Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 October 1885 — DEATH OF GEN. McCLELLAN. [ARTICLE]

DEATH OF GEN. McCLELLAN.

New York, October 29.—General George B. McClellan died at bis residence at St. Cloud, on Orange Mountain, New Jersey, suddenly, of heart disease about midnight. As soon as the news spread throughont the city great sorrow was expressed at the General’s death. The flags on the public buildings were placed at half-mast The Grand Army Post has called a meeting to express th dr sorrow and offer a body-guard for the remains. Arrangements for the funeral have not yet been made. QTlie President has ordered that the flags upon a'l the i uildings of the Executive Department be placed at half-mast until after the funeral of General McClellan. Elections will be held m New York and several other States next Tuesday. Notice of Church Dedication. The new M. E. Church in Barkley township, on the Beusselaer Circuit, seven miles east of Rensselaer, on the Erancesville 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.

Our neighbor copies nn article from the Indianapolis Journal which opens out with the following announcement: “It is a suggestive thing that nearly, if not quite, ell the frauds attempted against the suffrage would inure to the btn fi', of the Democr die party.” Let us see wherein this is true. The Republicans set up a claim to ha ing carried Cincinnati and Ha nilt in county, Ohio, but a careful count gives the certificates to Democratic candidates. Fraud was not triumphant, and as a result honesty inures “to the benefit of the Democia ic party.” The Republicans claimed the election of their Ma/orin Indianapolis, and a recount is now being had, concerning which the News—a republican paper in th it city—of y -sterday has this to say: “The most important error disc ivered during the day was in the Fifth ward, First precinct, where the foot njs of the judges and clerks fell ten short of Cottrell’s tallies, and there were two errors in the Second precinct, which gave Cottrell a total of twelve. Another claim of five shortage was made by Cottrell in the First precinct, Eighth ward, and in the Third precinct, Seventh ward, four democratic straight ballots. * * The t( tal gains- throughout the dajr reduced Denny’a majority to Ho. By noon tqwjay the c omniisfcioners had reached the Seventeenth ward, an 1 the greatest gain for Cottrell was claimed in the First precinct, Sixteenth ward, where t e number of votes cast, as shown by the poll-books, w is 190, of which the official canvass gave Denny 46, and Cottrell 144. On the recoun , howev r, Denny was given 46 and Cottrell 154, a gain of 10. In the Third precinct, same ward, Cottrell was given two increase unon the official canvass. * Tie sixteen v ards whi h have been canvassed give Denny a net loss of six, and Cottr 11 a n 4 gain of twenty-four, and if tnis ratio is maintained Cottrell’s cha ices for coming out ahead -s very brilliant.” No Democratic frai d appear in the above statement to “inure t» the benefit of the Democratic party.” It certainly ill becomes a party which has rnnintai reel its ascendancy for years pa A by violence, fraud and theft, to impute fraud to another. So “Rock the cradle,” Georgie, and don’t make a damphool ot yourself by copying such stuff front the Journal.

The radical organs have been very loud in their declarations of fraud in the recent elections. — AYhere careful recounts have taken place frauds were discovered, and republicans proven to be the perpetrators. Those who can remember the course and conduct of Andrew Johnson, during the reconstruction peri-, d, can well believe that Mr. Depew’s revelations reparding that troublous time are essentially true.. he Kid. Now, Georgie, enlighten your readers with a true statement of your reccoll 'ctions of “that troublous time.” Tell your readers that anly a portic n of the States were admitted to representation — that therefore the Congress was a “ ump,” with radical “rump” leaders, Thad. Stevens, EackChandler, Ben Wade, E. M. Stan ton, O. P. Morton, whose love for party, power, place and plunder exceeded their love of country. It may be said these men are dead. True. Andrew Johnson, too, is dead. We did not vote for him; he was not our candidate; but his memory deserves well for the bold and patriotic stand he made against the anarchial designs «f the radical “rump.” —- i

And now comes Captain Alfred E. Lee, who was private secretary to Governor Hayes when he was nominated and inaugurated as .President, and was Rewards appointed by Hayes Consul-general at Frankfort-on-the-Man, and disputes the statement that General Grant should have told George W. Childs that Mr. Tilden was elected President and should have been inaugurated, and says: “During thp summer of 1877 I h/id numerous interviews with General Grant and he gave me to understand that he had reason to believe Mr. Tilden proposed to come down to Washington and be sworn in as President. Speaking of this, Grant said in his quiet way, but with an expression ot seriousness on his face, which indicated that tie meant ev ry word he said: ‘lf Mr. Tilden ha undertaken to do Mat, I would have hanged him.’— Captain Lee says t at General Grant told him this on more than one occasion, an l at one time told aim that he would like to have Mr. Hayes know it.” The over-zealous friends of General Grant are not adding to his reputation by making public such stuff as the above. If true, it only shows that then, as in the time of Presi ent Johnson, he had occupied both sides of the fence, and both times yielded to the control of the radical revolution ry element in congress.

The Grant-3 ohnson controversy will develop the tact that the radical leaders of the Republican party, Thadd us Stevens ot Pennsylvania, Oliver P. Morton, of Indiana, Benjamin F. \V; d i of Ohio, fid win M. Stanton, < f Penns Raffia, and Zack Oh an 11; r, of gan conspired for the overthrow of President Johnson’s recoil Jruc--1 -on pokey. It is a well-known a-t that Preside ,t Johnson believed in restoring and not in reo i.strueting the Southern Suites, •vin e Stevens and Chandler and Morton believed in reducing those fates to the condition of conquered provinces and subjecting them *■ •> military rule. This was the stains of the reconstruction period that culminated in tke impeachment proceedings. There is no question but that the radical Re_ publican lenders conspired to o verthrow Johnson and make Benjamin F. Wade, of Ohio, President of the United States- He was President of the Senate and in direct line of the succession, but

Johnson’s bull-dog pluck was too much for the conspirators and all their work c*me to naught. Mrs. Walt. Culp, of Tippecanoe county, is visiting her sister, Mrs* James Kays, and other friends in this locality. Yic. Loughridge visited Chicago Friday of last week. At Cost for 30 days-—All goods in stock at Hemphill & Honan’s. Th odore Stiers, of Hanging Grove township, went to Chicago, Tuesday with a view to having a cancer removed from his jaw. He was accompanied by Dr. Loughridge and a number of friends.— Mr. S. has since returned home with no assurance of relief. Consult your interests and buy now at cost, of Hemphill & Honan. Court —The case in progress on going to press last week— Kopelka vs. Kopelka— resulted in a verdict for defendant. A second case between the same parties resulted in favor of the plaintiff. Money Talks!—Come and buy goods at cost, for cash, of Hemphill & Honan.

Born— Our neighbor is as lively as a cricket this weik. Sunday last placed him in the ianks of the fathers. May his boy live long, enjoy health, and be the object of pride to his parents, and may he be the means of leading his fathther in the right path which terminates in the Democratic fold. Tlmre will be services at the Christian Church next Sunday morning, at 104 o’clock. R. S. Dwiggins will preach on the subjei t of the Ministration of Angels. Alii are cordially invited. Goods at cost, for 30 days, at Hemphill & Honan’s. Mrs. M. 0. Cissel started to join her usband in Kansas, last Mcnday.