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The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-11-21
AdminIsIratOr,s NO1iCc.

Mott @ is hereby given that The undersigned
was on tho 2lst Of August, 1857, duly appointed
Administrator, de bonis nor, of the estate Of
John G. Broker, dee essed, late of Morgan
county, Ohio. SOLOMON pOAHH.
Or, ~ ,ieVn--Sw t
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-11-21

S@- Queen Isabella, of Spain refuses
any long or 10 patronizs bull fights.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-11-21

EvASs & JoSEs Att'ys for Pet'r.
Oct. IL lS67-4w
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-01-17

lspeei2i . the Northwestern Associated Press.
CaIcAGo. Jsn lG
Lafayette " Carr conductor on The Chi
cago i Rock Island Railroad, was last even.
irg arrested on the ehArge % en- nluh. hing
the company money, aud held 10 bail IN the
sum OF $50.
4 New Orleans dispatch says there ID grea;
resoctng over the suprems 6eur& aali-sest-
oath decision.
AvGtsr& Me, Jan Is
The Maize seaase eos.cuired With the
House in ratifying the Constitutional Amend
rlent
81. PAts Jan- lG.
The Constitutional Amendment ~as passed
By the Honse yesterday, Al to :.
Gen. sibiy lectured Gas. evenlng OF
"EarIv tines IL Nanneso.a.s
Mercury twenss-two degress below zero.
FREsrogT, III. Jan i6.
Weather clear and cold. Mercury Ere de-
grees below zero. Suow about eight inches
deep.
WEErtixr, Va. jan. &c,
The West }vgluis Legss.siure haye ra,s-
fed the Constitutional Amendment The
yoie IL me House stood Is te Il
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VALPARAISO, Ind, Jan.
NEWS ITEMS.

