Jasper Republican, Volume 1, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 November 1874 — Remington Items. [ARTICLE]

Remington Items.

Road. Railroad. Atlantic Railroad. . . South Atlantic Railroad. Chicago ft South Atlantic Railroad. The Chioago ft South Atlantic Railroad gives promise of suscsss. The Indiana Stata Grange meets at Indianapolis on the 24th day of this month. “This world is but a fleeting show.” The devil says its a poor show for him. Tbs seeond installment of your taxes wfll be due on the 14th day of Novamber. Louisville, Kentucky, k said to be the largest tobacco market In the world. Rev. Mr. Rogers preached an excellent sermon in the Baptist Church, last Sunday. Ladies, call at Mrs. Halstead’s and examine her ready-made cloaks. The Independents talk of starting a new paper in Laporte. During the month of October the public debt was reduced $681,434. Mr. John M. Gwin has a good, heavy, two-horse Studebaker for sale. Terms reasonable. It is reported that Indiana has 379 log school-houses. Evidently “our grandfather’s days” have not mil departed yet. There are two of the Benton county lions now. Give us a rest, before the whole State becomes alive with lions. James Spencer and S. P. Bollee, of Remington, oalled on us this week. They both report Remington in a flourishing condition. Plymouth has the finest bath house in the State, and it is supplied from a flowing well. At least, the Mail and Magnet says so. A London correspondent to the New. York Time* seys all Europe is banging on the “ragged edge of deepair.” A general war is anticipated.

Tha United States of America and Turkey will engage in mortal combat on Thursday, the 26th day of November, 1874. United Btates will probably come out victorious. C. W. Clifton is selling the best Sewing Machine known at the present day—the Wood. Take “doe notice and govern yourselves accordingly.” Donnelly ft Teagarden, Photographers, Remington, lnd., give a ehromo to any person patronizing their gallery to the amount of SI.OO. The Logansport Journal says the rank growth of young wheat in Cass county affords excellent pasturage for the stock of many farmers. Mr. Ira C. Kelley, who has been spending the last few weeks in Michigan, returned home Monday evening. He propoeee to be established in his new gallery across the way, in a couple of weeks. Two days’ meeting will be held at the Presbyterian Church, in Rensselaer, on the 14th and 15th days of November.— Rev. R. L. Adams will be present to preach and administer the sacraments. One of the old weather prognosticators informs us thae unless It rains within fortyeight hours from fifteen minutes after twelve last night, a long dry spell may be anticipated. A clerk in one of our stores suffered an irreparable lorn, recently, in the breaking of three prominent hairs on the larboard side of his mustache. He refasea consolation.

The newspaper publishers of Terre Haute have entered into a compact to publish no legal notioe of any kind, except sheriff’s sales, unless the cash shall accompany such advertisements. Tally one for Terre I^ante. We see by the Benton county SSrald, that Dr. W. C. Maxwell, alias “Buffalo Bill,’’ of Remington, is loeated in the thriving town of Fowler fbr the practice of dentistiy. It is reported that Joseph Medlll, the former editor of the Chicago Tribune, has purchased an interest in that journal, and will assume the editorial management of the same. It is to be a Republican paper. Mr. A. H. Cleveland, of Valparaiso, talks of starting a photograph gallery in this place in a short time. He thinks of occupying the rooms over Kennel's drug store. Come along, we’ll try to make it lively fbr you.

Mr. D. Babcock, assistant oditor of the Remington Guard, called on us Monday.— He was in town looking after the interests of the Guard. He reports the out-look of that Journal as favorable as could be expected. The compulsory education law goes into effect in New York, on the first of January, 1875. Experience is a good teacher, and will doubtless prove the efficacy of such a law better than all the lengthy written theories upon that subject combined. A young man went to the wind-pump to get a bucket of water the other morning, and accidentally slipped and fell, spilling water over himself rather promiscuously.— He immediately arose and collected himself together, exclaiming: “Grace, mercy and peace.” The amount of property destroyed at the Greenoastle fire on the night es the 28th of October, was $888,600 worth, on which there was insurance to the amount of $122,900. Eight blocks of the business portion of the city were burned over before the fire could be checked.

Mtudie, a little daughter, three yearn old, of Mr. and Mrs. Oram, of thin place, ban been laying very low fbr tike last few day* with an attack of the cereftro spinal meningitis. When last heard front the child wan improving, and the probabilities are that it will soon recover. Sunday School at the Presbyterian Church only, every Bnnday, at half pest two o’clock. All the others have suspended for the winter. Should think the good people of Rensselaer could keep one Sunday School in good running order; but there is a call for more teachers. Who will respond?

