FUTLER CITIZEN.
JOHN H L W. C NEG.EY, PBOP'RS.
Entered at the Post office at Butler as
second-classs matter.
FIRST BALLOT.
A dispatch from Mr. Braham last
evening gives the result of the ballot
yesterday for Senator as follows : Oli
ver, 95; Grow, 56; Wallace, (Pern.)
93; Scattering, 3. This is the com
bined vote of both Houses.
ELSEWHERE will be seen what many
of the Republican papers of the State
bave to say of the protest at Harris
burg against tbo ring and caucus ways.
OLIVER wrote a letter, begging
the Pardon Board to pardon the Riot
Bill bribers. A fine candidate, surelv,
to be given the highest prize Pennsyl
vania Republicans can bestow upon one
of their number.
COURT is in session. Judge McJun
kin presiding and Associates Storey
and McCandless present. As we go
to press the case of Wilson McCandless
and wife, of Pittsburgh, against the
Karns City and Butler Railroad Com
pany, is on trial.
PETITIONS are being signed in Phil
adelphia, Pittsburgh and other piaces
against "tyrannical caucusdomination"
and "heartily approving of the action
of those Senators and Representatives
who refrained from participating in the
late caucus," etc.
THE selection of a United States
Benator is now in the Legislature—free
of caacuß—and where the law intended
it should be decided. We have yet
hope that the man chosen will be one
who has the necessary ability to repre
sent this great State and reflect honor
upon her Republican people.
"WE don't want a-jy Machine in op
osition to our own," said one of the
bosses in Harrisburg the other day, in
answer to the question: "Why do your
Machines make such fight against
Grow?" "Grow, yon see, did uotcome
to us for the Senatorship but appealed
directly to the people, and you see this
means, that, if successful, he will have
a Machine of his own." A very pro
found reason indeed! The discoverer,
or rather inventor, ought to be voted a
leather medal.— Crawford Journal.
IF we get a compromise man for Sen
ator, such as Judge Agnew, George
Shiras, Esq., or any such one, it will
be due and owing to the action of those
members of the Legislature who refused
to be tied up by a caucus, but kept
themselves free to act and to do the
best they could for their constituents.
Mr. Braham is the only one of our
members who is free to so act. The
others are bound and tied by the cau
cus to one man, and he can only suc
ceed by the aid of Democratic votes.
THE controlling and deciding reason
that induced the large number of mem
bers of the Senate and House at Har
risburg to keep away from what is
known as the caucus, was the fact that
a bargain was discovered to have been
made between the Oliver interest and
certain Philadelphia members, by which
said members were to vote for Oliver
in the caucus, and thus certainly nom
inating him. This bargain was regard
ed as corrupt, disreputable and unfair,
and hence many of the better class of
the members abstained from going to
the cancus.
THE Pittsburg Dispatch, in oppos
ing the candidacy of Mr. II W Oliver,
brings forward bis action, two years
ago as a mover and member of a com
mittee which visited Washington, and
memorialized Congress in favor of the
reduction of the rate of duty on pig
iron from $7 to $5 per ton. This does
not place Mr. Oliver in the front ranks
of the protectionists, as has been claim
ed, but rather shows him to be a "pro
gressive free-trader" whenever it suits
his interests to be so. The pig iron
men and the vast army of laborers em
ployed in the production of that article,
will not be likely to congratulate them
selves, should Mr. Oliver win the Sena
torial nomination.
IN the Oliver caucus held last Thurs
day, Senator Greer, of this county,
voted for Oliver for United States
Senator on first and last ballot, and
Representative Bell voted for him on
the third and final ballot, giving his
first two votes to Mr. Gilfillan, of Ven
ango county. The course of Mr. Greer
does not surprise anyone much, but
that of Mr. Bell does, and that greatly,
as he had repeatedly said he would not
rote for Oliver. Several here heard
him say and promise this. Bu: the
fears of many Republicans of the county
have been realized. Mr. Braham, on
the other band, stands true and faith
ful to bis constituents. The hereafter
will determine whom the people will
most trust and honor.
THE name of Col. John M. Thomp
son, of this county, does not appear to
have been brought forward in the cau
cus that Messrs. Greer and Bell attend
ed at llarrisburg last Thursday. At
least we do not see it, and find no votes
recorded for him for U. S Senator.
How is this ? Our county instructed
for him and he was a candidate Did
Greer and Bell forget to vote for him,
or did he release tbem ? If the latter,
as is said, then Col. Thompson is
standing out against the "ring" and
with our faithful representative, Mr.
Braham, a fact which we are pleased
to record Mr. Braham ie now in a
position to vote for Mr. Thompson or
any other man for Senator, while
Messrs. Greer and Bell are now bound
by the caucus to vole for Oliver against
a man of their own county. The peo
pie are watching things:
"HAMAN'S LICENSE."
Under the above heading we heard a
lecture in the Court House last 1-riday j
evening bv Mrs. Youmans, ot Canada.
The lecture wa9 delivered under the
auspices of the ladies lecture com- ,
mittee of this place, whom we pre
sume had heard of the great ability |
of Mrs. Youmans. The lecture was
what is termed a temperance one. But j
unlike the common or general speeches
and lectures on temperance and its j
evils, she went direct to the cause of
all this, our license system. Hainan's
license, to kill, was taken by her as
best illustrating the working of our li
cense to sell liquors as a drink, fehe
kept up the simile, or comparison, in
the two all through her exceedingly
interesting and able address. In fact,
we regarded it as the ablest argument
we have yet heard on the temperance
question. It was striking in the right
direction ; for as long as there is a li
cense law, and a license to sell under
it, so long are we legalizing in effect
all the evils end wrongs that flow from
that license. In a word, it is licensing
a wrong, and hence the law does
that is wroug and should be blotted
out. When ail come to this view of
the question we will have permanent
reform on the liquor subject.
KING CAUCUS DEFIED.
