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The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-06-17
AN IOWA wONnER.
A Cave New, Wonderful and Endless,
SO Far as ExploH eds

SO Far as Explore ed.
A wonderful discovery has Just been made
about six miles west of Dubuque, Iowa,
which consists of cave of immense dimen-
siOns and magnificent gOrgeousness and
beauty. While mining foe lead ore, Mr..
Rice made the discovery in opening mar
row passage, which he followed about seven
hundred feet, leading into large room,
connected by a narrow passage with many
others, which he followed a distance of
about one thousand feet, where the cave
seemed 70 terminate. He afterward sunk q
shaft thirty feet deep, interseoting the cave
near its termination, and he and his party
of five descended and entered another
narrow passage of about one hundred feet,
where 1t expands into large hall Of one
hundred feet in length, forty or fifty feet
wide, and from ten to fifteen feet high,
and ornamented with stalactites of great
beauty, the roof, like a miniature sky,
studded and spangled with erbs of most
brilliant lustre, and presenting a crystal
line surface of exquisite ineness aud lustre,
which flashes by the light of the torches
with great brilliancy. From this room the
cave branches in two directions, at an
angle of about forty degrees, which, on
being trayersed for about half mile, the
explorers found several other chambers
of even greater dimensions, and
greatly exceeding the first in beauty and in
terest, the entire sides and roofs being COW
cred with snow-white stalactites and FROST
like incrustations OF carbonate of lime and
gypsum. In many parts of the cave might
also be seen arayonite; and at distances
varying from ten to fifteen feet, are deep
recesses in the walls, so large and high in
some cases as to enable them to walk about
in them. On the floors of these reeesses
many stalagmites had formed, one re-
sembhng a huge polar bear, and other
formations resembling clusters of grapes,
etc In another place hand was distinctly
traced. The water in the cave is so clear
that IN places where it is ten inches deep it
does not appear to be more than two. The
party remained in the cave about six hours
and travelled in it about two miles.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-06-17
A Mother ard Six Children Burned to
Death.

On Monday morning Dayton, Ohio, was
visited by a FIRE which resulted IN the
death by sufocation of a mother and six
children. The Dayton journal of Tuesday
morning gives the statement of the father
as follows:
Mr. Moeller says that he returned home
Saturday night between 10 and II O'Clock.
HIS faHiiy had already retired, and he
went Immediately to bed. The saloon was
already closed, and there was no one stir.
ring about the house. There was no sign
of fire anywhere. About Il o'clock he arose
to get some water for oneo of the children,
and heard a noise under the stairway,
where shavings and chips were kept; but
supposing it was dog, which made that
his retreat, he thought no more of it.
The first intimation Moeller had of fire,
his wife aroused him by screaming, 'sthe
house Is on freP The boys-four in
number-who slept in the garret, had first
discovered the fire, and rushing down the
stairs, awakened their mother The room
was already filed with smoke, so that they
could hardly see each other. Mrs. Moeller
ran to the front window and raised it, cal
ed to her husband to throw out bed, and
jump out and catch the children.
The two eldest boys, Frank and Henry,
aged respectively Is and Is years, jumped
out Of the window while their parents were
planning how to save themselves and child
rem. Then Moeller got another bed-tick;
throwing it out of the window and telling
his wife to throw the children, down to him,
he jumped out, but the sash fell down on
his wrist, and he with difficulty got it
loose. 1t was by this accident that he was
hurt.
The room above was already sitting
when Moeller got cut of the window, and
the sudden closing of the window deprived
the wife and children of what little air they
could breathe, and they must have been
suffocated almost instantly-all except the
babe, which Mrs. III. held at her breast
The iremen found the bodies near the
door. where, it is believed, they were
smothered while attempting to make their
escape by the stairway. The bodies were
very little burned merely seorched in the
face. The smoke and fame were taken in
to their Lungs. causing instant death.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-06-17

