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ADMIRAL S!r George Francis Seymour, Of Eho'e
ctfn!se tne earle bf.rER ua intelligence. @a5 oa0
or the Oldest AdntralI tn th4 81l''so serv CO ae
FaA to1u IN 1ss7, b:A father netrR TIE iste AdnA
Lnrd H1gh srs a,our. q gtapd.en Of tne otas Aat
age, at teso.e be wa % "a Aaverr!y Hnord~d
II an er Raa. inert o+1Eeen = E.socn 20 N r.
rIouo.eo IN fhe coE rosrd oi tho PAl a. trtzt4.
Nhco icok par q tse u9,e.!anste Wsssedse
v.re mn !. Inc cqre OF rho saE 10 1914 In ls9a ii,
vss strstaita -Aru. 10 tue Hnuse Ct tn'uss I'D
~ tssn Mtsier OF the Robes to Wi;l1m ~. sce
| tbes ne tas htet q I6HJ 81 tnt adn ltsl'y. Eao-
msed.YU-Cb!ef OF tne Pat!to. the Nor b Amer.
can. aqd West lud:a ssst!oos, and as P%tsam sote
, 1870-01-25
PH1NCE ARTHUR,

Prince Arthur, now On visit to New
York, and soou to be made the subject Of
magnificent reception there, has not Jet
passed the period at which the actual Prince
ceases to bear the slightest resemblance TO
the ideal Prince. Ho has not, like the
Prince Of Wales, won notoriety by his vices,
nor has be stained his name, SO far Is the
public Jet know, with disgraceful eseapades,
Like those Of both the P1lnce Of Wales and
Alfred Edward. For anght that Jet ap-
pea1s, he is a respectable young man, be-
tween whom aud the throne of England
there stand but three lives,
But between him and the power that
once inhered in the throne OF England
there stand three million Of Hvee+ In short,
Prince Arthur is within three lives Of be-
irg hgure-head, but three personalities
removed from being an automaton. Given,
the death Of the Queen and his two elder
brothers, and be becones-a crowned no.
body. We're he private citizen, he might,
ike Gladstone or Dizsaeii, BY tho possession
of p1e~eminent abilities, aspire to the chief
place in England; but, being member OF
the royal family, ha is confined to 4 mcre
dramatic role-thnt Of acting the character
of King. which died With Charles the First,
and. after brief restoration, absconded
finally With james the Second.
II, as We sssune, Primes Arthur ia gen
ueman, it Is the highest title be has yet
won worthy Of being recogn,zsd BY Ameri-
cans. But Ne should not by excessive adu-
lat,on Of him, conviuce him, as we oncs dld
Mr. Dickens, that gentlemen in this ooun-
Try are rare-
As for noble blood, II the Prince could
show any relationship to Robert Fulton,
Stephenson, Shakespeare, Milton, John
Wesley or Wilber:utce, Isaac Newton or
HerscheI, we should willingly honor him
for wEst lis ancestors had done, in the
hope thst similar achievements might be
looked for in the son. But in looking at
the roll Of Prince A,&hurs ancestry we find
hnerely smiable father; one very good per-
son, his mother, to whom the world
wishes long life and health not
moro for her own virtues than
for the obvious lack Of it in those who
will succeed her and one very remarkable
person, George the Third, who was distin.
gc1shed for having served liberty more by
his stupidity than others BY their talents.
Beyond these the Prince Arthuris blood
tades out in an undist,ngnished family Of
Dutch Princes, who hare done nothing brill
INIT in government. law, art, science. lit
eznso1e, OF any oshez Aald Of effort. They
were placed upon this throns Of England
because England wanted an Executive
whom she could rule, and there was not
enough in the Guelph family to be afraid Of.
Besides, it ii beco1ncs Americans to e1hib.l
thel1 toadyism toward 1oyal blood, vhen
the English are buying meat and fish il
the markets Of London frp,n Plantagenets
the lipeal descendants Of England'a uon,
archs in the days whsn her Kings in nams
wera Rings indeed
, 1870-01-25

