Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 March 1883 — Page 4

THE REPUBLICANThursday. March 8.1883. bates of advertising. I*ro»esß»«pai earas, $5 per annum tot 6 lines er lew: fio era. tor each additional line. l,>eal notices, 10 cents per line for first insertion f cants per line for each subsequom insertion. Special rates for choice places in the paper, .and for advertisements wider than one column. Bi’ls of regular advertisers payable ouarterly; »*nsient tn lie paid in advance .).»« Fhjktiko.—Alarge assortment of type and toilet matertdl for poster. ea.uplilet, circular anti kiaumdwork. Pnces’uw.

The Gougar-Mandler suit at LaFayette still continue?, with the end as far off, -apparently, as everSome unquestionably strong evidence in favor of the plaintiff has been worked in lately, and Gougar stock seems to be on the ascendant The Toledo, Oskaloosa & Western, R. R. —The town of Carson, lowa, as we learn from the “Criterion,” (Overacker’s paper) has j ust voted a five per cent, tax it) aid of the railroad named at the heading of this item. Jasper county readers will be interested in knowing that the Toledo, Oskaloosa & Western is a continuation of the Indiana, Illinois, & lowa railroad, now in process of construction though the northern portion of tills county. Westward from Indiana the road follows the route, or nearly so, of the defunct Continental.

The Camp Fire.

In accordance* with the *'profuse promises and predictions previously promulgated by The Republican the entertainment given at the Opera House last Saturday evening by the old soldiers of Rensselaer Post G. A. R. was a thoroughly profitable and enjoyable affair, and attended by a large and intelligent audience. A variety of causes prevented thp previously published programme from being carried out in perfect strictness in all particulars. The members of the Post gave the song, “The songs we sang on the old camp ground,” a bevy of young ladies then filed in and sang, “Welcome to the brave,” and virgins and veterans joined their voices in “John Brown’s body lies mouldering in the grave ” The Post Cliamplain, Rev. J. J. Claypool,then mfule the welcoming address; brief excellent. A platoon of little then went through the evo'hjfions of a drill, singing at the same time an appropriate song. The boys brought down the house. - The Rev. Gilbert De La Matyr, tlje leader of the National party of Indiana, and who served as Chaplain in the army, then came forward and delivered a rather brief, but excellent address upon “The issues 'of the war.” The Post sang several more of the old war-time songs, in manner to move enthusiastic applause. “Old Shady” was especially good; and Post Commandant Chilcote’s efforts as volunteer assistant conductor, using a folded copy of the programme as a baton, were received with great favor. Capt. Jas. A. Burnham in his “Reminiscence,” gave, in a few words, a vivid and striking picture of the celerity and perfect system with which camping" operations were conducted during the “march to the sea.” Miss Fann ; e Clark and Mrs. G. J. Dexter favored tie audience with welt delivered reed itions. The entertainment closed with the beautiful little cantata “Grandpapa’s Birth-day,” with C. P. Hopkins as Grandpap, and a number of young girls as GrandpapFings. The cantata was very finely rendered, and heartily enjoyed by 1 the audience, especially the young-I ar part thereof. Much credit is due to Mr. C. P. | Hopkins for tl e successful manner in which he discharged the part of chief organizer and manager of •the Camp Fire. Mr. M. TV Chilcote, by right of his position as Post Commandant, presided ovei the perform, lice with dignity and Efficiency. i

Don’t forget that the Blue Ribbon meetings are to be resumed this week. The programme will be found in this issue of The Republican.

De La Matyr.

The Rev. Gilbert De La Matyr, the brains of the Greenback party of Indiana, preached at the M. E. Church Sunday morning: delivered his justly celebrated lecture on “Daniel the Prophet” at the same place Sunday evening, and spoke upon the subject of “Monopoly” at the Court House Monday evening. An interesting and powerful speaker, with rare abilities for holding the attention of an audience. A man zealous and unselfish, though, as we believe, sometimes mistaken, in his purposes. Great intellectual powers, but marred, in some degree, by a tendency towards the visionary and impracticable, and somewhat Jacking in that power of logical and consistent thinking which comes from severe early mental discipline. His sermon Sunday morning was from Second Corinthians 4-17’ One of the ablest and most interesting sermons we ever listened to, and full of grand thoughts and elevating precepts, it were an ungracious task’ to criticise unfavorably; although we do protest against

such passages as the one m which he condemned Darwinism, as being only fit for, and believed in, only by men , who are beastlike in their own natures, and which lie himself directly refuted by his praises of the great teachers of Evolution: Darwin, Tyndal, Lyell and Huxley. The .lecture on “Daniel” deserves nothing but unqualified praise- To voice the common sentiment of the audience, we only wish that it had been twice as long.' ' . The pressure of- local news matters prevents for this week, any extended notice of the Monday evening’s lecture at the Court House, but upon which subject we shall have something to say next week. Mr. De La Matvr took the early train Tuesday lor Chicago, intending as we understand, to make a lecturing tour through lowa.

