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Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-08-02
Effect of Prohibition.

The temperance fanatics can never learn
that their interference with the right of in
dividual Judgment does more harm than
good, and all the teachings of experience
are therefore only thrown away upon
them. This is again illustrated in New
York, where the license law seems to act as
an incentive to drunkenness, for the for
hidden fruit has always been sweetest to
men since Eve eat the apple. Ever since
the bar-rooms were closed in the city, So
called SUNDAY social clubs" have been es-
tablished. A dozen or more young men
form club and purchase as much liquor
as they think they can drink during the
Sabbath. They assemble in their meeting
room in the morning and pass thus the day
in dissipation. Each member may bring
in friend and give him one drink, but the
rule forbids persons who are not members
receiving more. This scheme to evade the
Sunday law is working very successfully,
and the organization of Sunday social
clubs is going on at rapid rate. We,would
like to know how many confirmed drunk
ards this secret drinking will make ?-De-
trOit Free Press.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-08-02

BRAZILIAN emigrants who have gone to
that country from the United States and
returned home again disappointed, are con-
stantly warning their countrymen not to
go to Brazil. The latest warning of this
kind is from a Georgian, who publishes a
letter in the Atlanta E a, in which he SAYS,
over his own signature, that he wishes to
make known to the people of the Southern
country that the emigration movement to
Brazil is delusion, and is gotten up
for speculation; and that as yet there
has been only one side of the question pre-
sented to the people. He says he. is pre-
pared to represent the other side, and chal-
ienges contradiction. OF the Brazilian
Emigration Agent in New York he speaks
in very uncomplimentary terms.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-08-02

The negro suffrage proposition is one of
the most dangerous measures to the indus
try OF our State that has ever been made
by any party. Its every effect upon our
laboring people must be injurious. A
small proportion of our people may, to
great degree, avoid negro equality, not
withstanding equal suffrage. For instance,
the lawyer, who is excused from sitting on
the jury, who selects his social lite; but
not so with the farmer, mechanic and 9TH
er laboring people. If the negro is made
voter, he may sit on the jury, and farmers
and laboring men, generally, will be COM
PEELED to meet him upon an equality III the
jury box. The laboring men will be COM
PEELED to meet him upon equality in the
fields and work shops. Much of the social
life of our laboring people is inseparable
| from labor-from industry, and therefore,
| if you force them upon an equality with
the negro during the hours of industry,
| you force them upon social equality, be-
cause their social lie is there.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-08-02
Hon. D. W. STAMBAUGH,
OFTUscARAwEs COUNTY,

Candidate for Senator in the Coshocton ana
'.g go. TuscarGaoas District,
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-08-02
LECTURES.

NEW COURSE OF LECTURES is
N being delivered at the
. NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY,
embracing the subjects ...-..
"How to live and what to live for, Youth Matu-
rity and old age: Manhood generally reviewed !;
diseases accounted for; Marriage philOsophically
considered, &C." u t= -
Pocket volumes containing these lectures will bf
forwarded to parties unable to attend on receipt
four stamps bv addressing "SECRETARY, New
YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY AND SCIENCE, 6l6
BROADWAY, NEW YORK"
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The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-12-26
An Amusing EIopemennt.

A bridal party passed through the
city from Richmond q few evenings
ago, en- route for Welton. under "pecu-
liar circumstances" The couple, il
seems, have been loving desperately
hard for some time past, but the cruel
parents of the young lady put their
veto on the match. The consequence
was all olopomont was planned, to
take place on the evening Of the 4:h
inst. The hour and place for them TO
meet were fixed but the young lady
being a little timid, remained at homo
until the time was almost up, anx-
lously c%ogitating a chance to "git up
and git" Just in the nick of time her
mother told her to 20 out and get a
loaf OF bread so opportunity wanted.
Downing her shawl and bonnet, off she
went, met her lover, and the Two went
steaming off to WolGcn, whore they
were duly united in the holy bonds OF
matrlmony. They returned to Rich.
mond on tho next train, the bride
taxing slong with her q loaf of bread.
Arrived ut home, she delivered the
bread and introduced her husband
The old folks made q virtue Of neces.
sity. gave tho young couple a wedding
supper, and the following morning the
marriage was duly announced in the
papers.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-12-26
Ss- A Correspondent of the HarI

