The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-09-17

middle of September.
The costumes Mrs. Lander wears in Tliz-
abeth cost 50, 900 in gold.
George Hall, the Savannah Cqa, mor
chant, who died in Norwich, Conn, on tho "a
inst, was worth 81, 500,0 900.
prince Arthnr,of Eaeland, has iust made
his hrat public epoech at the opening Of the
Middlosborough Albert Park.
-Matildal Heron issuon to play an engage .
ment in the West, where she was a great Ia
vOrite in her golden days Of Camille"
1t is announced in Paris that Odilon Bar
rot, nephew Of the distinguished Senator, 1.
Engaged to marry Miss Fanny Forbes of New
York.
In consequence of the buildfng Of rail-
roads. the Ohio river trade at Cincinnati Is
not one-sixth Of what it was twenty years
Oliver Dyer, who brought the t'wickedest
manin New York" TO public view, is the.ah-
swerer to correspondents in the New York
Ledger. ~
Wendell Phillips once called Rufus Choate
the man who made IL eafe to murder, and at
went 70 eteol.
-1huflow Weed reports Catlip, the Ameri-
can artist, whose gallery Of Indian portraits
attracted 20 lnuch attention thirty years. ago,
residing at Brussels, and passing his Old ago
IN poverty.
The Old settlers OF Illinois had a great
gathering the uthor day at Clear Lake, near
springfield. Tho Oldest setter IN the oompa-
ny of 400 TO 5000 assembled, went TO San
CANON Co. in 1917. mmnFrrr Hrr "a
"A Paris correspondent writes that the
Monken's last sickness wac induced by ex-
travagant rovelry ut a blowout given in
honor OF her taking a residence in a pretty
| cottage at BOugival.
Nj. Motley, tho historian ami ex- Minister F,
to Austria, Is proposodby influential republic
oaus as a Representatives To The fofty-frst
| Congress From the Sd Massachusetts district.
He is a man Of %hrst-rate ability.
senator Morton, Of Indiana, who has
been spending some time in 81. Catharines,
Cauada, has greatly improved in health. II
N represented that he expects in q few wooks
to take Dart in tho Presidential campaign. .
"A. boy named Charles wolch, thirteen
years OF ago, was killed In n very singular
manner IN Chicago, on the It'll. While riding
out on an errand, the horse on which he was
mounted dropped dead, and his body, falling
on young WEIGH, smothored aud bruised him
TO death. .
Among distinguished bachelors have
been the following named noted men: Michael
Angelo, Boyle, Newton, Locke, Bayie, Shen-
stone, Ioibnitz, Hobbies, Yoltaire, Pope, Adam
Smith, Thomson, Akonside, Arbuthnot, Hume,
Glbbon, Cowpor, Goldsmith, Charles Lamb,
Washington Irving. f..f. ..
Tho only son oil the celebrated Carl Ma
ria Won Weber, d composer ~ the Freischutz
aud Oberon, Is a popular magazine writer In
Germany; McndolsOhn's son also writes for
the Salon and other magazines, and Richard
Wagner himself has promised a number Of
articles to tho Gdifenl1Ube and other literary
periodicals.
Hon. Ralph I. Ingorsoll and tho Rev.
NOAH Coo we're the only two Members Of tho
class Of 1908. present ut Yale College COM
meucement. They dined together at Mr..
Ingorsoll's. IN pursuance OF q vote passed. by
the eight Of the class who mot ten years
ago, aud they were. the only survivors Of that
eight. .#t 80
l. TH cultivation Of the orange in Florida
is stated to be more extensive than can be
inferred from the report of tho Bureau Of
Agriculture. From 10, 600 to 100, 600 orange
trees were set out last year, Of which $4,000
were planted out on Flint river alone; and,
in 1865 and 1866, at least 90, 600 we're trans
planted and budded in East and Middle
Florida. Tho, price, instead ofbeing SIS
TO $40 per thousand on the trees, as stated,
should have been $50 to $40, end some
choice lots sold as high as $50. Tho
orange groNXa wild all over Elnrida and