Evansville Journal, Volume 18, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, 16 July 1867 — Page 2

THE EVANSVILLE DAILY JOURNAL. TUESDAY. JULY 16, 1867.

KENTUCKY LETTERS.

Tbe Fonrth In Jackson Purchase Jlebel Conventions and dominations What is Required to Get umxe, Ac. Editor Journal : I thought when I wrote you last from this place that I would not trouble you again with my pen, but tbe Fourth of July has come and gone, and as it was ably celebrated by the Rebel party of this and Lyon County, I propose to give you a sketch of it, so that other points can take pattern, and go and do likewise. The Unterrified of Caldwell and Lyon met at Saratoga, six miles below this place, in Lyon, July 4th, for the purpose of making arrangements as to who should run on the ticket tor the Legislature. They had reported that there would be a, free Barbecue and all were invited to attend, to cele brate the b ourth of J uly. As it was a general invitation, and as we thought, a regular old fashioned festival, some of the Union men concluded to go for the special purpose of hearing a b ourth of July Oration from a Rebel. I was one that did not wish to hear one coming from that source, and conse fluently did not go: but I have the re port of others to back me in what I shall write. - After the crowd had collected, our friend, J. K. Hewlitt, appeared, as he paid, for the purpose of delivering a Fourth of July speech, but as he bad no recollection of the United States farther back than the election of Lincoln, or the beginning of the war, his speech lasted but about eight minutes; but. the whole of that time was occupied in abusing the Government, or in other words, a tirade of abuse on Union men and their principles, for the part they had taken during the rebellion. After he had foamed and sweated until the whiskys had cooled in him, he came to the conclusion that he had said enough for his country. The rebel candidate of Lyon County took his place on the stand, and informed the people that he was there to make a political speech that be had fought five years for his country that he had lost something nearer to him than his life fighting for the rights of the South, that was one of his legs. Hewlitt, seeing that Stone had decidedly the advantage, suddenly recollected that he, too, bad doue some iHing ior nis country, ana ne again appeared upon the stand, and told the people that while his friend Stone had been out in the army fighting for his country, that he, although at bome. was not idle that one time the Rebels attacked the Yanks ia the town of Princton, and two of them (the rebs,) were shot down like dogs, and left lying in the streets, and be had nice coffins made and buried them, and he thought this sufficient to butt against the wooden leg argument of Stone. Now, Messrs. Editors, this is the kind of argument that is used in this County, and I might say all others in this District, when a man wants office, and if he has nothing that he .can tell that he has done for the rebels, he can't get votes in this County. The candidates for the Senate, Leach and Bradley, had a Convention somewhere in tbe woods, about fourteen miles from this place, on Thursday last, and I understand from one that was there, that they ruled off our standing candidate, J. II. Leach, and gave Bradley the track, but I learn since that Leach is still a candidate. But the rebels had a damper throwed over them here on yesterday. When the mail arrived, they all made a rush for the post office, and the first question asked was, " What has Congress done? " and when they were told that the United States Congress had refused to admit the delegation, then they let their angry passions rise. They cursed the Government, cursed the Congress, cursed the Black Republican party, and in fact cursed every body that had not been an original rebel. The Union men gave them all the encouragement they could by quoting from an old Book, not used much by rebels, where it Bay.: "I will mock at your calamity, and laugh when your fear cometh." We are to have a paper started in this town. It will make its first appearance next Saturday; called The Princeton Prepress, to be edited by Morey & Dobbins, and will be thoitrilly Dinwcratic. I will send you a copy and let you judge for yourself. I will close by saying to all " loyal men :" " Give three times three for Congress." Yours, &c, " McK. Pbinceton, Ky., July 9, 1863. LET fERFKOM A FORMER RESIDENT. How EvansTlIle Grows Result of taking Stock in the E., II. fc N. K. R. Necessity of Water Works and Hotel Comparative Reasonableness of Taxes, Ac Editors Evansville Journal : Cincinnati, July 12, 'C7. Having recently visited your city for a day or two only, I took especial pains to ride 'round with a view ' noting the growth and progress of Evansville, to see if its progress was as rapid as claimed by its citizens. I must confess that I could not have believed that eighteen months would have produced so great a change. I kuow of no place that exhibits more

