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Gambling.

At the show in this place on last
Thursday, James A. Aleshire lost $3.50
betting on the turning of card, at
a gambling table kept by side show.
He first lost $50, and then bet 500,
and of course lost that also. With sew
eral men, he followed his fellow gam
bier, and caught him at Beaver, Pike
county, and compelled him to give back
the money. 1t is said that Mr.. Aleshire
had to pay the men who went with him,
$50.
Most people think that the meanest
thing that Aleshire did in the matter,
was pleading the baby act, aud demand
ing the money back. Mr. Aleshire tells
us that the last $l0O was not fairly won,
aud that that is the reason why he took
il back. But we would ask, is not all
gambling swindlO' 1t is precisely
the same in principle as stealing. II is
the desire to get the property of another
without giving value for it. We have
no sympathy, or charity, or mercy, for
any ono who will gamble All lotteries,
and gift enterprises, and dollar sales,
and rafting off rings in cakes at church
fairs, are in principle exactly the same
as gambling at the card table, at the
horse race or at the base ball 1t is a
kind of stealing rendered popular by
men of elastic conscionOes
Mr., Aleshire is teacher of the youth
Of our land lie holds teachers cer-
tihcatc for two years. win the School
Examiners revoke III Two of the Ex-
aminerS, at least, are members of church,
aud men who require rigid morality in
high places,
Have not the public Alright TO demand
that the teachers Of the children and
youth of our land be men Of good NOR
al "carachtcri"
Mr. Aleshirs is our friend, and it is
with no feelings of pleasure that we
feel it our duty to record his sin and his
fall. We have no "malis" toward
"sncy'' one in this matter
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Letter from scioto county.
Iron FURNACE, O., July l4th, 1

IRON FURNACE, o. July l4thi 1870
Ed Standard The name Of Hon. II. s. Bundy
appears among those announced as candidates
In the nomination for Congressman He is just
the man we want, and we are willing to support
him to the last. We are going to do all We can
for him in the nomination, and If he is nomi"
mated, which is pretty certain to be the case,
from what we have observed, we are going to
spare no pains nor time to secure his election.
am certain that there is not another man in
thedfstrict who would receive, in this section,
as warm a support as he would. Mr.. Bundy is
O man that is too we'll known to need any encos
mum written upon his reputation. "He has
been weighed in a balance, and not found want
ing"
merely write this to induce you to urge the
name o5BUNDY, for he is the right man-the man
that the people want, and whom they know to
be worthy of their support.
A VOICE FROM THE PEOPLE.
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SUNDRIES.
o.


Cen, schenck declines to be candidate in
the Third District.
We omitted to mention the death OF ofAdmiral
Dahlgren last week.
james II. Hubbell has been nominated for
Congress in the With District, by the Demo-
Gratis.
Henry Finsterwald, q boy, was drowned in
the Hooking river at Athens on last Saturday
week. He had been bathing.
Gov. Ashley OF Montana has finally been
removed. The Toledo Blade thinks this is all
wrong We think so too.
Mr.. Motley has been recalled as Minister to
England and man by the nnmo of Freling-
huysen has been appointed In his place.
Senator Revels was elected from street car
in Louisville last week, on account Of his color.
He will bring suit for damages.
Tho town Of zalestl, Vinton county, con.
tains population OF $780, Macarthur contains
S5s In the year 1860 Macarthur contained 822or
q gain Of only 80 IN ten years.
The French Minister at Washington City,
Provost Paradol, committed suicide on last
wednesday night, by shooting himself through
tho heart. He was partially insane, In Conse-
quence OF the great heat and the excitement
caused by the war news from Europe
John Lawson, Of Gallipolls, was killed by
tho cars in Chillicotho last week. He was the
Democratic member OF the Ohio Legislature
from Gallia county, elected in 1867. He crept
under the cars and lay down. What was he do
ing thereH
John Hopley, editor Of the Bucyrus Journal
has been appointed Postmaster at Bucyrus We
saw Mr. Hopley at the Springfield Convention,
and thonght then, and stlll think, that he is one
Of the best men In the State. His appointment
ID well deserved.
--s. B. steece has been re-appointed Postmas-
ter at Ironton. Mr., steece has been Postmaster
during the past Ave years, having been appoint
cd through the influence of Mr.. Bundy, when
that gentleman was in Congress- Mr.. steece
has made IN acceptable officer.
The Ecumcnical Council at Rome has de-
elared that the Pope is infalllble. The old gen.
tleman must have got new wrinkle since no
declared the independence Of the late Southern
Confederacy. He was rather fallible then.
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The County Convention and its
Nominees,

