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TRADE AND LABOR. Bteeiltta: Wmautrai Koll Aeeoela PiTTsavaa, Feb. 13. The Western Nail Association met this afternoon anj reduoed the land rate from $3.40 to $2 CO. Stocks were reported light and trade unaalisfaotory.

The uestion of prolonging the euspeneion of nail machines was not discussed, and as the six weeks' shut down expired on the 4th, all are at liberty to resume, owing to the flood but few factories in tbe West are In operation. Ttt Fall Stiver Rtrlhe. Fall Feb. 18. At a meeting of ths 8pf t'S' Union last night committees were selected to visit New 1 ork, Brooklyn, Troy, Newark, Boston and other citiae which aave large Labor Unions, Yaak assistance.

It eras decided to atrixe in nffire mills if ths Im provement in the print cloth market continued, tmt decisive action was taken. Hamiwa Sloi Pittsbiiho, Feb. 18. The order for fa ten per oent. reauouon in me wages or the moulders in this city issued time aso baa been witnarawn.

lABdalid ea Msoi NoRSisTowH, Feb. b. twentv feet hieh was this morning about o'olock, and the whole mass fell on ths Stony Creek Railroail, be tween the Insans Hospital and Hartrantt Sta tion. A watchman discovered the accident a few minutes before the time a train was to pass, aad after a half hour's delay travel was resumed. Am esperatle FollMro.

New Yohk, Feb. 13. The report that Manager Abbey is to give up the new Opera Houss is confirmed. Mr. Of will probably oontrol it.

Abbey'e loss for the season is about $50,000. The coat of running the building proved to be enormous, tne gss Dills alone for one month amounting to 92,600. PaMMiastr Cairo St. Paul, Feb. 18.

A train from Chicago left the track near Green, Iowa, thie morning, the baggage oar aad two oosohee overturning, (tome tuiriy nine passengers wsrs bruised, but only ens child waa killed and another aeri. ously hurk Back Brwaiaai mw at ralllnai Wall. Lebanon, Feb. 13 Joseph Bleistire, aged about twenty years, had bis back broken by being struck by the falling wall of a building which was being torn down near the Corn, srall Furnace. homes, and nobody has yet been missed whose absence cannot be accounted for exoept young Posey and the two negroes.

Nearly all the houses on the opposite side of the river are known to have ceen inhabited by two or more persons each, who have been left there for the purpose of taking oare of the property. The inundated land comprises a strip of very fertile oorn land, forming a peninsula or point about twelve miles long, with the river on both sides. The houses built upon it are mostly on stilts or provided with high brick foundations, ao that they nave Deen regarded as sate unless the water should rise several feet higher. Little seems to have been thought of storms, and it is Deiieved tnat the people em barked in the frail oraft at their disposal rather than take the ehanoes of ataying ia the insecure habitations. The boats were eunk in plain view of this shore, and the number of persons in each could be easily counted, but it was impossible for witnesses to say who taey were, or whether they were white or colored.

They were all within speaking distanoe, mak. ing straight for the nearest point on the Indiana side. Though the heavy, while capped waves sometime broke over the stern, the boats aeemed to be faring very well. They may have filling with water, and this may account for the consternation of the occupants, made ap parent by their queer tactios. The wind wae directly behind them, and the great yellow waves iiitea tne I rail ooata man in tne air ana then buried them behind the foam of tbeir crests several times they were declared lost.

but as often rose to the surface, right aide up and still beading for chore. Finally, wbea the cloud lowered and the mist darkened, they turned aoout to face tne wind and tne tools suddenly appeared with not a man in them. Every soul must have perished. SO.OOO poaMiat oai sjtjawtsjr. Uallipolis, Feb.

in. 80,000 persona along the Ohio river within a distanoe of 26 milee will have to be fed by charily for two week. Ttie Ootlook. Warhinujom. Feb.

1810 A. The Ohio. Arkansas. Red. and Central, and Lower Mississippi rivere will.oontinoe to rise.

Floods in tne Ubio at points Below Cincinnati will exceed the floods of last year. The wa will probably reach 70 feet on the gang at Cincinnati. Tfeo NatloBMkl Ts osaloar New Vosk. Feb. 13.

