THE CITIZEN \ -2am - riorumi SCMSYTIOX HATES-- POOTAO* rur AID: OM yew. Inside Coonty »«M One Tear, OuttUe County *"-<*> Payable In Advance. ■nttrod at Pwtoßcc at RiUnu UfUnMUll FBIDAY. JULY IS. 1890. rw Mdi t«ue ot the Crm** "o®* elU * cop»<* a»e*»>« to citizens of the *» » favor by sending as tte nanesof itftetr neighbors, not now taking a county paper. An i«s»miin" —r intended for pabifcatioo i- m. wmt mnstbo accompanied by Uio real uTtET writer, not far publication but as •cssr-s&'Sfc-.-. * — ■ t H if-* byatesporaihlsnaata. Repiblieai State Ticket ra somsoi GEORGE WALLACE DELAMATER. Ptß URTIlin SOTXBSOB. LOUIS ARTHUR WATRES. FOB BEC UTAH Of IJTIUU APTAIt#, THOMAS J. STEWART. Repbiieai Craitj Ticket. POB COMUM. ALEXANDER McDOWKLL POB ASBEMK.T, JOSIAH M. THOMPSON. AJTDREW 0. WILLIAMS. FOB SHBIPF. WM. M. BROWS. POt PBOTBONOTABT, JOHN 0. BIPPUS. MBMRniDimim. DAVID E. DALE, ra TBBAsran. JAMES S. WILBO3T. POB CUBK OP COCBTft, JOSEPH CRISWELL. POB oocrrr COMMMOJ^BS, SAMUEL T. MARSHAI.fc JOSIAH C. KISKADDOX. POB cwm ipqon, ADAM M- DOUTHBTT. JACQB ALBERT. P9B CQBOSBB, jQBX KEXXEDY- Call, lor Meeting of the County Committee. XQ the members of the Republican County in the daily papers to Ike effect thut the recent nomination for f inrrnss in this, the Twenty-fifth district via obtained by bribery of delegates, and their affidavits in substantiation of the said allegations being given, it has been teamed Bert to cad the County Committee together to consider the matter officially. The members of the Republican County Committee an therefore called to meet at Butler, Pa., oa Wednesday. July 23, 1860, at 1 p. ■»., to take such action in the premises as may be thought best. A full attendance is desired. S. H. HPSKLTOV, T. M. BAKBB, Chairman. E. £. QEAJLAM, Secretaries. Must Be Remedied. The Republicans of this Congressional district find themselves, at present, in as npUuut a predicament as one coo Id well imagine. The/ an confronted with the fact that 1 the nomination of Major McDowell at the late delegate convention at New Castle wee procured by the bribing, of three at the Beaver Co. delegation. Twenty-two hundred dollar*, according to the affidavit el Mr. "Eats, one of the ] Beanr Co. delegates, changed hands in Kew Castle at or alxmt the time the nomi nation was wade The three delegate* re- ' eetved neariy aU the money. Two I*w. raw* Co. men did the business, and it is token tor panted that the money came ton Mercer Go. Of coarse, that may be a mistake. Some 1 ef McDowell's good or had angels in LAW isass or Beaver Co., in their determination to defeat the re-nomination of Mr. Town aend, may have "put np" the money, but 1 whether the money came from Major Me- ' Deweil or net, the fact that his nomination wae procnred corruptly stands ont clear and hold, and that nomination must be repudiated by the party organisations, or else it will be by the people at the polls. So self-respecting eitisen can condone open and avowed corruption, and no man to whota the record of the Republican part/ la sacred, will, for a moment, hesitate in this matter. It mart be remedied. Tfe keenly ieel the great disappointment and embarrassment of Major McDowell, but he most decline this nomination. It is praetieaßy worthless to him and it is a dis ; . grace to the party. , The Beaver Co. Committee at Me meet* ing to-morrow will probably repudiate it the Butler Co. Committee at its meeting of "VTedneeday next will probably do the , SUM, and for Lswrenoe and Mercer coun- , ties to hold out for this nomination will bring them into well merited suspicion and contempt. All should and must act promptly. Then comes the question of a new nomi- t nation and the manner in which it is to be obtained. The delegate pystem has proved * failure, and we aQ know that the confer ree system was worse. Nothing* we be lieve, but the popular vote system will now satisfy the people of this district, and there U probably no Congressional district in the Stfte, composed of more than one county, better suited for K. At the Presidential election of 1888, Butler Co. polled 5,398 Republican votes, Beaver Co. 5,562, Law rence Co. 4,842, ud Meroer Co. 0,428. The average ia about 5,000 votes, with Mercer Go. ft little above it and Lawrence Co. a Utile below it, but the vote of Lawrence is more concentrated than the others, and at aU events it is absurd to suppose that the vote of a man capable of representing the district in Congress will be confined to county lines. It is the county line system tfrit has brought this present disgrace and til the previous insinuations and stories of corruption upon us, and we must, in this natter, ont loose fiom it The people will soon come to understand that tUa is ft district and National matter, and given an opportunity to see and be come acquainted with all the candidates, they will make their choice. Now is the appointed time for making this change. We have throe fell months and the balance of this month to arrange the preliminaries; for the candidates to make their canvass, and for holding the primary. No other method will, we believe, be satisfactory to the Republicans of the dis trict. and no other arrangement will anni hilate the business of the pot politicians of the party. Let us have it. 