Rensselaer Republican, Volume 13, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 December 1880 — Hopkins. [ARTICLE]

Hopkins.

Pulaski county had a grand circle a. .lfhunt yesterday. , eix toi.v >uui>a liicu ul Logan sport h ive (tone in PaThtl Mexico to work lu ioc Miter inline*: it la a good move on their .¶ John W. Duffield was tried at Logansport for the murder of James Heenan last week, and sent to the penitentiary for thirteen years. The v.’a,-* Uouuty poor, house seventy uiue in .nates and the coiuiui*. aiouere pay tiie superiuteudaut seven liuu i.o uoliara for hie services, The woild moves, Nothing Is Ira possible u.rt. A Pitsburg glass Qrm have deJ iu producing glass ill.cads of such flueue»s and flexibility ae to oc Wuven lUto cloth. From the •Lett s* that lias attended their efforts in this uueetioH they Irel warrauted in me assuuit tiou that at no distant d;.y gai U.I lit* of puis glass, i.od iiuiensliabia Will be among the |K»*ibilities. Then will tueu not dare to throw stones, Mu Vauder. i.t has prohibited the sale «n * thioii” newspapers u.kju tli ttallisaiiu iu a.i the depots oi me New fork Li-iitm-l railroad. To prevent a / uiLunCcrstauding. Iu iam d in ...cii order, tiie namvs of the publicaLions forbidden to be sold. This is a ci niiueiidu tile act, and worthy of emu. Ip lion i*n the part of • rail road official.l4irou?li«<ut the'country. Tliis traffic -lius become a nuisance to the respectnbic j-urinfl of tiaveiiug an i s..i.u<d be prohibited.

Editor llH'lliLtiAX; Permit me to say s. iiietiling with regard to'a new sc'iooi building. This improveincut is one which is very much in. tk-.l in our town. In the first place we should »tcure suitable grounds while they* can be had, after which we should get ts work and uiuAe piep a ations fora good builUiug. There i» n -thing at lire present time that w Mild add mere to the attractive ap p.MMuce of our town or to tlie value . .fpro|ierty thau a goo 1 co mn.od.oj* reboot house. Asa citizen and tax* p yer of Iteusselaer, 1 would suggest t .at something be done Tu this dirrtliort at oi.ee. We have some as g Mil business houses ami restdei Oes i.* can be found iu any town, but we l ick in public buildings If we ..ex* peel 4>i keep pa e with neighboiing towns, tve uilist took to the interests .of our place, and the first thing, iu my opinion, Is to build a good school but.ding. .Citizen. will have no aa!oons — d n t need them and positively declines havig afiy. When a Rensselaer nmn lakes a drink,.which we are told iK'curs non too seldom, ha imbibes on the government plan; that is to say. he drinks a quart at a time. Theseuse of tlieeonuuuuity is quite harmoniously adverse to doggeries. While the r»-in|>erunce workers are fighting the infernal retail monster, the guzzlers are importuning the nearest drugstore .io mc.ea j their supplies of rot-gut ob viousfothe demands of the would•t»j r. t .ii.TS./Ri nsselaer is national on the liquor question. Saldbuatics takfc notice. —Monti cl!o ffrraht. Yes. bro, .Huff We’re not sectional, wed n. belkve in states Tights, we are natonal. When we do auvtbingover here we do a big thing. If a smpl| quantity of the ardent is a good thing, a areal quantity is better- If a man is determinei'.t >- o unit suicide by means of drinking, a quart at a time will use l ipi up sooner, and with less misery loiimself his family and to tie conmu ity than to ta'ie hie portion by the • until. , -

