BUTLERCITI ZEN
JOHN H. 4 W. C. ME6LEY, PROP'RS,
Entered at the Post office at Butler as
second-class* matter.
Republican State Ticket
FOR GOVERNOR,
JAMES A. BE A V EE, of Centre county.
FOB JUDGE OF BUPBEMK COIBT,
WILLIAM H. RAWLK, of Philadelphia.
FOR UUJTIIABMOVBXOB,
WILLIAM T. DAVIEB, of Bradford county.
FOB SECRETARY INTERNAL AFFAIBS,
JOHN M. GREER, of Butler county.
FOB CONGBESBMAN-AT-LABGE
MARRIOTT BROSIUS, of Lancaster county.
COUNTY TICKET.
FOB CONG BESS,
J. D. McJUNKIN, Butler.
(Subject to District Conference.)
FOB ASSEMBLY,
WILLIAM P. BRAHAM, Mercer township,
JOSEPH T. DONLY, Butler.
FOB JTTBY COMMISSIONER,
ROBERT McCLUNG, Fairview township.
SUBSCRIBE for the CITIZEN, only 25
cents until the Ist of December next.
W* are indebted to Hon Thomas M.
Bayne, for copies of his late speeches
in Congress.
Da. C. 8. KERB, of Allegheny town
ship, represented this county at the
meeting of the Independent State Com
mittee in Philadelphia last Thursday.
THS Wilkesbarre Record is the au
thority for the following: "The Dem
ocrats fear that Cooper will be able to
Dnrcbaae moat of their party to vote
for the Cameron ticket. What a scaly
opinion Democratic authorities have of
Democratic voters".
THK action of the Independent
Republican State Committee, at Phil
adelphia last week, will be seen in
another place. While nothing definite
was agreed to in the way of accepting
any of the propositions of the Regulars,
yet it will be seen the door IB not en
tirely closed to all hope of peace. The
point of disagreement is on the ques
tion of the withdrawal of both present
State tickets, which the Independents
insist upon as necessary to insure
perfect and lasting harmony. Each
set of present candidates have now
placed themselves in the bands of
their respective State Committees, from
which souie plan of union may yet
be suggested. We may have more to
say on the subject in our next.
A ci.ear possibility in postal legis
lation is the reduction of fees for mon
ey orders. This part of the business
of the Post Office has been of great
public service. Its conception was to
a correct notion of what the functions
of a Government should be, at least in
one of its aspects; and its practical
opei*atiou must have more than fulfilled
the hopes of its originators. Thous
ands of people who have no bank ac
counts and no facilities for procuring
or using checks, are enabled to safely
send and receive money through this
syßtem. Now that the' receipts of the
Post Office Department are covering
its expenditures, one of the best meth
ods of taking advantage of this pros
perity would be to extend the benefits
of the money-order system by decreas
ing Its charges. The result would be
an enlargement of the business and a
general accommodation for trade.
There would be less money risked in
letters, and hence less temptation to
rob the mails.
A GOOD RECOUD.
Col. John M. Sullivan, late Collector
of Internal Revenue for this district,
has perhaps as good a record as an
officer as any man could possibly have
On the going out of office of these rev.
enue collectors it is Customary with
the department at Washington not to
settle and ciose up the accounts of the
retiring collectors for some months. But
CoL&ullivan determined not to wait
the usual routine of delay as to the
closing of the books in his case. 80
within the last ten days he went to
Washington, had his accouuts all gone
over, certified to as correct, the books
closed and a final discharge entered and
handed him. During his term in the
office be bad collected and paid over to
the Government the large sum of eight
million #, two hundred and eighty odd
thouncfid doll art. His accounts
squared at the department to a cent.
MERCER COUNTY POLITICS.
The Republican Committee of Mer.
cer county held a meeting on Saturday
last. AH in other counties, a content
arose as to the organization of the Com
rnittee and on a vote Beatty, ludcpend
ent, wag elected chairman of the Com
mittee oyer Haywood, Regular, by a
vote of 21 to 17. A Dumber of resolu
tions were offered, among them one
endorsing the Regular State ticket
The Chairman stated that he thought
the present was not a time to pass
resolutions endorsing any State ticket
and the best thing would be to lay the
resolutions on the table. A motion to
that (fleet being made, they were laid
on the tab'e by a vote of 27 to 11,
after which the following was passed
by a large majority:
Resolved. That we, the members of
the Republican County Committee, de
plore any lack of harmony that may
now exist in the party, and urge that
continued efforts be made to wcure an
honorable adjustment of all differences
in the ranks.
According to the report of the pro
ceedings the Independents are open in
sayiug that Mercer county has come
out from under the Cameron yoke.
Siuce writing tie above wo see tb«t
the reports in the Pittsburgh papers
conflict as to the proceedings of the
Jferoer County Committee.
INDEPENDENTS' REPLY.
THEY STILL, DEW AMI* THAT
HOTII TICKETS BE WITH
DRAW*.
The Question Xarrowed Down
to Tbat Point and Leaves
Souie Hope for Peaee yet.
The State Committee, representing
the Independent Republicans of this
State, met in Philadelphia on last
Thursday, July 27 ult., and after dis
cussion the following reply was made
to the communication of the Regulars
REPLY OF FOUR OF THE INDEPENDENT
CANDIDATES.
JULY 22, 1882.
HON. I. D. MCKEE, Chairman Inde
pendent Republican State Commit-
Referring to the communication now
before your committee from the Hon.
