Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 October 1885 — The Tennesseeans Coming. [ARTICLE]

The Tennesseeans Coming.

A Michigan judge.lias decided that publishers have not a right to print complaints as tiled in court, and by so doing they assume responsibility for all the allegations in them. Donavin’s Tennesseeans have sung 17b nights (about equal, to se en months) in New York City and Brooklyn—something never done before or since by any musical organization. They promise us as good an entertainment here ►Saturday evening of next week as they give any place. Many farmers taking precautionary measures to prevent the killing of quails on their farms this fall and winter. The last severe winter nearly exterminated them, and indiscriminate slaughter now would almost result in their extinction. Protection will afford them an opportunity to multiply. Let them be protected.

Foraker, tlie Republican candidate for Governor, carries the ♦State of Ohio by about 15,000 majority. The Legislature will probably be Democratic. Blaine carried the State last fall by 02,000 majority. The republican and prohibition candidates for Ma or of Indianapolis be r the same name- Denny. It is claimed many scratched ballots wer counted for the republican Denny that were more probably intended for Prohibition Denny. A recount will throw out these ballot 1 and count in the Democratic Mayor. .... # ♦ . One of the reasons Donavin’s Tennesseeans are so popular is because their program is so varied that all tastes get something to please them. Sacred, secular classic and mirthful music, and no long tedious waits during the performance. You are sure to be pleased. Go. — • An exchange states that the latest swindle relating to money is the split bank note fraud. A twenty-dollar bank note is tak a n> and by some ingenious method the note is slit in two and the raw side is “doctored up,” and esch half is passed as a genuine twenty-dollar note. The work is done so artistically in most cases that it is difficult at first to detect the fraud. Commenting on the resul of the recent election in Indianapolis the Sentinel of that city says; Our candidate for Mayor is defeated only by a trifling majority, but we have elected the City Clerk and broken up the large majority heretofore agai.st us in the City Council and Board of Aldermen. Compari g the result with the old days when the police and ballot boxes were manipulated by an unscrupulous gang of ward politicians 111 the Republican party, and alien, in consequence, majorities almost reaching into the thousands were rolled up against us—the city Democracy are to be generously congratulated upon yesterday’s achievements. This indicates that Indianapolis is gradually shaking herself loose from Republicanism aud that Marion county may safely be placed in the list of the reliable Democratic counties of the state.

Again it says: It may be regarded as a remarkable coincidence that the two parties yesterday elected an equal number of candidates. On the city ticket proper the Republicans elected the Mayor and the Democrats the Clerk; in the Aldermanic District each party elected five members, and in the Councilmanic laces each elected twelve members and both contributed to the elec- 1 tion of the 2oth member, Henry j Smith, the Independent candidate. I

Monticello Herald: O. S. Dale, the new pcstmaster, took posseshis office at the close f busin ss last Sat .rday night. The spring postmaster was appointed j n February, 1871, at which time t j ie salary was 8590 per annum. — Xhe office then belonged to the fourth class and continued as such until April, 1877, when the salary ling Sl,ooo it became a thi.d class or Presidential office. The pay is based upon the receipts of the office and is at present 81,200 peryeaL which is 8200 less than it was a year ago. lliis falling off is due to the reduction of postage and not a decrease in business. Taking the postoffice receipts as an index to the commercial affairs of the town, Monticello has more than do bled in growth within the past fifteen years. That we have made rapid strides in building up the place is fully attested by the many handsome and substantial improvements of recent date. The large increase of business noted as to the postoffice we think will be found to exist in every other branch of business and that the former may be regarded as a very fair criterion of the the town’s growth. Bro. Huff, of the Herald, made a very creditable postmaster served long, gave very general satisfaction, retires without a murmur, and presents his readers with a very happy valedictory.

Goodland correspondent of the Kentland Gazette: Rensselaer is kicking for an extension of tlie C. kG.S. to that place. Some years ago a few of our people did tlie same tiling, but den -it now. If Rensselaer gets tlie road, and with it, such a fleecing as we got, she will kick harder the other way by and by. Kentland Gazette: Conductor Button who has been in the employ of the Pan Handle for near twenty-five years was laid off last week on account of color blindness.

White County Democrat: J. WMcEwen, editor of the Rensselaer Sentinel, paid our office a call Monday. Mr. McEwen is one of the kindest hearted men we know, * His has been a long and faithful service in the cause of democracy and we are glad to learn that he is liable to reap the reward of his devotion in the shape of the Postmastership at Rensselaer. If constancy deserves reward, then our old friend deserves the position to which he aspires, and the democrats of Jasper county will make a mistake if they do not recognize the claims of the veteran editor of this Congressional district.

Donavin’s Original Tennesseeans, the old and only Colored Cpncert Company which assisted in building Central Tennessee College, will give one of their incomparable concerts in the Opera House, Rensselaer, Saturday, October 24th. In ole John Makeever went to Cincinnati Monday and returned to Rensselaer W ednesday evening. Cleaver, the hardware man, started for Fort Wayne, M nday. Will probably visit Ohio. R. F. Triest has traded for a grocery store 011 7G9 West Lake street, Chicago. We wish him success. Rev. E. P. Baker, of Chicago# conducted the services at the Presbyt 'mn church last Fund 13-, and so Phased the people that an efi ;) i t vail be made by tile couure°'ntion to s\ v euro his services.