REALLY this is too terrible. We begin at
last to pity General ONeiL Ridicule he
could endure. The keen satire which sug-
cests that he ''has immortalized his name
by showing how gracefully one can con-
form to the civil law though at the head Of
an invading army" he can afford to smile
at The odious comparison that excuses
his folly on the stale plea of Temporary
insanity" he can treat with the contempti II
richly deserves. But how is it possible FOL
the poor old fellow to survive the gushing
commentators of George Francis Train
"Give ne your hand, old boy l an
with you to the last You mean 1t 81
do I p This is too sad. O'Nel should
have died before this cruel fate befel him
M Y. Tribune.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-06-17
The Proposed CanOniZatiOn OF the Dis
cOTerer CT America.
From the Paris Monde


An Italian journal, the Stendardo Cat
tolico, at Genoa, states that fresh steps are
being taken at Genoa to get the canoniza-
ton of Christopher Columbus agreed to.
It may be remembered that. so tar back as
1866, two laymen in France and Italy SIM
ultaneously, though not in concert, ad-
dressed the same demand to the Holy See.
In the following year, the Cardinal Arch
bishop of Bordeaux, Mgr. Donnet, in
whose metropolitan Jurisdiction are found
the French Antilles, prayed the Pope to
lend a favorable ear to the above petitions.
Spain, in its turn. took the matter up, and
the Cardinal Archbishop of Burgos fully
Joined in the prayer of his French col
league. It has been objected that this sub
ject could not be introduced without viola
ting the rules wisely laid down by Pope
Benedict XIV. But this exception (which
would be necessarily unique in the history
of the Church, since there are no more new
worlds to discover and subject to the Cos
pel-seems justified by the noble character
of the man for whom the honor of being
placed upon Catholic affairs is solicited. It
is certain, too, that Christopher Columbus
possessed, in an eminent degree, all the
Christian virtues. Bottero, who was Sec
rstary to st. Carlo Borromeo, gathered,
during his two visits to Spain, some very
important evidence as to his temperance,
modesty, love of prayer, and his horror
of all that is dishonorable in the sight of
God
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-06-17

PRIVATE TALKS AMONG FARArERs-AS soon
as farmers become familiar with each other
and interchange thought on the subject Of
their farming, this one thing takes place
favorably: the best man among them d.
rects the farming of the neighborhoOd. 1t
is hence that we see in many sections I'M
provements that, in comparison with sur
rounding land, seems Gases. 1t is not the
natural richness of the soil so much that
makes this, (as this will soon become ex-
hausted), as 1t is the Improvement. Where
this improvement is carried on success
fully, you will find drainage, deep plow-
ing, (on the whole) grazing, the use OF clo-
yer, top-dressing instead of the old-fash-
ioned turning in of manure, and the rigld
saving of manure You Will find early
crops, and early harvested, before fully
ripe, and the hay crop o grass crop dried,
of course, now more expeditiously and
successfully since the tedder is such sue
cess.
These are but a few, though the main
principles of farming They are under
stood more or less by the best man Of the
neighborhood, and praetieed, so that he
teaches both by example and oral instrue-
ton.
A meeting, q club, the holding of fairs,
are not of as much benefit as these talks,
quiet, confidential, and always to the point.
Thus different experiments are tried, and
farming is all the while on a tending up
ward, where the leading men are directing
it, where they are. But there must be
confidence or the whole game is spoiled
This is not always the case; there Is much
jealousy; We are apt to believe In our own
way and adhere to it, however that way
may be; we look with jealous eyes upon
our neighbors' good crops, and viii not own
that we are in error and that lie is right; so
we envy him, and, yes, hate him.
Now this is the case with some, we hope
not many. The majority however may be
benefited. They believe in prosperity, they
wish for it, and so they are the right men
to work upon; and if your leading man IS
the night kind of man, obhging, unassum-
ing, the way is open. The thing can be
} bone, is being done, and will be done more.
And the sooner we go about it in greater
earnest, seek, communicate, the sooner
will the profit be realized.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-06-17
A Negro Disnerses a Crowd.

