BUTLER CITIZEN-
ItHW H. 4 g- C. *gIEV, PBOPTfr.
Entered at the Postojfice at Butler at
tecand-cla*s» matter.
SCDDBS CHAWO* —The weather
bete commenced a audden change, with
strong wind, on Saturday night last,
and has continued to get colder up to
this writing, Tuesday. The tbemom
•ter this morning, Tuesday, being 10
degrees below sero.
D*. B. E. HIOBM, State auperin
tendent of pablic instruction, in bis an
nual report for 1881 gives the follow
ing statistics: Number of schools in the
State, 18, Number of teachers,
91,353; Number of pupils, 931,649;
expenditures, $7,994,705; average
salary of male teachers, $33.66; ditto
female, $29.03.
WILLIAM TULLY, Ja., a Philadel
phia ballot bo* staffer, was sentenced,
Thursday, 89th nit., to pay a fine of
SIOO, to undergo an imprisonment of
six months in the County Prison, to
be henceforth for all time disqualified
from holding sny public office of honor
or profit in this Commonwealth, and
to be disqualified from voting at any
election for seven years hereafter.
POSTMASTER AT PBTBOLIA. —Mr.
William Gibson has been appointed
psstmaster st Petrolia, this county, to
succeed Mr. R. W. Cram, whoee com
mission had expired. There were
several applicants for the place, but in
the selection of Mr. Gibson it will be
conceded that a Ufost excellent man
has been appointed. He is one of the
foremost and most useful citizens of
that busy and enterprising place and
no donbt will make an obliging and
faithful officer.
THE Republicans of Allegheny
County intend to be represented in the
next State Convention, and tbey are
going the right way about it It is a
marked departure for Allegheny, and
it has come none too soon. The men
who hare made a compact and victori
ous organization at last realize that it
is their privilege and their duty to
bave voice in the party counsels, to
the end that the action may reflect
the popular will. District representa
tion lies at the bottom of the popular
sovereignty. There are other counties
which will do well to follow Alle
gheny's lead.— Philadelphia Preu.
IN another place will be seen Gui
teau's speech to the jury, which the
court trying him permitted bim to
make last Saturday. It was but a
repetition of bis former efforts and
raporings to show he was not mental*
ly or legally responsible on the 2d day
of July last It will be strange if it
has any other effect on the jury than
to confirm them in the belief of his en
tire responsibility to the law. Sco-
Tills, one of his counsels, spoke to the
jury for five days last week. A por I
tion of bis remarks will be found upon
the first page of this paper. Judge
Porter commenced the closing argu
ment to the jury on yesterday (Mon
day) and then comes the charge of
Jndge Cox to the jury. A verdict we
think, ought certainly to be rendered
some day this week.
TBB Pittsburgh Commercial Ga
zette, of Monday last, contains the fol
lowing relative to bringing out the
name of Adam M. Brown, Esq., as a
candidate for Jndge of tho Supreme
Court:
A committee called npon Major A.
M. Brown, on Saturday afternoon, m
urge bim to allow his name to be used
as a candidate for Judgeof the Supreme
Court Mr. Brown did not give any
positiye answer, but intimated that if
there could be any assurance that he
would receive the nomination, he
might consent to run. It is thought
that there will be little doubt of this.
The committee have strong assurance
from Butler, Beaver, Lawrence, Arm
strong, Warren, Washington, and oth
er western counties, that Major Brown
would have the most hearty support.
In this eounty there is bnt ono feel
ing and opinion on the above. All
heartily endorse Major Brown for the
Republican nomination for the Supreme
Bench, and this for the reasons we
have already given. Our County
Committee when it meets, we have no
doubt, will take pleasure in cordially
seconding the movement If the mer
its of Major Brown are properly urged
. from the western part of the State we
believe he codld, as he should, be nom
inated.
IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
Allegheny county Republicans have
taken a step in the right direction to
wards their being fairly represented in
the coming State Convention. For
some years past the delegates from
old Allegheny have been chosen by
committees, and these often in a very
quiet way. * The result has been that
her delegations to State Conventions
hare joined bands with those of Phila
delphia, as was doubtless the object in
their being chosen as they were. The
two delegations, Philadelphia aud Al
legheny, combining were large enough
to control most of the State nomina
tions that hare been made in late
years. And herein was the secret
power of the ' bosses" displayed and
their interest always promoted. But
now the Republicans of Allegheny are
going to be heard. Conventions have
been called in every Legislative dis
trict of the county, for the purpose o'
selecting the delegates to the State
Convention. This is a direct appeal
to the Republican masses of the couu
ty, as it should be. Allegheny's polit
teaMoterwts are wftb tfae we»ten> part
of tho State and not the eastern, and
we hope the present movement of her
people will break up the annua' trans
fer of her strength to the midline in
terests east of the mountains.
THE COUNTY COMMITTEE.
The State Republican Convention
having been fixed for May 10, makes
it necessary for the County Republi
can Committee to meet before that
time, to arrange for the representation
of this county in the same. Having
been enquired of as to when ibis com
mittee meeting will be, we called upon
its chairman, Mr. A. L. Craig, last
week, and learned from bim that he
does not propose to have a meeting of
the committee be "ore the Ist of April.
