Rensselaer Union, Volume 11, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 August 1879 — Page 1

' » MOIIAC EE. J;AMIiS, pnoruieTOß or .THE RENSSELAER UNION, KCNtfSKLAF.K, JASTER CIK'NTY, iNIT. Oie copy one vc#r, $1; nix month*. 50 coats; throe months, (thirteen weeks). Mounts; always cunU in nUnince. Single copy, 8 route; two conies, 5 cents;more tlinn two copies, i cents oacn. A D VERTISIXG SCIfEBVLI T.-Soo opi'o■Ue corner of this page for terms and price of advertising in this uewspupor. JOB BRI.VTfXO.~A. large assortment of type and othur material for poster, pamphlet, circular and kindred work, i’rloos low.

W. H. & C. Rhoades OPEN FOR THE SPRING TRAOE. GREAT REDUCTION 11ST HARNESS. All goods In our line reduced from 20 to 25 per cent, for cash only A GOOD SEWING MACHINE, $25. Needles, Machine Extras, etc., always on hand. Also an extensive stock of Saddles, Bridles, Whips, Trunks, Valises, Saddlery Hardware, Leather Findings,Collars, Brushesand Combs. CARRIAGE TRIMMING and leather repairing a specialty. New Shop and Sales Room south side of Washington streot, Rensselaer, Indiana.

TSTEW HARDWARE STORE JUST OPENED! Be it known that Ezra L. Clark has iust opened a Hardware Store in lowels’ Building, Rensselaer, Indiana, and will keep constantly in stock a.full lino of HABDWARE, TIN WABE, WOODENWARE, Carpenters’ Tools, Table and Pocket Cntlery, Silverware, Revolvers, Ammunition of all kinds, TARSI AND GARDEN SEEDS and every thing else usually found in a first-class Hardware Store. All goods sold- at LO WEST CASH PRICES. Parties wishing anything in my line will do well to call, examine goods and learn prices. E. L. CLARK. JustSeceived LA HUE, Has just received and lias now on exhibition at his place of business in Leopold’s Corner, opposite A. McCoy & Thompson’s bank, a large and fresh supply of CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES, which lie proposes to sell as cheap as the uhenpest. Hbjilso keeps constantly on hand a full Hjie. of Cigars, Tobacco, Confectionery, , (iueensware, Canned Fruits, Nuts, Stationery, etc. Olive him a cull. GrBOHGrB GrRAUEL, Manufacturer of and Dealer in HARNESS, SADDLES, Bridles, Collars, Whips, HORSE CLOTHING, &c.,&c. Strict attention paid to repairing. Frout Street, below Washington, Rensselaer, Indiana. LESLIE C. GRANT, BLACKSMITH. Shop at Terhune’s old stand on Front street. All work warranted. Call. STOVES. Office, parlor and Kitchen Wood and Coal Burners, KITCHEN RANGES, For Wood or Coal Burning, Kitchen Hardware, TINWARE, &.C., kt CHILDERS’S. Tin Work a Specialty.

Bologna Sausage, Fresh Meat. Bologna Sausage SI cts pc r lb. l»ork “ :C “ “ Colce Leaf Lard 6 “ “ Pork Steak 4to 5 “ “ Best «lees Steak ? “ “ Forequarter 4 * 6 “ “ Choice Boasts 6 “ “ Boiling Pieces 3, 4 “ “ bedforT&Tsharp’s flew Meat Store. FITZ W. BEDFORD SBAXipXI I3XT AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. * . Threshers, Reapers, Mowers, Rakes, Eagfe Cultivators and Harrows. The celebrated Furst & Bradley, Jones and O/iver Chitted Plows, NEWTON WAGONS AND BUGGIES. Riding aqd Walking Cultivators. Brown Corn Planters. All kinds of Field, Garden, Baru and Stable Implements. Farm Hardware VICTOR SOAIjBS For Hay, Cattle tfnd Railroad Tracks. ~ Also Building paocr, Lime, Plasterlq;g Hair.. Cement, Pumps, &c. Field and Carden Seeds Ift tyulk or by the small package. Farm and Garden Protfucts -sold at »etai/. pne dooMibove ‘‘HhangliaL"

THE RENSSELAER UNION.

