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The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-05-27
Tenacity OF Life.

One ofthe most extraordinary in
stances of tenacity of life is record
ed in late English papers. A wo-
man died at the age of forty-six,
who from the age Of two years had
been confined to her bed, an idiot
blind, and terribly deformed, and
yet in such 3 state of health as
never to have suffered any acute
pain, and never 70 have required
medical aid. Bread and cheese and
ale were her accustomed food, and
her appetite was unfailing and her
digestion perfect , so that she Is
said 10 have passed her time-if
such q thing can be. conceived
pleasantly and happily. She died
suddenly aid unexpectedly, after
her usual supper, passing off rs 1t
were in sleep. A post mortem ex~
animation revealed the remarkable
fact that her chest was deformed
and her heart at a considerable dis
tance from its natural position, be-
ing very large and q mass of fat,
with no muscular TISSUES. The
spine was doubly curved, the bones
were limeless and pliable' and 9th
er organs of tho body we're out of
place and deformed. The head was
misshapen and contained Two quarts
of water. 1t is marvellous that such
a malformed beng could have lived
at all, but that life could have been
prolonged Al 1t was in this case
AMI even enjoyed, is a physical
phenomenon which we think must
be without parallel. 1t is painful
to realize that the flesh IN which
we i've is heir to such ills, and the
contemplation of such q siyhtless,
mindless, shapeless, aimless, profit
less existence, :.sets st naught all
theories Of creation and of Provi-
dence.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-05-27

Councils. The Common Council of
this city, for instance, has two negro
and one white member from each ward.
These men are not elected for their
property, or their ability, or their stand
ing In the community, but simply be.
cause they are black and Radicals, OF
white and Radicals. Being q Radical
is the one great qualification, and if
the candidate for municipal honors can
stand an examination on that point he
need fear nothing else. The color of
his face amounts to noticing, except to
help him along, if it is black.
A large majority Of the Legislature
are either negroes or White men of no
great probity of character. and, TO be
briei, lthe whole State Government in
all its notifications, is in the hands OF
the ignorant, nom property holding
c'ass, black and white. That is she
plain truth of the matter--so plain
that q man cannot conceal it from his
eyes, however much he may try. 1t is
useless to say that black is white, for,
repeat it as much as we will, the truth
is always the same.
Ignorance and corruption so fire.
quently go hand in hand, that the
presumption is that they will not sep
crate in South Carolina, and ~unfortu-
nately, the presumption is confirmed
by the facts. Figures will not lie, and
when g taxpayer sees the State Debt
gradually mounting up to ruinous
amounts and the public moneys being
squandered, he has Alright to make a
fuss ever though he be q Democrat.
Bnt they do not complain as much IS
would seem natural that they should.
The rea on is that when they open
their mouths and cry out, their voices
are drowned it the cry of ''rebelf'
which is immedia'e'y raised, and they
subside again, and continue the never
ending work of paying taxes.
The Democrats pay nine-tenths Of the
taxes in this State. but they do not hold
ne-tenth o the Offices, nor have scarce
iy any voice in the disbursement of
the funds. This may be runninga gov
eminent on strictly loyal principles,
but it is hardly justice.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-05-27
The Census Takers.

