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The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-10

Mr.. Spence has been in busis
present stand on Center
IT over twenty.four years, and .
IN hhat time has been exclusively :
q resent trade, and having car Z
. during all that time the most c
I've eatablishment of the kind
he the County, and having al
weeept the best and most fsshionA-
was,ses of goods, We take it for
l ' 10 4 that he hiss been patronized
bee,ost, if no. quite all our citisenr.
Inow, We would say that these
after-four years of business life, Of
: aas. = 9 with all our various kinds of
siglsed seaJesmsn; the man in Spain
who understood best what the Spanish
people need, and who is best able to
give it to them. His assassination at
this time / consider as great calamity
to Spain as would have been to England
the death of Oliver Cromwell Immediate
ly after the execution of Charles /. 1t
looks as if God were not ready yet to
give peace and freedom to Spain, as If
she must suffer somewhat longer for
the sins and cruelties of past generations
The Spaniards are splendid people,
one cannot help admiring them; and
yet there is in them strong mixture
of the barbaric Moor as well as of the
Three centuries of theworst
form of the ,Papacy and the vilest spe-
cimens of absolute monarchy would
have been enough to demoralize and
ruin any nation. The Spaniards have
in all their history had a decent
sovereign, except for the very short time
that Joseph Bonaparte ruled over them.
The much Wanted Isabella L, though
more interesting woman, was not very
much better sovereign than bloody Mary
Of England, and the magnificent Charles
was glutton, hypochondriac and q liar
IS well as a relentless, cruel, narrow
minded bigot and devotee. Poor Spain
when will she ever come to good? She
mas for ages shed the blood of the saints,
md God IN large measure is giving
Ter blood to drink. Perhaps, however,
he very assassination of Prim may
lave something of the effect there that
he assassination of Lincoln had here,
md establish his work instead of de-
troying it. God grant it may be SO.
-Christidn UIatoR.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-10

4 S20, UOO - s--7 80 ---.-A ra..as=4 a d
A FIRE Sunday night, at Enenville.
N. Y, destroyed several stores and
DWELLINGS,. Loss estimated at $25, 900:
partially Insured. sl1r-r'-.9la.l---
The Tennesses convention Of eolored
men adjourned Saturday after a four
days session Resolutions were adopt
ed declaring that nearly all the eO1ored
schools had been suspended, outside
the largest cities, on account of the out
RACES committed on the teachers Of coll
ored children, and that they must here l
after look to the Federal Government
for the means of education; also that
the wages of laborers ara 50 low that
everywhere want and destitution pre-
vail -.
light Well, near Parker's, exploded at
four o'clock this p NJ, Instantly killing
Chas- 9illinghast, wellknown Pitts
burger, and John Trox, pumper, and
severely scalding W. b. Kern
The friends of temperance in Gin
cinnati have organized an active cam
paign. Meetings in the interest of the
cause are held each Sabbath, and will
be held more frequently hereafter SO
far they have been largely attended
TIE ship Pontiac, which has been
ashore north of Cape Lookout, went to
pieces during the gale on Saturday of
last week. Cargo saved - q,
The receipts OF customs in New York
City on Friday and Saturday exceeded
81, ,0S0, 900. ss.lf.7 go - -.
THE extensive auction house of q. ].
Simpson, at Jacksonville, Illinois, has
failed. 1s1l-@lz. q a.ls.l csf .zAsE'
The fine school house at Grinnell,
Iowa, was burned on Friday. Loss,
$4,000. -. -. - -. -. -. = -
THE English members of the Joint
High Commission, with their secreta-
ries, accompanied by Secretary Fish
and Minister Thornton, called at the
Executive mansion at noon Saturday,
and were formally presented to Presi-
dent Grant ssaFss ed - -
In the cese of the charges preferred
against Gen. Parker, Commissioner of
Indian Affairs, the committee inyesti-
eating the matter, report that it has
not found any evidence Of fraud OF
corruption on the part of the Commits
sioner, but much to criticize and con
denim, arising partly from thevicious 9.
systems inherited from the past, and
partly from errors of Judgment In the 81.
of the statutes passed TO
insure economy and faithfulness in its -
The COMMITTEES has
found no evidence of any pecuniary or
personal advantages sought to be de- 9
ived by the commissioner or any one .
with his bureau. lssfszs TiTH
TIE cost of the governments overland
'ervice, prior to the completion Of the
Pacific road, was IS, 000, 600 per snnum.
Since the completion of the road it has
,een IS, 900, 900 per snnum.
The Queen of Spain is rapidly recov-
ring from her recent illness. rfs
TIE British governments is not salts
led with the Greek investigation Of the
dorathon massacre, and demands
resh inquiry. 49, = Z.
THERE is trouble between Spain andy
egypt, growing out Of an insult to the
clerk of the Spanish Consulate in
Jairo. = .il.I,.ss.. 4. - -, -
THERE is a report that the radicals in q
he French Assembly win demand the -
of Napoleon. gs = asii
PAssEseER trains have commenced
unning again between Dieppe and :.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-10

