thtej UITIZ EEST. FRIDAY. MARCH 16. ISSB. New Advertisements. Orphact' «>«rt BUe—Estate of H»nry G*»hrm*. J afl rfmmururated Ohitu&ries trill be chartf-d tor ot tkt rate of ote-half tent a word, at out? to ammpany emiA ord-r. LOCAL AND GENERAL —Ah.the«e! yon little wooly March, —Can v« become * belter teacher.' Siu.tr ■t Edicbon.. —C*n;'ria county ia ctd with ra-vja tain wuHmw. —Tn> Heir* weie tilled on cretfc in Cliatoo c maty, oc Monday. —Mr. A. L Robiaeua. the «t«reke~;.er, ha* ia nod ia the Soatfcside. Pitt«burg, aad will mwrt there oc the let of April. —A ttmnc* over the Mercantile Appraiser* Lw< will cnnt-iiwe ymner Maw aat the m. which had been left hara iac ia the «aore. aad thaa the escaping gaa .i lialii the foaiily. —A Waahiacfwa anaatr named ■oTnaatll srho waa in her 101 st Tear, died laat Fridav. She was horn ia Jane 17*7. >n VaevtV eoantr. Her atwoanta of Indian tisashsnm ia the earl * davs. the war of the India* si era. the heildinr of the National ptke aad hawdredsof other interestin? topics, aada her eery popalar. —A S-e at Eesleaton earle last P'idav Minim Iwtisw I the tailorinc estat>li-h --■aat of 1 R. IVsnnrflv. aleo Mrs. Mehrt.on's mill*", aod iw<'|ieits holocrine to Ta Hi". J H. Kitehell. L W Lnver. Breeeer A fUa, H. S Mvers aad J. W Ro haa. nnaaelle*a loa ia pat at $6,000 with hmi -*r — —At •aa the »inc af a fow ministers and athora i« K»w Y«nt cite to otter some words •r nestha ead good ehoer to R'V. JV. VWsas. soaae declared "thst an onnoe hft" waa worth a ton of epitaph! K w-rd ia eeassw. how rood it i«; bat words how ever kiad'y spekea over a grave, ootne too lata. —RtaAitTa tariff hi'! which f« mad* paMie.** Hwi<«T.rm»ll» th» entire internal iiimi tax em Wwcm, fruit hran«tiea. «n ) nMi«wl tax on wholml* and retail AnWai. >■!» iiHitl a«"d in the art* end «a the fr»* li«t. and r»dnr»a th» whhfcr tii fr»«n !ttt« W eta. Tk» WH i« three train* each »IT l»t»wn Gnawi"' mr a lif»a» to m«nT, The (ilfHt nM kiv tkf 4*tr «f h'm fini wif»'« df»th TV MTX) bi« aad hr«w for «>"i' pißii t "tanat»d aaeociation anil. ntider the taw< a«* itn'atig? it Theae a«f>'l»t(no« now haa* riT*'a is th* f'-cnHtT and Trti«t rnTß par.iea th«t arr Mat atartad np *varywba>». and whw-b )w*lom period of i aara. tha nartraf In Aa and Itw pr«p»rtt ia I a awl tr tl»«- DMIIT ia »M* of tha death of iW»ww NtMrln it Thia arranrrmant rmfrn aata tWa lb* B tad L. plan hut tha 'if- taaaraLca eiaoaa ia briacinf it aome <*tia. —Oaahiar Tcmltnaon, oi>a o'the viirtitn* of ttiaPradf nl hank traced*. di<»d Tharadar awttar. yaara api whan he wa« bat a hnv. ha and tiia widowed mother lived at Ifni»i«tnan. thia oonnta. and be atarted Mar far bc a poaition aa errand hoy ia no« of the tonka. Rleioh. tfce idkr n>«n abnt h» Kimhall, died F-tdar afknwa. Ciaihalfa twi* was ahlY»ped to Mi!Wn*iw» aad hariad la the Hemphill ee«Mterr. afc't other ■aaham of Ma family ara fcadfid. Ha Hrnd ia that rMaltr for ariaaal yaaia. aad b» wih.wba died ia K«- aaa.ww «04 Mil lan. Ha eauae fmm tha Weat laat wmrt and waa iajarad hr tbe atnident mm tha N. Y. P. A 0. aear Sbaiahar/ on tbe «tfe alt. wf.irh injorr ia aappoaad to bave un •ruled bia mi ad ar preriooa to that be wa» wall awaken of, aa war* alao all tbe other LEGAL NEWS. Court met Monday aterumu j ca«e* March 14. nolle pro*, allowed on ; terms of settlement. —J F ITsgin and Dau CjlMus, larceny, ••te. Mirch 13, vt-rliot guilty of lirceuy aud actjuutc l of reoeiviu* st .lea g>v»di. Julius Min Iter, >.tea'inj. Mireh 1> ( guilty in manner aart ordere i tile Sheriff to vapp!y thein with breakfast, aaJ sent laeia out again. Henry Walter*, assault Xit jailtv l>:it to pay two-thirds cost and prosecutor ( one-third. —Albert Heberlint;. adultry. This casa vran laweu up yealeruuy luorniug and the girl's story beard. fhe gist ot it was tiiat lit-bcrliiig u>oa her to the stable one eveiuutf to *h.>w her. and then a corner sud »>iAulwd her—this bjicg the ia.4 ; mid only tune auy mat had aayitiicg to do with her. THK MOSKS-UARBISO.V tASE. The Moalts-llarbison baov case whs called at 10 a.m. Lui. Saturday, The attorneys for cha d«fenw allege I ill hi-altn oa the part of Mr. Wendell Hicky, sickneis iif tae tamily of Mr. William Monks and stated that Mr. Martin Moults waa willing to go to Kan sas and try to get his sister to bring tne child hack. L>r. McCandlesi Mr. Hickev's t>hy«iciau was not present and the ca»e was ad/onrned till i p.m. at woich time ilr. Hictey was examined as to his health an i Wm Mouks as to the health ol bis family. Dr». Lust and Graham were examined aud •trungly criticsied the ventilating arraage meuts of the jail. Sheriff Kedic tnougnt that tbe bad smell iu the jail came from decayed matter betweeu the wooden flr ot the jail aud irou cei'iug of tlie basement. The entire architecture of tbe jai! was gone over and it setmed to be the general opiuluu that there ia aomethiug radically wroug witti Judge Hazen said he had visited tbe jail and ujted the effensive odor in it, and was incliued to hold these parties over till May term, and directed tbetn to give bail to ap pear on Saturday, May 12, at t p.m. PBKBESTMEXT OF GKAKD JCRY AT MARCH TEKM, ii'S D., NO 8 MARCH SESSION. To the Honorable, the Judges of the