SUIMt'BIPTIOI BATES : Fw yeu, in idTinn W 50 Otherwise 2 00 No subscription will be discontinued until all »rre»r»gp>» tre p»id. PoetniMter3 neglecting to notify us when suWribers do not Uke out their papers will be held liable for the •nbscription. Subscribers removing from one poetoffice to another should give us the name of the former well as the present offico. All communications intended for publication n this paper must be accompanied by the real name of the writer, not for publication, but as a tuaiantee of good faith. Marriage and defcth notices must be accompa nied by a responsible name. Address BUT MER CITIZBN. BUTLER. PA. TRAVELERS' GUIDE. BUTI.HH, KAKNS CITT AND PA.KKKR RAII.ROAD Triibs leave Butler for Bt. Joe, Millerstown, Karns City, Petrolin, Parker, etc., at 7.27 a. m., and 2.25 and 7.25 p. in. Trains arrive at Butler from the above named points at 7.".7 a. m., anu 2.15, and 7.15 p. m. The 2.15 tiain connects with train on the West Peun road through to Pittsburgh. SHENAMGO AND ALLKOHKNT RAII.HOAD Trains leave Hiliiard's Mill, Butler county, for Hnrrisville, Greenville, etc., at 7.50 a. m. and 2.25 p. ra. Trains arrive at Hiliiard's Mills at 1:45 A, M., and 5:55 p. m. „ Hacks to and from Petrolia, Mnrttnsburg, Fairview, Modoc and Tiontuian, connect at Ilil lard with all trains on the 8 & A road. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD. Trains leave butler (Butler or Pittsburgh Time.) Market at 5.06 a. m., goes through to Alle gheny, arriving at 9.01 a. m. This train con nect a at Freeport with Frcoport Accommoda tion, which arrives at Allegheny at 8.20 a. m., railroad time. Exj>rcts at 7.21 a. m , connecting at Butler Jun< ii<'U, without cbauge of cars, at 8.26 with Kxpiess west, arriving In Allegheny at U.SS a. iu., and Express east arriving at Blairsvllle at 11 00 a. m. railroad tiino. Mail at 2.30 p. m., connectlnc at Butler Junc tion without change ot care, with Express west, arriving in Allegheny at 536 p. in., and Ex press cast arriving at Blairevlile Intersection at 6.10 p. m. railroad time, whii-h connects w'th Philadelphia Express east, when on time. The 7.21 a. m. train connects at Blairsvillo at 11.05 a. ui. with the Mail east, and the 2.30 p.m. train at 6.59 with the Philadelphia Ex press east. Trains arrive at Butler ou West Penn K. R. at 9.51 a. m., 5 06 and 7.20 p. in., Butler lime. The a 51 and 5.06 traina connect with trains on the Butler . m. and 3.00, 7.0 and 7.40 a. m.; at Bultimore about the some t:me, at New York three hours later, anil at Washington about one and a ball hours later. PHYSICIANS. JOHN E. BYERS, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, my2l-ly] BUTLER. FA. DENTISTS. DBHT:ISTRYT 0 1/ WALDRON. Omduate of the Phil- K adelphia Dental College, is prepared • II ■to do anything in the line of hi* profession lu a satisfactory manner. Office on Main street, Butler, Union Block, up stairs, apll LAND FOR SALE. FOR SALE. A handsome six-room frame house, located on Bluff street, northwestern part of Butler. Lot 50x176. All necessary outhuildings. TERMS— Or.e-:hlrd cash and balance In four equal annual payments, inquire at this office. jinUtl For teale. The well-improved farm of Rev. W. R. Hutch ison.iu the northeast comer of Middlesex town ship, Butler county. Pa . is now offered for sale, low. Inquire of W. K. FRISBEE, ou the prem ises. aplOtf for gALE $5 will buy a one-half interest in a good bus iness in Pittsburgh. One who knows some thing about farming preferred. An honest man with the above amount will do well to address by letter. SMITH JOHNS, care 8. M. James, t»:i Liberty street, Pitt-burgh, Pa. |au27-ly INSURANCE. Incorporated 1819. /ETNA INSURANCE COMPANY OF HAKTFORD, CONNECTICUT. Aects #7.078, Schoenc, G. C. Roessiug, John Oaldwell, Dr. VV. lrvln, W. W. Dodds, J. W. Christy H. C. Heineman. JAS. T. M'JUNKIN, Gen. Ae't- BUTLER HEIRT O. HALE, HIE MERCHANT TAILOR, COR. PENN and SIXTH STREETB, PUtahtirgh, Pa B. Roessing, [Successor to A. C. Roessing A Bro.] DEALER IN Groceries, QRAIN, FLOUR, FEED, OIL, —AND— Anthracite Coal. THE HIGHEST MARKET PRICE PAID IN FOR GRAIN OF ALL KINDS. Bftpttf PENSIONS ! have'been disabled In the U. 8. service. LAW EXPIRES JULY Ist, 1880, for ARREARS. PENSIONS INCREAS ED. Thousands of Pensioners are rated too low. BOUNTY AND NEW DISCHARGES PRO CURED. Information freely given. Send stamp for blanks. Address. STODDART & CO., Room F, St. Cloud Building, Washington, D. C. Notice Extraordinary. Persons desiring to have their Old Furniture repaired, or New Work made to order, such as Music Stands. Book Cases, Wardrobes, Office Desks, Office Tables, Ac., would do well to call on A. 13. WILSON, Practical Cabinet Maker. I hold that a piece of furniture made by hand »worth two made by machinery, and will cost Dut little more, it any. Then why not have hand made ? All work made in the latest styles and of the best material. I guarantee entire sat isfaction in stvle, workmanship and price. Give me a call. Shop on Mifflin street, four doors west of Main street, and opposite A. Troutman's store, Butler, Pa. sepl7-ly BAUER & BAXTER, Lively, Sale and Feed Stables, REAR OF VOGELEY HOUSE, Jun9-3m BUTLER, PA. tn 4(5 ft P er day at home Samples worth Y" l " yZ 1 ' t5 free. Address STWSOW A Co., Portland, Maine. deoß-ly VOL. xvir. BOOTS and SHOES AL. RUFF'S XJIVIOIV BLOCK, Main Street, - - - - Butler, Pa. I have just received my entire Spring and Summer stock of BOOTS and SHOES direct from the manufacturer, aud am able to sell them at OLD PRICES, and a great many lines at LOWER PRICES THAN ER. Ladies', Misses' and Children's Button, Polish and Side Lace Boots in endless variety, and at bottom prices. Reynolds Brothers' celebrated fine Shoes always in stock, and is the most complete I have ever offered. The prices are lower than ever, and styles elegant. Parties wanting BOOTS & SHOES made to order can do no better than by me, as I keep none but the best of workmen in my employ. LEATHER and FINDINGS will be found in my store in superior quality and at lowest market rates. |C»g~All goods warranted as represented. A¥j. RUFF". CARPETS F OIL CLOTHS !