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ORDERS soLICITED.(

est Assistant Treasurer, payable to
the order ofeach pensioner, who shall
thus be paid every three months in
stead of semi-annually as now. $780,
600 shall be paid annually to the Off
GERS in equitable proportions, instead
of s25, 900 paid in commissions now.
Quarterly payment, tits claimed will
save the pensioners several millions
now paidtor money loaned on pledge
of pension certificates, and save them
81, 400, 900 annually paid to agents
for collecting pensions, and 1857 800
paid for notary fees and for preparing
pension papers.
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THE BABY.

She is the blithest, brightest bird,
The sweetest, winsome little faS,
That e'era loyeless bosom stirred
To own affections potent sway.
Her locks are sunshine softly eurled
Above n brow they loved to kiss;
Her eyes, twin stars from t'other world.
Wandering III wonder over this.
Her checks are ruddy, sweet, and fnlr;
Where dimples play at hide-and-seeK;
Her linS bright stores of gladness, where
Rejoicing waves of laughter break.
For home she's one continued song
A sunny dispellant of care;
A star, a Joy where troubles throng;
To earth, n Heaven-to ldeaven--a prayer,
From "YafJ0
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Congressional.
ashington, Feb. 2.
SENAVE

OWN u L LIZ
Mr.. Chandler has corrested the
newspaper statement that he is an in
flationist. Under no circumstances
would he initiate the currency single
dollar.
The Currency bill was then taken
up.
The Senate proceeded to consider
the amounts reported from the COM
mittee on the whole, when an action
would be taken on the whole Of
them.
The House offered amendmeL Is,
which were rejected, and the bill
passed. Yeas, SO; Nays, %.
Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
The Committee on Foreign Affairs
reported several private bills, which
passed. Also, q resolution requesting
the President to communicate infor-
nation inregardto American citizens
in British prisons, and any facts in
relation to the treatment of such
prisoners. After some discussion
the resolution went over until to-
morrow.
The Speaker announced the az
pointment OF Messrs. Garfield, Pol
ard and Cox as Regents of the
Smithsonian Institute.
Mr.. Logan offered resolution to
the effect that the people of Cuba
having carried on active hostilities
for fifteen moths, and having estab-
lished de facto government, and
now occupy large portion of tn +,
island, the Committee on Foreign
Affairs be instructed to inquire what
reasons exist why the United States
government should not recognize the
Ropuhlio of Cuba as belligerent.
Adopted.
Mr.. Paineintroduced = joint resolu-
tion authorizing the Secretary Of
War to provide for taking meterolog.
ical observations. at the military sta
tions in the interior of the continent,
and for giving notice on the northern
lakes of the approach Of storms.-
Passed.
Mr.. Clark introduced bill to dis.
pose of the Cherokee neutral lands in
Kansas to actual settlers only.
Mr.. Banks asked the chairman of
the Committee on Appropriations
whether that committee had consid-
cred any measure for the relief of
large number of mechanics discharged
from the navy yards in various part
of the country.
Mr.. Dawes replied that a bill for
that purpose was before the Commit
tee, and would probably be reported
to morrow. The House went into
Committee of the Whole, and took
up the Senate bill appropriatlng $780,
000tor the relief of the poor in the
District of Columbia, allowing s10,-
900 worth of condemned army cloth
ing to be distributed, &c. TIE bill
gave rise to considerable discussion,
and several amendments were offer
ed, but none adopted except one for
the issue of rations by the War De-
partment Committee.
Mr.. Reese replied TO the bill, and
the House without further action ad-
journed.
A Gy
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SENATE.
Washington, Feb. 3.


