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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-04-05
ATerrIbIe Avalanche.

The avalance that came down the
mountains at Genoa, Nevada, last
Thursday morning was of great extent.
Occurring as it did at $50 in the morn
ing, when most of the people where in
bed, the wonder is that more of the
residents did not lose their lives. The
first intimation had by the people was
a rumbling sound like that of an earth
quake. Bells were rung, and cries for
assistance passed along the streets by
those who happened to be up. The
slide came down the gorge immediate
ly south of of Genoa Canyon and swept
everything before it as far as Main
street. No obstacle checked this NOV
ing mountain of snow until it spread
out and lost it's force on the nearly
level piece of land on which Genoa is
built, fully quarter of mile from
the base of the mountain.
At this time it is impossible to esti-
mate the loss of property. Everything
is chaos. Broken timber, splinters of
furniture, pine and fruit trees, hay
clothing, kitchen ware and bedding are
distributed through body of snow
and ice from ten to fifty feet in depth
and several acres in extent. The
Long" building, which stood nearest
the mountain, was occupied by Indians
driven from their wigwams by the
severity of the storm. AS near as can
be ascertained, but seven were in the
house at the time of the catastrophe
No traces of the building can be recog-
nized and as yet no search has been
made for its occupants.
Next came the residence and barn of
Minerod Bowers, which was complete
ly crushed to pieces and carried into
the adjoining lot of ID. w. Virgin.
Minerod and his wife were found still
in their bed and almost on top of the
snow and debris, both dead The resi-
dences of d. w. Virgin, W. d. Gray
and that Of III. Boerlin were on the
next street below Bowers. Boerlin's
house was completely demolished.
The occupants were Mr.. and Mrs.
Boerlin, their two children and Mr.
Chisholm and wife, All were buried
in the Genoa Courier
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-04-05
CHINESE CONUNDRUM.
The Expected Veto.

WASHINGTON, April Alt ia stated
upon good authority by an intimate
friend Of the President that the Chi
nese bill will be finally considered at
the special Cabinet meeting called for
tomorrow, and that had the bill ex-
cluded Chinese immigration for a
period of ten years instead of twenty
years, the President would not have
hesitated to approve it; but since the
passage Of the bill numerous communi-
cations have been received from all
parts Of the country urging him to
veto IL, and he has been compelled to
proceed cautiously In the matter. 1t
is also stated that the President takes
the ground that the provisions of the
bill are to sweeping In their character,
and in some instances appear to con-
fict with the treaty between the Uni
ted States and China. The opinion is
entertained that the bill will be return
ed to Congress accompanied by a mes
sage explaining its Objectionable fea-
tures and suggesting certain alterations,
which idea seems to be agreeable to
certain members of Congress who have
called upon the President since the
Cabinet meeting on Friday.
It is very positively stated that
Attorney General Brewster will read an
opinion at the Cabinet meeting to.mor-
row declaring the Chinese bill in con-
fiict with our treaty obligations FIRE.
linghuysen, it IL understood, will also
present reasons against the signing of
the bill. The. latter gentleman received
letters from Boston and New York i'm
porters urging him to oppose the bill
In the Cabinet.
The various rumors in circulation as
to the Presidents views upon the
Chinese bill are founded upon remarks
which he is said to have made to men,
bers Of Congress, but nothing ia defin-
itely known as to his intentions.
The Post tomorrow will say
There is hardly any doubt the Presi-
dent has made up his mind to return
the Chinese bill to the Senate with
his disapprovsl'
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-04-05
Editors as Postmastcrs.

