BUTLER CITIZEN
JOHN H. & W. C. NEGLEY, PROP'RS,
Entered at the Postoffice at Butler as
second-clcsss matter.
-WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 'B3.
Mo. WILLIAM H. WALTERS has been
appointed postmaster at Mars office,
this county _
TNE House at Harrisburg has pass
ed a bill prohibiting political asses?-
ments, and tbe State Senate is likely
to concur. Voluntary contributions
will, however, not be declined.
JOHN BROWN, was the name of
Queen Victoria's venerable personal
attendant, and he is now dead.
Whether his soul will "go marching
on," as is that of our John Brown, is
very doubtftil.
DUKES was given twenty-four hours
to leave Uniontown, by tbe indignant
citizens of that place, to which be had
returned. He left before that time
had expired. He was forced to resign
his seat in the Legislature, and the
same is declared vacant.
EX-GOVERNOR JOHN L. CARROLL, a
great grandson of "Charles Carroll, of
Carrollton," Md., a signer of tbe De
claration of Independence, and a then
wealthy slave holder, was recently on
a jury in Ellicott City, Maryland, on
which were three colored men.
THE Clarion county jury commis
sioners were somewhat surprised when
they discovered they had drawn a
woman's name for juryman for the
coming April term. If a few more
women were drawn the juries would
perhaps give better satisfaction.
MR. CLARK WILSON, wiih a portion
of his family, have removed back to
his house on the hill in Parker City.
He formerly published the Oilman's
Journal there, during tbe palmy day 3
of Parker. He then publtahod a pa
per here for a short time and from here
removed to Smetbport, McKean coun
ty, Pa., where he and family are still
publishing the McKean Democrat.
Miss. JEAN WALLACE, of Pittsburgh,
sang several pieces at the concert given
by the Germania Orchestra, in the
Court House last Thursday evening.
Her singing was very favorably re.
ceived and highly appreciated by the
large audience present. With a fine
voice and a very graceful and natural
manner she would likely be a favorite
anywhere. "We understand an effort
will be made to have her return to
Butler at some future time.
MR. DAVID BOYLE, formerly of this
county, but now living near Rochelle,
Illinois, met with a serious loss by fire
on the 11th ult. His barn, twelve
valuable horses, six choice milk cows,
seven calves, 1,000 bushels of oats, 300
bushels of corn, 14 tons of hay and
other valuable property, were all con
sumed. Mr. Boyle has become one of
Illinois' extensive and successful farm
ers and we, with his many friends here,
regret to learn of his above loss. He
is a son-in-law of tbe late Judge Mar
shall, of Adams township, this county,
deceased. _
H. H. GOUCHER, ESQ., has removed
to Warren, Warren county, Pa., for
the purpose of practicing his profes
sion of the Law. Mr. Goucher came
to this place from Venango county,
about ten years ago and had succeeded
in building up a very good practice
here as an attorney. He was regard
ed as an honest and honorable man in
his profession, and his leaving us, we
believe, is mainly in the hope of secur
ing better health, which was not good
much of the time while here. We can
commend him to a favorable reception
among the people of his new home.
MR. HENRY FLICK, of Middlesex
township, this county, has our thanks
lor a copy of ''The Butler Democrat,"
sent us, of date of January 3, 1844, con
taining tbe "Trial of Samuel Mobawk"
for the murder of the family of James
Wigton. This account in the Demo
crat of the trial is much fuller than
that contained in the copy of the
Herald sent us by the friend we men
tioned last week. It contains the
charge to the Jury in the case by Judge
Bredin, which the Herald copy did not.
The Democrat was then published by
Dr. George W. Gettys, and we have
no doubt if some of the following is
sues of it, or of the Herald, in the fol
lowing months of February, March or
April, 1844, could be found, the article
we are in search of, from the pen of
Rev. Bassler, on Mohawk's case, will
also be found. If Mr. Flick or any
citizen of the county can lay their
hands upon such issue of the Democrat
or Herald we will be greatly obliged.
Those two papers were the only ones
published in this place at that time,
spring of 1844.
Electing Post Masters.
From a copy of the Herald, of this
place, of date of February lit, 1845,
we find there was an election held
for the Post Office here. The
notice published sets forth "that
the fairest mode of selecting a
suitable person for Postmaster for
the borough of Butler, would be an
election." A preliminary meeting
was held and a Judge, Inspector and
Clerk appointed to hold tbe election,
which came off at the Court House, on
the 14th day of March, 184f>, between
tbe hours of 2 and 6 o'clock, p. M.
David A. Agncw,Eeq , having receiv
ed a majority of votes was in conse
quence duly recommended for the ap
pointment. We reproduce this as bear
ing on the present contest for the post
office here, for which an election is
a<iked and expected.
Free Railroad Passes.