He thinks that will be time enough for
the County Committee to meet and
determine the questions that necessari
ly will come before it Tbtse ques
tions are rlst. Whether it will select
the delegates to the State Convention,
or pass that matter over to the next
committee, or County Convention
rather. Some are of opinion that the
delegates to the coming State Conven
tion should be chosen by a new com
mittee, or convention, coming direct
and fresh from the people. This is
urged on the ground, that there should
be a full and direct expression of the
Republican sentiment of the county on
the question of State candidates, and
State issues. If this view prevails in
the present committee, then the time
for the meetings of the voters, and for
the County Convention, will have to
be fixed at a date previous to the 10th
of May, the date of the State Conven
tion. And this necessarily brings up
the other question, as to the time for
holding the primaries this year, as it
would not be desirable or reasonable to
have two meetings of the Republican
voters in their respective districts, if
all can be accomplished by one meeting.
In this view, the t'oie, Ist April, con
templated by the chairman for calling
the present committee, would seem to
be a little late, as thelF would only l)e
about a month for candidates for nom
ination this jear to make any canvass,
and only tho same time to obtain any
expression of the people on any other
question, But both these questions
are in the bands of tlm pi agent com
mittee, and its members will, no doubt,
fully consider tbem. If on the Ist of
April they determine to send the dele
gates to the State Convention them
selves, then there will be no necessity
for the primaries being held before the
usual time, about Ist of <fune. If, 09
the other band, the present committee
refers the matter of said delegates to
the people, then the primaries and all
else wonld necessarily come before the
JOthofMay. Our object is only to direct
the attention of the members of the
present County Committee, and of
candidates for nomination this year,
to the subject, and having stated the
situation we leave the matter to them.
CONVENING THE STAL
WARTS;
Scoville, in his speech defending
Guiteau, made the following argument
as to the part Conkling, Grant & Co.
should bear in the matter. While we
pgngot agree with him that these men
have any present or 4es;re
to bare Guiteau hung as a sane man,
or that the 'prisoner would never have
been brought to trial" but for them,
yet, at the same time, Scoville but
roices public sentiment when he says
that Guiteau never would have com
mitted the act if it had not been for the
unjustifiable assault made by these
men and others upon President Gar
field and his Administration. The fol
lowing iu tfea way Scoville put it:
"Geutlemen of the jury, iu mv oplu
ion, if there we e not reason*, and pow
erful ones, back of this pro-ecurrop,
this prisoner would never have beefl
brought to trial. But I tell you, gen
tlemen of the jury, back of this prose
cution is an influence which I have
felt, and which you nta; feej, gentle
men, before this trial is concluded.
There are politicians who seek to hide
their own shame behind the disgrace
of this poor prisoner and make him the
scapegoat of their crime. I did not in
tend, gentlemen of the jurv, to take up
this feature of the case : but when I
fiud the power and influence of this
government used against me in deny
ing me the small pittance that I have
asked, a fair and impartial trial, and
the small facilities needed for a proper
defense, I do not propose to keep quiet.
I say that such men as Grant and
Conkling and Arthur ore morally and
intellectual! v responsible for this crime.
Mr. Conkling shall not escape, shall
not shirk the responsibility of the state
ot things that led to this act, and he
shall not espape the condemnation of
the American people if I «un hi-lp it
for his share iu this disgraceful scram
ble far office that led to a conflict with
the chosen ruler of this great nation,
and led this poor insane man to com?
pass what they would have hailed
with satisfaction, and as would proba- ;
bly hundreds of other politicians—if it I
could occur other than through aasassi-1
nation—the removal ot Garfield, who '
stood in the way of their unrighteous
and disgraceful struggle for offices.
Neither shall Grant escape that con
demnation to which he is so justly
subjected when, coming from Mexico,
and coming with undue haste, to
throw his own name into this petty i
quarrel about a small office in the re-j
publican party, and sought to foment j
the differances that had sprung up. 1 ,
am not going to see the misdeeds of j
these men, high in power, visited upon j
the head of this poor inotuo man if I >
can help it. This clamor for his blood !
is not for the purpose of avenging Gar- :
field or of satisfying justice, but their,
theory is this: If it can be shown !
that this was UJO act of a saue man, :
then those politicians iu high places I
will say, of course we are not respon
sible for the act of a sane man ; to be ■
sure, we had some differences, but
then it could never have led a sane
man to such an act; but, on the con
trary, feollefuew of the jury, w'oat is.
sjpe gtijki*!? s!«.♦ 3*«t»*rt? 25, XBB2.
the effect of your verdict? If you
acquit him as an insane man, why the
people will say some one is at fault; j
they say, we will fix the blame upon
the heads and the hearts of those men .
who waged war upon our poor dead ,
President until it drove this poor in
sane man, from reading daily in tin pa
pers what Grant says, what Conkling
says, and from constantly thinking
upon it, to his insane act of killing the
President. And there are men in
high places, the really culpable ones,
who will go down to posterity with a
stigma npon their names and the de
testation of their countrymen fastened
upon their memories."
