The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1879-10-09
Random Thoughts.
BY ID. MACkLEY.

Indiana copperhead, was advertised to |
speak in Jackson The morning was
clear, warm, and most promising.
the meeting would be great
er than the great Allen meeting in
1875, when there were from 5000 to
5000 people in town. The train came
down from Hamden at the usual hour.
The jackson Silver Cornet Band was
at the depot, in their wagon, and IN
full uniform. Soon the music was
heard coming up Main Street, and the
usual number of small boys kept by
the sides Of the Band wagon. Then
came a carriage, and in it | noticed
Morg. Watts and Gould. Then the
great, unhung rebel copperhead and
some one else were in the carriage.
Watts and Gould always look mean
they cannot, naturally, look any other
way. This time they looked solemnly
mean. No wonder Scarcely any
crowd came on the train
Between eight and nine o'clock the
train came in on the Narrow Gauge
road, and there were only 80 to 40
persons on the train. An hour later
the Portsmouth train arrived, with
scarcely any more than the regular
number of passengers. Few people
came from the country, and the DEM
ocrats saw that the Great Meeting was
going to be failure.
Between ten and eleven o'clock Tom
Leach, (known as devil Tom, came
in with a procession from jackson
township This was. the only process
sion that came in. 1t contained some
voters, several women and children,
four or five colored men, and several
white Republicans, who joined in for
the joke of the thing. Some of the
young Democrats, such as Polk Nc
Clung, had offered live OK to the
township bringing in the largest dele
cation. Tom had no competition,
and when the colored men saw that
Tom had won the OK, they slid out,
and lodged down an alley.
The OK proved to be little scrub
bull. They now tell the story that G.
David bought him from Mr.. Wikel
for SLABS, and sold him to Polk, and
the other young Democrats, for S26.
Perhaps this is only a joke. The bull
was put in the procession, and was
tied to a wagon, and then a man had
long iron rod, with one end hooked
into the bulls nose. The poor bull
no doubt felt meaner than did Watts
and Gould, but he did not look near
as mean as they did.
I did not go to the meeting at the
Fair Ground. Various estimates of
the crowd were made, varying from
500 to 1000. There was none Of the
old-time enthusiasm. 1t speaks well
for the Democracy Of jackson county
that they took so little stock in this
notorious rebel. As one Of the
Knights Of the Golden Circle, he aided
III having firearms taken into Indiana,
boxed and labeled Sunday School
Tracts" j" These arms We're intended
to be used to attack the Union armies
in the rear.
On Friday afternoon I started to
Portland, to fill my appointment at
Corners School House. The train
was more than half an hour behind
time, and while waiting | had quite a
talk with Mr.. Murfn, Of the Globe
Iron Company, Mr.. Barber, Of the
railroad, and others. Mr.. Murfn says
that the price of pig-iron is now near
ly double what it was three months
ago. He says it has been and still is,
going right up, and parties in Cincin-
natl have refused to sell best iron at
$50 per ton. Globe Company have
sold away ahead, as have most of the
furnaces. Globe has a contract to fill
in New York, the iron to be put upon
the cars at Jackson at S15 per ton
while the same iron will now sell fol
S26 per ton, and going up at the rate
of about a dollar day.
Mr.. Barber says that September
was the greatest month for business
ever known on the Marietta road. Il
is simply immense, and the road, will
it's great stock Of running material, Is
behind with freights.
The forests are now presenting {
most glorious appearance. Green yet
predominates, but every shade from
the ightest yellow to the deepest
crimson are mixed in. When yor
travel Oh the cars during this month
keep your eyes fixed upon the forest
trees and shrubbery, if you want te
see one of the grandest, most sublime
and glorious of natures wonders.
When the train stopped at Portland
who should emerge from the smoking
car but Senator George H. Pendleton
the greatest demagogue living, moi
excepting Sam Cary. Pendleton has
sense enough to know better; Cary il
hardly responsible. Pendleton wa;
on his way to Gallipolis, and there
was fellow at the Jones House will
him-Dr John Sanns, who figured a