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THE BVTT.BR CITIZEN.
CUTLER. TA.
Planing Mill
—AND—
Lumber Yard.
J. L. PURVIS. L. O. PURVIS
S.G. Purvis & Co.,
M4IUrACTI'HFKS AND DEALKKb IN
Rough and Planed Lumber
OF EVERT DESCRIPTION,
FRAMES,
MOULD IN (-JS,
SASH,
DOOIO,
FLOORING,
SIDING,
BAT! ENS,
Brackets, Gauged Corniceßoards
PORCH POSTS,
STAIR RAILS
Newell Posts and Balusters
FENCE PALIfcOS, Ac., Ac ,
MICHIGAN SHINGLES
Barn Boards; Plastering Latb ; llen>
look Bill Stuff, suoh as Joist Raf
ters, Scantiiue. Ac., all sizes
constantly on hand.
All of which we will sell OD
reasonable terms md guar
antee satisiaction.
PLANING MILL AND YARD
Near German Catholic Church
j»n»-«0-lj
A. Haffner,
SUCCESSOR TO
H. BAUERIBROS.,
BOTI.EK, PA.,
FLANiNCf HILL
AND
Lumber Yard,
MANCrACTCREB AND DEALER IN
Rough and Planed Lumber
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION,
DOORS,
SASH,
FRAMES,
MOULDINGS,
SIDING,
FLOORING,
BATTENS,
Brackets, Gauged Gotnice Boards,
PORCH POSTS,
STAIR RAILS,
NEWELL TOSTS & BALUSTERS,
FENCE PALINGS, kc., &c.
MICHIGAN SHINGLES
Barn Boards, Plastering Lath, Hem
lock Bill Stuff, of all kinds,
constantly on hand,
All of which I will sell on reasonable
terms and guarantee satisfaction.
Planing Mill and Lumber Yard on
Jefferson street, Butler, Pa.
ldetfly A. HAFFNER.
" HOTELS
-J-HE BBHREIBER HOUSE.
L. NICKLAS. Prop'.,
MAIN STREET, BUTLER, PA.
Having taken poneitsion of the above well
kcown Hotel, and it being furnished in the
best of style (or the accomodation of guests, the
public are respectrully invited to give me a call.
I have also posse»Biou of the barn in rear of
hoto), which furnishes excellent stalling, ac
comodations for my patrons.
BUTLER COUNTY
Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
Office Cor. Main and Cunningham Sts.
G. C. ROESSING, PRESIDENT.
VVM. CAMPBELL. TREASURER
H. C. HEINEMAN, SECRETARY.
DIRECTORS:
J. L. Purvis, E. A. Helmboldt,
William Campbell, J. W, Buikhurt,
A. Troutman, Jacob Schoene,
O. C. Rocssing, John Caldwell,
Dr. W. lrvin, J. J. Croll
J. W.Christy H. C. Heineraan.
JAS. T. M'JUNKIN, Gen- Ae't-
BXJTLER IF A
T„. RESOURCES OF
KANSAS
AOOOMPANIEO BY A COUNTY MAP OF THE
STATE AHP A FINE MAP OF THE UNITED
STATES, WIU. BE MAILED FREE.
WRITE RO* A COPY TO
A. S. JOHNBON, LAHO COMMISSIONER.
TOPEKA, KAN3AB.
H. Bickelj
LIVERY &FEKB STABLE
JEFFERSON STREET,
WEBT OP LOWRY HOUSE, BUTLER, PA.
Having removed all my stock ♦<» the
above Stable, the public are respect
fully invited to call.
The best Horses, Carriages, Bug
gies, &c. kept constantlv for hire.
Open all hours, day and night.
NOTICE.
In Re the petition of citizens of Butler town
ship, at Q. S., No. 4ti, Sept., 1880.
Praying the Court to appoint viewers to
change and out a dividing or boundary line
between Butler and Summit townships, as will
be in accordance with the draft or lines as
made and decreed at Q. S , No. 23, June, 1853,
and to make draft and report whether such
change as prayed for would be to the benefit of
the inhabitants of the respective townships or
either of them.
March 7th, 1881, report of viewers filed.
March 10th, 1881, report confirmed nisi.
BY THE COURT.
No W, therefore, all parsons interested will
take notice that the above report will be pre
sented to the Court of Quarter Sessions for con
firmation on Wednesday, the Bth day of June.
1881. W. A. WRIGHT,
Clerk of (Jttart'er Seteions.
VOL. XVIII.
BOOTS&SHOES.
THE OLD AND RELIABLE
BOOT MDJIE USE
B. C. HUSELTON,
Is now Receiving Fresh New Goods in the Latest Styles the Eastern
Markets produces. All his
Spring and Siimiiiei* Stocli
OF
BOOTS AD SHOES
Are now ready for inspection. These goods are made to his own
special order by the largest manufacturers, and coming direct from
them to his House there are NO MIDDLE PROFITS TO
PAY. He intends to give to the public BOOTS and
SHOES at prices that they can find no where else.
