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The closing exercises of this deserv-
edly popular Institution occurred on
the evening of May Goth, in the Acad-
emy Hall. A large concourse of people,
composed Of the citizens and friends
were in attendance.
Before nightfal (as is usual on such
occasions here) the streets of our quiet
village were thronged by the beautiful
and faiI whose smiling faces and cor
dialgreetings foretold thenear approach
of the "teast Of reason and the flow of
SOUL" Of which they were to be the
recipients.
d. P. Guthrie, a gentleman of rare
abilities, as most of your readers are
aware, is the principal of this Institu-
ton, and deserves high praise for his
untiring efforts to sustain its reputation.
He has an able assistant in the person
of G. r. Smith, who elected much ap-
plause as an able performer in the Ex-
hibition.
Equal praise is due to others; also,
both ladies and gentlemen. The vocal
music was led by W, B. Guthrie. All
present seemed delighted with the En-
tertainment, while the Institution real
zed, we are told, $4,000. a59G1
Though the Hall was densely crowd
Cd, general good order prevailed. The
Standing of the students, read at the
close, was generally high, evincing
thorough mental effort and good morals
The next term will commence July
28th, proximo, OBSERVER.
EwINGToN, June / ), 1868.
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1t will be seen by the proceedings Of
the Congressional Convention, publish
ed this week, that Mr.. Wilson received
the nomination for Congress.
There was strong feeling in favor
OF the nomination of Mr.. Bundy, and
his friends might possibly have secured
his nomination if they had pressed the
matter; but there was no excuse for
superceding Mr.. Wilson. 1t was ad-
mitted by all that he had made faith
ful, honest and true representative, and
that he ought not to be superseded by
another. unless he declined nomina-
ton, as Mr.. Bundy did two years ago.
Mr.. Wilson is very popular man, and
he will probably be as good a candidate
as could have been selected at this time.
lie can be elected if his friends make
the proper effort. Let that effort be
made. The Democracy does not expect
to elect President. But an attempt
will be made to get majority in Con-
gress, as the party in Ohio last fall ben!
all its energies to secure majority in
the Ohio Legislature, and succeeded.
See the result of thai success, in the
vast expense to the people, and the
passage of the most absurd, unjust
foolish and unconstitutional laws.
Now let our friends organize in every
part of the District, and see to it tina
John r. Wilson is sent back to Con
gress by rousing majority.
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egWo have received circular from
Cleveland, requesting all editors in Ohio
to use their influence in favor of the
cause of temperance. We have aimed
to do this for many years. Some two
years ago we commenced publishing
some Of the results of intemperance, as
clipped from our exchanges. Wefound
that We had not room for a tenth part
of these, and abandoned the matter.
Here is specimen, taken from the
Cincinnati Gazette of Monday:
Friday night, at Chicago, VIM. Fa-
hay and his wife had a quarrel. Both
were drunk The woman threw her
child, eight months old, with great force
against a wall. Thefather picked itup,
cuL:it on the. foot with a butcher knife,
and then pounded its head with ham
mer 1t died soon after. Both parents
are under arrest.
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News of the Week.

Sayles J.Bowep, Republican, has been
elected Mayor of Washington City, by
At majority, in vote Of $4,000. The
rebels thought they had elected their
man, and they went over the city insult
ing Republicans, and groaning at men,
bers of Congress. But the official count
changed their tune. There are 1900
more white voters in the city than ne
groes.
Henry Stanbery has been reap
pointed Attorney General, and has been
confirmed by the Senate.
MIR. Burlingame, late Minister to
China, is at Washington City with a
delegation of Chinese.
An attempt was made last week in
the U. s. Senate to get resolutions
passed indorsing the administration o.
James Buchanan They were voted
down.
Columbus DelanO, who has beer
SO long kept out of his seat by Geo. W
Morgan, has been given his place, ant
been sworn in as a member of the 40tl
Congress, from the 18th District o
Ohio, Morgan was the copperheat
candidate, and received several hundred
fraudulent votes
Oregon, at the recent election wen
Democratic by small majority.
The trial of jeff Davis has beer
postponed again, this time until Octo
ber. 1t has long been evident tina
JEFF. Davis will never be tried.
