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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-05-26
ILLINOIS.

The Republican Convention for the
State of Illinois assembled at Spring
field, that State, on last week, and af-
ter methods even worse than those
adopted in Pennsylvania, instructed
the whole delegation of the State to
vote as unit in the Chicago National
Convention for Gen. Grant. In place
of letting the counties of the different
districts of the State name the dele
gates they wished to represent them
in the National Convention, many of
whom were for Blaine, the Convention,
having small Grant majority in 1T,
passed resolution giving it's Chair
man power to appoint committee to
name all of the delegates to the Chica-
go Convention, and the consequence
was, an entire Grant delegation. The
vote by which this greatest of any out
rage we have yet seen was done, was
close, being 389 for to $40 against. 1t
seems to US that after that vote Gen.
Grant should have Immediately caused
his name to be withdrawn from the
contest. This was in his own State,
where he now is, and with all the in
fuence of State pride and Of such aids
as Senator Logan, but little more than
q majority of the State could be forced
into his support. AS we said last week,
if he is nominated at Chicago by the
enforcement of this odious "unit rule"
in Illinois, and upon the Pennsylvania
and New York delegations, then we
look for trouble. If, on the other hand,
he is nominated fairly, all could cheer
fully support him. This action in Hi
nois may cast the nomination in his fa-
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-05-26
Census of 1889.

The work of taking the census will
begin in June, and heads of families
will do well to prepare themselves for
vigorous pumping" as it will be
the duty of tie enumerators to find
out the name Of each person in the
family the color, sex and age of each
person the relationship of each person
to head Of family; what persons are
single, if any, We're married during the
census year; get a statement of the
sickness or temporary disability Of any
person ut the time of the enumerator's
visit; if there be any blind, deaf and
dumb, idiot, insane, manned, crippled
or bcd-ridden persons in the family !:
how many attend school within the
census year; if there are any who can
not read or write ; the place of birth of
each person and that of his or her
father or mother.
All persons will be included in this
enumeration who are living on June
/, 1880, as well as members Of fami-
lies who may die after that time, but
children who are born after that date
will be omitted. rhe questions as to
occupation and the ability to read and
write are not to be asked with regard
to childrcd under ten years of age.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-05-26
After Illinois What /?

The Illinois Republican Convention
concluded its delicate task yesterday
by electing 42 Grant delegates to the
National Convention This was done
in the grand style which so well BELTS
the political boss. Senator Logan had
played uron the discords of the Con-
vention so lightly that they were al
most transformed into harmonies, yet
at the same time he consumated an
outrage which must literally astound
those who have imagined hitherto that
the popular voice is omnipotent.
Many of the National delegates in IL
linois had been chosen by their dis
trict constituency These, unless they
were elected TO support Gen. Grant,
were coolly tossed aside by the CON-
mittee of 10 Grant men to which was
allotted the sacred duty of making up
the roll of AZ delegates, and none were
appointed except those who could be
trusted. Delegates elected by the peo-
pie were virtually told to go back to
I their constituents and tell them that
Mr.. Logan's committee did not choose
W IcCOSulLC luClI dulnOilOy
But where will the Third-Termers
get 400 votes upon the first ballot :?
Giving Mr. Grant every State south OF
Mason and Dixon's Line, with the del
egates of New York, Pennsylvania and
Illinois intact, and he will have but
Ais votes, which is only 80 more than
the number required for nomination.
Now, glancing over the estimates made
by the Grant calculators we find they
concede Al anti-Grant votes in the
South, which is two more than enough
to Offset the 80 majority gained by Civ
ing Pennsylvania, New York, Illinois
and the Solid South to Gen. Grant.
But the Grant calculators also claim
30 votes in Indiana, Wisconsin and
Massachusetts,, and the anti-Third-
Termers will have to counterbalance
these by securing similar number in
Pennsylvania, New York or Illinois,
or from the South in excess of the II
which are already conceded by the
Grant men to Blaine and Sherman. So
far we have taken their own figures
Now, let us dispute with them the
complete delegations of Pennsylvania
and New York, and we find that a
change of 10 votes from their column
to the anti-Thrd- Term column will dis
sipate the majority of 30 figured out.
Can these 10 votes be secured We
are assured they can, for more than
that number of delegates in this State
alone have solemnly declared that they
will not support the Third Term can
didate, to say nothing of nearly as
many similar declarations of New
York delegates Of the most emphatic
character And the unit rule will not
help them, for it's adoption would only
benefit them in New York and Penn
sylvania, while it would lose them in
other States more than they would
gain in these two. We do not yet see
that the anti-Third- men have
reason for dependency, but on the
other hand, the above figures which
are mainly based on Grant estimates,
show that there is every reason for
cheerfulness, proving conclusively, as
they do that Gen. Grant cannot be
nominated on the first ballot, upon
which his friends place all their de-
pendence Pittsburgh Dispatch.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-05-26
What an Independent Paper Says.

