BUTLEK CITIZEN. JOHN H. I W. C. NEGLEY. PROP'RS. Entered at the Poet office at Butler an second-classs matter. Executive Committee Meeting 1 . The members of the Republican Kx ecutive Committee of Butler county, are requested to meet at the Court House, in Butler, on Saturday, the 21th inst., at 1 o'clock, p. m., for the purpose of choosing delegates to the llcpnblican State Convention, to be held at Harrisburg on the 4th of Fcb ruarv, and to attend to such other business as may come before the Com mittee for their action. A full attend* nnce is earnestly solicited. THOS." ROBINSON, Clfn. A. L. CRAIO, ) S , W. C. NEOI.EY. > OEC J January 4, 1880. IT is Governor Davis now up in Maine. Smith was Governor but for one day. THE Legislature bribery cases were again sent before the Grand Jury at Harrisburg on Monday of this week, and true bills found. CLARION, Tenango, Armstrong and Butler counties have formed a com bined Agricultural Society for the pur pose of holding alternate annual fairs. WHEN the Fusion Convention, which called itself the Legislature of Maine, adjourned last Saturday it forgot to add sine die. But it died all the same. TIIE County Auditors on Saturday last finished their report on the finan cial transactions of the county for the past year. It will be published during the month of February. THE list of Census Supervisors for tho entire Union was sent to the Sen ate on Monday by the President for confirmation. Some time may elapse before they are confirmed. THE Curtin-Yocum contest for a seat in Congress will probably be re ferred back to the voters for another trial, to be had at the coming spring election, if time permits. THE communication of our esteemed friend of Parker township, came too late for insertion this week. He is strongly anti-third term and asrainst the undue haste in holding the State Convention. THE Sammy Hunter murder trial is still progressing at Pittsburgh, and it may be several days yet before a ver dict is reached. The evidence turns out to be much more voluminous than was expected. JUDGE BREDIN and Jury Commis sioners Monks and McCrea have been busily employed in selecting 1,000 jurors to serve during the present year. They will not be able to complete their work until next week. AT the meeting of the Republican County Committee of Jefferson county, Pa., last Wednesday, the preferences of the members of the Committee for President was taken, resulting in 18 for Blaine and 8 for Grant. WriAT did Garcelon ask the opinion of the Supeeme Court for ? lie got it and then didn't follow it, and people are anxious to know why he asked for it. Why did he drive this last nail in the coffin of the Democracy ? SENATOR BAYARD'S home organ, the Wilmington Every Evening, denounces cx-Gov. Garcelon, of Maine, for setting himself up as superior to the Supreme Court, as an interpreter of the Consti tution and statutes of the State. GEO. R. COCHRAN, Esq., of Pitts burgh, who lately left the Bar and be came a minister in the Presbyterian Church, has in turn renounced that faith and joined the Disciples Church. ITe was immersed at Pittsburgh last Sunday night. PETER COOPER sent a letter to the National Greenback Labor Conference at Washington last week, suggesting the name of Senator Thurnian, of Ohio, for the Presidency. The propo sition was received with hisses; his nomination of Gen. Butler or Gen. Weaver for the second place, was greeted with applause. Butler for President and De La Matyr for Vice President, appeared to be the most formidable combination there. Bv the Constitution of the State of Maine the Supreme Court of that State is "required to give their opiuion upon important questions of law and upon solemn occasions, when required by the Governor, Council, Senate or House of Representatives." This is the briefest and best provision we have eeea in any State Constitution on the subject, and is the authority under which the late decisions were made which probably saved the people of Maine from anarchy. Death of Judge Painter. Hon. John V. Painter, of Kittan ning, died at his residence in that place, on Wednesday morning, the 14th inst., in the 51st year of bis age. He had been ill for some time back, a paralytic stroke compelling him to re tire from his profession. "In 1874 he was appointed Judge of the Judicial district composed of Armstrong couu ty, and fdled that position until suc ceeded by Judge Boggs, now also de ceased. Judge Painter was a genial gentleman, a man of fine education .and a lawyer of large practice. Ho -leaves a-wife and six