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The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1884-02-07
Around the Camp fire.

Quite a number Of us were gather
ed in a business house, ON last Thurs
day evening, when the subject Of Ar
my experiences was broached. When
an old soldier once gets to talking
about his military experiences, his
mind resolves itself into kaleido-
scope, in which varied pictures Of the
past are constantly fitting. Judge
Miller led off, on this occasion with
an illustration of the wonderful po-
tency Of the sound Of firearms in in
fusing life and vigor into wearied hui
manity:
1.-The Regiment was marching
along, many Of the men becoming
fatigued, some stopping to rest, and
others hobbling along with sore feet.
One fellow, -, from
Jackson, at last fell out Of the ranks,
laid down in fence corner and de-
clared that he could not go step
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further, for the life Of him. I came
along and requested him to fall in
and keep up, as we would shortly go
into camp"
NO." said he, Il can't 60 any fur
ther. You may never see me again,
but if you don't you can tell the
folks what became of me-
"Well," said I, Il don't want the
United States Government to lose a
good gun, so I'll take your gun, and
carry it along. You may lie here and
rest, until you can follow on into
camp"
mo, said he, believing like a great
calf, you'll never see me again: l
am going to lie here and die"
"Well, we went on short distance
and went into camp. Our guns had
been loaded for some time, and after
we had erected our tents the officers
ordered us to fire the loads from our
guns. Immediately there was an i'm
mense fusilade. We had almost for
gotten our poor friend who, foot-sore
and weary, was lying, helpless, away
off yonder in the fence corner, when
suddenly he came tearing into camp
like a quarter-horse. He had heard
the firing, and supposing that an en-
gagement was on hand, had suddenly
discovered that he was able to travel
and to travel fast.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1884-02-07

Col. Woolford, Bourbon Member
of Congress from Kentucky made a
great speech in the Fitz-John Porter
case. 1t doubtless seems SON ewhat
strange-to a person unacquainted
with the situation-that nearly all Of
the praise of Porter comes from the
Rebel side. But such is the case.
They tell of this Col. Woolford that
he was making a Democratic speech
in, Kentucky, after the close of the
war, and got his bearers wonderfully
worked up by making the statement
that after Lee surrendered to Grant,
Lincoln had Lee taken out and hung,
and that Alex Stephens was chained
in the sea, at low tide, and left to
drown. And he proved both these
statements by men in the crowd who
declared that they sac both these men
killed.
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Probate Court.

