BUTLER CITIZEN
JOHN H. & W. C. NEG'.EY. PROPRS.
Entered at the Post office at Butler a* j
toCOnd-cUus* matter- I
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAdE.
Pres : dent Arthur's second annual
message to Congress is both long aud
terse. Want of space prevents us from
giving the w hole of it, but the following
portions most interest our people here.
After stating our condition with for
eign powers, and that we continue in
friendly relations with all foreign Gov
ernments, be gives the following ac
count of the revenues of the Govern
ment for the past year, and discusses
the tariff and internal revenue questions
as follows:
THE COUNTRY'S REVENUES.
A full and interesting exhibit of the
operations of the Treasury Department
is afforded by the report of the Secre
tary.
It appears that the ordinary reve
nues from all sources for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1332, were as follows :
From cuaioms, $220,410,730.25; from
internal revenue, $1 10,497,595.4:>; from
sales of publie lands, $4,953, 140.. >r,
from tax on circulation and deposits of
National banks, from
repay meat of iotcrcst l>y I «icilic 11-iil
way Companies, $510,5:>4 27 ; from
sinkin" fund lor Pacific Kiilroad
Companies, $790,-71.42; I'ror.i customs,
fees, fines, ]>eualties, &0., $1,.>43,348 ;
from fees, consular letters, patents and
lands, $2,033,990 97; from proceeds of
sales of Government property, s'Jl4,-
950.85;- from profits on coinage, bullion
deposits and assays, %>4,116,69->.73;
from Indian trust fuuds, $5,705,243.22,
from deposits by individuals for survey
ing public lands, $2,052,306.30; from ;
revenues of the District of Columbia,
$1 715,170.41; from miscellaneous
sources, $3,333,445 43. Total ordinary
receipts, $403,525,250 28.
The ordiuary expenditures for the
same period were : For civil expenses,
$18,042,386 42; for foreign intercourse,
$1,307,583.19; for Indians, $9,730,757.
40; for pensions, $01,345,193.95; for the
military establishment, including river
and harbor improvements and arsenals,
$43,570,494.19; for the naval establish
ment, including machinery and im
provements at the Navy yards, $15,-
032,040.26; for miscellaneous expendi
tures, including public buildings, light
houses and eo Meeting the revenue, $34,-
539,237.50; for expenditures on aecount
of the District of Columbia, $3,330,-
543.87; for interest on the public debt,
$71,077,200.76*, total ordinary expen
diture, $257,981,439 57, leaving a sur
plus revenue ofsl4s,s43,Blo 71; which,
with an amount drawn f.om the cash
balance in the Treasury of $20,737,094.-
84, making $100,281,505 55, was ap
plied to the redemption of bonds for the
Sinking Fund; $00,079,150 of fraction
al currency for the Sinking Fund ; $58,-
705,553 of the loan of July and August,
1861; $62,572,050 of the loan of March,
1863; $3,472,900 of the fund's loan of
1881; $37,194,450 of the loan of 1858;
$1 ,000 of the loan of February, 1861;
$303,000 of five twenties of 1862;
$2,100 of five twenties of 1364; $7 4,000
of five twenties of 1865, $0,500 of ten
forties of 1864, $254,550; of consols of
1865, $86,450; of consols of 1867.
$408,250 of consols of 1868, $141,400;
of Oregon war debt, $075,250 00; of
old demand compound interest and
other notes, $18,350. Total, $102,281,-
505.55.
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.
The foreign commerce of the United
States duriug the last fiscal year, in
eluding imports and exports of mer
chandise and specie, was as follows :
Exports, merchandise, $750,542,257;
specie, $49,417,479. Total, $799,959,
736. Imports, merchandise, $724,639,-
574; specie, $42,472,390. Total, $707,-
111,964. Excess of exports over im
ports of merchandise, $25,902,683.
This excess is less than it has been be
fore for any of the previous six year*
as appears by the following table. For
the yea^ ending June 30, the excess of
exports of merchandise was; 1870,
$796,435,812; 1877, $151,152,094; 1879,
$257,814,234; 1879, $264,661,666;
1880, $167,686,912; 1881, $259,712,-
718; 1882, $25,902,683.
SILVER COINAGE.
