THOT CITIZEN. Mm m. * w. c. rasLET, PROPRIETORS. •OMCRtmOJr RATW--POSTAOK PREPAID : One year - Six months Three montto »rPwteio««T»«tlT ug« elw «att*r FRIDAY. JANUARY 20. 1888 Republican County Committee. There will be a meeting of the Butler County Republican Committee in Butler on Saturday, Jan. 38, 1888. at 11 o'clock A. M., for the purpose of acting on the recommendations of the committee which was appointed to devise means of nominating Congress men in this district, and if the report of the committee is adopted, for the purpose of apportioning the county into fifteen districts in whieh delegates are to be elected to the Congressional and National committee conferences-; also to adopt a set of rules and regu lations for the government of lican Primaries in Butler county and to set a date or dates for holding the Republican Primaries this year. J AMIS B. MATES, A. M CHRISTLBY, Chairman. W. C, THOMPSON, Sec'ys. THI oil market shows a slight de cline for tome days past. On Wed nesday it opened be.e at 87 cents and this, Thursday, morning at 88| cents. THB Republicans of Allegheny County will hold their primaries on April T, tor the election of State dele gates to the State Convention that meets in Harrisburg on April 25 They will also hold a second primary, on M*y 26, for the nomination ot their County ticket. THI offiei al vote of the late state • lection as computed at Harrisburg on T tesday last, gave Hart, Repnb lican for State Treasurer, a majority of 45,205. The total Prohibition rote was 18,531, and the Greenback- Labor rote was 8.902. CHAIRMEN of Republican County Committees ud *ll other* interested ■honld bear in mind that delegated to National Conventions mast be select ed in the same manner that Congress hmo are nominated. Therefore is the importance of first determining id each new Congressional district bow candidate* for Congress are to be nominated, as in the same way mast tbe delegate* to tbe Chicago Conven tion be chosen, and this under tbe rales recently laid down by the Re publican National Com mittee. BY tbe call in another place it wili be seen the Republican County Com mittee will meet on Saturday week. January 28, lor tbe purpose of ratify ing or rejecting the new method pro posed for ths nominating of candidates for Congress in this district. If tbe Committee approve tbe new method then it will be necessary for the Com mittee to apportion tbe county off into 15 sub districts, for tbe election ot Relegates,in the same, as provided by new mode of nominating. Tbe Com mittee will also have tbe fixing ol the Primaries for this year, and say ing whether there shall be one or two of tbe same. Various other matters of interest will likely come before tbe Committee on tbe 38th. In WHAT is known as the -'baby ease," in which the Monks and Har bison families are parties, we under stand tbe Supreme Court, sitting at Philadelphia, has refused to interfere for tbe release of tbe parties now in the county jail, The record of tbe proceedings before the Snpreme Court has not been received here as yet, and hence it cannot be stated at present jast what that Court has or dered or directed in the case. Had tbe application to theui been granted the effect would have been tbe ad mitting of tbe parties in prison to bail until tbe Supreme Coart met at Pittsburg in November next, when tbe whole case would have been re viewed. When tbe record is receiv ed from Philadelphia a better knowl edge of tbe matter will become known. A Big Gun.' Pittsburgh has tbe credit of casting for the Government a steel gun, made o( "special refined Bessemer steel," and weighing 5 J tons. It is over 22 feet in length, with largest diameter 93 inches, muzzle 10 inches, aud bore < inches at month and at powder chamber. It is the first solid steel gun cast in Pittsburg. Heretofore such large guns were constructed on the "built up" process.or in rectioneof coils and spring This new experiment, of solid construction in gunnery, is pronounced a great success aud is a great credit to Pittsburgh. It was constructed by tbe Steel Casting Com pany ot that city. Lamar Confirmed. Lucius Quintns Curtius Lamar, of Mississippi, and late Secretary of the Interior Department under President Cleveland, has been confirmed by tbe U. 8. Senate as a Judge of tbe Su preme Court of tbe United States, to wbieh office the President had nomi nated bim There were some reasons that made Mr. Lamar very objection * able to all Republicans and bis cane while pending in tbe Senate for con firmation attracted a great deal of attention. He was finally confirmed On Monday last by the close vote of 82 for to23against.threo Republicans, one from Virginia.one from Califor nia and one from Nevada, voting for VM Tbe two Senators from this State, Messrs. Cameron