Court of Quarter Se-tsiou-8 of the , eaee Jor the County Itvtler. The Grand Inquest ot the Com monwealth of Penn'a, now iiifjuiriujf m and for the bod/ of the County of Butler, respectfully present » Thai we visited all tne offices of the Court House, the basement and tower and the jail aud boiler house : That we find me blinds out of repair in the Clerk's Office, that there should be shelve-, for ludex booKS, report the Keif inter a °d R e " order's office iron blinds out ol repair, that there should be a door in the we«t end ot couuter so that attorneys could conveniently get into the vault. The shuiteis in the Prothonotary's office •re out of repair, that there should be a desk in the Protnonotary's office, with pigeon holes, for the convenience of Protkoaotaries. That the balance ot offices are in good con dition, that the offices are all cleau and well kept. i'nat the basement is in a deplorable con dition, considerable rubbUn, and that we touod a boy suo£in< in basement, and we recommend that such acti >n be taken as will keep the bast-mint in a safe condition The flihir is broken and needs repairing* diately and tna tnere should be more for water closets. That we Sul the floor in tower is and reoom ueml that it he repaired. That the Court room is not <-uffioienilv heated; that the windows at the northwest corner are sprung and out of repair and ad mit cold, and that there should be at least three more radiators in the court room That the private stairwiy should have norn* arrangements for lighting th* same The next we visited the ja.il which w« find insufficiently heated, and the private water closets are a nuisance; there should be a bath room in the jail for the accommodation of prisoners; that there is considerable rnbbl«h in the boiler room or heating room of the jail, that the same should I*> removed; that the trav li*bn are ont of repair, and we further re commend that the inside and outside of the jsil be painted immediatelv; that, the yard of the jail is in a filthv condition and recom mend ihat the same be remedied. That we h*ve visited the boiler hoime; that there is not sufficient ijas to he«t the Court Hon«e and Jail, and reeomnaend that the Co Commissioners make suoh arrangements as will supply suffi jient heat for the poblie. buildini;s It ha» been brought to the attention of the Grand Jury that a sewer in the horon?h n f Butler at the corner of Pann aad Washington streets ia a great nuisance and we reeomm<>nd that some action be taken immediately to abate said nuisance That heretofore Grand Juries have visits the public buildings merely as a matter of form: that no notioe apparently was taken of their nresentmeuts; that we very res«v»ct fuUv ask the Court to see that the snn< and repairs as the necessities of the publii- service re quire. do respectritllv onlerand direct; First, that this presentment be certifle I to the Board o' Connty Commissioners to the end that they may have notice of the mvters referred to; and second, that this presentment be pab li»hed in the county paner.. By the Colkt Bctlke Cocsty, SS: fr>m the Record, this 9th day ot' M «,r.*h, V.D., 18S8. R. NcF-LVAIN, Clerk. SOTE3. O* 1 the sales adjourned to the latter part of last w>-ek, loho Ber* otot the Asa B C'oll property at $lt>10; and all the other writs were returned. The petition of citizen? of Franklin two, for a n»w rond was presented, and Eios Mo- T»oria!d, Hsrrison MeCan-lless an 1 R. C. Me- Aboy appointed viewers. R W Gillespie &C\ and Thos Tate have brought suit In ejeetm*-.it vs Samuel W Crawford, M It Htvniaker and others for «eventv acres in Jefferson tp, part of the old Crawford farm. M»«*rs Paul Cumminjs. Chas S 'Tar 1 n n , F.l S Riddle and H Walker have applied for admission to the bar, Philip of Dinestil tp , a native ofGernsanv, and under 18 ye 'H). Heim of 8 Eakin 15 aeraa in Venango to J L McNamee for $."00. 8 J 1 acre in Adams to Laura CamnbeSl for $1275. H Knox, cuardian.ss aorua in Jackson to Marr Keratin? for >SOO. Henrr trnHtee. Shenanijo oi diiy top a picnic,—at least it was U'«t generally s-» cjiisidered —th« mer curv stood near z»*ro, tho wind was Wowing and the air was full of suow but vet, several of the enterp-isiag and warm-blooded citizens of Petrolia left word a* their places of bus-ia-'ss, that morning rhat they we"? "out of town ou busiues-'," nud donning their linen da-.to ■* and drugstore I uich l;*>kels, sallied forth to hive a good time. Thnir resolu'ions to (hit effect were nmde ha-tily, and were due to the advout in she !Oft a of a Mr Bell of .Yliller.