Democratic Sentinel, Volume 6, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 October 1882 — INGERSOLL TO TRAVIS. [ARTICLE]

INGERSOLL TO TRAVIS.

Beaver "ity, Sept. 27, 1882. Henry 8, Travis, Esq., Fowler, Ind. Dear Sir —On looking over the Kenthind Gazette of the 21st inst., I see that you have asked Mr. Hoover, the Democratic candidate for State Senator to meet you in joint discussion of the prin-i cipler as laid down in the platforms of your parties in 1882. By the lapguageof youi communication you have forgotten, or wish to ignore the fact that there is a third party in the field. Allow me, dear sir, to inform you by these presents, that ii you do not believe that our numbers entitle us to be called a party, we do claim that we have a principle, and on that principle we are building a party, and your ignoriji notwithstand ing does not lessen our rights. Theretor'a, in behalt of ‘lie National Greenback party oi Hi is Senatorial district, standing in the same relation to the National Greenback party as you and Mr. Hoover do to ibe i«’t> ok^ parties, I ask the privilege of meeting with you and to Hike part in the joint discussion. Firmly believing as you do, that principles

l' and nut men govern in Indiana, and that ! when the people rule the greater good | conn s »rom uu honest, fair, free and open ; discussion of the principles of governj ment. And I also believe that each party should come before the people and discuss ! die principles of Iheir parties that the vo- | ttrs ma}' know on what principles such j party stands. ! Hoping, dear sir, that this may meet i with yours and Mr. Hoover’s approba- ; lion, a reply through the press is respect- : fully asked Truly Yours,! H. N. Ingersoll Delphi Journal: The Rensselaer reunion was a’graiid success. “Little Plul” was there uud “shook” with the boys.— 't he town was too lull [ot people) lor ut terance, and, barring the dust, nothing marred the grandeur of the occasion. MARBI*!)- At tlie residence of the bride',- uncle, Mr. J it. Willey, Sept. 30, IbJg, Sir. Edwaid A. Perkins, of Goodland, and Miss Myrtie M. Ileukle, of Rensselaer. Eider i>. T. Halstead offi. dated On September 17111, at Rock wood, Colorado, Will Sears, formerly of Rensselaer, was in trried to Miss L‘ u Wakefield, of tlie former ; ip, Q.l’artkuly M ekttno . —The Isl Quarterly Meeting <>f the M. E. Church will be held on Saturday end Sunday, October 7th and Bth. First service on Saturday, at 7 o’clock p. rn. Presiding Elder J. B. Cissel, D D will be present during the meeting. Everybody cordially invited. J. J ('laypool, Pastor. Chcucii Melting—There will be a meeting of the members ot the Presbyterian church, Saturday, October 7th, at 2 o’clock p. m. All members and friends of the church are invited to attend, as important business will come beiore the meeting. The wile and lour children of Park Wiley’s family, in Barkley township, are down sick. They are worthy, and enti tied to tho sympathies and help <>t neighbors and lYicnhs. Cheap Ra ves to Chicago and Return —On tlie lOih, IBh and 12th days of Hus month tlie L , N. A. & C. Road will sell ticaets to Chicago and return, good until the 16th, for $-2 15. The Exposition is in full blast, and this oppertutunity to visit it should not he slighted.

The officials of the Michigan. Indiana and St. Louis Railroad contemplate run. ning a lino from Winam&c through Fran - cc-viile, Rensselaer and Remington to connect with Jilieir road at a paint in Benton county. •-«♦►*> Our neighbor thought lie struck ‘ile’ in his expose of the blunder of our comiiositor who inadvertantly substituted (he name of kid-gloved Bennie Harrison for that of Slielidau. But that is not really what riles him. The cuffs and kicks lie receives for the announcement that the ticket he is obliged to support “is not composed of men of life-long sobriet\ in their habits, renders him excessively irritable, and due allowance is made. But ■we would like to know what tool notion inspired Jmn to ‘give away’ certain of his candidates in that shape. A Grand Rapids thief was so enraged at conviction, that, he hastily left the court. And a few days ago a couple of thieves, at this place, became so enraged at the deputy haying them in charge oaring to fall asleep in their presence that they took their departure before he woke up. 4 Boston court has decided that ice cream is not to be classified among the necessaries of life, and lias fined a confectioner and costs for selling it on Sunday. ? MBs F<rney. dan glider of the late Col. Forney ot Philadelphia, is one of lhe editors of The Progress, bequeathed to h-r and t »- her brothc by its founder.— Tlm-m "bildren, who scorn to have iulieritf'd their father's talents as well as liis newspaper, are now faithfully trying to carry on t his ideas.

