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The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-02-12
A Team stolen, Sold and Returned by
the Thief.

From the Davenport uowal Gazette. Jan a5.
One of the most ingenious of swindles
was perpetrated in this city last week, a
we'll known livery owner in this city being
the victim. And while the sharper was
cute in swindling; he was n greeny in the
mt of escaping its consequence.
On Wednesday last a resident of Ma
quoketa, jackson county, whose name has
not been given us, hired a pair of handsome
small bay mares at the stable Of Smith a
King, in that place, and drove to Daven-
port with them. Hero no was not slow IN
creating tho belief that he was the owner
of the team, On Thursday he sold the
mares to Mr.. j. 3. Smith, proprietor Of
the stables on Commercial Alley. Here
tho fellow displayed his sharpness. He
told MIR. Smith that he had n bet of SAC
pending on his return of the team to Ma
quoketa-a party there having wagered
him $50 that he would return without the
horses. He asked Mr.. 8. TO send him
home with the team in company with a
driver. He could then claim the bet, and
get the money. Accordingly, Mr.. l.. A.
Pearoe drove TO ~AIaquoketR with the fellow.
On the way Pearcs was told to keep still
was ready to start for Davenport. The
parties reached Maquoketa at midnight.
Pearce said nothing, but allowed the team
to DO put out by the livery man.
The sharper went TO his home, packed
up his clothes, went TO another stable,
hired a rig and n driver, and started III
De! witt, where he took a train for the East.
In the morning, Pearce asked for hif
horses, when, TO his utter astonishment, he
ascertained that the fellow who had sold
the team never owned them Mt all-they
We're the property Of Smith d King. Ateam
was furnished Pearce, however, aud to Da.
Venport he came, in company with King,
as rapidly NJ iast-goerB could bring him and
revealed tho state Of the case TO Mr., Smith.
There was little timo for pnrleying, as the
sharper had fourteen hours and more the
start, but a trail was struck which led Il
parties who told Mr.. Smith that the sharp
en- had a friend IL jackson, Michigan,
whom he would no doubt tarry to see in
his flight TO parts unknown. Pearcf
took the Friday morning Eastern
train and put after the scamp. At five
o'clock ON Saturday evening he ~telegraphed
Mr.. Smith from jackson that he had cap,
tured his man, with the help Of constables,
had recovered the money paid for the
horses, and would arrive IN Davenport
this Monday morning with his prisoner
SO all's wen that ends well. In these
days OF telegraphs and railroads, the mar
who plays the thief mustn't stop in hii
1igllt to visit Delilah's.
The arrested sharper has n family in Ma
quoketa, II is not improbable that he in
tended deserving them and taking up hi
residence in Canada. They will probably
contriye to live without him for som time
as it looks very much as though he nov
THINKS OF occupying headquarters at For
Madison.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-02-12

The JAN SYSTEM OF INDIA is an honor
to humanity, aud to the government which
spends so much money upon them. When
Lord Macaulay was sent out to compile a
criminal code for India, one of his first acts
was TO write a Minute ON the necessity for
prison reform. That was in 1885 In 1896
II committee, consisting of the ablest men
IN India, pronounced the jails of India su-
perior in many respects 10 those of Eng
land and America, especially in the sepa-
ration of debtors from criminals, in the
classification of sexes, tried and untried
persons, and in the supply of all nsedful
comforts. In 1864 Sir John Lawrence APP
pointed another committee TO suggest es,
pecially means for reducing jail mortality.
An order went forth that every convict IN
India should have 648 cubic feet of space.
Large sums of money have already been
spent on Jail buildings, and nearly II mill.
ion dollars more 10 to be spent this year.
Every Jail in Bengal is under the Central
Civil Surgeon. 10
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-02-12
poetru.
THE eREoIAN BEND.

