Locomotive, Volume 32, Number 12, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 May 1855 — Page 2

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Augusta Station May the 10th, 1855. Mr. Editor: StV. You will do me a favor If you will give this a space in your columns. Having noticed an article in your last weeks' paper, stating that you knew that there was an enterprising, go-ahead, reading community, that inhabit the vicinity of Augusta Station, from the number of papers you send to this office every week, for which you have my sincerest thanks, for praising our enterprising little village, which only consists of two stores, one dwelling house, and one blacksmith shop. But it is quite a business place, for the number of inhabitants it contains the whole number is five. A great place, nowaintit? It's true we have an enterprising, go-ahead,' reading community in this vicinity, for there is a large number of other weekly papers coming to this office, besides your interesting Locomotive. The whole number amounts to over one hundred, and increases every week. Now where is a place that can beat this, for the number of inhabitants? One of the Boys at the Station. "Where shall I go." These were the words used by the ponderous, intellectual giant, Daniel Webster, a few years ago, in that cradle of our early liberty at Boston Fanueil Hall. The man is dead, and so did die before him, by similar means, Demosthenes and Cicero, the intellectual twin pillars of classic Greece. Republican. How? When? Where? We always supposed that the death of the intellectual giant was caused by a fall from a buggy. The editor who wrote the above has made two important discoveries, viz : That Demosthenes and Cicero were the intellectual twin pillars of classic Greece, and that they were killed by bruises caused by a fall from a buggy. It was our impression that buggies were modern inventions, and perhaps we may be mistaken but we have been laboring under the impression that Cicero was a Roman. As the great question involved in the article is, Where shall I (probably meaning the editor of the Republican) go, we would modestly suggest that he should go to school. "A word to the wise is sufficient." w n? it :t f n n a w ? -He SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1855. Jif" Saturday is the day of publication of the Locomotive when it will alwaytbereadyfor subscribe. In nooasewill weletacopyofthepaper go from theofflce before publica tionday. LOCOMOTIVE STEAM PRESS BOOK AND JOB PRINTING OFFICE. T7E would call the attention of Railroad Men, Presidents of y Colleges und Academics, the Medical Profession, and all others, to our assortment of NEW AND BEAUTIFUL TYPE! Just received from the ben Foundries in the United States, embrncinjr all the Medical Sinj, Fiactiom, French Letter. Algebraical Signt, and ull the .nodern facilities for doing work in the best style. All our Type and Machinery is new, and in good order, including two of Adms' Improved STEAM PRINTING PRESSES which enables us to do our work in a superior stylo, on as short lime, and as good terms as any other office. We have on hand a superior article of Hook and Colored Papers, and the best of Inks, and .- we are practical workmen, we guaranty nil work entrusted to us to be done in the neatest manner, with promptness and accuracy. Our Jot Department is well supplied with all kinds of New and Fashionable Type, aud we are prepared to do TXizicls of STok Work ! on the short; st notice, and at the lowest living rates; and BLANKS OF EVEIIlf DESCRIPTION! on Cap, Letter, Folio Post, Flat Cap, French, or Colored Papers, and Cards or Card Boards. For the character of our work we confidently refer to any Book or Job bearing our imprint. Our prices are regulated at the lowest cash standard, so as to be regular and uniform, and equal to ull; and contracts for work will be adhered to. without resort to extra charges. XTpOrders from a distance promptly attended to, and accuracy guarantied. TTOflice on Meridian street, immediately opposite the Post Office. ELDER & HARKKESS. jCSIf any person wants to see the amount of improvements going on in this city, let them get a carriage and drive through and around it. We spent a couple of hours in this way this week, . and were surprised at the number of houses going up, in every part of the city, mostly residences, and many of a good substantial character. From present appearances we should judge there would be more houses built this year than on any previous year, although there may not be as much expended in building. It takes a good many houses to accommodate an annual increase of 500 voters, or 3,000 inhabitants, which our electious show to be the rate of increase for several years. JWWe understand stone flagging, about five inches thick, can be bought at the flatrock quarries, on the Lawrenceburg road, squared to any size and ready to lay, for 15 cents the square foot, and that the freight will be about three cents more, making the cost here 1 8 cents the square foot. At this rate, the stone for a pavement across any of our cross streets, three feet wide, would cost here 32.40, as the streets are 60 feet from pave to pave. Will our Council consider this item ? JEP"The sixth annual meeting of the Indiana Stale Medical Society will be held in this city next Tuesday, the 15th inst. These meetings have been very interesting, and have drawn together the leading members of the Profession, from all parts of the State. ' i3rTbe Grand Temple of Honor of the State of Indiana, meets in this city on next Tuesday, at 2 o'clock P. M., at Temperance Hall. The Inner Temple of the Grand Temple will meet on Wednesday morning. A large attendance is expected, and we understand the Templars of this city intend giving a Festival on Wednesday evening. JC3TThe Managerie of Van Amburg is coming and will exhibit here next Friday, the 18th. For particulars see the pictures, in another column.

