Advertising Kales. We fl-ilrolt to tie.dlrtlnc.Hr juidrrrtopd Mint no odvortlseraeuU will bo Inserted 111 tho col Jt, tubCasdos ADVocAfru 1'"" W'l oitriveo bom unknown pnrtionr-;rir!iis- unless ""miianicd witn tie vita. Ilioloilowl-itan! tat ostx irrms. AdveilUomeuts for 1 yeir, per Inch Ko0 t six Months, perlncn. cocb.'inr.ton 13 tm. Three Month. , '' .,. VM " Ixu than tliree months, flfst Inter- tion U esch inbe4oent Insertion M Cts. "fcooil noucei 10 cents er lino. n. V. MOItTfUMEB. Publisher. Society MccllnBH. MriXITO Oastlk, .No. 73, A.O. K. orinB M. C. ".Una HtT Alondavof each monld, In lie. bsri Hull. LeliightoD, at 7,J o'e octt r. M- I". K. II. til 8XAPBK nUTTM MDOS. N 0. 3tt, 1. O. O. J. insets every Tuesday evening, at g o'clock, In nebefa nlU a. Ko.tcubader, j.U.i H. D. lienor, Secretary. ilBTBCiIits TRlDSr No. S32. Into. O. of It. M., meets In ltooe.r's.llfUI eye y "jtordsT. J' It. Bens, eaoheii i O. W. Delhi. C ol II. Poho Pool. Tbiob, No. 171. Imp. o. II. M rncol on WednesiHy ooriing il f nctt week, ut :31 o'clock lnl'ablio School null, Vclssn"rt !. C. W. Schwab. H.s Jac nrung. t:. of It LKUioinoit Lodoe.- So'. Ml K. of p.. .reeoiiii on Friday evening. In lletier's Halt, at f:CO o'c.oo . W. II. Bachman, CO t L. A. Miller, K. of It. and b. H. SlEWEllS, DISTKICr ATTOTtTsTSY 4 COUNSELLOR AT I, AW. Office, Kloti's IPpJnlng B.olaway. MATjUtOIIUNK. PA Settling Estates. Filing Acconma and Orphans Conn Practices specialty. Trial of I'unw enrcjul v ittenilod to. Legi transactions In KnxniU nnd German. Jail . SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1S78. Local and Personal. $3T TO PRINTERS. We want at this Office a thoroughly coinjietent Ncwsjinper nnd Job Printer, for such a mail ve have a steady "tit." A single man. Apply soon. Ice man still hops on. Ground hog day, (2nd inst). Reading has 10,000 taxable citizen. Most banks refuse silver in large sums. Reading has two one thousand pound hogs. , Co kind to the deserving poor about these days. Berks county school property is valued at $504,280. Cheap goods at the Bee Hive store. The roads throughout the country arc in a very bud condition. The iron ore mines arc all working in the vicinity of Shamrock. Doylestown's centennial will bo cele brated on tlic first of March next. The time was Monday morning j the sex ft bouncing boy, and the happy dad wai H. A. iJeltz, Esq. Rev. E. A. BaucrJ of Ilazlcton was in1 town Thursday) looking well and happy as ever. . Cheap" goods at the 13cci Hive Store. The First National lioiilt of Mnuch Chunk hits declared a cini-unuu;'.l dividend of four per rout. VALESTiSins! VitKNiljiKs! Iargis as sortment, almost given away by Lucken ilach, at Mauch Chunk. Many consumptives are now using Dr Frazicr'a Root Bitters arid Cough' Syrup with rsmarktble success. We are under great obliiratiotjs to P, J. Median aiid II. E. Sworfft Ks'js.J of Muueh Chunk, for favors extended to us during the past week. Reid and remember the. wonderful, but true announcement A.J. DiirlingJ proprie tor of the People's Drug store, makes in nother column. We nro under obligation' to the members of ihe Phoenix Corrinh iiuild; of Muueh Chunk, for a very delightful sc.fen'ado ten dered us ou Monday evening lait. SinM the discovery of Dr. Williams's Indian Ointment there is certainly no ex cuse for any out! to suffer with the Piles. e Advertisement. J3r Extra copies of the Carhos Anvo cm can be obtained at Inkmann's News Agency, on Smnuohaniut street, Maueh 'Chunk. Prise, Three cents. The Hokeadiuijua Sabbath school II 'brary has between si and seven hundred f,. tia 1-nllMir Til U ftllll tl.l V fu0in.ll U uw" ' "-,; ... j one, of the most wide-awake and progressive in our region. ' Happy tome" have ever been tho burdeu of poet' and eoug. How can home lie happy without a thorough practical knowleilge of Dr. VJoxo's Wild Cherry and SSeneka. 2i and iO icenU per bottle. i. K. Itirkert has still a (tyi of thoseeli gtble lots iu Itickertstown to disjiosa of. If you feel like securing a good home rail and see him. He is also supplying flour, feed, Umber and coal at the lowest rates. Astiqcr Vas.es. at Vedused prices, also ricifBta, over 109 kinat, to decoritto tho eama at astonishiiifly low prices, may bo found at Luckeubacli st 2nd door below the Broadway House, Mauch Chunk. When you buy a bottle of Dr. Coxe's Wil 1 Cherry and Sencks, always nolo the directions carefully, and read every word of "the every-dav bo'ok"thataccoiinuiiicseach bottle. 23 anil 50 cents per bottle. There is a party in town who deals largely in medicines who says ho sells more or Or-'Coxe's Wild Cherry und Seneka than nil other cough remedies combined. 26 and SO cedts jier bottle. Mr. Al. Miller, the well known horse dialer In Allentown, a year ago sold tt Very handsome match pair of Ilamblctoniun horses to T. K Walter, of Mauch Chunk, fof $1,21)0 cash On Saturday week Mr. Waltet was sold out by tho sheriff, ami among thd bidders for tho hones was Mr. Miller. He had them knocked off to him for $2H, and possibly before long ho will set them off again at from $1200 to $1500. They are a very handsome lair of equities, sound and gentle, and really worth a good pile of money. 