Rensselaer Republican, Volume 13, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 June 1881 — Notes From Crawfordsville. [ARTICLE]

Notes From Crawfordsville.

CRAWFORDSVILLE, IND., June 21/188L Dea* Republican:—From these classical scenes at this most classical time for the year 1881, I drop you a line. Dick Thompson dow stands alone me sole survivor of the old whig guard of 1840. On Saturday last Ex-Governor and Senator Lane passed away, and today his funeral obsequies were held. The chief men of the state are conspicuous among the mourners. State officers, supreme judges, senators and congressmen came to do him honor. The funeral rites were conducted by Elder John Smith, with whom Senator Lane had a mutual arrangement that the survivor should preach the funeral of the one who first fell in life’s battle. Gen. Lew Wallace, a brother-in-law, is home, but starts for Turkey at 4 p. m. to-day. Col. Samuel C. Wilson, a partner of the late Senator Lane, is lying at the point of death, and cannot survive many hours.

These old piopeers of the city all have large and especially have the brothers-in-law, who married the Etefon sistersppretty homesteads. Lane, and Braden all vicinity on portions of homestead. Gen. Wallace and his wife are delighted, at their good fortune, Mrs. Wallace is a great biblical student, and can see the scenes of biblical mention, and she promises herself a rare treat while in the orient f-

The funeral casts a gloom over the spirits of the boy graduates. (The girls have no part nor lot in the collegiate honors of Wabash.) On yesterday afternoon we went to the fair ground io witness the muscular contests -and field sports of the students. ‘lt was a real play day and yetnot so free from constraint as at a rustic “last day.” The boys could not engage in their games with complete abandon. That inexpressible clannishness so common to colleges was ever cropping out. We saw from Rensselaer Miss Nellie Spitler, Ludd Hopkins, his wife and family, and Mrs. Sarah J. Austin.

The seniors all wore peculiarly homely hats, of that class called “plugs,” but we do not, therefore, say that the seventeen candidates for diplomas are “plug uglies.” On last evening we listened to the declamationsx from the under graduates. They werfcKvery creditable and we were highly entertained The rebel • General Chalmer’s speech, and a criticism on Governor Hendricks’ oration at the laying of the corner stone of the new state house, took the first prizes. The procession is now passing the window. The Wallace Guards, under command of Gen, Carrington, the G. A. R. in uniform, the I. O. O. F., the members of the bar and a very long concourse of carriages conveying Senators Harrison and Voorhees, the state officers, etc., are prominent features. It is sweet to so live that when death comes, after three score and ten, the unanimous verdict shall be that life has been brilliant, yet pure. Senator Lane was a good man, and the people say well done. He was a Christian and has promise of the joys to come. Pabb.