BUTLER CITIZEN. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19,'84. New Advertisements. < linton Township Auditors' Report. Administrator's Notice—Estate of Adaline S. Tor c. Agents Wanted. i i.dia ia Normal School. Boots aud Shoes—B. C. Huselton. LOCAL AND GENERAL. —Robins and bluebirds. —Little onions are in the market. -Easter cards are of beautiful designs. Read A. Troutman & Son's new card. it hailed, rained and thundered, one day last week. —Put your trust in providence and your ad vertisements in the CITIZEN. Don't put your house plants outdoors too soon, or the frosts may nip them. —The weather prophets are now predicting that June will come in like a lamb. —The days and nights will soon be equal, and spring will commence next Friday. —A want of honses is felt in this place.—A dozen new tenant dwellings would soon be oc cupied. —Don't forget Stanford's lecture Friday eve niug—subject, "Walks in Rome." —Whenever the sense of the people is tested on the tariff question, free trade receives a quietus. —The ground hog's six weeks were up last Saturday, and now all nature is at liberty to rise and shine. There will be a local institute at the Pres byterian church in Sunbnry, on Friday of this .reek. Professors Murtland, Tinstman and JtusSell will be present. - We would call the attention of our readers 10 the advertisement of the Indiana State Nor mal Schcol which appears on another page. Western Pennsylvania now has a first-class in stitution at home, none better east or west. —The Mayor elect of Allegheny City—or at least a man "who firmly believes that he was elected mayor of that city at the late election was in town last week. He is a native of the lower part of this county and is the same man who some years ago engaged in the man ufacture of artificial honey in Allegheny. —The First Ward Ilose Co., of this town, have made some valuable improvements in their hose building. The doors of the building have been so arranged that they can be opened ut a moments notice by any member of the company, without the aid of a key, and the room has been furnished with a gas stove. A new time table went into effect on the P. & W. R. R-, Monday but, as usual, we get acopy of it. They never have an extra copy at the depot. We learn, however, that trains eoing south and west leave Butler at 5:40 and 11:30 a. m., and 2:2.5 and 6:44 p. in., and going north at 10:09 a. m. and 4:40 p. m. The wooden shed covering the lamp-black works at Sunset station wa» burned last Monday eyening, and the large iron tanks were stand ing bare next morning. The work of re build ing was begun immediately. The firm that owns these works make lamp-black from nat ural gas, but by a differont process than that used at Saxon Station. Tne gas is first run through benzine to make it heavier. —We neglected last week to call attention to lleineman's new card, regarding his wall paper, ceiling paper, decorations, window shades, etc. Few people have any idea of the extent of his stock of these goods—in the sec ond story of his building he has ten times the amount that can be seen in the store room — and it includes all the latest designs. Heine man is a progressive man. —The newspapers down the Shenange \al ley are hard to suit. One of tVem grumbles because a Butler counfV man married a nine teen-year old girl, and another just howls over the marriage of a sixty-eight-year old minister and his church organist, aged sweet twenty two, So long as the parties don't_ complain, better just let the procession move right along. ConnrausvUU Courier. —The through railroads lines between Chicago and New York charge 70 cents for carrying a barrel of flour between those two points and sl6 for a man, and yet their receipts from freight, according to the late report of the P. R. 11. Co.. are nearly four times their re ceipts from passengers. If railroad fares were lowered in this country, 2 cents a mile or even one cent, the companies might make more money from passengers. The managers hang to idea that the passenger travel is a fixed quantity, and in this they may be mistaken. —A Lodge of the Equitable Aitl Union was instituted in the I. O. of O. F. Hall, Butler, on last Saturday r. m., a large number of our citizens becoming members of same, but owing to the amount of business, &c., to transact, the maeting was continued until this, Wednes day evening, at which time all those persons who were unable to attend at first meeting will be invited and any others who wish to go