lte and animation at this time. You certainly are entitled to the appelation of a " live city:" and if thai same en

terprise that now chiracterises your inhabitants remains wj,ta you Out few years, you will have a large city and a great commercial mart. I look uoon vour recent action in the sub scription of $300,000 'stock towards the completion of the E.. H. & N. R. R. as a step in the right direction. You are needing other roads almost as much, but as " caution is the better Dart of valor " that caution had better be exercised with the view of avoiding bankruptcy. The first, and by far the most important, step for your city is to erect its water works. No town ever became a big cu without manufactures and com merce combined, and manufactures do not prosper where, there is a defi ciency of water, or a difficulty in its attainment. Your citizens should not for a moment object to being taxed to build your waterworks aa enterprise of such vital importance, and without which you can never expect to attain to the proportions of a city. I speak thus plainly because I want to see you grow and become a great empori um. I feel interested. " though ab sent, ever dear." I once thought tbat tbe taxation of H.vansville was bur densome, but let me tell you candidly that your taxes are not commensurate with your wealth, growth and general prosperity. The taxes of Cincinnati for 1867 will amount to 3 to 3J per cent., and she is building no railroads either. and is not likely to build any, not withstanding so much talk about one being of vital importance to tap the southern net-work of railroads. Ihe fact of the business is, that capitalists seem unwilling to invest their money in anything except 5-20 or 7-dO bonds. and National Bank stock. They are but drones in the community to eat up the labor oi the honest workers. All public improvements, if done at all, in the way of opening up the avenues of trade and developing the re sources of the country, must be done by the merchants, the taxes of this country, in the main, are paid by the merchants, and the Board of Equali zation here, as almost everywhere else, raises the merchants' tax list from $5,000 to $50,000, for fear they will not be taxed enough. Poor devils ! they have no business following the calling. Next to water works, (I don't know that the subject has been agitated before) you need a first class hotel a place where people sometimes stop, and where their trunk sometimes stop after they are gone. I know of an excellent cite for one, viz.: On the corner of Locust ydWater Streets. There it would be convenient and central, with a beautiful view, both up and down the Ohio; where the zephyrs of heaven could fan the heated and weary brow of the stranger, and perhaps induce him to settle among so Heaven-favored a people. I was pleased with the proportions of the New Opera House in course of erection. The architectural design to me seemed somewhat complex, but all the seeming imperfections will vanish as we listen to Pareppa, in his favorite Opera of Norma. Now, while speaking of enterprises, I would remark, I visited the trotting track just a mile in length, according to the County Surveyor's report. Nice young men were there, each with the fastest horse, and every laddie had a lassie, and each going for 'em. Yes, sir, they.made it in 2:40; I mean half mile. On Wednesday afternoon I left on the E. & C. R. R., passing along just sufficiently fast to observe the best crops I have ever seen in the Pocket of Indiana; surely old croakers can't complain of the present harvest. Took supper with Capt. Mass, at the Junction, and oh, what a supper! It was all one's appetite could crave, in quality and quantity. What a change from former days. Next those reclining chairs on the O. & M. Railroad. I'll never take one of them again. I'll either sit up or lie down. As ever, R. Bible Cause in Indiana Tear Ending' March 31, 1807. We have received a circular from the agent of the American Bible Society for Indiana, giving a detailed statement of its operations for the year ending on the 31st of Marsh last, with a request to publish tbe same. Its great length prevents us ire ni complying with the request, but we make room for the following extract from the circular : By a careful perusal of this our second annual report, it will be seen that the Bible cause is advancing in our State, and it is now a very important work, and it commends itself to all Christians and to all philanthroS lists. The cities of Indianapolis, ivansville, Lafayette, Terre Haute and Lapoite have been canvassed with very satisfactory results, while a large number of counties have been explored with equally good results. The whole amount raised in our Statevand paid to tbe American Bible Society, after defraying the expenses of agency and incidentals, is a little over 522 -000, which shows a falling off from the previous year of $2,000. This is in consequence of the money presurr, and the loss of two wheat crops in succession, with other causes which contributed to diminish the receipts; we hope, however, the present year will be one of success, and that a large increase will be the result of hard toil for our great work. We commence another year w"ith 123 auxiliary Bible Societies and 425 Branch Societies; total 548 Bible So cieties in our State; 2,700 persons who sustain omcial relations to these so

