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The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-06-04

Tho Spanish consul at New York, on
Tuesday, hleda libel in the United States
District Court against the steamer Quaker
City, now called the Columbia, on tho ground
that she was intended TO violate the neutral.
Ivy iaws by giving aid to Cubans. Judge
Blatchfo d granted the necessary order, and
United rates Marshal Barlow seized the
vessel. Wv
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-06-04

The steamship Russia collided with and
sunk the Austrian steamship Figlea, in New
York, Tuesday. No lives lost.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-06-04

DR. j. NJ. LINDsEY--Ded Siig-Wo arc han.
P H, 10 inform YOU that ,Lindseys hmproged
which had been running for Ave wears Tho
nesh was eaten on the lady 3 arm go that tboo
working OF the sinews could be seen. Sbee ~
at the eighth bottle now, and the aesh =
growing on very fast. - "0oni ID.
Tho Jso' hAIsroN 4 Son, Elderton, Pa.
bottles at once. 'e"u wv uoNeh
H. H. SELLERS & Co. Sole Prop'rs,
M NoDo Pittsburgh, Pa.
genuine without their name on
th9 bottom OF the outside wrapper
For sale by all Druggists. 49,
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-06-04
Extract from Ropor. of parme,,, OHM ' ,0,,

Extract from Report of Farmers Club. N. y, 1857.
WASHING MAcHNEs.-Wm. ID. Osborn ooLs,
will the Club give us its opinion of wasbino
sl9ehlheaf Is II economy TO pay fourtee3
dollars for one Of Doty's maehines2 win n
wash farmers' clothes clean, and not be loo
hard work for the women2 Washing ma
chlles nave so generally proved 10 be failures
that l am afraid of thfowing-away INV MoneS
upon them" - w - "oneS
SCION hoBTEsoS of you had 10 pavten
tunes the money you mention, il Would bs he
pest Investment you ever made unon vonT
arm; But you must not have that alone
Snd v smv OHl'eIsal Clothes Wringer with II,
cal you blessed. For they will And vomr
washing made eaay." They are soid bv ''"N
9m 90 GortIaS5a AGENT
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-06-04

EMINENT NEW YoRK and PHILADELPHIA phy-
sicians claim that the Dubois Missisauoi
Powder cure1 cancer. II is advertised In this
Issue.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-06-04

OHAPPED HANDS, FACE, RoUoH SKIN, PM
PLLs, salt rheum, and other cutaneous AZ
Iecuons cured, and tho skin made son ana
smooth, by using the Juniper Tar soan
IL Is more convenient and easily applied than
other remedies, avoiding the trouble Of lie
greasy compounds now in use. Sold by al
druggists.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-06-04

ihE PUREsT n SWEETEST Con LIyFR I'm
= lhe world Is Hazard Caswellb, made an
we sea,shore, from fresh, selected liycSS' nv
GASWELL HAZARD q Co, New York Il
2 Sosolutely pure and sl0ePt. Patients who
nave once taken 1t prefer ii to ali Others,
physicians have decided 1t superior to anc
OF The other oils in market. Sold by all druS,
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-06-04

MAGNOLIA WATRR. Superior TO the best
Imported German Cologne, and sold at half
the price.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-06-04

Is becoming quite abundant, aud the banks
have all they can proitably loan. ANY one
with the right collaterals can obtain all the
money he Wishes.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-06-04

Are rather dull, Just at present. "Peregtipe,
Pickle" in the Sunday Tribune, has begun .
series OF sharp and discriminating criticisms
on the actresses and actors at the Opeta
House, Wards Museum, Alkens,a and McViok-
er's Theatre, Needed. b.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-09-22
lsnrSnIiaI Items.

