Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 October 1885 — The Donavin’s Coming. [ARTICLE]

The Donavin’s Coming.

Notice of Church Dedication. —The ne#r M. E. Church in Barkley township, on the Rensselaer Circuit, seven miles east of Rensselaer, on the Francesville road will be dedicated Sabbath, November Ist, 1885. Rev. J. H. Claypool will preach at 10 a. m., and Rev. J. T. Abbett in the afternoon. Donavin’s Tennesseeans have sung 178 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 this week as they give any place. Our neighbor’s “rooster” does not crow so 1 ustil > this week over the Ohio election. The legialatare is not yet out of the woods. And last fall Ohio gave Blaine 32,000 majority! Immediately on the close of the polls in Ohio, the radicals com. menced the tactics inaugurated by Zack Chandler in 1876—“ Claim everything!” Democrats were charged with being engaged in manipulating the ballot-boxes and falsifying the returns. But in a careful and cautious count, in the presence of representatives of all parties, the rascalities so far discovered, all rest upon radical election officers.

Donavin’s Original Tennesseeans are all of extraordinary voice, bro’t by the best culture and years of constant practice to a high state of cultivation. They are no humbug no burnt cork artists, but genuine, first class singers. No lover of song, the best of all music, should fail to hear them. They appear at the Opera House. Rensselaer, Saturday, October 21th. A Republican organ joyfully ays: “Zack Chandler’s advice to the south Some years ago, was to ‘raise more coifim and less hell,’ ” and adds: “The cotton crop is enormous, bu the “hell” raising is turned over to John Sherman, of Ohio,” etc. Yes, John has undoubtedly raised “hell” with his individual prospects for the U. S. Senate, in a State that gave Blaine b 2,000. John will get left. The attempt being made by certain parties to increase the stature of Gen. Grant and add to his reputation for patriotism and devoted loyalty, by besmirching the memory of ex-President Johnson, will signally fail, and to the belittleing of those engaged in it, and will, if anything, detract from some of the claims set up for the deceased General. He should have been left to rest as he was placed in the tomb, with the sorrows of a generous and sympathetic people. There are others besides Mr. Depew and Fred Grant who lived in those days and closely scanned and noted passing events. They know that as between President Johnson and Gen. Grant there was no love lost. They remember with what bitter, outspoken vehemence, Mr. J. de-nounced-'tlie General, on different occasions, m language lie would not have dared to utter against one who had him at the fearful c : 1 they claim. They know, too, that Thad. Stevens, the <T ■!;d , f " Republican party at th tier have procured and used it to the successful impeachment V I\. L dent Johnson. We say, thei Grant should be permitted to rc c in the tomb in which lie was place-1 mid so much pomp, splendor, sorrow and regret.