BUTLER CITIZEN JOHN H. T W7C. NE6LEY, PROP'BS, Entered at the Postoffice at Butler as »econd-classs matter. •'CONKLTNQ has declined!' Well what of it, hasn't he been on the de cline for a year. EX-SEN,ITOR BCTLFR B STRANG, of Tioga county, has been appointed Mar shal of Dakota Territory. THE second week of March Court convened on Monday and is now in session, Judge McJunkin presiding. THE State Legislature of lowa has just pasted a Constitutional Prohibi tion Amendment. It now goes before the people for ratification. PRESIDENT ARTHUR is not following very closely in the footsteps of his predecessors, Hayes and Garfield, in regard to "drinks" at the W bite House dinners. At a late "dinner," it is stated, there were sixteen courses and "six kinds of wine served at the table.' GEN. WILLIAM H. KOONTZ, of Som erset county, will be urged for the nomination of Congressman at large at the coming State Convention. A more competent or worthy man is not in the State. His nomination would be creditable to the Republicanparty. BY tie notice in another place will be seen the Republican Cou.ity Committee is called to meet on Friday, April 1. The fact of that date being "Good Friday" need not deter any of the members from being present, as the old saying, "'the better the day the better the deed," may apply in this case. THE exceptions filed in the Guiteau trial will be argued and likely disposed of soon. Meantime Sergeant Mason, who it will be remembered shot at Guiteau in his cell on a certain occa sion, has been tried by a military court, dismissed from the service and sentenced to eight years imprisonment. This Beems hard; but is said to please Guiteau greatly. P. T. BABNUM, the great showman haß bought the great elephant "Jumbo" from the London Zoological Garden, which wanted to get rid of him because be was so unruly, and all England is mad. The press and people demand that Barnum shall give up his bargain. He refuses to do so, but the Court has temporarily enjoined him from remov ing the prize. THE new postal law now makes the taking of a newpaper, and the refusal to pay for the same, theft and any per son gnilty of such an action is liable to criminal proceedings, the same if he had stolen goods to the amount of the subscription. A New York paper has already commenced suit against sev eral subscribers for such an offense.— Ex. Another attempt has been made to lake the life of Queen Victoria. Her brave and noble bearing under the ex citement and alarm of the shooting were indeed admirable, and the only ef fect of the attempt to kill her is to strengthen her bold on the hearts of her subjects. Eveu the turbulent Irish denounce the attempt as most wicked and abhorent. IN the case of Welsh and others against ex-Collector Merritt, of New York, the Supreme Court ofthe United States has decided that custom officers can only apply the Dutch color stand ard in rating imported sugars. Under instuctions of Secretary Sherman, the custom officers have been using the polariscope test. The importers by this decision, recover nearly $2,000,000 paid by them under protest. Nearly a hundred importers are interested in the decision. IT is now reported and apparently on good authority, that President Arthur knew that Cr-nkling would not accept the position of Associate Justice of the Supreme Court when be ten dered it to him, also that he knew Senator Edmunds would. He grati fied Conkling's vanity by offering it, and then tendered it to Edmunds, and now knows that Edmunds, who has always bad three to four cases before the supreme Court to Conkling's one, won't accept. Thus the service of a pure man like Edmunds on the Su preme Bench are lost to the country through its President pandering to the vanity of a stalwart.— New Castle Cour ant. ANOTHER great rnoye is reported in railroad circles. The English stock holders, controlling a majority of the New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio Rail road stock, have given control of the company to the A'anderbili-Gowen combination. This cuts the Erie out of its connection with the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago railroad, and to supply the missing link it will use the Buffalo, Pittsburgh had first been tendered. ANOTHER BANKRUPT LAW. One would suppose that the late experience we had with a National bankrupt law had satisfied the people with that manner of paying debts or settling with creditors. So general did the opposition become to the late law that Congress was forced to repeal it. It was found nothing but a con venient mode to cheat creditors out of the whole of the amounts coming them. But the late law was hardly repealed until another was proposed in Con gress. And a noticeable thing about these bankrupt law bills is, that the demand for them