in on the organizing basis and rates which is $2.50 The objects of the order are fraternal and bene ficiary (insurance). For any farther informa tion enquire of auy of the following officers of the order: 11. C. Ueineman, I. D. Jackson, J. IF. Murtland, J. W. Brown, Mrs. A. D. Fisher, Chas Bcbliuu, W. W. Blackmore, J. Q. Waters, Eli Croup, Wm. Haalett, Mrs. L. M. Murtland, I. J. MoCandlcss, Dr. Samuel Graham. —The annual report of the Pennsylvania railroad company, lately made public, is an elaborate, but comprehensive, document, and shows the vast operations of that gnat corpor ation for 1883. The traffic of the main line and branches between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh amounted to $32,147,813, and the total earnings of the company amounted to the startling sum of $105,653,532.07. The gross expenditures were $68,917,050.10. The revenue of this com pany is now one-third the revenue of the gen eral government, and it requires more care to manage the business than it does Uncle Saul's. The estimate for expenditures on account of capital for 1884, is $8,500,000, and President Roberts proposes to raise the needed money by "continuing the policy of giving the share h*l ders the option of converting a portion of their dividends into stock, and by the sale of securities of auxiliary lines and of additional amounts of the $10,000,000 of trust certificates." The company now operate the Pennsylyania Kailroad, the main line from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia and New York and branches— the Philadelphia AL Erie, the Philadelphia, Washington & Baltimore, the Northern Cen tral, the P. V. W.&C.. P. C.ASt. L.and several other lines with their branches. It is almost impossible for the reader to realize that one corporation, with its headquarters in Philadel phia, is doing such an enormous carrying bus iness. Over two millions of dollars of revenue per week is a vast sum indeed, and when a little thought is given to the care and general direction that are required to Leep the machin ery of this colossal system moving without friction or confusion, some faint idea of the magnitude of the business begins to dawn on (he mind. --Our carpet dealers are making a grand display and as this is the season for house cleaning and replacing old carpets with new one*, some remarks on carpet buying inav not be out of place. In the first place you should always buy a good carpet, a good In-- grain or Rrussels wears from two to four times' as long a poor one, and is therefore cheaper in . the jend. In the second place you should measure your room before going to the store,and then select a carpet the length of the pattern of which will divide into the length or width of yaur room an even number of times. The length of the pattern of a carpet is the distance from any part of one figure to the same part of a similar figure, in a straight line, the length of the carpet. Suppose, for instance, that you wanted to buy a good hrussels carpet, and that the width of your room, across the boards or at right angles to your fire place, allowing an 'inch at each end for a turn-down, was 11A teet cy 174 inches. Divide 171 by 4 and you have a oarpct, the pattern of which is or 14 inches long can be cut iuto lengths of 4 pat turns each, and will cover yoqr room with lit tle or no waste. But 44 iuehes is a large pat tern for a small room, and so dividing 174 by 5,6,7 or 8, we have ,54 4 -5, 29, 24 (5-7, and 21 0-8, and carpets whose patterns are of that length or a little longer will suit you, but smaller will not do unless they divide an even number of times into the length of the room, in this case 174. In cutting, always cut through or between the same threads of similar figures. When buying an ingrain, instead of allowing for a turn-down, you must allow a little for the carpet stretching. A good ingrain will stretch less than a poor one. Your dealer will likely lie able to tell you exactly how much it will stretch for a given length. The three carpet dealers of this town now carry large, and well assorted stocks, and people Who want to buy in Butler, can, without doubt, &t;it themselves here in every respect. —Don't forget San ford's lecture, Friday fyeniug. About thirtv members of the Wool-firow ers' Association met in Miller s Hall, last Mon dav, and after listening to remarks by Messrs McNary, McCombs «ad Ztegtar. aqjoornei without taking anv definite action. '.' Ie . r ' will be a meeting of the wool-growers of th. State during the latter part ol April, place no vet fixed. The wool of this county should b. "reatlv improved. In Washington count} they have the Spanish Merino sheep, in Mercei countv the Leicester and Cotswold, and buyer! going'in to either county know ju.