children and 'many relatives and friends to lament! tia early loe*. J What is Gambling ? In answer to the query of a friend as to whether "shooting for turkeys, chickens, etc., is gambling,'' we be lieve it is understood and has been decided that the mere shooting for a turkey is not gambling, where no bet ting is allowed, that coming rather under the head of "recreation and exer cise." The law speaks of "games of device, hazard, etc.," and where a fixed house or place for the ~aroe is provided, at which money is bet or staked. Shootinj; matches might be converted into gambling by allowing betting. But, as .we have said, the common shooting for turkeys in the country is more of the nature of skill and recrea tion than gaming. If money is bet it is different. The law does not say tur key" once. All Constables and othcers have the right, with or without war rant. to seize upon any gambling de vice, and arrest the parties, and make return to Court of the same. It makes it the duty of all officers of justice to do so. This is about as full an ans wer as we are able to give our corres pondent at present. Rev. Edwards' Readings. "Readings and Recitals from the Poets," was the subject of the Rev. I). I. Edwards in the Court House on Tuesday evening, 13th inst., and to say that he read and recited eloquently and well is but the general expression of all who had the pleasure of listen ing to him. We have in our time heard some distinguished professional readers, but were entertained by none of them more, if as much, a3 we were by Rev. Edwards. As a general thing professional readers overdo the matter, or are too sensational in style or ges ture, making you sometimes feel un pleasant, but there was a natural grace and ease, with a very pleasant voice, that attracted you at once to the Rev. Edwards. His elocution and manner were natural and good. It has been well said by Blair, in bis work on Rhetoric, that the art of reading is one of the most difficult to learn of all liter ary accomplishments. A man may lx? a great scholar, may be ever so learned, or eloquent in speech, and yet may be a poor reader of the writ ings of others. The subject matter, the spirit of the author, the time, place and character of the piece you read, have all to be considered and studied. Rev Edwards, we thought on listen ing to him, had studied well all these essentials in his readings and recitals, and the treat he gave his audience was vcrv highly relished by them. ■ f *W> - ■ — Who for President? In another place will lx> seen a state ment as to how the Republican press of Pennsylvania stand on the next Presidential question. The leading number, it will be seen, express a pref erence for Senator Blaine as the candi date. As to this county there is no doubt that Mr. Blaine has been the choice for some time past, and is so yet unless there has been a recent change of sentiment among our Re publicans. And if this is the case it will be but the simple duty of the County Committee, at its meeting on Saturday, to express what appears to be the will of the majority, by naming a delegate to the National Convention who is friendly to Blaine. All power in such questions is in and properly comes from the people. The right of each Congressional district to name the two delegates it is entitled to have in the National Convention is con ceded bj- the call made for the said Convention. It is being exercised in other districts, and wo presume will 1)0 in this one. The time being too short before the meeting of the State Convention to have any conference among the counties composing this Congressional district, the matter will have to be left in charge of the dele gates sent to the State Convention, to determine at the same what two coun ties shall have the delegates to the National Convention and to which shall be given the Presidential Elector. All these questions will probably come before our County Committee at its meeting next Saturday. Matters in Maine. The news from Maine show the Republicans to have been working with a purpose and a plan. They have obtained possession of the State Government through and under the law, as decided in their favor by the Supreme Court of the State. Having first appealed to the Court, for the second time, and had the legality of their organization of the Legislature declared in their favor, they, in pur suance of the same, took possession on Saturdiy last, without bloodshed or any serious disturbance of the peace. They also elected and inaugu-ated Gov. Davis, whom the law justly gave