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The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-04-08
SunxONs PROM SPIRIT LAND.
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ic0-rrOm OPaIshSe 10 Want-A l
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Mothers CatI from Heaven and its
Terrible Rea fSnss. t.Ff y..ss. III
correspondent wrltss from, Guadalajara
of triple suicide which was COMMITTEE d 10
that city on the 25In oiJanuary, and which
created the prJfoundest impression
throughout the province.
The police OF the city received informa-
ton thatthe house occupied by French
family, of the name of Favre, had not been
open for some time, and that 81 insup-
portable stencil was issuing from the prem
Ises. Officers were sent to forcs the doors,
and they found inside the bvdies of three
uniortunates in a highly advanced stage OF
decomposition. A medical autopsy esta5
lished the fact that they had destroyed
themselves by sufOcation, ciOsing all the
apertures of the house and lighting pan
ot charcoal. They had been suffering
greatly from poverty, but had clothed
themselves in their very best attire-tbe
weIl-sayed fnery, the remnants Of their
foi mer opulence. The two girls lay in the
same bed, wrapped in each others arms;
the brother was lying dead tR.sasshsr-sea',
The Favre family were of Swiss origin.
The father, who was wealthy citizen OF
T6n6Va, lOoJ all MS fortune Dy Tue lauuIe
of watch speculation. He died shortly
afterwards, and his wife and three chill
dren removed to London, and thence emf
grated to Mexico, wandering as far as
where the mother died. They
remained here for seme time, supporting
themselves by manual labor, and earning
amid the general stagnation of industry,
precarious livelihood. They were Spiritu-
llists, and claimed to hold intercourse with !
their departed moth. 7. On table in the
room were three notes, explaining their !
death to be the result OF their own act, and |
10 obedience to q communicate. N from the |
mother, who from the spirit land declared
nothing was wanting to complete her hap |
pIness save the company OF her children |
There are some people in the city who |
knew the young men, who say that the !
spiritual mes sage from the mother was on
y pretext, and that the young people. !
Rho had been nursed In opulence, were |
lied of manHal labor and heart-broken |
With the mai du pays, home sickness, which |
s known to have such powerful influence
1n the Sw SIS, that regiment OF the French |
Regents Guard, on hearing the Rdnzdes |
Yuches, we're thrown into such ecstacies OF
'orrow that many became sick. forty or
fifty deserted, and Two died outright
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-04-08


The walls OF SebsstOpel have now been
completely restored. and upward of 800
houses have been built in place of those
which had been rnined by the lombard
.ment. A new church, in the form of
pyramid, built entirely Of marble, has been
efected in the churchyard OF the town. the
cost of its erection amounting to $40 OOO,
having been provided by the Russian royal
family. The chief contributor was Prln-
cess WassIttenykof. who gave up for that
purpose the whole of her years pension,
amounting to Is O0G roubles, or SlC,OOe.
On the principal monument IN the church,
yard, which is dedicated to Prince Michael
Gortchakoff, is the following inscription:
Here Ire among warriors the mortal re-
mains of the man who prevented the enc
mics of our country from penetrating to
this spot" The tOmbstones OF the men are
all alike in shape and size. and each OF them
bears this inscription: %GrsVe OF our
hrofhar -
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-04-08

The new houses OF Parliament in Lon
don, although completed within the last
twenty years, are already beginning to
snow signs of decay. The ''New Palace at
Westminster" as the building where Par
lament and the Courts OF Law meet Is
called, was commenced on April 9th.
1910, and completed for use by Parliament
on May 30th. 1850. 1t covers q space of
nearly eight acres. with frontage on the
Thames OF 900 feet. The terrace along the
river bank is intended for the exclusive
use of the members OF Parliament,
and on this SIDE the stone work OF the
building has commenced to give way.
Pieces of masonry, sometimes weighing a.
much as eighty pounds, are continually
failing, and the architectural beauty of the
front is not only affected, but the lives OF
the members OF Parliament are also i'm
periled. No certainty exists as to the
place where the blocks may fall, aud the
members have discontinued d using the ter
race as a promenade. As the only effectual
remedy, it is proposed to cut out the de =
cayed parts and Substitute better granite
This plan would require the rebuilding OF
a considerable part of the palace, and
would involve heavy expense. -- --
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-04-08

