The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-01-22
OF FARE
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Raw Oysters. Escalloped Oysters.
Tame Turkey. Wild Turkey. Domestic Duck.
Saddle Of %Southdown Mutton.
Mallard Duck, Teal Duck, Quail, Chicken,
Buffalo, Black Tail Deer, Cold
Roast Beef,
Hard Tack and 500 Belly.
Sugar-Cured Ham, Spiced Rounds of Beef,
Beef Tongue.
Chicken Salad. Lobster Salad,
Fortress ofBoned Quail in Jelly, a'rImperial.
Sugar-Curod Ham decorated with jelly.
Boned Turkey, with RIFLES, in pyramid.
Baston of Purio OF Grouse.
Mayonaise of Lobster in bo.der of Jelly.
Boned Bears Head in Aspic.
Gelatine of Prairie Chicken.
Boned Duck in Jelly.
Buffalo Tongue, oTnamentod a la Soyer.
Round Of Beef a la mode.
Mince Pic, Cranberry Pie, Apple Pie,
Delicate Cake, Gold Cake, Assorted Fancy
Cakes,
Vanilla Ice Croam, Ice Cream,
Strawberry leo Cream,
Pine Apple Ice. Peach Ice, Strawberry Ice,
Lemon Ice, Brandy jelly Orange leo,
Shorty Wine Jolly, Champagne Jelly,
Grapes, Apples, Oranges, Nuts, Raisins,
Coffee.
WINE LIST.
Claret, American Vino Company, Imperial
Shorty, s. o. p. Brandy, Old Grow Whisky,
How
The proceedings Of this grand reunion of
the Army of the West occupied fifteen col
umns in solid small type, each day, for two
successive days, Of the Chicago Tribune,
which gave a complete transcript Of every
thing said and done on this memorable Occa-
sion And, by the way, tho Tribune shows
as much enterprise and promptnoss in giving
A N.II.aN anil lu1aNl nnNUa nI oil nuaEInn
events, as any metropolitan journal in the
country. And perhaps this IL as fitting an
occasion 10 g%iyo-what / have for some time
contemplated brief history and portrait of
tho best type and representative Of this city.
THE CHICAGO TRwUNE.
II was originated June 10th, ls47, by Jas.
Kelley, John Il. Wheeler and 10 X. @. For
rest, when Chicago had about 10000 inhRbit-
ants, and there was no railroad within a hun
dred miles of it. It's size was % by 36 inches
and the first edition, of 400 copies, was
worked of" on a Washington hand press, by
one Of the proprietors. Sept. 24th, 1855, a
now fast single cylinder Hoo press was SGT
up, the paper having for a long time been
worked ON a Northrup press. Aftor July 1,
1858, il was worked on a Hoo's double cylin-
der. In three years more its circulation had
increased to such an extent that a four cyl
inder press was required, and Aug, %, 1864,
one Of Hoes eight cylinder presses, capable
VI pruning al1Nbu NllbhAH bh hbhl Nhh IAt
cured at a cost Of 1872, 600. And the business
has grown 80 rapidly that they arc about put
ting in a second eight cylinder Hoe press in
their new building, which will enable them
to turn on 1900 copies Of their paper per
hour,
It's propriotors, in addition 10 those above
named, ny to July !, 1858, were Thomas A.
Stewart, John l.. Scripps, Thos. j. Waite,
VIM. Duane Wilson, Henry Fowler, Timothy
Wright, J. D. Webster, Joseph Medil, Dr.H.
@. Ray, j. @, Vaughan and Alfred Cowles
The Democratic Press was established by
John l.. Scripps and VIM, Bross, Sept. l6, 1859
as a democratic organ, was quite successful,
and in 1857 it's business exceeded $780, 600
Barton w. Spears was connected with 1t from
Sept. 1854 until July !, 1858, whom
CONSOLIDATION
with the Tribune took place, under the name
of tho Press and Tribune, and the parties TO
the consolidation were Messrs. scripps, Brost
and Spears on the part OF tho rress, and
Messrs. RAY, Medil and Cowles on the part
of the Tribune. On the 9Th Of November
1853, owing TO %pecuniary embarrassment, the
firm made am assignment, it's liabilities OK
! eeeding sos, 900, to offset which il had presses