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The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-01-22
Rev. G.. W. Woodward, D. D., Of
Brooklyn, in a sermon said of him:

Any just analysis of the character of Bishop Haven
will first of all recognize his culture. In the depart
ment of languages he was an acknowledged master
He familiar with art and history and criticism
if literature had been his chief profession He
enormous contributor to the religious newspapers
and every article he wrote had the stamp of his
tensive scholarship. Bishop Haven had no definite
impression of his special fitness for the Episcopacy
He knew that there were hundred Methodist minis
tiers in the country equally well fitted he to be
bishop. One evening, few days before his accept
the bishopric not i'll his line. Il ought to be in
the literary work of the Church, he said
He also q of ideas, and from first to last
showed manly devotion to his ideas. He began his
public life when American slavery at the height
of power. In 1880 this armed to the teeth, de-
Tended by Senates and pupts, defed the conscience
of the American people. 1t at this uncture that
Gilbert Haven, in the flush of his young manhood,
published sermons the subject of slavery, which
among the strongest things he did 1t is his
glory that he advanced thinker the subject
of human rights.
There is not ecclesiasic left in the North in
the South that so controlled the confidence of the
black men of this country as this man. He under
stood their needs and his great heart full of plans
for their relief He hated caste the devil, When
his heart leaped within him. When they were ad-
mitted the United States Senate his joy was won-
derful. remember his coming my desk in the last
general conference in the city of Baltimore and ask
ing to nominate colOred delegate to be my
assistants the staff of secretaries, and mean
enough not to do it, God forgive mel His great plan
to have lifted those 100000 of negroes into
ture that would have made them equal to the work
ingmen of the North.
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Random ThOughts.

hdHuOm lHOuSHISs
| have been talking about honesty,
and morality, and conscience. When
mans conscience lashes him, it is a
good indication. There is some hopes
of such man, even though his con-
science be somewhat scared, as with a
hot iron. | have a case in point.
There is a man up at Pomeroy,
named Chapman He has some kind
of conscience, but it is awfully
warped, or dwarfed. He now is, and
for many years has been, editor of the
Pomeroy Telegraph. Some years ago
| had a controversy with man who
got five thousand dollars out of the
public treasury to which he had no
moral claim. It was known as "the
salary grab" This man Chapman
went out Of his way, and out of his
district, to take sides with the scoun-
drel, and he did not hesitate to lie
most outrageously about me in his
paper. I then foEmed my private
opinion as to the integrity, morality,
and honesty of Chapman.
Well, in due time Chapman was
elected to the Ohio Legislature. The
law gives members "a cents per mile
to pay their fare to Columbus and
back. This law, on the very face of
it, is a swindle and steal. Every
body knows that it only costs from
three to four cents per mile to go
from any part of the State of Ohio to
Columbus, when a man pays his fare.
Every body also knows that every
member of the Legislature gets free
pass on any railroad upon which he
desires to travel. The man who goes
to Columbus on a free pass, and then
charges the taxpayers of the State "a
cents per mile to pay his passage
we'll, l will not say he is scoundrel,
for fear some man with tender con-
science like Chapman, mi ght become
offended.
But as to Chapman. His way to
get to Columbus was to go to Athens,
and there he had direct road, on a
free pass, to Columbus; but he is not
satisfied with getting his "a cents per
mile by direct route, he charges up
constructive mileage, by way of Gin
cinnati, and pockets $86.S8, as mile
age! What do you think Of such a
man? But hold on. | said his con-
science is working upon him.
Last spring the Ohio Legislature
passed some resolutions to submit Ger
tain amendments to the constitution
of the State to the voters, and enacted
that the newspapers which published
them should receive one-half the fixed
legal rates for the same. Some time
after the election the State Supervisor
of Public Printing had lot Of circu-
lars printed, and sent one to each pa
per in which these advertisements had
been published. The Supervisor made
an estimate Of the number of squares,
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-01-22

