BUTLER CITIZEN.
JOHN H. & W. C. KECIEY. PROP RS.
Executive Committee Meetir.gr.
The members of the Republican Ex
ecutive Committee of Butler county,
are requested to meet at the Court
House, in Butler, on Saturday, the
24th inst., at 1 o'clock, p. ni., for the
purpose of choosing delegates to the
Republican State Convention, to be
held at Harrisburg on the 4th ot Feb
ruary, and to attend to such other
business as may come before the Com
mittee lor their action. A full attend
ance is earnestlv solicited.
THOS." ROBINSON. Ch n.
A L. CRAIG, > S „,
W. C. NEOI.BY, > J
January 4, 1880.
By the above it will be seen the
meml>ers of the Republican Committee
of this connty are called to meet on
the 24th of this month. We hope
there will be a full attendence.
BISHOP GILBERT HAVEN, of the M.
E. Church, died in Maiden, near Bos
ton, on the 3rd inst.
OCT of seventy-two members who
attended the meeting of the late Re
publican State Committee, there were
thirty of them who were substitutes.
A SPECIAL term of Court is in ses
sion this week for the trial of civil
cases, Judge McJunkin presiding, with
Associates Storey and Dodds present.
Two OF the counted-in Maine Sena
tors have refused, on account of the de
cision of the Supreme Court, to accept
the scats offered them by Gov. Gar
celon. _
JonN Qui NOT ADAMS says that if he
had received a certificate of election
and was certain that his opponent was
elected he would sooner cut off his
hand than take the proffered scat.
HON. GEORGE LEAR, late Attorney
General of this State under Governor
Hartranft, is, says the Pittsburgh
Telegraph, out in a card denouncing
Cameron and Camcronian methods.
THE next lecture before the Young
Men's Lecture Association, of this
place, will be delivered by Rev. D. I.
Edwards, on Tuesday evening next,
13th inst. Subject—"An Evening
with the Poets."
MR. W. S. MOORE, Collector for
Muddycreek township, was the first
to pay off his duplicate of 1879 .in
full, having paid into the county
treasury, on the Ist inst., $1,367.12,
balance of the same.
H. C. BLOSS, Esq., editor of the
Titusville Herald, made our town a
visit last week and we were pleased to
make his acquaintance. The Titusville
Herald is now the leading oil paper in
the up river oil region.
THE Pine Grove Normal Academy
building will be dedicated on Friday,
»th inst., at 1 o'clock, P. M. Dr. Bug
bee, of Meadvillc Allegheny College,
and Dr. Jeffers, of Westminster Col
lege, will participate in the services.
IT seems to be conceded that Hon.
Henry W. Williams, President Judge
of the Tioga Judicial district, will be
appointed Judge of the United States
District Court, for Western Penn
sylvania, in place of Judge Kctcham,
deceased.
FINAL action was taken by Judge
Pearson, at Harrisburg, last week,
quashing all the indictments in the
Legislative bribery cases. The Dis
trict' Attorney will send new bills to
the Grand Jury when Court meets
again, January 20th.
THE Parker Weekly, burned up by
the recent dieasterons fire at Parker,
has been revived under the name of
the Weekly Phrrnix, by which wo
aie given to know by Mr. Needle, the
enterprising editor, that the paper has
risen from the ashes of the late fire.
We welcome it again among our ex
changes.
THE Millerstown Herald urges Jno.
M. Roth, Esq., of Prospect, as the
next Democratic nominee for District
Attorney of this county. Mr. Roth is
a young man of fine education and
one of a family of old and respected
citizens, but as the Democ-ats have
had that office for the past nine years
the Republicans propose now to take
it, by electing their man this fall.
THE meeting in the Court House
last Saturday was a rather queer af
fair, no one knowing by whom it was
called and no one present seeming wil
ling to be responsible for the meeting
It seems that some of the depositors
in the National Bank bad received a
postal card from an unknown source,
asking them to be present. No ob
ject was stated and hence, after some
discussion of the affairs of the Bank,
the depositors who were present left
the room in an informal manner and
went home.
Business of the Convention.
The next Republican State Conven
tion, called for Feb. 4, will have the
nominating of a Republican candidate
for a Judge of the Supreme Court; a
candidate for the office of Auditor
General of the State ; the selection of
the Presidential Electors to be voted
for in November by the Republicans
of the State, and the delegates to rep
resent the State in the next National
Convention, called to meet in Chi
cago on June 2nd. So it will be seen
that the work of the coming State
Convention is of the most important
character.
In regard to the candidate for Su
preme Judge there appears to be no
I contestant to Judge Green, who at
present holds the place by appointment
of the Governor, to fi'l the vacancy
made by the death of the lute Judge
Woodward.
In regard to the Auditor General
| ship, the most important office for the
people, perhaps, in the State, there are
but two contestants we have yet seen
named, Mr. Passmore, of Schuylkill
: county, and Mr. Lemon, of Blair
i count v. The shortness of time for
holding the Convention will likely
prevent any other candidates from ap
pearing. This candidate should prop
erly be given to the western part of
the State, but it is said the nomina
tion is already set up, by those who
have the power, for Mr. Lemon.