Mr. Scoville's denunciation of Conk
ling aud Arthur created a profound
sensation in the court room. As soon
as recess was anuounced Mr. Scoville
was surrounded by ladies and gentle
men and congratulated upon his fear
less exposition. One gentleman ex
claimed : 'That's the correct senti
ment, and four-fifths of the American
people are behiud you on that.'
THE NA TIONAL REVENUES.
LETTER FROM UON. S. H. MILLER.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 14, 'B2
To Hon. J. H, Negley :
DEAR SIR—I have this day mailed
vou a copy of Judge Kelley's speech,
delivered at the N. Y. tariff convention.
From it you will observe that last year
the revenues of the Government were
in excess of the expenditures about
$100,000,000, which was sixty million
dollars in excess of the requirements
of the sinking fund.
For the year ending June, 1882, he
estimates that we shall be enabled to
pay not less than $1 >0,000,000 of the
debt at the present rate of taxation—
which will be $100,000,000 in excess
of the requirements of the sinking fuud.
The question that i* being afcfeed i>y
thoughtful men is: can the people af
for.. :o pay off the debt at the rate of
$150,000 000 annually, or even at the
rate of $100,000,000 '? Will not such
a drain on the people's resources be
detrimental to our future prosperity ?
Bear in mind that last year our total
reyenqes were nearly $400,000,000.
This vast sum, when divided among
fifty millions of people, amounts to
eight dollars per capita. Cautious men
are arriving at the conclusion that our
people cannot continue to pay this sum
annually, and that a reduction of taxes
mijst bo made at some point. Where
shall we rednee ?
The free traders arc taking ad vantage
of this state of affairs, and say, reduce
the tariff duties. It is not a question
as to whether the tariff duties shall be
increased or not. The question is,
shall they be reduced ? If a reduction
of tales' is to take place, a.? seems im
minent, at an early 'day, »
vanian, and a friend of the tariff, I
think the reduction should take place
in the internal revenue taxes, and not
onr tariff duties. There are only $750,-
000,000 of bonds that fall due during
the next 26 years. This will amount
to le#s than s3l) 000,000 annually to be
provided for. Will this gancratfofi not
do well if it pays this vast sum, and
leave a like, or little larger sum to our
children? The victory we won at such
a cost of life and treasure, was won for
future generations, as well as for the
present. Why should not they bear
pa»t of tbp bnrden ?
I commend a oarefui reading ot this
speeA, and if you should conclude that
a due regard to the best interests of
<he people require a reduction of taxes,
then you have but one other question
to solve:
sha{) thp reduction take olace?
Shall the reduotion be or interaa? rove*
nue taxes, which next year are estima
ted to exceed one hundred and fifty
million dollars ; or, shall the reduction
be of tariff duties ?
I am, very truly yours,
• S. 11. MILLER.
[We are obliged to Mr. Miller for the
copy of the address of Judge Kclley,
and have given the question involved
as much attention as it has been in our
power to do. There has been no higher
p.t}tbority in the country on the tariff
question than Judge itolley. is
views have always been accepted as
eminently sound on tho protective
principle, particularly here in our State
lof Pennsylvania. But, with all our
I fof ? h'S ability a»d opinions, we
confers to being unable to agree to ti»
proposed movement to repeal or lower
the revenues derived to the Govern
ment from the internal tuxes. The ar
gument made is, that we now have no
place to apply tho excess of receipts
over the expenditures of the National
Government. It is admitted—aud well
known—that we have vet a large na
tional debt to pay. But it is said this
debt is pot dnc : or, that much of it
will not be due for somo years yet;
that the Government has obtained long
time for payment, and has lost control
over her power to pay in consequence.
This certainly presents an unusual con
dition in financial affairs. Heretofore,
in the history of men and nations in
debt, the difficulty has been how to
pay ; but here the difficulty appears to
be how not to pay. We do uot know
any solution foi this 3tatp of affqi.s in
the national government other than
what an individual would do under
similar circumstances. If an individual
|s jn debt.. qnd lp# del}t is not c]ue, but
be has raisod and has the money in
his pocket to pay it, and his ci editor
will not receive it simply because it is
not due, that iudividual generally seeks
some other place to invest his money
in the meantime. In other words, are
there no other dut'es our national gov
ernment has to do with surplus money
than Simply to pay it on the nationa'
debt ? Are there no educational qbli.
gallons resting on it, of white, colored
or Indian people ? No public improve
ments to make, or better public build
ings, throughoutthecountry ? If none cf
these, then, rather than repeal or lower
tha internal taxes on whisky and to
bacco, another suggestion lyitfht be to
increase them. A higher tariff on them
might seriously lessen thdlr production
and thus lessen the revenue derived
therefrom. This might settle the per
plexing question raised by Judge Kcl
ley—of too much revenue being on
hand—and while it lessened thi? reve
nue would at the same time probably
lessen vice, crime, litigation, misery
and many other evils. We may not
have got down to the bottom of this j
question, but it does seem to us an (
anomalous proposition, that simply be- j
cause existing surplus revenues cannot j
be applied to debts not due. the sources I
of these revenues should, therefore, be
cut off or diminished. —En.J
Supreme C'oiirt Opinions.
