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BPTLEB. PA.
TRAVELERS' GUIDE.
CTLIK, KAR*S CITT AND PARKER RAILROAD
Trains leave Bailer 4or 81. Joe. Willerstown.
Ki-.ni* City, PetroUs, Parker, «rvc., at 1.21 »• m_,
and 2.25 and 7.25 p. m.
Trains arrive at Botler from the above Darned
points at 7..7 a. m.. and 2.15, and 7.15 pm
Tbe 2.15 train conimcu with train «>n tin* Went
Penn ro*d 'hrougb to Pittsburgh.
SHIWA3BO AHD ALb«®H«KT RAILKOAD.
Trains leave RilliardV Mill, Butler county,
for HsmsviUe, Greenville, etc., *t a. m.
Trains strive at BUliard's Mills ct 1:45 a.
from Peirolia, M-.rtiiisburtr
Fairview, Modoc and T'ontrum, conct' l at liil
laid witl) all rtitiK »n the S& A rom
rENNSJTI/VAMA BA.ILKOAD.
Trains leave Butler jßutler or Time.)
Market it 5.08 * >" , through to Alle
rbeny, «r. vintr at »«1 '• This tram .on
feet* at Fr.-et on with Pre. port Accommoda
tion. wliieb arrives at Allegheny at 8.20 a. in.,
railroad time. u ~
Expreti »' 7.21 a. «. . connecting al Butler
Ipncti u. wilti"Ui < tuiifcU of i»rs. HI 8.-« with
Expe>- wp*i, nrn\in'j In Allejfiien?
a. in nnd Ex; res* earl arriving HI Blairnville
at l<>ss a. ra. railroad time.
Mail at 230 p- . connecting at Bull.:: June
tlouwitbout cbuujfe ol ears, *itb Express west,
arriving in Allegheny at 5 0 p. m„ and Ex-
Lm £isi arriving at Blairsville Indirection
it 555 p. m. railroad time, which connects w'tb
Philadelphia fcxpre*, ea«t, when on «»«•
The 7.21 a.m. train connects at Blalrsville
at 11 05 a m. with the Mol east, and the -_•*>
p. ra. train at 6.59 with the Philadelphia Ex-
P Trains arrive at Butler on West Penn R. R. at
».V a. IU. 4.5* and 7.01 pro.. Butler time Th.
9 56 ai'd 4 58 »n»»n- . onliect with trains oi
tlie Botler & Parker R. R.
Alain Line.
Throukrb trains tea v. nrl'
,t 2.5# and 8.2« a. ru. and 12 51, 4 21 jm d 8. 1
m arrlviiitc at Philadelphia at 5.40 and 7.<K
n m and 3.00. 7 0 and 7.40 a. m.; at Baltimor
ih<iu: the same time, at New York three hour*
.ater, and at Wa«hinjn«n about -me and a halt
flOfir* later. ;
rime of Ilaliiitijc «os»rlw.
The several Court# of the county of Bmier
commence ou thr fi et Monday of March, June.
September and December, and continue two
week*, or no long aa n-ceenary to di«po*e of the
buaineee. No causes are put down for trial or
tnverne juror* Hummoned for the first week of
the B«veral terma. _____
ATTORNEYS ~AT LTVT
~ BUTLER, PA.
XT\'BRITTAIN,
Office wirli 1. Z Jlitclieii Diamond.
A M CUNNINGHAM,
Office in Brady's Law Building. Butler, Pa.
S. H. PIERSOL.
Office on N. K. coiner l>iao.oud, Kiddle build
ing inovl'i
JOHN M. GREER.
Office ou N. E. comer Di»—ond. __ novl - .
WM B LUSK,
Office with W H. H Kiddle. Enq.
NEWTON BLACK
Office ou Diamond, near Court Houee, eout
side.
E. L BRUGII,
Office in Kiddle's Law Building.
S F. BOWSER
Office in Riddle's Law Building [mart"!#-
J. B. SI cJ UN KIN.
Special attention Riven to collection* «»*••
oj'poMie VVillard House.
JOSEPH B. BREI3IN,
Office north-eawt comer of Diamond. Bum-
Pa.
H. H. GOUCHER,
Office in Schneideman's building, up mail r-
j. T. PONLY
Office near Court House. r
wTdTbran don,
•bl7-75 < Iffire in Burg'* building
CLARENCE WALKER,
Office in Bredm ouiiding uiari
FERD REIBEIi;
in BertfVnew building, Main street .
F M EAST AN",
Office in Brediu building.
LKV. McQUrS'l ION,
Office Main 1 <luor Konth o Court IN
JOS. 0 VANDERMN,
Office Main street, 1 door south of Court Hou- j
Win A. FORQUER,
«r Office on Main street, opposite Vogele
Bouse.
GEO. R. WHITE,
Office N. E. corner of Oiamono
FRANCIS S~ PURVIANCE,
Office with Oen. J. N. Purviance, Main str*.
—nth of Court House.
J. D McJUNKIN,
Office In SchneldPinan's l>uildins£, west hide
Main street, 2nd square from Court Hou-e
\7 g~ w Tlliams^
Office on Diamond, two doors west of Omzt
offioe. apjlfc
T C. CJT^PBELL.
Office In Berg's new building, 2d floor, ea -
aide Maui St.. a few doors south of Low:
House. mart— i •
~~ r, A. A VI. SULLIVAN,
may 7 Office S. W. cor of Diamond
BLACK A BRO ,
Office on Maiu street, one door soutt
Brtdy Block, Butler. Pa. 'sen. !2, 1874
JOHN"M~M j
Offioe in Brady's Law Building. Main stree
south of Court House. Euoe.ie O. Millf.
