THE CITIZEN. JOHN.H. & W. C. NEG LEY, PROPRIETORS. sißacßirnox RATKS -ro*TA.;F. mitrAio: HJM One year -- Six months w Three months .11l ——— Su«4 E TT B..VER.. 2d cl»„ M.UUr FRIDAY, MAY 20, I*B7. Republican Primary Election. The Repblican voters of Butler Co are requested to meet at the,r nannl pl.ee> ot holding elecUODSOoSauJr day June 4th, between the hours ot 1 and 7 o'clock P.M., to vote by ballot for one person for Sheriff; one person for Prothonotary; one person Register and Recorder, two persons to County Commissioner; one person [or Clerk of Courts; two persons for County Auditor; one person for Cor oner- two Representative Delegates to State Convention; one person for Return Jndge. S«id R««to Jndge. .re to meet In .s°,«£ on Monday, June 6th, at 1 OCIOCE PM. W connt np the votes and do. I and to attend to all th£ Shan come before them Said Return Judges to con stitute the County Committee for the °° The'election will be held onderthe rules governing primary elections. Republicans only are to participate at faid election, gorier of Com. Chairman. J. B. MATES, ) Sec'ys. W. C. FINDLEY, ) THE anti-discrimination bill be fore the Legislature failed to pass. THK Legislature adjourned yester day, Thursday. Only about one hundred bills, out of near eight hun dred intrcduced, passed, the balance not being reached. PITTSBURG people had an interest ing bill before the Legislature known aa the "Hump bill," the objeoi of which was to further cut down and grade the Btreets around their new Court House, some of which are very steep. The bill finally passed and the "hump" has to go. THE bill before the Legislature to remove the disability of Esqoire John Bmith of this county from testifying as a witness, passed in the Senate on Tuesday last by a unanimous vote. Having previously passed the House it will therefore be a law when ap proved by the Governor. The Bill Approved. Governor Beaver has signed the new license law passed by the Legis lature. It goea into effect on the first ot Jnly next. We have not seen the law in full but presume that all licenses granted under old laws will continue for the year for which they were granted. How this new law will work re mains to be tested. One decidedly good feature in it is the requiring all licenses to come from or through the Courts. This will require licenses to be obtained in Pittsburg and Phila delphia in the same way as in other parts of the State. Heretofore those cities obtained them from offi cials other than the Courts. Now all will be on the same level, with the very probable effect of fewer li censes being granted to those cities, which to them should be a great re form. The new law contains nearly the same provision and words of the law of 1867 as to the manner of obtaining licenses from the Courts and the dis cretionary powers of the Courts over applications. It says that the Court "shall hear petitions from residentß of the ward, borough or township, in addition to that of the applicant,ia favor of and remonstrance against the application for Buch license, and in all cases shall refuse the same whenever, in the opinion of the said -Court, hav ing due regard to the number and character of the petitioners for and against such application, such license is not necessary for the accommoda tion of the public and the entertain ment of strangers or travelers,or that the applicant or applicants is or are not fit persons to whom such license should be granted." This continues power in the Courts to refuse "such license" if they be lieve the same not necessary for the public. And while it does not seem to cure or provide for the defect claimed to exist in the old law, as to the necessity of a house as a house for public accommodation, yet it leaves the question to be determined by the will and wishes of the people in the locality affected. Therefore if "due regard" iB given to the number and character of petitioners against, and particularly when they exceed those for, then there should be no li cense granted in that place or in that case. The new law is viewed in different lights in different places and by dif ferent interests. The following is the view the State Liquor League people seem to take of it, which if true would indicate that the new law is going to do Borne good in some places at leaot: READING, May 12. —1t is under stood that the State Liquor League, whose headquarters are in this city, will test the High License bill in the courts at the first opportunity. Sec retary Benjamin Fleishman said to day: "We claim that the bill is clear ly unconstitutional. There are in it several important points of special legislation. One of them in particu lar is the section which allows the mercantile appraisers in Philadelphia to collect $2 50 