-iowa, with a pocket full of subprnias lor witnesses in 'bo cases of t.h» Common we«i*b vs. Doctor and Shields F stir, A. Foote, druggist; :I C. Miller, restau rant keejier, and Mary Hite,otherwise kuowu as French Mary. Mr. Bcli louud rbikt his errand was one of em ijarrussment He was spotted and fallowed as soon in he entered the towu, Pentiaels were stationed at the street corners to warn people of nis approach, ' Git, he's coming" was heard all over the town. lie foutd several of the places ot business closed, and whjre be did get in aa l inquire for the person on the sub poß'ia, was informed that he was "out of town oq business." He was de ceived &nd misdirec.ed, aud out of two dozen witnesses wanted, he got but two. Patroiia has a coostable of its own, tfce Hon Mr Michael Daley, fcut for some inexplicable reason tbe temper ance people do not trust Lim, nd at the hearing, Wednesday, the atti rnev tor the prosecution even weut so far as to mtiko some grave insinuations regarding His Honor. Ou Saturday of last week Mrs. Core of Millerstown made information against the persons named forselliug liquor wiih. ut licsnse, warrants were placed iu tbe bands of Constable Mc- Candless, who weDt up to Petrolia aud arrested them, and arranged for a heariug on Wednesday, but being un able to secure their witnesses, the prosecution was forced to ask a con tinuance in tbe cases against tbe Fos ters, Foote and Marv Hite, aud the cases were continued till Saturday the 31st inst at 10 A M. Miller waved a heariug aud gave bail for Court. The temperance intend to press the cases, aad will have the witnesses arrested and put under bail to appear at the bearing. Two Fires In Franklin Town sh;p. Shortly before noon of Fridav last, the house of Mr. Sipe Bellaw.in Frank lin Twp.. near Mo. Chestnut was dis covered to be ou fire Mr Bellas was awav at the coal bank at tbe time,aud the women did not notice the fire un til the entire roof was in finn -s, wh-;n it was too late r,o sava anything but tbe furniture, all of which >n the low er story was taken oat. T-n w were bnkiun, door, was dam aged to the extant of $- r » 0,000 —An exchange truthfully remarks: "Ljt a woman go to India with an avowed pu' - p >se of bettering the con dition of the native*, and we call her a missionary. In any town in the State, let ber show an interest in laws that may affect our bovs and our homes, and the foulest, dirtiest, pro fane*t,man pronounces her a "crank and a long haired fool." —Th* following "ad" of a grocery firm of K'rksville. Mo., is a very good temperance sermon: "Any mau who drinks two drachms of whisky per day for a year and pays ten oents a drink for it, can have at our store 30 sack-, of flour, 220 pounds of granulated MUtrar and 72 pounds of good green cifoe for the same money and get ; $2 50 premium for rnakiug tho change in his expenditures. —The latest prize fisrht—that which occurred between Sullivan and Mitchell in France last Saturday was the worst case ot 'which licked" that has vet happened. Sullivan kaocked Mitchell down about fift.epn times, but Mitchell showed a wonder ful power for enduring punishment and always came up smiliug; a rain j storm came on and ledadraw. The affair is generally | considered to Lave bv>cn a defeat for j the Hon John L„ and the leading j Democratic papers of Boston have | withdrawn his uame as their choice 1 for second olace on tt.eir ticket, and recommend him for first place on the Woman's Suffrage Ticket. Marriage Licenses. Elmer S. Sankey Cherry tp i Laclla M. FluteMson " Jnniss K Wilson Venango tp .feucte HnaUir " George \lfre-l line Buffalo tp Catharine J.Kelly " William L. Bntcboian Adams tp Mary E. Denuy " William P. Hemphill Clinton tp Lueila M. Audersan " Joseph ?JpKeo)!ie Parker tp Minnie K. Walker " Frank Housm*a Petrofia Jessie Gatbrte Karns City At Xew Castle— Robert C. Smith, laborer, ] New Tastle s»nd Msss Mnr<»Aret J. Graham, of Renfrew, Batlsr oountv, Pa. At Pittsbursf .Joseph Brewer of Sutler county and Ciara L. Pjttor of Fawa twp. AilegUeay canty, Public Sales. i By P. Gould an the L. Phillips farm neay B'lydstowQ, ia Oaklaud twp, Saturday, j tbe 24th. Personal property. By Normau Grauaru ia ConnoqutnessiD? twp Wedueo lay. ilarob 21. Persoaul prop -1 ertv. ! Tomorrow Saturday 17th, real estate of i Matthew McC'jllouctb in Worth tp. By U. H. Byerly at his farm in Jeffrrsou ! tp. near Great Belt, on Friday, March 30. j Persuual property — Jersey oattile, : eta. General Notes. —Tho Chatsworth disaster of last fall has already ,?ost. the railroad com pany over s.{oo 000 Tne culvert wb'cb cau-rd the accident cott about S4OO. j The Massachusetts House of Rep resentatives ha- adopted the bdl triv in? wont- n the liccase suffrage by a vote ot IIS to B*> —The Chicago Anarchists a r e hiss ing the American flag again, but no i body is worried. The incident merely shows that the suakjsare trettiog out of the ground early this S|.>ri iy L'p in Nova fcicoti i they are building another timber raft, « bk-h is to be rigjfed up !ik: % a sh'p ana sailed to New York It will be remembered thist the old one went to pieces, aud ti>.j Jugs— several million of them — are now fljatiog over the ocean. —The Legislature of Onio has passed a hiil providing for the pubiish iug of school books by the state Thev will bo sold at. cost to the peo ple Tnis is what everv state in the Uaiou ought to do. It would save the people thousands of dollars •an nually und'be better for ourschools in every way. —There are seven American de faulters, baok vrreckers and murderers iu Buenos Ayres, aud it is said that they are so disgusted with each other that tbey are uot on speaking terms. No outlaw can ever take an hour's real peace of mind, no matter how big a pile he got away with. —Frederick Ellison, who was ap pointed Consul to the Island of St. Helena by President