VOLUME 11.

SILVER WANTED. EMMET KANNAL, DRUGGIST k PHARMACEUTIST, RENSSELAER, INDIANA. © Lure Drugs, Medicines. Oils Paints. Varnishes. Brushes Lamps, Lamp Ohimn eys, Car Sll k° n Oil Guaranteed 150 Fire Test, Blank Books, Stationery, Albums, Fancy and Toilet Articles, Perfumeries, Soaps, &e IFIUSTE OONFECTIONER'Y. Strictly Pure ines and Liquors FOR MEDICINAL. PURPOSES. CHOICE CIGARS, SMOKIMG AND CHEWING TOBACCOS. Fully prepared to furnish the public with everything usually found in his line, at prices as low as any house in Jasper county. Thanking patrons for their favors he would ask a share of patronage, fbeling of his ability to give satisfaction in all cases. L Physicians’ Prescriptions and Family Recipes Carefully Compounded.

Aultman, MILLER & CO.’S WORLD-RENOWNED jfiltmtßfg Ttfltttstgf*& RTJSSELL & CO.’S NEW MASSILLON THRESHERS, JOHN O’FERRALL & CO.’S • TXTEW PIQUA THRESHERS THE CHAMPION REAPER AND MOWER, BUCKEYE, REAPERS & MOWERS - ~.W - * • • And all kinds of Harvesting Implements for sale by N". Warnor, [Rensselaer, Indiana.

' W. J. IMES, DEALER IN School Books, Blank Books, Stationery, Drugs, MEDICINES, N ’ Paints, - Oils, "Varnishes, CHEMICALS, TOILET ARTICLES, PERFUMERY, PATENT ni«B8, READY-MIXED Nlffl, Brushes, Lamps, Wall Paper, Window Shades, FINE WINES AND rUKE LIQUORS, * L. Btriotly for Modical Purposes, ;L • ' • “S CONFECTIONERY, eScO. This stock of goods In all departments, is fresh pure and flrst-clas9. There Is none better In the market. In addition to the above enumeratipn, a full supply is kopt of Slates, Pencils, Crayons, Pens, Fi««-IVxitiiig Paper, Envelopes, Lead Pencils, Eruserf for pencil and ink, and all artToTSS pertaining to the Stationery Line.

Flour, Salt and Sugar! GHtAPEST STOCK IN JASPER COUNTY. I . ' f** v - •' _ 12 lbs Good Sugar SI.OO. 7 lbs. Good Coffee for One Dollar. TEA, TOBACCO & CIGARS 'iv ( , r-.. t . », i A SPEQIAL.'PY. C. O. iw Wa*—

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA. AUGUST 7,1879.

HARPER W. BHYDER, Attorney at Law, REMINGTON, Jasper County, Indiana. W. H. PIERCE, Attorney at Law AND NOTARY PUBLIC* Remington, Ind., Collections a specialty and made in any part of the state. Office in Hathaway building, up-stairs. Dr. G. A. MOSS, Physician and Surgeon, In Spitlcr’ Brick Building. Opposite Court House, Rensselaer. Dr. J. H. LOUGHRIDGE, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Below Austin Hotel. Ten per cent, interest will be added to all accounts running unsettled longer than 3 months. *• Dr. MOSES B. ALTER, PHYB I CIAN AND SURGEON, At W. J. Imes's Drug Store.

