BUTLER CITIZEN
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JOHN H. 4. W. C. NEGLEY, PROP'RS,
Entered at the Postofficc fit Butler as
second-clcsss matter.
Republican Slate Ticket.
FOE GOVERNOR,
JAMES A. BEAVER, of Centre county.
FOR JUDGE OF SUPKEMK COURT,
WILLIAM H. BAWLE, of Philadelphia.
FOR UEI TEXANT-OOVEK-XOR,
WILLIAM T. DA VIES, of Bradford county.
FOR SECRETARY INTERNA!. AFFAIRS,
JOIIX M. GJiEEIi, of Butler 10-tuty.
FOR CONG RI2SBII AN - AT-L A ltd E
MARRIOTT BROS ICS, of Lancaster county.
COUNTY TICKET.
FOR CONGRESS,
J. D. McJUNKIN, Butler.
(Subject to District Conference.)
FOR ASSEMBLY,
WILLIAM P. BIIAHAM, Mercer township,
JOSEPH T. DONLY, Butler.
FOR JURY COMMISSIONER,
ROBERT M<-CLUNG. Knirview township.
TWENTY-EKIHT new buildinps were
put up at Renfrew on three days of
last week. It begins now to look as if
Renfrew would become a "city," ac
cording to oildom parlance and idea of
of a city.
EUYPT is again the land of plagues.
But now it is different from the old
time of Moses. Then Pharaoh en
deavored to prevent an excursion going
out of bis country, and now Pharaoh-
Arabi, one from coming into bis coun
try-
SEVERAL new oil wells in the Bald
Ridge district will be brought iu as
soon as the pipe lines are completed
The Smick well, near the Sbidemantle,
will probably be the first and is fore
told as a gteat gusher. Leasing still (
contiuues and new projects are contem
plated, some of tbcm nearer Butler and
some still south of present develop
ment.
AN hour or two at the camp meet
ing last Sunday enabled us to hear a
sermon in the woods, a prayer by a lady,
and some of the peculiar singing of our
Methodist brethren. Everything about
the camp looked comfortable and order
ly. One new feature we observed,
that of a family having their cow with
them, for fresh miik purposes, which
we thought a sensible one. The camp
broke up on Monday night of this
week with the usual march around it
and the usual parting ceremonies.
CAPITALISTS in the oil region pro
pose to utilize the gas which flows
from wells in the oil belt, which is
nearly two hundred miles square.
Some of these wells have been flowing
steadily for over Gfteen years, and the
supply is practically inexhaustible.
Among the large number of wells
there are several, from either of which
the city of Philadelphia could be light
ed and heated. It is intended to con
vey this gas to the principal cities in
pipes, which it is claimed can be done
at a much less cost than gas can be
manufactured.
TIIE practice of levying assessments,
for political campaign purposes, on all
clerks and other employees of the Gov
ernment, down to the very lowest of
them, is perhaps the most demoralizing
and degrading feature of our present
party politics. It is being practiced in
this State now, notwithstanding both
of the Republican State Conventions
in May last passed resolutions against
it. It can never be justified. The
money thus raised from poor clerks,
e'c., is generally for corrupt purposes,
and is paid by them on compulsion,
and under fear of dismissal from office
in case they do not comply. An article
on the subject from the Philadelphia
Press will be seen in another place.
COMIXCTCO OR TS.
The regular September Term of
our Court commeuces next Monday,
September 4. By the jury lists pub
lished in another plaee it will be seen
it is to continue for three weeks, right
along. On the first week the Grand
Jury only will lie ia session for the
purpose of hearing new bills and con
sidering such other matter as may
come before it. For the second week,
comiucucing Sept.il, traverse jurors
are summoned and the trial of cases,
principally criminal, will be had. These
cases embrace old ones on the docket
and new oues found by the Grand
Jury of the week before. Arguments
on pending rules, exceptions, motions,
etc., will also be heard this week,
as well as new petitions, motions, etc.
The third week, commencing Sept.
18, is a special Comt for the trial of
civil cases.
It will tbu3 be seen that many of
the people of the county will be
brought to Butler during thes»<* three
weeks of Sept. Courts The County
Agricultural Fair coming oil' on the
third week (Sept. 11), 20 and 21,) will
add to the interest and number of
people who may then be expect
ed. It is always a pleasure
to us to sec the people of this
county thus coming together, renew
ing old and making new aequintanees,
one with another. There is another
reason tbat always pleases us when
Court comes. Many oJ cur patrons
live in the out townships and towns of
the county, and these very generally
call to f(C us if attending Court as
jurors or otherwise. And, if not, com
ing themselves, they embrace the
opportunity of sending in their arrears
on the paper, or part of it, by some
neighbor who is coming in. We are
living in the hope of seeing or
bearing lroui many such old friends
and subscribers, during the coming I
jSeptedibcr Term of Court.
CONFERENCE.
The Conferees of this Congressional
district, liutler, Crawford and Mercer
counties, are now in session at Green
ville, Mercer county, having by an
agreement between the candidates, as
sembled there on yesterday evening,
Tuesday 29th iust. Of course we
have none of the proceedings as yet,
but have reason to believe that har
nionv will prevail aud a nomination
satisfactory to tbo district finally be
ma le. The rights of our county to the
present nominee will be duly urged and
we hope to fee duly ackuowledged.
Mr. McJunkin has appointed to rep
resent him in the Conference, the fol
lowing Conferees: C. \\ alker, Esq.,
Chairman County Committee; A. L.
Craig, Esq., ex-Chairman County
Committee, and Dr. R. H. Pillow,
member of the County Committee, of
the Second ward, Butler.
FIGHTING IN EGYPT.
