Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 December 1876 — Page 4

lensjJelaer union ■ . ■ Thursday, Deownbur 7, 1870.

THE POLITICAL SITUATION.

On Wednesday the electoral colleges of the several states assembled at their respective slate capitals and cast their ballots for president and Vice president. Those of SI states, making an aggregate of 185 electoral votes were .cast for Rutherford B. Hayes end W illiam A. Wheeler, candidates of the republican party; while those of 17 states, numbering 184 votes, were cast for Samuel J. Tilden and Thomas A. Hendricks, the democratic candidates. Thia was all done peaceably and in order. The showing is as follows:

REFTBUCAM MO. California a QiiaraiU 8 Florida 4 lllißoia ...' SI lowa. 11 Kansas. •* Louisiana 8 Maine V Massachusetts 18 Michigan H Minnesota * Nebraska < Nevadat » New Hampshire » „ Oregon• Pennsylvania » Rhode Island 4 Soath Carolina 5 Vermont * Wisconsin 10

Twenty-one states, 185 Seventeen states 184 Louisiana, Florida, South Carolina and Oregon each has two sets of electoral votes. A democratic candidate for elector in Vermont, who had been defeated by several thousand majority, assembled without the shadow of right, organized himself into an electoral college, deposited a ballot for Tilden and Hendricks, and appointed himself the messenger to carry his vote to the president of the senate at Washington.

The probebilitiee are great that thia election snarl, which has been wrought by the revolutionary democracy, will engage the whole time of the present congress to the exclusion of measures looking to the material prosperity of the peopie. Fraud, proscription, intimidation, murder, attempted bribery, and usurpation *of authority have all been exausted without success in a desperate effort to carry the election. Having failed in these, this unscrupulous political organisation has transferred its struggle to the national bouse of representatives, where it is in the majority, and now it remains to be shown what other scheme of rascality they will invent to defeat a fair expression of the people, and subvert state , laws and the constitution 'of the United States-

RORICK E. JAMES,-INDICT HIM.

In the number of the Remington Record ot December Ist, Mr. F. R. Donnelly, an old and respectable citizen ot this county, in an article to which his name is attached, charges by innuendo that Horae? E. James, of The Union, did, on the Saturday evening preceding the late presidential election day, visit the town of Remington aud “dis“tributu money and whiskey to “bribe needy and thirsty democrats “to vote for Hayes and Wheeler.” This is a grave charge, because it covers the commission of a misdemeanor; it is a serious one, because it is made by a gentleman of respectable standing in community, whose age renders him venerable;

•wd it is made after the fever of the campaign has assuaged, deliberately and without provocation, the accused having no controversy with him and knowing no reason why there should be other than friendly personal relations between his accuser and himself. The law of Indiana in relation to the offense charged by Mr. Donnelly is to be found in second Gavin 4 Hord,page 478, section CI, and is*as follows; If aaj person ahU um any threats, menaces, force, or any corrupt ntrsna, at or prenoaa to any election pursuant < 0 Jaws of thia state, toward spy elector to hinder or deter such elector from voting st such election, or shiaH directly or indirectly offer any bribe or reward #f any kind, to induce any ctaetov to vote contrary to hit inclination, or shall on the day of election any public treat, or authorize any ether person to de ao, to obtain votes for •ny person, the person so offending shall be ■nod not exceeding five hundred dollars, •nd be incapable of holding office fur two years after conviction thereof. Hext week the grand jury tor this «oauly will be In session at BensseII Jty. Doundly, or any other gentleman, has knowledge that Horace B. James, or any other per,TL ’ hW “ r, “ r any other tiring, to bribe democrat*, <or X>tbw peraous, to vote for Hayas g/ni Wheeler, or other candidates,

