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BALTIMORE, Feb. s.-yirginia skies, preferred,
6iI, virginia consolidated, 67Ii; DO, second se-
rics, 3s North Carolina skies, Old, ~; do, new
II; do, special tax, 2 bid to-day.
National Republican., 1877-02-09

AN ORDINARY LARCENY CASE CONSUMES THE
DAY.
Christopher Columbus Pearson and ]. +.
Sherwood, charged with larceny Of coins and
notes. valued at 80, from the store OF s. Cropleys
Sons, In Georgetown, November 18th, ls7J, not
guilty, The accused were discharged from
custody.
Charles Stewart, forgery; John Q. Chapman,
selling lottery tickets Hiram v. Demster, lar
ceny; Thomas Pitchlyn, assault with intent to
kill; George Armstrong, burglary and larceny /;
.Iames Shreves, assault and battery Frederick
w erick, murder John Cherry, assault with IN.
tent to kill,
National Republican., 1877-02-09
Police Court.
Before Judge Smell.

SEVERAL VIOLATIONS OF THE LIQUOR LAW
BROUGHT TO TERMs-osR PICKPoCKEr SENT
DOWN.
Fielding Gray, colored, who was caught In at
tempting to pick lady's pocket, on Pennsylya-
days In default Of t2O0 bonds. ID. y. Conkling
was sent down for vagrancy for thirty days.
Mary Sewell; street eursing; u. VIM. Jones,
keeping an unlicensed bar, continued under $500
bonds. Edward Buckley, Daniel Buckley, Jerry
Downey and John Kirby, loud and boistorous, q
each. ueorge Ripple, charged with selling rum
without license; continued. VIM. Leddon, selling
ana bopds axed iI ~ ssco ne VIM alRpe ooiored s
was charged with cruelty abandoning ahorse on
one Of the streets In Georgetown. The court
dismissed the case.
National Republican., 1877-02-09
NEW ADVERTIsEMEN rs.

FoR SALES3 NEW TwO.sToRY BRICK
~ house, Eighth street southwest, 5 rooms, gas
and water pipes throughout, brick stable. Small
cash payment. balance In monthly instaiiments Of
$40 without Interest. Price &, 60 each. X, NJ,
HALL, SIS Seventh street, fe0-fmw-tf
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Largest Debt in the World.

The public debt of France is the
largest of any country in the world,
amounting to $4, ,634, 500, 900, while the
sum necessary to be annually raised
by taxation to meet the expenditures
of the government largely exceeds
that in any other country. The sum
asked for the current fiscal year is
2,775,6l6, 7l3 francs, or about 1857, l23,-
342. This is about S200,0OO,0 900 more
than the annual expenditure of Great
Britain, and about double that of the
United States. 1t speaks we'll for the
resources of France and fol. the admin
istration of its finances that notwith-
standing the enormous burdens neces-
sarily imposed upon the people, the
country is in a fairly prosperous state,
and the paper currency of the repub-
lie is at par with gold, and the Bank
of France will not exchange it fol
gold except at premium.
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NOT DEBLLI7A TING, rs THE
MERCURIAL REMEDIES, b UT
SI,RENG GI'LIENING INSTEAD.

STRENGTHENING INSTEAD.
This is the testimony of the veteran
editor of the Fredonia Censor, after a
satisfactory trial of DR.. Fenner's
Blood and Liver Remedy and Nerve
Tonic. 1t is no uncommon thing to
meet man with cadaverOus face,
thin, guant complaining; having no
appetite, breath too offensive to en-
dure, heavily furred tongue, unable to
rest well nights, barely keeping
around and hardly able to keep soul
and body together. He is always a
skeptic in medicine, aud generally
everything else, except one. There is
one thing he believes in, and that is
that it is interesting to all who come
within his reach to be bored with a
lengthy and particular recital of all
his ailments, which recital usually
concludes with an emphatic statement
of his disbelief in all remedies that are
recommended for his relief, none of
which he has tried, at least, not in
any thorough business way. Is it not
relief to turn from such a spectacle
to a consistent, sensible man who does
not affect so much "smartness," ," but is
willing to acknowledge the truth.
Here is what he says:
From Hon. Willard McKinstry, the
veteran editor of the FredOnia Gen.
SOr.
DR.. NJ. NJ. Fenner, Fredonia, N. Y.-Deai
Sir-I have been using your Blood and Liver
| Remedy and Nerve Tonic during the past few
weeks, and pesire TO say that like 1t. finC
| il admirably adapted to the purpose fol
| which you recommend ii. 1t is an excellent
remedy for the billiousness usually incident
| to the change from winter to spring, sutfi
| ciently physicing and yet not facilitating az
the mercurial remedies are, but strengthen
| instead Yours truly,
| w. McKINSTRY.
For sale by dealers in medicine.
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f. X. GRESH.

