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COVUUNIOATIONS latinthal for public*:
tlon in tho EAoka Must bit aceotnpauted by
a r M81)o 'une, as a guarantee of sin.
corltyon the part of thowrlter. The name.
IYIII not bo puPit'shad uttlOto 80 dealreft.by
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the correspondent.
t;orresnoudeute shonlit make their, rh.
mun Li:101088' Fts9rt• and 004
. pelpt.,. ; , ur,
iiiiaco 14 00 - 3 111ipitoil for yery-tupg 41 48.
• w r it ° cmc 'lot. one Oda of tbe pas , :allO
' g o pialetytte-poaalble; without neer glills.
' • ~- ' ' -:- -—4 - '-'-t-- s ,I ,;."•'‘'. "...•
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• Stworunalut who fall to receive the
. Fmnit r egularly, will 'confer a,' favor by
104vIng notice rtt,,thla (ace, where all cont.
plaints- of irregularity or lateness of de.
!very rttit e be promptly attOuded to.
Avvsn'ilsins de teqattted t 0 land 1p
their advertlsemeets as early fit the day as
ats ou r rapidly Inereaaing elrertla.
lion C ompels OS tO go to press abut 2p.
EMS
OVA J00131 . M0 REPAISTMISNT.—Wo de
sire to call spaolal httontionto the Oxen'.
lone° and complotonosa :of our Talking
impartment,
• Our factlitiog for turning
out wdric•aro Sispolor to those ,of any
othnr office in this oltye Five presses
nce k oi, constantly running, and . any
thing, frain the largest', poster to the ti
niest e m,i, can be printed on thO ehortomt
not i c e, Oar coippositurs - are eldifig and
tasty, and sve proudly pnlnt,to nurrirds,
book WOkicctito., as', 00 WO spool.
mom p( tiro typographical art ivbielt are
gotten up to, this arty. ,
IloeuoNo R Itnorifan . pny throe jot' cont.
on aII dilly balatwed, tour por cont. for One
month and five por cont. for one year.
BRIEF MENTIONS.
Merchants on Penn Street 'aro ^daily 're4
cowing spring gOods. ,
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Advertising Is saiii; 4
{tO /‘g the extett=
sion of your shop front in the nowspa
.
papers.
Tie• rapid growth of the branches, of
trees is not regarded. with much favor.
Tim pruning _knits is actively at work.
eurtalling'thent.
Ows were seen,,riying northward this
morning. This is said to he a sure indi
cation of the ofa of cold weather. .
Tim difforont railroads centering horo
aro gradually incroasing their business.
Passongor travel is improving very rap
idly. • .
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no now spring promenade costumes
of Om loaders of fashion will no °maple.
110lIfi for thoir ologant elinpllolty.
Harflsbarg Iltl9 a'atoam man.
The lloading .ideloty of natural Scien
ce, announces that thoy Are prepared to
Make analysis of minerals and earths of
any description ; or substances sUppOsod
to be adulterated.
'rho young lady , who sighed'•' for a
cot h► tho valloy I love," ;Jim sottlod
down In Bonding. • .
Wo hope for an oxempliticatlou of tho
old ' , duo,. gi U March cornea in like
lion it Will go out Ilko a lamb."'
Wo woro: shown' yostotday savant
Haila of boantlful lottueo anti a number
of crisp radishes whldh woro grown tbis
spring ht this city. .
Batorly dr, Pro,, lealers In oysters, Ash,
fruit, tench, &0., have removed their es
tatilishment from the basement of the
City Hotel to the'southeatit corner of 7th'
and Penn streets.
'A %attire, under the auspices of the
Hibernia Society, will be delivered by
Roy. J. J. McElvoy, of Philadelphia, in
St, Puier's Catholic churdh, on tho eve
ning of Marith 17th+•
11. 11. Markley tt Co., 118 Plum atroot,
aro manufacturiUg splonc11(1 carpets.
James Davongor,the colored restaurant
koopor in' North 6th stropt, wilt opon a
restaurant in Pittston, Luzorno county,
noxt month. i - •
Many of tho your g molt of Reading
show considerable skill iti l inanaging the
tricky velocipedes, but in spito of the
greatest caution- they will occasionally
play the mute and land the riders
sprawling on the floor.
A velocipede race, In this city, for, a
purge of WO, will shortly be annotineed.
There Is ono who the polltlohm can't
pull to suit him—the telegraph.
.
Largo millibars of suckers have'lioon
caught in tho Schuylkill within tho past
low days.
Kite Ilyh)g is now tho Order of the day
among the boys.
Rev. Thomas T. Imiror will administer
ti 0 Lord's Supper iii tiio.9rBt. Jo n's
C much, at Hamburg, on Sunday(no . . '
Tho trustees of Anienbaeli's Come
oar a reward of Lou dollars for the
viction of any ono trespassing on t
ground.
N rth Ninth street, oast of flth stritet;
I. h• To thrown open as far as the rob
ling owl, and will at once be put in use.
Some winked boys, bad boys, yesterday
took'a poor dog and saturated him with
a sollition of cayenne popper and started
him hitter skolter through the streets of
the Third Ward.
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ChlefJoint A. Bach has received sam
ple hose from Now York. ;'!`hose inter
.ested hi tiro matters can see it by calling
orthim.
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The Mayor gives notice that the \ laNi
Math.° to Ho %roaring , Of tie flrennanin
bulgo will bo strictly enforced 'on and
actor the Ist day of April next.
