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BANK ROBBERY IN COLORADO
The Cashier who did not Lay Down his Life
In Defence of his Trust.


The Bank Of South Pueblo was robbed last
night. The building is a one-story brick struc-
ture. in Fifth street. south Pueblo. and owned
and occupied by the Mcssrs. Banks. 1t contains
two rooms. ono used for carrying on the bus
mess and the oiheras sleeping room. Mr.. III.
\. Bar,s and his brother usually sleep in the
building. but recently Mr.. :. W. Banks. the
father. was seriously injured. requiring ono OF
the brothers To- attend him. and Mr. II. y. Banks
slept alone in the building.
Mi. Banks retired to bed AZ about l0li o'clock,
and was awakened between and 2 o'clock and
on opening his eyes saw from the light Of dark
lantern two disguised men on either side OF his
bed. Both had white cloth over their faces.
One held a cooked six shooter at Mr.. Banks's
head, and the other pointed formidable bowie
knife at his heart.
The large man said. Make no noise" and
then the two gagged Mr.; Banks. They damned
into his mouth, nearly strangllng him. and
bound It in place with another handkerchief
The small man then went into the front room
and pulled down the window curtains.
On the return II the small man from the front
room he said looking at Mr.. Banks, " Hes
the prisoner roughly by the right shoulder.
said, BE quiet. Don't speak word. II YOU
between them and marched him TO the safe, or-
dering him TO open H. The safe is locked with
three combination locks. all locked on different
when he came 10 the cash chest he hesitated
whether to open II or take the chances Of being
sho T4G Hs nan o sgd 36psn a nat m M aS
cooked revolver and then Obcyed.
The robbers helped themselves to all the bank
notes in the cash box and then examined the
large pockctbooks containing valuable papers;
In q small box in the safe they found "A gold
watch and chain. but they deemed II prudent
not 10 take it, They stole altogether about
$4,000 In money.
After their examination Of the safe they es-
corted Mr.. Banks back TO his bed and tied him
hand an foot. They crossed his hands beh ind
his back and securely bound them with leather
strap half an inch wide. and then tied his feet
tp hplstpul n
On their departure one said, Don't utter a
noise, II you do I'll come back und kill you.
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Car. Propelled by Compressed Air.

Tho Second Avenue Railroad Company has
Of the Pneumatic Tramway Engine Company's cars.
Upon each platform is steel lever by means Ut which
the be started stopped its direction reversed
Beneath each platform and extending partly under the
body of the car two iron cylinders about four feet in
leugth and inches diameter. Directly beneath
the body oi tn, car Is very simple gearing connected
with the cylinders and controlled by tc levers the
platforms The proprlhug power l. compressed air in
ihc cylinders Experiments made steep grades have
been satisfactory
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S0lnntto. .MnIts.

