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JOHN L. VANCE.

We have some things to say about John
l.. Vance, Democratic member Of Con-
gress from this District, and candidate
for re-election but we have been waiting
for him to get home.
Mr.. Vance is publisher Of the Gallipolis
Bulletin, and was editor of the paper
until last November when he gave the
editorial charge to his father.
Mr. Vance was the editor Of the Bulle-
tin in April, 1875. lie had been elected
to CongIess in October, 1874
We believe Mr.. Vance is "reformer;"
he surely ought to be one, as he came to
the defense of the great Democratic re-
former, Tweed, the champion thief Of the
world, as follows:
The TWEED CAsE.-There seems to be
but little doubt that the Court of Appeals
of New York will set aside the judgment
of the Court Of Oyer and Terminer, and
pass adversely upon the sentence that
Judge Davis saw fit to infict upon the
ex-dictator Of New York politics, VIM.
NJ Tweed Without going into the
merits of the case, it cannot be doubted
lOT an instant Out lnab lllS lIldl WAS u
mockery, his conviction farce, and his
sentence, one of the most iniquitous
acts ever committed by a corrupt and
venal Judge Time has at length ex-
posed certain of these practices, and
reaction in Tweeds favor was fast setting
in when his old enemies (who certainly
do not appear well as public prosecutors)
Charles OConnor, Samuel j. Tilden and
Wheeler III. Peckham by means of an act
of special legislation hastily lobbied
through a partisan legislature, are now
enabled to once more make n jump at
that political opponent who for years
scorned their pretensions and ruled
alone, and by neglecting their, political
aspirations ultimately brought ruin upon
himself Whatever errors or crimes may
have been committed by Tweed, no one
who has watched the progress of the ring
suits in New York can doubt but what
he is the only man suspected who has
conducted himself like an innocent man,
and when il is seen that all the machine
ry of the law is made to work on the sup
position that he is guilty, that the jurors
before rendering their verdict are intimi-
dated into unanimity, and that law. jus
tice and common sense are alike violated
by the Judge elected to try, and who
seems to think that his oath Of Office
bound him to convict this one man, can
look upon the present project to rearrest
him upon the old charges, and require
him to give s., 900 600 bail without think
ing there is something rotten in Den
mark, and wondering how it happens
that all the criminality of New York
chances to have settled upon the shoul-
ders of an old, and now broken down
political leader, the life long enemy of
the men now engaged in making laws to
aid their enterprise. and devoting all
their energies to secure his ruin and i'm
poverishment. Perhaps the conviction
of few more members of the Bar Asso-
citation will cast some light upon this
subiect-[Gallipolis Bulletin, April 81,
1878
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NOTES ON JACKSON COUNTY.
BY ID. MACKLEY.

