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The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-10-22

A correspondent of the Chicago Repub-
lican, describing the BerEwGit lead mine in
Wisconsin, says:
Thirteen beautiful stalactites depend
from the low roof, varying in length. nom
eighteen inches 10 five feet, and in diane
ter, at the base, from three inches TO seven
inches, Their proportions are symetrical.
taperinR gradually down to a point that will
barely sustain a drop Of water, as it pauses
there IA gecond, t~remblingly, before drop
ping to give place 10 another. Under the
drip OF each stnlactte is a cone, the sew
Cral bearing the same relation to each othag
that thes talacttet above do, and contain
ing. severity perhaps one-iith as much
body 40 the latter. Both are in an imper-
feet state OF rock formation, and may DO
8hnyen down with a knife in granular hmy
PARTICLES, little conrscr than the scrnpings
Of chalk. AZ the bnaes OF each, however,
above and below, at their point of attach
uncnt, the limestone IS very perfect and
hard, IN a section three feet wide extending
entirely across the cave.
I'm what matter the separation is made
between the yarlous deposits, on when the
necessary charge took place, Is more than
| nm able TO determine, yet true It is that
ut one time these stalactites were deeply
grooyed from the base downward, as they
are suspended toward the point or apex,
aud now those grooves are filled to the sur
face with pure lead ore, entering and
beautiful. Connected with these deposits
and extending over II considerable surface
OF the roof IN an in%crustation two and one
half or three inches thick. On the cones
below the floor, however, there ia very
little mineral. The entire surface of the
walls is bathed continually by slow oozing
OF water from the crevice surrounding. Ii
~ indeed II more beautiful and interesting
demonstration than any professor of chem
istry or natural philosophy could hope to
give"
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-10-22
Drunken Man MORALLY Wounds His
Hroihap

The Dubuque Uowa) Times, of the 18th,
gives the following particulars of a fretri.
cidal murder i'm that city on Saturday Iaa,.
"Ihe parties to the tragedy are two
brothers by the name of Benninp. of GO.
man nativity. The elder brother IL a me
chanic, and has an interesting wife ana
several children, who reside ut the lower
end of Fourteenth street. About six weeks
ago the younger, Nicholas BenninR.
came to this city, and took up his
quarters with his brother, and to all APP
%pearances the relations of each were pleas.
ant, and everything passed of agree
ably. II seems That the elder Benninp.
however, became afflicted with jealousy. and
imagined that his Younger brother was ON
terms of improper intimacy with his wife.
but whether there were any grounds for
this suspicion We have not learned. About
eight o'clock last evening the elder BenninR
returned TO his home considerably under
the influence of liquor, and with the evil
dent intention of wreaking vengeance upon
the man whom he supposed had dishon-
orCd him. He had approached within n
few Yards of the house, when the frenzied.
man met his brother aud a violent ~alterca-
ton ensued. The husband upbmided Mich
olas for his perfdy, declared that his do
nestle peace had been forever ruined, and
siung to madness by rage and liquor, he
drew u large butcher knife and stabbed
Nicholas in the right urm-pit, completely
sevcring the auxiliary artery. The unfortu-
nate man screamed for help and staggered "a
few PAGES when he fell tothe ground, while
the blood gushed forth in torrents. Tho
sight Of this only seemed to kindle the
passion Of the murderer, and Selling n
stick of wood he started toward his bleed
ing, dying brother, with the evident inten-
ton of dashiug his bruins ont, but was
prevented by u neighbor, who finally sue
ceedcd IN uv%etpowering him. So crazy
and determined was the murderer that It
became necessary TO bind him with ropes,
n task which was soon accomplished MS by
this time a large crowd had arrived upon
the ground. A message was despatched
ior DR.. Staples, who soon arrived and did
all in his power, but in vain, as the loss of
blood had been too great, and the man ex-
pred within fifteen or twenty minutes after
receiving the fatal thrust. The murderer
was Of course arrested and Is now confined
if the cnlaboose."
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-10-22
SnrNen of thc PenlnsnIa OF Slnal.

