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The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1870-06-16
SUNDRIES.

o.
A child three years old, son Of Joseph
Tallut, of Gallipolis, fell into well 65
feet deep. Of course it was killed.
The value of personal property in
Pike county is 1854, $50.
AT a,dance near Blanchester, free
fight arose, in which some twelve to
fifteen men were engaged. So says the
Blanchester Herald.
From the Assessors returns for
Scioto county, we gather the following: {:
deaf, 26i blind, 49, insane, g. IDIOT
10, 2S.
"A. w. Buskirk of Portsmouth has
sold out his grocery, and gone into the
foundry business with S. B. Hampstead
8 Co., of Hanging Rock.
Henry Cutter, of Harrison town
ship, Scioto county, while hauling grav-
Ell, got hurt by falling, in consequence
of his team starting, which caused his
death. He was fifty years of age.
j. NJ. Cumback, proprietor of the
Republican, at Shelbyville, Indiana, de.
sires to sell his establishment, He Of
fers a good bargain.
IS. P. Drake has sold out the Ports
mouth Republican to G, 4. Erwin of
Cincinnati.
The Assessors returns in Marietta
show falling off in personal property
in one year of S4O,6Ol.
AT the recent Democratic conven-
tion in Brown county, there were "a
candidates for Sheriff, and the conven-
ton balloted 1l6 times, when John
Dillon was the fortunate man.
AT the recent election in Oregon
the Democrats carried the State, but
the Republicans made large gains.
AT the municipal election in WASH
ington City, Emery was. elected over
Bowen, the present Mayor. Both can
didates are Republicans.
"A little girl named Ida Bush, in
Jackson county, West Virginia, was
playing on log, at school, when the
ogsrolled down the bank over her, kill
ing her instantly.
Two men, named Matthias Haas
and Charles Kuhn, were killed by light
ming near Chillicothe on last Friday.
They were working at a bridge, and
took shelter under tree.
"A man named Kelley has been
tried for whipping woman at the In
firmaryin Ross county. He had charge
of the establishment at the time. He
was fined $50.
Three men, named Kemery, Wat
son and Crouch, amused themselves in
Chillicothe by shooting at each other
several times. Nobody hurt.
Last week we mentioned that a
number of Jews had been murdered in
Roumania. This turns out to be false.
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We are authorized to announce the name Of
JOHN W. EVANS JR., ofPortland, as a candidate
for Sheriff Of Jackson county, at the ensuing oc-
tober election, subjectto the decision ofthe Re
publican county nominating convention.
We are authorized to announce the name Of
D. D. EDWARDS of Hamilton township as q can
didate for Sheriff of jackson county, subject to
the edecslon of the county nominating conyen-
tion.
We are authorized to announce the name of
WEN. c. mccoy, of Hamilton Township as a
candidate for Sheriff Of Jackson County, subject
to the decision of the Republican County Con-
vention.
MIR. EDIToR-You will please announce the
name of MOSES MORGAN as n candidate for Sher-
if subject to the decision OF the Republican Con-
Yention. MANY FRIENDS.
We are authorized to announce the name of
JOHN E. SPICER, of Hamilton township, as a can
didate for Recorder of Jackson county, subject to
the decision of the Republican county conven-
ton.
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Congressional Convention.

The convention to nominate candi-
date for Congress in this ilth) District
will be held at Portsmouth on Wednes-
day, August nth.
The basis of representation will be
one delegate for each 200 votes cast for
Gov. Hayes in October last This will
make the convention consist of 80 del
egates. The official call will probably
be published next week.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1870-06-16

Sunday amusements on the Bottom
are not confined exclusively to Chilli
Gothic, as the following, from one of the
Circleville papers, would seem to indi-
cate:
"a row at lager beer saloon on the
corner of Watt and Pickaway streets,
last Sabbath night, resulted in a couple
Of Germans from the country getting
soundly thrashed; and one of our citi-
gems had to have his head sewed up"
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1870-06-16

Our neigbbor of Hillsboro News is
in error in giving credit for a certain
article to brother Mackley ofthe jack
son Standard. We refer to the arti-
Gle in relation to the death of VIM. Neil,
of Columbus. Brother Mackley could
do better than that Washington (Fay-
cite County Herald.
All true, except, perhaps, the last
paragraph. ',~
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1870-06-16

GA copy OF the Cape Ann Adverti-
ser, Of May 10, 1867, asks an exchange,
Singular The mails should be so slow,
three years in getting paper here on
ly from Massachusetts,. ~ Warren
Chronicle
Ours was Of date 1865. What does
II mean p ChilGcOthe Gazette.
We, believe our copy was dated in
1895.
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County Convention.