It pays to sell goods low and he means to do it.
The attractions which he offers in the as
sortment, in the quality, and
in the prices, are such that no one can resist going to the
LARGEST BOOT & SHOE HOUSE IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA,
B. C. HUSELTON,
MAIN STREET, BUTLER PENN'A.
Sonic and only a few of the Bargains Offered:
Gents' Fine Buff Congress and Alexis $1.25 and upwards.
" " Strap Low Shoes, SI.OO and upwards.
" " Calf Boots, warranted $2.15 and upwards.
" Brogans and Plow Shoes, 90c and upwards.
Large liue of the very finest Machine aud Hand sewed goods in stock.
Ladies Serge Congress and Polish, 75c and upwards.
" " Grain Fox and Polish, elegant goods, $1 00 and upwards.
" Grain Peg Polish, elegant goods, $1 00.
" " Standard Polish, elegant goods, $J 25, all warranted.
" Kid Button Boots, $1.50 and upwards.
" Grain and Feb. Button Boots, $1.40 and upwards.
" " Sewed Polish Boots, good, $1.25 and upwards.
Yery large stock of the very finest styles in Kid, St. Goat aud Peb. Button
Side Lace Shoes.
Old Ladies Shoes Wide. Low Heels a Soficialty.
In Ladies, Misses and Children, the stock is the largest I have ever offered.
feiipuers Low and J-Jutton ISTewports-
BOYS AND YOUTHS' SHOES in proportion to Men's. Can't give many prices,
space will not permit, suffice to say you find every thing in the Boot & Shoe
line and verv low figures at
B.C.HUSELTON'S.
LARUE STOCK OF LEATHER & FINDINGS. REPAIRING of all kinds done at
Reasonable Prices. Be certain to examine this stock aud prices before you
buy. Thanking you for past favors I still solicit a continuance of the same.
EVERY MAN WOMAN AND CHILD
* SHOULD USE IT.
Herfoaline Syrup,
THE GREAT MEXICAN REMEDY.
The only Medicine m the World Compunded from the Natural Roots and Herbs of Mexico.
HERBALINE 8 YRU 1?,
(NO ALCOHOLIC DRINK.) Tlu» most valuable remedy ever discovered in the Vege
table Kingdom for the speedy and permanent cure of Dyspepsia, Habitual Costiveness,
Liver and Kidney Complaints, Scrofula, Rheumatism, Piles, Dropsy, Heart Disease, Ner
vous Atfcctiens aud Chronic Diseases.
HERBALINE SYRUP,
1 (NO VINEGAR COMPOUND.) The purest and best Medicine ill the world for delicate
i Females, whether younu or old, married or single, at the dawn of womanhood or the turn
of life, relieving and curing their complaints as if by Magic. For the aged and the feeble
this Tonic Syrup has uo equal.
HER BA L I N E SYRUP,
(NO MINERAL POISON.) A swift and sure relief in Mental and Physical Prostration
caused by over-taxing the mind and body with business and professional cares.
HERBALiNE SYRUP,
(A VITALIZING TONIC.) Unequaled as a medicine for Children,being easy of admin
istration, iileasant and refreshing to take, prompt In its action ; certain in its results, and
always safe and reliable. No Vermifuge, Lozenges, or other medicines will free the sys
i tem from Worms like this wonderful Wild Herb Tonic.
HERBALINE SYRUP,
(THE LIKE (liVING PRINCIPLE.) Skin diseases of whatever name or nature,such as
Eruptions, Blotclies, Pimples, Ringworms. Scrofula, &c., are literally dug up aud carried
out of the system by this great Tonic and Alternative, while the complexion is rendered
clear and beautiful.
td E R B AL I N _E SYRUP,
(PURELY HERBAL.) A genuine medicine warranted fp'e from Calomel. Arsenic,
Opium, Quinine, mid Alcohol in all its forms. The most valuable Family Medicine in the
World.
•■ . <><»«» ■«. «c W jm. ■«. h» is offered for a case of Chronic Disease
I that this great Tonic Syrup will fail to cure or greatly benefit, if the directions are strictly
followed.
TRY IT, PRICE SI.OO PER BOTTLE.
PREPARED BY THE
STAIMED MEDICINE CQMPAHY,
PITTSBURGH, PA.
FOR mi at A ILL D RUGGISTS.
D. L. Cleeland,
(FORMERLY OF HARRI*VILLE)
DEALER IN
WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY
SPECTACLES & VIOT.IN STRINGS,
$2" Fine Watch and Clock repairing a speci
ality. All work warranted.
Store between Wtiher's Drug store and Butlea
Savings Bank, Main street, butler. Pa.
mm win m.
