Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 January 1884 — Indiana Congressmen. [ARTICLE]

Indiana Congressmen.

A call for a Republican mass convention, to be held sometime in February, probably, will appear in our next issue. Young Nutt, the slayer of the infamous Dukes, and the avenger of his father’s death and his sister’s ruin, was, on Tuesday acquitted of murder, at Pittsburg. Judge Albion W. Tourgee is lecturing about the country upon the subject, “Give us a Rest.” His idea is that the American people are working too hard and not taking enough rest and recreation as they rush through life. The judge is about right.

The Comet is no.v plainly visible in the evening, to those who know where to look fpr it. It may be seen in the south-west sky, and at eight o’clock is about forty five degrees above the horizon, or half way from the horizon to the zenith. That interesting continued sijpry entitled, “Delinquent Tax List” by the well known author, George M. Robinson, again occupies a large space of The Republican. Another serial of thrilling interest , from our own pen, entitled “Delinquent Subscribers” is in contom plat ion. - - ■ .

Nativity and Ages of the National Law. Makers from Indiana. I.i liaiiapoiis .Tonrnal. ’ The nativity and ages of the Indiana . ■-legation in Congress, as given in the Congressional Directory, are as follotvs: Senator Voorhees was born in Butler county, Ohio, and is fifty-six years of :ge. S jnator Harrison was born in Hamilton county, Ohio, and is fifty years of sga. Thomas M. Browne was born at New Paris, Ohio, and is fifty-five years ■ sage. Tnomas J. Wood was born in ■•■tiiens county, Ohio, and is thirty--1 ine years of age. • William H. Calkins was bom in Pike county, Ohio, and is forty-two years of ego. John J. Kleiner was born in West ILu over, Pa., and is thirty-nine years oi age,

Robert Lowry was born in Ireland, and is sixty or sixty-one years of age. The date of his birth is not given. He removed to Fort Wayne from Rochester, N. Y.. in 1843, and was about L.venty years of R. Cobb in Lawrence county, I nd’an a, and is fifty-five years of age. Strother M. Stockslager was born in I iarrison county, Indiana, and is 1 < »rty-t wo years o f age. William S. Holman was born in Dearborn county, Indiana, and is sixtyone years of age. Courtland C. Matson was born in Brookville, Indiana, and is forty-three years of age. Stanton J. Peelle was born in Wayne county, Indiana, and is fortyc ne years of age. John E. Lamb Was born in Terre Haute, In.liana, and is thirty-one .years of age. George W. Steele was born in Fayette county, .Indiana, and is forty-four years of age. Thomas B Ward was born in 0 .io. and is forty.nine years of age. From the foregoing statement it will he seen that of the fifteen Senators and Representatives constituting ths In liana delegation in Congress seven were horn in Indiana, live were born in Ohio, one in Pennsylvania, one in Ireland, and one unknown. Arrange! according to age, the list struts as follow j. Holman 61 Calkins 42 Lowry' 60 Stoekslager 42 Voorhees 58 Peelle 41 CubJ>- —=—ss Wood 39 Browne 55 Kleiner 39 Harrison 50 ’ a~tb 31 y —x-— —’--r-TTiG,