1toifoiJn Democrat. "GERMAN SYRUP." No other medi cine in tho world was ever given such a test of its curative qualities as Boschce's German Syrup. In three years two million four hundred thousand binall bottles of this med icine werodistrihutodrce nfclMrqe by drug gists in this country to those ofllictcd with consumption, asthma, croup, sevens coughs, pneumonia and other diseases of tho throat iiud lungs, giving the American jieoplo un deniablo proof that German Syup will cure them. The result has been that druggists in every town and village in the United Btates ara rocommendiug it to their custom--ere. flo to your druggist, and ask what they know about It Sample bottles 10 ccuU; Regular size 75 cents. Three dosos will ro m) any esw For ! by A. J. Durii There will he nn celipie of tho sun this (Saturday; morning, about 2 o'clock. You need not" prepare rmoked glass. Winter set In earnestly Thursday. A snow stoim set in tho early morning, and is continuing as we go to press Friday. Pleasant ns honey, the old folks like it.tho young people like it and the babies cry for It we mean Dr Frazicr'a Cough Syrup. About 25 of tho ladies connected with the Reformed church, of this place, on Tues day Inst, made a surprise visit to their Pas tor, Rev. li. K. Derr, Ht his residence, in Slntingion. To fay-Mittl pnstor nnd visitors enjoved themselves, is but, to poorly express tho fiaiipiness. felt by nil, jit tho inlerchango of (jowl feeling which occurred on tho oc casion. Now for cheap goods, al the Bee Hive store. Daniel Graver is closing out his pres ent stbek of ladies' dress goods, &c, at a sacrifice in order to make room for sp'ring styles. Call early fof bargains. To be thoroughly Hippy) you mttt bo welli to bo well nt this8caiinii, in many cases, you should tako the, great medicine, Dr. Haas' Expectorant whici cures nll.nises )f coughs aiid colds. It U sold at 25 aiid 60 cents a bottle. Miss Emklia BprsiikiKj Will give lessons on the l'uso on Okoan, nt pupils residences, nt very reasonble terms. For further particulars Inquire at oflico or residence of F. P. Iiongstrect, attorney nt law, Lchighton, Pa. If you dream ofn pockmarked rhinocer os eating asparagus with a silver spoon, and fanning your mother-in-law with tho O. P. side of its tail, it is a sign that there will bo a christerikig in yoir town or.ijoniewhere in tho adjoining county, and that, everybody and his wife will 'hire their carrinccs nt David Ebbert's popular livery) on North street. A WilkMjBarrc dijpatch ot t)ie 30th. ult., says, "Clutrles Schuter, n Justice, of tho Pence, was nnrsted at llnzlctnn to-day by Detective Fnrkiii', of tho United Stales Secret Service, clnrged with enmixiundingn, felony nnd malfeasance in office. Ha wns placedun'.W $2,000 liail. Sclmtep released from custody u. "Molly Maguiro" named Dominick McGlynn, who was arrested for passing counterfeits." The toor Home Project. Parties interested in the success of the movement to establish a poor house in the lower end of this county, should now begin to lake a little more interest, in tho matter; tho day of election is rapidly approaching, and should tho project fall through, on ac count of the lukewdrmness of its friends, wo have reason to know,' from our short experi ence on tho Poor Board of this borough (Lc highton), that tho people, nnd cscc:ally the hoavy tax-payers, will have cause, to regret their apathy in tho matter. Tho principal reasons of tho parties who oppose the mens: ure, is not because they do not beliovo Hint we need nnd should have such nn institution iii the lower cud) but because their own or friend's projierfy, in which they probably were interested; wns not chosen for tho lo caticli. Such opiosition to tho measure is siriiply ridiculous, childish, indeed. Why tho temtiorary nrrangement made for keep ing the poor all in one house in this borough, has saved to our tax-payers not lets than $1000 1 Yet iu this case we had no employ ment foi our poor. Mahoning's ins of some C0O will full short of meeting the demands made upon tho Overseers for relief, i'nrry ville is almost exhausted iu her effort to supply tho means for keeping the vast num ber of persons who havo and are applying for help; while tho cost of manlainiiig tho poor of Lower Towamensing, so far, cost up wards of $2000 tho present (official) year. Iu fact; the cost of keeping the poor in ten townships nnd boroughs, out of which it is proposed to form the f'cw district, will not cost more than SS000, and for this sum tho Commissioners affirm they ran clear ono hundred acres' of tho selected tract; erect the necessary buildings, pay for llio land, Ac The gentlemen comprising the commission,' are men of integrity (everyone), generally largi holders of property, and of course heavy tax payers, and consequently havo an interest