II Is proposed by the officers of the 81
mai expedition sent out by the british Ord
nance ONCE 10 make a survey, on "A scale Of
six inches to the mile, of the various mom
taiu5 which different authoritieR have held
to be the true"Aluunt Sinai; and also a sur
yey, on the scale OF one inch TO the mile, of
the country betweenth the head of the Gulf Of
Suez and those mountains-that is, the
country through which the Ismelites must
have marched as they passed through the
Wilderness, The primary object ofthe expe-
dition will Of course be the survey Of the
country; but the famous Sinaitic rock in
criptions will also be carefully examined,
aud a collection of photographs and i'm
pTessious Of them will be made, with view
to their Interpretation,
These Inscriptions are believed by many
persons tsays Mr.. +. W. Holland, in a letter
to the London T1aesl to have been the
work Of the lsraelites during their G%oiourn
Ia the wilderness. If they are so 1t ~ n
matter Of the utmost importance to collect
such valuable proofs Of the truth of the
Bible history ~ /. Post.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-10-22
ThIngs 10 he

The Philadelphia Age says: Taxpayers,
remember that the Radicals nave ~ two
third vote i'm Congress, aVd can, therefore.
pass any measure over the President. All
bad laws enacted, or suffered to remain I'M
repealed, are 1iphtly charged to their ac-
count, Every dollar paid lby the people
has to be endorsed by Congress before 1t Is
collected by the tax gatherers. CongreHH
fixes the annual amount TO be drawn nom
the labor Of the country. That
sum is now trightnl. II Ia beyond all for
mcr precedent. With one-siXth OF the
lands and haryest8, one-siXth OF the Hooks
aud herds. and every sixth day Of labor
under mortgage ior u public debt, one-hnli
Of which was the result of robbeues on the
Treasury by contractors and other birds of
prey. it is not wonderful that rom every
farm and workshop-iro every hearth
ltone where industry presides as a house
hold god there goes forth an appeal LOT
retrenchment and reform, such as never
before arose from the hearts Of an American
people. That appeal has been made the
CORNERSTONE OF Democratic action. That
party Is pledged 10 reduce expenses, 10 cur
tail the army OF Office holders and see that
all the revenue collected is Iightiully exc
pended, and not put ia the pocket Of polit-
zeal plundererg. That pledge viii be carried
ont IN good faith. Not a single item OF II
will pass into iorgetfulneSs when Seymour
aud Blair are elected. II therefore be.
hoOye5 all who wish II reduction OF taxes,
10 cooperate with the democratic party in
the present struggle. Congress has de-
stroyed business. Let the people destroy
the Radical majority la that body, and q
BRIGHTER day will dawn upon the county
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-10-22
ASIATIC Cholera I'M CHINA.

luhdghAW, Chinai Aus, 20 1865
MeBsrs. PERRY DAyIs a son;
DEAR snaB Dqnng a iopE %Teaidepoe IN emma have
used your invaluable Pam klleT, both in my own family
and among the Chinese, and have found II a most ex-
osllont medicine. In the summer Of ID and 'h3, while
reading la Shanghai, 1 found u an almost certain cure
To- Cholera, IL used ia time. Indeed, using u In a great
many Instances, l do not remember falling in a Angle
case. For three years 4 have been residing Ia this place,
more than fifty miles from a physician, and have been
Obliged often To- fall upon my own resources Ia cases OF
sickness. The Chinese come 10 us IN great numbeTs
Tor medicine aud advice, Though without medical
kuoWledgs ourselves, the few simple remedies We can
command are 20 much in advance, even OF their phys,
clans, that We have almost daily applications. We allow
them 10 come, because II brings usln contact with them
aud opens a door 10 usefulness, In diauhBa, cole,
yomihng, ,eh9leral coughs, Ae, your Pain Killer hai
Your, very truly, a. p. CRAWFORD.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-10-22
pOetrv.
From the Overland Monthly.
TO A SEA BIRD.

sauntering hither on %listlesa wings,
Careless vagabond Of the sea,
Little thou heedest the surf that sings,
The har that thunders, the shale that rings
Give me 60 Keep thy company.
Little thou hast, old friend, that's new,
storms and wrecks are old things TO thee
SICK an I Of these changes, too;
Little To care for, little TO rue
on the shore, and thou on the sea.
All Of thy wanderings, far aud near.
Bring thee at last to shore and me;
All Of my iourneyiugs end them here,
This our tether, must be our cheer
on the shore, aud thou ON the sea.
Ilzily rocking ON oceans breast.
Something In common, old friond, have we
Thou on the shingic seek'stthy nest
I 10 the waters look for rest
on the shore, and thou ON the sea.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-10-22

