BUTLER CITIZEN
J§HAM7* W. C. MEBLEV, PROP'BS,
Entered at the Poatofice at Butler as
tecond-clatu matter.
• "■ .
MR. MILLIE, in Congress, has our
thanks for numerous public documents.
We will endeavor to give his recent
remarks on the Utah Contested Elec
tion Case in our next.
Arts* the Ist of Mar a person
using profane language in the State of
New York may be arrested, taken
directly before a magistrate, and, if
convicted, sent to jail for ten days.
It is a summary process, and the law
will doubtless have a restraining in
fluence on corner-loafers and drivers of
overloaded wagons.
IN speaking of his new book, Gui
teau says: "A new line of thought
runs through it, and if it does not
demonstrate the existence of heaven
and bell, I submit their existence can
not be proved." In this connection it
might not be out of place to remark
that while a great many good people
do not believe in everlasting fire and
lakes of burning brimstone, it is diffi
cult to contemplate Guiteau and bis
crime without feeling that there must
be some punishment after death, as
life is too short to get even with him.
MARSHAL OF WES TERN
PENNSYLVANIA.
More than half the counties of th€
State compose what is known as the
Western district of Pennsylvania, foi
the holding of the Courts of the United
States. The duties of the Marshal foi
the same are somewhat similar tc
tbat of a Sheriff of a county. Everj
county is interested and has a right tc
be beard as to who shall be this Mar
sbal. Hon. John Hall, of Washington
county, has filled the office acceptably
for some years past. Recently he re
signed, or was forced to resign, w<
know not whieh. James S. Rutan
of Beaver county, is quietly attempt
ing to step into this place, through th<
aid of Senator Don Cameron. Mr
Rutan is an old office bolder, having
been in office nearly continuously for the
past twenty years, and was holding an
important federal office in Pittsburgh
when relieved of it by President Gar
field, and our purpose is to make prom
ineat the feet that no county in the
district has recommended bim fot
Marshal, or likely would recommend
him. This attempt to make him such,
without time or opportunity to the
several counties of the district to be
heard, is therefore an imposition upon
them. If time be given much more
worthy will likely be applicants. There
should be no such judgment taken of
them in their rights. The argument
used against Col. Sullivan is that be
has been in office a long time, and the
same men using this argument, and in
the same day, turn around and at
tempt to restore to office one who has
held office about as long. This is con
sistancy with a vengeance.
SENATOR MITCHELL.
Tbe position of Senator Mitchell
just now is such as should draw to bim
the support of all good Rjpublicans is
the State. The circumstances under
which he was elected last winter to
represent this old Commonwealth, as
one of her Senators in tbe Senate of
tbe United States, will be remembered.
We hare no doubt that be has borne
much for tbe sake of peace and har
monj with his colleague, Seaator Cam
eron. But the time arrived when he
was compelled, through self respect,
and in the interest of fair play, justice
and right among tbe different members
of the Republican party of the State,
to MMr his protest against tbe meth
ods and outrages of his colleague. He
baa dftoe so, and now stands before
the Republicans of the Ktate as tbe
one to whom they can look to and rely
upon to gire voice to their feelings
against the odious personal rule too
long existing. He is in the position
to do so, and all good and unbound
Republicans Will rally around him.
The issue was forced on Vim and npon
all, and now let it be met manfully
and courageously. The people, sick
and tired of a one man power, were
waiting for this deliverance, and all
Benator Mitchell has to do, uto go
forward in tbe direction be ha* chosen
and we will soon bsve a more healthy
condition of political affairs io Penn
aylvania.
A BTRONQ ENDORSEMENT
AND AN EARNEST
PROTEST.
Tbe attempt of Senator Cameron
and llarry White to reraovo Collector
John M. Sullivan from office is likely
to fail. Up to last Saturday over aix
thousand names, of persons living in
this, 23d Internet Revenue district,
bare been signed to protests against
tbe removal of Mr. Sullivan and for
warded to Senator Mitchell. Many of
these names are of persons and firms
who have bad business in tbe Collec
tor's office Many others were com
posed of leading citizens of the dis
trict, including we learn all tbe clergy
of Allegheny City. In Butler bere,
the birth place and old home of Col.
Snllivan, over two hundred and fifty
names were attached to the protest in
a short Spaee of tinae. From Millers
town, Petrolia, Harmony, Zdienople
and other points in this county, nu
merously signed protests b*ve been
forwarded. Tbe same we believe has
been done in every couuty of Uie dis
trict. With such endorsements of
Col. Sullivan there ia hope the Senate (
of the United States will refuse to con-
or in the quickly spung effort made
0 remove him. He has been so faith
ul in his trust that this attempt to do
k> has arroused the greatest indigna
,ion, and this case will likely be made
1 test one. It is exciting much intcr
»t. and Senator Mitchell is making an |
jsrnest effort to bring out all the fact 3
oefore the Senate. He will have the
jympatby and support, not only of
what we believe to be a large majority
Df th« Republicans of the district, but
of all in the State acquainted with the
facts of the case. If only further time
be given the protest will be largely in
creased and with full information of
the case before the Senate there is
great encouragement to believe that
body will not sanction the attempt to
displace so good an officer as Col
Sullivan.
SENATOR MITCHELL'S
VIEWS.
He Give* His Opinion ou the
Best Mel bod of Regenerat
ing tbe Party.
Senator Mitchell's letter, published
iu the Press of April 7, in which the
necessity of a change in the leadership
of the Republican party of Pennsyl
yauia was set forth, and the stand he
has recently taken in the Senate in
opposition to certain Federal appoint
ments from this State, have excited a
lively and wide-spread interest. Con
siderable signiGcance, therefore, attach
es to the Senator's visit to this city
and his conference with prominent In
dependent Republicans yesterday.