and Quay,wo are pleased to sec recorded their vote? against bis confirmation. •—Tbe report that Robert Barron, E'q . of Worth Tp . was suddenly stricken wUh.paralyqis turns out to be incorrect, lie anffsred soma from a slight attack of apoplexy, bot from tbe effects of wlicb bo bat> almost re covered. CONGRESS NOMINATIONS. A New Plan Finally Agreed up on for Making Them in this 25ih District. A second session of the delegates appointed by the Republican County Committees of this district, Mercer, B aver, Lawrence and Bntler Coun ties, convened in New Castle on Tues day last aud adopted a new mtthod o' making nominations for Congress The plan settled upon comes the nearest the popular vote of any that c >uld be devised, and in that respect murt meet with general favor. Each county is to have 15 delegates in the district nominating coaveniion. This will make a district Convention composed of 60. These delegates are to be elected by the Republican voters, but from sub districts of 15, into which each County i d to make nominations by a convention composed of twenty del egates from each county. This was changed to-day by makiog the num ber fifteen from each county It was agreed that each county ba divided into districts equal iu number to tbe 'number of delegates to be elect ed. E ich delegates is to ba elected by the votes of Republicans in his district at tbe regular primary meet ings. At the same time tbe Repub licans of the districts shall indicate their choice of Congressional candi dates, and tbe delegates shall then yote in tbe district convention on the candidate who received the greatest vote iuttn sub district. The matter of dividing the counties was left to tbe Committees. Trie first convention,will be held iu New Castle ou the second Tuesday after the last couuty iu the district has held its primaries. The following is tho account given of the proceedings by the New Castle Neves of Wednesday last: THE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE Tbe delegates to the conference to complete the plan for nominating Con gressmen for this district, mot at Bower Hall Taesdav afternoon P. A Lowry, of Butler, moved to make the number of delegates from each county 10 instead of 20. Mr. Sword moved to amend by makiuir it 15. Mr. Sword withdrew this amend ment. Mr- Spearman said if the eqn i) number plan was to be adopted, he was in favor of a larger number than 10 delegates Mr. Dillon, of Braver,said he favor ed the 10 motion. Those who favored changing to ten were: Mansfield, Mechlin and Dillon, of Beaver; McPberrin, Caldwell and Lowry, ol Butler; McDowell, of Mer cer; Sword, Miller and Phillips, of Lawrence The navs were Fiudlav and Spearman, of Mercer. Carried Mr. Mechlin introduced tho follow ing resolution: Reaolwd, I'hat each couuty of this Congressional District be divided aud sub divided ioto sub districts, equal io number to the number of delegates Ito be elected from that county to the district convention. That each dele gate be elected by the votes of the Republicans in bis district at tbe reg ular primary meetiug of the Republi can party. That at tbe same time tbe Republicans of said districts shall indicate tbeir choice of Congressional candidates by vote or otherwise, ac cording to the method iu use in tbe county in which the eaid district is a part. That the delegates from the respective districts shall vote iu tho district convention for tbe candidate who received the neatest vote in tbe sub district, so l»ug as rules hereafter to be adopted will permit him to do so. The resolution was laid on the table for s short time. Mr. McDowell wanted tbe number of delegates changed to 15 instead of 10 lie said that two delegates had voted against the 10 plan that would vote for 15 All should go home harmoniously. Mr Mechlin thought that Mercer c->unty should tell why it wanted 10 instead of 10. Mr Findlay. of Mercer, said his people wanted the convention so large that it cannot bo controlled by any one man. Mr. Sword's motion to make it 15 delegates from each County was taken up and all voted aye except Dillon, of Beaver. Mr. Sword moved to make it unan imous. Mr. Dillon voted no and the Chair declared the motion carried. An amendment giving any delegate the power to appoint a substitute from the same district in case he can not attend the Convention and pro hibiting voting by proxy, was added to it. The resolution was then carried unanimously. Mr. Phillips moved that the mat ter of districting the counties be left to the County Committees. Carried. Mr. Spearmau moved that the first Convention be held in New Castle on the secoud Tuesday alter the last county of the district has held its pri maries, and that the convention fix the place for the subsequent meeting. One o'clock