~ MATIUIGS' STAIK RODS S NEW STOCK! NEW STOCK! > EH 1 HECK & PATTERSON'S § J NEW CARPET ROOM < 03 NOW OPEN I " Eh Uh Sfcuttfc QlJattitag c i_: Duffy's Block, «eptao-tf ISntler, Pa. X ISOAA ISIVW I SHJLOIO NO ISXAJAVO Time of Holding Courts. The several Courts of the county of Butler commence on the fiiut Monday of March, June, September and December, and coutinue two weeks, or so long as in cessary to dispone of the business. No causes are put down for trial or traverse jurors t-umuioiied for the first week of the sevei al terms. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. BUTLER, PA. j7 FTBRITTAIN, Office with I< Z- Mitchell. Diamond. a tm tcun ntngh a m, Office in Brady's Lsw Building. Butler, Pa. S. H. PIERSOL. ~~ Offico on N. E. corner Diamond, Kiddle build ing ;novl2 JOHN M~GREER. Office on N. E. corner Diamond. novl2 WAI. H. LUSK, Office with W H. H Riddle. Esq. NEWTON BLACK, Office on Diamond, near Court House, south side. _____ E. I. BRUGH, Office in Riddle's Law Building. STF. BOWSER. Office in Riddle's Law Building. [marß'76 J. R WcJUNKm Bpecial attention Riven to collections OHic> opposite Wiliard House. JOSEPH B. BRED IN, Office north-east corner of Diamond, Butlci Pa. H. H. GOUCHER, " Office in Schneideman's building, upstaiis. JTT. DONLY Office near Court House. r -' 74 w7D. BRANDON, ebl7-75 Office in Berg's building CLARENCE "WALKER, Office In Bredin building- mar!7—t ' FERD REIBER, Office In Berg's new building, Main street.apfl) F. M. E AST MAN, Office in Bredin building. LEV. McQUISTIONT Office Main street, 1 door sonth of Court House JOS. C. VANDERLIN, Office Main street, 1 door south of Court House. Win A. FORQUEIi; •7" Office on Main street, opposite Yogeley House. GEO. R. VVTITTET - Office N. E. corner of Diamond FRANCIS S I'UKVI ANCE, Office with Gen. J. N. I'urviance, Main street, south of Court House. JTD. McJUNKIN, Office In Bchneidemau's building, west side ol Main street, 2nd square from Court House. A. G. WILLIAMS, Office on Diamond, two doors west of CITIZEN office. ap26 T. C. CAMPBELL, " Office in Berg's new building, 2d floor, east side Main st., a few doors south of Lowr) House. mar3—tf CA. & U.SULLIVAN; ' may 7 Office S. W. cor of Diamond. " BLACK Hrady Block, Butler. Pa. (Sep. 2, 1874. JOHN M MILLER & liRO Office in Brady's Law Building, Main street, south of Court House. ECJOENK G. MILLER, Notary Public. Juu4 ly ~ THOMAS ROBINSON, BUTLER, PA. JOHN H. NEGLEY^ f9"Gives particular attention to transaction* ia real estate throughout the county. OFFICE ON DIAMOND, NEAB COCUT HOUSE, IN CITIZEN RUILDINO E. R. ECKLEV, KENNEDY MAHSBALL. (Late of Ohio.) ECKLEY & MARSHALL. Office in Brady's Law Building. 5ept.9,74 C G. CHRISTIE, Attorney at Law. Legal business carefully transacted. Collections made and promptly remitted. Business correspondence promptly attended to and answered. Office opposite Lowry House, Butler, Pa. MISCELLANEOUS. McSWEENY & McSWEENY, Smethport and Bradford, Pa. M!"N. MILES, Petroiia, Butler county, Pa. |]nS WILLIAM R. CONN~ Office in Brawley House, GREECE CITY. |Juue7-ly M. C. BENEDICT, jan6 tf Petroiia, Butler 00., Pa _____ HOTELS GRAND BOULEVARD HOTEL. Corner 59th St. & Broadway, NEW IORK. On Both American and European Plans. Fronting on Central Park, the Grand Boulevard, Broadway and Fifty-Ninth St., this Hotel occu pies the "entire square, and was built and fur nished at an cx|>euse of over £MX),OOO. It is one of the most elegant as well as being the finest lo cated in the city ; hits a passenger Elevator and all modern improvements, and is within one square of the depots of the Sixlh and Eighth Avenue Elevated ft. fi. cars and still nearer to the Broadway cars—convenient and accessible from all parts'of the city. Rooms with board. $2 per day. Special rates for families and permanent guests. E. HASKELL, Proprietor. EITENMILLER HOUSE, On Diamond, near Court House, BUTLER, PA. H. EITENMILLER, - - - PBOI-HIETOB. Tliis house has been newly furnished and pa pered. and the accommodations are good. Stabling in connection. ~ST. CHARLES HOTEL, On the European 3?lan -54 to 66 North Third Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Single Rooms 50c., 75c. and $1 per day. O. IT*. Schneck, Proprietor. Excellent Dining room furnished with the best, and at reasonable rates. JjgT'Cars for all Railroad Depots within a convenient distance. National Hotel, CORTLANDT BTKEGT, NEAB BB DWAI, NEW YORK. HOTCHKISS »ion of the above well kcown Hotel, and it being furnished in the best of style for the accomodation of guests, the public are respectfully invited to give mo a call. 1 have also