DAILY EAGLE. --- E A I 3 TIIIIBSDAY. DECEMBER 8, 1808. CIT_IL4ND ,COrTNty: 00142N...12 1.2 P. 111. TON MAN AUCRIT TOWN.—Work on the new buildings threqghont the was snspende4 ye dodgy un necouet of the cold teether. "I don't admire ladles' cliffs,' as the bnobaea ItVl whoa his wife boxed hi s 44rd. WWI Tout will be je Allentown on December Mb. • The style of a deep and earnest thinker may be, end often is, far from ornate t it may. he rugged end ("13 'uncouth. • The new Jail at Allentown will be finished some lime in January. A . man 'rho hat et wife or sweetheart named Lite ie not to be bolloyett in anyilitni , for ho is al, I mo gum to toll Lize about everything, • legorJay M. C. L: Bloat, employed at the plia lei mill of Fink, EiscuLowor At Co.. was struck by p iece /timber and slightly hurt on the hand. pout) fr.—" You think you are a great man," rill An linpettlnont fellow to a gentleman whom he had offended. "Yee. lam areal (helper," re• plied the gentleman, gulling the action to the word. The pigeon'mateh to come off at Harrisburg on Saturday, will be nttondod by a largo number of people from this city. No man lo flt to pilOt others by big - Oo li till he ha+leadyeroonal oxporionoo of many atoms. • Tu•mnrrow Id radiant with the hue of hope; yes terday is ,sombre with the Shadow of experience, s ee that your chickens and \ turkeys roost. high 'until the holidays. Thieves aro about Carpenter! Phoul4 secure well the boards on icafftlldlng those windy days. ' People who carry thtir ammeters in their hands „ r u notleir tongues rarely hare. one anywhere Can one Etna op to his duty, and lid down at tho um. limo Y Mr, IL Weitzel Is at preeent engaged it erecting row of fine briok keine" in the ♦loi'nity of"lticks , i 01111." If you visit a yowls woman, and you aro • ono, and eho's won, you will both hi one. Christmas toy books for solo at tho llamas Book Store. It bee been woll said tbat the thing moat likely to make the angels wonder is to see a proud wan. But pride of birth le the most ridiculous of all rankles ; It Is like the boasting of the root of the tree, instead of the fruit it boars. Yesterday was ono of the coldest days of the sea• eon. Look out for attain. ' A Mao Lovsa.—"Charles, do you really love ray daughter?" "You know I do. Dlr.. William, "flow mach do you love her ?" "I loVe her—l love her as hard—tue hard as a horse can kick." Mr,. Simkins said, "You Way have her, bless you both." Hard pontoon—awing wood with a hammer. What kit goes when a wagon goes, stops when a wagon stops, Is of no use to the wagon, and yet the wagon cannot go iyithout It? The twig° of the wheels. A QUIISTIONABLIII 00UPLIUNNT.-It WWI obierved eta celebrated pliyolelan..thitt he never gild. in company. "I drink your hesltb," but "My service to you." Imagination should be utoili4t and retiring; like the bout, emotions extorted i 'froin It aro always less forcible than those that spring spontaneously. A, 8, Whitman, hiy., late of the Daily Timer ; will take oharge of tito Itaxeltou, Sentinel. Summit to him. Yeetortlay afternoon Mr.' peter Ifummol, rest& ing in South Eighth etreot. want out to tho Stook YAM. and purahased a hog weighing 285 pound. for which ho paid e 27.50, , and white driving • him boom the hog foil (load almost instantly. To all Appearances the hog was In perfect health when pu h ased tch of yeitorday. We have been peculiarly blessed with good weather this fall. Cheap generosity-04in/ a wan a plooo of your A gauge that often indicates tha dopthe if a 111111'11 Inert -gage. , How Is tho skating rink gottlitg on? Flour has come down 4 12 in Aitontown. Itow much in Reading? Amon It most properly' said to be "ripe for any thing" when lie Is a littte nzollow. The public school. aro literally Jammed wit) Echotirr. Bra.mon nUT "crowning not" of the recent Spanish "Pronunciamento" was the de• thronetnent of the Quoen I A "dorg" wee kicked by a mule yesterday, whlels mete him loop the place "double quick," with a needier dental! "ugly ours" howling after him, A young nun who recoirod K blowing up from hls sweetheart called her a wind•lßu. Nomnber bad five Bundaja and fire Mondays Mr year. A number of witnesses In tko Alexander ease left this morning for Philadelphia. Loko Ann.