Rensselaer Union, Volume 3, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 January 1871 — In Memerlam. [ARTICLE]

In Memerlam.

Tl o Dcpirtment of Agriculture j e-iinifttPs’Hhe covp crop of the Un- 1 States for buftke!*, trh!di f Ta wwnxcTxgc if 28 bushel* per acre for at),000,000 j Herer, tho approximate breadth planted. The greatest relative increase over last your is in Illinois and to 65 per cent, on the number of bushels; the next largest is in Indiana and is 55 per ctnt. The sorghum crop is rather larger this year than last with ti e j increase principally in the Southern j States. Tobacco shows an increase of IC| j per cent, in tie number of pounds ever the crop of 1569. Hay iftlo percent, less. Potatoes have also fallen behind, and largely. The decrease amounts to nearly 25 per cent, with the largest reductions In Indiana, Delaware and Maryland. In Maryland and Indiana the failing off has reached 45 per cent., in Delaware 40. , Sweet potatoes have universally done well and the crop was very large—more than an average yield in every State. Buckwheat is a smaller crop this year than last. Peas and beans are larger. Flax averages better and orchard products nearly 25 per cent, better in the Northern States, hut less live in tho South ami California and Oregon. Winter grains—fall sown wheat and rye —are generally favorable. tm Illustrated Catalogue of Seeds wad Floral Guide, for 1871, lias been received at this office. It is a beautiful magazine, with handsome illustrations, well printed on beautiful paper, and filled with descriptions of the most beautiful flow ers and valuable garden vegetables usually cultivated in this latitude, either out doors or in green houses. Beside* this it contains a number of pages devoted to practical suggestions on the preparation and cultivation of gardens* both for flower* and vegetables. We have patronized Mr. Vick for several years and always found the seeds sold by him fresh and true to name. This year we shall make up a list of'such seeds as we shall want for spring planting and forward it about the middle of February.— If any of our readers o j thenfriends wish either flower or vegetable seeds, wc will send their order with ours. Anybody aud everybody invited to call at our office and look over the catalogue, or, if you wish one for yourselves send 10 cents (not half the cost) to James Vick, Rochester, N. Y. The editor of the Northern lndianian has been presentvd with a pear grown in a Warsaw, Kosciusko county, garden that w eighed one pound and nine ounces. Hathaway, of the Indianapolis Mirror, says: “There arc forty six applicants for tho office of State librarian, thirty-six for clerk of the House, and two hundred and ten for door keeper. Whew!” And Hath, ought to know, he has bteen among ’em. The town council of Ilcnsselaer have fixed the corporation licence to sell liquor at sso. Warsaw Northern Jndianian. That is not quite it. The corporation license for retailing liquors by the dram is $100; but for selling by the quart or for medicine, the license is only SSO. tM Come in and read our exchanges as much as you like—read the dailies, the weeklies, the monthlies—anything that may be on our tables, but don’t, for the love of man if you care for us, don't, we beseech I you, read aloud. Just enjoy the j luxury in silence, like a boy sack- ■ ing an orange, and you are more than welcome to all the information you may glean. According to data ou record there were but 11 arrivals of Chinamen in this country between 1820 nad 1640, and only 35 in the following decade. From 1851 to 1860 there were 41,397, and from 1801 j to 1808 there were 41,214 arrivals. In 1869 there were 14,902, and for the first six months of the current year, 7,849. The aggregate thus i far, 106,744. Allowing for deaths and for those returned to China, it would appear that, theft are now considerably less than 100,000 Chinamen in this country. The rate of increase for the last four years has been a* follows: in 1867; the number was 8,518; in 1868, 6,707; in 1869, 12,874; and in 1870, 15,740. The total arrivals of females to June 30, 1870, were 2,144. —Report Depmrtmmd Jpriwltvre.

PttKsItVfKKIAN t ill Ki 11, KiilMNl.Tt'N, IxmANA, | December 25, in 10. ' At a meeting of the (. hurfli r.ml' Congregation the follow iiijj p icccdings wire had, whereof dm; noth e had been,; reviou-!y given. Wm:r.K*S, It has pleased the Great King and Head id the t hit: - ip in His infinite xvj-dom to remove by death our beloved I‘actur, Rev. Levi Hughes, the members cl this, church and coi!gK;g ..t:ou d> .'i-re to pat a grateful tribute ot respect aitd jdivetioii to his,iiuniory; to tjp cost! with deep emotion the deal- ' iie's 0.l IVo vide nee towards u>; to bear our te.-timony '<• his ability J and faithfulness as a iniiii.-Ler pof { Christ; and to.express our sense oi I the'deep loss the church has sustained by this solemn and mysterious dispensation, therefore' Rcsolnd, That while we mourn our severe bereavement, we wohid yet cherish the proidundest gratitude to Go(l that wei were fin- red w ith the closing labors of such all eminent servant of Clnistpand that Ins ministry in otir midst was attended with so many mauite-tatiuus of Divine favor.

Ju. oletd, That his manrdJhristir.n virtues—the purity of lr.s private life—the fidelity of his public ministry—lbs leivaut piety—ids ardent zeal for the cause of Christ and salvation of souls—his untiring energy and persiverenee—his sel Isaenfieing devotion to the interests ol' the Church —lbs love lor its children and voutli, and his tender concern for the spiritual weltare of all its members, are still fresh in our memories and w ill bo ever held in grate till remembrance. Resolved, That we lender to his deeply bereaved family our afieiv Donate, Christian sympathy, and pray that God will indeed be a lather to the fatherless and husband to tlie widow. Resolved, That these testimonials be spread upon the Church records, that a copy he forwarded to the family of the deceased, and thitt a copy be forwarded to the J’rcsL’jter and llerald, at Cincinnati; tho lyii ruVi, Philadelphia; tho JiTtericr, Chicago; and Tin: Rensselaer Uni in, Rensselaer, Inch, with a request that the same be published. By order ol the Congregation.

The foregoiiigcouiprehensivo and beautiful tribute pf Mr. -Hughes’ congregation leaves little indeed to be added by a secular pen regarding the virtues and graces ol a man w hom everybody seemed to love. It was not our privilege to be personally acquainted w ith the subject of this memorial, but his eminent piety, discretion and eaintj ly goodness made for him a reputa- ] tion that Lings and presidents might aspire to. Meek, unassuming, courteous, patient, sober, charitable, kind, the odor of bis Christlike character w ill long pervade the church over which he last ministered, and his holy example has left its impress so deeply stamped upon the public character of the people with whom he last labored, that it is'visible to even the casual observer, and will not bo effaced pi the second generation.