Motary Public. jnu4
THOMAS ROBINSON^
BUTLEB. PA.
A7® A WFF.K. *l!# a day at heme esfilvmaci
Costly Outßt free Addrew Tkue A C<
JLmrnot*. M»m«
JOHN H. NEGLEY,
particularattention to transaction!
1b real estate throughout the county.
Office ox Diamond, neab Court House, i-
Citizen nui Lniso
E. R. "Icki.ey, KKNNEDT Miksbali
(Late of Ohio.)
ECKLEY & MARSHALL.
Office In Brady's Law Hulldinj;. Bept.it,7
C fl CHRISTIE,
Attorney at Law. Legal business carefully
transacted Collections made and promptlj
remitted. Buoines* correspondence prompth
attended to and answered.
Office opposite Lowry House, Butler, Pa.
MISCELLANEOUS.
~ McSWEENY & McSWEENY,
Hmethport and Bradford, Pa.
M. N M I LES,
Petrol In, Butler county, Pa. |Jni
M. C. BENEDICT
jan6 tf Petrolia, Butler co., Pi-
PHYSICIANS.
JOHN E BYERS,
PHYSICIAN AND SURG EON,
myai-lvl HUTLER I'A.
DENTWIS
D wjst ritsT ho Y]
0 1 M WALDRON. (if rtunte ol Hie t'bil
■ft adclpl'in Dental i'olleire.is prepared
• I*• to do anyone in the line of bis
protection In a ftatl«f:<ctory manner
Office ou Main "ireet. Duller. Union Block,
op st'ilas. apll
J stop*. 3 set Reeds. 2 Knee
Alftld Swells Ktool, Book, only
ss7.. r >o. H Hfop Orfrtn. Stool. Book, only #53.75.
Piano', Htool. Cover. Book. <"9O to £2&5. Illns
iv.
VOL. XVIII.
CARPETS! OIL 'T.OTIIS! MATS! RUGS' STAIR RODS
= MEW STOCK! NEW STOCK! >
§ HECK & PATTERSON'S ?
! if CARPET ROOM!
33 ISTOW OPEN ! n
Ui _
r? One Door South of thetV Clothing Hoyse,
i (IQH MIVJ/ iSMVK ISH! r ID r II" i S l'?<H YD
141 Fine Merchant Tailoring 141
—A T—
JOHN OMMERT'S,
n-Mr-m ixi«r:ai »a.. masf «"*«9-^*
AIjSO A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF
ZMI-Ensrs BCY'S AJSTID IL3D£^^JSI ,r 3
READY-MADE < '."THING, AND GENTS 1T RNISHIXG GOODS, AC.
A fine " lection >•' Fall and Winter end* will be made to order at reasonable prices, and
■satisfaction gaani'iteed.
Overco,:t!< a spccia'tr. A cordial invitation is exteuded to the people of the Vicinity, to
call and examine our-:*#U, v.'- ;<■»*- is well buyers will be welcome.
OMME r vT. ?41 Federal Stree f , Hty. Pa.
sept 15 -3 m 2nd DOOR FROM SOUTH DIMOXU STREET.
Off Eeods, Holions, Triminp, Groceries, etc,
T ARGE ff OF FAIL ANT) WIN3ER GOODS T
A. TROUTMAN'S
Coruer Main aud Mifflin Street, - - - - BUTLER, PA.
Dress Goods of all kinds, large assortment colored and black Cashmeres, large
assortment Black Silks, Momie clotbs, fancy Brocades, Plaids, Cotton Dress
Goods, Calicoes, CLintzes, etc.
rrimm ngs. irimmings. Trimmings.
Brocade .Silks, all colors.
Plain Silks, all colors.
I'lain Satins.
Brocade Satins,
striped Satins.
Brocade Velveteens, all colors.
Plain \ clveteens. all colors.
Black Silk Velvet.
Fringes, Black and ColoreJ.
Passamentrle*. ornaments.
Cor.l and Ta-ssel.s. a line assortment.
Buttons. Buttons. Buttons
A full line of Dress and Cloak Buttons—A large
assertment.
A full line of Ribbons, Lac<-s, Embroidery, Lace
Ties, Hucliing and Ladies' Neckwear. '
Cloaks and Dolmans! Cloaks and Dolmans !
SHAWLS ! SKIRTS !
Flannels, barred and twilled, plain colors and best makes ;
Canton Flannel; Ladies 1 Cloth, all colors; Ladies' Sacking;
Black Beavers; Cashmeres ; Jeans; Tweeds; Ticking; Shirt
ing; Muslins; Table Linens; Toweling. Blankets. etc
I also keep a lull line of Groceries, Queensware, etc. All the
above goods at lowest, prices,
County produce and grain taken in exchange for goods.
jowic&a
6ROC£RS
Cor. Main and Cunningham St., Butler, Pa.
One Door SouthjrfJOHN BERG & CO.'S BANK.
Having refitted the large and commodious Store Room, situate
in the above stated location, formerly occupied by Martin Heiber
we will in a few days opon up a first-class grocery, and will
I1«T to the public, at bottom prices, a fine sriec.tion of choice.
TEAS, COFFEES, SUGARS,
SYRUPS. MOLASSES, PURE SPICES.
CHEESE, FISH, SALT, &c.
The Highest
vIARKET PRICE PAID l\ CASH FOR ALL KINI»
OF GRAIN' AND PRODUCE.
JToliii ljerg Son.
