BITLER CITIZEN* _ mm in- c. MEGIEV. PBOP'RS, Entered at the Posioffice at Butler an second-class# matter. OLIVER, the ring man for United States Senator, cannot be elected by Republican votes. It be succeeds it will be by the aid of votes of Demo cratic members of the Legislature. MR. JOHN I. GORDON, editor of the Mer- j cer Dispatch, on account of bad health has gone to Florida, where he expects to remain until the first of May. We hope be may return with good health. Ix is wonderful the difference it makes as to whose ox is gored: and it is equally wonderful the difference a lit tle office makes in some men's opinions, A postoffice or a "paster and folder" be ing able to mould their minds on ques tions of State and National interest. IF Senator Greer and Representative Bell are receiving any encouragement from home of their conduct at Harris burg in supporting "the machine,' many Republicans over the county would like to know who sends that en couragement and the source from which it comes. THE present snow storm extends over the whole country and is very severe in its effects. Telegraph wires and poles are down, railroads obstructed, etc. Last Friday and Saturday telegraphic communication was cut off between this place and Harrisburg and almost all other points. THE last vote, the 6tb, at Harrisburg last Saturday was, Oliver, 71 votes; Grow, 49 ; Hewitt, 2; McVeagh, 2 ; Agnew, 1; Wolfe, 1; Snowden, 1 ; Cur tin, 1; Wallace, 68. On Monday, of this week, the two Houses again met and a ballot, resulted as follows : Oli ver, 73; Grow, 49; Wallace, 66; Hew itt, 4 ; Gilfillan. 2 ; Agnew, 1; Snow dec, i ; Saird, 1; McVeagh, 1. MR. BRAHAM has been placed upon the following standing Committees in the House of Representatives at Har risburg, to wit: Constitutional Reform, Accounts and Expenditures, Iron and Coal Companies, Federal Relations, and Pensions and Gratuities. Mr. Bell upon the following Committees: Judiciary Local, Education, Manufac turing, Counties and Townships and Compare Bills. MR. BRAHAM, who at Harrisburg is giving ear to and showing respect for the opinions of the party that elected him, has been encouraged and sustain ed from home by numerous telegrams and letters from all parts of the county and from the very best citizens of the county. We have learned of several that have been sent him sustaining the stand he has taken against further "ring rule." His course is approved, while that of Messrs. Greer and Bell is very strongly and very generally con demned. THE plea that a caucus decided for Oliver, and that therefore be is the reg ular nominee of the party, will not work. In the first place a caucus is only used when all consent to go into it. It must be a caucus of the party, and not a mere ring. The fact that more than fifty Republican members of the Legislature I'efused to go into, or have anything to do with the one that put Oliver forward, is conclusive that they are not bound by it. They repre sent their constituents and not the ring. THI Herald last week bad a timely artiele relative to the condition of the fire plugs of this town, or rather the necessity of an inspection of them dur ing winter weather. The fact that re cently one of them would not work and others were opened with difficulty, should immediately put the town coun cil on their guard in this matter. The plugs should be examined and tested at least weekly in winter time. This would insure more safety to our citi zens. The water works and plugs are all that give hope of arresting fire at night in cold weather. Tho article in the Herald is very generally approved by our citizens and we join in urging the attention of Council to the subject. MESSRS. GREER and Bell have so far voted with and aided the 'machine' at Harrisburg. All their votes have been for Oliver, who has no strength except what the 'machine' gives him. While it is an admitted fact that there wete not and are not now half a dizen Republicans in Butler county who pre ferred Oliver for Senator; and while it is an equally well known fact that huudreds of our Republicans did prefer Mr. Grow for that office, yet neither Senator Greer nor member Bell have to this time given any vote to Grow, but have steadily given all their votes to Oliver. Is this representing the Re publicans of their county ? Or rather is it not a shameful misrepresentation of the sentiment existing in this coun ty ? THE LEGISLATURE. But little has been done in the Leg islature so far, and but little will be done until the United States Senator question is settled. In the Senate Mr Greer introduced a bill regulating the payment of costs in criminal cases. A bill to prevent the waste of oil at wells while the land on which they are is in dispute or litigation, has passed first reading in the Senate. Petitions have been presented for holding all the ses sions of the Supreme Court in Phila delphia, and against the manufacture und sale of intoxicating liquors in this State, eautiful snow." The following is what eunor predicts for the coming spring: "In April there will iTe a snow fall on the ! 