Jasper Republican, Volume 1, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 January 1875 — Railroad Notes. [ARTICLE]

Railroad Notes.

Mr. N. W.' Reeve ia shoving the quill is the Recorder’s office. Everybody is going to the M. E. Church next Tuesday evening. A darkey’s instruction* for puling on a coat irare, “Fn-st de right arm, den de left, and den give one general eenvubtoa.’ ’ The Tall Sycamore has withdrawn from the Senatorial contest, and now Holman looms np. The Presbyterian and Methodist Social, was held at the residence of Mr. Coot last Tuesday evening. The M. E. Church has a new organ, and the singing under the supervision of Rev. C. E, Lambert, has improved considerably. Remember, there is to be a grand time at the Methodist Church next Tuesday evening. The recent wolf hunt in the n»rth part of the county was reported as a failure. Deer and wolves were seen, but none were captured. We were the happy recipient of a call from Misses Hatie Howard, Libbie Walton, Mary Peacock and Minnie Gibson, on last Monday afternoon. The Monticello Constitutionalist presents an improved apf*aranee this week. The Rkpcwlicah is always ready to commend enterprise wherever it may appear. Give Phil. Bberidan a chance to hang a few of the leading “bandits,” then order and quietude will reign supreme in Louisiana—is the opinion of the Riptblicsw. Won't somebody strangle that fellow wbo predicted a mild winter? He ought not to be allowed to breathe the breath of life after having trifledjwith us in this manner! Rev. J. L. Smith, of Lafayette, the Presiding Elder of this district, preached two very effec iveand well directed sermons in the M. E. Church laat Sunday. • The I. D. & C. Railroad appropration election will take place tomorrow. Let every voter be at tbe polls and vote just precisely as he feels in duty bound to vote, and let us have a fair and full expression of the people on this subject.

Dr. Harry Moss, of lowa, called on us Saturday. He contemplates residing in Jasper county until the icebergs of lowa have broken up. Be says last Saturday was Ihe kind of weather he had been used to in lowa. We hare received the following advertisement for publication, and give it verbatim: “Lost a dorg, whichever finds him kann bring him toe mi boy bill which has his errs and tale kroped and is mosly yeller, but whar he was unfortinit in kechin hot water.” Over the withdrawal of Voorhees from the Senatorial contest, the Indianapolis Journal gets off the following: ' kadly the Sycamore’s branches arc swaying, Coldly around it the rude winds are playing; At its gnarled roots the faithful are praying While the procession is mournfully saying “Alas! for the failure of all Daniel’s braying ” At the organization of the Indiana Legislature, the following officers were elected : Senate—John Overmeyer, Secretary; W. IISmith, Assistant Secretary; E. H. Maqifee, Doorkeeper. House— David Turpie, Speaker; J. W. Holmes, Clerk ; T. C. Mays, Assistant (lerk; Moses Lewman, Doorkeeper. In the Senate the Republicans elected the Secretary and Assistant Secretary, the Independents the Doorkeeper. In the House all the officers are DemoJllts. The Valparaiso Vidette : Anew weekly mail route is established from Froitland, Barclay Township, Jasper County, to lear, and a semi-weekly one from Sanpiorre through the north part of Jasper county to Momence and back, mails to be carried westward Tuesdays and Fridays, and eastward Thursdays and Saturdays. A postoffice is expected soon to be established on this route somewhere in Jasper County, probably on the road- from the Kankakee bridge to' Rensselaer. An entertainment and supper will be given at-the M. E. Church, in this place, next Tuesday evening, January 19th, 1875, the proceeds of which will be donated to the Church for repairing purposes. The exercises are to consist of a supper with singing intermingled. Also, two or three short and telling speeches by Rev. C. E. Lambert, Mr. M. F. Chilcote and Mr. S. P. Thompson. No effort will be spared to make it an interesting affair. All are invited to attend. Admission 25 eents. The* foil owing named persons compose thecommittee of arrangements: Miss Mary Peacock, Miss Libbie Walton, Miss Minnie Gibson, Miss Made Howard, Miss Lou Howard, Mrs.'Allie Johnson*, S r. Will Lamgon, Mr. Ed. Rhoades, Mr. R. Rogers, Mr. D. J. Thompson, Mr. N. W. Reeve, Mr. M. O. Cisscl and Chas M. Johnson.

