The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1866-07-19
State News.

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The Portsmouth Tribune says that
there is a good deal of Improvement 60
ing on in that place.
The Waverly Democrat says that
the grape crop in that vicinity will be
good.
The Athens Messenger contains the fol-
lowing:
THR 4TH IN ArHESs.--lt appeared like Sunday
until afternoon, when few gentlemen, who are in
favor of the white mans gOvern-nlent came in from
the country, boasting that one Of their number
could whip any Niger In the county. Joe. Miller
being "gemman Oh" color not believing 1t strip
ped bis coat and so did the White and they went at
1t. Joe whipped him badly. The last seen of the
white mans government man he was striking east
swearing the nigger was more nor his equal"
The Ironton Register says:
There were 1858, III tons Of stone coal mined
ln this county last year. This Is 686 l19 tons In
excess of the productions of the year before.
Now that is abig pile of coal, or a big
story Which is it, The revenue tax
upon this would be more than one hun
dred and sixty thousand dollars.
The Chillicothe papers contain an
account Of stabbing affair that took
place at College Grove, in Ross county
on the 4th A fellow named Kirsch
used improper language to a young lady,
and man named Hanks resented it.
A fight ensued, in which Kirsch stabbed
Hanks dangerously. KirSch is in Gus
tody.
The Portsmouth Times says that the
Democrats will hold their Congressional
convention at Portsmouth, August 9th,
one day after the Union convention.
The Marietta Register says that a
native of Burmah, in Asia, recently leo
tured in that place, and afterwards was
refused a seat at the first table on the
Muskingum river steamer J. II. Best,
because he was a colored person. He
has brought suit against the boat, laying
his damages at 5000.
The Vinton Record says:
II would look much better, and certainly con.
duce to the health Of our pleasant little village If
lha nda md d,.,
the streets and vacant lots
We knew that Macarthur was hard
old place, but VIC did not think it had
come to this. Why, in Jackson, the
weeds and dog-fennel are not only des-
troyed in the streets, but the great Jumps
of cinder that are thrown into the streets
are ground to powder in few days
we take the following items from
the Portsmouth Republican:
The Marietta Register estimates the number of
saloons In III place ut one million. About half
As many as there are In Portsmouth
A couple Of skeletons, supposed to he those Of
Indians, were exhumed by some workmen while
digging In sand bank, last week, on the farm
lately owned by Il. Ward, two miles north Of the
city.
The Portsmouth Times says that
Geo. w. Brown and A. NJ. Damarin
were out hunting ducks, when a dis
charge from the gun of Brown wounded
Damarin, ono OF the shot entering his
eye, and perhaps destroying the sight
of il.
The Cincinnati Gazette of last Sat-
urday contained an account Of two hor-
rid murders that took place in that city
on Friday night. A man named Burns
shot man named Kelly through tho
heart, killing him instantly. About ff-
teen minutes after this, q man named
IIeartpence, was shot in another part of
the city, and then the body was thrown
down stairs, and the neck broken
The Gazette says;
The reign of blood has surely come upon us, and
never before have two such terrible and revolving
murders as we are compelled TO record this morn
Ing happened In this city In the brief space of lf-
teen minutes. Although from the outside appear
ance the city seems very quiet vet, internally,
burglars, thieves, incendlarles and murdcrers are
holding high carnival
"A cellar wall that was being built
in Cincinnati caved in few days ago
and killed man named Christian Smith.
The Gallipolis Journal says that two
darkies have been sent to Jail in that
place, on charge Of stealing wool from
L. 4. Waddell of Green township.
There wero extensive fires in Gin.
cinnats o few days ago. The losses
were heavy, and among the buildings
destroyed was the Academy of Music.
The Circleyiile Democrat says that
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