By the proceedings at Harrisburg it
will be seen that a sufficient number of
the Republican members elected to the
Sen te and House, have had the cour
age and independence to reluse to go
into the caucus trap. This caucus bus
iness h s been carried on of late j'ears
in such manner that honest representa
tives begin to shun it. The great
question always about a caucus is as
to how or for whom the Philadelphia
members will vote; for as they vote,
being some forty odd in number, the
questions are generally decided. Hence
the struggle of candidates for State of
fices is to get the Philadelphia delega
tion. This is generally controlled by
"bosses," something similar in man
ner to "boss" Tweed or "boss" Kelly
style iu New York. The immediate
cause of the present outbreak among the
Republicans at Harrisburg was the
fact that became known, to wit: that a
leading "boss" of Philadelphia had bar
gained with Senator Cameron and was
to get the control of political patronage
in Philadelphia, if the members of that
city would support Mr. Oliver in the
caucus for U. S. Senator. When this
bargaining became known some forty
four of the very best members signed
the below paper. They and others, to
the number of fifty-seven altogether,
refused to go into the caucus, believing
they could best serve their constituents
by staying out and complying only
with the law, and voting for a Senator
in their legislative capacity when the
legal came for them to do so. Mr. Bra
ham, one of our members in the House,
it wili be seen is among the number of
those who declined to be led into a
meeting where all bad been arranged
by bosses beforehand, and where
nothing could be hoped for but to see
ratified the scheming ends of these
"bosses." His course is and will be ap
proved by the Republicans of this coun
ty and by all honest men.
The following is the paper signed by
the members who declined binding
themselves in advance by caucus ac
tion :
"We, the undersigned Republican
Senators and members of the House of
Representatives of Pennsylvania, being
of the opinion that in the exciting con
dition of things it is not for the best in
terests of the Republican party or the
welfare of the State that we should go
into a caucus on the selection of a can
d date for the United States Sen
a e, decline to go into any preliminary
caucus and intend to give expression
to our individual preferences in the
Senate and House or in joint convene
tion of the two houses.
G. R. SEAMAN, Lackawanna.
J. D. MCKEE, Philadelphia.
CHARLES S. WOLFE, Union.
GEORGE E. MAPES, Venango.
JOHN H. LANDIS, Lancaster.
LEWIS EMERY, JR., McKean.
M. 11. SILVEIITHORNE, Erie.
W. B. ROBERTS. Montgomery.
JOSEPH H. MAOLAY, Mifflin.
C. W. TYLER, Crawford.
JAMES NEILL, Philadelphia.
JOHN N. EMERY, Lawrence.
WILLIAM N. REYNOLDS, Wyoming.
JEROME B. NILES, Tioga.
CHARLES TUBBS, Tioira.
C. A. HUNGERFORD, Susquehanna.
C, H. ELLIS, Susquehanna.
JAMES MILLIIAM, Wayne.
JOHN S. LATOLOHE, Lackawanna.
W. T. DAVIES, Bradford.
E. L. HILLIS, Bradford.
JOSEPH THOMAS, Bucks.
C. S. KAUFFMAN, Lancaster.
J. W. LEE, Venango.
NORTON MCGIFFIN, Washington.
THOMAS PHILLIPS, Lackawanna.
JAMES GEORGE, Luzerne.
THOMAS PERRY, Mercer.
L. TAGOART, Cameron,
ELLIS MORRISON, Lawrence.
JAMES SILL, Erie.
ISAAC B. BROWN, Erie.
W. P. BRAHAM, Butler.
R. L. WHITE, Potter.
S. M. Lov ELAND, Mercer.
A. W. HAYES, Erie.
T. K. STUBBS. Chester.
WM. WAYNE, Chester.
JOSEPH 11. MARSH, Bradford.
C. W. TYLER, Crawford.
I). V. DERRICKSON, C'rawfurd.
11. I>. LOWING, Crawford.
S. 11. Wll SON, Crawford.
JOAN STEWART, Frank in.
G. V. L-YWRgifGE. Washington.
W. B IIIF.RM HY. Lackawanna.
—'T am willing to risk my reputa
tion as a public man," wrote Edward
Hines to the Liverpool Mercury, "if
the worst case of smallpox cannot be
cured in three days simply by the use
of cream of tartar. One ounce of cream
of tartar diiwolved in one pint of hot
water, drank at intervals when cold, is
a certain, never-failing remedy. Tj,
has cured thousands, never leaves a
mark, never causes bliudness and
avoitib tt'dioub lingering."
<£(?* ontL#KQLitxxetx: flintl#*:, #*♦» 3awu»eg 13, 1881.
ELEOTION OF UNITED STATES
SENATORS.
As the important matter of electing
one of the United States Senators for
Pennsylvania comes off, under the
law, this week, we give below the
manner in which the Legislature is to
do that work. It will be seen that
there is no " caucus " mentioned in the
law. On the contrary it is a legisla
tive duty, and is of the character of
legislation, almost as much so as any
bill that could come before that body.
Each State, by the National Con
stitution, is entitled to two L. S. Sena
tors. The persons to represent Penn
sylvania are chosen in the following
manner, under our law regulating their
election.
"On the third Tuesday of January
at 3 o'clock P M.. each branch of the
Legislature, Seivte and House, are to
meet "separately," and vote for a Sen
ator. In the present case that time
was yesterday On the day follow
ing, Weduesday, which is this day, at
12 M, the two Houses meet in joint
convention, and the journals or pro
ceedings of both branches on the pre
vious day are then read, and it the
same person has received a majority
of the votes iu each House, the same
is certified and he is elected. If,
however, the same person shall not
have received such majority, then the
joint Assembly shall proceed to chose
by viva voce vote of each member,
and the person having a majority of
all the votes of said joint Assembly,
shall be declared duly elected. In
case of no election on the first day the
joint Assembly shall meet at 12 M., of
each succeeding day during the session
of the Legislature and take at least
one vote on each day, until a Senator
shall be elected.