Dealer in all kinds of cabinet ware,
woodland cane seat chairs, kitchen and
txtcution tables, wood and marble top
tauds, wood and marble top bureaus,
what nOta, looking glasses, wood and
marble top chamber suits, mattresses,
pring bed bottoms, bed steads, cribs,
Laferty's metal lined wood pumps,
&C., dc. Cane seats replaced with
oniIIsp @achine reduced " from from ss5 to- to sis, the
Oest machine in the market, and pic
ture frames made to order. Also a
large assorted stock of ready made
cotfins constantly on hand and trim
med at shortest notice. All the above
goods are sold at panic prices. Ware
Rooms in masonic building, Ridgway
Pa. v5n49tpdapr27'77.
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Bombay, India must be a cheap
place to clothe children, and para
disc for weary mothers. A writer,
speaking of the place says: "The
children seldom have anything ON
them but little red cord tied around
their waists. One of my shoe strings
would make a suit Of clothes for the
whole parish
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The Nations Business Prospects.
WHAT THE FINANCIAL BARoMETERs
sAY-THE INFLUENCE OF A EURO
PEAN WAR.

New York, April 1.-THE Herald
this morning editorially discusses the
question of the business outlook at
some length, and says that though
there is doubtless some improvement
in business of last year it is not suf1l-
cient to be the topic of much con-
graduation. 1t refers to the depressed
state of traffic on the railroads and the
stagnation ofthe money market which,
il argues, are the two grand indexes OF
the amount of business in the course
of transaction, and says it must be re-
luctantly admitted that neither OF
these unerring barolneters are giving
any satisfactory indications. 1t pre-
diets that if the general expectations
of the great war in Europe is realized
it will touch all nerves of American
trade and industry. 1t will open vast
and profitable markets for everything
we can produce, and set all the wheels
of business in active motion. Our
banks will find employment for all
their idle money. Our railroads Will
be bur,lened with freights. a mighty
stimulus will be given to the raising
of grain and pork, and to the manu-
facture ofarms, clothing and military
supplies, and we shall recover within
the ensuing two years more than we
have lost since the great panic.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-04-19

Poughkeepsic, April 8,-The forests
in the ncighborhood of Rockland
Lake, in the Highlands, are burning.
About two miles of standing timber
are on fire and the flames are still
spreading.
The n. Y. Sun that a young woman
who left Williamsport few years ago
to settle in Kansas, writes that she is
doing as well as can be expected under
the circumstances. She's had three
husbands, two pair of twins and the
ague.
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Officers of the Ridgway Musical AssO
citation.

President.-T S. Hartley.
Vice Presidents-E. X. Gresh, w.
H. Osterhout, c. r. Farley, Horace
Little, d. G. Oyster, and Lizzie
Luther.
Secretary. o. w. Bailey.
Musical Director.-H. M. Powers.
Executive Committee.-J. ID. Full
lerton, James Pentield, James Pugh,
Katie Gresh, Mrs. H. H. Wensel, and
Will Smiley.
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SOLD BraLL DRUGGIsTS
Il Ii + |. u n G s
CON S i NJ P T ny

This distressing and dangerous complaint
and It's premonitory symptoms, neglected
cough, night sweats, hoarseness, wasting
flesh ieyer-gsrmanently cured by DosToR
sWAYNES coMPoUNL SYRUP OF WILL
cEE5AY.
Bk0NCHITiS--A premon,or or Pull
monnry Cons umplon, is characterized by
catarrh, or inflammation Of the mucum ruem-
branc Of the air passages, with cough and
xpcctoration, short breath, hoarseness,
pains in the chest. For all bronchial atfec.
tions sore throat. loss of voice, coughs,
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G.. e. MESSEN Err,