-t exactlj what kind of wool they are going ' < S et tl ] er ®. but in Butler county we have a mixture ol al breeds and consequently our wool has no repu tation. —On petition of three citizens of Greri Britain, Judge Aehescn, of IMi.bjirgli IH-' Monday, appointed Thomas I owell ;>•> ; r receiver of the Shrnango & Allegheny K. K.. and laid an injunction upon tne d«i>:-n..:tuts no. to interfere in any way with the receiver in the management of the road. Ihe emp.oyee.- of the road, it is said, have receive I but one month's pav since September las,. me bonded indebtedness of the road is ■- 1 V >, in tin issues of $1,000,01 0, which h secure i b\ a mortgage, and of an. additio-K issue. Ot the latter is-ue, the plaiutifls .i f in their bill that they hold the majority «.» tle bonds. It is further alleged that the intori.. t coupons of the second issue are being paid 01.. that ifa receiver is not appointed the defen dant stockholders will have the road sold ou. at a sacrifice to satisfy their claims, and t.iJt they, being citizens of Great Britain, and un able to be here at all times to attend toithe.i interests, will suffer great wr- ng an-1 just ■*~ bv reason of acts of the defendants, v.l o r_| w sent a minority interest. Inc road, . ij • leged, has gotten into bad shape through neg ligence and mismanagement, and a sale is no. Pessary to wipe out the re, indebtedness, which only amounts to about . U , COURT NEWS. Criminal Causes Disposed ol last Week. Commonwealth verrus— Von Johnston—lßS4, March 3, prosecutor John Mates, does not appear and delendant discharged. .« . Chas. P. Ilewins, opposing execution ot pro cecs, A. B. and carrying deadly weapons defendant pleads guilty o'clock. The noise awoke them. Their escape was wonderful, the iron wheel of the car falling by the the side of their bunks. They"struck a light, and, so far as can be learned, were the first to realize the situation and give the alarm. The cause of the explosion is not yet definitely ascertained, as the entries ol the mine are all full of bad air but the presumption is that one of the miners struck a fissure of gas. Several par ties ventured into the mine this morn ing, but could not long endure the foul atmosphere A number of bodies were discovered horribly mangled, some of their' heads torn from their trunks, and others with their limbs all gone, presenting a horrible spectacle. The work of destruction was not con fined entirely to the interior of the mines, but houses 200 or 300 feet removed from the mines were overturned, and in several instances entirely demolished. The large ventilator of the Southwest Improvement Company was blown to atoms, and the mines cannot be entered until another is constructed for the purpose of freeing the atmosphere of the suffocating fumes. This work is now progressing speedily. A large force is engaged on the outside of the mines, constructing cotlias and perfect ing other arrangements for the inter ment of the dead. Those who were not kill outright by the terrible force of the explosion most likely were from the after-damp. Fire can now bo seen at the mouth of the mine, and no one can enter. As j soon as the fin house and fun can he J repaired attempts will be made to go j into tho mines. Everything possible j is being done to reach the victim?.' The ihcn employed in the mines were mostly Hungarians without families. A number of negroes from Lynchburg and the surrounding countr/ were also employed. What effect the disasterjwill have on the operations of the mines can only be conjectured until the full extent of the damage is kuown. The mines have not been long opened, but the company had gotten well under way, and was supplying a large section of country with coal, and the prospect was most encouraging, a large coaling station for the supply of ocean steam ers being in process of construction at Norfolk. While the accident will have tho effect of retarding work at the mines, it is not believed that it yill cause a permanent discontinuance of operations, as a great deal of monev has been expended there by Northern capitalists composing the Southwest I m pro veme u t Com pa ny. PETERSBURG, March 13 —The latest intelligence concerning the Pocahontas mines is to tho effect