BUTLER CITIZEN^
JOHN H. I W. C. NE6IEY. PROP'BS.
Entered at the Postoffice at Butler as
second-classs matter.
Republican County Ticket.
Associate Judge.
A. P. WEIR, Buffalo township.
Sheriff.
FERGUSJM."SHIRA, Parker township.
Protlionotary.
M. N. GREER, JBuffaloftownship.
Cierk;oi;Courts.
W. B. DODDS, Muddycreek towusliip.
Register A Recorder.
HENDERSON W. CHRISTIE, of Butler,
i,Treasi» rer."
J. IIARVEY MILLER, of Butler.
C'oiw'y Commissioners,
CHARLES COCHRAN, of Concord township.
GEORGE W. HAYS, of Middlesex township.
Couuly Auditors,
G. W. CROW, of Forward township.
J. H. SHANNON, of Franklin township.
Coroner.
WILLIAM KENNEDY, of Penn township.
HON. K A. MIFFLTN of North
Washington was in town on business
on Monday last.
THE Karns City Telephone has been
enlarged from a 28 to a 32 column pa
per, which indicates its prosperity.
BY the article in another place in
this paper it will be seen that Guiteau
wants out of prison and to become a
lecturer. His safest place is doubtless
where he is.
THE proceediugs of the Convention
of the Prohibition Reform Party of
this county, came too late for insertion
this week. Centreville items were too
late also. They will appear in our
next issue.
MR DAVID DOUTHETT of Forward
township, who had been confined
to his home for some time past by a
severe attack of rheumatism, was upon
our street on Saturday last. We were
pleased to see him and to know that
he bad fully recovered his usual good
health.
OUK friend of the Meadvillc Repub
lican does pretty well in "poking fun"
at its "brethem of the press" here. We
appreciate its humor. But it knows
the origin, and who "struck first," and
when and where. We would dispise
ourself if we had been the first to "call
upon the Sheriff" in the matter referr
ed to.
MERCER county has received all the
nominations for State Treasurer no far
made this year. Mr. R. W. Jackson
of that county was nominated some
time ago by the Greenback party as
their candidate for Treasurer, and now
the Prohibitionists have nominated Mr.
James M. Wilson, of that county, as
their candidate for the same office.
ESQUIRE E. MAURHOFF of Saxonburg
was in town on Monday last, and says
that at present there are quite a number
of Pittsburgh people sojourning in that
pleasant little village. They come
thereto escape from the dangers of the
diseases prevailing in t.he city. Sev
eral springs of chalybeate water exist
around Saxonburg, which add to its at
tractions.
THE house of Rev. E. Ogden, of
Middlesex township, this county, was
entered by a thief one night recently
and two watches stolen. One of the
watches, a good one, had been presented
to Rev, 0., not long since by members
of his congregation. There is a"watch"
on the track of the thief, who is sus
pected, and will likely be brought to
"time" soon.
JUDGING from an article in the
Eagle last week its editors and pro
prietors made a narrow escape from
prison. We had no idea but that they
could "give bail," or security forcosts,"
and were quite releived when we learn
ed that "the Judge in Chambers" had
rather "strained a point of law" in fa
vor of liberty. As the matter is now
in Court we deem it premature and
improper to make any "further re
marks" concerning the same.
DOCTOR Swissbelm, (JancG.,) is out
in another caustic article in the Pitts
burg papers, criticising the surgical and
medical treatment of President Gar
field. It may be that Doctor S., is
right in some of her strictures, but in
this case, of a "gun shot" wound, we
would incline to have confidence in
the treatment of the distinguished sur
geons attending the President. In
some other branches of the practice
she might be received as an authority,
but in this case we hope she may be
mistaken in the opinions she has pro
mulgated
MR ANDREW BAYNE, a highly re
spected citizen of Allegheny county,
died at his residence in Bellevue,, that
county, on Wednesday last, 3d inst.
in the 87th year of his age. Mr.
Bayne was the father of Hon. Thomas
M. Bayne, present member of Congress
from the Allegheny or 23d district. He
had, many years ago, been Sheriff of
the county and also served as a member
of the Legislature from the same. The
Pittsburgh Commercial-Gazette of the
4th inst., in referring to his Legislative
life says as follows :
"Ex-Sheriff Bayne, who died yester
terday, was a member of the State
Legislature from this county, a half a
century ago, away back in the thirties,
in the days when member* from the
country districts used to travel around
in their bare feet, and during the noou
intermission go out on the State House
steps to eat their bread and cheese.
This was held to lie undignified and a
law was passed, which is still on the
statute books, prohibiting members
from eating their lunch on the steps."
The above is in very strong contrast
with the manner of living at Harris
burg in these latter days ; particularly
with the mode in which the members
of our State Senate lived last winter,
judging from the barber shop and other
luxuries they had provided for them
selves at the public expense. Had Mr.
Bayne visited Harrisburg last winter
he would have been horrified at the
change. There is a law now needed
in the other direction from the one
passed in his day.
"KOUMISS"—WHAT IT IS.
