Jasper Republican, Volume 1, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 October 1874 — Among Our Exchanges. [ARTICLE]

Among Our Exchanges.

Hone feir to-day. Docks are said to be plentiful on the Kan* kakee. ■ . __ School commences. one- week from next Monday. The favorite paWime of a few, am Sunday, is “nntting'in the wood.” Tew enjoy a good repatashnn give publicly and steal privately.— [Josh Billings. Dakota has given a large Republican maj We are one day behind tine with the R»publicak, this week—election, you know. For sale—two calves. Enquire of J.A. Burnham. It will now be in older for the candidates to "give us a rest.’’ A slight sprinkle of snow fell in this vicinity last Monday night. The Democrats have captured Ohio by from 10.000 to 15,000 majority. lowa ha» gone Republican by 40,000 naajority. _ K Nebraska rolls up a Republican majority of 10,000. Winter apples are coming in, and selling at SI,OO per bushel. A convention of Sabboth Schools will be held in this place next Tuesday and Wednesday. The election is over and the defeated candidates have started on their voyage np Salt river. The election passed off very quietly In this place, without a single rumpus and with but very little loud talking.

Dr. 8. C. Maxwell, editor of the Benton county Herald, and Trustee of Carpenter township, was in town Thursday.^ Charles H. Price was elected Clerk of Jasper county by the overwhelming majority of nine votes. Farmers and others, don't forget that you can get Fruit Trees at the Rensselaer Nursery this fell and next Bpring. m* The State of Indiana has undoubtedly fallen a prey to the free whiskey party —the Democracy. Dr. Loughridge illuminated his residence over the result of the election, last Thursday evening. The Indianapolis Journal gives thi* as a lhotto for Republicans: “Pick your flints and try it again. ” The wind pump, in the court-house yard, is now completed and w rks nicely. So much in favor of the enterprising citizens of Rensselaer.

“Buck" Ross, of “South America,” stumped the county for the “People’s’ ’ party. Some are so incredulous as to believe that he has done a first-class jeb of “bucking.” Lewis L. Daugherty was re-elected Sheriff of J taper county by a handsome majority, the f.lshoods and misrepresentations, to the contrary, notwithstanding. Indiana’s Democratic majority is estimated at from 10,000 to 16,000 The Congressional delegation wil probably stand five Republican to eight Democratic. Sweet strains of music was heard on the stre*ts Thursday night. The band was out serenading both the defeated and victorious candidates. “Hark from the tombs a doleful sound.” Mr. C. W. Clifton is agent for the Celebrated Weed Sewing Machine, the Manufactory of winch, is established in Hartford, Conn. Examine the superior advantages of the Weed before purchasing. A very neat 7-column sheet came to us this week called the Jasper Republican. It is published at Rensselaer, Ind. by C. M. Jouhson, and bids fair to be a success. —Plymouth Mail and Magnet.

Mr. Chas. M. Johnson, formly of this oounty, is now publishing the Jaspkb Republclan, at Rensselaer, this State. The paper is gotten up in neat style, full of local and other matters, and promisee to be a success.— North Vernon Plain Dealer. James Spencer, the druggist, at Remington, is our authorized agent to receive subscriptions and receipt for the same Persons living in or near Remington will find it more conienient to call at his store than to visit this office. In Tippecanoe county the whole Republican ticket except one Commissioner is .fleeted by an average majority of 500. A special dispatch to the Inter Ocean of the 15th instant say", the State ticket in that county was about 450 Republican majority. Also, that the Independents are badly soooped. Those who have not yet paid their subscription on the Republican are respectftillyfnvitod to drop in and pay up. We have to pay cash for our paper, and it is an utter impossibility to run a newspaper on any other plan save a cash basis. Office first door to the left in “shanghai” building.

On thg platform of repudiation, inflation, anti-temperance, and general cureednesr, the Democratic party have carried Ohio by a decided majority, and elected eleven of the twenty Congressmen.— Cincinnati Gazette. We know how to sympathise with you Mr. Gazette, for we are partially beaten. Oar defeat, however, would not come under the head of repudiation, inflation, or anti-temperance, so much as it would under that of the other element—general cu»e<lne«.

The ww paper at Remington is to be called “The Remington Record,” and the first number will be issned the last week of the | resent month. We are informed by good authority that AL J Ktt and Dwight Babcock will be the editors and publisher*.

