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DIR. b. BRANDRETHS
Iegetuble UnSrers0L Pills.


TNNEND to cure all Disease because they are the
IL natr al medicine of man, and therefore only
move the corrupt or vitiatcd humors the of pain
and sickness, leaving the good humors to give
LIFE AND HEALTH TO THE BODY.
Observe that each agent has an engraved certif1
cate OF agency, containing representation of Doctor
Brandreths ma nuactory at Sing Sing, and on which
will also he seen exact copies of the LABELS NOW
USED UPON THE BRANDRETH PILL Boxes, and which 1t
is believed will prove the
o. COUNTERFEITERS DEATH BLOW.
The public viii therefore please observe, that no
Brandrelh Pills can be relied upon the TRUE and
GENUINE unless each box has these new labels
upon it, There three, and each.containsa fac 81.
mile signature Of DR.. B. Brandreth. These labels are
engraved on STEEL beautifully designed, and done at
an EXPENSE Of several thousand dollars.
REMEMBER, the fac smile signature Of DR.. B.
Brandreth must be upon the top Of the box upon the
side, and also the bottom of the box. By careful ex-
animation the name of Benjamin Brandreth viii be
found in several parts of the new labels being
act transfer of the writing of DR.. Brandreth. This
name will be found in the net work.
The Pills sold at 81 cents per Dor, at 241
Broad,rny, Ne,v- York.
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ID LACK, blue. black, blue, invisible green
I'D & cadet mixed BroadclOths, wOol-dycG;
do. do and fancy cold Cassimeres; worstcd
and silk plain aud figured Vestings; sleeps
grey Pilot Cloths; blue and black Beaver
Cloths, Silk Velvets, Gents Scarfs, Mohalr
Binding and Cord, gum-elastic Suspenders,
gents Thibet Gloves, Mohar, Silk Velvet,
and Hastings, coat and vest Buttons, worsted
Cuffs, cotton Drawers, lambs wool Shirts,
Italian and American Cravats, plain and
bordered Stocks
Black and blue black light and dark fg'd
and plain Mouslin de LANES; do. do. and do.
do Silks; light and dark colored Saxonics
sfig'd TaglioniS; Bomhazines; American and
English Prints; Rob Roys; kabyIe, mouslin
de laines and elnbrod'd Clementine Shawls;
hg'd satin and brocha H'dkfs, Long Shawls,
Plush Points.
E80OsS GyssN1 Shoes.
Gents thick Brogans, Indies Slips, at %
Boots, cts. per pr.
" Pumps, " Kid BuSkins,
Chil's Cacks, all sizes, &" Cater Boots.
Green Paper Ilangings, $50
Cotton Weaving Yarn, from No. 5 to ID.
Stove Backing.
Also, good assortment Of groceries s.
CEOCEce9.N, Tea, Coffee, Sugar, lamp Oil,
&c. &c. all Which will be sold as cheap for
cash as they can be bought elSewhrrc-No
mistake. 23 LHchfeld, Nor. 3.
Wew Clothing Establishment.
- ENTLEMEN wishing Ia save 20 per cent in
W ordering their Clcthing are requested to
call at ii. TYRREL'S Tailoring Establish
ment, in West street, four doors west of the
Court House, in the store formerly occupied
by N. Fl. North & Co., where they can have
Garments made in the neutest and most fash-
ionable style, of superior Goods, purchased
for cash few days since in New York.
Superior Dress Coats, $l2 10
Wool dyed Black Goats, IA %
Over Coats, TO ~
Also, "A splendid assortment of Cassimeres
and Sattineis for panlaInnus.
Vesting Of different qualities and styles
Gentlemen wishing to furnish their own
goods can have them made and trimmed in
the hest manner.
u Cutting done at the shortest notice.
II. T. returns his sincere thanks to those
who have patronized him heretofore: and as
he has been to great expense to procure the
very best Of workmcn, and getting an insight
into the latest modes Of cutting, hopes for a
continuance of their favors
HENRY TYRREL.