1t was many years after the settlement
of Jackson county before there was any
other Postoffice in the county except
that at Jackson. The people in the south
part Of the county, where i resided, had
thirteen miles to come for their mail
matter 1t was about the same distance
to the next nearest Postoffice south, that
at Bloomfield, (now Webster,) in Scioto
county.
The Postoffice at Hamden, (then
Charleston was established at an early
day 1t retains its original name, Reeds
Mills The mill after which the Postof-
fee was named. was a short distance
above the village, on the McArthurstown
road Remains OF this old mill are yet
to be seen That was in Jackson county
until the organization Of Ninton county,
some twenty-five years ago, Richland
township being part Of Jackson county.
think the next Postollice was that at
Oak Hill, which was established in the
year 1894. Levi Massie was the first
Postmaster. The mail route upon which
this office was established, extended
from Jackson to Guyando;te Virginia.
The mail was carried once a week, on
horseback. 1t left Jackson early every
Friday morning, and reached Oak Hill
about ten o'clock. 1t then passed Flag
Spring, Gallia county, and Waterloo,
Russelrs Place, and perhaps other offices
in Lawrence county, and returning,
passed Oak Hill about three o'clock on
Sunday. reaching Jackson at night.
Among the mail carriers on this route
were John Dyer, commonly called Jack
Dyer, James Delay, and Ambrose Scott.
The Postoffice at Mabees was establish
ed about the year 1916, and James Mabee
store at the cross roads in Hamilton
township. where he kept the Postoffice
After a couple of years he left, and
Michael Mccoy was appointed Postmas.
ter, which office he held for several
years He resided nearly mile above
Mabee's corner, and kept the office at
his residence. Since his death the Office
has been removed to the corners The
mail has always been carried once a
week, and for a time there was Post
office at Jackson Furnace, and | think
the route extended to Iron Furnace
Postoffice, (Webster) in Scioto county.
l think may claim Thurman Post
Office as belonging to Jackson county,
as a large proportion of the business of
the office is for citizens OF this county.
1t is in the edge of Gallia county, just
across the line, in the village of Centre
vile. 1t was established about the be-
ginning Of the year 1916 and William
Steel was the first Postmaster. Senator
Thurman was then member of Congress
from this district, and it was through his
influence that the citizens of Centreville
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II l. mistake 20 suppose that Casforia is not
adapted to grown persons ~ well a. children.
They only need TO increa.o the quantity. hut
children have ~ many complaints for which
Castoria Il adapiod-iiko Wind Collie, Sour sto-
mach, Worms, letter, Tccihiug and Croup.that
u Is especially recommended Tor them.
It's effects are more certain than Castor on.
It contains no alcohol aud q a. pleasant 70 take
as honey. Itnevcr Eripcs. ny regulating the
stomach and bowels Casioria cools the blood
cxpcls worms aud prevents fovcrishncsa. qulcia
the nerves and produces hcaith-then % courua
children can sleep In quiet aud mothers can
rest.
Castoria T. recommended by ali.physicians
and nurses who have tried ~, aud u n having
a rapidly increasing sale. ft n prepared with
great care after the recipe Of Dr. samuel Pitch
er of Mass, at the Laboratory Of >. u. Rose
Co., ~ Dey street, New York.
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JUDGE HARPER.

Our little editorial last week, in which
we said we would not support Judge
Harper, has created quite an excitement
as it has been known for years that
Judge Harper had no warmer supporter
and admirer than the editor of the Stan
dard; and it has been supposed that we
had some objection to him now. This is
not the case. We had letter from q
o friend of Judge Harper, in which it
was suggested that the Judge does not
desire fierce political controversy over
his candidacy, as the judicial Office should
be, as far as possible, kept free from par
ty controversy. This is correct, and we
had not intended to say anything upon
this subject to arouse party feeling, es-
pecially as Judge Harper is so well
known in this county.
As our course might be construed &c
opposition to Judge Harper, we again
place his name in the ticket, and hope
the above explanation will be fully un-
derstood
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GREAT DEMOCRATIC VICTORY.

Elections were held in Alabama and
Kentucky some ten days ago. They
went Democratic. This appears to give
immense satisfaction to the Democratic
rural editors in Ohio, and they all have
their little cocks out once more, Growing
at the head of their columns. Alabama
gave from 10000 to $4,000 rebel majori-
ty The only wonder is that it was not
entirely unanimous. Before the war, no
man was permitted, in the slave States,
to vote against slavery and live. 1t was
exceedingly dangerous, to our own per-
sonal knowledge, to vote against slavery
in. Jackson county, Ohio. thirty years
ago. The good old times are coming
once more.
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and vicinity secured the establishment Of
the Office 1t was on the regular stage
route from Jackson to Gallipolis, and it
seems strange that an Office should not
have been established there years before
il was
The Postoffice at Rocky Hill had been
established several years before that at
Centreville, and was on this same mail
route Dr. James H. C. Miller was Post
master, and kept the Office at his farm,
near Vega. After he came to Jackson
the office was removed to Winchester,
where it still remains, and retains its
original name.
There were several other small offices
established many. years ago, some Of
which remain until the present time,
while some have been discontinued.
When the railroad was completed sew
eral new offices were established, which
are convenient to citizens along and near
the road.
Persons in Jackson now have three
mails by railroad every day, and several
weekly mails across the country. Thirty
years ago our county had no railroad, tel
egraph, or daily mails. There were no
postage stamps, and postage was regu-
lated according to distance. A letter TO
New York or Philadelphia then cost
twenty-five cents. Payment in advance
was not required, but letters could be
paid in advance. Every letter, or pack
age of letters, must have printed way
bill wrapped around it, which way bill
must contain a statement Of the number
of letters in the package, and to what
point sent, and how many were unpaid,
and how many prepaid. Then regular
books were kept, showing every letter
sent and received, and to what point
sent, and from what point received AT
the end of each quarter a copy from
these books was sent to the Department
1t was complete system, and it was al.
most impossible for letter to get lost OF
stolen, without being able to trace it up.
1t would be very interesting if the
books kept at the several Postofiices in
the county could be found, and the mum
Der of letters and papers received at each
Office during each year, could be publish
ed; but these books have not been pre-
preserved, as they should have been. II
is evident that vast increase has taken
place, especially in the number of news
papers sent through the mails. There
are few families in the county that dc
not receive some paper through the
mails Many families take two or three
papers, and some take six or eight, and
find the Investment one Of the best they
can make Where three or four good
newspapers are taken in a family, the
children rarely fail to grow up intelligent
and useful citizens.
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Our subscribers sometimes think that
we are a little importunate, but read
what the editor of the Wilmington Jour
nal says:
WANTED.-That several hundred Of the
subscribers Of the Wilmington Journal
should call and pay their subscriptions
We are dunned from all points Of the
compass, and our friends must come to
our relief. The cry of mo money" wont
pay paper makers, rent, workmen, gro
GERS, &c. You must, therefore, gentlemen,
pay your accounts or we will be literally
devoured by creditors, who are as relent-
less as famished pack of remorseless
wolves. Send in, by mail and otherwise.
one. two, three, four. five or SIX dollars
each, as you may be able, and we will
acknowledge the receipt of the same in
the paper. Come quickly for the devil
is after us
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ATTACKS UPON MR.. NEAL.

