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The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1866-11-09
Cotton.

The New Orleans Picayune publish
es the following i ti"if 'o' p. %
ga well-known commission house of
this city furnishes us with the follow
ing extract, from planter Of Adams
County, Miss, 80 ...t-.s-ts4 t,f
"This county will not make one
third the amount planted for, About
one bale and a half per hand will DO
the average crop of this county9Io If
we do not realize higher prices, there
will be some heavy losses. 49,
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1866-11-09

S9- A young lady who had been in
vited to two places of amusement for
the same evening, was sitting in a
country church debating as to which
to accept She had just como TO the
conclusion, when the minister, whowa
discoursing on sinners, uttered these
words If you do not accept the invi-
tation, wherewill yougo tor "Where2"
exclaimed the damsel "why, I'll go
TO the shuckipg with Bill smith--you
betf .,-r.s.l
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1866-11-09
Wheat.

The indianapolis Journal contains
this paragraph: N 70. ...... ,.,,.,
"From the best information we can
obtain, the area sown in wheat this fall
is not as large MS usual. Several con-,
secutivc failures of the crop, and the
protraeted fail rains, Discouraged our
farmers from planting as much as
heretofore" fff.g b4f eTrt dsf av-r
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1866-11-09
She rnnn1 ihe hell 70

Dhp iohB Wv. pNils. ...... I1....#...r a..r..r.
"Jane 60 to my room and bring
down the book sou will find on the
table, ~.
Jane did so. .' ...'u
awe have an hour before dinner, it
seems, in what way can we better inn
prove it, than by perusing together
this noble monument of genius n IL,
Mr. jenkins looked terrified but
before lie had time to raise any 6bjec-
tions, Matilda had commenced. = ~.
She read aloud faithfully foI the hour
referred tot seemed three hours to
the unhappy Stephen--who had not
the slightest apprehension of poetry
and description. ..,..
He was quito delighted when the
dinner bell rang, attd 50 was Matilda,
in her secret heart.
II am afraid we shall have to rest
from our reading till after dinner, but
but by commencing Immediately af-
tcrward, we may get aquarter through
by tea time"
"How many pages are in the poem2"
the young man inquired.
"Only little more than four hun
dred, sir" was the encouraging reply.
The dinner proved to be not very
social one Matilda confined herself
entirely to literary subjects, and evaded
all attempts to change the topic. t
Good gracious" thought the young
man, "and this is the young girl / was
to marry. I'd as soon marry diction-
airy, although she is pretty, but then
she is strong-mlnded woman
should be talked to death in less than q
month" t......
Stephen Jenkins stopped two days
but at the end of that time, announced
that he should not be able to remain
longer. During that time the poor
man had heard more poetry than ever
before in his life, and had conceived q
deadly hatred against the whole tribe
of female authors, and especially Mrs
Browning ...........
"Where is Mr.. Jenkins 2" inquired
Mr.. Parker on his return.
"Gone, uncle, said. Matilda.
"Goncl When did he go?"
He only stopped a couple Of days.
"Why, he was to have stopped
, week = what was the matter will
him p ~.
a think, uncle, he was disappointe,
in me. .........
| .'Did he leave no message for me
Here is q note, uncle"
Mr.. Parker hastily broke open I'll
. missive, and read as follows:
1 Ny DEAR SIR:-In order to preven
{ misunderstanding, / ought to say tha
/ don't think it will be we'll to adher
= to the foolish compact which we en-
tered into some time since in regart
! to my marriage with your niece
f Though very charming young lady
/ don't think that our tastes are at al
congenial, and l hereby resign an.
f pretensions may be supposed to hav
. had to her hand. Regretting not L
have had the pleasure of seeingyou.
q. remain, very respectfully, yours,
= STEPHEN JENKINS.
"Why, the puppy has had the au
! dacity to resign his pretenslons Il
to your hand, exclaimed the indignan
uncle. ...
"Thcn ] can't be married, uncle !!
inquired Matilda, in comical disap
pointmet. HuI FIN. ..
eyes, you shall marry the first mai
that offers.
, 1t WAS very remarkable, that on tn
very next day, Edward Manly shoul,
: have asked Mr.. Parkers permission t,
address his mecca permission whicl
was at once accorded. The marriag
took place within a few weeks, and
don't think he has ever repented mar
rying q strong minded woman. boo
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1866-11-09
PEO EETYRTYI!E 81
From the Cincinnati Enquiror,l
THE ZEPuYR.
or lLIcs .s'oLtas osiIrisJ

