The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-06-29
June %, 1876.

This morning being pleasant, 7. Jay
Morgan of Oak Hill agreed to 60 with me
to the Kentucky hills. 4 steam ferry
boat crosses the river every FIVE to ten
minutes. 1t cost us Is cents each to
cross and return. We slanted up the hill
above the old distillery, which is now
idle, and reached pinnacle nearly oppo-
site the mouth Of the Scioto river, and
had fine view of the Ohio and Scioto
rivers miles up each. We then went up
nearly opposite the Biggs House, to a
very high cliff, from which we had kind
of birds eye view of Portsmouth. The
old rolling mill on the bank Of the Ohio
was sending up great volumes Of smoke,
which slowly moved westward over the
city, and to some extent obscured our
view. The other rolling mill, near the
lower part of the city, between the Scioto
and Ohio rivers, was also in operation.
We went little further up, to build
ing erected for dancing, and other amuse-
ments. 1t is in a depression on the top
Of the hill, and from theaplatform we had
full view of the city, and in the other
direction is fine view Of woods and
hills. From this building we came down
to the river. There is stairway down
the hill This stairway is shaded by
trees, and at several points are side plat
forms in the shade, where parties can
rest.
When got to the Biggs House was
warm and tired, and went TO my room tc
rest Hon. Henry S. Neal, candidate fol
Congress called upon me, and we had q
pleasant talk ! accused him of being
John Campbells son-in-law, as that is the
only thing / ever heard urged against
him. As John Campbell had been my
friend for q quarter of a century, and
knew him to be first class man, thor.
oughly honest, and politically consistent
] wanted Mr.. Neal to tell me why it was
urged against him that he was John
Campbelps son-in-laU. He said he could
not tell; that Mr.. Campbell was a plain
man, did not own a dollar of bank stock
nor had he a dollar invested in bonds
that all his means had for many year:
been invested in furnaces, and other
manufacturing establishments which
gave employment to laboring men.
One of the signers to that dispatch to
the Cincinnati Commercial called on me
and said it was due the persons who
signed the dispatch that l make an ex
PLANTATION. for them. He said that q man
had come up from Cincinnati with re
port that there was no chance for Hayes
and that the contest was between Blaine
and Bristow, and that as between the
two, they preferred Bristow that they
had no intention of advising our dele
gates to drop Hayes for Bristow that
Hayes was Their first chaiee--&S When
was in Portsmouth two weeks ago, al
the Congressional Convention, was sat
isfed that all the Republicans here pre-
ferred Hayes to any other man, although
/ am sorry to say many preferred Bris
tow as a second choice. Ny friend now
assures me that the entire Republican
party of Scioto county is pleased with the
nomination OF Hayes, and will give him
a united support. Many other Republic
cans gave me the same assurance.
Yesterday l called on Mrs. Curry, acting
Recorder of the county, at her Office
Our laws do not permit women to hold
Office, although they permit drunkards
and gamblers, and even "niggers," to
hold office. Judge Towne was elected
Recorder, with the express understand
ing that Mrs. Curry was to do the work,
and receive the fees. Mrs. Curry and
her dadghter, Mrs Patterson, were in
the Office busy writing. Mrs Curry is
the mother of Mrs. C. G.. James of Jack
son.
/ called at the Postoffice to see the
Postmaster, who is also a woman. Here
the law is different, and a woman can
be Postmaster, without the circumlocu-
ton of having a man to act as the re-
sponsible party, and to President Grants
everlasting honor be it recorded, that he
has appointed women in many of the
most important Postofiices. Mrs. Adair
was not in, and was sorry to see that
the only clerk in the office at the time,
was a man. He was polite gentleman,
but woman could as well have acted as
clerk.
June %, 1876.