never comes from the people. They are always sprung from some other source. The people generally have never peti tioned for such law, and arc not now petitioning for such a law. Yet they are annually introduced in Congress and one is now pending there. The people have not asked for it, but on the contrary dread such legislation. If a law should b» founded upon the will of tbe people affected by it—as it always should be founded—then no new bankrupt law is wanted nor should be passed. Why should an other Buch law be . passed ? Every State has its laws for the protection of unfortunate debtors, from oppressive creditors, as well as the protection of creditors from dishonest debtors. Un der State laws more time is obtained for tbe debtors and consequently larger per centj of dividends to the creditors. The bankrupt law scattered and sunk everything in costs and fees and the creditors got nothing, or but little. But it is upon principle that we have always opposed a bankrupt law. We have always thought the princi ple upon which it was founded was a wrong one. We do not believe any man should be freed from bis debts by law, so as never to be compelled to pay if able afterwards to do so. Many of those now desiring another or new law, are, in our opinion and as a gen eral thing, but waiting another oppor tunity to embark in business with the intention of again defrauding creditors. No honest man Deeds any such law but goes into business without it. Only those who think of trading on credit for a while and using the goods of others for a time, and then to go into bankruptcy, are tbe ones than can desire a new bankrupt law. We hope Congress will not oblige this class—will not pass any bankrupt law, of any kind, shape or form. Were we a member of that body we would vote against such a law in any form. No body is crying for it. No honest per son needs it. It is wrong in principle, and the late law satisfied all that it was but an encouragement to tbe dis honest, and a loss to the honest busi ness portion of the community. THE Philadelphia Timex makes a strong point against the President. It says he could have found out in fifteen minutes before he sent Conkling's name whether be would cccept or not. It is plainly manifest that the Presi dent is using his great trust to pay ofif political and personal debts. Nothing more scaudalous was done by Grant at his worst. WE have again been compelled to omit some communications and other matters for want of space. Sir* WutUv : UtttLer, $«., SEarsly 15, 1882. XOTICE. Meetlugof RepiiUliean Comity Committee. The members of the Republican County Committee are requested to meet in the Arbitration room in the Court House, at Hutle , \ on Friday April Tth, at one o'clock sharp, for the purpose of fixing a time for holding the primary election and transacting all other business that may properly come before it. A full attendance is desired. A. L. CRAIG, Chairujan. March 15, 1832. The following are the names of the members composing the present County Committee : Allegheny tp., James S. Craig. Adams tp.. Miles Covert. Brady tp., Conrad Snyder. Buffalo tp , Thomas Douglass. Butler tp., John Burkhart. Centre tp., Samuel Irwin. Cherry tp., T. F. McCoy. Clav tp., S. P. Painter. Clearfield tp., P. Fennell. Clinton tp , John B. Davis. Conoord tp., L. Christy. Connoquenessing, N. tp., Alex Stewart. Connoquenessing, S. tp., Jacob Fry. Cranberry tp., N. B. Duncan. Donegal tp., J- B. Orbison. Fairview, E. tp., Thomas Jamison. Fairview, W. tp , Robert McClunjr. Forward tp., Thomas Graham. Franklin tp., Samuel Moore. •Jackson E. tp., Elias R. Boyer. Jackson W. tp.; H. Weckbecker. Jefferson tp., \\ in. Suooop. Lancaster tp., J. N. Kirker. Marion tp., Ww. Carson. Mercer tp., W. W. Johnson. Middlesex tp., Samuel Leslie. Muddvcreek tp., Fred Bauder. Oakland tp., ltobert Hamilton. Parker tp., W. J. Beatty. Penn tp., Nathan Brown. Slippervrock tp., Jos. Dougherty.- Summit tp., John Emrick. Venango tp., J. L. Chambers. Washington tp., Samuel Smith. Win field tp., Casper Freeling. Worth tp., J N. Moore. Butler boro, Ist ward C. Walker. Butlsrboro, 2nd ward, A. T. Black. Centreville borough, C. W. Coulter. Fairview borough, Thomas Ilays. Karns Ci»v borough, Joseph Thomas. Millertown borough, J. B. ShowaUer. Petrolia borough, M.C. Benedict. Prospect borough, C. C. Sullivan. Saxonburg borough, P. Burtner. Suuburv borough, A. Mechling. Zelienople borough, A. V. Cunningham. A New UnnkriipH y ltill. The Judiciary Committee *of the United States Senate have agreed up on and reported a bill to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy. It provides that whenever any person, without fraud, shall become involved in debts and liabilites beyond his means of payment, amounting to SSOO and upwards, lie may apply