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The New York herald., 1879-09-01
CANADIAN POLICY.
JOHN BRIGHT ON HER RELATIONS AND POLICY
TOWARD THE MOTHER COUNTRY.
The following private letter is now made public

Inc fntoNint private letbtr ~ now haue pupAc
with tho writer's consent:-
ONE ASH. RocHpAIE. August 16, 1879.
DRkn Sfn-- . The policy of the Canadian
government seems to me injurious to the inhabit-
ants OF the Dominion, and. II persisted In, will DO
fatal TO it, connection with the mother country.
To shut cut tho manufactures OF England Is bad
enough. but At the Same time to seek to borrow
money from her on guarantee for loan Is u
scheme and policy impudent that 1t cannot sue
coed.
The great railway project tho Canada Paciac)
only add 10 the debt Of Canada aud this can only
cAusc heavier taxes and will be made the for
stlil higher protective duties on imports, that
IN. laDds generous bat foolish help to her colony,
further given, WILL tond directly to cripple the
trada bctwora them.
baIi~ys the present policy VI the Canadian gov
rrnmant Is INJECTING wound ON the union between
lha colony aud Engaud. IRON which, II IL be not
speedily reversed great changes must come.
watch the progress OF the protection malady In
the STATS aud tn Canada with great interest can
not tbink IA vii continue very iong. Your letters
win o. something % weakcn Its hold upon those
aasetsd BY 10. Afn very respectfully yours.
JOHN BRIGHT.
The New York herald., 1879-09-01
LITERARY CHIT CHAT.

Montenegro boasts publishing Arm.
Mr.. William Andrews has written q volume OF
"IIistoric Romance"
Mr.. stedman's complete poems are about to bc
published in London.
''Thc Afghan Knife" is the title of Q novel about
to pierce tho public heart
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-10-15

Allegheny county wholly liable for
those losses, will appear in the fact
that they might have been of such ex-
tent that no one county or city could
possibly pay for the same. Suppose
the whole or the half of Pittsburgh
had been destroyed By that fire and
riot how could the balance of the peo-
pie of Allegheny county ever been
able to pay the losses? Or suppose
said railroad riot had happened to have
first broken out in Philadelphia, the
home of Judge Paxson, who delivered
this cruel opinion, and Philadelphia
had been half destroyed and half her
people ruined, what kind of an inter-
pretation of that old law would 1t be
to say that the other half of the people
should bear all the loss? And all this,
and much more that might be adduced,
goes to illustrate that only small and
local riots were contemplated by the
law of ls4I. The riot of July, 1871,
was anything but of that character
Allegheny county will yet certainly be
relieved from the possibility of paying
SO great loss through this late decl-
sion of the Supreme Court.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-10-15
Injuring Fences.

Act of March 90, 1865, Sec. l. "It
any person or persons, from and after
the passage of this act, shall mali
ciously or wantonly break or throw
down any post and rail or other fences,
erected for the enclosure of land, or
shall carry away, break or destroy any
post, rail or other material of which
such fence is built, inclosing any lots
or fields within the Commonwealth,
such person or persons so offending
shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and,
on conviction, shall be sentenced to
pay fine not exceeding fifty dollars
one-half thereof to be paid to the in
former on conviction of the offender OF
offenders, the other half to the poor Of
such county, township, borough, OF
ward where the offcnse has been com.
mitted, with costs of prosecution, OF
undergo an Imprisonment not exceed
ing six months, or both, or either, al
the discretion of the Court"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-10-15
Our Question Box.
PROSPECT, Oct. 10, Il

PROSPECT, Oct. 10, 1879.
Messrs. Editors-Believing by all
appearances that the interest manifested
in the "Question Box"is on the decline,
and taking an interest in its welfare,
which every person ought to take, l
contribute few words in order to see
it continue, because all persons inter-
ested can instill something into their
ever-increasing minds that will be ben
eficial to them sometimes.
My answers to the derrick question
are as follows: The length of the
longest straight line that can be drawn
is 77.O4 feet, and the difference be-
tween the perpendicular and slant
height is 449S inches.
QUESTIONS.
What weight of pressure is pro-
duced by beam resting on a fulcrum
feet from a stationary end, providing
the beam is % inches square and 35
feet long, and having weight of ], 400
pounds attached to the endsF
In turning chaise within a circle OF
a certain diameter, it was discovered
that the outer wheel turned thrice to
the inner's twice supposing the axle
tree feet long, and the wheels of an
equal size, the length of the circum-
ference described by each wheel is re-
quired. G. 2.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-10-15
Tho Pittsburgh Riot Losses.

