New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-04-04
The WITCHES OF NETWORK. XIII.
MADAME HARRIS.
Nc. 8 WIT slp,,.er Ii .n-.. near Sixth a


Tie lovely ano serompl. heo piocess 800, for
r.arl, thr ear entertained hsr llustrous mas<er
orb ts.s Of que-ns " magic, and srch,nt~rs, AMI
usgici.ts, am other witches " Oriental breed, WAS
sctus,.d by q l.uosbe desire pot e. hsve her head
CO, o. some pes ant morning, BY order OF that ami
abb. I'd If herr. A. she couli only ony the nee OF
Der head tor the next ;we,S -four hours by Making
her ,tory ihtsres,ng ve rat do her no Iolustice
IN ss.umpg that, at t,m.s she slightly given -
ron a chg, ana that there wa, very title xenu'os
truth in the stories related in le>. Zine tuadrsd
1ir..y.njne pights of toe Arabian Thousand aud
One The .vity ON her par, thpuso perhaps eH-
cu.ase un er the mslan d ly circumstance was On
worthy the cir ny ano gr-st importance of the Sub
hue AT of Wltchorsf.; and 1t il much I'd DO regretted
that this VI pce, who evdeS ty kae~ 20 much " the
subject culcnt aave been put upon oath snd
Obliged to o.Ln the nit OF truth for the Brighten
n ent OF succeeojrs ages. Ba' she want sn' our W
porno. il lan.rtab'e; moreover, thus IL calculating
sRe a. vs He especial, sorry ths there was len no
affidavit Of d.ta 10. We h+hev. in Alsddin and have
Ar much faith IN biz uncle io own bat we don {
hpow tire pattern Of bn lamp, We have no Photograph
Of the gem tbs obeyeo 1t, and we can m'ke 90 cor-
.ot computation Of toe market value Of the two hdo-
dr.d elsves .ih jar Of je~ss on their hesds. Our
reporter, Who i. det IN Iced that eteny shall oe able
Ia n.h .uch ompl>irt 81 him Of hts history Of
the Wrcres Of New-York, here ,olsmnly undertakes,
or On the fa Of bis sssry, to rsste the ues1ofued
tub arc to indulge in DO sl hbi,Srs varsoons-
imagining, whe he vries, that he sese In toe dis
ta,ce the critical ruohc hhe Q msny-hesded Grad'
urpd SINGING cut lu.'l, for Facts Sir fsct-.'
The 1t fact then 10 be- Investigated and sworn tn,
ID Madame HAMS, Q very aiity female fact 'noeed,
70. diI ID the upper part Of the CITY, and advertising
a. follows:
"MApAME HARRIs.--This mysterious Lady is q
wonder all her 90 ue she eau tell :. toe
lite once No 90 "-,. ls,6 1t. near 9Th az Hour.
cause. sp.soy q HrAses; efHss extra"
Wesrly our repone r p odded his way 40 foot from
Spruce street TO Vert Nineteenth street, fearing to
trust hif elf in stsse car lest the careless co.,
vpr, siop OF the us,hniipg and .hs repehs
siiy of the hls boys who hang sbnt the corners Of
the s1. cts .bich nteect tho xtn Avenue, and pelt
unwsry pass Dg.rs WITH paving stones, should dvsrt
bis mo fm t,e importance and great moral respoosi-
Llt, Of hi- mission Afer enc upt4nng q la'ge se-
FOR mt 1t II the dsrgers and dscom'ors inciieat 20
peoe,u,api,m 10 Nes-YoIk in mu tidy weather he
achieved West Nne. street. aud stood in sight Of
the n .t-rlous donici OF Madame Harris. 1t Is
tn.ntI fhouse shabby genr.el even in ts FIRST eten
tops ne-iess bu; it hss Loot ts former sppesr-
nnce even Of seml-rs probability and has dsgeoe s,sd
to state Of dirt only conceivable by those unhappy
families no live IN house, and ara in CONSTANT
.tsie Of pu.stdkette var and Of mufu, refusing to
clear out the common hall. lit.e )dnt in Of pots
to- kiDs and bones and other kitchen refuse rouod
wbch h. was force to make det,ur, plainly said 10
our reporter ihst The pOpulstn of house No ~
IN the habit of dtposg gnroag. ia the Cutters, uodor
cover of the night, aid in violation Of the city
oroi anee A high -perfuued atmosphere surrounds
this oelg btful soooe Tor the fr.t floor thereof
cupied IS = liv,rJ stable watch constantly exh,les
ttofe sweet puosrnt ,dcrs peculiar t. equine hsb.
itatioDs. Pulling tho sticsy o,l-hsndle win d.iny
q touch as posribIe our osl. ga,s admitted bys
saterDl, weas eyed girl Of about -gbtseD, with ner
hair aid dres IS tauoled though she had been
run throu eh corn-sb.Jlng macbioe, and who
uppecessaIi dirt, that even her face he'd not been
washed. She y o. fur her distinguished by a wsr on
h.rrose, of such pc and dimen.i ms that gave
her face the appearance Of beng fortified by many
,ided MT which commanded the eutlre coan ensnse.
This inter. sing u ung femme welcomed her visitor
With clanmy' Come I'M and led tho way uP,ta,rs
be following. IN DIR. sd Of beng forever extin-
euth.d by al avalanche Of uDwsshed keel-rs ana
ing and which an incauriOas touch you'd hsve top
pl.d over ono otluged tae stairs With unknown sweet
rmehpg compounds whore legitimate destination vas
tn, ,e..r. On tbe second q or, directly Judging
from TIE pope over the ss of The bakiest horse 10
the table b. low ia the room of the Madame.
Our - por .r tosk an obssIva n. TIE fdrn shings
Of tb- apartment showed al attempt to keep up
,hUw which was by far TOO mserably transparent to
b.de the ,hy.hbness winch pe-ped out everywhere
through the tawoIy gildiDg There were - many oil
psint 20 Oh tho wah, IN such gauoy frames tast ~
seemed Of Il tho IoOu had been dipped 10 bph of
cb,sp suction pictures AID hadn't been wiped dr.,
bho be. n out ID shower Of ta-m sod haont come in
until II hsd got v,rs vet A broad git siOdIw
nice s,oo .abipg ID the orner # the room instead Of
beng IL IT. .guina,- pls.i pair Of lace curtains
wee waco - Up md thrown in CD ,if while the WIN
oows weI. covered Nth TIE o)nIDoo.st p,int-d mus
lin baces; piaBo.tt oil stood IN the MIDDLE Of the
IL om. but there SIS pIsno; these the iodos-
tlorf Of oetttI osy.;' thes. the shallow traps
ret 10 hy,sl. the b, hode' ito belief IN tue Opu-
lelce Of the occupants Of ibis charming Residence
But ID. ittr CO kng-stove, On wnicD two smo0toiog
IL d. heating the sAsp- # diff-rent-p Strrned
csrpets wrh b BIO the f.Or, and made IL Iooz as II
covered With hind If ware s.d olen coo "der,
IL. s-csnoh-io Coboi6st'Dg please buy-me LOOK OF
the ibIe- cnsr ana ,be and greasy CRIME ~hieo
gave character to tle place. tell ct once the Iiuo
ttste OF TAGS.
On On, ,ios of the room vas little door. evidently
ceuru, ie,ti,, 9TH cio..t or email bed room; oa
mi. ooo, If IN. 90 which sas painted
Observation-Disclosures
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