The Republican voters of Jackson
county are requested to meet at the
usual place of holding elections in the
several townships, on
Monday, July Is, 1870,
ct two o'clock p. M, and proceed to
elect delegates to county convention.
The basis of representation will be
one delegate for every 80 votes cast for
Gov. Hayes at the October election,
1869, and one delegate for each fraction
Of 10 and over. This will entitlo the
townships to the following number of
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Probate Notice.

The accounts of Jacob A. Sell, guardian of
John w, Cissna, and John j. Buckley, adminis-
TRAITOR of Elizabeth Mcnivitt, have been filed for
settlement in the Probate Court of jackson
county, Ohio and the same are set for examln-
alton and hearing on the 30th day OF June, 1870,
at 10 o'clock, Il. NJ.
JOHN j. c. EVANS,
June 9,T0-sw. Probate Judge
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Notice.

All persons who are indebted to the late firm
of d. w. Wintoueh Co., are requested to make
immediate settlement with d. w Winfough
surviving partner The death of VIM. b. Steele
one of the finn, renders IL absolutely necessary
that the books should be settled at once
June 0, 0,TO--Sw d. W. WINFOUGH.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1870-06-16

"A man named Shottsmann, in
Brown county, while eating his supper,
knocked bis wife down with a,hsavy
plate, and then beat her to death,
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1870-06-16

We use up Sl5,OOO,OOO worth of
stamps, and stamped envelopes and
Government news paper wrappers in
single ear.-Niddkport (Aeigs Co..
Press.
All indeed. You must do quite a
large business for a country printing
office.
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Total delegates
Iotal delegates 10
The delegates SO elected will meet al
the Court House in Jackson on

Tuesday, July 10, 1870,
at 10 o'clock A. M, aud proceed to
nominate candidates for the several
county Offices, aud also appoint dele
gates to the Congressional and Judicial
conventions, and also appoint a Central
Committee for the ensuing year, and
such other business as may come before
the convention.
BY Order of Cen. Com, J. Co,
June 0, ls7O-sw.
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Notice.

The undersigned has been duly appointed Ad-
minisuat0r of the estates OF Samuel Farmer and
deceased.
JunSS, 7O-sw wILLIEx 7, EyArS
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OCTOBER ELECTION.

(TtUo Dollars Invariably in ddUdncc, for an
nOttncing each candidate. The STANDARD lCiH be
sent free until after the election, TO all persons UhO
announce themselves as cdndidateS1
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-01-12
The UpaS Tree.

tits one of the curious facts in the histo-
~ of delusions, that even scientic men
once had an unquestioning faith in the
deadly Influence of the Upas tree on all liy-
ing things within its range. DR.. Fersch,
an eminent surgeon in the service of the
East India Com pany, first described the
tree and its destructive powers in Pen
nock's Outlines of the Globe" published at
the close of the last century. AS he gave
the account from his own observation, it
seemed entitled to greater weight He
said, 81 saw it myself, the sole Individual
of its species, standing alone IN q scene of
solitary horror, in the middle OF a naked,
blasted plain, surrounded by q circle OF
mountains, the whole area OF whichls COW
cred with the skeletons of birds, beasts and
men. Not a vestige of vegetable life is to
be seen within the contaminated atInos-
phere, and even the fishes die in the water. .
DR. Darwin, the distinguished botanist,
accepted the theory as ascIentitic fact, and,
IN his Botanic Garden, " exercised little
poetic license, making the miasma pene-
trate over ten leagues square, and destroy
alike the eagle in the air or the hon on the
plain.
A more careful investigation of the facts
has found the tree to be perfectly harmless,
and that the destructive power is duealone
to sulphate and carbonic acid gas coming
from volcanic openings in the region.
There is q famous ''Valley OF Poison at
the foot of the volcano Papandaging, in
Java. where scientific travellers have found
a great number of dead animals of various
kinds, as dogs, cats, tigers, rhinocerosos,
squirrels, birds, and snakes. The soft
parts of the animals, as the skin, and mus
cles, and hair, and feathers, are preserved,
while the bones crumble and disappear.
No living thing is found in the vicinity save
the Upas tree, and it is not surprising that
superstitious notions of its malarious pow
or should have been widespread. But the
true cause Of death IN this case is very OBJ
vious, as there are many creviceS and open
ings in the sides OF the mountains, from
which carbonic acid gas and sulphurous
fumes are emitted in great quantities. 1t
was by such emissions that the elder Phny
and his companions were suffocated, at the
destruction of Herculaneum, though they
were miles away from Vesuvius.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-01-12
Almost Another Ayondale Disaster,