Owing to the malicious and despicable trickery and filibustering of Speaker Bynum, and others like him, of little sense and less patriotism, the Indiana Legislature adjourned without having passed the general appropriation bill. When you come to think of it, by the way, if ever in the history ,of this country there met a legislative body so utter ly vile as to make it a disgrace for a decent man to be found in it, then that same Indiana legislature of 1883- is just that oue and no other- The republican members, in the main, were respectable and intelligent, as, were also, many of the democrats. But such men as the blackguard Brown, the doubly dyed traitor and bloated and obscene debauchee, Heffren, and the shystering and incapable trickster Bynum, with their followers, swayed the democratic party in the legislature and through that the whole assembly. About the only good thing that can be said about the legislature is that it has prepared the way for a republican victory in 1884.

Lecture.

Mbs. Mary A. Liyermore, of Boston, will deliver a lecture at the Opera House Saturday evening, March 17. This Lady is the most popular lady lecturer in this country ami is too well known to need any recconiendation, the announoement her name is suflicient to house.

Church Matters.

Services next Sunday at the M. E. church will consist of a social meeting ih the moling, and preaching in the evening. The Rev. B. F. Ferguson, pastor of the Free Will Baptist church, will preach in the Presbyterian building nexi Sunday evening. A Young People’s meeting was organized in th? Methodist church society Tuesday evening. The meetings will be held every week until further notice, at the church buildiog, and on Monday evenings hereafter. The regular Covenant meeting will be held at the' Baptist church next Saturday, at 11 oclock a. m. The ordinance of baptism will be be administered at 12 o’clock noon, the same day, to a number of persons. Preaching every Sabbath at 10| o’clock a. m. All are invited to attend. P. McDade, Pastor. On next Sunday morning, at half past ten o’clock, I will deliver a discourse at the Christian church, on the floods and other terrible disasters which have occurred since January first of the present year. Are these disasters an indication of the fulfillment of Prophecy?

KEENER ITEMS

Weather is fine and business flourishing. Everybody in Keener seems to be on the war path this week. Fairchild and Company have begun work on the I. I. & I. railroad again, they are running a large force of men and teams. The schools of Keener township will soon close their winter terms. Keener township was pretty well represented in Rensselaer last Saturday by the trustee, four school teachers, one store keeper, one mail driver, one bully and quite a number of the farmers. Mr. Merrele Tyler of Keener has become a clerk for Keller, Craig and Co. of Rose Lawn. We wish you success Merrile. An accident happened last Friday on the grading of the I. I. & I. railroad. John Drager a shoveler while working in the pit, was badly injured by a large piece of frozen earth falling from the top about 10 feet pinning him to the ground till help came. The people of the township were wonderfully scared on the supposition that a certain young man who is working in the neighbor-hood is a detective. We are afraid that some pf the inhabitants will leave the country. The greatest trouble with Walter Harrington is that if he don’t get up at 5 o’clock the hired girl gets his shoes on. McGinnis, Troxel & Co., have thrown up their job on the railroad. \

Two Lectures.

Two noted lecturers will visit Rensselaer before the month closes. On Saturday evening March 17th will speak at the Opera House Mrs. Mary A. Livermore, one of the very best living representatives of cultivated and intellectual American womanhood. On the Tuesday evening following Col. L. F. Copeland, of Indiana, the “Prince of orators” and, by unanimous consent of all who have heard him, just about the slickest talker of his day and generation will deliver his well known lecture “Snobs and snobbery” at the same place. The lecture is not only beyond measure amusing and entertaining but is also full of the soundest instruction.

Justice Court.

One Binnie De Boer, a Hollander, living in Keener township, was on Saturday tried before Squire Wood, on the charge of assault and battery, upon the person of Parker Overton, a school teacher. The case was tried by a jury ; F. W. Babcock for the prosecution, and Jas. VV. Dout-hit defending. De. Boer, who, from the evidence given by his neighbots at the trial, seems to be an exceedingly quarrel*

R. S. DWIGGINS.

HONEY.

some and cantankerous citizen, took offence because of a slight correction administered to his daughter by Mr. Overton. De Boer made complaint against the teacher, and a school trial was held before the township trustee and the county superintendent. The case was decided in favor of Overton. DeBoer swore he would flog the teacher, and in persuance of tne threat, overtook Overton while the latter was walking home from school one evening, De Boer being on horse-back at the time, and beat him in a most cowardly and shamefull manner, with a large, heavy whip, cut from a tree. The conduct of the attorneys during the trial was such as to suggest a too zealous reading on their part of the Gougar-Mandler trial and a desire to cot y the manners prevailing in that celebrated case. The justice was compelled, to threaten them with punishment for contempt, and even at one time ordered the baliff to remove the defendant’s lawyer from the room. '' Eight members of the jury favored a tine of $25,. and costs, bus sll, and costs was finally agreed upon. Owing to the large number of witnesses summoned, and the trial of the case by a jury, the costs were very heavy, amounting, with the fine, to about SBO.

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