By virtne of an order of the Orphans' Court
of Bailer county, the under.* igued ndmiulstra-j
to"- ol J II Wiiuer, liite ot Worth township, >
Duller county, Pa., will expose to sale by pub
lic vendue or outcry, on
Wednesday. Nn} 25. 1881,
at one o'clock, p. M , on the premises, all the
right, title, interest and claim ot said decedant,
being the undivided one-halt of all that certain
tract of land situate in Worth township, Butler
couniy. Pa., bounded on the nortb by lands of
•Jonathan Wimer, deceased; on the east by lands
of Catharine Kaiillmaii; south b> lands ot J. Wi
mer, et ul., containing about thirty-four acres,
all cleared; log house thereon.
TERMS OF PAYMENT:
On»-third ol purchase money 'n hand on cor
tinnation of sale, and the balance in two equal
aunual installments thereafter with interest, to
be secured by bond and mortgage, including
five per cent, attorney's tee in case the same
shall have to be collected bv legal process.
JEFFERSON WIMER.
Adrj'r of J. H. dee'd, Portersville.
j Thompson A Bc'ott, Att'ys.
DIRECTIONS.
IfCftEAM Mn«, h e«e"
*jS{*£°s/r/ u-cir insert with little finger
ffg UATARRH, COLDS I IN' RSJ a particle of tiie Halm
R3 yiav-,-,., Ctr.-PH,. n« tHU] into the nostrils ; draw
I strongbreaths through
EST Uie " ose - H w«H
P r «£XLS v J2S;*£J absorbed, cleansing,
fNAs/J.P^,, c o ,/ti and healing the dis
c.\J®°.,>a eased membrane,
For Deafness '
apply a particle into
ELY'S CREAM BALM
HAVING gained an enviable reputation, displac
ing all other preparations in the vicinity of discov
ery, is, on its merits alone, recognized as a won
derful remedy wherever known. A fair trial will
convince the most skeptical of its curative pow
ers. It effectually cleanses the nasal passages of
Catarrhal virus, causing healthy secretions, al-
I lays inflammation and irritation, protects the
: meinbrsuial linings of the head from additional
■ colds, completely heals the sores and restores the
| sense of taste and smell. Beneficial results are
I real teed by a few applications. A thorough treat
j ment as directed will cure Catarrh. As a house-
I hold remedy for cold in the head is unequaled.
The Halm is easv to use and agreeable. Sold by
druggists at 50 cents On receipt of .so cents will
; mail a package. Send for circular with full infor
! illation.
KLVS CREAM BALM CO., Owego, N. Y.
For sale In lintler by I>. H. Wuller, J. C. Redick,
Zimmerman & W idler. Coulter & I.inn.
Union Woolen Mill.
BUTLER, PA.
11. FULLKBTOX, Prop'r.
Manufacturer of BLANKETS, FLANNELS, YARNS,
Ac. Also custom work done to order, such at
carding Roll®, making Blankets, Flannels. Knit
ting and Weaving Yarns, Ac., at very l< w
prices. Wool worked on the shares, il de
sired. mv7-l»-
w 'eek in your own town. Terms and *5
JOOoutfit tr-e. Address H. HALLETI & Co.,
Portland, Maine.
BUTLER, PA.. WEDNESDAY. MAY 25,1881.
yjpp
lajftit
FOR
Neuralgia, Sciatica, Lumbago,
Backache, Soreness of the Chest, Gout,
Quinsy, Sore Throat, Swellings and
Sprains, Burns end Scalds,
General Bodily Pains,
Tooth, Ear and Headache, Frosted Feet
and Ears, and all other Pains
and Aches.
No Preparation on earth equals PX. JACOBS OIL as
c sute.ntrr, simple and cheap External ltemedy.
A trial entails but the comparatively trifling outlay
of ,"0 Cents, and every one suffering with pain
can have cheap and positive proof of its claims.
Directions in Eleven Languages.
SOLD BY ALL DBUGGIBTS AND DEALERS IN
MEDICINE.
A. VOGELER & CO.,
Baltimore, Md., U. 8. A»
MRS. LYDIA ETPINKHAM.
OF LYNN, MASS.
DISCOVERER OP
LYDIA E. PINKHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND.
The Positive Core
For all Female Complaints.
This preparation, as its name sicrr.if.cs, consi*tn of
Vetcetabi > Properties are to the most del
icate invalid. Ujx>n ono trial tlio merits of this Co*i
pound will be recognized, as relief is immediate; end
when its use is continued, in ninety-nine caaesi.i a hurt
drcd, apcrmanc".tcurei3eCrcctcd.asthousanri3 w!!l to»
tlCj. Oa account of Its proven merit?, it to-<!ay re
commended and prescribed by the physicians in
the country.
It will cure entirely t!io worst form of filling
of the uterus, Lcccorrhceo, irregular and painful
Menstruation,all Ovarian Troubles, Inflammation and
Ulceration, Floodlngs, all Displacements and the con
sequent spinal wcoknes.-., end is especially adapted to
the Change of Life. It will dissolve and expei tumors
from the utera3inan early stage of development. Tie
tendency to cancerous humors there 1J cheeked very
epeedily by its use.
