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The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-08-19
Chinese Servants for st. Louis.
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We are informed on reliable authority
that about hundred gentlemen, household
srs of this city, have completed arrange
ments for the introduction of Chinese b ,use
servants into their families. The neces-
sary negotiations have been consummated
Sith the Chinese emigration society in San
Francisco, and the first installment of Chi
nese for st, Louis will number about three
hundred almond eyed sons of the dowery
kingdom.
The honsekeepers who have Joined in
this movement recognize the fact that
house servants are exceedingly scarce, and
that there Is 3 vacuum to be illed in this
species OF labor without in the least inter-
fering with any existing class of laborers.
They must have reliable servants Tor WISH
ing, cooking and other house work, and
they regard the Chinese as entirely cara
bIe of filling the void. They have accord
ingly agreed with their agents in Cal1for-
mia to pay them COED wages, certain
stipulated 0sums, and to afford them
all necessary protection for the. term OF
years for which they are employed. On
the other haud, guarantees of good service
are given by the Chinese under forfeiture
of contracts. These arrangements have
been very quietly made. In short time
the Chinese win come In herejust as quiet
ly and at once drop into the homes that
have been provided forrthen. There is no
necessity Tor any stir or commotion in any
department of industry or labor on theil
advent in 81. Louis, because they disturb
no one and merely occupy waste places.
DEXTER trOEeis on Saturday, in New
York, half q mile in minute 81 seconds tn
road wagon
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-08-19
cURRENG PARAGRAPHS.
Miscellaneous Items.
They tar dnrs in Nau Orlaans

miscellaneous ItenlSs
They tax dogs in New Orleans.
A DEAD CERTAINTY Caesar.
ONLY three suicides this morning.
Four COUNTS are now rusticating at New
port.
OMAHA has had another sensation love
affair.
STEAM oNINBUsEs in Montreal are sue
cessful
BOGUS tax gatherers are plentiful in New
Orleans.
The banks of the Rhine have ali at once
become great place of resort.
EDWARD CREIGHTON has 8. 900 sheep four
miles from Omaha, oa Saddle Creek
The Sd ward Of s.. Louis has 21, 900 in
habitants according to the new census.
Two thousand bushels of grain were
shipped East on Saturday last from Omaha
TwENTY-THREE car loads of stock, horses
and mules, landed in Omaha fgom, Bryan
last Friday.
GEN. SALoMoN's German emigrants, for
Washington territory, passed through
Omaha Friday.
The New Orleans Republican reports the
Republican party well organized and ac-
tive in that city. .- -e
The Omaha Republican urges the plant
ing of shade trees. Rather late in the
season for such jobs.
GRAND RAPIDS is working hard for the
location of the machine shops of the G. R.
q L II. r. at that place.
THE inmates of the prison at Camb-
ridge, Mass, have formed an opera troupe.
1t is not travelling company.
Two hundred and fifty Mormons lust
from Europe, bound for Salt Lake, passed
through Omaha Saturday.
THREE floating corpses were found in the
Mississippi Saturday; two at st. Louis and
the other near Sawyer's Bend
The first bale of new cotton, shipped
from Brownville, Texas, was sold at auc-
ton last Saturday at New Orleans.
THE descendants of Jonathan Edwards
are arranging for meeting to be held in |
Stoekbridge on the 9th and 7th of Septem-
Der.
The Union Pacific Railroad commenced |
to sell excursion tickets for parties of ten |
or more, to Denver and Salt Lake, Mon
day.
TWELVE car loads of Texas cattle from
Schuyler passed through Omaha, Friday,
for Chicago. An Omaha jeweler wants
rough Rocky mountain agates
A POPULAR essayist says: "Perhaps the
great triumph of all moral writings, Inelud-
ing sermons, is, that they have produced
some sweet and innocent Sleep
SEC Cox orders that hereafter all pro-
motions In the Interior Department shall
be based upon merit, and that candidates
must submit to competition. This is a
good step.
THR Austin (Texas) Daily Journal says
they had snow balling there on July g.
This luxury was due to the working of an
ice machine recently established in Aus
tin The snow-balls were made of ice
shayings.
NEW style of shoe or slipper has just
been introduced, called the Queen Anne
It has the pointed toe, high heel, and in
evltable silver ~ buckle, and bids fair to
find favor at the watering places.
FRANCE lost so, 900 melt during the Grim
can struggle; the Italian campaign carried
off $4,000 more of Napoieon's braves; while
90, 600 Frenchmen were sacrificed in the
Chinese and Mexican wars.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-08-19
Wit and HumOr.

