BUTLER CITIZEN
JOHN H 4 C KE6-.EY PROPERS.
Entered at the Pottofjice at Butler at
second-class* matter.
COURT in session, trying civil cases.
FOURTEEN ballots and no United
States Senator.
YESTERDAY, February Ist, opened
with a severe "North Easter,' and con
tinued stormy weather.
IN the joint sessions of the Legisla
ture on Saturday and Monday last
there was no quorum present on either
day.— Ex.
THE Receipts and Expenditures of
the coanty for the past year, as made
out by the County Auditors, appear
this week. Their publication prevents
the appearance of much other matter.
S. C. T. DODD, Esq., one of the
leading attorneys of the \ enango
county Bar, is about to remove to New
York City, to act as attorney of the
Standard Oil Company. His salary
is to be $12,000 a year, for at least six
years.
THE names of Thompson of Arm
strong county, of the House, and Greer
of the Senat?, appearon the side of
Cameron for the United States Sena
torship, or what is commonly called
the Pennsylvania ring. Make a note
of it— Parker Phoenix, Jan. 21.
Boss CAMERON has been and is now
daily overshadowed and humiliated in
the Senate by the presence of Mr. Wal
lace, who is a man of ability. Boss
Cameron wants a colleague as igno
rant, as unfit as himself, and looking
over the field of aspirants for such a
one be selected "Harry" Oliver.—
Evening Telegraph, Rep.
A CORRESPONDENT complains of the
barsh remarks of the Herald of this
place towards Gen. R. K. Scott, late
Governor of South Carolina, and who
has been very unfortunate at Napoleon,
Ohio. The ex-Governor has friends
in this and Armstrong counties who
feel agrieved at such treatment. Want
of space prevents the articles sent by
our friend from appeariog.
As to what will be the outcome and
influence of this independent move
ment we will not discuss at this time.
We believe it will result in placing our
party politics upon a higher plane and
in developing and bringing out talent
in our ranks worthy of the second
State in the Union, which the present
management has effectually counted
out and suppressed.— Scranton Repub
lican, Rep.
WE hope the Grow men who have
refused to fall into the caucus trap set
by Cameron will decline any*compro
mise that will look toward the contin
uance of the Cameron dictation. If the
Republicans of a great State like thin
cannot organize without the leadership
of Don Cameron, who has insulted the
voters of the party and is wholly and
only a selfish and tyrannical autocrat,
tbey bad better disband.— Eaxlon Fr?e
Press, Rep.
MB. BELL of this county continues
to Tote in the Legislature for the ma
chine candidate for United States
Senator, notwithstanding the declara
tions be made to several of his con
stituents that he would not so vote,
and notwithstanding the nearly unani
mous opinion of the Republicans of the
county that be should not so vote.
That Mt. Brabam, our other member,
represents tbe general sentiment of the
county on the pending Senator elec
tion there is not tbe shadow of a doubt.
Afl between Mr. Grow and Mr. Oliver
for Senator, from all we hear, nine
tenths of our Republicans are in favor
of Mr. Grow.
KBV. BITIINOBB'S lecture in the
Court House on Monday evening laat
wag full of interest on the subject of
early child training. Tbe "Kindergar
ten" as established and used in Germa
ny «nd proposed to be introduced in
this Country, has for its object, as ex
plained by REV. Bittinoeb, the prop
er employment of tbe rniuds of children
while of too tender years to be sent to
school. It is based on a system of ob
ject teaching and if practiced in every
home would certainly be productive of
good results. While it is difficult to
see how tbe Kindergarten, or child's
garden, eould be successfully operated
io schools with children so young as
three or four years of age, yet it could
be by parents at their homes, and it
seems to us therefore a step in educa
tion in the right direction ior young
rbildren.
NO SENATOd YET.
Up to yesterday fourteen ballots
wore taken in the Legislature fo* Unit
ed States Senator without a choice
being made. Mr. Grow not only bold*
bis firßt vete but has increased on the
same. In tbe vote of last Saturday
there were but six ot a difference be
tween him and Oliver. Oliver's vote
has fallen off considerably from that
6rst received by biru. The only thing
that Bwems certain is that he cannot be
elected. The Democrats so far bold off
and vote for their own man. If they
continue to do so tbe Republicans wil
bave to unite on a compromise man or
there will be no election this session.
It is rumored tbe machine men will
endeavor to have an adjournment of
tbe Legislature before tbe 4th of
March, so as to give the Governor the
power to appoint a Senator when they
hope to get Oliver appointed. But
this is not likely to succeed. It is
more likely a new man will lie settled
upon by the Republicans, and tbe hope
of ail U that be may Us a ituotl aud a
Drift
MR. A. FLKEOEB has been appointed
pastinaster at Mdlerstown, this county,
to succeed Mr. McLaughlin.
S RINQ tLE^riONS.
As the spring elections in the vari
ous towns and townships of this coun
tv are soon to take place, we would
direct the attention of all tax payers
to the wisdom of having good officers
elected as a general thing, and particu
larly the necessity of good assessors
being chosen. The assessments made
by the different assessors are really
the foundation of all our taxation and
if carefully and correctly made will
6ave us of all trouble in the future.
In view of past experience in this
matter we have no doubt great care
will be taken this year in the selection
and election of the different assessors
througout the county.
POWER THE MACHINE.
A most stri .iug eximple ofthe pow
er of the machine at Harrisburg was
witnessed in our Court last week. The
Hon. John M. Greer, State Senator* for
this and Armstrong counties, not find
ing enough to engage his time and at
tention at the seat of government,in ma
turing laws and looking after theintei
ests of his constituents, came home
here to take part in the trial of ca-es
He had just got fairly into a eaae when
a dispatch came to him from the "boss"
of the machine at Harrisburg, com
manding him to return immediately.
