The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-01-29
Nrtus Summary.


dred girls out OF emp4NFment.
a fire Thursday evening" in Moneys Ho-
tel, on Westchester street, New York, near
High Bridge, damaged IL TO the amount of
SIS, 900; insured for S11 900.
The Illinois River is open to its mouth,
and steamboats, are o rnnning from Peoria
to st. Louis. Tho mildnass of the present
month is almost unparalleled in modern
times.
"A fire in Rondout, N. y, Wednesday
morning, destroyed an unoccupied building,
the canal store Of c.. O'Rcilly, and the cloth
ing store of John Melvin. Loss 100000;
fully insured.
James w. Hey, q merchant of Sullivan,
Moultrie county, Ill, was robbed in Broad
way, Now York, on the Goth, Of a purse con
tanning $3.50 in greenbaoks and a draft Tor
5000. The payment OF the latter has been
stopped.
Dana, of the y. Y. Sun, %pronounces the
story Of GraRt's superseduro at Wcks6urg,
by banks, absurd. Lorenzo Thomas, how
ever, was dispatched with an order super
seding Grant with McClornand, but withheld
IL on seeing the formers favorable situation.
On Monday evening, George Wooded, a
farmer living near Claromont, N. H, was
murdered, aud Mrs. Woodcll terribly cut by
their nephew, VIM. Kenny, who lived with
them. The deed was pcrpetratod with an
axe. Kenny was arrested.
Mr.. Wright, the druggist who was as
saulted in his store in Prairie du Chen, Wis,
on Tuesday, died Thursday morning Of his
ininries. An existed mob surrounded the
jail and demanded tho keys from the sheriff,
in order TO lynch the prisoner.
A threo thousand dollar barn, six miles
west Of Aurora. ILL.,, was burned "Wednesday
night, consuming eleven horses, thirteen
cattle and seventy tons Of hay. Joseph Ing
ham was no badly scorched that his recovery
Is doubtful.
Young Scars, the richest boy a America,
and who has been attending school at South
WilliamstOwu, was, 1t IL said, killed on Sat
urday while coasting, having slid against
"A rock, by which his brains were dashed out.
The store Of l.. G.. Hopkins, in Cinein-
natl, was entered Tuesday night by burglars
from the fifth story of an unoccupied build
ing adjoining, and robbed of three Thousand
dollars worth OF silks
Two workmen named John Shea and
Carter were buried alive Monday afternoon
i've an excavation on Dominica street, New
York. and though dug out quickly, the latter
sustained fatal injuries. Shea was slightly
bruised.
The stockholders Of tho Portland and
Og%densburg Railroad held their first annual
meeting Tuesday morning IN Portland. Sub
scriptiOns to tho amount of $3.50, 500 have
been made in that city, and some S2OO,OOO
conditionally by towns along the proposed
routes.
The Hartford and Eric Railway Company
haH purchased Of the Boston Wharf Company
2,GJ0.O 900 feet OF land ON the Fort Point chan
mel for depot buildings, wharveb, DC. The
same COMPANY hn-, it l. said, ratified tho
lease Of the Norwich and Worcester Railroad,
subject TO the action Of the Legislature.
"A FIRE at No. n William street, New Hob,
ON the 10Th. nccasiuncd damage to Minizeko
n Cowls, brokers in drugs and chemicals, To-
The amount OF t25, nOO-insurCd; to Smith q
Ullmou, Wickcr-wOrk manufacturers. S2h,Out
partly insured; and to Bogart " Evans
paper dealers, in q smaller amount, insured
The building was injured To the amount OF
50,O00.
A Washington special says that Senator
! Wilson's new army bill Is designed Ia make
sherman General In place of Grant, and
Sheridan Thomas and Meade Lieutenant
Generals. IL retains Hancock aud Hallock
~ Major Generals, aud promotes 10 that
rank Mcdowell, Pope, Schotield, Howard,
Terry, Ord and Candy.
a horrible and fatal accident occurred at
Blacks Corners. Mich, on the 10th Instant,
in a steam Touring mill, while at work by an
upright shaft near the wall, had his arm
caught, and almost instantly hls arm was
maUgled aud drawn nom his body. The
shock 20 the nervous system and the loss OF
blood caused HE death In a few minutes.