cieties and comprise the various Boards of Managers; 1,800 local or unpaid school district agents, whose work is a gratuity, and to whom we , look for the accomplishment of great good in our work; about 1,200 co-operative churches, with nearly as many ministers, whose pulpits are always open for the Bible Agent, and to

whom we are largely indebted tor the success of the past year, and to whom we tender our hearttit gratitude for every favor, and ask in the name o -r-r . -a mm who gave us the .Bible and in the name of the American Bible So ciety, tor a continuance ot the same ardent co-operation. State Republican Convention of Georgia. While the ex-aminate Democracy of the North are boasting of the wonderful victories they are to r nhieve in the future, playing the ol game of brag which will have the old result, the South is surely slip ping from their grasp: and when it takes its place again in the Union, it will come back clothed and in its right mind," to strengthen the grand Republican party, under whose policy the blighting curse of slavery has been removed and the era of justice has been established. A State Republican Convention was held at Atlanta, Ga., on the 4th inst., which was one of the largest political assemblages ever convened in that State. The Atlanta Opinion says oi its numbers: "Of the immensity of the assemblage, none but those who occupied positions which enabled them to overlook the thousands of faces turned towards the speaker's stand can form any correct conception. We hea'd estimates made ranging lrom twelve to twenty thousand. Ihe admission was general that the assemblage was larger than that which greeted Senator Douglas and Mr. Stephens at the same spot in the memorable campaign of I860." A fetate Central Committee, consist ing of four members from each. Congressional District, was appointed, and the following resolutions unanimously adopted : Whereas. We humbly acknowledge our dependence upon an overruling Providence, who shapes the destinies of men and nations, we 'thank Al mighty God for having, through agencies and instrumentalities in His wisdom selected, preserved our Gov ernment when its deepest foundations ware being shaken by the mighty upheavmgs ot the resent rebelliO" ; and Whereas. The loyal men of Georgia desire the earliest practicable settlement of the disturbed condition of the country; and whereas, we believe that the establishment of justice is essential to enduring peace. that patriotism should be exalted as virtue, and it is tbe duty ot the State to cherish all its people; and whereas, those who assert these principles are called Republicans throughout the Union; therefore, Kesolced. 1. that we adopt the name of the Union Republican party of Georgia, and declare ourselves in alliance with the National Republi can party of the Union, and tor the unconditional support of these States. 2. 1 hat we pledge our hearty sup port to the reconstruction measures of the Congress of the United States. 3. That it is the duty of the State to educate all her children, and to that end we recommend the estabishment of a general system of free schools. 4. That the Union Republican party is identified in its history, and by its essential principles, with the rights, the interests, and the dignity of labor, and is in sympathy with the toiling masses of society and that the working men of Georgia will receive at its hands every encouragement and assistance that may be necessary to protect their full rights; and that in their maintenance of the position taken and the principles we nave this day avowed, we cordially invite the co-operation of all citizens, without regard to their political antecedents. 6. That the Union Republican party of the State of Georgia pledges itself to maintain the tree and legal rights of all men, and we will abide by the prescribed terms of restoration, in electing to office those men only who can comply in all respects with the requirements of the acts of Congress and who prefer the Gcvercuient of the United States to any other that could be framed. How grandly these utterances of patriotic, loyal men contrast with-the snarling, sickening slang indulged in by the Democratic party, against the just measures adopted by Congress for the restoration of Georgia and her late co-workers in rebellion. Sew Real Estate Agency. J. P. Elliott fc Son HAVE OPENED A REAL ESTATE Agency for the sale of and renting of lands, houses, &c, Ac. Persons having houses or land to rent or sell, or persons wishing to purchase or rent, will do well by calling on them at their office, on Third Street, near Locust, Ii Elliott's junell tf M' EKCIf A.MS' EXCHAKfiE and GENTLEMEN'S KESTAUKAJJT, No. 5 First Street. TRCN'TZ MENTZER, Proprietors. The choicest Wine-? and Liquors will be kepr constantly on hand ; and special attention will b- given to the KESTAURAST, where all the delicacies of the season will be served in the most approved style making it a pleasant resort for the MERCHANTS and BUSINESS MEN of the city. A liberal patronage is solicited ocfiJ d3in

INSURANCE.