There was a scare among the Oliver
patriots, and he was needed. He left
ou the first train in obedience to the
order. No magic could have worked
more mysteriously. The machine says
to one, as to its slave, " go and he goeth
and to another come and he cometh."
Its subjects can have no release from
it when once in its power.
But there is another view of this
matter. A Senator and Representative
recieve ten dollar* a day for each and
every day of a session. For what ?
For attending to their duties as mem
bers, of course. How can a member at
tend to them and be at home half his
time attending to his private business ?
He cannot do soonly by neglecting the
public business be was elected to, and
is paid for and was sworn to attend to.
If there was any scarcity of attorneys
at our Bar there might be somo excuse
for Mr Greer neglecting his duties and
attending to bis private interest. But,
as we all know, the Bar of this county
is well stocked with attorneys just now,
who are ab'e and willing to attend to
all business in that line The fact of a
legislator taking the public money, and
not attending to the public interest is
in the highest degree dishonorable and
is creating much comment n our coin
munitv. We refer to the case here at
the request of many citizens. The
practice should- be put an end to at
once.
LST THE PEDPLE ELECT.
Hon. Harry White, in Congress, de
serves the thanks of all people and
parties for introducing the subject of a
change in the United States Constitu
tion. so that United States Senators
shall be elected by the people. The
time is ripe for this change. The peo
ple of Pennsylvania will hail itas a great
deliverance. This high office, equal only
to the Presidency in ouropitiion, is, we
can almost say, now bought and sold
in nearly every State of" the Union.
This results from the fact that they are
elected by a few men, the members of
the Legislature, and the temptation is
great to make money or procure places
for themselves or friends for their votes-
Many of them are unacquainted with
the candidates and care but little who
is chosen. Hence, when it becomes
known that a candidate u rich and is
willing to spend money, he will always
have followers and votes. Indeed, it
is often the c se thct rich men are pur
posely solicited to become candidates
for that high office in order that they
may be plucked of some of them feather-.
There have been cases in Pennsylvania
of this kind, auditis insisted by in my
that that is what brought out and is
keeping Mr. Oliver, of Pittsburgh, in
the field now. Were he not a wealthy
man bis name probably would never
have been thought of, neither by him
self or his friends. We presume tLit;
will be admitted. The principal claim
made for him is that of spending freely
and giving liberally to campaign funds
at the last election. And it is possible
that those who at Uarribburg are now
running the "machine" for him are do
ing so for their own gain and bis certain
loss. One thing is certain, money uow
overtops ability ' n the selection of
United States Senator*. A" this will
be remedied if the people ham the tslea.
ting of them. We hope Gen. White
will press on his resolution with all
possible speed. The Legislatures of
the States are now generally iu session
and uow would be a most favorable
time for Congress to pass and send the
proposed change to then) for their ap
proval. And we have no doubt the
proposed change w >uld bj approved.
No honest member of the Legislature
would think of opposing the change,
but on the contrary would gladly be
relieved of tbiit d(Jtv. The dishonest
member and the ring men who run the
machine to run out the man for United
States Senator who give* them the
most money, they of course would ojf
pose the change Will Congress act
on this important matter by passing
the resolution providing for a change
in the Constitution and giving the elec
tion of said Senator# to ii.t; people '.
Sooner or later it muni come to that.
The following is the amendment pro
p jsed by Gen. White's resoluticn :
Resolve I, By the Senate and House
of Lleiirobentauves ol the United {Mates
o (AWW WOVu o *rtAfc '
Cifcia***: JintJUe, s*«.. iFWkirttajeg I^Bl.
thirds of each House concurring there
in), That the following is hereby pro
, posed as an amendment to the Constitu
| tion of the United States, and when rat
| ified by the legislatures of three-fourths
: ofthe several States shall be valid to all
intents and purposes as a part of the
Constitution, to wit:
ARTICLE —That so much of section,
three, article one, of the Constitution
ofthe United States as provides that
i "the Senate of the United States shall
j be composed of two Senators from each
j State, chosen by the legislatures thereof
for six vears," shall be so altered and
| amended as to read: "The Senate of the
j United States shall be composed of two
, Sena orsfrom each State, chosen by the
| people thereof; and the electors shall
! have the same qualifications requisite
for electors ofthe most numerous branch
of the State legislature.
"TIIF United States Senatorship of
i this state, is still undecided. The ring
| holds out tenaciously and it is rumored
will offer inducements to the Democrats
to come over and help them. The Grow
faction are steadily gaining ground,
both in nunil>erand public opinion, and
rea'ly h >!d the key to the situation
The latter party forwarded to the ma
chine seven names, all staunch Repub
licans, either of whom the Grow faction
wili unite with the Cameron faction in
electing. The latter section do not wish
any other than Oliver, therefore, the
end is not yet The membe- from this
county, Leo Thompson, f-tiii votes with
tne Cameron ling in the House and
John M Greer in the Senate. We
believe they are the only oil country
members who are traveling that way."
Our attention was called to the above
by several Republicans in the upp'r
part of the county who are interested
in the oil business. They say that
lastsummer,duringthecontest between
this county and Armstrong county for
the State Senate nomination, they fa
vored Mr. Greer 011 the ground of bis
professions of friendship for the oil inter
ests. They expected him then to vote
with the members of the oil country in
the Legislature. But so far, as statea
by* the Porker Phoenix in the above, he
fails HO to vote, but on the contrary
votes for United States Senator for a
candidate, Mr Oliver, who represents
another and a different interest. The
consequence is that the oil interests of
this county feel much disappointed at
what they regard as a betrayal of their
expectations Mr. Greer should, re
member the influence that helped him
in getting a nomination that was ad
mitted did not belontr to our county,
but that his supposed friendship for
the oil interest had much to do in
getting. Many in the county now
regret their aid towards him, and say
they were deceived in the man.
