BUTLER CITIZEN, j
JOHN H. *- W. C. NE6LEY. PROP'RS
Entered at the Poxtoffire at Butler as
second-clatss matter.
Republican State Nominations.
FOR JUDGE SUPREME COURT,
Hon. Henry Green,
[OF NORTHAMPTON* COVSTY.
FOR AUDITOR GENERAL,
Hon. John A- Lemon,
OF BLAIB COCSTY.
DISABTKBOCB floods have visited
ggVerel of the Southern States within
the last two weeks, swelling the
streams and creating much alarm.
REMONSTRANCES are being circulated
all over the State against pardoning
Kemble and Company recently con
victed of corrupt solicitation of mem
bers of the last Legislature. It will
certainly be unhealthy for the Pardon
Board to attempt anything of that
kind, especially before the sentence of
the law has been pronounced.
HON. EDWAEB MCPHERSON, late
editor-in-chief of the Philadelphia
Press, has accepted the Secretaryship
of the Republican Congressional Com
mittee, at Washington city, which was
recently tendered him. His great ex
perience in and knowledge of the poli
tical affairs of this country make him
the right man in the right place on
that important Committee. Besides
his ability as a Republican writer and
worker he is recognized as an honest
man in all'matters.
"THE committee appointed by the
Crawford county mass meeting, held
at Meadville some weeks ago, to inter
view Gordon and Robinson as to their
intended action at Chicago, addressed
their interrogatories to those gentle
men last week, but up to yesterday
morning had received no reply.'
The above we clip from the Mercer
Index of last week, and is the first
statement we have seen that the com
mittee appointed by the Crawford
county meeting had addressed the del
egates on the subject of their appoint
ment. Being so, we presume we will
now soon have early answers from the
delegates to the interrogatories of the
committee. These answers will settle
the whole question, or at least let the
Republicans know what further action,
if any, is necessary on their part. The
party in this county is therefore very
anxiously waiting to see these answers.
Rhode Island for Blaine.
The State of Rhode Island, in con
vention last week, appointed and in
structed her delegates to the Chicago
Convention to vote for Hon. James G.
Blaine as her choice for the Presidency.
This adds eight more votes to the
Blaine column.
Death of Rev. J.' Q Barnes
By the Mercer county papers of last
week, we are informed of the death of
Rev. J. G. Barnes, who formerly lived
and preached in the lower end of this
connty, being familiarly known as
Rev. Gibson Barnes. He removed to
Monmouth, -Illinois, some years ago,
where he died on the 16th inst. He
was a native of Mercer county.
The National Bank.
In answer to inquiries from deposi
tors as to when another dividend will be
made from the assets of the late Na
tional Bank of this place, we give the
below as the only information we have
on the subject:
TIIE BtJTLER BANK.
[Special to the Commercial Gazette.]
WASHINGTON, Mar. 15.—The latest
information from Receiver Purviance,
of the Butler National Bank, states
that whilst the affairs of that institu
tion are progressing satisfactorily to
wards a settlement some embarrass
ment and delays are experienced
through litigations. There is. no
bright prospect of the very early dec
laration of a dividend in liquidation of
the claims of the depositors of the
bank. The amount paid to the credi
tors of the bank up to date is 15 per
cent.
Saint Patrick.
Last Wednesday, 17th inst., was
what is known as "Saint Patrick's
Day," being the birth day of the Pa
tron Saint of Ireland, and was again
duly celebrated in this country by the
sons of the Emerald Isle. The fol
lowing is interesting as some of his
LEGENDARY HISTORY.
There are various claims as to the
birthplace of Saint Patrick, but it is
generally conceded that the saint was
born in 372 and when he was only 16
years of age was carried off by pirates,
as history relates, and sold into sla
very in Ireland, where bis master em
ployed him as a swineherd on the
well-known mountaiu of Sleamish, in
the county of Antrim. The history
of his subsequent career is filled with
interesting legendary anecdotes, es
pecially of bow, in resisting the an
tagonism of the Druidical priests, of
the more ancient faith, he cursed their
fertile lands so that they became dreary
bogs; their rivers so they produced no
fish, and their kettles so that with no
amount of fire they could be made to
boil, and finally the Druids themselves
HO that the earth opened and swal
lowed them all up. Another popular
legend relates that the saint and his
followers fouud themselves one cold
morning on a mountain without a fire
to cook their breakfast or warm them
selves. Saint Patrick, however,
silenced their complaints by gathering
a quantity of snow, breathing upon it
and creating a fire which served all
their purposes satisfactorily. The
greatest of all the miracles of the great
saint, and probably the one with
which everybody is most familiar,
was the driving of the snakes and
venomous reptiles from off Irish soil
and rendering it ever alter so obnoxi
ous to the serpent race tlyit to touch
the ground of Erin is instant death.
Ae • temperance advocate it is related
of the venerated saint that at one time
he commanded his disciples t-> abstain
from drinks in the daytime until the
bell ran? for repose in the evening.
Saint Patrick's day always brings
with it the memory of the shamrock,
the connection which it bears to the
anniversary of the patron saint is that
when he preached the doctrine of the
Trinity to the Pagan Irish he used
this plant, bearing three leaves upoii
one stem, as an illustration of the
great mystery.
Blaine Feeling Growing
Elsewhere in this issue will be seen
what the Republicans of other coun
ties in this State are doing on the
Presidential question. In some of
these counties the action of the Re
puslican masses had been similar to
that of our own county previous to
the meeting of the State Convention
and in appointing their delegates
thereto. In other counties no action
was taken as to their district delegates
to the Chicago Convention, both for
want of time and the not dreaming
that the State Convention would dare
usurp their rights iu the matter.
