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WEST FAIRLEE, VI, ia nil, 1871
Dea Sir-For seven or eight years pa st
have been in poor health, and for the past
year or more very feeble. My health corr
tinued to decline, and my flesh and strength
wasted away, until was unable TO work,
or even go up stairs without great exhars-
tion. / suffered from frequent and distress
ing attacks of palpitation OF the heart my
food distressed me, causing acidity and
pain In the stomach; and suffered from
extreme nervousness, constipation, and de.
bility of the system generally, my blood
being thin and poor and sluggish In circu-
lation. and was for years suffering all the
tOrtures OF a confirmed dyspeptic. About
six months since IIconciuded would try a
bottle of PERUVIAN SYRUP, and receiv-
ed SO much benefit from 1t that purchased
hve bottles more, and have continued the
use ofthe SYRUP until quite recently. 1t
has restored my health TO such an extent
hat feel myself as good as new. NV di:
gestton is good and my weight has increas.
ed in the past four months from 120 10 1Ss
pounds; my strength has returned, and my
general health is thus wonderfully improv;
ed, and can truly say l owe IL all 10 the
use of your PERUVIAN SYRUP earn
essly recommend all sufferers from dyspep-
sia and debility to give IL atrial, hoping 1
will do them as much good as 1t has me-
Yours very truly, MRS. s. B. BEMIS
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THE WOMAN IN BLACK.
HEB THIRTY-sIx YEARS OF cRINE IN
NEW YORK AND IN CALIFORNIA.
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HEB THIRTY-sIx YEARS or CRINE IN
NEW YORK AND IN CALIFORNIA.
From the San Francisco Bulletin- n ~ 3.
The notorious Ellen Gibbons, alias
Kate Smith, but better known Is s.the
woman in black" was taken Into the
Municipal Criminal Court to-day to re-
eeive Judgment on two convictions for
robbery, and Judge Black sentenced her
TO State Prison fortwo years. She Is the
wife OF q police officer In Brooklyn N.
Y, and Is about 40 years of age. Her
mother, who is nearly 80 years Of age,
lives in this city, also her two daughters,
tine eldest a miss of Is. she came TO this
State from New York in the fall Of 1868.
About this time numerous robberies OF
dwellings were reported and the police
ascertained that woman dressed in
biack and deeply veiled was frequently
seen near houses that were robbed. With
this cue the officer Instituted q vigorous
and found in her, house
stolen property of every conceivable kind
that could be secreted under a shawl or
a cloak. Jewelry, with or without SET
tings, plate clothing, and even such trifies
~ q luOucbdCuo uIuSu WCi0 nuOb6 oLC
articles. She was sentenced 70 State
Prison for three years, but was subse-
quently pardoned. Returning East she
resumed her depredations, and the next
heard of her is as Auna Gibbons, alias
Patterson, the notorious confidence wo-
man." on trial at Hudson n. T., for
burglary. She was convicted IN New
York city of stealing $4,000 worth of
Government bonds from a hotel room,
and sent to Sing Sing Prison for two
years. Nine months afterward she was
pardoned. Again she found her way to
this city, and resumed her former course
of life, But she changed her tactics. On
her previous visit she dressed neatly, and
confined lher depredations to robblng
rooms in the daytime. Latterly she
dressed poorly, and selected night time to
commit burglaries. The device did not de
ceive the expert detectives. Her defence
has always been that of kleptomania. She
says she cannot resist the temptation to
steal when an opportunity offers. Her
mother, Mrs. Dooley says that Ellen has
been thief since she was four years Of
age; that she was frequently arrested in
New York for thefts, but that people
generally believed her crazy, and that
she could nor help stealing, that her un-
Gle vert crazy, and made several attempt
to kill himself, and that her husband is
afraid TO live with her on account OF her
thieving habits.
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PERUVIAN SYRUP
PERUVIAN SYRUP
From q Merchant.
NnRrn RrARsMnNr sent o 1a1f