Some fellow purporting to write from
Jackson to the Portsmouth Times tries
to make votes for Vance by sneering at
Henry S. Neal because he attended Sab
bath School at this place, and prayed in
public, and then attended preaching 1t
may iHjure Mr. Neal in some parts OF the
district, when it is known that he is
Christian gentleman, member OF the
Presbyterian church, and man who has
led pure life and against whose moral
character no one dare utter one word;
but this will not hurt him in Jackson
writer for the Portsmouth Times is
afraid, or ashamed, to sign his name, and
gives the name of Citizen" We think
he is Citizen" Of Fayette, or some other
county, and does not know that among
the Democrats of jackson county are
large number of moral and religious men.
This writer further says, in pretending
to give sketch OF Mr. Meals speech:
Ihave come to see the leading Republicans of
Jackson county.
And the Ironton Democrat says
In his speech at Jackson, Neal said he had
come over Ito make the acauaintan%ee nee Of lead,
anything to do with the common people. He
never does, except when he asks them to vote
for him.
And again:
Neal thinks those leading Republicans Of
Jackson carry the vote OF the common, poor,
and honest working men In their breeches
ance and all things would be lovely. Yum,
Yum, Yum.
Now let us see what there is in the
above.
We wrote to Mr.. Neal few days be-
fore our county convention, saying to
him that it would be the largest conven-
ton ever held in the county; that it
would be composed of l02 delegates,
from among the leading Republicans from
all parts of the county, and that if he
could make it convenient to come to
jackson to the convention, he could have
an opportunity to make the acquaintance
of leading Republicans from all parts Of the
county.
Mr.. Neal came up on the 7:20 train in
the morning, and the Central Committee
at once decided that he should make a
short speech. The delegates were all at
the Court House, with one single excep-
ton, and they certainly were among the
leading Republicans of the county. The
Court House was filed with other citi-
zens of both parties, and Mr.. Trip, the
chairman, introduced Mr.. Neal. He said
he did not desire to take up the time Of
the convention; he did not come to
make speech; he would do that at
some other time; he came to meet and
make the acquaintance, so far as was
practicable, the leading Republicans of
Jackson county. This was the exact
truth. 1t was not a mass convention,
but delegate convention, composed
of delegates chosen in each town
ship, and it might have been ex-
pected, and it was fact, that it was COM
posed of the representative and leading
men from all parts of the county.
If Mr.. Neal had been deceitful lying
demagogue, like some we might name,
he would have made loud professions of
his undying love for the poor, starving
laboring man. But Mr. Meals life and
conduct, both as public man and pri-
vate citizen, must tell whether he is the
poor mans friend or not.
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A DMINIsrnAToR.s SALE or REAL
. ESTATE.