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WANTED salesman in = hat store for Saturdays
HAT, box 100, sun office.
WANTEDvFSGd,sr on goraop o! uniyer.a $, pres c
WANTED-woedl, ,m9uliing cleaners Gsll at
w o'clock SMITH CO.. 2lst St AMI llth ay
RYSFS T EsS Y bergen Brooklyn
WANTED couple Ofpoi'hcrs at $50 rc1 g, i
NLANTED-A shoemaker, - sober. steady man, ON
w repairing 100 Franklin st, Grecnlont, j. -
WANTED farm hands, either Irc,e slant or
w with reference 30 10 Hamilton st
XVANTED-A foreman on bread also third hand.
w Apply corner l2uth st aud 4ih aV -
WANrED-A young man towork ina grocery store.
w 2a5 nth av
Young men wanted To sell sandwiches. must come
L Will recommended. Apply at o o'clock III Clark
Situations a0lant,o.
YOUNG Canadian desires a situation as bookeeper,
salary moderate. Addrcssc u. box ~. sun Office.
LNIRsT-CLAss engineer and machnist would like
position TO take chargc Of and run an engine Adj
drcssJ G, box iai sun office.
EIKsT-CLAss proof reader may be had cheap.
II Address ENOrlI. box lol, sun Office
IAN in need but willing to wash Or iron, or 60 out
enccs MARY G. 400 West 2ith st in the rear.
ITO boss bakers Wanted. situation as nrstclnss
Il cake baker; understands his business ~ All the
branches OF the trade Ice and ornament call at or
address. for two days. 1877 10th av
no PHINTERs.-s25 bonus To any person procur
ing me situation nj ease. averaging four daysa week
Address CONFIDENT. box 1872, sun office.
Employment BY an eXrnenced man,
w who i active and respectable, In wholesale or re-
tail shoe house good references l. willing to work
dcrstands selling and manufacturing wages not 80 much
object employment; 20 years experience. Address
A. b. box 1852 sun once.
WANTED-A situation as Jani'or Of French fats;
w give good reference from last place, wears OF
pcriencc sober and honest afraid Of such work
will give good satisfaction. Address j., box ii5
Sun Office
WANTED-By respectable woman. one two
w children 70 care, her home 80 Eagle st. Green
point. l.. ~ reference.
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Etnl q statt.

Etal q stat,.
~ -
ENTuAORDINAR hirgaiu--linnisome little
Il cottage. worth Sl4up. S~iO has live rooms,
garden. graz wines 6c. lot .jNlp1 it ncAr depot
Eizabethport y =. KELLOGG. Broadway. y. l5l
Second ST. Elkabcthpurt
I,OR sALE-lna me aud healthy ne i-hhotho0d,a
II story and basement frame house. with lot lf~Nl7i
feet larsc barn, plenty ruit and owrs .ardc planted,
easy terms Apply 10 L. PETEksEN, Union aN., near
wall 81 Morrisania.
NOR SAIE-On easy terms or let with privilege to
Il buy house ana \ lots Williamson near
Duryea aV aud Atlantic Apply Ia Mt GROVES,
or y. H. BABCOCk, 2iO Montague ct Brooklyn.
y 0l0 ACRES farming land IN New jersey Tor
O.OOO sale exchange Tor property en- or near New
York city Address ABRAHAM NOST, Bethlehem, Pa.
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Double Track, the most Improved Equipment AMI ths
Fastest Time consistent with absolute ,aIcJ.
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BUSINESS q bantss.

$uslntss 6bantss
A FLOUR and grist min for sale ~ acres oi Land,
"a hudinss immense water power naNigahle tor YES
sls 10 the MILL good location tor lumber coal 10 miles
from New York Appls to
Or. JAS, : LAKE, West 81 st. corner OF Broadway.
A GOOD harness establishment Tor sale. ON account
"A ut sickness ui the owner Apply Grand 81, corner
stat, Jersey city, \. j. rent low
A FRUIT STAND Tor sale dJcortiandt st.
OAK cry for sac-Guod store trade at Vet. low
- price, 10 axe mt noticed Address : y. h- W I'D -.
INOH SALE-A jewclry store in a citN on the lludso.
Il river doing Thriving business, stock 5000, terms
hall cash. For further particulars address
JENELLEk. box 5,6l7 \. Y.
DATENTs, CAVEATS, TRADE MARKS,
DESIGNS, toNnghts, promptly secured, on m@irras
terms by Mum Co, SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN
Patent AGENCY. 81 Park row, corner Beekman II,
New York. Thirty years experience.
fIO sHOEM AkEKs A fine lot of French Kid
pieces Tor sale also call and morocco at - Jacob II
COM WILL purchase the stock aud fixtures of =
E@OO cigar pipes, and tobacco store, dong hrst-
business, IN Grand It. William sbur.h satisfactory
reasons Tor leaving. l2O Grand IT., Mlihhm,burgh.
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AOust FURNISHING.

