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THE CONSERVATIVE.
JOSEPH A. MAT, EDITOR AJD PROPRIETOR.
U'COKNXLSYILLE, OHIO :
FRIDAY, ..... May 13, ISTO.
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.
At a meeting of the Democratic
State Central Conmittee of Ohio, held
December 10, 1869, it was resolved that
the next Democratic State Convention
of Ohio be held in the City of Colum-
buE. on Wednesday, June 1, 1670.
It was resolved that the basis of rep
resentation in said Convention be as
follows : That each county in the State
be entitled to one delegate, and also
one delegate for every five Hundred
votes cast for Hon. George II. Pendle
ton for Governor, at the election held
on the second Tuesday of October,
I860; and also one delegate for every
fraction of two hundred and fifty votes
or over cast tor that gentleman at that
time; which basis of representation
will give each county in Ohio the fol
lowing number of delegates in a-id
convention :
VbvrTet.
A' a ns
Allen
Ashland
Ashtabula
Athens
Auglaize
Belmont
Brown
But'er
Carroll
Champaign
Clermont
Clinton
Columbiana
Coshocton
Crawford
Cuyahoga
Darke
Defiance
Delaware
Erie
Fairfield
Fayette
Franklin
Fulton
Gallia
Geauga
Greene
Guernsey
Hamilio:
Hancock
Hardin
Harrison
Henry
Highland
Hocking
Holmes
Huion
Jackson
Jefferson
Knox . .
Luke
Lawrence
Licking
Logan
Lorain
Lucas
Madison
Mahoning
Marion
Medina
Meigs
Mt rcer
Miama
Monroe
Montgomery
Morgan
Morrow
biHskingura
N- Lie
Ottawa
Paulding
Perry
Pi kaway
PiUe
I'ortage
PreUe
Putnam
KichUud
Eos
Sandusky
Scioto
Sen ecu
Shelby
Stark m
Summitt
Trumbull
Tusc r.waa
Union
Van Wert
Vin'on
Warren
Washington
Wane
Williams
Wood
Wyandot
Votes.
2223
2359
2395
1243
J 644
2430
3764
3197
4S79
1210
2001
3784
1474
2700
2437
3183
6727
3327
1665
2043
184S
3831
1383
6542
1146
1560
573
1717
1836
19248
2483
1882
1635
1294
2903
1873
2269
2112
1768
2115
2798
861
1537
4405
1753
1830
2702
1579
2552
1877
1286
1871
2104
2649
2792
6420
1699
1737
4411
1589
1166
647
1915
2730
1550
2211
1854
1985
3595
3536
2630
22i6
3242
2227
4803
2207
2144
3352
1462
1474
1571
1875
3449
3C65
1580
1596
2069
Del.
5
6
6
3
5
6
9
7
11
3
5
9
4
6
6
7
14
8
4
5
5
9
4
14
3
4
2
4
5
39
6
5
4
4
mm
4
5
G
5
5
5
7
3
4
10
5
5
6
4
6
5
4
'5
5
6
7
14
4
4
10
4
3
2
5
6
4
5
5
5
8
8
6
5
7
5
ll
5
5
8
4
4
4
5
8
8
4
4
5
Total number of delegates 537
The following are the officers to be
nominated by the Democratic State
Convention, on the.first day of June,
1S70.
Secretary or State ;
Judge or Supreme Court;
Comptroller of Treasurt;
Commissiover or Commov Schools ;
Member or Board or Public Works.
By order of the Democratic State
Central Committee of Ohio.
Charles N. A luck. Chairman.
as. W. Nkwmax, Secretary.
The Democratic editors of Ohio wi 1
please publish in their papers the
above call for the next Democratic
State Convention, until the time of
holding said convention.
CHARLES N. ALLEN, Chairman.
SIGNS OF THE TIMES.
The Republican Ohio State Journal
calls on its party to drive out the
"knaves, imbeciles, and charl&tano,
from the United States Senate.
The New York Tribune calls for the
punishment of PhiL Sheridan &3 an
attrocious murderer.
The Cincinnati Gazette brands Har
lan, who was Lincoln's Secretary of
the Interior, as a swindler and i
knave generally.
The Toledo Blade Is in open rebel!
ion against the enforcement of the In
ternal Revenne law.
All well informed Republican pa
pers and politicians in the West join
with t' e Democracy in favor of a Rev
enue Tariff", and against Protection.
Even Trumbull and Carrenter, in the
Senate, and varitus Republican mem
bers of the Hons', have at last become
frightened at Federal usurpation, and
assert the rights of the States.