One of the earliest forms OF the
abuse of patronage was that OF sub
sidizing the country press by appoint,
ing the editor to Office. The natural
consequence was that the weekly news-
paper was always very friendly to the
A Administration. 1t was not the I'M
martial editor, but the Office holder,
who spoke. Attention was called to
this evil more than forty years ago.
But there is recent illustration of it
in late letter from Ohio to the New
York Times: :,
Speaking of the impression produced,
by the nomination of Mr.. Conkling, in
the Congressional District which was
so long represented by General Gar
field, the correspondent says;
"Nine out of ten Republicans were hurt and
indignant, and such expressions OF favor as
have been heard have come either from the
politicians or from such newspapers az have
political ends to serve. One Ohio editor has
Postofice, and approves the nomination: an,
other has Just had brother-in-law appointed
to large Postoffice, and he approves IL; an
other has q son.in.law connected with an I'M
portant legation, and Ru associate editor from
this paper in O consulship, and he approves It.
The only Republican newspaper W aafHela
Congressional District that has not denounced
it is edited by a man engaged at present in
Washington as clerk of special committee"
1t is in this way that patronage
may be used to bribe even the press
into BETRAYAL of its chief function by a
false expression of public opinion.
When an editor is appointed to an Of
fee, it is inevitable that his comments
upon the general conduct of the ap-
pointing power should cease to have
any value in the community which
knows his relation to it, 1t is another
strong argument for careful re-order-
ing Of the whole system of such ap.
pointments.-Hdrper's Weekly.
This just presentation of the case
has good illustration here at home.
The hope Of getting the postofice has
made the Meadville Republican entire
" oblivious to the facts, editorially
that Conkling was appointed Judge OF
the Supreme Court, that Blaine de-
livered eulogy on Garfield, and that
the Stalwarts have opened fire upon
the dead President. A newspaper
which has no soul of its own, which
is no more an organ of public opinion
than cow bell. is given q postoffice
because an aspiring politician "must
have an organ of my own."-Medd'
pille Journal, March "a.
To the above it should be added
that where there are two papers of the
same party in the same town, it ia
certainly giving an undue advantage
to appoint the editor of one to the post.
Office of the place, as thereby he can
exercise surveillance and espionage
over the mail matter Of the other.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-04-05
Mans In9ralitqde.

This is an ungrateful world to say
the least. A man will act like luna
tic when he has the Itching Piles, and
declare that be knows he can't live an
other day, yet be applies Swayne's
Ointment, the intense itching Is allayed
at once. he gets cured, and goes down
to the lodge with. out one whit of graf
itude. When asked why he looks so
cheerful, he dodges the question by an
Indifferent answer. Its just like O
man though, isn't it
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-04-05

MAJOR Brown. Of Pittsburgh, has
already forty-six delegates instructed
for him for Judge Of the Supreme
Court 1t is confidently believed the
Republicans Of every western county
will be solid for him. Our County
Committee when it meets, on Friday,
if it decides to appoint the delegates
to the coming 10th Of May State Con-
vention, will, we have no doubt, take
pleasure In adding this, the native
county Of Maj. Brown, to the list Of
counties already instructed in his
favor.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-04-05
CONGRESSMAN "ATLARGE."

CON0AE IAN "A 4 LA AAUE.
We have been enquired of as to when
the law was passed giving a State the
power to elect Congressman ''at
large" or by the whole State. In an
swer, We would say, that the recent
oct Of Congress. making new appor-
tionment of members among the States
under the late census, provided that in
case the Legislature Of any State was
not In session, or had failed to redis-
trict the State fin ression, that In that
case the people Of such State might
elect the additional member or men,
bers "at large, or by the whole State.
This is why Pennsylvania has one
such 70 elect this fall, having received
an additional member and the Legis-
lature not being in session to remodel
the State into new districts. The man
nominated for this position should be
one Of Stste reputation, or at least Of
high character and good ability. AS
he for the time represents the whole
State he should have the ability to
speak for the whole State. This year
will likely be the only occasion such
an election will be bad for some lime
to come.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-04-05

Lawrence, Beaver snd Washington
counties have been in the same Con
gressional district for oyer twenty
years, but Lawrence has only had the
member two years, though the nominee
was defeated once when taken from
that county. This facts moves the
Lawrence Guardian to say that the
present would be good time to give
Lawrence county q chance.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-04-05

THE President is likely to veto the
recent act of Congress restricting Chi
nese immigration to this country. The
principle contained in the act is con-
trary.to all our traditions as well as to
the policy of our government since its
origin. That policy has been to invite
foreign immigration to our shores, and
we cannot we'll discriminate in the
matter by forbidding any. even for a
time. sl
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-04-05
A Dishonest Sherif's Fate.

