Rensselaer Union, Volume 10, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 February 1878 — Page 1

K. JAM*H rnoruiKTua or THK RENftSKLAfeR UNION, KKNNJittAEH, JjkSPXH COI'HTY, iND. Om copy Hue yfeHiS *1; six monilis, «0 cents; three months, (thirteen wSA»),l»eenta; ahtxty —S In adeanet. Single copy, * cents; two oopi om, I cents; more then two OOptOM, t rente each. 8«C OPPO; •tie corner of thin page for term* and price of attoeHlaing In this newspaper. Tot 3Pr)jD.tiJa«-—A large aeaortinent of typ? anal other materiel for P* m l ,hlot ’ circular and kindred work, Prices low.

remington business caros^ U•ollooUon* at reasonable rate*, onir? Tspen* "rd?«g store, north Hide of Railroad stri-ct. Ci I’KVCF.II'S pnni STORK, S REMINGTON, INDIANA. North side Kuilroad street. James Spencer, urourletor. Fresh drugs, pure medicines, elcgamttollot articles, choice cigars and tobaccos, due stationer)’, etc. Physicians’ proscriptions carefully cumi>oUDde<l. »-R0 RENSSELAER BUSINESS CARDS." AND SURGEON. f Office in rtpitlor’B brick building, opQOftlte of th« Court House. DK. J. 11. IioUGHHIDGE, ~ PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Washington street, Isilow Austin’s hotel. Ten per cent, interest wll be added to all accounts running unset lit d longer than 3 months. U. MOSES It. ALTER, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Id I me*’ drug store. DR. H. Y. MARTIN, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Washington street, first door altove the stone building. OHDKCAI V. CHILCOTK, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Attends to all business of the profession with promptness and despatch. Oflieeon Washington street, opposite the (iourt House. sison r, TiiomntoN, davip .t. Thompson, Attornuv at La wT Notary Public. Thompson & bko., RENSSELAER, INDIANA. / Practice in all the Courts. ' I W* pay particular attention to paying lanfea, selling and leasing lands. Marion L.SriTLKK, Collector and Abstracter. k. s. pwigminr. zimki du iuoins. KS. 4 Z. DWIGGINS, • ATTORNEYS AT LAW AND LOAN BROKERS. 1100,000 to loan on first mortgage, on live years •time at 0 per cent, interest, Tn sums of *3OO or ever. ITMtAKK W. BABCOCK, _ ’ ATTORN KY AT LAW, Notary Public, Real Estate Broker and Insurance Agent, Rensselaer, Indiana. Lauds examined; Abstracts of Title prepared and Taxes paid. Collections a specinlty. Oftlce iuSpitlor’s brick liutiding, opposite Court House, s-td-ly. NOTART rl'Bl.IC. COI.LKCTOK. Daniel b. miller, attorney at law. Ditch and road petitions and reports carefully prepared: titles examinerl; abstracts prepared; all collections promptly attended to. Oiile.e in cdfoixl 4 Jackson’s building, up-stairs. 0-47 Bankers and cattle brokers. A. MCCOY * THOMPSON. Buy and sell domestic exchange, make collections on all available points, pay interest on specified time deposits, etc. Otlloe hours from t) o’clock a. m. to 1 o’clock p. m. Austin house, A. W. CLEVELAND, Propriktoh. Is neutrally- located, large uml conveniently arranged, and no pains wilt lie snared to make guests comfortable and lmppy. The table will nHvavs be supplied with the best the market ufferds. Charges reasonable. O-42-ly. Hopkins house. R. J. HOPKINS, PROPRIETOR. Excellent table, convenient locution, careful attention to the wnuta or guests, and experienced management, recommend it to favor. SAMP. ERWIN , BLACKSMITH. f ATV-lllll* 1«» y‘o *i Iliuruu itli u U'tuuU working shop for repairing wagons, carriages, plows and all kinds of farm tuncllhicfy. IKSLIEC.GR ant j BLACKSMITH. Simp first door aliove Duvall's Stage and I.iv«7 oraee. Patronage invited. —— ll ■■ ■ V " EMMET KANNAL Druggist and Pharmaceutist, HllAl.nt IN DRUGS, PATENT MEDICINES, PAINTS, OILS . AND KINK BRANDS OV CXOLATRS AITD TOBACCO, Washington Street, llenßselaer, Indiana.