The law also requires nominations
to be made in each House at least two
days previous to the above, and tellers
elected, etc. This was done last week
The only question now is, will the Re
publican members of the two Houses
be likely agree upon a person. We
have no doubt they will, but that it
will not be upon the "machine" or
"caucus" man, Oliver. It will not
likely, under the circumstances, be Mr.
Grow. If no selection is made to-day
as may not be, then an adjournment
will take place until the next day and
the balloting thus continued until one
is chosen. The Democrats may have
to play an important part in the pend
ing ejection, and may possibly have
to decide the matter. But being n a
minority by no probability will a
Democrat be chosen. If the Republi
cans do not agree the Democrats will
likely decide between them.
The following is the law iu full on
the subject of chosing the U S. Sena
tors !
The Act of 11 of January 1867 pre
scribes the following as the mode of
i electing U S. Senators:
SEC. 1. Each Louse of the legisla
ture shall appoint one teller, and nom
inate at least one person to fill the of
fice of Senator, to represent this State
in the Senate of the United States,
and at least two dsys previous to the
joint meeting hereinafter mentioned,
communicate to the other House the
uames of the persons so appointed and
nom'nated.
SEC. 2 At the hour of three p. M.,
on the second Tuesday after the meet
ing aad organisation of the legislature,
which shall be chosen nost preceding
the expiration of the time for which
any Senator was elected to represent
this State in Congress, to wit:" On
the third Tuesday of January, if the
legislature shall have organized pre
vious to the second Tuesday, but if
not so organised then on the second
Tuesday after the organization thereof
not counting the day on which the
legislature was organized, each house
shall openly, by a viva voce vote of
each member present, name one person
for Senator in Congress, from this
State; and the name of the person so
yoted for, who shall have a majority
of the whole number of votes cast in
e ch house, shall be entered on the
journal of each house by the clerk
thereof; but if either house shall fail
to give such majority to any person on
said day, that fact shall be entered on
the journal; at twelve o'clock meridian
of the day following that on which
proceedings are required to take place
as aforesaid, the members of the two
houses shall convene in joint assem
bly, and the journal of each house shall
then be read, and if the same person
shall have received a majority of all
the votes in each house, such person
shall be declared duly elected senator,
to represent this State in the Congress
of the United States; but if the same
person shall not have received a ma
jority of the votes in each house, or if
either house shall have failed to take
proceedings as required by this act,
the joint assembly shall then proceed
to choose, by a viva voce vote of each
member present, a person for the pur
pose aforesaid, and person having
a majority of all the votes of the said
joint assembly, a majority of all the
members elected to both houses being
present and voting, shall be declared
duly elected; and in case no person
shall receive such majority ou the first
day, the joint assembly shall meet at
twelve o'clock meridian of each suc
ceeding day during the session of the
legislature, and take at least one vote,
until a Senator shall be elected.
Coogr .ss &ppo. tioument.
The preliminary report of the Cen
sus shows that, »n order to leave the
membership of the House about what
it is, the basis of representation must
be within a fraction of 160,000. This
figure would make the number of mem
bers 2!)0, or three less than at present.
Under this basis Arkansas, California,
lowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska
and North Carolina would increase
their representation one member ca;;h
and Kansas and Texas would increase
their delegations three each. The
States that will lose one member each
are Alabama, Connecticut, Florida'
Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Marylany,
New Hampshire' Ohio, Pennsylvauia,
Uhode Island, Tennessee and Vermont.
New Vorjf wi'l h.'se two members
The losses aiv fifteen and the gains
thirteen. The West lose* two racw
bers and gains nine. The South gains ,
four and loses five, including Maryland '
among the Southern States. The East
ern and Middle States lose eight and
gain no member. Under this division
the Western States would have 116 ,
members in the House, not including i
the Territories : the Eastern and Mid
dle States 88. and the inthern S" ites I
86. The Western States will there- j
fore, be almost allpowerful in the next ,
Congress.
THE SENATORIAL FIGHT.
The Grounds upon which the Anti-
Caucus Men base their Action.
The following circular from the anti
caucus men, in answer to the address j
of the caucus meu, made its appearance
in Harrisburg Monday evening :
The undersigned Republican Senators
and Representatives who declined to
participate in the recent Senatorial cau
cus submit the following as the ground
of their action and explanatory of the
course they intend to pursue in this
contest:
Ist. "We recognize a public senti
ment which demands that in the selec
tion for a United States Senator we
have regard to the dignity of the office
to be filled, its important duties aud
functions and the qualifications of the
individual who aspires thereto. This
sentiment, as we understand it, assumes
that there are other and higher qualifi
cations for this distinguished position
than business experience and success,
and reckons among these tho accom
plishments of the scholar, the acquire
ments of the student, the mature wis
dom of experience and a reasonable fa
miliarity with public affairs. It desires
that Pennsylvania shall be distinguish
ed among her sister commonwealths,
not only by her popular cities, her pros
perous communities, her vast material
wealth and diversified industries aud
resources, but that in the wisdom, sa
gacity and statesmanship of her repre
sentaves she shall occupy a correspond
ing rank and influence. To meet this
public expectation and demand we are
and have been at all times willing to
subordinate our personal preferences,
treat with consideration fractional dif
ferences and unite with our colleagues
in the selection of a candidate in whom
are combined at least some of these im
portant and essential qualifications.
"It was only when it became appa
rent that the party caucus was to be
used to defeat the popular desire, and
to coerce a nomination which is cou
spicuouslv lacking in the very essentials
which are demanded, that we determin
ed to absent ourselves from it. WP
make no reflections upon the private
character and individual worth of the
gentleman who has received the caucus
nomination. We are glad to believe
these are unassailable, and in this re
gard we yield him our unqualified re
spect. But we cannot forget that, im
portant as these arp, they are not alone
sufficient to meet tho requirements of
present public expectations. Wholly
inexperienced in public life, Mr. Oliver
was unknown to the people of the
state beyond the limits of his county
until named in connection with this
distinguished position. Why one so
obscure should have been selected out
of the great body of the people as the
one of all othprs best qualified to repre T
I sent the state is not for us to explain.