EUGENE graciously permitted the ladies
to leave off their trains at Fontainebleau,
on account of the heat.
NAPOLEON has shown himself to be a
Fabius In Paris. 1t remains to be seen
whether he will prove Caesar on the
Rhine.
AN experienced physician has discovered
In the course of a long and varied practice.
that every one wishes to go to heaven
also, that most people are willing to take a
great deal OF very. disagreeable medicine
first. -...,.-- - --.'--.. &c.. .-.....
5- WRTTERs of experience in nature, strong
" recommend the use of mosquito curtains
In tropical regions, as q precaution against
malsra- Thev f'sift" the air, and besides
tend surprisingly to keep the temU4rstnre
within them uniform. 20 -..yoEs s.s-sr
Mile. NJ, of the Paris opera, has verv
pretty teeth, an6ilin, order 10 exhibit her
ivory richness constantly forms her mouth
into a smile. A spiteful little lady friend
of hers said to her the other evening, "You
know, my dear. you can close up your ca
nine exhibition a little. We Illaye. seen it
aairIeadyriTo d-l- --.7 rgla go.
A ToLL-GATR KEEPER was recently bro't
before magistrate on the charge of cru
ely treating bis daughter. He had dis
covered that the girl, who was frequently
left IN charge of the gate, used to allow her
sweetheart, young butcher, to irive his
cart through free. She never told her
love -.. -.y-s f..' f.tsr.E ..f.'
AN Illinois justice recently dtoided, in a
suit by a, surgeon against a man for pro-
fessional services in operating upon the de-
fa;ldant's wife's eyes. that, under that pro-
yisione of the law permitting wife to
testify where her husband is q party In
a controversy about her separate property,
the wife was competent witness, because
her eyes were her own separate property
With much earnestnass, the Justice IN
.gqired: 'Ain't them eyes hen7sl "a
q SOME of .tnei;stanzas in the metrical YER
sion Of the Psalms used by the United
Presbyterians remind the Christian Union
Of the following verse said to be In hymn
book used on Block Island: ~
'l Ye mighty monsters OF the deep,
u. Your Makers praises spout .--
Ye little codlings on the bea h,
Waggle our tails aboutl
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-08-19

No APOLOGY WANTED.-Yesterdaya q well
to-do citizen was down town until late in
the evening, and the society of number
of friends had somewhat disturbed the Sc
renity of his mind. In getting into car,
to return home, he staggered little, and
tangling his feet in lady's skirt measured
his length on the floor. He struggled to
his feet, and looking around, Indignantly
demanded to know who struck him. A
gentleman present remarked, soto ;Uoce:
''You fell over that lady's feet, nobody
struck you" The salubrious citizen turn
ed round and surveyed the cause CT his &C
cident moment, and then, as if by no
means satisfied with the reason of his mis-
hap, said: 'tMadam, you've got the biggest
feet I ever saw" '1Sir - aspirated the
lady, flushed with anger. "Pray don't
apologize, madam, interposed the man
I'm aware it aint your fault, but take my
advice, sit sideways in the future, and give
them the full range of the car, )" and taking
seat he looked the essence of sublime in
difference. N o. Picdyrae. l.y
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-08-19

