• Bl TLKIi CH IZEN ; / JOHN H. k r- C t £G'-EY. FPCP'RS. f. r.t.-nd at ihr PoxlOj[fice at fin tier a? ! necond-ela*** mailer. ■ HON. JOUN HAI.L has been re-ap pointed Marshal of the United State.- Courts for the Western District ofj Pennsylvania. Coi RT this week is engaged in the trial of criminal cases, Judges Bredin and Storey occupying the Bench. Pro ceedings uext week. MR. ROBERT LINCOLN, sou of the j martyred President, received more votes than any other candidate as a Presidential Elector in Illinois. THE revenue to the United States derived from the tax on spirits and to bacco amounted to about a hundred millions of dollars during the past year. MB. FBANKI.IN JAMISON, of Alleghe ny township, wa £ appointed foreman of the Grand Jnry Inst week instead of Mr. Westerman, who became too ill to attend Court. FOR pensions, including the amount paid for arrears of pensions under the late law, there was paid during the past fiscal year the large sum of nearly fifty-seven millions o r dollars. THE Republican Committee of Mont gomery county met iu session last •week and passed a resolution instruct ing the Senator and members from that county to vote for Mr Grow for U. S. Senator. The delegation from the county is one senator and five members, making six additional votes for Grow. His friends now claim his election certain. He is undoubtedly the popular favorite, taking the State all over. "FORTR&VENUE ONLY." After the experience of the late elec tion one would have supposed that the tariff question was pretty well settled, and that we would not soon have heard again of the "for revenue only" princi ple. But not so. On the very first day of Congress last week a leading Demo crat introduced a bill of that principle, and declared it his intention to urge it and make the Pennsylvania and all other Democrats show their hands for or against it. He declares it the true Democratic doctrine and appears dis posed to have it continued as an issue in our politics. Of him it may be said "whom the Gods wish to destroy they first make mad." PRESIDE TVT HAY ES. In another place will be found a syn opsis of President Hayes' late annual message to Congress, together with ex tract:; from the same on some interest ing subjects. This is the last annual message the President can deliver, and he takes occasion to give what may be regarded as a general review of the policy of his administration. There is no doubt that it has been one of singu lar purity, honesty and fidelity to the public interest, and will go down and be recorded in history as such. Com pared with the closing scenes of some former administrations it stands out iu striking contract. There are but one or two questions dealt upon in his late message that there exists any differ ence of opinion upon. His civil service ideas would seem to be impracticable in this country where we have parties, and where the successful party expect, and, in one sense, have the right to fill the offices. The object is good if it could be enforced from the highest to the lowest office. But to merely estab lish it for minor places in the Govern ment always seemed to ns of but little public benefit. The retirement of the legal tender currency, or greenbacks, is another question that the majority of his party and of the country would likely differ with him upon. Although issued as a war measure, as he states, yet their convenience and use are such that it would difficult to see how we could get along without them. Nothing bet ter could lie substituted a paper money and what is singular the President points out no substitute for them. That currency is firmly secured, of great con venience and general use, and in our opiuion should