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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-06-09

in all 40 votes; while in 1878, only two
wears ago, Prospect gave Hoyt but "a
votes; Mason, Greenback, had but I,
which added to Hoyt makes but Al, or
less than two years ago, even if the
whole Greenback votes then came of
the Republicans We merely mention
this case as another illustration of the
absurdity of the cry now raised by Mr..
Robinson, through Charles M'Candless,
of fraud in Fairview township. Other
places in the county will show more OF
an increase for him now, on the vote OF
1878, than for Mr.. Mel unkin. And il
the vote of last year QS79) be taken it
will still make the case worse for him.
As, for instance, in Millerstown, where
Butler, Republican for State Treasurer,
had but 6S votes, Mr. Robinson now
has 81 to Mr.. M'Junkin's IA
Thus, it will be seen, that the recent
cry of fraud raised in the recent
County Convention, by the Honora-
able Charles McCandless, is all bosh.
The idea of that gentleman crying fraud
in anything forces out unfavorable re-
marks Mr.. Robinson certainly made
an unfortunate selection when he pro-
cured him to be substituted in the Con-
vention, if he did So And Mr. Me-
Candless appearing there in the man.
ner he did, has forfeited the little re-
spect or sympathy rather, that some
were disposed to continue toward him.
We are glad to know, and have been
assured by many leading Republicans
here, who voted for Mr. Robinson, that
the conduct of Mr.. McCandless, and
the article in the Eagle, of last week,
of which he is said to be the author,
meets their decided disapproval, and
that they will give no countenance to
the ridiculous so-called "bolt" But
few. very few followed Mr. M'Cand-
less or will follow him. 1t is said in
explanation of his violent and singular
course, and upon which he staked so
much, that he has nothing to lose y
that he is going to leave the county,
and can afford to give the Republican
party of this county parting kick be-
fore leaving. This view of his recent
action is not ours, but that of Republi-
cans who were the friends of Mr.. Rob
inson, and all we have to say is, that
if this is correct, we beg leave to sug-
gest that in wrecking the First Nation
al Bank, as is charged against him, he
has done about enough of injury here
abouts, without further seeking to pro-
mote strife within the Republican par.
ty of this county.
What we have written above is in
defence of the Republicans of Fairview
township, whose integrity was unfairly
called in question, and which leading
friends of both sides thought should
be answered We omit much else this
week that might be said, and articles
from neighboring papers on our late
Congressional nomination that might
be published, hoping hereby for imme-
diate harmony within the ranks of the
Republican party of this county, and
that all can go to work at once in the
interest of the tickets nominated, Coun.
ty, State and National.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-06-09
Bank Failure.

MEADvILLE, Pa, June4-Tte
First National Bank of Meadville
closed this morning owing to the i'm
pairment of its capital stock. Bank Ex-
aminer Young is in charge, but makes
no statement as yet of the cause which
led to the suspension. 1t is believed
the bank will be able to pay depositors
in full without making an assessment
on the stockholders.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-06-09
PROCEEDINGS OF THE REPUB-
LICAN COUNTY CONVENTION.

The Return Judges chosen by the
Republicans at the primaries on Satur-
day, the 10Th ult, to carry the returns
of the same to the County Convention
for casting up, met for that purpose in
the Court House at Butler, on Mon
day the 3lst ult., as ordered by the late
County Committee.
The roll being called, the following
gentlemen answered to their names
from the several polling places:
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-06-09