—About the year PM, the Legislature of Penneylvardspassed a resolution that"no mom- Ler thereof should coma to the House barefoot, or eit his broad and oboes° on the stops." The boys threaten to go skating on Saturday. A day's length thisireek is nine hours and forty- Sre minutes. It does not look woll fora roan to put, his logs on the table of a Reading Room in a Hotel. An effort la being made to got up a skating club. A goon Quaartort FOR A DBDATINCI SOOIETY.- Which Is the most delightful operation, to kiss a lair woman on a dark night, or a dark woman op a fair night 1 Nsi.O.L.ATION OF OFFIO/09.—,Gast evening Nin g the first meeting of tho term; Lady Jefferson, 11. C., No. 5 was visited by Jacob B. Berwick, D. G. C. W., and thofollowing officers installed : U.—Lydia Hoffmaster. P.—John R. Hoffninstei. Pt , —Jos, S.' Moyer. • Pat. —lvans A. floffmaster. Ptess.—Mary B. Lots. Patess..-Lucy Kendall. W. D.—Melinda ICendall. W. N.—Aug. Burger. • 8. K.—F. J. Grotovent. • DRUO3.—Dr, Light. No. 1 North Fifth street, Reading, PC, has in his storm ono 'of the hest Rad host Hotfooted stooks of fresh drugs in this titr. Dr. Light and his assistant are pivrays ready !ha r dy n ni g ht s who_ayoin,went, h i t any hour of or night. Dr. Li ht sod itit assistant ttr9 both accomplished druggists and gentlonson. iontoA Phartuteology. We would advise ull in want of a 'good Parlor Stove, or Office Stove, to call at, D. C. &hander's Stove Store s No. 414 Penn Street, madpurchase the Revolving Lighi of 186 8 , th e N a o3 t, perfect base burning end illuminating atoll 4f Ag Age' Call and s4° filt! TuN t 'storo :now: occeipigd: by'i.Edward C. fliwor,in the B climuokerliousihis for rent. Apply at this'offieo. , SACOiI DM, of Birdsboro "' in rAised a pumpkin meastirinjt ;Tieheiv in ,c tecumfer once, end vi4 .. ighing 126 . , . READINO takes up the Hob sbafe of sales of stock In" our market recently. 2,200 shares sold ye,stkrday.—Phita. Eve . Her a/c4 y esterday. . • Wiwi. causes the rush at the dry goods store of Cbarlesloyan & Co., 441 Penuittreet? Cloitud toe. , gni to IVILVL ESTATE.-44. Frederick iseamau has Sold his property, corner of Chestnut and Tenth streets, to D.l), Maurer, ROI. Real Rstate Agent, for the sum of Stit i tt.--The 'demand for slate west Of Pittsburg is increasing very rapidly, and the prospects at present;are that the trade will be better this winter than it has been known for many years. A CommAs Evo celebration' of the. un. day School of Christ Church, will tako s place on. December 24th, at 6 o'clock, P.• M. A beautiful pro4ransimo is offered, and wo have no doubt it will be a pleasant affair. A Commirrna of the 'Washington Hose Company of Reading, have gone to Washing- ton to secure quarters for the company, who intend to visit that place on the maugura tioa of General . Grant aH President.—Euston o.l*, • , POTOORAVII•AIbunts awl pocket-books at tho gAOLIS bookstore; abid cheap. • Potice INTELLICIENOE-4 John- Murph y was arrested yesterday by officer McNeil for being drunk and disorderly. John • had np money this morning to pay the fine, and hence ho was sent back to stay until to.mor• row. Six lodgara 'worn accommodated in 'the Station Rouse leilt night. AT Chatlee,Lovan & Co 'a, 441 Pent !greet. can bd found tin excellent an/corn:ant of dry goods. • — o — TO •11011,-011 Tuesday night, an attempt was made to rob Mr. William Still, residing in Neversink street, below Binga• man. .• Mrs. Still heard the noise in the cel lar and got out•of bed, and thus disturbed the robber. It is supposed that it was Crattos who attempted to rob the drawerla Mishler l s bar the same night. • limn TURKEY, Pattie do fel Orem Croquets, Beef a in mode, Salt •Terrapin, Oysters in all styles, Chicken and Lobster Salads, Game, Soft Shelled and Devilled Crabs, Pyramids, Pyramid and Fancy Cakes, Fancy leo Creams, Water Ices, Jellies, Fine Pastry, Fruits . , French Confections, &0., etc., at DRY REGER'fi, NO. 15 North Fifth street; -0- COI . .ORED MAN ANSAULTED,—Between ten and eleven o'clock on Tuesday night; as a colored .man named Johnson • was on his. way holm) ) while crossing the street at the corner of oth and Buttonwood, ho was violently assaulted .by two ruffians, who called him all manner of names, and finny commenced pelting him with stones. A tAtunt lot of toy books can bo bad at the EAGLE bookstore. = DRAWING NNAR.