In fact It has proved to bo tho frreat
est and best remedy tbat has ever been discover
ed. It permeates every portion of the Fystom, and gives
new life and vl~or. It removes falataoca,Catvlcncy, de
stroys all craving for stimulants, and relieves weakness
of the stomach
It euros D2oatingr, Headaches, Nervous Prostration,
General Debility, Sleeplessness, Depression and Indi
gestion. That fcellr.gr of bearins down, causing pain,
weight and backache, Is always permanently cured by
its use. It will at all timer, and rndcrrll circumstan
ces, act in harmony with the law that governs the
female system.
For Kidney Complaints of either sex th's compound
is unsurpassed.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Is prepared at C 33 and 235 Western Avenue, Lynn, Mars.
Price 51.00. Six bottles for $.">.00. Sent by la&il in the
form of pills, also in the form of Lozenges, on receipt
of price, SI.OO, per box, for cither. Mrs. PINKIIAM
freely answers all letters of inquiry. Send for pain
phlet. Address a3 aLovc JlTmtion thij payer.
No family should be without LTDIA E. PINK HAH'
LIYEIt TILLS. They euro Constipation, Eiliousness,
and Torpidity of the Liver. 25 cents Der bo*
GEO. A. KELLY & CO.. General
Agents, Pittsburgh Pa.
Sold by D. H. Wuller, - Butler Pa.
(A llledicine, not c Drink.)
CONTAINS I
nors, urciiu, MANDRAKE,
DANDELION,
AND TTI-'. rrni"T *vn F.FST Mwwc M. QriLl-
TIJiS OK AI.L OTUDU UITI KUS.
THEY CUKE
All Dlscnspsof thcStonmch, Bowels.Flood,
Liver, Kidneys, ami Urinary Organs, Ner- jfl
vousucda, S*leeplcHsnc:.saiii! (.specially ■
1 ewaie Complaint*.
SIOOO IN COLD, -^i
Will be pnid for a case they will not cure or
help, or for anything impure or injurious
found in tlicm.
yr>nr drujrpist for lion Bitters nnd t**y
tiicm before you sleep. Take no oihcr.
D T. r. is an absolutcand Irresistible cure for
Drunkenness, use of opium, tobacco and
narcotics.
Send FOB CiucrLAß. ■■■■■■■
Ail above told by dnijTirta.
Hop Bitten Mf?. Co., Rochester, N. V., A Toronto, On I.
WILL IT CURii MB?
Said a man, whose woebegone counten
ance and broken-down constitution plain
ly showed traces of disease—a sufferer with
Nervous Dysprpslr, in whose stomach the
most delicate morsel lay like lead. Re
freshing sleep and quiet nerves were stran
gers to him, and he despaired of ever being
well. We advised him to take
SIMMS LIVER REGULATOR,
which he did. and In a short time was e.ot
only relieved but cured.
Header, if you are suffering with .Dyspep
sia or Liver Disease in any form, do not
wait until the disease has taken a fast hold
upon you. but use the Reguia'or when the
symptoms first show themselves. SIM
MONS LIVER HLCt'LA'IoK is not an al
coholic stimulant, but a FI'KEI.Y VEGE
TABLE KKMEDV hat will cure when
everything else fails. It is a faultless fam
ily medicine. Does not disarrange the
system. Is no violept drastic purge, but
nature's own remedy. The friend of eve
ryone. and will not disappoint you. A
single trial will convince you that it is the
cheapest, purest and best family Medicine
in tile world.
ASK the recovered dyspeptics, billions
sufferers, victims of fever and ague, the
mercurial diseased patient how theey re
covered their health, cheerful spirits and
good appetite—they will tell you by taking
Simmons Liver Regulator.
ASK YOUR DRUGGIST FOR
Ninimon^
Liver Regulator!
Original and genuine prepared only by
J. 11. ZEILIX A CO., Pkila.
Apr 28-iy
| MIDNIGHT GOLD HUNTERS.
Strange Scenes on the Ontski'ts of
Allegheny City.
The Pittsburg Pos£ of a late date has
the following: At about midnight on
Wednesday a strange, weird, and ro
mantic scene could have been witnes
ed on the north bank of the Allegheny
river, opposite Herr's Island, near the
small dam which extends from the Al
legheny shore to the i.- land. The dis
closures made remind one of the story
of Captain Kidd's buried treasure, and
! the search thereafter. At the same
time a mystery was solved which for
! some time has bothered the minds of
| the good people of Herr's Island and of
j the Eighth ward, Allegheny. It ap
' pears that a year or so since a rumor
gained circulation that a large amount
jof gold and silver coin, together with
! other treasures, were buried in the
bank of the Allegheny rivtr, at a spot
; opposite Herr's Island. A couple of
men and boys placed credence in the
! story, and it is said they actually did
j find a few Spanish coins, beside what
jis known as the Indian rock. No vast
ness of wealth was discovered, howev
er, and they gave up the search. The
rumors died away, and in the course of
a few months people apparently forgot
all about the alleged hidden gold. It
was believed that the coins were part
of the large sums of money said to have
1 been buried in the vicinity of Pitts
• burgh by the French at the time of the
evacuation of old Fort Duquesne. This
theory, however, was not believed by
many. They claimed that the French
must have buried their treasures farth
er west.