The bridging in this county upon the new railroad has required about 150,000 feet of lumber, and about 350 piling. Fire carloads of drain pipe has been used for culverting in this county, at a cost of about S3OO por car. The pipe is furnished by the Chicago Cement Pipe Company, of Hyde Park. Got of twenty-seven miles of the C. & S. A. B. B. being built, in this county, only about five remain to be finished. North, between Lowell* and Dyer, there is only about ,one mile to be closed up, and that in. a section that can be done in a few days.

The work is finished through the deep marsh south of this so thst water in the Kankakee can not interfere with pushing the railroad to a rapid completion on . this /‘ide of the river toward Jasper county. And the work is moving right along during the vinter. —Lowell Star.

Take supper at the Methodist Ckureh next Tuesday evening. There are away men who haws the meet vigorous opinions oa subjects of whieh they are amt ignorant. He* who invests one dollar in business should invest one dollar in advertising that business.—A. T. Stewart. An old lady bearing somebody say the mails were irregular, said: “It was just so in my days—no trusting any of ’em.” The man who never gets aay b-Uors may be seen on tbe steps every morning before the clerk gets his boots on. Those bald-headed old doctors wbo bagged “Katie King’* whoa they thought oh* was a spirit, are horrified to find it was a plump little widow, of the earth, earthy. If you want* Sewing Machine, one that has been pronounced, by all who have tried it, for superior to anything they ever saw, call on C. W. Clifton and purchase a Weed. m - r <P In former times, when a man was out of business aad didn’t know what else to do, he would start out as a traveling dentist. Now he goes to Arkansas and sets up as Governor. The lady who personated Katie King in the Holmes seances at Philadelphia and so grossly deceived Robert Dale Owen and other credulous spiritualists, is a widow. “Bevare of vidders.” Presume the readers of the Ripubmcxk, have not yet learned that last Saturday was a cold day. A polar wave struck the earth broadside snd sent the mercury in the thermometer tumbling down to 20° below zero. The highest point reached during the day was 8° below rest. Said to be the ©eldest day of the winter. Notwithstanding J. W. Duvall’s, and Patton Bros’, hack lines made their regular runs. Caddie Benjamin, teacher of Blue Grass school, Newton Township, givee*the following report for the month ending January 8, ’76: number enrolled, 48; average daily attendance, 44 and 11-19thi-. Those perfect in attendance, punctuality and deportment were Effie Yeoman, C&llie Rosa, Ada Rosa, Mary Rodgers, Lucinda Tatee, George Patee, Orpheus Haldstead, Edwin Haldsteed, David Haldstead, Willie Haldstead, Sanford Haldstead, John Mauok, Lee Mauek, Eddie Mauck, David Cockeril, Elmer Elder, Willi* Paxton and David Makeever. , Died. —Mr. Rogers, father of the Rev. 8. E. Rogers, the Pastor of the Freewill Baptist Church, in tLis place, died at the residence of the latter, in Rensselaer, on Monday, January 11, 18 7 6, at the age of 77 years. Mr. Rogers has been a faithful member of the Freewill Baptist Church over forty years. His death will leave a void in the church to which he belonged, and in the family circle, which cannot be filled. On Tuesday morning the friends started with the remains for Polo, IIL, where the body has been interred.

