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The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-01-07
Grnnt wants a second Tern,

One OF tho editors Of the Ohio
State Journal (Howard) IS at the
city Of WASHINGTON, and writes (Deo
cember 10th to his paper as fol-
lows.
II suppose may state facts with.
ont comment, favorable or unfavor.
able, and escape suspicion of con.
cealed motive in the premises. In
a conversation to. day with one Of
tho Judges of the Suprome Court of
the Unitod States, who enjoys in q
high degree his persona! confidence
and friendship, President Grant
made known that it was his earnest
wish and desire TO enjoy a second
term in the Office Of Chief Magistrate
Of the Republic. This comes from
no secondary source but from q
party to the conversation. II may
be CT interest to add that the gem
tleman by whom this fact is COM
mun,catcd believes that Grant
will be gwen second term, altho'
the leading mon of the Republican
party may have a preference for
some one else. He thinks that par.
ty leaders or politicians can no
longer control Presidential nominn-
tions, and instances the case of the
nomination of Lincoln in 1864,
without q single member OF Com
gress in bis favor, and tho case Of
Grant, in 1868, who was nominated
by q spontaneous movement of the
people. If Grant was nominated
once against the wish Of political
leaders, Why can he not he again ?
Upon all Of which we havo no com
ment to mako until 1871.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-01-07


THE snow-storm, on last Sunday,
was, We suppose, a general thing
at least, it lasted here from morn-
ing till late at night. IL "suew" and
1t "blew," and " "fussed' and IL
"feathorod" over all tho land snow
flakes, 20 deO? IN places, that pc
dostrians wero Obliged to take the
nigh" cut around tho many snow
drifts that lay meapderingly on our
pavcments. This was western
snow storm, and i Fould puzzle the
"oldest jnhsbitpnty nhmo n scve.
rer one. We would not be surpris-
cd to hear an DER tue tale Of woe,
waited from the West, of snow-bo-
sciged trains, and any amount Of
suffering among the people.
-
BROTHER Brown, ofthe GAINESVILLE
Times, says that the good people Of
Hopewcll township, IN that'county,
concluded, recently, to have chase,
and, accordingly, purchNsed deer
from the park Of John Warner, Esq,
Of the aforesaid township. Whom
tho day come, thoro was quito n
company gathered in, but no dogs
with them, and 80 the chase did not
60 off. Brother b., why didn't some
one of the company chase the 'boun-
ding stog' any howP He would
have mot with rs good succcss as
DID man hero once, who was out
squirreling a fox came prancing
by, and he concluded as il was such
pretty little thing, ho would set
his gun down and catch 1t ! He Of
forwards told that he chased 7.
round a forty.acre tract Of land
fourteen times, and swore-"He'd be
dorned If I could catch the brute -
All that ia wanting is the twin,
and You can have a chase without
doge.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-01-07

and elsewhere not to raise any mo-
ney or other gif(s for mo, for ]
must refuse them all. They have
my thanks for their kind intentions,
but 1 can never, and will never ac-
cept q cent as a gift from evon my
boat friend"
I promised to comply with his res
quest" continued Mr.. Pierrcpont,
"and the result was thattho project
was abandoned"
The fact that Mr.. Stanton, unlike
most OF his associates, retired from
Office in very moderate eircumstan-
oes, adds 20 the merits of his refus,
all Statesman
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-01-07

THE individual, who, on New Year
day, paid his respects TO Jim Crow
whose podcstral foundation is box
upon which are characters announ-
eng that Cochran Bros. manufac-
ture Cigars within that house, on
Center street, should, hereafter, be-
cautious how he partakes too cops
iousIy of strong potations. Ho wan
ted to know If Jim was tho coming
onfranchiscd "man" under the Fii>
teenth Amendment but, Ps Jims'
feelings renamed intact, and no re-
ply could be elictcd from him, our
hero concluded that "Mistah Grow"
had already partaken Of that "man-
hood and "pomposity" which at
taches to tho enfranchisement of q
"cullld pussen," and remarked -
"He thinks hisself very big Nccor-
din to the present Legislature, he'll
find hisself mistaken, and will have
to wait another thousand years for
that glorious day foretold" We
learn, further, that our hero hails
from the School District in which
our friend of the Herald was form
rely school teacher, and under
whose rod and rule, our hero says,
he "larnt morn he ever did onder
emmy othur mastW-speshally bow
too spel." Selah
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-01-07