that about 150 men were killed aud that the accident was caused by the men going too far into the mines with their lamps, A relief train, with physicians and a force of workmen on board, has gone to the scene of the accident from here. A dispatch has been received here asking that safety lamps be sent to' Pocahontas at once to facilitate the work of recov ering the bodies. The mine in which the disaster oc cured is known as the Flat Top Mine, and is situated in the northeast por tion of Tazewell county, at the the Flat Top Mountains, which divide that part of Virginia from West Virgin ia. The Company working the mine is nominally known as the Southwest Virginia Improvement Company, but the mine is really under the control of the Norfolk and Western Railroad Company, who have a branch road, known as the New lliver division, run ning from New River to I'ocahontas, about sixty miles. John C, Ilsev of Pennsylvania is President of the Im provement Company, and William A. Lathrop is Superintendent of the mine. j which is comparatively new, having I been in active operation but little over a year. From 500 t«*> 000 hands word employed, and a hi "go quantity 01 | coal was being taken out. —The Spring Term of the Pine Grove Normal Academy will begin Tuesday, April 1. Expenses very i low. *3O will pay all expenses of a , term ot thirteen weeks on the helf boarding plan; SlO will pay all ex penses on the clubbing plan of boon! ing- Good boardiag in private fat - lies, everything found, does not exceed £3 a week. Tuition, if 10.—For ( ata ! logues address the Principal, ISAAC C. KETLER, Grove City, Pa. —Buy the best Irish Collars in this ; market, for the cash, at " C. ROESSINU;oor Mais at C ROESSINO «t SON, mar. 19.) Jefferson Street. liuy the best Single Harness for the least money, at C. ROESSINO IT SON, mar. 19.) Shoemakers, buy uice plump Sole Leather for 21e per lb., at C. ROESSINO & SON, mar. 19 ) Jefferson Street. A rifle that shoots 34 times in 20 seconds, without reloading it The Evans Rifle will do it, aud do it well. Send for catalogue of this and hundreds of other fire-arms. Great Western Gun Works, Pittsburgh, Pa. Call Ear'.y for bargains in fine heavy weight cloth ing, at Patterson's One Price Clothing House —Spang New Family Sewing Ma chines are warranted for five years. The reading room in connection with the Academy at Sunbury is now an attractive feature, FITS : All Kits stopped free by Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. Xo Kits after lirst day's use. Marvelous cures. Treatise and 52.00 trial bottle free to Fit cases. Send to Dr. Kline, SKSI Arch St., Phlla., I'a. The State Normal School, AT INDIANA, PA., Will open for tlio Spring aiul Summer Term on RiONDAY, AP';IL 7th, Every indication points to a very large at tendance. Never before wan there such a demand for trained teacher*, and thin demand is rapidly and constantly increasing. Tha world is not moving backward but for ward. and-great a■ is this demand to-day, it will be still greater in the future. Difficult as it now is, for a poor teacher to obtain and hold a position, it will bo still more difficult next year and thereafter. To the earnest teacher this is encouraging aa it gives liira assntauoe of employment, appre ciation and compensation. FOI: A Tirouorr.H SOHOOI., FOR A HOME WITH ALJ. MODEIIN CONVKN JKNCES, FOU snitnoi;NDiN*<;s TIIAT WII I. TWSITRE TO sucrEss, I'OR A GEN'L IN'E PUOFE-SSIONAI. SCHOOI., FOR A 1.1. THESE COMUINEO WITH CISEAT ECOK< >M Y, GO TO IN'DL VNA. L. 11. DURLING, Principal. Salesmen Wanted ON SALARY. RELIABLE MEN, liaving good natural abilities and pluck, to sell NTRSFRY STOCK. Such men are sure to succeed and earn liberal salaries f rom the start. Situations Permanent. Write for terms. GLEN BROTHERS. Nurseymen, Rochester, N. Y. A Public Benefactor. Win. 11. Stcinor Member »I llie Ciiiiorial Stall ol (lie Xew York Herald: also Kx (joinmisHioiier ol Ex cise .\cw lorkCily I S Ami St., says: Dr M. 31. Fein;or, Fredonia, N. Y.—Dear eir— I have befin a great sufferer froin Billiousness Nervous irritation and Dyspepsia for years" My friend, lion. 11. O. Lake of the New York Custom lloiuo, induced me to try your Blood AT Liver Remedy and Nerve Tonic. By the'use of two lottles I have reali/.id a complets rcutora. tion t» health. I look upon it as the greater t remedy of the age, and upon you, as the com ponndor of the tame, as a public benefactor." FROM THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE- Now York Tribune, New York, 1 >r. M. M. Fenner. Fredonia, N. Y.