The nourishment generally g>ven
President Garfield is milk, toast and
beefjuice. But as an experiment the sur
geons occasionally give him a food
called Koumiss, which is a Tartar
drink and is thus described :
,: Koumiss," is in great repute among
the Calmucks of soutn-eastern Russia
as a nutritious and slightly stimulating
drink. Koumiss, as prepared by the
Tartars, is a thin, whitish fluid with a
milky taste and a slightly pungent fla
vor, and is made by distilling mare's
milk while it is undergoing the process
of fermentation. It has a great repu
tation ia south-eastern Europe and
western Asia not only as an invigorat
ing stimulant but as a nourishing food,
and a large establishment, popularly
known as the "Koumiss Cure," was
founded on the Volga river, near
Samara, a few years since, and visited
by invalids from all parts of Russia.
IT seems strange at this day that
desperadoes of the character described
in another place should exist in so
thickly a settled place as McKeesport,
Allegheny county, and only twelve
miles from Pittsburgh. Had that mur
der been committed by bandits in the
far west it might not have been won
dered at. but when it comes to pass in
an old part of this State we think it
time that there should be better police
regulations than seem to exist in Al
legheny conntv, and more severity
there in the administration of the law
generally. In this case robbers, who
it was supposed would flee when seen,
shoot down a man rather than give up
their stolen property. We have never
favored Lynch law, but an example of
that kind seems too necessary in Alle
gheny county.
THE PRESIDENT—ANOTH
ER OPERATION.
The first news received hero on Mon
day of this week was to the effect that
on Saturday and Sunday last there had
been aw unfaForabJe change in Presi
dent Garfield's condition. Hut |a|er
news proved the reports not so serious.
A higher fever had arisen and was at
tributed to another obstruction of a
free flow of matter from the wound.
Vof remedy of this another cutting had
to be done, after and sippp which his
condition improved. pon.-
tinues good, and all other symptoms
are still favorable.
The following is the account given
of this last operation :
WASHINGTON, August B.—All the
doctors were in the President';* rpom
before eight o'clock this morning,
which was somewhat earlier than usu
al, and nothing could be heard from
them except what was made known
through the first bulletin.
The use to which yesterday's prepa
ration had been put was apparppt soon
after ten o'clock, when lilaine came
from the doctors' room. He was asked
what was going on inside, and replied
that an extra bulletin was fcoou to be
issued with full particulars. It was at
once thought the ball had been cut out,
but such proved not to be the case.
Before the bulletin was issued it was
discovered an operation had been per
formed. It seemed tbo physicians
agreed that an increased temperature was
due to the tardy flow of pus. Ot course
whenever the wound was dressed the
flow appeared all right, but the indica
tions were that the flow was not steady,
as shown by impaired temperature
each night, after the tube bad been
thoroughly cleaned, hence suspicion
that an improved aperture was needed.
To this end such aperture wat made
this morning.
Tne President was informed that an
operation was necessary and that it
was deemed best to place him under
the influence of ether. He made no ob
jection. Dr. Bliss used the knifa while
Dr. Agnew assisted in holding open
the wound and directing the incision.
The start was made at the mouth of
the incision of two weeks ago, and the
new cut made in a downward direction,
iucreased in size so that the channel is
now below the twelfth rib instead of
above. By this means the old wound
channel and region above the shattered
rib has a free change to heal up, being
now entirely separated from the chan
nel.
The President speedily recovered
from the effect of the ether and asked
Bliss what had been done. The doc
tor told him and he expressed himself
well satisfied. He remained comforta
ble after the operation and at 11:30
was doing nicely. The physicians
expect this operation will cure the re
cent trouble, but a close watch will be
kept on its issue. Dr. Hamilton will
probably return to New York this
evening. Prof. Taintor was on hand
with a battery for testing the electric
probes this morning, but it was deemed
unnecessary to make an experiment.
1 p. M.—The President's pulse at
the close ot the operation was 118.
Since then it hat; fallen to 101, ami is
still falling. The President is suffer
ing no ill effects from the operation.
THE Kittanning Prex* of last week,
has the following to say about the
"State Senate Barber shop" business :
"After the exposures it is not likely
that the Senate will continue to have
its barber in the future. If Senators
want their faces powdered and hair
curled let them do it at their own ex
pense. And they will no doubt havo
I to do this, for the people in future will
I remember that it cost the State just
$2G.(10 for shaving the face aud dress
ing the hair of each Senator. They
will demand a law to be passed forev
er forbidding any ench fraud in the fu
ture. And this reform will bav/ts been
brought about by the Republican part}
What wore can the people ask '/ They
first expose tbi htyud and will then
punish the offenders."
®||je S§*tl*e Citixen: s£«.,
Cluiteau Wauls Bail and lo Eec
tnre— He Desires Emery
Morrw to Act as His
Attorney.
WASHINGTON, August s.—Guiteau's
petition to be admitted to bail is in
some respects one of the most remarka
ble documents that has ever been
drawn up for the consideration of a
court of justice. It is now in the posses
sion of District Attorney Corkhill, in
whom Guiteau has the most implicit
confidence and to whom he intrusts all
his secrets, if a man who talk? so
freely and unreservedly can be said to
have anv secrets. Guiteaujis undoubt
edly becoming anxious to escape the
penalty of his crime. It is true that
he has" professed all along to be per
fectly willing to take the judgment of
his countrymen. Lie undoubtedly
thought that when he shot the Presi
dent he was doing what the majority
of the people of the country demanded.
