Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1881-03-09


with the Irish land tenants, was Or
eanizeo in Millerstown this county,
last week, Mr.. Thomas Dorsey is Pres
ident, Mr.. Owen Brady Treasurer, and
Mr.. E. A. Rattigan Secretary.
D.SBLAIR TAYLOR, ESQ, member
of the Indiana, Pa, Bar. was in town
last week assisting in taking evidence
in a certain case between Centre town.
ship, this county, and one of the town
ship or poor districts of Indiana coun-
ty.
HoN. s. H. MILLER, of Mercer, and
now our member in Congress, was at
the Inauguration of President Garfield
last week. We see it stated that he
expresses the opinion that our new Pres
ident has shown his we'll known good
common sense in the selection OF his
Cabinet, and that the selections are all
favorably received by the country.
THE producers generally are oppos-
ing the bill introduced in the. State Sen
ate relative to the mode of issuing GER
ti6cates to them for oil in tanks, while
the re6ners are favoring it. The Oil
Exchange, Of Pittsburgh, last week,
held q meeting and demonstrated
against the bill. We do not know how
the bill might affect the producers OF
this county.
Mr.. ALFRED McKARNs. former cit
izen Of this place, died at his present
residence, near New Castle, Lawrence
county, Pa, on Friday last, 4th inst
at the age of 81 years. Mr.. McKarns
was an extensive manufacturer of wool
len goods when here, and was more re-
Gently engaged in the manufacture OF
paper and four-sacks. He was an
enterprising and useful man.
CHANGING THE NEW TESTAMENT
Some gentlemen in England and the
United States have beeu engaged for
some time past in revising the New
Testament. 1t is not our purpose to
give any opinion at present on the
property of the movement, but merely
to give our readers some extracts from
advanced copies Of the revised version.
On our fourth page under the head OF
New Testament Changes" will be
found some of the revised passages
showing the changes made.
AFTER the newly elected Constables
had been sworn in ON Monday last
Judge McJunkin took occasion to give
some instruction or information, as to
their duties in the matter of making
their returns to the Court. He inform
ed them. that they could not relieve
themselves from making returns from
the mere fact that they had not knowt-
edqe oftheir own, but that if they had
. good belief. that the law was being
violated in any place, or in any respect,
they were bound to make return to
Court on that reasonable belief, and
not wait until they had absolute knowl-
edge of the fact from others.
CouRr.-The attendance at Court
this week has been rather larger than
usual, owing perhapsto several causes.
Some expected the Millerstown homi-
eide case to be tried. This case is be-
fore the Grand Jury for the finding OF
a bill and cannot be tried before next
week, if then. The applications for Ii
censes come up to-day "wednesday.
This has brought many to town. Then
many of the candidates for nomination
this year are present, making them
selves known. The proceedings Of
Court, both this week and next, will
be interesting. Judge McJunkin is
presiding, with Associates Storey and
McCandless on the bench.
HON.. WILLIAM p. BRAHAM, stopped
over at this place for short time last
Monday on his return to Harrisburg
from brief visit to bis home. Being
Court week good many people were
in town and we but speak the genera
sentiment when we cav that no repre-
sentative could have been more cord
ally taken by the hand than was Mr.
Braham. The Republicans present
were glad to see him and to say tc
him, "well done, good and faithful ser
want" The congratulations extended
to him were hearty and sincere, and
Mr.. Braham returns to bis post with
the satisfaction of knowing that bis
course so far at Harrisburg meets the
very general appreciation of his con.
Stituents.
Garfield a. Church.
MENTOR, February 27-General
Gen. Garfield's last Sunday in Mentor
was very quiet and restful. In the
morning be and Mrs. Garfield attended
public worship in the Disciple Church
Of the village. No allusion was made
In the sermon to the President-elect,
but in the closing prayer the minister
mentioned him and his wife by name
and invoked the Divine blessing on
them in simple aed earnest petition.
The Lords Supper was observed ac-
cording to the custom OF the Disciples,