from every license applicant. It is the most unjust high license law ever passed by any Leg islature, and is oppressive to the poor people." Mr. Fleishman declares that of the 200 saloons in Reading not more than fifty will be able to pay the li cense. The Liquor League Commit tee will now use its efforts to have the Legislature pass the Municipal bill. This makes Reading a fourth class city, for which only S3OO license is asked. Interviews with saloon men all over, the city to-day indicate that a large number of dealers will be driren out of business. It will be utterly impossible for the majority of them to pay the high rate, and there is great consternation among them in consequence. The Republican Primary. As the time for holding the Repub-1 lican Primary election for this year approaches we find the candidates for the different nominations active in cinvassing the county. This no doubt is a hard task with some, per haps to all of them, but it seems to have become almost necessary. But ler is a pretty large county as to ter ritory, and to visit every township and part of it requires both time and labor as well as some expense. How ever we do not recollect a Primary election at which everything appears to be going off more smoothly than at the present one. The best of feeliDg prevai Is amoDg the candidates and their friends, so far as we know, and all the indications are that the suc cessful ones can be heartily support ed by their unsuccessful competitors. All can not succeed. But the Pri maries being now regulated by law gives assurance of fairness in the ex pression of the popular will Nerarly all the important county offices are to fill this fall and for each there are a number of names announc ed. From these the Republican voters have to choose: First on the list is that of bLeriff, for which nine names are announced. This office is always more discussed and perhaps more interest taken in it than in any other. While it is an i important one yet it is by no means ia our opinion the most important one to the people of a county. The office of County Commissioner is a much more important one and more care and attention should be given by the tax payers of a county to that office than to any other. The Com missioner's office is the key to the Treasury of the county, and honest and competent men are needed in it at all times. For Commissioners there are twelve names announced and good material afforded the voters from which to make good selections. While three are to be elected in the fall yet no voter can vote for more than two at the election, under pres ent law, one being given to the mi nority by the law, and hence no party need nominate more than two. T he office of Prothonotary might also be said to be a more important one than that of Sheriff. It is cer tainly a more desirable one, although not sought after by so many. In it is the care of most valuable official papers and records. For it there are fonr candidates before the voter* at the coming Primary. Register and Recorder of the county has also become an important and profitable office. It also has the the care and proper entry of impor tant documents. For it seven can didates are before the Republicans at the Primary. County Treasurer is an office of great responsibility and an honest, careful and competent man should al ways hold it. For it there are nine candidates for the nomination. Clerk of Courts is also a responsi ble office, requiring care and atten tion. For it but two names are announced for the nomination. County Auditors, although among the last is by no means the least in importance to the people. In fact it is and should be regarded as one of the most in portant. With good County Commissioners and good County Auditors the people of a county can rest Becure in an honest conducting and yearly settlement of their county finances and affairs. For this office there are two to nomi nate and six candidates are before the voters for these nominations. A Coroner has also to be nominat ed. For this there is but one candi date announced. Two delegates to the next Republi can State Convention have also to be elected at the coming Primary. The date of the State Convention has not as yet been fixed, but the delegates to it from this county have now to elected and not appointed. This can be done at the coming Primary. With the selection of a Return Judge in each election district, to carry the votes of the same to the County Convention, the Republican voters will have performed all their duties at the Primary on June 4. JUDGE WOODS, one of the members of the Supreme Court of the United States, died at his residence in Wash ington City last Saturday. He was appointed from one of the Southern States and was a Republican