The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-02-05
Miscellaneous Items.

o. The Western pork packers estimate
l ,6jO,O0O hogs as the number OF the present
season.
1t lie said that the members Of the new
English House Of Commons are, as a body,
remarkably ugly.
California produced in 1868, five milllona
gallons Of vino and 800, 600 gallons Of brandy.
Nearly 100000 acres OF grape vince are
cultivated In France. The average annua
value OF the vino cxceeds $780, OO, OOO.
"A series ofsormons by Unitarian divinee
will be preached In the Ma tioual Theatre,
Washington, this wintor.
Ono Of the religious Journals speaks Of a
church which pays it's choir $1,000 a year,
while its contributions do not exceed 500.
Isaac L. Allen, late Attorney General OF
Iowa, died IN the insane asylum Mt Mt, Pleas
ant, on the 90th ult.
Tho inhabitants Of Eric county, Penn,
are experiencing an agreeable sensation. A
pack OF wolves, which has thus far defied all
attempts at capture, Is paying nightly yisits
to their eheepfolds.
A London witness having told tho magis.
trAte that he was a penman, was asked In
what part OF literature he welded HE pen,
when he replied that he penned sheep In
Smithield market,
At the recent festivities at Arundel Cas-
tie, in honor Of tho coming OF age OF the
Duke OF Norfolk, tho tables gTOaned under
plate weighing upward ola ton and u hall,
aud valued at S9OO,OOO
Robert Herrick, the cavalier poet Of the
Commonwealth and tho Restoration, was re-
lated 10 an ancient family Of the same name,
still lOurishing IN Leicostershiro, and search
among their papers has disclosed letters aud
papers by the poet throwing light on the
Commonwealth era.
On Saturday last, says the Ottawa (Ill.)
Republican, at Loatant, La Sails county, Mr..
Wilcox, Il carpenter, fell from tho top Of the
Methodist Church, a distance Of twenty-five
or thirty feet, striking his head on II piece OF
coal, breaking his skull. His i~njuries wero
undoubtedly fatal.
Tho French Government schooner Lev
rotto has recently passed throughout the en-
tire length Of the Suez Canal, and NJ. do Les
eepa states that IN six months frsm this date
ships OF as much as 5000 tons burden will be
able 10 traverse the lsthmus, either by sail or
steam.
Oranges were frozen solid on the trees
at st. Augustine, Fla on Christmas day.
The thermometer at daylight stood at 20 de-
grees above zero. 1t RfterwaTd touched II
degrees. In 4 climate where even white
rrosts are unusual, this was very severe. Last
year, At tho same umo, the Florida ladies
were dressed in lawn.
"A London drOsamaker has been lined for
keeping her girla at work after half.past four
O'Clock on Saturday. Sho urged in extenua.
ton that she was engaged on a large order
for a corps Of "diTls Of the Period" Ia a pan
tomine requiring haste, but the excuse did
not avail her,
Archbishop Spanlding of Baltimore, has
issued an order forbidding the indiscrimi-
nate attendance OF persons IN the churches
TO witness marriage ceremonies, and here
after no one will attend excepting by card OF
invitation from the parties Interested. This
Ia deemed necessary on account OF the leyity
and lpaVFna.Eat conduct 81 NNNaautkNr aanIara ~
recent OCCASIONS.
Mr.. Fell, an English engineer, has offer
ed 10 the SWirH Federal Council 10 undertake
tho construction OF three railroads over the
Alps for a guarantee OF interest of GOO, 000
flames annually. He estimates tho coat OF
that over the Simplon Mt from eleven to thir-
teen mlllionsi OF the ST. Gothard, at from
thirteen to fourteen; and at from fifteen to
eighteen for the Luckmanler.
knowledge Gf American geography ia
limited In France. A new work on the sub
ject, used in many French schools, speaks OF
Toronto rs one OF the eastern cities Of the
United States, of Portland 40 tho capital Of
New England, says the Germans constitute q
largo part of the population OF the Territory
OF Missouri, and declares that the Territory
Of tho Rocky Mountains WAS conquered by
the American troops under Gen. Fremont.
"Hallo, this mouse, yelled a man on the
steps OF an uptown mansion one cold night
lately, at thc rHmo time ringing tho door-bel
violently, "What do you want 2" asked the
owner cautiously thTusting his head from an
upper window I'm your cousin from
Shrewsbury, and / want to stay here all
night" well, you may stay there in wei,
como, il you'll keep quiet, and let the door
bell alone, Z" said the hospitable fellow inside
as he shut down the window.
The proverbisl luxury of the ancien.
Roman Is fast beng outd0ne by modern wo
men OF fashion. The most celebrated O
Paris beauties has just inauguTated one o
the most extrayagant innovations OF this ex
travagant age. Every day she changes tn
decoration Of her boudOir aa il by maggie
On awaking in the morning she calls for, say
her pink toilet; and while sho sacrifices Il
the GrRces, the chameleonliks apartment
to pink silk to-day, and will most likely b.
green velvet Tomorrow.