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The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-06-21
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.

Of all the transparent humbugs ever
started, none were ever sillier than the
cry Of civil service reform. Carl Schurz
was at the head of this tomfoolery.
Hayes and his Cabinet are having end
less troubles about this thing. Hayes
declared in his letter of acceptance, that
q man VINO performed the duties Of an
Office we ], should be kept in Office, and
then the very first thing he did when he
became President, was to turn out all
Grants Cabinet officers, all of whom
were competent and efficient men. Then
he recalled Minister Boxer, and when
that gentleman asked what he had done
that was wrong, the President said moth
ing wss wrong, but he was going to call
home all the foreign ministers, and ap-
point new men in their places.
Secretary Sherman adopted a rule of
civil service that only one person of a
family should hold Office. This rule was
utterly without sense or reason, and
worked great hardship, and evil to the
public service, and then Mr.. Sherman
had three brothers and a nephew who
held office.
The New York Tribune, a great admi-
rer Of the reform" discovered that
Schurz recommended one Schneider, of
Chicago, as Minister to Switzerland, and
that Schneider once furnished Schurz
money to start a paper.
The celebrated Gail Hamilton" writ
ing to the New York Tribune, says
And | observed that thereafter, upon
the cases in question, the RefOrmers new
er moved the wing nor opened the
mouth, nor peepedl
And l observe also that on April 20
the Reform journals announce that "the
Swiss mission was to day formally ten
dered to and accepted by Geo. Schuei-
der, q wealthy Chicago banker, possess
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Discussion of the Presidents Policy.

In the discussion of the Presidents
policy, now in progress between the
Jackson Standard and the Journal two
preliminary stipulations were and are
obvious.
First-Articles were not to exceed q
column each.
Second-The articles were to alternate.
The Standard has repeatedly exceeded
its column. and has indirectly compelled
the journal to do likewise.
The Standard of May 81 contained, in
due order, an answer to the journal OF
the week previous. to which no objection
is made; but, without waiting for the re-
ply Of the journal, the Standard Of the fol-
lowing week, the 7th inst, contained an
other article. What this week will pro-
duce remains to be seen. But the Jour
nat will unite the two aud consider them
as one article, and reply to them accord
ingly.
When the few obiectors to the Presi.
dents policy is considered. it will be un-
derstood why the Journal will decline oc
cupying SO much space upon a question
upon which the Republican party is daily
becoming more and more solidified into
a satisfied unit.-Bucyrus Journal
And this is all the Journal could say
last week. We guess it is about played
out. We will have patience. as the edi-
tor is no doubt giving the constitution of
the United States another careful read
ing. SO he can tell us where, in that in.
strument, President Hayes got the au-
thority to send a commission" to a
Sovereign State" (as he is now pleased
to call the rebel States,) to break up q
State Legislature by bribery, in order to
set aside the fifteenth amendment, and
turn over the State to the rebel rufians
and murderers.
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The Duty Of an Elector Of President,