4th or sth, but the spring will be well ; advanced by the 15th. In May, after the 10th hot weather." ELECTION 3 COMING-. The first election to come off, is thai of the spring election on the 15th of | next month, February, for township and borough officers. The next one will be that for the County Superintendent of Common Schools, by the School Directors, on the day of May next. Several candidates are already mentioned for that. The next one will prcbably be the Republican primary, likely about the usual time, Ist of June. Nearly all the county officers are again to be elected this year, to wit : Sheriff, Pro thonotary, Treasurer, Register and Re corder, Clerk of Courts, three County Commissioners, three Auditors and an Associate Jndge. Candidates are be ginning to move around. BLAINE IN THE CABINET. We hope the report is true that Pres ident-elect Garfield will ask Senator Blaine to be chief of his Cabinet and that he will accept. It at once gives, not only the Republican party but the whole nation, assurance of a strongand vigorous administration during the term of President Garfield. As Secretary of State, Mr. Blaine will not only be able in the conducting of our foreign affairs, but valuable in council as to all home affairs. If the other Cabinet officers are selected with the same degree of fore sight the coming administration will be one distinguished in our future annals. The present is an age of the greatest progress. Particularly is this so in governmental affairs. Vast projects for the enlargement of the intercourse of nations are also at hand. The coming four years will likely witness great questions and great changes. James G. Blaine, therefore, and men like him, in the Cabinet of President Garfield, are demanded by the times. JUDGE AGNEW. The visit of Judge Agnew to Butler last week was one of those events that make life pleasant. After a long ab sence he returned to see a people with whom for many years he was associated as the President Judge of their Courts. During these years a warm friendship grew up between him and them. 1 his friendship arose principally from an ad miration of his character as a man and his ability as a lawyer. In both he was above suspicion or reproach. Besides, he was of that social, frank nature that attached people to him. This character he still possesses, and his joyous, hearty greeting to his friends was warmly re ciprocated by them. All were pleased to see him as an old friend and most cordially greeted him as such. The vigor of Judge Agnew is remarkable. Although aged more than three score years and ten, yet he seems as full of life and strong in mind as ever. When he walked down the aisle of the lecture room with the same light and elastic step as of thirty years ago, all wonder ed at the well preserved health of their old friend. His visit was as pleasant to us all as we have no doubt it was to him, and will be among the recollec tions to be cherished. His lecture was, of course, good and instructive. The theme was of a religious nature and his treatment of it would have done honor to the ablest of divines. But it is not of the lecturer so much as of the man that we write this. THE following is only a sample of the letters or dispatches that have been sent from this county to Harris burg on the U. S. Senator situation : PETROLIA, Jan. 18, 1881. To Messrs. Mapes, Wolf, Braham, et. al., the forty-seven anti-machine members of the Pennsylvania Legis lature, Harrisburg, Pa. Gentlemen—maintain your antag onism against the machine flynasty, first, last and all the time. You aru heartily sustained in the stand you have heretofore taken by the unan imous sentiment of the Republican party in this part of the State M. Benedict, D. C. Backus, Joseph L. Clark, J. C. Hamilton, T. T. Mapes, Thomas P. Lard;.., F. Travers, H. A. Pennock, R. E. Green, William M. Larden. M. N. Miles, R. J. Bot nee, W. C. Foster, J E. Kirchart, O. B. Wood. CLEARLY STATED. Mr Grow states the attitude of him self and those Senators and Representa tives who refused to go into the Sena torial caucus, thus clearly and suc cinctly : "My friends decided that when the people had given a full and explicit expression of opinion on any question through the regular form# of their organization and in the newspaper press that the men who claim to be the leaders of the party are bound to respect such opinion, and when the leaders use all the appliances and manipulations so common and notorious at Harrisburg in late years to set aside such an ex pression of the popular will, it becomes the duty of somebody to vindicate the right of the people. This is why my friends decided that they would go into the two Houses, where each man must record his vote without »iy of the excuses of a caucus to cover it up Everybody knows that the managers of our politics have been busy for the last two months trying to reverse the expressed flociaiw) of and to tbwart thfeir Wish. These leaders have 3&tt**sxQ[ 28» 188 l» advised the Representatives to disre gard the will of the people: and they themselves in so doing set at defiance the first forms of the party in its various : local organizations."' THE sentiment of the Pennsylvania