The Supreme Court, sitting at Phil
adelphia, among recent decisions has
just rendered the following in Western
cases, which are of general importance:
NEGOTIARLE PAPER.
Adam Miller vs. William Pollock et
al., administrators of the estate of
James E. Brown, deceased. Error to
Common Pleas of Butler county.
Samuel G. Brown, who was a mem
ber of the firm of Brown A Irons, sold
out his interest in the firm to Frederick
Miller, who gave bim in payment sev
eral notes drawn by Frederick Miller
to the order of Adam Miller, and in
dorsed by him to Samuel G. Brown.
These having originated in an ordina
ry business transaction, were undoubt
edly valid. Subsequently, and before
maturity, these notes were given by
Samuel G. Brown to James E. Brown,
now deceased, as collateral security,
on the faith of which James E. Brown
discounted certain other large notes,
which were afterwards renewed, but
never paid.
* Suit was brought against Adam
Miller by the Kittanning Insurance
Company as an endorser of the Miller
notes. At the trial of the case it was
ascertained that the Kittaniing Insur
ance Company was not properly named
as legal plaintiff, but that William
Pollock and others, the administrators
of the estate of James E. Brown, rep
resented both the legal and equitable
interest in the suit, and the Court per
mitted a substitution of the administra
tors for the in-urance company as
plaintiffs. The defendant did not plead
surprise aud ask for a continuauc 1 , but
took an exception to the amendment.
The trial proceeded, and the Court be
low ruled that the larger notes of
Samuel G. Brown having been dis
counted by James E. Brown upon the
faith of the Miller notes as collateral,
it constituted a valid consideration,
and being in the hands of a bona fide
holder, instructed a verdict in favor of
the administrators as plaintiffs. Adam
Miller.then removed the case by writ
of error to the Supreme b'oqrt for 're,
view. In an opinion, delivered by
Sterrett, Justice, the Court holds, first,
that the amendment at the trial, by
sul>stituting the administrators of James
E Brown, deceased, for the Kittan
ning Insurance Company as plaintiffs,
was proper, the defendant only having
a right to plead surprisp si»d as|i fqr a
continuance if ho so desired ; and sec
ond, that the notes in suit were not
merely collaterals to secure a pre-ex
isting indebtedness, but were founded
upon a new and valuable consideration
passing between the parties at the
£iipe the larger notes were
and therefore valid ih the hands of the
administrators who, as representing
Brown's eslate, were bona Hde holders
and entitled to recover. Judgment
affirmed.
A CONTRACT OF MONOPOLY
J. Dorsey Angier vs. the Eaton Cole
* Comply. tq potn :
mon Pleas of Venango eouniy. On
the lltb day of October, 1864, the
United States granted to Frederick
Crocker letters pattent for an 'lmprove
ment in lifting pumps,' and by assign
ment irom the patentee J. Dwsey
4.ngiep and Cqlo tmrnhaii*
Company became joint owner* of the
monopoly. J. Dorsey Angier subse
quently assigned to the Eaton Cole
& Burnhain Company the letters pat
ent, with the 'exclusive right and
privilege to manufacture and sell the
'P;oc|jej; ebpek yqlye,' a patented in :
vention/ reserving a royalty of j>o
on each valve sold, the assignee agree
ing to manufacture a sufficient quan
tity of the valves to supply the demand
therefor, and to render & monthly ac
count of sales. This agreement was
carried out and royalties paid upon all
yalvc* mannfactuteq anu iolcj to
September 1876.' At this latter date
the Eaton, Cole <fc Burnhain Co. receiv
ed notice from the owners of letters
patent, granted February IS, 18'J2, to
James Old, for an 'lmprovement in
pumps;' thai, the Crocker check valve
VifS an upon mo rights
secured by the letters patent to James
Old. The Eaton Cole A Bumnam
Company immediately notified Angier
of this claim, and declined to furnish
any further statements of sales or pay
over fyay on the ijinio. Iu
November. 187(5, a bill in equity was
filed by James Old against the Eaton
Cole & Burnham Company, in the
United States Circuit Court of the
Western District of Pennsylvania, tor
infringement of letters patent. Tho
sqit was d{ecqn».iqqed and the manu
facture of the pumps, under the patent
of James Old, making a pump substan
tially like those made by the Eaton
Cole <fc Burnham Company, by com
petition forced the latter company to
reduce the price of 'Crocker check
yalvp.' d-Dorsej then height
suit against the Eatoq Cole Burn
hain Company, in the Common Pleas
of Venango county,to recover the royal
ty on 1,201 valves sold siuee 1876.
