HI ITI.F.R CITIZEN- I
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Entered at the Pootoflice at Butler aa
eecond-classs matter.
Lmirr begins March 2.^
THK next State Fair will probably
be held at Pittsburgh.
PBBSIDXNT HAYS will soon March
4th from the White House.
Is the ballot takeD for Senator last
Saturday Grow led Oliver five votes.
THI new oil exchange at litusville
was formally opened recently with
appropriate and interesting ceremonies.
"CAUCUS has become at Harrisburg
the alaugbter-houße in which public
opinion is killed and turned over a
dead corpse into the hands of the
bonnes," is *kat Hon - chftrleß S -
Wolfe says of It Read his speech at
Lebanon found in another place.
'Pgm jg trouble in the British Par
liament about Ireland. The Irish
members are resisting a coertion bill as
to land tenants in Ireland to such a
degree that the Government is sus
pending them from their seats. This
looks like tyranny— worse than "boss
rule" in Pennsylvania.
JCDOB Aosiw has oue steadfast
friend in the Legislature in the person
of Senator Parker of Bchuylkill county,
who has voted for the Judge for Sena
tor on nearly every ballot since <,he vot
ing began. Who is to be the Garfield in
this Senatorial struggle f This week
will likely develop something new.
THI action of the Grow men at
Harrisburg, in offering to unite upon
may one of seven able and good men
whom they proposed as a compromise,
bu proven the sincerity of their mo
tives in striving only to obtain a fit
man for Senator. the action of
the Oliver men in rejecting all of
the names proposed as a compromise,
baa proven that they are actuated by
■elfish and machine interests entirely.
The question now simply is, will the
Republicans of th<J State rule, or will
we continue a tyrannical aud corrupt
"boss" rule f
DURING the three weeks of Court
that closed last Saturday, we bad the
pleasure of seeing many of the subscri
bers to the CITIZEN, who called to pay
on their back accounts. lor this we
are thankful, and hope that othere who
•re in the arrears will take advantage
of the coming March Term of Court to
settle at least a part of their accounts.
Bhort settlements not only make good
friends but are not as bard to make as
long ones.
THI mercury on Wednesday and
Thursday mornings last at this place
registered 20 degrees below zero,
which ia said by the oldest citizens to
be lower than ever known here. The
thermometers of this place varied
much on those days, some being much
lower, from the different places they
occupied to the weather we suppose,
bat all agree the weather of the last
week was the coldest ever known here
MR. HCLINOS, one of the members
from Venango county in the Legisla
ture, now votes for George Shiras, Esq.,
of Pittsburgh, for United States Sena
tor, having first voted for Oliver, the
80-called caucus candidate. Mr. Hu
lings in thus freeing himself from the
"machine" is not only respecting the
views of bis constituents but sets an ex
ample to other western members whose
constituents are anxiously awaiting
their similar action. Two of our mem
ben from this county, Messrs Greer
and Bell, continue to run with the ma
chine and vote for Oliver, while there
is not a Republican in the county that
we have heard from who thinks Oliver
is qualified for the position.
TO-DAY.
To-day, Feb. 9th, the thiid and final
act in making a President of the Uni
ted States is to be performed. First,
was the act of the people, in November,
in choosing the Presidential Electors.
Second, was the meeting of those Elec
tors, in their several States in Decem
ber, and sending their votes to the
Vice President of the United States.
And now, third, is the time for counting
and declaring the result at Washington.
We do not look for any trouble. In
fact the Democrats in Congress have
given assurance there will be no ob
struction thrown in the way of declar
ing Gen. Garfield the lawfully elected
President. Four years ago it was
quite different, and the Electoral Com
mission had to be created, owing to the
fact that double sets of returns of Elec
tors had been sent from some of the
Southern States. The great question
then was, how should these double re
turns be treated ? Who should decide
between them, the Vice President or
Congress? The constitution is not clear
and Congress has passed no new law
on the subject. However, the matter
is to be bridged over for the present oc
casion and before another President is
chosen a definite law will doubtless be
enacted.
▲ MANLY ADDRESS.
Mr. J. H. Donly, chairman of the
Republican county committee, of Ven
ango county, has issued an address to
"the Republicans of Venango county"
on the position the members in the
Legislature from that county are occu
pying on the pending election for a Uni
ted States Senator. Venango was
among those counties that instructed
last summer, at their county nominating
conventions, for tbe Hon. Galusha A.
Grow for Benator. Two of ber mem
bers, Senator J. W. Lee, an able and
excellent gentleman and a representa
tive of tonro integrity, cs4 tbfc
George E. Mapes. who has distinguish
ed himself in the Legislature as an
earnest and out-spoken foe of all cor
ruption and rings, are respecting and
obeying their instructions by voting
for Mr. Grow. The other two, Messrs.
Myers and Hulings, in the interest of
Mr. Gilfillan. a citizen of that county,
went into what is known as the "cau
cus," and as a result have felt them
selves obliged to vote for Oliver, who
managed to get a nomination in that,
caucus over Mr. Gilfillan and all others. ;
They were consequently unable to serve
either Mr. Grow or their own citizen,
Mr. Gilfillan. Mr. Hulings, however,
a very worthy and intelligent man, re
fused after a certain time to longer obey
the behests of the caucus and is now
casting his vote for a man of ability and
who is acceptable to his people. He
deserves great credit for his independ
ence and self-respect in this matter.
Mr. Donly in his address, after discus
sing the question of the instructions
given last summer, then proceeds to
discuss the "caucus" itselt and its nom
inee, Oliver, in the following pithy and
able manner. What he says is appli
cable to Butler county in some respects.