J.J. G. Evans appointed guardian of
Maggie A. Evans ct al, minors. Bond
800.
Armpstead Scurlock, administrator,
with the will annexe6 of Enoch Russell
ST., deceased. Inventory and appraise-
ment of personal estate filed, approved,
and ordered of record. Motion for ap-
praisers of real estate filed, and Richard
7. Jones, Joseph Hale jr., and VIM. L.
Perkins appointed.
Stephen J. Morgan, admir- of T. Jay
Morgan. resigned, and VIM. J. Jones ap-
pointed admir- de bo1ais non. Bond $27OO.
E. H. Lewis, A H. Karr and Henry Jones
appointed appraisers Of the personal and
real estate.
VIM. J. Jones, admir- &C. of T. Jay Nor
gan, decd. Application for appraisers of
partnership assets of Morgan & Thomas.
Mark Sternberger, Henry Jones and R..
w. Thomas appointed such appraisers.
Inventory filed, and surviving partners
elect to take assets of fappraisement. Same
approved, and deed to real estate ordered.
Ellen Mitchell, guardian of Blanche
Mitchell ct al, minors. Final account
filed, ordered published, and set for hear
ing Feb. 2s.
MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED.
Evan Williams and Annie Davis;
Richard Metcalf and Sarah Entler;
Morgan Bolton and Martha Stevens;
Robert F. Seay and Caroline Reed.
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A great deal of attention has been
drawn from the people of Jackson Coun-
ty to the brutal murderer, Laban Ste
phens, on trial this weak at Waverly.
And the subject is one demanding close
attention. When affairs approach that
crisis which threatens financial distress
to whole County through the brutal
crime of one man, it is certainly a time
for sober, earnest reflection on the part of
the people.
This brute, Stephens has had two fair
trials, at cost of hundreds of dollars to
the people of the County. There cannot,
by any possible distortion of the testi-
mony or the facts, be a shadow of doubt
thrown upon his guilt. He is the head
devil of the murderous trio who invaded
Anderson Lackey's home and murdered
him at his own fireside. Yet, while his
two confederates are under sentence of
death, this brute is really further away
from punishment than he was on the day
of his arrest. One important witness is
already gone. Others may die at any
moment. The longer punishment for
his hideous crime can be delayed, the bet
ter the chance of the brute for cheating
the gallows. The people of Jackson
County are waiting and watching
watching the slow movements of Justice
as she strives to grasp her victim, and
waiting to foot the immense expenses in
CURED.
The costs in this trial in Pike County
will have to be paid by Jackson County.
Suppose, now, that the Pike County Jury
should disagree; that some man should
'hang" the Jury, as was the case in Ste
phens' first trial here; not only would all
the expense of this trial have to be paid
by Jackson County, but the whole thing
would have to be gone ooer again. Just
think of it! Thousands upon thousands
of dollars spent-not, apparently to hang
the brutal murderer, but, to all appear
ance, to save him from the gallows. Still.
after all this vast expense, suppose he
should be acquitted. The farmers of
Jackson County would still be subjected
to the danger of his devilish scheming.
1t is serious and dangerous picture.
We do not undertake to explain the cause
of this state of affairs; we only lament
that it can exist in Christian commun-
ity
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Patrick Hartnet is an Irishman
who lives in Cincinnati-and the
more's the pity that he ever lived
anywhere. Patrick has been drunk
all winter. His wife, good woman,
has been supporting her miserable
devil of husband by drudgery over
the wash-tub. Pat had been brooding
for some time over the fear that his
whisky might run out, and over the
thought that his wife was not earn
ing enough money for him.
One night last week Pat got one OF
his spells on him-nothing in the
world but "snakes"-and lit the "holy
candles" and placed them upon the
mantle in little room in which HIM
self, his wife, and six children slept.
Pat did not sleep on this night. Ac-
cording to the testimony of his
daughter, he would go to the holy
candles and pray, then walk the floor,
playing the jewsharp. Finally he
laid down upon the bed with his
clothing on. One Of the boys wanted
to get up early and go to work, to
help support the drunken brute of a
father. The mother started up to
get breakfast for the boy, when the
father seized an ak and struck her in
the side, following this with blows
upon the head, until the poor woman
was dead.
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Some time ago Mrs. Lavina Clag-
gett, Captain of the Salvation Army"
at Wheeling, West Va, was arrested
and fined for disturbing the peace by
singing and beating a tambourine in
the streets. The Captain" carried
the case up on appeal to the Circuit
Court, which Court decided that
the offense was not breach Of the
peace. The gentle Lavina was dis
charged, and now she may go about
that wicked city with impunity, beat
ing a tambourine, or blowing rams
horn, to the terror of sinners.
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Death of Wendell Phillips.

Wendell Phillips, the great orator
and anti-slavery worker, died in Bos-
ton on last Saturday, at the age of 73.
He was born in Boston on the goth
of November 1911. He graduated at
Harvard College in 1881, then stud
led law, but was not admitted to prac-
tice until 1884. His aim was to en-
gage in the practice of the law, but
he became engaged in the anti-slayery
agitation, and at once took the fore
most rank as an able and eloquent
speaker, and gave most Of his time to
the cause. He was also an earnest
Temperance worker. Perhaps no man
has died in this country within CEN
tury, who was more widely or favor
ably known than Wendell Phillips.
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''ThOugh the Wind May Come"

