Rensselaer Union, Volume 2, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 August 1870 — LOCAL MATTERS. [ARTICLE]

LOCAL MATTERS.

Thursday, August 4th, 1870.

Thermometer still continues amofig the nineties. There ere about 6,000 inhabitant* la Jasper county. Good butter is rather scarce In this place at the present time. Mr. A. H. Tharp has our thanks for a mess of roasting ears. We return thfcuks to Miss Mollie Babcock for a basket of lino apples. Watermelons and muskmelona made their appearance in our market last week. ■ 111 1 * Don’t fail, to visit the circus this afternoon and evening, if you want amusement. Very largo nice onions sold from wugons on our streets this week for 65 cents a bushel. Business is reported dull in Remington this week. Grain has commenced coming into market. Hon. Ezra Wright left Rensselaer on Monday for his new homo at ltlchvfew in Southern Illinois. Mike Miiloy lit out early Monday morning. It is supposed by this time ho is “where the woodbine twineth.” The crop of blackberries which promised so favorably two or-three weeks ago, is likely to be a failure, owing to the present dry weather. The democracy of Jaspercounty will probably nominate a fusion ticket on the 27th, but there is no probability that they will elect a single candidate tliis fall. Sufficient rain fell at this place Tuesday to lay the dust and sprout turnip seed. A few miles north and cast from hero they had heavy showers. Mr. Henry I. Adams, of Jordan township, has found a pocket book containing money which the owner can have by proving property aud paying 50 cents for tills notice. Dr. Kelley has some beautiful “pictures on cxibition in liis photograph rooms. He is also prepared to do all kinds of work iif the photograph line. Everybody should call in and see him.

Eli Hcidleberger is preparing to, move from Rensselaer. Mr. Willis J. Inies lias bought the most of his stock. We are sorry to see Mr. Heidleberger leave here as he is a good citizen. Many of the wells in this place are failing from the effects of drouth. — All kinds of growing crops need rain. If we do not have a shower soon it is feared the corn ami late potato crops will bo short. Wc would like to engage fifteen or twenty cords of wood to be delivered before the roads become muddy in the fall. Those having dry wood to sell at a fair price for cash will do well to call at the Union office. Standing among t lie foremost upon the list of low priced sewing machines is tlie Common Sense, sold by J. 8. Hopkins, agent for Jasper county.— Every family not already supplied should see him and engage one. A marriage was consummated in tiic county clerk’s office yesterdav.— Tlie parties were James Shell, of Pulaski county, and Nancy Hayworth, of Jasper. The ceremony was performed by Justice S. P. Howard. Wm. Moulter, of this county, who was taken to the Insane Hospital at Indianapolis last winter; escaped on the 27th of July. 'The Superintendent writes that ids mind was partially restored and that lie appeared to be inoffensive. Mr. Jesse Goff was severely hurt while shoeing a young horse at Warner’s blacksmith shop one day last week. The horse knocked him down and struck him on the instep of his left loot making a deep and painful cork wound. Mr. Goff’s right arm received a slight flesh wouud, also.

Marriage licenses Were Issuer! by the clerk of Jasper county, during the month of July, 1870, to the following parties? ~ Joseph Gailey and Margaret German. Josiiua Jones and Rebecca Stone. Titos. R. Daugherty nnd St. Clair. :—•' sis Wc are informed that tho corps of engineers who arc to make tiic survey of tho New York & Western railroad —of which the Fort Wayne & Pacific is a link—commenced running the line in Ohio last week. They expect to arrive at Fort Wayne by the 15th of this month on their way through Indiana. Dr. I. B, Washburn, of Star City, republican candidate for representative in the State legislature from the counties of Pulaski, Jasper and Newton, lias written that he will be in Rensselaer on. tho 20th instant. In tho evening ho will sneak at the Court House upon the political issues of the times. Everybody invited to attend.

Things were quite lively down at “Bascom’s Corner” last Saturday evening, Mike Maloy had been drinking pretty freely during the day and by evening felt ns though lie wanted a, I ‘bit nvarovv.” With offensive epithets and pugilistic dejnonstrations lie succeeded in provoking Win. Erwin to knock him over and choke him till ho yelled for mercy. After being let up ho for Jim Niohol who sent him to grass without getting n scrntch In return. Abouf this time Constable Duvall and Deputy Sheriff Frank J. Vurcupile appeared on the scene and was leading nim off, when lie jerked looso from Purcupile and hit Duvall over the head with a rock, cutting his scalp and causing tho blood to flow pretty freely. In a short time Duvall nad a State’s warrant in the hands of Town Marshal Spangle, who proceeded to look up and arrest Mike on a charge of assaulting an officer while in discharge, of duty. Mike was found asleep in his brother’s stable loft and when brought down became demonstrative toward Marshal Spangle but was wilted by a blow across tlie bead from a heavy hickory cane with which tile Marshal was armed. During the excitement which followed Mike got into ills brother’s house, where ho was left by the officers who thought ho hail received punishment enough to keep him quiet l'nr the night,

wKsoe the Metropolitan circus fax'ocdfly pttttaed by our exuliauges in tft towns it bus exhibited. Its JhitnehsTposters prove t&rt It la no one horse uffhir. Take your tamllte* to visit it this afternoon and evening. There Is no doubt the sights arc worth the price o's admission. . A>irj7 stew Mossllon Threshing i Machlncf with straw stacker, all in complete rami Lug order, also two uew farm wagons for sale or would trade Jbrstock, land orgood notes. Enquire of E. E. Lockwood, Remington, Ind. 2-32- ts.- * r Having sold out, parties Interested ore notified that nil accounts owiug me must be settled, either by note or otherwise, by the 16th of August. — After that date unsettled accounts will be placed in proper hands for collection. This time business is meant.

E. E. Lockwood.