Democratic Sentinel, Volume 5, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 September 1881 — Untitled [ARTICLE]

The surgeons say that the President i s vei y w. ale. that weakness is due to the impoverished condition the blood, and they at last confess Jtha there is blood poisoning. The work ot reducing the cost Of Brady's; increased and expedited Star ioutos eo:.ti:i«K3 in too post office department. Oen A. E." Burn**!fte. V. 8. Senator from Rhode island, died -uddenly at his resi iei.ee in Bristol, on tho morning o.' the 13th. T if new laws having b cn supplied to ail the counties, and the forma proclamation or the governor isssued announcing them to be in effect, they are now in full force. Delphi Times: “There are thiee hundred and seventy-six men working on the Air-Line between this city and Wild Cat, not. counting those working at the latter point. _ — .**- Monticelio Herald: The cannot tor tn Reunion arrived Tuesday and has been placed in the pub’ic square, where it is an object of interest to the curious inclined generally and to the small boy in particular. MoaticelloTferald i^Tbe”flag which le to be awarded at the prize drill arrived here Saturday from Indianapo ji s it is regulation sizo with silk tassel's and eagle mounted staff—a beautiful fabric and an appropriate premium.

-The investigation of the private banks of New York, Philadelphia. Boston and Chicago shows that they are indebted to the government, on account of revenue lax, $1,250,000. The Cincinnati banks are now undergoing investigation. Monticelio Herald: We are requested bv proper authority to state again that no gate fee is to be charged at tho grounds on the occasion of the Soldiers’ Reunion. By some means a contrary notion seerr.3 to prevail in s >mo parts of the district, and the committee wishes to correct this mistaken impression. We are author ized to state positively that no admission fee will bo charged at the gate at any time and that the grounds will be free alike to soldier and civilian during all the days of theßeu'nion.

Kentland News: A few days ago Michael Connorton, residing near Raub, took up and impounded one of his neighbor, Mike,Cooley’s hogs, because the aforesaid porker was prowling about his premises and wasting his corn crop. The Cooleys did not relish the idea of having their, property penned up in that manner, so on last Friday, after .Mr. Gonnoi* ton had started to help a neighbor thresh, three of the Coolov girls and one of the boys, armed with an ax, started for Connorton’s. They were in the act of demolishing the pig pen when Mrs. Connorton appeared and objected with soino emphasis. The Cooley tribe then turned upon her, when one of the girls struck her on tho back of the head with the ax knocking her senseless and causing the blood to flow from the wound also from her nose and mouth. A young man who was cutting corn near by, bearing the racket, hastened to the scene, carried Mrs- C. into the house, and summoned assistance. Dr. Burry dressed the wound and pronounced it not dangerous. The lady is at present better but not yet weir.

The Rochester, N. Y., Union, says: “After the resignations of Senators Oonkling and Platt, the United States Senate became Democratic in majority. and in order to prevent the election of a Democratic President pro. tom , Vice President Arthur violated rdl precedent, by not leaving his seat temporarily for the purpose of allowing the Senate to choose that officer, who succeeds to the Presidency in the absence of the President and Vice President. Now. in the event of the death of the President the Vico President will cease to be President oi the Senate, and the first act of that body when it assembles will be the electiou of a President pro. tern. The Constitution requires this: The Senate shall choose a President pro tempore in the'absence of the Vice President, or when he shall exercise the office of President of the United States. This election must take place before any new Senator can be sworn in. The Revised Statutes of the United States so direct, as follows; Section 28. The oath of office shall be administered by the President of the Senate to each Senator who shall be heieafter elected, previous to his taking his seat. Section 29. Where a President of the Senate has not taken the oath of office, it shall be administered to him by a member of the Senate. So, that, even if there was no question as to the eligibility of Messrs. Miller and Lapham, the newly chosen Senators from New York.it would be impossible for them to participate in tne election of a President pro. tem. of the Senate.

The following are a few sections of the new criminal code that will be found of general interest: Sec. 64. Whoever removes, destroys cuts or girdles any shade tree, or carries off or removes or in anywise inj .n-es the protecting box of any shade tree, in any city, town or village of this State, shall be fined In any sum not more than fifty dollars nor less than throe dollars, but this section shall not be so construed as to prevent’ any owner of errounds from making .any necessary alterations in the walk's or trees on tne same,

See. 68.* Whoever paints, prints, pastes,- stencils, or otherwise marks upon, or in any manner places upon or affixes to any building, fence, wall or tree, without the consent of the owner thereof, any word, letter, character, figure, sentence or device, or any handbill or notice, shall be fined not more than fifty dollars nor less than five dollars; but this section does not apply to the posting of any band bill or notice of any public sale of property by any Sheriff, administrator, executor, guardian, or licensed auctioneer, or to any notice required, by law to be posted. Sec. 82. Every pereon, not being a traveler, who shall wear or carry aDy dirk, pistol, bowie-knife, dagger, swoid in cane, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon, concealed, or who shall carry or wear such weapon openly, with tlie iutent or avowed purpose of injuring his fellow-man, shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not exceeding five hundred dollars. Sec. 94. Whoever, being over fourteen years of age. profanely curses, swears, avers, or imprecates by, or in tho name God, Jesus Christ or the Holy Ghost, is guilty of profanity, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than three dollars nor less than one dollar for each offence. Sec. 169. Whoever keeps a place where intoxicutfng liquors are sold, bartered, given away orsuffered to be drank in a disorderly mannei, to the annoyance or injury of any part of the citizens of this State, shall be fiued for ever)’ day the same is so kept, not more than one hundred dollars nor less than ten dollars. Sec. 182. If any person owning or having the care, management or con ;rol of any billiard table or tables, pool table or any kind of gaming table, bagatelle table or pigeon hole ta ble, kept in any saloon, hotel or public place, shall allow, suffer or flprmit .minors to congregate at, in or about such place where such billiard table -or tables, pool or any kind of gaming table, bagatelle table or pigeon-hole table may be kept, he shall for each offense be fined in any sum not more than fifty dollars nor less than five dollars.