—The time set apart for the drawing of the Gond Will Gift Enter. prise at Allentown, is near at hand—on De , comber 22d.• Persons desiring to purchase tickets would doNY , pII to secure them in time as the demand is fmareasing ;laity. Tickets can ho had of their agent, Mr; Reichard, at Mishler's Hotel, and at the Keystone Sa loon. Dena 'nro said to be plenty on tho mount tains and in the forests west of Harrisburg. A party of hunters went out from Manada one day last week and slug one tine buck and saw several more which tliey shot at but failed to kill, Game of this• kind is worth looking after, and after the snow comes so that they can be followed by their track they are not so difficult to kill. =I Tug store of Chnrles Lovnn k Co. is always thronged with enstotnetp. People eennot full to be suited there-441 Penn street. =:==;l BUTOIIEIIINO.—Tho season for killingiput• ting up and salting down mammoth porkers, is now going °Whereabouts, and those who have. fostered, fed and fattened tho hog kind, are busily engaged in storing away safely the reward of.their prudence and foresight. An abundant' supply Of sausages,_ scrapple, shoulders, hams and pudding, creates eom• fortablo contemplations around our winter firesides. Brt.strato toy books for Christmas presents. oat bo had at the ROILS bookstore. -----0-.. &melons CHARAOTERII.—Thero are several suspicions characters prowling about . the city just now, ivho don't seem to be en haged in any particular business, and who ave taken quarters nt several 'hotels, stop-, ping only a mght.at a time. They must have some motive in changing from one place, to another, and landlords sliould keep a sharp eye on them. . Several boarding houses have been robbed nt Harrisburg and Pottsville lately, and just such men have been Rasped ed. If these strangers cannot give a satis factory account of themselves they should be made to de it. =IEEE • A srumna assortment of stationory can bo found at tho &atm bookatoro. I:== Tin TURF.-1 1 0-morrow afternoon two races wilt come ofl'at Einstein's Park, The first trot will be between' "Gen. Genryi" from Harrisburg, and iSeroggins," from Carlisle, mile:heats, to harness, best 8 in 5. The se,cond trot is to be between "Sassarac" from Harrisburg, and "Johnny . Trouble," from the sam4 place, mile heats, to harness, 3in 5, The last race is •to ben, pacing match between a sorrel horse named "Ken tucky" and "Siranger," both from Harris burg. Should the day prove flue,there . will no doubt be an immense crow in attend ance from this city and Harrisburg, to wit ness the contests. This will close the trot ting on the park for this season. It is very seldom that so many good horses come to gether at one time, and the trotting will be exciting throughou t, no doubt. All who have a taste for the turf should not fail to see the closing trots of the season between these fast nags. Comtnuttleated. LAIIER I S PARX.—On Monday last, some' of our German sporting fraternity met at the Park, for the,purpose of having some sport. Our host, Henry, had about a half dozen of turkeyti running .about; . some agreed to shoot at a mark, and others to play at cards fur them ; and son happened that /3 —, erfok player, soon won two of. the turkeys. Certainly,.beer and wine did their duty, and after late in the day, some tried to start for home, others were not prepared ,yet ; though at last they started, but ales! opo of 11- 7 —'s turkeys was missing. • Neverthe less, bd shouldered the other,*and the party left and went up Walnut street. On reach ing the Herman Chgreh, said gobbler be• c a w° gergeoeggahje b). flapping. his wingi, and . drew the bearer down, which created a good deal of fun for the rest. Finally, they. got started again, and on reaching the ilq,- ker Meeting /louse, they found to their horror that the gobbler had beep /filled by some ooe or she party. • ' The ee4 day, the gebblerwes Served to the party e i a lutuba 814ent,Pitis.