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The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1853-10-27
Gele9rapbif.

The Asia brought out 1862 passengers
among whom is the celebrated Rowland
Hill.
The steamer Franklin arrived at Cowes
on the 9th.
The ship Annie Jane, bound to Quebec
with 400 persons on board. including The
crew, and 800 tons of valuable cargo.
was wrecked on the 24th ult., off the He.
brides by which 800 lives were lost.
A terrible accident happened on tho
Egreat Southern and Western Railway in
Ireland, near Dublin, by which IA passen.
gers were killed and SO wounded-manv
Of the latter were horribly mangled.
Whitworth & Co.'S extensive Mills. at
Bee Bridge. Yorkshire, England. have
been totally destroyed Loss El5o,Ooo,
and fourteen hundred hands were thrown
out Of employment
Tho Paris Patrie contradeis, officia'.
ly, the statement that the Sultan had
signed the declaration of war; and saws
further that the Turkish Council had mere.
| ly resolved that no more concessions con d
be made. aud that preparations for war
should be carried on with ncrea ased en-.
ergy.
The cholera was committing fearf.l
ravages among the Russian troops on the
Danube.
Before rhe Gar left Olmutz he sent
courier to St. Pelersburgh with orders 10
h. We a new levy Of troops.
corps OF 1900 troops was to leave
Ioulon, to reinforce the French army at
Rome.
Al London, Scotch Pig Iron is fluctua.
ting in price closing at 63s per ton, and
lis tor No Garshire. free on board
At Glasgow bars are quoted at E8 $50
E8 los.
Richardson's Circular quotes Flour Cd
TO Is per brl lower.
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FAcrS BEFoRE FlcrioN The DANCE
OF steamboat travelling is much overrated,
and the same may be said of railroads,
let alarmists say what they will For
the truth of this assertion we appeal to the
report OF the Secretary OF the Treasury.
The Secretary says:--' Our whole nun
ber OF steamboats, amounts to 1890; ton.
mage, 4l7,2S6 tons; manned by 29,217
men, and carrying besides freight 40.
0oo,000 Of passengers in the year 1852"
IN this vast travel only 750 lives we're
lost It this is true, we have no reason
70 doubt il, then the risks of steamboat
travelling amounts u one traveller blow n
up in so 205,
10 a lottery where there we're 90, 900
blanks to aprize, the adventure would
deem his cahnce next to nothing.
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Wars ana numors of Wars.

On Jacksonites, never stand,
But follow the Marshal hand and hand,
And if the powder you should smell,
Wheel around and run like halifax.
On Sunday last, posse of citizens,
numbering something less than eight OF
ten hundred, headed by the authorities,
proceeded, on foot and horse back, to the
dwellings of some lrishmen, mile or Sc
below town, to arrest two or three men
for attacking and beating some English
laborers, on the high way. Before the
volunteers reached the scene of battle,
the enemy had fled to parts unknown.-
We took short cut and made our way
home, and was "mum" when asked,
"What Lhe matter?
The most disgraceful acts of firing of
guns and pistols, took place after the
greater part of the crowd had left, which
should make the perpetrators liable TO the
law for Sabbath breaking
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W. N. DUREE Sect'y, ---'r-

6TAn a1stor lately had his wallet alb
.N'ruvfed by pick.pooket, al one of our
State fairs; but containing nothing more
than the only currency Of the fraternity,
twas returned by express, with the fol.
lowing note MISUNDERSTANDING Reg
lyon miserable skunk, hears your
pockil book. ! don't keep no sich. For
y man dressed as we'll as you was to 90
rriuj with waIlit with nuthing in il bur
a lot OF noospaper Scraps, ivury tooth
comb too ewspaper stamps, an pass
from railroad direotur, is con,om'er-
BILE impersilion on The public, An haer
yeor a editor return yeor trash, lneve
robs any only gentlemen
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1853-10-27