In using economy in tho mnttcr it Is not likely that such men would prorced deliberately to increase tho already onerous burden of their taxation. No, economy and retrenchment is thejr motto, and wo urge our jieoplc to a fair and unbiassed view of this matter, and the erection of a pwr house in this end of tho county is a settled matter. The friends of this project aro requested to call at this office for tickets, width arc now ready for delivery. HniKxIiiBts Appeal Ilrfnspil. Jacob Huiitzinger and J. Albert Hur.'t tinger, who were convicted in tho Quaiter Sessions of Berks county a short time ogo( and were on January 23rd sentenced each to jay fines of $500 n jiiece, and to rejuiy to the prosecutor Ihe sum of $21,000, mnde nj Jilieation Inst week to the Supreme Court for a special allocatur nnd writ of error renew ing tho caso front tho lower court. They also prayed that an order might bo entered suspending sentence and allowing them to enter bail jiendiiig action oil this writ. This application the Supremo Collrl refused to grant, and tho petitioners, whd were the President and Cashier of the defunct Miners' Trust Comjiany of Pottsville, Itill lidvd to remain ill jail: peeled df I'u'Uoiililrj. The residents of Moorstowii and Bath, two email villages a few miles from Eastou, havo been greatly excited for the past few days over tho sudden death of a widow lady named Houscr, and circulated a rejnrt that she had died from the effects of jiolsoii, anil named as tho culprit a Mrs. Spanglcr, who lived with Mrs. Housrr and her aged father. The rumor gained as it went tho roundsuid it wns iieoerted that the old gentleman desir ed to marry Mrs. Sjiungler and that he had rrtade over to her nearly $0,000 worth of his proiierty. Mrs. Houser was buried Monday, and Tuesday tho District Attorney, together the County Coroner, hail tho body exhumed and a just-mortem examination was held, resulting in discovering no traces of jnison, and tbo jury thcrouimn rendered a ver dict that deoaaanl died from natural reus. Wonderful! East Mauch Chunk, hud indeed all tho Chunks, is the scene of considerable excite ment nnd gossij), and likely to conlinuo so for some time tocomc. Thocatisoof nil this gossip is termed ono of sujicrnnturnl jmwer, the truth of which, your corrcsjior.'dent will leave to your readers, as they pcruso the following facts. Tho jilace whence all this excitement cmenates, is tho jiarsonnge of Rev. Father Heinaii, of the German Catho lic denomination, at East Mauch Chunk. It became current in the carlyjiart of the week that at the jarsonago lay n young woman who had not eaten anything for nino weeks, except a little milk, water nnd ajijiles; that sho is nfllicted with hemorrhage or bleeding of the lungs; thnt .'hesc hemorrhages havo occuired ns often ns four times in ono day for the last nino wneks; that on Monday morning at 0 o'clock she became speechless, mid hns continued so ever since; that al though speechless, sho hears and is perfectly conscious of nil that is going on ; that this (Satuiday) moiuing at 8:30, sho will die, and at 11:30 a.m. the priest, Fathar Heinaii, through eujiernntural inllueuces or jwwer will bring her to 1 1 Jo ngain, and that the public ure invited to witness the transition ns above-mentioned. Thcso facts hav ing become known to tho comniimily, na turally excited every ojie's curiosity "to sec tho sick woman, and it wits soon ascertained that every one, of whatever creed or lenonil nation, was cordially invited to conio nnd tee lor him or herself. Ever since Tuesday small knots of jieojile) from two to Six, could li? seen wending their to ltev. lleiiini's,and the talk became so general, thal j'our eonesjiondent could no longer resist, but go and seo too. Iu company.with several other gentlemen, we visited tlic jilnce on Wednes day forenoon. On entering the houso we jiassed a largo number of jiersbns, mostly ladies, aiid) oil enquiring whether wo were Jicrimtted to enter the sick-room, wo were asked to jileaeo walk uji stairs, which wo all did., The door being ojieijed, we entered a room about 10 x 20 feet, which was quite dark) ami in which we found quite a num ber ol',ieisons. At this moment ono ot'.tho Sisters of Charity, iu waiting on the pitlent, raised one of the window-blinds sullicieiltto admit liglitcuough to recognize one uuotlier. Of course, jur attention was drawn to tjio sick-bed, and there we saw n woman, about 33 years old, lying iu a half-reclining jio-ii-tion, a white cap ou her head, a crucilit about her neck, her hands crossed, her eyes closed, her face wearing tho expression of a long confinement nnd tho color of a dead jwrson. Her breathing seemed natural und ut regular intervals. During our stay sho raised her left hand to her left side twice. Ho hands nnd lace ore, not emaciated ns one would sirpjioso from so long and close a con finement. Tho Sister in waiting was very talkative nnd courteous) nnd ready to answer nny questions. In resjioiiso to questions jmt to