DANvILLE, Va, April 1.-Sherifl
William Estes, of Stokes county, N.
c., was shot on Thursday while rob-
bing his own Office. He left the safe
key with his wife, and ostensibly left
home for several days. That night
two men appeared at the house and
demanded the key ofthe woman. Mrs.
Estes notified friends, who repaired to
the Office and shot and killed the two
men while robbing the safe. Upon ex-
animation it was found that one of
them was the sheriff who had disguis-
ed himself.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-04-05

Coz OSCAR L. JACKSON, of Law
renee county, is the latest Congression-
al aspirant to appear in the district Of
which that county is part. He is an
active Republican. an able lawyer, q
good speaker, and is popular.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-04-05

The Clarion Democrat doesn't Gaze
anything about geography in the Sc
LECTION of a Democratic candidate for
Governor, but believes that the nomi-
nee will be elected and then succeed to
the Presidency in 1884, on which ac-
count he ought to be man who COM
mands, because he deserves, the conf
denpe of the solid Democracy of the
Commonwealth.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-04-05

IT is said there is likely to be rnr-
ture between Governor Hoyt Il Co., and
Senator Cameron & Co. This certain
" would result in benefit to the Re-
publican party of this State.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-04-05

Hon. JAMES E. MCFARLAND. OF
Meadville. is announced as candidate
for the Republican nomination Of Con-
grsssmau at large. The Crawford
county Republicans strongly endorsed
him last year for the Office Of State
Treasurer, which he declined. He is
represented as competent and good
man and one whose nomination would
give very general satisfaction not only
in Crawford county but in the State.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-04-05

The Lancaster Inquirer propounds
a pertinent inquiry to the committee
recently appointed to urge the Domina-
tion of Judge Livingstone for Su-
preme Judge. Nothing having been
heard of the committee or the subject
they were appointed to look after the
Stalwart organ wants to know what
become Of the matter. A confidential
note addressed to the Office of the En-
anainer might illumine the dark subject.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-04-05

Berry and the baby" the wife
and child of Sergeant Mason. are
borne in tender remembrance, and ten
cent subscriptions are being sent them
from all parts of the country.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-04-05
The on-cIad Oath In Force.

HARRISBURG, PA, April 3.-The act
of 1874, requiring municipal as well as
other officers to take the iron-clad oath,
and the Supreme Court never having
decided that the act is unconstitution-
al, Attorney General Palmer will be-
gin proceedings against certain officers
who shall fail to comply with the law.
1t is held that the old oath will not
answer for city any more than for
county and State officers. This will
determine fairly the constitutionali.y
of the act. Those elected in February
will do well to be on the safe side, as
they will be too late should the ques-
tion be decided against them.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-04-05
TREASURER'S SALES.

All persons interested will take notice that
on Monday, June IL, 1882, and each succeed
ing day until all are sold, there will be offered
at public outcry, at the Court House, in the
borough of Butler, by the County Treasurer,
the following lands for taxes entered and re-
turned by collectors, the owners having refused
or neglected TO pay said taxes to the collectors
for two or more years:
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-04-05
rROugh on Hats."

The thing desired found at last. Ask
Druggists for Rough on Rats" 1t
clears out rats, mice, reaches, flies,
bed-bugs. 15c boxes.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-04-05
BUTLER CITIZEN.
JoRN n. { ". G. hEeLEy, PR0P'Rs.
Entered at the Posto6ice at Butler as
second-classs matter.
THE Democratic State Convention
win be held on the 2Sth ofJune, at Har-
risburg.

Ir is complained that President
Arthur is more fond of pudding than
politics, and thinks more Of his COOK
than his country.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-04-05

Gents fine white and colored
shirts, low prices, at Heck & Patter-
sons,
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-04-05

Carpets, fine stock, at low
prices, at Heck & Paterson's.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-04-05

Strawberries are selling at thirty
cents box In Baltimore.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-04-05

of Fairview twp, Butler county, Pa, for the
year ending March Is, 1882. Account of Jas.
r. jackson and Chas. Ellenbarger, Super
visors.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-04-05

