Democratic Sentinel, Volume 13, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 June 1889 — IN MEMORIUM. [ARTICLE]

IN MEMORIUM.

DIED on Tuesday morning, June 11th. 1889, between 8 and 9 o clock, a. m., at his home on Beaver Prairie, Mr. John McCarthy, in the 77th year of his age. Mr. McCarthy was a native of Detroit, Michigan, where he was educated and lived during early manhood. He then moved to this State and edited the Democratic paper |in jDelphi, Carroll County. He moved from thence to Bensselaer, and conducted the Jasper Banner for several years. He then returnee to Carroll County where he remained a short time. He moved to this county just before the war and settled upon the farm where he resided until the time of his death. He edited the Nswron County Democrat in this until 1863, leaving the farm in charge of his sons. After that time he returned to his farm where he has remained until his death. Mr. McCarthy was an able editorial writer and a vigilant and active editor. He was a man of earn* st convictions and left no ope tn doubt as to his opinions on any Nit»jeet, as he was frank and eour-

ageous in the avowal of any policy he advocated and equally frank and manly in expressing Lis dissent,from those whom he did not agree with. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church, and hes been a regular attendant of the Reformed Church since the establishment of that denomination near his home. He was a man of exemplary morals, and always ex» erted his influenc * in behalf of the right. His funeral was preached by the Rev. Joseph McHatton, at St. Paul’s Church, North of the River, and his stricken family has the sympathy of all who knew and appreciated the sterling wortLf of the deceased.—Kentland Democrat.

The Philadelphia Press, a rank protection organ, makes thi~» admission: Inventions, labor-saving machinery and the quality of the manufactures have contributed to place this country m a position, regarding all staple articles, of manufacture, in which it has little to fear from foreign competition in the markets of the world. During the campaign this same Press was telling tht people it was only through protection that American manufactures were able to exist; that without it they would be broken down by foreign competition, and all our workingmen would be turned out to starve. But n w as there is no election at hand the Press seems to feel that it can afford to indulge in the truth occasionally.

Apt Comparisons.— Mr. Cleveland, may never again be president. It will be the country’s misfortune if. he is not. BA he will shine in history as immeasurably superior to the present occupant of the white house as the sage of Greystone was to the hen—raising nonentity who now lives somewhere in Ohk.—Kansas City Time*. A witty exchange says: Deputy U. 8. marshals are still arresting indicted persons ana, •-.‘harged with offenses against the election laws. In the interest of economy, it might be suggested to the deputies to arrest democrats only as no republicans can be convicted before the federal judiciary of Indiana, however conclusive of guilt the proof may be.

The “Dairy Maids Cantata” ; ansed out nearly SSO. Mrs. Alice Irwin Thompson, of Terre Haute, is visiting relatives and friends in Rensselaer. A good suit es clothes may now be had at R. Fendig’s for $4, never before sold for less than $6.50. Mrs. M. E. Baylor returned last week from Lenawee county, Mich., v .are she had been in attendance at the funeral of her father, Mr. James Welsh, who died May 28th, aged 74 years. Judge Hammond is engaged in the Lowe-Turpie case, at Logansport, this week. C. C. Start’s grocery store was entered o burglars last Saturday nigh. What was taken, if anything, has not been ascertained.

Last Friday evening, in Barkley township, Sim on Dowell was exercising a stallion when he was met by Samuel Bemley and two sons. Evidently an old feud existed bethe parties as warlike demonstrations immediately commenced.— In the affray the elder Bemley received two bullets in one of his hands and Dowell was shot in the right fore arm, in ths back and in the thigh. Drs. Washburn and Hartsell extracted the bullets (except the one in the thigh) from Dowell, and dressed his wounds. At last accounts he was doing well The Bemley s came to Bensselacr Saturday morning and after the wound 3 of the father had received the attention ot Drs. Loughridge they gave themselvos up Considerable excitement exists in the neighborhood where the affray occurred and many rumors are extant. Each side has its “unvarnished story,” but rather than go into the details we prefer that an unbiased jury shall decide between them.

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