BUTLER CITIZEN- ' JOHN H. 4 W. C. MEGIEY, PROP'RS, Entered tU the Postoffice at Butler a* necond-elcms* matter. j ROBERT E. PATTISON, Governor elect, was inaugurated yesterday. Hon. LOT M. MORRELL, late a United States Senator from Maine, died at Portland, that State, last week. COHQRESSMAM MILLER has introduc ed a bill in Congress to pay Mrs. Mary M. Doutbett, of Forward town- j ship, this county, S6OO, for certain U. i S. bonds lost by fire on March 3d, 1872. NELSON P BRYDEN, Esq , formerly of Frmnklin, Yenango county, died in San Francisco, California, on Christ mas day last. He had relations here who regret to learn of his early death at bis new home. THUI was but one application made at this term of the Greene county court for license to retail liquors and it was promptly refused. Greene county has not had a licensed hocae within her limits for six years. IT looks very mucb as if that Mercer county Poor House story, started by a correspondent of a Charleston, South Carolina paper, was intended as a joke upon Mr. Miller, onr amiable member of Congress from this district. Gov. HOYT, who retired from office yesterday, during his term of four years signed 23 death warrants and granted 168 pardons. Gov. Ilartranft, daring his six proceeding years as Governor, signed 41 death warrants and granted 590 pardons. THE Democratic State Treasurer of Tennessee, is a defaulter to the tune of $400,000. He has fled tbe State. It Is supposed that tbe money was lost in speculating in stocks and bonds. Tbe defaulter's name is Polk, and be is a relative of tbe late President Polk. THE total number of strangers who to this land to stay last year was 735,653 and we may now count onr population at something like 54,- 000,000. Of tbe emigrants, Germany sedt 232,000; England and Wales, 81,000; Ireland 71,000; Scotland, 17,- 000; Sweden, 59,000; Norway, 27,- 000; Canada, 89,000; and all other countries, 160,000. THE interesting communication of "N. G." from Bald Ridge was received too late for insertion this week, for which we are sorry. However, most of tbe oil well news there will be in our paper this week. We are glad to learn from "N. G." that they are to have a school at Bald Ridge soon. This in always a good thing—better than an oil well. Hoir. SCHUYLER COLFAX expresses tbe belief that tbe late reverses of tbe Republican party were blessings in disguise, and that tbe party will bo all the stronger for that reason in 1884 He thinks tbat either Benjamin Harri son, of Indiana, Robert Lincoln, of Illinois, or William Windom, of Min nesota, could reunite tbe party and be elected President.— Commercial Qa xeUe. THERE is a sort of poetic justice in tbe proposal of Chicago to increase her police force to 500 men and make tbe saloons support them. Tbe plan is to raise tbe license of each saloon to SIOO a year. It is argued tbat as ntae-tentbs of tbe criminal acts are the result of liquor selling aud saloon in fluence, tbe salmons themselves should be made to pay for tbe protection ren dered necessary.— Someruet Herald. DfOKSON, tbe foreman of the first Star Route jury, has been held in $2,- 500 bail to answer to the charge of em bracery, tbe legal name for an attempt to influence a jury by promises, per suasions, money, etc. There is a strong impression abroad that this man, while making great professions of honesty and charging that an officer of tbe Department of Justice tried to bribe bin" * vote for tbe conviction of Dorsey, Brady, et at., is in reality a rascal of tbe most pronounced type. IT is reported tbat Dukes, tbe slayer of Capt. Nutt at Uuiontown, Fayette county, intends taking bis seat in the Legislature, vo which be was elected last fall from tbat county. We can hardly believe this to be true, but should be attempt such an outrage upon public decency, and upon tbe Legislature itself, tbat buly will not preserve Its own dignity if it fails to re fuse bimaseat. Tbe idea of a man charged with murder sitting among tbe law makers of tbe State should not be tolerated in Pennsylvania. FROM last week's Ear/le it might bo inferred tbat its editor, Mr. Thomas Robinson, has access to or information of correspondence passing through tbe post office here. This is the second instance in wbjcb it could bo inferred be bsd knowledge of correspondence sent from tbe CITIZEN office. There is nothing regarded as more sacred than correspondence through the mails. Tbat community is in a very unpl«us ant condition wbicb has reason to fear there is incompetent or careless manage ment of their post office matter. A post office, from its nature, as will us under and by the law, is the medium of much tbat is strictly of a confidential character, and no ono has ever been deemed a proper person to control such office whose character for honesty and prudence was not abjvo suspicion. Of all positions the pott offici H tbe one in wbicb there must be carefulness j and certainty in tbe service. That there are frequent complsints made by per sons receiving thoir mail at tbe post offloe here is certainly not news to , nan/ of onr people. THE "BOOM" HAS COME. I There is now every reason to be lieve our oil "boom" has come to But ler "to stay," The late news from Bald Kidge is of the most encouraging character Tbe new well on the Dodds farm started off last Thursday at tbe rate of 600 barrels and which, since theD, continues