be maintained and con tinued as the liest and safest paper money we ever had and as an actual necessity to the people. DO THEY MEAN TROUBLE ? We can hardi v believe that the Dem ocrats in Congress mean trouble, by calling up, on the Bret day of the meet ing of that body last week, a resolu tion relative to the counting of the electoral votes next February. Yet it looks as if something was intended, from the effort made to force it through on such short notice. It is true there is an obscurity in the language of the Constitution of the United States as to KAO or how the electoral votes of the different States shall "be counted." They are "directed to the President of the Senate," who, "in the presence of the Senate and House shall open all the certificates, and the votes shall UMHI tie counted." Now it would seem to be intended, and seem to be in ac cordance with all our daily transactions of life, that the person or officer to whom any papers or documents are "directed" is the person who has the right to open them and make known their contents. This would seem to give the Vice President the power to have those votes "counted " But, in asmuch as they are required to be open ed "in the presence of the Senate and House," that would also seem as if those two bodies had some power ami rights as to the proper counting of the votes. There wps no difficulty silica jbe ORIGIN of the GOVERNMENT until tbt*J election of 1870, four years ago, which was- avoidtd by the creation, it will be recollected, of the Electoral Coromis n. Then there were double sets of returns fri.m some of the States, which threatened trouble. But now there are uo fuch returns, as yet known. And hence there would seem to be no reason for the action now pressed in Congress by the Democratic members j thereof. The pending bill gives either branch. Senate or House, the right to ! object to any return from any State. ' and prevent it from being "counted." i This would certainly be dangerous aud i unwise. Both Houses should concur at least before t e vote of any State was refused for any cause. But time should be taken and the Constitution either amended entirely, or a perfect , bill matured ar.d passed to remedy the present uncertainty in the language of the Constitution. THE public debt is stili a billion, eight hundred and eighty-six milllions of ; dollars. President Hayes speaks of it in his late message to Congress as fol lows : "The debt of the United States, le»s cash in the Treasury and exclusive of accruing interest, attained its maximum of 52,756,431,571.43 in August, 18C5, and has since that time been reduced to $1,886,019,504.65. Of the principal debt, $108,758,100 has been paid since March 1, 1877, effecting an annual sav ing of interest of $6,107,593. The bur den of interest has also been diminish ed by the sale of bonds bearing a low rate of interest, and the applica ion of the proceeds to the redemption of bonds bearing a higher rate. The annual sav ing thus secured since March 1, 1877, is *14,290,453 50. Within a short period over six hun drt d mil i ns of five and six per cent, bonds will become redeemable. This presents a very favorable opportunity not only to further reduce the principal of the debt, but also to reduce the rate of interest on that which will remain unpaid. I call the attention cf Con gress to the views expressed on this subject by th • Secretary of the Treasu ry in his annual report, and recommend prompt legislation, to enable the Treas ury Department to complete the refund ing of the debt which is about to ma ture." OCOD NEWS, IF TRUE. The following from the Pittsburgh Commercial Gazelle is good railroad news, and we hope it may all soon come to pass. The