Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 October 1883 — The County History. [ARTICLE]

The County History.

The new standard time, which will be used on the L. N-A. <t Caster November 18th will be about twelve minutes slower than the true time of Rensselaer, being that much better to get up by, of a cold morning. General Lew Wallace is spoken of for next year’s Republican candidate for Governor of Indiana. He bravely led the volunteers of Indiana in the late war, and in diplomatic and literary fields has won an enviable reputation. The Democratic papers evince an anxiety to have him continue Minister to Turkey.—[lnter-Ocean. One of the officials of the Chicago & Indianapolis Air-Line states that they expect to perfect arrangements with the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Indianapolis management by which through coaches will be put on between Cincinnati and Chicago by November 1. The present connection of the noon trains would give twenty-five minutes for dinner. The midnight connection will not be so. close unless one of the roads changes time.—[lndianapolis Journal. » To Democratic newspapers of the McEwen stripe, who are howling themselves hoarse-because President Arthur took a pleasure trip to Yellowstone Park, it may be interesting to know that Jeffersoh, whose memory they pretend to hold sacred, was the champion absentee president. He was away from Washington 796 days in eight years. Monroe was next, being absent 708 eight years>—[Monticello Herald-

The following frpm the Indianapolis Journal we heartily endorse. BuRLDfGTON (la.) newsdealers, many of them, refuse to sell the infamous Police Gazette and other similar publications. Decency should compel newsdealers everywhere to take the same honorable stand. It is a shame that sucli papers are allowed to be publicly displayed in the windows of news-stands. ..'LI*- 1 !-..*** We copy in another place, from the Fort Wayne Daily News, a rather florid account of the late railroad el ection iu Liberty townshipi Fulton county, in aid of the Font Wayne,- Peoria & Galesburg railroad... .It is hut just to say that the election was not nearly so .unanimous in favor of the road as the News’ account might lead one to suppose. Out of a total vote of 340 the majority in favor of the ■tax was only 18. The Rochester Sentinel in commenting upon the election expresses great doubt as to the building of the road and also adds that there appears to be ’" butiittie iropeof the early building of. the Rochester, Rensselaer & St. Louis railway.

The long looked for history of Warren, Benton. Josper and Ne wtoh counties was delivered to iheltensselaer subscribers this week and is now in piogress of delivery to out-of-town subscribers. It is published by F. A. Battey & Co., of Chicago, 'and 1 is a tine, well printed, royal octavo volume of over 800 pages, bound in half morocco and imitation. It opens with a brief but sufficiently comprehensive sketch of the old Northwest Territory, and of the state of Indiana. The histories of the different counties are then taken in detail. The history of Jasper county occupies about 20U pages and was written by J. H. Battle. Benton whs written up by Ed. A. Mossman. Warren by Weston A. Goodspeed. Newton by J. H. Battle. The sketch of the Northwest is also from Mr. Battle's pen. and although comparisons are said to be odious, we are disposed, from the cursory exf in nation we have made of the book to think him ranch the ablest writer engage ! upon it. The method of treating each county consists, first, in giving a general history of ; the entire county. Idlowed by biographical sketches by towns and townships. The Ifiatorjcal portions strike us as' being of really great value to residents of the counties, and consist of matter not to be found, to any extent, in any’other work. The .biographicalsketches will not, of course, •.tosses any great degree of general - inIfFlMt, tout ere »tiU ntd without v«' ue.