Tbk month oontains five faitodaja. Trimmed hats at Mm. Halstead’s, ranging in price from SI.OO to $7-00 A prairie schooner passed through town, yesterday, under a fall stretch of canvas. . Hon. Joseph Med ill takes possession of the Chicago Tribune next Monday. The crusaders have commenced operafibhs again in Cincinnati. We welcome to our exchange list the Lowell Star, a right neway little paper. The best breads of hid gloves and conets, are add by Mm. Halstead. The Fart Wayne artesian well is 2,800 fret deep. Jee whiz! let up on that. The city of Toledo is said to be suffering for want of water. Guess not; whoever heard of Toledo using water. Inst Saturday the streets of Rensselaer were crowded with teams, and business seemed lively. There is a heavy demand for wood-saw-yers, at present; the notice in ths Union, of last week, to ths contrary, notwithstanding. The Laporte Chronicle offers the following good recipe for those who are afflicted with old stove pipe. “Blank that blank stove pipe to blankety blank.” I —■ ■ - The prospects for the building of the C. ft 8. A. R. R. are perceptibly brightening. Work will commence on the Kankakee and Mcnticello division within eight or ten days. Readers should read the advertisement of Benson ft Murray, in another column.— Also, the advertisement of Southard A Koeraer concerning telegraphing. In oonsequenee of the prolonged drouth, Mr. Sullivan, a wretched old farmer in Iliinoit, will have this year only 350,00* bushels of corn, 40,000 bushels of oats, and 5,000 tons of hay. Harding ft Willey’s new brick building has grown to the seeond story, and the earpen taro are busy finishing np the Hemphill building.

The Baxter-Jeffri?s contest fbr a seat in the State Senate is to be decided on the 18th by a commission to be appointed by the clerk of the circuit court. The New York World says, that ninety thousand persons in New York are out of employment, and that the tide of emigration is turned back from this oountry to Europe. Just after you get in town give your head a little toes backward and cast a glance over on the “Shanghai” building, and yon will see our new sign. B. M. Donnelly, of Remington, done the painting. The “mistaken souls who dreamed of blise” during the month of October, 1874, are as follows: James A. Henry and Jane Millman. John Hamilton and Mary Ginley. Ellis D. Britten and Sarah C. Hilton. Malcom Y. Rockwell and Sarah E. Lane. As a large portion of the Republican subscribers live in or near Remington, we deem it advisable to devote a respectable amount of space to that vicinity; and in the meantime we shall endeavor to select such matter as may be of interest to everybody. See the Remington column. Some few of the temperance eocietiee of Illinois advocate the plan of licensing the drinker instead of the rumseller; that is, the drinker to forfeit hie license as toon as he becomes intoxicated. A crusade conducted on this plan might do a vast amount of good, but wouldn’t it be a little rough oa the Democracy? Delaware county now claims to be the hanner county of the State. Having serebeads, Independents and whiskey Democrats to fight for the last three months, it gave Curry a majority of 1,407. and Robinson over Johnson 1,460, a dear Republican gain of 800 over 1872. The Republicans elected everything down to road supervisors. Mr. Merrill O. Cissel, into foreman of the Decatur County (Iowa) Journal, formerly a compositor in the Rensselaer Union office, arrived at home, in this place, from Leon, lowa, on Thursday of last week. He looks healthy, and reports lowa in a flourishing condition. Hr. C. is, at present, “sticking type” on the Jasper Republican. The funeral services of Rebecca Goldsberry and Sarah C. Antrim will be held in the new school-house, east of Brushwood, in Union township, Jasper county, Indiana, on the 16th day of November, at 14 o'dock A. M. Services will be conducted by Bov. Lemuel Shortridge, All are invited to attend.

The Remington Guard, a Republican newspaper just started at Remington, is on our table. The Guard is a forty-eight column newspaper, and gives evidence of good journalistic ability. J. A. Winegarden is the. editor, Dwight Babcock, assistant editor, and Wb. Shortridge, proprietor. To each and all we extend our fffi" in fraternal greeting. Everyone who has ever met n commercial tourist will appreciate the following: “The drummers came down like wolves on the fold, their toes were all frosted, their noses were cold, their weather-peeled bogles soon Bhone through the town, they gobbled the money and salted it down, then took n few orders and lit out of here, with their beads fall of business and skins fall of beer.”

Mr. John Ssyler and his wife and mother, living about three miles west of town, met with quite sa accident on last Sunday morning. They were all seated in the buggy and nearly ready to start when the lines became entangled in the harness in some way which caused the hones to make a short turn, throwing them out and injuring all of them more or less. Mn. Saylor, the mother of John, was more seriously injured than either of the other two, having had her ankle sprained and her leg dislocated at the knee-joint. We understand Mrs. Sayler is in s fiir way for a speedy recovery.

