The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1866-12-06
State News.

bezzing the public funds, has secured
the paym mt of the last money, and the
prosecutor has entered nole in the case
The Advertiser says that Rittenhouse
has become rich in oil speculations, and
gets clear of a charge of taking forty
thousand dollars from the people, while
negro who had stolen horse was sent
to the Penitentiary.
Newton B. Ramsey, who was con-
fined in Athens Jail for horse stealing,
has made his escape.
Last week a bloody affray occurred
at church of the colored people at
Hamilton, Butler county. Some drum
ken rowdies, also colored, attempted to
break up the meeting, when Sam. Coo
per, the leader of the gang, was mortal
ly stabbed in the side, and several 9th
ers wounded. Several of the parties
have been arrested and lodged in Jail.
Some ten or twelve boys have been
arrested in Portsmouth for petty thiev-
ing.
"A woman named Minnie Friedman
was so badly burned few days ago in
Cincinnati that she afterwards died
Her clothes took fire at the CRATE.
Two men have been drowned at
Gallipolis by falling offboats.
The West Union Scion says that
two boys in that place were playing
with a shotgun, when one pretended to
shoot the other, in fun. The gun went
off, and the boy received the load in his
body, and is not expected to live.
p. O'Doherty, justice of the peace
in Lawrence county, has been bound
over to court in the sum of $500 on q
charge Of stirring up litigation.
Mine men were fined one dollar
each for working on the Sabbath in Iron
ton on last Sunday week. They were
from Allegheny City, Pa, and were
engaged in removing raft of shingles.
WIN, Van Note, a citizen of Leba-
non, Warren CO., accidentally shot him
self a few days ago while hunting
On the lst Of this month the suspen-
sion bridge over the Ohio River at Gin
cinnati was opened to foot passengers.
We extract the following from the Ga
sette oflast Saturday:
We need hardly assure our readers that the
bridge Is safe. It's strength Is equal TO 10 800 tunI
or SO, 900, 900 pounds, and would therefore sup
port 20, 900 people, of average weight, upon It at
one tlme-more, we fear, than will visit It to-dsy
from daylight till night.
From this side Of the river there are are two
ways Of approaching the brldge--from Walnut
aud from Vine streets, on Front. The fOOr-ways
nre broad aud very substantial and none but foot
the first Vi january.
The length Of the bridge including the ap,
proaehes from Front street In Cincinnati, and
Second street In COylngtOn, Is z 1852 feet.
Hight Of towers from foundation, without tur.
rOts, 200 feet; turrets 30 feet
Hight Of bridge above low water. 100 feet.
Width of bridge In the clear SO feet.
Diameter of Cables 12l6 Inches.
Amount of wire In the cables, 1000, 900 pounds
Towers at base 80 by 80 feet
Towers aL top, "A by 40 feet.
Strands ln each cable, T.
Wires Ia each strand, 7i0.
Wires In cables, total, l0,360
Weight OF WIRE 800 tons.
Estimated total cost, 1,75O000.
Tho price OF single fare Is cents tickets b,
the hundred 81 20.
"A man named Charles Smith plead
guilty to stealing hogs last week in the
Court of Common Pleas at Cincinnati
lie said he was drunk at the time, and
did not know what he was doing. lie
was sent to the Penitontiary one year.
"A woman was sentenced to the
Penitentiary one year in-the Court Of
Common Pleas at Cincinnati for stealing
a box of jewelry. She, said she haC
been drunk at the time. Her nam
is Jane Lee.
The authorities at Cincinnati art
breaking up a swindling Gifl Enterprs
concern, doing business under the nam,
Of Williams & Co.
The Circleville Union says that tn,
potato rot continues TO be very destruc
tivein that region.
The West Union Defender says tina
boy named Spring was shot accident
ally, and dangerously wounded, by
boy named Wells.
"A scurrilous paper called the Ra
Round has been suppressed in Cincinnati
by the authorities.
"A man named James Klee 90
drank and fell down stairs aud brok
his neck in Cincinnati on last Saturda
night
"a drankard named John Connell
died in . saloon in Cincinnati, laI
Sunday
The Washington CFayette Co