TUB CITIZEN. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 7.1890. BOTI.KB has a population of about 10.000. It is Ihe < Jounly seat of Butler County, wit h four railways, natural if as. and unequalled facilities fur, manufacture*. Progress everywhere; new buildings. new manufactures, a growing anil prosperous town TIL AIMS AND MAILS. WKST 1-k.N* K. It. Trains leave Butler »oj Freeport, BlalrsvUle. HtUburg at uioiukl *■» a. m. and *35 and »P Mf ( J ™ these points at 8:05 a. m. and 2:06 p- in. ana rive at lttJW a. m. aud s;io p. 1' S ft L. K. 11. II Trains leaves for or. ••n --vine it r .'4o and io-jai a. in. and sJ*> i<. u> Midi 3«£t" SS." 111 and rT 1 for llovers. Bovard and Ili'.Uard at 4JO p. Malls arrive at and (..»« p. 1» & \V. It It—Trains leave Butler tor Alie irhenv at 43#. Kl s and lttJO a in. and l:J> and b. vi „ ~, l- ur the north at 10: A) a. m. and . u>. 5 m Malta close for the West aud South ai k'Oa in. For PHtsmirg and the North at «-.ln a. ii' For local points west oi < allery at 1 :.so ii ni For local points South and I'Utsburg .it Slop. in. and for I'litsbuj.'. Oill City.Barnlgrt s Mills ("lariou an I Foxburg at • .—» P- hi. M ills arrive from Pittsburg and local points we.t of cillery at Ssio a. in : froin Fittaourii. oil < ay. Barn hart's Mills. «'laiion. Foxburg and local noinls between Allegheny and Butter at ltc-'O a ui. • from Pittsburg and the East at lJt-U p. in. • from Pittsburg and the North at 4j*l p. in. Malls for local points between Allegheny and I 'allery close at 3:10 and 7-JU p. in. STAK KOCTES— DaIIy mail for Mt. chestnut arrives at 11 a.m. and leaves Butler P. o. at 12 in I tally mail to North Hope, Hooker and i thcr points arrives at ll a. ui. and departs at l;» p. in. .Money orders call lie secured at the post ofllcesat Butler, Prospeet. Sun bury (Coulters vlli.. l*. I)), Mlllerstown (Barnliart Mills). I'eutrevllle (Slippery rock), Fetrolla, Ivarns cm arid lleufrew. The tee Is five cents lor all sums under #.">,»* cents for flo. or less, etc. Postal uotes which *!C no safer than en closing mo&ey. as they are made payable »o anybody, eost.: cents lor s.>. or less. :i.'J7I h UICAL ASSEMBLY 8595, Knights of La bor, meets every Friday night in the Car penters and Joiners Hall, third lioor, Husel lou building, WM. M. GLKXS, Rec. Sec. New Advertisements. Notice of application for charter. Final Accounts. Widow's Appraisements and Road Reports for March Term. Orphan's Court Sale, estate of T. M. Cross. Marks' Millinery. Orphan's Court Sale, Estate of Henry Barkey. Agents Wanted—F. C. Austin. Farm for Sdle. Excursions to Washington aud Pitts burg. Closing Out Sale—M. 11. Gilkey. Reduction Sale—Troutman's. Jewelry—J. R. Greib. XOTK —All advertisers intendingto make changes in their ads. should notify us of their intending to do so, not later than Monday morning. LOCAL AND GENERAL —Lent commences Feb. 19th. —The candidate's best friend is himself. —Next Friday, Feb. 14, is St. Valentino's day. —ltoad improvement is the great issue of the day. —lt's a cold day when the streets are not muddy. —Kemeinbcr that the election takes place on the 18th iust. - Another little touch of winter has come this summer. —A Pennsylvania baby has been named "La Grippe." —Liars can get along very well if they change location often enough. —Many a man never gets on the popular side till he joins the silent majority. —The next legal holiday is Washington's birthday, Feb. 22d. —Forty-three divorces were decreed dur ing last year in Crawford courts. —The tanners of several counties iu the State are holding Institutes this week. —Take care of the primaries, and the general election will take care of itself. —Be temperate in diet—our first parents ate themselves out of house and home. —The winter of 1828 is said to have been as mild as this one. We will not dispute it. —The days are lengthening fast. We now have a little over ten hours' sun light. —A "Gin sandwich" is the latest drink. It is made of a glass of gin between two glasses of beer. ' —if the ground-hog came out last Sun day, he probably kicked himself for ever going in. —This is the time to clear out stores for spring stock, and the way to do it is to ad vertise. —David Scott and Carrie Elliott yent to Pittsburg, Wednesday, and were married there. —Too much sneezing and not enough freezing this season to suit folks and ice dealers. —lt appears the hons made good reso lution* on New Year. They ore shelling out quite judiciously. —"Getting on his curves" is a popular phrase of the street, which originated on the liall field. —Sometimes tlio office seeks the man, but geuerally the man knows when the office is on his track. —A poison bottle that rings a bell when the stopper is removed is a novelty in the druggists' sundries line. —The L'. P. Presbytery will meet in Butler oil the 18th inst to take action on the call of Itev. Reed to New York. —The Misses Marks have lately added extensively to their stock of millinery. See their notices on this page. —Thero are half a dozen murder trials on at present in (lifferout parts of this State, and tho question is: "Is hanging played out?" —A postal (a"d sent around the world makes the circuit in about 70 days, with out any excitement or brass band accom paniments. —A Mcadville man only 113 years old is refused diinks over all bars in that city on tho grounds of his being a "known habitual drunkard." —The lixtures in tho Wayncsburg post office are advertised for sale by tho Sheriff to satisfy a claim against the postmaster, who owns them. —A Huntingdon county farmer who has beeu troubled with English sparrows about liis b.irn, lately caught a screech owl and put it in the barn. Sinco then the number of sparrows have greatly diminished. —AI lleck has a lloral curiosity in his green-house. It's a something with a long Latin name, native of some distant part of the world, and grows from a big bulb in a big pot. The stem is without leaves, is over two feet high and as thick as a man's wrist, and it is of a mottled green color, like a snake's