Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 October 1881 — The Golden Weddiag. [ARTICLE]

The Golden Weddiag.

President Arthur,baa requested Umwßßjßitinn of First Aasi stent Postmaster General Tyner. The complete returns give Foster tor Governor of Ohio 24,064 majority, and this is an off year. lowa's majority is something like &,000.

SENATOR Bayard's occupancy of the Vice Presidential chair was of short duration. The Republicans elected David Davis, of Illinois, President pro tern of the Senate as t Friday. c A woman at Henpeck, Carroll County, sued the proprietors of a dram-shop in that village, for selling whiskey to her husband, and a verdict was returned allowing her judgement in the sum of 53,050. Ths Valparaiso Messenger says, that the Republican party, as a party is responsible for the “spoils system” when it knows perfectly well that the system was in as full operation in the time of Andrew Jackson, as it ever has been since.

The Chicago <t Indianapolis Air Lire, is now completed from Delphi to Lansing, on the Illinois state line. If present arrangements are carried out, the New Albany people will operate the r ?ad after the first of November. This last point however, cannot be said to definitely concluded as yet, and it is possible that the /Lit Line company will the road themselves, /for the present at least the trains will enter Chicago over the Pan Handle track. Telegraphic connections were established along the line yesterday.

Valparaiso ’ Messenger: “The Secretary of State recently received the following epistle from a Justice of the Peace in Wayne county: ‘You ar a lire when you told the paper ther that I *aid the laws were made for me. lam a justis and I know what my rights are. You are a fuie. I am the worst Republ can in this town, and all I want is my rights. I hope you wont tell any more lies about me.” The Messenger is afflicted with chronic mendacity, and has got it bad, and to strike out the word Democrat, from the above letter and insert Republcan instead, is for the Messenger, a very mild examplgr very.

From Mr. William Cutshall, who lives near Rensselaer, we learn the following interesting particulars regarding his mother, Mary Cutshall, who died in Allen County a short time since: Mrs. Cutshall at the time of her deaih, which oc.curred in her 89th year, had been the ances'r ss of 10 children, 88 grand children, 58 great grand children, and 5 great great grand children, making in all a posterity 162 in number, a most remarkable showing, and one seldom equalled. Mrs. Cutshall was born in Maryland, and was married there to her husband, Samuel Cutshall.

The discussioa of “The Chrisiain'Religion", by Col. Ingersoll and Judge Black, which was commenced in the August number of the North American Review, is continued in the November issue of that publication. Col. Ingersoll now replies to the strictures of his opponent, and presents much more fully than he ha* ever before done the logical grounds for his opposition to Christianty. The article will be received with interest by those who have read the first part of the'debate, as well as those who believe that the cause of truth is best advanced by free discussion. An early number of the Review will contain an exhaustive reply. In a Synposium on Presidential Inability, four of our most eminent jurists, Judge Thomas M. Cooley, the Hon. Lyman Trumbull, Prof. Theodore W. Dwight, and Gen. B. F. Butler, discuss the several weighty problems arising out of Article S of the Constitution. “England’s Hereditary Republic" is the title of a significant paper contributed by the Marquis of Blandford, and Senator George F. Hoar writes a statesmanlike article on “The Appointing Power" of the President of the United States. ’ ===== A meeting of the District Medical Society, of Benton, Newton, White and Jasper counties, will be held At Monticello, on Tuesday, Nov. Bth. It is hoped that them will be a fall attendance of all the members. S. C. axwell, * A. Lovett, Preet f* • Sec’y. • Call And see those beautiful parlor lamps at Tharp’s;

The fiftieth aauuvenary of the mtrnagaaf Daniel Dwiggins and and Mary Dwiggins was celebrated last Thursday house on the Weet Side. The golden wedding, which waa a very pleasant affair, was attended by about fifty relatives and twenty-five neighbors. The house was beautifully and appropriately decorated for the occasion, with ripe wheat heads and autumn flowers. The bride's cake was iced with white and bore the dates, October 13,1881, and October 13,1881. Encircling the cake was a beautiful wreath, the flowers in which were white near the date of marriage, and growing darker as it neared the date of the golden wedding. Mr. and Mrs. Dwiggins have had nine children, one of whom died in infancy and one died in battle in the late rebellion. / Below is a list of the presents with the names of the donors :

FBOM RELATIVES. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Imes, Lvdia Parris, Amanda Parris and John W. Parris, handsome box containing $5 in gold coin ; Mr. and Mrs v Berry Parris, Robert Parris, ana Rosa Parris, SlO in gold coin; Mrs. Amanda Johnson, napkin ring; Zimn Reynolds, nepkin ring ; Mrs. Lucinda Patterson, fruit dish; Mrs. John N.Turner, Mrs.L-Lutz, water pitcher and 1 dozen goblets ; Mrs. Pheba Reed, Mrs. Anna Pierce, Mrs. Lydis E. Jackson and Cora Cammons, dress pattern ; Mrs. Wm. Gammons, Mr. and Mrs. J. 8. Starbuck, Mrs. Graves, and Mrs. Wm. Strow bridge, cashmere shawl; John W. Starbuck and family, gold headed cane; Mrs. Jane Fisher, pictures of herself and deceased busband; Mrs. Louisa Imes, gilt horse shoe ; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. W. Owens, $2.50 in gold coin ; Mr. and Mrs. Samuel A. Henry, $7.50 gold coin; Lydia and Ella Dwiggins, $lO in gold coin; R. .8. and Z. Dwiggins and families, S2O gold coin and two pairs gold spectacles ; Linda Dwiggins, lace head-dress; J. N. Turner, pair of Florentine vases. FROM NEIGHBORS. Mrs. and Mrs. Alfred McCoy and Grandma McCoy, $5 gold coin; Mr. rhd Mrs. Thos. McCoy, rocking chair ; Mr. and Mrs.* Thos. Thompson, $5 gold coin ; Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Kannal, $1 in gold coin; Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Thompson, $5 gold coin ; Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Sears, basket of flowers; Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Kannal, $1 gold coin ; Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Sears, gold thimble. Most of the unhappiness of life, comes from not knowing the true value of things. Call at Campbell & Far den’s, learn the true value of their goods, and be happy.