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The Republican Congressional
Convention. r

The Republican Congressional Convention
convened at the Court House at II O'clock Am.
on Wednesday. June Sd. Lemuel Perry, of Gal
lia county, was chosen temporary President; H.
G. Jones, of Vlnton, and f. s. Wilson, of Law
renee, Secretaries
Committees ou Credentials, Permanent Organ
izatiOn and Order of Business were appointed,
and instructed to report forthwith. HHJ
Committee on Credentials reported, and their
report was adopted. There was no contest in
any of the delegations. eu g.a
Committee on Permanent Organizations and
Order of Business reported for officers the tenn
porary officers of the Convention, and that the
order of business should be First, the nOml-
nation of candidate for Congress; second,
Congressional Elector: third Judge of the Court
of Common Pleas for the second subdivision of
the Seventh Judicial District. Adopted.
Mr.. Steece of Lawrence, moved that the rules
be suspended, and Hon. John 7. Wilson be nom
mated for Congress by ncclamatiOn. HesuppOrt-
ed his motion by u few well-cOnsidered remarks
Judge Searl opposed the suspension of the
rules. .tUipr .. uuE
Mr.. Jones did likewise. He wss opposed to
the gag rule.
The rules were not suspended, ard nomiho-
| tions being in order, Hon. John T. Wilson, of
Adams, and j. ], Harper, of Seioto, were placed
| in nomination.
/ IN A. - IA. F-aI
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HOnOring Dead Traitors.

Some time ago we called tie atten-
ton of the Democratic Legislature of
Ohio to the fact that the Annual Report
of the Attorney General of the State
showed that the graves Of the dead
traitors at Camp Chase were like the
rebellion in which they fought-sadly
out of repair. We recommended that
the Democrats should attend to the
graves of their friends.
Although the Legislature took no
action in the premises, yet it appears
that our suggestions have been needed
to some extent in private way.
On the 3Oth of May, the Grand Ar
my of the Republic, by order of Gen.
Logan, the Commander, decorated the
graves of Union soldiers, by strewing
flowers upon them. At Circleville the
secesh ladies strewed flowers upon their
friends, the traitors. This caused some
excitement among those who had
friends starved and murdered by the
traitors.
In Gallipolis the rebel women
strewed flowers upon the graves of the
dead rebels, and the way objection was
made is thus described by the Dispatch:
A scraggy, Informed specimen of
feminine loyalty, gave vent to her con-
suming wrath, by declaring it an out
rage which ought not to be tolerated
Two or three loyalists Of the female
persuasion, hailing from sway deown
east" where formerly, young loyalty
was instructed in the pious art of burn
ing witches, and hanging quakerS, soon
made the astounding discovery that the
committee had decorated the graves of
three Confederate soldiers, sleeping
their last sleep in an obscure corner OF
the cemetery, This was too much for
loyal endurance. 1t was the straw that
broke the loyal camel's back. Frantic
with passion, livid with the fires of de-
moniac rage, hideous with the brutal
distortion of hate, these viragos with
busy tongue and feet, succeeded in call
ing to their aid one or two young wo-
men of our city, of respectable family,
and rushing into the obscure corner,
with the instincts of hyenas, they tore
off the decorations from the Confeder-
ate graves and bore them away in tri-
umph, and loyalty had won another
victory.
Perhaps this poor woman was rem
dered "scraggy" and Informed by hard
toll to support her orphan children, left
fatherless by the action of these dead
traitors. That the treason of these viii
lains who had made her widow, and
her children destitute orphans, should
be honOred by the rebel women of Gal
lipolis, was more than she could bear.
But it is emineAtly proper that live
rebels should honor those who had the
bravery to lay down their lives for the
lost cause which they were too coward
ly to risk anything in defending. Ir
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Random ThOughtS---NO. "A.
BY THE EDITOR.

publish this week the letter of ac-
ceptance OF Gen. Grant. He accepts
and indorses the Chicago platform. The
platform just suits me, as have here
tofore indicated. have no doubt that
Gen. Grant is as safe man to carry
out his pledges as any other man.
Since the fall of Salmon p. Chase, l
have no faith in any man,
Speaking upon this subject, reminds
me that the Pomeroy Telegraph says l
ought not to lose faith in human nature
on account of the recent course pursued
by Mr. Chase, and claims that Mr.. Chase
never was reliable man. But | know
better than this There never was a
truer man than Mr.. Chase was during
all the dark days of the cause of human
freedom in this country. 1t is outside
Of the case to state what have been the
views Of Mr.. Chase upon the tariff.
