Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 May 1877 — Page 1

VOLUME 9.

f'ihj -vf’• — ” *n g . .;. ■IUC> B. JAMB*. MXXVra O. OUBBU HORACII.IIIM * C 9., PwteteMrax*<ll*ro»riotor»<rf THE UNION, Renaaeiaer, Indiana. One cony one year, M: six month*, fl; three month*, (thirteen weeks), to cents;-alwaye la xftraaoe. Single copy, * eeeto A fl y One column, one year SM.SO n wit column, 4 a.OO Quarter epl. “ Koo Eighth col. « • i -.r ~. 4. !M» ' Ten (JO) per cent, added to forexoing price if advertloemeata era set to occupy more than single column width. ' Fractional parte es a year, at equitable rates. : Bosieeee esrd* net exceeding one inch space. Yearly advertisements are subject to three ■ehange* (one change in force months), at the option of the advertiser, tree of extra charge. Advertieetaento for persons not residents of Jasper county must be paid for in advance of first publication, when lass than ono-quarter column in site; and quarterly in advance when larger, ITols A large assortment of tvpe and other material for poster, pamphlet, circular and kindred work. Prices low.

RENSSELAER BUSINESS CARDS. D R PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office in Spittar’s/brick building, opposite Court House. ; J : .< R. J. H. UHJGHRIDGE. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, j Washington otrpet, below Austin's hotel. TAR. MOSkS ALTER. < ~ U PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office In Hardiug & Willey’s drug store. D R 'PH ’YSICiW AND SURGEON. Office ou Washington street, one door above Stone Building. Cutting -done to order in Latest stylet.' Charge* iwasonable. Shop north side of W ashtag ton street,-in Leopold's Stone Building. J? ,M TAILOR. Bar meats made iu fittest styles. Cutting a specialty; and sathfactipn guaranteed. Shop on Washington street, one door below bank. HOPKINS‘begs leave to inform the phbllc that he is now prepare*! to do hones paintfog, paper hanging, caicimiuing, oto, at prices beyond competition. Cnu ms found at his room*, up-stdira In Liberal Corner building. -i9-ly„ AND DRIVEN. W J A MRS W. PORTER. The only water Wizaard who Insures living witter and bucks up Ids insurance by work. Ns water no pay. Insure* an ample supfh-of water 1 n all bls wells for oi *e year. <-»!. ■■ . l *'i*Ui ll »J.*'f.ui '.-W ■»..■■■ . . .i e ATTORNEY, . > . . ’"t AND COUNSELOR AT LAW. Office.en Washington street, opposite the, Caart Hoose square. check r. TBOMPaox, bavid j. Thompson. Attorney at Law'. Notary Public. T B M^ENMEL l AEk, INDIANA. ' Prashoe in all the Court*. We pay particular attention to paying taxes, selling and leasing tends. Manion L. SriTCKB, Collector and Abstracter, i