was fixed as the hour. „ The motion passed unanimously. Hiram G, Miller introduced a reso lution to tbe effect that delegates be relieved of ail obligations to vote for a certain candidate alter the tenth ballot. The motion was carried, but afterwards reconsidered and lost. A resolution declaring that a major ity of all votes cast shall be necessary for a nomination was passed. Pennsylvania Bills in Congress. WASHINGTON. Jan. 10 —Senator Quay today introduced a bill govern ing mail matter of the third and fourth class similar to that introduc ed by General Bingham in tbe House, permitting advertising on wrappers, tags and labels, with additional sec tions providing lor the refunding of the excess of postage paid under the recent decision, aud tor tLe forward ing of all mail detained or seur to the Dead Letter Otfi;e under it. The bill is accompanied by a petition signed by twenty five representative j business houses in various branches of trade in Philadelphia pruyiug tor its passage. He also presented petitions from rhc Peunsylvanii Statu Temperance Union, signed by J nines Black, of Lancaster, and llev. Dr. Un,bcock, of j Philadelphia, president and secretary, asking for a commission to Investi gate the evils of tbe liquor traffu and for a prohibition ameudmeut. to. the National Constitution Mr McCormick today introduced a bill to place on the pension roll tbe names tbe surviving officers und en listed men of the military aud naval services of tbe United Htates who ac tually served four months in the wtir of the Rebellion and wero houorably discharged, aud such soldiers and sail ors as may have received houorable mention in any resolution of Congress for any specific service iu tbe war, and tbe surviving widows of such officers and enlisted men who have died, provided that such widow* have not remarried Tbe bill fixes the rate at $8 per month payable In m tbe past-age of the act, and pro vides that it shall not apply to an> person who is receiving a pension of $8 per month or more, nor to auv person receiving a less sum than SB, exceut for the difference between the pension now received (if less than $8 per month) aud §8 tnr raiuth Mr. Buuuell introduced a bill to pay the soldiers and sailors of the war the difference between gold aud the depreciated currency in which they were p-iid The preamble of the bill sets forth that the men who fur nished the money to put down tbe Rebellion are creditors of the Govern ment on a gold basis, aud that the men who risked their lives and were paid in currency wbieh was some times as low as thirty live cents on the dollar, ought to be put on an equality with the bondholders. The following bills were introduced by other Pennsylvania members: By Mr. Randall—Giving to the widow of any deceased soldier or sail ors, in addition to her widow's pen sion, any pension for disability that she could have had, but did not obtain, or that would now be allowed bim for such disability if he were yet nlive and had made application under the Arrears law. By Mr. Bingham—To grant ar rears of pensions for loss of eyes or limbs or total disability thereof To day the audited claims of the I'enn sylvania Railroad Company and oth ers on account of army transporta tion. By Mr. Miti^h—To discontinue coinage of the three cent piece aud retire it from circulation By Mr. McCormick—To grant ar rears of pension for loss of limb or limbs. Bv Mr Sowden—To erect a pub lie building in Allentown at a cost ot 3 [<)o,. By Mr. Lvnoh—lncreasing the ap propriation for a public building at Scranton to cost $250,000. I»y Senator Cameron—A hill tor a public building at Altoona; SIOO,OOO The Moderation Fallacy. Ex-Governor Dingley, in a late nd dress at a temperance meeting, snid: ''The man who would argue that it is the careleps and immoderate leaping from Brooklyn bridge which should be avoided, and t)ie careful and ruoderato leap which should encouraged, would bo laughed at for his want of cinamou ainse io losing sitfht of the fact that any act or practice which involves HO groat dan ger is to be set down as a i abase, however carufullv and moderately it may be done. So the use in any de gree of any article which results no satily, iu a majority of cases, as does the u-»e of intoxicating liquois us a beverage, is an abuse of t.h<-se won derful bodies, against wbieh experi ence raises iis warniog voi Poison Kemedy. We find the following in an ex cba tg-; do not kuow its origin:—"A standing aatid'itu for poi. on by dew, pois -n oak, ivy. etc, is to take a narrifu! ut quick lime, -,&o ve in wa ter. let.it stand hdf en hour, then paint the poisoned parts wi'h it Three or four will never fail to cure toe most aggravated cases I'oidou froui bje», horuets, spider bites, etc , is instantly arrested by tuo application of e T orthwe.