Dr. I. B. WASHBURN, Rensselaer, Indiana. Will give special attention to the treatment of Chronic Diseases. DR. 0. C. LINK, HOMEOPATHIST OFFICE In Austin’s Hotel, Rensselaer, Ind. MORDECAI F. CHILCOTE, Attorney «t Law, Rensselaer, Indiana, Attends to all Business of the Profession with promptness and'despatch. Oilice bn Washington street, opposite the Court House. Simon P. Thompson, David J Thompson Attorney at Jmio. Xotary Public, ' THOMPSON & BRO., Attorneys at Law, Rensselaer, Indiana, Practice in all the Courts. We pay particular attention to paying taxes, selling and leasing lauds. ZSARZON Z.. SPITZ.LIT, Collector and Abstractor.

U. 8. DWIUQIH*. ZIMRI DWHHIZpS. 4 R. S. & Z. DWIGGINS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Rensselaer, Indiana. We have money to loan to farmers atß per cent interest on long time. Call at the Citizen’s lihuk ami ecu us. FRANK W. BABCOCK, Attorney at Law And Real Estate Broker. Practices in all Courts of Jasper, Newton and Benton counties. Lpnds examined. Abstracts of Title prepared. Tas.es paid. Collections a specialty. DANIEL B. MILLER, Attorney at Law, Notary Public and Ins. Agt. Careful attention given to the collection and promptremittance of claims. Oefice:—Up-staira, Room No. 3, in Starr’s Block. -• RENSSELAER HOUSE, J. W. SIBBITT, Proprietor, RENSSELAER, INDIANA. Centrally located and commodious. Recently renovated and newly furnished. Good tables and clean beds. Every attention paid to tho wants of guests. Good stabling in connection wltlrtheliouse.

A. McCOY & THOMPSON, BANKERS AND CATTLE BROKERS, Buy and sell domestic exchange, mako collections on all available points, pay interest on certilied time deposits, etc. Hours from 0 o’clock a. ui. to 4o’clock p. m. B. B. Dwiggm*, Zimri Dwiggini, I‘res't. Cashier. Citizens 5 Bank, ZJSXSSeiA Eli , IJfE/AEA. Does a general bankiitg'busiuess; given special attention to collections; remittances made on ilay of payment at current rale of dgchaiiget' interest paid on balances; ooWiflcutos hearing interest issued; exchange Ixmght ami sold. This hank owns tl(p burglar ware, which took the premium at the Chicago KxmmHkm iu ISIS. This safe Is protected by one of Sargent's time locks. The hank vdiilt usoil is as good os ran lie built, it will ho, seen from the foregoing that this hank furnishes as good security to depositors as can ho furnished. t 77 a Month and expense's guaranteed to .T.C/.iUcut*. outfit#*** tfuatu, Muiuc. 11-20 y

lion. Richard M. Thompson, Secretary ol the Navy, is not a candidate for the nomination for governor of Indiana. Bnt ho would be a good man for the office all tho same. t)r. Daniel Spitlcr, chairman of the committee of arrangements, sends notice of a reunion of the old settlers of Eastern Illinois and Western Indiana, to' bo held at Iroquois (Bunkum), 111., on tho 13th and 14th instants—Dext Wednesday and Thqisday. Cordial invitation isgiven every body to attend. It is a fact which may not bo disputed that the doctrine of state rights has never been invoked for the protection oi liberty and justice. On the contrary it has been iflo shibboloth of the foulest wrong nnd tho most revolting injustice. It is possible that national power plight become harmful to the states. It is certain that tho exaggeration of state power has almost destroyed the nation. Providcnco doesn’t seem to bo smiling benignly upon the growling nationals on this section ofthe footstool. The wheat crop was too abundant, eattle are doing too well on a thousand pastures, there’s no hog cholera abroad in the land, the threatened drought was averted this week by copious showers that insure bountiful crops of corn and potatoes, while accomplished resumption has restored confidence, commenced improvements and set every industrious hand at work. This state of prosperity is terribly trying to the felicity of local political pessimists, but as a general thing republicans boom right along with the good tim&i.