The Supreme Court, now sitting at
Pittsburgh, rendered q decision last
week, to the effect that the county of
Allegheny is liable for the losses sus-
tanned by the great riot at Pittsburgh
in July, 1877. The decision is made
under the old Act of Assembly, of
184l, which, to our mind and the
minds Of many others, never contem-
plated o riot of the extent and nature
of that happening in Pittsburgh in
July, 1871 but contemplated merely
riots of q local nature, and meant to
provide that the. local community
should be responsible for losses by the
same. We all recollect that that riot
extended along railroads nearly from
one end of the Union to the other, and
happened to concentrate and burst
forth at Pittsburgh. The absurdity
and injustice of the decision making
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-10-15
DEATHS.

MCCLUNG-Oct. 11th, 1879, at his residence
in Oakland township, this county, Mr.. Wliham
McClung, an aged and respected citizen OF this
county,
SHANOR-Oct 18th, 1879, at her residence,
in Center township, this county, Mrs: Sarah
NJ. Shanor, widow of the late Jacob Shanor'
Esq, in the list year of her age.
Mrs. Shanor was a lady much respected by
all her acquaintances. Her death was sudden
She was in her usual good health until Friday
last, when she was found lying near the
spring house of her residence suffering and
unconscious from an apoplectic stroke, in which
state she continued to her death For many
years past she had beon an exemplary member
of the English Lutheran Church of this place.
Her remains were followed to the grave on
Monday last by large concourse OF relations
and friends.
BURKHART-Oct. 7, 1879, in Summit town.
ship, this county, at the residence OF her son-ln'
law. Mr.. John Limerick, Mrs. Rebecca b. Burk-
hart. widow of the late Elijah Burkhart, Esq,
of Butler township, aged 65 years, months
and days.
Mrs. B. was good, kind-hearted woman
and much esteemed by everybody who knew
her. She was the last of the family about this
place of Mr. Joseph Richardson, who once
resided here and may be recollected by some Of
our older citizens Her friends and relatives
have the sympathies Of this community in
their loss.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-10-15

when they are not true, Ill the sense
conveyed bv Mr.. McCandless, then we
can readily understand his Indignation
and that of others, at this attempt to
make their alleged failures the cause
of the failure of the First National
Bank. Mr. Boyd, as he states, does
not owe the National Bank here a
cent, and did not owe it cent for some
time before it closed, having settled
with it and lifted all the paper he was
on before 1t failed, giving his note for
balance, with good security, which
note was Immediately sold to bank
in Pittsburgh and the money realized
upon it by and for the use of the Ma
tional Bank here So the closing OF
his dealings with it, as the matter
stands, was for the benefit of the
bank here, and if he has anything yet
to pay on his small note given it will
be paid to the Pittsburgh bank, its
present owner. The National Bank
here lost nothing by him, nor did Mr..
McCandless, nor can they. Why then
was his name used at all? And why
were the names of others omitted by
Mr.. McCandless who do owe the Bank
and whose paper yet lays unpaid in it,
with strong probability of never
being paid. The names of some given
owe, it is affirmed by them, small
amounts, while the names of some
omitted owe largely, in one case to the
amount of about $4,000, and which
case may account for the whitewashlng
contained in an editorial of paper OF
this place last week, in which the
losses are spoken of in light way and
the sufferers as being of the "more
fortunate class who can bear their loss" )"
The real causes of the failure OF this
National Bank are well understood
mere. IL was uSeu loi iuui' iuuoi pun
poses and ends. There were too
much oil speculation in it, and too
much politics, which has resulted in
injury to individuals as well as to the
Republican party of this county. But
it is not our purpose, nor have we any
desire, to now allude to these things.
We stated last week, that although
the public seemed to be entitled to all
news in reference to it, yet we would
confne ourselves to official acts or facts
as they transpired in its winding up.
We little expected then to see the pub
lications made here and in Pittsburgh.
The great trouble, and which is much
to be regretted, is that innocent par
ties, among them some of the Direc-
tors of the Bank, have already suffered
and may yet suffer more. If so they
will have the sympathy of this entire
community.
Since writing the above Mr.. Nc
Candless has corrected his statement
in regard to Mr.. Boyd, and desires it
to be so stated, which we do with
pleasure.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-10-15
Thirteen Governors Expected.