—On TussdaY> lett • fire oceufted at the tosiieuce o r.,Bm: 8111 4, in Washington Street below Fourth. A lit tle daygbtar came' up-the cellar stair* with. NIA In her hand, when a lot of 01(1;dd - thee hanging there took tire.. h WM not disiov ered until sometime afler,when it was found that the drehad made considerable headway. Everything being shut very closely, there was no. air, and hence it burned Slowly, and did, no further damage. ' DIED. this eity. on the Ist inst., Damn Mawr. sited 90 years and 23 dos. The relativ es and friends of the deceased are re sPeetfolly i nvited to attend his fimeral on Friday afternoon, at l o'clock, from his late residence, 249 ‘Vashington street, without further notice. Re-. Bilious services In .the Ebenezer M. E. Church, Fourth street, below Penn. Interment in the Charles Evans' Cemetery. RITTER.—In Exetet, on Decemberlat, Jong D. Rirrsn, son of Isaacs Bitter, deed, aged about r 4 • Years. Funeral from hla late residence, at 10 o'clock. A. M.. on Monday, December 7th, to Proceed to 84:thwarzsrati Church. which the friends and re- Wye., nre rovectfully invited to attend. illi MAIIIIIiii: - DAILY TIEVIEW OP BUSINRAO. llgAnixo. Dcc. 3. 1863. Ix Pitiladelphia,lho money market presents no material change front the prevailing dame which has characterised its principal features for want' days past. Capital is in abutidmit, supply to Meet ho wants of borrowers by cell loans on stock col- Morels from 6 1 / 1 10 7 per cent. There is vory little now mercantile paper being created in the preseitt apathetic condition of trade, and the !United amount of first-clam obligations'which find their way upon the street aro taken at from 9 to 12 per cent., with exceptional sales below our lowest quotations. Tho banks aro discounting to the ex tent of their means; and capitalists are more dis posed to neeopt satisfactory paper, The rem ittan • ces from the country aro extromly light, and among the wholesato grocers and dry goods job bing houses, there tiro many complaints of the tar. (Mess with which the proceeds of their sales come forward. The Stook market was dull end fooble yesterday, as will be goon by a glance nt the transactions. (ley ! ornment and State Lenns were inactive: City el% new. were steady at, um% fur the now and 100 for the old issues.. Reading Railroad - elased at 49%—a deolino of %; Pennsylvania Railroad was also a lower._ Caw= - - - • • den anti Amboy Railroad Fold at EN—no dhange; 57 mu bid for hlinehill Railroad ;55 for Lehigh Valley Railroad ; 34 for North Pennßylvit3la Rail road; 344 for Critawigsa Railroad preferred; and 2511 for Philadelphia and Erio Railroad. MATnJO in Wall stmt. Now York, continuo very quiet. The Erie litigation has ceased to have an influence, but there is a disposition on the part of capitalists and speculators alike to await the opening of Congtes.s and the developments of the annual reports, beforo embarking largely in now Venturer. MONEY' MARKET. Buskonff & Bro.: tankers, No. 16 North 6th street, Quote as follows MAWS% Dec. 3, 1868, Old U. 8. 6's 1881 - - - • 11.*4 Old U. B.6's 1862 - f' - - - 110),I New U.S. 6.20'5, 1861,Jtily and Jan. - 107 Now U, 8. 5.20'5, 1865, May and Nov., - 107 1 4 New U. S. 1865. new • • - - 110 N. U. 8, 6-20'51867, July and Jan. -11 T Now U. 8. 5-26 es, 1868. - - - 110 Ten-Fortylionds, - - - - 1054 Vold in New York up to 12 o'clock, - - 135/s Gold in Readingdt Diiiiliong & Dyes., .s. 131 --- . Wit ran report quite n brisk trade in the grain and flour business of our city. Tho demand is mostly thOugh for home trade, and purehasora buy in sniall lots, thinking that flour will decline before long. Ail around us flour is coining down in price. At Allentown It has declined 52 on the barrel. Our prices it Heins are as firm as a rook, but we' hear of . parties who Intend to purchase their flour at Lancaiter, and when brought here, with the freight added, will be nitleh cheaper than wo now quoto flour in