BUTLER CITIZEN^ JOHN H. L W. C. NEGLEY, PROP'RS, Entered at the Postoffice at Butler as second-clcsss matter. "A MERRY Christmas and a Happy New Year" to all our readers, and to everybody. LONDON, England, had a fifteen mil lion fire last Thursday week. DAKOTA Territory is making appli cation to lie admitted as a State. Coi RT continued over from last week to this in order to finish a case on trial. CIVIL service reform is meeting the attention of the present Congress—the result of the late election. THERE is a prospect of the p- e se n t | Congress providing for a two cent pos- j tage on letters instead of three cents. IN Pennsylvania there are 102 super intendents, 14,000 directors, 22,000 teachers and 950,000 school children. CLERK MCPHERSON figures that there will be 191 Democrats and 132 Repub licans and Independents in the next House. Ji TX;K MI:R< I it becomes Chief Jus tice of the Supreme Court of this State on January Ist, in place of Judge Sbarswood who then retires. THF. Legislature of this State meets on Tuesday, January 2d. The in auguration of Governor I'attison, will take place on Tuesday, January 16tb. THERE is talk in Congress of not having the usual vacation about three weeks, for the holidays, and the gen eral hope is that it may not all end in talk. IT seems to be about settled thai Mr. Cassiday, of Philadelphia, will be Governor Pattison's Attorney-General, and ex-Congressman Stenger Secretary of State. ANOTHER Jury has been obtained in the Star on hand for some time at Washington, and the Govern ment seems disposed to "let no guilty man escape" this time. % THE internal revenue tax derived from' friction matches is $3,272,258, which shows the enormous consump tion of this little domestic article The time has come to remove the tax. WE give our readers this week a good Christmas story, entitled,"ChriFt mas at the Jones' and the Brownes' " We also present them with a Christ mas supplement to the CITIZEN, in which they will find pleasant reading in prose and verse. THE Legislature of this State meets on Tuesday, the second day of January. Any of the citizens of this county de siriagjegislation on any matter should have their bills prepared and in the hands of our members before they leave for Harrisburg. This will ensure early attention and more probable pass age than if delayed until after the mem bers are there. THE Pittsburgh Commercial-Gazette urges that the Pennsylvania Republi cans bury their past differences and unite Hon. J. W. Lee, of Franklin, for President pro tern, of the Senate. The Philadelphia Record also urges the Democrats to unite upon him and bury, for once, all political issues in the selection of that offioe. It says that by the unanimous election of Sen ator Lee all interests could be beauti fully harmonized, and that the Demo crats could accept him, as lie is an honest opponent, and will make a fair apportionment of the Committees. TIIE Arlington estate, across the Potomac from Washington, which be fore the war was owned by General Robert E. Lee, was sold for taxes, and bought by the United States Govern ment. The Supreme Court of the United States has just awarded title to LTO's heirs. Their claim was based on the ground that as the rules of the Com missioners of the county in which the estate was situated required taxes to be paid in person by the owner, and as General Lee being in the Confederate, service could not comply with the rule, he was exempt from it. The Court takes this view of the case. As there is a fort and a cemetery on the land tho government will have to buy the estate. It is not likely the heirs will object to wiling it. Four of the niue Judges filed dissenting opinions—viz: Chief Justice Waite, and Justices Gray, Bradley and Woods. TIIEKK has been no considerable rainfall in the uplands of Pennsylva nia since the middle of September or thereabout The freezing of the ground after such a continued drought, iinies.