To amount of Duplicate. e..............$3 915 Al
DR.
Amount of road tax worked. 752 so
Exonerations granted ............ 506 S5
Cash paid out for labor and material
by chas. Ellenbarger. rger.....-............... 11s 6s
Cash paid out for labor and material
by Jas. r. Jackson n............... 22 Is
Services of Chas. Ellenbarger for rs
lays work on roads,. -.....:......... 152 90
Services of Jas. R. Jackson for 1877
days work on roads 274 90
Amount paid by Jas. r. jackson for
costs. IL So
Cash paid township by Chas. Ellen
barger rs s5
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-04-05

GOA WEEK. Sl2 a day at home easily made
~ <Costly Outfit free. Address TRUE & Co.
Augusta, Maine. mar29,1y
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-04-05

H- Advertise in the CITIZEN.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-04-05

81 691 90
We the undersigned Auditors Of Fairyiew
township, Butler county, Pa., certify the aboFs
account is correct to the best Of our knowledgs.
Audited this 18th day of March, 1882.
w. +. CAMPBELL,)
j. X. RANKIN, Auditors.
r. p. McGREw.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-04-05
Auditors Report

j.. III. MILLER,
Treasurer of Butler County, Pa
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-04-05


And the grave is not its goal
Dust thou art, to dust returnest,
Was not spoken of the soul.
But the crowning service rendered
by Mr.. Longfellow on his moral side
is the fine and ennobling purity in
which he walked and did his work.
Purity was the sentinel he put on
guard over his speech, and no tainted
utterance could escape detection and
arrest 1t was an instinct with him
to be delicate and sweet; and both
his conception of character and his
conception of the poets mission kept
him true to the best sentiments of his
nature. He never seems to have i'm
agined that his genius gave him license
to outrage decency and soil his fair
pages with the slime and filth OF the
pit. This is much With our Swim
burnes writing poems SO shamelessly
cratic that publishers feel constrained
to recall and suppress them with our
Walt Whitmans weltering in the slums
of riotous Imagination, and with our
Oscar Wildes using the sacred vehicle
of verse to parade before the world
their own prodigalities and vices-it
becomes an occasion of devout graft
tude to the lover of all good that the
foremost poet America has yet pro-
duced, and whose reputation, wide as
it now is, is distined still to grow, has
issued no line which the purest soul
need blush to read Devout and
loving, and severely chaste, he may
well be read by all who set themselves
forward in sweetness and nobility of
Chicago Times.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-01-25
Wafrhnan &c NunrnaL
Montpelier Library Association.

weunderstand that the committee who were ap-
pointed to report some plan for the establishment
Of public library in town have met and are In
earnest in executing the commission assigned
them. Articles Of association are being drafted by
men Of the best legal talent in the town. The
Urrpose, we believe, is to lay the foundation OF H.
brary for all coming time. In doing this It is GER
talnly very desirable that, from the beginning, IL
shall assume such proportions IA TO command the
confidence and respect OF the whole community
II will be no difficult matter to raise sum large
enough to give us, at the outset, library OF which
we shall be proud II all will lend helping hand
How many men there are who, with a little self
denial and without serious embarrassment, can
give twenty-five, fifty, one hundred, two hun
bred dollars, and so on to higher figures, II they
but consider what great good may result from 1t
to present and future generations. The citizens
Of this town have done nobly in the past in build
ing churches, railroads and hotels Let them now,
in the same spirit, meet our great need Of library
By the payment Of few thousand dollars, we
may commence with a library whose influence
will be felt in all our families, making us more
intelligent and helping to cultivate among the
young habits Of reading which will be safe
guard against many forms Of temptation. Let
the committee look well to the highest interests
Of the people and plan wisely, both for the pres
ent and the future and when as citizens we are
called to adopt any plan let us have no individual
crotchets that will prevent our harmonizing on
some sound basis Then let us ALL by generous
offering, ensure the success Of this important
pnternrsa
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-01-25