A dispatch from Plymouth, Pa, dated
Dec. 3lSt SAYS:
About half-past ten o'clock this morning
the breaker of the Washington mine, stu
ated at the southern end of the town, was
discovered on fire. There We're ffty-ive
men in the mine at the time, which is one
OF the man-traps like The Avondale. with
but one outlet; Notwithstanding this, no
notice was given to the men below that the
building was on fire. Fortunately it was
soon discovered and with great exertion,
not only prevented from spreading, but ex-
tinguished, and the men below remaining
all the while in ignorance of the danger
The fire was the result Of gross careless
ness on the part Of the company working it
1t appears two stoves We're kept in the
breaker to give heat to boys employed
there to pick out slate frcm the coal as it
goes into the breaker, and the pipes of
these stoves were run directly through the
woodwork without any protection, the
woodwork heated until it became of the
consistency of tinder and then ignited. At
noon some of the men came up to dinner,
AID, although every eXertion was
made to keep the fire from their
knowledge the fact leaked out and they be-
came aware for the first time of the terrible
fate they escaped. When they went down
again they informed the rest of the men,
ana they at once held an indignation meet
ing, and resolved to go up out of the mine,
when they got Up they assembled the rest
or the men belonging to the mine, in all
about seventy, and held another meeting,
resolving that they would not again go
down into the mine until there was built
two chimneys for the stove pipes, watch
man placed in charge of the building day
and night, bell at the bottom of the shaft
SO they should have signal when there
was danger at the surface.
Since that the mine has not been work
ed, and the men still remain firm. The
proprietors, Thomas Broderick & Co., not
being able to get any men to supply the
places Of the old hands have yielded to the
demands so far as the two chimneys are
concerned and their construction has COM
menced, but they think one watchnan in
the night is sufficient and decline to place
one there in day time. The men says this
only shows a willingness to protect their
own property and as their lives are exposed
in day tine they say they shall insist on
two watchmen and also on the alarm bell.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-01-12

A SNAKE IN BALL RooM.-A very inter
estlng and exciting scene occurred at a
hall not many miles from this city q few
evenings since. Among the persons was q
young lady who had q great horror of
snakes and Imagined no matter what the
season-I she experienced any unusual
alarm, snake IN unpleasant proximity
After dancing awhile she was greatly dis
tressed by feeling sensa ion as though a
serpent had fixed itself beneath the folds
of her dress. Grasping the folds of her
dress tightly she screamed aloud for assist
ance. A hasty consultation among the
gamest OF the ladies was held, when it was
determined that young disciple of Escu-
laplus who was present should be called to
their assistance. He was quickly on the
spot, and, being a man of uncommon
courage, was not many moments with
IN the circle Of half-tainting females before
he caught the tail of the snake, and wound
it firmly around his hand, telling Miss M
that she must let go the moment he ierked.
and to make the act as quick as DOS
slble that he would pronounce the words,
one, two, three, and that at the moment
he pronounced the last word she must let
go her hold and that he doubted not that
he could withdraw the snake before he
would have time to strike. All stood in
breatbless horror awaiting the act of life or
death, and the moment the words were
pronounced the doctor jerked out the
longest and most diabolical looking hustle
that ever was seen. The whole affair was
soon explained; the fastenings of the ma
Dehlne had becomeloose during the dancing
and it shifted it's position in such a way
that it dangled about and induced the be-
lief that it was snake with an enormous
head. The doctor fell down in his tracks
and conldn' be induced to undertake the
capture Of another snake on any con
| dition. - Omaha Herald.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-01-12
The Fur. Bearing and Game Animals Of
the Rocky Mountains.