Druggist and Parmaceutist, N. W. corner
at Main and Mill streets, Ridgway, Pa.
fun assortment of carefully selected For.
e,en md Domestic Drugs. Prescriptions
carefully dispensed at all hours, day OF
night. VlhoS
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DR.. SNAYEE'S
Compound Syrup Of Wild Cherry
Is A SOVEREIGN REMEDY

Is A SOVEREIGN REMEDY
Hemorihai o, Or Splitting of Blood. may
proceed iron lie larynX, trachis, bronchia
or lungs and arises from various causes, as
undue physical erertlon, plethora, or full
ness Of the vessels, weak lungs, overstrain-
ng of the voice, suppressed evacuation, OBJ.
sIruction of the spleen or liver, &c.
DR.. Swayne's Compound Syrup of Wild
Cherry.
strikes at the root of disease by purifying
the blood, restoring the liver and kidneys
to healthy action, invgorating the nervous
system.
The only standard remedy for hemor-
rhane, bronchial and all pulmonary COM
plants. Consumptves or those predis-
posed to weak lungs should not fail to use
this great vegetable remedy.
Its marvellous power, not only over con
cumpt.on, but over every chronic disease
where a gradual Alternative action is needed
Under its use the cough is loosened, the
night sweats diminished. the pain subsidies,
the pulse returns to its natural standard
the stomach is improved in its power to di-
gest and assimilate the food, aud every
organ has purer and better quality of
blood supplied to it, out of which new re-
creative and plastic material is made.
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Deadwood, d. T., April l4.-It is re-
ported that one hundred of Crazy
Horses band of Indians have taken
the field again. They passed near
Spearfish yesterday, on their way
west, 100 mounted and in war paint.
The cause of the renegade movement
is supposed TO be deception practiced
by Spotted Tail in representing that
only the arms taken by them in Gus
ter's fight would bedemanded of them
upon their surrender at Red Cloud.
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The European War.
WHAT THE RUSSIAN MINISTER
THINKS ABOUT TITS INFLUENCE
ON AMERICA.

Washington, April 14.-Thc news
of yesterday and to-day that war was
certainly impending between Russia
and Turkey, has for the time over
shadowed all other questions, foreign
and domestic, in Washington. The
Russian Minister has no official ad-
vices which lead him to express an
opinion rs to whether war will be de-
clared at once or not, but judging
from the public dispatches and his
knowledge of the situation, he thinks
that il is inevitable. The President
and Secretary of State both say to-day
that they have no official dispatches
from Minister Maynard at CONSTANT.
nople, or the American Legation at
st Petersburg, but judge from the
press dispatches that war is probable.
Admiral Porter and GeneralSherman,
who have been looking into the situa-
ton, as well as other civil and milk
tary officials, have the same opinion.
Admiral Porter was found in his office
to-day examining charts and maps of
the probable scenes of conflict, and in
reply to an inquiry said that this war
promises to be the most gigantic and
important to Europe, and even to the
United States, that has taken place.
1t will be great religious war, and the
consequences can only be surmised.
The idea of some of the newspapers
thatTurl<ey is going to be wiped out in
day is mistaken one. The Russians
will never capture Constantinople.
It is not in the power Of their army or
| navy to take the place. AS for their
navy, it is of very little consequence
in contrast with what it is required to
accomplish. They have about thirty
iron-clads, and PA vessels of war of
other kinds. They have 10000 men
in their navy, and about 1,545 guns.
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HYDE HOUSE,
RIpGwAy, Elk Co., p

w. II. SCHRAM, Proprietor.
Thankful for the patronage heretofore
50 literally bestowed upon him, the new
proprietor, hopes, by paying strict al
tcntion to the comfort and convenience Of
guests, to merit continuance OF the
same.
Qct SO 1869.
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+. y. H4RTLEY. ~ D.,

Physician anu Surgeon.
Office in Drug Store, corner Broad and
NJ ain Sts. Residence corner Broad st.
opposite the College. Office hours from
s 10 10 A. NJ and from 10 +. VI.
yln2yl.
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j. o. W. BAILEY,
ATTORNEY AT.LAW.

vlnLoyl. Ridgway, Elk County, Pa.
Agent for the Travellers Life and Acct
dent Insurance Co., of Hartford. Conn.
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J. S. BORD WE'LL, H. d.,

Eclectic Physician and Surgeon, has remov'
ed his office from Centre street, to Mail 81
Ridgway. Pa, in the second story OF the
ne Y brick building of John q. Hall, oppo
sito Hyde's store.
Oeisc hours:--l to 2 PM to VI
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JAMES y. FULLER TON,

Surgeon Dentist, having permanently To-
Gated in Rigway, offers his professional SER
vices to the citizens of Ridgway ana sur
rounding country. All work warranted.
Office in Service 4 wheeler's Building, up.
stairs, first door to the left. 73-n-32-ly
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BOSTON TESTIMONY.

