BUTLKR CITIZEN. JOHN H. & VV. C. NECLEY. PHOP RS. Entered at the Posttoffire at Butler as gecond-classs matter. Executive Committee Meeting. 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. m., for the purpose of choosing delegates to the Republican State Convention, be held at Harrisburg on the 4th of Feb ruary, and to attend to such other business as may come before the Com mittee for their action. A full attend ance is earnestly* solicited. THUS. ROBINSON, Ch'n. A L CRAIG, > Sec , ys W. C. >IGLEY. ) January 4, 18«0. HON. E. S. N. MORGAN, of New Castle, has been appointed Secretary of Wyoming Territory. THE three States which pay most revenue to the postal service are Penn sylvania, Illinois and New \ ork. TIIE County Commissioners, in ex planation of the law and in pursuance of instructions from the Auditor Gen eral at Harrisburg, have decided that monev at interest is not taxable for county purposes. THE Supreme Court of Maine states the question in this way : "The Constitution does not aim at depriving the people of their right of suffrage for formal errors, but aims at avoiding such a result." WE still continue to receive anony mous communications, or with fictitious names. This we believe is the char acter of two received lately concerning a certain occurrence in Washington township, and therefore we decline publishing them. THE cases and claims growing out of the Railroad riots at Pittsburgh in July, 1877, have been compromised and settled by Allegheny county agree ing to pay about half the estimated amount of the same. The arrange ment is a favorable one for the people of Allegheny county if they were legally liable to pay those losses. Bonds have been issued for the claims, which have all been taken by Pitts burgh j)eople without a cent of com mission being paid. ALL who saw and heard Mr. Ben Hogan, in the Court House last Friday evening, were convinced of the gen uineness of the reformation that has taken place in his character, and of his sincerity in now trying to atone for his past career. His character was that of "the wickedest man in the world," and? as he said, he had been the means of doing much harm to so ciety, which he was now striving to undo. His remarks, and those of his wife, who accompanies him, were well made and well received. They both had the entire sympathy of the audi ence in their efforts to do good, and the warm wishes of all present went with them for their future success. A MONO the death notices this week will be seen that of Mr. Nathaniel Cooper, of Slipperyroek township, this county, an aged and most respected citizen. Those who knew Nathaniel Cooper will agree at once with us when - we say that a finer old gentleman than he did not live in our county. He was a man of much more than ordi nary intelligence, ami of very fine und venerable appearance. We have heard it said that in person he much resem bled Henry Clay. Had he desired he could often have held positions in the county, but he was unassuming and always declined accepting. No man could have been more respected by his neighbors, ami their testimony to his worth is very general and very sincere. National Bank Ajfain. News reached here last week to the effect that our well-known townsman, Gen. John N. Purviance, had been ap pointed to succeed Mr. 11. 15 Cullum as Receiver of the National Bank of this place. Wc have no definite infor mation of the causes that led the Gov ernment to make this change in the Receivership. It is reported, however, that the debtors of the Bank have made complaints against some of the present Receiver's actions This is the more to be regretted, as of a!l trusts that ever have arisen hereabouts there could not have been a more general desire existing than there wa : that a faithful and a careful settling up of the affairs of this Bank should Is: had. Th it it was and will continue to. be a difficult task all understand. Its bad management, while doing business, is generally conceded. Mr. Cullum bad been employed by the Government i:i settling up the affairs of similar insti tutions, and was sent here on account of his experience in that business. The only thing that seems strange about his sudden removal is that he had no notice, and was not afforded, his friends say, an opportunity to ex plain his proceedings thus far, which they allege could have been explained. But, whatever may have been the reasons for the change, there is one thing all in this community know, and that is, that the new Receiver, Gen. Purviance, is a man of undoubted honesty. He has lived among us all his life, and if he lias one character better established than another it is that of a reputation for strict integrity. That he can be induced, in assuming the task of winding up the affairs of this Bank, to do any act or thing that wiii not be in the interest.