No matter whether it was French or
American wealth, the fact remains that
for two or three weeks past some most
mysterious sights and sounds have
been seen and heard by persons living
on the island. So unfathomably mys
terious did they seem that the oldest
inhabitants rubbed up their memory in
hopes of finding a solution in some
horrible murder or Indian slaughter,
the ghostly victims of which might
possibly pay nightly visits to the his
toric island. But no crime of that na
ture could he thought of. Seyeral of
the residents claim tbey have seen
moving lights on the Allegheny shore
in the vicinity of the Indian rock,
which like the will-o'-wisp, disappear
ed upon going near them. The lights
were small, and gave one the impress
ion that tbey might be dark lanterns,
as they shed no light around, but only
in front of each. On several occasions
a muffled boom, sounding more alike
the report of a cannon in an under
ground mine, was heard in the same
direction. What all these things meant,
no one had the slightest idea The
mysterious incidents occurred generally
between 11 o'clock and 3 o'clock at
night. Examinations of the Indian
rock and the surrouuding embankment
in the day time, disclosed nothing.
Everything appeared undisturbed.
The mystery at last became a nui
sance, so to speak, sleepless nights in
several households pot beiug conducive
to comfort and amiability. Smith
Walker, the select councilman from the
Eighth ward, conceived the idea of
swooping down on the 'haunted' spot
with a band of citizens. Accordingly
he gathered together nearly a dozen
men on Wednesday night and lay in
wait until tie lights appeared on the
Allegheny shore. Between 11 and
12 o'clock a moving figure was observ
ed near the big rock, aud a small light
flashed out upon the water. This was
not all Sounds similar to those pro
duced by pick and shovel were heard
proceeding from the shore near the Al
legheny end of the small dam Coun
cilman Walker now g ve his men a
signal and they deftly crossed the
bridge, passed up along the railroad,
Bnd prepared to go down on the shore.
Mr. Walker approached the top of the
embankment, and cautiously leaning
over, at once discovered the source of
the strange sights and sounds. Six
men were hard at work digging out an
excavation whice had already been dug
pretty deep. They had lanterns, and
had thrown up a sort of an abuscade
with boards and old brushwood to hide
them from sight. The six men wore
slouch hats and red shirts. The whole
group formed quite a romantic scene.
Mr. Walker quietly gave instructions
to his companions and they were on the
point of rushing down to the diggers,
when a low whistle was given some
where in the immediate vicinity of the
Indian rock, and the next instant all
lights below bad vanished, and the si
lence of a graveyard settled down on
the very spot where Mr. Walker had
first seeu the strangers. He saw it
was a ruse, and was not to be baffled.
So, with his assistants, he at once sur
rounded the excavation, and came face
to lace with the diggers. They seem
ed much astonished, and would answer
no questions Their captors finally
threatened to call the police aud have
them all arrested unless they would
tell what they were doing at such an
unseasonable hour. Tbey then replied
that tbey were digging for the hidden
treasure, and that they bad been at
work nearly three weeks every night,
excavating at, various places along the
shore. When they struck a rock they
would use blasting powder, which ac
counted for the mysterious reports
heard by the residents of the island.
The men further stated that they did
not dig through daylight, as they
would 'break the charm.' It would
also 'break the charm' to have any
person see them at night when at work
They refused to give their names, but
said tbey resided on Troy Hill. Two
are quite old and the other four are
young men. As they bad committed
no offence, Mr. Walker concluded to
let them alone, but they declined to re
sume their digging, declaring that the
fharm bad been broken for the night.
They are superstitious, but firmly be
lieve there are treasures of immense
value buried here. Whether they have
found any or not, tbey did not say.
During the day they kept the excava
tion covered with boards and earth.
Crystalene paint will cover more
surface, will last longer and look better
than lead and oil, or any other kind
of paint.
Communicated.
CLINTON TWP.—A CONCERT.
MAY 16th, 1881.
MESSRS. EDITORS Being a constant
reader of your valuable paper and see
ing frequently different parts of our
county puffed up fur their progress in
intelligence and gentility, I feel that it
is due to us that our vicinity be men
tioned. Well, in the first place, 'Squire
Johnny Davis has been teaching a
singing school in the Clinton l\ P.
Church the past winter The large
edifice was frequently filled *o its ut
most capacity, yet the order could not
be excelled, not even in church. The
writer having an occasional experience
in such meetings for over forty years
can safely say that he has never seen it
equaled and feels like coming down on
the croakers who persist in saying the
morals of our country are gettiug
worse. But still further, the ladies of
the congregation having in contempla
tion the improvement of the church
building proposed to Johnny that he
hold a concert for that purpose. John
ny says, yes ; and the class responded
willingly, and Friday eveuingthe 13th
of May was appointed as the time. It
was a pleasant evening and the house
was well filled with an intelligent au
dience of all ages ; three ministers were
present. The music was all that could
be desired, both vocal and instrumen
tal, and whilst all done well, some de
serve special mention. Mrs. Norris
won the praise of ali as an organist
whilst performing the sacred music and
and solos, and Miss Jennie Trimble in
playing in concert with other musical
instruments ; and also little Lizzie Da
vis, a child of six years, played the or
gan so correctly you would have
thought her to be a lady in her teens.