In accordance with the arrange
ments for meeting of the Governors OF
the thirteen original States, to be held
in Independence Hall, on Monday, the
Goth inst, for the purpose of starting
preparations for the purposed celebra-
tion of the one hundredth anniversary
of the surrender of Lord CORVALLIS at
Yorktown, it is announced that the
Governors of Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina and Georgia are to
leave Richmond on Friday morning,
the 18th inst, on the way to this city,
and will probably be joined at Balti-
more by the Governor of Maryland.
Upon arriving here it is arranged that
they shall be met at the American
Hotel Opposite Independence Hall)
by the Governors of New Hampshire,
Massachusetts,, Rhode Island and Con-
necticut.
1t is proposed to have the Cover
nors visit the Permanent Exhibition
on Saturday afternoon, the 18th inst,
and that on the following day, the an
niversary of the surrender of Corn
wallis, they shall attend divine ser
vice in old Christ Church, Second
street, above Arch, where Washington
worshipped. After the meeting to be
held on the next day, Monday, when
it is expected the nine Governors men,
toned will be joined by the Chief
Magistrates of New York, Pennsyl.
vania, New Jersey and Delaware, it is
said that they all will probably visit
Yorktown for the purpose of looking
at the site upon which it is proposed
to hold grand national military en-
campment in commemoration of the
surrender.-Philadelphia Times.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-10-15
Warfare on Lotteries.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10-The ruling
made by the Postoffice Department
last Saturday, that all letters addressed
to lottery companies, or to persons as
agents of such companies, must be
treated as unmailable, has not been
rescinded, nor has the enforcement of
the accompanying order been sus-
pended, as seems to be supposed in
some quarters. On the contrary, it is
being rigidly enforced. The post
master of Louisville has been informed
by the Postmaster General that he
should refuse to deliver any such let
ters, and should send them all to the
Dead Letter Office The misunder-
standing in regard to the matter ap-
pears to have arisen form the fact that
no authority has yet been given to
postmasters to detain letters mailed to
persons known to be lottery agents,
but not addressed as such. The de-
partment is, however, pursuing an in
vestigation as to the extent of the
business done and the methods by
which the statutes and the recent order
are evaded by the lottery companies,
with view to determining whether a
postmaster at an Office of delivery, who
has judicial notice of the business en-
gagged in by company and its agents,
can hold letters which arrive in large
numbers addressed to an individual
whose connection with the lottery
company is not openly stated.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-10-15

JOHN G. WHITTIER, the Quaker poet
and veteran abolitionist, recently wrote
a very interesting letter to the Worces-
ter Convention, held in honor of the
25th anniversary Of the organization
of the Republican party in Massachu-
sets. After referring to the rise and
progress of the anti7slavery senti-
ment in political circles he says !:
"The Republican party has done a
noble work, but it has still its mission
and its duties. 1t is as necessary now
as it has ever been. 1t must be main
tanned until the ballot-box everywhere
Is safe from violence or intimidation,
and the civil rights of every class of
American citizens are made secure be-
yond the possibility of suppression or
infringement" This is true doctrine
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-10-15

CAPT. JAS. T. SAMPLE, of Sewickley,
Allegheny county, We are informed, is
soon to canvass this county for sub
scribers to the New York Tribune,
and we take this occasion to recon-
mend him to the people Of Butler
county as an honest, worthy and per-
fectly reliable agent and man in all he
may say or do. Mr.. Sample is Grip
pied, having lost a leg in the Mexican
war. The New York Tribune is now
the leading Republican journal Of the
country, and in view of the approach
ing contest of 1880, for President, all
its readers will find it very able and
interesting paper.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-10-15

AS an illustration of the remarkable
memory and clearness of mind of Mr..
David Dougal, now over hundred
years of age, gentleman of this place
who visited him lately tells US that on
being enquired of relative to the loca-
tion of a certain saw mill sixty years
ago and the title to and lines of the
property on which it then stood, being
piece of land in Brady township,
near what is. known as the Stone
House place, Mr.. Dougal gave an ac-
curate description of the said location,
with history of the title of the place
on which it stood, and the different
owners, then and since, and all about
it, which was important information
to the present owner
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-10-15
About Some Birds.