During the day Senator Mitchell re
ceived a number of friends at the
Girard House, and In the evening
dined at Wharton Barker's, where a
number of gentlemen were invited to
meet him
THE CONFERENCE AT MB. RABIES'S.
The gathering was 01 an informal
character, and was convened for the
purpose of enabling Senator Mitchell
to learn the sentiments of the Inde
pendent Republicans, and to confer
with them as to the coming campaign.
There was a very free and full expres
sion of views, most of the gentlemen
indicating their belief that there was
no hope of redeeming the Republican
party from its present tendencies ex
, cept by making open war on its
management. They were not disposed
to accept any ticket dictated by the
bosses, and the sentiment was in favor
of going on with the proposed Inde-
Cndent Convention on the 25th of
ay and nominating an Independent
ticket.
BMATOB MITCHELL'S VIEWS.
After many of the gentlemen had
freely declared themselves, Senator
Mitchell was invited to speak, and re
sponded in a speech which was calm,
moderate, judicious, and at the same
( time resolute. He said that he was in
a different position from most of the
gentlemen present. He was not simply
a private citizen, but a Senator chosen
as a representative of his party, and he
must be mindful of the obligations and
• responsibilities which were thus im
posed upon him. With the main ob
ject of the gentlemen present, which be
understood to be the regeneration of
the party and its redemption from ob
jectionable political methods, be Wasiu
full sympathy, but in yiew of his rep
resentative position he might not be
Erepared to go as far as most of those
etore him. He had been chosen by a
union of both elements of the party,
and be bad entered upon bis office he
bad faithfully sought to act in the
spirit of that union. What he had
desired to do was to allay the animosi
ties between the factions, and to insist
that all should be treated with equal
fairness He had urged from the be
ginning that the Independent element
of the party should be fully and un-
as much as the
other element, and had insisted that
some important appointment should be
mode which should put this purpose
beyond all doubt. His representations
were heard at fir3t respectfully but
afterward there was a change and they
did not receive the deference which he
thought they ought to have received.
The views he bad recently expressed
in a letter, which most of the gentle
men had probably read, were not new
to bim, and though their ex
pression may have been new to the
public they were not new to his col
league and to many other Republicans
to whom he had freely made them
known. He had received letters from
all over Pennsylvania which indicated
that there was' a wide feeling of oppo
sition to the prevailing methods and
management, and be felt that, unless
something could be done to remove
this discontent, the partv was in great
danger. He had eurnestly hoped
that there might lie a conference of
Republicans from all elements, with a
view to a representative or mass con
vention, either at or before the State
Convention, which should impress
upon that body the real fealing of the
party, and persuade it to take such a
course as would lead to the union of
all Republicans. He did not kiow
whether it was practicable to do this
or not, but hu felt that something of
the kind was important for the main
tenance of Republican ascend incy in
Pennsylvania. He was very clour in
the conviction that the party must be
managed upon more liberal principles,
and it anybody supposed that when
he reached his conclusions lie would
not be firm in maintaining them, they
did not kuow him.
He said that it had been conceded
that two places on the ticket should
be given to the Independents, but it
was still claimed that these Independ
ents, should be named by the Regulars
who assumed to mako up the ticket.
This was wrong. Tho Independents
were entitled to name their own men,
and the movement would not give
satisfaction unless they were able to do
so. But the question of principle was
more important than the question of
men.
In the old days the q>axim was 'Prin
ciples, not men." The true maxim
would be "Principles and men," and
in considering the platform upon
which the party should be placed it
seemed to htm that two principles
were important. The first was to in
sist that the State Conventions of the
party should be held at a date suffici
ently late to permit the election of
of delegates by the people, and not by
county committees, as is now so large
ly the case. The second was that
representation should be bajed upon
the Republican vote, so that the strong
Republican localities should have the
H»tU* ©itiaen: H
voice to which they were fairly en- j
titled.
Oil motion it was agreed to ap
point a committee of five to confer (
with the Cameron faction.
Mr. Barker suggested that this com- |
mittee should be named by Senator
Mitchell. He thought that if it were
|to come from the Senator, who was
one of the two highest representatives
of the State, it would come with a
great deal more effect and influence.!
This suggestion was adopted, and
Senator Mitchell said that the propo- !
sition was entirely new to him, that
whether it was wise to name such a
committee he would leave to the judg
ment of the meeting, and that it the
meeting desired him to name it he ,
would do so, and in doiug so he would i
seek to represent the different elements
of the Independent Republicans. He
•would name Mr. Wolfe, as the leader
of the Independent movement of last
vear ; Mr Lee, as leader of the Con
tinental Independents; Mr. McKee, a*
the chairman of the Citizens' As
sociation ; Mr. Beeves, from the Com
mittee of One Huudred. and Mr. Bar
ker, as the gentleman who called this
meeting The committee, therefore,
was constituted as follows: ll<>n.
Charles S Wolfe, Hou. J W. Lee, lion
I.P. McKee, Francis, 15. Beeves and
Wharton Barker The meeting then
adjourned.— l'hiladeljjhla l-'re.is. Ap'il
23.
Collector Siillivnn—Wliat **
Said by Oilier*.
[From Crawford Journal, April 21.]
The prospects of ' peace aacl harmo
ny" which the boss organ 3 are just
now anxiously wooing, appear to be
growing "smaller by degrees and beau
tifully less" if the information whicL
comes from Washington, and which
we give iti extenso elsewhere, is at all
trustworthy. Senator Mitchell is be
ginning to consider fyimself as much ol
a Senator as Senatop Garaeroi}, and
quite naturally resents being snubbed
and pushed into a corner by the Presi
dent at Senator Cameron's dictation.
