Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 3, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 September 1859 — Page 2

THE RENSSELAER GAZETTE. RENSSELAER, IND. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1859.

REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET.

CLERK, d. i. Jackson. RECORDER, C. W. HENKLE. AUDITOR, D. T. HALSTEAD. COMMISSIONERS, Ist District—S. McCULLOUGH. 2d District—R. BENJAMIN.

Republican Grand Rally,

AT RKNSSEI.AEB, OCTOBER 8. fThere will be a Grand Rally of Republicans at Rensselaer, on the Bth day of October next. HON. SCO WEEK COLFAX has been invited, and is expected to attend and address the meeting. Come along, Republicans, and 1 bring your wives and children. A general good time is expected.

Public Speaking.

Messrs. Jackson and Halstead, Republican candidates for Clerk and Auditor, will address the people of Jeisper county, on the political topipis of the day, as follows-: r (Friday eveng, September 30, in Gillam township. Saturday evening, October 1, in Hanging Grove. Monday evening, October 3, in Morocco. Wednesday evening, October 5, in Brook. (The citizens, of all parties, are cordially invited to meet them. (■Jehu Burt will please accept our thanks for a mammoth sweet pumpkin. ; I . “ ***~ t We this week anticipate our usual publication day by one day, in order to give all hands a chance to attend the -Fair, which commences ” • 1 th|s mornig. I ’ ~ Jn another column will found a ■ ■econd communication from Mr. I Thornburg. He is a curious logician—makes charges without attempting to prove them, and then asks us to disprove them. We confers that we are unable to see what he s is driving at, especially after he has informed us that he would vote fcij the Republican ticket. It looks as though he desires to defeat it. THE WOLF ITEM. The wolf hunt last Saturday was a (pleasant affair. The wolf was chased about two miles, and then caught alive. He will be let loose for anpther chase late this afternoon on the prairie north-east of town. There will be another wolf hunt next-Saturday morning, on the prairie south of the Pinkamink. Everybody is invited.

THE TWO TICKETS.

Some of the prominent Democrats throughout the county met at this plaice in secret meeting last Saturday, and nominated a county ticket, as follows: Henry Barkley for Clerk, Alexander Sharp for Auditor, and Ca Main Lamson for Commissioner. It vras a regular Know-Nothing affair. The town Democrats denied knowing anything about it until the hour of meeting But our Administration friends say that they did not nominate a ticket, but merely “recommend” a ticket for the consideration of,their party. Be that as itmay, we consider it as the Democratic ticket; and a right good ticket it id. We know nothing against the candidates individually, and we are glad of it; for’with two ticket in the field composed of men equally good, it is? to be Loped that the contest will be carried on with reference to principle alone. Let every voter of Jasper county candidly weigh in his own mind the actions and objects of the two great political parties of the day; and when he tyas decided which he would pre-

fer to see succeed, let him cast his vote for the men advocating the principles he holds to be the correct ones. Ifbe desires to see the slave trade sanctioned by law—slavery forced on the Territories against the expressed wish of the “squatter sovereigns,” and a Congressional slave code for the Territories, to protect slavery thus forced upon the people; if any voter desires to see this done, let him vote for the Democratic ticket. But, on the contrary, let those who desire to see our government brought back to the principles of Washington and Jefferson—who desire to see free institutions fostered and cherished—to see freedom made the rule, and slavery the exception, in this Republic—who desire to see our vast public domains in the West made free to actual settlers—we repeat, let those who desire to see such principles carried out, vote for the Republican ticket. To elect a Republican ticket this fall, would do more toward thoroughly organizing the party ®f Freedom, for the great campaign of 1860, than most people are aware. The two tickets are before you, representing two sets of of ideas; choose ye between them.

UNDERHANDED ABUSE.