-t on Thursday is quite i great, principally in Dakota. A sum- I mary of dispatches received at this ' point yesterday gives the to'l jwing I names of persons who penshei iu j the storm: —Misa Cora Curtis, a ' young lady teaching school near | Delaware, Dakota; James Harvey and | Samuel Sturla, farmers living east ot Mitchell, Dak; Olot Peterson, a stage driver of Emmons county. Dab; Hen ry Oerger, Charles Qerger and Geoff rey McConneli, of Spencer, Dak; , John Say, a farmer living north oi ' Tuverne, Minn; Walter Irickson, Peter Beke, Orlando Behwicks aud Julius Cairn, all teamsters, found ten miles northwest of Watertown, Dak Three others who were with them I have not been found and are uudoubt edly dead; John Daring, a farmer fouud by the roadside, near Adrian, Michigan; Emil Gdhertsoo, of Chica go, found near bis shack at Hitchcok, Dtik; James Frank aud William Smith at Minota, Dakota; liobert aud Walter Driver aud Charles Heath at Kaymoud, Dak; William Overman, a brakeman at Belgrade, Mon , Pat rick Hauley at Marsville, Mon., Wil liam Love aud Judson Westgate, at Aberdeen, Dak; W. U. Ueadlev at Parkston, Dab; Mrs. Deviue, Adau Garner and J. \V. Gosleo, at Iroquois Dak; Tbomas and William Nelson, Joseph F. Wilsoo, Emil Oilman, Ro oert Chambers, Henry Kampe, Thom as GHkiason, near llurou, Dik; Hor ace Paine, near Bow die, Dak; Peter Terhume, at Roscoe, Dak; Frauk aud Wm Merson, Dak; Joseph Wilson, at Virgil. Dak; Wm Driver and two bans, Miuot, Dab; Kred. Eller, cigar maker, Omaha; Wexwell Beck, aged 3 Omaha; Geo W Post, Pos ter Neb; John Loy, Luvere, Minn; Fitziferald, In wood, la; Wm. Love; Aberdeen, Dab; W. B. Headly, Dela ware, Dak. J W. Gasslee, a wealthy farmer, was found about two miles from his hoa»e, 4|ear Miller, Dak. Emma La mar. a school teacher, southwest of Fauikton, aud Carrie Aumau, a pupil were frozen to death. Will C. Garth wate, a farmer's eon, got lost in the blizzard going from his father's house to the barn, and was found dead in the snow At Raymond Willie and Harry Driver were fn.z-m to death Mrs P. Smith, was frozen to death while returning from a neighbor's ai VVoodlawn, Nebraska, John Sparks ex-member of Legislature, was fouud f'r zen stiff and dead within a quarter of a mile from his nin* miles from Beatrice. Emil Grossman of Peru, a farm laborer, was fouud dead within twenty yards of his home. A child named B >dine is re ported missing from Nebraska City. O E Stearns, teaching school six miles uortb of DeSmic, Dak., with his three children were out iu the storm twenty-two hours. The bay bad his feet frozen solid to the ankles He walked a mile in this condition, and his feet then giving out he crawl ed half a mile to a bouse He will lose both feet. Tbe girl was so chill ed that she was unconscious five hours at ter beiug fouud. CONTINUED LOW TEMPERATURE HELENA. MONT, Jan. 15, —This morning at 5 o'clock the thermometer registered 4° below zero. The high est point reached during the day was 25° below. At Belgrade, east of here, it wa* 59° below Friday night with stock suffering. Specials to the Independent from Northern Montana sho.v some abatement in tbe cold with westerly winds and prospects of Chinook. Railway tralfiu is still sus pended. A LBKKT LEA, MINN., Jaa 15 Last night was tbe coldest of the sea son, the thermometer going as low as 42° below. Olio A Ejre. of Hart land, this county, was frozen to death List tfiirht. NEBRASKA CITY, NEB , Jan 15 Toe thermometer registered 28° be low zero last uight. the coldest iu the history ot the city. Two deaths trom freezing are reported, Emil Grossman a farm laborer, near Pern, au 1 a child of a farmer in Hendricks precinct. OMAHA, NEB , Jan. 15.—The tem perature i 9 rising slowly here. Last uisfht tbe thermometer registered 25° ind iu some parts of the city 3d° be low zero. Through the night it rang ed between 10 ° and 12°. Reports are still coming ahowi ig that there are a great, many fatalities in the State aa a result of the storm. The bodies of an old worn in named Mrs. Chapman and two grandebil dr»-n, who were lost last Thursday near Stuart, la., were found yester day In additional to the list of deaths already given the following are noted —Near Mitchell, I).ik , a young man named Mrs. J'hillipsand sou, of Alpena, Jerauld county, I)dk . un known man; near Aberdeen, Dik , a school teacher an 1 two of her pu pils; near Fulda, Miuu., the 12-vear old sou of John Walsh; near Tracey, Minn, Tom Anderson, a farmer, is missing; near Albert Lea. Miuu- Oie A. Egsfe, a brother ol l'rof. Kgge, of Northfieid College. B-dnrade, Mont , reports come of cowboys freezing in the Madison Val ley. Natural Gas Theories. Mr. David Swiuif, in a contribution to tho Chicago Journal, inclines to ibe belief that