Fighting between the British and
Egyptian forces commenced on last
Thursday and continued Friday, Sat
urday and Sunday. Ihe first battle
was for the position of a fresh water
da;n or canal that was esesntial to the
wants of the British troops. Accounts
conflict at to the result, but the general
news, bv telegraph, gives the victory to
the English, although it is admitted
that Arabi's soldiers fought bravely
aud well. The English had to march
through the deep de.sert sands peculiar
to that country. The accounts of this
first encounter remind one somewhat
of the first engagements between the
Union and Kebel forces of the late re
bellion. To keep up with the interest
of this war in Egypt the maps should
be consulted for the localities andnamc3
of towns, etc. These often have a diffi
cult selling. During the late Russian,
Turkish war we had to learn a good
deal of the geography of those countries
and now it will bo interesting to turn
our attention to old Egypt, whose peo
ple, we presume, think they are ngaia
afflicted with plagues woree than frogs
or lice—the British.
Kick Out llie Assoasweui Col-
lectors.
Philadelphia Press, Aug. 24.]
The Republican party has no easy task
ia the preseDt compaign. It is divided
in this State, it may be in New York,
ia Ohio it confronts a great social ques
vion, aud in every State in the Union
it has special difficulties to face. Its
control of the nest Federal House has
been challenged by the blunders of its
Speaker, the bad management of Con
gressional committees and an extrava
gance in which both parties shared;
but for which there is a grave dajjger
onlv one party will pay the penalty.
Atsuch a juncture, to insult the moral
sense of the country aud estrange its
own independent vote by cbasiug
down unpaid assessments in Depart
ment. corridors at Washington is one
of those political blunders which ap
proach the weakest of all crimes—su
icide.
Yet this is what the Congressional
Campaign Committee is doing. Vol
untary, unsought contributions for
party purposes from office-holders are
likely for years to come to have an
evil savor, so far has the machine by
its exactions degraded free citizens in
their country's service. Partisan as
sessment circulars arc bad enough; but
the inquisition of the assessment list
and the personal pressure of a "stand
and deliver" at a Department desk are
outrages for wh*ch the Republican
party may suffer; but for which it is
not responsible- It opposes them. In
this State and in New York it has
solemnly condemned them in its plat
form ; through the country the great
majority of its members are opposed to
assessments, and the Congressional
highwayman who are treating as party
loot the salaries paid out of public tax
ation are destroying and degrading a
party which they could never have
created, and which under their policy
would never hare existed. For this
is the double political crime involved
in the compulsory collection of party
assessments. They involve the assump
tion that public office is not a public
trust, but a party perquisite, a reward
for party service, held on party fealty,
and they assume additional treason to
free institutions that a great party can
support itself only by levying toll on
taxation, direct or indirect, and cannot
depend on free popular support. Not
by such aid nor on such a theory did
the Republican party early succeed. It
will fail now if it relics upon them.
Arguments of this order do not ap
peal to many of the men at this bad
business; but they should be persuad
ed by the simple fact that every man
engaged ia rt is injured by it. Civil
Service Reform in not jet a "stand or
fall'' question in this country. We
are not, on the whole, inclined to
think it evee will be. But it is already,
beyond all peradventure, an issue on
which public men must stand right or
they suffer thereby. Year by year a
bad record on this point is coming to
be damaging to an Administration or
a public man. Politically, assessments
are a bad inyesUnent They do not
pay; and while we are particularly
anxious that the Republican party
shall not be put through bankruptcy to
demonstrate the fact, we are also
anxious that Republican leaders shall
Hot endanger their future, o; - a Repub
lican administration vreck its record,
by collecting assessments or enforcing
their collection. A genuine service
will be done the hopeful Republican
leaders on the Congressional Commit
tee if their collectors are kicked out of
the Departments, and the scandal
ceases out of the land. Nor can the
Administration do more for itselt than
by doing right ia this matter. One
class, it is true, will always be in favor
of assessment—the thieves and strik*
ers. It is not, of course, true that
every man in favor of assessments is
a thief; but every thief is in favor of
assessments. Dorscy, we know, be
lieves in them, and probably every
man indicted with him does, too. We
advise President Arthur to be on the
other side
I iisiira nee.
Geo. W. Shaffer, Agent office
with K. Marshall Esq., Brady Block,
Butler Pa. mayl7-tf
Advertise ia the CITIZEN.
CUiseit: llrtfcler, P*., iVuijust 3U, ISS'i.
POLITICAL POINTS.
\uit-K ol IVIiMI I lie »»ariie* and
arc I>i»lns ami
Ki«.ting In Peun'a.
THE Administration has illustrated
the beauties of Stalwart government in
the appointment of the new pension
clerks Of the forty-five apportioned
to Pennsylvania, fifteen, or one-third
of them, were appointed by Senator
Cameron and none by Senator Mitchell.
Vet oue of these gentlemen is as much
the representative of the people of the
Stale as the other. The rule seems to
be that no Independent need apply.—
Huntingdon Journal, Rep.
THE Pennsylvania State League, an
organization of colored men, met at
Williamsport last Tuesday week. Wil
liam Nesbit, its President, was indors
ed for the Assembly nomination by
the Republicans o! Blair county. Wil
liam I). Forten, from the Committee
on Business, presented an elaborate ad
dress to the people of Pennsylvania in
behalf of the Republican party, and
pledging th> League to "the hearty
support of General Beaver and the
rcgu'ar Republican ticket." At a mass
meeting in the ev.ning General Bei
ver delivered an address.