"SHE ADAC H EvSi
A Medicine recently discovered and used by an eminent physician with wonHrrf.il success All druniiti
andcountry storq_h»ve ,t or will g~t ,t for you AUo a sure cure JIVoiioESTIOT?
DE7 P C I £k oZtv'Jo'T*T^lßou""
U lOTC rdlA
HOTELS
GRAND B()i r LEVARI) HOTEL
Corner 59 1h. St. <£ liroadtcay,
NEW 10RK
On Both American and Enropean Plans.
Fronting<in Central I'ark, the Grand Boulevard,
■{roadway and l''i(ly-Nliitli St., this Hotel occu
pies the entire square, and '.viis built and fur
iiihhed at au expense of over *:no,<J<iO. It i* one of
the most elegant as well its being the finest io
. ated In the city ; has a passenger Klevator and
nil modern improvement*, and is within one
square of the <lciM>ts of the Sixth and Kigiilh
Avenue Elevated It. It. ears and still nearer to the
Broadway cars—convenient and .'iccessibl.- from
all pails of the city. Booms with hoaid, i'i per
day. Bjtcelal rates for families anil permanent
jtuestn. E. lIASKhLL, Proprietor.
ST. CHARLES HOTEL
On the European JPlan
-54 to 66 North Third Street,
Philadelphia, Pa.
Single Rooms 50c., 75c. and SI per
day.
O. I J . Pchneck, Proprietor
Excellent Dining room furnished
with the best, and at renponable rates.
JjgfC'arH for all Railroad Depots
within a convenient distance.
National Hotel,
lIORTLANDT STREET. NEAB BR dwh
MW VCHtK.
HOTCHKfSS & POND, - - Prop'rs
ON THE EUROPEAN PLAN.
The restaurant, cate and laoeti room aitaclin.
are uiiMirpaened for cheapen* and excellence ot
»ei vice Room* 50 ct«. to f 2 tier day, *3 to *l'
p<-r woek. f!onveiii«ut to all ferries and city
fn.il rufcdw. SfW VuKKTIUiitJ, Ni?w
Corse s. Corsets. Corsets.
A large stock to select from.
GIOVA?.. Gloves. G oves.
Kid Gloves, Silk Cloves.
Lisle Thread (iloves.
Cashmere Cloves, and Berlin Cloves.
Yarns. Yarns. Y rns
Germantown Yarns. Saxony Yarns, Cash mere
Yarns, German Worsteds, factory Yarns, Berlin
Zepber.
Underwear, Underwear, Underwear.
For Children, Ladies' and Gentlemen.
Hosiery, Hosiery, Hosierv.
Large assortment for Children Ladies' and Gen
tlemen.
THr. .-tBUUEIUEU HOUSE.
L NICXI AS- Prop'.,
MAIN STREET, BUTLER, PA.
Having taken p Of ion of the above well
rown Hotel, and it beinn furnished in the
best of ftvle forth- .<t'c>modation of (,'uosts. the
public are reepcct'nllv 'tivited to give me a call.
I have alco pfmi-c-cion of the barn in roar of
hotel, whioh film;' I.e.- excellent stabling, ac
omodatioiis for n,\ pat: inn.
' I, NTCKI.AS
Union "Woolen Mill,
BUTLER, FA.
II FUI.Li:c( |'OX, I'rop'r.
M inulactuiei of Bi.vN;:tT», Ki an.neu,, Yahno
SIC. Al-ii curtoni vorli d"i eto order, such 118
■ riling Roll-, lil.inketb, Flannels Knit
_ an. Yarns. Ac., at very low
orices. Wool woi\i!.t on the sinirea, it de
sired. mv7-l
Notice Extraordinary.
Persons desiring to h«ve their Old Furniture
repair. <l. or New Woik made to order, such as
M iihic' Stands. 8001. I 'ases. Wardrobes, Ottice
Desks. Office Tablet-, <l.\. would do well to call on
A. 13. WILSON,
Practical Cabinet Maker.
I bold that a piece of furniture matte by hand
worth two made ly machinery, and will cost
•ut littln more, il ai y. Then why not have hand
iiMle ? All work i... ,1« in the latest stjles and
>i the t>e< t mateni I I guarantee en'ire oat-
action in rt%le, iu ikiuaiiship and price. Give
a call. Miop o:i Miftlin Mreol fom doors
.net of Maiu rlio»t. and opposite A. Troutman's
tore, lintler Pa. sepl7-ly
jPjfe Fortius style Singer
V\'e will send it to your
mH\ JaM Depot to be examined be-
V/ssj fore yoo pay for it. If it is
ii >t as represented it can l>e
returned at expense.
17 - v • Twrii PbiltrJvivlrU.
HITLER, PA., WEDNESDAY. DECEMBERS. 80
THE CASH ACCOUNT.
The Treasury Secretary Report*—An
Interesting Statement Furnish
ing Much Valuable In
formation.
WASHINGTON, NOV. 22, 1880.
From the annual report of tbe Uni
ted States Treasurer Giltiilan, it ap
pears that the receipts of the Govern
ment compare favorably with those of
the previous fiscal year and show t au
increase from customs, internal revenue
and sales ol public lands of $59,811,-
505, and a decrease iu those from mis
cellaneous sources ot only $112,070.
The expenditures show the slight in
crease of $*95,074 in the as
compared with the previous fiscal vear,
caused by an increase of 2 : ,395, 040 in
tbe payment on account ol the Interior
Department, but show a decrease of
$21,699,905 in expenditures for interest
and premium on the public debt, on
civil and miscellaneous accounts and
for the War and navy Department.
