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The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-07-22

"a Dry Goods I Dry Goods u Dry
Goods II at SILL'S.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-07-22
Wool! WOOL! WooI!,,

Bear it in mind hat C. L. Hall is
paying the highest cash prices for wool.
He has, already, bought more extern
sively than any year preceding that he
has been in the business. You a
find him at his business house in Mall
ia.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-07-22

To THE PRoPRIEToKs OF THE CALABAR
GRAINS n TO H PUBLIC:-It gives me
pleasure to add my unsolicited testi-
mony to the efficacy of the Calabar
Grains. In headache, dyspepsia, con-
s'ipation, and dizziness, they work like
a charm. In conclusion, permit me to
say that i have written only what |
know from actual experience and par
ticular inquiry, to be true of the justly
celebrated CALABAR GRAINS.
Yours, Very Truly,
C.. B. BozMAN.
Nc Connelsvil'e, Ohio, June 24-3m.
p8 Calabar Grains are for sale by
all Druggists.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-07-22

~ We keep the best stock of Trunks,
Valises, Satchels, Bags and Baskets kept in
town, and in addition, we will order a
Trunk of any size when wanted, if we have
not the article on hand. Give us a call.
F. SILL & co,
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-07-22

@- Cuff Buttons, of the latest and most
approved styles, and shirts, the most fash
ionaOle out, at SILL'S.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-07-22

The arrivals of 1--we stock at these
yards, this evening, are rs follows /:
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-07-22
Cincinnati Live Stock Market.

MONDAY EVENING, July Is, 20:
BRIGHTEN PENS.
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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1870-04-21

bined with the great majority of the Democ
racy, may be formed, here in Maine, an
organization that shall protect Names local
interests, and act with similar elements in
other states towards securing a correct ma
tional policy. Preparatory to such con-
summation, political bigotry should be
discarded, dead issues forgotten, old animos-
tiles buried out Of sight. There should be
recognized on all hands the facts that we
have entered on new era, and that the first
endeavors should be TO restore our material
prosperity, and to secure honesty, efficiency
and economy in the administration of state
and national governments.
We interpret to our friends the political
signs of the times as we read them Believ-
ing that we are entering upon q transition
period inthe parties ofthe country change
absolutely demanded by its best interests
we desire that our readers shall be apprized
of the fact and prepared to act.
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Correspondence Of the Journal.
LETTER FROM BUCKSPORT.

BUCKsPoRT, April IS, 1870
Our season of amusement in the way Of dancing
eliminated in Il Grand Fancy Dress Ball, at Lyceum
Hall, last Thursday evening. For many weeks
our young people have been quietly at work pre-
pairing for the occasion. TO the strains of good
music the Masqueraders entered the hall at Q
O'Clock. IL was the most brilliant gathering ever
Witnessed III our village. There Were 81 in cos
tume-While all available seats were occupied by
delighted spectators.
The scene on all sides was very gay The merry
laugh rising far above the music foretold night of
JOY and mrth. Even your correspondents who is
naturally very sedate, had to acknowledge that
There was really Il time TO laugh,' and this tina
time There was every nameabc person and thing
represented, we thought, not only of heaven but
also OF the other place. Snow Storm. with her
umbrella and lower part of her dress dotted with
snow was very artistic. Night in starry dress, and
SILVER Moon forming part Of her celestial helmet
told its story. The Pop Corn girl, was "fearfuly
and wonderfully made" and looked goode nough to
eat. Di Vernon in her tasty riding habit appeared
to great advantage for such a title body
Spring, whose dress of white, trimmed with the
opening flower buds and eyergreens of the season
trea hard to share the admiration of the bright eyes
Of the wearer. The Goddess of Liberty showed
artistic skill in her dress, made wholly from the
American Flag The effect of the blue field of stars
across the bosom was excellent indeed. The Rev.
enuc Flag displayed fine taste in her dress likewise
These two dresses, although made from the same
colors, We're entirely different in design
Many others are dies serving honorable mention
but [ suspect you may lack room for Insertion
one or two local hits must not be overlooked The
readers Of the journal 10y this time aware that
our people have got Steel on the brain, and it was
not surprising to find the New Steel Works repre-
sented in a very unique manner by one who an
peared to have mechanical knowledge rs well as a
great degree of artistic skill. Five cog wheels by
being matched together, formed the collar.
steel belt around the waist was ettcred Shernan's
Steel Works" Above the belt in 'front.' was repre-
sented a Steam Engine Governor. On the back of
the dress, above the belt, was displayed the great
1903 Id. Steam Hammer. Bars of steel striped the
skirts of the frock and legs ofpans. These designs
were executed with silver paper glazed over wit h
something to give the exact color of steel on black
velvet.
In the dress worn by lady rs the Ellsworth r.
r., we thought we detected fhc same skillful hand-
Work-golden sleepers and rails white ground,
very scientifically located between Ellsworth &
Bucksport, with IFS switches al Orand and other
stations.
The following name, and Characters We're pres
ent
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A WHOLE TOWN DESTROYED.