Gen. Hiekeniooper, U. s. Mar
shall for the Southern District Of
Ohio, has announced his appoint.
ment of persons to take the Censu.
for 1870.
For this County be has designa-
ted James A. Adair, of McConnels.
vile, J. Q. White, of Windsor
Capt. A. W. Stewart, Of Pennst lille
and Jesse Timms, Of Malta.
As far as we know, all of these
mon r. competent to fill the duties
required. Some people, however
think that that political machine
called the Radical County Central
Committee, which meets in the
Probate Judges Office whenever
there is q political carcass to be
picked, dictated these appoint
ments. II this is so, how Is 1T thai
that staunch democrat. Capt. A. W
Stewart got his appointment
There must be Sumo mistake here
Capt. Stewart cannot attribute bis
appointment to the loving kind
ness of that selfish Committee.
The Radical County Contra
Committee, nc doubt, caused the
removal of Capt. d.. H. Sheets from
the place of Deputy Marshal fol
this County. Capt Sheets was {
veteran soldier, and fought in thS
late war as long as he could stand
upon his legs; but he had 20 give
place to Adsir, who staid at home
and, like the coIored troops, slough
brayely." What u loving kindness
and sympathy is manifested by
these political managers toward thu
soldier
1t appears by these appoint
ments, and their locations, that th'
County IS divided into four sub
districts. The law regulating tn,
takIngof the Census says the sub
districts must contain at least ZOO
inhabitants. We are satisfied tina
the number of souls 10 the County
vii! not exceed 25, 900; but som'
hungry hanger-on must have
finger in thIs political pot-pie, and
therefore the disregard of the re.
quirements of the law.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-05-27
The Vote of Pari. and france.

The vote on the plebisitum IN
Paris shows q total vote of say
35O, 600 and a majority against it Of
$4,000. This is by no means that
vast performance against the EN-.
peror's Government which his op.
ponents have 2rejictod in that city.
Nearly all the electors appear to
have voted. The population of Par
is less than 1000, 900. The vote is
one to six OF them. This is about
the average in this country of pop
ular vote. La the provinces the re,
suit will be Overwhelmingly for il.
Although the plebisciulu, which is,
in fact, a new Constitution, greatly
extends the liberties of the people,
and makes their elective Chamber
of Deputies q great ruling power in
the State, it has been opposed by
the opposition because, in their es-
timstion, the result. if favorable,
would be construed into a vote of
confidence in the Emperor. Upon
this issue which they have made
they will be badly beaten. In the
country districts the peasantry go
almost en- masse for the Emperor.
Tho moral effect of this will be
prodigious. Under a majority of
millions for the Government, what
can tho minority do? Their thun-
ders r taken from them. When
France proEounces for Napuleon's
measures by an extraordinary ma
jority, they cannot Jeny that he
represents the people, and that he
ID, IN fact, carrying out popular
government. 1t may not be as they
desire, but is not vox populi the
voice OF God?" The shrewdness
and ~astuIeness of the Emperor have
been SHOWN by his vote. He has
divided and domorslized his oppo-
nents. BE has shown that he still
rules by the choice of popular SOW
ereignty. The workIngmen and
the radical elements of Paris will
see their weakness. With only a
small majority in the capital, they
are repudlated by the nation ont
side oft. They are buried beneath
the masses Of France. This result
will bind the army of the Emperor
with "hooks Of steel" They will
consider that his standard and that
Of the nation are identical. In ev-
cry respect the result will be 6isas.
trous 10 Republican opposition, who
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-05-27
NEW YORK ELECTION.

The Albany IN. " Argus, which is
good authority, puts the Democrat C
Majority at the late Judicial election
in New York, at $1,000. This is the
greatest majority ever given to any
party IN hat Safe. and, with II or
Two exceptions the largest ever record
ed in the Union. The candidates for
Judges ugon both tickets were excel
lent men, and the contest was con
Quoted entirely upon political consid-
erstions. The Democratic gain was
no! in the city, for it only gave the
same majority that was recorded for
Seymour over President Grant. 1t was
in the country, where the Republican
majority has been hitherto coun-
ted by tens Of thousands, that the as
tonishing change took place. The Re
publicans have heretofore had in the
rural districts $1,000 majority at every
election. Now they are beaten $4,000
votes.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-05-27