PROCEEDING* "I Court L»NI
Week.
Tebay and Foster, for use of Foster,
vs J. W. Reed, John P. Bredin and
E. M. Bredin, Jr., action on note;
verdict for defendants.
J'. Dorsey vs. James 11. Tebay and
J. Y. Foster, action on note; verdict
for defendants.
Win. Allen vs. Lewis Reed, executor
of John Reed; verdict for plaintiff for
$lO3.
Walter Sloan and Luelln, his wife,
et al., vs Samuel A. Campbell ; ver
dict for $425, payable in one day.
John Smith vs Samuel Smith, and
Samuel Smith vs. John Smith, four
cases in all, tried together, being suits
on not« s and accounts, etc Verdict for
Samuel Smith in two cases and verdict
for John Smith in two, one verdict for
$72.18, and one verdict for $463.46.
Wm. Harvey vs. National Gas Co
Limited ; verdict for plaintiff for SIOO.
P. McUride vs. Jos. Kerr and N.
Black. Adm're McMurry verdict for de
fendants.
Samuel Balfour, executor of Margaret
Balfour, vs. John Balfour; verdict for
plaintiff for S4O.
Jacob Dim'uch k S>n vs. Robert
Ash, action on n< te ; veidict for plain
tilfs for SSOB.
Archibald IJ. Scott vs. S. P. liakin,
Elizabeth Robinson and Eli"ha Robin
son. action as to amount of royalty in an
oil lear-e; verdict for defendant for
$763.23. and the value of the property
distrained estimated at S2OOO.
Jane Borland and heirs of William
Borland vs. John Young and others;
special verdict, finding f< r Rachel
Glenn SB3; for LydiaChristy SIOB ; for
Martha Borland $52; for Margaret
Russell $53; for Nancy Graham $102;
for A. J Armstrong, adm'r of M. J.
Armstrong, $102; subject, however, to
question of law to be decided by the
Court. Plaintiffs have leave to file rea
sons for new trial within four days.
\ r««li»li sutkP.
Don ( t make the mistake of confound
ing a remedy of acknowledged merit
with the numerous quac|( medicines
that are now so common. We speak
from experience when we say that Par
ker's Ginger To„ie 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 and when worn out by overwork
See adv — Times.
Wi;iSZ-\VII.SO On .lan. 20, lsst.atthe
resideoue of \y'illiau| \Vcbber, Liincistcr town
ship, this county, by Key. Clark, Mr. H. 11.
Wcisz, of Allegheny City, ami Miss Nancy E.
Wilson, of Lttucawter township.
It AM-SEY - McC A N DLE.SS — J an. 21, 1881.
by ituv. S. William, Mr. .lames L. itainsey, to
.\ii*.s Aiineta M. McCiiudless, both of iiutlur
county, Pa.
SCOTT—THOMPSON—Jan. 2<i, I*Bl. by
the saine, Mr, ISenjamiri !•'. Scott, of Venango
County, Pa., to Mis* Martha V. Thompson, of
ipitlcr cotpity, I'll,
TOIM) GALHUEATfl —In Winfleld town
ship, thin e unity, -lau 20, I HsI, by Rev. Atkin
son, Mr. W. 11. Todd and Miss Mullie <i«il
breatli.
UEITHM.
MII.rORD Jan 2t>, IB.il, at his residence
ot) tie - SMlfortl far.n, tovinliip. t'iis
county, vhuie hfi huij lived ijmny years, Mr.
James Milford, 7i yvut 4 , '■> ninths and 21
day*.
lit: was a ntueb ivj-p-eied citizen, and a
worthy nmtiib;rot ti.u AllugllKuy I'.e-I.vt u'iau
Church, llit wife, to whom hu was married
• >ver t i years and lin *cvcn sons, and only
daughter Mirv.vc liini. No <t-ath hail occured
in his I'itiiily. 11M children, gutliereu from
ditiirciit point-;, W're nil at Ins funeral. II -
so.i Thorn is, (..istor of a < huruli, and Professor
in a colic -je in Ohio, was Willi brio for a week
or two I m-fore bis death. lin ley arrived from
hcl». iski; wiiert! be live, a fc*.v ininut - before
t!u rat Iter's il'.aiti, i.#,. Jj 1 '- j" l " be recog
:iiz vf by hi-n rile fua'cral'<iervi<.i.s .ven, eon
du -t -d in th * Mlejjhfnv t liurch, bv Ijev. M. (I
il il'/lies ol pap ier ('ity, aiwisti'd by Ri: Vit. liiotu
field, < a-sui:, aad Coulter.
TAYLOR In Summit township, tlii* 'wiun-
M* ''ftlf'j l ,* of
MR. J. 11. BATES. Newspaper Adverttainß
Agent. 41 I'ark Itow (Times Building), New
York, is authorized to contract for aavertiae
mei t« in the CITIZEN.
rvD TO T> A T>T?TJ m3V be found on file at Oea
A ULU L AI JPIXV }>. (TOWEL 1 & CO'S NEWSPAPER
Advertising Bureau i Wfipnice St.L when* ED injf
contract* i.: y •. c ina<l<* for it IN WKW lORIf.
Local and General.
—This year Lent begins March 2d,
and Easter Sunday comes April 17th.
A SOLID Silver Case and a Genuine
American Movement as low as $lO, at
E. GRIEB'S.
SPECIALTIES in woolens at William
Aland's Merchant Tailoring establishment not
tn be hail elsewhere in the county.
—lt is stated that small pox has
broken out in Pittsburg in an apparent
ly contagious form.
WILLIAM ALAND, Merchant Tailor,
has just njMjned the large"' liue of woolens for
men and boys wear ever offered in Rutler.
