KOiglj )irgisttri No paper discontiuued until all arearuges am alt, except at the option of the publishers. Our subscribers who do not receive their papers regularly will confer a great favor upon us by sending word to this office. Subscribers about removlug will please send us their old address as well as the now. Our subscribers will please ob. serve the dates on their papers. These show the time to which the subscription is paid. and save the necessity for returning a receipt upon receiving a remittance. Tim small fruit prospect is said to be very favornbie. Tire mania for tearing down old chi ntneys oppears to be sprefidlng. Tun Easton Free Press buys stereotype platen of rending matter In New York. As unusually - large number of houses are to he built the coming moon. Tn.b: Lehigh Valley Railroad has received two new palace earn, with six wheel trnelco..They were built at Wilmington. ACCIDENT.—David Torrence, aged seven years, was run over by an engine on the Lehigh Valley "Inroad, Wednesday, and lost a leg. J. H. MENAan & Co., of Catasauqua, are wide-awake and active and surprise their custom ers with tho great bargains which they offer. .Tnit. Philadelphia Conference of the M. E. Church, which has been In sesltlon at Rending' adjourned last Wednesday. STREETS that are not macadamized are aw fully muddy. A little 'elevation in the centre would help them. RUSIIING.—Messrs. Osmnn & CO. are push lag the celebrated Bleca Sewing Machine. Drop in and take a look nt It. CAD:F.D.—Dr. D. 3. Martin has been caned. The article la bamboo, bone handle, with masonic emblems handsomely carved upon it. Tun Allentown Rolling Mill lain a healthy state. After the short suspension on account of the short supply of coal the hands have inade full thee. 13Eeu•rtrut..—The 13nplists have been add ing to the home attractions of their parsonage. Beautiful evergreens and flowers will cheer Mr. Packwood In his summer labors. Luoay. The America Hose Company cleared ninety dollars on their entertainment. How about those thirty dollars for hauling bag gage? Conslderablo for elevated. Momo.—As the season for removals is at hand We take this early opportunity to remind our subscribers of the Importhnee of notifying, us of change of residence. LOANS Sol.n.—At the last meeting of the Siatington Loan and Building Atutoelation four loans worn sold, one nt $5O, and three lit $5O premium Tni Catasauqua Record wants police force enough to prevent robberies, or none at all. That's right, Mr. Record, have a policeman in every house. A. LARGE shcet•lron mill Is to be erected on the Lehigh, near Easton, by Samuel Oliver, Esq. Isaac Fine and Theodore Oliver will be associated with him iu the business. IT is rumored that a commodious passenger depot Is to be erected on the Lehigh nud Susque hanna, at Allentown, on the present site of the freight depot. THE new sleeping cars to be run by the Le• high Valley Railroad will be sixty feet In length, that being twelve feet longer than any other palace ear now run over that road. FOGELSVILLE.—TiIe Macungie Loan and Bonding Association met on the 20th at the public house of Henry Correll, awl sold money on mort gage nt Fooand CH per share. THE Bethlehem Weeldy Times has been improved by the addition of n colutnu to each page and the lengthening of thO columns. It la now very nearly as large ItFi Toy helium Buns CHADICIeti busses have been employed by the Pennsylvania Central to convey Western pas sengers from the Lehigh and Susquehanna to the East Penn. Depot. The Craders are always ready to do similar favors for anybody else. RUNAWAY.—Mr. KOIIVB horse acted very shabbily on Friday In taking . French leave with the two front wheels. At Sixth and Linden he rolled round on the stone piles as If he enjoyed it. His fun was of short duration, for he was cap tnred then and there. ROBIVERIEA AT BlANDON.—Several cellars and barns In the village of Blandon have been robbed recently, and the citizens have become somewhat excited on the subject. Suspicion in said to rest upon certain parties In the neighbor hood. THE BITUMINOUS COAI,LtnE.—In. con equeuco of the great increase in the transporta tion of bituminous coal over the Lebanon Salley Rail Road, since the anthracite suspension, a con siderable addition has had to be made to the.roll- Mg stock. Three thousand cars are said to be employed at the present time In this service, and the bituminous trade hits reached a vastly higher standard titan ever before. BENvrrent:D.—One of the singular traits about some of our Inhabitants Is that they nro liable to become bewitched. We have heard of .11 little girl, on Gordon street, who has been suf fering front the Influence of a witch, so much BO that her mouth and tongue became like smoked ham. The celebrated witch-doctor of Salisbury, II veritable Black Crook, was scut for, and be told the parents that a neighbor who had smoked her hams was Iresponelble for the infliction. He ordered the hams to be sent for, and cutting a piece oft of one of them, swore vengeance upon the witch and said ho would take the morsel of . meat home and punish the woman for her actions. TILE STATE FACE.