BUTLER CITIZEN JOHN H. 4 W. C. HEBLEY, PROP'RS. Entered at the Postoffice at Butler as second-classs matter. GUITXAC will not be allowed to ad dress the jury. THE REV. G. W. CRITCHLOW, of Prospect, will preach in the English Lutheran Church, of this place, on next Sunday, at 11 o'clock, A. M. THE editorial in the CITIZEN last week, favoring the appointment of such postmasters only as shall be rec ommended by a vote of the people, has been very generally endorsed here abouts. Ma. JOHN SEIO, of Lancaster town ship, this county, in 1879 planted one ounce of white Russian oats; from that he raised one peck or ten pounds; in 1880 he raised from that peck nine bushels ; in 1881 he sowed five bushels of the nine and raised one hundred and sixty bushels, weighing forty pounds to the bushel. From this we would judge the white Russian oats are very productive and profitable. Mr. Seig has a good farm a short distance this side of the village of Middle Lancaster. THE lecture of Rev. R. B. Ewing, of Pittsburgh, in the Court House last Thursday evening, for the benefit of the U. P. Sabbath School building fund, of this place, was well attended and afforded much good solid food for reflection. His subject, "Courage and its Counterfeits," was deliniated lu an interesting and practical manner, which the audience appreciated by giving very close attention to the lecturer. The next lecture for this worthy ob ject will be given some time in Feb ruary next A NEW BOOK. —The Rev. William McMicbael, of Clarion county, Pa. and who has many friends and relatives in Butler eounty, has pleasantly surpris ed them all by writing a very interest ing book. It is named "The Minister's Daughter," and is more a history of a real life than a work of fiction. The principal character is "Bethy Mordell," the "Minister's Daughter." The bojk will have to be read to be appreciated. We have received an editor's copy and understand the book will soon be offer ed to the citizens of this county through an agent It is also for sale by Wm. McMicbael, Mariasville, Venango county, Pa., and by the publishers, W. B. Smith k Co., 27 Bond street, New York. CONGRESSMAN Bayne, of the Al legheny district, has introduced a bill in Congress which provides for a con stitutional amendment by which the States will be more equally represent ed in the Senate of the United States. The proposed amendment gives every State an additional Senator for every million of a population iu excess of two millions. This would give Penn sylvania four Senators instead of two. While the time and the reason would seem to have passed for giving the smaller States, such as Rhode Island and Delaware, as many United States Senators as New York and Pennsyl vania, yet we fear Col. Bayne's amend ment would make the U. S. Senate too large a body. But we have often thought that the constitution should be amended in this matter of U. S. Senators. The reason that existed at the time of its formation and induced the fore fathers to give small States as many Senators as large ones, we are inclined to think passed away with the passing away of slavery. It will not hurt to have attention directed io this matter. STA TE CONVENTION. Last week, 11th inst, the Republi can State Central Committee met in Philadelphia and the result of its de liberations was the fixing of May lu, as the time for holding the next State Convention, for the nomination of the State officers to be elected this ye ar. On the following day, 12th inst, a con vention of independent, or what are termed Wolfe Republicans, met in the same city and fixed upon May 24th for the holding of a State Convention for the same purpose. Thus there are calls made for two Republican State Conventions. Every Republican will see at once the danger threatening from this condition of affairs in the party. How can it be averted? Plain ly, but'by one course—and that is for the Republican masses, the people, to arouse themselves and see that they are properly represented in the first convention. If properly represented, by the right kind of men being sent as delegates to it from every county in the State, there cannot then fail to be an acceptable State ticket nominated. Bnt if this dnty is neglected, and the convention falls under the control of the bosses, or Stalwarts, in the party, and a ticket is again nominated of their previous setting up and dictation, then it is evident