'he questions 1 have to ask you. You
know my daughter by sight?'
i have had the pleasure OF seeing hel
frequently-from the window, sir.
And you think you would be happy
with herP
Think, captain, am certain of it.
Very good. Now harkye, Mr.. WllloUgh-
by Vane. Marry her, treat her well, and
be happy. Neglect her, blight her young
affections by harshness or cruelty, and
hang me- sir, if l don't riddle you with
bullets. Cad Il sir, I'm man of my word,
and I'll do what l say, as sure as my names
Choker Black
I have no fear on that score, captain.
Unite her to me, and if a life of devo-
ton
1 know all about that, said the captain.
Keep your fine phrases for the girls ears.
Give me your hand, sir. I've taken fancy
to you,'
You fatter me, captain
Hang it, sir, no; Cnoker Black never in
dulges in f1attery. Don't be afraid to grasp
my hand, sir; it's yours SO long az / find
you plain sailing and straightforward. But
if ever suspect you of any artiice or de-
cePtion, I'll knock you- -down with it,-So
now 1 hope we perfectly understand each
other
Une word more said Willoughby.
Am to understand that you consent to
our unionP
Certainly. You can be married to-mor-
row, il you please. Sir, the happiness of
my dear child is my first consideration.
Cad, sir, am not brute-not one of those
unnatural parents people read OF IN novels.
Choker Black may be a fire-eater in the
Eo11 l,r,k Of 10 ha lyT,ox IrNr- tn
treat his own flesh and blood
Captain, you overwhelm me with graft
tude.
Say no more about it. Clap on your
hat and come across the road with me,
and I'll introduce you to my daughter at
once
Scarcely knowing what he was about,
Wilioughby did as he was told. They
crossed the road together, and the captain
opened his door with latch-key.
Zone moment, if you please, said Will
loughby, who was titivating his hair and
arranging his eravat.
Are you ready now? asked the captain.
Quite.
Mr.. Willoughby Vane,' cried the cap
tain, ushering our hero into the drawing
room. Then, waving his hand, he added,
Allow me to introduce you to my wife and
daughter
'Willoughby looked exceedingly foolish
as he bowed to the ladies. On couch by
the fireside, sat his enchaRtress. looking |
more bewItching than ever; her vis-a-vis |
being the tall, thin, angular woman in
black that he had frequently noticed from |
over the way.
What a contrast thought Willoughby, |
between mother and daughter
Annie, my dear, Mr.. Willoughby Vane |
is nervous, no doubt. You know the adage, |
Let US leave the young people together,
and he'll soon find his tongue then, I'll |
wager the captain said, addressing the
younger Of the two ladies, who immediate
ly rose from her seat.
Stay, sir-there is some mistake here,
said Willoughby. This lady is and he
pointed to the gaunt female.
My daughter, sir T said the captain.
My daughter by my first wife
And this CALCULATED our hero, turning
to the young lady.
SIS my second wife, sir r
Mr. Willoughby Vane fed flom his home
that night. About a month later his al
most broken-hearted mother received
letter from him explaining the whole
affair; and the post mark bore the words
Canada
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-08-19

p a
Two MEN IN LIFE AND DEATH UNITED. -
At No. Is Colgate street, Jersey. City, re.
sided Dennis Tuohy, a tinsmith.l Three
or four doors around the corner from
Tuohy's in Seventh street, resided his cou-
sin, John Wallace. also a tinsnith. The
men worked together, and were constant
companions. [ One would not feel comfor-
table at an.excursion or picnic without the
other. On Tuesday they took ram ole
through the city. had some drinks and re-
turned to their homes in the evening.
About fifteen minutes past nine o'clock.
Tuchy was sitting on CHAIR about
to take his supper, when he fell'to the
ground and died in few moments. Some
of the inmates of the house ran around the
corner to cali in Wallace, and on entering
his-house found confusion reigning there,
Wallace had Just tumbled off his chair in a
similar manner, and death ensued IN two
minutes. Both men were apparently in
good hcalth up to. the hour OF their depar-
ture from this. world. Whether they. had
swallowed any liquid that was poisonous
during the day is a'question for the Coron-
er's jury. Coroner Bnrns ordered post
mortem examinations to be made, and the
results are awaited with much interest.
Tuohy was thirty flour years of age, and
leaves q wife and four children. Z Wallace
also, leaves wife, and he had just com,
pleted his thirty-fourth year. This fatality
is so remarkable that no opinions can be
formed till the inquest takes place.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-08-19

A REMNIsCENCE OF I79I.-Verdun was
besieged by the Prussians. The place was
commanded by one of the best officers in
the French army, the commsndant Beau
repaire. The citizens wished to surrender.
Beanrepaire blew his brains out in pre-
sence of the council of war, to avoid sub
mitting to this humiliation. Nevertheless,
the capitulstion was signed; the garrison
was to march out with all the honors of
war, carrying off its arms, its baggage and
two field pieces with their caissons.
According to the custom the young
est officer in the garrison had to
carry the capitulation to the King of
Prussia. The list of officers was examined,
and Marceau was called. A young man of
twenty-five, with long fair hair falling over
his shoulders and a pale countenance,
stepped out of the ranks, and advanced to
receive the capitulation from the hands OF
nj. de Noyon. But before taking it he
said, "Colonel, can you not charge some
one besides me with this missionY" "Im-
, possible" replied the commandant, 'the
laws of war assign the duty to you-obey
them" Then Marceau drew his sword
from his sheath and broke it. "What are
you doing?" asked NJ. de Noyon. Il do
not wish, replied Marceau, ''that it should
be said that carried to the enemy caplt-
ulation which dishonors us, while
wore by my side sword with which 1
could defend or kill myself" When he
was introduced to the King of Prussia
who received him in the midst of staff
of princes, dukes and generals, Marceau
tried TO speak, but at the first words, tears
choked his voice. The King tried to con-
sole him, but Marceau raised his handsome
head, and, smiling in the midst of his
tears, with all the confidence of youth in
the future, said: 'fSire, there is but one
thing which can console a Frenchman for
defeat, and that is victory"
The Courier des Etats Unis, from which
this snecdote is taken, adds: ''The war
cry which urges on France to-day Is the
echo of this speech of Marceau; 1870 must
be the consolation for 1915"
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-08-19