her, sho stated that the lady lived in Reading, Penna., and rejieated iu sub'tanco what apjicars above, ns to licr ailment, treat ment, .Vc, Ac. On leaving the sick-room, wo inquired for Father llciunn, und were nt onco bIio'wu und admitted into his rooni.' On entering, we were cordially welcomed by a hearty shake of the hand) nnd wo at unco made known our business. Father Heinaii was very jileu'ed, nnd very jimmjit nnd willing touuswer ull questions. Ho wns anything but retieient. We will givo Father Hellion's own language to questions jiut to him by Sour roiresjioiidcud i Conesjionilent Father Hcinan, what is the name of the sick lady iu your care, nnd whole does sho live? Father Heinaii Her name is Amelia Greth) livps at Reading, and is thirty-six years of ag. Cor. How long has sho been sick, and what is her disease? Father It. She lias been lying in the con dition you saw her for the jiast nine weeks, and her disease is hemorrhage of tho lungs ; sho has thrown oil' blood from ono to throo times every day during that time. Cor. Is she conscious of what is going on about her? Father II. Yes,', sir, she is jierfeetly con scious of everything, and hears all that is said, but on .Monday morning last at six o'clock sho became speechless. Cor. I am informed that, on .Saturday sho will recover her health perfectly ii'gain? Father II. Yes, sir; on Saturday nt 8:30 o'clock ill tho morning tho soul will depart the liody. It may bo in a state of exstucy or death. Cor. How long will sho remain in that condition? Father H. She will remain one hour in that condition. At 0:30 o'clock she will bo called back again and cured instantly. Cor. If it is a fair question, Father Hcin an, how will this bo done, and who will do ft? Fr'thcr H. All this will come in a sujwr- nntu'ral way, und, through tho power of Jesus, I will do It. Cor. When did yon lean) of this rpwer7 Father H. I have known it this long time. A'u' angel apjieared to her and told her this wouh( hnpen. Cor. When does tho angel ajipcar? , , Father H. Tho angel hns been with her always, und is now in" (ho room. Many JKrsons saw tho angel (lublirly. Cor. Have you, Father Hefnan, seen tho angel? Futhcr H. No, sir; I havo not teen it yet.' Cor. I am told that you cured this wo man before? Father H. Yes, sir; I havo cured her twice, and onco sent her home. ('or. Was the euro jiermanent? Father II. She was cured jierfertly, but it win only a tcmwrary cure, long enough for her to get home. Cor. Did you inform her of that fact? Father H. Yes; I told her she wou)d get eiek ag-iin, that the euro would only last till she got to her home at Reading. Cor. Will any one bo admitted on Satur day to witness Mjes Greth being brought back to life ngain? Father H. Oh, yes; everybody is invited to bo prcrout; but no visitors will be admit ted niter Thursday evening until Saturday morning. Having concluded thcso questions, and nt tne same tunc luiormeii rattier iieinnu tney were for publication, we bid tho rev. centle' man iMod duv. und wended our wav homo- Ward. Tho excitement had grown so leilso that up to Wednesday ufternoon no lew than six or seven hundred jiersous of all elasso l'Hiked iiimn this wonderful woman j of the Nineteenth century, nnd every one came away wiiu a tuiicicni opinion as to how, who, when and what. Everybody is awaiting tint (Saturday) morning" for tho wonderful miracle to be jiorformed. In our next wo will give you a full description of all the jiartleiilurs of this case, ami for the present refrain from expressing an opinion. At Reading Monday, tho rioters con victed ou Saturday were sentenced ns fol lows: Hezeklah Wooteu and John Squint, each two years' imprisonment; Thomas Francis and John Noll, one year' imprison ment: Aaron Daso,thioeinon'ths,and Robt. Relier, who pleaded guilty, nino months. In addition, each was sentonrod to pay s 6 no of oar dollar and on. Cosiiio.NtcATrn. To llio Tasiiyrrs of Iiclilglilon. Mr. Editor s I overheard a pair of worn out political nags, a day or two ngo, discus sing tho feasibility and possibility of defeat ing ono of our present most efficient officials one, indeed, against whom nuught can be said, lest than that ho has faithfully per formed his duty, at tho election foT local officers wliich will occur on Tuesday, tho 1 0 ll inst. Now this uoblo pair havo had a hand in the management of our affairs, and during their administration, by some mis management, our borough became a loser of .some $2000. Thcso aro tho men that want to rule tho roast these aro tho men that talk about breaking tho"ring,"ns they stylo some of our old ami most competent officers, and dictate to us who shall fill our ofitcus of trust. Now, Mr. hditor, as a taxpayer and a citizen, 1 felt somo alarm when I lcarnqd that such men again presumed to assump control of our affairs; nnd, fueling some in terest in the management of our finances, I havo felt it lny duty, through the columns of your jiajier, to arouse jmblio attention to the subject. Heretofore tho