by petition in equity to the United States Coijrt, setting forth the cause of insolvency aud giving a schedule of bis liabilities and assets, and may surrender bis es tate for the benefit of the creditors, and if good cause appear the courts shall adjudge him bankrupt and appoint a receiver, and serve notice to all inter ested persons and distribute the es tate according to the rules of equity, aud if tbere was no fraud, the petition er shall lie discharged as a bankrupt. That when a person runs away, ab pents or conceals himself, or makes fraudulent transfer of property or oth erwise attempts to defraud his credi tors, the latter my file a petition for bankrupt proceedings against him. In solvency shall exist only when the debtor's liabilities exceed the value of his property. Power to extend the time or stay proceedings are confered upon the court. Any conveyance, transfer or payment made and received in view of bankruptcy may beset aside if found to be contrary to t 1 e just rights of other creditors. 13ut money obtain ed and used in good faith, though un successfully, to avert au impending bankruptcy, or to save a threatened sacrifice of property, may be preferred in payment or in security by the Court. If it appears that any creditor has op pressively sought to force a debtor into a bankruptcy, or to obtain any fraudulent advantage over the credit ors, the Court may deny such credi tors participation in the estate. The District Courts shall be considered as always open for the consideration of bankrupt business, and at regular terms bankrupt business shall have preced ence. TUc P. Jf. C. A li. E. R. B. In vestigation. Yesterday afternoon the bearing in the case of the stockholders of the P., N. C & L. E. It. R. against James Callery et al. and the Pittsburg and Western Railroad Company was re sumed before Captain E. Y. Breck, the master, after having been twice post poned. Messrs. Charles Gibson, A. M. Marshall, J. J. Saiut, J. B. Steven son and Major Brown were present. The defendants bad been called upon to produce certain of the Company's books, and the paper purporting to be the stock subscription paper for the purchase and organization of the road. The counsel for the defense denied the existence of such paper, and it was not presented. Mr. Gibson was sworn and testified that he had been presi dent of the road at the time of the sale, August 27, 1879. The organi zation of the new company took place about a month after the sale. He bad signed only one paper, and didn't know where that paper was. He knew of no other paper in connection with the affair. Mr. A. M. Marshall was sworn and testified that he was a director of the road at the time of the sale. He had only signed one paper aud that was a few days after the sale when the signing was done, lie knew of no pa per drawn up before the sale proposing to buy the road, and did not believe there was such a paper, Mr. J. J. Saint testified that he never saw but one paper and that he signed in Major Brown's office two or three weeks after the sale. Mr. J. B. Stevenson was then sworn and testified that be had been secretary of both companies. He had brought with him the minute book and a mem orandum book containing the list of stockholders of the Company. The books were marked by Mr. Breck to be used as evidence in the case. Mr. Stevenson said that the original sub scription paper had come into bis hands as secretary of the Company, but that two or three months ago he had given it to Major Brown, and had not seen it since. The plaintiffs having thus traced up the paper which is one of the strongest points of evidence in the case, called on Major Brown to produce the paper at the next meeting, and the hearing adjourned.— Commercial Qazelle of last Thursday. IIENRV WARD BEECHER was taken suddenly ill while lecturing in Chica go Monday. He is better. —You can have a nice violin for 50 cents at J. F. T. Stehle's. How a Loaf Acroniit Rook WHS FOUlKl— Practical Joke on a Good Father. Some of our readers may remember that about a year ago we advertised the loss of au account book by a cer tain well-known citizen, and that a liberal reward was offered for the re turn of the same to the owner. The book was valuable to the owner and useless to anyone else. Hence as the months passed and no tidings of the lost book came to hand, the gentlemen concluded that the mystery of its dis appearance would never be revealed. A year passed and all hope of recover ing it died. His astonishment there fore may perhaps be imagined when he received and read the following letter, which we insert verbatim el literatim et punctuatim : PETROLIA Ist March 'Mr. i hev a acoont bok ofyourn, i hev ben wating for a long time for you to ofer an reword but you did not giv one in the paper so i hev to go to Bradford and kin wate no more, ma sed it wos worth a dolar an a half an if you kom to the nine o'clock trane and gin me a dolar an a half you kin hev the bok, an ask me no questions, i am a poor girl an ned the mony. 