The House hss passed the hdl for post
poning tho admission OF Virginia until iss
officers shall take the oath required BY the
Fourteenth Amendment, and until Congress
Aha11 then decide what else V,fRintA shll
do before being admitted. Ths bill, having
passed the Rousa in tho form IN which 1t
, 1870-01-25

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BOYS std the r+tt1u nt rne nfedA f6'to Elm BY
lnn Ia p1aAI.1e OF satt Ast:
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tAtus Of TIC 10Th yesssruA,, and, ~ an sare oi
, 1870-01-25
Gbn TribumG.
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yeatis subse5iruanA
Esznitaoees NAY he t1aae esihsr BY d.slt e1p1nas
Post 0meertc1. or IN 1eEtstescd irtrs. Al NIX
IK1xb TO CIT BEBS:H11Eht:
Daily. delivered 6rnhAy x1c1F1x rs eents peT week.
Daily, dehvestd, sunday EcLrnka 10 cents pet <eek
address TRIBUNE COMPANY.
QhfeaSu, IN
, 1870-01-25

Our London correspondent, IN his letter
published On Monday, Rave us some ststis-
tics as to the amount of beer consumed IN
the United Kingdom during the last year.
From this We learn that the consumption Of
beer xas equal to leo gallons for every
adult male in England, ~ gallons in Scot
land, aud ~ GALLONS in Ireland. In addi-
uon to this is the consumption Of whiskey,
gin, and brandy, and then the large con-
sumption Of foreign wines, which, under the
laws, ase sold in England at low psicss, and
nre rapidly increasing in favor. T'he price
II these wines has placed them within the
reach Of all classes; and, to the extent that
they become substitute for spirits, they are
regarded as promoters of temperance.
Ths nse Of rnalt liquors, especially in the
form Of lager beer, is increasing in the
United States, and is excluding whiskey as
a beverage. Before the Introduction of
lsger beer, vhiakey was the universal
drink Of all those whose mems did not
allow them to indulge in wines, and now
beer has largely taken its place, and with
beneficial resuIts. The cultivation OF the
grape and the manufacture II wines have
not get reached that point that American
wines can be sold at prices enabling them
to compete With the cheaper spuits. When
vine as well ns beer can be obtained at low
prices, there will be probability Of their
taking the place Of spirits as general
beverage, and tho most hopeful OF ali tenn
pe1ance movements are those directed to
this end. Next to stopping the use OF all
strong drink, the substitution of pure vine
and beer for spi,ita promises diminut,on
Of Drunkenness
4 resolution wns offered by MI. Richards
to the Directors Of the Bo.rd Of
Trade yesterday, and will be SUBJ
nlistsd to the board to-day, opposing
all zabsidies to steamers, except the neces-
sarJ compensation they receive for carry.
ing the mails, expresses the united sense of
our community, and, We doubt not, ~iil be
passed with unauim,ty By ths board. So
many persons are trying to carry On busi-
ness aud make money in this country, that,
| II Congress unde1take kes to soc that every
body'a business shall be profitable, aud taxes
eversbody'a else busineaa to make it 80,
there will be but two kinds Of profitable
business left, viz, collecting the taxes and
spending them.
Other resolutions Of the Board OF Trade
will humb]y pray that the same rigid
economy which has been begun in tbs col
lectaon Of ta1es shall be even 1noro rigidl3
, 1870-01-25
MIR. JAY oOULD'S REPORT.