The Electoral ticket, and the dele
gates to the National Convention, ex
cept four delegates at large who repre
sent the State's representation in the
F. S. Senate, are generally chosen
upon the suggestion and agreement
among the delegates in the State Con
vention representing the different coun
ties in the different Congressional dis
tricts. Each of the Congressional dis
tricts has one of said Electors, the
number being equal to the number of
Congressmen in the State; and each
Congressional district is now entitled
to two delegates from the same in the
National Convention, under the present
rules of the same.
The above will give the Republicans
of this county an idea of the duties of
the County Committee when it meets.
Rev. Ferguson's Lecture.
Our citizens had another treat in the
lecture of Rev. Ferguson, of the U. P.
Church, of this place, on the evening
of Decernl>er 2fith ult. His subject,.
"Out of Place," gave him a wide field,
which he used in a variety of illustra
tions calculated to both instruct and
amuse. Like all lectures should be,
the points and criticisms made were
intended to correct some existing evils
in society at present, and that Rev.
Ferguson succeeded well, in "showing
up" some of these evils and follies, all
who heard him will agree. The only
trouble is that society cannot reach
and control many of the wrongs now
suffered. As for instance those he
pointed out of small and corrupt men
getting into and filling important
places of trust. This will never be reme
died until our politics assume a
higher plane. His appeal for more
honesty in that and all public and
business matters met a hearty response.
Iu Session.
The Connty Auditors, Messrs.
Hockenberry, Kamercrand Cashdollar,
have met and are now in session for
the purpose of auditing the accounts
of the county for the past year.
The newly elected Jury Commis
sioners, Messrs. Monks and McCrea,
have also met and been sworn in and
are engaged in filling the jury wheel
with jurors to serve during the present
year.
Republican State Convention.
The Republicans of Pennsylvania
are requested to send delegates, ap
pointed according to their representa
tion in the Legislature, to a Conven
tion, to meet in Harrisburg, at 12 M.,
on the 4th day of February next, to
elect delegates to the Republican Na
tional Convention, to nominate Presi
dential Electors, to nominate a candi
date for Judge of the Supreme Court,
and a candidate for Auditor General;
and to transact such other business as
may be brought before them.
By order of
F. C. IIOOTON,
Chairman State Committee.
SAMUEL F. BARB, >
t . m \ f sec vs.
C. L. MAO BE, )
West Chester, Pa., Jan. I, 18S0.
By the above it will be seen that
the Republicans of Pennsylvania are
put under immediate marching orders,
as they say in military matters. The
"4th day of February" is an earlier
day by some two months than ever a
Republican State Convention was
called to meet, even when our State
elections were in October and not in
November as they now are. In other
words, the Convention is called nine
mouths before the election, and at
least three months before it need have
been. The 4th of May would have
been a much more suitable time, and
also given the masses of the party an
opportunity to look around and see
who were the best candidates and
what was best to do. It would also
have been in time plenty to appoint
the delegates to the National Conven
tion called for June 2nd. But, as it is,
the party is put upon the double-quick
in every county of the State in order
to have delegates in this near 4th of
February State Convention. In fact
the time is so short that these dele
gates will have to be chosen by the
County Committees, and the people's
rights and voices thus, perhaps, not lie
heard or truly represented.
But why this haste '< It is said,
and yet we can hardly believe it, that
this early date for the State Conven
tion is in the interest of Gen. Grant
for the next Presidential nomination,
and that the idea is to have Pennsyl
vania give the first "boom," as the
phrase is, for him, in the hope of thus
influencing other States. If this is so
we think it is great injustice to Gen.
Grant, and the work of mistaken,
over-officious and volunteer parties.
We cannot call them friends, because
no real friends could thus take a course
that will doubtless react and do Gen.
Grant more harm than good. He is
away above the need of such hasty
action, and, by assuming that he is
not, as this haste does assume, by vir
j tually saying that it is necessary to
I take a "snap judgment" in his favor,
I and thus forestall public opinion, is, as
otxtL»K Citsaeu: PufcLer, fl*., 3«murcg t88Q»
we have said, putting him in a wrong
position with a tendency to injure
him. We hare the highest a<lmira
tion for Gen. Grant and will support
him cheerfully if again nominated for
the Presidency, hut the mistake of
those who influenced the late meeting
of the State Committee to make as
early a call as February 4 for the State .
Convention, is apparent to all, even
to the friends of (Jen. Grant as well as
to his opponents. It is simply a break
neck haste of some to get on top of
the wave they suppose coming, and
thus ride in on Gen. Grant's strength.
Hut, nevertheless, they will learn that
the Republicans of the State have
some rights left that they are bound
to respect.
Our County Abroad.
The below we clip from the Pitts
burgh Di.<patch of Dec. 27th, being an
extract from a letter of a correspond
ent of that paper who has been making
a trip to California, and who stopped
on his way at Omaha, Nebraska. hat
he saw and heard there he tells as fol
lows :
I met six Pittsburghers in the hotel.