We were compelled to go to pres
last week Immediately after the adjourn
npent Of the county convention, and
had notime to speak OF its work.
The convention did one very strange
and inexplicable thing. 1t required each
candidate, when his name was announc
ed, to pledge himself to support the
nominees of the convention. This wa.
well enoughi but when DR. A. b. Mon
ahan introduced resolution pledging
the delegates to do the same tbing-to
ratify their own work, they voted it
down by three to one, thus saying ''we
will nominate candidates; bat we will
not support them, OF vote tor them"
Whea this strange action was taken,
the Democrats in the room loudly ap-
plaUded. Nc wonder
But we can assure our Democratic
friends, that no matter how strange or
inconsistent this conduct Of the conven-
tion may have been, there will be no
boiling on the part of the Republicans
of the county, no matter what course
these delegates may pursue. The only
way for party to hold together, is to
abide by the action of the majority.
Full notice of the appointment of dele
gates had been given, and, so far as we
can learn, all was done fairly and hon
orably.
As to the candidates nominated by
this convention, we will not speak in
detail this week They are men above
the average of men nominated on coun-
ty tickets. Some of them may not be
"paragOns," as our friend l. +. Mona
han would say. We do not believe
that many men are absolutely per-
feet; but all these candidates are COM
petent men to fill the positions for which
they are nominated. They are all hon
est men, who manage their own busi-
ness in an honorable way, and we re-
gard this as a pretty good test. They
are all men who would be trusted by
those who know them, in any private
business. That is another excellent
test.
When there arc only four Offices to
be filled, and there are sixteen good
men anxious to fill them, it is evident
that twelve men will be somewhat dis
appointed. This is natural. But this
feeling will soon pass away, and all the
nominees Of the convention oflast week
will be elected by one of our good old
fashioned Republican majorities. Tc
attain that desirable end, let us all Lay
off our coats and 60 to work for the
nominees in good faith, and in sober
earnest. ....
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Base Ball.

A few weeks ago we wrote a littl,
article of two or three liUes, in whicl
we spoke Of the base bali foolery. Thi,
has aroused terrible feeling against
us. The Ironton Journal and Ports
mouth Tribune also ventured to suggest
that base ball matters might be carried
a little too far whereupon the Ports
mouth Times says that Msckley has got
Mcfarland by the nose, &c. The
drunken editor Of Il kind of fash paper
in another ueighboring city tries to
mutter and D1aunder maudlin nonsense
at us abest base ball
There is nothing wrong in playing
base ball. Neither is their anything
wrong in playing cards, dancing, OF
horse-racing. 1t is only the abuse oi
these amusements which renders them
sinful, and which requires that all good
men should oppose them.
Base ball has become kind Of ma
MIA in our country. Young men think
and talk about nOthiGg else. They can
talk intelligently on no other subject.
You will hear the technical terms and
slang phrases used in the game, from
morning until night. Their entire
mind is engrossed ia the matter, to the
exclusion OF all useful matters. They
travel all over the couutry to engage in
the game, spending money, and what is
worse than all, betting largely We
will soon become a nation of gamblers.
When the great Welsh millionaire, Sir
Watkins William Wynne, lost twenty
thousand pounds on . race between
two snails, men Of common sense laugh
ed at him. But he was fully as sharp
as the man who stakes his money on a
race around ring between the "Red
Stockings" and the "Red Belts" or be,
tween the cred Hots" and the "Freez.
ers," or the "Block Heads" and tht
"sar Heads"
All persons ought to take much bod
lily exercise. When that exercise can
be put into the form of productive Ia.
Dor, that should be preferred. This
cannot always be done. School boys
and college students must take exercise
in play. But when this so engroSses
the mind as to take the place of study,
it becomes injurious, and should bC
abandoned. Walking is the best cxer
else. A writer in the Atlantic Month
ly for August, says that when Charles
Dickens was in this country, two years
ago, he walked from eight to ten milel
every day, no matter what kind o
weather it was. He was then between
fifty and sixty years ofage.
Let uryOung men get up at 4 o'Clocl
aud walk out Eve miles and return be
fore breakfast. They can improv'
their minds as we'll as their bodies du
RIM, their walk
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Democratic Distress.