—The question in relation to the location of the next State fair in this city has tinnily been determined, and all differences that existed between the officers of the State Agri cultural Society and the gentlemen who acted for this city in the struggle have been amicably sett led. On Monday last Mayor Mottles,Capt.Morrls and Messrs. Schoen maker, Tripp, Hash and horn -7-alnt proceeded to Harrisburg, where a meeting of tit,' board of (Accra of the Society was held for the tatti cto of considering the subject. There were also pr csint a numbcr of gentlemen from Altoona, who that there was some mis understanding hoped, 1 1 taking ndrantnge of the supposed IrreconellaL•le differences, to secure location of the annual exitibNOn at their place. In this they did not succeed, 110,74verr and Sri is to have the Fair, according to tint tern" of the contract Made with the Society. OPPeRnt that the Society claimed 01,800 of the city; awl after a great deal of discussion the matter ties concluded with the result above stated.—Sermaton Republican. A FEW INIPOIiTANT FACTS ABOUT WATSON'S tuns ISO weak that the amputation had to be SArrs.—lt has been manufactured and constantly I postponed until Monday. This - accident improved during the past thirty years. Nearly I should serve us a warning to farmers not to twenty-five thousand are in him.' Over two hun- neglect to keep their horse-powers locked BO Ilred have been tested in tires, preserving their I that children mild not operate them contents Iu ,every instance. Not only do these safes preserve their contents but they preserve them in perfect condition, which is not the case in any other make of safes. This Is attributabloto he fact that all these safes are provided with In side or Double Doors. J. Watson & Bon arellte role ruaueracturetc of safes with this prolectlin. 'rimy never lose their tire-proof qualitj. All their safes are highly ornamented and they are sightly AO well as Indispensable ! It is to the Interest ,or every one .wito wishes to protect his books and . valuables against the ravages of lire to examine these safes,andattardloo is asked to the rollowlog ,points that are claimed. for 'this safe s—lt is-the only safe with till Inside or Donhie - Door l It has never fulled to preserve its contents rotVer lose. Its are-proof smaliti; It will never colic* the Iron t It is strictly Damp-proof l It Is highly ornamented. M. S. YOUNG & CO., Hamilton Street below Eighth, are the Bole agents and have on-band a variety of styles which they would be pleased to exhibit to thaw desiring to purchase, 111turAnir.—D. K. Diefenderfer was elected Second Lieutenant of the Excelsior Rifles at their election on Friday evenink. jueTrczta of the peace aro required by law to have a fee bill put up In their offices, under a penalty often dollars nud double the amount of ate fees charged. THE snow yesterday, though a little Out of season, was very-acceptable. Hamilton street is relieved for a while from the carnival of dust. Tug opinions of Messrs. Runk nr.d Ainey, upon the subject of the organization of Councils, will be found of Interest. DON'T go back on your newspaper. A subscriber to an lowa paper recently stopped his paper, and the next week ho was nearly kicked to death by a,boree. AN OUTftAOE.—A lady was attacked by two men on Union street bridge on Sunday evening Bbo cried "murder" and the villains, fearing cap ture, decamped. ATTEMPTED BCFEOLART.—AE attCnlpt Was made on Saturday night to enter the house of James Butz, in the First Ward, but the burglars were frustrated In their designs. Tern post-office heretofore nt Lehigh Valley has been removed to Rockdale, by which name it will hereafter be known. A. W. DeLong has been appointed Postmaster. APPOINTMENT.—Christian Stoltz, the pres ent Superintendent of the Wyoming Division of the Lehigh Valley Railroad has been appointed General Superintendent of the Wilmington and Reading Railroad. HORSE BY THE POUND.—On Friday Daniel Koch offered his horse to Al. Lisk, at teu cents a pound. The offer was accepted and the animal weighed, and Koch received the money, ninety dollars. SWORN Itit—WM. 11. Kleckner, the newly elected High Constable, was sworn in by the Mayor on Friday, and has entered upon the per formance of his ditties. lie will make a good Olken . DISCONTINUED.—The 2:50 fain on the Le high Valley Railroad. from Root Penn. Junction for Easton and New York,•has been discontinued. This will be of no Inconvenience to oar citizens as they have a train at 2:37. • OBITUARL—WO regret to announce the death of Dr. Arthur J. Elllger, which occurred ou the 21st. The Doctor was only In the 26th year of his ago. He was well-known In this city and leaves many friends to mourn his loss. DANIEL DOUGHERTY, Etiq., the celebrated Irish orator of Philadelphia, will lecture on " Ora tory," at the Keystone Opera House, Reading, on next Wednesday evening, March 20th, under the auspices of the Reading Lyceum. WE: hope that Second street will never again be in such a horrible condition 1111 it has been In the past winter. 'Nearly every stranger who comes to the city to brought through the deep beds of mud. It produces a mean opinion of our city. PERSONS desiring photographs of the halo John 11. Oliver, Esq., can procure them at this office. Tho photograph, which Is an excelleLt likeness, is gotten up In a stylo which has won such an enviable reputation for Mr. Jcanee, the artist. KNIGHTS TEMPLATI—A special cotwlave of the Grand Commandery of the State of Pennsyl vania will be held at Towanda, by order of R. Em. Grand Commander, ou Tuesday, April oth. We understand that Dr. D. J. Martin will be the accredited representative of Allen Cotnmandery No. 20. THIEVES ABOUT.