Democratic Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 February 1883 — GENERAL R. E. LEE’S GLOVES [ARTICLE]

GENERAL R. E. LEE’S GLOVES

The Winaman Republican aeks, "Who killed the amendments?" The Vo t uraiso Messenger very promptly rep iys, “The Republican Senator from Lake and Porter." Xi b Mennouitesof Elkhart are makairangements for the establish'* lnent of a denominational college at that place,. * beys already hart an ext* nsive book establishment. Monopolists are engaged l.i clos jng up tbeir establishments, and t in o wing their employe«;id!e, with the view of forcing Congress to o ntmu their schemes of rolbery of the peoe pie. '

A bill is pending before the Genera Assembly to n *<e the offloe of County l Superintendent of Public Schools fill ed by a popular election. He is now chosen at a meeting of the township trustees. Th't present radical Congress is very favorable to high protection du ties on iron, steel, wood, glass, silk cotton, wool ard sugar. They bav e however, give way somewhat on stee rails and beer bottles. »l» The New York Herald says that “of the silver dollars coined since 1878 inote than $90,000,000 are still in the ? reaeury.” The Herald might have said too that of the 90,000,000 of sil ver dollars about 70,000,000 are in circulation in the shaps of certificates.

The Cincinnati Mews: “During las year 12.000 dogs were legally executed in Indiana and probably convert, ed into sausage, adding over SIOO,OOO to the school fund and luereasing the sheep fund tWc nty-flve Der cent. Indiana is a great State for dogs and Pi evidential candidates.” The Valparaiso Messenger retorts: “Indiana exported over SIOO,-000 worth of sausage into Ohio last year, which makes an Ohio man “dogoned” mad when an Indiana man is mentioned for President.” Speaker Bynum being called away as- a witness in an important suit Hon. Horace Heffren was unanimous iy elected Speak< r pro tern. Mr. HefTreu’s experience enables him to fill the Speakei’s chair with eq ua credit to himself and satisfaction to the House. And a bowl is raised, notably by the loyal! stay-at-home cusses.

Bob Ingersoll told one of the lawyers iu the Star- Koute case, to go to h—l, one day last week. "Shall I take your latch key, or have you a servant there to answer the bell?” was the dignified reply. Trying public thieves seems to have a rehelliti zation influence on the blood rib and club-skullian of the infldelie reform* atory. T * 1 --fDePauw’s pet glass business is now protected by a tariff of 120 per cent., which makes SIOO worth of glass ssll for $240. The consumers of the country are not scrupulous about small matters and for the sake of petting our dear DePauw, they contribute $l4O to him for every SIOO worth of glass they buy. Poor fellow! he is only worth a few hundred millions of dollars and without compulsory charity he might “bust.” Bev. Mr. Taylor, of Rensselaer, Ind.> a Presbyterian home missionary, in company with Rev. Mr. Work, called at the Tribune headquarters, last Monday. If there is an unbelieving community that needs the services of Mr. Taylor more than the village from which he hails we pity their Ingersoll condition. Tl.e above we clip from the Rochester Tribune, Major Bitters, formerly of the Rensselaer Republican, edi* t .r. Evidently oar old friend has no love for Rensselaer er the people thereof.

Hon. John G. Carlisle, the distinguished Kentucky Congressman who is so iavorably mentioned in con* with the speakership of th® House, reoently gave utterance to these sound views on the tariff: “I am not a free trader. I will add that in my judgment, it Will be years before anything in the nature of freetrade, would be wise or practicable for tnn United States. When we speak of this subject we refer to ap* proximate free-trade, whioh has no idea of impairing the growth of home industries, but simply sealing down the iniquities ot the tariff schedule where they were utterly out of proportion to the demand of that growth, Afcer we have calmly stood by and helped monopolies to grow fat we should not be asked to make them bloated. Our enormous surplus revenues, illogical and oppressive. It Is entirely undemocratic to oontiuue .. th fstr burdens on the people for years and years aft r the requirements of protection have been met and the rep esentatives of these industries have become iu rusted with wealth. This is the general proposition on which I stand. The rost is a mere matter of detail to be settled with judgment, discretion and aotioD, but at the same time in a perfectly fearless spirit. The only way to revive our decayed marine is to open the way to free ships, list our capita! S eek investment wherever it chooses, without hindrance, and buy where it can buy the cheapest. Bevenue reform and a revlyal cf our ehippiDK interests are the only two subjects of consequence now before the country; •Sir" 'Sw- • rii i* . ■ jtk- * . ' - - .

As a part of the high tariff scheme j Mr. Perter, an ex-terff com mission- 1, j is w riting some very destressing ue j Counts of the condition of the English laboring to u New York organ of protected monopolies. Sharp! From the notice below it will be seen that Messrs R|S. & Z. Dwiggtns arp enlarging their bankiog business Careful accommodating and obliging gentlemen, we wish them abundant success in their new venture. BANK CHANGED HANDS. Messrs. Durham, Rankin & Co have sold their banking business in ti is city to srs. ]{ S & Z. Dwig gi.-s, of Oxful u and Rensselaer. — This bank commenced business about tie* first of June und in this short ti:ne has taken a prominent place among our business institutions The Durham Bros., who have been the local representjves. have formed au extensive end favora >le acquafn lance whit our people duriog their short stay, have been rein irk ably successful in winning tbe eotifi deuce of the bunking public and esablishing th ir business. They will teturn tolllinoiajwhere tbeykuv<-Jex* teusive interests, the demand of w dch cause their relinquishing their business here. Wo regret to lose such wideawake, competent business men. .

