The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-06-18

SchiCmpr assistant USSaNuf oi inc nHilicl
mint vt Denver Colorado. III L
yTho.slriko. Of the btokehlcn on the
Eric Railroad has resulted in the men OBJ
tanning the advance demanded.
An examination into the robbing of
ihc United States depository Mt Santa Fc
shows the loss Ia be bout slO0,000s
The contest oyer hc Mobilc postofiec
has closed by o. appointment Of r.. q.
Brnmhcry, rice IyronG q. Pierce, suspended.
John Shornstcin fen nom n scafFdld'
while painting in Cincinnati ON Friday, and
broke lSs1ph NO hopes are iclt- for bis.
A cnrlmnn named Roth, trying how
near he could dviYetc Rtprn on tho Miami
road, was struck by tito cars, aud died from
his injuries.
The steamer Tyler, declined on sus-
piciou of being intended TO carry aid 10 the
Cuban rcv0lutionisi8 was cleared on Tues.
day, lying The Dominican tlag.
Secretary Boutwell, has reduced the
clerical force Of the Treasury Department.
and the yirioug bureaus. thereof, 10 the ex-
act number nnthoriloa BY Inv. HH a
Night ciorks and messengers wero re-
moved from the Eiust Auditors office on
Tuesday. on The first of July n number
Of temporary clerks will be dismissed.
Gclgmyc lloppncr, who was one of BY
rou's intimatcs iu Italy, has come out with
n lciicr 10 the London htlicnm,un, impugn-
ing the ycr1city of tho Countess Guiecinli.
conference was ncld yesterday at
Cairo to make arrangements for the con-
slrurtiou OF % railroad viz New Madrid 10
Memphis on the west side Of tho MISSISSIPPI
pi River.
The Republican City aud County Con-
y%cution, held Mt Richmond, Va, ON the Sth
inst, nominated one negro and two white
men for The Senate, and eyen negroes AMI
uuc white man for the House. o.
Tho body Of Mrs. Caroline Hays, of
Nashville, was iound i'm the Ohio River,
near Aurora, Indiana, on Sunday. She
was u victim Of tho steamboat diRlster,
(hmciica and Umtol Stntcs), in December
hast,
Tho Secretary Of the Treasury, On
Tucsdnv. sold -, OOS, 900 in gold, receiving
therefor So, 77S,7l7 in currency. The
amount Of gold in the treasury is $50, =
OOo,o 900 aud 2 5,oOO,0 600 in coin ccrtih-
Cnlcs.
"A fire at G%arrytown, near ~Poughkccp-
sic, yesterday, destroyed n paper mill, and
freight house in which several bales of hay
were stored. Botl buildings and contents
were destroyed. Loss 100000; fully in
surcd.
james A. Woods paper mill, ai Port
Dickinson, near Binghampton, ~. Y, was
destroyed BY Gre on Monday night, togetlI-
or with all The machinery. Loss about
i SiG 5000; insurance Sl2, 900 on the building
aud $1,000 ON the stock.
Col. j.. G.Cmnc, United States Army.
{ acting mayor ~ jackson, Miss, was shot
and killed 10y u. NJ. Icrgcr. Tho affair
grew out Of the action of Crane in sciZiup
lhp property of Norgor for taxes. Ycrgci
was arrested by the military.
A fire in Now York last nightdestroyod
tho Pamphlet bindcry OF Whitehead 4
, Bros, No. j3S Pear street, aud Spoonor 4
=. Bro paper boA factory adjoining. Los
, ON the former $1,000, and ON tho latter
$4,000. All insured.
/, Tho Sub-CcnsuF Committee is still il
session ut Washington aud may remain 50
for some weeks. Thus far they have com,
/ 10 no determination ns to the forms an,
a.. character of the schedules for taking th,
census.
Mike Malouoy, n notorious dospcmdo
= while walking down the street in Jackson
Miss, on Monday night, discovered an old
f, in%olcusivc negro, named Pleasant, siitin,
on thc curbsluuc, and, without speaking {,
him, Put q pistol to his head and fired
I killing him instantly. Mnloncy then fcd
This Is the third murder he has committed
! The Quaker SUPERINTENDENT of Indian
Affairs at Atchison, Kansas, Enoch Hong
: tclcgppls that the reports of Indian hos
! Utilities in NOvthwef torn Kuisls aro oXaggd
! rated and conflicting. Eight or ten re
J mote settlers arc said 10 have been killed
r The exposed settlements are preparing ia
: dclrns0. Tho Indians are supposed 10 Inc
Northern Ohcyeuuos and Niouy.
I A Dubuque special TO tho Domocru
4 Says that new feature is tho grain move
mcnt has been developed. y. q. Siller IA
/ arranged 10 ship grain in bnrgcs TO Ia
, elevator i'm east 81. Louis, thence 10y rail
4 road to New York, without breaking bulk,n
7 cents per busl,el lower than the minoi
Central ltnilroad charges from llerc.
Tho Editor orulc Warrenton tGeorgia,
/ Clipper, audi other citizens, wero arrrste,
! ON Monday, ut tho instance of n Shcri
y who came from Atlanta with two compau
ios Of infantry. They were placed in inI
and surrounded 10y u large force Of militia
causing great excitement. The arrests an
, supposed Ia have grown ont of politici
4 difficulties. q
q The arguments in the case Of III
q Mcconnell murder triad wCyo closed o
Tuesday. AZ twelve o'clock the Jury IL
n tired, and nj two o'clock they brought in
I verdict Of "Not Guilty" The verdict wa
/. read amid frantic expressions Of joy. III
prisoner WAS discharged and received ia
/ enthusiastic congratulations of his friends
The hugo icuy-boaL Dmleith, whicI
formerly belonged 10 tile Illinois Contra
q Railroad, was tested IN Tuesday in trans
+ iurring loaded ears from the st. Louis an
Chicago Railroad across the river 10 Ia
n North Missouri Road. Tho approaches 4
the wator'lodge on. each side Of the rive
q are completed, and in two or three DAYS III
work Of ln~nBlcning freight without break
q ing bulk. hctwecb tre above roads, wAlb
y regularly aud speedily accomplished. TIL
, experiment was a success.
C Tho case Of Amanda Craig, Of Cid
y %cinnaii, against T.. $. Spmguc, Of Chicago
Z for breach Of promise of marriage, whicl
y has bccu ON trial before Judge Wilcox, n
+ Wheaton, for several days past, was give
10 the jury on Tuesday, and n verdict 10
> the p%laintill, Miss Craig, was rendered, No
p cording her the sum Of S1O0,000, IN,
amount claimed byh0Gfor lppdgos TN,
8 verdict was receiyed With applause. mi,
+ counsel for SpNguc will apply for q nov
trial,
- lnthe National Typographical Con
l ycnupn at Albany, Isaac d. George wal
erected President, receiving foriy-eieh.
4 votes TO thirty-two for Daniel W. Flynn
ana three scattering; Petor A.. drosby wa
u elected EirstiY Vice President, w II. 'Good
nough, second Yico President; John (ol
I Inns Secretary and Treasurer, and w. A
Shields Corresponding Ssorstary. m,
committee on tho Springfield conteste,
c seat case reported in favor of admitting
n Mr., Higgins.