Rather is it for those who so suddenly
discovered his superior fitness. Nor
are we to be censured because we de
cline to prefer oue of untried capacity
and undiscovered greatness to many
worthy Republicans of the State, of
| established reputation and acknowledg
pd ability.
"We disclaim all knowledge of any
offer or proposition from this candidate
j or his friends, cither before or after
the caucus, looking to his withdrawal
upon any terms or conditions whatso
ever. On the contrary, his candidacy
has been pushed with a determined
purpose to accomplish his nomination
at all hazards, and iu contempt of all
friendly remonstrances.
"In view of these facts we adopted
the only course which afforded any
hope of realizing in this contest the ex.
pectat'ons of a long suffering and for
bearing peoplu.
2nd. "Having declined to enter the
caucus we adhere to our determination
to defeat,if possible, its nominee, but
only by the election of a citizen of un
questioned fidelity to the principles of
the Republican party. In declaring
our independence • from this caucus
nomination, we do not forget our alle
giaqpp to the \v(iose chosen re
presentatives we are. The only re uit
of our policy is the transfer of the con
test from the caucus to the joint con
vention of the two houses There will
be afforded an opportunity for the ex
pression of individual preferences and
honorable distinction. If the claim
shall fall upon one not of approved
loyalty and merit the fault will not bo
ours."
Signed by C. S. Kaufman, S. B. E.
Seamans, James Sill, Win. T Davies,
Chas. H. Smiley, John Stewart, Jos.
Thomas, J. W. Lee, Lewis Emery, Jr.,
George V. Lawrence, who adds, "I
stand out of the caucus in order most
effectually to carry out the instruc
tions of my constituents to aid the
election of the best man for the office."
J. B. Evwhart, 0 ; S. Wolfe, J. Ji.
Niles, Chas. Tubbs, Tioga; Win. B.
Roberts, Montgomery; John T. Potts,
Win. Wavne, Thos. K. Stubbs, Ches
ter; Jos. H. Marsh, E. S. Hilles, L.
D.Tavlor, Bradford; D. V. Derrick
son, 11. D. Lowing, Stewart 11. Wil
son, C. W. Tyler, Crawf >rd; J. X.
Emery, Ellis Morrison, Lawrence;
W- P- Braham, Butler; John 11.
Landis, Lancaster; Xorton McGiffjn,
Washington ; J as. Xeill.J. I). MeKee,
Fifteenth District, Philadelphia; lid.
Law, Eighth District, Philadelphia;
W. H. Rudditnan, Philadelphia; M.
II Silverthornw, Isaac W. Brown, A.
W. Hayes, Erie ; .Jas. George, Lu
zerne; \V. B. Hicriihy, J. S. Latouche,
Thomas Phillips, Lackawanna; Jos.
Wil'ham, Wayne; C. A. Ilungerfofd,
C. M. Ellis, Susquehanna; J. li.
Macklav, Mifflin ; YV. X. Reynolds,
Wyoming; W. L. Hardison, McKean
George E. Mapes, Venango; W. W;
Brittian, J. D. McDonald, Franklin;
L Taggart, Camerou ; it. L. White,
Potter; Thomas Perry, S. M. Love
laud, Mercpr.
Wo l>«l
No palatial hospital needed for Hop
Bitters patients, nor large-salaried tal
ented puffers to tell what Hop Bitters
will do or cure, as they tell their own
story by their certain and absolute
cures at home.— New York Independ
ent.
Advertise ia tte Ctpizem.
THE CAUCUS BOLT.
Approved by the People—What the
Republican Press Say.
A STRONG POSITION.
The Senatorial contest at Harrisburg
has a pr.med a phase w!» ch may lead ;
to a dead lock in t'.ie Legislature. For- 1
ty-seven Republican members, all sup- \
porters of Mr. Grow, refused to go into
the caucus on the ground that influen
ces of a sort unfortunately well known
in Pennsylvania politics were being
exerted to defeat the will of the people.
As a justification of their disregard of
party rules they now point to the fact
that eight men instructed bv their con
stituents to vote for Mr. Grow, were
found in the caucus voting for Mr. Oli
ver. With these eight votes, it seems,
Mr. Oliver had only two more than
necessary to nominate him. Under
these circumstances, Mr Grow's sup
porters cannot be stigmatized as bolters.
They stand on their duty and respons
ibility to the only body which has a
right to call them to account—the body
of constituents they represent; and they
had a right to refuse to walk into the
toils of a caucus which they knew had
been prearranged to defeat the candi
date their constiuients desired chosen.
If they steadlastly v te in the Legisla
ture for a man of unquestioned Repub
lican principles they cannot justly be
censured. Their position is all the
stronger from the fact that their candi
date is a Republican of exceptional
eminence and ability, who has a very
large popular following in the party,
wbi!; the nominee of the caucus is a
person of no sort of political prominence
who was never heard of in connection
with the Senatorship until brought
forward by the Cameron influence just
before the Legislature met.— X. Y.
Tribune, Rep.
HOW THE CAUCUS WORKS.
To show how this infamous caucus
system operates it is only necessary tq
reproduce the third and final ballot ta,
ken in the caucus of Thursday night.
The highest number of votes cast was
95, although there are in the Legisla
ture 153 Republican members, 2 Green
backers, I Greenback Republican, and
1 Fusionist, all of whom are expected
to vote against the Democrats for Sen
ator. The highest number of votes
given to "Harry" Oliver was 79, and
receiving that igsigtjigcitfH number he
was declared the nominee of the Re
publican majority of the Pennsylvania
Legislature for Senator of the United
States, and his nomination was made
unanimous. That is to say, by the
caucus plan, Mr. Oliver having but 79
votes out of goQ, that being the whoie
number of members of the Legislature,
he is, so far as the caucus can do it,
elected Senator. Instead of being the
choice of a majority of the Legislature,
as the law declares he shall l>e, he is
the choice of less than one-third, and
yet if there had been no UaU of the
honest Republicans from the caucus
"Harry" Oliver would to-day be iu ef
fect Senator from Pennsylvania in the
United States Senate Phila. Tele
graph, Rep
THE RIGHT KIND OF MEN.