One of the best known and most high
ly respected farmers in the County, living
East of town few miles, was telling, a
few days ago, how relative of his made
a frail and somewhat shaky house, as
firm as the eternal hills, in so far as the
force of the storms of earth are concern
ed.
Some time ago the man built new
house. He built it to suit himself, and
did not consult the elements as to their
wishes in the matter. After locating in
his new domicil he suddenly discovered
that strong wind would shake the
house to some extent, and that a regular
blizzard might possibly throw it COM
,pletely over. But he had built himself
house, and he was going to keep it, and
keep it safely. And the ingenuity of
man is always fertile in resources. The
man selected the point of compass from
which the strongest winds come; he set
firmly in the ground post; he secured a
good stout piece of white wire clothes
line; he fastened the clothes line to the
house, then to the post-and there it
stands, bidding defiance to the storms.
This reminds us of the story-which
we may have spoken of before--told of
a well-known Jackson man, regarding
the big storm which swept over this place
before the war. This man resided in a
long, narrow frame house, two stories in
hight. When he saw the terrible storm
cloud coming, he hastily procured lad
der, took an ordinary hemp or cotton bed
cord, fastened the cord to the comb of
the roof, and tied the other end to a picket
fence.
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Isaac Massie tells us he has been on
a months visit to Mo-, where his
father and his brothers live. The old
gentleman is S6 years Of age. They
all used to live in Lawrence County
Nathan Massie went out there in 1865,
Anderson and Henderson Massie, some
years later. They live in Carter and
Shannon counties, which are about go
miles south of the Iron Mountain.
The boys all own farms and are get
ting along nicely. They have nice
farms and plenty of live stock. Isaac
says there were twelve children of
them, ten sons and two daughters, all
born in Lawrence County. Nine sons
yet live, five in Missouri and four in
this county. Most all Of them take
the Register. Nathan Massie mar
ried sister Of Gen Enochs. They
are all good men. We know Isaac
and Adam best, having served in the
army with them. Adam now lives at
Pinegrove.
We find the above in the Ironton
Register. There is one slight mis-
take in it. The oldest four, Ander-
son, Henderson, Elihu and Polly,
were born in Jefferson township, this
county. Elihu and Polly died many
years ago.
We think it was in November, 1929,
that Lewis Massie and Sally Mack
ley, sister Of the Sen. editor Of the
Standard, were married by Elder Levi
Mcdaniel, at our fathers house, then
situated a few rods south Of the pres
ent residence Of Thomas J. Hughes,
near Jefferson Furnace. Mr.. Massie
built a log cabin in the woods, three
quarters of mile west Of the present
location Of Jefferson Furnace, and on
the farm so long owned and occupied
by Rev. David J. jenkins. At this
place Anderson, their oldest son, was
born.
This family removed to Lawrence
county about 45 years ago. Many a
day have we cut cord wood in the
same wood-chopping, cooked and
eaten, and at night slept in the same
shanty with Lewis Massie, and we
were ever warm friends.
We believe four of the boys were
in the army, two of whom were
wounded in battle.
Our sister died at her home in
Missouri, few years ago. She and
her husband were members Of the
Baptist church, many years before
our recollection. She was a Chris
tian woman of great excellence. In
all her life we never heard her speak
an unkind or unpleasant word to any
person, or about any person.
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AD MINISTRAroR's SALE
Of Real Estate.

In pursuance of the provisions of the last will
anu testament OF Enoch Russell, late of Jackson
lie auction, on
Saturday, March 1, 1854,
at one o'clock p. M, on the premises, the fol-
lowing described real estate situate in the
County OF jackson and State Of Ohio to-wit:
The north west quarter of the north west
quarter, OF Section Number Eleven QD, Town
ship Number Eight (8), of Range Number Sew
enteen %, except about four ~ acres hereto
lore decided to Peter McClain. Containing after
less. w '
Also, the east half of the south east quarter of
section Number Eleven C1), Township Number
ElgnI ls), OF Range Number Seventeen Q7), ex-
cept Iour and half 90 acres decided to Califor-
ma McClaln, said excepted part being on the
east slde OF the north east quarter of the south
east quarter; also, except the graveyard, about
-half acre, now fenced. and being near the
nortn west corner of said tract. Containing, af-
more or less.
Also, the north half of the north east quarter
OF the north east quarter of Section Number
Hourteen Q4), Township Number Eight (s), of
acres, more or less
Appraised as follows:
First described tract at Sl,1l0.
Second 1925
Third 400
Terms Of sale, cash on day Of sale.
ARMPSTEAD SCURLOCK,
Administrator with the will annexed of Enoch
Russell, deceased.
February 7, 1884. 7feb4w
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1884-02-07

Josh Hart, publisher of the New
York Truth, has in progress libel
suit against "Gath," the well-known
correspondent, about matter grow
ing out Of the Morey Letter, during
the last Presidential campaign. From
Mr.. Hart's testimony on the stand, it
seems that the forged letter was the
work of the Democratic Executive
Committee-just what all reasoning
men knew at the time Of its publica-
ton,
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Sheriff's Sale of Real Estate.
The State of Ohio, 7 !lson County, ss.
Court of C,IIInon Pleas.
Henrietta Ragland VS.. Robert Estis.