-; it should bs followed by a thaw and iießvy rain?, is likely to pro duce inconvenience during the winter through the failure of springs and sm ill strcanH upon which thj farmers rtly for their water. The Bradford Era says that two thousand pumping wells in McKoan county are either shut down altogether or running on short time bee line tiiey cannot get water to nuke steam D )ep pumping wells are operated with difficulty under any cir cumstances, an l a water famine will bring them to a dead stop. Such a result would materially reduce the j daily yield of oil, but this is a contin- j gency anticipated by dealers who are | familiar with the methods of oil pro- j duction. JSB2 is now upon its home stretch Settlement ot Smibnry. Mr. Andrew Wick, living near the little town of Sunbury, this county, was in Butler last week and gave our office a visit. Mr. Wick is now near 77 vears of age and is yet hale and heartv, having also a very clear recol lection of old events. From him we learned the following incident concern ing what we may term the ' settle ment" of Sunbury. Mr. Wick states that he was the second man to live in that place, 1834-5, and lived in the , second house built in that now flourish- i ing little borough ; Mr. Thomas Dun lap, deceased, being the first man and i building the first bouse. The house that Mr. Wick occupied was buiit, or had been occupied previously, by a man named Smith. This Smith kwpt . •a little "groggery,'' and got into trouble ' both with the law and with his j bors. For some bad act or other in- , formation was made against S.siitn, ; and when the constable came to muko ! the arrest he called upon Mr. W ick and the late John Glenn, Esq , to assist in the arrest. Going to Smith's grog g,-rv they found him in a wonderful condition. Some boys, the night pre vious it seems, had prepared tar and feathers and gone to Smith and gave him a complete "coat of tar and feath ers.'' He was an amusing and pitia ble sight, and before he could be taken to Butler had to be removed to a farm house and washed, cleaned and dress ed. This was in 1832 or 1833. Mr. Wick fitted up this house, and about Christmas 1834, brought on some goods and commenced keeping a small store, the first in the place, and which he enlarged as he went along and con tinued there in that business for 21 years. Xolloe. In reducing the price of the CITIZEN to a dollar and a half a year, it was; with the condition that tbesainc would be paid in advance by ill subscribers. Now that the year is about closiug we again call attention to the mat'.r. Especially would we ask the att« n tion to this of those now livi:;g iu other States, or distant from here, and tj whom the paper has been sent regularly without hearing from them for two or three years past. There are also some in the county here to whom we say that they must consider this as the last notice to them in re gard to their accounts, now back for several years. A Fair Count. EDITORS CITIZEN : Dear Sirs:—Be lieving, as we do, that you and your paper are pledged to the maintenance of truth and the rights and liberties of the people, that our national life may lie perpetuated, and to this end it is necessary that all be heard, however small a party, oi humble they nyiy be, that their wrongs and grievances way be righted, we address you this. Now we Prohibitionists do not expect bv what follows in this article to change the result of the election just passed ; but we claim equal rights with other American citizens, and inasmuch as these rights expressed by ojjr ballots at the polls in the late election, were in many townships or polling places in this county, entirely ignored and cast out, or partially so, we feel called upon to enter our protest to it, before our fellow citizens of the county and State, believing that a great majority of them are opposed to the "Counting out," as well as the "Bull-dozing" and "Boss rule" practices. We, therefore, dare to say that we believe we have been misused and our rights in citizenship were curtailed over one hundred votes, according to the best information we have from places where such was dono. We do expect to hear from many places yet and we call on all good citi zens of every party, that may know of this, or like injustice, to make it known and help to stamp it out, or write of it to the undersigned. We do not expect to enter into litigation against anyone, although we feel very certain our bal lots were legal and fair ; but we wish to give those boards in the various partsofthecounty.au opportunity to justify themselves for Iheir act before their fellow citizens, which we pre. sume that any paper that publishes this will give them space to do. And while we may not wish to par ticularize or call out any single place, yet in order to start it we will ask the board of election in Kairview, to rise and explain. Fellow citizens, what we Prohibitionist ask in this matter is justice and fair play ; and