The Democrats in Jackson would like
70 get some of the county Offices.
But they can see no sight to get a taste.
They took very active interest in the
nominations made by the Republican
convention. One might have been led
to think that they intended to vote for
some Of the nominees Of that conven-
ton, so great an interest did they man
ifsIt, They are greatly troubled what
course TO pursue, They have several
schemes in view, One is, to make no
nominations, and if they can find any
Sorshsadsd Republicans mean enough
they will get them to run on a kind Of
independent ticket Another plan is,
10 nominate a ticket of disappointed
Republicans. The objection to either
Of these plans is, that no Republicans
will vote for such ticket, and not all
the Democrats will do so.
Another plan is, to nominate an ont
and out copperhead ticket-takO the
bull by the horns, aud march Oh to in
eyitable defeat.
Il does not matter which course they
pursue The Republicans have the ma
jority-H good, reliable majority in the
county. They are united, earnest, and
confident Of victory,
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The IrOnton Journal, in speaking Of
the candidates for Congress, saws:

"Mr Bundy has already served one term with
credit to himself and satisfaction to his constit-
uents. Mr.. Wilson has served two terms with
like results. But q little rotation Is healthful.
1t is claimed that when we once get good
member we should keep him, and not put "a
horse in harness unbroken." The horse we wish
to harness is well broken, and is all the more
serviceable from having good rest Mr.. Bundy
has been, for three years, at home has mingled
among the people, and knows well their wants
and interests. Grave questions of the past have
been settled by, and in the Republican party
New issues are coming up, and no man under
stands them better than he My
"As to the claims of the several counties, We
will say, that when that subject Is broached,
Lawrence will come forward with her man;
one of practical experience as working man
and mechanic of mature age, and possessed Of
attainmeuts which will commend him to the
people. Meantime, while we favor the nomina-
tion of Mr.. Bundy, we shall abide the decision
of the convention and heartily support the
nominee, predicting for him rousing majority"
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Mr.. BundX,s Prosnects.

We publish several articles upon the
Congressional question this week, ta-
ken from the Republican paper of the
district. Toshow how the ma tier is
viewed by the Democracy, we publish
the following, taken from the Ports
mouth Times of last Saturday:
BUNDY VS. WILSON.
The contest in the Republican ranks for the
Congressional nomination in this District, is be-
ing waged with an earnestness that will un-
doubtedly develop considerable bad feeling.
The fight now seems narrowed down to Wilson
and Bundy, and their partizans are industriously
at work. The Radical press of the District seem
almost united ON Bundy. Wilson has not an
out spoken organ in the six counties. We were
of the opinion that the Honorable John, through
the aid ofthe federal officials throughout the Dis
trict would be able to secure q nomination. But
the "outs" exhibit more strength, and at this
time the indications point TO the nomination of
Mr.. Bundy. Jackson and Vinton counties will
go solid for him, and he will perhaps lead in
Lawrence and Gallia. Scioto will be divided.
There Is some opposition to Wilson in Adams,
but he will perhaps be able to manipulate mat
ton from that county. Both gentlemen have
been in the city this week adjusting the wires.
We do not care much what the Dem
ocrats may think about the work of t he
Republican convention, but we have
this to say, that we have not seen a
Democrat in Jackson county who has
said anything upon the subject but who
is in favor OF Mr.. Bundy His worth
as man, his ability as representative,
and identity of interests with the peo-
pie Of this county, renders it the almost
unani nous desire of our entire people
that he should represent this district in
Congress. Should he be nominated,
we believe that the Democracy of Jack
son county will oppose the nomination
of Democrat to run against him. DR..
l. T. Monahan is bound to run as an
independent Democrat, and he will do
so in any event. But we think there
will be no party nomination by the
Democrats, 80 far as Jackson county is
concerned. .., .. .. .....r
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The Last Card.