As we were seated in a circle talk
ing about Pennsylvania, some one
made a remark about the Butler county
soap mines, and about crows "carrying
knapsacks," and all that, while flying
across it, when a handsome young
fellow stepped up and said, "What's
that you said, uiy friends, about But
ler county ? I am from that part of
Pennsylvania, and I don't propose to
hear it abused." "Another county
heard from," said Falls, and the hotel
proprietor stepped up and introduced
the young man as "Gov. Carries, of
Nebraska." lie is a nephew of Lewis
Z. Mitchell, one of the leading law
yers of Butler, drifted out to this
country ten years ago and was elected
Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska last
election ; owns a fine estate near Sew
ard. about fifty miles from Omaha, and
is well fixed. In addition to his de
fense of Butler county he held up
Nebraska pretty well. "Nebraska,"
he said, "is now ahead of Minnesota
and Kansas as a wheat growing State;
that she raised over a million bushels
of grain last year more than Minne
sota; that the ratio of wheat growing
States now was, first, Illinois; second,
Iowa; third, Nebraska; fourth, Min
nesota; fifth, Kansas; and that it is a,
healthy country for hogs."
The Lieutenant Governor Carnes
above spoken of is a son of Mr. An
drew Carnes, formerly of this town,
who with his family went West we
think about twenty years age. Mr.
Andrew Carnes was an active citizen,
and held, while here, the offices of
Sheriff and County Treasurer. His
sen Edward is the "handsome young
fellow" who now occupies the honora
ble position of Lieutenant Governor
of Nebraska, and all his old acquaint
ances here are much pleased to learn
of his success in his new home. His
case is another verification of the wis
dom of Horace Greeley's advice to
young men to "Go West, young man,
go West!"' And it also is another
proof that Butler county is like what
the celebrated Stephen A. Douglas
said of the Stale of Vermont, to wit,
"that it was a good place to be born
in, provided you emigrated from it as
early as possible." Butler men all
over the West prove that this is a good
county to l>e born in, and get your
education and "broughten up" in.
But there is another side of this
subject not so pleasant. How about
this "soap mines" business '! Is there
never to be an end to that ? We had
hoped that after the "rivers of oil '
that have been found in our county
that we might possibly hear no more
about that useful article of soap; and
we don't know why we arc still cred
ited with "mines" of it unless it is
that Butler men, at home and abroad,
are always found to be cleanly in their
person. This soap mine fun had its
origin, we believe, in a joke played off
upon the late Benjamin Chew, who
used to come here from Philadelphia,
looking after what was known as the
"Chew lands," laying generally down
the creek from this place. Mr. Chew
got it into his head that there was lead
upon some of his lands and made fre
quent explorations to find the same.
It was an old tradition, and from his
efforts to find the lead some wag started
the story, which it is said he for a
time believed, that, if there was not
lead, there were veritable soap deposits
upon those lands. Whether this is
the true origin of this soap slander we
will not lie qualified to, but give it as
we have heard it. We were never
discomfited but once with this soap
mines story, and that was when wo
wore representing this county in the
Legislature. The bill compelling the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company to
build the present road from here to
Freeport was before the House, and
we had been advocating its passage.
After we sat down a member from
Allegheny county, who, with all the
members of that county were opposed
to our bill, got up and said that Ik; did
not see what we wanted with a rail
road out in Butler county, as there ]
was nothing but soap mines out there, j
This remark rather riled us, and the
Allegheny member, finding us in dig- 1
nant, had it stricken from the record.
The old stories about the crows car
rying knapsacks with them when pass
ing over the county, and of the bum-,
ble-bees having to get down upon their
knees when they wanted to extract the
sweet from flowers, we could stand,
but the other one was annoying.
These crow, and bee, and similar myth
ical stories, had their origin almost
with that of the county. At an early
day they were the pleasantries, it is
said, of the Pittsburgh attorneys who
came out here to attend our Courts.
Being wags and full of fim (and some
times of strong drink), and our early l
settlors being then poor, the said attor
neys, Baldwin, Ross, Sample, Wilkins,
Shaler and others, amused themselves
at the expense of the settlers by these
remarks about their poorly cultivated
farms and fields. The case is very
different now, however, our county,
by common consent, being now con
sidered one of the best in the State in
agricultural production as well as one
of the most wealthy in mineral re
sources. And as to the crows, they
are yearly now to be seen in great
flocks, in black, shining fatness, and
loathe to leave us in the fall. As to
the bees, we have them now from
Italy and from every clime and of
every variety, making honey for all
home use, as well as for shipment to
less favored parts. In a word, we are
a rich, a large and a prosperous county.
The Maine Muddla.
Since our last the events in Maine
have been thick and fast. The first
move of Governor Garcelon and the
Fusionists, after having counted out
enough of Republicans to give them
the Legislature, was an attempt to
protect themselves by gathering the
arms of the State at Augusta, the
j Capital. This was resisted by the
! people in some instances and great ex
citement followed. Then a proposi
tion was made by the Republicans to
submit all the legal points in the case
to the Supreme Court of the State for
decision. This fair offer was only
partiaily agreed to. But the Court
was finally convened, and on last Sat
urday rendered a decision against the
Governor and his Council on ail the
technical points on which they threw
out the returns of different counties.
