BUTLER CITIZEN
IOHITHTk w. C. ME6LEY, PROPERS,
Entered at the Po&toffire at Butler as
Mecond-clatms matter.
THE project in Congress to reduce
the Internal Revenue taxes has virtual
ly failed.
THE Venango county Bar endorses
Maj Brown for the Republican nomi
nation for Judge ot the Supreme Court.
Nearly the whole of western Pennsyl
vania has now spoken out in his favor.
A NUMBER of Democratic members
of Congress voted against the bill to
suppress polygamy. This would seem
to indicate they rather sympathize
with the Mormon idea.
KKV. SAMIEL JOHNSTON, of Har
mony, this county, has resigned his
pastorate of the Presbyterian church
of that place and Whitestown, and is
about to remove to Kansas
PETITIONS are flowing in for the par
don of Sergeant Mason, convicted by a
Court Martial for shooting at Uuiteau
The ground is taken that a military
court bad no right or power to try
him in a time of peace, and if it had
that the sentence of eight years to
hard labor in a penitentiary is exces
sive and unjust.
T) K. JOHN W. WALLACE, of New
Castle, was in town .last week, attend
ing Court as a witness in the case of
tbe Commonwealth vs. Miss Smith,
(now Mrs. Bollenger). His evidence
was very important in the case and
bad more to do with the result of the
same than that of any other. He was
supported in his medical opinions by
Dr. Cowden and other physicians, who
were also called by tbe defense.
THB "BLACK DIAMONDS:" —Mr. Al
fred Aggas, of Centre township, brought
to the CITIZEN office last week some
lumps of the fine coal found on his
farm. The specimens fairly glisten
with bitumen and his farm, like many
more in Centre, Clav, Cherry, Concord,
Washington, Marion, Venango, and in
fact, nearly all of the upper end of this
county, is underlaid with this fine
bituminous coal. Our county is one
of the richest in the State in this valu
able fuel.
IN tbc CITIZEN this week, under the
bead of' State Politics," we give arti
cles from various papers, reflecting the
different shades of opinion existing as
to State candidates and State issues for
this fall. Uur object in doing so is to
give the Republicans of this county,
and especially the members of tbe pres:
ent Republican County Committee, all
the information we can as to the pres
ent run of politics in this State. Tbe
Committee is railed to meet on the 7th
April inst., and as they will have,
very probably, important work to do,
it is all important that they lie
thoroughly posted on all current poli
tics, and have a proper insight as to
the nature and hearing of tbe same on
candidates that may lie proposed for
our suffrage or votes.
CANDIDATES, ETC.
We have been enquired of as when
announcements will lie made this year;
and have also l»een requested to an
nounce several names for the Assembly
as soon as any other names are an
nounced. In an article in otlnr place
we have referred to what we suppose
is tbe apparent holding back as to an
nouncments, to wit: awaiting tbe ac
tion of the County Committee meet
ing on April 7, which will fix the time
for the primary election. When that
is fixed we presume candidates will
be duly-announced. We have a Con
gressman, two Assemblymen and two
Jury Commissioners to elect this fall.
Only one Jury Commissioner can be
voted for, however, by any one voter.
Quite a number of gentlemen will lie
announced for the Assembly or Legis
lature.
THE LAW FOR PRIMARIES.
Wo bad intended to publish thin
week the law passed by the late Legis
lature for the regulation and govern
ment of primary elections in thin
State, but will havo to defer it until
our next. It in something ne win the
line of law making, and is juHt now of
interest to all political parties. What
ever might be tbe decision of the
courts, if its constitutionality was
brought before them we need not dis
cuss now. It will be binding upon all
parties at their primary meetings, con
ventions, etc., until it is declared, not
binding. We published it last winter,
at tbe lime it was enacted, but will do
so again in order that the Republicans
of this county may be made fully
aware of its requirements, and be thus
able to act accordingly at tin; next pri
mary, whenever that m.iy come.
MERCER COUNTY.
The Republican County Committee,
of Mercer county, met last week and
fixed May Ist for the holding of their
primary election this year, and the fol
lowing day, May 2nd, for their County
Convention. The selection of delegates
to tbe State Convention was postponed
until tbe meeting of the County Con
vention'on May 2nd. The law passed
at'the laxt Legislature, regnluting the
holding of primary elections, wan (lis
cussed and a committee appointed to
report rules, in accordance with the
provisions of the law, for the conduct
ing of tbe primaries.
Hon. S. 11, Miller, member of Con
gresH for this district, tvns strongly
commended on his course in Congress,
and a resolution passed tendering him 1
a renomination by the Republicans of*<
that county if be again became a can
diciate. i
COUNTY COMMITTEE MEET
TNG.
About the first thing the committee
will consider when it meets on April
7, is, whether it will elect the delegates j
to the Harrisburg State Convention of j
May 10, or whether it will pass that
duty oyer to the next committee, aris- j
ing out of the next primaries. If the
present committee elects the said dele
gates, then the next primary may prob
ably be put at a period beyond the 10th
of May probably in June sometime.
