Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-09-24
THE scheme of starting the Grant

THE scheme of starting the Granl
boom with a monster excursion TO the Pacific
coast, which should escort the ex-President
! across the continent, was abandoned. NOT
that the schemers of Grantism propose 70
abandon the boom, but because they feared
that too much circus enthusiasm might react
unfavorably upon their candidate
THE Boston Transcript tells story
| of a man who had large number of pigs IN a
pen near his house, and made it his practice to
! 20 out every evening and "stir them up with
| n club, TO the great annoyance of the pigs and
of the neighbors. One of the latter remon-
strated with him one morning, asking hlm why
he treated his pigs in so cruel a manner. Be
cause" he answered, 81 want them to know
that am boss"
SPEcIALTIEs in woolens at William
| Aland's Merchant Tailoring establishment not
to be had elsewhere in the county.
THESE are trying days of Memphis.
The fever holds its own nurse. and physi-
clans are worn out with h rd work, money IS
scarce and business remaiIls at a standstlu. AT
least a month remains before the coming OF the
welcome frost that is 10 snuff out the fever ana
put Memphis on its feet again. II Will be
month of encouragement and suffering Ihe
city that has struggled so hard against asking
aid should not be denied it now that aid is
plainly needed.
SHERIFF HOFFMAN took nine pris-
oners to the penitentiary and worShouse last
Thursday afternoon. Previous to going, how
ever, they had hearing before Esquire Muntz.
They thought they would have little fun the
night before, and amused themselves by destroy
ing everything in the Jail that they could tear or
break to peices for which they are held to
answer for as soon as their terms OF lmprls-
onment expire 1t will probably cost the
county hundred dollars to repair the damage.
THE finest line of hosiery, at lowest
prices. can be seen at Charles Grieb's. Butler.
JUDGE STOWE, of Pittsburgh, granted
new trial in the case OF Montgomery against
Scott township, in which the plaintiff had got
a verdict of $500 damages for being badly hurt
by a runaway horse, which became frightened
by bridge. He was thrown down an enbank-
ment, which he claimed, and the jury thought,
ought to have been fenced. The new trial was
granted because the plaintiff, Immediately after
the verdict had been rendered, dined eleven of
the Jurors at the St. Charles hotel.
SPRING bulbs, such as Hyacinths,
Tulips. Crocus, ETC., are now offered for sale by
most of our seedsmen. Judging by those we
have seen, the crop is of unusual excellence,
and seems rather TO have been benefited by the
wet weather which has prevailed in Holland
as well as in other parts of Continental Europe
and England No other plants so much beau
tify the spring garden. Plant from four to six
inches deep in mellow. rich soil. They may
be set out now or later, so long as the ground
is not hard frozen.
Now is the time to look after your
Fall and Winter Clothing. Visit the store of
j. & G. f. Keck before going anywhere else.
EVERY reader of this paper, who
receives his CITIZEN regularly each week free
of postage, owes a debt of debt of gratitude TO
the memory of the late Sir Rowland Hill, who
died in Hampstead, England, August 2lth,
aged eighty-four. II is to the efforts OF Mr..
Hill, that in 1889 the reduction in postage rates,
the abolition of the grossly unjust franking
privileges and other postal reforms were in
aueurated The results of his efforts are en-
loved by the civilized world to-day. Perhaps
we cannot better realize just what our postal
facilities are than by attempting TO picture to
ourselves the year 1879 without them.
HATS. Caps and Gents Furnishing
Goods, at Charles R. Grieb's.
A WRITER in atlantic for October
next tries to make out that "Foreign trade (is)
no cure for hard times" His argument is that
in competing with European and Asatic man
ufactrrers and producers, for foreign trade, we
impoverish our mechanics and laboring people
(by forcing them TO take as low wages as are
paid in those countries), and that thereby we
destroy home trade. He suggests no remedy,
but we suppose he means an export tax on
both manufactures and produce. There is some
sense in the idea of putting an export tax on
raw-cotton, grain, and other articles, as II
would force the entire manufacture of those
articles at home, but an export tax on manu-
factured articles, means decrease in the num-
Der of your customers. decrease IN the
number of your customers means decrease in
;,iices. and that means decrease in wages.
WILLIAM ALAND, Merchant Tailor,
has just opened the largest line of woolens for
men and boys wear ever offered in Butler.
THE abortive attempts to regulate
freights by joint action have recently led the
railroads TO try a new experiment They have
jointly appointed a commission of arbitration,
consisting of experts, who are TO study railroad
questions and adjudcate differences which may
arise between the roads. The gentlemen selected
are Charles Francis Adams, Jr., David A. Wells
and John A. Wright, who are TO recaiye liberal
salaries and surrender their timeto the subjects
which may from time TO time be submitted to
them 1t is understood that in controversies
between the roads their decisions are to be final.
This arrangement points in the right direction,
and is very well so far as it goes. But how are
these experts to enforce their awards? If the
roads should prove as faithless to this engage
mcnt as they have been to their compacts on
the subjects of freight, it is difficult to see how
in the absence of law, they can have any
remedy against one another. The idea Of a
commission is excellent; but it should be a
commission created by law and clothed with
authority. In England there is such a COM
mission appointed By the Government and in
vested with adequate powers to make its action
and its decisions legally binding-a commission
which not merely protects the railroads against
each other. but protects the public against
unjust discrimination by the roads. We believe
the time has come when Congress must take
this subject in hand in spirit of equity toward
all parties concerned.
BEFORE ordering your winter cloth
ing call at J. 4 G. L. Keck's Merchant Tailor
ing establishment.