The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-12-04

Tho Duke OF Nassau il bloatod bond
holder, lie has been buying 81, 00O. 600 Of
hyo.twentios.
-"Docsticks"-thc original Of that name,
If Police Court reporter for Brick pomcroy's
paper.
The King Of Saxony has n civil list of
sGOO, OOJ, ono fourth pl which, AljO, 0OO are
spent annually for tho royal theatre Of Drcs-
don.
Gotta, tho Stuttgard publisher, gayo
Baron Humboldt $40, 900 for tho privilege of
publishing his "Cosmos' for twenty-five
years, r . 81 r
Victor Hugo il O Peer Of Franco, having
been 40 created by Louis Philippe, and a
Spanish Niscount, but he prefers TO DO called
by his own namo, without any "handlo.'
DIR. Hoyt, of the New York State Board
OF Charities, reports that nino-tonths OF the
paupCrH arc Foreigners, and Onc-third Ofthcm
perfectly ablo TO take care Of themselves.
Tho daughter Of catlin, the Indian
writcr and hunter, was married a few davs
since ut Washington. The brides train was
over three yards long, aud held mp by two
gentlemen.
"A young Miss in Baltimore had to give
500 surety that she would not again assume
malo attire, Notwithstanding the fact, IA she
modcstly expressed herself, that she "did
look mighty nice rs Il boy
Ono OF the most fashionable ladies' in
Washington has a billiard room in her clc-
CANT house, and issues invitations to "bil-
Hard breakfasts, " at 10 o'clock ia the morn
ing, when cues and coffee are discussed al
ternGtoly.
Mr.. Howard NJ. Ticknor, of tho late firm
NJ Ticknor n FieldE, took his departure for
Europe, at Now orl; ION saturday last. Mr..
Ticbndr IL accompanied by his wife, and thoy
intond to stay abroad fOr the next two or
thrco years. p
Gen. Grant Owns aSGg, 600 house at Wash.
ington, and q farm Of tlirty-cight acres,
worth - roo per rcrc. within the city limits.
III. real estate az -. Louis, Galena aud Phil
il ssJd " lie a fair estimate OF his ''total val
uatiou.ai Ja'I-
The Dayton Ohio Journal says; 'David
Cooper, aged about thirty-four years, and
measuting only hrrBty.etJh inches in height,
died in Butler township tho other day. He
was an estinpble gentleman, of more than
overageintelhgence, aud Of very active hab-
it's"
A clergyman in California, named james
Hunter. insured his life for -, 600; on his
death his wife refused the money because he
had concealed a disease from tho company.
She has had $1,000 presented to her by the
company.
a young fellow AZ Nashville samblcd and
lost his ready money; not satisfied with this,
he stakod his engagement ring, worth Sl25,
and lost that. DiHlIeartcd, he started for
home, bat calling d policeman, the winner
was aTrostcd, after several shots wore fred,
and tho ring was restored.
Tho mailing clerk OF tho Dubuque Times
has boon detected in tho practice Of Tobbing
his employers letters OF money and Of soil,
ing newspapers that he should have forward
ed 10 Subscribers. His namo IL Frank
COoucy, and no has confessed to taking tho
money. The amount of his stoalings Is I'M
known.
Tic wife of Mr.. William Pike, living noar
Campbellsvillq, kentucky, while %cndoaVoiiup
to release her llttlo hoy, whose arm had beer
caught in n cane mill, had her own arm
caught in the anne way. and both mother and
son were 80 severely injured that an amputa,
ton Of tho arm was found TO be necessary il
both cases.
DIR. Harris, while a junior at college, be,
ing in great want of money TO buy shirts Ol
other neccssarios, and not knowing how Il
obtain IL, set out Oh n walk from Cambridge
to Boston, On the way he cut n stick, aud
walking n short DISTANCE, perceived tia
somcthlng had beconiC attached to tho one
Of it. II proved toho n gold ring, with the
motto, God spood thee, friend "-Hhir
hoi7tes NOte bOOk. .sr