THE CITIZEN • JOHN H. & W. C. NEULEY. PROPRIETORS. U BCRIPTION RATES ~POSTAOK PEKPAID : ] One year ] Six months Three months.. ' ' _ Filtered at t'oHtofflce at Hutler as 2d fI»M latter FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, li*£7. , Republican Stale Ticket. FOR SUPREME JUDGE. , HENRY W. WILLIAMS. —— j FOR STATE TREASURER. < WILLIAM B. HART. Republican County Ticket, FOR SHERIFF, OLIVER C. REDIC. , FOR FROTHOJTOTARY, JOHN D. HARBISON. REGISTER A RECORDER, H. ALFRED AYRES. FOR TREASURER, AMOS SEATON. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, A. J. HUTCHISON, B. M. DUNCAN. FOR CLEBH OF COURTS, REUBEN McELVAIN. FOR AIDITOBS, ROBERT A, KINZER. ISAAC S. P. DEWOLFE. FOR CORONER, ALEXANDER STOREY. "ELECTION— Tuesday November 8. ONLY three weeks to election, from next Tuesday. A supply^of No. 1 stickers have been received at this office —§l p er thousand. THE Prohibitionists of Franklin County, this State, will not place a County ticket in the field this year as they did heretofore. TNE "drill" has not as yet been "stopped" in this county and from all we can learn it does not seem likely it will be. HON. John Feitig, of Titusville, was recently arrested at Erie on a charge of perjury. The prosecution grows out of a land suit had with his partners, in which it is alleged Mr. Fertig gave testimony different from certain letters he had written. LAST Tutsdav WAS the''?econd Tuesday of October," the day on which State and county elections were held until recent years. "Re member the 2d Tuesday of October, used to be the political call — now it j ß| "Remember the Tuesday next following the first Monday of No vember"—and turn out to the polls. HON. William D. Brown, Presi dent Judge of tho Courts of Warren Connty, this State, has declined to open applications for license that had been passed upon and refused in his Court. Judge Brown is one of the ablest Jurists in the State and his in terpretation of the license laws has been commended by all who have read them. WE are pleased to notice that Rev. S. H. Nesbit, pastor of the Methodist Church of this place, has been re appointed as such by the Conference of that Church recently held at New Brighton, Pa. During his past stay here Rev. Nesbit has had the respect of our people generally, as a good man and minister, and therefore they are pleased to see him retained here. PROHIBITION was defeated iu Ten nessee last by almost 15,000 rotes, the usual Democratic major ity. It is a curious fact that the Republican counties went for it and the Democratic counties against it. East Tennessee, which was the loyal part of the State in the Rebellion, always was and still is strongly Re publican, went heavily for the Amendment. PRESIDENT Cleveland and wife are traveling in the West, "swinging around the circle," as it is termed. Bat Mrs. Cleveland appears to be the member ot the firm that attracts most attention. The speeches of the President, made at different points, have not raised him in the opinion of intelligent people. They read as if studied and for a political effect. They do not show the quick off baud readiness and familiarity with places, persons and things as those exhibited by Mr. Blaine when pass'mg through any parts of our country. The Pres ident, although trying hard, is not strengthening himself with the people in the way of a re-election, for which he is evidently working hard already. He may be re nominated by his par ty, but from all present appearances can never be re elected. A Bankers' Convention in Pitts burg and a Labor Party oneiu Minn eapolis are among the important Na tional events of this week. These and other conventions or meetings, lately held, e vidence the progress of the times and the desire of the separate branches of business and in dustry to better regulate their deal ings with themselves and the public. But recently we noticed a Conve&tion of Undertakers, to consult upou the duties and interests of their occupation. While this would setm an unwelcome subject, yet it shows the advance be ing made to the morality of society. A meeting of Bankers would alto appear to first thought to bo au un favorable one for the people, but a reading of their proceedings satisfies any one that they mean the safety of society, from forgery, and so forth, as well as their own protection. In a word, we are living in a time that rapid change and advancement are being made in all trades and profess ions. A Fellow Citizen Honored. It may not be generally known that our fellow citizen. John Q A. Kennedy, Esq., has been honored by a State nomination for a State office. But such is the fact, and therefore wc deem it a duty to make it public. Esquire Kennedy is a modest man and might never make it known him self. In fact he did not know of his nomination until some days after it was made. To be sure it is made by a party not yet very widely known and not very strong in numbers. But it appears that when what is known as theUnitedLaborPartv ofthis State lately met in State Convention they nominated for the office of State Treasurer one Henry L. Bunker, cf Uollidaysburg, Blair Co. What was the matter with Mr. Bunker that he did not serve, or was not per mitted to serve on the ticket as a nominee, we do not know. But he was dropped from his place in some way, and the vacancy filled by the placing of our fellow citizen, Squire Kennedy, on the ticket, to fill up the gap thus made by Mr. Bunker being taken off. We have fear to suspect that the party was looking around for a " millionaire one who they supposed would tap his private "barrel''liberally for campaign expen ses. But we don't think they will catch the Squire in that line of busi ness. He is a very good man.—a good citizen—has fared well in oil— but he is not going to scatter around much in a hopeless race for the State Treasury office. Were it not for the fact that the Republicans have a very good candidate for that office, in the person of Captain Hart, some of the Squire's neighbors might feel like giv ing him a "complimentary" vote. But,"under the circumstances," they will not be able to do so. He will however, we have no doubt, receive the full Labor party vote of this Co., whatever that may be, more or less The Coming Election. Nov. Bis nearing. Only three next Tuesday another general election comes off. o far there has been but little public excite ment as to it. And yet it is a very important election in some respects. In Pennsylvania two officers are to be elected, a Judge of the Supreme Court and a State Treasurer. For both these the Republican party has prgented good candidates. From the result in this State for some years past there would seem to be no cause to doubt another success ot the party this fall. Yet it i 3 only made certain by all Republicans turning cut to tho polls. In thid county there have so far been no public demonstrations and likely will be none. Tha candidates of the different parties are however very busy. This is all right, provid ing tbey behave themselves and start no unjust or untrue stories on their competitors. The Republican candi dates for the offices are all well kaown citizens, and are worthy men, nearly all of them having served their country upon the battle field in the day 3of its danger. If there was any detect in the personal character of any of them it would have surely come out during the primary election at which they were nominated. Therefore all reports or stories circulated against anv of them now, or before the elec tion, should not be credited. All sa*.h reports just previous to elec tions, are generally unfouuded and no creieccj should bo given them. We would therefore caution the Republic in voters of the couuty to be on their guard. See to it, in the fijst place, that there is a full turn out to the