0~r The State OF OHIO Us. Aaron Leach
who was arrested on the 12th of October
charged with having murdered, on the
evening OF the lth at the town OF Aliens
vile, in this county. one Levi Mel tugh
lin, underwent legal investigation be.
fore f. A. SiSson. Esq on Wednesday,
the l7th The examination resulted in
iodins the defendant guilty, AS charged;
ne was ihereuprn comm tied to the Jail
of the county to await his iurther trial,
The case of the State us Watson Nil
Ter, who was charged with having aided
and abctlrd Leach in the commission of
sad murder, was also investigated on the
18Th, aud resulted in the discharge OF the
defendant; the evidence in This case. al.
though not sufficient, IN the opinion ofthp
Court 10 warrant cnmmttal certainly
be..sS,s very strong suspicion of gull,
-agthlisi The defendant, M Arihur Per.
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10 David B. Hebard, Esq, late Au.
ditor of Gallia county, owing to ill-heaIth
has suffered SO much in mind, as to rem.
der ii necessary to place him in the Asy.
hm at Columbus. Our Friend Vance,
Of the Gallia Courier, has been appoint.
ed to Gil the vacancy thus made. This
is very judicious appointment, and we
feel assured, will be honorably attended
TO both on his part and to the satisfaction
Of the people. Success to Bro. Vance.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1853-10-27

Omar Pacha, Commander in Chief of
the Turkish troops on the Lower Danube,
IS by birth native OF Austrian Crotia-
Som time since he fled TO Turkey. and
after beng unsuccessiu,ly demanded by
Austria as a refugee, he entered the
turkish army -Dadby force Of merit has
-fdi,edn m9eIflo MS present commanding
position. lie has had considerable mill.
lary experience, as in addition 10 his ser.
wee. IN an inferior capacity, he com.
manded the Turkish troop4in their opera.
tons against Pos ia and Montenegro
lie is represented TO be at present. in com.
mand ofn fine army. nearly one hundred
thousand strong we'll prepared and anx.
IouS tor an encounter with the deadly foes
ofthelr religion and country.
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Vermont Legislature.

MONTPELIER Oct 10, 1858.
The first ballot TOR Governor, in Joint
ballot OF the Vermont Legislature, has
just been declared. II stood as follows:
Fairbanks. (whig.) 100; Robinson,
(delo,j 81 and Bralnard (free seil.) SO.
SECOND DEsPATcH --Furtner ballotngs
were had for Governor without choice,
when the Assembly adjourned. The last
ballot stood ;--Fairbanks. lo6; Robinson,
90 Brainard. 80.
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SENTENCE OF MCMAHAN.-On Thurs
day last, it being the last day Of Court.
John McManan whose trail we notice IN
another column. was brought into Court
for final sentence; and on being asked il
he had anything 10 say why sentence
should not be passed upon hun, we un
dprstood him to say. "Nothng, only | wish
to live as long as possible" While the
Judge was addressing him on the enor
nifty oil the crime, aud reviewing all the
circumstances Connected with tie com
mission OF the act, for the purpose OF IN
ducing him TO reflect upnn his awful con
ditlon, he stood up VITA perfect lndlfer.
ence, apparently as asunconoerned as It he
were only a careless spectator ol what
was gong on, gazing about the conrt
room and looking al the different ohiec )
around him with devil ma care ri 1i
look while the Judge and spectators were
deeply affected by the Solemnlty Of the
scene Indeed Judge Edmi,ton was So
deeply aft oted by the painful dulywhch
devoved upon him, that we doubt very
much whether he would have been able
10 have passed the sentence upon him at
all, had It not been lor the brazen, defiant
and careless manner IN which the prison e
conducted hDmSeIf as Il was he frequent.
ly shed tears during It's delivery West.
erA Messenger.
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Symmcs valley Railroad.