July 22d, lS7l.-Dr. Swayne & Son.
Last winter while in Trenton, n. j., pro-
cured SIX bottles London Hair Color Re-
stoI er, which like very much, in fact bet
ter than any thing have used in the last
nine years. If you please. send me one
dozen bottles & U ID care W $ Fogler &
Son Druggists, No 723 fremont street,
Boston. Respectfully yours, ADA BAKER
No SO Rutland Square.
London Hair Color Restorer ard Dressing
Has completely restored my hair to its
original color and youthful beauty, and
caused q rapid and luxuriant growth.
MRS. ANNIE MORRIS, No 6l6 North
Seventh Street, Philadelphia.
DR.. Dalton Of Philadelphia, says of it.
The London Hair Color kestorer is used
very extensively among my patients and
friends, as veil as by myself. l therefore
speak from experience.
rs CENTS PER BOTTLE.
Address orders to DR.. SWAYNE & SON
$50 North Sixth Street. Philadelphia, Pa,
sola prnnriptors
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BUTTER AND LARD All
FURS, A SMALL LOT AT
POWELL & KIME'S

FLOUR, PORK, FEED, CORN
Meal, Oats, always on hand at
POWELL & KIME'S at bottom pri-
ces.
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Important Arrests of COunterfeiters.

Washington, April 1.-THE secret
service division of the treasury is to-
day informed by telegraph that Off
GERS of the secret service had made inn
portant arrest of counterfeiters at
Greenpoint, Pa; st. Louis, Mo and
Wheeling, w. Va. Among the par
ties arrested is the Hon. II. w.
Marion, of Greene county, Pa, who
formerly represented that county in
the legislature. He sold a quantity of
counterfeit money to one of the
agents of the service, and he repre-
sented that he had frequently ad-
dressed the state house of representa-
tives when he had his pockets full of
counterfeit money. The other parties
arrested were Rufus Mitchell, w. f.
Strasmider, J. Edwards, Peter Rager
and Giovanni Giorgetta.
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American Inventive Progress.

Under the above heading the Scien.
tJfc american of May 7th has long
and interesting article. from which we
make the following extracts:
To show with what rapidity inven-
tors made improvements on inven.
tions embodying original principals,
says the writer, it may be noted that
in the early days of the sewing ma
chine 116 patents were granted for inn
provements thereon in single year
and out of the 2 80 patents issued in
the year 1857 152 were for improved
cotton-gins and presses, 164 for inn
provements on the steam engine, and
1913 for novel devices relating to rail
roads and improvements in the roll
ing stock. In the year 1S4S, three
years after the publication of this pa
per was commenced, but 660 patents
were granted but under the stimulus
of publishing those inventions as they
were patented, ten years later, in 1853,
reaching 3,7l0, while up to January l,
1850, as already stated, the aggregate
of patents issued amounted to II, ,467
since that time and up to the present
the total is 1S1 ,015.
And curiosity here leads us adds
the editor to review our own work
extending back, say, twenty years, OIL
to 1857, period during which 10, ,745
patents have been issued. We find
by actual count, that 62,062 applica.
tions have been made through the
Scientific American Patent Agency
for Patents in the United States and
abroad. This averages almost ten ap
plications per day, Sundays excluded
over the entire period, and bears the
relation of more than one quarter tC
the total number of patents issued il
this country up to the time of writing
DEATH OF A CENTENARIAN.-La
Friday morning Mr.. Philip Sheppard
died at the residence of his son-inlaw
Isaac Wallace, No. 1881 ButtonwooC
street, in the l03d year of his age
The deceased was born on Arch street
below Tenth, on the 18th of March
1775, and was butcher by occupation
At the time of his death Mr.. Sheppard
was in full possession of his faculties
and during his long life he had nevel
experienced any sickness of a seriou:
character. He was fisherman foI
about 16 years, and during that time
led very exposed life, and afterwards
worked for many years, at a brick
yard, which was located on the site o
his late residence.
Deceased was man of remarkable
physical vigor, and a few days sine,
he ate hearty breakfast, and walked
to a neighboring barber shop and go
shaved but was subsequently taker
i'll, and went to bed and remained
there until he died. About two year
since, when he was over one hundred
years old, Mr.. Sheppard went with
party of friends to the Fish House, a
North East, Md, of which he was
member, and taking a gun he wen
out and shot some birds. He neve
wore spectacles, and was noted for hi
verv retentiye memory; and among
other things, he had distinct recol
lection of witnessing Washington re
view battalion of troops on what wa
known as "Bush Hill," in the north
western portion Of the city. When
youth he was employed for a time il
minding sheep on pastures located il
the vicinity of Fourth and Arcl
| streets
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. j. EARLEY, N. D, W. u. HARTMAN, NJ. u,
EARLET & HARTMAN.