Our people think and feel about as the
Republicans of Venango do on the trap
set by the "caucus," and on Mr. Oli
ver's want of ability to properly fill the
high office of » United States Senator.
Mr. Donly says:
"Having entered the caucus in behalf
of Mr. Gilfillan, to whom, in addition
to other considerations they felt obliged
by ties of gratitude for the effective ser
vice he had rendered them and the prin
ciples of which they were the exponents,
but failing to effect"bis nomination, they
have felt bound to support the nominee
of the caucus to which they were par
ties. even though the nominee has ren
dered no public service entitling him to
so great a reward, nor given any evi
dence of the eminent trdents and attain
ments which should adorn the incum
bent of an office so lofty and responsible
He does, however, seem to possess the
two great desiderata requisite to pro
motion by the caucus managers at Har
risburg, viz: Wealth and incompe
tency. Wealth to enable him to con
tribute largely to the heavy burdens of
machine politics. Incompetency, so
that he can never by any possibility be
come too luminous, and thereby out
shine the opaque bodies that have fixed
his orbit and around which he is ex
pected to revolve. Neither of these de
siderata were possessed by either Grow
or Gilfillan, as both have displayed
ability in the public service and neither
have amassed immense fortunes.
A caucus that acts with a decent re
spect for an enlightened public senti
ment bv placing in nomination a man
of tried and acknowledged tituess for
the office to be filled, need never fear
that their nomination will not be rati
fied by their party. Public sentiment
will compel such ratification if other
considerations do not. But when cau
cus managers, by the lowest tricks of
the trade, by the" skillful distribution of
appointments, perhaps by the prostitu
tion of the pardoning power, manage to
secure the nomination of a candidate
fur some very high office, whose incom
petency is so patent that those most
active in urging his election do not dare
to urge it on the ground of his fitness
for the place, but only on the ground of
party usage, then public sentiment will
in the end always Bustain those who,
in spite of the tyranny of an injudicious
or unscrupulous caucus, dare to do right,
and seek to elevate the public service
to a higher and purer plaue.
The nomination of Garfield despite
the efforts of professional politicians and
his ultimate glorious election was a
signal proof that the people are deter
mined to break away from the "wreck
ers," whose highest purpose in politics
is place and plunder. And every good
man ought to array himself on the side
of the people in their struggle upward
for higher, purer and better government.
Although we have talked with very
many Republicans of this county since
the caucus nomination was made, and
while there are some who believe that
the nominee ought to be elected now that
he has been nominated, yet if there are
anv who believe him adequate to be
one of the two to represent the great
State of Pennsylvania in the highest
branch of the National Legislature, or
that he ever ought to have been nom
inated, they certainly do not avow it,
but stand mute against the strong, deep
drift of public sentiment.
How long are two members from
Venango, who went into the caucus for
the honest purpose of securing the nom
ination of a competent person, and who
afterwards found themselves committed
to a result never anticipated or desired
by their constituents, will consider
themselvos bound by its action, we do
not know. Surely a time will arrive,
if it has not already, when every hon
orable obligation to the result of that
caucus will be fully satisfied, and when
every consideration of honor, and pat
riotic duty will dictate that they shall
cast their votes in favor of some one ac
ceptable to their constituents.
If these views or any of them meet
the approbation of the reader, we trust
he will confer at once with our Senator
and Representatives at Harrisburg.
J. H. DONLY,
Chairman Rep. Ex. Com."
HOW IT IS DONE.
Speeoh of Hon. Charles S. Wolfe.
The following address of Represen
tative Wolfe, delivered at Lebanou, on
Jan. 18th, on the Court House steps, to
a meeting assembled for the purpose of
expressing their indignation at the trea
son of our alleged representatives in
the Legislature, tells how the innocents
who are sent to Harrisburg to repre
sent the people sell their birthright for
a mess of pottage:
"1 have not come here to say any
thing disrespectful of your worthy
Senator, for he is an honorable man.
So are we all, (laughter) all honorable
men ! (Laughter.) Wo have heard
that you had instructed them dowu
here at the time of the election ; that it
was your royal will that they should
vote and use all honorable means for
the election of the Hon. Galusha A.
Grow to the United States Senato.
But when they came up to Harrisburg
thoy seem to have forgotten just what
the instructions were, and they lost
their bearings.
"Now, my fellow citizens, I wish
ibat I might have you within the four
w*Ue of • bouse, where 1 owW speak
f&Jr* Sutler ®itia ten s eg 9, 1881.
to you with some comfort to yourself.
I want to talk to you seriously. The
position which we have taken, we who
have refused to be driven by party cau
cus, has not been taken selfishly, has
not been taken unadvi»ably. Now we
know, as perhaps some of you do not
know, that caucus has become at Har
risburg the slaughter-house in which ,
public opinion is killed and turned over
a dead corpse into the hands of the boss- ,
es. You imagine to yourselves that j
you have something to do with the reg- j
ulation of your affairs You imagine
that when you elect Representatives
to go to Harrisburg that they are to
represent your will. But, again and
again you are disappointed when they
get there to fiud that they are represent
ing the will of somebody else ; and that
for the first time, after the election is
over, they learn that there is somebody
else whosejudgment is better and whose
will is more worthy of respect.
"After you go to Harrisburg the Hon.
M. S Quay sends word to you that he
wants to see you at the Loehiel Hotel.
Who iB QU3V ? Oh, he is the Senator
at large! (Laughter.) Well, you are
brought into his august presence, and
Mr. Quay says to you :
"What can Ido for you ?" "Would
you like to have a paster and folder, or
a place on a committee ?" (Laughter)
"And yoa answer; "Yes, I would
like to have a paster and folder, because
if I doa't get a paster and folder my
constituents will think I have no influ
ence at Harrisburg, and that 1 have no
business there," Laughter. "If I don't
get a paster aud folder I don't amount
to anything." (Laughter.)
