BUTLKR CITIZEN.
JOHN H. k W. C. NE6LEY. PROP'RS.
Entered at the Postoffice at Butler as
second-classs matter.
Republican National Ticket,
FOR PRESIDENT, 1880,
GEN. JAMES A. GARFIELD,
oi>io.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT. 1880,
HON. CHESTER A. ARTHUR,
Of w«>-w w
Republican State Nominations.
FOR JUDGE SUPREME COURT,
Hon. Henry Green,
OF NORTHAMPTON COUNTY.
FOR AUDITOR GENERAL,
Hon. John -A- Lemon,
OF BLAIB COUNTY.
Republican Oonnty Nominations.
Conger ear*
J. D. McJUNKIN, ESQ.. of Butler County.
Senate.
JOHN M. GREER, ESQ., of Butler borough,
i Subject to the District Conference )
Assembly.
W LJLJAM P. BRAHAM. of M«rcer township.
Bi'LVEBTEB D. BELT., of Milleretown borougb.
District Attorney.
A. M. CUNNINGHAM, ESQ., of Butler borough.
Assoeiatte Judge.
KCCANDLESS, of Butler township.
Oonnty Unrveyor.
NATHAN M. BLATQR. of Butler borough.
' NOTICE.
There arc some of oar subscribers
falling behind to such an extent in
their subscription accounts, and the
same are so much needed by us at
present, that we have to request their
early attention to the same.
As there was one Republican can
didate for Congress in this district, so
made by the action of the Republicans
of two counties, Crawford and Butler,
the sole and whole responsibility for
a second candidate being put forward
rests on the county or parties thus
making it and endangering the district
with this second candidate.
IF Mr. Miller saw the error of his
way and was, as stated by the Mercer
Dispatch, of last week, now "ready
and willing to join with Mr. McJunkin
and from a conference and hear the
Dick-Miller contest," why had he not
the Roberts party at Greenville ? And
if it was "sufficient time" he wanted
at Mercer, and did not then want to do
anything "rashly," bow does it come
that at Greenville last week he did
not consent to the time asked for by
Mr. McJunkin to consult with the
other parties interested, but went on
"rashly" and had himself declared a
nominee, thus placing two candidates
in the field ? And where does the re
sponsibility rest for this second candi
date ?
Ma. MCJUNKIN baa the perfected
and completed title of two counties of
thia district as the Republican candi
date for Congress ; Mr- Miller has that
of one county. Which is therefore the
regular nominee ? Suppose the nomi
nation had been made by the three
counties, in amicable conference, as here
tofore, would not the action of two have
boand the other one in a party sense ?
In this case the action of the County
Committees settled the disputes arising
in the only full and regular conference
that was called; is their action not as
binding upon all three counties as if
settled in the conference itself ? Any
opposition now is of a personal char
acter and will be treated as such by
the Republican party.
The Democrats and "Resumption."
The "doctrines and traditions" of
the Democratic party are a little mixed
on the question of the resumption of
specie payments now existing, as will
be seen by the following from their
platforms of 1876 and 1880.
This year at Cincinnati they said:
"The Democrats of the United
States in Convention assembled, de
clare:
First. We pledge ourselves anew
to the constitutional doctrines and tra
ditions of the Democratic party as il
lustrated by the teachings and exam
ple of a long line of Democratic states
men and patriots and embodied in the
platform of the last National Conven
tion of the party."
In order that the voters may under
stand what the patriots of the Democ
racy did employ in the "platform of
the last National Convention," (1876)
we shall refresh their memory by pub
lishing a few extracts:
"Reform is necessary to establish
a sound currency, restore the public
credit and maintain the national
honor.
"We denounce the failure to make
good the promise of the legal tender
notes, which are a changing standard
of value in the hands of the people and
the non-payment of which is a disre
gard of the plighted faith of the nation.
"We denounce the financial imbe
cility and immorality of that party
which, during eleven years of peace,
has made no advance toward resump
tion but instead has obstructed re-
Humption, by wasting our resources
and exhausting all our surplus income ;
and while annually professing to in
tend a speedy return to specie pay
ments, has annually enacted fresh
hindrances thereto. As such a hin
drance we denounce the resumption
clause of the act of 1875 and we here
demand Us repeal*
The qnery is, now that resumption
has been accomplished by the Repub
lican party, in spite of the demands of
the Democracy for resumption on the
one hand, and its bitter opposition to
it on the other, are they still in favor
of the platform of 1876 ?
Will Uncle Jake, our esteemed
brother of the Democratic Herald, of
this place, please rise and explain ?
EFPBOT OF MEDDLING.