But if the present committee think they
should not elect the delegates to the
State Convention, and that that matter
ought to be referred to the people and
come more directly from the people
than it can from the present committee,
then the primaries will probably be
fixed in the early part of May, at a
date prior to the 10th of May, the date
of the State Convention. In other
words ; if tin* present committee, when
it meets on April 7th, proceeds to
select the State delegates, then there
will be no necessity for fixing the pri
mary election of this year before the
date of the State Convention, May 10
This for the reason that it, the present
committee, will have doue all the work
that required action relative to the
State Convention, and consequently
the coming primary need not have, and
will not have, any relation, as to time,
with the State Convention. On the
other hand, if the present committee,
when it meets on April 7, should be of
opinion, that, inasmuch as the members
of it were chosen nearly a year ago,
and without reference to or possible
knowledge of the political questions or
candidates that have arisen this year,
there should, therefore, be a direct ap
peal to the people on all such new or
present questions, then, if this view :s
taken, the committee on April 7, will
very likely name the early part of May
for the primary, in order that it may
come off before the State Convention,
and in order that the delegates be ap
pointed by the County Convention
springing from the next primaries.
Owing to the many new questions and
State candidates that have arisen this
is the view and course that many
think should be taken by the coming
committee.
We have thus stated the position as
fully and fairly as possible, so that can
didates, committee men and all, may
understand the situation.
END INO OF MISS SMITH CASE.
INTERESTING SCENE IN COURT.
The case of the Commonwealth
against Miss Mary Elizabeth Smith,
now Mrs. Bollinger, of Cherry town
ship, this county, was given to the
jury about 11 o'clock last Saturday.
We might liere explain that she was
indicted under her maiden name, as
the offence charged was committed lie
fore her marriage. The jury was oat
but a short time, returning before the
noon adjournment of the Court with a
verdict of not guilty. When this was
announced quite a scene followed. The
jurymen who rendered the verdict,
upon being discharged from their long
and patient lal.or, immediately assem
bled around Bollinger and con
gratulated her very heartily on the re
sult of the trial. This was followed
by the congratulations of her relatives,
neighbors and friends, 1o such an ev
tent that the desire to congratulate the
young woman became very general.
There were tears seen in the eyes of
brave, stout men, as well as in those
of the women present. Altogether it
was an unusual scene to happen in a
Court room after a trial, and many
present were deeply, affected. The
jury further prepared a copy of their
verdict, and each one signed his name
to the same, and then, in a body, called
ed upon the lady at her stopping place
and in due form presented it to her
This will be a keepsake to ber worthy
of all regard and preservation. The
names of the jurymen are as follows :
11. W McConnoll, Slipperyrock twp.;
Daniel Denny, Winfield twp. ; Adam
Dumbach, Jr., Centre twp.; W. M.
Porterfield, Allegheny twp. ; M. W.
Shannon, Connoquenessing twp. ; John
H. Flick, Clinton twp. ; Samuel Brown,
Mercer twp. ;J. C. Patterson, Worth
twp. ; Isaac Meals, Washington twp. ;
Walter A. Monks, Middlesex twp.;
George Morrow, Slipperyrock twp. ;
M. B Rowan, Penn twp.
Thi» trial, in Homo of itH phaucH, wiw
perh&pa the irloHt remarkable one ever
bad in the county. The trial wa« for
what might IK; connidend infanticide.
Many pointed to .MJHH Smith ns
the mother of a dead child found under
the coal houHC of her home. Hut many
other liti and the testimony of ex
perienced phyHiciariH, all concurred in
Haying that nbe waH not itH mother. If
it waH cooHpiracy to injure her—the
placing the dead body of an infant
where found-then it wan the mout wick
ed and depraved act ever committed in
thix county. Hut we hope now to
hear no more of thin matter in any
way. We join in congratulating all
that HO deep a ntain haH been removed
from one HO young, HO fair arid BO
well connected by marriage and in
Hociety.
{) () V Kit NO It V f/A'.S 77 ON.
Center, Clearfield, JcfTerHon ami
Lycoming eonntioH, have iijatructcd
their delegaten to the Slate Conven
tion in favor of (Jen. Heaver an tl*'
Republican candidate for next Gov
ernor.
ChcHter county ban instructed her
her clelegateH in favor of the Jlou.
Samml Hutler for Governor.
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V ntUK €itxn*u : fl*., 31l«»clf 22» 1882.
STATE POLITICS.
j i ix.r. AU.VEW.
Some Imporlant Extra-Judi
eial Opinion* from tlie
Veteran.
HARRISBURG, March 13. —Ex-Chief
Justice Agnew, being asked by the
Dispatch correspondent whether' be
agreed with the decision of the Supreme
Court.affirming the constitutionality of
the Salary act, said that he was not
prepared to state his opinion on the
subject. not having given the requisite
examination. Hut he strongly inti
mated that in arriving at a decision the
debate- in the Constitutional Conven
tion. which authorised the legislature
to fix its salaries for the session, should
have been consulted to determine what
was the intention of that body. Ihe
fact that the decision of the Supreme
Court was rendered so close to it*
action in emasculating the middle and
western districts, to enable the judges
to sit almost permantly at Philadelphia,
he thought, had much to do with the
unfavorable comment passed on the
action of the Supreme Court on the
salarv question. As to the constitu
tionality of the act fixing the iionjpeu
sati'»n of members of the Legislature,
there was a great diversity of opinion,
some of lhe finest legal minds main
taining that there is a conflict between
the Constitution and the law, and
others equally well calculated to judge
entertaining a different opinion.
ECBQIXO THE PUBLIC VIEW.