All cohesion or uni'y in the Repub
lican party is at an end. The New
York Tribune and the New York In
dependent, which so long combined
their influence at all points in , vil
endeavor, cannot agree upon the vital
question of resumption. The 6plit
once made, the breach w II open.
Butler is to be Lis own devil in the
cewpaper office he is going to start in
New York, and the name of it if to be the
Evening Ttaepocm.. j
[From the Phill'a. Sunday Mercury.]
SHERIDAN'S RIDE.
A NEW VERSION.
Sheridan couldn't stay in Troy to
participate in the funeral obsequies of
Geireial Thomas, because he had to go
to Philadelphia to help eat a public
dinner on Saturday. Little Phil was
bound to have his little fill, regardless
of the looks of the thing. We propose
that future editions of "Sheridan's
Ride" be amended to read a follows:
Up from lb Booth at break of day.
To whers tbe corpse of Thomas lay,
The electric wire with a quiver bore,
Like a Flashing Puck, to the Troy House
door
The news of a "feed" with wine galore
Tbe dinner, in fart, of a cavalry corps
And PhiL five hundred miles 'away.
And it told little Thil. how his fill he'd get.
Stirring his apetite a lit, yu bet;
And louder yet into Troy it rolled,
While all the points of tbe feed it told,
Striking the listener's stomach cold
As h thought of the steaks in that gastric
fray, -
And Phil, five hundred miles away.
But there is a road from Illium town,
Two first-class railways leading down;
And there, in the gloom of Thnrsday night.
An iron hojse with bright head light.
Was seen to pass like a bird afn'ght;
As if he knew Phil. Sheridan's freed,
He rolled away with lightning speed;
Hills rose and fell but his heart was gay.
With Phil, three hundred miles away
And still from the stack as he thundered
south,
Rolled the smoke like the gas from Train's
own mouth,
Or the trail of a dress sweeping faster and
faster,
Foreboding to husbands financial disaster;
While the valves of the "steed" and the
heart of the master
Were beating like prisoners assaulting their
walls,
Impatient to be where the dinner bell calls;
Every nerve of the engine was strained to
full play,
With PhiL but one hundred miles away.
The first that met his eyes were the sands
That cover up New Jersey lands;
And th special train went thundering
down
As the dinner hoar struck on the clock of
tbe town.
With smoke and with dust the engine was
ray
By the screech of his whistle be seemed to
say:
"I've brought you Sheridan all the way
From Illium down to eat to-day"
Xow let them be busted and placed in airs,
la nn-hes at the head of hallway stairs
For that, you know is the eummitot fame ;
And there, Death the glorious General's
name
Be it printed in letters two feet square,
"Here's tbe Iron Horse that saved the day
By bringing General Sheridan there
From Troy, five hundred miles away."
PARAGRAPHS.
Local and Political.
BY A CONTRIBUTOR.
The Widow Lincoln to be a
Pensioner.
In looking over tho proceedings
of Congress, we noticed the intro
duction ard passage through tho
House of a bill directing the Sec
retary of the Interior to place the
name of Mrs. Lincoln ou the Pen
sion Roll, and pay her a pension of
53,000 per annum. This bill will,
no donbt. pass the Senate and be
come a law. Under th:s act, Mrs.
Lincoln will receive from the Uni
ted States' Treasury as long as she
shall lire, the large 6um cf $3,000,
yearly.
We would ask what plaupable
excuse can there be invented for
this proposed lavishing benevolence
of the people's money upon what
may be culled a vagrant in a for
eign land ? who having, by her ex
traordinary condut-t, exposed ber
clf to tbe just cen
sure and criticism of all tbe peoplo
at home, left tbe country under the
ridicule and denunciation ot nearly
the whole Preps of the land; and,
now travelling in Europe, squan
dering, in show and glitter, among
the aristocracy of the Old World, a
large and magnificent dowry, left
by her lamented husband, and esti
mated, in cash, at 58,765, besides
some unproductive real estate.
With impudence, she now comes
before Congress, where all schemes
of plunder have numerous advo
catcs, and, through the interven
tion oi the lobby and in teres tod
persons, asks to be pensioned upon
the Treasury for lite at the rate of
$3,000 per ann ooi.
This large sum ofmony is to be
bestowed upon the widow of Presi
dent! Lincoln, for the reason that
he, at tho time, being Commander
in Chief of the Army and Navy of
the United States, was killed, by
the hand of an assassin; yes, Mr.
Lincoln was assassinated, not.how-
eTer, inhe line of duty, but while
attending npon a theater in Wash
mgton City. It is well to remem
ber, in this connection, that the rule
insisted upon at tbe Pension Office,
in the case of a common soldier
when he applies for a pension by
reason of wounds, disabilities, in
juries, is that the soldier must
bate been in the Military service,
and in the line of duty at the lime
the disability occurred. If a com
mon soldier bad been killed in a
theater, as was Lincoln, or in any
other place, when off of duty,neitb
er his widow, or heirs, would be
entitled to a single cent.
