BUTLER CITIZEN. LOCAL AND GENERAL. —The Elba Iron Works of Pittsburgh, were partially homed last Monday night. We are selling all Black Coats and Dolmans at cost at L. STEIN k SON'S. —Maine and New Hampshire are now en joying a mid-winter drouth. —Fur Trimming in all widths at L. STEIN k SON'S. —The mercury in the thermometer, early last Friday morning, stood at ten degrees be low zero. Ladies' Black Coats and Dolmans at cost at L. STEIN k SON'S. —Red hair, real red hair, not auburn or any. thing of that kind, but orange hue d, brick-col ored red hair, is coming into fashion. Let our fashionible lady readers get ready for it. —At Qriebs. A handsome line of Gold"Spectacles for presents. —A New Hampshire..man has invented a machine for making cloves out of bass-wood and is disposing of his manufactured spices in large quantities. Of course it is a real delica cacy and a decided improvement on the natural article. "I have attended some of the best New England schools and completed a full college course in aN. E. College But I have received more good in one term at the Normal Schpol Edinboro than in the same length of time at any other school. —Yarns, Zephyrs, Knitting Silk Canvas and all Materials for Fancy work at L. STEIN k SON'S —The editor of the Freeport Journal is a ■mart young man, without a single hay seed in hair. We know it because he ssys it himself, and the "year 2,000" item that lately appeared in this paper didn't puzzle him for a moment. We congratulate him. A lull stock of Blankets, Flannels, Canton Flannels, Bed Comforts, Ac., L. STEIN k SON'S. .Vn exchange says you must never set your lamp upon the tablecloth ; if you .cannot find time to make a green lamp mat put a piece of green ei M»oerd under the lamp, and you will Had i. * r flection upon yonr work much mo-e a S r -e ible to the eye than that of the red j cover. i Largest stock of Dress Goods in county and lowest prices at. L. STEIN k SON : S. V charter has been granted for a new rail - ro.i 1, ca'.lel the New Castle and Salamanca, to run from the New York, Pittsburgh & Chi. cago road at Wampum, thsnce through Law reace, itntler, Mircer, Venango, Forest and Warren counties to Salamanca, New York, and connect with the Erie road. —Large assortment of Fine Neck wear suitable for Holiday Gifts at L. STEIN & SON'S. -Mr. Geo. W. Lowry, a son of Col. Lowry, ol this place, is engaged in the drug business in Milwaukee and was boardipg at the Newhall House, which was destroyed by fire last Wed nesday, but got out of the building unhurt. Auother man named Geo. Lowry, an employee of the hotel is reported among the missing. Call at J. F. T. Stehle's before pnr cbasing your toys—prices to suit the times. —The Pittsburgh Diipatch is one of the liveliest and most interesting jonrnals on our exchange list. It is a Republican paper of de cidedly independent ideas, and any of our rea ders wishing a journal of this class, whether daily or weekly, will do well to try the Dii patch. -•-Lunches and meals can be had at all hours at Morrison's City Bakery, Togely House block. —The Censns of 1880 has not yet been of ficially completed, and Congress is called upon for another appropriation that the work may be more successfully prosecuted. Of course the making ont of a United States census is a gigantic undertaking; but if it cannot be ac complished in less time than this, the figures are Taluable only as historical statistics. —Silk Handkerchiefs, Lace Hand kerchiefs. Fancy Handkerchiefs for tbe Holidays at L. STEIN k SON'S. —There are tweatjr-two and a half miles of ■ewers in Pittsburgh on both sipes of Jthe Mo nongahela, which were laid at a cost, in round numbers, of nearly a half million dollars. The largest sewer is six feet square. There are also 1211 miles of water pipe, which have been laid at a cost of $1,750,000. There also, are 144 miles of gas pipe worth .$1,000,- 000. —Bilk Handkerchiefs, Colored Bor der Handkerchiefs, Fancy Handker chiefs, Immense Stock and low prices, at L. STEIN k SON'S. —Passengers on the P. A W. trains can no t help bnt remark the numerous large ice house„ along Pine creek. At several points the creek is dammed and the water turned into low-lying field having embandkment* around them. Here it freeses and the ice is cut into cakes three feet square by an ice plow, and taken to the iee house. The Pine creek ice is perhaps the purest put np about Pittsburgh, as there art no towns along tbe stream the drainage from which wonld taint the water. —Silk Handkerchiefs, Silk Handker chiefs, don't forget to see onr stock before purchasing. L STEIN k SON. —The terrible holocaust in Milwaukee, last Wednesday, by which some £0 persons lost their lives, either by suffocation and burn ing or jumping from the upper stores of a high hotel, should remind all owners of buildings three stories high, or over, of the act of Assem bly of this State, approved June 11, 1879, which makes them liable to a penalty of S3OO, for not providing such buildings with a permanent safe external means of escape therefrom in case of Are. Tbe act refers to all buildings three stories high or over no matter for what purpose used—hotels, school buildings, tene ment houses, etc., and in districts having no Fire Marshall or Commissioners, the school board of the district are made a board of exam iners to approve of or condemn such fire es cape. Dolls of all kinds at J. F. T. Stehle's. You will be surprised to see the stock that J. F. T. Stehle has in toys —baby dolls a specialty. —The morning train