to flow at tbe rate of 300 per day. Being struck at night most of the first oil went to loss for want of tankage. Phillips Bro.'s well on Wallace farm also-turns out a good ! one. The C. A. Sullivan well, near i the Dodds one, is expected in this week with every indication of being a good one. Everything looks favorable for Bald Kidge yet coming out first class territory. GOVERNOR PATTISON, it is said, has tendered the position of Adjutant Gen eral of the State, to Col. Prtssley >'. Guthrie, of Pittsburgh. The Legislature. Several important bills have already been introduced in the Legislature: One to prevent the sale of liquors on days of primary elections. One to check up the Standard Oil Company, by tbe appointment of a gauger to ascertain if they always have the amount of oil on hand tbat they profess to have, etc. One to make accepted orders for oil negotiable. One to prevent and punish all assess ments in this State for political pur poses. A member has introduced an Appor tionment bill, which places our county with Mercer and Venango counties for the next Congressional district. Another proposition on this subject joins this county with the northwest part of Allegheny county aud Beaver aud Lawrence counties. Senator McC'racken, of Lawrence county, is at the bead of the Committee on Congressional and Legislative appor tionment of the State, and Senator Greer, of this county, is at tbe head of tbe Judiciary apportionment commit tee. Senator Davies, late defeated candi date for Lieutenant Governor, wbm he moved to elect a whole lot of minor officers for the Senate, evidently disre garded the popular belief tbat there are many useless offices in that body. SENATOR CAMERON got off the "great effort of his life" last week in the Senate. It is the only speech be has made this session. Senator Conger, of Michigan, closed bis speech, in which he opposed tbe restoration of Fitz John Porter to the army by saying that tbe bill might pass the Senate now, but it would not pass the House, either in this Congress or the next, because, al though the political friends of Porter might have a large majority in the next House, the members would have heard from the people in the meantime, and members of Congress were some times afraid to meet their constituents when tbey had done some unpopular thing. frtenator Cameron bustled up and added: "and demagogues always are." How proud the Senator's friends must feel of bis greit speech, and bow courteous, dignified, and Senatorial it was, to be sure. By the way, he is voting regularly with the Democrats to restore Porter to tbe army. Sup pose it was Senator Mitchell who was doing this, and Cameron was voting against it, how tbe postollico and reve nue collector and soldiers orphan school organs would howl. But they are as silent as the grave, now.— Crawford Journal. Law Demanded. The details of the fire horror at Mil waukee, Wis., again cry aloud for leg islation and law in regard to the con struction of large buildings, in which many persons may be. Large hotels and manufacturing buildings, as now constructed are mere death traps in case of fire. From tbern there is no escape. To 1m; suffocated and perish in tbe fire or to leap from upper story windows and be dashed to death, are the only choices. Tbe terrible Mil waukee case is not the first in large hotels, but the law-makers of every State should strive to make it about the last. More ways of escape from fire happening in all large buildings should be provided for. And if this is impossible in tbe construction of such buildings, in which human beings have to sleep or work, then the laws should provide for other means of saving life. It seems strange that no better device haH been found than the mere holding of canvass or quilts to catch or break the fall of frightened beings leaping from high windows, l-'rom its nature that device is hazardous aud unsafe. Could not the law compel the owners of all such houses, where people rent or labor, to have on hand other mate rial, on which, if persons are compelled to leap from high windows, they can fall without/alling upon the hard pave ment or ground? Such soft material, of sufficient depth and width, it would seem could and should Is; provided in all cities and towns, by some de partment of the same. The recent Milwaukee hotel fire should attract the attention of the Legislature of our and I all the other States to the nenemiili/ of having some efficient laws paused on the subject of fires and escapes in large public and other buildings. All pres ent laws appear to be of no avail. NIIHTHII re. Under this head come nil those ar ticles so necessary to every well regu lated household, and so ornamental to the home table. We have an elegant arid varied assortment ol Knives, Forks, Spoons, Sugar-bowls, Creamers, 1 IJutter-dishes, Svrnp pitchers, Salvers, etc. If you wish anything special and do not see it in our stock, inform I:H 1 and we will obtaiu it for you and be I pleased to render the service. j« E GRIEII. I 1 A TERRIBLE FIRE. i t The Newhall House, Milwaukee, a Burned to the Ground. 1 t MILWAUKEE, Jan. 10, 1883.