y udTlcS hCO duuiCSy CSH, VI lhC SSSohu
ward of Butler, to act in his place. OBJ
lection was raised to this from the fact
that Mr.. McCandless did not reside in
same ward or district that Maxwell
did, and that Maxwell had appeared
short time before and answered to
his name The Convention, however,
seemed disposed to overlook this for
the time, and Mr.. McCandless took a
seat among the Return Judges. Short
" after this, and before Fairview town.
ship, or any election district or polling
place within it was reached, paper
was presented to Convention by Capt.
III. A. Ayres, of Harrisville, objecting
to the whole of the vote returned from
the districts within old Fairview town.
ship, which embraced present Fairview
township and Fairview borough, Karns
City, Petrolia, Buena Vista, Sheakley
and Moore School House districts. The
three latter places had been allowed by
the last County Committee as addi-
tional polling places for the accommo-
dation of the voters as heretofore A
motion was soon after made by Capt.
Avres that committee of three be ap-
pointed by the chair to investigate the
objections raised to receiving the re-
turns from those districts, and Capt.
Ayres, Henry Pillow, esq, and John
c. Kerr, were appointed said commit
tee, who took all the papers and retired
for that purpose. After a full and pa
tient investigation of the papers and
hearing Of parties, the committee made
in substance, the following report to the
Convention
REPORT
1--WE, the undersigned, having been
appointed by the Convention Com
mittee to inquire into the Fairview
vote, beg leave to submit the following
report:
We find the vote large but on the
papers we find no evidence of fraud I;
and not having any other evidence be-
fore us we so report.
f #;5sE + : : fas:: 4.:i'' %;:''v. Conn.,
On motion of Capt. Flanagan, the re-
port was accepted and the committee
discharged from further consideration
of the subject. This motion was op-
posed by Charles McCandless and sup
ported by Capt. Flanagan and others,
and on a vote being taken was carried
27 for to 16 against Soon thereafter
McCandless and three or four others
left the room, but for what purpose
was not heard by the writer of this.
The remaining districts were then call.
ed and their votes recorded. The con-
vention authorized the tellers to count
up all the votes for the announcement
of the nominees and for publication OF
the same. The results will be seen in
the detailed table given in another
place of this paper.
The Convention then proceeded to
the election of Chairman of the Coun-
ty Committee for the ensuing year,
which resulted in the selection of A.
L. Craig, esq, and soon after the con-
vention adjourned.
The Secretaries of the Convention,
Messrs. Brown and Peters, it seems
both left town without preparing any
account of the proceedings for publica-
ton, and the above, with what we
stated last week, we believe is about
correct
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-06-09
H. Gold Rogers, Once a Successful
Member or the Bar Of
Pittsburgh.

A letter was received at the Alle-
gheny Poor Board Office several days
ago asking information in regard to an
aged and insane tramp, who had been
arrested at Butler, and whose case was
before the Poor authorities of that
county He stated that he came from
Pittsburgh. Nothing was known about
him at the Allegheny Office, but later it
has been found out that he was at one
time, about thirty-fve or forty years
ago, a lawyer of nolittle ability, apolish-
ed andeloquent speaker and member of
the State Constitutional Convention of
1881. He was also politician of some
note and took an active part in the
campaign which resulted in the elec-
ton of President Pierce, and received
as his reward the position of United
States Minister to the Kingdom of
Sardinia. Here he served with no lit
tie ability until suddenly he became
insane, and while out Of his mind COM
mitted some acts which necessitated
his immediate recall He was brought
back to this country, and returned again
to this city, where he attempted to re-
establish his legal practice, taking up
an Office in the Burke building, on
Fifth avenue. But the story of his in
sanity had preceded him, and he was
regarded with universal distrust. No
body would entrust hin with any bus
mess, and his subsequent actions JUS
tilted the popular distrust. Among
other things, he tried to recover
large amount of tuition from former
student in his Office, and made great
efforts to reopen old cases in which he
had acted as counsel. He finally drifted
out of view, and latterly has been COM
pletely lost sight of by those of his old
colleagues who are still practicing He
is described as at that time tall, broad
shouldered, fine looking man. the pic
ture of health, with mind cultivated
by broad course Of reading and with
fine conversational powers. Glancing
over the musty old Debates of the
Pennsylvania Convention" it was
found that his speeches were by no
means frequent, but always well pre-
pared and couched in beautiful Ian
guage The following extracts from one
of them on the suffrage qualification,
will perhaps, give fair idea of his
ability and style;
" While the great States,
the one upon our northern and the
other upon our western border, have
demanded but one years residence to
acquire the rights of a citizen, Penn
sylvania, with singular severity, has
required two years and tax qualifica-
tion, which, in its silent practical effect
amounts in most cases to more than an
additional year. The extreme North
ern States, Maine and New Hamp-
shire, have been still more indulgent,
and by mild constitutional provisions,
have limited the term of mere resi-
dence to as short period as three
months The States of Indiana, 1lli-
nois and Michigan, settled principally
by the hardy sons of New England
and Pennsylvania, who have modelled
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-06-09
Butler Markets.

