BUTLER CITIZEN. IOHN H. *~~W. C. NEBLEY. PROP'RS. JEntered at the Post office at Butler as second-class* matter. FOR PRESIDENT, 1880, Hon. JAMEB G.BLAINE, OF MAINE. *SS-The choice of Pennsylvania, subject to thedecision of Republican tioa. This (26th Pa.) district practically unan imous and instructed for him. .asrsa rawir all their rights."—JAM O. Isi-AiNt. Republican State Nominations. FOR JUDOE SUPREME COURT, Hon. Henry Green, OF SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY. FOR AUDITOR GENERAL, Hon. John A. Lemon, OF BLAIR COCXTY. IINIBLICII PRtMtRIES. SATURDAY, MAY 29th. THERE is also trouble in the iNew York delegation to Chicago, a number of the delegates declaring their inde pendence of the "Unit rule" and for Blaine. It begins to look serious for both Cameron and Conkling. The "Unit Rule." The Republicans of New Hamp shire at their State Convention last week passed the following resolution as to the so called "unit rule ".BmoW, That any unit rule which seeks to compel a delegate to vote for a candidate not his choice, or of his constituents, is tyrannous and unrcpublican, and we request our delegates to Chicago to vote on all questions as to leave every delegate free to follow his unfettered and honest judgment." • Republican conventions in other States have passed resolutions similar in sentiment. In this State it will be recollected that the unit rule was put through, instructing all our delegates to vote for Gen. Grant at Chicago, and notwithstanding the fact that many of the district delegates refuse to be bound by it, and some have been com pelled to come out and promise to rep resent their people and not Don. Cam eron's State Convention, yet Mr. Cam eron says to this day that the "unit rale" is binding and that he expects every delegate to Chicago to obey it, and that the delegation therefore will be "wZid" for Grant. This, as we intimated last week.itis intended tobringabout by getting a Grant organization of the Chicago Convention and ruling that in a State which favored the unit rule the chairman of that delegation will hare the right to cast the whole vote according to State action. Where then will be found our delegate, who says he wants to vote for Blaine ? Ac cording to this he will get no vote. Did he understand this before writing his recent long letter that the County Committee meeting forced out ? Why the Change ? The condition of the Eagle man of this place, Mr. Thomas Robinson, is most deplorable and sad. Something ig wrong with him again, and last week he renews his wailings. He is such an honest, innocent person, that all pity him. The trouble now seems to be about his Congressional aspira tions. The people have brought out a worthy and good man for Congress, Mr. McJunkin, and now Mr. Robinson sees his chances fade away in the dis tance. Hence he is again complain ing. First, he says Mr. McJunkin's name was announced too soon. He was in favor of a "quiet campaign," he says. And he wanted all "fair and courteous." Everybody knows he is a "fair and courteous" man in politics— perfectly fair—and perfectly honest He complains that we said a kind word for his competitor when men tioning all who had informed us they would be candidates. He came out in his next paper, however, and made an unmanly and untruthful assault upon Mr. McJunkin's republicanism as soon as his name was mentioned, and then, before any answer could appear, he sends friends to us asking us to make no reply and take no notice of the mat ter. We complied with their request and let that pass, as we have hundreds of similar cases. He admits last week that the CITIZEN was quiet and did not respond when in fact it should. He seems to fear the CITIZEN, and now complains that we made any mention of the candidates. What are the facts ? Simply, that at the time we done so, all the candidates who had to that time informed us they would or might be such, were mentioned. We made no choice among them, giving simply all the news heard from at that d. te. The seven for Assembly were given, and the three for District Attor ney, and two or three for Associate Judge. He says we had favorites among them. How could we when we gave the names of all ? No, the trouble is, his, Mr. Robinson's name, was not mentioned. And the reason was, be was denying about here that he was a candidate. He may, as usual, have been a candidate, but in a "quiet and courteous" way, known only to those on the out skirts of the county. The simple explanation of the whole matter is that he was planing to steal honor from the party and, like in other eases, was smoked out. One other matter only in the long complaint in his paper last week, do we think now worthy of notice. And that is, to say, that we edit our own paper and am alone responsible for all of a political nature appearing therein. In this respect we are unlike him, who edits a paper in and under cover of the name of another. We consult with Jlepablican friends and are glad to ' have their counsel, but on week days and in due season. In this respect we are also unlike him. At the present time it is known he is