-) of the cred itors of the Bank, we will be slow to believe. In every public and private | trust he has filled he ha 3 discharged the same with greet fidelity, and he is too conversant with the affairs of men. and too careful of his own good name, to at this day do 01 suffer anything to he done in any business matter that would in the least compromise himself. Wc therefore believe that the interests of the creditors of the Hank wdl not suffer under his management as its new Receiver. Since writing tlie above we learn that Mr. Cullum has not been ac tually removed, his resignation only being suggested by the Controller of the Currency, to take effect on the Ist of February. He is therefore still in charge of the Bank. The opposition to him, it appears, comes mainly from the debtors to the Bank. Cecsus Supervisor. Mr. Daniel S. Richmond, of Mead ville, has l>een appointed the Census Supervisor for the district in which our county is placed, and we presume will be confirmed by the Senate as such. He is said to be a competent and worthy man. Among his first duties will be the arranging of the counties of his district into sub-parts of not greater than four thousand in habitants each. This will take him some time, perhaps months to do, and after which he will appoint the enumer ators for the same. No application can be intelligently made to h:m uatil these sub-districts have been formed. In due time we presume he will visit our county for that purpose. Ccmmittoo Meetiugr. We hope there will be a full attend ance of the members of the Republican County Committee at its meeting on next Saturday week, 24th iust. The day fixed (Saturday) wes perhaps an oversight of the Chairman, as it is often inconvenient for delegates or members of a committee who live in th<; outlying townships or boroughs to come to Butler and return home on the same day, and. if they cannot do so, have to remain over here to Monday, or travel home on Sunday. This is especially the case in the winter sea son. Rut in view of the importance of the coming Committee meeting we again urge a full attendance, notwith standing the unfavorable day fixed for its assembling. A Mixed Case. HARRISBURG, Jan. 10.—Gov. Iloyt has to-day appointed his life-long friend, Col. Stanley Woodward, of Wilkesbarre, to the vacancy on the Luzerne county bench, caused by the resignation of llou. Garrick M. Hard ing. Col. Woodward is a Democrat, while Harding was a Republican, and some displeasure has been manifested by the Luzerne county politicians because the Governor did not give the place to ex-Senator Payne, the Repub lican applicant, Col. Woodward was the son of the late Judge Warren J. Woodward, of the Supreme bench, who was defeated by Judge Harding, when nominated by the Democrats to the very place to which his son has just lreen appointed. Harding was accused of having used money to secure his election, and last winter an j attempt was made to have him im peached on these very grounds, while the Legislature was in session. J. J. Rieketts, of Wilkesbarre, ap peared for the prosecution, and to the 1 surprise of every one, the leading j counsel for Judge Harding was Co). 1 Stanley Woodward, who had managed his father's campaign and knew nil the inside facts about his defeat. Rieketts attempted to have Col. Woodward calico to the stand, but he stood on his rights as counsel, and the insinuation was made that he hud been engaged as counsel to gag him as a witness. Be thai as it may the impeachment pro ceedings failed, and tl en followed Judge Harding's resignation. The Judge was the preceptor of both Gov. Iloyt and Attorney General Palmer, when they were law students. Stan ley Woodward was a warm friend of both the latter, and at the time Iloyt was nominated took the stump for him against Dill. He did lot leave the Democratic party, but attempted to •rain a judicial nomination last fall from a Democratic Convention at Wilkesbarre. He was fought bitterly and accused of being a Republican, la-cause of his support of Hoyt. He received severity-five votes on lirst ballot, and came near making the nom ination. He was sacrificed because of Ins post services to Iloyt. And now the Governor comes forward and gives him his appointment to the disgust of the Republican politicians of Luzerne. An Important School Bccia'on. Relating to the mutual rights of di rectors and teachers, we present the fol lowing decision thereon from State Su |xrintendent Wiekersham, than whom no one is better lifted to elaborate the school law: "There is but one time in the \ear when directors can adopt a new scries of text books for the schools under their charge, or change old ones, and that is between the time of elect ing teachers and the opening of the schools. Section 2.5, act of May H, I H:> I say : 'That immediately after the annual election of teachers in each school district of the State, and lie fore the opening of the schools for the ensu ing term, there shall be a meeting of the directors or controllers and teachers of each district ; at which meeting the directors or controllers shall decide upon a series of school books, in the dif ferent branches to be (aught during the ensuing school year; which books, and no other, shall lie used in the schools of the district during said pe riod.' Such is the law, with this excep tion, that books cannot now lie changed in a school district more frequently I bail once in three years. In order to determine legally a question concern ing tcxt-liooks, therefore, there must be a meeting of teachers and directors held at the time named in the law. Changes of text books made at any ot her time are wholly without legal sanction, and if made known would subject a dis trict to the IO- .H of the State appropria tion, if not the infliction of greater pen alties." AT 20c., 25c., 3.0 c., 40c., 45c., 50c., (jOc, j 'Joe., nail £1.25 p«r yard, new Carpel#, at Hitter At tSttfcles £ifciz*u: iatUc, P»., Ssmmwg 14, ISBS. Tiie Situation in Mcune AUGUSTA, Jan. s*.