At the annual Ing of tbe National Trotting Association to day the report of the Committee on Rulea was adopted. There ia a change, which provides that the original report of the meeting eigned by the judges shall be transmitted to the Na tional Association instead of a duplicate), as heretofore. This ia a guard against fraud, wnicn bas several times in tne past Been per petrated before the association. There wai a long discussion upon tbe subjeot of condi tional entries raoes. end it was finally de cided that any association allowing conditional entries to be made for meetings should forfeit tee amount or tne pure contended Tor to tne National Association, and the party giving information of such practice ehould receive nair the amount of forfeiture.

A VICTORY FOR THE READING Ths Wasjea ftortlileaiio ajerip Notnabjeet PhUaduphia, Feb. IS Judge MoKenna in the United States Circuit Court to day filed am opinion deciding that the wages oertifloatea issued by the Reading Railroad Company in 1877 and I860 were not subject to a tax of tea per eent. under the act of Congress which establishes such a tax on the amount of notes used for circulation, and issued by any person or corporation. The Court finds that the eeriifioatcs were not issued for circulation by the company, but were only evidenoea of its Indebtedneaa to its employeee, who ia turn uaed them in discharging their obligations and in making purohases. The oaae of the United Etates against Wilson decided by the Supreme Court.

Judge McKen na states, was similar to the present one, and the principles there laid down oould be ap plied to the question now before the court. Under this decision the Internal Revenue Collector Is perpetually enjoined from leaving and collecting the tax. POISON IN A PIE. of Councilman Wm. McFarland, of this bor iugb, arrived here this evening by the 7 o'clock train with the body of hia wife, Re becca, who died Saturday last at Grundy Centre.

Iowa, aged about bU rears. Deceased waa well and favorably known here and was a consistent member or tbe irst rresby tcriau ohuroh. The funeral will take place on Friday from the residence of Wm. McFarland, on Chestnut street, this place. The interment will be made at Shenkle's church, Cheater county.

A large surprise party visited the residence of Adam Leesig, on bast Alain street, on Tues day svemng. Cofrode Baylor, bridge builders, pleted yesterday the iron bridge, consisting of two spans, rorty rour reet long, wnicn will do placed over Pigeon creek, Cheater county, on the line of the new Schuylkill Valley Railroad Teama, in charge of Peter Willauer, were uaed to convey it to the above place. Tbe annual Masonic supper was given this evening by members or stioDter Lodge rto. 254. It was given at Bobnta Hotel.

A 7srge number of the fraternity were preeent, loda from Reading, Spring City, Phaenixville, Nor is town and Pbiladslphia being represented. Wm. Pelts, of Pottsgrove township, re turning from a sale near Swamp church on Tuesday collided with another team. Tbe young man was thrown from the vehicle and severely bruised about the head and ahoulders. Dealers report the sales of valentines eeedingly brisk this season, the trade thus far exoeeding the same last year.

Kaiser's new carpet store was opened to the publio to day. Mr. rloraee A. Custer, the popular High street stationer, who bae been eonbned to his bed for a month past with typhoid fever made hie appearance on our streets to day. A number of tbe members or tbe Undmeaoeial Club, this place, will attend the masquerade ball of tbe Coquette Association or Reading on the ziat inst.

Mr. Robert H. Hobart, Republican nominee for School Director in tae rourtb ward, not withstanding reports to the contrary, has ac cepted the nomination. Mr. Adgar 8.

Uooke. nominated by the Republican convention for school Director in tne First ward baa with drawn his name. Lyman T. Miasimer and Dr. Keller, of the Third ward, the choioe of the Demooratio convention for Sohool Directors, have withdrawn, being unable, if elected to give ths offioe the attention the duties of such a position require.

Mr. John rtetman. or mis oorougn, nas ac cepted a position as oilman on ths steamehip Pueblo, plying between Phlladelpbia, Ban Francisco and China. Hs leaves on Thurs day for Philadslphia. He expects to be gone about tnree years.

Draper a Unole Tom Cabin will appear at tbe opera House on rrtday evening, and Italian Uonviet oa Saturday evening of this week. Mr. George H. Potts, of this borough, wss elected presldsnt or tbe Cheater Pipe and Tube Company oa Tuesday. Mr.

H. C. Hitner ia a director in the eame concern. Jacob B. Hartenetein, residing on Walnut atreet, thia borough, waa eeverely Injured thia afternoon.

He waa assisting in tearing down the briok building adjoining the M. E. church, cn Main street, when he clipped aad fell from the aeeond story to the first. He wae removed to his home In an unooneeious condition. w.

r. n. Flaeuea aa a Cassia. A thin line of flame along the cupola of the brass foundry connected with the Reading Hardware company, Bixin ana uanal streets. notioed by the night watchman, caused an alarm to be sent last evening from Box 16, wnion railed to register exoept in a moot eon fusing way to the companies la the South dia triot.