What an Independent Paper Says.
The Petrolia Record, published at
Petrolia, this county, is independent
in politics and can therefore have only
the public good in view. In its issue of
last week in referring to the Republi-
can primaries, now soon to come of, it
makes the following suggestions which
are worthy just now of reading by
the Republicans of fhis county
"Our first suggestion is in regard to
the necessity of giving u proper con-
sideraton of the fitness of candidates.
Let it be understood, to begin with,
that no person can have any "claim"
worth a moments consideration to any
Office in the gift Of his party that is
not founded first of all on personal fit
ness and qualification. BY fitness we
mean that he must be possessed of such
downright and upright integrity as
will render it sure that he will be proof
against all corrupting influences. BY
qualifications we mean degree of in
telligence and ability sufficient for the
creditable discharge Of the duties of
the Office sought. No claim founded
only on previous service to the party
should be entertained by voter for q
moment, if these prerequisites are
wanting in the person who solicits
support. 1t may help voters to decide
whom they ought to support, if they
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-05-26

WORTH TOWNSHIP, MAY Is. 1880.

WORTH TOWNSHIP, May Is, 1880.
EDITORS CITIzEN-Not having seen
anything in your paper from Worth
township, | thought | would write
few lines to satisfy any anxiety that
may exist in the minds of some per-
sons with regard to our welfare. We
have been having quite warfare, as
is generally known, and what seems
most strange, out of all the assaults
and batteries, trespass, and false inn
prisonments, there has not been one
person deprived of life or limb, or in
fac: anyone hurt, unless it was one of
the lowlanders who wanted the Pro-
fessor who lectured on Phrenology
over among the rocks, to feel his dogs
well as his mind seems to have been
worried considerably, and he adopted
large hickory cane he had on the oc-
casion. Whether he intended to feel
the dogs or the lowlanders head is not
known, but be that as it may the hick-
ory lit on the lowlanders snoot, who
dropped the dog and Immediately took
to feeling his own head. no doubt
thinking it was a good plan to be inde-
pendent. The lowlanders held council
and declared war and the Professor
had to stay in the School house all
night. War has been going on in other
parts also. We do not know whether
the authorities intended to adopt the
martial law or not, but they adopted
some kind of law by which they dep
utized certain young man for the pur-
pose of taking another, which he tried
to do without success. Then to have
revenge he got three or four others, and
proceeded to take his brother, which
they done without losing man. The
people are very outspoken on political
matters. They do not endorse the
proceedings of the Pennsylvania Par
don Board. They do not like, and have
very bad feeling toward the Came
ron ring and they are going to give
vent to their feelings at the coming pri-
mary election by defeating one of
Cameron's imps. WI.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-05-26
Correspopdence.

Editors Ciizen-Please publish the
following: "William M. Marshall, oi
Forward, came to Butler county in
1843. He is staunch Republican
was formerly Whig, and has voted
the whole ticket at every election since
he cast his first vote; he is u farmer,
and has never before sought for an of
flee of any kind. He now comes be,
fore the people of the county as a strict
and honest party man, asking the sup
port of his Republican friends at the
coming primaries for Assembly.
Yours etc, CoNNooUENEssINd,
May "a, 1880.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-05-26
A Safe Rule.

