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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1883-12-08

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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1883-12-08

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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1883-12-08

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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-07-11
w. C.. I. u.

The executive committee of the But
ler County Womans' Christian Tenn
perance Union met at the residence of
Mrs. James K. Dain, President of the
County Union, on tina 9th of June,
where they were joined by the State
President, Mrs DR.. Swift, of Alleghe-
nv City, Pa.
The following business was trans
acted: The time was fxed for the an
nual meeting of the county organiza-
tion in October, the date and place of
meeting to be determined hereafter,
and due notice of the same to be given
in each of the county papers.
Mrs. Rev. Samuel Kerr, of Harris
vile, was appointed Treasurer of the
county Union, to fill vacancy. The
following Superintendents were also
appointed.
Sabbath School Work. Mrs. j. W.
Orr, of Martinsburg.
Scientific Instruction Mrs. Rev.
Samuel Kerr, Harrisville.
Press Work.-Miss NJ. e. Sullivan,
Butler.
Temperance Literature.-Miss Han
nah X. Dain, Buffalo township.
Young Woman's Temperance Work.
Miss Lizzie McClymonds, Porters-
vile.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-07-11
The judicial Bills.

There are two bills at present bcforethe
Legislature in regard to the Judicial
districts of the State. One has been
passed in the House and one in the
Senate. But they are widely different
in their provisions. We were disposed
to look favorable upon the position
taken by the Republicans of the Senate
in the matter of all the apportionment
bills. We were disposed to accord to
them sincerity in endeavoring to obtain
fair districts, and getting all to which
our party was fairly entitled to have.
We would like to still entertain this
good opinion of the members of the
Senate now at Harrisburg. But we
confess our faith has been much shaken
by its action on the Judiciary bill, dis
tricting the State into Judicial districts.
We have before us both bills, the one
passed by the House and the other
passed by the Senate. We have look
ed through both. And if there is any
thing wrong or unfair in the House
bill we have been unable to find it.
But in one place could it be said any
thing was wrong or unfair, and that
was the attaching Greene county to
Washington, instead of to Fayette
county This, however, we believe was
changed or could be changed. But as
to the Senate bill we find it not only
unfair and unreasonable, but clearly
unconstitutional. Any bill that makes
a county having less than forty thous-
and population a separate Judicial
district the members of the Senate
must know would have to be vetoed now,
as heretofore. And yet this is what
the Senate bill does. When the House
bill was sent to the Senate the other
day that body Immediately substituted
it's own bill, bodily, in its place. This
was done at the regular session and
has now been done again by the Senate.
This looks as if the Senate did not pur-
pose or desire the passage of any
Judiciary bill at present. 1t can be
looked on in no other way. Else why
substitute bill of their own that they
know must be vetoed because of its not
complying with the requirements of
the constitution There are other
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-07-11
The Night of the Third.

EDITORS CITIZEN The night of the
Sd of July, until two o'clock of the
4th, must be noted down as night
when Butler was given over into the
hands of desperadoes. AS to foulness
of language and ill-manDers, no COM
parison can be made. Recent develope-
ments seem to indicate that a drunken,
rowdy element, are destined to show
their want of common sense and human
decency.
Is it not time for the powers that be,
to call halt to such depraved proceed
ings. The garb of patriotism by n o
means grants unlimited license to can
didates for ruffianism, nor does it war
rant a suspension of law and order to
the qualification of the mean and the
low.
1t is to be hoped that repetition of
the misconduct on said night will never
be forthcoming. JUSTICE.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-07-11

"WHETHER the legislative mill grinds
exceedingly fine is yet to be determined
by the quality of its grist, but one
thing is evident, it grinds slow enough
in all conscience to do first-class job.
The eyes of the people are turned to-
ward the Legislature to see what they
are going to do The members spent
the time, mostly, during the regular
session, in passing bills for the Gov
ernor to veto. The vetoes may in
crease his popularity, but every one
was purchased at enormous cost, and
every one condemns the Legislature.
The same old game is being played be-
tween the two Houses on the Appor-
tionment bills, with very slim pros
poets on any result other than a draw.
Weeks must be consumed in frivolous
and disgusting wrangles, at ten dollars
per day for each member, before it is
discovered that no Apportionment bills
can be passed. The Treasury must be
bled to death for the benefit of men,
many of whom couldn't earn fifty cents
a day at home, and all done under the
mandate of the Constitution !"-BeaUer
Argus and Radical, July 4.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-07-11
MARRIED..