Hence they are now meeting and act
ing, as they have a right to do any
time before the Chicago Convention
meets June 2nd. And all this arises
from the "snap judgment.'' as it was
well termed, which was attempted to
be taken bv the earlv call for and
meeting of the State Convention, on
February 4. now almost two months
ago and at least three months e. rlier
than what it should or need have been.
The result has been to arouse the He
publicans of the State to an assertion
of their inherent and inalienable right
to choose and instruct their own dis
trict delegates to a National Conven
tion. If the sentiment of the great
majority of them in the State is re
spected, Senator Blaine wili have the
vote of Pennsylvania at Chicago.
Our Delegates to Chicago—County
Convention Proposed.
Frequently, since the Harrisburg
State Convention, we have been asked
and written to as to a meeting or con
vention in this county, similar to what
has been held in other counties, rela
tive to further instructions to our del
egates to the Chicago National Con
vention. In reply we have invariably
stated, first, that in our opinion the
delegates from this Congressional dis
trict were already instructed by the
highest authority they possibly could
be, that of the Republicans themselves
of the whole three counties of Butler,
Mercer and Crawford, acting through
their County Committees, and that if
the delegates named by them were
honorable and honest men they would
regard and obey the sentiments of
their constituents, the attempt of tLe
State Convention to give them other
instructions to the coutrary notwith
standing. And this for the reaum
that the State Convention had no right
or power ever given it to instruct dis
trict delegates differently from their
district instructions. This doctrine is
go sound, just, reasonable and right,
that we have yet to read or see the
first Republican paper that has dared
to deny it. We say, then, our dele
gates are fully instructed, and will
carry out cur will if they are trust
worthy men. But the Republicans of
the district are fearful ami uneasy on
the subject, and not without reason.
And to this we have said, in the second
place, that so -far as this, our own
county of Butler was concerned, we
hud yet another remedy in the fact
that there had to be another meeting
of our County Committee, and that
, soon, for the purpose of fixing the
time for holding our next Primary
election, and that if any further in
structions were deemed advisable they
could be given at that meeting. And
then, in the third place, the Republi
cans in Crawford county had appointed
a committee to address our delegates
on the question as to how they viewed
the question and intended to act in the
Chicago Convention. This committee,
we see it stated, has acted, but we
hoar of no responses from Messrs.
Robinson and Gordon as vet. It none
are not soon heard from them, and if
there is not soon called a meeting of
our County Committee, of which Mr.
Robinson is Chairman, andean eall any
time he chooses, then we agree with
the movement suggested by the writer
of the following, for a Comity Conven
(ion. The following extracts are from
his letter, and the sentiments are those
of nine-tenthx of the Republicans of
this county. The letter is dated Par
ker township, M-irch 15, and among
other things it says:
"The stand you have taken on the
Harrisburg and Chicago Conventions
question meets with my approval, and,
so far as 1 know, with every Republi
can voter in this vicinity. We are
anxiously awaiting the reply of our
delegates to Chicago to the Meadville
committee. Hut I think no time should
be lost in making a move in this county
to the same end. Gentlemen in this
part of the county have commenced an
effort which will result in a thorough
canvass of the county. They ure go
ing to make a call for a County
vention, to be held prior to the Chi
cago Convention, so that the delegates
to the County Convention can have an
opportunity to instruct the delegates
to Chicago. It is the desire to make
the instructions so plain that if our
delegates disobey them they will do
so fully understanding what the con
sequences will be. Kvery Republican
in this part of the county is in favor
of this, and thev are bound to carry it
through."
The writer speaks of the feeling in
Fairview, Parker and Allegheuy town
ships, but it is no stronger there than
in other parts of the county, and the
silence of our delegates so far is only
adding to this feeling. If Messrs.
Kobiusou aud Gordon are euppowing
p.»fcU)c Citiseu: PttUiec, P«.» 3U«*cf? 24, ISSfI.
this feeling will die out. or pass away,
thev are laboring under a delusion.
The people are for Blaine now more
than ever, and it will not be well to
betray them. .AH matters in this dis
trict could have been set to rest before
this. We look to hear of something
definite soon.
No Action in the Brib ry Cases.
HAKBISBIUO, March IT. —lt was ex
pected that the Hoard of Pardons be
fore adjourning to-day wou d decide
whether a meeting would be held on
the 29th to consider the application for
pardons of the parties recently con
victed here of bribery- The board yes
terday liefcre transacting any business
consulted on the subject, but came to
no conclusion beyond agreeing to set
tle the matter before adjournment sine
die to-day. Hut it adjourned without
making any decision, and although it
was supposed that the matter would
lie arranged that evening, yet up to
midnight no call for a meeting on the
29th had been decided on. Lieutenant
Governor Stone left for home to-night,
and he says that although tie subject
of an extra session was broached, yet
it was not decided upon. He is re
ported to l>e opposed to the extra ses
sion. Counsel for the applicants have
been making a strong effort to
have the board meet on the day they
are sentenced, but the only way it can
be done now is for the members to
ajrree while at home as to what they
will do.
THE anti-machine Republicans of j
Lancaster county scored several big >
victories on Tuesday at the County j
Committee meeting. First the Commit-:
tee ordered the primaries to be held May !
22nd: second that the voters choose
deb-gates to Chicago ; third, that the
voters may vote for President, and that
thev shiill IK* provided with a list of the
Republican candidates for U. S. Sena
tor, and have the right to vote on that
question also. Grow's friends handed
in his name at once, and it i* thought
he will certainly be the choice of the
eight Lancaster members to lie chosen
this fall. Mr. Heistand, the Grant
leader, wanted the resolution about
Senator to compel the Lancaster mem
bers to be bound by the Legislativ<
caucus, but Martin, theleadcrof theop
position, denounced the caucus "as the
rock on which Lancaster county Re
publicans were shipwrecked every time.