BUrrER-Good 1211 cents y ib.
BACON Plain sugar cured hams ii cts. ID;
shoulders, s sides, 8.
BEANs-white, Sl0f.25 U bush.
CHIcKENs-25 to 80 cts. per pAir.
CHEEsE-15 cts q fb.
Corn NEAL cts. y ID.
CALF SKINs-9Oc@S1 D ID.
Eaas-10 cts q dozen.
FLoUR-wheat, B608 Dbl, sack. $1.25@t2 );
buckwheat. f2.50 p cwt.
GRAIS-Oats, 40 cts . buahel: corn As wheat
OIL. Is rye rs cents buckwheat, 60.
HoNEY-20 cts. q ib.
LARD-7c q h. Tallow, GOT.
MoLAssEs-50@6Oc q gallon. Syrup, 10000,
ONIoNs-$1. .25 q bush.
PoTAroEs-25c. q bushel
SUeAR-Yellow 7fDSc.; white 9010c. . ID.
SALr-No 1, 81 so D barrel.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-06-09

WILLIAM B. MEREDITH, ESQ, OF
Kittanning, has, we understand. carried
the Republican nomination for the Sem
ate in Armstrong county, at the prima-
ries held in that county last Saturday.
His majority over his competitor, Ir-
win, we learn is about 100.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-06-09

TIE number of immigrants landed
at Castle Garden, New York, from
January l, 1880, to April Is, 1880, is
1866 against 1889 for the same pc
riod in 1876, 10, ,3s1 in 1877, 1l,l19 in
1878, and 1915 in 1869. The greater
number Of recent arrivals are from
Germany, Ireland being next, followed
by England, Sweden, Italy, Switzer-
land. Hungary and Scotland.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-06-09

II it be true, as is reported, that Mr..
Robinson, our delegate at Chicago,
gave up his seat in that body, or in the
Pennsylvania delegation meetings, to
other gentlemen who voted for or with
the Grant portion Of the delegation, it
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-06-09

CouRr il in session, with Judge Nc
Junkin presiding. The Grand Jury
have found number of bills, an ac-
count of which will be given in our
next issue.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-06-09

The Blaine men named the candidate
and it was Garfield. His name is rails
ed to the head of our column in place
of Blaine. 1t is a good nomination.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-06-09
TABLE OF THE VOTE.

On the fourth page of the CITIZEN
this week will be seen table IN detail
of all the voting done at the late prl-
mary election. The ia lie is that made
out by Mr.. o. D. Thompson, one OF the
tellers of the Convention, appointed for
that purpose. The vote in each poll
ing place, as given in the table, for each
candidate. is correct and corresponds
with the table kept by the other teller,
Mr.. H. Colbert, but the aggregates or
footings up differ somewhat, but not
sufficient to change any result. For
instance. Mr.. Greer's vote as given IN
the aggregates published last week and
in our paper this week, is too high by
twenty votes, and Mr.. Campbel's for
the Senate too little by ten votes. Mr..
HAYS, for Assembly, is twenty-five too
much, and Mr. Waldron's for same Of
fee twenty too much. While, on the
other hand, Mr.. Black, for District At
torney, should have II votes added to
his column, making his total vote 1861,
according to Mr.. Colbert's table. Mr..
Fielder should have 80 added to his
vote; Mr.. Thomas Martin 100 added
to his Mr.. Wier so added to his, and
Mr.. Douthett so added to his, all for
Associate Judge This difference be-
tween the counts made by the tellers
arises from the haste, confusion and
very difficult task of counting up with
absolute accuracy long columns OF
figures. The above differences were
brought to our attention after the table
in this paper had been printed; but, as
we have said, they alter no result.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-06-09

ALEX. Fl. STEPHENS is credited with
saying, q day or two ago, that the
present Congress Twill 60 down to pos
terity as the do-nothing Congress-
perhaps the most indolent and list
less in the history Of the Government" +"
And it is q Democratic Congress.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-06-09
County surveyor.