—We are under obligations to the
Philadelphia Record and Philadelphia
Times', for copies of their handsome
almanacs.
At 05 fen Is*
Black Dress Silk at Ritter & Ralston's.
A mirage and an earthquake in
Maine, and three or four inches of snow
in New Orleans, are among the latest
freaks of nature.
.41 JO * ems.
All-wool Black Cashmere at R.itter k
Ralston's.
—A British force tinder Sir George
Collev, has been trapped in the Drak
enhere mountains in South Africa,
and defeated by the Boers.
PRE a woman in another column, near Speer's
Vineyards with a bunch o' grapes from which
Port Grape w in" is made, that is so
highly esteen.-d by the m«dical profession for
I'm U-" of invalids, weakly persons and the
ag-d.—Sold by all Druggists. 28aply
Al 25 'ems.
Douhle Fold Cashmeres at Ritter k
Ralston's.
—The expression, "I should smile.'
is believed to have originated in Cana
da. That country consumed Ave mil
lion gallons of whisky last year.
Reeeivd ! Received! Received
New Embroideries! New Embroi
deries ! One of the choicest lines ever
shown. Please call and examine, at
A. TROUTMAN.
—Louisiana was sold to the United
States in 1803 for $15,000,000. It
would have heen a mere bagatelle for
Mr. W. 11. Vanderbilt to have made
the purchase.
—When you want to save money,
call at RITTER k RALSTON'S.
—The dairymen were busy last week
making cheese and butter—by theory
and reminiscence—at Meadville. Their
discussions were full of interest to a
great many who are not farmers.
Wanted.
All kinds of grain for which I will pay the
highest market price in cash at rnv mill.
GEO. REIRFIt,
Nov. 3, 18R0. Butler, Pa.
—ltisannounced by those who claim
to know that as all slates constructed
in reference to the next Cabinet are
wrong, it is in order for the boys to
guess again.
AI 18 i en(M,
Best Hemp Carpets, at
RITTER k RALSTON'S.
—A yicious Indiana boy met a little
seven vear-old school j?irl, and as he 1 ad
a dead blacksnake he ruthlessly wrap
ped it sbont her neck. The physicians
report that she is incurably insane.
—HORBKB WANTED. —Mr. W O.
Braekenridge will be at the stable of
John Mitchell in Butler, Pa , for the
purpose of buying horses and mares,
on Thursday, February 10, 1881.
—We direct attention to the card of
I) L. Clehind, late of Harrisville, who
has opened a watch, clock and jewelry
store in this town. He makes fine
wa.tch and clock reparing a specialty.
A man namedSterline was hanged
in Yountrstown. Ohio, in 1877, for the
murder of a youncr girl. He was con
victed on the evidence of a huckster,
who a few days ajro, on his death ted,
confessed that he was the murderer.
At *2.1 Oil I*,
Cottage Carpet, at
RITTER k RAI.STON'S.
—William Barnhart, son of .\Jr Ga
briel Barnhart, of Connoqnenessing
township, and who was lately severely
injured from the kick of a horse when
coasting, is said to he improving in
health and will entirely recover from
his injuries.
—There is a eap of only fifty miles
between the Atchison, Topeka and San
ta Pc Railroad going West and the
Sou hern Pacific coming East. When
rails are laid over this gap there will
be a new n.'l-rail connection across the
continent from ocean to ocean.
A> :15 Onlw.
Rag Carpet, at
RITTF-H k RALSTON'S.
—"Did you slip V they asked the
old gentleman as they picked him up.
"Oh no," he growled, "of course not.
] was trying to see if I could sit down
on the ice hard enough to break it.
Did it just for the fun of the thing,"
Aud he glared at them savagely, aqd
they somehow felt miifhty foolish.
—We are strongly disposed to regard
that person as the best physician who
does most to alleviate human Buffering.
Judged froiji this standard Mrs. Lydia
E. Pinkham, Western Avenue,
Lynn, Mass , is entitled to the front
rank, for her Vegetable Compound is
daily working wonderful cure in female
diseases Send for circular to the
abovt* address.
%l 15 OIIIH,
Double Fold Colored Ipuca, nt
RITTER. k RALSTON'S.
Offersof one thousand two hundred
dollars and one thousand two hundred
and fifty dollars for seats in the New
York Produce Excham/e find no takers.
The price of standing room is not stated,
but it is supposed the members cart
ciiantl op vit, as thwy cji^ose—they
wouldn't go in if they hadn't their
option.
Tlie \VI»»e Cor < oii«tibii|Mive«.
Consumptive persons are said to be
greatly benefited by the use of Speer's
Port Grape Wine. It seems to give
nourishment when everything else fails,
and physicians are prescribing it as a
rich, nutritious wine. Prominent Phy
sicians-, and members connected with the
:■<! v/ < orfc IJourd of Health have in
spected Speer's Vineyards an.l wiuo
cellars and speak of his products in the
highci-t term#. For tulu by D. H. .
WuWr: f
For S»l<»! I'or Hale ! For Sale !
One thousand bushels of Corn in
the ear at the store of
A. TROVTMAN'S.
—The eight year old daughter of a
family who has the decorative craze
the worst way, was discovered the oth
er day with the big album, daubing the
faces of the photographs of ber parents,
brothers and sisters, with water colors.
When the little innocent was scolded,
she replied that she was "only decora
ting the family mugs." Norristovcn
Herald.
Honored and Hlext.
When a board of eminent phyiscians
and chemists announced the discovery
that by combining some well known
valuable remedies, the most wonderful
medicine was prodnced, which would
cure such a wide range of diseases
that most all 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 yreat medicine , Hop
Bitters, are honored and blessed by all
as benefactors.— Democrat.
Fa TIII for Sale.