Especial to the Northwestern associated Press.
FEAsKroEr. Jan, Is.
The Kentucky Legislature balloted for
Senator yesterday. The last ballot stood,
iar Garrei, Davis, Conservative, II; Pratt,
EnoG, lo Powell, Democrat, !; Harding :;
Hse. ].
In he House the vote stood Randall,
Union. 81; Pratt, ol, DAVIS, y, Harding l.;
and Hise, 4.
Nav yeEk, Jan. To-
A Boston special says that the oldest soap
manufacturing house In that city has failed
for S225 TOO.
MArtsos, Wis. Jan. II.
The report Of the Lumber Inspector Tor
the ID District shows that he has sealed on
black river so. noo. o1 feet Of pine logs. -,
otss. 600 feet sawed lumber ard soOoO, 600
shiagies
There is no Legislative business Of impor
tanee
The resolution censnring Senator Doolittle,
and requesting him TO resign, wlii pass the
House Of Assembly by the vote Of ali the
isepul,sican members.
Senator Howe will be endorsed for re elec-
ton without fo-nlahts.
NEw YoRk. Jan lG
The Judge of the Hudson Comfy Court
New Jersey, has charged the grand jury 10
indict All persons selling liquors ou Sundays.
thus setting bag against the New York run
drinkers.
s.. P4ri, Jan. Is.
The Constitutional amendment vas raj
fed by the aouse yesterday. IAe vote stood
10 ayes. Is rtys.
4 bili was asr4ed to raising the eompensa
:iaa OF uaemberslfrom three to FIVE dollars
per day.
spnISerfEn. Jan Is.
The railroad interests Kill be specially rep.
resented IL the lobby.
The location OF lie Agricultural College al
Champaign Is though. TO be increasingly pro-
babe.
IorExA, Jan. Is
The Senate rassed resolution. by vote
of 22 to /, 1isfrsaeHsssns rsnetss
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lion, and had oaee taken an oath to support
the Conssitution Of the United States. were
no longer citizens of the United States, and
could NOT become 80 except through the furmi
Of nAturalizstipn He submitted that Con.
eress had no coiornble authority for declar.
ing lst, That million Of people Of tins
country were no longer citizens; and, ID,
That they could take no STEPS fur organizing
Stale Governments until Congress passed an
enabling act permitting them to DO go In
answer TO question, what remedy he himself
proposed, he said he wished the measure re-
ferred 10 the JOINT Committee On hec0n>
Etruction-
Mr.. BINGHAM also objected to the other
provisions of the bill. one of which declared
that no person should be deprived of his right
10 vote becnuse of conviction and sentence
for any crime other than treason, insurrec-
ton, or misprison OF treason. IL was de-
claring in effect thai these robbers, murder
ers, and midnight assassins should never be
deprived of the elective franchise on account
OF being convicted of such crimes. While be
was willing to assert all rsghtful powers
of this Government. he would never con-
sent to incorporate by Law, in the statutes Of
the nation, provision that would deprive the
people of the right of altering or amending
their legislation, provision which this bill
contained Congress had not even the color
OF right to pass such las. lie WAS not
going, under pretence of protecting the color
ed people of the the South, TO declare that
the people of any State we're not to have the
right to alter and amend their laws at
pleasure.
Mr.. BINGHAM also opposed Ashley
bill rs departure from the Constitutional
Amcndment
Mr.. DAlWSOE followed in an argument
to saow tia, in the Presidential fso.lcy was
the trne solution Of the Constitutional diiii-
cnliaes-
On motion of Mr. WASHBE}RNE, of iii
nols, the appropriation for sseamboa. inspec-
tors, dc, WAS increased 10 $1,000, for a
more thorough investigation ct the cause Of
cent disAstsrs
The appropriation Of $4,000 for sele
grznhic Communication besw zen t5a Atlantic
and Pacihl Was struck oa., On mesion OF Mr..
WAsHbURAE, of Illinois, who claimed
.ha, the company had failed to fuif ID the con.
tract.
The ciaase appropriasiag sio.oa8 for ecu.
Timing the COLLECTION u reliable statistics
concerning The gold and silver mines Of the
Nesfevn States and Territories, was stricken
on. on motion of Ar. FARSsHORIH
The Hdus wen, into Committee of the
Whole on khe Legislative appropriation bill,
and after some time speat there. adjourned.
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FROA WASHINGTON.


NAsHisGTos. IAN i6.
The prexdens approved q bill suspendiug
the PAYMENT Of money 10 persons claiming
the labor or services oi colored volunteers or
drafted men.
AT meeting Of the Banking and Carrercv
Committee TO day. unmistasasie feeling was
developed IN favor OF RandAA hiii, snbsti
,uiing grsenbscks for nsssonsl bank issues.
and indications are that the hsis vii ne r--
porsed upon favoraslJ 70 Inc Horse in few
dayz.
The testimony Of Gen. Sickies before the
Congressional tamrittees IN reisison 10 sf
fairs III Sosith Carolina, il very strong He
declares that many counties require the con-
slant control OF the MILITARY to secure to freed
men anything right.
The Ways and Means COMMITTEES hold
special meeting tomorrow 10 consider Bout
we'll gold bill.
NV YosK. Jan. Is.
\ Washington dispatch SAYS il is under
stood tuat the nlan agreed upon hy the lead
ers IN the impeachment movement, is to sus,
pend the President as soon as the articles are
rweparrd. Mr.. Made stepping into bis
sthe Presidents position. 1t is then proposed
to proloug the trial until Mr. JoABspnss reg
ular term OF Office shall have expired, and in
ed over again.
Tae HnaiFs WsArnstou special says that
prominent " estern members will soon make
startling speeches IN favor OF a radical change
in the present financial system
Ii Is reported that ihe War Once has been
tenaersd to Mr.. Cowsn-
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Gold closed at sl.s5s in New York yes