If representative betrays his peo-
pie once, that was his fault; but if
allowed to betray them twice, that
will be their fault Apply this to the
contest for the Congressional nomina-
tion in this county, to be decided on
next Saturday, and we do not see how
there can be any doubt as to the result.
If majority decided to again trust a
candidate who once violated pledges
it must be that the people have
changed, or have forgotten, or are in
different as to their own interests and
honor.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-05-26

EVERY delegate from Philadelphia
to the Chicago Convention but one,
declares that be is opposed to Grants
nomination, but only three or four OF
them at the same time have the cour-
age to say they will not be bound by
the unit rule.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-05-26

1T is said that certain Democrats of
Butler have promised the Cameron
ring heavy vote at the primaries IN
this place next Saturday. If this Is
true the consideration will show itself
in time. In the meantime the Millers-
town Republicans should be consulted
about it.
The above we find in the Millerstown
Herald, of last Saturday, and insert
here for the purpose of calling the at
tention of the Republicans of that place
to the same. We hope there may be
no foundation for it, yet we have other
wise heard the same report, and there
fore take occasion to say to all inter
ested. that a Democratic vote cast at
Millerstown, or any other place, at our
Primaries on Saturday, will only get
the candidates profting by 1t into
trouble. The Cameron ring, as used
in the above, means Mr.. Thomas Rob
inson and some of the wire-workers IN
his interest. Let there be fair and
square Republican vote cast and all
will be we'll The present Republican
vote of Millerstown and Donegal town.
ship is pretty well known. and is not
the half of what it was some two years
ago. More than half of all parties have
left that section for the upper oil re-
gions within the last two years, and
the true Republican vote of Millerstown
and Donegal township can now be as
well defined as in other sections of the
county. So let it be seen that the "cer-
tain Democrats of Butler" cannot fulfill
such PROMISES.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-05-26
Republican Candidates.

We are authorized to make the following
announcements, subject to Primary Election in
this county. The names appear in alphabet
cal order:
Congress.
J. D. McJUNKIN, ESQ.,, Butler
THOMAS ROBINSON, ESQ.,, Butler.
State Senate.
A. L. CAMPBELL, ESQ, Petrolia.
JOHN NJ. GREER, ESQ, Butler.
Assembly.
DR.. S. d. BELL, Millerstown.
WILLIAM p. BRAHAM, Mercer township.
ADAM EKAS, of Clinton township.
THOMAS HAYS, Fairview borough.
DIR. WIN. IRVINE, Forward township.
WIN. NJ. MARSHALL, Forward tp., farmer.
r. p. SCOTT, ESQ.,, Butler.
WIN. S. WALDRON, Eso., Forward town'p.
District Attorney.
A. IT, BLACK, ESQ.,, Butler.
A. NJ. CUNNINGHAM, ESQ.,, Butler.
KENNEDY MARSHALL, ESQ.,, Butler.
Associate Judge.
C. NJ. BROWN, of Harrisville.
DANIEL FIEDLER, Jackson township.
AB'M. McCANDLESS, Butler township.
THOMAS MARTIN, Esq, Jeffersown TIP.
A. d. WEIR, Buffalo township.
County Surveyor.
N. NJ. SLATOR, Butler.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-05-26
CENSUS ENUMERAToRS FOR
BUTLER COUNTY.

The following is list of the names
sent to the Department at Washington
for Census Enumerators in this county,
and who have been appointed. For
some reason or other these appoint
ments have not heretofore been made
public in this county like in other coun-
ties. The list was obtained from the
proper Department, and may be relied
upon as being correct:
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-05-26

WANT of space prevents the appear
ing Of many matters this week, among
them q communication censuring the
holding back of the names appointed
as census enumerators in this county.
A list Of these appointments will be
saen in our paper this week
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-05-26

