Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1880-02-04

New \ ork Herald, after showing how
his prophesies respecting the weather
during the past two months had been
verified. now asserts that the re-
mainder of the winter will be mild
A CLEARFIELD county lad, aged
seven years, Murphy by name, who
was born blind, was taken TO Phila.
delphia few weeks ago, and under
the care of one of the oculists of that
city has been given the great gift OF
sight
ALL kinds of repairing done, at
Il. G.. HUsELToshs
COUNTING each hog that was packed
in the West the past year as three feet
long and putting them in single file,
they would reach $3.50 miles, or from
New York across the continent and
Pacific Ocean into China.-Drocers'
| Journal.
Mr.. RITTER, of the firm of Ritter &
Ralston, returned from the East last
Saturday evening. While there he
purchased an immense stock of Spring
and Summer goods. Goods are rap
idly advancing in price, now is the
time to buy.
WORKING and Dress Shirts Of all
kinds, from 20 cents up, at Charles L. Grieb's.
THE Pottsville Chronicle calls the
adherents of the two prominent candi-
dates for Auditor General Lemon
Squeezers" and "Passmore Perambu-
lators." 1t SAYS that the latter will
be at the Harrisburg Convention with
brass band.
IMPORTANT, If true: The report
from Washington that, at the Penn
sylvania Republican State Convention
today, the near friends of Grant will
announce by authority that he is not
candidate for President, and that his
name must not be used.
LADIES Solid Gold Watches at $l5
and upwards, at E. Grieb's.
Mr.. j. Il. HENDERSON evidently has
the champion hog of Venango county.
He butcbered a Poland China, two
years old, few days ago, whose
dressed weight was six hundred and
Thirty ponds Mr. Henderson's pig
had been fed only six weeks.
A PIG belonging to Wm. Knoor,
Crawford county, was killed a few
DAYS ago and dressed 998 pounds
There are people who admit it's
pretty big pig, but they say it's not
the biggest hog in Crawford county,
by any means.-Shdron Herald.
CRATE tile, fue rings and fire brick,
at J. Niggle & Bros
ONE of the most dangerous counter
felt silver dollars now in circulation is
coin composed OF block tin and other
ingredients. 1t has the ring of genu-
inc silver and is not affected by acids,
being therefore well calculated to de-
cciye those to whom it is rendered.
THIS country has one hundred and
forty-two war ships, of which forty
eight only are reported as fit to fire a
gun To attempt to do So on any one
Of the other ninety-four would be
more disastrous to her own men than
to the enemy at the muzzles of the
guns.
AT 6lc, &c., 10c., l21c., l5e., zoe.
and 25c., Canton Flannels, at Ritter & Ral-
ston's.
McGusK, who, it will be remem-
bered, was arrested in Erie county last
summer for the murder of colored
porter in Philadelphia dental house
fifteen years ago, was tried for his
crime at Philadelphia last week and
found guilty of murder in the first de-
gree.
A CALIFORNIA boy stood an um-
brella in public DOORWAY during a
religious meeting To this umbrella
was attached a strong cord, an end Of
which the boy held in his hand.
Eleven different people are said to
have carried the umbrella to the length
of the string.
ALL kinds of Leather and Findings
sold at lowest prices mt B. G. Huselton's.
THE Senate lately did at least one
good thing. The entire batch of diplO-
matte nominations recently made by
the President were confirmed without
opposition-James Russell Lowell to
London; Mr.. Fairchild to Spain Mr.
Foster to st. Petersburg, and Mr.. Nor
gan to Mexico.
AT a meeting Of Democrats in
Wise's Hall. in this town. lately,
straw" vote for candidate for Pres
ident was taken as follows: Tilden,
30; Seymour, IL; Bayard, o.; Thur
man, 0. The building shook with ap-
plause upon the announcement of no
vote for Bayard.
ASK for the So So Hat, at
CHARLES X. GRIEB's.
THE Duke of Argyll says that the
skies of America are higher, wider and
more full of sunshine than those OF
England, and he is very earnest in
| suggesting that the introduction of
the skylark to this GLORIOUS privacy
of light" would be happier than that
of the London sparrow.
WE direct attention to the advertis-
ment Of the Kittanning Insurance Co.
George w. Shaffer, Agent, Vogeley
House building, Butler, Pa. BY ref
erence to the advertisement it will be
seen that during the last three years
they have paid over five thousand
dollars Of losses in this county.
Il
A SOLID Silver Case and Genuine
American Movement as low as $40, at
| +. GRIEB's.
The first earthquake that has ever
visited Cuba seems to have been all
orthodox specimen of its class. For
though it passed lightly over Havana,
in the small township Of San Cristobal
it went to work in the regular old
fashioned way. leaving pile Of ruins
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