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The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1876-12-01
Nothing ID live For,

A negro planter came to Yicksburg the
other day, sold his cotton, put his money
IN his pocket-book, and started down the
river. Leaning too far over The guards as
the boat backed out, he fell overboard.- -
His portmonnaie, which was in his inside
pocket, aoated out ard rode with his hat
on the surface Of the water, while the cur
rent carried the negro away. The yawl
was lowered, and assistance at once start.
ed for the drowning man, who, perceiving
his treasure floating of: raised his voice
and shouted
Save dat pocket book I,
His head went under, and he disappear
ed. As he rose again, he gasped:
s'Dar's one hundred and eighty dollars
IL dat pocket book II
Scarcely had he uttered the words be-
fore he sank the second time
The yawl came within reach just in time
to rescue the drowning African as he came
up to the surface for the last time. As
sood as the water was wiped from his nose
and mouth, 50 that he could see and speak,
he said
"Did you save dat pocket book ?a
'No 7 was the response.
Well, den,' said the negro, regretfully,
what de debbil was de use OBJ sayin'
me ?"
The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1876-12-01

IIe suspects mel I thought asnd
means 10 make his escape. So I watch
ed his room all night. Bat tie poor man
escaped me after al. Il the morning he
Was found dead, looking very quiet and
peaceful; and On little sheet Of tinted
note paper, folded IL tWo, and laid npoa
his heart was his confession
q killed Nr. Loring-llis death was ae-
cidental, and not . pFeneditated murder.
We auarreled on the subject Of his dangh-
teT, whom / adored, and of1ybonl 4 thought
myself baselg cheated. In The heat Of pas
sion I struck him blow which caused his
death. From ny heart aud soul ] ask
forgiveness from him AMI from his family;
The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1876-12-01
People with Double-Barreled Face

People with DOuble"BaFTeled Faces.
l was once sitting in a cool under ground
saloon at Leipsic, while people Without
were ready to die from heat, when a new
guest entered and took seat opposite me.
The sweat rolled in great drops down his
face, and he was kept busy with his hand
kerehief5 till at length he found relief in
TIM exclamation, Fearful hot!''. | watch
ed him attentiFely as he called for q cool
drink, for I expected every moment that
he would fall from his chair in a fit Of apo
plexy. The man must have noticed that I
was observing him, for lie turned towards
me suddenly, saying, 4 am a curious sort
Of a person, am I not?7 "Wby?' / asked.
Because I perspire only on the right side
And 50 it was; the right cheek and the
right half of bis forehead were as hot as
fire, while the left side of his face bore not
d trace ofpeTspiration. 1 had never seen
the like, and in my astonishment was about
to enter into a conversation with him re-
garding this physiological curiosity, when
the neighbor on his left broke in with the
remark; Then We are the opposites and
eounterparts Of each other for ] perspire
only On the leitside.n This, too, was the
fact. So the pair took seats opposite to
each other, andssshook hands like two men
who had just found each was The Others
half Fopatal Seieaee Monthly,
The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1876-12-01

t0f all Ue cIcFGf traps, IilaG tnteY Walk II z IL
into the simple ones without ever seeing
them. / saw from q look Of strong res
traist that had become fixed on Mr.. War.
fields face, that he was most crazy from
fright and remorse-aeeordingly con
GUIDED he was the kind 9. man to pc scared
into exposing his own guilt. ] had little
bottle flied with red f1ald wh1eh made &
STAN 50 Ike blood, that the quickest eye
might easily be deceived by It; but the
Prlnclpai III z about T was, that % beng
exposed 70 I ar 1t speedily faded away,
leaving no $ ! had more than once
peen called sslst Ar' NaFhe5d ~
matters OF Il nd IN that way /
had gradually nave the run OF his
room and all sgeb matters as bringing
~ ~ iifae1' saaF1ns-Na'ef' ana lhe llke'
were soon CONSIDERED faEP q my ForA.
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ffsaf was ea1sea 70 "als on MN 1of
soh1e'fihs2 aad whit ne sas y hls dress
lh8-foom olPPeo my pen e ns RED stuff
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eyes glared Oh those red letters.
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Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1876-05-27

menu rama posledni - nejbolestn6js, me-
palcivejsi.
Kdyz jsem dechu popadla, odkradla
lsem sc Sc srdcem ma smrt zranenym.
B6hala jsem po lese, plakala, stkala a
hofekovala jsem, rvala !isem rukama trni-
te rdze rvala 81 zkrvacenymi prstami
bohate kadete, nichz jsem Sc byla do.
mnivala, ze ie miluje. Konecne vrhla
jsem Sc do zrosene travy zaupela jsem
Proc by 81 nebyl mel Sc mnou zahrava
tis 0 boze, - mne pukne srdce hofem,
Uneven a zahanbenimp
A opet opet opetovals jsem 81 hrozna
ia slova - - satan me pokorsel - ia
mu naslouchala.
Zadna boufe neburaci vecne. Cim prud
81, tim dive Sc vyboufi.
Odebrala jsem Sc, ma nysli ustanovena,
domd. Nikdo nesmi znamenati, iaka
boufe We mne buracela. Nesmi Sc DO
mne shaneti - mupim jeviti Sc klidna a
vesela.
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1876-05-27
Vyzndni ma SnrtHll6
pOStGli.
II Zang1iekfho pfd. pro ,,Pokrok'0,
l1 mirajic, chci vyznati Sc z tezkeho
90 zloGinu Ach. lax dIouho. drahne

uiiIaJiC, CuSi yIHhtl 90 q tCShOho
g zlocinu. Ach, jak dlouho, drahne
dlouho Sc mi to jew. Tehdy osnnacti -
nyni osmdesati-leta; spanila tehdy, nyni
skareda. He'd ten obraz nohou iuych,
ieji b obraz. Vsecka ia leta mela jsem
je viseti loznici sve, abych tryznila po-
hledem nan dusi mou, tezce zhfesivsi. A
obraz ten plnil dkol svdj, "a ien nebe
vi jak hroznel Nez nyni odchazim, od-
kud neni navraceni.
Byla ma sestfenka druzkou meho
mladi. Byla jsem bohata, vclmi bohata
- jedina dedicka miliond. Bylo mym
nejvetsfm potesenim sdileti 8 nj bajecne
bohatstvi me obsypavati il pfepychem
a pozitky, iez byly moci me.
Ach, jak byla hasna - krasa jeff po-
dobala Sc krase bile violy. ia byla spa
Mia - spanila jako dcera Luciferova
Ona byla dobra, ia zla, jak zla nevedela
jsem, az kdyz SO mi namanul muz, KITE
ryz mel byti pokusitelsm mym, aniz by
sam tom mel tuseni. fx
On mas navstivil. Obe isme 80 dol
zamilovaly. O hrdza! my! Proc ne ont
samaa Proc ne ia sama9 A proc on ne
miloval jen ms Milovaly isme jej, j
blahova myslela, ze on me miluj
a videla SO duchu jiz jeho pfebla
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1876-05-27

V NGmeck d roku 1 821
vyhlasen6.
Go prostfedek prot nemocin, jako:
SoInaty tok, kozni ryrazoni-
ma, ostrost krve, pok azeny Ia
lud e k paIeni zahy.
NejvJ borntjsi lex proti ne
m ci IN ater, sleziny zluce.
Spolehlivy lex proti
bOieni hIavy
vSeho druhu, dychayitnosti zapachu z
dst.
OsvtdGeny lex pfi v5ech zenskych ne
mocech, bIednicce, zloutenici, zkazen6 kr
We zaludkovych kfeci.
Jisty prestfedek prot zimnici rheu-
matismu.
Uziyani iedne lahye Augoburgskych
kapek usetfi vttsich vyloh "a l6ky.
25 ctd "a lahev aneb laI4Vi "a $1.C0
X dostani kazde pofadnG lekarn6 neb
pfi zaslani obnosU, z hIavniho skladu pro
Ameriku I'd
Va Ernst GlexeIand A
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1876-05-27

zasem zdroven hrhzou. Jak6lio pax
asi hfiehu Sc dopustila?
,Pfedstavte ST. pokracovala, ,ze isem "a
slouzila trestu smrti; ale zaslouzila isem
81 no takovych okolnostech, ze nepova-
zuii SO "a vinnou, nybrz "a obetr
V tn chvili, kdy dana Sc zlutou kni i.
hou nejspise chtela pociti sve vypravova
nj, byla pferusena divkou. Divka tato
byla velka, hubena, bila jake lille, mGla
vlasy ruse oci jeji zafily zvlastnim les
KEN.
Ma sobe mela billy Sat We vlasech su
chy kvet oranzovy, usmivala se smutne a
snive, ze Ito bylo vid6t j.
,Ach, pravila dotknouc Sc prsty rame-
nc danny cernYch satecb, ,opozdila jste
Sc, draha tetinko, cely prdvod uz je ko-
stele, cekaii jeste ma vas ma mne.
poidte, pojdte'
Pozdravila Baccaratku q sla rychle da-
le.
,Uboha osoba, mumlala ruska DANA
divajic sc "a silenou, jez utikala rychlYm
nerovnym krokem.
Co chcep tazala SO Baccaratka.
,Zblaznila SO den pred svatbOu, mezi 70
nichem odmrst6nym sokem jeho povsta
la maskarnim plese rozepfe, tax ze Sc
vyzvali ma souboj. Ona pfibehla chtic
bojujici roztrhnouti, ale bylo pozde; pfsla
o rozump
Baccaratka Ruska opustily sedadlo
drnov6 a jaly SO prochazet; pfi tom spa
till obstarlou zenstinu, sedici zahradni-
ho stolku pozorujici velkou bedlivosti
jisty pfedm6t
Pfedm6t ten byla mala roulettka, v ie-
Iiz valci tocila SO kulicka kosti slonove !;
toceni jejimu naslouchala obstarla dana
jak SO zdalo, radostnou dzkostlivosti.
Jest to stara hracka,' pravila prdvod-
kyn6 BaccaratGina; " Badcnu uGinila
velkou vyhru z radosti, kterouz toho
pocitila, Sc zblaznila. Cd toho casu, co
zde jest, chce vypatrati zpdsob, jakym by
Sc vyhralo jiste, jest to velmi snadnd vec
v6rul A jest tax pohrouzena hloubani
&c kdybyste vedle nj vypalila kusu, ne
pohnula by SC, aniz by hlavu pozvedla.
jest to Archimed sukni. Ale podotY-
kala dale Ruska, ,dosud nefekla isem
vam, jak jsem Sc octla zde, jezto nejsem
zrovna tax silena, jako wy
,Slysim, madame,' di Baccaratka, jiz
zdala SO slova spoleenice sve zcela rozum.
ma; mimo to byla pfekvapena ostrovti.
penn iejim, jezto seznala hned ma prvni
pohled, ze ona, Baccaratka, neni silena.
,Jsem dcera generala ID. -, jenz We
lei V Kaykazu,' pokracovala Ruska, "a
provdala jsem SO pred patnacti lety "a
plukovnika X .
,Plukovnik byl muz zasmusily, mrzuty
Ma sv1i ylastni stav zariivy a nebyl
mym manzelem, nybrz tyranem. Nechtel
mne nechat Petrohrad6 dome otcov-
skem; odvedl mne do Livonska, kdez OBJ.
drzel velitelstvi mad jednou pevnosti. Zde
vydal mne nejvetsi osam6losti dial mne
stfeziti dvema kozakIm jemu nejvys Cd
danym. Avsak Petrohrad6 zahofel ke
mn6 vasnivou laskou mlady ddstojnik cd
gardy jmenem Stefan. Stefan dopustil
Sc t6 posetilosti, ze Sci "a mnou; vstoupil
pfestrojen do domu manzela m6ho "a ko-
nal nejnizsi sluzby. Nekolik mesici zd'
stala nase laska stesti tajnou zarlivost
manzelova nemela zadne znacnejsi pobud
ky; ale iednou vecer kdyz Stefan oble-
ku lokajskem klece! u mych nohou, ote-
vfely Sc prudce dvefe a mich spatfili
jsme plukoN nika. -
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1876-05-27
kINGSFORDUN
OSWcgO kUkuriCni SkrOb.

n a puddIn gy, bTanc mango,
zmrzliuu ect,
jest pdyodni zalozeny 1913. Ia
chovava poytst syou co ciStsi, siIn9isi a
iemn&isi nez ktcrykoliy iiny sllroh, budiz
81 nazev joho iakykoli.
Stevenson Macadanl, Phi ID. ~ c. ne.
lepsi autorita ma poll chemie Europe,
petliy6 rozlozil skrob touto V soucastky
jeho nalezl iei zdravym zivnym.
Navod k dtlani puddingu a iinJch il,
del Jest na kazdem libernim pakliGku.
.8~ Ma prodei II ysech velkych grocera
81 - SO
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Cend 25 ct&.
OZnanaky.
SO vYDANI.

Obsahuje uplny seznam vsech onecb
NEST We Sp. Statech, territory Canady
ktere die posledniho scitani lidu v6tSi o.
byvatelstvo citaji nez 5000, jakoz Sc
znam jmen vsech casopisG vychazejicich,
ktere on6ch m6stech nejvetsiho rozsife-
nj mali. - Taktez obsahuje seznam case
pisG, jenz sc oznamovateldm k OMAN
kan odporucuji co nejvice mist6 dotyc
mem rozsifeni a neilevn6jsi ceny mai.
Dale ohsahuie vsechny casopisy vc Sp,
Statech, jenz vycbazeji V takovych mi
stech kde je pres 5000 obyvateld.
Konecne vsecky nabozensk6, hospodat
ske, vedecke, primyslne, medicinske,
svobodozednicke, paedagogicke, obchod-
nj pojistovaci Car opisy.-Soudni, spolko
We, musikalni, modni a jine odborni novi
ny V nejspolehlivejsim seznam Du!ale
1plny seznam pres 300 n6meckych no.
vim, ktere vychazeji We Sp. st. - Vysvt
tleni vyhlaskach, mnoho cennikd ohla-
Sex, yse co ohasovateldm tfeba vedGt
Adresujte ma
Geo. u. ROWell ~ Co..
Al Park Row.
New York
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1876-05-27
A NJ f R G X +
nj dridlO
pro prideIny II dOmacnOst,
Vyrabene V
American ltramarine Works.

American Ultramarine Works.
Newark, N. Y.
Nase modfidlo Jest nelepsi ma syttt.
Ono sc norozbiha po pradle, neobsahuie
zadne skodIiye latky a jest uzivano We
vsech velkych pradelnach iak pro svou
dobrotu tax pro svoii lac. IIodi Sc W.
tecn6 K bileni. Prodava Sc pakliakach
10 eth. eden. Ma prodei u kazdeho gro
cera. PteIte sc vzdycky po Americkem
modfidle.
Office: William Str, New York.
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1876-05-27
FarmarskG pOZemky

I . " T..
Ma prodej nebo ma vym6nu
zapoze kovy majetek
Cleyelande.
Pozemky ty isou vytetn6, biz zelezm-
ce dobreho trhu lezi Pockahontas u
Buena Vista Counts, kde lest hodn6 &c
chd osedlych. Cena nizka, tcrminy pd
zniv6. Blizsi zprava
PRICE BROTHERS, 145 Superior Str.
Tez j. Y. Sykora Esq. poda zprdvu.
Pokrok. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-1878, 1876-05-27
PATERA RENEDICTA

Il fadu bosakd.)
Engel berska k klasterni i-mas t
iisty prostfedek prot oteyfenym ranam
yseho druku, oznobeninam, spaleninam
boleni krizi, vfedim a bolayym prsnim
bradavicim.
Cena 1 skatulky ponaucenim % ctd
neb skatulck za S1OO
$kIad u VI. Ernst, Cleveland, d
a. Obe k dostaui II NJ kreiGiho.
The New York herald., 1876-02-25
FIRE ON A STEAMSHIP.

