Rensselaer Union, Volume 12, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 September 1879 — The Northern Prison Fight. [ARTICLE]

The Northern Prison Fight.

One of the earliest decisions to be handed down by the Supreme Court upon its re-assembling will be that in tho case of Lee versus the stale auditor, settling the controversey as to the wardenship of the northern prison. From reliable authority a Journal reporter learned yesterday that the decision will be favorable to the new board of directors, and in that case the May no regime will speedily close. The present suit simply decides the question as to who is entitled to pay, but probably with that point settled there will be little further dispute. James Murdoch will be tne new warden when the old board vacates. —lndianapolis Journal.

lion. R. W. Thompson, secretary of the navy, who is spending a short time at his home in Terre Haute, writes lo friends in Washington that he has never known republicans of this stale to be more united and thoroughly awake to the importance of pending political issues til in they arc at present. The Secretary predicts that the republicans will carry Indiana next year. Thousands of republicans will say to him “shake” on that. — Indianapolis Journal. Harvest is over and the tr -p was excellent, unprecedented. i’riccs are good and cash is ready lor it. Delinquent debtors have been treated with uniform courtesy and leniency. lam uow about to withdraw from the business in which these accounts were contracted aud desire to close up my books. Those who have been favored as above indicated will not only prove their (honor but also show their appreciation of favors by making settlements without delay or personal solicitation. Respectfully,

HORACE E. JAMES.

Orwin, the jeweler, will be with us only a few days. If anything in his line is wanted now is the time to get the benefit of low prices. He is bound to sell all his present stock before leaving, if low prices will be an inducement to buyers.