Rensselaer Union, Volume 5, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 December 1872 — Indiana’s Verdict. [ARTICLE]

Indiana’s Verdict.

TUo stockholders ot the New j York fyihnt are-ogniw pursaiHg the Vice President with importunities to assume the editorial helm of that paper and rescue it from the shipwreck that Whitlaw Reed is rapidly rushing it to. Mr.-Colfax is a big fish ami nibbles cautiously at the bait thrown oilt. Tire Francesville Local Topic, Whose editor claims to have once been a chum of decedent and therefore ought to know about it, says that “Mr. Greeley for the pastyear had been suffering lromsevcre ramoh lisgemeut of the brain.” Isn’t it wonderful how some nien can endure those horrible foreign diseases so long? ’ A Logansporterhas invented, and received a patent upon, a new breech loading cannon. It is said the common councd of his city are now talking of buying sixty-four of them to arm one of its m ciphers with, who will at once proceed through the State hunting down all contumacious editors that decline to permit him to dictate what they Shall publish.

Wo are prepared to offer the following papers and periodicals with the Union at the rates published below: Harper’s Magazine (monthly) and the U x tow one yea r for $5,25. Harpers’ Weekly and the Uniox one year for $5.25. Harpers’ Bazar atul the Union one year for $5.2-5. Either two of Harpers' publications and the Union one year for $8.50. All three of Harpers' publications and the Union onfc year $12.00. Indianapolis Journal (weekly) and the Union one year for $3.00. The Nursery (monthly for little folks) and the Union one year for $3.00. Persons availing themselves of either of the above terms must do so before the first day of January, 1873, we shall take no orders for either of our clubbing papers after that date. As in each hi stance; large reductions, have bcCn made in the price of publications offered, the money must be paid in advance in all oases; we Cannot take wood or other produce on subscription at club rates, neither can we advance the money out of our own pockets and charge to our patrons.

One day last week as the South Bend Begisler man was passing a business house in that city, his attention was called to the beautiful frost- crystallisations formed on a show window. This was the first time in a long, useful and closely -observing life he had noticed the beautiful and common phenomenon, and it so wrought upon his cerebral tissue that for the moment he even forgot Mr. Colfax’s existence and gushed over as follows: “We were passing there about 9 A. M. and observed several gentlemen earnestly gazing at something we supposed to be the attractive sample stock on the inside, but a glance showed the attraction to-be mere frost work; and such a profusion and variety, such beauty ami gorgeoushess we never before witnessed. Almost any form of vegetable life and liixurienee Was there outlined in crystal. No tropienL garden could exet l ’it in variety and luxuriance. Without any stretch of fancy, youcould see lofty palms, splendid magnolias, l>loss7>ms and all, tree ferns, trailing vines, curling tendrils, imitated with ji beauty and fidelity, that mocked ail art. Could that pane have been transferred to any museum with all its graceful tracery rendered paramount, it would have been the - tnasteipiece of the eoHoetiofi; It paia--ed us to think that it could last but a brief hour.” - That pain, Bro. Beal, was probably occasioned by cold on the stomach, Next time it troubles you try a little hot toddy, or some popper tea. ~l •- - -

Tlio marshals selected' in each Congressional district to collect the votes cast in each county in the Presidential election, and bring the same to the capital, as required by law, reported the result at Indianapolis last Monday, and. the returns were opened and canvassed by the -Govenor and Secretary of State in the presence of the marshals. The : **»*<«** aav vrfitwMMaK total figures are as follows. Graut • electors. .1f6,131 Greeley « 163.622 O’Coaor “ ..... 1,114 Totel p0E..,, 351,167 -Grunt over Gree1ey,95,509; over all, 21,094 The total poll at the State elec4ion was 377,917 —showing a falling off of 26,750 votes from October to November. Of this 26,750 the Republicans lost 2,145, and the Democrats the rest. Some 22,802 Democrats who supported Thomas A. Hendricks for Governor either staid away from the polls, or voted for Gea. Grant or O’Conor—most of them doubtless being absentees.. It is worthy of hote that 803 of the 1,414 given O’Conor were cast in the four congressional districts in the north part of the State. Gen. Grant’s majority in this(llthj district is 3.724, oat of a total vote of 39,228. He gets within 337 of the vote cast for Gen, Packard in Octo-' her — but Greeley runs about 3,076 ballots behind Dr. Henricks, in the eleven counties." There Is no question that the Democratic stomach hereabouts rejected “crow” most decidedly. —Loportc IJetald.