Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-05-07
A Letter from the ..aioo,,cr Sta,e.n

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A Letter from the ss1lOoster State.r
WONDERFUL GROWTH OF ISDIASA-rHs GREAT
CHAhGRS WROUGHT IN SISTY-fIvs YEaRs-
HARDsilPs OF METHODIST PIosEERs-rHs
BEAUTIFUL CAPITAL or THR STATISTICS Honx
AND FAMILY OF HON. George W. JULIAN
WHAT THE SOUTH NEKDs, ETC.
Correspondence or Tie Epe1.fno Sggrl
lkyISGToN. Four AND HALF Muss
FROM lSDlANAPoLls, IND.
April 2Sth, lSSi.)
AS looked out upon the wide spreading city
OF Indianapolis with Its numerous church
spires, It's large public school houses. Its grand
state house and public buildings, Its fine pn-
Vate residences, It's beautiful parks, wide ave-
nues and its throDged business thoroughrares.
then passed on 10 this place on the cars,
through green fields and blooming orcharis
It was difficult TO realize that sixty i've years
ego dense forest stood here; that here the In
oian chased his game, and here his sQuaw
hung her papoose 70 the Dough OF some spread
Ing oak.
In lsl6 Miss Elizabeth Chapman was mar
rled 10 William Conner. This was the llrst
CIVIL marriage performed IN the territory that
Is Low the state OF Indiana. Mrs. Conner stiIl
rVes, ana can fehesrse all the Incidents con-
nected with the grand development OF this city
and state.
Rev. j. C. Smith has written history OF
Methodism In this state, and narrates hog right
here In this region the early heralds or the
cross OF Christ walked on foot from one appoint
ment TO the other. after cooking their food Tor
themselves by the camp Gre In the wilderness
AND sleeping At night beneath the broad canopy
OF heaven, with The stars for covering One
circuit Included the counties OF Decatur shelby
Hancock, Henry, Rush and a small part OF
Fayette- lie says:-"In the bounds of RishyIle
circuit, as IL was constituted In 1890 there are
now several presiding elders districts, several
circuits. number OF stations and many TOUR
ishing towns. In lS2O
INDIANA WAS GREAT wTLDgRsESs
from the Ohio river on the south 10 Lake Mlchl-
gan On the north, and from the Ohio state line
On the east to the Wabash ana Illinois rivers on
the west. There was not railroad even
thought OF In The entire state as far back IA,
1880. except the old Madison and Indianapolis
HE, which was begun In ISIS. but not finished
10 Indianapolis Till $50. He goes on 10 say
There were no roads or turnpikes, but mud
roads as long as the moral law, and nearly as
over these roads needed the apostolic in auction
ITO endure hardness as good soldiers"
Travelled In is43 fn stage coach from
Franklin, Ind, TO indianapolis, rs miles over
corduroy road, The rails made or wood. and
laid Gown the wrong way, when each advances
step made by the horses caused my head 10
make acquaintance with the top or the stage
coach, until hardly knew which was my heat
and which the top or the coach so constant
ana painful was the contact
THE HoosIeR CAPITAL
But all this is now changed. Indianapolis
is city OF so, 600 or 10000 Inhabitants IC Is
situated on the east side OF White river and
skiTted on the north by Fall creek, a strea II OF
Oh the same plan as Washington, with diagonal
streets running from southeast TO northw ST,
and from northeast 10 southwest, beginning at
Circle street In the center OF Tue CITY, fhe
circle is beautiful park and Ia ft Is 60 De ere >
TED tie monument TO the late great war governor
senator Morton The diagonal avenues are
Massachusetts, Nirgf Mia, Kentucky and In
diana. Crossing these are broad streets,
beautifully laid out. graded ana ornamenued
with shade trees. La many places Jhe.ortgfnsl
forest trees stand Ia the large and fiowery
yards that surrcUId the beautiful private resi-
dences. Washington street runs east and west
some four miles. This Is the principal
business street on IL stands the hne new
court house. AT the west end Is the insane
asylum With It's splendid grounds and fine
buildings; al the eastern end Is the asylum for
the deaf and dumb with elegant buildings and
Meridian street runs due north and south
some four miles, cutting the park or circle
through the center. There are many manu.
factories here OF stoves, railroad iron. copper,
brass. organs, furniture and agricultural i'm
PIGMENTS, and there are many otner Industries.
The state was admitted In 1916, but the city OF
Indianapolis was not laid out until the winter
CT 1872 and ., and the legislature met here for
the first time In 1s35-forty-six years since.
There are now twelve railroads that run into
the Central Union depot, and trains laden
each halt hour In the day.
HARRISON, TIE REyIyALIsT.
There are sixteen Methodist churches In one
OF which MI. Harrison. "the boy reviyalist"-
no longer boy-f5 now holding meetings. at
which one hundred penitents kneel at the altar
and around It at one time, and many wonder
ful conversions are witnessed. Four hundred
are already reported.
HOME AND FAMILY OF AN INDIANA CONGRESSMAN
l am writing this letter at the residence OF
Hon. George w. Julian. He and bis lovely and
amiable Wife (Hhose face is as sunny and bright
as ever, ana whom many hearts ia Washington
remember and fendly love-, have built for
themselves here q paradise or home. whose
wide portals welcome cordially the friends or
other days, as well as friends OF more recent
date.
The ride from Indianapolis here is through
green fields. blooming orchards, and fine farms.
This mansion Is large and roomy, with Wide
porIicoes back and front. Shrubbery and now
drives, In 'front.' while In the rear you see the
grapeTy, the strawberry bed. the raspberry
bushes, fruit trees, and stu farther back the
Miss Grace Julian a lovely girl Just blooming
into womanhOod, attends the University az
this Place established by the Disciples or Chris
claSsmate OF President Garfield.
Master Paul Julian, some two years younger
than his sister, is also attending this same Uni-
looking youth. and the parents may well bs
proud OF their two children.
"Y0UNG MAN, GO SOUTH"
Mr.. Julian Is now In Texas on q visit TO one
OF his brothers. Mr. Isaac Julian, who now re-
sides there. Mr.. Julian writes back glowing
descriptions Of the country, and says "If were
q young man I would move to Texas-it 10
paradise crossed the mountains In COM
pany with Gen. Hursh and lady, from Missts-
sippi he says that what the south needs 10
northern people, with capital and enterprise, 10
come south and settle, ana identity themselves
with the people ana interests Of the south. Gen.
Hursh was general In the confederate army,
but Is now q strong republican, ana desires
very much 70 see the south built up and eou-
Gated up 10 northern principles and northern
enterprise. II these lines should meet the eyes
OF young married peopls who have not Jet
chosen q home we VIII quote Mr. Greedy. some
what changed. and say, "Young men go South
AS YOU advance west In crossing The noun
faiLs. at every step after leaving the old slave
line YOU see the marked difference between
educsted and uneducated labor until you come
70 Ohio and Indiana, vita their rich soil and
i1ourfshing towns and cities, and then you
realize the full glory OF free labor ana free In
ssftutions. Then let ue 60 as missionaries 70
the waste places and make them blossom a.
DO INDIANA ana Ohio. l. x. ID.
The greenbackers OF Michigan are 20 hold
protracJed ''canp meeting" In Lansing. from
June % 10 July &, and Gen. b. r. Butler ID
70 be brought IN On the last day TO deliver "a
Grafton.