Senator Sherman from the Finance
Committee reported bill to author
ize the funding and consolidation OF
the national debt, to extend banking
facilities, and establish specie pay
ment.
1t provides for the issue of three
classes of bonds, tour hundred mil
lions of each; the first ten aud thirty
years S per cent; the second fifteen
and twenty years II por cent; the
third twenty and sixty years at 4
per cent.
1t also provides for setting aside
yearly one hundred andiffty mil
hons of custom receipts to pay the
interest on the public debt and for
raising funds to reduce the public
debt,
Mr. Carpenter controverted the
positions taken by Mr.. Sumner in a
former discussion relative to the fit
ting out of Spanish gunboats, regard
ing them as wholly untenable. He
took ground in favor of recognition
of the belligerent rights of Cuba.
Vice President Colfax laid before
the Senate a communication from
the President in response to the Sen
ate resolution Of inquiry in relation
to the trouble in Winnepeg, which
was referred.
HOUSE.
Bills were introduced by Mr.. Ju,
lian amending the homestead acts.
By Mr.. Allison, to bring weights
aud measures of the meter system in
to public use
Mr.. Cullom, from the Committee
on Bounties, reported . bill to aid in
the execution Of the laws in Utah,
which was reeommitted. The tenth
section OF the bill makes incompetent
as grand or petit jurors those who
believe in advocating or practicing
bigamy or polygamy. The thirteenth
S ction provides that any man in
Utah who shall live or cohabit with
any woman than his lawful wife shall
be adjudged guilty of the CRIME OF
eoncubinage and be punished by a
fine not less than 81, 200 and impris-
onment in the Penitentiary at hard
labor not exceeding five years. The
bill authorizes United States Mar
shall, if resisted, or threatened with
resistance in the execution of any
writ or process, 80 apply to tho com.
mander ofany military camp, in any
State and Territory, for posse. II
also prohibits any alien praeticing
polygamv from being admitted tc
U Iited states citizenship, and also
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Cparies Aph department..
with new
Types and Presses.

PRINTING OF ALL KINDS,
From Visiting Card to a Mammoth
Poster, executed in good style. Eastern
pricea and work Duplicated.
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Democratic Lies.

The Macarthur Enquirer pretends TO
have further information from its lady
correspondent at this place in reference
to father Showers voting 1t says that
Mr.. Shower told Leander French that
he would never vote after the negroes
voted Mr.. Shower is a very old man,
and he says these lies give him much
trouble. We advised him not to try
TO hunt down Democratic lie. The
party is based upon fraud, oppression
and falsehood.
Lcander French, although a Demo.
crat, is an honest and truthful man.
Mr.. Shower has procured from him a
denial of the Eaquircr's story, and We
publish il this week. There let the
matter rest.
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JOHN I, RArER, Secretary.


Editor Standard:
A notice of the death of the Jackson County
Medical Association appeared in the last num-
Der of your paper, You perhaps founded your
prognosis upon Il hasty examination of some
paralytic member Paralysis of q member, does
necessarily involve the death of the body. The
Association yet lives. But an approaching par
alysis, If you have discovered such is an unfn-
vorable indication, and time may reveal the
fuct that the obituary was only premature. Some
allowance must be made for the very bad roads,
as some members live far from town. As the
roads improve, and by the use of some healthy
stimulus, mot alcohollc II is believed the Asso-
citation will be rclnvgorated In all its parts, and
become ga thing of beauty, and q Joy" to the af-
fiicted, for years to come While working men,
representing all branches Of labor, and profess
slonal men I'm all intelligent communities are
organizing for mutual Improvement by the free
interchange of opinions, and even women are
organizing, and waging successful warfare
against mankind, In behalf of themselves, their
female heirs, and assigns. Should the members
permit the Association to die, they would justly
entltle themselves to censure for apathy or
indifference to the welfare of their patients. No,
not dead May every member resolve, in view
of that alarming notice, that It shall not die.
Remembering the lone list of the noble dead Of
the profession, many of whom spent the last
days of their declining years In laborious scien-
tihc research for tho advancement Of the science
of medicine, whose industry we are in honor
bound to emulate. Let MS also resolve that wo
will never be too old to learn, especially while
engaged in practice. W.s.
The Medical Association Of Jackson county
met at Jackson c. II. Dr. A. Monah0n, Presi-
dent, in the chair Meeting called 10 order,
Reading minutes of previous meeting dispensed
with, There being no other special business, the
day was spent moro proftaby in reports Of
cases, aud discussion, DR.. Crumit reported a
ease of chronic inflammation of liver, and stom-
ach, with final extensive liberation Of allmonta-
~ canal, Doubts being entertained, whether
the obstlnacy OF tho disease did not otdepend upon
the tubercular diathesis. DR.. Monahan reported
case of strangulated ingulnal hernia.
operation for radical cure. Il became necessary
to remove u pound or more of fatty tissue. op-
Grafton successful. Cases Of infantile paralysis
were reported. Case Of fatty degeneration Of
plocenta reported. A lengthy discussion was
had, of the question: Does Calomel or other
medicines increase the secretion, and excreton,
ofli(c from tho liver? Monahan affirming; Ba-
kor denying. Participated in by other members.
This question will be discussed at next meeting.
Let members prepare for II. Essoyists for next
meeting, Caldwell, Gorslene, johnson, subject
Dysentery: Sylvester, subject septandrla Ver-
ginica; Kitchen, subject Podophyllln. On mo-
tion adjourned to meet at Jackson, first Tuesday
wN. SYLVESTER, scc'y, saI
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SUNDRIES.