in close consul tation and intrigue with certain Demo crats of this place, even to the extent of visiting their houses on the Sabbath day. He seems to be watching our outgoings and incomings, or at least has pimps and spies upon our foot steps, to inform him of our wherea bouts. This is in keeping with his character, as all know it, but in whose office he may have seen us as he states, or wherever he may have been told we were lately seen, one thing is certain, we have not been seen in "solemn counsel" with Democratic wire work ers, and that on Sunday at their houses. And this is in answer to his criticism of last week. The idea of such a man crying for "fairness" or for "quiet" and peace, is simply de ception and intended under deceptive words to again deceive the Republi cans of this county. What Does It Mean ? Be on the Look Out. The following appeared from Mr. Robinson in the Eagle of last week: Primary Election. The Republicans of Butler county are re quested to meet in their several election dis tricts, as designated by the County Committee, on Saturday the 29th of May, between the hours of one o'clock V. M. and eight P. M., of said day, and vote by ballot for the following officers, viz: One person for Congress. One person for State Senate. Two persons for Assembly. One person for Associate Judge. One person for District Attorney. One person for County Surveyor. One person for Return Judge. A numerical list is to be kept of the voters and the tickets numbered. THOMAS ROBINSON, Chairman. The above was sent to this office and we declined publishing it for two reasons. First, Mr. Robinson has no authority or right under any of our primary rules to put out such a paper, j Nor was there any necessity for it even if any of our rules allowed it. The County Committee had met and done that work, fixed the primaries, etc., and the papers, both Eagle and CITIZEN, had standing in them for weeks a list of all the officers to be voted for, and thousands of tickets had already been printed with all the offi ces to nominate for named thereon. Why then this extra official, uncalled for notice? Why does he attempt to add to and supplement the work of the County Committee ? The secret will be seen in the two closing lines, and to this, in the second place, we call the special attention of the Republicans of the county. It assumes to direct that "A numerical list is to kept of the voters and the tickets numbered" Now what is "a numerical list?" Simply a list of figures or numbers, 1, 2, 3, 4, and so on. According to that unheard of innovation for holdiug our primaries a list may come in to the meeting of Return Judges on the 31st, inst., with nothing but the number of votes cast, without the names of those casting them. To illustrate, there may be, say fifty or a hundred Demo cratic votes cast at one of our polling places at the coming primary, duly numbered but without the names op posite the numl>ers. Who then could tell who they were, Democrats or Re publicans ? That is "a numerical list," and if objected to in Convention it could he answered in favor of its re ception that the Chairman of the County Convention had so ordered it. If it means a list of voters why not say so ? Our rule on the subject, and our only rule, requires a "list of voters" to be returned. This is our practice. But he further adds and orders that "the tickets be numbered." Where did he get that authority, and who ever heard of that before now ? We have no such rule as requiring at our pri maries "the tickets numbered." This, it is surmised by some old Republi can friends who have brought it to our notice, is an attempt to pry into and ascertain how every man votes at our coming primary. The secrecy of his ballot would be thus distroyed. The party has never authorized all this change. Our rule in substance directs "a list of all voting to be kept, which list, with the talley papers, and the votes or ballots themselves, shall be sealed up by the Judge and clerks holding the election, and handed to the Return Judge and by him laid be fore the Convention," etc. Before there is any alteration of these rules it must be done by the party acting through its County Committee, and we think it will be a long time before such changes are made as are indicated in this unusual manner. We have called attention to the above at the request of some of the leading Republicans of the county. The present primaries will be held in the usual way and none but Republicans should lie allowed to vote at them. Let all see to it that there is a fair primary. THE familiar name of J. D. McJun kin, of Butler, appears in our announce ment column for Congress in the 26th district. Mr. McJunkin is a gentle man well known to hundreds of our readers as an upright, honest gentle man, a good lawyer, and one in whom the people have confidence; they knowing him to be above the law cun ning of a wire working, pedagogue politician. The Republicans of Butler county arc thoroughly aroused to the necessity of sending honest and effi cient officials to represent them and there is no doubt but great care and prudence will be exercised at the com ing primary election, which will be held May 29tb, Zsßo, from 1 to 8 o'clock p. m.