1urerestlnx Information Tor Erie
Hsock Review OF the
EHAc ikA1lr0Ao for the Past Yeos-
1pc EuxchnAe OF ttlc WechaRAcu
Docks AND DpeFn Iaousc Properly
Nok a Word ubout the Asse1H or Lin.
bttiE1e1a
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-01-07

80 strangely rejected by the School
Board. He encountered a tall, slab
sided, knock-kEeed Yankee IN that
heaven-bound Reserve, and offered
him IA Bible.
oval, no." said the man, III guess
/ don't want it,"
The pious distributor of a cheap
priat that would destroy any ones
eyes to attempt its reading, pressed
the book upon his customer. He
wished to present it, ana at last
said that no would leave il and re-
turn IN a week. Ii the man still
declined, he would then take 1t
back. At the end Of the time specs
fled he made his appearance and
asked the Christian how he liked
the book.
"Wall, 1 declare. there's n deal OF
good readin' in IT," was the re-
sponse, "but I've subscribed for the
Weekly Tribune, you sec, an there
is readin' enough IN it for my fam
ily."-- [Donn Piatt in the Cincinna-
ii Commercial.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-01-07
Ante-NaOrtenl Obituaries.

The enterprise Of journalists re-
Gently, IN preparing obituaries, has
furnished o thvmo for no littlo fun
in some quarters, and has been tho
cause Of many grave anecdotes. i!
IS related Of ono editor that be had
an elaborate sketch Of General
Wool prepared several years since,
but having mislald it in the mean
time, whllo the old hero existed,
could not find it when it was need
ed, and q serious amount Of labor
and research was entniled in pres
pairing another article. IL seems,
however, that the English journal>
lists have exceeded ours in this mat
tar. Indeed, it is likely that the
fate of o British obituarist may in
cludo the necessity of preparing his
own epitaph before that Of many n
notablIity, whom he has obituarizN
cd, IL published. This II said 10
have been tho case with biogra~
pher of Lord Brougham, who wrote
an article chronicling the death OF
that nobleman yesterday almost
eighteen years before the event,
and twolve years before his own.--
When, SIX years after his own death
taat Of Lord Brougham occurred,
another hand took down tho yel.
lowed manuscript from ITS dusty
pigeon hole and completed it,
What morals were drawn from
this ? But IN the case Of Lord Dor.
by Il better story Is told In the Of
flee of the London Daily Star BIZ
ography of tho deceased nobleman
had been in type for sixteen or sew.
enteen months. Tho paper died
fourteen days before the earl. A
"gay and festive" former attache oI
the New York Herald, who was 6
graduate of Union College, wrote
in 1861, long and elaborate sketch
of the Rev. DIR. Mott, the venerable
president of that institution, fol
which tho "managlng editor" O.
that enterprising journal gave hin
n hundred dollars down, and con
tracted to give hlm another hun
dred when the subject of the ante
norton article should depart thi
life. DR.. Mott did not die unit
January 20, 1866. During this in
tterval of five years between th'
writing of his eulogistic obituary
by hs former pupil and the doctor
death, the writer, like most report
ors became quite "hard up" ant
was wont to remark TINT sold Not
clung TO hfo with fearful tenacity
He told mo when he gave me th
facts contained in my sketch of hi
life and character that he could no
live q year, which is the only lie
ever knew HIM TO tall but such i
my luck, you know |"
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-01-07
THE LEGIsLATURE.

On Monday last, the Legislature
of Ohio completed its organization
-electing the following officers -
SENATR-Enos It. Hall, Republican,
of Muskingum county, Clerk B. e.
Hurlbart, Democrat, of Delaware,
First Assistant Clerk ; George W.
johnson, of Jackson, Second Assist.
aat Clerk Benjamin Churchill,
Democrat, Of Hamilton, was elected
Sergeant-at-Arms over James A,
Adair, Republican, of Morgan ; and
John f. Jerome, Of Stark, and Jos~
eph Gutzoviller, of Hancock, were
elected Assistants Sergeant-at-
Arms. HousE-Mr. Cunningham,
Reformer, of Hamilton, was elected
Speaker; Amos Layman, Of Frank.
lin, Democrat, was elected Clork !
J. +. Webster, of Erio, Republican
and David Thomas, OF Brown, Dem
ocrat, were elected Assistant Clerks,
A. Koelcr, of Hamilton, WAS clec-
ted Sergeant-at-Arms Mr.. Porry,
OF Fairfield, and s. G. Kerr, of JEFF
ferson, were elected Assistant Ser
Qoant at. Arms,
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-01-07