The State of Ohio, 7 !1son County, ss.
Court of C,IlIInon Pleas.
Henrietta Ragland VS.. Robert Estis.
In Partition.
Notice is hereby given, that in pursuance of an
order OF sale in partition, issued from the Court
OF Common Pleas within and for the County of
jackson and State of Ohio, in a certain cause
wherein: Henrietta Ragladd is plaintiff and
Robert Estis is defendant, and to me directed as
Sheriff Of said County, will offer for sale, at
the door of the Court House, in Jackson, in said
County, on
Saturday, March I, 1854,
at one o'clock P. M. the following described
real estate, situated in the County of Jackson
and State of Ohio, to-wit:
The north west quarter of the south west quar-
ter, and the southwest quarter of the north west
quarter of Section Number Thirty-four (34) of
township Number Eight (S), of Range Number
Nineteen (l9), containing eighty acres more OF
less.
Appraised as follows:
First described at $4OO.
Second $500
Terms of sale, one third cash on day of sale,
one third in one year, and one third in two
years. Deferred payments to be secured by
notes, and mortgage Oh premises sold, and to
bear interest at per cent. from day of sale.
in Henrietta Ragland is plaintiff and Robert
Estis is defendant.
Given under my hand this 29th day of Janua-
ry, 1884. w. B. CHERINGTON,
Sheriff Jack4on County, Ohio
7. w. STEELE, Deputy.
Trip & Jones, Att'ys for PPf.
January 3lf 1884. 5w
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Sheriff s Sale of Real Estate.
The State of Ohio, Jackson County, S..

Court of Common Pleas.
John W. Evans VS.. William Vaughn, ct ais.
On Second Order of Sale.
Notice is hereby given, that in pursuance of
an order of sale issued from the Court of Com
mon Pleas within and for the County of Jack
son and State of Ohio, in a certain cause where
in John w. Evans is plaintiff and William
Vaughn ct al. are defendants, and to mejdi-
rected as Sheriff of said County, will offer
for sale, at the door of the Court House in
Jackson, in said County, on
Saturday, February, %, 1884,
at one o'clock p: M, the following. described
real estate, situated in the County Of Jackson,
and State of Ohio to-wit:
The undivided one half of the north east
quarter of the south east quarter of Section q,
Township No If of Range No. 10, containing
AZ acres more or less.
Also, the whole of Lot No. 6 in William
Vaughn's Addition to the town of jackson,
Ohio.
Appraised as follows:
First described at $3l5.00.
Second described at $4,000.
Terms of sale, cash on day of sale.
To be sold as the property of William Vaughn
ct ais, to satisfy judgment in favor OF John
w. Evans.
Given under my hand this I'D day of Jauua-
ry, 1884. w. B. CHERINGTON.
Sheriff Jackson County, Ohio.
7. w. STEELE, Deputy.
D. Davis, Atty for Pl'ff.
Jan. "a, l8S4-5w
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A DEVILS Agent Gets His Dne

A doggery-keeper named Hickey,
and his son, at Rendville, Perry Co.,
Ohio, went to the house of Peter Cliff
ford, on Saturday, night, called him
out, and shot him. Then twelve
masked men took Hickey out on Sun
day night, and strung him up to a
tree The murdered man identified
Hickey as his murderer, before dying.
Noao let Hickey's attorneys move for
a second trial.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1884-02-07

An association Of coloreed men, in
Illinois has issued call to the color
ed men of Kensas, Illinois, Indiana,
Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New
York, New Jersey, Massachusetts,,
Connecticut and the District of
Columbia, for a conference at Pitts
burgh, on the 29th Of April, 1884, to
unite in an appeal to the loyal, pa
triotic people of the country to settle
the question whether political ques-
tions are to be settled by the bullet or
ballot.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1884-02-07

General Sherman, speaking Of the
late Andrew johnson, in Washing
ton, one day last week, said that he
twas an honest man, who left the
White House poor man, and died in
obscurity." Had Andrew ''died in
obscurity"' before he ever reached the
White House, his reputation as an
honest man would have been far bet
ter, from political standpoint.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1884-02-07