The balance of public money on depos
it in tbe Treasury and subject to draft
at tbe close of business, J uue 30tb, '79,
was $417,223,787. The receipts dur
ing the vear from all sources amounted
to $474,578,241, and drafts paid $708,-
190,900 After deducting receipts from
property refunded and outstanding
drafts, there was subject to draft at
close of business, June 30, 1880, $204,-
683,825, which differs from the debt
statement balance by $3,595,213, which
is explained iu the appendix The
busiuess of the Government involved
the transfer, during the year, of sll,-
052,257,082, the greater portion through
the medium of accounts of this office
and the remainder by actual transpor
tation of the funds Fifty-eight Na
tional banks were organized during the
year, five failed aud twenty-one went
into voluntary liquidation, leaving 2,-
102 doing business. The amouut col
lected from the National banks by tbe
Treasury of the United States for the
semi-annual duty accruing during the
year, was $7,591,770. The total
amount collected during the existence
of the National bank system is SIOO,
861,469. The report embodies a state
ment of the liabilities and assets of the
Treasury for the years 1877-8-9 and
1880, from which it appears that gold
and silver coin and bullion ranged
$114,404,982 iu 1877, to $103,969,444
in 1 078, to $225,808,368 it 1879, nd
to $214,303,215 iu 1880. The decrease
of $84,000,000 between 1879 and 1880
is represented by the reduction in tbe
go d balance of $34,000,000 and an in
crease in silver coin and bullion on
hand. Tbe influences tending to a de
crease of tbe old balance have been,
primarily, the scarcity of notes, com
pe ling tbe payments ol tbe daily bal
ance to the New York Clearing House
in gold coin. T- ere have been but a
small amount of United States notes
and gold certificates presented for re
demption in gold coin. There has been
during the year an increase in silver
coin of $150,957,970 in silver dollars,
aud of $7,849,994 in fractional silver
coin. The note assets, including tbe
balances due from tbe depository b nk,
have decreased from $107,664,287 in
1877, to $93,444,282 in 1878, to $53,-
926,663 in 1879, and to $42,403,314 in
1880. The steady decrease tbe Treas
urer says is due in a great measure to
the withdrawal of notes, caused by a
presentation of clearing house certifi
cates for redemption and the amount
of these. Tbe certificates outstanding
have been reduced from $01,335,000 in
1879, to $9,975,000 in 1880. Another
reason for the smallness of the note
balance, Gilfillan adds, may be found
iu the falling off of note receipts, the
revenues of the Government being now
largely paid in coiu and silver certifi
cates.
From the tables of assets and liabili
ties of the Government for November
Ist, 1879, and November Ist, 1880, it
is shown that on November Ist, 1879,
there were $151,0 7,044, and on Nov.
1, 1880, there were $141,597,013.61,
available for resumption. The H mount
of gold coin and bullion in the Treasu
ry January 1, 1879, the date of resump
tion, of specie payments, was $135,-
382,(539, and at this date November 1,
it is $'40,725,952, and, iu addition,
there have accumulated in the Treasu
ry $47,084,459 in standard silver dol
lars. The redemption of United States
notes in gold, si ce the resumption of
specie payment" have aggregated sll,-
963.336. Since the order of the De
partment, of January 1, 1879, author
izing the receipt of United Staten notes
for custom duties, there have been re
ceived on that account $142,323,601.
The total coinage of standard silver
dollars, under the act of February 28,
1878, has been $72,847,750. Of this
amount, $47,588,106 are iu the Treas
ury and mints, and $25,259,644, being
more than 34§ per cent of the coiuage
in circulation. The Treasurer instan
ces the bonds which have reduced and
forthwith increased the r circulation to
the former amount, with the avowed
object of relieving themselves from the
trouble and expense o. redeeming their
notes through the redemption agency
as required by law, and says it is plain
that such transactions as these are not
within the spirit of the act of June 20,
1874. That act authorizes the deposit
of legal tender notes by any National
bank desiring to withdraw its circula
tion, in whole or in part. A wish to
surrender the circulation with a reserv
ed intention of taking out more at once,
or as soon as a fall in the price of bonds
shall make the transaction profitable, is
not, it is submitted, such a desire to
withdraw the circulation as the law
contemplates. It could neither have
been intended or expected, that the law
would become a means of enabling
banks to operate in securities of the
goverment deposited to secure the re
demption of their notes, or to throw
upon the United States or other banks
| of the country, the expense of redeem
ing their notes while maintaining and
enjoying the full circulation to whicu
the law entitles them.
I The totul values of the exports of
petroleum and petroleum products from
ihr United Stutea during the month of
September, IH*U, weres:{.7l2.7<i3, dur
!iiu tiepteml)er, 7ti79, s<i,4lS),lßo. tor
f the' uilA; mvutbs yrtdmjr i^fUrtubcr,
1880, $24.980,3'3, and for the same
period in 1879, $26,0r,0,630.
; The annual report of the Commis
sioner of Pensions shows that on the
30lh of June last there were 250,802
persons receiving pensions from the
Government. The annual pensions av
erage $lO3, an aggregate for all of $35,-
917,90K, exclusive or arrears. Pay
ments for the year amounted to $37,-
046,185, of which $12,468,191 was ac
crued pensions ir» new cases. The to
tal amount paid out for pensions during
the year was $57,026,994. Commis
sioner Bentlv estimates it will require
upwards of $50,000,000 to pay the pen
sions of the curre it year. The number
of ca es in which arrears of pensions
have been allowed up to November Ist,
the date of the report, is 43.917. The
average in each case is SSOO.