We insist npon it, that justice
should be meted out to all alike.
There are hundreds' of common
soldiers and many soldiers' widows
in tbe land, jnuth more deserving,
and wore toeedy of a pension, than
s Widow Lincoln, aad who would
be content with the small pittance
of $96- per annum, but wJiowiU for
ever be precluded by the Roc
Tape policy adopted ii tho Iuterior
Department, at Washington, from
wbat is justly due them.
This yearly pension of f 3,000
proposed to be bestowed npon this
vagrant woman because her sainted
husband wad unfortunately killed
in a tbeaier, would more tlan pay
thirty soldiers' widows, whose hus
bands died from disease or were
killed in the service of their country.
Senator Sumner and the Negro.
gro.
Tbe other day a Boston negro
stole an article of silver-ware from
Senator Charles Sumner. Charles
is an intense lover of tho African
race. How perseveringly he has
advocated the cause of the negro,
let hia life in and out of Congress
bear testimony.
The darkey entered Mr. Sum
ner's mansion and said :
Is 1 a man and brodder?"
"Sartin, surel" replied Charles'
housekeeper.
"Then," reasoned tbe incorrigi
ble rascal, "I'll borrey something,"
and he did "borrey" a silver tea
tray, the property of Mr. Sumner,
presented to him on a certain oc
casion by the dark sons of Freedom.
But the act of Freedom perpetrated
by this representative of the 15th
Amendment, sent tho "man and
brodder" to jail. Will Charles ap
pear in court against tbe darkey?
It is thought he will not.
Woman's Rights.
For the good of tho country, and
for the safety of society, we would
most respectfully call the attention
cf our community, and particular
ly our female readers, to the very
sensible and ktock-em-down rea
sons, why "a Matron" cannot sup
port, endorse and countenance the
'new woman notions" of the press
ent day.
Our "Matron" is, no doubt, a
good Christian woman, and believes
in the injunction of the Almighty,
"Multiply and replenish the earth."
The last sentence of tho para
graph is a poser. Let the women's
rights men of the country put that
in their pipes and smoke it:
"ljubt don't believe in these
new women notiocs. I have rais
ed six boys four of them vote now,
and the others will soon be old
enough. Then 1 will have six
votes. Now these good for-noth-ing
women who havo fooled their
time away, and never raised a sin
gle boy, come around and want ev
ery woman to vote for bersplf. J
don't believe in such nonsi-nse. I
have raised my six boys, and I am
going to have everyone of them vote
for me. Those women who go lec
turing around tbe country instead
of raising boys, have no business
to vote anyway. And when they
say they are just as good as I am,
and have a right to vote them
selves, if they have no boys to do
so for them, it is not true. If they
are an smart as I am why did they
not raise some boys to vots for
them ? I tell yon, I do not intend
to be cheated out of my six votes
by any Eucb good-for nothing
f'o'ks. I uess that the world
would come to a pretty pass in a
mighty short time, it the women
all took to going around lecturing
on women's rights instead of rais
ing boys. A MATKON."
The Circumlocution Office.
Those who now have claims for
pensions, bounty, arrears of pay,
&ct pending against tho United
States' Government at Washington,
may possibly be able to guess, from
a perusal of the statement below,
how long be or she will have to
wait for the adjustment and pay
ment of the same.
Mr. Beck, a member of Congress
from Kentucky, gavo.in the House
the other day, a racy history of his
experience in getting a claim
through the circumlocution oflke
at Washington. It appeare that
Mr. Be:i wa engaged in tbe col
lection of a judgement, an adjudi
cated case before tbe Court of
Claims, which, if things were done
expeditiously, should have only
required tbe order of an Auditor
payable on presentation at the
Treasury. Let us follow up Mr.
Beck, in his devious ways, before
he finally procured a draft in pay
ment of the claim, and treated bis
friend, Mr. Mann, to a whisky -tod
dy :
Ffrst Went to the chi f clerk of
the First Auditor. He stated the ac
ecu- tand computed theintere'.
Second Wei.t to another clerk in
the same office, who copied and num-
b- red the account.
Third Went to another cl rk in
the First Comt trollfr'a office, nhoreg
istered in his book the number and
amount of the account.
Fourth Went to the chief clerk of
the First Comptroller, who verified
the account nd the computatiou of
interest.
Fifth Went to the Fir6t Comptrol
ler, who signed it.
Sixth- Went back to No. 3, who
aeain verified it.
Seven th Went to the Register'
clerk, who copi- d and registered it.