this city. Our mills are miming on full time, and millers aro not afraid to nectimittato - lots on hand. Even if there is a de cline., the tionr now manufactured by thorn, can be sold nt a profit, ng they limy wheat at the same Prices as millers do who soil cheaper, We now pay $l3 per barrel for white wheat; while at Lan caster it can bo bought for 8124011 50: lIRAOfNO PRIORS. White Wheat per t 1)1 * 813 00 Boal 6( ' Bitra .'aniily por R 1 I, 12 1 60 00 •_ . Corn Chop (old) 133 " (now) ` ' - 1 10 0 i •Cca'n Old ) 10 , ‘... • ' 1 3 ' • ow) 110 Best t n ithilings A 130 _ ' Common 100 Bran • 40 Corn meal 150 PAYING "'tunes. Be White wheat 2 per bushel 2 10' 00 Corn (ohl) . • 115 Corn (now) ' ' 95 llousexusexas and others will bo pleased to loam . that there is a considerable deeline to-day in the price orcoal, !Vito price of egg, Otero and brokh, theie is a i'coline of 25 and 50 cents; Nut ,hfw Come down rio, coats. Pea, 25 cents. . Thus far this year the Reading Railroad Com pany has transported to market over their lincs i tkroo millions Piz hundred thousand tons over the amount transported in the same time last year. With the increase of freight now in force mut the increase in quantity. the stockholders of the corn , pany may expect quite a handsome dividend in January next. A Boston piper Pays : "During tho past ton days at least twenty-fivo large schooners from Port Richmond, Philadelphia, Elizabeth City, and other coal-shipping ports, have arrived, loaded with some teti thousand tone of stove coal, to fulfil tho orders of &stens in Boston, Charlestown, Chelsea and Camliridge, d{M• contracted for.by them, it is said, at a low figurit some months since." lIRADING PRIOICL,; 'filo7o, Egg lind Broken Cot&" t 7 2540 00* ton Nut, • - - - - 0 25 Pon, - . • • 300 IS Bittupinoui Coal. - - - 25 cts.ll bus. Tux loather business of our city continuos brisk. there being a demand far all the leather our tan neries are able to turn out. Several largo orders have boon filled on Monday and Tuesday for Phil. adeiphia., . F • READING PRICX3. Lihirtoia—liomlock Sole, ifi lb 3103:kt , ...4 41@Mo " - Ilarnom ' .. Calf Skin. ' " 4644100 1 25@1 80 II VPPOrg .. iCK47Oo IS Kip ' . 700850 itEADII9 gOVEIN KEEPRIII3 7 MAR r. Burrsn'—Fresh dot*, It lb 1.1 60 Lump; 40 Onxitsf--Cheese* lb„ 2022 Haas —Lard 24 . . Hons—liggs i 4 dozen. i 40 , ArrLns—AP IP pock. 20@30 , Dr yd *A quart, , Itl Pszonss— ' lb t t., 20 MsAT—lleefsteak, round 13 p'..., .., 2O sirloin, : 31 . • 44 0. 41 . • rump, l a. ' " ilea* roSst, —is. I. • Reef dried 11, . . 0..20 " Voig cutlet's. . 23 etrOps, 4, 16 " Murn, 14 16@20 4* rnr !. ' 18020 I stetik,. 20 eautige fresh, " y 5625 "• , , oupok.ed. l' Hot—Rawl . .. ' • ' : Nloi , , If .ilitm.m.mt,. } lIIQUIM PIP' - 11 . ill ~ . ,imi . 10141 — ... ,_ i . i , irotlyterrir.mir•ver , r- 'OVNIRV I 4bIOkeIIi laire, . " 7 ig ~... i . • dressed, , . 1 ? ttrkies live, " 5..„...".:;...:„.4., 14 dressed, " ~....... l i t l •." 011iekens live per pair ' '6OOl ' , ~ . , yvial,?iis le bsi}el / , • , , . 8g , * '4.11.4)4 1 11i 1 6 0 i. "47641111-14:7) " • („ Oat y Atolls 101 8.11. n tts , aura; 9 botai *nu 19 minute, .1. 1 • • W Oak of a* .12 o'd. ck , • :.--eksiidy. • rAtiZlOlßttil‘ - A.ll. Monday. ; , 89 4 • , Tuasda.y, Wedcwitisy, • IV Thanda*. / a* - • • • • nOtita that, tho work of repaving the iidowalks is going forward. Go on in t o good work, - Cutter Etroutpt.—Col. R A. :Mimi, of the Liberty Dire Company, ennui to be tip , Med upon as the nowt Chief Eueineer.. Loox Our FOR THEM.—New counterfeit two-dollar ,billa on the Sixth Nntienal bank of , Thiladelphia :.ore in eireylation. They are very poorly executed and Oa easily be detected. ' EVRRYBODV goes to (Index .1,01111 k Co.'d for their dry goods-411, Penn street. -1-----o , SeAare F6YER.— . We learn that this dia• ease is pr . evailing to some extent among the children In tho upper part of the coonty. It is of rather malignant type s hut thus far, has been treated by the physlculns with success, SUDDEN DEATII.-Mr. George ?Munich, for n►nn years 'a conductor on the Philadelphia and Heading Unilroad,died very suddenly at nis residence in Philadelphia, on Tuesday evening. Mr. Minnie!' was well known' hereabouts. O'whSturr.