D6y- Senator Pratt, of Indiana,
announces his intention to resign
his seat in the United States Senate
because be feels ne is not fit for the
place. II every Radical unfit 10 be
II Senator, should resign, there
would be clear Democratic mai
oriJy in that body, as large as the
number of Democratic Senators.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-01-07

OK last Friday night, tho Old
Year dropped near his tomb, aud, at
about the twoIfth hour of the clock,
midnight, Old Time, the unerring,
consigned him to the dead past
How much Joy and how much sor--
row there is in store for us poor
mortals, in the Now Year, 0 who
can tell ? In the language of a
Western orator, lot us exclaim, +" We
hope, not much, Tany l'
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-01-07

LoHc,-"Mind, john, if you go
out in the yard, you will wish you
had stayed in the house"
"Well, If l stay in the house, /
will wish | was IN the yard--so
where's the difference, dad ?"
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-01-07

DURING the progress Of the holt
days, grocer, OF our town, suspcn'
dod before his door n fine, fat tur-
key. to tantalizc the appetite Of the
pNssers.by he went to the door to
see how his turkey was dong, but
10 il had fed-nnd rs bore- were
probably picked, ere that, by tho
ruthless hand that plucked It from
tho post. We suppose he consolcd
himselfby singing:
"John, John, John, the gray goose Is gone,
And the fox is Off for his den /"
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-01-07

PHILosoPHlC PovERTY.-"Whon n
stranger treats mo with n want OF
proper respect" said phllosophic
poor nan, ~ comfort myself with
the reflection that it IS not myself
tEat he shghts, but my shabby
coat and hat, which, to say tho
truth, has no particular CLAIM to
admiration. So, if my hat and
coat choose TO fret about it, lot them,
it is nothing 70 me-"
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-01-07
5flisttlIaatOus.
CARRIER BOY's ADDRESS
TO THE PATRONS OF
THE CONSERVATIVE
JANUARY /, 1870.

This Song Of the Seasons, descriptive
and true,
From your CARRIER BOY, is subs
mitted to you
Then read its contents, so amusing
and clear
And with IL, ] wish you HAPPY
NEW YEAR
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-01-07

IF the venerable philosopher, Mr.
Greeley, who IS one of the best and
purost men the Lord ever set awl1-
wardly OH end, were more choice in
his language, and-not to point it
too fine-less profano, what a shin
nlng light he would be, 1t is true
that Mr., Groeley's swearing, like
Parson Moody's prayers, as Sena-
tor Wade is said TO have remarked,
means nothing. But shocks many
woak but well-meaning people who
read the Tribune with their bibles.
Mr.. Greeley ls not himself aware Of
the wldo popularity at the West,
for instance of his journal. One Of
the best family newspaper ever
published, known to the world as
tao MacIS.a Cheek Press, was COM
peted out of existence by the Week
iy Tribune. And l am reminded,
in this connection, Of an anecdote
related by the Iato Tom Corwin
a o0lporteur was travelling thro'
the Western Reserve, giving away
Bibles. They were OF the same sort
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-01-07

Spirit of the Age"--whisky,
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-01-07

Unred eemable Bonds vagabonds.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-01-07
TEEE MONEY! POWER OF THEE
COUNTRY.


Tho monoyod powor Of the coun-
try has assumed frightful dimen-
siOns as against the interests of the
laboring classes. Thlrty-fve years
ago, ir tho days of President Jack-
son, a National Bank, with it's cap
ital Of thirty-five millions off dollars,
was considered so formidable to
popular liberty that il was put
down by the voice oftho people
Now wo have seventeen hundred
National Banks, with capital of
three hundred millions of dollars.
Affiliated with them are three
hundred thousand bondholders,
who represent two thousand mil
lions Of bonds. They have, also,
their FIVE hundred millions Of capi>
tai invested in manufacturing priv
ileges in New England, which are
sustained by protective bonuses
from the National Treasury. TO
these Gre joined tho great railroad
corporations-not now only the Pa
cific with It's sixty millions Of dol
lars aid from the Treasury, and its
cost of branch roads-but such
great corporations as the New York
and Erie, New York Central ard
Pennsylvania Central, which jointly
control a capital of two hundred
million of dollars.
OF tho power Of corruption and
intimidation possessed by these
great aggregations Of money, 1t is
useless aud unnecessary to speak
We have for years seen them IN our
elections and our primary meetings
We have seen thom in the leglsla-
ton of the country.-[Exchange.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-01-07

Bright shines the orb Of day,
With his refulgent rays
Natures the rich and growing crops,
His light and heat displays.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-07-30
He still Lives!