This is a side issue, upon which the Re-
publican party is perhaps about equally
divided.
In the campaign of 1860 | had occa-
sion to examine the Congressional
Globe, including the proceedings in
Congress during the Senatorial term of
Mr.. Chase. He was the man who met
and overcame the plans of Stephen A.
Douglas, and the wisdom of Mr.. Chase
appears to be almost prophetic. He
was true then, when the cause of free
dom SO greatly needed able and true
champions. ...--.f
/ do not believe that human nature
is any worse now than it always has
been. The apostle Peter was once a
true man; yet when the hour of trial
came he fell, and lied and swore, al
though he had only the day before de-
clared that he would be the last man to
do this thing. Yet he was the first to
do it. When the prophet told Hazeal
what great outrages and cruelties he
would commit, he shrunk back in hor-
ror, and exclaimed "What! isthy SER
want dog, that he should do this great
thing?" Yet he did these very things.
No doubt Salmon F. Chase would have
been equally surprised had he been told
in 1858 what he would do in 1868.
- ..l-- "a I'D. M.
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--"The last number of the Jackson Sttpsdavd
comes to us yery much improved In appearance,
IL also states that Il Is now the only paper In the
county. We are glad to see such an earnest and
thoroughly radical paper as the Staadard show
ing such signs of prosperity, and having such an
open field for success and usefulness
We find the above in the Columbus
Journal We would retort by praising
the excellence of the Journal, but we
will not do so now, as our motives
might be misunderstood, Our appre-
citation ofthe value of the Journal must
be gathered from our frequent selections
from its columns.
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Bro, Bond Of the ChlllIeotho Gdsette, thinks
that we have poor taste, Tor rather souse OF
smelly because we think tobacco smoke stlnks.
Well as the Dutchman said about the erout that
altogether depends upon the manner IN which a
man has been brought up.-Jdcksoa STANDARD.
All right Brother MOckey, If you aud the
Dutchman think that "crout' dOesen't stink, you
hayea perfect right TO your opinion. We would
suggest, however, to the distinguished writer on
Education In jackson county, that up this
way we spell 'crout" with TX" K,"-CAillicothe
GUEctfe. r4 Gp
No doubt about it. You do many
queer things sup that>way," While
we down here were going to. school,
and learning to spell "crout,"- and
"baker," and such common little words,
up there you were learning to convert
corn into whisky, smoke cigars, and
such like accomplishments. We do not
expect you up that way to know much
about the rules laid down by Noah
Webster
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The citizens of Marietta are agita-
ting the question of building the Duck
Creek Railroad. II is to extend north
from that city, to connect with the
Pittsburgh and Steubenvile road.
They arc having lively time with
showsin Macarthur. They have show
of their own, and other shows are pour
ing in. On last Sunday week one show
left, and on the same day another one
came in.
We learn from the Gallipolis Dis
patch that q rat hunt came Off the last
Saturday in May, in Springfield town,
ship, at which three thousand three hun
dred rats were killed,
The Ironton Register says that the
completion Of the Ironton railroad il
for the present abandoned.
Everybody has heard of Green, the
reformed gambler. He is in the Athens
jail. A correspondent furnishes the
Middleport Press a full account oI
Green's operations, how he swindled a
widow lady of Albany, Athens county
getting all her property into bis hands
by false pretenses-
We copy the following items from
the Portsmouth Tribune;
"Judge +. c. Searl has kindly fur.
nished us the following Probate Courl
statistics for the quarter ending April
Ist, 1865:
Brts-Males, III Females, os. To-
tai, l65.
Deaths--Single, al married, 35 wild
owed, lei condition unreported, 4
Total, %.
Muriages-Licenses issued last quar-
ter, 49,"
"a painful rumor is current here
that Mr.. Stephen Glidden, well knowI
citizen of this county, has been mur
dered in Tennessee"
ssThe June term Of the Court o
Common Pleas commenced its session
on Tuesday, and will continue abou
three weeks. The Grand Jury report
ed on Tuesday evening, finding but onl
indictment. They presented the jail al
unsafe and i'll ventilated.
