Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 June 1877 — EXCHANGE CLIPPINGS. [ARTICLE]

EXCHANGE CLIPPINGS.

Newport Hoosier * State: Mrs. Sarah Wlae, residing two miles and a half aouth of Newport, ia the owner of a calf that can get away with forty or fifty chickens in a very short space of time. It will turn over 'coop# and swallow little chickens as fast aa it can rake them into jts month with its John Chahdler, of this city, visited his farm in the east end of the county on last Friday, and while looking over the place discovered a large flock of buzzards congregating in a pasture field. On walking to the field his astonished eyes beheld a remarkable sight. There lay, in a state of offensive putrefaction, at least one thousand fish from six to ten inches in length, together with myriads of tadpoles. The size of the fish and the immense numbers of tadpoles lead to the belief that they had by some meaiw, most probably a water apout, been carried from some pond, marsh or bayou. Such phenomena are not at all rare in physical history, but we have never known of such a one in this county before.— Kokomo Diepatch. At a recent wedding down on the beautiful Terre Coupee prairie, where are to be found more handsome girls and more bashful lovers than on any other spot iu the northern half of the state, the husband of one of the lady's guest■ to the wedding, took out by mistake, the diapers the good wife had brought along for the use of the baby, instead of the package containing the present intended for the bride and groom and placed it on the piano with the rest of the packages. When the young man and young lady, who were officiating ns assistant* for the evening, took off the wrapper, you may imagine, if you can, the kind of time that followed, crowded as the house wa-, with a gay, happy feeling crowd.— South Send Regieter. A young man and lady, whoso name and whereabouts we could not learn, came .to town on Tuesday about dinner time, for the ostensible purpose of selling a pair ot young squirrels. After some exertion a sale was effected, and the twain immediately proceeded tn a saloon and quenched the “undying worm” with a quart ot cool beer. Quaffing this pleasant purgative, tlie inner craving called for “autbin* hot,” and, in pursuance, each of tho bibulous rustics guzzled a square horn of whiskey. Leaving the saloon, they proceeded to another establishment of the »ame character, and while there pulled up a couple of rounds. By this time the admixture of beer and whiskey had put them in a smiling condition, and the two last ifforts at conviviality did the work After staggering around the streets for some time, they managed, by the aid of some kind-heai led men, to gel iulu their buggy. As they left for the smiling fields of nature, they were greeted with the compliments of large crowds that had gathered on the various corners to witness the fun. The officers, owing to the verdancy of the couple, made no arrests.’ It may well be remarked that the scene was decidedly the mostilisgi'rtvehtl ever seen upon the streets ul this ciU’:--iJso<tyQrt Dujuwut.