the office to, and placed him in the Executive Chamber. Gen. Chamber lain, in charge of tbe militia forces, recognized this Governor as the lawful oue and yielded up to him his military powers, and although Maine has made three Governors within the last two weeks yet we believe all her citizens will soon recognize but the one. Be lieving that the crisis is passed, one thing must lie admitted and aomired by all, and that is that both parties, Fusionists and Republicans, kept their temper admirably all through, all join ing at all times against the use of violence or fire arms. How different it has been in some of the Southern States, and how different it probably would have been there now if any such questions as they have had in Maine would have had to be deter mined Thi«» well for the Pnllier Citizen: sSwfcl*c, flat., 3?«m*rattff 21, 1880. I Northern mind and manners. AH bow and submit to the majesty nf the law. j The Courts have the last guess, and while they may not always be right, yet there is always a necessity to con sider them right until reversed by higher authority. We believe this will i now l>e done in Maine. The case was j a new one for a Northern State, but it ! arose out of a desire of the minority to retain power tlirouirh technicalities and quibbles. LATEST. On Monday last the Republican Legislature took possession of the Leg islative House. The Fusionists and their bogus Governor, Smith, on being denied admission held a session on the sidewalk and then adjourned. Gov. Davis, the rightful Governor, seems to be a man of nerve and announced that it was time for the farce to end. .Many humorous features of the out door proceedings of the Fusionists are given, but general good humor pre vailed, and the general impression is that they will submit to the law. It is a triumph of the law, ami of those the people elected at the ballot box. Congress. BAYARD'S RESOLUTION IX THE SENATE FINANCE MEASURES IN THE HOUSE HOUR MAKES ANOTHER OF HIS WITTY SPEECHES. SENATE. WASHINGTON, Jan. l.">.—Messrs. Me- Pherson and Baldwin presented peti tions of women asking for a constitu tional amendment giving women the right of suffrage. Mr. Allison, from the Committee on Finance, announced that he was di rected by that committee to report back the joint resolution for the with drawal of the compulsory legal tender power of the United States Treasury notes. The committee had made a ver bal amendment to the resolution unan imously agreeing to it, and, with that amendment, directed him to.report the resolution adversely. He understood there was a minority report to be pre sented, otherwise he should ask an in definite postponement of the resolution. He asked it to be placed on the cal endar for the present. So ordered. Mr. Bayard, from the same commit tee, presented the views of the minor ity, which are as follows: The undersigned, believing the financial prosperity of the country, in order to be enduring and secure, must be based upon money of actual and in trinsic value, and that our Govern ment has no power and is incompetent to endow its paper obligations with such value, and United States Treas ury notes in existence and in circula tion being now redeemable in gold and silver coin, at the option of the holders, do recommend the withdrawal of the compulsory legal tender power of such notes and the passage of the subjoined resolution. (Signed) FRANCIS KERNAN, THOS. F. BAYARD. [Here follows the Bayard resolution, heretofore published, that Treasury notes shall be receivable for all dues to the United States on duties or imports, and shall not be otherwise legal ten der.] Admitting the principle of the reso lution as to the power of the Govern ment to make paper legal tender, I re serve my action upon the resolution as to the time of withdrawal of the power given heretofore. (Signed) WM. A. WALLACE. Reserving the right of amendment. (Signed) JUSTIN S. MORRILL. The minority report was also placed on the calendar. The amendment made by the major ity in the phraseology of Mr. Bayard's joint resolution merely changes the words "U. S. Treasury notes" to "U. S. notes." The morning hour having expired, the bill went over, and Mr. Morrill called up for consideration his resolu tion instructing the Finance Commit tee to inquire into the practicability' of refunding the public debt at less rate of interest than 4 per cent., and made a speech thereon. He argued tLat a lower rate of iuter ! est than 4 per cent cannot be expected ' to hold our securities at par, and that I it would be for the best