THE Chillioothe Gazette of last week
contained column editorial, attempt
ing to show that we had something
against Mr.. CLARK, because he had
beaten us in several lawsuits. The
editor states at length about certain in
dictments having been found against a
number of liquor-sellers at February
Term, 1865, and about said cases being
continued, and that we resisted said
continuances. All of which is untrue,
so far as we are concerned. The editor
then says:
cat the June term of the same court, these
cases were all tried, and thirteen Juries cpt OF
the number brought In verdicts of mot guilty"
one case was nollied, one jury failed to agree,
and one tout of sixteen parties indicted) was
found guilty. In all these cases Mr.. Mackley
them he was beaten"
We never saw an article the length
of the above, which contained more
falsehoods. We went to the Court
Journal for that term, and examined it,
and also had the CLERK of the Court ex-
anime the record of jury trials, and in
stead ofGffcen jury trials in liquor cases,
there we're only eight during the term
and instead of the jury bringing in ver-
diets of ''not guilty" in thirteen cases,
they only brought in such verdicts in
Sir cases. A lie Of only seven cases.
Instead of our being assistant counsel
in all these cases, even the eight which
really were tried, we were counsel in
none of them. These eight cases were
tried on three different days of the
term. In referring to the entries in
our private diary during the term, we
find that on one of the days when these
cases were tried, we put in full day,
of ten hours, as Assistant Assessor, and
made oath to the same, and received
pay from the Government. On another
of the three days we find an entry that
we made up our newspaper mail, and
set out sweet potato plants. On the
other of the three days, we find an
entry that we were sick-overcome by
the extremely hot weather,
The editor of the Gazette says:
"In the last article Mr.. Clark was called a
"mass of conceit" q "nincompoop," and various
other elegant and gentlemanly epithets applied
to him."
Notice, he uses quotation marks at
the word "nincompooP," to indicate
that he quotes our exact words. When
he did that, he knew he was uttering a
wiful and deliberate lie We never ap-
piled that word, or any other word of
similar meaning, to Mr.. Clark.
The editor winds up by asserting:
"we have proven that Mr.. Clark did beat
him in several case"
Your proof consists in an assertion
which the records in the Clerks Office
prove to be lie.
We will have no further controversy
with a man who, to get out of one lie,
will tell half dozen more. We turn
him over to the tender mercies of the
Athens and Chllicothe rings.
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comment:
SUNDAY ROW.

The enforcement of the Sunday ordinance in
the city pressed more than the usual num-
Der of pleasure seekers beyond the
corporation limits, on Sunday last, and the beer
saloons in the suburbs were all in full blast from
early morn. The principal attractions, however
We're on the Cincinnati pike, where large
crowd assembled in the afternoon, and, filled
with beer and whisky, they got into general
row, In which bricks, stones and clubs and
even knives, were used. Some fifteen or twenty
men and boys were engaged, and they battered
each other with out molestation from officers or
in helpless condition. No arrests have been
made, as no complaints have yet been filed. The
row being beyond the city limits was of
course beyond thejurisdlction of the city police,
and from present appearances the citizens out
side will have to take the matter into their own
hands to suppress the disorder and violence
caused by these Sabbath revels.
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"PRoF. ANDERSON of Geological corps
is now operating in Jackson county"
ChilhcOthe Gazette.
That is the way. Go away from
home to hear the news. But who in
the name Of all that is strange, is this
Prof. Anderson' Not only is there no
such person Cooperating in Jackson
county" but we never heard Of such a
man, either "Of Geological corps," or
any where else. That is about like your
fittesH liquor cases in our Court.
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Republican Congressional
Convention.

The Republican voters of the several
counties composing the llth congress
sional district, are requested to send
delegates to the nominating convention
to be held at the court house in Ports
mouth, on
Wednesday, August Ia, 1870,
At | ! o'clock A. NJ.
The ratio of representation will be
one delegate for each two hundred votes
cast for Gov Hayes at the last October
election, and one delegate for each frac-
tion of one hundred votes or over
This ratio will give the several coun-
ties the following delepation:
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Sabbath School Celebration.