Gold closed q, SI.35i in New York yes
terday.
Canada, Illinois and Ohio have been food
ed with checks upon the bogus City Bank
ing House of Detroit. Over $4,000 have
been realized by the swindlers-
Protestant services have been introduced
st Rome. The Papal authorities threaten TO
stop the services that are held in the Ameri>
can chapel.
The Washington CAronicle OF yesterday,
speaking of the Impeachment, of the Presi
dent, SAYS $ If the existing conflict is not
terminated by impeachment, ii will end in
war
The Fenian trials al Toronto commenced
on Monday last Timothy Riley was tried,
convicted and sentenrec TO be hanged on the
9th of March next John Smith was tried
and acquitted. There are thirty more yet to
be tried.
"A party of engineers are engaged in
taking soundings across the East and North
rivers, with view of locating q line for
pneumatic tubes. with winch il is proposed
to unite New ork with BROOKLYN aud Jersey
City
The Russio American telegraph line has
been worked distance of eight hundred
miles. with but six-cups battery, and at
each end was in the midst Of rain storm
This is said TO be the longest single circuit
on the consineut and probably IN the world.
brick Pomeroy, of La Crosse, has
gotten up a flaming caadrd ON Mexican al
fairs duplicating the EXECUTIVE and several
Generals With violating the Deantrafity laws
by giving authority 10 the notorious Major
Aclvor 10 prosecute war agains, the French
in Mexico.
On the case Of General Montgomery,
arrested under the Civil Rights Bill in Mis-
souri,. United States Commissioners Hickman
has decided that the case be removed for in
yestigaQon before United States Commis-
sioner Peabody. Of Jefferson City. with an
understanding that the decision before Judge
Kunkei ID the habeas corpus case of Mont
gomery shal! be decisive oi ali the cases. The
Commissioner decided hat the Civil Right S
Bill was constitutional.
The National Equal Rights League Com
vention Of colored men at Washington City,
has passed resolutions embracing the follow
ing points: FIRST, the right OF ballot, because
We are American citizens, aud as such en;i-
tied TO il, second, because We are ax-payers,
and therefore justly entitled to representation
IA State and Federal Goverament; third, be-
cause we are patriots, and as sach nave proved
e~s Loyalty 70 or self.sacrihcing behavior IN
because il Is Il natural and Inherent right per
tanning 70 every native born american
white Or black, who has reached his MAJOR
ify.
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FR0x NEW YORK.

NEw YoEE, Jan. 1s.
The nalls between New erk aud Wash.
Engtoa wsi hereafter be received niong this
runts by pbstai cars, attach I'd 10 through e.
press trsit8s-
Th. s.ve cases FOR false imprisonment, DC.
againss Ganerai Butter which havA bee. CT
the docked Ct fhe supreme CggTt 81 New
Xork. aage teen transferred 70 The Z usted
States sarreaae Coars. b, order oi presiding
Jedge barnard. Of the Farmer ,ribunas-
= hli hs.s beer introduced IN ID Legisia-
ture Fes4niring the railroad companies Of THIS
state 70 csees beggnge and earl tickets over
all connecting roads.
The lary found "a verdict of . sSpi Guilty
M the casa uf Lna0c Street The evidence
shows ihas he never ssx hrs. Freeman with
whom be was charged with sios,ins from Chi
cage. until he saw ,ler ia Psssiadeiphfa. sItd
he merely escorted her from there &c sAA
-. T.
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FROM NEW YORK.
Extract from Gen. Cameren's Harrts-
burg speech.