A CORRESPONDENT of a Berlin paper
writes that the inhabitants of the coun
try and the small towns in France are
industrious, frugal, virtuous, and in
comfortable circumstances but lack
public spirit, and have no desire 10
take any political action being content
ifthey can get along unmolested They
voted for the Emperor not from any
Predilection for him, but because they
were told their vote would secure a
peace government.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-10

oyFnHAn returns received at the war
office here show that during the month
of January the French lost 500 pieces
of artillery and $50, 600 men. OF the
latter, Chanzy lost 25, 600, Roye L, ,OO0.
Faidherbe II, 900, Bourbaki, so, 600. the
Army of Paris $50, 600, and the Army of
the East 60, 600, which entered Switzer-
land The loss Of the Germans during
the month was 10, 600. - p -
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-10

8 AN indebted customer enters provis-
ion store, remardng, 's III take leg
of mutton, and want to pay for it. y
:" All right, |" replies the dealer, hand
ing him the meat, which customer takes
and starts to go. "IOok 'er here,
cries the dealer, 81 thought you said
you wanted to pay for il. ~ So I dor
was the reply; but I can't. NJ The
dealer looked little sheepish at being
sold himself and not selling the hind
quarter for cash in hand. - 80 ss'zs Z
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-10

Mn. F. s. BEDEnL, an Indianaeditor,
complains that twice within two years
have editorial associations in that State
published highly complimentary obitu-
ary resolutions relating exclusively 70
himself, and most unaccountably de,
claring him to be down amongthe dead
men practically. He says that as he Z
has not vet been called upon to wrlte
his own obituary, he thinks has breth--
rem of the State Press must have been
misinformed when they were told of
his untimely demise.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-10

Two laborers, Jno. Scanlon and John
Cronin, were killed Monday afternoon
by the premature explosion of a blast
in 9lst street, New York.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-10


THE unkind Horace Greeley says:
1t does seem rather hard to refuse Mrs.
Woodruff the privilege of making
speech on Woman Suffrage in the Rep
Hail in Washington. But
perhaps this is only the beginning of o
reform; for we cannot
see any reason why Congress should
find a hall for every man. or woman who
wishes to deliver an address, oration,
lecture, or appeal. The building was
put up at the national expense, and o
large sum of money spent on it for no
such purpose. People who must lecture
or perish should be willing TO pay at
leas. for the gas; and if they have any
thing to say which the public cares to
listen TO, the public will not object to
paying small fee for admission and
permission to listen. as.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-10

iTHR Spottswood Hotel, in Richmond,
IS TO be replaced in Virginia granite.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-10


A GENTLAIEN at Savannah the other
day, who had evidertly not kept up
with the times, had dozen on the half
shell at a fashionable restaurant. I'm
bedded in the oysters were a crab and
a pearl The latter he threw aside,
remaring that the Savannah people
did not know how to open oysters, for
they left the shell, which interfered very
seriously with digestion. He asked the
proprietor to be '.more carefulln future
The pearl he spit out was valued at one
hundred dollars, and is the largest ever
found in an oyster in that region. The
oyster came from Thunderbolt.
A STRIKING ExPREssIoS.-Among
some of the South Sea Islanders the
compound word for hope is beautifully
expressive. 1t is a BldRdOJdRor, or the
swimming thought floating and
keeping its head above water, when all
the waves and pillows are going over.
A strikingly beautiful definition of
hope, worthy to be set down along with
the answer which deaf and dumb per-
son wrote with his pencil in reply to
the question, "What was his idea Of
forgivenessgn cit is the odor which
flowers yield when trampled on.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-10

- WE are at last called upon to record
that the "dip y has entirely disappeared
from good society, and the plain sBos-
ton y completely superseded it. A few
still stand by the fallen fayorite, but
their numbers daily grow less, and
soon, like the Grecian bend, the CHG
non, and the bicycle, the graceful, all
conquering "dip" will be numbered
among the things that once were, but
are no longe. ere@ -
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-10
SUMMARY OF Late News.