NEFHTNNt VTTIVF 4NIIIIT =,
A disastrous fire which broke ont hi,
morning in this village originated in wood
en- building occupied rs a barber shop and by
several negro families in the business part OF
the town, and in four hours every business
block but two was burned. There are no en-
gincs and the efforts of the people with buck
cts were unavailable to cneck the flames
Many persons We're burned, some severely,
hut no lives lost. Several persons were
taken from second story windows and others
escaped with only such clothing o. they could
hastily lay their hands on The fire was
finally stopped on the west side of the square
at the Aaron Anderson block which, how
ever, is q ruin
1t is impossible to tell the total loss. The
business part Of the town is in ashes.
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The statement of Mr.. Clark, the hero of
the back-door entrance and pistoling search
at the FoXcroft Exchange, which we have
been requested to publish, isn't worth the
space it would take up. Clark seems to be-
long to a class of crazy fanatics. who think
that the millennium will come when they have
full liberty to tap everybody's cider barrel
and let the contents run towastc The Dover
Observer thus pictures Clark while engaged
in his exalted mission
That search was a very mysterious thing. No
doubt Clark will acknowledge that there are some
things past finding out" We, in our simplicity
can't think what that doughty officer was after in
ladies' trunks and wardrobes. Did he suspect rum
and treason there? Couldn't he make shift to get
along without mussing the ladies' linen? Isn't it
possible that his olfactory nerves played him false
when he was looking under beds and sinks? 1t is
an important thing to be sub-deputy,- we
don't think friend Clark is quite up to the position.
certainly not sufficiently to be entrusted with
loaded pistols,-they are dangerous playthings,-
they are liable to go off in the hands of the most
inexperienced persons.
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CUKoSIrIhs OF MARRIAGE. The Massachu-
~etts statistics for 1868, just published give
the following interesting facts relative
to the institution of matrimony-
OF the 27,7l2 persons married, II ,572 males
and II, l49 females were married for the first
time, 1928 We're widowers and 1926 were
widows. OF the men married 234 were I'M
der 90 years; 5l76 from 20 to 20: ABB from
p to so; l70G from 80 to 50 SOC from So to
40; Ala from 40 to As; $40 from As to so: IA
from 50 to 60; SO from GO to So; 81 from 65
to 70 81 from 20 to Is; Is from Is to 80; and
) were over so. OF the women, 1888 were
under 50 Gl57 from 20 to 20; 2S7l from %
TO 30; 1909 from 80 to 80; 512 from So to 40 ::
Pa from 40 to As; l47 from As to SO; 80 from
90 to So; 43 from 50 to CO. 81 from 60 to 65 ::
| from IS TO 20; from 20 to IS; 3 from Is
10 S0 and were over 80. The average age
OF all the men was 20 years, and of che
women 20 years. Two girls married at 10
years of age and 5 at IA. Three lads Of l6
married. A widower of 81 was married to a
twice-widowcd woman of 20, the fourth mar
rlage of a man Of 40 was with a maiden of 20
and the fifth marriage Of a man was with a
spinster of &c. Two widowers of "a were
married to women not quite 80 years old, and
one man was married fol- the first time at the
age of 70 to q widow of 81.
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DREADFUL SCENE UNDER THE GALLONS.
When at "a minutes past o'clock Friday
morning John Reynolds was forcibly remind
ed that hanging was not played out'' in New
York, the fall Of the weights, while it made
The culprit at the other end of the rope lump
up to nearly the crossbeam, still was not sui.
iicient to break his neck. The moose was
placed too low. and instead of pulling ittieht
before fastening it to the clamp, the Deputy
Sheriff left it dangling loose around REYNOLDS,
neck. The moose thus ran over the chin. and
the miserable convict died horrible death.
For nearly two minutes the BODY hume
motionless, but at 26 minutes past 9. the
nerves having recovered from the shock they
= had received by the start of the body, resumed
their functions. The breast of the culprit
began to heave. as if in dreadful agony; the
arms tried to loosen themselves from the
thongs that held them, and fearful rocking
motion came over the body. Five minutes
after the rope had beer cut one of the medical
gentlemen heard the air rush into the right
lung. At minutes after being hung the
pulsations in the left wrist ceased. bnt #
lasted from IL IL to Ia minutes ere complete
strangnlation had set in, and the murderer
had paid the forfeit of his crime.
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The New York Tribune is badly mixed in
the nastincss of the Richardson trial, the
Rev. Frothingam, who made the prayer at
the death-bed wedding, and thanked God
"for what these two had been to each other
and what they might be- has been aTribune
contributor; Sinclair is one of the Tribune
publishers; Mrs. Calhoun, who is accused OF
being ''procuress. and the instigator and
abettor Of this adulterous proceeding by Mrs
Mcfarland, is a regular Tribune writer; and
Beecher, who aided in the mock marriage,
boasts that the only newspaper he reads is
the Tribune
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1870-04-21