BErHEL.-Though we have but three inches OF
snow, the sleighing is just as good can be. and
teamsters are improving it to the best advantage
Last Friday one hundred four loaded teams
passed over the long bridge on their way into the
village. Last week there were thirty-two cars
loaded at this station and started for market.
Fred. Wheeler, the baggage-master, got into a
tight place recently, and came near being killed
by being pinched between two cars, but fortu-
nately escaped without serious injury. G.
Wallace recently sold thoroughbred two-years-
old Jersey heifer for S75, and her sister, year
ling, for $40. Raise the best OF stock and get the
high prices. .. Ed. Wilson has nobby" two
seated sleigh that was made to order in New York
city two years since, at cost of $40, and he has
horses and harnesses to match. Postmaster
Fisher has been on the sick list for five weeks.
He occasionally walks to the Office but Is not
able to do much work in it. There were fifteen
births and eleven deaths in the town during the
year 1881. There was district meeting Of the
masonic fraternity Of Windsor county on Friday,
the 10Th instant, at which meeting there was
large number Of visiting brethren from different
towns in the county. At half-past six O'Clock
p. NJ. they took supper at Wilson'S hotel, sixty.
| three in number.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-01-25

BRADFoRD.-The meeting for the annual cleo
ton OF officers Of the ladies' society Of the Brad
ford Congregational church resulted in the fol-
lowing persons being chosen: President, Mrs j.
b. W. Prchard; vice-president, Miss Z. M. Hib-
bard secretary, Mrs. r Farnham; treasurer Miss
Martha Low; executive committee, Mrs. G. F.
Morris, Mrs. f. P. McDuffee, Mrs ]. A. Warren
80. There was donation last Wednesday at the
Methodist parsonage. Winship & Morse have
large force OF men at work cutting and drawing
ice from several places along Waits River. They
are to put in about one hundred and twenty-five
tons the present season. We noticed the presence
Of Mr. L. +. Parker In town, on Wednesday, OF
the firm OF H. p. Churchill & Company Of Cawker
City, Kansas. There will be held an educa-
tional meeting In the village hall on Thursday.
The exercises will be discussions, and papers on
different subjects, also lecture in the evening by
Professor Northend Of Connecticut. State Super.
intendent Justus Dart will be present and several
other prominent educators. E. Mr.. G. II. Curtis
Of this place has accepted position route agent
on the Connecticut and Passumpsic Railroad
between Newport, Vermont, and Springfield,
Massachusetts His first trip WAS made last week
Wednesday. Our people had the pleasure, AT.
ter being disappointed twice by accident, OF
listening to lecture at the village hall on Friday
evening by Rev, C. b. Hubert of Lyndonvile, on
the " Ideal Man"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-01-25

WILLIAMsTowS.-Mrs. Porter Simons attended
the Unlyersalist festival on the evening OF the
18th instant in her usual health Soon after
reaching the house OF her son-in-law, Frank Mar
tin that night, she was taken III with something
like paralysis and lived only till the next Sun
day morning and was buried from the Universal
lat house on Tuesday afternoon, Rev. Mr. Greene
officiating Her children are living in this town,
with the exception Of her son, N. p. Simons, OF
Rutland and Mrs Perry Hopkins of Chippewa
Falls, Wisconsin. The Universalist festival was
a success in numbers attending and pecuniarily.
=. The Methodist society will hold festival on
Wednesday evening OF this week, at their vestry.
The programme will embrace literary exercises,
music, etc. and oysters will be served The
Congregational society will give their pastor,
Rev. William Schoheld, donation on Tuesday
evening OF next week Rev. William Davis OF
Beverly, Massachusetts,, sou Of the late Aaron
Davis OF Chelsea, gave an admirable discourse at
the Freewill Baptist house, on Sunday evening
last. II IL rich treat indeed to listen 10 such q
man, as his audience showed by their close at
tention and hearty appreciation. George Blan-
chard has singing classes In Chelsea, Tunbridge
South Royalton, East Randolph and here, -occu.
plying each evening of the eek-days.. =. Marcu.
s. Smith reckons at one hundred dollars the value
OF the products OF five turkeys last season.
| Oryille Briggs sold from his dairy OF twelve Il
| fifteen cows butter TO the amount OF about tive
hundred fourteen pounds 70 a COW, last year
| Though not a mealy-mouthed " man, he doe
| like mealy -mouthed COWS. Another grea
| shrnkage In the estate OF a farmer who died
| year ago or more becomes apparent Called IL
| his lifetime worth good many thousands, Il Il
said the estate will not pay its debts.