A plug stream nsed by the Liberty company waa aumoient to conquer tne nre. the damage oaused being very trifling, not reaching over S60. But ths contused register or the alarm brought thousands or people to that section of the eity. The Presbyterian bell tolled out eleven, and then fifteen, the firemen not knowing where to turn. The Reading and Friendehlp oom pan lee ran at a aasaru.

Over lO.ooo Faaerala la Thirty Veers. Charles Henninger, the undertaker, has rs covered from his recent injury, though tbe preeent weather affeofa his left leg, the limb affected by the fall. Ia the thirty years Mr. Henninger has been an undertaker he has officiated at over 16,000 funerals. ajeellaa or Ike I'slea tsaaatae.

The meeting of the Republioan Union Leagus this evening In the Kevstone building will be one of much Interest and a large attendance Is expected. An add rase oa ths issues of the day will be delivered by Louis Richards, esq. let rahaaal Ikecar Skess. Edward MeCoakey. employed as a laborer at the P.

ft R. ear shopa, bad one of hla legs broken near the ankle by being etruck by aa iron rail. The uafortaaate maa wae removed to his rssldsBos oa Church street. 00 I Ilea al )aha T. Cralv.

John T. Craig. No. 416 Walnut street, whose eondition for the past fsw days bas been pre. carious, was muoh Improved lest svsnlng.

He reeled quite well during the day. orotic Club was held last evening at the Clin ton House, Front and Washington atreets, Joseph 8. Riegel presided and Edward Yoe officiated as Seoretary. Dr. Aaron Smith was nominated for judge of the election for the let precinot in place of Alvin J.

Sohroeder, re signed. Speeches were made by John H. Kep pelman. F. B.

Roe and Dr. A. Smith. The club adjourned to meet at PafTs hotel, corner of Front and Jefferson next Monday evening. tknth wabd dbmoghaot.

The Tenth Ward Demooratio Club met last evening at Magnus H. Ott's hotel. Cotton etreet above Tenth, with Herman Hermann in the chair and Isaac J. Haleaa seoretary. Fol lowing poll committee waa appointed Charles Ziegler, Jamea Mats, Edward Simon, James uannanoe and ueorge Dowliog.

political points. RioLard Mohn has been aubstitutsd for Wil liam Haealer as a Republican candidate for Bonool controller In tbe renin ward A meeting of the Fifth ward Republicans win be beta at laur i uarden notel, Tbird and Chestnut etreets, on Saturday evening at seven ciocx. HTMBHEAL. Curtls aajlor Nneilals aad Other Weil aaaais or neeeat ucearreaee. Fred Curtis, of the ehoe jobbing firm of Curtis, Jones No.

527 Penn street, wss married to Misa Mamie Baylor, daughter of Clark Saylor, of Schuylkill Haven, on Tues day afternoon. The ceremony was performed by Kev. vr. jonnaon, or tne jterormed church, In the presence of a large number of gueata. Upon their return from an extended wedding tour, the happy couple will reside in the new mansion recently erected by Mr.

Cutis on Mineral Spring Avenue. Miss Alice Stetson, of this city, daughter of capt. 1'. it. stetaon.was one or tbe bridesmaids at the wedding on Tuesday evening of her cousin.

Miss Annis Ingalls Stetson, daughter or M. (J. etetson, proprietor or tne Astor Houae.New i John Lewis Humphries, of Chicago. The oeremony wss performed in St. Htepben memorial onurcb, Mass.

A. N. Harding, of Carroll, Iowa, formerly ot Heading, and Aiise Liouisa xs. irate, or this city, who were married by Rev. A.

H. Sem bower, will leave in a few daya for Carroll. where he ia engaged as a painter and wall decorator. Dr. Cleaver, veterinary surgeon, it Is announced, will be married to edaoghter of John G.

Fisher, of Oley. Electric E.lasit Oesnisaaay'e ageotlsia. The stockholders of the Reading Electric Light and Power Company held a meeting last evening at the offioe of the company. No. 508 Court street, for tbe purpose of voting for or against the issue of tour thousand shares of preferred stock.

Ths meeting was largely at tended, and 4,053 shares of stock were voted in favor of the proposed issue. 2,601 shares being a majority. Jesse Orr, President. eupied the ohair, and J. K.

Righter waa See ary. James Nolan and James A. Keilly, served as Tellers. History of Berks Forarea aad Faraaeea. At ths request of James M.