R. I. DVIMINX. IIMRI PWIWQINX. p't fcZ- DWIGGINS, Jlv, attorneys at law. Prutltotnall the conrte of Jasper, Newton, Benton and Pnlaskl oanntiee ; alto in the Supreme atid Federal courts. Make colloc|lene a specialty. 7 >ol*l7 Pubtic, Ileal Estate Broker and Insurance Agent, Rensselaer. Indiana, bands exaasined, Abatracte of Title prepared and Taxes paid, Collections a suepialty. Office in Spitler's Jirlok building, opposite Court House. J-ta-ly. A McCOY A THOMPSON, • ' BANKERS. Buy and ceil domestic exchange, make AtfUtotldne bn all available poi nts, pay ijteis oM on* opefeffied time deposits, etc. Office ktatta frotn V*. to. to 4p. tn. > i ' - , H— — ' SAMP. ERWIN. •> BLACKSMITH. New brisk shop, Front street, above the old soar uiHI, also, I u connection,a 11 WOOD SHOP where id I kinds of wood work repaid lag • will bo dene to order. Prices below eompelitioa, j At Wppter’s old stand ou Front atrsot.. HonteehdeinAs.ißt.chfno repairfug, Carriage ironing, etc , done neatly pud cheaply. v,. f EBLIE GRANT, 1 ~ : • 7 '' ■ BLACKSMITH. Shop da"l r rbnrsTf'eAt > uext door above the stageDuvall tfc‘ Goff's old Stand. Patronage so I lotted. , e,,,—„ ad‘«aa.wild, i« a/ Idiii,, ' , I, AUSTIN’S HOTEL; A "J. AUSTIN, PROPRIETOR. This house is centrally located in the buxibom part of town. New house, new furnitare, good tables, experienced landlord Is recommended to the traveling public. Hopkins house. "" ; R. J. HOPKINS, PROPRIETOR. Excellent table, convenient location, careful attention to waata of gnosis, and experienced management are Its recmmendatidns to popniar favor. w. x*. DENTIST, BedtaA * Jackson's building, up-stain, RENSBELAER, INDIANA. Dr; Ramar often hiltoofecxional services to Cto people of this vicinity. All the modem appuahoes that are to necessary to perfect operations on the toeti, are used by him. The old practice of atotroHar the nerves is entirely aS«A< »

THE RENSSELAER UNION.

The Ply tnAothcpimtocrat gi v« Judge Gillett the houtf# W-ng the champion croquet player of Valparaiso. ; ;1 , The public debt of Russ in is estimated' to be in the neighborhood of $1,750,000,000, and still her credit is not exhausted. Turkey has a debt of only’ t9so,ooo,OOphjADgihg over her head and yet she ia iuaable to secure further loagi . . The Chicago Tpiw of Tuesday Las three and one-fourth catanius of criminal news. Sixty-three rrimdnof different aorta. J uly we am in an age of crime.-—PfyiwuM ZAemoerttl. What else could you expect, Mr. Democrat, in *countrywhere the deuadefacy claim 500,000. majority of the popular, vote? m* /, The Chicagjo Inter- Ocean, of last Friday, contained the delinquent tax list of Cook cGnnty, Illinois, for the year 1876, arid. former years, which, together with the tegular edition, made one grand editiep of 204 pages. This eclipses anything we have ever seen in the newspaper fine, and is certainly a “fat take" for .ffire .publishers of the Intcr-Ocean. . . '...J | Oh what' a 'wicked town Plymouth most be! Justjjlsten to one section of ati ordinance the town council of that place found it agpessary to pass,“Sec. 22. Any person or persons couvioted of having on Sunday, within the corporate limits of said city, in the streets, alleys or commons thereof, pitched quoits, Coins, or having played at bandy, cat, or town ball, or any public games.or amusements, shall be haled in any sum qot exceeding, dollars." , v ;/ -J _ ;J—.' L The Russian bear is not gobbing up Turkey quite as eheily as he etpwted. Instead of making him only cue good square'iueal as he thought would be the •arise she is likely to give the bear more his 'fill, 'He has attempted to gulp down a slice of Turkey- several times, bux His ilajesty’s digestive organs’ arid* he has had to throw her up again, dust how long it will take the old fplldw to devour her is not known, but at the present rate it will be some time to come. At any rate the bear is getting a gieat doai more Turkey just now than he I cun manage.

SCHOOL REPORTS.

Miss Lucy Daugherty, teacher of Union school, Barkley township, makes the following report for tlie" month ending April 27th: Number of pupils enrolled, 14; average attendance, 11. Laura Iliff, Maggie Borsch, Franklin Borsch, Charles Iliff and Ellsworth Iliff were perfect in attendance, punctuality and deportment. Miss Nettie; Phegley, leather of scikohl No. f, Newton township, reports for the month ending May l?th, an; enrollment of 10 pupils, whose average daily attendance - Lucy Grant, Addie (Daugherty,. Winnie Sayilei'i Wal,lace Sayler, Henry Daugherty, Charlie Daugherty k and Ulysses .Gratit were perfect in attendance, punctuality and deportment during the month. • Mis* Mattie Benjamin send* in the oj the;secuud intermediate department of the Rensselaer -fay the month ending MayTi th: Number of pupils enrolled, 35; average daily attendance, Those perfect in attendance, punctuality, deportment and study were Bertie Morris, Mary Beck, Callie Beck, Maggie Healy,