GE.NERAT. BEAVER has not yet re
plied to Senator Stewart's challenge to
discuss the political situation on the
stump. General Beaver can accept
the proposal aud strengthen himself in
the contest. It will afTord him a
splendid opportunity to assure the
people that, if elected, he will not pros
titute his ottice to prolong boss rule in
the State. Such a declaration will
enthuse the thousands of Republicans
opposed to the machine, but who feel
under obligation to support the regular
ly nomioated candidate. Such a course
would weaken his opponeuts aud
strengthen himself. A failure to ac
cept would be construed as a refusal to
define his position as between the ma
chine and the people and would be a
niiscake. — Mercer Republican.
CANDIDATE (jREfcR QiVKS lifS VIEW'S OF
THE I'OSIXION.
The usual dearth of news prevailed
at the headquarters of the several State
Committees yesterday. Chairman
Cooper, of the Stalwarts, professed an
Utter ignorance of any fresh- novelties
in his pjcijliar branch of the political
campaign, s.od the only thing of im
portance that could be obscryed in his
office was the systematic process of
mailing the "Life and Services" of
candidate Beaver throughout the State.
A noticeable feature of this great act
of the Regular Republican Committee
was comprised in the fact that the
books sent yesterday were mainly di
rected to the clergymen of different de
nomination in sj|l the cities and towns
of the Commonwealth. Fe;v promi
nent visitors were announced as having
called during the day; but as Hon.
John M. Greer, the candidate for Secre
tary of Internal Affairs left the sjde of
Chairman Cooper after a long consul
tation, he was accosted by a Press re
porter. When questioned as to his
knowledge of the campaign Mr. Greer
was as ignorant, to all appearance, as
if he had been asked leading questions
in regard to the African desert- now
protected by Arabi Pacha. "My dear
sir," quoth the candidate, "I have
traveled very little through the interior
counties and cannot speak of my own
knowledge concerning them or the vote
they will cast in November. I hear,
though"—added Mr. Greer, and there
he stopped as if he bad lost all sense of
sound or speech. An impatient move.-
ment of a frieud, who twitched his
sleeve, recalled the attention of Mr.
Greer to the sense of touch and recol
lection. "1 am in a hurry to leave
town, but I can tell you from personal
observation that in Cambria, Jefferson,
Indiana, Westmoreland, Armstrong,
Washington aud Mifflin counties the
Independent ticket will poll very few
votes, much less than they had cast
for Wolfe a year ago. In Blair county
they may get 500 votes aud no more,
and our friends up there are positive
that they will not get 300. Give them
500, yes, 500 votes," added Candidate
Greer, as he hurriedly walked out
Chestnut street in the direction of the
Broad-street station of the Pennsylva
nia railroad.
At the Democratic Headquarters
Chairman Ilensel was announced as
absent on duty at the Grangers' meet
ing in William's Grove, and Secretary
lyirtner had nothing to say. "No
news, no nothing," was his rejoinder
to the stereotyped question. "Only I
understand that Ilensel has pope to
join Beaver, Stewart and the other
Grangers at their camp fire." At the
I ndtpendent headquarters Secretary
pleasantly said : "It is the satue
old story—.nothing to publish."—Phil
adelphia Preyn, Awj.
CAMPAIGN AMMUNITION.
1. Four hundred and tweutv-two
persons were appointed to clerkships
in the Pension Bureau last week.
There was uot the slightest attempt
made to observe any civil service re
form rules. The appointments were
apportioned among the States and
then among the Senators and Repre
sentatives of each State. Senator
Cameron, of course, got a big slice.
He named eighteen out of Pennsylva
nia's quota of forty-one. John L).
White, one of the 300 and a Congress
man, of Kentucky, the man that led
the Kentucky delegation to vote thirty
six times for Grant, named twenty-one
out of the twenty-four appointments
given to that State. This most inde
cent and demoralizing distribution
of plunder is made in open and shame
less violation of every public pledge
of the Republican party for many
years, aud ia as open and shameless
violation of the pledges of the Presi
dent of the United States. Senator
Cameron's part in it shows just how
much regard he has for the platform of
his c >nve itioa.
2. A Mr. Stover of Bucks county,
has just been appointed Assistant In
ternal Revenue Colkc.orin his county.
He went, to Harrisburg pledged for |
Major Brown for Supreme Judsre.
Cameron "saw" him and when his
vote was needed for Ravvle, Rawle
got it. On his way home from the
Convention, he announced that he was
going to be a candidate for Slate Sen
ator, and said Cameron promised if he
was nominated to put "lots of money
into the light." But the Republicans
of Bucks gave Mr. Stover very plainly
to understand that he could not be
Senator. He told Cameron that it
was useless for him to try to be nom
inated, and Cameron had his newly
made Collector, Pollock, make Stover /
his assistant. Thus are the venal re- !
warded for the treachery to the peo-1
pie whom they are chosen to represent.
It ought not to be necessary to ask an
Independent after this exhibition what i
he means when he demands the aboli- f
tion of the t-poils system. I h'.s is a
fair sample of the working of that sys- ,
tern. — Ex.
LOCAi, REPUBLICAN* POLIVY.
There seems to be an effort to
further complicate the relations of the ;
Republican party with itsel! by in
troducing the State issue iuto local
mattes. There are hotheads and imprac
ticable men iu all parties, aud enough
of that sort to shipwreck any organiza
tion if permitted to rule. But to the
impracticables who affiliate with
j either wing of the Itepublicau party is
added the lull strength ol the wreckers,
| which is not inconsiderable. In a
' conflict like this there is only one
: right course for men to pursue who de
i sire to purify and not to destroy their
| party. This class of men probably
j constitutes two-thirds of the mass of
j the Republican party, aud it is to men
I who have not set cut to destroy the
j party that we address this expostula
tion.