The Pittsburgh Dispatch and Com
mercial-Gazette, particularly the Dis
patch, have bad more to do in produc
ing a second candidate for Congress in
this district than perhaps all other
causes. This may not have been their
purpose, but was the direct effect of in
terference in outside matters they
either did not understand or take the
trouble to examine. When the atten
tion of the Dispatch was recently di
rected to an error it made, as to the
action of the Butler conferees at the
Mercer conference, July 6, and the evi
dence was sent it showing the very
thing was proposed there by the But
ler conferees which it suggested should
have been done by the Butler and
Mercer conferees, as to the mode of
settling the dispute in Crawford coun
ty, it failed to correct itself and thus
place the Butler conferees right in a
matter in which they had acted at
Mercer precisely as it said should have
been done. It seems to us if the Dis
patch or others outside will interfere
editorially with the business of others
they should at least be fair and hon
orable enough to correct themselves
when incorrect statements are brought
to their notice.
OBAWFORD CO. COMMITTEE.
A MAJORITY BUBTAIN THE ROBERTS
MCJUNKIN NOMINATION.
The Republican County Committee
of Crawford county, re-assembled on
Monday the 2nd inst., for purposes
connected with the Congressional trou
ble in that county. Thirty-six of the
Committee were present being a ma
jority of the whole committee, recog
nized and seated Mr. William H. An
drews, of Meadville, as its Chairman.
Mr. Andrews was the Chairman pre
viously chosen by the friends of Dr.
Roberts, one of the candidates in
Crawford for the Congressional nomi
nation of the same against Mr. Dick.
This action of the Crawford Commit
tee, in recognizing Mr. Andrews as its
proper and rightful chairman, settles
the question in Crawford as to which,
Roberts or Dick, was the proper and
rightful nominee for Congress of that
county, and therefore settles and justi
fies the action of the Butler Conferees
at Mercer on July 6th, in organizing
in the manner they did with the Rob
erts conferees and making the nomina
tion of Mr. McJunkin they then and
there did. And thus we have now
the action of two counties, Butler and
Crawford, of the three composing the
district, ratifying, sustaining and en
dorsing Mr. McJunkiu's nomination.
Mercer, the other county, it is pre
sumed, under these circumstances,
will sooner or later also ratify the
same and thus settle all questions as to
our nomination for Congress in this
district.
The Crawford Committee on the
2nd inst., also passed the following
among other resolutions:
Resolved, That it is indeed gratify
ing to this Committee, and doubtless
to the majority of the %rdent Republi
cans of Crawford county, to learn that
in the interest of party peace, the But
ler County Republican Committee last
Saturday, by its re-assembled County
Convention of Return Judges, who
by their party rules constitute their
County Committee for the year, took
the same view of the controversy in
this county as is expressed in the fore
going resolutions, by approving of the
action of their conferees, who at Mer
cer on the 7th day of July last recog
nized the Roberts conferees from this
county, and also approved the action
of the Mercer conference, that nominated
Hon. J. D. McJunkin for Congress, at
the same time ratified Mr. McJunkin's
nomination, and refused by a decisive
vote to send conferees to Greenville
next Thursday to take part in any
meeting or assemblage at that place
looking to put another candidate in
nomination for Congress in this dis
trict.
Resolved, That no candidate for
office need invite the Republican party
to subordinate its interest, welfare or
honor to any man's selfish ambition,
for it has no inclination in that direc
tion, and well understands that it can
not afford to become the indorsers of
wrong, for the gratification of the as
piring, realizing that the principles of
right and equality upon which our
party was established are everlasting,
and that men are perishable.
Resolved, That any attempts by
unfair or even questionable means to
ignore the vote and voice of any dis
trict for the purpose of promoting the
cause, or advancing the interest of any
candidate at the expense of another, is
revolutionary in action and character,
and cannot be too severely denounced
and condemned, inasmuch as it is
demoralizing and destructive to any
party that stains its record with any
such dishonor. <•
Resolved, That it iS"ai poor service
to render a party, for wrong doers to
clamor for the consummation of a
wrong, or to condone it under the plea
of saving the party, or harmonizing
the organization, inasmuch as peace
and harmony are not the offspring or
children of violence and wrong, the
truth being that right and even-handed
justice always produce and insure peace
and prosperity.
Resolved, That we know of no bet
ter way of promoting harmony and in
suring success in any to our party,
than in dealing honestly and justly
with all.
Resolved, That in recognizing W.
H. Andrews as Chairman of the
County Committee, we but sanction
the action and obey the wish of a
clear majority of the Return Judges of
the late County Convention, as ex
pressed by them in writing before any
division or separation of them, all of
which is respectfully submitted.
J. A. STONB,
S. SLOCUM,
J. C. DAVISON,
H. C. KINO,
PAUL BLACKMER.
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted.
Alter three hearty cheers for W. H.
Andrews, the Chairman of the Repub
lican County Committee, and Garfield
and Arthur, the committee adjourned
to meet at the call of the Chairman.
fglf* DtafcU* : Wntbext P«., Xt, 1880.
THE GREENVILLE SIDE SHOW.