The Constitution does not say how a
Presidential Elector shall vote. But our
whole government is founded on the
principle that the people have the pow'r r
to choose their agents, and that this
power includes the right to choose them
to carry out required measures. Thus
the people have the right to choose an
Elector to vote for a certain person for
President. They have the right to nonn-
mate the person they want for Presi-
dent, and to choose Electors to vote for
him. And the Elector so chosen would
be guilty of basest treachery if he voted
otherwise. The appointment of James
Russell Lowell Minister to Spain recalls
this subject, for at one time the band of
thieves that was trying to steal the Pres
idency thought he was persuaded TO rise
above his obligation of honor and com
mon honesty, and vote SO as to throw the
election into the House.
And the New York Nation gave its
idea of public and personal integrity.
and Of that elevation Of the tone OF pub
lie morals which it is continually crying
for, by an appeal to Mr.. Lowell to do
this thing, and thereby bring in an ad-
ministration by a betrayal Of popular
trust which would have tainted all its
pear a mere device Of the swindler. But
Mr.. Lowell denied to the Boston Adver-
tiser that he had ever entertained any
doubt as to his duty as an honest man to
vote as he was chosen by the people to
vote. This was not extraordinary, as he
could not vote otherwise without being
infamous. But il was very remarkable,
and very creditable to the much reviled
carpet bagger" "nigger" and "scalawag
Republicans Of South Carolina, Louisi-
ana, and Florida, that Tilden and Nor
rissey and all the local bribers could not
find a single Elector that they could buy,
although he could have got for his vote
riches beyond his widest dreams.-l Gin
cinnati Gazette.
We cordially agree with the above
but what shall be said Of the candidate
for President who betrays the people
who trusted him, and voted for him sup
posing that he would carry out the poll
cy which they regarded as best for the
country
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ing literary and artistic tastes, and one
OF the capitalists who enabled Secretary
Schurz TO establish his Newspaper at St.
Louis
! The free-born American citizen has GER
tainly no right, no reason, and no desire
TO complain of Mr. Schneider for loaning
or giving money to Mr.. Schurz for the
purpose Of establishing newspaper or
tor any other purpose nor do | know
that Mr.. Schneider is not the very best
man iu the country for the Swiss
mission; though, allowing $1,000 600 for
the population of the United States,
fancy that precisely A, ,999, ,996 were TAX
en- by surprise when Mr.. Schneider's
name was announced-the four who were
not surprised being Mr. Schneider him
self, the President, Mr. Evarts, and Mr.
Schurz. Let me fully admit that in an
age of political marvels this appointment
may have been made in accordance with
the highest requirements of the civil ser
vice, so high indeed as to be invisible to
the naked eye; but il the same thing
had been done under Grants Admins
:rstion the Reform Ring would have ris.
en- to its feet and shouted in iull chorus
thata Cabinet Minister was paying off his
private debts with the patronage of the
National Government / am not assert
ing or insinuating that Mr.. Schurz did
this: | only say that if a member of the
late Cabinet had made such an appoint
ment, a woman would have had to light
a whole box Of candles and sweep every
house in the neighborhood, and seek
diligently before she would have found a
Reformer who would not have put his
penny whistle to his mouth and set the
wild echoes flying with his outcry of cor
ruption"
The Tribune. editorially. says:
What Gail Hamilton has to say. this
morning, of the influence of the Liberal
Republican element in the election OF
President Hayes would be pointless and
absurd. but for the twaddle of some OF
the editors and politicians hanging on
the verge Of that movement This has
given her the opportunity she improves
so savagely. 1t must be frankly confess
ed that, when she comes down TO details,
there is enough justice in her criticisms
to make them stinging But we think
her reference to the Schneider business,
as it stands, is not fair to Gen. Schurz
We understand him to admit having ties
tilted to the character and fitness Of Mr.,
Schneider for the Swiss mission, but to
deny having been under any pecuniary
obligations TO that bashful diplomatist.
In another place the Tribune says:
More news about Schneider Of Chicago
late Minister to Switzerland. Congress
man Brentano says Schneider was asked
to decline because it was discovered ths
he had swindled bis relatives out of pro
perty and had been guilty of other mis-
demeanors. This places more RESPONSE
bility upon the enterprising person who
discovered diplomatist in Schneider.
1t seems that Schurz, the great anC
original Civil Service Reformer," wa
the man who made this wonderful dis
| coyery
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Twenty persons were removed from
the Treasury Department the other day,
on account OF the recent order Of the Sec
retary forbidding the employment Of sew
eral members OF the same family in the
department"
The above little news item states cor
rectly the first installment Of decspita-
tion in accordance with the order OF the
secretary. Ii is no doubt read with in
difference, and passed by as a necessary
result OF the great civil service reform
that is sought to be inaugurated by the
new administration. A more nonsen-
sical and unjust order. under the guise OF
reform. was perhaps never before issued.
unless it be that il is strictly in keeping
with the farce which has for its gist, ia.
between the friends and
foes of the party. Such refinement Of
purity and virtue that will not allow OF
the employment Of several members Of
the same family in the treasury depart
ment simply degenerates into the bold
est hypocricy Of reform and is an insult
to the common sense OF the country -
reformers, the country will
not allow itself to be imposed upon by
such quackery as that-Xenia T0rehhghL
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A delegation who desired some favors
from President Hayes, sought the inAu-
ence of Gen. Butler, who made them the
following answer:
Gentlemen, you have come to the
wrong man. / have no influence at the
White House, and no disposition to ask
favor of the President. If you want
your friend appointed, 60 ask Mr.. Corco
ran, Gen. Gordon, and others OF their
patriotic antecedents. The President
sent for Mr.. Corcoran and requested him
10 name the man he wanted for the COM
missionership. and he modestly mention
ed Mr.. Archibald Campbell The great
statesman at the White House flor he is
a great statesman) has instituted a new
departure. No more money 10 to be
spent on elections. 1 have heretofore
contributed to the extent Of my means
for the purchase of lanterns and the
painting Of transparencies, and this tax is
no longer to be endured. People are
hereafter to rush greedily to the polls.
trampling over each other. IT you don't
want to ask Mr.. Corcoran TO ask the
President. as il is generally understood
that both the Republican and Democratic
parties are deceased, and the old Whig
party Is born again, 20 out to some grave
yard and transcribe the names Of the de-
iunct members of that organization from
their tombstones to your petitions. and
you will stand a chance of getting what
you ask for. did ask one favor Of the
President. When / went 70 New Or
leans i had assigned to the care Of my
staff and self a distinguished surgeon.
lie fell heroically at his post, a victim to
his professional and patriotic duty. Not
long ago received a touching letter from
his son asking for an appointment to
Annapolis. i went to see the President.
showed him the letter. / told him the
story of the fathers life and death. /
said to him, IL have the nomination in
my district, but would have to smuggle
the boy through. Others do this.
won't" The President said; IL have
three appointments; this boy shall have
one of them" / left satisfied. The sp-
pointments were made, but this boy was
not one of them. The fathers of two Of
them had contributed about as much to
the preservation of the Union as Mr..
Corcoran or Gen. Gordon.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-06-21