One of the best farms in Penn town
ship, containing 8?! acres, and situate
4 miles from Butler, is for sale. Im
provements good; orchard of 200 hear
ing trees. Inquire of Geo. Walter,
Butler, Pa. Jan. 5, 'Bl,lt.
—The appointment of ex-Senator
Matthews to the Supreme Bench will
please some prominent Ohio Republi
cans.who will see one lion less in the
nath to public greatness. With Garfield
in the White House, Sherman in the
Senate, Waite and Matthews on the
Bench, and Foster in the Cabinet, some
of the younger boys of that State could
have a chance at the corn.
ReceiTrd! Received! Received!
For early spring trade. New light
Calicoes, New Dark Calicoes, New
Ginghams, White Goods, White
Guilts, Lace Curtains, Table Linen
Bleached, Table Linen Unbleached,
Table Linen Turkey, Red Muslins
Bleached and Unbleached, and
you will find our stock complete in
Dress Goods, Black Silks Cashmeres,
Alpacas, Trimmings and Notions, and
in fact goods of nearly every variety
can be had all at the lowest prices, at
A. TROCTMAN'S.
—Congress Is just now embarrassed
with the richness of hist orical relics offer
ed to it. There is a Washington sword,
warranted trenuine, offered for SIO,OOO.
a Madison manuscript on logic, for
$5,000; a set of Benjamin Franklin pa
pers, for $25,000. Possibly it may be
come necessary to add to the standing
committees of the Senate a committee
for buying historical curiosities.
RegtHter'tt Noliee.
The Register hereby gives notice
that accounts of executors, administra
tors, guardians, et al., to be presented
at March term, for confirmation, allow
ances, Ac., must be filed in the Regis
ter s Office on or before Monday, the
7th day of February, A. D.. 1881.
11. H. Gallagher, Reg'r.
—An Ohio paper proposes to num
ber the hours of the day and night con
secutively from one to twenty.four, or
from midnight to midnight, thus doing
awav with A. M. and P. M in railway
time tables and elsewhere The advo
cate of the proposed new method says
that there is no more reason for having
two 12 o'clocks in one day than there
is for two twelve-mile posts on a twen
ty-four-mile railroad.
l.lceitxc C'onri.
The Court fix Wednesday the 9th
day of March, A. IV, ISSI. for the
hearing of applications for license to
sell intoxicating liquors, and direct no
tice thereof to be given by publication
BY THK COURT.
All persons interested will take no
tice tlat all Petitions f' r license must
he filed in the Clerk's office on or tie
fore the 16th d iv of February, 1881.
W. A. WRIGHT, Clerk.
At IlarrJflMiiK
our members, after careful inquiry and
examination, have unanimous
ly decided that thev can buy Dry
Goods, Carpets and Millinery cheaper
at Ritter k Ralston's than in the Cap
ital.
—The cat, whilp never otherwise dis
tinguished, has always been ahead in
the popular estimation, or; the number
of lives at its disposal. Victorio, the
Indian chief, was, at last accounts, far
ahead of the cat. We have had the
pleasure of thirteen times announcing
iiis death aud have thirteen times igno
miniouslv backed down front that posi
tion. The latest advices place the
chief nt Black Ridge, New Mexico, kill
ing miners.
Messrs. Ely Bros., Druffirists, Owego
N. Y.—Your "Cream Balm" differs
from all other preparations, as it does
all vou claim for it. I have been cured
of Catarrh of mauv years' standing by
its use, and my senwe of smell has b«pn
restored. For colds in the heads it
works like magic. E. H. Sherwood,
National State Bank, Elizabeth, N. J
Aug. 13, 1879.—See Adv't.
Ely's Cream Balm for the cure of
Catarrh aud Hay Fever is haying
large sales wlfh me. I prqnttunce it
the best article I have ever sold for
the treatment of these diseases, and
take pleasure in recommending it to
my patrons, as I am from day to day
hearing the most favorable reports of
its beneficial liffucta. Henry li. Semple,
Druggist, Easton, Pa.
—Major James O. McQuaid, died at
his home, last week, in Norristown, Pa.
He was engaged in the oil business in
Venango and Butler counties for sev
eral years, and also a partner in the
Banking firm of Ralston k Met>uaifj,
of this place and fulrvlew*. Mr Mc-
Quaid was a gentleman in every re
spect and was held in high esteem by
all who knew him.— Koran City Tele
phone.
—The leisurely manner in which
legislative bodies sntnetimog n.oue is
Illustrated by th'! fact that the Elections
Committee of the House of Representa
tives have apparently just discovered
that Noble A. Hull wan not tde.eted to
Congress in iß'fßfrom Florida, but that
Colonel Bisbeo was. Of course Mr.
Hull has had a place in the House mean
while, and has enjoyed the privilege of
voting with the majority there for
nearly the full term covered by the
disputed election, as well as drawing a
regular salary, though no more a Rep
resentative than any Other fcitr
ike i, nt c loiida After taking so long
to find out so simple a th ng, the won
der is that, the cormnittee thought it
w*M% Wffffo' iSd oAtottcfn'ft
Farm lor S;ilo.
One of the best farms in Penn town
ship, containing 86 acres, and situate
4 miles from Butler, is for salt. Im
provements good ; orchard of 200 bear
ing trees. Inquire of Geo. Walter,
Butler, Pa.
lndiana is going to figure conspicu
ously in the journey of General Garfield
to Washington when be goes to be in
augurated. The car'in which the Pres
idential party will ride is being built at
Jefferson ville, at a cost of $17,000, and
only Indiana mechanical skill is being
utilized in its construction, everything
in the car except carpets and some ma
hogany, holly, and ebony used in the
decorations being the product ol that
State.
Worth RomeiiiDcriiig.