possesion of the barn in rear of hotel, which fumithes excellent stabling, ac comodations for inv patrons. L. NICKLAS. JAMES J. CAMPBELL, Cuuntjr Oovoiiev. Office in Fairview borough, in Telegraph Office. janls] BALDWIN P. ().. Butler Co., Pa. F£UUIB AIIMOII, Justice of the "Peace, Main street, opposite I'ostoffice, jlylfl ZEI.IENOPLE, PA. Union Woolen Mills. I would desire to call the attention of the public to the Union Woolen Mill, Butler, Pa., where I have new and improved machinery for the manufacture o( Barred and Gray Flannels, Knitting and Weaving Tarns, and I can recommend them as being very dura ble, as they are manufactured of pure Butler county wool. They are beautiful in color, su perior in texture, and will be sold at very low prices. For samples and prices, address, H. FULLEIITON, ju124,'78-ly) Butler, Pa UilUAilW Swells. Stool, Book, only $87.50. 8 Stop Organ. Stool, Book, only $53.75. Pianos, Stool, Cover, Book. #l9O to $255. Illus trated catalogue free. Address apl4-3m W. C. BUNNELL, Lewistown, Pa. Public Kale. The undersigned, surviving executor of Jacob Shanor, late of Centre township. Butler county, Pa-, dee'd, will Fell at public sale on the premi ses, in Centre township, on SATURDAY, SEPT. 18th, 1880, al 2 o'clock p. m. of said day, the following property : Seveutv-five acres of land, in Centre township, being that part of the farm of Jacob Shanor, dee'd. lying east of the graded or Franklin road, about forty acres cleared and the rest in good timber, no buildings thereon. DANIEL SHANOR, july2B-4t Butler Pa. BU R JLEE, PA., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1. I*Bo MRS. LYOiA E. PINKHAM. OF LYNN, MASS. discoverer op LYDIA E. FINKHAM'B VEGETABLE COMPOUND. The Positive Cnre For all Female Complaints. This preparation, as its name signifies, consists of Vegetable Properties that are harmless to the most del icate Invalid. Upon ono trial the merits of this Com ponnd will be recognLuxl, as relief is immediate ; ar.d when its use Is continued, in ninety-nine coses in a hun dred, a permanent cure is effected,as thousands will tc» tify. On account of its proven merits, it is to-day re commended and preecriix-d by the best physicians in the country. It will cure entirely the worst form of falling of the uterus, Leucorrhasi, irregular and puinful Menstruation, all Ovarian Troubles, Inflammation ar.d Ulceration, Flooding, all and the con sequent spinal weakness, and is especially adapted to the Change of Life. It will dissolve and expel turners from the uterus in an early stage of development. The tendency to cancerous humors there is checked wry speedily by its use. In fact it has proved to be the great est and best remedy that has ever been discover ed. It permeates every portion of the pystem, and gives new life and vigor. It removes faintness,Hatulcncy, de stroys all craving for stimulants, and relieves weakness of the stomach It cures Bloating, Ileadachcs, Nervous Prostration, General Debility, Sleeplessness, Depression and Indi gestion. That feeling of bearing down, causing pain, weight and backache, to always permanently cured by its use. It will at all times, and under *ll circumst&n ces, act in harmony with the law that governs the female system. For Kidney Complaints of either sex this compound is unsurpassed. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Ifcprepared at 233 and 235 Western Avenue, Lynn, Mass. Price SI.OO. Six bottles for $5.00. Sent by mail in the form of pills, also in the form of Lozenges, on receipt of price, SI.OO, per box, for either. Mrs. PIXKIIAM fret ly answers all letters of inquiry. Send for pom phlet. Address as above Mention this paprr. No family should be without LTDIA H PIXKHAX' LTVEH PILLS. They cure Constipation, Biliousness, and Torpidity of the Liver. 25 cents per box GEO. A. KELLY & CO., General Agects, Pittsburgh. Pa. Sold bv D. 11. Wuller, - Butler Pa. ASK the recovered dysiyeptics. bilious snf fyy r,l Ma ferers, victims of fever flrpjlllti <1 k i» and ague, the mercurial diseased patient, liow kl tliey recovered health clieerful spirits and good appetite; they I jpl tell you hy taking *||Ml if Simmons' LIVER RE<;- f ULATOH. The C)ic*prkt, Purest and Heat Family Medicine In the world 5 For DYSPKPSIA. CONSTIPATION, Jaundice, bilious attacks, SICK HEADACHK, Colic. De pression of Spirits, SOCK STOMCH, Heart Burn, &e., &c. This unrivalled Southern Remedy Is warranted not to contain a single particle of" Mkkcuky, or any injurious mineral substance, but is' PURELY VEGEABLE, containing those Southern Roots and Herbs, which an all-wise Providence has placed in coun tries where I.iver Diseases most prevail. It will cure Diseases caused by Derangement of the Liver and Bowels. The SYMPTOMS of Liver Complaint are a bit ter or hail taste 111 Hie mouth ; Pain in the P.ack, Sides or Joints, often mistaken for Rheumatism ; Sour Stomach; Loss of Appetite; Bowels alter nately eostive and lax ; Headache ; Loss of mem ory, with a painful sensation of having failed to do something which ought to have been done ; Debility. Ix>w 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 LIVKU, the larges organ in the body, is generally the seat of the disease, and if not Regulated iu time, great suffering, wretchedness and death will ensue. I can recommend as an efficacious remedy for disease of the Liver, Heartburn and