— Dear Sir J Please scud mo two more bottles of your Blood and Liver Remedy and Nerve Tonic. My wife has been taking it and it hai done her good' Yours truly, C. A. TRACY. Completely, and entirely cleanses the blood relieves Biliousness, Constipation and Headache; cleans out and heals the entire stomach and bowels, breaks up and cures Agues and form ing Fevers; cures Pimples, Skin Eruptions and Skin Diseases, removes Bal Breath, is an anti dote for the Blues; sooths, strengthens and heals Weak and Irritated Nerves, producing good rest at night; and completely renovates and restores .1 disordered system—whether the disorder is slight or «rave. UK. n.NXKK.S KIDNEY AND BACK-ACHE CI BE—For ail diseases of the Kidneys, bladder, nrinaiv passages, backache, dropsy, female weaknesses, nervous debility, Heart disease, rheumatism" etc. The most successful remedy that haa ever been administered in the diseases named. Got of your dealer the memorandum book entitled "Dr. Fennel's People's Remedies are Used all Over the World." And are for sale by J, L. Wuller and D. 11. Wutler, Butler, J I KY LISTS. List of Jurors drawn for April 1 1, Allegheny township, Tims l>a\is. .las Jolley. Adams. Samuel Bellotir, lliltlcr borough. .Joseph I'ullerhui. Brady twp.Tims, Brvon. Daniel Mcl)i\itl. Bullalo, Patrick Dulty, .lohn Harbison, Martin Sweitzer. Clay, Joseph Young. Cnm-ord, Halt 1! Sutton, lvter Kamcrcr, Coiinoqiieno.ssing North. John Burns, Donegal, Neal MeKeever. Evans ( 'ity boro, Harmon Drebert. I'airvii'w West..! A Swartswelder. franklin, Isaac l'>ramlou. James Wilson. Jackson East. Henry IIVI. M. recr, J W Glenn.' Middlesex. Robert Anderson. Marion, Joseph Bailey, It A Hartley. John Porter. Millerstown borough, Henry Frederick. Parker, I' l> Kelley, Harvev Cibson, Prospect boro. Thomas Critchlow, Suiiiinit. Andrew Kraiwe, s. P. Young, James HLevuson, Washington twp, South, liarpei Campbell, John Folwcll, Washington tv p North, I'. J. Atwell. Slipperyroek, Calvin Boyd. Joseph Daughcrty. Worth, Samuel Douglass. Winlicld. William Denny, Geo Kreelinii, Itob't Knause, Venango, Daniel Hilliard, Tho» Morrow, JM Williams. Zelienoplehoro, John Weigle. TEirUIEQx WANTED SIOO. WS&u I MEN AND BOYS' FURNISHING GOODS ® FOR & IFALL AND WINTER.I W Scotch Wool Underwear in all weights. Cartwright and Warner's 1 aderwear, in white and scarlet. W Fifty dozen Fancy Suits of Underwear, all wool, which we are selling at $3 00 a suit. The best thing ever iT offered at the price; worth $5.00. Boys' and Youths' Underwear of all kinds in all sizes. « & HATS AND CAPS. | ** 250 dozen British Hose at 25 cts. a pair, worth 50 cts., just ftpened. English. French, German and Domestic Hosiery in Silk ? Lisle Thread-. Camels' Hair, Merino, Cashmere ami Cotton. Novelties in Neckwear, in plain ami fancy silk aud satin,'in al! the leading shapes. Our Fall importations of English Neck wear just opened. ' ■y 4 GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS, W, Walking and Driving Gloves, in Kid, Fur, CamePs Hair, Cashmere and Clo'.h, Kid Gloves for evening wear. Fine Suspender & ?i shapes. ' Ir 'Sj RUBBER GOODS, | eg.] Umbrellas in Silk, Alpaca and Ginerham. Largest line of English and American Silk Umbrellas ever shown in Bntler Our >k Black Silk I'mbrella for $3.50 is tne best thing ever offereest in the county. None but first-class workmon employed. All work warranted. Repairing done same day received. JLEATHKH Asl> YIXDINGSi OY A 1,1, KIXDM French Kip, Domestic Kip, French Calf Dauidstio Calf, Toppings, Linings, Thread, Xails, Ac., Ac. JOHN BIGKEL, BUTLER, PA. TKIAI, LIST I'OK SPSCUL COURT ( MONDAY, APRIL 7tli, ISS4 5Vb. Term. )'. Prtintiff*! Attorney. Plaintiff*. Dffmdnat*. Defendant'i AtUunnt. A.M. 7"> Mar I ss_>,J I) Me J link in W A Lewis Anthony Goldinger Benedict and Bowser 1 " Is " " Walker Mr S Bredin P4W Rlt Company Scott «' 'lO Dee ' Thompson A Walker C F Wick Clay township XlcQuUtion ami Bowser " 21.1 line " J M McJ. and Purviance : Melinda Coe WII Coe McCandless and Irvina " 69 Dee "J II Thompson & Scoti C M Burnett Trout Run Oil Co. Campbell '• C 7 " " Scott SII Chritchlow Adrn'r W C Douthett et all Thompson & Son " " IS.S.S A T Black Elizabeth Gilkey et al. 'John MeConnell Ral«ton,MeQ.A McCand'w " TS Sept '• Mitchell, McCandless and John J Croll Martin L Croll McQ., Lyon & Vanderliß '• :.ii Mar lss| Siinie [Tlminpson Same A B ('roll et al _ Sane I Prothoaotery's Office, Mar. 10. M. N. <• titbit, Prothouotary