in a few years we expect to give what we now auk, "A free ballot and a fair couut." Resp'y kc., J AS. W. OUR, County Chairman, Pres H. P. Party. Bruin, Butler Co., Pa., Dec. 15, IfjH-J. George A. Ileindel, Wrigbtsville, Pa., aa) s: "Brown's Iron Bitters cured me of a distressing case of dyspepsia " "Indian L)f]>artrnmit, v Washington, I). (J. I am anxious to introduced I>r. Bull'* Cough Syrup among my IndianH, hav ing used it myself for several months, and think it one of the finest remedies I ever found. I assure you, it is the only thing that ever relieved me of H protracted cough, brought on by ex posure while on the Sioux Commission last year. A. G. HOONE, Agent for I'oncas and U. 8. Commis sioner. How Miv licul Her Appoint ■ait-nl. From Hit: Kansas City TimcN. Mrs. Courtland, a popular lecturer of .Missouri, after completing an ad dress in the Court House of Hutler on Friday night, missed the passenger train for Rich llill. With her daugh ter she tried to get through on a freight train, but was informed that no passengers could be taken. She then demanded to be shipped as live stock, and as there was no rule against this, she and her daughter were weigh ed, ticketed and consigned to the editor of the Gazette as cattle. Naf IHIIU'IIOII lor Ten. In our family of ten fo? over two years J'urker's Ginger Tonic hah cured headache, malaria and other complaints so satisfactorily that we are in excel lent health and no expense for doctors or other medicines.— Cliro.tirl POLITICAL CAUCISES. The Subject Coulinned-The Time lias tome to Wipe Them Out. To the Editors of the Commercial Ga zette: 9 It is very certain that the caucus system meets with but little favor among the people who prefer to see all ! the acts of tbe representatives conduct- j ed openly iu the light of day, as more in harmony with a republican form of | government, where it is the clear right of the constituency to know all the official acts of their representatives. The question is frequently asked, when j and where did the caucus system orig- , inatc? The best information we have , is that it originated in New Y rk un der the leadership of Aaron B i:t iu the tiotly contested canvass for I»-JVI I- Durship of that Siate between Burr and Julge Lewis. It was in that cam paign that General Hamilton used lan guage offensive to Burr that led to the fatal duel. Few politicians of bis day were equal in dexterity of management to Burr, and he always preferred se cret to open acii >n. He was the acknow 1- edged bold leader of his party, and would have continued as a successful leader but lor the unfortunate meeting with General Hamilton. With thai sad event it fell for a time, and was never revived under the same name. It was then called the New \ork .Jun ta, whose secret deliberation and intri gue for party purposes were much fashioned after the Jacobin club of Paris in compelling the action of the representatives of the people, and was important in deciding the fate of men and measures in New \ ork, and to some extent at Washington. The sys tem was revived after many years under the name of Caucus, under the leadership of Governor Marcy, the man who charged the Slate lifty cents for mending his pantaloons (perhaps inadvertently), and Martin \ au Buren. They were bold leaders, and in order to perpetuate their political power as dictators they established the secret mode as more effective to that ead. The system as well as the name became odious to the people, and as a counter acting powes a regency, called the Al bany Regency was established. It be came a great power in the State, and after a few years' reign it was over thrown i»y a party withiu the Demo cratic party called "Barn Burners,' under the leadership of John Van Bur en and Silas wright, with the sympa thy of Governor Seward and Bouek. Turning to Pennsylvania, we believe the caucus system did not eiiist prior to the election of General Jackson, in 1823. It was soon after that that Gov. Marcy proclaimed "to the victors belong the spoils," and in order to make distributions to those who had or tyould best promote the success of the party, selections were ipade of ward and county politicians rather than to good and able citizens. The question was not, is he honest? is he capable? But, what is his political influence, and will he exercise it under dictation? To such an extent has the latter princi ple been carried that it i* believed the whole system should he