That Pennsylvania is to have a divid
ed party in the near future, and conse
quently Democratic ascendency, is as
certain as it is that personal rule is to
be continued. Undoubtedly Internal
Revenue Collector Sullivan has been
removed C°l- Jackson appointed
because the former would pot secure
Cameron Senators and Representa.-
tives from this district, and because
the latter promises to do so, as is al
leged in the Tribune report, but
whether this is going to strengthen
Mr. Cameron's hold upon an office he
is notoriously incompetent, as com
pared with the average standard, to
fill, and which he so shamelessly
abuses, is a question which ought to
give great concern to his real friends,
if he has any, and teach them to tread
softly. Personal rule grows more and
more odious, every day, and will con
tinue to do so yntil the end comes If
the people are to be dominated in any
such way, they may as well call for a
monarchy, have their aristocracy and
their Uou.se of Lords, as to have a
sovereign President for four years who
listens only to some self-constituted
political State lord, and disposes of
the Nation's patronage to reward this
liege's fidelity or punish that liege's
political enemies. Senator Cameron
.cares not a fig for the Republican
pa#ty es£ppt that he may use it for
the promotion of bis Qvyu political in
terests. Were this not so he woijld
not continue to provoke revolt whieh
can end only in disaster and defeat.
Senator Mitchell sees this, and asks
for a change.
A petition, says tbe Parker Phoenix
in favor of sustaining J. M. Sullivan,
internal Revenue Collector for the
23rd district, was in circulation in this
city ou Monday last, it received the
names of a large number of Republi
can voters. The little dodge, evidently
perpetrated by his honor llarry \Vhite,
so that Col. Jackson will be removed
from the field for Congressional honor,
is very visible and many of his former
friends do not endorse the action.
Most of the signers to the petition de
siring the retaining of Mr. Sullivan,
are friends of Col Jackson also, and
desire his prom )tion, hut not in any
such manner It is very small busi
ness to build yourself up by pulling
others down. If the Republican party
leaders desire success this fall, differ
ent tactics will have to be used. There
is no doubt but Mr. Harry White is a
very intelligent, able gentleman, but
his political career and practices are
not endorsed by nis party in this dis
trict. There are several capable men
in the district who could fill the posi
tion fully as satisfactorily.
Wliat ConxrcsMiiian Miller gays
of (lie Situation.
Hon. S. 11. Miller was delayed in
New Castle a couple of hours last Mon
day, on bis way home to attend the
funeral of his father-in-law, Russel Rog
ers, Esq., and was interviewed by a
New* reporter. Mr. Miller is reported
to have said in regard to the nomina
tion of General Beaver :
"I think Beaver will be nominated
for Governor. Mercer county, I am
pretty certain, will instruct her dele
gates to vote for him, and I thiuk
Lawrence and Krie will support him.
But I don't think his nomination ad
visable, and I told Don Cameron so,
last Saturday. If I had the power to
control the convention I would with
draw his name, and if I were General
Beaver I would withdraw at once.
There is nothing against Beaver, but
the people thiuk they are being boss
ed. People will stauil being bossed as
long as they don't know it and you
don't tell them of it. Nobody likes to
have a man say, ! llere, I'mrunning you;
do so and so.' There are a number
of good Republicans who will not vote
for Beaver, and for that reason his
nomination is not advisable. I con
sider myself strong in Mercer county,
but if 100 good representative Repub
licans were to tell me that they would
not vote for me, I would not run. I
think more of the Republican party
than of any one man."— Sharon (Mer
cer Co.) Herald.
Uultemi HeiMidinU-H Neovillc.
WASHINGTON, April 17.—District
Attorney Corkhill received a note
from Guiteau stating that Scoville has
nothing to do with him or his affairs,
aud that Charles 11. Reed hp.s enure
charge of his case in banc. He also
received notice from Scoville that he
would be ready to argue ihf case May
15th The District Attorney told Mr.
Reed he would take no notice of eith
er communication, but when the case is
called in the general term whoeyer is
present will be recognized.
IX THE SOI Til SEA ISLANDS |
From a letter of Midshipman Ira
McJunkiu to a friend in Butler, •
we take the following :
The natives of the Samoan Islands j
are truly South Sea Islanders, the
same individuals we used to contribute :
our pennies to at Sunday School and
for whom Sadie is now probably saviug
her pennies. The missionaries have
been here and their intluence has been ;
considerable, but I sometimes think j
the Islanders would get along without j
them, and the charity would have a j
more beneficial result if it were applied ;
at home, among the poor of our large
cities. The natives would be just a*
happy in the possession of a rush
breech cloth, as one made of gaily col
ored cotton, and from personal ex
perience 1 found the ones most influen
ced by the missionaries to be more
mercenary, greater sharps, and greater
beggars than those who were less
friendly towards the missionary. The
[ missionaries have certainly impressed
their followers with a proper notion of
[ observing Sunday and on this day it is
quite surprising to see one of the con
verts appear outside of their hut. I lie
religiou among them seems to bo more
form thau anything else, but if the con
verters and converted are satisfied I
will not grumble. The Sabbath day
jg so strictly observed that no fires for
cooking are allowed after sunrise, and
all the cooking is done on Saturday
The native huts are supplied with
little furniture, only a chest or two, a
chair occasionally, and sometimes a
looking-glass, clock, or small picture.
One or two, more advanced and more
ambitious than the others have a board
bouse, and I saw one sewing machine
(White's) and one or two very rude
bedsteads. The natives sleep on mats
resting their heads on a piece of bam
boo supported on four legs, a very hard
pillow indeed.
TbP natives are a well formed and
well developed set of people, of a color
between a negro and an Indian, or a
reddish brown color. Their hair is not
kinky like the negroes and they have
not the thick lips of the African race.