2S5 was Blaine's vote on the first
ballot at Cincinnati, four years ago,
and 284 was his first vote now at Chi
ca0O.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-06-09

PENSIONS Fl EsfEs iss Solder "a daiy. slss''ss 81
wound, disease or Injury Is entitled to pension.
Pensions date back 10 time OF discharge or deatii
OF soldier. Claims OF all descriptions prosecuted.
Copies OF lost discharges obtained. CLAIMS hled by
Attorneys who have since died or from other
causes have ceased 10 practice, finished without
delay. Address, with stamp, ,,, .,.
my2g-3ml i. o. Box 5g2. Washington, ID. G,
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-06-09
"NoMINATED BY FRAUD"


Under the above heading the Eagle,
of last week, contains an article relative
to the late contest for the Congression-
al nomination in this county, that for
unfairness we never read the like. In
its vain effort to prove fraud on the
part of Mr.. McJunkin's friends, in
Fairview township, it quotes the vote
of that township two years ago 087S)
as follows:
VOTE OF FAIRvIEw TOWNSHIP, 1873.
Republicans 4co
Democrats. z
Total .797
Then it goes on to say that "since
that time it is well known that the
population has decreased at least one
half.D And then it adds, "and now at
Republican primary those districts
roll up the handsome vote of 623"-
meaning thereby the whole vote receiv-
ed at the late primary by Messrs. Nc
Junkin and Robinson within said Fair
view township The object of the Ea-
ale writer, it will be noticed is to show
that the 623 votes now given on Con-
gress are more than 4S5, the Republi-
can votes cast two years ago, 1878.
But mark how few more figures and
a little further information upsets all
this. 1t is not forgotten that two years
ago, 1878, was the great Greenback
wbirlwind that swept over this part of
the country, and carried of, for the
time, so many Republicans. In Fair
view township, composing precisely
the same districts in which the above
623 votes were now cast for Messrs.
McJunkin and Robinson for Congress,
the total vote for Governor two years
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-06-09

And about the same result was had
for % ballots during that day, the votes
varying very little from the first one.
Gen. Garfield received II votes on the
7th ballot, and Harrison, of Indiana
and President Hayes occasionally re-
ceiving vote or two. Sherman held
the balance Of power" as some of his
votes were necessary to nominate either
Grant or Blaine, each lacking near a
hundred of the number required to
nominate.
On Tuesday morning the Conven-
tion again assembled and on the 36th
ballot nominated Gen. James A. Gar
field, of Ohio, for President On the
34th ballot he had received II votes /;
on the 35th, so votes, and on the 36th
general stampede took place, result
ing as above. The nomination was
made by the Blaine men over the
Grant men, the last ballot being as fol-
lows:
Garfield ...........399 Sherman. .............. 3
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-06-09
CHICAGO CONVENTION.
THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR
INSTRUMENTATION TAKEN.

1t would be impossible to give all the
proceedings Of the Republican Nation
al Convention that assembled in Chi
cago last Wednesday, End inst, and
continued in SESSION until Tuesday, Sth.
The following was the result Of the
first ballot had on Monday of this
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-06-09

A DEMOCRAT in this place received
two dispatches from Butler last Satur-
day telling him that if he would place
Robinson's name on bis ticket he could
vote. Nice business.
The above is from the Millerstown
Herald Of last Saturday, June 5. So,
after all the noise Of the Eagle and Mr..
Charles McC CandIess, about Democrat
ic votes being cast at our late primary,
it seems the friends of Mr. Robinson
were trying to get some in Millers-
town. For two or three weeks before
the primary we cautioned and pro-
tested sgainst letting Democrats vote,
while on the other hand, not word
was said in the Eagle on that subject
THERE is new law in Massachu-
setts, which went into effect on May
l, that gives licensing boards in towns
and cities power to order all screens,
curtains, stained glass ETC., to be re-
moved from the windows of liquor
saloons from midnight to 6 O'Clock in
the morning, and all day on Sunday.
It appears to be already giving liquor
sellers serious trouble in some places.
The New York Evening Post says
that dealers in Cambridge, where the
law has been enforced, declare that
the consequent loss Of custom has
amounted to fully fifty per centum Of
the former trade, and few assert that
they will be compelled to leave the
business"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-06-09