—Early this morn j ing Major General Chamberlain is ' sued a general order stating that, in view of the extraordinary situation now presented at the seat of Govcrn ment, he would assume command and I protect the public property and institu tions of the State, in trust for the peo I pie, until the Governor's successor has been legally elected and duly qualified. Bv this order General Chamberlain assumes temporarily the office of Gov ernor and Commander-in-Chief. The entire police force at the State House was changed this morning, those indi cated by Mr. Chamberlain taking the places of those drilling there for several weeks. The change was quietly made. At the opening of the Senate but one Republican appeared and took his seat, Senator Locke, of Cumberland. The vote on the bribery order was re considered and the order laid on the ta ble. Thomas B. Swan, of Minot. rose and read a statement that SI,OOO had been paid him not to appear at the or ganization of the Legislature. He stated that the money had been paid him by Wallace R. White, of Winthrop, and that he (Swan) should not claim it. Mr. Ilarriman, of Kennebunk, testified that the same offer had been made to him by Y\ hite. THE MILITARY. A special to the Boston Herald says: The feeling of doubt and dis trust which prevails has increased rather than diminished, within the pa.-t 24 hours. The military power, though no troops have been called out, is becoming unusually conspicious for Maine. General Cbamlierlain is in constant consultation with the civil au thorities, and is gradually becoming an important figure. General John Mar shall Brown, of his staff, arrived from Portland this morning, and other old army officers are expected to-morrow. The conference at Blaine's house lasted until a late hour this morning. Teams were coming and going to and from the house as late as one o'clock. In the State House, just beyond, all was quiet, the principal offices being brilliant I v lighted. No men were visi ble, but many were there. At the Au gusta house every person who entered or went out up to two o'clock at least was an object of suspicion and was closely watched until his business was known. This morning politicians were some what nervous, and Fusionists a little panicky. Some of them arc anticipa ting a struggle for the possession of the House, while all are eager for the pronrsed bribery revelations. This morning, when the House met, no Re publican was in the hall, and Mr. Locke was the only one in the Senate. This at once gave a clue to the Re publican policy. FUSIONI S;TS WEA KEN I NO. Just before the adjournment of ihe House grave apprehensions were ex pressed bv the Fusionists that the Re publicans were about to swoop down upon them and capture the Govern ment. A committee was appointed to wait on Major General Chamberlain in regard to the condition of allairs. They inquired if he would use his power to protect the House. The Gen eral would make no promises, but that he will do his duty as Acting Governor and Commander-in-Chief no one doubts. The House was evidently anxious to get a quorum. The Fusionists again sent for Mr. Voter, of Farmington, who has frequently refused to take his certificate. It was reported the session was prolonged in waiting f r \ otcr, j but he failed to come, and at a quarter ! to six the House adjourned without transacting the least item of business during the afternoon. While the I* ll sionist leaders are doing their best to rally their forces by constant caucuses j and personal appeals, it is the general I opinion that their forces are weaken -1 ing, and if it uhall prove to be the plan of the Republicans to tire their oppo nents out ami make them give *ip from sheer exhaustion, the early develop ments seem to argue success. COMPROMISE TALK. There is talk to-night of a compro mise, suggested by the Fusionists, but It meets with no favor from the Re publicans, who are more compactly I united than ever. Their conference | meeting this afternoon showed them to i be a unit with the determination to | stand together and not suffer the least break in their lines. The policy they have adopted is a perfectly peaceful one, although the more impulsive are in favor of taking possession of the State House at once by force of amis. This does not meet with any ftsvor from the leaders, who counsel patience and coolness. Sproul, Representative from Veazie, will begin a lilrel suit against the Maine Standard for a defa mation of character, damages being placed at SIO,OOO. The following are Lanison's answers to Representatives elect who presented themselves Thurs day to be qualified : LAMSON'S ANSWERS. State of Maine, In Senate, Jan. H.