Boaro ano Rooms
A FEW ladies and gentlemen accommodated with
~ board At li2 East Broadway front rooms
NICELY furnished rooms 10 lVt, with or with
"a. out board, ~ Columbia 81
LUHNISUED front rooms tor hou.rkrcmne "a
u weekly private huu-. 81 Crosby ~ ana So Bruuue
It, entrance in Mulberry
NICELY furnished front ronni gentleman aud
~ WE. or two gentemenI with or without board 81
li,nry st.
NICELY furnished rooms. with nrstclt-s board, 10
~ let Ia men al moderate prices ~ king 81
ITO LET-A large furnished room Tor housekeeping,
Il y 90, tor single gentleman, 81 rs Private house,
NJ. 81 BroOune ST.
WANTED few gentlemen lady boarders at
w 1877 East JOth St
10 HENRY ST, near Markrt-Parlor room for
- angie gents. also loom iVT liz ht Housekeeping.
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STEAMBOATS, ano l,a.lrulos.

LBANH HOArs DIKECT-Merchant- ~.
"a press l.nv.-ElcgAnt steamers WALTER Brett r
NEW CHAMPION Will leave daily, saturday excepted,
Tor Albany Tor and freight which Will hc lower
than by any other line. from Canal st. North rlNr no
=. VI making Close with all trains north
west Meals 80 cents A l. BLACK. Sulcriul, uiDut
ALBANY boats PEOPLES LINE
"a leave ficr a. North River, every Nee hHy Ht N W.
tor Albany ana all points North AMI West BROOKLYN
passengers transferred tree by Annex boats
INOH TROY aud all points North and Wc,t take tlt.
lcns line. new and magnificent steamers. Fer ~,
\ X, loot o Leroy It, daily. except Saturday atdf NJ
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for Salr au6 % GIT.
I,IOORs to let IN perfect order at lo7 100 aud III
keepers AZ lu7 aud III; new hous, THORNTON ROD
MAN Real Estate Agent. 0A Broadway, corner in It.
ARGE, well lighted Lofts. ,,th power and steam
IL heat ut 1850 and 10 Fulton It. four doors west Of
Broadway, good opportunity Tor nrsclass printer, or
r. % PIERCE co. II Vesey 1t
nFFICEs TO LET-ln second story sun building.
" front and rear. well lighted and steam heated. Ap
ly AT sun Publication onicc Nassau and frankort sIS
OFFICES to let; light and cheerful So Lispenard st,
" second lott
'I'O LET-In the corner building Great Jones It,
i and Lofts 2~NlIn. with s power, very eli.
gibc Tor manufacturing and show room combined
y WHITMAN, jo2 Broadway
no LET-The basement store 46 Hudson 81 rent S2O
per month also good rooms IN TINS house.
THORNTON VI RODMAN. Real Estate Agent,
~d Broadway, corner ith 81
no LET-The thrre- story high sioop frame dwelling
house " East mn St owner Will put N perfect or
Real Estate Agent 6'b Broadway. corner +th II
fI'O LET Tor manufacturing, with steam power. four
rooms HNlOo also several smaller rooms, all newly
fitted up Ia hrst-class order Apply on the premises,
Nos 227 10 233 West 18th st.
THE STORE iJ6 Nassau -. sun building. to lat
suitable tor banking, insurance, general business
team heated Apply al the sun Publication once. 10
Nassau
ITO LEr-Larse loft. with steam power. IN Grand
L street Mill Tompkins St near East river
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ROwERY THEATRE.

" 632 BROADWAY 024
Mr.. GEORGE {. BONIFACE.
- THE SOLDIERS TRUST
EVERY EVENING AND WE'D AND SAT MATINEFS
IO-NIGHT-Prize eiocuuOn contest, Chickering
Il Hal Tickets SEATS SO cents Bring pencil and card
Tor voting purposes
RANJO taught 10y mail, any one can learn Circulars
- fkEE Dime BANJO Music Co, Brooklyn. v
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NIBIO's GARDEN.
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LEAH OR. THE JEWISH MAlpEN'S WRONG
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doph, Act3-fhe snare, Leah an outeast ctI-wed-
ding chimes
THE JEwEss's CURSE ON HER BETRAYER
MArlNEES WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY Ar2
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NEW YORK. 1873.