As the earth revolves around on its
axis once in twenty four hours, the Sun
shines by day, the Moon and Stars by
night, and the seasons come in their
turn, Spring, Summer, Autumn and
Winter; as we are running from the
cradle to the grave, reaching for some
hand in the distance; stepping to gain a
toothold on some vessel far out at sea,
swiftly flying still further from US, and
trying to live, SO does the young man
from Wisconsin, Al. PEARSON, still
live, and still continue to do business in
Albany, Ogn., land feels thankful for past
favors and patronage, which nerves his
heart on to greater effort to accommo-
date his many customers, and to sell them
GROCERIES and PROVISIONS, of
which he has very good stock on hand,
cheap for cash or produce. The young
man from Wisconsin, NJ. PEARSON,
still lives, and is always ready to buy,
sell, swap or dicker, at Cheadle's old
stand, corner of First and Broadalbin
streets, Albany. 6w.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-07-30
Financial and Commercial.

Legal tenders S3@84c.
New York gold quotations 1924.
Wheat quoted in New York at $1,000
2 p bushel.
San Francisco markets still unsteady.
Flour unchanged. Wheat, at last quota
tions, 81 sO@1 go for new, and 81 9O@
81 for old y hundred. Oats, Oregon,
small lot sold at S2-market weak. Po-
tatoes, best descriptions, 81 2o@1 80.
Rye at So 20 p 100 lbs. Onions, red and
yellow, at 81 20@s1 25.
Business dull during the week. Har-
vesting is engaging the full attention of
our farmers. Markets quiet We quote
-four at 81 25 y sack wheat, 73c; eggs,
25c; butter, 1920; green corn, y
dozen, 163; new potatoes, y bushel,
S1m1 25.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-07-30

a New York dispatch of July 14th
states that the cable reports that the
drouth in France ended in time to in
sure good harvest are totally untrue.
No rain fell in France for ten weeks prior
to July 4th. Since then there have been
only few slight showers, which were
not sufficient to revive the dropping crops.
These adviccs are confirmed by private
dispatches, and there is no doubt but Eu-
rope will require large amount of bread
stuffs from other countries.
The Stockton Independent says that r.
W. Brush of that city, left for New York
on the 28th May, to meet four brothers.
The FIVE who thus meet by arrangement
at Hopkins, st. Lawrence county N. "
had not been together for seventy one
gears. The youngest of the brothers is
seventy seven; the oldest cighty-nine.
1t is doubted whether like remarkable
instance of longevity can be cited.
A. T. Stewart, of New York, has
ordered quantity of the best make of
California blankets, from the mission and
Pacific Wooden Mills, of Marysville. The
order will tax the capacity of both mills
until January next, and will amount to
about 60 car loads, or 600 tons.
The Shoshones about Elko are turning
their attention from scalps to poker, and
being handsomely cleaned out by their
high-toned brethren. the Piutes, who
will gamble all the clothes off them.
The Corinne Reporter discovered a
party of Indians playing draw poker un-
der tho trees, the other day, in which
squaws were the "anties."
The Boise Chronicle Democratic pays
a high complement to~Gov. Ballard, and
says he leaves the Territory with the
regret of all good citizens.
The Touring mills of Walla w ALA valley
are standing idle. Very little Of last
years wheat remains on hand, aud the
new wheat has scarcely begun to come
in
A Pennsylvania preacher has received
for salary this year, currycomb, a keg
of varnish and two dozen clothes pins.
Whenever his children cry with hunger
| he gags them with clothes pin, scratch
es them with the currycomb and lays on
coat of varnish
A school-mistress in Galesburg, ILL.,,
endeavoring to beat some sense into the
head Of a pupil, knocked out what little
there was originally, and be is now in.
sane.
There is sorrowing family in Buffalo
because the heir apparent, aged thirteen
has proved chunky dory on the Flip aap,' z
and has eloped with CIRCUS
Pennsylvania has a seventeen-year Ole
boy who Is six feet eight inches tall, and {
fouryear old girl vho weighs four hun
drea ronnds
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-07-30