THE DECEPTION DISSECTED.
Were it not that the proceedings of
the meeting at Greenville Inst week, of
Messrs. Pick and Miller with their
Congressional Conferees, has an impor
tant bearing upon Republican success in
this Congressional district, they might
justly be treated with the ridicule they
deserve. While it was well known
those two candidates did all they could
at the Mercer Conference to prevent
an organization of the same unless Mr.
Dick obtained an unfair advantage
over his contestant, Mr. Roberts, and
while it was known they refused to
participate in or be bound by the nom
ination of Mr. McJunkin then effected,
and after the same was made had
agreed with themselves to have a
meeting of themselves at Greenville
on August 5, still it was not supposed
they would take the responsibility of
placing in the field another Republican
candidate for Congress in this district.
And, while at the Mercer Conference,
July 6th, it might be granted, for the
sake of argument, that they represented
as matters then stood, the half of the
district, one whole county, Mercer,
and half of another, Crawford, con
tested by Messrs. Dick and Roberts,
yet matters stood very differently by
the time the Greenville meeting had
arrived, August sth, inasmuch as the
Republicans of Crawford county had
in their meeting, August 2nd, through
their County Committee, met and dis
posed of the contest between Dick and
Roberts, just as the Republicans of
Butler county had on the previous
Saturday, July 31, met and put to
rest all cavil and question as to who
was tl«, rightful candidate of this
county. Let it be noted that this set
tlement of the Crawford county con
test was brought about, purposely so no
doubt by the Republicans of that
county, be/ore the time for the Green
ville meeting had arrived, and the
Roberts' party having prevailed, and
he Roberts declared and ratified as the
only true and regular nominee of that
county, Mr. Dick's claim was ended
and his right to have conferees any
where consequently was ended. Yet
we find Mr. Dick at Greenville with
conferees. But we do not find Mr.
Roberts there, nor was he and his
conferees invited, expected or wanted
there. Mr. McJunkin, claiming to al
ready be the regular candidate of the
district for Congress, by the Mercer
conference, of course could not go there
or do anything to impair or put in
question the validity of his nomina
tion without first consulting all par
ties interested and assisting to make
it. And this thß more especially since
the recent action of the county Gom
mitties of the two counties of Craw
ford and Butler had ratified and
affirmed his nomination, and thus
cured any defect that wad alleged to
exist in the same by reason of it be
ing at first made by Butler and only
the half, the Roberts side, of Craw
ford county.
Under the above statement of facts,
as they took place and existed before
and up to the date of the Greenville
meeting, we will now proceed to show
the want of sincerity in the telegram
sent by Mr. Miller to Mr. McJunkin
from Greenville on the evening of
Aug. 5, inst., by which it will be seen
it was nothing more that another trick
and plan to entrap Mr. McJunkin.
After saying in his telegram that he
and his conferees were at Greenville
"for the purpose of organizing a Con
gressional Conference for the 26th dis*
trict," a thing he well knew had been
done at Mercer last July, he proceeds
to say as follows :
"They are desirous of meeting the
conferees of your selection who will
represent the party in Butler county,
and with them alone organize a con
ference, hear and decide the contest in
Crawford county, and then proceed to
the further business of the conference."
Now laying aside, for the present,
the fact that the hearing and deciding
of the Crawford contest was the iden
tical thing he stubbornly refused to
do at Mercer, on July 6, thus break
ing his agreement with Butler county,
and thus making all this trouble, and
in charity giving him the benefit of re
pentance, and of an acknowledgment
of his then error and wrong doing, still
there are one or two questions that it will
be hard for Mr. Miller to answer. And,
first, it was well known that neither
Dr. Roberts or his conferees were at
Greenville last week, nor had been in
vited to be presant there. How then,
we would like to know, could the Mer
cer and Butler conferees, even if there
proceed to "hear and decide the con
test in Crawford county" ? How could
they "hear and decide" with one of the
parties not present there ? What sense
or propriety was there in getting up
the sham of a telegram to Mr. McJun
kin asking him to drop everything and
fly to Greenville by the first train and
in speed and haste "hear and decide" a
case when but one of the parties (Dick)
was invited and there present? And from
this alone is not the deception of Mr.
Miller's telegram apparent ? It was
gotten up for appearance sake and as a
make weight in his case, aud is but an
other illustration of his vacillating and
trifling movements all through this
matter. Mr. McJunkin however treat
ed his telegram with due respect, and
answered that he must have time to
consult the other parties of the district.
This answer was not sent to the
Pittsburgh press of last Saturday, Mr.
Miller manfully suppressing it and start
ling the country with the announce
ment that he had nominated himself at
Greenville. If he had been sincere he
would have agreed to the time neces-
sary to again get all parties together.