Cleveland, has handed in his resiguatiou of the posi tion. and returned to his home iu In dianapolis. lud. He says that St- Helena is so dismal ihat ha wonders that Napoleon survived so long as he did bis exile ou that dreary rock Mr Ellison landed on the Island at night Had he reacbed it in the daytime be says he would Dever have gone ashore. —A wealthy Frenchman who has a haired of sharks has beea cruisiutf iu a steam for a year past aad killed over 3,000 ot the ruousters Whea he began work iu the harbor ot Havana the authorities warned him off. —The Sioux Reservation, one half of which it is proposed to open up to settlers, contains an area ot 37 000 square miles That is to say, it is iarger than the Slate of Keniuckv, and only a few ,-quare miles smaller than the State ot Indiana. —During the last famine in Chin l ! it required fifteen days to transport relief to the people over a distance of 200 miles Contrast with that the tact that at the uma of the big Cni cag > fire in IS7I. a relief tr iia from New V-irk traveled 1,500 taiies ia 21 hours. —The inhabitants of Plainfie.ld, Wis., wonder w'nv any one will go to a dime mu jeum to s-se a "fat tn *u" who weighs iioo or 400 pjunds. They see almost every dty > i the s r .ree:.s of their town a m tu oalv 2t years old who weighs 6Gt pounds and is still growing \ famine of one cent pieces is compelling the C iited Spates mint to turn out b*!iWr*en liv* a-id ten thous and a day The scarcity of this coin will soon b.: followed bv the scarcity of ten cent pieces, judging t'j >m the hold the dime craz j nas % upon the poeple. —Scandal mongers should take warning faom the outcome of a case iD Minneapolis recently. A. man who id I v repeated a calumnious report which he beard regardi-g a married wis set opon and severely ibrashed by the husbaidaad t-ie man whose name tiad been to iuutnacely associated with that of th? woman He instituted action u?ainst his as sailants and proved very conclusively that he had not started but merely repea T t>d the slender The decision was however, that he hid received nothing more thin his just deserts He will probably he more careful how he wags his tongue hereafter. —A Chicago "faith cure" chap has killed two patients, raised three scan dals, broken u • two families, and is now in jail for false pretends, This ought to convince all people thutthere is something in the theory. —An Indiana judge did not know what a cartoon was. A lawyer sketched the body of a jackass with his, the judge's, head and face attach ed as a spt'oimau aud was promptly lined $25 for contempt of court. Ammonia In Baking Powders. From the Scientific American.] Among the recent discoveries in soieuce aud chemistry, none i 3 more important than the nses to which common ammonia can be properiv put as a leaveniug agent and which indicate that this familiar salt is here after to perform an active part in the preparation of our daily food. The carbonate "f ammonia is an | exceedingly volatile substance. Place a small portion of it upon a knife and hold over a flame, and it will almost immediately he entirely developed in to sas and pass off iuto the air The tras thus formed is a simple compo sition of nitrogen and hydrogen. No residue is left frcra the ammonia. This gives it its superiority as a leav ening power over and cream of tartar used alon», and fans induced i*s use as a supplement to tb j se articles A small quantity of ammonia in the dough is « ff-cTive in producing bread th.it, will be lighter,sweeter and more wholesome Thau that risen by any other leaveuinjj a (out. When it is acted upon by the heat of baking, the ieaveuiug ga? that raises tb«' is liberated In this act it uses itself np.as it were; leaving uo trace or resi duum whatever. The light, fijflfv, flaky appearance, 80 desirable ia bis cuits, etc., and so sought after by pro fessional co >ks, is said to be imparted to t hem only by the use of this atrect The bakers and baking powder manufacturers producing the finest goods h'tve beeu quick to avtii them selyes ot this us«ful discovery, and the handsomest «nd best bread and cake are now largely risen by the aid of ammouia combined, of coarse, with other leavening material. Ammonia is one of the best known products of the laboratory. If. as seems to be justly claimed for it the application of its properties to the pur po»-es of cmking, results iu giving us I lighter and more wholesome bread, ! biscuit aud cake, it will prove a bo ia j to dyspeptic humanity .aud will speed | ily force itself into geueral use in the new field to which science has assign ed it. —Messrs. Newton Thompson anst of it being held by Pittsburgh parties Work on the new road will be commenced this ■ spring. Kittsnning Presbyterians hive raised $30,000 toward the erection of ! a new church —Speaking of young grandmothers, Puuxsutawney is not disposed to take a back seat for any of them Mrs i .Ta'nes Foster, of that place, is only thiriy-oae years of age, and hes a daughter who is a wife and has a daughter. —lt cost Washington conntv $2,- i 000 to feed tramps during the mouth iof February aud now tl>* court and grand jurv propose to abate the nuis ance After the Judge got through