Thomas V. Cooper, of July 12, ad
dressed to your chairman and the
nominees of the Independent Republi
can ticket, we beg leave to state that
we joined in a letter to General Beaver
and bis associates, which is herewith
enclosed. In that communication we
did and could, of course, speak only for
ourselves, in the hope that our sugges
tion, if it met the approval of the op
posing candidates, would pavo the
way to an honorable peace and conse
quent success. Without discussion we
declared that in our judgment their
propositions as submitted would, if ac
cepted, produce wider differences in
stead of harmony, and assuming neith
er to accept nor reject them suggested
a precedent condition, which, we
thought, would lead to a true unifica
tion of the party, viz., the absolute re
tirement of both tickets, which essen
tial preliminary agreed to we would
urge upon our constituents the selec
tion of a new ticket by a convention
composed of representative men, select
ed bv the Republican voters them
selves and apportioned on the Republi
can vote. This preliminary step lay
entirely in the power of the candidates
themselves, and seemed to us honora
ble, patriotic and urgeut, as giving a
reasonable assurance of harmony likely
to result in Buch uuity of our respective
constituents as would secure the suc
cess of the ticket so selected. To our
minds their propositions would most
certainly fail to accomplish that result,
for the following among other reasons:
Their candidates did not resign, nor
did they place their resignations in the
hands of their committee, but, on the
contrary, authorized their committee
to submit their candidacy and the can
didacy of each of them to popular
tests by primary election, a new con
vention, or otherwise.
SIMPLY A POLITICAL SCHEME.
Their candidacy was the thine: sub
mitted and very carefully guarded by
the propositions of their committee:
First, bv submitting the two tickets to
a vote of the primaries; second, by
providing for the right of their ticket
to be so submitted iu whole or part ;
third, by offering a choice of the first
two methods as to candidates to be
selected by primaries or by convention.
The two papers completely supplement
each other, and, it will be observed,
are simple variations of tbe original
and distinctive propositions of Mr.
Cooper to submit the two tickets to
popular tests, which has at no time re
ceived serious consideration from any
source. Whether seriously proposed
may be judged by the concurrent decla
ration of their leading candidate that it
was a telling blow upon the enemy in
the interest of peace, by which "his
prospects" had been advanced. As a
scheme to forward their candidacy
such effect would be the natural hope
from such a purpose. But such a prop
osition misconceives the central pur
pose of our organization, which is not
a contest for personal ascendancy, but
for the overthrow of boss rule and the
uprooting of the spoils system.
The two tickets are now submitted
to the suffrages of the party under the
statutes regulating elections by the
people. That submission has already
produced a degree of bitterness among
the adherents of the respective tickets
which will render complete unity a
difficult and dvllcate undertaking; and
it Beemed unquestionably plain that
any proposition looking to the compe
tition of those tickets could only
result iu deepening, widening and in
tensifying the divisions already ex
isting. Independent action and opin
ion have from the beginning gone be
yond the acceptance or rejection of
principles and methods to the selec
tion of men whose lives and records
illustrate their devotion to both.
PRINCIPLES, NOT INDIVIDUALS.
That opinion has strengthened dur
ing the recent months, and the domi
nant Independent Republican view un
doubtedly is that principles and
methods are meaningless except as
the men who stand upon them embody
in themselves all that the meth-
odrt and principles assert. We note
the strength and growth of guch opin
ions as cheering proof of the elevation
of "practical politics." To enter into
a contest with any as candidates who
publicly avow that "the civil service
needs no reform" would be a surren
der of your faith.
Being deeply anxious, however, to
accomplish what we believe to be the
sincere desire of a large portion of the
Earty, its union with honor, on the
isis of Republican success, with
Republican freedom, we made in
caudor and good faith our proposal for
a genuine and honorable agreement,
as slated to the candidates of the op
posing ticket. They have made no
response to us and we are given to un
derstand that they deeline all corres
pondence with us upon the subject.
TIIE OVt-KH STILL OPEN.
Our letter to them we submit to you,
desiring to state in no ambiguous
terms that we still hold ourselves
willing and desirous of joining them in
urging a new convention on tbe basis
of our proposal, believing that those
suggestions, if faithfully accepted and
carried out, would accord no less
with high public obligation than
with tbe plainest dictates of political
prudence in tbe preseut redemption of
the Republican party of Pennsylvania
from the crying evils which for years
have afflicted and imperiled it.
And desiring to assert our individu
al adherence to the principles adopted
by Ibe Philadelphia Convention on the
24th of May, reaflirming our fidelity to
the reforms contemplated by our or
ganization and pledging ourselves to
un tl ated effort to these ends, we here
by, in order to relieve you from all
! em> arrassment in the premises and to
I enable you to act freely and without
Sip* KtitljM? CiiiMtt t JStiiUtt August 2» 1882»
any element of restraint,jplace our res-.
ignations entirely at your disposal. ,
Trusting to your wisdom and discre
tion aud confiding fully in your deyo
tion to your duty, your constituency
and your cause, we have the honor to
remain, Most respectfully yours,
JOHN STEWART,
GEORGE W. MERRICK.,
GEORGE JUNKIN,
LEVI BIRD DUFF.
THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT.
THOMAS V. COOPER, ESQ ,
Chairman Republican State
Committee.
LAM instructed to ad
vise you that the Independent Repub
lican State Committee have consider
ed the four suggestions contained in the
minutes of the proceedings of your
Committee, forwarded to me by you
on the 12th inst.
I am directed to say that this Com
mittee find that none of the four are
methods by which a harmonious and
an honorable unity of the Republi
can voters of Pennsylvania could be
obtained" All of them are inadequate
to that end, for the reason that they
afford no guarentee that, being accept
ed, the principles upon which the
Independent Republicans have taken
their stand would be treated with re
spect or put into action. All of them
contain a probability that an attempt
to unite the Republicans of the State
by their means would either result
in reviving and strengthening the
political dictatorship which we con
demn, or would permanently distract
the Republican body and insure the
future aud continued triumph of our
common opponent, the Democratic
party.