He did not expect Mr. McJunkin to
run to Greenville under the circum
stances. And he carried out his plan at
Mercer, to act with I'ick alone as the
Crawford couuty candidate that he
alone recognized. His ultimatum at
Mercer was, that the Dick party must
be admitted to the conference at its first
session. He has now a bogus nomina
tion by that same party, rejected in its
own county. It has been alleged that
the Mercer conference acted in haste
and that it should have adjourned
without then nominating, but from
the above action of Mr. Miller at
Greenville it will be seen he was in
tent on his own nomination, such as he
has got, and not on harmony. And be
ing now wholly and solely responsi
ble for a second candidate being put
upon the district, the Republicans of
the district, when they have all the
facts before them and come to fully
consider his course, will have but few
votes to throw away upon Mr. Mil
ler if he continues a candidate.
DEMOCRATS AND THE TARIFF.
The policy of the Democratic party
on the question of protection to our in
dustries has been so distinctly set forth
in their platform, both in that of four
years ago, at St.Louis and, in the re
cent one at Cincinnati that nominated
Gen. Hancock, that there can be no
mistaking their position on the same.
In 1376 at St. Louis they said :
"We denounce the present tariff
levied upon nearly 4,000 articles, as a
masterpiece of injustice, inequality
and false pretense. We demand that all
Custom House taxation shall be only
for revenue."
In 1880, at Cincinnati the same doc
trine is repeated as follows : "a tariff
for revenue only." The only variation
being in the position occupied by the
word "only." In 18T6 it was "only for
revenue," and in 1880 it was "for rev
enue only." And thus the country will
see that the Democrats exclude the
idea of "protection" entirely and look
"only for revenue" in laying on our
tariff on foreign articles that coqie in
competition with American labor and
skill. The Republicans on the other
hand recognize the right and duty of
the principle of protection in laying
on the tariff on foreign importations.
And only by that principle can our
manufacturers and mechanics compete
with cheap foreign labor.
THOSE TELEGRAMS.
The following are the dispatches
that passed between Mr. McJunkin
here and Mr. Miller at Greenville last
week, other than the one of Mr. Miller
published in the Pittsburgh papers
last Saturday, and found in another
place of this paper :
BUTLER, PA., Aug. 5, 1880.
Hon. S. H. Miller, Greenville, Pa ;
Your dispatch expressive* of the de
sire of your Conferees received. In view
of the recent action of the County
Committies in Crawford and Butler
counties and without consultation,
which would require time, I cannot at
the present further respond to your in
quiry. J. D. MCJUNKIN.
MR. MILLER'S REPLY.
GREENVILLE, PA.,7
Aug. 6—10:30 A. M. >
Hon. J. D. McJunkin:
The Mercer county Conferees in
struct me to say in reply to your tele?
gram that they yield to your request
for time, with the qualification that
you give them a definite answer prior
to five o'clock this afternoon,
S. 11. MILLER.
MR. M'JUNK.IN.B RePLY.
Hon. S. H. Miller:
Impossible for me to answer your
last dispatch by five. When I get in
formation for which I have been wait
ing for some hours, if I do get it I
will answer fully.
J. D. MOJcnkin.
Notwithstanding the above replies
of Mr. McJunkin, Mr. Miller goes on
and has himself placed in the position
of a nominee, although he had sum
moned Mr. McJunkin there to hear
the Crawford county contest, and al
though the Crawford county parties
were not both present there. More ap
parent insincerity could not well be
imagined. And the attempt is now
made to bolster up the bolter by al
leging that he never had refused to
join with the Butler conferees and
hear and act upon the Crawford county
contest, while it was notorious and
public to every body at Mercer, July
6, that he did so refuse, and is a fact
that can be proven by a hundred affida
vits, of citizens of all three counties
there at the time. Certainly it is not
exoeeted that the addition of falsehood
will benefit Mr. Miller in this mat
ter.
THE CONGRESSIONAL CONTEST.
ANOTHER ACT IN THE DRAMA WHAT
THE FUTURE WILL BE.
[From the Titusville (Crawford county) Uer.Uil.
The nomination of Hon .J. I). Mc-
Junkin for Congress in the Twenty
sixth Congressional district, which
took place at Mercer on the 7th day of
July last, is a matter of history. The
circumstances under which it was
made are already familiar to all. The
then action and there pursued, and the
nomination made on that occasion, has
since been overwhelmingly endorsed
and ratified by the Republican County
Committees of both Butler and Craw
ford counties. Under these circum
stances, we believe every true Repub
lican in the district wfll recognize the
regularity and binding authority of the
nomination, and cast their votes for
Mr. McJunkin.
The nomination of Mr. Miller on
Friday last at Greenville, for the same
office can, therefore, have no other effect
than to disorganize and distract the
party, and if Mr. Miller persists in run
ning, he may draw oil' sufficient num=
ber of Republican votes from Mr. Mc-
Junkin to deliver over the district to
the Democracy.