ta'king to the gran 1 jury he direc r ed the Sheriff to bring into court aii the tramps then in the county jail aud 57 stout fellows showed up. Tney were told to get out o the couaty as sooa a» possible or th y would be put to work on the streets. They left. tlumane Agent Thompson of ludiana. Pa, found a fami-y living on the pike a mi;e or so wvst of the town, in a most deplorable state of destitu'ion. The family consisted of thr- parents and three small children The father is only able to earn about 40eeuts a day aud that is not suffi cient to keep the wolf from the door. Mr. Thompson found that the family was suffering from cold and hauger. I'dere was not a morsel of food iu the Louse and when of flour was carried in the emaciated children could not wait unt l the mother mixed up a lit tle flour and water into cakes, but dipped their moistened fingers into the fl -ur and ate the paste. The matter was brought before the W C T U. on Mondav eveaiug and immediate step-* were taken to supply the family with tood and clothing. —A few weeks ago when David Hays,. traveling agent of the S & A , waa iu California, he made arrange uients to aud orange groves in that State. H<- advertised for uien eucb as were de sired, stating that be wished to seud half the number early in March On Saturday of week before last, be had secured 27, wirh whom he left on Monday, Mr Hays intruding to ac company them as far as Kansas City. The meu were required to pay their fare out. which cost them $57 each and they were guaranteed employ ment at S3O per month and board They are principally young men. aud as required by the contract, are men of industry aud studious habits. —At an early h >ur last Friday morni ig thieves into the cloth ing and notion store of T. Stewart, >it Tareutum. They effected au entrance through the front door by prying it opau with aci'sel and uaokey-wreuch. Pney secured several suits of clothing aDd all the fancy goods io the show casi! valued at several hundred dol lars As they were getting away with the booty they met Janes 8 >r lau st»'ion assent of the Philadelphia Company, who was just going to work One of the two tneo pulled a Revolver and nr-d it in Borlan's face, lint not hitting bhn It is uot known who the robbers are —Clarfesyille, Mercer C>, is over two recent elopements. The first was Emma liters, daughter of a wealthy Pymatuaiag twp farmer, and John Rush. The parents of the 2irl forbade the courtship, and awoke one morning to fi:id ihat E uma bad flown, in company with her lover had driveu to the nearest railway station and departed for West Vir ginia, where the has relatives. The st-eocd case was that of Silas Mainand Jennie Mattocks. Moudiv the girl started ostensibly for Dins ville, X Y., to visit, out met her lover at Sheaango and went to Buffa lo, where the marriage ceremony was performed. —Judtfe Henderson of Crawford Co., having completed the con sideration of ttn applications for license, oo Mon lay morning of last week submitted acaiefuliv pre pared decision on the subject, and an nounced the result of his deliberation. Out of 91 applications 51 grant ed In 1337 there were 122 licensed houses ia the couuty Toe high li ceuse law reduced the applicitions from 122 to 91, aud uow Ju Ige Hen derson oas taken off anotfier slice of 40. He gives all coucerned to under stand tbat holders of licenses will be required to live strictly to the law, aud as fist as the public seatimeut in a community demands it all licenses will be refused. -~-Enon Valley, Beaver Co., has a boy, now teu years of ai*e who, two years ago, drauk a quantity of concen trated lye and physicians were called in wbo waited on him with such ef fect that he, apparently, fully recov ered, At this period the lad was only given a liquid diet, aad as h« coutiuued to grow iu strength aud stature it was thought that he w »uld soou be able to partake of more solid nourishment But SUCD h ipes thus far. have uot beeu real z j d. for the boy still lives on milk. He cannot digest anything solid. He attends school resrularly, is a good scholar for his years, learns rapidly, can "down" any b>y in his cla-:s and is apparently as vigoroas as auy youth of his sure. Every day he takes a bottle of milk to school and this serves for his diunT. This is a case that might interest the medical fra ternity. —Sheriff Wheelock of Clarion Co., took Dmv« King 10 the penitentiary last, week. B?aver C> has a muscular attor ney. A member of the Bar there went into Court one day last week intoxicated and began to use abusive iauguage. -Judge YVickham ordered him ejected It required the united strength of Court Crier Shields and Tisistave Brunton to drak twelve men | to carry him from the court house to 1 prison, where he still remains. Cam-j eron has several times been threaten ed with disbarment. —The Grand Jury of Armstrong Co has recommended that the county purchase the Kittanning bridge. —The people of Dakota who are having very fine weather this week plsived quite a joke on tha N«w Yorkers They telegraphed them that they had made up a train load of clothing, provisions, etc , and started it for the city. —There is an iceberg now loafiug off the coast of Greenland which is four miles lonsr, two miles wide, and 160 feet out of water Its depth be low the surface is supposed to be 900 feet. I r . is estimated thatth.s lump of ic.) would cool 10,000,000 kegs of lager Bet $5,000 ori a Wax Figure.' YOUNGSTOWN O March 13 —Dur ing the past week a figure of the Princess Marguerite has b.