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let him or them present their evidence before said tribunal, to the end that a true bill may be found against the guilty person, or persons, and they brought to trial. There is evidence which may not be succesiefully controverted, sup-, ported by the affidavits of unimpeachable witnesses, that Mr. Tilden's party friends did,’ by fraud, illegal voting, intimidation, pro scription, violence, and barbarous murder, prevent a fair, full and conscientious expression of the sentimeuts of a large number of the citisens of the United Slates in several certain states of the nation at the late presidential election, thereby not only rendering popular suffrage a mockery and a farce, but also forcing the country to the verge of revolution and civil war. Language is not adequate to condemn these acts as they deserve, and no lawful punishment is too severe to be meted to those who committed them. A principle has been violated that is deeper and broadei than mere party foundations; a principle that cannot be circumscribed or defined by party lines. Those who are guilty of corrupting popular elections, whether they are recognized as democrats or republicans, deserve to suffer the penalties of law; and if the person whom Mr. Donnelly accuses is guilty as charged he is entitled to a less degree of clemency, judicial and popular, than if he were a person whose profession did not place him in the position of a teacher and moulder of public morals. Hence The Union embraces the opportunity to call the attention of the gentlemen who are empaneled as members of the grand jury, four of the six of whom are democrats, and ot the prosecuting attorney who is a republican, to the-article referred to containing Mr. Donnelly's accusation, and suggests that they give it such consideration as its gravity demands, in Qrder that justice the law may overtake the guilty,’ if any such there be.

This place is probably as favorable as any to notice another matter, which, however, is of a purely personal character. It could not be effectively discussed while the campaign was in progress for the reason that men’s minds were too much wrought up by the excitement incident to a canvass involving questions which were thought to affect the public welfare to give scarcely passing attention to private griefs, or wrongs perpetrated upon persons who were not candidates for public office. The fierceness of political strife has subsided, and now it is desired to make a statement to the people of Jasper county in regard to a story which was set afloat during the progress of the campaign calculated to seriously reflect upon the integrity of the manager of this paper. Some time about the latter part of August or the first of September an article appeared in the Remington Record as an editorial, which substantially charged that Horace E. James had been paid SBOO to conduct The Union in the interest of the republican party. It has been told us that Al. J. Kitt, Ira W. Yeoman, Dr. James H. Loughridge, Wm. A. Erwin, Daniel B. Miller, Win. Barkley, democrats, Rev. J. W. Hogan, Dr. S. W. Ritchey. Hon. Geo. Major, C. H. Price, independents, and many other genmen of respectability whose names are not now recalled,.actively disseminated the report. The charge was libelous. There was no truth in it. It was false. Neither SBOO nor any other sum of money was promised or paid for the consideration stated. No member of the republican county, state or national organization, or the agent of either, ever offered a dollar or piomised a reward of any character to induce the manager of this paper to advocate the republican party; not even has any member of the republican party made an effort, that we have any knowledge of, to secure another patron to the paper. The Union is not a pauper, a beggar, nor a cringing sycophant to lick the feet of those in power. It is not a party organ. It is free to condemn th* wrong and advocate the right at all times and under all conditions; and by the grace ot God it will remain so as long as the wapager controls it.

We harbor no feelings of ill will for either of the gentlemen named in thia connection-—they probably felt like contributing something to the cause of Tilden and reform, and stifled any conscientious scruples with the Jerfbistic Casuistry that the end justifies the means—but feeling a little sensitive about matters of this character think it not entirely improper to make a denial, lest silence might be construed as an admission of the truthfulness of their campaign report.

Hon. Abraham S. Hewett, who ought to be considered respectable authority by democrats from the fact that he is a representative of their party in.congress and the chairman of their national commit’tee, recently was accorded a private interview with President Grant whose bearing and conversation on that occasion impressed him so favorably that he declares his belief that the president honestly intends to act with absolute impartiality towards all parties while the election snarl is being unraveled.

On Wednesday evening gold was quoted in New York at 108|, a decline of | of a cent for the day. The Chicago market quotation<*ior that day on cattle were, choice to extra grades [email protected], common to prime shipping steers $3.40@4, cows $2.50@3. Hogs, ordinary to prime heavy packing [email protected], light weights [email protected], inferior [email protected]. A slight advance was noticed in the quotations of good poultry and game. Up to yesterday the attitude of the democracy towards the country was that of a highway man towards a traveler. It was stand and deliver enough electoral votes to seat Mr. Tilden in the presidential chair. What they will do now that plan has failed cannot be predicted with certainty; but probably they will stand at a safe distance and swear.