Republicans against the rule of the ring is being crvstalized from day to day and made manifest by the meetings held all over the State. Honorable men read with intense dis gust the unblushing and exultant state ments in the machine organs claiming that a bargain has been completed to gerrymander the Congressional districts fn Democratic interest in return for the election of Oliver. There is yet opportunity for Mr. Oli ver to do a graceful and sensible thin? by withdrawing from the Senatorial contest. Nothing but a bargain, hu miliating in itself, treasonable in a par ty view, disgraceful to him and abom inable in the sight of every true man and Republican can compass his elec tion. The Republican party is in no sense under fibligation to Mr. Oliver. ITe can place it in his debt by with drawal. Will he do so?— Pittsburgh Dispatch. Connoquenessing Township. Report of school no 7, ending Dec. IG, 1880. No. of pupils enrolled, 60. Average attendance, 56. Percentage of attendance, 93. The following pupils have missed no davs during the month: Willie C. Beighlie, Albert Beighlie, Warrie Cooper, Charlie Garwing, Eddie Gar wing, Robbie Martin, Howard Graham, Sammie Graham, Orrie Graham, Ber tie Ilillman, Frank Clark, Bentie Heckart, Clarence Heckart, Jennie Shearer, Maggie Shearer, Mary Shear er, Minnie Carner, Alice ilillman, Lizzie Gray, Mary Beighlie, Nannie Beighlie, Laura Cooper, Cora Cooper, Zelie Clark, Maggie Gibson, Nora Bolton, Bellie Martin. P. S. BARNUART, Teacher. Corrrspnii(l(>iil. PETERSVII.LE, Jan. 13, 1881. EDITORS CITIZNE: —Matthew Stew artiand wife, of Washington county, Kansas, were visiting friends here this winter. They were formerly of this county. Mrs. Stewart was the eldest daughter of Dr. George Welsh, who died in this town a few years ago. Mr. Stewart is Superintendent of a school in that county, Washing ton, Kansas. An anniversary dinner at the house of J. W. Brandon, Esq., near this place was given them on the 24th day of December, 1880, they being 40 years wedded on that day, being married on tiic 2.th day of De cember, 1840, when sure that Gen. Harrison was elected President. There wero thirty Brandons present, includ ing 12 grand children. After dinner one hour was given to vocal and in strumental music. Rev. S. L. John ston being present, read the 10 !rd Psalm, made a short address aud dis missed the assemblage with prayer. Yours, etc. OLD TIME. Tho Pennsylvania Contest. The unfortunate political imbroglio at Harrisburg grows out of an at tempt on the part of a few politicians to shut the people out of all part in the choice of a Senator. In the cam paign last fell the Senatorial question was freely canvassed. Mr. Grow was brought forward as a candidate by the indorsement of numerous couiitv conventions. Some effort was made to set up an opposition candidate, but it failed for want of any popular su|»- port. The men named could not com mand any following in the Republican ranks. They were mere local or State Capital politicians. Thus, as far as there was any expression of the peo ple on iho question, that expression pointed plainly to Mr. Grow as the choice of the Republicans of the State. When the Legislature met, a group of able partv managers surprised the the whole State by presenting a can didate whom ninety-nine voter* out of a hundred had never heard of before, and making a vote for him a test of fidelity to the ruling Republican in fluences of the State on the pari of the members. Mr. Oliver, the candidate thus projected upon the Legislature, is a respectable and wealthy manufac turer, but has never made the slight est flguro in public afiairs outside his own count}'. But for the support of the organization he would never have been thought of in connection with the Senatorship The question is, therefore, whether the Pennsylvania Republicans shall have a Senator representing them or one representing merely the machine. The caucus has decided in favor of Mr. Oliver, but it would decided with equal alacrity in favor of fciiaith, Brown. Jones or Robinson, if the ma chine had told it to. A majority of the country Republican members hold out against its decision and stand upon the instructions of their constituents. They are entitled to the respect of ail men who believe in fairness in politics and who think that the people should rule instead of being ruled by the men they elevate to office. Yesterday's ballot in the Legisla ture shows that the men who hold it to be their duty to ruppeseqt their con stituents are standing together with admirable firmness. Mr. Oliver re ceived 95 votes and Mr. Grow 56 votes, the Democrats standing by Wallace. Not one of the 50 men who signed tb c pledge not to enter the caucus has deserted MGrow, and a half-dozen more are acting with them. At the same time, Mr. Oliver is re ceiving the solid caucus vote. It looks like a long struggle, with the victory fcF thojns who haye the most staying power. In tins contest the fifty-six opponents of the machine will be sustained by the thought that they are not fighting for a faction against the people, but for the peoph against a faction—New Yu.l; Tribune. THE vote in the State Senate for Senator, on the first ballot, Tuesday, V/8-s 20 for Oliver, and 12 for Grow. Of the 20 Senators who voted for Oli ver, four namely, of Lebanon county, Myler of Lancaster, Roberts of Crawford, and Koyer, of .Montgomery, were instructed for (Jrow. Had they voted according to instructions Mr.Grow would have bad as many votes in the Senate as Oliver, and had M'-If njght, of the Indiana-Jefferson district, and Greer, of the Butler-Armstrong district voted in accordance with the sentiment of their district, Grow would have had 18 votes to 14 for Oliver. Had the mfciiibt-rii of the House instructed for him, obeyed tbein»tructioiis given them by their constituents, Mr. Grow would haye b U( I a minority there also.