Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 August 1882 — UNION ITEMS. [ARTICLE]

UNION ITEMS.

The rain has somewhat abated. Warm weather has settled down upon us. Thrashing appears to be the order of the day. Wheat is turning out well but growing in in the stuck in many places, owing to the wet weather. Corn is giowing finely but it isso short that we fear Jack frost will overtake it. The potato crop will be exceedingly large. J. Burns Boasts of a new boy with twelve fingers and twelve toes, 8. P. Thomi>son is building a good residence and barn near the Iroquoise in this Township, The tax gatherer will soon proceed to collect. The amount assessed on the Sheds ditoh for its construction. We think perhaps there is some mistakes in this mutter, as tbe. timo allotted to the owners of the land along said ditch)for corupleleing the same will not expire until February of 1883.

BILL BAT

The North America Review for Septem-ber,-has for its leading urtical a very forcible presentment, by Dorman B, Eaton, of tne evils produced by the practice of levying “ |K>litieal Assessments”. The paper iioiewoniiy for itsstrikingarray of tact-8, mu iin.de so because it will be universally |regiuded ns the ultimatum of a large anil influential section of the Republican party, iddi'o-swd to the party lenders. “Oaths in Legal Proceedings’', by Judge Edward A. Thomas. _ h a discussion of the question wli-.-i her the interests of morality and of public justice alike, would not bo promoted by the abrogation of nil laws requireing thstim-ny to be given under the ftanctoon of nn oath. Tompson B. Maury, late of the Signal Ofljci, contributes an artical on “Tornadoes, nnd their causes”, which, in addition to its scientific iutfrest, possesses the inerit of suggesting many practical measures for averting disaster to. life and property from wind-storms. ‘Architecture in America’’, by Clarence Cook, is marked by a freedom of utterance that isrefresliing. lit this respect it deserves to runk With Cotuntfinder Gorrtug,s celebrated paper on the United States Navy. Augustus G. Cobb writes of “ Earth-Burial nnd Crematiqn”, and J, F. Manning, in an anical entitled • ‘Jhe Geneva Award nnd the shipowner”, sets forth the justice of tl:e .claims ofl .consignors of cargoes and owners of vessels to indemnification ontvofthe Genova Award fund-,, for loless from the acts of Confi'derate cruisers. The Keyieiy is sold by and .newsdelers generally..

The Republican has made no secret of what it thought of the Hon. Mark L. DeMotte. Before the convention it favored his nomination, bince the convention it favors his election. He made a good congressman the first term, and, having the benefit of experience, will make a still better second. Personally he is a kindly, genial md unassuming gentleman, and where he is best known is where he is the best liked.