'lf ail the County Com mittees act promptly and select delegates to meet ani arrange the matter, all the preliminaries can yet be agreed upon be fore this month closes. The primary need not be held till the middle of October, and as soon as the vote ia counted the matter will be ended, and a Congressman saved to the party. Bt the explosion of 1,000 kegs of powder at Xing'* Mills, 0., last Tuesday afternoon, the little village waa practically demolish ed and everybody in it either killed or wounded. The powder had Just been load ed upon a freight train, from the powder mill nearby, whioh with a cartridge fee \orf adjoining alio exploded. A Great Scandal. A great scandal has come to light in connection with the late Congressional #jnferencu n Xew Ca'tle which resulted in the nomination of Major McDowell, of Mercer Co. It seems to be settled, beyor d dispute, that the three Beaver Co. dele gates who voted lor McDowell received #650 each for their votes or sll*so in all. and that the money was handled by an at torney named Wallace, of Xew Castle. The first detailed account of the matter was published in the Philad'a Prist of last Saturday, and was furnished by its corres pondent nt Beaver Falls. After a prelim inary review of the situation the corres pondent continue* as follows: — SUSPICION LEAI*s TO INVESTIGATION. "There were so many indications that Downing, Shaffer and Tate had been cor rupted that some friends of Captain Town send in Beaver Falls, in Xew Brighton and Beaver determined to probe the mat ter to the bottom, and in this this they re sorted to subterfuge with the greatest suc cess. Four gentlemen, one of whom was Dr. H. S. McConnell, ot Xew Brighton, a neighbor of Captain Townsend, and an other, Mr. R. S. Kennedy, drove out on Friday night last.to the home of Thomas Dawning, in North Sewickley township. The party reached the farm house about 11 o'clock and roused Downing from bed. When he met to the party he was inform ed that they had called on him to learn just how much he had received for actioa in helping to sell out Captain Townseno and the Beaver delegation. Downing at first was inclined to deny that there was any financial consideration, but when pressed, confessed to his visitors tb&t he had received a cash consideration- for the Tote which he cast for McDowell. He said that Lawyer Willliam Wallace had promised him *I2OO, and thai a prominent merchant of Xew Castle bad supplemented this amount with slooo* more. Wallace left the money for them in a saloon under the Opera House ia. 2Uw Castle, and the rest of the money wa» Wft in another sa loon at or near the Fountain House. Downing said that he understood that the SIOOO came into the merchant's hand from one of the Ktit prominent politic ians in Lawrenee Ceanty. He said that when they divided the money instead of ♦2200 there was only $1950. Somebody had taken 1250 from the package, presum ably as commission for the transaction of the business. The three, Downing, Shaffer and Tate, each received $650. Of his share Downing said that he had given Duerr $250 to keep his month shut. On Sunday afternoon last three gentle men, one of whom was Dr. McConnell, drove up to Freedom and had a long talk with Duerr, the man who got mixed and therefore lost his share of the boodle. Duerr in a half-hearted way denied that bo had been in the deal to sell out Bearer county. He finally got tangled up—a chronic failing apparently— and that Downing had given him $256. When pressed for a further rtaftawent he said that he couldn't talk any mere then but if his visitors would cal> ou Tuesday be conld give tbcm some additional infor mation, as Downing wan doming to visit him on Monday with some more money. When asked why Vowning was furnishing 1 him with money Duerr replied: "So that I won't tell anybody that ho voted for Mc-! Dowell." Tni* last icmark was made' when Mr. Duerr was in a tangled state of, mind. €>H Sunday night tho same party of gen tlemen called on conferee Edward Shaffer, at bis home in tho upper part of Beaver Falls. He confessed to them that he re ceived money for hi* vote and described how it had been delivered to him through Wallace's band. His description of tbc transaction coincided with tho confession made Downing. The fourth man, John R. Tate, was not seen, but on Thursday nigbl, last he voluntarily called on Dr. McCon-- nell at Xew Brighton and gave bim a toll history of tho ease. Tate said he knew how great a wrong bad been done and he was willing to-do ho could to remedy it. His statement waa on the same line with the confession* of Downing and Shaffer and tho utterance* of Duerr. The statement of Tato, who it a compar atively yonng man and an a*e roller by oc cupation, made to D.r. Mfctfoancll, was as follows: "I never entertained 1 an idea of deserting I Townsend until ttoo evening of July 2, j when tbe conference was in session at Xew Castle. I was waiting up street with] Downing and' Shaffer, when Downing said that if I would rote tor McDowell I could get $250. They wanted me to vote for McDowell that night, bat I refused to do so. The next-day Downing told me that Wallace, tlHvdawyer, wanted to see me. W« were walkiag »p street in the vicinity of Wallace's office at the time. I went into the office, while Downing started off to -see a friend. While I was talking com 'monplaco aSairs to Wallace, Downing came in, and then Wallace sail: 'l've got the cash hero new. There Is sl2oo'—or words to that effect—at the same time pro ducing fonr envelopes. I then promised to vote for McDowell on tho strength of Wallace's promise of money. I bad been In hard circumstances for over a year and