The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-04-29

OF the Republicans of Crawford county next
NEWS NOTES.
On last Friday Edward Nugent and Henry j. Rede-
meier, were hung at st. Louis.
ISRAEL BRANDT and Josiah Hummel will be hung
at Lebanon, Pa, on May 18th.
THE Georgia delegation to Chicago is divided, for
Blaine, s for Sherman and for Grant.
IT is reported that the wheat crop in Western Kan
sas is almost totally destroyed by drought
A FEARFUL storm in Missouri, few days ago, al
most totally destroyed the town of Marshfeld.
LITTLE WALTER EcKMAN, of Greenfield, Ohio,
was run over by freight train, and - lived.
THE Secretary of the Navy, Mr. Thompson, and
family have gone to spend month in San Francisco.
Mr.. TILDEN fixed up the New York delegation to
suit himself but John Kelly is troublesome ever
WARREN ROBERTS, of Nfixervile, Indiana, is
good Democrat He murdered ''nigger' on last
Friday.
THE Z. Frigate Constellation has discharged her
cargo of goods for the relief of Irish sufferers, at
Queenstown.
ANOTHER locomotive has arrived at Gaipolis.
This the locomotive the people of that city
ever saw.
SPRINGFIELD thinks funny that criminals escape
from the caaboose in that city, almost they
are put in
Two colored men were lynched in Missouri last
week. Perhaps they We're not opponents of 'strong
Government"
HIRAM REYNOLDS, an Express agent, at Marion
Ohio playing with revolver. and shot himself
through the hand.
MR.. GLADSTONE has been called to form Eng
lsh Cabinet which event has aroused great enthusi
asm in England.
GEN. SCHoFIELD has informed the poor, abused,
rebel cadets at West Point that they shall enjoy more
liberty hereafter.
AN intimate friend of Mr.. Tilden describes him as
being ''old but active.' So the Democracy will
doubtless find him.
VESSEL sailed from Philadelphia a few days ago.
carrying torpedo boat to be used by Cubans against
the Spanish fleet.
H. c. HovEY, the swindling City Clerk of Urbana,
Ohio, who fed to Canada, will be sent back by the
Courts of the Dominion.
THE Congressman from Wyoming had poem
printed in the Congressional Record which covered
fifteen pages of that work.
THE King of Siam is coming to visit the United
States. He will probably call upon the Emperor
Ulysses" while in this country.
Col. NJ NJ. THOMAS, of London, Ohio has been
Chaplain of the Ohio Penitentiary.
H.w. LoNGFELLow was invited to attend the May
Musical Festival in Cincinnati but cannot attend
account of previous engagements.
MAJOR BICKHAM is a candidate for delegate at
large to the Chicago Convention. If elected the Ma
jor' should be shipped in barrel.
BELMONT county is for Blaine, Sandusky is for
Blaine, Jackson is for Blaine, ---but what's
the use of going over the whole list?
A RAILROAD workman at Cadiz, Ohio, attempted to
jump a moving train, but fell under the wheels and
had both legs cut off above the knees.
SECRETARY OF WAR RAMSEY is reported as dis
pleased with the course of Gen. Sehofed in the West
Point investigation. So is the country.
CHARLES G. BossE, a prisoner in the House of Cor
recton, Milwaukee, pardoned but died in prison
on the same day his pardon reached him.
TAYLOR TOWNSHIP, Harrison county, Indiana, is
said to be completely overrun with hydrophobiated
animas-the result of raid by mad dog
AT Nelsonville Ohio, James Fewell walked intoa
and shot of the proprietors Charles Cooley
Then James Fewel went out and shot himself.
DAVID JONES' of Newark, Ohio, aged rs years. got
drunk and started across railroad bridge, when
engine along and knocked him to '.Davy Jones'
Locker
DURING a storm in Missouri few days ago. a house
containing family of people lifted and carried
fifty yards alighting without serious injury to of
the inmates.
STATE AUDITOR OGLEvEE refuses to issue certif-
Gates for extra pay to Legislative Clerks allowed by
the General Assembly, the ground that such ac
tion was illegal.
lican ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Gazette.
That is virtual admission that Blaine should be
the candidate.
CHARLES DE YOUNG, the San Francisco editor
who shot Mayor Kalloch, the 'hoodlum,'' some time
ago. few days ago killed by kalloch's son. in
San Francisco.
JOHN KELLY expresses the opinion that if Tilden
is the only who can lead the Democratic party to
victory, the Democratic party ought not TO live
twenty-four hours.
| A CLERGYMAN, at Evansville, Indiana, announced
to his congregation that he had ceased to be Chris
tian, and offered his resignation: but the congrega
| tion decided to retain him.
| CHARLES SMITH, (colored,) of Cincinnati asked
Jack Wilson, (also coored to treat and Jack refused.
Then Charles drew knife with blade five inches
long, and rammed it through Jacks heart.
THE Exodus Investigating Committee has spent all
its money and in debt thousand dollars
| because the demagogue voorhees, thought he could
manufacture little political capital out of the Exo-
| dus.
THE British General Stewart, at the head of
mand of British soldiers, attacked by 5000 Af-
| CHAN troops, near Ghuzni Afghanistan, a few days
ago. The British defeated the enemy, inctng loss
| of 900 killed.
| SIMON BAUGHMAN of Akron, Ohio in company
with his son. was riding upon large stone, wag
on, when the wagon jolted, throwing the boy off and
dumping the stone top of him, killing him before
| his fathers eyes.
| A LUNATIC in Wheeling, West Va, went into a
rolling mill and assaulted the employees with knife,
seriously iniuring several of them. After njuring
policeman dangerously, the lunatc's skull was crack
| ed, and he captured.
THE City authorities of Cincinnati refuse to allow
the telegraph companies to put up poles as to run
talk of calling the Democratic National Convention
/ to meet in some other city.
finding of sherman boom in Georgia, that he tele
graphed congratulations. If nominated, Sherman
would get immense number of electoral votes from
| Georgia, with its $1,000 Democratic majority.
| THE remains of Hon. S. D. King buried at
Newark, Ohio, few days ago. The next night after
the interment, a grave-robber appeared upon the
scene and began operations. He was interrupted by
pistol shot from watchman, when he fed, unhurt.
! THE United States Government presented to the
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