The Fatun Cole Ri|rq|mm CV>-M
- (jp iu the court' below as 5,
defense that Angier had agreed co give
them by his assignment a practical
•monopoly' of the sales of Crocker
check valves, or substantial
J*nc} that, ovying to the competi
tion with the owners of a patent for a
similar device, the monopoly was de
stroyed, and. thereforCj they not
liable I'qr the royalties. TBe Court be
low took this view and withheld tho
case from the jury. Judgment was
entered in favor of the defendant. An
jrier, the plaintiff below, alleging error
in this ruling, brought the case to the
Supreme Court. In an opinion alarm
ing tLu jiiclgraeqt of the court Iqelow
tne Supreme Court held that a practi
cal monopoly of the sales of the valves
<?f the kind described in the Crocker
patent was of the very esseuce of the
consideration of the contract for the
payment of royalties, and this practi
cal monopoly having failed, the Court
was right in declaring the effect of the
evidence and entering judgment ir} fa
vor of the haton, Cole & Burnham
Company. Judgment aftirmed.
Skinny Men.
Wells' Health lie newer. Absolute
cure for nervous debiiity aod weak
ness of the g-nerative functions. sl.
at druggists. Prepaid by express,
$125, 6 for $5 -E. S. WELLS, Jersey
City, J.
OI'ITEArS HIRA\G€E.
THE ASSASs&i TALKS TO THE Jl BY IN A
CRQWJ)ED <"Ot"RT—ROOM.
J WASHINGTON, Saturday, Jan. 21.
j Congress having adjourned over till j
I Monday, the Guiteau trial efforded the ,
j sole attraction this morning to the cu- j
' rious and sight-seers. Upon entering ;
the room Guiteau took a seat in the
witness-box, remarking as he laid out
his papers: 'I sit down because I can
speak better, not that I am afraid of
being shot. This shooting business is
I getting played out.'
i At an intimation from Judge Cox,
the prisoner carefully arranged his
glasses, and with a flourish began to
read from manuscript as follows :
'The prosecution pretend that I am
a wicked man. Mr. Scoville and Mr.
Reed think I am a lunatic, and I pre
sume you think I am. I certainly was
a lunatic on July 2, when I fired on
the President, and the American peo
ple generally, and I presume yau, think
I was. Can you imagine anything
more insane than ray going to that
depot and shooting the President of
the United States?
'You are there to say whether I was
sane or insane at the moment I fired
that shot. You have nothing to do
with my condition before or since that
shot was fired. You must say by your
verdict, sane or insane, at the moment
the shot was fired. If you have any
doubt of my sanity at the moment, you
must give me the benefit of that doubt,
and acquit. That is, you have any
doubt whether I fired that shot, or the
agent of the Deity. If I fired it on
my own account, I was sane. If I
fired it supposing myself the agent of
the Deity, I was insane, and you must
acquit. This is the law as given in
the receut decision of the New York
Court of Appeals. It revolutionizes
the old rules, and is a grand step for
ward in the law of insanity. It is
worthy of the age of railroads, electrici
ty, and telephones, and it well comes
from the progressive State of New
York 1 have no hesitation in saying
that it is a special providence in my
; favor, and I ask this Court and jury so
to consider it. Some of the besj peo
ple of America think me the greatest
man of this age, and this feeling is
growing. They believe in my inspira
tion, and that Providence and I have
really saved the nation another war.
My speech, setting forth in detail my
defense, was telegraphed cm Sunday
to all the leading papers ana published
! on Monday morning, and now I am
permitted by His Honor to deliver it
to you.' He then explained to the
jury that his speech opened with a
1 quotation from his Christmas greeting
to the American people, and in using
it for the opening of his speech to tfye
jury he had qsgleqted fa c#t pat tW
qato, 'Christmas, 1881.'
After thanking his counsel, and pay
ing a very high compliment to the zeal
and ability which Mr. Scoville bad
displayed—whom he proposed soon to
reward with a very liberal fee—he
1 tended bis {Treat ao|np\y{edgemsat to
ihyi Court, pie jury, officers and bailiffs;
and last, but not least, to the Ameri
oat) press. The latter was a power
that generally crushed a man when
they got down on bim. They had
been pretty heavy on the prisoner at
first, but when they knew his motives
they changed their views, and
fnev prsjiting y.ery feuly.
With this introduction, the prisoner
took up a newspaper, aud proceeded to
read to the jury his published speech.
THE PRISONER'S BEARING.
His manner to the casual ph.B?rY?v
placid ** completely as
usual, but behind th" ostentatious affec
tion of composure there was an inten
sity of feeling which was only held in
control through the undoubted strength
of will and nerve which the prisoner
has shown all the way through. His
eyciteipeqt
lectio spot high up upon each cheek of
his colorless face, and by the unusual
deliberation with which he began and
for some time continued to speak.
Whether this excitement was from the
merely superficial effect upon his emo
tions naturally incident to Qcpasiqq,
iy'proteeded from a deeper
and more overpoweriug influence—the
true realization of bis position, an al
most convicted murderer, pleading for
his life—it were difficult to divine.
Whatever the origin or character of
the feeling, it finally the &s
--neutittuoy over fcis powers o.f control,
and as he reached that point in the
speech, 'I have always served the
Lord, aud whether I live or die'—he
broke down completely, stopped, tried
to choke down the rising lump In
throat, uut found H to keep
bay'k 'a genuine sob. Taking out his
handkerchief ho buried his face in it
a few sjconds, wiped his eyes, and
with a determined effort started oq
again He seemed to reooyer his frOCji
nosure so quickly that 5->me believed
ih£ ,yhule effort was manufactured.
