Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 November 1881 — Communicated. [ARTICLE]

Communicated.

The Guiteau trial was enlivened Saturday by an attempt made upon j the life of the assassin. Two pistol shots were fired at him by a . man on horse-back as he was being [ taken fr m the court-house back to the jail. The only result was a slight flesh-wound on Guiteau’s arm. A man by the name of A 5 m. Jones, supposed to be the one who fired the shot, was arrested and is now in jail, __ The prosecution rested their i case Monday, upon which Robinson assistant counsel for the defense. was relieved from further connection with the trial.

President Arthur. Previous to the shooting of Garfield Mr. Arthur was, in many respeets, an untried man; and his assu option df the vast powers and responsibilities, of th*'presidency was an event naturally contemplated with solicitude; but from the first hour of Garfield’s long drawn agony, every act, and word of Arthur’s has been watched with jealous interest. Yet in no respect has he failed to show himself qualified to discharge the duties of his high position with honor to himself, aud advantage to the nation. Like his lamented predecessor, w r e believe he will be president of the nation, not of a party; and leader of a party, not of a faction.

In many of the larger towns of this State h. scheme of obtaining money from the verdant is to get them to invest in Marriage Benefit Asociations. Shares are from S 3 to S 5 each, and from S2OO to S3OO per share is promised at marriage. The assessments on each marriage soon eat up the chances of tlie ultimate . benefit —and the investor resigns his shares, which then go to the enterprising managers. .The State authorities are seriously con side rering- the adoption of repressive measures against-theso swindling associations. J The next House of Representative will consist of ld-3 sti aight Republicans, 136 cratseightGroenbackers, two Readjusters, and one independent Republican. It is believed that five of the greenbackers, the two Readjusters, and the independent Republican will vote with the Republicans.

Meadow Lake Church, White County, Ind., Nov? 17. Messrs. Editors : —ln compliance with your request, I send you this letter. 1 returned from Ohio to-day, and as next Sabbath is my regular day here, we will remain till next week. Those who live in town and who are not forced to navigate the mud, do not realize the hardships of travel, nor properly sympuinize with the trials of farm life. A farmer told me that boots of an ordinary length are too short at one end to ford the mud, and he therefore purchased a pair of long rubber boots, ami with tlie addition of much physical strength he expects to sail through the sea of mud. lhe farmers are enduring great discomforts, and much extra work to gather their corn. Twelve or iifteen bimLels make a heavy load for two horses.

ilie Ladies’ .Alissionary Society of tile ALea-dow Lake church ha t a hciigiittul inerting ihurtsday, the j< tn inst., at the residence ui Air. lie-try Downing, liiemeeiu g xvas called to order by the pre c iu,ent, Airs. b. G. Sniuer. .alter me business meeting was concluded we were favored with an excellent dinner which the ladies had biuugnt in their well-idled baskets, and you may be sure tiie lords of creation were not absent when they knew t. ere would I e plenty of g x>a t..iugs to etit, and if we aid not the ladies in Christian zeal and charity for missions we were able to vie with them at diimerand prove our genuine interest in canning the provisions. In spite of bad roans, therJ were more than thirty present, and having spent an hour and a halt after dinner in delightful social converse, we returned to our homes, after resolving to held a similar, and the next regular meeting of the society with Air. and Mrs. James B. Coke, sen. This was on y a sample of the regular meetings of this ladies’ missionary society, ami such meetings are certainly productive of great good to both the interests of the impious and the real good, and the upbuilding of the home church. 1 lease state to your readers that ti er will be communion service at the Presbyterian church, Sabbatb, November 27th. Preparatory services, Wednesday aud Friday evenings, and Saturday at 2 o’clock p. m., proceeding the Sabbath. . I am, gentleman, with great respect, yours the same as ever.

A. TAYLOR.