R&- A Correspondent of the Hart
ford Prcss relates the following story:
."On one OCCASION, while travelling
down the Mississippi River, Commo-
lore Vanderbilt was surrounded by
ono of the gang of gamblers, and in.
vited to play poker lie accepted
the request. 1t was the game of these
professional gamblers, when they had
hold Of victim, to keep going him bet
ter until the large sums at stake would
Brighten him from calling, and thus
insure them the pool They tried iton
tho Commodore. First n would bet
q few thousand, and others would see
that sum and 20 several thousand bet
ter. Finally the sum in tho pool had
increase TO II sum far IN excess of the
ready funds which he could Command.
The Commodore, however, had no
Intention of boing 'bIuffed' off. lie saw
their game. Calling n negro, he asked
him if he would ask tho Captain down.
The Captain appeared, when the fol-
lowing conversation ensued:
"'Captain, can you tell me WHO owns
this boat?'
al do, sir
!, "'What do you cali it worth p
al cannot tell exactly, but 1 shonld
say thirty thousand dollars
"'Wll You take that sum forI:T
eyes.
: Every well. l am Commodore
. Vanderbilt of Now York Tn o I
writing n check for tho sum, added -
Here is my check for thirty Thousand
e dollars. 1t will be honored at our frs
y stopping place
Z "Having done this, the Commodor
!, turned round to the table and said t.
!, gamblers 4 see the last amount, ant
4 go it better to the extent Of this boat
The gang was not prepared for tn;
coup a. etat. They were not able t
see the Commodore's rise and h
consequently coolly swept OFF the con
tents ofths pool"
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-12-26
NEoo OPINION OF WHITE RADICALS.

NEdo OPINION OF WHITE RADICALS.
"A correspondent Of the Savannah
Daily Advertiser says:
A few nights since, passing n church
where freed men love to congregnte,
we overheard n conversation which
amused us, and may not DO uninterest-
ing to your readers. Sam and Joo
were costly seated on the steps, when
Sam remarked:
"Joe, why don't you 90 to do League
now like you used to do?"
Says Joe. ODE fact is 1 don't like de
white trash dat belongs 10 it. You see
dat IS 'sciety any body can jine, white
or colorod. and do white folks dat IS
jined are berry small Eaters, few IN n
hill, rotten in de middle, pithy at both
ends and mighty stringy at dat, and |
don't want to haze no.hin' to do wild
en-"
Sans hearty response was, "dat's do
blessed troof.'
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-12-26
The Right Position.

Il Is given out that President John
son will, to the extent of his ability not
only to oppose the Radicals, but will
do what he rightfuily a do under the
Constitution to prevent a minority Of
tho people Norteh, aided by Negro Gov
srRments, IN hit South, from usurping
he Government OF the country on the
4th of March, 1869. Thapis the right
position for him to assume. A more
infamous outrage could not DO perpe.
trstod than to count the electoral votes
OF the South, until the South is given
over TO III RUE OF white men.-[Ohio
Statesman.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-12-26
DIE euIties I'm the purchase Of
ST. Thomas.

~ Tho late Washington special
says: The anticipated difficulty in Sc
curing thr appropriation of funds by
the House of Representatives, necessa-
ry to consumate the purchase Of ST.
Thomas, appears to be not only OBJ
Stacle in the way Of the United States
p%erfecthg the acquisition ofthst island.
From a gentleman arrived from 81.
Thomas, l learn that az the time APP
proaches for tho people to detrmiue by
thelr Suffrage whether the island shall
remain uoder the jurisdiction of Den,
mara, or DO transferred to tho United
States, tthe inclination to allow mat.
toes 20 remain as they are, grows stron.
ger, This feeling is not the result o.
hostile sentiments towards n Con-
stltution, but q desire to avoid the
hi8h rates Of our port.dutles.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-12-26
PROBABLE LOSS or LIFE.