The political managers had a long for
sight and set up the caucus away
ahead, They have money for the pur
chaseable, promises for the fools and
threats for the cowards. After secur
ing Philadelphia and Allegheny they
caii always buy up enough others to
capture the caucus, and then their tight
is won." The resolution was then
amended to reed that the members
elected should use all honorable means j
to secure the election as Senator, the I
choice of Lancaster county Republi
cans. This is taking the bull by the
horns most effectually, and is a prece
dent which the Republicans of Craw
ford might do well to follow.—Craw
ford Journal, March IS.
WHEN a man's horse i- stolen it may
be the perfection of kindness, of good
j sense and of worldly wisdom, to ad
vise him to get a padlock for his stable,
but that it will disturb the harmony of
the community to make a row about it.
and try to catch the thief and recover
the horse, and he had better not do it.
That seems to be about the size of the
advice which is quite frequently given
to the Republicans of Hi is district, who
waked up one morning to find that the
delegates they had chosen and in
structed, had Ileen taken in hand by
some parties with headquarters at
Harrisburg, and given a new set of in
structions. If the Harrisburg gentle
men had not done wrong there
wouldn't l>e any series of rows all over
the State, but as it is there is likely to
lie a lively time for a few weeks—all
inside the party ranks. Those who
have good advice to give, had l»est, we
think, give it to those men who have
attempted to rob the Republicans of
this and other districts—of the whole
State indeed— of their right to an hon
est representation of their wishes at
Chicago, and not upon those Republi
cans who, believing themselves de
frauded, are doing their best to right
the wrong— Meadville Republican.
THERE are signs of revolt in York
county. The chairman of the County
Committee has called a Convention of
delegates to "obtain the prevailing sen
timent among the Republicans of York
as to their choice for presidential nom
inee," with a view to the election, by
district action, of new delegates to the
Chicago Convention. This is in the
line of the action proposed to be taken
in Lancaster county, and if responded
to will result in two sets of delegates
—one set named through the State
Convention by the district delegates in
it from those counties, and the other
chosen through delegate Convention or
otherwise, by the counties. Certain it
is, the Republicans of Pennsylvania
are in a condition of great unrest at the
situation in which they find themselves
placed. And this because they feel that
there is a relentless purpose on the
part of a set of leading politicians to
drag the delegates from this State up
to the support of a candidate to whose
nomination they are opposed, and to
compel these delegates to sacrifice and
defeat the candidate whom our Re
publicans are proud to consider their
great and gallant leader.— Press.
A NOTEWORTHY phase of the Blaine
movement in northern Ohio i.-. tin- or
ganization of a club at Cleveland with
a numerous and influential membership
and with a President in the person of
Mr. Kdwin Cowles, proprietor of the
Lender. Mr. Cowles was a Grant en
thusinst a very few months ago' and
advocated the ex-President with much
vigor in his journal. Becoming con
vinced that the masses of his party
favor Senator Blaine, and that many
German Republicans will oppose Grant,
while the Third Term idea seems to
place a damper on the Grant move
ment generally, lie has decided that
party interests, which so affect the in
terests of the country, demand that the
ex-President be left out of the list of
candidates.— A" jr.
A WORD to the the wise. Now is a
very good time for newspaper subscri
bers to pay a long while in advance
If tlie price of white paper holds its
present rate (and the manufacturers
say it must go hijrher,) publishers will
have to add to their prices, and that
right soon. A receipted bill for a first
ela-< newspaper a year or two ahead is
a pretty good thiug to have;— Hujj'alo
Ejpprt-vn
After Pardons.
The B<>ard of Pardons will meet in
special se--ion on March 27th. to con
sider the applications for the pardon of
the Legislative roosters and corruption
ists. Judge Pearson fixed the time for
sentence two days later, March 29th.
IT looks as if these fellows would have
pardons in their pockets when called
up for sentence. A remonstrance is
being circulated for signatures in differ
ent parts of the State, of which the an
nexed is a copy:
To thf Honorable Board of fnrdon* :
WHEREAS, A number of persons, to wit:
Jo-.se U. Crawford, Win. 11. Keinble, Emile J.
Petroff, Win. I". and Charles B.
Salter, have been arranged before the Criminal
Court of Dauphin county, for the commission
of high crimes the Constitution ami
laws i>t the Commonwealth, fourof whom plead
guilty, and one, after a fair and impartial
trial, was convicted; and
Wilt UK AS, The aforesaid j»ers»»ns nave ad
vertised ami given notice of their intention to
apply lo vour Honorntde Hoard for a rec<»m
mendatiou to Mis Excellency, the <io\ertior,
lor a pardon of the crimes ot which they stand
convicted ; ad.l
WHI:RK\S, The vindication ol the < 'institu
tion, the laws, and integrity of the iouimon
weaith demand the punishment ot the afore
said convicts.
Therrforr, We, the undersigned citizens of the
Commonwealth ot" Pennsylvania, do hereby
most solemnly remonstrate to your Honorable
Board against recommending to His Excel
leiiey a pardon of the crimes and the remission
of fines against the aforesaid persons, and de
mand that the full sentence of the law as pro
nounced by the court shall be executed.
Remonstrances in this form are now
in the hands of prominent citizens of
this place, and should be signed by
everv honest and upright voter. If
printed remonstrances ii\, the above
form cannot be had, let the reader cut
this out and copy or paste it on a =beet
of paper, obtain signatures, find forward
it to Alexander Blessing, No 4. North
Third street, Harrisburg. He will re
ceive and present the remonstrances
forwarded to him.
What They Say in Tlieir Sleep.
Don Cameron—lf Grant will not ac
cept I wili take it myself, by gracious.
See'y Sherman—Gentleman your—
(scores calmly, but firmly.)
Senator Conkling—What a rebuke
IIIV election would be to that plebeian
Sprague!
Senator Blaine—Mr Ingersoll is
right. 1 am. indeed, a plumed knight. I
am also a sfea-h jrse ou wheels.