— Crawford Journal. The Machine—lt Gets a "Black Eye." ) The efforts of the machine, which assumes to dictate who alone shall fill the offices in the gift of the Republican partv of the State, ran into an obstruc tion at Harrisburg, on Thursday last, l and received a .very black eye. It is j well known t > ill observant men tint it is the wish of a law majority of the Republicans of the State that lion. G. ; A. Grow, or some mau of equal abilty. , shall take the place of W. A Wallace j in tht Senate of the United States. P»t it appears that this commend-1 able desire does not meet the approba- j tiou of Don Cameron and the other machine politicians of the State, and j thev have set about to defeat the wishes | of a majorityof the partv in that respect. And by methods only known to the unscrupulous coterie of political man agers, thev succeeded in winning over a majority of the Republican members o the Legislature, many whom were pledged to vote for Grow while others, uninstructed, represent constituencies known to be largely opposed to the Cameron clan. Consequently they con cluded that once King caucus decided in favor of their man Oliver, the work was done. Hut just here they were deceived. When the caucus met on Thursday night it was discovered that over fifty Republican members, delud ing many of the best men in the State, were not there and had determined not to give countenance to the scheme to force an incompetent man upon the people. This independent action on on the part of the opponents of the Cameron rule was unlooked for and threw the Oliver men into confusion. Nevertheless, they went through the form of nominating him though they lacked over thirty votes of enough to elect him. And thus the case stands. The men who refused to go into caucus or be bound by its acts, stand firm and announce that they are ready and wil ling to vote for any competent man not tied to Cameron's coat for Senator. They are perfectly willing to vote for Judge Schofield, Benjamin Harris Brewster, Geo. Shiras or almost any of the many men in the State who can ably represent us in the Senate; but for Oliver, or any man of his calibre, never. And they are right. Pennsyl vania has interest second to no State in the Union and it would be a burning shame to have her represented by a man of so limited ability as 11. W. Oli ver. lie is a mere nobody in statesman ship and is practically unknown to the country, or his native State, for that matter. About the only reason put forth by his friends why he should be elected is that he commenced poor and is now a very rich man. Energy and business thrift are commendable traits, but the people want more than these in the man they send to represent them in the U. S. Senate. How does Oliver compare with such men as Sherman, Blaine, Conkling, Bayard, Hale, Logau and the many other good men now or soou to be in the Senate ' And must Pennsylvania be degraded by electing an incompetent in order to pleass Don Cameron and his associates who assume to rule the party for tboir own selfish purposes i we hope not, and trust the fifty manly Republicans who refuse tc wear the "machine" collar, will stand by the people and defeat this latest and most unrighteous scheme to annul theii clearly expressed will.— lndiana^Pa.] Messenger, Jan. 1!). Congressional Apportionment. The completed census returns for the State, as prepared for Congress, show s population of 4,282,78*5, an in crease of 760,995 over the census of 1870. Under Mr. Cox's apportion ment bill, providing for 301 Represen tatives, this population will entitle us to twenty-six Representatives, the ra tio of apportionment being 104,722. Under the present apportionment the ratio is 180,414, the population of tbe State being 3,521,791. Under this bill the South gains eight Representa tives, and the West and Northwest ten The losses are charged aginst the Middle and New England States. The total population of the United States is 50,152,866, which, after de ducting the territories and the District of Columbia, will leave tfyp represen tative population at 49,369,560. Mr. Cox presented various tables showing tbe census of 1870 and 1880, calculated for Representatives ranging from 293 to 307. These calculations show curi ous and interesting results. It appears that by the increase in the pensqs ol 1830, from 293 to 21)4, Massachusetts gained 1, by the