Jasper Republican, Volume 2, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 December 1875 — Niagara Falls. [ARTICLE]

Niagara Falls.

Every Republican in die comity should subscribe for Ths Jasper Republican at once. Next year being the Centennial year of the Nation, and it also being the yeataf a Presidential election, every citizen efceald take a county paper. In dobs of tea or star? we will furnish the Republican from now until the first of January, 1877, for one dollar and twentyfive cents per year. The bodygof the late Vice President Wilam at 1 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Brick Pomeroy denies the charge that he has suspended, and threatens libel suits against those who originated the maHeams slander. The Maine Supreme Court has decided recently that a person baying a ticket for a passage between two points on a railroad, can ride an equal distance anywhere on the Mad, and in either direction. President Grant and wife executed a mortgage on their Long Branch and other property to secure the payment of S2O- - borrowed money. This does not indicate that the President is amassing a fortune very rapidly.

The result of the recent elections was due mainly to the conviction that reform is accomplishing itself within Republican party. — Harper's Weekly. Reform is but a tocsin with other parties. With the Republican party it is a principle. According to the report of the Post-master-General, there is an increase of 8,776 miles in the length of mail routes as compared with last year, and a decrease of $48,688 in the cost of maintaining the service. Such a state of things should not be tolerated. Where are the ‘‘reformers ?” It bannot he denied that the safety and welfare of the republic rests on the free school system. Let all the children be educated, and then they cau vote intelligently. All denominations should be welcome to the schools, and all treated alike, with their doctrines left outside the walls of the school building. The Moody and Sankey meetings in Philadelphia are largely attended. In meetings held last Bunday there were between 11,000 and 12,000 persons present. In the afternoon 150 ladies stood up for prayer, and in the evening 100 young men desired the same. A rich harvest is anticipated in Philadelphia.

Reunion of thk 48xh Indiana.— There will be a reunion of the 48th Indiana Veteran Vols. at South Bend, Indiana, ou the Bth of February, 1876, that being the 14th anniversary of the departure of that regiment lor the front. M. F. Cbidcote, A. B. Crampton, A. B. Austin, . W. Warren, M. W. Warner, and others. E. P. STANFIELD, Adjutant, South Bend. It really is a fact that an office-holder under the present administration cannot make a few hundred dollars above his salary without being chucked into the penitentiary. There’s no attention at all given to the good old Democratic privilege of laying aside a snug pile under the protection of the party. At this rate only honest men can hold office. It is surprising, the difference between this and Democratic times. Truly, the despot at Washington has no regard for the liberties of his subjects.

If there is anything calculated to make the average citizen feelgood, it is to read of the vigorous and effective manner in which Secreta ryJßristow is going through the whisky ring. The thieves who have sought cover in the revenue department are being thoroughly ferreted out and summarily dealt with. Under the old Democratic regime such villainy would have been covered and hushed up. The principle of Republican rule is to ferret out, expose and punish roguery wherever found nesting in the public service. Postmasier-General Jewell is a humor* Ist as well as an unusually polite official. He wrote as follows, recently,*to a woman who had applied fora situation in the dead letter office: “We have only fiftyseven ladies employed in this department, with the exception of a few translators and experts, and not more than two changes have occurred in that force for the last six months. None of them ever many, or resign. In feet, the dead letter division is a sort of mausoleum of buried affections—a place not governed by natural law*—for those who enter its charmed portals seeffi to loose all the motives and hopes, and aspirations which •way and govern the outside world. I regret that it is so, but so it e.

Mias Melle wßnk of attending college at Adriii, Mich., Ind under date of November 22, 1875, writes to the Republican as follows: Having recently visited this celebrated wonder, and endeavored to make a careful survey of all the attractions in this region, I have been much impressed with the thought that it would not be out of place to pen this article for publication in the Republican, so those of its readers who, like myself, until a 'short time ago, had never seen Niagara and its surroundings, may know something of them and of what they may expect to see when they are permitted to visit them. We left Adrian about 5 o’clock P. M. f and a merry crowd we were. The excursion was a large one, and was well represented by Adrian College, there being over fifty of us. The ride was a long and tedious one—distance nearly four hundred miles. We were fortunate enough to fall in with the excursion which took the northern route, and consequently had a view of Canada, but was not very favorably impressed with the country, it being a wild and unproductive one. After passing through the small village of Chippewa we were soon permitted to gaze upon the beauties of Niagara River. As we advanced further up the river we scarcely uoticed anything but the huge white-caps which are being continually thrown into the air. We next beheld the spray from the great Horseshoe Falls, causing such a mist that we conld see but little of them. Upon arriving at the depot the road suggested itself, and a short walk brought us to the new suspension bridge—a curiosity, indeed. It is twelve hundred and sivty-eight feet and four inches long, one hundred and ninety feet from the water, at present, and weighs two hundred and fifty tons. Here we had a view of the Bridal Veil, which is situated between the bridges and the American Falfa.— This is a pleasing sight and one to be admired by all. Next, the Horseshoe Falls, the greatest and giandest sight of all, is presented to you. These falls are two thousand feet wide, one hundred and fifty-eight feet high and twenty-eight feet thick. Quite a distance above these falls the water is greatly agitated by huge projecting rock, and long before they reach the point of falling, they cast themselves, as it were, recklessly into the air to the hight of many feet; but as they start in their descent the milky spray rises higher and higher until it is lost in the blue arch above. The attractions of Niagara aad its surroundings are truly great. The most noted are Goat Island, Island of the Three Sisters, Cave of the Winds, Whirlpool Rapids and Prospect Park. It is from this point you obtain the best view of the American Falls whbh ar e nine hundred feet wide and one hund red and sixty-four feet high. One remarkable feature of these falls is that the spray does not rise as high as the falls but rolls and seems to wind about and soon disappears. Whirlpool rapids is situated about half a mile below the

bridge. This is a remarkable phenomena of nature. The depth of the rapids has never been ascertained. The only vessel that ever sailed over them was the -“Maid of the Mist.” This vessel contained but three men, and they passed over safely. We were lowered in an elevator a distance of one hundred and sxty-five feet, and then with difficulty we descended a slippery bank and at last arrived at the water’s edge. Here we enjoyed seeing the mighty waters sweeping swiftly by us. Cave of the Winds is at the foot of, and under the American Falls. This cave is one hundred feet wide, one hundred and thirty feet high and over thirty feet deep. Our next place of interest was the battle field of Lundy’s Lane. Here We ascended to the top of Scott’s Tower where we had a fair view of the surrounding country. This tower is five hundred feet above the level of the lake, and from this many noted places are to be seen. The most noted are Lake

Erie, Lake Ontario, Brock’s Monument, Buffalo and battle field of Lundy’s Lane, which is now used for a cemetery, and many of the braves who fought in that battle are lying here with nothing but simple slabs to mark their resting places. After leaving this interesting place we took a careful survey of the very beautiful city. After partaking of a delicious supper up boarded the train and were homeward bound. Night was upon us and most of the party were soon fast asleep. Our homeward trip was not a

very pleasant one, we being to tired tc enjoy it. Quite a number of the theological class had no doubt visited the falls for the purpose of becoming inspired.— They were Well filled but not too full for utterrance. They were partial to biblical discussions and concluded to entertatn the crowd with one of them. But it proved of but little interest to the hearers, and finally at a late hour their discussion was abandoned, relieving the party greatly. Thus we jogged ou and on until at last we reached our destination tired and nearly worn oat, but were all glad that we had gone: