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Several packages of the CITIZEN of
last week were mis-sent from the post
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these offices, and any others that last
week's issue did not arrive in due
time, will therefore please understand
the cause. The mistake in sending
them out in wrong bags from the.
post office here we are informed was
purely accidental and we are assured
that care will be taken th*t it does
not ;happen again, We know it is
annoying to subscribers not to receive
their paper at the regular time, but
accidents will happen and this one
was no fault of ours, as the papers
were all put in the post office here at
the usual time.
UNDER the new administration in
Philadelphia the bar-room piano must
go, but the back yard cat is beyond
police control.
EVERY applicant for license in
Huntingdon county ih'.s State was
refused by the Court of that county
last week.
Boyd Crumrine, Esq., of Washing
ton, Pa., has been appointed by Gov.
Beaver State Reporter of Supreme
Court decisions. The appointment
has been confirmed.
THE barbarous howl of the news
boy on Sunday morning has been
suppressed in Philadelphia, and now
late sleepers bless Mayor Fitler and
his officers.
A contemporary remarks that when
the Inter-State Commission begins to
travel they should avoid Massachu
setts bridges, or the President might
have to appoint a new commission.
REV. DR. PARKER, of London,
Eng., has accepted the invitation of
Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, N. Y.,
to deliver an oration on the late
Henry Ward Beecher.
AT meetings for Irish Home rule
held in England and Ireland the
American flag is given a prominent
place for display asd is hailed with
thunders of applause when it is un
furled.
IN view of Canada's recent squab
ble with France about her fisheries,
the French agents who are reported
to be looking for horses in the Do
minion may be suspected of nothing
worse than designs on the horse
mackerel.
IT is a good sign that the Knights
of Labor in Chicago are becomiaog
disgusted with their Socialist bretb
ern and that hereafter they will have
nothing to do with the red flag. But
it is a pity that they did not get into
this comparatively healthful frame of
mind until the people of Chicago pro
nounced their opinion of the labor
frauds and demagogues at the polls
The Republican majority of 28,000
has clarified the Chicago atmosphere
like a thunderstorm after a tultry
day in mid-summer.
A CUSTOM in England of long exist
ence, and again revived, is that of
men, women and children kissing
each other ic rings after a great meet
ing which they bad attended closed
A great meeting held in London lasi
week to express sympathy for home
rule in Ireland, closed its final pro
ceedings in this way to show the cor
dial feeling of the people who partici
pated. Kissing in the interest of
Irish liberty is certainly a novel way
of advancing it, but surely more
pleasant than using a shelalah to do
it, —Ex.
Police! Police!
All last summer, and after licenses
were refused in this place last ppring,
it was a common thing with some of
our brethern of the press to say that
"there waß as much drinking and
drunkenness as ever—that there were
as many fights as ever—that there
was as much disorder and disturbance
of the peace,as ever if not more, etc."
All these things were said in order to
prove or apparently convey the im
pression that no reform had come
from no licenses. But now) immedi
ately after the granting, all tee and
admit there is a great change lor the
worse, and that a day or night hardly
has passed since but a fight or a row
of some kind has taken place. People
therefore are perplexed to understand
how it comes, that when there were
no licenses drunkenness and disorder I
increasedjand when there are licenses
tbey still increase. The point is il
lustrated by the following from the
Times of this place of last Tuesday.
It says:
"Last night at tho P. <fc W. station
there was a drunken crowd carrying
on in a disgraceful manner, giviug
the town a nice reputation, as a nice
quiet orderly place, to the traveling
public. A police officer should be
stationed there, especially between
the hours of six and eight, to stop
this disgraceful conduct."
And now the cry is for "police,"
"police." And it is announced that
we must have more "police," and
more are accordingly appointed. All
this may be necessary. But who will
have to pay the increased bills, the
taxes made mecessary to pay this in
creased force of "police?" And why
is it that this increased force has be
come necessary? To at-k the question
is but to answer it. All now see the
difference since licenses have been
granted.
The Luther Celebration.
The entertainment given in the
German Lutheran Church of this
place on last Monday evening l , by the
Cotta Society of the same, was some
thing out of the usual kind, and
therefore the more pleasiog. It was
in commemoration of Luther's ap
pearance before the Diet held at
Worms, Germany, in the year 1521.
and being the 365 th anniversary of
that important event in his life. This
Diet, or Convention, was called to
gether by the theoEmperor,Charles the
Vth, and to it all the then potentates
and rulers of the land had been sum
moned The occasion of its calling
arose from the excitement created in
Europe by the reforms announced by
Luther in the Church practices of that
day, and the spread of his doctrines
among the people. These it was
thought necessary to check. And
hence the assembling of the religious
Congress at the City of Worms, to
which Luther was summoned to at
tend. He did attend, saying, when
his friends tried to prevent him from
going, as dangerous to his life, that
he would go even if devils met and
opposed him on the way as many as
there were tiles upon the roofs of the j
houses. In the Diet he was asked to '
retract and to renounce his opinions.
But instead of so doing he obeyed his
conscience, and made that powerful
speech that has rung down through
the ages to the present time. It con
founded and struck terror in his op
ponents and he went forth the idol
and champion of the people. He had
great ability, but it was his courage
that scattered his foes. He was true
to his convictions, and with an open
Bible Protestanism arose and Reform
spread.
The different parts of the exercises,
given by the Cotta Society on Mon
day evening, were all recalling some
events in Luther's life or character,
and were all well received by the
large audience present. They were
conducted by Mr. Peter Schenck, the
President of the Society, and partici
pated in by the Misses Grobman,
Misses Miller, Miss Oesterling, Miss
Reif, Theo. Vogeley, Geo. J. Trout
man, Will N. Harley, Fred. J. and
Harry S. Klingler. the latter closing
with a fine oration on "Luther, a
Hero of Faith." After this Luther's
celebrated "Battle Hymn" was suDg,
the Benediction pronounced and the
society dismissed.