Gen. Grant—Do I look like a per
son who would decline a thing after
going around the world to get it.
Senator Sharon—l am the rose of
myself; lam the lily of the valley. I
am, for a fact.
Hendricks—Once for all, I will play
second fiddle to nobody. (Kicks Mrs.
11. out of bed.)
Mr. Tildeu—lt is not good for a
man to alone. If I cannot marry a
wife, 1 will at least buy a dog.
Prohibition ;n lowa.
DES MOINES, IOWA, March It}.—ln
the House the committee on constitu
tional amendments reported in favor
of adopting the Senate substitute for
the House prohibition constitutional
amendment, aud it was put on its
passage without discussion aud adopt
ed bv a vote of 00 to 20. The amend
ment as it will now go to the next
legislature for ratification reads: "No
person shall manufacture for sale, or
sell, or keep for sale as a beverage any
intoxicating liquors whatever, includ
ing ale, wine and beer. The General
Assembly shall by law prescribe regu
lations for the enforcement of the pro
hibitions herein contained, and shall
thereby provide suitable penalties for
the violation of the provisions hereof."
The OonBUS Takers,
A Washington special is as follows:
The SujM'rintendent of the Census has
prepared the commissions and instruc
tions for the supervisors in those Stales
in which the entire list has been con
firmed, and preparations will l>c made
at once to organize tie force of enum
erators and prepare for the taking of the
census in such States, beginning on
June Ist. No commissions will lie sent
to supervisors in the .States where the
nominations for supervisors are pend
ing, or where vacancies exist by reason
of rejections, and should the Senate
persist in these rejections it is probable
that some of the States will be omitted
in the census of ISSO. The entire list
of supervisors in Pennsylvania not- hav
ing been confirmed, no instructions or
commissions will be forwarded to that
State.
Tioga Next.
The Republicans of Tioga county,
have called a mass Convention to meet
in Wellsboro next Tuesday evening, to
express their unbiased preference for a
candidate for the Presidency. The call
states that a large majority of the
voters of the county are in favor of J.
(J. Blaine, and that they entertain
fears that they will not be fairly repre
sented at Chicago. The Agitator says
the call has been circulated only two
or three days and has 270 active and
decided Republicans to it, and that it
could be doubled with very little
trouble.— Meadville ltepublican, Mar.
19.
Henry Ward Baocher Snubbed
CINCINNATI, March 10.—A Dispatch
to the Times from Frank ford, Ken
tucky. says the lower branch of the
Kentucky Legislature this morning,
bv a vote, refused to give Henry Ward
Beecher the use of the legislative hall
for the purpose of making an address
at noon to-dav.
THE Republicans of Cumberland are
speaking out. The same vigorous
spirit appears there as in Lancaster.
The Standing Committee of the county
issued a call for primary elections
last Saturday to vote on the follow
ing resolutions:
llrmlrrd, That the choice of Conilierland
county for president of the I'liited States is
.lames <J. Itlaiue, and that the delegates from
this district to the National Convention are in
structed and required to cast the vote of this
district for .lames (i lllaine as lonic as he i.s a
candidate before the Convention.
The elections are to bo held in tho
usual way and the returns are to be
sent to the chairman of the committee
on the following Tuesday. The call re
quests the Republicans of York and
Adams counties to hold similar elec
tions.— E.r.
THE Republican Standing Commit
tee of Cumiierland county have almost
unanimously instructed their delegates
to the Chicago Convention to vote for
James G. Blaine for President. It
don't look as though the State dele
gates would vote very solid for Grant,
and the alleged unit rule as it were
won't be very much of a unit unless
that unity lie for Mr. Blaine. As
Adams and York counties will prob
ably follow the example of Cumber
land, we may look for a good Blaine
vote from the Keystoue .State dele
gates at ObictMpo—Err.
j Four Dangerous Counterfeits.
The Treasury Department anuoun
' ces the existence of counterfeit one
hundred dollar bills on the following
banks: National Revere bank, Bos
i ton ; Pittsfield National bank. I'itts
: field ; Merchants' National bank. New
Bedford; Second National bank.
Wilkesbarre: Pittsburgh National
Bank of C< mmerce. The counterfeit
notes on the banks mentioned are so
admirably executed that they are lia
ble to deceive even experts. The coun
terfeit on the Pittsburgh Hank of Com
merce purports to l>e of the "series of
1*75," having the scolloped seal in
stead of the old seal with points, and
l>eariug the words "Scries 1876"
across the face in red ink under the
charter number, and the imprint
"Printed at the Bureau of Engraviug
and Printing. U. S. Treasury Depart
ment," iu the upper right hand corner.
It is printed on an imitation of the fibre
paper, and is the first counterfeit which
has vet appeared on this series of na
tional bank notes. The printing of the
seal is somewhat imperfect, and the
figures in the boat in the vignette in
the lower left-hand corner are inferior to
the genuine The most noti< > eable defect
is the fare of the standing figure in the
bow of the boat, which looks like a
death's head in the counterfeit; in the
genuine, the features are much more
. distinct. It bears the signatures of
John Allison. Register of the Treas
. ury, and John C. New, Treasury of the
United States.
The Plumed Knight.
A letter was received at the Wash
ington postoffice on Monday morning,
addressed as follows: "The Plumed
Knight, United States Senate, Wash
ington, I>. It was postmarked
Knoxville, Tenn. The postmaster of
the Senate had an idea it was intended
for Senator Blaine, but he did not teel
like taking the responsibility of putting
it iu Blaine's box, so he handed it lo
Sergeant-at-Arms Bright and a consul
tation was held, to which several Sen
ators of both parties were admitted.