Sec. 187. Whoever, directly or indirectly sells, barters or gives away any spirituous, vinous, malt or other intoxicating liquors to any person under the age of twenty-one years, shall be fined in any sum not more than one hundred dollars nor less than twenty dollars. bee. 191. It shall be unlawful for for any druggist or druggist’s clerk to sell, barter or erive away any spirituous, vinous, malt or any other intoxicating liquor on Sunday, or upon the fourth day of July, the first day of January the twenty-fifth of Decern her, commonly called Christmas, Thanksgiving day,’ or any legal holiday, or upon the day of any State, county, township, primary or municipal election in the township, town, or city where the same may be holden, or between the hours of eleven o’clock p. m , and five o’clock a. m., of any day, unless the person, ;toi whom the same is sold, bartered o;r given, shall have first procured ‘awrfttpu prescription therefor from some rbgular prat * tieing physician of the county where the same is so sold, bartered or given away. And any person so offending shall be fined in any sum not more than fifty dollars nor less than ten dollars, to which muy be added imprisonment in the county jail not more days nor less, than ten days.

The topographical survey of the Stateshows that the Kankakee marshes. contrary to common opinion, are elevated lands, about 670 feet above sea level, 160 feet above the Wabash at’ Lafayette, and eighty-five feet above Lake Michigan at Michig; n City. The entire feasibility of drainage and reeoveiy of this vast tract of country needs no further proof than this statement of general level, and as an economic and sanitary measure there is none more important. It will be remembered, too. that some of the best land in the State lies in Lhe swamp region of Northern Indiana.—Logansport Pharos. Don Piatt is keeping up his cheerful .frame qf mind. His last letter says: “It may be that in fighting the Guitcaus, Pig-iron Kelley, Dawes, Coukling, etal., 1 may fail; but God will not fail, and in good time all these fellows will be hung. lam not vindictive—not at all—but I hope to be spared to see them all dangling, when tny eyes will close in peace, with the full assurance that the Lord liveth.”

Recently Judge Allison decided a question in Jefferson county as to whether a school teacher can teach after his license has expired, if it was in force when he was hired. The decision was in the affirmative, the Court holding that such is the law, and that if a teacher was fitted to teach at the beginning of a school term he would nor be less so after teaching.—Decatur Press. Postmasters have been directed not to deliver scurrilous postal cards. They are also forbidden to read postal (sards addressed' to other parties.— Therefore, when you drop a scurrilous postal card into the Posloffice, you must acquaint the Pstmaster and his assistants with the fact, or they will be terribly perplexed.—Norristown Herald. “Tree tollar mit a half!” exclaimed Count Ramshackle to the Niagara hackraan, “dot,was ascbwindle!” “It’s the teg liar jare,” said the hnckman, “but seeing its you I’ll take you for throe dollars and Oftycents.” “Goot!” exclaimed the Count, “it was widout bissibilities to sheet me?”

“Veil, veil!” exclaimed Baron Fiddlededee, as he gazed at Niagara, from the balcony of the Clifton House, “vot a brosbect und vot a vaste mid vatter! I dink dare vos neffer such extravagance as mit der American beobles. Der idea off dis vaste oxcides me mit dreadfuls.” General Lee is said to have asked a straggler whom he found eating green persimmons if he did not know they were unfit for food. “Pm not eating them for food, General,” re plied the man; “Pm eating them to draw up ray stomach to fit my rations.” People will make mistanes. When Mr. Green’s son was bitten by a dog, old Mrs.' Winter raised both hands and exclaimed: "Now, he’ll have the dydostatics sure.” -Philadelphia Sun. Irate sportsman: “Confound it! you’ve shot the dog! I thought you told me you could hold a gun?” Pat: “Shure, and so I can, your honor. It’s the shot, sor, I couldn’t hould!”

He rested his hot brow upon his hand and laughed: “Three months ago she vowed she would never, nev er marry me, and now she is suing me for a breach of promise.”

The Board of Commissioners of Jasper county, Ind., met in regular session Monday, Septembersth, 1881. Present—Hons. E, E. Rockwood and G. W. Burk. The President of the Board, Isaac D. Dunn, being absent, E. E. Rockwood presided. The first and second days of the session were devoted to the examination and disposition of claims.— Claims for relief of pdorw* re i.either so largo norso numerous ns common, Wednesday and Thursday were devoted to road and bridge petitions, Thursday evening Hon. I D. Dunn a.iswered to roll call, and a nigbt session was In Id, when the bonds issued for the County Jail and Sheriff’s residence were signed. The bonds are in denominations of SSO0 —thirteen of them payable in three yeais, and thirteen in six years—sl3,ooo in all. The affairs of the county farm were examined into Friday and favorable report made. Miscellaneous business occupied the attention of the Board u.itil adjournment, Saturday. Referring to the colored camp meeting at North Vernon, the Sun says: A whisky bottle created more excitement on Suuday than all the preach ers, with the “Jubilee singers” throwH in. Edward Berray, of Sheldon, lowa, and Mrs. Eliza Mc-Farlau, of Hamder, many years ago were engaged and the day was appointed for the wedding. Her parents opposed the match strongly and it was broken off. He went West and was afterwards married, and became the father of five sons and two daughters. She married, and was the mother of five daughters and two sons. He finally became a widower and she a widow, and in a recent visit to Hamden by Mr. Berfay lire acquaintance was renewed, and they were married forty years to a day from the one first set