The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1888-01-05
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to meet at Huron, OAK, January 9.
President Cleveland wants the Democratic
National Convention held in New York.
Gas we'll borers in West Leavenworth,
Kans., struck small flow of gas at the
depth of 11S feet.
William Finchum was hanged at
Harrisonburg, Va, on Friday, for the
murder of his brother.
William Williams was crushed to death
in an elevator shaft at Youngstown, o.
George Halverson, fireman, was crushed
to death in railway accident at Wanatah,
Ind.
A four-foot vein of almost solid silver
has been struck at the Iconoclast mine,
New Mexico.
At st. Louis, James Cullen while celebrat-
ing the New Year, accidently shot and
killed his wife.
John Henshaw was kicked to death
in a Brooklyn saloon by four roughs. who
were arrested.
Joseph Ziegler, of the Evansville police
force, shot and killed brother officer
named Abe Smock.
Hon. w. o. Bradley has been nominated
by the Republican caucus at Frankfort,
KY, for u S. Senator.
The st. Louis Jockey Club has decided
to offer stakes amounting to $4,000 for
| their spring meeting.
Diptheria and typhoid are prevailing to
an alarming extent in the section of the
Dominion about Ottawa.
Firemen Van Buren and Roberts were
killed by their train running into a
landslide, near Albany, Ore.
B. I. Belding, one of the Oldest
locomotive engineers in Ohio, died at
Findlay, o., Saturday evening.
James A. Daniels, one of Cincinnati's
Oldest citizens, died at his residence, on
Mt. Auburn, Saturday night.
James Hendricks, brother of the late
Vice President Hendricks. died at
Shelbyville, Ind, aged ffty-six years.
Barney Grady and Harry B. Williams
were drowned in the Ohio River, at Gin
cinnati, by breaking through the ice.
Policeman John M. Offutt accidentlly
shot himself, at Lexington, KY, Saturday
night, and died Sunday afternoon.
Petitions for the reduction of railroad
fares to two cents mile are in circula-
tion, and will be presented to the Ohio
| Legislature.
Jacob HI. Delaplane, confidential book
keeper of the Circleville CO., straw-board
works, is missing; also about $4,000.
1t is announced that Mr.. Mackay will
transfer to Mr. Jay Gould large block
of Commercial Cable stock, pursuant to a
previous agreement.
| Albert Nathan has been placed under
bonds to answer the charge of embezzling
$4,000 of the funds of the A. G. Kubler
Company, at Chicago
The Sloane Maternity Hospital has
been formally opened at New York, and
is said to be the best arranged buildings
for the purpose in the world.
The Purdy Silver Mining Company
has obtained a verdict for $2S.455 against
J. ". Farwell and B. F. Jacobs, of Chicago
for failure to fulfill contract.
William Herrig, who killed his wife
and her paramour at St. Francis, Ark, was
hanged by vigilants on Thursday night.
Two prisoners in the Jail at Chambers
| burg, Pa, fought three-hours' battle
London prize ring rules. 1t was declared
a draw.
Frank Weeks, of Anderson, Ind.
seventeen years old, has been sentenced
to the penitentiary for two years for
petit larceny.
Tommy Warren, the feather weight
pugilist, was honorably acquitted of the
charge of larceny, preferred by Mrs
Gilmore, of Chicago.
It is probable that the Indianapolis,
Decatur and Springfield Railway will
| soon pass into control of the Peoria,
Decatur and Evansville.
In bare knuckle fight between Frank
Martin and VIM. Sweeney, at Pittsburg,
| Sweeney was knocked out in the sixteenth
| round.
A Burglar was fatally shot by Private
Watchman Charles Hanson, at Columbus,
| O., while in the act of robbing the shoe
store of J. e. Elliott.
Johnny, the eleven-year-old son of G.
B. Mercer, of Barnesville, O., while play
| ing with his sister, tied a towel around
his neck and attached it to the door, and
was strangled to death.
In quarrel over politics in a New
Orleans saloon, Patrick Healy was
mortally wounded, Mike Walsh danger
ously, and Daniel Markey slightly hurt.
Louis Clare and John Gibson were
arrested for murder. r
The explosion at the Equitable Gas
Companys Works, New York, is thought
to have resulted from bomb thrown
into the engine-hOuse. The body of
Frank G. Plaisted, engineer, was found
buried in the ruins.
AG bdlClmOre, Wn1Ie celeDraClng Cne
advent of the new year, Stephen J. Conroy
Drained Patrick O'DonnelI with an axe
and when Mrs. Conroy up brained her
son for his assault, he struck her with the
axe, killing her instantly.
Willie Mounett, small boy living at
Norwalk, o., while playing with Flobert
rifle, shot and killed his three-year-old
sister.
An exclusively Southern social club
has been organized in Washington City,
from which young ladies of Northern
birth are barred.