Whether he and his Council will now
submit remains to lie seen. The Leg
j islature meets to-day, 7th inst., and if
the decision of the Court prevails, as
it should, the Republicans will be
seated and no trouble ensue ; but if
the Republican members are still re
sisted in their rights to seats, then we
do not know what may follow. Prob
ably they may convene in a separate
place and organize and declare elected
the rightful Governor of the State,
Davis, and then ask the recognition of
the National Government. A few
days will determine whether there
will be further confusion in Maine or
not.
DRIFT OF OPINION.
AUGUSTA, Jan. 4.—The decision has
been discussed freely by crowds upon
the streets and at hotels and elsewhere
to-day. Republicans are greatly ex
cited and jubilant, and regard it as a
consummate triumph for their cause.
The opinion is freely expressed in the
best informed circles that the opposi
tion cannot stand up and defy the
Court. It is the opinion of leading
Republicans that the Govenor can do
no less than cancel certificates issued to
persons not elected according to the de
cision of the Court. The Fusionists
have no definite plan matured, and it
will be difficult to develop any to-night,
as not more than 20 members are in
the city. The number present is
about tiie same as in ordinary years,
when nothing unusual was pending.
A few Democrats say the Governor had
no business to submit the questions to
the Court; that he had done his
work according to the Constitution
and laws, and should have rested his
case there.
D. T. Pike, a leading Democrat, says
that Garcelon belittled himself by tak
ing any notice of the Morrill letter.
He hud completed his work and that
ought to have been the end of it. R.
W. Black, a leading Greenbacker, says
that the Court went out of its way to
answer questions not put to it. Col.
W. Dickey, a member of the Legisla
ture, says the decision of the Court
will have no effect upon the Legisla
ture, as certificates have already been
issued. This is understood to be the
position Pillsbury will take iu the
Standard to-morrow morning. Others
say the opinion of the Court is a farce,
and will be replied to word for word.
Three counted-in members have already
declared they will not participate.
Hon. James C. Talbot, of W asbing
ton, and Isaac T. llobson, of Lincoln,
the counted-in Senators, have already
stated they would not accept seats
shou.d the decision of the Court be
against them. Lawyers say if this
opinion is disregarded it will be the
first instance of the kind in the history
of Maine. It has been ascertained
that the Executive Department in more
than 50 cases since Maine became a
State has asked the judgment of the
Supreme Judicial Court on important
questions of law, and never in a single
instance has it. been disregarded.
Grant a*?d the German Voto.
Richard Smith, editor of the Cincin
nati Ga.ze.tte, who has been in Wash
ington for several days does not mince
words on the Grant question. He says
that the hostility to a third term among
the German Republicans of Ohio is so
strong that if lie is nominated they
will leave the party in a body and the
Democrats will carry the State. Mr.
Smith reports that he finds Republican
editors who have not yet pronounced
for any candidate almost unanimously
opposed to the idea of Grant's nomina
tion, but generally disposed to wait
about declaring themselves in the hope
that the ex-President may withdraw
his name from the canvass. Boss
Keys, of Wisconsin, and Enos, the mem
ber of the Republican National Com
mittee from that State, regard the nom
ination of Grant as a hazardous experi
ment, and say that the German Repub
licans of their State, who have proved
the decisive element in more than one
election, are as stoutly opposed to a
third term as those of Ohio.
JEFF. DAVIS is the great American
eloper. He eloped with a daughter of
Zachary Taylor and made her his wife,
lie eloped with eleven States of the
Union. Ho eloped with his wife's
petticoats on when the pursuing Fed
eral troops struck his last camp. He
eloped into the wrong berth of a sleep
ing car one night. And now he has
eloped with the entire estate of an af
fectionate rich widow, whose wits he
had eloped with before she died. If he
had eloped with the "sour apple tree"
that was after him once, he would
have saved the latter end of his char
acter.— Cinrinnati Saturday Night.
ALLEGED MURDER.
Caee cf Mr 3. Sarah Lef9vre.
In our li-st i.-»sue reference was made
to the sudden death of Mrs. Sarah
Lefevre, wife of Mr. John Lufevre, of:
Winfield township, this county, who
was found dead iu her house on Mon-!
d iv, the lot!) of December, ller hus
band and herself were ail the persons
it seems that were in the house at the
time. His account then given of what
he alleges was an accident befalling
her, was about as follows :
On the morning of that day after
two children of hers, by a former
husband, had gone to school, his
wife had requested him to do
churning in the kitchen, while
she would go up stairs, or on the loft,
to get some beans to prepare for din
ner. While he was thus churning he
heard her fall down the stairs, and on
going into the adjoining room, in
which the stairs were, he found her
lying at the foot of the stairs ami life
almost extinct. He lifted her from the
position she was iu and ran for the
neighbors. She was dead before any
arrived. His statement was that she
had fallen down the stairs and he
thought her neck was broken. Neigh
bors came and it was concluded an
inquest should be had, which was held
by Esq. Tollev, of Saxonburg. The
finding of the inquest was, that death
was caused by her accidentally falling
down the stairs. Dr. J. M. Scott, of
Saxonburg, was examined before the
inquest, and who, it seems, made sonic
examination of the body, previous to
its finding. She was consequently
buried on the following Wednesday,
ller brothers and sisters not being sat
isfied with this disposition of the mat
ter procured the services of Drs.