Judge Agnew »-J «nrpserved in
Lis disapproval of the action of
Supreme Court in changing the several
districts so as to have nearly all the
counties in the State thrown into the
eastern district. He considered it a
violation of tha epirit of the law which
empowered the Supreme Court to form
new districts, although tho act roigt»t
be stretched to include the power which
the Court exercised. Under tho law
of 1836 dividing the State into four
districts, many abuses arose which
gave the Supreme Court great annoy
ance. Counties which were dissatis
fied with tbair assignment frequently
had themselves transferred by special
legislation to districts which
them better. The effect of this wad
that the business in the eastern dis
trict was overcrowded, making it al
most impossible to dispose of it in the
time allotted fur sitting in Philadelphia.
To cure this defect the Supreme Court
had the Legislature pass an act givi'ij?
exclusive control over the several dis.-
tricts. Judge Agnew, who waa then
Chief Justice, undertook the arrange
ment of the districts under this law,
and, with a view of properly assigning
the counties of the State, wrote to all
the Prothonotarics for and received
from them reports showing the number
of writs of error issued in their conn
ties the thr«cj preceding years, iii order
that he might strike a average.
The matter of convenience entered
largely into the arrangement of the dis
tricts which were formed as they stood
before the recent action of the Supreme
Court, ufter the most careful considera
tion of the claims of the several coun
ties. The evident intention of the
Legislature was to have the districts
as conveniently arranged for all the
counties as possible. Judge Agnew
expressed his surprise that the Supreme
Court should almost entirely Wot out
two districts and concentrate nearly
all the businees in Philadelphia. The
undertaking was certainly courageous,
in view of the inevitable condemna
tion which it would bring down on
the heads of the Judges. He thought
t'je proceeding was a particularly gross
injustice to the junior legal profession
in Central and Western Pennsylvania,
who could not conittiant fees to proper
ly compensate them, because of their
INEX|>erience, for t In* EXPENSE*
to trips to Philadelphia to argue CUKTS
in the Supreme Court. Judge Ago' * -
says, reports t'> the contrary notwith
standing, the lawyers of Western
Pennsylvania art- generally dissatisfied
with the arrangement of the districts,
by which nearly all the counties are
thrown into the Eastern district He
informed Judge (jreen of this fact re
cently, and that gentlemen appeared
surprised that this sentiment should
prevail, as he supposed it was in favor
of the action which the Supreme Court
had taken.
At this point of the interview Judge
Agnew left for his home in JJoaver
county. Judge Green, of tbe Justice*
of the Supreme Court, was tbe most
active in exerting his influence with the
Legislature layt year in favor of the
act providing that all the sessions of
the Supreme Court should be held in
Philadelphia. Chief Justice Shara
wood and Judge I'axson were con
trolled in their partiality for Philadel
phia as the permarnent sitting place of
the court by local considerations, and
Judge Mercur by tbe hospitable treat
ment extended to the judges in Phila
delphia. It is also staled that Judge
Sterrett, of Allegheny, was not much
shocked by the order of tbe court trans
ferring nearly all the businessfroju t}u;
middle and western districts to the
eastern.
Tlx; Choice of
Out of tbe aixty-seven counties of
Pennsylvania, there are not more than
ten where tbe delegates to the Repub
lican State Convention are likely to be
chosen by representative county or dis
trict conventions coming directly from
the |Msople sin'e the call.
Twelve counties appointed their
delegates last year, before tbe personal
or the public issues of this canvass had
taken any shape. They were chosen
at the local conventions which named
the county candidates for the election
of last November —that is, more than
a year iri advance of the election for
which they are to participate in select
ing the State candidates. Of cour.se,
under such circumstances they were
designated without any intelligent un
derstanding of the questions upon
which they would be called to pass, and
without any regard 'o them. The coun
ties thus appointing their delegates last
year were Adams, Herks, Rucks, Car
bon, Clarion, Lebanon, Montour, North
umberland, Juniata, Miltlin, Schuylkill
and York.
Since the election, ami chiefly since
the call for the State Convention, sev
eral other counties have* named their
delegates—but all of them have been
named by the (.'ounty Committees, ex
cept in the single county of Chester.
Chester has just held a popular repre
sentative convention, but in none of the
others have the delegates been named
by conventions from the people. The
counties were the delegates have thus
been appointed by the committee iri
cludc Cameron, Centre, Clear lie Id,
Huntingdon, Jefferson, Lehigh, and |
Monroe.
The great majority of counties are
still to name their delegates, and in j
most they will be designated by the j
County Committees. The only coun
ties besides Chester where the dele-!
gates are likely to be elected by con
ventions chosen directly by the people
iu primaries held for this purpose are
Allegheny, Delaware, Fayette, Frank
lin, Lancaster, Lackawanna, Luzerne,
Montgomery and Philadelphia This
leaves fortv-fiye counties where the
delegates are to be named by County
Committees appointed a year ago for
an entirely different object, and of the
remaining twenty-two which send del
egates elected by popular conventions
twelve designated them last year.
Only ten elect their delegates direct
from the people since the questions of
the canvass took form.
This is plainly all wrong. To state
the facts is to show tho mistake- The
delegates elected a year in advance
may t»e exeellent men and may fairly
reflect public sentiment of the present
time. The delegates chosen by Coun
ty Committees, instead of popular con
ventions, may also represent the real
will of the |>eople. But there is no
assurance of it, and the principal can
not l>e sustained. The delegates ought
to be elected by represntatiye conven
tions of the people, held after the cal)
of the State Convention has been issu
ed, and after the questions of the can
vass have assumed shape, and the
State Convention should be held at a
time which would permit such general
popular action. This is one of the po
litical reforms which are before us.
