Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 March 1877 — Our State Capital. [ARTICLE]

Our State Capital.

fife goMqWatioaxtn He* York for Febrouy 27th were, IMF 104). ’waMMaeBaBBBBeB Senator Reeve, of Marthall county, b described m the Alexander H. Stephens es the Indiana senate; and Senator Winterbatban, of Laporte oouuty, ia said to bear dtee resemblance to Hon. Wan. fl Sewaid, cemetery of state under Pteridenta Lincoln and Johnson. I wish to relieve the public mind of a growing error. 1 particularly wi*h it Co be known in toy own home, Wisconsin, that I do not appear in I thin enmaa the counsel of Samuel J. Tilden.— Mat. Carpenter. But Mr. Tilden paid Mr. Carpenter 81,5 GO for that speech just the same as though he was his legal counsel. Chicago's great sensation this week is the defalcation and bankruptcy of Gen. McArthur the postmaster. His liability to the government is between 821,000 and 835,000 fully secured by his bondsmen. Unfortunate speculation in iron is attributed as the cause. Excongressman Frank M. Palmer was appointed as his successor. Chicago market quotations February 27th: Cattle.—lnferior, [email protected]; butehen’s stock, [email protected]; stock ere, 83.15(513.85 ; medium grades, 84.250 4.50; good, well-fattened beeves, 84.75 (ajss choicest, 85.50(56. Hogs.—Scalawags, 84.2505; poor to prime light, 85.25(55.45; heavy packing grades, 85.25(54.70 ; fair to extra heavy, 85.60 @6.25. Poultry^—Chickens, live, 82.25 @2.76 per dosen; turkeys, live, 9c per pound; docks, lire, 82-50@3 per doxan; geese, live, 85(5)6 per dosen. Butter. —lnferior to coaunop, 12016 c ; roll, 14(5 18c; medium to good, 18@22c; choice to fancy, 25031. Eggs, 13c After quoting Tfll UNIONS article of two weeks ego on the prospects of the Chicago and Booth Atlantic railroad the Delphi Timet adds: We would append to the above that to us the enterprise has seemed doubtful for the last two years, and we had almost despaired ever of the construction of <be road; yet viewing the situation in a proper light at present otir doubts ane expelled, and we again nosseM the belief that the road will bebuHt,*nd that the prospect* are more faV<»rab<e now than they have iMtpn shieethe abandonment of work om It two years ago. In writing this we do not wish to enthuse people to any gwat degree, but simply pwsent what our opinion is built on a knowledge of the favorable ci re turn unices that surround the undertaking.

On Tuesday evening the electoral tribunal. disposed of South Carolina, by declaring that the secea votes of that state should be counted for Kayos and Wheeler. Thia was the last and least of the questions to be decided by the high joint oomrnisriou, and the decision was neaebed by the usual vote of 8 to 7. Thus closed the labors of- the great tribunal, and thus is settled in the winds of all fair minded wen the great presi dential question. Hut her ford B. Haye* is the rightful claimant of the presidency and will be inaugurated neat Monday, unless assassinated by democratic emissaries. The count of electoral vots proceeded to Vermont on yesterday. It U thought that by to-morrow noon or evening at farthest it will be completed, footed up, and the result publicly anauMUtced. Chief Justice Waite will ad. (minister the oath of office to Mr. Hayes on Sunday at 12 o'clock meridian, in the presence of President Grant, hi* cabinet officers and a few others. The inauguration cereaaouies will be observed on Monday following. J ■ ~" The remains of Col. John A. Gbankhn, of Washington, D. C., reached this city at midnight, and will this morning be shipped to dJrawXordawUle tor burial, where bis mother and numerous friends reside. Co*. Shanklin has been assistant tnarager of the g«*vsrnaseut printing department for eight years and prior to this served as a private in the Ninth Indiana Infantry, and afterwards as lieutenant in the 135th Indiana regiment The deceased was but thirty-nine years of age. and died of congestion of the terate after a few hours’ illness.— failitff* JoUTUd. A letter fr«m Hon. W. 8. Haymond to Mr, Halstead states that the mnspevta of.commencing work <M» the and South Atlantis | railroad io the spring era latterwig. Mr. Haymond haa unlimited faith in the early completion of the .enterprise. God apwad the Star. Any road law would be a-n nnprovepjwt on the praaeot ona. — I —r—'- . - ] TjJden calls the cotomiKioners! /<JJ. fj.’’-traitors.—A r . F. Gromit. ■ i