back. Above this rises a bud or blossom, two feet higher, and of a dark purple color. When the bud opens into a llower it will be a great curiosity and Al will exhibit it in his show-win dow. —Exclusive territory will be given to first class agents who will devote their eu lirc time during the season to selling the Austin Revcrsiblo Road Machice to county , town and other officials controlling public highways. Address at once with refer ences, F. C. Austin Manufacturing Co., Chicago. —One of the oddities ol the postoffic business was a letter that through the Clarion office the other da>. '' 111 scription was as lollow "Pass me along at a rapid rati-. Through Ceanga county ami Olii*» • tat« . \t Hampton postofheo let in.' stay I'll til Sarah Crawford take me awa\. —A skunk hunt is talked of fur Trout man and vicinity. -About a dozen houses have Iteen built in Petrolia since the lire. —James A. Wilson of Baldwin lias been grautcd ii pension, and that of James I'. Hoggs of Evans City lias been increas- —\. Troutmau A Son have marked down their winter goods and this week ad vertise some rare bargains, as they must make room for their Spring stock. The I'. A W. K. R. which now extends to Akron, 0. intends building a road of ils own from that point to Chicago, at an es tiinated cost of three millions. President Harrison was to take part in the opening of the Carnagie Library iu in Allegheny next week, but Secretary Tracy's sad bereavement will probably in terfere. —Ross I'erry, a son of the Widow I'erry of Allegheny twp., died in San Francisco some days ago but up to Monday of this week his remains had not arrived at home. —One of our contemporary poets asks "Where are our bright girls of the past'" Our own observation is that . onie of theni are administering cautious doses of pare goric to the bright girls of the future. —A prominent newspaper averts that the English sparrows have almost ex terminated the wrens, orioles and meadow larks, and iu five years more the goose will be alKiut the only native bird left. —The I'nited States Supreme Court de cides that the plain, ordinary, common every day bean is a vegetable. This re moves the last vestige of . uspicion that it might be a thunder storm or cyclone. —A newspaper contemporary is in trou ble over the mistake of the foreman, who inadvertently placed the headiug of an'ad vertisement "Boy Wanted" over a birth notice of a family made up entirely of girls. —The lirst successful experiment in photographing the bottom of an oil well was made at Warren last week. A perfect picture was obtained at 1,700 feet. It showed as a result of the shot a cavity 14 feet broad and seven feet below the sand. —There is a scarcity of moderate priced houses in Butler. Wouldu't it pay some of you fellows who have lately been lucky iu the Hundred-foot field, to build a few hundred six to eight roomed houses, houses that you could rent for $lO or sl2, a month? —A Franklin man fell from the third story of the hallway to the floor below and was fatally injured. He lost his balance and fell over the railing. The same thing is liable to happen in the hall way of the Court House here, as the railing is very low. —The Pennsylvania Railroad Company has restored its former custom of selling tickets to regularly stationed ministers at two cents per mile. A certificate will be issued upon application to each minister on the lino. Such as hold the certificates can purchase tickets at two cents per mile. —The record of a death, published in one of the religious papers, says of the de parted brother: "For two years preceding his death he was a constant reader of this paper, lie was a great sufferer, but grace sustained him." The CoHgregntionalist exclaims: "How sad that he did not take to the reading of some other newspaper in —A Mercer woman, whom a local paper speaks of as a •prominent lady' has invent ed a new mouse-trap. She went to sleep the other night, with her chewing gum in her mouth, a mouse took a fancy to the gum. her jaws closed and there was one live mouse less in the world. She now goes to bed regularly with her gum in her mnnto and the local paper says it "works like a charm." —Miss M. 11. Gilkey has rented her store room to J. .1 L. Traxlcr of the New York Bazaar, and she is now soiling off her stock of millinery at cost, as she will quit the business on the Ist of April next. After that date she will continue the dressmak ing business in the second floor of the building. —The Grippe continues to do bad work. At Youngstown, Ohio, Rev. Frazier of the First U. P. Chnrch was made insane by it, and at Canton, 0., a man and his wife wore both made iusano and had to be confined. The wife started out with a Bible in one hand and her shoes iu the other, walking iu her stocking feet, and saying he was go ing to Paris to preach. —On Thursday last R. li. Taylor pur chased the Brady building, at the corner of Main street and the Diamond for $7,000, from Owen Brady. lie intends remodel ing the building, the interior as soon as he gets posession, and tho exterior next sum mer, and cstablising a National Bank in it. The capital stock of a National Bank must be at least *IOO,OOO, and several persons in Butler and in tho county have already agreed to take stock in it. —Erie, a town about three times the size of Butler, has au unusual diversity ol manufactories, as follows: Manufacturing bakers, 2; breweries, 0; malt houses, 3; boots and shoes, 1; brick yards, 3; cigars, 15; brushes, 3; carriages, 3; files, 2; coopers, 10; firebrick, tile, etc., 1; flour, 10; gas, 1; stoves, 3; iron and brass, 38; organs, 2; oil, 4; paper, 1; piano, 1; wood, 11; nickel plating, 1; pork packing, 3; pumps, 2; pulleys, 1; unclassified, 31. —Superintendent Porter has issued a circular letter of instructions to supervisors ot census. The}' are authorized to appoint an enumerator for each sub-division of their districts, with the consent of the superintendent. The enumerators are to be chosen without reference to their political affiliations, and with regard only