abandoned. The best and most talented r.ien of our State have suffered defeat by its power. The voice of the people has been stifled and mediocrity has gained the ascendancy. Union and harmony of the Republiaan party demand a de parture from a system that has been mainly the cause of division in the party. The practical workings of the cau cuses may be illustrated thus: Take thu case of Hon. OT I V DA.XUEIt, And JIHIRO Hayes' l>eci«*ton Criticised b) Mrs. ol (he X. W. I'. T. I. (BY REQUEST OF MISS WHITE.) In answer to a letter from Miss Narcissa E White, Supt. of Press Work of l'euu i Slate, W. C. T U. asking if it is true that the lowa I'rohb. amendment has in en declared uu'! and void, -Mrs. Foster, the lady lawyer of lowa, who more than any other de serves the credit of the passage of that amendment, returns the following answec : MY DEAR SISTER:—It is with deep regret that 1 have read iu the daily press statements, with editorial com ments, as to a recent decision by Judge Haj-es, of the District Court in lowa, concerning the adoption of the Prohib itory Amendment in that State. Lest you should be confused in mind or troubled in heart by such statements, in view of a like amendment pending in your State I take this opportunity to give you an account of the real situ ation of affairs. While I am fully aware that every Legislative enactment, either constitu tional or statutory, must stand the test of popular discussion, in which both innocent misapprehension and malicious misconstruction are factors, and that at last judicial approval must add its vc-ruict, still I am amazed beyond de gree, that any man wearing judicial ermine should so become the victim of misapprehension or of misconstruction, as to have the decision given by Judge Haves. The facts are these : The amend ment originated in the House ol Rep resentatives of the Eighteenth General Assembly, and not in the Senate, a.s indicated by Judge Hayes. It passed the House with little opposition, but hung lire iu the Senate for many days. It was amended ami amended, and finally passed the Senate in the lollow ing form: "No person shall manu facture for sale, or sell, or keep for sale, as a beverage, any intoxicating liquors whatever, including ale, wine and beer. ' Upon its being sent back to the House, thus amended, it was quickly passed. In due course of lime, as pro vided by iaw, it (the ameudyjent above given) was published three months prior to the general election, at which time members of the Nineteenth Geu eral Assembly were chosen. At this Nineteenth General Assembly, after much discussion and strong opposition from the supporters and sympathizers of the liquor traffic, the said amendment was adopted by both Houses, aud the special election fixed, at which the peo ple were to vote upon the same. The Governor, as constitutionally provided, issued his proclamation for such elec tion ; and in accordance with the same, the people voted on t[ie 271h of June last, by ballots, upon which were print ed the words of the amendment, as above given. One month from that date the vote was officially announced. Of every step as given above my conviction is so absolute as not to ad mit of a doubt; and the evidence of the same is so public, so competent, so cumulative, so comprehensive, and so conclusive, that an assumption to the contrary would appear supremely ridic ulous did it not come from so dignified a source, and did it not concern so vital a question. It appears there was a clerical error in the Senate record of the Eighteenth General Assembly, in that the words "to be used," which did appear in the hill at one stage of its passage, but which were not in the bill which was finally adopted by the Senate, are re corded in the iseoatp journal. The bill was, however, sent to the House in the words in which it passed the Senate, and without the words "to be used." It was quickly passed bv the House, and received executive notice by publi cation as J have stated above. When the an)erjdipei|t which had thus passed the Eighteenth General Assembly, and had been published prior to the election of members of the Nineteenth', was brought before the Assembly for its action, there was pass ed a joint resolution reciting as fol lows : "Whkkeas, The Eighteenth Gen eral 4 S9Cll >'dy t'l° State of lowa, did, in duo form, by a majority qf the member# elected to each of the two Houses, agreed to the proposed amend niont to the