The NUMBER of persons in st. Louis
county, Mo, who pay taxes on so, 600
worth of property, as shown by the asses
sOr's books, is l 1856; the number who paw
on or over $50 coo Is 343; over $500 600.
i, 1876; on or over $500, 900, is 60, on or
over S4O0 600. is Sc; on or over half mil
lion, 80; over one million, 10; over two
millions, g.; over five million. l. Presi-
deut Grant pays taIes on S11O. 900 and
Gen. Sherman on S23 500 John O'Fal-
Ions estate. 81. $50, OJ0; Mrs Anna L.
Hunt, 50 196, 900, and james H. Lucas,
SIS, ,225. 500.
TEE Huntingdon Pa, Republican says:
"It is said Bohner was seen by divers per
sons since his execution. And this is not
a ghost story, nor yet dream, nor delu-
sion of any sort, bat plain and simple
truth. Bodenbur9's 9 corpse was buried; cut
that of Bonner was left on the hill near
the Catholic graveyard unburied He was
propped up IN his coffin, and q plug of to-
baccO put In his mouth, the sport and
mOekery of unprineipled specimens of hu-
manity until removed and buried by order
of the borough authorities. We believe
this to be true, however hsathenish and
disgraeeful it is.
The debt of the city of Paris amounts to
500. 400 600, which is to be paid of 10
sixty years. 1t is asserted that this debt
must be largely increased, In order to CON-
plete the streets left unfinished in the
heart of the city. Although Paris has
been ornamented and improved it has cost
enormously--sndi it is not to be wondered
at that the Inhabitants were determined to
md themselves OF Baron HausSnann, the
Project of the Seine, at every cost 1t will
he remembered that, in spite of the earnest
ent 'eaties of the Emperor, even for time to
make up the accounts, the Olivier Minis
try insisted on Haussmann's dismissal.
SOME INTERESTING FACTS on the cattle
trade were recently submitted before a
social science association at Albany. It was
stated that the consumption of beef IN
France WIS 9l0, 900 tons; m England,
l. $50, 600 tons. and in the United States.
2,OOO, 600 tons. One of the principal
sources of supply OF cattle to the Eastern
states and New York was Texas. When the
war broke out Texas had only 8, 900, 600
cattle. There are now 12, 600 600 head of
cattle in that state. The total supposed
value of all the cattle in the United States
WAS 500 900. 900, and the total annual
consumption amounted to so. coo 600 head.
In New York alone there were S32, 800 600
worth of meat annually consumed, besides
80 600 900 pounds -Of butter, valued at
S33 OO0. 600; 52 600. 900 pounds of cheese,
valued at S14 600, 600, and 90 900 900 gal
lors of milk. valued At $1,000, 600; total
of S55. 600. 900. ...r "a. - ,,.-..
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-04-08
Yottrg.
POE RY.


The highway and tbs foOtpsth lead alike
Into tlle town. ssWhy take the path. cries one
~When the broad osd runs straight unto the goall'
YET We who tread the path, the Struggling path
Thsf skfrts the wood, or dives into its Shade
Tbaf follows all the windings of the brook,
And crosses summer fields which buttercups,
Io yellow rows make fields Of the clO.h Of gold
walks DER enchanted ground, climbs sunny hills.
Khencs pleasant visions lie before his eyes
OF ea erald Ineadows rolling ill they fall
In one green wave to meet the glisiening stream
OF little isles Of trees-and far away,
Like some lOw-lying cloud, the azure ses. =
To him each step disclosss new Delights
Which travellers by the road ns'er see at all
Or see afar. TO scorn and pass them By.
And poetry is the footpath through the world,
The winding path. exploring all The noOks
OF beauty hidden from the beaten way,
And leading through the land of flowers and song.
from "The Well o. 8ethIehem.s % by Jos.-A Ely,
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-04-08

SUN TOTAL OF GEEAr LIBEARIEs. We have
had much to do with dictionaries, first and
last; have turned over q thousand pounds OF
them, perhaps; have watched new editions
were set on Webster's sure foundations.
What we have written Of Webster's work,
while it has been in all truthfuiness, has also
been in 81 love. We have warm d isl feel
IRg for it and tor him; grateful to Webster Tor
earliest lessons and Tor latest teachingss
grateful to God, that, while He gave us Eng
so worthy to record and expOmd IL; men so
worthy 70 continue the work he sonobly be-
gun. And we put that mother topgua to
sacred use when we utter the truthful words
that these three books are the sum total o
great Ilbrdries:-1he Bjbls, Shakespeare, and
'Ws6stsTSs Royal QslGrto. Clicag0 EgeRing
Journal
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-04-08
Troubles Of Royalty.