IT is gravely announced that John
L. Sullivan's visit to the President
"had no political significance!"
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has appoin
ed as the commission to investigate
the affairs of the Pacific railways, un
der the act of the late Congress, Ex-
Governor Pattison, of Pennsylvania;
E. Ellery Anderson, of New York,
and David L. Littler, of Illinois—
two Democrats and one Republi-
Woman Suffrage.
The Senate of this State last week
passed a bill providing for the right
of women to vote. It is in the form
of a Constitutional Amendment, as
is necessary, and has to take the
course provided for in amending that
instrument. Whether it will bo con
curred in by the House remains to be
seen. Judging from the proceedings
in the Senate some of the members
appear to have voted in levity, or on
the principle of gallantry. But this
may become a serious question in the
near future. We are aware that it
is a "ticklish" one, and has to be
handled very carefully and hence we
do not feel like going very deep into
its discussion at present. But there
is one thing that Las always appear
ed to us it would be but simple jus
tice 4 and right to do. There are maoy
farms, and bouses and lots owned
by widows or single women,on which
taxes are and have to be paid, and
yet no vote to represent them in the
laying of such taxes or the election of
officers to collect them In all such
cases we think the owners should
have a full voice and vote. As it is,
they have none, being no man to vote
or represent such property, although
taxed, and tho women, the owners,
not allowed to vote. This does not
seem right or just. All such proper
ty should have a sLare in all elections
and if the proposed amendment to tie
Constitution went to that extent we
believe it would be approved.
THE House on Tuesday passed the
Brooks High License bill without
amendment. It provides that the
license in cities of the first, second
and third class shall be SSOO, in all
other cities S3OO, in boroughs $l5O,
and in townships $75.
WHEN the Union Pacific railroad
was built a mile of track-laying per
day was considered wonderfully rapid
work, but the new St. Paul and Maa
itoba extension is to be built at the
rate of six or seven miles a day. This
is too rapid to be safe.
The Billingsby Bill
Success for the Billingsby pipe line
bill wbicb passed the House by such
a decided majority, means first, jus
tice to the oil producers of Pennsyl
vania wbo have so long been under
the heels of a grinding monopoly; and
second, it is a notice served on the
Standard Oil Company, that its day
of exaction and greed is over. This
action has a sentiment in it which
ought to be a warning to monopoly
in all shape?, for the larger portion
of the men who voted for the liillincrH
by bill really have no interest in it
beyond that they are opposed to un
fairness, injustice aud fraud, charac
teristics which have made the Stand
ard Oil Company offensive in every
part of the State. We rejoice in the
passage of the Billingsby bill, because
its principle is right aud the Senate
should loose no time in adopting the
House bill. The «ry about the Con
stitutionality of the bill is of the
character of the old scream of "wolf."
It is for the Legislature to pass bills
which the propie want and for the
Courts to pass upon their Constitu
tionality.—Harrixbunj Independent.
COMMUNICATIONS.
Birthday Re-Union.
April 9tb, 188 T.
MESSRS EDS : I'lease allow some
of your readers a small place in your
paper, to give to their many friends
in this county, an account of the
meeting of the friends of Mrs. Marian
McCollough, w:fe of Martin Luther
McCollough, of near Butler, on the
occasion ot' her 50th birthday. Satur
day, April 9, ISST Mr. and Mrs.
McCollough had no idea that their
friends intended calling upon them,
and were taken completely by sur
prise.
The meeting was well arranged
and all the friends came pouring into
the house that morning, about ten
o'clock, each with a well filled basket,
and feed for his own team. A good
dinner was prepared, and a general
welcome extended to all. Some of
the brothers had not seen each other
for fifteen years, and tears of joy were
seen in their eyes, when tbey met.
There were friends present from both
Lawrence and Mercer counties, alto
gether numbering 47 persons, each of
whom brought a present as follows:
T. W. Stewart, dress pattern; J.
C. Stewart, dress pattern; J. B
Stewart, bed-spread; S W. Stewart,
dress pattern; J A Stewart, apron;
T. T. Stewart, tablespoons; Wm. Al
bert, bushel of potatoes; R. W. Stew
art, gloves; .John McCollough, table
cloth; Mrs. John McCollough, cups
and saucers; A. E. Stewart, set of
plates; Nancy Stewart, tablecloth;
E. J. Stewart, cups and saucers;
Mary Stewart, 1 pair towels; Mattie
Stewart, pickel dish; Mrs. Lizzie ,
Albert, cops and saucers; Ellie Al- j
bert, 2 sauce dishes; Callie Albert, j
pickel dish; Charlie Albert, glass j
plate; Ellen Lewtz, gingham apron: !
Tirzah Stewart, 1 towel; Lettie
Springer, glass goblet and pitcher;
Nettie Stewart, silk handkerchief; j
Alice Stewart, glass dish; Homer .
Albert, handkerchief; Mrs. A. E
Stewart, handkerchief. A small sum
of money was presented to Mr. Mc-
Collough. Yours,
S. W. S.
Wick Items.
WICK, April 18, 1887.
J. T. Grove is home from Frank
lin visiting bis family thie week, and
is talking of moving to Mercer soon.
Dennis says the telephone is very
convenient as he can talk to his bet
ter half without going to town.
Bobby Bell has finished bis con
tract at Forestville and has taken a i
new one.
Anybody wishing to purchase a,
fine dapple gray drivine horse will
do well to call on G. W. Cunning
ham.
The excitable man of Mercer was
in town last week; he is a shrewd
business man but not many have
fouud it out.
Shorty feels seriously ill sinco his
best girl got married.
Our friend Mr. Osburn has moved
to the Bigham place and is farming
quite extensively.
Who were the two young gents
from Centerville that drove out into
Marion township to take their lady
friends to a party and were asked by
a farmer when the meat wagon would
be around again.