They have a mild and kiudly expres
sion of countenance rather than the
fierce expression one would look for
among cannibals; but by the way the
Samoans are not cannibals, only inno
pent South Sea Islanders. They have
nothing in particular to do except to
go out and gather a little fruit onpe in
awhile, and are not disposed to be very
active, yet for the climate they are not
markedly indolent. They sow not,
and their reaping don't amount to more
lhan going out and plucking fruit when
they feel hungry. At Apia on Upolu
thev have bread fruit, yams, taro,
oranges, limes, bananas, pine apples,
cabbage and a few other fruits and
vegetables with native names. Cocoa
nuts sesm only to be used for drinking
and ripe ones for making oil, although
a great many are exported. The
fruit resembles a walnut of im
nionse siito and has a Jfjugh covering.
To prepare it for eating this cover is
i-ci-aped off and the fruit is roasted in
the tire, after roasting it is eaten with
out seasoning of any kind; sometimes
it is kneaded and then stewed and
dressed in rich cocoanut cream, and
served in banana leaves.
One day while ashore in Paugo-
Paugo I was no sooner on the bank
when I was invited into a hut where
there was a crowd of men engaged in
some ind of a game resembling our
quoits only they pitched polished sea
beans along a smooth mat. When I
went in they brought me some of this
bread fruit dressed in cocoanut creain,
and I liked it very much, but just hav
ing had breakfast a short time before I
could not eat much of it.
In my penciled addition of laatSun
dav week, I was talking about the
natives, and I think I must continue
with a description of a native feast
which I had the pleasure of enjoying
while in Apia. It was to be held in
the afternoon ancf the chief giving the
feast had extended an invitation to all
of the Richmond's officers. Mahoney
and I were ashore together and at
about 3 P. M. we reached the hut
where the feast was to bj held and
found that many were before us, but
we managed to get a comfortable seat.
The guests were all seated around the
sides of the hut and in the middle the
eatables were spread on mats and
leaves. At the head of the spread was
seated our oaptain and on his right
and left were the U. S. Consul ind
the German Consul General, next came
the chief and his wife and then the
other guests indiscriminately ; the foot
of the table being occupied by a sub
chief, acting as a sort of a marshal,
and three or four beautiful (?) dusky
maidens. The latter furnished the
"kava," the national feast beverage.
The manufacture of this drink is quite
novel and I must describe it The
drink is made from the "kava" root,
& vegetable growth of the island. It
is dried and washed cleanly. The
root is fibrous like the licorice root
and of a darkish gray color. The
dusky maidens before mentioned, seat
themselves, "kanaka" fashion, before
a large wooden bowl, resembling our
bread bowl, only the "kava" bowl has
tour legs. When everything is ready
the maids begin to fill their mouths
with kava, and then the operation
begins in earnest. They keep their
jaws going at a lively rate and soon
begin to ej-.ct lumps of well chewed
kava, which, wonderful to say, is per
fectly dry. llow they can chew it and
not any of the saliva of tho mouth
get in it is a mystery, but these girl»
are educated to the business, and if
one of them is unfortunate enough to
eject any with dampness about it, they
are immediately cast out and their
services are not required any longer.
Since all these girls smoke and tooth
brushes do not enter in their collection
of toilet articles, I consider it a matter
of indifference whether the kava is
damp or not. However it must not
be wet with saliva. After a sufficient ;
quantity is chewed and placed in the [
bowl, water is poured upon it and then
it is stirred well and the liquid as
sumes the taste of the root. After the
drink was prepared, a bowl made of a
half cocoanut shell, beautifully polish- j
ed, was brought up and a girl sitting
behind the bowl raised the bunch of
chewed root and squeezed the liquid 1
into the cocoanut bowl, and upon the
Marshal calling the name of Captain
Sterrett, another maid carried the
bowl to the Captain and lie quaffed
therefrom. The Marshal continued to
rail the names of the distinguished j
quests, but there were too many steer- j
age officers to bo called out and we (
were not distinguished, but we got .
our drink in our turn. When my ]
tier, P*., iXpeil 26, 1882.
time came I looked at the liquid some
time before I could make up my mind
to drink it, but I thought I must see
the feast through, so I drank, but I
almost repented my rash act, for the
beverage was not as palatable as it
might have been. It had a bitter
taste, somewhat resembling quinine,
and, for a minute or two after drinking
it, 1 felt a little sick. Finally every
body was served with "kava" and we j
had the pleasureable satisfaction of j
seeing it carried away. The Marshal ;
then announced the feast ready and .
invited us to seat ourselves at the
table ' Samoa fashion," that is, squat- j
I ted on the floor with legs crossed. We
got down thv. best we could and then
the servants began to carve ihe meat.
In the way of meat, we had roast
fowls, pigs, and turtles with lobsters,
crabs and small shell fifh, then there
was taro, yams, plantains, bananas,
bread fruit, oocoanuts, eabbage, and
quite a number of native dishes, the
names of which I failed to learn 1 here
was n<» seasoning in any of the food
and the only beverage at thfc meal was
cocoiinul milk, but notwithstanding
the absence of seasoning, knives, folks
and dishes, we had a very good meal
and every one of us enjoyed the feast
immensely. For plates, we had banana
leaves, and iu lieu of knives and forks
we used our teeth and fingers. All
during the entertainment the hut was
surrounded by two or three hundred
natives, and when the guests iuside
bad satisfied themselves and risen from
the table, servants came in and carried
the remains to the anxious mob with
out, by whom the remnants were de
voured with avidity.
When the house had been cleared of
all signs of the feast the mats were
spread and preparations were made
for the finale, which was to be a native
dance called the siva. The music for
this part of the entertainment was
furnished or extracted from a mat
stretched around two empty beer bot
tles held about a foot apart, the mat
being hammered with a small stick.
The dancing was to be done by five
girls, who were decorated and oiled for
the occasion. Their decorations con
sisted of wreaths of flowers, red pep
pers and other highly colored vege
, tables, and iu addition to this floral
decoration they were "fairly reeking"
in cocoanut oil.