It may be that he was as crack-brained
as he pretended to be. and that he la
bored under the delusion that Mr. Ar
thur would protect him from the gal
lows on his coming to the performance
of the duties of the Presidency. How
ever all this may be, it is apparent that
now he has liad enough of imprison
ment, and that he has made up his
mind that he will escape the penalty of
the law by the plea of His
petition to be admitted to bail is drawn
in legal form, although, as will be seen,
there is much in it that no lawyer
would care to i asert, while thure is
much that a cunning man, who Is de
termined to feign insanity or a man
really insane, would make part of his
application. Should a lawyer be ap
pointed to conduct Guiteau's case this
application will unquestionably be used
as evidence of insanity. Guiteau in
asking for release on bail expresses
great sorrow that the President has
suffered so muchjand so long from the
wound he inflicted. He did not intend
to cause him pain, but to remove him
from the world instantly, and he seem?
to ask a favorable consideration from
the Judges of the Supreme Court of
the District of Columbia because be
feels as much sympathy as anyone for
tbe suffering President. He asks his
release because be fpars that confine
ment will make him insane. He repels
with scorn the idea that he is insane,
or that he was insane when he conceiv
ed or committed the crime. He insists
stronglv that he is now sane, but he
says that he feels "the nimbus of in
sanity playing his tyraiq." He
then goes on to recite some facts that
indicate that there is insanity in his
father's family. He says that his
father himself was a religious monoma
niac and that two relatives on his
father's sidp have beef), f*nd one is per
haps still, confined in asylums* rot the
insane. He repeats again and again
that he fears that the unaccustomed
confinement will result in driving him
mad, and he urges his release on that
ground if no other, although he thinks
that, iii.dsr the circumstances, the Pres
ident's recovery being now ri?ga.r<Jetl a§
certain, justice demands that he should
be admitted to bail. He olFers a bond
of fifteen hundred dollars, although he
says that his own recognizance would
be as good, as he wants to be tried and
would present himself iu court on the
dqy appointed as peptainly as the day
will coiue, whith he shall be
Febtuary 1, 1882. He announces that
he proposes to make his own defense,
with competent legal assistance. It
may be mentioned iu this connection
that (iuiteau is very desirous that lirst-
Jejya| talent ejionld assist him.
He says be wants nowe of f.b° rity'-taff
of the bar, and lie has more than once
suggested that Hn.ory StoFF* shall be
his lawyer. Guiteau wants his tempo
rary release not only that he may es
cape impending insanity, but that he
mify i-ifl(e $ trio to Europe, where he
wishes to remain a moptb op Jfe
is evidently still under tlic impression
that his labor and sufferings demand
s&me reward, and that the suggestion
that he ought tc a little recreation
(that is the word used by hiinj
receive favorable consideration from the
court. While in Europe he says be
will devote himself to the preparation
of a lecture on a political subject, which
ho ptGpose* tQ t}eliypr on his return to
this country. He tells th*j touU thst
he will undoubtedly "draw" well as a
lecturer, and states that he lias been so
advised by others.
Guiteau has been convinced, however,
that he had better not be released on
bail. Since tjravying - his petition he
has begun to realise that it woi}ld nof
be safe for bim to make bis appearanco
in the public streets. He fears the
violence of the mob just as keenly as
he did on the day when he shot the
President, and he has therefore asked
District Attorney Corkhill to keep the
petition and not to present it to thp
Court. In aeooi'donu; ftMjh that re
quest, it is safely locked up in the Dis
trict Attorney's office, but its principal
features have been given above.
Correspondence.
The following letter will psplajn it
self, aud we give it as the best correc
tion ot tne matter referred to :
SENACA, KANSAS, Aug. Ist, 1881.
Mr. Negley, Butler, Pa.:
DEAR Slß: —Accept my thanks for
the friendly notice of my book, contain
ed in your isgije of July 20, received
to-day. However, it does not pop tain
an account of all the battles in which
Company D was engaged, but only
those of 1804, viz Wilderness, Spott
sylvania, Northam, Bethesda Church,
also the experience of what was left of
the ''JipspFVes," from June of (14 till
the close of the way. Their service
during the latter period is not excelled
for brilliant and desperate lighting.
The account of Gaines'Mill battle is
only incidental, and aside from the real
plan of the work, which is to give a
narrative of eyents as 1 saw them. I
mention this, fearing some one might
be disappointed, if they should expect
an account of "all the; battles." Would
you have the kindness to call attention
to this? Mr S. podds, of Prospect
will sell the book in J'out- county The
book is gelling quite rapidly. On my
return I found an order for 100 copies
awaiting mo. The publishers had
previously reported 540 disposed of.
Truly yours,
11. E. MOBRIDE.
_4n all tfje essentials of a good
school for teacbovs the StatP Normal
School, Edinboro, stands in the front
rank. It has able and thorough teach
ers, earnest students, large, commodi
ous class rooms, attractive society
halls, delightful library, abundant ap
paratus. With all these advantages
its turnjs are so low that every one
may enjoy prijj ijegesf Send a green
stamp for its Hand Book. 4ddrpi>B, .>
J. A. Cooper, Edinboro, Pa.
Murder at McKcesporl, Pa.