Unhappily, as it seems to us, the in
dications are not particularly favora
ble to an accommodation, though an
accommodation may be reasonable
stated as a possibility at any time
within six weeks. We assume the
contrary, and regard it the belter wis
dom to prepare for a thi k-and-thin
fight until the votes are cast. In
such a case the result must be reckon
ed doubtful even by the most san
guine. But whatever doubt there
maybe as to the result iu the State,
there ought not to be two opinions as
to the policy to be pursued iu the
several counties. The local organiza
tions of the party must be preserved
at all hazards. Whoever advocates the
carrying of this disgraceful quarrel
into the campaign for local officers
in the several counties simply seeks
the destruction and not the purification
of the party. There is no real issue
dividing the party in the State which
can wisely or prudently be extended
to local action. It is the duty of
hotp faptions tQ nnite for local pur
poses, eyeu while they separate on the
State canvass. We see that the
wreckers are calling upon the Inde
pendents to resist ail efforts to make
the local campaigns on common
ground. They are urged to draw
the lines rigidly in every township.
They are told to claim everything,
and stand by the claim to the end.
Of course nc who desires the
maintenance of the Republican party
anywhere indulges iu such exhorta
tions. Aud it makes no difference
• w 'h£ urces such a suicidal policy;
is wteckei'S qr impracticable
Stalwarts and Independents, the ob
ject is the same in every case, whether
the exhorters are aware of it or not.
gticb advice as we have to offer is in
direct opposition to thq.t. For we re
gard the local organizations or the
party as the seed upon which the gen
eral welfare of the pjirtv depends for
increase. While we do not sdvocate
an abandonment of the struggle in the
the State, we are entirely convinced
that defeat in the State is less to be de
plored than defeat in detail. We may
suffer defeat in the State aud even in
the Nation, yet if our local organiza
tions are preserved iutu,:t we shall
have the means to organize victory in
both State and Nation. Whatever
else the Republican party may con
clude to do, we hope they will not suf
fer this quarrel to weaken the local or
ganisations in the least. Stand to
gether in the counties and townships,
and let the battle rage over the divid.
ing questions at large if you will. Be
ware of false counselors and knaves.
—Philadelphia North. American.
'2 he Three Coiiffressional
Candidates Appoint a
Conference*
From theTitusvifle Herald, Aug. "2's]
lion. S. 11. Miller, of Mercer, Rep
resentative in Congress from this (the
Twenty-sixth) Congressional district,
ancl Hon. J. D. McJunkin, of Butler,
arrived in town yesterday, to meet
Senator Roberts for a mutual confer
ence, to agree upon and fix the time
and place for holding the Republican
Congressional Conference, in this dis
trict. It did not take long to discover
that each of the candidates had con
siderable private business of his own
to attend to and each seemed desirous
to arrive at as early a solution as pos
sible of the question whiab was to be
settled by the Conference, to-wit:
which one should be the Republican
nominee in this district. Finally,
after referring to the calendar, and
railroad time-tables, and then their
list of engagements, it was mutually
agreed and determined to hold the
conference on Tuesday next, the S'.'tli
of August, at 4 l'. M , at the National
Hotel, Greenville, Pa. The names of
the Conferees have not, as vvc learn,
been selected as yet, and probably can
not be announced till it is ascertained !
by correspondence or consultation who
can serve. After disposing of the bus
iness on hand, the party took a car
riage and visited Senator Roberts'
farm iu the suburbs. In the evening
Mr. McJunkin took the train for home.
Mr. Miller remained all night and will
start early this morning to rejoin his
family, who are at the lake. During
their brief stay a number of citizens
renewed their acquaintance with Mr.
Miller, and congratulated him on the
way he had acted his part as the
Representative iu Congress from this
district. Mr. McJunkin, who was
formerly the representative in the Leg
islature from Venango county, is no
stranger here, personally or by repu
tation for worth. The meeting of
these rivals was cordiai and harmo
nious in the highest degree, and we
have only this to regret—that Titus
viile was not named as the place of
conference, for the Doctor's powers of
entertainment are well known.
I". A W K:tilr»»<l.
During last week the ties and rails
were laid on the P. & W. road at this
place, and will be continued this week !
and until Renfrew is reached. The ;
dilfjjulty with the Pennsylvania road, ]
as to crossing their track here, we un
derstand has been adjusted. The P. i
& \V. at least do cross at present. The ]
pipe line being laid from Renfrew, or !
Bald Ridge, to Carbon Centre, has not, ;
however, been so fortunate, the Penn- j
sylvania road resisting the crossing of
their road by the same. llow this j
war may end cannot now be stated, i
It is important to the large production
of oil at the Bald Ridge territory that |
pipe line facilities be had immediately, j
In the meantime it is pleasant to see
the activity and business going on
hereabouts iu both railroad and oil
movements.
FORTIETH CONTENTION'.
Ol tlie Pit(Mbui-gli fcyn .tl <>| ilie
E. L. Cuiireh.
The sessions of the Fortieth Con
vention of the Pittsburgh Synod of the
English Lutheran Church com:: caced
at Wheeling, West Va , on the 23d irst
There were 77 ministers of the church
present, with a large number of Lay
delegates. Iu the Wheeling Intelli
gencer of the 24th inst., we find the
following among other of the proceed
ings:
' The attendance at the Synod, both
on the part of the ministers and the
delegates of the churches, is quite large,
although Wheeling is on the extreme
of the Synod territory. A marked
feature in the opening liturgical ser
vices was the singing of the "(iloiia in
Excelsis," iu which the voices of so
large a number of males completely
filled the church with a grand volume
of song After the reading ol the
scripture lessons and the reverential
repetition of the "Apostles' Creed" the
retiring President read the annual re
port ol his official acts and the principal
events in the churches of the Synod
during the past year. The extract
from the report will be read with inter
est :
The Synod was opened by President
Key. W. A. Pa«savant, D. f) , h> using
the order for morning service as given
in the church book. Iu the abseuce of
the Germau Secretary, Rev. J. A .1
Zahn was chosen Secretary pro /> n>
while Key. J. Q. Waters, English
Secretary, occupied his chair.