—On Tuesday last., W. P. Classier of this city shot an owl, in llern township, which measured three feet .and seven and a half inches oxor the wings. Ha brought it to this city, and it can be seen at Obediah Koller's Salon - in Penn strept l, between Fourth and Fifth. • A emostrY.—Mr. Andrew S. flossier,of this c4y, has received from Mr...l)avnl lievnolds, of North Carolina, a curiosity, in the shape of .a bitlith of swamp moss, such as droops from the .branches of thq trees in the swamps in ( that State. It is (11 feet. long. •• It ehn be seen at his barber shop in Penn street, below Vourth. ERDA Y was one of the shortest of the twelve short days of the year. The sun set at 4.28, and will continue setting at that time until the 14th, whoa the days_length en.—State Guard of to•day. Neighbor, you aro wrong. The shortest -of the twelve short days ot the year,' 1868, will be on the ?Ist of beceinber. $ 4 Pon CLINTON IrEms.—Our Pori Ciinton correspondent gives us the following items; Rev. rh Zweizig of Reading, delivered an excellent sermon bust Sunday evening, and was listened to by A large audience. • The measles are prevailing hero among the children• no enso proved fatal so far yet. (17 Fochtthee, merchants, dissolved part nership, and business will be carried on hefeafter, by J. D. Focht.. Rseowrin. Mesoxic.—The election for officers of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, A. Y. held at the Hall, Chestnut street, Philadel phia, resulted us follows , R. W. Grand Master, Richard Vanx; R. Deputy. Grand Master, R. A,Lamberton. 11. W. G. Senior Warden, .Samuei C. Per kins. B. W. G. Junior Warden,_ Alfred R. Potter. R. W. (1.: Treasurer, -Peter Wil liamson, R. W. G. Secretary, John Thom• tm. Trustees of the Girard Lodge Charity Fund—Joseph S. Riley, Jacob Londeiudager, G. Grissom, John Wilson,,Sr., D. Drittain. Trustees of the Girard Ilequest—llon. Daiil.• - M. Vox,, Samuel 11. Perkins, James Hutch. inson, Chas. M. Prevost, George Thompson. The (Akers elect will be installed into their respective positions at the annual ses sion, to be held on Monday, December 28th, When the Grand Master ivill make his up. polutments for the year. RECORD Youn DEEDS.—Wo have no doubt that many persons in this county are holds ing unrecorded deeds which it would be well for them to have recorded, as directed by the.. provisions of an act of Asiembly which requires that "all deeds and convey ances for real estate in the Commonwealth; shall be recordedin the office for recording of deeds in the county where the lands lie, within six months 'after the tizenution of such deeds and conveyances, and every such deed and conveyance not recorded as aforesaid, shall bo judged. Vrwdtdent and void against any subsequent purchaser for a %%Webb) consideration, unless • such deeds be recorded before the recording of.the deed or conveyance under wiiich such sub sequentpurebaser or mortgages shalt elaim." Tins is a very impudent notice, , and these holding unrecorded deeds will see the in portance of baying theta ' recorded without further delay. = BALTS.—Tho First diand Citizens' Dress Ball of the Liberty Steam Fire Company, will take place at Aulenbach's Hall, on Christmas Eve, December 24th. The ball of the Young hien'a Assembly of this city, will take place at Aulenliach's on Saturday evening, December 26th. The Leesport Band will have a grand ball at the hotel of Jonathan Hartman, Ricbland,, Lebanon county, oil Friday evening, Decom. lber 11th. The Mechanics' Brass Band will give a bal at the public house or Charles Gechter, it Exeter township, on Saturday c4ening,. to comber 26th. Harmony Ammbly of thin eitymill give their ball nt Aulenbach's Mil, on December gist. The Neversink Active' Association of this city, will give their First Orand Party at Aulenbachs Hall, on Wednesday evening, Decembei oth. • A LA Mono.