DISCOVERY OF FOSSIL REMANs.-On Sun
day, June 18th, the well-known mountain
eer, Augustus Miller, was at DR.. Warder's
on Dry Creek, Stanislaus county, California,
eight miles (more or less,) from Knights
Ferry, the county seat of said county, and
in the afternoon about four o'clock, he went
down to pool of water to bathe. While
there he noticed some curious formations,
petrifactions, ETC., which drew his attention
and excited his curiosity to the highest
point. He went to the house and said he
thought he had made valuable discovery,
asked and obtained permission to make
every necessary search. So on Monday
morning he went to work. His discovery
is "a fossil" remains of nameless animal
of the sntediluvial species; portion of the
head, one tooth and one horn is all that is
so far discovered. The tooth was boxed
boxed up. He says it is about fourteen
inches long, and twelve inches in diameter.
The ear is four feet wide, and the horn is
nine feet five inches long, and eleven inches
in diameter. This much was all in bluff
bank, imbedded in cement of sand, rock,
clay, etc.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-08-19

A LADY in Detroit, Michigan, was awak-
ened by d noise, a few nights since, and on
looking round the room saw the outline OF
a man in the mirror. She alarmed her hus-
band, who rushed into the yard, pistol In
hand, Just In time to see man In the act
of jumping over the fence, 1t was subse-
quently discovered that he had not been
in the house at all, but the moon shining
through the window at the point where he
stood, reflected his face in the mirror op-
posite the bed o, the lady. The story Is
strange one, and if it be not all ''moon-
shine. they furnish some food for ''reAec-
fiop %
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-08-19

PETER CARTWRIGHT, the noted Methodist
preacher. spoke at Dubuque, Iowa, q few
days ago, and paper Of that city remarks:
ut was strange sight, and one we may
never expect to see again, to behold a man
in the pulpit before us vino was eighty-six
years old, had been eighty years citizen
of the west, and who, sixty years ago,
crossed the Mississippi where IS now st.
Louis. He preached IN the state OF Illinois
when Chicago was unknown, and he has
spent sixty years in the saddle riding
through the great West"
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-08-19
OsTRIcEEs. .-GoIdsmith's Natural His.

OsTRIeEEs, Goldsmith's Natural His
tory, at Que time a very popular school
book, contains many amusing errors. Thus
it states that the ostrich lays her eggs in
the sand, and. leaves them to- be hstched
by the heat of the sun. The .Acclmatiza-
tion Society of, Australia, however, alleges
that this statement is untrue. A flock Of
ostriches was sent up the country by the
Society, and placed under the charge of an
inquisitive and geological squatter. The
guardian reports that the ostriehes have
formed nests, in one ,ofwhich twelve young
birds were Matched. During the period Of
incubation. about six weeks, the male and
female sit upon the nest by turns, both be-
ing seldom absent at the same time. The
nest is, built in sandy hollow, without
grass or rubbish, and the eggs aie entirely
without cover. o. --E1-5J S1l -
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-08-19

A PAPER out West has for its motto:
"Good will to all men who pay promptly.
Devoted to news and making money"
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-08-19

A CERTAIN genial, bald-headed gentle
man, while in Paris, went one day to the
Geological Garden. The weather was op-
pressive, and he lay down upon a bench.
Presently he went to sleep, but was soon
awakened by warmth about the head. An
infatuated ostrich had come along, and,
mistaking his bald head for an egg, settled
down with denomination to hatch it out.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-08-19

HoN. ROBERT G. WINTHROP is engaged
to deliver the oration at the two hundred
and-fiftieth anniversary of the Pilgrims in
Plymouth. Fifty years ago Daniel Web
ster delivered the address.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-08-19

