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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-12-10
Valuable Town Property
FOR SALE.

The undersigned wishes to sell the following
described property In the borough Of Butler,
Butler county; Pa:
TWO LOTS, 20 feet front each. and running
back i0p feet, located on Main street. adjoining
the Rockenstoin property.
Blk LOTS fronting ON Cunningham street,
90 feet each In front and running back 100 feet.
/ will also soIl the BRICK and FRAME build
ings cree. oi on part OF tho same property from
which tho above lots are taken, together with
the ground on which they stand.
Aiso-FIvE ACRES within the borough Of
Butler, on the Old Mercer road, originally owned
by James M. Bsedin, ESQ.
Also-FOKTY ACRES OF coal land in Wash
igton township. originally owned by Patrick
O'Conner, and near TO the Shcnango Railroad
depot.
g5-For terms apply to tho undersigned, living
In Butler. PATRICK KELLY.
dec3-ft
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-12-10

OF 10 Federal street, Allegheny City,
desires to inform our readers that he
will make to order suits of the most
fashionable cuts at lower prices than
any other Merchant Tailor west of the
mountains.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-12-10
II ia a. Pleasure

For us to call the attention of our read
ers to the fact, that they cannot find a
better establishment to order their
Winter Clothing from, than II. H.
Niemann's, 10l Smithfield street,
Pittsburgh.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-12-10
Election Notice.

An election TOR twelve Directors of the But
Ter Mutual Fire Insurance Company, TO serve
for the ensuing year, will be held AZ the office
of the Sccre; ,ry, Ia Butler, Pa, on the second
Tuesday OF January, 1850. being the 18th day
of the month, betwe n the hours of and
pm. Ii. 9. HEINEMAN,
declO Secretary.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-12-10
MARRIAGES.

T-CALER-Noy. 10th 1879, by
Egq. Watterson, Mr. George Markbart, or
Butler county, and Miss Jennie Caller, OF Beaver
county.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-12-10

In the matter of the assignment of d. McDon-
aid for the benefit OF creditors, C. p. 3T3,
June Term. 1876.
Petition of l. N. Graham, Assignee, for leave to
reconvey &C.. aud to he discharged.
Now, Dec. /, 1879, ordered that notice be
given to creditors of said assignor and other
parties interested, by publication for two sue
cessive weeks in at least one newspaper pub
lished in the borough of Butler; that the prayer
of the foregoing petition will be granted. and
decree made as prayed for, unless objections
thereto are filed on or before the 18th inst.
BY THE Court.
dec3-2t A. RUSSELL, Proth'y.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-12-10
Administrators Sale.

by virtue Of order and decree OF tho Or
phnns Court of Butler county. 10 mo directed,
will Offer for sale Mt public ouicry on tho prem
isos, In Winfield township, Butler county, on
Friday. Dec. 26ih, 1879,
the farm iatoly owned by John Post, deed. con-
taining ono hundred aud nix acres. more or lcsH
bounded north by August Acre ot al, east by
GaIbroath, aouth by Thomas Beckett ct nj. and
west by Casper Freoling mostly cleared and
under cultivation; dwelling house, barn aud
other outbudugs thereon.
TERMS -Onothird In hand on confirmation
of sale. and tho remainder In two equal annual
inst sialmcnts. with lawful interest, TO bo occurred
by bond and mortgage.
CABPER FREELINd.
deo3-4t Administrator.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-12-10

THERE will be no session OF the
Legislature this winter to disturb the
public mind, for which the people OF
the State will feel thankful
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-12-10
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10000 bushels of Rye wanted at
Walter 4 Boos' Mill, to be ground
into -four. IS cents paid per bushel.
WALTER Il BoOs.
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DEATHS.

BRITTAIN-Dcc 3, 1879, in Butler. Archy
Wallace Britain, aged years and months.
SEDWICK-March, 1879, at West Monterey,
Clarion county, Pa, Mr. William I. Scdwick,
noed about 20 years.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-12-10

Mr. ANTHONY ALLEN, of Zelieno-
pie, has been appointed by the Com
missioners Mercantile Appraiser of
this county for the coming year.
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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-12-10
Wheat! Wheat!

The highest Pittsburgh market price
paid for Wheat, at Walter & Boos'
Mill, Butler, Pa. WALTER & Boos.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-12-10
Hide Market.

S. Schambcrg, butcher, pays the
best price for Beef Hides, Skins and
Pelts in Butler.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-12-10
New Advertisements.
Worth Mutual.

THE annual meeting OF the members of The
Worth Mutual Fire Insurance Company viii he
held in the pchoolLonsc at Wcst Liberty, on
the secopd Saturday Of January, 1880, being
the 10th day. j. NJ. MARSHALL,
decIOtd Secretary.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-12-10

TuE GRRATEsr LIVING AUTHORS, such
as PRoP. MAX MULLER, LIT. Hon. w. f. GLAD
Stone, JAS. A. FHoUpE, PKor HUXLEY. X. A.
pRocTon. EDw. A. FREEMAN, PRoF. TYsDALL,
Da ". G.. CARPENTER, FRANCES POWER CoBB,
Tug DUKE or ARGYLL, WIN. BLACK, Miss
THAcKERAY, Mrs. MULocH-CHATK, GEORGE
MAcDoNALD, Mrs. OJIPHAST, JEAN isogLow,
Mns. ALEXANDER, THos. HARDY. MATHEW
ARNOLD, HEsnY KINGSLEY, w. w. STOREY,
TUHGUEsIEP, CARLYLE, RUsKIs, TEssYsos,
BROWSING, and many others, are represented
In the Davps of
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GeG q week Ia your own town. Terms and t5
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Portland, Maine. dcc3-iy
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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-12-10

SEVERAL communications have been
crowded out this week for want OF
SPACE to insert them
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-12-10
Beef Hides,
Charles Gardner ,

VIM. Mardorf is paying from I to Q
cents per pound for good Beef Hides.
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The daily gazette., 1879-12-10
THIRD EDITION
General NesCs.