[That's statesmanship, my friend,
Mr. Kaufman' says, after the Pennsyl
vania fashion 1 (Laughter.)]
"Quay replies : ' 4 We want to show
your constuents that you have influence
here; and I suppose you would like to
be properly placed on the committees?
Now we have an arrangement of our
own by which we distribute these
things to the good boys who come up
here ; but you must be a good boy aud
do as we tell you. (Laughter andcon
lusion.) How are you on the quesiiou
ot U. S. Senator?"
"They instructed us to vote for
Galusha A. Grow for the U S. Senate."
"Oh, yes! But your people do not
fully comprehend thesituation." Laugh
ter ) "Tney don't know exactly the ob
jections there are against Mr Grow ;
they are not the best judges who is best
qualified to represent thes grea State
in the U. S. Senate at Washington."
"But we are instructed—
"Yes. Oh, well, you can vote for
him once, that will satisfy your instruc
tors ; after that you will vote as we
would have you vote." (Laughter.)
"Now. that's one of the ways they
come there from every section of the
State. They believe that these bosses
have the distribution—the sole prerog
ative of saying who shall be the jani
tor, who shall bo the sergeant-at-arms,
who shall be the paste: s aud folders.
All these offices beloug to the members
of the Legislature for the purpose of
carrying on the business. We go to
these members aud say to them :
"Here, do your duty like men Do
what your constituents sent you here
to do, and if you want a paster and fol
der and your county is entitled to have
a paster and folder you can have the<-e
offices because they beloug to you of
right." But they are afraid. They
say: "Oh, I don't know ; I don't
know whether we cau win ; and if we
don't win we might be left." (Laugh
ter )
"These fellows have them so com
pletely cowed, thatfor the paltry offices
that belong to them and you they sell
out the rights of the people, and betray
their trust on the question of such high
importance as the U. S. Senatorship.
"This is done year after year, and
year after year, and year after year.
"There is another method by which
a simple minority of the Republicans
can control the majority, and that is by
the party caucus. Take Allegheny
county for example: There are 17
members. They meet together in cau
cus at Pittsburg; there are six, say,
who desire to vote for Galusha A.
Grow. The delegation come together
aud pass a resolution that the majori
ty of the delegation control the rest of
the delegation, aud they shall vote as
a unit, and the consequence is that
there are 17 votes tor Harry W. Oli
ver, Jr.
"Your representatives of the city of
Philadelphia meet together and say we
will have a caucus, and we will vote
as a uuit Say there are ten represen
tatives who are for Grow for the U. S
Senator, the rest of the delegation may
be scattered among Oliver and the
others. They take a vote, and tu< v fiud
the delegation for Oliver. There you
have ten Republican delegates who are
for Grow who come to Harrisburg and
vote against Grow and for Oliver
"They do that same thing in Ches
ter county, aud in Lancaster county,
and this is done year after year in Al
legheny county, and in the city of Phila
delphia When all these members come
together at Harrisburg here are these
six votes from Allegheny and ten from
Philadelphia, 16 votes that ought to
be for Mr. Grow and ca.-t for Harry
W. Oliver, Jr, aud fora man that these
men don't want.
' They iuduencc some of these mem
bers by tbe distribution of patronage,
by distributing offices aud favors that
do not belong to them, but to the mem
bers of the Legislature. They distrib
ute your patronage for tbe purpose of
defeating your will. So you cau see
how a minority can control a majority.
This is done over and over again ; aud
this .s the way you find the will of tbe
people defeated.
"Now in order to pre ventthis, seeing
that your will is again and again de
feated, when you elect your representa
tives you instruct them for some man
that you want them to vote for in order
that those manipulations may not suc
ceed, and you see them go to Harris
burg and disregard and violate your
instructions. Now this has been done
this year as it has been done before.
It is time for the people to rise in their
might and say we will not submit to
have our rights thus trampled upou
and be thus disgraced in the eyes of
tho people of the nation.
"This is our issue :—We refuse to
be driven bv party caucus. We are
doing it in the iuterest oftb.e Republican
party. We have passed a resolution
that" in no event will we vote for a
Democrat. The election of a Democrat
is not likely, unless tbe opposition
makes a coalition. This custom of
party caucus is a bad custom, and like
any other bad cußtom, ought to be
abolished. It is more honored in the
breach than in the observance ; it defeats
tbe will of the people and ought to be
abtobuoaed:
"We will vote for a Republican, but
we will not consent to tbe election of
Mr. Oliver especially, or any man who
has not the qualifications to make him
a strong man to represent as in the
Senate of tbe United States. Who eyer
heard of Mr OfTver until a short time
before tbe convaing of the Legislature?
What great service has he rendered
tbe people of this commonwealth to !
entitle him to the second honor of the ,
nation? Why should he be marked ;
out as one of all others for the honor
of becoming our Senator at Washing
ton ? Where s McVeigh ? Where's
Brewster ? and Snowdon ? Shiras ?
Moorehead aud the others? and where
is Galusha A. Grow ? men who have
done service to the Republican party
and the people of the nation that they
should be overlooked aud this man
taken and elected to the high position
of Senator from Pennsylvania.
We sav we are not wrong in standing
by our judgment in this matter It is
not ourjudgmerft alone, it ;s the judg
ment of the people and of the citizens
who are behind us; it is the judgment
of nine-tenths of that constiueney.