Nkw YoRK, Jan. Is.
The liquor dealers held private meeting
last evening The object Of the meeting was
70 employ counsel 10 advocate their claims
before the Legislature. A large number pre-
fer paving $50 for license.
A great mfny arrests we're made IN Brook
lyu yesterday for the violation OF the excise
law.
4 FIRE tn the West Brooklyn market this
morning DESTROYED several stalls.
Simon Cameron. just chosen e. 5. Senator
for Pennsy lyania, in Harrisburg said !"
hone to live to see the word white stricken
from the Constitution Of Pennsylvania, and
she sparlt or caste based upon color utterly
DESTROYED He also said that the Constitu
tioual amendment and impartial suffrage will
help to guard against reasonable rebellion,
but universal amnesty will help to undo il.
OF Andrew johnson he continued : sasd
long ago that ne was traitor TO his party,
an enemy of his country. and q bad man.
He also declared himself in favor of protec
tion to our manufactures and that he would
represent all the Radical Republicans o.
Pennsylvania
A letter is published from Greedy denying
that he is opposed to Senator Pomerpy q
Kansas.
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FIRES.

BrsLssaTog, Iowa. dan. l6.
A destructive FIRE was discovered Al three
o'clock this morning. Two weil-stocked
groceries, near the Barrett House. were
burned, besides private residences and Aome
barns The 6dtei was slightly damaged.
Loss, S2l, 600.
MILWAUKEE, Jan. 16.
A wooden building. valued ii about one
thousand dollars. situated on East Water
street, was destroyed by tire. |. was occu,
pied as clothing store. The stock was ali
lost. Insurance. 81 600.
Elx1aA. y. Y, Jsn. I6.
] he clothing store Of Isadore Bechnor,
and boot and shbe store Of w. T. Gilbert,
and upper floors, occupied as residences, By
various parties, were burnt last night. The in
mates narrowly escaped. Loss $4,000
partially insuredI
EaRTREss MosRaE, Jan. 15.
Forbes6 Butts hardware store, and Fitzsim-
rnons bakery, Portsmouth, burn. yesterday.
Loss Sl5.o Geo: partly insured
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FRON MEXICO.
Nr YoxK. ]

NEw YoKK, Jan. Is.
The Herclds New Orleans special says
that Maximiiian demands the duties on all
goods in the Vera Cruz cassom house, even
though they have already been paid to the
Freurh.
TIE United States Consul is expected IN
New Orleans daily TO confer with Minister
Campbell.
A private letter from Vera Cruz SAYS the
Liberals are oil around that city, occasionally
taking charge OF the railroad trains and gem
orally the people are great deal worse of
than ever.
Twelre hundred French troops were en-
barked on the 18th
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FROM CINCINNATI.
Interesting Divorce Case-A Brutal
Rsbbery-

Interesting Dtx0ree 0Aee-A Hk0taA
Rsbbexy.
CiscfSSATi, Jan. 16.
The suit Of James Fl. Spelman. for di.
voree froaa his vile, carohus, ON the ground
of adultery with DIR. j. Tomlinson, is creai,
ing gra sensssion here. The ssiience
she~ed tbss tAe psfties visited easA other
daily. Mrs Spelman is about thirty years of
age. Her = 5sher fessiked thGt she confessed
her criminal intimacy with the Doctor. Faith
er Burgess, her spsriiusi sdviser, was put bn'
the stand to yssse her moral character, but
when examined suiled sadShly m . vay that
did not help the case Forty lady witnesses
we're on the stand yesterday
On FRIDAY night shree <Obbers entered the
house Of Fletcher Willis. near Union Chapel,
Clark county. Indiana, and seizing Wfiiis de-
mandsd his money. Mills rsfused- when
they took of his Shoes and stockings. and
heid his fees - the 6ss sata they wessssrri-
bly, burned Willis finally shOwed - ru.-
hers where the noaey Naaz utleh toy -
cured, an1 the1 49, ~ - 1nele
atoiss - 936e. 6nsk kG1Eit DaaG sl1o =
- - 1900. %zs4 j
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FROM KANSAS.

TorExA, Jan. IS.
The Senate to-day passed Join, resolu'
tion for the amendment of the State Constr
tuition restricting suffrage TO loyal men.
No results yet reached Regarding the sena
torial question. Neither pomeroy or Car
ney have majority.
The Kansas Branch of the Union Pacific
Road 10 completed twenty miles west of For
Riley. and graded forty-hve miles beyond
The earnings are expected to average $780,
600 monthly for the present year.
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FROn DES HOMES.


