Rensselaer Union, Volume 8, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 November 1875 — “Honor Among Thieves.” [ARTICLE]

“Honor Among Thieves.”

Germany has, a population of 42,000,000. Fort Wayne claims a population of 40,000 souls. A “sheet and jhllow case” party is the latest sensation at Mishawaka. The total loss by the great fire at Virginia City, Neb., last week, is ♦7,500,000. ——————————— Q The Baltimore <fc Ohio railroad company put two fast mail trains on their road last Monday. The meanest man we have heard of is one who stole iponey from the eyes of a corpse at cently. ... • In the last nine months 5,331 business failures have been announced with liabilities amounting to ♦I3T,171,000. This exceeds the number of failures for the same period last year 1,174. Shocks of earthquake at Memphis, Terin., on the night of October 27 ih, created no little alarm in that city. Three distinct shocks followed each other in succession, and the vibrations were so strong as to shake and rattle windows and crockery in a lively manner, causing a stampede among the occupants of two and three story buildings. ■ -(f- - - The President has issued his an. nual Thanksgiving proclamation, and recommends Thursday, the 25th day of November, as the day for offering praise and thanksgiving to Almighty God, for his mercy and wisdom and the many blessings bestowed upon the people of this great nation during the year that is about drawing to a close. Let the day be appropriately observed by all. Returns from the elections held on Tuesday are yet.yery meager. "No definite idea of the result can be given. Telegraph reports yesterday indicate that the Republicans have carried Minnesota, Massachusetts, Kansas, Wisconsin, Illinois and probably New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The Democrats haveT carried Virginia, Maryland and Mississippi. Up the hour of going to press we are unable to give any figures as to the majorities in the different States, as the official returns will not all be in for several days.

A violent wind and rain storm last triday night did considerable damage In ditlerent sections of the country. In the central portion of Illinois the storm raged furiously for two hours, destroying houses and barns, a»d killing "several persons. The gale on Lake Micliigan did considerable damage to vessels but no shipwrecks are re ported. In the central and southern parts of Indiana, fences were blown down and trees uprooted, so violent was the wind. The storm was not so severe in this locality, and no damage was done. On the samejiighc several inches of snow fell in some parts of lowa and Nebraska.

The advertisement of the Chi-. ca SP Jnter-Ocecw, tor 18f6, appears in anotiier column of this paper, lhe Inter- Ocean is given up to be ike Republican paper of the West, a»d ig tire-most able in Fxpdbndiiig the doctrines of the Republican party of any other Dewepaggr outside ot Now "York. .As for news the Daily Inter. the standard tn reporting all news • f an interesting nature, both local

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We understand the railroad officials at this place last week, in the interests of the Chicago & South Atlantic railroad, resulted in the abandonment of their road until next spring. We regret very much that the company were unable to proceed with the work this fall, but would sny to the friends of this enterprise that the company expect to be able by spring to prosecute the work on the line from Delphi to Chicago vigorously, an<\ carry the same to completion. We hope all obstacles will be overcome by that time arid notbjjig will occur to prevent the immediate construction of this much needed and iinportmust not feel disappointed in the delay of this great project, but take into consideration the magnitude of such an enterprise. A road of this kind cannot be built in two or three months; it will take several years to complete the entire line from Chicago to the seaboard. Then let us be patient, and not weary in well doing. The road is bound to be built “and the company are doing all in their power to hasten its construe tion.

Editors Union':—Allow me to make a few observations on the above text, which in some respects may Seem true! It may be that a gang of robbers will make an even and fair divide of profits; this must be understood or they could not unite for greater power and success. But their honor and honesty is confined to themselves. With outsiders they are utterly dishonest. They take the property of others, divide it among themselves and them claim t«Fbe honorable. It is a misnomer. Honor is prostituted when applied to a band of desperadoes who build themselves up on the win of others. I have repeatedly heard it said of late, “There is no honor among horse joekies.” I think there is fully as much as in the class above mentioned. If they agree at a horse fair that a certain horse shall have the first money they generally act accordingly, and let that horse come m first, even though he may not be the fastest. We have ..seen fairs wh?re three or four individuals had all the running purses in their own hands—yes, “high, low,! jack and the game’’—and they'

farmed them out tOvsnit their own conveniences and necessities, no doubt, on some satisfactory principle of honor. But the people who pay their money nt the gate to see the fastest horse take the money, as was fHe!promise and expectation of the association offering the premium, are disappointed and dissatisfied, and justly so, for they pay 4-o see an honest exhibition of speed, and unless these things can be managed differently’* soon the fairs will not pay, and r-tm out of date... We have thought that if associations offering premi-

urns for fast horses would take the management of-all entered horses info their own bands and furnish suitable riders for them who are beyond the control or influence of the owners, the people would be more likely to accomplish their object and get the worth of their money! Though we like to see fast horses yet we, could hardly, give a satisfactory reason in time of peace for raising them, as they are not generally mucli any other than gambling purposes. They are not good for breaking prairie, and are generally poor.mill horses. They might do to drive to church or to fine carriages in cities. They would hardly be necessary to go for a doctor, for nine times out of ten the cases that sweat and run horses to death are trifling cases that would get along about as well without the doctor as with him, nothing being necessary but a little common sense to wipe out or wash off the scare. They might sometimes be of use in pursuing the honorable gentlemen at the head of this article while trying to escape from the presence of his honor, the judge, who sometimes administers justice to honorable knaves and sharpers. But, perhaps, we might as well stop, as “it is hard to kick against the pricks,” or “to make a whistle out of a sow’s ear.” But one idea more: It is said, '“Dog won’t eat dog.” This may be so, but gamblers will work upon each other when they find no gre-n outsiders to work upon. The greater ones will eat up and destroy the less. They -must hav'eniioriey^or starve, as they won't steal. All gamblers and others are a clear loss in every community. They add nothing to the wealth of the State because they live off of others. The difference is this: Thieves take w from others-their property without their consent, and gamblers take their property with their consent, first Tilling their eyes! with dirt. One thing may be certain, if they can’t give us honest racing, Christian minister's and their flocks will forsake the grounds and. leave dog to live on dog or starve. Yours, \V.