— TiIiONTS broke into Baker's hotel, opposite the Lehigh and Basque hinna bepot, lest Wedhesday, drank a bottle of whiskey, stole a box of Mr. Baker's best cigars, and attempted to pry open a drawer containing some valuables. It Is supposed they were fright ened oil before they accomplished more. Bul.lt AVINI)OW Biota:.—Al Bethlehem last week a boy threw a stone at a comrade, with whom he was fighting. The stone struck the boy on the back, and, rebounding, struck the bulk window In the stove store of T. E. Luckenbach, smashing It badly. The glass was worth about a hundred dollars. AGENT 01 , THE BERKSHIRE. - We are pleased to note that Beni:lullle Yoder, of Trexier town, has been appointed agent for the Berkshire Life Insurance Company for this and Northamp ton counties. Mr. Yoder Is well-known and pop ular, especially among the farmers, and as he represents oue of the best, and most carefully managed companies In exilitence, we believe he will meet with excellent success In his new calling. NEW DIRECTORT.—Mr. Tolon has canvas sers preparing the names and residences of the citizens of Allentown' and the various • towns throughout the county for a new directory which will be Issued as soon an the work of canvassing Is completed. A description of the towns and villages, and post-office addresses, will be given, making it a valuable book of reference for the business men of Lehigh County. THE LEIIIOII REGISTER is certainly a good advertising medium. 11%r. Cornelius Custer pub lished a notice of his improvement lu carriage building and since then he has received lettere from parties in different sections of Pennsylvania and from a number of towns throughout the West stating that they had seen the notice in the Lau ton REGISTER and, as they were engaged In carriage building, requested the particulars of the inven tion. REPORT 01 coal transported over the Lehigh Valley Railroad for the week ending March IS, 187I,eqmpared with same time last year: For Week Fur Year. ... 311 17 70,879 14 ... 852 14 207,208 02 442 06 ... 946 11 • 74,821 16 ... 5,1173 12 81,577 10 ... 143 11 1,799 10 Total IVyoming Haz1et0n.........:. Upper Lehigh... Beaver Meadow Mahanoy Mauch Chunk.. Total by 111111 Canal 14,878 05 449,463 07 Same time 1870 14,828 14 753,404 01 Increase Decren e 10,050 09 303,040 14 A GOOD HOUSE AND GOOD I;USINEB9.—We are always happy to note the success of merchants and business men in our growing city. A few ' evenings since wo spent some time in looking at the styles of Spring goods at the store of Schreiber Bios., next door to the Firet National Bank. They seem to have taken particular pains in selecting a superior stock, such as will in every case arouse the recommendations given by the employers nod salesmen. We particularly noticed a very fine line of dress goods, both black and light colors, excellent In quality and fair lu price. Indeed their whole stork Is such as may well attract the first-class purchasers of our city, and we find their store has become a favorite resort for this class of people. SERIOUE ACC;IDENT.—On Sunday the 18th, a serious accident occurred near Schnecksville Washington township. A son of Henry Gangwere, aged six years, in company .with some other children, was running a horse power, when he caught his legs in limo tly wheel and mashed ids ankle joint so severely that amputntion was necessary. Drs. HaDiet awl Williams weto called in, but the child .IittACATE BaLus.—Tho following tiro reported by Wittman & teleenrlog Edwin Camp sold a, two-story brick dwelling Louse and lot of groutal t lB:24o feet; on s ontb-citet corner of Muth street and Pine alley, to Tobias G. Frankendeld, for $2OOO. Klee d: Miller Bold a lot of ground, 00x.120, on the onet side of Tenth street, between Turner and Chew, to J. Orim it Co., for $5OO. Also,onotlicr lot of ground adjoining the abovo and of like di- MetlslollB, to Llewellyn Martin for $5OO. Moses Hallman sold. a farm In North Whitehall township, containing 100 acres, more or less, to • Peter Bchneek, for $7875. • Abraham Blank lc Charles Blank; adminlstro rors of the estate of David Blank sold dye acres and siety perches of land, situate in Upper Silicon township, to Joseph Ursprung, for $481.09. Barns partlex sold a tract of laud, In same town• I ship, 5 acres and 85 perches, to Franels Branner, for $440.14. THE LEHIGH REGISTER, ALLENTOWN, WEDNESDAY, LAIICHNY.—SamueI Millman appeared be fore Alderman Beck, on Monday and testified that Charles Coyle stole brass from the Allentown Iron Works and sold it to him. the former not knowing it was stolen. Coyle gave ball for his appearance before the Alderman on the when be will have a jury trial. 'Millman had been arrested last week on the charge of receiving stolen goods. ROBBERY AT RI rTtatsvtnt:R.