RAILROAD TIME CARDS” Miaiiapolis. Delp|& ciicap Railway. TXA2O3 CAED 2To. 1. On juni after February 15, HTS, until further until'*, trains will run on tins Indianapolis, Delphi & Chicago Hnilway as follows: liolliG EAST. Jamvcs Hkmksih.akii at 11:45 A. W, *• Pleasant Ithlge W:U3 I*. M. Kurd King. “ llahglng Grove 12:21 I’. M. “ Bee. : 12:46 P. M. “ Slmrpslmrg Flag. Arrives liUAiipoiili 1:00 I’. M. uoHin WEST. i-eaves llHAnroßUat 2:00 I*. SI. Sharpsburg. Flag. " l.ee. 2:15 I*. SI. “ Hanging Grove . 2:55 I*. St. “ /.anl ... Flag. •* Pleasant Ifidge 2:55 P. SI. Arrives Keknski.aeii. .. 8:15 P. SI. Ai.liKN hi:<;i.i:h. Superintendent. JOHN SI 11,1.1 KA N, Assistant Superintendent Pittslmrgh, UinDinnaii & St. Lonisß’y. a -KT.-gr Aimm xao‘U‘i'23." Condensed Time Card -Columbus and State Line Division. 2£a -zr iatS. iaro. OOINO EAST. No. 1. No. 5. J.ta Stito Line + 1.40 p. in. + 11.90 a. m. Arr. Is gan sport 5.25 “ 9.15 “ l.Ve. “ *12.55 a. m. + 9.25 “ Arr. Msriou. 2.121 “ 11.07 11 “ Hartford 8.17 “ 11.50 “ •• Kldgoville 4.10 “ . 12.40 p.m. •* Union City 5.05 “ 1.1(1 “ " BradfShl Junction 0.00 “ 2.00 “ « I’iqua 9.25 “ 2.51 “ , « Urbana 10.38 “ 4.02 “. “ Columbus 12.85 p. in. 8.10 “ ooiNii WEST. Xo. 8. Xo. #. I.ve. Columbbs * 8.80 a. m. + 5.40 p. in. -Arr. Urbana. 8-.04 ** 7.40 “ •* Plqun 9.04 “ 9.02 “ •• Brailford Junction * 9.25 “ +9.30 “ Union City 10.25 “ 10.43 •• « Hidgevilte. 10.58 “ 11.20 “ Hartford 11.50 “ 12.35a.m. ** Marion 12.40 p.m. 1.20 “ “ »Logan*port 2.80 “ 8.00 “ Btaco Lino 10.40 “ 9.00 « Richmond and Chicago Division. eoi>o south. No. 2.” No. 10. ht«. Cincinnati. + 7.88 a. m “ ltlcbmond +10.50 « Arr. llagcrstov+u 11.33 “ “ Xow Castle b “ Anderson 1.20 “ -Kokomo ** - 2 .« a.™,, “ laigunsport 4.00 “ 8.05 “ “ Chicago. 8.30 “ 7.50 •* oouni south. Nu. 1. No. 7. I.vs, Chicago .1 * N.2op.m.+ 9,00 a. m, Arr. Logunsport 12.45n.iu. 1.40 p. in. “ Kokomo 1.60 “ 8.00 “ “ Anderson 4.87 “ “ Newcastle .V 5.85 “ “ Hagerstown .. , 8.05 “ •• Hiciimond 6.55 “ " Ciminuatl. 9,59 « ♦Daily. fDally except Sunday: Trains do not stop where time Is omitted. _ W. L. O’BIUEN, Gen’l Pass. A Ticket Agent, 1 Cotumbus, Ohio

ApVfXrV! B not ooslly earned in thee* times, lmt V' Z 1 / /it can he made In three months bv any •Dll I one of either sex. In any pnrt if the s'■ » ■ country who Js willing to work steadily at the employment that we furnish, too a week in yourown town. Ton need not lie away from home over night. Von cau give your whole time to the work, or only your spare momenta. We have agents who are making over |2O per day. All who engage at ones can make money fast. At the present tiiuo money cannot lie made so easily and rapidly at pny other kind of business. It costs nothing to try the business. Terms aiM V> Olttllt free. Aa- . . dress at once, 11. Hallett * Co,, Portland, ulljrtgp • ” »-«-?

THE RENSSELAER UNION.

VOLUME 10.

