Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 August 1877 — REMINGTON RUMPUS. [ARTICLE]

REMINGTON RUMPUS.

The latest Kaeteru d«wh of special i tit crest Is : The Hessians bave nbandouett their position south of the Balkan niountuius. They wore compelled to full boob. ■ (*>Wf ■V. lyjY'-rgTP.L^ I 1 • ".'itt i MHo. Georglatm, wife of Hon. Anson Wolcott of Wh 11£ county, died on the lilt insUnl, after long illtiosy. She was a lady of Qoq appearuuce, superior intelligence, rare accomplishments (Jeep religious convictions. Bite had scarcely reached the merldlaii of life: i Her husband is thus made a Wldowfer the second time. > ' Ml Mill : T |llifc I I Senator Jones of Nevada Is said to be preparing a strong and careful report iu favor of the remonetisation pf sliypr, for the consideration of Congress, in which he will »<lvocate the payment of the bonds with silver dollars. The two propositions seem to be gaining favor in unexpected directions, and it Is likely that a powerful party will be developed iu Congress to secure the first aim. r f - r • f An overstock of sugar has Caused a decline of prices in this commodity iu the controlling markets of the country! Yhe stock now held in New York city is the largest ever accumulated there. The Tribuflie predicts disaster holders, and cites one house that is carrying 25,000 hogsheads, which, if sold in the market at present rates, would lose SBOO,OOO. This is an instance where sweetness cloys. If- the Fowler Herald please, The Union asks pardon for having confused its name and that of one of its neighbors so as to Credit an item to the wrong one; it was done, perhaps carelessly, certainly without intentional prejudice to either. Thanks for calling attention to the mistake. To apologise for an error or to be able to correct a fault of its iwn, affords The Union more satisfaction than to receive » compliment; uiid yet it is not insensible to this, more especially when pronounced by so accomplished a source as the Herald. In parts of California grapes are so plentiful that cultivators find it more profitable to turn hogs into their vlnyards to cut the fruit than to gather it for market. One experimenter says that hogs will fatten on grapes as well as on corn. When turned into the vinyards the swine neither injure the vines nor waste the grapes, but pick up all that fall to the ground. Two or three hogs can be kept well several mouths on an acre of viuyard. To Illustrate still further the abundance of this fruit on the Paeitte coast: A short time since a Californian toll) the writer of this paragraph that in his neighborhood a woman had had a vinyard of fifty acres grubbed out and" turned into a wheat lot. He said it looked like & great pity to do so, for the vines were young, thrifty and in fine bearing condition, but the was actuated by sound, practical financial considerations, it paying to destroy the vinyard though it cost several thousand dollars to bring it to the state of perfection it was then in, and raise wheatou ground.

It is truly affepting to note the Solicitude which Democratic newspapers over the country affect for the welfare of the Republican party in Ohio. The New York Sun is fearful that the German population of that state will never vote forjudge West, the Repub* licaii candidate for governor, although three out of four of all of the influential German newspapers in tlie state advocato his election. Then way down there iu St. Louis they feel a great deal of solicitude about it, too; so much so, even,that the Republican thinks that the Republicans ought to take Judge West’s name from the ticket iu, order to strengthen it. Now this disinterested sympathy is truly sublime and very commendable, it is so unusual, too, among politicians that it is remarkable; but for all this demonstration of superabundant goodness perhaps it may be as well for themio save a few of these sighs to solace the bruised hearts of their own candidates with after the election.

Speaking of the convention of Prohibitiouists, which is to be held iu Pennsylvania September 12th, the Philadelphia Times observes : “It’ij a “free country, and prohibition has a “constitutional right to do prohibition “all the harm it can.” Just so! But did it never occur to such newspapers as the Times and to the people It represents, that no great reforms ever take place without premonitory agitation? without somebody asks for, them? On the other hand, if prohibition going to do prohibition all the harm it can by holding conventions, why sliould antiprohibition worry about it? Certainly if my enemy commits suicide I sliiill be sav#d the trouble of killlug him, and the expense of his burial. If prohibition is arranging for Its own fuueral, theie is no particular need of antiprohibition worrying about it. There will be plenty of time to put on the drapery of woe after death lias taken place. It is always suspicious if not offensive when enemies begin to deprecate a course of action or a line of policy, as being likely to Injuro a person or a cause theyliafc.

Three Men Shot on a Punenger Train.— OtharzPirad At. , Last Tuesday at the western bound train stopped at Remington, two notorious roughs I'rutu Uußion county, named Adolphus and William How, got on board and attempted to beat a ride down to Goodlond. The conductor, Charley Knight, attempted )a , put them off, when a muss ensued. Some pf the train hands were called, however, and proving too.many for the House?,, they had to leave. During tho struggle,some striking and kicking was done, and the conductor drew a revolver wliioh ono of the lloss boys snatched from him. The conductor then went to the baggage car, got a double bnrreled shotgun, which was loaded with number 8 bird shut, came bock to the ' platform and deliberately fired into Adolphus lloss after he was off from car. The charge took effect in his breast aui neck, several of the passing into and some through his windpipe, and a hundred, or such a matter .sticking in the flesh. Boss turned, and with the.conductor's revolver commenced firing bock. One ball took effect in the latter's arm, producing a flesh wouud. The conductor sh6t the . charge of the second barrel of his gun at William How. This charge did not scutter much, but made a hole about an inch in diameter through his clothing over his breast and passed on through a sleeve. Perhaps a few of theshot struck, but they did little damage. During the rumpus n passenger from Logunsport left the train and started in some haste past tbe engine. The engineer or the fireman, thought be was one of the parties to the trouble ami fired at bim two or three shots with a revolver, however without other effect than io scare the - man and accelerate his momentum.’ Tlve Hoss boys had a preliminary hearing before Justice Jeffries yesterday, who required them to give bond to appear for trial before tho circuit court. Nothing was done with the conductor'who did the murderous shooting. Dolf Hoss is pretty sick.