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Aiii.real BL TI.KR CITIZKBt
BOTLER. PA.
TRAVELERS' GUIDE.
»i;TLIR, KIRKi CITY aSD I'ARKKR BAILRCAI I
Trains leave Butler for Bt. Joe, MillerstowD
Ranis (Jit) , PctroliD, Parker, etc., at 7.27 a. in
and 2 25 and 7.25 p. m.
Trains arrive at Butler from the above namert
points at 7.17 a. in., and 2.15, and 7.15 p. m*
The 2.15 train connects with train on the West
Penu road through to Pittsburgh.
SLIKNANOO AND ALLEOHENT KAILKOAD
Trains leave Hilliard's Mill, Butler county,
for Harrisville, Greenville, etc., at 7-50 a. m.
and 2.25 p. m.
Trains arrive at HilHard s Mills at 1:45 A, M.,
and 5:55 P. M, „ . .
Hacks to and from Pctrolia, Mnrtinsbur ,
Fairview, Modoc and Trontiuan, connect at H.l
llard with all trains on the 3 & A road.
r*?i*STLVAMA RAILROAD.
Tralus leave Butler (Butler or Pittsbnrgb Time.
Market at 5.0P a. in., goes through to A lie
ffheny, arriving at 9.01 a. m. This train eou-
Lects at Frecport with Freoport Accommoda
tion, which arrives at Allegheny at 8.20 a - m i
railroad time.
Exprot at 7.16 a. m„ connecting at Bully
Junction, without change ol cars, at 8 -6 with
Kxpress west, arriving in Allegheny at V.oti
a. m., and Express east arriving at Blaimille
at 10.55 a. m. railroad lime.
Mail at 2.26 p. m., connecting at Butler Juuc
tionwiibout change ol cars, with Express west,
arriving in Allegheny at 501 p. tn., aud Ex
press east arriving at Blnirsvilie Intersection
it 5.55 p. m. railroad time, which connects wHh
Philadelphia Kxpreis cast, when on tunc.
The 7.21 a. m. train counccts at Blalrsyille
at 11.05 a. m. with the Mail east, and the
p. m. traiu at 6.59 with the Philadelphia Ex
arrive at Butler on West Venn li. R. at
V 5(? a. m., 4.51 and 7.01 p. m., Butler time. The
9fi6 and 4.58 trains connect with trams OD
the Butler & Parker R. R.
Main Line.
Through trains leave Pittsburgh lor the Eas<
at 2.54 and 8.26 a. m. and 12 51, 4.21 and 8.06 p.
m., arriving at Philadelphia at 3.40 and I.M
... m. and 3.W), 7.0• and 7.40 a. m.; at Baltimore
about the same time, at New York three b ° nr ®
iaier, and at Washington about one and a hall
houis later.
Time of Holding Courts.
The several Court* of the county of Butler
commence on the fliat Monday of March, June,
September and December, and continue two
weeks, or so long me necessary
business. No causes wo put downltortrial or
traverse jurors summoned for the first ween 01
the several terms.
attorneys" at law.
" R. p. SCOTTT
Attonwv at Law, Butler, Pa. Office in Ruff s
hntuilngjfoaiii street.
JOHN K. KELLY,
OfHee with E. G. Miller, E*q., in Brady Low
Building. nug!7 81
A. M. CORNELIUS,
Office with W. D. Brandon, Berg Building, Wain
Btreet, Butler, Pa.
J. F. BRITTAIN,
Office with L. Z. Mitchell, Diamond.
A M. CUNNINGHAM,
Office in Brady's Law Building. Butler, Fa.
S. H. PIERSOL.
Office on N. E. corner Diamond, Biddle build
tag. noTla
M7G lIEER.
Office on N- E. corner Diamond. novl*
~ WM. H. LUSK,
Office with W. H. H. Biddle. Esq. .
SEW TON BLACK,
Office on Diamond, near Court House, south
■ide.
E. L JSRUGH,
Office in Kiddle's Law Building.
STfTbowseij.
Office in Biddle's Law Building. [marß'7S
riTWcJUNKIN.
Special attention given to collections Offic-r
opposite Willard Bouse.
JOSEPH B. BREDIN,
Office north-east corner of Diamond, Butle*
fb
H. H. GOUCHER,
Office in Schneideman's building, up staiis.
j, TTDONLY
Office near Court House. H
W7D. BRANDON,
•M 7-75 Office In Berg's building.
CLARENCE WALKER,
Office in Brady building- marl 7
FEUD REIBER,
Office In Rell<cr'i» building, Jefleraon St. ap9l J
' fTsl - EASTM AN,
Office in Brady building.
LEV. McQUISTION,
Offico Main street, I door south of Court House
JOS. C. VANDERLIN,
Office Main street, 1 door south of Court House.
Wm A. FOKQUER,
Office on Main street opposite Yogeley
House.
GEO. R. WHITE,
Office N. E. corner of Diamond
jTIX McJUNKIN,
Office In Schneideman's building, west side
Main street, 2nd square from Court House.
' T. C. CA M PBELL,
Offiee in Berg's new building, 2d floor, east
side Main St., a few doors south of Lown
House. mtri—U.
C A.SULLIVAN,
m»y7 Office S. W. cor. of Diamond.
ATT. BLACK,
Office on Main street, one door south o.
Brady Block, Butler, Pa. (Sep. 2,1874.
EUGENE G. MILLK^,
Office in Brady's Law Bui.iing, Main street,
south of Court House. 260ct81
THOMAS ROBINSON,
BUTLER. PA.
JOHN H. NEGLEY
gyOives particular attention tc Tansactiont
in real estato throughout the coun.y.