SENATOR Sharon leaves San Francisco
for Washington this morning.
II il reported that M. Turcotte, Presi-
dent Of the Quebec Legislature will be
superseded Oh the reasssmbling oi that
body.
Forty emigrants from Meriweaihe-
county, Ca, passed through Albania,
yesterday, on the way to rexas and
Arkansas, where they intend 10 ouy
land.
Breyet Major Freds lex Rosencrsns.
of the Sixteenth U. 5. lnfai.try, diea NJ
Fort Riley, Kansas. on Sunday evening,
and was buried there yesterday, Win
military h0nors.
The schooner George l.. Broom, II
tons burthen, was run into and sunk by
the steamship Norman, near Chester,
Pa, on Monday night. The crew were
saved, but lost everything.
The farm house of Richard and Will
liam Needham, brothers, in London
township, Ont, was entered on Sunday
morning by masked burglars, who took
500 and dubbed the Needhams so saw
agey that their recove ry Is doubtful.
General Grant arriv ed in Indianapo-
lis, yesterday, and had the usual well
come from officials and citizens. lie
will leave indianapolis this morning for
Louisville. He will be unable TO visit
New York or Brookly I'm this win er.
The Virginia Leg stature yesterday
elected I. Fauntleroy, SECRETARY Of
State John K. Massey, Auditor Of Pub
lie Accounts, and IL. Il. Dyson, Second
Auditor. All are Readjusters, and Dy-
son is . Republican. The remaining
officers will be elected to-day.
John Wannamaker 4 Co. are spanning
Chestnut street, in front OF their place
Of business, with an arch similar to the
one by means Of which that finn wei
coined Dom Pedro and Rochambeau
during the Centennial. This arch is u
bear the inscription "Welcome, Gen
eral Grant"
The Advisory Committee of the Re-
publican Senatorial caucus will recon-
mend that no action be taken by tht
party in regard to financial legislation
this winter. Mr.. Morrill,, the sole dis
senting member, will recommend as
minority that the grdenbacks be divest
ed Of their legal tender quality aud re
tired.
Senator Blaine is reported To hav'
said on Monday that he would vot
against Secretary Sherman's reconmer
dation that the greer backs be diveste
Of their legal tender quality. Mr.
Blaine thought 1t would be best to hav
each bank in the country redeem in col
as soon as there shall be a sufficient az
emulation Of it, ami he would let TIN
legal tender notes alone for the preser
rather than provoke all angry tinancis
excitement when the country is awaken
ing from its business lethargy.
The daily gazette., 1879-12-10
CONGRESS.

In the United States Senate, yester-
day, Mr.. Bayard from the Finance Com
nlitLee, reported back the bills for the
interchange Of subsidiary coins, and for
the issue Of ten millions Of four per cent.
bonds to pay pension arrears, and asked
that they be indefinitely postponed. IL
was so ordered. Mr.. Davis, OF w. Va,
called up his resolution, calling upon
the Secretary of the Treasury for tabu-
lated statement by States Of the amounts
paid by the Government since 1866 on
account of wal claims. Pending discus
sion, the Senate wen into executive ses
sion, and then adjourn rned.
In he House. Mr.. Pound, Of Wiscon-
sin, introduced Constitutional amend
ment, providing that after March 4th,
1856, tie President and Vice President
shall hold Office for six years, and be in
eligible for more than one consecutive
term; also that congressman shall serve
for three years. Mr. Kelley, of Penna.,
introduced Constitutional amendment
providing that the President may veto
particular items in appropriation bills,
and prohibiting general legislation in
such bills. A large number OF bills on
various subjects were in reduced under
the call of States and referred. Resolu-
tions were introduced by Mr.. Fros', of
Missouri, and Mr.. Gillette, of Iowa. ex-
pressing sympathy for the famine threat
ened people of Ireland, and for their eff
forts TO obtain The boon Of equal laws
and elf-government; and requesting the
President to communicate with Her Ma
jesty's Government The hope that some
arrangement may soon be made by which
the Irish peasants may become owners
of the soil they cul ivate. The resolu-
tions were referred. Mr.. Wood, from
the Ways aud Means Commi tee, report
ed resolution for recess from Decem-
Der 23d until January 9th. The resolu.
tiOn as amended To make the date OF
adjournment the 10Th inst , and then
adopted. The Senate resolution filling
vacancies in the egency of the Smith
sonian Institution by re-appointmen'
was cOncurred in. After some business
of no general interest, the House ad
journed.
The daily gazette., 1879-12-10
Small Notes.

There is much complaint among tho
banks IN to the scarcity OF currency and
small notes, and amid all Of the complain
lDg no satisfa ctory response Gomez
~ to the cause Of the scarcity.
Whence they have gone is
more easily asked than satisfactorily an
swered. The United States Treasury
has by no means an excessive supply the
amount being less than 80 millions. New
York has now less than - millions, Phil.
adelphia less than two-tbiris that sum.
and Boston only 81 millions. An In
Quiry at the banks OF this city leads us
to believe that the largest Of them does
not hold over $50 600 each Of 81, So, %
and $40 note~, which counting twenty
eight banks, would bring the aggregate
under three quarters of a milhon.-Led.
ger.
In the days OF Jackson hard money
men advocated the use of gold and sill
YER instead of sma II notes.