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The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-14
The Pennsylvania Central Railroad

The Pennsylvania Central Railroad.
The Cincinnati Commercial and
Gazette are discussing, with much
spirit, the designs of the Pennsyl-
vania Central Railroad Company, and
the effect the consummation of these
designs will have upon the commerce
and prosperity of their city. The
Gazette charged that the Pennsyl-
vania Central was endeavoring to de-
feat the great Cincinnati Southern
Road to Chattanooga, because it was
interested in the Louisville and Nash
vile Railroad. It insisted that the
means employed was the securing
from the kentucky Legislature Of a
charter for so called Newport, Lex
ington and Chattanooga Road, which
it had no intention of building. The
officers of the Pennsylvania Road
have steadily denied the allegations of
the Gazette, and been sustained in
their denials by the Commercial. But
the Gazette is incorrigible and will
not be convinced.
We mention the controversy for the
purpose of directing the attention of
the Gazette to a great railroad fact
which it has overlooked. The Penn
sylVania Central has already secured
southern outlet, fully as valuable as
any it could obtain from Cincinnati.
By the purchase of the Indianapolis
& Vincennes Railroad, and the lease
of the Evansville, Henderson & Nash
vile Road, which it is completing
rapidly, and will finish altogether be-
fore the close of the year, the Cen
tral has secured an outlet south
which will accomplish for it all that
is necessary in that direction. The
distance from Nashville to Indianapo-
lis via Evansville is within a mile Or
two as short as between the same
points via Louisville. Hence, the
Pennsylvania Central can land East
ern freights in Nashville over her
own lines of road exclusively, with the
exception of short gap between this
city and Vinoennes, from which
it will never experience any trouble.
In view of this fact. we think the
Gazette is unnecessarily excited. With
so good southern outlet as that
through this city to Nashville, the
Central Road would not act wisely in
spending millions of dollars in the
construction of a road which would
not be needed to do the business it
would be likely to command. and
could only injure the road in which
it has already largely invested.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-14

Of tho country, shat It's introduction
really has the appearance Of a stra-
tegic movement on the part Of Mr..
SoHENCK, Chairman of the Ways and
Means Committee. to prevent any
change in the tariff as now consti-
tuted. We presume the iron, salt.
and lumbermen, would be content
with the present law. From it they
have gathered rich harvests IF by
the presentation of Gen. SoHENoK' S
bill, the time of Congress can be so
occupied as to prevent the perfection
of any law reducing the present tariff
on their manufactures, which now
excludes all foreign competition, they
will have accomplished all that could
be desired, and secured the fruits
arising from the oppression Of the
people for another term.
But, however the day may be post
poned, it will come at last, when du-
ties will be levied for revenue, and
revenue exclusively.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-14

We are pleased to notice that the
House of Representatives on Thurs
day, when the General Appropriation
bill was under consideration, stood
manfully by Mr. DAWES. This shows
that economy. which with the Democ-
raey, is only profession Gas witness
the city and State of New York; with
the Republicans means practice. Faith
to its pledges is all that is required on
the part of its leaders for the Repub-
lican party to retain the confidence of
the people. IF Congress will abolish
the franking privilege. largely reduce
the publication Of useless official
documents, and cut down expenses
with an unsparing hand, the people
will greet them on their return with
we'll done. good and faithful serv-
antsP'
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-14

On Thursday last, singular reso-
luton was introduced into the Illi-
nois Constitutional Convention. It
provides that there shall be submitted
to the women of the State, of the
age Of u years or over, a separate
constitutional amendment giving to
them the right of the ballot. IF this
amendment receives a majority of the
votes cast, it is to be considered a
part of the Constitution. This Is an
excellent way to test the question
whether women desire the ballot or
not, and illinois is a good State in
which to make the test.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-14