These girls were seated at the lower
end of the hut, where the foot of the
table had rested, and the middle one
was the leader while the two on each
side of her were assistants and went
through the same motions. The lirst
part consisted simply in motions with
the hands, arus, head:* and body, the
actors remaining seated, and all mo
tions were in time to their singins: and
drumming on the mat. The singing
was wild and monotonous, and the few
who sang had coarse voices. In fact
none of the girls or women have musi
cal voices. The singing lasted for over
half at hour and was becoming mon
otonous when the sameness was reliev
ed the girls getting up and dancing.
They did not waltz, polka, or shottiche,
l,„t simply \yeui through contortions
of the body and face, at the sanje time
moving their feet in a manner some
what resembling a recruit marching
time. The native portion of the aud
ience seemed to be the more pleased,
the uglier the performers could make
their faces, and I must say, in justice
to the actors, that they succeeded in
pleasing their natiye friends, for at
times the contortions of their faces were
repulsive. The feast ended here and
we were told that there would be a
dance, "siva;" or "hulu hulu'' at the
same place in the evening. As I had
watch that eveniug from 8 to 12 I did
not remain for it, but came oft' to the
ship in time for dinner.
Oil Items.
There is nothing specially new con
cerning the development at Renfrew
Mills. The -Siincox & Myers well
still keeps up her flow and all appear
ances continue favorable. .\s to that
particular territory it is generally un
derstood that mti'-b depends on the
success that is obtained by the Phil
lips well, now drilling about fifty rods
East of the Siincox it Myers well.
Should it be a success it will establish
the Renfrew territory as good and in
crease activity there.
In the meantime several other wells
are being drilled in that vicinity;
one North on the Peter Gruver farm
by Mr. Kerr Mcßride ; one South on
John Weber farm by Mr. Smick, of
Clarion County, and two or three
others in the same section.
Operations are also being revived
in other places near here. Much in
terest is attached to the McConnel well
drilling about three miles directly
West of Butler, which if successful
will establish new territory. Two or
three weeks will determine as to this
enterprise. Robert McKee Esq. an
adjoining owner to ine McConnel well
has leased part of his farm for the
purpose of drilling another test well
on the West.
Strychnine Preferred to tbe
Penitentiary.
KITTANNINO, Fa., April 14.— Last
August. M.a. Elizabeth Sowers
made an information before T. B.
Faulk, Ksq , charging one Jonathan
Altman, of Kittanning township,
with burning tho barn and contents
of the said Mrs. Sowers. He was also
charged by the same prosecutrix, be
fore the same magistrate, with manu
facturing conterfeit money. Hearings
were had and the cases sent to Court.
Altman was acquitted on the charge
of counterfeiting but convicted for barn
burning, and finally sentenced for the
term of two years. He was not imme
diately taken to the Allegheny peni
tentiary because Mr. Fatton, his counsel,
desired to make an application t> the
Supreme Court for an allowance of a
writ of error.
This application tho Supreme Court
refused, and of this refusal notice .vas
received yesterday. Accordingly the
Sheriff was taking him down on the
noon train to-day when he asked per
mission to take a drink in the house of
John Bergerstock, at our depot, which
was allowed by Mr. Puffy in chargej
Altman took a small vial from his vest
pocket and shook it into a small drink
of gin and swallowed the dose, from
which he died in a short time.
He was about eighty-two years old.
His body was taken to the jailor's
house next to the jail by the Sheriff,
where it will be taken charge of by
Altman's son, who is here.
IVIIIIMMI I mniedintely.
A few good responsible men to can
vass for Stone's Nurseries, of Roches
ter, New York. Good salary will be
paid. For particulars, apply to JOHN
BIEDEKMAN, Butler, Fa. mltf
CainlidnlOH in Adjoining C'oun* I
liCM. •
In Armstrong county Maj. F. Wet
ter and Gen. Harry White are announc
ed for Congress. Judge Cook, of)
Forest county, is also a candidate for
Congress in that district. Lee Thomp
son, of Pine township, and A. I>.
Glenn, of Putueyville, Republicans,
aud John Schwalm, of Leechburg,
I Democrat, are announced for Assembly.
J. H. Chambers and Capt. James L.
Kelly, Republicans, and Frederick
j Smith, A. J. Montgomery and J. S.
Gallagher, Democrats, are announced
; for Sheriff. R. S. Martin and M. F
Leason, Republicans, and Austin
Clark, Democrat, are announced for
District Attorney.
In Lawrence county O. L. Jackson
and W. S. Shallenberger, of Beaver
county, Republicans, are announced
for Congress ; Ellis Morrison, John N.
Emery and Silas Stevenson, Republi
cans, for Assembly; W. F Douds,
Francis Gibson, John McClnsky and
Samuel W Bell, Republicans, for
1 Sheriff.
Iu Mercer county John McElwain,
G. \V. Carskadden, P. J. Bartleson.
L. D. Bumpus, Joseph Miller, J. W.
Russell, A Robinson, E. G. Eberman,
E. M. McFarland, L. Morrison, I'.
Dunham, W. 11. Alexander, P. J.
Boyd and W. A. Young, all Republi
cans, are announced for Assembly.
Geo. Allen, Thomas McCracken, Jas.
Satterfield, W. N. Pardoe, J. G. Col
vert and E- C. Kemp, Republicans, for
Poor Director. No announcements (or
Congress as yet appear in the Republi
can papers.
In Beaver county W. S. Shallen
berger, of Rochester, and George V.
Lawrence, of Washington county, are
announced for Congress. G. L. Eber
hart and W. J. Davidson, for State
Senate ; J. T. Mansfield and Edward
Spence, for Assembly ; S. P. Stone,
for I'rothonotary, and John K. Potter,
for Poor House Director.
In Yenango county W. S. McMul-
Jan is announced for Congress, and
Henry F, James for Assembly.