ther* is not a little merit iu tbe theory that the contract ion of the earth has made millions and billions of cubic feet of some kind of inflammable air occupy a small space at lasi and anxious to get fr»*e It is not difficult to imagine that the earth was hundreds of miles larger iu diameter than it uow is, and that iu cooling it subjected its contents to that pressure which could make a coal-Oid or a voleauic roek Putting mere speculation aside, Mr Swing makes this practical observa tion:—"Millions of dollars will be in vested in manufactories at gas wells which millions would otherwise be invested iu tho great cities. The steam engine must follow the gas vv« il, other things beinx equal. Thus Chicago must find cheap fuel or wit- JJCBS the diversioQ of steam power and tbe closing of many shops which are already in operation here. All power comes from beat except waterfalls and windmills il»*ut is the general source of power: With coa' at s">, or $6. or #7 a ton engines which drive m ch n ery will seek for cheap hear,. This city must enter into a k nd ol compe tition with nature and make a cheap fuel. Itoeednotbe quite as cheap as natural gas, because natural gas labors under the depressing effect of uuc rtaiuty A cheap fuel which will continue a hundred years as eas ily as ten years is the kind of uel will attract and satisfy capital. There should be uo delay in tiudlug. if poa eible, this form of substitute for gas wells." Every day's experience serves to df luoustrate the truth of the abortion that "the steam engine must follow the jras well." The uew luel may be shori-lived, as suggested, but ten, or or twenty years of natural gas in Western Pennsylvania and East ern Obio would play havoc with the manufacturing interests of those cities too remote to avail ;hemselvuß of the superior advantages of the gas The superiority in the processes of manu facture is an advantage in itself sulfi cient to revolutionize the methods of production in many branches of tne chauical industry. It i 3 absoluteiy certnin . therefore, that unless natural pas is found near the principal centers of manufacture, or some artificial sub stiiute discovered, the steam engine mu-t prepare to go to the gas well —Pittsburg Com-Gazette. Interesting To Veterans. WASHINGTON, January 17 —Sena tor Walthall, from the Committee on Military Affairs, today reported fa vorably a bill directing an examina tion and report on the probable cost <>f improving the following named historic places: The burial place on Put in-Bay Island, of the sailors of the navy in the war of 1812; Fort Industry, Fort Miami, Fort Meigs, the battle field of Fallen Timber and Fort Defiance, all on the Maumee river, Ohio, and Fort Wayne, Ind. From the Committee on Pensions Senator Turpie today reported favor bly a bill to increase to $72 per mouth the pension for total helplessness- Senator Quay, from the same com mittee. also reported favorably a bill to increase to S3O per month the pen sion for total deafness, which provi des that pension at a proportionate rate is to be granted for partial loss of hearing. Judicious Advertising. There are various methods of ad vertisiug, some good, some indifferent and some worthless It is a singular fact that those business men who are so economically inclined 'that they can nnver be persuaded to advertise regularly, iu any established news paper, are always investing their money in worthless experiments Let an entire stranger, with a smooth tongue, come to the city and he ex periences little or no trouble in secur ing abundant advertising for any catch penny scheme. Judicious ad vertising pays, bat there is a heap of it that is injudicious.—Oil City Bliz zard. The abo7e is very correct. Dur ing the past week soma of the busi : ne- dny»' work. The same amount of advertising could be putin any news paper of general circulation in the city for three mootbs for the sum paid. "Where are those dodgers now ?"—Franklin Press George and The Legislator. Harrisburg Telegraph. 1 When George Pearson, the Gover Dor's Private Secretary, was a greeD and callow minor clerk in one of the Legislative bodies, be bad charge oi all vhe petition* presented praying for the pasage of this or that bill. One day a legislator said to him, said he: "George,* have yoa any petition* with a loog list of signatures?" "Yes," tttid George; "here is one with about four thouaaud uatnes sign ed to it." ' Let me have it," said the legisla tor; "I want to u*e it " "Oh, no," said George, "I couldn't do that. It wouldn't be pqnare." •• The h you say. We I'll set about that," and the legislator went away. I'retty soon be returned with an order for that particular petition, which was giveu him. Ripping the long list of names from the petition he pasted auolher and totally dnsim ilar petition at the bead, slyly winked at the youth from Mercer and snid: "That's boiv the old is worked Ge«>r«ie " Ten minutes afterward.