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The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-05-23
40 CONTRACTORS

Proposals will be received until June lat,
1867, Tor the construction Of a High School
Building, as follows
LIST. For excavating site and necessary Stone
Masonry, and stone work with materials.
2nd. For necessary Brick Masonry with ma
%terials.
3rd.s For all Carpenter Work and materials.
4th. For all Plastering and materials.
9Th. For Slate Work and materials.
9th, The Contractractor for each class Of
work TO furnish all Iron and Iron Work requir-
ed for the class Of work to be performed by
each.
7th. Bids will also be received for the Con-
struction of the entire Building, and furnishing
of all materials,
The Plans and specifications, can be seen al
all times at the office Of Mcssrs. Wood & Pond,
N'Connclsville. Endorse, proposals for Build
ing School House."
Contractors may be required to give security
and will be required to commence work atonce
and prosecute it with diligence until compile
ton. JOHN ALEXANDER,
Secretary Board Of Educstion,
McConnellsville, Ohio,
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-05-23
nIintarY Desnotirm law.

Hon. ROBERT WALKER, in the Missis
sippi case, before the United States
Supreme Court, thus denounces the
Military Despotism Act:
at was an act without a parallel in
history, extending martial law over
10000, 900 of people, loyal, disloyal, Of
all races and colors, vesting unlimited
power IN a military satrap, substituting
the glimmering sword and the glitter
ing bayonet for the judicial tribunals
1t lays the axe to tho root of the elective
franchise. 1t extends the right of suff-
rage 20 three or four milllons of peo-
pie excluded by the State Constitutions
and excludes tens of thousands, by
classifications, who are entitled to il
under the State Constitutions. He
had travelled through Egypt, Syria,
Turkey in Asia, and Turkey IN Eu-
rope, and thousands of miles through
Russia. and there was no such despot-
ism in Africa, or Asia, or Turkey, or
Russia, as that which was established
by these acts. They all had courts OF
some description, and allowed a hear
ing and opportunity of defense, The
sword was not the only arbiter, but
here an act Of Congress swept ten
States out ofexistence, reduced them
to n worse than territorial bondage,
and subjected every n of them, ten
millions Ct people, Of all ages, sexes
and colors, to the despotic will Of 6
military commander"
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-05-23

49, The missionary expedition to
the South, Ola Radical Saint, the Hon.
W. ID. Kelley of Pennsylvania, has
brought forth and been the cause Of
another OF those -lamentable riots
which have been so frequent II these
years of Radical reign. This devotce
olthe Good and Morality" faith, who
deems himself endowed, by the Divine
being, with all the properties of virtue,
honor, morality and liberty, and who
conceivss all those citizens Of this
country, who differ with him, in po-
litical views and who believe in every
man attending to his own business,
20 DO the embodiment Of vice, immor
atty and oppression, thought proper
atew weeks ago to start out upon Il
philanthropic, missionary tour through
what they ofthe faith call the ignorant
and depraved South" lie went load.
ed with tracts, and with his BRAN full OF
schemes and sentiments, which to
distribute, put IN execution, and give
Inference TO, would be to incite q war
Q fraces between the whites and blacks.
He went in the assurance that tho
Radical bayonots, with which Che
South is filled, would protect him from
any assaults which should be made up
on him, and he felt secure in splitting
forth the invectives, stigmas and in
suits with which his slanderous ant
Seditious tongue has ever been fmil
liar. At New Orleans, his speeche
melted negroes to commit some mos
villainous outragcs, and at Mobile III
seems to have concentrated the Who'll,
Of his seditlous and vituperativ,
strength. By his threats, which be
come but the coward and the scoundreI
no caused the inauguration ola riot
and the murder Of probably innocen,
individuals. What IL 70 be the end O
this intermeddling with the affairs o
the South by Northern enlssarles i,
predicted by every Southern Journa
~ be that M Dat lAmsRtAbls eatsstrsph.
"a waE " Races
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-05-23
TO COXsUMPTIVES.