which large sums OF money are to
be made, bribery Is frequently re.
sorted to 20 make sure Of successful
action.
A short time since, says Dom
Piatt, correspondent ofthe Clncin-
natl Commercial, it came to the
ears of a number Of the Democrat.
ic members of the House, that Re.
publican pocket books. filed with
untold thousands OF bran new
greenbacks had been found care
lessly dropped, by the bribers, In
places whore they would be picked
up by those whom it was intended
should bite at she bait. The ques-
ton was started, as to how the hid
den pocket books could be brought
to light, and what kind of Parlia>
mentSry tactics might be brought
to bear upon the case. Mr.. Mum
gen, Democrat from Ohio, notified
the House that he would rise to O
question Of privilege on a certain
morning directly after prayers, and
move that the Sergeant at Arms
proceed to search the pockets Of
members. Mr.. Morrlssey, Demo
crat from New York. moved 10
amend the proposition so that the
order Of daily business may here
after be made TO be, first, morning
prayers; second, calling of the roll;
third, searching of the members.
To make the searching effective,
some one proposed that Ben. Spoon
Butler should have the immediate
superinLendance of the matter.
Loud voices of "no!" "nor' "bad
policy !" "vote it down." arose from
all parts Of the House.
This may be one of Dom Piatt's
jokes. but still there may be some
cause for the Suspicion that attach
es to Radical members. Many,
very many, Radicals enter Con-
gress quite poor, and. before they
are superseded by "a more hungry
swarm" they become very rich,
not on their annual salary. though
that pays we'll, but by a process
NOS altogether honest or commend
able in a public servant, as limited
at above. Such things are so CON-
mon and glazing, that, In this day
and generation OF corruption IN
high public places, it is only men
tioEed and commented on IN u low
and bated breath.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-05-27

81 London consists of an ag>
remuneration of cities, bor0ughs
and corporatioLs.Jwith distinct gov
erning bodies. This arrangement
auses great trouble In carrying
ont the various plans for the i'm
prOvement of the streets and sewers
of London. The Metropolitan
board of works, which has been
considering a plan for an extended
street railroad, is greatly embar-
asssed by the conflicting Jurisdic-
tons. 1t has therefore adopted a
resolution declaring that there sho'd
be one central metropolitan gov
eminent for London. with jurisdic-
zion over the entire city, and that
there should be . Te'ojustmentof the
districts.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-05-27

SPoTs on THE SUH.-Our readers
are all familiar with tue existence
of spots on The surface of the sun,
and their variation IN number and
size from oDs time to another. The
existence of these spots, and the
question periodIcity, hrye been IN
vestigated by astronomers for some
years past, and several successive
periods of appearance and dIsap-
pearanee have been established
quite satisfactorily.
The principal of these r an
eleyen-year period, a fifysIx-year
period, p two-hundred -and-twenty.
ehree-day period, a tweEty-seven-
day period, and a Northumberland
eighty -four. day period. Among
other causes for the occurrence Of
these spots, and their perlodicity,
that of planetary disturbance has
been warmly urged, although the
precise connection between the pos
sitlon of the planets and the solar
spots is not yet established. Pro.
fesscr Kirkwood, an eminent Amer
lean astronomer, has lately publish
ed an elaborate memoir. in which,
as a summary of bis Investigations,
he states that the fact of the con-
uectIon bstween the changes of the
solar spots and the position of GER
tain planets 10 unquestionsble, and
that a particular region of the solar
surface Is more unacceptable than
others to planetary Disturbances,
these occurring, as they 10, between
definite parallels Of latitude, the
number being greater IN the north
ern than the southern hemisphere
of the sun. Ee also announces that
of the cycles of variation above
mentioned, that of eleven years has
been traced TO the influence Of Mer-
curry ; and that the marked irregu~
larity of the period, from 1922 to
1867, is equally due to the disturb
ing action OF Venus also and finally
that the ffty-six-year cycle is de-
term'ned BY the joint action of
Mercury and the Eearth.-EDIToR's
SCIENTIFIC RECORD, in HdTper'S
Magazine. foar June.
The Messrs. Harper & Brothers
announce that early IN July they
will issue complete analytical In
dex to Harpers New Monthly Mag.
szlne (Volumes 1. TO XL.-June.
1850, to May, 1870. II is an index
of Articles. Authors, and General
and Special Topics, with Cross Ref
erenees throughout. The contents
are arranged under a single Alpha
bet, 50 that any subject can be re-
fer'ed to as easily as any word can
be found IN a Dictionary. This H.
dex will form a volume Of abou:
500 pages, uniform in size with the
Magazine itself, each alternate page
being left blank, so that any one
may fit up the Index for future
Volumes, in tho proper order.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-05-27
Does the Father 0ftheyBepub
ncau Party Drink Beer.