Of the four suggestions, the first,
second and fourth are so inadequate as
to need no separate discussion; the
third, which alone may demand at
tention, has the fatal defect of not in
cluding the withdrawal of that
'•slated'' ticket which was made up
many months ago, and long in ad
vance of the Harrisburg Convention,
to represent, and to maintain the
very evils of control and abuses of meth
od, to which we stand opposed. This
proposition, like the others, supposing
it to have been sincerely put forward,
clearly shows that you misconceive the
causes of the Independent Republican
movement, as well as its uims and
purposes, You assume that we de
sire to measure the respective num
bers of those who support the Harris
burg ticket, and those who find their
principles expressed by the Philadel
phia Convention This is a complete
and fatal misapprehension. We are
organized to promote certain reforms,
aud not to abandon them in pursuit of
votes. Our object is the overthrow of
the "boss Bystem" and the "spoils sys
tem." In behalf of this we are willing
and anxious to join hands with you,
whenever it is assured that the union
will be honestly and earnestly for that
purpose. But we caunot make alii,
ances or agree to compromises that on
their face threaten the very object of
the movement in which we have en
gaged. Whether your ticket has the
support of many or few, of a mujority
or a minority of Republican voters,
does not effect in the smallest degree
the duty of every citizen to record
himself against the abuses which it
.epresents. Had the gentlemen who
compose it been w illiog to withdraw
themselves from the field, as they
• were invited to join in doing, for the
common good, by the Independent
Republican candidates, this act
would have encouraged the hope that
a new convention, freely chosen by
the people, and unbarrassed by the
claims of existing candidates, might
have brought forth the needed guarantee
of party emancipation aud public re
form. This service, however they
have declined to render their party :
they not only claim and receive your
repeated assurances of suuport, biit
they permit themselves to be put for.
ward to secure the uso of the Inde
pendent Republican votes, at the
samfe time that they represent the
"bossism," the "spoils" methods, and
the "machine" management which we
are determined no longer to tolerate.
The manner in which their candidacy
was decreed, the means employed to
give it oonveulion formality, the obli
gations which they inour by it, the
political methods with which it Identi
fies them, and the political and person
al plans for which their official influ
ence would be required, all join to
make it the most imperative public
duty not to give them support at this
election under »ny circumstances.
In closing this note, tho Committee
must express its regret tha\ haviug
considered it desirable to make over
tures to the Independent Republicans,
you should have so far misapprehend
ed the facts of the situation. It is our
desire to unite the Republican party on
the sure ground of principle, in the
confidence that we are thus serving it
with the highest fidelity, and preserv
ing for the future service of the Com
monwealth that vitality of Republican
ism which has made the party useful
jp the past, and which alone confers
upon it now the right of continued
existence. The oqly method which
promised this result io the approach
ing election was that proposed by the
Independent Republican candidates In
their letter of July 13, 1882, which
was positively rejected by your Com
mittee.
On behalf of the Independent Re
publican State Committee of Pennsyl
vania. I- P- MCKEE,
Chairman.
TUB EXECUTIVE SKSBIOM.
The committee met again in execu
tive session at a <juarter past four
o'clock to make arrangements for the
conduct of the campaign. 'I be session,
though called executive, was not
secret, as such meetings are generally
supposed to be, and a curious throng
stood around the doorway loading into
the gentlemen's parlor, listeuing to the
discussion going on The appoint
ment of a committee to take charge of
the campaign being the chief matter to
come before the meeting, William
Dickson, of Philadelphia, moved that
an executive committee of fifteen be
appointed for that purpose (Jeorge
I McKelway, of Philadelphia, made
the amendment that it lie called a cam
paign committee which was accepted
by Mr. Dickson, who then moved that
the Advisory Hoard, consisting of
Messrs. Barker, Karle, (larrett, Lock
wood and Reeves, be made a part of
the Committee. Chairman McKee
was made an ex-officio memlier and
Chairman of the Committee, and in J
this form the Committee w*s approved >
by the meeting. Mr. McKee remarked [
that as the campaign would not begin j
very actively for some little time yet^
he would not announce the member
ship of the Committee at once, but
would make it known in a few days.
Tbe members, he said, would be select
ed entirely from the State Committee.
An animated discussion was held over
the powers of this -Campaign Com
mittee, and whether it would be
authorized to act upon any
propositions which the Regulars
might be inclined to make. The feel
ing was strongly against any such
delegation of the powers of the whole
Committee, and it was urged that
everything that favored of bossism
should be avoided. John P. Albro, of
Lackawanna, spoke iu favor of giv
ihg the Committee power in the mat
ter, but believed that the power should
be limited, aod offered the following
resolution:
Resolved, That the chairman of the commit
tee lie empowered to receive and answer all
communications from the Regular Republican
Committee, which may hereafter be made to
the committee, such answers to follow out the
obvious sentiinedts of this committee as ex
pressed here to-day.
George J McKelway thought that
the resolution gave to much power,
and moved It be laid on the table.
His motion prevailed, and soon after
the meeting adjourned.
Charles S. Wolfe, who had promised
to attend the meeting, but was preven
ted, sent the following dispatch, which
was received just after the close of the
meeting.
LEWISBURG, Pa., July 27
Hon. I. D. McKee, Philadelphia:
Sorry 1 cannot be with you. Let
there be no temporizing. The Regu
lars have slammed the door shut in
our faces. Do not knock for them to
open it again. Yours for the war
C. S. WOLFE.
Miller Answers Bailer.
To the Philadelphia Times.]
WASHINGTON, July 25.—As was ex
pected, when the House met to-day
Representative Miller, of Pennsylva
nia, secured recognition for a question
of privilege growing out of the recent
strictures upon him by Senator Butler,
of South Carolina. He Bent to the
Clerk's desk and had read a copy of
the Congressional Record containing
Mr. Butler's remarks, which had been
placed prominently on the first page.
When the Clerk concluded the reading
of the clause in which Mr. Miller was
characterized as "a yelping cur of low
degree," the latter had just uttered the
words: "Mr. Speaker, I desire"-~
when he was interrupted by Mi. Buck
uer, of Missouri, who claimed he
had not presented a question of privi
lege. Mr. Carlisle, of Kentucky, took
the same view of the subject and
thought that a stop should be put to
what he termed "personal wrangles."