And we are sustained by the Republi
cans of Chester, of Lancaster, of Brad
ford, of Crawford aud Erie, the whole
north-east and south-east, who want
ab!e men, of character, men of intelli
gence to represent them, who say that
this thing is an outrage and that they
will not submit to it. This is the
sentiment everywhere. Letters, papers,
telegrams are pouring iu from every
quarter, showing how the people sus
tain us in our antagonism to the ma
chine politicians. A letter with 1,500
names from Allegheny county approves
of our course in the Legislature.
"We love the Republican party, we
love its principle, wo are willing to
make personal sacrifices to sustain it
and uphold it and make it useful to the
State a id to the nation ; but we are not
willing that the great Republican party
should be degraded, that it should bo
without influence in the Senate at
Washington. It is because we love it
: that we pursue the course we have ;
and it is because the people love it that
they have sustained us in ou<- course."
OVERTHROW OF THE BOSSES.
The Hop 9 of the Republioan Party
of the Future.
There seems to be a concerted effort
on the part of Mr. Cameron, or those
who are known to be iu his confidence,
to create the impression that he has
such "a full and frank understanding"
with General Garfield, that if Pennsyl
vania is represented in his cabinet the
selection will be made from names sub.
mitted by Mr. Cameron " at Gen. Gar
field's request," The impression was at
first attempted to lie created that the
Senator himself could have a cabinet
position if he desired it; but now we
are told he "would not consent to ac
accept a cabinet position, preferring to
remain in the Senate." No later than
last Sunday it was circumstantially
stated in a dispatch, purporting to come
from Mentor, that during his recent
visit there Senator Cameron, "at Gen
eral Garfield's request, submitted the
names of three gentlemen, either of
whom, he said, would be acceptable to
the people of Pennsylvania," and that
"Geu. Garfield will select the Pennsyl
vania member of his cabinet from the
names thus submitted."
Now, it is about time that the Re
publicans of Pennsylvania should know
that these and all similar statements,
evidently emanating from the same
quarter, are absolutely without foun
dation We make this statement upon
unquestioned authority ; and if its ac
curacy is called in question by Senator
Cameron, or any one authorized to
speak for him, "the proof will l>e
forthcoming at the proper time. The
gentleman from whom wo derive this
information thoroughly understands
the situation, has been and is now in
closer confidential relations with Gen.
Garfield than any other man iu Penn
sylvania—a gentleman whose word is
taken by all who know him and which,
in this matter, is corroborated by evi
dence the exhibition of which would re
solve any doubt skepticism could
create.
The most effective lever of the man
agers representing Mr. Cameron's in
terest in the pending Senatorial strug
gle, iu holding their forces together, is
tho impression, so sedulously main
tained, that be will continue to disperse
patronage, reward his sycophants and
punish those who refusd to wear his
collar. Stripped of this power, the
political boss himself becomes power
less as a personal ruler and dictator.
He is then no more potent as a politi
cal factor than any other Republican of
equal talents and opportunities.
None understand this better than Mr.
Cameron and the other bosses who are
associated with him in the effort to force
a Senator on the Republican party
whom the people never asked for, do
not want, and of whom very few ever
heard until Cameron, Quay, McManes
& Co. concluded that he would best
suit their purpose, and decreed that he
should be forced upon the people under
the arbitrary rule of King Caucus, en
gineered by a syndicate ofbosses. To
Uieir astonishment and chagrin they
were met at the very thresb-hold by a
band of brave and honest men, who de
clared that such tyranny and tramp
ling on the popular willjustified revolu
tion. The bosses called it "a bolt,"
and sneered at those participating in it
as "kickers," who, in a few days, would
be crusned by the iron hand of machine
despotism, and eventually "kicked" out
of the party. But they have discover
ed that the honest masses have sancti
fied this "bolt." or "rebellion," into a
revolution, which gathers popular
strength as it moves on, and they al
ready fear, what time wiil demonstrate
as fact, that the elements which ani
mate and underlie this revolution are
the blood and muscle of the Republican
party of tbe future, which, whether
this second stage of a great revolution
succeeds or not, in the election of a
Senator acceptable to the President
elect, will be recognized in his Cabinet
and fairly treated in the dispensation of
federal patronage.
Aud let not any independent Repub
lican, who has seen iu this revolution
against the despotism of the machine
bosses a brighter future for the party
and the nation, forget tbat it is but one
step beyond the beginning. The con
test at Harrisburg is the logical coroll
ary of tho battle with the bosses at
Chicago. That was a national victory
for independent thought and action
within Republican lines. The national
bosses there undertook a larger con
tract in crushing popular sentiment
than even their masterly organization
—the most perfect impersonation of tbe
qjaehino in politics perhaps evwr wit
nessed—could fulfil. They have trans- i
ferred the struggle to the more limited
fit-Id of'our State politics The same
elements which stood out to the last i
against Garfield sr* to-day organized
in the attempt to force Oliver into a :'
position of honor aud trust for which ;
he is in no wise qualified. The for- ji
bearance of the independent sentiment j t
in the Republican party has ceased to j
be a virtue. Let its representatives |
stand firm—the popular sentiment be- >
hind them is growing stronger daily.
The man who, having put hi J hand to
the plow, looks back now will have to
bear a popular reproach tenfold more
humiliating than would be a defeat in
resisting the insolent tyranny of the
political bosses.— Lancaster New Era.
Column ntcated.
Col'Rl EHSVI LLE, PA.. Feb. 1, 'Bl.
To tbe order loving citizens of But
ler county, Pa.