corner, hotel and saloon loungers have formed our tickets, and even now they aro marshaling their hosts (?) to foreo a rejKtitiou of the jiast. Not only tho heavy taxpayers, but tho men who barely own their own homes and have to )iay tax, I find aro sleeping letting everything, l!erully sjicaking, go to tho dogs by their inaction. Will they not wako up, until too lute, to. lite importance of deei siv.e uetion? Do tliey hot know that the inanagcincntpf oureouncijuml of our school board require men who jipssess brains, and tq Jiuve at least toir.o knowledgo.of manag ing finances Inoncy matters, when not only SiuO or $5000, but Irom thirty to Jfyty tltom ami dollars are to bo jiroiicrly innnijiulatcd I And nre men who nre notable fp manage their own Jinancei men .who nro, not able to com i(c six per cent, interest o( a $50 bond, to nominate our tickcU and constitute our pub lic ollieers? Hnvo wo not already jiaid dear enough, when through tho incompetency or iguorauco of tho tho members of ono. branch of our borough offices, tlio borough Is now a loser of some two thousand dollars, in jirinei pal and interest? I'tet tho men who held ollico nt tho time stnnd aloof they have jiroved Ihenisclves incompetent to hold office no matter how tho loss was, caUscd. Ig norance is no excuse, and the signs of the timesarc against them. Elsewhere banlj pres idents, county, treasurers, town clerks nnd tax collectors nre oceujiying prison cells in tentional or unintentional delinquency is no longer an excuso iu such matters. Mr. Editor, it is your duty, it Is my duty, it is tho duty of everv man, to seo that every noinines'd record iscicar,that ho be no man, whether by implication or otherwise who has caused or has allowed the loss of $1. of tho public money) from tho burgess down to the constuble. They liiust bo honest, honorable, prompt nnd comjietent, or wo may havo a rejictition of that $1700 loss of a few years ngo. Justice. Lehigfitoti, Juu. 31. Obituary. Our community on Tuesday evening was shocked on learning of tho sudden death of Mr. William Simmers. Tho facts relating to his death are these, ho left his home or rather jilaco where ho boarded himself at East Manch Chunk on the morning of Tues day last to attend to his rejiortorial duties of gathering items for tho various jnipers for which ho corrcsjmnded. As usual ho visit ed his general jilaces for getting news. Ho called ,on several of the attorneys about two o'clock, was in the printing ollico of Jos. Lynu,and seemed livelier than was his usual custom. About -1 o'clock iu tho afternoon ho visited tho office of K. R. Cooke and while standing at tho desk talking to Mr. Cooko ho aU ut onco fell over and was unconscious. Ho was taken from there to tho Eurojiean House, where medical aid was at onco sunt moued nnd the physicians on viewing him jironounceil hint beyond recover)-, his dis ease, was ajwjilexy His breathing was very heavy and ho was perfectly unconscious of nny ono being Jmewit to attend to his wants, tte, ulust.li'ijve suffered terribly un'til,bout a quarter, before ten.o'cloelt of tho tviinB day, wjieu dcatli ranio to lils relicfi,, The foftbw ing morning .lie was,, taken (q his homo at East Muueh Qhurik where his, body still is awaiting the,ordcr of his relatives. Up to this writing litle of his past, lfe fs.knowu. We are, however, informed thutho was born iu FraukfoitjOermany, nboutlH30; that. ho has been twice married and leaves a tnc!r ried daughter, nnd a son w)io is nt em. Sinco hero ho ha been repprtiii" for (ho several jiaiiers nmt ns n localizer had no 6U jH'rior.. He occasionally; .wrpto (otig and i'cll matured articles. J-o,,ono in this lino Will miss him more than ihe .diflere.ni Edit ors of Carbon County, Ho, was also a Jus tice of tho Pe,ace and did considerable in that line, lie being well liked by tho differ ent attorneys. Ifo hadhisjife insured for $30fi0,' and if fiijiad lived would havo been Carbon Coinity'snext BaiiX Assessor. Wo are infoimeil he will bo buried In Xorthanijt ton County, where he lias a son-in-law liv ing, and "where he also lived Jirior to his coining to Mnuch Chunk. U'lg Creek Items. The protracted meetings in ;hs Soil's church havo closed. Hons. Dr. J. C. Kreamer and Wm. M. Rapshcr were both ut homo on Saturday last ou business. Thomas J. Bolt nnd Eliza Solt havo been npjwintcd executors of the estate of Solomon Suit, deceased. Xr. London Boycr, of Lawrence, Kas., will please accept tmiuks for valuable Kan sas City pujiers.receivcd this week. Mrs. 1). Hall, from near Daniclsvilje, Northampton county, was at this place ou a visit to her jurents during tho just week. --Mr. Joslah Wulck will move into one of A. It. Bam' houses, near the paint mill, on Thursday of next week, and Benjamin Shoenberger, of Lower Towamensing, will immediately occupy the residence made va cant by Mr. Walck. Martin, a son Josejih Goldbergcr, of this in-TjJaoe, aged about eight years, met with n painful accident on Friday morning of last week. He hud built