Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-03-22

discussion of the Chinese and Mormon
questions in Congress, is it not strang
that none of the politicians who ar
desperately bent upon excluding tn
Chinese from the privilege of immigra
tion into our country, propose to exclude
the Mormcns also? From the Scandi
navian and Scotch peasantry, from th'
Welsh and Cornish miners, from Man
chester factory hands and from th'
shiftless poor of London there is flow
ing into the United States an inces
sent stream of recruits to the polyga
nous Mormon Church, both males and
females. The number of Mormons il
Utah alone who profess that the prac,
tice of polygamy is religious obliga.
tion, Notwithstanding prohibition by
the laws of Congress, considerably ex-
ceeds the whole number of Chinese in
the country, and is steadily on the rise
in ratio outstripping that ofthe gener-
al increase OF population elsewhere.
Read advertisement in this issue
Geter c. Shidle, dealer in Paper
Hangings. Mr.. Shidle has just re-
turned from the east with an endless
variety of all the latest patterns of
Wall Decorations in the line. Call
and see his stock. 1t.
The New Orleans papers are Sc
riously discussing the probable effect
of the present inundation in the Miss
issippi Valley upon the coming crops
in that region, and the TFmes Demo
crat is decidedly Of the opinion that If
cotton alone is relied on for the recu-
peration ofthe planters they will be sad
ly disappointed. 1t has heard, it says,
tradition that after the flood Of 1874
the farmers followed up the waters step
by step as they receded, planted cotton
in the mud and raised tremendous
crop. 1t does not put any confidence
in this story, however, since experience
has shown that cotton may be made,
nnder such circumstances; but it can
not be relied on as crop, because, as
general rule. the Southern staple
cannot be successfully cultivated on
lands which have been overflowed DUR
ing February, March and April, and
present indications are that this year
the waters will not recede before April
or May.
When you want anything in the
line of Watches Clocks, Jewelry, Sill
verware, Spectacles, &C., do not fail to
call in at f. Grieb's and examine the
stock no trouble to show goods.
The Fairvicw Deposit Bank, Raj
ston and McQuaide, of Fairview boro.,
this county, closed its doors last We'd
nesday, on account of lack of funds.
The failure was complete surprise to
everybody not connected with the
bank, as it was supposed to be one of
the soundest banking institutions in
this section. Neither of the banks in
Butler lost anything by the failure, al
though had it come week sooner the
Savings Bank would bave been caught
to the amount of $1,000. The cause
of the failure is unknown, although it
is supposed that the deposits, which,
it is estimated, amount to 100000,
were absorbed oy speculations in oil.
The firm has made an assignment to
Il. w. Mckee, late cashier of the bank,
who, it is stated, feels confident of
paying dollar for dollar. We hope
this may prove to be the case. If the
firm can pay nothing, some of the de-
positors will lose their all by the
failure.
All diseases arising from Biliousness
or Torpid Liver, are quickly cured by
the use of Baxter's Mandrake Bitters.
See notice Arnica and Oil Liniment
in another column
The latest census bulletin gives
some interesting facts as to the sugar
cane production of the United States
in 1879. The production of sugar
reached 10000 hogsheads, and Of
molasses nearly 100000 gallons.
This is a remarkable increase over the
amount reported in 1870, when $1,000
hogsheads of sugar and 5000, 900 gal
Ions Of molasses were produced. But
the present yield does not compare 80
favorably with that returned by the
census of 1860, which was 23l 900
bogsheads Of sugar and l5,OOO.O 600 gal
Ions of molasses The bulk both Of
sugar and molasses is the production
of Louisiana This is very small
proportion, however, of the sugar used
by this nation. We import annually
nearly two billion pounds OF brown
sugar, over half of which comes from
Cuba, and also about thirty million
gallons of molasses, and the same
amount of melada and syrup of sugar
cane. For an industry that has bee IL
protected as long as the sugar and
molasses industry has, it does not
seem to be developing very fast.
Mems, Boys and Childrens' over
coats, at less than cost, at Heck q
Patterson's.