Your Committee, chosen by the
Temperance Convention held in But
ler on Nov. 23ru and 24th, 1880, have
organized the work, as far as possible
in the time, and are now ready to as
sist township committees and the
friends of temperance to banish, as far
as possible under the present license
law, that enemy whose presence in
any community means blighted houses,
broken-hearted wives and mothers,
and beggard children. Speakers have
been secured aud will be sent to ad
dress meetings, if timely notice is
sent to tbe Secretary. We are ready
to furnish remonstrances to be pre
sented to the Court, drafted in accor
dance with the provisions of the pres
ent license law, and full instructions
'to those who would strive to banish
this enemy, of peace and happiness,
I from their midst. We will give coun
sel and aid to those who come to tbe
Court Wj present remonstrances again-a
the issue of license, or complaints
againts holders for breaking the law.
Your committee by order of the con
vention, will have published the names
of all signers of petitions and bonds
men, that the public may kuow who
are encouraging and sustaining this
work of death. We ask the hearty co
operation of all good citizens in every
part of the county in holding the rum
seller to strict conformity to the law,
as now found, and we promise to aid
by counsel and means in the prosecu
tion of those who violate the law.
Wo ask the friends of temperance in
each township, to assist the Yice Pres
ident iu organizing their local work.
Each one whose heart is in this
great work can help in some way.
Singers formed into bands can by their
music, add much to the interest of
meetings. Those" who become sustain
ing members by paying monthly to
the treasury, will render aD important
service. Let each oue take their place
in the ranks of of these contend
ing hosts. It is a cold place to be on
the feuee. The time has come for
more concerted action against this li
censed houses.
GEORGE \Y T BEAN,
Seo't of County Committee.
TJ. S. Senator,
PKNN TP., Feb. sth, 1881.
MCSSRS. EDITORS:—Dear Sirs : The
Penn township Republicans had there
nomination to-day. The meeting was
large and tbe grand lock at Harrisburg
was the general topic for discussion ;
and as we are all Grow men down
here, of course we don't feel good
about the way cur representatives,
Greer and Bell, have proved unfaithful
to the trust that was placed upon
them. If we had known tbat they
could not have been trusted we cer
tainly would have tried and elected
two more men like W. P. Braham,
that would have proved faithful to their
instructions aad acted in accordance
with the voice of the many Republi
cans of Butler county Three-fourths
of the Republicans in this part of the
county highly indorses Mr. Braham's
course and say to him, stand firm!
Would to God" we had more men like
W. P. Bruham at Harrisburg to-day;
and by sending such men to tho Legis
lature, we will get that political ring,
that selfish ring, that corrupt ring,
that ring that gave J. M. Greer the
nomination for tho Senate in tho dis
trict of Butler and Armstrong counties,
broken up, which would be the glory
of the Republican party in the State
of Pennsylvania. We do truly hope
that the election of a United States
Senator will stay locked until the vo;ce
of the people will be heard and until
representatives will be taught obedi
ance to their instructions, and not be
as it were under a parental instruction
of a Quay or a Cameron, but do as the
party wishes to be done and forever
leave undone what a few political trick
sters command to be done. Now Mr.
Editor, we would not of said anything
in regard to the political lock at Har
risburg, were it not for the fact that
we had a talk with I)r Bell a short
time before he started east on the
senatorial question, and he told me
1 enough to let me known that he in
tended to support Grow as - second
choice. But following his course while
at Harrisburg we find that he has not
! supported Grow at any time, but
, through his course he has been found
first, last and all the time, in the hands
!of the ringslers and casting lis vote
! for the ring candidate, Mr. Oliver
' Why Mr. pursued the course
j that he has done we don't know.
I We only say of him, we were deceived
|in the man. As to Mr. Greer, we did
; not expect any thing else ttan what
! he has done, for we had a trial of him
\ before. But the Republicans of But
| ler county well know that it was, by
! the influence of the Harrisburg rinjj,
: aided by its advisors tfere, that Mr.
| Greer got his nomination for the Senate
{ in this district, which was notin accor
' danco with tho wish of the people.
| But owing to this favor, we might say
; that Mr Greer was pledged to support
! the ring's instructions at all hazzards.
I But as to Mr. Brabam, he is acting ac
| cording to his instructions as made
known by the people, and his course is
j highly indorsed by all Republicans in
the southern part of tbe county and
elsewhere we believe. But perhaps
; Mr. Editor we had better stop for pres
ent, not wanting to intrude on your
space, aud if you think your many
patrons would be profited by reading
this article you will please publish the
same aud oblige. Yours truly.
A REPUBLICAN.
THE terms of peace Chili proposes
to impose on Pern and Bolivia, are the
cession of a Peruvian State to Cbili,
the surrender of the Peruvian fleet,
aud a cash war indemnity of thirty
millions of doliara—two-thirds to be
paid by Peru and one-third by Bolivia,
the Guano deposits to be held and
worked by Cbili as security. :
Tho End Coming.
Hour by hour our people are bee lin
ing more and more restive uuder the
slavish rule of bosses. Now, thut it
is powerless in National Conventions,
they are intent upon having it done
away with, in all places, everywhere,
in State county, borough and school
district. No matter how the struggle
at Harrisburg ends, every day's pro
traction only intensifies the feel lag.
draws public attention the closer to the
movements and designs of the m-ia
agers, and makes the determination
stronger to g.*t rid of this personal
machine rule at any -Mid every cost.—
Beaver Times.
Wouldn't Enjoruo.
At a Republican meeting held at
Somerset, Pa., recently, a resolution,
commending the course of the Repre
sentatives from that county, in goiog
into the Senatorial caucus, and now
supporting Oliver, was laid on the ta
ble by a large majority. Let the strug
gle continue a little longer, until the
people get their eyes full}* opened to
the fact, that the managers are deter
i mined to have no man exeept N or>e of
their own choosing, and the sentiment
expressed in Somerset county will bo
come the prevailing sentiment of most
of the counties of the State.— Cx.