'A STRANGER.' Of course, this epistle was a first class astouisher. Conjectures ran riot in the man's mind. He at once insti tuted a little private detective work which resulted in giving him a clue, but nothing tangible. Several parties thought they knew the writer by sight. Finally, however, there was no re source left but to comply with the re quest in the letter which was that he should be at the nine o'clock train in the evening. The gentleman was there standing at the forward steps when suddenly a young girl appeared on the platform of the car with the book in band. He recognized it at once. The following conversatiop en sued; not, however, until he had se cured the long lost book: 'How long have you had this book ?' 'A good while.' 'Why did you not return it before ?' 'Ma didn't want to.' 'Are you going to Bradford ?' 'YeB. I'm in a hurry.' 'Do you live in Petrolia ?' 'Don't ask questions, I'm in a hurry.' 'How does it happen that you re turn me this book at this time?' 'I want the money. I'm in a hurry.' As it was nearly time for the train to iflOFe out, and the girl was evident ly distressed, he handed her a dollar and a half and stepped back for a mo ment. A strong impulse urged him to board the train and ascertain the girl's name, if possible. He immediately followed the promptings of his impulse and rushed upon the platform and glanced within the car. Just in the act of doing this he caught a glimpse of the same figure that he had been talking with hurrying across the pave ment in front of the Oriental House. It took but a moment for him to jump across the intervening space and start in pijrsujt. In the meantime the girl became awaro that sbo was pursued. Like a startled doe she bounded up the steps to Jamison street, down thence to Lazcnby's store, across to the drug store on the east side. Her pursuer was doing his level best to overtake the frightened girl, who flew over the ground as. though her feet were winged. Down Jamison street they swiftly ran ; up the alley between the Record office and Luvison's they hurried on breathless and disordered. At Burns' bakery she screamed. Now, thought the pursuer, she is getting scared and will soon weaken. But still on and on she ran, up East Main street and he not twenty feet behind. He had come to the conclusion that the girl had stolen his book, and he had determined to arrest her, take her be fore the 'Squire, and extort the particu lars attending the theft. These thoughts and determinations were run ning through his mind while on the dead run. In the meantime the two Lad approached the gentleman's own residence. What was hisastonishment, not to say utter consternation, to see the girl enter his own house. He was only a few feet behind her, but while he was covering the intervening space he thought the girl had sought refuge there the better to make a clean breast of it and appeal to his mercy. With more eagerness if possible than before, he bounded into his own residence, heated, breathless, and disordered, to become the victim to the most over whelming astonishment and surprise of his life. Before him stood the per son of his own daughter, whom he had been so ruthlessly Like lightning it flashed upon him that he had been made the victim of the best practical joke of the season. In ruin agiug through au old desk upstairs, the mother and daughter found the book. It immediately occurred to them that they might play a joke on the father. No sooner thought of than the details were worked out and carried into exe cution. Success attended their little plot aven more fully than was antici pated. The gentleman enjoys the joke, and willingly takes the laugh against himself.— Petrolia Record, Mar. 4. A CoiiNlituf lonal Amendment Proposed Making Federal OfticeM Elective. WASHINGTON, March B. —Senator Saunders, of Nebraska, submitted to day a joint resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution of the United States that will allow the peo ple to elect all postmasters, internal revenue officers, Uuited States marshals and district attorneys. Senator Saun ders is a member of the Committee on Civil Service Reform, and he says that after studying this subject carefully he ia satisfied that his resolution em bodies reform in its most practical shape. He claims that to make these officers elective by the people would relieve the President of much annoy ance and vexation that now attaches to his office, and would be a great relief to members of Congress. He says half the time of Congressmen is occu pied in attending to