TIE MoRMoNs, in memorial to Congress,
assert that they have reclaimed the desert
waste, cultivated it, subdued the Indians.
made roads, built cities, towns and settle
ments, established governments, encouraged
education, and founded u new State Then
they declare: eve, the people who have
done this. are believers in the principles Of
plural marriage or polygamy, not simple as
an elevating social relationship and Il proven
ton OF many terrible evils which atllict our
race, but as II principle revealed by God, I'M
DERIVING our every hope of eternal salvation
and happiness in Heaven" They appeal to
Congress in the name of humanity to send a
commission of inquiry to the Territory before
legislating
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WASHINGTON MATTERS.
AMNESTY TO THE SOUTH.

The much-taked-of amnesty message to Congress
appears to have been abandoned by the President,
for the present, at least. 1t appears that the Exc
cuive was very decided, at first, in his determine
lion TO send this message to Congress- but the an
nouncement of this fact aroused the extremists OF
the Radicals, who direct Gen. Grant, and have by
misrepresentation OF the feelings of the southern
people induced him to foreso his laudable purpose
He is becoming more and more pliabe each day,
and in the hands of the schemers is but an lnstru
ment to respond to their behests. The secret of
this is that he desires to be reelected to the Presden
cy, and makes the mistake of thinking he cannot
afford to break with the Radicals. He will lose
the credit that he might have gained by the amnes-
ty message, for Congress will, before its adjourn
ment pass bill of general amnesty. This the
Radicals nc knowledge must be accomplished in or
der to put the Radical party on good terms with the
South
WIDOWS PENSIONS.
An effort is being made before Congress, begun
by claim agents, to secure the passage of a law to
continue the payment of pensions to widows of
Noldiers during life, whether they have been mar
red or shall marry again. The present law discon-
tinues, widows pension from the date of her
second marriage The House Military Committee
are opposed to the proposition, and there is no
probability of its adoption by Congress.
A MAIDEN FAILURE.
senator Hamilton of Texas, made his maiden
peech in the Senate, the subject being the Bingham
amendment to the Georgia bill. 1t queer
production, religo-politico incoherent harangue,
read from manuscript in a nasal, whining voice,
much of the kind affected by ignorant. canting men
of the clerical persuasion. There was nothing in it
save its drafts upon scrptural illustrations Of per-
ddious communities and ISLANDERS of the Southern
people and though the speech was aimed to place
Hamilton upon an equality with the most radical
Of the Radical party. it did not make favorable
Impression even i'll that direction. 1t was great
failure.
nISGCSTED WITH THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
Secretary Boutwell, received letter from rev.
enue storekeeper in Tennessee, notifying him that
his resignation must be at once accepted. as he is
disguised with the Republican party on account of