in poli tics. As President Clevelaud will have the filling of the vacancy created by his death a Democrat will doubt less be appointed. We see the name of the Hon. George A. Jenks men tioned for the vacancy,but with what prospects for success of course we do not know. Congressional District Bill Passed. A bill apportioning the State into new Congressional districts has fi nally passed the Legislature and will be approved by the Governor. Bea ver, Lawrence, Mercer and Butler counties compose a district, number ed the 26th. This was as the bouse bill provided but which the Senate changed,a9 referred to in the CITIZE N last week,and which we felt compell ed to object to. The district we have got is much better, and while a heavy one in population, yet it is composed of "compact and contigu ouß territory," and the people of the different counties are similar in busi ness interests and in general charac teristics. Beaver, Lawrence, Mercer and Butler will do very well. Nebraska Crops All Right. LINCOLN, NEB., May 16 The gen eral rain that fell throughout the Eastern and Central Nebraska Friday, has prevented any serious damage to crops from drouth. From points in Central and Southern Nebraska come very flattering reports. COMMUNICATIONS. Letter from Arkansas PRAIRIE GUOVK, Washington > Co., Ark , May 11, 1887 > EDS (JIT'/EN: —I left Butler coun ty, I'ii , on Tut -d iv morning, April 26, 18S7, and i shall give a short dis cretion of the country I traveled through, in order to save writing 'o all who asked mo to write, without e ver thinking what n contract it would be to write to so many. After leaving the State of Penn sylvania we came to Ohio, which is somewhat ahead of Pennsylvania iD farming,as the land is more level and not so hard to work, but the wheat is no farther on, and no better that it is in Pennsylvania. We changed cars in Toledo tit 12:10 a.m,, taking the Wabash for St. Louis and by day break we were iu the swaoips of eastern Indiana But after leaving the swamps we came to a country, not only noted for its prairies,but for its productiveness Next we came to the State of Illin ois, a couutry which exce'ls any yet explored by us. Here the v. heat looked quite different, and the fields ten limes larger than we generally see in old Butler county, and I think if some of the farmers in Butler county were in Illinois they would never return, for they do not work their corn there with a one horse cul tivator. Farmers of Butlnr county, think of one man having two cribs of com 100 to 200 feet long, 8 to 10 feet wide and 10 to 12 feet high Ibis of course was in the spring of the year, and in the fall they would haye 4 or 5 times as much, and by all appear ance they will harvest a large crop this year. We arrived at St. Louis just at dusk, and by morning we were at Springfield, Missouri. From there to Pierce City is some of the roughest land I ever looked upon, especially on the Iron Moun tains, but I saw some very fine land in this State, as well as rough. After leaving Pierce Citv and coming 75 milesthrough and over the Flint Moun tains, I arrived at Fayetteville, the county seat of Washington county, Arkansas. This is a town of near 800 inhab itants, and a very thrifty, wide-awake village. But I think there could be some improvements made, as there uoi one good pavement in rhir* you cau find all through the fetate I have seen men living in little log houses, the ones they have been liv ing in for twenty years, and have money at interest. At 1 avettevdle I took the stage for Prairie Grove, 10 miles south. This little village is situated in a beautiful grove of walnut and locust. It has one very good school, which ie> the ODly school for three miles around. This is one branch of civ i lization I think the people of the south are neglecting. There is au excellent college at Fayetteville, but ia the country the schools are three miles apart, and in many places Bor 10. In but one thing Arkansas takes the lead, and that in the fruit. Peaches will be ready for market by the middle ot Jane, and In the southern part by the first. Apples ,#re plenty and of a good quality, and now are as large as hickory nuts. The strawberries are ripe and gone. Corn is knee high in some parts and the wheat is all in head and in blos Q om. Some may think there is not wheat raised in Ar kansas, but around Prairie Grove I can see fields of whiat containing fifty acres which will produce 30 bushel to the acre. Ten miles southeast are the Bostou Mountains, abounding with deer and turkey, and 8 miles we3t is the Na tion Line. But I will not detain you longer. 1 will be found elsewhere. E L. ENGLISH. A Card of Thanks. BROWNSDALE, PA, May 18, 1887 EDS. CITIZEN: Please publish the following notice: The member.