There is a bill before the Legisla
ture to prohibit Railroad companies
from granting free passes to members
of the Legislature, State officials,
J udg< sof Courts, etc. It is t otitic d
' An act to enforce tbe 3d and Bth ar.
tides of tbe Constitution, relative to 1
the issue of Free Passes," and is in. j
tended to carry out tbe provisions of
that instrument, which have been eith
er evaded or disregarded up to the
present time. Tbe purpose and inju
rious effects of these free passes is well
known, and all gjod people of the
State would like to see the Constitu
tion obeyed in that matter. As we
stated last week, the votes of our Sen
ator, Hon. John M. Greer, upon this
bill are all upon the wrong side. We
regret to see this, but the record shows
that his votes are all upon the side of
the ring, as led by Cooper in his oppo
sition to the bill. Senators, it is said
are specially favored with these passes,
they being granted to them not only
far their own use but made to embrace
their friends and families. From the
amount of traveling done npon them
it can easily be seen how much a Sen
ator would save a year, while other
jitizens have to pay their way upon
railroads. The plan of those now op
posing the bill in the Legislature is to
burden it down with obnoxious amend"
ments, so as to render it useless, and
we find Mr. Greer voting for such
amendments. The same practice was
pursued two years ago to kill the pro
posed Constitutional Prohibitory
Amendment, and will 'doubtless be
tried again on that bill at this session;
but in this day, with all the means the
people now have of knowing tbe acts
and votes of their representatives in
the Legislature, it will be impossible
to deceive them, or give votes contrary
to good government and morals with
out their condemnation.
NEW YORK PROHIBITS FREE PASSES.
ALBANY, N. Y. f March 30.
Tbe Assembly Railroad Committee
agreed unanimously to report favora
bly the anti-Free Pass bill. It applies
only to granting passes to Supreme
Court Judges, State officials and mem
bers and employes of the Legislature.
Giving such passes by a railroad com
pany is made a misdemeanor.
The Star Route Trials.
On the first page of the CITIZEN this
week will be found the testimony and
affidavit of one of the Government wit
nesses in the notorious Star Route
cases that are dragging their slow
length along at Washington city. This
affidavit will give our readers some idea
of the nature of the cases. They are
connected with the management of the
Post Office Department under the Ad
ministration of President Hayes. One
Brady was the Assistant Postmagter
General, and Stephen W. Dorsey was
a Senator of the United States from
Arkansas. These two are now the
principal defendants in the cases, called
"Star Route," because they were pre
ferred routes, in the far West, that the
pay of the contractors for carrying the
mails upon was largely increased.
Brady and Dorsey conspired to cheat
tho Government by having this large
increase of pay made and in which
they shared with the contractors in the
profits arising from tbe increased pay
to the contractors. Hence the suits to
punish them. The grossest corruption
has been shown by these men, but the
cases, if prosecuted as they should have
been, might have been ended long ago.
It is now near two years since tbey
were commenced.
Supreme Court Checked.
By tbe following action of tbe House
at Harrisburg, last week, it will be
seen that there is a prospect of hav
ing the Supreme Court of this State
restrained from such arbitrary action
as it took some year ago. It will be
remembered that this and nearly all of
the counties of4he State were by aa
order of the Judges of the Supreme
Court required to go to Philadelphia
for a hearing of cases appealed to that
final tribunal. The bill below re
ferred to will, if passed, fix the Su
preme Court districts, and tbe counties
comprising the same, in such a man
ner as to be beyond the power of its
Judges to change, alter or amend the
same:
THE BILL REPEALING THE ACT OF 1876
PASSES THE HOUSE.
IIARRISBUBO, March 20.—The after
noou session of the House was occu
pied with the dissussion of House bill
repealing the act of 187 C, which al
lows tbe Supreme court to fix judicial
districts. The bill also prescribes new
districts for tbe future. It was urged
by Mr. Sponsler, of Perry, and oppos
ed by Bullitt, of Philadelphia. Final
ly it was so amended as to require a
session of twenty-five weeks in
Philadelphia, five in Harrisburg and
ten in Pittsburgh, and passed third
reading by 121 yeas. The districts
assigned as follows:
Easter.i District —Berks, Bradford,
Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Delaware.
Erie, Huntingdon, Lehigh, Luzerne,
Lackawanna, McKean, Monroe, Mont
gomcry, Northampton, Philadelphia,
Pike, Schuylkill, Susquehanna, Tioga,
Wayne, Warren, Wyoming, Lycom
ing, Columbia, Sullivan, Clinton,
Clearfield, Bedford, Lancaster, Craw
ford, Klk, Cameron and Montour coun
ties.
Middle District —Adams, Blair,
Centre, Cumberland, Dauphin, Frank
lin, Fulton, Juniata, Lebanon, Mif
flin, Northumberland, Perry, Potter,
Snyder, I'uion and York counties.
Western District —Allegheny, Arm
strong, Beaver, Butler, Cambria, Clar
ion. Fayette, Forest, Greene, Indiana,
Jefferson, Lawrence, Mercer, Somerset,
Venango, Washington and Westmore
land counties.
—All heavy winter goods at greatly
reduced prices at
L. STEIN k SON'S, I
NEAR FORTY YEARS A(iO. 1
TRIAL OF THE INDIAN
Samuel Mohawk.