From the NASHVILLE Banner.
On Friday evening negro. who is accus-
ed of having stolen various articles of
wearing apparel from merchant of He
brew persuasion, who holds forth In Mar
ket street, was recognized in Slatetown.
Slatetown, as most of our readers are
aware, is the name given to the southeast
ern portion of the city, in the ueighbOr-
hood of the water works. Immediately
the hue and cry was raised and a large
crowd of men and boys joined in the
chase, as the negro retreated down
the road toward Rolling Mill hill,
and thence down Lindsey ave-
nue.. In the latter street the negro saw
several men in the street and called to them
to get out of the way. A speedy comph-
ance was made to this request by the aston
ished citizens, when the negro fred couple
of shots from one of the big revolyers which
he carried in his hand. The crowd in
creased as the chase continued, and at last
several hundred people were on the track,
among whom were several on horseback.
The negro kept his pursuers at q respectful
distance by shots which he now and then
sent back as warnings. Coming out
toward the Lebanon pike, some one
opened upen the negro with double
barreled shot gun, but without et-
feet The negro took refuge at last under
the Petway House, where he was besieged
by the whole force. Having rested himself
and loaded up, the African called out
loudly that he was coming forth and
warned the crowd in very foreible language
not to modest him. The whole crowd fed
in all directions, the cavalry especially
meeting with vigorous repulse. The
| fugitive now struck for the river, and 9
running fire was kept up for about mile
the negro never halting from fast trot
He loaded as he ran, and fired back with
such recklessness that his pursuers were
glad enough to keep pretty well in the
rear. The African finally gave the Victo
rious army the slip, retreating into the
canebreak near the upper island abou
dark.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-06-17

STATE HORSE BREEDERS ASSOCIATION:
The Michigan Horse Breeders Association
will hold their annual meeting at jackson
on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, the
18th, 18th and 18th instants. Five thou
sand dollars n premiums are offered, and
the meeting is expected to be in every way
a successful one. The officers of the Asso-
ciation have effected arrangements with
the several railroads running to Jackson to
transport all horses entering for the meet
inc free, and passengers at half fare. The
races will be governed by the rules OF the
National Association, and all entries are
renuired to be made not later than the 4tf
instant.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-06-17

ALL OFFICERS of the Brazilians agree
that Mrs. Lynch (the mistress and military
aide of lopez is a charming, dangerous
woman. Her behavior after the death Of
her paramour has been tempered with a
tone of delicacy and haughtiness. 1.-The
Marshal died as a hero and the chief of a
state ought to die" said she, when told OF
the particulars of his death. Mrs. Lynch
was sent down to Asuncion, on board of
the Princeza. When she discovered the
city from on deck of this steamer she wept
most piteoasly. She is going to be sent to
Rio Janeiro, according to her own wishes,
and thence to Europe. She has fortune
of upwards of 100000. She said that ex-
Minister McMahon was the bearer of 8, zoe
gold ounces, besides other coin, and of 60C
ounces, to be delivered to Emiliano Lopez
now in New York. One of the surviving
sons Of Mrs. Lynch is Leopold, beautiful
boy of four years of age.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-06-17

THREE LITTLE GIRLS were playing among
the peoples and sage-brush ofthe back yard.
Two Of them were making believe keep
house, little way apart, as near neighbOrs
might At last one of them was overheard
saying to the youngest o f the lot, '"There
nov, Nelly, you go over to Sarah's house
and stop there little while and talk as
fast as you can, and then you come back
and tell me what she says about me, and
then I'll talk about her; and then you go
and tell her all say, and then we'n get as
mad as hornets, and won't speak when We
meet, Just as our mothers do, you know;
and that'n be such fun-wont itY
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-06-17