1877. 1878. “Winter." The Cheapest t*lncc In Town. BIGBARGAINS For Cash at A. LEOPOLD S. THE ONLY PLACE WHERE GOODS ARE SOLD AT THEIR REAL VALUE FOR CASH! No more credit asked by me, but by paying cash for all I buy, and receiving big discounts, I am enabled to sell to cash customers at such figures that, all are bound to purchase. I have just returned from Chicago where I found a very depressed market in all kinds ot merchandise, aud having the cash to pay I secured big bargains, and am willing and determined to share this advantage with my many patrons. Among the articles purchased is a fine assortment of DRESS GOODS, consisting of plain and figured Delaines, Debaizes, “Snowflake,” and other brands, at prices rarging from 10 to 20 cents per yard; Alpacas, all colors, at from 25 to 75 cents. The 25 cent Alpacas are usually sold at 40 cents a yard. Please call and examine them before purchasing elsewhere. English Merinos which I am selling for 35 cents a yard are worth 50 cents. Black and fancy Cashmeres which I am selling for 75 cents are well worth sl.lO. My stock of Calicoes is the largest in town arid sold as low as 5 cents a yard. A most beautiful stock of LADIES’ AND CHILDREN’S FURS, tor the holidays, at from $2 to $3.50 piiv 4MA+, xvoPtL froTri $4 to SG. Those in need of Furs should call soon as they are selling rapidly and only a few more sets remain. A complete assortment of Ladies’ arid Children’s Cloaks which are being sold at astoriishingly low figures. A s]iTcniFiiTTii 1 e~oT LADIES’ AND DENTS’ NECKWEAR will be sold regardless of cost. My stock of Clothing is the largest and best selected of any in the county aud will sell themselves, as the prices on them are 20 per cent, less than any other house can afford to sell. I have a complete assortment of Boys’ Suits, and Ulsters, for the holidays, together with a full line of HATS AND CAPS, very beautiful and Cheap.

I will sell BOOTS;AND SHOES lower than purchasers can expect, for 1 4111 determined to control tiie trade. I have added a large assortment of GHOCIQIiIES of nil kinds to my immense stock of merchandise which I propose to sell lower than any regular grocery house in the county. Tiie following is a price list of my staple groceries: Good Rio Coffee, per lb., - 20 Cent?. Choice, Extra Prime, - - - 24 “ 10 lbs. A Sugar for - - SI,OO. IU lbs. Yellow C Sugar for - 1.00, Best Young Hyson Tea, - 35 Cents. " Japar, - - -33 i " “ Imperial and Gunpowder, 50 “ and all other articles in proportion. hbmemberT I have no rents to pay, buy all my goods for cash, at liberal discounts, employ no unneeessaiy help, tending principally to my owu business. All these things taken into consideration I can afford to be liberal with my customers. I would, therefore, respectfully request the public to consult their own interests and not be led astray by prejudice aud jealous con? temporaries. 1 _ f Mr. Eli Heidleberger is with me and will at all times be glad to wait upon. Tils numerous friends and acquaintances. Eli is too well known to the people of Jasper county to need any recommendation. Thanking you for past favors aud hoping for a continuance of your patronage, I remain Jour most humble Servant, A: LEOPOLD. At the Brown Stone Building.

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, FEBRUARY 28,1878.

INDIANA STATE POLITICS.

It is probable tliat republicans will discover beforo fall that the state ticket, nominated by the democratic party of lmliuna n't Indiauapolisou the 2C)tli instant, is a strong, healthy one. 11 j is ns follows: For secretary of state, i John G. Shanklln, of Vanderburg! ccfdnty; for nudltor of state. Mnhlon ' D. Mansbn; bf Montgomery county; for treasurer of state, William Fleming, of Alien county; for attorney general, Thomas W. Woolen, of Johnson coitnty; foi' superintendent of public instruction (for a third term), Janies H. Smart, of Allen county. There is nothing galiifed by attempting to belittle the foreh and movements of an enemy. It Is wiser to look the conditions squarely in the face,. aU.lL.to anticipate his movements by concentrating a stronger and better disciplined force and opposing him witli.it. The weakness of the democracy of Indiana is discovered in the heresies so boldly proclaimed in their platform, rather than in the character of the ticket they liave nominated; and probably the most effective campaign that the republican party can inaugurate to oppose them will be to nominate a ticket of strong positive men, selected from the best material in its ranks, and adopt a platform with a resolution opposing the destruction of the existing system of national banking. This ought and would have the effect of neutralizing the ardor for their own party of some of the most influential democrats who are interested to the extent of large Investments in national bank stock; while it would not estrange any considerable number of republicans. The democracy by entirely Ignoring the existence of the independent or greenback faction, which hitherto lias been an auxiliary of no mean importance to (hem, lias certainly given provocation sutlieient to estrange thoso earliest but infatuated people which cannot be reconciled during the campaign year if ever. Under the leadership and drill of noisy, pretentious demagogues, the independents have become so immensely inflated with the idsa of their own importance and power that they will be apt to spurn with haughty disdain any overtures for an alliance which republicans might he foolish enough to propose to them. They will be very apt to maintain their state organizatipn intact from all alliances this year, and rely upon local disaSections to electa sufficient number of representatives and senators to give them the balance of power in the legislature that they may dictate the successor to the chair now occupied by Hon. Daniel W. Voorlieesiu the United States senate. Any uttempt on tiie part of republicans to establish a friendly alliance with these gentlemen is likely to result in nothing. That they hud resolved not to act iu conjuncnoiPwillreither of the old political parties in Indiana upon any condition other than to be allowed to dictate the platform and nominations was plainly shown by (heir action in the famed silver meeting at Intjianupolis in January, the control of which by a clever coup