SEEING that it took the negroes eleven
days to vote for a convention in Arkansas,
and two weeks to vote OF the question Of
constitution in Mississippi, it is desired to
know from some of the Radical leaders
how long it is proposed hat these gifted
gentleman shah have wherein to vote us u
President. The Constitution, TO be sure,
says that the election is TO be had on one
and the same day, but IN as much as all
this negro suffrage businessfB confessedly
outside Of that instrument, the query is IN
order How many days is Cutf to have ?
THE last number of the New lork World
received here has complete returns of the
Connecticut election, showing that the de-
mocracy carried a majority of the towns
and made large gains on the popular vote.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-10-22
An Episcopal Blast Against the ''Grccian
Bend"

lNow York Correspondence Episcopaliaul
The e-hxavagance and whims of fashion
we are well aware, are not 10 be written
down, or put TO the blush, by any appeal to
pIopriety, good taste, or common sense,
butt IL none the less a duty TO demonstrate
against making the house Of God II place
for their exhibition. Most of Our readers,
no doubt, are aware that since advanced
ritualisn, as II ~ called, came in vogue, II
has been the habit Of not u few persons,
who nave been Se~ntimentally taken with It,
to bow every time the GId'it Pdtrj IS said
or sung. Very young ladies, It'll observed
affect 1t the most. At hrst, the novelty was
the occasion of remark, and IN some cases,
of Remembrance on the part Of more than
one steady going rector, who did not care
to have the new-iangled notions IN couute-
nance at 81. Adams, and other semi-popish
places Of worship, thus introduced into an
Episcopal Church that was protessedly
Protestant; but utter IA while no attention
was paid TO il, and it ceased TO be anoyelty
that disturbed our peace. Since the ter
mination Of the season at the watering
places, however, these young lady genutec-
tions have had anew feature added TO them.
II liz called at il difficult to say Why the
Grecian bend, IN such a distortion and
doubliug-up of the human form aa would
excite the disgust even OF IL South Sea
Islander. This bend it was noticed in
most ofthe ritualistic churches last Sunday,
was stuiiously s%uperadded TO the beck
ings and bowings' previously practised,
the whole presenting grotesque effects
which might do very we'll upon the theat-
rical stage, but which are awfully ont Of
place in the house Of God. The spectacle
10 one which, from any point Of view, it is
sad 10 contemplate, and it is to be hoped,
therefore. that not only the guardians OF
the young persons figuring init, will do all
they can to suppress il, but that the public
Mt large will treat it Us custom, TO say the
least Of it more honored in the breach than
i'm the Observance.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-10-22
The Debt Statement aud the Money
Changers,

The money circular prepared 10y smith,
Randolph a Co, bankers of New York, Ton
Europe, to go out by the Cunard steamer
this week refers to the satisfaction express
ed in Radical political quarters over the
small decrease IN the amount of debt, n
says: This satisfaction istempcred some
what, however, by the fact that It discloses
sales OF over three and q halt millions Five
Tweutiea dnnng the month-a fact that
has been 80 often Hemi-authoritatively dc
MED That 1t nov surprises all. The decrease
ina the debt is due to the premium realized
upon the sales OF gold without which It
would have shown increase, and the fact
that despite these heavy sales OF coin II
currency balance has fallen Oh some mil
lion and three quarters would indicate that
the Treasury must continue to be in the
market Ion funds. For the above reasons
the exhibit has failed to iiupaIt any activity
to government bonds, the market having
been exceedingly dull on advance The
sales OF gold during September a. shown
By the Treasury statement Amounted TO
-, 1873, OOG. They were made by Mr.. Van
Dyke ina New York between tho I'D and
Both of the month, and it was by this CON
version OF gold into currency-Iy this
process of Imitation that the receipts Of
the Department were made toappear great
er than the expenditures. The money
changers understand the matter
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-10-22
ALIilN's LUNG BALaAMd,
WhnI the DOctOrs Say.

Amos Woolly, Al, d., OF Koscinsko Co, Indiana, says,
'foT three years past l have used ALIEG'B LUad BAL.
SAM extensively ia my practice and 1 AIN satisfied there
- no better medicine toe lung diseases 10 use"
lasac n DoTan, N. d, Of Logan County, ONO, says,
"ALLEH'B LuhO BALKAN not only sells rapidly, bot
gives perfect satisfaction IN every case within my knoWis
edge, Having confidence la II aud knowing that Il pos.
sossea valuable medicinal properties, lfrreb ussi II in my
daily practice add Wth umhOunded success. AS an
aapectorant It Is most certainly far anead Of any prspAr-
alton | hAyo ever got known"
Nathaniel hAnia, N, D., q MiddlebuTy, Vermont,
says; II have uO doubt u VIII soon become a classical
remedial agent Tor the cure OF all diseases Of the Throat
Bronchial Tubes aud the lungs"
Dr. lloyd, OF ONO, Surgeon in the army during the
war, irhn exposure, contracted consumption. He eAyB;
II nave no hesitaney " stating that It was BY the use OF
your LUR0 BALKAN that ] am now alive Ahd enjoying
haAlth.m
~ thatcher, OF Missouri, says "a scommend your
BALKAN IA preference 10 Hhy other medicine Tor Coughs
aud II gigea satlsiaguOn,H
ALLEH'6 LuHa BALKAN 10 tho remedy 20 cure ali
Lung and Throat difficulties. IL should DO thoroughly
tested before using any other Balsam, II will cure when
all others tall Directions accompany each bottle.
D. n, HARRIS 4 Co, sole PIOpn6toTsl Cincinnati,
Ohio. SOLD by Oh druggistA. oetls1F
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-10-22