North on the branch read last Saturday morning met with an acci. dent which rendered it necessary for the whole train, with the exception of the engine and one lumber car to be left •t Saxon station. The train consisted of one ' lumber car, a box-car loded with lime and the two passenger cars, and some distance below Saxon station, one of the axle of the rear truck of the box-car broke. One <>f the wheels rolled down the embankment, but 'he other, in some way, jammed into and 'hrough the floor of the car. The engineer dragged the train to the station, expecting to be •hie there to run the box-car on to a switch, but it was found impossible to uncouple it *rom the passenger car. The passenger* then jumped on the engine and lumber car and were hauled to town. _Wm. Aland, merchant tailor, But ler, Pa., has just received from first hands all tbe leading novelties in French and Domestic fine woolens for inen and boys' wear, and solicits the patronage of all lovers of fine and well fitting garments. octll-3m. There will be preaching in the Baptist Church next Sabbath moring and evening. Hats, Caps', and Gents furnishing goods, at low prices, at J. F. T. Stehle's ' —Our merchants are paring 28c for butter, 25c for f —Large line of Collars, Ties, Fisbus and fine Neckwear at L. STEIN k SON'S. —The new Democratic State Committee met in Harrisburg, Monday. Jno. S. Campbell is the member from this county. Go to J. F. T Stehle for your toys —best selection in the town. —The doors of a large circus building in Rus sian-Poland openedJJinward, and 70 men, 120 5 women and 60 children were roasted in it laet Saturday. A lot of second-handed Watches 1 cheap for cash at E. Grieb's —Mrs. Miller, widow of the l?te George f Miller, of this place, fell upoD the floor of her house last Friday and dislocated one of her hip bones. i 1 —Send or leave your order for a i Sewing Machine, of any make, at Grieb's Jewelry store. may3l-tf ' We direct attention to tbe card of the Powell Brothers of Springboro, Crawford county, Pa. ' They claim to have the most extensive pure I bred, live stock establishment in the world. t —Fresh oysters received twice a week at the City Bakery, A ogely i House block. The spring elections take place on the third Tuesday of February. Now is the time to be looking aroußd for good men to fill the different offices. , —See a woman in another column, on borsct back, picking ifrapes front which Speer's Por- Orape Wine i» made. and that is so highly ea ■ etenied by the medical profession, for the use of invalids. -.resklv pet sous and the aged. Sold by Druggists. Nov. 1 y. —Mrs. Hayes, wife of County Commissioner Geo. W. Hayes, Efq., fell upon the icy pave ment of Main street in this place last Friday and severely sprained one of her wrists. At Griebs. An elegant stock of Silverware is offered at lower prices than ever sold before. —A boy named Baringdon ff Brady twp., I aged about fourteen years, is in jail, charged by a citizen of that township with the iarceny of a pocket-book containing five dollars. Fresh bread and cakes always on band at the City Bakery, Yogely House block. —Canada has abrogated her extradition treaty with this country, on account of alleged bad faith on the part of this State in the "Shoe box Miller" case. Dukes will uow be safe in Canada if he chooses to go there. Corsets, Hosery and Gloves very low at L. STEIN k SON'S. —On last Sabbath Rev. Kerr, of Harrisville, preached the 30th anniversary of his pastorate of the U. P. Congregation of Harmony, and on the following Tuesday the congregation through Joseph Brown, Esq., as their represen tative, presented him and lady with one hun dred dollars in gold. —Sewing Machine attachments and repairs of all kinds, at Grief's Jewelry store. mav3l-tf. Some eight years ago a man named C has. Stafford was oonvictod in the Erie county Conrt of brntally outraging a Miss Wood, and was sentenced to the penitentiary for 20 years, but a man named Moore, who died a few days ago, acknowledged that his testimony, upon wli'di Stafford was convicted, was false and that he had been hired to do it. Two other witnesses in the case have acknowledged the same tiling and it is more than likely that Stafford will uow be released. —A bill has been introduced in our State Legislature to prohibit dealing in "futures," whether in stocks, bonds, securities, grain, food, provisions, cotton, sugar, oil or any other article of merchandise, and it declares all such contracts null and void and provides for the recovery of the money paid. Sales for future delivery are now recognized as legitimate transactions at all our business centres, and are considered a safeguard to legitimate business, but this putting up of "margins," and buying, not the article itself, but the control of it for an indefinite time, short or long, as the market goes up or down, is gambling, and if the Legislature can put a stop to it, it ought to do it. —By an act of Assembly approved In April, 1 10872, it wss made unlawful to transfer or ne gotiate a note given for a patent right, unions the words "given for a patent right" were on the note, bnt the Supreme Court of the State is said to have lately declared this act unconsti tutional on the ground that the national gov- i eminent alone has control of the patent right business. A man named Porsytlie. of this county, had a man named McKee of Allegheny county, arrested last Saturday for transferring a note given by Korsytbc to Mc&oe for the right of using a patent blind fixture In this