''THE child with the horses head" says
the New York Commercial Advertiser,
''turns out to be humbug. II is merely
an infant suffering from a malfomation
commonly known as 'double hare-hp,' and
remediable by simple surgical operation.
In other respects its head is well formed,
and bears no resemblance to that of horse
or any of the lower animals"
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-06-17

COMMISSIONER DELANo decides that the
New York Central Railroad must pay the
special tax, amounting to two and half
million dollars, on its new issue of stock in
1869. Vanderbilt will issue enough more
new stock to make the amount required for
the tax
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-06-17

The still belonging to the distillery OF
Peter Schwab, at Hamilton, Ohio, explod-
ed Monday morning, killing Mr.. Klein,
beer-runner, and Aug. Fredick, mash
hand. The still was outside the building,
and was blown to fragments. 1t broke a
hole in the wall of the main building, and
destroyed the mash-tub, scattering the
contents on the floor. The cause of the
EXPLOSION is unknown.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-06-17

GEN. SYLvANUs THAYER has promised to
give the town of Braintree, Mass, $40, 200
for public library, if the citizens will ap-
propriate an equal amount; and he more
over offers to lend the town its proportion
at per cent, and tosgiVe SIC, 900 more for
the maintenance OF the library when estab-
Eshed,
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-06-17

Six more lottery ticket dealers have
been arrested in New York, and eacn gave
So. 600 bail for trial, for not taking out u
censes for the business. -Four OF nFe
hundred warrants have been issued:
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-06-17

John Garvin was killed in street
riot at Madison, Ind, on Tuesday, and no
body seems to regretit, as John was quar-
relsome,
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-06-17
Spanish Romance and Reality

"Spain, /" said Talleyrand, sis q country
in which two and two make fve." Seem
ing so to Frenchman, an American might
be pardoned if he believed it land in
which two and two made six, or any other
number. Ancient Iberia is certainly re-
gion of the unexpected. It is full of sur
prises and disappointments. Nothing ever
happens there as one supposes it will, and
the knowledge of to-day is ever contradict
ed by the experience of tomorrow. For
more than three centuries the country has
been an enigma, politically, religiously,
and socially, that no other European nation
could solve; and its present condition aug
ments its anomaly. Where else could we
hope to find queen without dominion,
and kingdom without king? They who
have never visited Spain may wonder; but
those who have been there will be incapa-
ble of new surprises. The land where
eyes" means 'sno," and ''immediately"
next week"-where inn-keepers assure
you they have every delieacy, when they
know they are besieged by starvation
where there are rivers without bridges, and
bridges without rivers-where highwaymen
rob you of your last escudo, and then
piously commend your soul to God-where
''princely hospitality" signifies heas for
bed-fellows and garlic for breakfast-the
land where all these and many other con-
tradictions soon prepares you for whatever
may happen.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-06-17

CABLE dispatches say the King of Prus-
sia and Bismarck have gone to Ems to meet
the Ozar.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-06-17

Drake DeKsy, of New Jersey, bas
been confirmed as consul at Magdalene,
Mexico.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-06-17

The hop yards of Sank county are look
ing well, with no indications of lice.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-06-17

A MINE of emery has been discovered IN
White Cloud, Kansas. 4
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-06-17

Strawberries are forty cents quart al
st. Paul
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-06-16
THE FNTERPRIsE OFPICE,

Consisting of three Presses, three I'M
posing Stones, News and Job Type sufi-
cient to carry on the publication of the
paper, together with the Books, accounts,
and everything pertaining to the office, is
now offered for sale. The cash will be
required to make the purchase.
If not sold by the LIST of July, the pa
per will be issued as heretofore, every
week, during the present year.
For further particulars, address or cah
on afj g. G, B. WOODWARD,
354"..l nHI. al Proprietor.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-06-16
GodeY's LadY's Book.