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POLIZ AFFAIIVI.—Last night:the sky
was perfectly. clear of Clouds- and' the
Man sliOno dOwn npon•a• nutokeity, free
front disturbance. of, any kind. The po
lieetnon WOO their weary rouqe, - and
"eq . hour reported that they, had noth,-
fag to report.' The ,night seemed m nob
longer, because without it single lholtiont
to vary its monotony, ,T StatiOn W 4140
had for occupants 18 lodgers. who she
' soundly until this morning, and then °-
Parted, thankful they,had the iiherO" to
lay their heads on tblsbold, frosty March
night. After all , bur reasiers will agree
with us that it is pleasant to have nothing
of weak human nature to report' to4Or'
In the, eltapo of 'druOkotfilood; So
tray it always be.
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T HE . ConintliiiOners - ,of Barks exnutty
hinie appointed John C. flood, of .Marion
township, as :Mercantil° Appraiser for
ISO.' 'This is a good appOlutment and is
in keeping wlth the excellent ju dgment ,
otour oft:lent County Conunissinners ins
SUCII niattoo..., . ' • '.
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PER. OVAL:—Dir. Qi Bin© tiller; One of
the edifors and phblishera of the Leh'
ca,aer T r o/k3freand, the able organ of the
Gorman itopublleana Lanoastor coun.
ty, vitilted UM yotorlay:• We Otero, glad
to Roo our old' Mend Itt quoit geed 01 . 1 " 13
a nd Write. war very 'much plehied
with the beauty, and, ge•ahoad r ativrniat
or o u r City. . ‘. •
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CO b CoNnustiri.--Wi- tiiideretan,d
that on Sunday, neat ,(poiln
_130001.4
tho ) 1 0v. J. J. K m
uendle will - confir
or Ida adapt:animal:kat 43 bO3 l lO and
girls. ,
NE I V ,
p rrlbel:
taken e. polite lu 10 1f
the iillOof N'thb. r' al' • y
ipilikelluir theta. •. In some, portions' of
the, Country theybave attained to 2 great
1 001 1 4 4 0 7. Or bitirb oqino advanced
that hey give public tothibltions. ltit
has, been intimated that some of our
Reading ladies have sapreased a desire
to try their, 10,riding the. velOclPOds.:
'For ttfoff berigni *Ott%
otui nOviee, which will bo of invaluable
aervice to them. A female velocipedian
should havaber outer dross skirt made
so is to bUtptatits entirelength frdittl'
the back:ol6i should be' made to button
n'om the ttom ton point about three
eightlie• or a' yard up %the skirt.- This
arrangement does not detract at all from
the appearance of an ordinary walking
costume. Whsn the wearer 'Wakes 'to'
prepare for a drive, she r simply , loosens
two or three of the lower buttons at the
front;
. baek, and ,bringing together
the .two ends of boob side, separately,
battens them in this way around each
ankle. This grves a Ng' skirt• around , '
each ankle; and, when mounted, the
•dress falls gracefully at each side of the
front wheel. • •
4, TIM Iskyr LRitrrtntH.—Roft. Boale M.
Bohmuokor, pastor of fit. James' Church,
will do:diver the next lecture of the Li
brary course•on Thursday evening next ►
Mr. 3. Is ono of our most- eminent dl
vines and eloquent speakers.
Tun philosaphori tell withat the rain
which falls from Atte clouds makos acorn.
pononk part of Whatever grows upon the
earth. I Thus, in a passing shower, we
may . bo unconsciously *potted With l the
component parts of bulls, shop,. poets;
patriots and odltors.
Ftst,ns, O$OOOD & Iltyston, (sue
cessols to.Tioknor it Kields,) publishers
of " Our Young Vent's," haVd tsont copies
of a beautiful colored engraving, ontitled
4 4 Thq Strolling Player," • to•the' subscri
bers for that Anterostlng monthly, The
delivery of tho pictures was unavoidably
delayed, but such. a' pretty. present is
woli wortu waiting for. • Our Young
Folks" becometil more .tiopular 'daily,
and tho pUblishors'sloser v 0 theirosuccalls.
-Mn. P. D. Nowlin, agent for Om
Novolty Card Rook, left for Allentown
to•day, - tolupply, the pessplo pity
with this excolletst inveistion.% .‘•
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Tn Pans ItnsTAtinftwri 702 Olin , Street s
has jtlt4 been opened by 41lanatelltInger.
All kinds of the boat eatables and drink
ablos always on hand. Meals seriend sin!'
bpurEf. The neatest bar-ipta ih the olty,
with the best of wines, ale, tie: * tliva,hira
a call,, • [mar 10-Std.
AN ; ad has boon Intrbdtwod into the
PentOylvania Legislature to. prevent
adul4oratlon . in drugs and ', medical
prepirattonS,.bl enacting that ()Very per.
son adulterating druga, or Soiling such,
knowing them to have been adulterated,
or who shall use impure or inert drugs
In Clio preparation of ' medicinal coin
pounds, she! 1 he guilty of a naisdemeaner„
andshall, on conviction, be subject: to
certain' penalties. ' ;
Tin annual co . nforen4 of the M. E.
Mural begins on the 17th. inst. Many
porsOns suppose that the various clergy
men 'under the itinerant system, are
unaware of the locality in which, for the
next. three years, their lots are to be
cast.. This Is to some extent a mistake.
The presentiments in that direction, Of
Various gentlemen of the conference, are
rarely fallacious.
AMERICAN MnottANros.--.There are
fourteen Councils in the county of Berke,
being composed of over 1,000 members.
Fetwood Counell„.2o Members, meets
on Saturday; Daniel ^ Burkhart, Secre
tary, resides at Coxtown.
Ringgold, 23 members, mason Satur
day ; Ezra B. 'Bertolet, Secretary,' re-
sides at Oloy.
Kutitown, 48 members, meats on Mon
day ; James H. Marx, Sepretary, resides
at Kutztown.
.Iltimburg, 74' Members, meets on
Saturday, L. E. Rondok, Seoretary, re
sides at' Hamburg.