shN ALICE n lLiAh GhiFfiNsI
A loving lephyr came to ms
Il Wooded me with its purity. t H
And chased my cares away.
600. -L. "gt.l...y. FL
Il pressed me gently on my brow,
and kissed ino on the ear ff'
II told me to be happy now,
The future ne'cr to fear. '. ..'I.
u won mo with its beauty,
Till my spirit with it fed;
We loft this land Of duty ...
And 10 realms Of fancy fled.
II bode me bath in LOthc,
Then crossed mo DER the t,reemj
snv tho Garth beneath mo
Then vonish like q drsOm.
On, on the zephyr boro mo
Till my spirit seemed to rice.
And room we reached the portals
OF the city, Taradi'c.
oh! there heard the angels,
With their silver harps all strung,
Singing anthcms 80 enchanting,
Till tie very honvens rung.
Iheggsd the gentle rephyrS
To let my spirit stag
with thore bright angelic LoinSs f -
Beyond tho orb Of day.
but !, boro me back to earth again,
brshthod once more. ] sighed, +,
When found that | wOs dreaming
with my sephyr by my side.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1866-11-09

ENvY.-When we picture the hum.
dred or more trunks that ladies travel
with says Punch, we cannot help re.
flecting how happy is the elephant
whose wife, when on journey, only
has one trunk.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1866-11-09

B9- An elephants tuslS for the
Waterbury button makers, weighing
over one hundred pounds, and measur-
ing between eight and ten feet in
length, attracted considerable atten-
ton at the Bridgeport depot.
A gentleman of some natural discern
ment, while taking squint at 1T, re-
marked truly, alt too strong dentist
to pull that tooth" a'1a q naau
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1866-11-09

pa~ "Doest the razor take hold well2"
inquired a barber, who was shaving o
gentleman from the country. eyes, y
replied the customer, with tears in his
eyes, "it takes hold FIRST rate, but il
don't let go worth cent" le
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1866-11-09

DGg- A boy nine years old lately said
10 bov of seven: ~ ani surprised
TO hear you talk so much about the
girls; Ldidn't at your age go
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1866-11-09

n IT is stated that the color orange will
be added to thetwo others of the Pruss.
ian flag, which will thus becoms try
eolor-blaex white and orange. 1t
should have been lemon, considering
the squeeze there has been recently
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1866-11-09
A NeedY MousewICe.

Mrs. Butler is II needy, as well as q
facetious housewife. Having been in
formed that she will have all her wants
supplied by advertising in the papers,
thus enumerates them
I'm wanting quitea number ofthings
just now, but I'll put up with new
bonnet, dress and cloak, new cooking
stove and load of kindling wood, q
new pair of kid gloves and pair of
balmoral boots, No. 3, a parlor carpet
and rug My husband wants "some-
body to pay the house rent, and ba-
by"-Q don't want that) Another
member of my family wants 'a new
suit Of Sunday go-to-meetings = an
other wants ia new set of hoops and a
crying doll" another wants "a little
red top buggy for her doll and little
cradle" .. .e.
There are quite number of other
wants unsupplied, Of which I'll send IN
list after these have been satisfied.
I'm delighted with the new mode OF
getting things r
'.ne Very respectfully,
Tu sr.. Mrs. BUTLER
p. S. / would like to have barrel
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1866-11-09

DB-Viotoria has fitted up an slsgent-
smoking room for her servants. 81 Il
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1866-11-09
7&&fks OF lDvERTisfSo.I

One column one ysar n, Il 500 20
Half column one year 30 90
Quarter column one year p ff1r8 ssrr Is %
Special Notices. per lido Is
Dusiuess CARD Ofhos more tbsa sIs hnss ss
for one gear 1. u. =. a. 8 90
Marriage and death notice, free.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1866-11-09

B&y- NaudIni's salary at the Paris
opera is 10000 francs. sav4
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1866-11-09
7 cry respectfully

p. S. / would like to have barrel
OF -four too, ifit is not too much trou-
Bile. Mrs. b.
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BeecherDefincs His Position--His
views OF the north and south.