In respect to the coinage of silver
1 dollars and the retirement of silver
certificates, I bare seen nothing to alter
* but much to confirm the sentiments to
which I gave expression last ye ir. A
comparison between the respective
amounts of silver dollars in circulation
on November 1, 1881, and on Novem
ber 1, 1882, shows a slight increase of
a million and a half of dollars, but dur
ing the interval there had been in the
whole number coined an increase of
twenty-six millions of the one hundred
and twenty-eight millions thus far
minted. Little more, than thirty-five
millions are in circulation. The mass
of accumulated coin has grown so great
that the vault room at present availa
ble for storage is scarcely sufficient to
contain it. It is not apparent why it
is desirable to continue this coinage,
now so enormously in excess of the
public demand. As to the silver cer
tificates, in addition to the grounds
which seemed last year to justify their
retirement may be mentioned the effect
which is likely to ensue from the supply
of gold certificates for whose issuance
Congress recently made provision and
which are now in active circulation.
REDUCINiI GOVERNMENT REVENUES.
You cannot fail to note with.interest
the discussion by the Secretary as to
the necepsity of providing by legisla
tion some mode of freeing the
Treasury of excess of assets. I n the
event that Congress fails to reach an
early agreement f«r the reduction of
taxation, I heartily approve thu Sec
retary's recommendation of immediate
and extensive reductions in the annual
revenues of the Government. It will
be remembered that I urged upon the
attention of Congress, at its last session
the importance of relieving the indus
try enterprise of the country from the
pressure of unnecessary taxation. It
is one of the tritest maxims of political
economy that all taxes are burdensome,
however wisely and prudently imposed,
and, though there have always l>een
among our people wide differences of
Kcntiment as to the best methods of
raising the national revenues, and, in
deed, as to the principles upjn which
taxation should he based, there has
been substantial accord iii the doctrine
that only such taxes ought »o be levied
as are necessary for a wise and eco
uomical administration of the Govern
ment Of late the public revenues
have far exceeded that limit, ami tin IMH
checked by appropri. te legist it. on sucli
excess will continue t.» increase from
vear to year. For the lineal year eaded
June ;iu, ISHI, the surplus revenue
amounted to one hundred million* of
dollars h'nr the fiscal year ended on
the 3i!th of June last, the surplus was
more than one hundred uud forty-live
millions
The report of the Secretary shows
what disposition Las been made of these
moneys They have not only answer
ed the requirements of the sinking fund,
but have afforded a large balance, ap
plicable to other reductions of the pub
lic debt.
NOT A MATTER FOR CONGRATULATION
But I renew the expression of my
conviction that such rapid extinguish
ment of the national indebtedness as is
now taking place is by no means a
cause for congratulation. It is a cause,
rather, for serious apprehension. If it
continues it must speedily be followed
by one of the evil results so clearly set
forth in the report of the Secretary.
Either the surplus must be idle in the
Treasuay or the Government will be
forced to buy, at market rates, its bonds
not then redeemable and which under
such circumstances cannot fail to com
mand an enormous premium, or the
swollen revenues will be devoted to
extravagant expenditure which, as ex
perience has taught, is ever the bane
of an overflowing Treasury.
It was made apparent in the course
of the animated discussion which this
question aronsed at the last session of
Congress that the policy of diminish
ing the revenue by reducing taxation
commanded the general approval of the
members of both Houses. I regret
that because of conflicting views as to
the best methods by which that policy
should be made operative, none of its
benefits have as yet been reaped.
A VEXED QUESTION DISCUSSED.
In fulfillment of what I deem my
Constitutional dutv.Jbut
that I can make valuable contribution
to this vexed question, I shall proceed
to intimate briefly my own views in
relation to it. Upon the showing of
our financial condition at the close of
the last fi-scal year, I felt justified in
recommending to Congress the aboli
tion of inte nal revenue taxes, except
those upon tobacco in its various forms
aud upon distilled spirits and ferment
ed liquors, and assess a special tax up
on the manufacturers of and dealers in
such articles. I venture now to sug
gest that unless it shall be ascertained
that the probible expenditures of the
Government for the coming, year have
been underestimated, all internal taxes
save those which relate to distilled
spirits can be prudently abrogated.
Such a course, accompanied by a sim
plication of the machinery of collection,
which would then be easy of ace mi
plishment, might easily be expected to
result in diminishing the cost of such
collection by at least two and one-half
millions of dollars, and the retirement
from olliee of from 1,500 to 2,000
persons.
The system of excise duties has
never commended itself to the favor of
the American people, and has never
been resorted to except for supplying
deficiencies in the Treasury when, by
reaaon of special exigencies, the duties
on imports have proved inadequate for
the needs of the Government.