d'etat they wrested from democratic hands. Shrewd democrats, like Mr. Hendricks, Mr. Henderson aud Mr. Shaw, readily understood the meaning of tiie maneuver, and the democracy very qufetfy snubbed them at their recent convention and sensibly permit the greenbnekers to make all the capital they can out of their position without democratic interference. It lias been the policy of the leaders of the independent faction to attack tiie stronger political organization in tliis state and build themselves into power by making proselytes from its ranks, rather than to unite themselves by bonds of friendship with the weaker one; they are likely to continue to act on tliis policy; for this reason they will prove more dangerous to the democratic party of Indiana the present campaign than to (he republican party. It is true this will be modified somewhat in isolated localities, but the general effect wiJi undoubtedly be as stated. There is yet a stronger power operating to impel the nationals, Ah the independent-greenback people have.recently been christened, to pursue the course foreshadowed at the Indianapolis silver meeting, which is found in the proceedings of their late national convention held at Toledo. It will bo Been by consulting tiie newspaper reports of that convention that they perfected a permanent national organization and provided for auxUltnry Htatenrganizattonsrthey declared their independence of, and antagonism to, both of the great political parties in existepce; they adopted a of principles distinct in feature from any before advocated by a cohsideralble number of voters; and they announced that they would not take into their confidence jpor admit to fellowship persons who had not or did noU renounce allegiance to ail other party organizations. They have, to speak figuratively, ranged themselves benteath the black flag of exterminating opposition and declared their intention neither to ssk nor to give quarter. To extend overtures of friendship after such declarations have been made would be an act of magimntihous cbiidliatioh which

even President liayos might pause to consider the propriety of. The political situation iu this state may be briefly summed up as this: Threo separato warring elements striving for supremacy; (lie democracy in power deliberately and meanly kick from their company the dupes who helped to place them there, and feeling themselves calmly secure iu their position; the nationals smarting with resentment at the Indignity thus offered by their late allies and bloated with self Importance determined to avenge the insult, and unwilling make amends to the republicans whom they deserted and betrayed, lifting their Ishmnelitish and communistic bauds against every man who does not rally to their standard of agrarian tend©UHics; and the republicans, humiliated by defeat, chastened by tribulation, their couucils undisturbed and their movementsunhnmpered by a mob of turbulent, noisy, fanatical spoils-hunters, coolly surveying the field and deliberately perfecting their plans for a short and decisive campaign, determined to carry the day and regain lost position. The battle will be full of excitement nnd interest. Then, the wise course fbr Indiana republicans will be: 1. To nominate a ticket composed of their very best and most conscientiously earnest men, not rejecting any on account of strong positive character. 2.' Tp adopt an honest, sensible, practical platform; devoid of catch-vote pretenses and every species of demagogism; earefull j resisting the temptation so outbid the democracy and the nationals for the votes of of communistic tendencies, on tiie mistaken supposition so popularity. 3. To avoid entangling alliances. 4. To make a vigorous, aggressive campaign.

TO ONE THAT GOT LEFT.