Mr. Miller did not relish this
language, and lost his temper some
what, claiming that other members of
the House had been accorded the priv
ilege which be sought and had been
allowed to have newspaper clippings
read. He further said that he demand
ed to be beard on the question regard
less of fear of any member either of
the House or Senate. Mr. Reed, of
Maine, came to the assistance of his
Pennsylvania friend, and be|d that he
was justified in giving his views in
reply to what had been said by Sena
tor Butler, whose language towards
Mr. Miller had been Very offensive.
After further remarks by Messrs. Kas
sou and ijvins, tfce Speaker ruled that
Miller could make an explanation, but
would not be permitted to attack the
Senator from South Carolina in his re
marks. Mr. Miller then had his speech
read, which provoked the reply from
Senator Butler, together with certain
documentary evidence relating to the
Hamburg massacre. Included in this
evidence was the report of the Coroner's
inquest and newspaper comments by
the Charleston .Afettfaand Courier and
Georgia papers in regard to tho afiair.
The statements were not at all pleas
ant to the Democratic side and several
attempts were made to rule them out
as reflections on the Senator from South
Carolina. Speaker Keifer, however,
stood by Representative Miller and
said that when he thought the pro
ceedings were out of order he would
rule so. At the conclusion of the
i reading Mr. Miller said he would not
make a word of comment on this ter
fibje record of crime. Had not tho
Senator from South Carolina charged
him with garbling the evidence, per
version and fabrication, he could not
have been induced to unfold this story
of wrong. The testimony which he
had referred to was collated by a Senate
committee composed of Senators
Augljs Cameron, I. P. Christiancy
and A. S. Merrimou, the same having
been taken under a Senate resolution
of December 5, 1876. To imitate Sen
ator Butler's language would be dis
tasteful to him, a breach of decorum of
the House and an affront to the people,
irrespective of party, of the district
Which he represented. If such a civili
sation did not exist in South Carolina
to-day, he most siucerely regretted It.
If it does, then he remanded the vapor
ing Senator to it, trusting and believ
ing that his remarks would receive the
condemnation they merited from the
descendants of a chivalrous ancestry,
pot forgetful of Addison's truism than :
"Title and ancestry render a good mau
illustrious, but an ill one oontemptible."
Mr. Evins, of South Carolina, re
plied, defending the course of Senator
Butler, and stating that at the time of
the affair Hamburg was a veritable
riot field ; that no laws were carried
into effect to protect life, and that Mr.
Butler had done all be could to prevent
the massacre. He then had inserted
as a part of hlB remarks Senator But
ler's version of the massacre, and
wound up by asserting that Senator
Butler was too good and just to hunt
down the cruel accusers who had so
basely slandered him. No further pro
ceedings were Instituted and the mat
ter quietly subsided and business was
resumed.
Mr*. Uarlleld I* Very Well Oil".
She has s.'{oo,ooo iu Government
bonds, the reMult of tho subscription.
Then her husband's life wax insured
for $50,000, which she promptly re
ceived. She was also paid the salary
of the President for the first year,
amounting to about $20,000, Then
add to it about $.'10,000, the total value
of Garfield's estate- That .was the
total amount, after all the abuse that
was received, that he was able to ac
cumulate iu fifty years. That makes
SIOO,OOO, does in not? I suppose that
the income from this total of more than
$400,000 will be perhaps SIO,OOO a
year. She is also put on the pension
list at $5,000 a year. So Bhe is com
fortable, and cau raiso her children
well.
HISIORY OF C4MEROX.
Pennsylvania Kuletl by One
Man tor Perttoual Ends.
Wilkesbarre Record, Gov. Hoyt'» Organ.]
Prior to 1874 Senator Cameron was
a mere camp follower. He deserved
and had no recognition among Re
publican workers He had accumula
ted immense wealth through the in
fluence of his father. His ambition in
this respect was satisfied, ne aspired
to succeed his father in pol trial hon
ors, and, not unlike many other sous,
he thought himself smarter than his
father, and determined to out-Herod
him. Soley under the influence of his
father he was made Secretary of War
under Grant. No other claim was
ever made for the appointment. It
was simply a personal gift to Senator
Simon Cameron. Hayes recognized no
obligation or right to thus dispose of
honorable public positions and refused
to continue the favor. This stired
the passionate blood of the spoiled
Donald, aud he determined to prac
tice the prominent trait in his charac
ter—vengeance. He demanded that
Simon should resign his seat in the
Senate and have himself elected as
his successor. Of course it was a
simple steal, and the suggestion came
as unexpectedly as a clap of thunder
in a sultry summer day. It was the
boss order and was formerly executed.
Pennsylvania since then has been rep
resented at Washington aud at home
by this man uuder his own methods
for no other purpose than complete
Bubecrviency to his personal ambition.
Grant was formally endorsed by the
State Convention of 1880 against the
expressed protest of Republican senti
ment, because one man alone demand
ed it. The convicted bribers of the
State Legislature were pardoned be
cause this same man demanded it.
Davies was rejected last year because
Prince Donald desired to knight a
faithful subject. Every man on the
Cameron ticket this year was written
there in obedience to this same com
mand. That the men happened to be
of general good repute is an accident.
As easily could the same authority
have named any other men. Confirm
such autocracy by repeated endorse
ment under the plea of sticking to the
ticket, and establish it as the necessary
sequence of any nomination, and
the last vestige of freedom is oblitera
ted.
After the best men are elected
through these forms he—this political
brigand Cameron—claims them as
his servants, bound to execute his
wishes and they frequently submit to
bis insolence and dictation. Because
Senator Mitchell dared, after repeated
insult, to demand the respect due to
disposition, Cameron and bis claquers
cry out with one voice, "How cau he
be so ungreatful ? Didn't Cameron
make him ?"
So he went to Governor Hoyt and
demanded the previous pardou of
Kemble. When Attorney General
Palmer promptly declined to become a
party to that iniquity, thej again
Cameron introduced his bulldozing
insult.- "Didn't I make both you and
him."
