Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 October 1888 — INDIANA STATE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

Tint life work of Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe isdone, and. a full work alt hl been. Whether death be immediately her lot-or not she is incapacitated for any further literary labors, She has been the most successful author in America. 1 One hundred thousand copies of “Uncle Tom” were sold within eight weeks of its publication. The present sale is certainly up among the millions, while it has been translated into all European as well as several Asiatic language's. Dramatized, it has today all of its earliest popularity . Her theme was a magnificent one that touched every heart. She caught it, it inspired her, and “Uncle Tom” will be immortal. Her other works were able, but lacked the power of a great theme. Her attack on the character of Byron was of a sort deeply regretted by her friends, and probably by herself.

A mix has passed the House of Representatives providing for an exchange of mutilated silver fractional coin for new coin at the coinage value of the mutilated piece. According to the terms of the bill coins,so defaced, to the value of $5, or any multiple thereof may be redeemed by presentation at the office of the Treasurer or any assistant treasurer of the United States, who shall give an equal amount of new or unworn coins equal to the coinage value of the mutilated silver presented. There is a good deal of sense in this measure. It is easy to deface a coin but it is oftentimes difficult to detect it. And one does not always think to look for mutilations. The holder is expected to loose something from its face value, because it was taken without due inspection. He takes it at its face value and mssfy loose the difference in value of the coin equal to the amount of silver lost in mutilation. This is not right. The government ought to protect the innocent holder of this kind of currency. He accepts it in good faith and should not be made to sustain the brunt of another’s foolishness. The bill passed the House without opposition. It is likely also to receive favor in the Senate. The Emperor William is a constant surprise to his people. He is beginning to be looked upon as an enigma and the people have given up all attempts to forcast his future movements from his past actions. His late maneuvers with the Berlin regiments inspired the people with the belief that everything was to be subordinated to the military spirit. And they were more or less apprehensive in consequence. But a late order has dispelled any fears grounded on the Berlin maneuvers and convinced the Germans that their emperor is a nian not to be measured by ordi nary standards. This orderstops any further celebration of the victory of the Germans at Sedan in the Fran«)-Prussian war, If the emperor really favors the peace of Europe, as this order would seem to indicate, he could nbt devise a better means to that end than by suppressing Uie-'««litery enthusiasm of the GermtoSl The battle celebrations keep spirit alive. Besides, it is cultivating a barbaric spirit: this •rejoicing in the downfall of other nations. This order will no doubt have a beneficial effect, and in the end will do much to soften the asperities between France tod Germany. Forgetting is next to forgiving.

Seymour wants a lecture course. Porter county is short on cranberries this year. Some burglars are at work about Crawfordsville. Crawfordsville is now lighted by electricity. Fort Wayne is to have a branch'd the Salvation Army. A good crop of all kinds of Indiana nuts is reported this fall. Huntington is threatened with an epidemic of diphtheria. " " Wood carring is an attractive study pursued by South Bend ladies.., Quails are plentiful about Columbus, according to the Republican. L. C. Smith, a prominent farmer of Fulton county, Indiana, was nearly Beaten to death by footpads, Saturday. Five divorce cases were set ior trial at Connersville Thursday, and half a dozen weddings are announced for this week. Thieves carted away nearly the entire stock of groceries belonging to Julius Becht, of Jeffersonville, Thursday night. The Farmers’ Review gives the corn crop of Indiana at 159,543,013 bushels, on an acreage of 3,891,293, an average of 41 bushels. Joe Everroad, fifteen years old, has left his home at Columbus, and it supposed has gone West to solve the Indian question. A collisionof a freight and a passenger train at Martinsburg, W. ¥a, Sunday night, killed two postal clerks and a brakeman and injured sir others. Madison county farmers are asking fancy prices for hay, and quantities are being shipped from the north part of the State to sell at $10.50 which is $5 below the home price. A curious campaign bet was made at Charleston Monday. A prominent young lady of Democratic views promses to marry a well-known young man *