election. Theu, that no eleventh hour stories are suffered to injure candidates. The n, that the ticket? are ail right, no false ones imposed upon the voters. "Stickers" are all right, if rightly used, with the full knowledge and consent of the party using them. But 1 if not thus used they are a fraud upon the voters, and in all i should be detected and exposed. , Autumnal School Arbor Day. ! E. E. Higbee, State Superintend ■ ent of Public Instruction, has issued , a circular to superintendents, teachers f and Bcho-jl officers throughout the . State, appropriating Friday, October 21st, as Autumnal Arbor Day. The ■ circular says a very large proportion of the schools are not in session ou the arbor day selected by the Gcver- I nor, end the naming of another day in the fall of the year ifl to more fu!!y ' carry out the original intent of the • Governor's proclamation. Tho fol i lowing paragraph is copied from the , circular: We call on the Schools and School authorities, therefore, to bestir them selves in this new crusade against ignorance, recklessness, selfishness, and the blind folly of procrastination and neglect. Let the grounds about all school houses be planted with shade trees, and shrubbery,and vines. Let the subject of tree planting be discussed in evening meetings held in school houses of the district. Let planting of seeds and the transplant ing of young trees; the wonderful arts of budding and grafting; the number of trees of different kinds growing about the homes of individual pupils and the numbers that, may y«t be planted there, the nurseries or other places from which trees that are de sired may be secured; the prices at which they may be bad, and any other matter of practical interest in this connection, that suggest them selves to the teacher, be made the subject of school room or class-room consideration. The State comes to the schools for help. Let that help be given, and thus So ter increased material wealth alone, the schools will return to the Commonwealth year by year, vastly more than tho million and a half of dollars that so recently have been appropriated from the public treasury for the purposes of geflteral education. —Republican tickets Lave been printed at the CITIZEN office and will be ready for distribution to districts in a short time. The Erie-Crawford Plan. The following plan has already been adopted by the Republicans of the counties of Ere aad Crawford for the future nomination of their candi dates for Congress. With a few ad ditions and changes this plan can be made applicable to this or to any of the other new districts for Congress, and to this and all Siate Senate districts. Our purpose at present is to put it ia print, that it may be used as a rerer c-nce. and probably basis, for action in this district. We copy from the Republican pa pers of Crawford County as follows: i "THE ERIE CRAWFORD PLAN.' The committees appointed by the Republican County Conventions of Crawford and Erie counties to consid er ana report upon a plan for makiug : Republican nominations for Repre sentatives in Congress in the new 2t)th district, met in Corry on Thursday, and after a lengthy discussion of the various evils to be abolished, it was decided to try the plan of submitting the matter to a direct vote of the peo-1 pie, as follower _ # I First. That primary elections in both of said counties shall be held on I the 3d Thursday of June of each year when a nomination for Congress is to be made; the polls to be opened in the several voting places of the dis trict at 2 o'clock p. m. of said day and kept open until 7p. m. The commit tee would also recommend that the j primary elections for the nomination i ofjeounty officers be held on the day i above named in both counties, Second. That the Republicans electors of the District shall yote di rectly for the candidates of their choice without regard to location of candidates, who shall be announced according to the rules of the Repub lican party in the respective connties, and the tickets for Congress shall be separate tickets; and the result of the votes so cast shall be taken by the return delegate of each election dis trict to the respective County Con ventions, which shall meet on Fri day, the day following said primary election, and said County Conven tions shall canvass the votes cast in each county respectively and an nounce the result. Third. Each of said County Con ventions shall appoint three return delegates, who shall meet in the city of Corry on the first Thursday pfter said County Conventions are held, at II o'clock a. m , and shall aggre gate the total votes cast in both of said counties at the primary elec tions, and the candidate receiving the highest number of votes cast a*; the primary elections shall be the Repub lican candidate for Congress in the district. Fourth. The return delegates, so | appointed, shall be the Republican : Congressional Committee of the dis- j trict until the making of the next succeeding Congressional nomina tion, and shall attend to such duties as will best promote the success of j the Republican candidate for Con gress in the district; and said return delegates shall have power to settle all contests and disputed questions arising in connection with the count ing of the votes aforesaid, and in case there should be a tie vote between the highest two or more candidates, the nomination shall bedctermined at the time by such candidates drawing lots under the supervision of euid re turn delegates. The report was unanimously agreed to and signed by the Confer ees." The Conferree System. At the last Republican State Convention a rcsoluiion was adopted recommending that in the nomination of candidates lor Congress and State Senate the choice should be made either directly by the people at the primary elections, or, where that is not deemed practi j cable, by district conventions cotnpos | ed of delegates elected by the people, i representation to be founded on a ! fair aDd equitable basis,but each elec ; tion district to have at least one I delegate. This action was taken to enable : the party to get rid of the conferree system, which, convenient as it seemed to be under ordinary circum stances, had proven highly objection ! able in a number of in3tancas, almost : impracticable in others, and in a few cases disastrous to the candidates S chosen. The policy of entrusting so i important a duty to half a dozen men is, at best, out of harmony with our ; system of selecting candidates Delegate conventions have been been found not very satisfactory, but nominations by a popular vote should be the rule rather than the exception With strict laws lor the government of the primaries, there is but one thing more needed to make that plan both successful and popular, and that is to get out a majority of the voters The Republicans of the Twenty sixth Congressional district (Erie and Crawford counties) have taken steps toward the adoption of the latter plan of making nominations affecting the entire district. The candidates are to be voted for by ballot, without regard to county lines, and the one having the highest number of votes in j the district is to be the candidate, j This is in accordance with the ex | pressed preference of the State Coa vention, and it is to be hoped that in all other composite districts similar ; arrangements will be made. The j conferree system should bj abolished lin any event, as it too often gives j rise to dissatisfaction which weakens | the part? aud endangers the success jof the ticket The recent apportion i ments have made changes in many i districts, and the committees should j take early actionem the matter. There j will be members of Congress and Sena tors to elect next year, and the soouer j the changes are made the better it j will be for all concerned.