Rensselaer Union, Volume 6, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 March 1874 — INDIANA GOSSIP. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA GOSSIP.

Last Monday Mr. Dawes in die House of Representatives moved to suspend. the rules and take up the $14,000,000 reserve bill, and, U|mhi a motion to engross, it was passed by the decided and rather unexpected vote of 108 to 77. — This may be considered an important victory tor the Expansionists, who no doubt, are largely in the majority throughout the Western and Sonthera States; this vote would seem to. indicate that they were also sufficiently represented in Congress to pass a bill increasing the volume oi National currency. As a temporary expedient such action inight be productive of present good, by making times a Lille easier for a while and stimnlaling the spiiit for speculation, but it may be a grave question if it selves auy other purpose than to t.mporize with the inherent evils of indebtedness. It is probable that in the long run it would be better lor the country if people would make up their minds to live" (fibre frugal and for the Govermmht to be more economical m its expenditures, both keeping within the . limits of oiir present circulating medium until after the public debt is paid, rather than to plunge still deeper in debt in order To indulge National and individual extravagance. If by issuing more greenbacks bonds could be bought in. and the’payment of interest stopped, it would, perhaps, be well enough to do so; but if bonds are to stand as they are and in addition thereto more greenbacks are issued, thus increasing National indebtedness, it is difficult to see how any real, permai.ent advantage is gamed.

Butter has declined to forty ceiiTs a pound at Rochester. The first catch of while fish for the season appeared in the Michigan City market on Ttfesday ofj last week. ’ i A boy named Chaney had a leg broken the other day at Plymouth while wrestling with another boy, i named Spier. I It is estimated that it cost $25,- ' 000 to harvest the. Laporte ice crop this season, and it was not such a very large crop either, when compared with what it might have: been. A young lad at Plymouth named Cook was fatally shot last week by a small pistol in the hands of a playmate. The ball entered directly below one of his eves and passed diagonally into his head., Protracted meetings were closed in the Methodist and Presbyterian churches at Plymouth Tuesday night of last week, after having added about seventy members to the two denominations. Monticello people are much oxci - ed over the discovery of a gang of nickle counterfeiters/, near that place, and the arrest of Ifaniel Hickman and Silas Hugl.e-ci ag d wijh that offence. They were taken before U. S. Commissioner Fred Knefler, at lndianapolis, where they waived preliminary examination. Hickman gave bail in the sum of £I,OOO to appear and answer the charge before the United States Circuit Court on the 7IL day of next May. Hughs was committed to jail at Danville in default ol bail. On the 12th day .of May, 1573, Frank Gust, employed by Hill A McKeechey contractors on the i Canada Southern Railroad, while at work near Westville lost his left leg above the knee. He was driving a.horse to haul empty cars to! the gravel bank, when the animal became frightened by ap engine which was being ran on another track close by, reared and fell upon him and broke his leg. . Suit was brought against the contractors for SIO,OOO damages. The case was taken op change of venue to St. Joseph county, where a jury last week awarded $3,500 damages. The boy's fat her,now brings another suit, claiming $5,000 forieare of the lad and to reimburse him for loss of the boy’s services. Elections to vote aid in behalf .of the Indianapolis Delphi & Chicago Railroad have been ordered in two townships in White county, whish will be held on the 25th prox. In Jasper county no move has been made yet, although they are ready to raise $100,009 as quick as satisfactory arrangements can be made with the company, as to the Utttde of tendering aid. The people of Jasper, like our people, have made extraordinary efforts three or four times to secure a railroad, and every limo hive been disappointed

T l 'is is exactly onr condition. In all probability a proposition that would meet with a favorable response in .1 asper county —and the people only ask a fair proposition—would be enthusiastically received here. What we want lis some definite, tangible action lon the part of the Company. And when the assurance is given by the Company that, by a ppr..printing aid we can surely secure this great road our people are ready to do their utmost, and will make a grand show- ’ ing for the Company. We hope ' before long to announce favorable ' propositions from the Company that will give satisfaction. The alien’ tiptipfthe C, A S. A. Company has been solieited in the matter, and the prospeefs are by no means <lis- ; couraging.— L'ju'cll Star.