5 iMaaaa-"- - m dniiajiiTiai ina'niiTTfiT-',ragCTqwiiHi'iiiiiy'BWi rilUUSDAV, JANUARY 15, 1874, Car Time at Illdgieay, ERIE MAIL Fast. 4 f0 p. ra do do Went 1:30 a.m. LOCAL 8;15 a. m. do East 6:40 p. m. Last Saturday, snow (ell here to the depth of about three Inches. To all advance paying subscribers we will furnish the dvocate, ono year, for 1.60. Win, H. OAtAonfin, formerly ft resident of this place, and lately of Wilcox, died iu, Erie on Monday (be 12th inst., at the house of Hon. Henry Souther, al t lie age of 67. Jon.NNt Wiiitmobr found a largo braes door key. Any person having lost an ar f . i - i i ? :il c 1 it ' v " " -. - i i ' J tame b culling at me resilience or J. a. Whit more TnB official vote on the Dew Constitu tion, is 253,741 for, and 103,591 against majority for 145,150. The Constitution of 1833 was elected by 1,212 majority Philadelphia has 9,100 delinquent taxpayers. Exchange. The above item reminds us that Elk County has a goodly number of the above mentioned delinquents. This is all wrong, and is ono reason why our treasury is empty. We were the recipient from the hands of Wm. II. Harris Esq., of Erie, of a huge turkey which we endevored by inviting friends to demolish on New Year's day. We did not succeed and we have had turkey every day since. Gazette. Brandon you will bavo to-' explain this. Are we to understand you, oh having big turkey, and few friends, or few friends and big turkey. A St. Louis lover gave up a match with a $50,000 heiress because she ob jected to smoking. Another adds : "The maid, as by the papers doth appear, Whom fifty thousand dollars made so dear, To test Lothario's passion simply said, 'Forget the weed before wo go to wed j Fur smoke take tiame ; I'll be that flame's bright fanner ; To Aave your Anna give up ycur ITavanna.' But he, when thus she brought him to the scratch, Lit his eigar and threw away his match." I Ayer's American Almanao has ar. 'rived, and'w ready for delivery, gratis )toy our druggists, to all who call for k. Our roaders may be purprised to know that this little pamphlet, which has bo. ( has quite the largest circulation of any f book in the world, except the Bible. It . 1 - 1 A a priniea id many languages aim scat tered through many nations, as well as supplied to almost the entire population uf our own vast domain. Every family hould keep it, tor it contains informa tion which all ere liable to require, when sickness overtakes them, and which may I prove invaluable from being at hand in meason. If you take our advice, you will I vail and get an Ajer'B Almanac, and whea got, keep it. Dkah, dear old Aihcca', ilh M thy rull we love thee still. ii Democrat. The abovo quotation we find id last week's Democrat, aod io connection with it is an articlu that for brilliant ideas and happy sentiment, puts to blush the wittiest writers of wit. He desoribes our devil as daocing an "Es sence of Old Virginia in exuberance of joy," and styles him (the devil afore said) the "Gander-leg-editor of the vir tuout Advocate." lie thinks that the preparation of weighty articles has pros trated our devil, and from the generous impulses of his conscientious (?) nature magnamiously offers to take up a con tribution for the benefit of said devil. We imagine Skippie, as he appeared after the production of thisreaarticle ; he lays down his yet quivering pen, and with a grin of self-satisfaction he sum mons his confederates, scar-nosed Jim, and his tobacco-stained, ink-spattered imp, Irve, and reads to them this de lirious "effusion." Of course they ap , plaud, from the same reason the Beadle did in "Oliver Twist," to please their master. We admit that our devil is somewhat lengthy in stature, yet is the fault bis? Witness gentle reader the limited proportions ot the knock-kneed editor of the Democrat, the lilliputian knight of the paste-pot, and the courageous bantam ot the editorial tripod (in the mother tongue three leg. ged stool), and judge if he be like Cnsar's wife, "above reproach." How the walls of the Democrat sanctum ist have resounded as the wrapt flat "i u with "exuberance of joy" at the mighty deed, prolonged the echoing laugh. Skippio reads the article again, aod whea he arrives at the part we Lave takeDjfor our text, he assumed an atti tude and with solemn gesture and im pressive brow, slowly and distinctly