— The President of the Senate informs Rcpresentati ves-clcet in waiting in in the Council Chamber for the pur pose of having the necessary oath ad ministered to them to qualify them for the discharge of their duties, agreeably to the vote of the House this day, that he will consider tin- matter, and asks their presence in the Council Chamber at 10 o'clock to-morrow morning to await answer. J. D. LAMSON. Senate Chamber, Jan. !). 11 on. Geo. 10. Weeks: In reply to your request to me as President of the Senate to ad minister the oath of office to members of the House as Representatives holding certificates from the Governor ami Council, 1 have the honor to say that while I feel it my duty to perform all official acts devolving upon me as de fined by the Constitution and laws, I find that certain specific things are re quired in order to allow the oath al luded to—first, the aforesaid oath shall be administered in the pri s -nee of the Governor ami Council; second, before the President of the Senate can act as Governor there inun be a vacancy in the office of Governor, such as the Con stitution contemplates. I find there are serious doubts in the minds of well in formed legal gentlemen as to whether there be now any Governor's Council in this State I lind also that serious doubts exist as to whether there be now such vacancy in the office of Gov ernor as the Constitution contemplates when the President of the Senate can lawfully exercise the functions of Exe cutive. I therefore concluded that not being satisfied that I have legal author ity to administer the oath as by you requested, and being unwilling to exer cise any functions of doubtful au thority, I must respectfully decline to comply with your request. i comply with your request. Respect fully, your obedient servant, JAMES D. LAMSON. All the leading men of both parties remain in the city. Hons. D. T. Davis, Col. Jos. L. Smith, several members of Congress and other leading men will remain here during the critical period- US//// Later.] 1 QUEER PROGRA MME PROPOSED TO FORCE A QUORUM —COMBINATION OF THE DEAD-LOCK—NO PROSPECT <>F CHANGE AUGUSTA, ME., Jan. 11—Lewis Bar -1 ker, in behalf of his client, Ebenezer Sproul, of Veazie, has attached the I property of E. F. Pillsbury, of the j Maine Standard , on a suit fot libel based upon an article in that paper j charging bribery. Personal service : will be made on Pillsbury to-morrow. The case will be tried in the Penobscot Court. It is hinted that the programme of the Fusionists will be to send the Sergeant-at-Arnis from the House to arrest either Eugene Hale or Prof. Young, or both, and bring them into the House to form a quorum. It is now utterly impossible to secure a quorum unless the presence of Repub lican members can be secured, and that seems hardly possible, as the failure to obtain a quorum thus far has more strongly entrenched the Republicans in their position than before. The Fusionists will exhaust every possible means to legally elect a Governor and Council, which will be the signal for proceeding to business, which has been suspended entirely. How such an election can be held, and how it would be regarded by General Chamberlain, now acting as Governor, is not known, but that it is contemplated is gathered from consultation with leading Fusion ists and their remarks in the Senate. The feeling is quite general that the members from the cities will be al lowed soon to take their seats. Major Smith, Greenback candidate for Governor, left for home yesterday, but expects to return the first of the week. I). F. Davis, the Republican candidate, remains. FUSIONISTS ANOG EN ERA L CHAM P.ERLAIN Saturday prominent Fusionists ap plied to Gen. Chamberlain for the dis charge of the Vugusta police in charge of the State House, expressing the be lief that the public property was not endangered. Chamberlain informed them that if the request was granted he would order two companies of mili tia to. take their place. The order was written for two companies to come by the S o'clock train, but the gentle men making the request changed their minds and the order was cancelled. HAT L RDAY 'S PR')CE ED INGS. BOSTON, Jan. 10.—An Augusta, Me., special to the Journal says: In the Hou.se, when called to order, there were but 54 men in their seats. The Republicans were all absent. Visitors were admitted by ticket from General Chamberlain's oiiice. At 0:20 the House adjourned until Monday at ten o'clock. The Semite adjourned at 11 o'clock until Monday. A resolution was passed providing for a Committee on State valuation. Mr. Locke objected to such appointment when the cities were not represented A letter Iris been received by a Fu sionist lVi m A. P. Gould, the sub stance of which is as follows: "Say to all, that in my opinion a Governor and Council should be chosen before action is taken on filling any vacancy. 