indiscre-
tion," as pattiDg Prussia on the
head" and says such public official
eulogy Of Prussia by our Government
at this coDjunoture. is so gratuitous
that it can have no other object than
TO express the sympathy of our Gov
ernment with the Prussian side;
which is quite inconsistent with oar
position of neutrality" Who would
have thought it?
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-04

hide may feel the force that there is
in the shafts of humanity and truth.
Even the Prussians, powerful as they
are, may have hopeful encouragement
from the worlds applause. Let the
American Press but echo the homes
and aspirations OF the American peo-
pie, and it will do thing BY no means
without great weight in the wonder
fnl conflict before us.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-04

WE commend to grumbling Re-
nnblicans and honest Democrats the
article in another column. copied
from the Boston Journal, entitled,
" The Future of the Republican
Party" It contains much that is
worth remembering. It's statements
Of fact with regard to tho fidelity
with which the Administration has
managed the great trusts committed to
its care, ought to convince the most
doubling both of the ability and hon.
esty of the Administration.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-04

PRESIDENT GRANT and family will
pass through Indianapolis next Tues
day evening, en- route for st. Louis.
They will leave Long Branch and
como west over the Pennsylvania
Central and Pan Handle Railroads 70
that city. They will go west from
here in a speciaI car over the Ierre
Haute and Vandalia Railroad.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-04

THE most extensive farmer in Iowa,
If not the whole world, resides in
Grundy County. The name of this
agricultural prince is George Wells.
He has a farm of 5000 acres nearly
all under cultivation, and viii raise
this year $4,000 bushels of wheat,
and corn. oats and barley in like pro-
portion. In addition to this goodly
crop, he will cut $50 acres Of seed
timothy. Mr.. Wells Is now busily
engaged in harvesting, and has some
twenty reapers and mowers at work,
giving employment to over one humid
men. The above are actual figures.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-04

TIE Mt. Vernon Union says that
work on the railroad is being vigor-
ously prosecuted in Posey County, at
three points, viz: At the river, on the
bridges across the branches Of Mill
creek, and near the Templeton grave
yard. Col. Taylor has not yet ar
rived, and consequently the contracts
for the remaining divisions of the
road, and for ross-ties, remain inlet,
although applicants therefor are nu-
merous and impatient. Mr.. Ken
nedy's surveying party are busily en-
gaged between Grsyvi lie and Olney.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-04

Mr.. j. N. SCARCE is publishing the
Henderson County Union, in Dan.
vile. He has q good job office and
plenty of material. NothWithstand-
ing the ability he has shown in fur
thering the Republican ticket, and
the efforts be has made, with first
class Gordon job press and other
presses, with good workmen to do the
work, the county officials have faced
on him, and go to the Indianapolis
Journal to get their work done, re-
ceiving therefor twenty per cent.
How IS this for high, and how is this
for the pure principles that the high
moral party proclaim 2-St0ts Sentinel.
Mr.. George e. Greene publishes
the Vincennes San, in Vincennes.
He has good job Office and plenty
of material. Notwithstanding the
ability he has shown in furthering
the Democratic ticket, the Demo-
cratic city officials have faced on
him, and go to Indianapolis to get
their work done. We will let George
tell his grievances in his own Ian
guage:
We observe that our city officials
have recently procured from Indian
opolis a lot of printing. some of
which, at least, could have been just
as well done here. Perhaps they are
not in favor of home Workmen.- YIN
ceaaes San, 18Th.
Sentinel, how is this for losc?
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-04
Captain GOOdlng's Appointments
CAPT. II. CLAY COOLING

A3AG - AAs CA@<A& ~ACO~~@~
WIN address his fellow citizens of Pcsey
County, on political subjects, at the follow
ing times and places:
CynthIana, Posey County, Thursday
August 4th
owensvilIe, Gibson County, Friday, Au.
gust 5th.
Fort Branch, Gibson County, sa urday
afternoon, August 9th.
Speaking to take place at night, in each
case, except at Fort Branch. Come out
everybody, and listen to a fair and dis
passionate discussion of the question al
fssue between the two political par ties.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-04
DtseOAntion of Conartnerahin-