THE new Tariff Bill, as reported By
the Committee of Ways and Means. is
very unsatisfactory to large majority
of the Republican party, especially in
the West. But few Western Repub-
liean papers sustain it. A very large
majority openly and unhesitatingly
condemn it. We copy this morning
from the Cincinnati Commercial a
lengthy article pointing out some of
the more prominent changes that the
bill of the Ways and Means Commit
tee will make in the present law. We
think we are safe in saying that the
proposed changes, as a general thing,
are not such as the Republicans of
this part of the coEntry desire to see
made. We recognize the fact that
the Government must be supported
by taxation. We believe that this
taxation Is more easily endured
when it is levied in the form
Of duties on imports than when as
sessed directly upon property, either
personal or real. In this view it
seems most strange for the Ways and
Means Committee TO recommend a re-
duction of duties on tea, coffee and
sugar, every cent of which goes d.
Tectly to the Government, and at the
same time an increase of duties on
other articles from which the Govern
meDt, as the law now stands, derives
no benefit whatever. In other words,
the Ways and Means Committee have
reported just such bill as was de-
manded by the last Indiana Demo-
cratic State Convention, which. while
protesting to be in favor of tariff
for revenue, recommended a tariff for
protection almost exclusively, by in
sisting that the articles from which
alone revenue is derived, be placed on
the free list.
We are gratifed to know that
majority Of the Republican Congress
men from this State are hostile to the
bill, and will contend against it to the
last. Indeed, so general ard decided |
is the hostility to the bill IN all parts |
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-14

CAN GOODS, PICKLES, &C.
ERE3H kTRAWBERRzEs,
Fresh RaspberTies, Fresh BIackberries.
Pine Apple, 3" Cherries,
Tomatoes, IS Peaches extra
Feass Windsor Corn
Lima Beans.
Chow CHOW, Imperial Hot Pickles:
Captain White's Oriental Pickle,
Prince of Wales Salad Sauce,
Worcestershire Sauce, Tomato CatsuD.
Assorted Shaker Preserves,
Pare Honey, Horse Radish,
French Olives, French Preserves. as
sorted, de-, de-, at the
Oriental Tea Store.
Just In Time for The Holidays f!
EXTRA CROWS IMPERIAL RAJ
"a SINS, jail bunches.)
Choice Layer Raislns, Sultana Raisins,
Genoa Citron, L mon Peel, Zante Cur
rants, French Prunes, White French
city.
Atmore's Miace Pie Heat,
Shaker PreSerUes, GuaUa JeElg
French Olives, Scotch MarmaLade,
French Mustard (imported),
DC, &C., at the
Oriental Tea Store.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-14

zTEyY OATMEAL 500 pounds fresh
IN ground, just from the mill, for sale
low by VICKERY BROS.
jal3 70 and rs Main st.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-14
CITY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Collectors Sale.

RY Office Is HEREBY GIVEN.
IL that I, John Greek, Collector of the
CITY of Evansville. between the hours of 8
and u O'Clock AM, and and o'clock
PIX, on
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, AID. 1870,
VIII sell st public Rdction, at the door of
the Court House, in the city of Evansville,
Indiana, the following lots, paris of lots,
and parcels of real estate, and improve
ments assessed for the payment of city
taxes for the year 1869, due from the own
ers thereof to the city of Evansville, said
taxes being now due and unpaid, and for
the cost of said sale; and that said sale will
be continued on the next day thereafter;
viz: Thursday, March 81, 1870, at o'clock
PM at the door of the Court House, in
Evansville, TOR the purpose of selling such
property as may have been sold on the
first day above named, and not paid for:
:. 4
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-14

A SPECIAL dispatch from Dayton,
Ohio, to the Cincinnati Gazette, an
nounces that meeting of the former
directors and stockholders of the old
Louisville and Sandusky Railroad,
portions of which were graded sew
eral years ago, was held in Piqua on
Wednesday. The committees ap-
pointed to examine the route north
and south reported in favor of the
old route, except making Evansville
the southern terminus, instead of
Louisville, the former city having
made larger bid for the road. The
committee have assurances that capt.
talists have already signifed their
determination to build the road.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-14