toWnSuip III 1910 "Ouiu NC 40 iOho "7 :
Mason, Greenbac ................. 56i
Hoyt, Republican. ................-..... 4S5
104G
At Republican primary this year.............. 623
More in 1873 than now. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 423
But, to be liberal, and more than
fair in this matter, let us suppose that
but the half of the Greenback vote OF
1878 in that township came off the Re-
publicans. Then the case would stand
as follows:
Hoyt, Republican, in 1S7S..................... 4SJ
Mason, Greenback, One-half Of 5Gl.."....... 2sO
7c5
Or showing votes more then than now. 142
So the argument of the Eagle, by
overlooking the Greenback vote, falls
to pieces. We have no doubt, that
within those districts Of Fairview town
ship there will, this fall, be near if not
over 900 Republican votes cast. Then
further, if there is anything wrong
about the vote Of Fairview now, it
runs through and affects all the candi-
dates for all the other officers voted for
this year, as well as Congress. For
there are as many votes polled for the
Senate, for Assembly, for Dist Attor-
ney and for Associate Judge, as there
are for Congress, which alone shows the
absurdity Of the Eagle argument 1t
would affect the Assembly vote to the
extent Of changing one of that ticket
as nominated. The vote within Fair
view this year was, in fact, light Two
years ago A. w Wright, candidate for
Clerk of Courts, and now serving in
that office, received 623 votes at the
election within Fairview township,
being exactly the number received now
by both MessrF. McJunkin and Robin
son combined Mr.. Gallagher, for Reg
lister and Rec order, and who did not
live in or near Fairview, received 523.
Then again, we have glanced over
the vote cast at some Of the other pla-
ces in the county at the recent primary,
and find, for instance, that Prospect
borough gave Mr. Robinson this year
Al votes and Mr.. McJunkin 8, making
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-06-09

The Eagle writer very conveniently
forgets to give the Greenback vote in
Fairv;ew township two years ago,
which was the largest of the then three
parties, as seen by the above. Now,
it is well known that that vote in Fair
view and every other place in this
county, two years ago, came nearly
wholly off the Republican party, and
as a consequence we were defeated in
the county. If, then, that is correct,
the Republican strength Of Fairview
township in 1878 would be as follows /:
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-06-09

WILLIAM p. BRAHAM. Of Harrisville borough
GYIVR6TER ID. BELL, Of MiIlerstown borough
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-06-09

Balance in Treasury 339 72
ovERsEERs OF POOR REPORT.
A. Kelley & G. +. Dauben-
speck, overseers of poor,
Parker township for 1879.
DR.
To amount of duplicate. $50 A
-" +" received for Mrs. Clark so SO
from Butler borough. 145 II
--$3l16 OS
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-06-09

Associate Judge.
ABRAHAM McCANDLEsS, Of Butler township
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-06-09

Amount due tOwnship.... 20 81
TREAsURER's REPORT.
Mr.. T. G. Campbell Treasur-
er of the poor funds in ac-
count with Parker twp. DIR.
To cash received from collec-
tor......... ...........................$2,0 900 90
I" from Butler borough. 60 90
BY balance due Treasurer at
settlement last year. 80 SO
" amount of orders paid..... 1,644 q
percentage. 36 Is
--$1,72O 2s
ooo -o
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-06-09

AseeIm bly,.

JOHN II. GREER, ESQ.,, Of Butler borough.
0subiect to the District Conference)
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-06-09

Mr.. s. G. Miller Treasurer of school
boards for the year ending May
31st 1880.
To amount received from Turner col 81, 40 10
McMahan col 1873. 59l 90
" of state appropriations for
the years 1873 and 1879 1,037 80
:" of fines &c.......... 8 80
s4,107 G1
BY amount Of orders paid for
teachers, fuel, repairing &cS3,s77 80
percentage. 76 80
--$3,954 "a
Balance in Treasury 100 81
We the Auditors Of Parker township. certify
that the above is a correct report of the finances
Of the township to the best Of our knowledge.
,....,. : SpH + + sSSFFS; ssATTS; SsHi Auditor.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-06-09

An. CUNNINGHAM, ESQ, Of Butler borough.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-02-20
THE WONDERFUL
fHRIeTMAe NIIMRFR

by j. I, Trowbridge, Washington Glad
den, j. w De Forest, Maurice Thompson
Sarah Winter Kellogg, and Others.