The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-07-08
NEWS NOTES.

INCENDIARIEs at work in Athens county.
On last Thursday about 1900 German cmigrants ar
rived at Baltimore
The amounts paid, and yct TO be paid, arrearage
of pensions, is $5O,OOOOOO.
THE coinage of the I. s. Mnts for the year ending |
June 3Oth, SSf,37O,lH
THE public debt was reduced one million of dollars
during the month ofJune.
GEN. r. R. DAWES is the Republican nominee for
Congress in the 18th Ohio District.
THE population of Chicago is being figured up, and
it is thought it viii be half a million.
GEN. GEO. w. MORGAN will manage the funeral
services the Democratic party of Ohio.
HON. MARSHALL JEWELL, of Connecticut is
Chairman of the Republican National Committee.
GEN. GRANT is again travelling around a little,
meeting with enthusiastic receptions everywhere.
THE boat race between Harvard and Yale Colleges
took place on last Thursday, and was won by Yale.
MARY O'CoNNoR, of Jersey City. n. J.. slew her
three children because she felt unable to support
them
EDWIN BOOTH, the great actor, sailed for Europe
on last Thursday. He will probably be absent several
years.
HENRY w. STEPHENS, local editor of the Allen
County Democrat, committed suicide last Friday
morning.
GEN. WEAVER 'expects to be the next President of
the United States.' blessed is he that expecteth
nothing
BETWEEN noon on last Wednesday and noon last
Thursday, there were 70 deaths from sunstroke in
New York City.
AT Starkvile, Mississippi, last Friday, Scott
Bell hung murder. Scott requested the crowd
to meet him in Heaven.
THE American and Irish Rifle Teams had big
match at Doymount, Ireland, last week. The Amer
leans victorious.
UroN the receipt of news of Hancock's nomination
at Washington, three new saloons started near
the POstofce Department.
ALLEN "ONIYERs" declines the Democratic nomi-
nation for Secretary of State. Allen don't want to
form part of the base of the Garfield monument.
NIURAr HALsTEAD, of the Cincinnati Commercial,
interviewed in New York last week. and express
ed the belief that Garfield will carry Indiana as well
as Ohio.
FROM all directions come testimonials from men
long and intimately acquainted with him, that Gar
field is pure and great The people generally so
regard him.
SENATOR Don. CAMERON has been compelled, by
ill health, decline serving Chairman of the Ma
tiona Committee. But he will assist i'll electing the
Republican ticket
| A MACARTHUR dispatch to the Cincinnati Enquirer
speaks fthe Campbell tunnel, the Ohio and West
Va Railroad being $50 miles long. That tunnel
must be somewhat crooked.
ENGLISH Democratic candidate for Vice Presi-
dent, is Chairman of the State Committee of Indiana
will remain That is the style of this particu
lar Democratic Statesman
A CoLoRED clerk in the Congressional Library al
Washington placed portrait of Garfield over his
desk. white clerk took it down, when the plucky
colored man gave him sound thrashing.
ALL the Grant now for Garfield. The
'Scratchers' of New York all for Garfield. The
Republicans are all for Garfield. And the White
House is for Garfield after the 4th of next March.
zette like pills and vermifuge, candidate for Con-
gress in this District. If the candidate get nc
higher recommendation than the alleged General, h'
had better step back.
THE son of Hon. Gibson Atherton, of Newark Ohio
/, demented boy, away from home few days ago
and it was thought he had committed suicide. HI
has heard over in Indiana, where he has beeI
q living by picking and selling berries. His father
claims that the escapade by reading Marl
Twain's book 1.-The Tramps Abroad
A JEW peddler in Cleveland gives his reason fo
e supporting Garfield that he tired and hungry
u night at Hiram, Ohio, and could get place t.
e stay all night. Finally he stopped before hom
q where gentleman took him in, treated him kindly
and sent him his way next day with light heart
d The Garfield. Would the aristocratic Han
cock have been kind to the weary Jew? ''Scarce
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