1878. NEW YORK. 1873.
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tons THE sCN would remind It's friends and well wash.
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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-09-11
MISCELLANEOUS.

It is feared the Lazis will burn
Batoum.
The Bosnia insurgents are estima ed at
$4,000.
A Chinese mission is about to go to
Russia regarding frontier questions.
There were 81 new cases, and 70 deaths
in Memphis, by yellow fever Aug. 20.
Seventeen Indians in costume located
themselves on the State Fair Grounds at St
Paul
Seventy petitions in bankruptcy were
filed in New York city, August goth. Liabili-
ties large.
The colleges this summer, have con-
ferred the degree of Doctor of Divinity on rs
clergyman.
The race for the great Ebon handicap
was won by W.. S. Cartright's three-year-old
colt Caeron.
The Commissioner Of the land office at
Washington has discharged about 60 clerks
mostly females
A statement of the Imperial bank of
Germany, shows decrease of specie Of 49,
100000 marks.
-Four petitions in bankruptcy filed in
New York city, aggregate liabilities SS50,000,
with only nominal assets.
A Berlin dispatch says: The basis of
the future agreement between Germany and
the Vatican has been settled.
Reliable reports of the French harvest
show It is very good in two departments
,,,1 fo; in 81 hod -,
| 70.
A new State House is to be built in
Indianapolis. The contract for building the
same has been awarded to Kanmacher &
Denig, Of Columbus. O., at $1,61l,7OO.
There is already talk in Madrid, of q
marriage between King Alfonso, Of Spain
and Duke DeMontpensler's daughter, Chris
tine, sister of the late Queen Mercedes.
William H. Vanderbuilt has purchased
Edwin Forest, the fastest trotting horse il
America except Rarus for Sic, 800 Bonner, il
may be remembered paid $50, 900 for Dexter
The requisition OF the Governor O.
South Carolina upon the Governor of Massa
chuseets, for the surrender Of the person o
! Hiram H. Kimpton has been refused by Gov
Rice.
The G stholic total Abstinence union OF
America, at its session in indianapolis re
ceived the Pope's fervernt apostolic benedic
ton telegram from Rome dated Ang. 2e
in these words: aThe sovereign pontiff grant
with great plasure his permanent apostolic
benediction to the Catholic Total Abstinenc
union Of America, which you have sought
Twelve Of the leading citizens Of Put
nam county, Tennessee, have written lette
1 to Collector Woodcock, in which they ex
press regret at the fight between the revenu
J men and unknown parties,in Overton county
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and pledeing that they would use their in
fuence to bring about very different state
OF affairs. They state there isa growing SEN
timent in favor of stopping Illicit distilling,
and if no further force is used they think
they will be able to induce the yiolators Of
the revenue laws to come in and surrender.
The collector has taken the letter into con-
sidtration, and will cooperate with them to
that end.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-09-11

Great Distress at Port Gibson--HIemphis
Nurses Exhausted--The Children Dying
THE CHASTITY Total at New Orleans
Death of Vicar General Enthusiastically
of Coffin Makers and Grave Diggers
Noble Volunteers--Libera1 Relief Sub
scriptions--New York's Total Over $780,
I. 900 and More to Come.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-09-11
CASUALTIES.