Swank, Secretary of the American Iron and Steel Association, M. L. Montgomery, of ths Berke County Bar, ia preparing an exhaustive article on the History of Forges and Fur ies ot to appear in the Historical Magazitu of Pennsylvania, and eubsequeatly in tbe Iron and Steel Bulletin. The artiole, which will eover soms sixteen pagss of the magazine, is compiled direct from authentic records, and 1 will be an interesting contribution to our local industrial history. Baelmeee ajfcaasree.

The firm of Hill ft Bitting, dealers in stoves ana tinware at 8su renn etreet. Baa been dis solved, William H. Bitting retiring. Jacob G. Felt bas been associated with Mr.

Hill. Isaao W. Ksim. liquor dealer, has leased ths store room 40b renn street, to be used aj warehouss for the storage of liquors. Samuel a.

sillier, or union station, Lan caster county, has purchased the good will and nxturee or tne A'nree mho Houss and win take possession April 1st. Nalea of Beal Beaswe. Geo. P. Zieber, real estate agent.

No. CO South Sixth street, sold the two story brick dwelling (lot 19x85 feet), situate No. 822 Nieolls street, belonging to the sslats of P. O'Reilly, deceased, to C. L.

Sohroeder ft for S600. Jacobs ft Rboads. real estate agents. No. 25 North Sixth street, sold the two etory brick dwelling.

No. 227 South Front street, property of P. D. Wanner, to Mr. P.

W. Nacle. for Bi.euu. Robert Pickens bought of Solomon Cloee aad Zaohariae H. Maorer the property 487 But tonwooa, lor ez.uy o.

TBso Hew JBIeareaatMe Appraiser. Peter Spang. of Womeledorf. the new Mercantile Appraiser, wae in the oity vaster day, and was sworn in by AldsrmaaDsnhard. He will enter opon nis duties In the beginning or next montn, and mads ail tne asceeeary arrangements yesterday with the County Treasurer.

He is a eon of County Commia. stoner Spang, and Is a gentlemaa well quail fied to discharge the duties of ths offioe. Bsurasresaeat Wit a a Tolepbeae Osmbb BSB7. Harrison Fox. No.

28 Oak street, who haa been engaged since last March with the sal tern Pennsylvania Telephone Company, signed aa agreement last evening with the Delaware and Atlantio Telephone Company as "general pikeaman," and will enter upon hio duties on the 20th inst. He has been ordered to report at Norristown. f'ssskl seallas; Apple. Mr. I.

From, grooer, Psna street, below Third, caught a small boy yesterday, by the or Aauiber, stealing apples from the front of hie store. Ater giving tbe ohaa a severe reprimand he wae released. Mr. From ays those boys are constantly givioa bim trouble by stealing fruit, from the front of his plaos, aad hereafter mora severe mesa, ares will be resorted to. i Blerele clash At a meeting laat evening of the Reading Bieycle Club, held at the residence of the Captain.

W. Irving WUhalm, No. 808 Franklin street, the final arrangements for the ball to be given next Monday evening in the Grand Opera House were completed. It was agreed to open the doors al 7.80 o'oloek, the proms nade to commence at o'olock. Tka tUnktai Meaeeasr WaeeJb.

Joha Beaa, bob of Theodore Baas, No. 928 Penn street, received this week aa Old Honealy watch, whioh wae drawa ia a plug of tobaeoo purchased at H. W. Burkey's eigar store, being the eighth watch that has been sent out of Mr. Burkey's store.

ESTABLISHED 1857. HEADING, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 14, 1884. VOLUME 52 NO. 11 5. clinic THUR8PAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1884, CONDBNSBD TELUORAMS.

The Queen of Tahiti sailed from New York yesterday for Havre. Mrs. Mary Walker, of Harrisburg, fell down stairvyeeterday morning and broke her neok. General Sheridan left Washington last night for New York, to visit General Grant. He will return Saturday.

The Supreme Court yesterday affirmed the right of Pittsburg to tax the real estate of the company in that oity. John Hutton Balfour, F. R. ProfeBsor of Botany in the University of Edinburgh, is dead, at the age of seventy six. George H.

Marshall, the Pittsbnrg man who was charged with attempting to blackmail Mary Anderson, was yesterday acquitted. Duncan C.fc" issued a challenge yesterday to match Mervine Thompson to spar John L. Sullivan with hard gloves for from $1,000 J. L. Wilson, an aged resident of Wormetks, Illinois, and his invalid wife, were found stabbed to death yesterday.