OITICEOSt DIAMOHD, HEAR OOoBT HotJBK, IF
CITIZEN RUILDINO
1. R. ECKLET, KKNNIDT MARSHALL
(Late ol° Ohio.)]
ECKLEY <fc MARSHALL.
Office in Brady's Law Building. Scpt.»,7^
c. O. CHRISTIE,
Attorney at Law. Legal business carefully
transacted. Collections made and promptly
remitted. Business correspondence promptly
attended to and answered.
Office opposite Lorry House, Butler, Pa.
PHYSICIANS.
JOHN E. BYERS,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
myiJl-ly] BUTLER, PA,
Office on Jefferaon street, opposite
Klinifler's Flour Store.
DENTISTS. ~~
0| M W ALDRON. Graduate ol the Phil
|| Ucipblfl Dental College,is prepare/
■ II •to do anything in the line of hU
profession in a satisfactory manner.
Office on Main street, Butler, Union Block,
up Main, »P U
VOL. XIX.
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
Traverse Jurors for June
Term.
List of Traverse Jurors drawn for the June
TermofCouit commencing the Second Mon
day A. D., ISB2
Allen Nlchol, Cranbery tp, farmer.
Allen Stephen, Jackson tp, W., farmer.
Barr John, Adams tp, farmer.
Barnes A H, SlippcyrocK tp, farmer.
Christy M G, Was'.iugtou tp, farn.er.
Cross L 1), ny tp, farmer.
Crider Jacob, Cranberry ip, fanner.
Conn Kolnrt, Clay tp, farmer.
Clotion John, Brady tp, merchant.
Dillaman Henry, Brad) tp, farmer.
D-übenspcck W R, Farker lp, farmer.
DunbarUaison, Middlesex ip, larmer.
Daubeuspeck W L, Wasliwirton tp, farmer.
Dunbar Sol. Fo: ward tp, larmer.
Dcuthett Akx, Penn tp, farmer.
Frederick Jacob, Millerstown, blacksmith.
Goehring W A, Cranberiy, farmer.
Gillespie Mich..el, Doiicg:>l tp, farmer.
HuU-hiuson J M. Oakland tp, fsriner.
Hopkins W ft. Fairvie.v, pumper.
Hale i K, Brady tp, farme".
Hindman A S, Concord tp, laimcr.
Hartzog George, Jackson tp, farmer.
JamUou W I', Fairview, farm< r.
Jamison G .VI, Fa rview, farmer.
Kelly Daniel, Slipper)rock ip, farmer.
Kornieltcr Joseph, Saxonburg, landlord.
Kemcrer G D, Fairview, tauuer.
Lylle Joseph, J..< ksou tp, clerk.
Leslie Samuel, Middlesex tp, farmer.
Lajton Wm, Venango tp, larmer.
Miller John, Clearfield tp, farmer.
McGee George, Sr, Muddycreek tp. farmer.
Morltz J 8, Lancaster tp, laborer.
McCallcrty Jam's, Bullalo tp, produce deakr.
Mai tin Chris, Venango tp, farmer,
McDevitt Neal, Clay tp, larmer.
Morrow W J H, Worth tp, farmer.
McKee W P, Allegheny tp. farmer.
Nibicck Jacob, Connoqueneislng tp, Hirtner.
Rockeustein Casper, Butler boro, merchant.
Timblin S W, Clay tp, farmer.
Winfleid A W, City, ctrpenter.
Watson J A, Butlalo tp, farmer.
Whltmire Harper, Ceutre tp, larmer.
Wolford John, Slipperyroek tp, farmer.
Crowl M L. Brady tp, farmer.
Conway John M, Cherry tp, farmer.
We, the high Sljerifl and Jury
Commissioners ol Bullet county, Pa., do certify
lo the above lists, drawn for the June Term of
Court, A. D., 1882, as being true and correct to
the best of our knowledge and belief.
THOMAS UONAGHY. fcheriff.
HUGH MCCREA, t j Comm'rs.
JOHN W. MOKKS, *> J
Attest: GEO. B. MCCBEA
Jury List lor June Speelal
Term.
List of Jurors drawn for the June Term of
Court, commencing the Third Monday, A. I).
1883.
W C Allen, Parker twp.
Richard Allen, Cranberry twp
Joseph Beck, Summit twp
Oliver Bovard, Cherry twp
8 L Cheesman, Muddycreek twp
Edward Chantler, Clinton twp
Wm Carutliers, Clay iwp
Isaiah Collins, Parker twp
Johu Carl, Cherry twp
Jacob Dershimer, Butler twp
E G Duncan, Couuoquenessing twp
Geoite Davison, Ceutre twp
R N Emery, Concord twp
William Forquer, Washington Iwp
Thomas Fleming, Concord twp
Casper Freeliug, Wlulk'ld twp
W J Gilkey, Adams twp
A B Gildersleeve, Mercer twp
William Gold, Clav twp
Thomas Gray, Coijni.quenegsing twp
£amu< I G'l er, Clay twp
Albert Hickey, Middlesex twp
William Kelly. Butler twp
F.lias W Kirk, Butler twp
J::mcs D Lytic, Jackson twp
George Lebler, Bntkr twp
Henry Lanjcbcrst, Adairs twp
Frederick Miller, Lancaster twp
Mlcbacl Muisel, Lancaster twp
James McLaughlin, Mercer Iwp
Jchn McNannra, Parker twp m
J C Park, Mercer twp
Peter Piatt, Donegal twp
Samuel Russell, t'oncord twp
Jam s B Rodgers, Clearfield twp
Wlldam giator, Summit twp
James A Stewart, Franklin twp
Oweu Thomas, Puiker twp
Jonathan Taylor, Slipperyroek twp
Joseph Wilson, Penn iwp
J C William*, Allegheny twp
Craincr Wilson, Middlesex twp
Lewis S Wldtmire, Oakland twp
James Whitesides, Middlesex twp
Estate of Jauifs McOlll.