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One of the best papers on our ex-
change list, is the veteran Scioto Gazette
of which J, r, S. Bond, late of the
Athens Messenger, has recently become
sole proprietor The Gazette is not only
the oldest, but the largest and best con-
Quoted weekly newspaper in Ohio
Success to it and its able editor : 4
The Jackson Standard, Davis Mack
ley editor and proprietor, is another
excellent newspaper, hard to beat, in
deed. Itis the only live paper in jack
son county, Ohio. 1t has recently been
treated to new head, which greatly
improves its appearance. We are al
ways glad to find it on our table Cat
IettSbur0h. (Ky.) Tribune. w
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eJrThe copperhead papers are filed
with wailings over the sorrows of one
Winnie Ream. The case is thus stated
by the Columbus Journal:
'Ross AND REAM-A very silly dis
cussion concerning the relations of
Senator Ross, of Kansas, and Miss
VinDie Ream, the sculptor, has taken
place in the House of Representatives.
The House Impeachment Committee
wanted place to eonfine the contuma-
cions Woolley, and after casting about,
discovered that room under the ro-
tmda of the capital, temporarily OcOu-
pied by Miss Ream would be the most
suitable. Miss Ream was asked to va
cate the premises. A howl was at once
set up by her friends that this unpar-
alleled prosecution was the result of a
suspicion that she had influenced Sen
ator Ross, who is known to be on the
most Intimate terms with her, to vote
against impeachment,
This complaint of vindietive prose-
cution has caused investigation into the
relations between Ross and Ream,
which has resulted in raising the sus-
picion that the Senator is not Joseph,
nor the pretty artist q Diana Ross
has a wife and family but he consider
ately keeps them in Kansas, away from
the communicating influences Of Wash
ington society. But all this Winnie
Ream gossip should be confined to old
women's tea tables, and not spread over
the Congressional Globe"
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TWe find the following in the
Gallipolis Journal We see that old lie
about Daniel Webster standing in sew
eral Democratic papers. We exposed
it some years ago, when Maj. Bratton,
ofMcArthur, had it in his paper
The Djpntch, as well as many other
INSCRIPTIONS democratic sheets, in
spite Of positive proof that the words
are a forgery, keeps standing at the
head Of its columns what purports to be
an extract from a speech of Daniel
Webster, delivered at Fanuei Hall,
Boston, March 7, as the Dispatch has
it, and in other sheets, March II, 1850
We are glad to see that the Dayton
Ledger, Vallandigham's organ, has the
honesty to repudiate this forgery. 1t
says:
'Daniel Webster did not speak 'in
Fanueil Hall, Boston, March II, 1S5O;'
nor on the 9TH of March of that year,
as usually stated in publishing the above
extract On that day he made his great
Compromise speech for the Union in
the Senate of the United States. The
sentence above is not to be found in it,
aud never was uttered as a part of it.
Mr.. Webster never spoke it as part
of any public speech"
Can honest people support a party
which thus makes use of downright
forgery to sustain it! This forged ex-
tract may be found at the head of the
editorial columns of the Dispatch under
the words-"PrVphecy Falfitedn
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Gen. Grants Letter of Acceptance.


The foil owing is Gen. Grants letter of accept
ance:
WASHINGTON, d. c., May 20, 1868.
To Gen. Joseph r. Ha,Olcy, P,esideat Of the National
Union kepubticD' Coaccation:
In formally accepting the nomination of the
National Union National Convention of the 21st
of May, it seems proper that some statement of
my views beyond the mere acceptance of the
nomination should be expressed.
The proceedings of the Convention were
marked with wisdom, moderation and patriot
ism, and | believe express the feelings of the
great mass of those who sustained the country
through its trials. l ndorse their resolutions,
and if elected to the office Of President of the
United States, IL will be my endeavor to admin
lister all the laws in good faith, with economy,
and with the view of giving peace, quiet and
protection everywhere
In times like the present it is impossible, or Mt
least eminently improper to lay down policy
TO be adhered to, right or wrong, through an
administration of four years. New political
issues not foreseen are constantly arising. The
views of the public on old ones are constantly
changing aud q purely administrative officer
should lie left free to execute the will of the
people. have always respected that will and
always shall.