—The I appalling calamity which has occurred , r here in the burning ot the Newhal!" £ House at four o'clock this morning has I resulted in the loss of at least sixty { lives, while at least thirty are seriously ' c injured. Although many hours have [ elapsed since the great hotel fell in j t blazing ruins, it is impossible to give t anything like a full list of the killed, j missing and injured. In the confusion c even a list of the saved is difficult to t obtaiu. The fire is believed, with some t good grounds, to be of incendiary I origin. The building has long baen known as a "death trap." The Fire Department could effect little except in assisting to save life and preventing ( the spread of the fire to neighboring , buildings. ! j THE FIRE. T Since the ill-fated steamer Lady , E gin carried its hundreds of passen- f gers down to graves beneath the waters ' | of 1 ake Michigan nothing like to-day's j scene of excitement has presented itself l upon the streets of Milwaukee. At , live minutes after four o'clock this | morning a telephone message was re- j ceived at the Fire Department Head- ■ quarters that the Xcwhall House was \ on fire. Three minutes later an alarm 1 was turned in from box 1"> and four minutes after the entire department was summoned to the scene of destruc tion. Shortly before the Newhall ' House alarm part of tbe Fire Depart- 1 ment was called to a small fire, about ( three miles distant, and I efore the engines were in working order the ' hotel was one blazing pile. The tire caught by the basement and shot with ! lightning-like rapidity up the elevator ' shaft, buret forth iu terrific volume Irom the roof, the flames spread out in the different stories as they were reach- ' ed, and in a few minutes alter the first | alarm the fl >or 011 th»- south end of the building was a sea of fire, all burning ( at once. , DEATH AISOVE AND DEATH BBL<»W. , Then began, the terrible tragedy ( Guests aw:ikened from their sleep by , the terrible ln-at or the bursting of the ( fixities into their room-! were forced to , the will ows, where their heartrending cries rang in the ears of the vast con- , course of people gathered in the street , p mcrlcss to render aid. Exit by way of the roof was cut off by the lire, and ilje two stand pipes, with the fire lad ders, were not available for the same reason Men who in the daily welks of life have been accounted heartless and unfeeling wrung their bands in despair, running about utterly bewild ered, exclaiming "My God! My God! This is horrible!" Then a black object would appear on the outside of the window, driven out by the smoke arid flames. Piercing screams would rend the air and a heavy thud would announce that a human be- ' ing had dropped from tbe dizzy height to meet death on the pavement below. Atone time there were six persons hanging from one window sill at the fifth story, crying in agonizing tones for the help that could not be rendered. One after another they loosed their grip and met their fate. A DESPERATE HI T VAIN EFFORT. One man by letting himself down at arm's length from a fiftb'story window, [iut his feet through tin; window below and reached the fourth floor in safety. The operation was repeated until the third door was reached, each point gained in his perilous descent being greeted with encouraging cheers from the bystanders. As he was putting his feet through the top of the second story window his hands slipped from the sill above, and, with a wild shriek of despair, he fell backward, turning over several times, and, striking the povement on bis head, was mangled lieyorid recognition. .11! MI'S TO DEATII. Another man jumped from the fifth story window, struck the telegraph wires on Michigan street, bounded up and came down a mangled mass of flesh and bones. A number of people drop ped out of the different stories on the jumping canvas, but in a majority of cases they were killed outright or sus tained injuries from which there is little hojHJ of recovery. I Miring the progress of the fire two men appeared at u window in an upper story and as they looked down upon the scene below the floor of the room gave away and with an agonizing shriek they fell backward into the vortex-of flames TOOKTIIF.iI IN DEATH. Mr. Allen Johnson and his wife sprang-from a fifth story window, lie was caught in the jumping canvas, but sustained injuries from which he died this morning. His wife struck on the telegraph wires, hounded over and was also caught, but was so badly injiyed that she only survived her husband about an hour. SERVANTS DASHED To PIECES. While these horrors were happening on the Broadway and the Michigan sides of the burning building a still greater was occurring in the alley at the r jar. The servants' quarters, where eighty-six of them were lodged, wi re iu th.j north-west quarter of tbe build ing, remote from the in which the 1 fire was raging; but all means of escape . by the stairways were cut »ff by the | flames. As the terrible roaring and crackling of the flames came to their ; ears they became panic stricken, and eight of thiaii followed each other, leap ing from the dizzy heights to the j ground in the alley. The jumping i canvas was held for them, but it was | powerless in the conflict with death j and was clotted over with the victims' , I blood. THE IIEIIO OF THE FIRE. At this juncture the cool beaded j hero of the appeared upon the top of a building directly opposite the i servants' quarters with a ladder in his | hand. For a moment the long tin- I w.eldly thing poised iu mid uir and then j descended with a crash through a window