AT an ad burned meeting oil the citizen,
OF Lawrence GaIIia and Jackson, lavora
BILE to the Symmes Valley Railroad held
at Eakins mills. Oct. goth, 1853; for the
purpose OF receiving the reports Of the
committees OF Survey and Aid. and Ia
transact such other business as should
become necessary--in turthering the
cause Of said road On motion Eliza
Wills Esq, was He'd TO the chair. and
W. N. Burke, chosen secretary The
object OF the meeting was make Known
ny the chairman; whereupon Chatle w il
gus. Esqr; Of Quaker Bottom, came for.
ward and addressed the citizens present,
Showhiug the utility end benefit of said
road aud the great necessity OF buldi g
|i. DR. William Burke followed, in stve.
nal appropriate remarks urging forward
HE project with zeal and energy On
motion John Mcdaniel. David l. Ridge.
way and JoanC Steward was appointed
= commntec OF inquiry, on aid and to
FsfHfls1he amount ii money obtained to
aHlfy he expense OF surveying said road
INV cainmltce reported the amount con
ttibutod by subscription and otherwise to
be one hundred aud eighty three dollars
of which they paid over TO Joseph Edklns
Treasurer, fifty five dollars and twenty
five cents OF The above subscription.
Ga motion il was Resolved. that the
survey committee 90 on aud make sur
vey OF said road as soon AS practicable /;
from lne Ohio River to llamden, IN Vim.
ton coun,y, Ohio.
On motion OF DAVID L Ridgway, it was
Resolved that when this meeting adjourn
It shall be to meet again on the 9d Sa,ru
dal .ot November next, at " incheSter
jackson county Ohio
Oo motOon Col. Joseph Hanna, and
'ueu,un HcGhce, were added to the
rommiuee OF aid.
ELLA WILLS, Chm.
W. N. DUREE Secfy. ---'rse'-
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ToPARENrs. We seldom witness such
disgraceful conduc! as was perpelrated by
some of your hopeful sons, on Tuesday
night last, during the experiments of Dr..
Crane, on Mesmerism, at the Court house.
Whoopipg and hellowing, worse than q
set Of Indians breaking the windows,
and otherwise disturbing those that were
inside Of the house. We are really sur.
p1Egi, mat p'nsgs should permit their
boys TO run thus Wild, and engage in such
disgrsoefal acts. Wawithhold their names
On the present occasion, with faithful
promise to publish them to The world, in
case Of a repetition Of these niggardly
acts,
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Naval Intelligence.

WASHINGTON, Oct. goth.
Official advices have been received at
the Department from the Mediterranean
squadron.
The flag ship Cumberland was at Spez.
zla on the 29th September. IAN WE'LL"
The Levanl sailed from there on the
l2ta uIt., and the ST. Louis arrived there
on the l6ih ult.
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PORTSMOUTH DAILY EVENING TRiBuN

PORTSMOUTH DAILY EVENING TRIBUNE,
This establishment we perceive has
gone into the hands Of Mr.. A. Mar
land, formerly of the Circlevile Herald.
Mr. M'Farland has had much experience
in newspaper publishing, and will, no
doubt, add much interest to the Tribune
Friend Hanna, in bis retiracy, we wish
much success; and wish him prosperity
in whatever business he may embark,
and pleasantly situatedin in whatever coun.
try he may pitch his tent.
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Railroad ConsOlldation--A Failure

On Yesterday the question of the pro.
posed consolidation between the Cincin-
naIi and Marietta and the HllsborougI
and Parkersburg Railroads was voted up,
on by the Stockholders OF the Companies
The vote Of The Stockholders of the NJ. q
G. Company was takeL here, and the
prorosilion to consolidate was rejected
by large majority. We bavO been yer.
baIly informed thai there was similar re-
suit al llllsbornugh.--Scioto Gazette.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1853-10-27

A Bro CABnAsE.--Dr. Volney Spolding
received on Ssturdy last, the present of a
cabbage grown in the Santa Cruz valley,
from Messrs VIM Forst and G. I. More.
house weighing twenty five pounds, and
measuring three feet in circumference
San Francisco Pdeife. 49,
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Destructive Fire.

MILWAUKEE,, Oct. II.
HIgby's store containing large amount
OF Hour. beef and general merchandise,
was totally destroyed by fire last night.
$4,000 barrels Of flour were burnt. The
tire is supposed TO be the work Of an in.
cendlary, and the mayor has offered re.
ward OF $1,000 for bis apprehension,
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The Cholera shin,

B0SToN, Oct. 20.
The ship Sagadhock bound TOR this port,
was again boarded on the 18Th. when it
was found seventy Of the passengers had
died, but the disease had nearly disap.
peared.
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Enormous Potaloe-.Great Discovery