ANOTHER ''nigger" has been mur-
dered. A man named Nat. Smith was
confined in jail at Atlanta, Georgia,
accused of attempt to commit rape,
when mob took him five miles and
hanged him, and then shot into his
dead body. And yet the foolish mig
gers" want to emigrate from Georgia
to Indiana! Strange, isn't It? If a
''nigger" attempts such an outrage in
the rebel States, the law puts him to
death, and we would suppose the
commonwealth would not lack testi-
mony; yet the law is never permitted
to take it's course.
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SENATOR POLLARD, and Representa-
tive Beman of Gallia county, have
sent us several bills which have been
introduced in the Legislature. One of
them is a Local Option bill. This
Local Option question will be pushed
with much earnestness this winter.
We have ever favored any measure
looking towards checking the awful
curse Of intemperance, and we hope
this plan may be tried next. But
what say our temperance friends who
are opposed to the license Of crime?
Suppose this, or some similar bill
should pass, and the question should
be submitted to the voters of Jackson,
and they should vote to have the sale
of liquor continued in jackson.
Would not this be making crime legal?
Suppose the Legislature should pass
an act to submit the question to the
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voters, whether murder by the revol-
yer, instead of murder by alcohol,
should be permitted; where is the diff
ference?
Our readers know that we have lost
all hope Of any reformation as to in
temperance. We believe there is only
one way, and of course that will never
be attempted. If we had an absolute
Government, and a man of the right
stamp at its head, something could be
done. If squad of soldiers could be
sent to destroy every cigar, and every
ounce Of tobacco in the land, and
every glass of ale, beer and whisky
people would stop getting drunk; not
otherwise.
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and asked the publishers to make oath
not to the number of squares in the
advertisement, but the number of
times it had been published in his pa
per. This was necessary, as no paper
is entitled to pay unless it has pub
lished the advertisement regularly six
months, prior to the October election.
The State Supervisor of Printing is
the proper person to make the esti-
mate of the amount to be paid for the
work, and all the papers in the State
will surely get the same amount, no
matter what bill the publisher maJ
send in. remember few years ago
that the State Supervisor made the
estimate, and cut down the bills con-
siderably.
Now comes the man of the tender
conscience-the old mileage grabber,
and says the estimate of the State Off
Ger is too high by SS1, and he will nev-
er, or, hardly ever, take it. And he
thinks any man is scoundrel who
will take it. He says:
We not greatly surprised that Rayis M Maskley
der crime: the case may be, of the superinten
serve an ominors silence on the subject from whom
we expected better things.
Now is not this a beautiful disciple
to talk about such a matter? His
scared old conscience dwells upon the
S91, and no wonder. That is just
about the amount he took from the
treasury to which he had no right. 1t
may have cost him $5.8S to go from
Pomeroy over to Athens, counting in
cigars, beer, and-so-forth.
Several weeks ago | proposed that il
Chapman would, upon honor, pay
back into the treasury all he took a:
mileage, save and except the amount
which he actually paid out, [ woul(
make it all satisfactory with hin
about these constitutional amend
ments; but no; he has not one wore
to say in reply.
The Legislature has seen fit to ere
ate the office Of Supervisor Of Publ
Printing, and it is his duty to max
an estimate in this ease. The Legisla
ture enacted that those who did tn
; work should only get half price for il
f [ propose to abide the decision of tn
: proper officer, even if he should max
it below my estimate. l am not
printer, but the Supervisor is, or ough
TO be. How would it do for a farme
to set up his judgment against the de
cision of the Supreme Court of th
t State, on a point of law, or legal dt
IS cision? Or how would it sound I
hear lawyer telling farmer that b
y the farmer was mistaken in chargin
:, T. fifty cents per bushel for his corn; h
$ the honest & lawyer would pay tt
ignorant farmer one dollar per bush
IS for his corn, or he would 60 crazy
it his efforts to do so.
TO on Bro. Chapman; wrestle wit
l. your conscience; but you will new
a have peace of mind, either here
IS hereafter, until you pay back, wit
interest, that $S1 mileage grab. Yo'
n pretended honesty in this amendmel
; matter will not give you quiet. V
lie must make restitution.
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Sheriff's Sale of Real Estate.
State of Ohio, Jackson County, ss.:
Court of Common Pleas