Prince Arthur is coming to the United
States.
Miss Kate Field has 60 engagements to
lecture in the coming season.
Harriet Martineau is said to have joined
Mrs. Stoves army in ths Byron war.
Jenny Lind looks now like an old wo-
man of sixty. Her husband looks twenty
years younger than She
james Henry Caferty, widely-Enown
portrait painter, died IN New York on Tues
day last, in the 51st year ofhis age.
Bets are now being made in New York
as to the probable value of the widow of
Commodore Vanderbilt
-Carlotta Patti returns to the United
States with {, 5000, 900 francs, the receipts of
her concerts in Europe.
"A pension of 20, 900 francs year has
been granted to the widow of the late Min
lister of War of France.
Dan Rice has put the $40, 900 Weston
didn't win into new barn-amuch invest
ment, since it may now shelter whole
drove of asses.
It seems thas Lord Stanley, of Alder
ley, who has recently succeeded to the peer
age at the death Of his father, was married
seven years ago to Spanish lady. The
unionis just stannounced.
Miss Grinnell, now at the Kearsarge
House, in North Conway, New Hampshire,
is reported to have gone insane over the
tragic death of her brother, Mr.. Cornelius
Grinnell.
The London Telegraph thinks the re-
spectlve merits of the American and Enc
lish systems OF rowing will remain unde-
eided until the Oxfords cross the Atlantic
and meet their oponents on American wa
ters.
The Queen Dowager of Bavaria, a
rather good looking lady has been caught
IN a love affair with one of the footmen OF
her deceased husband. 1t is said that du-
ring the lifetime of King Maximillian she
was enamored of this footman, who is the
son Of common day laborer.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-09-22
CircumStantiaI Evidence.

A striking example of ciIcGmstantial evil
dence is given by the Paris correspondent
of the American Literary Gazette
'sIn March, 1894, Condorcet, under SEM
ence and outlawed ventured into an inn
in the suburbs Of Paris, to breakfast. He
had been wandering for some days in the
neighborhood, hiding during the day in
abandoned quar1ies, even then numerous
in that quarter Tired of such life, cold,
hungry and weary, he determined to run
the risk of entering the first inn he met
He had quilted Paris without passport,
but he had put on a round jackot of coarse
gray cloth, and wore a cap such as team
sters wear aud he hoped no one would re-
cegnize him in this disguise. When he
entered the inn he ordered an omelet.
The master asked how many eggs he would
put in it. Condorcet, who was ignorant Of
domestic affairs, ordered half dozen.
"This circumstance aroused the inn
keepers suspicion, and the disOrdered
clothes, covered with mud, disheYelIed
hair, unkempt beard, worn and melan-
choly face, heightened these suspicious.
Condorcet observed them, and, to remove
them, drew from his pocket q handsome
portfolio, the last vestige of his past splen-
dor. A member of the Revolutionary Com
mittee was seated in the coffee room Of the
inn. The elegance of the portfolio showed
him the new conner was an 'arlstOcrat.' He
at once had linn arrested, carried to the
prison at BOurg-la-Rbine, and ordered him
to start without tasting food. OOndOrcet,
who had eaten nothing for four and twenty
hours, tainted on the road. he poisoned
himself in prison that same night.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-09-22

NEW PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE CT.
STEEL. An experiment., says the Paris
Presse OF most interesting character, and
having the highest interest for the iron in
dustry, has taken place at the Marquise
Stock-works, in presence of two eminent
persons Of the Ecole Centrale The object
OF this experiment was to make steel by one
operation, problem which has engaged all
metallurgists, and which, if solved, wou Id
cause an industrial revolution. Nj. Aristide
Berard, an engineer whose name is familiar
to all who have occupied themselves with
this question, proposed to change second
class metal in course of refining into steel
OF at least ordinary quality, by means Of O.
process alternately oxydizing and reductive.
HIS efforts have been crowned with sue
cess The product obtained by his process,
IN the presence of two competent judges,
proved to be steel of good quality, suitable
Tor all purposes, and made with the facility
necessary to its application to practical in
dustry. The operation was effected in a
reverbatory furnace, lasted about an hour
and q half and was ACCOMPLISHED
with as much facility as pudding. In this
process, instead of acting on 480 pound of
metal to obtain iron of number one quail
lty, from $500 to IL, III pounds of metal is
made by only one operation into steel in
gots ready for the workshop, and with an
unexpected economy. We will be much
deceived If this invention has not in it the
germ OF q complete revolution in metal
lurgy.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-09-22