The advertiser having been restored to health
in a few weeks by Il very simple remedy, after
having suffered for several years with q severe
lung affection, and that dread disease Con-
sumption, is Rnxious 10 make kucwn to his fell
low sufferers the means Of cure.
To all who desire it, he will send g copy Of
the prescription used free OF charge,) with the
directions for preparing and using the same,
which they win find a sure cure for C~onsump-
tion, Asthma, Bronchitis, Coughs. Colds, and
ali Throat and Lug Affections. The only OBJ
jcct of the advertiser In seuding the prescrip-
ton il to benefit the afflicted, and spread in
formation which lac conceiycs to be invaluable,
and he hopes every sufferer will try his remedy
as it will cost them nothing, and may prove a
blessing. Parties wishing the prescription
FREE, by return mail, will please address
REV. EDWARD A.. WILSON,
Williamsburg, Kings county, New York.
Nav g-lyr.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-05-23

THE cloud Of candidates for Cover
nor that threatened to absorb all tho
privatcs Of the Union organization has
been materially diminished. Among
those who have declined to lead the
Union party this fall may be named
Governor Cox, General Schenck, Hon.
c. Delano, General Hayes, ex-Gover-
nor Tod, General Garfield, General
Warner, Governor Dcnnison, &c.--Zane-
SDHe Courier.
Rats, it is SAID, desert asinking ship,
knowing, by intuition, that the old hulk
is doomed to go to the bottom. In like
manner the Radical leaders feel the the
hope Of carrying Ohio for that party
this fall is based upon m%oonshlne, and
hence the "cloud Of candidates for Gov
crnor" has become beautifully less
When such men as Delano, Tod and
Dcnnison refuse 70 accept n nomination
for Governor, it is because they arc
confident that defeat awaits the tick
et.--St0teSmdn.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-05-23
AREsOuUTION

Relative 10 an Amendment of the
Constitution providing for the
extension Of the Elective Fran
chise.
RESOLVED, by the General Assembly Of
the State of Ohio. (threc-ffth of the
members elected to each House agree
ing there to- That it be and is hereby
proposed TO the electors Of this State to
vote at the next annual October elect
ion, upon the approval or rejection Of
the following amendment rs II substi-
tute for the first section Of the fifth ar
ticle ofthe Constitution of this state,
to wit: Every male citizen IF the Uni.
ted States, of the age of twenty one
years who shall have been q resident
70 the State one year next preceding
tho election and of the county, town
ship or ward in which he resides, such
time as may be provided by law, ex-
cept persons as have borne arms II sup.
port Of any Insurrcction or rebellion
against the government of the United
States, or have fed from their places
Of residences to avoid being drafted in
to the military service thereof or have
deserted the military Or naval service
ofsaid government in time Of war and
have not subsequently been honorat "
discharged from the same shall have
the qualification of an elctor and be
entitled to vote at all elections.
ED. A. PARROTT,
Speaker of the House of Represena.
tivcs. ANDREW G.. McBURNEY,
President of the Senate.
Passed April, 6 1~S67.--6m.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-05-23
NOTICE.


Elisha Mosher, a non resident of Mogan Co.,
Ohio, viii take notice that Mary d. Parmiter,
of the county of Morgan, and State Of Ohio, did
on the 9th day of March, A. D.. 1867, file her
petition in the Court Of Common Pleas within
and for the county Of Morgan, and State Of
Ohio, against the said Elisha Mosher, defend
ant setting forth that she, the said Mary D.
Parmiter, being unmarried, did, on or about the
25th day ofOctober, A.. d. 1865, at the request
of the said defendant, promise TO marry him !
that he, the said defendant, promised to marry
her, the said plaintiff, in reasonable time next
following that q reasonable time has elapsed
since the making Of said promise to marry the
said plaintiff, and that the said defendant has
wholly neglected and refused so to do. Her
damages as she AYERS, are 81 900, and prays that
he, the said defendant, may pay said sum of
81, 900 and the said Elisha Mosher is notified
that he is requested to appear and answer said
petition on or before the Bird Saturday after the
slst day of May, A. D. 1867.
HANNA 4 POWER,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-05-23
No More

We see that the Lima Gazette IRE
publican) affects joy that the Rcpub-
llran party will be no more guilty of
lodging tho question of Negro SufFn &c
their State Convention. 1t says,
that "ths issue las been lodged once
or twice before, on account of the lack
of backbone in the politicians" This
is what the Democrats heretofore
charged; but the Republicans asserted
in reply, that there was no truth in the
charges made against the Republican
party by members of the Democratic
party ~eoncluslvely proven true
Statesmen.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-05-23

~ Ifthere is any American citizen
who is so dementeda as to believe that
his liberty, or the liberty of his coun.
Try, can be preserved under the rule of
the Jacobin Mongrel party, that mar
is other a natural-bo fool, or one
whose. mind has become distempered
by political associations with the de-
stroyors of the nations liberty. - Cir
cteUiIIe Democrat.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-05-23
FOR SALE.