Meanwhiif, if; it? absence, care should
be taken by sending the and
worthiest men under the old plan and
bv respecting the public sentiment, to
secure the impression and the approval
of a real representation.— Philadelphia
Press, M ar ■ l -
Clie*ter Coiiqtf politics.
WEST Cuestkr, March 14—
Republican County Convention mot in
Horticultural Hall this morning at
eleven o'clock. The members were
called to order by Chairman Pierce,
who called the roll of delegates, to
which one hundred and nineteen ans-
Wfifpf} as present. A permanent or
ganisation fcffccted by the election
of A. P. Iteid, of West GLe§f?r, $s
chairman, his opponent being General
B, F. Fisher, of Schuylkill Township.
The only busiuess before the conven
tion was the selection of one Senator
ial and fP4r Represenative delegates
to the State WHliam M.
Hayea, of West Chester, was
ated and elected Senatorial ddagato.
The convention then elected Repreaen
tativ delegates in the following order:
Northern District—l)r. W. P. Snyder,
of Spring City. Southern District—
Dr. Benjamin Thompson, of New Oar
den Township. Eastern District—
George 11. Hoopea, of West Chester.
Western District—E. D. Baldwin, of
Goatps^iile.
The following resQljjtion was offered
by Colonel F. C. Iloo'ton,'chairman qf
the Butler Committee, and carried
unanimously.
Resolved, That the delegates elected
to the State Convention are instructed
to support Hon. Samuel Butler for the
office of Oovernor, and to use all hon
orable means to secure his election.
,J. 0. K. Robarts, editor of the I'boen-
Uvilje and a delegate, offer
ed the following resolution :
whereas, Primal source of (ioyeru.
ment of this Nation Is of the people j
and,
WHEREAS, The tendencies 01 politi
cians are towards wresting from the
many this fundamental prerogative
and the relegation of power to the few
who make politics a business; and,
WHEREAS, This State of affairs has
naturally resulted In the abridgement
r/f inalienable rights and the elevation
t(} office <)f ruerp of mediocrity and
doubtful character, tbys casting odium
Upon the once proud fame of this Com
monwealth, therefore, be it,
Reaolred, That Ihe delegates this
day chosen to represent Obeatar Coun
ty in the approaching Republican Con
vention of the State of Pennsylvania,
be and are hereby instructed to use their
best endeavors at that gathering to
wrest the party there represented from
machine influences and boss methods, to
nominate candidates for suffrage on the
first Tuesday in November next whose
past records do not savor of the ring
and whose claims for popular favor rest
eojely upon fitness, probity and a full
appreciation of tfio idea that the people
are supreme.
This resolution was abiy seconded
bv both General Fisher and Colonel
1100 ten, who denounced the machine
politics and boas rule in strong terms.
The resolution was carried without op
position, after which the convention
adjourned.
AakliiK lor Nimiiii'a Pardon.
Washinoton, March 18.—Subscrip
tions for the family of Sergeant Mason
are oeirig litketi up in all tho (lovern
mcnt departments. The indications
arc that it handsome num. will l>e real
ized. for executive clem
ency are pouring in tfjo ffeniilfnt
from all quartern.
IliH counsel is confident that he haw
discovered pointH that will invalidate
the findings of the court martial.
Nkw York, March 18. —Tho Gar
field Club propone to diHtribute for
signatures petitions to the President
for the pardon of Mason.
Chicago, March JB.—A petition for
the pardon of Mason, 2,400 feet Jong
and containing 120,000 signatures wan
sent to the {'resident to-nigbt.
ICka inno, March 18.At a meeting of
the citizens to-nigbt, the Mayor pre
siding, reHolutioriH were adopted rcqucs
ing the pardon of Sergeant Mason at
once.
MIL. DOUGAFJH WILL.
A special court in in session thin
week, Judge A reus Mi:l)crnilt, of
Mercer, presiding. Ah we go to press
the case involving the validity of a
will of the late Oavid I>ougal in on
trial. The case in exciting much in
terest and a full report of it will be
given next week. Hon. (leorge A.
Jenks, of Hrookville, Pa., is concerned
an counsel with Messrs. Brandon and
Campbell against the will, and Messrs.
Thoinpaon, McCandless, Walker,
Fleegor and MctjuisMon appear for the
will.
Ukv. Frank Sii.vki s, pastor of the
('umhorlnml Presbyterian churches of
l'r<> pict and West Ijila rty, this coun
ty, bus resigned the same and will re
move to Ureenboro, Fayette couuty,
Pa.
THE OABITED FLOODS. |
RELIEF FROM THE GOVERNMENT.
WASHINGTON, March 15,1882. —The !
House to-day passed the Seuate bill :
makiug further appropriations to re- ;
lieve the suffers by the overflow of the
Mississippi, with amendments increas- j
ing the amount to $150,000 and author- .
izing the Secretary of War to expend
such part thereof as he may deem ad
visable for labor-only in strengthening J
levees of the .Mississippi where there is
danger of immediate breaks ; but he
shall only employ persons to whom he
is issuing rations on account of desti
tution caused by the overflow of said j
river and its tributaries.
FRESH CREVASSES REPORTED AT NEW
ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, La., March 13, 1882.
—The first crevasse in Louisana this
season occurred in the levee of Con
cordia parish, near the Tenpas line,
about a month ago. It was then sta
ted that the \yater from this crevasse
would be reinforced by the waters of the
Ouachita River and submerge Con
cordia and Tensas parishes. On Mon
day four crevasses were reported in the
levees along the river front of Tensas
parish, within a distance of fifteen
miles, which, it was said, would inun
date those parishes. To-day another
crevasse occurred, and many similar
cases may be mentioned, where the
rapidly encroaching flood waters have
caused the people to more than realize
the widest exaggerations of the report
ed damage by overflow.