Fifteen colored churches have been
burned by incendiaries in Texas since
January lst The last one was the Afri.
can NJ. f. church in Huntsville. A cor
respondent Of The AdVaHcc says:
THE members had just purchased a
fine bell and Sunday-school library and
greatly improved their church. Every
thing was destroyed. IL was heartrend-
ing to stand by and hear the means and
sobs OF the poor colored people as they
saw their beloved Zion a mass OF flames
IL took them seven years to finish the
house. and in two hours all was destroy
ed. May God have mercy upon the poor
freedmen in Texas"
There is a large class of whites in the
South who will put every possible OBJ
struction in the way Of the efforts Of the
freedmen for their elevation. and public
sentiment does not allow the governors
Of the States to punish the blenders
Witness that horrible Chisholm tragedy,
and the reported declaration Of the gov.
ernor that the thing must be allowed TO
die out.-N y. Independent
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Some Spelling /!

To the Editor Of the Standard:
Don't you like too see good spellingl
1t is we'll known that Josh Billings has
a way Of spelling, which is original and
inimitable; but submit to you if he is
not in danger OF losing his laurels, judg
ing from the way in which the following
words were spelled, or rather misspelled,
at our last examination:
Cotton, shugar, suggarcain, tobaccoe,
color, iff, groop, emty, sertain, maner,
anamals, comen, concent, elypsis. artic.
velosity, foting, according comeTce
polytical. parallels. Vegetable, nessessary,
allowed, inhabitance, generally. licence,
INDICATIVE, aposition, repatition referring,
referred, intransatiye, shortDing, length
ming. immf gnary corrections, Roadisland.
Newhamsher, Deleware, Name, Massichu-
sets, California, Newjearsey, Colorado,
Wioming. Britinan.
And. by way of definitions, can any
body beat this2 "a port Of entry is a
landing place for ships" Mountain
chains are the principle divisions of wa
ter"
Verify, the schoolmaster is abroad.
The class is excused, and directed TO
take the same lesson for tomorrow.
Ever yours, wv. LoNGBoN.
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Sherif's Sale Of Real Estate.


Adam McClung ". Erie Coal a Iron Company.
on 1t order Of sale.
Notice is hereby given, that tn pursuance of
an order of sale issued hy the Clerk Of said
t'ourt on the seth day Of May and ~
directed n Shciin said county, I viii offsr. for
sale, Ht the door of the Court House, in Jack son
In said county, on
Saturday. July 81. A. D. 1871.
nj PM. of said day. the mineral stone coal
underlying the following dtscrihsd premises,
situate In the county Of Jackson and state OF
Ohio. to-wit,
All the mineral stone coal underlying
the southwest quarter of section -, tnwn.
ship 7. Of range a. and northwest quarter ui
the northwest quarter % Hecfiffn -. township Z,
Of range u Also. lot number sixty our tnti of
the salt Reservation, Ia al containing one
hundred and sixty acres.
Appraised us fitltuwas
lst dcscrihcd lot nt $40 %.
~ described lot az $40 90.
- described lot nt $500 %.
Terms Of sale, cash on day Of sale.
To be eold a. the property % the Erie Coal
and Iron Company 10 satisfy a judgment aud
decree tn favor Of Adam MrCiunR.
Given under my hand this 18th day ~ June
A.D. is5T. JOHN NJ. EWING, Eh'f J. &. ..
DUNCAN, Moore a Alcshirc. nttys for pin.
le2l-5w
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Notice..