Mr.. Fitch was a returned soldier.
Tho President, Un the 2Dth, nominated
to the Senate Morgan l.. smith, marshal foI
the eastern district of Missouri; Felix A,
Reeve, attorney for the eastern district OF
Tennessee; John l.. Dcon, naval officer for
New York; Robert Flint, OF Wisconsin, COM
missioner 10 ascertain tho amount ~ mon y
eNpCndcdhy INDIANA To enroll volunteers for
tine late war: Robert Q. Buckper and A. q.
Gllem brigadier gencIalsin place OF l,ousse-
au, deceased, aud Hooker, rotircd; and VII
liam II. Wcisner, collector OF customs Mt New
Orleans, in place Of Perry Fuller, whose nom
inatiOn has been withdrawn.
The second regular annua meeting OF
the trustees of the Peabody Southern Educa-
siOnal Fund, convened ia Baltimore on the
2lst, with nearly a full attendance. The re-
ports OF the general agent and treasurer
were received and = aptcd. The former
reports that the caus, OF education at tho
south is rapidly advancing. in Arkansas, the
last state visited, schools arc being cstab-
Llished in all the Principal towns, the local
authorities or citizons supplying one-third TO
on e-half the necessary funds, aud the trus-
tees of the Peabody M the balance. In
Louisiana, where there was already a school
fund, schools have been largely increased in
number by aid from the trustees. After
next year Mr.. Sears says that many schools
will DO successfully conducted without aid.
summary OF Proceedings in Congress.
SENATE, Jan. 15th.-The Judiciary Com
mitee reported adversely upon some half q dozen
bills stewart, from the Judiciary Committee, re-
ported the following constitutional amendment,
and asked that the committee bo discharged from
the further consideration OF tho subject: ARTICLE
10. The right OF citizens of the United States 10
vote and hold Office shall not be denied or abridged
by the United States or any state on account OF
race, color or previous condition OF servitude.-
Sevt raj bills and resolutions were introduced. all OF
them of secondary importance. Tho Sue Murphy
casScauneup again. aud, after discussion, IL, and
the pending amendments were TO the
committee on claims, and the Senate adjourned till
Monday.
HoUsR. After some business of minor
importance, the consideration OF the Niagara Falls
ship canal ill was then resumed. Judi, Butler. OF
Mass. Allison, Logan, Barnes and Ingersop, adyo-
Gated tho bill, and Washburne, OF Illinois, Baily
Sypher, Spaulding, Mullins aud Chandler opposed
il. Finally DelanO moved 10 lay the bill and
amendments ON the table. Negaiyed, yeas. 70;
nays, SO. After further discussion tho bill was 70
farred TO the committee Of tho whole; yeas, 81, nays
co. The House then adjourned till Monday.
SENATE, Jan. lS-Seveml bills were in
troducc which were referred TO their appropriate
Senator sherman reportei u bill
from tho Finance Committee, TO the feet that
c~ontracts hereafter made specifically payable in
gold, shall DO legal aud valid, that SltO. 1000 an.
nually IL 20 DO appropriated out Of duties levied
from Imported foods, aud severai other sections in
relation TO liquidation of tho p 70 debt-Mr.
Harlan called ths attention OF III rato to u let
ter writ en- by the correspondent % tine Cincinnati
Gazette, which he considered personal " himself
and TO some Of the other Senators, and which he
considered to be written by a person unht to be n
correspondent OF any respectable journal. A num-
Der of the Senators spoke about this letter and de-
nounced Il us slanderous In the bill to
regulate the duty ON copper was introduced, 10
which an amendment was added but rejected
HOUsE,-A Financial bill was intro
duced by Mr.. Pollard, and another one by the
same gentleman, allowing defendants In criminal
cases TO testify. This bill was referred 10 the
Committee on Revision OF Laws.-AIr. Van Horn,
OF New York, presented a bill Tor the construction
Of a postal telegraph between Boston, New York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore and WaAhington.-Mr
Brooks presented u bill 10 exempt manufacturers
of printed newspapers nom lax, the same as man
ufacturers of other prints.--Mr. Wilson, OF Iowa,
proposed TO amend the Judiciary system OF the