increase to 295 Louis iana gain 1, and by the increase to 296 Pennsylvania gained 1, by the in crease to 297 Maryland gained 1, by the increase to 298 New York gained 1, by the increase to 299 Alabama gained J. When the total number of Representatives was incased to one of the most striking features of the table appeared. It was a curious ec centricity of mathematics that Ala bama then lost the Representative she gained at 299, and Texas and Illinois gained I each. 4-t : iGI 4 111,,uma rc " gained the Representative ho lc.sl, by the increase to 300 Florida gained 1, by the increase to 303 Ohio gained 1, by the increase to 304 North Carolina gained 1, by the increase to 306 Penn sylvania gained 1, by the increase to 3<<7 New York gained 1, making two gains over 3!i:j under the cep,s>«js of 1880, but still she even then waa losing 1 from her present number as fixed by the apportionment of 1870. Before any npportioutuicut bill can be pissed the House must decide what its size must be, whether it will re tain its nrmbf.r 293, or in crease the number of representatives to any point between 293 and 350, the farthest limit suggested. An increase will compel an enlargement of the hall of lUiprvsP-'lfcitivps or a different iir " rangement of the saaty. T'iwre is a question whether legislation will be improved l>y an increase of legislators, popular seutiment inclining to the be lief that there is more safety iu a large legislative body t}»an in a onp, taking men as they run. These ate questions which will no doubt be am ply ventilated before the ratio of rep resentation will l>e fixed. There will be plenty of time to consider the ques tion, since there need be no hurry about passing an apportionment Ijill for at least another year.— Titusville Herald. THE N'. V. Tribune speaks plainly to the mmubera of Pennsylvania Legislature in reference to thfl selec tion of United States Senator It tells them "if they have a man whom they are compelled to call to the front whenever the exigencies of their com paign demands a strong man before the people, such a man ought not to be bet asulo for,a mere nobody, af ter the battle is won." THE ablest financier of the country, j Secretary Sherman, will be the next \ Senator from Ohio; the brilliant General Ben Harrison will represent Indiana;! Mr. Conger of long experience in pub lic, witty, aggressive, ready in debate, | will represent Michigan; Mr. Eugene, Hale, also of much experience, who appeared to excellent advantage in several encounters v. Ith Mr. Conkling at Chicago, who has a splendid nation al reputation, will represent Maine and when Mr. Blaine goes into the Cabinet i he will probably be succeeded bv Mr. j Frye, also a statesman of broad views and fine ability aud nutional fame. And what shall we say of Pennsylva nia? We have just as bright and bril liant statesmen as any of the States above named, but the men who assume to control the majority party determined that our great State—second to none in the Union—shall be represented by Harry W. Oliver, who knows abso lutely nothing about statesmanship. Indeed, his warmest supporters only claim for him that he is rich and a "good fellow." Pennsylvania should be represented by men who have the ability to defend her great and growing interest on the floor of the Senate. The people of the State do not want auy more rich nobodies to represent them at Washington— lndiana (Pa) Mes senger. Honored niid ulot. When a board of emiuent phyiscians and chemists nnuounced the discovery that by combining some well known valuable remedies, the most wonderful medicine was produced, which would cure such a wide range of diseases that most all other remedies could be dispenced with, many were skeptical ; but proof of its merits by actual trial has dispelled all doubt, and to-day the discoverers of that great medicine, Hop Bitters, are honored and blessed by all as benefactors.— Democrat. The County Alius House Ques tion. MESSRS. EDITORS :—Tho public are certainly under obligations to you for the generosity which prompted you to open your columns to the discussion of the alms house question, both pro. and con., in order that such information in relation thereto may lie gained at shall be necesssary to the formation of an intel ligent and just judgment on the subject. With your permission, I would say that I am decidedly in favor of the alms house, for these reasons: 1. The maintenance of the indigent poor is a duty which is not just indi vidual or local, but general aud even universal. No one person any more than any other person is morally bound to extend the hand of charity to the needy, unless, it may l>e there is some natural connection or relationship with the corresponding ability to do so ; and no one particular locality or neighbor hood is under a greater moral obliga tion than any other to fare % ill? lW«r that may happen to have gained a resi dence in it, for the locality or neighbor hood cannot be blamed for the poverty that my happen to exist in it; and so, as no one township or borough more thqn any other to-- nsl|ip or borough i , chargable with the poverty of its inbab i itants ; so, no one township or borough ! more than any other township or bor- I ough is morally bound to take care of . the poor that may be destitute in it. , We know that the obligation is impos ed by the law because there in qq qthor> way Qf providing for the needy poor ; but we speak of the moral character of ■ the obligation as that which makes it , just or unjust, as the case may be. If the poverty which prevails in any f district be chargable to the character of the soil or climate; or if it be on account • of the isolation of such district, then the greater need there is that the bur ■ den of the care of its poor be shared bv others more highly favored and more ! wealthy. There are districts into which • a cprt»iin class of pqqr gather beeuuse > that rents are low and tenements are to • be hired, for the very reason that busi ; ness is dull and wag.;s low, the very , things which in due time make the poor jjoorpr, so when worjf fails a]tugetl)pf I op some iffljictivp piqvjdence occurs they ■ became objects of charity and must be ; provided for. Such districts, as a • matter of course, arc less able to care for their poor anil cannot do it without ■ burdening tax payers; hence there I ought to be, in justice, a distribution of I such burden, aud such distribution can • not be more equitably made than by • laying it upon the whole county, or pvpn if it were uosgiblc, opoq the wljojp uumwouwcaUh; 2, Maintenance for the indigent poor • should be provided without outraging their feelings or degrading their man ' hood or womanhood. llow shameful 1 and outrageous the practice of selling i out the poor practiced in many districts; : and, very often, the very persons who bi«| in have lift regard, at ajl fop the poor but only foe the price of their • keeping. Here and there a pauper has • a good home and is treated well, but the many suffer from neglect and ill i treatment. They are made to feel that ■ they are a burden and despised, until tlioy wish tl»u> *vo*rp dt-ad- "Same, it i& true, do not show much feeling on the subject, others "sufTer like dumb dogs, i in sullen silence;" but there are those who have become poor and dependent 1 by adverse providences or by reason of 1 age or increasing infirmity. They have good iqinds qqcj rem err)ber their forpier bottiir lot and griovo all th- a i they are taunted or abused on account of their poverty. This would not be 1 the case in a retreat provided for the ■ destitute at the public expense and pre • sided over by intelligence, prudence and Christian charity. fhe maintenance of the indigent poor should not be provided without prudent respect to some recompense. The taxes paid by the districts of the county for the support of the poor, (}ii it no-w is, are without the least pub lic benefit J indoofj, they ofton go to maintain those who are as a l >le to work and earn their living as many who have the taxes to pay. This would not be so much the case if their were a fatm on yyfyich to provide labor for sucfy and a house in which to utilize the help that certain claßscs of the poor could well furnish. Many of the poor could earn their liv ing or do considerable towards it; njoijf, of them could do something to Jesse p the expense of their keeping ta some extent; while the employment they would have would do them good in any ejteqt. ffrovidpd for as they are at present, there is SG'ftFfply a diatF'Pt '» which thp tax payers do not complain of one QE more who seem to be nurtured in idle ness while they are evideutly able to work. The overseers are not to blame, for they cannot provide them with work at wages, IIQ ,w ( iabyfci.to Ijire lyvlf bauds, aud inpecittlly/VofpaupeT baud*. T 1 ere are those who want to do what they can and who with such opportu nities as a well conducted alms Louse could afford, would feel more manly or womanly as they realized that they were earning their own maintenance So much now: with your leave, Mr. Editor, more auon. HCMANITAS. A Graphic Picture of the Caucus. | Tha following remarks, made by E. j C. Martin, Esq., before the Lancaster ! Republican County Committee", in j March last, possess a significance not ! then attached to them, in view of the j coalition of Oliver and McMar.es . to control the Senatorial caucus against | the expres&ed sentiment of the State, \ through the power wielded by Phila delphia and Allegheny. The question of instructions being under discussion, Mr. Hicstnnd moved to amend, further, "that our Senators and Representative* be instructed, after they have ascer tained the choice of the people, to attend every caucus, and use every honorable means to secure the nomination of that choice." The caucus clause of this amendment was opposed by Messrs. Martin and Landis. Mr Martin said : Mr. Chairman, I am against that amendment, and right here I take is sue with the gentleman ( Mr. Hiestand) when he savs that United States Sena tors are usually elected honestly i<» Pennsylvania. The election of a Uni ted States Senator bv fair means i:; this State would, I bel eve, be an < x treme case and the scandal of our politi cal history, which has made us a by word and reproach in