DIS MoIsEs. jan ls.
A woman living ut the College attempted
suicide. by laudannm, laks Monday, at the
Des Mpipes House. bat m antsdoie was ad
minisser~d in time to save her life.
Gav. Stone. Lseas. Gov. Cue aud Hon.
Peter Melindy. have been appointed Com
rns,tee To select = Professor frr the Iowa Ag-
rical,ural College. also. to visit and inspect
Colleges ia other States.
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FROM I'll ROPE.
FER 41lAEuc AsLE

New ORA, Jan. lo.
The following dispatches have been re
ceised over the Cable
PEsTH. Jan. i8-Hy nearly unanimous
vote the Hungarian Die; agreed to NJ. Deak
address condsmning the reorganization Of
the army
PsRIs-M. Thiers IS anout te give grand
baaE.4sl. It's opposition 0rie4uIsss and aem-
ocra.ic Deputies having nnlied.
Loxpos-Ihe Tunes publishes s letter
from Florence, WHICH says Gen. King. oar
81 .risler to home, has been invited 10 re
more the American church outside The wall.
81 the city MT. King has complied ana will
hire place for the parpose.
LoxDoS- -NooG.-Aoney market unchang
ed Consals 81. American securities gen
orally unaltered Er1e opened wi:h sight
advance quoted at -.
7ERFooi-Noon.-C Cotton opens steadi
er; Ia.
PARIS, Jan. ls-The Americans Of this
city gige q banquet TO- morrow 10 Jas. Cor
don bennett, .r.
yIsxSA. Jan. l6-The Russian Minister
gave dinner last night 10 the Greeks IN tbs
city. at which he presented 5 toas. . tie
welfare Of Greece.
By Mai
New YoRk, Jan. 16.
The Triilt1aes Syrian correspondent SAYS
the enthusiasm OF the Greeks has been fairly
roased in favor Of the insurgents. aud the
youth of Greece are Fastening in large num-
bers 10 aid The Cretans Ia their desperate
struggles agains, the Turks. he captain Of
an English gunhoa,, moved hy sympathy Tor
The suffering Cretans. had received certain
fngil.yes On board nss yeEssl ana ccas eyed
them to q place Of safety. This act has been
disclsined by his government, and the gtsp-
boat withdrawn from Crete. Meanwhile the
American Consul i. IS reported. has applied
Il cur government for permission 10 employ
ore Of the vesse' Is at has command IN remov-
ing uoa-eo -eoulbAttants from Crete. sympathy
with the creians IS increasing on all sides.
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FROM CINCINNATI.

CiScISsAr1, Ian. i6.
The ice in Licking river gave wsy this
morning and all run ont without doing any
damage 70 the boats and barges fhat laid up
in thai stream. Three boats arrived from
below to-day, and the prospects ARE favorable
for fall resumption OF navigation Snow
has fallen steadily since p. N. Thermone-
ter al 3 .. m. stood at 80. Wind In the west.
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FROM CHICAGO.



Especial 70 the Northwestern Aascisted Press
CnIAso. Jan. 1G.
A stabbing aEray occurred here yesterday
noon, at an organ factory A one-armed
rebel soldier became exasperAted NJ a fellow
workman for bantering him about some fenaie
acquainiances, when he struck him with 3
dirk>knife. The wound is not fatal probably.
The assassin tried TO stab the foreman OF the
shop. but was frustrated.
The Fenlans held a meeting last night
Company eighty was organized, and money
contributed literally toward equipments
A noted Young thief broke into Rev. Dr.
r yders church a, St. Paul yesterday. and
stole tbe communion service and the books
from the altar A detective caught him AT
tempting to pawn them.
We have rurnurs OF terrible tragedy at
Valparaiso. Ind. A man named Paige at
tempted to kid his vile, aud afterwards mur-
dered her parents. set FIRE to the house, con
suming their bodies. There is great excite
ment
LATER.
VALPARAISO, Ind, Jan. 16.
Last night jeweier named Channcy Paige,
killed his wife ard her mother and father
and almost killed hired girl: then sea ire
TO the house nnd fled. The bodies OF the
two murdered were consumed, but the girl
managed to escape Great excitement
prevails.
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FROM CANADA.