Bloudy says the wedding at Clin
tooville was without foundation, but
was Borry that it was not so.
H. E. Wick and family will move
to Oil City soon.
Anybody wishing to purchase a
fine coon dog will do well to call on
William Armstrong as he says he
has the champion of the county.
Mr. Orin Black has eo far recover
ed from the burns received at the
limekiln as to be on duty again.
There is a noted change in his move
ments since bis friend from Mercer
was down.
You had better go slow Jimmie as
times are hard and pennies scarce and
yon can perhHps buy more candy for
a cent in Harrisville.
Dum Pedro was in town to-day.
ilo said be thought the thermometer
was about 40 degrees below frezo.
Mr. P. C. Wick was to Grove City
Thursday evening and returued home
the next morning as he could not
pursuade Blondy to come sooner.
Mr. J. M. Grove, formerly of this
place, is now living at Brauchton,
Pa, He has quit working at his
trade and gone to loading staves for
I). G. Courtney.
There was a young man around
town Saturday evening gathering up
ivory rings.
Mr. II L. Rhodes of this place has
received a car load of phosphate; any
person wishing to purchase will do
well to call ou him before going else
where as he handles nothing but the
best grade and offers to sell reasona
ble. DAVY.
Luther Honored.
For the CITIZEN:
The Cotta Society commemorate
what Carlyle calls the grandest
scene in modern history.
There are occasions upon which in
struction is so joined with entertain
ment as to make them exceedingly
pleasant to remember. Such was the
occasion of the celebration of the 365tb
anniversary of Luther's appearance
before the Diet at Worms, held by
the Cotta Society ia the German
Lutheran Church in Butler on the
evening of the 18tb of April. The
evening was one of the most unpleas
ant of the season, so far as the weath
er could make it unpleasaut; but
everybody knows that a bright fire
and a cherful social circle is never so
fully appreciated as when the snow
flies and winds howl. Contrast
heightens the enjoyment. And so on
this evening when the doleful rain
was drizzling down and the snow was
making its way along with it earth
ward, tho cheerfulness of the scene in
the aaditorium of St. Mark's was
made the more attractive.
Above the chancel, in heavy block
letters, was the quotation from Luth
er's Battle Hymn: ' Ein Feste Burg
Ist Unser Gott," bearing on its shoul
ders the date respectively of the event
celebrated and the time of the celebra
tion—ls2l-1887. Depending from
the apex of the arch of the chancel
huiir a life-sized medallion of the Re
former, flauked by wreaths of ever
greens, graceful festoons, and twining
ivy interspersed, white flowers of
brilliant hues, pure cailtis and bright
geraniums, lent their varied charms
to the enlivenment of the scene. And
when the Society filed in, some forty
members, and took position in the
foreground, the sweetest ti >wers of
all appeared—for God's irrßtional
works, let them be ever so beautiful,
cau never attain that charm which
lie has Himself bestowed upon the
soul of a wobjauly woman.
The exercises of tfcc evening open
ed with an anthem, followed, in the
absence of the i'astor, by the chant
ing of the Lord's Prayer by the con
gregation. A roll call, answered not
by "here" "present," but by a quo
tation from the writings of Luther,
and some of them most apt and pun
gent sayings too, was next in order.
The president of the Association Mr.
Peter Schenck, then made known in a
few well chosen remarks the object
and intention of the Society in giv
ing this first public reception. Twen
ty weeks ago the Society was organ
ized with a view to studying and
bringing more prominently into no
tice the history cf the church and her
leaders. An allusion to the renewed
activity iu the development of the
Church made by the President, put
the date of beginning only five years
back. Here we beg leave to differ
with him. The date ought to be set
say, twenty-five years back—that is,
at the time when the theological and
historical treasures of the Church,
locked up in the German, Scandina
vian and other foreign tougues,began
to be set forth at length in some
greater degree and fulness in the na
tive English of this country. But
we agree with him still in this, that
in the last five years the advance has
been more marked, for it is| like the
growth of this country—the older it
gets the faster it grows. A few kind
ly words of welcome and a gentle re
minder that we were in the House of
God, as a reasonable check to that in
sensate levity which some persons
appear to find it impossible to lay
aside anywhere in a crowd,closed the
President's remarks.
Just here let us stop to propound
the query: Is there anything iu the
mere fact of being in a crowd to incite
incipient insanity in any sort of mind?
There are boys who cannot go into a
crowd at a fair, circus, spelling, sing
ing, corn-husking or muster-day with
out going crazy; and girls who never
get into a public assembly, at church,
opera, Fourth of July, walk around,
or any place else, without falling into
a state of insane giggling. And with
a few of them it sticks up to the pres
ent, and it may as long as their life
endures. Let the philosopher arise
and tell us why these bovs are so.
Happily, so far as we observed, this
class, for whom the President's gen
tle bint was intended, does not take
any interest in Luther or his memo
ry and was not represented,
We do not propose to go into a de
tailed account of our estimate of the
merit of the respective addresses. The
solidity of the material presented, and
the general good style of its pre
sentation, will be at once admitted by
every auditor. A few slips of the
tongue, which it would be hyper
critical to call into notice where the
general value]and worth of all was of
so high a grade, need not deter a
single member from going forward to
repeat, upon occasion, what has been
upon the whole, so successfully exe
cuted here and now.
Miss Birdie Miller was fluent, pre
cise, and at the close of the interest
ing presentation which she made
upon the "Childhood and School
Days of Luther," to say the least of
it was highly and creditably dramat
ic. George Troutman rendered Dr
Krautb's glowing eulogy cf Luther
with good effect. Ah! what a tribute
that eulogy. Its thrilling close, like
the roll of a swelling harmony of a
sweet song rising to its fullest as it
ceases, rings in the memory still:
"Four potentates ruled the mind of
Europe in the Reformation, the Em
peror, Erasmus, the Pope and Luth
er The Pope wanes, Erasmus is
little, the Emperor is nothing, but
Luther abides as a power
lor all time. His image
casts itself upon the cur
rent of ages, as the mountain mirrors
itself in the river that winds at its
foot—the mighty fixing itself immu
tably upon the changing."