New York, October Beeeher, last
night, at Brooklyn Academy, drew an i'm
mense crowd He denounced the Demo
cracyg and declared the Republicans the
true guardians of tie country.
He regarded the adoption Of the Con-
stitutional amendment as necessary, ex-
pressed confidence in the good faith oftbe
South, anu considered it the duty of the
North to educate the South into a recog-
milton of entire justice. He said, be-
lieve in the good intentions Of the people
of the South. lido not think the Missis-
Esippi Valley is the South. If all the
South was Ike that State, | would also
entertain the Same feelings. do not
think that the feelings which, prevail
around the Sea Islands Of the South is
the Soath.1a roa2 q rsf1a
look asthe Soutlfas a whole, and my
is that they treated the black
men as well as it was in the nature Of
slavery to treat them ] hare great faith
in the honor and good intentions of the
people of the South. I am not ashamed
to say that my heart goes out toward
them. | am not ashamed when, ten years
shall have passed away, to have it under
stood that there was one man-an abo-
litionist Of the darkest dye-who had a
yearnipg for this portion of his country
men, and who was sorry in their.sorrows;
sorry for their mistakes, and though in
/ N =. ~. -f !
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our Trip up Salt River.


We haveabcen up Salt River and ar
rived safe at home. We saw many won
dsrful sights. We started on the morn
ing Of October 10; when short distance
We saw the piratical ship "Disunion'
coming giniwith flags of victory, contain
ing but tarenty- y-siu tars-Bingham was il
a profound sssleep and slumber,p while
"Beast Butler was cursing him for vio-
lating his st. Clairsville oath. John A
Murrill and Parson Brownlow were dis.
cussing over q bottle of whisky which
was the greatest Saint; Murrill appeared
to have the best of the argument While
we continued on our way up we cast oul
eyes back, and saw the Disunion bark be
fore spoken in the whirlpool of Discord
with sure prospect of speedy ruin
Half the vessel was under water, leaving
sticking up one end, on which was en-,
graved in large letters "Negro Suf
frage.n
We had good men on our ship Union.
We carried with US tbs Old Flag with
4'hirty-si.r Stars-we had the Constitution
of the United States, the Declaration Of
Independence, and the traditions of the
Fathers. Besides the Union men Of The
present day, we found up there George
Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and al
the early Fathers of the Republie.s They
were sorry that there eounsels were re.
jected by the men of the present day
thought the old Constitution good
enough and advised US to come back
again and fight for it as long as We
had a tongue to speak or press to war;
the people. ls
We have aswung around the circle
and are back again. We intend entering
the contest with renewed energy Cadis
Sentinel. 90
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Worth Knowing.

A young lady of this city, while in the
country, some years ago, stepped on
rusty nail, which ran through her foot
The inflammation and pain were of course
very great, and lockjaw was apprehend-
ed. A friend of the family, however,
recommended the application OF beet
taken fresh from the garden and pounded
fine, to the wound. 1t wasldone, and the
effect was very beneficial. e Soon the in
famation began to subside, and by keep
ing on the crushed beet, changing for a
fresh one as its virtue seemed to become
impaired, speedy cure was effected
Simple but eFectual remedies like, this
should be known to every one.-PhI
Post Ssea H - gsga
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Hanging Of the Afurderers of Se-
;. nor OtefO.

9 New YoRK, Oct. 12-Gonzales and
Pellicier we're executed shortly after ter
O'Clock to-day, in Raymond street Jail
Brooklyn, within a few blocks of the
scene of the murder Of Senior 0tero.
They made full confession of Their
participation in the deed, and charged
iViele with being the planner and chiel
assassin. Neither manifested any par
ticular emotion on the gallows, Gonzales
seemed little frightened, but PellicieI
was calm and composed. Their necks
were not broken by the fall, but death
was very quick. There was no struggle
on Gonzales part Pellicier's contor-
tiens were terrible for some minutes.
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Late Adsices from Mexico.
Maxinaillian to Take Command
in Person.
Mexico.