Sinking Spring, 77 members,_ meets on
Wednesday; IL M. 'Mabel*, Secretary,
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reMdes'at Sinking Spring.
:Uohnsville, Bi 3 members, meets on
Tuesday; A. A. Maio;,Sooretary, resides
aE Molm's fitore P, O. •
Am members, meets on Fri
day; A. S.l'llattunan, Secretary, resides
at'Knaur'S
~
Nevorsink, 127 numbers, , meets on
Monday; ,Jolin L. Seibert, Secretary, re
alai at Wo nolsdorf.,
Robersbu,'l29. members, meets on
Saturday; Daniel Dooliart, Secretary,
resides at Rehorabeirg. • '
Leesport, 141 . members, moots on
filatttrday ; Jahn A. Moye;„, Secretary,
rostdos at - Leosport.
-Osceola:B4 members, moots on TUes•
day; F. Whitman', Secretary, resides At
Readlit.- , .
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Reading, 46' members, meets Thurs 4
day; T. J. Rapp; Sooretaryi resides at
Reading.
Islinnehaha, 69 Members,' meets on
Wednesday ;• H. R. Laueka, Secretary,
resides at No. 149 North Fourtiv street,
Reading.
Seminole, 88 members, meets on Fri
day; Chas.. I. Wells, Seorotary, resides
at Reading.
'VIM GAMES LAW.---A fair, and proper
game law is now bolero the Legislaturo,.
and it should .not only be promptly
passed, brit vigorously enforced. It pro
vides for the protedien of trout as well
as game, and debars the taking of thorn,
at any time, except from the first of
April to the first of September, orb,y any
net or other &vide okeept the hook anal'
lino. This is eminently right and proper,
anti ,we hope the full penalty of the law
Will be visited upon every ono who vio
lates it. There aro many streams even
In the. more thickly settled portions of
this State, which would be speedily filled
with delicious game and fish if they were
properly protected; ' • s
NEW ADVICRTIFIEkeNTN. ' '
BRIDGE LEVYING: —NOTIOE.
is hereby given that the COMMIBBIOII
- of Berke county Will be in attendance
at their office In,Reading, from April-12th
to Ist of Ifay L lB69; next, for the purpose of
letting the Penn Strout, - Lancaster and
Poplar Neck Bridges by the year. All those
'Who fail to avail themselves of this oppor
tunity will positively be excluded froM
making a contract the&resent year..
JABIITLB,
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B J. LtV ,
WAI. S. YO UNG;
• Conval.Workeia;
Commissioner& ()Moe, •
match lath; 1889. S • tinat.id4litwtml.
GRAND AND 11A.GNIflagar
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OPENING!:
tI F ALL TIE LATEST PARIS BTTIAS
%I of ladies' tutt'aud nounettrantes. Fancy
Bonnet 81110 stud 11.)tutet Velyckte and Dye's
811tta. The
-'LARGEST VARIETY
evor olitittod in tltta city. , •
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MRS. 0; B. , KEttER,'
mar 16. d • , 317 Penn. etilliet.
AUCTION! "AUOTIONI.
Household ea Kitchen Funuture•
yll:t3. O il. KEO4tißil, No, 41R Yenniktraei,
01. will soil on Wednosday, &lamb .17, 4 18 6 9.
hot Kitchen and Household irdrasure,
Also r ,
'x'axwm4S•qs* '
2 , lol'loNe, ang
;r4 ' ( * 1 NAR' GOoDs.,
msr 1 5it 0 4 4 .: 4) . B 11Gti, :
Wsotos;:ktibllia. • '
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10 8 14% - ' 9 / 1 : '
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:
• . 7 . !,t0 7 4 , Itry.
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Itortit tit
,1" 0 .4 0 ,0 11 t•
r►i ll 1 ; 4,3Na:
old U. ei.ooeq. , . 1;44
old IY. ti k . rd lON • 11 0
New U. O. 'ooBs4, o ll'ily Ind Jen. • 215 •
Kew U. S. )1111Nigii, sfl ; NOY. ,
Now Ut ile wk )15
be, vst ittly ?to; ' ut.
!tow v. .tiutioses, • • -• rts
Ten rorty Bonne, • • • 105
Gold n New 'folic u_p toll/ Welook,- • 1314
Gold In Heading atilnehooll s Bros.. • MO
Coat X
Egg suid BrOken cash, 5 1 ) per ton.
Stove, "-' .o • • - ‘., • • ' •oo
BTet„ - • , • • BOD so '
Bea, • - . 840 "
ituminousCoal. • - 001. 1 0 bl 3.
Trix arithrecite,ceal production steadily
increases, and as the' Schuylkill Navige.
tion has already .comoienced shipments,'
which is somewhat earlier than last year,
and other canals Will probabl; be in
operation tlait "ireik, - ri very' considerable
increase over-last year in the smile time
may naturally; be expeeted`for the next
three or tear weeke. Tho ahiPments by
the Reading Railroad and Canal,
Schuylkill region last'wepk, were : 06 1 4302
tons, and for the. year, 646;570,t0n5.
against 611,421 tons to the - same. time'
last year.. The tonnage offal the several
carrying companies 'for the week, was
180,286 WS, against 104,869 totes in cor
responding week ltietcyear—au increase
of 76,817 tons. -.The' total , tonnage for
the Year pf ell the Ties i51,95f,888 tone,
against 1,498,519 tO is to same time last
year-4howing.ak fAerease so far ithia
,yearof 468,810 to e. , Though' the in.
crease wee largo list nook,
,it never
thelefia checked from what would have
been had the 'representatives of the sev
eral carrying compXnies, which met at
New York during the w eek , O'elljust rates
of tolls, ate, succeeded in accomplishing
that object. For the Present the pHs on
the Schuylkill* Canal from Fort Carbon
to, this city aro 128, and freights •02
cents. The Lehigh Navigatiori, it is eit
pected, will announce its tolls in all this
week, as will also the, Morris Canal, on
which, we are informed, the 'facilities for
business have been considerably in
creased. . Tho Delaware and liatdson'
Company announces the
. iollowing 'prices
for coal on board Teasels at Roundont,,
until April 101 Furnace arid steamer
lump, $4 60; grate,44 60; egg, $,4 70;
stove, $4 004 chestnut; s4:::There is a
fair local consumption demand for coal
iothis'city, but the retail prices are be
lieved to be much above the market.