It will not be considered either by
any member of the Cotta Association
or by any intelligent listener to the
oration of Mr. Harry Klingler, an in
viduous distinction to pronounce it
the main effort of the evening. It
was good. It was very good. It
was a credit to the orator and to the
Association. A good point made in
it was that refuting the charge that
the people called Lutherans worship
Luther. The aspersion cast upon
them that in their 'Luther-worship
they believe and follow what he
taught, simply because he taught it,
was logically and positively denied
and disowned. The speaker portray
ed Luther as hero of faith, and in
glowing, fitly chosen language show
ed that he deserved the praise award
ed; and yet no true Lutheran wor
ships him in any way, sense or man
ner, nor believes anything because he
has said it. He is what he is to those
who follow in his footsteps simply
because he followed iu the footsteps
of our Saviour Another nice histori
cal point was made in representing
the Lutheran Church iu four s'.agcs
corresponding with the birth, baptism,
confirmation and maturity of a per
son; these stages being attained at
the dates respectively: Oct. 31, 1517,
(when the \)b Theses were nailed up);
April 18, 1521, (the appearance be
fore the Diet at Worms); June 25,
1530, (Augsburg confession), and
Sept. 25, 1555, (the Religious Pence
of Augsburg). This presentation
while strikiog does not main
tain tha true historical descent of the
church of the Augsburg confession,
which was in the very truth born on
the day of Pentecost. As the speaker
haid, Luther brought nothing new in
to the doctrines of the church. He
but restored what had been there be
fore.
The music was very appropriate
and well executed. Tbo duetts by
tbe Misses Urohman aud Mr Fred
Klingler and Miss Loretta Miller be-
especially satisfactory. But no
body who does not know the original
words and melody of "liin Feste Burg
Ist Unser Uott," and who cannot en
ter heart and soul into tbo rolliug
cadence of tbe grand old battle hymn,
can be entirely satisfied with any
thing majestic. With that sung in
chorus by tbe large audience the ex
ercises closed, and when the Associa
tion gives another such churcbly. ap
propriate and instructive entertain
ment we wish for them equal success
with that which they have iu this
achieved. LLTIIEU.
Butler, April l!>, 1887.
Centre Township Items,
The whippoorwill storm came
rather late this year.
The drillers intend to to commence
drilling for oil on the farm of Mr. 11.
I>. Thompson next week. We feel
confident they will strike oil for there
never could be a lease obtained from
Mr. (j. Dawson until the present
compacy came within the limits of
our township. He granted them a
lease as he was sure they meant bus
iness. Success to all connected.
Our worthy shoemaker and ex-Con
stable, Mr. J D. Albert, and wife,
have left the city of Unionville and
located in Prospect, where we sin
perely hope bo will net have such
a great distance to travel to the elec
tion as he had here in Centre town
ship. Our good wishes follow you
Johnie.
Mr Harper Whitmire has remov
ed his vacant house from Holyoke
and converted it into a pigsty.
Quite an improvement to the corners,
Harper.
Mr. John P. Thompson, formerly
of Brady township, is now a resident
of Centre. He has rented the Rich
ards farm and is busily engaged in
farming. Welcome to our society
Mr Thompson.
The literaries of Union ville have
closed for the present.
Mr. George Dawson has just erect
ed quite a commodious spring hou?e.
Mr Bert Pitts was architect and
builder. Mr Dawson is one of our
most enterprising farmers and a close
observer of the signs. He always
sows his grain when the sign is in
the head and plants his potatoes
when the sign is in the feet. This is
for the benefit of your worthy sub
scribers.
Mrs. W. A. Christie is still im
proving in health.
Mr. Presley Heck was treated to a
very generous serenade on Friday
night last.
The citizens of Centre township
were very much surprised at the late
action of our court in granting so
great a number of licenses in our
county. We suppose by the action
that perhaps the Judge did not have
any sons to be thrown liable to the
temptation which he has set before so
many; not only do the victims of
drink themselves have to suffer, but
their wives and dear children have
to suffer also. We heartily endorse
the sentiments of the W. C. T. U. in
holding the judge responsible for the
many crimes that will be committed
through the influence of liquor, and
the many tears that will be shed over
his late decision.
ELZAIDA.
U. P. Presbytery Resolutions.
At a meeting of the United Pres
byterian Presbytery of liutler, held at
Grove City on Tuesday, April 19,
the following resolutions were unani
mously adopted:
WHEREAS, The Court of Quarter
Sessions of Butler county, has seen
Gt to wholly disregard the wishes—
legally expressed—of a large number
of the respectable, law-ebiding citi
zens of the county of Butler, by grant
ing 17 applications to sell intoxicat
ing drinks, therefore,
Resolved, Ist, That we express our
disappointment and regret at the
backward step taken by the Court in
in the matter of granting license.
2d, That we deeply deplore the
fact that after a year's experience of
the benefits of no license, during
which there was a marked improve
ment in the place and good order of
the county; the open saloon has
again been established, to tempt the
weak and demoralize our youth, and
hinder the cause of Christ.
3d, That we protest, in the name
of the Christian people whom we rep
resent, ugaiust this action as utterly
at variance with advanced public
sentiment, as wholly subversive of
the best interests of society, as in di
rect opposition to the letter and spirit
of the law of 18G7, as interpreted by
the recent decision of the Supreme
Court.