Should such a result follow, Mr. Mil
ler alone will be responsible for the
loss of a Republican member of Con
gress, as well as several Republican
members of the Legislature. Every
body can >ee th s, and we believe Mr.
Miller is too shrewd a politician to al
low his nnme to be used for any such
purpose, or to assume responsi
bility. Before many v.eeks have
elapsed, Mr. Miller will, we doubt not,
see that the withdrawal of his name is
the only road to party unity und party
success in the coming campaign.
If Mr. Miller was given to under
stand or at any time was led to believe
that Butler and Crawford counties
would repudiate the action of the con
ferees that met and placed Mr. Mc-
Junkin in nomination at Mercer, the
subsequent action of the Republican
County Committees of the counties of
Butler and Crawford must now have
convinced him to the contrary.
If, then, he persists in going into the
contest, he does it with his eyes open,
well knowing the consequences both
to himself and the Republican party.
The Karns City Telephone of Aug.
7, refers to the Congressional question
as follows:
J. D. McJunkin, Esq., received a
dispatch at Butler, on Thursday, from
the bolting Congressional Conferees at
Greenville, Pa., to be present at their
meeting; but, owing to the action of
the Republican County Committee at
Butler, last Saturday, Mr. McJunkin
could not accced to the invitation.
—The Meadvilie Index, and The
Blooming Valley (Crawford county)
Advertiser are both active in the sup
port of the nomination of Mr. McJun
kin of this county for Congress. The
independent press of the district gen
erally say a good word for him. The
Eagle of this place, controlled by Mr.
Robinson, the defeated caudidate for
Congress, is the only paper professing
to be Republican in this couuty that
opposes him. And this too after the
Republican Couuty Committee met
and by its action said Mr. McJunkin's
nomination was fair and riffht. This
bolting of a Republican nomination
will be remembered and come home to
roost hereafter.
—From all we hear, from all parts
of the county, the placing another and
second Republican candidate in the
field for Congress in this district, will
only have the effect of increasing Mr.
McJunkin : s majority at the polla in
November.
—This has been a bad year for rings
in politics.
—Since Mr. Robinson has not had
honor enough to raise the name of his
successful competitor the general ex
pression is, that he has killed himself
politically forever. Were he a oandi*
date now he would not get half the
votes be did last May.
TH±] LAST DITCH.
BUTLER HEARD FLLOM—MR. M'JUNKIN
ON THE HOME STRETCH —THE DICK,
ROBINSON GAME BAGGED.
[From The Blooming Valley, Crawford county,
Advertiser, of August I.J
And no\y it is Butler county that
has been heard from, and she speaks in
tones not to be misunderstood.
Our readers will remember the trick
resorted to by the sympathizers of
Mr. Dick and his adherents and hench
men in this county when it was dis
covered that Dr. Roberts had beaten
him by the popular vote of our prima
ries, which was to throw out enough
Titusville votes to give Dick a major
ity, which Marsh, Guthrie, lleisinger,
Bole and Roddy supposed they had
succeeded in doing, until by a close
calculation they ascertained that 30
was not a majority of 00 return judges.
Inasmuch as 30 was all that the ring
couid muster Reisinger declared the
Second and Fourth wards of Titus
ville have out and Mr. Dick uomi
nated.
This done did not change the minds
of the portion of the return judges who
desired a fair count and an honest de
cision, who counted all the votes prop
erly returned, and declared that the re
sult nominated Mr. Roberts, and ap
pointed conferees to meet conferees
from Meroer and Butler oou.itiea to
place iu nomination a district candi
date.
When the district conference met at
M. •rcer, Mr. Dick's friends desired an
adjournement for a month, really for
the purpose of giving time to fly the
tail of his kite in Butler. Mr. Robin
son who had promised to reassemble
the return judges in Butler county,
who are by virtue of their election as
return judges made and constituted
the County Committee for the year,
and select and send to Greenville, a
staff of conferees opposed to Mr. Mc-
Junkin's nomination, who were to
nominate Mr. Dick, or Miller of Mer
cer, thereby taking the responsibility
of placing a second candidate in the
field, but the move, the movers and
projeetors.have suddenly come to grief,
as the reassembled Butler convention
shouts hurrah for McJunkin; long
live the Mercer Conference that nomi
nated him. All honor to the Republi
cans of Butler county for their refu
sal to strike hands with a candidate
who having fairly lost his own county
uses men under obligations to him, to
engage in a disreputable game by
which he hoped and expected to disre
gard the will and voice of the party,
and enforce himself again upon the or
ganization as a candidate when he
was not wanted in the first instance.
The game was deeply laid, but was
so monstrous i:i conception, outrage
ous in manipulation, that its consu
mation was too disgusting and loath
some to be seriously contemplated by
the bettor elements of the party, at
home aud abroad. The game was this:
Mr. Dick to go to the Conference at
Greenville with conferees fraudulently
ami unfairly selected, there to meet a
bolting set of conferees from Butler, all
to set down with Mr. Miller, when all
would be lovely, and Mr. Dick nomi
nated; but alas, the bubble busts and
their hopes of a Butler co-operating
delegation vanishes into thin air. How
are the mighty fallen !