Let's have The old bend, and not have the new;
Let's have the bend that our grandmother's knew;
over the waahtub and over the churn,
Thatis the bend that our daughters should learn.
Let's have the benz that our graudmothers knew;
over the cradle hke good mothers true;
over the table. uhe family round)
Reading the Good Book mid silence profound.
Let's have the bend that al church they aid wear.
Bowling them lowly In meek. humble prayeri
Not sitting erect, with the modern.mlsa air,
with thu Glove OF a bonnet Just perched on on'
hair.
Leave the camel HIS hump-hs wears Il for use;
Leave the donkey his manner-and cut yourselvoi
loose
From fashions that lower. deform aud degraded
To hide some defOrmity most OF them made.
Let our heads Of false hair and hot yarn skeius b.
shorn;
Let our garments be easy and lightto be worm
Don't shake In December and swelter In June,
And appear like unfortunates struck by the moon.
Let's spend the time Ia things higher than dress
Time that was given us 10 aid and 10 bleesi
Time that 10 feetlng and passing away;
OF let us work while wo call II to-day
Let's have the old bend instead Of the newi
Let's have the old hearts. 80 faithful aud true
Away with all fashions that lower aud degraded
To hide some deformity most Of thom madol
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-02-12

LORD BYRON AND GREECE. The success
Of the Greek kingdom has not been such
as TO keep up the Philhellenic enthusiasm
which was 30 univeral ia Europe during
the original war OF independence, and
which led to the armed Intervention of the
three leading European Powers. Greece
is now left almost without friends, except
those bound 20 her by the ties of interest;
but in her present fOrsaken condition she
does not forget her old defenders. The
municipality of Missolonghi has deter
mined TO commemorate Lord Byron by a
monument ON the spot where he died, in
April, 1923. The corporation will bear
half the expense of this memorial 10 the
great upholder of Greek independence; the
rest viii be raised by public subscription.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-02-12

RADICAL extravaganza is being strikingly
displayed in the vast amount Of money np-
propriated for stationery and printing by
the present United States senate. The sum
is put down at $3.50, 600, or with seventy
two senators, about $40, 900 apiece. A cor
respondent of the Chicago Tribune says
'these appropriations can be greatly re-
duced. A great burly fellow named Jones,
Is Keeper of the senate stationary Al-
together q sinecure office, at a salary of 81
102. Every senator has one and q fraction
Of O servant, there being about eighty re-
tanners 10 the senate besides q 4 romiscuous
excess Of runners, policemen, bremen and
altogether about a half q roaiu ent of spon-
gers-Jones being probably the idlest and
latest. The congressional printer, is forced
to take n regiment Of droues whom he does
not want, expends according to expectation
about 81, 400, 900, but in the end this and
other estimates have 10 be pulled up by ex-
TIA congressional appropriations. The
library OF congress demands about 500, 900,
$4,000 of which goes to buy books, and
$1,000 having nothing to do with tho Ii
brary, Is appropriated TO certain botonical
gardens. The working expenses of the
library, per sc. are extremely CHEAP and di-
minished, and the appropriation to buy
books is one % the most insufficient in tho
enumeration. Yet, for very shame's sake,
congress has tackled on to tho library expen'
sea for the cost of raising bouquets for the
parties of their househ Ids, too many Of
which get 10 the bosoms of cypnans to
make them p~resentable in the lobbies of the
capitol. The most modest, the mightiest
and yet the interest appropriation is that
Tor the library, an institution Of which
many congressman know nothing, but
whoaa duiat treasures atone for much ignor-
auco, illiteracy, and transformation which
one sees in the TANKS of the capitol. Al
together tho two houses of congress de-
mand for the coming year Sc, 300, 900, Ac-
cording to their own estimate, rendered
by tho secretary of the treasury. This is
about half the cost OF the now capitol build.
inc 4"
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-02-12

TAXING N EQUITABLE VIEW OF THE CASE.
"A few years ago one Mrs. Harrington Ia
handsome widow OF s~ixteen) was tried for
the murder Of her husband, at the Della
ware oyer and terminer, before Judge
Balcom. For the purpose Of establishing
her motive to poison her husband the dis
trict attorney proved that her husband was
thirty-six years of age, and married her
when she was only fifteen years old, in
Pennsylvania, by falsely representing to
her that he was o rich tanner of Delaware
county, N, Y, when he was an intemper-
ate teamster there, and that he abused her
after he brought her to Delaware county.
This evidence created the strongest kind
Of sympathy for her. 1t became 30 strong
on the third day of the trial that one
Moore met Judge Balloon as he was going
20 dinner, and Moore, with tears in his
eyes, besought him o. take an equitable
view of the case when he come to charge
the jury; whereupoh Judge Balcom asked
him what he meant by an equitable view
Of the case, aud Moore (erying) exclaimed:
'Tell the jury the poor girl did not kill her
husband half as quick as she ought to"
And it is supposed the jury took that view
of the case when they acquitted her
Albany IN, - journal
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-02-12