re peat! the loving words. Then he con signs our dtvU to Boot Jack or Dog Hol low, and with mighty effort sinks back Ifato his chair exhausted. Avaunt AvauntH thon classical-trowed youth, erst our devil, meeting you on the Boot Jaek pike, in righteous rage, should gulp you down at one swallow, and then the blank left in the literary world can better be Imagined than described. Th Scott Poisoning Cass. The ease of the Commonwealth vs. Mrs, J. S. Soott, for poisoning her hus band, Jttne 7, 1873, Was called In the Court of Oyer and Terminer for Elk County, on Jnniary 12th, 1874. Mrs. Scott entered the room at fifteen min utes of 4 o'clock, p. m., aooompaniol by Sheriff Oyster. The names of forty three jurors were called, which resulted in effectingjthe following pannel: Adam Jesbarger, John Kan'iolmann, Hit-am Hewitt, Louis Garner, O. B. Fitch, John Taylor, Henry It. Moore, Thomas L. McKcan, D. S, Johnson, John Meyer, Frank Showers, William James. The case opened by District Attorney J. K. P. Hull. Court adjourned. JANUARY 13, 1874. Andrew Jackson sworn I know the prisoner. I knew Mr. J. 8. Scott. They resided about half a milo below the mil! at WhistletoWn. 1 lived-at Whistle town mill. This is In Elk county, RiJg way township. She (the prisoner) was called Mrs. Scott. She and Scott lived in one house. Mr. Soott died sometime in June lS?3, I saw him the evening beforo he died, and when he died. He died at 4 o'clock in the morning. I was there about 7 or 8 o'clock in the even ing, was with him one-half hour. He was sick at the time he said he had rheumatism of the knee; it was swollen, fie didn't complain much. He was tak ing medicine ; said he had taken some that afternoon ; that he didn't like the taste of it; it wan very bitter; couldn't get tlio taste out of bis month ; not with alcohol. I went home again. Along iu tlio night a young man came after me; said that Seott was worse. William Sturdevant came for me; I went with him. It was near midnight when I got there ; he was much worse than in the evening;, was io bed, and in great distress of the bowels , wanted a drink when out of these spells; gave him water; he lay on his back, and would stretch out as far as he could; seemed to test on his heels and back of his head; every nerve and musole seemed to be effected while in these spasams, his legs were spread out some, and he was in great puin all over. He wanted mo to bear down on his bowels when he was io these spells; could aot hold him down; spells came on very fast until ho died. His face looked natural ; only flushed up once iu a while; he was naturally red-faced ; swallowed well enough ; he would reach out his hand and motion for water. He was in his right mind all the while. When I first went in he raid, "I em a poisoned man." I asked her what he had taken. She said she had given him nothing but the medicine Doctor Hartley left for bim. Scott was sixty years old or over Cross examined Scott was sixty years old. Distance from where they lived, to town, was two and one-half miles. Mr. and Mrs. Scott treated each other as husband and wife. I was not very much acquainted; knew him about a year; as far as know they lived happily together. I weut there between six and eight in the evening ; at that time he complained of twitching Id the legs and arms, and spoke of it; his legs were twitchy. lie said thed d doctor had poisoned him; that ho had taken some of the medicine the doctir had left bim; but only one dose in the night. He could not talk; said he was a poisted man. She said she had given him the medicine the doctor lelt. She took as great caro of him as any woman could have done, and when ho died took it very hard. This was in the niht and by poor dim lamp-light ; don't know whether she or he sent f turdevant after me; he was a steady boarder there; said Scott had been getting worse ever since evening; the spasauis started low down in the bowels and worked up; he would catch at his breath, when over; when coming out of these spasams, com plained of pain all over. They told me the spells had worked ou him ever since I was there in the evening; there was another man there; think his name was Gordon. He was there when I went in; don't think he remained there until Scott died. Scott was a lean, spare faced man. There was alcohol given him once in the