What is known as the English spar
row is now among US, an institution
of this town, and evidently come to
stay. Sitting at our Office window
the other day we noticed them gather
ing material upon the street for nest
making, with which they flew up to a
corner of the Brady Law Building,
into a narrow space between the
brackets and water pipe, and there
placed it, evidently building a nest
Being at this time of the year our Gu
riosity was attracted to know why
this nest is being built so late in the
season, and when almost all other
birds are gone away with the young
ones they raised here during the sum-
mer. The nest, we imagined, was
probably for winter use as house,
and so it may be. But it seems they
are bird of not only rare impudence
in manner and great voracity in eating,
but are as we'll of great fecundity. so
that the nest may possibly be for
Matching more young sparrows. The
vigor of these birds is remarkable. 1t
was quite amusing to see them seize
weeds and other things on the ground,
and the pulls and jerks they would
give to extract them. These would
be so vigorous sometimes that the
bird would throw itself upon its back.
Their chattering, too, is continual, but
not at all musical or pleasant FIRE.
quently they will go upon the trees
and make such a noise that you would
suppose some great calamity had hap
pened them 1t is hard to tell, on
these occasions, whether it is fun and
frolic among them, or a. fight. They
apparently attack one another with
great fierceness, but may be "only in
fun" Compared with our modest
little American sparrow there is a
great contrast. 1t is said they are a
foe to our nice little sparrows that
only come in the spring to stay through
the summer and then go away again.
In fact it is said that nearly all birds
are afraid of them But certain it is
we have them among US, an annoyance
and nuisance, and don't sing at all
nothing but the same chatter all the
time. In England they are called
house birds, because of their famili-
arity with and disposition to stay
about towns and houses If this is
their nature they will never spread
through the woods. They were intro
duced into Philadelphia some years
ago, it is said, for the purpose of de-
stroying the insects and worms that
poster the trees in the public parks,
etc., and from there they are spreading
out through the country. They can
stand cold weather, and do not pro-
pose to go South like the robin and
our little sparrow or "chippee," and
so we will have to put up with them
with all their bad manners and un-
musical voices.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-10-15
Ex.iler Markets.

corrected By G.. WILSON MILLER Il Biol
BurTER--C ood IA cents Il N.
BAcoN--Plain sugar cured hams 10 cts. q Id
shoulders, 8 sides.
BEANs-White, Sl.250150 4 bush.
CU1cKENs-25 to 80 cts. per pair.
CHEEsE-12H cts Z ID.
Corn NEAL cts. Z ID.
CALF SKISs-90ct9S1 y 10.
EGGs-12 cts 2 dozen.
F1sH-Mackeral, new, kits roc; 4 bbls.
sl.40; Is bbls., 2. so.
FLouR-Wheat, 5000 q hbl. sack s1@:l so
GnAIN-Oats, 25 cts q bushel: corn AZ wheat
S1@Sl Is; rye As cents buckvheat, 30.
HoNEY-15 cts. z ID.
LARD-6c q 10. Tallow, GOT.
LEATHER-Sole 23@26 cts. 2 lb.i upper s25
053 side kip 60ct990c 2 ID.
MoLAssEs-50960c q gallon. Syrup, 40Q6Oc
ONIuNs-50c. Z bush.
PoTAToEs-25n 35c. q bushel.
SUGAR-Yellow 70Sc.; white 9@10c. q ID.
SALr-No 1. s1.25 q barrel.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-10-15

JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, Jr., grandson
of ex-President John Quincy Adams,
of illustrious name and fame, has been
nominated by the regular Democrats
of Massachusetts as their candidate
for Governor. This is the sixth time
he has been so named by that party
for that Office, and his chances for sue
cess now are more hopeless than ever
before. Truly politics make strange
bedfellows," when descendant of the
Adamses becomes Democratic candi-
date.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-10-15
the balloon by Mr. Burr himself The

the balloon by Mr.. Burr himself. The
romantic announcement has never
been received, and this young lady,
strong as is her faith in the missing
friend, has terrible misgivings that the
two have met with horrible fate.
The last words she heard from the lips
of Mr.. Burr were: "I'll telegraph
YOU" He then hurried to his place,
started on his journey, and with his
hat in hand waved what may proba-
blv prove his last goodbye.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-10-15

THE vote in Connecticut on Monday
week last, on the proposed Constitu-
tional amendments, making the Judges
hold Office during good behavior andpro-
viding for biennial sessions of the Leg
islature hereafter, resulted in the de-
feat of both by large majority.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-10-15

THE Ohio election came off yester-
day, and we are sorry we cannot with
hold our paper to give some news.
But we have to 60 topress this (Tues-
day. evening and Of course have no
news. Both parties are claiming the
victory, but we have but little doubt
of Republican triumph.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-10-15
National Bank-Correction by Mr..
w. S. Boyd of Letter Of Charles
McCandless, Esq.
BUTLER, Oct. 10, 1879.


