Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 February 1885 — Fram Our Dxchauges. [ARTICLE]

Fram Our Dxchauges.

The Illinois Legislature, being ft tie on joint ballot, is likely to wrestle long before they succeed in electing a United States Senator. The Republicans have renominated tire splendid Logan and will stand by him through thick and thin. The democrats did not fcoinmit the Infamy of nominating the great blatherskite Carter Harrison, but have put up the tariff tinkering Morrison; an infinitely more respectable man than Carter, but far enough from being a great statesman, or a fit successor to gallant Black Jack. The policy of giving to women equal rights with men, before the law, Sud in the social and business world, is one of those* reforms which makes progress very slowly, but which never goes backward. Year by year, fed! over this country, women are being given equal property and educational rights with men, and year by year a j uster spirit and practice are prevailing in the paying to women the same wages for’ the same wotk, as to men. The conferring upon women full citizenship, including the right to vote, hold office, serve on j uries, Ac., is also making sure progress. In every progressive state in the Union there is a powerful and constantly increasing sentiment tn its favor; and the practical demonstration of the excellent results of women’s suffrage, as shown in Wyoming and Washington Territories; will, beyond question, give a Strong and constant impetus to the movement.

We have no idea that Senator Foulk’s dynamite bill will accomplish any good whatever, while it will interfere greatly with the legitimate use of that explosive. The article is very easily and quickly made, and needs no apparatus at all for its manufacture; and the process of preparation has tong been widely known, and even within the last few weeks many of the daily papers of the country, while denouncing the dynamite deviltry in unmeasured terms in their editorial columns, have done the would-be-dynamiters all the service they possibly coiild, by publishing full directions for manufacturing and Using the fearful substance. Thus easily and cheaply made, and with the method of its manufacture universally known, what possible hope is thereof suppi essing its manufacture or use by such means as Mr. Foulk’S bill? The prompt passage of the Bill, by an almost unanimous vote, shotfs that the sentiment of the law makers d's the state is right upon the subject of the unlawful use of Th namite and other like substances > but as we said before, the evil will hardly be reached by any such taw. To quote the language of one who evidently has a full understanding of the subject of tfhich he speaks: “The remedy must go deeper. Whyn ot declare, by inter-national agreement, that these attempts, like piracy, are trimes against humanity? Why not place the operators, with their instigators, beyond the pale of law, sud subject them to arrest and dehvery, Upon proper requisition, wherever they may be found? When the wretch, ot even a misguided fanatic, is made to appreciate that do-where in the world can t e find a place of refuge but that justice, aided by all the powers of telegraphs. railroMs and ocean Steamships, will follow his trail hke a blood-hound, ami tliat liis ‘ iptiYe and punishment are only matters of time, ! can not but befeeve the l»eginuing of the end will Fe fit Uftwt”

Kentland Uaxcttc. Twolve cents were the receipts at the Kentland po-t-ofticc.Tuesday. That is not calculai to jaisO to P. M.’s salnry’ ‘A The sale of lands for delinquent fibres on Monday, was .-mall. ■ Only two s&iea were made. Ihe attendance of buyers was slim, the Weather being quitq out of “all reason”. Rev. A. W. Wood, of "Colfax, has been holding a revival meeting for some five or six weeks at tliat place le suiting in a large num tier of additions to the membership. At the clo c of the service one evening last week, he was presented with an envelope coni.'iiuiug in cash. ' Oxford Tribune., Sixteen head of cattle belonging to Samuel Alexander, of Talbot, were frozen to deaih Tuesday night. Rents in Oxford are overly high. Some buildings that are not worth over $250, rent for SIOO per year. Four Pittsburg engines are under contract for the C. & G. S. to be delivered before the Ist of May. Mas l er Mechanic Curtis likes the two now running better every day. Tuey aie extra heavy as to the running parts, and will give good service. Reiniricton News. The aged wile <,f Join Miller, Esq., died at the residence of her son. Hairy Miller, one and a half miles northeast of town, on Tuesday evening last. The burial took place oh Thursday alternoon. We understand that a worthy young mah from Sheldon, 111., and one of Tlemington’s fair daughters set their faces like Hints towards the county seat last Tuesday, fur ti e purpose of procuring a license and getting married. The storm was too much for them and they had to postpone the trip, and the marriage, until the storm abated. Notwithstanding the litde drawbacks above mentioned it might still be called a Luckey affair. MoMicellbHerald. ” After serving ten years as circuit judge and a year and a half on the Supreme bench, Judge Hammond has resumed the practice ol law at Rensselaer. Spurious nickels have made their appearance in this locality. There is some suspicion that the old counterfeit mint in this county, has resumed operations. Charley Claypool, after several years devoted to journalistic duties, has commenced to'read law in Col. DeHart’s office at Lafayette. Charley may yet make a man of hiniself. An effort is on foot to make a new circuit comprising this And Benton counties. The Herald can see n i good reason for such a Change. For a ‘■reform” measure it might answer, as it would result in the appointment of some democrat to a judgeship, This and nothing more.

Hammond T ibune. We wonder it the will ot the people wont change the county seat from Crown Point some time? Bro. Millikan says “the will of the people of the county” located it there. The first train through on the New Albany, north since Sunday evening I was about 4 o 'clock Wednesday after- | noon. This road has A fearful time ■ between here and Lowell. The first tr ain had four engines. The Grand Trunk Railway Co. run a milk train daily by which' farmers along their line, ship their milk into ' the city at a small cost. The freight from points in Lake county being but 15 cents per eight gallon can. When the milk reaches the city the farmers receive for it from $1 to §1.15 per can. It would be a good thing for the farmers along the line of the L. N. A. & C. if that company would attach a milk car to the early morning train. The net price which they would receive for their milk would be equal io thirty or forty cents per pound for the ; butter that could be made from it, or about the same amount per inch for the cream that might be raised. Uigfiniore (Dalt.) Vex Populi. We blush to acknowledge the fact, but our alleged “temperate climate” last night, commi tjd the unheard of enormity, of getting down to thirtyfive degrees below zero, in cold blood. —Rensselaer Republican'. The above ; item is copied from the paper publishat our old home in Indiana. Thirty. ■ five degrees below zero in Indiana 1 means celder weathet, by far, than j seventy-five degrees below zero mean 9 i in Jiakota. The weather herft has been so del'ghtful that l\dt lew of our I citizens coul.' be induced to go |o New Orleans, they preferring tp remain ! when} life sun shines and the birds! sing afl the time. rather than rdn the risk of going to a country where the ; weather is sb uncertain/ Comt ’out here, Brp. Marshall, where you can > wear summer pants and a line'n duster ! twelve months in the year aud be com -1 fortabie and happy. .. . „ f