Too HIGH-Did it ever occur to
property holders of this city that the
prices at which they hold unimproved
real estate is altogether too high? While
it is true that improved real estate in
this city has been held at very fair fig
ures, generally offering at a less figure
than the Improvements could be made
for, it is equally true that unimproved
lots are held at so high figure that few
care or are able to invest. 1t seems to US
this is not the true policy to be pursued
to build up city. IF we are correctly
informed. quito number of persons, who
came here for the purpose of investing
their money in improving property, have
been driven from their purpose by the
exhorbitant prices demanded for "outside
lots IF those who have property for
sale, persist in asking nosc what they ex-
pect five years hence, they will make
few sales, and retard the growth and pros
perity of our city immeasurably. While
We are willing to acknowledge the right
of every man to place values upon his
own property, we are sure that the right
does not extend to placing such values
upon it as will virtually kill tho sale of
the property, and retard the growth and
prosperity, and possibly crush the city
entirely. Give persons who come among
US chance to make something by the
purchase in the future, and they will in
vest. But if the prices asked are SO high
that the would be purchasers can see no
chance for an advance in the next five
) years, or more, to come, the advantages
possessed at presently the city of Albany,
: of the first order though they be, will
not be sufficient inducement for them to
invest their money here. And every
person who goes from among us with the
impression that we are holding property
at rates much beyond its present value
will generally take pains to give such i'm
, preston as wide notariety as possible
thus deterring others from making the
experiment of visiting our city and ex
amining for themselves the state of af
fairs. IF We expect to build up flour
r ishing city at this point on the vii
lamette river, we must give those who
, come amongst us for the purpose of be
coming bona fide citizens "a chance fol
I their money = we must treat them in
spirit of liberality, and not take the lasi
cent man possesses for a few feet oi
Oregon soil.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-07-30

BRIEF IrEMs.-Blain, Young & Go.
have but one thresher left out of large
number shipped to them this season-all
sold
Messrs John Ganter and Jerry Win
ter are out in the mountains, and we sup
pose are missing these delightful hot days
The river is at such low stage, that
our boats are compelled to hire half dozen
good sweaters, whose employment is
to stand at the bow of the boat, and
sweat enough water to keep the hull
damp, and this keeps the boats sliding
This is only hearsay; it may not be
strictly true
We have been issuing from one to two
sscxtras' each day during the week, keep
ing our people posted in the "latest from
the seat of war.
Mr.. b. Brenner is selling goods very
low. to close out his stock. Now is the
time to buy.
At Conner's you can positively get bar
gains in, all kinds of dry goods, hardware,
iron and steel, as he is determined to quit
the biz.
European affairs have been the main
topic of conversation during the sweek.
1t is almost one-sided question, nearly
everybody being in favor of Prussia.
4 gentleman asked US, the other day,
if anybody owed US on the last $50 lay
out" Some people are awful imperti-
nent.
Farmers are busy harvesting, and our
city is about as dull as it ever gets.
Health stmiddling"-we hear of but
one or two "measles' in our jurisdic.
ton.
Notwith standing the war, improve
ments are still going on. Lots are being
fiHedeup, residences remoddled and newly
coated with paint-all in expectation Of
, the "good time" coming.
DR.. Geary, having caught the noun
, tain fever, has left us for few days
sol ourn at the health-giving springs a
the foot of the mountains.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-07-30

PREMIUM WAGONS = Messre. r.
Cheadle & Co. of this city have received
some Of those Premium Wagons, manu-
factured by Chas. Bowie, which they are
offering at fair rates. These wagons were
awarded the first premium as Oregon
made wagons, and are spoken of in the
highest terms Call at r. Cheadle &
Co.'S and examine them, and then glance
through the large stock of dry goods
clothing, etc, to be found on theil
shelves and counters.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-07-30

: CIRcuLAR-A copy of a circular re-
latiye to the soil, climate, etc, of Oregon,
issued by VIM. Davidson, Esq, Real Es-
tate Dealer, No 81 Front street, Portland,
has been received. 1t is illustrated with
a map, showing the principal towns in
the valley, contemplated railroads, etc.
This circular will be largely circulated
in Eastern circles, and will circulate
healthy and reliable information in cir
cles that are now seeking, anxious TO OBJ
tain just such facts as this circular con-
tains Mr. Davidson is bound to make
hirnself the widest known and the most
popular real estate broker on the Pacific
slope. See his card in this Journal
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-07-30
THE CRops-PRospEcTs.-It seems