Is pursuance of an ordcr granted by the Pro-
IL bate Court of Jackson county. OHIO. 4 will
Vtfcr Tor sale, NJ public auction, on
Saturday, the l4th Day Of July. 1871.
between the hours OF ~ ~. aud PM. OF said
day, at the door of the Court House in nald
county the following dc-cribcd real estate. at.
unte in the county u Jackson aud state Of
Uhio, to-wit:
The southwest quarter Of the northwest quar-
ter OF section t2ai twenty township l3 ave,
range lel eighteen uuiuCumhercd by dover,
aud the southeast quarter % the northeast
quarter OF section No. en- twUnty-sin, except
ing however, that part Of the said southeast
quarter OF the northeast quarter Of said section
lying north of the county road. containing
about two acres. and conveyed by InbwE West
ln his lifetime 10 John Phillips, unincumbcred
by dover.
And the northeast quarter OF the southeast
quarter of said ssctiou l21l twcnty-six. subject
20 the dover estate Of Ms. sarah West, as
signed ~ meets aud bounds, aud excepting a
small lol laid OF a. = graveyard, being about =.
Of one acre, and right OF way 10 feet vide fr0fti
the public fuad 20 said graveyard, along the
north line Of said lot east from the public ruad
/ Appraised at sixteen hundred doiians.
Terms Of sale, oue-thtrd In hand, onr-thifd
la six months. aud ono-thiru iu one year. with
Interest on deferred payments. the payments
% D. secured ~ mortgage upon the premises
HJld.
June q, 1871. SARAH WEST
Adm'r'x or InbeE West, deed
Henry W. Loomis and james Tripp. aitys
lc1i-aw
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SILVER.

There is a desperate effort being made
to get up political side issue on the cur
rency question, to divert attention from
the real issue. The plan will not be a
success. There is a constant cry some
thing about silver-we never read these
articles, and do not know just what they
are all about; but one thing is certain
no issue can be raised among the people
Of Ohio on this question. Nine persons
out of ten in Ohio are in favor Of silver
currency. They want silver coin to be a
legal tender for all debts, and for all
amounts. Gold and silver have been
money ever since the earliest history OF
the world, and will so continue TO the
end Of time
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1877-06-21

The following appeared in the Cincin.
natl Gazette few days ago, under Aow-
ing head lines:
Especial Dispatch to the Cincinnati Times.l
WAsHISGToS, June 10.
Chief Justice Waite, who has Just re-
turned from the South, where he has
been holding Circuit Court, says that he
remained in Charleston, S. c., three weeks
and that during that time not one social
call was made upon him or his daughter,
who was with him. by the old citizens Of
that place. He was completely ignored
by the ex-rebel element, and was treated
by the society Of Charleston more like
an outcast and criminal than a gentle
man and the highest judicial officer in
the Government. He was not pleased
with his Charleston experience. and his
views as to the rebels in South Carolina
having become thoroughly reconstructed
and disposed to accept in good faith the
situation, have been materially modified.
There is much Indignation here among
Judge Waite's friends, at the treatment
accorded him. and the President and
members of the Cabinet seem greatly as
tonished
They will be stricken with much great
er astonishment before the end of octo-
Der.
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HARPERs MAGAZINE FOR JULY.