Now that good times are again up.n
us, before indulging in extravagant
show, it is worth remembering that no
one can enjoy the pleasantest surround
ings if in bad health. There are
hundreds of miserable peop!" going
about to-day with disordered stomachs,
liver or kidneys, < r a dry. hack ng
cough, 9nd one foot in the grave, when
a 50 ct. bottle of Parker's Ginger To it
would do them more pood than all .he
expensive doctors and quack medicine s
they have ever tried It always makes
the blood pure and rich, and will build
you up and give you good health at
little cost. Read of it in another col
umn.
—The personal property belonging
to the estate of the late Jan. E. Brown,
which has been undergoing appraise
ment for the last week or so, amounts
to the sum of s7<'f>,;Oo. At large
amount of this consists of doubtful a>: i
worthless accounts, judgments, etc.,
which will reduce the personal estate
perhaps one-third. Messrs. Simon Tru
by and Samuel Crawford, of this bor
ough, were the appraisers—Kitlan
ninj Sentinel.
Speaking of the clause in our
State Constitution forbidding the con
solidation of telegraph companies, the
N. Y. Sun "thinks-it would he strange
indeed if M<*. 0 raid and Mr. Vander
bilt shouM not riiscovei the means of
protection iu a State where the Penn
sylvania Railroad, with its charter at
the mercy of the SOTI reign whogavo it,
hascalmij treated the Constitution as
a dead letter, and persistently refused
to bo restrained or controlled by it."
A Fool Onnt More.
For ten years my wife was confined
to her bed with such a complication of
ailments that no doctor could tell what
was the matter <>r cure her, and I used
up a small fortune in hunbujr stuff Six
months ago I saw a U. S. with
Hop Bitters on it, and I thought I
would be a fool once more. I tried it,
but my folly proved to l>e wisdom.
Two bottles cured her, she is now as
well and strong as any man's wife, and
it cost me only two dollars. Such folly
pays.—ll. W., Detroit, Mich.— Free
Presg.
—The persistency of Skobeleef has
been rewarded. The fortified town o?
Geok-Tepe which had resisted for so
many months the advance of the Rus
sian arms has been carried bv siege,
minlnj?, and assault. The importance
of Geok-Tepe is purely strategic, as
being the first point of general re.vst
ance to the Russian march from tin-
Caspian Sea to Merv. An
officer selected the site for the def.'iic.
and laid out tLearthworks ■vbxh i ave
proved almost another Plevna to it.-
Russian assailants.
—Ry an examination of the 0 -tinty
Auditors report published this week,
our readers will see that if tin; a.noirits
due the county from oifferent c ollectors
were paid the county could pay off all
all its indebtedm ss and have over
$*25,000 remaining in its
treasury This state of affairs is very
creditable to the present board of Co
Coiomiusiouord. The Co. Auditors
also deserve credit fur their full and
complete reput, the preparation of
which took double the time usually
spent upon it.
—The tendency of the pnoplu to
congregate in cities is nhowu by the
fact that since 1870 the nnmbt'r of ci ics
with population of ten thousand ami
over has increased from 18 (to 24fj i> . i
with a popultttjou oi Il.ioOJOl
as against if in 1870. The in
crease in the cities is estimated al fully
one-third of the whole increase of pop
ulation in the country, and has b< en at
the expense of the country generally
We believe this tendency is contrary to
the best interest of the people, both
morally and materially, but thce\il it,
one that will jiijht i.lse.Jf through n.iMi
ral causes.
—Mr. Rurdette in a Icetuiv at Hart
ford said : "This is Hartford—you cau
get insured here in any way and for
anything you wish—mutual, endow
ment, tontine, accident, intentional,
nomadic, differental, protoplasmic, bap
tist,, Old school Presbyterian, CK'.«»lV
national, Mob JngiisoH, Renaissance,
Gothic, Byzantine, greenback, com
posite, Corinthian, Scotch, cheviot,
gossamer, seamless, new Wheeler Jk
Wilson, barlted wire, liver pad, and
hard finish. It is the central and, I
distributing poiut for thu .mire insur
ance business of America. No insur
ance company is genuine unless 'Hart
ford' is blown unon the bottle "
Another Enoch Anion has turned
up in Michigan. Hiram Tolls, with
hi* wife and four little children, lived
in Battle Crock twenty-one years ago.
The family exchequer running low and
California gold excitement going high,
it was determined that Hiram should
seek his fortune beyond the plains. Af
ter many tears and came .
the parting. \Ji\ils weru uoae too rap.
id CJI* regular In THESE days, mid the
long intervals grew still longer. Then
tiie letters stopped altogether. Two
of the children died, and the mot! cr and
her two remaining little ones found it
difficult to procure the ner< - ari,„ or"
life. She removed to (iule.-.iiury, wh> r<;
hiie write to her husband iuf»ru«ing
him of her new address, hut th missive
never reached its destination. Tl;«
husband'* letters were addressed to
Uuttlu Creek, and of course were never
culled for. lie was thought by hi*
family to be dead In time tiiewid nr
married again to a thriving merchant,
by whom she became the mother of
several children. The fi *t husband's
children fjrew to maturity, the daugh
ter marrying and removing to another
city and the son b« roc : wnioej
tpi» r her, 11 Saturday <>f week before
iaHt the long-lost liu-b:!!i I and fither
reappeared upon the scene, grizzly
with age, but wealthy as the re.-iilt of
flr>*t TewnKiy of tho^
rs r E^v
FLOUR&FEED
REIBER'S BLOCK
! Jefferson St., Butler, Pa. ,
I
AH t!:f Flour mi'lf by thr X*-w Proeess an! sold ns liw as per
, saek. and up to T>p< r sick. Also, Buckwheat Flour, Rye Flour, and
j bolted and unbolted Corn Meal.