The people of McKeesport, a town
ou the Monougahela river a few in ilea
above Pittsburgh, were greatly excited
on Tuesday of last week over the mur
der of George MeClure a hardware
merchant of that town, by a gang of
desperadoes who had robbed his store
on the Sunday night previous:
On Sunday night the grocery and
hardware store of MeClure & Hender
son was robljed of some two or three
hundred dollars' worth of goods, prin
cipally hardware. A trace of the
iheives having been obtained, MeClure
and aconstable named Lynch started out
on Tuesday to Dead Man's Hollow, an
almost impenetrable mass of woods, a
short distance below Elrod's station,
about two miles above McKees
port. The clue which led to ascertain
ing where the robbers were was the
fact that on Monday evening parties
were seen unloading a lot of goods
from a freight car at Elrod's. On Mon
day a search warrant was issued at
the instance of MeClure, and the house
of a man named Lightner was searched.
No goods were found, as the parties
had had been warned, and five of them
took a train and went away from town.
Tuesday morning MeClure, Wilbert,
Hendricks and Joseph Lynch went to
Yough Hill to search for the goods.
Thev found pieces of paper from kuife
and revolver boxes scattered about the
ground near a spring, followed them
HP to a hollow log, where a silver cas
ter and other good* wupe found, lien:
drickson came home, and Lynch and
MeClure went to the house of George
Fleming, in Dead Man's Hollow, and
ate supper, and Fleming went back
with them.
MeClure had no idea, however, that
fhpre were sq many persons in the
party of robbers, and therefore did not
deem it necessary to take more than
one oficer with him His idea, too,
was simply to gain the plunder more
than to capture the thieves At Dead
Man's Hollow he met a man named
Fleming, a fortnet constable, who yol.
unteered to show MeClure and Lynch
where the plunder was likely to be
found. The three had wandered around
' nearly all afternoon until about dark.
was sitting at the foot of a
large cedar tree resting. Fleming was
not far away and Lynch was a little
distance off, when suddenly there ap
peared before MeClure seven men, all
armed. "Here," exclaimed one of the
robbers, "is one of the ,"
jiuu f e«}iatejy pommenced firing. A
dozen or more shots were tired, ona of
them taking effect in McClure's fore
head, killing him instantly. Fleming
received a ball in his leg, not, however
causing a serious wound. Fleming
was not armed, and of course could not
return tlie fire, Lynch iiad {■ VQ rp r
volvers, but took to his heels immedia
tely after the firing commenced, lie
claims that he fired five shots and
thinks he hit one of the robbers, but
Fleming don't think so.
After the first volley, when MeClure
was ahfjt, the fjpgppadoes turned their
attention to Fleming, and he, when
wounded, as he could not walk, rolled
down a hill and escaped.
Immediately after the news of the
shooting reached the town tremendous
excite ment was created. Crowds of
people gathered and went out to the
scgjje of tfii: tragedy, oji horseback, in
wagons, on foot ana'every wajr,"
going out on nluo o'clock train. A
determined effort was made to find the
thieves and murderers, hut the density
of the undergrowth in the woods and
tl}o i]arknp«s of the ni*rht prevented
any Qf then} (>eipg
A party consisting of officers Hoflf-
Flowers. Chief Smith and two
sons aiid ex-Oief loft at & o'clock
for Yough Hill and got there after the
shooting. The desperadoes were last
seen crossing a meadow toward the
Lpeyh fyrnj, at o, fyll riJD. Two of
them bought cartridges af,'a drug store
in Boston, across the river from Elrod.
The store-keeper can indentify them.
The murderers are McKeesport roughs,
who BonietiiuiiH VQFk jo filing m'J'§
and at odd jobs. The names of the
suspected persons are Jack Dacy Jack
Lee, McConkey, Carroll, John Light
ner, Heenan Lightner, and a man call
ed Shorty. About one hundred and
lift/ *rGm McKeesport end fifty from
Boston and many others from other
places went at once in search. Tele
grams and messengers were sent up
and down the river and elsewhere.
The desperadoes are all young men
but three. Three of them wore light
hate and yeet9. ffte murderers Stifle
two loaded revolvers and the contents
of a pocket-book Irom McClure's body
and rifled all l)is pockets.
MsClure's body was not found until
about half past nine o'clock. After
Fleming and Lynch got away from the
scene of the murder, they could not
remember very distinctlv where it was.
The officers and other people who went
up from McKeesport did not learn for
some time where the body was lying.
It was first found by some men from
Boston, who went out as soon as they
heard the nfj\ys of the afla|r r j'hev
would not remove the body until the
McKeesport officers arrived. The in
tensity of fcejiijg of t hose who started
ont to hunt the robbers is Indicated by
the fact that one of them, a man named
Maginnis fell over the bank into the
river in geting down to the crossing
place, but nothing daunted swam across
the rivet, wriyi&g on fchp opposite side
as soon as the others, and fully as anx
ious to go up the hill.
The murdered man, George A. Me-
Clure, was about forty-five years old,
and leaves a wife and several children,
i[is body was brought baej( to Me I\ooß
- at midnight.