there will be two tickets in the field. To prevent this, will be for the people to apply the test in the selection of said delegates. That test they can make by inquiring of and knowing the past and present political aaaocifttions and sentiments of all offer ing themselves or proposed for dele gates. If a man's past record or vote has not been on the side of right and the people, he should not be trusted now. By the company a man keeps is he known. This is an old and a true saying. And it applies to politi cal character as well as to moral char acter. The date named for holding the con- ' ventiou will give sufficient time for uc tioo on the pert of the To | secure this, the actioa should be as di rect aDd fresh from the people as pos sible. This can be best and most fully obtained by primary meeting be i ing held before the date fixed for the I State Convention. The primaries in | this county could be held, say on Sat- I urday, May 6, and the County Con vention on Monday, the Bth. The 1 county ticket could thus be nominated and the delegates appointed at the same time to the State Convention and in time to reach that body. This would throw the primaries a little • earlier than usual, but the benefit to be obtained by an expression of the masses of the party in the county, on the pending political situation, will justify this course at this time. SUPREME JUDGE. i There is no officer to be elected this i fall more important to the people of the State—and particularly to this ' western portion of the State—than that 1 of the Judge of the Supreme Court, i What the people demand is the elec i tion of a judge who will favor the re l voking of that outrageous order, made ' by a majority of the present judges, and ; by which the parties to a suit are drag.- > ged away to Philadelphia lor a hearing ■ of their cases. In our opinion, this out rage will and ought to sink all party [ lines on that office this fall. There f should he au outspoken aud general r expression by the Republicans of the [ western counties on this question, at r their coming county conveutions or I meetings. The delegates to* the State convention should be on the i subject.. The nameot Adam M Brown, P Esq., of Pittsburgh, n.s a proper Re ' publican candidate for the nomination, is meeting with much favor. He is an able lawyer, fully qualified, popular with the Bar, and more popular with the people, lie would be entirely safe 1 and sound on this question that now ' 80 much concerns the people. By a 1 united effort iu the counties he " can be nominated, and if nominated " would l>e elected by an overwhelming s vote. 1 WHAT TO BE ELECTED. 8 » This fall there are to bp elected in |j this State a Judge of the Supreme Court, a Governor, Lieutenant Gover j nor, and a Secretary of Internal Af fairs, These officers will compose the j State ticket. Bgt are, in addi tion, 27 members of Congress ; itt Stat£ Senators and 201 members of Assem bly to be chosen this year. These will j be chosen in their respective districts as usual. The members of Congress will be chosen in existing districts un j less Congress should make a new ap portionment of members amocg tbp States, according to the late census. 9 This would also have to be followed by aredistricting of the State by the State Legislature, which it is not probable will be called for that purpose. So the probabilities are Lbat Congressmen will be elected in the old districts. Their term is for two years. As to the 25, or one-half of the State Senator#, they will also be chosen in existing districts. This district is not among those that elect this year Their term is for four years, the one-half of the whole number (50) being chosen every two years. As to the members of the Assembly, the whole of that body (201) are cho sen every second year. This county will have two to elect this year. A Jury Commissioner will also beelected this year. WAITING FOR THE VERDICT. "Your countrymen and all Christen dom are waiting for your verdict," are the trutijf'ul wordfc iu which Judge Davidge closed bis address for the prosecution to the jury iu the (Juiuau case last Friday. The whole of last week was occu pied in arguments to either tbe court or tbe jury. The speech of Mr. Dav idge, the first one made to the jurv for the prosecution, was very able and dignified throughout. On Saturday, of last week, Mr. Reed spoke for the prisoner, who will be