FALSE HAIR.-A Partisan journal gives US
some very important commercial news
An immense fall is declared to have taken
place in the valNe of ornamental hair worn
by ladies who desire to make themselves
more beautiful still than to deceive. We
are told that a depreciation of fifty per
cent. has taken place in the value of s'clig-
mons, MATES, eatogants, queues, agreements,
meches and faux toupets." The financial
reporter then goes on to say, in q pathetic
tone: lyon ladies who fondly believe hat
You have some 1000 francs worth
OF false curls in your toilet draw
ers (the sum paid for such capil-
larry ornaments) deceive yourselves no long
er: it is only worth half that sum nov"
We are not told why this terrible reduction
in the value of hair has taken place. The
journal referred to says that if all the false
hair worn by the Partisan ladies was col
lected IN the Place Vendome and piled up.
it would reach to the top Of the Napoleon
column. The price of these head decra-
tions is pretty high. A light golden OF
straw-colored hair composition, which falls
from the crown of the head down the back,
is valued at 200 francs, or e8. People who
marry dark women will come off cheaper.
Grey hair IS very expensive.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-09-22

AND WHEN Abraham and the people beieII
the wonderful cures which were produced by-
this drink, Abraham said: ''My children mu It
not suffer; give me thy drink to drink, and
viii give it name."
And so Abraham drank, and said there was
nothing Ike it, even in SangamOn couniy;
that it was bitter to the lips, but good for tho
stomach; and because there were bitter times
IN fighting the masters of the plantations, IL
shall be for evermore called PLANTATION BIT
TERs; and so it has been.
And the wonderful work which it has per
formed is witnessed at this day in every town,
parish, village, and hamlet throughou all the
world.
And he said: ''Let it be proclaimed through
out the length and breadth Of the land, from
the valleys and mountain-tops, that all who
suffer from feyers, dyspepsia, weakness, l.es
OF appetite, nervous headache, and mental
dependency, viii find relief through the
PLANTATION BITTERs. They add tone to tho
stomach, and brilliancy totha mind, Of which
l, o people, am d living example,
MAGNOLIA WATER.-Sur 10 the bestinI-
ported German Cologne, sd at halt the
price.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-09-22
An Enraged Damsel Shoots at Her Lover.
From the Omaha Herald, Sept. 8.

Ss
The course of love, true or untrue, sell
dom runs very smooth, and ON the present
occasion it seems to have gone particularly
rough.
The incidents connected with the present
adventure are neither very new nor very
strange, but they are characteristic of the
life which is daily passing before us. Some
time ago, young gentleman who is engag-
ed IN this city III a business capacity brought
to the town young girl aged IS or therea-
bouts, and enconsed her in house of doubt
ful repute. The girl was from Ray county.
Mo. ,and had been we'll and carefully brought
up, and was handsome withal. Her brown
hair, dark eyes and rosy lips, lighted with
loves perpetual smile, attracted many ad-
mirers, but she deserted all for one. and
came with him to Omaha After remaining
here some time, she attracted the attention
of another young man, and received more
attention than pleased her first admirer.
This led to words, and finally the pair be-
came estranged, the young man taking up
with another damsel, who daily faunted be-
fore the face of the Missouri girl This be-
came intolerable, and the seduced girl
formed a resolution to kill both her early
admirer and her who had engaged his at
tentiOns.
Some days ago she determined to con-
front the young man and his paramour at
q house in Douglas street, whittier thew re-
sorted and for that purpose she took her
station in the parlor of the house, and
awaited their arrival.
True to time, they made their appear
ance, when the indignant girl, rushing from
the room met them in the hall, and, draw
ing q four barrel Derringer pistol from her
pocket, she fired at the young man, but in
her excitement missed him. She then lev
eled the weapon at the young woman, but
the cap only exploded, aud before further
mischief could be done the pistol was wres-
ted from her grasp, and she was overpowered
by the bystanders. The young man who
was the cause of all this folly, and SO near
ly its victim, then interfered and asked for
conference with the girl, which he OBJ
tanned. He then assured her that his con-
duct had all been owing to her wavward-
ness and caprice, and that he was ready to
dismiss his last flame and return to her.
Then there were tears, and promises. and
protestatlons, and complete reconciliation.
The young man contemplates retiring
from Omaha and taking the young lady
with him, and for the future the course OF
true love ls to run as slick as grease.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-09-22
4 Father Sacrifices His Sons Life TO
Save q Passenger Train.

