Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 November 1876 — Page 8

TOWN AND COUNTY.

They hop in Bedfonl'. hall this About three inches of snow was on the ground Monday morning. The board of Jasper county commissioners meets in regular session Meetings at the Methodist church are still in progress and considerable interest is manifested.— RemitpM* Ascent Mr. William Railsback, a citizen of Remington since 1809, died of neuralgia, on tie 18th instant. His age was 67 years. Mr. O. B. Mclntire has purchased the lumber and rented the ground for three years, of Foster’s lumber yard, says the Remington Record. Mr, Wm. C. Pierce represented the Odd Fellows lodge at Rensselaer at the session of the Grand Lodge at Indianapolis, last week. Times are hard and people must economize. See elsewhere our dubbing rates with some of the leading journals and periodicals of the United States.

A Christmas-tree will bear fruit at the Christian church this season. Lots of fun is promised the youngsters. Everybody is invited to be present and contribute to the enjoyment on the occasion. A butcher firm at Logansport recently instituted a libel suit against the Journal of that city, claiming <5,000, because it facetiously intimated that somebody was manufacturing dogs into sausages. Wood will not be needed at thia office so much in July and August as it is at the present time; therefore those who wish to pay their subscription to The Union in that article are respectfully invited to bring it along without further delay. Truth Wilt. Succeed.—This fact needs no new proof, but it has been one in the success of D, B. DeLand A Co.'s Best Chemical Saleratus. Since it has been introduced we see it taking the place of most other kinds in the market. Would a bogus article do this? Notice -is hereby given to those who have been in the habit of riding or driving through my farm, and all others, that all such trespassing most be discontinued. Any person who persists in trespassing upon my farm after the date of this notice will render himself or themselves liable to prosecution.

HUGH W. PORTER.

November 30, 1876. Holloway's Pills and Ointment. —We stand aghast at the thousands hourly hurried to a premature grave, victims of having neglected the first symptoms of disease. Whether the. complaint originates in the body, or be introduced accidentally through the skin —fatal results may be warded off by a timely recourse to one or both of these medicines. 25 cents per box or pot.

Those Whom it Concerns Will please take notice that all persons knowing themselves to be indebted to me, either on book account or by note, are requested to make satisfactory adjustment before the Ist day of January 1877. Ail notes and accounts remaining unpaid at that time will be placed in the hands of an attorney for immediate collection. Ralph Fkndig. November 22d, 1876 ts

A Change. It makes no difference to the undersigned whether Hayes or Tilden gets the most votes, so far as their business is concerned, but they wish to inform their patrons and everybody else that the business relation heretofoie existing between themselves and Mr. Norman Warner has ceased, the latter retiring and leaving the business exclusively to them. Therefore all who have any horse-shoeing, machine-repair-ing, or anything else in the line of blacksmithing to do, will know who to call on. They also give especial attention to the repairing of wagons, carriages, buggies, farm implements, ete. All persons knowing t&emselves to be lu arrears for work already done will please call and settle, either by cash or note, in order that the books may be squared up before the beginning of another year. With best wishes to ail, n are most respectfully yours; SmsfPLKR <fc Roushth. !5 . >«,. MC

STATE ITEMS.

The Odd Fellows* Mutual Aid Association of Indiana elected the following officers on the 22d instant: William Wallace, president; Leonidas Sexton, vice president; John W. McQuiddy, secretary; J. 11. Hanghey, treasurer; A. L. Isgriggs, medical examiner. The receipts of last year were >87,046--54; expenditures, >86,707.29. On the morning of the 24th inst. neighbors going to the house of Daniel Killer, five miles north of Fort Wayne, found him lying dead on his bed. Life had been extinct several hours. He lived the life of a hermit, being seldom visited except on business. He had accumulated a large amount of property. Joseph Debus, living seven and a half miles northeast of Mount Vernon, met with a terrible death on the 15th instant He was hauling saw-logs, and riding on the log; the wagon went into a rut rolling the log from the wagon. Mr. Debus was caught under the log and crushed terribly. He - died two hours afterward.

Thomas Huff, night yard master of the St. Louis and Southeastern railroad at Evansville, was run over by a switch engine, on the night of the 16th instant, and killed. The body was horribly mutilated, being severed in two parts. He leaves a wife, to whom he had been married only a few months, to mourn his untimely death. The president of the board of trustees of tbe state university has filed his report for the year, showing the receipts and expenditures and resources of the institution. The finance committee on this showing say that in order to liquidate the debt and avoid the creation of further indebtedness it has been decided to reduce the salaries of professors each >2OO per annum. They also find themselves without means to continue the law department —

Never in its history has the Louisville, New Albany and Chicago line done such a heavy freight traffic as at the present time. Coal is moving over the line northward in immense quantities and lumber southward. Within a few weeks 10,000 tons of iron ore from Lake Superior have been landed at Michigan City and been transported to Brazil furnaces, whence, after being converted into “pig,” has been shipped to the Joliet rolling-mills over the same line.— lndianapolis Journal. Mrs. Clem, the noted murderess, who has been living in comparative quiet since her release by the courts, has again come before the public as a defendant in a suit brought by Eliza J. King and Lorena Miller, to recover >8,500, alleged to have been advanced to her for herself, her husband, and Deloss Root, all of whom are made parties to the suit. The transaction out of which the suit rose was exactly similar to those in which Mrs. Clem was engaged prior to the tragic affair which gave prorninece to her name, and which resulted in the death of Young and his wife. Root denies all complicity in the affair, and says be believes Mrs. Clem is insane.