Bredin and Pillow, of this place, to
make another post mortem examination
of the body, which they did on the
Sunday following, Dec. 21st, the body
being disinterred for that purpose. The
result of this second examination was
the arrest of her husband, Mr. John
Lefevre, the information against him
being made by a sister of the deceased,
Miss Susan Harbisou. A hearing was
had before Esq. Keck, of this place,
commencing on Saturday, the 27th ult.
Before giving the subst nee of the
testimony it might be stated that Mrs.
Lefevre's maiden name was Harbison,
and that Mr. Lefevre was her third
husband, the former two husbands
being Mr. Samuel Cooper and Mr.
Andrew Grabe, both of whom were
divorced from her and both of whom
are still living in the neighborhood.
She was Mr. Lefevre's second wife,
his first being a Miss Pattou. It might
also be stated that Mr. Lefevre hereto
fore has borne a good character as a
very peaceable citizen and quiet kind
of a man.
THE HEARING.
The following is the substance of
the testimony given the first day, not
wishing it to be understood as given
fully or with entire accuracy, but writ
ten from brief notes and memory :
The first witness examined was Mr.
William R. Harbison, a brother of the
deceased. His testimony was mainly
as to the wounds he found upon her
person on the day after the death,
stating that there was a wound upon
her face near the eye, and two upon
her forehead, which he described, and
also upon her ears and neck. He also
testified as to finding blood upon the
(ioor at the foot of the stairs and blood
upon the stairs. His testimony left
the impression upon the listener that
violence had been used and was the
cause of her death.
The next witness was Miss Susan
Harbison, the sister of Mrs. Lefevre.
Her testimony, as to the wounds found,
were in the main about the same as
those detailed by her brother. She
also testified as to finding an apron of
the deceased in the bouse with blood
upon it. and other matters that seemed
to indicate that violence was the cause
of her death.
Joseph Harbison, another brother of
Mrs. L., corroborated his brother and
sister in his testimony as to the nature
of the wounds.
Mrs. James Duffv also gave similar
testimony as to finding wounds upon
the face and blood upon floor, etc.
Mr. Daniel Duffy testified more par
ticularly as to the wounds he found
upon the face, ears and neck, saying
there was a black mark all arounu the
neck, blood and hair on fioor and stairs,
blood looked fresh. lie also described
the location and character of the stairs.
As this witness had been one of the
inquest that found the death was
caused by accident, in falling down
stairs, he was closely cross-examined
by the counsel for the defence.
Mr. and Mrs. Spires, who reside near
Delano station, gave some brief testi
mony as to a separation between Mr.
and Mrs. Lefevre last summer, and his
returning to live with her, and some
language in nature of threats made by
him towards her.
Mrs. Daniel Duffy also testified to
some threats by him.
Mrs. Thomas Greer, a near neighbor,
was among the first at Lefevre's house,
in a short time after getting word of
the death; found body lying upon floor,
with stockings on but no shoes; teeth,
that it seems were out, were put In
afterwards; wiped the face of the
deceased with an apron she found in
the house; no blood upon the lace that
she noticed.
Mrs. Reigert was there on Tuesday
and helped dress and lay out Mrs. L ;
saw bruises ami cuts; saw cut and
black spot on back.
Dr. S. Bredin was then called and
sworn, lie, with Dr. Pillow, made
the second pout mortem examination,
lie described the nature and extent of
the wounds upon deceased's face, neck,
cars, etc. Those upon the ears looked .
like done with a sharp instrument; j
examined brain, heart and neck, the
latter of which, as we understood him,
he inclined to think was not broken.
As his testimony was of a surgical,
or professional character, we will not
attempt to give it in full. It was
deemed the most important yet given
in the case and seemed to be much .
relied upon by the prosecution. Dr j
Pillow agreed with him in his opinions. ;
Dr. J. M. Scott was called, and not j
appearing, and the prosecution also j
desiring the presence of tie children
of deceased, who were at school at the
time, the hearing, by agreement, was
continued until Tuesday, Dec. -iOth.
THE SECOND HEARING.
The following is a synopsis of Dr.
Scott's testimony, furnished by a re
porter for the CITIZEN :
Direct —Reside near Knox Chapel;
am practicing physician ; was called to
Lefevre's house on the day of Mrs.