Constitution of the State, to add os Section 'Jft to article J of said Constitution, the following: 'Article l, Section 2(s—No person shall manu facture for sale, or sell, or keep for sale, as a beverage, any intoxicating liquors whatever, including ale, wine ond beer.' The General Assembly shall by law prescribe regulations for the en forcement of the prohibitions herein contained, und shall thereby provide suitable penalties for the violation of the provisions thereof; and the propos ed amendment was entered on the journal of said House, and was referred to the Legislature to be chosen at the next general election, ami the same having been published as provided by law, therefore, be it "Reaolmd, By the General Assem bly of the Stato of lowa, that the fol lowing amendment of the Constitution of the State of lowa be, and the same is hereby agreed to ; "Add as Section 26~10 Article l, of said Constitution, the following section 26" (here the amendment is set forth.) Now before the Legislature could agree to the amendment, and submit it to a vote of the people, it was neces sary fpr the Legislature to find that the proposed amendment was ready for submission : to wit, that is, the identical amendment agreed to, and passed by the Eeighteenth Gener al Assembly ( that is, the House and Senate,) that it, the aforesaid amend ment. was entered on the journals of both houses ; that it had been referred to the Legislature next to be chosen, and had been published according to law. Notice—The Legislature was the tribunal to find and pass upon these facts; it did find and piss upon them. The finding of the Legislature in these particulars was, and is, final It was necessary for the Nineteenth General Assembly, beforp it had jurisdiction to act in tho premises, to find that certain things had been done. It did so find, and made its a matter of pub lic ruoord upon the journals of both Houses. Now the question ia, by whom, and in what manner, can such findings be disputed or questioned ? The Legislature acted within the scope of its exclusive constitutional jurisdiction. Lot no one fear for lowa. In this time of political independence and party enfranchisement the people of I lowa will not see their sovereign will | set aside, either by partisan caprice or by judicial terrorism. Yoars for God and Home and Native Land. JUDITH ELLEN FOSTER, Superintendent Department of Leg islation of National W. C. T. U. ( OA'UKKbATIO.V, S l'i;n. i»A. | Dsnrch ICejitiir*, Imiivcrs.i* I'les, and ICeiiiiioii. For two months past the members of Emmanuel's Lutheran Church, I Prospect, Pa., have been assiduously ] eng in repairing their house of ' wor.-iiip. The l'rescoer, the painter, the carp- uter au;l other cra'tsmen h .ve been exercising their skill there. The re-ult is a thing of beauty and a joy for years to come. The occasion of all this labor was, primarily, necessity, and secondly a preparation for the celebra tion ef ihe fortieth anniversary of the ' congregation, and the 400 th anniver sary f the birth of Luther, a jubilee to be bserved by all devout protcst ants throughout the world. We look forwird to that jubilee with hopeful ■ hearts and trust that it will enlarge our knowledge of the church as it is. Our hopes are great, yet they must be • more than realized, when will be given to u-t tiie facts and statistic-; gleaned 1 from land and sea, from the frozen north to the extreme south, where the I children of the reformation live and f labor. N _»t .1 future realization but a present fact claims our attention. We are to be n- ws-gatlien-rs, not philosophers. Hence to our ta-k of announcing to all who may be interested, that -the coh itr.ition of the fortieth anni versary of th • organization of this congregation is at hand. An effort has been made to have present all the old pastors yet living and to have them give a brief aceouut of their pastoral life ainoDg their people. The organiz er, Rev. G. Bassler, has passed to his rest and men love to build monuments to his memory. More enduring than any edifice men can build is the work this man has done. One prominent feature of the celebration will be the history of the life and work of pastor Bassler, given by bis bosom friend and ardent admirer, Rev. Pres. 11. W. Roth, of Thiel College. Another promising address by the same will be upon the hand of God iu the education of Luther, and our duty to Christian education. That all may know what a celebra tion