to fitness. Preference, however, is to be given to honorably discharged soldiers and sailors. Superintendent Porter says there is no law making women ineligible for ap pointment as enumerators. —Mr. J. K. Grieb's electric clock, on the sidewalk, attracts considerable attention. The battery is under one of tho cases in tho store, and tho wires from it pass through the large standard clock in the room, and then down under the sidewalk and up the hollow iron post to the electric clock. A little ratchet in the standard clock is opened and closed by its move ment, every five seconds, thus opening and closing the electric current, and causing the second hand of the electric clock to I move one-twelfth of its circuit, and the other hands proportionately. The time in dicated is corrcet, Eastern Standard. —Our exchanges are constantly warning tho people to beware of a swindler who is selling this or that. Now we will give the people a rule that never fails, and if follow ed the people will never be swindled. When you buy, go lo the merchant of your town and buy; if you do not get what you want you can return it —buy it with a guarantee. Don't be so mean as to pay your money to a peddler, get cheated, and then go to your home merchant and make a poor mouth because you were swindled and I then ask him to trust you for his goods. I.EGAL NEWS. Court met Monday afternoon with Judge 1 llaien presiding. The jury list was called I over Mid a few of the jurymen excused,and j then the Trial List was read over. Hilt eleven cases had been put down lor trial and the reading of the ii-t developed the fact that all had been settled or a con tinuance agreed to, excepting four cases, those of Elliott vs. Simmers, Dalzell Bros, vs. the l'enn'a. Railroad Co.. Marshall Foundry Co. vs. It. B. Taylor, and W . I. Thompson vs. C. G. Christie, ct.al. Neither of these were ready, and the Court, alter hearing a few petitions, adjourned till next morning, when the case of Thompson vs. Christie was also continued. Tuesday morning the ease of Dnlzcll vs. the I'. R. R. Co.. was taken up. It origin ated with the burning of the bottle glass works here, some years ago. Dalzell Bros, of Yonngstown, 0., had a car of slate shipped to Butler. The slate arrived here and the Dalzell Bros, were in posses sion of it, though part of it was yet in the car standing by the works, when car and all was destroyed by the fire. The Court took the case from the jury and decided in favor of the defendant, on Wednesday evening a jury was sworn in the case of the Marshall Co. vs. Taylor, and the balance of the jury was discharged. The docket entries are as follows: J. 11. l'ringle vs. 11. W. Christie, defend ant—sealed. F. Elliott vs. .1. R. Simmers and M. Spahn. ejectment—verdict for the plaintitl for land described in writ on payment of *37.'.. Dalzell vs. 1\ R. R. Co.—compulsory nonsuit entered entered on motion of de fendant. Nicholas Knauif vs. Uv Freshcorn —set- tled. A. Ramsey.vs. W. S. Ramsey—settled. W. C. Thompson vs. Christie Bros. —con- tinued by dcfemlent on account of absence of important witness. All other cases on the list were con tinued. .VOTES. Charles Fox and Perry Kepler were dis charged from jail on bail, S2OO each. Tlios. M. Marshall brought suit in eject ment vs. Samuel I'ark for 31 acres in Adams Twp. Mary E. Keller has brought suit for divorce from Arthur Keller. Joseph Randig replevined a bay mare in hands of Wm. Biehl; Geo. Wolford, a bay gelding in hands of F. Wick; Oliver Pisor, a black horse in hands of Geo. Wo! ford. On Tuesday of this week Sheriff Redic sold the old Ebenezcr Christy homestead in Washington Twp. to Albert W. Christy, a son of Ebenezcr, for $2,500: the Bull Valley farm to Frank Mahood for s7*o, and the sale of the piece in Parker Twp. was ad journed to first Monday in March. The testamentary agreement of I'hilip Petsingcr, of Buffalo Twp., was probated and letters C. T. A. to John T. Martin: also will of Eli Beckwith, of Slipperyroek Tp . and letters to Thomas B. Beckwith. Letters of administration were granted to Isaiah Nellis on estate of Rob't P. Ray, of Clay Twp.; also to Christina Burr on estate of Isaac Burr, of Connoquencssing Twp. Edward Frederick, in jail on a charge of FAB, preferred by Julia Potts, was dis charged Wednesday, the ease having been settled. Paul T!. Mitchell, the youngest son of L. 'A. Mitchell, Esq., was committed to jail last Saturday on a charge of forgery pre ferred by a Mr. Morris, a machinist, who cashed a check for ten dollars, purporting to lie drawn iu Paul's favor by his father; and while he was i_i jail the Grove City bank also made information against him for the .-ame offense, regarding checks aggregating about fifty dollars. On Wed nesday he was taken into Court, when he plead" guilty, and was sentenced to the Huntingdon Reform School. LATE PROPERTY TRANSFERS. I! fit/fvrnrt fit T 1! lot. ill John li. Stewart to r. 11. Keuy, 10c 111 Franklin for $350. G. W. Beighley by adm'x to Dorcas Bol ton, 21 acres in Connoquenessing for $693, anil Dorcas Bolton to Minerva Bolton same for same. Jos. (i. MeClymomls to W. \\ r . McCly liionds, 18 acres in Worth fur sGoti. Thomas Donaldson to U. I*. Cong, of Evans City, lot in Evansburg for $250. ocorse Ueiber to Butler Salt M'fg CO., 31 acres in Butler Tp. for $5,000. Joseph Brittain to I'.utlcr Salt M'fg Co., 3A acres and 5.1 acres in Butler Twp. lor $175,000 R. O. Crawford to W. C. Thompson, lot in Butler for $35. Butler Savings Bank to Isabel Birch, lot in Cutler for $550. Henry Miller to W I< Campbell lot in Bntler for $3300. Marriage Licenses. George T. Graham Forward tp Ebbicß. Cain Summit tp Henry J. Middendorf Venango tp Mary E. McDcvitt Marion tp D. Z. McGinness Allegheny tp Dell Thomas Wm. Phillips I'eitu tp Clara B. White Bntler, l'a Charlie F. Newman Prospect j Cora 1). Hillman " At Pittsburg, I. W. Logan of Butler county and Mary E. McGeary of Taren turn. Also David 11. Scott and Caroline Elliott of Butler. At Kittanning, J. L. Long of Armstrong county and Annie Watson of