MARK TWAIN had a great aud
fence here. IL would not be fair to
steal from his general stock of storS
los, which answer in all parts Of the
country, bnt he can hardly have
any use elsewhere for his story ~
bout "docking" employees, which
he told Tor the benefit of the Treas.
ury Department. According to
Mark, u miner engaged by large
and wealthy company in Califor-
MIA, while charging blast, and in
the act of tapping it exploded, and
whllo clinging to his drill was car
rled up and up, till from the size OF
man he dwindled In appearance
to that of a monkey, then TO chic~
ken, finally humble bee, and then
disappeared. Shortly after he be.
gan to return, and passed inversoly
through tho same sizes Till at
length he struck upon the identical
spot he had left, still clinging to his
drill, and raising it without an in
s.ant's delay, began another hole.-
Said Mark My hearers, this man
was absent only ifteen minutes,
and would you believe it, that COM
papy dockod him H"-[Boynton in
Gazette, Wash, Cor,
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-01-07
AUTUMN.

The warm and sultry days
OfSummer now are past,
The autumnal crops secured
From mildew, rot and blast.
The trees are loaded down,
Peach, apple, plum and pear,
Those fine, delicious fruits,
So wholesome, rich and rare,
Great crops of yellow corn,
TO feed poultry and beast;
Hogs, horses, bullock, sheep,
For market are sent East.
Early and late potatoes,
Rose, neshannock, and peach-blow
No vegetable SO wholesome,
Ofall the kinds that grow.
Turnips, parsnips, and beets,
Onions, cabbage, pumpkins, squash
With parsley, thyme and sage,
For sausage, soup or hash,
Fat turkeys, chickens, geese,
Rabbits, pbssums, ducks and quail,
With cider plenty, rich, and sweet,
Our spirits to regale.
Buckwheat, and rye, and corn,
When ground we mix and bake,
Then with butter, fresh and sweet,
We saturate our batter-cakes.
Thick hang the clustering grape,
In punches sweet and fine,
Catayby, Hamburg, Concord,
An make delicious wine,
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-01-07
"smiIer'' COlfax v. z.

He has built himself up little by
little until his pedestal is as solid
and enduring as granite or brass.-
lie has boen ever 80 careful Of his
ways, and considerate Of q moral
public's preiudiees that no is i'm
pregnable. remember hearing
that once, when General Garfield
entered his district to assis. in
a closely contested election, The
Christian statesman mingled with
the crowd that listened to Garfeld's q
speech, and after It's close he COM
plimented his friend on the effort.
"Bu:." he said, confidentially, ~
observed, Garfield, that you wear
some gold studs in your shirt bos-
aom. Now, you know it 10 n small
thing, Of coarse but the people
havO prejudlces we must .rcspect.-
always woar common horn, and
they like IT."
Is not this beautiful ? Here is n
man of tho people l-[Donn Piatt.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-01-07

4" IT'S TRUE, IT'S PITTY, PITTy
'IIs, 'TIs TRUE" that We had not
tho pleasure Of witnessing the dra-
matical rendition, not long since
In connection with which, however,
we are forced to record a very re.
markable instance of foresight -
We were on the eve of writing an
apology, on gilt edgo and highly
porfumed note paper, to the "man-
agement," stating sundry reasons
for our non-appearance Chat is, in
case they, the management" sent
us an "Admlt the BeOrer--free- graz
tls-for>nothhg,") among the "au.
jence" on this occasion but, owing
to the keen powers 10 anticipate, OF
the management" they took the
hint and-didn't send uS a "c0mpl,~
meatary." Well, we shall instlgate
no imbroglio for this "too ready" TO
accommodate but would rather
that our "sweet scented" note of dc.
clination had been received. As
to whether Willie "Waterlee" Pyle
cut up high or low, pleased or DIS
gusted the audience, we are unable
TO say. Viue la Skeleton
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-01-07
SUMMER.