— Parker April 30. Before raspberries begin to leaf out, the old dead stalks which fruited last year should he cleared away by breaking them off with the band ; do not allow the use of the hoe for thin purpose, as it might bitise the young live stalks. fftr* Untie* : Untie*, P*.» 12, 1880. THE Republican papers of the Twenty-sixth district having called out Mr. Thomas Robinson, one of the delegates to the Chicago Convention, and secured a Blaine pledge from him, are now after Mr. John I. Gordon, the other delegate. Mr. Gordon, however, declines to be forced into any exposure of his feelings, and he is performing the remarkable feat of editing a weekly newspaper in such a way as to keep his readers in ignorance of his views. —Philadelphia Times. The Times must take that back. It is true that Mr. Gordon had been verv reticent, but the last issue of Ins paper, the Mercer Dispatch fixes his position. He says in the Dispatch of the 7th iust., and we were glad to see it, that "four years ago the Dispatch fa vored the nomination of Blaine. He was then the choice of the Republicans of this county with almost the same unanimity that he is to-day. \\ hile the Republicans of Mercer county will give a hearty support to the nominee of the Chicago Convention, we still hope that Senator Blaine will be nom inated." Thus both of the delegates from this Congressional district have finally ex pressed themselves for Blaine. The only remaining question is, will they get a chance to vote for him ? Or will they be told the "unit rule' was adopted at our State Convention, at which they were present and that, by that rule the majority of the delegation, through its chairman, has the right to throw the vote of the whole delegation as said majority may determine ? We will see. THE BRIBEP-Y PARDONS. DISTRICT ATTORNEY IIOLLINGER ON THE ACTION OF THE BOARD THE POSI TION IN WHICH THE COMMONWEALTH IS PLACED BY THE HASTY ACTION OF THE BOARD —WHY THE PROSECUTION WAS NOT REPRESENTED. HARRISBURG, May 4, 1880. The people of the State of Pennsyl vania are led to believe by many of the 'newspapers that the prosecution in the bribery cases assented to the manner in which Kemble and his fellow unfor tunates were pardoned, as evidenced by the fact that the Commonwealth was not even represented before the board at the hearing. This might be a proper conclusion to draw but for the fact that the Board of Pardons vi olated at least two of their rules, and thereby prevented the Commonwealth from being heard or from even know ing what was to be heard. Rule third is as follows: Notice of the application (for pardon) nirst be given to the Judge who tried t!i3 case and to the District Attorney or attorney who pros ecuted, stating when the application will be made, and the grounds or reasons upon which the application is based and no other grounds than those contained in such notice will be en tertained by the board. No portion of this rule was observed except that the District Attorney was notified, on the afternoon of the 29th of April, to appear before the board on the following day at 10, a. m ; this when he was engaged in the Quarter Sessions trying cases The grounds upon which the application was made were not disclosed. Rule 6 concludes as follows : And no application will be heard or consid ered unless the same and papers upon which it is based have been filed at least ten days before said session, and in no instance will this rule be relaxed. This rule was relaxed. After so much relaxation we might conclude that the honorable Board of Pardons meant to treat the proceeding as a a rehearing but for the following, rule, the seventh: No applicatson that has been refused by the l>oard will be reheard or reconsidered unless substantialjgrounds for reopening the cue are formally presented to and approved by the board; ana when submitted again the publica tion and notices required by rule second (two week's notice in newspaper) and third (notice to district attorney, with grounds) must l>e made anew, and proof thereof, together with additional reasons filed, according to provisions of rule sixth. The Attorney General, from whom the board would naturally get the law of the case, was not even present to hear what the Commonwealth's coun sel might have to say. Indeed, the recommendations for pardon must have been signed by him before, in vi olation of rule 11, which says: Xo ppp!icf»tion will be considered if present ed to any individual member of the board. This wholesale disregard of the rights of the Commonwealth enabled the petitioners, upon false suggestion, to have recited that the sentence of the Court of Quarter Sessions of Dau phin county was illegal, inasmuch as it condemned the petitioners to impris onment at the penitentiary at hard la bor, when in fact they were sentenced to separate confinement at labor, as di. rected and declared in regard to all crimes punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary. There are very few crimes now mentioned