the nation, is as sociated with tho bestowal of this high dignity. Does the gentleman believe that it was honest persuasion which ia the many contests of the past arrayed the representatives from this county upon one side, and the people on the other? No, tho track of such campaigns lies over broken trusts and dishonored promises, and h'ads to a political Pot ter's field. And the caucus has been the rock upon which Lancaster county's hopes have been dashed again aud again ; ;t is here tljjt tlje clanking chains have bten forged, a.ii put on, aud boke<', rivited. Uu '.er the specious plea for harmouy, the far-sighted "managers," who live by polities, who trad-* iii tneu as you fanners trade in cattle; who measure a map as you would measure an ox ot' a horse, and for the same pur pose, to buy him ; who have money for knaves, promises for fools, threats for cowards. It is to solidify the caucus that human nature is subjected to the infamous tests that make u.s blush that men in high position can be found to judge it so meanly. With Philadelphia and Allegheny in their power, controllable every tiiue be cause of the vast patronage —national. State and municipal—that conires there, the country districts, under the caucus rule, might as well bo blotted out of existence, so far as they can have any voice or derive any benefits, except what "our masters" in charity see fit to bestow ; and how often, alas! ''master*" are the ward bummers and pot-house politicians of those two cities. It is the caucus that gives emphasis to the vote of the crimiigil classes, who stand very near to he "throne." It is the caucus thftt jrivus the great, honest, manhood of the agricultural districts the humiliat ing place of protestation without power, of dissatisfaction without hope of re dress, that sneers at theiu for ttuir ef forts, and pities them fop their paius. With the incentive of political plun der to whet their appetites, aud the hope of political gains to sharpen their wits, the leaders of the caucus have ma tured their planseveu years in advance. It is their way to anticipate, just as I believe Bill lie ruble's pardon was guar* anteci] before he \yuvjld consent to plead guilty. Xo—l want the man whom Lancas tur county indicates as its choice for United States Senator to hive some thing more than nriemoty compliment, a bgirruu resolution, which, by a trick, may be interpreted against him. I want our representatives under these instructions to stand l>v him, caucus or no caucus, until ho bimauii' gives up the contest as hopeless. Thus may we become a power for good instead of a tool for tricksters. lam proud of this days work. I be lieve that the rights of a sovereign people have this day been k«'pt fi'um being tf*iNplod Miidur the feet of bold and desperate men, and that our exam ple will be imitated, and our determi nation will be hailed elsewhere in the Commonwealth as the acts of people who, knowing their rights, dare main tain them. This is ' emancipation day" in Lancaster county politics, and there must be no backward step by the stvi!> low artifice of sqeh a ptijo'uiiou as me gentleman offers. I call for thv ques. tion. Mr. Ilicatand withdrew so much of his amendment as would obligate our Senators and Representatives tu uttyiid the caijcqi, ib« n* uudyr tnnlcuc jit|M4 only "to ate.all honorable means to hai'e the will of the people respected.', The resolution asameuded, was then adopted. M KING —WHITMIRE —January 20, JJ»K 1, Uy Rev. C. L. Streamer, Mr. Siniwii King of < on cord towusjiip. to MiW W hittnire of Oakland township, IIARTMAN KLlNGEß—fonuary 11, ISSI by Uev. E. Cronen wet, Mr. GeoijjeJ. Hartman of Forward township, and Miss Catharine Kliugcr of Penn township, this county. MONTGOMERY—QUEER January 20th, 1881, at the residence of the officiating clergy man iu Frecport. Pa., by the Rev. J. 11. A. Kitzmiller, Mr. John Montgomery and Miss I/ettie, youngest daughter ol flatthew Greer, Esq., both qf Buffalo township, this county. BRA WLEY—KELLY January 20, 1831, by Rev. J. It. Coulter, Mr. F. M. Brawley, of Crawford county. Pa., and Miss Adelia Kelly, of Martinsburg, this county. WEISZ —WILSON —January 20, 1881, at tlin residence of Mr. Will jam Webber, Lancas ter township, this county, by Rev. James A. Clark, Mr. 11. 11. Weisz, ol Allegheny City, Pa., and Miss Nannie E. Wilson, of Lancaster township, this county. POLLOCK-January }7, 188 L of pneumo nia, in bis 2nd year, Carl, son >f Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Pollock, of Register City, this couuty. DAVlDSON—December —, 1880, in Adams township, this county, Miss Margaret Josa phine, daughter of Mr. James ami Mary Jane Davidson, aged 9 years and ■'! months. A Fool lull Hisiaue. Don,t make the mistake of confound ing a remedy of acknowledged merit with the numerous quack medicines, that are now so con)ipon. Wo speak from experience when we say that Par ker's (Jiuger Toaic is a sterling health restorative and will do all that is claim ed for it. We have used it ourselves with the happiest results for Rheuma tism aptl when \floru out by overwork. See advC— Timet. HOLIDAY PKILOENTS ! GRAND DISPLAY THIS WEEK AT Rosenbaum & Co.'s, 112. 