Jay Gould's Great .Railroad Scheme.
WASHINGTON, August 3.—Jay
Gould, like other great men, has a
weakness on which he prides himself,
and that is a passion for being myste
rious. Some of those in his employ are
not secretive, however. A maq who
happens to be in Washington discloses
to-day one of the gigantic schemes of
the Pacific road king. It seems that he
looked very jealously la.-t wiuter at the
progress being made by the Northern
Pacific people toward securing an ex-
tension of time for the construction of
the road w hout forfeiting their im
mense land urant. The company suc
ceeded in inducing the House Com
mittee to report >n favor of a year's
extension t hat appears to have ad
mouished Gould thought that it was time
to bestir himself. He was decided upon
a coup d'etat that will be a severe blow
to the Northern Pacific enterprise or
else hurry its manager up materially
Gouiu's plan is none other than to
head off the new road by a branch of
the Union Pacific running to Puget
Sound.
He has had th" mountains fnll of
surveying parties this summer. They
have pushed their exploration rapidlv
in all direction to discover the best
route for the new enterprise, taking
Cheyenne as a starting point. Gould
has two objects in.view. He will get
to Puget Sound ahead ot the other fel
lows with their road, for one thing,
but he is also confident that he can
make a half way stopping place, as it
were, that will pay—that is at the
National Park, on the Yellowstone.
He thinks he can turn thousands of
summer tourists in this direction that
will ensure the profitable venture thus
far, and afford a new starting point
whence be can push and cross the un
known wilderness to the Pacific shore.
He is looking every day for his sur
veyors of the first hundred miles to re
port, and will decide upon the course
and undertake to build this much be
fore January Ist next. He thinks he
will pass within twenty miles of Fort
Larimer, and thence on to the vicinity
of Fort McKinnie, where the road will
lead west through the Big Horn coun
try to Yellowstone Park. From this
point nothing Is fixed as to the route,
but surveyers are looking over the
country, and it is believed that the
best track will be discovered alonj?
Snake river and across the south of
Bitterroot Mountains. The speed with
which the enterprise is pushed from
the National Park will depend some
what qpon thu progress made by the
Northern Pacific Company, as Gould's
only oliject ivS to forestall them or
freigbtcn them into suspension of work
if possible. He will not easily yield the
monopoly of the Pacific coast business.
He will also build a branch from the
new line near Larimer to the seaboard,
thus opening the Black Hills by a
route that wiH make unnecessary
further parley of the Chioagq North
western fop the right of way form
Fort Pierre across the Sioux reserva
tion.
Republican Meeting.
There will be a Republican meeting
held at Sarversville, on Saturday even
ing August 21. Gen. Eckley is ex
pected to address the meeting. There
will be a meeting cf the Republican
olub there next Saturday evening.
Burrows' Fight.
LONDON, Aug. 4. —The Viceroy of
India telegraphs the following report
from Gen St. John under date of
Candahar, July 29th: General Bur
rows marched from Kusbk-i-Nakud on
the morning of the 27th, having heard
that Ayoob Khan's advanced guard
had occupied the main road three
miles from the latter place. The ene
my's cavalry appeared, advancing from
the direction of Hyderbole. The ar
tillery and cavalry engaged them about
9 o'clock in the morning. Shortly af
ter the whole force of the enemy ap
peared formed in line of battle, with
seven regimeuts of regulars in the cen
tre and three others in reserve, 2,000
cavalry on the right, 400 cavalry and
2,000 irregular infantry on the left,
and other cavalry and irregulars in re
serve, and five or six batteries of guns,
including one of the breech-loaders;
the total force being 12,000. The
ground was slightly undulating. The
enemy were in the best position. Uu
till 1 o'clock in the afternoon the action
was confined to artillery fire, wbioh
wag so well sustained and direoted by
the enemy that our superior armament
failed to compensate for the inferior
number of guns. After the rifle fire
began our breech-loaders told, but the
vigorous advance of the cavalry
against our left and of the Ghazis
along the front cause the native in
fantry to fall back in confusion on the
pijfty-sixth Regiment, abandoning two
guns. Our formation being lost, the
infantry retreated slowly, in spite cf
the gallant efforts of Gen. Burrow's
to rally them, and were cut off from
tho cavalry and artillery. This was
at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, and the
camp followers and baggage were
streaming toword Candahar. After a
severe fight in the enclosed ground
General Burrows succeeded in extri
cating the infantry and brought them
Into line In retreat. No efforts would
turn the fugitives from the main road,
which is without water at this season
of the year, and thus a majority of the
casualties occurred from men falling
from thirst and exhaustion. The
enemy's pursuit continued tQ within
ten miles from Candahar, but was not
vigorous. The cavalry and artillery
with a few infantry reached the banks
of the river Argandale, forty miles
from the scene of action, at 7 o'clock
next morning, may not having tasted
water since the previous morning.