State of Ohio, jackson County, S.:
Court of Common Pleas.
Board of Commissioners of Jackson Comfy VS. John
T. Stewart ct al.
On Order of Sale.
Notice is hereby given, i'm pursuance of an or
ger Oh sale Issued out OF said court the th day
january, lSSO and to di. ected will offer for sale
at pu1c auction, at the door of the Court House in
jackson, in said county, on "
Saturday, February l4th a. D. 1885, at One O'Clock M
the following described real est; te siuated I'm tn
county OF Jackson ald State Of Ohio, to-wit:
The undivided twosevenths (2-7) part of the north
east quarter Of the south east quarter section eg
Teen llsl township nine co.. range seventeen Q7).
Also the undivided twO-sevenths CD part of all
the north half of the south quarter of the south
east quarter of said section, township and range ex-
ceptng two acres off of the north half of the said
south east quarter of the south quarter
ing IN all to-seyenths CD part of ffty-seven
lst described tract appraised at $I94 81
"a describe tract appraised at $64.
Terms OF sale, cash day of sale.
TO be sold as the property of John T. Stewart to
Commissioners jackson County. -
Given under my hand this 9th day of January 1880.
- e. T. JONES,
Sheriff Jackson County, Ohio.
iEa haaard Iripp' Attorneys for Plaintiff.
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HE last time we were at church we
heard the preacher say it was utterly
useless to preach, write, lecture or
talk against specific sins, such as
lying, theft, dishonesty, drunkenness,
etc., it did no good, and he quoted the
celebrated DR.. Chalmers in support of
his position: He aimed at something
higher. Religion was what would do
the business, ETC.
Now we want to tell our friend,
the good preacher, little anecdote,
and we know he will take it all in
good humor.
At certain church some of the
members were in the habit of sleep
ing during the sermon. A half-witted
fellow noticed this, and one Sunday
he filled his pockets with green apples,
and took his seat near the pulpit. The
sermon had not progressed far until
an old bald-headed elder leaned for
ward and began to snore. The fellow
took out an apple and aimed so well
that it bounded from the bald pate of
the elder, and awakened him at once
The preacher stopped. The fellow
turned around and said: "You 90 on
with your preachin'; I'll keep EN-
: awake for YOU"
We say to our good brother, go 'o1
with your preaching; sanctify then
if you can; but if religion will no
make them moral, sober, truthful
honest and decent, we will hurl oul
articles upon morality at their balc
heads, so as to keep them awake.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-01-22
Maine.

Just after we had gone to press last
week we received the news that the
Republicans elected in Maine had Or
ganized a Legislature. This new
Legislature at once asked the Supreme
Court which was the legal Legisla-
ture, and the Court decided that the
Republican Legislature is the legal
one. Then the rebels went through
the motions of electing Governor,
one Smith. Then the Republicans
elected Davis Governor, and now
there are two State governments; but
the rebels will have to get out.
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r. Fl. K1NN1soN, formerly of this
county, has sent us copy of the Well
ington Enterprise, containing his first
report as Superintendent CT the Well
ington schools. He reports the
schools in a prosperous condition.
There are 400 pupils enrolled, and the
attendance is good, and cases Of tardi-
ness few.
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Gov. FOSTER went into Office on
Monday of last week. The Legisla-
ture have not done much yet. They
elected Garfield United States Senator,
and passed the resolution censuring
the rebel who refused to let the col
ored member eat at his public house.
Next week we will publish the report
of the committee, the speech of Will
liams, etc. The Democratic members,
as usual, all voted against the id
niger" 5'
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ssGrant. Sherman and Thomas. -