in our statute books for which a person can be sen tenced to hard labor. But it is said that these men could not be sentenced to the penitentiary at all, as the law does not so provide—it does provide for not exceeding two years' imprison ment, and does not say where, leaving that to the discretion of the Court. On looking over the penal code of 1860 we observe there ninety-three distinct of fences, for which persons are daily sen tenced in some of tho courts of the Commonwealth to imprisonment in the pententiary ; said code does not make mention of that prison, this including perjury, falsifying deeds, sending chal lenges, sodomy, bigamy, incest, bribe ry, including members of the Legisla ture, for fiye years; bribery of voters, two years, lottery, common gamblers, gambling with public monej', five years; embezzlement, five years; im porting convicts, murder in second de gree, manslaughter, mayhem, five years; rape, attempting to commit; robbery, larceny, horse stealing, false pretense, three years; conspiracy, fraudulent insolvency, burglary, arson, forgery and many others might be ciu ed. In very many of these offences there is no mention of separate con finement at labor, yet no Court over hesitated to impose that sentence, for such is declared to be the penitentiary discipline in the statutes regulating that prison. It is said that this is im posing an infamous punishment; such it is; but the crime is infamous, so treated of in the Constitution of 1874. Let us now suppose that the Court wttfc i* error in sentencing to the pen itentiary, wiiai jpfts the legal remedy ? At any time during the icrm sen tence could have been amended by Judges Pearson and Henderson, and , surely would have been so done if the defendants could have satisfied the Court, as they did the Board of Par dons, that there was error. Judge Pearson never hesitates to reverse himself when ho is convinced of hav iug made a mistake. If this point had failed there was an appeal to the Su preme Court, in which the principle obtains "The common law embodies in itself sufficient reason and common sense to reject the monstrous doctrine that a prisoner whose guilt is estab lished by a regular verdict is to escape punishment altogether because the court committed an error in passing the sentence." If the Board of Pardons regarded it as proper they had the undoubted right to give relief in these cases, but it was not fair to the prosecution to have it done in a corner; it was not fair to the court of Dauphin count}' —than which there is none purer in the Common wealth—to have their construction of the law set aside without a hearing, and the people of the Commonwealth have a right to know exactly v- hy their officers, in the performance of a public duty, act in a particular way. If, therefore, substantial legal reasons existed for the pardon they should have been revealt V Let each public servant bear his own burden. The court of Dauphin county will stand by her record. EF.IAS IIOLLINGER, District Attorney of Dauphin county. —Philadelphia Press. C'oissm uiiicatiosis. How Is It ? EDITORS CITIZEN :—lt is reported here that Mr. Thomas Robinson, one of the candidates for our nomination for Congress, while recently in one of the other counties of this district, was seen in company with a candidate of that county for Congress, and said to to a gentleman who met him soon after, in very confidential terms, that that candidate of the other county, naming him, would be the district nominee. As we have heard it he, Robinson, is running here in this county for the benefit of the candidate of another county. Can you give us any light on the subject ? PARKER TP. We cannot give more than what our correspondent appears to have. The same report has reached here and was recently told us by a gentleman in whom we can place entire confidence and therefore we believe it true, and the more so as it is known Mr. Robin son recently made a visit to one of the other counties of this Congressional district. However, we think it matters not, as the Republicans of this county have already made up their minds to vote for Mr. McJunkin for Congress at our coming primary, a man who they know will not sell them out. A CARD. BUTLER, PA., May 10, 1880. Messrs. Editors Citizen : SIRS—A few weeks since, there was published in the Eagle, an article re flecting upon my loyalty to the Repub lican Party. I had intended to pay no attention to it, believing that my re cord was sufficiently knowu to the voters of the county, but at the instance of some friends, in the interest of truth, and because the indiscreet friends of my rival have been making specific charges in the same direction, you will oblige me by inserting in your columns the following brief reference to some ot my political acts. I voted for Pres. Lincoln (my first vote) in 18G0, and in 18G4. I voted twice for Gen Grant, in 1868 and 1872, and for Pres. Hayes in 1876. I expect to vote for the nominee of the Chicago Convention. I voted twice for Gov. Curtin, twice for G>v. Geary, twice for Gov. Hartrauft and for Gov Hoyt. During the years I resided