of the hotel. It formed a bridge across the alley, however, aud j before it became steady in its position . llic man had crossed over Into the ho'cl Then, amid the cheers of the multitude ' below, the man dragged the helpless 1 creatures across the slender bridge until fully a dozen we e rescued. They ! , were ull of them in their night clothes, and many were badly frozen b< forn j they could lie taken to shelter. j <IOD 111,"SH ii'M. I h A woman In a*l -ad faint, unable to j help herself in any particular, was v dragged across in safety But at one h tiuie tbe whole of her body Mas hang- I ing over, clear of the ladder, while the brave man held her by one of her ankle?. The crowd below held their breath n suspense, expecting every moment to see the ladder turn over or break beneath the terrible strain. The t I man, however, was equal to the omer- 1 gency, and by a herculean effort palled i her up on the slender bridge and tinally ] placed fcer out of duiker, while the i crowd, which had < ndured the most ; painful suspense for fully ten minutes, j ' hurst forth with round after round of ch< ers. The dead and a portion of the wound ed were conveyed ia the first instance to the American Express office, while the wounded were cared for at the Kirkly House and stores on East Water street. IN THE MORGUE. The Morgue, to which the bodies were conveyed, presented a hideous eight. Two small biers were soon j filed with bodies, tightly packed, and I then Ijodn sof girls, women and men j were laid promiscuously on the stone flags, almost in a heap, as the patrol : brought m the bodies three or four at a time. Thirty-two bodies were soon in j a ghastly heap on the floor of a small ' room. It was heartrending beyond human power of description. A strong police force was necessary to keep anxious inquirers in line. Nineteen bodies have been indentifiod an J eight bodies are beyond recognition NIOIIT SCENES AT TIIE KUINS. At this hour (nine p. M.) engines are still playing on smoking ruins and an immense crowd of people linger in a driving snow storm, mingled with fumes of fire and a sickening smell that comes from burning bodies of the un fortunate dead not yet taken from the ruins. Relatives of the lost are rush ing about the ruins anxiously inquiring for the missing, and trie agonizing shrieks of mourners are heard in all directions. In spite of the efforts of police to keep them away, people with lanterns insist on groping amid the ruins, whose remaining wiills may fall at any moment, looking for bodies. The scenes here have Ix'ggar d dcs-crip tion all day, and awful solemnity in creased with deepenin;: of night. Every minute intensifies the horror of tho drama—death. The actual number dead and mi -sing is now fif'ry, and it is believed the list will be swelled to seventy or eighty wln'ii the ruins are cooled, so that search may be made. Teachers' Convention. Arrangements have been completed to hold a joint Teachers' Convention of the surrounding counties at Emlenton, Pa., on April Ist and 2nd. All the teachers are most earnestly requested to IK* present. Directors and parents should likewise attend as subjects of especial interest will be disctused. The large Presbyterian church has been se cured for the occasion. The hotels have kindly reduced their rates to 25 cents per meal. The following is the programme: FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A. !>. Glenn, .Superintendent of Armstrong county, "Causes of Failure in Teaching;" Itev. J. It Bowling, of Euilenton, "National Science in the Public Schools S. I) Owen, of Pitts burgh, "Geography E. C. Gibson, of Emlenton, "Map Drawing " FRII»AY EVENING. Lecture—"Educational Exhibits at Agricultural Fairs," A. J. I>uvis, Superintendent of Clarion county ; Lecture—"Education," S. 11. Prather, Superintendent of Venango county. SATURDAY MORNINO. J. Collier, Superintendent of Oil City schools, "The Merit of a Lesson T. .1. Moflitt, of Parker schools, "Arith metic;" W. .1. McClintoek, of Clinton villc Academy, ' I'nrulv JJoys ;" ltev. .1. 11. Fox, of Emlenton Academy, "The Teacher from a Christian Stand point." SATURDAY AFTERNOON. Question Box. F. VI Kendall, of Franklin high sell »>l, "Suplcmcntury School Work;" .1. C. Bryner, of Clarion schools, "The Teacher, Pupil and Parent;" G. A. Walker, of Emlenton Public ichools, "School Government." Many other educators not on the programme are expected to be present Other subjects, not mentioned and ol especial interest, will be discussed. G. A. WAI.KER, ) E. ('. GIIISON, Com. .1. B. Fox, ) After the Standard Monopoly. The bill providing for the appoint ment of an official oil ganger, introduc ed at llarrisburg yesterday, is another step in the direction of putting a check upon the operations of the gigantic Standard monopoly. Whether good will result if the bill pass, depends up on the ho'esty of the official who would be appointed. If a dishonest person were selected the bill wouid operate against the producers and the public, fi,r the State gaugcr would in reality become the Standard ganger, und his reports would all be in the in terests of t he Standard. The Standard monopoly is not accus tomed to permit any opposition that money can buy over to its support or to silence. It has practically crushed out all opposition among the refiners. 