4th, That while we oppose and con
demn the sale of liquor in all its
forms, we especially condemn the
legalizing of the traffic—the making
of it respectable by law, and depre
cate the avowed intent of the Court
to take away the cause of illicit liquor
selling by judicial sanction.
sth, That we commend the fideJkJ*
and zeal of the Woman's Christmn
Temperance Union in their <J£yrts to
prevent the grauting of license, and
hereby tender our sympathy in the
apparent defeat which they have sus
tained, and pledge ourselves to co
operate with them in all proper efforts
looking to the overthrow of the liquor
traffic.
oth, That we commeud the ad
vance made by Judges Mebard and
Neale iu the deference shown to the
properly expressed wishes of the citi
zens of the community for which li
cense is sought.
EUROPEAN WAR CLOUDS.
France and Germany Menacing
Each Other with Huge
Armies.
Observers of present conditions iu
Europe and students in history, are
convinced that war between Germany
and France is possible and probable
at all time. They are born enemies,
antagonists by reason of race preju
dices and foes with grievances which
can never be settled, for as one side
avenges a wrong it only makes an
other cause for bate on the other.
Again then the talk of war between
France and Germany is revived.
Both are active in preparing for it
Germany has an enormous army
ready for the fray—France has a force
to match it, and each iu turn is fully
armed for the ouslaugbt.
Turkey asks the protection of Eng
land against the aggressive purposes
of Russia, but the increasing trouble
with the Irish, wiil hardly allow the
English to make many moves in any
direction, of a war-like character.
Russia affects to be in a conciliatory
mood, professing great regard for
peace, but at the same time watching
the situation for an opening to march
in somewhere and occupy unprotect
ed ground.
The Carlists are agalu causing
trouble iu Spain, but aro hardly in a
condition to do more than produce
isolated disturbances, with which the
local authorities are strong enough to
deal aud suppress.
The Vatican and the Italian Gov
ernment are ouly on tolerable terms,
while Pope Leo and Prince Bismarck
are coquetting with each other in ad
justing ancient questions of authority
in the Catholic church <.f Germany.
The Tory government of England
does not wield the influence in affairs
in Europe which British prestige
should possess. Bismarck is by all
odds tbe strongest Prime Minister
dealing in the Old World affairs, and
France is his source of greatest
trouble.
—Our mechanics and d»y laborers
are all busy,
—The legislature lias concluded to
adjourn May 1 !*.
Early vegetables are plenty in our
market.
—Oil opened at G3 cents here this,
Thursday morning, and at noon stood
at (KJ.
A farmer of (ireensborougb. Md ,
thinking to change hid grade of pota
toes barreled all that he had, shipped
them to Baltimore, and ordered a few
barrels of extra fine Northern pota
toes for seed. While barreling his
own tubers bo lost his spectacles.
When he received his Northern seed
potatoes he fouqd his missing specta
cles in one of the barrels. Such things
destroy confidence.
MIGHTY WINDS.
Frightful Devastation in Ohio.
Loss Over §1,000,000.
WHEELING, W. VA., April 15.
The first genuine cyclone ever wit
nessed in this immediate vicinity was
experienced this afternoon and
wrought devastation over a section of
country extending from St.. Clairs
ville, O , ten miles west, to a point as
far east. In this city little damage
was done, but the commotion in ih
upper air was noticed and a few roofs
were damaged.
The storm was first heard at St I
Clairsville at 3:15 rM. It appeared
to be traveling from the west and in
the shape of a funnel-shaped mass of
cloud resembling in appearance dense j
black smoke. Houses were demolish- j
ed, trees snapped off like pipe-stems,
horses and cattle prostrated and car- ,
ried bodily hundreds of yards by the
gale, ,
The storm and its effects showed •
all the distinguishing characteristics ;
of the Western cyclone. j \
No casualties to persons are re-1
ported, the funnel shaped cloud hav- j
ing been seen approaching in time
for the families to take refuge in cei- i
lars. Beuj Barkhurst's fine old brick j
mansion south of town was totally ]
demolished, likewise the United I'res- > ,
byteriau Church, a large brick edifice, j
The loss in St. Clairsville will reach ,
$200,000. The Western Union
wires and poles are all down Horses |
hitched in the streets were blown I |
about like chaff and the vehicles de- (
molished. A scantliDg sailed
through the air for a mile and cut as ,
clean a hole in the two walls of a (
brick house as a cannon ball would ! ,
Shingles were driven through
weather-boarding like arrows.
The town of Bridgeport,just across !
the river, escaped as did Wheeling, j
but a funeral was in the cemetery on
the hill top at the time, and the car
riages were blown over and carried !
against trees, tombstones snapping off
as they blew over them. j
Martius Ferry, on the opposite side j
of the river at the north end of town, j
suffered even more severely than St. |
Clairsville The Elson Glass Works
had one brick building blown down
on the hill.
In the town proper <5 to 100 build-!
ings were more or less damaged and '
the loss will reach $ 105,000. '
It is safe to say the egg regale loss 1
will exceed a million dollars.
1
Thousands of Dollars More ;
Damage. s
ST CLAIRSVILLE, O, April 18— '
The rain to-day completed the work I
of desolation begun by Friday after- <
noon' 3 cyclone. The tornado lasted <
half a minute, but the marks of its
fury St. Clairsville will wear forever.
The houses left roofless by the storm .
have been drenched and soaked by
the persistent drizzie, and it is esti
mated that to-day will add many
thousand dollars of damage to the
great loss that the town has already
suffered. Only the Methodists held : ■
religious service yesterday and few
attended. The people were too busy .
preparing for the much dreaded but
unexpected rain. Everybody seemed
to be at work. .
The pastor set the example for the
people in the work of necessity and
i ercy and the sound of the saw and
hammer became monotonous before
the day was over. The deacons and
elders put on their working clothes,
and a colored campmeeting exhorter
once more shouldered h's hod.
The sightseers were numerous.
