The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1881-02-10
POLITICAL NOTES.

STANLEY MATTHEWS is not a brother-in-iaw of
President Hayes.
WEDNESDAY of this week is the time fixed by the
Constitution the counting of the Electoral votes.
ABLE Washington Correspondents continue to
write what they don't know about Garfeds Cabinet.
SENATOR THURMAN expressed the opinion in the
Senate that the of Georgia should not be count
ed.
OFFICE seems be the chief end of the Republican
politician-ColHmbHS Statesman.
1t is, If he runs for it.
THEY cali David Davis, of Illinois, "the Indepen-
dent Party" And toerably Independent he is, too,
for he is reported to be worth two millions of dollars
THERE should be a Constitutional provision for an
extra Legislative body to attend to the Cincinnati
Southern Railroad. 1t takes up good deal of the
Ohio Legislature.
THERE seems to be great anxiety among society
people'' at Washington, as to whether Mrs. Garfield
will continue Mrs. Hayes rule, and forbid wine-tip
pling at the White House.
GEN. HURST, of Ross County appointed to fill
the vacancy the State Board of Equalization caused
by the resignation of Dr. Galbrafth. The Board now
consists of 20 Republicans and Is Democrats.
MANY of the ex-Confederate officers looking
anxiously for the appearance JEFF Davis new book
They have curiosity to know what JEFF will have to
say about his old associates-or some of them.
ON the 4th of March, the Democratic Congress will
breathe last. 1t will vanish leaving behind it
dark spot, of extremely offensive odor like the spot
which marks the last resting place Of defunct dog
SOME members of the Tennessee Legislature got
into little parliamentary tilt, day last week, and
the words ''coward.' "scoundrel,'' and "potroon."
were flung around promiscuously, but there was no
gore spilled.
CoNGER, of Michigan, suggested in the House,
people to send wheelbarrows and expresswagons and
cart away the papers filed in Washington in support
of Southern War Claims.
AN Indiana delegation called on Garfield last week
for the purpose of securing Cabinet position for
Indiana man. Garfield informed them that, POLITICAL
ly speaking, he was "a bankrupt-with great many
obligations and no assets.'
THE lawyers of Portsmouth, Ohio, met and indorsed
the appointment of Hon. Stanley Matthews to the Su-
preme Bench The extensive practice Of the Ports
mouth lawyers in the Supreme Court, doubtless
prompted this Matthews boom.
THE last. desperate tal-hold of the Democracy was
attempt to prove that Gen. Arthur born in
Canada, and is therefore ineligible to the VicePresi
dency. But the Democracy against their old enc
my, the record, and had to give in.
GOV. CORNELL and Senator-elect Platt, of New
York, went to Mentor, Ohio, last week and had chat
with Garfield. Gossips say that Garfield gave them
to understand that he would sppoint Levi P Norton
of New York, Secretary ofthe Treasury.
MR.. GooDE, of Virginia. who had IN charge the bill
allowing s136 s5 to the widow of Capt Hugh NJ Page
moved lay the bill on the table. Mr.. Goode said
that the lady would rather lose the amount due her
late husband than have his memory dragged through
a lengthy partisan debate.
No sooner had President Hayes sent in the name of
Stanley Matthews the position of Associate Justice
of the Supreme Court, than many of Mr.. Matthews
fool-friends began to backguard Senator Conkling
But they very quickly discovered that without Mr..
ConkIings assistance Judge Matthews could pull
through. But these fool-frends will learn 10 wisdom
by this discovery.