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A New and Grand Epoch in Medicine

DR. MAGGIEL IS the founder Of new
Medical System The quautitaraus,
whose vast internal doses eufeeble the
stomach and paralyze the bowels, must
give pretedehce to the man Tho restores
health and appetite, with from one to tao
of his extraordinary Pills, aau cures the
most virulent sores eIth box or so OF his
wonderful ana all.healing Si,ye. These
;wo great specifics Of tile Doctor are flst
superseding all the stereotyl,ed nostrums
of the day. Extraordinary cures by
Maggiel's Pals and 5alye have opeuca
the eyes of the public to The inefficiencv
of the $50 called) remedies of ot1ers. and
upon which people have SO long blind!y
depended. Niaggiers Pals are not Of she
class that swallowed by the dozen, and
of which every box full taken creates an
absolute necessity for another One or
two of Maggiel's Pills sullices to place the
bowels IN perfect order, tone The stomach,
creates an appetite, ana render the Spirits
light and buoyaut! There is no gripping,
and no reaction in the form OF cuustpa-
ton. If the liver is affected, its luno.
tions are restored; aud if the nervous
system is feeble, it is invigorated This
last quality makes the medicines very
desirable Tor the wants OF delicate fe-
males. Ulcerous and eruptiye disease,
are literally extiuguished by the olsen
fectant puwor or Nlagsiel 5 Salye In
fact, it is here announced that MAGGiEL' Is
BILIOUS, DYsPEPTTC AND DIARRHgA
PILLS cure where all others fail While
for Burns, Scalds Chilbains, Cuts and
all abrasious of the skin, BIAoGIEL's
SALvE is infalliablo. Sold by j MAG
GEL, 43 Fulton Street, New York, aud
all Druggists, at 70 cts. per box
For Sale at Drs. GRAHAMS& HUS
ELTON'S Drug Store, sole Agents in
Butler, Pa, quay 8, 'G6,
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1866-05-30
The approaching Ca,,paign.

we have not said much as yet, IN ref
erenco to the October election. mainly
because We thought it probable that,
while our local canvass was going on for
county and district ticket, our peopls
would not feel much inclined to give
any other political subject their consider
rtiOn Itis satisfactory, however to OBJ.
serve that our local canvass is progressing
so quietly. The best of feeling peryades
everywhere; and all feel content with the
prospect Of certainly having a good ticket,
without having gotten up any local strife
This Icing the case, we can now afford to
turn our attention to other matters, and
foremost among these that demand our
consideration, is speedy aud. Thorough
organization Of our forces for the fall cam
paigu. The fact that we expect certain
victoryis no reason why we should slack
en- our exertions In adition to our old
opponents We have now to confront Fed
eral patronage wherever it can be con-
tFollad by the influence Of the occupant
Of the White House, or isdog Cowan.-
They hays not yet determined upon,
whether they can more successfully an
noy US by getting up third candidate
for Governor, or by throwing their infu-
snce diresA fer Clymer. Several tferts
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1866-05-30

So
danger Of drowning. by plunging into
''bis waters withouta life pressrser, !"
Should, for while, b pitched about by
the waves Of Bright eyed Tyanny.7
Marriage is not all mere specala-
tion," a"bartering for silverand gold, ',by
managing mammas" for 'marriagable
daughters" for managing mammas'
sometimes fail, and lmarlriiagable young
men" succeed. But bargains are made
by somebody, and in some way, and the
man Of s.Ceremonies" makes out the pa
pers, closes the contract, seals the article,
and two more go on their way rejoicing.
? Well. wen, if ladies and gentlemen will
marry, let them go ahead. An article
easy bought, is sold cheap, and if the
frail HBarque" sinks into the Vortex, let
it go down Aud let bachelors and
maids who will be bachelors and maid:
still, enjoy all the glory Of their single
blessedness; it need make no difference tc
you nor me.
Then say not that love is all a hollow cheat
Eecause meet with disappointment, aud deceit,
Rnt always WOO IN fa h, ye who would surely WIN
Aud ne'er ct tha Light Of holy passion dim
The beauties Of this world were rnnde no man
Life Is short, then lot him enov as best I've can.
Some alone. with ntut mn thought4 OF a n4ffow-mud
But wiser ones will for themselves hepmeet find
RFTSEy IEAsy
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1866-05-30
Communicating.
VT t7IY UT NNH'
Destinations.