county. McKee plead ignorance of the law and gave bail for Conrt. The act still stands ou the book, and it seems to us that all acts of the As sembly should be passe 1 upon by the Supremo Court before they arj put in the bolt. —The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ha* de cided that colored children have tbe same right to attend the public schools as white children. The csae arose in Uniontown, Payette county, being Kaine et. al. vs. the Commonwealth, at tbe relation of John Manawsy. Mr. Manaway. the relator, was a colored man, a resident and taxpayer in the school district of the borough of Uniontown, Fayette connty, and bis child, Springer Brown Mar away, who was over six sod under twuiity-one years of ago. was denied admission into the public or common schools of the district, a separate school for the tuition of colored children having bean established in the East ward of the district, remote "and not easy of access from the residence of the relator, ha being a resident of tho West ward, and adjacent to the main public school building. His child being refused admirsion to the main public school in the West ward by reason of lih color, Mr. Manaway. in the naue of the Common wealth. caused a writ of mandauii:s to be is->uod to compel the admission of the child to the main school, which was the one most convenient to his residence, and set forth the facts as stated in support of his rights. Tho sohool directors, in auswer to the writ, averred various rawonn i for assigning the child t> an >ther soh »! build- j ing than the one into rbloli ho s >nght admin- : sion, and made no distinct denial that he was ! excluded therefrom by reason of his oi!o:', but . denied the right of the relator to Inquire into > the rc aeons or motives of the school directors HI I assigning his child to the one school house or | the other. To this auswer a demurrer was tiled! on behalf of Manaway, and tho Court of Com- j mon Pleas adjudged the aimwer iinufliuiout. en- ' tered judgment in favor ol the Commonwealth, j and directed a writ of peremptory mandamus to issue commanding the school directors to admit | ' I the minor sou of the relator ae a pupil iu the j | public school under their cortrol, in the main ; I school building In the west ward, and to proceed ; | to determine rnto which grade of said school the . j minor child rhould lie admitted as a pupil. The 1 j school directors removed the case to the Su- i ■ preme Court and assigned this order of the : j Court of Common P.eas as error. The Supreme Court, however, have iifliined the decree of the Court Ixlow in an opinion by Mercur, J. A druggist in New Richmond, <) , 1 Mr. K J. Donham, writes us th« fol lowing: "I consider I)r. Bull's Oouich Syrup one of the very Inist things made. I uso it altogether in my own family and can therefore recommend jit. j The Auditor General's Report And Other Matters. From the report which State Auditor Gener- Lenion sent us, for tte year euding with the 30th Jay of November last, we take the follow ing facts, some of which are of interest only to the people of this county: The total receipts of State duriog the year and not including the new loan, were something over seven millions of dollars. The total expenses of the State for the same time and not including loons redeem ed were something over five millions of dollars. The amount of the new loan was £9,450,000, and the total amount of loans redeemed during the year was 510,265,104.7", leaving the public debt on the first of December last amount to .r-i',225,083.28, although there are nearly eight millions of dollars in the sinking fund. The bulk of the receipts of this State come from the different taxes on the different corpo rations in the State, the taxes on which for list vear amounted to nearly four and one-half millions of dollars. Tavern, eating-house and liquor licenses brought in over .>OOO,OOO, the taxes on collateral inheritance, wills, deeds and pers'.nal property over one million, and for eign insurance companies $J34,939. The I . S. government paid %-94,561 to the State, and some fellow whose conscience smote him sent .sl6 to the State Treasurer—the Commonwealth can again renew its faith in itself. a numl>er of corporations doing busi ness entirely or partly within this county are taxed, but it is not necessary t« enumerate them. The tax on wills, deeds, writs, etc.. re mitted from this county to the State Treasury during the year amounted to $1809.9!}, the tax ou collateral inheritance from this county was $1365,48, tavern licenses £1043, retailers li censes $865,85, eating-houses £76, billiards $352 35 and circuses $28.50. The expenses of the State government, in cluding both houses of the Legislature, judic iary, the departments, commissions, boards, etc!, amounted to $1,151,000. Common schools $1,083,000, charitable institutions $683,654, soldiers crphans $366,670, National Guards $242,395, and penitentiaries $216,998. These are but the largest items. The common schools of Butler county got $12,242.65, Murtland's salary was sll7O. 