Tho democrats carried Kentucky at the elections last Monday by 25,000 majority, and elected for governor Dr. Luke P. Blaokburn, an inhuman scoundrel who proposed to introduce the yellow fever among the women and children at the North during tho rebellion as a war measure to assist the Confederate cause. The republicans made a vigorous campaign and reduced the majority of 65,000 that was given for Mr. Tilden two yesrs’ago to its present comparatively meagre proportions. The democratic victory of Monday will be heralded as a glorious one by the democratic newspapers, but another such victory will break their supremacy in a quarter where they have thought themselves securely established. Our democratic contemporaries have been ransacking the state to find, how many Union ex-soldiers were now editing democratic newspapers. After two weeks’ scouting they report eight who have doffed the blue to don the gray. Therefore it is resolved unanimously that the democratic editors of Indiana saved the Union. And this may bo proven by the holy Scriptures, for is it not written: A little leaven leaveneth tho whole lump? And again hath it not been said: The race is not to the swift nor the battle to the strong? What feebler thing may be imagined than the intellect of a man who fought to enforce the national authority x was triumphant, and then joins his routed foes to preach the doctrine of stato supremacy?

A change in the schedule time of the arrival of the train at Rensselaer is announced. Until further notice the alledged time of arrival of the mail and passenger train will be 8:30 p.m. The real lime, however, will be from 9 to 12 p. m.,40 accommodate excursions and horse races. So tar as their mails are concerned the people of Rensselaer would be better served it the postoffice department would establish the old hack-line ittethod of transportation again. The people of Rensselaer did moro active, determined and effective hard work at the critical hour to give Messrs. Yeoman, llegler & Co. a foothold and to sustain them in their position, than any other community from Chicago to Indianapolis; and it is neither grateful, right nor necessary that their business and correspondence be deranged as they have been for the last month and threaten to be for an indefinite period in future. A material portion of the business done at this point is effected hy tho fluctuations of tho markets, reports of which must come by the daily newspapers, and a largo number of them are taken; formerly, by the old hack-line, these were received on the day of their publication, with possibly a dozen delays in a year, with a continuation of the present order they cannot be bad uutil tho day following and they are worthless as market reports. Yeoman, llegler Jk Co. receive $45 per mile per annum for carrying tho mails, (see report of Postmaster General tor 1878-9, page 98.) For $0 miles SI,BOO. About $0 a day, money prompt every three months. Nyietenths of the actual service is done between Rensselaer and Bradford, but is provided by the government for the accommodation of Rensselaer, the points of Bradford, Honticello and Delphi having had good mail facilities before tho narrow guage rpad was built which it has

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not improved materially. Ninetenths of SI,BOO is $1,020 a sum that ought to insure the arrival of the mails at Rensselaer at a reasonable and business hour. The government designs to provide for the transmission of mails for tho accommodation of the people whose money to pay for it, not to make a sinecure for contractors. Col. Yeoman, the manager of the road, whoso indominilablo will and pluck have triumphed over obstacles,.vexations and disappointments that would have appalled ordinary rnefl, ought not to lorget tho friendship of men whoso faith in him iias crippled their own business nor the peoplo who have sustained him \yith their sympathy and money when such friends were needed; but should show a disposition to favor them when it certainly will not harm the interests of his company to do so and as in the case now being considered they are well paid for it. Tho Indianapolis, Delphi <fc Chicago road is not yet so firmly established as a freight and passenger transportation monopoly that it can safely practice the neglect of public aceommodation that . has characterized the movements of its trains for the last month. Tire dissatisfaction and complaint of the people of Rensselaer from the cause named is general and more severe than The Union ever wanted to have knowledge of.