— Pittaburj Com-Gazette. Oil Some Firmer. The oil market during the past week was somewhat better and firm er. On some days it reached to 72 cents here but generally averaged about 70. The wells at Reibold are holding out remarkably good; Phillips' 6 on Bchm aud 3 on Stamen farms are still putting out 55 and 60 barrels hourly. The present excitement centers on the new Suxonburi; district. Here some 20 new drills have started. A very good gaeser was obtained, the Golden, on Monday last, said to have the greatest pressure of auy gas well yet obtained in the county. This has added to the interest of that new field, and with another good oil well or two there the Saxonburg field may become ono of decided activity. There is but little said now on the "stop the drill" question, and how that matter just stands we have no means of knowing. Responsibility Placed--Inter esting to Keepers of Saloons. From Pittsburg Tule**rai>:i of O.'t. 10. Saloon keepers are interested in a Supreme Court decision handed down this morning. Chief Justice Gordon, ot the Su preme Court, gave the opinion of the Court iu the case of Win. Rommel vs, Jacob Scuambacher, from Phila delphia county, deciding the liabili ties of a saloou keeper tor injuries to persons while in the saloon. In thi3 case it appears that the plaintiff on the evening of the tt:h of August, 1834, entered the defendant's tavern and there found Edward Flauagan. They both became intox icated on liquor furnished by Scham bacher. Whilst the plaintiff was standing on the outside of the bar, engaged in conversation with the de fendant, who was iu the inside of the same, Flauagan pinned a piece of paper to Rommel's back and set it on lire. The consequence was that Rom mel's clothes were sooa iu llamas, and before they could be extinguished he was very badly injured, lie brought the present suit to recover damages from the defendant for the injury thus sustained. The court below ad judged the facts as stated above to be insutficient to sustain the plaintiff's case and directed a nonsuit. The Court says: "In this,we think, it made a mistake. There is no doubt that the defendant, from the position he occupied, had a full view of the room outside of the bar and did see, or might have seen all that was going on in it. If, in fact, he did see Flanaeau setting fire to the plaintiff, and did not interfere to pro tect his guest from so flagrant an out rage, his responsibility for the conse quences is undoubted. If, on the other hand, he was guilty of making Flanagan drunk, or if he came there drunk, and Schambacker knew that fact, he was bound to see that he did no injury to his customers. All this is a plain matter of common law and good sense and does not depend on the act of 1854 or any other statute. "When one enters a saloon or tav- j ern, opened for the entertaiument of the public, the proprietor is bound to ! see that he is properly protected from assaults or insults, as well as of those who are in his employ as of the drunken and vicious men whom he mav choose to harbor. To illustrate the principle here stated we need go no farther than the case of the Pitt burg and Connellsville Railroad Company ys. Piilow, 7G Pa. 510. In the case "cited, a drunken row occur red on board one of the defendant's cars, and during the quarrel a bottle was broken and a piece of the glass struck the plaintiff, a peaceable pas senger, ia the eye and put it out. Held that the company was responsi ble for the injury. "In the opinion of this Court the following language was used: The j plaintiff lost his eye through the 1 quarrel of a couple of drunken men, | who should not have been permitted aboard the cars, or, if so permitted, ! shouid have been so guarded or separ | ated from the sober and orderly" part lof the passengers that no injury ! could have resulted from their drunk- I en brawls.' "If then, a railroad company is lia ble for the conduct of drunken men who may chance to board the cars, much more the tavern keeper who not only permits drunken men about his premises, but furnishes liquor to make them drunk, and who is instru mental in fitting them for the accom plishment of just such an insane and brutal trick as that disclosed by the evidence. The judgment of the court below is now reversed and a new. trial or dered. A Priest as a Principal. A Catholic priest was lately elect ed principal of a public school in Pittsburg. The case is without prece dent in the United States, and is re markable from the fact that the llo maa Catholic Church is sometimes credited with being an enemy of the public school system The Ward School Hoard comprises six citizens, and only one is a Protes tant. He i? Manager Stonffer, of the Clinton Iron Mill. When the Father approached him on the subject of his candidacy, Mr. Stouffer said: "Go and get married, and then 1 will vote for vou. Remain as ycu are aud I'd rather vote fur the devil " To this the Priest replied: "If 1 did what you ask, you would then be voting for the devil indeed." Friday Father McTighe called at the office of Mr. Luckey, city superintendent ot public instruction, and asked for ao immediate examination into his fit ness as a teacher. Mr, Luckey agreed to examine him Monday. Father McTighe is a wonderful man. Besides his salary as a priest he is possessed of an independent for tune which he inherited irom hi.j fath er. who was a wealthy merchant of Philadelphia. lie is 40 years old and completed his studies in the American College at Home. Upon his return he was made a professor oi St Michael's Theological Seminary and was afterward principal of the Pittsburg Catholic Institute. Then he became pastor at Alpsville, Pa ; spent a year in Europe, then return ed to become rector at Freeport, Pa., and from there came to bis present charge. He is widely known in Western Pennsylvania for his schol arship and his original investigations into mechanical science. II j has patented several useful inceptions, and his brother Thomas is also an in ventor. The latter is a resident of New York City, where ho is the bead of the McTighe Electric Light Company. The news of his candidacy for school principal spread fast among the non Catholic element, who pro tested against City Snpsrinteadent Luckey's expressed intention of grant ing a certificate, Mr. Luckey states that he is doing his duty under the Jaw in grautiDg a certificate to any person who passes an examination, whether he be priest or layman. Father Sheedy, who has takeu a prominent part in the discussion of non-sectarianism iu public schools, says that a compromise batween the Catholic Church and other denomi nations on the public school question, can only be based on separate relig ious instiuctioaa by the different de nominations in the same school baild iDg. He knows of nothing iu the rule 3 of the Church to prohibit a priest from accepting a school princi palship, or in fact any civil office. &V Snakes in a Horse's Stomach. A few days ago Jonathan Myers, who resides in Slipperyrock twp , Lawrence Co , near the Butler coun ty iiGe, wes in New Castle, and in conversation with a I'Jews man relat ed the following extraordinary which was corroborated by Eli Wil son, who resides close to Mr. Myers' farm. Mr. Myers said: "One of my horses, a threa-yenr-old which I val ued at $250, took sick ono day last week, aud we turned it out in a meadow to graze. It was bui a short time until I became convinced that the animal was dangerously ill, and I sent over to Portersville for a horse-doctor named Watson. When he arrived at mv place he pronounced it spasmodic c>lic, a:id told ms it was utterly impossible for the animal to,get well. 1 wanted to kili it to ?e't it out of its pain, for it cramped and acted as it it was ia great agony. This ths horse doctor would no: per mit. After