Butler < 01111 ty. —Quite a number ol Census Supervisors were confirmed Tuesday, by the Senate, but the man for this district was not nam ed. —A small piece of paper or linca mois tened with turpentine and put in the ward robe or drawers for a single day, two or three times a year, is a positive preventa tive of moths. —Mr. Geo. J. Lindner,a convertl'rom Ju daism, will preach in the United Presbyte rian Church next Sabbath morning. In the evening he will deliver a lecture 011 "Modern Judaism"—a subject 011 which he is well qualified to speak. —The Anderson Bros, and Henry Trout man came near losing tlieir lives at a gas well on the Denny farm in Winlield twp. a few days ago. They were testing the pressure in the casing, and when the pressure reached 150 pounds two joints of the casing shot up through the derrick. They escaped with a slight concussion but it was a close call. The pressure of a well should always be taken from the tubing as casing is not generally strong enough, or well enon gh put together. —We copy, this week, from a Philadel phia paper an article headed "Death in Milk Pails." The article is written in a . humorous strain, but there is a serious side to the subject. Granting that your | milk supply comes from animals whose systems have not been polluted by either sewerage water, swill food, or any other cause, it may yet be made poisonous and unfit for use by improper handling. A mix ture of cold and warm milk is poisonous. A milk dealer who pours the cold evening's milk into the warm morning's milk and supplier his customers with the mixture, : gradually poisons each and every one of them. Warm, fresh milk thrown into a 1 freezer and suddenly chilled and made into * "ice-cream" is poisonous—and the poison that is generated by this action, tyrotoxi ; con, has otteu caused sudden death. The : milk of each milking should be kept sepa l rate, and the warm milk should not bo put in a closed vessel until all the animal heat 1 in it has escaped. The greatest of care r also should be taken to keep the vessels > clean in which the fluid is placed. After ; using they should be rinsed and scalded, - and then set in a cool place, with the covers oil', to air and sweeten. Close a milk-can or churn, even after rinsing and ' scalding it, and set it in the sun, and it ' will soon become putrid. The adulteration e of milk, by the addition of water, whiting, ,or any other fluid or substance, can and 1 should be prevented by law, with an iu -1 spector to enforce the law, and every per son who proposes dealing in milk should lie required to pass an examination in the production and handling of it before being granted a license to do o. ir d —Diaries lor ISUO at •J. 11. DOUGLASS'. Oil Field Notes. , j If the roads would become passable 11 : thousand new rigs would lie built in B itler county within three weeks, but as it i- I these operations will be delayed until the . mud freezes or dries. Teamsters are now , charging from sl2 to sls a thousand for j hauling lumber from either Butler or Rci bold to the Hundred foot territory, and a they can haul but half a thousand a day. it ' will be seen that they are not making big ' money at that, while at the same time in juring their teams. There are about eight thousand feet of lumber iu a rig, including the walking-beam, and not. including the sills, which are generally cut on the place, and the bad roads nearly double the price ' of a rig. The entire cost of a well iu this field is about $3,200, the drillers are asking from 90 cents to a dollar a foot, and the tank men want sllO for a 250 barrel tank. There is but little news to record in the field. In the hundred-foot the Humphrey ■ farm well was drilled a bit deeper last Friday aud started off at 500 barrels a day, aud has been doing somewhere near that since, llaslett A Co., and Greenlee A Co.. have started new wells on that farm, the last named firm paying $3,200 for a sixteen ! acre lease. M. Clung & Co. are starting four on the Graham, adjoining the Hum phrey to the west. Christie Bros, have six drilling on the lift, aud several were started on the Knaul". The Xcsbitt farm well was rated at 50 barrels per day. Steele A Co., and Reader A Co., have a little war on hands over a lease of part of the Xcsbitt farm. Steele is in possession and is keeping Reader's men off, and will bring an action iu ejectment. The leases owned by Steele were taken last year and were apparently abandoned. At Callery, Johnston sold some leases on the Marburger and Walters farms to to the Ancher Oil Co., (or SH,OOO. Cracier A Co.'s well on the Martin was rated at 30 barrels, the Jos. Ca-lidollar at No. 3, on the Irvine, at 10(1 barrels. Phillips, Doilthett No. 3, is Jct doing 300 barrels. The Markle farm, in the western part of the field, was leased by a company of Butler men a few days ago. the price paid is said to have been SIO,OOO. Fifty acres of the Slater farm a mile north of present wells were leased for s2.io bonus. Lumber is being hauled from /Oelienopie for a rig on the Matthew Graham farm, in the southern part of Cranberry township. A rig is going up on Hie Jas. Baker farm adjoining the Alien farm, in Franklin town ship. Statistics of last year's petroleum ex ports reveal a very gratifying fact. They ■ completely upset the impression that had bein gaining ground that American pro ducers were losing their foothold in the far East, a most important quarter. The contrary is the case. The great population East India takes to refined petroleum more kindly every year, and soon they will burn nothing else, because it combines ex cellence ol quality with cheapness. Thus a practically unlimited marker is being opened. The DorirL's oil report for Jan., says: "There were completed 553 wells, with a new production of 7,150 barrels, which is an increase of 71 wells and 131 barrels ol production, while the dry holes run 22 higher than they did last month. 