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The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-04-10
RODNEY Foos, Sec'y,

They have curious things down about
Ironton. For instance, they have dis
covered steamer there which weighs
only from 40 to 160 pounds, and has
been in the water for some time, and,
apparently, been scalded. The Journal
gives it in this way:
Coroner McQuigg, on Thursday held
an inquest on the body of a drowned
man found at the mouth of Lick creek,
a few miles above Ironton. 1t was the
body of a man about five feet four
inches in height, apparently deckhand
on a steamer, weighing about from 14O
to 160 pounds, that had been in the
water a considerable time, and had ap-
parently been scalded.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-04-10
Democraov is the same. YESTERDAY.

Democracy is the same, yesterday, to-
day and forever. The following, from
the Columbus correspondence of the Gin
cinnati Gazette tells the same old story :
The Senate to-day took up Mr.. Hart's
bill to establish a separate voting pre-
cinct for the inmates of the United
States Military Asylum at Dayton.
The passage of the bill was urged upon
all grounds of convenience, expediency,
and of Justice to the disabled soldiers,
many of whom find it impossible to go
three miles and a half to vote. 1t will
be as much convenience to the other
people of that township as to the sol
diers to have two voting precincts therein.
Some of the Democratic members
argued against the bill, and when the
vote was taken the old Democratic hos
tility to the soldier displayed itself
The vote stood thus:
Ayes-Beach, Beavis, Bell Brinsmade,
Easement, Gardener, Hart, Howard,
Jones of Trumbull. Knox, Nash, Parker,
Sayler, Smith, Stimson, Updergraff,
Wales and Young-l8.
Nays-Amos, Boesel, Daugherty, Leeds,
Morris, Murphy, Newman, Patrick, Put
nam, Schiff, Thompson-ll.
The vote was strictly party one, every
Republican present, (together with Mr..
Easement, the Greeley Republican, vot-
ing aye, and every Democrat voting no.
Messrs Gage (Greeley Republican, and
Hardestey Holden, Jenner, Jones of
Licking, and Mcdowell and Wright
(Democrats) were absent.
As will be seen, the bill lacked one
vote of constitutional majority. The
vote was reconsidered, and the bill made
the special order for Wednesday next, at
p. m. but unless Mr.. Gage votes for it,
don see where the other vote is to come
from.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-04-10
The following is from the n. Y. Even
ing Post:
THE WHITE LIST.

THE WHITE LIST.
The list of Congressman who reject the
back-pay bribe has rapidly grown of late,
so that we may not have done justice to
all of those who have consciences or a
respect for public opinion. We print
here list of the Congressman, so far as
we can recall them at present, who re-
fuse to take the back-pay for their pri-
vate use, and what they do with it:
Joseph r. Hawley, Republican, of Con-
necticut, leaves the pension in the Treas
ury, where he thinks it belongs.
James G.. Blaine, Republican, of Maine,
fuses to have it appropriated to him as
Speaker.
William NJ Merrick, Democrat of
Maryland, leaves it in the Treasury, we
believe. George F. Hoar and G.. G. Esty,
Republicans, of Massachusetts,, have
drawn the money and given it to local
charities VIM R. Roberts and Clarkson
n. Potter, Democrats, of New York, have
requested the Sergeant-at-arms to turn
over their part to the United States
Treasurer. Eli Perry, Democrat, and
William A Wheeler, Republican, will
purchase United States securities with
| their part, and have them cancelled. Ell
lis H. Roberts, Republican, will not use
his but is in doubt what to do with it
James Munroe, William P. Sprague anC
William H. Upson, Republicans, of Ohio
refuse to draw the part assigned to them
Senator Corbett, of Oregon, has turned
lover his share to the so-called Washing
ton Monument, under the mistaken no
ton that that burlesque is worthy of ma
tional charity.
Now, we want to print the names of al
the members who reject this back-pa.
plunder, and it can hardly be possibl
that this Insignificant number include
all those who refuse to take the bal
thrown to them by Mephistopheles But
Ter. Whoever takes the gratuitous brib
must go down in history as one who's
craftsmanship was limited by his casl
account.
We still hope to be able to add tn
name of Hon. John T. Wilson, the men
} Der from this District, to the abov
White List.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-04-10
TERRIBLE DISASTER AT SEA.

