The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-12-17

1lSuCu HIS dA tIC1C LII oIAO ANO1 bh 11klOAA
can Review relating to the capture of
John Brown, at Harper's Ferry. Mr..
Greene unblushingly tells, in great
magazine, how he conducted that re-
.markable performance. He was Or
dered from Washington with a de-
tachment of marines, taking two how
itzers along. He had already been in
formed that Brown, with half a
dozen followers, had been besieged for
some time in an old engine-house.
The fierce command of marines, with
the valiant Lieutenant Greene at its
head, and Col. r. E. Lee in chief
command, marched upon the old en-
gine-house. Greene and his mem
ten men formed the storming party
prepared to sell their lives dearly, for
they did not know at what moment
the gallant and awful six might rush
out and capture the whole command.
The besiegers began battering at
the door, and those inside began fir
ing through the door. At last the
door was broken, and the brave, even
reckless Greene rushed into the en-
gine-house and lodged behind an old
fre-engine, although nobody was do
ing any shooting, with the exception
Of Greene's men, who deliberately muir
dered two of Browns men who could
offer no resistance. From this barri-
cade, Greene beheld the old man
Brown, "his long white beard falling
away from his face" as he stopped
upon one knee, and held in his hand
a Sharpe's Carbine. Greene rushed
forth and struck the old man on the
neck with saber. Brown fell, and
as he was lying helplessly upon the
ground the bloodthirsty Greene at
tempted to run him through with the
saber, but it seemed that Fate
ashamed of the inhuman barbarity-
interposed to turn the point aside.
Now, in the good year 1885, in this
enlightened country, this man un-
blushingly tells how he attempted to
run his sword through the helpless
old man! We doubt If all history can
present another picture of equal cow
ardice and brutality. 1t is not profit
able now, perhaps, to discuss the stir
ring events of those days, but it GER
tainly is not in good taste to place be-
fore the American people such a
shameless exhibition as the article of
Greene.
The Supreme Court of Ohio de-
cided the Hamilton County contest of
Representatives and Senators against
the Republican candidates, and certi-
fcates will be issued to the Demo-
cratic candidates. While it might be
expected that the public generally
would take sides-every man with the
party of his choice-yet this decision
was shock and surprise to the peo-
pie. It is difficult to see how any
officer, even a Democratic officer,
could declare men elected upon re-
turns which even the Democratic tes-
timony in the case clearly in
dicated were fraudulent. People are
too prone to declare decisions of
Courts based upon impure motives,
but there are times when the mind
becomes confused in trying to dis
cover any nobler incentive to action.
Judge Johnson-than whom there is
no grander man in the State-will
write dissenting opinion. The three
Democratic Judges are Owens, Follett
and Atherton.
William H. Vanderbilt, the New
York millionaire, fell dead in his man
sion in New York City, on Tuesday
of last week. He was engaged in
conversation with President Garrett,
of the B. & O. Road, when the latter
noticed strange twitching Of Van
derbilt's face, and a failing Of the
voice. Garrett arose to approach his
friend, the latter rising at the same
time, and falling forward at CARROTS
feet, he expired instantly. Mr.. Van
derbilt was said to have been worth
two hundred millions Of dollars, while
some Of his friends claim that he was
the wealthiest man in the world.
One of the greatest regrets expressed
by the old Commodore Vanderbilt,
Just before his death, was that he had
to leave "Bill," who would be unable
to cope with his rivals in the Railroad
and Stock world. Events have proven
that William Ell. was at least as good
q financier as his father, as he had
more than doubled the immense for
tune during the comparatively few
years in which he managed the estate.
He was sixty-four years old at the
time of his death. He was born in
New Brunswick, N. j., and received
an ordinary common school education.
He began life as a Bankers clerk, and
was compelled to depend upon his
own resources for time. as his father
had no confidence in him. He was
married at twenty, and attributed
much of his success to the wise coun-
vel Of his wife. After he had proven
70 the old Commodore that he had the
light kind of material in him, the
after changed his mind, and began to
;hink William one Of the most prom