1 also think the opinion of the judges should be entirely disregarded. We must hold the State Government at all events, if it can possibly be done fairly. Let not a Republican be seated in either House, if he can be excluded upon fair legal grounds." DEMORALIZED FUSIONISTS. AUGUSTA, ME., Jan. 10—The Fu sionists have as yet discovered no re lief from the embarrassment of not be ing in possession of a quorum, and have no particular plan for next week. The treasurer directed that no money be paid from the Treasury on the or der of the Legislature until he other wise decides. He refused this fore noon to honor two orders passed. The Senate expected that Gen. Chamber lain will issue ari order for the removal of the arms to the state' arsenal at \ Bangor this afternoon. Khould an j order be issued the arms and ammuni tion will be in charge of the City Mar- j shal. ARMED MEN. While the night watchman was on ; his rounds last night he discovered j ! armed men iu the middle library, in , the upper story of the State House, j Two were first discovered, and after- ! ward • eight The men were carefully ! secreted arid secured from ordinary ob servation, and were surrounded by a i large amount of arms and ammunition reiulv for use. This intelligence! causes ' considerable excitement, and the An- j gusta police will refuse to act until the secreted men are removed. They claim j that in can-of disturbance a fewdes-j pernio men, with appliances at hand, , could do an incalculable amount of j harm. The men have been promptly . removed by order of General John Marshall Brown. The rumor that has; found its way abroad that the Gover-' nor's room has been seized is false. | The crowd at the State House was i greatly diminished. The House was iu session only a few minutes. All is quiet in the city. Most of the mem- ! bers will remain over during Sabbath, i LAMSON ASSUMES TIIE GUBERNATORIAL I OFFICE. PORTLAND, Jan. ll.—President Lamson, of the State, has assumed the J duties of Governor. The vlr;///s will publish t he following to-morrow : 'l'll the l/onoratde Senate: AUGUSTA, ME., Jan. 11.—1 have the honor to announce that, by careful examination of the Constitution as in terpreted by the Supreme Court, in \ iew of the fact that the office of Gov ernor has become vacant it becomes my imperative duty as President of the Senate to "exercise the office of Governor until another Governor is qualified." It therefore becomes my duty to inform your honorable! body that in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution and in obedience to the imperative mandates of that in strument I fiave assumed to exercise the office of Governor for the time be ing. The exercise of executive func tions being inconsistent with my further acting as President of the Seriate, I cannot in the meantime dis charge the duties of the presiding of ficer of your honorable body. Res spectfullv your obedient servant, (Signed) JAMES I). LAMSON. Hide Jlitrltel. S. Seliamhcrg, butcher, pays tile best price for Reef Hides, Skins and Pcltß in Butter. ( o:nm un icali«»us. Political. J/cssr.' Editors —l, for one, and, I lielieve, the onss of the Republican voters of the county, agree with you as to the impropriety of the Republi can State Convention being called at jso early a date. The ea.il has been | made and, ot course, must be responded I to, but there still is time for the people to speak out in opposition to the man ner of electing delegates to the Na tional Convention. If the Republican partv is to elect the next President, as I hope and believe it will, it seems but fair that Republicans should have some way of giving expression to their choice of a candidate. In order that such expression should be given they should, at least, have something to say as to who should be the delegates to the Nation si Convention. If the great mass of Republican voters art' satisfied to leave this whole matter to a few men—a corporal's guard in number— let them say so by their silent acqui escence or public approval of it, if not let them speak out as soon as they can in opposition to * the "one man power." I care not whether it is in the interest of Grant, Blaine or Sher man—or even of Cameron—it is wrong, it is anti-Republican, and if not depriving the Republican masses of the right of suffrage, it is doing that as regards the primary election, if that can be applied to a Presidential nomination. As well, almost, might the State Convention nominate the whole delegation for members of Con gress and for our State Legislature. "What shall we do about it ?" Ido not suggest. I leave that to other and wiser heads. A REPUBLICAN'. Tp., Jan. 12. School Grounds. Messrs. Editor* —We were much pleased with a brief article in your local columns of last week's issue of the CITIZEN, on the subject of the im provement and ornamentation of our public school grounds, and we trust you will continue to press the subject until public opinion is thoroughly aroused in the matter. Why should not the grounds surrounding every schoolhousc within our county bo neatly fenced, and a portion of the same tastefully planted with trees, shrubbery and evergreens? The cost would be but trifling, while the results, not only in the enhanced value of the school property, but more especially in the elevating and ennobling effects su.'h surroundings would have upon the minds of the scholars, would IK* inestimable. Why should we be so particular to beautify and decorate our homes, (which is all eminently right and proper), and yet permit our school grounds, where our children spend the greater portion