11 eontiols the pipe lines, and produc ers cannot get t heir oil to market ex cept by the magnanimity of the monop oly and by paying it a royalty. It has bought up the older newspapers of the oil country, as appears from a special telegram from Oil City this morning, which quotes an article from that spicy little anti-Standard daily, the lllizznrd This has been known to many for some time, bul the state ment has not been given plainly to the public before. It may bu thought, probably, that Mr. Rockafeller, Mr. Flagler and other gentlemen of the Standard monopoly, | have the right, to acqu re all the power i they can, legally, by the use of money and business cunning. Waiving this question of personal right, it will, of j course, be recognised, on the other ; 1 hand, that it is the business of the 1 State to give equal protection to every I one of its citizens. This it has failed ! i to do, or the Standard would never i have been üblu to practically crush out all rivalry and to manipulate th" spec ulative market to suit itself. The Leg- | ishiturc, with its-unti speculation bills, i its ganger bills and its anti discriuiina I lion bills, appears to he bent upon a < wrestle with the great monopoly \ contest between the Mlaii'lard Oil i Cotnp'tiy and the Ilegislature of Perm sylvuniu will have many i/itcri'i.tiriij i phase*, and tlm public nt I will i watch anxiou-ly to see which Is the 1 stronger.— l'ill«burjh iJixpatdi, Jan. ' i M. 1< The Bible in Japan. Recent let'ers from the Agent of the I American Bible Society in Japan con- i vey intelligence which is indicative of j the rapid progress of Christianity iu that empire. It is to the effect that a , number of Japanese Christians had ( presented a formal and earnest appeal to be allowed an active part in the I work of translating the Old Testament, j They speak of the translation of the Bible as a great work and far-reaching in its consequences; of the blessings which had come to them through the New Testament which had been al ready publish d and widely circulated; of the evils which would ensue if the remaining work was not wisely done; and of the want of uniformity in style which would be sure ;o murk a trans lation which was produced by the la bors of many different scholars work ing apart. They therefore submit a plan, the substance of which is as fol lows: 1. That the whole work be given to one translating committee instead of the differeut books to individual trans lators 2. That the comuittee be composed of eight members, four of whom shall be foreigner- and four Japanese. 3 That the Japanese members be chosen by Japanese Christians. 4 That the foreigners and Japan ese members have equal rights in vot iug. 5. That means be furnished to ena ble the members to devote their whole time to the work. When it is remembered that it is only a few years since Christians were permitted even to enter Japan, such I action as tdis is truly astonishing, and must awaken the most profound grattitude. A Terrible Fight. Mercer I'ress] Home weeks since Mr. Eli B. George, of Delaware township, made a very nar:ovv escape from a most horrible death. For some time he hud been keeping a two year bull which he was fattening for the market, in a log barn. It was his custom to feed the ani mal, and although it was very cross, yet as he always carried a short slick with him when in the barn, he never fell afraid of any injury. One morn ing just after he had entered the barn, the bull appeared to be uuusually cross, and came towards Mr. George bellow ing and acting in a very savage man ner. Mr George was unable to get out of the barn, but proceeded to de fend himself with the stick he was armed with. lie succeeded in keeping the animal away from him for a short time, but the slick having broken, it made a savage attack upon him. Mr. George caught It by the horns, and was tossed up some distance in the air. He came down, and in an instant the bull was upon him and attempting to gore him, but ho again caught it by the horns and was again tossed u]i into the air Thus the battle wa ged for'over half an hour, the animal endeavoring to gore Mr. George to death und he trying to save himself. At last he was tossed near the door of the barn, and making a final strug gle, he succeeded in getting out of the building and closing the door. There he remained until assistance arrived, and he was carried to his house a had- Iv used up man. An examination showed he had only received some very severe bruises. His escape from a most horrible death is indeed mirac ulous. Half a Million Stolen. Marshall T. I'olk, State Treasurer of Tennessee, has been absent from his post for three days. A committee of the Legislature on investigating the affairs of his olllce, reported to the House that they believed that there was a defalcation of s.'