—From further information received we learn that'll. Frank Rei chert was robbed of one hundred dollars In money and some valuable papers, the amount of which cannot be ascertained, on Friday night. Mr. Rel. cbert was asleep In his room, with the door un locked as usual, and the thief took the money nod papers from underhis pillow nod what little loose change he denied In his pockets. The papers cannot be of any value to the thief, but it may be difnenit to replace them. A GOOD MovE.—We understiind that tt movement Is being made to have Second street from Hamilton to Union paved ; through individ ual enterprise. Messrs. John L. Hoffman, Martin Set* and Stephen Keck it re the prime movers In the good work, and they will endeavor to secure 'assistance from the Lehigh Valley Railroad Com pany. If these gentlemen are successful In their effoffs they will receive Ahe thanks of everybody who has occasion to use that street, and we hope the freight men and others will lend their assist. nuce.: TnEltt Is a great deal of mutilated currency afloat, andimany people don't know what to do with It when it fulls Into their hands. Everybody should remember that postmasters are authorized to receive It for Its full value lu payment for post age stamph, when In cases of United States notes not more than one-twentieth of the note Is miss ing, and In cases of fractional currency when not more than one-tenth Is missing. When such - notes and fractional currency arc mutilated beyond she standard referred to, the only place where they may be redeemed is at the United States teim,sury. SUPREME COMM—The following eases from this court were argued before the Supreme Court and held under ndrlsement Hockey ngt. Burlthalter—Harrey, and Erdman & Oliver for defendant; Dittman for plaintiff. NteCarthy's appeal-11 msbergvr & More, for appellant ; Bunk & Baldwin for a ppelleeF, Ranch ngt. \Vm. Scholl and lien y anti More for defendant , iu error; Wright & Son for plaintiff. Mack's 111,110:1i nay ,tl , llllliNd nit hoot utsn inent. HEAVY Itonmoty AT CATAsAt• ittrA.—Mr. Werly's tailoring establis . lunent, next door to the post-office, Catasanqua, was entered by burglars late last night or early this morning, and four or live hundred dollars worth of ready-math:clothing was stolen. No clue has ns vet been obtained to the perpetrators of the net, though every effort Is being, exerted to discover the parties. It k be lieved that there is a gang of robbers In the Mwn, theulgh the safest presumption Is that the parties were strangers and are already out of the way of our local authorltles.—Cunosamd: of the tP2.I. E. Clibruco.--The following ministerial appointments have been made for the ensuing year by the Bishop of the M. E. Church Tamaqua, S. Irwin. Matmuoy thy. IC Barnhill. Nesquehouing, J. W. Bradley. Mauch Chunk, J. F. Crouch. . East Mauch Chunk, S. 11. (toner. Lehighton, J. T. Swindells. Parryville, J. P. Miller. Slatington, J. D. Follom. • Catasauqua, W. I'. Howell. Allentown, W. Swindells. Fricdensyllle, E. 11. Hoffman. • Bethlehem, G. S. Broadbent. mINPORMATION WANTED.—SIIIIIIIOI Derr, a soldier of the late war, disappeared from his home on the Mineral Spring rood about one month ago, and has not since been beard of. He served (lur ing the whole of the rebellion, nud nt the close became Tomlin(' in the right side and speechless, and has remained so eve• since. He Is about iio years ()Ingo, Is 5 feet 7 inches in height, mid bus sandy hair and complexion. Any information of his whereabouts will be thankfully received by his uncle, Cherles Breneiser, corner 7th and Penn streets, and newspapers generally are requested to make a note of his d isa ppea rus e.—Rending Times. Swiu DLEItEt.—It is said I hat sharpers are traveling the country appointing farmers to agencies of all sorts of patent traps, and when they have Induced a farmer to become an agent, they make him believe . that it is necessary for him to sign a paper which they no II an acceptance of the agency. In many instances the papers so signed , by unsuspee9yg farmers turn out to be promissory notes, which the sharpers bring to town and sell for what money they can, and then get out of the country, leaving the farmer to pay the note. The moral gf all which 10, sign no thing, unless you read it chrefully yourself and are certain you can fully understand what It means. RUNAWAY'.—Last Wednustlay as Mr. Edwin Treater, of the firm of Treater & Weaver, lumber merchants, was driving under the Lehigh Valley Railroad below the Valley Depot, his horse became frightened at an approaching train said ran away and was not checked until he had run to the oil refinery. Mr, Treater • held on to the ribbons heroically. On the county bridge he passed a city car, which allowed only a very narrow space for a runaway horse, and his escape front serious Injury was almost 'miraculous. UpOn the horse being stopped it was found.that The harness was somewhat broken and Mr. Treater's hands were cut open by the reins. • ALMOST A MURDER AND 6nrcipt..—A law yer limited Hotchkiss has been boarding at the house of Mr. Wurtzenbcrger, on Northampton street, betwiocti Main and Washington. On Moo day he complained of being 111, and lu the evening :Mrs. W. took him up some ten. When she. en tered the room he sprang front the bed and, seiz ing her, cut her throat front ear to ear with a small pen-knife. She screamed for her husband and he stubbed her twice in the breast and once lu the arm. The husband and several neighbors ran up from the store and caught him, Hotchkiss, lu the act of cutting his own throat, audpreYenten hhn from Indicting any serious injury upon him self. The lady Is in a very critical condition. Hotebkles Is sald to have a wife and ehlhlreu In New Jersey. He has been arrested.