of their youthful days, to remain bleak and barren commons, ungraecd by a single object of taste and beauty It is certainly high time that a thorough reform should be in augurated in the matter. Let Direc tors, parents, teachers and scholars, one aud all, go to work, and by discus sions, through the public press, in the schoolroom, around the family fireside, and in public gatherings in the several school districts, endeavor to awaken public sentiment on this very import ant matter. What school district will have the honor of first setting the ball in motion t Call a meeting of the citizens of your district and ascertain how many of them would be willing to contribute a day's labor or even a half day, or some S"t occasion, during the coming spring, to this laudable object. Those who cou'd not conve niently furnish labor could furnish fencing material, paint, trees, shrubs, Ace., thus each one doing something for the grand cause, and yet the bur den be so light on all as riot to be per ceptible. II every school district in our county were to adopt this plan, what a glorious change ot;r sehooi grounds would present live years hence. Friends of education, is it not worth the effort'( PUBLIC SCHOOLS. No. O, Oounoquononpingr Township. Jtfessni. Editors —As you always | seem to welcome items from the schools | of our county, i send you the follow ing report from this scho >1 : I Away back here, far from the public highway, in a secluded spot in the ' ed -c of the woods, almost unknown to | the world outside of our geographical . boundaries, stands schooliiou.se No. 6. ! And, although unknown and unnoticed, we are not to be ignored altogether in ! the make-up of the wide world, and es| eciallv of t his part of Butler county. The winter term opened here Nov. 2H). Our report for the month end ing Dec. 2 till, shows a total attend ance of II pupils. The percentage of attendance is: Girls 5)0 pi r cent., boys 5)0 per cent. Those who have attended from the first of term till date, without missing a dav, are Ei'a Jamison, Charles and Ho.-ca Dctrick. The lesson in Orthography is one of our most interesting exercises. We vary the exercises* by spelling, an alyzing words, and written exercises. Wc find by examining our record of writ'en exercises that the following scholars are free from errors: William Dctrick, Viet or Thomas, Eddie Hen shew, Newton Dyke, Ella Jamison, Sarah and Cora Detriek. Those who have missed but one word are Lillie Sarver, Thomas Kelly, Dora Detriek, George and James Thomas. A comparison of the two sexes as to numbers and standing shows that in the oral spelling they are about equal, while in writing the lesson the boys miss a larger per cent, of the words than the girls ; but. i:i Arithmetic and Geography the boys are in advance, with one or two exceptions in favor of flic girls. As our school is likely to prove an interesting one, you may hear from us more fully again. W. W. D. Ropublican National Convention. Chairman Cameron, of the National Republican Committee, has issued tlie following call : A National Convention of the Re publican party will meet at Chicago, Wednesday, the 2nd of June next, for tin; nomination of candidates to be supported for Pre sident and Vice Pres ident at the next election. Republi cans and all who will co-operate with them in supporting the nominees of the partv, are invited to choose two delegates from each Congressional dis- ; trict, and four at large from each State, two from each Territory, and two from the District of Columbia, to represent them In the Convention. J. D. CAMERON, Ch'n. | ( T B KKOOU, SEE'Y. [: The Great Unwritten Law. [Philadelphia Press.] The supervising architects of the movement for the nomination of Gen eral Grant for a third term are popu larly believed to hp Rose OP Conkling, Senator from New York, ami I> »u --ald Cameron, Senator from Pennsylva nia. The Republicans of these States are expected to give the movement an impetus which will send it over smaller States in a ground-swell defy ing opposition. In view of this fact it is interesting to recall what the Repub lican-? of the States of Conkling and Cameron thought of the third-term idea a year or two ago. Oil the Bth of September, 1575, the Republicans of New York, assembled in convention at Saratoga, unani mously Re&j/r (I, That we declare our unalterable op position to the election of any President for the third ter.ii. The Republicans of Pennsylvania v.ere as explicit but not so laconic when, in the State Convention of 1X75-6. they also Rfno!cd. That we declare a firm and un qualified adherence to the unwritten law of the Republic, which wisely, and under the sanc tion of the most venerable examples, limit* ihe President:! 