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rilUUSDAV, JANUARY 15, 1874,
Car Time at Illdgieay,
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LOCAL 8;15 a. m.
do East 6:40 p. m.
Last Saturday, snow (ell here to the
depth of about three Inches.
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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."
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( has quite the largest circulation of any
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uf our own vast domain. Every family
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tion which all ere liable to require, when
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I prove invaluable from being at hand in
meason. If you take our advice, you will
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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-
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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.
Dick's Soft CApsvi.r.s sslfe the prob
lem long considered by many eminent phy
sicians, of how to avoid the nausea anddis
giist experienced in swallowing, which are
well known to detract from, if not destroy,
the good effcois of many valuable remedies.
Soft Capsule aie put up in tin-foil and
neat boxes, thirty in each, and are the
only tilpsulos prescribed by Physicians.
IttT-TIIKSE WEBB THE ONLY
CAP
LAST PULES ADMITTED
10
THfJ
PARI EXPOSITION.
Send for Circtililf to f)5 WooMfcf St., 1. Y.
SOLS AT ALL EEUG STORES.
General Acncy, 110 Reade Street, N; Y
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PENNSYLVANIA HAIL ROAD
Philadelphia & Erie H. K. Divisle
WINTER TIM 8' TABLJl.
ON and after SUNDAY, DEC. 2 1 1878
the trains on the Philadelphia 6
Erie Railroad will run as follows l
WISTWAKD.
Buffalo Ex, leaves Philadelphia.12.6fi p. (S;
" IUnovo n.m.iu.
11 " arr. at Emporium....... 2 15 a iri
Buffalo 8.60 a in
ERIE MAIL leaves Philadelphia 10.20 p nt
" KenoTo.... 10. UO a m
' ' Emporium 12.20 p m
h St. Mary's...; 1.12 p ra
" arrive at Erie. ..i. ..it. ........ T.SOpm
EASTvVAUD.
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.