The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-07-23

craIS, ana your RepuDilcan Irlen0S,
know it. But we would urge upon
you the danger of telling the Demo-
Gratis how the Republicans are all
going to stay at home, and let the
Democrats scoop everything. Then
it is breach of trust-as cruel as un-
gpnerous-on the part of these Demo-
cratic editors, to give away their Re-
publican friends in this manner.
**
Joseph Palmer, the murderer, was
hung at Cincinnati last Wednesday.
The execution was a botched affair,
and the condemned man was left
hanging for half an hour or more,
that he might choke to death. This
is strange case. Berner, who was
perhaps the guiltier of the two, is
serving a tweuty-years sentence in
the Penitentiary. The verdict in his
case was so outrageous that it was
the torch which lighted the popular
Indignation and brought on the great
riot. resulting in the burning Of the
Court House. There is scarcely a
man pretending to an ordinary de-
gree Of common sense and honesty
who will claim that Berner should
not have been hung, along with Pal
mer. His participation in the Kirk
murder was more direct than was the
participation of Stephens in the Lack
ey murder. by the fact that Berner
helped to kill the man and secrete his
body, while Stephens only planned
robbery which resulted in murder.
Yet, notwithstanding the fact that
every effort was made to saye Steph-
ems from the scaffold, he was strung
up for murder As long as Berner is
alive, his life will be a disgrace and
reproach to Cincinnati justice.
A Washington correspondent of a
western paper publishes from the Off
eial statistics in the office Of the Adult
ant General, the number of troops fur
nished to the Union Armies by each
State, with the number Of losses. The
average per cent, Of loss in the whole
army was about 159 men to every 100
who went to the field. The colored
troops lost about 40 in 100, largely
from disease. There are reported Ala
deaths from other accidents than
drowning. 1914 by drowning. 524 by
murder, 100 killed after capture, 391
by suicide. 267 executed by order of
court-martial, 64 executed by Confed-
crates, 9 of whom were from Ohio,
313 by sunstroke. Of the three-years
men. Ohio is credited with 240,514.
losses from all causes, 35,475. Ohio
had $685. killed in action, and 4.753
died of wounds. There were also 21,-
721 Ohio officers and men died of dis
ease. OF three years men in the
Union Armies there We're 2.320272.
and the total loss, from all causes was
359.496. It will be observed that 67.-
O3O were killed in action, and $4,000
died of wounds, while 224 $50 died Of
disease, thus showing that disease was
more dangerous to Union soldiers
than Rebel bullets.
One Of the strangest freaks of &C.
centricity on record is that Of David
Gamble, of Emmitsburg, Md. About
forty years ago his wife died sudden
ly of heart disease, and he immediate
ly made for himself coffin, in which
he slept every night until one night
last week. He explained his strange
conduct by the statement that re
wanted to be constantly reminded that
death was ever near. One night last
week David retired to his coffin, as usu-
al, but in the morning was found dead.
He was left just as found, the coffin
closed, and he was thus buried, hav-
ing completely arranged his own
funeral. 1t is not often that man
dies in his coffin. It is not probable
that David's style of bedstead will be-
come popular.
~
Thomas McDougall, Of Cincinnati,
has written an open letter to DIR.
Leonard, on the subject of Prohibi-
tion, as affecting Christianity. The
writer argues that Prohibition, or the
enactment Of any penal law, cannot
aid in the work Of the Divine Mas
ter; that men may be guilty Of worse
sins than that of drunkenness; that
the destroying Of the saloon is not
benefting the soul Of the drunkard.
Accepting McDougall's doctrine as
true, and studying the teachings of
the Divine Word, we are forced to
the conclusion that McDougall
knows more about it than God.
**
A good deal Of attention is being
paid just now to volume of Essays
published by Miss Cleveland, sister of
the President. Miss Cleveland is a
lady of some talent, and is showing
considerable shrewdness in publishing
her book from the standpoint Of the
Presidents sister. But just pause for
a moment and consider the over