[LATE OF CHEB' Y TOWNSHIP, DEC D.
Letters tentamentary 011 the estate of James
McOill, dee d, late of Cherry township, Butler
county. Pa., having been gfcnted to the under
signed. all pertous knowning themselves indebt
ed to said estato will please make immediate
payment and any having claims against said
estate will present tliem duly authenticated for
payment. j D STE p H ENSON, Ex'r.
Slipperyroclt P. 0., Butler county, Pa.
Estate of Conrad Wieli.
Notice is hereby given that letters of Admin
istration. with tho will annexed, have been
crant-d the undersigned on tho estate of Con
red Wich lato of Connoqiv neasing township,
Butler county, deserved. All persons therefore
ow-ng said estate will please make immediate
paymeir. and all having claims against tho
tine will pie-ent them, proper.y authenticated,
to tho undersigned
Administrator
Pnt'eiP. O. Butler county, Pa.
Estate of Wm. G. Shorts.
Letters of administration having been granted
to the undersigned 011 the estate of Wilium G.
Shorts, deceased, late ol Conuoquencesinp twp.,
Butler county, Pa., all persoqs knowing them
selves Indebted to said estate will please make
immediate payment, and any- having claims
ngaiuet the same will present them duly authen
ticated for payment. T. P. SHORTS, Ex'r.
Conuoquencesiug P. 0., Butler "0., Pa. im
Estate of William Fleming.
(LATE OF BUIFALO TOWNSHIP, DEC'D.)
Letters of administration having been granted
to the undersigned 011 the estate oi Wm. r lem
iDg deceased, late ol Buffalo towualiip, Butler
county Pa., all persons knowing themselves
indebted to said estate will phase mi ke pay
ment. and thof-e having claims against fe
same will present them duly authentic-tied for
settlement.
EDWARD R. FLEMING, )
IJ. M. HARBISON > Adin rs.
Sarverevil'.e P. O- Butler county, Pa.
Estate of Philip Memn.
[I. ATE OF MUDDY CHEEK TWP., DEC 1»]
Letters testauieutary 011 the estate of fPhillip
Melvlu, dee'd., late ot Muddycrcek twp , Butler
county, Pa., having been granted to the unde
signed, nil persons ki.owing thcuiselve# Indebt
ed to said estate wi'l please make immediate
payment, and any having claims against Mid
estate will present them duly authenticated for
■ettlement.
WM MYEIW, ) K TORS.
J. W. Scurr. S
Portersvilie P. O , l'.uller county. Pa.
Estate or Susannah Mllllson.
(LATE or Mtn>DYCBKEK TWP., DEC'D )
Letters testamentary on the estato of Susan
na'i Millison. dee'd., lato of Muddy creak twp.
Butler county, Pa., having been granted to the
undersigned, all persons knowniug themselves
indebted to said estate will please make immed
iate pavment and anv having claim* against tlio
same will present them duly authenticated for
pavment P JAMES MORRISON, Ex'r.
Middle Lancaster, ilutler county, Pa.
Estate ot Jolin K. Hays.
(LATE OK FHANKIJN TWP., DEC'D.)
Letters' of administration on the estate of
John K. Havs. dee'd. Ute of Franklin twp.. Sut
ler county, Pa , having been granted to the un
dersigned, all persons knowing themselves in
debted to said estate will pleas-o make immediate
navmert and any having claims against the
same will present them duly authenticated for
pavment. J- PARK HAVS, Adm r,
Prospect, Butler connty, Pa.
Estate of Aliee Dotigan.
(LATE OF OAKLAND TWT., DEC'D.
Letters tesiarosiitary with the will annexed,
having been granted to Ihe undersigned on the
estate of Alice Dongan, dee d, lato of Oakland
twp , Butler, Pa., all persons knowing them
selves indebted to said estate will please make
immediate payment, and any having claims
against the same will present them duly authen
ticated for settlement. ....
ELEANOR DOUGAN, Adm x.
St. Jo® P. 0., Butler county, Pa.
LEGAL AD VFll TI SEME NTS.
K*tate of" Harriet Hays.
(LATE OF CONXOQCKXESSIXG twp., dee'd.)
I Letters testamentary on the .estate of Harri
et Hays, dee'd, late of Cnnnoquenessing twp.,
Butler County, Pa., having been granted to
the undersigned, all persons knowing them
selves indebted to said estate will please make
immediate payment and any having claims
against said estate will present them duly au
thenticated for payment.
ROBERT S. HAYS, ] ,
JAMES S. If AYS, j
Whitestown P. 0., Butler Co. Pa.
Entate of Adam Albert.
Letters ol administration l.aving been granted
to the igned on tho estate of Adam Al
bert, deed., late of Franklin twp., Butler Co.,
Pa., a'l persons knowing themselves indeWed to
said estate will please make oayinetit and any
liavtnK claims against the same will present tliem
duly authenticated for payment.
H. H. GALLAGHER. Admr.
Box 395, Butler, Pa.
Administrator's Kale.
In persuance of an order of the Orphans'
Court, of Butler county, made tho 15th day of
May. A. D., 1882, the undersigned will offer at
p-iblic bale, on the premises, on Thursday, the
Bth day of June, A. D-, 1882, at 2 o'clock, P. M.,
all the nndividi d one-half interest of Elizabeth
Hoguo, dec'J, of and in the following described
real estate, situate in Muddycreek township,
Butler coantv, Pa., bounded on the north by
Kennedy, et. aL, east by Simcn Stickie's heirs,
soutn by Thomas Cleland, ct. al. and west by
same, containing three-and one-half acres with
allowance; frame house and stable thereon
erected, orchard Ac.