NORTH SEARSMoNr, sept. 9, 1870.
Dear Sir-It gives me very great pleasure
to inform you of the benefit received from
the use of PERUVIAN SYRUP in my
own family. My wife, for the past ten
years, has been in feeble health-very
much debllitated generally. Last Spring
she concluded to try a bottle of PERU
WAN SYRUP, and was so we'll pleased
with the result, continued its use until three
or four bottles had been used, and she is
now in better health than at any time for
ten years, and has increased in weight from
1lO pounds 10 126H. have employed ply
s1cians, and used a great variety OF patent
medicines, to the extent OF hundreds of dol
lars, and know she received more benefit
from the PERUVIAN SYRUP than all the
rest together.
My sales OF the Syrup are very large
and constantly increasing, and do not hes
itate TO recommend and even warrant IL to
give satisfaction. fyou desire you are at
liberty to use this communication as you
see ht, as 1t gives me pleasure to recon-
mend so good an article to suffering hu-
manity. Yours truly, ''t.
.Y TTHIEL PEASE
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THE MORMUN CArEI -


Rev. J. Hyatt Smith, pastor of the Lee
Avenue Baptist Church, Brooklyn, who
returned from California, during a Sunday v
school service described q scene which he
witnessed in the Mormon Temple, Salt
Lake City, where 5000 children were cate
chiz by the Presiding Elder, as follows |:
"When is Pioneers' Day ?" ..-
"'On the twenty-sixtn day of July" g
"What does that day commemorate ?"
The entrance of the Latter>DAy Saints
into the valley" nl1ouI"u,
"When did they enter the valley ?"
"Tnirty years ago" i.,t 3.
T. "Who led them p l". ''h
"Brigham Young" ''
''Who was Brigham Young ~ +'
"rhe Prophet of God" ...
'Who led Brigham Young?" 4
"The Almighty"
"Who was the greatest martyr ?Y fIuas
"Joseph Smith" ..Jssi-. .-..u,.
"You have answered well. Sit down.
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PERUVIAN SYRUP
PERUVIAN SYRUP
Restored TO Complete
Health. H ...

BROOKS, Me, Sept. Z, 1870.
Dear Sir-From early youth was in
feeble health, troubled with humor In my
blood, weakness and debility of the system
generally; was unable to labor much, and
only at some light business, and then only
with great caution. .. ...
Seven years ago the past Spring had a
severe attack of Diphtheria, which left my
limbs paralyzed and useless, so l was un-
able to walk or even sit up. Noticing the
advertisements of PERUVIAN SYRUP
concluded TO give it a trial, and to my great
JOY soon found my health improving.
continued the use OF the SYRUP until three
bottles had been used, and was restored to
complete health, and have remained SO TO
this day.
attribute my present health entirely to
the use of PERUVIAN SYRUP, and hold
It in high estimation. cannot speak too
highly in its praise. / have in several
cases recommended 1t in cases very similar
to my own with the sam good results.
Yours truly,
CHAS. E. PEARCY.
SETH W. FOwLE q SONS, Proprie-
tors, Sc Harrison Ave-. Boston. Sold by all
Druggists. Pamphlets free.
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CARD.

The undersigned successor TO ahdI
ner in the late firm of 4. B'inghuHi
Wholesale and Retail Druggists, w
tinue the business at the old staA
while returning his sincere thanks W /
previous efforts OF the firm have msA
Bdch gratifying appreciation, Will, WI
aid Of a fun corps of competent ano j
full assistants. who have had P1ej
training In this establishment In uai|
perience respectively, OF from nye " Y
years each, and three Of whom are "
dtes Of the Philadelphia College q fol1
endeavor by faithful and careful VI q
o the highly responsible dutlw y
Appthecary in his manifold deallaga
life and health, to merit and recelSe,I1'' w
eral patronage SO long extended 2 tGlGs7 a..,,
2. JAMES BEL, !, APoiRstiSSs. sIsG sGSs N
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A MINE ON FIRE.
A SHEET OF FLAME NEAR A TON OF
GUNPowDER UNDERNEATH A
... .... MINING TOWN. -a.a