He does. We have seer him at the
circus, and we know that he is fond of
q lower ordaro of amusements. 1t only
remains how to prove beyond cayil
that he has q taste for malt liquors,
and that even the fear of tilliousness
esn not deter him from occasionally
i~ndulging in a glass of foaming amber,
such as might have gladdened the
heart of Old G-mhrinus. Last Satur-
day afternoon the venerable Jesse, who
had been tramping around on this
side of the river, came stumbling down
Vine street like Duncan Drive, when
he asked for his lost hog, very tired,
rather dusty, and somewhat overcome
with heat and thirst. be halted in
front af Topfs saloon, eyed it askance.
and then hesitatingly sought the inte-
rior of the cafe. Leaning over the tar,
upon which he had previously laid his
hickory cane, he FIST looked under his
spectacles at the bar keeper, and then
he how ed his head and locke over
them-following this last motion by q
gentle fixture Of his educated finger
which indicated to the publican, "come
hiher' He came and leaned over,
and Jesse whispered something very
MYSTERIOUS 10 his left ear, having done
which he retired to the real of the sa-
loon and sat down behind a pile of emp.
ty beer kegs. The beerierker filed IN
a glass with the sparkling nectar So
dear to US all, and brought it back tc
where the Preside til sire received him
BY a table, with his cane between hi,
legs and a Harper in his hand. The
old man seized his mug and raised il
partially to his parched lips, when
soms thing CHANGED his eye IN the pa
per before hia. Bis face gloWed and
he lowered the glass almost TO the ta'
bic again. But suddenly he lifted j.
again and moved his head half way to
meet the geniai tonic, keeping his eye
the while upon the paragraph before
him. Then all of a sudden the para
graph seemed TO turn to bitter ashee
and lose its power of attraction, tor
when the lips came In contact with
The glass, al the vitality left in the old
man seemed to concentrate upon the
beer, and in Tess, than ever it terk job
Trojtcr to pnmp up a.ktear, it had dis.
appeared. Mopping his lips with that
familiar, soiled bandana of his, he
slowly m~eaDdered out, stopping to drop
a nickel on the bar As he passed, just
as one gives slms to the begess on the
steps. only with shade . of Fslne-
lance. and the old mar passed on, and
was soon lost in the heatland dust and
Earish eroWn.-Cin. Enq
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-05-27
Wendell Phillips Right for
Once.

We do Lot often agree with Wen,
dell Phillips, but he is right in
what he says in q late letter to q
public meeting in New York, called
TO consider the policy the Govern
ment should pursue toward the ln>
dian tribes. Mr.. Phillips writes:
Every American ought to blush
at this nations treatment Of the In
dams. Reckless, treacherous and
bIoodthirsty, we descend to all the
cruel methods uf warfare which we
charge the Indians with using,
often an unjust our
selves folled, after all, at our own
game.
"fhe hands of Sheridan are foul
with Indian blood shed by a~ssassins
who acted under his orders and re-
ceived his approval. If he f.ched
@ by such baseness, %rufisns
might fancy We bad gained some-
thing. But after dragging the flag
through this infamy, he is whipped
by his numerically contemplate
foe. Still be is no worse than 9TH
ers. Many of u frontier COM
manders have shown themselves
mIscreants-and worsted, outgener-
allied miscreants at that. We have
been obliged, after all the shame
they load US with, to buy that
peace with their clumsy swords.
rusted with innocent blood, falIed
20 secure. OF course brave men
are always just, fair and mcreiful.'
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-05-27
NEW ADvERTIsEMENTs
An ORDINANCE,
Making a Levy for the Year
1870, within and for the In
cOrPOrated Village Of Nc.
COnnelsV1lle, Ohio.