— Wilkeeborre Record of the Times. , • TEMPERANCE CONVENTION.—E. IL Ranch, Chairman of the Stale Temperance Executive Committee, has Issued a call In the name of his ! committee, for a State Convention, to he held In Philadelphia on the 18th and 10th of May next. The apportionment for delegates is as follows: Each State temperance organization, such as Grand Lodge of Good Templars, Grand Division Sous of Temperance, Grand Temple of Honor, State Temperance Union, or any other regular temperance society, and each Slate religions or ganization, society or association, each county or district temperance or religious organization or body, such as district convention of Gond Tem piers, county temperance societies or uniom, and religious bodies, such as synods, conferences, as sociations, Ant., lbr. e delegates ; and nil local temperance and religious organizations, such as lodges, divisions, temples, councils, churches, Sun day schools, Bands of Hope, young stmt's Chris tian associations,, young people's ,tsserla lions, he., two delegates each. Tuesday evening of last .wcek the newly elected members of the Select and Com mon Councils met with the old menu'rers holding over. It has been the custom since the founda tion of our municipal government to meet for the purpose of organizing on the Tuesday following. the third Friday in March, but several lawyers having signed an opinion stating that nu organi zation ut this time under the new city charter would mrt he strictly In accordance with law, the members deferred their annual meeting, until the evening of the second Tuesday lo April, which will oleo be the first stated meeting of the new Councils. We are thus deprived of the legislative portion of the city government, and If anything Important should occur in the meantime to de.- mend Immediate action wo would be in a deplora ble •sitnation. The question has already stirred up many opinions upon the subject and the action of Councils last evening may bring innumerable tali-sults upon the city. If au organization this year, effected on the first Tuesday after the third Friday lu March would be Illegal, then the,pro ceding Councils under the city charter 'Were not organized legally, it would boa wise precaution to prevent trouble by rushing the Legislature to legalize all nets of Councils of provionsyears and, also, to have sortie legislation which will distinctly state when the unnuml lorolings of CnoncilP ore to by held. BA BDATTISCIIOOLLECTUBEEL — The Executive Committee of the Lehigh County Sabbath School Association hove made arrangements for the de livery of a series of lectures In this city by clergy men and others for the purpose of silmulatingand increasing the public interest in Sabbath SChool work. The first of these lectures will bo given by Rev. J. W. Wood, on Thursday evening of this week, In the German Lutheran Church on Eighth Ptre e t The subject of Mr. Wood's lecture will be the results of recent discoveries and Investigations In Jerusalem and Palestine, and the Interest of the subject and the object of the lecture should draw a full house. .TEFALEIVrONVIi.—The teacher of the. school at this place held, with his pupils, an examination on the evening of the 21st, which proved highly successful and fully convinced all that were pres ent that an entertainment of such a kind has decided advaninges over the se-called "school ex hibitions." The latter, In some places, helps to make the teacher popular, more so than the for mer, but the teacher who has the good of his pu pils at heart will not stoop to get populnrity at the expense of his pupils' Moe, which ought to be spent. In acquiring useful knowledge instead of commit ting such nonsensical dialogues as are too often selected, tints being a hindrance not only In their mode/ culture but also In their moral. itEAL ESTATE.—The following sales hate been reported by Wittman & Lelsenring : Robt. D. Kramer cold a brick dwelling house and lot of ground, twenty perches, In Wensnere- Berks county, to Mrs. Lydia Oswalt, for $4OO. Lewis P. Peter sold a two-story frame dwelling house nod lot of ground, 20x115 feet, on South Ninth street, between Walnut and Jackson, to Thomas 11. Lelllettring; for $lBOO. Joshua Sehnurman sold a lot of ground on North Tenth street, above Tomer, 40x110 feet, to Klee & Miller, for $lOOO. , Chas. 11. Nagle sold a house and lot of ground at White navy), Luzeroo county, to Mrs. Sophia Hosier, for $lO5O. Thos. B. Lelsen ring mild a lot of ground on Sixth street above Gordon, 40x110 feet, to Lewis P. Puler, for $l2OO. A cm ZEN of this town, who some time ago returned front the Southern States, informs us that Ku Klux is not a myth. Ills politics are Democratic, but whether that entitles his testi mony to credence any more than If he were a Re public:it:, we leave for our renders to Judge. We 'Worst:mil he is much attached to the climitte and customs of the South and would like to reside there, but carne it way because It was unsafe for him to stay there. Ile is a