L.'s death ; when I got there it was ,
übout I o'clock; I saw her lying on |
the tloor, with her face covered; I was
asked if I wanted to examine the ,
corpse, and said that as I understood
Squire Toilv was coming to hold an
inquest tlint I would not do anything J
until he came ; jury sworn and inves- 1
ti gated the ease, concluded that neek
of deceased was broken; I did not j
make an extended examination ; made ,
an incision in the vertebrae, which was i
much swollen; found two contused ,
wounds, which I deemed sufficient I
cause for death ; I wasn't satisfied, but •
wanted to examine further : the tore
man thought this was not necessary ;
head and neck were much swollen ; had
boen dead 3V hours when I got there ;
found a black spot under each eye : left
ear cut from top to bottom ; reddish j
mark around her ucck, aud abrasion of
the skin : about an inch below collar
bone was another mark, which seemed
as if a piece of skin had just been
taken off; right ear cut; no marks on
back of head, but seemed like an inden
ture, and my opinion was that the
skull was fractured ; the mark on right
eye appeared as if made by a blow ; 1
saw nothiug on the stairs that would
produce su-'h marks; it might be pos
sible to receive such marks by falling,
but hardly probable; saw spots of
blood in several places; I made an ex
amination on Sunday with Dr. Bred in ;
found a very dark mark then which
was not visible first day ; when I first
saw deceased her hair was loose and
matted with blood ; death by strangu
lation would produce swelling of the
face; the mark around the neck was
continuous; don't think she coukl have
fallen upon anything which would
produce such mark ; think that it would
require a rope, chain, strap or some
such article to produce such continuous
mark.
Cross-examined —l have been a
practicing physician for ten years;
when I first saw deceased she had a
ligbt-colored cloth over her face; in
my examination I found the muscles of
the neck bruised, and clotted blood;
death might !>e produced by a sudden
fall; without fracture, the cuts would
not produce death ; my opinion was
that the injuries about the head pro
duced death ; in fulling, the weight of
the body might have made a mark on
back of neck.
Redirect —Mr. Lefevre came to my
house on Sunday before second exami
nation ; I>rs. King and McKec were
there; he asked me if I had not made
a thorough examination on day of
death, and 1 told him I had only gone
as far as 1 was permitted.
Dr. King was examined and also
gave similar opinions.
The two little boys, Thomas and
Harry Cooper, who were at school at
the time of the occurrence, were also
examined and gave some testimony as
to their mother aud step-father having
angry words that morning; and one
of them also stated that his mother
that morning, while milking, com
plained of being dizzy in her head.
Miss Louisa McCaskev, Henry Lnu
denslauger, W. C. Smith, Alphonse
Krausee and .1. W. McKee were abo
examined. The result of the hearing
was the committal to jail of the de
fendant by the Justice, for trial at
Court. The trial will probably take
place at the coming March Term.
THE Philadelphia Press, of Jarnary
Ist, in the following able article covers
nearly all the objectionable points made
to the State Committee in calling so
early a State Convention. It says:
"The Republican State Committee,
at a full meeting of the members, ac
tual or substituted, have determined bv
a large vote that it was proper and
prudent and fair to call the State Con
vention on the 4th of uext month.
This gives a period of five weeks l>e
tween the notice and the assembling
in which to make all the arrangements
for and actually to select all the senato
rial and representative delegates. So
early a date for a State Convention in
Pennsylvania has never before been
fixed, nor has so short an interval been
before allowed Inrtween the call and
the meeting. In 1K72, when there
was absolute unanimity among Repub
licans as to the candidates and little
tune was required for. discussion and
consideration, the Srate Convention
was held on the 10th of April, the Na
tional Convention meeting on the sth
of June. In IK"*!, when Pennsylvania
| had a candidate for nomination for
President, and time was an element of
importance to his friends, the State
Convention was held on the 29th of
March, the National Convention meet
ing on the 14th of June, In IMBO, the
convention is fixed two months in ad
vance of the usual time, on short no
tice to the Republican voters, under the
stimulus of an excited state of feeling,
and under circumstances which give
little promise of calm and dispassion
ate action. Vet, if there be a subject
which ought to IK; approached in that
spirit, it is the selection of a candidate
lor the Presidency in 18S0, when, for
the first time, the Republicans are sure
to bo confronted with a solid adverse
vote from the Southern States, and
when a Democratic victory depends
only upon a small margin of success in
the States of the North. And if there
be a State which, more than another, is
entitled by reason of its fixed Republi
can character to be respectfully re
garded by her Republican sisters, that
State is Pennsylvania. Hut her voice,
to be regarded, should s|>eak words of
soberness, proceeding from clear eou
viction, and not pro tier advice which,
in its rendering, will go far to defeat it
-80 If.
The responsibility fir this action
rests on the committee itself, which
was duly summoned for the purpose.
Had as the precedent is, it is the act of
the representatives of the party. It
settles the point in dispute. Its effect
should be to stimulate the develop
ment, among the j»eople, of political
discussion, with a view to effect as in
telligent action as time and opportu
nity will permit. One of the ill effects
of the premature date selected is likely
to be the appointment of delegates by
County Committees instead of their
election by County Conventions, thus
materially diminishing the probabili
ties of fair representation of the popu
lar will. Whatever tends thus to
lower the representative character of a
deliberative body is always to be re
gretted, This action was taken in or
der to give Pennsylvania control of the
Presidential question, hut control of it
depends upon many other considera
tions besides haste of action. The
question will not be settled by storm.
It has too many elements of serious
ness in it.
At Old Prices,
Flannels, Rlankets, Varus, Ac., at
RITTKU k RALSTON'S.