A Paris correspondent relates the follow
ing incident which illustrates very fOrclbly
the troubles and annoyances to winch roy
atty is subjected:
Tue journals make no mention of an in
cident which occurred at the Tuileries the
other night, and which caused considerable
Excitement III the Imperial household. i
have It from a person who has almost daily
access 10 the Palace, SO that there is no
reason to doubt It's correctness. A few
nights since, on retiring to her room. the
Empress found an anonymous letter on her
chimney piece. spprising her that an at
tempt was about to be made to poison her
son. and cautioning her to have strict
watch observed over the preparation
IF his food. This communi cation
threw her Mij .sty into . state OF
the great st aigtaIlon and alarm, and 1t
Tas some time before she could be reasoned
out of her apprehensions. Then came the
Question as to how the letter could have
tOuud its way to her bed chamber. Those
usually having accsss to it were old and
tried servants of her Majesty, and suspicion
could not rest upon them for m, ment.
I: was plain that, some one must have
watched her or his opportunity TO sip into
it while the regular attendants were tenn
porarlly absent. The Chief Ofthe Dete ective
Police was immediately sent for, and all
the members af the household were exam
ined; but no clue could be found to the
means by which the letter had been intIo
duced. There the matter rests at present,
need not say that II has created a
most uncom .ortable feeling throughout the
PalaGA.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-04-08

The WINTER OF l74U is described, in an
old book quoted bys German paper as
very terrible. This work, "Brockes' Con-
tentment in God" thus speaks of it: .'An
unheard of frost seized with extraordinary
severity on the world and the elements, 50
that it is scarcely possible to number or
relate the many strange occurrences that
took place through its violence. Men felt
so oppressed that days passed by unheed
ed. One would and could hardly speak (;
one sat and thought, yet could not think;
If any one spoke word it VAS with hsrd
set face. Many hens and ducks, even the
cattle in the stalls. died of cold; the trees
split'asundsr. Not only beer but wine IN
cellars froze. Deeply sunken wells were
covered with impenetrable ice. Crows and
other birds fell to the ground frozen 10
their fight. No bread was estsble, for II
was as cold and ss hard as stone
Brockes further relates that this extrsordl-
nary winter was followed by an equally IN
common spring. Ia May no sign Of YER
dure was yet to be seen; 1t was still cold in
July, and vegetation was still further him
dered by drought The harvest was not
over till late in the autumn, and by the
middle of October the frost returned be-
fore the fruit In the gardens had had time
to ripen. tF sre .rr-r Ii
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-04-08

good deal OF attention at Grace Church, in
New York. lately, in consequence of his
striking likeness to the Past Grand Master
of Masons, Robert d. Holmes, whose fune-
raj was then being solemniZed. Every per
son who knew the deceased started in sur
prise as he passed the position in the tran
sept where the policeman had been assign
ed to duty. One lady insisted that the cOfin
should be opened, ss she was fully convInc-
ed that the Grand Master was standing as
IN officer in the church.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-04-08

LoU1sv11LE has curiosity in the shape
of pig without any hair upon its body,
and with complete elephants head, big
ears, trunk and all complete. 1t was one
of litter of eleven, all the rest Of which
we're perfectly natural"
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-04-08
yor tbe gous ano 6irls.
THE LITTLE IH5USs.

TIE lNWOAaa :"
Ten little Injuns standing In line.
one toddleS home, and then there were nina
S.ne little Injuns Rwingfng on gate,- .-....
One tumbled on. 81 d then there were eight
Eight little Injuns never heard Of Heaven,
One kicked the bucket. and TIA a there were BaYsA.
Seven little Injuns cutting up tricks t---
One broke his mech, and then there were 80.
Six little Injuns kicking all alive
One went to bed and then there were Ave.
Five little Injuns . cellar door,
oEe Tunoled IN, and then there WersfOzr.
-Four little Injuns out . spree.
One dead dunk, and then there three.
Three little IDjuns Outin . canoe, ~irr4 H boo
One tumbled overheard, and then there were tNo.
Two little Injuns foslin' with gun,
One shot fOther, and then there WAS one
One little Injun living all Alone
He gos married. aud then there Wss none. t-rF
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-04-08

The CuxAKD Mail Line OF Steamships leave.
weekly from New York, Liverpool ard
Queenstown. Agents N all the prIncipa.
cities IF the Northwest. s. Rowe, General
Western Agent. No. 2 Lake strt ct Chicago.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-04-08