DISEL-BOLLMAN-O July 4th, 1888, by
James w. Kelly, ESQ.,, at his residence in
West Sunbury, Mr.. George L. Disel and Miss
Rebecca Bollman, both of Parker twp, But
Ter county, Pa.
TON-KEARNs.-On June 20, 1888,
at the Henshew parsonage, by Rev. j. May
Mr. Frank u. Wheaton, of Greenvllle, Mer-
cerCo., Pa, to Miss Mary NJ. Kearns, OF
Butler twp, Butler county, Pa.
RUBEY- Y-SHANEY.-By the same, at the
same place, July 8, 1888, Mr.. C. l. Rubey to
Miss Sarah NJ. Shaney, all of Consequences
ing twp, Butler county, Pa.
EDWARDS-LEHMAN - In New Berne,
North Carolina, on June 81, 1888, by Rev.
Shields, of New Berne. assisted by Rev. DR..
Marshall, of Raleigh, N. c., Rev. Robert A.
Edwards, formerly Of this place and now OF
Philadelphia, and Miss Alice Mayer Lehman,
daughter of Mrs. Harriet B. Lehman, of New
Berne.
residence of the officiating minister, Rev. X.
C. Dodds, in West Sunbury, Mr.. Thomas P.
Shorts, Of Bald Ridge, and Miss Ella j..
Wade, of North Hope, Pa.
CLAY-HOOVER.-O July 5, 1888, by J. r.
Coulter, at Crawford's Corners, Pa, Mr.C. L..
Clay, of Scrubgrrss twp, Venango county,
and Miss Clara A. Hoover, of North Hope,
Butler county, Pa.
UFFMAN-BOOS.--On June %, 1883. at
Evans City, by Rev. A. J. Adams, Mr.. Chas
G. Kaufman and Miss Emma Boos both Of
Butler, Pa.
SCHAUPP- PP-SCHROTH.-On June 28, 1888. in
Butler Pa. by Rev. E. Cronenwett, Mr.. John
H, Schaupp, of Bntler and Miss Mary p.
schroth, OF Saxonburg, this county.
FALKNER-ZIER.-OnJ June 28 1888. in Butler
Pa. by Rev. E. Cronenwett, Mr.. William L..
Falhner and Miss A. Mary NJ. Zier, both OF
Sarversville this county. =
ROTH-GIBSON.- On the 4th inst, in Youngs
town. Ohio, at Browns Hotel, by Rev. Avery,
Mr.. J. r. Roth. Of White House, Ohio, and
Miss Anna l.. Gibson, Of Butler county, Pa,
NDERSON-MOSER.- July 4, 1888, at
the residence Of the brides parents, by Rev.
w. E. Oller, Mr.. T. G. Anderson and Miss
Emma r. Mcser, all Of Butler county. Pa
BLACK-RINKER.- July 3. 1888, at West
Sunbury, Pa by Rev. George w. Bean, Mr..
w. J. Black. of Mercer county, Pa, and Miss
Ezina ], Rinker, Of Cherry township, Butler
county, Pa.
BLACK-McCALL.-On July s, 1888, at the
Methodist Episcopal parsonage, by Rev,
Homer J. Smith, Mr.. Robert j. Black, OF
Pleasant Valley, and Miss Annie j. Mccall, OF
Coultersville, Butler county, Pa.
WEIMER-RO -ROBISON.-On July 4, 1885, at the
NJ L. parsonage. Centreville, by Rev, O. A.
Knesal Mr.. Isaac Weimer and Miss Maggie
Robson, both OF Jacksville Butler county, Pa
CLUTTON N-RIDGEWAY.-On July 8, 1883, at
the NJ. Z. parsonage, Centrevile, by Rev. @.
A. Knesal, Mr.. G.. w. Clutton and Miss Ella
Ridgeway, both Of Coaltown, Butler county,
Pa.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-07-11
The Trade Dollar.