* of Union United Presbyteriaa congrega tion visited our home in Brownsdale, on May 10th, bringing with them a bouutiful diuner for all. This we very much enjoyed as did all present, The day was spent most pleasantly. Our friends were full of good cheer and kind words and kind acts. When they departed for their homes they left us many tokens of their love for us. We were richer in graiu, flour, meat, potatoes, poultry, grocer ies and many valuable and useful ar ticles for our household. But we wore also enriched in assurances of their good wiil and kindly feelings toward us. We cannot tell them in how many ways their visit has helped us. We ask the members of Union congrega tion one and all, and all other frieuds and neighbors, to come to our borne and give us an opportunity to enter tain them, which we will cheerfully do to the best of our ability. For the present, please accept our hearty thanks, members of Union U P. congregation, for this and many other tokens of your kiud regards for as. It. P. MCCLESTER. L. M MCCLESTEU. Centre Township Items. EDI. CITIZEN: The oil well on ex- Sheriff Thompson's farm is progress ing finely. They have drilled to a depth of 500 feet; plenty of surface gas The Sheriff has set his bat for ward a little—all right, H. D. Robert Garrard has moved back to the old homestead, still following his usual occupation of supplying the Butler butchers. E. J. McAnallen, town constablo, has turned his attention to farming Our friend T. B. is moving aiding in his usual way. The children have not had the measles yet. De Park is still tukiug music lessons, you will understand music, Park. We are at quite a loss at our soci ables since John Black the musician has left us. Mr. John Shanor and his blooming bride have moved to the old home stead. John is spending his "honey moon" transferring bees; swarming time will come by and by when we will be glad to give you a call, Johnnie. Miss Carrie Smith is teaching our school at Elliot; the Directors have been making some repairs on the school house J. N. has used all the hay out of the mow and has not found the lost pocket book yet The grocery store at Oaeida is booming. We occasionally see the pleasant fdcii of our worthy friend T. R. Hoon as he is making the acquaintance of the votera of Butler couaty. you have our best wishes for success, Mr. Iloon. Samuel ia busy planting potatoes. Our enterprising friend Mr, J. D Smith is busy larmiug his own and also the farm formerly owned by VY A. CLristic. Mr. Smith is the Pos sessor of two very fiu<- Harublctouian colts. Miss Amy Moore of Washington county is visiting friends in Centre twp * Glad to see you Amy. As the moon has been pointing up and the sign in the balance for a few days, G. Dawson has his potatoes planted; as the fur season is past he has turned his attention to farming and let the polecats go. Onr friend Mr. Irwin has been making improvements on his farm by building some very fine fence; he has some splendid stock Mr. Krug will do well to call around. Mr. W. A Christie and wife antici pate taking a trip West to visit their sons. Mrs, Cis visiting her son I)r. L. Y. Christie of Petersville. Mr. T. Conrad and Edwin Rose intend crossing the line into Clarion for the purpose of canvassing for bed spring and silverware. CAULIFLOWER May 16, ISST. Another Drop in Oil. The oil market had another slight drop this week and has not recovered. It opened the past few days at aboutG2 and this, Thursday was morning and noon. The Phillips well, No 9, Markle farm, Reibold district, is still doing 35 barrels per hour. The Gailbanh, Xo. 3, shows 55 barrels per hour. This field continues the most product ive in the county and there also still continues some disputes as to titles and lines of lands that threaten to lead to further litigation. Trouble About an Oil Lease, Trouble and litigation about oil leases are by no means rare things, as they appear to follow the oil develop ments. They generally come from parties or the owners of land leasing their property twice, or to diflereut persons There is at present a case of this kind in the Reibold freld, that excited a good deal of interest on Tuesday last, and the controversy is all about six acres. It seems tbat one George Dombart of Forward twp., as is claimed, leased said six acres some time ago, with other lands, to one Henry LeDz of Pittsburg, for oil purposes. Lenz ia time sold bi3 iaterest in the six acre 3, as is claimed,to the Messrs. Phillips, who started a well on it some time ago, but afterwards shut it doivn After this it appears Mrs. Dombart leased the six acres to Evans City parties, who in turn leased to the Root Bros and Thomas Hays, and who, with Mr. 0. D. Greenlee as a partner, now claim the said six acres and were