TERMS One-third on confirmation of sale,
remainder in two equal annual installments with
interest from that date, to be secured by bond
and mortgago. JAMES W. McGEARY,
m"yl7-4t. Administrator.
Administrator's Sale.
In pursuance of an order of the Orphans'
Court, of Butler county made the 15tli day of
May, A. I>. 188*2. Hie undersigned will offer at
public sale, on tho premises, on Thursday, the
Bth day of June, A. D. 1882. at 2 o'clock, P. M-,
all the undivided cue-half mterest of Martha
Hogue, dte'd. of and in the following described
real estate, situate in Muddycreek townehip,
Butler county, Pa„ bounded t>n the north by
Kennedy, et." al.. east by fcimon Stickie's heirs,
south by Tin-mas Cleland, et. al. and west by
same, containing three and onfl-half acres with
allowance; frame house and stable thereon
erected, orchard Ac.
TERMS:-One-third on conflimation of sale,
remainder in two equal annual installments with
interest from that date, to be secured by bond
and mortgage. JAMES W. McGEARY.
mayl7-4t. Administrator.
KOTICE
Notice is hereby given that J. R. Johnson,
assignee of Flick & Albert has filed his final
account in the office of the Prothonotary of the
Court nf Common Picas of Butler Co. at M's.
D.. No. US. September term, 1880, and that the
same will be presented to the saidcourtfor con
firmation and allowance on Wednesday, the 21st.
day June 1882. M. N. GREER, PRO.
Prothonotory's office, May 20, 1882.
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SELECT.
CXA DEMIUTTEN.
Story ol tlie MasnHcre of llie
Moravian Indian*.
Gnadenhutten, when translated,
means 'tents of grace,' and at this
! quiet spot with a holy name was per
jietrated a wholesale butcher}* of inno
cent people which will always remain
a foul blot on the early history of Ohio.
Twenty-nine men, twenty-seven women
and thirty-four children were slaughter
ed. Two buildings were selected
for the horrible purpose, the women
and babes being killed in one, the men
and boys in the other. It is recorded
that they died almost cheerfully, the
hymns and prayers of those about to
perish mingling with the death groans
of their unhappy companions. The
story of the crime and the circum
stances which led up to it forms an in
teresting but awful chapter in the
chronicles of the time.
In order that our readers may
thoroughly comprehend the significance
of the event it is necessary to go back
to the year 1750. It was then that
David Zeisberger, the Moravian mis
sionary, a man of rare piety, faith and
purity, was pursuing bis great work
among the Indian tribes. He suffered
hardships in the wilderness ; he endur
ed ill treatment at the hands of the
savage tribes whom he bad resolved to
convert, and never was heard to mur
mur a complaint. He worked wonders.
Qoing among the heathen he found
them demoralized by whisky sold to
them by white traders, wicked and un
scrupulous. He gently persuaded them
to relinquish liquor, and pointed out
its evil effects so forcibly that whole
tribes yielded to the fascination of his
eloquence and the weight of his argu
ments. From beiDg frenzied brutes
they became sober and reasonable peo
ple. His influence spread rapidly from
nation to nation. Thousands, in fact,
embraced Christianity; Zeisberger's
enthusiasm and piety carried all before
them. In 1700 great progress had
been made and the missions were
flourishing. But that same ycarcyents
occurred which greatly put back the
work of conversion. The Moravian
Indians were accused ot being concern
ed in Pontiac's conspiracy. He was a
brave and famous Ottawa chieftain,
who organized a plot among the various
Indian tribes to murder at a given time I
the English garrisons at all points. \
This was discovered, and, though it j
was never proved that the Moravian j
Indiaus took the slightest part in the '
conspiracy, they were persecuted as i
much as if they had. The Scotch-Irish j
settlers on the Pennsylvania frontier .
treated them with great harshness and .
severity. They pretended to believe— j
or perhaps were, in fact, so ignorant |
and bigoted as to believe—that the In- '
dians were the Canaanites of the Xew i
World, and that the existing war had
come upon the colonies as a judgment i
for failing to totally exterminate the !
native tribes. The Moravian Indians
being kind and gentle were very
naturally tit and fair quarry for these
highly civilized white settlers.
An interesting chapter in the history
of their early persecutions isthat which
treats of the narrow escape from ex
termination of a considerable body of
the Moravian Indians. The threats
against those who had settled on the
Pennsylvania frontier were of so deadly
a nature that David Zeisberger advised j
them to deliver up their arms and to
march to Philadelphia. They sought
refuge in the military quarters there, ,
but the soldiers threatened to kill them j
if they did not go away. The poor
refugees were mobbed by an excited
and angry rabble, and the streets rang
with yells and shouts which sounded I
as fierce as the warhoop of the savages, j
Zeisberger was with them all the time, j
standing by them and encouraging
them. A goodly number of (Quakers
who had suffered their share of cruelty
and persecution not so long before also
took the poor Indiaus by the hand, j
heedless of the groans aud curses of
the mob. They were finally removed j
to an island in the river as a measure '
of precaution. Their lives were provi- |
dentially preserved. A body of Scotch-
Irish, several hundred strong, from
Lancaster, calling themselves the'Pax
ton Boys,' after butchering a number
of Conestoga Indians, who bad sought
protection in a jail, marched toward
Philadelphia with the avowed object
ot killing all the Moravian refugees.