followed by Scoville on the same side. He, in turn, will be followed by Judge Por ter far the prosecution, who will close the argument in the case tu the jury. The charge of the court will then be given to the jury and the case be with them. The verdict will likely be ren dered by the close of this week. We will be mistaken if their deliberations are not brief, and if their verdict will not be what their "country men and all Christendom are waiting for," —one of yuilty, in the first de gree. After that there may be delays of one kind or another, but the end will finally come, of the execution of the boldest, most wicked and depraved assassin known in the history of the world. COURT. A special week of our courts conven ed on Menday last, for the trial of cases in both the common pleas and tbe ses sions. Judge McJunkin is presiding with Associates McCandless and Weir present. The first case in which a jury was sworn was that of the Commonwealth against the Supervisors of roads of Buffalo township, this county, Robert Miller, of Fawn township, Allegheny county, being the prosecutor. It seems there is a road running, in part, through the townships of both coun ties, and tbe Supervisors of the Al-1 legheny county township, Fuwn, com- | plain that the Supervisors ofthe Butler couuty township, Buffalo, do not keep in repair their end °r part of this road. | Hence they have indicted tbe Super- ' visor* of Buffalo township for rie^lect ox reiuaiug is keep in proper re Oft* Putter (feitiwen : WntbtK* P*.. XS, 1882. pair that part of the road. There are several questions of fact aud law, we believe, involved in the case. At this writing, Tuesday evening, the case is still on trial. THE TWO CONVENTIONS. The Philadelphia Press of the 12th and 13th inst, speaks as follows of the two Republican State Conventions that have been called ; one by the reg ular State Committee to meet at Flar- I risburg on the 10th of May, and the other by a conference of Independent Republicans to meet in Philadelphia on the 24th of May, each to nominate a State ticket. The Press is generally recognized as the leading Republican paper in this State, and its counsels are always wise and just. It well says, if we are to have harmony in the partv now and henceforth, all will de pend" on the action of the regular, or first Convention, called for May 10th, and that action will depend lorgely upon the kind of delegates who com pose it and the manner in which they are chosen. If fairness and the voice and sentiments of a large majority of the Republican people of the State prevail at the first convention, then there will be no occasion for tb3 nomi nation of a State ticket by the second one of May 24. But if "bossism"' again prevails, then there will probably be two State tickets, with certain di vision and disaster to the party. Ihe foifov/ing are the views of the Press on the situation t THE STATE CONVENTION. The State Committee, by a bare ma joritv of one. has called the Republi can St' te Convention to meet at llar risburg on the 10th of May. The tbirtJ'-.Ofie menbers—practically half the Committee—who votjjcl against this proposition favored a later date. They felt tblt the general sentiment of Re publicans was opposed to a Conven tion at so early a period and believed it wise policy to bow to this judgment. And they were emphatically right. The first week in June would have beet} egrly enough, and the time fixed is a mistake. This is no mere matter of sentiment without a substantial foundation. There is a practical reason why the Convention should not have been call ed before June. Take the effect in Lancaster illustration. Tinder the existing rules of the party in that county the primaries in Lancaster are held on the last Saturday of May That is three weeks after the day fixed for the State Convention. The r/jsuty tbat tbe third Republican county in the fctate is pitlw chised or compelled to told a special primary for the eleetiou of dflegfttes. If such a special primary could be se cured, there woulu be less ground for complaint; but as a matter of fact, under precisely similar circumstances ji> former years, the County Committee has usurped tb£ to name the delegates, and there is every reason to stipple that upon the same pretext it will again undertake to perpeirate the M.'me wrong. This is the effect, if it was not the design, of calling the Con vention in May instead