--The. latest style of ladies' dresses is surprising if not, beautiful. Just imagine, you who have never seen the latest style of walking dresses,' the picture of one of the old fashioned mothers of the past gen ; erasion,` with frock ' looped up, on wash day ready for practice on the kitchen piano, and you have the "stile" for youtig ladies of the present day. The:only differencels ' the ancient dames tucked up the whOle dress the modern belle has a lot of extra "bagging" to imitate it, hanging on behind. Ono of these fascinating ereatnres thus ar rayed, with a pair of high heeled .booti to throw her head forward about a foot so as: to give her the true 'Grecian Bend," outvies Solomon in all his glory. %icy this cur • vilinear thing promenading. the side walk with one of the stilted young Adonisea, with tight pants, short coat and delicate 'little cane to match; and you have p, p a ir that will beat the "what is it" or tI;Q 4tee childron all hollow, • 917A;4TT Awl quigttityArp the two dosiraMe Ott teudaote of •"Barrait's ieuetable noir ]tosara tivo.'l Tile bottles are either -oorked thimbles. nor the preparation mot its` worthless conippund ot deleterious - miner**. its lias been pnwed b 7 the Award Committee of , the N. State Airrionlinral ERCiel.f.--Dover Japairer. ' • • npy,3o4q. • Anygwrzep . , the • . • lOportilt ' by .74A RNA* Allorney lair, Ott) Oi!trA Street vitlimsruoiVz—iiki•trilii•Xt.' • Catherine LAI teher vs. Peter Marshall and Adam L. fisher, guardians of minor children of David 14. Maher, dealted, JidtPClBtlo.': This.was an adieu of kteet• aunt to reedVer the'possession of 10 acres of land in Deidelberg township, claimed •tly tho parties under separate titles. The trial rebutted, this Thurstlay morning, in a verdict for tho 'As the details'of Oda sage are somewhat lengthy and intricate, a report Of the same is deferred until to•ntorroi. AY. R,\ Livingood for Oft GoNltuari and. . - S. ltiehards for deft, • • 2 P. IN 61 4 ' 31a' 3T" Jacob Ahrens ye.' Statidt'a Perry Bridge Co. 70 April T. 1801.' This wes au getion on the case to recover the sum of sleloo, the contract price for rebuilding the Steudt's 'Ferry Bridge over the Schuylkill River in Bern township. The plit'offered in evidence the sealed contract between the partieS,whieh wets objected to by the defence at iitadmis• siblo inthiS form ofitetion,the propr.ferte be ing covenant. The counsel for tho pat then took anon-suit, with leave to move to bake it off in order that the legal question may be more freely investigaed . hereafter. J. S. livingood and F. - L. Smith ,for Ed win Shelter and .1. S. Richards for deft. - - - - - - - - thItUCR: Ruth vs. PithOlC and Pitts. Gold Oil Compn4, 129 April T. 18(7. Referred tinder A,et of 1705 to Geo...F. liner, Henry Rhoads and Edwin Slialter i Esfe. W. 11. Livingood for Of., 3..8. lliehards tor deft's. - • 1 Samuel Wortz vs. Abrahaint - 4. ,Kissinger t continued .1) apidication. und at eNs *of dell. _Three remained open upon the List aftertho of the above, nonb of which wero ready,lor trial before co•morrow morning, and ki) Court then adjonrned un• tit 101 o'.eloek'A. M., 'on Vrittay. Tilt: TRIAL, or gliSintir. In tho U. S. District Court, bean lndg Cadwalder, the ease of George W. Alexan- . der, charged with 'removing . or aiding in'the removal of whisky fraudulently, or with con• coaling it'qvith fraudulent intent, was re• sunned yesterday. Testimony was heard for tho Government,:the object of which wai . to corroborate the statements of David C. Rel. ler and _Tobias Dart°. Several witnesses testified to the construction of n-reservoir at the rectifying hone f Keller as n recepta• 'de of contraband whisky ; also, to a visit or visits to the.place by George -W. Alexander, and an inspection of the reservoir by him, which they said was eight feet deep, and was under the floor of the rectifying' house. At the time of oho of the defendant's visits it was about twothirds full. Jos. G. Holmes testified that Ito was a Oo vernment ' sterekeoper at Keller's distillery in March, 1808, and saw the reservoir con structed under the floor of ' the rectifying house. : The whisky that was in it when Alexander visited the !duce, had beon'hauled fraudulently from the uistillory of Keller's, the tax' not having'becn paid upon it. On the cross:examination