Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1883-12-05

The glass works in this town, started up
again last week and is using natural gas in its
furnaces Jets, one under each pot. The pro-
prietors are talking of drilling well for gas, on
their own property. The firm of Richards &
| Hartley, proprietors of the Pride street glass
work in Pittsburgh, have obtained good gas
well on their property near Tarentum, and
propose moving their glass works TO that point.
| The use of natural gas in manufacturing glass
promises to revolutonize the business and give
| the manufacturers of the western part of this
State an immense advantage over the
eastern manufacturers. Richards IL Hartley
expect to save from S, 900 TO $4,000 a year.
| An average factory now consumes from 200 to
400 bushels of coal daily, and employs two
teezers each of whom are paid about SIS a
| week, an expense which would be avoided
where the natural gas is utilized"
The counsel for the prosecution in the
case of the Commonwealth versus John
Smith Esq. asked, in court last Monday after
noon, that the bail of the Esq. be forfeited on
account of his not appearing that day. This
the court refused, but upon application of his
ball. awarded process for him. This was
put in Sheriff Donaghy's hands, who imme-
diately drove up to the Esqure's home in
Cherry township and there found him sick
in bed. The Sheriff stayed there all night, and
came home next day with affidavit signed
by Drs. Washabaugh and DeWolf, setting
forth that the Esquire was not in fit condi-
ton physically to be removed from his bed,
and that such removal at present might be at
the risk of his life. This return deemed
unsatisfactory by the court. Esq. Smith and
his bail were called and their recognizances
forfeited and respited till this morning, and
another process put in the hands of the Sheriff,
who, with the bail, Immediately started for the
home of Esq. Smith to bring him to Butler.
The celebration Of Evacuation Day" at
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the centennial celebrations of the important
events of revolutionary times. The celebra-
tions of these events have been remarkable
series of fcommemoratlons. They began with
the observance in Philadelphia, on the 9TH of
September, 1874, of the centenary of the assem-
bly, OF the Continental Congress, and they end
with that of the evacuation of New York, on
the (25th) 26th of November, 1888 Their cul
minatlon was naturally that of the central event
of the Revolution, the Declaration of lnde
pendence. During this long period the Revo-
lutionary story has been told and retold IN
manner deeply to impress it upon the national
mind and memory, and the final result is un-
questionably more vivid and adequate knowl- |
edge of the national history. 1t is one of the |
great good fortunes of the country that the Gen.
tennial season did not occur until the civil
had ended, and the national Union had endured |
successfully the prolonged and vital test Of its
character and power. The war is already merely |
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which will soon have left no baleful conse.
quence. There are, however, two more events |
belonging to the period Immediately following |
the war for independence whose Centennial an |
niversaries will doubtless excite very general |
interest. They are the adoption of the Federal |
Constitution and the Inauguration of the Gov
under Washington. There may be |
some difference of opinion as to the dates when
these events should be celebrated The
National Convention which framed the Consti-
tuition finished its work and signed the instru-
ment on Sept. II, 1857. But it was not to be-
come valid till it had been ratified by nine
States. The ninth State happened to be New
which accepted it on June 81, 1888.
Which day will be selected for the grand cele-
Dration =? 1t was provided that the Government
under the Constitution should commence on
March 4. 1889. A Senate and House of Repre-
entatives were chosen, and Gen. Washington
vas elected to the Presidency in the previous
winter months. But, owing to various causes,
Washington did not take the oath of office till
April 80, 1899, when the new Government went
nto full operation. Will March 4, or April
10, 1889 be taken as the proper day for the