Captain T. P. Leathers, of the steam
er Natchez, telegraphs to-day from
Port Gibson, Miss., as follows:
Ships Bayou levee, twenty-two feet
high, this morning. This will
run water broadcast over Tensas and
Concordia. The people of these places
require immediate assistance or there
will be great suffering.
The West Baton Rouge levees, cov
ering as they do a number of the prin
cipal in State, cqqtiqi)e {.q
be the subject of great interest and anx
iety. A despatch from C. J. Barrow,
president of the police jury of that
parish, says :
We are all right so far and can hold
the fort. Our expenses are over
$1,500 per day and by to-night our
funds will be exhausted. The river
stjll continues to eucroach upon us at
the »ai*> of onf; a fmlf inches in
twenty.four hours. All Ihe levels yjlj
have to be raised. The river is now
within three inches of the high water
of 1874.
STORIES OF THE FLOODS.
A. If. Rathmope, of Philadelphia,
arrived at Littile Rock, A&k-, to-Aigfct
from the overflowed conntay. He said
to a (JutvUts reporter that on Friday he
went around the neighborhood of Ar
kansas City on an inspecting tour.
'After taking abservatious, and while
rowing through the woods in a skiff,
we came on a half submerged log house.
Rowing along side an upper window
we looked in, and discovered a man,
his wife and two children occupying
the TJjp man on being ques
tioned said i—'We did qo't expect a
break in the levee. The other morn?
ing wo awoke and found water all
around the house, and that the floor
was lifted up by pressure. We bad no
means of effecting an escape, as we
live a great distance from the river.
We have no boats, and did not think
that the flood would become so seri
ous, I have bcee living here ten years,
am} Li aye neyvr before suffered any in
convenience from ihe watel"- j <|id
not think it would become very deep
or we could have waded out first. I
was fool enough to think the break in
the levee had caused the overflow, an 3
that other breaks would occur shortly
ami distribute the water, but it k«pt
on raising till we were forced to go up
stairs and for two days we have had
nothing to eat. The water is gradual
ly rising, and but for this timely de
li •'jjfar)}-•?' must have soon been
Urov.ne^.'
•W« took this family to jun<| about
ten mi lew distant and provided food for
the in. (joijig out in a skifl' again we
came upon a knoll where si* or seven
people had taken refuge. They had
been driven from home and, unable to
get out of the bottom, had remained
on the little knoll, although it could be
but a temp>rary relief; starvation if
not flood must soon como. An old
man sat near the edge of the water and
looked with inexpressible sadness out
on the great watery waste before him.
He said bis name was Mansion, and
that he had lived in the neighborhood
for nearly twenty years. 'I was liv
ing with my faugktfF,' he'said. The
other night the flood rushetf in
us. We did not have time to make
any arrangements. I called to uiy
daughter to follow me, but just then a
swift current Btruk me and bore away.
I head mydaughter scream and I at
tempted to answer her, but was
strangled. I was borne on with the
rapid waters. Striking a tree I seized
bold of it and held on. Lifting my
head above water I called my daughter,
but the mighty rush of waters was my
only response. When d«ylight came
I saw the ountry was fl loded. I
uwaui /ror.i th.e tree and by accident
reached the knoll./
again brought into use. The poof
people were nearly starved, and when
food was given them they ate raven
ously. There are hundreds of peopel
who have not yet received government
aid and their condition is so deplorable
that something must be done. The
government, of course, is doing every
thing possible fojr L'UD rpljjif of the suf-"
ferers, but I tell you the sight oi if
supplies would Im> a glorious picture to j
a great many people I have recently
seen. Every man says the situation
is indescribable. I can ouiy re[>eat the
expression.'
A CATFISH IN TIIK I'ARI.OR.
The Cairo (111.) correspondence of
the St. Louis Globe-Democrat furnish
er the following in the course of an in
terview with a merchant of Columbus,
K jr.. relatiye to tfte of the
town :
'How high did the water come?'
'Well, the Belmont Hotel was built
above high water mark of I HOT, the
highest flood ever known, and the
water was two feet deep in the house.
Why, the proprietor actually caught a
huge catfish in the parlor on the ground
floor.'
THE RIVER FoRTY MII.ES WIDE.
St Loiis, March 14.—The South
en. Relief Committee of St. Lojis is
sued this moriHug appeal to the
citizi us generally for momy, foo<J,
clothing, medicines and unythius that
can be of service.
The officers and passengers of the
utcuiucr City of Baton Rouge, which
arrived here yesterday from New Or
leans. pay that the river has an aver
age width of the forty miles nearly all
the way from Cairo down, and with
the exception of some sixty miles above
and below Vieksburg the levees are
either washed away or are covered
with water and are of no particular
benefit.
The Uovenment steamer Anita,
which left here veaterday with a quan
tity of provisions on board for the suf
ferers from the Mississippi floods, will
go direct to Memphis, where she will
be taken in charge by an army officer,
probably Major Benvard. She will
then proceed to Friar's Point, from
which place a number of boats will be
sent out over the submerged bottoms.
The j»eople, now huddled together on
bits of broken levees and other dry
spots, but still surrounded by water,
will be transported to places where
they can be provided for.