Having occasion recently to need a
paper connected with th-> CUM' « »t the
Indian Mohawk, who killed the family
of Mr. James Wigton, iu Slippery
rock twp., this county, .Inly 1, 1843,
and having made a public request for a
copy of an old Butler pnper containing
an account of the case, a friend sent us
a copy of the Democratic Herald of
December 20, 1843. This copy, al- j
though much dilapidated and torn, \
contains the trial of Mohawk. W bile ,
it is not just the paper we desire to i
have, yet it is of great interest, the I
more so as there appears to have been no
file kept at that time by the publishers
of the Herald of their paper. The ;
paper that is really desired is one that j
contains an article written and publish- I
t*d by the late Rev. G. Bassler, on the
conversion of said ludian to Christiani
ty, through Mr. Bassler's influence
and work with him while he lay in
the jail here, and published at or
about the time of his execution. Of
this event, or act in the case, strange
as it may appear, there i 3 no record of
it to be found about our Court House
at present. But the execution and
burial of Mohawk must haye been in
the spring of 1844, probably in the
month of either March, April or May.
So if any person in the county has
kept, or knows of a copy of a Butler
paper, containing said article of Rev.
Bassler, published about that time,
spring of 1844, we will be greatly
obliged to them for the loan or use of it
for a short time.
From the account of the trial, found
in the paper sent us, we find the- fol
lowing facts:
From the testimony of Col. Jacob
Brinker, given on the trial, it appears
Mohawk was at his public house in
Butler on the 29th day of June, 1843.
Col. Brinker kept the house in the
south end of Butler, now kept bv Mr.
Geo. VV. Campbell. From his testi
mony it seems Mohawk came there
sick, evidently made so by strong
driuk. He was about Butler it set-ius
for some days, and left in the stage
going northward in the evening. Col.
Brinker was of tbe opinion that he
was crazy from strong driuk.
From the testimony of Mr. John
Sill, who then kept tbe well known
and far-famed STONE HOUSE, twelve
miles northward from Butler, on the
old Mrrcer pike, and yet standing,
it appears that Mohawk reached there
with others in the stage, on the last
night of June 1843, about 11 o'clock.
It seems, for some cause or other, the
stage went off and left him at the
Stone House. Mohawk seems to have
been much displeased at tha stage leav
ing him there. Sill bad a good deal of
trouble with him during the part of
the night he was at his house, but
Gually got him out of the house and
saw him run up the Franklin road.
This was the last seen of him until
after the murder of the Wigton family
the next morning.
James Wigton lived up above,
about a mile and a half, on the Slip
peryrock creek, a short distance south
of the old Kiester place, where we be
lieve Mr. Paul Kiester now lives. On
the morning of the Ist of July, 1843,
he arose early iu the morning to go to
his father's, about two miles di^tan f ( to
borrow a horso to plow his corn. He
states in his testimony that he left hid
family, a wife and five children, all in
bed and sleeping. He got back about
!* o'clufk to find his family all dead.
Mohawk had there—bow he
came, what al! be said on (Jjd and
what ail took place in that family on
th.lt morning, no one was living to
tel), and never has or will be fully
known. But surroundings, and the
marks in the house, aijd the cuts and
wounds upon Mrs. Wigton showed
she had struggled bard and bravely for
tbe life of her family and h<r own. A
stone, clotted with blood and hair, was
feund near, which showed the instru
ment of death the savngo had used,
The heads of the children were all
struck and crushed, it was supposed
with that stone, as they lay dead in
the beds tfopy \yero found in. Mrs.
Wigton's name w&3 tlqxgaret and
aged 34 years; Alniira, the oldest chiia,
was about 8 years of age; Peniuah
Jiaucy about 7 years; Perry about 5
years; Amsn(Ja about 3 years, and the
youngest, John Wallace, about 10
montha old.
Mohawk was captured during the day
in the upper story of the Kiester houso,
into which he fled when pursued.
There was quite a difficulty in secur
ing hi iu. Tbe whole neighborhood,
having heard the terri.bjp turned
out and the excitement was grej»t.
When secured he was taken to his
victims and did not deny, but said
"white women saucy." He was
brought to Butler and lodged in jail.
We will here have to pass over
that took place between then and the
trial, tbe principal occurrence being the
coming to Butler of a large body of cit
izens of the upper end of the county to
see that Mohawk was either safely
confined or else to take him out of
prison and bang him. Rumors had
prevailed that the jail was unsafe for
his keeping. The nien coming to see
after this were heajded by tbe late Capt.
Samuel louden. They were f,»at (
however, up at the tavern bouse thcij
kept by Mr. Jacob Sieppy, about a
mile north of town and the a&mo place
now owned by Mr. John Berg.
Speeches were made to them by the then
J udgo of our CourU, the Hon. John
Bredin, Samuel A. Gilmore, K*q., and
perhaps other prominent citizens, all
to the effect that Mohawk should be
safely and securely confined, be tried
according to law and punished. This
had the effect of quieting the people
and they returned to their homes.
A bill of indictment, or rather six
biils, were found agaippt Mohawk at Sep
tember Sesions, 184:j, for tbe murder of
his six victims. John Murriu, Esq ,
dee'd, was foreman of the Grand Jury,
and tbe late Dunlap McLaughlin,
Ksq., was the District Attorney, tbe
office then beiug known as Deputy
Attorney General, Jacob Mechling, Jr.,
was Clerk of Courts, and James Gil
more Campbell, Ksq., yet living, being
the Sheriff of the county.