't he Orphan's Home here received $1447.33; Co. E. of Isth Reg., W. E. Knsrninger, Capt got $1451,85, and three fe male pensioners got $286,00. According to the report there is not a brew er, a broker, an auctioneer, a distiller, a ped dler or a patent medicine manufacturer in this county. Gov. Iloyt in his late message to the Legislature said that larger sums now go into the Sinking fund than are necessary for the payment of the interest on the State debt and estinguish mci.'t each year ol the "at least $250,000 of the principal" provided for by the Constitution, and recommends that the State revenue now derived from tavern, retailers, eating-house and billiard licenses be retained in the county treasuries. The Governor, also, says that none of the State debt matures until 1892, that the bonds of the State are selling at a premium of from 6to 19 cents on the dollar and that the State Tieasnrer has no authority to go into I the market with the sinking fnnd money and buy these bonds. The $8,000,000 in the sink ing fund consists of something over two mil lions of money and nearly six million in Pennsylvania R. R. bonds (afterwards changed to Allegheny Valey R. R. bonds guaranteed by the Pennsylvania railroad company) acquired by the State from the sale of the old State canal and railroads to the Pennsylvania R. R. Co. Th.se bonds are not yet due and bear interest at the rate of 6 per cent., while the bonds of the State bear interest at from 3i to 5 per cent. The two million in cash is the accum ulated surplus of the fund over the expenses— interest ou the State debt and redeemed priucipal. The "commutation of tonnage tax'' $460,000 a year, some other special taxes, the interest on the railroad bonds, and principal when due go into the sinking lund. When the Pennsylvania E. R Co. was relieved of the tonnage-tax -thn-e mills per ton |>er mile—some years ag> it agree 1 to pay half a million year ly into ihe State treasury in lieu of it, and half million per year, und the bonds of the railroad for State property, were by act of Assembly made a fund for the payment of the debt of the State and called a sinking fund. By a statement published in the dailv pa pers of lait .S-isu Uy we see that this sinking fund money as well as other moneys of the State to the amount of nearly three and a halt millions are deposited indifferent banks iu the State. The Allegheny National Bank of Pittsburgh ha* over *522,000 of it—a large sum to trust to any one bank, and the Butler County Bank, of Milleratown. hu *IO,OOO of it. These banks, we suppose, pay the State a small interest for the u-e of this uioney, and it seems to be the -tiera! impression that the State Treasurer in tkes a few cents by letting the banks have it. PETROLIA. EDITORS BCTLKI: CITIZEN:-In my pere grinations" through llieoil regiousl hail occasion to pass through Petrolia ir. your county, and was surprised to see so much evidence of life and permanent business prosperity which still characterizes the town. Unlike many other oil towns in your county I'etrolia "has come to stay." No better evidence can be adduced in proof of the fact than the existence of the vari ous branches of business and industry carried on !>y its enterprising population, among which may be mentioned some of the leading features, to-wit: Mi'.Ht IUNTS. Dry Goods—K. P. Chesebro, J. Benedict & Sons. Grocery—H. A. Clinginsu til, J.JS. Kilroy, John Burns, J. M. llawk, J imos L tzenby, John Dill, J. C. Lanahan. Confectionary—ll. Hollenfre <l. Variety —Geo. M. Jemison. Drug—J. A. Foot, R. 11. Kt-rr. Clothing —L. Rosenburg, Freemen 4 Marks, Geo. Killehenstein. Millinery—Mrs. J. B. Hill. Feed—James Lazenby, J. M. Hawk. Hardware — 11. A. Clingens'iiith, A. W. Root. Boot Shoe—J. Benedict & S »ns, K. P. Chesebro. J.-we'ry—R. J. Bottner. Junk— l*vl Hurwajd <V Co. Furniture —John' Irviu, Isr.uil Aaron. M AN OFACTURF.KS. Boiler Works-Ireland & Hughes,J.C. Lyon Bingham & Quln. Machinest—A. C. Price. Harness Maker—l!. Doyle Valve Cups—A. W. Root. Boots & Shoes -Joseph Burkhart, John Memhart, Riddle & Co. Bakery—J. B. Kilrov, John Burns. Dealers in Piauos and Organs—L. Butler, G. B. Squier. HOTELS. Hotel Brunswick, James T. Clarke, proprie tor. Petrol I a House, W. H. King, proprietor. Oriental House, Wm. H. Jillison, proprietor. Central House, J. B. Daugherty, proprietor. SECRET SOCIETIES. Argylc Lodge No 540 F. & A. V. M. Clipper Lodge No S!J A. O. I - . W. Virgil Council So. 170 It. A. Florence Union No. 43/> lj. A. li. Canpbell Post No. 107 G. A. 11. LIVERY STABLES. W. W. Baird, J. A. Gibson, Edward Jen nings. M''i»t and Fish Markets—Frank Grief, John WW. Barber Frank Adam*, Joliu Will, G. W. D. Parker. Photographist—L. P. Cross. Dentist—A. A. Anderson. Among other permanent institutions of the town may be mentioned the Argyle Savings Bank (11. L. Taylor .President, and Edgar A. Taylor Cashier.) The Petrolia Oil Exchange, numbering about one hundred members, (Rich ard Jennings President and U. C. Cifiord Sec retary.) The offices of the Union Pipe Co., I I a.ted Pipe Line Co.. Roberts Torpedo Co. | an* the Standard Oil Co. are models of corn j fort and conveoiunpo. The hotels are well ap ! pointed und conducted, and suenj to hu doing a | thriving business. Three church edifices and ! tW , sehool buildings bear a sufficient index to I the m-irals and intelligence of the citizens of ! this wide aA'ake town. The Petrolia Opera i House has recently been purchased by an en > terprising company who arc not sparing in I their efforts to gratify the tastes of the ad ! mirers of the Drama. The town is incorpora | t«*d under the provisions of the general borough ! |aw* of the Commonwealth, and is admirably | governed by its uorps <if efficient corporate of ' fieers. Tw-> thoroughly orgaui*o I (ire com | panics afford ample protection from tli" ray. ! ages of the destroying element. The Petrolia I Water Works Company, Limited, is sys : tematically conducted and aff>rds an inex | haustable supply of water. 