Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 January 1885 — Senator D. W. Voorhees. [ARTICLE]

Senator D. W. Voorhees.

•Kentland was visited bv another fire Sunday morning. December 28th 1884 ' James M. Patton now lives in Columbia. the the ceunty seat of Brown county. He was elected bv the skin of his teeth. Yes, indeed, he was— Frederick (Dakota) Free Press. Jim got there, though, and is therefore In better shape than his eonipt iItor. In Washington, Cleveland’s letter on Civil service is the subject of general discussion Democratic ongressmen generally approve it, but the clerks are terrific ed by it. as read It to mean that any one who did more than merely vote must go.

What is known as the “Star of Bethlehem” is now visible in the eagt every morning »t 5 o’clock. Astronomeis say that this star makes its appearance bit once in three or four hundred years, so those ihat fail to see it. now wJ! hardly live long enough for its next coming. It is a ttle airy to get up at 5 o’clock these mornings to study astronomy, but you must do it if you would see the great sta’-.

Kentland Gazette: Some two er three weeks ago she Gazette referred to a scrimmage between a white man and a negro at Rose Lawn. We were then without full facts. Now we learn that one Leroy Bates, of Rose Lawn, got into a fight with a oegro barber at that place on Decern, her 11th. In the melee, it is alleged that Bates struck the negro on the head with a club dropping him like a beef. Bates was arrested, taken before Esquire Smith and plead gulity to assault and was fined therefor. The negro seems to have so far Improved as to be rhipped to his home at Thorntown, Boone county, shortly after the occurrence, where he died from his injuries inside of twentyfour hours du r arriving at Thorntown. The paper.-, there published the death, and on bearing of the death of Ids victim, Bates skipped brother parts.

An effort is oeing made now to re- • Tit et BattE, which will probably follow as soon as the necessary legal mlnutia can be gui e through with, as •his whereabouts is known.

The Terre Haute correspondent of h e udhinapolis Sentinel pa*s the cllowing well-merited tribnte to Senator Voorhees, of this State: “It would be an unlocked for proceeding to write in detail of Senator Voorhees in this connection, and yet Tene Haute needs the influence ot his name and fame as a citizen of 27 years’ standing. This city tires not of claiming him as her own darling* just as a proud mother wonld her firs* born and her best. The Terre Haute statesman is tail enough in stature as well in a physical se- se as intellectually, to look over the heads of the masses and also over the few that rise above the great level of the people. He who styled him “The Tall

Sycamore” must have bad this notion when he thus appropriately christened him. His eminence implies broad views and lofty notions of government, not high aoove the people, but immeasureably elevated above political iniquity and public peculations arid rottenness that have characters ized the past twenty years of the administration. His very nature is o - o sed to evil deeds done in the name of good government, liberty and the people; and if any ono thing contributed largely tu dv.eloping his great oratorical po.wrs it was the righteous re- elliuu of Lis better uatuie against the usurpation of unscrupulous officials and pampered party mn. All who have listened to this matchless oratory and witnessed the enkindling of his great soul as be smote the enemy and plead ior the people’s government, administered for t e masses, can easily picture the agitation of his ind gnaut spirit as he stood before the people and between, them and a power which thev cijjrited to serve, not to maste, them —to do good and not evil. For the Sentinel to thus speak of Mr. Voor bees is like one detailing the merit s of a lecture to another who has also been pr sent—for who has not “heard Voorhees,” and what man, friend or foe, oan gainsay the statesman, the Orator, the devoted public servant? The subject of this passing mention is one of the greatest of the day. He Is or the people and among the people, and yet they never tire of plain

Dao Voorhees, uud they can never tire of him, either, unless they change so jiuch that they can not recognize their own interests and their very best friend. The people ®f Indiana, in the order of appreciation, in loyalty to iheir State and in devotion to their great men. are the most remark* able people in the woild. See bow the v have loved our own Governor Hendricks, and have stood by him under ail circutus'i.nces as the “fav orite” son. He in turn has loved them and been true to them, and under al circumstanced . as deserved well of them. In like turner nas it been and it will continue to be with Senator Voorhees. ‘ He is fully appreciate ed by the people. His triumphs arc the people’s triumphs; bls cause their cause, and their intelligect bidding bis sweetest will. In a few more days the people’s representatives assembled in Legislative capacity |at the Capital us our State will have un honor to confer a duty U perform, a trust to intrust. Mr. Voorhees will socn lay down his official mantle, and in anticipation of the fact, the Legi s lature will reulotbe him with Senate’ rial power,and in saying “Well doc •” to him will put the seal es tiie people’s indorsement upon his record as their servant. This will be of a spo cial interest to this city of Terre Haute, and of no small importance to the entire country.

A wedding coat made by ex-Presi dent Andrew Johnson, will be shown in the Tennessee exhibit at the World’s exposition. The coat was made in Johnson’s 11;tie tailor shop at Greenville. Tenn., in 1838 or 1839, for Mr. H.T. Price, of that town. The garment is made of the best navyblue cloth, cut in the old-fashioned “claw-hammer” f.yle. The collar and lapels are yery broav, and there are five large buttomholes on each side, \Vhen.the coat was made there were twelve large brass buttons, five on each side and two behind, besides the small ones on the cuffs of the sleeves. All the buttons are now missing except two on tne right breast. With the exception of the loss of the buttons the coat is in a good state-of preservation. None of the seams eve ripped, and there is not a hole worn in the cloth.

Prof. Kirsh, Principal us the Rensselaer Schools, at the recent session of the State Teachers’ Association was on the Committee to nominate officers for the ensuing year. The State Teachers’ a ssociation elected the following officers to serve the ensuing year: President—E. E. Smith of Lafay ette. Vice President—Mrs Sherman Cox, Kokomo- Edward Taylor, Vino< nnes,| W. J. Malloy, Danville; William McK Blake, Evansville. Charles E Dryer, Fort Wayne; John P. Mather, Warsaw; J. A. Carnegay, Madison; W. M. Bank, Lafayette. Recorcing Secretary -Mrs. Annie E. H. Lemon, Spencer.

Executive Committee-W. H. Eson, Park county (chairman): A. Ogg, Naw Albany: L. H, Jones. Indianapolis; D.M. Nelson. Rensselaer; W. E. Banders. Cambridge city.

Mr. J. O. Henderson, of the Kokomo Dispatch, is a candidate for revecollector of the 11th Indiana district. We know of no one more worthy of she position than Mr. Henderson. He has been a life-long Democrat and an indomitable worker in the Democratic ranks. For twelve years he has published the Dispatch in the strong Republican county of Howard and by his ability and courage weild ed a power in the interest of Democracy thatjwas equaled by few journals in the State.

SDeaker Carlisle submits thet the Democracy will not be defeated for a long—a very long time. His speech at Baltimore contained ibis confident passage: “Never was a party so in trenched as the Republican party, It had the presilge of repeated victory ■nd the support of capital, if we could defeat it under these circuml- - how easily can we rlcfeat it hereafter? If we rerorm the abuses that have grown u f hs child is not born that will live to see the Demo cratic party go out of power.” “You are very likely not to recver,” said the phynhian to his patient. * Woulden’t you like to see a Uergyman?” “Why should 1 want to see a clergyman? I dident vote for Blaine.”

Dedicatory Services at the new Catholic church, Sunday, Jan, 18th, 1885, Bishop Dwenger is expected to be present on the occasion. Everybody invited.