{oo,ooo in his ac counts. The House thereupon ordered that the business of the Treasury De partment HIIOIIIII be suspended, and that the payment on all checks signed by the Treasurer should bo stopped. The committee continued its investigation, und at a l ite hour Friday nigbtseveral dis :rcp aticies hail| been discovered. One of the committee stated that tlx? defalcation would exceed $500,000. Treasurer Folk's bonds are for SIOO,- 000, and il is said that his bond-mien are not secured. It is believed that the Treasurer is in Texas. Some of the largest holders of trie bonds iu New York were greatly surprised, It was suggested that. Mr. Polk in using the money might haye acted for a ring, in cluding possibly some of the other State officers. It is generally believed lie used the money in Wall Street spec ulations. Polk's high social position and his heretofore unblemished reputation caused iho announcement of his dis grace to send a thrill of excitement through the whole city. The vener able widow of James K. Folk, feels keenly the blow, especially since the Legislature, while scaling other bonds, has decided to piy hers in full The affairs of Polk's olllce have been loosely administered, lie having served two years without renewing his bond, which had expired. Suspicion p >inl.s strongly to other prominent m m I eing implioited, ami It is believed that $1,000,001) will not eover tho deficit. In a private drawer <>l Folk's desk were found notes slgii"d by two leading politicians, one for sf>o, ooo and the other for $35,000. Treasurer Polk is fifty-one years old, a graduate of West Point, and served four years on the frontier, lie was captain of artillery iu the Confederate amiy, in Chcutbuin's division. Ilei lost a leg at the battle of Shiloh. He I afterwards served on tho staff of Gen eral Leonidas Polk, to whom he was! related. After the war he resided on a j farm near Bolivar, Tennessee, until I elected Treasurer sii years ago lie' was a nephew of the late President ' Polk lie has a large fVili'y, and on- j copied a high social |.osillon In this 1 city and in the Slate. A year ago, in view of Ihe extraordi nary large amount of money on baud, j an eflort was npitjo to Increase the Treasurer's bond. The bill pas -« d the House, but while ponding in tho Senate the clerk's desk was broken open and this bill was stolen and was never found. As the Ltgihl.'ilurc was then on tie eve of adjournment for the session this lulled lie bill. Who stole Hie bill has ijrvcr hen ascertained. It was then su pcclit| tltat a(V»iif. were m >1 h'rn'jilit, but the frl«>n<)« of Treas urer Folk '»cce. led In having killed a legislative 'esoluuon providing for an investigation into the affairs of his olllce. ' | The Speculation Bill. As was stated yesterday, a bill hfs ' been introduced iu the Legislature for i the purpose of prohibiting what is call ed in general terms speculations iu fu l tures, and speculation in margins J Following is the text of that bill: j An act to prohibit the making of agree- ; ! ments or contracts to tell for delivery J j at a future time, stocks, bonds, securi ties, grain, food, provisions, cotton, j suirar, oil, or any other article of mer- j chandise, and to provide for the recov- | ery of money paid on such agreements or contracts. SECTION 1. Be it enacted, kc., I That from and after the passage ot j this act all agreements or contracts to | sell for delivery at a futnre time any j stocks, bonds, or other securities, or any grain, food provisions, cotton su irar, oil or any other article of mer chandise by any person who is not at the time of entering into such agree ment or contract to sell, the owner, assignee or trustee of the property sold or agreed or contracted to be sold, or the authori zed agent of such owner, assignee or trustee, shall be absolutely null and void. SEC. 2. That all money paid upon agreements or contracts, as :re speci fied in the first section of this act, whether it be payment iu full or par tial payment or a margin, shall be re coverable from the person to whom it is paid by the party paying, the same as like amounts arc now r< c-iveruble at law, provided suit be brought to re-j cover the same within six months from the time of paying said money. With some amendment this bill will probably, if it beoauie a law, accom plish all that can bu accomplished in the directiou of prohibiting gambling with stocks, grain, oil, anil so forth. One amendment that ought to be made is to impose a severe penalty for the I promulgation of deceptive news intend-' ed to affect the market of any of the articles employed in illegitimate spec ulation. If this deception can be pro hibited, one of the fine arts of the gam bler in margins or futures will proba bly bs lost. Il is doubtful, however, if this or any law that can l>e framed, will pro hibit such injurious speculation. Ail laws against maintaining places for gambling are partially inoperative. But that such a law would be a severe blow to illegitimate speculation can hardly be doubted. Though it might be evaded in some measure, specula tors who respect themselves, but who have engaged in the business be cause it was made respectable by the wealth of Wall street, would doubtless seek other occupation, rather than con tinui in a calling which was under the condemnation of the law, even if the law cannot bo made to apply to it in its most delicate distinctions from leg itimate trade. The passage of such a law would also assist to render such speculation odious to society, and thus tend to induce those engaging in it to seek new avenues for tho exercise of their genius for money getting.