3TWe have just printed the annual report of the Directors of the Evansville, Indianapolis and Cleveland Straight Line Railroad Company. This is the most complete report we have ever seen, giving a full exhibit of the object, the organiza

tion and progress, the policy of the company, coni tract for building the road, assetts of the compa- ' ny, land subscriptions, right of way, White river valley, local business, Marble and fine building rock, coal deposits, iron ore, timber and lumber, hydraulic power, through business, rival roads, lands offered for sale, &c, each under separate . heads, with tabular statements, and the Secretary and Treasurer's report. The assetts of the ; Company, in lands subscribed by the cities of : Evansville and Lamasco, stocks and claims, is ' 551,731,088, while the present liabilities is only ! $8,560, and this is for officers' salaries, not yet I drawn. There is some valuable tables in this I report, of general interest, two of which we'eopy. I The first shows the area, taxables, and products ; of the whole State, 91 counties, and also of the 1 1 counties through which the road runs ; and the second the comparative lines of railroads of Indiana, compiled from the Auditor's report.

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jJS-Tbe second Annual Report to the Stockholders of the Indiana and Illinois Central Railway Company has been laid on our table, together with a sectional map, showing the line of the road and its connections. By the report we see that the following officers and directors have been elected for the current year. President, A. L. Roache ; Vice President, . William Martin; Secretary and Treasurer, John S. Spann ; Attorney, Jonathan A. Liston ; Chief Engineer, John C. Campbell. Directors, A. L. Roache, Michael G. Bright, E. Clark, C. M. Culbertson, J. G. Davis, Jas. Johnson, W. Martin, 0. Bailey, H. Prather, W. D. Watson, R. Hopkins, and W. II. Crain. This road is to be made from this city to Decatur, 111., where it will connect with the great Western road to Springfield, and Hannibal, on the Mississippi, and from there to St. Joseph, on the Western line of Missouri, running in nearly an east and west line. The distance from this city to Decatur is 150' miles, and there is a stretch of over seventy miles, in Illinois, that is a straight line. We make the following extract from the report, showim the terminus and connections : It will be perceived, f ora an inspection of the map, that the line of 150 miles, which we are proposing to build, connects, by the shortest practicable route, the vast A'stem of railroads converging to a common celtre at Indianapolis, with systems, of almost equallextent, centreing at Decatur, and at SpringfielL 39 miles west of our western terminus. It furnishes the shortest and directest channel of intercourse, for all the purposes of travel and traffit, between all the region lying between Indianapilis and St. Joseph, five hundred miles in length, with all the region embraced by the system f roads diverging eastwardly from the former )lace. For Central Illinois, Northern Missouri, Southern Iowa, and Northern Kanzas, it is ihe natural, because the direct route to the Atlantic.