DR.. W. Il. Hartman, formerly Of st.
Marv's. has associated hinlselfwith NJ.
j. Farley, NJ. ID. in the practice OF
medicine at Ridgway. BY close at
tention to business they hope to re-
-.cive n liberal share of the patronage
of the public. DR.. w. B. Hartman
can be found at all hours, either at his
rooms, over the post-of1ice, or at DR..
NJ. J. Earley's Drug Store. DR.. NJ. j.
Farley can be found at the residence
OF DR.. G. r. Farley, or at his Drug
store. Surgery, and diseases o!
women and children speciality.
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Here Is the Proof Of Its SUPERIOR
EXCELLENCE,

Read this Home Certificate, testified to
by Edward B. Garrigues one Of the most
competent Druggists and Chemists of Phila-
delphia. a man whose veracity none con
doubt.
am happy to add my testimony to the
great value of the London Hair Color Re-
storer which restored my hair to its origi
nal Color, and the hue appears to be per-
manent. / am satisfied that this prepara.
tion not dye but operates upon the se-
cretions. 1t is also beautiful hair Dress
ing and promotes the growth. purchased
the first bottle from Edward D. Garrigues,
druggist. Tenth and Coates street, who can
also testify my hair was quite gray when
commenced its use. MRS. MILLER, No.
730 North Ninth street, Phila.
DR.. Swayne & Son, Respected friends: -
| have the pleasure to inform you that a
lady of my acquaintance, Mrs. Miller, is
delighted with the success of your London
Hair Color Res.orer." Her hair was fast
falling and quite gray The color has been
restored, the falling off entirely stopped,
AMI new growth of hair is the result.
E. b. dARRlGUES,
Druupist cor Tapth MI Coatoc Dbi1o
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LIFE, Growth, BEAUTY.
LONDON HAIR COLOR REsToRER
LONDON HAIR COLOR REsroRER
silky; oleanses the scalp from all Impurities,

Not Dye; makes harsh hair soft and
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1877-04-19
OIL SPRINGS

at Milestone are traditional and at
other points OH the Clarion oil is
found on the surface, enough to war
rant the belief that we are in the
midst of new and paying oil terri
tory, which when developed may
eclipse adj former ones. Without
much doubt this is a part or continual
ton of the Clarion oil fields, which,
if theory is anything, means a produc-
tive oil territory when it shall have
been developed.
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causing the hair to grow where II has faller
off or become thin.

Can be applied by the hand as IL does not
stain the skin orlsol the finest linen. As
q Hair Dressing it is the most perfect the
world has ever produced. The hair is re.
novated and strengthened, and natural
color restored without the application of
mineral substances.
Since the Introduction Of this truly valu-
able preparation into this country, it has
been the wonder and dmiration of all cas-
ses, as it has proved TO be the only article
that will absolutely without deception, re-
store gray hair to its original color, health
softness, lustre and beauty, and produce
hair on bald heads of its original growth
and color.
This beautiful and frsgrantly perfum ed
article is complete within itself, no washing
or preparation before or after its use, or
accompaniment of any kind being required
TO obtain these desirable results.
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TO CONCLUDE.

We expect to publish the price of
oil as an item of great interest to our
readers, and the number of new rigs
going up, the number of barrels each
well produces, and all other fresh oil
news. So mote il be.