A fire at Cedar Springs, Mich, has de-
stroyed Jennison's lumber mill. Loss $1,000.
Two young men were bravely rescued
from going over the falls of Niagara, the
other day.
Three young ladies, Maggie and Liz
zie Lee and Ada Edwardrs, were drowned at
Pembroke, Ontario, on the 31st.
TIE High school building, at St.
Charles, Winona county, Mimi, has been de-
stroyed by fire. originating in tinman's fur
mace. Loss $4,000. Insurance on building
$1,000; on furniture $4,000.
The elevator on the outside Of the foun
dry of Kingsland & Furgerson, st. Louis, late
Rufus Murphy, fatally injuring Frank Gala
han, and seriously injuring George Foster.
The town of Luickalez, capital of Cir.
Gle of Barood, Hungary, has been almost en-
tirely laid waste by storm. One thousand
houses were destroyed by the rain fall and tif-
teen persons killed. Population estimated at
10000
Two British vessels are reported lost.
The ship, Lord of the Isles, from Australia to
Manila, and the bark, Queen, from Singapore
| to the island of Polos. The crew Of The for
! mer were saved, the captain and nine seamen
| of the latter were lust.
a collision occurred On the G. G. G. s.
| l. G. road abont II miles from Daythn, O., be-
tween two freight trains, destroying both en-
gines and the cars, fatally injuring one
man, killing two valuable horses and destroy
| ;,,c- lor ,f rtx,
conductors misinterpretation of orders.
An excursion train on the London,
| Chatham &, Dover railroad from Ramsgate
broad stairs and Margate, Eng, crowded with
passengers near Sitting Bourne junction, on
the / inst, came in collision with some freight
cars while the latter were switching off the
main line. The train running at an express
speed was completely wrecked and eight
persons killed and thirty severely injured.
Four miles from Minneapolis, MINI.
in the town of Richfeld, the large barn on the
farm of j. Stanchtield, occupied by Mr. Tur
ner, has been burned. When the family were
awakened it was too late to save any thing
Nine head ofcattle and four horses were de
i stroyed in the flames, besides Is tons of hay
and large amount of Agricultural tools ant
machinery The fire is supposed to have beer
the work Of tramp.
i Aserious accident occurred to an ex
cnrsion train on the Grand Rapids & indiana
railway near Lockwood, Mich, on the % inst.
bv which thirty-five persons were injured
several seriously, and three fatally. Two Q
the coaches jumped the track and went dow
y L
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SIGNALLING, a neighboring farmer, Otto Fritz,
a boy Il, and three strangers named Mike
Neimire, George Lawrance, and Charles
SCHNEIDER. a stranger named G.. Winderline
was severely injured, but not fatally. Work
had been stopped to change the sleeves and
the engineer neglected to shut the hampers.
The steam rose very rapidly and the explo-
sion occurred while the engineer had gone to
the separator. The engineer was not hurt.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-09-11
PERSONAL IND runiTTCAL.

PERSONAL IND funiTICAL.
Jean Pierre Charplntir, French author,
is dead.
The Republicans of Kansas have nomi-
mated John P. st. John for Governor.
The prohibition convention at Mime
apolis put in nomination full State ticket.
A socialist workingmen,s party con-
vention in Paris, was dissolved by the police
Henry Bertram, late Major General in
the United States army, died lately at Juneau,
Wisconsin.
Gen. Lew Wallace has been appointed
Vice Axtell suspended.
The somewhat noted Widow Van Colt
is preaching at Oakland, California, and draws
crowds to her ministrations.
Gen. 3. F. Butler is booked for west
ern tour, to makespeeches under the auspices
of the National Greenback party.
A Yankton, D. T. Democratic congress
sional committee nominated Bartlett Trip
for Delegate 10 congress by reclamation.
A second dividend in the Jay Cook, es-
tate has been declared Of per cent. cash, and
80 per cent Northern Pacific and st. Paul &
Duluth railway securities.
Maria Christjana. Queen Dowverger. of
Spain, widow of Ferdinand VII of Spain, died
August 28Jh, at her villa in the suburbs
Sainte-Adresse, near Havre, France, aged
Is years.
Pres iden Hayes and family spent Sun
day September 1, at their residence in Ere
mont 0. On their arrival Saturday night
about 1000 Of their old friends and neighbors
greeted them at the depot.
Elk Gov. Henry Haight, Of California is
dead. He died in San Francisco at the Office
of his physician, where he had gone for medi-
cal assistance in case of sudden illness.
The cause of his death was not fully deter
mined.
A certain number Of Massachusetts
voters signed a request that Gen. Butler
would be a candidate for Governor, and in
compliance with that request. Gen. Butler
formally announces himself as gubernatorial
candidate
All the property OF the late Queen
dowager Christiana Of Spain, valued at
100000 francs is lent to her children by the
Duke of Rienzares, she having in her life
time given their portions to, Queen Isabella
and the duchess of Montpensier.
The nationals of the 18th Ohio Con-
gressional district met at Akron, and nomi-
mated Lewis Miller, of Akron, O., for Con
gress. Mr.. Miller is prominent manufac
turer, is president of the Buckeye Mower and
Reaper company, of Akron and Canton 0.
and also prominently identified with the Chau
tauqua Lake Sunday school, assembly.
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CRIMES IND CRIMINALS.