1 have noticed j that Postmoster Wm. Gibson, and his gentle manly assistant, F. M. Campbell, arcdescrved ! jy popular, not only for their urbanity, but for > tli" efijeient discharge of their ofacial duties. ! I have thus hastily penned a few leading clt tr i aeteristies of the town and time admonishes ! oi» that I iiiu->t Hit. Yours In Transitu, p PH KG KINATOIt. IV rurlllj' It««.-»in in oil (led. Don't condemn u good thing because you have been doeeived by worthless n'tstrtimK. Parker's Ginger Tonic has cured many in this sections of rjerfoqt di orders, and we recommended is j heartily to such sufferers.— Newt OIL NOTES. Another Good Well at Bald Ridge. The Forest Oil Co.'a well on the Dodd's farm was completed last Thurs day, when she commenced flowing at the rate of perhaps COO barrels per day. A 250 barrel tank was filled in a few hours, and several hundred barrels ran on the ground before more tankage could be procured The well wasst 11 ! flowing yesterday at the rate of 250 barrels per day. The Philips Bros, well on the Wal lace farm is flowing 20 barrels per day. This well has 30 feet of good sand, while the McCalmont well has but 20. Bald Ridge Co.'s well No. 7, on the Weber farm, was three bits in the white sand, Monday, and the oil was bub bling over the top of the hole. The Sullivan well, on the Slat<r tract, was in the stray sand Monday. It will be completed in a few days. Another serious accident happened at this well last Thursday, A strong vein of gas was struck in the stray sand. This rushed up and filled the derrick and becoming ignited from the stove, burned Mr. Leidecker, who is contractor and part owner, badly about the face and hands. The rig did not take fire. LARGE SALE OF BUTLER COUNTY OIL PROPERTY. A dispatch from Karns City to the Dispatch of last Monday stated that Messrs. H. L. Tayler <fc Co. sold forty wells in this county, last Saturday, to various parties, the considerations for which aggregated over SIOO,OOO. The purchasers are residents of this county. Twenty-six well situate on the Brown, Jenkins and McCafferty farms, within one mile of Karns City, were sold to R. McClung, N. Pontius, M. A. Lapher and D. R. Rodgers. The ex act consideration is unknown, but as the wells average about five barrels per day, and as the sales were made on a basis of over SSOO per barrel the total for the 26 wells would be about $70,000. It is said the terms were one-third cash and balance in oil to be paid in monthly instalments. Taylor & Co. at one time owned 300 producing wells in this county, several of which Eiecame famous. The "Boss" well, on the Parker farm, near Cris well, was struck in July, '74, and gushed forth 2,000 barrels per diem. It yielded over one hundred thousand barrels. Then there was the old Div ener, which created great excitement in 1873, and populated Millerstown. It is, perhaps, one of the most remark able wells ever found. Beginning with a daily production of 1,400 barrels it declined steadily to 700 barrels, which amount it yielded daily, month after month, gradually declining as the years went by, and though almost 10 years old, "she is still pumping nine barrels per day." Oil was then $2.50, and for five years thereafter averaged nearly $2, showing that a man own ing a well like the old Divener should indeed be an oil prince. COURT NEWS. CIVIL CASES DISPOSED OF LAST WEEK. Wm. Lewis vs. Win. Crookshank. appeal from justice—verdict for plan tiff for $12.00. G. W. Watters vs. Gallagher and Tebav, verdict for plaintiff. W. L. Graham vs. Henry Korn— defendant confesses judgment for SSO, out of which sum the record costs are to be paid. Joseph Cooper vs. J. Dambach & Son, discontinued. Poor Board of Worth twp. vs. Sam'l YVimer, verdict for plaintiff $660.25. Motion for new trial entertained. M. A Snyder vs. Geo. & J. Baer, Administrators verdict for defend ants. Ithaca Organ Co. vs. I). A. Renfrew —verdict for plaintiff. Jos. Blakely, et al. vs. James Por ter, Sr. & Jr.—verdict for defendant^. Hannah Harvey vs. James Harvey —verdict for plaintiff for $44.40. W. S Boyd vs. J. U. Miller—de fendant confesses judgment on mort gage for $2,174.61 and costs. C. Kelly vs. J. F. Timminey and Jas. McGrath—verdict for plaintiff for $117.52. J. Y. Foster va. John Berg <k Co. —verdict for defendants. Grove Hair vs Geo. 11. Graham —verdict for defendant. AH other cases on the list were con tinued. Holocaust at an Oil Well. AExiut midnight of Tuesday last, a boiler house connected with an oil well {on the Jack son farm between KarusCity and Angelica, took fire E»y Home means, and two boys named E.eonard who were sleeping in Et, burned to death. The building was entirely destroyed and when the remaius of the Ewiys were taken frorrj lhe«|cbriH, tl|eir heads and liaibs were burned off. They were sons of jWil)iam| Leon ard, were ag<;d 13 and IS years, aud had taken charge of the well some weeks before. They were in the habit of digging the coal necessary for running the well in a neighboring bank, and on the night of the fire had returned so o)Ut>il fatigued from hard work, that the fire did not awaken them till too late for their es. ca|>e' The father is .said to be a dissipated man and the mother and eight small children were dependent on the EH»VS lor support. The fire is supposed to have originated from a lamp'in which crude oil was used. It is a very sad case. Card of Thank*. Mil. EDITOR: —We desire, through your paper, to return thanks to the good people of Kinauuel'H and St. John's Lutheran congrega. tions, who