*cn oa ex h'bition here at the Art Loan enter tainment for the beuefit of the Young Men's Christian Association. While it purported to be a wax figure, the movements had a mechanical appear ance and excitement ran high as to its character. To night the loau closed by an entertaiment at th-* opera hous« and as :i l»rge amount of money was wagered as to the figure, which, after ro?kiug and sewing, arose in the chair and walked to the showing it to be a hand some young woman He r home is in Louisville, Ky.. acd she is a professional as a wax figure. At least $5 000 changed hands Many bets of had been male and taken. A Contemptible Act. Tne Pardee Phoenix of last week said That, "during tho night of Mon day last, a contemptible sneak or sneaks entered upon the premises of the Gamble well, on the Grant farm and cut the cable into pieces. The owners of the same ere the Bigelow Bros., two as honest, upright men as you often Bad. The cable is a total loss aud fall heavily upon the young men. Persous who commit such out rages should be ferreted oat by the locul Producers' Union and made ex amples of Uuless action is taken by the Unious in the districts where such outrages are committed public opinion will be very apt to turn against the orgauizition." The Melbourne International Exhibition. Australia celebrates the centenary of her settlement by a grand International Exhibi tion at Melbourne, commencing August Ist uext, and continuing for six mouths. Con gress has appropriated joll.nOO, will appoint commissioners to represent the United States and it is hoped that very many private firms will make exhibits. The government of Vic toria controls the exhibition and gives space and --team for motive power free. The ex hibition buildiug and annexes will cover tweuty-four a res of ground, aud the display, both local and from lortiyn countries, will he the largest ever seen iu the southern hemi sphere. Goo-is lor exhibition are atlmiited duty free. Austral ia is a rich and growiuu c luntry. American goods sell well there and ihe comparative nearness of Au-.tr.iiia to America should iuspire our omiu.'ss men n control her markets. Mr. John M. Ives,who for the past three years has beea in the anti podes as manager for the well ka >wu Safi Cure House ot U. 11. Warner & Co , has jusi returned witn letters from the chief secreta ry and commissioners; also biauti applict tions for space, whic i he will be please l to send free ou application to nun at It ic'ae ter, X T. Applications sh >ul Ibe made at once, as goods must De in position not later than July Ist next. Corporal Tanner. Should Corporal Tanner ever lec ture iu this city again the audience that would irreet nun could only be accomodated in the open air, so thor oughlv did he take his auditors by sto r m an 1 win his way 10 all hearts —Daily American, Lawrence, Mass. The Corporal will lecture at Sun bury Academy Hall, March 22. Ad missioa 25 cents. While the most approved Col lege Courses of study are maintained at Grove City College, yet the de mauds for iustructiou ia the common branches and in ail Normal work are fully met The teachers are all thor oughly prepared for their work being College bred rnea and women. Spring terms opens April 3: Lecture on Ireland. At Farmiugtoa, this county,Mireh 20 b, 1388 in the VI. E Church, an Entertainment will (D. V.) be given; consisting of music aad a Lecture on Ireland by the W. J. Hazlett, Butler Citizens Can get their Trees, Shrubs.Clematis. Rises, Htrdy vines and Flowering plants fresher and cheaper bv order ing from the old reliable Pittsburg Nurseries of J >hn R ipe nicely you should wear a Pansy Bastle; they are the best. For sale at L. STEIN & SON'S. B-ikery. No advance in cotton Goods at L. STEIN & SON'S. —Students in the Senior Class, State Normal School, at Clarion, Pa., can pay all expenses for board, tui tion , furnished room, heat and liifbt during the entire school year of 42 weeks for SSO to st>o. 3 9 Gt. —A. No. 1. all husk mattress, guar anteed, not mixed with excelcer at a lower figure than can be had else where in Butler, at Miller Bros', furniture store, No. 19 Jefferson St. —Use Double All O. K. Horse and Cattle Powders,best in the world. A sure aod speedy cure for heaves, coughs, colds, inflamed rough ness of skin, and all kidney diseases. For sale by J. C. REDICH, 2-18-3 UI No. 5, N. Main St. Butler, Pa. —We are selling furniture lower than it has ever before been sold in Butler, aad after using it you will say that it is what we said it was, otherwise no sale, at MILLER BRO'S, i No. 19 Jefferson St. Go to Morrisou's City Bakery I for line cakes and ice cream. All the latest Styles ia Drees Goods and Trimmings at L. Strin & Son'*. '—No."