krNGsrox, {. ", Jan l6.
The ice bridge 10 Cape Vincent is com
ple,e ard the stages are running. regularly.
Booths cloth mills near Uddessy was
harmed Loss Sl0.0vD.
ToRoxTo, Jan Is.
Another Fenian, named Daniel Quinn,
was convicted to-day.
CoBuRG. c. W., Jan. 16.
The mother Of the Hon John Ccckbnrg,
Solicitor General Of Canada, vas 70 badly
burned by her clothes taking FIRE from .
crate, thnt she died IN great agony, IN twenty
foar hears subsequently, Mr.. Cossets, her
svnsn-las, Vas severely barned 10 lrying to
extiAsailA ths aanes-
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SENATOR GRIMES j. preparing to speak on
the eondition Of things at the Norfolk Navy
yard during the las; SIX or eight months.
Some uf the matters recently alluded to IN
these dispatches vii be fully ventilated. He
vii! show tha, Secretary Welles ordered the
removal OF men for gong to the Southern
Loyaiists Convention and suspended others
for voluntarily Contributing 10 the fund 10
ray their expenses, and that men who had
taken The oath TO the rebel Government, were
given high positions IN the yard ths, former
seces~ionis Is were snnonF the temporary
hfads employed, that open supporters Oh the
policy of Congress we're by The Secretary
oroers excluded from employment; that an
oahcial inquiry Was made into the political
views Of the leading workmen-
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CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS

Ete.. Etc. hc-
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Especial TO the Northwestern Associated rress
Eusauo Ian IL
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-11-15

the station to where they are laid
weeping like women on beholding the
sad spectacle. Father Gavazzi has
charge of the hospital. Gen. Carl
baldi, accompanied by his sons, Menot-
tt and Riccoti, passed here this morn
ing en- route to Florence.
TIGLIoLE. Nov. 4.-When General
Garibaldi reached here this morning,
on his way to Florence, the Italian Of
ficers on duty told him he must go to
Spezzia. Garibaldi drew a revolver,
saying he would not resist the officers,
but that he would not go willingly.
Italian soldiers then stepped forward
and lifted him into the car. His sons
would not go with him.
FLORENCE, Nov. 5.-The English
Minister and Embassy here have re-
quested King Victor Emanuel to treat
Garibaldi leniently. This insurrect-
ionary trouble being over, there will
it is said be no collision between the
French and Italian forces. Italy is
quiet. There are rumors afoat here
to the effect that Garibaldi's mind is
affected.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-11-15
VALUE OF AMERICAN SILVER CONS.

VALUE OF AMERICAN SILVER CONS.
At an auction sale in New York
this week of the silver coins of the
United States, of the quarter dollars,
the one which brought the heaviest
price was the quarter dollar of 1923,
very rare, there having been not more
than score probably ever put into
circulation. 1t sold for SAT so. OF
the dimes, the choice impressions
were sold as follows: A dime of
1912, very fine, $25; 1843, very fine,
$25; 1851, and from that time down
for the next ten years, the dimes
brought only Is to so cents each
OF the half-dimeS b at of 1894
brought $40, and others from that
date to 1901 brought from So 25 to
So 60 each. The half-dime of 1902,
which is said to be more rare than
any other coin in the American silver
series, there being but three specimens
known, was bought for $45. Others
sold for prices ranging from 50 Is to
81 25. Large prices were paid for
other coins, of which the largest was
for the silver dollar of 1904, which
was purchased $3.50.