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The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-05-13
SIGNS OF THE TIMES.

The Republican Ohio State Journal
calls on its party to drive out the
"knaves, imbeciles, and ~charlatans," "
from the United States Senate.
The New York Tribune calls for the
punishment of Phil Sheridan as an
~attrocious murderer.
The Cincinnati Gazette brands Bar'
Ian, who was Lincoln's Secretary OF
the Interior, As a swiniler and a
knave generally.
The Toledo Blade is in open REBEL
ion against the enforcement of the In.
ternal Revenue law.
All well informed Republican pa
pers and politicians in the West join
with tie Democracy in favor of a Rev,
enue Tariff, and against Protection.
Even Trumbull and CARPENTER, in the
Senate, and various Republican mem
bers of the House, have at last become
frightened at Federal usurpation, and
assert the rights Of the States.
All cohesion or unity in the Repub-
lican party is at an end. The New
York Tribune and the New York In
dependent, which so long combined
their influence at all points in evil
endeaVor, cannot agree upon the vital
question of resumption. The split
once made, the breach W II open.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-05-13
the tram starts in q few minuets,
good buy Yours With respect,
JOHN HISS.

GEN. PARKER, commissioner of
Indian affairs, estimates the Indian
warriors in the nelghborhood of
Fort Sully at about eight thousand.
They are we'll armed and mounted.
About SIX thousand ofthe mare ST.
oux, and the remainder are made
up of scattering tribes. He is sat-
isfed that they are bent on war,
and if it shall take place it will be
the most destructive and expensive
Indian war that he's ever occurred
He says these savages are better
prepared with horses than our
cavalry, and that they can raise
about twelve thousand warriors.
The Sioux and their allies were
lever in better condition 10 give
battle,
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-05-13
DEMOCRATIC STATE CON
VENTION.

At a meeting of the Democratic
State Central Committee of Ohio, held
December 10, 1869, it was resolved that
the next Democratic State Convention
of Ohio be heldin the City of Column
bus. on Wednesday, June ], 1870.
It was resolved that the basis of rep
resentation in said Convention be as
follows: That each county in the State
be entitled to one delegate, and also
one delegate for every five hundred
votes cast for Hon. George H. Pendle-
ton for Governor, at the election held
on the second Tuesday of October,
1869; and also one delegate for every
fraction of two hundred and fifty votes
or over cast for that gentleman at that
time; which basis of representation
will give each county in Ohio the fol-
lowing number of delegates in said
convention:
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-05-13
WOnan's Rights.

For the good of the country, ard
for the safety of society, we would
most respectfully call the attention
CT our community, and particular
~ our female readers, to the very
sensible and krock-em-down rea-
SONS, why "a Matron" cannot sup
port, endorse and countenance the
new woman notions" of the press
ent day.
Our "Matron" is, no doubt, a
good Christian woman, and believes
III the injunction of the Almighty,
Multiply and ~replenish the earth"
The last sentence of the para
graph Is a POSER. Let the women's
rights nen of the country put that
in their pipes and smoke it:
81 just don't believe in these
new women notions. / have rais>
ed six boys-four ofthcm vote now,
and the others will soon be old
enough. Then 1 will have six
votes. Now these good for-noth-
ing women who have fooled their
time away, and never raised d SIM
gle boy, come around and want ev-
cry woman to vote for herself. /
don't believe in such nonsense. /
have raised my six boys, and / am
going to have every one ofthem vote
for me. Those women who 60 lee
turing around the country instead
of raising boys, have no business
10 vote anyway. And when they
say they are just as good as l am,
and have a right TO vote them
selves, if they have no boys to do
so for them, it is not true. If they
are as smart as l am why did they
not raise some boys to vote for
them? l tell you, l do not intend
to be cheated out of my six votes
by any such good-for nothing
folks. 1 guess that the world
would come TO q pretty pass in a
mighty short time, if the women
all took 10 going around lecturing
on women's rights instead of raIs-
ing boys. A NATION"
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-05-13
The CfrcumIOcutiOn Office