The sentiment of the country doubt
less demands that the present excise
tax shall be abolished as soon as such
course can safely be pursued. It seems
to me, however, for various reasons,
so sweeping a measure as the total
abolition of internal taxes would for
the present be an unwise step. Two
of these reasons are deserving o! special
mention.
First—lt is bv no means clear that
even if the existing system of duties
oti imports is continued without modi
fication, those duties alone will yield
sufficient revenue for all the needs of
the Government. It is estimated that
one hundred millions of dollars will be
required for pensions during the coin
ing year, and it may well be doubted
whether the maximum annual demand
for that object has yet been reached.
The uncertainty upon this question
would alone justify, in my judgment,
the retention for the present of that
portion of the system of Internal Reve
nue which is least objectionable to the
people.
Second—A total abolition of excise
taxes would almost inevitablv prove a
serious, if not an insurmountable, ob
stacle to a thorough revision of the
tariff and to any considerable reduction
in irfiport duties.
TIIE TARIFF SYSTEM.
The present tariff system is in many
respects unjust; it makes unequal dis
tributions both of its burdens and its
benefits. This fact was practically rec
ognized by a majority of each House
of Congress in the passage of the act
creating the Tariff Commission. The
report of that Commission will be
placed before you at the'beginning of
this aesiion, and will, 1 trust, afford
you such information as to the condi
tion and prospects of the various com
mercial, agricultural, manufacturing,
mining and other interests of the coun
try, and contain such suggestions for
statutory revision as will practically
aid your action upon this important
subject.
CUSTOMS REVENUES.
The revenues from customs for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1879,
amounted to $1.'7,000,000. It has in
the three succeeding years readied
first, $186,000,000. then $198,000,000,
and finally, as has been already stated.
$220,030,000. The income from this
source for the fiscal year which will
end on June 30, 1833, will doubtless
be considerably in excess of the sunt
last mentioned. If the tax on domestic
spirits is to be retained, it is plain,
■ therefore, that large reductions from
the customs revenue are entirely feasi
ble. While recommending this reduc
tion, I am far from advising the abandon
ment of the policy of so discriminating
in the adjustment of details as to afford
aid and protection to domestic labor.
But the present system should be so
revised as to equalize the public burden
among all classes and occupations, and
bring it iuto closer harmony with the
present needs of industry.
TUK FREE LIST.
Without entering into, minute detail
which, under present ciroihflstances, is
quite unnecessary, I recommend an
enlargement of the irce list so as to in
clude within it the numerous articles
which yield inconsiderable revenue, a
I simplification the complex and iu-
I consistent schedule of duties upon cer
jtain m.inufactnren, particularly those of
cotton ir«ti and steel, and a substantial
reduction oftbe duties upon those arti
cles ar:d upon sugar, molasses, silk,
wool and woolen goods. If a general
revision of the tariff shall be found to
be impracticable at this session, I ex
press the hope that at least same of the
more conspicuous inequalities of the
present law may be corrected before
your final adjournment. One of them
is especially referred to by the Secre
tary, in view of a recent decision of the
Supreme Court that the nece-s ty of
amending the law by which the Dutch
standard of color is adopted as the test
of the sachariije strength of sugars, .is
too obvious to require comment.
From all of the above it will be
noticed that President Arthur is not in
entire accord with our Pennsylvania
doctrine on the tariff question.
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KIN(J CAUCUS.
A SUGGESTION FOlft IKiS 4B
• I>lCATl<>*.
Which May Rring About a
Iniost ol Republican Fac-
L1O:IH —Ail tH«I Republi
can** View on the
I»rc«*eiil Sltii"
a* ion.