CoiintiiisHouse Calendar for IS*O.
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An Accident Without Parallel.
The disaster on the North British
Railway at the crossing l of the river
Tav, near Dundee, Scotland, lately, is
one of the most remarkable in the his
tory of railroad accidents. The train
from Edinburgh for Dundee, with a
load of passengers variously estimated
at from ninety to three hundred
reached the crossing of the Frith of
Tay, at the height of a tremendous gale.
Either immediately before the train en
tered on the bridge, or at the moment
of crossing, the heavy girders of the
central spans fell or were blown away,
half a mile of the bridge disappeared,
and the entire train fell a distance ol
about eighty-eight feet into the raging
flood below, the water at that point be
ing between forty and fifty feet deep.
So violent was the gale il was impos
sible for steamers to go to the assis
tance of the wrecked train, even were
it possible under any circumstances to
be of service. Not one person 011 the
ill-f.ttrd train escaped, and whether
the number on board was one hundred
or three hundred, all have perished.
Until recently passengers by the
North British Railway from Edin
burgh to Dundee crossed the Frith of
Tav by steam ferry, the arm of the sea
at that point being about two miles
wide. The delay and inconvenience
thus occasioned were s.> great that
plans were suggested for the construc
tion of a bridge, and several years
since the work was commenced.
The problem to bo solved was a diffi
cult one, and called into requisition
the highest engineering skill. For a
short distance from the shore on either
side the rocky bed was easily found,
and on this brick piers were built to
carry the iron superstructure, but
further out the rocky bed suddenly
shelved downward to a great depth,
and was overlaid with clay and gravel.
How to make a permanent foundation
in this part of the crossing was the
question the engineers had to solve.
It was finally done by sinking cylin
ders of masonry, filled in with concrete,
and when the surface was reached at
highwater level, iron columns were
erected, on which the superstructure
rested. As there is a navigable
channel in the estuary, sonic of the
spans had to be of great width and
height, eleven of the wrecked spans
having a width of 245 feet. The great
est height of the bridge was 130 feet
above high water. The entire length
was 10,612 feet, or over two miles.
There were in all eighty-five spans, of
varying width. It was one ol the
longest bridges in the world.
Ocneral Grant in Florida.
FERNANDINA, FLA., Jan 4.—Gen
eral Grant and party arrived here this
morning from Savannah bv the
steamer City of Bridgeton, after a de
lightful trip. The day was beautiful,
and crowds of people, white and col
ored, lined the streets to welcome the
guests. As the steamer landed the
band struck up "Hail to the Chief."
Gcueral Grant and party were wel
comed by ex-Senator Yulee, on behalf
of the Mayor and citizens, and were at
once driven to the hotel, where s|>ceial
arrangements had been made for the
distinguished guests. To-morrow a
public reception in the City Hall takes
place, and in the evening a grand ball
will be given. The party leave here
on Tuesday for Jacksonville, and from
there they go up the St. Johns and
Ocklawaha rivers and. thence to St.
Augustine, where they will arrive 011
the 12th, and remain a few days.
The thermometer to-day is 80 degrees
in the shade.
Ureal C'loarance Sale
of Ladies' Dolmans, at 1
R ITT Kit & R ALSTON'S.
Holyoke Items.
Me*» r». EtUtort —lf you will favor us with a
small space in your jiaji'r we will be obliged,
ns wo would like to give some news from this
little town.
is shunted on the road leading
from Butler to Sunbury, four j>nd one-half
miles froui Butler. It consist* of four dwel
ling house*, one church, (f. 1'.,; one store and
postnftice, kept by .Mr. Aimer McCandless, one
bin-' >inith vio]>, and Jamie Joes our shoeing
neatly.> Mr. . I*. McCandless finished
his large two-story store house and we cx
pect it will suoa be filled with goods for the
accommodation of the vicinity.
—Mr. T.B. llooii has |>ut u]> a fine dwelling
house on his farm adjoining the town, and is
making other improvements.
Mr. J. Painter, adjoining, is one of our en
ergetic farmers.
—The surrounding neighborhood is progress
ing in improvements.
—Mr. A. J. Moore has put up a fine barn
this last summer ; also MV. \V. I*. Smith.
—Mr. .J. Pollock has put up a large wagon
shed.
Mr. Samuel Irwin, in his usual way for
still making improvements, has erected a very
tiue spring house with stone basement.
—A word al>out our educational advantages.
Holyoke is not complete without a school. Our
schools in the township are crowded to over
flowing, being only four 111 number. They are
supplied with experienced teachers, as follows:
No. 1, Mr. .1. McCullough; No. Mr. J. C.
Moore; No. .(, Mr. K. Kobb; No. 4, Mr. H.
K. Shanor. Our school houses are not what
they should be. They are small anil not well
furnished, and indeed wouid remind you of
houses fifty years ago. Some of our schools
have as high as ninety scholars, from six
to twenty-one. Messrs. School Directors, you
are men of intelligence, is this as it should be '!
—Rev. W. I'. Shaw, pastor of the ehtireh 111
this place, is teaching a normal class for the
study of the scriptures; he is faithful to his
trust. More auon. A CITIZEN.
