The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-08-19
NEWS NOTES.

THE population st. Louis is 3I3,577.
CINCINNATI now has an elephant for her geological
garden.
ONO still retains her place the third State in the
Union, in point of population.
How the Northern Democrats would like to put
paddock on Wade Hampton's mouth!
EZRA B. TAYLOR nominated for Congress in
Garfeld's District-the Nineteenth
GEN ROBINSON was nominated for Congress by
the Republicans of the Ninth Ohio District.
PRIVATE DALzELL addressed a large Republican
meeting at Mechanicsburg on Friday evening.
GEN. WEAvER's Greenback campaign is starving
out. The party leaders have not enough Greenbacks
AYoUNG Doctor in Lyons, France, undertook to
fast for fifteen days, but at the end of week gave up
HON. SAM. HUNT nominated for Congress in
the First District, and Gen. II. b. Banning in the
Second.
JOHN NIIsTLER, near Cleveland, shot his wife be-
cause she wouldn't go home with him. She wouldn't
go then.
LITTLE Harry Walton, six years old, near Mt. Yer
non, Ohio swung to a horses tail, and Harry is
angel.
JOSEPH MEDILL of the Chicago Tribune expresses
himself as very confident of Gardeld's election Jo-
seph is Il wise man.
HON. A. G. PORTER and Franklin Landers, candi-
dates for Governor will hold series of joint debates
in Indiana.
THE Southern rebels are figuring up their Census
Returns to suit themselves, without any regard to
fair enumeration.
SENATOR CoNKLING will open up the campaign
the Republicans in about three weeks. This will
be bad news to Democrats
THE Democrats of the Seventh District nominated
Judge Thoman for Congress. c. II. Norris was noni-
mated in the Ninth District.
THE mare MAUD S. and the horse "St. Julien -
each trotted mile Rochester, NY, last Thurs
day, in 2:l1al the fastest time on record.
ARRANGEMENTS are being made for great mass
meeting in New York City, about September 1st, TO
be addressed by Senator Conkling and others.
HAwLEY RUSSELL, man 70 years of age at New
Albany Indiana, shot his then hung him
self. lie ought to have done the hanging first
J. H. RANDALL, Greenback orator given 81
minutes in which to get out of Mississippi town
They don't want any body but Democrats down there
THE Soldiers Reunion at Columbus last week, was
a large affair "Old Abe the war eagle was present
Gen. Sherman and President Hayes were in the pro-
cession.
HENDRIcKs delivered speech at Marion, Indiana
a few days ago, in which he warmly praised Gen
bricks does not like the Indiana ShylOck.
SINCE the Democracy of the North have been as
suring their Southern brethren of the certainty OF
Hancocb's election the rebel has turned his atten-
tion to getting ready his application for pension
JOHN MCDONALD, near Cleveland, went to the
house of darius Parks where Darius found him with
Mrs. Parks. He undertook to put Parks out of his
own house. when Parks fired fourteen shot into his
heart.
GEN. HANCOCK declares for ''free ballot and {
fair count" but he by that-free use of the
ballot-box by Democratic rufans and fair count OF
ballots after the tung. At least, that's the way
his party views it.
DIR. TANNER succeeded in fasting forty days, then
struck boldly to acquire fame the greatest liv
ing gutton The way he stored away beef, wine, oys-
and watermeons in that empty stomach of his is
said to have astonished the Doctors.
ARMSTRONG CHUMLEY was shot in Cincinnati last
week by Thomas E. Snebaker. Chumley died few
days after the shooting. Snelbaker in jackson
during the trial of the Len. Harris robbery and
will be remembered by many of our people,
| THERE was collision between two excursion
trains at Mays Landing, New Jersey, on last Thurs
day killing person and wounding large number
The engine of the train into a coach of the
forward train, the cylinderheads of the engine blew
out, filling the coach with steam, and scalding many
persons.
MIR. ENGLISH should take the stump, and talk tC
the poor people about hard times While the panic
its worst, English selling out the homes OF
poor men, under mortgage, then buying the property
in at less than the appraisemen and suing the debt
for the balance. These matters of record in
the Indianapolis Courts.