To the E-litors of the Commercial Gazette
If an honest intention exists to bring
about, on an honorable basis, a satis
factory union of the conflicting elements
of the [{"publican party, some fair line
of po'icy should be adopted at ODCC, as
it is well known that the more prompt
the action of leading men of both fac
tions the more certain will success be
attained. It will not do to keep up a
feud in the pa*ty, ami at the same
time expect or even remotely hope for
success. Bflt mere talk will avail lit
tle. Some sure remedy must be ap
plied to secure union and harmony in
time for the great political contest of
1884. Perhaps no less a sacrifice than
the death of King Caucus will satisfac
torily adjust our difficulties. II so
let the sacrifice be made. The system
of caucuses did not exist during the
early d tys of the Government, In the
time of Washington, Adams, Jefferson,
-.d Monroe and extending
throughout the first term of General
Jackson, the people at large indicated
the policy of Government and their
Representatives in Congress, as w-.1l
as in State Legislatures, transacted
all business in open session, and that
dexterity of management of the few
was enable Co stifle the voice of the
people. Wherein consists the wisdom
or justice in the representatives of the
peoole, whether in political convention
or in the halls of legislation, being
forced by party discipline to vote for
men or measures contrary to their
honest convictions ? And yet such is
the demand of the caucus system. A
few leaders and master spirits, perhaps
from the woret of selfish purposes,
succeed in getting a majority, and
knowing they have it compel the mi
nority—not uufrequently the best ele
ment" of the party—to meet in caucus,
and thus bind them in open conven
tion to cast their votes against their
own honest convictions and the well
known sentiments of their constituents.
Such a system i 3 necessarily vicious
and should be abandoned, especially in
Pennsylvania, where it has been one
of the sources of dividing the party
It is thought, too, by many to have
been the power used to make raids
upon the Treasury. The caucus sys
tem, it is believed, was started in New
York, aod was controlled by the Al
bany Regency, which was crushed out.
for a time by a party under the lead of
John Van Buren and Silas Wright.
But never did the party li-rlit braver
for its existence, and only yielded whtu
completely whipped. Should it be de
termined by our cool-headed, wise and
conservative 6tal<s::ien to kill King
Caucus, there would be few mourners
at the funeral, bti: general rejoicing.
It is the maehiae </i' all others the
most potent for ni'sehief. P.
BI ri.Kit, PA., D-'S. it, 1832.
The above we 'a.id in the Pittsburgh
Co mm're nl Gazette of the 9th inst.
It is from t'ue pen of General Purvr
ance of this place, and is timely and to
the point. Of the mcny articles' Mr.
Purviauce has recently commuuicated
to the press this one we deem the most
important, and we cordially and strong
ly endorse his argument against "King
Ctiucus." Reforms in the manage
ment of the Republican party of this
State have and arc progressing favora
bly. The delegates to the next State
Convention have to be chosen by the
party at largo in each county. This
is under the new rules approved and
agreed upon by each of the Republi
can State Conventious that met in
May last. This will secure delegates
from the people and not from Com
mittees as heretofore. But is this all
that was needed? No, because "King
Caucus" may still be enthroned at
Harrisburg and the delegates may
still be entrapp;d when they (jet to Har
risburg. The overthrow of the Caucus
system in vogue is then the only thing
to bj done. This General Purviance
and all disinterested Republicans now
see, and hence the matter now claims
attention. He bases his protest
against it niiinly on the ground of the
delegates being forced, when they
reach Harrisburg, "to vote for men
and measures contrary to their hon
t-est convictions." This is true. Del
egates under the caucus system have
frequently, in honor, to vote in Coneen-
Hon for men they knew neither worthy
or fit to be the candidates of the party.
Having gone iuto Caucus they virtu
ally agree to abide by the decision of
that caucus. In its operation it is a
trap; and the invitation to enter it is
with the same intent that the spider
makes to the fly. When the spider
asks the fly to "walk iuto its parlor"
it knows th it it has power to eat it up
when once in. And the fly would not
have been asked in—oniy for this
knowledge on the part of the spider.
Just so with those who originate and
favor a "Caucus" to determine who
shall be United States Senators, State
Treasurers, etc. Tito .stronger party,
the friends of a candidate who know
they can control a majority of the
"Caucus," invite the friends of the
weaker candidate into caucus, and the
result is they are beaten in advance.
—-never being allowed to cast a vote in
open convention, or in open session of
the Legislature, for the choice of the
Republicans of their county, or for
their own choice. The choice of their
people has been smothered in "cau- ]
cus." And how was this done ? Main-1
ly in this State, for the past fifteen
years, by the large vote from Philadel-!
