Jasper Republican, Volume 1, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 January 1875 — Remington Items. [ARTICLE]

Remington Items.

[From the Record.] Coal scarce. Little Etta, a daughter of C. T. Culler, t was buried last Sabbath. Am effort is being made to charter a lodge as the Knights of Pythias. Mr. Chas. Jouvenat is bow the happy father of a fine, large girl. Born on the 10th. The Record office has a new sign, wi'h simply the words "Recurd office, up stairs," executed by V . B. Donnelly. C. Cross ia getting timber on the ground preparatory to building a frame residence 22 x 23 on the corner of Indiana and South streets. Wonder if Cyrus is going to leap from the state of sinzle Wasßsdness _ rniiTtL. n.-a j .. A freight train was thrown from the track about two miles west of town, last Saturday night, caused by a broken rail. Four cars were “ditched,” and two brakemen were almost frosen while iryiag to replace them on the track. ? 7 '

r" 1 - ~ r A grand time to anticipated at the Court Mr. Calhonn, us the Kansas |J! A Rumor bath it that Mr. James flattery was to have been married yesterday. Please to remember the festival to be given at the Court House next Friday evening. A converted jockey has been speaking es the receipts at* church festival door ss gate m ney. Remember the Union Services which is to commence at the M. LCiarri next Sunday week. -’ *• F. J. Sears A Co. have donated a five dollar ring, for a ring caka,-for the supped* fiext Friday evening. . Mrs. Partington declares-that she does not wish to vote, as she fears she couldn't stand the shock us the electrical franchise. From the Brookston Reporter we learn that a copper mine has been -discovered hr the bed of Spring Creek, near Brookston. The Grand Union Meeting will commence at the M.E. Church, one week from next Sunday—January 81st. Preaching in the M. E. Church next Sunday at 10; 30 a.m. and at 6; 80 p.m. by Rev. C. E. Lambert. AH are invited to attend. A summary of the proceedings of the Indiana Legislature will be found on the outside of this paper.

Lost./—A small gold cross, on Thursday afternoon. The finder will be properlyrewarded by returning the same to Miss Libbie Walton. The Brookston Reporter has donned the ready print, and comes to us this week, in a quarto form, of four columns to the page. Says the Monticello Constitutionalist'.“For the last two Weeks we have been in the midst es real winter, but last Saturday morning 'clapped the climax’.” Rev. R. L. AdamSv notwithstanding the extreme cold weather, preached an excellent sermon in the Presbyterian Cburehlast Sunday to a very fair audience. Yesterday was a warm, spring-like day. Several persons mentioned the “spring fever,” but doubtless yesterday was what an old timer would call “a weather breeler.” We are. about twenty-four hours behind time this week; caused by our paper from Chicago not having arrived on time. We -hope we shall have no trouble from this source again. Over 66,000 steerage passengers left this country for Europe during the year 1874. It is thought that a revival'of business will bting many of them back, and thousands of new comers with them.

Charley Platt’s “big Injun” made his annual change of residence on Wednesday night last. He has taken,up quarters this timeon the wind pump. Naughty boys were the cause of his removal. The ladies of Rensselaer and vicinity will give an entertainment at the Court House, for the benefit of the Presbyterian Church, on Friday evening, January 29th 1875. A foil programme will be published hi next week’s issue of the Rkpublican. Joseph E. McDonald, a hard money man, was elected United States Senfitor on Wednesday. He received 78 votes# Pratt 44, Buchanan 18, Holman 3, Thompson 6, and Curry 2. Four Republican members were absent at the time of voting.

Hon. John A. Logan, United States Senator from Illinois, in his celebrated speech, on the 13th and 14th of January, threw hot shot into the enemy’s camp by uttering such sentences as these, ‘lf Sheridan is not fit to breathe the free air of the republic, I appeal to heaven to name the man in this land who is. When Grant, Sherman, Sheridan, and others like them should be forgotten in this country, there would be no country left. When the Democratic party was dead and rotten in its grave, the memory of Grant, Sherman and Sheridan would shine in the hearts of the American people like the noonday sun.