The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-04-02

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Reports still come which indicate
great suffering in some of the Coun-
ties of West Virginia. This great
country has encountered many trials
and overcome many difficulties, but
it seems as odd as it is horrible to
think of famine in any portion OF
the country. Yet a famine there is
in portions Of West Virginia. Ami
mails are said to be dying of starva-
ton, women and children eating
parched corn, to keep from starving,
and men begging corn to eat. 1t is
distressing picture.
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The last number of the Gallipolis
District Nea0s contains letters from a
number of ministers in different To-
calities, giving the results of revival
work as well as impressions concern
ing spiritual things generally. This
seems to have been a winter Of sensa-
tions in many respects. The revivals
in most localities where attempts have
been made to start them, have been
wonderfully successful, more than
two thousand conversions having been
reported in the Methodist Episcopal
denomination in Gallipolis District
alone, during the winter. In addi-
tion to the great success Of the
churches, there has been wonderful
attendance at Kinks and other places
of amusement The people seem to
have been filled with new life and
activity, and-as- the doggeries seem
to be still prosperous-some of them
seem to have been filled with some
thing else. This has been lively
winter, all around-including the
weather.
A good word has come at last for
the poor tramp. Near Wadesboro,
North Carolina, tramp came to
house where couple of ladies were
living, and asked permission to stay
all night. They consented on condi-
ton that they be permitted to lock
him in closet. In the night col
ored man entered the house and de-
manded money. The ladies proposed
to get it for him, and went to the
closet and unlocked the door. The
tramp sprang out with revolver in
his hand. The robber took to his
heels, but the tramp fired, killing him
instantly. Thus the noble tramp
vindicated the integrity of his pro-
fession. The ladies might have been
butchered in their own house, had
they not been so fortunate as to have
a tramp in the house. But, after all
we would not advise unprotected fe-
males to give lodging to tramps arm
ed with revolvers, as general thing.
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On last Friday William Neal, the
last Of the ashland Murderers," was
hung at Grayson, Kentucky. At the
last moment he declared himself en-
tirely innocent Of the horrible crime
charged against him. ''You all know"
said he, ''this is no place to tell lie. -
Before being taken from the Jail he
was urged to confess his guilt, but re-
fused, saying that he must "look out
for himself" and could not confess
crime. of which he was innocent.
Thus at last the notorious Ashland
Tragedy" is rendered thing of the
past. A great many people will con-
tinue to think that in the death Of
Neal and Craft two innocent men
were hung. Their dying statements
alone would not tend to create be-
lief in their innocence, but there is
the additional fact that there was no
testimony adduced sufficient to hang
them, or even convict at all. 1t may
be that they were the guilty men, but
there is at least reasonable doubt
of their guilt.
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There were, once upon time, two
farmers living side by side and having
common interest in the success and
prosperity of the neighborhood in
which they lived. These men
Brown and Smith-were engaged in
the same business, and expected to
gain their profits from the same mar
ket. But these farmers were human,
and there grew up between them a
jealously which first developed into a
suspicion, then into confident belief
on the part of each that the other was
trying to take advantage of him in
some way. The only manner in
which each could reasonably hope to
achieve success, was by building up
the business of the farmer, yet Brown
resolved to break Smith, and Smith
resolved to crush Brown.
Should a man come along for the
purpose of purchasing produce, Smith
would tell him, confdentially, to be-
ware of Brown, for he was slick one.
T. L. e. l.