of June, and it clearly shows why that action is open to just objection. The wifdoiii of bovylpg to tj}e strong : and emphatic expression for a later Convention was so plain that it is dif ficult to understand why prudent men should have disregarded it. If there was some sinister scheme of shutting off a free aud fair expression, such as we have indicated in Lancaster, then the movement can be coroprehend'-d, even if it eaniiot be approved- But if there is no such purpose, it is hard to see why there should not have been a willingfiess to defer the Convention in accordance with the general judgment It is the one question upon which there has been a strong expression, and such a concession would have doue very much to appease the spirit of discouteut,. But the call is made and ibe tiiiie is fixed There remain four months for discussion and preparation. The time is ample, provided there shall not IK- an attempt on the part of County Com mittees to deny full opportunity for a free expression. Let the people de mand and insist upon the right of a popular election of delegates; and (let them choose strong, representative men, who will reflect the popular will THE WOLFE INDEPENDENTS. The Wolfe .ndependents have met, differed, debated, proposed, and finally united in calling a Convention on the 24th of May That date is two weeks later than the time of the regular Re publican Convention. If the latter body shall nominate a good ticket in an unobjectionable way, the implica tion is that the Wolfe Independents will accept it. If, on the other band, it shall force a ticket by obnoxious, methods, they will repadiate it and make a t'eket of their own. The Conference was respectable iu numbers and in character. It embrac ed delegates from a lair proportion of counties, and those who composed it were iu the main Republicans of credi table standing. How much of real representetive character it possessed cannot be answered. The delegates were self-appointed, and whether they spoke for many or few at home can be judged by developments hereafter bet ter than by anything that has thus far taken place. Tde majority of the Republicans of the State recognize abuses of party management, and ear nestly favor effective measures for their correction : but they do not want to kill the party in order to cure tbe evils of its organization. They believe that every effort should be made to 1 accomplish reform within the party, and they are not willing to try revolu tionary measures until it shall be dem onstrated that all other methods are hopeless. The Conference acted very wisely in declining to nominate a State ticket at tbe present time, or to commit itself j irretrievable to a separate line of ac-; tion. Such a course would have l>een not merely an assumption of authority without any popular warrant, but an abandonment of the Republican party. Its effect would have been to lead every citizen who followed it directly out of tbe Republican cucb au avowal v. ouid have repelled tens of thousands of Re-1 publicaus who share the protest against partv wrongs; it would have opened i the eves of those who voted for the j Independent ticket last November to the dangers of the movement; and it would thus have been fatal to its own cause. The men engaged in the movement had the pene tration to see that such a step would have been suicidal, and they halted before taking the plnnge, With prudent counsels the course is now clear for a practical union of all elements of the Republican party. Everything depends upon the spirit and methods of the regular Republican Convention. If that body shall fairly reflect the public will; if the people shall be allowed full opportunity for a free and fair expression of their views and their choice ; if the delegates shall come from the Republican masses and not from star-chamber committees, then its action will be conclusive, and any opposition would be as weak as it would be unjustifiable. The first duty of all patriotic Republicans who seek the best interests of the party is to make a truly representative Con-. vention _ A SCEXE IX COIRT. GUITEAU GIVES WARNING TO JUDGE COX DENIED TUE RIGHT TO ADDRESS TIIE JURY—HEEDS SPEECH 10R DEFENSE. WASHINGTON, January 14 Wheu the Court cpeued Guiteau said he hail received thus far twenty-five checks fur money, representing altogether $ 15,000, he believed, but three of the entire number were worthless, aud re quested that th<>-e who wished to send Jjim money by checks should make them to iiia owi» oiUei. Scoville then asked the Court tor a decision upon his application to have Guiteau to address the jury. He tie sired to kuow the ruliug of the Court, as he and Reed would prefer Guiteau to speak before they did. Judge Cot he was ia ca P'* tai cases to deny any priooaer the priv ilege of making any proper argument jn his pwn behalf ; but he was persuad ed that an addrefcs by this prisoner would simply l»e a rehash and reitera tion of bis testimony. 