A SHEET OF FLAME NEAR A TON OF
GUNPoWDER UNDERNEATH A
.u. MINING TOWN.
AT 10t o'clock on the night of Tues
day an alarm of fire reused the town
OF Cerrn Gordo. and few minutes la
ter the whole of the large structure
comprising the hoistiDg works over
the new shaft OF the Union Consoli-
dated mine was in sheet of flame.
Thirteen miners were working below
at the time. ten at the 100 foot level
and three at the 900. In the rapid de-
structiOn of the works it was feared
that these men must be suffocated by
the descending fire and smoke before
being able to reach the newmade con-
nection with the Omega or old works.
One of the men happened to be at the
face of the drift, and, seeing the fire
on the top, gave the alarm to his part
ners and those below-the lower work
men having To climb the shalt ladders
| for 800 feet. Under rapid orders from
| Superintendent Porter, at the first out
break of the fire, men were sent down
| through the old works, who construct
ed platform of tlmbers and earth
across the shaft, at point 100 feet
from the surface, intending by this TO
save the lives of bis men.
In the Magazines seventy-foot drift
connected with the mine, was stored
about ton Of powder. To insure safe
ty the mouth of this drift was caved
ina wise precaution, else the whole
town might have been destroyed. On
the surface the citiz ems worked with
almost desp rate zeal, and by means
OF water and wet blankets saved the
company's Office AMI houses. Beside
the works some 400 cords of wood
were consumed, together with large
quantity of lumber and mfnning tim
oers surrounding the building. Four
or five cabins with contents were also
burned. The entire machinery, saving
perhaps, the boiler, is total wreck.
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THE rVOTING PLACES.

The municipal election for the choics
Of President Of City Council, City Treas.
urer, Assessors, members Of Council, and
inspectors takes place in this city to-
day. The polls open between IL o.
clock .. N. and ~ O'Clock noon, and
close ct 4 o'clock p, "a. The voting
places for the various districts are as fol-
lows: .qo TOY " ESQ Tu."l N s!u !,
Fist District--White Horse Hotel, s.
W. corner Of Second and Tatnall streets.
Second District House, D.. NJ
corner Of Second and Walnut streets.
Third District-Babcocks saloon N
Z. corner Of Fifth and Orange streets.
Fourth District Hotel at the N.s w
corner Of Fourth and Madison streets.A.
Fifth District The most southeriy
window in the front Of the City Hall.ip.
Sixth District---Southwes corner oi
Fifth and Spruce streets. .Ioq. --lalJJ o
Seventh Observation-Disclosures Hotel, -
w. corner Of Ninth and Shipley streets.
Eighth District-Southwest corner 81
Seventh and Madison streets.e. Is., '.
Ninth, District--Southeast corner ol
Seventh and Market Streets iio, Z .lJEd
Tenth District-Southwest corner ol
Fourteenth and King streets-o,l binow !
Eleventh District--Southeast corner OF
Tenth and Orange Streets ,sgi glt =
Twelfth District--At the Logan House
Delaware avenue aud DUPONT Streets #
Thirteenth District--Solthwest corern
Of Seventh and Pine streets. slq tr1iio.
Fourteenth District-At The sold Aca-
demy,Y9. All IT, & ms.ls = yblnh ~ 1us
Fifteenth District-At the coal Office
on Froat street below, Madison. tly s s
For the further informationiof voters
the following diagram, showing the po-
sition of the wards and districts, is re.
Published. The figures designate the
numbers of the districts: 70 ji .l.al pn.
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ALMOST IFS Bad rs BIG
FRANK.

THE CHICAGO SAYINGS BANK ROB-
BERS.
Over 5000 depositors of the suspend
ed State Saving Bank at Chicago held
meeting on Saturday. A telegram
was read stating that Spencer, the
president, had fled to Europe, and
that he had alarge amount of money
deposited in London bank. This
was received with cries of Slang
him" A resolution was thea passed
amid loud cheers, for an assessment, of
fifty cents on each depositor, TO pro-
vide fund for bringing back Spencer
A member of the committee said they
had already taken the necessary steps
for Spencer's arrest, as a private indi-
vidnal had placed $4,000 for that
purpose. 1t was proposed to instruct
the committee to cable instructions to
the police authorities at Liverpool to
arrest Spencer as soon as the steamer
arrived. The proposition was greeted
with yells of approval Mr.. John Went
worth announced that the message
had already started, and recommended
that no assignee be appointed; and fuE
ther,that the institution be not thrown
into bankruptcy on account of the ex-
pense of operation. Colonel Taylor,
the receiver, reported the assets at
1887 ,496, and the estimated value al
So69,O'O. the liabilities footed up
$3;O50,0l7, nearly all due depositors.
he announced that the South Park
bonds were at the American Exchange
Bank in New York, held by an agree.
ment between D. d. Spencer end
Robert Phair. The statement of the
committees accounts showed that the
bank had only paid out about 1925, ,O0(
to depositors since the late run, in
stead of 81 600, 900, as the officers had
announced to the public. All the cash
that could be found was.$24,000 War
rants are out for the arrest not only o.
Spencer, the president, but aIsU Of
Bulkley. the cashier, and Guild the as
sistant cashier.
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WILLIAMS, PREsCRIPTJoN s,,l
~ aS.es -.'-. Corner Ninth and E,s]
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a REMARKABLE SUICIDE.