The veteran contributor, e. D. NJ" "
had an article in the Cincinnati Ga
zette, Of Saturday last, which con-
tanned equal parts Of justice and sound
sense It is a short review of
the military records of Grant, Sher-
man and Thomas, and among other
things pays deserved tribute to the
great soldierly qualities of "Old Pap
Thomas Mr.. Mansfield takes the
ground that in Immediate results, as
blow at the tottering Confederacy, the
battle of Nashville, was one of the
most decisive of the war. In this,
history sustains him. The writer
hereof was with Gen. Thomas when
he arrived at Nashville in 1864.
The city was unprotected against such
an army as Hoods veterans. Thomas
was compelled to throw together such
scattering troops as he could find,
placing them in the trenches with
Government employees, teamsters, and
such men as he could lay hold of, ca
pable of bearing arms. With this
strange command and inexperienced
gunners at the principal fort COM
manding the approaches to the city,
Thomas had a discouraging picture
before him. All the time Gen. Grant
was urging him to move out and
strike Hood. The soldiers under
Thomas would have had great curl
osity to see Grant ''move out" had he
been there. Thomas went on with his
plans, and when it was time, he struck
and the result was the total destruc-
ton, as an army, of Hoods command.
Gen. Grant, at the time, was on his
way to relieve Thomas.
Sherman, meantime, was parading
through Georgia, with magnificent
army, with nothing but provisions in
his front, and nothing but camp-fol-
lowers in his rear, and while no man
doubts the great military genius of
Sherman, the ''march to the sea" can
not be compared, for general results,
to the work of Thomas between Nash
vile and Pulaski.
In all the campaigning of Sherman
between Chattanooga and Atlanta, he
commanded magnificent army,
greatly outnumbering Johnston's, and
had, in Thomas and Mcpherson, two
as able assistants as ever mounted
a horse. Mcpherson was the
great Tanker, and many a good
piece Of ''earthwork'' was pre-
pared for Johnston which was but
little used, on account Of the "Yanks"
turning up in his rear.
When it came to solid fighting, the
enemy might as well have dashed
against the eternal rocks as against
"Pap Thomas" command.
Many soldiers will remember an in
cident at Kenesaw Mountain, when
Gen. Sherman ordered portion of
Thomas command to carry a point
on the mountain. Thomas judgment
told him it could not be done, and he
so stated to his superior officer. Sher-
man, however ordered him to go on,
when he, under protest, ordered the
troops to go, and they were disastr-
ously driven back.
It would be waste of time to speak
now of Gen. Grants military record
Every school-boy is acquainted with it.
We believe, however, that Grant never
did any military work which would
not have been equally well done by
Thomas, who was, in military skill,
bravery, and physical appearance, an
ideal soldier.
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Of the State demanded it, and because
it is absolutely demanded in the inter-
est of morality generally.
There is dangerous tendency in
this country, especially in the larger
cities, and mostly among a certain
class of foreigners, to ignore the laws
of the State, the laws of the church,
and the interests Of morality, by a
studied desecration Of the Sabbath
day. This began to take shape in
Cincinnati some years ago. 1t was
the beginning of the reign of immo-
rality and crime in that city. 1t SEEM
ed that all the other vices and crimes
naturally followed desecration of the
Sabbath.
Are the churches, the members Of
the churches, and good citizens gen.
orally, sufficiently aroused to the dan
ger? Are they doing their duty?
What are the tendencies in our own
community? Violations of the laws
of God or man, are like rock torn
from the brow of a mountain:
S r esp s6g 9rce it and aman in
plain" -i"r INV
First we had our iron furnaces run
ming on the Sabbath day, on the plea
OF necessity. Next the shrek of the
whistle and the roar of the trains on
our railroads. This was naturally
followed in rapid succession by other
violations. Go past the drug stores,
cigar stink holes, barber shops, etc.,
any Sabbath morning, and you will
find them carrying on their regular
business in plain and open violation
Of the laws of the State. A short
time ago we spoke to one Of the bar
bers about his desecration of the Sab
bath and his violation of the laws o1
the land, and he said lie did not want
to shave on the Sabbath day, but the
other BARRIERS would do it, and he mus
keep his shop open ON the Sabbath, o.
starve out. He said that if the churcl
members, or even the other good citi
, zens would not patronize these lawles
BARRIERS, they would do as other busi
D ness men, cease to perform common
labor on the Sabbath day.
o Now, good Christian friend, this lit
tie Law sermon was written on Sunda
. night, while you was at church. Rea
: it; and say if your skirts are clear Q
the tendency to vice and crime, whic
threatens to overturn all law, huma
and divine.
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Sheriff's Sale of Real Estate.
State of Ohio, jackson County, SIS.
COurt of Con,p,o,, DIaas