Bright shines the orb Of day,
With his refulgent rays
Natures the rich and growing crops,
His light and heat displays.
Tho fruits maturing fast,
Peach, apple, plum and pear,
Vegetables of every kind,
Abundantly we share.
Tho flowers Of various kinds
Send forth rich perfume,
The lovely rose and beauteous pink,
In all their glory bloom.
The husbandman starts forth
To cut the ripcned wheat,
The laborious task performs,
Much oppressed with heat.
lie loads his team with grain,
And stacks it in the field,
When threshed in the machine
Expects plenteous yield,
He cuts the fragrant hay,
Conveys to stack or barn,
Supplied through winter months
With plenty on his farm.
Sweet is our daily bread,
Obtained by honest toll;
Labor brings the wealth,
It all springs from the soil.
The industrious, busy bees,
Are fleet upon the wing,
Culling the sweets from every Hover,
Their stores of honey bring.
The laborious little ants,
Like bees in summer season,
Law up their winter stores,
Led by instinct, not by reason.
A lesson we may learn
From all the insect tribe,
All through the plenteous months
For winter to provide.
If from Incidence or sloth
We provide not for our wants,
More senseless must we be and blind
Than those poor creeping ants.
Let gratitude arise
To Him that rules on high,
Who sends the summer grain and fru
In plentiful supply.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-01-07
WINTER.


Cold, dreary winter comes,
With pelting hail and frost,
All nature seems 10 feel the shock,
And is by tempests tossed.
Loud blows the howling wind,
Deep drifted Is the snow,
And dcssolation widely spread
In every place we go.
The rivers, stiff with ice,
Suspend all navigation,
And railroad cars, blocked up with
snow,
Create deep sensaiion.
The trains are all obstructed,
All inside frozen cold,
And many hearts are wrungwi'h h grief,
When the sad tale is told.
The ships that pillow the main,
With fearful tCmpcsts tossed,
Are dashed on quicksands and rocks,
And all on board arc lost.
We sympathize with all,
Inc poor, both young ana olu,
In squalid poverty and want,
Exposed to winters cold.
No fire to keep them warm,
No shelter from the cold
With furnishing hunger sadly 'pressd,
Is sick ming to behold.
The piercing winters blasts,
Arc little felt by those,
Who live in afiluence and ease,
On downy beds repose.
All those who wealth posses,
Who food and clothes can spare,
o, make tho wretched, suffering poor,
The objects of your care.
What we give 70 tho poor
We lend to the Most High,
He'll prosper, bless and keep US here,
And save us when we die.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-01-07
A Bright Trait iEs var. Sian
toms Character.


Whatever faults Mr.. Stanton may
have had, there 10 ono TRAIT in his
character, made public since his
death, which should and Will 60 far
towards removing the feeling Of
prejudice existing against him, and
that Is his positive refusal to be
placed under obligations TO any one
BY receiving presents in money
The New York Sun says
Few persons outeido the circle of
Mr.. Stanton's most intimate friends
are aware OF the fact that propo.
sltion was made soon after his re-
fremont from Office TO give him a
purse of 100000. The project WAS
conceived by wealthy merchants at
a private dinner party in this city,
and the full amount was ralsod on
the spot. The next question was
how to induce Mr.. Stanton to accept
the gift. Judge Pierrepont was de-.
puted to execute the delicate mis-
sion.
He accordingly went to Washu
ington. Ho first broached the sub
joe: to Mrs. Stanton, who replied
that sho did no. believe her hus-
band would receive tho present.
Mrs Stanton said that she would
mention IL to him on tho first fav-
orable opportunity. Mr.. Stanton
was in the next room and probably
overheard tho conversation. Judge
Pierrepont then went to SEQ him.
He was sitting as an invalid IN his
Arm-chair,
He received mo-" said Judge
Pierrepont, "with his old, KIND
smilo, and although worry feeble
made an attempt to rise and shak,
hands. l conversed with him or
different subjects, but / dii not
make any alIusion TO our project o
presenting him with purse, FL
nally l arose to take my loavo.
WAS just about to open tho door
when be said
"Pierrcpont, come back | have
something to say you"
/ returned. Having taken sea
by his side, he gently laid his hant
uIon my shoulder, and, looking mC
straight in the face, feclngly said
Il havo always regarded you OI
my friend, Plerrepont. You arego
ing away now, and I may never
soc you again. am, as you SOC up'
on a bed OF sickness, from which
may never rico. / want you to dc
mo favor. When you so back tC
New York tell my friends ther'
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-01-07