The sudden furry in regard to the
trade dollar is the work of spectators.
While it is difficult to understand why
the Government ever permitted this
coin to be made, and to get into the
position it occupies as currency, yet
having done so it should protect the
people and not suffer this trade dollar
to be thing of speculation, whenever
it suits the interests of some parties.
After it had been coined, for the benefit
of particular trades and sections of the
country, it was made legal tender.
Then afterwards this legal tender
character was taken away from it. 1t
became deprecated for while. But
the people for some time back have
been receiving it for a full dollar and
indeed many supposed it had again
been made legal tender. Now comes
o movement, precipitated it is said by
spectators, by which all innocent
holders must lose about fifteen cents on
a dollar. And there is no remedy it
seems until Congress meets. And we
all know how slow that body is to act.
The worst of the matter is that it is
generally those least able to bear the
loss who are now caught by this sud-
den raid upon the trade dollar. This
state of affairs in regard to this money
is disgrace to the Government and an
outrage upon the community. The
trade dollar was made for special pur-
poses and special parties, and should
never haye been permitted to have
general circulation-but having got
into general use the Government should
have protected the people. AS it is
now, it will be bought up and driven
from circulation, but at the loss of many
poor and innocent holder.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-07-11
The Governors VetOeS.

Every candid citizen must approve
the course of Governor PattisOn in
vetoing unconstitutional bills, or bills
making appropriations without warrant
of law. The number of bills passed by
the present Legislature, from which he
has been compelled to withhold his
assent, only points out how carelessly
our legislation is done. And this loose
practice has been going on for years
past. Heretofore, in many cases, bills
were permitted by Governors to become
laws rather than to come in conflict
with the members of the Legislature
and it's employees. This was partic-
ularly the case in the matter of appro-
priations. Thousands of dollars were
annually voted away in appropriation
bills, not only without law but against
law. Governor Pattison seems to be
the first Governor who is determined
to fully obey the new constitution OF
the State. 1t has in him friend, who,
having sworn to protect and defend it,
is in clined to respect and to obey his
oath. We have watched his vetoes
carefully and for every one he gives
reasons that cannot be refuted. In
some cases they may appear to be
about small matters. But while he
has the laac and the constitution on his
side how can any law-abiding citizen
object? The courage required to take
the stand he has must be respected by
all tax payers and disinterested citizens.
Only those whom it affects will COM
plain But the interests of the whole
Commonwealth, and its dignity and
credit, are greater than the interests of
those who yearly seek to receive
through the Legislature money to
which they are not entitled, and money
in fact that the law forbids should be
given them. The recent vetOes of the
Governor save to the tax payers of the
State something near one hundred
thousand dollars
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-07-11
Butler PreSbytery.

The Presbytery of Butler met in the
Zelienople and Harmony church on
Tuesday, June 26th, at ii A. NJ
Eleven ministers and ten ruling
elders were present.
Rev. George S. Rice and Rev. T. B.
Greenlee, of the Presbytery of Shenan-
60, being present, were invited to sit
as corresponding members.
Mr.. r. c. Yates, a licentiate, pre-
sented a certificate of dismission from
the Presbytery of Baltimore and was
received under the care of the Presbv-
terry of Butler.
A call from the church of Zelienople
and Harmony, for one-half his minis
terial labors, was read, placed in his
hands and accepted by him. He
preached sermon, as trial for ordi-
nation, on John i, xiv, "The word
was made flesh and dwelt among u.s."
He was examined in all the branches
necessary for his ordination and all his
trials having been sustained he was
ordained to the work of the gospel
ministry and installed pastor of the
church of Zelienople and Harmony.
Rev. Samuel Williams preached a
sermon on the occasion on Hebrew xiii,
xvii Rev. James FL. Marshall deliv.
cred the charge to the pastor and Rev
j. r. Coulter the charge to the people
The young brother enters upon his
labors as pastor of this church, with
much encouragement, large accession
having just been made to the church
He has preaching in this church fol
some months.
Rev. E. Ogden reported. in behalf O
the committee on education, that Pres
bytery has under it's care four candi
dates for the ministry, three of whom
have just finished their college course
at Wooster University, Ohio, and the
ether has passed through the junior
year at the same institution.
The ladies of the Presbyterial Mis-
sionary Society reported to Presbytery
that they have So organized societies
and a membership of 1929, and have
raised during the past year for foreign
HlSSiOnS, SI, 4oo.VO anu loT Houe HIS
sions, including boxes of clothing
$741.00.
The committee appointed in April tc
install Rev. Alvin M. Reed, as pastor
of the churches of Plain Grove and
Harlansburg, reported that they had
attended to this duty in the month o.
May.
Rev. George w. Bean and elder
Thomas Hays, commissioners to the
late General Assembly, reported and
their conduct was approved.
A vote of thanks was rendered to
the people of Harmony and Zelienople
for their generous hospitality extended
to the members of the Presbytery on
this occasion.
The next meeting of the Presbytery
was appointed at Plain Grove, Law.
renee county, Tuesday, September llth,
at Ii A. NJ
J. r. COULTER, Stated Clerk.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-07-11