There is no clue to the murderer. E. E. Bullard, convicted of robbing the Lanceyville, Wyoming county. post offio was sentenced yesterday to three years in the Western Penitentiary.

The citizens of Salunga, Lancaster county, have organised a vigilance committee to look after the rascals who have lately been commit ting depredations in that neighborhood. Wm. B. Gill was yesterday appointed Super intendent of the Western Union Telegraph Company, at Philadelphia, to fill the vaoancy caused by the resignation ot J. E.

Zeublin. The committee appointed by the New Jer. sey Legislature to investigate the blackmail ing charges of the Philadelphia Trw again adjourned yesterday to meet next Monday, J. P. and S.

S. Smith, manufacturers and dealers in shoes, 326 Arch street, Philadel phia, have failed. Their liabilities are $40, O00. They will probably be allowed to con tinue business. A serenade was given Senator elect Blackburn at the National Hotel, Washington, last night, by citizens of the District of Columbia in recognition of his services in behalf of in terests of the Capital.

'I'he Treasury Department was yesterday informed by the agent of tne secret service at Louisville, of the arrest of a gang of nine counterfeiters who had been operating in Ken tucky during the past year. In the case of the United States against Auffenerdt of New York, to recover $250,000 duties on an importation of silk and cotton ribbons, Judge Baown, yesterday in the United States District Court, decided favor of Auffenerdt Co. The Examiners hearing in the Dinsmore in junction suit to restrain the lease of the Central Railroad of New Jersey to the Philadel phia and Reading Company which was ad journed last week until yesterday has been postponed until Friday next at 1 o'clock. The large barn on Locust Grove farm, Dauphin county, belonging to (olonel Jamea oung, near Middletown, was entirely de stroyed by fire yesterday morning. Fourteen head of fine cattle and a large number of hogs.

a lot of grain and farming utensils were burned. Samuel Lyons, a well known fireman of Harrisburg, fell dead in the Citizens engine house yesterday morning. He was a brave fireman, and on several occasions was seri ously injured while at fires. He was suffering from an injury received at a fire at the time of his death. The bills of the street cleaning contractors of Philadelphia, for the month of January, amounting to about $9,000, have not been ap proved by the Controller, and he says he will countersign the warrants until he is satis fied that the work has been done according te the specifications.

The Secretary of War yesterday telegraphed to the Mayors of a number of towns in West Virginia, Indiana and Ohio authorising the purchase of supplies for immediate nse vary ing in amount from $500 to $2,600 and direct, ing thorn to make returns to the properly au thenticated military the era. The annual meeting of the Assay Commis sion, appointed by the President to tent the weight and fineness of the coinage for the year 1883, began at the United States Mint in Philadelphia yesterday. The oommittee were engaged in testing the coins yesterday after noon and will report the result of their labors to the Commission to day. THE INUNDATED. CITIES.

THE DEVASTATION AND SUFFERING. ported EiMs of 1.1 Wplo Wltkoal rood m4 BhIhm HHipeatlei aioontjr Apvefcatoa Cvuii bjr ttae IaetMilKff Cold. 'I Cincinnati, Feb. 18. The Signal Service flag denoting the oomlDg of oold weather float! to day for the third time sinoe the flood began.

Hitherto ite presence vaa welcomed, now it bringe wont apprehensiona. Cold weather now could have no substantial effect on the flood, that has about done its worst, but with sold weather the imprisoned people in all the towns and oiliea along the Ohio would suffer terribly for lack of fuel. Few realise the diffioulty of getting supplies delivered. There are no landings tor steamers, and the damage done to buildings by the waves oaused by passing steamer, has bee a so great as to cause the occupants of the flooded houses fire on the steamers bringing them relief, The heavy ourrent from the Licking rivef this aaoraing, washed away twenty or more houaee in New. port, Ky.

Three streets are completely blocked by housee which have been removed from their foundations. Reported f.oaa or Thlrsooei I.lvra at EvMevllle, ladlMaw Nsw Vosk, Feb. 18 The following diepateh has been received ia thie oity from JSvaaeville, During a rain storm which, swept over tne oity yeateraay anernoon aoont o'clock, lasting an thirteen persons were drowned. They were the oecupanta of three skiffs, which were approaching the elty from the Kentucky eide. It is impossible to learn the names of the lost.