On Monday night of last week the
steam ship Atlantic attempted to run
into Halifax for coal, and ran aground
some four miles from the place intended
to stop, and was wrecked. The Atlantic
was eleven days out from Liverpool, and
had nearly 1000 passengers, nearly all of
whom were lost. Every woman on the
ship was drowned. or frozen to death.
The number of persons who lost their
lives is said to have been over 700.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-04-10
FAME

The Columbus Journal undertook one
day last week to give the names of all
the candidates in the State for delegates
to the Constitutional Convention. And
how do you think it named the candi-
dates in this county? VIM. Triff' S.
Monahan. Now if any other paper
should make such a blunder, the journal
would call it an ass.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-04-10

There was an election in Rhode Island
last week. Howard, Republican, had
5,93S majority. This was pretty well
done, when we remember that the entire
vote of the State was only about 10000
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-04-10

4 We go to press too early after the cleo
tion to give the returns with any degree
of certainty. 1t is reported that Wells,
Republican, of Vinton county, and Ban
non, Republican, of Scioto, are probably
elected delegates to the Constitutional
C1rvap4S1v,
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-04-10

Jonathan Davis and jeremiah Roach
were electeded Justices or the Peace in
Madison township on Monday, and !. H.
Mccormick in Jackson township. All
Republicans.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-04-10

George w. Flanders, independent Re
publican, was elected Mayor of the city
of Portsmouth on Monday, by los major
ity over Judge Pollitt, regular Repub-
1inorn
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-04-10

We learn that the Republicans elected
their entire ticket in Liberty township.
The first time it was ever done in that
township.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-04-10

VIM. OBrien, canal boat driver, was
killed by lightning. short time ago,
near Lueasville. He was a resident of
Chillicothe.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-04-10

The Fayette County Herald says that
the wife of John Goodson, residing three
miles from Washington, was terribly
burned by her clothes taking fire.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-04-10

Judge Barker of Athens died recently,
in that place. He was 95 years of age,
and had resided in Athens for more than
three quarters of a century.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-04-10

George Rife attempted to cross mill
dam near Londonderry, Ross county, and
was drowned.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-04-10

T. F. Cassels, formerly of this county,
has retired from the Louisville Planet, as
editor, and will devote all his time to the
practice of the law.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-04-10
.EsInABLE LANDS FOR SALE.

/ have three farms for sale, one containing 90
Rcres one containing $50 acres, and one con tain.
ing l69 acres. The lands are near the town OF
jackson, aud have q commanding view OF town.
Sers desire. :.
For further particulars, inquire at the STAN
No7. s, Ts-tf THOMAS NJ. JONES.
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sen as Low as Amy Other IKo~Se'I-

NXRCUTORas NOTxCE.-Nosice - hereby
d given that the undersigned has been APP
man, late OF tha county OF 1neashum. S9h9u. de-
ceased. ALRERT sPUR1oCKs
%1I. JACKSON,
April s. I3-Sw Executors.
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The magnitude of the Great Steal is
not yet fully realized. The following,
from the Nea0 National Era, throws some
light upon the subject. We do not agree
with the Era that the thieves will refuse
to take the plunder. They will generally
grab all they can get. IfGrant will take
the fifty thousand dollars to which he
has no right, why would he refuse twen-
ty-five thousand more?
The Era says:
DOUBLE SALARIES.
The fact has been commented upon
that Congress not only increased the
Presidents pay to fifty thousand dollars
and made an appropriation to meet it,
but also made an appropriation to con-
tinue the former salary of twenty-five
thousand dollars. The same error is
made in the legislative, executive, and
judicial appropriation bills, in regard to
each member of the Cabinet, whose sala-
ries are raised to $4,000, Judges of the
Supreme Court, and each Assistant Sec
retary of the Treasury, State, and Interior
Departments. Their increased salary
are appropriated in each case. But, of
course, neither of these officers will take
advantage of such blunder even if the
double salaries could be legally paid to
them, of which there may be some doubt.
The same act also makes an appropria-
tion for the mileage of members of Con-
gress in one part though it abolishes it in
another. We refer to the matter as an
illustration of the proverbial carelessness
and blundering of Congress the last day
or two of its session.
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Official vote of Jackson county, for
Delegate to the Constitutional Conven-
ton.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-30
Another Cold Air Wave from the
Rocky Mountains.

