Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 3, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 June 1859 — Virginia Republicans. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Virginia Republicans.

A Washington correspondent of tbe New Yark Evening Post writes: “It may seem somewhat singular with you, but I believe tbe Republicans of Virginia hold the balance of power between the two great parties to-day. This is the epinion of a shrewd Virginia politician. There are thousands of Niythern freemen already in Virginia. In a town not a dozen miles from Washington there are over fifty voters, who came from the North and are Republicans in sentiment. They proposed a month ago voting for Goggin, but IHs abuse of the Repulican< lately disgusted them, and they agreed in a body to stay away from the- polls. By another gubernatorial election in Virginia the Republicans in the State will make themselves tell as a power.” The Wheeling Inteilige'icer, an able and determined advocate of tree labor, cast its influence against both Letcher and Goggin. Thousands of Opposition voters staved awav from tbe polls in North-Western Virginia, from dislike of the attitude of the candidates. It hardly admits of doubt, that there were enough of this class of voters in Virginia to have elected Goggin, han he received their support “What makes you look so grum. Tom?” “Oh, I have had to endure a sad trial to my feelings.” “What on earth was I it, j” “Why, I had to tie on a pretty girl’s i bonnet, while her ma was looking on.”

THE RENSSELAER GAZETTE. RENSSELAER, IND. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1859.

(ttT*The list news from Europe is unimportant. No battle since our last issue. CO”A young man named. Daniel Dougherty, living with Commissioner S. L. Sparling, was thrown by a colt last Sunday and had his coller bone broken. CO“The Jasper Republican Central Committee met last Thursday, and adjourned to' meet again to-morrow afternoon, at half past five, at the Treasurer’s office. oO“The La f ayette Committee will please accept our thanks for an invitation to attend the Military and Civic Ball at Battle Ground on the night of the 4th; but as we are.to celebrate the day here, we cannot be with them. {s”Wc the other day saw a horse hay rake made by young Jack Warner, that was as well made as any we ever saw, and bet- ’ ter than many that are hawked about the country by peddlers. The rakes can Le seen at the blacksmith shop of his brother, “Capting” Warner. twd-horse team of Mr. William Wyatt, the father of all tho Wyatts, ran off through our streets last Wednesday, scattering things generally. The wagon was strung along by piece-meal, and a stove and bedstead thrown out and broken—the stove into innumerable pieces. Bruce Markle has a young pet crow, which has yet not attained its growth. Last Sunday it ca’ght a swallow alive and carried it to Bruce uninjured. After delivering it up, the crow chirped and cawed most immoderately, as if expressing great glee over its success in “hawking.” I oO“The Masonic celebration last Friday | passed off to the satisfaction of all con-, cerned. The Court House was filled to its ■ utmost capacity, the ladies occupying one- ’ half of it. The address, by Dr. Martin, as i anticipated by all who had previously heard him, was eloquent, learned and interesting, reviewing the history of Masonry from ancient tc modern times. (Cj'We publish, in another column, an interesting letter from Pike’s Peak, purporting to be signed by Horace Greely and others. We do not put full faith in it, ' however, until it is confirmed by the New; York Tribune. According to the letter, Greely took the statements of miners en- , tirely, and did not wash out a pan of dirt himself or witness others do it. He has the ; reputation of personally scrutinizing mat- I tere closer than that.