eight, from a bottle she brought from another room; he asked for it; said he had taken alcohol in the af ternoon. There was two kinds of medi ciuo there in two kinds of papers; there was about one-half dozen left. There was a brown paper; a large powder in blue paper, the other was a small white powder ; said it was morphine. I asked him in particular what he had taken, and he said nothing bnt what she had givpn him, and that was nothing only what the Doctor had left; he had had the rheumatism ten or twelve days be fore. Dr. Hartley had attended him; Scott said the doctor had been there that day; saw no women only Mrs. Scott. Scott worked with me; he never came to work very early; was generally behind time. There was something said. He died Friday or Saturday at 4 a. m. of the day of the pott mortem. I didn't see Mrs. Scott the next day. I didn't tell Dr. Hartley what bad oc curred or anyono else. Re-direct examination- Mrs. Seott came away in the m- rning to get some things ; she was to have come back by noon but didn't come. Grove G Messenger sworn I am acquainted with prisoner; knew Soott; She came to my store for medioine be fore Scott's death; a day or two before. She said she waDted poison for rats. I thought she wanted arsenioor atrychine. Don't know that she got any before. I did not sell her aoy. Cross examined She said she wanted poison for rats, and got none. I told her I hadn't any. J. N. Brown sworn Am not ac quainted with prisoner. Have teen her at Dr. Hartley's store, before Scott's death, from one to three days before his death. Said she wanted Dr. Hartley to go up and see her husband; got one or two bottles of alcohol; called for s try oh- nia to poison rats. Doctor asked her if she knew the nature of strychnia. She said yes she had used lots of it before. Hartley gave her the etryohnia. Cross examined Dr. Hartley sold the strychnia, from one to three days before Scott's death. The bottle was marked strychnia. The last thing I saw him do was to write on paper marked poison. Jackson re-called The only mem bers of the family thatjl knew Were Mr. and Mrs. Soott and Sturdevant. Dr. Hartley sworn I am acquainted with Mr. & Mrs. Soott. I sold etryohna to Mrs. Soott Juno 6. This was the day before Soott'i death. She said she wanted it to poison rats, t Rave A bnt tie marked strychnia. I was therejat the pout mortem in the forenoon. I went up the morning; beforejhe died. I was at the house when the empty bottle was found. CroBS examined. The bottle soli! was a 1 drachm bottle. 1 did not make an entry on a register at that timo. She had walked down several times for me to go up and see Scott. The pott mortem examination was in the after noon of June 7th. I made thejinforma tion against Mrs. Scott. She was ar rested when sho came to town. Re-direct About the middle of May he was down for treatment or a certain disease. She came down again onthe motnidg of June 6th, and I went up and found that ho had inflamatory rheu matism. I scut him some medicine by the fireman of the) Local. Cross examined I first treated Scott two years ago for chronic' inflamatory rheumatism. He never complained of rheumatism. I was treating about two weeks before the post mortem ex amination. I gave him two kinds of medicine. On the 6th I gave him mor phina. Gave him a weak ros. water, aoetio acid, and something else. There was no appearance of silver. It would not blacken or disfigure the skin. Only gave one kind of powder when I went up on the 6tb. There was cobwebs in powder. I sold her a quart of alcohol ; Scott sent down for it. The next day I said nothing r bout his taking or not tak ing the alcohol. - Re-di.-l doctored Scott for ponorohoe three weeks before he died. There is only one way of contracting this disease (by contact), t left for him Juhc 6th, wash of cubebs, tinct. of iron, powder of cubebs; was three darkjbrown powders. I left six or seven morphine powders. I don't think there was more than seven ; cannot swear positively. I don't remem ber that she ever told ma of having dif ficulty with Scott. I assUted at the post mortem. The stomach was taken out in tho presence of the jury; tied at both ends; placed in a tight jar, and eiven to A. Cummings; were brought down by him and before me sealed and stamped; he placed it in a box, and sent it. I followed the box. Dr. Smith