'lf you read it, your honor would be of a different opinion, said Guiteau 'Jihe Court, said, 'The prisoner's address would also contain improprieties of statement, and It would be grossly improper to permit such matter to go before the jury. He was satisfied that if any license were »l)o\ye«} the prisoner it would be ini possibie to restrain him. At any rate the Court would not make the experi ment. If there was any thing in the manuscript of the accused, fit to be brought before the jury, it could be read by {]is counsel.' 'I take exception to that rnlit»^,• cried (iuitcau. 'and I waQt the record to sbow that I appeared here as my own counsel, and that the court would not allow me to speak in my own be half. It is an outrage on American jurisprudence. This opinion will be shared by the American people when fpy speech >£ in pf jut. I have {jot an encomium upon vour honor in it, and I hope (and here his voioe assumed a harsh, threatening tone) that I shall not have to withdraw it. If I have to do so, your name will go down black to future ages, and I tell you so to your face. There is—" The Court—'Go on with your argu pipst Hr- P-eed,' The prisoner kept on vocireratiDg about the vengeance of the Lord, but when the Marshal approached him he sat down, saying, 'I have got through.' Reed then addressed tbejury. Presi dent Garfield was the speaker's friend, and the speaker knew and loved him well. Could his spirit appear before them to-day it would say in language glowing arid eloquent, because it would be from heaven: 'Let him go free; he could not have desired to kill me ; I never wronged him ; I never harmed I him : give him freedom;' and the bereav ed widow, when she kneels before God morning and evening, asking Hint to alleviate his sorrows, 110 doubt prays Iliui to guide that jury at Washing ton. Guide tbem so that they shall stiv the cr« ature who shot niv husband in a lun.rtie Jle urged that the jury render a verdict of n<«t guilty on the j ground of insanity, because then the [•supporters of monarchial institutions ; could not retort upon our free institu i tions, and could not say that any citi zen of the L'uited States so hated the j Chief Magistrate of the Uuited States i th.it he nurdered him. He then drew | a parallel between the cases of Hat. i field ami Oxford, the foriutr of whom | sbot at (Jeorjfe 111., aud tbe latter of whom attempted tbo asaasainatian of Victoria, aud tbat of Ouiteau. Both the former were lunatics. Hat field's exclamation on his trial when the witnessess appeared against him wan, 'lt's a damn lie!' Uuiteau's cry wan, 'lt's false !' Reference was also made to tbe case of Lawreuce, who at tempted to assassinate President Jack sou. Lawrence was boisterous and tur bulent in court, like (iuiteau, aud his counsel were uuable to quiet him, just as tbe prisoner at the bar refused to keep still. Lawrence was sent to a lunatic asylum, where (iuiteau belong ed. Counsel said : 'You twelve men sit ting upon facts and evidence are supe rior to all powers on earth. Every one of you is a king or emperor. No army, no potentates, no courts, no president has any right whatever to invade you upon that question. No insinuations that you are to be governed by any suggestions from anybody else are to be considered by you You, aud you alone, are supreme upon the questions of fact. Any oue of you, who, after solemnly and seriously considering the case in the jury room, feels that he has a fair, honest doubt as to the sanity of this man, it is the duty of that juror, before hie Maker to say, '1 cannot find him puilty.' If any one man feels that way the other eleven have no right to dictate to him. All I utk of you is to be men, to be moral heroes, who in the face of calumny, in the face of persecu tion, in the face of eveu death will do what is right, lie such, all of you, and I sbaU be satisfied; but any man who falters on that question is unworthy of the name of man. Christ healed luna- j tics, but this prosecution says, 'put him ' to death.' 