Never Roturn.
It is said that one out of every four
real invalids who go to Denver, Col.,
to recover health never return to the
East or South except as a corpse. The
undertakers, next to the hotel keepers,
have the most profitable business.
This excessive mortality- may be pre
vented and patients served and cured
under the care of friends and loved
ones at home, if they will but use Hop
Bitters in time. This we know. See
another column.
Religious Convention.
Tiie Presbytery of Butler held a religious
convention in Sunbury Church, Rev. G. W.
Bean, pastor, on the LL'ud and 23rd of Dec., 1879.
Rev. J. It. Coulter preached 011 the Advent
and Mission of Christ; Rev. S. L. Johnson, on
Family Religion, and Rev. W. McConkev, 011
Christian Consecration. Rev. W. T. Wylie
lectured on The Best Method of Christian Giv
ing. Conference was held 011 these themes.
Considerable time was spent in prayer aud
praise.
Ten ministers of the Presbytery were present,
also Rev. \V. P. Bri-adon, of the U. P. Church,
and Rev. Streamer, of the Kuglish Lutheran
Church.
There w:is a large attendance of the congre
gation in the evenings, and quite a number also
were present during the day. The meeting was
a good one.
The Presbytery held a pro rc nntu meeting
011 the 2.! rd iu^t.,' and released Rev. J. T.
Patterson from the charge of Westminster
Church, ill commence labors at once iu
Salem Church, Beaver county, Pa.
Yours, etc., .i. li. COULTER.
H licsit r*IV heat !
The highest Pittsburgh market price
paid for Wheat, at Walter & Boos'
Mill, Butler, I'a. WALTER & Boos.
H. H. Nclmnnn,
The Merchant Tailor, 101 Smithfield
street, Pittsburgh, still continues to
give his old customers satisfaction,
and is prepared to supply all others
with the most fashionable, desirable
aud best fitting garments that can be
found in tl at city. His prices are
very reasonable. It will he to your
interest to leave your order with Mr.
11. for an Overcoat, Dress or Business
Suit. _
Feed! Feed! Feed!
25,000 pounds of Chop, Bran and
Mill Feed for sale at Walter k Boos'
Mill. This is a rare chance to pur
chase feed, as we are selling it cheap.
THE value of being fully acquainted
with all the important news of the day is as ap
parent to every thinking man as the entertain
ment afforded at the the famiiy fireside. This
can be secured in such full degree by subscrib
ing to 1 u.- pap-r and receiving the Pittsburgh
Wrrklu D tjut'-i for the lull year, and all
should take advHntage of the offer.
Kje! Rye!
10,000 bushels of Rye wanted at
Walter <fc Boos' Mill, to be ground
into flour. 75 cents paid per bushel.
WALTER & Boos.
ALL kinds of Stove and Flue pipe
to be had at the Hardware Store of
J. NIGGLE & Br.o.
IVlical! Wheal!
The highest Pittsburgh market price
paid for Wheat, at Walter Boos'
Mill, Butler, l'a. WALTER & Boos.
Grant Around the World,
Mr. John l>. Knmcrcr, one of our County
Auditors, lias received from the publishers the
agency for selling the new and Great Book,
entitled, "Tour Around the World by Gen.
Grout." lie has the townships of Concord,
Clay, Centre, Washington, Parker, Fairview,
and the oil towns in same, and the boroughs of
Butler and >1 illerstown, and will soon give the
people of the same an opportunity to obtain
this interesting work.
Wlieat! Wheat!
The highest Pittsburgh market price
paid for Wheat, at Walter it Boos'
Mill, Butler, Pa. WALTER & Boos.
MORE than a month ago snow fell at
Cabul. As the mountain passes became
blocked the inhabitants grew sullen
and the hillmen defiant. There was
an explosion in Bala Hissar, the royal
arsenal; the populace threatened to re
volt on account of the arrest and
abdication of the Ameer, and Gen. Rob
erts found himself compelled to aban
don the city and retreat to the fortified
cantonments of Sharpur, some miles
from the city. A native chief roused
the old war spirit, and occupying the
capital, completely surrounded the
British, and sent troops to cut oil" rein
forcements advancing up the moun
tain passes. Ail communication with
Gen. Roberts was last week cut oil",
and one relief column is in peril of total
destruction from the cold weather, the
snows and the tribe men. There are
about 7,000 men in the cantonments of
Sharpur, with provisions for about five
months 011 hand. Fully 150,000 natives
are iu arms aud watching a chance for
an attack. In London the greatest
anxiety prevails, the lately established
restrictions upon the press, by which
the movements of the troops are
clouded in mystery, being particularly
exasperating to the public.
For Sal a Cheap,
50 Pure Bred Fowls, of five varieties.
J. S. CAMPBELL, Butler, I'a.
(■rain Wanted.
I will pay the highest market price
for wheat, rve and buckwheat, at my
mill, south end of town. Butler, I'a.
JACOB BOOS.
Rye! Bye!
10,000 bushels of Bye wanted at
Walter & Boos' Mill, to be ground
into flour. 75 cents paid per bushel.
WALTER \ Boos.