Those who now have claims FOR
pensions, bounty, arrears of pay,
&c, pending against the United
States Government at Washington,
may possibly be able to guess, from
d perusal of the statement below,
how long he oil she will have 10
wait for the adjustment and pay
ment of The same.
Mr.. Beck, a member of Congress
from Kentucky, gave. in the House
the other day, a racy history of his
experience in getting a claim
through the cIrcumlocution Office
at Washington. 1t appears that
MIR. Beck was engaged in the col
lection ola judgement, an adjudI-
Gated case before the Court OF
CLAIMS, which, if things were done
expeditiously, should have only
required the order of an Auditor
payable on presentation at the
Treasury. Let US follow up MIR.
Beck, in his devious ways, before
he finally procured a draft in pay"
ment of the claim, and treated his
friend, Mr.. Mann, to q whlsky-tcd
dy:
F:rst-Went to the chi f clerk of
the First Auditor. He stated the ac-
count and ctmputed the interest.
Second-WeLt to another clerk in
the same Office, who copied and num-
b, red the account.
1hird-Went to another cl rk in
the First Comrtroller's Office, Nhoreg
istered in his book the number and
amount of the account.
Fourth-Went to the chief clerk of
the First Comptroller, who verified
the account md the computation of
interest.
Fifth-W emit to the First Comptrol.
Ter, who signed 1T.
Sixth Went back to No. 3, who
again verified it.
Seventh-Went to the Registers
clerk, who copi d and registered it.
E;ghtE-Went to the D putty Regis
ter Who signed it.
Ninth Went to the Warrant clerk,
and obtained a warrant.
Tenth-Went TO Mr. West, the chief
clerk, who signed it.
EleYsnth-Went to Mr.. Hartley, the
AS istant Secret@ry, who signed it.
Txelfth-Went to Mr.. Lamb, in the
Comptrofler's office, who ragistrrrd it.
Thirteenth-Went to the First Com
ptroller, who signed it.
Fourteenth-Went 10 the Registers
clerk, who copied it.
Fifteenth-Went to Register ALI
son, who signed it.
Sixteenth-Went to Mr.. Mann, in
the draft room, where the draft was
made.
Seventeenth-Went to Mr.. futile,
Assistant Treasurer, who signed the
draft.
Eighteenth to the Registers
clerk, who recorded the draft.
Nineteenth-Went 10 Register Al
lison,, who signed the draft.
Twentieth-WeEt to Mr. Mann, who
took my receipt for the draft and hand
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-05-13
ORIGIN OF WOMEN CLERK
SHIPS.

General Spinner's account of the
beginning OF the present system Of
female employment in the Treasury
is that female employees were SNUG
gled in. When treasury notes were
first issued, four of them were engraY-
ed on q sheet, and it was necessary
that they should be separated with
shears before sending them put of the
Treasury. 81 went to Mr. Cha e."
said General Spinner, "and said to him
that a oms can use scissors better
than a man, and she will do it cheap
err ] want to employ women to cut
these notes" Mr. Chase assented
heartily, the more so that the atten-
tom of every one in Washington was
then very specially called to the mum
Der of women ones in comfortable and
in many cases afluent circumstances,
who were suffer ng absolute want. In
the city, many well-known T sidents
we're reduced to privatiou almost i'm
mediately after the war broke out, and
from desolated Virginia, families came
by hundreds, demanding food for
themselves and their little ones.
Women who had lived handsomely
in the neighborhood of Washington,
whose homes were destroyed, and who
actually had not he means to procure
a shelter. To the e, whenever prssi-
bic, places were given as clippers
and so the first footho!d was gained
Those who needed work received it,
and political Influence was never
brought into the question But this
was no light employment, cay as "cut-
ting paper may sound. Incessant
use OF tie shears made warts and bis
tiers on many delicate hards; the num-
Der of hours service required was
regulated by The pr ssure OF business,
and often these ladies were kept until
dark at their work, and obliged some
timrs to return to the department If
ter night. These appointments were
made informally. and had no official
existence. Females were not mention
ed in appropriation bills until a year
or so later. Those first employed du-
ring 1852, were paid out of the fund
for temporary or additional clerks, at
the rate of $500 per annum.-New
York World.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-05-13
The Widow Lincoln TO be a
PeDSiOner.