1t IL the general opinion that there
were fifty people in the rear car, and
only three of them escaped.
Two brothers named Rockyfellow,
from Cleveland, wero to take the train.
One vas too late, and taking tho next
train passed the scone Of the disaster
late at night. On reaching the city no
was horror-struck At hearing of the
accident and finding that his brother
was on the train, but no effort availed
to hear tidings of the missing broth.
or.
Mr.. J. ". Kennedy, N oftho &C.
cupnnts of the second car, as soon as
the humping commenced rushed for
the door, and jumped from the plat
form inst As the carriage rolled down
the bank. This car took fire twice,
bat was extinguished before seriously
injured by the flames.
N 1OuhB hoh iTOHl Cb' SohiluIlueS
was taken from the real car in a
dreadful ststo. His legs werO flnyed,
and his breast aud somach were fairly
roasted. lie waa alive at last accounts,
but there was little hope Of his rocov.
cry.
At a late hour last night the Office
ofthe Lake Shore..Railroad was crowd
ed with anxious friends, and President
Williams directed that free passes
should be issued to all persons having
relatives injured by tlh accident.
Among those who arrived was Mr.. Sow.
les Of Corfu, who has two daughters
seriously wounded. Tho railroad
telegraph was also placed at tho dispo.
sal OF the relatives and every possible
faculty was gwen for obtaining :nfor-
nation. but owing to tho excitement
prevailing at Angola and the difficulty
of identifying the dead, the reports
were not always very satisfactory.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-12-26
Throe Millions I'm a Starving
Condition

Three millions in a starving condi-
ton IN the once happy aud prosperous
United States before the Republican
party came into power. That is dread
full to think of, and seems incredible,
and yet a Washington special to tho
NetD York Herald says that an esti-
mate compiled from the statistics COL
lcctod by the Governors of the South
ern States places the number of whites
and blacks in Louisiana, Mississippi,
Alabama, Georgia and the Carolinas
who arc in a starving condition.
Statesman.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-12-26
Business House,

Facing on tho Public Square, a nd 10,
Gated between tho store Of Jos. Kelly
and tho Adams Hotel.
The Post House II three stories
high, 81 by 40 feet with an L % by 80
and two stories hish, containing some
As well arranged and connexions
rooms. The widespread favorable
reputation of the Hotel, for elegance of
arrangement, for capacity, Tor comfort
of guests, tor its desirable locati on and
for the extensive stabling connected
Herewith, renders unnecessary fur
Their description.
The Business House is 36 feet front
by ~ feet deep, two stories high, with
a good cellar. The central and bust.
ness location makes it n very desirable
property; we'll suited for a wholesale
sale or retail grocery, dry goods, or
hardware stand. Possession gwen any
time between day Of sale and April lst
of all but the business house, which is
rasorved to 1st of April. Terms oil
sale of business house cash. For the
| Hotel and other things connected
Herewith; one-third cash. o%ne-third IN
one year; and one thnd in two years
Deferred payments to be on interes'
and secured by mortgage on the prop
erty. Sales to take place at the Hotel
l reserve one bid on each.
M. METCALF.
MeConnelsvills, .. Dee, 30, 67. Pm
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-12-26
JOsEPH A. BELLY 49, EdltOr,
- tai 0CratIC Z MT on IN
MCCOnneIsVilIe. saturday be
Crmlber 9Sth, 1867.


Pursuant to the call of the Demo-
cratic Central Committee of Morgan
County, a very respectable body Of
delegates met in Convention in the
Town Hall, in McCennelsvillc, on Sat.
urday last.
At halt past 1 o'clock the Conyen-
ton was called TO order by Hon. James
N. Gaylord, Chairman of the Demo-
cratic Central Committee Of Morgan
County, on whose motion Henry NJ.
Davis, of Malta Township, was chosen
Chairman of the Convention. On
motion of Finely r. Hanna, Joseph A.
Kelly was chosen Secretary.
Mr.. DAVIS, being then called upon,
entertained the Convention with a
short, pitby statement ofhis conviction
as to the duty of Democrats IN the
ccming campaign. The business Of
day, being the appointing of Delegates
20 attend the Democratic StateC onven
ton To be held in Columbus on the Sth
Of January, being taken up, the foI-
lowing named persons were chosen rs
Delegates and Alternates:
DELEGATES.
Hon. James NJ. Gaylord, Flndley r.
Hanna, Esq, D. II. Morley, Esq, Capt.
!. n. Hook and William Beswlck.
ALTERNATEs.
Capt. Benz. F., Power, Or. W. r.
Kelly, c. L. Hall, Esq, DR.. r. Norris,
Col Niceswangor, DR.. John S. Abbott.
The following resolution, offered by
James NJ. Gaylord, was unanimously
adopted;
Rtsolred.-That all Democrats, of
Morgan County, who can make 1t con-
venIent:o attend the Democratic State
Convention TO be held in Columbus,
Ohio, on the Sth, Of January next be
and arc hereby made delegates to the
sama.
After passing a resolution to have
the proceedings Of the Convention pub
lished in the Conservative, the CoDven-
tion adjourned, sine die.
IL. M. DAVIS, Chairman.
JOSEPH A. KELLY, Sec'y.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-12-26