IT was desired by many friends of
Sabbath Schools in this county, that
there should be a general Sabbath
School celebration at jackson some
time in the month Of September next. :
In order to organize all the Sabbath
Schools in this county for this purpose,
it is suggested that one or more dele
gates from each Sabbath School in the
county, meet at Jackson on Saturday,
August 18th, for the purpose Of making
the necessary arrangements.
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The Macarthur editors are wonderful
scholars Rapsr, of the Record, under
took to say something about some me-
groes at a picnic, and used the word
"bloodshed," but it was spelled blood
thed. Whereupon Bowen, editor OF
the Enquirer, taking that little mistake
of one letter for text, goes at RaRer in
a two column article, in the course Of
which occur the following specimens Of
spelling, grammatical construction DC
"peacable," "How thy hast fallen" "
privilege" !" "bredth," "6dlers," 'then
an extremely loyalist, who began to
get happy over the affair."" "paeaoher,"
"elvated," and SO on for quantity.
The fool killer may reach Macarthur
yet some time.
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"James N. Hook, of Adams Co., is
= candidate for the Republican nomina-
ton for Congress. A. B. Monahan,
of Jackson, is not a candidate. We
learn that Mr.. Harper, of Gallia, will
be candidate. ~ Vmton Record
That is a good joke on Harper. ga
Mr. Harper, of Gallia." The editor of
the Record has been so captivated with
the unsurpassed eloquence of those no.
BILE red men of the forest, Red Cloud ,
Red Dog, and Spotted Tail, that he has
entirely forgotten about prominent men
at home.
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Political demagOgues are in the habit
of trying to array the labOring man
against the capitalist who gives him
employment. This can only result in
disaster to the poor man.
The following, from one of our ex-
changes, shows the result of this teaCh-
ing, SO far as one poor dupe is cons
cerned:
"on the Sd inst, young man, a cooper by
trade, who set fire to building in Philadelphia
during the late coopers' strike, was convicted Of
the otfense and sentenced to the Penitentiary
for six years. He was, at the time he committed
the offense, on astrike for higher wages, and his
employer was sleeping in. the house he fired.
This is quite lamented case, for the young man
was good mechanic, much respected by his
acquaintances, and had fair chance Of success |;
BESIDES he had young wife and one child, who
by his folly are left without any visible means
of support"
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"The Public Debt was reduced dur

"The Public Debt was reduced dur
ing the month OF June $50, ,203, ,772, "a
Every business man in the United
States should enter his most energetic
protest against this rapid payment of
this debt. The debt was not created in
the interest of this generation alone,
and this generation ought not to be call
ed upon to pay it. Congress ought to
interfere, and prohibit the payment at
more rapid rate than one dollar per head
annually of the population--increasing
the payment with an estimated increase
of the inhabitants. Adopt this rule,
and taxes can be reduced at least $125,
900, 900 year, which would lift an
enormous weight from the shoulders of
Of the producing classes"
We cut the above ont of the Marieth-
an short time ago. We do not believe
in any such a doctrine as that. This
generation created the debt, and in all
honor is bound to pay it. What kind
of honor would father exhibit, who
should, by drunkenness and debanch-
cry, create a debt, and bind his minor
son to pay that debit Future genera
tions will not be responsible for the ex-
istonce of human bondage in this coun-
try, and should not be required to pay
the cost of wiping out the sins commit
ted by the people at whose hands the
blood of our oppressed brethren has
been required.
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The New York Tribune has published
from the official records of Congress, GER
tain matters about each member. From
this it appears that the member from
this district, Hon. John T. Wi son, was
absent 81 days, missed lO6 roll calls,
introduced II public bills, and 10 pri-
vate bills Several members wrote to
the Tribune next day after its publica-
ton ofthese matters, and among them
was Mr.. Wilson. We give Mr. Will
sons letter, together with the remarks
of the Tribune:
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Because we have occasionally copied
such articles as the following, which we
find in one Of the Chlicothe papers, We
have been accused of maliciously
Slandering the good people ofthat city
Butt they are pleased with such state
ofmorals, we have no right to complain
and so we publish the article without
nnn, n,anf.