THERE Is A RUSSIAN STUDENT at Cornell
University. He is a great admirer Of Ben
jamin Franklin, and is very anxious to be-
come thoroughly "Americanized." He is
perfectly correct in his department and Of
a religious cast Of mind takes great inter
est in agricultural studies, and is up regu-
larry at his books at g a. m, When he first
arrived his stove puzzled him considerN-
bly,, but he is now master of it. Noticing
that boots were placed at the doors OF GER
tain rooms at night Qhe professorsO, he
concluded that it was proper to place his
own in a similar position. His astonish-
ment was great in the morning to find that
instead of being neatly polished they had
been filed whitewater, Thishe took in the
best of humor when he found thathis boots
had been mistaken for water-pitchers. He
seems highly amused at the tricks OF the
students, and inclined TO initiate them.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-02-12
The yelOclpede Hall a Century AFRO.

William Hewitt, in his Waits to Re-
markable Places, a book puLllGhed in l841,
makes mention of the Velooipede, on this
wise, The passage is taken from a descrip-
ton of AlnWiok castle, the ancient seat Of
the Percy family: Among the euriosities
laid up here aIe two velocipedes-maehines
which twenty years ago were for a short
period much in vogue, One young man
Of my acquaintance rode on one of
these wooden horses all the way
from London 10 FalkiTk in Scotland,
and was requested at various towns to
exhibit his management OF it 10 the ladies
and gentlemen Of the place; he afterwards
made a long excursion in France upon it.
He was a very adroit velocipedian, and
was always very much amused with the
circumstance Of q gentleman meeting him
Oh the highway by the river eide, who, re-
questing to be allowed to try it, and being
shown how be must turn the handle in
order to guide 1t, set off with great spirit,
but turning the handle the wrong way,
soon found himself hurrying to the edge
of the river, where, in his furry, instead OF
turning the handle the other way, he began
Justify shouting ''woh woh - and so cry
ing plunged headlong into the stream.
The dukes. horse, which is laid up here
for the qualification of posterity, was ]
believe, not 30 unruly; yet / wat
told its pranks caused it b be disused,
and here stabbed. 1t is said that the duke
and his physicians used TO amuse them,
selves with careering about the grounds on
these steedsi but one day, being some,
where on the terrace, his grnce's Trojan
steed capslzed, aud rolled over and ovel
with him down the green bank, much tC
the amusement Of a troop Of urchins who
we're mounted on q wall by the road tC
witness this novel kind Of racing. On &C
count of this accident the v~elocipede wal
laid up in lavender, and u fine specimen
of the breed il ia, asked the old porter
if the story was true, but he only smiled
and said, Mind | did not tell you that
Don't pretend to say, if you write any &C
count of this place, that you had that from
' me"
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-02-12
pOlitital.
Inherent Weakness OF the Radical
Party.

Party.
The radical party appears to be strong
In its maiorities, in the number of its news
paper presses, and in the exercise of pow
err. But that II ia weak by its own dissen-
sioDs and cOrruptiOns, and hat IL IL falling
TO pieces by the constant ruptures In its
ranks, is doubtless true. That this process
ia Fastening upon the country and bring
ing with it the best hopes for the future,
evidence may be found in the recent cleo
iona for United States senator in the va
rious states. We all know what the cleo
ton was in Minnesota-ths facetious
%striies; the corrupt practicesi the faith
leaaness of adherents; the bad passions
and shameless proHigacy, by which it was
marked.
Minnesota, however, but furnishes an
illustration Of what the radical senatorial
elections have been In all the states. There
was Infamous rascality In the Maine cleo
ton, and the result was reached by openly
buying Morrlls claim, with the promise of
a fat Office under Grant. Tn Now York
election was decided by tho measure OF the
most cap0cious trunk full of greenbaoks.
The money consideration was the only n
that ruled, and Fenton having the biggest
pile at his command swept the board. In
Indiana the most %scandulons coruptions
we're exposed and formed the chief ele-
mont of the canvass; and in Missouri and
Wisconsin the scene was but little more
creditable. t
These indications are not pleasant, but
they are hopeful symptoms. They are like
the slough from n sore, which Is intolerably
rank aud offensive, but shows that the dis.
ease is brought to tho surface, and that
there is hope for the patient, unless indeed,
the whole body is diseased and a mass of
putiidity, and then, no cure is possible
81 Paul Pioneer.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-02-12
Lord Lytton and Ernst.

