The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-02-12
photographic SUMMARY.

electeo OnNsh eNte nehes
The strike of the book printers in New
York has ended by the employers paying the
forms demanded.
The sailors strike in New York is APP
%parently a failure. Several strikers have
shipped a. old rates. IVA
A distillery near Kingston, N. w. and a
dwelling and barn were burned saturday
night. LOs5, 81 ,OOO. VI tAh
There was a heavy rain storm, accom-
panied with lightning aud thunder, In New
York Wednesday ovoning-
-Kohor'A large d~istillery in New York has
been seized by tho government oihcers for
alleged violation ofthe revenue laws.
The charter elections OF Burlington Iowa,
on the lat, resulted ia the election or Mt.
Boil, republican, for Mayor. Tho Council
stands four republicans and four democrats.
The fur store Of Aaron Sochartas, 917
Eighth avenue, New York, was damaged "
are "Wednesday morning Loss, $4,000; in
sured for S7,0OO.
AS. Upton, Postmaster at Elkndor,
lows, has fallen heil n $40, 600 from tho es.
tate OF q deceased wealthy uncle, who was o
victim Of the lato Ohio rver disaster.
"A ere Tuesday 1norning destroyed the
Carpenter shop andiumber yard ofV Jobet,
architect, in Peoria, lll., and slightly dam
aged the corn planter works Of shelby a Co.
Loss about 81 1000 fully insured.
-lnnh Il DollliCul hlnubilitlto uuNb utth
removed by Congress from about ono hum
bred persons, and three or four hundred APP
phcationa are pending in tho Committee
on Reconstruction, ono-third Of them from
Virginia
The Secretary Of the Interior, ia reply to
a resolution OF the Senate, states the quaint
~ Of iands certified to states, territories and
corporations, for railroads, canals and wagon
roads, TO date, at about q 100000 acres.
The government last year lost about a
million dollars worth OF property on the
Missopn by the sineing Of inferior boats.
This will be avoided this year, by the select
ing Of better boats for the transportation Of
supplies, &c.
Tho Sorosia organizations OF Chicago are
having a lively quarrel. Each intends hold
ing a woman suffrage convention on the llth
and 18th insts. Anna Dickinson, who lee.
lures here, IL also expected to Rddfoss both
conventions at the same time.
The shoemakora of Chicago arc ON q
strike. II was caused by n htln. requiring
more work done caehs day, for which the
shoomakers demanded aud were refused hvo
dollars q day. An effort IL making TO estab-
liah a cooperative factory with u capital OF
$4,000 in ten dollar shares.
"A violent snow storm prevailed through
out the Northwest on the 2nd. AZ ST. Paul
fifteen inches Of snow foil at La Crosse,
twelve inches; at Winona, eighteen inches,
and at other points a lofH amount; and in
/ ut AkhAHf hAA ~ ERAhA ~ @a
sas, rain fell 10 great quantities.
Henry Walters, an old citizen Of Keokuk,
Iowa, was murdered ON Sunday afternoon by
four mon, who shot him a. he was mounting
hts horse, a few miles west OF the CITY. Attcr
shooting him hia murderers brutality beat
him with clubs and stones. Two men have
b5en arrested ON suspicion.
-Stillson's hardware store, Chamberlain
Bros drug store, Brush Bros. clothing etorc,
Barns -four and feed store, residence and
wagon houHo, together with the grocery
store Of r. II. Jackson, at Franklin, Delaware
county, n. Y, were destroyed by FIRE on the
"a int. Loss, 100000 insurance not ascCr-
ttinrd. IL .
A cable dispatch was roeeived from Eng.
Hand, stating that the appeal case OF Whalen,
tho murderer OF darcy McGee, could not
he takon before tho Judicial Committee Of
the privy Council. Whom this information
was conveyed to WhRlen ho at once sC1t foT
q priest, and II ia expected ho will make n
confession.
