The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-02-26
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North Carolina has raised green meas Tina
early. '""'
Franco printed Eve hundred million
postage stamps last year.
The Catholic College at Mobile was de-
stroyed by fire last week.
About half a million tons OF ice will bo
takcn from the Hudson River this season.
-Forty-two dry goods houses in New
York made sales exceeding 1900, 900 last
year.
August Belmont's race-horse, Maid of
Honor, died last Friday. She was valued at
$1,000.
London has q delicious bit of scandal
An heir TO the peerage is a forger TO the ez-
tent Of $40, 900.
Tho Louisville. Superintendent Of Police
has been sued for 500, 900 damages for false
imprisonment.
Two boys, while engaged in kitc flying,
IN different parts Of New York City, Sunday
fell from roof-tops and were killed.
The house in which the Kentucky Leais-
lature was held in Frankfort, 1898. IL still
standing, and is known as the cold Love
House"
Last week a matrimonial engagement in
high life was broken OF in New York, In con-
sequence OF the parties having a dispute as
10 who should pay for the wedding cards.
The Southern papers contain a~ocounta
OF many murders which are being commit
ted by desperadoes, who deem themselves
the chivalrous heroes OF that chiyalrous por-
ton Of the country.
Tho Catholic National Council provided
that no divorced Catholic can marry again
without the consent Of his Bishop. IL also
provided that n Catholic who married out
Of the church can be absolved from such
violation Of lite rules only upon application
70 the Bishop, and by public ayowal of re-
pontanco.
--Gentlemtn n, this spring, will wear coats
with q rather wide rolling collar, cut away to
some extent, and about as short AZ usua1.-
Vests will be mostly single-breasted, open
low enough TO admit a lair Wow Of the shirt
bosom. Pants will be Ss snug In the leg as
ever. The new spring o~vercoat IL something
between the regular overeoat and a cloak.
There 10 a revival IN oil excitement In the
Pennsylvania oil regions, and leases are be-
ing takon rapidly. On Saturday a well was
tested In the borough limits Of OIL CITY, on
the bank OF the creek, q short distance above
Contro street. 1t Is producing thlrty-hve
barrels OF oil per day. The well Is d9S feet
deep.
Tho debt of the city and county of New
York, Independents of the sinking fund aud
bonds and mortgages applicable TO its re-
demption, amounted to S26, 569, 89i on the
0lst Of December last. The accumulations
OF the sinking fund viii prove sufficient to
pay tho whole, while the value of the proper
ty OF tho corporation pledged for tho pay
ment OF the debt IL $780, 10000,
"A colored woman IN Petersburg, Va,
lately gave birth " twins, whose bodies were
Joined together at the side, the junction ex-
tending from q point near tho first rib down
TO the hfth. Both bodies were perfectly
formed, and the children wero apparently
healthy and born In the fullness Of time, but
they died at their birth.
o. In order 10 amuse the children on a Sab
bath q lady was eng9god IA reading from
the Bible the story OF David and Holiah, and,
coming 10 that passage in which 0oliah 80
boastingly and dehantly dared the young
stripping, a little chap, almost In his frst
trousers, said. 'Sister, skin that. akin
that; he's blowingl I want 10 know who
lickedl'
The Israelite, tho organ Of the Hebrewa
at Cincinnati, makes tho following strikinRly
significant suggestion: "In order that we
may have a day OF rect, a real sabbath, which
can be observed by all Israel, wi propose TO
adopt that day which ~ set apart by humid
reds Of millions, nay the Whole civilized
God. Let our prayers and Thanksgiving,
with theirs, ascend to His throne on tho same
d~ay-Sunday."t
-Tis a very ancient saying,
Time till now has proved II true:
"Do unto oil your neighbors
As you would have them do 10 you"
But another saying now p~royails,
OF an entirely different hue:
BE sure and do your n%eighbors,
Or they'll certainly do you"
The duel between Franz Pulszky, once q
correspondent Of the New York Tribune, and
M. Jokay, editor Of the Hon, which took
place in tho vicinity Of Pesth, in the carly
part OF January, was q farce, the seconds
having selected pistols with which II woulG
have been impossible for the two duellists 70
hurt each other seriously. When the pistols
after repeated attempts did not 90 Oh,
Pulszky and Jokay threw them away, burst
into laughter, and shook hands.