In looking over the proceedings
of Congress, we noticed the intro
duction ard passage through the
House of a bill directing the Sec
rotary of the Interior to place the
name of Mrs. Lincoln OIL the Pen
sion Roll, and pay her a pension of
$4,000 per annum. This bill will,
no donbt, pass the Senate and be-
come q law. Under this act, Mrs.
Lincoln will receive from the Uni
ted States Treasury as long 10 she
shall hive, the large sum Of $4,000,
yearly.
We would ask what plausible
excuse can there be- invented for
this proposed ~lavIshing benevolence
of the peoples money upon what
may be called a vagrant in a for.
eign land /? who having, by her ex-
traordInary conduct, exposed her
self to the jus, cen-
sure and criticism of all the people
at home, left the country under the
ridicule and denunciation OF nearly
the whole Press of the land; and,
now travelling in Europe, squan-
dering, in show and glitter, among
the a%ristocracy of the Old World, a
large and magnificent dowry, left
by her lamented husband, and esti-
mated, in cash, at S58,765. besides
some unproductive real estate.
With impudence, she now comes
before Congress. where all schemes
of plunder have numerous advo-
Gates, and, through The interven-
ton of the lobby and interested
persons, asks to be pensioned upon
the Treasury for lite at the rate of
So,UUu per anDum
This large sum of mony Is to be
bestowed upon tue widow of PresI.
denh Lincoln, for the reason that
he, at the time, being Commander
IN Chief of the Army and Navy Of
the United States, was killed, by
the hand of ar assassin; yes, Mr..
Lincoln was assassIDated, not, how
ever, in<he line of duty, but while
attending upon a theater IN Wash"
Ington City. Ii Is we'll to remem-
Der, in this connection, that the rule
insisted upon at the Pension Office,
IN the case of a common soldier
when he applies for a pension by
reason of wounds, disabilities, IN
iuries, &c., is that the soldier must
have been in the Military service,
and in the line of duty at the time
the disability occurred. If a COM
mon soldier had been killed in a
theater, as was Lincoln, or in any
other place, when off of duty, Meth
er his widow. or heirs, would be
entitled to a single cent.
We insist upon it, that justice
should be meted out to ali alike.
There are hundreds Of common
soldiers and many soldiers widows
IN the lard, much more deserving,
and more needy of a pension, than
is Widow Lincoln, and who would
be content with the small pittance
of 500 per aRDum, but who will for
ever be precluded by the Red
Tape policy adopted in the Interior
Department, at Washington, from
what is Justly due them.
The yearly pension of $4,000
proposed to be bestowed upon this
yagrant woman because her saInted
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-05-13

THE Brookhaven (Miss.) Citizen
states that the colored men, having
a majority in the board of commiss>
toner's appointed to lay off the new
county of Lincon into districts,
organized by elCcting the president
and secretary, both frpm their own
number. The Citizen suggests
that the whites draw off and let
their colleagues do the districtIng,
by way of illustrating the wisdom
of the legislature in making the
appointments.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-05-13

THR district attorney contested
election case in Philadelphia has
been decided in favor of Sheppard,
Derocrat, who has been declared
elected by thirteen majesty over
Glbhcns' Repub'Ican. Gibbons con-
tested the election of Sheppard, who
held the Office nearly one year, and
succeeded 10 ousting him. The lat
ter then appealed, and his appeal
and election are sustained.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-05-13

GIN. "JOe" Hooker is reported
to have referred to the death of
Gen. Thomas as follows; We have
lost our best soldier. There was
but one Thomas in our army.
What a shameful attempt was made
in the Tribune a few weeks ago to
rob Thomas OF his ~Iaurels; to praise
S, hofe d at the expense of Thomas
l tell you what 1t is, gentleman.
their names cannot bs mentioned
in the same breath, and l know
what SehOfield is, too. | see through
1t, however. | understand 1t. l
tell you what 1t Is, gentlemen, IT
was u malignant attempt to stab a
brave, noble soldier like Thomas IN
this way. That game was all fixed
up from Washington. Thomas
place was here. lie earned the
right to rest here with ds, but Grant
never forglves a grudge, and SO he
was shipped off to San FraneIseo.-
| understand 1t. Yes, | under
stand it."
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-05-13

WITHIN the last century, or since
the establishment of the American
government, France has been twice
a monarchy, twice a republic, aid
twice an empire. Twice has it pass
ed through these three forms OF
government in the same order to-
wit: Monarchy, republic, empire;
and again monarchy, republic, EN-
pire. The first and second republics
were both founded on the ruin of d
monarchy, and the first and second
empires were both founded on the
ruins of a republic. The kings were
always Bourbons, and both Of the
emperors have been Bonapartrs.
In the regular order of things, We
may expect the present empire TO
be followed by a Bourbon monarchy,
which should last till il is suppressed
ed by q republic, on the RUNS Of
which some BoDaparte should es-
tablished the third empire.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-05-13

husband was unfortunately killed
in a thealer, would moro than pay
thirty soldiers widows, whose hus-
bands died from disease or were
killed in the service of their coun-
try
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-05-13
LIQUORS.