It was suggested by one that the let
ter belonged to Judge Davis. Another
claimed that Edmunds was the person
addressed, and another that Thurman
or Voorhees or Conklitig was intended,
but it was finally decided to give it to
Blaine, so when he came into the Sen
ate Col. Bright handed it to him and
very gracefully indicated that public
opinion seemed to recognize him as
the owner of the letter. Blaine smiled
and opened the envelope. It was an in
vitation to .lames G. Blaine to attend
some literary exercises at the Univer
sity of Tennessee.
MR. DENNIS KEARNEY gets the snug
sentence of six months' imprisonment
and to pay a line of 81,000. This is
the nearest approach to justice toward
this pestiferous blackguard that has
been meted out, and it is greatly to be
hoped the higher Courts to which, it
is understood, be proposes to carry his
case will be as intelligent regarding
their duty as was the San Francisco
Police Judge. Kearney was greatly
surprised at the magnitude of the sen
tence, as he had in his unbounded im
pudence been boastiug that he would
suffer no greater penalty than a fine of
about twenty dollars. The people of
San Francisco have for a long time
borne in patience the antics of this
man, and it is satisfactory to learn
that they have at last determined to
bear down upon him.
Gov. HOYT, in a recent interview, is
reported as holding the opinion that
the unit rule is only binding on the
delegates at large. He holds that the
district delegates are free to vote ac
cording to the wishes of their constitu
ents. This view is correct, and the
district delegates, if they are true to
their instructions will vote so as to
reflect the sentiment of the constitu
ency they have been delegated to rep
resent. The State Convention by a
meagre majority declared for the unit
system, but the fifty-eight delegates
from this State will not be given sol
idly, unless they are ready to join
hands for Blaine. In that case they
would be carrying out the wishes of
the people of the Keystone State.—
West Chester Republican.
THE Philadelphia Evening Star, an
independent paper, in speaking of our
corrupt legislators, savs: "If the pub
licity given to the vile proceedings of
these corruptionists, although a re
proach on our fair fame, results in
awakening the true and honest men of
our State to the importance of sending
a better class of men to the Legisla
ture. and to the salutary punishment
of all their corruptors, our State will
soon be redeemed from the dishonor
entailed upon her by these scoundrels
and the dawn of a better day for our
Commonwealth will be at hand."
A Novel Jeromoay.
I From the Rome '(ia.) Tribune.)
A Justice of the Peace living not a
thousand miles from Rome a few days
ago was called on to marry a couple.
Not being in the habit of preforming
the ceremony th?* Justice became a
little confused, but managed to go
through the form until he came to the
concluding words, when he wound up
thus: "And now I pronounce you
man and wife, and may God have
mercv on your souls!"
THE Riot bill defendants who have
already been convicted will be sen
tenced on March 29th. Representative
Wolf denies most emphatically that an
agreement was made between _ the
counsel for the Commonwealth and
the defense to drop the case of Repre
sentatives Smith aud Clark, and
Messrs. Long, Leisenring, McCuue,
aud Shoemaker, indicted for corrupt
solicitation.
THE Republicans of tin? York-Adams-
Cutnlierland district have called new
County Conventions and will choose
their own delegates to Chicago.
Other districts which are likely to be
misrepresented will do the same thing
unless the delegates already chosen
promise to fairly represent the wishes
of the Republican voters.
A DISPATCH from Carlisle states that
the result of the election held there on
Saturday on the resolution instruct
ing the delegates from that Congres
sional district to vote for Blaiue in dis
regard of the State Convention, was
4 ! JO for the resolution and 6 agaiust it
—Ex.
OLEOMARGARINE has gone from the
Pittsburgh market—the manufactory
of that article—or "butter foundry"—
in the Siuokv City having ceased ope-
I rH**xm. •
The Party of Delegratoe.
If the delegates from this district,
savs the Meadville Republican, vote
fair and square for the man their con
stituents want, their duty will be done,
and whether that vote is for the suc
cessful man or another he nominated,
the Republicans of Crawford, Mercer
and Butler will vote for him to a man,
and if he. is defeated it will not be their
fault. If. however, it were a possible
thing (and we beg pardon of our dele
gates for even supposing the case) that
the vote of this district should be
taken from the candidate of its choice
while there is a possibility of his nom
ination, and given to another, we
could not guarantee the same result.
In this the people are right. If Repub
licanism is not a cheat the people have
a right to say who is to be nominated
as fully and fairly as who shall be
elected. When we lay down the broad
principle that all the authority vested
in the district delegates is derived
from the Republicans of the district
they represent, and that no assumed
instructions from a State Convention
can bind them, we do so without res
pect to whether the district is for Grant,
Blaine, Sherman or the dark horse. It
is a principle in the. constitution of our
party, and when it is obliterated there
won't be much left worth contending
for. _____
Hot Haste—Kemble & Co. Apply
ing For Pardon.
HARRISBURO, March 12.—The ap
pearance of the following »n the Harris
burg Telegraph this afternoon caused
quite a sensation in this citv, and no
doubt will in the eutire State:
"Notice is hereby given that applica
tion will be made to the Board of Par
dons for the pardon of Cbas. B. Salter,
Wm. 11. KembJe, Jesse R. Crawford,
Wm. F. Rumberger and Kmile J. I'e
troff, in cases respectively against them
in the Court of Quarter Sessions of
Dauphin county, for corrupt solicita
tion."
This notic" was published at the in
stance of the Harrisburg attorneys for
the accused, and of course it was au
thorized by the defendants awaitiug
sentence. It was generally supposed an
application for pardon would be made
in case the sentence of the Court was
severe, but such indecent haste was
wholly unexpected, and it will be sur
prising if the maximum punishment of
the law is not administered. The ap
plication for a pardon is not only re
garded as an insult to the Court, which
will not pronounce judgment on the ac
cused until the 29th inst, but to the
Board of Pardons.
As the next regular meeting of the
board will be held on Tuesday next,
and as two weeks' publication of the
notice of application is required, and
the evidence of publication must be
filed with the board 10 days before the
time fixed for the meeting, the cases
will probably be considered at the
April session, beginning on the 12th.