proceeding, on Tuesday last, to erect a rig and drill for oil This was resisted by the Phillips party and for a time quite lively scenes were enacted between the men of the two contending owners. War rants were issued—the Sheriff and some Constables appeared upon the ground and some of each party were arrested for breach of the peace and gave bail for their appearance, etc. Nobody has been hurt so far and the question of title will likely be peace fully settled. The Root party claim that the six acres were never in any lease given by Mr. Dombart or intended by him so to be given and that Mrs. Dombart is the sole and true owner and her lease to them is all right The Phillips, on the other hand, claim under a lease from Mr. Dombart, which the Root party alleges does not embrace the said six acres. The merits of the case, if not settled by the parties themselves, will be tested in Court, la the meantime let peace reign at Iteibold and all along the Connoquenessing. He Will Not Recant.—Dr. Mc- Glynn Talks on Fallibility and Infallibility in a Way to Displease Rome. So. Louis, Miy 15.—Nearly 3,000 ladies and gentlemen occupied seats in the Grand Opera House this even ing, when Dr. MeGlynn was intro ducedl by ex-Governor Chas. P. John son. Tbe reverend gentleman de livered his lecture on 'The Cross of a New Crusade" in a brilliant and pow erful manner, and was frequently in terrupted by thunders of applause. He explained the George theory of political economy and made a pointed satirical allusion to the infallibility of the Pope, In an interview Dr. McGlycn out lines his faith as follows: "1 would as soon go to Constantinople for my politics as to Home. I believe the teachiugs of the Church to be infalli ble, but the infallibility of Popes, Pre fects, Propagandas and Bishops is quite another thing. "Galiieo discovered a great truth, but. the Popes and Prefects denied it. This did not make it less a truth. The Inquisition tried to convince him that right was wrong, but he ex plained his truth and refused to be lieve it augbt else than a truth. Then he was cast into prison, and being un old man, he soon grew tired of prison life, and after four days he recanted. He knew he was right, but he got down on hi 3 knees and perjured him self as a gentleman. Afterward the heads of the church were compelled t.o acknowledge that Galileo was right and they were wrong. What ■ Galileo ought to have done was to go to jail and rot there. If they had i said: 'VGU will die without the sac rament of the ehureh unless you re cant,' he should have said: '1 want none of your sacrament under such conditions; I will die without it.' "Galileo was right and the world lat the time was wrong. We are now right on the land question and the | world is wrong We are not evolu | tionists; we are not going to hurt j anybody. We are trying to secure I equal justice to all men by a peaceful political revolution." The deduotion from this is plain. Dr. McGlynn will not go to ilorue, even though the threat of excommuni cation should be executed. He be lieves he is in the right, and, unlike | Galileo, will not recant. Serious Droulla in Wisconsin. WHITEWATER, WIS , May 16. —The drouth in this section is becoming a matter of serious coucern. Although the weather is warm arid pleasant the grass and grain crops are making but little growth. In this respect the season is much like that of 1880. The effect of toe severe winter on fall-sow ed grain proves to have been less in jurious than was feared. Famous Song Writer Honored CHICAGO, May 17. Fifty-five years ago the Rev. S. F. Smith, now of Boston, wrote "Mv Country, 'Tis of Thee " Last night this gentle man, now 73 years of age, but still remarkably hearty, was entertained by the "ladies of tho Grand Army of the Republic at their pari jr.* in this city. BIG FIRES. The Entire Michigan Peninsula Enveloped in Smoke and Flame. MARQUETTE, MICH . May 14. The whole peninsula is enveloped in smoke and telegraph wires are badly crip pled. The following is the situation as far as heard from: Palms— The fires are raging fear fully, and there are fears that the town will burn, though surrounded with green grass. Farmers on clear ings will lose everything A large amount of pine and cedar is burning. Soo Junction —Men are being driven from camps on the run from the ea3t by fire. Fire is on the Soo branch, and is raging fiercely. There is no celling the amount of damage. Newberry—The lires are dying out but the smoke is intolerable. Negauuee—The fires are spreading to the north and east and entering the vast tract of valuable pire. The damage is already thousands of dol lars. Ishpemiiig—Great fires are raging south and northeast of the city, and south, near Cascade, a valuable strip of hard timber is