Dyspepsia, Simmons' Liver Regulator. LEWIS id WT night work, to res atlmulantx &n d uit iW lore brain neive and Hop Bitters. ■ *a»te. use Hop B. If you are younp an J H suffering from any In discretion or dissipa ■ tion , if you arc mar ried or sin#l-<. old or ■young, sufterintr from l>oorbcalthor loneuivUßlnK on a bed of alclc xieas, rely on Ho pH Bitters. Whoever you are, c|3ih Thousands die an whenerer TOU teei Iff (I nuallyfrow aou.e that yoll r system iHLJ) form of Kidney needs i leansinfj, ton-disease that miaht I nor or stimulating, haTe been pre* enteil without intoxicating, (IS 1 by a timely use of take Hop JjSLA Hopßltters Bitters. ■■BBB Hare yon dy»- Lr ptpnia. kidnsy —ijart Q, | (J. 3S2S|Cr r *=« I HOP as^ Jr., ;;;i is |. ninnm bisse •" Hop Bitters * H fHQ Ifyouareaim- M Sold by drug*- IFow enirU.'j I NEVER rcular. I save your ftj C"A I I H " P "™ I I fo. It has K[A I L ■ ra co *" saved hun-jB *wk«ur, b. T. dreds. >3, - A Toronto, Opt. J BUTLER COJTY Ml Notice to Depositors and the Public. MILLEBSTOWN, BUTLER CO., PA. ) The undersigned, composing the firm of H. L. Taylor & Co.. hereby give notice that they have sold and transferred all their interest in the Butler County Hank and its business, to Dorsey Bros. & Hoyt, and have withdrawn from said Bank and its business. Present depositors will be paid on demand at the Bank at Millerstown, until August Ist, 1880. On and after that date all unpaid depos its will lie placed to the credit of depositors in tlie Argvle Sayings Bank, at Petrolia, Pa., and paid there on demand. The business of the Butler County Bank will hereafter be condueted by Dorsey Bros. & Hoyt. 11. L. TAYLOR, JOHN SATTERFIELD, JOHN PITCAIRN, JK., • T. S. M('PAULAND. MILLERSTOWN, PA., July 10, 1880. The undersigned beg lenve to announce to the depositors and customers of the Butler County Bank, also, to the public gener ally, that they have purchased from H. L. Tay lor* & Co., the entire busiuess of said Bank ; that they will continue its business at the same place, and most respectfully solicit the patron age of this community. Mr. H. J. Hoyt, who has been so long identi fied with the Bank, will continue to be its Cash ier, and will always take pleasure iu meeting the banking demands of his patrons, or any who have occasion to do business with him. DORSEY BROS. jy2l:6t H. J. HOYT. JULY 20th, 1880. N. B. —Since issuing the above, Messrs. Dor sey Bros. A Hoyt huve associated with them in the business, Messrs. A. H. Simpson, Joseph Hartuian and Owen Brady, who concur in the above solicitation for patronage. ' I \! fWT I'T DL 1 Consumption and Asthma. ii L'' Ij I'llJui Never yet failed. Address I with stamp, "HOME," FBOSTBCBO, MD. Li»7 ly ! CAPTURING THE CAPITOL | Impossible for the Northern Democrats to Besist their Confederate Masters. [From the Speech of lion. Glenni W. Scofield, at Warren, l'a., June 21, lisO. "The Pur pose of the Confederates."] But, it is said the Northern Demo crats will resist the Confederate policy. Possibly to some extent, but I fear it will be but little. Resistauce under the circumstances is Dot easy. They will be in small minority of the party —out-voted two or three to one in cau cus. The policy will not be voted up on as a whole. It will come up piece by piece and item by item ; with plaus ible pretexts on each occasion. Before them will be the persuasive power of Executive patronage, and behind the coercive power of caucus. All may not yield but enough will yield to make a majority, and excuses aud defences will be invented to sooth the betrayed people at home. How has it been in •the past? Haye they not always sur rendered to the South ? Did they not in violation of pledges vote down the Wilmot proviso that the master might make California a slave State ? Did they not against their own conviction vote for the fugitive slave law because the masters demanded it ? Did they not vote to repeal the Missouri Com promise, that Kansas might be a slave State, not because they denied it, but because it was demanded by the solid South? Did they not suffer the Union to be dissolved under Buchanan at the demand of the solid South ? For four years did they not throw all possible obstacles in the way of restoration in the interest of the rebel South ? Did not they vote against the Homestead law, and their President, Buchanan, veto it to please the solid South ? When iu forty years have the leaders resisted the dictation of the South ? Van Buren made some resistance on the Texas question in 1844 and they drove him out of the convention and finally from the par'j. Cass took ground for the Wilmot proviso and his early and humiliating recantation was demanded as the price of an empty nomination. Douglas having yielded much refused to yield more, and they organized a bolt and drove him to his grave. Every leader from that time to tbis who has dared to resist the South has been consigned to private life or found a home and welcome iu the Republican party. Tilden declared against the. Southern claims in 1876 and they have refused him a renomina tion. Have they not taken Northern can didates? Yes, to fool out the forty seven Electoral votes. Why else, did they not select their owu men ? They selected them, however, under the two thirds rule, so that none could be cho sen by the Northern majority. "A Northern man with Southern princi ples," was their motto