111 the new work there is also a decrease. The report shows 597 drilling wells, and 301 rigs, which is a difference of 29 wells and 42 rigs, and shows a net decrease of 71. Operations have been confined to tested territory, and but few wildcat ventures are reported. The main developments are in the gray sand district, from which source comes the bulk of Venango's production. Plea-ant ville and Kmlenton each have contributed their quota, which has declined eonsiilera hie since the first of la 1. month. Butler county still holds her position iu the front rank, and her phenomenal hun* dred-foot territory is the principal seat of operations. Uniformly the wells are fair producers and have good staying qualities. The veteran operator, T. W. Phillips, was lucky in bringing in one or two big wells, but 110 importance is attached to their advent, as the tcrritorj- is well de lined in that section." Ninety-three wells were completed in Butler county during the mouth, eighteen ol'which were dry, and the production of the others i put at 1,582 barrels a day, though the Haslett A Co. well, on the Humphrey, is rated at lint 75 barrels a day; the Associated Producer's 011 the Cashdollar, at 125: Greenlee No. son the Jas. Welch, at (50; llarlmatl No. I 011 the same, Staples at 75, and other wells that we have been quoting at much larger figures, at from 30 to 50. The number of wells drilling and rigs up iu the county, is put at 181. The Borough Election. Constables Blakeley and Korn gave notice of the Spring Election and designate the borough officers to be elected as fol lows: Burgess, Assistant Burgess, High Constable, Collector of Taxes, Overseer of Poor and Borough Officers. Each ward also will elect a Councilman, School Director and Constable, ail of whom will serve for three years, excepting the School Director of the 2d ward, who will serve for but two years, and each ward will also elect a Judge id' Election and two Inspectors. Considering the proposed improvements in the borough, the Council is the most important thing to look after. The terms of Messrs. Kilk, Duffy, 1". Schenck, Jos. Rockcnstein, and D. A. Heck, expire this spring, and the best men who will serve, should he secured for the vacancies. The retiring members of the School Board are, Ist ward Joseph Miller, 2ud 11. 1 ,1. Klingler. 3d James Galhrcath, 4th Dr. Zimmerman, sth Dr. Leake. The School Board will not do any building this year as 1 the limit of indebtedness for that purpose has becu reached, but there are some im s portant settlements to make. Representative Dal/.ell Makes r His Mark. ! Washington Letter to New Yurk Suu.l The little man whoso motion it was that caused this three days' tumult, but who was completely lost sight of in its excite ment, came to the front to-day and made a reputation for himself. This man is '. John Dalzell, of Pittsburgh, who, as a ' member of the Committee on Elections, 1 has charge of the contested election case of Smith vs. Jackson, the attempt to bring 1 which before the House precipitated the parliamentary row. After having secured ' the floor to day at the end of the big fight. Mr. Dalzell presented the case of the Re t publican contestant, and with such force 1 and clearness as to compel Democrats ' even in the midst of their excitement and anger, to listen to him. Dalzell will be r one of the strong men of the House. Al ' though physically he occupies little room. *' he is one of the leading lawyers in Pitts -1 hnrgh, and his argument to day show ' liiin to have great legal abilities. Heap -1 pealed to the cool judgment and honest ' com 11101) sense of his Democratic colleagues, ' many of whom admitted some of the good ' points which he made. 1- At the Misses Mark's Millinery I Store; Tanipico Dress forms, Double V waists for Ladies and children, Ma- I dam Strong's Health Bodice, Strong's Tricora for ladies and children; Van dyke and Directoirc Kuching; mourn | ing goods a (-penalty. Pi|xi Line Items. The .six inch casing that has lately l» on hault'il through lint I or. is for a new pipe lint! fruin Thorn ( rccU .Inaction to Hear ('rock, that, the Natural Transit Co.. i const meting. The new line of the Pittsburgh l'iate (this, Co. from Sarver-ville to Tareiituin, ttiil Co.-1. sloo, and 'ST reported that they found that lie had overpaid the amount of hi* dupli cate $!*•"», and the same Committee was retained to examine the accounts of . Harvey as treasurer for those years. The Markets. liUTLKR MARKETS. Our grocers are paying U7c lor lurtter, II! for cg-rs, 1 7") for beans. 40 for apples. 50 for parsnips and potatoes, 'lO to for turnips. 4 to 7 for ealtbage, 7"> a bushel for onions. PITTSBURO I'UOIiUCK. Hay $lO to sl3, mill feed sll to $lO, rye 52 to 54, oats 25 to 1!S. old ear corn 40 to 41, old shelled 371 to 38.V, new shelled corn 32 to 37, car 35 to 40, wheat 82 to 80, do verseed 3 25 to 3 40, timothy seed 1 00 to 1 70. Potatoes, on track, 3S to 55, jobbing 40 to 00. apples 1 50 to 4 00 per hbl as to qual ity, dressed chicken 11 to 12, dressed tur key 10 to 17, country-roll butter 8 to 20c as to quality, hand picked beans $2, fresh egt lii -t wife , and oue of his daughters by a fire in hi h utse. Early that morning, while all the member- of the family, and al -n the - T , vaut-. excepting the cook, were yet *lee[ - ing: some one passing the house saw smoke issuing from it and gave the alarm. The cook promptly awakened and notifie deverv body in the house, but the fire spread very rapidly, the main stairway was burned.ami the smoke m.ad<> Secretary Tracy, his un married daughter and her maid nneonsei oils. Mrs. Tracy jumped from a window, fell into a cellar way, and was killed; Mi. • Tracy and her maid were burned to death. Secretary Tracy was rescued from his room unconscious, and his married daughter and her child, and the other servants escaped. The bodies of M r . Tracy and her dangli ter were taken to the White Ilou-e, as the two families were very intimate. Farmers' Meeting in ('lay Twp. After considerable agitation the farmers of Clay twp. met in Maple drove School house, on Thursday evening of last week, to discuss the subject of an organization. Mr. S. S. Mersheimer