- the L p gi» later was cn his bet with "Mr Speaker, I present the petition of fuu' thousand citizens of Blank ccuutv praying for the passage of an act en tilled an act, etc.," You learn a good bit in the L?gis lature A- xij D * Marriage No/ices I'ublinl.ed brce. HARBA.OGH -RODGERS-Jm. 10, 1883. a' Uutler, Pa , by Hev. VV. K. Oiler, Mr Chad W. llarbnugh of Centreville, and Miss Mary L. Itodgers, of flarrisvilie, this county. Mci'LINTOCK—IfOFFM A .V—Jan. 3,1888, By Kev. S. William* at his residence, Mr Mr. Samuel M. McClintock of ilarrisviile Butler Co., Pa., to Miss lUtta E. Holiinm, of Vnoahgo Co., Pa. IRWIN-GHOST-Jan. li, 1888, by Kev. {Uumei Kerr at the parsonage, Mr. Kt-.ubeu Irwju »ulit Nannie J. Otio.it, both ot Venango Co, Pa. J3JS]A.'SCSI Announcemrnts of dent/is publishedfree, but alt < uiuinmnitted obituaries in// be charged for nt the rate of oiie-half cent for each tco nl, mum if to accompany the order. HINKS—In Brady tw;>., this county, Jan. 7. Mr. Ldwititi Uiuau, bgtd about 45 years. DJCKLY—- Jn Pr.spf ct, thin connty, Jan. 3, lt>B, Mr. John A. Dicksy, aged S> years, 6 months and VI days, KNOLISH-In Muddrereek twp , this conn ty, Jan. 7, IhSS, Mrs. Mattic English, wife of Mr. Win. C. English, ugei about 30 years. WA D.SWOBTH —ln Clay twp , this county, Dec. "2'J, 18S7, Mr. John It. Wadsworth, Ron of Dawson Wads worth, Esfj., aged about -10 years. ST A Itiv K —ln Saxouburg, this county, Jan 3, I*BB, Mr. Ferdinand Starke, HI the St-d year of his age. Wli9O9_on© Dollar COMMUNICATIONS, Resolutions of Respect. WHEREAS, It bas pleased our i Heavenly Fathei' to remove from our midst our beloved neighbor and mem ber, Michael Woilaud, of Clearfield ' township r county. Pa: aud WHEREAS, While we bow in hum ' ble submission to the will of Him i who dies aii things w.-dl, we realize i that a chair is vacant in our Associa j tion, a uiemb *r gone to his reward. litsolved, Tbat in the death of j m» mber Weiland our Association has : lost a worthy member, who, wben iu health, was a prominent officer of car ! Compauy and was ever an ardent advocate of the principles of our As sociation; although not long connect :ed with our Assiciatiou he ever ex emplified. when yet in health, at. ! earnest iuterest iu the welfare of our Company ftesulctd, That we extend to the family of our deceased neighbor atideo perator our cordial sympathy and com mend them to Him who in conquor ing death aud sanctifying the grave, has made the former a friend and tbe latter a glorious gateway to a higher aud better life. Hesolved, Tbat these resolutions be entered on tbe minutes of our Asso ciation, P. copy presented to tbe de ceased member's family, and publish ed in two county papers. A. KRALSE, DAVID LEECU, JACOB BLEICHNER, Committee. Bruin Items. From The Record.] Ada Steele's little «irl, who wa.- biiteu by her grandfather liartley', dog about three mouths ttgo, hat shown, her father says, symptoms o hydrophobia, Dr. DeDnis through with that Western fellow yet. She now reports him as having sent bis wife home to her father's t> raise tbe child, he haviug left for part unkuown on account ot a girl be ae ceived. McKee has struck the biggest ga well in the couuty east of Bruin W« now have an abundance gas aid oil also of coal, iron ore, fire clay auo timber All we need is better rail road facilities to get our valuable minerals to mcrkct to make thi one of tbe richest sections of oui great country. Let us haye a wide gauge railroad, AbsoSsitely Pure. XLILS L\>» D"R luvcr varies.* A marvel ni jurity, Ptri njft'L aud \v! oli-.-omeue-*. VO" U-ONOINIIML tlcil IHU ordinary kim!*. and not be -old in coui[«titioti with the inulliitu ol low TESTS cSinrt WElGHT, aluiiin or pliospbuli powder*. Sold C it/y in cam. ROVAIJ BAKING I'OWIJEII CO,, lUO Wall Street N. Y. All - forms .of - chapped, - rough, - red, pimply - skin - made - soft - ana - clear. piles ßL 'etc: ''VF 'S ' PRAISED -BY - ALL I GET THE GENUINE. EUY, TRY, JUDGE. 25 ct». at Druggists, or mailed on receipt of stamps. HOP pfT.T. CO., NEW LONDON, CONN IIY iCVKItr PKIGC.'IST IN BUTLK. NEW Clothing Store CLOTHING, HATS, GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS, UNDER WE AK, NECK- W KAIL. OVERCOATS, RUBBER COATS, GLOVES, SUSPEND KRS, UMBRELLAS. SHIRTS, CAPS, BHO HO FOR MEN AND BOYS, &C„ AU a( most reasonable prices. JOHN T. KELLY, G.I S., Main (St., (na>:t (!oor to P, 0.) DULLMAN BUFFET SLEEPING I CARS WITHOUT CHANGE, St. Louis to Los Aneglea and San Francisco, VIA THE >BO» MOUNTAIN ROUTE Leave St. Louis ot 8:90 P. M., Daily. lii.s PfiY blflUS TlftT MO HIGH ALTITUDES. HO SNOW BLOCKADE* SFfIICrED^DHFOaTU.'iiT^ After nil othera rail C'rintslt 13i% XJO>I33B U29 N. 15th Bt.. below Callowhill, Phila., Pa. >0 years experience In all WPEI'I.4 Ij !