Zeisberger and others prevailed upon
them to relinquish their murderous de
signs and so the poor Indians escaped
with their lives on that occasion Some
of them, it is true, were reserved for a
worse fate and were brutally killed in
the Tuscarawas Valley. Meanwhile
the Indians were taken off the island
and conveyed to the upper Susquehanna i
region, beyond the Wyoming Valley,
where they built the hamlet of Frieden
shutten, or 'Tents of Peace.' About
1768 Zeisberger established stations ou
the Allegheny aud Beaver rivers.
It was in 1770 that a number of
Moravian Indians settled in the Tus
carawas Valley. They worked hard
tilling the fertile soil and living lives
of exemplary frugality aud industry.
The settlement flourished and Indians
flocked from the extreme West to the
pleasant tract in eastern Ohio. For
ten years all went well. The country
abounded in rich fields of waving corn.
Each house had its Itardeu and or
chard, peace und prosperity prevailed.
In 1780 the British incited a body of
Delawares commanded by Captain
Pipe against the little colony at
Unadeuhutten. They were joined by
a party of Wyandottes, and they
broke up the settlement, carrying the
Indians to Sandusky, aud their teach
ers to Detroit, the scat of the British
headquarters. It was in the follow
ing year that the slaughter took place,
, and this was how it came about. The
! poor people, who had been so cruelly
! kidnapped from their homes at Unad
enhutteu, left acres aud acres of corn
standing in the fields. A party was
1 chosen to return to harvest it, and
: | they accordingly took up their quar
j ters in their old houses which had
not been destroyed. .lust at t l ie time
of their return some hostile Indians
murdered a white settler aud all his
family. The frontiersmen were im
( mediately up in arm*. Although the
| Moravian ludians were guiltless of
I blood they accused them of aiding and
abetting the crimes and determined to
make an example of them. David
Williamson seemed to be the moving
spirit among them. lie organized a
; band, and with craft in the head and
and murder in the heart rode into the
Tuseawaras Valley and surrounded
the Indians. With friendly smiles
and smooth promises they greeted their
victims. Dissembling their true pur
pose they pretended that they were
solicitous as to their safety and wish
them well They finally induced
them to give up what ever arms they
had under the pretence of taking care ;
of them, and promised to conduct
them to a place where they would be
free to pursue their avocations with
out molestation. The guilless In
dians, to the number of ninety, were
completely deceived. They trusted
iiuplicity in the word of the white j
men, and at their suggestion set fire to j
a uumber of their houses in order to
prevent them becoming harboring j
places for hostile and fighting Indians. !
After they had surrendered their arras
the fell purpose of their captors soon
became manifest. They were made
prisoners, bound hand and foot and
confined in several of the houses.
DOOMED TO DEATH.
Then a council of war was held
and various methods of Jputting them
to death were discussed. Their fate
was soon decided, but it took a little
further time to determine the fittest
mode of butchery. One excited fron-
tiersman suggested that they should be
securely confined in two large houses
and burned alive. The idea was met
with shouts of approval, but one who
had an eye for future glory advised
that the victims should be tomahawk
ed and scalped. He said that it was only
riirht and fair that they should have
some trophies of their campaign, and
what more appropriate than the bleed
ing scalps of the doomed Christian
ludians? Though approving cries
were accorded to the man who propos
ed burniug them to death it is written
that the scalping and tomahawking
suggestion was received with even
a greater demonstration of delight.
It was at once adopted. The follow
ing morning was appointed for the
bloody deed, and the Indians were
told that they must die on the mor
row. At first they were inclined to
treat the affair as a joke. They
could not believe that the
whites were capable of such barbarity.
Tne demeanor of their captors, how
ever, soon showed that it was no
laughiLg matter. They realized that
they must die How did they behave ?
Never was truer heroism manifested
than by that band of unlettered In
dians who had nothing but faith to
buoy them up. The night was pass
ed in prayer. Hymns of praise were
chanted and each one vied in encour
aging the other to face death in Chris
tain fortitude They had previously
been divided in two parties and im-
prisoned in two largo Louses. The
murderers kept watch outside. The
plaintive hymns of the doomed Indiau3
ascended heavenward, but produced
no softening effect upon the hardeued
hearts of the white savages.
THE SLAUGHTER.
At sunrise preparations for the
crime were made. Two buildings
were selected, and were appropriately
called 'slaughter houses.' The men
and boys were to be killed in one,
and the women aud babes in the
other. All being ready the slaughter
began. Never had the sun risen on a
more inhuman spectacle. The butch
ers wero white men,.presumably Chris
tians, the victims red men, women
and children who had done no wrong.
Babes were torn from their mothers'
arms, brained with tomahawks and
scalped in sight of their shrieking and
heart-broken parents. The slayers
almost waded in blood. After the
children had been dispatched came the
womens' turn. Dragged one by one
by their Jong dark hair in the centre
of the shambles they were soon hur
ried into eternity by one quick and
stunning blow from a tomahawk.
Their scalps were then cut off after
the most approved Indian fashion.
The white men were intoxicated with
the slaughter. While the women aud
babes were being thus brutally slain
in one house the men and older boys
met with a similar fate in another.
It is useless to dwell on the horrible
crime. After ninety victims had been
despatched, David Williamson and
his gang marched back to their homes.
