The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1868-01-30

News of the Week.

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A young man in Chillicothe, named
VIM: Spencer, while out hunting, set
his gun upon alog, when it slipped of,
and the lock striking, discharged the
gun, causing a wound from which he
bled to death,
"A drunken man named Jackson
Mcclellan, at Hilliard's Station, in
Franklin county, Ohio, beat his own
child to death. 1t was aged only six
months
The Pomeroy Telegraph says that
asman named John Homm was gather
ing coal around the coal tip at the Ex-
celsior Salt works, when he fell over
the tip, distance of forty feet, and
was so injured that he died
Tho Chicago Tribune contains
letter from West Point giving a shock
ing account of the morals of that place
sndlrelating the brutal manner in which
new cadets are treated, that's a dis
grace the q, S, Government
We see in the Chillicoths Adccti-
ss an announcement Of the death Of
John Hough, an old citizen of that
place, Mr.. Hough was editor and
publisher of the Advertiser for nineteen
years.
The notororious George Francis
Train recently went to Ireland, where
he was arrested as a Fenian. He was
detained short time, and then re-
leased. He has sent dispatch to
thiscountry, stating that he has sued
the British Government for one hun
dred thousand pounds. That is big
story, a
-Charles Kean, the great English
tragedian is dead.
The Republican State Central
Committee met at Columbus on last
Thursday, and appointed the 4th of
March as the time for holding the State
convention, and recommended the 22d
of February as the time for appointing
delegates. The ratio fixed upon is one
delegate for each 400 votes cast for
Gov. Hayes
AT Brsmpton, Canada, man who
had the dslirium tremens was lying be-
fore the fire at a tavern, when some
drunken men surrounded him with
shavingS, and setting FIRE to them, burn
cd him to death.
"A man named John Swaney, mate
on the Steamer Armadillo, when
crazy with liquor, tried to murder sew
eral persons on the boat lie finally
shot aud killed; without the least prov
ocation, w. H. Graves, passenger. -
He then rolled thebody overheard, and
washed the blood from bis hands with
the coffee he had been drinking, The
body has not been found, The muT-
derer has been committed formurder in
the FIRST degree, The murder occurred
near ST. Louis,
"a man and woman in Wayne CO., +,
Michigan, got married in jest, and
afterwards had to go into court and get
. divorce
The Circloyllle papers state that
two boys were out hunting, when they
came to an old cabin where some ne
,grOes were living. One Of them fired
into the cabin, when a negro named
Spencer came to the door to orderthem
away. The other boy shot the negro
through tho neck, and he will die.
The boys then ran away, aud 1t is not
known whe they are. Thiskind Of out
rage is the natural result Of Democratic
teaching.
v4A man in Hooking county named
JohnD. Loomis committed suicide by
stabbing himself with a pocket knife.
He had lost money in specializing IN
cattle, and became much depressed in
his mind from that cause,
Rev. Geo. w. Brush, Of the M, E.
Church, committed suicide at Delaware
Ohio few days ago, by hanging him
in.his barn. HO is supposed tC
have had a Ct Of insanity.
The Congressional temperance SO
eiety recently had a meeting in Wash,
lheton City, Senator Wilson presided
and speeches were made by Horace
Greeley, Hon. T. A. Plants of Pome'
roy, Ex.GoY. Ford otOhiO, and others
Judge Chapman, Of the Crirhina
Court ofIndianapkfis, Indiana, has sen
fenced Lewis Washington, q negrO, L
nav a.ino Of $4,000, and impriaonmen
Ia The Penitentiary two years, for thG