THE PAINTINGS IN THE RO
TUNDA AT WASHING TON.
Mr. Robert Weir's picture represent
ing the Embarkation of the Pilgrims
from Holland »vas completed and
placed in the rotunda of the Capitol
during the administration of President
i Polk. Origin, lly dr ven from their
j English homes by religious persecu
! tion, they have embarked for the New
| World, seeking "freedom to worship
: God." Tae three most prominent fig
ures on the deck of the Speedwell,
waiting o a dark autumnal day for
the turu of tbe tide to put out to sea,
are Governor Carve , Elder Brewster,
and Pastor Robinson; each one dress
ed in a Geneva suit of blac , and each
one having a bald head, a gray beard,
and a pale face, as if the three were
painted from the same model. Then
there is Miles Staudisb, who was, his
tory informs us, a small man, but who
is represented in the pic; ure as a stal
wart warrior, with tawny hair and
scarlet hose, wearing his cuira.-s and
carrying hisswurd, although there were
no foes in that vicinity. A woman
equally gigantic in size wears a fanci
ful green dre9s. while Dame While has
a gown of striped satin, aud Mistress
Wiuslow stands on the verge of the
ocean dressed like one of Rul>en's por
traits of his mistresses. In the back
ground are other men and women gay
ly attired, like the supernumeraries iu
a melodrama, and the picture fails to
give an idea of the sincere yet bigoted
exiles for conscience' sake. The artist
sacrificed historical truth that he might
produce a picture full of strong effects.
He received SIO,OOO lor his work
Mr. John Vanderlyn, who was com
missioned to till another of tbe then
vacant panels of the rotunda, went im
mediately to Paris, where he spent
several installments of his remunera
tion before he commenced his Landing
of Columbus He then employed a
Freuch artist, and hired the costumes
worn in the opera of Ernani, so that '
the picture was finished "by the job."
Indeed it might be called "raising the |
wind," as any one will say who sees
it, or the engraving of it which orna- j
ments the reverse of the five-dollar j
notes now issued; for the three flags
borne by three of the orignal group of j
filibusters are blown outward iu three i
different directions. Those f uniliar
with the real ability which character
ized Vanderlyn's earlier works were
sadly disappointed with his Landing
of Columbus.
A third panel was filled with a pict
ure—so called—of the Baptism of
Pocahontas, by Mr. John G. Chapman.
In catering to the pride of those who
claimed to be descended from the first
families of Virginia, Mr. Chapman had
difficulties to contend with, probably
more depressing than even the failing
of inspiration which must attend the
portrayal of an apocryphal ceremonial.
The Baptism of Pocahontas is not only
a libel on our respect, as a people, for
historical truth, but its sole effect upon
lovers of art is to excite ridicule.
Mr. Henry Inmau, an artist of some
reputation, received the commission to
fill the fourth vacant panel, and went
to Europe, where he was said to have
made studies for his picture, and he
had received three annual installments
of $2,000 each when he died. Mr. S.
F. B. Morse, an impecunious arti-t,
who afterwards became enriched by
bis connection with electric telegraphs,
offered either to complete the work of
Mr. Inman, or to paint a new picture, ,
for the remaining $4,000 ; but the
offer was not accepted. In 1847, Con
gress, ou the urge t solicitation of
General Sehenek, autborizeed the pay
ment of this $4,000, with $6,000 more,
to Mr. \V. H. Powell, for a picture of
De Sot" discovering the Mississippi;
and when the work was completed he
received a furthur appropriation of $2,-
000. De Soto, who had been for
months journeying through the wilder
ness from Florida, appears in gorge
ous attire, and recalls the well-known
figure of Henry IV. entering Paris. In
the foreground a group urging forward
a cannon reminds one of a similar ar
tillery movement iu the Siege of Sara
gossa, while some voluptuously formed
maidens (surely not Indians) are very
like the d.itnsels who figure in Horace
Vernet's Capture of the Smala, at \ er
sailles. The whole picture, in short,
is a plagiarized patchwork of generali
ties. absurd and incongruous,—badly
drawn, gaudily colored, ami as desti
tute of historic value as an act of Con
gress is of poetic feeling.
A group of statuary, by Luigi Per
sico (a protege of Mr. Buchanan),
placed on one of the two blockings on
the sides of the steps leading up to the
eastern portico of the Capitol, excited
much attention. The. original com
mission gave $12,000 for the group,
but as much more was subsequently
voted. The subject chosen by the ar
tist was Columbus explaining the mys
teries of the globe to a naked and
crouching Indian woman. A very
clever letter was written by Colonel
Seaton, and published in his National
Intelligencer, purporting to have come
from this nude savage maiden, who
thus protested against her forced ap
pearance before the public in an im
modest attitude and without apparel.
The commission for the companion
group of statues was driven to Horatio
Greenouffh. who called bis work I iie
Rescue. It has been described as a
gigantic Scotchman endeavoring to
l/rvuk life buck of a big ludiitti, while a
woman holds a child, and a large du>r
looks peacefully on.— December Atlan
(tic. *
ABOUT THE MAILS.
The Postmaster General'* Annual
Report.