There is a rumor that the board will
hold a special session for the accommo
dation of the applicants for pardon, but
its previous honorable action gives as
surance that it will not place itself in
that unenviable light.
SECRETARY SCHURZ is understood to
have effected an arrangement with the
fifteen chiefs of the Ute nation of In
dians, by which they agree to cede to
the -United States their reservation in
Colorado, and the United States agree
to grant to each head of a family ICO
acres of agricultural land and a like
amount of grazing land, and one-half
of this quantity to each single person.
The land thus granted is to be set apart
for these Indians, and the title given is
to bo fee simple to each Indian. The
title is to be inalienable for twenty
five years and the land to be untaxable
for the same period. The Indians are
to select their own locations, in certain
districts named in th/stipulation. The
Government is to survey the lands
and issue patents to the ludians in
serveralty. As soon as the several
tribes of the Ute nation shall have ac
cepted this arrangement, the Govern
ment is to pay in cash to the Indians
the annuities now provided for by law,
amounting at this time t0560,000, and
as much more as Congress shall see fit
to appropriate. In addition to this, the
l T tcs are to receive an annuity of $50,-
000, to be distributed among them per
capita, and their present annuity of
$25,000 is to be continued. The whole
number of these Indians is a little
more than four thousand, and what
they surrender to the Government is
their reservation in Colorado, amount
ing to nearly twelve millions of acres
of land.
TUKHF. is little doubt but that the
immigration from Ireland during the
present year will be greater than in
any twelvemonth since the famine of
'47-8 sent the tide of Celtic immigration
with unexampled force across the At
lantic. Already the inpour has begun,
an unusually large number of Irish im
migrants having landed at New York
during the last couple of weeks. Vari
ous organizations have been formed,
both in this country and across the At
lantic, to aid in this movement, and ef
forts are being made to settle many of
the new-comers in agricultural pursuits.
Hitherto Irish immigrants to this
country have'seldom engaged in agri
culture here, although farming was the
business of most of them at home. As
a rule they have reached our shores
with barely enough money to keep
them for a few weeks, when necessity
forced them to take the fti*«t job that is
offered, and this has seldom been on a
farm. Moreover, besides lacking capi
tal enough even to make a small start
in farming, they have been destitute
for the most part of the steady, per
sistent industry needed to transform
the farm hand into the farmer. 11 is
proposed to settle various colonies of
our expected visitors in different parts
of the West—we wish all success to
the experiment.
Father is Getting Well,
Mv daughter says, "How much
better father is since he used Hop
Bitters." He is getting well after his
long suffering from a disease declared
incurable, and we are so glad that he
used your Bitters.—A lady of Roches
ter, N. Y.— Utica Herald.
A M ssoiKi newspaper having
nominated "the Hon. Adolph Patitz"
for the Presidency the Washington
Capital suggests Sehurz for \ ice
President. "Pants and Schura would
work well together,"' says the Cupilal,
ON March 1 6th the President con
! tinned the sentence of dismissal in the
, case of Major Reno.
THERE is a demand for carjienters in
I tbo uurthvru erf tbe fcHWv. j
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GHTCKKKH — 2S to 80 cts. per pair.
CBEESK -18 cts V lb.
Coit n MEAL—2 etc. ~<t tt>.
CAIJF Sgixs—9rtefa>|il ¥ lb.
Eoos—ls ets V ''ozen.
FLOCK —Wheat. V hbl, sack i 1.25(5 t'J :
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ONIONS— |I ¥ bash.
Potatoes —3sc. >' bushel.
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CANCER.
This disease like many others is regarded
as incurable. It is not so. If it is taken in
time it is as easily euro! as a or a corn.
We know very well that it i« a fearful disease
and will eat away until it destroys life, that
is if it is neglected, but if it is attended to j
when it first makes its appearance, or soon
after there is no trouble in eradicating it
from the system. Persons will have to be here
ihiring 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, Ulcere, Ulcerated legs, \ arioose \ eins.
Varicocele Tumors, Hydrocele, and every form
of Skin Pise#w®.
Or Keyser. 240 Penn Avenue,
Opposite Christ's Church, Pittsburgh, Pa.
A Card,
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recipe that will cure you, FBEK OF CHARGE.
This great remedy was discovered bv a mission
ary in South A frica. Send a self-addressed
envelope to the Rhv. Joseph Isman, Station
/), Xi-w York City.
DEATHS.
RALPH—March 18», at the residence of
his lather, in this place, of laryngitis, Mr. John
Ralph, in the 33rd year of his age.
The remains were buried in the South Cem
etery, of this place, on yesterday, followed to
the grave by a very large concourse of rela
tives and friends. The Old Fellows of this
place, of which order he was a member, had
charge of the funeral ceremonies, and were out
iu force, to pay their last respects to the de
parted.
CUTHBERT—March 4. 18S0, in this place,
Mr. Samuel A., son of Mr. Aueustus Cnthbert,
in the linh year of his age.
CRICKS—Feb. 22. 1880, in this place, Mr.
John Cricks, aged about 65 years.
BULFORP—Feb. 24, 1880, in Penn town
ship, this county. Mr. John Bulford, in the
6titn year of his age.
ZIEGLER—In Economy township, Beaver
countv, on Tuenday, Feb. 24, 1880 at the resi
dence' of C. Bentel, Mrs. I>orothea Kiegler,
aged 83 years. Formerly a well-known resi
dent of Zelienople, this county.
WALTERS—On March 18. 1880, a( his resi
dence near Sarversville, this county, Mr. Jona
than Walters, aged 56 years.
RALSTON—At the home of her son, Mr.
R. C. Ralston, Muddy-creek township, this
county, ou Monday niglit, March 15th, at 10
o'clock. Mrs. Isalwl Ralston, aged t>'s years, 1
mouth.