DR.. Latham, surgeon of the Pacific Rail-
road, who lives on the Laramie Plains, says
great business may be done in trapping
wild animals for their furs all through the
Rocky Mountain country of Montana, Wy
oming and Colorado. He enumerates some
of the leading animals to be found through
all this region:
Otter, dark and fine; beaver, dark and
fine; beaver, maltese color, finer than the
dark ones; beaver, rainbow colored $50
called by trappers); mink, dark, large and
fine; mink, brown large and fine; mink,
pale not so good; fisher, only one species;
martin, dark. very large and fine; martin,
yellow; grizzly bear, same as in Cali ornia;
black bear; common bear; silver fox; black
fox; gray or white timber wolf; wild cat;
lynx; skunk, black; skunk, striped: weasel
white; muskrat, large and fine. Panther
and buffalo are plenty north of North
Platte and South of South Platte; they are
also found on Wind River and on the head
waters of the Columbia. This entire sec.
ton abounGs in elk, deer, antelope, noun
tain sheep and all kinds of small game COM
mon to the Rocky Mountains, aud fish in
abundance in the streams. Ten thousand
trappers could subsist themselves here for
all time on the wild game and fish. On the
head-waters of these streams, away up to
the everlasting SHOWS, there is not more
than three months IN the year that the fur
is not good.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-01-12

The Greek text of the polyglot inscrip-
ton for the monument in honor of the
completion of the Suez Canal has been COM
posed by DR.. Reinhold Klotz, at the Uni
versity of Leipsic, -under commission re-
ceiVed from Paris. It is literally as follows:
SIN the year of the Hegira 1882 (1869),
under the renowned government of the
nlustrious Padish Abdul AHA Chan, EN-
peror of the Ottomans. and under the wise
rule Of the noble Ismael Pasha, Viceroy of
Egypt, this monument was erected to cele-
brate the excavation OF the Suez Canal,
which is destined to approximate the ma
tions of Europe and Asia, to multiply their
commercial relations, to promote the bene-
tlcient conquests of civilization, and to fa-
vor a more intimate union between all the
members of the human family. This great
work of peace owes its origin to the cour-
ageous perseverance of Ferdinand Lesseps,
with the cooperation of the principal mar
itime nations, and under the patronage of
the Emperor OF the French"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-01-12
The Russian CraMn JefeIs.

correspondent who has seen the Rus
sian crown jewels says they are kept in
the highest room of the palace The stair
cases are lofty, and the ascent is tedious
Four tried and faithful servants OF the
realm keep watch and ward-two within
and two without. The great Orloff diamond
turned its basilisk reflection full upon me,
Ihls oveItops the hoh-i-noor by eight car
ats m weight, and am satisfied the green
lsh tint and the flaw lessen it only to the
groyeling mind. Big? ! could hardly see
1t. 1t was the size of knob on bed
post. The imperial crowns of both EN-
peror and Empress were adorned with no.
BILE jewels the former resemble a patri-
archal miter, dome-shaped, carries on its
summit a cross formed of five magnificent
diamonds, and supported by very large,
uncut, spinal ruby. Eleven great dia-
monds, IN foliated arch arising from the
front and back, support this ruby and
cross, assisted by hoop of pearls. The
band for the brow carries % large brilliants
The orb Is surmounted by great sapphire,
greenlsh and blue, and huge and very
large diamond The coronet of the En-
press is a beautiful mass of exquisite gems
Apart from those above mentioned, and O
lot Of great emeralds, the collection is not
SO striking as that of Saxony. This NAV
be traceabIe to the fact that much of it
still retains its old silver setting, not calcu-
lated for the best advantageous display. 1t
is kept covered up with old linen cloths.
WHAT SOUTH AMERICA CAN DO WITH THE
LAso. A South American traveller thus de-
scribes the favorite weapon of the prairie
ranger-the laso: "Thcse people of the
pampas are seldom seen with firearms
but theV alVaVS carry g. long l,Difa -, tbo
glrdle, and d cOiled laso at the saddle bow.
Sometimes, too, they are armed with q
laso having three leaden balls or heavy ma
terial attached to the main cord by three
lesser thongs One OF these balls they
grasp in the hand and swing the other two
few times over the head to give velocity
and aim, and then sling them with such
force and precision that they wrap
around the legs of any animal they arc
pursuing, in such q manner as tc
hamper IT, till they came along side. In
the Spanish South American countries men
are frequently garroted in this manner
with a facility that would astonish the
cheUdlierS i1lduStrie of our larger cities
In the early days OF the Paragusyan war, s
company of Southern Brazihans captured
one of the enemy's steamboats, with lasoes
| They concealed themselves III the matto ol
thick bushes on the bank of the river
where they knew that the vessel must come
close to the shore, and when it was within
their reach q party of them threw ropet
around the fgure-head and every available
projection, while the others, with their fire
arms, drove the Paraguayans from making
any resistance, till the laso party hauled th(
prize to land and the Braziljans took pos
session Of It,"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-01-12