WASHINGTON, X.>v. 2J—The an
nual report of the Postmaster General
is made public. Jt begins with the re
mark by Mr. Miiynard that as he t > >k
charge of the department only on th<>
25ih of August lust, he spt ak- of it his
torically and as lie finds it, with litt.e
reference to his own administrate
which did not commence until af
expiration of the fiscal ye r j
whose transactions the |>r. ■ i.i t
is chiefly concerned. Tl:e r. ;> »rt |»;v-
sents a auioiit t of statistical in
formation constituting the operations
of the department. The imp irtant
points of which are g'ven as follows:
The total expenditures of the depart
ment during the fiscal year e .din,'
June 30, ISSO, were- $16,542.80S 68.
The reveiim s were as follows: Ordi
nary receipts, $32.934,789.30 ; receipts
from money orders, $269,205.25, and
receipts fr ni ffioial stamps and stamp
ed enve! >pes, sll 1 534 72 ; total, $33,-
315,4 7'J.3-i. Excess of expenditures
over receipts $3,227,323.34 Included
in the above statement of receipts and
expenditures is the sum of $440 983 30
paid on liab.lities incurred in the pre
vious fiscal year. Deducting this sum
from the aggregate amount it leaves
as the actual expenditures on account
of the service for the year $ >6,101,820,-
38. The amount appropriated for the
service of the fiscal year 1879-80, in
cluding sums appropriated by special
acts, was $37,757,059.87. The emount
expended for 1879-80 was $50,101,-
820.38, leaving and unexpended bal
ance of appropriations tor the year of
$1,655,269.49. This balance will fie
largely reduced when unadjusted lia*
bilities for the year have been reported
and paid. The estimated expenditures
for tne fiscal year ending June 30,
1881, are $42,475,932. The ordinary
revenues are estimated at $38,545,-
174.10 Estimated revenues from money
order business $300,000. Total esti
mated revenue for the fiscal year end
ing June 30, 1882. $88,845,174 10.
Estimated excess of expenditures to lie
appropriated out of the general trea
sury as a deficiency, $3,530,757.90.
The appropriation is recommended tor
the continuance of special mail facili
ties on railroads, such as extra trains
with mails only, and the acceleration
of regular trains carrying mails, etc.
It will be impossible to maintain the
service at its present state of efficie cy
without this appropriation.
The Postmaster General suggests
the establishment of the p »stal savings
system, and also of postal telegraphs,
iu the country in the following terms :
One of my predecessors some years
since recommended the incorporation
iuto the department of a system of pos
tal savings The subject has from
time to time occupied the attention of
Congress for several years. The sys
tem ha tieen in operation in the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ;
aud in Canada. When in Loudon re
cently Her Majesty's Postmaster Gen
eral kindly gave me facilities for ob
serving the management ot his depart- j
meut. I learned that the postal sav
ings system had been remarkably sue- '
cessful, and had constantly grown in
popular favor. As managed iu that
country it is a source of some profit to
the government. In this country 1 in- i
ciine to the belief that tbe system j
would have advantages "Veil greater
than iu a compact population like that
of Great Britain In bv far the larger
portion of the United States there are j
no savings depositories, and are not
likely to be. To the people of these j
parts the use of the postoftice for this
purpose would be a real boon. It j
would be an additional advantage that
deposits would be available at any de- !
pository office in the U. States, an im
portant consideration with a people so
migratory as ours. It is believed the
system would interfere ittle with the
business of savings banks, but would
absorb funds not now deposited in
them. Nor would the patronage of
the government be sensibly increased,
since the system would be operated hy
persons already in public service,
with no considerable addition to their
numbers. Your attention and the at
tention of Congress is respectfully in
vited to it.
, Mr. Mavnard renews for the con
sideration of Congress the suggestion
made by his predecessor that the word
"fraudulent," as it occurs in sections
3,929 and 4,041 of the revised statutes
preceding the word "lottery," should
be stricken out. He says, that Con
gress, while expressly forbidding the
use of ordinary mail to all lottery com
panies, whether fraudulent or not,
should intend to afford the special se
curity of the registry system and con
venience and safety of the money order
; system to persons engaged in einploy
! ments declared by the Supreme Court
! of the United States to be "deinoraliz
i ing in their effects, no matter how
' carefully regulated," unless express
i proof of frauil can be made against
i such companies, is not to be assumed.
! Congress will not intentionally aid iu
i demoralizing the public by affording
extraordinary postal facilities to per
sons or companies whose business ac
complishes this result.
| He further says that 'he legal posi
tions taken by his predecessor concern
ing the power of the Postollice Depart
-1 nient to exclude lotteries from the use
| of the in iils nn et his approval, and
under the recent decision of the United
States Supreme Court in the case of
Stone vs. State of Mississippi, lie has
felt it to be his official duty also to
give full effect to I Ik? action of any
State Legislature iu its efforts to re
lieve itself from the evil consequences
of pernicious legislation in the past.
1 A remark that always provokes a
'smile,' "What'll you take?"
A little bov weeping mopt piteously
was interrupted by some unusual oc
currence lie hub' •! his cries lor a
moment, the thou lit was b:ok< n,
"Mn," MI d he, resuming his sniffle,
4 "what was 1 crying abuiu judt uOw ?"
BOSSES.
The Brooklyn Eagle is a Democratic
journal of acknowledged ability, nnd
its late remarks upon "Bosses" are as
significant as they are truthful.
I Josses >»nd through organization," it
says, "are incompatible." This truth,
which is constant'v forgotten in both
parties, the Eagle elucidates very
clearly. "The success of organization
depends upon reason. The success of
the boss is due to underhand arts."