THE Senate on Monday, last week,
passed the bill authorizing the Secre
tary of tbe Treasury to pay the exec
utor of the late John W. Forney
nearly twenty-eight thousand dollars.
This is to make good to bis estate the
amount of money discovered as miss
ing out of the Treasury when he was
Secretary of the Senate. The respon
sibility for this deficit belonged to his
financial clerk. Forney was believed,
after a full investigation, to be entirely
innocent. The loss was made good by
the Secretary and this sum is now to
refunded to his heirs.
TIIE Government, Friday last, made
a strong point against Star route
Brady. John A. Welsh, a contractor,
was on the stand and testified to hav
ing his route expedited from $74,000
to $135,975 —an increase of over SOO,-
000 each year. Brady deirauded
twenty per cent hf the increase, say
ing that was what he usually got.
$3G,000 swag from one contractor on
one route is pretty good Walsh de
murred to paying it, but Brady show
ed be had been lenient to him and re
mitted fines amounting to $5,000 or
SO,OOO aqd also p|uad that he had been
aspsed SB,OOO for the Congressional
corruption fund. As Brady's legal
salary was only $3,500 the assessment
of SB,OOO would seem a little high.
The rate that year was three per cent.,
and this wonld show that the assessor
rated Brady's salary at $200,007,
which is pretty steep for an assistant
post master general. The revelation
of Welsh though is a good one in favor
of justice, which it is to be hoped
Brady will get.
THK following letter, writen by
Arulii Pasha to Mr. Gladstone just
before the bombardment of Alexandria,
shows the animus and intent of Egyp
tian struggle with England. lleoeut
developments indicate that the war
will reuult in a contest between fanat
ical Islam ism and English civilization
—between the crescent and the cross.
If the war ends in a fight simply be
tween the present it will
be well, {Jut prophecies of a general
European war are ttiick. Russia, it
is alleged, is not satisfied wiLh Eng
land's course, and the same feeling is
attributed to Germany. All Europe
knows Ihe grasping ambition of Eng
land and will watch her with a jealous
eye. It now looks as if the whole
Moslem power in Egypt was enlisted
in the Btrugglo on the vide of Arabl
aud that with the Koran as their au
thority it will take England considera
ble time, aud cost her considerable
treasure and probably loss of life, to
reduce them to subjection. A ra bi
Pasha has been declared a reliol, yet
the notables of Cairo have espoused
his cause and enabled him to form a
new ministry of war. "His policy is
outlined in the following letter to the
English Prime Minister: The Koran
commands us to resist if war is waged
against us, hence England may rust
assured that the first gun she fiies in
Egypt will absolve all Egyptians
from all treaties. The Control will
cease, the property of the Europeans
will lie confiscated, the canals destroy,
ed, and Jehad will be preached in
Syria, Arabia aud India. The first
blow with which England stiikeg
Egypt will cause blood to flow in
Asfa aud Africa, the responsibility for
which will be on the head of England.
Egypt is still ready to be fast friends
with England and keep her road to
India, but she must keep within the
limits of her jurisdiction. Finally,
England may rest assured we are de
termined to die for our country."
Daulel Webster's Advice.
Other people may find the advice of
Daniel Webster to bis grandson of
value to themselves. He wrote it
about four years before his death :
"Two or three things I wish now to
impress on your mind. First, you
cannot learn without your own efforts.
All the teachers in the world can
never make a scholar of you if you do
not apply yourself with all your might.
In the second place, be of good char
acter and good behavior—a boy of
strict truth and honor and conscience
in all things. Have but one rule, and
let that be always to act right and fear
nothing—but wrong doing. Finally,
'Remember your Creator in the days
of your youth.' You are old enough
to know that God has made you and
given you a mind and faculties, and
will surely call you to account. Honor
and obey your parents, love your sister
and brother, be gentle and kind to all,
avoid peevishness and fretfulness, be
patient and under restraint. Look for
j ward constantly to your approaching
manhood, and put off every day, more
and more, all that is frivolous and
childish."
The Ruined City.
Alexander the Great sought to found
a city after the destruction of Tyre,
and in 832 B. C. selected the site of
Alexandria because of its excellent po
sition for trade. It is twelve miles
west of the western Nile and between
the Mediterranean Sea and Lake Mare
otis. The city grew rapidly, and soon
became the great centre of Hiastern
commerce. The Ptolemies succeeded
Alexander, and under them the city
contained 300,000 free inhabitants and
as many slaves. It became the centre
of learning, and schools of Grecian
philosophy flourished there. Magnifi
cent monuments were erected, among
them the Pharos, the Museum, and the
Temple of Serapis, and there were
many gorgeous places and public
buildings.
Julias Csesar beseiged and took the
city in 48 B. C. p and eighteen years
later Augustus made it an imperial
city, It now began a new season of
prosperity, continuing till the establish
ment of the seat of empire at Constan
tinople. The catacombs, public baths,
and Pompey's pillar, with the Roman
city wall were erected during this
period. In the year 215 the RomaD
Emperor Caracaila visited the city and
ordered a general massacre, and under
the rule of Gallienus a famine swept
off half of the population. In 273 an
insurrection resulted in the destruction
of the great library of the museum.
In 296 another revolt ended in a gen
eral slaughter, and ; n 365 an earth
quake destroyed 50,000 persons. The
Persians captured the city in 616, and
yielded it to the Arabs 641. It then
contained 400 palaces, 400 theatres.
4,000 public baths, and 12,000 gar
dens.
From this time on it rapidly decay
ed, and its population and trade di
minished. Cairo took its place as the
chief city of Egypt. It finally sank so
lewthat in 1777 its population was
0n1y6,000. Since then the city has
bean rebuilt and raised to importance
again. It resembled an Italian city
and bad large streets, well paved and
lighted with gas, and abounding with
fine residences. The great promenade
of the Mehemet Ali or Franks square,
where the massacre of June 11 began,
was the central point of the city.