*• r nanently restores those weakened by earlv imfiscn ions,&c. Callorwrite. Advice free:ind Mrictlv con i-lcntiaft. : xia.»t till 7 # and 7 to i j evening Life Saved and Health p f npa J hv itslni; llukrr'H ( o«l I.l >cr (ill am" bI'ILCU M»lt. A Cerinln retnoilv for Cor> S'imptlo'.l, Bronchitis, Asthutii. Scrofulas TI'L AL' throat ami I'ING ((LHCA.SE:I. I'reparod . 0 an to be fiulto )>alatal)l»>. . .Uk for Bslier't Cod l.lvi-r Oil 11101 Mult. ' U'lt sou by DrujrulM.vi'ilfi} to tin MamHaemror JOHN C. It IKl.It \ CO.. Hlo Hlhcrt St., I'll lis. YOU CAN FIND ou li wt lltf* ;»:• Uurrau of T;., RC 1 : MMMMI DECS. vim IVIII ccun-nt for sdvortUlog m lowent ratefc TKIIL MXT FOR KPG€IIL COURT COJIHKWTaa flOVOIV, ; Xo. Term. Yr. PI initijft' Attornty. Plainiifi. Pefendantt. Jhi- iuJant't Attorney. A IK,- 7, Mar. '>2! McO, Thoinpaon J: Son Jelia McClsffV-rty et a! , f >hn Berg et *1 tfcQ at-! f.irandna " 2»>, Sept 1882 Kiddle 'Samuel I. Ridd!e 'lohn M Armstrong £ I'nlitcn " 4'>, June 18>5 Brandon W H Kroery ' li*eph McElrny et s' »cutl aud vfcCandleoa " >l. June I*B"'.Thompson, McCandless, tt al T II Lyon ! fhos M Marshall et 1 r C Campbell, «t al " 20, Mar lS>fi ! -trandon I! \V Nelson j4 O W Brown et al Rnwuer " 28, June ISsi. i.lrrer A Ralston 1!], !' R Hindman H.C Wil'-'ama & Mitchell " 48, Sept IS'ii McC, T4 S Joxi-j.h McElrny H A Klingensmith Uraudor " v, Pec I sm.i Brandon and McC J N «'ul.i«oa for use .la* Sowers et al VlcQni«f;..n " IS, |)«o 18Sf;jGreer A Ralston K Msrterer Albert Aderhold • ho.ufao 4 Son " 15, June IK-r Campbell, et al If \V Christy Andrew Blakelv et al rhi'rnti'on, et al " 4*. June 1887IJ D Mm-hall KobtrtGlenn Kin ma Sch*idemau(le et a' " 65, June 1 -I>7 Brandon jJ II McCain, Kx'r Andrew Campbell Jl> McJtmkin " 81. June 1887 Brandon A- Campbell !\V II Abrams, et ux .In McElrov. Trustee jScott " ro. Sept 1887 McQuistioa Jacob Stsnfield ,Pet.* S;braiek Gr»er &!I ilston " 50, Dec IS* 7 Brandon jPhilio Nielilas j'Jast A Griesbach et al Scott " 6.", Dec 1837, Thompson & Sjn .Hannah Crawford Clias Herr et al UcCtodltM " 76, Dec lhi" Bowser James Armstrong Kobt »»anke7 " " S<», Dec lhß7 " !trm!y twp J M Dunn et al Greer A Ralston " 20, Mar 1838 McQnistion John P Getuian Heurv Beltz i " " •' st>, Pec 188rt McJ A Galbreath Kobt DHV:«. et ux J 1) Albert et al Riddle " 40, Dec ln>7 " " ;Sten:-r A Voeet'ey U B Tsvlor jliovrser " 1, Sept 1 883 "hn n. Thompson iHofl'mu A Parr Aun Stalker X Clp.ck " 80. June I*Bs Bowser 'Jam - Mclaughlin F Iteiber et al F Reiber " 61, Dec lsß7 " |F B «•:«! linger AM A J Campbell 'Scott Prothocotary's OlHce, Jan. loth. 1688. JOHN W. BROWN, Prothonotary. Having Determined to Make CLEAN SWEEP Of the whole s'ock of goods, consisting of all kinds of Clothing, Furnishing Go nls, Hats and Cups, Hosiery, etc., for MEN, Y4MJTIIB AND. BOYS. We take this means of announcing to our many iriends and patrons to avail themselves of this chance. We mean BUSINESS, We Will Sell Regardless of Cost. Such a sale can not, and will not last for ever, nor for any great length uf time. So come at once and secure a good genuine bargain. It will justify the means for investing in trticles though of no immediate use —although we have lots of seasonable grods. "A word the wise," Ooine early, and be sure not to miss this Clean Sweep Sale AT BAHNY'S ONE-PRICE CLOTHING STORE (Directly opposite Butler Savings Bank.) jyTaiii Street, Hutler* Pa. LOOKI READ! I have enlarged my store-roo:u. iu fart, made ,1. almost twice HS large as it wis before, and »iave also Increased my stock. I have, by tar, « he largest aud best selected stock ot Fine Drugs and Chemicals in Butler county, and am now In position to s ippH the wants of the people of tnls county even better than In the pa-t. You will do well to call oa me when In the uec i of anything 111 the line of Fine Drugs and Medicines. MY stock Is very complete aad ritf' V KRY L'>\V In medicine Quality is of t'.ie lirst lini>or oa.'ice, so we give particular attention to tilting Pre.-eriptlons. , . Our OlspenHln? Department i" complete. \\ e dispense only l'ure Drugs of liic Finest Quality, and our patrons may brlnvr «» their prescrip tions. feeling certain that tliey will be carefully in J n--r'.iraieiy till I. Tnanklngt'.ie puolic for the very generous patronage they nave accorded ine in the past. 1 ,iop." :o i-<.' able t-> s -rve tl.em uure acceptably in the future, at the olil stand. No. 5, North Main St, BUTLER, PA. J. C. REDICK, _ Annual Statement. >1- THE FAKMKR S Sirrv.u. KIKP. INS. COVIeAN t OK iIAXNAIISIOWN AND VICISITV I'OK TUB YEAR KNUINU I)iC 31. IK.ST. •a' h on hand Dec. 31, issc $ 353 81 Income during the year ivt,: ;y aso.sment on ('has. I'felfer and Wm Scltroth tire illlti fKt .y new policies V 7 sls.',l 44 EXTKN'MTCKEH lIURISU THE YKAR 3HS", ■aid to Win Si hroth, damage by tire. .8 155 00 vitj.ciitiiciit on 1 has I'felier by ( has Wetzel, Henry Horn and John <». I ~n.niT V3H S.'