David Zeisberger was horror-stricken
when he heard ot the massacre. He
did not, however, relax his efforts to
convert and civilize the Indians. It is
| recorded that after a lapse of sixteen
! years some of his converts led by Zeis
berger returned to the Tuscawaras
and settled there once more. Their
stay was short. The influx of the
whites was so great, the temptations
of rum so strong, the outrages so fre
quent that the fertile valley was soon
forsaken by the Indians, who retired
first to Canada and then to the Mora
vian mission station in Kansas. The
good and pious Zeisberger died in
1808, having labored for sixty years
among the red men
Such then, is a brief story of the
massacre of Gnadenhutten. It is hard
in these days to imagine such a state
of affairs that could lead to so heartless
a slaughter. It Is also pleasant to re
flect that a repetition" of so monstrous
a crime would be impossible anywhere
in these days of civilization, the State of
Missouri not being excepted.
A cemetery for eats is about to be
opened near London, England. The
prospectus in which it is called "The
Zoological Necropolis Association
(Limited)," has an imposing array of
patrons, directors, bankers and brokers,
solicitors, and secretaries, and shows
that the scheme is being pushed in
commercial fashion. In due time, says
the Pall Mall Gazette, we shall have
a cats' undertaker setting up in busi
ness, but for the present it is sufficient
to say that the offices of the cats' Cem
etery Company are at No. 27 Henri
etta street, Cavendish square, W.
Wliy Beer IK Away ('p.
TLe prevailing high prices lor al
kinds of meat is the subject of mud
anxiety to house-keepers, who fear a
meat fam : ne. Since last fall theprice. ;
have been slowly but gradually in
creasing, although it has only beeu
within the past four weeks that sudJen
jumps have btv.j made in the cost ol
meat, as well as of other farm produc
tions. The high prices of to-day, say
the more reliable among the wholesale
dealers, are not at all likely to change
this year, except that there may be a
slight and temporary reduction when
the grass-fed cattle come in about the
middle of next month. The reason
why was ascertained by means of a
series of calls on the principal vendors
in the wholesale trade yesterday after
noon. They are very jolly people to
talk to—these butchers.
Said one, whose opinions were en
dorsed by a "So say we all of us" in
the fraternity: "There are several
causes for the high prices which peo
ple have to pay for theii steaks and
roasts nowadays The principal oue
is the scauty grass and corn crops in
the west. A large number of cattle
died because of insuiiicient food and
those which survived curne into the
barns light in flesh and generally in a
very poor condition. There the supply
of corn was so light that breeders were
compelled to buy at high prices, and it
cost a great deal to fatten up a lean
beast for market. Some herders who
had no money with which to buy corn
gent their cattle to the shambles at a
very low price, thus creating a waste
in the supply. The western States,
therefore, cannot keep up with the de
mand and charge prices in proportion.
Another cause for the decreased sup
ply is found in the f>ict that foreign
shipments have been greater than dur
ing any previous year, and we have
left only a limited quantity for home
consumption."
"What has been the percentage of
increase in price during the past
month, for instance?"
"Well, four weeks ago we were sell
ing a good grade of fourquarters of
beef for 8 cents per pound; to-day that
abrade sells readily for 10^cents. Hind
quarters, which commanded 14 cents
then, arc sold for 14inow. One cause
af this discrepancy is shown in the
fact that hindquarters had previously
increased so much in price that people
refused to purchase them, and there
was created a large demand for fore
quarters. The price of 'the after part
jf the critter' therefore only went up
one-half a cent, but the general average
increase is $1 per 100 pounds.
"Dees this effect your sales ?"
"I should say it did, more especial
ly as it regards beef."
' How iong are these pri.es to be
kept up ?"
"At present nobody anticipates any
material change this year. It takes
four years to build an ox into proper
ihape for slaughtering and it does not
seem as if the small number which
will mature this year can make the
slightest difference in the market.
Boarding house keepers and men of
small means have a dark prospect
ihcad this summer and fall. These
people generally buy round steak, be
cause it is cheaper, and the demand for
such steak increases daily.— Boston
Herald. __
JUI<I lrolmid.
In the House ol Lords last Tues
day evening Karl Granville, Secretary
of State for Foreign Affairs, announc
ed the resignation of Mr. W. E. Fors
ter, Chief Secretary for Ireland, and
the intention of the Government to re
lease the three imprisoned members of
Parliament. Earl Granville explained
that Earl Cowper had not resigned the
Lord Lieutenancy on account of any
difference with the Government in re
gard to their policy. Ho confirmed
the report that Lord Carlingford would
temporarily take the Presidency of the
Council during Earl Spencor's absence
in Ireland.
Mr. Gladstone, in the House of Com
mons, made an announcement similar
to that of Earl Granville in the House
of Lords. Mr. Gladstone stated that
a large number of other suspects would
be released, and that the Government,
instead of renewing the Coercion acts
would introduce a measure remedying
the administration of justice in Ireland.
He said that instructions had already
been sent to Ireland for the release of
the three imprisoned members of Par
liament, and that the lists of suspects
were being carefully considered with a
view to the release of all, except those
who wero arrested on suspicion of hav
ing been personally concerned in out
rages. These releases would be on the
Government's sole responsibility. Mr.
Gladstone stated that Mr. Forster had
resigned because he was not willing to
share this responsibility, and that Mr.
Forster would make a personal explan
ation on Thursday.
Mr. Gladstone declared that none of
the measures anuouueed in the Queen's
speech at the opening of the session
except the resolutions in regard to the
rules of parliamentary proceedure
would be allowed to stand iu the way
of the measures which the Government
would introduce for restoring peace
and order in Ireland.
The London Time x in its leader
says the policy now to be tried in Ire
land is one of concession and concilia
tion, pure and simple.