in Venango county, I was three times elected to the House of Representatives of Penn sylvania, serving in the sessions of 1870, '7l, '72. I refer to my official acts and votes while there. My Repub licanism has never been heretofore questioned. I might go on to the end, giving my votes for particular persons, but to answer two specific charges made against me, to wit: that I voted against our last two candidates for sheriff, Byerly and McCreary, I sag I voted for both, and made speeches all over the county for the latter. I have no concealments about any vote lever cast, and will answer any questions any votors desire to ask at my office ; have no apology to make for any polit ical act of my life, but on the contrary, under the same circumstances would do, the same things again. I have sought no newspaper notoriety, and now seek none; am no editor, nor do I control any newspaper; I am under no obliga tions which will prevent me from going to a Congressional Conference in position to claim for Butler county all her proper claims and rights, I have sent a copy of this letter to the Eagle. J. D. MCJUNKIN. Letter From Kansas. EDITORS CITIZEN—I wish to write a few lines, if you will please give them space in the CITIZEN. Some of my kind friends, perhaps, would like to Lear how I like Kansas, and I wish to inform them through the CITIZEN that 1 like it well, and would not go back to Butler to live. Times are bet ter here than there; wages are from fifteen to twenty dollars a month for a laboring hand on a farm, and the work is not so hard here as it is out there. Most of people plow with a sulky plow and three horses and turn a sixteen inch furrow. The man lam working for don't have a sulky plow, but has a sixteen inch plow which I drive three horses in, and plow from three to three aud one-half acres a day. Another hand and myself are putting out one hundred acres of corn this spring oqr selves without any help. We have a marker, that we mark three rows at once, that we ride on, aud a planter that we cross it with thit drops two rows at ouce, One drives the planter with two horses aud one drops. Wo plant from twelve to thirteen acres a day, and we can plow from morning till night and never touch a stump or stone. I would advise any person to come out here that could have three or four hundred dollars when they get here, but it would be better to have a thousand dollars to start on, to buy stock aud a farm with. The farmers make most of their money out of stock. The man I am working for, had twen ty-five large fat steers and thirty-five head of hogs that he sold for sixteen hundred dollars. We have had a beautiful winter here; have had about two or three weeks of cold weather all winter, and all the rest of o<f r winter i was beautiful as autumn. We have had no mud out here this winter; the j roads have been as dry aud solid as n summer. The trees here have all been out in loaf for two weeks, aud people will fiuish planting corn here this week. Some have corn coming up now and will soon be ready to work. We have good running spring water in abundance, and plenty of tin ber for wood and fencing along the river and creek. We have plenty of ;jood building stone on the bluffs and along the creeks. But people don't | cultivate the bluffs, they turn their ' stock on them which supplies them with pasture. Some farmers here have 50 and 100 head of stock cattle and very few but have twenty-five and fifty head at least. I must close my letter by giving my friends of Butler county my good wishes. JOHN 11. MCCASLIN. GARRISON CITY, Pottawattomie county, Kansas. Family Reunion. PROSPECT, May 7, 1880. "Time and Tide wait for 110 Man." 1 The truthfulness of the above was deeply impressed upon our minds to day as we witnessed at the fine resi dence of Mr. Isaac Kelly in Prospect, Pa., a grand reunion. A meeting to gether of happy people, Father, Mother, Sisters and Brother, together with those most near and dear to them. We were there, and a pity too, to intrude upon such a happy company, but the kind invitation to so good a dinner we could not withstand. The occasion of this meeting was the celebration ot the Mother's sixty-eighth birthday, and as we beheld the bright countenance of that good old lady, as she looked upon that company of her children and grandchildren, our imagi nation went back about forty years when this old couple might have been (and of course were) seen living on an almost uncleared farm in Lancaster township, this county, struggling for a living with their family of small chil dren about them, with certainly little idea of the events which certainly were in reserve for their late years. But with the firm and determined reso lution that honest industry and econ omy were the true guide-boards to suc cess, they worked away and trusted in God for guidance and protection, and the result is that to-day they can eat their dinner in Peace and Plenty. To day as the Father and Mother were leisurely looking after their little gar den here, thier sons and daughters, with their families, surprised them with their presence and baskets (it is needless to say of good things), and it is useless to assure you we had a good dinner, (what was left would have gladdened a hungry editor). But we were particularly impressed by the satisfied and contented look that seemed to rest upon the countenance of all, and most especially the Father and Mother; and as I looked upon this happy throng, from the age of one to seventy two years, we really thought like saying to all whose parents are still living, make them happy at least one day in the year by meeting' and eating with them and showing in plain est language that amidst the busy turmoil of life you care for Father and Mother. L. Oil Region Fire—A Town Entirely Destroyed. BRADFORD, PA., May 7.