All kinds of Feed—Chop, Bran, Com, Oats and all kinds of Mill Feed.
Ad k : : ds of srrain bought :-.t Store or Mill, an 1 Highest Cash Prise Paid.
Custom W«.rk d. ■ne at M:li liv the New Proees9 Machinery and grists
j warranted to !>e e<i».tl <j lautity :'.fid quality to those ground anywhere else.
Gl lieiloer, >Sr.
! iott aud UU fcVleiMi Si , HlogO-oay.
We Are. Now Dai.y Opening hsw ar.L Choice
FALL AND WINTER D3Y GOODS I I
!Of F,» or) i!« *c!'ii>SMsii, Comprising I :i |»ar| slit' following
. Ii .c.i Dr a.,. s. in. rj-je.
daft: iJfv; il.ri is. i:i i.l .■ .airs arid .!i I(*3, 12'4
I 1". 2.1, •
i '.uilini'M'. v Tv v: ! •. extra va'tte, So, v.<\
Kpem-'i Ca ! :i -W >ei. 40. ti.dVO.
til-V.Y.. !, ve; y CO, TSc,#!
}ii'inn :u i u.iti, uuuiiiy.
Ili-lir,, Ua I'initt, Slik \\ ar;>. ■»!, >'l.2",
L; Eiack aad Colored Silks.
' We : . !;i< -tents ,:i onlvr to twluw
the lieuv.. m'.. Is;fi.«.
We t i . .i S . »Vv ».•; ;it -iil 7. r c.
ItrtHS.'Le , >■;> . ;, l;Uu\; llllil Co.ure.i. He.. alld
!»onit:/;u style i, Tie uu:l si.
V.'e lta • e ; ii.. day oaen.'d a very large lot o( Silk
Krtn,;. - . rr.isualiig-', Sii ins, Stc.
In t I.OAtvS aun l»Oi-.MANS our amortim-at is
wry «v:nptete, which euable.i un to suit cvery
b> .iy.
Buyers of Dry Goods are respectfully requested to ifive us a call befor» pur
chasing el.-4»where, and we feel confident that every one will leave o ir
establishment with the con vit ;ion of having-snved money.
M. FIRE & BRO.,
100 and 102 Federal Stren*, A'lo.'lvny
condition of things lie thought of leav
ing without making himself known,
liut changed bis mind He was joy
fully welcomed bv his son ami former
acquaintances, but the mother was
away su ihe time on a visit to her
daughter. The village folks are anxious
to know the sequel when she returns,
whl.'o tl ■ wanderer hopes to reclaim
his wife. The second husband was al
most iiis wie over thi' prospect of los.s-
his loved wife and mother of his
I children.
To «!:<• SV
1 lavinar just returned from another
trip to tin; K.istern muket, and having
puivhasi d a stock i f goods si.ita
t>!e for early i trafb*, at extremely
low pri< es, we are m w prepared to
j aell them at lower prices than any
other hou.-e in the county can offer
! them, i'lease notice some of the pri
ces.
At '. r ooil d:i:k heavy Dress Goods
al C] :{ 000 v;:r<ls liot Oalieo.
a i.' .Vt'pieto.j Mu-lin >ard wide,
at <»ood lJleached Vlu.-lin
: at (il (Joi..d Crash i.'.'i'a wide.
' :it «-'hevii-ts for
AT H CK\ I n PI R YARD.
I Kxira with- Gr«y Suitings.
I l!e>t Standard Sheetings.
| Heavy IMa.d Dn(roods,
i I'libh aell. d ("aiiloii l lan lit)!,
j Soft Finished ' 'ambries.
| Genu >ie ('rash.
AT ill CKNTS l'KIl VARt).
<
Fine Fancy I)rers Goods.
j lied Oil, .1 Chiniz.
j Colored Canton Flannels.
[ Coluinbinti Cheviots.
New Kobe (joods.
Fine Plain CM eviots.
Good Cotton Da:ting.
Good Straw Tit kin*?.
A J J j oKNl'ti PBH YARD.
If. aw I>uek for Overalls.
Kentucky Jeans.
Good liinsey Flannels.
Ci tt cir.'.le l.ir Hoys Wear.
Fine Saline Drillingr.
Fine (lussia Cra:-h.
Tin■ u'e.ive are ou'y a very t\ w t>f
<;ur p. in s we t-'O .liaily Invite l'i 11 to ;
pall, a'..i von will find that good :
goods and lo»v prices are our specialty, 1
i.t It ITT Kit A* KALSTON'S.
—A STRANUK STORY —An incident, !
which to the casual oh-ervor would j
seem impe^tiLli - ., happened at Irwin
»*> iti lion a few days since. A little boy i
aged between six or seven, was coast
ing on the street which crosses th • rail
mad. On one of these trips became to
the railroad crossing jufit as Phila
delphia Exi»c£ii v.'a- panning ut the
of twenty mil«B an hour. The boy i
was unable to stop and liesides h:ul no ]
time for making out a formal pro-.
gramme of proceedings. The specta- j
tors held their breath, expeci ug to see
the youth crushed under the wlpoL, j
but what was their asto.ui-.l.iunnt w-ir.'O
they saw tl,'*. i.-.y and sle I .-li >.<t s.v.ll
ly under u passeng'-r coach and emerge
safely on the other Mde. How the
youth managed to str Ice tn • eroding
at the cvact fiMciion ol as ■ • i ti'>< j
cessary to i>i*u;v- his t* uml al-'
ways will remain <• mystery, but he
did :• i,i! the s'.me. / r. I
I.iwi t*l •»•*. >«»!• -i|3.