PLATT's oyster packing establishment.
near Baltimore, was burned SUNDAY
night Loss on building and stock
S25, COO - si7e 60 -3a Ifiza4 ! 4
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-10
Tocure n Cow os ssrget.

I take part of scoke root (some-
times called poke j about the size of a
small fist, eut into slices; also dozen
or so of snallsized potatoes. I cut
out wedge-shaped piece of the potato
from the middle, leaving one end whole.
/ puta slice of seoke where the potato
was taken out and give the cow some
potatoes, and occasionally one with
the scoke in it One portion is gener-
ally enough. Iconsider the remedy a
sure cure.-J. s.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-10

A FIRE Sunday night, at EnenviIle.
N. Y, destroyed several stores and
dwellings,. Loss estimated at S25, 900: eifa
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-10

THE English members of the Joint
High Commission, with their secreta-
ries, accompanied by Secretary Fish
and Minister Thornton, called at the
Executive mansion at noon Saturday,
and were formally presented to Presi-
dent Grant. - - = -.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-10

A BOILER at Keen & TiIlinghast's Twi-
light Well, near Parker's, exploded at
four o'clock this p NJ, Instantly killing
Chas- Hllinghast, a wellknown Pitts
burger, and John Trox, pumper, and
sararal q scaldircr W u Ken,
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-10

GINGER COOKIES. cup of mo-
lasses, one of sugar; one of warm "a
ter; two teaspoonfuls Of ginger; one
tsblespoonfulof soda, one teaspoonful
ofpulverized alum, one cup of butter
or fried meat fat; flour to make a
dough; roll. but not too thin; cut
ont, and bake in a quick oven. Dis
solve the alum in water, and add to the
other ingredients the last thing. -.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-10

sTHE hair is worn lower on the head,
leaving ample space for ribbon-bows,
or for clusters of flowers, and disclos-
ing the long-hidden contour of the
head. - Fc-f =
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-10

SOMEBODY has discovered in this
country a tombstone erected to the
memory of "a good step-mother /" 1t
is several hundred years old and is to
be placed among the relics of antiquity
Mem: No tombstone to good step
sldhter has yet been discovered.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-10

THE extensive auction house of h j.
Simpson, at Jacksonville, Illinois, has
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-10

TIE receipts of customs in. New York
City on Friday and Saturday exceeded
Al l3n 000. -
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-10
Isver this question in the neg

lswer this question IN the neg
Mr.. Spence has been in busi>
his present stand on Center
,r over twenty,four years, and
that time has been exclusively
resent trade, and having car
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The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1871-03-10
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Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-03-01
Cutting or the Wrong Head.

An old farmer was out one fine day
looking over his broad acres, with an ak
on his shoulder and a small dog at his
heels. They espied a woodchuck. The
dog gave chase and drove him into a
stone wall, where action Immediately
commenced. The dog would draw the
woodchuck partly out from the wall, and
the woodchuck would take the dog back
The old gentlemau's sympathy getting
high on the side of the dog, thought he
must help him. So putting himself in
position with the ak above the dog, wait
ed for the extraction of the woodchuck,
when he would cut him down. So an
opportunity offered and the old man
struck, but the woodchuck gathered up
at The same time, took the dog in far
enough to receive the blow, and the dog
was killed on the spot For years after,
the old gentlemen in relating the story
would always add "And that dog don't
know to this day but what the wood
chuck killed him.
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-03-01
Very LATs.-The Pittsburg GaseH

Very LATE.-The Pittsburg Gazette
is responsible for the following: ..
"Over in Chester county, lately clock
peddler was tramping along, hot, dusty
and tired, when he came to a meeting
house, wherein the Society of friends
were engagaged in silent devotion. The
peripatetic tradesman thought he would
walk in and rest himself. He took a
seat upon bench, doffed his hat, and
put his clocks upon the floor. There
was painful stiffness in the meeting
house which was broken by one of the
clocks, which commenced strikingly fu-
riously. The peddler was in agony, but
he hoped every minute that the clock
would stop. Instead of that it struck
just 43O times by actual count of every
Friend in the meeting, for the best dis
ciplined of them could not help numbering
the strokes. Then up rose one OF the
Friends at the end of the four hundred
and thirtieth stroke, and said: Friend
as it is so very late. perhaps thee had bet
ter proceed on thy journey or thee will
not reach thy destination, unless thee is
as energetic as thy vehement time piece." I"
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-03-01

