Jasper Republican, Volume 2, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 October 1875 — ELECTIONS. The Republicans Victorious. THE TIDAL WAVE HAS STRUCK A SAUD BAR. [ARTICLE]

ELECTIONS. The Republicans Victorious. THE TIDAL WAVE HAS STRUCK A SAUD BAR.

The Republican majority in Ohio Amounts to Probably 10,000. Jnwa Rolls up a Grand Republican Majority of 33,000 or 40,600. At the hour of going to press the full returns had not been received, but . enough has been received to show that Baja has been elected Governor of Ohio by about 10,000 majority; that Kirkwood has been elected Governor of lowa by from 35,000 to 40.00 majority, and the new State Constitution of Nebraska is adopted, and the State carried by the Republicans by a majority -of 10,000.

Another Democratic county heard from. It is in Ohio. Its name is Brown, The defalcation is only $60,000. A lengthy review ofSherman’s memoirs, -by General Boynton, made up from official records of the War Department, is announced to appear at an early day The disapointment of an lowa man who •cutout a bee-sting and four inches of his leg, and then swallowed a pint of whisky under the impression that he had been bit. ten by a rattlesnake, was intense, and his indulgence in a second pint would have -been pardonable. Now, let’s try him again and see if he knows. Prof. Tice, of St. Louis, predicts that there will be terrible storms between the 9th 22nd of October. But ‘Where? Almost any fool could guess that there will be storms somewhere at that or any other time. Nasby is opposed to inflation. Ue says that four gallons of water to one of whisky may enlarge the bulk, but after all, there is only one-fifth genuine inspiration in the stuff. Then again he is decidedly opposed to any plan that would ruin water by spoiling good whisky. There is considerable philosophy in this. The last Legislature passed an act providing that the County Commissioners should make all the purchases of stationery for the county officers. Attoiney ■General Buskirk holds that the act is invalid, because it was not presented to the Governor for his signature in time. The county officers will therefore proceed as .heretofore.— Ex.