Fiat' litirility stove 'coal, Lehigh, long
ton, is delivered from the yards at $8 75
®9 per ton. Schuylkill , coal .is a dollar
to a dollar and tt quarter per ton lower:
IShough the Delaware 'has been undb.
structodyith ice for several weeks, the
shipmentirfrona Pqrt Biotin - ond are
Trade thence is no. doubt Waiting the
fixing of the drawbaeks on toile. , Bhip.
pore want the advantage of the miai
mum rates, sand, as stooks at the Raiitern_
depots aro , pretty fell, consumers can
afford to wait. All the indications of the
hide, so far, aro that the price of tioal
must, farther decline.—Phiki. Ledger. .
BULLING 'ramie.
Mato W hoot Flour-per bbki, . $ll 50
Rod
It" Extra Family Or Uhl 10 50
, 1111
....... 30 00
Corn Chop i now) 95
Bost Bild (Binge, ~;..1 .10
Common, • 1 ' , } 00
Bran, , 40
Corn Meal,
~,, , . 180
PAVING PRIOIO.
MAW Wlloat per b shol
R e d 111 16 II /*
Rye I
Oats
Corn
ME
qtectaing Rau
BIITT4R—Fresh dairy, % lb., , 48
u - Lump, 6 i 88 '
ctimusti—Oheese tp lb., 20
LARD—Lard I f l b ., 24 •
Enos—Eggs dos us , SS
APPLIM—App ea tit cok, 28(186
.. Dried til wart, 12
Pommus— 66 . lb. 20
hrillAT—Boefetoalccr una VI , b.,,, /3 „
16 61
46 41 of loin, II
rup u 20
i t
4 4 200 i roast, 41 20
SI ' Ileof dried, 66' ' ' 86 .
66 • Veal thitleta, - • " Z
61 ' 66 Oh01)8, • 16 NI
• 11 Mutton, , 44 18020
-It 'ork, • , 16 MOW
16
is , steak, 1 • , r' l6 , 20
" Bandage fresh .. 2362.5
It 66 smoked, .1 28
IfAsts—Yams : , .. 24
,
• fi r Sliced, '.. so
Stiourotas— 4l 18
Sinus— 1 , .i, 18
Pouvrar—Chickens lite, , 11,
" dresso.l, 61 18
ii , , Turkles Me,
" • ',f ‘ " dresseil,' • it ' 29
tt ' Chickens lip j e ppr tt- „60a100 "
Potatoes. VI bushel, , ........ .......123
Kay and Reran/ Market;
Timothi.flay $l6 (9,11:or 2000 lb,
Long Rye Strait ' 15 nu
Meadow.ll4y..„ • ' • 14 "OD't "
Mangial " °°
AMERICAN
LIFE INSURANCE 00110 ANY
OF PHILADELPHIA.'
8. E. Con. 14ntrill and Walnut Street,.
'9rasktilzed, .
Ad Old coplpapy—)toarly 20 year 4 I
A Sound Corepany-7Aspotavr,soo,oool
A Sato Company—Never lost a do)114 of In.
' VoBtlllentB I
An Entorprlsing 0 ompaPY-A-T!lelnesa large.
ly bummed annually I
A raying Company—bo per cent. Paid Ito
4 Mutual tioliophcildetre.
'A, HOME OOMPAITY.
POiLfD.ELPHIANS & YLVANIANS
ntsut ,
"AMER-WAN -141VE,P
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tcoy ' o#lFlM Pi? i!sTrl,l!i. !pit,* #,46 *()Alp.
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,1 1 co . -• . • - ~.- , 0 , ; ;?.-: ,- --,...7 -- ---
-,, Pa v usTl _ ,• , in k tiiiii /re
rcoretting thew ' .vi 4 - - -
' Tonje
tkri,PoM4l3o 114c.4:24 01) - : ,a,W S.
9
• *0,4 1 3 4 1_ , Rohe '• • , '-'1 . 1 . i, ` 1
liketobear fr om '• -,.., ir• ,Y,TP, , , mita
, -,- y .-,;',. , 7%/0. - -
,-
• Wourroo Uroxj - lotop.—lt a wou d
Will heal by the first intention, the less
- dime to it the. better. if on: the other
baud, - atiPpiiratlOn inevitable, , the
brook beneficial effects follow the hail of
oarbolio acid COMbined . with glycerine
or linseed oil, in the proportion of one
to twenty ft may be applied, night. arid
inorning,,with A feather, Of coarse, as,
with alfilther dreishige, the woundlunee
be kept clean ; and in the case ' of back,'
and shoulders, all pressure` , removed by
•aniall pads Of curled hair, sown
on to the harems, above , and, below the
sore.
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k s
CArrio l l."-Persons at work.along our
atreeta oh uld take eat° not to fr ighten
horses. , t Saturday morning, , as Mr.