"W hen she went out to dinner, some.
thing possessed me to 60 up stairs to her
room, No. rs. 1t was locked A white
man servant was descending the stairs at
the time called him and asked him to
open the door. He did SO at once, and
entered, closing the door behind me -
went to the trunks. and found the keys
in them. Opening them, discovered
$4,000 worth of jewellery inside. There
were rings and bracelets and necklaces
and pins and brooches. Some of the gems
were rubies and amethysts, but most
were diam nnds. l took plir of mag
ni6cent earrings and put them in my
ears. covered my fingers with rings.
and then wrapped some other small trink-
cts in small handkerchief, threw a
scarlet camel's hair shawl over my shoul.
ders and then walked home. The next
day went ont on Broadway openly and
fearlessly, in the stolen property. While
walking down Broom street WAS met
by Mr.. Brockway. landlord Of the Ash
land House, where l was living when
first arrested. lie said, "Have you any
jewelry to sell! Come you've been
stealing again " He then summon
ed detective La Rue. and [ was cap
turcd and taken before Kelso. Every
thing l took from Mrs Bishop l return
ed in person, as, in the case before, the
detective retained some of the jewelry.
IMPELLED TO STEAL
I know you will not believe me,
though l tell you sOlemnly the truth.
that after had gone down stairs from
Mrs. Bisop's room | returned there and
replaced $500 worth of the stolen Jew
elry. Miss Bishop will confirm this
AS far as l am concerned hardly know
how to feel | can never tell lie The
detectives all admitted to Mr. kelso that
my word was indisputable, and yet l
have been guilty of theft. have never
cOnsorte6 with thieves | know nothing
about their habits, Yet feel mysteri.
Gus inclination to rob and steal whenever
] have chance | never took anything
from friend nor from poor person. l
don t know how to account for it. | am
not in necessity. Though | am not rich.
| have wealthy relations in New York
and Brooklyn, and have always lived
very comfortably. l am not extravagant
Indeed | never made dollar by my dis
honesty / feel that it would be wicked
to attempt to escape conviction on the
plea of kleptomania yet don't under
stand it, and don't know how to explain
it at ALL"
This extraordinary woman, whose
presence and speech indicated the very
and most perfect refinement, then
retired with the gracious courtesy of a
lady to her wretched white-washed cell.
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-03-01
mlsetllantous Htaains.
A STRANGE STORY.
KLEPr0MANIA IN HIGH LIFE.
Gay Ladies and Grand Larceny-velvet
and Vice Silk and Sin-A Curious
Confession.

In the Tombs in New York city, a,
the present time, there is a woman held
for a trial On a charge of stealing .jewelry
valued at 50 600, from Mrs. Bishop OF
Providence. The accused was Inter.
viewed last Saturday by one of the
New York Star reporters, who, after de-
failing the preliminary introduction to
the female in question, describes her
personal appearance. and gives her sin
gular narration as follows:
Mrs. Mary Miller is slightly formed
woman, neatly dressed in black, with a
valuable astrachan sack covering her
bosom. in her ears she wore jet ear
drops. Her face was broad oval, the
chir being small and well proporiioned.
She had very large gray eyes, and their
lids were red and swollen with weeping
Her mouth was rather course, and her
teeth were not as good as they doubtless
once had been. But her expression was
intellectual. and seemed to be fraught
with great concern at her lamentable
situation. Neatly disposed, in the man
ner of a cap. she. on her head, wore d
white kerchief, which. added to the SOM
bre remnant of her attire, and her soft,
retiring carriage, made her seem more
like some nun entering tue parlor of her
convent.
This demure person, whose mere ap-
pearance determined the respectabili:y
of her origin, and gave mute conGrma.
ton of her strange recital, now lies ig-
nobly in Jail on the charge of stealing
jewelry. worth. in the aggregate. some
$1,000, from a Mrs, Bishop. at presen,
resident with her two daughters at the
Westminster Hotel. She had previous
ly been in a similar position of distress,
some two years before, when charged
with purloining jewelry worth in its total
value some $50 900, from various fash
;onablc nersons. including Mrs. Surro-
gate Hutchings. Special interest attach
ed to the case because she escaped the
penalty of the crime 60 easily.
BEFORE giving wav to Mrs. Miller's
story strange as it is, we must be allow
cd to preface it with a word about ID
her extraordinary fluency and purity of
lanpuase-Anua Dickensou is far be
hind her and (2) the singularity eyi-
dence. genunineness and sincerity of her
tale One. however preiudiced, feels in
voluntarily that this trembling, bluelipp.
ed woman, in her neat dress, with her
once comely face, her distressed aspect,
and her nervous department, is telling
the truth, the whole truth and nothing
but the truth s .-.'. .....ai a-.
Her story, almost from its early flow,
INSPIRES perfect confidence in its exacti.
tude and its painful sineularity. bod .u
She traced her life as follows 81 was
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-03-01