W. L Powell, having engaged in business in
another county, offers for sale about IL acres Of
land on which is planted about 1900 grape viner
now the second year, in full bearing, 800 OF
which are trellaccd, the balance stakod stu
oted on the GAINESVILLE road, northeast Of Nc
Connolsville, Ohio, about ! mile from the court
house, and adjoining Dr. McMurry's farm.
Apply to DIR. JAMES McMURRY.
M~cConnelsville, o.
May 2-Sm.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-05-23

NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given to tho Commissioners
Of Morgan county, that there will be a petition
presented to them Mt their next regular meeting
asking for n review and alteration of the county
or State road between McConnelsville and
GAINESVILLE ON the east bank Of the Nuskingun
river from the incorporated village of McCon-
n~elsvillc 10 the Muskingum county line. The
road TO be located along the bank Of the river
and between the eastern bank Of the river and
the bluff on the same side.
CHARLES PATTERSON.
Mnv 2.6M
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-05-23
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. NOTICE.

The undersigned has been duly appointed
administrators Of the estate Of Elizabeth John
son, deceased, late Of Morgan county, o.
JAMES GLENN.
Nav 2;-4w
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-05-23

13r A Furniture establishment
paid $4,000 for n page of advertise
ment in the Paris Exhibition cAtA.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-05-23

W. n, BALL.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-03-07
The EVANSVILLE DAILY JOURNAL THURSDAY MARCH 1881

er rose about seven inches last night,
and still rising slowly. 1t is showing,
PITTsBURG, March 6, 1890 A. M
River falling, with twelve feet of wa
ter. Snow and rain. Mercury 81.
PARKERsBURG, March 6-10 A. M
River % feet 6 inches, and falling;
weather cloudy; prospect of rain.
PORTSMOUTH, March 6-10A. M
The river rose three inches last night;
weather cloudy and cold; mercury 350 ).
CAIRO, March 6-Noon.-Arrivals
st. Charles, from Louisville, for
New Orleans at z AM; Rob Roy,
from Shreveport, for Cincinnati at 10
AM; Dick Fulton No. 3, from Pitts
burg, for New Orleans at II AM.
The steamer, Armada sunk, three
miles below Caledonia, at daylight
this morning. No lives were lost.
The boat can be saved.
GIeanings from our Exchanges.
CINCINNATI. = The Commercial of
Tuesday says:
Capt. A. Stein has retired from the
command of the 2. W. Strader, in or
der to attend to private matters here.
Capt. ohm G.. Benson is his successor.
He is long and favorably known in the
trade.
The Lawrence, while coming up un-
der the bridge yesterday, tore the tops
off her chimneys.
j. g. Isham yesterday purchased
the Melnotte, at United States Mar
shal's sale, for $1,000.
LoUIsvILLE.-The Courier of Tues
day says:
The Rose Hite, Capt. Ballard, re-
sumes her place in the Evansville and
Henderson packet trade On Thursday,
her regular day.
We learn that Capt Smoker has
purchased the Louis Dor, and will
have her towed to this city for the
purpose of using the engines in the
new boat.
NEW ALBANY.-The Ledger of
Monday says:
The Mayhower, the new Evansville
and Cairo packet, passed down Sat-
urday. She is a very nice boat, con-
sidering that she was built in Cincin-
matt. The Crescent City Band was on
the boat, and gave us some of their
excellent music. Evansville is de-
lighted with the Mayfower, and we
are satisfied.
We are glad to hear it, Ledger.
ST. LoUIs.-The Democrat of Tues
day says:
Weather cold as winter. River fall
ing yesterday fast. It is continued
tireless decline. The Upper Missis,
sippi was gorged again at Fort Madi-
son on Friday, the ice being piled ten
feet deep.
In few days receipts will begin to
increase. Port business was dull yes
terday.
The benevolent boatmen met ac-
cording to rule. Having calmly de-
liberated, they reduced rates of freight
to New Orleans to the following fig
ures: Corn Soc, oats Coo, -four 85c,
pork 81 %, whisky 81 so, cattle So,
horses So, mules Sc, two-year olds 81,
yearlings So, calves 81, sheep 81 25,
hogs So. The Vicksburg proposition
was successful-the rates will hence
forth be lower to that point than to
New Orleans; FIVE cents less on pound
freight and sacks, and ten cents on
-four and pork. Rates remain IN
changed to Memphis, the packet COM
pany making but few changes during
the year.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-03-07
Evansville, Jan 18th, 1857.

AYOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, that
N the undersigned has been appointed
administrator, with the will annexed, OF
the estate of James ScantIin, SEN, deceased.
All persons having demands against said
estate are requested to present them; and
ali persons owing said estate are requested
to make Immediate payment TO
THOS. SCANTLIN, Admir-,
feb9 If with the will annexed.
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COMMISSION CARDS.

E. II. E. WRIGHT, of Hopkins County, KY.
r. w. HARPER, late of Anderson, Harper
& Co., New Orleans.
WRIGHT & HARPER,
PROJECTORS of the Green River Cotton and
Tobacco Sale House,
FORWARDING AND GENERAL
COMIMI,SSION MERCHANTS,
Cor. Water and Division Streets,
EVANSVILLE, IND.
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WYE RESPECTFULLY CALL THE

WYE RESPECTFULLY CALL THE
wv attention of farmers, planters, and
dealers in COTTON and TOBACCO, to the
fact that we have opened Cotton and To-
bacco Sale House at Evansville. 1t must
be apparent to all that our city possesses
superior advantages over any other in the
West as a market for these staples, it being
much nearer to at least three-fourths of
the Cotton and Tobacco Districts in the
Valleys of the Ohio, Green, Cumberland,
and Tennessee Rivers, and more accessible
at all seasons of the year, thereby gaining
time and expense.
In soliciting your patronage, we only
ask you to assist in building up a great
home market for yourselves. Our terms
of sale are the same as Louisville and
other Western markets The owners of
Cotton and Tobacco can at their option
accept or reject sales made to the highest
bidder.
We also solicit the consignments for sale
of all kinds of Country Produce, and the
purchase of Provisions, Groceries, and Ag-
ricultural Implements, and merchandise
generally. feb13 dem
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RIPLEY, O., March 6, 9 A. M.-Riv-
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Special River Dispatches.

EXCLUSIVELY TO THE JOURNAL.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-03-07

The weather continues dark, cloudy
and moist. Some snow fell during
Tuesday night, and yesterday looked
very rain-like. The river is falling
almost imperceptibly, having declined
only nine inches since, Sunday after
noon, up to noon yesterday. 1t is
again rising at Cincinnati and Louis
Vile.
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-01-24
Mr. President and Gentlemen Of The
CORUentiOn:

Mr. President and Gentlemen Of The
COncentioR:
There is no one here, l suppose,
who does not know that | have
neither sought or desired tile NOM
ination that you have been pleased
to confer upon me. Indeed | can
truly say that, although more than
a third of century has elapsed
since 1 began to take an interest
in public affairs, yet l have never
willingly been a candidate for
office. To decline office, when |
could honorably do so, has been,
as many Of you know, a rule of my
life. That this is no merit, | am
very well aware. It is a matter of
demerit; for he who devotes him
self to the public service with an
honest purpose to discharge official
duties as they should be discharg-
ed, is more entitled to praise than
is he who gives the preference to
his private concerns and there is,
perhaps, no ambition more lauda-
BILE than the desire to fill public
station, not for its emoluments, or
the qualification of personal vani-
ty, but for the benefit of the State.
1t is not, then, to take credit to
myself that | mention my lack of
ambition, or, if it may be, of a
proper public spirit, but simply to
account formysunfeigned and often
expressed reluctance to be a can
.didate. But, gentlemen, you have
seen fit to decide for me; /; and, as a
true Democrat, l am bound to ac-
The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-01-24

SOBER FOR ONcE.-A cores pond
ent has a good anecdote of a m III
who rarely failed to go to bed in
toxicated, and disturb his wife the
whole night. Upon his being
charged by a friend that he never
went to bed sober, he Indignantly
denied it, and gave the Incidents of
one particular night IN proof.
"Pretty soon after | got into bed
my wife said: 'Why, husband, what
is the matter with you? You act
strangely
"'There is nothing the matter
with me- said l, nothing at ALL
"G am sure Il ere Isl said she;
you don't act natural at all. Shan't
| get up and get something for
you?
"And she got up, lighted can
die and came to the bedside to look
at me, shading the light with her
hand s
"I knew there was something
strange about you,' said she; 'why,
you are SOBER
"Now, this is fact, and my wife
will swear to it. E
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2uttitat
THE FALLEN one.