At Delphi, Friday night, Theodore Brough left his overcoat in a hall at Mrs. Rogers’ boardinghouse. While at supper two tramps stole the coat. On discovering his loss, Brough mounted a horse and started in pursuit, overtaking the tramps about four miles west of Delphi. Upon demanding his property, he was attacked, knocked from his horse, beaten, bucked and gagged, and his revolver, memor-andum-book, and 123 in cash taken by the thieves, who mounted his horse and rode rapidly away. Brough’s friends, fearful of trouble at bis absence, mounted horses, followed him, and met him a short distance from the scene of the encounter. Parties were eeut in different directions in pursuit. One party traced them towards this city. Near Wild Cat they learned that the tramps bad left Brough’s horse and taken a fresh one from the stable of John Guyer. They were traced down the canal toLafayetle. Mr. Guyer’s horse waa found in the street m the eastern part of the cUy yesterday morning, but (he tbjeyeyhayy Rotyet beendiscovered.

LEOPOLD IX THE FIELD ARMED AND EQUIPPED WITH $20,000 WORTH OF NEW GOODS JUST BOUGHT AT A. T. STEWART & CO.’S NEW CHICAGO HOUSE, IS PREPARED FOR RELENTLESS WAR Against High Prices, Hard Times, Winter Weather, and the rapid Contraction of Currency. Dry Goods, Clothing, Boots, Shoes and Notions

BROWN SHEETINGS, Yard wide, 7 to 10 cents per yard.ALL CALICOS Eight and one-third cents per yard. FLANNELS Opera flannels, dress flannels, shirting flannels, all colors-red, yellow, blue, white, etc; Canton flannels, bleached, brown and colored-cheaper than at any other house in the county. DRESS GOODS. Delains,Mohair Lustres, Alpacas, Cashmeres, Poplins, Scotch Plaids, Camel Hair Suitings, Plaid Reps, Silks, &c.

LADIES’ UNDERWEAR. Balmoral and Felt skirts, from 50 cents upward. All kinds of Underwear, Corsets, Vests, &c. SHAWLS, COMFORTERS. Shawls of all kinds; largest stock in Rensselaer. Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Woolen Comforters; fine assortment. All Wool Blankets. All Wool Blankets from $2 to $7 a pair. Coverlets from $2 to $3 apiece. Cloakings and Cloaks. The largest assortment of cloakings, of latest patterns, colors, shades and grades. Fine black beaver cloaks, furtrimmed or plain, cheaper than they can be made at home. Ladies’ and Children’s Hats. A large stock of trimmed hats for ladies and children, which will be sold 50 per cent, cheaper than any other house in the county can afford.

Notions and Dress Trimmings in endless variety. Gloves. Ladies’ kid and cashmere gauntlets, latest styles, large stock, very cheap. Ladies’ and Children’s Hosiery in large variety always on hand. Furs Very Low. Ladies’ and children’s furs in endless variety; all kinds and grades much below former prices. Table Linen. A large stock of table linen, toweling, bed ticking, denims, stripes, hickory, ducks, etc., to be sold at very low prices. COMFETITION. Happening to visit Chicago just at the time when the strife of competition ran highest between Field, Leiter & Co. and the new branch house of A. T. Stewart & Co., Mr. Leopold was enabled to buy these goods at unusually low figures, and will tell them correspondingly cheap,

CLOTHING. The largest assortment of Clothing for Men and Boys ever brought to this market. Latest patterns styles. Suits from $8 upwards. 200 OVERCOATS for Men and Boys, of all grades, to be sold regardless of cost. FURNISHING GOODS. A most beautiful assortment of Gentlemen’s Furnishing Goods, among which are white shirts for 75 cents and upwards; fancy Cheviot shirts, with collars, $1 each, worth $1.75. UNDERWEAR. Gents’ and boys’ underwear—7s cents and upwards for a shirt and pair of drawers. COLLARS AND CUFFS Neckties, &c., of all styles and every quality. GLOVES & MITTENS of all grades, styles and prices, for men and boys. HATS AND CAPS for children boys and men. Very large assortment. FUR SUITS FOR MEN, that is, gloves, collars and caps. BOOTS AND SHOES. Largest and best-assorted stock in Rensselaer, cheaper than ever. MISCELLANEOUS. Germantown, Berlin, Chinchilla and knitting yarns of all colors. Ladies’ baskets, carpet-bags, valises and trunks. Large variety. Carpets —rag, linen, 2-ply, 3-ply, ingrain, and stair-carpet Carpet chain, both white and colored, of best manufacture. Oil-Cloths for table and floor. Paper and cambric Window shades. GROCERIES and provisions of the best quality always to be. found at Charley Platt’s. I i. in, PraprisUr ta ta, teta, hi.