A Sunday School was organized at the M. E. Church last Sunday, by electing the following officers. Harvey W. Wood, Superintendent ; Chas. M. Johnson, Assistant Superintendent; Jasper Howard, Secretary; Miss Mary Peacock, Treasurer; William Austin, Librarian ; Miss Mary Cola, Organist; S. P. Howard, Teacher of the bible class; Mrs. L. C. Janes, Teacher of the primary class; Miss Mary Wright, Miss Mary Cole, Mrs. Allie Johnson, Miss Rosa Coen, Mr. Johnathan Peacock, Mr. John Sayler and Mr. Coke Hinkle were elected as a CQrps of teachers to be selected from astheclasses may demand. Sunday School will be held every Sunday moruing, commencing promptly at 9: 30 and closing at 10; 30 or 10;45, never to continue longer than cue hour and a quarter. Everybody, old and young, are cordially invited to attend the Sunday* School, and lend a helping hand. A letter dated at Council Grove, Dec. 29; 187*s received by Mrs. Daugherty from her sister in ihat region, states that “no tongue can describe the suffering caused by the grasshoppers.” In another nlase thmwriter says: “do make an effort to do something for us; go to your Christian neighbor, read this letter to him and ask him to give food and clothing— not*money —we want bread; we waDt clothes; we want what will satisfy the common necessities of life. Samantha, get a box and put into it anything that a human needs and send it to us.” Are we to stand in the midst of plenty and let such appeals as these go unanswered T Mis. Daugherty is canvassing for the relief of these sufferers. Let all whom she may call upon give as much as they can possibly spare, and when the day of final reckoning shall have come they will surely find it placed in the Book on the “Cr.” page. The reign of Economy and Reform has begun. The Independent-Democratic Legislature of Indiana has met and started out on its career of retrenchment by ordering 1500 copies of Governor Hendricks’ message printed in German in addition to the number printed in the legally recognised language of our country. In this they display the essence of economy —killing two birds with one stone—as they thereby provide at the expense of the State a plum for a pet German paper and at the same time introduce their pet candidate for nomination for the Presidency, to a goodly number of recently arrived Germans who do not read English.

We suppose it is not our funeral, bat we nevertheless suggest that H might be as well to .extend this economy to all the other nationalities represented in our State, they all having votes. And as our great “Peace Governor” attaches a supplement to his message devoted to the affairs to Louisiana, would it**not also be well to publish aspects] Louisiana, edition of some thousands to distribute among the White Leaguers of that State. As a frontispiece these editions might exhibit the photograph of our great statesman, and as an appendix might give a bi op rap hi cal sketch nnd a concise statement of his claims to the Presidency.

Don’t forget the entertainment at the Methodist Church next Tuesday evening. * —» ■. If n woman iciU shorten pie-crust with batter at 10 cents per pound, her tyubaud has good grounds for a divorce. Exposures of seaneps continue. The spiritualistic “mediums” torn out to be only medium jugglers. Superintendent Hopkins has expressed the belief that the County Buperinteadency willl not be repealed. Mr. Albert Bellows, es Carpenter township, gave the Ruubucax office a brief sell oa Wednesday. Indignation meetings is the order of the day. Why ern’t one he indulged in by Rensselaer ? Doubtless we have enough material to hold a very interesting one. Yesterday the side-walks were ia rather a slippery condition, aad several persons were noticed to sit dew a respectful distance from the fire. “Yeth thir if yon won’t eat ate,” was the trembling reply of a chubby little boy whom King Kalakaas took up in his arms, and asked for a kiss, in the eoririder of a Ban Franci-co hotel. There will be ho preaching next Sunday by Rev. Mr. Rogers, the Freewill Baptist,* minister he having gone to Polo, Illinois, to attend to the last funeral rites of his deceased father.

Democratic professions and practioes differ widely. Tbe Democratic Representatives in Congress talked strongly against granting further subsidies, but when the question to that effect was taken, tbe proposition ares killed by their votes. It is estimated that the cost of building a new State House will be about $2,000,000, on which a tax will be needed of 6 cents on the SIOO. It will take five years to complete it, and four hundred thousand dollars a year to be appropriated. A biU has passed both branches of the Legislature apprep-iating $125,000 for legislative expenses. It only awaits the Governor’s signature to give the members and officers a chance to draw their pay.— Ecokomy! Few persons went from here to Remington, last Tuesday, to attend the Bundsy School Institute in session there on that day. The extreme odd weather is tbe only apology we have to offer, Wennderstand that a respectable number attended however, and in the evening held an interesting session. The New York Weekly Wittness, published by John DougaU, is a lively fifly-eix column newspaper.- It is three yean old, has attained the circulation, unprecedented in so short a time, of over 75,000 copies, a result due to the large amount of theehoioest reading matter whieh it gives for the exceedingly low price of $1.20 per annum, postage paid, or 60 cents for a half year* See advertisement on fourth page.