"The anti-machinists declared boldly
that they were working, not for a man,
but foi 1 a principle, and would maintain
their antagonism to the workings of
inachiuu politic* till Messrs. Cameron,
Quay and their adherents could bring
their minds to indorse, or at least to
put up with the election of some man
ranking in respectability with Hon.
John Welsh, or Hon. Wayne Mac-
Yeagh, in the east of the State, or with
Gen. Moorhead, George Shir s, of
Pittsburg, or Thomas Phillips, of New
Castle, one of
ih the State."— Phila. Inquirer,. Rep.
| • WHAT IS A CAUCUS ?
A caucus is, or ought to be, purely
! a voluntary assemblage. It is a ser
; vant, not a master—a convenience,
not a necessity. If, by a snap-judg
ment call, systematic liaetynfr,
ed influence', or official duress, the cau
cus is preverted from its origiual pur
pose, and becomes a place, not for
consultation, but for the execution of
! foreordained decrees men of spirit and
independence will marchout—oofr f bet
ter, iseep a\yay. The rueu in Pennsyl
vania who do not respond when Simon
or Don says "thumbs up" evidently
know how to light the machine. We
wish them success.— Boston Herald,
Ind.
LOST CONTROL.
The machine in Pennsylvania is
rattling aiound in a frightfully loose
kind of way, aqd Boas Cameron see ma
to have lost control of it. Tho Grow
men are in a state of revolt against the
caucus, and vow to stand out against
the Cameron ring to the bitter end.
The Democrats hold the balance of
power, and have infinite satisfaction
in seeing a first-class Republican row.
Whether the anti-machine men will
have backbone enough to hold oqt r§-
tu bp SCCQ, but the fact that
there has been even a feeble revolt
against the machine is a ray of light
in the ross-ridden Keystone State.—
Cleveland Plain Dealer, Dem.
AN UNPRECEDENTED REVOLT.
No revolt of such magnitude has
ever before been witnessed in the
party upon such an issue. The inde
pendeqts are led by such Uieu as
Wolfe, Emory, Mapiea, Mcß.ee, Lan
dis, Lee and Lawrence, and we hope
that they will neither be coaxed, brib
ed nor driven from their position un
til the accomplishment of the purpose
of electing Oliver is abandoned, and a
better man selected.— North Wales
Record, Rep.
THE PEOPLE WILL SUSTAIN IT.
As the roasa of Republicans ia the
State desire the election of Mr. Grow,
so we believe the people will sustain
the movement against the machine.
When party leaders so openly defy
public opinion as has been done in this
case, they should be overruled if not
indeed absolutely deposed. The rash
policy of the Cameron dynasty in
reference to the Senatorial succession
has piaeed the power upon the rack of
public opinion and wrenched its grasp
from the parties throat and stripped
off the co.lars of servitude from hun
dreds of their lieutenants.— Congress
men Set anion i)i Seranton Republican.
THE MIStOURI IDEE.
Old Grovv's followers ip
the Pennsylvania Legislature, 45 in
number, have refused to be dragooned
into the support of the Cameron can
didate for Senator, and Mr. Oliver's
chances have gone glimmering. Old
Simon should jump into the breach
and secure the prize himself. With
both father and son in the Senate the
State would lie superlatively htjppy.—
St) Lvwits rbal-Dtapatch, Ikwi,
Poor IIOIIMO QtiCMllon.
En. CITIZEN: —"Dver the hill to the
ooor house," may not be most pleas
ing to the imagination of the pauper;
but let us now look this pauper ques
tion square in the face. And first in
point of economy. A3 the law is ap
plied in Butler county every dollar of
taxes levied for the poor is expended
directly or indirectly on him, »ud no
matter ho«v great the expenditure there
is no relief to the taxpayers. But '
how different if a suitable farm was |
purchased with these taxes and the j
poor gathered there and under wise
management the farm made to largely
support all the paupers of the county;
and thus put an eud to this taxation
Is the present mode of providing for
the poor just? I think n Jt. He is
"sold out" to the lowest bidder and
not always wisely or justly, but too
often his surroundings odd only to the
misery of his poverty. The heart
sickens and dies, every noble and en
nobling principle has been crushed out
of his manhood.
But is be a father, surrounded with
prattling babes, that asks aid from a
district ? This aid is the smallest pit
tance that will supply the simplest
wants of nature and his family is rear
ed in ignorance and society is thus
freighted anew with pauperism.
Will not the "powers thut lie" look
after this important iuterest of the
whole people; (poor and rich) and
lift a weight of want from the poor
and add largely to the relief of the tax
payers and to tho elevation of man as
many JOHN.
(The ab?ve communication came too
late for insertion last week As the
question oft heercction of a poor house in
this county is likely to become nn im
portant one we wiil give a bearing to
both sides without expressing any of
our own at present.—Erv)
Why SShoig!<| The j
No limn or woman can do satisfac
tory work when the brain is dull, the
nerves unsteady, th system relaxed
and thev feel generally wretched
Why should lawyers, merchants, cler
gyman, doctors, mechanics or mothers
often miserably drag through theii
work in this condition, when a small
amount of Parker's Ginger W'U
always, pi nioderate wost, clear the
brain and give them the strength and
the will to perform their duties satis
factorily. We have felt its strengthen
ing and bracing effects aud can recom
mend it most highly. See other col
umn.—Ex.
MIKKIEU.
MARSHALL—LEI SE—December 23 rd,
1.880. at the residence of the bride's father, bv
the Rev. C. A. Limherg, Mr. David Marshall
and Miss Margaret Leisc, both of Worth town
ship, Butler comity, Pa.
McK! N X {%■. . W J*l Eh-January 13, 1881,
by same" and at his own residence, Mr.