At Sparta, Wisconsin, yesterday morning
the mercury had settled down to the cool
figure of forty degrees below zero; at st. Paul
it marked fourteen, and at Milwaukee twelve,
while at Chicago at daylight it was down to
twenty below zero, rallying up to six by ten
O clock. At Cory, Pennsylvania, sin the
morning early" the temperature was at the
respectable Labradorian figure of thirty-six
below zero, which is very good for Pennsyl-
vania. In New York city through the day
the thermometer stuck pretty steadily to ten
above Zero On Tuesday they had it down to
forty below in Iowa, while in the interior of
Minnesota we can only hope that the majority
of those hardy settlers still i've We fear,
however, that from the adjoining British
province of Manitoba we shall hear, with the
return of Spring, that Jack Frost has swept of
pretty much the whole population. except the
native thick-skinned Indians and here and
there few Of those tough and wiry Canadian
voyageurs whose circulation flows through
tubes of gutta percha. AS for down south as
Memphis, on Tuesday night, the mercury was
down to four degrees above zero--the coolest
night there Of the season-and the drifting ice
at that point in the Mississippi River was
heavier than at any other time during the
Winter.
There has been, then, another broad and
expanding cold air wave sweeping eastward
from the Rocky Mountains, for even warm
air wave from the great Gulf Stream of the
Pacific after passing the SHOWS of the Cascade
Mountains and the intervening snow-covered
wastes to the great snowy range of the Rocky
Mountains, and thence for six or seven hun
bred miles, with free sweep over the elevated
and snow-covered Great Plains, will strike the
Mississippi like blast from the icebergs of
Baffin's Bay or a Norther from the Arctic
Circle. Well, what next2 From the variable
winds reported from different points-east
west, north and south--we are prepared for
almost anything. With the passing away OF
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-30

ANOTHER SAN JUAN QUESTION. Alta
another San Juan question in a report that
the Northern Pacific Railroad Company has
laid claim to San Juan and the adjacent
islands of Orcas and Lopez, under the law au-
thorizing it to take up unsurveyed land as
part OF its land subsidy. If the company
insists upon this claim number of American
settlers who have established themselves with
the intention Of making permanent homes
there will have to be dispossessed. In that
event trouble must ensue. Is it not enough
that the government gives away the peoples
domain without recompense but it must be-
come embroiled in vexatious questions likely
to arise from cases like the above?
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-30
The Movement for tho Suppression or
the African Slave Trade.

The Movement for tho Suppression OF
tho African Slave Trade.
A special HERALD telegram from London.
which appears in our columns to-day, brings
important and very interesting intelligence
relative to the progress of the movement which
is being made for the suppression OF the
African slave trade on the coast and in the
interior of Africa. Sir Bartle Frere arrived at
Zanzibar on the 18th, and had audience of
His Highness the Sultan on the 10th instant
The ceremonial of his reception was con-
Quoted according to grand routine
of state, and, Immediately after its
completion, Sir Bartle handed to the
Sultan the letter of Her Majesty Queen Vic
torta on the subject of the slave trade and
the efforts which will be made for its extinc-
ton. The occasion was, on the whole, en-
couraging to the advocates of the great cause
of human freedom. A number of American
naval officers were present at the reception,
and were brought in cordial communion with
many of their professional brethren serving
on board the war vessels of Her Majesty
Victoria. Sir Bartle Frere was to 60 to the
coast of the mainland of Africa ON
the Oath instant He will land and pene-
trate some distance into the interior of
the hitherto dark country he will be
encouraged by the fact that three slave
dhows, with fifty slaves on board had just
been captured by the boats of the flagship Of
the British squadron. The HERALD telegram
brings news from Livingstone. 1t is dated to
the 2Sth Of September, 1872. The explorer
had received the goods which were forwarded
for his use by the commander Of the Ameri-
can Search Expedition. His health was I'M
proved, and, with his heart still resolute and
his mind still hopeful, he had turned his face
again inward for final exploration. War
was raging in the Ourori country, but the evil
dences all point to the conclusion that Africa
will, at IN carly day. be restored to peace
and brought to the enlightenment Of Chris
tianity.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-30
The Central Asian Question-A Ru-
mored Combination Against Russia.