LitchGeM, August 10. 10
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HsNHE Court of Probate for the District of
D. Liichfeld has limited and allowed six
months from the date hereof, for the credit
ors to the estate OF EDMUND ALLEN, late OF
Goshen, deceased, to exhibit their claims for
settlement. Those who neglect to present
their accounts, properly attested, within said
time, will be debarred il recovery. All per-
sons indebted TO said estate are requested 10
make immediate payment to
ABUAH MUM, Admin.
71rringion, April9 IS, 1912. 3t49
'ANl1E undersigned having been appointed
l. by the Hon. Court of Probate for the
District ut Sharon, commission, RS to receive,
examine and adj just the claims OF creditors to
the estate of HIRAM ABELs, late OF Salisbury
in sa i'd district, deceased said estate being
represented insulvent, and said court having
limited and allowed six months from the
date hereof to said creditors, within which to
exhibit and prove their claims teforc said
commissioners We hereby give notice
that we will meet to attend to the duties of
said appointment at the late dwelling house
If the deceased, in said Salisbury, on the %
Monday in July, 1912, and the second Mon
day of October, at one o'clock in the after
nooA on each OF said days.
5 5sss III pt hSssA'D' c""m'rs.
All persons indebted to said estate are re.
questet t." make immediate payment to-
WILLIAM II. WALTON. A. n1inistrators
RUMAH ABELs, on said estate.
Dated Salisbury April l8, 1912. Stt5
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THE Court of Probate for the District of
Il Lltchfield has limited aud allowed six
months from the date hereof, for the credit.
orS to the estate OF JAMES GILBERT, late of
Litchtield, deceased, to exhibit their claims
for settlement. Those who neglect to pre-.
sent their accounts. properly attested, with
in said time. will be debarrcd recovery
All persons indebted to said estate, are re-
quested to make immediate payment to
WIN. l.. GILBERT, Administrator.
Z Litehfeld, April l6. 1912. St47
TTIOETNCELLO and Violin Strings, for
Dee. le. sale by +. PHELPS.
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cHFIELD COUNTY.
Garritt and Baldwin.
Alexander H. Holley.
Matthew l.. Graham.
Garfield & Robbins.
John Franklin.
John G.. Swift.
Lawrence g. Phelps.
M. and G.. w. Merrills.
Il. Wadsworth & Co.
S. and l.. Hurlhut.
Hungeriord & Co.
Erastus Hodges.
Myron Harrison.
f.. and o. Swift.
Preston and Minor.
Lyman Smith.
William Leav witt.
A. s. and ]. LOOMS.
w. Q. Wooster.
NJ. Douglas.
A. A. Gridley.
S. NJ. Mitchell.
George w. Whittlesey.
Bronson and Blair.
NJ. and c. J. Camp.
David Gould.
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Drugs and Medicines,
AT WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
OsES, Paints, EE'iiseS, sc.
y. G.. RECKWITH

u . "0 % bIO AVA W II n
Il nFFLRS for sale a complete
4k&AS4 W assortment of the above arti-
Giles, in quantities to suit the pur-
chaser. on as good terms as they
<A<GD can be bought within the state, for
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Of pinea apple rum advanced to the kettle whioh.w
singing gsly the hob mixed his greg stirred it, sip
ped sat Down, and taking ieng and hssssy pula al
the rum and water, stopped for breath.