The trial came on at the following
December Sessions, 1843, and com
mcwued J)ep. J3. Mohawk was de
fended by the iat** Geotgo W. Smith,
Ksq., of this place, and ST. P. ffetter
man, Ksq., deceased, of Beaver, Pa.,
C. C. Sullivan, Esq., deceased, and K.
McJunkin, Ksq.. uow President Judge,
assisted tbe prosecuting attorney for
the Commonwealth. The Hon. John,
Bred in was tho Judge at the trial, and
Hons. .Tames Bovard and John 1' fTy,
the Associate Judges, all decra ed.
The jury t! at sat in t )<• case was
1 composed of some o the leading eiti
' zens of the county, as follows: .John !
IlranduQ, Isaac Buyer, |
Bar .hurt, Robert K. llays, J.>hn
O'.iver, It ibtrt Hay, Bobert Lenimon, 1
i Samuel Marshall, G< orge A. Kirkp.ii
rick, Join(J.lleUnd. Cunning
• bam ami .Mm Dull, all of whom, as
. far as we know, are d?ad < xeept
Isaac Bover, of Banc-aster twp., and
Bobert Hay, who we understand is ,
living in Allegheny city.
Mohawk was convicted, and on
January IT, 1H44, sentenced to be j
I hung As the Governor has the fix-1
' iu<* <>f tin- date of executions, and as
we have Ix-en unable to iiml that date,
it cannot be exactly stated here, but
was likely within thr« e menths after
j the sentence, January IT, 1844. He
was buried in the then woods. North
; Ka.-t of Butler, at a point nearly be-
I tween the present residence of Mr.
John Haugherty and the Orphans'
Home building. He was of the
Seneca tribe of Indians and came from
Catniviugi s county, New York.
We l.ave been led t«> give the
above, of this once terrible and excit
ing massacre, believing it would be of
interest to many at the present di v in
our county. The tacts are m xinlv from
the paper pent us by the friend alluded
to above, at;d as we are endeavoring
to obtain another paper connected
with this Indian case we may have
something to add soon again.
ALL newspaper men regret to learn
of the trouble that has come to the
paper making firm of C. P. Maikle &
Company, of Westmoreland county.
It was an extensive and flourishing es.
tablishment, built up mainly by the in.
dustry for years of the late General
Cyrus P. Markle, deceased, and now
nearly ruined by the drunkenness and
profligacy of one of his sons.
CORRESPONDENCE.
Jacksville.
John Gardner of Six >a station was
in town last week.
J. W. Abernethy, M. P., has con
cluded to stay with us.
Mips Ida Covvden intends teaching
s the Woll Creek school, and Miss Kel
: ly the school iu towu.
Miss Mattie Shields, of Portersville,
i is visiting Miss El!a Shields.
■ We understand that Win. Hogue
has bought the MeXees farm ef 140
1 apres for the consideration of about
; *8,500.
! A number of our boys took in Jhp
r the variety at Hardscrabble and pro
. nounce it a failure.
Bev. Beed of Plain Grove Presby
[ terian congregation will preach in the
town hall on the night of the Ith
[ inst.
Qpr tOH'n girls, Lizzie Pizor, Emma
Abernethy, Miss Cooper and Miss
W imer are attending school at Grove
City.
The young man of our neighbor
hood who has been talking for the last
year of going West has given up the
idea and says the prospects are far bet
ter in the North and thither will I go.
REX.
Kor tfco Citizen.
MESSRS. EDITORS :—ln looking
over the last issue of the Mil
lerstown Herald, we notice some
remarks concerning the County Com
missioners being rebuked by his Honor
judge for being too strict in
the paying of Jurymen, {n the first
place the writer stated what was not
true. The Commissioners were never
ordered nor taken into the Court on any
less of thp kind. The whole mat
ter was just this : The Jurors attend
ing the March term of the Court were
discharged on Friday at 11 o'clock, A.
M., acd by a written order of Court,
all living 8 miles from the county seat,
were to be paid for gi.r days and
mileage at six cents circular, to be
paid by the ordinary route travel
ed from their houses. There
were two of the jurymen who lived in
Merger tg., J Relieve, who could go near
ly home by rail, matting [fop distance
in about 40 miles, while by tlie ordi
nary route traveled the distance is
about 22 miles The Commissioners
refused to pay the 63 two by rail and
paid them the same as the other jurors
WPFP pa'd, by the road generally trav
eled. They were not satisfied, and I
believe, asked his Honor, Judge Mc-
Junkin, if they ought not to be paid
the long route, 40 miles, and he said
something about the Commissioners
1 tbinkidj, o? mistaking that jurors had
no wings to fiy straigl+i, fcenje. So all
may see that the coirespondent qi
Herald is just a little off the belt in
big yersiou of the affair; and further,
1 we thinfe no j'yrur had any right to
1 to oplaiu when he got piMd f°F * fy"
• w< * k of six days and was discharged
1 uo t'/'itjai/ at If, o'clock, A. JI.
A? eyer yours,
Hourly.
Funeral of the Late Postmaster
General Howe.