Women Who Have Been Executed.
It is stated that only 7 women were
hanged ia Pennsylvania since the year
1794, eighty-six years ago. An ex
amination of the records has recently
been made and the following ascer
tained to be the of the seven
women, and the place aud date o f their
execution :
Elizabeth llimby, Chester county,
September 3, 1806; Eliza Moore,
York county, April 21, 1809; Char
lotte Jones Allegheny county, Febru
ary 12, 1853; Mary Twiggs, .Mon
tour county. October 22, 1858; Mar
tha Grinder, Allegheny county, Janu
ary 19, 18'>6 ; Lena Miller, Clearfield
county, November 13, 1867; Mrs.
Catharine Miiler, who was executed at
William t, port on the 3d of February, I
with Georga Smith, for k lliug the
husband of Mr*. Miller, will make
the eighth worn an executed in Penn
sylvania in a period of eighty-six years.
Won't Give In.
Hon. W. 11. Ruddiman, the ablest
of the Philadelphia Representatives at
Harrisburg, who withdrew from the
caucus, will not be whipped into the
traces by a scl-constituted committee in
his district. lie kicks back in the fol
lowing vigorous and manlv style :
"I am not to be driven or persuaded
to any course different from that
which my own convictions of right
and justice dictate, by _ny persons
however respectable nud deserving of
consideration, who have not the same
opportunities and obligations open to
and resting upon them which happen
to be in the exact line of my own ob
servation and duty. Bo pleased to
take notice that when most unwillingly
I suffered myself to be a candidate for
the place I am now compelled to oc
cupy I gave ample notice to all who
cared to know, that I would !K» the
instrument or slave of no ring or tyran
ny such as have sought to bind an<l
corrupt the Republican party, lu their
iniquitous schemes and conspiracies lor
years past, and from the determina
tion so announced I shall not swerve
a hair's breadth, either in the perfor
mance of my functions here, or main
taining elsewhere mv allegiance to the
principles I honor and would endeavor
to perpetuate.
A Foolish Mmtake.
DoQ ( tmake the mistake of confound
ing a remedy of acknowledged merit
with the numerous quack medicines
that are now so common. We speak
from experience wheu we say that Par
ker's Ginger T«»«ic 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 — Time s.
FOR the first time in her fiscal history,
the statistics of Canada show an in
crease of exports over imports. This,
with other evidences of growth, falsi
ties the gloomy forebodings which were
made wLcn she adopted the protective
policy.
THE Meyf.rsdn.le (Somerset county)
Commercial commenting editorially on
the Senatorial question expresses itself
thus :
lUUfI .
"The manly stand tak'ja by tho la
de|>eridenl or Stalwart Republicans at
i Harrisburg in the Senatotial contest
j wins the admiration of the great majori
ty the Republican party of the State.
* * * * * We ha»e spokeu with
over a hundred stalwart Republican*
since the Senatorial contest began and
thus far have found but one ardent sup
porter of the caucus machine That is
the outlook here, and roe believe it gen
eral throughout the. county."
GENERAL GRANT expects t<> visit
i Mexico in a week or two. Much is
I expected of his connection with the
i Mexican railroad sch •me, a* it is be
j lieved the ex-President will be able to
! secure greater concessions and priv-
I ileges from that government than any
other man.
Be Wlweand Happy.
j If you will stop all your extravagant
! and wrong notions in doctoring yourself
I and families with expensive doctors or
. humbug cure-alls, that do harm always,
! and use only nature's simple remedies
j for all your ailments—you will be wise,
well and happv, aud save expense.
| The greatest remedy for this, the great,
j wise and good will tell you, is Hop
Bitters—rely on it. See another col
umn.—Press.
HOFFMAN—LEE—Feb. 1. 1881, at Mt.
Chestnut, Rutler couuty, bv Rev. T. \V. Young,
Mr. Wm. L. Hotiuiau aud M:-ns Lida E. Lee.
FOdTER—HASLETT —Jan. 29, _ 1881, in
Centre towuship, this county, by William Al
lison, Esq., l)avi»l Fiwhfr, of Mercer county
and Miss E. J. llaslett, of Butler county.
UK ATHS.
HOLE —Jan. 18, 1881, in Cra in berry town
ship, t'uis county, Pa., John Roll, a<ed 91
years and ti months.
ALEXANDER—Jan. 27, 1 - 81. Ambrose
Alexander, of Brady township, this couuty,
aged 71 years and 7 days.
KELTY—Jan. 28, 1881, of scarlet fever>
Robbie, son of Dr. Albert A. and ILirriet Li
Kelty, of West Liberty, Butler county, I'a.,
aged 3 years and 3 months.
SHANOR—Feb. 4, 18X1, in Prosp.'ct, this
county, Eaos Shauor, Esq., aged about Ji
years.
The deceased was raised in tnis county, was
admitted to the Bar here and removed to the
State of Indiana, where bis health failed and
he returned home here some months ago.
Advertise to the Urn bun.
BARGAINS! BARGAINS!
FK»11I AltY "m 5, 3SSI.
LADIES, PL-JAS,: CALL-I' .7I'LL PAY YOU.
Surplus Sloe'. bo Th' < d Out :n 7 very Department*
Even at Ha f Th.;ir est!
WiMENTION f. fSTonilE ATTa'CfllfE BAM •
Oor»ist!r<' stock Klsi- F'av v Vf\»-d Hn«c: le - Its j
and Sat-.n*. offt-rel at #l.'4i:» y:ir>l.
Cmi'.! lot l'earl ('.> l •-<- 1 s'k-. ,iigiiiiy damaged, I
ai u"» cents.