mOred Combination Against Russia.
Our news this morning is not SO reassuring
MS to the happy settlement of the pending
difficulties between Great Britain and Russia
in the matter of Central Asia. 1t is said, on
the contrary, that the difficulties which lie in
the way of a mutual adjustment are increas-
ing. So much so is this the case that, it is
said, the governments of France, Austria,
Italy, Turkey, Denmark and Sweden have
decided to stand by the government of Great
Britain in the position which it has assumed.
This does not much surprise u.s. For years
past the spirit of Russia has been becoming
more and more offensive to the Powers of
Europe. The demand made some two years ago
for the modification of the Treaty of Paris, and
to which England somewhat ingloriously as
sented alarmed not only the people of the
British islands but the Great Powers of
Europe. It was felt at home, it was felt
abroad, that the spirit of England was changed
and that the prestige of England was in dan
ger. Peace at any price on the part of Eng
land, it was felt, would necessarily lead
to great revolution. If England would fight
no more, then Russia and Germany between
them might cut and divide the Old World at
will Denmark trembled in presence of this
great German Empire. Sweden trembled in
the presence Of Russia. Austria felt that
there was no longer possibility of maintain
ing her separate and independent existence.
Turkey, since the fall of Napoleon, particu-
larly, knew not where to look for help. 1t
was it has been general paralysis. Now
that the old pluck of England has again re-
vealed itself, and that the British government
has said, and said emphatcally, Hitherto,
but no further" the different European
nations who seek representation have found
fresh courage, and the rumored sympathy with
England shows that Germany in the hour of
her triumph, as well as France in the hour of
her humiliation, and Austria in the hour Of
her doubt and difficulty, have some respect
for honor and right and know how to distn-
guish between civilization on the one hand
and barbarism on the other. 1t shows more
1t shows that all the European nations are
fully aware that England will fight for India,
and fight to the bitter end, and that conflict
between Russia and England means great,
exhaustive and disastrous war, the result of
which could not but be worldwide calamity
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-30
own mouth.

The BATTLE WITH THE MoDocs. The
HERALD's special reports of the first battle,
near Tule Lake, between the United States
troops and the Modoc Indians under Captain
Jack, will throw some light on this extraordi-
nary fight in fog 1t becomes more
and more evident that ''some one had blum
dered," and that it was not Captain Jack. A
disposition of the forces was made which,
while weakening the attacking parties gave no
compensation in the way of outfank-
ing the wary Indians, who, fighting behind
natural fortresses, were able to beat back
each detachment in detail. The operations
seem to have been conceived by General
Wheaton on the scale of regular siege, and
it was admitted after ten soldiers had been
killed and twenty-nine wounded that his plan
was all mistake.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-30

TIE New SYNDICATE will begin operations
on Tuesday next, when books will be opened
throughout Europe and America for subscrip.
lions to the undisposed ofthree hundred million
dollars of five per cent bonds which were autho.
rized by Congress in 1870 for the refunding of
the outstanding six per cent fve-twenty bonds
of the United States. With this portion OF
the new loan out Of the way, further funding
viii have to be made into the four and a hal
and four per cents provided for in the sam,
law
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-30
YORK HERALD THURSDAY JANUARY 80 873TRPLE SHEET