MEMPHIS, March 17.—A Helena,
Ark., special says: The destitution
now prevailing iu the sunk lauds of the
Upper St. Francis lliver is unequalled
in the annals of disasters which have
been visited upon man. These people,
all whites, have received no help of
any kind. Hundreds of families are
living upon rafts, eating dead animals;
floating carcases are seen in every di
rection with large slices cut from them
by these starving creatures, who grasp
at everything, no matter how revolting.
The Sironga, a small river running
out from the St. Francis, with the Lit
tle River, and other points are thickly
settled with whites, who are on rafts,
scaffolds and logs. Families are hud
dled together like animals, praying
for food. For a distance of 300 miles
no land is to be seen. The river con
tinues fa|ling at Helena, but the over
flow in the city lumaius about thp
same.
SOTICK.
Meeting ot Republican County
Committee.
The mptpbers of the RepqWipan
County Committer are requested to
meet in the Arbitration room in th«
Court House, at Butler, on Friday
April 7th, 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. CIIAIQ, Chairman.
i|apc}i 15, 1882.
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,
ttutlttlo tp , Thomas Douglass.
Hjinpr'tp.', Johq iiurkjjart.
Centre tp., Suuiuel Irwi«.
Cherry (p., J. F. McCoy.
Clay tp., 8. P. Painter,
Clearfield tp., P. Fennell.
Clinton tp., John B. Davi*.
Concord tp., L. Christy.
Couiio<|uenessing, N. tp., A 1« Stewart.
Connoquenessinj;, S. tp., Jacob Fry.
Cranberry tp., N. B. Duncan.
Donegal tp. ; J. B. Orbison.
Fairview, t. tp., Thomas Jamison.
Fairview, W. tp , Robert MoClung.
Forward tp., Thomas Graham.
Franklin tp., Samuel Moore.
Jackson E. tp., Elias It. Boyer.
Jackson \y. tp., I|. Week broker.
Jelfersoij tn., fy'qi. Supcop.
Lancaster tp,, J. N, Ivirkef,
Marion tp., Wm. Canton.
Mercer tp., W. W. Johnson.
Middlesex tp., Samuel Leslie.
Muddycreek tp., Fred Bauder.
Oakland tp., Robert Hamilton.
Barker tp., W. J. Beatty.
Penn tp., Nathan Brown.
Slip|>eryrock tp., Jos. Dougherty.
Summit tp., Johu Eiurick.
Venango tp., J. L. Chambers.
Washington tp., Samuel Smith.
Win Held tp., Casper J" reeling.
Wdrttf tj)! ( '\J. N. Moore.
Bijtler bo'rr), Ist Walker.
Uutlar bora, lind ward, A. T- Hlack,
Centroville borough. C, W. Coultur.
Fillrvluw borough, Thomas Hays.
Karns City borough, Joseph Thomas.
Mill.rUiwu borough, J. B. Shouulter.
PMrolia borough, M.C. Benedict
Prospect borough, C. C. Sullivan.
Saxonburg borough, I'. Hurtner.
Sunbury borough, A. Meehling.
/elienople borough, A. V. Cunningham.
I*l tlCltll.l*.
BROWN MTAItlt On Murcli l/illi, IXM2, at
ihh .Majeure o." Jom-uh Criivell, by Kev.
will T. MOiM, Mr. N L. Brown ami Mis*
Wijdn St/trf, both" of l'epn toiviuluii, Itutler
county,
MCCONNKM, JONF.S On March ir,, 1882,
by INVJHIIIIH A. ( lurk, Mr. Juuiea Homer
M<'( ■Hini'll ami M inn Annie F- Jones, both of
Mgddyurcck township, tilaaHuty.
VOOKI.EY WOIJJXKU On March lfl, lAH2,
at tli« bride'* rcxidenoe ( by Kev. Tieman,
Mr. Jae.ob 0. Vog.tlny, of Sun Francisco, to
MiM Anna ('. Wohlleb, of Tareutuin, Allegh
eny county, IV
DEATIIN.
McC'IJKDY—At hi* home at kinsman, Ohio,
March l.'lth, I*B2, Mr. John W. Mot.'urdy, in
the 78th year of hla age, olilest aon of the
late Jatnea McC'urdy, ftxq., of Itutler oountv,
ALHKKT—In Franklin township, thin oouii
ty, on Huuday morning, March lftk. 1882,
Mr*, yaffch Albert, wife of jj r _ William 11.
Albert,' aifed aljotf't fo ytur*.
The deceased wa* it vrry faithful member of
the I'roajtect Knpliah Lutheran Church for a
oeriod of ul>out forty year* ( of whioh church her
nuaband waa one of the original founder*.
McDKAVITT -On Thursday evening, Feb.
23, 1882, at bin residence near Weal Liberty,
Itutler county, IV, Juuiea McDeavitt, in hut
80th year.
He wan one of the oldeat citizen* of Itrody
townabip.
taSKrit
FOR
RHEUMATISM,
Heuralgla, iciatica, (.umbago,
Backache, Soreness of the Chest, Bout,
Quinsy, Sore Throat, Swel/inas and
Sprains, Burns and Scalds,
General Bodily Pains,
Tooth, Ear and Headache, Frosted Feet
and Ears, and all othor Pains
and Aches.
N'i Preparation on earth equal* Ht. Jamm <>ii. aa
a BHfr, mart, eimplr mill KxtiTiial Itemi'dy.
A trial eMail* hut ll<- comparatively trltllnif outlay
of si> tenia .-vrry one luffi rlni; with |*iu
can have cheap anil positive proof ol IU claim*.
