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The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1866-12-21

A Polander, whose life has been q
series Of misfortunes, has just arrived at
Paris, under the following circum-
stances. In 1880 he was exiled to ST.
IBERIA for political crimes, from whence
he escaped to Montreal arriving there
in complete poverty After eight
years Of miserable life there he sailed
to Brazil, andtwsnt to work in the dis-
mond mines, and from Brazil to Cali
fornia, whore, in short time, he col
lected . small fortune in gold. In 1863
he returned to Europe, and joined in
the struggle for his country's indepen-
dence He WAS again captured and
transported for life to NsvtchinSk, in
the north of Siberia. In 1866 he found
in the bed Of a river masses of melted
quartz mixed with iron ore His Bra
lillian and California experience now
camo in play, and prosecuting his
search, he discovered and secured dia-
monds to the value of $4,000; and
near the close Of summer he found ono
large diamond, weighing seventy fl We
carats, and worth at least $3.50, 900,
He resolved to make his escape, il
possible, through the Chinese Empire,
The smaller diamonds he secured in a
belt about his person, but to make sure
of the larger one he forced out ono of
his eyes, and in the vacant orbit hid
the highly priced jewel. On his way
through China he was robbed by q
banditti of his belt and small diamonds,
save a few which ho sold TO procure
the neceskaries Of LIE, After many
dangers he arrived at Calcutta, and
sailed for Aarseillss. TIE Is now in
Paris, andi in great misery and poverty
not being able to Sell his jewell, as it
proves to be allied with black spots, and
almost worthless aij Ia .,,a [.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1866-12-21
A Vile Child who Did not Know
His Own Father.

Considerable amusement was created
among some of the railroad boys, a few
days ago, by circumstance which oe.
Cured on one of the night trains in
this city. The affair is supposed to
have leaked out through the porter of
the sleeping car A lady with little
boy, aged, perhaps, three years was
on Journey eastward, and bad taken
a berth in the sleeping car. Toward
morning, the child awoke, and raising
up, saw man in the berth where he
was sleeping, aud, becoming alarmed,
called to his mother, who whispered to
him, "be still, my child, it's only pa"
The child took another look at the
stranger, and then. in an excited tone,
exclaimed =
"You amt my pa II
Again the woman told the child TO
keep still. The man also called the
boy by name, and inquired if he did
not know his pa. The child replied
"You amt my pa; he hain't got
whiskers. What are you here for2n
"Yes, am your pa scr..-a' 7lliia
mo you amt; my pa is in Joliet
amt he map" r..r. .r....r
The woman found matters were ap-
preaching crisis, and, taking hold Of
the child, compelled him to lie down,
and tho man got up, The noise had
awakened several passengers, who cast
many sldelong, contemptuous glance
at the corner where the divided family
were situated but they could do moth
ing with the train moving atlthe rate
of twenty five miles per hour. In due
time the train arrived here, and the
passengers, with the exception of the
family alldded TO, changed cars, but
the man and woman did not leave un-
til the car had been smptied Of its car
60, and then thoy sneaked off up town
to await the departure ofthe day tram
on which were none Of their late fell
low travelers.--[TOledo Blade, Z
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1866-12-21
Daring stage Robbery I'm Ne
.- Ft VndA. .. ...

One Of the most daring and success
full robberies that has yet occurred on
the Pacific coast was perpetrstSd on
the morning Of the 31st ult From the
local papers we gather Tho following
particulars AS two of the pioneer sta
gOs were ascending the grade within
four miles ofVirgiuia City, on the Don
ner Lake route they were ordered to
stop by band of highwaymen, num-
bering from five to seven, we'll armed
with shot guns and Henry rifles. The
passengers-about fifteen or twenty
were compelled to leave the stage, and
the robbers very systematically went
to work by blowing open the safo Of
Wells, Fargo Il Co, and relieved II OF
about $5,250. Then they deliberately
made the passengers fork over the con
tents Of their pockets, Judge Baldwin
was relieved of sixty dollars and q val
liable gold watch, A Mas Crowell,
the only lady passenger, was politely
escorted to seat on rock and furn-
ished with cushion by the gallant
leader of the band The drivers claim
ed poverty and hard earned wages,
and were not molested. After detain-
ing the coaches for an hour, the pas
sengers were allowed to resume their
journey; One Of the coaches was con
siderably dilapidated by the explosion
of the Saie. A reward Of SO, 900 is off
cred by Wells, Fargo & CO., and the
agency of the Bank of California, IN
Virginia City, has offered an additional
reward of $4,000 for the apprehension
and conviction Of the higbwRymen,- -
This makes Sl1,500 already offered and
it was rumored that Governor Blasdel
would alao in his Official capacity offer
q reward. " w ..ua .,f,l1 .,-- i; -,,.., +
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1866-12-21