THos. RoBISsoN, Esq; Dear Sir n
Seeing my name announced in your pa
per as candidate for assembly, renders
it necessary for me to presentlmyself be-
fore the public in a different aspect !
am thankful fol-. the respectful distinc-
ton conferred, especially as it was un-
sought; as well as for numerous subse-
quent expressions of friendship. How
ever, not willing to be candidate now,
OF anxious to be so in the future, [ have
nothing TO ask, only to be restored to that
comparative privacy most congenial to my
wishes, You will therefore, please with
draw my name in your next issue.
Yours &c.,
Josiah McCANDLAss.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1866-05-30


Ed. OF CIrIzEE Sir: Permit me
through the columns of your paper, to say
to the Republican voters of Butler CO.,
that beg leave to withdraw my name as
candidate for the office of Sheriff; and
| take this opportunity of returning my
sincere thanks to my many friends thro'
out the county, for their kind offers OF
supportin my behalf at present; but may
at some future time, if 50 desired, per
NIT my name to be used in this OF some
other connection, for the suffrage of my
fellow soldiers and citizens.
Yours &C.,
aai HARVEY d. THOMPSON.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1866-05-30

Reply to "Unlkhown.5 fr
| have read your ''short Epistie,' and
must confess myself somewhat surprised
to find that the publication of my"sGr reat
Calamity" had excited you so much as
to cause you to give expression to some
of the sentiments of your "Epistle" You
say that men, cody and deliberately
dragging ladies with them, aud plung ing
into the turbulent waters of "Alatrimony"
are committing downright, wilful "su !
eide and murder Well we wi ! let you
have your own way, and call it what you
please; but it is the hlto: 1t is "conta-
gious Disease" and it is the fashion.
Now, you know, there is nothing like
being fashionable, if it should be the
foolshucss of getting married" In
spite of words and warnings, ladies aud
gentleraen will marry; and here let me
inform you, that since the writingof that
"Calamity," two more of our gentlemen
have acted 10 the same ungentlemanly
manner. Nov if you are going to ~R-
Jady deny yourself this Supreme Bliss"
you need net parade it as "Grand Mis-
take, for others will prove it.
Now, perhaps, you are afflicted with
heart disease; palpitation for instance. IF
so, would advise you to take care Of
yourself, for palpitdtiou is undoubtedly,
one step toward that dangerous little mat
ter Of "Dollars and Cents"
And is there no trac love now7 Must
we go back to the "gloriour days of An
cient Greece" when "Anachreon sung
and Timotheus touched his lyre," for an
example of that holy passion, which 'cas
and rs still the theme of poets and musi-.
clans No, certainly not. If there was
true love in past ages, there is tue love
still And if you take an impartial view
of the matter, you will find it SO. am
convinced that all is not true. but if some
should be false, tickle and decietfui, it
does not prove qHtobe Of the same stamp,
Itmight be thatsoae'' Bonnie wee las
sic" has walked with you, talked with
you, listened to your batteries, received
your attentions with bushes, and then
very 'nnocenty said, "No, sir what
if she did. Others have done the same
thing, and | am afraid will while time.
lasts. Gentlemen do the same thing;
like butterflies Of summer, they 90 from
flower to flower, slipping "nectar" from
sweet lips" then the eye tires OF admir-
ing, when passion bids them look a
broad, and strange flower greets the
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American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1866-05-30
LIST OF sURORs.
GRAND JURORS DRAWN FOR
TERM. 1866.

lElhi. IpVOs
John Lewis, Esq, zelienoplc; Wm.
Shira (of David), Washington; G. IL.
Warren, Prospect; Andrew Christie,
Concord /; WIN. Tillerman, Adams Fos-
ter Seaton, Marion Nicholas Wally, Par
ker Eli Bockwith, Slipperyrock Thos.
r. Hoon, Centre Alex Gillespie, Gran
berry James Cranmer, Clay; Robert
Glenn, sr, Worth Robert Boggs, Jack
son A. Black, Cherry; Isaac Cleland,
Muddycreek Wm. IL Redick, Alleghe
ny; John Lardin, Clinton; Robert Har
bison, Buffalo; Sam'l Bolton, Lancaster;
Thos Crafty, franklin; Robert P1rvis.
Middlescx; VIM. Crafty, Butler; David
Dougal, Boro. Batler; Thomas Beatty,
Mercer.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1866-05-30
Gen. Wise BADLY Esecon-