His sister, Mrs. Soovillo, however,
apparently thought otherwise. She
was deeply affected aud wept and
sobbed bitterly for some minutes.
After this incident Guiteau continued
to read, occasionally IvM com-
upon the test. As be proceeded
with the reading all appearance of nerv
ousness gradually wore off, aud with
the utmost composure, and an unotiqa
that bordered upon the
1 rcsu on wUh an attempt at
every conceivable form 4 of oratorical,
rhetorical and dramatic effect. His
description of the taking off of tvo
President was striking
cffe<4- A* he closed his eyes or
turned them Heavenward, moved hia
body back and forth, sank uio voice to
a whisper, of raised H \9 tfeVl?.
At times the intensity of his utterances
«eumed to react upon himself, but the
effect was but transitory, aud with the
exception of the one instance noted,
there was no other indication of break
ing down. At frequent intervals he
paused to emphasize some sentence
or sentiment, hy repeating It or uom
tiionttng upon it. At oue time paus
ing, he leaned toward the jury, anu
emphasizing with his head and hand«
said with an attempt ivt great aoUuiui
iy qf qiterauce ; 'I tull you, gentlemen,
just as sure as there is a God in Heaven,
i f you harm a hair of my head this Na
tion will go down in blood. You can
put my body in the grave, but there
Will be a d»y Q f reckoning.' Guiteau
concluded bis address at 12.15, and
upon an announcemeut by Colonel
Corkbill that Judge Portor would be
unable to speak to-day, the court was
adjourned until Monday.
Dumas's play, "The Princess of Bag- j
dad," is described as the best produc
tion of that author.
Notaool No. 3. Franklin Town* ■
ship.
EDITORS CITIZIM :—Seeing reports !
in jour paper about some of the schoo's
of our county, led me to the conclusion
that, if jou would give me space in
your valuable journal for publication,
I would send you a few items concern
ing No. 3, in Franklin township. This j
school is situated on the old Pittsburgh j
and Franklin road, which is memorable ;
for the many events of stage-coach life, !
which took plare duriug the first oil
excitement in Venango county, twenty
years ago. This school is known as
"Mile Run," and gets its name from a
run which crosses the road at right
angles, one mile north of Prospect.
Directors Belles, Stephenson, Pflugh
and McCandless, with Mr. James Wil
son, made as a yisit, on Tuesday, the
10th. Their remarks were all fine and
well saturated with words of encour
agement, and were well relished by
aIL The following is the attendance
of each scholar for the past mouth,
ending Jan. 12th : Edward English,
Judson English, Seward Hays, Willie
Neeley, George Neeley, Frank McKin
nis, John Wilson, Alex. Stickle, Sadie
English, Mattie English, Annie Neely,
Mollie English, Jennie Forrester, Ada
McKinnis, Lizzie English, Anna Mc-
Kinnis, E!lla Forrester, Susie English,
Lissie Stickle, Chattie Stickle, missed
no days; Westley Neely, Charley
Neely, Josie Warren, Harry English,
Oliver Stickle, Lydia Lepley, missed
one day; Carl Campbell, Howard
English, Iva McKinnis, missed two
days; Harry Grine missed four ; Rob
ert Neely missed five ; Belle Ralston,
•ight
The following shows the percentage
of the advanoed spelling class for the
past month;
Edward English, 91 ; Robert Neely,
% ; Harry Grlne, 88 ; Seward Hays,
95 ; Westley Neely, 94 ; John Wilson,
99 ; Harry English, 93 ; Charley Neely,
92 ; Alex. Stickle, 86 ; Oliver Stickle,
82 ; Sadie English, 97 ; Anna McKin
nis, 95; Lydia Lepley, 98; Jennie
Forrester, 96; Iva McKinnis, 97;
Ella Forrester, 98.
Whole number words spelled, 1376.
Saq;e having missed two or three days,
I have taken the number of words
each one spelled as the base of percent
age. G. P. W-
Body of H nnwtttn Mau Fouud.
Tfce body of the man found dead in
the river at Richmond, Va., some six
weeks ago, has been identified as the
remains of James Graham, a wealthy
farmer of Cranberry township, Butler
county, who left home on December
3d, to visit Pittsburgh on business,
and who was not seen afterward by
any of his friends. An evening con
temporary remark* 'that khe mystery
of si.<{ wefeks is thus cleared up. 1 It is
queer way for it to be cleared either
'up' or 'down.' It is rather a further
mystification. Under what circum*
stances, pray, did Mr. Grah%m go to
Richmond and thwe death ?
Pom nu > ar y; 25.
A Temperance Deliverance.
Uarß'sbchu, Pa., January 20.