The Mobile Register says:--"Wc are
experiencing a state of affairs, which
is altogether irregular, abnormal and
unaccountable. No are without CAPT
tai money is scarcely to be had the
price of cOtton-Our great staple-ls
~distressingly low and yet the cost of
living is u~nrsasonabiy, ridiculously
high. Whatever is produced among
us is cheap all that we have to buy Is
dear"
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-12-26
Not the Like Of itiITOr Thirty
Years.

The NeC York Herald says that the
unemployed and destitute in all our
great cities are moro numerous now
than they have been in any month Of
December Tor thirty years" And
what is, worse, there is II general APP
~prehension that there will be worse
yet. This comes OF the Negro legisla-
ton Of the Radicals in Congress
Statesman.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-12-26

30 The great Alexander breeding
establishment. of WOODBURY. IS not to
be broken up. Mr.. A. J. Alexander
inherited the Kentucky estate, and will
act IN accordance with tho expressed
dying wish of his brother, so there
will be but'little change in the plan Of
CT operations at Woodburn.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-12-26

~ II know" said King Theodore
OF Abyssinia, lately in conversation
with NJ Legeau, II know the tactics Of
European governments, when they
wish TO get possessi IN Of Eastern ter
ritory. They first Of all send mission
nrieR then they send consuls to
htrengthon the missionaries and fin.
ally battalions TO strengthen the con-
suls. am not a rajah of Hindostan,
10 be bamboozled in that way. pre-
for 10 deal with the battnlions fret"
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-12-26

S&- One Of the Angola vItims, Chas.
LObdell, the assistant cDitor Of Brick
Pomeroy's paper, 10 said to have been
1.-The brain department Of tcat sheet,
and that its prosperity dated from his
S%oaheeuOn with il.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-12-26

Ig- Helena, Montana, reportsS cu>
rieus instance of the Chinese mode of
trial, A fire took place there recently
and all the Chinese residents were
summoned to ballot for the offender
The person receiving the highest
number of votes was to be punished.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-12-26
THE VAIN ATTEMPT AT RESCUE.


The tra,n, which had run some dis
lance before being stopped, was backed
10 the scene as speedily rs possible,
and those on board set to work with
promptitudo ind energy. But the
steep and ice covered slope to the car
most horribly situated was not easily
descended, and when helping hands
reached it, they were without weapons
for fighting tho flames or for breaking
into tho wreck.
As soon, Of course, as they could be
summoned, the people of Angola and
nearer inhabitants ran to the spot, and
it was not long before many buckets
were employed in pouring water upon
the burning wreck; but a fire is not
to be overcome with buckets, and those
desperately laboring at the work had
to suffer the un~speakable anguish Of
seeing their efforts made utterly vain.
The hideous, remorselosS flames crack
ed on; tho shrieks died into means, and
the,moans into silence more terrible,
as tho pail OF death drew ovor the
scene. Except n little fragment of
the side of the car, nothing bat a heap
Of smoking cinderE was left for those
gathered round to search into with
sickened hearts.
The car next the rear ono was thai
with which tho disaster originated
but its fate was less terrible than I'll,
fate of the car following. The head
long plunge of the latter threw it oven
but not until tho bridge had beor
passed, and it made Its descent en- th,
opposite or right side Of the ombank
ment, where the hight was not NOR,
than twenty-five icet. The crash wa
only less awful than that already de
scribed. 1t was followed, however, b,
the more trishtful calamity of the fire
Twice the car was kindlsd by the coal
from the broken stoves, but tho pas
sengers were in "A lesG helpless Sltua
ton and the fiames were extinguished
One nan only in this car, Mr., Hay.
wood, sgsnt Of the road Ht State inns
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-12-26