(SpMal Oomspoudrace of Tux Vxrox., Grand Hotel, Indismafous, February 27, 1877. Editobs Union: Having a leisure moment, and, thinking a line from Indianapolis Would be interesting to your readers, I seat myself to dot down for a moment. We are drawing near the close ot the sea aien. One week more and the 60ih general assembly will be no more, unless an extra session is called, which does not look probable this morning. 1 learn that the appropriation bills will be introduced this morning, and, if they are handled with proper dispatch they con be got through without an extra session. It is , said that they are dra-rn in amch a manner that they will not meet with objection from the granger elemet.t, ami, it this is so, they will doubtless go through a whooping. Taking all in all this has been a session. Il is true that but few laws have been passed, but we are overburdened with laws now, and the fewer that are added, the better. Some of our representatives evidently came here with an intention of getting to themselves :i great name, and “s*t their meg,” lor this at the opening of the session. Ido not think that any of those who set their hearts upon this great end have accomplished it; while others, who came here simply as the servants of the people and to do their duty whether it proved popular or not, will leave Indianapolis with records of which they iray be justly proud. Most prominent of this class, perhaps, is the Hon. J. P. Carr, of White county. He was recognised-at the early part of the session ifs a man of excellent sense who always voted right and was possessed of a vein of humor th«t made him a general favorite; but, it was not thought h£ would evince any superior qualities in the way of influencing the body of which he was an honorable member. It is true that his maiden s;»eech, when the fence law was unde** discussion, was creditable and caused to feel that his reliceiteS twas not occasioned by an inability to speak, but from an utter.dilatation of the practice of squandering the people’s time and money iu oft repeated, useless liarrangnes. In fact, Kennedy, Swazee, Albert, ajtkd others, who were in the liable of indulging in this pustime, ofteß received home thrusts from Mr. Cjmr that would have the benign effect of squelching them for the time. But the members of lower house all opened their eyes on Saturday, when the judiciary committee reported on Mr. Carr’s bill providing that when the court appointed an attorney for an indigent criminal said attorney should receive but 810 per day during time actually employed. Tbs committee, composed almost entirely of lawyers, “sat down” on the bill by reporting a recommendation that it be laid upon the table. Mr. Carr learned this .fact and succeeded in getting a minority report in favor of the bill. The reports were handed in on Saturday and the ball opened in dead earnest. Judges Vehe, Carlton, Grubbs, Marsh, Peele and BranyM, all lawyers of acknowledged ability, made long and able speeches declaring that the measure was a monstrosity and that it was an insult to the profession- to ask a lawyer to defend a criminal for ten dollars a day; all of them ' concurring in the opinion that a lawyer who would take a case and put forth Ms efforts and use his brains for that amount of remuneration was unworthy the name of lawyer and could only ba classed as a third rate pettifogger. A united voice bad gone up in opposition to Ute measure; and when Mr.-Garr arose, I confess, for one, I felt that he was a “lone star in the wilderness” the light of which could shine but dimly in opposition to the effulgence of the immense galaxy with which he was coming iu contact. He opened by saying be regretted being compelled to raise bis feeble voice in opposition to the grand power, that, it might be weji said, vpield the throne; but that b.e (had offered this bill because experience had taught him that it was {necessary tn order to remedy an

abuse that was rapidly obtaining. He referred to an instance Where j an attorrey had been paid, by a county, 85t>0 for less, than five days work. Also an instance where an attorney had sued a county for 82,500 for a week's services in defending an indigent criminal. Ha completely refuted all the arguments that had been offered by the gentlemen in opposition to the measnre; and said, in reply to the remark of the legri gentlemen, that a man that would serve his country in defense of a criminal at 810 per day was unworthy the name of lawyer and could only be classed an a third rate pettifogger, that he could look around hint and see several gentlemen who had been properly classed as attorneys of marked ability and stood at the head of their profession, who were serving the state now. faithfully, devoting their entire time to that service often to a late hour in the night in comm'itee rooms at >Bpet* day, and yet the title of “third rate pettifogger” did not attach to their illustrious names. In short his speech unon this occasion may well be ranked as the speech of the session. Upon concluding a large number of the members flocked around his seat and congratulated him and when the vote was taken he had the extreme anti-faction of seeing the Spartan bend that ft Ilowed him decidedly in the majority. It was the grandest viotory gained by any member during the session; and' w-siatttorp '..'jjriiWl"kF? cause lie stood alone as against rhe entire acknowledged oratorical power of the house. White and Jasper counties may well be proud of their representative iu the lower house of the 50tb general assembly, and as long as they are represented by such a man as Mr. Carr they need have no fears bnt that they will wield a healthy influence withe halhr of legislation. Next Tuesday is tftelast day of the ses

sion.

GAIL.