suffering iutensely for some two hours aud a-half, the ani mal gave one roll and a kick, and died. I felt terribly bad over the loss ot my horse, and when Mr. Watson said he would like to cut the animal open to find out just what ailed it, I at first would not permit ii, but he tinuliy said that he had doubts as to the death b«ing caused by colic, and then I consented. Mr. Watson be gan opening the horse, and ia a few mmutes he came to the stomach. Alter cutting into the stomach he gave one scream and started to run away: I couldn't make out what was the master, but when I stepped up closer to the body of the horse, what was my astonishment to see the stomach fairly alive with snakes. Mr. Watson and myself upon exami nation fouud one snake of the house variety about two feet six inches long, and at least 20 little snakes about nine inches in length. The reptiles were disposed of, for they were yet alive aud endeavored to crawl away. It is supposed that the large snake was the mother ot the lit tle ones, and when the horse was gra zing crawled down its throat into the stomach, thu3 causing death in a tew hours. The inside of the stomach had turned a black color from numer ous snake bites which could plainly be seen upon the iuner lining of the stomach." An Eccentric Citizen. ' CHICAGO. October, 8 George 1 Francis Train, the noted eccentric, I ( who has come to Chicago to conduct i an agitation in favor of the condemn- j ed Anarchists, began his today in a i characteristically extraordinary man- j < ner. The press of Chicago is so cor- j 1 corrupt, Mr. Train asserts, j 1 that the carcass of one of its j 1 reporters is an abomination unto j him until cleansed in the purifying; 1 waters of a Turkish bath. Accord-! ingly seveu cr eight newspaper re- j 1 porters here who wished to interview j him regarding bis programme in ! Chicago were obliged, as a prelimi- i nary, to undergo an elaborate ablu tion this morning. The wholesale combined bath and interview took place in a paiatial establishment. At the appointed time Mr. Train led the way, taking a header in the swimming pool. Accompanying the party wa? a boy , of some 10 or 12 years, whose pres- j ence in the water was insisted upon j by Mr. Train, in order to purify it j by bis childish innocer.ee. This j | youngster seemed equal to the occas- ! ion, arid disported himself to his j | heart's content. During the time of j I bathing, drying and reclining upon j ! the couches Train kept up a rapid j 11 JW of hi 3 usual disjointed couversa- j Lion, and was quite at home with his j I audience, as they with him. Part of I the time he was his own splendid il- j lustration of an impromptu lecture j | upon anatomy. The reports of the ; ' interview indicate that both the news- j ; papermea and Traia enjoyed them-1 ! selves hugely. i Mrs. Cleveland's Stationery. That Mrs. Cleveland is going to be ; a great help to her husband in his de < tire for a re-aomination and re-elec ! tion is a pretty sure thing and might j as well be counted on as an important j element in the battles to come. She : enjoyed her visit here much as if it | was all a big picnic, and she speaks of it in the same spirit. She writes a big, strong, round hand, and signs I herself "Very sincerely yours, Fran ces Folsotn Cleveland." She uses very pale blue paper, the sheets rath— :er short, nnd the envelopes large and almost square. The late Pres:- j dent Arthur's family, you may re— | | member, used the "Arthur's arms'' j on their stationery. Mrs. Cleveland, j however, either mikes no pretension to the distinction of the possession of ! "arms" in her husband's family, or is , j too sagacious to act on it if she does, i Sue bus her note paper and euvelopes j emblazoned with a red, white and ; blue shield, enameled with a narrow j g'oldt n scroll containing the words i ; "The White House" in raised letters ! She writes ia an easy and straight forward way, and, like her sisters! I every svhere, she indulges freely in , ! underscoring.— Baltimore American' \ The Cradle of Lutheranism. READING, O.'t. f>.—What I'Vieui! Hall is to the United Slates t-.is vill ; age is to*cvery Lutheran in America It is the cradle of Lutheranism. To*. day leading clergymen and members of the denomination from a'.l over! Penusylvaaia and many neiguboiiugi Slates came to the village to partici pate in the centennial exercises at the grave of Henry Melchoir Muhk-u --ijurg, the founder of Lutheranism in ! America, in the little church }"" rd ad- j joining th<> church. Muhlen'oarg i died October 7, 1737, and on his i grave is a marble slab with a Latin inscription, almost effaced, in these wordr: "Who and what he was future ages will know with Jut a stoue." Probably 200 Lutheran ministers wer.' here to day, ai 1 ia the audience s wer ; about 20 of Muhlonburg'.s de-! scendarits Rev. Dr. (J. F. Krolel, : of New York, President of the Min-j isterium of Pennsylvania, delivered | an oration this morning. Rev. Dr. | J. W. Mann aud Rev. Dr. C. W Schaeffer, both of Philadelphia, spoke i this afternoon. Afterward the peo-1 pie inspected the Trappc Lutheran ; Church. It was erected by Mub'en burg iu 1713, and is the oldest Luth er?a edifice iu America. Its walls, are of stone, covered with moss, aad the interior is ancieut iu appearance. G-mcral Muhlenburg, the revolq- ■ tionary hero, whose statue is in the j Capitol in Washington, is buried 1 here From the old Trappe church have sprung thousands of Lutheran ; ehurches and over 1,000,000 worship-' ers. —The action of the brewers and rualsters iu raising a fund of §IOO, ! 000 or more for use in defeatiug i members of the New \'ork Legisla- j ture who voted for the Crosby and Vedder bilis, is significaut The State Liquor Dealers' Association re cently took similar action. Where- j upon the Tribune, remarks that the ! combined aid of the brewers, mala- ' ters, liquor dealers aud Third Party Prohibitionists naturally gives the Democrats much encouragement; but If Republicans do their duty at the polls in .November tj:,c nr.holy combi- j nation will be defeated. It is a | of affairs deserving the earnest ancl thoughtful consideration of temper- j ance men,— Er. COMMUNICATIONS. In Memory. Resolutions adopted on the death of Mrs. Sarah J. Christy by the W. C- T. U , and Womana' Foreign Missionary Society, of Uniouville, of which organizations she was a mem ber. WHEREAS. In a time when we looked not lor Him, the Son of Man came and remo-ved from earthly ser vice to an endless reward our dear sister and helper in every good work. Resolved ; That we desire to add our tribute of respect, and high an pr« canon of her lovely Christain char acter, and mingle our tears with the many who weep ' because she is not,' and mourn a friend so worthy of their respect. Resolved, That we tender our sin cere sympathy to the bereaved hus band and children. May the conso lation which comes from our heav enly Father be given them, Christ alone can comfort the sorrowing, by that peace which pas9eth understand ing. Resolved, That these reso lutions be recorded iu the minute-books of 'these socities, also, that they be published in the Butler papers, and a copy be present ed to the family of the deceased. MRS. J. C. MOORE, ) MRS. W. 11. MCCANDLKSS, - Com MRS. W. M. RAMSEY, ) Time For Work. Senator-elect Quay, in a recent in terview, says ot the political situation in Pennsylvania: As the political forces in the State seem now to be disposed, thoy indi cate the election of the entire Repub lican State ticket. Nevertheless, that result will uot be accomplished without hard work throughout the party organization. The necessity of the situation is that every Repub lican in the Stale casts a ballot on November 8. It is not on personal grounds that I see any unusual ne cessity for vigilance. The