Peter NI ,of Exeter township , was dri
ving In't °yeah street, between Penn
and Franklin, a woman who was shtte
king Carpet on the pavement frighteiled
his horses,lso that they° ran away, wad
ono of them broke . his leg, anti of eourse
had to be killed. ~
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TUE Novetaink.Fire;Company, Nit. 3,
will, give one of their usual pleasant
Balls on their 40th inniversary, Wednes
day evening, April 4tit, at Atilonbach's
Hall. All wh o wish to enjoy
,a pleasant
ovening ahmld attend.l
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OUT oy Elvion.—Tlto Friendship bah'
'undo appli cat ion to hay° their steritner
placed out of servioo for about six weeks,
from the Ist t of April. The application
was granted. The steam er* Is to be ,
re
painted, , , •
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gIotILY COMMENDAKiE.--Tlko Fire
men's Union of this- pity, have directed
the Chief Enig,lncer of the Fire:Depart
ment, Idr. John A. Duch ' td offer a re 6.
ward of $20,80 "An` the. arrest and con
viction of any pardon of , persons reislug
a false alarm ortire within' the limits el
the city of Reading." Bee adVortisement
of tho Uhler. •
idnefins. ' TONEDERIOIE SLONALKNII % * ct;
MILTON Y.SLONAKNII ) 1411I0Illet'S Or
grove township t • Montgomery county,
have recently purchased sevou;spiendid
steers, from Mr. Daniel Ti. I,thoads,- or
Amity township, liorks County,near the .
Yollow House. The cattle are fine birgc
animajs In good condition, 'all white,
and Wilt •avorago about 1,000 poulids
&Ivo wolgiat,. • , • • . •
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STRINGENT ORDEIIB:—The ofllelent
Chief of the Ftee Departinent c Mr. John
A. Duch, has•isSued stringent orders, to
the effect that all Eagino; 'Hose and
lloolt.and Ladder Con panios must muf,
fie tho bells and not blow the whistletkon
returning from a.lirs, or au alarm of fire.
Alai), that racing and'shoutiug on return
ing fl•Om a lire, or alarn of fire, are
strictly forbidden. .These ordore are ex,
oellent and' well thned, and will meet
with the approval of every • good and
law-abiding.oltizen.
•
ATT*MrT TO PLOIE A Podkui.---Last
.night, as a lady and her _ , daughter were
coming up Pam) street, t thee corner of
4th a Wan suddenly came up to the yonfig
lady and thrust his band intotor pock'et,
And at once drove it back and, ran away.
Fortudately'she did not, hay4her money
in tho pocket, as her mother} eririled
The yourig lady was sip much frightened
that she was at ,first unable to tell het
mother. ,
,
.THll'7l:Mes of this morning states that
the account of the shooting of a boy at ,
Kutitown by. a man who was tiring at
ducks; Is " a hoax." The Times IM—
O. uaual—vnder a mistake in regard to,
the matter. The accident really did oo•
cur, es published In the &tealat the.
time, as can be proved by the verdict of
the Coroner's Jury In tho ease, now on
ille Id the Couttutasionera' Office.
TitaiN DVLAYFID.--TIIO down passon
ger train duo hero at, 10:30 this morning,
was delayed abont - ono hour aboyo
Mohisvllle, In causequeneb of the brOak
lug of a rail. Tho hind car was thrown
oir tho track, but fbrtunatoly no one
was hurt, nor sorlous damage otherwise .
sustained. •
, ~1
CO LEIIRO 01( DA 1.111 n A thROAD. - ~w
shall havo the 4, grand opening' , t i q
travel, of this. now Railroad, betsveo ),_
Poititown and Ikoyertown, or perhaps hie
far its Mount PAasant, Berke eohnty, in '
the course of, a row weeks. The'grading
along the lino is nearly finished, and the
work of laying the track le to ,be corn,
mewed this week, at the Junction of the
now line with the phi's: and Reading
Railroad, and , bo oxlittinued as rapidly
as possible, out towards the
borough of ''Boyertown. Too nes
road orosies, above the Perkidmen an
Reading- Turnpike, at Pottstown, b
means of a errong s'if3tien bridge, o
Fpraman's Truss Ptent, with , heav
stone abutments, all caking substantia
enongh to bear easil the heavy Enid;
and travel that will' age over it. ,Th:
i
contractor for the n w Railroad, Capt
George Rice, atu ''-eontraotors
Messrs. Rebid tt Col. 11. R.
Hawman, Mr. Ar :thors, have
pushed along th , : y energeti
cally, and the no , be built and
in operation MU( All was gen
erally expected. Ledger.
:011
1 tg
tBM!MMIE
a' Market
GIVE Ua NOT;
soribora who hatf
donoes on the oot
oblige us by giv'
mstion. A. HULL
prevent mistakes
FOR Tan LADI. _ _ _ 44 the hands
1 3
soft and white, they s l ofaid always be
washed In warm *water, using Mu y soap,
and carefully dried w it h a moderately
coarse towel , - being we I ,rubbed 'every
time to inahre brisk' Ircuiation, than
Which nothing can be m are e ff ectual in
promoting _a, transparent and 031 t. kur
f ace: It engaged,in finYeasttal bileinosit
which may, Witt the.cOldlt Ot.the hands,
or it the,rhavoligen exposed to' the•sun,
a little lemon -juice 'rill restore t4olr
whitenrits, iluv lOiliOn, soap is proper tO
wash - thdol Wittli • . • .' \I
- MO.
A NEW VOralil Of Sons of Malta w; :
instituted' at Womelsdorf last evenin:
by the officers of the Giand Lodge •
Pennsylvania. It is called Womersd •
Lodge, No. note yet given. The oer:
monies took place at the hall in the ho •
of Rachel tt Bro. There Was a Ve
large attendance, about sixty , persons b •
lug' present from Reading. The cer•
monies/ were conducted by P. G. 0.
