Rensselaer Union, Volume 10, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 January 1878 — PUBLIC MEETING! [ARTICLE]

PUBLIC MEETING!

The citizens of Jasper ecnihty, Irrc speotive of party, who are opposed to the Resumption Law, an I in favor of the Bemonenizahon or Silver, will hold a meeting on SArVROAY.M anuAby Id. at 2 o’eloco. p. m., at rhe Court House, in Rensselaer, with a view to express their sentiments on the financial condition of the country. Turn Out! One and All!! many crrfiiEM At a caucus meeting of the democracy and Independents, held'aCßensselaer. Jasper oounty, Indiana, [on Wednesday, ptain Charles A. Edmunds was called to the Chair. The Chairmafl stated the object of the meeting to bo to select delegates, and alternate delegates to represent Jasper county in the democratic State convention, to be held at Indianapolis, on'the 20th"Of February, On motion John G. Cuip, of Barkley township, Henry A. Barkley, of Marion township, O. B. Mclntire, of Carpenter township, and James Yeoman, of Newton township, were elect ed as delegates convention, and John H. Pruitt, of Gillam Township, Robert Patton, of Marion township, Reuben’R. Pettit, of Cui pouter township, and Madison Makeover, of Newton township, were elected as alternate delegates to said convention/ On motion the secretary was instrucetd to notify the delegates and alternate delegates of their election to attend the State convention, It was deemed advisable by this meeting that a committee of all voters of Jasper county, of whatever political persuasion, either past or present, who'are opposed to the ruinous mart' agement of the radical republican party, be called to organize a county central committee, and to transact such other business as usually comes before such conventions; aodaocordingly, On motion, Saturday, March 2d r 1878, was fixed upon as the day for holding said convention, the meeting to be held in the court-house at 1 o’clock P. M. of said day. On motion the secretary was instructed to furnish the editor of the Democratic Sentinel a copy of these proceedings for publication. ~~On motion the meeting adjourned CHAS. A. EDMUNDS, Chairman! Ira W. Yeoman, Secretary.

The Tiffin (O.) Tribune’ says “Negotiationsjhave|progr<-ssed so as to assure the building of a firstclass narrow gauged railroad from the east line’of Ohio" to 'Chicago, on one of two’routes, of which the one following the old ClintonfcTinc, by Tiflin^to’Fort 'Wayne, is preferred, and will be adopted if sufficient encouragement is given on the line. People will not be'asked for stock subscriptions, but they will be asked for first mortgage bonds, to be taken and paid for as the road is completed from point to point. The'company wilforganize on the 28th, and open it for business as rapidly as bonds are taken on the line.” A family in Medaryville, in this county, have a case of small pox.The citizens have taken measures to prevent its spread.—Winamac Democrat. Mr. Jack Yeoman, of Rensselaer, shipped three car loads of splendid' fat cattle -to Chicago, last Wednesday; from this place.—Xloodland Register. Congress convenes again today.