opened the box in Philadelphia, at office of Dr. Morey; Smith was with me. I foui d the seal as when sent from here; he locked his doors and commenced op erations. I was present when he tested it. She told mo in the jail some things she told me in my store before arrest Then she repeated it before the Esquire after arrest. No one present but the and me; can't fix the time. I didn't tell her it would be better for her to tell me. I was inquiring for the purpose of find ing out. I asked her what she did with the poison. She said that in crossing the bridge she had the strychnia and alcohol io a basket; that the bottle of poison was broken and fell into the al cohol. Cross Examined I told her in pres ence of her counsel that it would be bet ter for her to tarn State's evidence. She said the bottles were broken in crossing the bridge. Founl the bo't'ewith small quantity of BtrychDia in it; about one half a grain; buttle contained sixty grains. Bottle was found June 7th. Four or six bottles with alcohol in each were found. Fouod the morphine ; there was six or seven powders of mor phine there. She would have to cross Elk Creek. She said the stryebuia did get iDto the alcohol by the breaking of tho bottles. I was not the leading phy sician at the post mortem. I did not direct whit Bfiould be done. Did noth ing but take out the stomach and tie the ends. Took out the heart ; did not ex amine the lungs or brain. I did not testify that there was no evidence of poi son revealed at the post mortem, before the coroner. I feared the diseased was afflicted with heart disease. The semi lunar valves were both affected ; all the valves that guard t ie aorta were afficted; the tuytral valve was affected. The valve was ossified (semi-lunar). Don't thmk the ossification was sufficient to produce death. Alter the ends of the Ftomach were tied it was never in my possession again. I did not direct the Squire to seal it up. I did not assist in the examination of the contents ot the stomach. I don't know that I ever stated that I assisted in the examination. It was sealed in a glass fruit jar, with an earthen top, held in its dace bv xine. 1 was present at the examination and test of the stomach for strychnia. Don t know what test was applied. It was tested by Slaters method. Found in the bottle one-half of a grain which I tested with sulphurio acid, nitrio acid, and biromate ot pottassia in its crystal line form, it pave us the blue color when combined. 1 don t know anything about the tests Think it was an orange aner tne oiue color. Mrychnia is an alcoloid poison. Re-direct I have worked in the labratory a little, but am no chemist Did not examino the contents of the stomach. Cannot tell from the poet mortem whether or not there was strych nia. I didn't say that ossification might have caused death. I was not uuder the influence ot liquor at the time of the post mortem. rrevious to my practio log medicine I was in several kinds of business. II. II. Wensel sworn I was present before the Justice when Mrs. Scott was arrested. At the time of her statements in jail it was a week after she was com mitted. Hartley didn't tell her the ef fect it would have if she confessed. Daniel Farrand sworn I have been HueuuioET me jail. turner went in and out frequently, the first week I was there. He told me he would like to get an toe iocts oi the case. Wensel re-called 1 was at Scott's house in the p. m. of the day of the post mortem. Found several bottles of aloohol, and powders. I found a small bottle in a trunk t one email bottle two inches long ; little White powder was in the bottle. 1 lett tne powaers. ine house was a small board shanty, two rooms down stairs, ond above House was papered with newspapers I found no provisions There was a keg of corn partly full I didn't take notice, that there was rat holes; didn't see any traces ot rats. Cross examined Found bottles about the house The one found in tho trunk had no label Thc-re was marks of seal ing wax on the cork. There was noth ing in the bottle that amounted to any thing. In jail Mrs Scott told us that as she was crossing Elk Creek bridge she fell or let the basket fall and broke the etryohnia bottle, and threw tho pieces into the creek Sho said we could find the pieces Said she broke the strychnia bottle and one bottlo of aloobol, and if