The Council of McKeesport held
a special meeting on Wednesday, and
offerfid for the arrest and convic
tion of the murdeier, and iIUU ea< h fop
the otherparties implicated The police
authorities in their search around the
Hollow found the sweetheart of one of
the supposed robbers. She hail a pho
tograph of three of the men which was
secured, and copies taken of it and
sent in all directions. Ther also sent
with thesp metres tlje following de
scriptions of the men accused Qf the
horrible murder:
John Lightner, aged 22, dark, short
hair, mixed dark brown and gray pants,
dark sack coat.
'Arizona Shorty,' short, dark hair,
dark blue pants and vest and brown
coat, about 30 years old, formerly from
Altoona.
Ward McConkey, dark, short hair
and black pants and coat, about five feet
high, a young man.
John Baizy, red hair, known as
'Buck Baizy,' formerly from Altoona,
square built and heavy set in propor
tion.
'Nig' Lee wore on last Sunday a
blue suit, a large ring on his left hand,
dark hair, about 22 years oid, with a
a smooth face.
The County Commissioners of Alle
ghonv Co. met and decided to offer a
reward for the arrest of the murderers
This, with the reward offered by the
McKeesport Councils, will make about
$1 ,500 for the arrest of all the despera
does.
TIIE SCENE OF THE TRAGEDY.
Dead Man's Hollow, where the mur
der was committed, is a hroad ravine
that extends toward the Youghioghenv
river, making an acute angle with that
stream as it passes the place. The
river runs with but little winding past
this place and empties into the Monon
gahela about two and a half r..iles be
low the scene of the shooting. On
either side of the ravine mentioned Is
a high hill. Campble's house stands
on the top of tha hill opposite to where
the crime was committed, and farther
back in the hollow, leaving the scene
of the shooting in full view from his
doorstep, on which bis wife and daugh
ter were seated at the time. They
called him up from the field when thev
saw the shooting and told him
that they had seen five men
ning from the place up the ravine,
They were pretty certain of the num
ber and said between twenty and thir
ty shots had been fired in all. They
could not, however, give any descrip
tion of the parties, the distance being
too great to distinguish them clearly.
Personal Mention.
Mrs. and Miss Lowry, of New Jer
sey, are on a visit to their friends ht-re,
Mrs. and Miss Sullivan, mother and
sister of Col. John M. Sullivan.
Lieut. James Lusk, son of Dr. Amos
Lusk, of Zelienople, and now connected
with the We6t Point Military Acade
my, is«et home at present visiting his
friends.
Mrs. John H. Haines, nee Miss Jane
MeCleary of this place, and now of
JJoston. has been visitii.g- friendg
and Is stopping with the - family of Dr.
Neymau.
Rev. J. Q. Waters and wife, with
some other friends here, are at present
on a visit to the home of Rev. Asa
H. Waters, at Camp Dunbar, in the
mountains of Fayette county, Pa.
This is one of the most romantic re
treats in the State and is the location
of the Soldier's Orphans Home super
intended by Rev. A. H. W., the only
drawback to it beinar its vicinity to the
bonds of I'uhbt'i'i that intest "that ace.
tion, some of whom we see it stated
are hiding about there.
Rev. Ferguson, of this place, has re
turned from his California trip, much
pleastd with the same. His pulpit was
opqjpied (in gyuday flwnitjg ai 4 d eve
ning last by Rev. Jeffries, of New Wil
mington, Lawrence county.
Prof. Henry K. Shanor, a student
for the Ministry, conducted the exer
cises in the English Luthern Church
of this place on Sabbath last, the Rev.
H. W. Roth, of Greenville, who y/ag
expected' to supply the same, lieing too
ill to do so. Mr. Shanor read to the
congregation one of Martin Lumber's
great sermons, delivered more than
thiee hundred years ago.
The Rev. Stauffer, of the Orphans
Home of this place, has been granted
a vacation of four \yeejcs by hj§ fjqqgre
gatiou he'rei
The Rev. J. May, of Mercer county,
has been elected Pastor of the Reform
ed, or White Church, on the Harmony
road, four miles west of Butler, in place
of tlj6 Jtev. sauqoe, psigjieoj. ' 1
Mrs Grout still remains quite ill but
hopes are intertained for her recovery.
Mrs. ZimmprpjftJb widow of
Michael Zimmerman, Esq., dee'd, we
learn i 9 also quite ill at present.
Ex-Sheriff James B. Storey has ac
cented a clerkship in tbe Aijd't{>r
erils office at Har'rlsburg and assumed
the duties of the same on the Ist of
this month.
Several parties of this place are at
H p at C^autf^q^
Au Important Decision.
The suit brought by Farmers' and
Mechanics' National Bank of Mercer
against Seth Hoagland, guarantor of
i,he Mercer County Mutual Insijrqnpp
Uompany, was decided last week by
Judge Acheson, of the United States
Circuit Court, in favor of the defendant.
The amount in dispute was about six
thousand dollars, with interest on the
same since '7»>,and the questiqn referred
to the court was: 'Does the agreeitypqt
by a national batik to receive a greater
rate of interest than that allowed by
the laws of the State, and the add
ing of the same into the note, thereby
increasing the principal, destroy the
interest bearing power of the note from
the time such illegal contract was exe
cuted V For the past two years. in :
locust hau been uhmputed at si* per
cent., but that amount, together with
all interest charged prior to that date,
was declared forfeited.