—The past few days of dry weather heve rendered the forests in this section at. .nflamable as tinder. Fires caught in a number of localities, and communicating with oil wells, aided by a strong wind, have caused the most widespread series of conflagrations ever known in the oil re gions. Near Rew City, eight miles southeast of here, a man was clearing up some brush about Fisher & Pick ett's well. He set fire to the heap about noon, and then went to dinner. The flames crept among the dry leaves to the well, and in a moment it was in flames. This was a starting point, and burning oil from this well ran down the hill, igniting well and tauk after tank in its course. The great est destruction was cause'' at Rew City. This was a thriving oil town of about 150 buildings, occupied largely as stores. The fire ran up the hillside, and every solitary building in the town was burned. Telegraph lines were all destroyed, and communication was en tirely shut off. The flames spread with such rapidity that all efforts to check them were utterly useless. At the same time fires had ignited various other places throughout the Bradford region. At one time there were eight different conflagrations progress ing, aud the sky on every side of the city was black with dense smoke aris ing. A mile east of this city it burned a dozen derricks and 1,000 or more bar rels of oil. At one time the town of Tar port was in danger, but the wind died down toward evening, and the danger was averted. Another fire broke out on Quintu ple bill' just opposite this city, and the woods were burning fiercely for a time, threatening the western end of town. The entire fire department was called out and succeeded in quenching the flames. Near Lafferty several wells were burned, together with a consider able quantity of oil. At Ited Rock, 125 wells and several thousand barrels of oil were burned. Besides the destruc tion of Rew City there were in the neighborhood of sixty rigs burned at that point. At Degalier, south of here, there were half a dozen burned. At Duke Centre several were consumed, but definite information is not obtaina ble. Each rig includes a derrick, engine house, boilerhouse and tank, most of which latter contained from 100 to 300 barrels of oil. The nearest estimate of losses made places the aggregate at $500,000. This includes 300 wells and 50,000 barrels of oil. Among the largest individual losers are Baker <fc Malone, of Cleve land, 15 wells; Bolton Bros., of Oil City, 15 wells ; Ottman & Hyde, 14 wells; Munliall & Smithman, Pitts* burgh, 8 wells ; Van Vleok, of Buffalo, 7 wells, aud many other firms losing one to ton wells each. The loss at Rew City in buildings is placed at $50,000. In consequence of tho bullish influence excited by tho destruction of so many wells and suchralarge quantity of oil, the market yesterday advanced cents. A CALIFORNIA TUNNEL. —The long est of the series of tunnels on tho South Pacific Coast R. It., in the Santa Cruz mountains, California, has just been completely pierced. 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All the Choice Mixtures- Choice Line Fine Novelties added to Our several ELEGANT NEW BLACK SILK BROCADES, Dress Goods Departments At si.™ to sua At so, 75c and Si per yard, aud up t0*2.75 per yard. 22-inch Colored ''.™ n ' :lt A ver >' ex " New Momie Cloths. „ BLACK SATIN DELYONS, New Illuminated Chevrons and Bieges. all-wool <*.NSU U..l IT H-IN-iin » rices 44-inch goods, GO to 85c per yard. FL.25 TO * UUL IIL DA N?»*IN prices. New Handkerchief Ginghams. New Zephyr GinifliiiiiLs. COLORED SILKS, New Linen Lawns. At 50, 65, 75 and I*>c. *1 and *1.25. The choicest New American Lawns. • line of shades. New ToUeDe Alsace. JOL) | OT 21-inch Colored Silks, at 75C, worth sl. New Crepe Cloths. ar rr HIT KH New Black and Colored Buntings. « New Lace Striped Buntings '**" L " **• . Black and Colored Cashmeres. - Extra bargains in these, from SI to 32.25 per yard. 4FI-inch Black Cashmeres, 75, 87«-ic and sl Ladies' Lawn and Gingham Suits. value nnequaled. Misses' and Children's Suits in \Miite Lawn, Lin- Old Gold Cashmere for Trimming. ! ens and Ginghams. BROCADE SILKS Lanies' Satin De Lyon Wraps. For TRIMNDNP and Combinatymslat $1.25,J ***££?s£* Blacks and handsome | &C BOGCTS&"BUHL, 118 and 120 Federal Street, Allegheny. \ P New Fringes, Button.?, Hosiery, Gloves, Beaded Trimmings ami Ladies Neckwear. Ladies Muslin and Merino Cuderwear. Special bargains 111 Quilts, tor Housekei'pers. fScmoral. Our Customers aud patrons are requested to visit us in our new quarters, in the BEIBER BLOCK, (Opposite the Butler Savings Bank.) We have in stock and are constantly receiving a choice brand of Bottled Hilwaukee linger. Bas* Ale," Coguiac, CJerinau. French aud Native Wiues. Strictly Pure Wines for Communion and Medical Purposes. Reiber's Pure Rye Whiskey, of 1869, and other whiskeys of various kinds and prices. Orders received by us will obtain our prompt and careful attention. Prices as low as the same quality of goods can be bought anywhere. Jacob Reilbei- «& Bro., (OPPOSITE SAVINGS BANK.) Main Street, Butler, Penna. ffidlllljTvfrkf Tcnimonlals are received every day !