—Fill.s hurijh Dispatch, Jan. I 1. To tho Pastors of All Churches in Buller County. We, tlio undcrsigne 1, jia«t'>rs of the cliurelieN iiclicatcl bcl iw, sr.id i»reel■im:« in the n unc of our common Lord bihl ei.mmon cause, we de sire to call your attention to the following im pnrtaut fuels: The Legislature of this Cum in iriweulth, now in s on, will he asked to al low the pritjilr to vole on t!u; aditjili'in of n constitutional amendment prohibition I lie man ufacture ami xale of all intoxicating liquor to he used as a beverage. That our legislator* may know the will of their constituents on this matter, petition* should l>e toward and pre sented to them requesting the passage of the hill authori/.im{ and directing the (|ii"*tiou to lie submitted to a vote of the |ieoplc. As we propose tn see that our congregations are urged to m;;II these petitions, we request yuu to do the same, in whatever way you may deem bent. There are two kinds of petitions, first, ttiose to he signed by voters only ; si c nd, those to be signed by women and minors. If you hive not been furnished with blank pe titions, write to either of us anil we will see that you get them. Von will greatly aid this important cause if you will attend to lh:s im mediately, and send in the petitions as soon as sign ourselvesyoareo Workers. UoMK.it .1. BMITII, Pastor Methodist I' pisropul Church; It. <i. I'KIKil Si,*, Pastor t'nilcd Presbyterian Churyhj W. H. « H.l.lit, Pastor Presbyterian Church; W. 11. MeK INNI.Y, Pastor liantist ( hnreh; 3. 0. WATKIIH, Pastor Knglish l.ufheran Church: T. K. Sr.M i' i tat, Pastor I'eformed Church. An Ante-Nuptial Contract, The Supreme Court hist week, in the matter of the appeal of Fphruim liiidwig, an heir-at-law of A brain Lud wig, late of West Salem township, re versed tho decree of the Orphans' Court of l his county. The fuels in the cu"o, briefly presented, are as follows: In |st;7 A brum Ludwig, 111 tv •seven years old, a widower with eleven adult children, and possessed of property to the value of about $15,000, proposed marriage to Mrs. Kvu Kicked, a desti tute widow sixty-three years old. He- Hiring to secure his property to his children whose labor had assist* <1 him in obtaining the same, Mr. Ludwig, three days before their marriage, enter ed into a written contract with Mrs. It'ckcrt, by which HIIO relinquished, re misod and quit claimed all her right of dower in his estate in eat-e she survived him, he agreeing to provide for her a | comfortable m ilutcnance and support j during lifii, and a decent Christian burial at her dealh They were man led and lived happily | together until the death of Mr. laidwig ! in IMS I. The value of his estate at his I death, was neaily s.'<o,ooo. A short | time after her husband's death Mrs. Lutl wig rel'u-ei| to accept l he provisions of the ante-nuptial contract and claimed her dower under the intestate laws Appraisers were appointed and propor- I ty to the Amount of s'loo set apart for |lu r. Mr. Liidwlg's heirs filed excep j lions, setting forth the marriage eon- I tract as a bar to such proceedings, but 1 the Court overruled ihe exceptions. Au appeal was taken lo the Supreme j Court which, as stated, reversed tho j decision of our Court anil, alllrmcd the , validity of the contract — Ma'crr hm /I'llch, Jan IJ. O y mm* » m 11 —' <0 H * 011 • £ —RHEUMATISM- s £ Art It it fi I- all the painful E KIDNKYt*,LIVfIf AND POWCI.b, $ r ; II (tlnaimrsij nyolnut (if Ul" ft ritf M|«0» I Iha *« MITWI mtfTuiJiirf n hh-h I h»> vlrttiMtt t»r , iMti fnllim r M TMOUHANPU Of CJAHffI! 7<.r lh.. tV'j; Ifc lorum «.r tin* trrrlbU 41—» r IMIV ♦ U nit ituiukiv n»ttove«t ( Mvl 111 r.Uurt Uta« £ tfl PRRPEQT•• Y CUlttfD. [l*lllt » , f|, ||(|lpl Ml IIHV, HII It I I MMCWIHtH. [. M I" r run In- by mn'l, I . IvV '3l lA, It f f ') tA n I HON !" n Vnrlhif-'lon Vl i * til C9«lL"'' '• h "Hie hinlh »<J IU JtUi,|||.|. Alii Ire MSi I Nnii.S ft I'll., VVfUiwd, Mttluv, »uurr.i,iy' i, H \ RUIi l> McCI ELI-AS—MOIUIIS -On Juiwrj J. 1883. bv Kev Samuel Kerr. Mr. John McClellau, of ] Venango cou::ty. and Mits Nancy J. Morrij. oT Butler county. STA UK— BEBTE R Dee. 11, IKBI, by Rev. 1. 11. Marshall. Mr. Perry M. Starr, of Ilooker, I'a. aud M ire S. M. Bonter. of Greece city, l'a DUFF—ROB 3 —On Jin. JO. 18 <3 by the bat e Vt. D. K. I). iff. of bloumieid. Ohio, ai..l Mitia Anna Lea.'i liobb of o«k'and, Pa. OOCHRAS-Cl Ml EBLAND-On January 11. 188<, by the »en:e, ilr. Arno? F fochran and Mi-e Mahal* A. Cumbeiluid. both oi Hooker, Pa McCASLIV—PATTOS.—On January 11. 18S3, by the same. Mr. D. H. McCaelin. of Glade Mills, aud Mi.-n Mary A l'attou, of Hooker. DftIATHM. STKVWICK 1.1 this place, of paralysis, ou Saturday Jan. 13, 1883, Mr. Andrew Strawick, aj;fd 8(1 vea'H. "Itough on Khlm." The thing desired found at last Ask Druggists for "Rough on Hats." It clears out rats, mice, roaches, flies, bedbugs. 15c. boxes. Insurance. Geo. W. Shaffer, Agent office with K. Marshall Esq., Brady Block, Butler Pa. mayl7-tf Samuel Adams, Lancaster, Pa., says: "Brown's Iron Bitters thoiough ly cured me of a bilious attack." Scipio, N. Y., Pec. 1 1879. 