The Conn • I t>lllll<l- 1 ' e i I,: e >.i a'e lit foi
lot.lm-: M' •• ii. iii-.'.:' ( i< im Hi ■ dilTer
-11.1 tin I (I. c.td !•-»:.» ;>!.!!• year I l :
\il.mi .<>'. vii i!il|> 'i'. 11. In
Alle,.!iei|i
Iliil-.-r i'<i<. rri.s'vi li.
Jtiilliito -'l let.. W. I'.rilott.
ltrieiy -it. K«M|;;.TS. . |
t nil 1.11 11. i'. '' I )'| :i
t inion .i :s. it n,,: . t
I'.a, .las t'r nuarr.
Oliiri' W. 11. mdle .
< -Ii .1 I' M !).. 1
i '.mil loaoite^iU'!- •■'■'Vjj M vler.
Crtiiln rry In > J»oa
< 'a' ry 15a il A!!:-' '•
il li-.;. .)
J l.l, .
I'lfT Vii ! -il. WliMe.
I'rii'ikll t lan. Hi. <• ir.
.!ae : , «n!-t:. I! '■>.:«
i : • ' .i '
I. .« . .. I, .. ( lrill •'
Mi.il.l eii -'U iai i l .l«>H'-i.
M.lsJ . s.-x '.Via. I. :;iinii[M
[i
Extra r. iri- ins in Hoasekeeping Goods.
Hi- ivy ill in <• Sl.ao, >2.
1:-.ivy e.r.m.r.. UiuiikeU, Colored and Whitess.
I Sua.:*.
; table ("let!:. 20. 25, 3.">. H-.
'i'eti.e;. i'aL'ie lium.isk, f: st eolorOO,oo, 75C,
<•».■ <•, :2 1 ,. andaxs.
t.<-a i : .. . 20. :ad &c.
* nT-. . ui .e and S. ariet Underwear tor La
| .1:*- . lid i.eii'iroin the lowest grades to the very
i aesl, at e.veeadingljr low prlees.
Cur U oil in t.Oaiery anj Gloves
;Uvryfa :a coia;-iises la part the following :
[ l«.ilies'\> '. I"-. 1~--*, 15, lay. S*,
l.ad.es'v. \. .mI ;. m.]h ian aods, 60, 750, st.
l.tal ei* l!o> . j., in, .. 1
; I. ...i s' i.. , . ln:.cll i.eii'T. i"«, 33, 50C.
I t.< «i!.s ! :.i .1 M' it'. 12 ;. JS.SKK\
«.<!ils' ; .-ia,se. e\lr:l vaiUO, 25, 35. 50r
| We I. \ JI. : it.. i.e.l a laijtti lot ot
I ma.ii i lOi ah wool, Uefuiluui yooda, and to be
I -o.d ve.y inw.
I'.-rtf 1,. I> ' iheit-tpo k.
I'enn- 'i !m Kettrr.
Hai i i" Hither' Tillman '.
. .riii-k -S. t". ('lt ii. ler.
Ve» 'i» " 11. F. Miirrin.
V .-ton -Win. faro.er,
V i 'V. r netit'.y.
\.' ■. ; Win. M-i tide.
I' (>
« ' ' .1 "Itm UltiKhant.
I'a';-'I"W—
-••ii r.• .vit P. Boyie.
I'roisK-pt—\\in. Martin.
: : —: «!! atß—
j '/:■•'■ i"lto i!e Henry Wild.
S a i \l. Meeliinijt.
»<•': as City—
II ■■ aioa ' —.l os.
i Haiu'l ftiepnoman.
Han ! vt I te
lly oiiter i f C nnnl sleners.
s. e ..*• .OVUS, Clerk.
< I .«:•»•* Office, Jan. St 1, 1S;<1.
V?! v. h ' ti • I r :v-.ur»
UiU'e < etu p i nj.
•I i-' :■ ' i- •• "of Worth llnloil
i'i'.t tu a . i a i'c . f ii* iss'i :
Pre'tii't: t g 201 80
'"-mi-M 1.038 06
c 1 17J 140 OO
'.H9 8S
| 1 xr. M n in. i H
satirlfn. <>. i- i .si' tv S3 93
Pot . . I:I-». a.le' t.. .. !lli T.li
to vi j a i 1 ii.il .?J
i il 199 II
! Bal. Jan. l»l, 1881 '.'lo 75
$ .139 a 6
W. r TAY OR,»
YwM. Mi' Y ( Auditor*.
£ ' OLDHN DA WN
in :. I 1 H ia I I S r.if.l thro*
■ 1 it i rnal ILLUB
- iAA v IviONTH
f 1 V-/V/J,-. AGi'iN'rS
-i an It s. Aluo Hi'Utl addre*
• : • . i • ini'l tea for
<••' ' . . 1 e iv. ? i.-.e {'nopln'ri
.'a l fir •: months. AD
liir.f 1 W. ZIKHLEK & IX).,
Irol ;... 1: i u.i. Iphia, I'a. I
i). L (MandJ
(I : : IIV ( F HAI.RIBVILLE) I
DIiALSII IN I
W TOKiIS, CLOCKS, JEWELRVI
S, I'a T.vri.liS \ VIOt IN STRINGS, I
( ■' 1. . ' vVutcii a'ad dock roiiairtuK a iptdJ
aliiy I
•iiai ' • WuiJoi'n I>t'H(f etoro and Entlorl
Hsviii. H I' a't. *1 tin i treet, tattler, Pe. I
r
C/oak, I
) k :iu:*n or HIXOML: OENLUT* ■
' I
Plalr. Engines I
,iiu i.w rc-JPowers. I
'•w J!«ii ,!«'%'*!- 5»«?i i-uctuij ) Cstuhliehed I
if v-u V.. 5 io4ti ■
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♦ v» .liif'. l ) * rrf rarrnv H
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rh ' •... wi*!ti+*. H
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t n*i 'mprovrnrntm
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