WE do not doubt that Mr.. WHIT
TLEsEY extended the invitation to
the Library Association Ia good faith
to have Mr.. FRED. DOUGLASS assigned
as his guest when he visits our city
next month for the purpose of deliv-
ering lecture for the benefit of the
Association. We are also satisfied
that had the arrangements Of the
Association with Mr.. DOUGLASS in
Guided providing him pleasant quar-
tiers while in the city, Mr.. WHITTLE-
sEY's invitation would have been
accepted in the same spirit in which
it was offered. That Mr.. DOUGLASS
would have been most Hospitality and
pleasantly entertained, we also know
full well.
Speaking for ourselves, we hope
Mr.. WHITTLEsEY will not be denied
the privilege of entertaining Mr..
DOUGLASS when he comes. 1t will
be an indication of the fulillment Of
what we have long desired to see
the expulsion from our politics of the
question of color. We hope it will
soon be followed by the equally
troublesome question of race. When
the political questions of the day
stand on their merits, and can be di-
vorced from the prejudice of race and
color, kind of political millennium
will be ushered in. which cannot fail
10 prove an era of good feeling and
rejoicing.
We speak, we are assured, not only
our own convictions, but the settled
desire of a large portion of the Re
publican party, in longing for that
good time to come.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-14

GEN. J. M. Comfy, Of the Ohio
State Journal. has been appointed
Postmaster at Columbus, the State
Capital. he will make a number one
officer.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-14
For Sala--Store Boat.

TIME fine store boat, N. BROWN, s. feet
d long, new and in good order. Enquire
ON board, at Evansville Wharf, foot of
Walnut Street. NATHAN BROWN
fauI2-ff
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-14

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EEGPOR WI

We respectfully call your attention to q
brief list OF Building Materials manufac-
tured for and Kept On hand b. US. We
propose 10 furnish everything required IN
building. Our establishment comprises a
combination never before attempted by
any one house, we make Building Ma
terials specially; aud from twenty-five
years experience as mechanic, manufao-
t., at we can furnish articles In our line
more TO the satisfaction OF builders, as re-
CARDS quality and fitness, than persons
with less experience assuring you that, II
our list comprises anything required by
you, we shall be most happy to forward
You, on application, onr Price List.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-14
CARPENTERS PLACE.
App. Mary d, lots /, 2, 9, AS,
BUSINESS CARnR,
DR.. w. o. THOMAS.

III W q tTIAFW1NO,
Having permanently located in
Evansville, Ind, offers his profess
siOnal services to the public. He is
a graduate of one of the best medi-
cal colleges in the Union, and has
practiced medicine twenty-five years.
He soiicits professional business. The
Doctor will devote a portion of his
time to the treatme nt of Female Dis.
eases. Office on Third, between Main
and Locust Streets, upstairs lover
Judge Iglehart's Ofdce), where be may
be round when not professionally en-
gagged. lau6 diff
The Van Buren press., 1870-06-21

EJ- BANCROFT, of the Devals Bluff
Liberal, n Conservative Republican pa
per- is pouring hot shot into the old
Radical ship. This is the way he talks
in late number:
ave consider those men who are con
stantly bowling about ku-klux and car
pet baggers rs wholly unfit to govern
and control the people. 1t is time that
nonsense was stopped, The fact is that
there have been SO many rascals and lg-
noramuses in Office since the war, that
every fool in the county has his ambition
aroused to make aliving off the people
rather than 60 to work and make an hon.
est support. We have no apologies to
offer for the past, and but few promises
for the future. We have had nerv,
enough TO 60 against those who were stir
ring up strife among the people in order
to obtain public plunder We simpl,
wish to run q newspaper in Il Legitimate
way for legitimate purpose. OF those
who approve our course we ask support
of those who do not, we ask nothing ant
care less. We have been kindly treateo
by the Southern people; have never beer
shot by real kuklux, or fred at by al
imaginary one"
The Van Buren press., 1870-06-21
EF The Democratic COMPRESSION