One of the boats contained seven and the others three men each. Just before the shower began two email boats left Evansville for the inundated diatriot, one containing a party of boaters In search of water fowls, while the other had been dispatched to the farm of Colonel Posey, which liee fifteen or twenty feet under water. The latter party consisted of Posey, William, and two eolored boye. their object being to asoertain the eondition of large quantity of corn ten in the second story of the barn. The areateat anxiety ore Tailed for them, but they all returned to their Niaoaua Falls.

Oat Feb. 13 Two boye aged about alxteen, and giving tne namee or Walter Rooke and Chauncy Kaby. rested here last night on easpioion. They arrived on the Orand Trunk Railway Atlaatie express from ths West, and evidently beHoved they were in the United Slates. Three loaded revolvers, a suddIv of ammunition, and a book The Adventures aad exploits or rraaai ana Jesse James were round in their poesession, also soms money which they acknowledged having atolen at Berlin, where a confederate was arrested.

i summarised in vnc creek Kallroad. 'ra 13. An embankment I ut Hiagloo, undermined by the rain arred in summarized in Pandora harbor Fi si a leivaotiaallaaa. WAsmitoTOK.Feb. lt.

The report of ths Proteus Coart of Inquiry was tmaaaitted ay the President to the Senate to day. It sm. bodies an elaborate digest af testimony takes by the Court. The findings of the Court are their oonetaeioB as follows proBounaed the opinion that after Ike alaaiag or tae not waiting longer at with the object of obtaining from Vantio supplies with which to make a depot for a winter ataUia. paaaeroM Mola acraot.

Last eveninr during the fire alarm tbe Friendship engine wae unable to proceed further than Sixth and Laurel slrseta, owing to a dangerous hole in the newer at that petal. There was a lamp hanging at the place, but it was aot burning. Unless looked after at one a serious accident may happen there, and the oity be compelled to pay a heavy Dill or dam ages. Coal twstrael a warseS. The Committee oa Buanlias of ths School Board, at a special meeting held last evening.

awarded to Messrs Main Baum the eoatraot for delivering flfty oovea teas of seal to a number of the school houses in thie city, In which the aupply haa been exhausted. Bills amounting to were paaaed. Tabes In at tsjo Tempi. Jamea Van Hern aad Qeoraa Kuln. con cerned ia some loose transactions at the Temple Hotel some days ago, ware arrested yesterday oa a charge made by Wm.

L. Graul, and held to answer by Justioe af the Peace A. M. Boris. A Coal Vlmer (itarrlas Hla wife with srr awar as aaiia saisa WiLKsaBABna, Feb.

18. Mrs. Charles Chamberlain, of Kingston township, waa placed under arrest to day, charged by her husband with having attempted to poison him by plac ing Paris green inside of a pie which been put up for his noonday meal yesterday. Chamberlain ia employed as a miner at the Payne colliery, and when he took the pie from bis pail the piece was broken in two, and be notioed a peculiar coating on the fruit. He at onoe started home, on the way meeting a pnysioian, to wnom ne related tne oiroum stanoes and showed the pie.

The dootor gave hie opinion that it wae Paris Chamberlain then inquired among the drug stores until he found the one his wfe had been at. He then went home and confronted her with the oharge. At first she denied any knowl edge of the matter, but being pressed admitted having purohaaed auger of lead at a drug store. It is reported that tbe couple have not been on the best of terms for some months A TORNADO IN TEXAS. Hlsiw aad Fveea allow Bowes auad atallreada Waaked Aw a.

jr. Waco. Texas, Feb. 13. A tornado occurred hero yesterday.

The residences of Dr. Burle son and Mr. Horn were blown down. The music room at Waco University was blown off its brick foundations. A large amount of fencing was ruined.

The storm was quite ee vere at Bartlett and Ranger, blowing down houeee at both places. At Longview the aeavieet rain or tne winter occurred and much damage was done te stock in the bottom lands. All traina are ordered abandoned at thie place. There are heavy washouts on ths International Railway, near Miniola. The Texas Paoino is washed away about two miles west of Sher man and all communication is out off except Dy wire.