recently gave us so many tangible and substantial manifestations of their good will. .So hearty ai|d yigorous has been their co-operation in the general aud speeial autivl tie* in which we are engaged, that stich a dem onstration on their part was needless to prove their devotednass to their pastor. With hearts brimful of encouragement and gladness for previous kindness, we can find no word* to fitly express our gratefulness for tlie last. We appreciate the gilt*, and more, the good will that prompted them, O W. CRETCIELOW AND WIKK. Goal Miners Organising. PITTSBURGH, .lan. $. There is shortly to be held here a convention to effect a general organization of the bi tuminous coal miners of the United States. The call has not yet been is sued, but will be iij a few The idea is to get the l'fo,ooo miners ol tho United States under one head for mu tual protection and the prevention of strikes. Each State will have Its sep arate organization. If I had any skin or blood disease, like tetter, itch, scald head, pimples, Hfire eyes, scrofula, etc., I would take I "Lindsay's Blood Blood Searcher," 1 sure. What Weinberger Says. Martin Weinberger who is now in Allegheny county jail convicted of murder in the first degree says that he first became acquainted with Gutt ! freund at a farm house in this county. \ When being interviewed regarding the murder he stated that "the people have been given the detectives' side of the mystery, and I want now to give them my side. Pete Dressier, the detective swore my life away in perjury. On the Friday night Louis Guttfreund was killed, he and I drove through Sewick ly. I wanted to stop at a hotel, but Guttfreund was more economical, and said there was a farmer's house some miles down the road, where we could Btop and be under little expense. We both drove on together until it became so dark and the road so uncertain that I got out of the wagon aud acted as a guide. I was about a quarter of a mile ahead of Guttfreund, who still drove the wagon, when I heard two pistol shots. I didn't know what was the mat ter,and after hesitating a little pulled out my revolver and Bhot once. Then I turned back, went to where I supposed Guttfreund was, but found the horse and wagou standing on the narrow road without a driver. One satchell was missing from the wagon when I took charge of it. The first city I drove to was Youngstown. I peddled in Ohio for a few days when I read about Guttfreund's death and saw that I was accused of the crime. Then I went right off and sold the horse and wagon, so I could get to Pittsburgh without delay and surrender myself to the authorities." "Did you expect to be found guilty of murder?" asked the reporter. "No, I would not have been satis fied to go a year to the workhouse, be cause I am innocent." "Why did you keep driving all night after the murder ?" "Because the shots were fired about ten o'clock, and would have been too late for me to get lodging at a decent place. Country people are always sus picious of peddlers." The European Floods. The floods which for several months have been drowning various parts of Europe have been unprecedented in volume and destructiveness. The de vastation betran in Lombardy, where the plains are overflowed nearlv every year since the southern slopes of the Alps have been stripped of protecting forests. The streams which head in the Apennines also swell into torrents every season, and Government engi neers find occasion to use all their skill in building dikes and opening artificial channels. But the problem grows more difficult every year as the moun tain slopes are gullied out and the riv er beds filled up. The Po has gradual ly been lifted up above the plains, and a broken dike, even when the water is low, will turn miles of cultivated fields into one vast lake. During the autumn, rains were unusallj abundant, and the structures which had stood for centu ries were torn away by the rushing water. The peril of drowning was followed by the fears of starvation from the destruction of the crops. A deposit ol stones and mud, in many places a foot thick, was spread over miles of farms and gardens, convert ing fertile fields into barren wastes. This devastation was repeated later in Franco Austria, and now from the valley of the Rhine comes tidings of a destruction more sweeping and a dis tress unprecedented. Every freshet lays bare a large area of rock upon the mountain slopes. Tho soil remain ing grows thinner and less absorptive and the water will continue to flow down more swiftly until the thin skin of earth is stripped clean from the rock skeleton of the mouutains, just as the white bones of the hills of Palistine now glitter in the hot sun where the slopes were once clad with olive groves and vineyards. The degradation goes steadily forward. The "everlasting hills ' crumble into powder aud are swept down to build up new plains, just as the Alps themselves have been built from the destruction of older mountains. The only safe guard against this sudden and dangerous dis integration is a growth of old forest on the mountains. This is well known in Europe, and the various govern ments have planted hundreds of square miles of trees for this very purpose. But the remedy was not begun early enough. It will require centuries to clothe the Alps as they once were clad —for it is not trees only that are need ed, but the thick coating of leaf mould and other porous matter which soaks up the rain or melting snow and de livers it slowly to the deep reservoirs