EF The Democratic Congressional
Convention for the I'd District meets at
Camden on the Goth of July next, for the
nomination Of a candidate. The able
member, Hon. A. c. c. ROGERS, that now
represents the District will undoubtedly
be re e-nominated. The destinies Of the
people could not be put in more faithful
hands, and we shall rejoice to hear Of his
reelection. 1t is due to an honest, fear
less man.
The Pine Bluff Press, at the home OF
Mr. Rogers, pays him the following de-
served compliment:
From every point, from the Arkansas
to Red, we hear but one spoken of as the
anti-radical candidate from this distric,
to Congress--the present incumbent
The course of Col Rogers has been
gall and worm wood to his opponents,
and course of pride and great gratifca
tion to his friends.
If his majority ut the last election was
large, at the next election, as our stand
ard bearer, it will be overwhelming.
We trust that every county in the dis
trict in its county convention will in
struct their delegates to vote for his re
nomination with a unanimity that vii
confound our foes and crush out, a
once, any idic hopes they may entertain
The Van Buren press., 1870-06-21
For the Van Buren Press.
A Plea.
There are many good persons, W

There are many good persons, who
seem to think that the man WHO IS ad-
dicted to strong drink, has placed him
self beyond the pale of their sympathles !;
forgetting, perhaps, that though failen'
he is still man-our brother-that his
is still human heart like ours, with all
its desires for happiness, and all its long
ings after goodness, purity and virtue
We have even seen christians pass by the
unfortunate inebriate, with look more
of scorn than of sorrow, as if their Great
Master had not been the friend of publ
cans and sinners.
1t is remarkable fact that it is the
generous and warm hearted who most
readily fall victims to intemperance. The
destroyer comes in the mask OF kindness,
and the enchanting bowl is profiered by
the hand Of friendship; and they Of all
men are least able to resist temptation
from such source. Thus beginning
is made. Gradually the monster vice
winds his deadly folds about the strug
Cling limbs of his unwilling captive.
Oh what must be the agony OF Il noble,
and sensitive nature, which finds itself
hurried on to the dark gulf OF destruc-
ton by an irresistible tide of intemper-
ance that began in the social glass! And
think you the unhappy victim makes no
effort to be free? Let his Intellectual
prayers and tears, and his oft repeated
and oft broken VOWS Of reformation, be
the answer, .ShallGve lend him help
ing hand? Let christians follow such
an one with theirs Let all good people
who are themselves free unite as one
man, to rescue him from his deplorable
bondage. Let them reach down to the
very cutters, lift up their fallen brother,
and assist him, once more, to stand up
right in all the dignity and nobility of
his manhood!
Such is the object of the Temperance
Reform" now being carried on this com
munity. And further-as intemperance
is u social evil, we would form social
power, within whose influence our young
men will be safe from the wiles Of the
all pervading destroyer. Is not this
movement such as to enlist the sympathy
and cooperation of all who have the wei
fare of their lace at heart? SIGMA.
The Van Buren press., 1870-06-21

HoME ISsURASCE-Wc invite attention
to the advertisement Of the Arkansas In
surance Company, and Of the Fort Smith
branch Of this company, recently organ
ized here. This company is little over
two years old, has established reputa.
ton second to no company in the coun
try, has paid all losses promptly, and is
now in good condition, with cash on
hand, and has only made one call of !
per cent. A branch office has been cs
tablished at Fort Smith, with Major G
A. MEYER as Director, and the old and
well established Insurance Agency Of j
II SPARKS d Co, rs Agents. This is q
home institution and should have the
general support and encouragement of all
our business men. At the next election
of Directors, Van Buren, now being rep
resented by stock in the company, vii
have place on the board, Let us give
the Home" lift and keep our money
in the State.
Major SPARKS, the agent of this Com
pany, will call upon our merchants anC
present its claims for their favorable con
sideration, during the week, and we trus
they will be prepared to give it substan
tial encouragement.
The Van Buren press., 1870-06-21