>y the pro prietors of SIMMONS LIVER REGULATOR, from persons of education and prominess from all parts of the country attesting to the wonderful curative properties of this great medicine. No other prep aration but the Regulator has ever been discovered that would effectually cure Dyspepsia and its kindred evils, and restore the patient to a |>erfect!y healthy condition of lxnly and mind. The rapidly Increasing demand for this medicine and our large sales in consequence, Is indeed sufficient evidence in itself of its great popularity. Perfectly Harmless. It can be used any time without fear by the most delicate persons. No matter what the ailing, and may be given to children with perfect safety, its 110 bad results follow its use, doing no |>ossible injury. As a fluid tonic, gentle LAXITIVE and harmless Irivigorant it is infinitely sui>erior to any known remedy for _ MALARIOUS FKVKR*. BOWEL COMPLAINTS. JAUXDICK, COLIC. RESTLENESS, MENTAL DEPRESSION, SICK HEADACHE CONSTIPATION, NAUSEA, BILIOUSNESS, Dyspepsia. Ac. Read the following names of persons well and widelv known, who testify to the valuable proper ties of SIMMONS LIVER REGULATOR OR MEI>I- C 'HOII. Alex. H. Stephens ; John W. Beekwith, Bishop of Georgia ; Gen. John B. Gordon, V. S. Senator ; Hon. John Gill Shorter ; Rt. Rev. Bishop Pierce : J. Edgar Thompson ; Hon. B. Hill ; Hon. John C. Breckinridge ; Prof. David Wills, D. D. ; Hiram Warner. Chief Justice of «a : Lewis W un der. Assist. P. M.. Pliila., and many others from whum we have letters commc.iitlAg upon this med icine as » most valuable household remedy. PUREIiY VEGEABLE, Its low price places It within the reach of all be they rich or poor. If vou are suffering and ean not And relief, procure at once from your Druggist a bottle of Regulator. Give it a fair trial and it will not onlv afford relief, but permanently cure you. It Is without a single exception The Cheapest. Purest and Best Family Medicine in the world) ORIGINAL AND GENUINE, MANUFACTURER ONLY NV J. XI. ZEILIV, A CO. PHILADELPHIA. Price, SI. Sold by all Druggists. apr2B-lyr . Reward. The undersigned will pay the above reward for the return of his small dark bay HORSE, white left hind foot, star on forehead, scar on right hip, 8 years old. which was stolen from his field, in Concord township, on the night of the 7th of October last. FRANCIS BYEBS, apl4tf Peaohville P. 0., Butler Co., Pa. [(.I IlllflUO t CO., 124 FEDERAL STREET, ALLEGHENY. , AT CENTS, All-Wool Twilled Debege. 38-in- Wide- KEW EFFECTS IIV DRESS GOODS.. Foreign and Domestic Novelties. Annures, Per- I sian Cords, Brocades and Moinic Cloths, in the new colorings: Heliotrope, J'aon, Old Gold, Bronze, Gendarme, Coachman and Navy Blue. Black Satin De Lyon, | Black and Colored Silks and Satins. Wash Goods. Lawns, Cretonnes. Handkerchief Suitings, Mad ras Cloth, Zephyr Cloth, and new designs In TOILE D'ALSACE. Domestic and Housekeeping Goods. r AT CENTS, 42-INCH PILLOW MUSLIN. Skirting and Sheeting Muslin. Table Linens, Nap kins, Towels and Towelings, QUILTS. i Trimmings, Embroideries, Corsets, Gloves. But tons Fringes. Breton and I-anquedoc I«»ce, Seiirfs, Ruelilngs and Fichus. Ho STE BY. At 2T. cents per pair. Special Bargain In Ladies' c . Reg. Made British Hose. $2.75 per dozen. Bargains of iuterest in every department, ) which customers would do well to examine before < purchasing elsewhere. 1 ORDERS BY MAIL PROMPTLY ATTKNDKD TO. £ i. n. uiEnnn st 0..: JO/FEDERAL STREET, * |H ALLEGHENY. A A WEEK. *l2 a day at home easily made, j 2 Coutlv Outfit free. Addr»»» T*c* 4 Co.. | Augusta, Maine. d«s»-ly I Port Grape Wine Cied In the principal Churches for Communion purposes. Excellent For readies and Weakly Persons and the Aged. SPEEB'S PORT GEAPE WINE! FOUR YEARS OLIX This Celebrated Native Wiue is made from the juice of the Oj>orto Grape,raised in this country. Its I valuable Tonic and Strengthing Properties an' unsurpassed by any other Native Wine. Being the pun' juice of the Grape, produced under Mr. Speer's own personal supervision, its purely and genuineness are guaranteed. The youngest child may partake of its generous qualities, and the weakest invalid use it to advantage. It is particu larity beneficial to the aged and debilitated, mid suited to tiie various aliments that affect tho weaker sex. It is in every respect A WINE TO BE RELIED ON. Sr»EEK»» IP. vJ. SHERRY, The