Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1889-08-09

The figure } in our dates is with Us and
has come to sta- No man or woman
now living. viii ever date a document
without using as, 1t now stands on the
ox.reme right-l;s9. Next year it will lie
the second place--1S90-and there it will
STAY for 10 years 1t will then move up to
the third place l90O-and rest there for
100 years.
While Mr.. John Kennedy, the old ex-
constable of Butler. was standing beside a
loaded wagon in front Of his house, last
Saturday morning, he was crushed be-
tween it and a peddlers wagon, the team
of which had ran off Mr.. Kennedy was
forced under the loaded wagon, the team
of which also became frightened and start
ed of, causing the wheels to pass over and
break one of his legs, at the same place ii
was broken some time ago.
The constables in some of the counties
are giving farmers and other land owners
notice to destroy all Canada thistles on
their premises. The law imposes severe
penalty on all persons permitting these
thistles to go to seed on their premises. 1t
is the duty of the constable OF each town
ship to see that the law relating to their
destruction is enforced, and in default of
its observance to see that its penalties
against its delinquents are enforced.
The census of 1890 is to be made as
close, searching and intricate as possible,
and among other items never before en-
braced in census reports will furnish tabu-
lar statements Of the recorded indebted
ness of the people. The idea is to present
statistics showing the extent of this pri'
vate Indebtedness of record and the form
in which it existS-namely,w whether in real
estate or mortgages, debts otherwise Sc
cured, or in general Indebtedness through
notes and bills payable.
Somebody saw bees swarming around
the final of the Court House steeple, the
other day, called the attention of some
body else to it, and in few minutes large
crowd was gazing upon the phenomenon.
Greer and Goucher were called upon for
professional opinion on the subject, but re-
fused to give it, though an amateur present
boldly announced that it was nothing but
the heat from the slate roof escaping sky
wards. The man who winds the clock
climbed up into the steeple next day, and
though he could not see the bees on ae-
count of the darkness, he heard devil of
a buzzing." The matter will be made the
subject Of judicial investigation and if the
swarm is found to be OF a good breed it
will be tagged, and claimed by the county.
-Alleghes5 twp. has sensational case
on hands, the gist of which is that two
young men and woman lured a girl nam
ed Seaton into taking buggy ride, and
after &c tting into the woods submitted her
to such indignities and outrages as tomake
her unconscious and endanger her life.
She was found in the woods near Harpers
mill, last Saturday morning, lying uncon-
scious with her clothing almost torn from
her person, and was taken to a neighbor
ing house When she recovered conscious
ness she told story that caused the arrest
of two young men namad Elliott and
Kunez of Clarion county, and of woman
named Stark of Parker These persons
gave bail for a hearing, Monday, before
Esq. Thomas of Allegheny twp, but as the
young lady was not able to appear that
day the hearing was postponed till the 26th
inst
Two or three weeks weeks since we
had news item of the terrible mutilation
Of a young horse belonging to farmer
named McKissick living near Fryburg,
Clarion county. He found it one morning
with its tongue cut out and the next night
its ears were cut off close to its head, and
it had to be killed. There was no clue
at the time to the inhuman perpetrator.
The other day his son James McKissick, at
hearing charged with the olfense, was
held under 81 900 bail to appear at court
The farmer had employed a detectiYe to
work up the matter, and when the evidence
pointed to his son as the criminal he dis
charged him from further duty in the case.
The citizens of the place, learning of the
facts, subscribed about $400, which was
| offered as u reward for the apprehension
and conviction of the criminal. The son
offers as an excuse that the horse kicked
him.