THERE is some absurd talk about
that Grant will gain more than he will
lose by the abrogation Of the unit rule;
that there are q number of Grant dele
gates tied up by instructions from their
States for Blaine. This is all moon
shine. There isn't, so far as we have
been able to learn, Blaine delegate
elected to the Chicago convention who
hasn't Blaine district behind him, and
there are good many delegates for
Grant, who have anti-Grant dis
tricts behind them. 1t is said
that perhaps if Blaine does not make
opposition to the unit rule he may get
the entire vote Of Pennsylvania, for
Senator Cameron has been given notice
that the Philadelphia delegates are for
Blaine, but will observe the unit rule
IL Cameron will abandon Grant and 20
for Blaine. This hasn't even the con-
sistency Of moonshine. If the dele
gates from Pennsylvania are for Blaine
let them vote for him, and let those
who are for Grant vote tor him, but we
hope they will ell let the unit rule 60
to the Internal regions, or the Cincin-
natl convention, which is only Q short
remove therefrom. The Republican
party wants no such tyranny about its
house.-Craacford Journal. .
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-05-26
The Liability of National Banks for
Special Deposits.

A quite recent decision by the Uni
ted States Supreme Court in an action
against the First National Bank, of
Carlisle, Pennsylvania, settles one
thing, viz: that q National Bank may
as q part of its Legitimate business, re-
ceive special deposits of securities etc
either with or without compensation,
and that whether it is or is not paid
for the service rendered, the bank will
be liable for the loss of such securities
resulting from negligence. In the case
referred to, the complainant had depos-
tied with the bank for safe keeping $4,-
600 in United States bonds. The cash
ier gave receipt for them, and was in
the habit of cutting off the coupons as
they became due, collecting them and
placing the proceeds to its credit on the
books of the bank The officers of the
bank were accustomed to receive like
deposits from other persons. No charge
was made for this service. The bank
was bailee without reward. These
facts were known to the Directors. The
plaintiffs bonds were stolen, and suit
was brought for their value. The jury
found that the officers of the bank were
cognizant of oil the material facts rela-
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-05-26

ONLY two States are yet to choose
delegates to the National Republican
Convention, Louisiana, Is votes, and
Colorado 6, being but % delegates
vet to be chosen. The friends of Gen.
Grant claim be has already enough to
nominate him on the first ballot. But
this is claiming solid vote for him
under the ''unit rule" from New York,
Pennsylvania and Illinois. This we
still hope and believe will not be al
lowed. Should he be nominated by
this unheard of wrong it at once pre-
sents a most serious question to the
Convention, and to what we believe, a
great majority of the Republican peo-
pie of the Nation.
THE great contest at Chicago, says
the Crawford Journal, will be over
the Unit Rule. Any Pennsylvania del
egate representing Blaine district
who votes for the enforcement of that
rule, which will make him cipher
in the Convention, disfranchise bis
district, and permit one man to throw
the entire vote of the State, will vio-
late a solemn trust. A delegate to be
a Blaine man must vote for Blaine
candidate for chairman, and then
against a rule which will stifie his
vote as a delegate The unit rule has
never been adopted in National Re-
publican Convention. There is neither
precedent nor justification for it, and
any delegate from this State who votes
for it votes to disfranchise himself and
his constituents.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-05-26
Blaine and Growe-in Lancaster
County.

The Republicans of old Lancaster
county, this State, held their Primary
election last Saturday. In accordance
with a resolution of their County
Committee they voted upon the ques-
tions of the Presidency and the
United State Senator to be elected
by the Legislature next winter. This
was in addition to voting for their
candidates for county officers. The
result is that Blaine has beaten Grant
in old Lancaster county from three to
four thousand votes, and Grove, for
next United States Senator, beats
QUAY lust about as many.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-05-26

HORACE MAYNARD, of Tennessee,
and late Minister to Turkey, has been
appointed Postmaster General in place
of Mr.. Key, transferred to judgeship
Gen. Longstreet, of Louisiana, succeeds
Mr.. Maynard as Minister to Turkey.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-05-26
Teachers Examinations, 1850.