At about halfpast two O'Clock yesterday afternoon
the wooden shoathing around the boor OF the steam
ship Herdcr, lying at her dock at the foot Of Third
street Hoboken, took FIRE from some unknown cause
Fdf few moments alter the announcement was made
by the purser to the passengers, who had gone on
board expecting she would sail at three O'Clock. some
slight CONSERVATION prevailed among them The mails
and specie removed from the steamer, and hose
from a donkey engine the dock run on board 10
extinguish the fire. This quickly done with but
small damage The commander Of the steamer then
notified the passengers that his vessel would not sail
until to-day, In order 10 give him time TO ascertain
whether any INJURY was done TO the machinery Before
seven o'clock in the evening, however. everything
was rightcd, and IL was given out that the Herdor
would leave her dock at two O'Clock today
The New York herald., 1876-02-25

city OF last vear,s crop on hand they have not yet
tadvanced the price over last years rulings athousn
hey may be compelled TO follow the example OF tne
other companies Their prices 81 per ton to
hotels and thirty cents per hundred to families Iney
supply hfty-sx hotels and restaurants, inciuung tne
Fiith Avenue, St. Nicholas and Delmonico's me price
10 butchers is twenty-five and half cents per nun
dred or 81 per ton and twenty-five 70 thirty cents per
hundred to saloons and porter houses. ms genue.
man agrees with Mr. Winch that the wastage Is about
hily per cent and the yearly domestic consumption
about 000, OOO tons
The Consumers cOmpany's agent does not agree
Win hr McClay that the freights VIII run rom -
TO 81 per ton between the neds Of Maine and this
port In 1874 the ruling rates from 81 10 TO Il 70
THIS year the rate may be as high as 81 So Even at
this advance in freights NJ ine ice account Of its
superior quality, can successfully compete with Hud-
son kVer and pond ice. number of lager beer
brewers who consume large quantities Of ice express
the belief that there is on hand from last years crop
sufficient tonnage to nearly make up for the shortness
OF this years crop and hence they do not look with
iavor upon The advance OF 81 per ton that the com
panies have made
MUTUAL BExEFIr
Ice Company 8 office was found IN charge OF very
gruf, unciv clerk, who refused give any informa
ton, declaring that all the officers OF the company
oct OF town, and that the reporter wanted any in
formation he must go 10 the knckerbocker people,
who were the head centres OF the trade. The other
companies, such as the Mutual and Continental
small concerns believed to be traders of the Knick
erbocker The Office of tho Washington Ice Company
was visited and found in charge "A small boy and
man who pointed out the President Of the
Germ After waiting nearly half hour the reporter
President McClay tsho only few minutes before
had next door said that all the other companies har
vested their own crop nittng bareheaded about the
room in conference with The alleged President OF the
Washington company The reporter, wondering
whether the Knckorbocker and the Washington
not one and the same and whether President McClay
had not come in through hole In the wall dividing
the two buildings, finally approached Mr. McClay and
asked Tor en- explanation 'Oh said he, '1ts all the
company"
Since the views Of these gentlemen obtained
the weather has set in cold and II quite certain that
If the Frost King continues his reyelres on the rivers
lakes and ponds for a week there will be
erage crop and the dealers who desire to bull bear
the market will meet with sore disappointment.
The New York herald., 1876-02-25
INCREASE THE POLICE FORCE.

To TnE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
No action OF any one Of the Legislative Committees
now in session in Albany, should have been better
received or more appreciated by every grade OF So
cicty than the recommendation OF the Committee on
Crmo 70 tho Assembly for Increasing the numeri-
cal strength OF the police force Of the city OF Now
York II has long been apparent that the pro'oc-
ton afforded by tho police to life and property IN
this city Is entirely inadequate and insufficient, and
while u remains as II is az present u viii be pnys-
ally impossible so prevent The numerous crimes
against property anu person which simutane
ously committed In al parts OF the city, IN corse-
qucnce OF the inability ofthc police TO cover all the
localities that are found most ATTRACTIVE 10 the Gu
pdity of the criminal classes As at present const
tued the police Is utterly incapable even projecting "
self and policemen wide apart that 10 rs almost
absolutely impossible for then 70 make any arrests
without feeling Of fear and apprehension thai such
arrests would be Immediately succeeded by attempts
TO rescue and release thoir prisoners which In great
number Of instances prove successful
] kssP.Ss0ly &e, THQAAs sTRIgQA
The New York herald., 1876-02-25
BAPTIST woMAN's SOCIETY.