candidates are unassailable. The necessity for unusual activity arises from other sources." "And what are those?" "Well, the Republican party should remem ber that ft has declared in favor of the submission of the Prohibition a mendment to the vote of the people Now, that and the action of the Re publican majority in the last Legis lature in favor of high license has of fended the liquor people. The party has not done this with its eyes shut. It has taken high ground aud an ad vanced position, as the Republican party has always done in the past and as it always will continue to do as loag as it is the party of ad vane menl. I'ut the liquor dealers, whole sale and retail, are offended. I be lieve they mean what they say when they declare their intention of sup porting the Democratic party this year, in the belief that, if they suc ceed, that party will ia the next Leg islature repeal the High Lir-ense bill and make the saioon business so cheap as to multiply the low grog geries that do most hiirm to our work ing people, aul also ovefchr )-.v the submission of prohibitive."' ' Hilt is this element aluue formida ble?" ' Considered by itself, I do uot think ic is. E/ea the liquor element is divided,for the most iateiiigent por tion of it lull) understands that unless the Isqujr truSiu makes itself l-jss of fensive, it will be wij ed out entirely. Moreover, the Republican party ought to hi able to rely upon thedre slde vote to counteract, and more than counteract, the loss of those liq uor dealers who have supported it. But the task will be to briag out this lire&ide vote. A large, section of H is made up of citizens wh > do not often go to the polis in v. Hal are called off years. To briog out this vote will give the Republican ticket a safe majority, which indeed, ought to be n3 tremendous as is U>e major ity iu the community for morality and social order against their oppo" sites." Life of General Logan. Mr. Alexander Story of Butler tp., has the agency for the Life of Gen eral John A. Logan and is now can vassing among ou>* citizens for sub scriptions for the Siime. The work his j ist been been issued and is a most interesting cue. The life of the "Warrior Statesman," as "Black Jack Login" is usually term d, reads like a romance. His war rec ord during the late Rebellion will make it v< ry agreeable reading to all soldiers, as well as their relatives and friends, while his political career m kes it valuable to all taking an in terest in the politics of our country. We therefore bespeak for Squire Story a favorable reception wbou he calls upon our citizens. No one who who procures from him a "Life of Logan" will ever regret doiug so. W. C. T. U. The Gth annual convention of the Womens' Christain Temperance Un ion of Butler Conuty, will be held in Butler, November, Ist 2nd and 3rd, 1537. Executive committee will meet at to'clock Tuesday evening Nov. Ist. Prayer meeting of Dele gate? at 7:30 led by Mis. H. C. Mair of AH ;rhci-y city. First regular ses sion of Convention, Weduesdav Nov. 2id D:3O, A. M. Each local union is entitled to three representatives. Names must be sent to Miss Mary E. Sullivan, Butler, by October 24tli, that all arrangements for entertain ment may be perfected be fore tbo ar rivals of members of convention. A full representation is earnestly desir ed. MRS A G BIIOWN, V. P. Miss M. E. SULLIVAN, Sec'y. A Priest Immersed. Father James Donnelly, a convert ed Catholic priest, was baptized in the Thirty seventh Poptist church yesterday, bv tljc pastor, Rev Scqlly, who is also a reformed priest. Rev. Scully asked Father Donnelly if he renounced the prio3thood aud all the dUtiuotlvc tenets of the Romaa Cath olic church, to which Father Don nelly replied iu the affirmative. The reformed clergyman was ordained a priest 15 years ago by Bishop Mullen of Eric, aud had boen pastor of All Saints' Catholic church, of Mercer, Pa., for six years previous to last April. lie hid a new church built during Lis pastorate thgre, at a coat cf $20,000.u 11 of which was paid but when he became converted ' His conversion, he says, was the re- j suit of his research. He believes' that out' half of the Catholics of Mer- ; cer will eveutually follow his exam, pie.—Pittsburg papers, Oct 10. ft c ' c e»ers,*ho wi-.h to examine Kl? 8 Lel * 6»>CjiW thi. paper,of obtain estimates on advertising when in Chicago, will fi.'.d it c.n file at LORD & THOMAS, Marribd. FLICK—SORIUS At the heme of the bride's father, Mr. Win. Norris, on his 76th birthday, Oct. sth. 188", by Retr. John S. Atkinson assisted by lt-.-v. S. M Hood and I'ev. E. Ogden, liev. Albert Flick of ICms worth, Allegheny county Pa, and M.s* SCilia Norris of Kiddle's X lloads, Butler county, I'a. SMITH-WILSON -At the home ol the bride's j arents, near Zelienople, Pa., S«pt. 26th, ls-7, by Rev. It. C. Yates, Mr. Ross Smith and Miss Jane Wilson, all of Beaver county, Pa. WEITZEL—SHIELDS—On Oct. »>, 188"., at the home of William 'Shields, iu Muddy creek township, this county,, by Rev. Jan. A. Clark. Mr. John Daniel Weitzel and Miss Sadie Shields. ID IE) A.TSS. CRAIG—iu Madison twp..J Armstrong Co., Pa., Oct. "J, 1&8", Mrs. Mary M. Craig, in the Nith year of her age. Mrs. Craig when young lived in Ihirmouy, this county. She leave living i» children, 73 graud children and I*l great-grand chil dren. McCALL—At Ifarrisville, Pa , Sept, IS, 1887, at the age of two mouths and days, of congestion ol the Clarence Earl, only child of C. J. and Sarah MeCall The little oue we loved is gone. We miss hini from the cradle and fioin our hearts; but we love him stiil. We krioiv that Jesus who blessed iiitie children when He was on earth loves them iu heaven. Our child has only gone home. We will go to it; i'or it cannot come to us. The Lord gave, aud the Lord has triken away. "Blessed be the name of the Lord." ASH—In Evans City, this county, Oct. 7, 1887, Mr. Isaac Ash, in the 78tn year of In is age. Mr. Ash was born iu tbe western part of this couuty, in what i* now Forwurd towu ship, lind resided on his f.tr.u there uutil within a few years past, when he went to live with his daughter, Mrs Graham, iu Evans City, where he died. lie had been afflicted for some years past, oue of his arms hnviug become paralyzed or otherwise affect ed } so as to be very painful to him. He was one of the most respected citizens of the couuty, aud had lived an honest, houorable aud useful life. Ilis death takes away one of the oldest citizens of the county, and is re gretted by a large circle of relatives %-s well as by all neighbors and friends who knew I him. Mf'CLURE—At her home in Prospect, this county, Oct. 8, ISB7, Minnie Bell MtClure, aged 22 years, 11 months and 16 days. WAREIIAM—In Allegheny city, Pa., Sept., 1887, Mi>S Rebecca Wareham, formerly of this county. MAIIIAV—In Foiward twp., this county, Oct. 9, 1887, Mr. William Mathay, in the 22d year of his age. CAMPBELL —At her home in Venango twp., this county, Oct. 5, 1867, Mrs. Elizabeth Campbell, wile of Thomas B. Campbell, and mother of Prof. M. L. Campbeil, a ged about TO years. Mother Campbell was a ntember of the M. E. Church, was an indulgent parent, faith ful wi!e, a good neighbor and u friend to the poor, the sick and the needy. She will be ijreatly missed in the cominuuitv she Jived. K. 11. B. ROSEBAUGH—At the family residence near Barns, Kan., Sept. 0, 188", Father Henry Kosebaugh, aged SO years and 4 months. Brother Kosehaugh gave his heart to Christ early in life. He was a member of St. John's Evangelical Lutherau Church,of Butler. Pa., for fifty years. lie removed to Kansas in 1575, and ur ited with Messiah Evangelical Lutheran church of Barns, and served as a member of the chuich council to the time of his death. "He has been a true member of Christ's church on earth, and looking to the promises." We