Direction* lu Klevi u
ttOLll BY ALL URllOdlrtTri KUh lILALLKH IV
meuioini:.
A. VOOEJLER SL CO.,
il«Mi»i«r»i MU-, V. M• A> ,
REMOVAL.
PORTER & DONALDSON,
WHOLESALE MILLINERY
Have Removed to
TSEMf&TtWSssm
. |BM™W|pR/w &■
A- ! I lOIWnXTO I i jgr ~.
■sm «• «Trsiw|JiM I ate-'
fewHlSll*
NEW BUILDING,
260, 262 and Liberty St., Pittsburgh, Pa.
Elevator Entrance, 201.
Special attention giveu to Pattern Bonnets and Trimmed Hut*. Full line of Straw Goods, Rib
bon?, Silks, Flowers, Nets and Laces.
Hoop Skirts, Coreets, Crapes and Ladies Neck Wear, SPECIALTIES.
PARTICULAR ATTENTION PAID TO ORDERS.
LARGEST STOCK. LATEST STYLES. LOWEST PRICES.
roar22,Bm
1882. OLD ESTABLISHED HOUSE OF 1882^
JAMES SHIDLE & SON,
No. 59 SMITIIFIKLP PITTSBURGH, PENN'A,
GKETJ&R C. SHIDLE.
Art Paper Hangings, Embossed Bronzes, Dadoes, &c.
mat 22,3 m
F U R N I URE.
A OF
sjJTFreif;ht paid on all over $25.
■ I ill I H 51 and M J.-J.-DEKAL ST., ALLEGHENY, PA.
BETWEEN DEPOT J±JN ID BRIDGE.
marls,3nioß.
D. & E\ S. WEL.TIT,
iUliilEKb AMP J)EA.LfcRB
CARPETS AND WALL PAPER,
OILCLOTHS, MATTINGS, WINDOW SHADES. &c.
The oldest, largest uud most complete House iu the Trtule in the City.
nils,3ruoß. 115 und 117 Federal St., Allegheny City, I'a.
GREAT (iiIEM DESTROYER
DARBY'S
PROPHYLACTIC FLUID.
——j Pitting of SMALL
SMALL POX I'OX Prevented.
ERADICATED.
(laiigrcne prevented siml
Dywulrry cuii'd.
rontagloiiil«»lH»vwl. UvUinds healed rapidly.
Sick rooms purilfcd uud cureci in short
llladc pleasant. Ullle
Fevered ami Si. lt Per Tcltcr'dried up.
HOIIS relieved and ic- || | s IH'RFN'II y harmless. I
V s . .. ,' v For Sore Throat II is n
. rf 1 : 1 : t L v! 1 "IIHTHI. .
lit added to tile Vviip'f ■"
Soft While Complexions 9H
secured t»y It* IISC - i
I" hiuIIIIIK HIPTHFRIA I
impure Air wade harm- FIR I NCNIFT |
less ami purified liy, ririr , /r -., Tr n I
HjjrinklUiK Daiby •> PREVENTED. I
I' lllld itlx)|lt. 1
To purify til" breath,
Cleanse the Teeth. It
cjui't be surpassed. ('holera dissipated,
Catarrh relieved ami Ship Fever Prevented by
cured. It* use.
Kryslpelascured. 111 cases of death In the
Hum* relieved Instantly ' house. It should always
Hear* prevented. l>e used ahniil tile
Keiuovcs all unpleasant corpse It will prevent
odor*. any unpleasant Ninell.
All Antidote for Animal
or Vegetable Poisons,
Stings, &c.
CPA PI CT Dangerous cllliivia* of
PCI/CD room* and lio*-
rtVtn pnal* lemoved by It*
CUBED.
" K«AI>t;:ATJU».
In f.wf It I* the great
Disinfectant and Purifier,
I'HKI'A KKi> HV
J. H. ZEILIN & CO.,
Manufacturing Chemist*. SOI.IC FHOJ'HI KTORS
ATTENTION.
SHIPPERS and FARMERS.
LIVE POULTRY,
BUTTER, EG US.
WOOL, GRAIN,
VINEGAR,
HIDES, FURS,
PELTS, LAMBS, ETC.
NKNI) FOR I'ltK'i: MHT.
KkFF.KKNCKS:
A. K. Mcstole, Mechanic's Hunk, Oreou
polnt, L. 1., New York.
J. A. Whltinore, Having* Hank, Urcenpolnt,
L- 1., New Yoik.
Kev. W. Held, Green point, 1.. I , New York.
T. A. lint Held, New YorK-
H GASTON & CO..
General Mo. !um lUiMiiiUi.*"l("i Merchants,
t'7 Front BtrciH,' New York.
mar'Jii,Out
REUABALE NURSERY STOCK,
OF
GROVER & KINNE S
MOKKIH NUKBEKIE.S, West Chester, Chester
county, Pa.
Fruit, Shade nr.d Ornamental trees, Shrubs,
Ko*c«, etc, line Flowering Shrub* ami Mollis a
specially, either by subscription or C. O. I).
44dr«M H R. LOVTHT, Wotm Agent,
room iln. ti, i;;i FIHIi •venite, I'iltnfutig|i,
■tM>»
Kmlnln of William FICIIIIIIK.
(I. *TI oi - nuiKAi.O MWNMIIP, nuc'n.)