before the war, and it is their motto now. They elect ed a Northern man Speaker of the House, but took care that the commit tees that control legislation should be made up in the interests of the South Otfr Monongahela river rises in the South but runs North for a considera ble distance, then turning southward, empties its waters in the Southern Gulf. The Democratic party is like it. Though its source and strength is in the South, it holds a northerly course until after the election, but when Con gress assembles it makes a short bend southward and empties the power it has deceitfully gathered into the Con federate mielstrom. The roll-call of slaves on Bunker Hill is not talked of now, but in its place the South stands in the halls of Congress and calls the roll of its Northern helpers. If there is doubt about the response, a caucus is .called in which the South has the majority and acquiescence secured. During the sessions of the present Con gress if it was not humiliating, it would be laughable to notice the frequent calls for caucus, when a veto or some unsouthern measure unexpectedly came up. It is in this way that the solid South with its 138 votes and the 47 which they hope to secure from the North, propose to dominate the Union. The antagonism between the inter ests of the Union and the late Confed eracy constitutes the leading issue in this campaign. The Democrats try to avoid it and get up abstract issues. They talk about "centralization" and "State rights." That is the old dodge. The South has two great staples, cot ton and State rights. They sell tneir cot ton to the Republicans and stuff the Democrats with the other crop. When Judge Black was taken prisoner by the Confederates, he asked his captors what they were fighting for. ' Well," said one of them, "I don't exactly know but if there are any of my rights that I bavn't got, I want 'em." It is a fair illustration of the unmeaning clamor for State lights. Consider it for a moment. We have four .governments ; the town, county, State and United States. The town is by far the most important. It exercises more control over our persons, proper ty, health and liberty than all other governments combined. It makes the roads, takes care of the poor, builds the school house, the bridge, the mar ket, supplies water and light, puts out fires, settles our disputes, and guards our homes. Every day and hour we feel the protection and restraint of town law. And if it were not for these Pres idential elections, a man might spend his whole time in this country (the South in the meanwhile keeping the peace), and never find out there was a United States Government. Next in importance comes the couuty, then the State and last of all the United States. Each has its duties to perform and neither can properly interfere with the other. The constitution of the several States and of the United States define these duties very distinctly. There is no contradiction nor collision. But when some bill not favorable to the Confederates is proposed in Cougress which they cannot oppose on its merits they raise the cry of "Centralization and State rights " It is all very good say the Northern allies, but it ought to be passed by the States. When the Republicans passd a law providing that members of Congress should bee lected on the same day iu all the States so as to avoid the possibility of colonization, they dare not say they want to colonize votes and so they call it "Centralization." So when a Re publican Congress fixed the time and manner of electing United States Sena tors, so as to avoid the party tricksters and frauds often practiced under the old system, they do not dare to want an opportunity to commit these frauds, and so they crv "Centraliza tion." "State rights," was their cry when they repealed the Missouri com promise, although the purpose was to make Kansas a slave State. So they voted down the Wilmot proviso to make California a slave State, but they shouted for "State rights." They shouted for "State rights" in 18G1 as they saw the South seceding under Bu chanan. And during the whole war they recorded their votes against Union legislation cryiDg "State rights," no "centralization," no "coercion." They smelled centralization in the greenback and national currency, in the laws to protect Northern citizens and the color ed paople iu the South, and recorded their votes against them. So now when they are trying to re peal the laws which provide against frauds in the large cities at the Presi dential elections they do not dare to avow their purpose to re-enact the frauds in New York and elsewhere, and so they declare they are only anx ious to vindicate State rights ; but un fortunately for their sincerity, they have been equally hostile to similar State legislation. They have always opposed registration and the prosecu tion of frauds and forgeries in Natural ization, and all laws for the protection and purity of the ballot-box. Only last April they fought the new constitution for the State of Indiana mainly because it provided for an honest election. When they cry free ballot they meau free fraud. They have not always been so fear ful of centralization. Before the war, when they contolled the government, they wielded the whole Federal power with cruel energy for the propogation of slavery. They made the whole North a hunting ground for pretended