P. J. SHERRY is a wine of Superior Char acter, and partakes ol the golden qualities of the grape from winch it is made. For purity. Richness. Flavor anp Mechanical Proi>erties, it will be found unexcelled. BPEEII'B IF. J". BRANDT. This BRANDY stands unrivaled in this Country, being jar superior for medicinial purposes. IT IS A PI'RE distilation from the grape and contains valuable medicinial proiierties. It has a delicate flavor, similar to that of the grapes from which it is distilled, and is in great favor among first-class families. See that the signature of ALFKEI) SPEFR. Pas saic. N. J., is over the cork of each bottle. Sold by I>. H. WI'LLEB. apr2»-Ivr C. WATTLEY&CO ARE DAILY RECEIVING Fresh and Seasonable Goods! SUCH AS Spring Gloves, Cotton and Lisle Thread Hose, Fringes, Trimmings, Buttons, Ribbons, Laces, Embroideries, Ha n dkerch iefs, Lace and Embroidered Ties, Summer Underwear, Elegant Neckwear for Men, AND FULL STOCK OF Ladies and Men's Furnishing Goods. increased Room enables us to give pur chasers the very best value for tlieir lnouey. Gt WATTLEY&CO. 109 FEDERAL ST. ALLEGAENY CITY PA. OPPOSITE FIRST NATIONAL DANK. "stTcharles hotelT" On the European 3?lan -54 to 66 North Third Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Single Rooms 50c., 75c. and $1 per day. O. 1-*. Seh.neck 5 Proprietor. Excellent Dining room furnished with the best, and at reasonable rates. Jjgf Cars for all Railroad Depots within a convenient distance. E. D. No. 94 June Term, 1880, E. G. Miller, Attorney. By virtue of a writ of Plu. Fi. Fa., issued out of the Court of Common Pleas of Butler County, and to me directed, there will be ex posed to Public Sale, at the Court House, in the Borough of Butler, on MONDAY, THE 17 DAY* OF MAY, A. P. 1880, at one o'clock, P. M., the following described property, to wit: All the right, title, interest and claim of \V. G. Stoughton of, in and to a certain lot or peice of ground situated in the Borough of Butler, Butler county, Pa., containing 70 by 85 feet, more or less, and bounded north by the Diamond square, east by an alley, south by an alley aud west by Mrs. Judge Brcdin, a large two-story brick dwelling nouse and frame stable erected thereon. Seized and taken in execution as the property of W. G. Stoughton, at the suit of Butler Savings Bank. WILLIAM H. HOFFMAN, Sheriff. Sheriff's Office, Butler, Pa., April 26, 1880. CANCER. This disease like many others is regarded as incurable. It is not so. If it is taken 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, but if it is attended to 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 during part of the treatment, consequently there is no use writing to me for information whether it can be cured without ray seeing the case. I also treat with success, Rupture, Piles, Fistula, Ulcers, Ulcerated legs, Varicose Veins, Varicocele Tumors, Hydrocele, aud every form of Skin Disease. Dr. Keyser, 240 Penn Avenue, Opposite Christ's Church, Pittsburgh, Pa. i| I We need a few men to solicit HnnPCT orders for our Nursery Stock. We IIUUUOI require men of undoubted integ rity, good habits, with plenty of AND pluck and preseverance. Boys rarely ever succeed, and dissipated P _. LI n or dishonest men we will not era anan Pploy. Energetic men with fair uu f' uulu business capacity can easily ac quire a knowledge of the business. MEN We want those who can go to any part of their own or adjoining UfnnlnrJ counties, and give their undivided II RlllHll. attention to the business. Success ii uiiiuui ful men can obtain PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT, GOOD PAY & EXPENSES. Give ace. previous occupation, ami references. Address, R. G. CHASE & Co., 10 N. Merrick St., Phila. Important to Soldiers. Points, on bill for the Equalization of Bounties, of Interest to every Soldier of the Union Army. Send stamp for circular. Pensions Obtained, Pen sions Increased. Thousands Entitled. Address (with stamp) H. S. BERLIN & CO., Lock Box ve, Washington, D. C.^ THE GREAT ENGLISH REMEDY! GRA rs SPECIFIC MEI)ICIXE_^ it is especially recommended as an unfailing cure for SKMINAI. Wf.a knkss. Si-ERMATOKKHKA, IMPOTKNI V. and all diseases that follow as a eon seiuience of Self Abuse ; as Ix>ss of Memory. Uni versal Lassitude, Pain In the back. l>inininess of Vision l'ennature Old age, aud mony other dis cuses that lead to Insanity. Consumption and a l'ennature Grave all of which as a rule are first caused by deviating from the path of nature aud over indulgence. The Specific Medicine Is the re sult of a life study and many years of experience in treating these special diseases. Full particulars in our pamphlets which We de sire to send free by mail to every one The Specific Medicine is sold by all Druggists at *1 per package, or six packages for »5, or will be sent by mail on receipt of the money bv addressing THE GRAY MEDICINfe CO., No to Mechanic s Block. DETROIT, MICH. |3f-Sold m Butler by J. C. Rkdiok, and by all Druggists everywhere. fcJ-iIABKiB& Ewino, Wholesale Agents. Pitts burgh. my!2-ly.
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