The elder Mr.. Weller, who still continued to make
various strange and uncouh attempts TO appear aele~p
offered single word during thsss proc sedinEs bat
when Mr. stiggns stopped Tor breath. he dared upon
him. and snaohing the tumhlsr from his and thre The
remainder of the and water his face and the
itself into the CRATE Thea seixing the reverend gentle
man firmly by the collar he suddenly fell to kiskina
him most furousy scco npanying every application o.
ms TOP boot 10 Mr. sggns person with sundry volen,
body. - - -
sammy said Mr.. Weller, put nv ha, on tight for
me-" -
Sam duiiully adjusted the hat with the long at band
more firmly on his fathers head and the old gentleman,
Iesumng his kicking with greater agility than before
tumoied with Mr sggins through the and through
passage out at the front door, and into the
the kicking continuing the whole way and increasing
IN venenence rather than diminishing, every time the
was beautiful and exhlsrating sight TO see the
red nosed man wri,hipg in Mr. Welles grasp, and his
wnole frame quivering with anguish as Kick followed
Kick In rapid succession 1t a still exciting
spectacle TO behold Mr. Weller stsr powerful struggle
water and holding il there till he all but suocssed
There" said Mr.. Weller throwing all his energy
into one most complicated kick he at length permit
ted Mr. stggns to withdraw his head from the trough
send sAy yum o. them lazy shepherds here, and III
pound him to jelly first and drownd him afterwards
sammy, help me in end I'LL small glass of brandy.
Pm out o. breath, my boy."
These beautiful tableaux painted by Hillyard, the
scene painter 10 the house, are the most beautiful
ornaments of the place. They are hung at regu-
lar intervals all round the stage chamber. and be-
tween them were the splendid golden bracke, candle
labras, intemingled with over 100 gas lights.
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abstt the enalne-roo, and transported to the stoke
hole by railways at the SIDE, which GAUGES the en-
gines and boilers to be much exposed to shot The
whole Of the deck afore and abaft the paddle boxes
(ouiside) entirely washed away from being laid
close.
SECOND EsoLIsH Account.
Vessel AND ENoIsEs-2l0 feet long OH deck, 2l0
at the water line, drawing Is feet water. which
her ,draught on leaving New York with 60 tons Of
Goals on board. Beam 80 feet. Depth of hold "a
feet Displacement 2i6S tons.
The vessel drew, on her arrival here, l3i feet
water, having then 80 tons Of Goals on board and
having taken go tons on board at New York, she
must have consumed 500 tons OF Goals her passage.
The entire time occuple from leaving New York
unl' her ARRIVAL here was twenty-five days, out OF
which she sailed three days, leaving nineteen days
steamng, SO that her consumption Of fuel every
twenty-four hours must have been $50 10 81 tons
The padde-wheels, en- leaving New York, were
SOteet diameter but were reduced to % feet during
the passage making their average diameter % feet
The paddles are 10 feet long. and equal 10 2 feet
wide and 1t appears the average speed OF the engines
was about ten strokes TO the minute The cylinders
are 62 inches diameter, and the length Of stroke is
10 fset. and at ten strokes per minute. Assuming,
then, Tbs per square inch Of the piston for the CT
ieclve pressure ,and 80 0OO.bs raised one foot high
Tor The horse power, the power OF each engine viii
be $50 horses
Thereare fourcopper boilers disposed in The vessel
The pressure in the boilers is Tbs. above tue at
mosphere, and the engines are provided with ex.
pansion valves, by which the steam can be shut of
az ouCu puIt vi SIOkc as DC uceNlcO duVSd-
Bile. The external cases # the boilers are of a
square form, and the internal construction is after
the system of locomotive boilers, as used on the
railways, the tubes being feet long, and inches
internal diameter, and placed in uniform horizontal
and vertical rows, and very close together. The
cylinders are placed in horizontal position upon
strong cast iron framework the main shafts being
placed Immediately over them are supported by the
same system of framework which supports the
cylinders, and there two sets OF steam and educ
ton valves at each end Of the cylinder The end of
the pston-rod is retained in its position by cross
bar and horizontal guides, and its recprocating mo-
ton IS conveyed by a connecting link to a bell
crank, the centre of motion of which is suspended
at "A considerable elevation by second heavy cast.
iron framework, and the motion is conveyed from
another arm of the bell crank by connecting rod
In the usual way, to the cranks.