bad been ont of work moro than half my time since last Fall. I needed the money 'badly. "After the final ballot Downing told mo that he had the cash promised by "Wallace. When we got to Beaver Fall* Downing and Shaffer went to Shaffer's hotieo and di - Tided It. Tbero wo* some talk about sl, 000 more, which a merchant wan to put up. This man had an understanding with the othern, Downing and Shaffer, and agreed to leavo the money in a saloon. They got that also, bat I do not know who furnished the money for Wallaco to handle. I received not only the S3OO pro mined by "Wallace, but *340 more, or one third of the extra fIOOO furnished by the other New Castle man." Thin afternoon I called at Tate's home, a neat two story frame dwelling on the north ■ido of Fourth Arenac, near Fifth Ktreet. The house stands on a terraced bill, and in its interior arrangement bears modest evi dence of woman'n taste and refinement. Mr. Tate was not home and hit* family wero oat of town. He was fonnd later in tho yard at the axe factory. Tate is a heavily built man about 34 years of age with a light mustache. He is intelligent and a good talker, bat he is greatly perturbed and excited over the position in which he finds himself. He did not deny a single statement made by him in bis talk with Dr. McConnell tho night previous, instead he emphasized some of them anew. He said: "I wouldn't care if it wasn't that I wont ' back on Townsend. I never thought of inch a thing until I was faced directly with the proposition, even then I wouldn't agree to, but when Wal lace in hi* office displayed the consent Snob a mm of money was a great tempta tion to a man with othors depending on him, and who had been in pretty hard ■traits for a year. It's useless to say that I regret the whole thing now that is doue, and I appreciate its full significance, but I can conscientiously say that 1 haven't bad a minute'* peace since I took that money." There is no doubt of the sincerity of Tata'* remorso and regret. He is a man capable of feeling keenly such emotions. He expressed a desire to do all that ho could to undo the mischief, and lib took a long step toward reparation this afternoon before the Prctn correspondent left him. This evening just before dark Kdward Shaffer, another of the conforms involved, was ren at his store, on Seventh Avenue near the western boundary line of the city of Beaver Falls. Shaffer is a grocer in a small way and lives in a pretty house next door the one-btory building used as the store. He is a tall, slender man with a flowing brown mustache. and is about 40 years of age. He sat on a flour barrel with his feet against a molasses barrel and dnr jng the interview chewed a bit of wood, biting pieces from it every few minutes, lie was nervous and excited. "If you've got the story that you say yon have," he said, after the Presx corres pondent had explained the object of his visit, "then there's no use fn my saying anything. If it's a penitentiary offense then there are a lot who will hav? to take it together. I'm sick and tire! of Ae whole business. I wi.-h to (iod C hac any trouble for any over this you can bet your life that there will be some lively revelations about other political deals in this district. I won't give anything in the way of a state ment. If I did everybody would say I was trying to throw the blame on somebody else and so I'll kesp my head shut." As I drove away from the house I saw two forms instead of one pacing restlessly up and down the flagstone walk. o. N. M'C. THE BEAVER COCXTR CALL. To the Members of the Republican County Committee: Charges of corruption having been made publicly through the press against certain members of the Beaver County Congress ional delegation at the delegate convention recently held at Xew Castle, Pa., you aro requested to meet at the arbitration room in the Court Honse, Beaver, Pa., Saturday the 19th day of July, at 2 o'clock p. m., to take such action in relation thereto as may be considered expedient, and to attend to such ether and general business as may bo brought before the committee. , A. P. MARSHALL, Chairman. THE AFFIDAVIT OF DELEGATE TATE. I I, John R. Tate, one of the conferee* | from Beaver county in the late Congres sional conference, do make the following statement of my own free will: On Wed nesday, July 2, 1890, Edward Shaffer anil Tom Downing, two of the Beaver county conferees, approached mo on the street in Xew Castle with this proposition. That il" I would join them in casting my vote for Alexander McDowell instead ol for Charles C. Townsend they would see that I re ceived $250. I replied, "Can't yon make it S3OO T One of them replied that ho would sec. By the above question I« thought to discourage their proposition.' We conversed further about the matter for awhile and then the subject dropped. They wanted me to cast my vote on ii certain ballot with them for McDowell, but I refused to do so. hater in the evening as Shaffer, Duerr, another Beaver conferee. Downing and myself were walking up atrcet in Xew Castle William Wallace, an httomey of that place, approached. Wo walked into a side street, where Mr. Wal-' lace said that if we would vote for Mc- Dowell he would give us $1,200. He told me then and there that he would write a check for one thousand dollars paya ble to me; that he had only about SIOO or S2OO in cash about him. I said that I wouldn't go into the arrangement without the money, lie said ho would see mo before tho convention, or that he would have it for mo after tho convention ad journed. Ho failed to see me that night, and wo did not vote for McDowell that night as a result. I did not sec Mr. Wal lace again until noon on Thursday. 