EcoNoMY.-By using Mrs. Whitcom0's
Syrup for children, many doctors OIL can
be saved and much suffering averted 1'eau
the advertisement in another column.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-08-19

A DEAD reckoning-hst Of the KILLED IN
battle.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-08-19

DEXTER trOEeis on Saturday, in New
York, half mile in l minute st seconds to
road wagon,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-02-02

A RAILROAD HAUNTED BY THE SPIRIT OF
A VIGTIM.-The Boston papers publish
the following as strange but we'll suthen-
ticated story:
+" The engineer of the freight train on
the Boston and Lowell railroad, which
Leaves Boston about 3 o'clock in the morn
ing, has ON several occasions discovered o
red light swinging at furious rate at the
Woburn station where the train stops for
water. The light would sometimes be in
front and sometimes in the rear of the
train. When the engineer would stop his
train and send some one to learn why the
signal to stop was made, the messenger
would be greatly surprised to see the light
vanish. Investigation has proved that no
person was there with lantern, and the
brakeman and conductor concur also in
having beheld the phenomenon, which, 80
far as known, is without visible cause.
Some laborers living on the line of the
above station state that few mornings
since they were coming down the road in q
hand-car, when they suddenly heard the
approach Of an engine and train, and
knowing that no train was due in the vicinity
at that hour, they became greatly fright
ened, and, jumping out of the car, threw it
off the track to await the train which they
thought was coming at rapid pace upon
them, but which, it is needless to say, did
not come. The superstitious regard the
affair Us a forewarning of some disaster,
while the spiritualists have the ready theory
that it is the spirit of q man who was killed
there about two years since.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-02-02

ADvEnTisfSu EwrspLk3B UAUeHr III
THEIR OWN TEAP.--A novel cnse. at least
IN the Massachusetts courts, has just been
decided IN the municipal court at Boston.
II seems that tWeswindlers, named Hooper
and Simmonton, have been engaged on Com
mercial street in that city in raising money
By advertising for a partner in the firm Of
A. Hooper y Co., shippers. They would
offer great inducements, by advertisement,
entice some victim, who would put in his
capital of 5000 or 1000, and soon after
finding there was no business, would sell
out to the firm for nominal sum. Sim
monton Was the convenient partner, whose
business it was to retire from the firm when
ever the victim was ready to buy in. One
of the last men bled in this way was an old
sea captain, of Beverly, who was thus swim.
died out of $500.
The next man was William Derbyshire,
on Englishman, from Central America, who
was inveigled into putting money in the
bogus firm. By good luck he found his
way to the law Office of Mr.. Edwin Morton,
who thought he saw his way clear to break
up the swindlers. BY the help of shrewd
officer he had them arrested, one Of the
Judges of the municipal court declining to
issue the warrant because he saw no hope of
conTicting them. Another judge was will
ing to have the powers of the law tested,
and on Wednesday the two thieves were
convicted on the indictment found few
weeks since. BY providential incident
Mr.. Morton was able to find the Beverly
victim, and confront him as q witness with
the swindlers, who were beaten at all points,
and now will 60 to prison for some years.
The case is an important one as settling
point in law, and likely to check the success
of the advertising dodge now SO much en-
ployed by knayes.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-02-02

The Richings opera troupe made COM
plete fasco in Chicago.
horace Greeley's best hold is running for
Comptroller and having pig iron nightmare.
Neto York Democrat.
The Illinois Constitutional Convention
has supplied itself with pen-knives of eight
dollars and twenty-five cents each.
If Vanderbilt's children have left to
them three or four millions each, that is
Just az we'll az if they should be left rich.-
Clecel0nd Plain Dedter.
An act has passed the Tel aessee Legisla-
tufe granting aid to the Mediterranean and
Oriental Steam Navigation Company, the
object of which is to promote the introduce
ton of labor into the southern States from
gouthern Europe direct TO southern ports.
The Michigan papers report that !, poor
man in that State who named his child for
Hon. Horaiio Seymour, has received $500
gold watch, 500 worth OF clothing, and
800 in cash, in acknowledgment Of the
compliment. There m&y besomething in
name after all.--Neao York Times.
= An official telegram from Havana has
been received by the Spanish consul at New
York to the effect that General Pueblo had
captured an intrenched camp Of the insnr-
gents ut Muimaro, with 1900 troops, in
iiicting heavy loss, and remaining seven.
teen days destroying the Notifications,