have parted wiili a kind father JJwell as a trne one. May the thought that thou ait happy now, redeemed and saved by Christ, in love console our aching hearts, and closer bind us to our lieaueuiy home above. J.lt. Rheumatism We doubt if there is. or can be. a specific remedy for rheumatism; but thousands who have suffered its pains have been greatly ben efited by Hood's Sarsaparilla. If you have failed to find relief, try this great remedy. " I was afflicted with rheumatism twenty years. Previous to issG I found no relief, but grew worse, and at one time was almost help less. Hood's Sarsaparilla did me more good than all the other medicine I ever had.'' H. T. BAI.COM, Shirley Village, Mass. " I had rheumatism three years, and got no relief till I took Hood's Sarsaparilla. It has done great tilings for me. 1 recommend it to others." LEWIS BURBANK, Biddeford, Me. Hood's Sarsaparilla is characterized by three peculiarities : Ist, the combination of remedial agents; 2d, the proportion; 3d, the process of securing the active medicinal qualities. The result is a medicine of unusual strength, effecting cures hitherto unknown. Send for book containing additional evidence. " Hood's Sarsaparilla tones tip my system, purifies my bloou, sharpens my appetite, and seems to make me over." J. P. THOMPSON, Register of Deeds, Lowell, Mass. " Hood's Sarsaparilla beats all others, and is worth its weight in gold." I. BAKKINGTON, 130 Bank Street, New York City. Hood's Sarsaparilla Sold by all druggists. $1; six for $5. Mado only by C. I. HOOD & CO., Lowell, Mass. 100 Doses One Dollar IjflUtllM'llMg* 8 M WemQVM ■' ~ Tan, Sunburn, S a / fIKU \ Be ® Stings, *OB - S I BBfg \ qulto and All x« ! v •••-*-> I Insect Bites, / Humor®, Birth-marks, ' and overy form of akin / \ blemishes, positively cored I ] on the most delicate skint' I -f I without loavtn* a soar, by ■ \ ZVQM / Hop Oiß-tmon-t. ■ Prioe SScts., 60cts. and sl. ■ At druggists or by mail. M The Hop Pill M-mVg Co., New Xxmdon, Conn. ■ Little Hep Ptlls for sick-heart ache, dyspepsia, H biUousnasaand oonstipation havenoequaL^goo^J SOLDI; T srasr IN' lii iiSi® Ae piovrd rrmedy for <"■ rsumption pud dis ascs of Throat and Lungs New Life and Vigor folio-.* 'ls use. Ask for BaKei's 0:1 and - 1 . '. or write to JNO C. BAKER & CO., rh! delohia. THE CITIZEN IS THE BEST MRTISING Willi IN BUTLER COUNTY. ALL KINDS OF WORK DONE AT LOWEST PRICES. General Election Proclamation. WitKi:: By an \ct «.r tl.'.' tieneral Assembly ! or the <'oiamon\vr,.ith or Pennsylvania, entitled •An Act It latum to 11. •el cttous ot the t'< iii mouwealth." pa-v-s-d tU< ec- !.t day ol July, A. 1). is®, it Is made the dut v ,>f the Mierltf ot every county within this Commonwealth to ; give public notice ot the election, and In such to enumerate-. Ist—The officers to be elected. _'d- Designate t !i< phices at w Ulcli the election Is to lie held. 3d- lie shall give not ■ that evorv |*>rson. excepting Ju-ttces «.r tt« f M -e. who sliatl hold 'any otlie<> or aii|M)luuaent o( proht or tnst uii-I de: the (loverniii: lit th ! nlWd Mates, or ot ' this state ■ rot an city oc Incorporated district.. whether acoinml-*s;meil o'llcer or otlu-rw Ise. a ! sul ordinate gtli er I r ugt 11. . who ;s or .shall be i euipto\< d uiii'i r r !i-• I.egi-'li'.tlve, )Executive or Judiciary depaitn.en, ot i!,e state, or Ot tbe l ulled States, or ot any city < r incorporated district;and til- i that aitv tuetnl"rot Congress. ■ atei ot tite stat • Lestelatnr •. and ol tkt oeleel i i" lommon Coun.'ll of any«. it v. or (Minimis-lon er ol any ln- orpi rat I nlstrl. t". Is I v law liieap able of holding or i r• i.-.ing at tin-" siuu- time the offiec or apiioln'ineiit oi Jtulge. InsjKi tor or i'lerkof any ehxtlou i.r tUts • oiiimonwealth, and tli.it no Insp-ctor. Judge «ir other ofHcer ot any election shall Ik - eligible to anv office to be then voted for. I. I'kti:i! Kkamf.u. High Sherlif of the county of :■ .tier, do make known and give this public notice lo the voters ot ltutler coiidty, that a tieneral Kle-etion will be held Iu tlie said count i , : on TUESDAY,NOVEMBER 8,1887 lr being t lie tlr.it Tues;lny after the lirst Monday i of mouth, between ihe hours ot 7 \.x:. anil | 7 P.M.. at the several Election Districts ot the eetinty. at which time aud jdi'.ce they will vote by ballot for the several officers hereinafter | named, viz: OKFICEI'S TO BE VOT2D FOIJ, JUDICIARY. i one person for the ofli ;e of Judge ot the Su | preine «'otirl of the e'oiniuouwealth ot Pennsyl vania. STATE. One person tor the office of Treasurer of tbe I commonwealth ot Pennsylvania. COPKTT. tine pei-son tor the Oihce of Sheriff of the coun ty of Butler. One person for the office of I'rothonotary of , the Court of Common Pleas of the county of Butler. One person for the office of Keglster and Re corder of the county of Butler. ' One person tor the oil ice < t Trea.se.rer cf the county o. butler. Two persons fur the . filce or Commlsfiloner of tlie couuty ot Butler. fine person ror the office of clerk ef lour, j of the county of Butler. Two persons for the office of Attdlteir ot the county of Butler. one person for the cilice of Cerener cf the county of liuUer. PLACES OF HOLDING THE ELEC'I IONS. The said elections wi'.l bo held throughout the county aa follow^: The electors of Adams township at the j house of Robert Da\ idson in said towusliip. I The electois of Allegheny township ar the dwelling ot Ephriam C. Parks in said to.vn- I ship. ; The electois of the Bald Iliilgo district at the School House in Bald ilidga iu said din i trict. The electors of Buffalo township at the house of Hubert Greag, now George Traby, now Robert Hartley. Tho electors of Butler township at tho office cf Jos. B. Bredin, Esq., iu the borough if Bailer. The electors of Brady township at tha School house at West Liberty. Tho electors cf Cieariiilj township at the house of John Green. I The electois of Clinton towr.snip fit the | house of Joliu C. Kiddle, now Joiin Anderson. I Ihe electors of Concord township at the j School House No. 4. in Middietown. . The electors of Clay township at the Centre , School house iu said township. | The e'ectors of Centre township at the Cen -1 tre Schoul House in c akl township, j Tho electors ot Cheriv township, North j precinct, at tho house of Wta. Litidsev. The electors of Cherry township. South | precinct, at the Gomersoi School House in j said township. Tha electors of Cor.i loqtie:icssing towusliip, : Northern precinct at School house No. 7. in i Wliiiostown; Southern precinct at tbe house j cf Peter Staff, in Petersville. j The electors of Cranberry township at tite i house of Frederick Meoder. ihe electors of Dot.egtl township at the ho.i.