Harper's Magazine for July contains
nine illustrated contributions, with
eighty.fve beautiful engravings
Among these papers, an especially
timely and curious article is contributed
by Maurice Thompson. entitled Hunt
ing with the Long bow" illustrated by
Miss Bridges, and Messrs Beard, Gibson.
Abbey, Davis, and other distinguished
artists. The writer's experience for many
years in this novel sport yields a rich
fund Of useful information and striking
incident
John Muir, the scientific explorer Of
the Sierra, contributes an original de.
scription Of novel phenomenon. which
he entities Snow Banners Of the Califor-
MIA Alps" with illustrations.
The remarkable battle between Gener-
al Herkimer's Provincial troops and the
British forces. with their Indian allies.
near old Fort Schuyler. August 6. 1877.
is graphically described in Harold Fred
cries illustrated paper, The Mohawk
Valley in the Revolution"
Mr. Lyman Abbotts elaborate and en-
tertaining article on Westminster Abbey
is illustrated by twenty six beautifully
executed engravings, including represen-
tations Of architectural features, aud Of
the most interesting monuments and
relics
The Orkney and Shetland Islands are
described by Edwards Roberts, with nu-
merous illustrations Of their picturesque
scenery, ancient monuments and social
life.
II. D. Miuot contributes another bright
and interesting illustrated paper on
Birds Nests.
"A Beautiful Charity" by A. p C., is a
charming description Of a visit to the
poor children's Summer Home at Bath
Long Island, with four illustrations.
While there are in this Number 50
many descriptive articles. the literary
character Of the Magazine Is well sustain.
ed by the rema rkable serial stories oil
Charles Reade and r. d. Blackmore, by
short stories from the pen Of Miss Con
stance F. Woolson, and Miss Augusti
Stevens, and by poetical contribution,
from J. T. Trowbridge. Bret Harte. Eliz
abeth Stuart Phelps. Ellis Gray. John B
Tabb. and George Lunt. Mr.. Trow
bridges poem, The Wreck Of the Fish
ing boat" is thrilling story in verse
with five illustrations by Sol Eytinge
Bret Hartes poem. "On Naughty little
Boy, Sleeping" which opens the Mum
Der, is accompanied with a spirited illus
tration by c. s. RSinhart. Miss Phelps''
poem, Stronger than Death" is con
tribution Of unusual merit.
The Hon. H. F. Morse, whose diplo
matte experience makes him an authori
ty on the subject, contributes a very able
paper on "Our Civil Service" showing
that in the "spoils" system, establishs d
during President Jackson's administra
tion, there was a marked departure from
the policy Of the earlier administrations
The FIVE Editorial Departments are
we'll sustained, in comprehensiveness oI
scope, and in the novelty Of the material
included in their various fields
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A Sunfish Township Scandal.

From Chenoweth's Fork, Sunfsh town
ship, comes a story which has furnished
material for the gossips for some time
The facts as told US are as follows:
On the classic banks of the Sunfish re-
sides an old man named Dulaney, aged
about 70 years, who has a young wife
scarcely more than l6 years old. Mr.. Du-
lany is said to have quite a comfortable
amount OF this worlds goods, and while
he was living in Jackson county became
interested in a young man named Wilson
whom he helped educate for the medical
profession. Alter finishing his studies
Wilson removed to Idaho and commenc-
ed practicing, and was a frequent visitor
to his benefactors house-indeed, SO
much so that it became noised around
that he went there for no good, which
caused Mr.. Dulaney to investigate mat
ters a little. Accordingly he made an
appointment for the young doctor TO
meet him at his house on a certain day,
at which time be told his wife that he
was going out to work. Instead OF so do
ing he secreted himself where he could
observe all that was going on in the house
and waited Developments. The doctor
arrived promptly at the appointed time
and it was not long before Mr.. ID. had
proof Of his wiles infdelity. and tbs
baseness of the man whom he had be
friended. What had occurred when tbs
old man appeared before the guilty par
ties is not stated, but at all events th'
doctor packed up and left the country
between two days, and his present where
abouts is unknown.
Mr.. Dulaney swore out a warrant TO
the arrest OF Wilson on a charge OF dis
turbing his peace, but as that gentleman
has made himself scarce, the matter u
likely to be allowed to pass without max
ing any further effort to bring the docto
to justice e. Waverty Republican.
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A fool in jackson c. III. calls the peo-
pie together at the Court House this
afternoon, to hear an explanation, why
the Murphy temperance meeting should
not succeed.-[ Belpre News.
Now hold on, sister Adams. You
must remember that the great and only
Francis Murphy teaches us that we must
say nothing harsh about the saloon
keepers-that we must admire-must
love them. as it it were. and our friend
l. T. has been engaged in the liquor bu-
siness for ten or twelve years past, and
still has his "shebang" in full blast under
the front corner Of his hotel.