The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-03-19
Miscellaneous News Items.

Tho present session of Congress will not
probably continue longer than this month.
Ger. Parker, late Of Grant's staff, is like
" TO receive the appointment OF Indian Com
missioner.
Mr.. Borie was qualified as Secretary Of
the Navy on the ath, and entered npon HE
official duties.
1t turns out that the Irish Fenisn Mackey
has not been released by the British govern
mont, "a heretofore reported.
Senator Morton wae taken suddenly III on
the 9Th, and for a time his life was despaired
of, hut at last accounts lie bad rallied.
The spencerian Business College at Mil
waukee has about three hundred students in
attendance. II la deservedly the most popu-
lar business college in the country.
Walter II. Smith, Of Mount Vernon, Ohio,
has been appointed Solicitor Of Internal Rev
onue rice Buckley removed, and hasentered
on the dutiee Of his Office.
Whom stoves arc red-hot, tho gases Of
combustion leak through the pores like wa
ter through o sponRo. This IL one cause OF
the unhealthiness OF rooms thus heated.
MIR. Stewards proposition to turn over to
New York charities the profits OF his busi.
ness during tho four years Of his official
term, would havo secured TO that object about
| S6,0 0 900.
Daniel L. Harris, OF Springfield, Maaa.,
President Of tho Connecticut River Railroad,
has been appointed Government Commits
/ siOner # the Union Pacific Railroad.
Tho difficulty between the Northern Cen
trr' and Erie Railroads has been adjusted,
aud tho cars Of the former company make
! regular trips over tho Enc line.
1t 10 now stated that the pardon Of Mar
tin. the dofaulting cashier Of tho Hide and
Leather Bank, of Boston, was not served, put
was returned 70 Washington The matter
will be referred to tho courts.
Tho Supreme Lodge of tho Knights OF
Pythias assembled in annual session In Rich
mond on the 9th. The report received show
a membership Of over 90, 900, with $50 lodges,
and fI,627.sS, a. widows and orphans fund,
in the treasury. During the past eight
months s43, ia have been expended for re-
lief. Subordinate lodges have Of hand the
sum Of sGi,720.2i. The session will continue
-four days.
The little black horse. Prince, known 10
all visitors to the White Mountains, died q
few days ago, aged thirty-nine. He was
houorcd with funeral ceremonies, drawn 10
his grave by ak white horses, and followed
by forty OF his stable c mpanions, led 10y
the grOOms. He was buried at the very foot
of Mount Washington, and next spring a
marble monument will mark his final resting
place.
Gen. Sherman has issued his order as
sutning command Of The army, % General,
and appointing his staff. His general stat
will be Brevet Major General =. ID. Townsend,
Adjutant General; Brevet Major General j.
Il. MOrcy, Inspector General; Brcyot Major
General NJ. q. Moigs, Quartermaster Gener'
al; Brcyet Major General A. b. Eaton, Com
missary Of Subsistence; Brevet Major Gen
eral j. X. Barnes, Surgeon Generals Brevoi
Major General b. W. Price, Paymaster Gen
eral. Brtvet Major General Joseph Holt
Judge Advocate; Brovot Major General A. a.
Humphrey, Chief Engineer; Brcyet Major
General 4. ID. Dyer, Chief Of Ordnance
Brovct Major General A. ]. Mycr, Chief Sig
nal Officer Tho order onjoiua II upon the
ofhcers 70 discharge their dutiea with faith
fuluors aud economy.