and fountains of the springs. Accident. I)r. S. H. Matheson, of this place, met with a very severe accident on Monday last. He was about leaving town in a sleigh with a gentleman nam ed Thompson, from near Sunbury, and they had hardly entered the sleigh when the horse frightened, ran away, and the Doctor was thrown upon the curb stone of the pavement, neur Esq. Pringle's Btore, at corner of Diamond and Main street, opposite Court House. His head and face, right side, are very severly cut and bruised. As soon as possible he was removed to bis office in the Hrady building where he now lays. Doctor Qraham was called and every attention is being given him possibly by friends. Mr. M. was lately from Michigan but we under stand some of his family are at present in Saxonburg, this county. The wounds are not thought to be fatal. A Drunken Doctor. On Wednesday a number of gentle men from this city went to Mercer where they were to apj>ear before an examining Board of Physicians as ap plicants for pensions. They were ter ribly disgusted on entering the room to find that one of the members of the board was so drunk ho oould not stand, lie rolled about the taole and succeed ed In making himself so disgraceful a sight that the other two members left the room and conducted the examina tion without l.im. This is hardly the kind of a man that ought to be appoint ed to an important position.—Nav Caalle New*. "HudiiipAlbn." New, quick, complete cure 4 days, urinary affections, smarting, frequent or difficult urination, kidney disease, tl. at druggists Prepaid by express, $1.25, fi for $5. E. S. Wells, Jersey j City, N. J, Advertise In the CITIZEN. J | i f £{ CHARLES R. GRIEB. $ | | HE ATS, CAPS, f I J& GENTS'FURNISHING GOODS, | $ -Main SI., Ruller, Pa. 1 ' ' 1" i I f * H 1 I -if.-"-*-' v "jft- 'jC.- 1882 HOLIDAY GOODS AT E. GRIEBS. 1883 YOU WILL MISS IT YOU JUV A SINGLE PRESENT Before You Have Looked Through Our LARGE HID ELEGANT STOCK OF WITCHES, CLOCES, SILTERVIRE.SrEETICUS. FIMEMT&KOLIDIT GOODS. Carefully Selected Especially for You to Choose from this Christmas. The Prospect Lutheran Church. The Prospect Lutheran Church will be benefited with the proceeds of three lectures on "The Story of the Zodiac," to be delivered on Wednesday, Thurs day and Friday, January 24th, 25th and 26th, at 7 P. M. A World of Good. One of the most popular medicines now before the American public, is Hop Bitters. You see it see it every where. People take it with good ef fect. It builds them up. It is not as pleasant to the taste as some other Bitters, as it is not a whiskey drink. It is more like the old fashioned banc set tea, that has done a world of good. If you don't feel just right try Hop Bitters.— Nunda News. P. A TlmeT»ble. The morning train for Allegheny leaves Butler at 8:19, Bu'ler or Pittsburgh time, arriving there at 10:33, city time. Thin train connects at Callery Junction with the mail train of the Pittsburgh division, going went, which arrives at Harmony at 9:48. Zslienople at 9 52 and New Oastle Junction at 11. li. R. timo. where con nection is made with trains on the P. A L. E. R. R. for New Castta, Youngstown and other points north nnd west. The maii train for Allegheny, leaves Butler at 11:07, Butler timo, and connect* at Callery Junction at noon with the Gallery accommoda tion. which arrives at Allegheny city at 1:46, p. M., city time. The evening train from Butler for Allegheny leaves at 6:03. Butler time, and runs through to Allegheny, arriving there at 8:16. P. It. Through trains from Alloghcny to Butler and Foxburg, leave Allegheny at 7:41, A. M. and 4:15, p. M., arriving at Butler at 9.46, A. a- and 6.21, P. Butler time. The Callery accommodation leaves Allegheny ut 10.01, city time, and connects with the niiil on the Foxburg division, which arrives at Butler at 12.56, local time. Trains leave Butier for Foxburg and interme diate points, at 9.53. A M. 140 and 6.21, P. *., arriving there at 11.59 A M., 420 and 8.25. P. M.. R. It. time, and connect with the train* on the Pittsburgh, Bradford a«d Buffalo H R. New Jersey Port Wine The Best. Dr. E. H. Janes, a noted physician of the New York Board of Health says: — I take great pleasure in testifying my approbation of the superior quali ties of the Port Wine produced bv Mr. A Speer, of Passaic, New Jersey. After a prolonged trial I can confi dently recommend it as a superior ar ticle of wiue for the flick and the debil itated, and all those who require vin ous stimulation and invigoration. I shall continue to employ it in my practice in all cases where a pure ar ticle of wine is called for the sick; and shall do all in my power to foster and encourage its production. For sale by 1). H. WULLER. New Buss for the Depots. Mr. James Sellers, the livery-man. is now running a fine carriage to both depots, upon the arrival and departure of all trains. Persons wishing to de part by any train, can leave their or ders for the carriage, at Sellers' Livery Stable, on Cunningham St., near llein eman's corner. Dyes will color any thing any color, and never fail. Tho easiest and best way to economize. 