Some persons opposed to the success of the Republiran ticket, and not having proper regard for truth or their own self-respect, have been busily engaged in secretly circulating slanderous reports about Mr. Halstead, charging him with being a defaulter to the Marion township treasury. Although the whole thing is ridiculously false, there are some Democrats and one or two Republicans, of whom we have heretofore had a better opinion, engaged, to their disgrace, in, circulating these falsehoods—for falsehoods they are, as every man can satisfy himself who will take the trouble to investigate, and investigation is courted by Mr. Halstead. No man has boldly made these charges yet, and no respectable man ever will;, but those engaged in the contemptible business shield themselves behind the cowardly “I heard so.” The result of the circulation of such falsehoods will undoubtedly increase the vote for the Republican ticket, as well as react with crushing force on the heads of the originators. It is a desperate game to undertake to defeat a local ticket by attempting to ruin the character of an upright man and an honorable neighbor. Such a game almost always fails, as it should. The people will not stand quietly by and see a good man’s reputation stabbed in the dark by the assassin slanderer. They will almost invariably rebuke the “backbiter” by turning to him the cold shoulder, and if they fail to do so on Tnesday week, we have overrated the intelligence of the people of Jasper county and their love of justice. We advise the public to closely scan the character of every man who circulates these rumors, and see if it be without spot or blemish. Below will be found the card of Mr. Halstead, and the affidavits of the township Trustees during Mr. Halstead’s term of office, and also the affidavit of the present Trustee, which completely exonerate Mr. Halstead • mk. Halstead’s card. Tb the Citizens of Jasper County: Having been basely charged with having been a defaulter to the Township of Marion, in the County of Jasper, as Treasurer thereof, which charge is being made for political effect, without even the shadow of truth or evidence to sustain it, 1 would therefore pass . itTby in silent contempt, were it not that it ~Wrikes, not at the political, but at that which is above all political preferment—above all else beside—the moral character for honesty and integrity. And further, fearing that some honest persons living in other parts of the county, may be led to think there might be some truth in it, should I suffer a charge of such a nature to pass unnoticed, permit me to say to them, if any such there are, who are inclined to doubt the statemenVof myself and the Trustees with whom I settled, that they would confer a favor on me, by calling and examining the Books for themselves, which may be found in the hands of A. Thompson, present Trustee of Marion township. D. T, Halstead.

AFFIDAVIT OF MESSRS. BABCOCK, COEN AND HARDING. State of Indiana, ) Jasper county. $ ,s ‘ Personally appeared before me the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace in and for said county, Nathan Babcock, E. T. Harding and John Coen, and being duly sworn on oath say that they were Trustees of Marion Township during all the time that David T. Halstead was Treasurer of said township; that the charge made against said Halstead that he was a defaulter to said Township as Treasurer thereof is without any foundation in whole or in part; that we settled fully with him as such treasurer du ring our continuance in office, and that every dollar due from him as such Treasurer was paid over by him promptly and fully. Nathan Babcock, John Coen, E. T. Harding. Subscribed and sworn to, Sept. 26th 1859. W. S. Hopkins, Justice. AFFIDAVIT OF MR. THOMPSON. State of Indiana, i Jasper County. $ ssPersonally appeared before me, a Justice of the Peace, in and for said county, Alfred Thompson, who duly affirms and says that he is the present Trustee of Marion Township in said county; that the books and papers which belonged to said Township during the time that David T. Halstead was Treasurer of the same are in his hands at the present time; that he has made an examination of said books and papers with reference to the charge of defalcation made against said Halstead, and as the result of said investigation he found that the said charge was without any foundation, and that said Halstead had faithfully accounted for and paid over all moneys which came into his hands as such Treasurer. A. Thompson. , Subscribed and affirmed to, Sept. 26th, 1859. W. S. Hopkins,Justice .

MR. THORNBURG'S SECOND LETTER.

