The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1855-08-16
NEWS ITEMS.

At Norfolk on Tuesday two persons
were killed and three vessels damaged,
by stroke of lightning A man in a
boat fishing was killed. The whole crew
aboard the pilot boat York were prostra-
ted and one of them, a colored boy,
killed, and the cabin set on fire.
The amount of money sent to Ireland
from the United States in 1854 was 81,
$780, 900, or nearly eight mllicn dollars,
which is one million and a half more
than in 1853.
A London correspondent of the Albany
Atlas says that Mr.. Schuyler, the rail
road fnancicr, is in London, and has not
been on the continent at all, and that he
left this country in British steamer by
way of Quebec, his passage having been
engaged for some days before.
A law and order meeting has been held
in Ray county, Missouri, at which the
mob spirit Of the Platte county ruilians
was denounced, and their acts repudia-
ted.
Gen. Thos. c. Flourney, President of
the Kentucky Temperance Society, has
issued proclamation appointing Thurs
day, the 22d November as a day to be
devoted by the temperance people of
Kentucky to the giving of thanks to God
for the blessings he has showered upon
our country.
There have been heavy rains in the
west Of Texas, and the country is said to
be flooded. Some damage to the cotton
crop is apprehended.
A Coon SPECULATION is said the
Mexican Government will get only about
10 per cent. or 100000 of the three
millions yet due Mexico from the United
States. Santa Anna and his satellites
have bought up claims against the Gov
ernment at 90 per cent, discount, and
now apply them at par to absorb this
three millions demanded. lie will make
a very nice operation oft.
The Press OF OHIo-Accordingly to
an article communicated to the tincinnati
Commercial, there are in the State, III
CHASE and 81 MEDlLL papers this is all
the McdiIl papers, but the probability is,
that the number of Chase papers is, or
will be, several larger than this.
The degree Of L. /. D. was conferred
on Hon. SALMON p. CHASE, at the recent
commencement, Dartmouth College.
bed, and beaten until he was supposed
TO be dead, when one of these inhuman
brues deliberately opened his knife and
proceeded 10 cut the throat OF the mur.
dered man. When this act of violence
was made known, party of Americans
started IN pursuit Of the murderers, who
were subsequently arrested and lodged
The Census orNew York City dscloses
some curious facts respecting the social
system of that vast hive of people. So
far as reported, every ward in the city
has at least double the number of fami-
lies that it has dwellings for their accom-
mediation, and in some wards the discrep.
ancy is far greater. Thus the lst ward
has 600 dwellings,, and 27O8 families. the
9th ward, 1870 dwellings, and 5000 fam.
lilies; the llth ward, 2498 dwellings, and !
ll,087 families, and so on. In eleven
wards heard from, there are go, 522 dwell. |
ings, and SO, ,063 families.
Hon. 0. +. MOORE. This gentleman
who is one Of the persons elected to Con-
gress last fall from the Chilicothe Dist
comes out strong for the Republican tick
ct in full. Mr., NJ. has always taken pride
in ranking himselfas an "OId line Whig";
and while in the Legislature was regarded
as "Silver Gray" Though opposed to
the nomination ofMr. CHASE, his patriot.
ism has triumphed over his personal feel.
ings. We rejoice at this, for there are
few men of more industry or talent in the
State, and he will be found a powerful
ally to the Republican cause -Sandusky |,
Register.