most notable and wonderful instance
of devotion to duty was shown by the
bridgeman Oh the Newark and New Jersey
Railroad yesterday indeed, q devotion
that seems unnatural, for the man in ques-
ton sacrificed his sons life to save the
lives OF others.
James Decker, the man in question, is
employed to open and close the drawbridge
on the Passaic river. Yesterday morning,
Decker, as usual was employed upon the
bridge, accompanied by his son, a lad of
ten Years. Some vessels requiring to go
up the stream the bridge was opened by
Deckerss and the boats permitted to pass
through.
There was not much time to spare in
closing the bridge, q train being due there
IN n few minutes. Slowly the bridge
turned on its table, and when within few
yards Of its proper position Decker heard
the shrill whistle of the locomotive on its
way to the Jersey depot At almost the
same moment he heard cry for help COM
ing from beneath the bridge, and looking
down into the water he observed with hor-
rOr, that his son had fallen into the river
and was struggling for life. He could
easily have jumped down into the water
and saved his boy, but the train was COM
ing on at rapid pace and the bridge was
Still oD6IIs anu 10 oaN0 Ills 6C IL WIS 10 III
sure the destruction of the train.
Parental love is strong, and it was strong
in Decker; the first impulse of the father
was to leave the train to its fate and save
the boy, but the devotion to duty overcame
parental affection, and he instantly deter
mined to save the train by closing the
bridge The draw was arranged with all
the speed possible, and then Decker rush
ed to the assistance of his child, but it was
too late, for the boy had sunk, to be seen no
more alive. He obtained assistance, and i'll
few minutes recovered the body of the
poor HtIe one. Great indeed was the
fathers grief, although he did not regret
the decision that ended his sons life This
is an event almost without a parallel, and
seems quite as improbable as are many of
the scenes described in the -yellow-covered
literature of the day. There are few Deck
ers IN the world. His action was so thor
oughly unselfsh, so noble, as to appear
not only improbable, but unnatural. al.-Nes0
York; Star, 11tb.
A boy, five years of age, having stolen
can of milk, his mother took him to task,
with moral suasion, and wound up her dis
course by exclaiming: ''What in the world
were you going to do with the milk, any
how ?" 81 was going to steal little dog
| - 1,.1,,1- 4I,a o,r1Cl,I,,r.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-09-22

MoHAAIMEDANIsM DECAYING. Kher-
dine, formerly Minister of Marine at Tunis,
now President of the Grand Council at Iu-
mis-, and most orthodox believer in Islam,
has just published a pamphlet, in which he
insists on various reforms needed in Mus
sulman states. Among these ne insists on
the necessity of dismissing the current no
tions as to the sinfulness of painting and
sculpture. He points out that nowhere are
these arts condemned in the Koran. Their
prohibition is to be found not in the writ
ings of the prophet but in his conyersa-
tions. These Conversations, he says, are
no doubt held in great authority, but they
were not committed to writing till long after
the prophets death, and it is to be sup
posed that they may not in all respects be
perfectly accurate.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-09-22
Uoetru
ON THE BRINK,
BY AUBREY DE vERT

0 mourns Flow on, delicious breezaI
Tho mourns, though youth and strengtl On I,v >
sh leaves invest the yernal trees,
resh airs will drown my latest SIGH.
At am hua part outworn .
earth, $ great whole that hts more high
.nlpest-freshened brow each morn
meet pure beams and azure skv?
Y World-renewing breath, sweep on,
nj watt earth's sweetness DER the wavel
earth will circle round the sun .-.-
hen God takes back the life he gave
saeh his turn Even now feel
ae feet OF childr5 IN press my grave,
one deep whisper o'er it steal
The soul is His who died TO save
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-09-22

Catherine Taylor was arrested in New
Orleans the other night on the charge of
being man in womans clothing. The
officer wouldn't take her word and her per-
sonal appearance was evidently against her.
Still, she would not despair ;and, in her ex-
trem1ty, appealed to know if he was mar
RED No I" Catherine hung her head
moment IN reflection. Evidently, modesty
and hope were struggling for the mastery,
Then, looking eagerly into the officers face,
she said: Don't lock me up, and I'll mar
ry you myselfT
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-09-22
New Dodge in Swindiing-Caught at
Last.