a fire in tho stove, and when it was well started, the lld-liflor fell into it ; ho attempted to regain it, and In the cffoit to do so his clothes caught fire, and in a short time he would have been cnrclojied in llames,luvl his father not heard his screams and rushed to his aid. Ho put the firi out after considerable effort, but not till' the boy hud been badly burned about tho arms und neck. , At present writing tho uor, is doing ns well as coma ua cxjieftwl. January 30, Revere. , Tho barn of Mrs Catharine fjnyder, near Mackerel town, Franklin township, was entirely destroyed by lire about mid night of Tuesday last, tugather with a car riage , sleigh and other jirojierly. We un dortaad there oh sd insurance cn the property,' Wurunrj-. This month, which Inthotcmpornto zones may be regarded as the most unpleasant in the year, has becu looked ticn as a sort of touchstone ol the season. Hovering between winter nnd ejirlng, as it were, and character ized by disagreeable wcathcr,thore aro many old proverbs respecting it, such ns the fol lowing: "February fill the dyke, either with tho black or whito" that Is, with snow pr with rain. To this is sometimes added ! "If It bo while, it is llio,. better to like." Among tho English jiroverbs, we find i "A Welshman would rather seo his dam on hoi bier, than sco a fair Februccr." And from tho Scotch wo havo i "A the Inontlis o' the year curso a fair Februccr," Wo have tho Norman Jica,sarit Jironouncing to the same effect thus : "Fcvrier qui donno neige, bcl etc nous jdeigo" that is, n snowy February is tho forerunner of a delightful summer. From a very early jwriod Irl tho Christian history, tho '2d of this month hpi been held as tho festiva!,of tlio Purification ottlic Vir gin. It Is sllli a holiday in tho Cliureh of England. IU jioputnr name, Candleii'ins, is derived from tho ceremony which , tlio Church of Rome dictates to bo observed on this day, namely, a blessing of candles by tho clergy nnd their distribution aiiiolig tho people Thcro was, nnd jierhnjis still is) a curious custom in some jarts of Scotland in relation to Candlemas day : Chi,ldrcil lpako presents of small sums of money to their schools teachers. Tho master, ns ho is call ed, sits at his desk with a countenance tho most benign, whilo tho children npprpach him, nnd in sums according to the ability of ineir jiarents lny tncir olleniigs before him. The boy and tho girl who gave most were, resjiectively styled King and Queen. Tho children being then dismissed for a holiday! a procession is formed and tho King and Queen aro paraded' through tho streets car ried in a seat formed of cross hands, wliich likely from this circumstauco is called tho King's chair. The Cnnl Trade. Tho anthracite coal trado having reached a jwint of harmony, unity of action may bo cxjiected for tho current year and hoped for lor many years. It is a well-established fact that there js neither market demand for all the coal that tho several coal regions call produco nor is there tomiugo enough for mora than three-fifths of the existing trans jiortation capacity. This has been a known fact for several years, but has just now been acknowledged by the several jiaities inte rested. 'I ho direct result of an unwilling disjiositiou to );icld to tho situation has been over-jiroductiou of coal, with the verv natu ral consequence of sovcro loss to all jiartios trying to market it. Individuals, as well as eorjwrations, havo differed terribly. They havo not only lost on current operations, but, beyond that, they havo lost their coal, much of which has been literally given away, tho prices in many instances not covering mining and trnnsiwrtntion charges. Tho resolution now entered upon to stop this suicidal business, and to jiermit to lio in tho mines all tho coal for which there is no de mand, meets with almost universal favor, and giving, as tho agreement does (see 1st jiage), tho most jierfect freedom of action as to jiroduction and jriccs,has In it thp essen tial element of success and long continuance. l.acli ol all tho several ionics to the com pact can iiroduco(.whcn they like and stis jiend roductioii when they hl:'e,'wit(i liberty to market their coal at jirices satisfactory to themselves, tho chief restraint being that no ono of tho parties shall exceed his allotment of the J-car's estimated production of twenty millions of tons. Prices of coal nnd lolls have not yet been adjusted by all tho regions, but tho jireseut amicable feeling that pre vails leaves .Ji.ttlo ajiprehension of any trouhlo on that rioiut, or, indeed, on any other likely to affect tho arrangement. Tho j bciiuyikiu ojierators will ceaso Ininjhg to day for a fortnight, and those of tho Lehigh region, who havo been stojipcd for a week, will resume work. Tho other coal regions will halt in jiroduction much after tho same fashion, until the old stock on hand is jiretty much disjwsed of. The jiurposo of all jiar ties seems to bo to bring the supply of coat down to tho actual demand. AVhatcver amount of coal cannot bo profitably market ed tho ojierators havediscovered can bo more ehcajily carried whcit left undisturbed iu tho mines than it ran bo when piled ujion tho wharves, after having added to it tho cost of mining and tho cost of transjiorlation, with the intciett added to both charges. Tho trade promises well for tho future, nnd, with projier discretion by tho managers, nil that is promised will bo realized. Ledger, Mon day. TltCtollo vine table sliowstiie qiiannivor coal iljiuduvcr llioLctilat; V..llu.v Ruilroajloi cue uek euelnir Jim. llilL-1878 mid fur tin. w..r . cuuipart'il tho miuio luue iut yenr, Il"i!ons From t Year 70.