Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-01-25

and other Stalwarts as the real lnstl-
gators of the assassination of General
Garfield, through the effect which their
open antagonism to him produced up
on Guiteau's unbalanced mind, was q
bold performance, and il is not strange
that it made q profound sensation
among those who heard it. If villains
like Guiteau, or people who are on the
verge of insanity, are liable to be incit-
ed to commit murder and other desper-
ate deeds by the mutual vituperation
of politicians, it is not easy to see how
party and factional warfare is going to
be carried on.
If ony body has sgrievance against
the State Agricultural College at Belle
fonte now is the time to make it public.
The legislative subcommittee, appoint
ed to Investigate the management OF
this institution, adjourned last Wednes-
day evening after adopting resolution
all persons who have
grievance or evidence of mismanage-
lnent to communicate with the chair
man, Senator Mylin, on or before
March 2lst, when another session will
be held in Harrisburg The design is
to investigate as fully as possible, and
the management itself is desirous of
having any specific charges against it
brought to light. The committee will
also inquire into the way in which the
farms in connection with
the college are managed for the public
good.
"A bill has been introduced in
Congress looking to the restoration to
The public domain of nearly one hun
dred aud thirty eight million acres of
land which were granted to twenty
three railroad companies under con-
iitions which have not been fulfilled.
This bill will receive the approval of
the country, whatever its fate may be
in the national Legislature. If these
have failed to keep their
contracts with the government there
Is no reason why they should not pay
the penalty provided when the con-
tracts were made-namely, the for
Ieiture of the grants We should not
have one rule for railroad companies
and big corporations and another for
private individuals. Let the law be
enforced. This vast territory is too
much of a present to make to capital
lists who do not see fit to live up TO
the terms of their agreements.
-Une feature OF the recent terrible
disaster on the Hudson River Railroad
has been common to so many accidents
on the rail that further neglect to legis-
late against 1t will be objectionable.
After the cars had been 'teleseoped'
they caught FIRE and were burned, with
part of their living contents. Had
these cars been heated by steam from
the locomotive, as many other cars are
and all cara can be, there would have
been no fire and some of the victims
would have been alive to-day. Fire,
In stoves or independent steam
heaters, should be absolutely forbidden
on railway ears that they now exist
is only because companies owning cars
are too mean or too careless to replace
them by the simple system of heating
by steam from the locomotive boiler
To construct etove that will resist
the crash of collision is simply impossi-
BILE, SO every train that sustains a Be-
we're accident is almost sure to take
fire.
The following is going the rounds
Of our exchanges. If our readers will
cut it out and put it in convenient
place for future reference it may prove
Of some use: For the year 1882 days
and dates of important events, anniver-
saries and holidays will fall as follows:
Sunday, February 5;
St. Valentines day, Tuesday, Februa-
ry IA; Shrove Tuesday (Fastnacht),
81; Ash Wednesday, Febru-
ary 90; Wasbington's Birthday, Febru
ary q; FIRST Sunday in Lent, February
26; St. Patrick's day, Friday, March
II; Palm Sunday, April 2; Good Fri
day, April 7; Easter Sunday, April 3;
Low Sunday, April 16; Rogation
Sunday, May IA; Ascension day (Holy
Thursday, May Is; Pentecost whit
Sunday, May %; Decoration Day,
Tuesday, May 80; Trinity Sunday, June
4; Corpus Christi, Thursday, June 8;
Independence dav, Tuesday, July 4;
first Sunday in Advent, December 8;
Christmas, Monday, December 25.
-TRAFPIcKING IN VIRTUE-Legal
have been instituted in
this city within the past week, the
developments of which promise to un-
earth some facts that will give gossips
of New Castle morsel of scandal which
will stand chewing for seven days at
least. One of the sensations likely to
be produced is the revelation of the
horrible truth that married lady Of
this city. called by the common herd
respectable but known by few to be
decidedly queer in her social transac,
tions, has been for some time past serv-
ing in the capacity of procuress for a
Cleveland bagnio. The modus oper-
andi adopted by the shameless siren
to decoy virtuous girls to their doom
will be more fully explained as the case
proceeds. Of all the. vocations in life,
that of the procuressis the most despi-
cable, horrid and loathsome. and if the
honor of any young girl can be preserv-
ed by complete ventilation and ex-
terminatiop of this hideous traffic, as it
is alleged to be carried on in New
Castle, then it will be preserved. for
The Neps will do its whole duty in the
premises.-New Castle Netcs.
One by ono the great puzzles of
business and finance get before the
courts for solution. The latest appears
in the shape of suit against Mr.. W.
H. English, late candidate for Vice
Presidency, for alleged value of lot
of campaign speeches. Mr. English
had paid she claimant hundred dollars.