John G. Mcivinnis of Coiiuoqueiiessiug town
ship, Butler county, and Miss Amanda W'imcr
of I'iue Grove, Mcroer county.
DARLING—ELLaXUKHOEU December
29, I*Bo, by Hey. J. W. AUpuch, at his resi
dent, Mr. Joseph Darling, <>f Fairview, and
Miss Ei'enberger, of Bucna Vista, both
of this county.
CK ITCH LOW—CAMPBELL—At th« M.
E. parsonage in Butler, January 16, ISBI, by
Rev. W. P. Turner, Mr. J. I>. Critehiow, of
Butler borough, aud Miss 11. C. Campbell, of
Franklin towuship.
T-—' ■'' ■. •
IIKITHS.
HENRY—January 15, 1881. at the residence
of his brother, Joseph Henry, in Connoquen
essing township, Peter Henry, of Ea. t Brady,
Armstrjng county, aged about «0 years.
Uutl
BrrrEß—Good 20a25 cents |l ib.
BACON- -Plain sugar cured hams V lt>;
shoulders, 8 : aides. 12
PBF.SRF." FTOAO- NJG. 1.-J. TOUNA.
b»a»s—Wuii'e, fTb^ali.
CHICKENS— 2S to 85 CM. per pair. Dressed, 8
cents per pjund.
CUEESK—I6 cts V lb.
COIIN MEAL—2 Ctß. tb.
CALF SKlNS—9oc<fi>sl V lb.
Eoos—2s ota V
FLOUB—Wheat, *5V> «> l.bj, suck il.2saf 1.5Q
buckwheat. f2.50 V cwt.
QR.VlN—uja V) : eon 01 ; wheat
iglM.to: rye SiJ u« i»« , bioawueat, 65.
HONET—IS ets. V lb.
LABD—7:iBo V lb. Tallow. 5<£.6.
MOLASSIS —6O<6 70c i gallon. Hyrap, 50(g'60c
ONIONS— $125 V bush.
POTATOES —4Cc. V bushel.
BOOAK—Yellow @9.:.; white (S)10c. V tb,
SAI.T—No. 1. #l-20 V ha-^g},
C> lie A OK. pgr «»» JW. '
X-yHNiito, 30 c per bix-hel.
TC»KEYS— Live. 6 ct» per lb; dressed 8c ? tb.
DHEHHKD BKEF -Fore quartern, 4<≻ hind
quarters, j'd 6o
l'lTTSßlHttiil H4KKKTN,
UOUNTUT PKODUOE.
APPLES— Fancy. #1 75<S>2 00 per bbl; prime,
$1 25(al 50; medium, ?l * 0(S>1 25.
APPLE BUTTE It Gallon crocks. -lOfS-J.V pgr
gallcn; in iwo to *--y«n K*]|UM ■WfjjilSo;
Vi i U>4» b'wrwu, ripi*'.
HftANS—{Vir.ie wbl'e imvioH, 41 70(ifl 75 per
bush ; modrin, tkl; Lima, 7(3)3; pur
Ib.
BUTTE"—Choice dairy. 2&®2Bc; prime rolls.
23(2>25c; common g ade*. HrSilSc.
CIIEESE—Prime Ohio factory,
jobbing, New York Goshen i3Vsm.'i4c
jobbing, 14(&)14>jC; sweitser 14(«)16c: Limber
ger, 13)^'(5>14'~c.
CRANBERRIES—Jenm.va. i" 50;S>8 00 p n r bbl
DltlEl* FHUI IM—Appios, «U u tt4. !"•*"
sc; dried » nles, <: tvt«iri»l, o'.ioioo
poacUas, quMled. 8lgr?e; c!i->ioe peachi-s, luivea,
7@8o: choice f<ejohe», peeled. 1 17t-; ev-tp )-
rated dneJ peaouos, pirnd. 2 u.iparo I,
13(S)15j; hu klebarrios. raspbornes,
@3oc; blackUorri'<«. 8 a'lOo. cherries, pittel. 18
@29c; cherries linpilted. 3(aJtc; n«'W dried sweet
corn. new dried groon peas, per
bushel, $1 yj@2 10.
ECJG3— Choi.-e fresh, in cases, 37(g>39c; in
bbls. 28(®29c; pickled 80^'I-C
HONEY— White clover, 2U»'2:o V !b; Califor
nia, 18»20c; New York ist>te. I.i oases. 20a2^.
ONIONS—J(4 50»4 75 per fvir yefiow and
$4 50 for red.
POTATOES-;Prime, oil taU AoaXis per bush;
from store, G3:»7U •; B^ltinior j sweats, «2 25a
-2 50 V bbl; Jersey sweets, il SO»3 75.
POULTRY—OId chickens, 3. r .a4oc per pair,
spring cbicke'.s, 30i40; turkeys 9il 'O; geese;
I each. 45c. Dresseil poultry—turkeys, 14L15C
per IT'; chickens. 9aloc t' lb; ducks, lit»l2c V lb;
wild turkeys. #1 25 tl 75 each, goose, 9aloc.
PEANUTS—Choice white, 4j 4 a4' ll 'c.
SEEDS—Clover. *4 50a5 00 per bushel for
small, and $5 25a5 50 for mammoth; tiiqcths,
$2 60a2 75 j>er bushel for
tl 2' ; al 25.
\yHEAT— phqipe r°*l. W M'loaster, $1 10a1«
12, No. 2 red or amber. $1 05al 08; Clossan
white, 97a9i)0; medium. 9rfa9Sc; rejected Hoa9oc.
COKN—Yellow, shelled, on track. sias6c per
buGiel. Prices paid by dealers—Yellow, shelled, j
53a54c; high mixed. 52a53c; new ear, 49a51c.
OATS—l'rices paid by dealers—Prime «h;te, \
41a42c mixed. 38ii31>c.
KYE—Pennsylvania. 9V?9.8c
HOPS- 25a35c per ib.
BAIiLF.Y —Choice winter, 85n9>c; stained, 56
a7sc; choice westeni, spr.og, Bia9s; stained, 65
a7oc. 1
MALT—Barley. £1 00*1 15 per bushel.