phia in the caucuses. And why was '
it done ? To make sure of the can
didate the bosses or the State ring
had settled upon. In the matter of the
election of Uuited States Senators this
caucus system was a clear violation ol
the duty of members of the Legislature
to their constituents, if not a violation
of the law and their oaths. The law
directs that each House shall meet and
vote separately "on the third Tuesday
of January," for a Senator when one is
to be elected. Then "on the day fol
lowing the two Houses shall meet in
joint Convention'jund the person hav
ing a majority of t votes in said joint
Assembly shall be declared duly elect
ed." And in case no election upon that
day then they are required to meet "on
each succeeding day during the session,
and take a vote until a Senator shall
be elected." Now where in all this is
there anything about a caucus? And
is it not plain that the intent of the
law is that members should meet in
open session ? By so doing, only can
they give expression to the voice or
withes of their consituents. By going
iuto caucus they cut off and prevent
ves for casting even a vote in
open session for the man they may be
instructed for. So that it is not only
the h jnest conviction of members that
is violated, as Mr. Purviance says, but
also the rights of the counties that have
given instructions different from what
the caucus gave In former tin e; ihe
members met iu open session, in the
good old way and according to the let*
: tgr of the law, and United States Stnas
tors were then elecud sooner
and better than have le?n of iate
years. Suppose, to illustrate, that all
the membjrs of the Legislature last
winter a year had assembled as in
former years. Would not a Republi
can Senator likely have beeu chosen
sooner than one was ? Different bal
lots every d.iy would soon have de
veloped whvtLier Oliver or Grow was
the choice,an lif neither, the right man
would probably have turned up soon
er than w s four.d It is .-aid, that the
Hon. Walter Lowrie, who lived iu
Butler, and who was elected to the
United States Senate about the year
1830, had only five votes when the
Legislature began to ballot in open
session, for ;hc Senator to be then
elec'.c 1. But as balloting continued
from day to day he increased in
strength and was finally elected. So
it was often, and will be again, as now
that the caucus system is overthrown,
as we all hope. The result of the late
election shou'd settla the "caucus"
business,as well as other ringmethode,
and we think it has. Let us all hope
so.
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WE are greatly obliged to the Hon.
Daniel Agnew for a copy of his Me_
niorial Address, delivered Oct. 12, 1882
' t
at the fourth annual celebration of
"Founder's day of the Lehigh Universi
ty." It is a treasure that we highly
value.
In discussing the character of the
Hon. Asa Packer, the founder of the
Lehigh University, Judge Agnew in
this address seems to intend the noble
sentiments it contains for the benefit
and guide of the young men of our
country, and every young man should
procure and read it. He dwells upon
the absolute necessity of truth, honest
ty, honor and courage in the formation
of character in our lives. In a word,
it is an address rich in wisdom, though
and experience.
The Traiinitof Venus.
On Wednesday last the star Venus
passed directly between the sun and
the earth. The day for observing it
(through smoked glass) in the3e quar
ters, was not so favorably as might
have been. Still, almost everybody
had their piece of smoked glass pre
pared anil generally succeeded in see
ing a small speck upon the face of the
sun, resembling a small dark ball
The transit began about nine o'clock
in the morning and was off by three
in the afternoon. It is announced
by scientific men that something new,
or heretofore unknown to astrono
mers, was seen about Venus at this
transit. A light or luminous sur
rounding never before seen is claimed
to have been seen on the occasion of
her rcceut trausit
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year.
SEVERAL matters have to be omitted
this week on account of coming too
late.
IN reply to the iuquiry of ihe
Eayle of last week, B3 to whether we
did not attend party caucuses when a
member of the Legislature, we answer,
that if it means caucuses relating to
the election of United Slates Seuators,
the question we have been discussing,
that we never did, but have always
been opposed to any otl.tr '.ban iLe
free and open selection of Senator.-* by
and in the Legislature in open session,
aeecording to law. Hut if it means
partv caucuses for the selection of of
ficers of (be legislature, to-wii : speak-
ers, clerks, etc., we answer that we
did; aiid tor the reason that those of
fices not effect the interests of the
people generally, but only th» n
mect of the members of the Legisla
ture themselvee. In our remnks in
another p'a- c the editor >T the Etigle
will see ti. ••pinion in fuil of the cau
cus -vs-te n. Of course he docs not
see f oil" how the eaucu- can b- dis-
pensed with. None of Cameion's
tools do. But he will before long,
when we expect to see him coming
back to bis old ground of ten or
twelve years ago, when he was de
nouncing Cameron, the caucus, etc.,
and favoring the election of L T nited
States Senators by the people.
A Hoi r the worst recommendation in
Presid- nt Arthur's message is the one
for another bankrupt law. People here
about fairly shudder at the idea of hav.
ing another bankrupt Jaw passed.