the distribution of Federal offices, and that the President complains that the duty of filling petty offices of the Goverment imposes the heaviest burden upon him. Mr. Saun ders thinks this can be remedied by giving to the people the power to choose their own officers, and if they make any mistakes they will soon rec tify them. The Senator will call up the resolution at the first opportunity and submit some remarks in its favor. —Fine neck wear, large stpek and low prices, at Heck & Patterson's. TJGR Advertise in the CITIZEN. Tlie Mississippi Floods. MEMPHIS, TENS.. March 1 882. The sad stories that have been tele graphed in regard to the suffering of the people of the Mississippi Yalley by the present great overflow are but faint attempts to picture the reality. The pictures that were drawn should now take a darker tinge. While fears of starvation to hundreds was spoken of as probable it now has become a sad reality. It is a matter of impossibility to describe the suffering that exists in many localities. Without shelter, ex posed to the bleak winds that have swept from the north for three days, thousands within the inundated re gions have suffered as only the poor can suffer who have no homes and no food to eat. Within sight of passing steamers floating on the Mississippi many hundreds of human beings can be seen, some huddled on pieces of levees that yet remain intact, unprotected from rain and wind, with nothing but the clothes they wore to cover them. W hen ti-ed nature succumbs they sleep on the bare ground, that is damp with the moisture of the waves that the winds have caused at times to overleap the mounds on which these unhappy people have taken refuge af ter abandoning their cabins in the low lands, where the waters had risen sufficiently high to float them from their foundations and make them wrecks. Here and there can be seen bouses where the water has invaded the ground floors, and families are living in the upper stories. There they cook and eat such provisions as in their hasty flight were taken with them. The general diet consists of corn meal bread and parched corn, and the shingles of the ruined dwellings serve for firewood. But soon many who have been living in this manner will have no shelter, since they are using their jioofs for fuel. Refugees from below arrive on every steamer, and they all tell the same sad story of suf fering and distress. A correspondent this afternoon in terviewed Commissioners Mangum, of Arkansas; Hemingway, of Mississippi and James, of Tennessee, who have been charged with the distribution of rations donated by the government. Manguin to date has distrbuted 100,- 000 rations to the distressed and needy of Arkansas. There are 17,920 desti tute people in this State. The provisions furnished will not last longer that the 15th inst. An other instalment of 50,000 rations for Arkansas will arrive Sunday. The distribution has been made with a view of relieving only those who are utterly destitute. The rations were carried free of charge by local packets from this city and were consigned to responsible persons at every available point in the counties. In Mississippi and Crittenden coun ties the rations were sent to the Sher iff, with instructions to appoint a com mittee of three in each township to see to a proper distribution, Desha and Chicot counties and the sunk lands of the Upper St. Francis River have suf fered most. The destitute of Cross, Poincott and Craighead counties are white people, who reside in the sunk lands, and have lost everything, even their mules and horses. This section of pountry extends from Wiltsburg up to the Missouri State line, and is one of the most fertile re gions in the world. The sufferers in the counties of Arkansas are very nearly all colored. WASHINGTON TWP.. ITEMS. NORTH HOPE, March 13,18*2. Editors Citizen : Thinking it might interest some ot your numerous readers 1 will by your permission contribute a short article concerning the doings and prospects in Washington tp. First in importance to laud owners is the coal business. Turner & Co., are working about one hundred men in the mine, formerly known as the Ackbar mine, and are shipping from one hundred to one hundred and filly tons per day and are paying promptlv every month to the miners over $.