The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1884-02-28

caught him and threw him to the pave
ment, cutting him severely. He was con
siderably bruised, but he would not have
been hurt at all, if he had gone with the
officers, as was his duty. I'VE had a
pleasant call to-day from Elder S. 81,
Bingham of the Christian Church. .....
Deputy Sheriff Yves. Steele tells good
joke on himself, which occurred in the
presence of several witnesses, last night.
A poor, dirty, NANCY looking girl is in
jail, being detained as an accomplice in
the murder of McCloud. On last evening
| the Sheriff, Deputy, Prosecuting At
torney, and others, were listening to her
wonderful romancing about the murder,
when some one asked if she could recog-
nize the man johnson if she should see
him. She declared that she could. Deputy
Sheriff Steele stepped aside, pulled off his
overcoat, then changed hats with Owens,
and the Sheriff led him in, "That's the
man p declaredSthe gentle slouch, whose
stage name is Minnie Roberts" Yves.
pretended to be johnson, and tried to
deny any knowledge of her. But she
positively identified Yves. as Johnson, the
man who was with her up the Railroad.
The real johnson was then presented to
her, and she failed to recognize him. ......
George E. Morgan called to-day. The
mail, south, on the G. W. & B., was four
hours late this evening, yet Conductor
Thurlow gave large crowd of our citi-
zens ample opportunityIto get home,
when they would otherwise have been
compelled to stay until next daYat Wells
ton.
SUNDAY.-A cool raw day. Elder
Bingham preached at Christian Church
to-day. 80. Sabbath Schools well attend
ed. -. Rev. F. S. Davis delivered lee
ture tonight, on "the discipline of dis
appointment" which was an excellent
discourse. .. Old Mother Jackson, of
Pearl street, died between o'clock and
o'clock, to-day. Raining tonight.
MoNDAY-A. T. Holcomb, a Ports
mouth Attorney, is here to-day attending
Court. D.. Jos, II. Wilson of the great
store of Wilson & Sons, Coalton, called
at this Office, to-day. Mr.. Wilson told us
a strange incident in the life of Mr.. Adam
Winfough, one of Coalton's leading citi-
zens. A short timc ago, on his birthday,
he went to all the stores in Coalton, and
told the proprietors if they could find
another man of his age-he is past the
prime of life long ago-who had never
taken drink of liquor, learned to play |
cards, or loaded and fired a gun, to give |
that man $25 suit of clothes and charge
them to Winfough. He failed to find his
man, ard the merchants made him quite
a number of presents. Mr.. Winfoughs
life has certainly been good one. IA
number of Christians are praying and
singing with the Jones boys tonight.
TUEsDAY.-Davis Tope called to-day.
He assures US that'there is big bargain
in the property he advertises for sale.
His reason for selling is that he has gone
into business in Beaver. 49,. From re-
mark we heard on the street to-day, we
in infer that there is not that peace and
orotherly love at the Bum School which
one could wish among the men and women
If the future. -. Mayor James assures
is that the officers have special instruc-
ions to watch for parties who have been
stealing coal from cars on the o. S.
rack. ..... Elder J. P. Ewing is in
own. Mrs. Jim Gilliland, daughter
IF Samuel Raker is visiting the old folks