SJ;I,W AUK.EE, March 29. —The train
bearing jihp plains of the honored
dead, Judge ifow.e, arrtyeif the
Chicago & North western depot ct :>:&Q
q'vlQejt this morning. Attached to
the train were tv»-o Wagner sleepers
occupied by the funeral party. A
committee from .the Brown Cownty
Bar Association received the body
which, on being placed in the hearse
and escorted by the committee, vas
taken to the Howe residence on Main
street. At 10:.10 o'clock the bells in
the city began to ring out sixty-seven
strokes, the age of tho deceased, and
the casket was borne from the house to
t)jc hearse iu waiting and conveyed to
the | f r e §hytf;rig,?) church. Before 2
o'clock, the hour set iqi th.o fityjiqff
of the funeral exercises, the .church
was packed to the doors, while several
hundred persons unable to gain admis
sion stood iu tjfU utreets until the con
clusion of the seryipes. The flora', tri
butes were profuse and ipagniGccnf
the principal pieces those used
at the service iu Kenosha, yesterday.
The funeral services were began at
about 2 o'clock with the chant, "Abide
with me," by the Presbyterian choir,
ftey. L- White, pastor of the church,
ottered a bi'Uff prayef, \y|)ich was fol
lowed by solo, "fearer -Vjty uot} po
Thee," by Mrs. L. I). Kimball, sung
to the air of 'llobin Adair," a favor
te sqng of Mr. 1/owo's.
A Woman Executed.
WINDSOR. t., March 30. —Mrs. I
Meaker, who was executed this after
noon, slept soundly last nijh:, aud af
ter breakfasting, in accordan e with a
request made yesterday to see th"
gallows, she was led out this murnii g
to examine it. She carefully scrutin
ized every part of the structure, a -
cended the steps of the scaffold a'oic
with a firm tretd end without emotion,
ami inquired of the SheritF if she would
be requi.ed io climb the fatal stairs un
assisted at the final moment. The
drop and mode of its working w re j
looked into with an air of morbid curi
osity, »»ul eying the trap she asked,
"Is that the place ?" After returning
to her quarters she was visited by tie
cb»t>!iitu and manifested a most stolid
indifference, but later on was visited
by Sheriff A tiierton. She inquir *d af
ter her husband and daughter, and thin
with much agitation said : "Tell them
lamto be murd- 'ed t<>-dav. lam on
innocent woman." She alluded to htr
son's cunfe.-Mou as a be, aud said he
had brought her to the gallows. \\ hen
Ath rton r «se to leave she began to
! trv, and kissed his right hand twice,
and seui!i'i_' her love to the foiks a'
home she cried, "(Jood-bjc, good-bye,''
as he left.
A WOMAN' OK NERVE.
Mrs. Meaker ate a hearty dinner.
HersonAlmon was left in his cell.
Mrs. Meaker's arms were pinioned Be
fore nhe left her cell, the procession
then moved to the gallowSj where she
was seated in a ehair and evidently
did not like the crowd. After prayer
by the chaplain, the sherill' handed her
a paper with these words:
E.MKI.IXK M I:AK KK —IF you have anything
to say why the execution of the sentence
should not take plae.e you have now nn oppor
tunity.
This was done on account of her
deafness. She was calm and pale, and
sat with closed eyes. "Goed-bye, Mr
Hull, I have nothing more to say, on
ly I forgive you for hanging me."
Her legs were then tied, she standing
all the time. She showed no sigus of
trembling, no fear, and said ' May God
forgive you all." The drop fell at 1:30.
After hanging 30 minutes the body
was taken down. She died with
scarcely a struggle. She was buried
in the prison cemetery this afternoon.
HISTORY OF THE CRIME.
Mrs. Meaker was a woman of vio
lent passions, and when Alice Meaker,
a weak girl, niece of her husband, was
brought from the poorhouse, she vent
eJ her spite on the child, punishing
her terribly, and finally urging her son
Almon to aid her to hide the child in
the mountains to starve. Altnon re
fused, but after weeks of urging bought
ten cents worth of strychnine and se
cured a horse and wagon. The girl
w«"s carrJed out of the house, forced to
take the poison, and died in terrible
agony before the vehicle reached a
swamp near the hills. The body was
thrown into the mud and grass and
stamped out of sight by Almon. These
afe the facts as given by the son in his
cqn cssion on which bis mother was
cpn/icted. The Legislature interfered
in Almon's behalf after the Governor
refused todoso.and commuted his sen
tence to imprisonment for life. The
Meakers were small farmers, the hus
band and wife lining on yory bad
terms with each other, and changing
their residence frequently on account
of Mrs. Meaker's quarrels with her
neighbor?.
IVkirkle Arrested— Near $30,060
ftocov tired.
CINCINNATI, March 30. —C. C. Mar
kle the absconding paper maker, of
Pittsburgh, was arrested to-day and
$28,000 recovered cf the amount he
had taken from Pittsburgh a few days
ago. His brother-in-law, J. W.
Overholt, who has been in his com*
pany at Chicago and St. Louis, came
with him here on Thursday, both reg
istering at the lJurnet House under the
name of Overholt, whose object had
been to ftspertajn if Markle, who hai]
been
ON A 810 SPREE
ever since leaving Pittsburgh, had any
large sum still with him, was satisfied
yesterday and telegraphed Detective
O'Mara, of Pittsburgh, to come on here
and also Mr. Lippincott, the assignee.
