The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-02-19
NEWS NOTES.


HERMAN SEVERN, an old soldier in Toledo blew his
Jrains out with an old musket.
RUSSIA, France and Germany, are busily arming,
md Increasing their military strength.
AN elevator in Chicago was blown down. and l2a,OOO
bushels of wheat spilled upon the ground.
A MONUMENT to the late Prince Louis Napoleon is
to be erected in Westminster Abbey, London.
TIE Republican State Committee of Ohio. have
been called to meet in Columbus on March 11th.
IT is reported now that HoadIey was to have been
TiIden's Attorney General. in Cronn had been
success.
AT Lancaster, Ohio, Lieutenant Baker L. 5. N,
married to Mamie Reese, relative of Gen. W. T. and
Secretary Sherman.
A COMPANY has been organized, with capital of
100000, for the purpose of introducing the electric
light into Chicago.
AN engine on the D. < S. E. Narrow Gauge went
through a bridge ChiIlicothe on last Friday, kill
ing the engineer and fireman.
GEORGE BARKEuEIsER of Crestlfne, o., kicked
Eddie Burke, schoolmate, in the hip. Eddie died.
Now George will perhaps be sorry.
JOSEPH j. POWERS. who was a Centennial Commits
sioner from Mississippi, in 1876, shot and killed him
self in Philadelphia on last Thursday.
NEAR Detroit, Michigan, farmer named Miles
aSSaSSinated, Wnle sitting IN MS nouSe-
by A shot fired through the window.
AYoUNG jew in Bucyrus o., enlisted in the regu-
lar army became sorry for it that he went out
to his uncle's barn and hung himself.
A CRIMINAL named Frederick Grill, in Phladel-
phia, who was sentenced to be hung, attempted to
hang himself in a cell, in his prison, but failed.
GEN. RUGGLEs of Virginia, has scheme, which
he believes will be successful of precipitatinS rain
falls, by exploding dynamite, in skeleton balloons.
TIE Fitz-John Porter case received a back-set in
the House last week. This gigantic fraud ought to
receive its final back-se the next time it is brought
up.
THE Ways and Means Committee of Congress, gave
a dinner party Friday, to two of its members who
are Senators-elect, Gibson of Louisiana and Garfield
| of Ohio.
Hon. E. B. WAsHBURNE announces, through the
Chicago Inter-Gcean that he is not candidate for
the Presidency, but is in favor of Grant first last
and all the time.
| JAMES PIGG, of Posey County, Ind. 'blowed" on
| Peter Howard, for some crime Then Peter shot
| away Jim's tongue, and at last accounts Jim was
starving to death.
| AN Ohio Congressman quoted Scripture in the
| House last week, without making mistake. This
was considered remarkable that it was teegraphed
all the country.
THE United States Navy has taken to the seas to up
| hold the Monroe Doctrine The mighty men-of-
war will not carry copy of the doctrine with them
| it mirth sink the navy.
| SHAMUs O'BRIEN, of Urbana, seems bent on getting
into trouble Shamus has been arrested for hitting
boy with pair of steel knuckles. Col. Ozro j. Dodds
should come to the rescue.
AMEEr1NG of the National Democratic Committee
will be held in Washington City, on Monday, Feb
Sd, for the purpose of fixing the time of holding the
| Democratic National Convention.
AFUs1oNIsr deputy Secretary of State is being
prosecuted in Maine for larceny-stealing Legisla-
tive returns He is held in $500 bail to appear at the
| April term of the Superior Court
| JOHN D. NICHOLAS, indianapolis newspaper
acquitted of forgery, the ground of insan
ity. Of course editor would have to become in
sane before he could commit crime.
SENATOR GORDON and Congressman Alex. Ste
phens quarreled few days ago, after which the Sena
tor very polite apology TO the little Congress
man. who replied in The same spirit.
REV. HENRY WARD BEECHER delivered an addres
before the Lincoln Club in New York one night las
week, in which he warmly praised Gen. Grant, ant
announced himself in favor of third term
JAMES spEEDwELL lived at Englishville, n. ]
Jim was 81 years old. He quarreled with his step
mother, and afterward asked her to forgive him. Sh
refused, and the poor boy went and hung himself
take. Bridget got drunk the same night that Ed
her husband, did, and while both drunk, tn
house took fire. and Bridget was burned to DEATH
AT Newark, N j., Margaret Meirhufer and Fran
Lannon's murdered the husband of Margaret, and nov
Margaret and Frank have been convicted, and will
on honey-m trip to the happy hunting grounds
THE entire list of Census Supervisors for Ohio wa
rejected by the U. Senate, for 1.-The as th
Democratic Senators claim, that Gen. Walker prom
them that half of the Supervisors for Ohio shoul
, be Democrats.
AMOS FRIEND escaped from the State Prison a
Jeffersonville, Ind, ana wandered about over sno'
and ice, with clothing save his drawers. shir
and stockings, until he fell down, exhausted an
freezing, and was recaptured.
A GEORGIA Senator opposed the confirmation of
his State for Supervisor of the Census, becaus
he not well educated. Then some hard-hearte
individual exhibited letter written by the Senator
in which seven words were spelled wrong.
THE Cincinnati Commercial has made the discov
cry that John Sherman is the most formidable Presi
Dental candidate, because the Democratic newspa
pers don't want him nominated. Where is the Demo
cratic paper that wants 10 see Gleine nominated?
JEREMIAH O'LEARY, of Indianapolis AYERS tina
Jaw Hawker' a correspondent of the Cincinnati En-
qurer, Detained his character, damaging it to tn
amount of 10000, and asks The Courts to compel tn
Enquirer aforesaid to pay for Jaw Hawker's work
SOME enthusiastic President-makers in Washing
ton City fixed up Grant aud Blaine ticket. Blu
Mr.. Blaine authorized the statement that he woul
not accept second place on the ticket. And he wa
right. a man with the inside track for first place
would acting very foolishly accept second place
THE Democratic authorities of South Carolina pro
pose disfIanchise large portion of the colored vo
ters by passing law requiring every voter to regste
his name. As the blacks have been kept in ig
in the South it is 10 be expected that such
law will largely decrease the colored vote. There
no danger of a Democrat advocating such Law
in the Northern States.
DAN. VOORHEES, Committee discovered, afte
much labor that one colored had left Indiana t.
return to North Carolina, account of the dfstres
CATION by Republican newspaper man has disclosed
the fact that the Democrats paid the mans expense
back to Carolina for the purpose of making poltica
capital and that the shrewd darkey improved the
portunity, and back-to get his family and brint
them to Indiana.
The Famine i'm Ireland.
The people in all parts Of this coun-
try are taking measures to aid the sui,
fering and starving people of Ireland
In Portsmouth an organized effort is