fugitives and every Northern man a slave hunter He was required under cruel penalties to join the chase when ever a pursuing master blew his horn. When the master used the Federal government to put his heel on the free thought, free speech and free press of the North, you heard no Democratic murmur about State rights and central ization. It is only when the north is predominant and proposes measures for the preservation of the Union, the pur ity of the ballot box, the protection of the lives and property of all citizens alike, that you hear from the Demo cratic wigwam a loud wail for State rights. They had no fear of centralization in 1877 when they voted on the Elector al Commission to set aside the action of "sovereign States" in the appoint ment of Electors. They had no fear of centralization when in the last ses sion of Congress they arranged the machinery whereby the vote of a State in the coming election may be rejected by a mere party majority. They had no fear of centralization when in 1879 they created a National Board of Health with large appropriations to be expend ed in the South. Nor when in the last session they agreed to waste $4,000,- 000 -on trafficless streams and harbors in the South. Their State rights fer vor cools wonderfully when the South makes her demands, and waxes hot only when necessary, humane or Un nion legislation not in confederate in terests is proposed. The northern Democracy have ever been led into error by their State rights teachers in the South. They are com pelled to acknowledge that in every party issue since the Republican party was formed a quarter of a century ago, they have takeu the wrong side. But while they abandon their positions year after year, they hold on to their southern theories which still leads them into new errors. They are like the old trapper who came very often to get the bounty on wolf scalps. His scalps were always young. It looked suspicious, and he was investigated and found to be keep ing a couple of old breeders and draw ing bounty on every litter. "State Rights" aud "centralization" are the old mischief and treason breed ers in the South. No matter what wrong they arc trying to perpetrate, their Northern apologists appear in ever campaign with a lot of snarling cubs in their arms. It was supposed that the old wolves were dispatched at Appomattox, but they managed to es cape, and now their allies are out again with the cub scalps demanding more bounty. Let us scalp the breeders in this section and cease paying tribute to the South. Leadville, from an uninhabited spot, has become a city of 40,000 inhabitants in less than three years, and has pro duced in bullion, from January 1, 1879, to April 1, 1880—fifteen months—sl6,- 147,131, or over one million dollars per month. At the beginning of the present cen tury there were 3,000,000 copies of the Bible in existence ; since then 116,000,- 000 more have been printed. The fact that politicians are, if possible, growing worse and worse is abundant proof they have been iniudiciously distributed. A remarkable yield of wheat is re ported by Robert Everett, of Greene township, Mercer county. While har vesting his wheat he discovered 26 heads grown from a single grain, and counting, found that the 26 heads had produced 938 grains—one grain pro duced 938 at one growth. Let some of our Butler farmers see this and go enough better to make an even thou sand. The report is that gas is going out of fashion in London drawing and din ing rooms. It is to give place to elec tric light ? Alas, no! "they have gone back to oil," because they have just discovered that gas "ruins pictures and furniture, blackens curtains and ceil ings, and poisons the air." To what great dangers are we Americans ex posed who use gas so universally ! DEATH OF JUDGE SVQUFFIN. Meeting of the Butler Bar—Resolu tions Passed and Proceedings of the Same. Pursuant to previous notice the members of the Bar of this county as sembled in the Court House on Wednesday Aug. 25, at 2 o'clock, to take action relative to the death of Hon. Lawrence L. McGuffin, of New Castle, Lawrence county, Pa., and late President Judge of this, Butler and Lawrence counties, Judiiyal district The meeting was called to order by Hon. John N. Purviance, on whose motion his Hon. James Bredin, was chosen to preside. On motion of Hon John M. Thompson, J. H. Negley, Esq, was chosen Secretary of the Meeting. On motion of Geu. Purviauce a com mittee of three was appointed on Res olutions. The Chair appointed Gen. Purviance, Hon. Charles MeCandless and Levingston McQuistion, Esq., said committee, who in a short time reported the following, expressive of the sense of the Bar. RESOLUTIONS. Resolved, That we have learned with deep regret the death of our es teemed and highly respeeted friend, the Honorable Lawrence L. McGuffin, and extend our sincere sympathy and condolence to the family of the de ceased. Resolved, That Judge McGuffin was a true type of the American citizen, who by his own individuality and self reliance raised himself from obscurity to the front rank of his profession in his own county and in the State, and as a just tribute to whose talent the peo ple promoted him to the bench Resolved, That during the time he presided over the Courts of this coun ty, he endeared himself to the members of the Bar by his dignity, uprightness and