BUTLER, Oct. 10, 1879.
Messrs. Editors-My attention has
been called to letter of Charles Nc
Candlcss published in the Pittsburgh
Dispatch, dated Oct. 6, 1879, where
my name is used. True there was a
drive made on me in February, 1878,
and | did make temporary assign
ment, and was on paper in the First
National Bank, being nearly all endorse
ments, to about $4,000, and during
the year reduced it to about So, 900 !;
and kept still on reducing it, and a
short time before the bank failed /
lifted every dollar of paper L was on
and gave one, with good security, of
$2,50O; and that was transferred or
assigned to the Fifth National Bank of
Pittsburgh. So that took up all the
paper l was on in any way in the First
National Bank of Butler. l had
been doing a large business in the
bank, as my bank book shows. Now
in justice to myself l make the above
statement. In June, 1879, my AS
signee reassigned my property back to
me, all but few pieces that had been
sold. Respectfully yours,
WILLIAM S. BOYD.
There are but few persons in this
community, if any, who will not say
Mr.. Boyd, the writer of the above, is
simply doing justice to himself in
making the above publication, 1t is
very natural for him, and any of the
others named in the letter of Mr. Me-
Candless to the Pittsburgh Dispatch,
to feel aggrieved at the thus dragging
of their names before the public, even
| if the statements made were true. But
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-10-15

ROTH-HOERLEIN-O I, 1879, at the
residence of the brides parents, 80 Varlck
street. Utica N. Y, by Rev. H. w. Roth. Presi-
dent of Thiel College, Rev. Theophilus b.
Roth. pastor of Ev. Luth. Church of the Re
deemer, Utica, N. Y, and Miss Amalie E.
Hoerlein.
YD-COLEMAN-Sept. 2oth, 1879, at
Walla Walla, W. T., by Rev. w. P. Simpson,
assisted by Rev. r. NJ. Boyd, Rev. Robert
Boyd, of Walla Walla, and Mamie c. Coleman,
of Geneva, Ohio.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-10-15
For Sale.

The following farms and pieces of property
II this county are still offered by the owners al
the below prices
100 acres in Mddlesex township, well i'm
proved and good buildings, and possession
given Immediately, for $1,000.
200 acres in Penn township, about 70 i'm.
proved, for 81 900, or less if all paid in hand.
80 acres, part cleared, in Butler township
for $500.
60 acres in Connoquenessing township, good
buildings, mostly improved and balance very
good timber, for 81, 400.
S5 acres, one of the best located and most
desirable farms in Clinton township and very
well improved for s., 200.
66 acres in Adams and Cranberry townships
nearly all improved, with buildings, etc., at q
low price.
60 acres in Forward township, well improved
farm, at low price.
20 acres in Venango township, fgood new
buildings, good water orchards, etc, $2, 800.
II acres within the limits of Butler borough
for 81, ,0i0.
3 lots in Springdale, Butler borough, 125 feet
front on street. for $40.
Further information as to any of the above
can be had on enquiry at the CITIZEN office
Butler.
Ladies' and Chfldren's
Underwear, at
u rrrrD e. RArcTnN,s
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-10-15
BUTLER CITIZEN.
eDubIican State Ticket,
THE Allegheny river is said to be
three inches lower than it was in 1854,
the year of the great dry spell.

SOME sales in real estate near this
place were made last week. Part of
the Milton Maxwell farm, in Centre
township, 050 acres, with the build
ings), was sold for 9,750.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-10-15
n NOficc.

Notice is hereby given that an application
Will be made to the Governor OF the Common-
wealth OF Pennsylvania for charter of incor-
poration of the "Western Pennsylvania Tel
ephone Company" The object of said eom-
paDy is the construction and maintenance of a
telegraph line for telegraphic and telephone
purposes within the county OF Butler and other
Pennsylvania. sept24
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-10-15
How to Get Sick.

Expose yourself day and night eat
too much without exercise work too
hard without rest doctor all the time
take all the vile nostrums advertised,
and then you want to know
HOW TO GET WE'LL.
Which is answered in three words
Take Hop Bitters See other column.