The State Temperanee Convention ad
journed to-day, after adopting a series of
resolutions having for their object the
early submission of the constitutional
amendment prohibiting the manufaot
tore and sale of liquors
far purposes ta the people of
the State. One of the resolutions urgea
the election ot members of the Legisla
ture in 1882 who are friendly to the
submission of the amendment. Anothe?
urgea the modification o.f the present
license ;u the interest of temper
ance. Another urgea the support of
all efforts for prohibition in the nation
al domain over which Congress haa
jurisdiction; and another, all possible
encouragement to temperance training
in Sunday and other schools in the
State; and anothec, opposition to the
Lenomiuation and election of all mem
bers of the Legislature who last year
voted against the prohibitiory consti
tutional amendment legislation.
"The Dentesdc Tyrant."
"The average man," quoth Mrs.
Partington a weak and irritable
douestic tyrant," and Mrs. P. is cor
rect Tyrannical to a fault the average
man will enter the blissful Paradise of
a happy tome, scratch himself in fiend
ish glee, send the baby into coqvuU
sions, and for what, ? Why, because
he has U'Jiifaf Piles, and is too
mean to, buy Sw/iyne's Ointment,
which is an infallible cure for the worst
cases of that»annoying complaint.
—The census of 1880 the fol
lowing figures regarding the produc*
tiojps of- the United Slates for 1879:
The United States raised 459,479,505
bushels of wheat; 1,754.861,535 of oorn;
407,858,999 of oats; 19,831,5»5 of rye;
44,113,495 of barley, and 11,817,327
b\\she|s of buckwheat. Illinois raised
the most wheat, corn and oats, Penn
sylvania the most rye, California the
most barley and New York the moat
buckwheat. Kentucky k-adsln tobacco
with 171,121.1-31 pounds, Virginia fol
lows with 80,099,85S pounds, and our
| own State ;e a good third with 36,957*
pounds as her product, but in iron
I and steel the Keystone State producer
3,616,668 ton?, which is but a few tons
less than one-half iho production of the
country <>nt»ro. In cotton Mississippi
\\Htda them all with Georgia and Texas
not tar behind. Missouri ibows the
largest production per and Florida
the smallest. CqUou turns 4.405,290
spindles Massachusetts, 1,649,295 in
Uhode Island, 1,008,521 in New liamp
shie, and so ou down to 432 in Utah.
All the apindles in the United States.
consume in a year 1,586,481
bales, and we export 4,160,033 boles.
\hu4 it will be seen that we make up
only a trifle more than one-fourth of the
cotton we grow. The immigration
table shows that in 1881 there came to
our shores of foreignera 669,431, a
greater number of souls than there are
in Connecticut, or iu Maine or in West
Virginia-
MABBIKD. _____
KERR SHIELDS- Ou the 2«th December,
1881, liv the Rev. Jvues A. Clark, Mr. Geurtfe
IL. k'or*. and Miss Marv M. Bhieldn, both of
Eorestrille, Butler Co., I s *.
Financial Report of County
ißalftutc.
Dr. Cr.
luutrartor*, expeoc«e 1316 75
Mimic books auct mawc - SA 90
rrinting * - - 82 35
Janitor fee 10 00
Stenography and tranecribing 8 00
Incidental - - - 33 84
ToUl - S3i6 84
Balance from last year - SOOO 00
From Co. Treaeurer - - *OO 00
Membership fees ... 11$ 35
Receipts at the door - 66 10
Total W79 45
Balaooe to credit of luMitata $ 52 61 I
Botler. Jan. 6, 1882.
A. TROUTMAN,
FALL ANTD WINTER
DRY GOODS,
ITlllUTBIMMB!
LARGEST STOCK. LOWEST PRICES !
DRESS GOODS OF ALL KINDS, SHAWLS, CLOAKS,
DOLMANS, CLOAKING, CASSIMERES,
BLANKETS,
LADIES' & CHILDRENS'
UNDERWEAR !
Hosiery, Gloves, Corsets, Yarns, &c.
I have and am showing the LAHGEST AND MOST COM
PLETE LINE OF GOODS EVER SHOWN.
PLEASE CALL AND EXAMINE.
.A.. TROUTMAN,
Aug. 24. BUTLER, PA.
EXPOSITION s BUTLER, Pi.
OK—
BOOTS & SHOES.
Fresh New Fall and Winter Stock at Exceedingly Low Price*
AT *
The Reliable and Popular
BOOT AND SHOE HOUSE
OF
B. C. HUSELTON.
EVERY DAY ADDS STILL CHOICER STYLES AND
LOWER PRICES UNTIL HIS HOUSE IS FULL
OF EVERY KIND AND STYLE OF
Boots &. Shoes.
LADIES', MISSES' AND CHILDRENS'
Kip, Calf\ Grain, Ihbble, Ghat, Kidd St. Goat in Polish, Button and
Side Lace. Old Ladies Warm Shoes, Slippers, Rubbers
and Arties.
MEN'S BOYS' AND YOUTHS'
Brogans Plow Shoes, Calf Shoes, Kip and CaJJ Boots. 7he larg
est stock of Mens Harut-made Kip Boots in Butler,
and lower prices.
Men's Boots as low as
Women's Heavy Shoes at 90
Customers are all treated alike ; no misrepresentations made *s to quality of
stock and wear ; prices same to all. We don't sell to one custom
er at half price and next one charge doable to make
it up. This is the
Largest Stock of Boots & Shoes
in Butler County— best .styles a, u i lowest prices, and much the larg
•vst steck ; bought for Cf x SH direct from the manufacturers.