<,000. The same company arc making an opening on the lands of Judge McJunkin. They expect to ship coal from this farm by the first of May next. There is another opening being made east of liilliards station, lauds formerly of John Fallstead, the company having bought this and a farm adjoin ing, and the coal of other farms. The company is said to be the ablest and most extensive operators in the coal business in the west. There is another opening being made by a Franklin Co., just across the township line on the farm of James lliggins. This same vein of coal has been found by drilling oil wells on the farms of W. liumbaugh and D. Shira on the south side of the dividing ridge between the north and south branches of Slipperyrock creek. This vein of coal will be mined to a much better advantage from the south side when the railroad is built on the south branch connecting the Shenango R. R., with the But ler Branch, as the coal rises toward the north and would give the advantage of natural drain age to the opens on the south side oftbis ridge, which varies in width from three to four miles. The next industry worthy of notice in this township is the lumber business. Some time in the beginning of this winter Messrs. John McKorkcll, Jas. Wasson and Thos. Heenon bought a new portable saw mill and are laying the forests low and converting the same into railroad ties and Bill stuff, and are shipping the same at liilliards Station. They sawed be tween two and three hundred thousand feet on lands of Mr. George Arner. While sawing on this farm Mr. John Gadsby stepped on the car riage when it was running bac~ empty, missed his footing and tell against the sa>» wheu in full motion, cutting his c. at alfu it iu tw > and but for the quick eye and ready liaud of Mr. I'ew, the experienced sawyer, who reversed the carriage and threw him off the saw, he doubtless would have been cut in two. There is in this circumstance matter for Mr. G., most serious thought, whether to Mr. Pew alone or to a kiud providence using Mr. I'., as an instru ment in his hands Mr. Gadsby is still in th<- land of the living. They have moved their mill and are sawing on the farms of Mrs. Mary Bartly and Jas. A. Mahood, where a few days ago they came near having another accident. Mr. Wasson while the saw was in motion was working in the saw dust pit and allowed his head to come in con tact with the saw, and thereby lost about as much of his scalp as he would have done in an Indian skirmish. Notwithstanding the great need of a hair trimming establishment in the vicinity of North Washington Mr. Wasson does not recommend that attachment to their mill as entirely satisfactory. The sawyers are board ing with Mr. Jas. Mahood and your corres pondent is informed that Mr. P., has had some ■interesting discussion on theology with them o late. WASHINGTON. llow it Uol Out. WASHINGTON, March 12.—1t is men tioned with considerable plausibility that the Garfield-Chase letter, which has created such a commotion here in political circles, was unearthed from the priyate papers left by the Chief Justice-to his daughter, Mrs. Sprague. The fact that the letter was confiden tial would indicate that it was among these papers, and it is a matter of public knowledge that all such papers are in her possession. The publication in the Sun is regarded as a circum stantial corroboration of this solution of the mystery, as that journal of all others had been the strongest support of Conkling and his cause. fjgT" Subscribe for the CITIZEN. THE REWARD OF SHAME. What is this that hath been done. E'rc six short months have run ? 'Ere the moistened cheek is dry, 'Ere a nations heaving sigh llath ceased to breathe aloud ; 'Ere the mournful cloud, Of that sad and darkened day Hath wholly cieared away. What hath foul ambition done ? That makes the crime a deeper one; Who boldly scattered the evil seed. That inspired the unholy deed? Who instilled the evil thought, To fire the deadlv shot? That laid our chieftain low ; That caused a nation's woe. Whose blood did the assassin shed, To change a peaceful nation's head ? Who raised him to the seat of power, That reigns at the present hour? Who washed away the bloodv stain Of our honored chieftain slain— That his memory should be forgot? And his counsels set at naught. What reward hath the assassin's blade? Behold the appointment he hath made ! He who did the evil seed prepare, Is now invited in its fruits to share ; The hopes a nation fondlv cherished, Have sunken down aud perished ; And an act of deep disgrace, Is flung in a nations sorrowing face. What hath our new made chieftain done? While the vile miscreant goes unhung : Why hath he heaped this open shame, On our martyred chieftains name ? He that his honored seat disgraced, He that himself so low debased, Is appointed to a high estate, Among the good and great. Why should a nation's head stoop so low, As to seek the debasing, answer "no" ? Let the mystic shades of oblivious night, Cast o'er this page a withering blight; Let the historic pen glide apace, And add not this new disgrace. And though our cherished hopes were slain, Let us lorgiving hope again. BVTLKK, March 6, 1882. RESET RY CRANKS. The Experience ol Queen Vic toria. The police of London have learned that McLean, arrested