In (lie event of the partisans of Senator Wood, ex-Senator Dykeman, Mr. Rufus Magee and other gentlemen of known ambitious desires, succeeding in creating feelings that might disturb the harmony of the democratic congressional convention for the tenth district, that party may find it politic to unite upon Senator Major for a compromise candidate. Measured by his successes, Mr. Major is tlie peer of any democrat in tho district in shrewdness and ability. Twice in succession ho has turned a largo adverse majority into an equally •large majority in his favor, while' his public record as a state senator is certainly as invulnerable to the criticism of his political enemies as that of any democrat who served in the state senate with him. That Senator Major aspires to the nomination for congress is not known to the public, but that ho may be tendered the democratic nomination is one of the possibilities of political mutation. If the two consecutive campaigns that Mr. Major lias made for state senator are criterions by which to estimate, no gentleman whom the democracy might nominate is likely to be more popular than he in the counties of White, Benton, and Jasper. A plain, plausible spoken farmer, persistently vigilant, his influence with the fanners of the district is like that Governor Williams developed in his state campaign, and greater than either Mr. Wood, Mr. Dykeman, Mr. Magee or any other lawyer could hope to command. In the language of one of Senator Major’s personal and political admirers “a prejudyce have arise agin” lawyers among the farmers south of the placid Kankakee

It does us a power of good to hear democrats boasting over the action of their party in Ohio in nominating General Ewing for governor. We feel a glowing sensation all over when they deprecate the course of the republicans who are supporting Mr. Foster against him. It is wonderfully exciting to watch democrats when they dive way down to the bottom and stir the depths of their sympathy for a gallant ex-soldicr of the Union cause whose body is the depository of bullets that were shot into him by democrats when be was defending the integrity of the nation from the assaults of democrats. Then again it makes us most exceedingly glad to know that the same variety of democrats that helped William Allen, deeeased.beat thepne-logged General Noyes, repented their sins and are now doing theirhandsomest to help men who were crippled up in defense of our country by tho democrats who assailed it. A thrill of ecstatic joy prevades us through and through when we listen to the same identical democrats that did their, level best for Mr. Tilden against President llayes, for Governor Williams agaiiwkGeueral Harrison, for Senator Voorhecs against General Harrison, tor Morgan II: Weir against Major Galkins, as they now wax eloquent upon the duty of the people to sustain those who were maimed in the dufenso of the glorious principles at stake in tho war of a democratic rsbellion. We now understand, to some degree at least, why thero is, more joy in heaven over ouc sinner that joins the blue ribbon army than over ninety and nine teetotalers that never went on a tear. Oh l Glory! how touchingly tender is the love of the democrats for the boys that whipped them 1 Fred Hoover, recognized as the shrewdest democratic politician in our senatorial district, spent a friendly hour in Tint Union oflioe Saturday afternoon. Mr. Hoover is flattered with the idea that the democratic supreme court of Imli-

.DTUTOIEO sates urns Otie oiliuuS. <>iic/unr IBMj fiSS» ■■ - «*&&&* S 3 Kltrbth .-..1, “ .. .. ... . io.t* Krix-tlomtl !>.tr*T of * yeisr, •• tillable rut** UiisinciM r:inl» n<>t y.xreodinif oil* Inch «p©<’© V> ft vcjir, f.l for six.month*, |1 for thro© mouth* A If WiKftl noticort unit mtvortlfuniabl*, at •©- tni>ii»lieil ntatuUi price. ItcrSin* notie©*, Hr*t ptiMloafiou f ©out© • linn, each imUllcfttlon thfrefifterSeenia a lisa* Yearly isJvuriiftcineut* nr© aulifect to thr*K ckanjfWt fom* obite*© In tin*©, •% Ut# ojitli.ii uftlie ftclrcrflnar, free of nttrn ohnrjr©. A.lvertlAfincnt* for person* n©t raalslonta ©f Jnsiicr county nitidt be jxild sot la aslvancn as ltr*{ publication, when fa©* than ©no-auartar cotiunn in also; und quarterly in admmoawhca '"?*• 1 - ‘

