Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-05-10

| Saturday evening. Inc andlr hh
created great excitement in England
Mrs. S. A. Sloan has returned
from New York with the finest assort
ment of millinery goods ever brough
to Butler. Cunningham St, near thu
| Post Office. mas, At
The house of Mr.. James Allen o
Clay twp, caught fire on Monday the
lst inst, and was partly destroyed
before the fire was discovered. AL
the family were away at the time, anc
the fire was discovered by passer-by
who gave the alarm, and the house
was saved by the neighbors.
Gents fine white and colored
shirts, low prices, at Heck & Patter'
sons.
Mr.. John Biederman brought a
large lot of fine fruit and ornamental
trees to Butler last week. These were
from the famous Stone nurseries OF
Rochester, N. Y, which is one of the
oldest and most reliable nurseries in
the United States.
Fine Accordians at j. F. T.
Stehle g.
The bodies of Capt. De Long and
ten of his men have been found on the
delta of the Lena river in Siberia.
Lieut. Chipp's boat was likely capsiz-
ed during the gale that separated the
three boats and all in it drowned.
Melville and the men in his boat, in
cluding Lieut.. Danenhower, and two
of the men of Capt. De Longs boat,
who were in better condition than the
rest of the party and who pushed
ahead of the rest in the hope Of finding
food for the party, are all that are
saved of the crew of the Jeanette.
OF all the expeditions that have ever
been sent to explore the Artic Sea
this one has been the most unfortunate.
Heck Il Patterson are closing
overcosts out, at less than cost to
manufacture.
"A curious case, in which the Jury
disagreed, was the trial before York
State Court last week 1t was one to
determine the age ofJudge Speir. The
Judge himself says he is seventy, while
a number of persons familiar with his
family and himself testified that be is
in reality year older than he thinks
he is. 1t is quite too bad ifa man can
not be permitted to know his own age.
On the decision rested who is the
Judges successor-the Governors ap-
pointee, Mr.. Arnoux, or Mr. O'Gorman,
who was put on the Democratic ticket
last fall and elected, on the claim that
there was legal vacancy by reason of
Judge Speir's being past tie retirement
age. The disagreement of the Jury
leaves Mr.. Arnoux in possession of the
office.
--WANTED-To buy 1000 cords of
chestnut oak bark Call and get prices
&C., at Roessing's tapnery.
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The crop reports are most cheer
ing. In spite of predictions of crop
disaster, caused by foods, frosts, and
very backward spring, there comes the
assurance of an abundant harvest of
all kinds, except perhaps hay and
fruit Winter wheat promises to give
an increased yield in nearly every
State except New York, Indiana and
Ohio. Spring wheat is much more
promising, with the prospect of a
marked increase in the great grain
growing States of the West and
Northwest, the estimates IN some
cases going as high as fifty per cent
over last years yield. Insects and
rust are reported in some places, but
no alarm is felt outside of Tennessee.
Corn shows large increase in all the
States where it is grown. In the South
the fact is mentioned that corn is re-
placing cotton to some extent. This
indicates the new idea of agricultural
possibilities that is spreading among
class of farmers who have clung con-
servatively to the one crop of cotton.
"A Grand Musical Feast Thurs
day May 11th, at 8 p. m. Dr. Louis
Won Meyerhof7s Musical Recital at the
Court House. Don't fail to come if
you love and appreciate music. Pro-
grammes at the door. The musical
instruments have been ordered from
New York for this especial occasion by
our reliable music dealer, William
Harvey. Admission 25 cents, Children
15cents. may3-2t.
Farmers who leased their coal
lands in the northern part of Butler
county in the years 1868 and 1864 to
Messrs. Kyle, Niblock and Bredin,
will find it to their interest to confer
with j. G. Vanderlin, attorney at But
Ter, in regard to their leases. There
is covenant in these leases to pay
yearly rentals, so many years after a
railroad was built on or near the lands
leased, one year after demand, Fail
ing to make these payments as stipu'
lated for within the year was to be
considered an. abandonment of the
lease. There are now several years
rental due on these leases and farmers
wishing to get rid of the lease must
make demand on the company, Mer-
Ger mining and manufacturing, now
owning the leases, by himself or his
attorney The party of the End part
in the lease failing to pay within the
year, is breach of covenant, which
taken advantage of, the Court on pro-
per application will strike off the lease.
Mr.. Vanderlin has been employed by
quite number of the farmers to ex-
anime their leases, make this demand
and if possible have them stricken
from the record, and if there are others
who have not yet taken action in the
matter either to secure the payment
of the money due or to have their
leases given forfeited, they shopld
apply to Mr.. Vanderlin at once.
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DeLOng and Party Found Dead