Grade Omer a, Hettie Blankenbaker, Leslie Clark, Minnie Norris, Lucy Healey, Iney Hutson, Gaylie Chiloote, Crilly Hutson, Ella Everton, Mattie Worden and Lizzie W arner. Miss Fannie F. Miller, teacher, makes the following report of Rosebud school, Union township, for the month ending May 11 ih: Number of pupils enrolled, 28; average daily attendance, 18.15. Those perfect in attendance, punctuality, deportment and study during the month were Monfort Prichard and Maggie Abbott. Those perfect ' only in punctuality, deporUßeatand

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY INDIANA, MAY 24, 1877.

—■iryym t Ha a ■ - T'■ 1 J study wera Al ice Greenfield, Amber Greenfield, Orra Warne and Jennie Humes. Thia is, the hrgety anti one of the best attended schools in the township. The patrons an<l friends of the school are invited tp visit it frequently and note /the progress made by the pupils. Miss Candace Boroughs, teacher of the primary department of the Rdnsselaer schools, desires space in The Union to publish her report of attendance, etc., for the mouth that ended May 11, 1877. The enrollment was 38, average daily tendance 35. Scholars perfect in punctuality, and department’Were Arnzie Beck, Benhart Leopold, Grapie Reeve, Emerson Reeve, Allie Shriver,.Clara Ildihpihill, George Cole, Cora Catt, George Moss, JJirdie Hammond and Rebecca Fendig. The total enrollment for the tefth was 68, and the average attendance 47|.

STATE NEWS.

The Rushville baby show was a success. Madison expects to have a music hall soon. South Bend has a Wofnan’s Literary Club. Lafayette will have n fair, beginliihg SepteinMr 3rd; •Fifteen people in Ripley comity want to retail liquor. Twelve convicts were received St the soul hern prison Mondajf of last week. if A colored cpolicenmn strikes terror to the hearts of tile smull boys of Terre Haute. 1 Micfiigan City estimates her present population at 5,837; again of 800 since 1873, An 1812 sword .was. ploughed up by Duuicl Fettpiv, of Randolph dounty. A man nanipd GreefiVVooil, of JefftFraon «oanty,.hf dying from the 4 tdfects of a rat bite.- <; r Mr». John ■4iaridv^, i ,P l f Greens-her*'sfow-lM«Hi«udl bbirthday ou Sunday last. Last Wednesday a Week ago, a young tonu'named Shepherd, living near Carlisle, was killed by a runaway horse. It is estimated that the loss to the strawberry growers of Vigo comity, by the recent frosts cannot be less than $20,000. A Richmond girl gave a bookmark to her sweetheart worked with that soul-stirring refrain, “I ne,ed thee every hour.”

A drunken brute in Fort Wayne offered for sale, the other day, the skeletons of his father and grand-, father,Which he had dug up from the grave for that purpose. Dora Kammerling, of Greensburg x has recovered a judgement for $500,0f the $15,000 'damage she suffered by reason of Hebron Eich’s failure to fulfill his marriage contract. > ’ ■ ' A ten year-old child of William Steffen, wbolives onctookted Cheek,' just beyond the city, limits,Ayas bitten in the lip and face by a vicious dog several days ago. The dog was not killed, bat carefully watched, and this morning the animal died of hydrophobia.?-J/odi-aon Star. A lad twelve years old, living near Valparaiso,.while out hunting th£ other day met with an accident which is likely to disfigure him for life. He took a gun and went out to shoot a crane which was in a marsh near by, and when he fired, the gun buraied. tearing quite a chunk out of'his right cheek. He will be careful’ bowtie fools with shooting irons hereafter. , X, ' 1 i ,w j . £ t Last Thursday evening a vonnjf man by the name of John Henderson, living near Carlisle, fell from the top of a hay-stack upon a sharp stake which had been used for the support of the top of the stack; it ran into him from six to ten inches, euteriag just above the groin and ranging into the bowels. At last accounts he wss still living, but recovery was thought impossible. The Wabash Courier gives a graphic account of a prize fight between two women—Mrs. McNeal and Mrs. Hackelman —of America, in that county. After these two had torn out considerable hair, and. left but little tnore clothing upon each .other than Mrs. Eve is said to have had on before that, trouble with her landlord, other S ar ties, all female, were drawn melee : A »ay.