Hanging Grove, Sept. 19. A/r. Editor: I was more diverted and amused at your reply to my inquiries, than instructed. You commence by saying that you can demonstrate to my satisfaction that they are nothing but rumors; but in your long and labored article, admit substantially the charges that I made, with the exception of the Barkley vote. You also regret the harsh terms I used when speaking of transactions in which honorable men were concerned. I said as much in mine, but did not know of language more appropriate or adequate to the occasion. You say the officers of the Board in Barkley township, were Parkison, McCurtain and Shepard, and that in conversation with Mr. Parkison, he stated that he read every ticket, and that Mr. Moore’s name did not occur on any of them. These truly are gentlemen whose characters are above suspicion, and from the statement made by Sir. Parki son, and information from other sources, I am satisfied there was no fraudulent intent but think the gentleman is honestly mistaken about there being no vote given there for Mr. Moore. At the time of writing my other article, I did not know who the officers of the Board were, and do, hereby, take back any insinuation made derogatory to their characters. You say the polls were opened at eight o’clock for the accomodation of some who wanted to leave town in the forenoon, and that there was no harm in it. I hope you do not intend to say that, after a set of men have made a law governing the Convention, these men have a right to violate it with impunity, and deprive a portion of the persons who had consented to be governed by it, of its privileges; and that there is no harm in it. No, sir—you are a- man of too much sense to say so. I am satisfied, and think that I can show to any candid mind, that a secret clique does exist in Rensselaer that would like to own the Republican party, and that they had determined to run a certain ticket, whether it was nominated or not; and I am also satisfied from circumstances, the obvious intention of opening the polls at so early an hour, was for the purpose of facilitating that party, and do say, if such is the case, it was unfair, let who will be concerned in it. There is a Republican, whose character is above reproach, stated to a Republican, that he was afraid we would get devided so that we could not elect our ticket, for the town had determined to run a certain ticket any how, whether they succeeded in getting the nomination or not. Some time before the Convention, certain men about town professed to be in favor of of nominating country candidates. You say that the vote shows that the people do not mind their leaders. Yes, or that such declarations were made for the purpose of secreting and covering up this secret organization until they could accomplish their designs. Now, I do think that the opening of the polls at so early an hour, and the declaration of this honest and zealous Republican, and these professions, is enough to carry conviction to any unprejudiced mind that there is something not right. Why did you not announce it in your paper, the day before the convention, that you found it necessary to open the polls at an

early hour if there was no bad design in it. This is some of the unfairness I spoke of in my other communication. I never thought for one moment that there was not as many votes given there as was stated in your paper. Why did you not answer my question relative to the vote there last year! The vast difference between the vote of the two years shows that there was an unusual interest manifested, and that every stratigem was used to put this town ticket through at all hazzards. The vote in Convention, in Marrion township, last year, I believe was eighty-five; this year it is nearly double that. You say the Keener voters were all good Methodists, and that they wanted to go to camp-meeting on the day of the Convention. If I mistake not, the camp-meeting spoken of did not commence until Friday. Now, Mr. Editor, do you believe there would have been one vote cast in that township, on that Thursday, had it not have been for an understanding between the leaders of Keener township and the leaders of this secret clique, to defeat the division of the county north and south! In conclusion, ta-ing the published programme as a law by which to be governed, any court of justice would say, under these facts, throughout Marion and Keener townships, correct the Barkley vote and I think that would change the ticket said to be nominated, because they met contrary to its provisions. You say that I come forward as the friend of Mr. Moore. I here fay, once for all, that I come lorward as the freind of right and justice, and an enemy to trickery and skullduggery, let me find it where I will. Yours, truly, Thos. Thornburg. P. S.—l find there is still a hard feeling toward me in Barkley, and, in order to set me right before their, I wish the above through your press. That is the way in which I made the statement and in this way I wish to take it back. The terms used in speaking of their transactions is all that I feel that I have done wrong in; if you do not publish it, I must think that you want the censure to rest on me.

How to win the Fight.

Mr. Lincoln, of Illinois, in his speech at Cincinnati last week, said: “I have taken upon myself in the name of some of you to say, that we expect upon these, principles to ultimately beat them.— In order to do so, I think we want and must have a national policy in regard to the institution of Slavery, that acknowledges and deals with that iißtitution as being wrong. (Loud cheering.) Whoever desires the prevention of the spread of slavery and the nationalization of that institution, yields and gives up all, when he yields to any policy th ;t either recognizes Slavery as being right, or as being an indifferent thing. Nothing will make you successful but setting up a policy which shall treat the thing as being wrong. When I say this, Ido not mean to say that this general government is charged with the duty of redressing or preventing all the wrongs in the world, but I do think that it is charged with the duty of preventing and redressing all wrongs to itself. This government is expressly charged with the duty of providing for the general weltare; we believe that the spreading out and perpetuity of the institution of Slavery impairs the general welfare. We believe—nay, we know—that that is the only thing that has ever threatened the perpetuity of the Union itself; the only thing that has ever menaced the destruction of the government under which we live, is this very thing. To repress this thing, we think, is providing for the general welfare. Our friends in Kentucky differ from us. We need not make our argument for them, but we whj think it is wrong in all its relations, or in some of them at least, must decide as to our own actions and our own course, upon our own judgment. “I say that we must not interfere with the institution of Slavery in the States where it exists, because the Constitution forbids it, and the general welfare does not require us to do so. We must not withhold an efficient fugitive law because the Constitution requires us. as I understand it, not to with-