S.u'ct? ISHU the wt st h; a um’ergon marvelous iraiisforruatiou. Very mui-li of the toil ami drudgery of the farme has beea permanently transfeartd to rrnnnf wood and to muscles of iron aud steel, in the shape of automatic M£. iouitunl imp eomts, a::d this ■transfer lias not ceased, but goes s-teadi' lyon at an nugmentiug ratio. Arteries ot transportation have been extended into all parts of the grain-irrowing regno , a idinp p pulatl n and va e to ,a and giving* greater access to market with cheaper cost of getliug there. Many of the formerly tnra' States in tUe West have become I artly mniiafaeturiug, furnishing a beneficial home market ”for a considerable share of the surplus produce of the fnrdis. These manifold improve inents have enabled the farmer to.raise more wheat with less labor and ex pense; to gar a larger hel price for whsi he has to salt; and to lay down lits grain in Europe- with overmasting ciieapness. All these advantages have t eeii realised under our system of tariff protection u> doiucslic industry; and without t'*cni we would not have been aide to export 153.252,7i*5 bushels op wheat in the year euding June 3U.1850. During tlie flfteeu years ending June 3>, 1361 under the tariffs of I&4G and each of them “a tariff for revenue ont/' —we exported an aggregate of but »4-0Gt.430 bushlcs, or scarcely more than 02 percent; in that one aml-a-half decades, of the quantity exported in the one jitcal yrar of ISSO. Is tills ev deuce that the farmer would be bench e I by returning to “a tariff for j< e. ue or.lyV'— lnter Ocean. *

Buckle’s explanation of Hi* deellne * of the spiilt of religious iieraeeaUoa. was tiiat io modern times faith had undergone an eclipse, and men oould not bring themselves to persecute others into believing that whereof they were themaelveft skeptical. TUeiuad, equatenes* of this explanation of one of tn 6 n ost striking of our time, is forcibly shown iu the Nor h A ineriosu Meatew for January* Uy Prof. Jcrtia- Fltte, who ase’gtu a autulier of other CayCs thAt have been at least as laduepUal iu bringing about ihia taostf desirable eseulC, le’irst, thcre-fs chedecline of the mar*' trial spirit and the greater demotion to ptcitlc Ju'iuhtrial pursuits. Then, as men riee lu.tlifS scale of civilisation, they arc lew disposed tube- domineer lug. Finally, men in modern times )is.ve'iuife lost the seine oT corporate' tea on ..Mrj-rtlii that a wlvote

IWNBWnfliy is liable for the offense* of] earh individual comprised la It. These points are established with sd Lie ingenuity of ressoningand we* th of learning for which tile author is sc distinguished. Tbs other articles iu this number of the Review are: “Coatruiliiig Foreesiu American Politics,” by Benstcr George V. Edmunds; ** Alhealm in Got leges,” bv President John Baseom; “The Ruins of Outran A meric*,”* by Desire Gliaruey; 'Partisan Government.” 'by W. D. Le Sueur; "Popular Art-Education,” |by Prof. Joliu F. Weir; "The limitatl n ofSvx,’’ by Nina Morals; "The ' Mission of the Democratic IVrty," by ! Senator William A- Wallace; and ! dually, a review of Recent Philological Works,-by Prof. F. A. March. The Review is sold by booksellers and newsdealers generally.

A disgraceful scene occurred at the City Hotel last Sunday night by which the principal actor disgraced himself s» well us his family for whose feelings, if not for his own, he should show some degree of deferent e. About vesper hour when John Jlo •- rouj.li» sl.ouli have be n at his devotion, he wended his way 'to that del-H*iable institution familiarly ki own as "Red fHell’' and got gloriously drunk. Then, proceeding on his way, he came to a dead halt in the center of the City hotel office. Here lie began aniuibng Itlinseifby kicking duivu the stove, and by a general onslaught on the various objects in the room. Mr. Halloraii the propiietor, unsuccessful fn bis effort- to pacify the young man by kind words, remeintiering that every mnn’B house is his castle, and that he hs a right defend it, made practu Cil demonstration of that doctrine by knocking tlie pugnacious Johnnydown six times Friends of the'young man then gathered him together, and. removed him to tlie Kowels House where tie was idealised, after which hexelurned. as perevidenee, carrying a large butcher knife, to the City hotel,’threatening vengeance on the | r >- prielor, who met John with a poker, which frightened him so that he turned on his heel and scampered cowardly away Tlie affair was brought before the authorities tlie following morning by Mr Hailoran filing an affidavit against Boroughs, who was brought before Justice Wood, by constable Martin, for trial. Johnny defended his owu case, thereby exemplifying the old a la'e that; "He who pleads his owu case has a fool for a client.” He admitted in hia argument that he was "pretty druuk,” and the evidence of Hailoran demonstrated, that he was a great coward. A contribution of s'.oo was ordered to be made to the school fund, and the prisoner was set at liberty. Shame on you John.