I'erllt* of l'yteiula.
journal of London, discussing Presi
dent Garfield's wound, says: Portions
of the dress may have been carried into
the wound, ana each abscess that
forms is not only a direct source of
danger from pain and the fever and
the danarer of its spreading deeply, but
with each there is fresh liability of
hlood.poisqning. |t is quits
ble to feel any certainty that we may
not hear of another abscess or relapse,
and it is of great importance that
the patient's constitutional vigor
should be maintained at. as high
as possible, in view of future troubles.
The absence of fever and severe exhaus
tion removes cause for immediate
alarm, bqt until the wound is quite
heajecj, %qd the gullet eitbpr removed
or safely encysted, tnnce will be liability
to recurring abscesses, each attended
with the risk of blood.poUonlng,
The report of the Pennsylvania
State Commissioner of Fisheries shows
that there are 41 species of edible fish
iu tne Allegheny and tributaries.
They have the whole range of the
thousands of Hl'! es °f te r ß 'Q t'l°
()hio aud idisaisslppi Valleys. The
Ohio river catfish are enormous in size
occasionally running to a hundred and
even a hundred and fifty pounds. We
have thirteen species "of the 'cat' in
Pennsylvania out of the thirty that
occur in North America. The most
valuud is the 'blue cat'—
(La Crosse Republican Leader.)
Have been cured by St. Jacobs Oil,
I recommend the same to all sufferers
with Rheumatism, says Mr. L. Sbiff
man 2804 Calumet Ave., Chicago, 111.
£CCa week In your own town. Terms and <5
>oO lll ,tflt free. Address U. UALLETT Si Co., i
i'orttaud, Maine.
A Traveler** Slory.
After Spending moDths at European
and American watering places and
thousands of dollars looking for health,
I returned home disheartened and
wretched. I had consulted the best
physicians and traveled far and near
without benefit and expected to die.
A frieud urged a trial of Parker's Gin
ger Tonic. Three bottles and careful
diet have worked wonders and brought
me excellent health and spirits, and
vou may publish my experience for
the benefit of similar sufferers.—A
Cincinnati lady.
Register'* Xoliee.
The Regi.-ter hereby gives notice that the
following accounts of Executors, Administra
tors and Guardians have been filed in his office
according to law and will be presented to Court
•"or confirmation and allowance ou Wednesday,
the 7th day of September, A. D., 1881, at 2 o'-
clock, P. M., of said day :
1. Final account of Christopher Uhl, admin
istrator of Gotleib Bauder, late of Lancaster
township, deceased.
2. Final account of Mrs. E. J. Stoop*, admin
istratrix of James Stoops, late of Cherry town
ship, deceased.
3. Final account of Jacob Cooper and Nicho
las Frishoorn, executors of Win. V. Lindsev,
late of Jackson township, deceased.
4. First, partial and distribution account of
Alexander Stewart, executor of the last will of
John Cooper, late of Connoquenoshing town
ship, deceased.
A. Final account of Adam Pisor, Administra
tor of George Vogan, late of Worth township,
deceased.
6. The final account of George Ream, guar
dian of the estate of B. F. Haine, a minor child
of Anna Haine, late of Jackson township, dee'd.
7. Final account of William Garvin, admin
istrator of Nancy McClain, late of Cranlierry'
townsh'Pi decked,
M. Final auoount of 8. I). Bell, administrator
of 0. D. Colby, late of Millerstown borough,
deceased.
9. First and partial account of William Dee
and J. C. Sweeney, executors of the last will of
James Gallagher, late of Allegheny township,
deceased.
10. The final account of Josiah Covert, exec
utor of the last will of John IJall, late of Cran
berry township, deoeased.
11. Final acount of John S. Hodil, guardian
of Lena J. Morrison, a minor child of William
A. Morrison, late of Harrisville borough, dee'd.
12 First, final and distribution account of
J. R. Coulter aud Franklin Jamison, executors
of Eliza L. Ilowe, late of Venango township,
deceased.
1.1 Pftr.iUl of h. H. Crawford, ad
ministrator of Jane Alleu, late of Allegheny
township, deceased.
14. Partial account of E. H. Crawford, admin
istrator of Mary Ann Allen, late of Allegheny
township, deceased.
1">. Final accjunt of James Barr aud Jacob
Hutchroan, executors of Alp.rar;i}er PttkUfc, late
qf Aaami township, deoeaie<J,
16. Final aooount of Thomas Badger, guar
dian of R. D. Fleeger.
17. Partial account of Abner J. Patton, exec
utor of David Birch, late of Centre township,
deceased.
15. Fiual account of J. Burkhart and F.
Zehner, executors of Francis Burkhart. late of
Zelienople borough, deceMafl
19. Hind a«so<lUt of Andrew J. Moore, exec
utor of David Moore, late of Butler borough,
deceased.
20. Final account of Roliert Storey, guardian
of S. V. Brown, mill r son of John C. Brown,
late of Fairview township, deceased.
21. Final account of Margaret O'Donnell, ad
ministratrix of Patrick L. O'Donnell, late of
Venango township, deceaset'i.
33. Final awco'uht Af&, If, Moore, exeoutor of
William Johnson, late of Worth township, de
ceased.