1 Evansville, Indianapolis, and Cleveland Straight Lite Railroad. The annual election fur Directors and officers of the above Company jfor the ensuing year, held at Indianapolis on tie 10th inst., resulted as follows: j DIRECTORS. John J. Chandler, Evtnsville; John A. Reitz, Lamasco; Henry D. Allis, Vanderburgh county ; James W. Cockrum, Gibson county; Alexander Leslie, Pike county; Asahel C. Page, Daviess county; Joseph Lyons, Greene county; John H. Johnson, Owen county; Perry M. Blankenship,. Morgan county; Oliver jH. Smith, Indianapolis; Jeremiah Smith, Winchester. The new Board organized by the unanimous election of Oliver H. Smilh, President; Henry D. Allis, Vice President; James Greene, Secretary and Treasurer; Henry C. Moore, Chief Engineer, j PRESIDENT'! address. Gentlemen Directors: I Nothing but the jreat importance of the work in which we are engaged, and an imperative sense of duty, could indpee me to meet the cares and responsibilities that nust continue to devolve upon me, as President ot this Company. I know, from observation and ixperience, that of all men, the projectors an( builders of Railroads, however faithful, and hcvever much their efforts may benefit others, have the least to expect from the public. In the prog ess of the work, they are constantly assailed bfr the envious and malignant. If they fail of sitcess, everybody knew beforehand that it was j visionary scheme, and stand ready to unite in tie hue and cry. If suc cessful, others step forw: rd to claim the merits of the enterprize. My views of the grea work in which we are engaged, are so fully sta ed in our recent Report to the Stockholders, tha 1 deem, it unnecessary to repeat on this occasioi what is there maturely said, and in which I hear ily concurred. We should be stimulatd to use every honorable exertion to build our-oad, by the consideration, as we have no douirt whatever that it will meet, when in operation! the highest expectations of the f tockholdersand the public. My confidence in ourj complete success has never been stronger; but we must not fold our arms, and rely upon the'importance of the work to build it. No great enterpr ize was ever accomplished without corresponding efforts, and no work worthy of public confidence, ever failed in . the end, although opposed by open and secret enemies, if the proper exertions were made to construct it. i . I cannot close this brief address without adverting to the continued obligations we are under to Willard Carpenter, Esq., for his indefatigable exertions, at home and abroad, in aid of our enterprize; nor without tendering to the contractors my sincere thanks, for the faith and promptness with which they have met every estimate, during the most stringent times we have passed through for many years, giving a strong guaranty to the stockholders and the publfc, that they may rely upon the utmost good faith in our subsequent movements, until the whole work shall be completed, and our great enterprize be crown ed with success. I U. 11. bMITH. May 10, 1855. JJSrA Temperance meeting was held at Robert's Chapel on Tuesday evening,- at which the following points were determined on. 1st. That. the County Committee are instructed to call a county convention. 2d. That the Committee present the Carson League for signers at the next meeting. 3d. That we meet again at the call of the Committee. , In this connection we will state that we have been informed, on good authority, that a fund of $10,000 has been subscribed by the Liquor interest in this city, to defeat the object of the liquor law, and that $1,000 was tendered to one of our ablest lawyers to defend the first case brought under it, and carry it to the Supreme Court. The fee was not accepted. i"We would call attention to our advertisement in another column. We know that our facilities and advantages for doing the best class of Book and Job Printing is equal to any office, either east or west, for evidence of which compare any work bearing our imprint, with that done in any other office or city. All our new fonts of letter, recently added from the best Type Foundries in the United States, have Medical Signs, Accented letters, French letters, Fractions, and Algebraical Signs, which are never furnished unless specially ordered. A mere mention of this to those wanting work is sufficient.

Widows' and Orphans' Society. We have been requested to copy the following notiee of a meeting of the friends of this Society, on Wednesday afternoon. A meeting of a number of the Ladies, and others, interested in the welfare of this benevolent society in our city, was held yesterday afternoon in the basement of Roberts' Chapel. Calvin Fletcher, Esq., was called to the Chair, and A. G. Willard appointed Secretary. The President of the Society, Mrs. Willard, and the Secretary, Mrs. Love, with a committee of the Ladies in attendance, informed the meeting "that the society had progressed with their new building, (for the accommodation of orphans) until, in about ten days hence, it would be erected and under roofing. That the next payment, to be made this month, and which they were prepared for, would make SI ,250 paid on it. That its whole cost, under the contract, was to be, and would be, $3,000. That they now had 10 orphan children under their charge, costing them about $70 per month. ' And that after this month, unless measures were taken to provide them with more funds, they should be unable to progress with the building, or indeed, to maintain the orphans. They thought that $2,500- would enable them to finish the house, and pay all the expenses of the year." The Ladies desired the advice of the meeting, as to the course they should take, to continue