The following extract from the speech
Of Gen, Henry A. Wise at the celebration
Of the anniversary of the death ~Stone-
wall jackson, is worthy of consideration,
because he tells plainly what most rebels
mean but dare not avow. lie said:
II don't know that am prisoner.
CLaughter.1 | am bound by no chain.
have pass to 90 where | please upon
the soil of my native land AT least Gen.
Grant says SO. | may be arrested but |
wanted no man living to, tell me whittier
| might go. ICheers | have the
proud satisfaction Of saying that fought
until we had won the privilege Of being
paroled. [Applause.1 There is no au-
therty here or elsewhere to arrest me or
to stop my mouth, so long as | obey the
conditions of that parole; and upon that
parole / shall stand 50 long as l live
[Applause.l You call me prisoner of
war; am not prisoner Of war lfpris-
oner at all, | am prisoner of peace. A.
mong the last shots fred by Infantry at
Appomatox, were those fred BY the troops
that had the honor and pride to lead;
and there at Appomatox peace was bro't
about.
"You call the cause lost; it is n ot lost.
If it is lost, the cause of civil liberty is
doomed, for it too, is lost. There was a
Paradise lost aud a Paradise regained,
and there will be Paradise regained in
this country. The blood that has been
spilled is too precious. | should not be-
lieve in God, if did not believe that a
special providence would yet give victory
toand secure the triumph of ciyil liberty
in this coutry.
"One thing can be said, there was one
man who could not be driven to DO that
which he did not consent to do. As long
as one man in this OommouweaIth-Ta ia
voice, What Commonwealth n What
Commonwealth? There never was but
one Virginia. But | tell you, Old Vir-
ginia is not at home. She will come back
some of these days, aud then the devil
take the hiudmnst. | am watching, and
will tell her what has been done in her
absence. III say Mamma, your chill
dren did not do that. 1t was done by
inpostors and pretenders' Again, ! say,
there is but one Vjr ila. They have
taken and are welding her powers. Ii
| am traitor, let them make the most of
it. If am traitor why don't they try
me and hang me? | have lost my lands
and properly, but would clean boots on
your streets sooner than bow to usurpa-
ton. If had triumphed | should have
favored stripping them naked (Laagh-
ter) Pardonl They might have appealed
for pardon, but | would have seen them
damned before ! would have granted it.
For myself the boot being on the other
leg, take no oaths? ask no pardons?
prolonged cheers.) | give you that bri-
gade- the old, the lasting, .he enduring
Wise Brigade. (Cheers and applause }
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1866-05-30
Adnir,isfrator.s Notice.

w L'TAFE OF MARY MONTGOMERY. !.
4 LLpersnns Interested are hereby notified that let
N tersof ADMINISTRATION have tts day been granted
tnthe undcrsgn9d the estate Of Mnry Montgomery
late ot Clinton townships dte'd All persons having
claims Against said estate, will therefore present the
Same properly authenticated for settlement aud those
owing sald estate will settle the without delay
DANIEL LARDIN,
may % ls5B--et. Administrator.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1866-05-30
G. A. BLACK,
W. q. BRAoKENRIDGE, Co
F. NJ. EASTMAN,
Butler, Nav 26. 1866. ~

The anniversary Of Stonewall Jack
sons death, celebrated all over the South,
was impressively observed in Raleigh, n.
c., by the closing of the stores, memo
rial Grafton in the Senate Chamber, and
a procession to the Cemetery to decorate
rebel soldiers graves with flowers. The
grave of President Johnson's father was
particularly houored in this way, as
"a testimony of Raleigh's respect for the
President, and their gratitude for his
magnanimons Southern policy" as a Dix
lie newspaper phrases it.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1866-05-30
Ras~ The following is from the Rich.

