The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-03-18
NEWS NOTES.

THE Zulu war cost Enga d twenty-five millions of
dollars.
JUDGE TowNE, ofPortsmoth was confirmed by the
Z. S. Senate as Supervisor of the Census.
REV. H. II. HAYDEN who was recently tried for the
murder of Mary Stannardhas gone to lecturing.
THE Democrats about TO stop the Government |
Printing Office by rider appropriation bill.
CAPT. wEEB, the great swimmer recently swan
unnerruptedly for sixty hours, in tank in London.
SENATOR BEN. HILL is having rather disagreea-
bic time OF H. wrestling with scandal in Washington.
THE Cincinnati Commercial intimates that Ohio is
the political properly of John sherman. We doubt it.
On Friday, Ms. Smith at Coshocton, and Mrs. Mil
lsor at Marion, We're acquitted on the charge of
der.
JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL has arrived at his post
in London, and assumed the duties of American Min
lister.
GREENFIELD, Sabina, Blanchester Chilicoihe and
Wilmington, have formed Southern Ohio Fair
circuit.
THE Kentucky Legislature wants the Presidents
salary reduced. The Kentucky Legislature don't like
Blaine.
INDIANA is afflicted with tramps, who break open
freight cars and steal valuable goods. Where's Dan.
Voorhees,?
THE body of DR.. Hahn cremated last week at
Washington, Pa, and the ashes forwarded by express
to New York
| Mrs. WALKER of Muncie, Indiana, is fat woman.
She sleeping with a child but a days old, and
rolled onio it and smothered it 10 death.
ALEXANDER WALKER track-waIker on the rail-
road near New?rk, Ohio will never walk that track
any freight train ran over him.
COUPLE recently married in Rome. spent S20O.OOO
their wedding tour. Now their creditors are try
ing 10 find out if they haven't some oft left.
On last Friday man was hung at Florence, Ala
bama; another at Little Rock, Arkansas; and another
at Savannah, Ga. They were all coored men.
WHEN Congressman Buiierworth makes one of his
sensible speeches, The Cincinnati papers raise great
howl ofjov. Did they expect Benjamin to make fool
! ofhimself?
THE Committee Coinage, Weights and Measures,
has reported bill TO Congress for the retirement OF
the trade dollars, their places to be supplied by stand
ard silver dollars.
A MOVEMENT is on fool, in some portions of Indi-
ana. resurrect the Greenback party. 1t is feared
not enough of the remains be found 10 reward
the labor offhe resurrection.
NTE. TILDEN is said 10 be candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination. in the sense that Grant is
said 10 be candidate for the Republican nomina'ion
He is a candidate if he is 10 wn-Oiherwise he is
not.
| DUEING a irial at Fremont Ohio. witness testified
that John T. Norris, the detective had bribed him tc
swear falsely. The GRAND Jury Investigated The case
and indicted the witness for PERJURY, and cleared Nor
ris.
THERE is fool less in the world than there was
this time last week. A ministerial student at The Ad
ventist College, at Battle Creek Mich, became crazed
took morphine and jumped down well sky fee
deep.
AN appropriation has been made by Congress for th
purpose of sinking artesian wells in the desert east
the Rocky Mountains. This is 10 be tried as an ex
pertinent, TO if irrigation eanlot be obtained il
this manner.
IT will cost the Democratic candidate for The Pres
dency just fifty cents 10 be inauguraied All he has f
do is go before Justice of the Peace end l. Ike th
oath of Office 1.-The other fellow will be inauguratet
at Wash ington
THE Ohio Democracy decided through their Exec
utive Committee at Columbus, last week, that the!
could not hold State Convention until otter The Ma
tional Democratic Convention, lest their platform
clash with thai of the National Convention.
A son of William Lowell, of New York, not al
lowed to live in his fathers house, account of hi
shortcomings. few days ago he called, and was in
vited 10 dinner. He wasn't hungry and while tn
rest of the family ate he stole $1,000 worth of dia
monds.
THE Democratic Sta,e Central Committee met a
Columbus on last Friday, and after a stormy quarrel
ing pow-wow, decided 10 hold an executive session
May 6th for the purpose of selecting delegates to tn
National Convention, and fixing the time for tn
State Convention