impartiality. Resolved, That a copy of the forego ing resolutions be forwarded to the family of the deceased and be publish ed in the papers of this county and re corded on the minutes of this Court. Gen. Purviance, after reading the resolutious, made the following re marks : REMARKS OF GEN. PURVIANCE. MB. PRESIDENT: —We have met to pay the last tribute of respect to the memory of our deceased friend, Judge McGuffin. I would do violence to the prompting of my heart were I to re main silent on an occasion that inspires feelings of such profound sorrow. In his personal as well as judicial course Judge McGuffin stood high in the respect and confidence of the whole community, aud was justly esteemed and upright Judge, a good citizen and a sincere Christain. His social, genial nature, endeared him to all our people, and bis judicial integrity aud imparti ality gave him a strong hold upon the coutidence and admiration, not only of the members of the Bar, but with liti gants and the people generally. For these sterling qualities the Bar of this county honors his memory and ex tends to bis family in their sore be reavement their sincere sympathy and condolence. An exemplary characteristic of Judge McGuffin was tbe genial kindness, the courtesy, the forbearance w*iich it seemed to be his pleasure to extend to the junior members of the Bar. No rude, no offensive or embarrassing re marks ever passed his lips, though oc casion might have justified it, but rath er by mild suggestions, inspired confi dence in the young beginner that gave encouraging hope of future success The Judge has much to do in forming the character of the Bar. His kindness and magnanimity are sympathetic, and begpts like generous feelings. I will not rehearse the great labors of his judicial course during the ten years he presided over the Courts of this county, nor shall I iepeat the statistics of the numerous cases, civil and crimi nal, that were adjudicated during the eventful period of his judicial duties. The Bar is well aware that in no de cade of years of our county prior to his judicial term was the business so great as during his term of office. New and intricate questions arose, that required careful thought and laborious research tor solve them. The old channels were infrequent and new modes of equity proceedings were the general practice, causing manifold and extended labor. It is accorded to Judge McGuffin - that in all his official acts he was governed by an honest desire to administer the law with perfect impartiality. And to the unfortunate who came before him in the criminal Court he upheld the scales of justice firmly, but ever exer cised the final sentence, in view, that mercy is the darling attribute of the Deity. And we feci gratified to day that the benificent inllueucc in this res pect did not cease with him, but has been followed by his honored success ors. In his personal as well as his judicial character, he stood hiyh in the respect and confidence of the wbo'e communi ty, and it is with pride that we pay the tribute justly due to him as an ui>- right Judge, a good citizen and a Christian gentleman. His social, genial nature endeared him to all our people, and his judicial fairness and integrity gave him a strong hold upon the con fidence and admiration, not only of the members of the Bar, but with litigants, and the people generally. No inscrip tion can be written upon the monu ment of any man that more honors his memory, if merited, than that he was an honest man. In it is implied the noblest qualities that adorn the char acter of man, and without it there can be no greatness. Of Judge McGuffin it may be truly said he was an honest mail and an upright Judge. And as such the liar of our county honors his memory. Judge McGuffin had inflexible integ rity, and that was the fountain of all the virtues of his character. I had great admiration for him, and entertain profound respect for his memory, and I feel proud to say that I enjoyed his friendship while he lived, and take the occasion to add my brief tribute of res pect to his memory. He was naturally kind, affable and social. And in all my ADVERTISING RATES, One square, one insertion, 91; each aubse; uent insert ion, 60 cento. Yearly advertisements qexceoding oue-fourth of a column, i 5 per inch. Figure work doable these rate*: additional charges where weekly or monthly changes are made Local advertisements 10 fee's per !ui« for llrst insertion, and 5 cents per hue for each additional insertion. Marriages and deaths pub lished free of charge. Obituary notices charged as a ivort;-* >ments, and payable when handed in Viulit'int' Notices, t4 ; Executors' and Adminia trators' Notices, $3 each; Estray, Caution and Dissolution Notices, not exceeding ten lines, each. From the fact that the CITIZEN is the oldea* established and most extensively circnlated Be fxiblican newspaper in Bntlcr county, (a Bepuk ican comity) it must be apparent'tu bnsiiiesb men that it is the medium they should use in advertising their business. NO. 40 intercourse with Liiu, during a period of uiauv years, and it was frequent and pleasant, I became impressed with his honorable character as a man, his in tegrity and fairness as a Judge and a courteous, Christian gentleman. And with me it is a fondly cherished recol lection, that during all my acquain tance with him I enjoyed his