The survey Of railroad from Iron
ton to Cincinnati is now in progress,
An old fashioned Methodist camp
meeting is to be held in Adams county
some time in August.
The trial of Mcfarland in New
York, for the murder Of Richardson, is
still in progress.
The annual decoration of soldiers
graves will be pretty generally observed
throughout the United States on Mon
day, May 3oth.
"A woman in Ironton attempted to
run of from her husband, and concealed
herself on steam boat. lie captured
her, and carried her back by main force.
The temperance party has called
State convention, TO meet at Colum-
bus on the lst of July, 10 nominate a
State ticket
DIR. Q. A. Trimble has arrived at
Chillicothe, from the South. lie has
purchased a residence at st. Johns, Flo
rida, and will make that place his future
home
WIN. Warner, while plowiug near
Chillicothe, turned up a lot Of Mexican
coins, mostly Mexican dollars, coined
prior to the present century.
John l.. Taylor OF ChilliCothe,
who represented this district in Con-
gress some eighteen or twenty years
ago, has received an appointment at
Washington City, and will make that
place his future residence.
"A man named Hardy, who killed
his step-father in Adams county, was to
have been hung in West Union last
week, but Gov. Hayes commuted the
sentence to imprisonment for life, and
Hardy has been taken 10 the Peniten-
tiary.
The Logan Republican was enlarged
recently, and now the publisher says
that the increase Of business will re.
quire further enlargement, which will
be made in July. This shows what
Gun be done by live man, even in Sc
strong Democratic place as Hooking
county.
August Weaver, of Hecla Furnace
in Lawrence county, accidentally shot {
one armed soldier, named Henry Fox
They were riding in n wagon, And
Weaver had a pistol in his hand, wher
the joltiug Of the wagon caused the pis
tol to 20 off. The ball entered the ey,
Of Fox, and lie will probably die.
Tho young Bottomitcs in Chilli
Oothe are progressing. A little bo!
named Erdman was told by his teache
to watch, and inform on any boys whC
should disturb the school, lie inform
cd on boy named Bopp, who was pun
iShed. Bopp, TO get revenge, shot Erd
man in the eye with an arrow. 1t il
thought tho little fellow will lose hi
eye.
lin the House of Representatives il
Congress, bill has passed giving Mrs
Lincoln pension of $4,000 per year
The Senate committee reported agains
the House bill, because Mr. Lincoln wa,
civil, and not military officer, ant
because Mrs. Lincoln received the bal
anOO of Mr. Lincoln's years salary
amounting to 1000, and from bis es
tate S36, ,765, go,
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Speak Out.

