Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 July 1882 — GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC. [ARTICLE]

GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC.

McPherson Post, Department of Indiana, is now organized, with sev-enty-five, mustered and recruits. Tho. dicers are as follows: Commander —J. A. Burnham; Senior vice-Commander—Chas. Platt: Junior vice-Commartder—John J. Waterburv; Officer of the Day— C. A. Edmonds; Officer of the Guard F. Chilcote: Chaplain— J. W. Loder; Surgeon I. B. Washburn; Quartermaster —A. J. Yeoman; Adjutant—H. E. James; Sergeant Major—Shelby Grant; Q. M. Sergeant—Samuel T. Warren. The next regular meeting is at 8 p. in., precisely, Friday evening, Juiy 28, 1882, and a meeting is hereby called at exactly 3:30 p. m., Saturday, for the benefit of members and recruits in the country. Let there be a full turnout of those not yet mustered, to these meetings, as it will be impossible for any one not mustered by the last of these meetings to be a Charter member. Both meetings will be held atStaVr’s Hail. J. A. Burnham, Com. H. E. James, Adgt, —w ■ ■■ ■ i ■ ■ To The Republican.—The Sentinel asserts that the letter which appeared in the last issue of The Republican signed with my name was written by some other person 'than myself. That letter was written by me and without any solicitation of any one, and with the exception of one or tw;o slight corrections in construction and wording, and with my authority, the letter appears exactly as it was written by me, und in no way do those corrections change the meaning of my letter.

As to the date, July ]sth„attached to my letter, I can only eay that it was written several days l before that date, and was not daited at all by me; and how the date qiue to be attached must be explained by the printer and not me. I will also state that statements made ip the , Sentinel that ! Mr. Overacker, (the Secretary fit the Republican Central Committee), ever said to me that it w<&3 > possible for the primary to nominate a man he would not support, is a mistake. Overacker and I never had a talk before nor siuce tjie pri-

mary.

R. B. HARRIS.

A rather serious, and a much to be regretted misunderstanding occurred yesterday in regard to the building of the foundation of the new Catholic church. MrC James Maloy had been glVen the order for furnishing the stone and laying the walls, but after some part of the work had been some of the directors of the concluded that the walls were not being constructed in an entirely satisfactory manner, and the result was that other parties were engaged to furnish the stone and do jthe work. Mr. Maloy was much aggrieved at this action and even earned his resentment to the extent of threatening to shopt any one who should attempt to do any work upon the wall without his consent, and in pursuance of the threat did draw a revolver upon Mr. ftj. O. flalloran, who has general charge of the work as the agent of the church. The result was that Malloy was taken before Justice Wood, charged with drawing and threatening to use a deadly weapon. Bail was given and a nearing set for to-dav at 9 o’clock.