was called to the chair, and K. J. McJunkin was elected secretary. Addresses were made by S. S. Mershiiu er. .V. F. Hartley, .T, P. McJunkin and K. C. Thompson, all of whom were i:i favor of an organization. The different organizations of farmers were discussed, and the majority of those present seemed to favor the Grange, a! though some pro cut favored tin' Alliance, claiming that more can be done politically in the Alliance than in the C>range. The meeting adjourned to meet in Thompson's school house, Thursday even ing, Fib. ('ilh, and you will learn more of us as we increase in strength and shape ourselves for work. SEC'V. A (irange was organized at Fnionville last Friday night, with twenty one charter members. The headquarters of the (i range for Pa. is Moohuniesburg. and Mr. \. O. Meals is the Deputy fer Butler Co. The Best Horses. The increasing demand and high prices paid for gentlemen's driving horses, the Mill higher prices brought by matched carriage horses and the almost fabulous prices which good track horses always bring, leave no doubt that the standard trotter is the most profitable horse to raise. Another point in favor of the good sized trottcristliathemal.es the best possible horse of all work, being quicker aud strong er in proportion to its weight as well as more tractable and intelligent than any other breed of his size. Many farmers who liavi long been desi rous of obtaining the best Ilambletonian blood but have been deterred by the infer ior size of the horses through which it was offered them will tie gratified by the ail vent to Butler county of dray Tip, TOSS. This horse stands over 10} hands high aud is compactly built; lie is inbred to llamble tou in, and inherits the blood of Messenger through eleven lines. His colts are uui forinily of good size, high style, with good trotting action and rapid walk, most of them are either bay or chestnut. Those patronizing this horse may count with certainty on getting trotters, road sters or carriage horses of the best type, or improving their draft horses. lie is owned by .1. A 11. \V. Smith of the Packet Store. Butler, Pa. Low Rates lo Washington via Pennsylvania Railroad. The Pennsylvania Railroad's special ex cursions to Washington on February 13th, March 6th, April 3d, and April 24th pre sent an extraordinary opportunity for a de lightful visit to the capital of the nation. The capital with all its interesting features is most attractive in winti rami spring, and j that is also the season when our people can command the greatest period of leisure. The limits ol the tickets are gcueroiis enoii'rli to make the visit thorough, not onlv taking in "Washington, but Baltimore, Mt. Vern-'U, Richmond, and Petersburg. Hound-trip tickets will he sold from Pitts hurg to Washington at $!l.00, valid for leu days, and admitting of a stop-over in Baltimore in either direction. The rate from other stations iu the western portion of the State will be proportionately low. Special train of parlor cars and day coaches will leave Pittsburg at. 8:00 a. in., stopping at principal stations and connecting from branch lines. The tickets will also he good on the night trains leaving l'ill -burg on dates mentioned. Konnd-trip tickets to Ml. Vernoi., Rich mond, and Petersburg may lie purchased in Washington at icduced rales. The round trip rate from Pittsburg is $0; | from Hlairsvillc, $7.55, and the leaving time of the train is 8:00 a. in. and 0:22 a. m. For the benefit of people who desire lo participate in or witness the parade of the J. O. I". A. M., the Pennsylvania R. R. Co. announces that excursion tickets, at a rate of two cents per mile, will be s dd on the West Penn bivisiou to Allegheny «'ity on February 22d. good to return until Feb. 21th inclusive. —At the Misses Mark's; a full line of White Aprons —J. J. Rciber, the drover, wants all farmers and stockraisers lo know that he still deals in stock of all kinds. Any persons having any to sell should address him LOCK BOX D2G, Butler, l'u., or leave with Jacob lieiber, Jefferson St. Our sales ol Broadcloths, Flan nel Suitings and Dress Goods have been larger this season than ever. Large stocks and low prices do the business. L. STEIN & SON. Take your children to Zaver'a Gallery for Pictures that will suit you. Anderson building. Don't buy a wrap until you have examined our immense stock and learned our astonishingly low prices. We are overstocked on certain styles and are selling them below cost. IJ. STEIN & SON. —Try to induce ymr neighbor to take Tub Citizen. —Ztiver's Pictures leave nothing wanting in finish, tone or a correct liKeness. Prof. Loisette's Memory System is creating greater interest than ever in all parte of the country, and per sons wishing to improve their mem ory should send for his prospectus , free as advertised in another column. Cloaks Plush Coats and Jackets, l-'ine cloth Jackets and Newmarkets, Stockin -1 nette Jackets, Misses' and Childrens' Wraps, Latest styles and best made goods. We guarantee to save you money on these goods L. STEIN & SON. Millinery in all the latest goods " at reasonable pr'co at the Misses ! Mark's. P. S. & L. E. R. R. Co. , Thousand mile tickets are now be ; ing sold by the Pittsburg, Shenaugo & Lake Erie B. R. Co. at the rate ol $20.00. Tickets will bo furnished on appli . cation to General Passenger Agent, - Greenville, or by Station Agents » along the line. W. G. SAIU:EA NT, Gen'l Pass, arid T. A JOHN T. KELLY, ■ I Next iloor to the I'ostollice, has n splendid line of Clothing, Overcoats, Pants, Hats and Gents Furnishing Goods in stock, which he invites ;■ i everybody to examine before pur •! chasing, lie feels certain that he can save his customers money on all | Fall and Winter Goods. A Wonderful Sale that of tl e $.'5,000 worth of v. ti«j>s at K:tr»r I'nlsti'iiV, Fridav, .1 if. 2f. —lligie s cirii (iricc jjaiti K»r buck wheat :>l i «e<>, Walter's Mill, Hut ler, Pa Finest line <>f Fur Muffs mi I Hons ever shown in ibis city. All quali ! lies anil prices at F. STEIN IT SUN'S. Everybody