The air-pump is worked by an horizontal lever
projecting from the centre of the belLcrank.
The weight OF the boilers, with steam. chests,
pipes, and chimney, is 100 tons, with 30 tons OF
water additional; and the weight of the entire ap-
paratus, with water in the boilers, is 500 TONS
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City Intelligence.

BENEFIT OF SuBsc RIprIoy TO THE New YoRx He
RALD.-On Saturday morning last, the Herld con-
tanned description Of the appearance and arrest in
this city Of two men recently from Boston, supposed
TO be burglars as also description of the property
found in their possession, consisting of watches,
silver spoons, jewelry, &c. On Sunday Mr. Chas
W. Fogg, of Wa,ham, Mass, ten miles from Bos-
ton, saw the Hersld, and his jewelry store having
been robbed on the night Of the Let of February Of
similar articles as described in our notice, he imme-
diately proceeded to this city, and yesterday sue.
ceeded IN recovering large amount Of the stolen
goods that had been taken in safe keeping by Off
GERS McGrath and Welsh, who arrested the bur
glars. They will be sent to Waltham, Middlesex
county. Mass. for trial. soon as requisi,ion is re-
ceived from the Goveiner. This is one Of the ma
ny benefits subscribers in all parts of the country re-
ceive from subscription to popular and exten.
sively circulated sheet.
STEALING CLOTHING &c.-During the last seve
raj weeks girl named Sarah Serbia has been de-
ected in stealing from Isabel Arcularus, l0S Leo
nard street, number OF sheets and female cloth
ing. The greater part OF the goods were found at
thu residence Of the mother Of Miss Sarah, whittier
she had taken them. She was fully committed for
| trial.
STOLE A SHOVEL Henry Hill stole shovel from
Martin Pond. No. 3 Chambers street, and was lodg
| ed in limbo.
SroLx rwo CoArs - Catherine Huff s,oe two cloth
| coats from Hartman HrshfeId, 90 Catherine street
and was deposited in the Tombs.
RoBBISo STEAMBOAT. George Williams black
thief was committed to prison yesterday for steal
ing two coats and gil in money from the after Gu
bin Ct the steamboat New Haven The property
belonged to the cook named VIM. Wright
SrREEr DcoR THnvEs Officers Low ,Lounsber
| ny and Stokely have recently arrested two men
known as street door thieves They found in heil
| possession blue cloth coat, pair Of black pante
blue and plaid closks camblet do, two ladies' dres
ses, with a quantity Of other articles Of wearins
spoarel, that the owners can have by identifying
the properly.
rlAAD@n Gu,Lrr James d. Wilson pleadet
gun In the Court Of Sessions yesterday, to al in
ing the store Of Patrick Debertv. and stcaliss
coM ana copper coin, value Of $40. He was re
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Court Of Common Pleas.
Before JudpeInsi;s

lsetoIc JuOgP ln(IlS.
Ndtdxsd J. bVetks vs. Elisha R,.ek ua,- s-,x..
m li was an action Of debt to recover $50
Beacon Course in New Jersey, in July last between
!" Oneida Chief" and Lady 5uffjlk." TIE bor..~
were annousced to 60 for $500 CARLYLE Weeks
brother Of the plalntifD made bets with the defen.
dant at the rate Of $l00 to go on Oneida Chief bnr
Lady Suffolk won. The whole amount was maid
over to defendant, one half on, of the plaintiffs mo.
ney. Alter the race, dissatisfaction was expresssd
because 1t was said that no msney had been r;sied
by the owners Of the horses, aud Carlyle Weeks told
defendant that he did not produce an affidavit from
the owner Of either horse, 10 the effect that Inc
match bad taken place in all respects according 10
the advertisement. the money would be demanded
back. Such an affidavit was not furnished, and this
suit was Brought
The defendants counsel coatended that the ae-
ton should have been brought in New Jersey n
form OF assvmpsf but the Court overruled these DO
sitions, and charged the jury that by the laws of
New Jersey all racing is Illegal and monies paid for
bets may be recovered back, the whole case turned
upon the credibiiiry Of the testimony. If the Jury
believed i, they should give verdict for the plain
tiff Verdict accordingly.
for defendant
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brace the interests Of all Its cit gems, who had
right TO De heard, and should be heard for IL wa
not IN the creed Of the democrat TO deny
equal advantages to all our citizens, aad b.
n,heved that this proposition, without doing IN
!n'tics to creed or party, would in this matter ef
feet that object.