their ISLANDERS, on the people of his State by prom
there was nothing but murders and other outrages
going on night and day in Tennessee.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1870-04-21

The Maine Farmer has the following in
relation to the Augusta dam and matters con
nected Herewith: "a length Of about one
hundred feet was carried away Thursday,
extending apparently to the foundations of
the structure. The river above and below
the dam now flows at the same level. Work
is now entirely suspended in the mills, with no
prospect of Il resumption during the summer.
Although nothing certain is known of the
plans for rebuilding the dam, it is believed
that the proprietors of the water power will
find il for their interest to push forward the
work of repair and reconstruction without
delay"
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1870-04-21

The Mount of Blessing and the Mount OF
Cursing lie not far apart in the columns Of
our neighbor, and il is difficult for his readers
to say on which he may be found to stand
The most obvious remark that suggests itself
to an observer in this connec ton is that it
must terribly wrench the machine to reverse
it so suddenly If it is done many times
more, the worn out types and press may lay
themselves wreck prone on the steps of the
White House, in pathetic supplication for the
Belfast Colectorshp
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THE GOOD TEMPLARs IN COUNCIL.

At the meeting Of the Grand Lodge of Good
Templars Of Maine, at Lewiston Thursday
the officers for the next year were elected
and installed, with the Rev. Smith Baker, ,)r,
of Orono as Grand Worthy Chief Tcmplal',
and Henry A. Shorey of Bath rs Grand
Worthy Secretary. The afternoon session
was occupied in discussing report commit
ting.the Grand Lodge in favor of Il third (tem
perance) party. Major S. +. Shaw of Paris,
John J. Perry Of Oxford, K. Dresser Of Au-
burn, and others opposed the report, arguing
that the Grand Lodge is not a political body
and that the cause of temperance cannot bf
subser:ed by a third party. The Hon. Henry
Tallman OF Bath, the Rev, Z. W. jackson Of
Gorham and others favored the report and
advocated Il third party A substitute was
finally adopted by large majority, express
ing partial approval of the third party, bni
counselling temperance men to vote only for
the friends of prohibition. 1t is understood
that the third party State committee has call
ed II convention to nominate Il temperance
candidate for Governor nj Auburn on the 18th
of Nav
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1870-04-21

Slavery has been fought down, voted down, and
eXpunged from the land and from the constitution.
The question is in order ''what neNt?' Ellsworth
American.
Well, having laid waste one half the coun-
try, incurred a debt Of three thousand
millions, pensioned about a million of widows,
orphans and disabled soldiers, and buried
one million of the young men of the nation
the question now ia, how much of similar
results can be obtained from the Mormon
question, if carefully nurscd
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Newspaper Decisions .