The 'Squire used the violin whilst
leading the class, accompanied by
Augustus Wickenhagen on the clario
net. The affair was a complete success,
netting some sixty dollars All seemed
to be satisfied that whether you seethe
'Squire pounding on the anvil, leading
a class of singers, or drawing a bow on
a violin, you see a master mechanic, a
workman that need not be ashamed.
Yours, etc., J. B. M.
AN EIGHT THOUSAND DOL
LAR BIBLE.
The third part of the sale of the col
lection of books of the late George
Brinley, of Hartford, Conn., was com
pleted in New York on the 7th of
April.
The most notable book sold was the
Gutenberg or Mazarine Isible, which
brought SB,OOO. Though this copy
bears no date it is supposed to have
been printed between 1450 and 1455.
the printing probably occupying the
greater part of the five years. For four
centuries the book lay buried in the ob
scure library of the Predigerkirche, at
Erfurt, where it was discovered some
fifteen years ago. It was purchased
by Mr. Brinley in 1873.
This Bible belongs to the extraordi
narily rare first edition, and may prop
erly claim to be first book printed with
types The text is the vulgate of St.
.Jerome. The type is Gothic, and not
only the hundreds of illuminated capi
tals, brilliantly colored and decorated,
but the paucity of typographical errors
and the nice execution of detail evince
its title to precedence of many other
copies in point of origin, and its pro
duction as au exemplar. The capitals
are many of them emblazoned with or
namentation in gold, and the two vol
umes are in the original binding—thick
oak boards sheathed in calf, beautifully
stamped, protected at the comers with
ornamented shields of brass, and deco
rated at the center with designs in the
same metal and bisses. The edges of
many of the leaves are uncut and show
traces of the cues of the rubicator.
They are very broad, measuring 15£
by ll£ inches on the leaf.
The book is without title pages; there
is no pagination. The 641 leaves are
printed in double columus, of 42 liues
each, and the initials and rubrics are
in manuscript. The large folio volumes
are of nearly equal thickness, the first,
of 324 leaves, ending with the Psalms,
and the second, of 317, completing the
text. One leaf of the first volume is in
facsimile aud sixteen of the second.
The copy is in an excellent state of pre
servation, unstained by time or mildew,
and has evidently never been washed.
The decoration is arabesque, and Dr.
Trumbull infers from its general sump
tuousness that it was originally intend
ed for the library of some prince or no
bleman—possibly some kindly patron
of the struggling inventor.
A BIG LOAD OF COTTON.
On Saturday, April 2nd, there arriv
ed in New Orleans the Mississippi
River steamer Henry Frank, with the
largest cargo of cotton ever brought in
to the Crescent City—9,223 baks.
Other freight brought this cargo up to
an equivalent of over 10,000 bales, ihe
Frank is a stern-wheel steamer of not
unusual size, but specially designed for
the transportation of baled cotton. Of
this tremeudous cargo, only 2.500 bales
were stored in her hold, the balance be
ing built up over the entire steamer, so
that her appearance was that of a float
ing fortress. Only her smokestacks,
escape pipes, pilot bouse, and wheel
were visible. Here and there port
holes were located to admit air to the
furnaces, or ingress and egress to and
from the cabin. The bales were tight
ly packed, fourteen tiers high, the
joints being broken as in brickwork. A
force of twenty men were constantly
on the aleit with appliances for quench
ing any fire that break out. The
carpo was insured for $400,000, and
average weight of each bale was 450
lbs. The Henry Frank's cargo was
picked up between Memphis and New
Orleans, and its arrival safely at the
latter city evoked great interest. When
it is remembered that 4,000 bales of
non-compressed aud fi.OOO bales of com
pressed cotton is considered a large
cargo for an ocean-going steamer, the
size of the Frank's load of the non
compressed article becomes more appa
rent. The freight would average $1 25
per bale, and the money advanced ship
pers by the boat on account of this trip
was Over $20,000.
THE END OF THE WORLD.
Every once in a while the communi
ty is startled out of its ordinary equili
brium by an authoritative prediction
that the end of the world is rapidly ap
proaching. This time the warning
voice comes from a scientitic seer in
Washington. The hour is even now
at hand, he says, when the crack of
doom will be felt and heard. The only
consolation allowed us is the somewhat
anonymous character of the authority.
Hope that the untoward event may be
omitted from the general programme
on account of unforseeu difficulties al
ternates with fear that the managerial
preparations have really been complet
ed, and that there will be no postpone
ment on account of the weather.