They both arrived to-day, O'Mara hav
ing telegraphed Detective Wappen
stein meanwhile. This morning Lip
pincott saw Marble and persuaded him
to give up $1,509, w}iich the latter
persisted was all he had left. The de
tectives were then called in and took
hiR) to the office of the Chief of Police.
On the way Markle, who supposed he
was being arrested on a charge of de-:
fraudingr his creditors, tried to bribe the
officers to let him go, thus inadvertent
ly disclosing the fact that he still had
plenty of money left. On searching
him, SIB,OOO were found in his pockets,
and SIO,OOO more secreted in his boots.
JRYIFFO TO STRAIGHTEN IJI*.
yo cVrge was placed him
and he was allowed to return to his
hotel, a strict guard, howevep, being
Jcept over him to keep him frotu drink
ing jpof-'o, or $t {east so little thst he
may be sober }>y mornipg. |lis wife
has beep telegraphed fop and wijl be
herp in the paorning and expepts fcQ
taus him jjopje, a poijrse which hu ex
i presses a wiliiugue*y io pursue. L'P*
pincott, having received $29,500 of
the money procured a draft for the
amount aud returned to Pittsburgh this
afternoon, accompanied by Mr. Over
holt. Markle.seeins to be returning to
Lis .right ailnd, »i:d unless he should
elude bis watchers amjl again go oil' 05
a debauch, will probably be in Pfyto
bijrgh in 24 hours, clothed in his right
fPi.n/l
MtltlUll)!
PITIVIS—MATTII JAVS-On March i'2d, lsttf,
by the Rev. Jainfis ('(afk, Mr. Win- N.
Purvis, of Valencia, 1! 11 tier tiounty, ai, ( i
Miss Irene J, Matthews, of Whitestowa,
1 Sutler county, Pa.
M< CLYMONDS KENNEDY—On March
29, ISS3, by the Kev. James A. ('lark, Mr.
Ira McClymondsand Miss Maggie J. Ken
nedy, both of Portersville. Butler county,
Pa.
BI.LL- TiODnS—lll Douglas county, Kan
sas, 011 iHe'l.4t of Harcli, by tlie Hev.
I). Dodds, Mr. Jaefcsrtn IJeljunij Miss M. t
tie, daughter of James G. Wife Und wife,
formerly of Mt. Chestnut, this county.
DKATON.
GARVIN In Pcnu tvp.,
March 2ti, ls v .'?, Mrs. Hvliecea Garvin, wife
of Mr. J. Wilson Garvin, aged about :i."i
years.
MECHf.ING- At his residence in Washing
ton twp., this county, on March !l, ISS3, Mr.
Perry Mechliug, aged 37 years.
WONDEIM.Y—Near liutler on Manh '2!»,
'S-.53 Mr. Christian Wonderly, aged !»1 years
Lu<l ii ti.onu. f.
lie was born iu Cumberland > omuy, ii i.>
Htaite, September I{!t, 17!' l, but Oti TO years has
)>ecn a resident of this county.
BEtoiANRMO'f
FOR. PAIN.
CURES
Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Sciatica,
Lumbago. Backache. Headache. Toothacho.
Sort- Tliroa!. Knrllinsf. Sprain*, ItruUrs,
Burr.o. *»<•»• l«l». Fro*l Hi to*.
AM) ALL OlilKK IHIMLY PAIRS ASU ACHES.
Sold b) Druggists ai; i lH;aler# tverrwhere. Fifty Cent* a bottle.
Direction* io 11 Language*.
THE CHAKI.ES A. TOCKLERCO.
—uiTTr - to A. VOOELKa * CO.) Baltimore, Mil.. C.B. A.
c 4 4 Fur Neuralgia iu the limbs, stomach, w
. hack, breast, tide, shoulder-blades, qr j?
® anywhere else, take PERUX A. ij
£ "For < ramp of the Stomacn, Colie,
•3 lmiousne-s, l>i;trrhfPa. or Vomiting, take ®
eiFCOMBMSnHi W
p 44 F«»r Cough. Asthma, Night Sweats, o
. Shortness <»F ltreath. take PKIU NA."
2 44 For Clironie Nasal Catarrh, liron-
5 chitis and Sore Throat take PERL" N A." „
4 4 PFRt v A is t lie purest, most prompt,
" and etrtilent nitdlclne known t«» man.*' •
w •' PEHFXA is the best apfietizer, purest §
be tonie, finest of the Uwly and -•
g •• if yow can't sleep, if >on are weak. or r~
2 worried mentally, take I'EKfXA." HM<i
* 4 Hut remember the most important <»f W
£3 all is that Ptnt N A will eure Chronic N a 'O
d sal Catarrh, Krlght's ami l)i:i
-->. betes of the Kidneys. * * ■■■BTfSRRI'lQflHi o
£3 If your druggist isout of our pair till lets »
on the ••Illaor Life," or if you are Libor
5 ing under a disease not mentioned in it or
o in these advertiseiuents, address the pro- a
02 prietors, s. P.. lLirtinau A Co., Osborn, O. o
For Constipation and Piles, take
ini
o The SUREST CURE for o
.1 KiPMiEY agSEASEG. I
Does a lame back: or disordered urine indi
® cato that you arc a victim. ? TIL2N DO NCT
C HESITATE; U3C Kidney-Wort ut once, (drug-
r?Uia recommend it) and it will speedily over- u
K come the disease and restore healthy action. «£
G I rf ■ rjc For complainta peculiar >
JZ l«uU. vOb to your BCX, such as pa.i:i
And wcak.ne«3cs, Kidney - Wort
aj it v/ill act promptly and safely. J
Either Sex. Incontinen«e, retention ofuriue, ®
2 brisk dust or rory deposits, and dull dragfrir.p c
O pains, all speedily yirld to its curative power. 32
* BOLD Ei* ALT. DHUQGIBTB. Trice 11. *
lACOIDENTSi
; HAPPEI
EVERY DAY in the Year.