Very larre lot W.vk and Whit- Stri;>e ni 1 >':< . y
Suinmt-r Silks, nt iT 1 .. t .nut Hoc.
Smali lot r,r« «;r in •• • '< l ljvl - i * s
St t>s«, W.'l'll }UJ- •• W, t* ' t gtXHiM.
One lot Bl:u-k Ft-kl > "" -s : : ... ee:l; —i: i.
quality -va: • . .-■ ajanl.
Monday Morning st Q OVtark,
Will be entire st « F :i? i'ro .' lf •; i
vet-s. a! «: so to f rpr '•». *•> .'■o to *s. Tl: .»e
f.rst will s-.vurv tb" choice
Fancy Fill-! an.! Bwd!-' I'irov-'iun Si'':s "*
on counter— nut all «:!k. but JE ertnt ' ar
l)rs* -Hrsnlns fro-n IV to ?! JO- :-as"ea:
■a vrnety -if reduction.* t-- enumerate.
CLOAK DEPARTMENT.
Garments n. a"! k"' ' t: ' • rt r.i a -:;er :>«.
Son>» vaiy tempting ■ - r 1 v . —v - tli
remain and iar«t i e »<>l-i.
BO<~KxS & M T HL,
118 a-.fl I*2o Fnlomi St re 't. All lienv.
TV—N>w White O>; - v t iv n.-us k. <• ins G «o:1 •. a.a:. T'mi'ieX Hosiery and Glove*, »t
•he n*tit pri-f*.
3VE^"V
FLOUR ft FEED
fS3&*W*€r%S ■; 'X 'WaS
REISER'S BLOCK,
Jefferson St., Butter, Pa.
All the Flour mode by the New ■*.•? «ni sold low as 1M.25 p®f
sack, and up to sl-T5 p;*r sack. Also, Baekwh it Flour, Rye Flour, and
bolted and unbolted Corn Meal.
All kinds of Rod—Chop, Bran, Ci.n Ou- an 1 all kinds of Mill Feed.
All kinds of grain bought at S -re »r M ~ ■• a ; il -rli >t Cash Price Paid.
Custom Work done hi M'd I'V th< N< 1' •> s Machinery and grist#
warranted to be equal in quant.ty au,l « 1>!:y 1 1 >.-c ground anywhere else.
M. FIRE & Bro.
tUQ aad i'U ged.-t • , 4«le|fce»f.
We Are Now Daily Opening an Choice
FALL AND WINTIII DRY GOODS ! i
Of I'.vcrj BMcriplion, Cciuprl: irj; fn psrt the fallowing
Mixed Drsss Goods.C'.». i. M. i-V»c.
l>nw Good".. In nil colors ;.ud sliadea, 12V.
15, 20c.
Cashmeres, 15,20, Kc.
Cashmere, very wid •. extra var.te, 30. 3jc.
French Cashmere, ail-'.Vmil, 40, 45, Soc.
I'retir.'j Cashmere. a!!-Wool, very Bne. 00, 75e, si
Henrietta (huh. good .luality, s<i. 60.
Henrietta CJ .til, silk War;>. ?1, $1.25, $1.60.
lii Black aDd Colored Silks.
We offer extra Inducements in or ler to reduce
lieavy Mock on hand.
Wf offer h beautiful iila-.-k Velvet" at "*> aim "'•«•.
BroCiuU* Velvets, Ilia* k and Colored, new and
beautiful sty'es, 73c and it.
We iiave this day ope led a very laivelot oi Silk
Prinsi v i'riniminir--. S.iiis. s itiii.s, &o.
lr. CLOAkSaal DoI.MANS oar xsf
j very counleSe, which eaa ues its to euit every- !
Way.
Buyers of Dry Goods are resjiectfuily request* 1 to i?ive us a call befor® par
chasing
establishment with the conviction of Uviug saved money.
M. FIRE &
100 a ud 102 Feder.P Stveat. Allegheny.
I,tot ol CellMt«ri for IS 9 *
| The Countv C.mr.alss' «ieis hr.ve m.u'.e tit •• .!
I l«»wlnst tppo't-iK of collectors for :h.» r
! er.t to .n !i::> aa t horeiu»ll« f-Ttne year IK'! :
a 1 U'V- to'vns'iip—T. i>. Irvin.
Allegheny—
I! u:cr :<><. i'ris , .v!-!l.
Itnfe'o -WlllUm V emi'if;.
ly :: !! .
Cor. 1 11. C pbe'l.
I Clinton .it* Kid . .' of H).
I '"-.v. .1.1- Craiiie r.
Cen;i—'.V. !». V.."'ai:
] c •< 1.1'.. :t.
! Corn >'<ne i< • i'l-' ' ; >ir,;e Meder.
; Crai»l»'-rr< .Ino. ! 'on'ey.
I * 'iir U Al.l*on.
I II iilOK d—
i a rvirvv
Fowuil - 1 ?. -V. Wldte.
Franklin-Jno. St. '.'lair.
Jackson—O. R. Wilson.
.letterson —1 latiiel Wallet I .
Lancaster .Tos. (Jarman.
Mnddvcreek Sanuiei ,'oiu s.
'.?Vsp\ -Wm, (of L\
Mercer—
M.icloa-.John I>.i: : y.
Oakland I'aniei (-mverv.
l'arker—T-. 1.. Pa:tl'eus:»ock.
i'ean John ! , "et'..■ r.
Summit ( .o'flHii'K
Silpwryrock—S. !•'. I'i'audler.
Venanjio—ll. F. Min n.
W:us):lll:.'tou K' ■■ il'V"! Clir.stiC.
Winfie!i\—W. P. 1» in .
Worth—Win. M'-'.nde
Holler Itoiowuli !; f. oy.