FKoM THE INDIAN CouNTRY,-W are
permitted to make extract from private
letter to Col. FRANK Rector, dated Fort
Sill, June 5th, as follows
THE Indians are all gone, before leav-
ing they killed Bradley in charge of the
mill and two men from the beef herd,tak
ing with them 2S head Of mules Quite a
party of Horse Backs, and Tosoways'
band with 10 Cheyennes and have gone
towards Texas and almost fear to hear
from them"
The mill is what is called "Sherly's
Mill'' and the Beef Herd, is beef that is
kept at Fort Sill for issue to these In
dians. To-so.way is the Chief of the
"Pen- .taker Band" and has been fol
ten or twelve years, among those con.
sdered most friendly to the white
"Horse Back" is the Chief of rowing
band of Comanches, who has been on the
Reserve about eighteen months
The Van Buren press., 1870-06-21
The Circuit Court.

The Circuit Court for this County,
Judge E. d. HAM presiding, adjourned
sine die on Saturday morning last, after
a short session of only five days, not
withstanding many cases have been dis
posed Of
The most important was the case trans
ferred from Scott County--Peter X. Bean
charged with the murder of G Baldwin
of that county in January last. 1t was
brought to this county for trial on mo-
ton of Prosecuting Attorney TEMPLE.
After careful investigation for two
days, the Jury returned verdict of not
guilty. The evidence was all circum-
stantial
The Van Buren press., 1870-06-21

E1 Maj Woodruff has been incarce.
rated in Jail for exercising the privilege
Of an American citizen, by little plea
yune judge Of the Radical persuasion.
Does it disgrace him? Not bit, Billie
Woodruff in Jail is thousand times more
respectable than John Whytock on the
Judicial bench of Pulaski county. The
efforts of all such NANCY pups as John
Whytock to muzzle the press will prove
abortive.-Arkadelphia STANDARD.
Those are our sentiments. None but
low and degraded press would sanction,
much less sustain, such attempts to muz.
zle free press. Let the contempt of
every honest journal in the State be given
this pusillanimous Whytock and his abet-
ors.
The Van Buren press., 1870-06-21
stantial.

"The Democracy of this District intend tC
play the role of lockers on i'm Venice" anC
only demand that honest men be rendered
them. They would not send Democrat t.
Congress If they could because he could dc
nothing toward relieving us from our present
financial embarrassment."-V B. Press.
We would inform the Press that it does not
speak the feelings of the Democracy of this
Congressional District. SO far as we have
been able to learn the Democracy are DE-
rERMINEp to contest every inch of ground in
the coming fight. They are sick and tired OF
Radical expressions and intend struggling ior
liberty. They have taken the advice of" poll
cy" leaders, and have waited and hoped for
five long wears for something TO turn up;
and IL has grown from bad to WORSE every
year-Fayetteville Democrat.
1t comes with very i'll grace, it seems to
us, for men, whose paper has through its
whole existence. folded its hands and COM
pllcently adopted the "do nothing" policy
to now cry ont with all their might for the
strict letter Of democratic rule and strict par
ty nominations. What was the vote cast un-
der the teachings of this, now, oyerzealous
Democrat in Washington county ut the last
elections? Grant received Gal votes, and Sew
mour 95 This too, in a county that should
have polled not less than 1900 majority for
Seymour. Certainly the Democratic party'of
Washington county, did not then take the
"advice of policy leaders," or any other
Nothing would please lis better, than TO see
a Democrat of the strictest kind, take the
place Of Mr.. BoLEs in the next Congress. If
such an one was elected, does the Democrat
believe he could hold his seat, If he could get
into it--not for a moment. And we ask our
mountain friends, in all sincerity, to point
us to Democrat from the South, elected as
such, that has been able to hold his place--it
will be hard to find one
Ifthe Democracy of Virginia and Tennessee
did not feel degraded in uniting with the
Conservative Republicans of those States, for
the overthrow of the corrupt parties there,
then why should the Democracy in Arkan-
sas.
Then, we say, how much better it would be
to elect a man Of the character of Hon A. A.
&. RoGRRs who SO faithfully represents the
Sd District, and who would lead us on to vic
tory and be able to secure his seat.