President Grant’s animal message was delivered to congress on Tuesday. It contains timely suggestions concerning measures for the public welfare, but makes no allusion, oi merely the slightest and that indirectly, to the election muddle. We have not space to review it in these columns this week, but in the next number will present its full text. Other matters have crowded out the list of publications with which The Union has clubbing arrangements for 1877. It will appear in next week’s issue. At latest advices Wade Hampton was still standing behind his rifle clubs, swearing, shaking his fists and making mouths at Governor, Chamberlain.

STATE NEWS.

Fields of corn in Carroll county have yielded 72 bushels an acre this year. The Crown Point Herald (democratic) establishment is advertised tor sale or rent. New ice houses are being built on the shores of the beautiful lakes in Laporte county. An appropriation of $63,000 is asked lor harbor improvements at Michigan City next season.

Messrs. H. M. Skinner and Frank Gurney, of Valparaiso, have gone to engage in the publication of a newspaper at Judsonia, Ark. A half interest in the Crown Point Register office, exclusive of the building it occupies, was recently negotiated tor $1,900Judge Talcott, editor of the Valparaiso Vidette, arranges his column ot “neighborhood news” in nursery rhymes of irregular metre. Thirty residents of Goodland attended the Centennial Exposition, and money is loaned in that town at the rate ot 36 per cent per annum.

Section 16 in North township, Lake county, was recently divided into 28 lots and sold for th? aggregate sum of $8,908. Some of the lots brought $25 per acre, Joseph V. Lingle has been ad» mitted to a partnership with his father in the publication of the Lafayette Courier. The name of Ute new firm i* W. S. Lingle Son.

Tub Light of thb Houbehot.d.— Smiling faces ara the household lights. Can a wife expect her husband to smile when she aeu before him poor bread? Can a husband look for smiles from his wife if he offers her inferior materials for making bread? If you, sir, will please your wife get D. B. DeLand &> Co.'s Best Chemical Saleralut, and she will produce bread and bisouits that will please yon—that will please her, and there, will be light in the household—smiles all around. Use it instead of Soda or Baking Powder.

Hayes or Tildes. To be the next President: Therefore, every one should know that the “Old Reliable" Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad and its connections forms the shortest, quickest and best route from pointe east of the Mis■isaipi river to all points in Kansas. Nebraska, Colorado, New Mexico and the Far West; that Pullman Palace sleeping cars and day coaches are run from Chicago to Kansas City, (via Chicago, Burlington A Quney R. R.), without change; al«o that this is the only line running Pullman Palaee Sleeping Cars from Cleveland, and day coaches from Toledo via Toledo, Wabash A Western R’y to St. Joseph. Atchison and Kansas City without change. Persons contemplating a v estern trip for business or permanent settlement should remember these facte. Tourists tickets .to Denver, Pueblo, Colorado Springs and other points in Colorado are on sale at all principal points in the East via this lineal greatly reduced rates. Send for maps of Colorado and the .San Juan Mines, the richest in the world, also time tables, &c., to J. A. B. Reed, 50 Clark St., Chicago, or to T. Penfield, Gen’l lass. & Ticket Agent, Hannibal. Mo. ’76

