Democratic Sentinel, Volume 1, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 November 1877 — LETTER FROM NEBRASKA. [ARTICLE]

LETTER FROM NEBRASKA.

The President has designated, by proclamation, Thursday, 29th of the present month, as a day jor National Thanksgiving. Indianapolis Sentinel Telegram: Bradford. Ind., Oct. 31.—Ground was broken to day on the Indianapolis, Delphi and Chicago narrow gauge railroad. President Lee will push the work rapidly,and Indications are favorable to its early completion There is great rejoicing here and in other towns along the route over the auspicious beginning, Thomas A. Hendricks, a Christian gentleman and statesman, is stigma tized by a neighboring journal, an admirer and supporter of the moral inventor and teacher of the “bloodyshirt” standard of politics, as a “Christless whcl.” We trust Mr. Hendricks will never lerrn the estimation of these valorous gentlemen. It might make him feel bud—very bad! Indianapolis Sentinel; The Cincinnati Commercial is out in a column leader defending and explaining Hayes’ title to the presidency. It. goes over the entire ground, and eva les the vital point, just as the commission did. and as all therudicul organs do wherever they discuss thesubje t.and that Is the refusal of a majority of the commissioners to look into the legality oi illegality of the electoral votes in dispute. They give excuses lor the action of the commission, but never a valid reason. The American people < xpected the commission to exhaust all the means at their command only asking that they arrive at a satisfactory result when the facts hud been thoroughly sifted. Instead of doing so they simply refused to hear the < - idence, and the swindle passes into histo-y as the only title of Hayes to the Presidency. There is no getting away from this plain statement. On last the work on the I. D. & C. Illi, commenced at Bradford, and small though the beginning it must eventually prove the greatest enterprise of north-western Indiana. An eager crowd had gathered together in the little hamlet, having heard reports through town and neighborhood, that work would commence there that day. But along toward noon some began to doubt, as up to that time no tailroad indications were to be seen, except a few hair-oiled, kid gloved, paper-coilared strangersstrutting through the streets whose appearance was not all calculated to inspire a feeling of confidence or hope of active operations. They did not look as though they intended to shovel dirt or handle a scraper.— At about 1 o’clock, however, a line of teams loaded with plows, scrapers, shovels and grading implements, tiling into town, the approach of which called forth cheer after cheer from the gathered inhabitants. At two o’clock all proceeded to the point in the town where work was tc be commenced. President Lee being called for, mounted a wagon and addressed the people in his usual enthusiastic and entertaining manner. After referring to matteis of interest to the people of the vicinity, amt the importance this small beginning attached thereto, he proceeded to cast the first shovel full of dirt, and the child was born amidst cheers for the “Narrow Gauge Railroad,” and Mr. Lee.— Work then began under the direction of Chief Engineer Ferris, who presided over this part of the ceremony with becoming gi ace. It is intended that twenty-five teams shall be at work within a week on this section of two miles and work will bo commenced on each two miles us fast as the engineer can lay it off. An engine and four flat curs are to be at Bradford next week and tie iron will be delivered shortly after.

Platteox-D, Neb., Oct. 23, 1877. Editor Democratic Sentinel : A few words occasionally from Nebraska would doubtless be read with ii. tervst by some of the many readers of the Sentinel. Mrs. Sarah Rishling, and family, of Hanging Grove Township Jasper county, Indiana, arrived here on last Wednesday. They are highly pleased with the country, and will settle in this county. Nebraska is in a prosperous condition at present, and will, ere long, rank as the first among the Western States. The crops- are simply enormous. Corn never was better; the yield ranges from 60 to 90 bushels per acre thro’out this county. This county contains about 300 squaie miles, and is well watered with creeas flowinu thro' it, brooks and springs. It lias also the Missouri on the east, and tlx Platt on the South and West. Its towns are Bellevue, the oldest town in Nebraska, and famous for its schools; Papillion, the county seat, located on the U. P. RR.; Surf y Centre, the would-be county seat; La Platt, in the south-east corner, on O. S, W. RR., and Forest City, on the western border, near Platt River. There are 34 schools, and the very bset of school houses. Twenty-five miles railroad—U. P. and O. S. W. RR. More anon. E.J. L.