The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-11-12

Teeth for Ten Dollars at the Office
Office of DIR. Jones, Dentist.
The elections last week were sur
prise to a good many enthusiastic Re-
publicans, who had become settled in
the belief that the Republicans would
carry both New York and Virginia
For our own part we had no faith in
their carrying Virginia, and but very
little as to New York. The Repub-
licans of New York keep up run
ming factional fight, which has so
disorganized the party as to make
New York practically Democratic
State. One of the notable features
of the recent political history of that
State is that the ablest men in the
party are subjected to a bitter war
fare on the part of politicians of less
ability. By this petty warfare the
party is constantly in disorganized
condition, and without thorough or
ganization, Republican victory in
New York is among the impossibili-
ties. Hill, Democratic candidate for
Governor, is elected by about ten
Thousand majority. The entire Dem
ocratic State Ticket is elected, but the
Republicans have the Legislature. In
Virginia, Lee is elected by fifteen to
twenty thousand, with Democratic
Legislature. The political complex
ion of the other States voting last
week, is practically unchanged, and
the result is in the nature of a drawn
battle between the two great parties.
Had the Republicans carried New
York and Virginia, the back of the
Democratic party would have been
broken. Knowing this fact united
effort was made by the Democrats to
carry New York. The whole force
of the administration was enlisted in
the campaign in that State, as the
result would be considered either an
endorsement, or censure, Of Presi-
dent Cleveland. As the result stands,
both parties will go into the next
campaign with all their available
forces employed.
The celebrated Walkup case, at EN-
poris, Kansas, has been decided at
last. From the testimony it appears
that Mr.. Walkup was man of queer
habits, and that he used arsenic as a
medicine. He took sick and died
rather suddenly, and a suspicion of
poisoning was aroused. An examina-
ton revealed the presence Of arsenic
in the stomach, and the pretty young
widow was arrested for the murder of
the deceased. It was proven that she
had purchased arsenic, but she claimed
that it was used for her complexion,
and on the advice of her husband.
After several hours deliberation, the
jury returned verdict of not guilty.
While there are doubtless many per-
sons who still believe that the young
wife poisoned her husband, the gen.
eral belief seems to be that the death
was the result of his own acts. This
case shows how dangerously circum-
stances sometimes environ an inno-
cent person. Here were two persons
in the same family purchasing and
using arsenic, neither with evil intent,
yet the sudden death Of the husband
throws the wife into felon's cell and
causes her many weeks of intense suf-
fering, to say nothing Of the cost of
defending her life. 1t would be bet
ter to keep arsenic out of the family.
Sally Roberts was young girl liv-
ing in Massachusetts,. She joined her
sister in keeping a hotel, and while in
this position was lured to ruin by
married man. She is now the mother
Of little girl. A few days ago the
man who caused the mothers ruin
called on her, and being drunk, threat
ened to take the child away from her..
This so distressed the poor woman
that she became deranged, and taking
the little girl with her, plunged into
the river, with suicidal intent. Both
were rescued. The saddest feature Of
this case just now is that the nasty
brute who caused this misery will be
recognized by decent men-and even
by respectable women-as social
equal, while the poor girl and her in
nocent child will be regarded as social
outcasts. A brute who treats a
woman after this manner should re-
ceive no more recognition from the
world than the murderer who cuts a
victims throat. There can be no
meaner crime than this. The brute
who thus ruins the character Of wo-
man should be elassed with the very
worst class Of criminals Should the
world take the right course in regard
to these fellows, it would soon have
the effect Of making fewer brutes.
The only regret is that the gallows
cannot claim the scoundrels.
X
''The devil seems to be a conven-
lent shield for some people. When
overtaken in crime the first thing
they think about is to lay it on the
devil. Satan beguiled me and I did
eat is the way it is done. Would it
not be better for transgressors to say
4 wanted to do so and so, and did it. p"
-MnyusyiIZe Tribune.