McNEELY & SCHUBERT, Real Estate and Insurance Agents, -JTo. 1 HEDUERICH'S BLOCK, (Second Floor,) Opposite the Court-House, Evansville, Ikb. Heal Estate bought, sold, and exchanged on commission, xerms reasonable. .No r charge unless property mentioned. Is disposed of as Property of non-residents attended to, taxes pa d, and rents collected. A numoer or oargams in improved and unimprovea real estate now on our dooks, ana several applications on nie to pur chase desirable property. Persons having sucu ior saie may nnu customers oy apply ing ai tins omce. we nave several appi cants who wish to rent dwelling. Three business stands to let. Also a com fortable lodging room A large quantity of farming, timber, coal ana saline lands in Indiana, .Kentucky Illinois, Texas, ana low a ior sale or ex change. A good stand for the cabinet making busin ss In a flourishing town In eoutnern Illinois. Also a pleasant rest uence, witn large lot; Doth rot sale on reasonable terms. Excellent gardening ground near mis city ior saie. Persons having real estate for sale, ex :hange, or rent are requested to give us me aeiaiis oi me same ior reierence. IK8VBAXCE Of all kinds effected in good companies, Special attention given to LIFE INSUR ANCE. We are agents Jor the celebrated CONNECTICUT MUTUAL Life Insurance Company, the leading company of the united states. Also for the FKANKLIN LIFE, ol Indianapolis: the WESTERN LIFE, of Cincinnati; and the WORLD Mb" TIT. IV An V. b- 7 V. lty to do business for the latter in Ken wav i i WW 1UI n. WW W3 IICL W CU 11IU tucky. Tbe attention of the nubile is Benin directed to the important subject of Life Insurance. Persons desiring to secure dependent ones against want are Invited to call and examine the claims of companies repreneniea oy us. .NOTARIAL BUSINESS tmnr-trt at mis omce. lyg EVANSVILLE IXSURASCE CO. Authorized CapitalPaid Up Capital 11,000,000 250,000 FIRE, MARINE, A FLAT BOAT RISKS Taken at fair rates. John S. Hopkins, President. Jakes H. Cutler, Secretary. directors: Charles Viele. John Ingle, Jr., William Brown, Dr. F. W. Sawyer, C. Preston. J. 8. Hopkins, Uillison Maghee, Robert Barnes, Dr. M. J. Bray, " A"", auva, uusiucon AKCUb, WUU Will also attend to Life and Accident Insurance Office, corner of Main and First Streets, in first national jttanK nuiiaing. api8tm W. A. Page, I Edgar Shajipk. Notary Public J K W. A. PAGE & CO., FIRE, RIVER, MFX, andACCIDENT Insurance Agents, Corner Main and Water Streets, (Brown, Dunkerson A Co.'s former office.) Evansville, 1st. t Home Insurance Company OF NEW YORK. Cash Camtal $2.000.C00 Assets, July 1st, 18GG 3,596,100 Washington Insurance Cc OF NEW YORK. Cash Capital $400,00? Assets, July 1st, 1866 688,391 Columbia Insurance Company OF NEW YORK. Cash Camtal $500,000 Assets, July 1st, 1866 590,000 CNITEI Fire and Marine Insurance Co. OF COVINGTON AND CINCINNATI. Cash Cavital $350,000 Assets, July 1st, 1866 398,000 New York Accidental Ins. Ce. OF NEW YORK Gish Camtal $250,001 Assets, July 1st, 18G6 276,CCt Insures against ACCIDENTS of every de scription. Northwestern Mutual Life Ir surance Company OF MILWAUKEE. Cash Assets $2,000,00 The greatest success of any Life Com pans ever organized. FIRE, MARINE, A RIVER INSURANCE TOOE.IOIES ISSUED IXT11KAHOTE Jt well-known Comnanies. and all losses promptly adjusted and paid at this office. W. A. PAGE A CO., Agents, Corner Main and Water Streets, Evansville, Ind. (Erowu A Duukerson's former office.) aul8 dly L. PLERS0N, Dealer in STOVES, And Manufacturer of TIN, COPPER, Had SHEET-IRON WARE, Wholesale and Retail, Cor. First and Vine Streets, Evansville, In Tin Roofing done on short notice. All work promptly executed in the best manner, orders solicited. iinch3U cum PHILIP BECKER, Manufacturer ot Compound Lubricating Oils for all kinds of Machinery. Also, ARD OIL, SOAPS, and CANDLES. PURE CATAWBA WINE

of my own 1mch21 dly

rowth.