Nearly all our ammunition wa3 ] ostj
as also were 1,100 rifles and two nine
pounder guns. Our lost is estimated :
Killed and missing, Sixty-sixth Regi
ment, 400; Grenadiers, 350; Jacob's
Rifles, 350; artillery, 40; artillery,
sappers, 24; cavalry, 60. The Du
ranis have been expelled from Can
dahar. Provisions and ammunition
are plentiful.
Bully for Tanner.
Contrary to expectation, Tanner ac
complishes! his forty days fast, though
not without great sn.Toring, and the
danger may not be over yet. Any im
prudence or excess in eating may be
disastrous and fatal, and he will be
put under the strictest regimen least
he may give loose rein to his appetite.
The pluck and endurance exhibited by
the Doctor of course make him a sort
of hero, and if he should care to make
money out of his notoriety by appear
ing on the lecture platform, he could
draw like a mustard plaster. As thi3
founder of a new school of medicine,
with nothing to eat and sls a week
for board, he probably would not lack
for patients and disc'ples. As an
eligible match, it will be seen that
already he has only one rival to fear,
and that is—S. J. T., if the papers tell
half the truth. It is said that Col.
Roberts has tendered him the hospi
talities of the Brunswick Hotel, which
may lead to his establishment of a
"Great Stomach Tester, and an Asy.
lum for the Expulsion of Disease by
Famine"—in the city of Titusville.—
Titusville Herald.
Wi<> !!N<i !'<M si.. Atlantic City, N.J . nearly opposite the \Ve»t Jersey ami Atlanta
IC. It l)i'| ■;. .■t-aii';-' s w ill find this House the ni<.*i convenient to stop at in the City,
as it i« witiiin a short ditUnce of the ocean : rooms large, airy ami comfortable ; table excellent
ami tern.s ie: -< imb!e. I'iriies desiring to engage rooms before leaving home, should address J.
B. Du'icalt-. proprietor, I'. O. R. 42i>.
Mr Cut llii>< <-111 and bring i: with y ti to avoid confusion at the depot. junj.'i-lm
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AT
RfISIBM fi CO.,
Mammoth Trimming and Millinery Stores,
Nqs. tt£» U4 and! 1(6 Market
Corner of Liberty Street, PITTSBURGH, 17A.
Elegant Silk Fringes, 4.">, 50, Co, 75c, >1 t«> $2.50
per yard.
Elegant Possementeric Trinminsjs, to .>"2.
Trimmed Hats, i\t f I.'J", I», up to S2O.
Walking Hats, 50, 00 ami 7-se.
(Sundowns, 2'Jc., up.
Leghorn Hats, 50, 75c., f 1 ; Fnval Hats, cheap.
Fine Parasols, 20, 22, 24, 20, 28 in., from 02{c
to $5.
Lisle and Lace Top Gloves, 31. 1">, 50, GO, 75c..
Mohair Mits, 50, 02, 75e, £l, $1.25, .-1.5 >, to $3. (
Kid Gloves, 2, 3, 4, 0 buttons, at all prices.
Foster Laced Gloves, 3 and 5 hook*, in black. '
Lace Fichus, Lace Ties, 20c, u;> to
OKDKRS BY MAIL WILL HAVE PROMPT ATTENTION.
August stli, X£^o.
OEI OXC ~E STITXjES
IMS, MM, FOUURBS ISD PRINTS,
LIGHT AJN TD
Also Large Lines Lawns, at 6 1-4 and 8 cents—Closing Out.
Bargains LADIES' LAWN SUITS.
On every counter throughout entire and CHILDREN'S WASH SUITS.
Dress Goods Departments. ; "Ladies's Traveling Ulstere. 75c to £5.500 each.
PLAIN BLACK Ftw Fine Black Satin d'Lyon
ALL-WUOL BUNTINGS AT 18 Ct3.. Sacques and Mantles
Worth 25c to-day. and sold early at 31c. Will be sold at half their value.
Black and Colored Lace Buntings at attractive Large new importations Hamburg. Swiss and
prices. NainsooH Edgings, Flouncings and Insertings,
/y n *r„ I, • i just received. New and unique patterns, ami
One Case Persian Noaltws, at 18c, best values vot shown. Both retail and whole-
Early season price was 500. sale buyers' attention called to these goods.
Traveling Dress Goods „ IW , ,s al ladies'
At popular prices. 23 to 46 inches wide at to , ■* A lv.
75c per yard, fully 25 per cent less than value. I Choica lines Thin White Goods and Linen
I.odies' New l¥eokwear. ° f real inter *
Special bargains in cuffs and Collars and Hand- •
kercheifa. WKW FRI^IiES,
Choice new things in Silk Handkerchiefs. i BEAD TlilAl MINGS AND BUTTONS.