Tho BODY Is machine, and carelessnoss In It's man.
agement 10 as sur1 TO lead 10 eyi results as carolessness
IN the management ct a steam engine. Yet the last
thing that most people think Of Is the protection Of this
most delicate piece OF The Creators handiWoTk from
mo subtle causes OF disease by which II Is surrounded.
a. Is no easy thing to repair the aYstom whSn In ruins;
out there Is no dihiouity IN terrifying II against many OF
tho dangers to which Il Is exposed. Guard against
nervous debility. Al the hrst symptom oil this fore run
nuT VI more serious almonts, sustain the tagging eneT'
giss vi nature with HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BIT
TERs. Take 1t regularly aud persistently, until bodily
yugor Is Thoroughly restored. II creates an appetite,
promotes or, it mpnt az properly be said compels-the
complete digestion Of the food, regulates the seeretiys
action OF the liver, tones and iuy,gnrates the bowels,
improves the condition Of the blood, aud gives hrmness
To the nerves. Upon a system thus strengthened and
regulated la all a. important functions, tho fogs and
exhalations OF autumn, pregnant with the elements Of
intermittent aud remitteut fever, can make little or no
IMPRESSION. Whoever supposes that fever aud ague Is
all unayoidable evil certain districts, at this season
OF tue year, Is egregiousiy mistaken, As ofiectualiy Us
a draught OF cold air is shut out by ths closing OF
a door, this complaint and all disorders Of a miasmAtio
type, may be presented by the use OF the BITrERS.
When sickness eau DO avoided by a means so safe and
timple,ls II not the inerest fatuity to neglect the profier-
Cd anudoteg Regarded either as a preventive or a
cure for dyspepsia, biliousnegs, intermittent fever ner-
yons disorders, general debility, or constipation Of the
bowels, this purely vegetable prep aration stands alone.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-10-22
..neht Bearing Coin INTEREST,".

The official circulars Of the secretary Of
the treasury for the last two months give
the following total, each month, OF ''debt
bearing coin interest,
September J., lsbs ..,......, t2,OJO,4 9l 100 90
October ], 1865 .......... 2, 100, l5i. 300 %
An increase of -, G62, 5j2, m debt
bearing coin interest, Do the last Thirty days
The same authority from which we take
the above figures enables us to compare the
debt bearing coin interest now with the
''debt bearing coin interest one year ago
thus:
October /, 1867 .............. 81, CAS- 1870, lll 90
October |, lsbS .....,....... 2,lOO, lji,2O %
An increase OF s35l, 9jS. l6S, 20 in debt
bearing coin interest the last twelve
months!
Any one who doubts the yemcity ofthese
figures ~ Mt liberty TO consult the circulars
Of the secretary of the treasury on our
table. They reached us under his official
frank.
Perhaps some bright aud intelligent
tanner can tell the tax payers why they
are expected TO pay interest IN coin on
nearly four millions more of the debt now
than thirty days ago, aud on nearly four
hundred millions more than a year ago
N0ronly cannot Massachuse srudicalism
stomach Butler, but even the New York
Times, which swallows everything aud any
thing without a qualm, rejects him. That
journal says;
"~Pamdoxical as it may seem, hundreds
of Grant men will vote Tor Butler. la less
than six months from next Noyemer, every
republican That votes that way will curse
himself for 80 doing. Buffers ambition
now is 10 be reelected. After that ruLuus
imHteiicdJie. Personally, the contest IN be-
tween IA gentleman and n blackguud, a
consistent politician and an INSCRIPTIONS
} renegade; an honest man and n man thai
makes honesty n matter Of policy Of dollar.
and cents. Republicans here regret the
7 phase the congressional contest in the Fifth
district has assumed, but it is satisfactory
to know that the respectable and dignifed
portion of the party in that district have
4 protestedagainst the return ofB. f. Butlel
{ to congress,
I When a radical sets ont to abuse a mdi
cal, he usually makes II very thorough iol
+ of II, This arises, primarily, from the fact
that ~blackguardism is the strongest poin.
Z Of a radical; and, secondly, from the fac.
/, that radicals so accurately understand eaci
other.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-10-22