I%'ew idvfrtlweineutM.
Executor*' Xollof.
Letters testamentary having l>een granted to
t!i« nndetwigued on the oetate of Jacob Smith,
deceased, late of Winlield township. Butler
county. Pa., all person* indebted to said entate
are notified to nuke immediate payment and
those havinu claims against the same will pre
sent them dnlv authenticated fur settlement.
JtORFBT COOPF.K. { F _
ROBERT KlaLI -TT. j ' '
mar24-4t| Denny P. 0.. Butler Co.. Pa •
Notice.
To thr Stork/whirr* of thr UnihUiuj <tn<l I.txm
Afuuf i'itimi of I!ntlrr, l'n.:
Take notice that, at the request of a sufficient
number of stockholders, there will be a meet
ing of the stockholders .if the Building and
Lo:m Association of Butler. Pa., on the 10th of
\pril, A. D. 1880, at 8 o'clock, P. M., at the
Rockenstein building, under the opera House,
in Butler, Pa., for the pur|>o*e of changing
section three :3) of Article IX (1') of the By-
Laws of said Association.
Bv order of the President,
mar24-.lt ' JOHN S. CAMPBELL, See'y.
Public Sale.
The. undersigned will ofler at public sale, at
the Con-1 House, In Butler, on
THURSDAY. APRIL 15, 1880,
all o'clock, P M., ot said day,the following
proiierty, viz. A LOT located in th" borough
of West Sun bury, Butler county, Pa. begin
ning at a post on the Franklin road, or Maiu
street, thence bv ail alley south elghiy-tlvo de
grees west '.ne hundred and eighty-seven and
five-tenth* f»-ct on line of lands ol Robert
Campbell, ihence by said lice north one degree
east sixty feet to a post, thence by, lot No. 4,
belonging to Neat DuUv, north eighiy-flvo de
grees Kit one hundred and seventy eight and
Bve.tenths fe« t to a post on Franklin road, or
Main street, theme by said road south i-even
degrees east sixty leet to a pool, the place of
beginning
ALSO, located in same place, a lot. located as
tollows, viz Resinning «t a poet at the corner
of Main a d Church tireels, thence by the Dia
mond south eighty-six and oue-h lf ib gre* s
cast one bilndmd and »ixty feel to a post,
thence nort • three and tbretvlour.hh degree#
east, by Fast street, sixty leet to a post, thence
north nighty six and one-fourth degree* west,
by lot of F. M. Campbell, on hundred feet to
a post, tl'enee south three and three, foutths de
grees oast, by lot of R J McMichael, thirty
leet to a poii, thence north elghU-*lx and one
fourth degrees we»t, by lot of it. Me Michael,
sixty feet to a post tin Main street, the tee r.ouib
three and threo-fourths degrees west, by Mam
rtre* t, thirty feet to a |x>st on eoruer of Main
and Church streets, upon which is erected a
frame dwelling a store room and a stable
®jrTerms cash. 'lllOß. RIIHISSOS,
mar24-St Assignee of James W. Kelly
Ntrnjr I'alvvt,
Came to the residence of the suWribor, in
Fairview township, Butler conuty, Pa., on or
about the Ist day of January. 1880. two Heifer
Calves, one a red'calf, with white Taoe and white
hind logs, about one year old ; the other a red
calf, wiili star iu face and about two years old.
The owner is heroby reqneeted to cone fur ward,
prove property. l>»y chaise* ate] take tliem
away, otherwise they wiH be deposed of accord
ing to law. |marl7-flt) O. L. BOOIIEB.
NOTICE TO FARMERS "
PHOSPHATE AND FERTILIZERS
FOB SALE BY
JAMES ENGLISH,
njertT-tet PUWH3JHfVJJA» FA,
BURGLARY.
Whereas, my shop was broken open on Fri
day evening, of the 12th inst., about 7 o'clock,
and a BOX containing about twenty watches,
with silver, brass and copper cases, and also
several cases without works, taken, the public
are hereby informed that suspicion rests upon
a |>erson named Abrani Cross, who was in But
ler during the 12th inst., selling spectacles,
and who left town sometime during tne night
of that day. He is aliout five feet three in
ches in highth, pock-marked, with dark eyes,
slightly cross eyed, and generally wears specta
cles : he wears gray woolen clothes, and round
cloth cap. he is of round face and wears whis
kers and mustache of auburn color. A liberal
reward will be oaid for his apprehension.
mrl?-3t IKAXK MOKRILL, Butler, Pa.
Notice in Divorce.
In the matter of the petition ol Paul Boebma
lor divorce vs. Lira Bochme. A. D. No.
90, Dec. Term, 1871).
Subpoena returned N. R. I.
Alias ttubpieua returned N. E. I.
So answers
W H. HOFFMAK, Sheriff.
\ To the ree;>ondcnt, Lioa Boehiue:
You are her< by notified to be and appear, in
: your own proper person, before our Judges at
Butler, at a Court of Common P'cas there to
be held for the couuly cf Butler, ou the first
Monday of June Term, 1880, being the 7tn day
ol said montb. to answer the petition or libel
ol the 8..i,1 Paul B'jeh'jie. and to t-bow cause,
il anv you have, why the said Paul Boebme,
your hu-band, should n>-t be divorced (nun the
bondi- of matrimony, agreeably to Mie Act of
An»eu.bly in such cane made and provided,
mat 17 W. H. HOFFMAN. Snerlff.
Appeals from Assessment*.