Cooley commences with the July mum
Der of his Magazine, which is on our table.
a new volume. This number contains a
fine Steel Plate, Colored Fashion Plate
and numerous Designs of Fancy Work.
The Extension Sheet contains a great va
iriety of Designs that will be found of ser.
vice to its patrons. There is also'a fine
collection of readable stories and other
matter in the Literary Department. The
Magazine is one Of great value to any Ia
dy. Price, 50 a year. Address L. A.
Cooley, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Agents Wanted (Male or Female)fOr
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Recommended by Surgeon General W. \. Ham
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WHITE CLTFF
I'm ERAL SPRINGS

THESE Springs are situated on Chilhowee
J. Mountain, Sixteen Miles from Madisonyille,
and same distance from Athens, Tenn.
They are located at an elevation of about
1900 feet above Conasauga Valley, in a dry,
pure and very iryigorating atmosphere-aiford-
ing an extensive and beautiful view of the sur
rounding country.
There are three Springs in close proximity two
of which arc Tonic, Diuretic and Alternative, and
have proved very cflicacious in relieving discas-
es of the Liver, Kidneys and Stomach, and have
acted as u sovereign remedy in Chlorosis and
Dysmenorrhea; the other Spring possessing Pro-
perties that have proved very beneficial in Serof-
ulous Affections ofthe Skin and Chronic Diseases
of the Eye.
The Company have erected a Commoiious bo-
tel, and leased the same, which viii lie sfeady
for the reception ofguestsb by the 18th Of June.
Hacks will run regularly from Athens ~(aixteen
miles) to the Springs.
Those wishing to 8tob5Gat sweetwater viii
also find conveyance via Madisonville.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-06-16
East Tennessee China House.

The attention Of Merchants, Hotel Pro-
prietors and Housekeepers, is called to the
East Tennessee China House., at Knoxville.
Doll & Co. are the only importers south
of Baltimore who make a speciality of
China, Glass and Queensware. Parties
from the country visiting Knoxville, will
be we'll repaid by spending a few minutes
in looking through the stock If Self-Seal-
ing Fl uit Jars, and other ware now in
store. ~
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-06-16
Monroe Sheriff Sale.

DY virtue of two orders Of sale, issued from the
ID Supreme Courta at Knoxville, and to the Sher-
if of Monroe county directed, l will offer for
sale at the court house in Madisonvillc on Mon
lay the 18th Of July, 1870, for cash in hand,
Que hundred Acres of land, levied on as the pro-
perty of James Giles, in the 10th civil district
of Monroe county, Tennessee, adjoining the
lands of Thomas White, Joseph Diyine's heirs
and others, to satisfy two Judgments and costs
in said court, in the cause wherein Bette Nc
Ghee is Plaintiff and James Giles and others are
defendants. Said lands will be sold unless
said Judgments and costs are preyiouslysatis
fed. ARCH MASON, Dep'ty Sheriff.
june6-+ pfs4.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-06-16
Reaper and Mower Contest.

The Secretary Of the East TenneFsee
Agricultural Society, Mr.. Q. W. Charl-
ton, announced4in yesterdays Knoxville
Wing, that the Mower and Reaper contest
will come off, first for reaping, on Tuesday
next the 2rst, on Gen. Mabrys' farm.
On Friday following, the contest for Now
ing will take place on the farm of DR..
b. Frazier. Every one is invited to at
tend, and especially the farmers.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-06-16

We have not sold the ENTERPRISE
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we get its worth, in cash. Our patrons
need have no fears in regard to the paper
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mean those Of our patrons, who have sus-
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to sustain US in the future, we will not
call upon our enemios-those who have
worked against us by being too close
and not possessed of that amount of
public spirit to assist in the building up
of public institutions-for assistance, but
we will call upon those of our transient
friends who have stood by us in times
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In taking charge of the paper, at the
time and under the discouraging prospects
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great responsibility of issuing it every
week, we felt our inability to surmount
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But by bringing our energies to bear,
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rERPRIsE has the name abroad of being
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pers on theline of railroad from Knoxville
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columns and our books will convince any
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