No Peace For th^Bosses.
The Stalwart organs continue to cry
"Peace." It is the old, old story. But
there "is no peace for the wicked."
This war against boss domination,
against political slavery, against the
the corrupt and corrupting spoils sys
tem, is as much an "irrepressible con
flict" as was the war against slavery
and the slave-holders' domination and
and debauchery of public men from
1846 to 1861. The public conscience
is sick and tired of such domination
and preverse influences. The public
mind is made up that slavery to the
bosse* and the corruptions of the
spoils system must cease, and the war
will go on until they do cease.—Mead
ville Journal, Rep.
EflecU ol the Aurora Boreal is.
CHICAGO, April 17—The aurora
borealis last night was remarkably
brilliant throughout the West. The
atmosphere was so charged with eloc
tricity that telegraph wires would not
work with the batteries connected The
wire between this city and St. Paul
had not been warned to disconnect
the battery. The electrical conditions
in Cleveland affected more or less seri
ously a great many persons. The
Rev. O. L. Binkley, of the Prospect
Methodist Church, was prostrated in
the pulpit while praying. Ladies
fainted in the churches during service
and people who were out doors com
plained of strangely oppressive sensa
tions.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
We are authorized to announce the names of
the following gentlemen as candidates for the
offices under which their names appear ■, subject
to the Republican Primary Election, for But
ler county, on Saturday, June 3d next:
For OongrMi—SO Dis't.
J. I). McJUNKIN. of Butler.
THOMAS ROBINSON, of Butler.
For Assembly.
(TWO TO NOMINATE.)
WM. P. BRAHAM, of Mercer township.
R. P. SCOTT, of Butler borough.
W. S. WALDRON, of Forward township.
JAS. P. PARKER, of Parker township.
THOS. HAYS', of Fairview borough.
J. T. DONLY, of Butler borough.
VV. M. MARSHALL, of Forward township.
A. V. CUNNINGHAM, of Zelienople.
For Jury Commissioner.
THOS. R. McCALL, of Clay township.
MARRIED.
CAMPBELL— GIBSON—At the residence of
the bride's parents in Martinsburg, Pa., on
Tuesday, April 18, 1882, by Rev. T. M.
Thompson, C. M. C. Campbell, M.D., and
Miss Lizzie B. Gibson, both of Martinsburg,
Butler county, Pa.
McCALL—EMERY—At the M. E. Parsonage
in Karns City, Thursday, April, 20, 1885, by
Rev. J. C. Rhodes, Mr. C. J. McCall, ofCoub
tersville, aui Miss Sarah Emery, of North-
Washington, Butler county, Pa.
EBERHART— DAUBENSPECK— On March
30, 1882, at the Parsonage of the Reformed
Church in Fairview, by Rev. J. W. Alspach,
Mr. Lewis D. A. Eberhart, of Millerstown,
and Miss Maggie A. Daubenspeck, of Parker
township, this county.
DIEHL—ETNIER—ApriI 13, 1882, by Rev.
W. W. Carr, at the bride's residence, Mr.
R. E. Diehl, formerly of Bedford, Pa., and
Miss Ida M. Etuier, of Ipava, Illinois.
Herald and Eagle please copy.
OEATHH.
MORRISON—In Centerville, this county,
on Wednesday, April 19, 1882, Mrs. Isaliella
Morrison, wife of Mr. Samuel L. Morrison,
in the 54th year of her age.
KIRCHARTZ—On Monday, April 17, 1882,
of scarlet fever, Clyde "Riston, youngest son
of Mr. aud Mrs. J. E. Kirchartz, of Putrolia,
aijed 3 years, 1 month aud 11 days.
CAMPBELL—On Wednesday, April 19, 1882,
of scarlet fever, Minnie G. daughter of F. M.
and Violet Campbell, aged 9 years, 3 months
and 11 days.
FUR—In Jefferson township, Butler county.
I'a., Mareh 15, 1882, Mrs. Fanny Fair, aged
80 years and 10 months.
SHELLY—At Harmony, April 13th, 1882,
Jacob Shelly, aged 19 years.
NEWTON—On April the 12, 1882, at Slip
pery ruck, William Newton, aged 15 years.
M ARSHALL —NearOverbrook, on the 14, inst.
infant child of Thos. M. Marshall, aged 7
months.
KAFER— At the residence of Adam Haffner,
in Butler borough, on Sunday morning,
April 23, I»S2, Frederick Kafer, aged 24
years.
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indiscretions of youth, nervous weakness, ear
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recipe that will cure you, FREE OK < lIARuE.
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1882 SPRING & SUMMER 1882
A. TKOUTMAN,
Dry Goods. Notions and Trimmings!
LARGEST STOCK AND LOWEST PRICES.
BARGAINS iu Spring and Summer Dress |
Goods. Radaina Silk, Satin De Lyon, Black i
and Colored Silks and Satins, Cashmeres and
Dross Goods of all kinds.
TRIMMINGS In all the new things. MarieSut
ins, Fringes, Ornaments, Cords aud Tassels.
Ribbons in all shade* to match.
I.ACE CURTAINS ami Lambrequins. I Lave
just received a new stock of LACE CHHTAJNJ,
FRESH GOODS and choice designs which 1 am
selling at Low PKICES.
THE SPECIAL ATTENTION of housekeepers
is called to our LINEN and DOMESTIC Goons.
I keep ill kinds of 7 ABI.B LlNEN—lull bleach
ed, half bleached and Turkey Red—in all
qualities. Towels, Napkins, Crashes, Tick
ings, Bed Quilts, Sheetiugs, Muslins, Ac., &c.
A. TROUTMAN,
Butler, Penn'a,
N. B. It will pay you to visit my astablisnment, My inducements are to show you the
Largest Stock to select from. MY Prices ARE LOW. Pleane call and examine.
Apr. 12, 1881.