KTTHE PARTNERSHHP EXISTING
- under the name of Smith & Horst was
dissolved on Monday, the 18th inst, by
mutual consent. III. a. Horst Will con-
time the business at the same stand-wflI
collect all The debts and pay all liabilities
OF She concern JOHN Ii. SMITH
tyis8w L. Il. horst.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-04

BARD w AXE.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-05-13
THE GsRE.gT C.sBLE CERCEIT.

grand project Is ON foot, to he complet-
ed i'll TWO years, for connecting cuba with
Jamaica, the latter with the whole chain OF
the West India Islands, and 50 round TO
Demcrara, and by an opposite line with
Panama and hence down the Pacific coast
of South America to Valparaiso. The ter
minus at Demerara is to be united by land
telegraphs with Rio Janeiro, Montevideo.
and Buenos Ayres, though by different
company. \ land line is to be carried
FROM the latter point across the continent
and the Andes to the Chilli coast, thence to
the Peruvian border, following hhat to the
terminus OF the Panama cable at Payta or
Tumbez, and thus make the circuit of the
South American continent complete. The
transaudne-as ii is called, is making good
progress now, and will be ready for connec-
ton as soon as the Brazilian cable has been
laid from Demerara to Cape st. Rogue, and
the land lines are erected from the latter
point to Buenos Ayres by way OF Rio and
Montevideo. The latter are not in a state
of great forwardness, having been rather
projected chan established.
BY way of Cuba, this comprehensive tel
egraph project is to put us in direct COM
mercial communication with twelve mil
lions of people. The laying of these lines
is exclusively in English hands, and will
for time be controlled in English inter-
ests; but if we were ready today with ves-
sells, and the affairs of the country were full
ly restored to settlements by the return Of
confidence, we should become formidable
competitors very soon for all the advantage
es which the English expect to derive from
this grand tropical enterprise. Time will
come to our rescue, however, and we can
not but enjoy the coveted opportunity at
last to have the controlling interest in the
commerce of the far south in both oceans.
No country in the world is situated so IA
vorable in respect TO the future. The vast
variety of products to be exchanged be-
tween our own consumers and those of the
West Indies and of both sides of South
America, should furnish an adequate basis
for commercial prosperity beyond any
thing we have yet included in our most
sangune expectations. The cables are the
right arms ofmodern commerce, and should
be welcomed wherever or by whomsoever
laid down.-BOst0n Post.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-05-13
UI.vE .uORE DR.sDLI' TH.T.y'
C.I.v.vO.v.

Wendell Phillips, in an address in Music
Hall, Boston, once said:
81 knew a soldier, i'm the army of the Po-
tomac, who was picked up in the streets of
Philadelphia, one year ago, complete
wreck, a confirmed inebriate, but who was,
by the love of sister of charity of Boston
home, placed once more on his feet. He
was at Balls Bluff, and three times, with
unloaded musket charged upon the enemy.
He was one of the six who heroically de-
Tended and brought away the body of the
fallen leader of that bloody tight The cap
tain of the company to which no belonged
died in his arms, receiving the last words
of consolation from his lips. He was AFTER
wards conspicuous in the conflict, until the
orders were given for each one 10 seek his
own safety. Removing some OF his apparel,
he plunged into the inhospitable river, and
after great exertion landed on the opposite
bank, several miles below the eencampmont.
Nearly exhausted half clad, half starved,
finally reached the camp. The captain of
the next company to which he belonged
kindly said to him, pouring out glass OF
wine, Let me give you this you will per-
ish without it, Il thank you, sir said the
soldier, but would sooner face all the
cannon of the enemy than that glass of
wine.'"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-05-13
"a R.s.vDO.u HIT.