things in the Senate bill that would
compel any Governor to veto it. Why
then insist upon it? And if it is not
intended to have any re-districting of
the Judicial districts at present then
this places the Republican party to a
disadvantage. The course of the Senate
will place upon the party the burden
and charge of failure to pass just
and lawful bill. We may not under
stand the motives that influence some
of the Senators, but we will be disap-
pointed if there are not some men
among them who will rise to the occa-
sion, and be equal to the task, of giving
to the State lawful Judiciary appor-
tionment, and fair Congressional and
Legislative ones as well.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-07-11

AN electric bolt, during a thunder
storm in Somerset county last Thurs
day, struck man wearing a cloth hat
having band of wire around the inside
of the crown and small steel plate in
front and behind. The lightning struck
the hat, tore it to pieces, stripped the
man of all his clothing, melted the sill
yer money in his pockets, but strange
to say did not kill him. He was at
first picked up for dead but was restored
to life.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-07-11

IT is q puzzle with many plain mind
ed people how legislators, who have
sworn to obey the Constitution, could
adjourn and leave undone what it says
shall be done. 1t requires, CART. g.,
Sec 18), thai the first legislature as
sembling Immediately after each Uni :
ted States decennial census SHALL
apportion the State into Senatorial and
Representative districts" If the pres
ent legislators have or do fail to zap
portion the Sta to" according to the
above. do they not violate their
oaths ? And if the present Legisla-
ture fails to do this duty, what is to
prevent the next one from failing, and
so on to the end of this "de cennial
census?" Where then would the end be?
Is such duty to be always subject to
party majorities? If SO we may never
have another apportionment and the
Constitution will be a dead-letter.
The inquiry prominent now is, are
there not enough fair minded men in
the Legislature-men of high enough
character-to rise above the boyish
play now going on and pass the laws
the Constitution demands they shall
pass, and which Constitution they
swore to support?
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-07-11
The Eighty-Six-Cent Dollar.

In speaking of the recent furry over
the trade dollar, says the Philadelphia
Times, Superintendent Srowden, of
the Mint, said yesterday that he had
no doubt spectators had hand pre-
cipitating the movement. There were
other elements, however, behind the
trouble, which have been working for
some time. 1t should be remembered,
he said, that for several years the coin
has either been repudiated or taken at
near its intrinsic value in many Sec
tions of the country. Spectators have
been busy at these points collecting
the dollars to ship them to other place
where they were accepted at par
Philadelphia particularly offered a rich
field for this class. II fear," continu.
ed Colonel Snowden, "that no argu-
ment, however specious, will keep the
people of section up to the point of
receiving a coin at one hundred cents
on the dollar which is not legal ten
der, has no place or point of redemp-
tion, which is refused and repudiated
in other sections and which when run
through the melting furnace-the only
redemption left it-comes out with
value of only S6.6 in the nominal dol
lar, payable in standard dollars.
The Superintendent thought that
the honor and self-respct of the nation
require an end to the present condition
of affairs The people, he thought,
could compel Congress to relieve the
country at its next meeting. In re-
sponse to the question what be would
advise the holders of these coins to do
in the present emergency. SGperintend-
ent Snowden said that he would not
take the responsibility of advising any
one on the point raised; nevertheless it
was his opinion that it was best for
holders to resist the demand of the
speculator" and trust to Cougres Civ
ing relief. He had not much doubt
but such persons as did so would re-
ceive par for their coin. The authori-
ty to exchange trades for standards
would at once lift the former to par
with the latter, and, in his judgment,
the action would be gradual, as both
coins would circulate at the same rate.
The coin can only be received as
bullion at the Mint-purchased at the
current market rate of silver, which is
based upon tho London quotation-at
the present price of silver, $l.lO an
ounce. The trade dollar yields, when
new, S6.6 cents; when abraded, about
Sc q.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-07-11