THE telegraphic correspondent of ihe
Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette fr. m
this place should learn to be more ac
curate and careful in bis news to that
journal. In his dispatch of last Friday
he tells of "a strange p' c nr.n ( r.cr."
that "has been developed here" wbiJj
has not bna di veloj.td at u'l. ile
states tLut the Phillips' well, uiiiling
oa the Wnllace farm ' four miles due
west from here" (should 1 e south-west)
struck a vein of gas and that at about
the lime the same was struck the gas
at their other well, drilled on Judge
MeJunkin's farm one mile east of here,
ceased to flow, or became "entirely
i Ui-pendcd." This is certainly
to all our citizens who see nightly the
same light "in the east" from the well
on the Judge McJunkin farm that they
hive seen for a month past. By*the
way, this light from the burning gas of
that well, as it is reflected from the sky
upon this town is an interesting sight,
Nightly its wavey flashes, as they
shoot up and are reflected here, are al
most sufficient to light up our streets.
Since the oil operations hereabouts we
have had gas lights on the north-east,
south-east, on the west and south-west,
and nearly all around us, and all have
disappeared, but this one on the Judge
McJunkin farm is the first to reflect
visibly on our town. It is so strong a
veiu that some measure to secure its
use would seem to be advisable.
KwiiirilcrM Abroad.
If any one has represented that we
are in any way interested in any bogus
bitter or stuff with the word "Hops"
in their name, cheating honest folks,
or that we will pay any of their bills
or debts,they are frauds and swindlers,
and the victims should punish them.
We deal and pay only the bills for the
genuine Hop Bitters, the purest and
best medicine on earth.
HOP BITTERS MANUFACTURING Co
9IAHKIEI).
YJUNG— SHAW—Nov. 30th, 1882, bv It-v.
W. P. Shaw at his residence, West t-ibertv,
Mr. John Voting, of Rose Point, Lnvrei c;
county, and Miss Oma Shaw, of Worth twp.
Butler Co., Pa.
M DONNEL—KELLY —'>n Nov. 30th, 1882,
by ltev. Samuel Kerr, Mr. Joseph McDon
nel, of Ilarrisville and Miss. Nancy Kelly, < f
Mercer twp., Butler county, Pa.
BL VCK—CURRV—On Dee. 7th, 1832, hv
RJV. Samuel Kerr, Mr. Jeseph Black ai d
Miss Aurilia Curry, Both of Mercer Co. Pa.
HAY —McCOY—On Dec. 7th, IS.S2, by liev.
Samuel Kerr, Mr.George Ray, Jr., of Butl r
(Jo., and Miss Cynthia It. McCoy, of Mercer
Co., Pa.
DUNN—EDMONDSON—By Rev T. W.
Young, on Nov. 3oth, IfS-, Mr. Allen Dunn
to Miss Edmondson. All of Butler county,
Pa.
KELLY—MECIILING—By Rev. T.W.Young
at the home of the bride's lather, in Suuburv,
on Dec. sth, 1882, Mr. T. W. Kelly to Miss
M. Mechling. All of Butler couuty, Pa.
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DE4TIIN.
SHANNON —Near Sarvers Station, this coun
ty, on Saturday Dv-c. 9th, 1882, Mr. John
Shannon, aged 83 years.
ORR —In this place on Sunday, Dec. 10, ISB2,
Mr. John P. Orr, in the 4'Jth year of his
age.
SallsiiK'lioit fur Ten.
In our family of ten for over two
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Leadacbe. malaria and other complaints
so satisfactorily that we are in excel
lent health ar.d no expense for doctors
or other medicines?-— Chro.iicle.
BUTLER JIIKKKTsJ.
COKKKCTKI) BVEItY TUESDAY.
Country Produce, Grain, etc.
Butter, 30 cents per pound.
Eggs, -5 cents per dozen.
Hpi ing chickens, 45 cents per pair.
Onions, R0 per bushel.
Potatoes 50 cents per bushel.
Apples SI.OO per bushel.
Bc.ins, (white navies)
Oats, 45 cents per bushel.
Kye, 57 cents per beeliel.
No. 1 wheat, »5 and fl 00.
That old established remedy, Downs'
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in the public estimation, despite sharp
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throat troubles, with great numbers of
our people, and their continned use
and unsolicited recommendation of it
speaks volumes in its favor.—Hur
lingfon, VI , Free I'reus, Jan. 26, 1832
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