I.ellei* of administration having bei n ((rallied
li< the undersigned on Ihc estate id Win. Flem
ing, declined, late nl Mull .lo township, lillller
county, IV, all person* knowing themselves
lud. bled to said estate will please tuakc pay*,
incut, ami those having claims again.! f'C
same will preM'iit Ihclil dul< authenticated lor
•eltieiuciit.
FI'WAKD H. FI kmimi, j
IT M. IIAIIMISON { Adlu'r*.
Hsrvcrsville l'.O . Iluller county, Fa.
££T Advw tuviu the C'UMAW.
To Iluller Comity IIOUMC.
keepers,
I would respectfully call your attention to the
fact that lam Hole Agent In liuller countv for the
sale of the WAI.KKIt WASIIHK, the be*t and
cheapest washer made, Orders re*pectfully no
helted. For lurtlier particulars, address
WM, .1. J'KACO,
Local agent* wanted. Hakerstown. Fa,
HMKY O. UAI.K,
FINE MERCHANT TAILOR,
COB, I'ENN ANDIBIXTU BTHEKTB,
I'ittuburgh, Pa
I n ion Woolen
BI'TLPK, PA.
11. FDLLKUTOX, Prop'p.
Manufacturer of Ki.ANKRTS, FJ.ANNKI.*, YAKNS,
Ac. AIHO custom work done to order, sucb as
carding Rolls, making Blankets, Flannels, Knit
ting uud Weaving Yarns, Ac., at very low
prices. Wool worked on the shares, II de
sired. niy7-ly
Webb's Eclectric Medicine
is a i.oftltivc ami etfcetuitl remedy for litl Ncr
vo'u* l)|scasAs in cferr rttftue ('f Hie- i'ounK
male pr female. Kuril a* i|ii|H»te|ir.y, Fmnraiiuij,
loss of Strength, loss pf Vitality, Defect fv« Mr|(iu
ry. Impalrxil Itralu Power, ami diseases from
whloh an unnatural waste or life spring*, all »(
which cannot full to undermine the whole system,
Kvury organ |s weakened, every power prat rated,
and many form* of illsease are generated which,
II not chocked, pave the way to an earlv death. It
reiuvlnates age and relnvlgorates youth.
Each package contains sufficient for two week*
treatment. Write (or pamphlet, which will bo
sen! free, Willi full particulars.
Sold by all Druggists at Mi cent* a package, or
twelve packages for fft.W. Will be sent free by
mall on receipt of inonnv. by addressing
WKllfl'H KCI.KOTKIr MKDICrNK CO.,
A cure guaranteed, Hullulo, N. Y.
Sold by l>. 11. Wuller, llutler. Pa. jan3 :ly
Jury I.lNt lor Npeclnl March
Term.
I.lst of traverse Juror* drawn for a special term
of t'oiirt. commencing on the third Monday <if
Man |i byjnj. tin .qtli lay, A. O , 1862
l.ewls ft!,'line. Franklin towlwhip" farmer,
It M tllack, ( berry lowiisblp, farmer.
Fred Herry. FraiiKlln twp, fanner.
Charles llook. Cherry township, farmer.
Dixon llartly, Parker township, farmer.
F. N Christy, Coneonl township, farmer.
Itobert Dunn, Karns City, J. r.
Thomas Denny. Middlesex twji, fanner.
.1 W Kkas, Clinton tow nship, farmer.
(Inim Fllnner, Mmblycreek twp, fanner.
Martin I'linner, ConiiiM|uenes*lng tp. farme
Michael Fllnner. Lancaster twp, farmer.
A II faller. It..iler liorotigb. clerk.
.1 A Foruuer, Marlon Iwp, tanner.
GiMirge tiraham. Worth township, merchant,
.lames Calbrcuih. Wlulleld township, farmer.
II II (iallaglicr. Iluller bor.. ex-recorder,
W C ilnllaml, Washington twp, farmer,
tmirgii ixiug. Mercer tow..slnp, fann. t.
ruler Kittle, Iluller towiH|iip. farpitl', -
.lames II l.ovi', Clliiloii towiisldp. farmer.
Samuel MeCoUiiell, SII|I|MT\ rock Iwp., farmer,
.lames Metlarvey. Kairvlew tw |>, fanner,
•lames \tcMlehael Millerstowu Imr.eoal
C It Metilnuls. Wnango township, farmer.
M D McKlwee, Oakland lownslllj), farmer.
Ilenry Maurliolf, forward twp, farmer.
•i A Mahood. Washington twp, farmer.
D It Mei*nllough. Worth township.
.lames Piillerson, Sli|i(>crvroek twt>, farmer.
Win Hansel, borough.
Win Klcliards, Karns City, drayman.
Ileiij Itlchanlson, Adams township, fanner.
Ilenry shutter. Zellenopl# bor. laborer.
H. M. Marr, Concord twp., farmer.
John Hlaples, Adam* tw|>., farme,.
Kohl, blcrrelt, .Jr., ilnriop tw-jt., farpiff-
J. W. Hhoalf, Hardy two., laliort i.
A .1 Wick. Mercer towii*nlp, fnrmer.
It.>l,eii Walters. Adams township, laimer.
Joseph West, Cranberry twp, tanner.
John Wilnell, Fa Irv lew twp, farmer.
Formnnont Employment.
Wantinl—Men of inU-grity an<l uhili
ty to tuku oriltTH for trees, shrubs and
vines front our (Jenev»(N. \ .)Nur
iHerieH. flood wnffen ami steady em
ployment to good Hftlosmen. Address
ivitli references,
I). II I'ATTY it Co.,
urtjfjuitu, CI cuv va, N. Y.