Rail-ways connected the city with
Cairo 130 miles distant, and with the
Suez Canal. The city was a great
central station for passengers, as the
steamers to and from India, the Medi
terranean and the Levant all stop there.
Among the prominent buildings were
the palace of the Khedive at Ras-el
Tin, the large naval arsenal, the naval
and military hospitals, the Custom
House, Tribunal of Commerce, Italian
college, and the various schools. The
Turkish quarter was irregular, but
tbe European quarter had many good
streets and fine buildings. The city
has two harbors, one east and one
west of Pharos. The former has a
breakwater, mole and quays. The
city was supplied with water from the
Nile, and was the seat of several large
Government and other manufactories.
The principal exports were corn, cotton,
wool, gum, rice, dates, sugar, cotton
seed, wheat, beans, senna and hides.
The principal Imports were woollep
and silk goods, hardware and machin
ery, with timber, coal, petroleum,
drugs, and other products. In 1872
the population was 212,034, of whom
47,316 were foreigners.
NAKItIKD.
GOLD—FENNEL.—On July 2tith, 1882, by
Kev. C. L. Streamer, Mr. H. 11. Gold, of Clay
twp , ami M'IM .Sadie Fennel, of Hutler twp.,
Butler Co., Pa.
DEATHN.
SCOTT.—In this place on July 3»th 1882, Jno-
H. Scott, Jr., *uu of Ex-Sheriff Jno. Scott,
aged 29 years, 4 month* and 8 day*.
FLINNEIi.—On July —, 1882, in Connoque
iteming twp.. Will : ain Henry, *on of John
Flinner, aged 15 yearn, 4 month* and 3 day*.
Mt'KIUDY. —Oo July 24th, 1882, at her resi
deuce, near Harmony. Hut'er Co., Pa., sud
denly, Mr*. Calhaine McKenzie MoKl.dy, >u
the 71st year of her Hj'e,
MP*. MCKIFDY member of the U. P.
uhu#ou at Kvatuburg. She wa* cheer.tt 1 , in
dustrious and much respected by her neighbor*
near Harmony, where »he and he»- hus'iand
had lived for 1« year*. She had been complaiu-
for nome time yet able to be about at her
work. The morning of her death, whi'e _pre
|H.in« nome |H>tat<ie* for dinner, she fell f.om
her char and expired. She l -aves a husband
and 7 child ret) to mourn the loss of their bout
earthly frieud. JTVI, A, C»,AI:K.
CAMPHKLb.—Ak hi* residence in Concord
twp., this oouuty, on July 22, 1882. Mr.
Thomas Campbell, (elder) in the 73d year of
hi» age.
There are but «ew of the older citizen* of thin
county whose death we iwulil more regret to
hear of thai that of the above decewd, If
there can lx> a leally good iiimi, Thoma* C*mp
bell, Sr., or e|4«r, an h» wu generally known
hy, wan out. Among all of that uu
name in Concord twp., and anion ; a.l hit fel
low citizens, lie wan looked U|> U> a* a patriarch
and a guide. No man could have been more
highly esteemed. Strictly honest, verv punctu
al in all his way* and dealing, mild ana gentle
in disposition and mannerii, and iu
all his habits, he was indeed a fuodul man.
For many years he was a leadiug member ot
the old Oonoord Presbyterian church. He
leaves behind hiui many relative* aud friend
who will re*|>ect hi* memory.
/THE GREAT CURE j
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I —RHEUMATISM— 5
AM It U tor all llu painful dumn of tha N
c KIDHKYS.LIVBB AMD IOWILI. £
a It olauM Oxt lystim of tha acrid poison
• that oauaaa tho droadJUl tuArts* whloh S
• onlr Uta TtaUnu of Rhanmattam aan raallas. f
£ THOUSANDS OF OASIS J
*•( tt» wont forms of thla tanrlbla dlaaaaa r
■ have b«Q quloklT ratlarad. and la Ihorl Una „
a PEHFICTLY CURKD. •
t> ran:*, »i. uqna oa ui, no La ai Dai mist*. v
< 14- Dry can tvr mt by asalL S
1882 SPRING & SUMMER 1882
A. TROUT MAN,
Dry Goods. Notions and Trimmings!
LARGEST STOCK AND LOWEST PRICES.
BARGAINS in Spring and Summer Dress r
Goods. Radama Silk, Satin De Lyon, Black
and Colored Silks and Satins, Cashmeres and
Dress Goods of all kinds.
TRIMMINGS in all the new things. Marie Sat
ins, Fringes, Ornaments, Cords and Tassels.
Ribbons in all shades to match.
LACE CURTAINB and Lambrequins. I have
just received a new stock of LA.CE CURTAINS,
FHESH GOODS and choice designs which 1 am
selling at Low PRICES.
THE SPECIAL ATTENTION of housekeepers
is called to our LINEN and DOMESTIC GOODS.
I keep all kinds of 1 ABLE LlNEN —lull bleach
ed, half bleached and Turkey Red—in all
qualities. Towels, Napkins, Crashes, Tick
ings, Bed Quilts, Sheetings, Muslins, Ac., Ac. |
A. TROUTMAN,
Butler, Penn'a,
N. B. It will pay you to visit my astablisnmeut. My inducements are to show you the
Largest Stock to select from. Mv Prices ARE LOW. Please call and examine.
Apr. 12, 188 a.
MENDELSSOHN PIANO CO.