ESTRAY NOTICES. E STRAY NOTICE.—Taken up by George Poisell, of Gillam township, one two year old heifer of a red color, with some white on forehead, flnnks and hind legs; has been branded on left hip; no other marks or brands perceivable. Appraised at fifteen dollars by William Nickelson and Francis Nickelson. Taken from the docket of Miles Bisher, J. P. of Gillam township, Jasper county, Indiana. Filed and recorded December 7th, 1876. CHARLES H. PRICE, Clerk Jasper Circuit Court. LEGAL NOTICES. ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTlCE.—Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has taken out Letters of Administration on the estate of Michael Hess, late of Jasper county, deceased. All persons knowing themselves indebted to said estate will make settlement; those having claims against it will tile them for payment. Said estate is supposed to be solvent. December 5, 1876. JOHN QL’ERRY, 12-8 Administrator. NOTICE TO NON-RESIDENT.—The State of Indiana, Jasper county, ss: In the Jasper Circuit Court,’ December term, 1876. C omplaint No. 1,195. State of Indiana vs Martin V. B. Warner, Charles B. Steward, Jacob Johns, Josiah Gains and Thomas M. Morrell. Now comes the plaintiff, by Simon P. Thompson, Prosecuting attorney, and files its complaint herein, together with an affidavit, that the residence of the defendent, Martin v. B. Warner, is unknown, aud that diligent inquiry has been made to ascertain the residence of said defendant, but that said inquiry has not disclosed the residence of said defendant. •Notice is therefore hereby given-said defendant, that unless he be and appear on the first day of the next term of the Jasper Circuit Court to be holden on the second Monday of December A. D. 1876, at the Court House in Rensselaer, in said county and state, and answer or demur to said complaint, the same wilTbe heard and determined in his absence. In witness whereof, I hereunto set f sir arW hand and affix the seal of said ( 7—lcourt. at Rensselaer, this 8d day of 0 ' November, A. D. 1876. CHARLES H. PRICE, Clerk Thompson A Bro Attys for pltf. J. C. C. 9-8-8

Taxes for istc. NOTICE is hereby given to the tax-payers of Jasper county. Indiana, that 1 have rcceivtxl the Tax Duplicate of said county for the year 1876. and that I w’ill attend at the County Treasurer’s office. in Rensselaer, for the purpose of receiving taxes until the third Monday in April, 1877. The following are the rates of taxes in Jasper county, Indiana, for the year 1876, on each one hundred dollars valuation of propertv, also the amount assessed upon each poll: ‘

I Hanging Grove. 18 85 16 15 . 25 12 1.16 50 50 50 50 2.00 Gillam 18 35 16 20 10 20 1.14 50 50 .. .. 1 00 Walker 18 85 16 20 10 40 25 1.59 50 50 .. .1.00 Barklev 18 35 16 10 8 20 15 1.12 50 50 25 1.25 Rensselaer 18 35 16 25 10 25 1.24 50 50 25 1.25 Marion 13 35 16 25 5 40 10 1.44 50 50 50 1.50 Jordan 13 85 16 25 10 30 25 1.54 50 50 50 50 2.00 Newton 13 35 16 25 25 .. 1.14 50 50 .. .. 1.00 Keener 18 35 16 25 10 50 25 1.74 50 50 . .. 1.00 Kankakee 13 35 16 25 5 25 1.19 50 50 ..1.00 Wheatfield : 18 35 16 25 10 25 25 1.49 50 50 50 . 1.50 Carpenter 18 35 16 25 5 20 15 1.29 50 50 50 . 1.50 I Remington 18 35 16 .. .. 12« i 76w- 50 50 25 .. 1,25 : Milroy. 18 85 16 25 10 25 15 1.89 50 50 50 .. 1.50 Union 13 85 10 25 15 40 20 1.64 5040 .. .1.00

For one male dog, |1.00; for each additional dog, |2.00. For e»ch female dog. $2.00. All taxes remaining unpaid on the third Monday in April, 1877, become delinquent, and a penalty of ten per cent, will be added, and the Treasurer is required by law after that date to proceed to collect said delinquent taxes by distress and sale of property if necessary. , After the 15th dav of December, 1877, the Auditor Is required by law to advertise real estate for all unpaid taxes for 1876, and former years, to which will be added the taxes of 1877, which sale shall occur on the 2d Monday in February, 1878, unless paid before that time. Each tax-payer may jpay the full amount of his taxes on or before the 3rd Monday in April, 1877, or may at his option pay one-half thereof, with the whole of his road tax, on or before the said 3rd Monday in April, and the remaining one-half on or before the Ist Monday of November following, but upon failure to pay the first one-half bv said 3rd Monday in April, then the whole tax becomes delinquent, and the penalty will be added and collected as heretofore. SPECIAL NOTICE.—Tax-payers will find it gresHy to their advantage not to put off tax-paying until the last two or three daysof time; as on failure to paymrat of iaxw due by the Srd Monday in April the penalties will be added immediately. Bring your road receipts when you pay your arJsXwX.SiSFTv in more than one township or town that they have a separate receipt for each townSh AH°»wr»f>ns owing delinquent taxes are here•«*—KXStr Jasper County, Ind. Bpnsselacr, December 0,1870.