Democrat now and always has been one, but although he was no politician and never expressed his opinions In the presence of any one, the fact that he was a North ern man pot his life in Jeopardy. He says a Northern Democrat has no better chance of escape front the outrages of the Ku Klux than n Repub lica- If he Is it'lslortherner, no matter it hat his proi , s-ions, things are made too hot for him to reomin there long. lie has never witnessed the hanging of any of the victims, for when he caught a glimpse of the bands of masked men he consid ered the safest place for him was beyond the reach of their vision, but in the morning, after' a raid, he has seen men dangling by the neck who had been strung op for no other crime than that of loyalty to the United Status Government. Raab, such things seemmorelike :I dream than reality, and we cannot blame some people for being slow to recognize the truth of the reports which have given such startling details of the outrages com mitted by the Ku Klux In a country that boasts of her liberty anti civilization. The outrages committed by the Reds in Parts have caused many advocates of liberty to doubt whether the French were St to govern themselves, but wellillSt correct the lawlessness at home before we criticize the pecple of another nation. THE THEATILE.—A subscriber send:, us the following, token from the Southern Churchman, with the request that we publisibit. It may throw some new light upon the subject which was FO thoroughly discussed sums time ago : Hr. Editor s—A respectable subscriber desires Information upon the subject of theatrical per formances. Wherein consists the inconsistency and danger, and sin, of frequenting the exhibitions of the drama I Doco holy Scripture positively condemn such practices I A discussion of the whole subject would be very edifying and instruc tive to— One who desires to do Olaf to right and in accord once with God's /am We must not expect Iloly Scripture to condemn ht words all sins. If it did "the world itself would not.r,:ntain the books that would be written." It doe:, not in words condemn gambling, ors ulclile, or arson, or ten thousand oilier avroug and vices; hut the spirit of the Bible is to opp ositiou to them. Even as it Is to the vices that are inseparable from the theatre. Doubtless we might imagine a theatre free from evil; but Gil:: is the Ideal theatre with which we have nothing to do. The only theatre that concerns us is the actual one, as we see it in London, in Berlin, in Paris, In Now York, and wherever It has existence. Now about this actual theatre, the thc . atro, not as It might he, but as it always Is, our correspondent would do well to re flect, In some sort as follows : 1. The theatre has always been condemned by the Church. An English writer made a catalogue of authorities against the stage, and ascertained that no less than fifty-four councils of the Church,. ancieut and. modern, have protested against it with seventy-one ancient fathers, and nearly every Christian writer who has written. on the subject. Now when a Christian matt finds himself ht op position to such testimony as this, he has great . reason to fear he must be mistaken. The Church surely ought to have great weight with Its mem bers on questions that relate to morals. w. Not only have the Church and Christian writers ever protested against the tendency of the theatre, but others have done the same ; heathens and infidels as well as Christians. A learned judge in England In a charge to the grand jury said: "One piny-house ruts more souls than fifty Churches can rave.'' Ovid, and Tacitus, and Plato, and Seneca protested against It, though in their day no female was permitted *to play in public. The Infidel Rousseau said: " You have .• •• to do with moralists here; this is not the Plat— in which to learn it; the stage was not • erected for the promulgation of truth, but to flatter and 'muse." Where would be the prudent I mother who would dare to carry her daughter to this dangerous school? and what respectable woman would not think herself dishonored by go log there 7 And as one of our laid writers says: "It is significant that a French Society recently offered a prize for the best essay in answer to the question, "Why are most modern dramas founded on the dishonor of woman, and what effect do they have on. the COllllOlll2 public?" "Not one of my young friends," said Amos Lawrence, "was the bettor for going to theatre, and most of them tire relied." Archbishop 'Tillotson culled the play-house " the Devil's chapel," and did not sere how any person pretending to sobriety and virtue, and especially to the pure and holy religion of our blessed Saviour, can without great guilt and open coutratliction to his holy professiott be pres ent." With such testimony from Christiana and heathens, front infidels and men of the world, We have a powerful presumptive argument itgaiti-t the theatre that ought to have great weight. We have rend In our 'English papers within the last year or t wo, that the tendencies of the Play-lionse tend downwards. The plays •of Shakespeare empty a theatre. Nl:magma aro forced, if they would shun bankrupley, to carter to the public taste, and that taste le vitiated. The • " Black Crook,'' the "White Fawn," plays which no modest