and did every thing to amuse them.
Sandy was quiet, cool-tempered, pa
tient old bachelor from Scotland, who
bided his time, and while in love gave
no sign Of his attachment. When the
then Mrs. Sladden came to grief by the
loss Of her husband, Sandy, who had
worked about the house; sympathiEed
with her, and his true, manly heart
relieved itself in quaint way. He
said be had G140 which had come 10
him from the old country, and before
he could see Mrs. Sladden como to
want, (the sturdy young Scotchman
had lump in his throat and tears in
his eyes all the time,) he would leave
IL on the table in that house where he
had served as an underling; and so he
did. He slapped his hard, brawny
hand with his hard earned gains on the
table, and promised that as long as he
could earn a pound he would see Mrs.
SlAdden, but thishonor the lady declin-
ed, She subsequently, married Mr.
White, and he died in about four years
after the marriage. Then came to her
another season of trouble and trlbula-
ton, and Menzis, favorite Of her chill
dren, quiet and unobtrusive, came for
ward to save the children ofMrs. White
from privation. He laid his earnings
on thetable and his heart at the feet
Of Mrs. White, This time his wooing
was more successful, and how Menzis,
the faithful and favored, watches with
loving tenderness over q half crazy
lady who has rejected him, He is now
an old gray bearded, hale hearty man,
as proud Of his wife as though she were
in the the bloom ofyonth and he only
her accepted lover. So came lady to
marry for her third husband man
who, as a servant, wept over her first
husbands grave. Menzis met his wife's
daughter in hard gray eyes, talke d
with her in tremulous voice, welcom
ed her back home with kind words
Mrs. Menzis. meantime, hssgone crazy
not violently, but in such'a way as "a
make her think that it would. be advi
sable to end Hannah Whites life atth'
fret opportunity. She has attempted
TO do so several times; but has always
been prevented by her friends She
has several times purchased pistols
with the money given TO her by hel
husband, and avowed her determine
tion to take the life Of hOr old enemy
the woman who has caused all hel
grief
So runs the story of thirty years Of
an cvcntful life, and letters prove il
true.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1866-12-21
Last ReVoIntionaff Penasoner.


The Commissioners Of Pensions, Mr.
Barret, ia his report to Congress thus
alludes to the last revolutionary pen
sioncr He says; cOnly one Of the
soldiers Of the revolution whose namss
are inscribed on the pension rolls is
now living-Samusl Downing, Of Ed
inburg, Saratoga county, New York.
This veteran, distinguished BY Fortune
as the last known survivor ofthe herbic
men who achieved ~ arms our Ma.
tional Independence, enlisted from Carr
roll county New Hsmpshifs snd'dS
now more than one hundred yearp oldg
AT the close'of the fiscal years ending
June 30, 1861. there were sixty-tbrss
officers and soldiers Of the revolurons
whose names Htill appeared on the re-
turns of payments made by the PEN,
sion agents. OF this number only four
teen resided in the States then in in.
surrection. No one Of tho last mem
toned pensioners has claimed bis pen.
sion, anditis reasonably presumed that
all had deceased before the authority
of the Federal Government was fully
restored in those States OF the forty
nine residing in the loyal States, nearly
two-ffths had disappeared from the
returns for tho fiscal year ending june
30, 1862, leaving but thirty survivors
A year later, in 1868, there remained
but eighteen, and in 1854 but five.
Since the 30th of june, 1865, William
Hutchings, of Maine, and Lemuel Cook,
of New York, of the three survivors
at. that date, have died, each having
attained an age exceeding one hundred
years. 30 l..
The surviving revolutionary sol.
dier receives, in addition TO his original
pension, 500 per Rnnum, under an act
approved April l, 1864, and $500 per
annum, under an act approved Febru-r
airy 27 1865" .s.--.sl r1-f4
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1866-12-21
ssrA gentleman is engagedin Nash

p@rA gentleman is engagedin' Nash
County, North Carolina, on the banks
Of Fishing Creek, in uneartbing the
remains Of . monster, probably of tho
sRurian species, which surpaAses in size
any relic Of the primitive era Of the
earth's history which has yet been dis
covered. He commenced disengagiug
the monster from the banks in which,
he is imbedded several weeks ago, and
has already unearthed eighty five feet
without coming to either extremity.
This is the largest fossil animal, we be-
lisVe, ever discovered. lal nFSlAa
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1866-12-21
No.S2l.ss
Ronianee Among the 7Kanucks.