NO. "How many a dotlng husband
says the cynical Mrs. Qmlp, "wonld
like to change his forty year old part
ner Tor two twenties -
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-12-26

R@- The mother of General N. B..
Forrest has just died IN Texas, aged
sixty.four. She raised fifteen chill
dr9n.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-12-26
POST HOUSE

And the furniture therein; also, the lot
Stahling and Stock Scales immediate
~ in the rear, and connected with the
said hotel. In addition l will sell the
brick
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-12-26

TO- Mr.. Dickens next week gives
tour night readings and one matinee in
New York.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-12-26
THE PROBABLE CAUSE.

In the midst ofsuch terrible suffer
ing, it is a grateful task to DO able to
acquit the officers of the road Of any
blame for the disaster. The Lake
Shore track is n Of the most perfect
in America, and tho road has hitherto
enjoyed an immunity from accident al
most unparalleled among roads which
MAINTAIN a high rate Of speed. The
general impression at the scene of the
disaster appeared to be that the acci-
dent came from the wheel leacing O
frog; but Hon. VIM. Williams, Pres.-
dent, with several other gentlemen
examined the track during the evening
by the light of lanterns, and are of The
opinion that a broken wheel was thu
immediate cause. The point wher,
the train lefC tho track is said TO b,
clearly. marked, and if there is nj mis-
take it Was ut some distance from tn
frog.
! The work ofrerAiriNg was immSdi
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-12-26
tbs ANGOLA RAILROAD CA
LAMITY.
some Details or the Accident
From the Buffalo press j
THE SCENE OF THE CATASTROPHE.

From the Buffalo press j
THE SCENE OF THE CATASTROPHE.
The catastrophe occurred ut tho
crossing ofwhat Is known as Big SIS.
ter Creek, about Il quarter ola mile
east of Angola Station. The creek is
a shallow stream, at the ordinary level
bordered on the eastern side by a low
fat thirty or forty rods wide, while its
western bank rises with considerable
abruptnoss to the level Of the sur
rounding country. The track Of the
railroad is carried over most the fat
upon'an embankment of earth, from
the termination of which o truss bridge
about n hundred feot in length spans
the creek. Tn hight of tho bridge
above the ordinary level of the creek
is some thirty feet. 1t IS constructed
without parapcts, and rooted, at the
level of the track. Immediately un.
dernoath the bridge mill dam OBJ
structs the creek and forms a small
pond.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-12-26

atSly begun, and the track will be in
RAINING order, and trains passing, by
noon to day.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-05-18


On motion of Capt. Voolfolk, OF Lou
isville, the following resolution was
unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That AN assessment De mace
upon the hull tonnage measurement oy
the amount represented by each associa-
ton, to defray the expenses OF the com
mittee In framing said law, D IN
having said law passed by congress.
A few unimportant resolutions were
passed at the afternoon session, when the
| convention adjourned sine die.
An informal meeting OF the delegates
was held at the association rooms yesteT-
| day morning, for the purpose OF consult,
/ ing in regard to the general welfare ol
the steamboat interests.
The st. Louis Democrat says:
We heard it stated that q ooat Q
! loading was offered some freight ateigni
cents, but could not take 1t, as she had :
full cargo engaged, including some Iop'
for Benton, at six and a half cents. lht
increase in rates was to be expected nom
the rapid decline of the upper Missouri
to a stage vergiDg on very low wafer
The weather IL very fine, and all tht
MINER rivers tend steadily downward. 4
towboat, the Imperial, brought in yes
terday from the Minnesota river, VIII
three barges, 81 900 bushels wheat II
hulk. and 5000 sacks. We learn from Z
pretty reliable source, that the Whea
was a purchase by the owners OF I'M
boat and barges, the transaction net1ht
them a profit of n dollar per ousnel'