Atd lor Wealass Flood nafterere. Miss M. E. Ermentrout, secretary of the Reading Bureau of Employment, writes lo the linns as follows: "Tne letter from Newport, Kentucky, published in tbe 1 ihbs and Vis rATCH on Tuesday morning, giving an ao count of the distress caused by the. floods.

eloeee with a request for prayers in behalf of tae eunerers. jselievtng tnat our prayers and alms should Accompany each other, the Exeou. live Oommittee of the Bureau of Employ ment will receive to day (Tnursday Feb. 14th 1, donations of clothing and of money to be need for the purchase of olothing to be sent to the eunerers as soon as possible. Money aad clothing ehould be eent after 9 a.

to tne Headina lienor (society building. corner of Plum and Franklin afreets, oare of Bureau of Employment. All persoae inter ad are cordially and urgently invited to assist ia the work. The room will be open rrom to 12 a. m.

and i to a p. m. A SJoted Tranter ateadlaiar. Hon. Frank Cowan, of Greensburg, author, traveler, scientist aad lecturer, haa a ia Reading for a day or two viaiting a few personal friende.

He is about starting out on a second tour around tbe world. Mr. Cowan was ths first foreigner to enter Cores, sometimes known as the Mysterious Pemn aula" or "The Forbidden Land." His friends in Reading are endeavoring to have him de liver la thie city at aa early day one of hia lee. lores probably that oa "India," or, it may be, tae one on "The Sublime in Nature rangemente for which are now in a elate of progress. Mr.

uowan is tne autbor or s. crsl volumes in prose and poetry, embracing talks about soieaoe, travel, legend and ro nfasado C'aaap Praai C'ersm' Baaaar. Meade Camp, Bona of Veterane, held a meet ing last evening ia their ball, Penn atreet above Seventh. The ladies who are making arrangements for the baaaar for the benefit of the Camp's drum eorps, wore in attendance Several of the sub committeee were partially arranged, but tbe entire net will not be oom plefed until next week when due announce ment will be made, ine nasaar will be beid from the 8rd to the 8th of March, both days inclusive. Oa the afternooa of March 8th, eohool children will be admitted free.

Invi tations have been sent to both Posts of the G. R. in this city, and the Reading Artil lerists. Wsskly meetings will be held until the week of the baaaar. eaeanal An of aeme of he leading yonng gentlemen aad ladise or tne eity took place last evening in Mesnnercnor nail, a committee of thirteen having the general arrangements in charge.

General McM. Uregg waa tbe chairman. He waa assisted by H. A. Yundt, Eso.

Mr. Isaac Eckart, George Hagenman. Harrison Maltxberger, and others. There ware guests present from Harrisburg, York, Lebanon, Poftavllle, Allen town. Lancaster, Potlstown, Wilmington aad Philadelphia.

The refreshments and banquet were of the most elegant nature. The Msennerchor oroheetra, under the direction of Prof. Jost, furnished the music PrfcMayere Sapid Work, is days an Messrs. Esterliae ft Haraer. bricklayers, eommeaoed tbe erection of a two story Dries addition to Magnus n.

mt's notel. Cotton atreet above Tenth, aad laat evening completed, their eontraet. They worked every day notwithstanding tbe unfavorable weather. The house eonlaiae six rooms, stajalno rsrasea's deieeeea. John D.

Miahler. Manager of the Ennine Paradox, telegraphed from Harrisburg te the Ttnaa in regard to the wonderful euoceee of the educated horses la that oity, where they are being exhibited this week, that "Harris burg will give us over Illaiaoo ol ejleaiael K. Bayer, nr. Michael K. Boyer, 719 Washington street, received a paralyfle stroke a few days ago, whioh eoafiaed him to hie bed.

His ooa ditioa laat night was reported to be la aa improved condition. aadlaw Fws sy aalsgieath. Geo. B. Bokert, Wm.

A. Arnold, H. C. G. Rebsr and Wm.

M. Kaufman oontemplate leav. Ing Reading to morrow morning for Washing ton and pthsr points rurthar south, partly oa business aa well aa pleasure, CamieJea Coot Teals. It waa reported last evening that two coal trains mot with a collision near the P. A R.

itmnni amnatne a wreak. No other Informallan oould be gleaned, and the damage la reported te have been only MODEST IN THEIR DEMAND A LOBBY REACHING FOR 960,006,000. Federal Aid to Kdaeatloat orgsalslaa a eielaeneo to stale mx Umb it ajaelo SaaVo rietkorlo Treaawry Iro vlaloae of the Mill. Washington, Feb. 18.

A new lobby' has just made its appearance in Washington, bound on furthering Mr. Belford's proposition to open the vaults of the plethorlo Treas ury. This lobby Is in the Interests or tbe Eduoational bill, and is composed of the Inter State Commission and Federal aid to educa tion. Its last meeting was held in New York last summer, at whioh time it was agreed the amounts First, second and tbird years, eaoh year, fourth, fifth and sixth years, each seventh, eighth and ninth years, each tenth, eleventh and twelfth years, each $1, at whioh time the appropriation made by this act shall cease. The whole amount contemplated under this great scheme aggregates about $60,000,000.