E glith Went to the D puty Regis
ter who Biened it.
Ninth Went to the Warrant clerk,
and obtained a warrant.
Tenth Went to Mr. West, the chief
clerk, who signed it.
Elevanth Went to Mr. Hartley, tbe
As istant f ecret ry, who signed it.
Telfth Went to Mr. Lamb, in the
Comptro'ler a office, whorBgistTfd it.
Thirteenth-xWent to the First Com
ptroller, who signed iU
Fourteenth Went to tie Register's
cleTk,who copied it.
Fifteenth Went to Register Alli
son, who signed it.
tixteenth Went to Mr. Mann, in
the draft room, where the draft was
made.
Seventeenth Went to Mr. Tuttle,
Assistant Treasurar, who signed the
draft.
Eighteenth Went to the Register's
clerk, who recorded the draft.
Nineteenth Went to Register -Allison,,
who signed the draft.
Twentieth Went to Mr Mann, who
look my rceipt for the draf' and band
ed it over o me.
Twenty -first Treated Mr. Mann to
a whiskey -toddy.
OHIO NEWS.
Tho State Superintendents Asso
ciation meets at Columbus (high
school building) July 5th. The
programme shows important topics
are to be considered, The Ohio
Toachcrs' Association meets at the
samo placn Julr 6th and 7th.
From every section of the state we
have the gratifying inte'I gence that
tho lato rains and fine weather have
brought the wheat out wonderfully,
and that it never looked better at
this season of tho year. Should
neither fly nor mildew intervene to
blight the prospects, an abnndant
harvest is anticipated
Elson llyssom, convicted tf "as
sault with intent to commitrapeup
on his own daughter," aged be
tween thirteen and fourteen, es
caped from the Monroe county jail
on the e vening of the 27lh day of
April last, before the jury returned
their verdict of guilty. A reward
of $300 is offered for his arrest.
The Toledo board of education,
has sot apart one of tho rooms of
the new Jefferson street school
house, to be occupied by Mrs. Day,
with a school composed of the col
ored pupils of the city of all grades
abovo the junior secondary. The
Blade advocates the entry of color
ored children into all the schools.
Of course, it will como to this at
las, it there is any wavering in the
nero vote.
The Delaware Herald says that
a committee of ten gentlemen have
determined to start a manufactory
of agricultural implements in thnt
city. They have a capital of 550 000
which they will invent in the busi
ness, and if the citizens of t he place
will assist them in procuring suita
ble grounds, near the depot, they
proceed at once to the erection of
buildings, etc.
The Ohio Eeform Farm School
has t present three hundred and
forty inmates, with capacity for on
ly for three hundred. The press
ure for admission wra never so
great, and moro than twenty boys
in tho various counties of tho state
are now waiting their turn to be re
ceived. The want of room is the
only reason why these boys are not
received. Thw appropriation made
by the legislature to troct two ad
ditional family buildings will ena
ble the commissioners to enlarge
the capacities of the institution so
that another hundred can be receiv
ed and properly cared for.
Parson Day at Akron, last Sun
day evening, talked plain to the to
bacco eating christians in his con
gregation. "I came into this room,"
said be, "and found where a very
respectable man had sat, a large
puddle of nasty, filthy tobacco spit
tle. It was not fit to even have
been in any man's mouth. I was
sorry to see it on the floor, but I
was glad the man had ejected it
from bis mouth. Howasr:ghtin
cleaning out bis mouth. But to
clean it out in such a place! Hero,
where wo expect to set tables and
eat in time to come. The only
place that I can imagine where a
man should with impunity spit out
such a filthy mo6 would be in a
bottomless pit, if sucu can be
found."
Tho Toledo Blado has a hopeless
job on its hands. It says: 'The
W big party came to its end through
its neglect to purge itself of political
error and corruption. We re not
of those who intend to let tho Re
publican party go to ruin m that
way withont resistance and pro
test." Proteet is a good word.
Tne people of Monroo.Ohio, have
resolved to "uso all lawful meas
ures, and forcible means, if necessa
ry' to keep that town clear of
"gamblers, dice jugglers, sneak
thieves, lonfidence men and pick
pockets." and in pursuance there
with have orgaized a vigilance com
mittee The Zancsvill Signal says: Col.
Henry OrndorfT, who for over half
a century has been one of the best
known and most respected citizens
of Zanesville, after attaining the
three score years Mid ten mention
ed by the psalmist as nan.ily alloted
age of man, left on Monday morn
ing. May 2d, with his family, for
San Francisco, California, by rail
way. The unexpected event of his
leaving drew quite an assemblage of
his friends to tho depot to see him
off and bid hin goodbye. Only one
of ltis family, a son, who resides in
Columbus, remains on this side of
the mountains.