now burning. Barbga—The smoke is getting un bearable and it looks as though the fires are approaching on the west end of the old Marquette, Houghton and Ontonagon Road. The fires are sub siding, but the damage is not ascer tainable. Great damage has been done along the Chicago and North western, from Menominee, north, but the worst is over. Reports from Far well and Cole man, on the Flint and Pere Mar quette Railroad, t.re that Forest fires are raging; also in the forest north of here, on the Grand Rapids and In diana Railroad. The fires are con fined to the woods, and there are no reports of damage to settlers as yet. The indications are for rain. Pennsylvania Railroad The voluminous report of General Manager Pugh, of the Pennsylvania railroad, giviDg a carefully prepared review ot the business for 188G, with a great volume of details and irany statistical tables, is a careful study in railroad management and presents many interesting facts. On the main line from Pittsburg to Philadelphia, the total number of passengers carried during the year was 14,1 C»2 935, an increase of 1,820,- 000. But the important fact showing the immense local traffic of the road is that the average distance traveled by each passenger was 18; miles. In 1885 it was 22+. This average has been steadily decreasing for years, but, the remarkable decrease in 1886 from 1885 is due to the fact the emi grant passenger business fell off 75 per cent. The figures are still more remark able as regards freight. The greatest improvement of the year was iu local freight westward; the through busi ness was only 8{ percent, of the local freight carried during the year. The coal shipments for the year were 11,740,000 tons, an increase of only 1| per cent, while the coke ship ments from the Connellsville region was 2.895.400 tons, an iucrease over 1885 of 759,000 tons, or 35+ per cent. There are other interesting and curious figures—such as the fact that it took 57,611 cars to do the work of the road—but the above figures are important as showing the fact how pecnliarly this railroad is a Pennsyl vania irstitution, in comparison of its local traffic with its through A Distressing Accident. XEW OIILEANS, LA., May 8 —Tor day an accident happened by which seven lives are known to and more may have b'ien lost. Tbe Mount Z on Baptist Church has been baptiz ing converts at the foot of one of the streets in third district. Beside the spot, run 3 a wharf which extends into deep water. This morning the con gregation gathered at the spot for the usual ceremonies. A large crowd had assembled on the wharf, and in the midst of the exercises the railing surrounding it gave away and fully fifty people were precipitated into the water. Around the wharf were a number of skiffs, and into them many people were thrown, overturning sev eral boats and adding to the number stiuggling in the water. The occu pants of these skiffs, which then float ed. set to work and rescued all those who could be reached. As stated, however, seven are known to have been drowned and it is believed that from five to eight more perished. Rosiua Williams, colored, when she went into the water had a child iu her arms. She struggled until she came to the surface and held the child up until one of the rescuing skiffs reached her aud the infant was seized and taken on board, when she sank and was carried away by the current. One of tb* unknown white women was drowned under exactly similiar circumstances, and the rescued babv is now held by the police for identifi cation. An unknown colored women and another unknown white women were drowned under a flat boat and all efforts to save them, which were heroic and energetic, failed. Mauy people were injured, but none serious- —Judge Simonton of Harrisburg has delivered an opinion in the cele brated case of the Commonwealth va ex-Stale Treasurer Bailey. It will be remembered that over $70,000 of the State's money was lost by the closing oftbe Exchange bank of Brad ford, iu which tbe money was deposit ed during Bailey's term of office. Mr. Bui ley's defense was that the State bad not provided a vault for its moneys, and that he exercised the p.eeessary precaution in making the deposits. The court to-day decided that every official is responsible for public money entrusted to his care, and the opinion closes thus: "As the law has been declared, there remains lor us no other course than to direct judgment to be entered in favor of the Commonwealth egainst the Treasurer and his sureties lor the penalty of the bond with leave to issue execution for ihe amount appearing to be due from the oopy of tho account filed with the declaration, said amount to be liquidated by the Frothonotary." JUDGE IIAZEN has been holdiDg Court in Mew