The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-12-30
NEWS NOTES.

MRS. Cross, George Eliot) the famous novelist, is
dead.
MEMBERS of Congress are mostly at home for the
Holidays.
MIKE LEARY shot Pat Boyles, in Ironton, on
Christmas day.
THERE seems TO be rather slim chance for Ohio
men to obtain places in GarfeId's Cabinet.
THE British Government has now in ireland an ar
my of 80, 900 men-the flower of the English army.
If canvass could be stretched the State of
Kentucky it would the largest Penitentiary in
the world.
TWENTY prisoners in Jail at Columbus mutinied.
but after few whacls with chunks Of coal thrown at
them, subsidized.
SOME colored women in Ironton were firing an old
navy revolver on Christmas day, when Mary Argo
accidentally kSed.
WHITE GHOST, Medicine Bull Bull Head, Dog
Back and other distinguished Sioux statesmen, called
President Hayes last week.
THE coal miners in Sunday Creek and Hooking
Valleys have Leen strike fnr some time. They
demand payment twice month.
If the order were reversed, and commissions given
to the private soldiers and the officers placed in the
ranks. the army would be better balanced.
For all vacancies in the public service occurring
before March ls President Hayes viii make appoint
ments. instead ofleaving them over for Garfield
HENRY osrRANpER, a young man of Utica, N. Y,
shot and killed his brother George because he was
jealous of their little sister, Carrie, who kissing
George.
MOST cowardly and murderous attack made
upon a farmer named Jasper Post, at Good Hope Fay
ete county, Ohio, by three brothers named Bell col
ored men.
HENRY SMITH, of Cincinnati, took six drinks OF
whisky in six minutes. But the whisky not
wasted, for now the snow-covered earth is Henry's
winding-sheet.
TWO beasts named Donaldson and Sullivan, fought
prize fight in Cincinnati Friday night last. The
fight occurred in the heart of the city, while the po
lice watching to prevent it,
SENATOR Sharon's daughter was married on last
Thursday evening to Sir Thomas Hesketh, English
Lord. The poor girl will attempt to begin house
keeping upon income of fifty thousand dollars pei
year.
THERE is still to be found, occasionally, Demo
cratic idiot in Congress- who thinks that the House
may find some means of making trouble over the Eiec
toral count. But uneasness need be felt upon thai
score.
YOUNG Cleveland man named Blackburn got up
Irritation with iteen-year girl, and persuaded
her to go TO hotel with him. But her big brother
went also, and gave the scoundrel well-merit &c
pounding.
GEN. GRANT is reported having declared, re-
Gently, that he will never speak to Senator Blan
again. Now suppose Jim won't speak to 'Lysses
What dreadful effect the silent quarrel would hav
upon the country.
IT is understood that Senator Conkling will make
speech shortly after the Holidays in which he will
pour hot shot into Senator Bayard of Delaware
count of Bayard's blackguardism of Conkling, in
speech at Dover, during the campaign.
THE messenger from Georgia last week delivered
the Electoral of that State the Vice President
who WILL it is thought, lay the matter of Georgia
vote before the two houses of Congress, for action
when the time for canvassing the votes arrives.
IN Cincinnati, Tom Sullivan got drunk and though
he could train of John Robinson's elephants,
went up TO it and struck it several times with TIL
keepers hook But the animal gave him such shak
ingup that he will always hate elephants hereafter
AT Napoleon, Ohio, Walter Gs sDrury, a Drug clerk
was carousing around drunk with young man name'
Scott. Scott's father got him home, he escaped,
his father afterward found him in the upper room o
| the Drug Store, with Drury. Then the elder Scot
shot Drury dead 1t is pity that Scott will have T.
| suffer for the killing.
| GEORGE REIsSINGER, of New Albany, Ind is tn
husband of Mrs. Reissinger, who resides in Louis
| vile, Ky. A few evenings ago, she took cowhid
and went over to cowhide George, from whom she ha
parted. But after hitting George a whack two, h
took the cowhide away from her and gave it back t
| her in way she will never forget