interest of the people to place our debt at home at 4 per cent rather than a lower rate abroad. HOUSE. After some miscellaneous business, consideration was resumed of the bill | requiring one-half of the reserves of the , national banks to be kept in gold and ; silver coins of the United States. Mr. Price declared himself opposed , to any tinkering with the currency, i either as to quantity or quality of the ' paper which was circulating. He was also opposed to taking away the legal tender quality of the greenback. All prudent men spoke in thunder tones, i and said, "Let well enough alone.". Among all the fallacies in regard to withdrawing the legal tender quality t of United States notes the greatest was the assertion that the movement ; was made in the interest of national | banks. Those banks could not possibly ' make anything by degrading United j States notes. He eulogized the silver dollar, since the coinage of which the increased prosperity of the country had been remarkable, and called attention to the fact that there was more gold in j the country to-day than at the time of ! the remonetization of silver. Inconclu- j sion he said: Yesterday our iron found ries all over the land were idle; their blackened walls spoke of bankruptcy ; and ruin. The men whose business it was to operate them saw their families ; suffering for food and clothing. The fires long since extinguished have been i rekindled, the operatives are working ! full time at good wages, and are una-1 bio to supply the demand for their pro- ( ducts. Distress and desolation have j had to flee before the onward march : and resistless force of prosperity. ' Ships that lay rotting at our wharves I have weighed their anchors and the j sails of commerce have again spread i their white wings on lake and ocean. | Where a short time ago silence reigned : supreme, and distress nnd desolation j seemed to hold sway, is now heard the J busy hum of industry. Cheerfulness and hope have taken the place of gloom i and despondency, and from all these | avocations and industries the crv ; comes up "Let well enough alone." : (Applause.) At the conclusion of a short speech by Mr. Lewis, in favor of the bill, the morning hour expired, and the bill * went over without action. The House then went into Committee of the Whole on report of the Committee on Utiles. j Mr. Ilorr expressed bis intention of j speaking as most members did, on the | part of his committee. The oue he rep- I resented was the Committee on Manu factures, which was almost entirely ig nored by the new rules. It ha 1 been created "in lsi'j, while the Committee on Appropriations was not born until 1365, and vet when his committee had brought in its lirst bill in eighteen years it had been taken away and given to the Committee on Judiciary. He thought that most of the committees of the House ought to report to the Com mittee on Manufactures. The great Committee on Ways and Means cer tainly should, because the question of tariff affected every manufacturing interest, and should have the benefit of the wisdom of the Committee on .Man ufactures. He confessed it staggered him at first to see why the Committee on Appropriations should report to his Committee, until he found that it de voted a large amount of time to manu facturing "political riders." Every such manufactured "riders" should first have the revision of the old Com mittee. and not be decided by this new foundling, the Committee on Banks and Currency. Now, he wanted to ap peal to the centre of the House. If Congress should pass the bill appro priating four hundred and fifty mil lions of dollars for the benefit of the soldiers who had been obliged to take greenbacks during the war, the question would cease to be a ques tion of finance and would reduce itself to a question of manufacture, and there he found clearly the duty of the great Committee to which he belonged, and he thought that the Committee on Banking and Currency ought to be compelled to report to that committee fur advice in manufacturing machines to supply this nation with a great cir culating medium. [Laughter.] The Committee on Pacific Railroads should also report to it. Also the Com mittee on Commerce, which ought to report to the Committee on Appropria tions, but to the Committee on Manu factures lir>t. It neeil not l>e sensitive, because it would soon get used to it. He was still mad with the Committee on Judiciary for stealing the only bill his Committee had ever had. lie has had some trouble in discovering how that Committee was subject to