Romance Among the Kanucks.
The bound, Fenian scared Cans.
dians have been trying their hands at
little romance, The story, as related
by the Ottawa Post, is something in
this wise: si'a194 lffiea2+ 4ia
A blusbing damsel naniod Julia, and
a gallant swain, named Larry, both
natives Of the Emerald Isle, were sup
posed by outsidcrs to be betrotl ed.
Larry was a laboiihg man, and con
sidered fine fellow until some British
red coats made their appearance re
Gently. One Of These "threw his eye
on the fair Julia, and determined To
circumvent her and to oust Larry.
As this was game IN which Larry
wanted q word 70 say, and as the sol
dier was determined he should not,
and Julia appeared determined to side
with the soldier, there was nothing
left for the brave Milesian but to con.
suit the girls mother.
Now the old lady was well posted in
this sort of business, and che laid her
plans to defeat the red-coat. Matters
had progressed very favorably until
one night when mamma overheard
Julia and the soldier discussing an
elopcment The time and place OF
meeting were appointed and all the ar
rangements made. The plan was this:
On the ensuing Saturday evening, at
the hour Of eight O'clock, John would
be punctually found at a certain corner
within a stones throw of Julia's house.
There she was to join him, and proceed
Immediately to neighboring church,
where few words from the clergyman
would unite them inseparsbly. Then
followed bright picture Of the future
which would be unintoresting to any
but themselves.
At eight o'clock precisely, on Satur.
day night, tho soldier was at his post
awaiting the arrival of his bride elect
lie however, had not been a minute on
the spot when he rnceived a blow on
the head from man who stole up be-
hind him, and before he recovered hil
senses, he found himsolfstripped, bount
hand aud foot, and gagged. A blan
ket was wrapped around him by TIVE
men, and he was laid on some straw
. in stable. One of the men then pro
ceeded to undress and don the soldier
uniform. Having completed his toile
both men left the stable. Julia arrivet
at the trusting place a few minute
afterward, and arm-in-arm with tn
4 red-ceat, she proceeded toward III
church. She found her usually !iyel
5 companion exceedingly taciturn, an
after few frutless attempts at con
versation, walked silently by the sid
Of her future husband.
On arriving atthe church they fount
the clergyman awaiting them. Tn,
ceremony had just been completed
when the blushing Julia cast sideloal
languishing glance at her partner. Tn,
glance wasinstantly changed to stare
followed by a scream and sudden re-
coil backward There, in the red jack
ct and white belt, stood, not John, but
her old lover, Lawrence To increase
her confusion, her mother slid from
behindapillar and confronted her with
a quiet sneer on her countenance. The
soldier was released, and his uniform
returned TO him, with thanks. The
moment he dressed himself he made
off for the barracks, without inquiring
any further for julia, and he has not
since been seen about Ottawa.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1866-12-21

RATHER QUEER,-A lady, the second
wife ofa gentleman who resides in this
city, presented her husband with q
pair Of fine boys on the evening Of the
26th. There is nothing queer or re,
markable in this, because il is very
common occurrence, But the remark
able part viii readily be seen when We
tell our readers that this is his third
pair oftwins in twelve years. His first 2
wife gave birth to two pair, two boys
and two girls, at intervals offour years.
They were born op the same day ofthe
week, same day of the month, in the
same month, Of the year, and al weigh;
Cd exactly the same al ! nurnbor cfpounds,. Is'i :
founded f. rsgslssg [HasHiRAl Republic gSa
"e"s'V' egv Er ~ . sgs.i
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1866-12-21
The surrRtt House owned by q
Lancaster County sOIdiers-Res
port About lt ReinK Haunted.