We are told that there is a vast and
black body floating somewhere in
space, and that there is to be a collision
between that black substance and the
earth. The result will be disastrous
and probably fatal, not to the piratical
substance with the black flag (would it
might be) but to the honest little earth,
which is minding its own business and
not interfering with the other celestial
bodies in any way. When Stephenson
was asked in the early railroad days if
it would not be bad if a farmer's cow
were to stand persistently across the
track when the engine was approach
ing, his naive answer was, "Vera bad
for the coo." In this case, however, it
is the cow which wrecks the regular
train. What business, we should like
to ask, has a great black body of mat
ter to be loaming through space with
out any definite object, and why should
it want to cross our track just at the
moment when we are ourselves passing
that particular point ? By all stellar
laws we have the right of way. Why
can't it get up an extra head of steam
and rush along in advance of us, or
why can't it put on the brakes and
hold up for twenty minutes until we
get by ?
It occurs to us just here that the sci
entific gentleman in Washington who
makes this awful prediction admits
that he has not seen the "great black
mass in space" which istocoliide with us,
but that he is looking for it every night.
The glass with which he makes his ob
servations has close resemblance, we
suspect, to the common North Ameri
can tumbler, which fact may possibly
prejudice some prudish people against
his astronomical conclusions. lie is
perfectly sure, however, that the world
will come to an end during this current
year because—well, because he is per
fectly sure.
WHEAT IN THE WEST.
The Chicago Times, of a late date,
published telegraphic reports from
every spring wheat growing county in
the northwest, from which it appears
that the situation may be said to be
highly encouraging, for the best reports
come from those localities where the
most spriug wheat is raised, and for the
greater part the least encouraging re
ports are from sections where winter
wheat has been found the mo6t profita
ble to cultivate. In Minnesota, Ne
braska and Dakota, which are almost
wholly given up to spring wheat, there
is a largely increased average, and the
prospect, is thoroughly good. In some
of the newer counties of Minnesota the
acreage has doubled, and the average
increase for the State is twenty or
twenty-five per cent. At the same time
the condition is usually stated to have
been better, and sometimes to have
never been so good, and the prospect
for an increased yield per acre is very
certain In Nebraska the acreage is
increased, and the probabilities are in
favor of an exceptionally large harvest.
From Kansas the reports are not quite
so favorable as to the quality, though
the prospects are generally fair to good
and the acreage is reduced. This is
mainly due to the fact that winter
wheat in that State is supplanting the
spring sowing. In Missouri, also, the
fall sowing prevails. Not more than
one-tenth of the wheat will be raised in
that State this year will be spriug
sown. The condition of the spring
grain is not altogether satisfactory, and
in some localities it is poor. In Illinois,
Wisconsin and lowa the condition of
the spring wheat ranges all the way
from good to very poor. The average,
in general, is much reduced. Where
the average of spring wheat is largely
reduced it is generally because the far
mers have found that the fall is better
than the spring sowing. A dispatch
from Parsons, Kan., dated May 7, says:
The late rains have greatly benefitted
the crops, which were never better in
: his section. The wheat crop is im
mense.
RUSH FOR REFUNDING.
WASHINGTON, May 14.—There was
received at the loan division of the
Treasury Department to-day $28,829,-
400 five per cent, bonds for continuance
at per cent., making a total $50,-
536,900 received since the issuance of
the Secretary's circular on Thursday
last. More than one hundred tele
grams have been received during the
day from holders of 5 per cent, desir
ing to extend their bonds asking infor
| niation on the subject. Comptroller of
! Currency says be has already in his
! hands papers for the exchange of six
per cent bonds belonging to four hun
dred and ten national banks, covering
about forty million of bonds. Tnis
would leave forty banks to be heard
from having six millions of bonds, aud
these are all believed tobeinthe hands
of the Secretary. Two hundred and
fifty millions of five per cent, registered
bonds may be surrendered and extend
ed, and of this amount two hundred
and thirty-three national banks hold
$108,276,000, nearly all of which the
Comptroller thinks will be exchanged
during next week.
[Nashville Daily News.]
Terrible.
Such is the term M. C. W, Purcell,
of the National Stock Yards, Chicago,
111., applies to his sufferings, nesays:
I, for one, wish to speak a word of
' praise for St. Jacobs Oil. I suffered
with a pain in my shoulder and arm
for some six months and at times it
was terrible. One bottle of St Jacobs
I Oil, however, cured me thoroughly.
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From the fact tliat the CITIZEN is the oldta*
established and most extensively circulated He
publican ueuspaper in liutler county. (a Hepub
licaii county) it must be apparent to basines*
men that it is the medium they should use ii>
advertising tbeir businees.
NO. 27
SETTLING PENN'S EST A TE.
The Remnants of the Grant Made by
Charles II to Penn—A Curious
Discovery—An Interesting
Do'-nr. ent.