~ Pure Rye, Bourbon, Il Corn Wits
kies Pale and French Brandies HOl
land Gin Pure Imported Port Wine
Blackberry Brandy Cherry Wine, &c,
which we warrant equal, if n. { super
Tor, to any sold in the market; and
which we Sc for Medical purposes,
and only in strict accordance with The
Safe Liquor Laws.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-05-13
TOBACCOS.

Best Richmond Black Ma
w Pound, PerIb- So
Best Richmond Black Ma
Wy, halves 4 qrs. per ID. 80
Extra Richmond blk. Ma
Wy. halves s. qrs. per ID. 10
Good Richmond blk. Ma
Wy, halves s. qrs. Perlb. 50
Golden Flake per ID. 81 90
Best bright 6Ves per Id. So
Bright Navy per Ib. SO
BE- Louisville and Kentucky
brands, good. sound and war
ranfed, sold I'm proportion
with the above prices.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-05-13
Results of Republican LegISIa
lion.

A Washington dispatch says that
the House Committee on Terrific
ries have been lately engaged in
investigating the actions of the
officials in the Territories. What
follows we give IN his own words :
1t appears that the most fragrant
abuse is the payment OF double sal
cries to the officials. The salaries
of these officers are fixed by law,
and paid by the General Govern
ment. But they have been IN the
habit of having additional compen
sation voted them by the Territorial
Legislatures, and the Legislatures
have been In the habit of also Young
themselves additional compensation
all of which comes out of the
Treasury of the United States
These Legislatures, lot satisfied
with this extravaganza, are coEtin-
ually creating new offices in the
TerritoI les, and taxing the people
to support them. In Idaho the
Legislature has passed a law tax
ing Cinnamon SIS q month who en-
ter the territory TO mine. The
amount collected from this tax last
year was $50, 900, nearly all oil
which, it Is proven, went INT the
pockets OF the members of the leg
islature and other officials"
This is only another illustration
of the corruption and profigacy
which has come in with the pres
ent Administration, winch has ex-
tended from Washington to the
Territories.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-05-13
Stationery,
AN IMMENSE STOCK II
SPLENDID VARIETY OF PAT
TERNS
GOOD GOODS AND LOW PRlCEs!!

We have now in stock the largest and
most excellent assortment of Wall Paper
and Window Shades ever brought to Nc
Co1nelsville, and are determined TO sell the
ameatsueh low figures as hat it will be an
inducement for everybody to purchase their
supplies from Us. Dur stock is especially
attractive this season, comprising all kinds
of Paperfor Dwellings, Public Halls, Chur-
ches, Offices, Stores, Ships, &c, in the very
greatest variety of patterns, and Of such de-
siraEle styles, that all cannot fail to be sui
ted We hnra
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-05-13

Total number of delegates 537
The following are the officers to be
nominated by the Democratic State
Convention, on the first day of June,
1870.
SECRETARY OF STATE;
JUDGE OF SUPREME COURT;
CONTROLLER OF TREASURY;
COMMISSIONER OF COMMON SCHOOLS;
MEMBER OF BOARD OF PUBLIC WoRks.
By order of the Democratic State
Central Committee of Ohio.
CHARLES N. ALLEN Chairman.
JAS. w. NEWMAN Secretary.
The Democratic editors of Ohio wi |
please publish in their papers the
above call for the next Democratic
State Convention, until the time of
holding said convention.
CHARLES N. ALLEN, Chairman.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-05-13

BUTLER Is 10 be his own devil in The
Newspaper 0fice be is going to start in
New York, and the name oft is 10 be the
ETeDing Teaspoon.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-05-13
TEAS.


Fine Quality of Syrup, per gal, 81 90
New Orleans Molasses per gal, 80
Sorghum Molasses, per gal, So
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-05-13

A CORRESPONDENT writes as fol
lows to the Figaro: "One of yonr
contributors in q recent article men,
tons an aneedOte in which Baron
james de ROthschilds is represented
as having sat for a beggar before
Seheffer, the painter. This anec-
dote IS perfectly true' but not COM
plete. Here are, the particulars:
While the banker covered with rags
and tatters, was putting hImsefin
to position before the artist l enter
ed the studio. Feeling touched
with the miserable appearance of
my friends model l approached
him and placed a louis in his hand.
which he at once put into his peck
ct. Ten years later | received one
morning a letter containing a check
for IL ,0c0 francs, with the following
words: 'Sir-One day you gave a
louis to NE in the studio of AIRY.
Sehefftr. have made good s of
il, and herewith send you the little
capital with interest. A good ae-
ton is never lost. Your grateful
servant, Baron James de Roths-
child / Immediately went 10
Rothschild's bank, where l found
the baron, who showed mo how the
louis had been made to reach the
great sum of 10000 francs"
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-05-13
WINDOW SHADES