An >, wsppt turn rj this stock will at once convince
you that we do not advertise a small,
cheap, shoddy stock of
BOOTS AND SHOES,
As th 4 Best, Cheapest and Largtst in Butler Couutg, but we have
the Stock and Prices to show for what we my.
LARGE STOCK OF LEATHER AND FINDINGS.
V3T Repairing of All Kinds Neatly and Promptly Done.
CALL AND EXAMINE BEFORE YOU BUY.
B. C. HUSELTON.
HWiuuftttatt Ueuw&ftva
Sprains, Pain in the Back and Side. v
There Is nothing more painful than these <ll wire; but the pain can be removed and th*
«iMwe cured by use of PERRY DAVIS' PAIN KILLER.
This remedy is not a cheap Benzine or Petroleum product that must be kept awajr iron
fire or heat to >T*U danger mt exptoatom, nor is it an untried experiment that may do
■tore harm than good.
PAIS KILLKR hu been in constant use for forty yean, and the universal testimony
from aU parts of the world Is. IT SEVER FAILS. It not only effects a permanent owe,
bat It relieves pain almost instantaneously. Being a purely vegetable remedy, it is safe la
the hands of the moat Inexperienced.
The record of cures by the use of PA IK KILLER would fill volume*. The following
extracts from letters received show what those who have tried It think:
Idiu Gady, Owitoam, Minn., aaya:
About ■ year since my wife became nubtert
to severe Miffwtetc two Aeuraattstn Our
ijMrtwilo the ?ia Kn.ni, which speedily
OterU* Fowyll wrttM from ttu Ballon'
ifnpm London:
Ihiilt■«ilirtrt tt>y tt rmi■ ilfinmiflfli
aadrStont ■pSn? of
»t Wartmiiurosr Hospital »V« u|» my COM in
r^K/ AI ? hiVi J^ys2id,t K?
XM tmrrwQiif rwif. l n»T« rftrtuneo M>
now abis to fallow my usual J
All drujarists keep PAI* KILLER. ltd price U so low that it is within.the reach of aIL
aod it wUI aare many times its coat in doctors' bills. a»t., SO®., and |I.W a bottle.
PERRY DAVIS Sl SON, Proprietors, Provldonoo, R. L
Oilateof Ann Yoang. dec'd.
Letters of administration having been granted
to the undersigned, on the estate of Ann Young
deceased, late of Washington township. Butler
county. Penna., all persons knowing them
selves ineebted to said estate will please make tni
mediate payment and any having claim* against
the same will present them dtilv authenticated for
settlement. EBENhZER CHRISTIE. Adm'r.
1-Ui North Hope, P. 0., Butler Co., Pa.
Motlcr.
NOTICE is hereby given that .1. C. Eeighley,
eommittee of Adam Retglilea, has (lied his
second and ilital account In the office of the Pro
thonotarv of the Court of Common Pleas of Butler
county, at C. P., No. 32. June term, taw. and that
the sanie will be presented to said Court for cou
ftrmatlon and allowance on Wednesday the Nth day
of Mairh, A. I).. 18*2. A. KUBSEIX,
Prothonotary's office, Dec. 10, 1881. Proth y.
FKItHIH ARMOR,
J"ustice of ttie Peace
Main street, opposite Poetofflce,
our .F4,
0. H. Walworth, toco, Ho., vrttoa:
I experienced Immediate relief from paia to
the aide by the use of row PAIS Inrlft
B. York uijni:
I H»»e used yeer PADI Knxze ler **■**■■»
and have received great benefit
Barton Seaman aaya:
Hare used PAIJT K11.1.W8 for thirty years,
rSeom«a«m»S3 '• * ""
Mr. Burditt writM:
rhii. au^ert" 11
! uS?B«SStett2?yr r FA "
MUSIC.
too Popular Sonus, words and music, » ofe.'.
too Comic Songs, words and riioi c, M eta Jgf '
Sentimental Songs. words and muse, 30 eta » '
Old Kavored Songs, words and music, 30 eta. ]• 1
Opera Songs, words and music. 30 eta. 100
Sones, words and music, 30 cts. 100 Irish SOD«B».
wort- and music. 30 cts. 100 Ethiopian Soajau.
words ami music, so cts. 100 Scotch Songs, worfe ■
and music, 30 cts. Any four of the above lota far
One Dollar. All of tho above for Two Dollar*. _
The tbove comprises neasly all of the most pop*- -
lar music ever published and is the beat barnitli i
ever offered. Order at once. Postage st-Jojs >
taken. Pianoettes, Violins, Uuitars and
Instruments at low prices.
World Manuf. Co 120 Niuu St. Ne**trk.
Notice
l* thai It is the intention a' the Mutual.
On* Fuel Company to apply ft r a ch-«rter, tor*
the purpose of forutstilni; em 'or bea'inK par-
PO-I* JOHN M THOMPSOS,
taql S?t Solicitor for Company.