A CHRISTMAS Or New YEARS PRESENT.
A monthly or a weekly publication for young
people makes one OF the most acceptable
presents that can be given during the holi-
days-and for this purpose the Youths
Companion, of Boston, is admirably adapt
ed. It will make its appearance new and
fresh with each succeeding week, is always
sprightly, entertaining and practical. Some
OF the most brilliant writer's IN the country
contribute to it's columns
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-01-12

Professor j. d. Steele has communica-
ted the following To the Eimifa Adyer-
tiser:
''Thers appeared in the Advertiser some
weeks since paragraph, copied, believe
from Michigan paper, declaring that n
column Of magnetic light is shooting out
from the sun at a prOdigious speed-that
II already reaches half way to me earth.
aud that, in all probability, by another
/ summer, We shall have celestial arc at
mospherc phenomena beside which our
rudest winter winds will seem like a June
morning IN Paradise, In fine, that when
| this big tongue of fire touches the earth it
will likely lap mp our globe at one mouth
ful. Very many have made inquiries Of
me concerning this prodigy and with your
leave, l will try to satisfy their curiosity
and perhaps allay their fears.
1t has been known for some time that
during a total eclipse red flames were seen
to play about the edge OF the moon Dur
ing the eclipses of 1868 and 1869 it was
definitely settled that they were entirely
disconnected from the moon, and were vast
tongues of fire darling out from the suns
disc. By observations with the speetro-
scope, and also by means of the wonderful
photographs of the sun taken by De La
Rue during the eclipse of 1850 it was dis
covered that these fire mountains consisted
mainly Of burning hydrogen gas. This
was precious information to secure in the
midst of the excitement, and novelty, and
in the brief duration of total eclipse It
did not, however, satisfy scientific men
For two years Mr. Locllyer, aided by a
grant from Parliament to construct a su-
perior instrument, had been experiment.
ing and searching in order to detect these
flames at ether times than at the rare oc-
cUrrence of total eclipse On the Goth OF
October, 1868, he obtained a distinct image
of one of the prominences which he after
ward traced entirely around the sun. AS
uonomers can, therefore, now study these
dames at any time.
The result of observations now being
taken show that storms rage uuon the sun
With violence of which we can form no.
conception. Hurricanes swept over its
surface with terrific violence. Vast eve
Lones wrap its fires into whirlpools, at the
bottom Of which our earth could lie like a
boulder IN a volcano Huge flames dart
out TO enormous distances, and fly over the
sun with speed greater than that of the
earth itself through space. At one time q
cone of fire shotout so, 600 miles, and then
died away all in ten minutes time. Be-
sides such awful commissions the mimic
display OF terrestrial volcano or earthquake
siuks into insignifcance
There is nothing in these phenomena to
alarm us. They have. i'll all probability,
happened constantly for ages past. That
we have now means of investigating their
nature and measuring their height and We.
locity, furnishes no cause OF anxiety. Ru-
morssof these discoveries have ctept into
the papers, and exaggerated by repeated
copying and sensational additions, have
given rise to these mysterious and uncall-
ed for predictions.