Lord Lytton keeps to his friends the
novelists, TO good actors, musicians and ar
lists. There Is said to be moro of this 30
ciety at Kuebworth, his beautiful seat, than
OF any other. Among those who arc often
seen IN the picturesque rooms and grounds
was Ernst, the violinist. Those who saw
this wonderfully gifted man will not have
forgotten him. HIS thin figure, pale, vast
cd face, bright eyes and densely black hair
and the highly-wrought expression Of his
features when in the midst OF one OF his
difficult pieces, are called to the mind by
the mere mention of his name.
He was, like Acme, his friend, a great
sufferer from paralysis Of the spine. Lord
Lytton has written a brief notice Of him,
speaking highly of hia conversational tai
ents u OF his exquisite taste. His violin
to him was a living thing; he looked on it
asthe sculptor of old might have looked ON
the statue 10 which he had given u human
voice for the utterance of human emotions.
Whenever he moved from place to place
his wife undertook the parental charge OF
that violin; and never had suffering artist
"a wife more pleased and proud to take
upon herself every burden she could shift
from him. 1--WE travelled together" says
the author of The Lady of LyonF,' 'by
slow stages from Nice to London, and
at each railway station where we
halted for a day, and Ernst had to be
borne in the arms ofothers to the hotel, or
the carriage secured for him, still his eyes
wandered wistfully round in quest of the
violin to see it close behind him in the
arms Of its faithful guardian" Ernst had
q good store of anecdotes and related them
well. When intimate with Heine, the lat
ter took a special dislike to the works.o OF :
certain musical composer of Paris. One
day, walking with Ernst, Heine saw
singularly ill-favored and mis-shapen per
son on the other side Of the street, ant
asked Ernst, "Who is that ugly fellow 2
1.-THE brother of your friend--Ghe sale
musical composer)." 'tAhP' said Heine
''he looks as if his brother had composed
him"
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-02-12

Another terrible railroad accident occur
ed near Glendale, on the Memphis and
Charleston Railroad, Saturday morning. As
the express train for Memphis was crossing
the trestS II gave way, precipitatinR the en-
the creek below, killing John Thomas, the
engineer. The fireman, express messenger.
and baggage-maater, were severely injured.
But for the breaking Of a coupling, the whole
train would have gone through.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-02-12

THE New York Times, in bestowing upon
General Grant some excellent counsel as to
the composition Of his cabinet, suggests
that EH=SeoTetary Stanton he made scores
taTy of the treasury, and IL of the opinion
that the recent disclosure of the fac. that
Stanton twice ordered General Banks 10 re-
lieve Grant from command during the siege
of Vicksburg, ought not prevent the pTesi-
dent elect from availing himself o~fStanton's
brains.
1t il not probable that General Grant
shares this charitable and patriotic view.
He does not want a man in his cabinet who
has tried to,stab himself in the back, and
has fawned on him when looking in his
face.
What has become Of the orders issued to
Banks to relieve Grant ? They were ON
file in the war department. They are mis-
sing. Who were chiefly interested in their
disappearance Who was most likely to
have stolen them2 1t has frequently been
charged that Stanton would not hesitate TO
steal or destroy evidence in tho war depart
ment which eliminated him. Now comes
the proofo Of the truth of the charge. Banl 8
pockets were safer places of deposit than
the sohd stone walls in which Stanton
reigned.
The government of this country has been
engaged during q period OF eight years in
making laws which the people during the
next quarter OF a century at least, VIII be
struggling TO unmake, laws ostensibly for
the protection ofthe pee plis. rights whose
highest rights are only protected when
freed from the neddling Interference of
govsrnment Yet government-suchis the
love of exercising power in those who pos
sess it-goos on multiplying acts Of inter
ference, and refuses to submit its enact
ments to the verdict of popular opinion.
There ia really nowhere in the world a less
enlightened body Of Legislators than com
pose tho majority in the Fortieth congress
! of the United States.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-02-12
Lost In the POrest-SiX Days without
IHn Food.