1 , service of any citizen to two terms ; and we, the Republicans of Pennsylvania, in recognition of this law, are unalterably op posed to the election to the Presidency of any person for a third term. TIIK railway bridge over the Firth of Tay was strong enough for ordinary weather. It had always proved suffi cient heretofore. Rut when an unpre cedented storm arose the bridge gave way, and wc all know with what calamitous consequences. The exam ple of Washington in voluntarily lim iting his own occupancy of the office of President to eight years, followed and strengthened by Jefferson, Madi son, Monroe and Jackson, has always proved strong enough down to the present time to protect the liberties of the people from the great danger inevi tably resulting front the permanent de posit of extensive executive power iu the same hands. The extraordinary influence of a military chieftain, com bined with a vast money power, now threatens the bridge which has hith erto carried the American people safely over. Will the bridge break? Is there a calamity intending over our country as fatal to its liberties as that which befell the train crossing the Firth of Tay proved to be to the lives of tho passengers ?—Er. IN U fair and direct expression of sentiment, Blaine would undoubtedly be the choice of u very large majority of the Republicans of Pennsylvania, simply because he would encounter no opposition in his own ranks, seri ously jeopardizing his election, such as would be the case with Grant; for it is manifest to even the casual observer that Illaine is either the first or second choice of nearly every Republican you meet; and although his nomination might be vigorously resisted, yet when once made, not a single Republican newspaper, nor a single Republican anywhere, of any prominence whatever, but would rally heartily and enthusi astically to his support. He has a de gree of magnetism about him pos sessed by no other public man iu tho nation, lie would infuao into his fol lowers an onthusiasm which would af ford an ample warrant of victory at the very commencement of the struggle. Those, therefore, who go to Ilarris burg or Chicago iu the capacity of delegates, must see to it, that they lend themselves to no projects of ambi tious men calculated to defraud the peo ple of their choice, whoever that choice lit that time may seem to be. A disre gard of the popular wish at Chicago will not bo borne as patiently as was that at Cincinnati less thin four years ago; neither will there be an 8 to 7 Electoral Commission at hand, to save the party from defeat in caso of failure to select bv the popular vote.— Hearer- Tilnex, .Jan. 7. Never Return. Fl is said that one out of every four real invalids who >,•■<» to Ilenver, Col., 1 to n eon r health never return to the I-list or South except as aeorpse. The undertakers, next to the hotel keepers, have the nuut profitable business. Thiu c\eessive mortality may be pre vented and patients served and cured under the care <>f friends and loved 1 ones at home, il thev will but use Hop Hitters in time. This we know. See another column. A Curd, To all who are suffering from the error* and indiscretions of youth, nervous weakness, curly decay, lovs of manhood, See., I will semi a recipe that will cure you, t'UKK < )!•' CI IA lt< »K. This grent remedy wav discovered I>y a mission ary iu South Africa. Send a *elf-addres.sed envelope to the KKV. .InsKl'll INMAN, Slur/on />, AV/C York City. CANCER. This disi-ase like many others in regarded at incurable. It IN not so. If it is taken iu time it is OH easily enrol as a wart or U corn. We know very well that it is a fearful disease ami will eat away until it destroys life, that is if it is neglected, 'i.it if it is attended to when it lirst makes its appearance, or soon after, them is no trouble in eradicating it from the system. Persons will have to lie here during part of the treatment, consequently there is no use writing to me lor information whether it can lie cure I without my seeing the case. I also treat with success, Kiipturc, Piles, Fistula, Ulcers, Ulcerated legs, Varicose Veins, Varicocele Tumors, Hydrocele, and every form of Skin I>i:ioawt. Dr. Keysir. 240 Penn Avenue, Opposite Christ's Church, Pittsburgh, Pa. ■Sutler AliirkrlM. lIuTTKB- Good tl emits t J th. BACON -Plain augar cured hams 11 sts. V Iti; HhoulderH, 8 : aide*. M HI'ANM White, 511 V bush, Citi«KKNM —25 to 30 cts. per pair. CIIKKHK —IB eta V lb. COIIN MK.VI. '1 cts. l' 111. CAi.r HKISH f tti. Kiioa - 1H ctttV <'ua«u. Whe»t, tiifms i 1 lilil, sack 11 'i.O.u t- , buckwheat. V cwt. Onus Oat»,!lJ et* i'bushel; corn 46 ; wheat £1 5 ; rye 7* cent* . buckwheat, (It). lIoMKY '2l Cts. V lb- LAIIII -7C V lb. fallow, tWh>7. IjKJkTttrit Solo i'lw t! els. V Iti.; upper t2.GA (•« *.' l a side ; kip BOeCfc'.fle #• lb. MOI.AHHKS 6or«>itOc t* tt>llon. Hyrup, 60fl0c, ONIoMH-fl 'f bu«h. P(lTATill.s tI»C. f bushel. HLXUU —Yellow 7Ne.; white 'J(a)l<>C. ¥ TT>. HAI.T -NO. 1, tl.hft >< barrel. MAKUIAUKN. liI.AM MILLER—Jan. Ist, 1880, at MM hot. 1 of Mr. .1. N. Miller, the itopular landlord at Kvausburg, by Itev. K. A. Almonds, Mr. Samuel Ileum, of Harmony, to Miss Sadie 11, Miller, of Uvanshuric, daughter of the alsive proprietor of "Miller's Hotel." I..VTCHAW -KEIKFKK. Nov. 2T.th, U7I», at the resblenne of the bride's iwreuts, Ijtncas ter township, by Itev. J. W. Itightcr, Mr. Charles l,atchaw,of Harmony,and Miss Nettie Keiffer, NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY! OALrl* AT THS Boot and Shoe Store of —- JOHN BICKEL, MAIN STREET, BUTLEB, P^. The largest and most complete stock of Goods ever brought to Butler is now being opened by me