Mr.. BALDwIS's views eoneided with his col
league. (Nr.G)
Mr.. DAvEzAc opposed the resolution in another
speech going in the general merits of the ques
ton, and discussing the principles involved, in his
After further debate, motion was made to post.
pene the whsle subject indefnitely-lost. The
q ~ was then taken ON Mr.. GRoUr's motion
:, ,ot ay inc re:o ution, bill, and amendment the
laoe Tor printing, and lost. Mr.. G's amendment
was voted DOWN, as was Mr. BAxsa's reso lution
\ ne oiii and report was ordered printed. From
inc aeoatH thu: elected il is evident that ma
Mr. MAcLAY's bill. The report t. q most able.
lucid, asd elaborate one, and cts great credit
on the gentleman who introduced il. A resolution
was offered BY Mr. d X JoNrs, that the bill be
made the special order Of the dav for SATURDAY
next, but it was laid on the table
Mr. TOWNSEND, reported billto extend the time
OF closing the business Of certain insov emit insu-
rance companies in the city Of New York.
A communication was received from James Wat
son Williams, clerk in Chancery, in answer to q re-
solution Of the Assembly Of the 7th Of February.
II states that the whole number Of bills h.ed
3SI.
most important decision was made to day
which il may affect of our banks, sc. ,hsre
after. is worthy Of notice. 1t is that majority
vote 10 adequate ts repeal q charter.
resolution was offered that the Legislature will
adjourn on Tuesday the 18th day Of April at noon,
which will lie over one day, under the rule
MIR. HATHAWAY called for the consilsrati of
his resolution requiring the State to assume the
construction of the New York and Erie Railroad
1t was referred TO the committee Of the WHOLE and
ordered printed.
Mr.. SMITH offered a resolution, enauirinp into
the exPediency Of modification Of the general
banking law-whe Their two systems of banking are
IS ~; VII Their il 10 neces AIRY 10 recharter any
OF the safety fund banks whose charters have or
may expire whether bank receivers shall not
have the power. with the consent of majority Of
the Bank Commissioner, to compound the de BITS of
insolvents; whether overissues by the officers of
bank should not be penal offence; and whether
the fact OF such over.issaes shoJld not be prima
facia evidence Of the insolvency of any such insti
tuition. This 10 offered by whig.
A great deal Of local and private business was
transacted to day.
In the Senate, the committee Of the whole had
under confederation the bill in relation to the New
York and Albany Railroad. 1t was amended so as
to require the expenditure Of $780, QUO within the
next i've years, instead of $500 900. as originally
offered by him.
Several oher amendments were adopted, and the
b II reported to the Senate.
The Bank COMMISSIONER law was also discuss
cd
CAVE ULcEoAR.
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90 No money will, from this date be taken in pey
ment for subscription to this paper except silver ga
gold or the notes especie paying banks Those the
only terms on which the Herald sold and subscribed 70
In New York. and the agent is obliged take this step
TO save himself from further loss hsnss whsh has
IN one year. on subscriptions collected for the Herald
amounted to nearly ousamd dollars This aggregate
los, falls entirely on the agent, while the
each subscriber would be very trihng. As the HeraA
10 furnished to subscribers in Philadelphia at very low
price this rule will, Whs,essr departedfro
and there are any who do not wish to comply with H.