Should attend the L-rt'it Wrap sale at Hitter & Kalston's, Friday, .lan. ; '2l, 1890 Diaries for 1890 at J. 11. s\ Cioods Were Never Offered at such prices a-; they will he at the Wrap Mile, Friday, Jan. ill | at iltiTi.it IT KALSTON'S —See the new Vandyke Point Lace in \\ hite, Hlack aud Cream at L. STEIN , N*. Main St. Hutler, Pa. l'se Double Ali O. K. Hone Lini mi nt, best in the world. For swell ings, bruises, stiffness of joints, rheu matism, lameness, sore shoulders, ring-bone, sweeny and spavin; it has no equal. For sale by J. C. REDICK, 2-1 No, 5, N. Main St. Hutler, Pa. —Take wau'les and clocks that need repairing to F. Weigand ill Wil liams' Jewelry and Music store, and have them repaired in good style by a skilled workman. Excelsior Diaries for 1890 at DOUGLASS'. Large stock of Umbrellas in Mo hair. Gloria aid Silk with gold, sil ver aud natural handles for holiday trade at li. STEIN it SON'S. New Black and Colored Silks, Satin llhadames, Satin DeLuxons, Surahs, Moires, (iros Grains and Failles, best makes anil warrau'ed to j. wear, prices lower than elsewhere at L. STEIN IT SON'S. Kramer Wagons. 5 For Sale at MARTINVOI RT IT Co's. Do Nol Miss the Wrap sale, Friday, Jan. 1 24, at BITTER AC RALSTON'S I You will get; One hundred cents worth of good re liable foot weiir at HUSELTON'S FOR EACH AND EVERY DOLLAR YOU PAY KVKRYTIM E, WHETH ER YOU HE MAN, WO MAN OR CHILD. Oni* (roods are not marked up to admit of making you a present with each and every purchase a.s some little dealers do to try and catch trade. There must l>e something wrong with a business house that has to offer prizes and gilts to induce customers to buy from them; it does not sound as though their business was satisfactory to them. The buyers of Roots and Shoes nowdays are as smart as some dealers are; they fully understand, and don't expect $1.20 worth of shoe leather for $1.00; all they want is full value for their money,and buy as cheaply as their neighbors do at one straight price. They don't want to buy a shoe at $1.20 with a little present thrown in worth ten cents or less which they should have paid &l lor, so you see how it goes. We don't give presents, but do present you with more solid leather for Si- and better styles than any shoe lion-.* in j j liutUir county. ]I.(UII T SKI;RON. 11 No. !, N. Main St., Hutler, l»a ! i WAHTF& I TkV .r,.l t'.MUct-nt, tu EiHti . Lll » I I'M »It* I I «v. ii lotalilV fclt obi lie 111. I t(* i«. ' c Mill i. J «-| |||H JCtit burl i.jU i .x jltiOi «•* •• l»w I A MERRY < is what \v«» wish ■ yon in advance and il you \vi>ll to add to the pleasure of a Iriend by makinn will he sure t > find just what is want ed at o.ir store. \Y <• do not have any old stock, hut every thing is new and fresh AND A HAPPY I combination of design and fin ish is seen in all our selections. We will he phased to have you visit our stoic, examine our compare our prices and see il we do not save you | money, Do not wait until the NEW YEAR | comes to turn a new leaf and say you will not spend so much money, hut save it now in pur chasing Holiday (ioods of C. X. liOYD, Druggist. Diamond lllock, Butler, Pa. Xotice. I'artics wishing to invest inning, certain to bring fair n-tnrnf. arc inviti'.l to care fully investigate the inducements offered V- '••nil; M'TLKK S.U/l-M \M K.VO- Tl HIM! COMI'ANV A\H CHEMICAL WORKS." Tin- stink consists of 8.000 shares, the [tar value of which i- s."it>. for the furthi r developing of the v.orks, some of this stock is put on the market, for prices ami particulars inquire of .las. I'. r.niTT.MX, Butler, Pa. O/lii'e on 1 >iamoiul. PUBLIC SALE! The undersigned will oflVr at public sale at the eiaUti ot JOHN LAWALIi «& IUIO., BUTLER, PA-, , On Thursday, February 20, '9O, ' at 1 o'clock p. ni., the following described Thoroughbred Clydesdale Stal lions, Mares and Colts: GLKN'CKK (21121 vol. Clydcs.|.i!e Stu.l- Book; foaled J SSI. SI'SV OK LEASt'KKVILLE (i::mo. vol. 10, foaled May 28,1880. INS 1' Ii A NCI!, 'i •'! II vol. 1< •; I'uleil Jane 8, lss.l. PMDE OF KI I:KI)C BRIGHT, Kired by decree. Dam, Susy. Foaled June 28, IS&S. PAUJ.IXU MONTGOMKUY, sired by dec ree. I»dni, Insurance. Foaled July 9, ISM 7. HAKftY, sired l>y dcnrec. Dam, Su-y. Foaled July 22, ISNX. The Stallion" ate sine foal and tbe Mares, Susy and insurance, are witli foal. t ileurce was exhibited at (ilasgow Stallion Show in 1 ia his thr:!>'->i:sr-old form and gained the I iitehousc District Premium of J. IIM). Term-" made known on day of sale. JOHN LAWALL, i.-asurf ville, Hutler Co., I'a. Diamond : - : Hotel, Fronting Diamond, llutler. I'a. TIIOM AS WASSOX, T'r.-'r. (iood rooms, pood meal . stahling in eon neotion. everything tirst class. ; . N. M< Ki:.\J» S I'.. KXTTI.En, I'A. Meals atj ill hours. Open ail night. I'.ieal.fast • nts. • 1 tinner cents. siip|«'r si cents. I.- k1 1 'In:: j." cents, SIMKON NIXON - - I'UOPH. OTIIUB iHB, No. H8 and 90, S. Main St., rr/KTi, - - Near New Court HOUM formerly Donaldson Mouse—good accommodations for travelers, iiood stabling connected. U-u-'rttilN 1 M HITKNMI'I I.KU. l'rop'r. Will arc! Hotel W. 11. liGIIIINIi. Pr»|i'r BUTLER, - ¥-&-■ Sl AItLINC; IN < ON SUCTION. SAMI'I.I: ROOM for COM MKIU 111. TKAVKI.KRS SAMl'l.i: Itt'OM. UVHI IN CONNIPTION Hotel Vogeley (Stricthi First Class.) HENRY J.. HECK, POOP'K. J. IT. Faceki.. Manager. Butler, Pa. Jordan's Restaurant All our readers visiting Butler will (lo well to go to Sam Jordan's restaurant (or their meals. We serve lunches, soft drinks, tobacco and cigar*. No. 4, S. Main St., uudor Schnoideman's clothing store. Planing Mill -AND— Yard J. L. I'UK VIS. !.. O. FOKVIB. B.G,Purvis&Go. MA N CPA* L UI'.KILS AND PF.ALKILS IN Rough and Planed Lumber OF EVK.