Ei itou Republican; In your issue of week before last, you state that C. P. Hopkins | had opened a stock of goods at “Bowling Green.” Instead, he is located at . Hopkins, heretofore k'nown as “Sorghum Valley.’’ A literary-society has been formed here, with Hon. Wm \\ arreu president, and to show the truly republican spirit, Aldie Kenton was elected vice-president; Cynthia Hays, secretary; and Sam Thornton, treasurer. The subject for debate Dext Friday night is Resolved:- that Columbus desrves more honor for the discovery of America than LaFayette for defending it. Atti mative;C. P Hopkins and Sam Thornton. Negative; David Elder and W. B. Johnson. The exercises will be ir.terfper»e{i with declamations essays <fce. The public is invited. * ; There is talk oi organizing a a singing school •bbout 'holidays, with'Prof. Hopkins as conductorSchool director, Henry Thornton his been making some good repairs on the school building here, and more are needed. A good tence would help the looks ot the place and a well is as nectssiry to the school as to a farm. C. P. Hopkins is taking steps to secure a postoffice here so soou as the trains run regularly whiqh we hope may be soon.

SORGHUM VALLEY.

—Jliss Clairs Scott, supported bv hsr excellent company made her first appearance before a very small audience at the Opera House last Monday Night. Owing to some misunderstanding the orchestra engaged for the occasion was not present which of itself would have had a tendency, to make the entertain men lgo off very flat. The com pany however did remarkably well -.considering thn they in£ to ao many empty chairs. By those present generally Miss Scott is 1 pronounced the most proficient lady |in her line which has ever visited our place. Mr. Coburn aud other members of the company displayed rare talent. The people .of liensselaer will be disappointed when they expect to find better companies visit us than this. The costumes too are undoubtedly the richest ever seen boards in this city. —The two performances given last week by the Townsends were excellent by bar citiaens generally. In King Richard ill. on Wednesday evening, the troupe' were greeted with a- good houae. To the stolen! of t history, or lover of Shakespeare, the play waa a rare treat. The aotora clearly prosed that tltey were in no acnea amaleirs, but eminently able m their profession. Mr. TownctsmT fs is reality a Shake* spear*-ap actor. “Lostln London” was instructive, ;ipdrtpayinw thw baa niter* c wad eanama of English • pern)* a)*o gttrWffbteigtit life ’ 4a Londoh. Aa conaeoted anw, W&, STJSS***

—-Tnere will be a grand anion t"mpersuce Chris'mas tree at the Opera House, Christmas eve, Deo. 24, 1880. The following is the programme of exercises: 1. 'insic —lnstrumental. 2 Salutatory, by F. W. Babcock. 3. Music-—Song. 4. Arrival ot Santa Claus. 5. Distribution of Presrnts. 6. Valedictory, by Rev. Loader. All the churches are expected to par.icipalc, and a cordial in vita** lion is extended to everyone. Come early and have a good time. By order of Committee. —The election of officers in Prairie Lodge No. 123 ; F. *fc A. M. resulted as follows: C. 11. Price, \V. M. Ira C. Kel. ley, S. W; Win. Eger, J. W; M. L--Bpitler, S; R Feiidig, T.