1 am pastor of the Baptist Church here, at.d an educated physician. I am not in practice, but am my sole family physician, and advise in many chronic cases. Over a year ago I re couimendtcl your Hop Bitters to my invalid wife, who has been under med ical treatment of Albany's best phys iciuus several years. She has become thoroughly cured of litr various com plicated diseases by iheir use. We both recommend them to cur friends, many of whom have also been cured of their various ailments by ihem. Kkv. E. II WARREN. _ The Bad and Worthless are never imitated or counterfeited This is especially true of a family medicine, ond it is positive proof that the remedy imitiated is of the highest value. As soon as it had boon tested and proved by the whole-iforKl that Hop Bitters was the | urest, l»est and most valuable family mcdieine on earth, many imitations sprung up and began to steal the notices in which the press aud the people of the country had expressed the merits of 11. B. t and in every way trying to induce suffer invalids to use their stuff itisuad, ex pecting to moke mo iey on the credit of 11. B , with variously devised names in whicu the word ' Hop" or "Hops" worn u-cd in a way to induce people to U lievo Uu.t they wero the sanio as II p Hitters. All such pre tend.-d remedies or cures, no matter vvhit their style of name is, and es pecially those with the word "Hop" or -Hops" in their name, or in any way conmcted with them or their name, are imitations or counterfeits. Be w:»ru of them.- 'lVuch none of them. I'se nothing but genuine Hop Bitters, with a bunch or cluster of greeu Hops on the white label. Trust nothiug else. Druggists and dealers are warn ed against dealing iu imitation or coun terfeits. FAtltlKiM nti-l KAKKKIM' MONN CAN MAKEttßtt<M% During tin- I all in I Winter. l-or lMirtu ularx. .« Lireit. JC. aifl urOj A <"v., rklladelpkla, Pb. NEW FALL GOODS L TROOTM'S, i*i i, T>TZTSis 9 Jk.. NJ.«,IM*I priot'M am] extra value in HLVOK AND IADIRH HACKING, TABLE I.INKNB i* COLOHKI) CAMHMKUEH. Illonolincl and unMeachad, and TURKEY RED UaiKii" price* in ull kind* <>f FACE DIIRBH NAPKINS, Ao. OOOI>H. Now Oaliooe*. Mualln*, Hliirllng, Ticking, Full linn of "])rna<lhMi" ALPACAS, (inula at Skirting, Home-made Comforta, Ootto* JamcHtowu, N V ) flatting, Carjxtt CUiaiu, Table and Floor OU K»Ua i tart; tin* In I)L\CK HII.KS ANDKA IINH, Ok»th*. VKLVKIS AND PI.tMIIKS. New Him onß Now Neckwear for I.adia^ I'll" Ure not ami Miwt - Kiotiuv Coll ara. Ttaa, Ribbon*. Yarn* la \V<»:»I. COI'NTKV HL\NKKM, FI.VN- Caalimnro, Germantown, Midnight Zephyr*, NKI.H, "AN'I'oN FLANNELS, WHITE Saiony,German W orated and Country Factory AG> CoLollKD I.AtIKS' CI OTIIH, Yarna. New Corsets, Bustles, Hoop Skirts. Ladies' Qcssamer Circulars, UNDERWEAR FOR MEN, LADIES and CHILDREN LA KOEST ASSORTMENT, VERY BKST VALUE ON THK ABOVE 000118 AT LOWEST PRICES. I'hisr ('.ill and Examine. A. TROUTMAN. "MAKE HENS LAYlillpl^ viihmlili*. N"thlfiir or» nriii a 111 ittiikw hnriN Uy lik« tih*rlrian'* I'nwdtr*. Iteii, I iMIMMfI \<> 1 PINT f.Hitl. S.»L.| vv»M>-wli. r«. or by mall for 0 UU«r-«tatni». I. *. JOHNSON * Co.. »——■ —. O. M'CLINTOCK & C 0.," Mitinifitcliirera A|«nU ill JtkWri IS CARPETS, f OIL CLOTHS, • MATTINGS, RUGS &c, | "Wr Invito the uttontioii of tlio trade to the In*! duceineiits >vo offer. \ We have the largest and strongest lines In ril grades we have ever offered to the trade. We handle only standard makes. We will sell at the lowest Jobbers prices. We guarantee prompt delivery. O. M'CLINTOCK & CO, 33 FIFTH AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA-. J I THE GREAT GERMAN REMEDY FOR PAIN. Relieves and cum RHEUMATISM, Neuralgia, Sciatica, Lumbago, •ACIAfM, HEA Di( HE, TOOTII ACS 1, SORE THMIT, QUINSY, BWELLmaa, sraiMi, Cats, FROSTBITES, aVKHt, (CALM, And all other bodily acbM and patna. FIFTY CERTS A BOTTLE. Sold by all Drn«fte«a set Dealers. Direction* la U laniruaiCMJ. The Charit* L Vtphr Ca. »in ■ i » a.Toamaaco) _»«lilB«ri, M« l. a. A. Wintry Blasts WIHTRY BUSTS BR/06 COUGHS COLDS CONSUMPTION BRONCHITIS RHEUMATISM NEURALGIA Perry Davis's Pain Killer CURES COUGHS COLDS CONSUMPTION BRONCHITIS RHEUMATISM NEURALGIA Provide against the evil effects of Win try Ma ts by procuring I'mtv Davis's Tain Killeb. EVERT GOOD DRUGGIST KEEPS IT. ' ■na brmas caKri'Laarricuu.* TTTI 11 llouuTifuc FioaM. Cnsomo Cam, rK I Bliii ■ ■•"■■i.iiSiHTiM.inmi. NOTICE ia hereby given, that application will be marl* te the Legislature at the nest aeeaion for the pass age of a taw entit'ed, "An Act inquiring au* cutorn, administrators and guardians, to give public notieo of the aale of paraxial property of decedent* within the county of Batter." The object of aald act la to oompel eieoalon, admin intratorH aud guardiana, to give public noUoe of the Hale of personal property of deoedsnts by publication in one or more newapapera ur other wise. JAMES T. AUSTIN. di(Mt. TICK'S FLORAL QUDEt For 1883 ia an Elegant Book of ISO pagea, 6 col ored plalea of Flowers and Vegetable*, and more than 1000 illuatratioua of tha ohokisnt Flower*. Plants and Vegetables, and directions for growing. Send on your name and Post-Of fice address, with 10 cent*, and I will aend yon a copy, poetage paid. It is printed in both Bn glish and (ieriuan. If you afterwards order ■toed* deduct the 10 cents. Vica'e Bkki>h ark tub Bbst ut the Woau>! The Floral Ouide will tell you how to get and grow tliem. Vick'e Flower and Vegetable Garden, Iff £age«, 6 colored platen, 600 engravings. Vtor ein pajier covers; SI,OO in elegant cloth. In Oerman or English. ■ Vick's Illustrated Monthly Magasine, H page*, a colored plat* in every number aad many Hue Engravitgs. Prioe 91.26 a yeart five copies for ft.V Specimen numbers sent for 10 cents; three trial oopiea for 26 cents. JAMBS VICK. Rochester, N. T. FK Justioe of tlie "Peace Malu street, oppoelte Poatofflce, ZELIBNOPLB, PA.
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