AMVI AL BTATEMETVT.
Showing the amount of the assessed value of the taxable property ip the several districts of
Butler county, Pa., a« returned by the several Assessors, and equalized by the County Commis
sioners for the year, ISS2 .
! tS -S I T- I TJI * "S I I
I tit ? SL ~ g. £
M • f i s _a s
, ,© -» I g-» <3 oi s ; &
N i "S, • 6 : < s
DISTRICTS. | ? rj | ? -. || ? |
I s i 11; $I ~ • i l i
::::s2 ; : ?• i *
: : ' | I ? fe ; 8 :
Adams ~ ! 5257,326$ 9,960$ 7,776$ 1,800 $ 4,650 1306,862$ $ 1,050
Allegheny 217,513 13,925 4,693 19.044 5,600 255,175 605 1,465
Butler !!. ... 260,194 5,580 3,537 5,680 300 274,995 i 385
Buffalo 1 266,585 9,112 6.425 2,480 5,800 284 602 190 ?6§
Bradv ' .. .. 174,740 8,450 3,598 2,000 a,160 189,088 50 1,135
C0nc0rd".'.'.'..'.!'.!'.'.'....'.'..'.'.............. 308.803 10,960 5,698 ; 9,720 1,340 335,181 400 655
Clearfield 1 171.599 5,190 3,120 2,525 182,434 196
Cherrv 211,435 12,166 5,594 4,610 1,030 233,805 160 350
Cranberry 259,837 7,453 4,564 6,880 2,560 278,734 175
C i,_ 249,943 10,560 7,008 5,440 2,000 272,951 740
Clinton 265,171 14,303 3,982 6,640 3,262 290,096 60 1,145
Centre 225,687* 8,774 4,718 2,910 I 242,089 410
Oonnoouenessini: 234,250 9,540 4,576 5,000 3,720 253,330 65 2,347
Forward 235,300 7,475( 4,205 4,800 8,650: 251,780 115 1,630
Franklin ! 267,744 7,584 4,455 2,790 3,500 282,573 1,537
Fairvi-W 453,305 10,506 6,045 33,700 8,460 503,556 1,715 2,380
I»ffer«Vn 257,178 7,131 3,900 4,650 8,800 272,867 87 560
Lancaster !!' 239,053 5,427 4,393 2,975 4,127 251,848 1,779
Mercer •' 161,587 6,615 2,294 9,540, 625 180,036
Mnildvoreek 249,676 7,360 5,068 3,305 381 265,409 40 3,855
1 uC 268,933 9,207 5,520 4,054 ' 5,600; 287,510 40, 385
Marion 216 923 6,330 4,662 1,480 5,000 229,395
Oak anil 239,878 7,392 4,438 1,680' 4,740 253,388 520
SI i nner vrock ".'.!..... 282,713 9,844 5,220 3,345 11,400; 301,1221 1,090
Venango 202,377 10,200 4,471 5,470 3,800 222,818 50 1,975
Washington 253,902 9,424 4,296 5,440! 16.580! 273,062. 305. 620
WhXIT 229,853 4,758 3,504 4,160 3,400 242,2741 70, 465
Worth 252,835 10,000 5,124 8,580 4.160 276,539 840
Butler borough 493,398 1,500 1,080 24,810! 8,000 525,788' 2,700 795
Pent rev iHe .... 52 173 2,446 683 3,205 775' 58,517 110 790
F«irw?«ar « 49 494 2,870 440 4,250 , 6,030 57,054 1,950 1,645
K«rn,Citv " I 24,000 1,915 535 5,750 32.295 620 705
Millers town " I!!!!!::!!... 54 132 2,700 624 7,720 1 65,176 12 , 510
pj/rolf* « 26 291 1,800 450 8,368 36,849 1,660 460
PrnlnL. » « 58 431 1,868, 551 3,870 1,900 64,720 100 505
S,3rv " 28,656 720 432 1,890 860 31,698 220
Saxon buri: " 89 721 955 434 3,600 23,700 94,716 146
IlirUvUle » ' 48 136 2,325 488 4,278 1.900 55,227 345 645
llarmnni « 81 938 885 262 7.840 1 2,500 90,925 150 4&)
portersvnie" :::::::::: i 1.120, 690
Zelienople " !!"!!!!!.! .....| 82,046; 1,850, 600j 10,160, 3,075j 94,716| S»5 565
We the undersigned. Commissioners of Butler county, dw hereby certify the foregoing tQ
be a true and correct statement of the assessed value of the taxable property of Butler countr
for the year, 1882, as returned by the Assessors of the several districts and equalized by us; and
we fix the levy at 5 mills on the dollar. w R yg
CHAS. COCHRAN ■ Conimissionere.
J AS. COLLINS, j
Attest: S. McClymonds, Clerk. * • April 19, 1882.
FURNITURE. o-O-o FURNITURE.
THOMAS & DUBBS,
DEALXBS IN
NSW AND SECOND - HAND FURNITURE,
No. 409 I'enn Avenue- Pittsburgh, Pa ,
A KKW DOORS FBOM UNION DKI'OT.
Stoves Carpets Store Fixtures of all Kiuds. Household Ac., for Bale at low prices.
attrition to Country Trade. Wo pay the highest market price for all kinds of Furnl-
Tartii demring to seU furniture, wi.l find it to their interest to consult us.
tpri'J,3m
J. PORTER & SON'S,
New and Ssaoni-Hand Furniture Emporium,
No, 42 South Diamond, Allegheny City.