The Renss-laer Union ought to read up a little on tlio doctrines of latter day deinoiracy. It will tind the latest authoritutivea democratic doctrine laid down in the St. Louis national platlorni, and a little study of the doctrines there enumerated will convince it that the Argun represents the very latest version of national democratic faith. —La Porte Argus, Since the foregoing was published The Union hns read up—just a littleon tiie doctrines of latter day democracy. To see what is not to he seen; and if tiie Aryan can discover in that" “latest authoritative” code of ‘‘democratic doctrine,” “the St. Louis national platform,” a word or sentence committing the democratic party to the advocacy of a single standard currency such as the Argus has been advocating, or a double standard currency such ns congress has recently enacted, ora triple standard currency such as the “howling idiotic Voorhees” appears to favor, then tiie discovery lias been due to its multiplicity of iliamondrpoiuteii optics. Hut if the Argus is a hard money, gold standard, advocate because that is tiie doctrine taught by the St. Louis national platform, and if the Arf/ui is tiie true exponent of democracy, does it not follow ttiat those who differ from tiie Angus in their opinion of this subject are not democrats? In other words, can oue be a true democrat without professing democratic faith, believing democratic dogmas, and teacliiug democratic doctrine? If tiie first form of tiie question receives an affirmative answer, nnd the second form a negative one, then how- in tiie name of consistency will tiie Argus harmonize with itself and national democracy that state convention which declared at ln (,i a nn P<>lis last xyeek in favor of issuing government “treasury notes with full legal tender quality;” of making “greenbacks a full legal tender In payment of all debts, public and private;” lind that “paper money as well as coin should be Issued in such amounts as tiie sound business interests of tiie country may, from time to tlipe, require?” The Uj+ion will not say a harsh word of the Argus because it believes the Argus to have been honest and right iu ita advocacy of a gold standard of values; but as the result of tiie course of reading which it so kindly recommended the conclusion is irreslstable tiial the Argus must feel its position in the democratic party of Indiana quite like that of tiie gentleman who found himself in a jufy-box with eleven very obstinate men. Now a spirit of naughtiness touches THe Union causing it to remark that, wi£h the Argus and all other truly democratic newspapers, learning to eat crow la much like learning tocliew tobaccoi quite nauseating at first but directly becoming a habit affording a wonderful deal of comfort-

HON. EDWIN P. HAMMOND.

Referring to the announcement recently made by the Fowler Herald that Judge Hammond was a prominent candidate for the nomination of the republican party to represent tlio tenth district of ludiaua in congress* a Crown Point newspaper flippantly asks who Jtulge Hammond is. To assist one groping for information Tub Union answers that Judge Hammond is a citizen of lie has resided about twenty years. An elder brother, lion A. A. Hammond, was governor of ludiaua. At

the organization of the Utli regiment Indiana Infantry by Gen. Mllroy for the Three Montha service, Judue Hammond enlisted as a private soldier; afterwards lie became lieutenant colonel of the 87th regiment Indiana infantry. At tiie close of tho war he took up the practice of law in tills town. When the counties of Pulaski, Jasiier, Newton ana Benton were created the 30th Judicial circuit Gov. Hendricks appointed him to the bench; subsequently he was elected to the position by the people of the circuit irrespective of partisan polities, tho democracy declining to nominate n candidate in opposition to him; this term lias not yet expired. He lias been called frequently by brother judges to preside over their courts in the counties of White, Cass, Miami, \Vut)3isTi, Carroll and Tippecanoe. Throughout the large district which these counties and those of his owu oircuit constitute he is universally regarded as an upright man and a just judge. As a jurist he has few superiors in the state, though yet but comparatively young. At home lie is held in the highest esteem, everybody regarding him as a model of an almost perfect gentleman. He is a close and careful student, an eminently cautious and practical man, a kiud neighbor, a pleasant companion, a steadfast friend. Unostentatious, unassuming, unaffected; modest, retiring, punctiliously polite; with many virtues and no glaring vices—there are few more agreeable or better men in any community. There is uot a gentleman in the whole state of Indiana who could poll a larger vote in the counties of Pulaski, White, Jasper and Newton as a candidate forjudge, representative in congress, or governor of tiie state. Neither is it adulation nor are they disparaged, if we add that less capable men have been senators uod presidents of tiie United States. Col. George L, Ingerso'l, of the Cleveland Iron Company, of Ohio, who has contracted to build and equip a narrow gauge railroad tfeross that stute this year on the Continental line, was iu town last week, eonsnltibg with the officers of the Ft. Wayne & Pacific cbmpanyrwhlbh wp"the Indiana division of the Continental project, with regard to the extension of his enterprise to Rensselaer and on to Chicago. Articles of association were prepared here and taken back by him to be submitted to Gen. Gibson, president of the Ohio division of the Continental company. It is now the intention of the gentlemen interested in the work rep-eseuted by Col. Ingersoll to extend their line through to Chicago via Fort Wayne, Rochester, Wiuamac and Rensselaer; but active operations will not be commenced in Indiana this year; at least not west of Fort Wayne, They desire also to unite with the Indianapolis, Delphi & Chieago company at Ttensselaer. HTid erther buikt a roaff jointly from hereto Chicago or have l>ermisßion to use the track if it is built by the latter company.

Tiie Bland Silver bill, with tiie senate amendments, was called up In the house of representatives last Thursday and concurred in by a vote of nearly three to one. It was presented to the president for signature on Monday of the present week. He was called Cardinal Pecci; he is called Pope Leo XIII; and thus will lie be styled in the pages of history. May lie live long to do good! Gold is worth 2 per cent, more than greenbacks, in New York.