their charity, and complete the building. Addresses were made by several gentlemen in attendance, and resulted in a resolution, that our city ought to aid the Society from its revenue, nnd that, inasmuch as one of the principal results was, to relieve the Poor Fund of our county from all expenditure on the objects of its charity, it was only fair and just, that our County Board and our Trustees of the Poor, should bear their proper part of the responsibility and Messrs. Calvin Fletcher, Maj. A. F. Morrison, Douglass Maguire, Rev. T. A. Mills and Alfred Harrison were appointed a committee, to wait on our City Council, and upon our County Commissioners, and present the subject to them and obtain their assistance and co-operation. It was decided that the subject should be immediately presented, personally through Committees, to each of our citizans, for his aid and influence to produce the desired result and that each of the Pastors of Churches in the City, be requested, (and the request is now here made,) to present the matter, and the necessities of the Society to his congregation. itSLucY Stone, of "Woman's Rights" celebrity, was married on the 1st of this month, to the notorious Henry B. Blackwell, of Cincinnati, under a protest against the laws governing marriage. The following is the protest that was signed by both parties, and read by the clergyman officiating : PROTEST. ' . . While we acknowledge our mutual affection, by publicly assuming the sacred relationship of husband and wife, yet in justice to ourselves and a great principle, we deem it a duty to declare that this act on our part implies no sanction of, nor promise of voluntary obedience to, such of the present laws of marriage as refuse to recognize the wife as an independent rational being, while they confer upon the husband an injurious and unnatural superiority, investing him with legal powers which no honorable man would exercise, and which no man should possess. We protest, especially, against the laws which give to the husband : I. The custody of his wife's person. II. The exclusive control and guardianship of their children. III. The sole ownership of her personal, and use of her real estate, unless previously settled upon her, or placed in the hands of trustees, as in the case of minors, lunatics and idiots. IV. The absolute right to the product of her industry. V. Also against laws which give to the widower so much largei and more permanent an interest in the property of his deceased wife, than they give to the widow in that of her deceased husband. VI. Finally, against the whole system by which "the legal existence of the wife is suspended during marriage," so that in most States she neither has a legal part in the choice of her residence, nor can she make a will, nor sue or be sued in her own name, nor inherit property. We believe that personal independence and equal human rights can never be forfeited, except for crime ; that marriage should be an equal and permanent partnership, and so. recognized by layj that until it is so recognized, married partners should provide against the radical injustice of present laws, by every means in their power. , We believe that where domestic difficulties arise, no appeal should be made to legal tribunals underexisting laws, but that all difficulties should be submitted to the equitable adjustment of arbitrators mutually chosen. Thus reverencing law, we enter our earnest protest against rules and customs which are unworthy of the name, since they violate justice, the essence of all law. Signed. Henry B. Blackwell, Luci Stone. jPMr. Robinson, formerly of Indianapolis, who, with Mr. Fonda, carried on business as dyers and ink manufacturers, committed suicide at Urbana, Ohio, a few days ago. The cause was the arrival of his wife and children from England. He left a wife in Indianapolis. His death leaves two widows. Cin. Commercial. This is the Robinson we noticed a few weeks since, that run off and left an unpaid bill with us. Nothing better could be expected of a man that would not pay his printer's bill, and we should not be surprised to hear of more suicides, from the same cause. Well, we freely forgive the debt; but we are afraid it will go hard with the poor fellow in the other world. 3TAn agent for the United States was here on Monday and Tuesday, to receive proposals and examine sites for the new government buildin;:. We understand the government will take no steps in this building until the Legislature convenes, and relinquishes, on the part of the Slate and her officers, all jurisdiction over the ground the government purchases. This being the case, it will ' be some years before the building is even commenced. jCiTA barrrel of Fluke Potatoes was received by the President of the State Board of Agriculture, from the United States Patent Office, and distributed in small quantities to farmers and others, who undertook to test them. The circular states " that this variety of Potato is very productive in England, bears late planting, and has never been known to be attacked by disease."

PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. Monday, May 7. 1855. ' Council was called to order by the Mayor. The following Councilmen presented their certificates of election, and took their seats. 1st ward Samuel Delzell, and Daniel Keeley. 2d ward Alex. Graydon, jr., and Burwell S. Goode. 3d ward Henry J. Horn, and William Mansur. 4th ward Andrew Fuqua, and Samuel M. Douglass. 5th ward William Jones, and James Sulgrove. 6th ward Livingston D.unlap, and William Boaz. 7th ward Samuel Beck, and J. B. E. Reed. . The bonds of the Marshal, Treasurer, Clerk, Street Commissioner, City Attorney, and Assessor, were presented, read and accepted. The Mayor announced the standing committees for the ensuing year( ns follows: On the Judiciary Messrs. Dunlap, Goode and