Following this, came the Presidents
annual report, of which we give ex
tracts. The report was received aud
referred to a committpi).
Fathers and Brothers: Through the
loving kindness of our God, we a.e
again permitted to meet in convention.
The past year, whi :h has been oue of
unusual mortality in many Synods, has
passed over us without the death of a
single pastor. It has been a time of
comparative peace, and walking in the
fear of the I.jrd, and the comfort of
the Holy Ghopt; it has b.eeu a year of
ingathering, of growth and establish
ment; with few exceptions, churches
have bad their stated services. An in
creasing church consciousness has been
manifested in the erection of churches,
the securing of pastors' houses and the
support aud endowment of the college.
A new interest has been awakened in
missions: ou every side there is en
couragement, activity aud hope. A
courage born of hope has taken the
place of despondency, and the outlook
for the future is inspiring. The speak
er then reviewed the good done the
past year, and what was iu store fur
the future. The address was a mas
terly effort, and was listened to with
strictest attention. It showed that it
had feceiyed careful attention in its
preparation.
Among the items of information was
the ordination of Messrs H. Iv. Shanor
aud R. R. Durst, of the Theological
Seminary, who have since accepted
calls from churches; the dismission
of the Revs. A. K Kinnard and J.
Rochsteiner to sister Lutbern Synods ;
a long list of resignations, removals
and installations; the laying of five
cornerstones; the consecration of five
new churches ; organisation of a num
ber of congregations, and some mat
ters of ecclesiastical dicipliue which
must necessarily come before the body
at this session.
Revs. Whittaker and Kholer and
and Mr. F. M. King- were appointed
tellers to conduct tbe election, who
subseqeuntly reported, after several
ballots, the result as follows : Presi
dent, Rev. Edmund Belfour, of Pitts
burgh ; English Secretary, Kev. .J. <J.
Waters, Butler, Pa.; German Secre
tary, Rev. J. A. Zahu, Fairview, Pa.;
Missionary President, Iler. K. Mel
horn, Pittsburgh ; Treasurer, Rev.
Jas. Sheafer, of Pittsburgh.
The i):OSt important report submit
ted was the plan for tbe befitting cele
bration of the four hundredth celebra
tion of the birth of Luther, which was
adopted by synod. The lirst part of
the program is for the next meeting of
Synod. The second p;>rt for the
churches. As this is of paramount in
terest we give the report.
Your Committee recommend, (A.)
That each Pastor preach, if possible,
once a month upon some topic connect
ed with the life and work of Luther,
and by addresses, lectures, etc., use ali
diligence to make our people thorough
ly acquainted with !he history,missions,
schools, literature, etc., of the Evangel
ical Lutheran Church.
(u) That the 10th of November,
the jOQ anniversary of Luther's birth,
bo observed witlj special services and
thanksgivings; that Uod's special
providences in preparing Luther for
his work; Luther's relation to the
Augsburg confession ; The Augsburg
confession in its influence upon other
Protestant confessions; Luther's trans
lation of the Bible, or kindred topics
be discussed: That the 10th of No
vember, or a day as near to it as pos
sible be observed in every one of our
congregations with special services and
thanksgiving.
(c) That our German Congrega
tions be earnestly urged to make spec
ial efforts to complete the endowment
of the German Professorship in Thiel
College, and that the Pastor and
Church Council, and the German Pro
fessor in the College, constitute a
special Committee in each charge to
carry out this work in these Churches.
(n) That our English Congrega
tions be earnestly urged to endow a
a professorship to be known as the
"Martin Luther Professorship" in
Thiel College, and that the President
of Synod or the President of College
with the College Financial Secretary
constitute with the Pastor and Church
Councils of each charge, a special com
mittee to arrange for the successful
completion of this work.
(E ) That the Ministers of Synod
for themselves hold a special session
to arrange for the speedy completion
of the Bassler synodical professorship
of biblical literature and church his
tory in Thiel College.
(r) That our membership, men and
women, and friends of Christian educa
tion, to whom God has entrusted as
His stewards the possession and con
trol of money and estate, be earnestly
entreated to provide for Thiel College
such buildings and apparatus us are
yet needed for the highest prosperity
and efficiency of the college in the
Christian education of our youth.
(u) That this report, together with
an address from the Board of Trustees
of Thiel College, covering the above
plan, be published for distribution
among our churches by the financial
Secretary of the college.
Your Committee is satisfied that if
the Synod anil our churches enter
npon and carry out this plan with the
fiith, the love and the zeal which
s-bould move every Christian heart,
the great head of His church will* ac
cept our united efforts and crown them
with much success. Thus, too, will
the life of and labors and memory of
our revered Father in Chri.-t. Dr.
Mai tin Lather, bring bler-sinjjs to our
children and our children's children in
ail time to come ; which may God
grant for Jesus' sake.
Earnestly asking for this report
that serious, prayerful thought which
its importance demands, your Com
mittee hopefully entrusts it to the
consideration of the Synod.
li. \V. Roxn,
C. A. FETZEB,
H. K KEISS,
Committee.
Last evening the church was crowd
ed, it being the celebration of the For
eign Missionary Anniversary. Ad
dresses that were listened to with gen
uine pleasure were delivered in English
and German.
This morning and to-morrow and
Saturday mornings will be devoted to
doctrinal discussions, the subject being,
"Justification, all by faith in Jesus."
A Ministerial Convention was held
yesterday morning, but as no business
was yet ready, it adjourned.
The retiring President, Rev. Dr.
Passavant, in a very neat and well
worded style, returned thanks to the
brethren for tbeir courtesy and forbear
ance during his term of office, and be
spoke for bis successor the same kind
ness. On taking the chair Rev. Mr.