> ■uld'to »; 11 kaufoid heirs, dam. by lire.. 475 ■■ Jacob Klrker " 10 00 Kll/.abeth Tyson " s 00 B J tiattlns " n " .lohn KreUley '• 85 00 •* Jacob BlckhnT " 5 00 .'aid for salaries and commissions of otllccrs KG 00 aid for printing, pa:>er, postag \ p >st:il 1 ards and rem .... 38 15 fliai 15 lSftl 44 IJalauc ;on hand Di«\ 31. l.tM* ■*■'*o j nauranc? t urn Doc. 31, i«->7. accoiil'ng to 3 Cl *945.81% 00 nßurar.ee 1 lfecled durlfg the year is>r,;; cl 7ii.775 90 1.W&.M7 uo tf d'icted resp. marked oft during the year lss7, 3 3!.07! 00 •Vholc Ins. »um Dee. 31. l"-'V. accord- i In-,' 1.13 Cl " " *:»C'J,4.<. 00 DAMICI. WAIJ.:-.T, rres t. lIt.NHY IIECK. s. e y. Jury List Tor Feb. 13, 1888. I Ist of Jurors drawn to serve In a Sf idall erm (, f Co'il t commencing the ad Monday of ,-ij. isss iji-iug tin- 13th day .ivril • ax id. .ilarloii twp.. farm r, towns Martin. .Middles, x tp.. fanner, iryson \V. J.. Mcr. ertp . farmer. ; iutltliaii Josei'h. l'etrella, siio -ma.ier. auipifll J. 11.. •' . groicr. lenny Win . Wlnllcldtp.. farmer. •aubnispcek U, r"., ivrtrrtp.. fanner. :ngl!>a Ceorge. Muildycret:k tp„ rarmi-r. allot 1 Joseph, Butl.-r Boro. J.l w, painter. :icas David. Buffulo tp .farmer, diaumiso'i John, t'oiiiio'g tp. farmer. .vntis J. Karns cit.v f.uliorer. ,'ngelhardt Philip..lclfeifion tp.. Mriucr i.-uiing Samu.-I H.. Buffalo tp, farmer. •"euei t;. j.-.. ilillerstown, producer. 'orrlngi-r Simon, I'alrvlew K . fanner. •riUiatn James. Butler Boroii-1 laborer, iiossinan Joun i'lk> tp. tann -r. irauai!! vv B. Baldrldge, farmer. .ibsnu t;. 11, \ euau;;i> ip.. mechanic. • .uham 1. N.. livans City, J, P. lookeiil erry B. h. Cherry tp. farmer, leniphltl N. Clinton tp. farmer, ..usion \V. J. Butlalo t|>. larmer. tillar.l l:. J„ l'.irki-r tp. farmer, lamlseri i:. E. Venango tp. faim-r. iohll.u-jer M. B. \ruin ; o Ip. !;;rujer. .miiiecv Pierce, Muvidyercok tji. farmer. Ung (ieurge. Falrview E..farmer, itziuger 11. enter. .toner Henry, Washington tp. farm, r, hauer i harlot. Coining.S. tp. l.unier. aylor -lolin. Sr.. Mercer tp. laluier. uompson 1). M. I alrvlevv vv. tp. former, i.eorge, ItUtU-rtp. farmer. .alii Martin, Fi.rw .nflp. farmer. .ter v D. Builar Horo.'d w.. g-nt. .'endllng A. D, Conuo'g tp. H. farmer, v as:son W. J. Waalilugtou tp. N, carpenter wmßsmmmnuxsamKfmamammmamßtfL AI f. f.a month and expensi-s: Vvo netu«ll.v t J ||||pay this to our sale-men. OL'TrIT \| Si li!-itUii. Can start you at once. Send UIU U;'.r i.-nr.s to .ACST IS SUA W. N ur»1 15. I Grain, wheat per bushel, 90. : Uraiu, oats per bushel .'i'» to l.'ets Grain, corn per bushel ti.J cts. • Lard, 10 ets. Hams, 11 cts. Honey,2o cts. May, sl2 . Shoulders, 10 cts, Bacon, 13 eta. Dried beef, 18 to 25. Corn meal, per piund. 2 cts. Potatoes, new, I'o ets Bushel. Uice, fl to 10 cts. Sugar, hard, 8 cu. Sugar coffee, 7 cts. Sugar, raw, t»i cts. | Soup, 5 to 10 cts. Salt, per barrel, $1.25, Tea, Hyson, Gunpowder, etc., 50 cts. to 90 Tea, Japan, etc., 60 to tiO cts. Tea, Breakfast, 40 to 80 cts. Tallow, 8 ets. i Buckwheat Flour, 2.80 cts. perc.vt. Turnips, 60 cts. per bu. Sweet Potatoes, 50 cts. per pk. , Cranberries, 15 cts. per qt. N tfoy M /L// , \ The oldesi, and i>est Institution for obtalnlm* a Business KdueaMon. Wo liavo KureessltiJr. • prepured thousands of young: ini.*u for the active I duties Of nr.'. Km circular* address. I' Ifl'lF A SONS, lilt ft™ iff, l'» I FOK SALE A ljiri'e frame boarding house, pood l.icnllmi and dniinr I hk' business. Terms easy. Kor further particulars Inquire of L. S. Jli-Jl SKIS, 1 ; K. Jefferson St.. < _"J,I I ItatUr, l'». Hotel Brady T. W. TAIT, Prop'r. New Hotel and Kestaurant on tin- Diamond (Sutler I'a. Sir. T. W. Tail has redtt-d and furnished Ihe Brady House, and is now pn-parcd to accoinmo d'lte the public. Ills Kestanrint. in connection with the hotel will ne open day and iiljchf Tin* ta'des will '> fnrnUhed with everything the uiarkrt alfordu, FRESH GAMK AND OYSTERS RECEIVED DAILY. Your pntronoxo respectfully solicited. SURVEY I NG i LAND, COAL BANKS, AND LEVELING ('articular utti ntioo jjivcu to ihe Kctracini; o old Hues. Address, B. F. * i>. humyoi North HtwiC I'. 0., liuilu Co-, I'a. 5,5,81.1y «,v, JUDICIOUS AHO PERSIBTINT eg- Advertlrlntf baa always provou vfe. HucociMfuL lleforo plocintf any VK Newspaper Advertlsluif oonbult m\ LORD Ct THOWIAB, my iPTKhIIMM. iOJ-.TIU, DP utoM Ktmt. CHICAGO. I THE CITIZEN I IS THE 3EST loimismt MiDiiiN IN BUTLER COUNTY. CITIZEW OFFICE ALL KINDS OF W O 11K DONE AT LOWEST PRICES.