The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-12-25
0rleorapbit Summary.


SJO,OOO.
The 1st of January next telegraph rates
in Europe will be modified and considerably
reduced.
-Gustavo pritch fell in st. Louis on the
sth. and died in a few minute from internal
injuries.
"A great food had occurred in the Isthmus
of Panama, checking operations for the time
on the Panama Railroad.
"A shooting ARRAY occurred on Fifth street,
Louisville, on the Sth, which resulted in the
killing of John Ford by James Wheeler.
"A wooden block containing about forty
tonements, on Sweet street, RoXbury, Mass,
was destroyed by fire on the 9Th. Fifty poor
unfOrtunates arc left homeless.
The Secretary Of the Treasury, on Mon
dly. issued bonds amounting tn Sl.2SO,OOO to
the Union Pacific II. r., and S6lO,OOO to the
Central Pacific II. IL.
The snow 10 eighteen inches deep in 0m-
aha, and II was still falling on the It'll. Tho
atorm was the heaviest that had fallen in
many years.
A messenger Of Cotton eco. was knocked
down in Exchange place New York, on the
9th, and robbed Of three thousand dollars.
Th7 robbers escaped.
VIM. wapon was killed on Monday, and
Adam Hamilton had q leg badly Fractured.
while at work at a hoisting machine in Wmta
kCr x son = pork housti NJ bouiH'
Tho republicans Of Chicago arc making
ARA Igemcnts for erecting a Union Hall, ailcr
the manner Of the Union League Hall IN
Philadelphia.
Municipal elections wcrc held IN Mon
dny i'm lawrence, Taunton aud Cambridge,
Mass, all Of which resulted In republican
victories.
Tho charter election in Ogdcusburg, \.
Y. ON the Sth. resulted In the reelection oi
VIM. c. Brown Ropublican) Mayor, aud . re-
publican majority in the CoiAmon Council.
George Flanders, an engineer on the
Ohio and Mississippi Railroad, who was shot
at the time Of the robbery OF the Adams EX-
press Company, ia July last, died Of his
wounds on the 9th.
During the voyage of the ship HEREFORD
shire. from Liverpool to san Francisco, an
American zcamih named John CromJc,
wounded tue first officer and killed tie sec
ond officer.
-Russclrs p|lancing mill, on Fult II street,
Clicago, was totally destroyed by FIRE on
Wednesday night. Tho aggregate loss is cs-
tjmatod atS7j.nO0, on which there Is not .
dollar Of insurance.
m fnIl,wing is the amount OF grain in
store in Chicago at the close of the day on
tho M. Corn. 9Gj, SSi b%usGcls; wheat, S2B,52S
bushels: oats Dos, S25 bushels: rye l5j,SjS
bushels; barley, 35O,iiG bushels.
Thompson Campbell, a prominent lawyer
and politician OF California, died IN san Fran
cisca on tho 7th. lie was formerly Secretary
oTStatc Of Illinois, and Congressman nom
the Gllcna district Of tio same state.
r foreo employed in the Treasury was
reduced on Monday by the dismissal OF 20
copy clerks. IL IL contemplated to make u
LARGO reduction In tho clerical force OF the
department during the present month
The extensive truss bridge across the
Fox River at Eigin, ILL.,, broke aud fell into
the river IN Monday. A drove OF orn nun.
drcd cnttlc and q heavy body oil snow pro'cl
too much for il.
An appeal has been made 10 the prcsi-
dcut of Panama to CXpcl from the lsthmrIE
Smith alias Clinton, the alleged swindicr, 40
that the United states authorities may get
hll OF him.
A heavy storm prevailed throughout
England Sunday night aud Monday morning.
MANY marine disasters have been reported.
Tho shipping IN the Earbors has suffered
much. Houses wClc blown down. Tho
damage IL very great.
Mr.. Disracli had an interview WIN tho
Queen Of England on the It'll. at which lie
resigned the seals OF office. Among the APP
Dointment4 which have been settled for the
new cabinet il that of John Dukc Coicridgc
~ solicitor General.
Commodore Vanderbilt prints a card do
nying that the Eric npilroad Company paid
bin for the stock IN hlS hanus laIt tnl6gGg'
the sum Of -, 0 10000, aud a bonus Of Stun
GOA, IN order 20 stop the suits instituted by
MeRsrs. SchCll and others.
The Track Of the Central Pacific Railroad
il laid to 6outh Fork, on the HumbDlt River
$50 miles cu,f Ut Gairamentu ana within 2lO
miles VI Salt Lake, aud is progressing at Tue
rate of from two and OnC-liplI to tArcc miles
n day.
"A typhoid fever patient, named Conrad
Trohmann, escaped from the city hospitaii IN
st. Louis, Monday night, and was found dead
uu the street ncNt morning about lhrce
ouartCra Of u milo from the hospital having
persisted from cold and exposure.
The steamer Hibernih, t"unl from Now
York for Glasgow, iouudcrcd OF the west
coast 81 ireland, and some thirty persons
were lost. The remainder Of those on boaid
are believed to have been saved. Tho steam
or left New York on the l4th ult'
In New Albany, Ind, on tho 9Th, a young
man named s. 4. Moore, Jr., wa shot AID
instantly killed by Mrs. Melissa Morton. The
tragedy was brought about by remarks IRON
Moore which reflected upon the character OF
Mrs. Morton.
"A Little Rock special reports several hor'
Ytd cutragca pcrpctratcd, near Lowlsbnrg'
Conway county, Oh Saturday night. A dis,
guised party went to the house ot Alvin and
MASH LOWS, culnrcd men living near tina
town. killing Wash Lewis aud running Avn
81.
The grading of the Central Pacific Rail
road a. completed to within one hundred ah'
ten miles Of salt Like. The remaining
eighty miles, to end OF track, will DO graded
IN thrpe weeks. There IL no interruption u
track LAYING, and none is expected dnrlni
the winter, until the road reaches the Wan
satch Mountains, east OF Salt Lake.
The clerk of the corrt Of Claims has pre-
scented to Congress, In accordance wiih law
statements OF all Judgments rendered IN tina
oouFf fnr the wear euutng, Dec. 7. ~ SNOW
that Judgments 10 the extent OF SSOO,OW nav
been rem Tered, ono for Sl23,OOO, for capturc'
cotton. and other large sums on the same &C
count.
1t ia understood that Gov. Brown, Soma
tor Till, Col J. l., Bryant aud other pronli
n.nt Ynpublirana, arc opposed To any mrtlie
Congressional Interference with nililrh D
Georgia. They diragrCc with aud uppos
the policy advocated by Gov. bullock, an
arc not willing to admit that the rdcohhtruc
ton ut Georgia IL n failure.
"A snuth Pass City dispatch says; ''Abor
800 Sioux Indians attacked, at Washakees,
band of Shoshono Indians who were huntin
in the Big Wind ri yer Valley, GU miles lroi
hero, on November, %. Two Indians wer
killed ON each side, and several wnnnhe,t
The shoshOncs rotrcatcd 10 the white settl'
monts.'
Tho Indians in HUMBOLDT county, Califo
mia, have been committing deprcdaticns q
%settlera for some time past, and an eXpcd
ton has been orgAnizcdto punish them. ?
camp OF savages was surprised, ana SIX II
dians and q large quantity OF arms capture
One white man was killed during the fight.
Tie citizens of Augusta, Ga, gave
complimentary supper, Sunday night, 60 q
troops under tho command OF General Il.
Sweeney, for their soldierly behavior al
general good conduct while sthtOnod IN III
city. The people speak in terms OF CONNIE
dation of General Sweeney and tho cnti
command.