Delzell. On Finance Messrs. Reid. Sulgrove, Horn and and and ' and On Accounts Messrs. Delzell, Mansur Graydon. On Bridges Messrs. Boaz. On Cisterns Messrs. Beck. Jones, Douglass Keeley, Fuqua On School Houses Messrs. Beck, Dunlap and Sulgrove. On Streets and Alleys Messrs. Boaz, Reid and Douglass. On Markets Messrs. Mansur, Goode and Jones. ' On ihe Fire Department Messrs. Graydon, Fuqua and Horn. On motion of Dr. Dunlap, the rules and regulations for the government of the House of Representatives were adopted-for the government of the Council. Mr. Delzell moved to amend the ordinance regulating the Police department so that but one watchman shall be elected for each ward until the first of next November, which was not adopted, by a vote of three for to eleven against. The Council then proceeded to the election of watchmen for the city, which resulted as follows: 1st ward W. J. A. Robinson, and Francis Wright. 2d ward Hal. Davis and Thos. Atkinson. 3d ward David Derringer and David Anderson. 4th ward Aaron Taffe and A. S. Dale. 5th ward David Hays and Ben. Lobaugh. 6th ward William McClain and Robt. Pratt. 7th ward Hubbard Adams and Geo. Owen. Captain of the Watch. Jessey M. Vanblaricum. Sexton of the Public Grave-yard John Moffatt. Sealer of Weights and Measures J. T. Williams. Clerk (f the Market Bouses Richard Weeks. Weighmasler Adam Haugh. Board of Health Drs. Bobbs, Bullard and Jamison. Chief Engineer of Fire Department C. V, Pursell. 1st and 2i Assistants to Engineer George H. West and Ralph Hunter. Printer C. W. Berry. Dr. Dunlap presented a petition asking to have the grade stakes set for a flag-stone pavement on the west side of Meridian street, between Washington street and the alley south, which was granted. Mr. Delzell offered the following: Resolved, That the Judiciary Committee be instructed to report an ordinance fixing the pay of Councilmen at $1 50 for each meeting.. On motion of Mr. Graydon, it was laid on the table by the following vote: Ayes Messrs. Boaz, Beck, Dunlap, Douglass, Fuqua, Graydon, Goode, Horn, Jones, Keeley, Reid, Sulgrove. Noes Messrs. Delzell, Mansur. Mr. Dunlap offered the following: Resolved, That a Committee be appointed to procure a suitable room for the Council, from the expiration of the present lease. Adopted. The Treasurer's monthly report, with accompanying vouchers, was read and r.eferred to the Mayor and Clerk for examination. On motion of Mr. Dunlap, the regular meetings of the Council were fixed for the 1st and 3d Mondays of each month, at 2 o'clock P. M., until ordered otherwise. The number of arrests by the night watch for last month was 57. Mr. Goode offered the following. Resolved, That the Marshal and Police officers be required to report to this body once a month, each and every arrest made by each of them, and give the name, place of nativity of the offender, nature of the offence, before whom tried, and the penalty inflicted. Adopted. On motion the Council adjourned. JWA corespondent of the Independent Press, gives the folloing suggestions to mechanics and others going west, that we think are worthy serious consideration. There is a wonderful rush for Kansas and Iowa. Keokuk from whence I write is situated on a bluff at the foot of the rapids six miles above the mouth of Des Moines River and the Mo. State line. As passengers have generally to reship in order to ,m ,.,-iiir.r! tlia vnniftu Ktt clarro a n ft QS th F lartTPT boals cannot make much headway in going over them, this is to a certain extent, the head of general navigation. The city contains 8000 inhabitants and is one of the greatest business points I ever visited. Every house is crammed with people, and it is said that 500 houses would be occupied in less than a week were they to be had. Mechanics get big wages and could make money here in ordinary times, when provisions can be had at a fair price. House rent, and all manner of victual fixins, cost the same here as in Cincinnati, with the, exception of fire wood, which even along the wood-skirted Mississippi is worth from 3i3 to $4 per cord in this place. A few suggestions may not be amiss for the benefit of those mechanics who anticipate coming West to this State. They can all get employment, at better wages than can be obtained in Ohio and Indiana; but their expenses will in some respects be higher, so that, unless they1 have a few hundred dollars to invest in land or business, they had better remain where they are. A decent house for a small family costs $150 per annum, and some renting for that are hardly deserving the appelation of decent. A good house will rent for enough, to pay for one just like it in about two years or three. There are fortunes to be made in Iowa, and they can be made with one fourth the capital that would be required in any of the older States, but a man must have a few hundred say from 300 to 500 dollars, in order to starts in any ordinary mechanical business or buy him a piece of land. 3TThe road ambition travels is too narrow for friendship, and too crooked for love.