! CxCAM ES dNO CHI l0lN 1dzASs
Michael Farrell and Francis Conway
| living in st.. GATHERINGS, Canada, Quarreled,
| when the former shot the latter dead with a
| shot gun.
Two burglaries were perpctrated in
st. Paul the other night, and small amount
ofproperty taken. The police secured the
burglars, and found portion Of the property
on their persons.
In New Orleans, Chas. Curtiss hot and
mortally wounded Ed. Burger, and then shot
and killed himself. Curtis one hour before
the shooting had been struck by Burger.
Robt. Palmer, sailor on the monitor Canon
icus, sleeping on deck, rolled overheard and
drowned.
Peter Deuel., tramp from Clinton
county, New York, who married country
girl barely IA years old near Madison, Wis
consin, last fall and who it is proved had a
wife and several children in New York, has
been sentenced by Judge Braley to three
years in the State pcnitentiary for bigamy.
Oliver Peltier recently shot Thomas
Kelley. as he was crossing the bridge at ST.
Paul, the bail entering the heshy part of the
thigh, took downward course lodging near
the knee. Cause, a previous alteration,
provoked by Peltier, in which he was knocked
down by Kelley. The shooting bully was ar
rested.
Chas. W. Wood, aged 90, claiming to
be son Of the president Of the Chicago board
of police, and James D. Smith, aged ~, of
Chicago have been arrested in Buffalo, N. Y,
Of oil two all
men found in the questionable company Of
two Chicago girls, claimed by Wood as his
sister and cousin. Pistols were freely dis
played and $1,000 demanded as satisfaction
money. The prisoners partly acknowledged
tbs crime.
Concordia is town Of about 1900
inhabitants in Lafayette county, on the Lex
ington & st. Louis railroad, thirty miles from
sedalia. The principal banking business of
all that part Of Lafayette county is done by
the Concorda Savings Bank, of which j. H.
Leohanfer is President, and A. Ticken, cash
Ter. On the Goth, three men entered the bank.
One OF them asked tho cashier, who was alone
in the bank, to change a $40 bill While he
was changing the bill another man jumped
over the counter, caught the cashier by the
arm and placed one hand over his mouth.
They then took what money was in sight, and
putting pistol to the cashiers head, told him
to open the safe. He did so under fear of his
life and the robbers took all the paper money
IN the safe, between $1,000 and $4,000, refus
ing 10 take silver, of which there was between
50, 900 and $1,000 in the bank. During the
robbery a gentleman named Sodemar was
near the bank and robber who was guarding
the door, called upon him to advance, instead
Of which he turned and ran. The robber
fired second shot at Sodenar, but missed
him. They then mounted their horses and
galloped off in southerly direction. The
whole robbery occupied about 10 minutee.
They were all mounted on good horses, new
shod. Citizens arc iii hot pursuit