thrffi’fur fifteen minutes the combatHlits looked more like an animated mass of legs, striped stockingt, chignons, hoop skirts, bnstles, cortits, bonnets, and garters thau anything elso to which ho could compare them. Rheme, of Goshen, is taa|iiig of the bitter water. He is that*cast-off husband of a magiiifieietffi brunette of twenty-two, who liirti three children and then left.lllni, with or without cause. NoiEHhslanding bis discharge, Rheoio still fancies be has property in Mrs. R., and dogs her tooisleps, thryateiiing to shoot any other he wli§ may venture to make her acquwitance. A night or two since he .Haught her walking with a young 01« named Lash, and fired a couple of’pistol shots at him. Mr. Lash ha« business elsewhere. A’ case of almost total depravity bastjusL been brought to light in this hither toquiet town. John Laclear, a Abhool teacher, who has been a district school a few niiU»B south of here, was on last Fri daX by the revelation of several htffib girls who were pupils of his, brifight to grief. According to thpir stories he has been guilty of the most indecent conduct towards thcfoi. Their ages range from seven. years. The story of his beh|®lur is too disgusting to relate. It-iseenis that he was endeavoring toSdd to his knowledge of anatoiny examination of their lower The ladies ot the district preceded to the school-house with the intention of chastising him, but JM&ecented danger from afar, and 1 *fc suddenly for parts unknown, txfeat indignation is felt, and if be should return soon he would probmeet with a warm - reception at the hands of the parents of the uMhiren.— ITes/viZ/e Cor. Chicago

Remarkable Results of a Family Quarrel in Vevay.

The quiet of the little city of Vevay was somewhat agitated 'Monday afternoon by a strange .occurrence. About six weeks ago a man by « name of Dunlap, with his five--yWr-Ald arrived iuVour citv, where they have since been rffamng their borne. Night before last a lady, giving her nameas Airs. Dunlap, came here from Danville, Ohio, and putup at the Henry House. Yesterday morning she informed Mr. Todd, the proprietor of, the house, that she was the wife of our Air. Dunlap, who had deserted her and stole her child, and not until a few days ago had she been able to discover where they were. Airs. Dunlap, alter having been informed where she would find the missing child, started in search, which proved anything but fruitless. The child was playing near the Miller House, where the father and Child had been stopping. The girl at once recognized her mother, and sprang towards her with a cry of joy* "f he mother seized the child started back, but not without being molested, as Airs. Aliller and Air. Dunlap started in close putxuit. The entire party ran down Ferry street to Main, and then down Alain to the Henry House. The mother and chihbsueceeded in getting into the bouse unharmed, while a few of tlie sympathizing by-standers barrid the passage way and refused admittance to Mr. Dunlap and his fleet assistant. Whereupon Dunlap sought legal advice, and the result wife that in a few .moments a search warrant was in the hands of the constable calling for the clothing of the child. The officer filed into the house, and, amid screams frofn the child and heart-rending appeals from thegrief-stfioken mother, bore off to Justice Dufour the body of this little girl. By this time the excitement was growing high, and Air. W. 11. Adkinson, an able attorney of this city, appeared in behalf *tf the mother, upon the scene of action, and informed the participants in this grand outrage that if tfyit child and its mother were not delivered back to the hotel immediately he would see that the atmosphere in that neighborhood would be warm for them. The officer discovered his order was simply for the clothing, and not a writ of habeas corpus, and hastily returned the mother and child to the house, where every garment was taken from the girl and given to the plaintiff, as was ordered. The citizens donated clothing at once for the girl, and in a short time had her properly clothed. Mrs. Dunlap telegraphed for her father, who is expecteo this evening. Dunlap has declared he will have the child, let the circumstances be as they may.