they will please send in their names az once
g. B. ZtEBER, 81 Dock street,
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. IL, ls42. Agent for the Herald
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%. Old Weller putting Stiggins's head il
the Horse Trou0h.yx

Heaving long drawn sigh, Mr.. stigsins peussd fsx
-IesPsnso san nodded, snd Mr. Wshsr the elder, gav
vent 10 extraordinary sound which bung neither q
grcsn, nor grun nor gasp, nor svewl, seemed to
partEe Ia ssne degree Of the character Of all fcar
derstcod TO betoksn remorss or repeatenss, looked
sbont him, rubbed his hands, wept sailed wept again
Hcmbered shelf in one corner took down q tumb,er
and, with great dsberation pat sur lonps OF s~xsr 10
a. Having got thus far he looked abeu kin axsin ana
gsei grievossly; with that he walked ssAy iAts IN
sst, and presently returning viva the tuaSer half full
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General Sessions,


Before III; Honor the Recorder, Judges Lynch and
noah, and Aldermen Pollock and Balls.
,sIs. io.-AAtgsd Fuse P'etences.-The. case Of
serty Il Sons, with obtaining number of pronis-
sory notes under faise pretences, was finally com
menced in this court
prosecution, tho Nessrs Hagrertv have an n,o.sS
the services OF J. PAEscerr HALL and DAsisL
LORD, Eses. a. associate counsel. The defence +
Conducted by CHARLES O'CoxsoR and GroRsr
J: PREscorr HALL, Ese opened for the prose-
cution.
The first witnes. called was WILLIAM Has.
GETTY, one Of the firm of John Haggerty & Sons
The statement he made, was that an axreement had
been entered into between the firm Of Harpertv &.
Sons and Amory, Leeds e. Co of whom Mr. w.
Watson was partner, in jane, 1889, to the effect
that the former were to lend their notes to the at
ter arm on receiving inventories Of goods in their
possession, such goods to be held by Amory 6
Leeds IN their ewn warehouses, and If disposed or
any portion OF them to be replaced by Others Of
equal value. The notes when due were 10 be taken
W ny Amory Il Leeds, and il necessary, Haxserty
= Sons were to renew them notice beinx eive1.
For the use of the name Of their frm on these
notes, they were to receive two and half per cent
on the aggregate amount advanced, to be charged
every six months, and they wese compelled 10 al
vance more than two-thirds Of the amount of the
valae OF goods hyPethecated These transactions
were continued by the firm until the failure Of
Amory d Leeds in june 1910, when some difficult
ty arose between them, IS to the goods hypothcea-
catso AT TINS porI0d. the amount alleged TO be
due Haggerty & Sons for notes advanced the other
over 800 600; the goods said to have been
by potAeeated to them was valued at S1O4,075 50.
but upon closing up only 4i2.2s9 O6 could be
found, leaving adsficiency of So, 1856 "a.
The present indictment against Amory & Leeds.
charges them only with f.lse representation - to
eleven cases Of cloths which in the invoice piyes
By them to Hasgerty 4 Sons, they Representa- a
being in their store At 81 Pine street, when il APP
pears that they were in the public store At 26l Front
street. This 10 the gist Of the whole allegation
agaisst them according to the indictment, and
amounts to very little any thing more than mis-
take as to The prseise location Of these goods Its
net alleged that they did not own this property for
all the purposes Of selling pledsing il to HsSger-
~ y Sons, nor is it charged that there was any
falsty to the valuation Of The property aeeorane
to the invoice. The counsel for intro.
duced qun,ity Of evidence from Mr.. Haggerty the
witness. as alss from John McBrier, the Clerk Of
the North American Insurance Company, that was
almost entirely irrelevant to the charges made
in the indictment, and the greater part Of the day
was spent in argument Of counsel relative 10 the
I'D nissa ility Of certain evidence The Court re-
NAMED in session until three o'clock, thea took
recess for hour, and finally adjourned At o'clock
in the evening. The cause will be continued this
morning, atll o'clock. "