Rensselaer Republican, Volume 12, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 March 1880 — REMINGTON RAMBLES. [ARTICLE]

REMINGTON RAMBLES.

BY W.

It will cost over three hundred dollars to repair the damage done to the roof of the Morgan block, by tbe tornado of the 4th inet. One man who started for Nebraska last week was followed to Peoria by one of his creditors and induced to part with S7O of hit surplus funds. <;• c The Blue Ribbon Society gave another concert and entertainment, laet Saturday evening, whioh was a decided snccesss, and materially replenished the funds of the treasury. Marshal Brunson has gone to Michigan City to work in a refrigerator factory, and Charley Legg goes to Monticelio, this week. Thus one by one the familiar faces of old friends vanish from sight. Persons who were on the train between TV oleott and this place during the blow last Thursday evening say that tbe cars were brought almost to a stand-still, so iminent was tbe danger of being blown from tbe track. Had the wind been a little more southerly tlie oars would undoubtedly have been ditched.

The Littlefield-Ladd imbroglio causes more excitement in Chicago via. Rensselaer than in this place. Were it not for the Rensselaer Republican,'no attention would be given the subject here. Undoubtedly both parties are in the wrong, and people here care very little which wins. Neither'of them occupies a very large share of tbe thoughts of tbe public. Prof. Tice lectured to a small audience last Thursday evening, on tbe subject of Meteorology. During bis lecture, occurred the wind storm. If it was for his benefit that the tornado made its appearance, it is to be hoped be will give Remington a wide berth hereafter. He was brought here by the temper-, ance society but financially the enterprise was a failure. Two brothers, Albert and Frank Ellis bad a slight disagreement on last Thursday, with one William Myers, brother to tho one who bought and run off the stolen horse* Such complimentary and pet names as d—d liar and son of a were freely passed and then came blows. On trial, it being proven that Myers only did the wind work of the fight he was acquitted, while the Ellises kindly contributed $2.50 each to the school fund. The switch end of a tornado struck Keuiington, Thursday evening, March 4tb, and for a brief period made things exceedingly lively. The tin was stripped from the roof of Morgan’s block, rolled np like paper ard whisked out into the street. A barn in the northern part of town, belonging to John Jordan, wss blown down, killing a valuable horse and demolishing a fine buggy. Two horses In the same barn were unhurt, though firmly wedged in among the debris. Besides these two cases, no serious damage was done, save the oapsiz ing of sundry 4x6 out buildings, tearing down fences and toppling over a few chimneys.

Six Indiana Congressmen being interviewed by a correspondent of the Cincinnati Enquirer, expressed their choice for President as follows: - _ Hon. J 4 11. Baker—My personal preference is Blaine. He is strong in Indiana. Grant alsohasstrength and Washburne is far from being weak. - . ’ lion. W. A. Calkins—l am for Blaine, and so is Indiana. - General Tom Browne—l am for Blaine first, Sherman second, Grant third. Popular o|yftion in Indiana is divided betw>eerf Blaine and Grmt, with Blaiiytrahead. Hon. Wm. Heilman—l am for Sherman, hot Indiana is for Blaine. lion Calvin Cowgill—l am personly •inclined to favor Sherman. Blaine appears to be the choice of tbe State, although Grant has many friends. Hon, Godlove S. Orth—l stated in an interview published in the Enquirer in 1878, that Grant would be nominated and elected. Like the laws of the Medes and Persians, I never change. It is hard to tell the choice of the State.

Mr. Voorhees’s committee will have a work on hand now, which, if it can find time to attend to it will keep it' employed. A large number of white Kentucky Democrats have just arrived at Greencastle. One of the newcomers said to a gentleman to whom he applied for work, that freq, tickets were furnished to the eutire party; and that arrangements have been made to import large bodies of Kentuckians to vote the Democratic ticket. This State ia to be overrun with these importations for the purpose of beating Repnblieans at the elections. Prominent Democrats are in the movementjand funds are being obtained to provide free transportation to all "who will come. This is an exodus that the Tall Sycamore will pot dare to investigate.—Lafayette Journal.