-Edward Travis, alias Gus Shaw, aias
Stephen Boyle, who was arrested while about
to perpetrate q robbery at the store OF 3. p,
Squire, Nc. 1872 broadway, Now York, has
been identified M tho murderer OF Sheriff
circuit, Of Kalamazoo, Michigan, who wat
shot in front of the Jail 10y the accused and q
confederate named Hugh Darows,
Summary OF Prooeedings In Congress
SENATE, Jan. 9th, Howe, TO the great
amusement OF the Senators, presented a memorial
praying Tor tho appointment Of an able phtenolo
pist 10 examine ali Inc candidates for internal rcvo
nue. appointments, 10 sec whether bencyolonce
cOnscienuousuosa, causualty ana comparison b1
their most prominent protubsrunces, 20 tho oe
that tho government may not suffer nom the fraud
now 40 common Ia that department. Referred {,
tho Committee on Retrenchmeut and Reform
Bills were introduced 70 onablo the Cherokee
Choctaw and Chickaaaw Indians 30 become cttiHens
OF tIe United States; " punish tho crime OF hohl
ing Office In violation Of tho lith amoudmenti I,
prevent tho collection OF Illegal Imports ahlel
l~rcported against McCrooTy's consumtonh anicna
/ ment. Summers bin to enforce the provisions o
tho lith amendment, Howo's bill authorizing thu
President, on application Of the goyornOra Of IN
southern states, TO call out the militia or use tn
army TO suppress ueurreci0n.-Th bill relating I,
the Central Pacific branch Of the Union Pacih
Railroad came up. sherman moved 10 postpone
aud to take up tho bill In relation 10 the pubhl
debt and currency. reported by him from tho Com
mittee on Finance. Carried yeas 81, nays %
nv sherman spoke at length Ia favor Of the bill. III
tai was followed by MoCreery IN 4 long speech. n
NJ which he discuseeds huinorouslyI the speech O
Us SauatOr Morton on tho hnancos, the President
leg recommendation on that subject, and the report
All OF tho Secretary OF the Treasury and OF tho Treas
pan urcr Of the United States. Tho bnl was then post
poned. and that relating TO the Central Branch O
~ the Union Pacific Railroad was taken up, and ate
~ tho rejection OF several amendments u was rea
rs. a third tune and killed by the following vote
NO YEAs-Messrs. Abbott CTagin, D0ohttle, Dark
no Ferry, d ssondens Fowler Harlan Hendrieh'
~ Howard, Mcdonald. Morriil Of Maine, Norton Nyt
SsB Pomoroy. Ramsey, Rice; Ross; Sawyer. Summer
al I NAh " AANAhH "AAAA Aha - ~
The NAYs-MessTa. Anthony, Buckalew, COnkllnG
of Connese, Davis, Dixon, Edmunds, FrelinghuyseI
Gst Harris, Henderson. Howe, McCre0ty, Morgan, ho
.,5 rill Of Vermont, Patterson Of New Hampshirl
80 Patterson OF TenhesRe0, Poole, hObertaOn, bhe
M uIan, Stewart, Trumhuil, Yickors, Wade. Warrei
lag Whyte. Wiley and The Senate the
No adjourned.
COT HouaE-Lynche's bill for the rosumptio
OF specie payment was discussed by Schoneld, a
the ter which Ia was referred 10 tho G
Tx Banks and bansingsZFne s9nsttntlonal amen
80 ton was had.-Tho House went into mmit
the Whole on the Legislative appropriation bill Al
dtscuseedit until hye o'clock, Whom TIM eoInmitt
-. roae. aud thu House took "a recess mil 100 ?.
the At that hour tho House rec0nyened aud speech
haf we're made ON financial matters and roconstrn
has ton Adjourned. aeHHnHH.
can SENATE, Jan. 25th. Several bills we
introduced and referred,-Bills were passed I
an the rohef OF Capt Charles Hunter. aud raguatl
the appointment OF midshipmouf In the navy fro
IN the lately reconstructed states,-Ihea special ords
In the constitutional amendment, thon came up. III
amendment. a. originally introduced by Mr.. he
- deIaon, IL la these words
ARrIcLE 10, No state shal dony or abridRe 4
I'm right OF Its citizens 10 vote aud hold Office on q
EN-, count OF race. color or previous condition.
We SIC, 2. Congress shan have power 10 enforce Il
provisions OF this amendment
- Tho Judiciary reported as a subs
!" tute for the fret section the following, which v
adopted; Tho 2 ght Of citizens of the Unit
States 10 vote and hold office shali not BIO denied
Abridged by tho United States or any state on
cOunt OF race, color or previous condition OF ser
tude." Tho second section was amended 80 as
read, "cougress shall have power TO enforce Il
article by appropriate legislation Some furtt
debate was had when the Senate wontinto ExeS
er@i i've session, and some time after adjourned.
a HoUsE-Tho Army Appropriation b
vi was reported and made the special order for Nc
day next. It appropriatea t4S,l99,0OO. Pale,
resolution that the on heconstfucu
be ordaredfo Inquire and report whether any, a
SOC II any, what further achonf should be taken dua
the Fortsth Congress Eespee tine the ~reconstIa