hold such a law, but we must prevent the outspreading of the institution, because neither the Constitution nor general welfare requires us to extend it. We must prevent the revival of the African Slave-trade and the enacting by Congress of a Territorial slave code. We must prevent eacli of these things being done, by either Congresses or Courts. The people of these United States are the rightful masters of both Congresses and Courts (applause), not to overthrow the Constitution, but to overthrow the men who pervert that Constitution. (Applause.) “To do these things we must employ instrumentalities. We must hold Conventions; we must adopt platforms, if we conform to ordinary custom; we must nominate candidates, and we must carry elections.— In all these things, I think that we ought to keep in view our real purpose, andun iionv do anything that stands adverse to our purpose. If we shall adopt a platform that fails to recognize or express our purpose, or elect a man that declares himself inimical to our purpose, we not only take nothing by our success, but we say that we act upon no other principle but a desire to have ‘ the loaves and fishes,’ by which in the end our apparent success is really an injury to us. “I know that it is very desirable with me as with many others, that all the elements of the Opposition shall unite in the next Presidential election and in all future time. I am anxious that that should be, but there are things seriously to be considered in relation to that matter. If the terms can be arranged, lam in favor of the Union. But suppose we shall take some man up and put him upon one end or the other of the ticket, who declares himself against us in regard to the prevention of the spread of Slavery, who turns up his nose and says he is tired of hearing anything about it, who is more against us than against tho enemy, what will be the issue! Why he will get no

Slave States after ill—lie has tried- that until being beat is the rule for him. If we nominate him upon that ground, he woTT’t, carry a Slave State; and not only so, bt>f that portion o! our men who are high strung upon the principle we eally fight for, will not go for him, and he won’t get a single electoral vote anywhere, except, perhaps,"in the State of Maryland. There is/io use in saying to us that we are stubborn and obstinate, because we won’t do some such thing as this. We cannot do it. We cannot get our men to vote it. I speak by the card, that we cannot give the State of Illi-; nois in such case by fifty thousand. We would be flatter down than the ‘ Negro Democracy’ themselves have the heart to wish to see us. “After saying this much, let me state a little on the other side. There are plenty of men in the Slave States that are altogeth er good enough or me to be either President or Vice President, provided they will profess their sympathy with our purpose in the election, and will place themselves on the ground that our men upon principle can vote for. There are scores of them, good men in their character for intelligence and talent and integrity. If such a one will place himself upon that sort of ground I am for his occupying one place upon the next Republican or Opposition ticket, (applause.) I will heartily go for him. But, unless he does so place himself, I think it a matter of perfect nonsense to attempt to bring about a union upon any other basis; that if a union be made, the elements will scatter so that there can be no success for such a ticket, nor anything like success. The good old maxims of the Bible are applicable, and truly applicable to human affairs, and in this as in other things, we may say here that he that is not for us is against us; he who gathereth not with us scattereth. (Applause.) I should be glad to have some of the many good, and able, and noble men of the South to place themselves where we can confer upon them the high honor of an election upon one or the other end of our ticket. It would do my soul good to do that thing. It would enable us to to teach them that inasmuch as we select one of their own number to carry out our principles, we are free from the charge that we mean more than we say. “But, my friends, I have detained you much longer than I expected to. I believe I may do myself the compliment to say that you have staid and heard me with great patience, for which I return to you my most sincere thanks.”

Why Germans and Intelligent Laboring Men are Republicans.

Tl-e German Republicans of Wheeling, Va., gave a musical serenade on the 29th ult., to Senator Caldwell, who lives three miles and a half from the city, to signify the great gratification which it gave them to Itarn of the honpiable p sition which nad been recently tendered him, and which still more honorably and manfully he had accepted, in the ranks of the great Republican party.” “ No wonder,” said the Senator in reply, “ that you Germans and other laboring men, feel an interest in the progress and in the final ascendency oi the principles o: the Republican party. It is emphatically the party of the white laboring men in this country. While the Democratic party is the favorite party of the aristocratic element in our Government, while it promotes the interest and follows the dicta of the oligarchical body of Southern s uveholders, to the prejudice of the in:erest of free white workingmen, the Republican party lias made the Interest of our workingmen, of our small producers in the soil and in tiie workshops, its fundamental basis. It was a nuzzle to'him bow any man who wrought with his hands, ami wiio valued the dignity of the sweat o- his brow, could waver in his choice between the principles of the two great parties. Free labor never could be honorable, never could command that respect to which it was entitled, whenever it was discriminated against, as between it and slave labor. Whenever it was degraded to the level of compulsory slave labor, or as it had been by the Democratic party, subordinated, it must partake of the degradations of slave labor. Every man ought to be able to see this. The great principles of the Republican party were the same that Henry Clay had contended for in his life time, viz: encouragement to the labor of free white working men, whether tillers of the soil, mechanics or manufacturers. So plain were these facts becoming in the eyes of the people, and so tired were they now of the disasters and prostrations which have been brought upon the industrial interests of the country, through the principles of tI)C Democratic party, that they are about to rise up in their strength and hurl their oppressors from the places which they have so unworthily occupied.”