if Harrison is elected, if not the man is to pay her SIOO. - - ‘ Tt is whispered to the streets of Orawfordsville that one citizen of the Athens made $2d,000 on wheat during tbe “Hutch” squeeze. Thiß does not speak well for the Athens, a A couide of gamblers, while MyiPff M?, escape from an enraged crowd at the lx»gootoo fair ground last Friday, drove their wagon over the infant child of a Mrs. Uoodey, inflicting injures irom which it died. A tramp entered the English Lutheran Church in Springfield township, Allen county, and set fire to the altar. The Bible and altar ornaments were destroyed before the fire was discovered. It was with great difficulty that the church was saved. The tramp was pursued into the woods, but escaped. The Fort Wayne News is responsible for this story: “A proprietor of a gamling house in this city did an act the other day that is unusual and may seem incredible. A railroad man entered his establishment after drafting his pay and played a losing game. The proprietor sent the money to the man’s wife, where it was badly needed.”

Three months ago Rev. P. C. Moulton went-to Mancie from Chicago to organize a Congregational Church. He received several members, and recently succeeded in raising a subscription for the purpose-rff building a new edifice. He drew SSO salary and took $25 church funds Saturday and left for parts unknown. He left his wife in destitute circumstances. A good many horses have lately been dying in the northern part of Laporte county. They begin to tremble all over and soon die, the cause of the sickness being wholly unknown. It works as though they had eaten something that poisons them, but they die in pastures and barns alike, which shows the poison theory is not correct. Horsemen can give no idea of what causes the trouble. A strike of the paupers is the latest thing at Jeffersonville. Recently the County Commissioners elected Joe Carr Superintendent of the Poor Asylum. The paupers objected and wrote petitions to the Board and communications to the papers, threatening to leave if the old Superintendent, Mr. Miner, was not retained. Carr took charge, however, and of fifty paupers only nineteen remain now, the others having struck and left. { Benjamin Ice, a wealthy resident of Fairmount township, Grant county, died from the effects of injuries received in a family row a few days ago. He and his daughter-in-laW, Mrs. L. C. Ice, quarreled over the disposition of some land. Ice struck the woman and she dealt him a blow on the hand, which caused,erysipelas and terminated in his death. Mrs. Ice sued her father-in-law for $5,000 damages and* also had him ar-resied-for assault. Chairman Huston and Jewett have agreed that in all election precincts when the inspector is a Democrat he shall appoint a judge and a clerk to be selected by the Republicans of sujh precinct and when the inspector is a Republican he shall appoint a judge and a clerk to be selected by the Democrats of the precinct. Another proposition, looking to the formation in each county of a non-partisan committee to prevent illegal voting, is being wnsidered. Dr. D. V. Kyte, until recently private secretary to Supe rintendant Galbraith and time keeper of the Insane Asylum at Indianapolis, mades the charge in an affidavit filed with the Attorney General Wednesday that the trustees of the institution and,, the Superintendent lonaed John E. Sullivan SI,OOO ot the funds of the institution to help tide him over the tally, 6lieet forgery suits. Dr. Harrison cla : ms the advance of the money was not a loan, as the institution owed Mr. Sullivan $1,527 at the time. "7 • Patents were granted to Indiana inventors to-day as follows: Geo. W. Benedict and H. C. Miller, College Corner, tell m an; John W. Carter and J. Miller, said Miller assignor to W. S. Grant, Greenfield, gas pressure regulator: John B. Cleveland, Indianapolis, device ior snapping medicated dusthalls: Buckner F. Freeland, Vistula, block and order station signal and time register for railway stations; Harvey Gulliford, Marion, seed cutter; Wm. H. Horen, Brazil, check-plate for draw-bars Abraham J. Neff, Fish Lake, assignor of two-thirds to A. E. Schrick, Goshep, fence machine; Walter S. Nichols, Hebron, band cutter and feeder, Joseph D. Norris, LaPorte, cutter-bar for reapers and mowers; Jno. W. Ruteledge, Shannondale, gate. >