Commence at 0 A. NJ. Applicants will pro-
vide themselves with pens, ink, legal cap paper
and postage stamp; and where unknown to
the Superintendent, evidence of good moral
character will be required. Persons not in
tending TO teach in the county need not apply.
Directors are earnestly requested to be present
in body at the examination most convenient
to him, so that may confer with them and
learn their wishes. They are also requested to
day of the meeting and in a condition to be oc-
cupied No special examinations except for
cause, and claimants for such must have a
valid excuse for not attending the public ex-
animation, and be endorsed by majority of
the Board wishing TO employ them. An aver
age of 20 per cent with no marks below 60
per cent. will be required to obtain a provis-
ional certi6 i6cate. Preserve this as it will not
appear again. ID. f. MCKEE, Co. Sup't.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-05-26
REPRESENTATIVE John w.

REPRESENTATIVE John w. Stephens,
Of Washington county, who had an
nounced himself as candidate for re-
nomination, has been compelled to
print q card Of withdrawal. He voted
against the expulsion of Petroff. and
this was made an issue against him.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-05-26
MARRIAGES..

MCMASTER-MEALS- 20, 1880, at
Crawford's Corners, Pa, by Rev. j. K. Coul
ter, Mr.. G. A. McMaster and Miss Mamie Il.
Meals, both of Parker city.
ROSE-SHAW-Ma 15 1880, by Rev.
Samuel Kerr, assisted by Rev. w. J. MoCon-
key, Prof II. J. Rose and Miss Maggie j.
Shaw, the farmer of Pine Grove, Pa and the
latter near Harrisville Pa.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-05-26

SAMUEL Fl. MILLER, ESQ, of Mercer,
is announced in the papers OF that
county. az q candidate for the Repub-
lican nomination for Congress.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-05-26
CONSUMPTION CURED
BY
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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-05-26

the county generally procures satistae-
ton. Let there then be full turn out
and fair expression at our primary on
Saturday next.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-05-26

ting to the receiving and keeping of
the deposits, and that the loss was due
to gross negligence on the part of the
officers. On these facts, the Supreme
Court holds the bank liable. If bank,
says the opinion, be accustomed to take
such deposits as the one here in ques-
ton, and this is known and acquiesced
in by the Directors, and the property
deposited is lost by the gross negli-
gence of the bailee, liability ensues
in like manner as if the deposit had
been authorized by the terms of the
charter. But, apart from general prin-
ciples, the National Banking act frees
the question from doubt This declares
that after the failure of National
Bank to pay its circulation notes, etc.,
cit shall not be lawful for the associa-
ton suffering the same to pay out any
of it's notes or bills, or otherwise pros
ecute the busines of banking, except to
receive and safely keep moneys belong
ing to it, and to deliver special depos-
it's" This implies clearly in the opin-
ion of the Supreme Court, that Ma
tional Bank, as part of its legitimate
business, may receive such special de-
posits," and this implication is as ef-
fectual as an express declaration of the
same thing would have been. "We do
not mean," says the Court, that Ma
tional Bank can convert itself into a
pawn-broker's shop" But it is un-
doubtedly authorized to receive such
securities as United States bonds, and,
whether paid or not, is bound to exer-
else due diligence for safe keeping.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-05-26

SENATOR DON Cameron pronounces
the reported detection in the Philadel-
phia delegation "all bosh," and reiter-
ates his oft repeated declaration that
the Pennsylvania delegation will cast
its vote for Grant, and that the ex-Pres-
ident will be nominated by acclama-
<inu
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-05-26

PENSIONS Il IEsfTS iS: solder of daiy. G's%'Ss Ss
wound. disease or injury, II entitled to n pension.
Pensions date back TO time of discharge or death
OF soldier. Claims Of all descriptions prosecuted.
Copies OF lost discharges obtained. CLAIMS filed by
Attorneys who have since died. or from other
causes have ceased to practice finished without
delay. Address, with stamp,
II. n. BERLIN 4 CO.. Attorneys,
my2G-3ml L. U. Box, 592, Washington, ID. G.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-05-26

THE Pittsburgh Dispatch came to us
last week in new dress and changed
to an eightpage paper, cut and trimmed
in good style. 1t has also made ar
rangements to have the earliest news
by cable, and in other respects will be
increased in interest. This enterprise
Of the Dispatch editors is in advance of
its cotemporaries and is worthy of all
commendation and patronage.