it was strychnia that killed Scott it must havo worked through the crack of the bottle into the alcohol. I found nothing at the creek; there was no water in the creek This was after she was In jail under this charge Dr Hartley was present I was not in the cell all of the time He did not ask her questions in my presence Think it was Sunday, a week alter the arrest A Cummings sworn I have seen defendant before I know where they (Scotts) lived I was acting as Coroner at the inquest A post mortem was held by Drs Hartley and Hartman Hartmao had charge of the examination He took out the stomach and put it into a glass jar and put into my possession 1 brought it to town, Scaled and sent it to Philadelphia ; Scaled it with scaling wax Some powders were found ; a small phial was found I have the powders m my possession; bad them ever since Seven were found Dr Hartman de stroyed one examining it at the inquest did not see traces ol rats about the premises Cross examination I did not call on ny particular person to con d not tho ex- . .. V .1 .T . ... , . animation I tmnic uanman assisiea ai Hartley's request Have forgotten the name of the person to whom I sent the stomaoh Dr Earlcy reccommended the man to whom I sent tho stomach Noth ing was said as to who would make tho examination of the ennteuts of the stom ach Hartley did not to my knowledge propose to wrap the stomach in paper. Dr Smith has taken part of each powder from these papers Hartmarl took one powder which was not replaced I saw an empty paper io my Knowl edge there was no other powders found Dr Smith took a portion ot the powders to-day at noon I know him only by sigh t. Robert I Campbell sworn I was at the inquest I made some examina tion of the premise!) Found Some medicine One bottle had a label on that I remember of Saw some pow ders I saw a phial 1 inches long not quite round Found no evidence of rats Cross examination Inquest was at three o'clock. C V Gillis sworn I was at the in quest Found a large number of bottles in the house Some were partly filled and some empty I saw the phial ; I took it from the trunk; it was 1 inches long, no label No traces of fatg ; looked for them Cross examined Don't remember that there was a cork It looked ss though there had been Fomethinsr like flour in it There was many difkrent things in the trunk A B Wheeler sworn I am ac quainted with the Scotts Don't know muoh about their relations. They both told me they had hnd trimd trouble ; didn't say what Cross examined-What she said was usually silly and not worthy of attention. Edward Marion sworn I know the Scotts by sight I went there about three weeks before his death She said she had had trouble with her old man and.he had threatened to shoot her She made ho threats against Scott, Dr Stanley Smith sworn I reside in Philadelphia Am a physioian hare de voted attention to chemistry, from '59 to '69 I heard Dr Hartley's statement as to the delivery of the stomach Dr called on me June 18th, after a con versation I went to Prof. Ryand to whom the stomach had been sent Went to the office of Dr Maury There found box direoted to Prof Ryand. Took the box to the labratory of the Jefferson Medical College In the presence of Dr Hartley I opened the box. Found it tied with strings, with Express Co's. seal on strings intact. On breaking open the box, fouod an ordiuaiy glass fiuit jar, packed in papers, that bad 3 or 4 seals of sealing wax on top The wax had several marks such as might have been made with a stick or pencil; opened jar; found stomach partly filled, and each extremity properly tied Care fully washed outside and placed it in a clean dish On cutting open stomach nearly 13 fluid ounces of thick green, yellow substance, having a strong alco hol and aoid smell escaped Inside was washed and showed no morbid appear anoo Twelve ounces were placed in a glass stopper phial and sealed and the ounoe remaining subjected to a prelimi nary analysis in presence of Dr Hartley Friday June 20 8 ois. were taken end one of alooho! with five drops ot acetic acid was added it was digested for half an hour over water bath, then strained through linen cloth, evaporated one-half; strained again and evaporated to dryness From June 20th to July 8 J it remained sealed and locked in a separate case in the labratory July 3d the solid residue was