1 was up near Wallace's ofllce in company with Downing when he said to me that Wallaue wanted to seo me. 1 went into Wallace's office, Downing remarking that he wanted to see another party. While I was talking with Wallace, Downing returned. Then Wallace said: "I've .got tho cash right bore," and be produced four envelopes, in each of which ho said there was S:WO. I then and there promised to vote for Mc- Dowell. Previous to that time I bad made no promise to vote for McDowell. Wallace wanted to know if wo would change our votes from Townsend to McDowell on the first ballot after assembling. "Do it on the first ballot and be done with it," were his words. 1 objected and said that it ought to bo done on tho second or third ballot. He said: "All right; I'll have it fixed on the third ballot." In considera tion of this promise of Mr. Wallace I voted for Mr. McDowell that night. After we got to Beaver Falls Downing handed me an envelope in which there were $045. After wo caino out of tho convention luill Shaffer told mo that he had the money. Wallace told me in his office that he would leave the money in a certain saloon not far from tho convention hall. 1 do not know where the extra s34ocamo" from which wan in my envelope. This affidavit is signed by John B. Tato < and sworn to bofore a justice of tho peace, j •{'HOWELL'S 11K51.1L. \ SUABON, PA., July 13. —The revelation ; of bribery in connection with the Kepubli-' can Congressional nomination in this dis- j triet bar created great excitement in thia town, which is Major Alex. McDowell'*' homo. The Major denies all connection with any of tho alleged deals. To tho Philadelphia I'rcaa reporter on Saturday < ho said: \ "I do not know of a ninglc dollar having' been used in my intcrenU in the manner reported. If anybody did *o it wan with • out my knowledge or consent. 1 did no t upend a nicklo to Hocure the vote of any man, and all the money tiled by me wa i for legitimate expense*. I know Mr. Wal lace of Kew Cantle, but not intimately, lie come* up here to Hharon every two or three weekH. 1 had no tranHactionH witli him of any character during the conference* If he UHCd any money in my behalf, I ana not aware of it, and he rnuxt bear tho r*i uponHibility of hiit own actionx. I receive*! tho nomination, HO far au I am individual! y concerned, fairly and honOHtly, and I pro* pose to Htand by it." "What will you do if Heaver or any of tho other counties refuHo to ratify your nomination?" "Nothing whatever; I have ttccured the nomination and that end* it. 1 Khali pay no attention to anything that may come in that connection." "If it U xhown conclusively that thre« Heaver county votes wcro purchased in your intercut will you withdraw or advo cate a new conference!" "I will not withdraw, nor will 1 ugroo to a new convention. I am the Kepublicun nominee selected by tho conferecH, and, HO far a» 1 am concerned, I Khali abido by their docinion. I have never met auy of the Ileavor men who voted for urn and would not know them wcro I to moot them. I heard of one by namo. It WOK KhaiTer, I'think. Ho wan run over by a wagon while at Now Cuntle and waif car ried into our hotel. "As for mv personal relations with Mr. Qnay, they have always been of r, pleasant nature. 1 know him very well ta-1 we have always gotten along well together. All I have to say. in conclusion, is that I have been nominated honestly and fairly, so far as I know, and there the matter must rest." ROW*IKO'S STATEMENT. With reference to the participation of F. G. Puerr in the preliminary deal foi the purchase of votes from the Mitver del egation. I say most positively that he was present with Shaffer. Tate and myself in j the street the night Mr. W. P. Wallace met us. When Puerr states that he never met Wallace and never entered into an agreement to vote for McPowcll for S3OO. he deliberately lies and commits perjury. Puerr was as much involved as Shaffer. Tate or myself, and the affidavit of John It. Tate setting forth the facts as relates to pjerr and the rest of the party is true. I never had any idea of voting for MePowell until I thought Townsend's chances had gone completely. The first I knew or heard of money being offered was when Shaffer came to me in Xew Castle and said a man, he did not know his name, had said he would just as leave throw SSOO into his (Shaffer's) pocket as that of any man he knew. Shaffer said that this man had said he would not come back and renew his of fer of money to him (Shaffer), bnt that somebody els? would, and that this party would be Mr. Dean. Shaffer told me this about June 19 in New Castle. Shaffer told me he was going homo, and that he had told those people to come and see him. Pean came to sec me that evening after supper. Ido not know Dean's first name. He asked me what it would be worth to me to vote for Jackson. I asked him what it was worth to him. He said he would see me again, and then went away. I kept away from Dean until after wo went back again to the convention in July. The first night we were in Xew Castle for the second sitting of the conference I met Wallace. I was walking up street with the other three mcD, when Wallaco step ped up behind and said in my ear, but so