Mrs. Bowers played Cleopatra in San
francisco recently, and the manager adyor-
tisod that he wUnll, during the galley scene,
10y some simple mechanical contTivance, pro-
icct into the auditorium q delicate odor, which
will complete the illusion wrought by tho
gorgeous set Of the stage, and realize the
poets idea of the luxurious magniacence
surrounding Egypt's beautiful Queen"
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-10-22

A RECORD Coop TO LOOK UPoN. The
Cincinnati Enquirer says: The Democrat
G party was i'm power during the most pros
porous years the country has ever known.
The honor and credit of the Government
was maintained and upheld at heme and
abroad. by its broad, liberal, policy, inn
migrants were encouraged to make this
country their home and become its citizens.
State after State was added TO the Repub-
lie. Prosperity and freedom went hand in
hand under the shield of constitutional lii
erty. America wa pre-eminent among the
oldest and greatest nations of the world.
No fedeml tax gatherer was seen among
the people.- No hastile daTkeued the face
of the land. No military satraps were set
up superior to the civil power. The Union
was preserved by forbeaance, kindness
and compromise. The General Govern
ment wa felt only in the blessings It con-
ierred upon the people. And yet, we are
told that the Democratic party is the enemy
of the country, and should not be trusted
with the administration y
TgFr radical party contains something over
twenty thousand men, who, in the various
grades of the party organization, are recoE-
nized as '1eaders.h In 1860, the aggregate
possessions of these men amount to ST.
or, 900. In 1868 theiraggrcgate possessions
amount TO s73iG Gao, 600. The difference is
the amount which their support OF the party
has enabled them to extract from the sub
stance of the people. lsit any wonder that
they should desire a continuance of 80
profitable an occupation as they find the
''cause of loyalty to be-
GIN. HowAEp, who has just returned
from an extensive tour IN the south, in a
recent speech in Washington, was com
PEELED 10 admit that he found the people
there loyal and peaceably disposed, and
that though an officer of the hatred freed
mans bureau, lac WAS elsewhere treated
with civility. This is the evidence of a
leading radical against the false chorgeH of
lis own party.
GoyEHNoR ENaLIsH said in Washington
that the vote in Connecticut on Monday
last: as understood IN that state, IA favor
able 10 the democrats, aud that Connecticut
will certainly give a large majority ior Sey-
muur and Blair
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-10-22

A letter from independence, Inyo county,
California, states that a large column OF dense
smoke was observed rising from the noun
tains in the direction OF Walkers Pass, FREE
quont shocks OF earthquake were felt, accom-
panied by a loud noise like thunder, indica-
ting a volcano in that vicinity.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-10-22

DR.. stone, the sculptor, now in Rome,
has shipped for Washington, in a govern
ment vessel, the statue Of Alexander Hamil-
ton, which he has executed by order of Con
gTess fOr the vacant niche on the LANDING of
one Of the grand staircases, The niches on
the other staircase landings are occupied
already by statues OF Franklin, Jefferson sud
HancOrL
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-10-22

During the Italian operate season Of
some month"; at Hambonrg, the following
amounts were paid IN salaries: To Mdlle Adj
elina Patti, 1--WE thousand franks for ten per-
formanees; and every night they sing, 10 NJ.
Naudin, fifteen hundred francs, Rerger, one
thousand francs, Agnes, one thousand francs.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-10-22

WHITTIER, Ol1 -. Charles street,
III syInptoms, cause plans OF care, ETC., for sexual de-
In both sexes, married OT AinRls, and all venereal DIS
aaAeA, no matter who failed. State you case.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-10-22

A Danish brig which recently arrived at
New York from Porto Cabello, reports having
passed in the ocean a large tree standing
perpendicular, about ten feet of which was
out OF the water.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-10-22

DIR, Francis f.. Spring, probably the heay-
iest man in Boston, died OF apoplexy, on Sat
urday. He was six feet five inches high, and
weighed $50 pounds. He was very skillful in
curing contagious diseases.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-10-22

Gen. Lersundi, Captain General Of Cuba,
has not proclaimed for the provisional gov
ernmento OF Spain, but will maintain order
and enforce the laws. He says he is a loyal
spaniard, and only retains aud governs the
island AZ a portion Of the Spanish dominions,
other country, He claims 10 protect the lives
and property Of the citizens, and will impede
any demonstration OF any faction and pre-
serve peace.