"Many shaft at random sent hits
lie meant" TO touch. We have heard an
anocdote illustrative of this truth, which
has probably not appeared in print before,
and which has been told us as a piece of
genuine history. II happened in large
citv-uever mind what city. There were
two pretty sisters who had married, one an
eminent lawyer, the other distinguished
literary man. Literary man dies, and
leaves younger sister widow. Some
years rolled away, and the widow lays
aside her weeds. Now, then, it happens
that certain author and critic has occasion,
on btoiling day in summer, to call on the
eminent lawyer, husband of the elder sis
ter. He finds the lawyer pleading and
sweltering in Il crowded court, sees that the
layySsvis suffering dreadfully from the
Md phies him, reioices that he is not
a lawyer, and goes for coui saunter under
the sholtering trees of a fashionable park
and garden. Among the ice-eating, fan
ming crowd there be meets the younger of
our two sisters, and for the moment he
thinks ne is speaking to the elder. "Oh,
Mr. answered the lady, show dread
fully hot it is here ~ "Yes, Madame"
replies our luckless critic, ''it is hot here ;
but can assure you the heat of this place
isn't circumstance, when compared with
the heat of the place where your poor dear
husband is suffering todayr A horror
stricken expression comes over the face of
the lady; she rises from her chair and
indignantly flounces away. And "Me mis-
erable,' soliloquized our wretched critic,
"I have been mistaking the one sister for
the other, and she thinks | meant to say
that her husband is--not in heaven l'-Gdl-
aTU
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-05-13
II HE.IRT-BROHE.v ROOsTHR.

"witl IN this homestead lived without a peer
IQxo tsing loud, the noble chanticleer,h
Dryden.
a gentSS 1an of the writer's acquaintance
felatSs III he once had AN old rooster
named 'ASd," which he exchanged with
farmer in the ncighborhood. A few days
after the removal, his master made visit
to Ned's new home. On entering the yard,
Ned at once recognized his old friend, fol-
lowed him to the house, awaited his return
from within at the uoor-steps, and when
his old master again left him, appeared to
be hearl-stricken. He refused TO associate
with the other fowls, and in a few weeks
died, as ii was thought, of broken heart.
Who shall say after this evidence Of sensi-
biity, that the feathered race is wanting in
intelligence and atlectiOn2
The same gentleman has hen named
"Dmah,' who has chosen the woOd-house
to lay her eggs in, and if the door is not
open when she is ready to lay, will make
KNOW her wants to the maids in the kitch-
en-, who will kindly let her in to her favo-
rite resort. Her master says Dinah is re-
marhable hen, and must never be killed,
but allowed to die natural death, some
what perhaps, in atonement for the un-
kindness sunintentionally doneto poor Ned,
whose untimely end he has never ceased to
regrl..
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-05-13

A CALIFORNIA COUNTRY BAR RooM.-A
singular room we were now occupying. At
one end jutted from the wall a few shelves,
on which was arranged a row of bottles.
There were seven cans of oysters-always
seven-having the marks of daily polish
ing. small jar was labelled "Solace;" IL
you rang il, there came forth an empty
sound. A cigar-box, of some faded, me-
dieval brand, hugged close to this for
company. An old Dutch pipe, hung up
by the neck. had been strangling slow
ly for years. There was a remarkable print
of the Deluge upon one wall, where pur-
pie ark navigated among pink whales, that
spouted raspberry soda-water; while Noah,
with his select company, clad in navy sni-
forms, and bearing umbrellas, seemed to
chaff the struggling creatures with all the
eifrontery of men who had paid their fare.
Two painting swimmers-"a pair of pants"
as Barkham chrstened them-Arove 10
climb the rudder, but were pushed Off by
the gold-laced hirelings. How do these
scriptural prints get into such queer placesf
half-dozen well-whittled chairs, and two
benches, that SHE'D up against the wall,
completed the furniture. -Fyops "Obgpas-
Ses. "'fn OpeTiand MoathlvJor ApyII.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-05-13
n HU.vD8ED I'B.TRs TO CONE.

Today we are striving, pushing, grasping
after wealth, honor, power and pleasure
The poor claim wealth that they may be
above want, the rich seek wealth 10 add to
their countless thousands. So are we rush
ing forward. reckoning not tho final result
Of our probationary existence. No one ev-
or appears to think how soon we must sink
into oblivion, that we are one generation
of millions. Yet such is the fact. Time
and progress have, through countless ages,
come marching hand in hand, the one des-
troying, the other other building up. They
seem TO create little or no commotion, and
the work of destruction is as easily and 81
lently accomplished as "A child will pull TO
pieces "A rose. A hundred years hence, and
much that We now see around us will have