Two special trains were run from
Wheeling over tho B. & O , and pto
ple drove from every direction,
Early this morning work was re
sumed, and a dozen or more houses
were put under cover. The streets
still hiid the same forlorn look. Heaps
of bricks, mortar and lath, sections of
tin roofing, a shattered wagon bed,
broken cart wheels, and here and
there a bit of furniture that the wind
had wafted from its rightful cwner,
are common sights. The ruin of the
United Presbyterian Church is com
plete; not a single wall remains
standing. On Marietta street, the
Presbyterian Church is almost dis
mantled. The roof was ripped off
and the naked rafters furnished no
protection to the cushioned pews and
hymn books, The walls were crack
ed and the tower was tottering. The
building is unsafe.
The ravages of the cyclone will be
put at about $200,000 Indeed the
real damage cannot be gotten at—
even approximately—for walls have
been slightly twisted and houses
h«ve been wrenched that will not be
discovered until the excitement is all
over.
Some stories of tfce fantastic freaks
of the tempest are told. Mrs. Johu
VV. Coleman, living- on the National
road, three-quarters of a mile west of
town, noticed the approach of the cy
clone in time to get some of her chil
dren and run out of their two story
frame house. The baby in the cradle
was missed. In an instant the house
was struck, and in another the
weather boarding was splintered into
a convenient size for tooth-picks for a
cyclops. The terror-stricken mother
hastened to the ruins in the lull that
followed, and her joy was intense
when she found the baby peacefully
sleeping in its cradle amid the debris.
Win. Kijrer, Sr , a section boss on
the IMlaire & St. Cluiraville railroad,
with some olher hands, saw the com
ing storm. His companions ran in a
coal back, bnt Kigor remained outside.
Ho was picked up, bounced along,
tossed around ami left breathless in
the middle of a field a quarter of a
mile away.
Superintendent Walters, of the
public fsehc.oi. j , in the interest of me
teorological science,stood in the front
door duri.'ig the storms progress. The
door banged violently, ho was scoop
ed up and rolled over and over until
a friendly fence headed hiai oil".
IT CAUGHT THE MINIHTEH.
Thcv tell it that Mr. HaskeM, the
Methodist minister, was conducting
a prayer meeting during that after
uoon. He heurd the awful rumble
and roar and called upou a brother to
pray. While they reverently bowed
their heads behind the pews, he slip
ped out to see what was wrong. The
breeze hurried him dowu the street at
ft rapid gait also.
A section of corrugated Iron roof
from .las, F. Frozier's barn was pick
ed up on Alex Mayers' farm, one mile
and a half away.
The fair grounds of the Belmont
County Agricultural Society, the
most beautiful in Eastern Ohio, are a
total wreck. Kvery tree was pros
trated and the buildings and fences
were shattered. Mrs. Elizabeth
Johnstou's cottage, in the very midst
of the (ailing timbers alone escaped,
and she is ready to match j)ennies with
President Cleveland for luck.
From the Riley homestead com
pletely destroyed,. John W. Riley
dragged his aged mother and led her
to an adjoining tree. The wind
whirled tbem around and around the
tree until a distinct path was worn.
A falling tree soon after disabled
young Riley.
Col James F. Anderson was in an
open space when the cyclone burst
upon him. A haudy telegraph pole
that he grabbed saved him and the
few minutes that he embraced that
pole made him willing to enter a hug
ging match with a bear.
A DESCRIPTION OF THE CYCLONE.
Mr. A. T. McKelvey stood out in
his orchard, and unmolested quietly
observed the movement for fully five
minutes, be thinks He noticed its
rise a little west of the County In
firmary —an immense black mass
reaching from earth to sky with a
white fleece, e-s at ihe b itlom, ro at
ing from right to left, an i moving
slowiy and gracefully towards tne
East As it approached he heard an
awful roar, eud when it passed over
the fair grounds the trees bent to the
earth. All other sound was lost in
tae roar, and he couldn't hear the
crash of falling timbers, In a flash
thecolumu collapsed and disappeared,
but only to leap to the top of the hi 1
towards the big woods
Mr. T. W. Emerson measured the
path just beyond tbrf Joe Young
house, and it was 550 feet wide
At this point it attained its greatest
power. The cyclone, he says, fol
lowed the telegraph wires zigzag
along the pike. The destructive ef
fects were seen in streaks, not one
continuous consistent whirl. The
wings of the cyclone didn't seem to
be balanced, and be no"iced that it
had its greatest force going up slopes
and hills
The relief committee has received
some outside subscriptions, but the
calls for aid are urgent and more
money is needed.
Lincoln's Remains at Rest.
The remains of the martyred Presi
dent Lincoln and those of his wife
were recently removed from their se
cret resting place at Springfield, 111,,
and deposited in the vault of the Lin
coln monument, iu Oak Ridge ceme
tery, near that city. Since 1876,
when an attempt was made to steal the
remains for the sake of a large ransom,
the place of their deposit ha 3 beeu a
profound mystery, securely locked in
the breasts of the Lincoln Guards of
Honor, which organization secreted
the bodies, and recently surrendered
their charge. It is to be hoped that,
now that the spot where the remains
lie is known, love for the man who iu
life did so much for the nation and
humanity. wiil restraiu even the
ghouls, and that it will become a
shrine toward which ail who love
honesty, patriotism, humility, virtue,
patience, devotion, ability and all the
qualities that elevate mankind may
turn their faces in gratitude.
HVL A -Us&JX
WOODS—I)L'FFORD—Tuesday, April 19,
at the Methodist parsonage, by Rev. S. H.
Nesbit, Mr. Isaac G. Woods aud Miss Ada
Pufford, all of Renfrew, this county.
DEATHS]
ADAMS—At his home iu Butler, Thursday,
April 14, ISS7, James M. Adams, aged
about 45 years.
STAMM March 27, 18S7. at her home in
Fraukliu twp., Mrs. Viletta J. Stauim,
wife of John H. Stsium, aged 35 years.
She was a daughter of William H. Mc-
Caudless, dee'd, of same twp.