In the House of Commons on Thurs
j dav, Mr. Forster stated the reasons of
I his withdrawal from the office of Seere
i tary for Ireland. He said that in view
! of the great difficulty experienced in
i the affairs of Ireland he would have
: preferred, so far as be personally was
! concerned, to say nothing, lie con
i firmed the report that there was a dif
-1 ference between himself and the rest
! of the Cabiuet in regard to the release
' of the suspects, which release he con
demned. The Coercion act, he said,
| had broken up the League, or put it
under petticoats, and rents were being
better paid, but he feared that an un
conditional release would undo all the
good effects of the act. Mr. Forsler,
in justifying the arrest of Mr. Parnell,
said that Mr. Purnell, if he had been
allowed, would have become the un
crowned K-ing of I reland.
j in tho Citiuln.
Our ring. Exlracl From Col
liißer*oll'HI iißer*oll'H Mrcoralion Day
Ural ion.
The Hag for which the heroes fought,
for which tbev died, is the symbol of
all we hope to be. It is the symbol of
equal rights. It means free bauds, free
l ; ps, self government, and the sover
eignty of the people. [Applause.] It
means that this continent has been dedi
cated to freedom. It means universal
education, light for every mind, knowl
edge for every child. It moans that
the school house is the fortress of liber
ty. It means that 'Governments de
rive their just powers from the consent
of the governed ;' that each man is ac
countable to and for the Government,
in that responsibility goes hand in hand
with liberty. [Applause.] It means
that it is the duty of every citizen to
boar his share of the public burden, to
take part in the affairs of his town, his
cjuuty, his Stat;' and his country. It
means that the ballot-box is the ark of
the covenant; that the source of
authority must not be poisoned.
[Cheers.] It means the perpetual
right of peaceful revolution. It means
that every citizen of the Republic
native or naturalized, must i»e protect,
ed, at home, in every State, abroad, in
every land, on every sea. It means
that all distinctions based ou birth or
blood have perished from our laws;
that our Government shall stand be
tween labor and capital, between the
weak and the strong, between the in
dividual and the corporation, between
want and wealth, and give and guaran
the simple justice to each and all.
[Applause.] It means that there shall
be a legal remedy for every wrong. It
means National hospitality, that we
must welcome to our shores the exiles
of the world aud that we may not
drive them back. Some may lie de
formed by labor, dwarfed by hunger,
broken in spirit, victims of tyranny and
caste, iu whose sad faces may be read
the touching record of a weary life,
and yet their children, born of liberty
and love, will be symmetrical and fair,
intelligent and free. [Applause.]
That (lag is the emblem of a supreme
will, of a natiou's power. Heneath its
folds the weakest must be protected
and the strongest must obey. [Cheers.]
It shields and canopies alike the
loftiest mansion and the rudest hut.
That flag was given to the air ia the
Revolution's darkest days It repre
sents the sufferings of the past, the
glorious yet to be, and, like the bow
of Heaven, it is the child of storm and
sun.
This day is sacred to the great
her iic host who kept his flag over our
heads, sacred to the living and the
d< ad, sacred to the scarred and maim
ed, sacred to the wives who gave their
husbands, to the mothers who gave
their sons. [Applause.] Here in
this beautiful land of ours, here where
the sun shines, where flowers grow,
were children play, millions of arm
ed men battled for the right, and
breasted on a thousand fields the iron
storms of war. These brave, these in
cotnparible men founded the first Re
public. They fulfilled the prophecies
they brought to pass tho dreams, they
realized the hopes that all the great
and good and wise and just have
made and had, since man was man.
Hut what of those who fell ? They
fought, they died, and for the first
time siuce man has kept a record of
events the heavens bent above und
domed a land without a serf, a servant,
or a slave. [Loog eontinuedapplau.se.]
What Noah's Wile Said.
"Draw near thine ear, I pray thee,"
said Noah, as he sat smoking his good
clay pipe by the fire, after haviug fed
the animals their evening meal and
shaken up their bedding. "What
would my lord ?" replied Mrs. N.,
drawing near her ear, as commanded.
Noah smoked in silence for the space
of a minute or two, and then opened
his mouth and spoke as follows: "I
perceive by the indications, mother,
tb«t the storm which was central over
the Euphrates will move westerly to
the Nile Valley on the morrow, with
areas of low barometer and north-east
erly winds, and sbowery weather on
the Arabian coast. I have been mov
ed, therefore, to jettison a part of our
cargo, fearing that our supplies will
give out ero the flood subsides. What
animal thinkest thou can best be spar
ed, love ?" And Mrs. N. looked out of
the window, listened a moment to the
pattering drops on the roof, and replied
sweetly, "The rain, dear." And at the
sound of her voice Noah wept like a
child, and the animals wailed iu unison,
and there was misery unspeakable
where all had been so calm and tran
quil.— liu rlinylon Hawk-eye.
Iteaton lij a Itlblc Agent.
A few days since a man made his
appeal ance at the residence of Joseph
Sage, of Shenango township, who rep
resented himself as a Bible can vaster.
He talked very smoothly and soon in
gratiated himself into the confidence of
Mr. ?agp. He said he was desirous of
establishing a local agencv*, and asked
Mr. Sage if he would not take hold of
the work, his commission to be one
dollar on every Bible sold. After
giving all the instructions as to the
manner of selling the work, the agent
was about to leave, when he thought
it would be well to have Mr. .Sage's
address. He pulled out a piece of pa
per and asked that gentleman to place
his signature thereon. Mr. Sage did
so, and the oily-tongued Bible agent
departed. Mr. Sage thought no
more of the matter until one day this
week, when he received notice that
certain parties held his note for
An investigation revealed the fact that
instead of simply giving the Bible
, agent his address he had attached his
l name to a note for the above sum.—
New Castle News.
"Kough 011 Kalk."
The desired found at last'
Ask Druggists for ' Rough ou Rats."