the Committee on Manufactures, but, at last he had found that it had been in the habit of manufacturing replies to veto messages. Now, that was the clearest case of the lot, and hereafter such matters should have the supervis ing care of the Committee on Manufac tures. Now he came to the Committee on Militia. That was a Committee of which he was proud. It stood side by side with the Committee on Manufac tures. lie would put the two boys back to back, one looking toward war and destruction, and the: other toward peace and the building up of waste places. He then turned his attention to the Committee on Foreign Affairs ami to its chairman (Cox-, of New York) whom he had followed to Rome, and Naples, and Venice, and Smyrna, and Constantinople, and through the aw ful majesty of the Alps, in "Buckeye Abroad," consequently when he had come here he had expected to be highly entertained by the gentleman from New York. But he had drawn his seat so far back that when that gentle man spoke all he could do was to ap plaud and laugh and look in the Record the next day to see if he had laughed and applauded in the right place. [Laughter.] The Committee on Foreign Affairs should report to the Committee on Manufactures, inasmuch as it was en gaged in manufacturing criticisms for the gentleman from New York. He next paid his respects to the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Wright), who at the head of a committee had gone in search of general depression last sum mer. [Laughter.] lie (Ilorr) had studied the history of that search, and he had followed the committee to Chi cago. Chicago had l>een an unfortunate place to look for "general depression," because every industry there was "booming." The committee had taken testimony there for a few days, and I had then gently wended its way to j Salt Lake City. It was thought that ! among the Mormons it would find the I the manufacturing element# at its low est ebb. (Laughter). It had then ' scaled the Sierras, had brought up ou , the slope of the beautiful Pacific, and ' had there interrogated the "sand lots," i and one convention had had the impu j dence to nominate his venerable ! friend (Wright) for the Presidency— ! not at his wish, but in spite of it. If | that Committee had come to the Com mittee on Manufactures for advice—as it was, the Committee had come back without finding any depression. The member from Pennsylvania (Wright) should have looked at Ohio, among his Democratic brethren, just after the election, if he had wanted to find de pression (Laughter). This was a se rious matter under discussion, and he hoped justice would be done to the old time-honored committee which he had the honor to represent. (Laughter and applause). Tae Voto of the Newspapers. [Philadelphia Times, Jan. 17.] It is probable that about all of the newspapers of the State having any opinion to express upon the next Pres idency have made returns to the cir culars sent out some days ago by Jhe Times, and this morning all of the answers that have been received and not previously given are printed. The whole number of papers heard from is nearly three hundred, ami all but about one-sixth of these have been willing to indicate some sort of choice. The list, as it appears entire, may be sum marized as follows: Candidates. Rrp. Dan. Tnd. Total. Blaine ... 27 tJ.i Grant 24 8 32 Sherman 4 ... 6 10 Tilden 17 6 23 Bayard 1-i 7 20 Hancock 13 8 21 Seymour 10 ... 10 Hendricks 1 1 2 For the field 7 7 17 ."1 For the nominee....: 15 7 ... 22 Anybody to l>"at Grant 10 10 No choice 3 13 32 48 Total 01 81 122 294 Blaine beats Grant among all the papers two to one, but the largest pro portion of this comes from the inde pendent papers, the organs preferring to keep a little more evenly along with tbe machine and declare for the o!d commander, whom very few of them j really want. Iu the Democratic list I Tilden has an insignificant lead, Han- j cock and Bayard both following very j olos*. These report?, coming tbey I do from the surest observers of the drift of public opinion, have attracted attention not only throughout the : State, but in tin 1 country at large, and have apparently thrown some discour agement over the Graut movement. The canvass has been as complete as it was possible to make it, and the re- I suit is much more valuable as a means i of calculating the conditiou of public sentiment than desultory inaccurate j interviews with individuals in cou ! fined districts. The newspaper opin ! ions have covered all sections of tbr* i State and represent all shades of opin ion. Completed at Last. [Commercial-Gazette, Jan. 20.] Tiie contract between the Pittsburgh and Western narrow-gauge railroad and the West Penn, allowing a third rail to lie laid on the track of the latter from Etna to Allegheny, was signed on Saturday. This gives the new road a chance for through business. This Company also expects soon to have a line in operation along the Connoqnen essing from Evausburg to Butler. Blaine L^ads. NKW CASTLE, PA., Jan. 14.