The War and Business.

The London Timet, in its isirae of April 30, contains a letter from Its Philadelphia cyrrespondeut devoted to the cotuinbrcial view of the war that is taken in this country, and the unqualified satisfaction that is expressed in referring to it. T|iat feeling is summed up in the declaration of tbc correspondent: ‘‘The wider the field, the greater the waste, the more there will be tor us to do, the more for us tn sell;” and that “if Russia and Turkey were aware of the very great service they could do to the United States by expediting their impending war, hostilities would probably begin at once.” There is no doubt that the correspondent correctly represents the general outburst ot commercial enthusiasm that has been aroused by the outbreak of hostilities between Russia and Turkey, and the possibility that it may become a general war. It is the general impression that the combatants must be fed, clothed, armed, equipped, and furnished with supplies, and that when the work commences we shall have, as the correspondent expresses it, “ihe earlier breaths of returning prosperity.” The London T/mesjloes not take so sanguinea view of the commercial situation, and taking the observations of its correspondent as a basis, preaches a homily, or rather sounds a note of warning, that our over-zealous and enthusiastic tradesmen and merchants would do well to consider.' It admits that there' may be a demand for breadstnifs, provisions, naval'stores,' and guns, that ocean freights- will be increased, and that th - American, vessels will have increased employment; but it points out that this trade will not be so simple and business like a. matter as is anticipated, so long as Turkey and Russia have fleets, and there is such a thing as the right of seizing contraband of war. -„ L : “The transport, for instance, of munitions of war to Gonstftntinople may become a less purely commercial business than it has been of late. Its prqflta may he greater where they are made: but there will be greater risk,, and may b,e great After pointing "out this the' Timet, assuming that the trade in corn, in provisions, and in army and navy stores, may become suddenly stimulated, asks the important question, “What then?” and answers it as follows: It will be simply that these trades' have received an accidental, an artificial and an unwholesome stimulus, and that,- whenever peace is made, as it must be sooner or later, the temporary fabric of American commerce will collapse, and the end will be worse tbag the beginning. There could not be a greater illusion than to suppose that war can at any time, or to any nation, however free from the danger of being entangled in it, be a real benefit By its essential character it . disturbs the; natural course of exchange, and the disturbance is great in proportion to the magnitude of the contest. Commerce and industry are prosperovis in proportion as they supply the natural, ordinary, regular demands of exchange, and anything which diverts them from this function can only be at best, p benefit to the few, and must be a permanent disaster to the many. Applying this general observalion, if finds that “the real consequence would be- that dustry would , have bet;p diverted for a time.from the only paflis in which it can find permanent prosperity.” It' ia ot obinion that a very large slraj e of.tlie existing depression in Europe and America is caused by the wars that have disturbed the world within the last twenty years, and the illustrations really bear out the tliebvy. The Crimean war 1 deranged'the finances of Russia, depressed the trade of England, and bankrupted Turkey. Our own war was followed by panics and the general confusion that follows speculation and annatnral inflatibn of business. The FrancoGerman war stimulated the Germans to enterprises far beyond their means, and when th6y found they were in deep waters they distrusted their footing and panic set in. As the Timet says; “The characteristic feature of the moment is, not tbwthere is no money to invest, but that people will not invest it, because they do not know what .inveßinients, or whether any inve«hn«nts, are sate. The main effect of war,, and of a great war, must\be to aggravate this feeling, and to aggravate also its causes.” There is, undoubtedly, much of truth in the suggestions ot the Timet and the dangers it points out the business men ot this country would do well to hetd, if they would escape fresh disaster* upon the very same rocks, they have lately encountered, The warnings,.