Baltimore and Ohio road has for years been seeking connections north, and if this effort suc ceeds Butler county will he unanimous in its favor. The Gazette says : "The rumor that the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company was interest ed in the combination .made by the Pittsburgh, Titusville it Buffalo Rail road with other corporations, to build a direct line to Pittsburgh from the Ti tusville system, receives corroboration, from the fact that the Baltimore & Ohio have had ax-orps of engineers for nearly two months surveying a route across the eastern part of Allegheny county, from Nine Mile run, on the Monongahela river, to Xeglev's run, on the Allegheny river. At the latter point the new railroad will bridge the river and the Allegheny Valley Rail road North of the Allegheny river the road will run north from Sharps burg an;l Pine Creek, and up Conuo quenessing Creek The necessary con necting road will be about forty miles long, and will strike the New York, Pennsylvania fi Ohio Railroad proba bly at New Hope or Hilliard, in the northern part of Butler county. Hil liard is the eastern terminus of the Shcnango and Allegheny division of the New York, Pennsylvania Ac Ohio Railroad, and from New Hope there is almost an air line to Cleveland by the Mahoning division. The line from Nine Mile run to the Allegheny river was run more than ten years ago, and the surveyors have found m ny of the old stakes which had i>een put in. It is expected that the Baltimore eople of the United States to suppress polygamy where it now exists in onr Territories, and to prevent its extension. Faithful and zealous efforts have pecn made by the United States authorities in Utah to enforce the laws it. Kxperience has shown that the legislation upon this subject, to be effective, requires extensive modifica tion and amendment. The longer ac tion Is delayed the more difficult it will be to accomplish what is desired. Prompt and decided measures are necessary. The Mormon sectarian or ganization which upholds polygamy has the whole power of making and executing the local legislation of the Territory. I>y its control of the grand and petit juries it possesses large in fluence over the administration of jus tice. Kxereising, as the heads of this sect do, the local political power of the Territory, they are able to make effec tive their hostility to the law of Con gress on the subject of polygamy, au est to con tinue the existing form of local govern ment, I recommend that the right to vote, hold office and sit on juries in the Territory of Utah, be confined to those who neither practice nor uphold polyga my. If thorough measures are adopt ed, it is believed that within a few years the evils which now afflict Utah will be eradicated, and that this Terri tory will in good time become one of the most prosperous and attractive of the new States of the Union." A Synopsis of Tha President's Mes sage. In his message the President refer to the late election, denouncing the Southern States for fraudulently count ing out the votes ot the negroes, thus virtually disfranchising them. He asks for the abolishment of sectional issues. He speaks of the necessity of a general system of education in the South, urging that Congress shall make ap propriations to this end and establish Federal supervision over the expendi ture of such grants as it may make. In the South the means at the com mand of the local and state authorities are in many cases wholly inadequate to furnish free instruction to all who need it. Whatever the government can fairly do to promote free popular education ought to be done. Wherever general education is found, peace, virtue and social order prevhil, and