—A can vas of this city was taken to-day among the business men by Hon. J. W. Wallace, in the interest of the Phil adelphia Times, as to the choice for President of the United States. The following is the result of the "straw:" Blaine, 158; Grant,94: Sherman, . Bacon- -Plain sugar cured hams 11 ate. ¥ It); shoulders, 8 : aider*. 8 Beans —White, $ 1.25(5)1.50 t* bush. Chickenb—2s to 30 cts. per pair. Cheese—lß eta V tb. Corn Meal—2 cts. V tb. Calf Skins—9oc/S>sl ¥ tb. Eons—l 3 cts "9 t'ozen. Floor—Wheat, *6@B t> bbl. sack. il.2s tb. L,ari>— 7c V lb. Tallow, «<§)7. Molasses —so<®6oc V gallon. Syrup, 50®600, Onions—tl ¥ bush. Potatoes —40c. V hushe). Sooar— YeUow 7® Bc.; white 9<®loo. V Bii/r—No. I, tfl .w V barrel. A Card, To all who aiv suffering from the errors ami indiscretions of youth, nervous weakness, early decay, loss of manhood, Ac., I will send a reei]>e that willcureyon, FUKKOFCHARUK. This threat remedy was discovered by a mission ary in South Africa. Send a self-addressed envelojve to the REV. JOSEPH INM.VN, St it ion D, Xetc Yuri- City. CANCER. This disease like many others is regarded as incurable. It is not so. If it i.-> takeu in time it is as easily cured as a wart or a corn. We know very well that it is a fearful disease and will eat away until it destroys life, that is if it is neglected, !>ut if it is attended to wheu it first makes its appearance, or soon after, there is no trouble in eradicating it from the system. Persons will have t> lw here during part of the treatment, consequently there is no use writing to me for information whether it can be cured without my seeing the case. I also treat with success, Rupture. Piles, Fistula, I'lcers, I'lccratedlegs, Varix-' Veins, Varicocele Tumors, Hydrocele, and every form of Skin Disease. Dr. Keyser, 240 Penn Avenue, Opposite Christ's Church, Pittsburgh, Pa. M A RRI AG WHITE—KNOX—Dec. 25, 1879, by Rev. Trowbridge, of Clarion county, at the residence of the bride's parents, Mr. J. S. White, of Hut ler township, and Miss Sadie J. Knox, of Oak land township, this comity. SMITH—BOLLINGER—Dee. 25, 1879, by Rev. A. W. Lawrence, at New Hope, on Christ mas morning, Mr. Norman Smith, son of John Smith, Esq., and Miss F.rza Bollinger, all of Butler county, Pa. NEWMAN—GILCHRIST—Dec. 31st, 1879, at the house of the officiating minister. Rev. A. W. Lawrence, Mr. John Newman and Miss Keziah Gilchrist, of Pleasant Valley, Butler county, Pa. MULLIN—PORTER—Jan. Ist, ISSO, at the house of the officiating minister. Rev. A. W. Lawrence, Mr. Albert Mullin and Miss Susan Porter, of New Hope, Pa. KIMBALL—GILFILLAN—Jan. 14th, 1880, at the V. P. Parsonage, by Rev. R. <■. Ferguson, Mr. George A. Kimball and Mi*s Lizzie K. Giltilati, both of Millerstown. McGARVEY—RIDER—Jan. 13, 1880, by- Rev. C. L. Streamer, Mr. J. C. McGarvey and Miss S. C. Rider, both of Concord township. WALTERS—DAVID—Dec. 30th, 187*, by Rev. Wm. P. Turner, at the M. E. Parsonage, in Butler, Mr. Wm. D. Walters, of Sarversville, and Miss Susan A. David, of Saxouburg. PAINTER—WYLIE—Jan. 8, IK«\ bv Rev. T. I). Ewing, at the residence of the bride's father. Mr. J. M. Painter, of Bntler county, and Miss Magic, daughter of John N. Wylie, near Worthington, Armstrong county. OESTERLING—KNAPS—Jan. 13, 1880, by Rev. E. Cronenwett.nt Butler, Pa., Mr. Leonard Oestcrling and Miss Raehael Knaus, both of Carbon Centre, this county. KI ESTER—G ROSS MAN —J an. 13th, 1880, in Brady township, at the residence of the bride's mother, by Rev. Samuel Bowman, Lor enzo Dow Kiest'er, of Centreville, and Miss Mary Jane Grossman. ~"l»EATH8. BERG —At Butler, Pa., on Thursday even ing, the 15th of January, 1880, at the age of 03 years, 2 months and 12 days, fortified with the graces, that only the Church can impart, Martha Ellen, consort of Herman J. Berg. Of her seven children, six stood at her grave (the seventh, Sister Mary Justina, at Covington, near New Orleans, could Dot reach in time. Hard as it is and was to part with a good mother, they, as all who knew her, had and have the great consoling conviction that if ever mortal went