FLOUB -The following aie the jobbing quo- :
tation*; Fancv patents (spring and winter
wheat,) f7 75a8 5; fancv St. Louis (winter),
Jib 00a6 50; fancy fannlv (white and amber win
ter), $6 OOa6 25: choice family (cioice red win
ter), 45 7aa<s 00; XX fauiiiv (medium winter),
$5 50a5 75; XXX bikers (Minnesota), $6 25a
6 50; XX bakers (Wisconsin). #6 00a6 25
BUCKWHEAT FLOUlt—42 75a;) 00 per cwt.
HYE FLOUlt—45 25a5 50 per bbl; low grades
f.i 75a4 00.
MJLL FEED -White luui Hint's, 4)21 O'lali 00;
seconds, fl7 QOai? a'l; br»u. # 6 Qoal7 00;
ohoppe<l feed, oorii aud oits,
ed. *l9,'^a2o.
HAY—Choice new baled, timothy, sl9 00 V
ton; No. 2 do. $16a17; upland prairie, $14a17 00;
prime new loose from oouut y wagous, tlHa22.
MKALS— Corumeal.ssitiOj in paper; oat-meal.
Duff's Irish, *6 25 in barrels;"#.! in kegs.
Canada Mills, #5 50 in bbls. $2 t>7>£ in kegs.
FKltltlH A TIMOR.
Justice of t}ie Peace,
Main street, oppo-ite Poitotfice,
JTjIB ZEI.IENOVLB, PA.
HOLIDAY PRESENTS!
GRAND DISPLAY THIS WEEK AT
Rosenbaum & Co.'s,
112 114, 116 , Market Street, Cor. Liberty Street,
PITIV I * UKOII, I 3 ;Y.
PRESENTS.
PRESENTS.
PRESENTS.
PRESEXi S.
PRESENTS.
PRESENTS.
PRESENTS.
And 1,030 other useful Presents at Immense 10W PRICES-
M. FIRE & Bro.
iQO aad 1,02 Federal St, MCegHeay.
We Are Fiow Daily Opening New and Choice
FALL AND WINTER DRY QOODS ! I
Of livtrj I'i ii rlpD'on, roiuprlsiHg in part the following
iioods. It . M I- : .\
I'IHIM Ores* G-.HXI.S, in ,Ui eolors .UI.L S!I I 12 1 - •
15. 2iH\ "I
Cashmeres. 15,2!'. 2V
Ciiibiiiiw, vry wirti*. extra value. SI, .vie.
French ai'-Wool. 40, w>. "<»•.
Krrnch Cashmere. all-Woi I. verj !i:•«•. !», T.v. S
Henrietta Cloth. go «1 quality, .vi, GO. 75e.
Henrietta Cloth, Silk \\ arp. sfl, $1.50.
Iu Black and Cokred Silks.
We offer extra indr.ceiccnts in order to reduce
> the heavy stock o.i hand.
We offer a be.mlUol Itiaeic Velvet ;:t
Brocade Velvets. Bla-k ar.d ('ulofed, new and
beo-itifii! styles. 7">c a\id Si,
We have this opened a very lame lot oi Silk
Krjiig.>, I Silks. Satins, &e.
b; OZ.< >AKS and DOLMANS our assortment is
verv complete, which enables us to suit every
body.
Buyers of Dry Goods ar<> respectfully requested to give us a call befor» por
chasing elsewhere, and we feel confident that every one will leave onr
establishment with the conviction of having saved money.
M. FIRE & BM,
100 and 102 Federal Street, nv
NEW
FLOUR&FEED
REISER'S BLOCK
Jefferson St., Butler, Pa.
All the Flour made by the New Process and sold as low as $1.25 per
sack, and up to Q1.73 per sack. Also, Buckwheat Flour, Rye Flour, and
bolted and unbolted Corn Meal.
All kinds of Focd—Chop, Bran, Corn, Oats and all kinds of Mill Feed.
All kinds of grain bought at Store or Mill, and Highest Cash Price Paid.
Custom Work done at Mill by the New Process Machinery and grists
warranted to lie equal in quantity and quality to those ground anywhere else.
Greorge Heibex% Sr.
DECEMBEH 1 , 1880.
JUST" RECEIVED.
2,000 Yds. Genuine Silk Mixed
PERSIAN NOVELTIES!
Arid placed ca sale at the REMARKABLE price of 20 cents- about
one-third their valu°.
BARGAINS! BARGAINS!
One lot Imported Handkerchief l'lnids - , at 37'ic.
tori'H'r i-rn "'. TAe.
i Jin* li.i Handkerchief riai<!.». Sue goods, 7Se,
former price. Sl'-i3.
to: KU-aaul Handkerchief I'laids at si, for
mer price $! -VI mil upwards.
A portinu ,>r these recent purchases and stylish
designs.
One i.MS** Kie;>,.int S.ttli: Side Bwd l'lraih Suit
ings ?i.7 •. forncr pri-r. blacks all.l eo:or.s.
Superb ipia.Uie.i li-mch All-Wool French Drtvs
C»no is at uo. .v">, s; ami and correct shade* to
combine. with Satins, I'iudie.i. Velvets atul Maiin
Del.yon Brocades, now sold m aeli hail.ls mic de
signs at our silk counters ut such low prices for
elegant quaiitiuv
\J.«Hitl.*Mit silk Novelties. *1.50 to $2.25, some
ut Uie former sold recently at ?:!.
American Dress Goods llepartilielit—Cashmeres
best shades, at 12'jc up.
Choice Double Width Armures. joe up.
I'lalils, fi'i. 10. and 15c, the two latter in stvl
ls!i effects, and all these well-known American
Fabric.*, giving consumers comfort ami good s-r
--vi-e, in many mstanci s giving more service than
some goods at several times their cost.
Choice Colored Satins and Brocade Velvets.
Extra Wide llhick Satins and Velvets for Skirts
and Trimmings.