civil and religious liberty are secure. lie reviews at some length the suc cess which he believes has been attain ed during his administration in improv ing the tone ar.d efficiency of the civil service. The danger of patronage, or appointments for personal or partisan considera ions, have been strengthened by observation and experience in the executive office, and 1 believe these dangers threaten the stability of the government. The reasons are impera tive for the adoption of fixed rules for the regulation of appointments, promo tions, and removals, establishing a uni form method, having exclusively in view, in every instance, the attainment of the best qualificat otis for the posi tion in question. Such a method alone is consistent with the equal rights of all citizens, and the most economical and efficient administration of the pub lic business. In several of the depart ments he says they have tried the com petitive mode of appointment, and it has wonderfully benefitted the service ; so a method which has so approved itself by experimental test at points where such tests may be fairly consid ered conclusive, should be extended to all subordinate positions under the government. He recommends an annual appro priation of $25,000 to pay the expenses of a commission whose duty it shall be to devi.-u a just system of competitive examinations throughout the country for applicants for the service, which would relieve the president and con gressmen greatly. The first step in the reform of the civil service must be a complete divorce between congress and the executive 111 the matter of ap pointments. The corrupting principle that "to victors belong the spoils," is inseparable from congressional patron age as t he established rule and" practice of parties in power. The question of polygamy in Utah has also a share of attention. He heartily denounces the "crying evil," and asks for the abolishment of the ; "crime." Our foreign relations have been good. He refers to the fisheries question, the firing on Ann r can vessels in Cuban waters, and says that these matters are approaching a settlement The President considers it as one of the striking successes of his administra tion that resumption has been accom- j plitb'd and maintained, and the country I brought out of thi- disasters following ] the panic. lie calls attention to the fact that J the legislation ol the last congress in regard to silver has failed to produce tlje effect then predicted The United .States produces more silv r than any other country, and is dnucjjy jjjtffested in maintaining it as one of the precious metals. He recommends the legislation for organizing, arming and disciplining the militia, and ask* for liberal appropria tions for this purpose, He recommends the completion of the new war department building, and the erection of a lire-proof building for the army m -dical museum and library. He commends to the attention of congress the great services of the com mander-in-chief of our armies during ' the war for the union, whose wise, firm and pitriotic conduct did so luupU ! much g >od is j accomplished thereby. He recommends that provisions be made for the sale of abandoned posts, the proceeds to be applied to establish ing new posts. McCandless, Pa., Dec. G, r BO. MESSRS EIHTORS :—In the Herald (Butler) of December Ist, ISSO, we find allusion to an address of ' Bob lugersoll" on the South, Slavery, etc., The Herald says that Ingersoll says : "The church taught the doctrine that slavery was a divine institution" and it founded this doctrine on the teachings of the bible. Now in this Ingersoll tells the truth. Doubtless his father, as a minister, taught him this doctrine, as many