Peace and universal prosperity, its sequence,
with economy of administration, will tighten the
burden of taxation, while it constantly reduces
the national debt. Let us have peace. With
| great respect,
Your obedient servant,
u. S. GRANT.
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81. n"

One day last week the smiling coun-
tenauce of J. N. was manifested in our
Office. He paid our town flying WIS.,
it, and staid over night with his friend
A. J. Dever, of the Isham House.
J. N. is the only man who stood neu-
tral during the war. lie stands so now,
ignoring politics entirely. ]. N. is sat
isfed that no one can be a lover of truth
and be identified with any party hence
the reason that he clings to
truth regardless of the prejudice ofboth
sides He shows the war a misappre-
hension on both sides-both right and
both wrong, each claiming Washing
toms principles on misapprehension Of
the truth. He claims that he alone
holds to the truth.
He will visit our place again, and will
address our citizens, and will lift the
veil that enshrouds truth, and assume
all the, pressure.
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Farming in Jackson COunty-NO. 5.
BY THE EDITOR.

As soon as the corn was so far ma
tured as to be in condition denomina-
ted roasting ears" it was used in va
rious ways. Roasting ears are palata-
BILE and healthy diet when boiled in the
ear, cut off the cob and seasoned with
butter, salt &c. They are also good
food when cut off the cob and fried in
butter, and properly seasoned. But
the best way to prepare green corn is
to cut the grain from the cob about the
middle Of the grain, with sharp knife,
and then scrape the balance of the grain
from the cob with knife. Then put
the corn into small quantity of water
and boil it. Then putin butter, cream,
salt, pepper &c, and thus make soup.
When properly made it is superior to
the best oyster soup.
When the grains began to dent, OF
shrivel, and the grain became some
what hardened, it was grated, and the
meal thus obtained made into bread,
mush, &c. The crater was made Of
any old tin, punched full Of holes with
nail, then curved and nailed upon a
board. The ears of corn were rubbed
upon this crater, and meal thus pro-
duced. Bread made of this meal, mix
ed with sour milk, eggs, salt &c, made
the richest and most palatable bread
ever eaten When the grain became
too hard to be grated, it was either
dried in the sun, or hung up in the
chimney, until it was dry enough to be
ground When / can first remember ]
do not know of any mills in Jackson
county, except few hand mills My
father had hand mill, which he had
geared, or so arranged as to be turned
by two cranks have known persons
to come six or eight miles to grind their
corn upon this hand mill The hand
mills were generally operated by stick
fastened at the upper end, above the
stone, with the lower end resting in a
hole in one edge of the stone, and the
stone was turned by pushing this around
with the right hand, while the corn was
fed in at the eye of the stone with the
left hand.
Mills being so very scarce, most o.
the people bad to make meal by pound
ing their corn in mortar This NOR
tar was simply hole cut into log
with a heavy timber swung above it by
sweep pole, with the lower end o
the timber coming directly over thu
mortar. A pin was driven through thi'
timber a short distance above the low
er end, and projected about foot from
each side. This pin was seized will
both hands, and by thus springing th'
sweep pole up and down, the end of thu
timber or pestle was brought dowI
into the mortar upon the corn, Thi
motion was repeated for perhaps hal
an hour, when quart or two Of corr
meal could be taken out of the mortar
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erTuE editor Of the Waverly Watcl

erTnE editor of the Waverly Watch
man evidently has no music in his soul.
He complains that man with stout
lungs keeps footing horn across the
canal. In the same neighborhood a
bell is swung up, and every one who
passes gives the Clapper a swing. In
addition, two tom cats, which appear
to be on bad terms, dwell in the same
vicinity. Altogether, it appears to give
the poor editor too much music.
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eSTaE N. Y Day Book, the rebel
paper of New York City, highly COM
mends Chief Justice Chase for the
manner in which he presided at the
impeachment trial, but thinks it will be
impolitic to put him on the ticket as the
Democratic candidate for President
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CONGRESS is engaged in arranging
for the admission of the reconstructed
Southern States. 1t is probable that
most of them will be admitted, and will
take part in the Presidential election
the coming fall
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The Jackson SidRdard paper we always
look for with more than ordinary interest, ap-
peared much improved, last week Aarietto
Register.
We intend to make the Standard
much more interesting hereafter than
it has been, if untiring industry, and
some experience can do so,