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

m|lSCellnneOus llcnss
"A Toronto mute has had his two lost
8 5nses restored.
Two hundred and ffty-two couples were
married in Now York last week.
Twelve per cont. Of English criminal5
are under sixteon-
The belle Of Dresden is a Chicago girl,
and sings divinely.
-Gutta porcha houses are suggested for
earthquake countries.
Several now journalistic enterprises aro
soon 10 DO announced.
a eolored diplomatic agent from Liberia
has been recognized.
A Cincinnati expross agent lost $4,000 al
"policy," which belonged to some one else
He is now in Jail.
1t is contemplated to start a military
school similar to that at West Point, at Fort
Loavenworth.
In England there arc s]ociotius to assis-
discharged convicts to omiQrato to the Unit
ted States.
American steamers aggregating morothan
10000 tons, arc now running in Chinese
waters.
"A dispatch ftom Council bluffs saws that
tho Chicago, hocA leland and Pacific Railroad
Co. have commenced to lay the track cast
ward from that city. and work will DO contin-
ued until the parties laying the track meet AZ
n point 40 miles cast Of the bluffs.
"A london magistrate has humanely de-
cided that any householder feeling or other
wise encouraging a street musician, to the
annoyance OF any cthor person, IL liable to
the same extent Of fine as tho musician him
self.
The dead body of Miss Esther Kendall. n
lady about sixty ycars Of age, who lived alone
in Sterling. Mass, was found on tho floor of
her sleeping room, on Tuesday, whore IL had
probably lain several days. The cause of hor
death Is unknown.
Philadelphia has a big organ, which was
"opuned' a. tho Cathedral with all the usual
attendant ceremonies. Selections were
given from Mozart, Handel, Rosaini, Mover
beer and other famous composers.
-Robospiorro's walking-cano. which Baron
Won Bou-t refused 20 accept last spring. was
carried back TO Paris and sold by auction. Tor
three hundred francs, io Lyons amateur A
certificate OF g|cnutucnoss. accompanies the
chr osity
"A misclievuus monkey. in q drug store
at Boston, got loose, Sunday, aud amused
himself by opening the cages Of the birds
aud all the Othcr ANIMALS IN the store. Those
that nc couldn't open he threw VIOLENTLY ON
tue floor, and things were IN a sad plight
whcH the proprietor discovered what was 90
rag On aud stopped the fun.
Tho Houston Union SAYS that the qucs-
ton OF dividing Texas into three states will
be agitatcd on tho rcassembling Of the Com
vcntion in December next. Tho bill failed bv
a moderate majority before, and II IL said that
several ~ tho dologntcs WAC voted AGAINST
division then will vote In favor of It now.
Tho first blue book Of tho United states
issued fifty ycnfs ago, enumerated 5.GOs
numCa Of uiiicc-holdors; the blu book of last
year contained upward Of 10000 names.
Thirty thousand Of them arc Ia tic postal dc
partmCut. Tho compensation OF the Office
hOldcrs-CNclusiyc OF tho army aud navy
amounts to thirty millions OF dollars annually.
Tho soldiers aud. sailors Of Massachu-
scttg intend to be represented in Washing.
con by a large delegation on tho occasion Of
the Inauguration OF President Grant. A COM
mittce Of prominent cx-army officers has
been appointed TO make the necessary ar
rangomonts.
A citizen Of Detroit hos completed an IN
ventinn which IS intended TO rcvolutinnHo
tho whole system Of street railroadiug. II
consists Of n steam condenser, and appli-
anccs Tor attaching n locomotive engine 10
tho forward platform in such a manner that
neither steam, smoke, nor cindcrs can o..
cape. The boiler Is upon tho platform. and
occupies space twenty inches in diameter.