The following we esteem one OF the most
beautiful poems that has been published in
our language. We have been told that the
unfortunate subject actually died in one OF
our hospitals. 1t is a composition breath
ing the essence of pathos and of poetry,
but like many other gems of literature. it
is one of those fugitive pieces that float
around without the name of the author:
Oh the snow, the beautiful snow,
Filling the sky and earth below:
Over the hOusetOps, over the street,
Over the heads of the people you meet,
Dancing,
Flirting,
Skimming along;
Beautiful snow! it can do no wrong,
Flying to kiss fair lady's cheek,
-Clinging to lips in afrOlieksome freak;
Beautiful snow, from heaven above,
Pure as an angel, gentle rs love!
Oh the snow, the beautiful snow,
How the flakes gather and laugh as they go
Whirling about in the maddening fun,
1t plays i'll its glee with every one
Chasing,
Laughing,
liuIIl llR w
1t lights on the face and sparEles the eve,
And the dogs, with bark and bound,
Snap at the crystals that eddy around
The town is alive and its heart in glow,
To welcome the coming of beautiful snow
How wild the crowd goes swaying along,
Haiing each other with humor and song
How the gay sledgcs, like meteors, pass by,
Bright Tor the moment, then lostto the eye
Ringing,
Swinging,
Dashing they 90,
Over the crust of the beautiful snow;
Snow so pure when it falls from the sky,
To be trampled in mud by the crowd rush
ing by,
To be trampled and tracked by the thou
sands of feet,
Till blends with the filth in the horrible
streer.
Once was pure as snow-but' fell!
Fell like the snow-ilakcs, from heaven to
hell;
Fell, to be scoffcd, to be spit on and beat;
Pleading,
Cursing.
Dleading to die,
Selling my soul to whoever would buy,
Dealing in shame for a mOlsel of bread,
Hating the living and fearing the dead;
Mercitul God have L fallen so low
And yet | was once like thcbcautiflll snow.
Once was fair as the beautiful snow
With an eye like the crystal, heart like its
glow;
Once was loved for my innocent grace
Flattered and sought for the charms Of my
face!
Father,
Mother, .t
Sisters all,
God and myself I've lost by my fall;
The verieSt wretch that goes shivering by.
Will make wide swoop lest l wander too
nigh;
Forall that is on, or above me, Iknow,
There is nothing that's pure as'the bcauti-
full snow.
How strange it should be that this beautiful
snow
Should fall on n sinner with nowhere to go
How strange it should be, when the night
comes again
If the snow and the ice struck my desper-
ate brain,
Painting,
Freezing,
Dying alone,
Too wicked for prayer, too weak for Il moan
10 be heard in the streets of the crazy
town,
Gone mad in the joy Of the snow coming
down,
To be, and so die, in my terrible woe,
With bed and shroud of the beautiful
snow!
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right; and be assured, my friends,
that we can not achieve success by
supineness, irresolution, and indo-
lence. If you would save your
country from destruction; if you
would transmit the name fyour
grand old party to posterity; if you
would preserve your liberties, pro-
perty, and sacred horror; if you
would bestow upon your children
the blessings of freedom and pros
penty, you must reject all such
phrases as mastery inactivity"
all timid counsels of indecisiOn or
fear, and spurn from you as utterly
base the advice disorganize in or
der to conquer. No, my friends /;
conquer you never will by disor-
ganization, Incidence, irresolution,
or humility. To conquer, you must
be organized, active, earnest reso-
Lutte and perservering. If defeated
to- day, you must buckle on your
armOr again tomorrow. Your
safety of the whole country de-
mands that YOU show your strength
and show it in a solid organization;
that you assert your rights, and
show yourselves resolved to main
tain them.
Do this, persefve in doing it, and
your enemies will not dare to pro-
long usurpation, muchless to re-
kindle the fires ofcivil war. Fail
to do your duty, and your rights
will be trampled in the dust. Do
your whole duty, and your reward
will be a united, prosperous and
happy country under the benignant
rule Of the true and time-honored
Democracy.