The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1879-05-01
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On Monday of last week 1885 bills
were introduced in the House at Wash
ington.
Robert Buchanan, one of the oldest
and most worthy and esteemed citizens
of Cincinnati. died last week, aged S3
years.
The water tank and machinery of the
S., j. x P. Railroad at Greenfield, were
destroyed by fire last week. Loss per-
haps $1,000.
-Beniamin Drummond went to Chill
licothe and got drunk, and on his way
towards home he fell into the Scoto riv-
er and was drowned.
A boy named Miller R. Downing,
aged eight years, fell over a cliff at Mid
dleport, Meigs county, a. distance of SO
feet and was not killed.
Bishop Ames. of the NJ E. Church,
died at his residence in Baltimore last
week. He was 73 years of age, and COM
menced to preach in tine year 1910 He
was native of Athens county, in this
State.
The army BILL with the repeal clause
attached, has passed both Houses of Con-
gress, and is now in the hands of the
President. The leading Democrats are
confident that he will sign it, while the
Republicans as confidently predict veto.
We will know sometime this week.
Some time ago we mentioned that a
Mr.. Odell, of Richmondale, Ross county,
had become partially insane upon the
subject of religion, and refused to eat
Mr.. Odell has changed his opinion of re-
ligious duty, and has gone to eating like
other folks
. The Portsmouth Tribune says that
Lew Morgan of Portsmouth, and John
Jones ('California,'' of this county, have
gone to Leadville, Colorado, to try their
luck. They are both members of Tropic
Furnace Co., and they no doubt think
that there is a better market just now
for gold than there is for iron.
The Middleport Republican says that
colored man of that place, named
Charles Poindexter. has been arrested
on charge of attempt at robbery and
murder, and is now in Jail. He was ar
rested in Cincinnati Wonder if it is
Charley the barber, who resided at this
place some twenty years ago
Senator Conkling made q speech in
the Senate on last Thursday which is ad-
mitted to be the greatest speech ever
made in the Senate. The room was
crowded, and hundreds who desired to
hear could not get in. The Democrats
were silenced, and none of them had the
courage to attempt an answer.
"A terrible affair took place at dog
gerry at Yellow Bud in Ross county last
Sunday week. Five men were wounded
and two of them are probably dead by
this time. The men were drunk, and
got into q general fight. Their names
are M. W. Hart, A. j. Barlow, VIM. Car
roll, Robert Anderson and VIM Murphy
Some of the party attacked Murphy and
were beating him frightfully, when he
went to cutting, in self defense
The Democratic Marshal of Ports
mouth, on the day before the election,
issued an order that the policemen might
vote as they pleased, but that they should
take no further part in the election
John Andres, policemen. spit upon this
civil service foolery. and worked all day
for the Republican ticket For this he
was tried by the Council majority of
which are now Democrats, and was &C
quilted. Andres was born and raised in
Jackson, and was a Lieutenant in the
first three months company from this
county in 1861, to put down the Demo
cratic rebellion.