disolved in water, containing a few drops of aoid and filtered, rendered aloo Iiad by means of poltassi, and extraoted with chloroform, the chloroform evapor ated, residue was again dissolved, and again extracted with chloroform. Thus prepared the residue appeared a white crystalline deposit, showing no oil glo bules nnder tne mycrosoope, was weighed and found to weigh three milligrams, It was digested with strong sulphurio acid again dissolved in water, rendered www aloholuid aod extraotod with chloroform evaporated and still found to weigh 8 milligrams The color test was applied, and the .whole devel oped about 1-0 of a grain of strychnia. I examined briefly tlio pow.ddrs I got of Mr Cummings They gave MVrM of the color toftta for morphia but failed to dcwelope strychnia Morphia. U Utter but is not so bitter stryohnla The same element exist In mrjrbpnto and strychnia j they differ la the .i'P)'!fllon of tho elements If a dose inefficient to produco death Were givenj if slight, the twitohing would ocour. Cross examinedSevcral small doses Without symptoms, Sometimes culminate Rnd act as a large doso, ) grain is the least doso that produces death The general rule is that If the patient lives over two hours he recovers Alcohol in thf stomaoh retards the absorption Dr Louis Balfour sworn Am a phy sician and surgeon in practice about two years. If a man about sixty years of age, at eight o'clock in the evening had twitching of the lower limbs.at 12 o'clock culminating in Convulsions, with opus thotiness at intervals she mind clear and muscles relaxed ocompainrd by thirst in tho intervals I should inscribe theso symptoms to Btrychnia poison Theso symptoms are produced by no other cause. After hearing the testimony of sever' more witnesses the Commonwealth rested. Defence opened by J. O. W. Bailey. For wkbt of spttce wo omit some of the ttsti mony on part of the defence. Dr. W. 3. McKnight sworn A.n a physi cian of seventeen years practice, have been in active practice. I examined the heart of 8ooll. The heart was diseased. The semi lunar valves at the mouth of aorta were ossified. There was a thickening or do posit around tho mouth of the mytral valve. If the right valve was free ond left valve oppressed and blood backwator into the lungs would produce pulmonary appo plexy. It might in ossification produce An gina pectoris. In case of etryohnia poison aod angina pectoris there aro many com. mon symptoms. Same case put with this addition that if oncost mortem the valves of the heart were found osairTcd sufficient to product death, and alcohol had been drank a short time' previous to death what might be the cause of death. It Would look as though there might have been narootio poison, anj might have been from some other cause. These symptoms would in some cases be found in angina pectoris. Marshall Hall's test is the most reliable test of strychnia and should never be omitted, is a oompetent test for the 0OO0 part ef a grain. The place for examination for Btrychnia should be the base of the braia and along the spinal cord. In death by Btrychnia the blood is iitjuid and the right cavity iB full and the left empty, 'f either is full the left as a rule is full of clotted blood. An ordinary stomach weighs three or four ponnds; three or four pints. Several other witnesses were called who testified to the weakness of mind of the prisioner. Also evidence to show that the longest period a person could live, unless repeated doses wrl given, from the taking of a dose of strychnia is from one to three hours, and that generally death ensued in from twenty minutes to one-half an hour. The case was given to the jury at about eleven o'clock a. in. Jan. 14, and after a retirement of about half-an-hour, a ver dict of "Not Guilty" was returned. Th prisoner hod been set at liberty. The ease was ably tried on both sides, and the verdict is one which accords, in ou opinien, with the law and the evidoaoe. Bad Luck. Our friend and formef fdl-low-citizan, II. 8. Dolnap, of Reyuoldsville, has been quite unfortunate of late. Several mon tie ago the boilers in hiB new mill ex. ploded, causing a wholesale destruction of his property. Nothing daunted by this catastrophe, he commenced the ereotien of a dwelling house. Everything went along swimmingly, and he had juit finished roof ing it, when the