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at 75c. 46-iuch Bl*ck Cashmere at il. Don't fail to fe« e our Silks aud Satiu d'Lyoas. Also, Sal
ins, Brocade 1 and Velvets—daily arrivals of these, and we are particularly carefnl to h vo the pri
ces quite as low for good qualities as any house la the Uuitei States.
Answer This.
l)ld vou ever know any person to be ill, with
out inaction of the stomach, liver or kidneys,
or did you ever know ono who was well wlieu
either was obstructed orluactive; and did you
ever kuow or hear of any case of the kind that
Hop Bitters would not cure '! Ask your neigh
bor tlii- same question.— Times.
10 Reward !
Stolen from the place of the subscriber in Piue
township, allegheny county, Pa., on the night
of the 21st of April, last, a Dark Bay Horse,
weighing about 1,100 or 1,200, a large star in
forehead, one hind foot partly white, sprung
or bow kneed, a scar on uupur part of nostril
caused by out which stauus open so that you
could lay your finger in, wears bit under
tongue, arid scar in upjter part of tongie above
bit. The above reward will be paid for his re
turn in as good condition as when taken.
ROBERT KENNEDY,
jun3o-tf Wexford P. 0., Allegheny Co., Pa.
ASK tlie recovered
'JT-.t^Bferers, victims of fever
1 1 i l ague, the mercurial
diseased patient, how
cheerful spirits and
good appetite; they
" i l l te l ' you by taking
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not to contain a single particle of MKKCURY, or
any injurious mineral substance, but is
PURELY VEGEABLE,
containing those Southern Roots and Herbs,
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tries where Liver Diseases most prevail. It will
cure Diseases caused by Derangement of the Liver
and Rowels.
The SYMPTOMS of Liver Complaint are a bit
ter or bad taste in the mouth ; Pain in tlie liaek,
Sides or Joints. often mistaken for Rheumatism:
Sour Stomach ; Loss of Appetite ; Bowels alter
nately costive and lax ; Headache ; I-oss of mem
ory, with a painful sensation of having failed to
do something which ought to have been done:
Debility. I>ow Spirits, a thick yellow appearance
of the Skin and Eyes, a dry Cough often Mistaken
for Consumption.
Sometimes many of these symptoms attend the
disease, at others very few; but the LIVER. the
larges organ in the body. Is generally the seat of
the disease, and if not Regulated in time, great
suffering, wretchedness ana death will ensue.
1 can recommend as an efficacious remedy for
disease of the Liver, Heartburn and Dyspepsia,
Simmons' Liver Regulator. LEWIS <l. wt NDEH,
1K25 MASTER STKKET, ASSISTANT POST M ASTKH,
PHILADELPHIA.
"We have tested its virtues, personally, and
know that for Dyspepsia. Biliousness and Tlirob
bing Headache, it Is ibe beat medicine the world
ever saw. We have tried forty other remedies
before Simmons' Liver Regulator, but none of
them have us more than-temporary relief; but
the Regulator not only relieved, but cured us."—
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Active agen's can make. #lO a day selliug th< m,
and city and country merchants" can make a
handsome profit. Price 10 cents ench ; 2 tor 15
cents ; 10 lor 50 cents, or 100 lor |:i 50. Photo
grap s same piice i.s Badges. Crayon Portiaits
on tinted plate paper. Heroi.- size 22 by 28.
for 25 cents, Flags all pi/.cs, kindsand prices.
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Gent*' Fine Unlaundried Shirts, our own make,
75c, sl, $1.12.
Gents' Fine Press Shirts, sl, $1.16, $1.50 to $2.
Gauge Underwear, Muslin Underwear all prices.
Handkerchiefs, large sizes, 10c. up.
! Full Regular Half Hose, 18, 25, 37c.
Ladies' Regular Balbriggan Hose, 25, 37, 50c.
Cbildrens and Infants liose, Booties, <Stc.
Mad. Fay's and Dr." Warner's Corsets.
Agents for Flexible Hip and Bray's Remova
ble Corsets, al! sizes and prices.
Ribbons, all widths and colors, wholesale and
I retail.
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INO GRAY HAIR TO ITS State
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silken softness which nil ; . F. i
admire. It keeps the head j
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BLACK at discretion. Being in one
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produces a permanent color that will
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Sold by all Dtalers in Medietas.
Hi r> L > "L'' Outfltt to agent* of 3 doz. fast selling
F IV " I2i articles, sent to every person ans
wering this adv., and enclosing 4 S-ct. stamps to
iw»y ix>slage and packing. Tins is honest. We re
fer the public to Postmaster, or any business house
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Procured for at! soldiers disabled in tbe U. S. ser-s
vice from any ean.se, also for heirs of qeceaaed sol
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