'The American people say let him go,' interrupted the prisoner. 'Every body is on my side.' •In the foui'ii chapter of Matthew, 24th verse,'continued Mr. Iteed. 'are these words, And.his lame went through all Syria, and tbi-y brought, uiito him Uii alf.it itee, iyueV that were possessed of devils and those j who were and those who had palsy, and he healed them. This pros ecution says,' Kill him! Hang him! He is a wretch.' Counsel then went on to sketch the history of Guiteau from childhood, 'After leaving Oneida Community,' said Reed, 'soon the germ of insanity was seen,' COUNTY AUDITORS. As there are several questions af fecting the tax payers of the county, now before the board of our County Auditors, we have been requested to publish the law as to the powers the Auditors have, and their duty, in re ppect to auditing the accounts of the Commissioners and other officers of the county. In the act of Assembly, of April 15, 1834, we find the following on the subject: SECTION 9 requires they "shall audit, settle aud adjust the accounts of the Commissioners, Treasurer. Sheriff and Coroner ot the county, and make re-1 port, etc., together with a statement of j the balance due from or to such Com missioners, Treasurer, Sheriff or Coro ner," etc. SEC. 10 gives them the power "to issue subpoenas to obtain the attend- j ance of the officers whose accounts they j are required to §djustor ' of any persons who it may be neccessary to examine as witnesses, and compel their attendance by attachment, etc." Also, "to compel the production ot all books, vouchers or papers relative to such ac counts, etc," aud 'to administer oaths, etc., to such persons," false swearing to be perjury, etc. bEt 14 requires, auion& other things, that the Auditors shall then proceed "to uncertain and settle the amount of public money received by such officer and Us application to public purposes or otherwise " The above are the material points as to the powers and duties of the Aud itor#. What all is required by the words "audit, settle and adjust," not for us to say ; or whether the money of the county has been "applied to public purposes or otherwise." We merely give the words ol the law as tyhp pte&ent of And-; itors is composed of gentlemen of in telligence and good character and we presume they will do full justice to the county in auditing its accounts for the past reap. Polygamy in tV«Hlern Pcnn* MJ lvania. Two Mormon preachers, Rev. Ingle and Wilson, are now operating in Fay ette county this State, and the number of accessions to the ranks of polygamy is daily increasing. U'&ey have been holding revival meetings in the moun tain townships and report good succoas. Ingle was born and raised in that county. He subsequently drifted West, and while in Utah became a disciple of Brigham Young. He has returned to preach the doctrine of Mormonispi la ftil its LideousitPbb. ijis meetings are beiDg held in school houses about here and are largely attended, An orthodox prayer-meeting stands no chance for an audience if held in the community where Prophet Ingle is at the same time preaching Mormanism. One of the young men who has lately become a Mormon convert here, when ajjed his opinion 49 to a plurality of wives, said; 'lf one wife is a blessing, which all Christendom admits, bow can two or more be a curse V Ingle is actually trying to get a bouse in which to preach and start a congregation in Uniontown. —Write to Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkbam, 233 Western Avenue, Lynn, Maes., for names of iadies that htive been re stored to perfect health by the U36 of her-Vegetable Compound, It is a posi tive cure for the most stubborn cases of female weakness. —Another new lot of Gents' over coats, cheap, at Ileck & Patterson's. I l ** It 4'annfliiiii Hreil stallion*. 1 DARK BROWN. TUOTS 2:41. 