others did. But does this prove that the church taught that slavery was a divine insti tution? By no means. But it does prove that there were men in the church, who in support of the Democratic par ty preached in favor of slavery and tried to support it from the bible. Every preacher of this type was a Democrat and every preacher so preaching is an aider and abettor of infidelity. Bob's logic is right—his premises wrong. He calls Democra tic preachers the church. They are not. The Herald need not fear. No taint will attach to Garfield from con ; tact with Ingersoll. Infidelity is not 1 diffusive among Republicans, as that ! ihinii called Democracy is among Dem i ocrats. If 11. B. Maxwell had been ! here to enlighten the Democracy, then I "my idol had not died." Oh! igno | ranee, ignorance. Comeback my dear : Maxwell—come ere infidelity hath ' ruined the Nation —confederacy. "Bob" is orgauized ; "a great many preachers are helping him on to the consumma tion he so devoutly wishes," and this "great many" are in the Democratic fold. Men whose logic would every where bind the poor in chains aud shelter themselves under the "divine right." MAC. Moon Family Reunion. Whitcstown, Dec l*t, 'BO. MESSRS. EDITORS: —On the 30th of ! September, 1380, at the residence of Martin Moon, the old hoiuestcd in Pine township, Mercer county, I'a., was held a reuuiou of the descendants of George Moon and wife who immi grated from old Virginia in the year 1807. They settled in Butler couritv, Pa, within two miles of Whitcstown. They resided at this place until the ycor 1823, when they removed to Mer cer county, Pa., and purchased tLe property now owned by Martin Moon, where they lived until removed by death in 1856. Their family consisted of twelve children—7 sons and 5 daughters; the whole number ot fle ece adents now living is sf>3. The meeting was a very pleasant one, about 100 being present. Besides imbibing from the abundance of good things, we were enlivened by the ex cellent music from James Coulter's Orchestra. After the election of the following officers, the meeting ad journed to meet on the 25th of August, ISBI, in Pine drove Park: Lewis Moon, of Jackson township, Mercer county Pa., Secretary; George S. Moon' of pine township, Mercer coun ty, Pa., Assis'ent Secretary; George Moon, of Butler county, Pa., corres ponding Secretary. 11 ugh Worley, Mercer county, Pa. Savors of Ingratitude. If the statements now flying over the State are correct, that our Repub lican "bosses" aie just now drawing tbe lines so as to compass the defeat of Mr. Grow by forcing Gov. Iloyt into the field against him, then that would be about as glaring and grace less piece of ingratitude as could well be devised. II it had not been for the advanced position taken by .Air Grow two years ago, in favor of honest mon ey,—a position up to that time our lead ders had been too cowardly to as sume—and which he maintained labor iously and with signal ability, from one end of tbe State to the other, Henry M. Iloyt, in all probability, would not to-day have the honor of attaching the title of Governor to his name In view of the connection of Gov. Iloyt and lit,- Gov. Stone with the pardon of the riot claims bribers, it would not be the best thing for the well-being of the Republican party, to transfer the one to the Pnited Stated Senate, and shove the; other into the Gubernatorial chair—leastwise not un til after thy expiration of the terms for which th<- people elected them to the I offices they now hold,— Beaver 'J'iinen, From I lie Unit. There is perhaps uo tonic offered to the people that possesses as much real intrinsic value as the JJop Jjitters. .lust at this season of the y<'nr, when the stomach needs an appetizer, or the blood needs purifying, the cheapest and best remedy is Hop Bitters. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, don't wait until you are pros trated by a disease that may make far yo|| to recover in.— Boston Qlobe. tiltliiiiirj. MR. RICUARO I)KAN.—MR Rich ard Dean, formerly of this city, died at his residence in Butler, on Saturday last, MI tbe a not toll me licit your husband IN up aii w riU'S us from Craw ford V Corners, i'.i . u : ' r date of Dec. t>th. "On Su-ini iV I>« comber 4th Ulysses S. Gra'.-f, - -n <•*' Mr and Mrs. R. Johnson Grant, of Allegheny town- i ship, Butler county. Pa., hid been hunting rabbits with other boys, and was coming towards home to get dinner about noon. When within 30 or 40 rods of the house be came to a fence and set his gun against the fence and climbed upon it. Ho went to start aud reached back to pull his gun up, and as he did so the trigger caught upon something, causing the gun to send a bullet precisely into the middle of his forehead, and the poor boy was dead in a moment. He was supported by Tommy Layton, or he would have fallen down a precipice oIT the fence 30 or 40 feet. His parents were away from home a few miles vis iting frieuds. It was an awful shock to them. He was a good boy to his mother, and uo wonder she repeated frequently, at his funeral, 'My dear b >y! my dear boy !' It is dreadful to lose a good boy in such a way, but it would be much harder to lose a bad boy. Boys be good to your mother. He was in his 18th year. Very many friends and neighbors, in about 70 conveyances followed his remains to the graveyard of the obi stone Presby terian church on Monday. J. R. C. —William Sloan, when lately work ing on Sloan farm, near said Grant farm, fell off the beam of an oi! well and broke his leg and arm. —Thomas Perry, living near said Grant farm, and when cutting down a derrick it fell upon him, broke some of his ribs and otherwise severely in jured him, from which he is yet con fined. —A man, name unknown, but who was working on a well near saiu Grant farm, was found dead lately* laying on an oil barrel, with head aud face hang ing in the barrel, supposed to have been suffocated by gas. " THE LEADING AMERICAN NEWSPAPER." 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If" o>ce*trr'» Ore't Uiibri years'subscription in advance or five one-veur su!>scrirtioas to the TIIB W;;iX!,Y, > r. sls for a sine!'- live years' subscription in ad v.-iice. . r five one year subscriptions to the St-MJ-W FI KI.V. or one year's subscription l • She 1 Ati.X. or. S3O i r a -ii-.le r-irv-iir-' subscription ill ad vance to the i)\'i Y THIBI .NK. Far oi.e .'tnr extra the Dictionary c-:n be sent by mail to any part of the Knifed Siaies, ■ while for short distances tiie express is much cheaper. For any furfhc information desired, address THE TRIHI NK, New York. Under Markclii. BrrTEß—Good 20a25 cents V tb. Bacon--flain sugar cured shoulders, H : si.lej.. P2 DAKHNED IIOCJS—GaB cts per pound liKANn—Wllit*. flfitl 27 >< b"i>h CHHIXKSS—2S to 35 cts. ;er pair. l'lcttcd. 7 cents pur pouni. CiTEKur.—l6 eta ¥ It'. CORN MEAL —2 cts. V tt>. CALK SKlNS —oOctl V !b. EIKIS—2O ISIBV ''(i/en. Pi, OUR —WheM, 4 5tf» V Lbl, *v;k ♦l.2 r a»l 50 buckwheat. t2.£t» V eat. GRAIN—Oar*.4O els V bushel; com f,() ; wheat , 91at.lt): rye 9 I jjuts . b'uk.vUaat, Ci. Hum—«) tb. LARH—IOC ¥ !b. Tallow, ,WC, MOLASSES—6O(ii'7Oc V gallon. Syrup, 50, a 00c. UjHuss— (»l ¥ bush Potatoes—li o. V bushel. Ru«ar—Yellow white foil 2c. t* lt>. Rai.t—No. I, $1.25 V barrel. CABDAOB, per bead. 5aS cts. TURNII'S, 3/' C per builiol. TUHKKVH— Live, t! et« per tl>: dresntxl 8o V tl>. DUESKEII BEI:f -tore-quartern, -!