Cen'revWe .T.'lm Hingliaai.
Falrview—
M'llerstown P P.o -I".
Frii^ivvt —Wm. Martin.
Petro.'ia—
Saxontmnr—
Zelienople—Henry Wild.
Sun burs -Al. Meclilius.
Karns City—
-11-irmonv—Jos. Grovpr.
PortersvVde —Kam i lirennemaii.
H.arrlsvllle—
P.v order of comM -sionen.
S. V. McCKVMONIIS, Clerk.
Commissioner's <if!i?e. Jan. .iist, im.
ssMOiDKN n\y M
or Lu;ot on Ihfs Gr'*at 1 .t'J e - . t
tlie Dork V»iJey and in the Life Kternai II,:. t-
TKATE!) Hel'* f«st. I'av- over
C'l AAA MONTE
{S>±V/VJ K . in ACIKM 1 -
Bend for circular and terms. A'nO M>!c.i ad-b. b«
of two or more boik ngouis au.l ten cents f .»r
cost of mailing, and 'ive the Poopio'a
zine of choice Utoratnre free for 6 months. Ad
dress I' W. ZlE'lLElii 00..
915 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Fa.
D. L Cleland,
(FORMERLY i F HARBI3VILLB)
DEALER IN
WATCHES, CLICKS, JEV/ELnY
SPECTACLES A VIO> IN HTKING3,
C,r Fine Wat. h and Cl<x.k re) alrlus; * 'l-ici
ality
.store between Wull'T'd i>r tr -'tore d utl. r
UubSc; }i-na stretf: JJorter; Fu. '
LACE CURTAINS.
n'\ -■> : »t 1 tak ne. mu»t lie sold. 500 pain,
<1 I Kcru aiul White. fenUre stock
. < .;i overand marked down, uual
: t ; .-.uutneiii*. at W worth fc 00,
: . . . . grades.
. run .tin at S*«». often sold at
■ ■ i us to S's. Anv h<>u*e
• < v. • •; f.nd rtai fiargalna
;IT;\ :-IT jiri'.-c or -tv.e.
. t :tr>' speeia!—One ca-.e pure
i *t • * k« at sl. the b«stsoldany
i • h". t! i .<-••
■ *c}. «Uk<.just rectlved.pur
• • 'i <luriiw the du'l Feaaon, at
! .-v." ' ,1 ®2 'v». and i.p to $3 00 per yard,
j t!»:ii >•; rh -n value.
v - '. !'■ Si',it Plushes.
■ v, r ,i ' --n Silk Flushes.
v : . • ■ t «ti"k llusheo.
I • >w v \ • -i;k riiKlie*.
i • Silk Piuslies.
I 3 00G fMEO S HAWBimSS,
i On- IV - ••r'ation order till* season. Juat
•>,-t I . ehoiefs! :-nd cheapest offering
• s: '<>. Vf.it careful retail, aa
-li \\ho!e--;'!e buyers' attention
,iirc; <-d.
r.M. Harsalr.sin Housekeeping Good*.
H .. U. :s. $1.25.*1.50.52.
i;. -i. Miaiikels, Colored and White fB,
K ''i'• C. *' . 20, 25, 35. 500.
T> r„ "V 11* t Table Damask, fast color 50, (JO, 79c,
<. •» i ; i i'mh I, fj" 1.16, 20 and 25c.
H i i iii . .-Is. 20. 25 and Mr..
c .:red. V. into an-.l Scarlet Underwear tor La
di-- .!< d i:• n, ' from the lowest grades to the veiy
be> at • dinjly low prices.
Cur Stock in Hosiery and Glove*
Is v . a- d comprises in part the following :
1, I•' !•-. 12: 1. 15, 20. 25, 35C.
I . very bupurior goods, 60, 75e, 91.
i , . 10,
I. • ia;.. h better, 25, as. 50c.
<, . • u ::-h«'<e 10,12'%. 15. 2ue.
C- i. ' ! • extra value.2s, 35, 50c.
i-l received a lot of isal<■!
m . . ait wool, beautitui goods, audio t»
-old very :o»v.
f -iSji23EOOBEI
" j C.rask, Michigan,
. Baas oy X3E OKLr sKßtnaa
• K."CS*-:&K3,
. -i F-laln Engines
■. H"r«c-Po«ere.
• r. Wjcv i tE«tabll»*«d
H. I 1848
• Vn V. £, ff (lyj.tintMH* and tuocilful huti
' ti ! wiLhov.t change off pazn^
/ . . o.it, or local\'*o,
j •. T'\ r-'-t-unfff !/ir*n cn ail tmr good*.
r.-K SZPARATOBI
uiMek
. Krilt'CNimd Plain FigliW
i iei cm luurkfli.
, ¥il feutw* and improvemimta
' h rrp~ri/vr (fualiii** in corurtr**,
o?t drranie i of by other nte
•4i "torn, from O lo 18
, . atr hnrnf p> »c€r.
oi.uteci 1 H^rpe-Powßra.
V* tm f Hilcoind Lanber
' ' fro*n 'hrr+ to fix year* a*r-dried}
\vhich la built Um in*
. rfc of rur machinery.
-
power. 9
' r.. sVcricea aro touted to
•-. i 'rcrt-ifamy Mx hlnenr.
' _ . .:• A. Ad<<resa
. . üB,SHEPARD 4 CO.
'fjxtle Crook. Mlo""****
rOR SALE.
oni frame house, two town lo4a
: MOF GROUND,
; at< in Petersville; Butler 00.,
> ofbeeion on tiret of April o«C>.
• • * •ne ui.deißinned at Hanao*
: V Pa.
' FDOLF BAENHART.
i ..tuic. ft the cniUMk