23. Separate and final account of David D<>u
thett, one of the executors of Nancy Tate, late
of Adams township, deceased.
24. First and final account of Theodore Ker
sting, administrator cum textnmcnto annexo of
George Kohles, late of Jackson township, de
ceased.
25. partial of Bridget J. (tatens and
Charles Gatens, administrators of Miohuel Ga
tena, late of Clearfield township, deceased.
2t>. Final and distribution account of H. P.
Double, executor of Isaac Double, late of
Worth township, deceased.
H. 11. GALLAGHER, Register.
WOT ICE FOR CIIARTKK,
Notice Iti l,or«Ui kii.uu H.e, the H«d*r
eigfiid; 4vHli 'qlHera, intend to apply to the Gov
ernor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for
a charter of incorporation uudor the name and
style of Butler Glaus Company, for the purpose
of manufacturing glass. Capital stock to be
#IO,OOO, with the privilege to increase to 420,000.
Ada* Tiuuttmak,
J. E. Bvuu.and others
Aug 10 3t.
NOTICE.
police is hereby given that J. C. Beighley
committee of Adam Bnighlev, has filed his par
tial account in the office of the Prothonotary of
thi Court of Common Pleas of Butler county at
C. P. No. 32. June Term, 1855. and that tie
same will be tc atld jnr "ijon'fjr
luatiuu aua atlowaiiee bh WMliesday, September
Wh, 1881-
A. Runs eli.. Prothonotary.
Prothonotary'a office, Aug. Bth, 1881.
Union Woolen iVlill,
H. Rrop'r.
Manufacturer ot Bi.ankbts, Flannels, Yaknb,
Ac. Also custom work done to order, such at
carding Rolls, making Blanket*, Flannels, Knit
ting aud Weaving Yams, Ac., at verv lo*
prices. Wool worked on the al>ar?ft t H de
sired. v
Estate of James DflcUonan
Dee'd,
Letters of administration li .vlnu liecn grant
ed to the ui.dcrsigned on the estate ot J»rue*
McGownn, dee'd, late of the borough of Pros
pect, Butler ccunty, Pa. All persons knowintr
tbemrelvea indebted lo said pirate
makp Immediate paypiept', and any liayliit
claims aghinst said estate will preseut them du
ly authentlc.ited tor fell lenient.
MRS. 8. A McGOWAN, Adm'x.
aug.S 6t frttspppt, Butliir CO., Pa.
Estate ot Jane m'C'andless.
Deceased.
Letters testamentary with the will annexed
having l>een granted to the undersigned ftty the
estate oj Vf,. 4a,(e Hviiandieas, doeM, late ot
Franklin township, Butler Co., Pa., all pel-tons
knowing themselves indebted to eald estate
will make Immediate payment and any having
claims against said estate will preseut them du
ly authenticated for payment.
DAVID MARSHALL, Executor.
July 13, ISM. Prospect, Biiller c
CHEAP TICKETS
to auy point west. Land Explorers, Round
Trip, First, Secoud or Clam.
Reliable Information
regarding Homestead Pre-emption or Mining
laws. Call on or address
E. A. TAYLOR,
Oltw AWHfte b*uk,
Mav 14:0 m Petrolia, Pa.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
OF
FAIRVIEW TOWNSHIP BCHQQfi {fIUTWOI*.
ACCOUNT—MONKY KF.CKIVKD.
Balance on hand from last year ol
Received from State appropriation I,uu3 so
From collector, including taxes of all kind 4,(«s «
From sale of houses ami lands ~
ThUI 73
MONKY PAIR OCT.
For purchasing grounds f 105 ou
For building houses l.sai ou
For teachers' wages •'•. Www
Fur rent aud repaint ''J
For fuel aud contingencies xi
Fees of Collector ">
Fees of Treasurer '2
Salary of Sec y, expns, statny, postage, & c no ou
For printing and auditors' fees 10 uo
For all other purposes and sundry expnses. 249 .0
Total money paid out $5,984 47
UKHOt'KCKH AN 1) LIABUJiIKH,
Cash on liamt
Aiiioiint dijt'oistriht
The above aoeouut has been duly audited by the
auditors of this district ami certified by them to be
correct W. F. ('AMVBKLL, Sec'y.
J. H. KANKIN, (. Amlltors
B. S. KANKIN. < A
DP. Frease's Water Cure.
A health inslitutlon in its 28th year. For
nearly all klud of Chropic diseasys. and psnCi
t tally the diseases ul Women. Invalids ary
viu*(l to correspond with us. Circular® Ireo.
Address, 8 FRICASE, M. D., New Brighton,
Beaver Co., Pa. lyJuneW
PATENTS.
T. F. LEHMANN. Solicitor of Patents, cor
ner Sixth avenue and Smith field St.. Pittsburgh
Pa Branch office at Washington, D. C. No
patent, no pay. Send for Circulars. [Bje4m I
Summer Complaints.
At this season, various diseases of the bowels arc prevalent, and many lice* are loti
through lack of knowledge of a safe ami sure remedy. PKRH\ DAVIS*
PAIN KILLER is a sure cure for Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Summer Complaint,
Cholera, Cholera Morbus, etc., and is perfectly tafe.
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BAIXBBOMZ. N. Y., March 22. Iflgl.