The following is the official vote of Jasper county on the State, 10th Congressional, 30th Circuit, and Legislative ticket for October 13th, 1874; also the County and Township ticket. For Secretary es State, —Wiliam W. Curry 870, John E. lieff 388, Isaac C. Stout 413. Auditor of State—James A. Wildmsn 869, Ebenezer Henderson 387, Thomas J. Truscott 416: Treasurer of State —John B. Glover 868, Benjamin O. Shaw 386, Norris S. Bennett 416. Attorney General—James C. Denney 869, Clarence Buskirk 387, William A. Feele 416. For Superintendent of Public Instruction—John M. Bloss 868 James H. Smart 387. Andrew H. Graham 416. Judge of Supremo Court —Andrew L. Osborne 869, Horace P. Biddle 80u. Representative to Congrese—William H. Calkins 876, William 8. Haym-nd 76 . Judge of Circuit Court—E. P. Hammond 22. Prosecuting Attorney of 30th Judicial Circuit—Simou P. Tuompson 691, Ira W. Yeoman 829, Henry S. Tiav.* 102, James T. Saunde.soa 10. Stole Senator—Jethro A. Hatch 707, George Major 987. Representative to General Assembly—Charles M. Watson 6b9, Gtforge H. Brown 965. Clerk —Ezra L. Clark 819, Charles H. t rice 828. Sheriff—Lewis L. Daugherty 774, Barnabas H. Patton 656, Peter Rhoads 329. Auditor Frank W. Babcock 786 Henry A. darkley 848. Treasurer—Lem-iel v. Janes 910, Robert Parker 788. Recorder—Harvey W. Wood 981, John M. Heimicx 681. Commissioner, 2d District- Wiliam X. Psrkison 804, George Kessler 843. Commissioner, 3d District—William B. Price 766, Frederick Hoover 905. Corner—Norman Warmer 826; J. S. I:win 834. County Surveyor—Char es P Mayhew 839, John Miller 814. Assessor —Henry 1. Adams 772, Charles Boroughs 881. Mabton Township —Justice of the Peace —David James 114, David I. Jackson 151, Sampson Erwin 136, Hope B. Wilcox 99, William C. Price 3, William H. Churchill 3, John M. Austin 2, A. McCoy 1, H. W. Porter 2. Constable—Samuel T. Warren 204, Warren G. Smoot 196, Erastus Pea-ct-ck 98, Oliver P. Robinson 71, A. W. G. Farmer 68, J. W. Duvall 106. Trust re— Joseph H. Willey 486 for * first ye«r and 127 for second year, WilliamS. Coen 236 for first year and 16 for second year.

On the 28th inst., the Odd Fellows of Oxford will dedicate their new hall. The Tribune says, Hon. Schuyler Colfax will positively be present. The ice men are fondly hoping that there will be very tittle ice this w nter. Another summer with ice up to one and a half cents per pound and a few of them can go into the banking business.— Lafayette Courier. Quite a laughabe incident occured on the streets last Monday afternoon. A young man who had got himself outside too much “stagger juice’’ to preserve his perpendicular, undertook to ride a horse through our streets. As might be expected he was scattered promiscuously over the horse when the animal struck a trot.— Winamac Republican. Senator R. S. Dwiggins and wife, Miss Lydia Dwiggins, Mrs. A. Thompson and children, of Rensselaer, were at the Bates, Hotel, Tu sday.— lndianapolis Sun. Pomeroy's Democrat is still discussing tbo panic of 1873, and heads a two column and a half article, “Look out for another Panio ”

Fire broke out last Thursday at Beaver Lake and has burned southward four miles and still rages The bunted district Is from one to two miles wide. The fire has destroyed all the pasture in its course through the Big Marsh, and drove out all the herders with their stock. The smoke covers an *rea of many miles and renders life miserable in that region. —Kentland Gazette. Rev. H. A. Gubin preaohed one of the most powerful temperance sermons ever heard in this city, to a large congregation in the Find M. E. Church Sunday night. —South Rend Tribune. The Knox Ledger says: “It really looks as though Congress w<s hell bent on tax ng reading matter out of the reach of the common people.” Tbekind of a “turkey call” which one of our sportsmen used out bunting the other day, would, to an unbiased observer, appear very much like a dollar greenback. It is •aid to posses wonderful attractive qualities nd is almost ceartaio to bring the g*me within reach. —Mishawaka Enterprise, Over eleven thousand dollars were paid into the County Clerk’s office last week by the B. & O. K. R., being the amount of of damage, awarded by appraisers because of the passing of the road over lands owned by Messrs. Roberts, Eggers, W.nnacott, Yatter, sad other*. —Crown Point Register. Near Valparaiso, on the 4th inst, John Karbia was found on the Fort Wayne Railroad track, in a dying condition. He had boarded an eastern bound freight train expecting to set a free ride between two of the cars, but fell off, crushing an am and leg. He laid there all night and died from loss of Mood soon after being found. had friends in New Yota,— Michigan City Enterprise.