C. 1 1 . Muhlenberg; H. b. Miller and
S. Whitman, assisted by John Vt. Anon
()abseil, S. V. Diehl, and other prom hien
members .of the Grand Lodge. Abou
fifteen members were initiated into the
nOW'Lodge, and everything patted tdf in
the most satisfactory manner., Tb;
Worneksderf Band volunteered their
nen/lees, without charge, for tbo, welt.
slow. After the business of the meeting
was concluded, an improneptu• mJdnlght
parade took place, much to the astonish
ment and delight 4:/f the people of Worn
elsderf. The ineMbsta .the' Order
afterwafds partdok of a splendid ,sup Per
at the hotel. or did' Meeeta s 40Tith
the towel nooontliatdotehte; attar which
the WomeledortriMmdt diacoarsd more
'of their excellent music, and the
here of (be Order from . 1r dietenoe pm.
toeded to:the.depotand teek the.ftrAfor
henl4st, Mitch with their tflp, aid
With the people Or WOOleimilin
MMM
ON.
=MOM
of our Hub
; their rot-
April; will
ssary
respect will
)üblo.
-s
TR,Art reply 01, 1 rile . , 'Om&
Itutitatto tedill.evitol4l. -, , , • tertelf
Moran existen.•;„ , , ton .yes ~ s AR
soelatioo has •,, , q . 1). -.. I '.
the, last end An iii , fUrn ,
teroSin t ir MOO I . )Pettf.. ; ile sti t
DOSS o purpose, p ell umfisiliv
,and adud_olairptirt o,..;..rk
ary busineektnettAled fit ' ~.. ' '' ' •
end faithfulness dila 0 re. in arc .'
4859 thtssoeletyiebtp44ooo4 opfrations,
and with rebruiry af.thloearit ended
them having requlred just ikbont ten
barn to fillly carry net the ()hoots of its
Isiltiou t aufhagi l tiht ~ i loathe yory
. rotat4l.otuidor O. " svu aim*
u sited and strOuited ,* pus its merrt
re In the Amu of , los" ,wh‘eb during
thu test yeeriOnt, brough interest to the
amount of t 7WBO, :and >these inter
ests being each month , J',il4lol to, the
amount loaned out,' the gross risoetpts of
the !moiety ere thus increased in the aitni
pleat mennor and, to the benefit of All
oneerned. , • ' ' .
.
The comparatively wiry large amount
of capital (1131,200,) was in the main
acquired by the monthly contributions
of the triomhert—working Men' and MI6
slness men—and furnishea a most strik
ing instance of the power of tha . union of
MOM of Own
:lege 'means, when their af
fairs are arranged and managed upon
simple, correct and econernieal princh,
pleb, The original. number of shares of
the PoluMblalltillding and Savings As.
aeclation No . 1) was 1000; 844 were can
celled by withdrawal and the 656 re.
, nialning •wore loaned to membos, and
neerly all of them upon real 'e.stale,sie
eurlty. Many* working Man has borrow•
ed the money for his little house and lot
from this buildfi 'asSociation, Aud ho
may at times hav e'had 11is .own. trouble
tbralso the monthly dues and Interest,
but in moat of such oases the monthly
payments amounted to about the satne
as the rent would have been had - i;he not
lived in his own home. of whatever'
may have been his financial difficulties
during the last 8 or 9 yeara, noiv they are
ail gone and hO. holds a freerdeed to his
property,and the, moneys ho hats aid as
•monthly dues' iio.oatl rio\Y:iTrelA hr hn:
, provernents ,of t his t duke anJ lot, Ind
. for the cornforti,of fatnifiyi he
ing Assoolation'had held al the clouds and mortgeges tethe day_ of the final
settlement, merely 4is tenuity for all
concerned and now all these debds are
delivered to the' leanholders and all in
cumbrances aro removed, andlhe society
Itself disappeArs Prow 'existence. But
the example thus set inspires others to:
similar °Oita, and 'whore. onu of those
vseibl societies expires 86,veral now ones
arise Phomba-like,froul. its ashes. :
,
Y.
Anctioneor,,
tOtkuirrow stook. of lannwhol4
and cnithnory *mitt, bolonglng to.llfre.
9. B. Kidler. Soo advertlinnnent.—
. •
. ..
Mno. 0. 1 . 1. Kni,t,En., has °polled- 01
E.ploddid stook of IslllllnOry Goods , at, hor
Storo,'No. 317 Ilona otroot. floo.,advor-'
Ilseinont.
_....._.......,..1._
. A Connugrzoici , —zome uma ago we
stated in these columns that. the. 4ibriok
makers of this t4S, Ilad as - loopy orders
oh hand , as they wero able. to 1111, - from
now .until. next fall.". .Wo hi
forbaation froin.a brio/hooker, and upon
his authority we made ..the statement,
Vokeince learn that it is aMietalcei . The
briakmAkgrfi' will be' gyery- ,busy this
seasona)Vt tboy will be OA() to .supply
.any demo*
. ..„ , . •
Mn , .... .VAAN 141n*Aort's, the . AvolF
known agent of Prof. ifitselmayer,'ls in.
Reading, and . +something' startling"
,
may be expected, . o . ~. - .
•LATAIMILATVRE.
114rusnuito, giroh
•Ins the Senate, the following bills wero
paased finally
111 'Mr. Connolly 'of - Philadelphia, an
act authorizing tli'e Governor, Auditor
Goneral and State Treasurer tfi exchange
coupon bonds for registered bonds.
By Mr. M'Candless, of Philcdelphin, a
sappletnent to an act to consoli6te,
vise and amend tho laws of this Goin•
monwealth relating to penal proceedings
and. pleadings.
The bill allowing railroad, ennui and
slack water navigation companies to
widen' and deepen their lines, bridges,
&c., •
Tho Senate bill ,deolaring it to he a
right to take a writ of error to the Su.
pretne Court in eases, , hereafter,' where
potions; have been conviete4 of / murder
in
~the Bret degree, was passed. Ad
journed.