The Court of Appeals for the Townships and
Boroughs ol this county, will he held at the
County Commissioners' Office, in Butler, Pa.,
as follows :
Adams township
Allegheny township ! - ' 13
Butler township " 10
Brady township '. - " 14
Buffalo township " 20
Concord township " 8
; Clay township.. " 18
I Clinton township " 21
Centre township " 21
Clearfield township —— " 22
Cherry township " 15
Cranberry township - " 22
Connoquenessinjj township.. " 23
Donegal township " 7
Fairview township " 6
Forward township " 2ti
Franklin township ||
Jackson township " 1®
Jefferson township ' 28
Lancaster towuship " 20
Muddycreek township " 15
Men-er township " 8
Marion township... " 13
Middlesex township " 29
Oakland township " ''
Parker township "
Penn townshij) " 30
Summit township ' 9
Slipperyrock township " 19
Venango township ' 1'
Washington township " 1<
Wiufield township a y., ®
Worth township April 16
Harrisville borough May 4
Butler borough
Centreville iKir.mjrh ' 28
Fairview borough " 6
Millerstowu borough " 7
Prospect borough " 27
Portersville borough " 23
Petnilia borough ...May 5
Saxonburg borough April 30
Karris City borough May 4
Zelienoplc borough " _ S
Harmony borough
Sunbury borough " 2!>
Bv order of Commissioners,
S. McCLY MONDS, Clerk.
Com'rs Office. Butler, Mar. 15, IXBO.
LIST OF" JURORS
Drawn fur April Term, 1880, ComnenciiHl
on the Flrat Monday, being the sth Day.
Adams—William Johnston, Amos Metz, John
(iilkev.
Buffalo —Martin Swellzer,
t 'linton- Samuel Anderson, Thomas Kennedy.
Cherry —Jtisepli Black, Edward L>gan.
Concord—Epfiraim Blam, Clius. Cocliran, Thos.
Graham.
('ciitn —Abraham Kleeger.
flearfield t'tiarles K. t.recti, J. M. McLaughlin.
< ranberrv—John Uiey. ticorge Zlegler.
flay It. iMcfandlcss.
l»oucgal P. S. Barnliart.
Korwanl—John W. Martin.
Franklin-—Samuel Moore, Samuel Patterson.
Fairview -A.J. Nicholas.
Lancaster - .lacol! lieiiiphlll. Michael Belglilcy.
Marion Win. Hlack, Sr.
Middlesex W. J. Stepp.
Muddvereek—Jacob Kiusey, Caleb C overt.
Oakland Itudolph Bortmas.
Parker—.!. A. Kinter.
Summit—Andrew Yost.
Winlield J. P. Bricker.
Venango—James Stalker, Esq.
llutler hor. -.1. «i. Campbell, Jo«. n. H. C.
Llun, W. W. McOulstion.
Centreville—Frank Bingliain, S. S. Bard.
Fairview—A. C. Clbson.
Millerstowu—Peter Uiwry.
Saxotiburg -Francis IJIIIIM', Jr.
Zellenople—Joliu Wickliaus.
THIRD Wrr.K— IOTH DAT.
Adams-John Hattnng.
Allegheny- —B. L Kohlmyer, John Galbreath,
James M. Moan.
Puller John Henchlierger, Abram Met andless.
Brady—William staff.
Cnuioerrv- Murray, W. Garvin (of Jm.)
Centre— B. Rider,
flav Asaph ( rannier.
Clearfleld- James C. Aidtinan.
flinton Martin Monks.
Cherry—Win. Lindsey, James Stools-
Comioritieiiessing -Cleorge steveiisim.
Fairview—W. T. Mefoy, J. C. Mcfollough, Pat.
Nelson. Henry Wagner.
Jefferson—Wm. Wright. Joseph Harbison.
Jackson—Christian Te»ton. , „ „ _
Laneanter - John fjineniaii. Leonard Hollerman.
Middlesex It. (1. Ismaldson.
Parker* William L»aubensi>eck, Daniel Walker,
Joseph H. Orr.
Penn - John Wef»er, Joseph Brown.
Slip]HT>r«H k K. f.rftchlow, J. D. SUnenson.
Summit - Samuel Mitchell.
Venango Francis N. Maurep.
Washington R. O. Thomas J. Atwell.
WlnfteUl- Phllomen Ifwk.
P.ntler l«or. l'hlllp Bauer. Jeff. Burtner, Joseph
Caldwell, Jacob Bios. Charles H. Roessing.
Centreville- Rol>ert Klsmwk.
Harrisville—B. L. Brahain.
Mtllersiown- D, f. Baoihart.
j»ros|>ect Absalom Hhanor.
Sunburj'—<i. W. MechMng.
MAY TERM.
FIRST WKKK 3RI» UAT.
Allegheny—O. H. Andenon. W. & Orant, Ja».
H. Mi'Mahan.
Adams Wilson Hartung.
Brady-William Badger.
Buffalo Benjamin Sarvertal John).
Connoquenesslng- Ben]. Fulkman, Ueorge R<rb-
Insou. ....
Clinton-Jamex OJbjon.
Clearfield Thomas Humes,
fiav—Samuel Suttou.
Ikmegal -Solomon Pontius.
Forward-A. J. Evans.
Fairview—Christian earner. J. H. Jamison.
Jefferson—Rudolph Hueedp.
Mercer- L it Cummtngs.
Middlesex—Thomas 11. Lyon.
Oak laud J. *>. Bippus, Anthony Hoon.
Parker—John Otbson. w. It. Shry<>ek.
Venango—Calatn Ji«nis(»n.
Winfleld-E. (i. Lelthold. Alfonso Krause, J. C.
Galbreath, Wm. M. I>enny, John Clow.
Worth-John Oardner.
Butler borough -Charles Boyle, Frank Hoonan,
Jacob Keck, John O'Netl.
Fairview -Augustus Grow.
Harrisville—J. F. Hindman. _
KarnsCltv—James Walker. H. W. Winlield, A-
W. Koseoe, J. Saulsburj-.
Saxonbttre—Charles Hoffman, Emll Steubgea,
Francis fjwme. * • "
A l r: % AVfHfe.tr..