774, 776', Market Street, C> r. L berty Street, PLTTBLIURGH, J J A. FCR | BUY Kin ■:!. >\ /.< PKESKXTS S " 14 ' : ' AS - I aril r..> \i . v ; v.I.IIKI.LAS, 1.1. \ II!. : S.\i( 11ELS, IDiii:- A :\>< ask, i >ll i 1 I I i.11.-S, St! iC IIA M)K LlM'illEFS. I.INI v 1 > !• vKKi'IiIEFS. PKKSKNTS in - . ii» handkerchiefs, 1 .... i> HANDKERCHIEFS, if :i.\Mi.i EUt. H i KFS, PRESENTS. TI^ X^ Cll\ i ION'S, P HISSES IS. N.IYUAI:. Sll.K SI . i'KN DI.I'S, < . N .1 AC KI TS, PRESENTS LA ■ ' AI;1 ■■■ 1 • , r N i>f> ;, ls KNIVES. ~X T. t . , l.Ai'il I-A:- fY SETS, L i .. i'. i .» HATS AND BONNETS. £sv*" AND 1,000 cthe- USEFUL Pre:e:its N: 1 NANS** IOW PRICES it Tmyrri d H I K M /-vr Ki'a lfJLt JL .Ll iJj JL)'U» to a aud 4.02 Fw Jei'ii! !■»' A.itegfceiy. We Are Mew Daiiy Optning i \, and ChGice FALL AND WIHT3R DRY GOODS ! ! Of i'vrj PmrijUsui, Conij->ri ir , j» rt t'ir tollowijig; Mixed ei,. «, I'. I'lain U-h*',*. .a a!l .••Mir- ,;u.l sh.. '••«, li'i, in. >l.-, t'iuli>u*res. I">, '2 wide, extra \?->. Kreneli C iMiiti'-'e, ii'l-W'on', 4n. *.'>. "j >•. Frencil Cash;;: -re. all-Woo!, ve; v i: , 75c, S lleniH tta ("iitli. g.xxt ((iia'iiy. "o, , >l. -1 •-!», -1.50. Ia Black and Colored Silks. We offer extra inducements in order to reduce the heavy stork o:i hand. We ;.:r.-r ;s In v.u,!f.ii iliaok Velvet at 60 and Tse. 1 Hroeade Ve' v !•-. lilr.i'i; aitd Colored, new and ! beoutiful .style .7 c aad '. We lia\e :iii.v day opened a very of Silk : Fringes. i riuu ::un-i. Silk- Satins. &e. In I'I.dAKS ;U('.l lxtl.M ANS our assortment i.s vejv ■ which enables us to suit every- : |h»uy. Buyers of Dry Goods are respectfully requeue! to v; v one will leave oar establishment with the convietion of having saved money. M. FIRE & BM, 100 and 102 Federal Street, A 'eph nv NEW FLOUR &?EED flnCO LC, REiBER'S BLOCK, Jefferson St., Butler, Pa. All the Flour made by the New I'ror ! »]!. •at Flour, Rye Flour, and bolted and uuboltod Corn Meal. Ail kinds of Feed—Chop, Hran, C >ru, O a'l kinds of Mill Feed. Ail kinds of grain bought at Store or . I H . 'u-st Cash Prise Paid. Custom Work d<-ne at Mill by tl *N. i • Machinery and grista warranted to be equal in quantity and ;jui vround anywhere else. Greoi-<>*e -- ei I xn-, Sr. --'uL. •' - } •1 I j I)ECEMISEK -.it 9 ISBO. JUST" REdi LV.I£D. 2,000 Yds. Genu;- : Mik Mixed PERSIAN NO\ r S LTIES ! And placed ou sale the RBMA 'KA; . ; ice of 20 cents, about Qcr-lhird the'. \ : i . fI.VIMjAI S3! BARGAINS! One k.L Imported llamlkc lehlef lT.tid . at .17 Vie, former i m e. 76e. One lot ilumlkeiclilil l'laii'.*, fine }.c;<.d.', 73e.. former price, -fl. <>::•• ' mer pric s!.."<>un e K:. side 3:un! Krencti Suit ing! sl.7*. former ;.ri b! "I: t. Choiee Colored Sallnsaml llroeadc Velvets K\tra Wide ISlack Sallnsaml Velvets for Skirts ami Trimmings. BOGrGrB ?. 1 onieMic and Housekeeping Goods. wholesalo anil retail. :;l m:?l i.i.llv 'ow I •!: i ' I'l -cut ca-h or short time buy em with approved cr<"i!it- New cl< ::M'l r.ilol ■' ■ <■> - Meads, Balls, im ported Button*. in twe eiz'M. t■ •> •» ' U'" u "" un/'Jlvrup. ;x-r I'llf ofStOBM. ™ All dru. I or will get it for you. IJeelloic THE raeaab T* of Mn> WOIIII Mutual Fire In surance Co. will lu ct *' tin. School House in We-«t LiheHv. on the s c . ,d Saturday of Jan uary, 1881. bei-ijc Hin Hth i •ft., at 1 o'clock, P. M.. "for th« purpose of electing officers for the euriiii-K ys*< r *» 1" •[■ ins in Housekeeping Goods. 11- si sl.sii. 32. !t ''is. Colored and White $5, . Tab . ' : 'i. :35, fflc. Tiii: ■ 1 am-islj. fa.st color 50,60, 75c, <•' • ... ;•••. •*> and 28c. I K.•■'. and 34e. « i ; Uiulorwear tor La -1 <1 • .<••• >t grades to the very ' Ik s!. !y l w oilees. (, r 3 kin Ko iery and Gloves is • . t. "s n part the following : j I- d:<»' . ••• .1- . 15.3 V, s>. ;r.c. , < \ \ . sti|)eriur goods, 50, 78c, 91. I Lades' . .-. 1 .!2 . IV. i I . (!: .l 'l -\ :>ett>T. 25, as, 50c. I C nt 'ii . < Hr. IS-j, 15. 2oe. « | n" ' ... s r.i \ .i!i.\3". !UV. We ha - nved a h.rge lot of Mjular ! m:.de Hi .-r. . all \.ool, beautiful goods, and to bo j solu very lo>\. C >a!•' DErvUTJir.NT! i : >: r ;• villi Nov Style*. I \;i , : S - ! b Material*. A • :,*ev ape fMlmans at S2O the b -i gam. il ever . old at ibis priee. .1 U K KfAND CLOAKS At - s*, ?io and sl3, ; He Special lUtrgains. I » ••cit • n>:o.sl2JiO,sls t tl6 ;in e-. we invite special atten tion. I i a ' (lara ents at #35, S4O, SSO, t i vl I), i-ialoly and nobbr ... i SftiMOM, lined v . . .. « ii.- vi 1 o:J (fold and fnr, ji: , t: i f *r. be m new UlHter etto Ci >tli«, i't t<> SlO, extra foil male to meaa ure wit!iin twodavs. L. iiiur k Aolice. 1 t •!! iry i'i lie ehta'o of John ■>i Centre township. Buthr i ijr.i11ted t the un tor li.'ouni'nif themselves in • • ill |>a- nse make iininedi ir. tvivii'ir claim* nijitinsi - i t i.'in '1 illy authenticat ed i it. llEsn BKIOHT, Ex'r. r r-i Hi. utler county, Pa. \ lice. i. v villi the " 111 annex',d ii tb" tiud Tsltnied on c. doe'd, late ol ' < r county, Pa., all pi-- v - in Icbted to said ««• | i a ii-JUte payment an I i * i I i late will pro In t , :i i Mir payment. Mun .n-viTn', umfer F4