Jcdgk L. P. Marsh, harinp reconsidered
his purpose of residing in Western New
York, has returned and made Zanesrille
his permanent residence. Judge Marsh,
for many years, has been one of the ablest
lawytia of this city, and bis long expen
eoce on the betch and as a pleader give
bitn a high MrnJing in his profession. Ilis
office is on Main street, over the Second
National Bank, opposite tie Court Houte
r Zmesville Signal.
CirTiiN C. F. Hall claims to lave
made 'iwo prceeefal voyages to fhe Arctic
region?. That is, he got back safely both
times. Dliio Mate Journal.
UAEriB's Wkf.klt, of New Yoik, las
degenerated into the lampoonist and carica
turist of the democratic party, and also of
the Catholic religion, its politics are in
tensely Radical. ZtnesriHe Signal.
John Heso, a horse thief who
escaped from Cambridge jail on tho
22d of April, let the sheriff hear
from him in this affectionate epis
tle:
. Louisville, April 30, 1870.
Mr. Sheriff Sir in order that
you may know that I still live by
writing to you you may think it
strange; but sir you must know that
this is a strange world, in which
we live, i came through your vil
lage friday night but had not time
to stop as the tra:n would not
waight, I would like to see you,
please keep my shirt till I call for
it. I will write soon again, my
destination is Omaha thenco tbe
Great Wost give my respects to all
tell Mc Lot to think hard of me as I
will call some time and settle all
claims, tell the Editors to go to Hell
the Mates Attorney likewise tell
tbe commissioners to build a new
Jail against I git back any fool can
git out of that one, so no moro ot
the tram starts in a few minuets,
good buy Yours with
John Hess.
Gin. Parkxr, commissioner of
Indian affairs, estimates the Indian
warriors in the neighborhood of
Fort Sully at about eight thousand.
They are well armed and mounted.
About six thousand of the mare Si
oux, and the remainder are made
up of scattering tribes. He is sat
isfied that they are bent on war,
and if it shall take place it will be
the most destructive anJ expensive
Indian war that hr.s ever occurred.
He says these savages are better
prepared with horses than our
cavalry, and that they can raise
about twelve thousand warriors.
The Sioux and their allies were
never in better condition to give
battle.
The Brookhaven (Miss.) Citizen
states that tho colored men, having
a mnjorty in tho board of comraiea
ionerH appointed to layoff the now
county of Lincon into districts,
organized by electing tho president
and secretary, both lr-.m their own
number. The Citizen suggests
that the whites draw off and let
their colleagues do the districting,
by way of illustrating the wisdom
of tho iegislature in making the
appointments.
Results of Republican Legislation.
A Washington dispatch says that
the House Committee on Territo
ries have been Intely engaged in
investigating the actions of tho
officials in the Territories. What
follows we give in his own words :
It appears that the most flagrant
abu.e is the payment ot double sal
cries to the officials. The salaries
of these officers aro fixed by law,
and paid by the General Govern
ment. But they have been in the
habit of having additional compen
aation voted tnem by the Tentorial
Legislatures, and the Legislatures
have been in the habit of also voting
themselves additional compensation
all of which comes out of the
Treasury of the United States.
These Legislatures, not satisfied
with this extravagance, are contin
ually creating new unices in the
Territories, and taxing the people
to support them. In Idaho the
Legislatuae has passed a law tax
ing Chinamen $5 a month who en
ter .the territory to mine. The
amount collected from this tax last
year was $50,000, nearly all of
which, it is proven, went into the
pockets ot tho members of the leg
islature and other officials."
This is only another illustration
of the corruption and profligacy
which baa eome in with the pres
ent Administration, which bas ex
tended from Washington to the
Territories.
Gen. "Joe" Hooker is reported
to have referred to the death of
Gen. Thomas as follows; We have
lost our best soldier. I here was
but one Thomas in onr bimy.
What a shameful attempt was made
in the Tribune a few woeks ago to
rob Thomas ot his laurels; to praiso
SihoCe d at the expense of Thomas
I tell you what it is, gentleman.
their names cannot b3 mentioned
in the same breath, and I know
what Sehofield is, too. I see through
it, however. I understand it.
tell you what it is, gentlemen, it
was a malignant attempt to stab a
brave, noble soldier like 1 nomas in
this way. That game was all fixed
up from Washington. Thoniab'
place was here, lie earned the
ritrhtto rent here with js.but Grant
never forgives a grudge, and so he
wns shipped off to San Francisco.
I understand it. xes, 1 under
stand it."
THE WIVES OF GREAT MEN.