Will You Walk Into My Parlor ?

Cspt. Edmonds and Ira W. Yeoman having arrived at tka conclusion that anybody is good enough to vote the democratic ticket issue tbe following manifesto: All persons, irrespective of past party ufßliutions, who favor the repeal of the resumption law, the remonetization of silver, the retirement of national bank currency and the substitution therefor of legal tender notes, of an economical administration of governmental affairs and who are opposed 10 the extravagant and useless expenditure of money as is being done by the radical republican purty ill tho management of the government, are respectfully and cordially invited to be present and unite In the organization of a county central committee for Jasper county and participate in such other business us miy come before tbe convention, to be held at the court house in KeDsselaer, Saturday, March 2d, 1878.

Had an Appetite.

Mr. Huff editor of the Monticello Herald attended the Rensselaer jubilee week befor last and got asquAre meal. He gives an eloquent description of 11 and says: It was after 1 and os everybody was hungry dinner was the first thing in ordoT after the ttrcival of the visitors who had come by rail. Several tables were arranged in the court house square and one Attended the full length of the court house corridor; these fairly groaned under the load of good things to eat. \ The county ofiices had been thrown open and some of them were used for store rooms for edibles, preparing coffee, etc. It was a grand dinner. Ilk hugeness was excelled only by iu excedenoo. To describe it justly would require better language and more space than w« haveatcoromand. The long lalkedof ox was on the tables cut up iuto small chuncks, but his osahip almost lost his identity in the abuudaaei of palatable dishes that surrounded him. About fifteen hundred people participated in the magnificent free dinner, and when it was over all had the appearanoa of having fatrfti trump! uously. * * * In conclusion we will say, the narrow gauge is a perfect success, and itsworth to the people of Rensselaer and Jasper county, can not be estimated.

NUMBER 24.

ROUND ABOUT THE STATE.

Misliswnka line n school debt of $12,0M1 bearing eight per cent, interest. Tho ilrookslon Ilrportcr thinks that tho peach crop in that locality is killed. George Elliott of Sttale Line Oily was kicked 10 death by a lior.io Februar y 21m. J. W. Siders nnd Walter Pipernf Macomb, Ills., likvo bought the Plymouth Urpublican. Purdue University,has houglif, $200,000 worth of (hi 1 five per ceui. bonds of Indiana. A daily mail route has been opened from Rainsville via Pine Village |to Oxford, in Denton county The state board of agriculture lias decided to hold the state lair of 1878 in the last week of September. The New York society for tho suppression of vice will organize a brunch association in Indianapolis. A horse-chestnut tree in the city of TndinnapolU lias already inflated its buds to the size of filberts. Accordina.to'the Register the Goodland Methodist Episcopal Sunday school recently elected a “quorister.” Five children died out of one family near Burnctsville , Whi’e coun’y, within three weeks, with diphtheria. A number oflhc financially oppressed democracy of Pulaski county propose to attend the Fims exposition this year. The feedor dum eight miles below Fort Wayne broke way last Thursday, causing damage to the structure to the extent of $5,000. Abraham Hathaway was found dead in the woods near Medaryvilie, 17th instant. Supposed to have shot himself accidentally while hunting. Lake county boasts a postmaster who has held the the appointment continously for forty years. President Jackson consented to his first commission. A man namod McCormick last week received a judgment in the LaPorte circuit court of $5,000 aguinst’, the Lake Shore railroad for injuries received while coup ling cars. K. P. Harper deputy auditor of Monroe county, committed suicide oh the 21st. Ho was a member of churchy an ardunt temperance worker, and in good circumstances. No cause is known act. August Schaeffer and Mrs. Tesmer .died of trichina spiralis, at South Bend, reoently. Five other persons who ate liverwurst are sick from the action of the parasites, and only onu of them gives hopes of recovery. Quito a number of our citizens attended the jollification at Bonsselavr last week. They report u large crowd anil a good time in general, but that there was no liquor to be had in the town. —Hrookiton Reporter. Nearly a thousand inhabitants of Valparaiso signed the temperance pledge during a recent revival. Possibly that lias something to do with their saloon keepers trying to get a footholl in neigh* boring counties. The commerce received, shipped and .distributed from the port of Michigan City , during the five years from 1873 to 1877 inclusive, as compiled from tho records by a committee appointed by the mayor and common council of Michigan City, for that purpose, shows that by the Indianapolis, Peru nnd Michigan City railroad, and by the Louisville, New Albany and Bulem railroad in Indiana, 22,774 car loads of lumber and 082 car loads of iron ore in Ohio, 4,885, in Kentucky 1,709, and Tennessee 79 car loads of lumber. By Michigan Central railroad 1,8811 car loads of lumber and 1,189 car loads of’rityn ofet .iitd pig iron. There is now on hand Jn , tbe yards, 25,(100,000 feet of lumber. In addition to the above there has been shipped from this portquito "a number of cargos of black-walnut lumber and oak timber, some bf which was shipped direct tb Europe. V

Loveth Them All.