Castle this wick. Normau M. K rk'-and, Esq. has beea appointed by Go\ernor Beaver a Justice of the Peac3 for WiaGejd twp , this county, in pliee of Mr. Ai phonse Krausee who was elected but declined to accept the office- There are few better business men in the county thaD Esquire Ivirkland or one more useful to his neighbors, and his appointment gives very geueral satis faction. Ilis address is L»asureville, this county. Now Kaiiroad A charter baa been granted at Har risburg for what is named "The Erie, Bntler and Pittsburgh Railway Com pany,'' with a capital of $1,500,000. This road is intended to bo construct ed through the counties Erie, Craw ford and Mercer to Greenville, where it is to connect with the present Shenango road from Greenville to Butler It will thus afford a direct communication bo ween this place and Meadville and Erie.by wav of Green ville, without change of road or cars and also afford the same from Pitts burg to Erie, in a more direct way and shorter route by, we believe, at least forty miles. It would therefore seem to supply a demand needed in travel from all points between Pitts burg and Erie direct, and to all in Butler county it will give a shorter, cheaper and a through route to Erie and northward. From the men at the head of the enterprise and the manner in which they are pushing it this road will doubtless soon be built, and when completed it cannot but do a large and good paying business Our people are much interested in its construction. Closing of the Legislature. The Pennsylvania Legislature end ed yesterday. As usual the closing scenes were exciting, as business is always rushed through on the last days. This is one cause of much of the bad legislation. Among the more important bills that got through within the two last days we noticed the following: Amendiug the marriage license act of 1885, so that parents may make affidavit of their concent before a Jus tice of the Peace and parties appear before them instead of the Clerk of the Courts. Authorizing the issuing of execu tions to sell personal property on Judgments more than five years old without reviving same by scire facias. —Hon Hugh Young, of Tioga county, and one of the Government Bank Examiners for this State, has been iu Butler for the past week clos ing up the affairs of the old National Bank. Mr. Young was the officer who visited this place some eight or nine years ago and made the examina tion that closed the Bank and led to the appointment of a Receiver to wind up its business. Another small dividend we understand is to be made among the depositors ia the Bank but rot enough to pay them off in full, as was generally hoped. Mr. Young has the reputation of being an expert and faithful Bank Examiner. IMI AIR/R/IEJID. JACKSON—MUNTZ—In Zelieoople, this county, Thursday May 12, 1837, by the Rev. D. S. Deiff'enbacher, assisted by Rev. Saudoe, Dr. . T ohn S. Jackson, of Beaver Falls, Pa., and Miss Zelie Muntz, daughter of the late Heury Muutz of Zelieoople. BLAKELY—ZEIGLER—May 12, 1887, at the residence of Mr' Isaac Blakely, by Rev S. H, Nesbitt, Mr. Joseph L. Blakely aud Miss Mary A. Ziegler, all ot Butler couuty. BRICKER— SHEARER— At Freeport, Pa., May 5, 1837, by Rav. H, K. Shauor, Mr. James >l. lirieker of Allegheny City, and Miss Xetti* A. Shearer of Buffalo twp., this county, BIPPI'S—MITCHELL -May 18, 1887, by Rev. Dr. Samuel Kerr, at the U. P. parson age in Harrisville, this County, Dr. S. M. Bippus and Miss Nannie P. Mitchell, both of Butler, Pa. We extend our hearty congratulations to the above young coupfe and wish them a prosperous aud pleasant journey through life The bride is a daughter of ex-Sheriff Johu Mitchell aud Dr. Bippus is one of the prom ising young physicians of this place. METLER—DUNN—May 12, 1887. at the reisdeuce of the bride's parents iu Phillips City, by Rev. R. P. MeClester, Mr. John Charles Metier of Forward twp., and Miss Carrie Z. Dunn, of Penu twp., Butler Co., Pa. DEATH 3. MARTIN—At his home near Martiusburg, Parker twp., this county, on May 13, 1887, Jobc. C. Martiu, Esq., aged about 70 years. Mr. Martin, we are informed, died of puea mouia, brought oa from overheating him self while fl-jhtiug a lire that was destroying his fence.?. He was one of the most respect ed citizens of the couuty, aud his unexpect ed death is much lamented by a large circle of friends and relatives. DAVID—In New Castle, Pa., May 16, 1887, Mrs. Ruth Auu David, widow of the late Mr. Oliver David, of this place, aged 72 years. The remains of Mrs. David were brought to Butler and interred by the side of those of Mr. David. IKQQB'%4 COMPOUND EXTRACTy^^S^ Jl\ The importance of purifying the blood can not lie overestimated, for without pure blood you cannot enjoy good health. At this seasuii nearly every one needs a good medicine to purify, vitalize, and enrich the Mood, and Ilood's Sarsaparilla is worthy your confidence. It is peculiar in that it strengthens and builds up the system, creates an appetite, and tones tho digestion, while it er.:i'.ic:;tes disease. Give it a trial. Hood's H-rsnparil!