Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 2, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 February 1859 — A Liberal Offer. [ARTICLE]

A Liberal Offer.

TCFAlldelinquent to the G«i«ree-Who -pay their *2 before the first of April next, shall have i* copy of the Oeireaee Farmer eent for one year to their address at our expense.

Ctr William H. Prescott, the historian, died suddenly, at Boston, of paralysis, Jananry 2 Bth, aged sixty-three years. -■ OATA Series of resolutions complimentary to Senator Douglas were lately introduced in the Missouri Legislature, and were all quietly voted down. (O“The Methodist quarterly meeting at this place commences next Saturdays and they are holding religious services every night this week, except to-night, and some- . times during the day. woman in Knox county, says the Indianapolis Journal of yesterday, gave birth to three children at one time a few days since, two and a girl—which fact was,communicated to the Senate Monday afternoon for Legislative action. (f|y“We call attention to the advertisement, in another column, Of the “Spiral Lightning Rod.’’ In a flat country like this, a sufficient protection from lightning is of great importance, and it behooves every . man to provide his dwelling and barn with lightning rod V- ' . (piyWe are glad to. perceive that our i young friend<“Quiz,’’ has been'admitted to i the Chicago bar. Of course he will do well > in that city of rascality and crime of every ; kind,--where the men, when they get tired of their women, murder them, cut them up,l pack them in barrels, and send them to New ; York to be sold as venison. GshWe would again call the attention of i |,mr readers to that excellent remedy for i troughs, colds, consumption, &c., kept for j sale at the store of Mr. Geo. W. Spitler. Every member ut oitr family, including ourself, has been afflicted with severe cold; within the past two weeks, and we have sue- ; cessfully used Phillips’ Cough Sirup. That it is a cure for colds and; coughs we know. GO”Thc donate comes off to-night at the Court House. As a change of some,of the speakers ha/ been made’, we arc requested • to announce the corrected list, which is as follows: CaUiopeans. Erudites. - T. J. Spitler, Alex. Rowen, M. L. Spitler, A If. Guthridge, i D. F Davies. E. P. Hammond. ■

iyZF The Democrats held a caucus at Hartford. Conn., last Thursday night, to appoint delegates to their Convention. Over four hundred were present, and the Douglas delegates were elected by nearly live to one. Strong resolutions nominating Douglas for the Presidency were passed almost unanimously, and one speaker, a delegate to the St,ate Convention, denounced the Administration in bitter terms.