When in company with a number Of
editors last week, we on several ocCa-
Sions, in private conversation, broached
our peculiar theories on the subject Of
suffrage. We did not suppose, from
what we had seen in the papers, that
any other men IN the country held the
same opinions which we do. But no
one with whom wo talked upon this
subject had any serious objections-in
fact, they nearly all said our theories
were correct,
We believe in extending the suffrage
aa for as possible. There can bo no
reason in the world why women should
not vote. And there can be no valid
reason offered why man should re.
main aa alien in this country for five
years. The natiVe.born resident is a
resident from necessity. The foreigner
is resident from choice. When a man
prefers our country to the country of
bis nativity, and settles among us, he is
subject to our laws, and must answer
for a violation of the same, lie must
pay taxes aud work the roads, aud sub
nit to all the disadvantages Of citizen,
Then why not give him voice in the
making and administering of the laws 7
Treat him as an enemy, and he will be
pretty apt to bc one In the city oI
New York, il is a notorious fact that
thousands Of foreigners, fresh from
across the sea, not only vote, but vote
many times al the same election. They
are treated as enemies, and they have
but little interest in respecting laws
which have no respect for him. Make
him cltizen--troat him as friend. and
he will respect our laws, and aid in pre-
venting o violation of the same, instead
Of being a continual law-breaker him
self
We shall refer TO this matter in fu'
tire, when We have more time, aud we
hope our contemporaries will speak out,
and give their views upon the subject
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While at Marietta we had the plea
sure Of meeting with Mr.. Curtiss, the
Columbus correspondent of the Gin
cinnati Chronicle, lie is the young man
who was assaulted on the streets Of
Columbus last winter by Hubbell,
drunken member OF the Legislature,
Mr.. CurtiSs is a step-son of the late
Prof. Mather OF our county. lie is a
young man of much intelligence, aud a
very agreeable companion.
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HillsbOrO Railroad,

The meeting at Hillsboro was repre-
sented from this county by DR.. 7. II.
Clowers, B. Kahn, w. T. Washam and
Lewis Davis. A new company was
formed, and committees appointed in
each county to solicit subscriptions TO
the stock.
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Funny.
matter rest

Ii is known all over the United States
that the Cincinnati Commercial is one OF
the most abusive papers published
Murat Halstead, the editor, recently
published one of bis most abusive afti-
cles about Washington Mclean, editor
of the Enqmrr. Thereupon Mclean
published IIalstead as a low, vulgar liar,
blackguard and coward. Some people
thought these city worthless would fight
duel. But the people generally un-
derstood that what these men said of
each other was true, and that they were
both clustering towards. There was
no fight in either of them. Ifever any
country editors get down as low as
these city chaps, it will be time for all
decent men to quit the profession.
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Editorial Convention.

Convention assembled at the Board Of
Trade Rooms, at Marietta, at 10 A. NJ,
OF Wednesday, May 8.
In the absence ofthe President, Il. NJ
Stimson was called to the chair.
Minutes Of last meeting read and ap-
proved,
Capt. Putnam was excused from duty
as orator.
On motion, Gen. Wildes, A. McFar-
land aud Capt. Putnam were appointed
committee to prepare business, aud re-
ported the following resolutions;
Resolved, That we are opposed to the repeal by
Congress of the law authorizing the nee carriage
Of Newspapers, through the malls, In the coun'
tlcs In which they are published.
ReS0tued, That we endorse tile action OF the
State Association of Editors, lately assembled al
Springfield, Ohio, on this subject
Gen. Wildes was opposed to the re-
peal ofthe fanRing privilege, but thought
such laws should be enacted as would do
away with the abuses connected with it.
Capt. Putnam thought the repeal ol
the ranking law, so far az the carrying
Of county papers were concerned, was a
conspiracy on the part OF city papers to
break down county papers, that were
not firmly established and to concentrate
all information aud power of the press
in large cities, as is the case in Europe.
The abuse of the frauking privilege was
in distributing useless political doeu-
ments-not official
Mr Stimson rcmembered,whcn the
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The above is not a true exhibit of the
business of the county, as quite large
number make their returns on the
monthly list for May. There is no in-
come which reaches ten thousand dol
lars, aud large number who have cvi'
dently made over one thousand dollars
make no return of income.
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We see by the last number OF the
Wilmington Journal that J. II, Garvin
has retired from that paper. We re-
gret to part with Mr.. Garvin. We met
him at Springfield, aud we regarded
him as one of the best men in that con.
ycntion.
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We most heartily indOrsO every word
of the following, from The New York
Iiibnne;