Grand Offer for the nest GO days only*
SBSO Square Grand Piano for only $245-
nr A "|Vr/~\ OTV T "IP Q 1 Magnificent rosewood, elegantly finished, 3 strings, 7V> Octaves,
rldllV/ijl ILIHI O j f u n patent cantante, agraffes, our new patent overstrung scale,
:>eautiful carved legs and lyre, heavy serpentine and large fancy moulding, full iron fiume, French
< r.ind Action. Grand-Hammers, In" faci. even' Improvement which can In anv way tend to the per
.eciion of the instrument, has been added.
peronr price lor this instrument, boxed and delivered on board cars at New York. OO
with tine I'iano Cover. Stool and Hook, only _
Just reduced fiom our late wholesale, factory price, $295, for 6© •*> ■ only. This is now, by far.
ihe greatest bargain ever offered the musical public. I' npreeedented success! Tremendous demand
for this style ! Send in your order at oncer Do not lose this rare opportunity.
Tli's I'iano will be sent on 15 days test trial. Flease xeud reference il vou do not send money with
order. Cash sent with order will be refunded and freight charges paid by us both ways if Piano is
rot 'ust as represented. Several other special bargains : Pianos, tIUU up. Over IS.tOO in use. and
eot one dissaiistied purchaser. Don't fail to wriie us before buying. Handsome Illustrated I'iano
..talofcue, mailed free, giving the highest testimonials ever awarded any piano manufacuu-er. Every
piano lull v warranted for 5 years.
Sueei Music at one-third price. Catalogue of a .OOO choice pieces of popular Music sent for3o stamp.
M KSDELSSOH -N PIANO CO., P. o. Box UO»8, Ntw Vork Cllj.
Jun7,82,1y
Summer Co
At this season, various diseases of the bowels are prevalent, and many live* art. lost
through lack of knowledge of a safe and sure remedy. PERRY DAVIS*
PAfii KILLER is a sure cure for Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Summer_Complaint f
Cholera, Cholera Morbus, etc., and is perfectly safe^
Read the following: •¥ ,
•4LW/C*** VUV lUIIV WW lUb I »
BAiNsniopc, N. Y-, March 23,1«t
nJM/far cramp and pain In the stomach.
JOSKPH BDRBITT.
NIOHOLTTLLK, N. Y.. Fab. 3, IWL
The very bet medicine I know of for dysentery,
cholera morbus, and cramp* In the stomach. Have
mm! it for years, and It U w. cure every time.
JULIUS W. DXK.
MOINOONA, IOWA, March 12,1881.
I have used jour Faw Killu In severe canes of
cramp, collc.aad cholera morbus .and it gave almost
INSTANT RELICT L. E. CALJDWKLL.
~' CARN*SVII.L.K, QA., Feb. », 1881.
For twenty years I havo used your PAIN KILUCK
In my family. Have used it many times for bowel
complaints, and it altrawrurM. Would not feel safe
without a bottle in the house. J. B. I VIE.
SACO, MIL, Jan. SJ, 1881.
Have used PZBBT DAVIS'PAIN KII.LXB for twelve
years. It is eafe. nr'. and reliable. No mother
should allow It to be out of the family
IV* finally can aafely be without this lnv»lu»ble remedy. Its price brings it
yiihin the reach of all. For sale by all druggists at *sc. 50c. and •1.00 a bottle. * 4
- PERRY DAVIS & SON, Proprietors, Providence, R. IJJ
EAGLE PLANING MILLS,
Cor. Robinson and Anderson St., ALLE6HENY CITY.
M. SIMON, Agent.
PLACING 5111.fi, SASH, DOOR AND SHUTTER FACTORY,
Flooring Boards, Weathei boarding, Pinned BourJs, Sash, Mouldings, Shingles,
Lath mid all kiuds of Buildii'K Lumber.
AM- V liberal reduction for cash orders. Send for price list. All work delivered to railroads,
steamboats, Ac., Iree of charge. Communications solicited. Blua
J. PORTER & SON S,
Hew and Second-Hand Furuiture Emporium,
No. 42 South Diamond, Allegheny City.
have all Kinds of Furuiture, Carpets. Stoves, Store Futures, Household Goods, Barber
C 'w'e'buy 0 for cash at low. prices from the manufacturers and parties wlio are leaving the CKJV
therefore oau sell at coi respond!ngly low pi ices. Pailies in nied of goods lu our line, -iill find
to tlieir interest call an see our stock and loain our ptices.
apr26,Sm.
J
HEW and SECOHD-HAHD FURHITURE,
I; OOHtrSTCMO OF
Cushion Furniturei Carpats, Stoves. Store Fixtures of all Kinds,
Household Goods. &c.> at
r riH»IAW «fc DUBBS, |
409 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa.
If you desire to furp'sh your house, or socure any piece of furnitr-e from » era lie up to
the finest wardrobe, Ac., you oan be supp'ed here. As the fall seas mu. »«* at hud\,
we notify our patrons in time that tliey can secure I bargain* u>tonly in !«»«* ** «
selection of goods, which we have now 111 store. We are located w.th n a few steps or
""gff&axsi stsiz vstfXifSi » -vssr-
I
Webb'a Eclectric Medicine.
Is a positive and efTer.ual remedy for nil Ner
vous Diseases in evcrv slate of Hfe—young or old,
malt* or female. Sum as Ini'ioteney, 1 rostritUoii,
I ohm of stieii'tth, l<«M Of Vitality, Defective Memo
ry. "mpalreu Hraln I'ower, and diseases f'om
which an unnatural waste or life spi ligs. all of
which c nnot foil to iindeni* ne the whole svstein.
Kvery or'an I* weakened.every power prosliatcd,
and many forms of <Msea.se are uenerate. which
if not checked, pave .lie way to an early death, it
re'uvinates ace and relnvlifi.r.'tes youtn.
each pack >•••<> contains s iffli ient for two weeks
treatment. \ rile for pampMet, which will be
free, with full partlculi'is.
Sold by ell Dru"gis»s at Bo cents a prfkage .or
■ welve pack)'lCC* .or *ft.oo. VII lie sent 'rcc by
mull on n'««H • of money. »> v
VVKH K( i.Kt'THiC MKIMrfNK < <>.,
A. cvn* Buffalo, N. Y.
Bold bv l>. 11. Wuller. Butler. 1 a. :, y
Khih(« ofNaucy K. McDonald.