The oldest stove, probably, in the U nited .States, is the one that warms the ball of Virginia’s caDitol. in Richmond. It was made in England auol sent to Richmond in 1770, and warmed the house of Burgesses for sixty years before it was removed to its present location, where it has remained for thirty years. The gentleman stepped on the coal dealer’s platform scales and asked to be weighed. The dealer said: “Why, certainly!” and. called to the man inside to take the weight. Ami the man thought it was coal he was weigaing and shouted back 500 pounds, * There is in a church at Warsaw, a tablet containing a record ot the birth and deatli of the oldest man concerning whom there is any record in existence. He was a priest, Oybulski by name, and was born in 1500 and died in 16(57. There is said to be unquestionable evidence of the correctness of these dates. In a Dead wood Church, the other day, the large congregation were devoutly kneeling in prayer, when an irreverent joker quite audibly whispered: “Here comes an eastern detective ” In seventeen seconds all of that’eongregation, except the chief elder, had slid through the windows,

A man neyer loses anything by being polite. A Buffalo gentleman waiting for a train at Aylmer, Ontario, saw a woman slip up on something and nearly fall. He hurried to assist her and helped her to rise, and as he did so she dropped avalise which proved to be his own, which he had left in the depot a few minutes before, and wliioh she was attempting to steal. —Boston Post.

Parson Goodwin, a well known Republican, say.-: The prohibitionist who does not resent the action of the bosses in mutilating the excellent speech of Judge Baldwin before it was allowed (o be published, is a coward, and deserves to be trodden under foot by the master. He g-rys: If this canvass is to be fought through without the' Republican candidates being allowed to refer te Kansas or lowa, or to say a word for prohibition, * * the Republicans will i>e defeated by fifty thousand, and deserve to be. He says: Every Republican candidate is hob-nobbing with saloonists, jus; .ts they did before these corsi.-teut but ye»y bid men slapped them in the face. Not a soul of them dares to say he i - in favor of the Constitutional amendments. * * j They are defeated in advance oi their m • ruination. The very cheap submission plank can’t save them.

UJThe freest government can not long exist where the tendency of the la.'s create a rapid accumulation of the property in the iianda ol a few, aud to render ihe masses of the people poor and dependent —Daniel Webster. If this be true it is high time the tariff law-9 were reformed. Just tha' which Webster 1 decries : s what our present tariff schedule brings about.—lndianapolis News, Republican. “My teeth are full of sand,” said tbe fairest bather in the surf. “All right, hand them out,” said an admirer, “and I’il rinse them off for you,” and now she regards him only as a brother.—Puck. lohn Bright receives many letters regarding Bright’s disease, some asking why he can’t fiud a remedy.

Mble Newfoundland dogs are now guround in drove! in Newfoundland. After a sotting ot eggs had been accidentally broken, in Montgomery, Ala., they were patched up with paste and linen, and in due time hatched, and the chicks were as lively as if never disturb*) ed. If Mr. Travis is very anxious to en“ gage in joint discussion, we tefer him to the letter of Mr. Ingersoll, in an*. other column. Something New in Rensselaer, Reversible HeeP Boots. A More complete line of Bools & Shoes than over bofore. and prices which defy competition. Campbell & Farden. We regret to learn that Maj. Burk is about to sever his connselion withtho MaKeever House. The Major has made numerous friends during hfs management of the floe house over which he.has presided. Thanks to Miss Lucy Shields, of Union township, for a handsome boquet of winter '.lowers presented us.