straight to Heaven, their mother did. Her whole life was a preparation for that end. ASH—Jan. 13th, 1880, Sylvester Ash, of Forward township, Butler county, Pa., aged 74 years and 1!' days. The deceased was a respected citizen. He always sustained the reputation of an honest man; a friend of the poor, and hail a profound respectfor true principles of justice and charity ; a great veneration for the Bible and its teach ings. In his day he was a true benefactor. He took a great interest in public schools, and was exceedingly anxious all his children should have a substantial education and be well quali fied for the duties and responsibilities of life. He will long be remembered, and his habits of life cherished bv all his friends and neighbors. A FKIEXD. MeCANOLESS —Jan. 7th, 1880, at the resi dence of Mr. Cimiotti, in BloomSeld, Pitts burgh, Mrs. Sarah McCandless, in the 98th year of her age. Mrs. McCaudle vs wa< the mother of Mrs. Col. Sirv.ell, of Kittanning, and a pensioner of the war of 1812. She was the widow of Alex. N. McCandless, who died in Butler in 1840. She was largely connected with the Me- Caudlesses and Cyphers of Butler county. Her parents were German and were among theearly settlers of Pennsylvania. At the time of the Indian troubles in the earlv history of our country, they were forced t«» dee to Winchester, Va., by the savages. After peace was made thev removed back into Western Pennsylvania and settled down in Butler county before that county was organized, at a time where Butler town now is there was only one building, and that was a grist mill, and the only one that was in the neighborhood for many miles around. She was one of the first pioneer Catho lics ill Western Pennsylvania, and for ninny years had to travel tweutv-live and thirty miles to church. The deceased was the mother of twelve children, fiftv-eight grandchildren, twen ty-two greatgrandchildren. Some of her chil dren fought in the late rebellion and made good records. — Kittanning Free Pre **, Jan. lrt. LEASON*—Jan l'», l.sso, in Harrisville, this county, Sauiuel Leason, Esq., aged t>B years and 9 months. Ou New Year's Day last Mr. Leason was driving his wagon through the village of Har risville, sitting upon a spring seat, and in cross ing a ditch a sudden jolt threw him out ami upon his head. While severely injured upon his head, yet he was not at the time thought fatally so and was conscious for six days lifter the fall. From that time, however, he was partially unconscious until death came. In his death the county has lost one of its best and most respected citizens and his family an affectionate father. Mr. I.eason served a term as a County Commissioner of this oouuty, being elected as such in the year 180 5, making a very faithful officer. In a word, there was no more honest, conscientious or correct man in the county than Samuel Leason. In common with all who knew him, we sincerely regretted to learn of the accident by which he lost his life. STew Advertisement*. •■I A M a V B K* A coram test tuainewi man in each W AIM TED couuu in fhe l\ s. to >r*H Notice, Letters of administration on the estate of Samuel Leason. F.sq . dee'd, late of Mercer township, Butler Co , Pa., having been granted to the undersigned, all persons knowing them selves indebted to said et-taie will please make immediate payment, and any having claims will present them duly authenticated for settle ment. L. H. LEASON, Adm'r, jan2l Harrisviile. Butler Co., Pa. In ISunkruptcy. In the District Court of the United States, for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Walter L- Graham, of Butler, a Bankrupt un der the Act of Congress of March 2d, 1867. and the amendments mpplements thereto, having applied for a discharge frjm all his debts, and other claims provable under said Act, by order of Court notice is litieby given to all creditors who have proved their debts, and other persons interesto.l. to appear 011 the 10th day of Febru ary, 1880, at 2 o'clock, p. M., before H. H. Goucher. Esq., Register in Bankruptcy, at hie office, Butler, Pa., to show cause if any they have, why a discharge should uot be granted to the said Bankrupt. jan2l-2t 8. C. McCANDLESS, Clerk. Worth Mul. Fire Ins. Co, Statement. Stock January, 1880 ft!, 799 17 BKCEIPTS. Surplus of W7B £ 98 00 Premium 2fis 29 Assessment 1,905 04 Vorohora $1,788 00 Treasury and sub-Trea*ury.. 62 10 Auditors and Ex. Com 15 00 Losses unpaid and ex £ls 00 Secretary's aerrioM 30 00 Surplus 150 23 JuJl J. 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