. In the
to decide
three vol
Sylvania
expo-Ellen,
House, the cornbrAtee appoisted
upon the propriety of printing
umes of Bates' History of Penn.
egimonts, reported that it was
to, print ton thousand copies.
Cullou'gh called j up the House
1. orizing the Philadelphia and
Railroad ) Company to declare
ideads• out of 'net 'earnings,
.sed:' • I'
- Mr. M
bill ant ,
Reading
stock di
which . pa
petitions signed by Repub
Demoerats,:against the pastime
gro Suffrage Amendment, were
Severs ,
dans'and
of the N
presente
r THE ()VOA CATIVIC.
illt, March 15.—Tho Ifivening
dviees from Cuba via Nassau,
Lesea has failed three times to
way to Puerto Principe, and the
have efie'.l time repelled him. ,
losses, before his arrival at
Bones (Big Walls,) the most
es of the Cabitee.
t his wounded had just arrived
r at Neuvitas from La Guaraja.
itr steamer left for Havana the
raith a greater number.
sea remains with his colthnn
Guaraja and Los Paradones,
erous position, while Puerto
besieged by the insurgents,
irely in their bands. , . •
NEW Y 1
Mail has '
hat Gen.
"ake his
nsurgent
ith heav
Os Par
difficult, p
Eighty
by steam
and anoth
same day
Gen. L
between
in a dan
Pkincipe
if-not, en
ALLOWBDON DAILY BALATTO
fur a year, and 4 per cent, or
lode. Money paid on demand at
i g Savings Bank. (mar
lxTrains
5 por con ,
shorter Xte
the Read
CD
ADVARTIEIBBI 6 NTH.
$2O , IF,_o4 ) i — egittivitltnoogifltaiv,
rest ani nviettort of Any.person or p
sons raisin k a false hiStOl of lire Lir
limits of tiM City ot Reading.'
JOHN A: DUCH,
ksf ogineer Fire Department.
Ch
mar 16,1
FQUND.
Banda) ,
ply at
mat Mt
A GOLD RING was 'found on
outside of the city limits. Ap.,
.. • - I'lliS•DrY1010.•
iHT' Two'— ootr4Ortable front
1 . SU) tan non of Itltohon.and dot
rented to :
pply.
No pig WAIIINGTOx
roe
`0011;
A
aroew111,(1)
ohlldr4M4
mar 15-_td
A L T STKRIATABROTHERb
1: 114141: , rn,d UNTA Lt. -dealers
nett, r MUT; : TRUCK.
teroovod their eitabliebtuent,
• moot o!. the ; lt Hotel:
tb and. Übe rty sateets,',' , to
r t eornor ot , tlevotith And'
._A •large etctoK Ototte l .
21m014. , 81 1 00grie. ana , Limit
t t ritr i ,l4 l ll * V:"l ": Pt' , ,A l.
F ,61
, ow; eitoottno oar 'mom Aye.
1, lug somber.: ;'• ' ;
zfEr;Rhy a otcoilixa:
It Ito
in 01f8T4
Ae. 'have . 1
from the
cornef
South, :E
Penn '6tre4i
Neb. ; Frei
viehms, tto
at the leaf
We
ftiOnY tow
tore pure
ui4r 10.41
121M=V=
' , .1
ENE
ol^ IC ite.4ollit t iO rte. 'L k
I . '' • antit latimas , liz. tk. mk4'
• . • , con venienctoOt I *AA 43 by kV
feet t 11l be solder at Publ Nider On BKW lt.
ax - , with In t lide, at the Keystone House.
mndt ons made known at Alma of en% by
I . mar 54tds :.. . 211pNL48 ZKI.J4:
_...Yst.il
.• ..
Apw WEI tioN MK 841Ln.—The sun
-1: , ' lb.? bas a now Truck Wagon, with
no r nd Improved sprlasiktor gale.
itll.lYoollhtt,
tokr!l3.std• No. 52 N. 9th St., Reading.
' _
111T.Z . Vii1i. 1 404114(.21
TT (Ole -Apply
war o.
T at
HIS OFiIC}.
Store,
- '''''
Ne*Piirture tore,
No. 327 & 329 Penn Street.
t,UNDIP.RBRINLID B4SPECTFULLY
.I. invites public attention to his largo and
excellent stock Readv-tr itdo Bureaus, Bed.
stekiS,lYaslistatuls,WarAtrobes, Cupboards,
Book Cases, Clth's. Sofas, tto., of all sorts
and pottorns, and at all prices.
Al kinds o . Cabliiet_Waro, from the most
ornatnimtal Bureaus, Bedsteads and Book
Cases, to the plainest attieles of Furniture,
promptly notilo to order, Windsor Chairs
Of all kinds always on hand,
Old Furniture Renewed and Varnishe4.
Thue old stook will remain at the old stand,
•No. 340 Penn street, until April Ist.
A FINE CHANCE FOR BARGAINS.
Aftor April Ist , the entire block will bo
trangrorrett to thu
KEW STORE, $27 a KO I:KEN ST.,
already %mood' whore all•itt want. of Fur
niture oan bo milted in idyl° and price.
mar 12-IyttAtw) • KLINE.
ST, -PATRICK'S BAY.
- . .
13 1
. , I LA L'Ell:T li it I 4:
1
'.
' umfortho timpicos of the.
HII3ERNIAMSOCIETY;
%via be tiiplvered by 4
~ •
j., , otor4iN OF rm
In ST, l'lF,Ttlit'S (MT [Wide CHURCH, S.
Inh street, on the evening of MARCL! ' 11th
1866, at 7% o!elook. a ,
•
• ' SUBJECT: •
.Trish in Anerita, 1 their, Faith and
(heir raeriotiOn, •
•Pracoda In ntd of do Pantoj'al restdonce.