TRANSPORTATION FRED. R. HUSTON,

Commission Merchant, AG EXT White Line Central Transit Company, The only Line running Cars through to New York, Boston, and all New England "ties, WITHOUT TRANSFER. Cars are loaded, LOCKED, and SCALED, and sever opened until they reach their des tination, carrying goods between Evans ville and Nemr York in FIYE TO SEVEN DAYS' TIME. Freight delivered at all the Inspection Yards in New York, Brooklyn, or Jersey City. For PROMPTNESS and DESPATCH this Line has no equal. Damages and Overcharges promptly settled at this office. FRED. R, HUSTON, Agent, Xo. S NORTH WATER ST., may29 Evansville, Ikd. BROWN, DINKEBSON & CO. 0RWARDING AND C0NMLSSI0N MERCHANTS. And special Agents for.the BEIrLEFOXTAIXE K. B. CO. ESIE TRANSPORTATION CO. And ERIE TIME EXPRESS. Also, Agents for the Bellefontaine Cotton Express. TIME AND RATES guaranteed. tsar Consignments solicited. , BROWN, DUNKERSON A CO., August 13, 1S66 augH Agents. LAW CARDS. J. F. WELB0RN, ATTORNEY AT LAW AND NOTARY PUBLIC. Office on the corner of Main and Third Streets, in Walker's new building. jel3 JVANSVILLE, 1SU. ATTORNEY & COUNSELOR at LAW MARION, Crittenden County, Kentucky. apl7 wtf . B. L. D. GUFFY, ATTORNEY AT LAW, MORGANTOWN, ky., Will practice in the counties of Butler, Warren, Muhlenburg, Ohio, and McLeaa Prompt attention eiven to the collectio of claims. References wheeler s Klggs, ioninM'orth fc Bro-tChas. Babcock 4t Co. apic W. REAVIS, TT. S. Claim Agent. Also, REAL ESTATE and COLLECTIls AW..1 1. Fourth, No. 55 (over keller'a Gon Store), LvansTiUP. lau. up"" W. H. & J. H. BEADLE, Attorn eys-at-liRW, THIRD STREET, near Main, tVA.NSVli-LE, XliV Refer to Hon. James Harlan. ina3,3m Hnn.R.W Thompson.TerreHauu JOHN M. CREBS. CHATTNCEY 8. CONGER CREBS & CONGER, Alt.rnfviMit.LRW. ('anni. Illinois. Will practice law in all the Courts of Edwards. White, Wayne, Hamilton, Saline, and Gallatin Counties, in the State of Illinois, and in the Supreme Court. Refer to G. Maurhee, James K. Minor, Stockwell & Co., Colonel T. W. Stone, with I. & D. Heimao. Gen. W. Hariow, ML Vernon. ma24 d3m BAKERY. EVANSVILLE STEAM BAKERY and CANDY MANUFACTORY, By A. A W. CHRIST, No. 105 Main Street, bet. Third and Fourth (opposite Court-House). A I-1- KIKDN OF CK ACKERM, t-. Bread. Cakes, etc., as well as all kinds of Candies, Toys, and Fancy Sugar-ware, of every description, for wholesale and retail, at lower prices and to better satisfaction than by any other bouse in the whole West decldly

STOVE WORKS.