1 BAY, TROTS 2:37. Good size and weight. Particulars from M. M. Prebcott, Box 007, Pittsburgh. Pa. Rot ire is girt-n thai it U the intention of the Mutual Oas Fuel Company to apply for i charter, tor the purpose ol furuh>hinoeitive cure, SWAYMI'I ie superior to any article in the market Sold 1- j druggie tj, or send '•0 eta. in 3-ct Stare pa. 3 Suet, Address, Da. SWATNI 'l>n 1 ail.sj* tntlaiiimaiiuu, ■ Han I i'niipcts tin M-inbKiw J V'om Miitnional colds. ■ ■ in]>li-ti-l\ Heals the yßßai w"*"'y;?; jf Jfl sores and restores the ////£ -null Beneficial re jUE _/ few applications. A tfi' yHB thorough treatment HBM lit cure ( atarrh, llav Fever, tie. I!nequaled ■HK. \^ 0 1 Agreeable to use. Ap- UAY" PEVED i' ! > t'V the little finger IT"* ■ * ~ w into ilie nostrils. ()•. receipt of niic. will mail ;i package. So].' hy Rutler dniiffNi* V i.h4>l IvVlJl t'tt., uwego, S. Y. H*tlfe iu Purtltlott. Ih'tliu <)r|>ltaiis'<"nun ot Butler C"unty, E'a„ No. rt, L»ec. Term, 1881. Commonwealth' of Penn'a, Butler county, ,««; \\ HKREAS, on the Sth day of Decemtier, A. I). l'Vsl, Margaret Lemmoo, intermarried with J. M. 11. Mellon ; Harriet, intermttrrie'i VfUb L. i). Frazier; F.lr/nbsrh lnteruiarr;ed with Joshua FI.JS'..,* umt tuiiali E., and N' '.uoy wop, daughters ot'John tieMiuou, late of township, AUegheuv county, deceased, aud ol 'Thomas Lemmon, late of Tluiicr towuship (formerly Counoquenessiug), Butler county, Pennsylvania, deceased, pre sented their petition to said Court, setting forth inter-alia that the said Thomas Lemmon died on or about the day of A. D., 1851, intestate ft"d sel»e(t in his demesne as of ffeK V >»P4 ip « and tract of land situ ale'tc said township of Butler (tormerlv Conn - quencssing), county of Butler, bounded latterly on the east by Peter Uruver and John Husel tou; on the west by Ferdinand Reiber, Ksq., and Dufford's heirs; on the south by William Shorts, and on the north by John Huseltonaud John Alshouses' heirs,and containing ant; hun dred twonty-Hvc (a) uurvs, and one hun dred ana twenty-nine (12!' p perches, more or less, with the apj.urtenauees ; that they are children of the said John Lemmon, deceased, to whom it belongs to have the equal one-sev enth part o: said real estate in fee, as the heirs and lega' representatives of the said John Lem mon, deceased, who was a son of the said Thomas Lemmon, deceased, an'i that to each of thera it helougs to have the eounl one-ninth na'rt' of the undi vided one-Seventh part of saiu real estate in fee: setting forth the names aud residences of the heirs aud legal representatives of the said Thomas Lemmoo, deceased, so far as known; that no partition of the said real estate had been made, and praying the court to award an inquest to make partition of the same to and amongst the parties entitled thereto, according to their respective rights, etition —returnable to next term. Nu'.tr, llifcfefofu, iq |,nrSui»uoentativeH of Thomas Lemon, Jr., deceased, the heirs and le gal representatives of llavid Leminou, deceased, the heirs and legal representatives, if any, of William and Robert Lemon, deceased, the heirs and legal representatives of Jane Lem mon, deceased, intermarried with Wilson, Rebecca Leniruou, intermarried with Hal stead; Nancy Lenimon, intermarried with —■- Spear, and the heirs and lfcjfal rupievoutatives <:f Jylin Letyition, decease.!, lieii» and legal rep resentations of the said Thomas Lenimon, de ceased. a* named in said petition, ami hll others interested thereiu of the said proceeding* in partition; and to this eud we command you an !>0 Printing .... 32 35 Janitor fee ... - io 00 Stenography and transcribing 8 00 Incidentals .... 33 81 Total .... *320 84 balance from last year - *OOO 00 From Co. Treasurer - - 200 00 Membership fees ... 113 35 lteceipts at the door - - 6C 10 Total tHIU 45 lUl&uce to credit of Institute * 52 01 Butler, Jan. CHRISTIAN RAAItIC, \ Adui'rs Sajtont'utg P. O, Butler Co., Pa. —Go to J I\ Orr's photograph gallery and set for one of those fine cabinet yictiu'ctt Uw i» uvw luruiug out. A. TROCTMM, FALL AltfD WINTER DRY GOODS, NOTIONS & TBIMHIWES! LARGEST STOCK. LOWEST PRICES! DRESS GOODS OF ALL KINDS, SHAWLS, CLOAKS, DOLMANS, CLOAKING. CASSIMERES, RT ANK" PTC LADIES' & CIIILDEENS' UNDERWEAR ! Hosiery, Gloves, Corsets, Yarns, &c. I have and am showing the L\f GlS*' AND MOST COM PLETE LINE OF GOOD EVER MIOWN. PLEASE GAL!, AND EXAMINE. .A. TROUTMAN, A »g- 24 - BUTLER, PA. Great Reduction in Prices. FOR THE NEXT SIXTY DAYS JOHN lUCK EL'S BOOT AIM SHOO STORE, MAIN ST., BUTLER,PA. I have in stock $6,000 worth of BOOTS & SHOES Which I will sell at greatly reduced prices, some of which will be sold at a small profit, some at cost and part of ruy stock 1 will close out at less than cost in order to get ready for spring stock. My stock is large and varied, and at the low prices at which I am offering it must be sold for cash. Youry truly, JOHN BICKEL. EDISO 7N * W Instan taneoil s M/asic FOB THE P I A N O AND ORGAN. By which any CHILL) or PERSON can plav any ol the popular aire by note nl si.cht, withoaf &TUDY, PREVIOUS PRACTICE, ortven musical talent The Company will FORFEITSI,OOO it uny f blld ten years old tails to play ANY ONE .