at my store. It comprises Boots, Shoes, Gaiters, Slippers, Misses' & Children's Shoes, in groat variety. All these Goods were purchased fur CASH in the Eastern markets, and therefore L can sell them at the Old Prices, and NO ADVANCE. Lines of Philadelphia, New York and Boston Goods embrace my stock, aud customers caa take their choice. I JVTea/n What I Say: &2="NO ADVANCE ON OLD PRICKS All can call and see Lr themselves. The be.st of satisfaction will be given for CA 11. THE MAKE, STYLE AND FINISH of Goods in my store cannot be excelled by any other house iu the county, for proof of which a personal inspection is all that is necessary. Ijeather sm1? SA 1 A liiUHhoinc «*lx-room fiutiu? In UM*, 1< eufctl iiii Hlull iioHli'VthU'ru j'lut «>I hutkr. •Lot 50x17fJ All n ». m-.ii v I Ei'► Ofti-'liirJ t-anii ami i » /«»*!! equal mutual j»ujlut-ulii. it rvtuis6H, on Fiulny, FEBRUARY 6, 1800, at 10 \ . M ., tin* loliovMun c!i*itcill*ed piece of |»ro| crljr; Alt' (lie rli;ltt, litl«! ami liit« ( rent of IUIIIIMIH Mllllboii, de«M, lui** «»l Mml l>er« ck (owu*tilp v 01. In and to .i tr: * I ot luml rltuated In Muddy creek townnhlp, ' itliiety-llve iierc, more or l« a M ; tioumlcd en»t by Coin ad Pnijflcy, Hr., noith l»y Jo!ni C'oiimd llaurley, •lr., nml the U tdow Kolli, wiwl Uy the idow Kolb and Alex. Wright, touth l y sh< | uhlle road li*a !tn Horn tin* Harmony and Porter*- \II'«• rond i«> Vellow eicek. TKKMB nff HALF. -One t»»lr In e>li it Ihe eontli luatlon of th» # wile; om* third hi »tx movitlm, and the remainder Iu #> re yeai from th< date ot Kiltl «*on 111 Hint lon ; del* rred pay* ll. ciito lie mscuied i»v '» uol and |in;4-4t IU.MKK MILLMIM, Adm'r. VHii'ji Illustrated Floral Guide, A beautiful work of 100 PAOBS, ONE COLORKU KI.I Wl.h I i.vrK. and WO I(xraTß.tTi'»'H. with DrsenptioriM of the best Klowurtj end Vegeta bles. with price of soeiht, it Mil liow to grow them. All for a Fivr. CCNT STAMP. In EugliMli or floi ! nun. VICE'S SEEDI are the l>eHt in the world. FIVK CENTS for |*T«tag YI:U!.TAJII.K OAI:D*N. 175 pages, Six Colored PiatcH, and ninny hundred Engravings. For 50 cent A in paper covers ; IFL in ■ legmit doth. IN (i -rmin or I'.ng't- 1. VIOK H IIXVSTUATI I> MONTEI.Y MAHAZIN*.—32 pages, * Colored Plato iu every number and many fine Engravings. Price 41.25 A war ; Five Copies for T R >. Specimen Xuinbern NEAT for H» centH : 3 trial copter for 25 cents. Addm.S JXMEBVICK, j*N7 Roohe-U-r, N. Y. LIST OF JURORS Drawn f..r a Week or Common Plena Court, Ccnimt-ncing on the Fourth Monday of Jan uary, 1880, being the 26th Day. I Adinw- S''th Staples. David O. Mialnll. | Allegheny \Y. 51. Porterfield, A. B. (iraut. I Buffalo— Cbarloii Thorn paon. I CUY — John l>oo/cl. M. 1.. Webb. C> stnoipiciicssiiig -flotlieb Bratchie. »'■ -lenrd I>avid Crawford, Charles !iow. Cranberry— Albert t«r.ih;im, C. O. Will tern. Clinton —f> .vid M >"iit ( lurry Hugh Sproul. Fairvi'ew I'oliett KM cry. Akidiew Mara. Fmnkhii .1 MM O. Dodds, Aduui Welter. Jackson — Hiram Knox JT-ff.Misiti—D. 51. Ward. M«rion—JAMES L>ngun. IJ akltutd — De nine O'Hoiineil, Sr., W. F. Me- E1 wee. Puiker -S. C. Parlrr, Aaron Henry. 1 Penn Saun'ri'l K&nliiii ! Slipperyrock —Henry llilgnr. I Summit Chii.tian Hencliltergor. John Lutz. I YEN" IIKO TLIOINAW J. Lewis. JACKI-ION Morrow, | Kauui'l Hovard, John Williams, i Wiulleld- - Conrad 18.r1.5, Jr., Robert Krauee, ; Kdwaul McLalTrlv. Worth tieorge Winter. Ill, tier bor. II B. Weinz. Joseph NIGGLE. Karns City — Oeorge W. Kislnut. Millerstown —J. L. Davidson, C. J . Wettfer mau. WKPK C.'MMI NCINLL *KB. 2, IS*l>. Ailaiii* Joseph Cashdollar, IJenJ. Davidson, Oe II :;E W. ltiel-.arl »«. ALLEGHENY J. K Knox. Buffalo J. M Fleming CotiiioqiiennHMng —W. N. Oillolaii.L, Caliper Ullman. ('litre Thorn by Johnston. Clearfield John MeKcg, Clias. Hummel, Jon. HE IC halt, Delimit KIM. Ms. Clinton -Joseph Smith. Donegal William Nolan, I*. S. liarnli art. Fnirview— J. 11. Oibson, J. C. Heater, Henry Wiles. Forward -John 11. Miller. Jnclisnii— George Belim. J. ITorson Frederick Ashe. Lancaster— Henry Kiehnour. Middlesex John D. Miller. Robert Kiitgen. .Ma> ion HUGH Uilinore, John (Jilcliliat, WM. Bvers. Joseph Uilinore. 'sl ereer W. 51 Hell. Oakland- John Herdman. Yvnaiigo—Millon Ketlerman, A. O. Wilson. Wnsl. mgtnii W. J. Wat- BOH, J. L. Stewart, Walter M Hall Worth— O. II Armstrong. Putter LS»r. Hairy Orleb, Oeorgo Ileibor, Jr. Cciitrcvill#— W. It. Hays. Millerstown Charles Morrison. IVtro'ia I N. Ireland. W. T. (lordon. Manhood l How Lost, How Restored. I list published, a new edition of JPAFFIY I)H. T:I;LVKUWKI L'l CEI.EBHA TKI) ESSAY oil the vulval runt (without medicine' ol SI-KIIMATOU tiito'A or Ueiulnal Wcnkii. lit vol iintury •einiiml Loaae*. IMI'NTKNRV, .MeiiUil nnd Physical Incapacity, lin pediments to Marriage, etc ; : Iso, Cosi-I MI'TION, EPIT.LTF V and Fi rs, liulured by ST lMndulgeuce or sexual exit ava erlcbrated author, in this admirable ES say, rleuiij demonstratea, !r«.IU a thirty years* aut-ecbslul praci'ce, thtl the alarming conse- I|III-IK any address, funtjmtd, oil receipt ol six ccnt6 Ol' tt\i> post .ge slam, a. ADDRESS the I'uldlshers, Tl»» I'alTti wr II Medical Co., 41 ANM ST., NEW YOHK, F. O. lio* aplt-ly