however, would hale cdnfl* W better taste had they not been accompanied with such fling* ak thesMJF Some one has defined the teat of real humanity to be the degree of Int«resf J man is capable of feeling Jn t!»e ealth of a Chinese Mandarin. Possibly it might be regarded as a test of real neutrality how far then, an capable, even with the moat taiw* - lent and peaceful disposition, of taking a purely commercial view of i» war which threatens with Incalculable miseries a good deal mor* that! a 1 hundred millions, of the human raceeven supposing it to be confined to Russia sUd Turkey. A taunt oi this kind does not come with good grace (tom the representative oi a people who re-, regard the war between Turkey an.l Russia purely from the commercial view; who, if they go tn to the wstr, can be actuated alone by commercial reasons; and who are hot uh- 4 willing, if the interest* of their pockets are endangered, to sacrifice the liberties of million* of Christians for the sake of the millions of dollars owed them by the Turk*. There is too much glass in ilieEa*. glish house to warrant a very eral stone-throwing.— Chicago Tribune. ’

The Resumption Day.

In a little more than a year and a half the pledge of ths government, made by the act ot January I4rh, 1875, iu respect to tlie coin redemption of legal-tender noted, will mature for fulfillment. The law say* that “on the Ist day of January, 1879, the secretary of the treasuiy thall redeem in coin the United States legal-tender note* then yufe standing, on their presentation, for redemption at the uflice of the assistant treasurer of the United States, in the city of New York, in sums of not less than fifty dollars.” This is a positive duty imposed upon the secretary of the treasury, and it is equally a positive pledge made bv the government to the holders of these notes. The not es legally mature for payment, on tire day specified, under tbe expres* provision of law; and paid they must be, as presented, Of the government will break it* faith. The secretaryofthe treasury qa*not make such payment* Without an adequate quantity of goW With which to do so. Nu sucli quantity is now held ih the treaWfyf Or Kls been since the passage of the law, or will be accumulau&Utmle** some seasonable steps are taken for this purpose. Thfe law authorizes the secretary, in hisdirfcrel'lbn, to U*de, sell, and dispose ofj atnotTess than par in coin, bond* of the Utiiied States, similar to any of those mtortioned in thb act of July 14th, 1875, to the extent that may be necessary to carry into effect the provisions of the law. Aimed with this authority, he can sell bonds for gold, and retain the gold in the treasury for the purpose of redeeming the legal-tender notes, whenever he shall think tt expedient to do do. Mr. Sherman, ns a senator of the United State*, drafted the bill; and now, a* secretary; it devolves upon him to apply it* provision*. We suggest to the secretory whether it ii not about time at least to commence the process of increasing his gold resources by the sale of the authorized bunds, a* the means of providing fm- resumption at the time appointed. The four and a half per cent, bonds now 'sell al par in gold; ami ts he ahonbl see tit to sell ,75,000,000 or IUO.QOOjUOO of these bonds, and omit to cull in a corresponding alrtomit of fivetwenties, the coiifteqtrance would be an 'fncrease of gold in lhe tre tsury sufticivut in ail ''probability V» answer the purpose on |lie redemption day. We see no otltcr way Of accumulating the requisite amount of gold. There will uu no surplus revenue adequate to the end. The gold must be bought, ami there is no way to buy it except by the sale of bonds. I* it not tnfie'jio begin?—New York Independent.

A Faithful Hen Mother.

A pathetic scene occurred as the division street crossing of the Erie Railway this morning. An old hen with a large brood of chickens, was crossing the track in front of an approaching tram. The mother got safely over, but the chickens loitered behind, until the locomotive was almost upon them. The mother, with hovering wings sod open bill, ran upon the track and began to drive them off oneTnr one by sheer force. Several of them she get clear of th» track m thia way, but several pf them ran np the track instead at from it. The old hen followed, trying to save them,bnt without avail, and the engine ran into them all, killing the hen and seven of Mg chickens whose lives aha was trying to save, - Paltfrtwt

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