-A. .TH That may bother you somewhat to make out; but it can be done, and easily, too, if you learn how i SOW IS IT THAT LUDD HOPKINS IS TAKING SUCH A HAD II THE MERCAHTILE BQSIHESS? An investigation of the subject will solve the question with ease. .<•».» *-L —« Our Stock is well assorted, and consists of almost everything usually found in a well-regulated General store. Reliable Goods, and plenty of them. Truthfill Representations, and Honest Dealing with all. A thorough knowledge of our Business, by judicious purchases, and knowing where to buy to the best advantage, enable us to sell low. Polite and agreeable attention to customers, and a willingness to make it pleasant whether you buy or not.~ - The lowest living prices on everything we sell and a’continual effort to keep our prices under those of our competitors, COME -A.TST2D OJESHS TJB. Our Stock can’t be beat for variety and quality. We KNOW our prices are low enough to satisfy you, and that you can not do as well elsewhere. Come and look at our Goods, compare our prices with those of others, for we are anxious to impart information of this character, and shall always be glad to see you whether you trade or not. Comer f askington and front Streets, ZEBerxsseleiex - - - - - Ixxd.laziei.

CASH! CASH! CASH! —♦ ♦ »-.! —■ —• FOR CASH OR COUNTRY PRODUCI WILLEY&SiaLER Will sell their stock of Merchandise as low as the lowest In market. Os and after th* 15th day of February, 1876, none need ask us for credit. We Positively lean Ready Pay. Don’t buy until you can pay, and then buy and save money. After long experle«M*aad carefully studying the beat interests of our patrons, as well as *ur own, ar* bsll*ve||that Ready Pay is the Only Legitimate and Fair Mede of Doing Business Mep who pay as they go should not be mad* to make up, by high profits, far bad debi*. We are truly under obligations to many persona in Jasper county, who have given their patronage and paid promptly. Thanking you for the past, we hop* all Will call sad see us still,aud we will try and convince you that we are working for your interest as wait as our own. Any favor in our power will be gladly performed, bat WE CANNOT SELL GOODS ON LONG TIME. Country Produce and Bankable Paper (we to be judges of the Paper offered) will be ae» ceived in exchange for goods. Those indebted to us will call and settle their accounts, either with eash of aele. As heretofore, we shall continue to keep a LARG-E STOCK OF JDFVST GOODS consisting of Prints, brown and bleached Muslins, foreign and domestic Ginghams, Carfvmeres, Alpacas, Mohairs, Broadcloths, Doeski is, Beavers, Casimer**, Jeans, Cott*aade*» Dress Trimmings, Laces, Hosiery, Gloves, Cuffs, Collars, Ties, &e. Boots and Shoes a Specialty* Hats end Caps In great variety. Rubber Boots and Shoes for nsen, womeni and children. Ready Made Clothing for men and boys. Underwear for m*n and women. A good slssk of FAMILY GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS. 21 The POST-OFFICE STORE, Bedford & Jackson’s new building, Rensselaer. Greenbacks and Silver Coin are as Good as Gold in Rensselaer! w. J. IME9 Respectfully announces that he has bought the famous “014 Line Drug Store” so long conducted by Messrs. Habding « Willey, and has now an excellent stock of goods in Ms nne, which will be sold at reasonable prices for greenback, silver coin, or any other current medium of exchange which is recognized as a legal tender in the United States. He has now and will keen a good assortment of dmgl ram ma «■ and all the various articles usually found at a house of thm kind, including popular brands of FINE TOILET SOAPS, RICH PERFUMERY, Tooth Powders, Preparations for Beautifying the Complexioa, Hair Dressings, Brushes of every description, Corner • ■r TT fl Fl T<S JbL - J- r iLd and Oil Paint mixed ready for Va ™“ he ®’* n . d 7*7 thing used in the painting business. Has a large BIBLES, SCHOOL BOOKS AND MISCELLANEOUS IORKS, Paper, Pens and Ink. Also, a splendid and very large stock of Wall Papw Cdfl and see me, and give me a share of your cue m.

TOWNSIIIPJOR TOWN.

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