<550; hind quarters, S'BGC. RITTSIIVIT««I HAKKETS, COCNTHY PRODUCE. APPLES—Fancy. 41 50(91 75perbbl; nrim», $1 25(51 50; mdiiim, 50@75c. APPLE BUTTER Gallon pr;-tva, tUttr.BOc pur gallen; in two to seven gallon buckets, 45,W(jOc; 111 banc-Is anil half barrels. lOio' loe. I'ruac while navies, ifcl taJl 75 |*»r bush; medium, {si 50S>1 HO; Luna, •. foW..:c per lb. BUTTEH—Choice Jaiiy. 2.J(Si'2sc; prime rolls. 18(5J2SO: common giadee. i.VS))Kc. CHEESE—Piiiue Ohio factory, l 2' 4 (S>l3lfo: jobbing, 1.%5>1 1c; New York Goshen jobbing, 14' a 11' bweit/.B O.'l pc* bbl; il(it 1 50 |>er (>ox. Kacketi' . it.'o !' 50 per bbl. DltlKU FRUirs—.Vpplen, Uioid, per lb f:(£ f>c; dried appies. onailured, ciioicn peaches, nnvted, cl>"ic > Jteaolie- 1 , h'dvm. 7(i|4iCi illjf»illl! [IH .UKIH, fieelu l. Ib(ui 7t>; ev t|> >- rated drie 1 pescnex. p>;r- l. .'tOiW Itc; unparo I, bui'kleberrios. 1 tifn) i 'lf ; rat-pbem< s. 2•*- ®H(»c; blackberries. S>?'!ie: elierri»H. pittel. 18- (aj2'Jc; cherries unpitlcx). M34c; II#W diieJ sweet corn. 7W<®Hc; new ilried giee'i sweet peas, pt r bushel, x 1 90®2 10 EGGS—Choice freMi in oaaes, iu bbls. 2K(S)29c; piekled 20®ilc GAME—l'hea-ants. p i -I >/. OO.'Jii 1 CO; rab bits, per pair, 20i>5. (ju.iil |>er dozen ?1 2iat -50; squirrels, per dozen 7 >ear 1 00; wild turkevs each. 11 oal 50; wil.l ducics. per dozjn, -ii M a.'l 00. HONEY—White clover. 20a2'c [1 IIi; Cslifor uia, 18a20< ; New Ynrli »-(• i" cases, 2II iri:s. 9a!lk: r' It,; ducts, 10al2< V Hi; wildturkevs. -jl Mo»t 75 jtoose. liaHc PEANUT.-—Ol oice while. i' 4 SEEDS-t'liivur. rl Via I »•> r bushs! fir small, a:id (5 2 r ,u5 f.ti for inaiiiu,< lb; t.uiothy, ♦2 60a2 75 per tin he.) fir west. in. FKx*c*d, tl 2 al 23. WHEAT—Choice red. or !.ane»>ii«r. 12. No. 2 red or ainlsr. >rl 0,*,al CK; white. «7aOTc; medium. 90i!Me; rejected c. CORN'—Ve low shelled. ,111 |pM>U />«a..'si pr-r bu»liel. ('rices I'V 'I iliaa Yellow, shel id 5 l«v&4ji: li'yl| ilii.ed, to, new ear. 49 :51c. OA l'-i ~t'r.<'«s p iij by dua'era-i'lia.u 41a42c luiacil BYE—Peijiwylvaiua. {•'! -U'li- HOPS- V 5 ut, r HJ per Hi, BAb'LFY Cho.ce w. jider, 85aQ5c; stained. a7; sinned. MALV-yailtrf. €• t Cll-.l !:'i per biuhd. Fl.Ottlt -The fallowing ii:e the j .libing quo tations; Fancv p*t»t t.« (spriilg and winter wheat.) t7 71.S S; fanm St. I.ouis (winter), {a'i 00. XX famii> ( uediinn winter). ♦ 5 50a5 75; XXX 1 akers ( Minnesota), US 25a t> 50: XX bikers (Wiscoifio). ♦(! 00.6 25 BUCKvVHKvT Ft.OUlt t- 75a3 no p. r ewt. | BYE FLO 171t—45 25a5 50 | < r bbl; low grades I f.'l 7 r >al 00. MILL FEED White mi | i:| i*JI Qo. t al Ot); seconds, £l7 (I0»17 a'l. brill, riti OtialV 00; chopped feed, corn and oats; t2O (J)a2l 00; mix ed. tl9!£a2o. HAY Choice new baled, tiui otov, ♦tC 00 V ton; No. 2 do. s)fi.il7; upland pranie, £14a17 00; piiuie new loose from counter; out-meal, Duff's Irish, fu 25 in bairels: -SH H? 1 -j 111 kouo ; t'anada MM'tl. *5 ftl| in bbl». »! M 7' n ill A i iir«l. Tq all who lire nill.Tlng Irom the crrora nud Indii-crellona ol yoiilti. nervou* weakness, earl) - decay, lo»- ot pnuihood. tV< - .. I w ill send a re. eipetii.it will cure you, KBICE o^'C|' A Bli"' This irreiil leiuedv WI- ill- a iihv.4|o(i Afy i|) Somh 4I'll"'I tiend a *ell-iiddrc»»ed eu- VI lope lo the iil-v. JontlMl iNMAN, Station />, NfW York ('Hi/. tl Klcrliou !*'ol !