Court of Common Pleas.
Oak Hill B. & L. Association ve A. c. Elliott and
wife, ct al.
On order of sale.
Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of an
4r OF sale issued out of said Court the 22d day of
December, A. D. 1879, and to directed as Sheriff.
will offer for sale at public auction at the door of the
Court House, IL Jackson in said county,
Saturday, February H. a. d. $780, at O'Clock pm.
of said day the following described estate
wit: ~ ~ - fNO
Lot number five hundred and eigaty-three (oS3) in
the town OF Wellston, jackson County, Ohio.
Also Lot five hundred and eighty -forr (5S4) in the
town OF Wellst9n, jackson County, Ohio.
Appraised: Fill st at eleven hundred and siXty-siX
uoliars and sXty-siX cents. Second at two hundred
anI sIxty-six dollars and sixty-six cents.
Terms of sale, cash on cay of sale.
I9 1e sold as the property of A. C. Elliott and wife,
ct al to satisfy 1T and decree favor
Vey Wells ald john c. H. Cobb.
1850. ' T n r. I0N ES'' Shorif 81 + y o.
Il. B Bingham. Atty for Def't. janI5-5w
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THEY have a notorious outlaw over
in Pike county, named John McFar-
land. He lurked around in the hills
for months, defying the officers of the
law, but finally, at much expense and
trouble and risk, he was captured,
convicted of perjury, and sent to the
penitentiary for seven years. Just
before Gov. Bishop went out Of Office
he pardoned Mcfarland, and turned
him out to make war upon communi-
tv aUain
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-01-22

WE have received long private let
ter from Will. FL. Herman, editor of
that notorious rebel, or Democratic
(which means the same thing) paper,
the Okolona States, and we regret that
the writer wrote the word ''private"
at the head Of it, as it is very interest
ing; but we may be permitted to pub
lish the last sentence, siwe appreciate
the compliment:
admire the clear-cut grit and tone of your STAND
ARD. know just where to find you.
am, sirs, Very Truly Yours,
WILL. III, HERMAN,
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Rev. j. HI. ACTON, who was Pastor
of the M. E. Church in this place in
the years 1974-75, and who is now ed
itor of the Pacific Christian Advocate,
at Portland, Oregon, has recently
been preaching to the Indians. He
writes to his paper as follows:
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Legislature from Hamilton county, was uScu q meal
day last week at Beck's dining saloon in Column
He is going to bring suit against Beck under e
Civil Rights law. Williams evidently wants 10 force
himself where he is not wanted-[Marietta Times.
We once heard of an editor who
wanted to force himself where he was
not wanted. 1t came about in this
way: Said editor had been appointed
by the late Gov. Bishop as one of the
Trustees of for the Asylum for the
Insane, at Athens, and said editor and
Trustee as aforesaid, when at Athens
on official business, became so drunk
that he tried to force himself where
he was not wanted-to-wit: into the
rooms of the women who were en-
ployed at the Asylum. So said one of
the women aforesaid. under oath, and,
although it was published at the time,
in a good many newspapers, yet we
have never seens any denial from said
editor.
So you see that the noble white
man sometimes wants to force himself
where he is not wanted.
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THE venerable Charles O'Conor, the
ablest lawyer in the State Of New
York, has written letter in which he
says that the Republican Legislature
of New York has full constitutional
and legal authority to appoint Presi-
Dental electors, and that no political
party will ever let such an opportunity
pass without taking advantage of it.
Mr.. O'Conor has always been Demo-
GRAFT
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Notice i'm Bankruptcy.

In the District Court of the United States for the
Southern District of Ohio In the matter Of George
w. Poor, Bankrupt. In Bankruptcy No. l,3l0 South
District of Ohio, The creditors of said Bank
rupt are hereby notified that the above named Bank
RI pit has made application for final discharge from
all his debts in accordance with the Bankrupt Act of
the United States of March g 1867 and the
atory thereof and that said application had been set
for hearing at 10 A. NJ the I'd day of February 1880
before Nelson Evans, Register in Bankruptcy Of
said Corrt, at his Office NO ll2 West Second Street
the city of Portsmouth in said District at which
time and place they appear and show If any
they have why such discharge should not be granted
WILLIAM c. HOWARD,
Clerk u S. District Court Southern District of Ohio
j. W. LAIRD, Solicitor for Bankrupt, jackson, Ohio
l5ian3t
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The Portsmouth Times says that
Clinton Furnace building has been
destroyed by fire, several oxen being
burned in the barn near the main
building. The engine was ruined.
Loss $4,000, and no insurance. The
Furnace had not been in blast for sew
eral wears.
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AT the election of directors for the
Dayton and Southeastern Railroad,
Fl. S. Willard and H. F. Austin, of
Wellston, were chosen for this end Of
the road. Mr.. Willard was chosen
Vice President. BY the board.