BOCiOS & BUHL,
118 and 120 Federal Street, Allegheny.
N. ft—Flannel**, 1 lai.kttM and Winter l ? iw?erwear nod Hoi « ry, Domestic and Housekeeping
Good*. wholesa)» and retail, at i-rice* sutYi imtly Nv.v t.» attr;u*t the eanh or short time buy
era with approved credit. New Black an*l coKned Silk 'Jird'es, Spikes. Tassels. Beads, Balls, im
ported But tons, in twe hizes. to match for Costumes ami Jack^tM.
A m a A ARE m&jgi PiiFS
1I . M■■ ■ ■ ggPr tridinir Til™ that B Ibktf
13 H H n H Sj H Rt>n»'dv M! to < I: ailanthe itching, Hhaorba tbs
■ U ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ tiimo fv«. :b.sk. ■ Preptired by J. I'. Miller, M.D*
Mil ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Pi.ilut! Ij-lii'i. I'a. < .if I(> N.-.V w j™iiiiw wi/'ii vthj>.
■U ■ p-r ,m c< •'"<! a file of Stonfft.
Al! druggists .iv • Ci.untiv Motes have it or will get it for yon.
Flection
THE membf-r* of tin- Worth Mutual Fire Iu-
Hiiraiice Co. will meet a' the Sdu>ol Hoiue
in Wont Liberty, on the h. coiid Saturday of Ja;i
nnry, 1881. bei-ig the Bth i;i»t.. at 1 o'clock, p.
M for tU« piirt>.>4* of electing otti-*irn for tlie
eiiHiting year. J. >l. Hex'V.
Ou
o 4 u4 '
-BUY
KID OLOVKS.
SILK IMBKELLAS,
ALPACA I'Mi< HELLAS,
LEATHER SATCHELS,
PORT MON NIES.
GENT'S ( ARD TASKS,
SILK MI'FFLERS,
SiLK HANDKERCHIEFS,
LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS.
HEMSTITCHED lIAN I'KERCHIEFS,
EM li ROT I> i: aEn HAN D K EKCHIE FS,
MOTTO II \Ni)KEK< Hi EES,
JEW El. liOXES,
BREAST PINS,
CI I F 1U TTONS,
SCARF PINS,
IN DERVVEA R,
SILK SI'S PEN DELS,
CARDIGAN JACKETS,
LA< E SCARFS,
(SEN I s SCARES,
SCiSsoRS, KNIVES.
LADIES' )• ANCVSETS,
FI R SETS. FUR CAPS,
TRIMMED HATS AND BONNETS.
Extra Bjirjniins in Housekeeping Goods.
Heavy Blankets. Si.-j.". si..Mi. $2.
1 Heavy couutrv Blankets, Colored and White $5,
Sc.
Table Cloth. 20. 25. 35. 50C.
Turkey Ked Table l<;un;:sk, fast color 50. CO, 75c,
Grey liannel, 12':. 16, 2o and 25c.
Ited Flannels. 20, £> and 30c.
Colored. White and S-.arlet Underwear tor La
dies and Gents' from the lowest gr.ules to the very
best, at exceedingly low prices.
Our Stock in Hosiery and Gloves
la very <ul! and comprises in part the following:
I-udles' Gloves, 12' ; . 15, 20, 25. 35c.
I.adies' Gloves, very superior goods, 50, 75c, 31.
ladies' ilose. 8, 10, 12' i. 15c.
Ladies' Hose, inueh better. 25, 35, 50c.
Gents' Half-hose hi, l'.'v,, tft. -jOc.
Gents' Half-hose, extra value, 25, 35, 50c.
We have just n eeived a large lot of regular
made Hoiserv, all wool, beautiful goods, aud to be
.'old very Sow.
CLOAK DEPARTMENT I
J Dally replenished with New Styles.
Exquisite Kit and Stylish Materials.
, A large lot Megant New shape Dolmans at *2O ,
tlm best garmeul ever sold at this price.
JAt KETS AND CLOAKS
At S-'t. S>, At:. so. SB, sto and ?13,
thrit tire Special Bargains.
Dolmans and .Jackets at .**.50.810, $12.50, sls, sl6
iC2 and at these prices we Invite special atten
tion.
Fire Wra h and Garments at $35, S4O, SSO,
; ?63. ?75. 590 and up to sllO. stately, and nobby
I styles, in Silk; Satin d'Lyon nnd Sieilienne. lined
with Matin in black, wiuo and old gold arid fur,
and trimmed with fur, bended paeaementerie,
plashes. Ac., to suit the fancy of almost any
purchaser.
SEAL SACQUES,
Genuine London dye, *125, 4150, *175. S2OO and
*250.
Elegant Otter and Seal Dolmans $265 to $350.
Extra largo aswortment Km-lined Circulars,
?85 to i'.y> each.
Choice Liue OircuUrs. made from new Ulster
ettc Cloths, t5 to $lO. extra full niado to mean
lire within two days.
Xotlee.
NOTI'T, h iiert by given that it is the iuten
i; .. ,if tlu. itizeiiK of Clay township to ap
plj to tlu-
t.'i pr.H !.» r • .aw over the twuue. known as
tin. • A <>itii l';> I. a<l I.aw," and which was ex
r<*,Jt~l to h i I r: !< townxhip, by Act of Anßem
llvnf Jit Mn eb 187:t. which ttaid act it is here
in i- ii. lit to b re| eaJed and the old law rein
mnt"d Bdec4t
XtniK i to Tav Collectors.
No fu-tbor notiro will c given by the Com
.:iU>w :• i-r» <»r C'.M.nty T> a«nr.;r to delinquent
nx < •ilii- t »« b;ti*\ of 1880, a* it U the inten
,ii .i! ft ■ .rum nint>er- to Iwoue on tham im
aediatt--;v uft. rt' e fiibt of Febitiary next-
I»v o; I)KU OF COMMISSIONERS.
J-jgT" Advertise in the CITIZIN.