The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-10-14

turned to Washington, much enfeebled by
bis recent illness.
MINNIE HAUcK is singing the part offer
lima in Mozart's 'tDon Juan" at the Vienna
Opera House.
TIE French Republic must have been an
old acquaintance Of President Grants-he
recognized it at once.
] TIE first nilsson concerts in Boston are
advertised TO be given in Music Hall No
vember 4th, 9Th and 7th- .. .,.s.
MB. CHARLES E SCHOOL, of the Evening
Star, was married last Wednesday to Miss
Caroline McCafrey, of Washington {
SwNERUGNE is writing drama, Both
well, !" in which Elizabeth is the principal
figure.
RICHARD WAGNER, the composer, was
married on the 25th of August to the wife
of Hans Won Bulov. =-
MARsHAL ORoBzKrs has got tired of
holding . mortgage on the Fourteenth
street Theatre, New YORK, and intends
foreclosing.
The only son of the Prussian Cabinet
minister, Won Itzonplitz, was killed at the
battle Of Mars-la-Tour.
A RIDICULOUS story is going round that
Mrs. Bergh had a young women arrested
the other day for beating an egg.
MORRIS BARsTov, Ripley county, I'm
diana) youth, challenges any man or boy
in thestate TO an ''eating match, for $500
a side.
ELIZABETH CAD1 STANTON is the candi-
date of The Revolution for the next vice.
president of the United States. I-l
MISS KATE FIELD has returned to her
home in Boston. where she is preparing
for the coming lecture season. II
THERE we're over 5000 invitations to the
grand ball given recently at San Francisco
in honor Of Generals Sherman and Sco-
field. -
B. J. LANG, the Boston organist, having
returned from Europe, resumed his posi-
ton on Sunday, as organist of E. E. Hale's
church.
TIE venerable Charles Tappan, of
Boston, who is over eighty years of age,
has just returned from tour of Europe.
GEoGaE F. HoUGHToN, President Of the
Vermont Historical Society, died of appo-
plexy at st. Adams, few days since.
REPRESENTATIVE Sydney Clark, of Kan
sas, who recently failed of 8 denomination,
/ will try to succeed Ross as Senator.
WILSON'S lost diamond pin has been re-
covered. A yeung man in q female dis
guise returned it to her manager and re-
ceived $3.50 reward
HENRY KETEs, President of the Vermont
Central Railroad, and a prominent. citizen
of that state, died at Newbury on Satur-
day. He was sixty-six years old.
ELIINGER, the 'heroic tenor" (Helden-
te7lor) at the National Theatre of Pesth has
Just celebrated the twenty-ffth anniversa-
~ of his heroic-tenoric career.
In spite OF his fathers will, it is report
ed that Washington Nathan is engaged to
be married to Christian lady Of Cincin-
natl
| COMMODORE WoRDEN, Superintendent of
the Annapolis Naval Academy, is in Wash
ington, organising the corps of instructors
for the coming year.
THERE is a rumor that Gen. Mcclellan
is to have q military command Col
Clark, Of the famous New York Seventh
regiment, viii resign in his favor. e
CoRNEIdUs Wendell, formerly congress
sional printer, has been for some days seri-
ously i'll at the house of Oscar Edwards in
Northampton, butt now improving.
Miss LYDIA ARMSTRONG, of Grant coun-
ty, Ind, advertises for husband ''Mon-
Il
be healthy and willing to work"
PRIVATE KRAUsE, the Prussian soldier
who killed the first French soldier in the
war, was himself killed at the battle of
Saarbruck.
VIM ADAMS, who was. dozen years ago,
Mayor of Allegheny City, Pa, was arrest
ed last week on the charge ofpassing coun-
terfeit money. s
| TIE Russian Minister, now visiting the
Eastern States says the Russian Prince
Imperial contemplates visit to the United
States next spring.
TIE council of the Royal Academy have
resolved on placing bust of the late Mr..
Maclise in their ball The commission
for its execution has been entrusted to Mr..
/ Edward Maclise. f'
JOHN Fl. ANrHoN, Masonic Grand Master
Of the state, on Friday dedicated new
| lodgeroom for the Shekomeka Lodge of
Freemasons at Washington Hollow, Dutch
ess county New York.
DETROIT has Just named one of its
streets Napoleon, and the curious fact
has been discovered that two-thirds Of the
people living on the street are Germans.
The newspapers which the Ex-Emperor
Napoleon ordered to be sent him in his
present retirement are the Times, Figaro,
and Constitutional They are to be sd-
dressed to NJ Petrie, at Cassel.
The Bishopric of Sierra Leone, vacant
by the resignation of the Rev. DR.. Beck
les, has been conferred by Lord Kimberley
upon the Rev. Henry Oheetham, II. A,
vicar of Qusrndon, near Derby. -..v. sd
JOIN MnMAIN, of Nashville, Tenn, has
invented folding school-desk. which can
be set up in any shape to suit the size and
i - Of h.~- -fr lrrsvs
at it. -f t1a- i - -
We understand that Mr.. E. L. Dayen-
port has leased the Chestnut Street Thea
tire, and will assume the management Of it
at once. Among others, Nile. Jansuschek
viii begin an engagement October 31st.
W. N. PorTER has resigned the editorial
management of the Saratogian.r Colonel
David F. R:chis is tc take his place as edi-
i tor, while his former partner, B. z. judi
son, has purchased mis- half interest in the
paper.
TIE Italians Of Memphis held mass
meeting on Saturday night. which was
largely attended. A dispatch was sent to
King Victor Emmanuel, .congratulating
him on the liberation of Rome and on
Italian unity.
An English antiquarian has discovered q
series of documents that reveal the long
hidden mystery of the Globe and Black
friars' theaters, and show that Shakespeare
was never proprietor in either Of them.
The greatest fight of wild pigeons that
has been known in the memory of the old
est inhabitants in the vicinity is now oc-
curing in New Hampshire. Forty-three
, fIocks were couted passing over Ports
mouth in one hour. One person in Elliot
killed 60 at one shot, and several others
have killed during one day from 100 to 200
! dozen each.
An old negro woman, In accounting for
;; lack of discipline among youngsters, in
! sists that it is because their mothers wear
CATERS. 'You see, when we wore low
/ shoes, and the chilun wanted vhippin, we
} Just took of a shoe mighty quick, and guy
, 'em good spankin,' but now, how's a
8 body to get gaiter of in timer So the
chilun gets no whippins' at all nowadays
4 OPEN fan means friendship, shut close,
/ the opposite half open, an invitation ts
e conversation; touching the lips with the
! TOP of the fan, an assurance of secrecy and