The Alpena (Mich.) Pioneer has a de-
tailed account of a case of severe suffering,
Mr.. Chas, Grape, brother to tho governor,
and Mr.. Alderman, a surveyor, were re-
turning through the woods from examin-
ing lands On the Sheboygan river, and
when in town 1874, cut his foot very
badly, disabling him from travelling any
further. His comrade, supposing that
there were lumber camps in 33-3, made
the wounded man as comfortable as he
could, fixed his tent, built him a fire and
cut a good supply of wood, and leaving
him all the provisions, which were three
days r%ationH, took only two "hard tacks"
and started for help, expecting TO get
through in one day. He ate all his pro-
visions at noon, but at night, when he
reached his destination, he found a dreRry
wilderness where he expected 10 find a
camp. He immediately started for the
main river, but soon became entangled in
an immense swamp, and through fatigue,
and want of food, and having 10 sleep on
the ground without blanket or tent, he was
taken sick and could make but very slow
progress. After three more day of intense
suffering, he reached Erskine's farm, late
at night, and utterly exhausted. Mr..
Spratt happening to be there, took him
next morning to Comstock's camp, which
was the nearest one, where he left the
wounded man. MIR. VIM. Comstock inn
mediately started with eight men to the
relief of Mr.. Grape.
They found him without wood and sui,
fering from his wound and anxiety, He
supposed that his friend had either per-
ished or was lost, and certainly expected
to be left 10 die. He had calculated his
provisions 10 last him twelve days, and cut
his name on his gunstock and the bottom
of his boot, 30 that any one finding his re-
mans, might know who he was. Having
lain there six days all alone since his com
rade left him, he describes the sensation
of the arrival Of help as the happiest mo-
ment of his life. His rescueTs brought
him to. camp on n litter, and the next day
brought him to town. Both men, after re-
cruiting, started for Saginaw.
THE CoNFLIcE IN AUSTRIA between the
clergy and the government still continues,
The government shows nc disposition to
yield any OF the ground it has taken up.
The new laws completing the recent LibeI-
al LEGISLATION with regard to civil marriage
are another step toward the complete sepaI-
alton OF tho Church from the State. The
clergy keeps up its hostility and the gov
eminent replies by repressiye measures. A
Church-party paper, the Friend of the
People, has been seized for publishing q
letter from the Pope condeming the new
institutions of the Empire. This rigorous
act has produced n profound sensation,
and is without precedent in the Hapsburl
annals since the reign of the Emperor
Joseph ii.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-10-18

returns OF that portion Of the State which was under
the control Of Mr.. Mutchler with that which was
under the supervision of the sub-chairmen 10 viii be
seen that he incompetent TO fuldl the duties of
the position. He was an obscure man, with no
ability and no energy, and he accomplished nothing
fraud, and the result was accordingly.
"a Succession Of Frightful Blunders."
But the defeat OF Asa Packer would be of small
sacred doctrines for which the Democracy has been
contending ever since the foundation of the Govern
ment And IL is because of this that we depore the
mismanagement which led to our defeat Because
OF this we denOunce the would-be leaders who have
piloted the bark upon the rocks If this last. most
effect Of inspiring our party with more wisdom, we
shall never regret it. For the last eight years
whole history has been succession of frightful
blunders, and nothing but the undyng vitality our
principles could have saved the party from extinc-
ton. Let 10 be understood that new leaf must be
turned If we wOud hope for victory I'm the future.
The nobest principles in the hands OF incompetent
or corrupt individuals cannot receive popular ap-
prOval lie who aspires to direct great political
contest should have brains enough TO organize the
campaign and bravery sufficient to lead THE battle.
The Lenders of To-day nlI Fossils.
The great secret of Democratic success I'm the
past lay in The fact that it party OF progress
Its principles were calculated to win the confidence
of the Masses its leaders were men OF the people
imbued with an honest desire TO advance the well
fare of all and promote the prosperity of the State
The principles to-day are the same they are founded
upon the solid rock of truth and cannot change. bnt
the Lddeg8-many Of them-are fossils, not coinpe-
tent 10 occupy front position in this progressive
diluvians whose hedUy 'cegh has dragged the De-
mOcraCy to undeserved defeat.
What Will Ensure Victory.
Casting our back upon the cTi1l9BlJ colgdrds who
live in the sOmbre sepulchre Of dead past we are
with the Young and Progressive Democrats OF the
busy present. We nave had enough of nursing from
grandmOthers; let the yOuag and stdhCdTt men be
our chieltains in future. Give us such men as
Thomas A Scott, of Philadelphia; William A. Wal
lace, of Clearfed, or A. B. McCalmont OF Nenango
for leaders infuSe the enthusiasm which Is part OF
the age into our ranks, and we regain our ancient
prestige while our banner shall proudly wave over
the enemies Of our principlcs and our country.