The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1855-08-09
NEWS ITEMS.

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Of 81 900 in Boston, few days since,
BY his landlady, Miss Robinsonj with
whom he was engaged 10 be married.
James B. Clay has made great fool Of
himself bv sending a challenge 10 Mr..
P, Q tiss, of the Loni vile Journal. u
course PrenlsS had too much sense 10
fight the madcap. Thereupon Clay de-
clares that he will not hereafter take any
notice of what is said ol him by that pa
per. When will these men learn COM
mon sense
There is National Oil Stone Com
pany" which is carrying on extensive
operations on The Carp river, in the Lake
Superior region. The quality OF the
stone is said 10 he superior to any in the
United States. Twenty six boxes of it
were shipped by the North Star to varl'
Gus sections Of the Bnion.
1t is said the Mormons are finding gold
and silver on the Sweelwater, and other
streams in the vicinity.
There are rumors of Indian hostlites
on the Plains around Fort Laramie, but
we have learned to place little depend
ence upon these rumors.
Gov. Reeder of Kansas, has publish
ed copy Of his answer TO Secretary
Marcy'S last letter. He says in relation
10 the charge of having purchased half
breed Kansas lands, that he has purcha'
sed no such lands. lie thinks he has
been treated very unfairly, because the
President has called upon him for his de-
fence against charges for violating rules
which are not specified, and asks for
their specification.
The steamer Kentucky. homeward
bound from Pittsburgh to Louisville, came
in collision on the night of the 30th, with
the steamer Telegraph, No. 3. bound
from Louisville 10 Cincinnati. The for
mer boat sunk almost Immediately in 20
Ieet Of water, and four OF her crew drown
ed. All the passengers were saved -
The boat is probably ID total wreck. She
is reported to be insured in Pittsburgh
Tor $4,000.
Papers fiom ST. Pauls', Minnesota. to
the 26th, state that after the nomination
OF IL. M. Rice, by the Democrats for
Congress. number Of the members OF
the Democratic Convention met al the
house of Gov. German, and nominated
the Hon. Daniel Armstead as his oppo-
nent.
A daughter OF Judge Porter, Of Easton.
Pa, died suddenly at Cape May, on Sat.
urday last, The day previous she was
in the surf bathing, and appeared in ro.
bust health. Soon after arriving at her
hotel, after the bath, she was attacked
by cramps, and died as stated.
One of Mr.. Wheeler's slaves is in New
York. She says she left him for her own
desire for freedom, and says that no force
was employed to carry her off.
Marcelus Corwin and Joseph Brasb.
ears, young men from Cincinnati, start.
ed more than year ago 10 explore the
gold regions near the sources of the Anna.
zon. Recent adviCes from that country
state that they, with their company, were
drowned in the crossing of the streams,
about o year ago. They were well
known and much esteemed in Cincinna.
ii.
The father Of the snake.taming girl
has been arrested in Boston. The girl
is afraid OF the snake. and at all exhlb.
ton in that city The snake bit her hand
severely. The brutal parent ought to be
Lynched,
The Milwaukee Sentinel states that
the farmers in that region are now very
busy gathering an abundant harvest, in
good condition. Its accounts from every
section are very favorable. In Two
weeks new wheat will come in rapidly -
Prices within a week have declined l0c,
snd every one expects still further de
cline,
A Paris correspondent has examined
a machine in operation there. owned by a
Belgian, which sets l50 TO 100000 types
each day, or as much copy as twenty
compositors would set in that time.
The Governor oil New York has COM
muted the sentence OF death passed upon
Mrs Robinson, the famous "veied mur.
deresS' of Troy, to that of imprisonment
for life.
Gov. Bigler, of California, was re-nom.
mated for Governor at the Democratic
convention at Sacramento on the 2d oil
June. His vote was 81 to 1876. NJ. S.
Larhem, formerly of Ohio, was the oppo.
sing candidate.
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New GOVERNOR OF KANSAS. Mr.. Daw-
son, the newly appointed Governor Of
Kansas, was, at the time of his appoint,
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