-e of Adam Schreiber, in Millei-Btown. I Tho electors of Fairvieiv township at the I house of Mw. fir.prey, in Karns City, both precincts. ! The electors of Forward township at the j house cf Itobert If. Brown, j The e-lejtors of Franklin townahtp at the tailor shop cf C I'. Johustou, in Prospect I boro. I The electors of Jackson township, Western precinct, at the house of Jac ib Heil iu Harmo ny Eastern precinct, at the house of John N. Miller in Evansburg The electors of Jefferson township, at the house of Morris Reighter. ' Tho elcctciis of La-.osster tomicliip at the Public School house No. 5. The eicctOiH of Middlesex township at the house of Ueorge Cooper. Ttio electors of Marion township at James Bailey's. T e eleclois of Muddycreelt township at Union Hall in Per tersville. Tlieselectors of Mercer town« Lip at the School house in the .xirough of Hanisville. The electors of Oakland township at the house of William J. Hutchison in hai l town ship. The electors of Parker township at tho house of John Kelly in Martinsburg. Tho electors of Pean township at the house of D. H. Sutton, Tho electors of Summit township at tho house of Adaai Frederick. The electois of Slipperyrock township at the house of W T Ramsey in Centreville borough. The electors of Venango township at the house of James Murrin. The electors of Winfield township at School honco No. 5 in said township. The electors of Washington township at the Town Hall in North Washington. Tbo electors of North Washington township atthe houte of John Holland, at Hilliards Sta tion, now used by William Holland as a Jus tices' office The electors of Worth township at the Town Hall in Mechanicsburg in said township. The electors of the borough of Butler, lft ward at the Heed House on Centre Ave. in said ward, tho electors of tho boro of Butler and 2nd Ward at the house of A'cxander Lowrv on E. Jeffereou St. in said ward, tlia electors of the borough of Butler 3.1 ward at the liouseof Jacob Zaigler,on Main St.in offi. c now used by J. W. Brown. Esq. in s*id ward. Tho electors of the borough of Centreville at shop of Clias. Prosper in said borough. Tho electors of the borough of Prospect at the new school house in said borough. The electors of the borough of Saxonburg at "the school house in said borough- The electors of the borough of West Sun bury a tho public school house in Sunbury. 'ihe olectors of the borough of Miilerstorrn at the house of Adam Sclireiber in said bor* ough. The electors of the borough of Petrolia at the Town Hal! i:i said borough. Tho electors of Ihe bo:otigli of Fairview at the School houte in said borough. Tho electors of Ihe borough of Earns City at the Town 1101 l in said borough. The electois of the borough ol Evausbmg at the public school house in said borongh. Theehctors oftho borough of Zelienoplo at the new brick wagon shop ol James Wul lace in said borongh. And 1, the said Sheriff, do further give no tice to all election office)a, citizens, and ctheis, of tho following piovisi.ns of ilic constitution and laws ol this commonwealth, relating to elections—viz : OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS. CONSTITUTION OF PENNSYLVANIA AIiT. VITI SECTION 1. Every male citizen twenty-one years ol age, possessing the lollowiiii qaalill aetions, shall be entitled to \otc at all elec tion.- : First—He shall have been a citizen of the United States at least one month. Second —He shuii have resiJed in the State one year (or it having previously been a qa::)i tied elector or native horn citizen oi the State he ehall Lave removed tl ere and returned, tlx-u six. months) immediately preceding the election. Third- He suall have resided in the election district where he shall offer his vote at leaM two mouths immediately preceding the elec tion. Fourtb-lf twenty-two years of ago or up wards shall have paid within two years a Suite or county tax, which shall have becu assessed at least two mouths au:l p-ilj at least oue month before the election. SCCTION 5. Electors shall in all cases ex cept treason, felony at d I> each er surety ot tkc peace, be privileged Iroui arrest during their attendance ou elections ami iu going to and leturuwg therefrom. SECTION 7. All laws regulating the hold ing ol the elections by the citizens or lor the registration nt electors shall be uniform throughout the State, but no elector shall be deprived ol tie privilege of voting by reason of his uimenot being legUtered. SECTION 13. For the purpose of voting, it* person shall he dceiutdto have gained a residence by rcasou of bis presence or lost it by reason of his obecnoe, while employed in the service, eithct civil t>r military, ot this Staie or ol the United States, nor *hile en gaged in the navigation oi the waters ol this State or o! the United States, or ou the high seas, nor while a student ia any ius:ittitc ol learning, nor while kept in any poor hou>e or other asylum at public expense, nor while confined in a public prisou. OF ELECTION OFFICERS. CONSTITUTION OF PENNSYLVANIA AIiT. VIII SEC. 14 District electiou boards shall con sist ol a judge aud two inspectois, who shall lie chosin annually by the citizens. Each elector shall have the right to vote for the judge a':d one inspector, OLJ each inspector shall appoint one clefg. election olUeet* shall »e privileged from arrest upon days of electiou aud while engaged ia making up anil transmitting returns, except upon a warrant of a cou»t of record or Judge there of, for au election Iraud, for fel jny, or for wauton breach of the peace. 15. No person shall lie qualified to serve as nu election officer who sball hold, or sbnll within two mouths have held an office, ap pointment or employment in or under the government of the United States or of this State, or of any city or county, or of any municipal board, tot mission or trust In auy city, sare only justices ol the peace and alder men, notaries j üblic p(*i&outi in iDtlitlft service of tbe r*t:• It-; n >r »b« I nnv election officer be eligible lo miv civil office to be lllied by nn election at which lie «aall serve, pave only to *neii nibonliustetDniihi|wl or local cilice." us h.tli b • il signaled hj general lnv. VACANCIKS IN KI.FCI'ION n >AKf>* —ACT OF JAN I:A';Y 8), .*7* Section fi. In ail ! eetion districts where a vacancy exi-ts by rea*nn of disq salification of I In* officer <>r oth-M wi»«: in an election board hi rctoforc appo.utc 1, or where any new tlislr.ci ."l a:! lit for:.iei, the judge or judges of tin- court ot ecuiin -n lens ..I the proper county sb ■!!. ten d 'ys before m y central or special election, a; point coinfell-lit persons to llii f lid vacum-ics an ] :o conduct the election in •- aid new diriiictt.; and in the ap pointment ol in&pcctoi« in any election dis trlct both shall not be ol tie fame political 1 arty; and the judge of elections shall, in all be Ol the political party having the uiajr.iitv ol vot'.s in s-i I di-ttict, ;:s nearly as the sail judge or jud-cs emu i-sccrtalu the fact: and in tans u! the <Ji -agreement cl the judges as U: the solution of inspec tors, the politic d majority ol the judges >hall select one of >uc!t iufpiC'oi*, and the u> 'ior ity judge or judges snail lckl-i iheoihe>. V.Vt AKCIK* ON MORNINQ OF ELECTION—ACT OF JCI.V2, It®). In <ase the person who shall have rcciivcd tlx' steond highest number of votes lor r speclor, shall not attend on the day of any election, then the person «ho shall have receive d he second t uml>er ot votes for judye al the rest iiccceeiinjr elec tion, shall act r-s an ir.spettor in his > !aee; and in case the pereou who s'.iull h:.\e re ceived the highest number ol votes lor in spector shall not attend, the person elected judge shall appoint an inspector ill liis place; and in case me p.'iaou elected a judge shill not attend, then the in specter who received the highest number ci voles shall appoint a in judge his place; and if any vacancy shall continue in the board for the space ol oue hour alter the time fixed by law tor the opening ot the election, the voters ol the township, ward or district, for, which such oltiier shall hive been elected pres ent at t!ic election, shail elect one of their number to till such vacauey. Tnc OATH—ACT JANUARY 30, 1874. Sec. !t. In addition to the oath now pre- MTii-ed by hw to ho taken and subscribed, by election',! IBcers, they sl.all be severally sworn or .:ffirnie.l not to disclose how any elector shall have voted utiles lequired to do so as witnesses in a judicial proceeding. All judges, inspectors, clerks nud ovtrseers of auy elec tion held under this act. shall before enter ing upon their dntiis, be duly sworn or r.Ui.rncd tu the prcscu'*e of each other. The ju.igrs shall be sworn by the minority in spector, and in ( there by no minority inspector, then by a justice ot' the peace or aideiit.in, and the inspectois, owiseors and clerks shall be sworn be the judge, cer tificate