The Government has reduced the
number of Internal Revenue districts
in the United States from 126 to 80
This has been done by consolidating
districts. Anumber of P Pennsylvania dis
tricts have been thus consolidated.
Among them the Goth, in which was the
county Of Mercer, and of which the Hon.
James G. Brown, of Greenville, was
the revenue collector, which has been
consolidated with the 10th, or Erie
district, and an Erie man made the col
lectof. Mr.. Brown is thus out of Of
fee in the revenue department, but
takes his loss philosophically and &C.
cepts the situation with composure.
He is an honorable and clever gentle
man and nothing but the demand for
reduced expenditures in that depart
ment would justify the Government in
discontinuing the services of so faith.
full an officer.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-07-11

The rails upon the Connecting
Link" of the Shenango and Allegheny
Railroad, now being made to this
place, are laid, we learn, as far this
way as tie Mccall farm, in Clay town.
ship. This is within ten miles of But
ler. Two or three months more will
probably witness the completion to this
place of this important addition to our
railway communication.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-07-11

. ONE of the most extensive specula-
tions that has been going on in this
country has been that of lard. Recent
ly gambler in lard, in Chicago, named
McGoach, failed and his liabilities run
ND into the millions. But few people
had any idea that so great speculation
was done in that particular article and
it is no wonder the fellow slipped up,
or lost his hold in handling such an ar
ticle.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-07-11

If the Senate and House do not
make a new apportionment before long,
the people will take the matter in hand,
and at the next election make such an
apportionment, regardless of district
lines or party ties, as will permanently
retire from public life some of the
statesmen now at Harrisburg.-Er.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-07-11
Trade Dollars.

The scheme of depreciating the Val
ue of Trade Dollars to So cents is a
money making one, and the loss will
naturally fall on the working men,
The Trade Dollar is worth more in
trinsically than the Bland Dollar and
issued by the same authority; the gov
ernment must certainly redeem them /;
believing that it will, we take them at
par, at RITTER q RALsroN's.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-07-11

"SoD-sLINGING" is the term by which
one of our exchanges fittingly desig-
mates the road tax absorption INDUCED
in by our farmers, and which only re-
suits in making good roads bad, and
bad roads worse. Not few farmers
would be ashamed to have prospects
of good farm products measured by the
slovenly manner in which they content
themselves to do their share of yearly
road-making.-Greenville (Pa.) Ad-
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-07-11

THE largest national debt in the
world is owed by France. 1t amounts
to 81, ,6S3, $4,000, or $177.79 for every
man, woman and child in the country.
Next comes Russia with $4,3l4, ,607,-
500. The debt Of the United States
on the first of March, less cash in the
Treasury, was 81 ,5S6, 6,276,114.43 The
debt was at its highest in 1856 when
it aggregated $2,773,236, 1859. This
shows q reduction in seventeen years
of nearly twelve hundred millions,
while the annual interest charge has
been reduced from $150,977,69L in
1866 to $57,360,l1O for the last
fiscal year.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-07-11

The Crawford Journal calls at
tention to the fact that some papers in
that county are publishing paid ad-
vertisment Of the Louisiana Lottery
scheme, contrary to law. We notice
this lottery is published in other pa
pers in this neighborhood. The laws
Of Pennsylvania prohibit not only lot
teries of this kind, but the publication
of their advertisements.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-07-11

THE law Offices Of Messrs. Snyder
and vanderlin, Republican and Demo-
cratic candidates for District Attorney
are adjoining each other. They can
each watch the movements of the other
during the progress of the election.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-07-11

SOME idea of the growth of the tele-
phone system is given by the fact that
all the factories in the United States,
six in number, are doing an enormous
business, one establishment alone hav-
ing received orders for 5000 instru-
ments within q few weeks.