10 cents at all druggists. FALL AND WINTER. A. TROUTMAN. Extraordinary Large and Attractive stock of New Fall Dress goods, Silks, Plushes, Velvets, Ac. Attractive Prices. Bargains In all kinda of Dry Goods and Trimmings, Cashmeres Black and Colored—the very best goods for lowest prices. Hosiery, Passmeutries, Spanish and Guipure Laces, Ladies' cloths in all shades, Flannels. Blankets, Ladies', Gents' and C'hildrens' Underwear, Towels, Napkins, Table Linens, yarns, Gloves, Jeans, Cassimeres, Tickings, Muslins, Quilts, Lace Curtains, Shawls, Buttons, Fringes, Corsets and Oil Cloths. Infant's Robes, Skirts, Capes, Hoods and Sacks, Fur Trimmings, Ladies', M sses' aud Childrens' Coats and Jackets, Ladies' Dolmans, Ac. Our assortment and our Low Prices (|uoilty of goods considered--are tho inducements which we offer. Give mo a call. A. TROUTMAN, Butler, Pa. Happy homes and smilling faces are [ invariably tbe result of wise parents constantly keeping "Sellers' Cough Syrup" on hand. Price 25c. Couauuiptloii Cured. An old physician, retired from practice, have, ing had placed in bin hands by an East India Missionary the formula of a wimple vegetable remedy for the speedy and ]>ermanent cure for Consumption, Bronchitis. Catarrh. Asthma and all throat and Lung Affections, also a positive and radical cure for -Nervous Debility and aU Nervous Complaints, after having tested its wonderful curative powers in thousands of casus, has felt it his duty to make it known to his suffering fellows. Actuated by this motive and adte re to re'ieve human suffering, will send free of charge, to all who deniie it, this re ci|> •. in German, French or English with full directions f r preparing and using. Sent by rnul l.y a idrt ssii g with stamp naming the piper, W. A. NOYKB, 14!) Power's Block. Roches ter. X. Y. octll 3t,eow ** E<a«l lest' Tonic." The GREAT FEMALE REMEDY is prepared by tlie WOMEN'S MEDICAL INSTITUTE OK BUFFALO, N. v., and is their favorite pre scription for ladies who are suffering from any weakness or complaints common to the sex. It is sold by druggists at $1 bott'.e. Ladies can obtain advice FREE. Send stamp for names of those who been CURED. cFOR THE PERMANENT CURE OF I CONSTIPATION. I E o No other disease lit mo prevalent in thla oou.i- ■ try Constipation, and no remedy has ever ® equalled the celebrated Kidney-Wort mm a c E cure. Whatever the oauac, however o betlnate % ® the caae, this remedy will overcome it. v. 40 OIL BTFT THIS distressing com- • I ® ® ■■■ a plaint la very apt to be £ complicated with constipation. 1 strengthens the weakened parts and quickly m S cures all kinds of Piles even when physicians £ r • a:ul medicines have before foiled. ~ S tTIf you have either of these troubles v * PRICK >l7l USE PDruggists «ell * A CARD. To all those who are suffering from the er rors and indiscretions of youth, nervous ' weakness, early decay, loss of manhood, 4c.,- I will send a recipe that will cure you, FREE |OF CHARGE. This great remedy was dis covered by a missionary in South* America. Send a self-addressed envelope to the RKV. JOSEPH T. INMAN, Station, D, New York City : _ ly> NOTICE is hereby given, that application will be made to tho Legislature at its next session for the pass age of a law entitled, "An Act in relation to the publication of borough and township ac counts. within the county of Butler." The ob ' J act of said law is to remove all doubts as to the construction of the present law in regard to the publication of said accounts and to define said law more explicitly. B. McKEE. d2O-4t. BOOTS AND SHOES MADE TO ORDER JOHN BICKEL'S. French and American Kip boots mode to order on short notice, also Flue wear lor Ladies, G ntlemen and Children. Repairing also done on tbort notice. D. L. CLESLAND,;" WATCHMAKER & JEWELER, §outh Main St., Butler, Pa, Keeps Constantly on Hand a Full Stock of Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, ! -SFECTACLEH ANI) 1 SILVERWARE, > j At the Lowest Cash Prices. Fine H'nlfli Itcpnlrlnic a Npcc- I Inliy. 1 I O It s I I.L. > Twenty live acres ol land In the borough ol , Pi ospect. House and barn erected thereon, also ifo. il orchard of young trees, good spring and ' well thereon. For particulars. Inquire ol . G. D. HARVEY, , jlO, Into, Butler, Fa. | RUPTUREJjPILES Cured on contract. Safe ami certain • method. Little or no pain. Without i cutting or tyinrr. Kent care anil board for patients, s.l to $# per week, for circular«and oilier information ad -8 I tire nit, 23r. H. I*rm.lltxior, o 822 French Street, Erie, I'a. I in tho C'ITIZIN. THE GRE.4TFM' LIVING Authors, such as Proi. Max Muller, Kt. Hon. W. E. Gladstone, .las. A. Froude. ProL Huxley, K. A. Proctor. Edw. A Freeman. Prof. Tvndall, l)r. W. B. Carpenter. Frances l'ower Cobbe, Prof Goldwin Smith. 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Our customer* have the advantage of our many years' ex|>erienoe in breeding and im porting large collections, opportunity of com 'paring different breeds, low prioes, because of ' extent of business and low rates of transporta tion. Catalogues free. Correspondence solicit ed. POWELL BROTHERS, Springboro, Crawford Co«nty, Pa. jal7,3m LOST. The suliscriber lost from his farm in Wash ington, tp. Butler county, in I October last, a dark red heifer, a little mixed with brindle, star on the forehead and wide in the horns, in very good order and about two years old. I purchased the heifer at the vendueofMr. Sam uel Smith, Kwi, of said Washington twp., and she was stolen or broke Irom my _ said farm shortly afterwards. I will give s lit era! • reward to any person givtug me inlorraation ol her alive, or s".!'> for information of her if kill ed or stolen. The last I heard ofherwnsal Hamilton's barn, formerly bnrn of said Sumuel Smith. Hl'Gll Fairview Borough, Butler Co., 11. , Dec. 30, IW2. _ T low iq pri»* ra*i Unnl ref *^ ■r«kl*7. UrrfUM | uaitb bt.. ffc-
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