# Is sold by all druggists. Prepared by C. L llood & Co., Lowell, Mass. 100 Doses One Dollar BUTLER MARKETS. fhe following are she selling pices of uier ehvnts of this place : App!' s, per busW., 75 to .$1.25 Butter, per pound, 18 to 20 cts. Beans, per qt. to lOets. Cabbage, new, 5 to 10 cts. Caudles, tuoid, 11 to 1">. cts. Carbon oil, 10 to I icts. Cheese, 15 to H efs pi-r lb. Crackers, 7 to to ot*. per lb. Chickens, per pair, :io to 10. cts. Coffee, Rio, 16 to 20 cis. Coffee, Java, 25 to 28 etc. Coff Roasted, 25 to .'SO ets. Coffee, ground, 20 to 26 Cts. Egg*, 12 cts. Fish, mackerel, 10 to 15 cts. Flour, per barrel, $4.50 to so. Flour, per sack, $1.15 to $1.50.. Feed, chop, per 100 pounds, $1 25. Feed, brau, per 100 lbs. sl. Grain, wheat per bushel, sl. . Grain, oats per bushel JO cts. Grain, corn per bushel 40 ets. Lard, 10 cts. Hams, 14 cts. Honey, 15 to 20 cts. Shoulders, 10 cts, Bacou, 12 cts. Dried beef, 18 to 25. Corn meal, per pound, 2 eU. Peas, greeu, 80 cts per peck. Potatoes, new, 50 cts peek. Rice, 8 to 10 cts. Sugar, hard, 10 cts. Sugar coffee, 7 cts. Sugar, raw, 0i cts. So-ip, 6 to 10 cts. Salt, per bijri-fcl, $l4O, Tea, Ilyst-u, Guupowdef, etc., 50 cts. to Si- Tea, Japan, etc., 50 to fit) cts. Tea, Breakfast, 40 to 80 cts. Tallow, 8 cts. Timothy seed. $2 ; 25. Clover " $4,50 Wool 20 to 30 cts. Bnamfflis No operation or business delay. Thousands of cures. At Keystone House. Heading, Pa., 2d Saturday of each month. Send ft>r elKtiiars. Ae i-old in competition with the multitue of low tests, short weight,alumn or phosphate powders. Sold only in cans. ROYAL, BAKING I'OWDEIt CO,, 106 Wall Street N. f. ANNOUH3SMHNTS7 We are authorized to anuounse the fol lowing gentlemen as candidates for the offices under which their names appear, subject to the Republican Primary Election and' usuages of the party in Butler county: Primary Election, Saturday, June 4th. FOlt SHERIFF, W. C. GLENN, Of Sunbury borough. A. G. CAMPBELL. Of Oakland township. DAVID R. KENNEDY, Of Muddy creek township* COL. O. C. REDIC, Of Allegheny township. WILLIAM M. BROWN, Of Forward township. THOMAS R HOON, Of Centre township. ISAAC C. McNEES, Of Brady township. S. D. HAZLETT, Of W iniield ton nship. JOHN K. VINCENT, Of Marion township. FOR PROTHOXOTARY, NAAMAN F. BARTLEY, Of Clay twp. (formerly of Pcnn twp.) W. M. BHIRA, Late of Washinton twp.—now of Butler. CAPT. JOHN G. BIPPUS, Of Oakland township. JOIIN D. HARBISON. Of Clinton township. REGISTER A- REf'ORRER, JAMES M. FLEMING, Of Butl'ulo township. LEAXDER M. WISE, Of Summit township. 11. M. WISE, Of Jackson township. JAMES M. CARSON, Of Butler borough. J. P. DAVIS, Of Brady township. DAVID E. DALE, Of Butler barougli. H. A. AY RES, Of Mercer township. FOR TRE4SURER, AMOS SEATON, Of Veuango township. PHILIP SNIDER, Of Clinton township. J AS. S. WILSON, Of Centreville borough. CYRUS HARPER, Of Crauberry township. J A3. J. CAMPBELL, Of Fairview township. G. C. ROESSING, Of Butler borough. WILLIAM BAT DIOR, Of Muddyereek twp. R. F. EKIN, Of Connoqnenessing township. JAMES CRANMER, Of Clay township, COUNTY COMMISSIONE R, (TWO TO NOMINATE.) A. J. HUTCHISON, Of Centre township. W. P. BROWN, Of Fairyievv twp. (formerly of Concord.; W. J. CROWE, Of Forward township. W. W. McQLISTION, Of Brady township. B. M. DUNCAN, Of Connoquenessing 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 Clearfield township. PHILIP IIILI.IARD, Of Hilliards Station. FOR CLERK OF COURTS, ISAAC MEALS, Of Washington township. REUBEN McELVAIN, Of Butler borough. F R ACIMTOIt, (TWO TO NOMINATE.) I. S. P. DeWOLFE, Of Slipperyrock twp. CHARLES BEIL, Of Sunbury. R. A. KINZER, Of Concord township. E. E. MAURHOFF, Of Clinton township. JOHN A. GILLILAND, Of Summit township* i ELMER E. GRAHAM, Of Butler Borough. I OR CORONER ALEXANDER STOREY, Of Butler township. j DELEGATE TO STATE CON VENTION. (2to nominate.) 1 THOMAS HAYS, Of Fairview borough. < JOHN H. NEGLEY, 1 Of Butler. * - - —I A J FRANK & CO. DEALERS IN j DRUGS, J MEDICINES, AND CHEMICALS, ] FANCY AXD TOILET ARTICES, < S PONG LA, BRUSHES, PERFUMERY, Ac. * £ twPhysicians'? Prescripttons carefully co.a- ( Sounded, and orders answered with care aua « Ispatch. Our stock of medicines Is complete. : warranted genuine, and of tUe best 'iuallty. 4d South Main Street, .BCJTXjE-R,, • PA. I Mercantile Appraiser's List for; the Hear 1887. i APASIS TUWSSUIP. I Class. ' J. A. .t W. F. 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