Perhaps the mostremarkable suicide
on record has been committedin in Swe-
den. A Government official in the dis
trict of Ripsa, wearied by pecuniary
difficulties, took row with his wife
and two children upon neighboring
lake, ostensibly to pass few hours
in fishing, but after getting to dis
tance at which he could no harm to
Others, he applied a match to a
quantity of explosive material, sup
posed to be some form of dynamite,
that he had, unobserved, taken with
him, and blew the boat and its occu-
p.nts literally into fragments.
The New York herald., 1877-01-07

tween this third division of the ediice and
the auditorium. With the audience passed
through the openings to the corridors and
stairways and the iron doors shut behind
them the time taken to reach the street would
be of no consequence. Some plan based on
the principles involved in this division of
the structure should be required by legisla-
ton in any theatre to be constructed here
after in any city in the State.
With all proper attention given to the
theatres to make them safe it is to be hoped
that the public authorities will not neglect
the churches, the public schools and other
places where many persons are commonly
gathered together. These are not, except
the schools, SO constantly occupied as the
theatres, nor stored in the same way with
infammable material; but rigid inspec-
ton made now would probably disclose un-
known dangers to the community.
The New York herald., 1877-01-07
The Resissanc. to Rapid Transit.

The Resistance TO Rapid Transit.
A city of the population, wealth and pecu-
liar topography of New York should be par
ticularly distinguished for its rapid transit
facilities. Its poverty in this respect would
seem incredible to q foreigner who should
first be made acquainted with the circum-
stances of its position, wealth. the vicissi-
tudes of it's climate, and the impetuous. pro-
gressive spirit of its people. 1t would be
difficult to explain to such an intelligent
visitor the reasons why this metropolis has
been 30 long under the control of a COM
bination of mercenary street car managers.
The present methods of city travel are with
the exception of the New York Elevated
Railroad, inadequate and barbarous. They
are slow. uncertain, and utterly uncom-
Portable Within six months the street
car nuisance might be partially super
seded The Gilbert Elevated Railroad
Company has so far completed its
preparations that the material for build
ing the roadway, the rolling stock and all
the paraphernalia can be made to take shape
like the fabrications of Aladdin the moment
longer the Sixth Avenue Company and its
allies may continue to obstruct the public
convenience we are unable to say, but it is
very evident that the hindrance cannot be
of any great duration Legal weapons are
as likely to find vulnerable points in their
armor as in that of the champions of the
rapid transit movement. The abolition of
the Sixth avenue line would be of little con-
sequence as compared with the establish
ment of such public improvement as the
Gilbert Elevated Road. The Mayor and
Board of Aldermen have some jurisdiction
in this matter. and we do not despair Of see
ing it used in case the foolish resistance is
maintained.
The New York herald., 1877-01-07
Death by Dentistry.

At the time of the first introduction Of
annsthetics deaths such as that just reported
in Railway were not of infrequent occur
renee, but the requirement of q more ac-
curate knowledge Of the precise operation
of these agents and the perception of the
class of cases in which their use is improper
have almost removed these accidents from
the category of events. They seem to
occur now with dentists only, and probably
an examination Of the statistics would show
that n very large proportion of the deaths in
the whole history of anmsthetics have oc-
CURED in dental practice. This may be due
to the fact that in these cases the medicines
are used with less skill, or it may be due TO
the upright position of the body that is
maintained in the extraction of teeth,
while in surgical operations generally
the patient is PROSTATE. In the upright
position tho heart, operating feebly under
the medicine, does not supply to the brain
enough blood to enable it to continue its
function, and without this essential parts OF
the vital machinery are necessarily arrested.
In tho case at Railway this effect was per-
haps exaggerated because, as the patient
was only half anmsthetizcd. he was sufii-
GENTLY conscious to be sensitive of pain, and
in this state I'm enforced activity Of the brain
conceded with an enfecbled action OF tho
knort
The New York herald., 1877-01-07
Pulpit Topics To-Du y.

