Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-03-28

Buffers new and energetic High Con
stable means business with big Il. an"
threatens all persons who bloeka'e '''
sidewalks. streets and alleys, or throw re-
| fuse upon the same, with dose oil law.
| He also giyes notice that COWS VIII be oi-
far,.d for sale AT his residence on the Is
land. most any time at y up
J LAYERS of flowers who would ike some
Thing fine in the line al a floral album, are
urged Ia send to |. F. Tillinghast, p. o.
Box 63, La Plume, Pa. for his new
floral album. 1t contains nearly 300 well
drawn and fully colored pictures Of
flowers of general interest and shodld be
in The hands OF every friend of the 'posies
We understand that Mr.. Tillinghast
offers specially attractive terms to pur-
chasers of his seeds. Write To him
We had another touch of winter this
week, bat whether it was part of last
winter OF next winter few people wonld
care TO decide Thursday last was vernal
equinox day, and rs the astronomers have
not informed us to the contrary, we take 1t
for granted that the sun was over the equa-
tor that day, and also that the conditions for
lengthening the days and shortening the
nights remain the same rs heretofore, but
the workings of the machine have not pro-
duced the usual results of late.
The furry in soda ash and other chem
icals, such as are used in glass works, is
quickcning the interests Of the Butler
Chemical Manufacturing Company, recent
ly organized with capital of 10000 \
member of the company, and one OF the
largest of the Pttsburg stockholders. said
yesterday: "We will at once proceed to
enlarge our plant SO as to be able to meet
the demand for soda ash and other special
ties for which there is large home de-
mand We have plenty of space to eN-
pand it to any extent desired. The pro
posed improvement will cost considerable
money, but we believe business will justify
it," There is large amount of Pittsburg
capital invested in this enterprise, which
makes it of special local interest. Pitts
burg Dispatch, 22d inst
The Pardon Board, at its session at
Harrisburg last week had curious case to
consider. In 1874, Chas. Larrabec was
tried and convicted in Venango county of
the murder Of Lewis Williams, aud he was
sentenced to death. In 1876 Larrabees
sentence was commuted to Imprisonment
for life, and he is serving his time i'll the
Western Penitentary. Larrabee is a white
man and Williams was negro, who work
cd about the hotels in Oil City. Mrs Will
liams, it was alleged, was a terror and
made Williams home life SO unbearable
that he preferred death to living with her
So, one day when he and Larrabce were
hunting together near Oil City, he told his
case to Larrabee and begged him to shoot
him. Williams did not want to run the
risk of eternal punishment hereafter, and
therefore wouldn't kill himself Larrabee,
who had been drinking heavily Of Petro
leum Centre whisky, finally yielded to
Williams urgings and empted his gun into
the back Of the negro's head. 1t was a
case of suicide by proxy, if the expression
may be allowed. The application for pardon
was signed by Judge Turnkey, who tried
the case; by Associate Judges Mccormick
and Connolly, and by many prominent cit
izens of Venango county. 1t is the preva
lent opinion that Larrabee has been sufi
GENTLY punished and pardon is expected.