In pursunncs of an order granted ~ the Fro
bate Court u Jackson county ohio, viii 0ffef
for sale ~ public nuctlon. on
Saturday. seth day 90 AaEu.t. a. ID. tsTo.
nt one o'clock p. M. ~ The door of the Court
ina dFscrihrd real estate. situated in the town
Of Jackson. STATE uf ohio. tn-uiff
Being q part - la lnt No. y. IN said tfawm. Rmd
being tu's frct % the front on Main Ntrret OF OF
the east side Of Nald lot, and extending back the
upon tite hypothesis that said Main ntFeot runs
east aud wfaf.
Appraised ~ titQ.
Terms of sale-Ons-third Ia hand. ous-third
IN hin months. and oue-tAsrd In one ycAr rom
mCuia % b. secured hy mortgage upon the
pFeuissa noid. JOHN T.. ia MAEN.
Administrator Il. D. n. % the estate % James
u'Hmra, drreaaad
james Tripp. Any.
August q 7s-tt
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side" followed by benediction by Rev.
Mr. Smith.
Evening ssion.-Opening exercises.
Singing by Chestnut Grove Sabbath
School, followed by prayer by Rev May.
Address-"Sabbath School work" by
Rev Mr. Smith.
Singing by Institute-hymn-" Come
thou fount Of every blessing"
Questions taken from the question. box
and distributed among. and answered by
the different members Of the Institute
Singing by Chestnut Grove Sabbath
School.
Dismissed by benediction by Rev. Mr.
Smith. w. III. HoRTox. Sec'y.
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The publishers of the Toledo Blade
have sent us a copy Of the portrait Of
Gov. Hayes, which they are giving as a
premium to their subscribers. They sent
us printed puff which they ask us to
publish We decline to do so for two
reasons One is, that they did not send
dollar. to pay for the notice. The 9th
er reason is, that the notice says:
at is by far the finest engraving Of
Gov. Hayes yet published"
This would be falsehood, as the por-
trait we are sending to our subscribers is
finer one, as any one can see by exam
lining both portraits at the Postoffice at
this place
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1t was determined by the Jackson
County Sabbath School Association, to
hold the Seventh Annual County Cele-
bration on Tuesday, September 9TH, 1876,
at the Fair Ground, Jackson, Ohio.
Each Sabbath School in the county is
respectfully invited to attend, and be
prepared to participate in the Singing;
also to contribute something to defray
the necessary expenses of the Celebra-
tion. Each School will pay the amount
raised to J. Wade, Secretary, who will be
on the platform to receive it.
The Schools that will participate in
Singing will be placed on the Programme
in the order the pieces are received.
Select and send the piece you wish to
sing to J. Wade, Secretary, Immediately
that they be on printed Programme.
BY order Of the
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
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PORTRAIT OF HAYES.

The beautiful portrait Of Gov. Hayes
which we are giring array to no,s subscri-
bers, is attracting much attention, and
many Of our old subscribers desire TO get
it. We will send the portrait by mail to
any Of our old subscribers for fifteen
cents, or they can get it at the Office for
ten cents. We will send il to any per
son not a subscriber for twenty FIVE cents.
in advance in all cases. n
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= Jar. RAILROAD.
Sixth Installment.

The Stockholders of the apringneld, Jackson
aud Fomcruy Railroad are hereby notified that
the sixth instaiimout % % per cent Il required
20 D. paid Within o. days from this date. o. b.
furu the 18th u sept. tEa. Hereafter dnty
days notice viii ~ Kivem Cor each call ~ "
per cent, Payments of stock muaf - made 90
the following persons. who are nuthofiHcd 90
receipt fnr tlln same
John Zoos. Springfield. Clark rouuty.
J. v. Eiy. WashinEton &. II, fayctte county.
". W. hcit. sarornnrid, Highland county.
X. u. Seymour, nainhfldMe, Ross county.
James kmmitt, wayurlys Pike county
~. l. Chapman, Jackson cuuuty,
T. Y. Huthefiands Iron hankt Jackaou, ..
A. the CuutFart has tMef mhdN Or the funs
afrucfiuu uf the entire rad. the nfnrk hnlnura
viii ses the importance of rrumpt payment
ny order of the board.
JAMfl. EMMfTT. President
Jackson, o.. AuE a ts7o.
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RANDOM THOUGHTS.
ny THE EDITOR.