In greater variety and larger stock than
heretofore-elegant patterns, choice Goods,
and fair prices. Our CLOTH SHkDEs are very
handsome, in Green, Buff, Pearl, Brown and
other desirable c%olors, and elegantly fgur-
ed. We have q splendid article of Oil
cloth Green and Buff american and Eng
fish Hollands, and q larger stock Of WinG0H
Paper, plain and figured, than ever before.
Also, WINDOW FIXTURES,
0fthe most improved kind, and 50 simple in
construction and working, that everybody
that have used them will have no other.
Our Stock of
Picture Cord,
Curtain Cord,
Tassels.
TransOm Paper. &C.,
is complete, and weinvite everybody want
ing Goods in our line to give Us a call. as we
are confident Of pleasing them in Goods and
prices. ADAIR BROS.
marls, 1870.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-05-13

HYDRoPHoBIA has lately engaged
the attention of the French Acade-
my of Sciences, but very little of
value seems 10 have been gained
from the discussion 1t IA assert
ed without contradiction, we be-
IIeve, that, when once the malady
appears, 1t is utterly incurable.
The fact that in some cases persons
bitten by unquestionably rabid an
imals that have escaped, was cred
tied rather TO a temporary exhaus-
ton of the poisonous virus at I'd
moment of the bite than to any
merit III medicines applied The
actual cautery. thoroughly search
ing the extreme debths reached by
the fangs, was held to be the only
preventive. A lumber of the sc:>
entifc people. following the Rad OF
our Infatuated Mr.. Bergh, charged
that the canine madness resulted
from the barbarious habit of muz
ElIng, and speeIa! reference was
made to the town Of Dion, where
dogs we're in fnll enjoyment Glib
erty, and showed their gratitude by
never going mad; but there war a
palpable weakness in the reasoning
of the Swans, in thu: they failed 10
show an authenticated instance OF
hydrophobla produced by the bite
of an effectually muzzled dog. A
the traditional "dog days" are ap
preaching. 1t may nos be amiss TO
suggest here, however, that dogs
may be safely left unmuzzled every
where as we'll as in Dion, if the
precautiIn is taken to tether them
with three or four feet of rope to a
forty pound bowlder sunk IN three
or four fathoms of water. 1t has
been tried with perfect success.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-05-13
SUGARS.

10 lbs. Good n. Orleans Sugar for 81 90
8 lbs. yair n. o. Sugar, for 81 90
8 lbs. Choice n. Orleans Sugar, 81 90
7 10 lbs. choice pemaraTs, 81 90
7 10 lbs. Best White n. D. Sugar 81 90
6 IL lbs. Crushed Sugar for 81 co
6l-2 lbs. Pulverized White Sugar 81 90
sLAll other kinds in proportion.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-05-13

ed it over to me.
Twenty-frst-Treated Mr.. Mann to
a whiskey-toddy.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-05-13
PARAGRAPHS
Local and Political.

BY A o R
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-05-13
Tin-Ware.

Have constantly on hand, manufactured to
their order. all n OfTin-ware, Stove
Trimmings, &c.
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-02-10

M. Booth. W. M.. assisted by Rev. Bro. sdmpson. There were about forty of the bretheren in attendance, including repre-. sentasiyes from St. Lnke's Lodge of Kent,
 Hiram Lodge ot Nsgtowng and Franklin Lodge of New York city, The Worship. ful Master was preceded by Past Masters Levy, of New'York, and Policy of New Milford and Bro Seth Hopson, Worship 1al Master of St. Luke's Lodge. There wers, also present Bros. Keeler and Ham, lin of Brookasld of Eureka Chapter No.
 2s. of Dsnbury The attendance of these
 two venerable men. and the large number brethren in the procession showed the es- teem in which our deceased brother was held, and testified more strongly than
 words can do to his worth as man and his fidelity as mason. At . proper time the usual resolutions of respect to his memory will be adopted, and will then bs
 published. -s l@$ .o 3-..5ss B oez5e, <,