storm which swept over that country on the morning of the 4th, blew it down. This, coupled with destruc tion of his mill, is ,uite a loss to Mr. Bel nap, in which he has the sympathies of bis many friends in Elk and Jefferson counties. Elk Democrat. Belnap's house wa3 three stories high, 44x30, and in ten days from the timo it fell down he had it up again, lie sawed the lumber himself. The house is again inclosed, and probably by this date is nearly completed. The damage has not been less than seven hundred dollars which with the loss of his mill last sum mer, makes three thousand dollars, that he has lost in one season; but Bclnap is as encrgetio uian who allows no smill matter to interfero with his progress, tho mill and house are up and nearly completed. The people of his town an d county should Etand by him, as undoubt edly they do. Warren Ledger. The Phrenological Journal opens the year 1874 with a most credita ble uumber for January. Tho features which make up its long table of contents are of an unusually inviting character, and, with the numerous illustrations) leave nothing to be desired by aoy reader. Among them are: Gerald llassey, the Poet Author, with a fine portrait , Real Suooess ; Analogous Ex pression in Man and Animals, with illus trations; The Articulation School for the deaf and dumb; Hoosao Tunnel, with illustrations ; The Currenoy of the Future a Money artiolt; Clean ot Unclean Literature ; O hly Onoej The Slave Trade and Those interested, illus trated; Insanity, Its Moral Treatment a patient's experience and sugestions; The Use of it ) The Origin of Coal ; Sir Boderith Murehison, with portrait ; Bourbon Revival in Europe J Pen Pio tures of Irish Customs; Agricultural Hints. Price 30 cents for the number $3 a year. Now is the time to subscribe. Address, S. R. Wells, 389 Broadway New York. TnB Wisconsin Lumberman esti mates the grand total of the pine stump age of Wisconsin at the enormous amount of 40,000,000,000 feet. Pine grows in the forests with wonderful rap idity, and if the above figures are not exagerated, there is likely to be as much pine cat in the State forty years henoe as during anv of the recent years. The supply is practically inexhaustible, New Advertisements. TVT0TICE ,s hereby given that the Com mieslohers of Elk County will meet at their office in Itidgway, Ta., on Fridajt, February 20th, 1814, for the purpose of re viewing the Military Enrollment of 1874 at which time and nlade nersohs feeline them selves aggrieved by said ehtollmeBt can at. ten J if they see proper, ine assessors oi the several townships are requested to be in attendance. By order of the board. C. II. McCAuLEY, Clerk. Ridgway, Pa., Jan. Gth, 1874. n50. JTOTICE. ' " The appeals will be held in the eevir.il township of Elk County, as follows: Spring Creek township, at the ho4se ef Thos. Irwin. FrLfey, Feb. 8d, 1874. Millstone township, at the house of Hiram Kattght, Wednesday, Feb. 4th, 1874. ilorton township, at the house of O. H. Clark, Friday, Feb. 0th, 1874. Fox township, at the MoCauley House. Satuntlay, Fob. Tth. 1874. Jay township, at the house of Michael Spnijgler, Tuesday, Feb. 10th, 1874. Bennetts township; at the Bebeiette Hotel, Wednesday, Feb. llth, 1874. Venxtriger township, at the house of Jos. Windfelder, Friday, Fc5. 18th, 1874. St. Mary's, Uoro., at the house of Jos. Wintlfolder, Saturday, Feb. 14th, 1874. Jones toWnohip, at the hound of Mart id Sorters, Tuesday Feb. 17th, 1874. Highland township, at the houso of Thos. Campbell, Wednesday forenoon. Feb. 18th, 1874. IlidgWay township, at the Commis sioner's olficd, Feb lUth, and 20th. For Unseated Lands at the Commission' er's office. Feb. 19th, and 20th. At which time and place persons fcoliiig tetroselves aggrieved by the assessment of 18T4 con attend if they see proper. By order of the board. C. II. McCAULEY, Clerk. Ridgway, Pa., Jntt. fith, 1874. n48. JjUYSICIANS AND DHUGGI3TS. A pfotninont New York physician lately complained to DunJnS Dick, abuui his San dalwood Oil Cnp-uliis, stating that Some times they cured miraculously : but that a patient of his had taken thorn for sometime without effect. Oh being informed that several imitations crs made and sold, he inquired and found that his patient had been taking eapeulas sold in bottles, and not Dl'NlMS fclCK. k CO'B. What happened to this physician may have happened to others, and UUNDAS DICK A CO., take this method of protecting "Oil of Sandalwood from tbis disrepute. PHYSICIANS who onoe prescribe the Capsulas will CONTINUE TO VO 60, for they contain the PURE OIL in the BEST AND CHEAPEST form. OIL OF 8ANDLEWOOD is fact super seding every other remedy, sixty Cspsules ONLY being required to insure a safe and certain cure in six or eight days. From no other mcdicino can this result be had. 