«•«*. AN Eltction for twelve Directors of the Butler Mutual Fire Insurance Co , lo serve for the ensuing year, will lis held al the Olli :e of the Secretary in Butler. Pa , on the second Tuesday or Jntiaarf next, being die llth day of t|iu utonili, belyeeu Him hours of one and two e. M lldectt 11. C. HKImEMAN. decretaly llleeliun Xutice. THE meuit>«rs of the Worth Mutual Fire In surance Co. will meet a' Iho School House iu West Liberty, on the s. cond Saturday of Jan- I nary, IHHI. bei'ig the Sth iust ,ai 1 o'clock, e I M.. for the purp jse of electing enstjinjj ;ear. 4- M- MAMlUtli, Meo'y. Notice. NOTICE i» hrreby given that 11 ia the iutrn tioH of the citizens of Clay township to ap ply to tbe coining Legislature for the repeal of the preoent road law over the name. kiio]ru an (lie ' Worth Tp., Boa-t Law," and which was ex tended to said Clay township, by Act of Asnem bly of 24th March, IH7H, which said act it in here by, iwniirtit to bu awl liiwoM law reu>- • ktat«d. Sdeelt I HOLIDAY PRESENTS Or THE !:::r B€A'JT!FJL DES.'SJS, AT v:-" ZZZ** -€L cs'd - \3 CO artot * * - - *■vi »:Y A'■ • •*. ~•{•■ •> A»--.r .1 . •■•• Rv f :•. ' •' _ /• ~ I z !Lvn *;.{« sL''"r Goldrii -L'rT.JiadiaC'n:-". Orrz. ~ * TV-»rr*) V*r*-' r 7J * SOLID siLVsr. k~s :i£v2S ?£iTir F.SES ?pochsl AT :"B. Co llu sbl ton AX IMMENSE FALL & WINTER STOCK OF BOOTS and SHOES. 'I he Largest Stork of any House in Isut!«-r conn! v. (Jooils guaranteed as represented. Prices us low a* tbe lowest. Call and examine prices anil stock. HOLIDAY PRESENTS! grand display this week AT Rosenbaum & Co.'s, 112, llj, HO, Market Street, Cor. Liberty Street, P I TTS I *IJ R G 11, P A.. FOR PiIESKNTS. I'iIESKNTS. PI. liSKNTS. PHFSKX'I S. PKKSKXTS. pi- J:SKN*'J S. PRESENTS. JSf Anrl I,O"iQ othr-v useful Presents at I nmensq TOW PRICKS- M. FIRE & Bro" tQO and tQ °A Federoi Sfc_, AltegUottf. We Are Now Daily Optn ng New and Choice FALL AND WINTER DRY GOODS ! I Offr'verj' l»**«>rl|»llou, «'oni|»rl*f i«« In part Ihr following Mtxuct IVrr.vt limith. ti's. *, l». I2't'\ Plain I*. Ca*hmere*. in, an, i"ic Clul|lil<'rKi very wile, extra value, .*>, ■'(■'r. Vreiwh uII-WikH, , lt|.»''K anil < olored, new iiml I *tyfe*, 7le ami #l. \\ •• have ilits .lay •iih-iiml a very I ante lot i f silk Krlii||f», I rlinmlitK*. Silk*. Satins, X.e. In CUIAKS ami im>LM.\ NX our aiwortinenl In very ioiup!t:U\ wlilrli enables lis to salt every botfy. l).ir>'ew of Dry (Jooilh are respectfully requested to ffive u* si 'Mill lie'orc pur I'liubiag elsewhere, and we feel c;)nlident that every one w i 1 letivo our establishment with the conviction of haviug saved m>ney. M. FIRE & BRO., 100 and 102 Federal Street, Allojfc 417 BU"Y* Kin GLOVES. SU.K I'MHKKLLA* AI I'ACA IMI'IU.M.AS, I.KATHEK SATi HKI-S, I'tjU i MONNIKS. OKN r'S ("AlU> t'ASKS, SII,K Ml KKI Kits, SII.K llAN'DXKiiflllirrs, 1.1 NI.N II VM'K l.ltn k in;i) handkerchiefs, KM Hi:< >IDKHKI) 11 AN l>l\ KKOHIEFS, M'U'TO il \.M>KKKt HIKES, .) KVVKI.ItY MUXES, IMiKAST liNS, » t i f ni ttons, W.\I!F I'IN'S, I N I>i .l WKA It, SII.K SI.SI'KNI>KII, CAKDIUAS .lACKKTS, I.Ai E AKI S, (iKN l"S S( 'A I!FS, SClssiHis, KNIVES, I.AMIES' KAM V SETS, II i: SETS, I UU CAES, i HI MMl'.l) HATS AND BONNETS. i:\tn Bargains In l!.m~ek> ep njj Coods. Ifeavy Itlaiiki Is, *1.2.1. *t.»i. $2. IlenvV eountrv lllaiikels, «'n'.o;e.l anil White >l, •. r». xil. 'I able < lot li, Vd 2.1. 3.1, floe. Turkey lied lalile liauuisk, fas' tnlt r .10, (to, 7.1 c, Orey f'lannel, r."., l«. 20 ami 2.V. lied Flannel*. 2ii, 2.1 and < 'oloieii. Wlilte and Nearlet I'ndi rwear for Fji illes ami Cents' from Hie lowest Kraile* to the very liest, at exeeedlugly low prlee*. Our S'ock In Hosiery an I Gloves u very full anil wmiprUe* In pari the followlnic : Unites' Cloves, I2'j. 1.1, 'JO, 25, 33f. Lnlles' Cloves. verv su|ii rtor koihls, no, *.">•, *-1. I,aiiies' llose, H, 10. 12'j. tie. I tulles' Hose, niiieb better, 8.1, .15, soe. Cents' Half-host; 10, I2'i, 1.1. 20e, Cents' Half-Ill!*'-, exlra Value, 2.1. :ii. nor. We liuve Jll>l received a larKe lot o re Ell la r jil.Ml.. |M»ery. all wool, l eaotlfiil *oo s. ami to bo siiM very low.