l. Any person who takes paper regularly from the
Observation-Disclosures directed to his name anothers,
whether he has subscribed not-s responsible for
the payment
g II person orders his paper discontinued he must
pay all arrearages the publisher may continue send
1t until payment In made and collect the whole amount
whether the paper is taken from the office or not.
g. The have decided that refusing to take
papers and periodicals from the postoce removing
and leaving them uncaled for, is pra Jacie evidence
of intentional fraud.
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New Bedford brags of pointer that came to
dead stand the other day before a door-plate in
scribed "a Partridge"
New Orleans man, one 3. II. Warner, sues for
divorce from his wife the ground that she il 81
addicted to the Use Of morphine that she is useless
to him as wife, hepmate or companion.
A Kansas man ate three pounds of raisins, the
other day, on wager, which was paid to his widow
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1870-04-21

The Sch Hudson which sailed from Newhury
port on Thursday was built at Orland, Me-, in the
year 1891, for Mr.. David Warren, who now com
nands her, and who has been in her ever since she
was launched. She brought load of lumber to
Messrs. Thurston Il Colman on the ID of December
last, in q thick snow storm, and was hauled up for
winter. Capt. Warren has lived on board during
The whole time since unloading, scarcely leaving
he vessel to make acquantances or view our city
having been on the street hut twice, and visiting
his consignees but once. Newhuryport Herald
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Subscribers reqdested take notice OF the date on
the oolored slips attached to the paper 1t is the only
form of receipt used. For instance, IS May 6s,
that the subscription is paid to that date. When
a new payment is made, the date will be Immediately
changed t. correspond and thus receipt in full is sent
with evry paper Subscribers in requested
to forward the sums due.
AS-In sending money, state THE POST OFFICE to
which the paper is sent.-EH
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1870-04-21

The MacFarland trial drags its slow length along.
There is nothing of special interest since last week.
The line of defence adopted is that MacFarand
was insane, and it is generally thought that he will
be acquitted.
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from the Frog. Age OF
April 10.
But Mr.. Knowltou says
that his views and Mr.. Per
hams are alike. What then
are Mr., Perham 8 views 2 1t
is understood throughout
the State, that Mr.. Perham
agrees with the platform OF
the Hichborn faction, last
year; that he goes for a
State constabulary and tor
the imprisonment law as it
originally stood, both OF
which have been condemned
BY the people, and one re-
pealed, and the other modi-
fed by the republicans of
the legislature. Those laws
cost the republican party 10,
600 votes, the year they were
in existence, and had it at
tempted to maintain them,
its ascendency would have
been seriously imperilled, If
not lost in the State. We
say, therefore, that We can
not stand on MIR. Knowl-
toms or Mr.. Perham's plat
form, nor abide the test of
republicanism which is pro-
posed, which excludes from
office and consequently from
membership OF the party,
every man who is not ID
practical temperance man,
in other words a total absti-
nent. When this becomes
the party shibboleth, the
process of disintegration OF
the republican party will
JnnnItIu ann hanna
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OF the 10 female murtierers confined in the Mchi-
gan tcnhehtary many are very pretty, and few
positively beautiful
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1870-04-21

From the Prog. Age, Of
April /.
Arguments in favor of 10
cality are sometimes over
ruled in favor of the best
and most popular man; but
In this case the reasons IL
favor of the candidate art
no less strong than the 10.
cality. MIR. knowlton is
among the ablest men of the
republican party OF the
State. He is a man Of
statesmaulike ideas. lie
has had experience in pub.
lie life. AS Il representative
to Congress from this State,
at a critical period of the
affairs of the nation, when
old parties were breaking up
he bore a leading part. He
is popular with the people
No man in the State would,
we believe, as a republican
candidate for Governor re,
ceive a larger vote. We
name him, therefore, feeling
confident that when the
question of selection shall
have been fully considered
by the republicans of the
State, the choice at the con.
yention must ultimately rest
upon him.
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An extra sheet containing the public laws
passed at the recent session of the Legisla-
ture accompanies this weeks paper.