The number of eminent descendants
from illustrious men must lot be
looked upon as the results of their ma -
riage wi'h mediocre women; tor me
average abili y of the wives of such
men is above mediocrity, countrary to
to th commonly expressed opinion
that clt-ver men marry silly women
It is not easy to prove my point with
out a considerable ma-s of quotations
to 6how the estimation in which the
wives of a large body of illustrious men
were held by their intimate friends;
but the following arguments are not
without weight:
First, the lady whom a man marries
is very commonly one whom he has
often met in the society f l.h own
friends, and therefore not likely to be
a silly woman, fehe is also ual y rela
ted t tome of them, and thrreft re has
a probability of being hereditarily
gifted.
Secondly, as a matt-r of fact, a large
number of eminent men marry env-
nent women. Fh'dio II of Vacedon
and Olympian; Caesar's liaison wi h
Cleopatra; Marlborough oud h:s most
able wife; Ilelvt tius married a charm
ing lady, whose hand was a'BO sought
by both Frank'in and Turgot; Agu t
Wi'helm von Schlegel was h art and
soul devoted to Madame Be Stael;
Necker 8 wife w-s blue sto king of
the purest hue; Robert Stephens, the
learned printer, had Petronella for his
wife; the Lord Kfeper Sir Nicholas Ba
con, and the great Lo d Burleigh, mar
ried two of the highly accomplish
daughters cf b'ir Anthony Cooke. A
these names are those of decidedly
eminent women. They establi hed
the existence of a tendency of "line to
like" among intellectual iten and
women. On the other band, there is
no evidence of a strongly marked
antagonistic taste of c ever men lik
ing rsa'ly half-witted women. A man
may be conscions of ser ous defects in
his character, and celect a wife to sup
plement what he wants, as a thy man
may be attracted by a woman who has
no o her merits than those of a talker
and manager. Also, a young awkward
philosopher may accredit the first girl
who cares to show an interest in him
with greater intelligence than she
po'sesses. But these are exceptional
instances; the great fact remairs that
able men take pleasure in the society
of intelligent women, and, if they can
find such as would 'n other respects
be suitable, they will marry them in
preference to mediocrities.
ORIGIN OF WOMEN CLERKSHIPS.
S II I PS.
General Spinner's account of the
beginning of the present system of
female employment in the Treasury
is that female employes were smug
gled in. When treasury notes were
first i.sued, four of them were engrav
ed on a theet, and it was necessary
that they should be separated with
shears before sending them out of the
Treasury. "I went to Mr. Cha e,"
said General Spinner, "and said to him
that a woman can use scissors better
than a man, and she will do it chap
er.k 1 want to employ women to cut
these notes." Mr. Chase assented
heartily, the more so that the atten
tiorfof every one in Washington was
then very fpecially called to the num -ber
of women once in comfortable and
in many cases affluent circumstances,
who were suffer ng absolute want- In
the ci y, many well-known r sidents
were reduced to privation almost im
mediately after the war broke out, and
from desolated Virginia, families came
by hundreds, demrnd'ng food for
themselves and their little ones.
Women who had lived handsomely
in the neighborhood of Washington,
whos homes were destroyed, and who
actually had not 'he means to procure
a shelter. To the e, whenever possi
ble, places were given as "clippers,''
and so the first footho'd was gained
Those who needed work received it,
and polit'c! influence was never
brought into the question But this
was do light employment, ea-y as "cut
ting paper" may sound. Incessant
use ot t! e shears made wart aud b'is
ters on many delicate hards; the num
ber of hours' service required was
regulated ry ihe prssure of business,
nd often these ladies were kept until
dark at their work, and obliged some
times to return to the department tf
ter night. These appointments were
made informally, and had no official
existence. Females were nrt mention
ed in appropriation bills until a year
or so Inter. Those first employed du
ring 1862, were paid out of the fund
for temporary or additional rlerks, at
the i ate of 5600 per annum. New
York World.
Htdbophobia has lately engaged
the attention of the French Acade
my of Science, but very little of
value seems to have been gained
from the discussion It was assert
ed without contradiction, we be
lieve, that, when once the malady
appears, it is utterly incurable.
The fact that in eome cases persons
bitten by unquestionably rabid an
imals that have escaped, was cred
ited rather to a temporajy exhaus
tion of the poisonous virus atili
moment of the bite than to any
merit m medicine applied- The
actual cautery, thoroughly search
ing the extreme debths reached by
the fangs, was held to be tbe only
preventive. A number of the bc
entitle people, following the tind of
our infatuated Mr. Bvrgh, charged
that tho canine madness resulted
from the barbarious habit of mux
ziing, and special reference was
made to the town of Dijon, when
dogs were In fnll enjoyment of lib
erty, and showed their gratitude by
never going mad; but there wan a
palpable weakness in the reasoning
of the savans, in that they failed to
show an authenticated instance ot
hydrophobia produced by the bite
of an effectually muzzled nog. A
the traditional "dog day" are ap
proaching, it may not; be amisj to
suggest here, however, tnat aogp
may be safely left unmuzzled every
where as well as in Dijon, if the
precantiin is taken to tether thorn
with throe or four feet of rope to a
forty-pound bowlder sunk in three
or four fathoms of water. It has
been tried with perfect success.