-,.8't DO :'.6,tos oo Htd If. 13 4.-7 IE HO OS 2.4IM la MIJSUS lsi.iM t: W.JII Id Wyoming Iluzioiou Upper 1.1-hlgb Uuaver Meadow.... Muhunuy..... slaucA Chunk l'ori Ileiaiiare Total Llat'Yuar... I'J.W 10 llclTuse JeereuHH H.033 10 KKPOUT Of OOAI. tnn.i.i.rlM nv.r T hlnh ifr bUSQII baillia U.vim.ui. I?i.iitral II If f V. vv Jcrse , fur V days euulug Jau. s5. ie78 1 bUiniUMl from i l,ii,l wi-m Tml.n n uiiiiu kH,'3 i a 10.ffi7 IU 4.74-1 12 17.0-0 tl 51 IS B.-J3I 12 IU t&it 17 upper Jnigu " il.H.K.lXCO, nearer Meadow llatlelou Mauch Cham: it m n 4&U 13 Cross Cie-A , Cuuucil Ithbte 5,rt7 oa uitJiuvuie Total Previously icpoitwi.. Total to date bume Hue Utt yen- IncrrAre , Decrease 19 311 II KK..4U l'l "l 8T749 IJ -liss a II llf.HS 15 -The Vorth Pennsvlvanla Railroad on. jJniMiioeA a dividond qf two jier cent, juyablo sarin, without interest, and convertible . Vebruary 25. ... MAIUUKI), Siila Kkkkskr, On the 20th ull., at tho M. E. Parsouoge, Lchighton, by Rev. L, B. Brown, Charles Seila, of Packertou, and !m Hire Snacrer, ef Ltddjlitim, Pa Cloing Prices of DeIIavex k Towssnrn, Ft'ttk, Government and Gold, iO South Third Street, Philadelphia, Jan. 24, lb78. IT. ri.r.'s. U(l 117 D'd .lxM H. B. i"o5 J. A J.... ua li.il lifi aila-fl 'KB s-'aj's .....I".) ti.fl nil, nivrd i . m. .v.o's, 1831 in bid 1091, asxea V. 8. J -4' V. 181, Mil I I H ailed' If. n. urrrnev,C's lis but in sskca If. .(,' issi. new IK bid Jtwk neisd U, g.4H'i. new U4 bill nxii &krt u. s 4'sncw in it bin ni akm l'Onnsylraiiis U. It Slit bill SI nsks4 Plula a HnnillnRn.lt I'.n llil 1H ssked LeMlEliV.Uej-ll.il 4o lid 411, asked 1 etilRti Coal Miv. Co ... lilt bill lh unhid umi-il Onuu!i!tesft.N. j.p.o bid ill nukfil l'iiK.TIlusv. AHcfr It. It. ol Da i i nkc l'lilln. c 1 .1 Is U HI-, Dhl V4 nrd lulliein (Mitrui . It... II ild 1 n H ns'.ed Ilo-leuvillo 1'umi. It. 11. t o t?(Urt listed Oo.il , nit, uld 10. nik Special Notices. A MAX V.'ALK F.10M ?EWAI:K,2?. J 10 N T. Some weeks sluce, a man eauie into tho store. No. "Mxtli avenue. Mow York, icojlnnrf r I.ti,CaiTrr.NTo.i. jo pliom bo vas shown. Ifo np?uicil to bo vrry mr.ea oxcitocl, nnd liurnoil uloly cuniiiicncoil to toll story ot bnw his wlf o bnd sud.fil from an affect on of tho Inuvs, kud, in fi:ct. luu been f. ivon op by tlie ptivslcin.s lo 010. TkrousU somo tucuJ alio was InrHicol, ns a lust resort, to try Uaie's iioscy or Hons nouxn and Tail niul. u-iufr bero lier fiusbanu's lnmrua;e, hosalil; ' Betel o slio lied aseluiis bott.oMiocoald breatlnj with luoro easol ae4 by the linn sbehiil nsei(ir ooltlesslio watup nntl nroutid tbo ltousi.able to do her own VFork. The man took tho pains to conio tnporoufind thank the Drosent proiirleter of this popular nrnrlo fn' a perfect euro of his wife. UALii's llo:!:v or Hoiirmiuxn ami tab liforsdebr ntltlniRKiir'sat&)ce:itian(ltl. Lirfro rizotlio most economical Depot, CniTIESrox's 0 sixth avenue. N. V t-'lty. m i riitL'n ToortiACUC Dnors euro In one minnio. 54irni!AKE thousands op SUFFZRiins from Itheuinallsm and Gout who omuol b'Mioro la fuoildof cure Hint are unittrntled with went QX'.irnso and elaborate preparation. II takes a long time ticonvlaco them tbiCitb simplest uirtoo to obtain relief is oltou tho beati ,arul tha n few pennies spmt on a cake of iilkn'u cjul rnuit SOAP, and tho ulfl ns labor nt prticurtat Farm vfator, w 1 1 lurnUn u med o ted bath Wli'9'i will afford a permanent cure. So'db all druggists.. Prico 2'c. per cale. I Iloz (S cake-) 75c, sent by dia11( prepaid, on receipt of price. O.K. OitlnEXTOX, Proprietor. 7 Mili ivenue. Now Vork. HILL'S HAIR AND I1ISKEB DTK. Black or Brown, CO cents. Jan. 21, 1678. E. F. Knnkcl's JUttcr jffiiio or Iron. , This truly valj ib'o t'taic ha been so tfi'-ro. upblv lo-teil by nil ciasneR ot Ibe crmmuoitv that if is now t'ermeil nidHDCiisible asaTotilc itii'iirlnc. It ccstj but little, nailllea the b'ond nulgiviHtouo id the stoaiach. ronovate ihe y tern and pioloucs lite. l.verybody should Iibto it. For i he care of Wrnk Stomachs General f)e. billtv. IiiniKCi'tton. Diseases or the btoaccb and for nil a of i rcpilrlug a turlc. Tbn. wine linluuoi the molt agreeable anil i PJeint 8iltnl Iron wo pi-sen Cnrfttoot Mafri uetio Uxiiti cotnbined with the niostenergetio of toaetntila toitcsYntlov Peiuvinn link. Do ion unut 8'imetblmr tostreugtheu yoal lin you want a wioil n