-tY DKSI'ItIfTION, I SHINGLES, LATH & SFAVHIi PIPE. Butler, I'a. LUMBER IS ADVANCING. Saw iViiils, Steam Engines. Shingle Mills. H.iy Presses, &c. I, v. lilt a I lItST CI.VS.S SAW MII.K I v lid for Catalogue and speel.il price 11 llitro iiui'c in \oiir section to | A. i: I WtljtllUl 10. (.Ltd.) lOKk, FA. REGISTER'S NOTICES. The i: ;t»ter hereby rjivej notice that the , to.lotting :u-< utwteui l.xccutors. Adminlstra- I lor. ami i. usnllain. have iteen tl'ed In bis ofUeo eopiing I" law. an ,i. l ite of liajTtsvitle btrough. t 1 ital Mceoont Of THOU. W. KBlott. admln ■ M ''or "i .1:1.. I I hot i. dee'd. late of Buffalo : » p. I 1 I mal i.e. .milt oi V.e\. Stewart. aditunis j tral..roi John ii. lie. ert .1.-, of Coono - | <|Uenc>«iUiK Twp. i. Hrst, final and distribution account of lar.; .ret Martin and A. P». t.lbs.in. adinlnls i ' ( f :l Y' 1 A ot -'"'"J c. Martin, dee d, late of l ui.il ao ant of J. ll C.llis.oi and Jane K. ; Mi on-, administrators of .J ones It. Moore, deed, late Oi U .ifiuliigton Twp. s. Final a-'count ot John llalsicad and 11. 11. " lialstcud. < xecuior. of llenry llalsicad. clcc'd. late ot Clinton Twp. I'm il a.-. ..iint of Thomas Badger, executor > 01 Mm Hadger. dee'd. late Of Brady Twp. I". I'artlal account of Uu,ii (.ill. executor of 4 lai /a Ann t;lll. dec'.l. late ot Mercer Twp. 11 I lua! account of llenr} s Single, execu ;.-r ■ i i idrou Ma,:. , dec d. late of Hutler Tup. " I . Im .I ••onnt or Tirzati J. White, ndrnln . i>; .iirixof Anderson I'. White, dce'd. late of ■ I.uti r borough. , i l mal u-.-oont of rnarli's vv. Piurh. etecu l*u "f Isaac Pugli deed. late of WmticM Twp. il llrst aid linal account of Klieiiezer i liristy. adnitntstratur of .lames dee d, late of Katrvlew Twp. Tv Final and distribution account of catli i, lie Iv ik, ndmlnUtratrtx of .Manillas Keck. [ de. 'd, late i.f Summit Twp. Hi. lii -l and llnal account ot F. Zehner ad -1 iuiiii>tnii'»r C. 1". A- of .1. 1.. I'ainmcrry. itce'd. Ihi • ul /.elienople lH>rough. 1.. 1 Irsi an.l lin.il account of Wm. Mabold. eve utor of Neal Mcl>uvlti, dee'd, late of flay l»P --1.-. Firs! supplementary account of Henry lli i u. i xe. iitor of MoriU li.*rr, deed, lale of .Ii lletsoll 1 wp I'.. First and linal account of W. 1". 11 lues, executor of \\. W. Mctjulstloa, dee'd, late of 1 »rady Twp. •jo. Ursi and linal account of \V. W Mciier. minor child of Milion t ■ opcr, ill . d. laleol Twp. Notice IS hereby i'lven thai N. I'atlenoti. g.iardtan. will make appUcatlon to lie dis charged at ttie tune of eonlirtnatlon of this ae coiini. 1:1 i lnat and distribution account cc. 4, 1 approved and fixed width 01 road fit thutj -1 three leef, nonce to be 'riven according lo ruii'T" ot Court. llv TUE Cocbt. '' R. I>. No. 2, Sept. Session, ISS9. l'c'titlon of Inhabitants of Summit township for appointment of viewers for the erection of a bridge over Bonny lirook at the place where . tin- public highway, commencing at or near the •- house oi James Stevenson and ending near the house ot Lewis iteitlg In Summit Twp.. crosses > the sa.d Bonny Brook. Supt. ae. lss», viewers ' appointed by the Court; Sept. 27, ISbu, order to . view issued; Nov. 2t;. 1S«I. report ot viewers tiled • as follows, viz: The bridge proposed in the petition and order to view is necessary and that v vhe erection of the same will require more ex : 11~,~ lv pense than is reasonable the township of Summit should bear, and Utd locate the site lHereof as shown in the dralt attached thereto. No damages assessed. Dee. 4. Is.V approved; notice to i>e given according to rules ot court. BY THE CocitT. K. I». No. 3, Sept. Session ISB9. Petition oi citizens of Worth township for viewers to view site for a county bridge over St tide baker's, run in Worth township where t lie public road, leading irom MechanlCSburg to r.llioir's Mill load, l insses over said run. Sept. • viewers appointed bv the • ■ ■ 11rt: Sept. is.-i. order to view Issued; Nov. I. tßs:i, repot t oi viewers tiled, rupi rtlng the bridge proposed iieee.ssirj and thai the erection of the same wilt l'l-iiuire more expense than It is reasonable the tun nsliip of Worth should bear, and did locate tiie i: * thereof the same as the township in aii,"" nov. landing, and would recomiucnd that the span of said bridge be at least tlilrry leei and i lie height at least two feet higher than township bridge landing there. No damages assessed. I>. -e. 4, lss'j. approved; notice to In- given affording to rules of Court. l'.V THE CoERT. I'.i ri.Klt < "l N i V, SS. < ertlfled from the re. ord this Ist day of Keb ruarv, |S:ii. ill I I I N MCKI.VAI.V. (1.-rk y. S. Widows' Appraisements. 'l'lie tollowing, widows' appraisements of per •. nal property and real estate, set apart tor the benefit of widows of decedents. h:iv*' been filed in the oiiice ot the Clerk of the Crphans' Court of I'.utler county: Widow of \v <; smith, dee'd. real estate..MOO oo \\. .1. Abiains. deed 219 oo •• • llenrv Kt ertseh, dee d i»9 00 Thomas Crltchlow. dec'"d aoo «o •foseph Keliling. dee'd ."too 00 " Amos Pyle. dee d •'■oo oo James Browufleld. deed -too HI David Myers, dec'il ou •• l.ynian Croup, dee'd 30000 " Samuel Sheldon, dee d ;wio 00 ■' John X. Zlcgler. dee'd • I'riali AIU rt. deed :«» 50 " William Kaufman, dee'd si; 90 *.eorge (ii uver. dee'd ;;U0 un •• '• Chas It. J. Marshall 109 39'j '• '• Andrew Narcross, dee'd. (real estate) »"«*» Children of James Aggas. deed .WO no All persons interested tn the above appraise ments wllltake notice that they will be pre sfnted to the Orphans' Court on Wednesday, the .til day of March, t-•«>. aud if no exceptions 1. tiled tin'v will be confirmed absolutely by the Court. JtKt'UEN M< I.LVAI.N, Clerk O. C. The Opportunity To secure bargains is now of fered you. We are closing out. all seasonable goods and want to close them out quickly. Scotch t ftps 25 c., Boys school caps 20c, heavy Melton shirts 50e, former price 75. A big lot of heavy gloves and mit tens at greatly reduced prices. It will pay you to buy under wear of us if you don't wear it until next season. Come andsee COLBERT & DALE, 70 S. Main street, Butler, Pa. —Wanted at Once —Capable ladies and gents to handle our forthcoming book, lAploralions uml Adventure* ol llenrj M. Ntaiiloy in Africa. SOO pages au.l over IiOO engravings. Intinenscly popular. Friec only . Outtit now ready-and mailed for f>o cents. flu i-s of our -Iff 111* '•> viu>ai'(iUcle