A correspond xxt writes as fol
lows to tbe Figaro: "One of yonr
contributors in a recent article men
tions an anecdote in which Baron
James du .Rothschilds is represented
as having sat for a beggar before
Scheffer. the painter. This anec
dote is perfectly trne' but notcom
nltft. Here are tho narticulars:
While the banker covered with rags
and tatters, M'as putting himsolf in
to position before the artist I enter
ed tbe studio. Feeling touched
with the miserable appearance of
my friend e model I approached
him and placed a louts in his hand
which he at one put into his pock
eL Ten years later I received one
morning a letter containing a chock
for 10,000 francs, with the following
words: 'Sir One day you gave a
louis to m in the studio of Ary.
Schefftr. I have made good use of
it, and herewith send yoa the little
capital with interest. A good ac
tion is never lost. Ycur grateful
servant, Baron James de -Roths
child. I immcdiaetlr went to
Rothschild's bank, where I found
the baron, who showed mo how the
louis had been made to reach the
great aum of 10,000 francs."
Within the last century, or since
the cstablishmdnt of the American
government, France has been twice
a mona'cbv, twice a republic, and
twice an empire. Twice has it past
ed through theso three forms ot
government in the same orderto
wit: Monarchy, republic, empire;
and again monarchy, republic, em
pire. The first and necond republics
were both founded on the rum of a
monarchy, and the first and secoi d
empires were both founded on the
ruins of a r public. The kings were
always Bourbons, and both of the
emperors nave been Bona par Us.
In the regular order of things, we
may expect the present empire to
bo followed by a Bourbon monarchy.
which should last till it is supersed
ed by a republic, on tbe ru:ns of
which some Bonaparte should es
tablished the third empire.
Thi district attorney contested
election case in Philadelpha has
been decided in favor of Sh-ppard,
Democrat, who bas been declared
elected by thirteen majosity over
Gibhfns' BepubVan. Gibbons con
tested the election of Sheppard, who
held the office nearly one yoar, and
succeeded io oh? ting him. The lat
ter then appealed, and h:s appeal
and election are sustained. j
MISCELAXEOUS.
jtationtrj.
WALL PAPER
AID
gindow Shades,
AT THI
BOOKSTORE.
AN IMMENSE STOCK ! !
SPL.EXOID YARIETYOF PAT
TERNS. GOOD GOODS AND LOW PRICES 11
"VTe have now in stock the larMt and
moot excellent assortment of Wall Paper
nd Window Shades ever brought to Me
CVonelsville, and are determined to tell the
ameatiorh low fiurrat tbar it will bean
inducement for everybody to purchase their
supplies from us. Oar stock is espeeiaiiy
attractive this season, comprising all kinds
of Paper for Dwellings, Public Halls, Chur
ches, Offices, Stores, Shvps, Jcc. in the very
greatest variety of patterns, and of such de
sirable styles, thai all cannot fail to be sui
ted. We have
W1XDOW SHADES
In greater variety and larger stock than
heretofore elegant patterns, choice Goods,
and fair prices. Our Cuna SHnrs are very
handsome, in Green, Buff, Pearl, Brown and
other desirable colors, and elegantly figur
ed. We havo. a splendid article of Oil
cloth Green mud Buff American md Eng
liah Hollands, and a largerstoek of Window
Paper, plain and figured, than ever before.
Also, 1TIXDOW FIXTURES,
Of the most improved kind, and so simple in
construction and working, that everybody
that have used thetu will have no other.
Our Stock of
Tictur Con!,
Curtain Cord,
Tassels.
Transom Paper, 4c,
is complete, and we invite everybody want
ing Goods in our lino to give ns a call, as we
are confident of pleasing thera in Goode and
prices. ADAIE BROS.
marI3,1870.
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(ochran,
gozman,
SOUTH-WEST SIDE OF THE
PUBLIC
SQUARE,
M'CONNELSYILLE, O..
Dealers ia
HARDWARE, H00SE-FURNISHIN6
GOODS,
FARMING IMPLEMENTS, &C.&C.
SPECIAL ATTENTION
Gives to tha
Farming Implement
Machinery Trade.