BaS- The following is from the Rich
mond Examiner, paper but recently re.
lieved from a suppvessing order of Gen
Grant. Its Endorsement Of the Presi-
dent is quite natural.
"We have one friend, we'll tried aud
faithful, and we should buckle him to Us
with hooks Of steel. The Legislature
and the Judiciary are against'us, bent on
our destruction, but, thank God, the Ex
ecutive, good, wise and brave, is for us =
He exerts himself to the utmost OF his
power in our behalf He commiserate:
our condition, he recognizes our rights
and he devotes all his energies to our pro
lection.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1866-05-30

ESTATE OF vI'lr,s EEou.opr

IL persons interested hereby notified that let
ters Of Admnstr 3tion have tii{ duN 10 gran ed u
the undcrs sned IN The estate ui VIM Eeshnrdi Va of
Clearfield township decd All pcr-'fis having claims
against said estate will the. eipre present the same
properly ant ent icute settlement aud those owing
said estate. will setue the without delay.
may %, 1SfG-8t. PEThB FENNEL Admir-.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1866-05-30

IA gentleman now living in Norwich,
n. T., bad his pocket picked thirty three
years ago OF $500 At intervals Of thir-
tees, seventeen aud three years he has
received the whole amount back in mys-
terious instalments BY mail, with requests
to forgive the theft. The robbed gen
tleman is now 81 years old
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1866-05-30

Anarpeal will be held at the Court House in Butler
on Monday the 1ltn day of June, A. D 1873
NOTICE Is hereby giyen that the Law requires all H.
oense5 q bc paid on " boGfe the ~ Il ar of July next
Or the Treasurer will bring suit on the sans.
WILLIAM TBUNAL,
may 80 Mercantile Appraiser
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1866-05-30
To the soldiers 0T ISennsyivania

HARRISBURG, May 1, 1870.
In obedience to the authority vested in
me by resolution adopted by the Con
vention of Soldiers. held in this city, on
the 9Th day of March, 1866, | 10 hereby
request the honorably discharged soldiers
of Pennsylvania to meet in their respect
i've Legislative districts, and elect dele
gates, not exceeding five in number, to
represent their district in Soldiers Con-
vention, to be held in the city of Pits
bugh, on Tuesday, the 9th of June next,
at 10 O'Clock, a. IN. 70, E
Where any Representative District com
prises more than one county, the manner
of electing the delegates is respectfully
referred to the soldiers of the district,
for such conference as will result in fair
representation of each county.
Citizens who have borne arms in de-
fence of the nation against treason, have
especial interest. in the purposes of this
Convention, and it is desirable that as
tull representation of the brave defend
ers Of the country as possible should be
secured on this occasion.
j. Il. HARTRANFT,
Late Brevet Maj. Gen, U. s A.bzs
In pursuance of the above call, pri-
mary meeting was held on the 25th inst,
and the undersigned appointed a com
mittee to issue call to all bonorably dis
charged soldiers of our County to attend
meeting in the Coure House, in Butler,
on Saturday, the I'd day of June, 1866,
at l o'clock, p. M. for the purpose Of Sc
lecting delegates to represent Butler coun-'
ty in The Convention to be held at Pitts
burgh, on the 5th of Jnne.
IL is desirable that as full meeting as
possible be secured
G. A. BLACK,
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1866-05-30
Traverse JURORS DRAWS ron JuNs
TERM FIRST WEEK, 1866.

John Whitmiro, Adams Sim1el ~
Anderson, Allegheny .Jo.Iiua GaiIbraith,
Buffalo; John B Graham, Butter /,
Hugh Grossman, Brady; Francis Con
nelly, Centre Jesse Brackney, Clay
John BiliingsIy, Cherry; John ODon
ell, Clearfeld; John b. Mclaughlin
Canton Richard Allen. Concord Ril
son Graham, Cranberry; John W. Bran
don, Uonnoquenessing; Henry Dowpy,
Donegal; Wm G. Oannpbefi, Esq, Fair
view fhos. Dodds, Frankin; YIN
Goehning, Forward Ihos W Boz gs,
ia, kson Thos Frazier, Jefferson; Jdbn
Wuster, Lancaster; Wmi Surrena Ma
rion; Ebenezer Brown tcf f. !, Mercer !;
james NJ Collum, NlddIesex; David Boy
or, Muddy creek Henry Mouion, Oak
land Joel Kirk, Penn VIM. Il Shira.
Parker; James Clark Slipperyrock; JAS
StepheusoB, Summit; Wm. i. Stalker,
Venango Robert Thorn, Washington !;
VIM. trookshapks, Winfield Andrew
Glenn; Worth; n. c. Heineman. Boro
Butler; Ww. Mccullough, sr., Bor Mil.
lerstown Isaac Brewster, Bor. Prospect /;
David Mcdonald, Bor. Centreville; Isaac
Latschaw, Bor. harmony
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1866-05-30
REGISTER AND nrcoRbEN