loud that the others could hear, "there's SI,OOO for you fellows if you vote for Me- Powell.' None of us said anything at the time. Tate said he would not do it unless he got S3OO. I went and told Wallace and then he came up and met us four, fate, Shaffer, Ducrr and myself, as described by Tate in his affidavit. We could not go out into the street for a minute that Dean or Wallace was not alter us. They kept both ering us all the time with offers of money. The next day at noon Tate and I were walking up street when allace nodded for us to come into his office. I told Tate to go in as I wanted to see a man whom Dean said would meet me. The talk in Wallace's office is true as put by Tate in his sworn statement. I met Pean outside a saloon, the second door above Wallace's office, after Tate and I came out. We— Dean and myself—went into the saloon, and Dean said: "if you fellows will vote for McDowell I'll give SI,OOO. ' I said I would not give him an answer until I had seen some of tho others. I went down street and met Shaffer, and we two were followed by Dean until we got in front of an eating saloon, when ho came up and re newed his offer, saying: '"lf you fellows will do as I saj', vote for McDowell, I'll give you SI,OOO or leave it for you, just as j you like." Tate meantime had agreed in Wallace's office to accept Wallace's $1,200, and so Shaffer said to me: "Well, I guess we might as well take this fellow s SI,OOO, too." Then he went back and voted for McDowell. After the convention adjourn ed Dean gave tho SI,OOO to Shaffer. As for the $1,200, Shaffer was to get it also, but as he had to go to another place for Dean's SI,OOO, ho sent ine for tho Wallace money. Wallace was not out of the saloon when I got there, and as I came in the door he said to the party to whom he had entrust ed it, "Give it to Downing." That is the story of tho whole transaction. Tho sl, 200 package was $lO short. [Signed] TIIOS. J. DOWNISO. SHAKKER'S ADOKESS. Kd win Shaffer has issued an address to the Chairman and members of the Heaver County Republican Committee and asks for the investigation. It reads as follows: Since the lato Congressional Nominating Convention at New Castle there has been a great deal of talk concerning delegates, myself among the number, receiving a consideration for tho voting for Mr. MePowell, the candidate from Mereer. As to the course of others implicated I have nothing to say, and very littlo for myself. I consider that 1, personally, have been basely bulldozed aud maligned, which fact is calculated to injuro mo both in reputation and business. And I hope if your honorablo body sees fit to open up an investigation of tho matter you will do it most thoroughly. Do not stop with the supposed corruption at the lato Congress ional Convention, but thoroughly investi gate tho one two -years ago, and then proceed to investigate tho rottcnuoss of tho lato primaries, where vote, both Re publican and Democratic were purchased by tho hundreds with whisky and money. Let all come out and give all a chance from tho highest man in tho party at Heaver to their pliant servants in tho most remote parts of the county. Let them learn the facts concerning coudidates who camo to this town and held meetings at the houses of voters in different parts of the town, and dealt out money promis cuously Let tho open boast of those who claimed to have purchased the Congress ional nomination two years ago bo in vestigated. Let it all come out if the desire of these people who are making so much talk to purify tho party and bring the wrong to light is so great. Proceed fairly and squarely, gentlemen, and do not make flesh of one aud something else of another. Respectfully, EDWIH BHAFFKB. HOW IT IN VIKWKO IK MEUCKB. Mkhckb, Jnly 14.—Tho Congrossionul situation in tho leading topic of converna tion hero. Tho great majority nay that McDowell was fairly nominated, that they will stay right with hiin till tho clone of the polln, anil that hi* big majority will ho an answer to tho charged of corruption brought against him. They say hi* nom ination wrh fairly mado on tho nineteenth ballot, and faiily mado again on tho clon ing one, and that, too, against tho loading ring politicians of tho whole district. Ugly insinuations aro mado against Sen ator (/nay. It is Haid that McDowell talk ed much nioro plainly to Matthew lour yearn ago than in tho custom with men who expect political preferment, and that Mr. Quay ittill holds a grudge. If tho tight continued Delamater will likely soo a much loss majority in Morcer County than ho ex pacts. Republicans here also assert that Townsond's nomination two years ago was made under circumstances that tho loss said about it tho bettor f< r tho credit of Townsend, Reaver connty and tho whole district. PBOSKCCTIOKB BKOUH. A dispatch from Now Castle, dated Wednesday says: Dr. Day id McKinney, tho Heaver county politician who had charge of Congressman Townsend's ram pnign two years ago, and who is accused of somo mean things in connection with the rocent congressional nomination, is on the war path, lie took occasion while in this city to day attending a session of tho Board of Pension Examiners to go before Alderman J. I'. Leslie and mako informa tion against Delegates Tate, Downing and Shaffer, charging them with having re ceived and accepted from W. D. allace, directly or indirectly, SOOO each as bribes, contrary to tlic act of Assembly, lie also ruado information