DODDS—Oa Sunday, April 10, 1887, at the
home of Mr. W. R. Patterson, in P»nu
twp., Mrs. Juliana Dodds, widow of Jesse
B. Dodds, aged about 75 years.
HAZLK IT—At the home of her brother, Mr.
Win. H. Hazlett, on Peun street, Butler,
April £l9, 1887, Miss Jane Hazlett, aged
about G4 years.
MILLER —In this place, April 17, 1887, in
fant son of Lewis and Lizzie Miller. The
burial was at Mt. Viiion church, Worth tp.
THOMPSON —On Monday. April 11, 1887,
George, son of Martin Thomps -n, of Clin
ton twp., aged about 5 years.
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BUTLER MARKETS.
The following are the suiting prices of mer
chants of this place :
Apples, per bushel, 75 to .$1.25
Butter, per pound, 27 to 30 cts.
Beans, per qt. U to lOcts.
Cabbage, new, 5 to 10 cts.
Candles, mold, 11 to 15. cts.
Carbon oil, 10 to 15cts.
Cheese, 15 to IS cts per lb.
Crackers, 7 to 10 fIU. per lb.
Chickens, per pair, .'ls to -10. cts.
Coffee, Uio, lij to 20 cts.
Coffee, Java, 25 to 28 etc.
Coff Roasted, 20 t.> 25 cts.
Coffee, grottud, 20 to 2(i cts.
Eggs, 15 cts.
Fish, mackerel, 10 tn I.') cts.
Flour, per barrel, $4.50 to $6.
Flour, per sack, $1.15 to $1.50..
Feed, chop, per 100 pounds, $1 25.
Feed, bran, per 1(H) lbs. sl.
Grain, wheat per bushel, sl.
Grain, oats per bushel 40 ots.
Grain, corn per bushel 40 cts.
I .aril, 10 cts.
Hams, 14 cts.
Honey, 15 to 20 cts.
.Shoulders, 10 cts,
Bacon, 12 cts.
Dried beef, IS to 25.
Corn meal, per pound, 2 cts.
I'eas, green, 15 cts per peck.
Potatoes, new, -10 to 45 p» bus.
Rice, ft to 10 cts.
Sugar, iiard, 10 cts.
Sugar coffee, 7 cts.
Sugar, raw, cts.
8o?J>, »> to JO cts.
Salt, per barrel, sl.lO,
Tea, Hyson, Gunpowder, etc., 50 cts. to sl.
Tea, Japan, etc., 50 to (j0 cts.
Tea, Breakfast, 40 to 80 cts.
Tallow, S cts.
Timothy seed. $2,25.
Clover " il/iO
Wool jo to ;j0 cts.
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LAND,
COAL BANKS,
AND LEVELING.
Particular attention given to the Retracing ol
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B. F. HI 1,1,1 A KD,
C'o. Surveyor
North Hope I*. 0., Butler Co., Pa.
8,5,84.1y
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A DRAMATIC SENSATION,
The Throbbirg, Thiiiiing Drama, How to
Save Money.
By 13. HECK,
Author of the "The Bride Won; <ir. What a New
Suit of Clothes Didwin be enacted every
day and evening during the coming
season at D, A. IIEOK'S
GREAT CLOTHINS EMPORIUM,
No. 11, North Main St., Unity's Illork,
BUfLEU, - PA.
I ntil further notice. This powerful work Is a
wonderful and variegated combination of
tragical comedy, and comical tragedy
and never lulls In brinvj duwn ;h • house.
Tne actors art; al! stars. Ttie ( ost inning
will be a strong feature. The tollovriiig briefly
outlined is the
PROGRAMME:
SONG -The liappy man no more reileets.
Who buys nis clothing at D. A. Heck's
Acr I. —SCENE l—Time 9 a.m: Enter young man
with friend. Young man explains to his
friend that the direct cause of his engage
ment to the wealthy farmer's daughter
iv is his purchase of an elegant suit at
I>. A. llEcK's (iiv.it Ciothlnv Emporium.
F:l' ii l tumbles to the lde:i and is made
happy vltHa new suit. ii.it. Shirts, CoUmi,
T.es. rinlerwear. t,loves. Ilose. Trunk.
Valise. I'mbrclla, etc. Scene closes with
song, Joined in by the audience.
SONG— The day will be Intensely colli.
When D. A. lleck Is undersold. &C.
ACT 11.—SCENE 2—Time 11 a.m. Enter throng ot
people, old m n, young men. ladles, chil
dren. managing matrons With marrlar able
daughters, who with on.; accord fairly
shriek with delight at tie' wonderful bar
gains shown. The beam I till young lady.
Cinderella ilmls some Jeweicry. a pair of
Corsets, a pair of KlilWloves.au elegant
pair i»i iliise thai set ber off so exquisitely
that u dude from I'nlonvllle and a young
man from iireece (Illy both propose.as the
tir He City man Ins onoueel 1). A. Heck's
ln> -ilstable suits. Cinderella decides to
patronlz • bom" Industries and accepts
hlin. Tne t'nlouville dutle talks of duels,
sulfides, .cc.. but decide* not to leave this
. world while he > in get < lothlng so cheap
at L>. A. HECK'S Great Emporium.
Song by company. Joined by audience:
' i ts our experience, one and all.
And every one who tries it knows,
That I). A. IIKCK has got the call,
And takes the town 111 selling clothes.
AIT III.— SCENE Time ten years later
IIECK'S LARGEST EMPORIUM.
Ten years are .supposed to have elapsed.
I). A. HECK'S store quadrupled In size.
lJatli r a metropolis. Arrival of several
excursions, electric trains and a number
of l:alloons. Willi crowds of people to buy
clothing, l mlerwrear.
Hats, Caps. Collars,
Neck TlirS, Hosiery,
Suspenders, Handkerchiefs,
I'mbrellas. Trunks
\ .'Uses. Satchels,
Till! and Pocket 1 >ooks.