Tho Baptst woman's Missionary Society, Of Lor
Island held its annual meeting yesterday in tho Strong
place church The seereary's and treasurers reports
showed that fourteen missionary circles exist in Brook
yn auxiliary TO this general society The payment Of
81 wear constitutes membership In those circles.
Several ladies pledged themselves 10 see that additional
circles arc organized before the next
nual meeting Tho receipts for the last year
,rero sl2s0 4O few hundreds less than
were reported the previous year. or this Ss26 20
were contributed during the past quarter. Reports
from circos we're made verbally and In writing and
Mrs Goodrich the president of the society," and tho
secretary OF the society for Long Island, presented
report showing what little had among the
Baptst ladies' OF the inland towns of the island In
teresting papers read by Mrs. J. B. Thomas on
'sThe Renex Influence Of Missionary Work on the
Women Of America +" and by Mrs. nr Burke on ssrho
cety-Pcrsonal Conservation Of Young Women to
Mission Work.
The New York herald., 1876-02-25
NATIONAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.

Yesterday, when it became known that Mcssrs. c. E.
A. Dixon had failed, with liabilities probably amount
ing So oO0 tho shares of the National Steamship
Company, of which they large holders, declined
from IL to and sK During the afternoon a HERALD
reporter called upon Mr. Hurst the manager of the Ma
tiona line ascertain to what the failure affected
IT, Mr. Hurst said that one OF the firm had for ten
years been Vice Chairman Of the company and had
been OF its most enterprisng directors His
est in the line also very large his financial
difficulties a OF regret TO all connected with
It; but, so far affecting the National company's
credit standing concerned, the failure of
account whatever The shares had OF declined
but he fanccd that willing buyers could readily DO
found and that the low quotation OF the stock would DO
only tCmpOrary.
The New York herald., 1876-02-25
CORONERS' CASES.

In the case Of John D. Foshay Jr, aged thirty.four
years OF No. ls7 East Treth street. the jury ycstcr
day. selected by Coroner Eickhon, brought in verdict
that deceased came to his death by being crushed to
death by freight They oxoneratod tho driver,
but ind the Harlem Railroad Company crminay
negligent in having but in charge OF said car,
II being IN their opinion, impossible for one man 20
manage four horses and properly attend TO the brakes
with one more cars
In the case OF William Docharty, aged sixty years.
who was crushed TO death between two freight cars of
the Morris and Essex Railroad at pier a. North River
on the 18Th inst the rendered averdict OF death
from iniureAn
The New York herald., 1876-02-25
BREWERS AT THE CENTENNIAL.

Tho committee for the erection OF tho
Brewers Industrial Exhibition Building IN
the Centennial Exhibition grounds near the
Agricultural and Horticultural building at
Philadelphia. viii meet to-day in the sccrctary's Of
fee, at No 139 Broadway TO decide upon a contract
for tho building The structure will cost Is believed,
about $40 OOO and work will be commenced In all prob
ability, next Monday. The subscriptions from THIS
city exclusively amount already 10 $1,000 Tho
building s TO be 400 feet by 300 feet and the goods
every variety foreign and domestic. machinery and
appliances Tor the brewing trade plans OF brewers,
malt houses, ice houses, &c. Statistical IN
formation 20 the gross production OF malt
liquors IN the United states, capital invested amount
OF grainand hops used by brewers, taxes paid &c, VIII
be also prepared by the committee
The New York herald., 1876-02-25
LOST OR STOLEN.

Andrew w. Phelps, of No. 60 Cedar street, reported
TO the police yesterday the loss OF pocketbook con-
taIning $500 The pocketbook was in his possession
taking Broadway car al Forty-sIxth street, bat
gone when he arrived at the Astor House. He
noticed no suspicious Dersons In the eAE
The New York herald., 1876-02-25
OUT oF THE CITY FOR
SALE OR TO RENT.

DOR SALE-A VALUABLE GRANITE QUARRY,
~ with alarble and Granite Yards doing lucrative
business with rail and communication For full par
tcuars call on address BENJAMIN J. STURGES, 1872
Broadway, New York
The New York herald., 1876-02-25
East Side.

A MEDIUM SIZE HIGH STOOP BROWN STONE COR
N House Lexington ay and Ssth st. splendid
opportunity Durchs excellent residence low dp
ure terms easy Ohces No Pine and 81 East 18th st.
V. X STEVENSON, Jr.