Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-12-22
Centreville Items.

Centreville Items.
CENTREvILLE, Dec. 90, 1880
EDITORS CITIZEN DIR. Scovel, of
Pittsburgh, will lecture in the Presby-
terian church on Tuesday evening.
Subject: America and Europe Com
pared"
Christmas viii be celebrated in the
Methodist church On Saturday evening
by "snow house" An interesting
entertainment will be afforded The
managers of this enterprise deserve
commentator for their zeal in the in
struction and amusement of the young
folks, and are to be congratulated on
the success which always attends their
efforts in this line.
The members of the Presbyterian
Sabbath School are promised an oyster
supp-r on Friday evening.
Mr.. Wells Humphrey, of Worth
township, while on his way home from
this place on Friday, lost pocket-book
containing a small sum of money and
valuable papers.
Gettes Morrison, the lively mail car
rier between this place and Butler, lost
a valuable horse on Friday night. This
is the second loss of the kind W! ich
he has sustained within few months
"Whisky did it," at least, it is SAID
to have been the cause of the sudden
suspension of an enterprising "Hlde
and Pelt" firm of this place last week
A festival will be held in North Lib.
erty on Friday evening, for the benefit
of the new Presbyterian church, of that
place.
We are pleased to note the return oi
our noted western traveller, Mr.. j. n.
Warmcastle. Stay with US, Mickey.
Prof. Samuel McCune is conducting
a singing class at Wolf Creek
A young son of Hiram Gill met with
painful accident last week while
coasting. 1t appears that, sliding
swiftly down an icy hill, be encounter
ed small stick protruding from the
ground, which entering the hip, passed
upward near the back bone, seven and
one-half inches Dr. Patterson extract
ed the stick-over three-quarters of an
inch thick-and to the surprise of those
who saw the terrible wound, and to
the relief of the anxious parents, decid-
ed that the injury was not dangerous.
BETA.
The Senatorial Fight.
PHILADELPHIA, December S.-Rep-
resentative Wolfe, who is ruling spir
it in the councils of those upon whose
support Mr. Grow must depend and
who during the last few days was in
town circulating among the city dele
cation, said to a Press reporter last
evening: "Seventy-eight votes are nee
essary to a choice in the caucns Mr.
Grow has So members of the Eegis-
lature instructed for him, leaving him
90 short Now, then, | think there is
no doubt, in fact | know, that he can
get the % votes necessary for victory.
| am of opinion that he can get even
more than the 90 from among those un.
instructed"
"Can Mr.. Grow rely upon all those
who are instructed?" Mr. Wolfe was
asked.
ut will be much easier, "replied Mr.
Wolfe, ''for Mr. Grow to hold his in
structed strength and those who will
be for him than it will be for the oppo-
sition to concentrate upon a man ac-
ceptable to all parties"
"Who will oppose Mr. Grow 2"
II really don't know" replied Mr.
Wolfe.
as Mr.. Oliver likely to be their
candidate ?"
II think it IS generally understood
that Mr. Oliver is no lclger a candi-
date | don't think the word has yet
been passed along the line as to who
the opposition will concentrate upon.
| don't think that any man represent
ing those antagonistic to the general
element in the party supporting Grow
can win If they defeat Grow, it will
be by taking man who is supposed to
represent the same political principles
and policies in the party that Mr. Grow
represents, and this, think, is very
improbable. In other words, | don't
think the machine will win this time.
/ don't know VINO the opposition have
thought of, and / think they will ex-
perience some difficulty in selecting a
candidate. 1t is my opinion that they
will not offer any opposition if they
think they are whipped, which rather
think they are. / have full confidence
that Mr.. Grow will be the caucus NOM
inee for United States Senator"
Representative Mckee, who was as
sociated with Mr.. Wolfe in the riot
bill Investigation, supp emented the
foregoing interview by sayings AL
though l had made up my mind soms
time since to support Grow in the ab-
sence of better candidate, | did not
deem it advisable to be ou;spoken until
now. My reason for supporting him
is because the opposition are not likely
to concentrate upon a man superior to
Grow Although the city delegation
is divided, we hold enough in Bhila.
delphia to turn the balance one way or
The other, but it will turn for Grow,
"Have the opposition announced
their candidate 2"
1.-The opposition have not officially
named their man. | am not for Grow
if there is better man in the field, but
| do not see any It's a question of
policy. He is the best man in the
field to-day, and ! am quite sure there
will be none better named before ths
caucus. rs beid"