WE often hear OF persons getting poison
ed by eating cheese: Inc cnsese ~nlcn me-
poisons is partially decomposed and con-
tains large amount OF butry sele, ~n,cn
is the cause of sickntss. 1t Is developer ln
cheese kept in WARN. damp, and 0saiy'
ventiIated places.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-04-08

s' The half 6lO1or rose is logelier than he bud,
Aud fresh and pure as earliest beads Of dslS."
It is from such exquisite flowers that the
rare and dehcate perfume is procured for
Rine's Vegetable AmbrOsia. An5Oine Chris,
at Grasse, il the South Of France, is con-
-tantly extracting it from the MOWERS OF that
suunv region. and shipping for the manu-
iact1trers OF this great American cOsmetique.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-04-08

Nh s. & HEAD, formerly connected
with the Boston press, dIed In Savannah,
Ga, on the 18th.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-04-08

A Valparaiso letter states thatL0pez aud
his few followers aie in great misery. De-
sertious are very numerous and MS case is
hopeless.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-04-08

SAr LanesIo orO, Mass, on Wedns ssay OF
last week, the steeple OF the Episcopal
church was blown down. The tell was
carried twenty feet, striking the roof'
breaking several rafters, and then rolling to
the ground unbroken.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-04-08

Boston reports its twenty seventh snow
storm this season.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-04-08

I forgot TO mention that the architects and
Board of Public Works who erected the Court
House, have been indicted by the Grand Jury
ard will have to pass the ordeal OF a public
trial. There have been some pretty sharp
criticisms by the press on the fimsy charac-
ter of many OF our large buildings. and
primitive example might work wholesome
rafOrma tioD
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-04-08

A convention is called OF all the friends of
woman suffrage who wish 70 act independent
of both the New York sn] Boston National
organizations, to meet at Farwell Hal, Tues
day, April 5th, at 10 =. m, to form a Cook
County Woman Suffrage Association. 1t
will take no part in the strifes Of exisdhg so
Cieties
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-04-08

having remodeled and enlarged their prem
/ es at 4S and so Wabash avenue, offer The
trade very large and choice stock OF cloaks
and cIoskings, and the fullest and hest line
ofbuttons and dress trimmings in Chicago.
Fhey haze added to their list thread laces.
eorsets. parasols. linen collars and euffs, and
their beautiful hOucy-comb Arab wraps are
IN unrivaled speciality. They stand at the
head of the cloak trade IN the Northwest
and every year brings them well-deserved
increase Of patronage ard good Will.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-09-03
RELIGIOUS MATTERS


vine Street Presbyterian Hours Of SER
vice, 1880 AN. and 1880 PM. A cordial in-
vitation Is extended to strangers.
Trinity NJ e. Chttrca.-sunday School
at Sam.
There will be no preaching at either the
morning or evening hours, owing to the
absence of all ministers at the Conference.
Glass meeting as usual at and PM
Sunday school teachers meeting Mon
day evening at ~ O'Clock.
FYrst Bapttst Chlsrch.-There will be SER
vice in this church tomorrow morning
and evening; Sabbath School and Bible
Glass at JAM. sermon at 1016 Am, by the
pastor, Rev. A. @. Caperton. This sermon
will be addressed more especially to the
pastors bible class and the sabbath
school. but all friends of the Bible are ins
vited 10 be present. AT ~ o'clock. SER
mon by the pastsr. Subject Neutrality IN
Religion TnapossGbIe.
The Pa,fsh Of the Holy Ianocents.-Divine
eervice may be expected In this church tc-
morrow morning at the usual hour, half
past 10 o'clock. The sittings are al free.
You are invited.
The evening service of tomorrow, it
may be expected, viii be omitted, and the
congregation be requested to unite with
that OF st. Paul's Parish. Service In this
church at O'Clock P. N.
WdI7aut Street PTesbytertdn Church. -
Preaching at So O'Clock AM. by Rev. w
III. McCarer. Service at night by the pas.
tor, Rev. j. P. E. Kumler. The evening SER
vice will hereafter commence at ~
o'clock.
Church Of C7trist.-Geo. E. Flower will
preach for the Church of Christ" to-mor-
row Lords Day., at the Criminal Court
rooms, at IO1< A. NJ. and IA P. NJ. Subject
The Marriage feast, Mathew Xxx. 1. Sub
ELECTROMAGNETIC Witness OF the SPIRIT.
Rom. will. Is.
All ara invited.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-09-03