Belfour made some very happy re
marks.
turmcrs ! l,oi>K to l our Inter
ests.
The best is always the cheapest.
Buy the Farmer's Favorite Oram
Drill. The only drill that has double
distribution, double reversible steel
points and solid stsel axle. It has
force feed grass seeder, either behind
or in front, is adapted to plant any
yariety of seed from the finest to the
coarsest, from (lax seed to corn and
pumpkin seed. On hand all the time
and sold by Win. Crookshanks, Sar
versville, Butler coqnty, Pa jl.li)
Register's Notice.
The Register hereby gives notice that the fol
lowing aecomts of Exeiatora, Admit.i tr*toi>
aml Guardians have boon tiled in bin ( >:> ice ac
cording to law ami will be presented t*> Court
for continuation and allowance on Wednesday,
the 6th day of September, A. I>.. 1882, at 2
o'clock, P. it., of said dav:
1. The tiu&l account of William Stoops an<l
Stephen Stoops. Executors of Philip htooj
late of Concord twp., dee'd.
2. Fitbt and final accunt of Joseph Hart
m in, Administrator of Wui. J. Campl-cil. late of
Millerstown boro., dee d.
3. The final account of A- W.
Administrator cf Mary A. Hahn, late of Fair
view twp., deed.
4. Final account of Keziali J. MeCandlo-.
one of t!ie Executors of Dr. Joeiah McCaiullees.
late of {'eater twp. dee'd.
a. Final account of J. 11. Leighner, Execu
tor of Hem/ Pillow, I)ec'd.. late of Butler boro.
G. Final and distribution account of Daniel
Shanor, surviving Executor of Jacob Shanor,
late of Center twp.. dee'd.
7. The second and final account of Simon
FUenL-ergcr and William Ellenberger, Executors
of John £llenberger, late of Fair.iew twp.,
dee'd.
8 The fin.il account «.f Frederick Byers, Ex
ecutor of Benjamin Sloan, late of Venango twp.
dee'd.
9. Tlic final account of Mrs. S. A. McGowen.
Acmiriintrjvtor uf Jamei MeGowen, Into of
Franklin t".v|<., due'd.
10. Filial account of David K Frr./ier
Ciitardian of Catharine Heyle. P. minor cliild of
Martha Heylc. dee'd.
11. Final account of George Beam, flnardian
ef the < state of Ed llaine. a minor child of Anna
Haiua. late of Jackson f j».. dee'd
12. Final account of V. M. Hutchison. Guar
diau of Annie Walker, formerly Annie Hutch
ison (now ef full sue) daughter of Win. Hutch
ison, iate of Oakland twp., Butler Co.. Fa.,
dee'd
13. The nnal account of John Myers and
Henry Pillow.'Gna'dians of James Bcsebaugh,
son of Jacob Kosebaueh, dee'd.
14. Tlie final account of Harvey Osbor.i, \d
ministrator of Dr. it. C. McClelland, late of
Middlesex twp., as trustee for the sale of real
estate.
15. Tbe final account of Austin S. Ilowarth.
Adm'uistiator of John Howartli, late of Wiii
field tv. ;>• dee d.
K5. 't'ha fluid account of Conrad MY or A 1
m ; !iistra»or of Samuel Myers, late < f Lancis'er
twp, dee'd.
17. F'rst and partial account of Mrs. Ade
line Wallace and lana- Wallace. Adnsini-trator:
of the estate of Francis Wallace, dee'd. C. T. A.
18. S'eeond partial account of the estate of
Dr. Josiali MeC'andless. late of Centra iv p.' by
N. F. McCandless. one of the Executors of the
last will of said dec d.
l'J The final and distribution auoount of J.
W. Kirkcr, Administrator of William Kiri.cr,
late of Connoquencnssing twp.,dee'd.
20. '1 he fiual account of Win. Humphrey,
Esq., Administrator of Jacob Patterson, iate of
Muddy creek twp , dee'd.
21. 'J lie eupplcmentcl account of Elmer Mil
lison. Administrator of Columbus Millison. late
of Mudiiyereek twp-, dee'd.
22. The tirst :nd final account of James
Thompson, Guarduu of the person and (state
of John W. Logue of Chen v twp., Butler Co.,
i'c.
21. Final account of Mutha Mathews, Guar
dian of Elizabeth Mathews, (now over age.)
24. The second and final acc tint of Hugh
Munin and ffm. Muirin. Ex ;eutors of John
Mariin, late of Venango t«p.. de.-'d.
25. Account of He;.:y Grinor. Administrator
of Mary Griner, !.i!e of Clinton twp., dee'd.
2(5. Distribution account of Benedict Kost.
Executor of the li-i v. ill and testament of Wen -
del Oit, dee'd., lata of tic bor. of Bntler.
27 Tlie first anil ijual account of IJobert C.
Wilson, Administrator of Mary Junes, l.ito of
Butler Co.. dee'd
2H. Filial account of Samuel Marshall as tiled
by his Executor. S. J. Marshall as Executor ot
Win. Goehiug late of Crai:b»ry twp. dee'd.
29. Final uccoant of Johu Cochran Adm'r.
of Elizabeth Bosenberrv, late of Venango twp
30. Final account of John L Cochran.Ex.ec
liter of Susan Paiker, lato of Mercer twp .
diic'd.
31. First and final account of John Park and
ana Buxton executors of Friend Buxion late of
Middlesex twp., dee'd.