Cloth, llalr and Tooth Brushes
and Innumerable other articles which
space forbids to location, s. ores of pros
perous men and pluu>p matrons gather
around the proprietor, all agreeing that,
their rl-.e In the world began iroui tue tno
iiient they began to buy Hielr goods from
D. A. HECK,
Cinderella and her husband about to de
part for Mt.«'hestnut (this Is no chestnut)
The I'nlonvllle dude, a dude no longer but
a rich business man in the city of Butler.
Population 10.000. noted cbteiiy for being
the most enterprising city In the county,
and lor fair dealing and for the fact D. A.
HECK'S Kniporluui. 1 >ulT> \s Block, Is the
headquarters tor good goods, fair dealing
and low prlees.
All will now Join In singing:—
llow I). A. lleek Is selling clothes,
Way down at bed rock
Jufct watch the crowd I Hat dally goes
To H. A. lleck's In Duffy Block.
Curtain rails to slow liut sure music.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.
We are authorized to announce the fol
lowing gentlemen a candidates for
the office* uuder whiei, their names appear,
subject to the Republic n Primary Election
and usuages of the party in liatler ccuntv:
Primary Election, Saturday,
June ith.
FOR »5i i;RIFF, . w
W. C. GLENN,
Of Sui.: ary borough.
A.G.CAMPBELL. 1
Os Oakland township,
j DAVID R. KENNEDY,
Oi M uddycreek township*
COL. O. C. REDIC,
Of Allegheny township.
WILLIAM M. BHOV . ,
< Forward township.
THOMAS R IIOON,
Ox Centre township,
ISAAC C. McNEES,
Oi' Brady township.
S. D. IIA/.LETT,
Of i ufield township.
JOHN K. VINCENT,
Oi Marion township.
FOR rROTIC OIVOTART,
: NAAM AN F. BARTLEY,
Of Clny twp. (fotuierly of Penn twp.)
AY. M. SHIR A,
Late of Washinton twp.—now of Butler.
CAPT. JOHN G. HIP} I S,
Of Oakland township.
JOHN D. HARBISON.
Of Clinton township.
KLGIS'ILIt A it£(OBD£B,
JAMES M. FLEMING.
Of Buffalo township.
LEANDER M. WISE,
Of Summit township.
H. M. WISE,
Of Jacks.n township.
JAMES M. CARSON,
Of Butler borough,
J. P. DAVIS,
Of Brady township.
DAVID E. DALE,
Of ilutler boroogh.
FOR TREi^URER,
AMOS SEATON,
Of Venango township.
PHILIP SNIDER,
Of Clinton township,
JAS. S. WILSON,
Of Ceutreville borough.
CYRUS HARPER,
Of Cranberry township,
■JAS. J. CAMPBELL,
Of Fairview township.
G. C. ROESSING,
Of Butler borough.
WILLIAM BAI'DER,
Of M uddycreek twp.
R. F. EKIN,
Of Connoquenessing township.
JAMKS CRANMER,
Of Clay township.
COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
(TWO TO NOMINATE.)
A. J. HUTCHISON,
Of Centre township.
W. P. BROWN,
Of Fairview twp. (formerly of Couoord.)
W. J. CROWE,
Of F orv. ard township.
VY. W. McQIiISTION,
Of Brady township.
B. M. DUNCAN,
Of Counoquenessing twp.
JOHN M. TURNER,
Of Parker township.
SAMUEL T. MARSHALL,
Of Butler borough.
J. D. STEPHENSON,
Of .Slipperyrock twp.
JAMES WILSON,
Of Franklin township.
JOHN WADE,
Of Buffalo township.
PETER FENNELL,
Of township-.
PHILIP HILLIARD,
Of ililliards Station.
FOR CLERK OF COURTS,
ISAAC MEALS,
Of Wellington toTrnship.
REUBEN McELVAIN.
Of Butler borough.
FOR AI UITOR,
(TWO TO NOMISATK.)
I. S. P. DKWOLFE,
Of biipperyrock Iwp.
CHARLES BEIL,
Of Suabury.
R. A. KINZER,
Of Cor cot d township.
E. E. MAURHOFF,
Of Clinton township.
JOHN A. GILLILAND,
Of Summit township'
ELMER E. GRAHAM,
Of Butler Borough..
FOR C'OKONER
ALEXANDER STOREY,
Of !Jntler township.
For County Superintendent.
(OirrrtbrH Convention of May Bd.)
W. C. RI'SSELL,
Tresent Co. Sup't of Schools.
Withdrawal.
Mr George Moon ho* withdrawn from the
canvass for Sheriff, giving as a reason hi*
physical disability to maS:c a canvass.
BUTLER COUNTY
Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
Office Cor. Main & Cunningham Sts.
<3. C. ROESSIN({, Pbbsidint.
WM. CAMPBELL, TREABUBEB.
H. C. IIEINEMAM, SKCBETAKY.
DIRECTORS:
J. I, Purvis, K'imuel Anderson,
William Campbell W. ltnrkhart.
A. Ttoutman, Henderson Oliver,
(i.C. Boesslni;, .1 noes Stephenson.
l>r. W. Irvln. Weltzel,
J. H. Taylor. 11. C. lleinemau,
LOYAL M'JUNK'.N, Gen. Ae't
BUTLER,
FURNITURE!
FUfIiNriTUR E
Bed Room Suits,
Dining Room Suits,
LOOKING GLASs>t:S,
PICTURE FRAMES,
CARPET-SEAT ROCKERS,
Fiae Line of Carpet-fVat Rockors, at
No. 40, NORTM MAIN ST.,
The Cheapest Furniture Store
lIST BUTLER.
W. F.MILLER.
County Auctioneer,
AMSS R. K2ARNS,
UUTLER, PENJPA.
Is prepared to serve the public of this seetloa
at vendues, etc. Having bad many years of
experience he can gutrsn'ne perfect satisfac
tion it rates that will »uil all. Leave word
at this otlloe. 3,5,84.1y
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