NEW- -YeRKr Octabef-1 THE formal
opening Of the new slaughter. houses at
Communipaw took place this afternoon.
An entire set Of substantial. buildings
are now ready fors business II Il here "a
hotel the accommodation Of dfovefs
and ethers-9isiting -the-pfaee,a=tfyiRg-
house to reduce offal to tallow and lard, !,
stalls and Apartments wef Ventilated for
the reception of cattle, she ep and swine.
Late adEiees from the City of Mexico
say MaximiIianx base now taken the field
Iin person, and, as soon as the roads ad
NIT of campaigning, there is little ques-
ton that be win restore ofder throughout
the Northern, Department, where the
! Liberals have been quietly permitted to
make considerable headway.
The energies. of, Maximilliap are now
all directed Upon the perpstuity of his
native Mexican army, Il already amounts
some 40, 900 men, splendidiy oficersd
and equipped. For the item Of Artillery
there are some fourteea batteries Of RI
fled .pounder guns, with good horses
land picked gunners. So = 80 srs.. sss ~,
/ There is no Liberal force IN II NJ Mexico
THAT can cope with this efficient artillery
corps. The infantry are equally we'll
conditioned. 1855 $50 esg = sse5 ei4
The future fghtingg after theirlcaptufe
! of Matamorass and Fampido, will net be
along the coast lands of the Gulf, nor in
Fthe barren, inhospitable regions Of North
ern. Mexico, where the territory ii con
ftest would SCARCELY be worth the e expense
.of holding it; but ip the table .landsof
I Central Mexico. where the apopulous
towns and centers of National industry
lare, located. a9arq
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Glorious Counties.

Butler County gives LII majority
against Gen. Schenek, instead of 1850 as
reported. Holmes County gives 1868
majority for Mr.. Young, the anti Radical
candidate for Congressman in that Dis
trict. Franklin County gives 1000 ma
jority against the Radicals; Fairfield H.
500, Auglaize 1900. Crawford 1,2Oo, and
Monroe ], ,799. A few more such counties
as these would soon redeem Ohio.
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sp A shocking murder was perpetra

Eg A shocking murder was perpetrat-
ed in Worcester, Mass, about twoso clock
last Monday morning. aShortly after that
hour an alarm of fire was given, and il
was found that barn enear the house ol
one Tomas Fallon was on FIRE. The man
Fallon helped to put out the fire, and
while engaged with others in doing So
some one went into his house and found
his wife lying insensible and covered
with blood, which had proceeded from
wounds in her head. The cry Of murder
was raised, and on hearing it Fallon at.
tempted to escape, but was arrested. He
did not deny the crime, and said that he
had used briekbat in making the MUIR
derous attack. Mrs. Fallon died about
FIVE O'Clock the same morning. sgs
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Great Storm IN n the East
From BaltimOre--Damage by the
storm ON the Fatapsco--Dans
& rSveptAway. lsas iSi ia s .

BALTIMORE, October 127TAecsunts
received from the upper Patapsc0e show
the damage bv storm was much greater
[ than was reported Yesterday. The large
dam of the Union Manufacturing Com
pany. with part of its mill. stabling and
horses. together with the bridge connect
ling the works with the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, were. all swept off.
The dam. Of the granite factory at FL
lIicott's. and much other property at that
point, in addition. to that before mention
ed, has been destroyed. Many horses
and much property IN Patapsco valley
are seriously damaged. Ihere are re-
ports OF many lives being, lost. Iwe
persons are believed TO- have been drown
ed at Elllcott's mills, 7e M
hepalrs on the Baltimore ana l1ni0
Railroad are actively progressing. tshe
trestilng at chichester IS nearly eompiet. :.
ed and trains W,ii soon pass as usaal on
the roaG 70 washington: IDranch Trans
are running Withyery shgnt- delay; oome
portions OF the track nave been sabmerg'
ed, but no damage oef moment hasare,
suited. .eg sa5s,.sg - Sid l9as a
Among the establishments that nave
suffered by storm and Hood are the fol
LOWING, tray Factory. Union FACTORY
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Death of John Van Buren.

The telegraph announces the death of
John Van Buren at sea, ON returning
from Scotland, whittier he had been in
quest of health. He died on board the
Scotia, on Sunday last, two days before
she landed at New York. Mr.. Van Buren
was an able lawyer, distinguished but
somewhat eccentric public man, and a
brilliant orator. He was the son Of the
late ex-President Van Buren, and must
have been about fifty five years old.
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b@r Gen. Ben. Butler, when command
ant at New Orleans. shut up churches and
imprisoned their ministers because in
their prayers, they refused to remember
the President Of the United States. This
same Butler now thinks all ministers of
the Gospel who:pray for the President Of
the United States mo better than traitors
and rebels" .es5s
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Sg- According to an official report of
War Department the number of Union
prisoners taken during the rebellion was
260,S40; rebel prisoners, 100000. Num-
Der Of Union prisoners who died in con-
.fnement, 22,576, or little over s per
-cent-3of rebels who died in Northern
prisons, 26,430 or l3 per cent.
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The storm ON the Bahamas.