against W. I>. Wallace, charring him with paving money unlaw fully to these men. Dr. McKinney was very indignant and | that he had been subjected to great deal of abuse, and now wants the guilty parties dealt with according to law. He is represented by P. I!. Kurtz. Ks the leading attorney of this place. The interest in the bribery charge* was beginnning to fag out. but has been rein vigorated by these informations. Mr. Wallace, who expected to leave the city to-day on his annual vacation is still here. He is apparently not worried over this sud den turn of affairs. TIIK Louisiana House of Representatives passed the Lottery bill over the (Inventor's veto, but the Senate could not do so on account of the deatli of a member on Thursday last, which made those senators favoring the bill lack one of a two thirds vote. The bill provides for an amendment to the constitution of the state, and the question will go to its Supreme Court, and that body and the people rf the state fhould take heed of the interfereuce of Providence in the matter. THF. House at Washington last week called upon the President for the official correspondence relating to tho Dehriiig sea matter. An English war squadron has been ordeied to that sea. CENTRAL Ohio has an unusual divorce sensation on hands. Mr. and Mrs. Andrews are both ministers of tho Universalist church. One presides over the church at Cuba and the other over that at Man chester. Some time ago Rev. Mrs. applied for a divorce and the case came up last Monday. The testimony was most sen sational It charged that the husband had first been a Methodist Episcopal minister, but was dismissed for financial irregular ities. Then he joined the Reformed Church, and went to Anna, 111., where he was again retired for crookedness. Then he went to Washinton, Pa., and was eject ed from chuieh. Next ho appeared at Hlanchester as a Universalist preacher, and within a week has applied for admis sion to the Episcopalian Church. The wife also charges terrible brutality and scandalous conduct and shocking actions. The husband charges that his wife is a kleptomaniac and an habitual liar, of devil ish temper and of lax virtue. Some of the best-known people of the State aro mixed up in the affair, nnd sympathy is with the wife. THE compromise Silver bill passed the House last Saturday and was signed by the President Monday. Gen. Fremont Dead. General John Charles Fremont died at his residence, Ho. 49 West Twenty-fifth street, last Sunday afternoon. His death was sudden and unexpected, and resulted from an attack of peritonitis. Pr. Martin attended the patient, but was unable to afford relief. The General was out on Fri day in apparently good health. His son, who lives at Sing Sing, was notified of his father's illness, but was unable to reach Sow York before death occurred. Since tho close of tho war General Fre mont has taken little part in public affairs. From 1878 to 1881 ho was Governor of Ar izona. At the present session of Congress his rank of Major General was restored to him and he was retired as such. General Fremont was a man of wonder ftil achievement,imloniitable courage, great perseverance, a bitter hater of slavery though born in tho South, and a great layer of the Union. His services won for him much renown both at homo and abroad. Rheumatism Wo doubt if thero la, or can l>e, a •pacific remody for rheumatism; bnt thousand* who havo suffered its paint havo Jxsun greatly ben efited by I(ood'« Harsaparilla. If you havo failed to find relief, try this great remedy. It corrects tho acidity of the blood which is the cause of the disease, and builds up the whole system. " I was afflicted with rheumatlMiii twenty years. Previous to 1883 I found uo relief, but grew woroe, until I was almo»t htlplem. Hood's Sarsaparllla did mo more K<*>d than all the other mediciuo lever had." JI. T. UAMOM, Shirley Village, Mass. Hood's Sarsaparilla Bold by all druggists. $1; six for $3. Made only by C. I. HOOP & CO., Lowell, Mass. 100 Doses One Dollar Salesmen W anted To canvass for the sale of nuisery stock. Sit uations permanent, salary and expenses from tlie start, Quick selling specialties. No exper ience necessary. Outfit tree. Write for terms. HtaMng age. 11. V.. IIOOKKK CO . Xnrsr-rjmrn. Korlic «r, N. V. URE SHORE NUBSERIES. KRIE, 3r*A. All stock guaranteed to be in good con dition when delivered. Wo replace ail treea that fail to grow. REFERENCES IN' BUTLER: J. P. Lowry, \V. T. Mecbling. Jauio Shanor. Jr., J. E. Porrfytlie, Geo. ShafTiier (i. Walker, Esq., Pcrd Reiber, Esq. and I) L. Clceland. G. F. KING, AGT. Eitk.nmillku Houhk, IHttlkk, Pa. BUTLER COUNTY Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Office Cor. Main & Cunningham Sts. G. C. ROKSSING, PaisiD*NT. H. C. IIEINEMAN, Bkohbtabt. DIRECTORS: U. C. Roenlnc, Jlendeiwon Oliver, J. I. I'urvln, Jaine* str|ilifiiiHMi, A. Troutinan, H. 0. Helueman, Alfred Wick, N. Wellzel, I>r. W. Irvlii. I>r. Utckenbacli. J. W. Hurkhart. I>. T. NorrlH. LOYAL M'JUNKIN, Gen. Ag't. EIJTLER, Livery Stable For Sale. jt»k, Tho undersigned will aell livery stable, in tbe rear il\ of tbe Wick House, cousist ing of horses,buggies,sleighs, . PAcH harnoHH and everything per mnoku taining thereto, and lea He the barn for n term of yearn. My reanon U.t Helling in that 1 wish to devote my attention to other business. ALFRED WICK. YOU will fiinl the bent Soda Water in Butler at REDiCKI Try his grape tonic —a most delicious and refreshing drink. Try bin milk-shake, made of milk of guaranteed freshness. Try any of his llavors and you will find them the best in the town. pom m &AKIN 6 POWDER Absolutely Pure. 