And the Eagle says what every young
man should remember—for nothing is
more constantly proved—that "no
young man can hope for the favor of a
>s who does not begin by cultivat
or the temper of a lickspittle." This
i- :tM of the Democratic boss in New
York by a Democratic paper, but it is
as true of Republican bosses every
where. The rule of bosses redn - es
political success to the favor of one
man, who owes his power, not to abil
ty and natural superiority, but to a
system which he did not originate, but
of which lie takes ad van tag?. The
power of John Kelly is not derived
iroin natural mastery, like the leader
ship of Henry (.'lay or Mr. Gladstone.
It rests wholly upon patronage. It is
at every point venal and mercenary. A
boss is a politician whose sole business
is politics in the lowest sense, of buy
ing men with place, or promise or hope
of place, to serve his personal ends. If
they knew that he could pay no price
for their devotion, they would not be
devoted. Hut by patronage the boss
controls caucuses and conventions; he
dictates and carries nominations; and
once in possession of the "regular" or
ganization, his will becomes the voice
of the party. To oppose it is to pro
mote the success of the party ; and un
less the oter thinks his party boss a
greater evil than party defeat, he swal
lows his chagrin, and supports the
party.
The Mayoralty vote in New York,
however, showed lhat a multitude of
Democrats preferred the defeat of the
"regular" party candidate for Mayor
Even their party loyalty would n >t in
duce them to recognize Mr. Kelly as
an irresponsible dictator. The rebuke
of the result, we trust, will be heeded
by all bosses. The moral is that mere
"regularity" is not enough, because
"regularity" may involve hostility to
tundamental principles and institutions.
We heard an exceedingly foolish Re
publican say, at the close of the cam
paign. in a public speech, "I am a lie
publican, right or wrong." A man
who puts such a silly declaration into
practice is a contemptible public ene
my. A man may sacrifice preferences,
but not principles. He may sacrifice
lesser interests to greater iu a political
campaign. Aut when he does what
he feels to be wrong, at the command
of his party, every #;ood patriot justly
demises him. A man belongs to ft
party in order to secure what he be
lieves to be right and beet for the
country. When he supports it in do
ing what he thinks to be wrong and
hurtful to the common welfar j , he is
scuttling the ship.
It is upon this kind of mean servility
that busses depend tor their ascenden
cy. The man who is a Republican
right or wrong is the lickspittle of
I whom the Eayle speaks in its own
party, and he is heartily despised bv
i the master who uses him. The Dem
ocrats in New York who refused to
vote the regular Democratic ticket for
Mayor, like the Republicans who last
I year scratched part of their State tick
j et, are a staudiug warning' to bosses.
Such party men are the proof that a
mere label of regularity is not enough,
i They are, of course the subject of much
j "machine" opprobrium. But they
have a comfortable power. They and
j they alone, for instance, have m ide
1 Mr. Garfield President. Had the Re
| publican voters who, for reasons satis
factory to themselves, rejected "regu
larity" in part of the State ticket last
, year, rejected it in the general ticket
j this year, General Hancock would
j have been elected. "Deputy Demo-
I crat," undoubtedly, front one point of
'view; but from another, independent
Republicans. The moral, again, for
bos-es to consider is that the small
and independent number who make
the majority wear no collar. They be
long to the party for the sake of the
country, and not of a boss. It is not
those who are Republican* right or
wrong, but those who are Republicans
! r ght, who give the party its hold upon
I the country, and to whom the party is
indebted for its late victory. So John
Ivellv has learned that the important
poi'it for him to ponder is not whether
he can carry the 1100 Tammany heel
ers who wear his collar, but whether
he can carry Democrats like Mr. Wick
ham and hi.-s friends for anything to
which lie attached his label. Organi
zation i-> indispensable to party suc
cess. Hut intelligence and discussion
are essential to organization. Bosses
are fatal, because their rule is that of
stupid severity— Harper's Weekly.
I'.SKS Of Wvm k PAPER.—; A writer
says that few housekeepers are aware
of the many uses to which waste paper
may be put. After a stove has been
blacked it can be kept looking well for
a long time by rubbing it with paper
every morning. Rubbing it with paper
, is a much nicer way of keeping the out
side of a tea-kettle clean than the old
| way of washing it in suds. Rubbing
them with paper is also the best way
of polishing knives and tin. ware after
scouring them. If a little soap be held
on the paper in rubbing tin ware and
spoons, thev -hine like new silver. For
polishing mirrors, windows, lamp chim
neys, etc., paper is better than dry
cloth, Preserves and pickles keep much
better if brown paper instead of cloth
is tied over the jar. Canned fruit is
not apt to mould if a piece of writing
paper, cut to lit each can, is laid direct
ly upon the fruit. Paper is much bet
ter to put under carpets than straw. It
is thinner, warmer and makes less
noise when one walks over it. Two
thicknesses of paper placed between the
other coverings on a bed are as warm
as a quilt. If it is necessary to step
upon a chair, always lav a paper upon
it, and thus save the paint aad wood
t work from damage.
AOIKKTINIKti HATCH,
One ("in are, one insertion, #1 ; each scba*
ineot insertion, 60 cents. Yearly advc-rtUemc nt
• ii-reduig one-fourth of a column, #5 per inch
'igure work double thene tates; addition*
■ i km tviieru i. i iitly or monthly changes arc
m..Je advertisements 10 cents per tin*
for iir-t insertion, ami scent» per line for each
additional i;r ertion. Marriages and deaths pub
i i i fri'i' «.f chwgf. Obituary roticev charged
e • adv. rri- rnei.tr. and payable when handed Is
Vu lil')is' NVt-'ee, *4 : Kxecntor#' and Adminia
tratonT Notices. *3 each; Entray. Caution an*
Dissolution Notices, not exceeding ten lines,
each.