This being the opening of the universal
Week of Prayer very many Of our city pull
pits will discuss Christian fellowship-the
theme suggested by the Evangelical Alliance
for this day. But, aside from this. Mr..
Hepworth will evolve strength from the
promises of God Mr.. Giles will demon
strate that the conjunction of man with God
is the measure of mans life, and Dr. Rylance
will give us some thoughts appropriate to
the new year. DR.. Eddy has some intel
ligcnt idea of what should be done with the
beggars that infest our streets, and he will
convince us that every man should be in
his own placea proposition so plain
that no argument should be needed to
enforce it, Father Bjerring will dis
cuss the doctrines Of the Greek Church,
and Mr.. Kawson will present the
The New York herald., 1877-01-07
The Old story.

Another case Of dishonesty in trustee is
added to those recently brought to light
What was rumor few days ago is now a
certainty. member of the legal profess
sion, hitherto bearing good reputation, is
found to have yielded to the temptation Of
misappropriating trust funds coniided to his
hands to the amount, rs the rumor goes, OF
nearly half a million of dollars. There are
the usual expressions of astonishment on
the part Of his friends, the usual singular
protestatons of belief in his integrity and
the usual tributes to his exemplary conduct
in all his domestic relations In this in
stance there comes in addition a claim of
mild species Of insanity, and the offenders
associates in business declare that ''his
mind is unable to work beyond certain
point" What that point is does not appear.
1t may be the point when he commenced to
abuse the trust confided to him or the point
at which his rascality was discovered. But
he seems, at oil events, to have been sane
enough to conceal his crime until conceal
ment was no longer possible.
The pleas in extonuation put in by the
necessity of stringent legislation imposing
severe punishment for such offences OF
course men into whose hands are confided
the pecuniary interests of others to the ex-
tent of hundreds Of thousands OF dollars
are supposed to be honest and enjoy excel
lent regulations for morality and integrity
They would not otherwise be selected Tor
such important trusts. When they rob
those whom they are bound TO protect their
offence is the greater since hypocrisy and
cant have aided them in its consummaton.
Our laws here in relation to breaches of
trust are dangerously lax. MS also are the
provisions for security on the part of trus-
tees. In England the courts are exacting in
the matter of suretios, especially when
the interests of minors are concerned, and
dishonest trustees are severely and surely
punished. We need similar system here,
and the multiplication of such cases shows
that tho remedy cannot be too promptly or
too vigorously applied
The New York herald., 1877-01-07
Heating the street Cars.

If the people of New York are to have
any relief this winter from the danger and
discomfort of cold. draughty street cars, it
must come through the prompt and de-
cisive action of the Board of Aldermen and
the Mayor The railroad companies,
through their responsible officers, have
treated the popular demand for warm cars
with indifference, and have announced that
whatever may hereafter be done it is not
their intention to try any experiments this
year. Indeed, SO independent of public
sentiment have these corporations grown
that they make it matter of special favor
to spread little straw in the bottom of
few of their night cars, and do not renew
this until it's wet, filthy condition renders
it worse than the bare flooring. The con-
ductors, emulating the example of their
employ ers, seldom take the trouble to avail
themselves Of the money trap in the doors,
but swing open the front door to collectfare
or chat with the driver, until the inside
passengers are thoroughly chilled. 1t is
useless to complain Of this to the COM
panies. They care nothing for the comfort
of the passengers. The people must ride,
they argue; so why bother about anything
but the collection Of the fares?
There are plenty Of simple methods by
which the street cars, if not thoroughly
heated, could be made much more comfort
able and less hazardous to health during the
winter months than they now are. No per-
son proposes the use of stoves, because the
crowded condition Of the cars on the long
lines, where the cold is most severely felt,
makes stoves unavailable. Water in chauf
fereites running the length of the cars would
be practicable. But even without any such
appliances the cars might be made endurable
by the use of weather strips on all the doors
and windows, by thorough stoppage of
cracks and holes in the sides and floors, and
by the liberal use of good, dry straw, to be
changed every round trip if necessary, or
oftener in very wet weather OF course this
would be attended with trifing expense,
to which the companies, although ready to
spend thousands to defeat rapid transit or
in lobby jobs, would object. But the power
given to the Common Council over the roads
and cars should be used in such manner
rs to extort ut least as much concession as
this from the favored corporations.