Illinois eoal easts $7.50 {er ton delivered Election news, in detail, wffl be found on the first page. Miss Lottie WaltoMtad Mis Mali Wright called at the Rnruntfcaa Omen yesterday. OaH again, ladies. — ; ■——- - Burger ft Butler, of Remtegfoa, have a full supply of fresh salt.' Cheaper thaa can be had anywhere else in the county Give them a caH: ‘ 4 - * i . i —n ■ An EvaniviUs marriage in high life has bean indefinitely postponed. Just bee-uae ths girl declines to be married in Jail, and the sheriff won't let the follow out. • t : ’n 's> J i ■' From present indication, trains es oars will be running on the O. ft 8. A. R. A, between Delphi and Chioago, inside of ane year from date. and g#tt» if in your hat for fature reference. ; 't ■ —'i ~»«»- - Dre M-making, cutting and preparing drees goods and trimmings for ladies, misses and children's suits, es every description.— Alse paper patterns of every desirable style , out to suit each lady’s own particular measure without change or alteration, at Mrs. Halstead’s.

It fa reported that the Chicago Tribune, with Mr. Medfll at the helm, will favor Hen. E. B. Washburne, of Illinois, for the next President. Mr. Washburns is. at present, Minister to France. The Indianapolis Journal , in speaking of the matter, says: “Mr. Washbnrn is an original Republican, a man es very fair ability, and of unquestioned integrity, has had considerable experience in public affairs, has kept aloof from reoent political complications, and Would be altogether quite an available candidate.” The Logansport dafty Star man U entitled to the spurs now.r The- Star, of the 4th inst., oontains the following; “Republicans hoi® no Elections this year —Massachusetts Democratic—New York Democratic—New Jersey*'Democratic—The South Unanimously Democratic—Everything and" Everybody “Democratic—Toe Grasshoppers even Voting Democratic—The Roosters a»l Crowing—The Cannon* all Firing—The Off Yew—That is, Republicans are Off.” s Attorney-General returned from Washington, D. 0., yesterday!having while there obtained a special .settlement with the United States Treasury b]T which $166,000 was allowed this State on aoeount of the old war claims. The' Treasury Department deducted from this amount $68,00D, on account of an old debt settlsment is the result or two years 'labor on the part of Judge Denny, who deserves great praise for his persistency and determined efforts in this direction. This batch of elaima have been hanging fire for years, and were the “rag and bob tail,” so to speak, of claims' aggregating*6Ver $8,000,000 paid by fSe government uuder an act of Congress passed in 1861. This particular batch has been disallowed and rejected time and again. Never more in Indiana can the scriptural injunction relating to bread «hst upon the water be disbelieved.— lnd. Jour.

GLEANED FEOM THE RECORD. A string bund is proposed. » The Record men feel slighted because the ladies don’t call on them. - The Record has one handled subscribers in Jasper county. J. Misner contemplates going into the grain business on a larger seals. The Record says Finley Andrews is u singer. We had supposed him to be a Wheeler & Wilson or a Weed. The store clerks “of Remington attend strictly to busiaoa*’lnd are native and gentle. -■> D. Y. Garrison, since the removal of his harness shop, heap* two workmen employed, besides himself. «r* # . A Mr. Knight has lately arrived from England, and h*a brought three hundred presents for family, sent to them byMr.H.’rp*^.:^^ James T, McKim, of Indianapolis, formerly of Remington; has spending several days in the lAUer place, attending to business. noso-d. i>*, The Record speaks of G. B. Clark at a “diminutive” postmaster. He only weight about twe hundred and-fifty pounds, avoirdupois. bThe temperance Jieople of Rensselaer have sent a proposition to the temperance folks of Remington, to hold a Temperance Convention at thelatterplaoe, at some future time, provided arrangements cotild bbmade. M». Henry Downing met with a serious evident on Monday of last week. While out riding in a buggy the hotoea became frightened and ran away, throwing her ont, slightly fracturing her skull, and seriously bruising the back of her neck and head,— Her recovery is doubffiiL

OLSAXUD rROM THU GUARD. •*-' I Good wages are offered for corn hoskers. A large numtier hf Texan cattle was shipped oh Tuea&ky bf hut week. Father Babb., still “emoles” pleasing smiles upon his Customers. S. P. Belles contemplates leaving Remington soon. , :- Mr. Hood brings-fine stool; from Kentucky to Remington. tJ ,. . _ V The Guard -ooafler out ox*> Republican principles of the “true blue”' stripes Huertas to it. : * b , _ u ,^ The Remington schools are progressing harmoniously under, the management of Prof. Cole. >*• • ,-h: ... • Many farmer* between Remington and Goodland are btiflditfg additional cribs fbr storing away their ebrh. Mclntire & Shaw, the real estate agents, are reported as deing a lively bnrinees.— Certainly, everything OTB’ 1 has anything to do with ishtdro to h* lively. The Guard learns from ike town “dads” that the population' s «f Remington will number 1,600 Strong,'ibd offers to wager the cigars that she tHR enumerate 2,000 within three yean. We don’t smoke. As evidence Jto the contrary of being a ttnmg Democrat Mr. Winegarden tmjm—“Wo would simplysay that we served four years in the Union i&by, being wounded three times. Wehsvhno more to say, bnt let the people ' •• -