Lancaster County sOIdiers-Res
port About II Being Haunted.
The house formerly occupied by the
Surratt family was put up as a prize at
the National Concert Gift Distribution
Cor the benefit of the Soldiers and
Sailors Orphan Home Fund, held in
Washington last October 1t WAS
valued at $4,000, and was drawn by
Israel witwer, of New Holland, this
county. Mr., Witwer had been a soldier
in the Union Army. He went on To-
Warrington with his attorney to look
at the property, and decided to rent IL.
A Washington correspondent of the
Boston Post writes home the following
improbable story in regard TO this
mansion: -7 uf'r. .fl.0.Hr
There is three story brick tene-
ment, in the middle of n block, fronting
upon one Of Warhingtons lesser thor
oughfareS, that is making itself psculi-
arly obnoxious to timid people, and
ridiculous to the stout hearted The
building in question is mono other than
that belonging to Mrs. Suratt, executed
as one Of the conspirators Of the assas-
sination, and in which she was appre-
hendcd and led forth for accusation
and the gallows. In the course of set
tlement of her estate, the house in ques-
tion was offered for sale, and even then
the public seemed shy and indifferent
to the purchase, and so it came that a
property, worth, by moderate compu-
tation, $4,000, fell under the hammer
at the significant sum of $4,000 The
new landlord, therefore, instituted such
improvements as completely changed
the aspect ofthe property, and all but
transferred it's site, and in the course Of
time came a tenant, but not to remain
In less than six weeks the lessee had
flown from beneath the roof, forfeited
his years rent, and was ready to swear
with chattering, that his nervous sys-
tenn was shattered for lifetime.
"Others succeeded to the occupancy
of the house he had vacated, in turn, t.
make a shuddering exit. Mrs. Surratt
house is haunted. There can be NJ
reasonable doubt upon the subject
She herselfpersists in treading its hall
and perambulating the premises, in th,
dead of night, clad in those self sam,
robes of serge in which shesuffered th'
penelty OF the law. In costume, she
differs from the woman IN white unmis
takably, but that the general effect il
none the lesss thrilling and altogether
fatal to the composure of the observer
is positively averred by each successive
occupant of the mansion People. who
reside within adjoining walls are not
troubled with either sights or sounds
but they begin TO have a wholesome
dread of the mansion in their midst,
and have actually procured o reduction
of their rents upon the ground Of
exposure to an unbeatable nuisance,
Thus the whole Of a very common
place neighborhood Is infected with a
fancy that keeps them within doors Of
nights, and causes the local juveniles
to abandon their games in the court
yards with the sinking of the sun"
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1866-12-21


UNEXPECTED CHURCH INcIDENT.-Tho
Richmond Examiner Of the Goth ult.
says: "on Sunday night last a lady
was taken suddenly i'll in one Of our
churches, and was carried out by her
friends, who at once set TO work BATH
ing her head and using other means of
restoration; but she told them she deoI
sired to be taken to some quiet place.
rs none oftheir remedies would do her
any good. Her request WIS forthwith
complied with, and she was conveyed
to q room in. the rear Of the ministers
desk, whore she presently geye birth to
a fine child. This incident, from its
novelty; gayc rise to much gossip, but
it really may be considered a good,
omen In the early history of the little
stranger, At AtlastaccountS mother aud
child were both doing we'll f.fg alb
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1866-12-21
ACAnEru1 sERvANr.-GeneralBa Raj

ACAREFUL SERvANT.-General Rains
late Of tho Confederate service, tells an
anecdote Of the early days of the war,
thus:
An officer when going into battle,
charged his servant TO stay at his tent
and take care of his property, In the
fluctuation of the battle some of the
enemyS shot fell in the vicinity of the
tent, and the negro, with great white
eyes, fed away with all his might
After the fight, and when the officer
returned to his tent, he was vexed to
learn that his slave had ran away; but
the boy soon returned, confronting bis
MASTER who threatened TO chastise
him for disobedience of orders tMassa'
said Caesar "you told me to take care
ofyour property, and dis property%i--
placing his hand on his breast-'is.
WORT fifteen hundred dollars" He es-
capped punishment, rrl..uissroJ sLl o.
The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-01-09
Chief-Justice Chase and Kctchum.