ana will be donipelled by partisan consideration, if all ethers fail, to render a decision in favour eff hiftiself and Mr. Leo in their contested case with the acting board Of direolOrn of tiie northern prison, which ton*to they arc to bet., and decide in September. Such a consideration is unworthy of men who occupy exalted positions, and should go far to destroy whatever confidence people may havo in the oft repealed declaration of democratic politicians that judicial offices should be selected without regard to party affiliations. But* it would be only a natural incident of the new doctrinoofthedoinocraey which teaches that juries must be selected by the party test. Buy stationery at the postoffictf. Miss Rachel Bass id visiting iff LaFaycttc. Will A. Erwin is visiting in L* Porte county. Alex Peacock’s family welcomed a new member ytesterday. Ira W. Yeoman has gone to Goodland to practice law. Dr. Wirt, dentist, will be in Rcns-* selaer next week. Professional/ . 4 1 —* —•—— ■-—- Miss Julia Davis of Michigan is the guest of Mr. McEwen’s family. Miss Josie Catt is visiting relatives in town —Sheriff Robinson and others. Grandpa Rothrock of Mbnttcello is visiting his son-in-law’s family, J. S. Wigmore’s. There arc lots of prairie chicken* this year and the game law ia often violated to get them. The blue ribbon people will hold a regular meeting in tho Methodist church, Saturday night. On the 2d instant a marriage! license was issued to Joseph Story and Lovefette M. Dillon. * Charley P. Ilopkint ia hanging .paper at tho school bouse—‘in the grammar department roogt. Wra. B. Austin has hied himself away to Denver, Colorado, etc.,, ’etc., on a free pass as an editor. A narrow gauge coach load of excursionists went down to Battle’ Ground camp meeting last Sunday. It is announced that Eli lleldfe* berger.will take charge of the Bass boot and shoe store, lately bought by Mr. Leopold. One dollar is tho ronnd trip faftf to the Old Settlers* Meeting a( Delphi, day after to-morrow. Traiir leaves at 5:30 a, nr.

County Clerk Price mid wife have gone junketing to DontUf Colorado and intermediate points of interest. They a ftt editors pro Urn, Billy Legg the baker wa» visited this week by his mother/ brother and sister from Logansport/ and another who is in business' at Goodland. A gentleman named Dunn, froitt Tippecanoe eounty, has decided ttf establish a tile and brick factory at Frank Hengisbach’s farm one mil* east of town. D. T. Sigler of Hebron was fiflf town yesterday. He recently sold an undivided half interest in hi* 1,600 acre farm in Wheatfield township for $5,000. William Rich of Oarpenter township spent a few moments in friendly converse in The Union office Saturday last. Crop prospects in hi* neighborhood are very flattering. An excursion train will leave the depot at 6 o’clock to-morrow night to carry a crowd to attend Jimmy Duun’s temperance meeting at Monticello. Fare for rouud trip,fifty eents. % Thursday night next—on the l"4ttf —a dance will be given in Starr’s Hall. Professor Montague of L» Fayette will persuade the music. Two for a quarter, each. Every body invited. Superintendent Millikan of thd tho narrow gauge banqueted on new and spring chicken at the Austin House last Sunday. Ho has a habit of coming over when' he hankers for a square meal. A gentleman from Watseka or vicinity, rumor hath it,-would fill ap the space between Starr’s and Rhoades’ vVitli a three story brick for business rooms, if he could buy or lease the ground ou satisfactory terms. A more profitable investment would be found in a scof* o i neat five and six room dwellings. Jonathan Peacock and his most estimable wile celebrated their golden wedding yesterday. It was probably the first fiftieth anniversary of married life ever formally observed in Jasper county. Tbirtytwo. relatives wsrepreaeut, including a soil from Tennessee, Hon* James Fbacock, of Gallatin, and a son from Illinois, Thoa, Peacock/ Esq. Elegant presents were made io the worthy couple, among which was a substantial gold-headed cane for the patriarch lather and an elegant album farther dear, gentle mother. Jlay they live loug U> oiyoy the recelleotiotf of thq tender associations of. thW happy occasion. .