SECTION /. Be it ordained by the
Council of the Incorporated Villag. Of
McCOnnelsville that there be levied on
the zealand personal property subject
to taxation within the said Ineorpora-
ted Village for the year 1870, o tax as
follows: For Streets and Sanitary pur-
poses one mill on the dollar. For Gen.
eral and Incidental purposes n mill
on the dollar, and for Lights and Street
Lamp purposes one haliof mill on the
dollar valuation.
SECTION 2. Be il further ordained
that the Recorder of said Villige be,
and he is hereby required to certify
this ordinance to the Auditor of Nor
gan County, who is hereby require to
cause a levy to he made as provided in
Section one Of this Ordinance.
SECTION 8. Be it further ordained,
thHt this Ordinance be in force from
and after its passage and publication.
Adopted in Council May zlst 1870.
w. W. MCCARTHY. MAYOR.
JSo. ID, MuRRY Clerk.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-05-27

THEY treat physicians badly IN
Prussia, limiting them in fees az
cording TO the following schedule.
In Prussia rhe fees Of physicians
are regulated by law, ap1 r of
the most economical character
The following ore the rates charg-
ed : For q visit within the city
limitsa physician is allowed to
charge from so cents to 81; for each
subsequent visit from % to so cents;
If at at a distance Of from one to
FIVE miles from town and suburbs,
his frst'visit may be from IS cents
to 81 60, and subsequent mes from
so TO IS cents. For a FIRST visit at
night, il it be in town from 81 so
to 50 rs if more than a mile out
of town, so % TO SO; following
night VISITS being. IN town from IS
Uents to 81 ST.; in the country, from
81 II to 80 Is He may charge
for more than two visits q day, I'M
less they be by special request.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-05-27
LEGAL NOTICES.
sherirs sale ON aIortgage.

John Stitt vs. w. H. McCarty ct 81.
By virtue Of an order to sell, and TO me
directed from the Court OF Common Pleas
Of Morgan County, Ohio, 10 the above ems
titled action, | viii offer for sale, at public
auction, Of the door of the Court House in
Nc Couuelsville, in said County, on We'd
nesday, the 18th OF June, 1870 at Il
o'clock, NJ, Of ssid day, the following real
estate, situate in Morgan County, Ohio,
to-wii: Lot number tsenty-niDe (29l 10
the second addition to the town Of Nc
Connelsville, Morgan County. Ohio. APP.
praised at twelve hundred and City dollars.
Terms cash. A. d. HAVENER,
Sheriff Of Morgan Co, O.
Ball 4 Power, AttYs.
Mar Is, ls70-5ws
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-05-27
Attachment Notice.

z. E. Fillmore & Co. vs.. Thomas C..
Scott Before William Beswick, J. p. oi
Windsor township. Morgan County, Ohio.
On the 20lh day Of Nay. A.. D.. 1870,
ssid Justice issued an Order Of Attach.
ment in the above action for the sam oi
Sl5l 81, snd interest from July 5sh, 1870,
SDd $50 proba pie costs.
Z. f. FILLMORE 4 Co..
by A. W. Stewart, Agent.
Nav q. 1903.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-05-27
Notice.

J. D. Thomas 4 Co., by John Thomas, vs..
Thomss c seott.-Before William Beswick,
J. P, OF Windsor township, Morgan coun v
Ohio.
There vas m Order Of Attachment issued
in the above u~etiOn, BY said Justice, on the
1Sd day Of May, A. D., 1870, for the Ium Of
S3s IL debt, and $50 probable costs.
J. D. THOMAS AGO.
May ~, is1o-sw.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-05-27

The subscriber has opened a store in the
Hsmbleton Building, North side of Center
Street, above the Bank, McConnelsYille. o.
and:has opened ont a large stock of QUEENS
ware Of the finest quality, to which he in
Vites the attention of the citizens Of Nor
gan County, and ~solieits their patronage.
Intending to mskethe business q specially,
he will sell his goods at as low rates Is they
can be possibly be procured for elsewhere.
The Queensware he offers took the