is before them, we give a complete programme for the 40th anniversary of the organization of Emmanuel's Evan gelical Lutheran Church, Prospect, I'a. Sunday, Dec. 24th, II A. M., "The Chil dren's Christmas Sermon ;" Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec. 25th, 2(kh and 27th, at 7 P. M , "The Story of the Zodiac." three lectures for the benefit of the congmition. Saturday, Dec. 30th, 10 A M., "Preparatory Services;" 11 A. M., "Congregational Meeting;" Sunday, Dec. 31st, 10:30 A. M., ' Reopening and Communion Services;" 7 P. M , the address by Rev. Pres. Roth, introducing the 400 th an niversary of the birth of Luther. Topic: "Why and how should our churches celebrate the 400 th anniver sary of the birth of Luther." New Year, !) A. M», "Meeting of the Coun cils of the three Congregations Con stituting the Charge;" 1:30 P. M, "The 4(Jth Anniversary Reunion— Pastoral Experience of Revs. Waters, Ilippee and Swingle, with the life and work of the organizer, Rev. G. Bass ler." All the friends of the congregation with the former members far and near are pordially urged to participate ia these exercises. G. W. CHITCIILOW, Pastor. I'OLLLH-NL AMSMHMIIIOIOM I declare my approval of such legis lation as may be found necessary for supplementing the existing provisions oflaw in "relation to political assess ments. On July last I authorized a public announcement that employes of the Government should regard them selves as at liberty to exercise then pleasure in making or refusing to make political contributions, and that their action in that regard would in no man ner affect their official status. In this i)nnounpement I acted upon the view which I had always maintained and still maintain, that a public officer should be as absolutely free as any other citizen to give or withhold a con tribution for the aid of the political party of his choice. It has. however, been urged, and doubtless not without foundation in fact, that by solicitation of superiors and by other modes, such contributions have at times been ob tained from persons whose only motive for giving lias been the fear of what might befall them if they refused. It goes without eaying such contri butions are not voluntary and in my judgment their collection should be prohibited by law. A bill which will effectually suppress them will receive my cordial approval. The above is from President Ar thur's recent Message to Congress and is certainly a hopeful sign of the times. The resijlts of the elections in New York, Pennsylvania, and all over the countrv, has evidently opened the eyes of the President and he deems it wisp now to join in condemnation of politi cal assessments and other abuses of the Boss and Ring system. We notice too that Mr. Thomas V. Cooper, Chair man of Regular State Committee of this State, Is now in favo'r of our political management. This is an other .effect ol the recent elections, The good arising to the people from their recent rebuke to the Bosses may now be seen on all sides. fJgPMake yo»r old things look like new by usinir Diamond I 'yes, and yoii \vi)l IK> happy. Any of the fanh ionabfe colors for 10 centu. ,H A ItlUI I). UIDDI.E -IIICMPIIILI. <»" Dec. 0, IHH2, at the reaidenee of the officiating minister, the Hcv. N. K. Wiulc, Mr. John \V. 21 n«| M IHH Susie I lein|»h ill, both ol < lintoil two,, this county. _______ KMIIIv (iIHSON On Dec: (itli, IHB2, »l the residence of his father in Allegheny twp., thin county, (Jt'orire, son of (jcorgc (i. Oibson iu the first mouth of liis UM yimi.. A Itli- ugh death came to him In early life, it did not find him unprepared. Ilia parents, ami other mourning friends are consoled, by the fuel that ( ieorge was u t hrinlain and cherished a pood hope ..I a happy future. 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Perry Davis's Pain Kii/er [ IS AS^CUREf { for all diseases of tho Kidneys and i ; —LIVE??—- Jt lym BD«K!inc ;. !lwu ou this JiiOßt Important I 1 ( organ, enabling it to throv.- off torpidity and b ' inaction, stimulating the healthy c re Lieu of V ' the Bile, and by keeping tho bowels In free K r ( i condition, effecting ito reg-olar discharge. P ' -i an If you nxo suffering from ? - £ SV!UrH 1 I C. • u.ak^.-ia.have the chills, E , arc dyspeptic, orconstinated Kidney- L ' i Wort wiU surely relieve ai:d quickly cure. i Iu tho Spring to cleanse'.ho System, every / one nhould take a thorough course of it. j f SCL.D llop IS it tors are she Purest anl.l s*if*, . -..1 \| pi f I, H1. .0il '1 i«• It #l' .r fu.l All t- ami Mm < I !