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BUFFALO EX. leaves Buffalo... 25 trm Emporium. 9.00 p m Reuovtla.u. 10.65 p nl " arr. at Philadelphia V.10 a rd ERIE MAIL leaves Erie..;.. 11.20 a nt St. Mary's. i. .i. 5.22 p m t Emporium .tu. 6.20 p ra Kenovouii 8.40 p ffl " " arr. at Philadcphin... 8.00 a n Mail East connects east and west at Erie with L 8 M 8 R W and at Corry ad Ir viueton With Oil Creek and Allegheny sl it W. Mail West with east and west trains oh L 8 & M S K W and at Irvineton with Oil Creek and Allegheny ERW, Buffalo Express makes close connections at Williamsport with NCR W trains, north, and at HarriibUrg with K CRW trains tuutH; WM. A; BALDWIN; Oen'l 8 up' I. GRAND OPENING fcumuier Arrangement BUFFALO, NEW YORK Ab PHILADELPHIA RAILWAY. Time Table adopted SUNDAY, August 10, 1878. Trains depart from and arrive al the Baffalo, New York & Philadelphia Railway depot, Corner ef Exchange and Louisiana Streets. ON AND AFTER AUG. 10, 1873, UN TIL further notice, Traiai will ma as follows: Leaving buffalC 6; 15 h. in. Local Freight and passenger) arriving at Empb'riam at 6.00 p. in. 8:3 a ni FhiladelpUia;;ana uammore ExpreSb Arrieing at Emporium at 12:48 p m., stopping only at r.ast Aurora, Ar cade, Franklinville, Olean and Port Alle gheny. lliilO a nr Local rrcigot Arriving as Port Allegany at 9:00 p. m. 6:20' p m Night eExpress Arriving Emporium at 12:45 a ra. TRAINS LEAVE EMPORIUM. 2:40 a m Night Express Arriving at Buffalo at 8:20 a m. 8.10 a. m. Local Freight, and Passenger Arriving at Buffalo at 2.85 p. n, 6:25 p m Niagara Express Arriving at Buffalo at 9:45 p m., stopping only at Port Allegany, Olean, Franklinville, Arcade and East Aurora. LEAVE PORT ALLEGENY. 10 85)a.m. Local Freight andrpasaengot arriving at Buffalo at 7.60 p. in. BUNDAY TRAINS Leave Buffalo at 10.00 a. m., arriving at Olean at 1.15 p. m. Leave Buffalo at 6:20 p In.; Night Ex press, arriving at Emporiam at 12:45 p m. Leave Olean at 2.45 p. m., arriving at Buffalo at 6.00 p. m. Leave Emporium at 2:40 a rn.; Night Bx press, arriving at Buffalo at 8:20 a m. Ticket Offices. Buffalo Omnibus Line running from all trains. H. L. LYMAN, Gen'l Pa8s. Ag't. J. D. YE0MAN8, Superintendent. NEW TIME TABLE. Commencing Oct 20th, 187. ALLEGHENY VALLEY R. 11. THE BEST ROUTE BETWEEN PITT8 BURGH AND POINTS ON THH PHIL' A. k ERIE R. R. noma bouts. Buffalo Express leaves Corr at 11 18 t ni Leaves Irvineton, 7 46 a rd Arrives at Pittsburgh 0 06 p m Night Express leaves Corry B 08 a m Arrives at nttsDurgn I ao p m Day Express leaves Corry 6 35 a m Arrives at Pittsburgh U 15 p in Oil City Aeoom. leaves Corry 2 OS p m Arrives at vraay e uena v bu p m Coiio lionrJ. Bffalo Express leaves Pilteburg at 1 60 a rd Arrives at Corry 6 08 p m " Irvineton 6 S5 p m Night Express leaves Pittsburgh 4 35 p a Arrives at Corry 4 SO a nl Day Express leaves Pittsburgh I'i 20 p ra Arrives at Corry 10 46 p ra Oil Citt Aecotd. leaves B. Bend fl 45 a m Arrives at Oil City 13 15 p ut Connections made at Corry and Irvine ton for points on the Oil Creek ead the" Allegheny Valley Rail Road. Pullman Pallaee Drawing; Roe Blean ing Cars en Night Express Trains eiva Pittsburgh and Broeton. l'assengers te and from Brockvllle make close connection at Red Bank Junetioa with Buffalo Express north and Night Ex press south. Ask rr Tieket via Allegheny T alley ft. I. 1. LAWRI5CI. Qea. lack QODAU'S PLAYING CARDS. TEE fiEST THE CHEAPEST, STEAMSHIPS Cheapest kind made. REGATTAS A cheap common card. BROADWAYS A nice common card. VlRdlNIAS-Flne calico backs. GEN. JACKSON'S Cheap and popular, (Pattern backs, varipus colore anddV aigns.l COLCMBIAS (Euchre deck) extra quality GOLDEN GATES One ef the bast oar da made, MT. VERNON8 Extra fine, twocolorali terns. AtX FOB THi'AIOVE-TAli HO OTHXfi. Price List on appHoation. Dealers sur. bliedby VICTOR E. MAUGERj 304 K-fl to H2 Reade 8t., V.