Terrible Suffering on the Plains.

News recently reached Fort Riley by two soldiers who came in on Express duty from Prairie Dog Creek, that two men who had started for Pike’s Peak were lying in a starving condition at one of the distant unocupied stations of the late express company of Jones & Russell. The soldiers reported that if adequate means were sent to their relief, it was still possible that they might be found alive, although they were left in a delirious and feeble condition. First Lieutenant Charles Griffin and two others were immediately dispatched with what limited means the Quartermaster at the post could furnish. The philanthrophic mission reached its destination on the third day. Both father and son were found even in a worse condition than represented. They had been at the station eight days before they were relieved by the small quantity of tea, bacon and bread, that the sergeant, who first discovered them, could spare, who gave strict injunctions to eat very sparingly else death would ensue—they being so weak that they could scarcely stand up without holding on to the door. It appears that they had lived on grasshoppers and mildewed corn picked up from among the excrements left by the animals which had fed at that station. Providentially, a few young shoots of corn were found to be springing up about the station, and a dried skull of a buffalo had been thrown aside. They caught from twenty to thirty grasshoppers every morning while the dew was still on the grass, until they became too faint to procure this scanty supply of food, which they had to husband, in order to make a stew of grasshopper, buffalo hide and

young corn stalks, in a small tin cup, to eat at night, to promote sleep and prevent delirium. Thus they sustained 1ife until they obtained the cupful of tea (about a quarter of a pound,) two loaves of bread and a pound or two of bacon, left by the sergeant. When found by Mr. Griffin, they were too debilitated to be immediately moved.—<Manhatten [sic] (Kansas) Express>. ---<>--- ----->A snow storm of fifteen minutes duration prevailed at Florida, Mass., on Wednesday, and nearly whitened the ground. ---<>---