ot. this .witness, ho said that be had not Made a report of the re moval of this whisky' fraudulently to his su perior Officer, and the reason was that the assessor (Alexander) and the assistant asses sors, had a knowledge of it, and they were all his superiors.. The oath ho had taken on entering upon his duties was what is , knoWn as the "iron clad ;" be had no recollection of taking any oath to faithfully perform . his duty. Alexander had told witness to show Keller all the chance he Could, as he had been in the army and wee d good kilo*. Keller had told him, on one occasion, that hp had paid money to Alexander,- and wit rim saw-Alexander soon after. in referemie• to money duo to Holmes. Alexander ad: witted that he had money, but, said he want ed it to pay a debt of honor. • Lewis h. Assistant Assessor in the Eighth district, was ,sworn. (Returns made by Keller to this witness of the product of' the still were produced, and Meitell said that node of them : had been liWorn to.] - About tho ldth of -April svittletoi'.iient to 'Reading, and called at the offlce . dr Assessbr Alexander, who invited bins privistdly . into his room, and asked hini ithe swore Keller to'hikreturns, and said he need not do,somi 'it was not necessary. By direetion ofthe de fendant,. in February he. vtsited Keller's place, frOrn 8 to 11 o'clock 19 fluidityl'et that. 'time a return of but ten bushOit it/la./nada by Keller, On. the.cross-examinatiootsiOidsv. it was read to the Witneis beadqg Itigfultnee in. -whichlt was deposed that 'theltasealser htut told bins to go to 'Kelfel-,Tdistillery every day and make a faithful whet •he saw, end' ho was aisked,'lf 4'ss true Or false, anti be, replied, that hit .00t1,Unt toll anything about it, he didt4iinow whe ther ho had' sworn to the IcOntetitii. or ndt, but his signature was to it; unirhit might , . have done so. ",: • The defence was-open4,llf.the afterndeti by Mr. - iloirma‘whn . Balo that Oey'' . o:xpeet ed to sho' w that lic:witnelises ernment bad Ma O. difterent•ltatepients nt 41ifferent tiniesAnd4ere unwdrthy of belief; that the prosecution against Mr. Alexander was Lot commenced until ho had proceeded again , his prosecutors for conspiracy to re move hint from office, and to, blacken his character; and, in addition, it . would be shown that he bad borne an irreproachable character. John 11, Jacobs, of the Ilcading,llar, was than called as a witness,.. and testified to' n visit ho and another friend, of the defendant paid to'Keller, the chief Government Wit• ness, with a view to . ascertain it the reports circulated in reference to Alexander were true; .and said that Keller then denied that ho had made any charge against the 11581)8- nor, or that he knew of anything improper on his part; though he did sarthatthe aSsis• taut assessors, Groff and Morritts, wore iM plicated in the frauds, . • The friend who accoinpaitied Mr. Jacobs testified to the same effec' - A witness was noiv exiiiiiined to show that the largo \ reservoir at Keller's rectifying house had 'been made and placed in position without any•nttempt to conceal it, except that it was floored over and a door cut in the cover to•enable the whisky to ho easily taken from it. The defence put in evidence the written testimony of l3arto and ICeller, as given he. fore U. S. Commissioner Smith. The We was not concluded at the - 10- journment.—Phila. Ledger,of !o•day: • • From Vottotwille—tinny Dead Hind Murderer Iny lug. Weds' to 1).411,i EAGLE r Porrsvu.i.E, nee. 24,4868. Duffy, the man who was Shot; by Threoll pa Thanksgiving clay, died yesteklay. Pur cell, the assassin, lies in jail, and it is thought will, not live long. He has an attack .of mania (train. D est V 404611 of_tbitatitttle—iii Dippots eottot Cloattii4l - YORK, Duo. 2.—Nothing blackened walls .of old' Fort 1 4 afayette are new standing; but the destruction paused by the conflagration, it is uuderitood, if the fort is not entirely febuiN will speedily, repaired. One of tbe engtaora lives it'as his opinion that bad tbe. Haines reached the npOlUiee • tieckily . 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