•• •'• * *"■ **'"M*•« I't'l-tMirith. on t».ry >»..til.t A, » . It I'o ali tho«e who ;,re tulhiiti;; from tin er roiH iiii.l Hiddentiona ol youtli, uerv<,us we: kuess, early decay, loss ol manhood, «*.,- I will send a it-jij.f that will ouro yrni, t OK I'ilAltliK. Tliis great rerin.l_v was lis covered by a missionary in Souili Amenea. Semi a self-addressed envelope to I lie UhV. .losKl'll T. In.MA.n, stitioii V, X'lf York City ly. ASSK«\Ki:'S Ktl.K. The undersigned, oi I>uv»r. Webb's Eclectric Medicino. Isarowlllve and cfr. i tnal remedy for all Ner vous l»|*e:ises ill everv staue of 11 f> vomitf or old, mule o,- litmile. Such:' I IUIMII uev, Prostration, loss ot Siren 'ttt. r Vltalllv, t>. feetlve Meiuo rv Impaired l!r;iln Power, anil diseases from will eh an unnatural waste of life aprlntfi, all of wlileh cannot fail to uiulermliie the whole sv.p m. Kverv oriian is wesike I.every powr prostrated, ami inanv forms of . H. Wuller. Hlltler, Pa. JatU :ty ASSIGNEE S SALE. Tho itiidrrni|;ii"d offer* for Hale 70 aercx of land, more or |eh«. iu \t'ii*n n 'o twp., Itu'.lor otittnly, I'a.. bounded on llm north by lieiiH oast l.y Himuil H* alker. HOIIIII !>v .'.f'.lla Ann Himpwn and on t'i" wi «t by Joseph &| tjiiin and heira of Joint Mtirriij; 50 acre** cleared. Ml of wii ich aru meat„ with pi ivili , e to ad Joiirn to the Court lIoil»e in I,'utler, on Hie 1 >th .lav of January. IHH I. at I 1; o'clock, r >i Terma caeh on delivery of doed. Dec. is, I Hsu. M ICIIAKIJ MCHIIIDK. I AnHignoe of Jatii"» Murriu. i NEW FALL GOODS AT BUTLER, PENN'A. ' S«-e. juice- and ex*ra value in BLACK AND COLORED CASHMERES. ( prices in all kinds of FACE DRESS GOODS. i-'i Hine of "Broadhead" ALPACAS, (made at .'aa:(-B!wn. N- V.) F\'ta Bat-guns in I LACK SILKS AND SATINS. VELVETS AND FLUSHES. Tito largest and Mo*t Con>i>iete I.ine of ALL WOOL COrNTIiY BLA N SETS, FUN NELS. CANTON FLANNELS, WHITE A.ND CQLORLD LADIES' CI OTHS, New Corsets, Bustles, Hoop Skirts, Ladies' Gossamer Circulars, UKDERWE£R FOR MEN, LADIES and CHILDREN LARGEST ASSORTMENT, VERY BEST VALUE ON THE ABOVE GOOPS AT LOWEST PRICES. , Please (all and Examine. A. TROUTMAN. Illl#r | iy sort? tin JIK fc~ , - n a ** TbS a a% W Hors.-i» trash. He says th.it Sheridan's Condition B finilßH B a n mmmu ■ lvwden are absolutely pure mid immensely valuable. N'tliintf on •' irl Si will make hens lav like Sheridan's Condition Powders. I lose .1 teaspoonful V. l piut iool. Soid everyw li to, or sent by mall lor a ktur-stampa 1. S. John -u\ a Co.. Uosruv M*s>. e YORK WEEKLY HERALD, ()\i: DOLMIt A YEAR. Tl e circul: tion ol thi ; popi\l ir constantly tnji. It rni.taim. all Ihe lead ing iii ws ot the !>:»ily Herald and is arranged in h;.udy dep:wUic»rs. The Foreign Neva embraces speciti i i-j.ntelies from all quarters ollhejrlole. L't.d. r the head ol American News are given the Teii _i;iphlc Dispatches of the week Ironi !•' 1 p-r's »f lb; Union. This fea ture alone t :tkes The Weekly Herald the most v-ilu iblu ehr r.i. in the world, as it is th •eh • ![• M. 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An attorney i.te lepotidft oil his Kurreaa In ohtalnlnic A patent will n-)i a lvlie you that your Invention la p;itenlabl«». \i\n ».••■«» Jmltrineut can aid in di tern«lninj: the ques tion ; ti«*nce, you <-an rely «n the advice »rl\ en after n nrelhntiiiiry ••:«t«*l' lit vp;Uion«ntf imvid l»» the«« ~|.r If > o'i havt» lir.dvrtuken t<» aeeur* io'u'oVft pMynt and failed, a skillful handling of th»- ca-o* m iv fe id to ft'icreiM. Hend me a written re fill "*i lid ir • I to the Oominlaaloner of l t .t he r*M*otf.ilir.<» O it.OHOK K. I'tf'MVN . \Va«Mn»r in. I» (. nM your attorney ij l tVl* V 4l vi. tltl- of »•••• l;\\ Miilw/t .md the date of filing v.'of nni ni-uvlu;! Au examination and report \%lll tuit' v ou tl itfllnr* Ki'iirrhen made for title to Inven- In fart unv Information relating to J'utrnts p „iiiptlv furnl*ne I COplvf of TatentM nmlU-d al th.