for shooting at the Queen, was discharged from Wells Lunatic Asylum last September. Since then he has been in the asylum at Weston-Super-Mare and in an asylum at Dublin. The Solicitor at Windsor says that in 1874 he defended a man by the name of Roderic McLean at Maidstone against the charge of trying to upset a railway train. The prison er is believed to be the man. After the examination of him yesterday af ternoon a crowd undertook to upset the van which was bearing him back to the jajl. The prisoner had his pre liminary hearing before the borough justices of Windsor. The London papers regard him as a crank, and from the evidence so far produced it ia not likely that he will suffer any severer punishment than inflicted on the other Cranks who assailed or insulted the Qneen. Singularly enough, although she is loved and respected by her people as no other sovereigu of Europe is, uo other has been assailed or insulted more frequently, but to her honor, in nearly all instances by persons who had no grievance other than imaginary against her. Shortly after her acces sion to the throne, that is, on May 10, 1839, a crack-brain was arrested on the garden steps of Buckingham Palace who anounced bis intention of killing her because no Protestant should sit on the throne of England. A few days later another crack-brain was caught clambering over the enclosure at Windsor to take possession of the castle, claiming that he was rightful sovereign and the Queen an usurper. The sensation caused by these follies had hardly died away when on July 17 of the same year a commercial traveler planted himself in her path at Hyde Park, tossed kisses at her and beat bis bosom like a passionate lover. His ardor cooled off during the two months he spent in jail. The first at tempt on her life that was thought to have had a political motive was that of the pot-boy, Edward Oxford, seventeen years old, who on June 11, 1840, fired at her as she was out driving with Prince Albert. He was thought to be the agent of an organizatiod call ed the Young England Society, which was charged with a design to dethrone her in favor of her uncle, the King of Hanover. At the trial, it was shown that he was not the agent of any or ganization, that he was inspired by a love of ootoriety, and came from a family of weak-mind. He was acquit ted on the ground of insanity, and sent to an asylum for life. December 2, 1871, a boy named William Jones was found concealed under a sofa in Buck ingham palace and sent to jail. When released he tried the trick over again, and then the magistrates, to get rid o him, induced him to enlist on aman-of, war- May 30, 1842, John Francis son of a man named employed at Drury Lane theater, fired at the Queen. He was condemned to death, but Prince Albert declared that to carry out the sentence would be judicial murder, and the Queen declared that the attacks would last until some other punish ment than that for treason was inflicted, as the offenders wanted that. Accord ingly a law was enacted providing transportation and whipping for the crime. Under this the life of Francis was spared. The next crank to appear was a hunchback named John Bean who snapped a pistol at the Queen July 31, 1842. He was imprisoned for eighteen months. May 19, 1846 an Irish bricklayer named Hamilton fired a pistol loaded with guu-powded at the Queen as she was driving down Constitution Hill. He was transport ed for seven years. May 27, 1850, Robert Pate, an ex- lieutenant of Hus sars, for some fancied wrong, hit her on the head with a cane as she was coining out of the house of the Puke of Cambridge. He, too, was transported for seven years February 29, 1872, a lad of seventeen, Arthur O'Connor by name, presented an empty pistol at her as she was entering Buckingham Palace after a drive. He was not thought so much of a crank as he ap peared, and with the years imprison ment he was given twenty stripes with a birch rod. The last crank ar rested for crime against the sovereign was Edward Byrne Maddeu, a harm less old scholar, who threatened to kill her. He threatened also to kill all the crowned heads, and wanted to gain fame by coming to this country to be the Booth of President Andrew John son He was sentenced to confine ment as a lunatic at the Queen's pleas ure. A CARD. To all who are suffering from tlje errors and indiscretions of youth, nervous weak new*, ear ly decay, loss of manhood, &<■., I will send a recipe that will cure you, FREEOF CHARGE. This great remedy was discovered by a mission ary in South America. Send a self-addressed envelope to the RKV. JOSEPH T. 