Editor Union : 1 have mot gone back on arty of my former principles. My aim is to comprehend the much ion and do my duty under the circumstances. 1 never voted any other than the s'.jjaight republican ticket. 1 have voted" frith and worked for the party as a matter of duty, believing that it was working for tlfi elevation of the human race regardless of class or caste, and until I am satisfied that it has deserted somebody I will not go back on it. They say it has descried the laboring class and become the totd of capital. If this is true T shall soon find for I am investigating and do not think-i am a blind partisan. 1 shall feel very badly if the accusation proves to be true, for theu 1 shall regard the party as having upostacised and departed from the faith ; that it has deceived me, for 1 belong to the laboring class. 1 am not a Communist. lama peace man. 1 don’t want to fight, nor to “be lighted,'’ as the boy said ..when the sheep tackled him. lam greenback to some extent. 1 love those precious tilings. Oh! how I sigh for the relief that a few bundled would give just now 1 Lovely things of the past! If ho whose progeny they are has or does go back on them and sows their destruction it will be bad, for they are such pleasant associates ; and the people everywhere mourn their absence.- 1 always loved them. With me it was love at first sight, I loved them when Dan Yoorhees curbed and denounced them. 1 can forgive but I cannot forget the wicked thrusts that Daniel made at the lovely things. When they were first bom and afterwards as they grew and h-camo a great power in certain directions, which were not according with Daniel's sympathies ho still did not like them ; but now,, when they are assailed in the house of their friends and the people mourn and refuse to be comforted because they are not, Daniel seems to recognized splendid opportunity to place himself right with the greenbacks. Aiid now Daniil rushes into the den of bulls and. bears to liberate the lovely green angels, that they may .. come Hying about again, and for variety may bring a few yellow dollars to minglo with the white and green! White, yellow and greens Obi what beauty!_ What a lovely group! With such friends the people might be happy. Very naturally they would feel like doing something nice for Daniel. Who knows but they might compel him to bo senator or president or something else ho would not enjoy ? I want, friend Daniel or somo one to teach me to draw those lovely white, yellow and green frihnde unto me that l may be comforted presence and never again mourn iliefi. absence, I would .SBCthese §ll alifaeyirogtpft esteem and show no partiality. Yotirs for that which is goodr Whits, ”! k»,low and Grui.

The Problem Solved.

It was the verdict of the forty of . our citizens who visited Rensselaer last Thursday, that the narrow gauge is just what is wanted, and will eventually solve the vital question of cheap transportation. —Delphi Journal.'

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Bally for Cox.

Knooli Cox, editor of Hw La]pl)i Journal, nitendod the.barbecue iH, Kotrsiteliir', week, before lint,’ ami "-.rrota tin” the incident# Air Ilf* paper. I!is nriici in u n'lil.iMa 6ne, Abouridlhg with oomplitPejU* nftd gritphfq description; Wit it ia tan Yt >* luminous for reproduction ?n these C'lijnn* emire. The fbWowing extracts are at! wo have room for: The first, six miles [of »!io road out frAiw Bradford] were made in llility-twonunuKt I wo tilujiA'iM-iii;; nude in the time to take on passengers. The lire! station alone ill# lino is Bhnrpsburg, doubtless no named because the ehnrjieat eye cannot detect the exact locution of the station. Lee, we were . told) was the next station. This is a charm-, ifig country retreat, beautifully laid out in. ideal streets, lawns twrd parks. From the. fine lakes In ttfe vliinDy weshonld imagine Its people given to leisure afrd, tyvfrtirtg, Near the suburbs a beautiful stream pities, underneath ttio track, and vre are not positive but it is tlio Identical one to which the |K>et referred when he wrote something about The I Kills of Abandon Mound more (fni mi on * The (densaul waters of the river fxte. ; We understand, however, the village was named In honor of the president of she railroad. The next station was Hanging Grove, which, as may be readily imagined, ia very picturesque. Indeed, so fur os we could observe, pioturesqueness ia the sole element of its greatness. Z*rd, a city of. purely ideal dimension, is laid out for business and designed as a great manufacturing point. At 12:1*0 the Alf. McCoy brought) up and liitchod ir. front of ltcnsselaer and the process of unloading and getting into town begin. The exhobortraefc of the mud, was wonderful. As the crowd surged through the semi-liquid earth our reporter recalled the charge of the immortal six hundred at, Bnlahlsva, and at once being overwhelmed, with poetic afflatus sat down in ft soft mud. holo and wrote on the margin of his pass : Mild to right of them. Mud to left of them, Muil in front of them— At It they wondered! Kight into Kenseelucr, After the fatted steer, Not for the mud a sneer, Over the Narrow Cange liode the eight hundred! Forward, the mtul brigade! No man the least dismayed When off the Narrow Gauge All of ’em lumbered; Then toward the city bore, , Kight through the mild they tore. And by their boots they swore, McCoy could iteer no more That tramping eight hundred!