III lhE EDtlbh
The Portsmouth Times seems to be
good deal worried about my business,
and among other things says:
As the editor of the standard has valid, salts
porting Judge Harper he ought to give them to
the public.
Perhaps | ought. So here goes. am
radical of radicals ] believe in Sena-
tor Morton believed in Owen Lovejoy
and Thaddeus Stevens There is no re-
mark that Jesus Christ ever made that
suits me better than where he said to
the Democrats of his day, "Ye serpents,
ye generation of vipers, how can ye es-
cape the damnation Of hellP
The Republicans along the river coun-
ties are of a different stripe. They be-
lieve in Bristowism, which means emas-
culated rebel Democracy. When Benja-
min F. Wade made a speech in Ports
mouth, the Republicans (?) there declared
that he did them more harm than good.
The dark shadow of the sum of all vii
lainies hangs across the Ohio river from
the dark and bloody ground like the
tale of hideous nightmare.
So much by way of preliminaries A
friend Of Judge Harper-a man of stand
/ ing and character, wrote to me at the
suggestion OF Judge Harper, stating that
the Judge preferred not to have bitter
newspaper controversy over his. candi-
dacy That was the substance Of the let
ter. AS l had not been saying anything
on the subject, was surprised, and
studied the matter several days had
been engaged in the newspaper business
just twenty years. For the past eighteen
years jackson county never failed a sim
gle year to give Republican majority. !
thought that if / now have not sense
during a campaign, would step down
and out, so far as the Office Of Judge is
concerned / do not propose to have
any one, even q candidate, suggest to me
what course shall pursue. If | do not
suit a candidate, if he will let me know,
| will drop him at once.
Well, the writer of the letter and Judge
Harper both called on me, aud assured
me that had entirely misconstrued the
letter. l may have been too sensitive.
think was. That is why again place
Judge Harpers name in the Republican
ticket.
The Times says again:
| The party managers have been trying TO whip
| in MaclSley, of the Jackson Standard, to sup
port Harper for Judge. They will certainly not
be able TO do this, as he says i'm his paper that
his reasons "are valid, satisfactory and conclu-
| sve."
The Times draws upon its imagination.
] do not think any party manager, in
this district would attempt TO whip me
into anything That is game at which
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GREAT SPEECH BY SENATOR NOR
TON.

Senator Morton made a speech at In
dianapolis last Friday night, which APP
peared in full in the city papers on Sat
urday morning. 1t is one of the most
powerful speeches ever made, even by
this great man. We will lay it before
our readers some time before the Octo-
Der election.
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Belmont Hotel,
Strictly E'frst-Clnss.
Terms $3.50 per day.
Cor. Forty-First and Oregon Sts.,
OiLvER AAPLK 0RovEl
WEST PHILADELPHIA.
chas. P. C :. ?. Stevens, Of Baltimore,
owNERs AND rRorRIEroRs
Major ". W. LELAND. Manager.

IN 1rrHArutuNa-Caparifr lufu flusafa. -
faft long a d ~ fnet vide > stories high built
and Furnished ~ hmitifnnfwanM. Private par
iufa, suite. etc, special rates fuT fnftirs. A.
suciattaus. etr. Preach. orrman. Spanish and
Italian spoken In the hotel All rhhfHea fmuia
rrnfn aud nmcuuNuodntioma nfntsrlaaas ~ ia
0raud CsufEuuiai Exposition. f1a uluet dFelfas
Die iuEattum uf any Centennial Nufris Tho sna
uf maple tress. uf thirty NFara growth making
% the coolest hotri Ia fhiiadelphla. Thr furuis
turu and equipments uf the entire eatahliah.
meat arr uf the most literal rhaEmrfrrt ana dur
ina the ssasuu nrst=rllaa ufrhreffa vii furuish
music fur the entertainment nf the Eurata.
Market strcst line city cars pass the door.
Iuuu.naIm
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On last Sunday week, about 9 o'clock
at night, t,three saloon keepers at Mister
ling, Madison county, got into drunken
fight, and some ten shots were fired
Most unfortunately none of them were
killed. One received two wounds, and
and is dangerously hurt, but it is feared
he will get well.
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When you hear q man denouncing Til
den make up your mind he's got both his
front hoofs in the public crib Hardin
County Democrat.
That is rough on John Combs. Of the
Ironton Democrat