H.W. CH RISTIK, BigWfc _
Hup KiilerN are !'iirc<l sud
iScst BiKcrs Ever
They are compounded from Hops,
Malt, Buchu, Mandrake and Dandelion,
—the oldest, best, and most valuable
medicines in the world and contain all
the best and most curative properties
of all other remedies, being the greatest
Blood Purifier, Liver Regulator, and
Life and Health Bestoring Agent on
earth. No disease or ill health can
possibly long exist where these Bitters
are used, so varied and perfect are
their operations.
They give new life and vigor to the
aged and infirm. To all whose em
pl ij-ments cause irregularity of the
bowels or urinary organs, or who re
quire an Apetiicr, Tonic and mild
Stimulant, 11 »p Bitters are invaluable,
being highly curative, tonic aud stimu
lating, without intoxicating.
No matter what your feelings or
symptoms are, what the disease or ail
ment is, use Hop Bitters. Don't wait
until you are sick, but if you only feel
bad or miserable, use Hop Bitters at
once, it may save your life. Hun
dreds have been saved by .-o doing.
S3OO will !>e paid for a ease they will
not cure or help.
Do not suflor or let your friends
suffer, but use and urge them to use
Hop Bitters.
Remember, Hop Bitters is no vile,
drugged, drunken nostrum, but the
Pures-t and Best Medicine ever made;
the "Jnvalid's Friend and Hope," aud ■
no person or family should be without j
them. Try the Bitters to-day.
TTTTJ(7"7^T f iT V VYV*T*U **\r
TWiifiTX-MNTH
OF THE
PlHHSrtYlfili ililt UIICiITIUI SBCIfTT,
AND
SIXTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION
OF THE
._ ' |
Pittsburgh Exposition Society
PITTSBURGH.
$4H,500 IIsT PREMIUMS.
I ive Stock Exhibition. Bept«,b«.r 7th to 2Mb. Indwrfri»l Exhibition wifl contu.o*
nut 1 October 14th. Oj«m Dtv tuil Evenirj?,
EXCURSION TICKKTS AT UREATI.Ti REDUCED RATE-?.
Will be limned bv *ll fl*i]r »a<!s cer.tern,' »u Pittefew^'n
ENTRY BOOKS CLOSE SEPTEMBER 2d.
Officers Penn'a State Agricultural Society.
JAMES Mir.K.-v Provident.
D. W. BEILEU, Recording Seorvtarjr.
EMJIiIIXiE Mf(!ONKEI, Corresponding S«cy.
NEW STORE. NEW STOCK.
A NEW AND COMPLETE STOCK OF
"IMnrrMFOisT minim"
OAK AMI HE.MI.iH K MI! K.
FRENCH AND DOMESTIC KIP AM»CAJ.F
roi.ui: '.VKI.T. SKIICTI\«,
I PPFR.BELTIMI. II.\UM>H AM) U«*E LEATHER
RO-A.3ST AUSTID PINK ETC-
ALMI HIMFtfTrRMOP ALL KIXM OF
Carriage Buggy and Wagon Haines Collar!, tie,, Etc.,
An<l CE.TV a full Mock of Whip*, ltol«a, Blanket*. Ihii*ii«a. aud all othar G c»*l» B«ionsmg to
the itn incn.
All Kinds of Repairing will Receive Prompt Attention.
Cv "Ploai-e call and examine err Goods »ul get Price* lefore yon |<urcliaiM> eimvhere.
Plastering Kair Always :n Hand.
CASII I'AIUFOII Illl>l:K AM) I'KI.TS.
C. ROESSING,
Reibtt'n Block J.-ITtrson SUfrt, o» |.>.itc I.«»rv UHON. Butter. Pa
1882 SPRING & SUMMER 1882
A. T lidTT 31A N,
Dry Goods. Notions and Trimmings!
LARGEST STOCK AND LOWEST PRICES.
BARGAIN'S iii Spring and Bummer Dre-s ,
Goods. Raduuia Silk, Satin Dc L)on, Blr.ck
arid Colored i' ilk" and Fa tins, Cashmeres nnd
Dress Gools ofall kinds.
TRIMMINGS in nil the new tliinc:*. Marie Sit
ins, Fringes, Ornaments, Cords and Tassels.
Rib)>ona in all eiiadto to match.
LACK CURTAINS and Lambrequin*. I bavc
just received a new stock of LACS Ci KTAINS,
t'uKsii Goons aud choice designs whk-li 1 aui
selling at Low PKICES.
THE SPECIAL ATTENTION of housekeepers
ic called to our LIN EN nnd DOMESTIC Goons
1 keep ail kinds o< IABI.B LlNEN— loll bleach -
ed, half bleached and Turk y Ked—in all
qualities. Towels, Napkin*, Crashes, Tick
ings, Bed Quilts, ShectiliL.-, Mi; in-, Ac., <kc ,
A. TROUTMAN,
Butler, Penn'a.
j; g It will pay you to visit my astablionment. My indnceroenta arc to show yon the
Largest Stock to select fiom. My Trices ARE LOW. Pieaae call sud examine.
Apr. 12, ISB2.
MENDELSSOHN PIANO CO.
&s*and Offer for the next SO days only.
SBSO Square Grand Piano for only $?45-
T-»T A "R.T/""\ O M-'' Trp 0 1 M • ' : ro»ev. •<!. • >li'*d. r. _•>. 7 1 j Octave%
irli* -N \J & i I i-li'-i Oi \ . i.- . r-'rrin • ale.
beautiful carved lev .-.ml lyre, heavy si rpeiitlnc aud lurp f: t<« vino. l.lfnz, full ir. n tnm*.
(iraud Artlon. Orancl-Haininei*. to fad. «•%.•« 11 >|T H. IN. !.: which «;-.n ..T :U,\ wa> lend to tue pet
-024:5 00
■ '!•> '' c f<;r ®» «'»> * Tl,,s "•»•> t,r j
the greatest bantam ex rofi'eiedtl . ' ' *' v> """ dt-ma*
tur tlii* style' > lid in vour older a. 011. Do not lie tfii- 1:0 oi t- rtui it).