man or woman could behold without a blush, are those to which the crowd goes. Other plays, where God is dishonored, religion disgraced, domestic purity is at ; where vice le made agreeable, anti half-naked woman exhibit. them selves; these are the plays that the public not only wants, but whichlt gets. Is such aplace fit for a decent, much less It Christian man 7 ' 1. Of actors we know nothing personally. We do know that by common collet:tit they are said to be mill° general corrupt claw, both of then and . women ; Should a Christian matt help to support them in their Immorality 7 5. Does any one know of matt or woman that ever was beticillted by attending the theatre ? ls It likely Christ's blessing could be asked before going 7 Is It a place one would like to be called from to stand before God 7 Milner, the Church historian, sayS " A Christian . retiounclug the pomps and vanities of this wicked world, and yet frequenting the play-house, was, with the Chris tians of the first three centuries; a solecism." Shull we then go to a place condemned by the Church,hyChrlstions,by heathens and by infidels? Shall we go to a place where no good Is over done, and no soul ever m ode better? • • LAnuz stock 3f sheet music, instructors, blank b33ks, rnnalc paper and eanla at C.F. Herr 111111.T1'2. Starr, MielltOWll.^.llY, SCIINECKSVILLE.—OUr Schnecksville corre spondent sends us tho following:— The schools of North Whitehall arc closing up ono_after the other with examinations, causing great regtet nnd sorrow to both tho•.pupils and tutors for palling and may lioncrer foment again. The examinations at this place were held on Mon day and Tuesday, and' were well atteniled by, parents and strangers. The Littirari Society of this place at their second last meeting came to the conclusion with a uoani mous vete to hold at least four more meetings. This plainly shows, that the literary spirit l still warm within the members. An interesting and lively discursion was held nt our last meeting, subject—Resolved„'; That theslantlerer Is a 'nor., dangerous lierson than the murderer." . Atlirma. live gained. Our next subject will be, ite,olved, That the United States should paellas e ,oni, .m 1 the, West:lndia Islands. A FEW days ago two of Easton's noted capi talists—and, by the way, lovers or floe home, noticed In a New York paper that a .handsome horse would bo cold on a certain date at one of •the sale•stablos In that city. Each of three gen tlemen determined to possess the noble animal, and with visions of fast trotters and dashing turmouts, started for New York to make the pur chase ; ono of them with $5OO and the other with $6OO, which 11111011114 it was supposed would "sweep the stakes." As luck would have it both started on the same train, but with that . business' shrewdness for which each is noted, the object of their visit to the greet metropolis was 'carefully concealed front each other. Arriving in New r,,trk they separated, only to find themselves again side-by-side, a few hours after, In the sale stable. The noble creature was trotted out, and the two capitalists winked ateach other—as mach as to say, the 46 hoes" Is mine ; the auctioneer cried out, " what's bid ?" The reply from is dis bud, corner was $3,5001 The two capitalists looked at each other, and winked, again—they smiled—they waited until the horse was run tip to $:1,000; they left, and smiled 'again at the Mer chant's, and finally came home considerably crest fallen. We notice that both of them now di ice other horses than the one they intruded tn.—Tors /on Express. Issmtnxcta Env.—The New York Free Press has the following editorial remarks on a subject of vast linportanect—A recent life In surance ease In one of our courts adds force to the warning we have given In relation to invest ments In such Institutions. In no trust is the reSpollbibllity 60 entire, or the duty of righteously regarding it more sacred, than that which promi sea profit on an investment against a time of mis fortune. This is the promise given by every bank for savings, by every insurance against loss by fire or accident at sea, and, If possible, it Is even inure sacred when, taking the money of husband and father, it promises relief to Ids kindred in ease of his sickness and death. And yet, in the face of this sacred responsibility, and after• having for years received money, paid only on faith lathe fulfilment of the promise, we have mamthoth In surance establishments endeavoring to cheat the widow of her sole reliance, Mid her children of What has been paid to insure their support. The dmuthd now is, and it is it Just one, that every policy upon which the requirement shall have been paid must be honored on proof of death, and that without cost or undue delay to those entitled to receive the amount tor which the life was in sured. The demand should he recognized even if there were no Institutions showing desire to shirk their responsibility. lint when we learn through the courts that an insurance company declines to pay because the insured was diseased before death, the demand becomes imperative, and unneeded delay a sin. It is well known by all who give attention to existing conditions that the securities in which a vast amount of the money pnil for fire insurance has been