>1 our Popular Tunes ou lite Piano, or Organ or Melodeou within ONE HOUR alter receiving the Music and Instructions, provided sai4 Child can eouut, with the figures before it, Irotu 1 to 100 correctly. Our Music i» not lor highly accomplished musician*, but lor the millinus who know nothing about Muaic or who have never played a lune Our selt-explaii itory sheets oi music are triumphs ot musical simplicity, brevity ftnd certainty, and create a living interest lor Music with the de- Hgnted thousauds who cow use them THEY TEAt II ANY t-'ERsON to piny by noteat sight, while eye follows the illustrations, VVITMOU I" KVEN I.OOKINU A 1" HIE KEYS. Alter the pupil has letuucd the simple pieces wbi h we sell in our scries, we give them ft little more difficult music, and bad them on until tuey play our nine,. with the expression ol an old experienced perlormer. Seven Pieces of Music with Instructions, jailed to any address on receipt ol ONE DOLL Mi Enclose one-cent postage stamp lor Cata logue ol Tunes. Agents wanted in every State and Joumy in ihe Union. iivmc (ojip4\y. HOVE OFFICE : 315 and 217 Walnut Street, Phil delphia, Pa. BRANCH OFFICES—iWO West Baltimore «t.. Hnliiiuore, Md , W8 N. bib si , St. Louis, Mo., Uh r-ixth Avenue, Oiltsburgh, I'a., .i r >7 t>>n street, M >ss , S Queen strict, Lancaster, Pa., t or Dili iV Walnut. < aindcn, N .1., Uii'- State si., (.'liicago, 111., and in Pnit.ADei.i-jiiA, 1:223 < heMcut stre-t, 4ikct -trcet. 80tf Filbert street, •„.V.»4 N Froi>t street and 1»>"25 Ps t c street. CATALOGUE OF TUNES- America. A Starry Night fi out Block. Buj-a-Krooui Waltz. Beulah Land > 'oronatiou. Ch mpagne Charley. Fount ot Every Bles-iug* ' oming 'lliro' The Rye. Cradle's E ipt.v, Baby'- Gone. ■>Do»n mi the Swanee River I)i>bl Thou Low ME Sisier Ruth Dublin Bay. Duaoe Street. Do Tliey Chink ol Me »l Koine. Farewell, my Own. Frorti Greenland's Icy Mountains Goldcu Slippers. Home, Sweet Home. Mow the Gates Came Ajar. In the Sweet Bye anil Hye I was a Wand'riug Sheep. i Aui Comicg Lord. i Need TOee Every Uotir. Jesus Lover of Vy Soul. Joy to the World. JuuiatA. Let tlie Lower Lights be Onrning. Lanterbui h Waltz Little Old Log Cabin. Additional tun ex of New Music added Monthly. PUBLIC SALE. | By order of the Orphans' Court of Butler county, tfie undersigned, administrator of the . estate of W. U, Christley, will expose to public Bale, on the premises, ou Thursday, February 9th, 1882, the following described prop rty. viz . One lot or parcel of ground situate lu Slippery rock township, Butler county, Ha., bounded and de scribed as follows: On the north by lands ol Kissick, on the south by Inm sof Klssick ami Biugham, ou the east by public highway and on the west ny lands ol Kin*iek and Biughau), containing two acres aud two perches, more or less. ALSO—A lot situate in the borough of Cen treville. county and State above tuenlioued. bounded ana described as follows • Ou the east by lands of A B Prosser. on the west by a 20-foot alley, on the south b lot of Mrs Elleu Stillwaggon, on the north by an alley. Sud lot is 00 leet wide Irom north to south and 100 feet long from east to west. Tiie terms ol saleaie cash on confirmation of sale. Bale to take place at 'i o'clock, p. in. lHjaiiot GEORGE MAXWELL. Adm'r. PRICES REDUCED FOR IW2, The Leonard Scolt Publishing Co.. CONTI.M F TiJEIB HKPKINTB OK Tbe Edinburgh Review, Tbt; Westminster Review, The Luudoii Quarterly Review, Tbe Rritisb (Quarterly Review, and Blarkwood'* Ktlinburgb Magazine, and on and after .lamriry Ist, lss.', the prices of subscription will be as follows : KKVIEWS : l'er year l-'or one Review 5 - ■*> i For two Reviews t M For three Reviews U .">u j For feur Renews H ou ItI.AC'KWOOI) AM) UFA IP.WH. Blackwood .« 3 DO ' Blaekwistd and one Review no ! Blackwood and two Reviews 7 no ! Blackwood and three Reviews s 50 I Blackwood and four Reviews 10 00 j Price of Blackwood per number,.'«> cents, i'nee ol Reviews per number. 73 cents. 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