Rufus Peters gave an incident
which illustrated the uncertainty of
mortal affairs and mortal hopes. He
observed young man in his Regi-
ment, one day, who was standing be-
hind small house, talking to COM
rades, and expressing an earnest wish
that he had some whisky. He even
went so far, did this young man, as
to display a fve-dollar bill. Another
soldier stepped up and exclaimed:
'Give me that, and will get it
changed for you, and get you some
whisky"
This struck the young man favor
ably, and he handed over his canteen
and the money. An hour or more
afterward the young man was seen
peeping anxiously around the corner
of the building, watching for the
coming Of the liquor-bearer. But he
watched in vain. The canteen and
the money did not return. The boys
began to laugh at the victim Of the
joke, but he became offended at them,
declaring that when fellows smoh-
ey and whisky are both gone, its no
laughing matter"
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The wife Of Jacob Ratz, Of Elkhart
Indiana, eloped with a boarder, and
went to Tifin, Ohio. Jacob took af-
ter them, and found them. But they
were enjoying themselves so well that
Jacob agreed to take sixty dollars in
stead of the old woman, and go home.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1884-02-07

There is an old adage which says
"tell the truth and shame the devil. :"
It will do it, every time. Not one OF
the noble army of newspaper writers
but has made the devil terribly mad
by telling the truth.
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Transfers Of Real Estate,

Clinton Rider to R. M. Steele, lot no. 1
in the town of Wheldon; $4OO.
Thos. Cole, Ag't, to Jno. B. Thomas ct
al, lot no. 25 in Altoona; $65.
Jno. w. Coffman to Susan E. Coffman,
lots 40 and so in Austin's Add. to Well
ston; 5000.
ID. DUNCAN to Peru Bennett, lot no.
II in Diamondtown; $155.
L. Campbell to Thomas Poindexter, lot
no. in Harper's Add. to jackson; $65.
Abijah Hughes to William Ward, 40
acres in Jefferson tp.: $3.50.
Mary Russell to John Brown, acre in
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1884-02-07

At Alliance, Ohio, on Friday, bar
rel of gasoline exploded in store
room, blowing two buildings into
atoms, and killing some six or eight
persons. The explosion was caused
by the fumes Of the gasoline, where it
had been spilled on the floor, beneath
the faucet.
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The idea used to prevail that ''the
law presumes a man to be innocent
sntil he is proven guilty" Now, in
many parts of this great country, it
would seem that the law-especially
in murder cases-''presumes that a
man is innocent after he is proven
guilty"
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STEPHENS TRIAL!

A jury has been secured in this case,
at Waverly, and the testimony is be-
ing taken. Mrs. Lackey was on the
stand on Tuesday afternoon. We
trust that in our next issue we shall
be able to record the conviction of
this murderous devil, Stephens.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1884-02-07

Cincinnati hoodlums stand about
the Court Rooms and threaten jurors
who are trying their friends. This is
part of the noble work Of making the
Courts a farce,
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FIREMAN'S FUND
Insurance Company.
OF SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
STATE OF OHIO,
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT

STATE OF OHIO,
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT,
COLUMBUS, JAN. 23d, 1884.
WHEREAS, The FIREMAN'S FUND IN
SURANCE COMPANY, located at SAN
FRANCISCO, in the State of CALIFORNIA,
has filed in this Office a sworn Statement,
by the proper Officers thereof, showing its con-
d1tion and business, and has complied in all re-
spects with the laws of'this State, relating to
er States of the United States.
Now, THEREFORE,. In pursuance of law, I,
Charles II. Moore, Superintendent of Insurance
OF the State of Ohio do hereby certify, that said
Company is authorized to transact its appro-
pirate business of Fire Insurance in this State,
The condition and business of said Company at
the date of such Statement December 3lst,
1889, is shown as follows:
Aggregate am ount of available AS
SETS ,47SOZ0 70
Aggregate amount of Liabilities( ex-
cept CapitaD including Re-Insur-
ozo,4|4 W
Net Assets. 94 $50 S6
Amount of actual paid up Capital. $4,000 90
Surplus, ,..................-...3 19l,560 SO
Amount of Income for tie year, in
Amount of Expenditures forthe year
IN CaSn, 1UT,z64 70
,, IN WITNESS WHEREOF, have here
W. ed the Seal of my Office to be affixed
the day and year above written.
CHARLES H. MOORE.
Superintendent.
w. T. PRICE, Agent at Jackson, Ohio.