invested has not tended to In- Crease safety do the recovery of loss. It is also well known that, in rivalry with each other, the life eollllllllllei have pail heaVy premi ums to all who bring them lire-, Ihat they have in their atgrrne l; for lengthening their list of pulley-folder, been circles.; In their (.X11001111(10116 marl 11(111. they have expended the money of the insured In the construction of vast buildings, not as security against loss, but simply as a gorgeous advertisement to induce more lives to route In. In all these efforts there le a.very grave suspicion . that over-anxiety for business has Noised the reckless taking of many improper risks, and the unseemly efforts now being made to avoid respon sibilities after having pocketed the money for them, gives that suspicion all the power of fact. TIIEEC TERPEAN ENTERTAINMENT, Fr'tlay e‘ e.iing, was attended by an immense audience. Everybody present eppenrcd to be well pleased and the Enterpeani have just cause to be proud of their success In getting up an acceptable enter tainment and In knowing that they have given such general satisfaction to their friends who have conic forward with one accord to lend their assistance In promoting the object for which the Society has labored. It Is evident that our citi zens appreciate the good influence or the College upon the educatidnal interests of our city, and that they are liberal enough to aid the students. In every good work. Of course, they received a Just compensation for their money, but the lin pul,e remains the same. Prof. Hart's elocutionary. eflorts 'were highly appreciated by the audience, who greeted Ills pro• ductions with great applause. Miss Johnson's singing was not to generally well liked and was the sulTlet or much criticism. Prof. Spengler was not open to criticism, and showed himself to be as near perfect as the majority of the big guns of his age generally are. Prof. Bissinger is the beat zither place• we ever heard and his produc tions won universal admfration. Mr. Boyer hue a splendid baritone voice, but, oh, If he were not eo it lit led , his saenging woad ba maw pawfect. Mr. Rhoads, tenor, was listened to with great pleasure and received flattering encomiums. Mr. Conty, as usual, brought down the gallery, which brought down the house, which put everybody In a good humor. The progr mune wits a little longer titan IleeeSMry and lept the audience In the Court House till nearly eleven o'clock. THE onpEn ov B. U. (H. F.) IN ALLEN PIIILADEI7III.I, March 7, 1871 Editors p the Scroll Kara' :—llavlng received directions from our worthy G. C. W. to organize Allen Clrele,:No, 54, I proceeded, February 4th, In company with brothers G.' W. Klotz, of No. 2, John P. Webrhehn, No. 5, John Thomas, Charles Engles, Peter henry, No. 8, and Thomas Mow bray, No. 44, to endeavor to reach our destination. We left Philadelphia In the 1:45 train of the N. P. R. R., and reached the ancient town' of Beth lehem In time to connect with the Lehigh Valley railroad for Allentown. The party reached the wished-for point at 4:40. There we found a four horse sleigh walling to convey us to the .Cross Keys lintel, the hostelrie provided for us by the brothers of Allentown. After a very pleasant talk with our new found brothers, and enjoying a splendid supper, we, at 7j o'clock, adjourned to Pairs halt , for the purpose 'of increasing the benefits of the 11. U. by Installing Allen Circle, No. 51. Just about this time our Worthy G. C. W. arrived front Rending. pis presence (as It always does) put renewed vigor In our Foals, and we felt like Initiating all that came he fore us. Sulllce It to say, we had the pleasure of Initiating fifty-one brothers for No. 54, and we 11111 a say, without fear of being called partial, they were as fine a set of men as any Brother of the 'Union need wish to look upon. We installed their officers, gave them all proper instructions, and had the hall cleared about twelve o'clock. Front what to ram: of Allen Chicle, we are ratistled they hi tend to be an honor and'credit to the Brotherhood. They will be a truo working set of brothers, and we look for much good to result from their labors. On Sunday afternoon their. C. W., brother W. S. Kldtz, and E. - W., G. W. Simpson, took us by sleigh to 13,11;101;M), a distance of seven miles ; and of all cold rides, we must saY that was Om coldest In our experience. ' The wind rolled from the Lehigh mountain nod came down 011 us from tile various gaps about Allentown, till the party seriously began to think of making contracts with cc; taln lee . companies Philadelphia ; Ut our gallant delver, Bro. W. B. Klotz, brought us through siifely. Arrived at:South Bethlehem, we sought the depot of the N. P. It. R., left at 4 p. In Philadelphia at 0:50. I can't boy about the rest of tho party, but I eau say that the writer of this took about four hours of thaw ing to get himself in Nom shape. The cold Sunday, Februtry oth, will never be forgot. Allow me •to recommend to all brothers who visit Allentown to go to Pairs Hall on Thursday evening. They will ho certain' to find Its warm hearted brothers as exist la our State. Hoping that Allen Circle, No. 54, may proVea blessing to the country surrounding them, and wishing them nil success, f iemaln, In T., D. and L.,