I
OWERS&BEAPERBI
SOLE AGENTS
in this locality for the tale of the
Celebrated
CHAMPION
Mowers & Reapers,
W OELD
Mower & Heaper,
and the
RUSSELL
Mower & Reaper,
MAJCfACTtJlIRaOr
Cook & Healing Stoves,
and odd pieces of all the varieties of Cook
Stoves in the country ; .11 kinds of Thresh
ing Machine Castings ; also Salt KeUles,
and Salt Flanges, Sugar Kettles, Pots, Grid
dles, Skillets, about twenty different pat
ents of Plow Points, Machine Castings for
Steamboats, Saw Mills, Salt Works, Mow
ers and Reapers ; also Cast Iron Chimney
Tops, Window Csps, Cellar Window Grat
ings, ad also Cast Iroa Legs for School-
house Desks and Seats.
.TtTOWft
Have constantly on hand, manufactured to
their order, all mannor ofTia-ware, Stove
Trimmings, Ac.
Blacksmitliing.
Manufacturers of Water Tweers. Mandrills.
S wedges, Ac, for Blacksmiths.
Remember the Plac :
Sotb-west Side of the Public Square
mconnelsvillo.
To a
mariOsioi v-i r.
GROCERIES.
Another Great
Redocti
AT
TEHTHOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH
OF
GROCERIES
TO BE SOLD!
REGARDLESS OF EVERYTHING,
EXCEPT
THE MONEY.
L00KATTI1EPJJ1CES.
COFFEES.
Fe?t Bio Coffee, 4 rounds $1 00
Prime Rio Coffee, 4 1-2 lbs. for f 1 00
Good RioCoffeee, 5 . Iba for fl 0O
Government Java, per pound, 3D
Roasted Coffee per pound, 25
SUGARS.
10 lbs.Good N. Orleans Sugar for tl 00
8 lbs. Fair N. O. Sugar, for fl 00
8 lbs. Choice N.Orleans Sugar, $1 CO
7 1-2 lbs. choice Pemarara, SI CO
7 1-2 lbs. Bst White N. O. Sugar $1 00
6 1-2 lbs. Crushed Sugar for II f 0
6 1-2 lbs. Pulverized White Sugar $1 CO
11. A 11 other kinds in proportion.
TEAS.
Best Young Tlypon, sold all over
the country ior f 2 per lb. $1 50
Extra Young Hyson,
Good Young Hyson,
Best Black Tea,
$1 35
$1 20
1 CO
MOLASSES.
Fine Quality of Syrup, per gal., fl 00
Xew Orleans Molasses per gal., 8(
Sorghum Molasses, per gal., 5b
TOBACCOS.
Deal Richmond RIack 5a-
y Pound, per lb. 8
Rest Richmond Rlack Na
vy, halve) & qrs. per lb. SO
Extra Richmond blk. Sa-
vy. halves & qm. per lb. 75
Good Richmond blk. Na
vy, halve & qrs. per lb. 60
Golden Flake per lb. $1 OO
Beat bright Uvea per lb. 85
Bright Navy per lb. SO
lu Louisville and Kentucky
brands, good, sound and war
ranted, sold In proportion
with the above prices.
LIQUORS.
tA.Pure Rye, Bourbon, & Corn Whis
kies; Pale and French Brandies ; Uol
land Gin ; Pure Imported Port Wine
Blackberry Brandy ; Cherry Wine, &c,
which we warrant equal, if Tf t super
ior, to any sold in the market; and
which we se 1 for Medical purposes,
and only in strict accordance with the
S ate Liquor Laws.
SUNDRIES.
Carbon Oil per gal., 25
Pure English Soda, 12 lbs. for $1 00
Sifted Tepper IGrainJ per lb, 40
Cod Fish per lb.. 10
Best quality of Brooms each, 30
Fire two-pound can Tomatoes, 1 00
Four two-pound can Peaches, 1 CO
12 lbs. Carolina Rice for 1 00
Harris Sugar Cured Dried Beef,
per lb., 25
Qpe dozen of No. 1 XXX Flint
Glfcss Chimneys for 1 00
English Currants, 5 lbc for 1 00
Cranberries per quart, 10
13 bars Star Soap for 1 00
20 bars Rosin Soap for 1 09
ALL GOODS SOLD ARE
WARRANTED ! !
or me money refunded.
tSTCash paid for Butter, Eggs, and all
kinds of Produce Ererybo
dj is invited to call.
POSITIVELY NO GOODS SOLD
On Credit!
DON'T FORGET THE PLACE,
mw a a iv st mm . "
U. Hi immTLlSY &C(L
CENTER STREET. '
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JicCONNELSYlLLE, O
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