GOAL AND LUMBER YARD.-The under
" si6ned begs leave to inform the public
that he keeps constantly on hand large Stock
Of Coal and Lumber. His stock embraces i'll
part. Stove Coal, Smith Coal and Lime bur
neIs Coal, at the lowest cash rates.
Lumber of all kinds and quality, such az
White Pine Plank, two inches, do II White
Pine Boards, l inch, do one half inch, White
Pine worked Flooring, Hemlock Boards,
Scautling, Joice, Roofing Lath, Plastering
Lath, Shingles, Stripping, Sash and Doors.
Coal and Lumber delivered at short notice.
Persons on the East side cf the River can be
furnished with Limeburners Coal, &C., from
thecoal yard at Tysons Lock.
aug l5-ly. GEokGE UoshhN
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-03-01

A button manufacturer in Williams
burg, Mass, dreamed twice, the other
night, that his dry.house was on fire, and
the fancy made such deep impression
that he hastily dressed himself and
went to the dry house to find fire start
ed precisely as Le had dreamed. He
was on the spot in season to prevent a
serious conaagration, but few moments
later would have been too late.
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-03-01
The Guyper Market Car

Runs to Philadelphis every Monday and
returns every Wednesday loaded with
POTATOES, CABBAGE, FRESH FISH,
Oyster in the shell, or opened, to suit pur-
chasers. Orders from merchants solicited.
Goods carried at fair rates.
s. H. BROWN.
April l3, 1870.
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-03-01
!. .Qstt's Gorntr.
WHEN I MEAN TO MARRY.

JOHN G. SAKE.
. lgicE ..s r H ESQ
when do mean to marry well
'Tis idle to dispute with fate;
y But il yon choose to hear me tell, d
9fis Pray listen while I'll the date. 1..y Z
When daughters haste with eager feet,
mothers daily toll to share; 7a.I
Can make the puddings which they eat,
Ana mend the stockings which they " ear,
O. wAen maidens look upon q man; rd
As in himself what they would marry,
And not as army soldiers scan .... .,.
.y'uia
When gentle la1ies Who have got
The offer of . lovers hend,
Consent to share his earthly lot,"
And do not mean his lot of land.
- ,a57.
When young mechanics are allowed -,
To find and we'd the farmers girls,
Who don't expect to be endowed
With rubics, diamonds and pearls
When wives, in short, shall freely give
Their hearts and hands to aid their
spouses,
And live as they were wont to live,
Within their sire's cne story houses.
Then madam,-If I'm not too old
Rejoiced to quit this lonely life, -. f..
III brush my beaver, cease to scold -I.
And look about me for wife,. .
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-03-01

JACOB +. MEDARY furnishes to the
Reading Eagle record of the execu-
tions in this State from ITO to 1871,
showing that liz persons have paid the
penalty of their life The list he gives
is as follows Philadelphia city and Co.
l2; Berks seven; Dauphin six Ches-
ter FIVE; Alleghaney, Bucks. Hunting
don, Lycomin g, and Wayne. each four ;
Bedford, Delaware, Crawford, Luzerne,
Northampton. Schuylkill and York, each
two; Adams, Blair. Centre, Cambria,
Cumberland, Erie. Franklin, Lebanon
Mexican. Montgomery, Monroe; Potter
Susquehanna, Westmoreland and Wyom-
ing, each one
Mr.. Medary missed the execution of
Lowering, in Juniata county.
A New Yorker has introduced a new
perfume, which he calls IL love you,"
Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1871-03-01

DR.. R A. Simpson
Treats all forms of disease. and may be con-
suited as follows:--At his Office in Liverpool
Pa, every SATURDAY and MONDAY-ap-
ponrments can be L.ade for other days.
At John q. Lips residence, Mitiliutown.
Junista Co, Pa, Mar. End, 1871, till even
ing
At william bearings, Johnstovn. Juniata
Co, Pa. till noon. on the 3Td of March.
BE punctual.
nay-Cail on or address
DR. r. A. SIMPSON,
dec7 Liverpool, Perry Co.. Pa.