Letters of administration on the estate of Mrs-
Nancy K. McDonald, dee'd, late of Conuoqce- I
ne sing township, Butler county, Pa., having
l>eeii granted to the undemlffned, r'l j>entons
knowing themaelves indebted to said estatewill
please make immediate jiayment, and any hav
ing claims against said estate W'll pres l ut them
duly authenticated for settlement.
Knos. M<•D.isai.H, Ad miu iterator,
Mt. Chestnut I*. 0., Butler coeuty, Pa.
Ealate ofTlioiuan Campbell.
Letters testamentary on tlie estate of Thomas
Campbell dee'd., late of Concord twp , Hutler
county, Pa., having l>een granted to the under
signed, all persons knowing themselves indebt
ed to said estate will "ilease make immediate
payment and any hav'ng claims against said
estate will present them duly authenticated for
lIAKVKY CAM I'IIKLI.,
Hooker P. 0., Butler county, Pa. Executor.
J. M. GALBREATH,
ATTORNEY AT LAW. Ofttce on Main Hireet, South
of Court llou*e. Ang'i tBH2.ly.
»e ftOAperday at home Samples worth
lO Address STI.NSON & t 0.,
Portland. Maine. nuu®.ly
Subscribe for the ClTizui.
r CORSETS, CORSETS, CORSETS. Largest
! Stock, Largest Assortment, Greatest Variety.
Lowest "Prices.
LACES, LACES, LACES. LACES. Black
Spanish, Guipure, French, Laces of all
kinds,
HOSIERY, HOSIERY Special attention ia
invited to our lino of Childrens', Misses',
Ladies', and Gents', Hoeierv, best value to b«
had.
WHITE GOODS —White Dresses for Infants,
White Robes for Infanta, Merino Cloaka
for Infants, Laoe Cape for infants.
GLOVES. GLOVES. GLOVES.—The Largest
ana Best Variety of Ladies'. Misses', and
Cliildreno' Gloves, Lisle Thread, Silk,
Berlin in all Shapes, Shades and Lengths.
Kid Gloves, Lisle Thread, and Silk Gloves
with Patent Lace Fastening.
OXVDA, N. Y„ Feb. 10,1*1. -
We began using it over thirty years ago, and it
alwaysfnvesimmediate relief. Would baidl)' dam
to go to bed without a bottle In the house.
W. (J. gPKMT.
CONWATBOBO, a C., Feb. 22, 1881.
Nearly every family In this section keep* a bottle
Is the house. DR. K. MOBTON.
TJ. 8. CONSULATE,
CBETZLD, RHINIKU PBUSBIA, Feb. 8,1881.
I have known PERBT DAVIS' PAIN KILLKB almost
from the day It was introduced,and after years of
observation and use X reinu-d Its presence In my
household as an Oo«uL
IIUBTONON-TBKNT. ENO.
I had been several days suffering severely from
diarrhcßa, acoomnanied with Intense pals, when I
tried your PAIN KILLS*, and found almost Instant
relief. H. J. NOON*
SI MONTAGU* ST., LONDON, ENO.
During a residence of twenty-three yan in India,
I havetSven it in many cases of diarrhoea, dyspn
ton', and cholera, tQd never knew it to fall to pve
relief. B. CLABIDOK.
Tlie ( 'i!arden of tlie Went,"
TO TUK FARMERS OK PENNSYLVANIA.
I give you a tordial invitation to come now
and see this "Harden of the West"—Northeast
M issoeri. You that are weary with farms of ex
hausted fertility, und you that have families of
boya growing up whom you wish to establish
upon farms larger and better and cheaper than
are withiu your reach in 'he old States, and
you that desire a change of climate, come and
see this country in i-s prime,a,'low with golden
harvests, where the great rustling fields of corn
murmur melodies of peace and welcome to the
vis'tor. "Seeing is lielieving." 1 show my
farms personally, Lee of charge, to any one de
siring to inspect litem.
"NOKTH EAST MISSOURI" comprises that
part of the State bordered on the east by Illi
nois, und on the north by lowa. It embraces a
teiruory about I<Joiuilcs square, celebrated lor
its fertility, salubrity of climate, accessibility
to markets, divc.-sity of landscape, and its
multifarious productions. It lies in directcon
nectiou. by l-utia lines of railway, with Chi
cago, Philadelphia and New \ork. Perfect
order, peace and political lrecdom prevail.
Forty thousand Pennaylvanians already reside
in Missouri. In this fine district I have for
sale about threw hundred farms, varying in
size, quality, price and equipments to suit the
wauts of customers. I SKNU Ft' L.L DKSC'RIP
tivk Linys TO Any AUDKICSH Fi:ki: or
CIIARiiR. Prices range from $lO to SIIXI per
acre. Let me briefly outline one sample farm
of the higher priced class—that of Mr. W. M.
Baxter, 10 miles we't of Hannibal, (in Marion
Countv), 210 acres richest 'rtmvoodt hemp
land,'' all feuced, 40 acres good timber, 50
ac.es blue grass, 3 fiue springs (never failing),
large brick mansioii (coil over $10.000); soil of
unsurpassed fertility, producing in perfection
all standard grains, vegetables and fruits. R.
11. station on the promises; six trains pass
daily ; within half-hour's ride of llan.iibal, a
thriving city of 15,000 pop. Price, SJSO per
acre, part cash, remainder on most lea son able
terms. The n-Utrrij face of /<«■< htitrr J. om hit
home to fiihn v.Ti anil re. urn will l>e ulloireil na
purl of the cu»h payment. Title guaranteed
perfect.
Address HOMER H. WINCH ELL.
Ileal Kstste A-»«->it and Commissioner of Im
migration for Missouri, Palmyra, Marion Co.,
Mo. jti|y26-lm.
FEHHIH AHMDU,
Justice of the i*eace -
Main street, opposite Postoffice,
ZELIKNOPI E .PA.
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