SOUTHERN" STOVE WORKS. ANTON HELBLING, (Successor to Brinkmeyer & Co.,) MANUFACTURER OF COOKING & HEATING STOVES, For Wood and Coal; Skillets and Lids; Ovens and fiida ODD LIDS; SUGAR KETTLES; DOO IRONS; JAMB GRATES; AIR AND CELLAR GRATES; HAM BOILERS; MUFFIN MOULDS; WAFFLE IRONS Copper, Tin, and Sheet-Iron Ware. Ac, &c. Dealers in Tlnplate, Sheet-Iron, Copper, c.,&t Also. Sole Arent for O'Xeil'a Patent Broad-Gauge. IndeHtrnetlhl toms, for Wash and Coflee Boilers, Ac. Sales-room, No. 3 MAIN STREET, oppoFoundry, near the month of Pigeon Creek. 'Orders solicited and nromntlv fllld Jan2Tdtf Excelsior Stove Woiks. BLEMKEIt, TI LM AX k Co. (Successors to II. E. Bleraker), MANUFACTURERS of the fine and heavy EXCELSIOR STOVE, the most famous durable now made, and tbe CHARTER STOVE, and the good and cheap Armada, Stonewall Kentucky, TENNESSEE, and PALMETTO STOVE, and a great variety of HE A TINOt STOVES, all of the latest and most approved patterns. Also. Light and Smooth Country HollowWare. Skillets and Lids. Ovens Hnd Lids. Dog-Irons, Dinner Pots, Tea-Kettle; and particular attention paia to ttie inanuiacture of House-Work CAST-IRON FRONTS, GRATES, Ac, c. Also Tinware ; and Dealers in Tinners' Stock. If desired. Cooking Stoves warranted for twelve months. Orders solicited before purchasing else where. Foundery, corner Sixth Street and Canal. Store and Sample Room at No. H Second Street, H. K. llleuiker's old stand. BLEMKEIt, TILLMAN A CO. may29 MEDICAL. Great New England Remedy DR. J. W. POLAND'S WHITE PINE COMPOUND, NOW OFFERED TO THE Af JL flicted throughout the country, after having been proved by the test of eleven years iu the New England tstates, where lis merits nave oecome as wen Known as the tree from which, in part, it derives its virtues. The White Pine Compound Cures Sore' Throat, Colds, Couglts, Ih'ptlieria, Bronchitis, Spitting of Blood, ana l uim'mary ji unctions generally. It is a Remarkable Remedy for Kidney Complaints, Diabetes, Difficultj of T aiding Urine, hleeaing from the Kidnefs and Bladder, Lfravet and other complaints. In November. Ii5. I nrt advertised it nr der the name of White Pine Compound. Ia ivi years from that, time there had been wholesaled in Manchester alone one hundred thousand dollars' worth, where it took the lead of all ihe cough remedies in the market, and it mill maintains that f position. There are good reasons ior tnis; t is very soothing and healing in its nature, is warming in tbe Htomach. and pleaxant withal to the taste, and is ex-' ceeding cheap. " As a remedy for ki'.lney complaints the White Pine Compound stands unrivaled. It was not originated lor that purpose; but a person in using it for a cough was not only cured of the cough, but was also cured or a Ktuue umicuity oi ten yearsstanding. Since that accidental discovery, many thousands have u ed It lor the same complaint, and have been completely cured." THE WHITE PINE COMPOUND. 'It was early in thesnring of '52 that this compound was originated. A member of my family was afflicted with an irritation of the throat, attended witii a disagreeable cough. I had for some months previous thought that a preparation uaving wnw basis the inside bark of White Pine might he no compounded as to be very useful in diseases of the Throat and Lungs. To test the value of it in the case auuueu compounded a sma l quanti:y of the medicine that I had been planning, and gave it in teaspoonful (loses, i ne resun was ex ceedingly gratifying, wunin two uajs, the irritation or tne tnroai was iaira, the couijh subsided, and a speedy cure was effected. Tbe above was writen by Dr. Poland in IRtiO Since then, as in .nauciieier, tui White Pine uumpuuuu uo i;u of all cough remeuies, as wen as preparations for the cure of kidney difficulties, ir eve-y city, town, village, and hamlet throughout the New England States. This remedy is as safe and pleasant to take as it is effectual. WHITE PINE COMPOUND, CiEOKGE W. SWEET, 91. D., Proprietor. Prepared at the NEW ENGLAND BOTANICAL DEPOT, 106 Hanover Street, Boston. Under the hupervlsion of Rev. J. W. Poxanu. Cloud A Akin, Wholesale Agents. For sale by Keller A White. Wm. H. P Stoddard, T. C. B. idwell. H. J. Hchlaepfer and by Druggists generally. feb9 dlw, wit tf-