'fbta Powder never var;e». A muti 1 o purity, strength and wholesomt net*. Moie economical thau the ordinary kiuds. and can not be s-old in competition with the multitude ol low test*, short weii:hl,alu:un or phosphate powder*. Sold only in cans. ItOYAL BAKING POWDER CO., IOC Wall Street N. Y. ~ DEATHS BICKEL —"Wednesday. July 10. 1890. Flora G., daughter of Philip Rickel, of Butler. KECK —At the home of Lis uncle, Christian Troutnian, in l'ittsburg, Sunday, July 13, IS9O, Edward, son of Jacob Keck, Esq., aged 12 years. He was visiting his uncle's family and was taken ill with inflammation of tho bowels the Friday previous to his decease. He was an unusually bright boy. of good disposition, and his death is regretted by a large circle of young friends. He was buried in the Allegheny cemetery. BURKE—At the home of his son in law, Mr. J. H. Black, in IJutler, Mouday. July 14, IS9O, Rev. Edmund Burke, aged 70 years. Mr. Burke was taken ill at the sea-shore some weeks ago and was brought to But ler. His disease was a continuation of the grippe, which affected his stomach and made it powerless. He was formerly pas tor of St. l'eter's Episcopal Church of But ler, was a man of fine appearance and education, and had many friends in Butler. CALDWELL —Butler, Pa., Friday morn ing, July 4th, 1890, Mrs. Mary J. Cald well, wife of Wni. Caldwell", departed this life, aged 57 years, 0 mouths and 17 days. . Mrs. Caldwell was a woman of Christian character, a loving wife and mother, and for many years a member of tho I uitcd l'rcsbyteriau Church. Sho died in the lull hope "of a glorious immortality. With words of comfort to those dear to her, .>he left every earthly tie and entered into a life that knows no sorrow. Oh mother, thy gentle voice is hushed. Thy warm, true heart is still, Aud on thy pale and peaceful face Is resting death's cold chill. Thy hands are clasped upon thy breast, We have kissed thy lovely brow, And in our aching hearts we know We have no mother now. 'Tis hard to break the tender cord, When love has bound the heart, 'Tis hard, so hard to speak tho words "We must forever part. Dearest mother, we must lay theo In the peaceful grave's embrace, But thy memory will be cherished Till we see thy heavenly face. What is home without a mother? You will never, never know, Till that mother lieth low, Low beneath the budding daisies, Free from earthly carc and pain; To that home so sad without her, Xever to return again. GIBSON— At his homo in Washington ti>. July 3d, 1800, David Gibson, aged 70 years. 4 mot", and 15 days. I Mr. Gibson was born and raised near ' Freeport, mo rod to Washington twp. in ! 1«54, and has resided there since. His ; widow and eight children: .John, who lives I in the old homestead; .V. S., ol Alaburg; I), i E., of North Hope; OUll ELEGANT ILLUSTRATED CAT ALOG ITKl T K fur I*9o will be mailed on appli cation. Every Farmer, Gardener, Amateur or owner of a lot should hove one. Orders for llowcrs and lloral emblems liavo immediate attention. Telephone anl weekly. Permanent employment, guaranteed, ouint free. I'ri vlous experience not. required. We eun make a successful salesman of anyone who will work anil follow our lustruntlous. Write for terms nt once to JONKs a KOUMK, f.ak» View Nurseries. Mention this paper. Kochestur, N. V. Advertise to the Citizi* t4th Regular Monthly Visit IS. SALM i MUELLAI WILL BE ON August 6th and 7th, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. ! VOQHLSY HOUSE - - BUTLBB, PA. DR. J. J. McCLELLAN, Specialist WON DERF LILLY SUCCESSFUL CHRONIC DISEASES. DISEASES OF THE Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat, Lungs and NABAL CATARRH. All EYE OPERATIONS Are Successfully Performed By Them. PRIVATE DISEASES. On account of bavin# been Attendant Physician at Hot Springs, Dr. McClellad baa never failed to car* » case of Private disease peculiar to either sex, no matter of what nature or of how long standing. UNSOLICITED TESTIMONIALS. Mnjor J. M. Davidson, ex President of the Lawrence County Wool Growers' Association, and a citizen well known in the county, freely gives / the following testimonial to the ability of Drs Salm & McClellan. The £ Major says: "I was suffering greatly from a Polypus and with Inward ... .. Piles I had tried local treatment and much medicine with no avail. I read the advertisement of Drs Salm & McClellan and I concluded to gire them a trial. At their last visit to this city they declared mo cured and they k J discharged me. I feel now like a new man. Tbey did everything they agreed to and treated me courteously. They did me a world of good and :.'v relieved suffering." , NEW CASTLE. PA , July 7, 1890. I have been suffering from Insomnia (Sleeplessness) and general §(/ nervous prostration, dependent upon the former disease for more than three years. 