The Secretary OF the Treasury reports the de-
crease OF the principal OF the National Debt dur
Ing the last month ut no less than Sl 6t7 73 10,
en-, 0UB u, ItdoOs seem 10 us that these fly.
ures should plead cloquontly with Congress In
favor OF leaving our Revenue system essentially
unchanged. Az this ratc, considering the steady
the Debt, we might pay the last cent Of Il With
In twenty years, Az this Tnto of monthly pay
ment, We might very sOOn fund the Flve-Twens
Ties at fur lower rate of Interest. Why should
there be such hurry to upset the system which
Is producing such bcnehcent results?
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More COrrespOndence-WhO Can
Beat This2

On Monday last we received letter
as follows. We omit the name Of the
writer;
"SrrUBENvILLE, o., May 7, 1870.
d. Mackty Esq:
DEAR SIR--l send you herewith S.
Please rot my figures forward, as do
not want to be at the foot of the list.
Respectfully yours,
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AS our old friend was already far in
advance, bis figures now stand ed May,
1874. Who next3
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National Taxes.

by the politeness of II. G. Miller,
Assistant Assessor for this county, we
are enabled to give the following from
the Annual List of assessments for this
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We find the following in several of
the papers in this District. 1t will be
seen that Jackson county pays more tax
than either Gallia, Adams Or Vinton,
and more than Adams and Vinton both:
Tho U. S. taxes have been made up and are
now In the hands OF the Collector for payment.
The following is the amount In the Eleventh Dis
trict, per counties, 10 wit:
Vinton 4,88i,00
3,S9i,i0
0,4ig,M
o,lloiyJ
doisy
Lnwf0nCe"u"'.'',''''"''''.' iOoO,VO
These include all the taxOs We pay the Nation.
al Government except those paid by National
Banks aud Government officers.
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Tx publishing the certificates Of in
corporation filed at Columbus last week
the Journal gives the following'
The Andes Furnace Company of Lick town.
snn T., sharcs ~ sim Tho eornoyator, ara w 3
Cutler, II. r. Dawes, w. II. Brown, ThOs W. Ew
art and J. q. Stevens,
These mon all reside In Marietta
They own the Slope coal banks.
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Probate Notices.
Wanted Situation.

BY boss weaver and dyer Of ability and good
character; can manage woolen factory all
through; would rent small contTy factory, or
go in as working partner reference TO present
employers. Address WHITEHEAD, Boz 2fs,
jackson G. H., Ohio.
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Mrs. NJ E. Lowry, of Detroit,
has been lecturiug on temperance in
Ironton.
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% Teams Wanted,

To haul Lumber 10 Jackson, and other poi nts,
The highest price per hundred paid IN CASH.
For terms, &C., apply Immediately to-
May II, 70-3w Z. FLACh q Co.
The Portland daily press., 1870-03-12
News by the Latest Mails.

1t is stated that the banks OF New York hold
Sos GOO, 600 in gold and gold certificates, s23,.
100000 of the amount being in coin.
Steamer Smidt, from Bremen JAN 20, which
was about being given up as lost arrived a,
New York Friday noon.
Six cars, with their twelve wooden tanks
filled with oil, were burned at Oil City, Pa,
Friday morning. The excitement ut one time
was intense, but subsidized when in was ascer-
tanned that no damage would occur TO the sur
rounding property.
NJ. Louis Noir, brother of Victor Noir, who
was killed by Prince Napoleon Bonaparte,
publishes an interesting communication in the
German journals OF Paris He complains that
he mas not been permitted to know anything
OF the accusation against the Prince; that
neither he nor any of his friends have been
cited to appear as witnesses in the case, and
that the prosecution seems to be against his
dead brother and not against the Prince.
A letter from Fort Carey of Feb. 2lst says
that the Canadians threaten to burn down the
town OF Winnepeg and drive all the Americans
out of the country, and say they will hang all
the principal actors in or leaders of the rebel
lion. The Winnepegs held court martial on
Capt BoultoD, the Canadian Il ader of the last
expedition. He was to be shot on the Dist
They shot another Kannuck spy few days
ago and threaten several more before they get
through, as they captured forty-eight in one
day. The French are getting stronger every
day, and the Kannuck party are really too
cowardly to fight. The rebellion is beginning
to assume a serious attitude on account of the
overbearing tone of the Canadians We may
expect fight at any time.