The Messrs. Dwiggins come to out . ity not as strangers but from neighboring towns, well acquainted with many of our citizens. They come as oankers with ample capital, long experience ar.d excellent credit They will make Attica th**ir permanent home and we feel assured that the high erdit of our new bank will be sustained. The Ledger wishes them success.—Attica Ledger, Zimri Dwiggins will be and J W. Parris, Cashier, of “The Citizens’Bank of Attica.”

Monticello Herald, Bth: The community was.sehocKed last Monday on learning the saa fate of Miss Mary Orton, who perishea n the flames at the residence of her brother, A R. Orton, which had long been her home. The circumstances attending her death are as we have been Informed as follows: Miss Orton wa3aniuvalid from childhood and the subject es constant attention from those around her, being unable to walk unaided.— She occupie I a room cn tne seeond floor of Mr. Orton’s residence, over the family sitting room, and it was there the awful event of last Monday occurred. At 11 o’clock in the foienoon the room of Miss Orton was v sited and her wants attended to. — When lert at that hour she was sitting in a cane-sea*ed chair a short distance in front of the stove, but the damper wag dosed and everything apparently safe. About 1 o’clock an odor of fire came from the room up-stairs which at the family to that locality. Upon entering a ghastly scene was presouted. The room was filled with smotce and t e body of Miss Orton lay upon the floor burnt almost to a crisp. Her cleihing and the chair in whick she was sitting had been destroyed by the fire, and the floor .iad commenced to burn. It was supposed that fire was communicated o clothing of dece .sed by a spark from the atove. Mr. Orten was absent at the time but returned soon after the sad occurrence. In the absence of the coroner Squire Hamelle was requested to view the remains, which he did arid pronounced death to have ensued from the cause al ready named. Miss Orton was 40 years of age, and ou account of her feeble state of health was seldom seen in public. Funeral services were conducted at the house on Tuesday at 2 (‘‘clock, in the presence of a large number of sorrowing friends.

The action of the anthracite coal monopolists of Pennsylvania in ;.us peeding mining for three days in every week so as to reduce the sups ply and consequently raise the prices, proves without further argument how completely the people are in the power of great corporations, Is there to be no remedy against the higue handed outrage practiced by these - monopolists in forcing their employes to remain idle half the time for perhaps three or four months, as th® President of one corporation is re ported to have said the strike may continue? Heretofore the poor miner has fouDd it difficult to support hi b family on the pittance received for full time, and when that miserable sum must be divided, heaven onl knows how he is to maintain hi g family. And all this is done that consumers may be forced to pay a high price for their coal.—Elkhart Monitor. < »

The following from the Goshen Democrat will oe found of great interest to property owners here as well as elsewhere: ,? The suit of Mis , Lydia Bitter against the city of Elk hart for damages for injuries sustained from falling into an excavation in the sidewalk, and the verdict in her favor of s*oo, will be* remembered. The city proceeded against tbe owners of the property, Mr. John McNaughton and .others, to recover th? amount secured by the young woman, and was successful. An appeal was taken and tbe supreme court has just affirmed the decison of the lower court. City property owners should be aliye to their responsibilities.”

The Valparaiso Vidette states that Senator Touche, Republican Senator from that district, who yoted against the amendments, was nominated, elected and pledged to vote for their cubmission to the people. Week beforo last a farmer near Plymouth, sold thirty-seved walnut logs, realizing $2.800. The policy of taxiug all men fo r the benefit of a few should give way to the policy of taxing no man except for the benefit of the common government. whose “protection” all alike have the right to share. • ■ - To Max* Good Fehok Post*.—Take boiled linseed oil and stir in pulverized coal to the consistency of paint. Put a ooat of this over the timber, and there is not a man that will live to see it rot.— Exchange.

Worn by His Nephew. Fit* Hugh.fat theKeviewolthe thirteenth jHew York Herald. February 8 ] Thirteenth Regimert was received j last evening by General Fitz Hugh Lee. of Virginia, accompanied by several cotnpat iso' his staff nd ox tbe Virginia Vcluot iers.. Geocial j Ls« w* t * General * <hipeuu am epaulettes and the yellow silk sash » X his rank. He also wore the g Hint , let gloves that belotigec to General . Robert E. Lee and wete worn by him on matiy celebrated oc-cassions, par ticulary at Appomattox. On the iu- | side of the cuffs was the name Robert. E. Lee.” written in ink by the General himself. After his death the gloves were sent to General Fitz Hugh Lee and were worn last mgnt for the first time. AUer the visiiing party had taken, seats on the stund, the regiment, under the direction of Harvey B. Do.isworth, rendered several numbers The krum and bugle corps theu bent the tattoo dn an exceedingly creditable manner. THE REVIEW The review that followed was prob aby one of the most interesting ever held by any regiment of the New York National Guard. The drilling was exceedingly creditable, and the maneuvers were shat ply and prettily executed. The precision of the exeution of some of the commands, and the manner in which Colonel Austen utilized the Armory space were admirable. When the passage in ieview came the band played “Carry me back to Ole Virginia,” and when Fitz Hugh Lee uncovered the flag tnere was a perfect storm of applause. A dress parade followed, during which General Lee m de a speech to the men of the Thirteenth He toll them of their ' meeting at Yorktown and how glad be was to meet them again. Referring to old limes he said that when the Wai broke out he was at the Military Academy. He had been re» ed.in a differentdirectioa from his northern associates in the Army, and has thought that the State of Virginia had the first right to his services and his sword. .But when the sun of the confederacy had gone down behind the hill of the Appomattox he had realized that the war Was over. He was now a citizen of the United Stat s, equally interested with every other citizen in its glory arid greatness and as loyal a citizen as any. Prolonged cheering greeted the General’s remarks. The Armsry was crowded during the ceremonies, and dacing was kept up until very late.