friend ship and his confidence. For the performance of his judicial duties be sustained a character for purity of motive and action, which placed him high in the esteem aud confidence of the people of the district. Whilst we deeply sympathize with his bereaved family, and in view of his death, let the solemn truth be im pressed upon each one of us, "I too must die." And when we look upon the opening tomb let us improve the present hour, for to-morrow death may come. Mr. Purviance was followed by- Lewis Z. Mitchell, John M. Thomp son, J. D. McJunkin, Charles Mc- Candless, Gharles A. Sullivan and Levingston McQuistion, Esq'rs, all of whom paid tribute to the memory of Judge McGuffin in truthful and feel ing remarks, expressive of the high re spect in which his memory was held by the Bar and people of this county, as a man, a lawyer and a Judge, and their deep regret at his loss. His Hon. Judge Bredin, followed in a very feeling and just tribute of re spect to the memory of Judge Mc- Guffin, and his learning as a lawyer and industry as a Judge. The resolutions were then, on mo tion, unanimously adopted and ordered to be entered upon the minutes of the Court, and a copy sent to the family of Judge Guffin, at New Castle, Pa. On motion of Mr. Mitchell, the re marks made by Gen. Purviance were ordered to be made a part of and pub lished with the proceedings of this meeting. On motion adjourned. J. H. NEQLEY, Sec'y. A BALL OF FIRE. Caledonia, Marion Co., 0., was late ly visited by a terific thunder-storm, accompained by hail and the most vivid lightning, flash following flash in quick succession. There had been a political meeting here that evening, and the people from the neighboring villages and surrounding country were detained by the storm. Suddenly the sky appeared as bright as noonday, in fact fine print could have easily been read, so great was the light, but strange to say the light was steady, not flash after flash, as it would have been had the light been caused by lightning. A deafening roar was heard, continuing to become louder as the light became brighter. Gradually the roaring changed to a hissing, sparkling sound. It is needless to say the people were frightened, aud upon running into the street a ball of seem ing fire came moving through] the air from the northeast. The ball seemed to be at least twenty-five feet in diam eter. As it nearcd the earth the heat could be plainly felt. The body struck the earth just north of the vil lage ami buried over one-half of itself in the ground. Good judges estimate the weight at three to five tons, but the heat is yet so great that it is un comfortable to go nearer than thirty or forty feet. It looks like a mass of pig iron. It was visited by hundreds of people. The gentlemen who own the • land on which it fell has been offered S3OO lor it. Tanner is now called the 'fast male.' An Omaha bride was married bare foot because her husband's family went that way, and she didn't want to seem proud. "The census infamy" is what it is called now by the jealous citizens of St. Louis who have heard that Chi cago has the larger population. One of the most curious facts about the census in Columbus, 0., is a color ed enumerator, who, being run over by the cars several years ago, came out of the doctor's care with both arms am putated at the shoulder. He learned to write legibly by holding his pencil between his teeth, and as enumerator recorded, on an average, 200 names a day." * A corps of Texas and Pacific Rail road men have bad a terrible experi ence of extreme suffering from hunger and thirst in the White Sand Hills in Texas, but have arrived at the Pecos Iliver without loss of life. Those first arriving at the river went in search of the others, some of whom when found were ■ crazed by thirst, drinking the blood of animals they had slain. Ar riving at the river they plunged in headforemost, and but for the bravery of tbe most experienced a large num ber would have perished. The demand for American products and manufactures in European mar kets is rapidly and steadily increasing. A recent dispatch from the consul of the United States at Geneva shows that American beef and live stock have penetrated even as far as that region, aud that the value of choice cattle, raised in numbers in Switzerland for French markets, has been sensibly di minished by importations from Amer ica. Preserved meats and fruits from the United States are well established and advertised. Butter and eheese could be sold in much larger quantities in Central and Southern Europe, and a profitable market for the more uutritious brandsoi American flourcould be ound. A Niagara Falls hackman has at last found his match. He made a con tract with two young men to take them "all around" for two dollars. They finished their drive and went to the railroad depot, where John refused to accept less than eight dollars. After some discussion the gentlemen paid the sum under protest, but, instead of taking the train, went to a hotel and sued the treacherous charioteer. As a result that gentleman was obliged to refund the eight dollars, to pay the ho tel bill of the plaintiffs, and the costs, besides remunerating them for the time which they lost. The total amount was nearly fifty dollars. It is scarcely necessary to say that the gentlemen are lawyers. They are to have statues on Goat Island,