the dogma Of infallibility. They are
great on explanations. Purcell made
a speech in Mozart Hall and told the
people all about it. His speech is
before the public, and a remarkable
speech it is. 1t gives his resons for
opposing the dogma and for not be-
lieving it. and then his reasons for &C
ceptingit and believing it. When he
opposed it he thought it was wrong
Now he thinks it must be right be-
cause it is the voice of the Church /;
but now that he is obliged to defend
it, he has discovered that 1t dom
mean much of anything, any way; IL
don't mean that the Pope = lnfallible
as man, nor as Pope at all times,
but only when he.teaches er cdthedrGI {;
and he never teaches &c c0thedrG only
when he teaches the truth; tor ii he
should teach error God would forsake
him and be would no longer be Pope,
and the Church would no longer be
Iieve him or speak through him
Verify this is coming down nicely.
We say again that Romish Bishops
are great on explanations.-Christia
AdrOcafe.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-09-03

and both contain cities among the first
in the State. Allenyis rated at $13,-
O64,3 $40 of taxable property; Wayne
at $19,831,510, a difference in
favor of Wayne of $500. 600. But
Republican Wayne pays $72,8 %
tor county government, while Demo
cratic Allen, with fifty per cent less
property to pay with and upon, pays
$132,S93 81. How is that for high"
very high, Democratic Management?
Huntington is Democratic county
aud Kosciusko is Republican. Hunt
ington has taxable property TO the
amount of 81 615. 565, Kosciusko ST.
1880, a difference of three-fourths
10 favor of KOsciusko. Yet while
Republican Kosciusko collects for
county purposes $40, 246 81, Demo-
cratic Huntington, upon nearly one
halt less property, collects SIC. 522 81.
That is high too.
Fayette is Republican, Franklin
Democratic. They lie side By side,
are both old, well populated farm
ing counties. Their wealth and
population are nearly equal. Fayette
has 81, 779. 745. and Franklin has So
patio, a difference of but $500, 600.
Here We should expect to find, with
equal honesty In county management,
an equal county expenditure. how
is it? Republican Fayette pays for
her local government $13,247 30.
Democratic Franklin pays $50, 453 70.
Nearly fire times as much.
Put these specimens of Democratic
local administration with the average
nj lnUnnratfn IncnI a and nm
both with the record of Democratic
State administration, and there is a
case that no Democrat dare face, with
the cry of high taxes" popular
buFthens, aud reform"
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-09-03
hon. naniel D. Pralt.

u. s. Senator from this State, will ad-
dress his fellow-citizsns of the First
District, at the following places and
times. The public generally are in
vited to attend:
Washington, Daviess County, Tuesday,
September 9th.
Fort Branch, Gibson County, Wednes-
day, Septem Der 7th.
Mt. Vernon, PoSey County, Thursday,
September 9Th.
Newburg. Warriclk County, Friday, Sep
TENDER 9Th.
NewtonvIlle, Spencer County, at the
County Nominating Convention, on Sat
uTday, september 10th.
The hour Of commencing will be one
O'Clock in the afternoon, at all these
places.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-09-03

first ballot, was declared elected, and
called to the chair. Rev. 3. Bowers
was elected Secretary. and appointed
Revs. Meredith, Martin and ID. ID.
Smith as bis assistants.
The Conference proceeded to the
election of the various committees.
The Educational Committee consist
ed of l.. Nj Walters, Cyrus Mutt, 5.
Bowers, 0. 81. Smith, Erastus Bow
ling and j. E. Brant.
Il was suggested that the Secreta-
ry be recommended to have the Con-
ference minutes printed at the Metho-
dist Book Concern. It produced
some discussion. The Secretary made
q statement of styles aud prices of the
different Offices he had consulted, and
showed that the JOURNAL Office fur
nished cheaper and better minutes
last year than any other Office propos-
ed to do.
Some discussion arose on the ques..
| ton of dispensing with the detailed
Missionary report. 1t was retained
The officers of the different Confer
ence Societies were elected.
Rev. II. NaYlor announced to the
Conference that he had in his posses
sion two bonds of one thousand dol
lars each, from w. G. DePauW, of New
Albany. to be donated to the Church
Extension and the Preachers Aid
Societies. A rising vote of thanks
was rendered Brother DePauw for hi;
liberal contribution.
Rev. John Thompson. Agent Of the
American Bible Society, made state
ment of his Society. W. T. E.