potlte I lio you wtint to pet rid ot neivousncss 1 Do you want cnergr 1 Do you want lo eieep well J Doio'i w.uit in unit up your constitution I Do you w-int to leel well! 1)01011 wiint ii tirl k mil vlcoron fpeltnirl ifvouiiotry nvsKKVa uiiTun wixrs or I iion. I on v ay' a trial of thin Tslu'lh'fl.tontc I I ewnre of couutrfcltu a-f.un.l;rl nitter Wlnecf Irnn 1 Ihe niv sure and effectual remcdj in tho known wor'd for ih! peiuiaueut euie el Dyiiepsla anilDebuliv.miO nn thuro are ii iiiiiuuci oi iiuiiui ou on ri'ii in mil jiuui c a woiMi caiillnu ti.oiuiinmialtyliiiu iliaioiono but tho no.iiilln mt.ciR. innliiilcLtuied be K. P Kuukcl and having lus st'tnu ou tho cork ot nvory bo:tle. Ti.o very inct tbnt 'ntliers nrotit teiuutlni; to linlinlo thin nlaiblo lemeilv. niovtn Its woi ih mid s;(aks vniuinen Initsl. vor Oct ibo genuine, h K Kinko.'s. Hnldontvlntl nnttle". -oliluy Dm gietsand dealew -very where 13. P. Knnkcl. Pinir.eiui, i.aoitli Minn tiirect, I ti cdilphri, 1'a. , Tiiro Yom Koiiiovctl Allvo. Head nnd a 1 ci mrlit' in two hours. No fro till Load basse hei.t. iin oiul etoiiiaca Wi.ritts lemnved b I)r. Kuikn. ;5'i Nonli N. street, l'liiladelpeia. I'a. - end tor circular or 03k our. dlLI'lM lor a buttle of KUXKEL'S Vt'OUlI MBIT. It never fails. I'nto M Jsu Ii( iu. HealtW hud Happiness. ITealtn nnd Happiness nro priceless Wealth to their lmeso-sora. und yet tliey nro wltam tho reach of every ouo who will use Wright's Liver Pills, Tie onlv suio CUI'.iS f. r Torpid Liver Oy.pcp. sl-i. lloadaeho i-our t-iomuca, Coiistioatlou, Id. In lty, Nunaea, mm all Ilnliuus coiuplalutn and lllood unsolder. Ifniio gebu.no unions eUn il "Wni N right I'fnla." ItvourDiunpi.tniPuot supply seuu Si irma for uno box to llarilck. lloder A Co , 70 N. 4in &t . PUlla, Dec. 29 yl BOIJ'T NEGLECT A COUGH or coii. wheals cents will liny a bottle ot I)r. Frazlei'H cougli Byi up at any Urng "tore. It has Wiuunt n complete iln.UfCin ihf L'uugh .Utfll. cluts, is Uasaia us I ouey mul always cares. TO CONSUMPTIVES. I)r. Jrozlei'u Cooph y.'upnsed Incnnnrcllon Willi l)r 1'razici's Itoot ilittirs WILL CUtE co. tusirnoK. taUudl'0tmIalund.v.CIevelrnd.o. Oct.3? '7it. Dr. I'iiazibu. Deni Mr i I fee it admy I oirs to eulT.-r ng iiumamtvlo write vou -Furpum time 1 wiiiRciieiy . llhctedui li a cough. raisii:g iii-.d Biulf, with every eyiuplomof briar u con flinuitcouajinp'liH 1 lri-iil.tfoie;iiiul.ciEi in d em oa without rinding relief i 1 l-otou' oil. oJ three ol our uiuhi womluriit Cleveland i Ly sicIiih tbo .est one ot wliich piotnui.rd nrr e ise i-enoiw. ui.d lt.fortiieil nid that 1 euu a Lot live mule ibsu n few u oulh: Aoout ibis time, her-nii.t of voui wondeiful huccus-i.: I com i.tnoed taking vour briup 1) councutlou wltn your (toot 11 tter, cud wnsut one ovuitVe Ku-lailer us ugthe medicine souio two mouths 1 nud ni) si If eutlrely curini. , , TOIUWiCE DUNN, Mr. Dunn again writes, under uaie or Aun 4, 1877 Dr. Fruziir. Do r n I can endureo Tour mouicUio more stiongly tbau ei er fioru tho fuel tuat It m i.oa' boar y one year since 1 cured My lnuuu aro iu Cav i-tioug aud suuad, bsv.uz no retain of tho disease. Tne ibove ted cine.. p-n tor themselves Du Q. W. rHAZIr,U,l'riipilitor.cieTo.auil,0, For tnle by ull Ui-iicgUU. Dec. I'.lr. Priceless Discover. A Sure Cure for Piles. A euro cure fortbebticd b'feiln.ltcMopicd u'ocia.iKi inl-ahai boon UActvrrelfjyUr. Vsil hum. (tn liulian rnutx I) Tit, Ulhlau.'s Indian OiHiiutut. Aiiuj:1o bos lm cund tl.o wost o tlobniti cctHOit oi iwaity.llye and th,r ty ywuh' ntitiid'iir. Nomioiicihi KiTir flvumu ntea i-ft or iuyinK mis. wjj rtor-ui wntbiDf? n ii i r uo. Lull m,mtrurat'nt8 aiidi' r-ctunU itn ii'orw Imi iu ihnn good. Wrttmin's Omnieut nurpt-rl tlio tumori. uy the luume i.cbme (imilicj nrly hi ni lit after Ktiii pr ..nuu iu bed i act im a imui ticti Hive iu"tuut and pain. jvki Hllit tititt 1 propiroJ ouif fur 1'ilrH and notbl'Jp tlF. TaoitHntU t'fcarttd patlentauir ttU IU utae", u.iU plivft'ccn ut ull aeUml ptonou'ifo it tbeiTt-Jitt at cont.ltt'ou' to id wit. oin u( t-n arc It uiatlt'it ml bow Iougr veulv sou havo bteu uuffenufr. jou cau be Wr. Jospiili M.TlrdPi G evo'find. Obto.wiJte i I -ufftrpU for vr&rn ir tb JlcblnKfli"! Ult eiated llliv. trot umvdyaitt-i iiue: udrej titei iud oitiraHtliht'tl(' fcm in rii.lHUi lphiu.l-oni 'Villr. t'irciiiuti. lud atanolu ud Una citri aiu epunt i inidm'a i f dotiua. but loira uu irii. t unlit Iibtnitieuultx nt Dr. Wimnm-a Xniiun Uhitmeut a mo i m moutUa ann. und It bttn cuitrtmwc m.u trU v. X titio tart ct til tmx MUhhlil cave to a lilend qf mine wto had dt'cuirrd w.tU uimir I'br clan and aa att i. mrt'weuliintt.evottHJ llot fcprliifr, Artana. fortie.tinruu lie t-itwwiuie tlut the HdJtn OiMlinent baa aiao cuiel him vt the Filra It ia cert, imr n wnno rful dinrorery and ahonU bo uwhI dv the ma ir tiionannl' xtUo aro uow aul lenuifWitu liuit Cxod UNe ae. IVI 10 ono newii d wll be paid for a tnnra cr. Um remedy, to d bjr alt DrnartaU. D jt. O. W. THAZIE rt. Ml iro j. Utor. L'UraUid. V