FERRY
DAVIS'S
PAIN ; iUAI * n s
' 11J 4 : cr.ATciiE?,
KILLER ( -NTrsia.N-s,
I I.I.INI;S
IS THE SCAU*.
GREAT RE3 '
DISLOCATIONS, I
REMEDY FELON.*,
foh
DRUGGISTS KEEP IT
EVERYWHERE.
Tlio Bad Dmi WorllilehS
arc never imitated or counterfeited.
This especially true of a family med
icine, and it is positive proof that the
remedy imitated is of tha
value. As soon as it had been tested
and proved by the whole world that
ilop iiitters was the purest, best and
most valuable family on earth, many
imitations have sprung up aud began
to steal the notices in which the press
and pcoi-bof the country had express
ed the merits of 11. 13 , anil in every
way trying to induce suffering invalids
to use their stuff instead, expecting to
make money on the credit and good
name of 11. b. Many others started
nostrums put up in similar style to 11.
8., with various devised names in
which the word "Ilop" or llops were
used in a way to induced people to be
lieve they were the same as Hop Hit
lers. All such pretended remedies or
cures, on matter what their style or
name is, aLtl especially those with the
word ' Hop" or "Hops" in their name
or any way connected with them or
their name, are imitations or counter
feits. Beware of them. Touch none
of them. V T sc nothing but genuine
Hop Bitters, with a bunch or cluster
of green Hops on the white label.
Trust nothing else. Druggists aud
dealers are warned against dealing in
imitations or counterfeits.
FROM THE SOUTH.
A IVrfoel C'oiiihiiiJttioi; with
liv;> Satjciil
Wliy il Concerns You.
"There is no mistake about it," remarked
Dr. M. 1". Flowers, <>t Gallatin, Missouri,
"BK>T3o>»'cs CAI'CINK POHOI'sJ IM.AS
TEuS are pne of (he neatejt combinations
ever produced. They have tv>o kinds or ad
vantages oyer a|l others \ihieh v< ; may call tbi
minor and the major. First they aieclcau and
pleas''!;!, (o «jspj ni yer soiling Uu* hands nor the
liueu ol* ilia wean-I'. Beoouu, they ae» ijiiiok.y
and powerfully. I have tried the capcine
Plaster on myself for pneumonia, and on ray
patients for various diseases, such as Neuralgia,
Museul'ir Rheumatism, Lumbago, Kidney
trouble, etc., and in all such cases relief has
followed in from three to forty-eight hours."
I)r. Flower merely voices the written or oral
opinion of thousands in his profession. 15FN
SON'3 POROI'S PLASTIES are the perfect
external h)>p!it;.tioii. The ' einjiiy have the
word CA PCI NE cut in the ci.ntrc. 1 rice z:>
cents.
Seabury <Sc Johnson, Cheinists, New ork.
SELECT SCHOOL
(OJ =•
The iindi rs;uncil will open a »e|ecl S<hool iu
the l'ublic School Building after t!.e close ol
the Public Schools. Term will commence
MONDAY, MAY 21st, 1883,
AM) CONTINUE
EICiIIT WEEK'S.
Tlu: Course will embra c the common nnd
higher oiti-icu'v.
G.; if
Qlher tUbjfl'U ui;K 0c taught »prciul ar
rangement.
K. Mif i.KV,
apr4,Bt E- 3. H VS.M.ER.
MmbStSle? T
3 \ 198 LIBERTy ST. „ D
PITTSBURGH,
CARPETS! I! I ! I CARPETS!
SPRING STYLES NOW OPEN.
LARGEST SiiD HHfS SELECTION EVER SHOWN
BY ANY HOrSE IN BUTLER COUNTY.
'All Absolutely New Styles.
Full Lines of Body Brussels, Mosquettes, Tapestry Brussels, Supers, Extra
Supers, Ingrains, Cottage, Hemp, Itag, Mattings, Hugs, Oil Cloths, aud
every thing that is iu the Carpet Line, and all at the very lowest
prices. Please give me a call and examine my stock. No
trouble to show goods I also call attention to our large and
COMPLETE ASSORTMENT
Of Lace Curtains, in Carpet Room,
NEW STYLES, LOWEST PRISES.
And I also call attention to my large and complete stock of
Dry Goods, Notions, Trimmings, Etc.,
STOCK I ARGE. PRICES LOW. GOOD GOODS.
Please Call Examine.
A. TROUTMAN.
HITLER, PA.