«3-We have all Kinds of Furniture, Carpets. Stoves, Store Futures, Hsuiehold Goods, Bwber
Cb We r bu A y C fo| o ca:h e at lt li o w W S from the manufacturers and parties who are leaving thec*j
therefore can sell at correspondingly low pricei. Parties in need of goods in our hue, «11 And
to their interest to call an see our stock and learn our prices.
apr26.3m ■
Eat ate off Conrad Wicli. (
Notice is hereby given that letters of Admin- ;
is t rat ion. with tho will annexed, have been ■
granted the undersigned on the estate of Con
rad Wich, late of tonnoquniessing township,
Butler oounty, deseased. All porsons therefore
owing said estate will please make immediate
payment, and all having claims against the
same will present them, properly authenticated,
to the undersigned for set Moment.
Administrator
Butler P. 0. Butler county, Pa,
NOTICE IN DIVORCE.
In the matter of the application of Joanna t •
Dostman for divorce a vinculo matrimonii irom
her husband Charles Dostman, Common Pleas
of Butler county, Pa., A. D. No. 8 Dec. lerm
1881. , . ....
To Charles Dostman respondent.—W liereas
a subptena and an alias subpu'iia in the above
stated owe have been returned N.K. I. Now
this is to require you to IK- and appear in your
proper person before said Court on the l*t
Monday of June Term next A. D. 18S2, bring
the .".th day of said month, to answer to said
complaint, and to show cause if any you have
whv the praver thereof should not be granted.
THOMAS DONA(iII\
ap-4-lt Sheriff.
Webb's Eclectric Medicine
is a positive and effectual remedy for all Ner
vmis l)isc<iHOs in every stuxc of lift' -youiiK (, r old,
Sale or fwnale Surf, as Tnipotenev. l-rostratlon,
loss of Strength, loss of Vitality. Defective Mt mo
ry Impaired Hraln l'ower. and disrasrs from
which an unnatural waste of life spriiigs all
wliirli cannot fail to undermine the whol< s>sU ui.
Kverv organ is weakened,every power prostrated,
wid niiuiy fonns of UWeasr an- generated which
it not cheeked, pave the way to an -arh death. It
reiuvlnates age and r.lu v lg<>ratr,>oiith^
Lrll COlltalUS suffl<knt for t^o
treatment. Write for pamphlet, which will be
miiii i r , r with full particulars.
Sold by all Druggists at package, or
twelve packagedfor Will be sent Inn.* b>
mail ou receipt »'< >
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Sold by L>. 11. VVuller, Butler, Pa. JanS .ty
CORSF.TS, CORSETS, CORSETS. Largest
Stock, Largest Assortment, Greatest Variety.
Lowest Prices.
LACE.S, LACES, LACES, LACES. Black
Spanish, Guipure, French. Laces of all
kinds,
HOSIERY, HOSIERY. Special attention is
invited to our line of Childrens', Misses',
Ladies', and Gents'. Hoeierv, beet value to be
had.
WHITE GOODS.—Whito Dresses for Infante,
Wliitd Robes for Infants, Merino Cloaks
for Infants, Lace Caps for Infants.
GLOVES. GLOVES. GLOVES.—The Largest
ana Beet Variety of Ladies'. Misses', and
Childrens' Gloves, Lisle Thread, Silk,
Berlin in all Shape*, Shades and Lengths.
Kid Gloves, Lisle Threat!, aud Silk Gloves
with Patent Lace Fastening.
J nry List for May Term.
List of Traverse Jurors drawn for a Special
Term of Court, commencing the 3rd Monday of
May, 15th day, 1882.
C D Aldinger, Millerstown, merchant.
J O Bippus, Oakland twp., farmer.
John Burkhart, Butler twp., fanner.
J B Butler, Esq., Millerstown, printer.
John Bowan, Penn twp., farmer.
Win Chandler, Clinton twp., farmer.
S P Campbell, Wellington twp.. J P.
It S Craig, Washington twp., farmer.
Kobt Duncan, Cranberry twp., farmer.
Alex Douthett, Winfiela twp., farmer.
Michael Duflord, Connoqueneasing twp.,
farmer.
Kiddle Elliott, Buffalo twp., farmer.
J B Elder, Worth twp., farmer.
Robt Eleeger, Centre twp., farmer.
Henry Forcht, Summit twp., farmer.
W E Gamble, Allegheny twp., farmer.
Wilson Graham, Penn twp., farmer.
Jacob Groves, Allegheny twp,, farmer.
J (i Grobbv, Jefferson twp., farmer.
Henry Ken'sy, Winfield twp., farmer.
A I. Kyle, Harrisville boro., farmer.
L T Kerr Venango twp., farmer.
Jas A Maxwell, Itutler boro., farmer.
A Murphy, Worth twp., farmer.
Win MonUlg, Jefferson twp., merchant.
Peter Morrisoi., Clearfield twp., farmer.
L Mi-Gill, Harrisville boro., pensioner.
Abram Marsh, Penn twp., farmer.
W C Nevman, Oakland twp., farmer.
W W Philips, Penn twp., farmer.
Ed Pierce, Washington twp., farmer.
G L Rose, Butler boro., painter.
Jacob Stroup, Adams twp., farmer.
Win Snider, Cliuton twp., farmer.
Win Schuierkcr, Butler boro., wagon maker,
Levi Stewart, Cherry twp., farmer.
Josiah M Thompson Brady twp., farmer.
S M Wright, Jefferson twp., farmer.
B K Walker, Mercer twp., farmer.
J C Weigton, Slipperyrock twp., farmer.
J WeiUel, Franklin twp., farmer.
J C Kelly, Mercer twp., farmer.
1-Xate of James McCiill.
[I.ATE OF CHEHRT TOWNSHIP, P*O D.
Let tors testamentary on the estate of James
McOill, dee'd, late of Cherry township, Butler
oounty. Pa., having been granted to tho undar
siirtied, all persons knownmg themselves indebt
ed to said rotate will please make immediate
payment and any having claims against said
(•statu will present them duly authenticated for
payment. j D sxEPHENSON, Exr.
Slipperyrock P. 0., Butler county, Pa.
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