of such swearing' or affirming shall be duly made cut and signed by the ofliccrs so sworn, and attested by the ~ officers who administer the oath. MODS OF CONDUCTING ELECTIONS*. Aer jasuaiy SO, 1874. Sec 5. At ail the elections hercafte-hold un» der the laws of this Commonwealth, tie polls shall be opened at 7 o'clock, a. h , and closed at 7 o'eloek, p. m. THE BALI.OT3. cossrrnrnox ofpejnsylvania—abt. viii. Sec. 4. All elections by the citizens shall be by ba'lot. Every ballot voted shall ba num bered in the order i:i which it was received, and the number recorded by the election officers on the list of voters,opposite the name ot the elector who presents tiio I allot Anv elector may write his mine upon his ticket, or ea ise the sumo to be written thereon ana attested by a citizen of the district. ACT JANUARY 150, ; 874. Sec. 8. At the opening ol the polls at tbe I elections it shall be the duly ol tho judges ot I'm election lor their respective districts to designate one of the inspectors, whose duty it shall lie to have in custody the registry ot I voters, and to r.ake the entries tl. reinrrqu r | eil bylaw; and it flail bcthe duly of the ■ other said luspectois to receive and number tbe ballots presented at said election, DUJiES OF PEACE OFFICFBB ACT OF 1839. It shall be the duty of the reejieetive ron ! stables of ecch ward, district or township 1 within this Commonwealth, to bo present in j person or by deputy, at the place of holding | such elections in s»id ward, district or totvn- I ship, lor the purposo of preserving the peace, as aforesaid THE TICKETS. ACT MAKen 3D, lSGfi. See. 1. Be it enacted by tho Senate and ! House of Representatives of tho Conrnon ■ wealth of Pennsylvania i:i General Assembly mot, and it is hereby enacted by the au- J thorilj of tho sasu«. That the qualified voters j cf tho several counties of this Common wealth at all general, township, borough and spe | eial elections are hereby liereaftor authorized and required to vote by tickets, printed or written, or partly printed and partly written, 1 severally ela/jslied as follows : 0:io ticket shall contain the names of all persona voted for for tho Electors of President and Vice President of the United States, and shall be labelled on the outside with the word ''Electors." One ticket sh"I! contain the names of all | persons voted for for Member of Congreas of • the Unitc l States, all persons voted for for I Member of the State Senate of tlio Common ■ wealth of Pennsylvania, ail jiersons voted : for for Member of the House of Representa tives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and all persons voted for for county offices j of said county of Batlar, and to be labelled I ou the outside with tlio word "County. ' : Ono ticket shall contain the names of all persons voted fo>" for Judge of any of the courts of said county or of this Common wealth. and be labelled on the outside with tlio word "Judiciary.*" i Olio ticket shall contain the names of all ; persons voted for for officers of the Com monwealth of Pennsylvania, other than Judges of the Supreme Court of said Com j monwealth, and be labelled on the outside with tho word "Stato." OF THE ELECTION RETURNS. ACT JANCARY £O, 1874. SEC. 13. As soon as the rolls shall close, the officers of the flection shall proceed to count all the votes cast for oach candidate voted for, and rnika a full return of the same in triplicate, with a return sheet in addition, in all of which the votas receive:! by each can ! didate ehail bo given after his name, first in words thon in figures, and shall be sign ed by all the said officers and by over eera. if any, or if not ao certified, the overseers and any officer refuting to sign or certify, or either of them, shall write upon each of the returns liis or their leason for not signing or certifying thera. The vote soon as counted." shall also bo publicly and fully de clared from the window to tho citizens pre sent. and a biief .statement showing the votes received by each candidate shall tie made and feigned by the election offers as soon as the votes are coauted; and the same shall he immediately po-.ted upon the door of the clettion house for Information of the pnblic. The triplicate returns shall be enclosed in envelope.' r.'id be scaled in the prc. ence of the officers, and one envelope, with tho unseal ed return sheet jrlveu to the Judge, which sl-all contain one list of voters tally papers aud oath of officers,and another of said envelope* shall be given to the minority Inspector. AH judges living within twelve miles of the "l'rothonotary's office, or within twenty-four miles, if their residence be in a town, city or vi llus upon tha line of a railroad leading |to tb'J county seat, shall lufore t*o o'clock pn-t meridian ol the day after the election and all other Judges shall, before twolve o'clock meridian of the second day after tho election, deliver said return, together with return sb/ it, to the protlionotaiy of the court of common pleas of the county, which said return shall he filed, iu:t the day and the hoar of 11 litis marked thereou au I thall bo preserved by the prothonotary for public inspection. At twelve o'clock on the second day following any eleetiou, the prothoooturv of the coui tof common picas shall present the said returns to the said court. In coun ties whete there is no re-idcut president judge, the assooeitc.imlgc shsll perform tho dipies imposed upon the court of common pleas, which shall convene for Sail pui pcoc; the reiuru presetted by the prothocotury shall he ujieued by said court aud computed by such of its officers and such sworn assis tants a-s tb.T > '-urt shall aj j oiut; in the pres ence ol the judge or judges of said couit, ou the returu certified -nd cer tificates of election issu»d under the seal ol the eour; us Is now required to be done by return judges; and the vote as so computed aud certified ;-=ha"l be made a matter ol record in said court. The sctsious of eai«l ecurt shall be cpened to the public, and in c:isetl:e returns of au election district shall be missing when tho returns are presented, or in any case of complaint of a cpialiCed elector nuder oath, cliarniug palpable fraud or mis take. aud particularly specifying the alleged fraud or mistake, or whero fraud or in:»taliO is apparent on the return, tho court, shall ex amine the return and if, in the judgment of tho court, it shall ba nccet-sary to a just re turn. said court shall issue summary process against the cleet'on officers and overseers, in any of tho election districts complained of, to bring them forthwith into court, with all election papers in their possession; aud if pal pable mistake or fraud shall be discovered, it shall, upon such lieaing aa may bo deemed necessary to enlighten tho con:t. bo corrected by tho c jurt aud so certffie-J; but a'l allega tion* of ] a'pable frand or rnistake shill be decided by tho said court wi'hin three days after tho day the returns a o brought into court for computation, and tho said (inquiry shall be directed onlv to palpable fraud or mjo tako, and shall not be deeiaod a judicial adju dication to conclude any contest now or after to be prfivilod by ia-v. aud the other qf said triplicate returns shall l>o be placed in a box aud sealed up with the oallots. If auy of the said judged shall himself ba a candidate for any offico of any election, he shall not sit with the court, or act in counting tho returns of such election, aud in such cases the other judges, if any. shall act. Given under ray hand at my office at Sutler, this tith day of October, in the year of our Lord, 18t-7, and in the 112 th year of the Inde pendence of the United States of North America, PETER KRAMER, Sheriff of Bntler County,
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