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Flem ing, deceased, late of Buffalo towuship, Butler county, Pa., all persons kuowing themselves Indebted to snid estate will please make pay ment, and those having claims against t'e same will present them duly authenticated for settlement. SDWIKO H. FLEMINO, ) K M. 11AUBISON 5 Adiu'rs. Sarversville P. 0.. Butler county, t'a. Permanent Employment. Wanted—Men of integrity and abili ty to take orders for trees, shrubs and vines from our Geneva (N. Y.) Nur series. Good wages and steady em ployment to good salesmen. Address vith references, D. H. PATTY & Co., Nurseymen, Geneva, N. Y. MARRIED, SEFTON—MONTGOMERY—Feb. 2S, lsS2, at the house of Rev. John S. Atkinson, in Buf falo towuship, and by him, Mr. John A. Sefton and Miss Sadie A. Montgomery, both of Clinton township, Butler county, Pa. TEBAY—THOMPSON—March 9th 1882, at the home of the bride's uncle, Mr. J. T. Cranmer, in Mt. Chestnut, by Rev. T. W. Young. Mr. T. M. Tebay and Miss Annie Thompson. GARWIG—ROBINSON—Feb. 28th, 1882, by the Rev. James A. Clark, Mr. Wm. Gar wig and Miss Eliaa!>eth N. Robinson, both of Whitestown, this county. DEATHS." GROVES—On.March sth, 1882, at Prospect, in the 83rd year of her age, Mrs. Elizabeth Groves, widow of the late Mr. John Groves, Sr. McCOY—In Scrubgrass township, Venango county, Pa.. Feb. 27th, of Scarlet fever, Mary J. A., daughter of I. D. aud Jane W. McCoy, in her loth year. She was in her usual health till the 22nd of February, and had not been absent from school once in sixty-one days. She was an only daughter and her parents have but one son. Their loss was unexpected and is very sad. HINDMAN—Iu Concord township, this county, Feb. 21st, of Scarlet fever, Josie Dell, daughter of Stewart and Nannie Iliudmau, aged 3 years, 8 months and 13th days. Her little sister had just gone eleven days before. Two little graves in the church-yard, Many sad hearts at home ; Two smiling faces are hidden Forever from mortal view. So darling little darlings We put you from our sight, But your smiles will ever be with us In darkness and the light. MOTHER. MOORE —In Muddycreek township, this county, Feb. 6th, 1882, of Typhoid fever, Mrs. Margaret Josephine Moore, wife of Wm. S. Moore, in the 34th year of her age. Mrs. Moore was possessed of a sharp intelli gent mind She looked well to the ways of her household and ate not the bread of idle ness. She had taken great pains in the proper training of her children and endeared herself to many of her neighbors, and fellow members by acts of kindness. She was a member of the United Presbyterian church of Portersville, but she was taken away in the midst of her life and usefulness, and the dispensation should teach those of us who are left behind to recon secrate ourselves to the Master and double our diligence in Ilis course while we enjoy health aud opportunity to work. The bereaved hus band and children have our most tender sym pathies. CUNNINGHAM—In Penn township, this county, March 2nd, 1882, Mary Cunningham, in the 71st year of her age. Sons of Adam once in Eden, Hear the lecture we are reading ; See the leaves around us fulling, Dry and withered to the ground ; Thus"to thoughtless mortals calling, In sad aud solemn sound. AITt'MN. TURNER—In Greece city, March Ist, 1882, of Scarlet fever, Eiuma, daughter of Washing ton and Sarah J. Turner, aged 2 years aud 9 months. FOII RHEUMATISM, Neuralgia. Sciatica, Lumbago, Backache, Soreness of the Chest, Gout, Quinsy, Sore Throat, Swellings and Sprains, Burns and Scalds, General Bodily Pains, Tooth, Ear and Headache, Frosted Foot and Ears, and all other Pains and Aches. No reparation on earth equals St. Jacob* Oil as a »«/>, iiirr, aifn/ttr anil External Remedy. A trial eutaiLi but the comparatively tritil iifi outlay of SO Onta. kihl every one *uflerlnic with (nun can have cheap an.00. 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H H Gallagher, Butler bor., ex-recorder, W C Holland, Washington twp, farmer. George King, Mercer township, farmer. Peter Kittle, Butler township, farmer. James H Clinton township, farmer. Samuel MeConnell. Sllpperyrock twp.. farmer. James McGarvey, West Fafrvlew twp, farmer. James McMlcltael Millerstown Ivor,coal de:ik-r C K McGllinls, Venango township, farmer. M D McElwee, Oakland township. farmer. Henry Maurhoff, Forward twp. farmer. J A Mahood, Washington twp, farmer. I) K McCullougn, Worlli township. James Patterson. Slippery-rock twp, farmer. Will Kansel, Millerstown borough. Win Richards, Karns City, drayman. Benj Richardson, Adams township, farmer. Henry Shaffer, Zrtienople bor, laborer. S. M. Starr, Concord twp., farmer. John Staples, Adams twp., farmer. Robt. Sterrett, Jr., Marion twp., farmer. J. W. Shoaff, Rardv twp., laborer. A J Wick, Mercer township, farmer. Robert Walters, Adams township, fanner. Joseph West, Cranberry twp. fanner. John Witsell, Fairview twp. farmer. 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