*l9 Jefferson St is tho place to buy cheap and good fan iture —Beautiful pictures at very low prices at Miller Bros.' furniture store, No. 19 .Jefferson St. —The Spring term of the State Normal School, Clarion, i'a, will o(jeu March 27th. 1888 3 9 fit —Go to W. M Rombacb'a, if you want bargains He is selling out bis stock of musical instruments, guns, revolvers, tobacco and cigars at cost. Removal. Mr Jacob Boos has rented the beautiful store-room on S. Main St lately erected by Mr. Joha Stein, snd wiii occupy it by the first of March • He proposes keepiug a first-class grocery and will have all the facilities for doing so, and in the meantime will sell groceries cheaper than ever at the old place. —New Swiss and Cambric Em broideries and Flouncings, largest stock and lowest prices at L. STEIN *eut««nt w Ifftn 11* II LMU I ijupreftout* • crown Locality I to ofd Arm-mvvltd- Jfra,.ijc.it DOfJtftm DO YOU Use any of the following? If so, call at our store and see the gojds and learn our prices : Mum. Bird Manna Rosin. Bird N. i ed Blue V tri >l. Hird (Travel. Saltpetre. Fish Bone. Logwood. Flaxseed Meal Copperas. Cream Tartar. Kpsom Salts. linking Soda. Glauber halts. Cinnamon. k*al Ammonia. Cluves. Sulpher. Camphor. Pla-ter Paris. Borax. Whiting. F'ue Oigars, We have every thing that is kept in a first-class Drug Store, and you will find it to your interest to see our stocK and learn our price* before buying. Our stock is second to none in the county, and we can save you money. You are always welcome, whether you wish to purchase or uut. ltespcctfully, C N. BOYD, Druggist Diamond Block, Butler, Fa. RAILROAD TIME TABLES. WEST PENX B. B. On and after Monday, Nov. 14, 1887, trains will leave Butler as follows: MARKET at (j:ls a. m., arriving atAlleghe ny at 9:00 a. m.; connect- 1 -' east for B.'airsville. EXPRESS at 8:25 a. in , arriving at Alleghe ny at 10:20 a. at.; doed uot connect for tliu east. MAIL at 2:40 p. m., and goes through tc Allegheny, arriving there at 1:50 p. m.con nects east. ACCOMMODATION at 4:35 p, m., and i< n nects at the Junction with Freeport Accom modation, arriving at Allegheny at 7:26 in., and connects east us laras Apollo. Trains connecting lor Butler leave Alleghe ny at 7:15 a.m., 3:15 p. in. and 6:30 p. m. Trains arrive at Butler at 10:20 a, m. and 5:05 and 7:45 p. m. PITTSBURG, SHEXANGO & LAKE ERIK R. R. On and after Monday, March 5, lsSS.trains will leave Butler as follows. Corrected to last time, 1 hour faster than schedule time. Trains leave Butler lor Greenville from the Pittsburgh and Western depot at 6:45 and 10:30 a. in. aud 4:40 p. m. Trains leaving the P. &. W. depot in Allegheny city 8:20 a. m. and 2:40 p. m. fast time connect at Butler with trains on the S. Jt A. Trains arrive at Butler from Greenville,fast time 10:10 a. in., 2:35 and 0:25 p. in., md connect with trains on the P. ards long sl.w> per pair. Same goods tso Inches wide. yards long $1.45 and $1.50 tier pair. Special values at *2.50, SS.OO, #3 50, *4 00, $4.50, *5 00 per pair. , • Extensive assortment of Scotch Guipure. Swiss Applique. Irlsu Point and aud real lace etfrtsins up to SIOO 00 per pair. Ordersbymailreceivespeui.il attention. We will send 3or 5 pairs wit li privilege of examina tion and selection, and will pay expretsage back on goods not kept. Beyond question, you can get now from this stock the very best values to be lound any where riiis will put money In your pocket. All stocks In our'house are now putting on their Spring attire. New unportatl >ns arriving dally of Silks, Pongees* FOREH.N AND DOMESTIC Di •ess Goods, FRENCH AM) DOMESTIC Satincs. Anderson's (iinshains, &c Extensive stock ot Beaded Wraps for Spring, Jackets, Suits, etc. OL R ILLUSTRATED CATALTMJL'K FOR SPRING AMI SI.H3IKK SEASON Will be ready about April Ist. and will contain a review of tne leading styles, etc.. and much val uable information to every home. It will be sent fre- 1 to any address. Send your name and address on postal. 80SS3 & BUHL, 115,117,119,121 Federal St„ Allegheny* Fa. MR R. J. LAMB Organist and Choir Master, St. Peter's German Cb'ircli. Butler asd conduc tor of ButLer choral Union. ORGAN, PJANOFOKTE, VIOLIN, BU.GI.VO AND HAR MONY. Pianofortes and Organs Tuned an 1 Regulat ed. T;rmboii application, 50 West Jefferson street. Fittsburgh Nurseries. (ESTABLISHED lslO.) Wo again offer everything choice in reliable Fruit frees, small Fruits, Grapo Vines. Best Vegetable aud Flower goods, I lardy Hoses, Clematis. Plowtniwr Plants. New Cher ries. Nov.' Apples. New Hears, New or ii&mentalx. New Chestnuts. New (juLnces. Murdocli's sui>erlor Lawn Crass. £e. Hend three cents postage for ciir New Illustrat ed Cat aiogite tor 1-wi ' Out of two ordtrs for flowers and floral em blems promptly executed. JOHN R. & A. MURDOCH. SOB Soritbfleld |st. Pa LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS. Estate of Henry Goehring,dec'il. LATE OF BUFFALO TWr. Letters of administration. T. A. living becu granted to tlie undersigned on the of Henry <}in-hrtne\ dec'd. late of Buffalo Tirp., Butler Co.. Pa., all persons knowing tbeinxt-lv.