MR. Ed --You will plssse aunnunee the name or D. j
@ Ayres Of Butler tp late private in Co l. iO2d eet
Pa. Vet Vol, as cad tiate for Regiter d Recorder
subject to the decis on of the Republican primary eee-
ton ~ -. ~ -
Mr.. Avres emitted in 1851, and served his country
until the battle Of the Wilderness in which he iot his
hit leg feeiing tht he il Il deserving Young man and
competent to nh the Office We submit bis case to tie
Onion men OF Butler county.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1866-05-30

Ma. Ep-You will please announce the name Of G.. r.
Anderson ~ no Borough of Butler, oandtiato for
Pruhono:ary subject to the decsiOu OF tho Unien pr
mary election Many Citizens.
Mr. EnffnR ;-Pieasc anhoii nco tho nlIne Of H. Nc
Clymond' II The Bor0ugh Of Portersviile, candi-
date for Prthonptny, sniJec to ie dec siun II tho
Republicans NJ their p1im7rs election In urging ths
nomination OF Mr. NoGyin1nls,we think we are ash lnz
nothing more than X due this section Of the county
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1866-05-30

: Ms. FD Please egnonnoe tho namo Of q H. eurnp-
of the Borough of Mllerstcwn for County Auditor
fm Yenrs, and obtge Many Citizens.
Mr. ED.-Please announce the Of J. Calvin Glen N
Nauy Citzeus
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1866-05-30

Mn, EpfroR-PlesSe announce tho name of ! II.
CLARK. Esq OF tho boro of Bntler frfnerly of Worth
Tpi mis- lnd late jrfrfA 10 the 18th Reg. Pa Vol.
~ csnd la- for PrSh,nurry of i'nticr 20 subject
90 l decision Of tho Union Republclp Urinary Elec-
tiUG @ MANY yorEns
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1866-05-30

Mr.. EDiToH.-Ffease ailnonnce the namo or James
Kearns Of sunmH to- cantlato for eoronerr SUBJ
letto The deesion of The Union Republican primary elec
ton, aud obJge alaliy friends of KesfDs. both ee
Citizens and Soldiers.
American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1866-05-30

CONGRESS-.
Hon James err, will be a candidate for coueressia
tbs Urinary electi subject the district conferences.
Many Citizens.
2. M'Juniu E4l will be candidate for Congress at the
primary election, suujeet to the District conference.
Many Republicans
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-01-28

ne new epidemic which is excitfnRso
much alarm ia Berlin. is called friebi1o
Up % last accounts three hundra5
and twenty cases had occurred aigbt,
OF which had proved fatal. AS eSnse-
quence a general strike has taken nisoe
in the pork eating line. The friIE5n0
sDirlts i a small microscopic worm ~
a~uimalcule, which was fust Observed nv
The distinguished auat0mist. Picbsr5
owen, in eighteen hundred and tbirt,
i've, and is found in the muscles and 4
lesines OF various animals, an,
pig and rabbits, in such enormou
lues' that a single ounce Of po.k i -
u contain occasionally a. M ms -
hundred thousand Of these - o. one
parJaking Of the meat infrSta5 - Dg
they Sre transferred 70 Toe bg,,s
causing intense suffering yybi.L Ivy
instances is Followed hg ! u4i-r-i LaIy
The INST symptoms Of tri.bfns.l-
noticed some years since in Dree5a,
DO particular attention was maid - ~
the summer before lasL when i nI
Ofcases occurred both in Berlin srS -
parts Of Germany, which led. -
medical investigation Of this novel -
OF disease. As usual, the doctors wara ~
different opinions some Of them ~
clared that il vas nothing else than VIZ
is generally called measly pork, who
had been known for ages and has ne -
been thought particularly Dangerous.
and although many people RETAINED
from eating Of the unclean animal
especially in the shape Of such German
delicacies as raw ham and smoked
sausages, the whole affair was beefnning
10 ~passCutOf memory. Thepork butchers
breathed more freely, when a few weeks
ago il was suddenly revived by the an
n0uBcement that at Hederslebea. small
place IN Prussian Saxony, the mvsterioDs
disease had broken out with great vim
Ience, and was spreading over the adioin-
ing villages, its origin being distinctly
.raceable 10 a triebniferous hog which
had been killed by the butcher Of he
place, and pa-celled out among the in
habitants.