Some time since We received . waller,
melon trom The ASssAt. u the American
LExNpss COMPANY in indianapolis weigh.
ing 40 pounds, In the note winch accom-.
pa leI II. we were told that ii was but a
medium size! We hardly knew how TO
account for the growth of such melon in
HooSierdom but this morning we have the
mystery uuraveled, Wereceived pink.
eye potato, we Ching 2 lbs, and ounces, /,
from Mr John DAVIS, OF BackiorG county
Indiana, accompanied by letter, giving
the moduS operandi ofsuch great success
IN Agricultural pursuits We append Mr..
Davis's language he says
The people oi this nelghborhood. till
lately. have been taking the Commercial.
Enquirer and Gazette; and in that time
'taters came TO nolhlng at all but short
time since the farmers stopped those pa
perS, made up CLUB, and sent for the
DOLLAR TINES; aud ever since then. the
potatoes grow threslmes larger, the APP
Piles much sweeter, and tits really true that
the glrls are handsSmer. aud we oil are a
great deal better nhured, on account OF
he spicy jokes good poetry, and pleas
ny tales.
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EN- The sweeper of the cars Of the
Central road. at Albany found a package
OF $S 600, which some passenger had
nnconsciously dropped on the hoor.--
The honest man Immediately sought out
o. loser going from one hotel to another
until he found him, For the service the
magnanimous person offered the poor
man ONE dnllnrl
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A German professor had collected a
valuable cabi ct of curiosities which he
highly Prized' One morning friend
came to tell him Of very unpIsasanl cir.
cumstance--that he had seen t.sl ret
up ladder into a window .of lhs prolss-
sor $ house. -
pher.
II am sorry 10 say" repliea ia friend, !,
III was your daughters. !" A
Oh manP, replied The dihef. eyou
almost frightened ne; thought he had
been into the cabine.In At.
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WASHINGTON Oni 10 lasa

The following appointments are official.
ly announced Robert M'Lane, OF Ma.
ryIand. as Commissioner to China aud
Lew Il Bowen. Of Maryland, Cousul 10
Bordeaux.
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A man has been bound over for trial
at Boston, for defrauding the complainant
Of one dollar by falsely pretending to be a
lawyer. lfevery man who falsely pretends
to be lawyerhad his deserts. The ails Of
the country would hardly hold them.
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DR. CR4aE BioLooY. We witnessed
tse experiments Of this gentleman, on
Monday and Tuesday night last, Some
Of his experiments were very satisfactory
10 the audience.
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JAPAN.
Highly Important News from COnA-
n1a.ersd a y aerrVSa EXDcditiOns
Japan,

Highly TmpOrtant News from COME
unander PerrY's Expedition.
By The overland mail received in Eng.
land. we learn that the United States ex-
pediton sailed from Looohoo on July 3D.
for Japan: the Commanders fleet. con,
sisted Of the steamers Susquehanna and
the ships Plymouth and Saratoga, to be
followed by the steamer Powhattan and
the frigate Vandalia.
The North China Herald Of July 9th
saws: Information has reached us that
while the United States fleet we're in the
neishborhood of Napican, (Napakiang)
the Susuuehanna and Saratoga went on a
cruise to the eastward, and touched at
several beautiful islands. where they dis
tributed live stock They also touched
al an Island called Bonian. TO their
surprise they discovered few European
RESIDENTS, consisting Of English. Scotch,
Irish and Spanish, who had left whalers
and established themselves there. Among
them there were about eleven women.--
| The Governor of the Island IS Scotch
man. Hi claims the island as his own
and has been settled there about twenty
years.
He has a family Of several children, one
Of whom was drowned a lew days before
the Susquehana touched there, in en-
deavoring to cross the bar.
Com, Perry made purchase of q
piece OF land containing almost ten acres
Tor fifty dollars.
1t is in a good situation on one Of the
harbors, and il is intended lor govern
ment coal depot. The island is noun
famous and the harbor excellent, having
from eight to twenty fathoms of water a
the anchorage. Shell fish, such as lob
sters and craw fish abound, and plenty o
wild goats, Plautains, banans and choice
fruits.
The Russian Irigate. Pallas, and brig
of war. Immediately followed the Ameri
can squadron.
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or Such attractive powers, says a
country editor. beidns to the fair sex. that
il all the girls were driven out OF the
world, in one generation the b)ys would
all 90 out after them,
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Eg-The wr'cr Of jha, article in the
last Scioto Valley Republ can, is certainty
"oH OF his eggs, AXE it cool ncis sh-
Dor, or you might go into ~ uplioa,
next. Very sorry to hear Of Bro. Drake S
illness: hope he may soon be able to fill
hA wq eio1f, anl Lben p1tlaps,. l,.Bill
learn that I'D" does not always stand for
"Drdtt." The writer's allusion to our
"senseless attacks upon other.' comes
with a bad grace pray, who made the
first attack, 50 far as the RepubHcan, aud
STANDARD are concerned ? Answer.
The "Republican,
A. A>r,gtris our "pecunary interc is, >
we pri,aer wish, or expect any sid from
yom ma ts tn'I II we dd ae Should
make calculations . Be pa on slor. allow.
auee judging hom tAo siekly state OF
your columns.
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GaAaAa This Magazine for Novem.
oer 4ha 6een received, snd is unusually
Interesting. Graham is determined to
keep up bis widespread fame, as the
lather Of American Magazines.
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CnEwINe lcu4ego,- 0 H. Whitman,
q ne New Cash sVe5bas our thanks
for 4 large piece q tqperlor Chewing
Tobacco boss tbal ~ the weed.
can get gcod article AZ his Sore, on
Perl Street, Msrlins corner See bis ad. /.
Tefizemeu.
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GoDEy---fhe Novcmber No Of this
Magsaine Son or abe; & Is beaudt,
cen sinihg vloice .eeIecNou Of reading
mater ogtther with Tie most sgleadid
.ash.on plates
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JACKSON G. H, OHIO.
THURSDAY, OCT. Q7, 1853.

