Rensselaer Union, Volume 7, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 February 1875 — Pacific Mail-How is This? [ARTICLE]

Pacific Mail-How is This?

We present the following list taken from the official record.- We makeno charge Against any one; for in the list are included some names above all suspicion—notably that of Mr. Hoar, of Massachusetts. Orithe 21st of May, 1872, twentynine Representatives voted against the Brazil subsidy who had only a few moments previously voted for the China subsidy. Here are the names. Those in italics are in the present House: Carroll, Conger , Conner, Donnan, Duell, Charles Foster , Garrett, Getz, Griffeth, Hale, Hawley , Gerry W. IJazelton, Hoar, Kendall, Killingir , Lowe, McHenry, Mercur, BenVimin F. Myers, Moore, Orr, Pachtrd, Packer, Palmer, H. Bourdman Smith, Turner, Wakeman, and Williams, of Indiana —29. On the 27th day of May eight of these gentlemen who had voted against Brazil and for China six days previously, changed their votes from yea to nay on the Brazil subsidy itself. These are Messrs. Conger, Duell, Duimell, Hoar, Packard, 11. Boardman Smith, Turner and Williams of Indiana. And on the same day Fernando Wood, who had voted against the Brazil subsidy on the 21st, and voted and spoken against the China subsidy, gave his speech and vote in favor' of the Brazil subsidy.— Washington Capital.

It will be seen by an article which we publish elsewhere, taken from the Indianapolis Journal, that the Supreme Court has affirmed the decision of the court below in the case of the State vs. McColloeh. We presume our readers are familiar with the particulars of the ease. It will be remembered that a few years ago the skeleton of a man was found in this county, near Mr. Sumner’s. A bullet hole and the mark of an ax were distinctly visible in the skuil, and from articles found in the vicinity and other facts brought to light, the conclusion was arrived at that the bones were the remains of Morgan. After the lapse of so many years thecriminal is now likely to receive the punishment he so richly deserves. Much credit is due to S. P. Thompson fer tile active part he took in aiding to bring the murderer to justice.— Fowler Herald. We do not think Congress is covering itself with any particular glory, and is doing hut very little to earn the money drawn from the Treasury. The squabble over the Civil Rights bill resulted in no good to the country, and we doubt very much whether if it become a law it would ever be enforced. The fact is. Congress has been turned into a political convention, men of both parties participating, and all trying to make capital for a future campaign. One consolation the country has and that is, they are not passing any hills that will “skin’’ the treasury of the people’s money.— Winamac Republican.

The heroism of’. Gen. Sheridan at Winchester and elsewhere was ail very well, and all very creditable, and nobody has ever tried to discount it, so far as we have ever heard; but it will not do to try to offset Sheridan’s blood thirsty “banditti” sentiments, and his proved falsification of the character of the orderly people of the State of Louisiana, by his previous military record. One might as well try to justify the crimes of Benedict Arnold against his country on the basis of his many gallant deeds previously done in its defense.— Concord (JV. H.) People. The American Newspaper Advertising Agency of Geo. P. Rowell & Co., New York, is the only establishment of the kind in the United States which keeps itself persistently before the people by advertising in newspapers. They evidently receive their reward, for we have it from a reliable source that advertising orders issued by them for their customers have exceeded three thousand dollars a day since the commencement of the year, and this is not a good year for advertising either. Y esterday was not a very good day for railroad schemes in Congress. The Committee on Railroads reported adversely to the proposed narrow-gauge road from Washington to St. Louis; also against incorporating the Dakota and Montana Railroad Company, and to the Forty-first Parallel Railroad, from Lake Erie to the Missouri River. Probably there is not a railroad scheme before Congress that does not cover a job.—lndianapolis Journal. The prospects that the Indianapolis, Delphi & Chicago road will be built, and that tlier work will be pushed vigorouslv as soon as the weather becomes suitable, are becoming more favorable daily. The few persons along the proposed line who have opposed it, are beginning to see the importance of the road aud the increased value it will give to property in tne, sections of country through whiqh it passes, and are taking hold ot the matter earnestly.- Indianapolis Journal.