-s indebted to said estate will please mako Imme diate payment, and any having claims ..u~t said estate will present them duly authentl> :U --e l for pa vment. JOHN T. MARTIN*. Adrr.Y. Harvertvllle. P. 0.. Butler Co., i'a. McJTMIS £ OAI.BRKATS, Att>. • Estate of Wm. Grookshanks, L.ATK OF WINPIKLI> TWP., DEC'P. Tetters testamen'ary on the estate of Win. i Crookshanks, dec'd, late of Wiufield twp., ' Butler county, Pa , having been granted to ! the nudemigned, all peraons knowing tii ra nelvei indebted to said estate are reque-od to make immediate payment, and aav having ! claims again*t said estate will present ilitin dulv authenticated for settlement JOSEPH W. TODD, Ex'r, Leasureville, Butler Co. I'a. McJrxKi* & GAI.BREATH, Attorneys. Estate of Robert Patton, Dec'd. - LATE OF FAIRVIKW BOROUGH. letters of )administration on the estate of Robert Patton, dec'd, late of the borou- r n of Butler Co., Pa., baring been i grunted to the undersigned, all per:.'ia« ; knowing themselves indebted to said estate | are requested to make immediate payment i and any having claims against said estate will present them duly authenticated for : settlement. R. P. SCOTT, Atfy. M. 8. RAY, Adm'r, Baldwin P. 0., Butler Co., I'a. Estate of Valentine Stock, dec'd LATE OF BITLkB, PA. Letters testamentary on the estate of Valen tine Stock, dec'd. late of Butler, Bntler Co., PA., hazing been granted to the undersigned, til persons knowing themselves indebt-u to said estate will please make immediate pay ment and any having claims against said es tate will present them duly authenticated for settlement. C. STOCK, Ex'r, Butler, Pa. Dissolution Notiee. The partnership heretofore existing lie twee n George McJuukin and Edward Wie gand. of Butler, contractors and builders. was dissolved by mutual eoaaent on February 13, ISBB. All accounts and books are in the hands of George McJuukin for settlement and collec tion. GEORGE MCJCXKIN, EDWARD WIEGAND. Butler, Feb. 13, 1888. Estate of E, C. McCurdy. LATE OF BUFFALO TWP. DEC'D. Letters of administration on the estate of Mr. F.. C. McCurdy, late of Buffalo tp, But ler. county, Pa., having been granted to the undersigned, all peraona knowing themselves ludebted to the above estntc are requeitci to make immediate payment and any having claims against said estate will present them duly authenticated for settlement. S. W. MCCVRDY, Adm'r. Crafton, P. 0., Allegheny Co., Pa. Estate of William Het^elgesser, LATK OF WIXFIELD TP., DKC'O, Letters testlmentary having been duly issued to me on the estate of William HetaMgesser, dec'd. late of Wlnfleld tp., Bu ler county, i'a., .11 persons knowing themselves indebted to said e tate are requested to make Ira.nediaie payment, and any having claims against said estate will present them duly authenticated lor settlement. EARL HBTSKLOKSSER, Ex'r. Leasureville, P. 0.. Butler county. Pa. 8. F. Bowser, Att'y. Estate of Isaac P. Ash, ' LATE OR FORWARD TO. DEC'D. Letters testamentary on the estate o( Isaa-" P. Ash. dee'd, late ot Forward twj., Butler count v, Pa., having been granted to us, all persons knowing themselves Indebted' to said estate will please make Immediate payment, and any having claims against said estate will present them duly authenticated for settlement. EZRA LIKKN HART A. GRAHAM F 11X1 S Evans City, Pa. Estate of Robert Riddle, LATE or CLINTON TWT. Letters testlmentary on the estate of Robert Riddle, dee'd, late of Clinton twp., But ler Co.. Pa., having been granted to the undersigned. all persons knowing themselves Indebted to the above estate are reque ted to make imtnedl ifo payment and any naving claims against said estate will present them duly authenticated for settlement. JOHN H. Pirns, > J. B. CCNNINGH AH) 151 Riddle X Roads, P. 0., Butler Co., I'a Estate oC Samuel Boyd, Dee'd, LATE OF BCTLKB COUifTY. Letters of administration having been grant ed to the undersigned on the estate of Samuel Boyd, dee'd. late of Butler countv. Pa., all per sons knowing themselves Indebted to said es tate are requested to make immediate payment, and auy having claims against said estate wi I present them duly authenticated for settlement. FIDELITY TITLE AND TRUST Co., Adinr. 100 Diamond St., Pittsburg. Pa. McPherrln & Mates, Atty's. Butler, Pa. ORPHANS' COURT SALE. By virtue of an order of the Orphans' Court of But ler County, the undersigned as Adminis trator of Henry Goehrlng. late of Buffalo twp., Butler Co., Pa., dee'd, will expose to publie sale on the premises on . WEDNESDAY, APRIL IS, A.D., 18SS. at 1 o'clock P.M., all that certain tract of land situate In the township of Buffalo, county or Butler, State ef Penn'a, bounded and described as rollows. to-wlt: On the north by binds of I'hlllp I'etsinger; on the east by lauds of Joseph Harbison; on the south by lands of Joliu I'etsin ger »ud on the west by lands of Wm. Watson; containing ten acres of land, be the same more or less, log house, log shop aud frame bank barn thereon erected, also good orchard and good srrtng of water thereon; all cleared and under good fence. Within about one mile of Karvcrs Station B. B. West Penn'a it. R. Terms of sale .cash upon confirmation of sale bv the Court. JOHN T. MARTIN, Adm'rC-T.A. of Henry Ooehriug, dee'd MCJUNKIN & GALKKEATH. Attys. Notice to Contractors and Builders. Sealed proposals for the erection of a brick Church, near llarrisvllle, Butler Co. Pa.. wiU be received by the building committee of Harmony C. I" t 'hurcli until noon Monday. April fitli, ISJ