Some surprise has been excited in certain
quarters by the appearance of Chief jus
tice Chase us one of the sgners of petit
tion for the pardon of Edward Ketchum.
Ii undoubtedly does not very well com
port either with the precedents established
by Chief-justice Chase's predecessors, or
with the general popular notion of what a
Chief-justicc should be, that the highest
Judicial rlnctionary in the land should
make supplication to the Governor of New
York to remit the sentence of Il confessed
forgcr and swindler.
But the circumstances are peculiar. While
Mr.. Chase was Secretary of the Treasury,
the firm to which Ketchum belonged was
generally regarded as enjoying his conf
dcmce in an eminent and peculiar measure.
Aud now that kctchum, led into financial
sin by the temptations of the policy which
| Secretary Chase established. suffers Il felou's
fate, it is creditablc to the man. if not to
the magistrate. that Chief-iustice Chase
should feel compunctions of conscience on
| the subject, and be anxious to undo, as far
rs may be, the evil Of which he knows him
self to be the indirect author.-.NeIo York
! World.
The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-01-09

That this Bitters is not Alcoholic, contains no Rul
or Whisky and cannot make Drunkards but Is Il
Best Tome In the World.
The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-01-09
WHO HAS LOST
! DEAF AND DUMB GIRL =?

4 DEAF AsD DUMB GlRL, APPARENTLY
"A about 20 years Of Hge, Hith Ruhnrn ha,r--eut
shoit, grey eyes rather auoye The medium size,
has scar OF burn suald on the undeTsrte OF The
right forearm came to This pase about the middle
of NoYemb'r, with no baggage money, she ~ ,,
neat aud tidy appearsneei and has evidently been
Tsed IN good society. Uniott tunalsy she can not
read, write, or converse by means signs, that
her dt nee, destl ton not be found
Papers throughout the State will please "ive tina
istuitous inseition, and " this should mee the
ice Of any one knowing any thiog 81 ths above de-
srhed lady, they will COME favor by stng
With the iru tees OF Mani townshp, Mism'sblr.,
MONTGOMERY Couniy, Ohio.
crllti3taw3l
The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-01-09
READ VINO SAYS so.

From the Rev. Levi e. Beck, Pastor of the Baptist
Church, PembertOn, N. j., formerly of the North
Baptist Church, Philadelphia Mt psesent Pastor
of the Baptist Church, Chester In.
.
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Yours, truly, LEVI q. BECK.
From Rev w ID. Seigfried, Pastor of Twelfth
' Baptist Church, Philadelphia
The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-01-09

From the Rov. ThOs. n. Winter, d. D Pastor Of
R0NborOugh Baptist Church
Dear Sir ;--I feel ltdue b your excellent prepH-
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The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-01-09
HOOFLANO,s GERMAN BITTERs
viii cure every case of
CHRONIC OR NERVOUS DEBILITY

Observe the following symptoms resulting from
disorders of the digestive organs:
Constipation, Inward Piles, Funess of Blood To
the Head, Acidity of the Stomach, Nausea Heart
burn, Disgust for Food Fulness or Weight in the
Stomach Sour EructlOns, Sinking or Fluttering
at the Pit of the Stomach, Swimming of the Head
Heart Choking or Suffocating Sensations when in
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before the Sight, Fever and Dull Pain in the Head
Deficiency of PeHplration, Nellowness OF tho skin
and Eyes Pain IN the Side, Back, Chest, Limbs,
NC Sudden flashes of Heat Burning in the Flesh
Constant imaginings of Evil and great depression
of SniriiS
The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-01-09
Attachment.

FremE Lies-nhoh } Before 'ohh D. sheeban.
~. j. r., higmt township,
Charles Baker Maoigomsry co, o. ~
ON THE iST DAY uF HOvkMBER, ls66, An
" order Of Aitschmen' in this case, was issufd ~
John d. SheehAn, Justice OF the Pssne, Of hwmi
township, Montgomery county, Ohio. Ancup
s9orn to- Sbt 30, Rse set for hearing, January i,
1860, Il o'clock Il. NJ,
FKEMZ LGEsENuoFF, Plainia.
A. CLAT, Any. decl2ssw
L EGAL NoTICE.-REuBEN LANTz WHusk
4 residence is unknown, rs nouheo thft Abhv
Lania, did on tho s5th dsy Of November. 1895, hle
her petition u the Office Of the Clerk ct the Count OF
Common Pleas. within anu for the county OF Mont.
some,y aud st,te OF ohio, charging the sad Reuben
IantS with Abandonment ana rOss neglect Of duty 70
ward said Abby LaniA, and asking 10 bo divorced too
hearing NJ the Anrl term Of said couit
Drcembe 2, 1854 ABBY LARTZ
Adam CLAr, ATTY. dtc2s6l