BOOTS and SHOES
SPRING STYLES NOW OPENING AT THE
f POPULA R*l
BOOT IS SHOE HOUSE
OF
B. I HTM.
Largcsi mid Finos! Slylos and Loivost Prices ever shown bj
noy Blouse in XIII tier. AXI Fresh iioods
MADE TO MY SPECIAL ORDERS
ami warranted, Our matt > i< FAIR DEALING WITH EVERYBODY, goods just as we rep
. resent them, same price to all. Quick sales and small profits.
I THE LADIES
To look at my French Kid Turn Button Boots (Cur Kid. Mat Top Cur. Kid
Fox Boots.) Gondola, (St Goat, Pebble Goat.) Serge, (Goat Fox
Cloth top B >.<ts.) Pebble (irain, OLD LADIES' WIDE SHOES
ANI) SLIPPERS. Walking Shoes, Sandals, Opera Slippers,
Ladies' Button Boots from SI.OO and upwards. Ladies can
find iu this Stock any style and priced shoe they want.
I WilOT THE GHK7LEMEH
To step in and 10..k at my Calf Boots, Calf Bals, Button Shoes London toe and
tip, Veal Calf Shoes cloth tops, Congress Gaiters, Base Ball Shoes,
Oxford ties strap shoes, Plow Shoes, Brogans, Hob Nail
Shoes for miners, all of these are desirable goods
from the cheapest Brogan to the Finest
Hand Sewed Boot and Shoe.
I WAN T TKE BOYS ARID GIRLS
- To see our School Snoes, Fine Button Boots and Bals, Slippers, &c., all
t New aud Nice Styles very cheap. Infants' and childrens' Shoes
1 in endless variety, from 25 cents upwards,
t
1 The Largest Slock of T.eatlicr and Findings of any House iu
Xtutler. I.owcml I'iices. .
: Mew Goods Constantly Arriving.
KIIPiIIUXG. All kinds done at Reasonable Rates.
" COME AND SEE THIS STOCK BEFORE YOU BUY.
1 B. C. IBITSELTOIY, Butler, Pa.
; J). A. HECK,
! CARPETS, CLOTHING
! AND
i GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS.
)
.lITSTICF TO ALL.
ONE PRICE ONLY.
TERMS CASH.
DUFFY'S BLOCK. MAIN ST, BUTLER, PA.
G. B. BARRETT & CO.,
WHOLESALE JEWELERS,
PITTSBURGH, L* A.-
Have KP E7 1 ?BK to much larger and more commodious
® ™ ® A ™ rooms iu "ARBI JCKLE BUILDING,"
1 Nos. :!-!S 4i -24 a Liberty &t. v cor. Wood , A lan?e assortment and a 'fi,U
line of WATCHES, CLOCKS, .JEWELRY, S'ILYER and PLATE!)
WARE, LOOSE and MOUNTED DIAMONDS, Watch Material, <fco„ at
lowest New York Jobbing Prices. Wholesale exclusively.
r-C Ri i')onil>er tie change to 23* r.ud -MO I iberty St., (cor. Wood,) next door to ,!os. Ilorpe 4
(L'o.' rf WTloksale Storp. mar2l':;i.i.
EN. LEAKE, M. n.,
• Homeopathic Physician and Surgeon.
OfHce in t'uion Block, and residence in
Ferrcro h< ttie, Butler, Pa.
Oct. 2"),
FJ>ll NAIiF..
Ifoi's'- and lot in Northeast part of Butler fur
sale. NEW, Fl \ E ROOMS AND)
\VK|X LOCATE!;. j'rite lotr and terms !
ca-;v. Inquire' of
\V. I>. BRANDON, EStJ.,
1 Sutler Pa. I
AO IK E To i«:h i oks.
lii the matter of Ihe assignment ol Julia
Hoc-sin • nn<! L. B. llocssing lor the Item lit ol
Creditor.-,
Those indebted to the above estates will take i
notice that th.' accounts arc it' our h tnds for
eolhet:on. Prompt payment is positively re
ipiircd, or itn* <• dlcctiou ol ihe accounts \\ ill he
euloncii hy law
1. 15. KOESSINU .* J.K K.YRNS,
lor A. UOESSINO,
Mar-laf. Assignee
. Bickel & Gallagher,
(Successors to a A . Flak.)
Livery, Feed and Sale Stable.
FIUNT-C I.tSS lUOS,
I IUST-CI-ASS RAO,
i JIFFERSON SiTi. BUTLfR 'U
1' aprl,3ia
IVIIITF. RI'SSIIX OATS.
Pure llnssiai' oats for salo, seed &ot of John
I er-j St k»s rhMi. Thev rro t!-a *>. "JjL
l r't .r/ .v Co. usiit. bo. r l pen <'»rly ad o.u" u-«4-
I'uon .its and yield nearly dor.kl« Ton to twen
ty stalks grow from one g v ain. One and one
lialf bushel is plenty to tlie acre. Price $1 -00
jor bushel. Tor tale by Alonzo McCandlcsa,
I'ronpcct, I'a Ami onion* received and tilled at
j Miller Bros, or A. ft 11. lteibor's. tf
"THE BEST IS CHEAPEST."
ENGI\ES, TUDECUCDC SAW MILLS,
HcrsfPowprj I rlnLOnCnO fl PTei