0 ADVERTISEMENTS INTENDED FOR INSERTION
IN THE STANDARD, SHOULD DE HANDED IN PREVIOUS
TO 3 P. NJ, ON TUESDAYS.
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Dispatches have been received from
Capt. N Clure. who sailed in Dec. l849,
in search nf Sir John Franklin.
The London Globe had letter from
Commander Mcclure. dated H. M. s. In.
vestigalor, Bay Of Mercy, Baring'S Is.
land April 1858. which announces his
success in accomplishing the long prob
lematical enterprise of the Northwestern
Passage. The gallant writer states that,
during the winter OF 1850. his vessel wiz
tered IN pack, without sustaining any dam
age (and surprising to say. he had 10 re
port the same result at the end Of the third
winter and without the loss OF single
man Of her crew. in the frozen waters
called Prince OF Wales Strait. and com
municaiing with Barrow's. as he ascer-
tanned on the Goth of October of that year.
In July. 1851 he states. "such body OF
ice came down upon US with strong east
wind. and set the vessel so far 10 the south,
that we determined to attempt passage
bv the east end of the cliffs OF Bank Land
forming the north entrance of the large
island under which we now are"
The difficulties and dangers oI this
passage may be estimated from his state
ment thalthe ice.foes encountered meas.
ured from 30 10 70 feet brlow the surface
Of the waller, only 6 or above. We
must refer for the details of which we
cannot now make even hurried trans.
Crypt to the dispatches which of course
will be immediatIy published. 1t is inter.
esting to learn that inhabitants have been
discovered farther norIhward than known
previously, at Wolaston and Victoria
Lands. and northward still on the tract
designated as Prince Albert's Lands
Great quantities of copper were found,
apparently in a very pure state. This
metal is used by the natives for edgng
their weapons &C., but they appeared to
be amused at seeing pieces of It picked
up by the crews as possessing value.
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- EB-We have received no official Elec-
ton news, as yet in our next issue, we
may, probably, give the vote of the State.
Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-12-17
Morning, December, IL, las.
WE

Never dun any lnodes' ior ha' entirely but
'e iac' ~ We ee ii''i anu ou necessities
are as pressing as 'ey nouiu O " i o" q Ehe year.
IS not worm "e 10 'ii a''u' II Oeig no great talk
CT no " = say ''dI We mus nave hds
there are GOOD many who do that that they may m Ill
come in send in or send by nnl the small amounts they ~
no owing us It's n mistake TO presume that va do an -
ei, credit h,;sinesa rs some seem tn sunnoseve ~ :,
c,,rsa those o,Iv who have taken our naner for ,b -
rar, and never maid ne a cent Eorit SnrsI
}at ! rir,t,yl .s, tle,r Il, b;pt f :, G.
they feel ta m are Ter Obligations 70 WORK for them g.
nothing we only reply That they should at least cohe and
,ec and they may have done more Tor he heather than they
haye for 5 d. -1ls fesfse - Mission as pr=acer
tue co9iTe ana pure als s1"91 ha.e PIoLucsf
ouHqant aarT.s1Hi s5 las W. earnestly oes@eca .a--
tto aenfreata i IRON iae WRATH 20 conc "iinou.
ea pr some iaie7'- 9 'ey 't Tile ff'1 - LlG.. as
present plano sAiFaon there .s 20 Fn-Ee chance Of bliss
3e Eaf-eA Fl at-se- tai 9ss "l2 1881 70 pay no trllr
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->"t'e Nss' 1l2=al -7 -' r -a'' "o- 80 as al "Ho
are l1ftG 20 ms - pIler- "Ha- &c expect ECw .len
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