Democratic Sentinel, Volume 2, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 February 1878 — THE BARBECUE! [ARTICLE]

THE BARBECUE!

Notwithstanding tho muddy roads, and the somber appearance of the clouds denoting stormy weather, yesterday' morning about the hour of tou <>’< lock our streets began to assume a lively appearance by the incoming of people from the country, some in wagons, some on horseback and some on foot—all evidently in their glory at the completion of the NarrowGaugs from Bradford to Rensselaer. About noon the train from Bradford camo in with its long line of teaches crowded with a living mass of friendly visitors from our neighboring counties, among whom we note President Lee, R. Hughes, Dr. Bushnell, D. D, Dale, H. P. Owens, Uob‘t Bothrock, [one of the three first M-ttiers of White county I,E. Bennett, ,'os. C. Wilson. Jep. Crouch, Sheriff vlreer Hon. A. Wolcott, Hon. J. P. Carr, Wili. Huff and wife, Will B. Hoover, the Monticello Silver Cornetßand Col. Yeoman, the Mayor and City Council of Delphi, Dr. Richardson, il Rinehart, Vine Holt, Sheriff Greshm, James Qdell, J. A. Cartwright, J. B. Scott and E. Cox, of the Journal, and manv others we would gladly mention, did time and space admit. The order of exercises as arranged by the oommlttee had to be modified on account of the train being late, nod dinner was served before the oration and speeches were delivered: and such a dinner—Roasted Ox, Turkey, Chickens, Pigs, Hogs and Hums, Pies, Cakes, Coffee—but what is the use of undertaking a description of a *Bn;-H-cue!” To fully understand u scene nf that kind, one must be there hime<df, and to get a good icea secure an elevated position outside the crowd and take a bird’s-eye view. We s-1 th multitude—about as large and about as hungry as those the Savior feu—but they are not seated by tens, nor fifties; they march to the tables in soldierly ranks, and everything seems rutisfactory—or would have seemed so, had there been table room enough —but the committee did not expect rdl creation to feed, and so the vast concourse of people had to be served with very little ceremony. But the look of satisfaction that seemed to settle on their countenances when the

feast was over, plainly told the story of good deeds well accomplishedTake all in all, the 14th of February, 1878, will be set down in history as the grand gala day of Rensselaer, and of Jasper county.

The Monticello Herald is alarmed at the intelligort and independent spirit I eing developed among many of those who have heretofore clung to its party. It declares its impatience with those who endorse the sentiments- of Mr. Voorhees, and says there are thousands of Republicans batteling for the principles announced by the tall Sycamore admits with less eloquence, and endeavors to drive them back by raising aloft the bloody shirt. Such clap-trap is all fudge The people know that the Radical leaders referred to are but recent converts— are not sincere, and will follow them no further.

Sherman, Mathews, and others have joined in a little of condolence to Andeison, ths returning-board culprit

Judge Anthony, of Valparaiso, in 1870, democratic candidate for Congress in this district, eied very suddenly at Crown Point on Tuesday last. A farmer In Kansas bought 240 rich acres, built a good dwelling house thereon, and enclosed his land with board fence. The whole cost was paid with the first crop of wheat. W. B. Creager, a school teacher, near Paxton, this state, was fatally stabbed Ly Rev. Hildebrand Wednesnight. The affair grew out of a quarrel about a spelling match which was being held at the time. The Porter County Vidette says “Hon. D. F. Skinner has concluded not to gc before the Democratic State Convention as a candidate for Treasurer of State, but exercises his liberty in the pursuit of happiness some other way.” The corpse of John White, of Wabash, Ind., wa found on the morning of the 9th, one and a half miles south of Knighiitown, this State. An ax lay near him, and his brains were oozing out near the crown of his head. One hundred yards distant from the body, in the woods, bis valise was found broken open and rifled. He was on his way to Carthage to see M"s. Newsom, his sister, who is very low with consumption, and had sent for him. A telegram from Greencastle, Ind., to the Indianapolis Sentinel, on the 9th, says that on the morning of that day “Senator Ragan, his daughter,and a young lady named Priest, were riding horse-back, and while fording Big Walnut river. Miss Priest, who was on the horse with Mr. Ragan, fell off, Mr. Ragan jumped into the water and saved the lady. Miss Raggn, who was terribly frightened over the accident, fell from horse and before her father could reach her was drowned.”