I"*BHT DAVIS' PAIN KILLA* faiU to a*-rd
in .ran i rtlU/ for cranio and |«*in irt tae *tomach.
JoSKI'U BLIUJITT.
KICHOI.VILLK, X. T., Fib. 3, WSL
The rtry b*M medicine I know of for dysentery,
chu'era morbus, and cramps 111 tbc stomach. Have
used it for years, and it LJ ««™ mtrm every time
Ji Lirs \t. Bti-
MOKGOKA, IOWA, March 12,1381. j
I have use.l your PAIN kn.i.t ain levere C*M- of 1
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CABNKSVILLX. OA., Feb. AT 1881.
For twanty year* I have u*ed your PAIN KILUKB
In my family. Have used It many times for bowel
eoini>talnta, and it ahray* ewe*. Would not feel safo
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SACO.ME., Jan. 22,1851.
Have uaed PXBBI DATIS' PAOTKILI.EB for twelve
year*. It U «*/«, and reitai.it. No mother
should allow It tj bo out of the faoillv.
HT. NATXH. )
No family can tafcly be without this Invaluable remedy. Its price brings It
Within the reach of all. For sale l>y all ilmgirfsta at SOc. and SI.OO a bottle. » ,
ftHKY DAVIS & SOX, Proprietors, Providence, R. I.'
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Notice In Divorce.
Martha M. Cooper, l>y her next friend, Hugh
Young, vm Jftiues J. CimjH'r In the Court of
Common Pleas of Hutler county, I'a . A. 1). No.
5, December terin, 188<l, libel in divorce.
And now, June <Hh, 1881, on motion of G. A.
A A. T. Black, attorneys for libellant, in open
Court, and it appearing by the Sheriff's return
to the sub|scna and alias mlipuiM in al>oye
cause, that the respondent cannot l>e found in
this county, publication is awarded in the Bt'T
LKK CITIZKN according to law, returnable to
next term. HYTHKCOI RT.
Jb th< ftmpfiniU.it, J<luif-t Caaoer ,•
You are hereby no tilled to be and appear in
your proper person before our judges at Butler,
at a Court of Common Pleas there to l>e held on
the sth day of September, 1881, next, to answer
the petition or libel of the said Martha M.
Coojier, and to show cause, if any you have,
why the said Martha M. Coo|>er, your wife, I
should not l>e divorced from the Iwtntlsof matri
mony, agreeably to the acta of Assembly in such
ease made and provided
' W. H. HOFFMAN,
juneHtf Sheriff of Butler County.
A PM'IV! i WE WANT YOU In every
A VJT TjiN I O I County, to sell our NKW At!
TOMATIC CAKI'KT HWKKI'KK. YOU C;UI make
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I'AOK CAKI'KT SWKKI'KLL CO.
Toledo, O.
Advertise in the CITIZHN.
OXODA, X. T„ Feb. 19,1W1.
We begun twin? it over thirty yuan age and it
always tmes inime 'iste r> lief. Would hardly dare
to go to bed without a buttle in the house.
W. O. SPKBBT.
COSWATBORO, & C., Feb. 22, ltel.
Near y every family- in this section keeps a bottlo
in the DR. 11 MOBTOH.
U. S. CoxsrLATK,
CnKFKt-U. RHENISH PRtssiA. Feb. 8.1881.
I have known I'ehky DAVIS' PAIN Kilxjui almost
1 from the day It was introduced, and after years of
! observation and use 1 regard its presence in my
household &s an imditrenMitlt ntr—situ.
I. 8. POTTEB, l" 8. ConsuL
BUBTON-ON-TBILN r, Exa.
1 ha.! been several days suffering severely from
dlarrhisa. accompanied with intense pain, when I
tried your PAIS Kn.i.m,and found almost instant
relief. H. J. NOOK E.
21 MONTAGU* 8T ,LON-008. ENO.
During a resilience of twenty -three yarn in India,
I bavo (riven it in many rases of diarrhoea, dysen
: tenr, and cholera, and never knew it to fail to (rive
I relief. K. CLABICOE.
DINMOIUIIOII Notice.
Notice Is hereby giveu that the firm ol Walter
A Boos, of Kutler, was dissolved hy mutual
content on July sth, 1881. Parties owing the
late Drill will please call at Hie Mill, lu Hutler,
where the book* are in tlje bauds ol Walter,
and settle, as the accouuts of t.'ie tlriu must he
settled immediately.
WALTER A BOOS.
NOTICE—I would say to ray patrons that I
niu now running the Mill inysell and will b«
thankful for their patronage as heretofore. We
have the mill In tli»t class running order and
are ahle to do as good work as any. Ordera
through town will be attended to punctually
and goods delivered. Orders lor Flour and
Feed can be left at Vogeley's Tobacco Store on
Main street, and they will l>e promptly attend
ed to. GEO. WALTEK.
Portable Saw Mill
FOR SALE.
The undersigned will sell his Portable Saw
Mill which is lu perfect order m every re«pect.
Address, C. M. RDMUNDSON.
July a?,ow Prospect, Hutler Co., Pa.
ARMOR,
Justice of the Peace
MOID street, opposite Poatofllce,
" 6l]y ZELIENOFLE , PA.