It clears out rats, mice, roaches, flies,
; bedbugs. 15c. boxes.
An idea of the vastnessot the oil stock
now being cariicd may be gathered
from the fact that producers arc now
paying storage rates to the United
Pipe Line which amount to SfiOO,OOOa
month. The rate is $1,250 per month
for each 10,000 barrels.
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From the fact that the CITIZEN IS 'lio o'dcat
established and most ex'ensively circulated Re
publican newspaper in Butler county, (a i'.ijub
iican county J it must be apparent to btu.ii.esa
men that it ia the medium tbey should me in
advertising their business.
NO. 29
A SiircaHtio Letter.
The following letter, written by
San.uel Johnson to the Karl of Ches
■ terfield (who had ignored Johnson's
J, advances made in time of need, but
' who wished to be his patron when ho
found that Johnson's- Dictionary was
to immortalize the compiler), is con
sidered unequalled in Engiisb literature
fur the polish of its stylo, the elegance
of its language, and especially the
keenness of its sarcasm :
MY LORD—I have been lately in
j formed, by the proprietor of the World,
i that two papers, in which my Dic
tionary is recommended to the public,
were written by your lordship. To be '
so distinguished, is an honor, which,
being very little accustomed to favors
from the great, I know not well how
to receive, or in what terms to acknowl
edge.
\\ hen up- n some slight encourage
! ment, I first visited your lordship. I
( was overpowcri !, like the rest of man
kind, by the enchantment of your ad
j dress; and could not forbear to wish
I that 1 might boast myself Le vainqueur
\du vainqueur de la terre: —that I
might obtain that regard for which I
saw the world contending ; but 1 found
my attendance so little encouraged,
that neither pride nor modesty would
suffer me to coutinue it When I had
once addressed your lordship in public,
I had exhausted all the art of pleasing
which a retired and uncourtly scholar
can possess. I had done all that I
could ; and no man is well pleased to
have his all neglected, be it ever so
little.
Seven years, my lord, have now
passed since I waited in your outward
rooms, or was repulseJ from your door;
during which time I have been pushing
OP my work through difficulties, of
which it is useless to complain, and
have brought it, at last, to the verge
of publication, without one act of as
sistance, one word of encouragement,
or one smile of favor. Such treatment
I did not expect, for I never had a
patron before.
The shepherd in Virgil grew at last
acquainted with Love, and found him
a native of the rocks.
Is not a patron, my lord, one who
looks with unconcern on a man strug
gling for life in the water, and, when
he has reached the ground, encumbers
him with help? The notice which
you have been pleased to take of my
labor.-*, had it been early, had been
kind; but it has been delayed till I am
iudifferent, and cannot enjoy it; till I
am solitary, and cannot impart it; till
lam known, and do not want it. I
hope it is no very cynical asperity not
to confess obligations where uo benefit
has been received, or to be unwilling
that the public should consider me as
owing that to a patron, which Provi
dence has enabled me to do for myself.
Having carried on my work thus far
with so little obligations t<^any favorer
of learning, J shall not be disappointed
though I should conclude it, if less bo
possible, with less; for I have been
long wakened from that dream of hope,
in which 1 once boasted myself with
so much exultation.
My Lord,
Your Lordship's most humble,
Most obedient servant,
SAMUEL JOHNSON.
A Ft. Wayne, Ind., minister censur
ed one of the members of his church
for alleged misbehavior and thrashed
bim the following day in a justice
court, where he bad been arraigned on
the charge of assault and battery. The
pugilistic pastor has entered ft plea of
guilty, and announces himself ready to
pay a good round fine for the satisfac
tion of whipping the offender.
We understand that it is a commou
thing and almost certain cure for chil
dren having the whooping cough to
take them to the gas works to breathe
the fumes of ammonia and sulphur from
the purifying pans, It is nothing new,
however, for this remedy has been re
sorted to for at least fifteen to twenty
years past.
Indians, like their pale-face brothers,
have a great horror of smallpox. The
other day a Missouri river steamer
put off a couple of afflicted passengers
at Woli' Point, in Montana, where they
were quarantined in a hospital tent.
The Indians located several miles from
the place heard of it, and a regular
stampede followed, men, women and
children breaking camp and striking
out for purer atmosphere. The disease
has been introduced into the country
by the tide of emigration swarming
over the West.
Nervous debility, the curse of the
American people, immediately yields
to the action of Brown's Iron Bitters.
Grave-robbing just now is a very dan
gerous "pastime," as Jerry Cruncher
termed it. The shooting of a promin
ent young physician new Syracuse
last week, caught in the ghoulish task,
is now followed by the reported cap
ture of another robber at Fiye Points
Ind., who, to save himself from severe
punishment, has made a confession,
implicating a large number of people
and some well known physicians in
different parts of the State engaged in
the traffic of dead bodies.
South Carolina comes to the front
with a hideous tragedy. A seventeen
year-old girl, with an infatuation for a
handsome but poverty-stricken dry
goods clerk named Adams, was in
dued to discard him and marry a well
to-do farmer, Jacob Comely. The
knot was tied, but the old infatuation
lingered iu the heart of the bride, and
Adams, bv his surreptitious visits and
protestations to affection, fanned the
flame until it led the girl-bride to be a
party in acts of questionable reckless
nes. Three weeks after the wedding,
and in the absence of Mr. Comely,
young Adams visited the home of th<?
bride and spent the day and evening
The husband returned and surprised
♦.he pair. Adams made a hasty exit
through the window and escaped.
The irritated husband, disregarding
the tears and prayers of the guilty but
now repented wife siezed a large moat
ax and literally hacked her to pieces.
He then made good his escape. The
Governor offers a reward for his cap
ture.