An ingenious dodge in the way of swind-
ling has been brought to light. Mrs. Myra
w. Bushnell, fashionable milliner was
accustomed to deal with Messrs. Bosworth,
White IL Belcher, jobbers in ribbons, etc,
in New York. Henry M. Wood was in the
shablt of filling her orders. One day an or
der came from Mrs. Bushnell for some
goods, the order, as usual, to be filed at
once and the goods to be sem to her place.
The goods were packed, the bill made out,
and both given to one of the porters to take
to her establishment in 11th street Detec-
tive Woodbridge arranged for the overhaul
ing of this package en- route, and for this
purpose was accompanied by Mr.. White,
one Of the partners. The mystery was at
once cleared up The fraud consisted in
sending more goods thad had been order
ed, or were charged IN the bill. Nearly
every order ofrlbbons, laces, Velvets, feath-
ers and other classes of millinery goods
sent for was increased, and goods thrown
IN not specified in the memorandum. After
discovery the next thing, Of course was
the arrest Of Wood and Mrs. Bushnell
Both were arraigned at the court Wood
bore himself with stole coolness, but Mrsa
Bushnell tainted away, and it was some
time before she recovered sufficiently to
answer iutelligibly the questions put to her
MI. White made an affidavit setting forth
the charges against them as detailed above
Inc accused waived an examination, and
were thereupon held for trial at the Court
OF general sessions. Wood has been in the
employ Of Messrs. Bosworth, White and
Belcher for the past ten years The firm
had the utmost confidence in his integrity.
He was a splendid salesman, and was re
ceiving salary of $4,000 at the time of his
arrest t-BOStOn Post
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-09-22

-InJunctious have become such an in
portant and formidable feature of the legal
machinery of our day, that we are happy
to stumble upon anything calculated to en-
tighten the average mind as to their nature
and effect. A railroad in Georgia having
undertaken to stop the construction of a
rival road by an injunction, the Brunswick
Appeal thus lrradiates the matter.
DARKEY's IDEA OF INJUNCTION.
Bob-What do dey mean by jauaesH1,,, I
hear de white folks fork about?
Cufy-Well, splain it to to you. 'Spose
now you and me bof got lsens to dray;
don't want you to dray, cause you might
get some OF my customers; so I smash your
dray till dere amt nothing left. After a
while, you get nodder dray, so gets a
juncshun to keep you from drayin', cause
you amt got de same dray you had afore.
Bob-But dat amt rite.
Cufy-I amt goin' to arger that pint.
You must ask some dem big lawyers how
dat Is.
The Iowa river is higher than ever this
season,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-09-22

The Iowa river is higher than ever this
saocn5,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-09-22

MAGNOLIA WATER.-Su- tatle bestinI-
ported German Cologne, I'D at half the
price.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-09-22

E. Lee, as described by faithful CORE
spondent: 'eThe charm of her manners
sill continue, but her body has been terri
bly, afflicted by rheumatism, which has
made her such cripple that for some
years past, almost from the commence
ment of the late war, her only Iocomotion
is effected in chair with wheels, which is
moved about by servants" In spite of
this aff1iction, however, she is said to be a
most agreeable and cheerful old lady, re-
ceives every one with smile, and con
verses upon all subjects with intelligence
yi7acity and good humor.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1869-09-22

Why was Noah never hungry in the
ark? Because he always had Ham with
him.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1869-11-26
Suicide Near Bigbyville.

An old gentleman named PENDER,
living about q of mile north Of Bigby-
vile, hung himself in his buggy house
on Monday morning last. He had been
exhibiting for some time evident symp-
toms of insanity, and on the morning
above mentioned, left the house, and
entering the shed where his buggy and
wagons were kept, adjusted a rope used
for suspending the wagon-bed, around
his neck, and by this means succeeded
in strangling himself to death. When
found, soon after the occurrence, by his
family portion of his feet rested on the
ground, but he was dead.
The deceased was new conner. having
moved from Florida about one year ago
He was man of some means, having
purchased the Hammer place on which h,
resided and also owning tract of lanG
in Florida. He leaves a family consist
ing of wife and nine children to mourn
his untimely death. Deceased was about
60 years of age and stood high in the com
munity