1 became so weak that 1 would uot be on my feet for an hour at a time; appetite was miserable. I went to Mt. Sinai Hospital at New York jj City, but without the least benefit. I put myaelf under care of Drs. Me- WM Cltllftn A Sahu, who visit New Castle everv four weeks, and »m now as \ well as ever, bale aud hearty, minus all deficit of hea'th MAC.CJIE s OiUjCN, Box Jr Tbese a>*e but two of the tnaay cures effected by the doctors on their visits here. TLey have several other testimonials of wonderful cures which will IMJ published later. _ " ' 0 , „ .... ' Dr. Moritz Salm, Spectaltsf. -STILL H2RE." Why certainly wo arc here. Don't yon remember wo told you a year ago wo were going to stay and don't you remember we told yon how we had lioun working for ten years to reach the toj> of the business, aud told y<»u we were nearly there. Wo told you wo were not certain then whether we were the largest dealers in our line in this great state of Pennsylvania. l!ut now we are the largest. .1 list think of it right hero in Butler—the largest wholesale and retail carriage dealers in the whole state —well it is true we have the largest wholesale and wo have this largest retail trade. We currv, the largest stock and sell cheaper than any house in the state, the amount of business we do enables us to do so. We do not sit around doing nothing till customers come in then size him np and go for all ho has we do a straight forward business and hav ing all kinds of grades of work we tell you the quality you aro getting every timo. Why just "think we sell the very game top buggy for $4.3 that others sell for •fC."), ami wo keep also tho very best hand-made buggies—wo keep the best work kept by any dealer. Wo have harness for and up. also the rery be.it hand-ma-lo harness —in fact we are the only place you can get a really good fine harness You should look at our stock of surreys—the best you ever seen at one place in your life. Wo hail them all made for thin year's trade and they tiro thw latest styles, aud the finest work too—and spring wagons, wo have more spring wagons than you conhl shako a stick at. Just think of it, $33 for a spring wagon, also the very best kind made; and then the best part of it is you always know just what quality of work you are getting when you buy from us. Our rnlo ha* always boon nerer mittnjirc scul aud nct'er try to get rich off our run tinner. Remember we keep everything in our line anil pay strict attention. Von will always find us here. Wo cannot enumerate, but just think of it, the best collar pads for .iOc, horse collars 500 and up, carts lor #lO up. We have 12 different kinds, lap robes for #1 that others sell at #1.50, fly nets cheaper than you could make them yourself, good kip collars tick ing face, tufttxi with hair with pat fastener on top for #2, —just the collar (only a little better) you have been paying $2.50 to $3.00 for. Good hand made team harness —best oak tanned leather, all complete for s A«iKNT* HOIC WKRMTEIt'A vs ■trMctil Dictionary- KicMw lerrltor iven. An InduMfloutl man can And permanent mill lucrative cm plo) iitenl HtlitN liouk. -T. C. Mi Klroy & Co., No. • Sixth trect, l'ltt*!iiirj{'i. fa. AUYUTIHU iu tio CITIZEN. IE m TO IIMII \ou that it is our time now! We were hampered long enough. WE ARE IN OUR NEW ROOM. 105 S. Main St., - Opposite Willard House. We Have the Largest Stock OF SHOES AND SLIPPERS IN BUTLER. And we are going' to make a noise, and no one can stop up, and to start off with we ar« going to make Rome howl with our hard hits. To See It Is To Buy. A Ladies fine Button Shoe, Pat Leather tip, worked button holes, neat and stylibb, 90 cts. Another Heart Breaker : —A ladies fine Don. Oxford, tip or plain, warranted solid leather at 70 cents. Is 50 cents Enough? Yes, Indeed:—We hare the finest Opera toe slipper for 50 cents in the land. We want jou to see it. We want you to buy it and try it. 48 cts. Our Little Mischief. -48 cts. Is taking tb« trade by storm. Think of it. A child's spring heel shoe bright Don. Kid, sizes 5 to 8, price only 48 cents. Have You Seen Them?— Our men's but., coog. and bals. at 90 cents a pair. We hare a better one for sl. and $1.25 gets you a beauty. Our Men's Fine Donyola Shoe: —ln Cong, and Lace at $2, has no equal and are the very best Btyles in the market, in fact are all fresh and new goods and bought at the lowest market prices. WE WANT YOUR TRADE And know we can do you good. We can save you money on any footwear you may need and give you good, honest goods. SEE OUR FINE LINE OF COLORED SHOES. SEE OUR LINE OF TENNIS SHOES. SEE OUR LINE OF WIGWAMS, ALL COLORS. Base ball shoes for men and boys. Repairing dono promptly. Boota and shoes made to order. Box toe boots and shoes always on hand. LEATHER AND FINDINGS. All Orders by Mall Promptly Filled. The Cash Shoe Store. BLACKMOBE & GRIEB, 5 8. MAIN STREET, - BUTLER, PA. Planing Mill -AND— Lumber Yard J. L. PU KVis. L. O. PURVIS. S.G.Purvis&Co. MANI/KACTITfIICIIM AND DKALRRH IJf Rough and Planed Lumber or KV«tV UKBCKIPTION, SHINGLES, LATH & SEWER PIPE. Butler, Pa. L. |t|K>nitO I', it- W. Depot, BUTLER, - PA. YOU CAN FIND on 01. lu rirnmrauH it the AirM Hurwu »i ESftMSSgftHfe, Full Again. We mean our wall paper de partment, full and overflowing with our immense and choice, stock ofpaper hangings. You must help us out, we haven't room for half our goo-is, until you relieve us of some of them. We have the choisest selec tion of patterns in every grade from Brown Blanks at 10 eta to Gilts at from 20 cts to $1 per double bolt. Examine our Stock. J. H. Douglass, Near PofltofTice, Butler, P*~ A. J. FRANK k CO. DRUGS, MEDICINES, AND CHEMICAL* FANCY AND TOILET ARTICEB, SPONGES, BRUSH KS, PERFUMERY, *• MThyrtclan*' I'reMrlpUotta carefully oM pouuded. SS. Main Street, Butler, Pa. 3 fIIItfCDTICEDC o>othm,wnowkktoMmM» RlllbllllWbllW «hitp.p. ,o> obtain 90 odrtrtitinf ip&x* «rhM In Chicago, wilt find It on ffpH