- r«»«ritlar <|ovurimi»ni rate#, line, em h.) !l«- meinour th iofTlee haJ t>«»#n in nuerewful ope;^nt lon , uc«' .ind > <:u therefore r»*ap ll «* l»en« llta of Miperlenee, h«*sldi*a reference can be glv«*n low. 111111 client* In almost every county In tl.e U. 8. Pamphlet relating to Patents free upon request GEO. E, LEMQN, (US I*OT Wt ; , WASHIN«T»N. I>. C. Attornejr-nt-f.iiw nml Solicitor of Anieri> tun and liiii ratent*. Two ('iiriiis for Nnle. The hoit'rf of ll'dtert McKinnsy, deoM, l»to of Adauis twp . Butler to inty, l'a. will sell at private tale, and in lot#, a farm of over 200 Acres, aihiittetl one and a lntlf miles from Templefon Station, on tbo A Western Hail road in said Adams twp. I'or partieulars inquire of A. J Fleming on the premises. ALSO A t'ARM OF 123 ACRES in ( hen* J I \v ( l., llitllei C>t>., l'a ,on the line of the Hlientngo A Allegheny llaiiroad, and mid way betweeu iiovard nnd Annndale Slations. For pattieiilara as to Ibis f.*rm, nepiire of Mr. Alexander I'nrter, living on adjoining farm. A. J FI.KMINO. Ptnafuro I'. O. Uutler Co., I'a. RtTICB i.t hereby given, that application will bo made fo the Legislature at the next soHnioii for the panH «.;t. of a law entitled, "An Art requiring exc etUorH, ail»uiiii»tratin:n anil giiartiialm, to public notice of the sale of |terminal property t»f deceilentu within tit" eoitutv 'i k in v«»ir own (own. Term* ami ir>C. AUdrt-iu 11. HALLKITA Co. I'lirtliuid, Mnltic. mart# , i LADIES SACKING. TABLE LINFNB in lileacbad and unbleached, and TURKEY RED NAT KINS, Ac. New C\'icoeH, Muslins, Shirting, Ticking, Skirting!". Home-made Comfort". Cotton Batting, Carpet Chain, Table and Floor Oil Cloths. New Buttons, New Neckwear for Ladies, Fichub Collars. Ties. Ribbons, Yarns in Cashmere, Germautown. Midi.ight Zephyrs, Saxony, German Worwted and Couutry Factory Yarn*. S» EXTENSIA'E NOllDil PRIPIRITIOKSI KLEGAJvT AND USEFUL PRESENTS, In Something: Nice to Wear for Father, Mother, Sister and Brother, And at low prices lor llrst quality In all the various low, medium and tine grades, to suit all classes, prices that mean bu»iness, and thai will pay you to visit ua belore making your pur chases. 100 PRIME SEAL SACQTJES & DOLMANS. 83 to 43 inches long, 32 to 44 bust measure, $125 to ("Sto each. The distinctive feature of ihe>< are the improved shapes and the beßt Lon don dye, and the most beautilul and perlcci shade ol teal imported— jolued with low prices; sufficiently so to be an important financial sav ins to each buyer, and selling quite a number OHOII and cvciy day, we can allotd to thin busi ness tor a small piotit. Special Inducements in a Fine Lotoo{ Seal Sacques For Misses and Ladies of medium stature, 33 and 34 bust measures, in 32, 33 and 34 inch lengths; prices $26 each lean than value. These troods were bought at a bargain, are strictly prime, and will be sold as slated at a small ad vance, and a special Inducement. 1,000 Misses' and Children's Wraps and Ladies' Garments (•J 00 to f 150 each. Largest stock and best styles we have aver shown Visit our Cloak Rooms and see if our claims aro not veilQed to the fullest extent by Ihe large assortment of stylish Wraps, low prices and the numerous buyers. Ladles' Furs. Ladies' and Gents' Seal UloTes. Gents' Seal Caps. Ladies' Seal Turbaus. Bargains in Choice Dress Goods That are 60 in the lullest sense of the word, lor those who wish to make a present of a Nice Dress Pattern of Silks, Velvets, or Dress Goods, black Cashmere, or anything nice in Block Goods. I'lca.e examine. Special Bargains in Wide Costume Velvets, Black and Color*. WINTER UNDERWEAR, (•outs', Ladles', Misses', and Children"', at prices ol special interest to both wholesale and retail buyers. Our Kutire Stock Ladies' Embroidered Robes Rl'tck and Colors, at reduced prices, #15.00 to ♦SO each, with sufficient goods and trimmings to make a complete costume. All Di partnients for LADIES' AND CENTS' HANDKERCHIEFS, LADIKS' AND (iKNTS NKCKWEAR, HOSIERY ANIXiLOVES, Largely Stocked with Desirable Goods . FANCY"GOODS! Plush Toilet Sets, Odor Cases, Tripods, Hand Mirrors, with beveled glassea and flushed Mirrors, and NEW NOVELTIES DAILY ARRIVING. BOOKS BUHL, 115 A 117 Federal Ntreet, ALLIIOHENY, PA. , N. U. —Blanket*. Flannels, I.up Rolh*. $1.50 to .0(1; Houi-ekcepini; Goods, Napklna and Table Clot ha, Fbie TowaU, Home ut tbem with borders Unit are real works of art In wearing a id (ICHIKII, W /ROYAL wwaiJk " *AKIH* POWDER Absolutely Pure. Till* powder never vailes. A marvel of purity strength :intl tyliolcHomincjg. Mofp economi cal ili hi ijie (ii(Unary kinds, nnd cannot bp sold in competition with lint inuitituilo of low teats, short weight, ilium and phosphate powders. BoI.IT OKI.V IN I «NH. ItOYAL UAKINU POWDKK CO., Id) Wall Street, N. Y. InHiiraucc. Geo. W. Shaffer, Agent office with K. Mur»huli EHIJ., Urady Block, Butler Pa. mayU-tf