TIE CRoPs-PRosPEcTs.- seems
to be the opinion of some of cur farmers,
that the wheat crop of this county, now
being harvested, will not yield as largely
per acre as the crop of last season. How
ever this may be, the aggregate yield of
the county will be considerably larger
than last season, as more ground has been
sown. From present appearances, our
farmers will receive more lard cash for
this seasons yield, even should the crop
prove one sixth lighter than last season.
A general summing up of the wheat
yield in the Eastern States the present
season, would seem to indicate large
decrease from former years, leaving but
small amount of surplus over and above
what is needed for home consumption.
There has been at least partial failure
in the wheat crop of Europe. kilograms
/ from France inform us that no rain fell
in that country for ten weeks prior to
July 4th, and the slight showers that
| have fell since then were not suffi-
cient to revive the dropping and parched
crops This being the case, it is predic-
ted that Europe will require larger
amount of breadstuffs from other coun-
tries than for several seasons past. In
the event Of the protraction of the war
batween France and Prussia, an addition
al demand for breadstutfs will be created
enhancing still further the value of our
crops. Taking all these things into con.
sideration, it would seem that farmers oi
the Pacific were in fair way to realize
fair prices for all their surplus produce
We are not hoping for an exhorbitant
clancy" price, for our cereals, for thai
would create much suffering and priya
ton even among the poor Of our owl
country but We are looking for, anc
hope to receive, good fair price fol
wheat-a price at which it will pay tt
raise the article on this coast. The price.
generally realized last season we're tot
low, and our farmers were discouraged
1t is not likely that they will be compell
ed to sell at last seasons figures for SOM
time 20 come.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-07-30

CHANGE OF BAsE.-Mr. b. Brenner,
who for long time past has been en-
gagged in the dry goods trade in this city,
having purchased the stock of goods lately
owned by Messrs. senders, Sternberg
& Co., at Brownsville, intends removing
to that thriving town the first of next
week. Mr.. B. is a jovial old boy, and we
shall miss him much. He asks allahose
indebted to him, to come up to the rack
and fork over, before the expiration Of
twenty days, and save costs.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-07-30
Mil RAoE.-Messrs Beach & Mon

MILL RAcE.-Messrs Beach & Mon
teith, of the Albany Steam FIGURING
Mills. have commenced digging mill
race, to bring the water from the Calipooia
river to their mills on the Willamette
The water will be taken from the Cali
pooia at point above the Magnolia
Mills. The race was surveyed by JAS a.
Warner, Civil Engineer and Surveyor of
this city, and will be l, ia feet in length.
The race will be s feet wide; its great
est depth 21 feet, its least, A feet 8
inches, running feet of water, at the
rate of SO feet per minute. Two Dnplex
Turbine wheels will be Immediately
placed in the Albany Steam FIGURING
Mills. when steam will cease to be used
as motive power in those mills for
grinding purposes. This change is in.
tended to be effected about the first Of
October next. 1t will not only effect &
great saving in the running expenses
of the mills, but better quality of flour
If it be possible to improve on the
quality already afforded by these mills
will be produced. 1t is calculated tha
the volume of water in the Calipooia vii
be sufficient to enable the mills to rur
eight or nine mouths in the year.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-07-30

WHEAT REcEIPTs.--Of the new wheat
crop, the Magnolia Mills had received,
up to Thursday, 28th, 1,761 bushels 2s
pounds Mr.. Walter Ketchum hauled
the first load of the new crop on Monday,
July 25th, 1870.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-07-30

PooR HoRsE-In the hottest part of
the day on Thursday, some of the boys
got hold of young man who had a horse
to sell. Under pretense of purchasing,
they kept the fellow racing the poor
horse up and down First street, to show
off his PAGES, in the broiling sun, until
he was perfect "lather of sweat" and
looked ready to drop from over heat and
exhaustion.
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-07-30

Eaas.-This vegetable has advanced
in value in this market since the declar.
alton Of war in Europe, and is now
quoted at 25 cents per twelve, or frae-
zion over two cents each
The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-07-30

L.. L. Macarthur, Esq, one of the
newly elected Judges of the Supreme
Court, has retired from the editorial
charge of the Bedrock Democrat, Baker
CITY, leaving our old friend M. III. Abbott,
ESQ, sole proprietor. In the number for
July goth, NJ. Fl. comes out strong on
anegrophobia."