ThSVfit'' Will be «e»t on » dav> !. . In. PI- ;■ m— .1 1 r. 1, • if.. . r .n.-nev witk
order (:sh-nt -.villi older .. II • r . I'-' 1 ..' at rI. -j . I o-!. tl.v .. I Piano »
i 1 i•'-! r.-i.-vMMiU-d. s.'Veral otu. r !il 1' ir:- •> : P Owr «••."« m UM*. and
i!.it on.' <1 -..iisli. .1 1 I.re. ■r. Don"! Mil to \ rit> is : lunj
J '"ij! 1 r j"' n t'l..pr C'a ilwif o?e!n»ie« i'l <e< ot' »-•!•»; r V-isi nt for.v«tant|i.
f, '' t • }|KM>iaSMill.\ I'lAlO p. o. '•«* <IM> x«v» \ -rk Illy.
junT,B2,ty
I NWS (ill \ r. SllOltll'HMi F/N I
! Academy for Ifoung Men and Boys, J
31 EI >1 A, I'E3 IV.,
i_' MILES KUOM ilill.AW:i.Plll V
SCHOOL YFAR OPEN 3 SEPTEMBER 12.
Fixed price r-.'». r;n:i : iw' .even »>• k«.
&c. So ■ :r:i Ciisir:- <• >•' ■ ' ; v v
No ..u .. ' !>• 1 " '■' K !
eu.'.-l »:•••» :>•:'< »'• *• >i '."
clal opportunities fcrapt stmli ] • .
iiliv. Social drill for litui suul ■ •
Patrons ...• stu lenls > - ■>■■■ " r ,
rV.iw ill-- rt-n'.ii.ir Khs'im:. >v«•• • :
I , or 1 !Vll I! . ' 11 "! ~ "
iit *■ Modia Aojuii >»y art' wow n llaniirrt,
Vale. and leu oilier <'<>!!(i;ps imii
Schools. Media lu»s seven 'uiiitl and;»temper-I
iiiu'i* charier which - thon'e O>
iva flilnl i■ r !• ;r:i! li:r . M uim i
l!tc I'liie. and I'loprn-tor. f *-•
SHOHIUaUc, A. M. U.ir\..i l > i:v. . • r
liate Mtclla, Pmn- •
VoiU-e «<» »Sri«iß« HuiiiU rs.
S-rt.!t.l proposals will 1 1 j : .'■ci!*■! l<v the
Coramixfloners of B"!or Co. 1 i . at then ;
i ».:• *' r l Li:. I '!ft' I J A.. i. ) 1 - o CiO.'.i I . Vj-t. !
20t!i I S M>, for the huil ins of ;i low trtuw Iron |
h ■ir.vay ai-ii>.-a t!.t> l Ul:i jijrl:. .-eiuf: '
crock in Butler of tt.e teheeing '' l "
mentions, vz : or.o tp?u of feet, extreme
length, real way 16 feet wle. mla walk 5 feet :
wale. OaTiyinic capacity fcOUia to tiu square j
fo >t of l! >• i M rfioe. C'Om:M.-r-:oneTß rweive i
the right to reject ai.yor s i lid«.
Bv Oiti'i Bor CoautisfioxxEe, .
8. Mt-Ci vmonjw C'LE:<k. !
Commissioners Office, iiatler Pa.. Au.;. - ;I>, ;
wS,
■J >. fri COri!"' r day at I" me - i-ipl'" l *->ilh i
v •*> —L - , ir» < Ail' ■. i s i.l • 1
Portland. Maine. ■HMgH.ly' I
Advertise iu the CuiziN
Officers Pittsburgh Exposition Saciety.
r>. W. G. r\KROU . IVi 'tent.
E. P. Yorvft. fr.-nr:%l
J. C. PATTERSON, S W twr.
CORSETS, COIt-ETS. CORSETS. Larpeet
Stock, Lament Assortment. Greatest Variety.
Lo«wt P..tea.
LACES. LACES, LACES. LACES. Black
Spati'sh, Guipure, F.encb, Lacee of a!l
kinds,
HOSIERY. HOSIERY —S] cc.ti attention ia
ii.viti il t-> onr Hue of Chdd-eim', Mi-wee',
Ladies', and Gent..', IJoele.y, best value to be
Lad.
WHITE GOODS —White Dresre- for Infanta,
Wh.to Robes for Infants. Merino lluaka
for Infanta, Lace C-i*. for Infanta.
GLOVES GLOVES. GLOVES.—The Lament
ant Lest Variety of Li'iitt'. and
Children*' G loves. lisie Thread. Silk,
Berlin in all Shaj**. Shades and
K..1 Gloves. Lisle Thread, and Silk Glove*
with Patent I .ace Faaietiirg.
i CURRY INSTITUTE
AN i 1
' r.NION m SINESS COLLEIJE,
Pcnii Ar(„>n>l *l* li Sr., Plti.barKli,
KiitrxT .o 4-' St.. <>i posita St.Cl»»r li< teL
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FALL IK):.! IX-iNHSKPTKMBBB 5.
I —freparatny Popart .•« nt.
i 52 XornisJ Uepsvtraor.t.
3Bt sI SKss COI.LKOE.
•1- -Stwlwuta v enter a* -ny time,
i—The cor. of n i ly i- i-ompreheiMive an 1
| thoi . rip to the btest rtan Unl of a>lT&uco I
; odnoatiou
I it r W VI". M.-t LT LF AND. Penman,
i HUI iON'D \ v 11.1 1 BuvineaH Manager*
JA.Ut.S C. WILLIAMS, Principal. angi3.Uk