LITTLE BOYS, Bro BOYS, AND ALL
SORTS OF BOYS, GIVE EAR I'm the
town of Somerset, in our neighbor
County Of Perry, "a the evening
hack arrived there from GAINESVILLE,
two boys, aged respectively 13 and
l6 years, picked up package, and, (,
upon examination, 1t Was found to
contain bank notes. A stranger
was passenger in the hack, and
was heard to inquire of the driver,
"what about that money p The
man, beng n little "tlpsey" at the
time ofalIghting from tho hack, un-
suspectingly lot fall his money, and,
after awhile, the two boys, named
Drogeo and Elder, found it. They
presented the package, which was
identified by the stranger as being
his property. The package contain-
cd $1,000, Verify, we say unto You, 4,
that not all the honest boys are
dead yet-nor all tho fools, who
are so Needless with their "cash."
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-01-07
SPRING.

Delightful season Spring,
All nature starts 20 life,
And all creation seems engaged
In vcgetativo strife.
The fields Of verdant grass,
And beautiful wild flowers,
The wheat, that stood the winter''
storms,
Displays its living powers.
The plants, of every kind.
Put forth their buds and flowers;
The dafiodils and snow-drops white,
3 Spring up through genial showers.
The cattle on the hills
Arc grazing day and night,
And nocks of sheep and pretty lambs,
They frolick with delight.
The caekling poultry tribe,
Their eggs abundantly lay,
And furnish us good supply
For use on yesterday.
The cows a rich supply
OF milk and butter yield,
Aud cream and cheese to cat
At each successive meal.
The birds begin to pair,
And cheer MS with their songs,
Inspired with yigor and new life,
Their joyful notes prolong.
Let men with birds rejoice,
With cheerful voices sing,
To Him who gives all aature life,
In this sweet season Spring.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-01-07
LOCAL
&
GIEANINGS.
nY A REGULAR CONTRIBUTORS.

In all probability, on New Years
Eve, while the more devout and
Christian-lIke people we're worship
ing, in view Of the advent Of the
New Year 1870, IN one portion Of
our "little city" in another section
an altogether different scene was
being cnacted-a "row" was IN the
course of vigorous prosecution
Tho combatants, doubtless, confron-
ted each other with glaring eyes
and clenched fists, and not only op-
teal organs were bodimmed with
claret, and blackened, causing the
possessor thereof to appear as If he
was in favor of the Fifteenth A
mendment," but sash, irrespective
Of glass, atoned for. .unrolsnting an.
ger and unsubdued wrath, until, by
the application of n four pound
weight, ono of the combatGnts was
reduced to an undangcrous condi-
tion--ao the number of contusions
and tho amount of black eyes they
zach sustained will suffice to attest
as to the energy and earncstncss
manifested in the "fout." As we do
not profess to keep run of such un-
necessary transactions. any further
oaying on tho subject is ncedloss--
only, we do enter our protest against
such occurrences, and hope that
there will, hencefoward, DO ~ re-
currence OF the same.