The Happy Land of Texas.

(Special Correspondenceof Thk Uniox.) Avingbk, Cass Co. Texas, Feby 19.—Au great many have desired mo to writ*, apif. tell them wlint I thought of Texas. I think it best to write to you that the letter may. be published and have more extensive circulation, I left White county, Indiana, the 28th day ot January; passei through’ Arkansas in the night, and saw only about, forty miles of that slate which is ft low. swampy looking country. Arrived at Jefferson, Texas, February Ist where I remained two days. During the time 1 took dinner with an old Texan named Hill,. whose family 1 found to be as nice peophsas I ever met. A great many peopl# at. Qie. North fear Texas because of its dreadful) reputation ; but that is n wide mistake j I. find as nice people hero as I over met any-_ where. The land in this portion is good, fertile, sandy, the soil being about two fectj deep, under which is firm red clay. Good freestone water. I have seen fine cattle, here. People who wish to bring cattle, with them from the North should do so in the fall season, as they are less subject lo eontracTdisease, and they should be kept from contact with native .stock through the first winter. The houses are generally not very good. The people livo modem!elV well, having plenty of hog nr.d hominy. Mnny dislike the style of Texas living, but I have enjoj ed life as well since I have been here as 1 ever did in any state. I think the climate is fine. Farmers are preparing their ground for planting. Some have already sown their gardens. 1 havy Sebn lettuce large enough lor the table. Wild plum Decs are in bloum. 1 would , advise young men who hire out not !o come to Texas until they get money enough to buy land of their own, ns labor is cheap cr here than in Indiana. I shall remain. here until July, when I shall start to hunt Out a good location for a colony iu Western Texas. Land is worth from $1 to $lO an acre. These fond scrips belong to s railroad company, and those who pureliafo.. may apply them on any vacant land in the, siato. The vacant lands belong lo the stale of Texas, not to the United Stnes.

Groweth Fervently Poetic.

The Monticello Democrat, Will Iloover editor last week contained a, report of the Rensselaer barbecue that eceopi*4 more than tLree ofljf.ice. Will’s reixiri is fervently poetic in parts as the following extracts shdw: . “Out of ttyemud” is only figurative and borrowed, for RensfeelaW is, built In the mud. Her streets, pavements —thosa that could be found— were seas of mud ; and the citizens always dross in rubber and have life boats. We jreceivod the in-_ formation of Romeo E. James. The iuvita-* tions were pretty generally accepted. Many were anxious to visit the towu, others went on business, while the friends of Un» narrow gauge were nuxious to show its,, enemies-that the narrow gauge was no! merely a cowpath, a wheelbarrow track,, but a route of no small importance, lu fact we are told that “precious things are . always done up iu small parcels.’* Aud W, with this road; it is small but mighty. Its capacity is equal to auv of the broad gauge roads in the land. * * * The court house yard was crowded with people. Thu temple of justice was filled. Standing on top of the frame which covers the towa pump, we saw south of the building tables spread > and in the building were tables loaded with ox, turkey, chicken and ail of the dainties desired, which had been prepared by the citizens of Rensselaer. Around lha, tables stood hundreds of people the good things like a pack’of wolves. Wii devoured too—with onr eves. * * * Owing tt> modesty and bmdifUlness we did not make a speech at the court house and now conclude our report of the barbecue with , one which was prepared at great expense. It is a toast and runs as follows: There are uianv kiuds of toast; dry toast, milk. toast, buttered toast, toast ou quail; but tho . best toast of all is toast on ex when prepared by the ladies of Keusselaor.

Guarantees the Greatest Jubilee.

There was a time of general rejoicing at Rensselaer over the completion of the narrow gauge to that place. Walt until the Continental is finished through I'uJnski and Jasper ahd we will guarantee the jroatest jubilee you ever witnessed. Front same indications, it may not be as fir away as wo migfctlmngine.— IBwwtnOiWifoefffly

W. D. M. STEPHENS.