Mora opch at Ist/, o'clock r tz.4 Lector°
commences ut.ti o'clock. • •
Tlokote, 25.centactor ant° at the Pastoral
rechlenco, or by Other of tho Conulttoo.
, , P. A CONNER, •
• • • •;K 1 1
..BEILLY,
• huir'ls-3tit TIUIL
EMMI
(4•.. • J - •
ur ANTED—A BOY, between ilftevn and
WY sixteen years of age. nest be table to .
read and write, Reference required!? Ap,
ply at lilty Rotel, between 12 and l'Or 0 and
7 P. At.T. IA ANODON.
..... _. ._
•
war 15-ltd'
130AIWING WANTEN—A young gontlp.
13 man dostrea s bixtratifk in a private fum.
11YA.1 5 .0 0 por week, Address
_ Match ••-•21v.11 ".1," EAGIat OFFICE.
Qt nton Tomatoos I - Quinton Tonintods
13IJY PHI~~ ;1 EST
THE BEST IS' THE OBEAPBST.
Tho Quinton canned TorWoce ore the
best In the market. For WOW the case or
can AVM) store of
' BURKHOLDER, It MADEIRA.
ninr &el
SATE AGRIVULTURAL SOCl-
ETY—VropoSalfl for holding the animal
exhibition of the Pennsylvania state
Agrloultural Society la September next,
will be received by the undersigned until
Tuesday, March 17th, 1069. A guaran
too for the performance Of the provost-
Win 'tendered will be required. The 1;Ixoe
will meet utive Committee oil _the 17th of
March,. and :decide - upon location. Let.
should be addressed to Amos H. Kapp,
Northumborland,A.BLongnker,Allonton n
or A, Boyd Hamilton, Harrisburg,
fob 20-4tw
m A
_Po
em C
5, V:1 lid
. Imre/
st' 0
tY IA Cr
ji
V 4 if;
irg
gihcsl.t'w
• a 1, 6 ',J
N" CD ,
J
-g
Nigarl ,
rdg.
/ 14 0
• •
BUNTING'S 11
FA.SIIIONABLE
HAT S2'o
SPRING GOQDB JllBl l OPRITTO. ' •
11 \ f4AITIFUI; NEW suer
TO ALL TA0:10, , '
• " , f::: .
1 111Sltleq Rarrairfed td give eattafactiO.
GIVE GB A CALL:,
i
J a tuArrxxo,
ME
PORTICO ROW,
5 . 41 PENN 191/44F;ifi.**4”;01/NU.
nito 4—td
-;. :A:FINE NEWHOUSE FOR SALE.
) ik. TIIHEWSTOILY BRICK HOUSE AND
a tbree•etory brick back building, WitZ
pi th e modern improvemente,and in good
ookidition ; lot SS by 230 feet. Yor injorina.
no t appll t to - JM,OB 84 31MUCICitit, •
gem Es te Noy Agent,3o Noit It 6th 9t,
• •
.:-..% •
• • , :
tenite a f9AvOiT dc•crittio§
y Mee ett • at t•" Au '
MIA 612 Peon street. •
Atroutrastomasta.
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D E A Mt*
NM
DISEASES OF Title,
EYE ANT) EAR,
CI.A.TILII63FUEX.
I •
ALEXANDER GARRISON,
A Troniieg on Doathess—Oftturb,
Respectfully informs thOtiltizons of Reiti4
ing and vicinity that htl will visit this city
monthly, °Moo at the Amorlean House,
and will Lo prepared to recolvatiat lents on
Tuesday, April Gth, until Saturday; the luth,
and awn on Monday, bay 10th, ICI Wed.
nesday, the 12th, after that tine duo notice
will by given of each appointinent, and gait
bo .consulted for Deafness, Nola° in the
Read, Catarrh, Discharges from the Ear,
Accumulation of Wait in the Ear, Olattrue•
lio C h ronic Eustachian Tuho, and all' Air Pas o .
Diseases of the Ear and Air Pas.
sages.
AIi(4 I IFECIAL EYES ililiEtlTlEb
OUT PAIN,
and portootlyroshmbllng tho natural eye.
OPERATIONS FOR
. ,
OATAItAOT, 131 1 11411118MVA Ott CROAK
EYE, ARTifICIAL PIJIIIL, ha.,
Skillfully poriormod, and all Mae/maul the
EYE AND. EAR
Treated, awl every operation in Antal and
ntbaltrilo Surgery performed by Dr, GAB,
itlBON,
I
Dn. (31,tumeoN treats catarrLt by the use
of medicated inhalations. "
DJ
NOTICE.—Any one ;lotions of having
my opinion in any 'ease relating either to
the Eye, Ear, or Catarrh, will'at all times
receive the bNITIO candldly,if applioattOn
mule .in person. / amgenerally able to
inform the inquirer whet her, or not teure
can be effected; if hot, whether relief can
ho given, and to what extent. •
, . .
Dpi GIAItRisON does not promo . tocure
all disortees, but from bta experioneo of
twenty years' praotteu in Europe -and this
country •
,i 4 prepared to treat all euole
diseasst•
,
'• DR. GAlllll3ol 4 lreteis by Permlesion to
the .followlng medical igontlemen't 'Dr. J.
Mott and Dr. Lovett New York U4sti Prof.
Sanborn,and Dr, Maks, 'Poston Dr, itoore,
Syracuse' Dr. Woodward.. Troy, Lie.; Lion.
Nehemiah Pierce, New .
For further partieulare l reletonces. WU ,
monfals, ota,, send for a to trader.
Mar Itierad&W
-i ,
1 c •
AND
111
OF NEW YORIc,
KOTLIOR OP .
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OW
CATARRH.
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