The late terrible hurricane was felt
in the vicinity of the Bahamas with the
most destructive effect, the vino, being
more violent than. during any previous
gale, wrecking many vessels, blowing
down houses and doing immense damage.
Large quantities of wrecked materials
fioated ashore, and several dead bodies
drifted on the beach. Many of The
islands had not heen heard from, but it is
supposed that when full accounts come
in the loss of property will be great.
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III A VABUABLE RECIPE IA correspon-
dent of the Philadelphia Ledger writes
that six years experience has CONVINCED
him that coat Of gum copal yarnish ap,.
Piled to the soles of boots and shoes, and
repeated as it dries, until the pores are
filed and the surface shines iike polish
ed mahogony, viii make the soles water
proof, and ALSO cause them to last shree
times as, long as ordinary soles. ssa -
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o h TO-.

The Radical majority will be as likely
to fall under as to go over 10000. The
total vote of the, State is immense, and will
exceed, welthink, 100000. The follow
ing are the names of the Congressman and
IL -, ,,o;or;tios.
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Proclamation by the President.

Al,n;rbtr Ga onr HaaveYIv Eatber
has beea.pleased TO yonehsafe to us, as q
Epeeple. another wear of that natieaaI life,
which is an indispensable condition Of
peace, security, and progress. EoFhat year
has. moreover, been. crowned With MANY
peculiar blessings. The civil war that
SO recently closed among u, has not been
anywhere sreopened. Foreign intsryen-
49, hos oaosod alarn, ~
hension; intrusive pestilence has been be-
nignly mltlgateds domestic tranquility
mas improved; sen'lmen's %, ,coneilla!lon
nags laIseiy p.sssaase; anu sne aneo..oLs
81 ioyaisy anu ps'..Vsssl, naSe Deen s,s.a %lae
y leceissu, - Jaa As'us nave ssa y,eausu
iui'e apunuan'' a, ,ssos1 miniu lnuusny
mas Deen ~ rssnly y piu a;I. me nase
80 t. sa.g : Az - = t. - H.
'eni laF lnsy iHe lnss'tpi iscsssee y s 'ns
country, Wnlle oul commslce nas iesumeu
l.sI loa Gus y MAJ u aesif.y ~ lsisss Z SsaS
.ihe great naliosal blessings demand
naN9a Mona araPars na,ev ,,sa
te9, r. a. Ifa;.aI c.s.a .s'
sers soaama,S - a.. .het 1rS Tbn.sdan Az ys, ao.h
9s feeoMmenu MN, snas hulsaay, sne es'n
aay ~ 1osemeg1 .neas' !. ns.sss. spass ana
~, -, H. (, 's,rss -.
sla 49,. :. asuof .hsnL'
~ psop.S nsi W, q s1,s = = a5'1 I %
ius W. aI1 = L.a sss:,s u;.
tamnia M ao.b @ orarr soeat | oe HI - bia : :
'en. .fro oe'A .1A fsNA - ,A'S
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WIFE MURDER AND ARSON Iuaa
1dnaa County, lo,oa, October l2.-0ne Of
the most willful aud awful murders that
have occurred in the west happened in
this county last Monday. A man by the
name of Felter, living in the North part
of this county, shot and then beat out
the brains of his wife, and then set his
house on fire, which was consumed, to-
gether with the remains of his wife. His
little girl, an only child, aged six years,
escaped, by the advice of her dying
mother, to tell the story to her near
est neighbors. The murderer is, now in
the hands Of the sheriff May justice
speedily oyertake him. J.sH. h.
aas r. =
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WoodaGeId., Oct. a3. 1866.

"a union of hearts, union OF, hands,
A union that none may sever;
A union of lakes,sa union of lands,
The AMERICAN UNION FOREVER"
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q One ofithe largest whisky dist1leries
in milwaukee is now in the hands Of the
Revenue Department for trying to eyade
the law. ThsieAeace charged is instisu-
ting andeusing faesimile of the inspec-
tors stamp, and pu ting their Whisky into
the market as inspected whenlit never
had been. sss 1883 = s'ssls
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Col, Robbert a. Gilmore; Of the 18th
Illinois Infantry, has been appointed
Postmaster of Chicago.