From the fact that the CITIZEN is the oldea*
estab i.-hcd cud mt*t extensively circulated Ra
publican newspaper in Butler county, (a Repufc
lioa. county) it must l»e apparent" to businea*
men that it if the medium they should use ia
flvenixinp their business.
NO. 4
THE WEATHER PROPHETS
WISDOM.
The two most eminent and audacioas
prognosticators of the age, Mr. Tic«,
of St Louis, and Mr. Vennor, of
Montreal, have made out their weather
programme for the winter. Mr. Vennor
predicts "tremendous snow falls as far
sou h as Washington;" Mr. Tice,"hcavv
rains in the south and heavy snows ia
the north, with extremely low tempera
ture. " The latter, casting his propbetio
eye still further ahead, says also that
we have entered upon a period of un
usual pertur ations.of which the maxi
mum will not be reached before a year
from next fall. All of which signifies
that if these weather wiseacres know
what they are talking about, we may
expect to be hurried in snow this win
ter and washed out with floods in the
spring; to be convusled with all sorts
of elemental irregularities for a year or
two longer—be shaken up with earth
quakes, perhaps swept with cyclones,
frozen into ice blocks, and blasted with
thunderbolt*. Therefore the Post sug
gests, in the language of the preacher,
that those who haw houses had better
be putting them in order.
Such is the perversion of the present
generation, however, that even these
oracular utterances of disaster will prob
ably give it no concern. It is more than
likely that people will go on as usual,
marrying and giving in mar rage, ma
king money and making merrv, schem
ingfor "soft places"uuder the new ad
ministration and lobbying "jobs"
through Congress, although unmindful
of the mischief that Jupiter, the arch
disturber of the planetary family, may
be concocting for their special edifica
tion.
lii the meantime, the sled makers and
the livery men will congraulate them
selves on the prospect of this season's
sleighing, the ice dealers will rejoice in
the certainty of an abundant crop on
which to raise the prices next summer,
and the lightening rod agents will take
to the road again in the multiplied
numbers and sublimer impudence.
Even our Democratic friends,who are
just now sadly in need of consolation,
may iind some grains of comfort in the
thought that, whatever catastrophes
are about to befall us, they can all be
charged up to the Republican party,
whk b, claiming, as it does, sole credit
for tLc blessings of the past, must by
parity of reasoning, beheld responsible
for everything to the contrary in the
future.
ELI PERKINS AT MENTOR.
ASHTABULA, ()., Nov. t).—When I
got to Garfield's Mentor farm, I looked
around to see the growing crops ; but I
didn't see any.
"Didn't the General raise anything
here this summer ?" I asked the hired
man.
"Certainly, sir ; but everything's
been carried oIT as mementoes by the
visiting delegations."
"What! Carrots and beets ? Have
they carried them all off ?" I asked.
"Lord bless yer, yes ; and cabbages
too! The visiting delegations have
cleaned the farm. The German dele
gation carried off the last cabbage; and
last week the Irish delegation carried
off the last potato. Pumpkins went
last June. The Indiana delegation took
'em ; and. after Grant and Couklingand
Cameron left, we couldn't find a brier
wood pipe or a meerschaum holder on
the place. You ought to have heard
the General talk, though, when they
carried off his carrots."
"Why, who carried off carrots ?"
"Well, the. last delegation was a
door-yard full of women from Cleve
land. Of course they looked around
for flowers in the garden; but, when
they couldn't find even a poppy-bed,
they went out and dug up the General's
carrots; and you'll see 'em now in the
parlor windows in Cleveland. A clergy
man down at Youngstown keeps a cab
bage on his piano. He says Garfield
presented it to the visiting clergymen.
An Illinois man, the chairman of a
working man's delegation, carried off
the front gate. A delegation of busi
ness men carried off a barrel of pork
and two firkins sf butter. But the
worst of all was the editoral delega
tion."
"What did the editors do?"
"Why, they carried off the family
Bible and the lids to the cooking-stove;
and the next morning you ought to
have heard the General's remarks when
he had to go over to Dr. Robinson's to
attend family prayers."
"The delegations and friends often
filled up the house didn't they ?" I
a.^keil.
"Well, I should say they did. The
night after Cameron and Grant came,
Gen. Garfield slept in the barn, and
Mrs. Garfield stood up in her night
clothes in the ball all night long. It
was a common thing to put eight or
nine Senators into the same room.
Even John L »gan slept up in the garret
with the children, and Conkling slept
between two colored delegates f:om
Indiana."
"But the Genereal has his house
left ?" 1 suggested, looking around.
"Yes, the house is here, and the
well. They couldn't carry the well off.
In fact, for the last week relics have
been furnished by the General H neigh
bors. This has saved the house. Dr.
Robinson sent over eight loads of tur
nips yesterday, Mr. Aldrich says he
will bring over several litters of pigs
to-morrow, and Mr. Johnson brought
over pumpkins enough this morning to
supply us until the inauguration. That
is what sent the General up to Cleve
land—to get more spoons and crock
ery after the visiting clergymen left."
KM I'EHKINS.
Flattery is like cologne water, to !>e
sniffed at, not swallowed.
A young man of Dansville, N.
tried to drown his mother in a hogs
head, liut the old lady resuscitated, and
his scheme to get possession of her
money was frustrated.
A preacher in Syracuse recently told
his congregation that if the women
would all dance l»y themselves in a ten
ncre lot, surrounded by a high board
fence, and the men in another enclos
ure of the same kind, there would tbei>
be no burin in dancing.