The last of the line of William Penn,
bearing his name, being dead, accord
ing to the authorities on the subject,
the agents of the property in Phila
delphia, the Times, have been
gradually settling up the estate, until
now there is very little left. Four lots
in Suuburv Manor, the ouly large pro
prietary tract remaining; four more
small tracts in Luzerne county, one of
which is given up as lost through a
long standing squatter's title, and a
few irredeemable ground rents on im
proved property in this city—the larg
est one of S3OO a year, on the square
on the north side of Race street, be
tween Twenty-first and Twenty-second
streets constitute the only remaining
portion of an estate which once in
cluded the whole of Pennsylvania and
'vbat is now the State of Delaware.
The property never brought much in
come to the Penns even in its palmiest
days, and William Penn himself, as all
acquainted with his history are aware,
was imprisoned for debt upon his re
turn to England. What is now the
State of Pennsylvania was part of a
grant to William Penn by Charles 11,
ostensibly in consideration of the serv
ices to the Crown of Admiral Penn ;
his father, but really in consideration
of large sums of money owed him.
Two beaver-skins a year were requir
ed as a rent, and the receipts for these
skins by officers of the household at
Windsor Castle up to the time of the
Revolution can be seen now at the
rooms of the Pennsylvania Historical
Society.
A remarkable and in some sense a
ludicrous circumstance has been dis
covered within a few days. It is that
the paper treasured with great care in
the archives at Harrisburg as the
original charter of Charles 11, to Wil
liam Penn is not that document at all,
hut a copy of it, made very long after
wards. This supposed original paper
has been photographed and lithograph
ed and reproduced in all its details ft
great expense, which strikes a great
many Philadelphia archaeologists as
extremely funny. Members of the
Pennsylvania Historical Society are on
the track of the original and are trying
to trace it up.
From 1683 down to the Revolution
sixty-seven manors in Pennsylvania
were surveyed and reserved for them
selves by Penn and his descendants as
proprietors of the soil. The other prop
erty wns sold at fixed rates and immi
gration encouraged. Penn, thinking
his estates in Ireland the most valuable,
left them to his children of his first
wife. All hit- territories and rights in
A raerica he left to his second wife,
Hannah, and bis children by her and
their heirs. Thus the property remain
ed in the family by 'tail male general'
as long as that lasted, and then by
'tail female general,' going to the chil
dren of grand-daughters until the Rev
olution, when the government of Penn
solvania seized all the lands belonging
to the proprietors except the reserved
manors and voted in compensation the
sum of £130,000. As this involved a
loss to the heirs Parliament passed an
act grantingan annuity of £4,000 a year
to Penn's heirs-at-law f orever. In late
years the Radicals in Parliament have
been trying to do away with this and
other perpetual anuuities, but it is still
paid, although an effort will be made in
the preseut parliament to keep it from
Colonel William Stuart, who succeed
ed to the Penn estates, but whose
standing as heir-at-law has been ques
tioned. The last of the name of Penn
died childless and insane in 1869. His
two sisters were married, the elder to
Earl Ranfurly and the younger to
Archbishop Stuart of Armagh. The
Countess of Ranfurly had a daughter,
but William Stuart, the present Colonel
Stuart's father and eldest son of the
Archbishop of Armagh, succeeded to
the estates.
A remarkable paper now in the Su
preme Court of Pennsylvania, being a
confirmation of all existing titles by a
deed from William Stuart, was drawn
up by W. Brooke Rawle. Thus it is
that there is practically nothing left of
the estate once containing the whole of
Pennsylvania, and there are none of
the name of Penn living who are de
scendants of the. founder of the State.
Some property in Philadelphia deeded
by William Penn was parted with con
ditionally, and upon violation of the
conditions the property, now a hundred
times more valuable than when he
gave it, would revert to bis heirs. In
the case of the Friends' Meeting House
and grounds at Fourth and Arch
streets there is a proviso that if at any
time the practices or doctrines shall be
at variance irith London Yearly Meet
ing the property will revert to Penn's
heirs.
W* ile nothing definite is known as
to whether the project to have Penn's
remains removed to Philadelphia and
reinterred there at the approaching bi
centennial celebration will be success
ful. the Pennsylvania Historical Socie
ty have determined, in any event, to
make the occasion as great a one as
possible, and are taking steps to secure
that result. John G. Whittier bascon
sented to write a poem, and a great
many other interesting features are
being arranged. Ex-Minister Welsh
is now in communication with the Lon
don Yearly Meeting of Friends to se
cure permission for the removal of the
remains
The following we over-heard yester
day. Lizzi—Why, George; how ex
quisitely you do smell. George—Yes;
I am wearing a Days Kidney Pad.
A Boston paper says that 'May is aa
unlucky month for marriages.' Th«
other unlucky months are June, July,
August, Sptember, October, November,
Do-ember, January, February, March,
and April.
Gilhooly bought a cigar the other
day, and, as he lit it, the tobacconist
said with pride: 'That's a fine imported
cigar.' Is it?' responded Gilhooly.
'lt has always been a mystery to me
why Galveston does not raise her own
cabbages.'