for this Vienna Exhibition. The proposition
TO appropriate three hundred thousand dollars
for that object was not extravagant. 1t was q
small sum for this rich country; yet our mar
row-minded Legislators cut the amount down
to two hundred thousand dollars. We do not
know if there be time now to make a
more liberal appropriation. Possibly not
But let us by all means do the
best we can within the limited period
before the LIST of May. Though
the government has failed to be
as liberal as it ought to have been, we call
upon Mr.. Van Buren, and American inventors
ana producers to prepare for making the best
exhibition they can. The time for action is
snort. The vessels destined to convey the
products of our invention, enterprise and in
dustry are to leave the United States in the
middle OF February. In three months the
Exhibition is to be opened There is no time
to lose. Adverting again to the assemblage of
the rulers of the world at Vienna, the thought
occurs that it might be well for General Grant
to make summer trip to Vienna instead of
spending the season at Long Branch. Why
not show to Europe what stuff ON American
President, the chief of a Republic of forty
millions of people, is made Of? We merely
throw out the suggestion. At oil events, the
country should be represented as well as pos
sible in the products of its soil, it's inventions
and material and social development.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-30

How to Try Our Murderers Speedily.
The action of Recorder Hackett in refer
ence to clearing the Tombs of it's inmates
deserves the thanks of the citizens of New
York. In another column will be found the
views of the Recorder on the matter, which
point To very simple solution of the diff
Guilty. The voice of the HERALD has been
raised on this question, demanding the Legis-
lature to help the city out of its deadlock of
justice by providing for the speedy trial of
the murderers awaiting the action of the law.
The Recorders proposition is very simple,
and should be responded to by the Legislature
without delay. He desires that oil ap-
should be taken directly to the Court Of APP
peals, without the Intervention of the Supreme
Court. This would end the tediousness of the
process as it at present stands under the law
for capital offences tried in the Sessions Court.
1t would advance the standing of the Court in
murder trials one step, and if the presiding
Judges are able for the work there should be
no objection. The Court of Oyer and Termi-
ner is encountered with work already and
when its short and infrequent sessions are
remembered the necessity Of the alteration of
the law will be apparent. In urging this
matter forward we do not wish to interfere
with prisoners fair chances, nor
with the right of appeal. We only wish
to keep that right within legitimate
bounds. A prisoner has his rights,
but unnecessary delay is not one of them.
Although lawyer may know that he cannot
ultimately save his client from the gallows, it
is natural that he should exhaust every techni-
cality to lengthen the days of the sentenced,
for in addition to the good appearance of the
thing it generally puts money in the lawyers
pocket. Justice has its rights, and one of
these is speedy punishment where guilt is
established. After an impartial trial one
appeal to high Court should be sufficient,
unless murderers are to be considered as
entitled to greater consideration than justice
itself. 1t is subject in which the entire COM
munity is interested and which is above much
of the business upon which our legislators
spend q great deal of time. Let Recorder
Hackett's suggestion be submitted to the
Legislature at Albany at the earliest possible
day.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-30

The Mutual Life Insurance Company
We published yesterday letter from Mr.. J.
W. McCulloch, addressed to the policy-holders
OF this company, in which it is stated that
certain definite charges against Mr.. President
Winston have been referred to o committee
composed in part of trustees of that COM
pany. This will not answer What ths
policy-holders require is that these damaging
charges, made by respectable gentleman,
giving names, dates and amounts, and offer
ing to furnish legal proof of the same shall
be thoroughly examined by competent and
disinterested experts. If these charges ara
true Mr. President Winston is not the man for
the place. If they are not true, then his
accusers should be held up as a nuisance-one
which should be abated. Among the trustees
of the Mutual Life Company are some of our
first citizens. They owe it to themselves that
searching and impartial investigation should
be had, by which the truth or falsity Of grave
and specific charges against the management
OF the company should be determined in such
way as will set this matter at rest. What
we want is truth, not whitewash or the sus-
picion OF whitewash Let us have the facts.
In another column will be found the basis
on which Mr.. Winston makes the charge Of
libel under which Mr.. Stephen English, editor
of the Insurance Times, has been sent to prison.
The latter gentleman's line of defence is also
set forth. 1t consists principally, it would
appear, in putting the plaintiff on the stand
and endeavoring to find foundation for the
statements complained of out of Mr.. Winston's
own mouth.