The Jasper weekly courier., 1876-05-05

trade of carriage and has built
up magnificent business la this city.
lie has resided at Nashville, Laurel,
Wabash, Greensburgh and Indianapolis.
During the war he served bravely in
the 7lh Indiana as major, as camp com
mander of the 68th Indiana. and lieuten-
ant colonel Of the 68th. and fought many
gallant campaigns. His name is a
) tower OF strength to the party. which
he has always served with ability, fdeli
" and zeal.
ATTORNEY GENERAL A. BUS
Il KIRK.
\ II is hardly necessary TO Introduce p
Buskirk 10 the people of Indiana. This
one, the brilliant lawyer who has so ac-
cepiably discharged the duties Of attor-
.ney-generalship for the past two years,
Is gentleman OF exceptional gifts as
orator, politician and LAWYER. lie is "a
native OF Allegheny county. New York,
and was born November 3, 1912. and
moved West IN his early manhood: : re-
ccivcd lis COLLEGIATE education nj The
University Of Michigan. Anera course
OF law reading at ANN Arbor, he was
admitted to the bar in 1865, and in the
following year pitched his tent in Indi-
ana at Princeton. His fine qualities
recommended him for Lesislaiur and he
was elected in 1872. and served credit
ably on the judiciary and many special
committees. This paved the way for
his nomination in 1874 for the office he
now holds. lie was elected by a sweep
ing majority. and will be again. Wher-
ever the interests of the state are con-
cerned he is promptly OH hand TO de-
fend them.
sUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCT
TIoS JAMES u. SMART
/ No better evidence of OF the popular.
lity OF Prof. Smart and the entire conf
dence OF the party in him could be adj
duced than the simple fact Of his re-
nomination without single breath OF
Opposition No candidate had the hardi-
hood TO take The field against him. The
honor il well deserved. Mr.. Smart, du-
nig the past two years, has brought his
remarkable powers as an organizer to
the front and used them 10 such admir-
able purpose that the school interests OF
the state. always regarded with a jeson.
eve, have been carried 10 point of
perfection never reached before. This
\ is freely admitted by his political advor-
doubts would be absurd. Prof. Smart
i il is well known let the light into the
brain of Mr.. Eaton. the centennial school
commissioners, and gave III. first notion
of the proper way, or indeed the only
way. TO represent educational progress
at the great exhibition. Mr.. s. was
born in Center Ilarbor. New lamp.
shire. in l841 /: he received an academic
leducation in the East and came West
fifteen wears ago. lie was in Toledo
for time and moved thence TO Fort
Wayne, where the Democracy found
him aud picked him out for elevation.
FOR CLERK or SUPREME CoURT-GABRIEL
scHMvCK,
Iof Perry county, the nominee for the
office of Clerk Of the Supreme Court, is
of refined and intellectual Appearance,
one of the forty-eighters," who in
consequence Of his liberal, independent
and superior ideas Of both state and
lgoveI nment in his native country found
too much dissatisfaction to prosper
under the power and dictations of the
less thinking class then in power, emf
lgrated to this country in February, 1sIs
: Mr.. Schmuck was born June Is, 1893
lin Rhenish Prussia After first arriving
lin this country Mr.. Schmuck located IN
flPennsylvania, in which state he resided
1.-TWO wears. In 1850 he came TO Can
melton, Perry county, this state. where
J he has ever since resided. Mr.. Schmuck
was recorder of Perry county for -four
wears. was clerk OF the Circuit Courl
.lrom 1864 to 1872, and representative OF
his county in the state Legislature IN
the wears 1872 and 1873. Mr.. Schmuck
has also been cashier Of the Tell City
Bank. aud finding the duties as cashier
too laborious, he was compelled TO re-
(, sign his position in the bank and en-.
gage in other business not So combining
aud is now engaged in the Touring mil
business. His name and sbilitics will
: bring great strength 10 the ticket.
REPoRTER OF SUPREME CoURT-AUGus1
\. MAR"IS.
The name Of Mr.. Martin may he new
: to many in the state. but it certainly |,
mot TO those who watched the delib
lerations of the last legislature. of which
: he was an attentive and Woodworking
member. His nomination for the ofiic,
of SNpremc Court reporter will Civ,
= universal satisfaction. Mr.. Martin wa
! born at Whitcstown. Butler county, Pa.
= March 23. is47, and after having receiv
ed an education at Witherspoon Institute
aud Poughl psic, he came Wes,
: In his sixteenth year he followed Johl
8 Morgan's band through border the states
Q and assisted at their capture in Ohio
n He located at BluiIton IN 1869, in tn
D practice of law. and has made An cnvia
J, BILE reputation in his district in his pro
: fcssion and made hosts Of friends by hi