List of PremiunfS' TO BE AWARDED AT THE FIRST A X NV-A I, FAI 1< OF THE JASPER CO. AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY, To he held near Rensselaer on the 2~th, 2$ th anti '22th days of September. FIRST DAY. CLASS A FARMS AND FARM PRODUCTS. Best cultivated and improved Farm in Jasper county, Cup $6 00 ; Best five acres fall or spring Wheat 3 00 Best five acres Oats 2 00 | Best five acret Corn 5 00 Best one acre Burley 1 00 B .'st quarter acre Potatoes 1 00 Best sample of half bushel Potatoes !T 00 Best hall bushel Sweet Potatoes 1 00 -Best and greatest display Garden Vegetables, 2 00 ! I Awarding Committee—C. M. Watson, L. W. Thompson, W. W. Goldsberry. CLASS B FRUITS. Best variety of Apples 1 00 , Best display of Fruits of all kinds 2 00 . Committee—Ezra Wright, John Coen, Dr. W. I H. Martin. CLASS C DAIRY PRODUCTS. Best five pounds Butter 1 00 Best Cheese, ten pounds or over 1 00 Best box Honey 1 00 Best Preserves, Jellies and Pickles I 00 Best loaf Corn and Wheat Bread ...1 00 Best ten pounds Sugar from Chinese cane. .3 00 Best gallon of Molasses from same 3 00 Best display and variety of Dairy products.. 2 00. Committee—H. M. Babb, Win. Overton, Geo. , P. McCullouch. CLASS D N. I, SEtni.E WORK. i Best display fancy Needlework. . . 2 00 I Committee—Mrs. A. Thompson, Mrs. Win. II ■ Martin, Dr. W. J. Laßue. CLASS D NO. 2, FLOWERS. Best and greatest display of flowers 1 00 Committee—Miss Nancy Parker, Mi*s Miriam i " right, I. M. Stackhouse. CLASS E NO. 1, DOMESTIC MANUFACTURES. I Best Patchwork Quilt 2 00 ' Best Comfort ..... 1 00 Best ten yards Rag Carpet ..] 00’ ; Best pair each Socks and Stockings 1 00 ‘ Best ten yards Jeans..-.. . . 1 00 Committee—Mrs. E. Cissel, Mrs. R. 11. Mil- ■ roy, Alfred Thompson. CI.A S E NO. 2, FARMING IMPLEMENTS Best display Farming Implements 5 00 I Com mil tee- Is tac Parker, John A. Kenton, ■ Geo. W. Spitler. CLASS F —-SADF.I.ERY AND BOOTS AND SHOES. Best display of Saddlerv . ... 5 ,n Best display of Boots and Shoes 2 IHI B lie above to be made in Jasper conntv. Commit: e—W. W. Wishard. J. M. G-xii , . John Ade. CLASS G FOWLS. i Best display and variety Domestic Fowls.. .2 W I Committee—Rev. Messrs. Mock, Wballon and I Janies. , CLASS H HOGS. Best aged Boar, one year old and over 3 00 ; Best Sow, one year-old and over 3 q 0 Best pair Pigs, under eight months old 3 OO Committee—C- M. Hopkins, Wm. Pearce. David Knowls. CLASS I SHEEP. Best long wool Buck 2 00 Best fine wool Buck 2 t)O Best three ong wool Ew.s O or> Best three fine wool Ewes 2 00Best lot fat Sheep, five and over 2 OIF Committee—Geo. McCoy, Ephraim Bride1 man, John McCurtain. SECO N D DAY . CI.ASS J CATTLE*. Best Bull, three years old and 0ver:...., CH> Best C ow, three years old and over 3 Oli Best Bull, two years old ami under three. ~3 00 Best Bull one year old and under two. .... ,3 00 Best Bull Calf under one year old. . . . 2 00 Best Heifer two years old and under three. .3 00 Best Heifer one year old and under two. .. .2 00 Best Heifer under one year old 2 00 Best lot fat Steers, five or more -.5 Qfi Best yoke of Oxen . . .3 qq Committee—Wm JK. Parkison; John Smart. Jared Benjamin. CLASS K ASSES AND MULES'. , Best aged Jack qq Best mule, two years old and over 3.00. Best pair mules in Harness 3 QO Best Mule Cult, one year and under two. . .2 OO Bost Mule Colt under one year old.. 2 OO Committee—John Phillipa, Sr-, Thus. Clark, Thus. Kvbinsou. CLASS L— draught worses. Best Stallion, lour years old and over, for heavy draught 5 00 Best Brood Mare, foal by her side 5 00 Best fielding, three years old and over... .3 00 Best Gelding, two years old and under three 3 00 Committee—W. J. Wright, John McCurtain, A. Hoover. T HIRD DAY. CLASS M HORSES FOR ALL PURPOSES. Best Stallion, four years old and over .5 00 Best Stallion, three years old and under four 5 00 Best Stallion, two years old and under three, 4 00 Best Stallion, one year old and under two. ..3 IM) Best Stallion, under one year old 3 00 I Best Mare, four years old and over. ...... fiO Bost Mare, three years old and under four. .4 OO Best Mare, two years old and under three. .3 00 Best Mure, one year old and under two 3 00 Best Mure, under one year old 3 00 Committee—A. Parkison, E. Bail, Marshall ! Grant. CLASS N MATCH HORSES AND BUGGY HORSESBest pair matched Horses or Mares 5 00 Best Buggy Horse or Mare - • 3 00 Best trotting Gelding or Mare, (time four minutes,) 5 00 Best pacing Horse or Mare .5 00 Committie—James T. Morris, Dr. Wm. V. ' Snyder, David Creek. CLASS O SWEEPSTAKES ON HORSES. Best Stallion of any age or blood 5 00 Best Mare of any age or blood ’ .'. . . .5 DO Committee- —S. S- Stockton, George Mason, ;• Tlios PeckThe Board of this Society would say that we are compelled to make our list of rewards comparatively small this year, on account of the ! Society having to expend considerable money in the purchase of grounds and erecting a permanent inclosurc, ic. We promise more liberality in the future. ROOT. PARKER, Pres’K 1 S. Donai nsr»N, Soc’y.