As soon as the bill comes up in either House a lobby or eduoational gentlemen will be on hand to push it to a suo oessful conclusion. POTTSTOWH AFFAIRS. areatla of Mre. asaalel MeFsurlaad Mia. Male Beipper apolitical Hales, Oorrespoodenoe Beading Pottstown, Fsb.

18. Daniel McFarland, a former reeident of Pottstown, and a brother LEHIGH VALLEY R. R. LEASED. I AN EVENING IN DAMASCUS.

THE BRIEF SPAN OF LIFE The Pen aay I van a Road to ajeetiro Foo aeaatOD. Pbiladslphia, Feb. 18. The Record to morrow will say that the Pennsylvania Rail, road Company has about consummated negotiations with ths Lehigh Valley Railroad Company for the lease of the latter line to the farmer. These negotiations have been pend ing for nearly a year, but were not sooner consummated because of the ill health of the late President Packer, aad the inability to reach satisfactory terms.

THS CITY CAMPAIGN. Xlie Freparatloae for Mesis Xoeadajr'a Meetings were held by the Democracy "in two wards last evening. Several Republican Kllas Sarakal, a Native Syrian. Tells aii avoni ii aa aae aaaneraarf or tae eusisiisg uean aaiaaioaarsraooiety. it was an interesting, as well as a rare thing, to hear a Syrian describe that great and most ancient of oitiee, Damascus, the formsr oapital of Syriai and now the Turkish vilayel of Syria.

Such was the pleasure extended a large audienoe in the First Presbyterian church last evening by Ellas Barakat, a native Christian compelled to flee his country during committee should present Congress at its ap I meetings will be held before the eleotion next I anc pmien, surrounding the eity, and of the I When his companions reached him it was only proaohing session a bill providing a fund of I Tuesday. I rivulets and streams from the adjacent high I to pick up a lifeless body and carry it into the giving to fertile fields some 60,000.000 to be distributed In twelve i sTiVw i r. 1 of, Anti Libus' giving to vegetation I resldenoo of Charles A. Minker, 824 North years among the States, according to illiteracy, The oommittee appointed by the Inter State Commission hsld a preliminary meeting here yesterday, and to day perfected a bill for in troduction into both houses. It will not be exactly tbe same aa that adopted last summer, but will oontaln somewhat the same provisions.

That bill was read to day, and it was argued that some modification was necessary In order to give it any show ofsuooess. A OIOANTIO SCBSMC. It provides that for 12 years after the pas sage of the aot there shall bs apportioned for eaob Illiterate person between tne age or lu and 20, inolusive, in the several States of the Union, as shown by the last census, and for each person including the ages of 6 and 20, as shown by the last oensus, the following the Arabi Bey rebellion in 1882. In a eity of leu.uuv population mr. uaraxat savs loo.ouo arejuonammeoBue.

'mere ia tae "street called Strait," which St. Paul mentions In one of bis epistles, and which Mr. Barakat told of in his talk. He spoke or tbe Abana and Pharpar, mentioned in second Kings, verse twelve, ai still their waters the its charming freahneBB and softness. "Ths streets ars long and narrow as in the days of Paul." said Mr.

"talerahlv wall paved with basalt, many the residsnees. though mean and unattractive without, being magninoent wiinm. roe nousee are built ot burned brick, having running foun tains more or less decorated in the middle of the court aad beautiful gardene. The market plaoes are well constructed and adorned with beautiful pillars. In them you can buy four pounds of pomegranates for a penny and two pounds or grapes ror a penny, 'mere is such an abundance that the offioiala cause much to be deatroyed for fear of eickness from deoav.

The Greek, the Maronite, the Syrian and the Armenian have their ehurohes here thi mosque and the aynagogue stand side by eide. In the midst the first Protestant congregation bas Deen organized by Presbyterian mission aries from America, and that can be reached ia sixteen, hours travel by diligence from Beyrout, over a macadamised road built by a French company in 1859. THE MAHOM MED AN'S NATIVS HEATH. The lecturer referred to Syria as a pecu liarly Mohammedan country, grown up in negligence, ana peopled by a elass whose religion taught them that deeds done in secret, no matter how wicked and evil, were not oins. Before beooming a Presbyterian he was a member of the Non United Greek church, ot whioh the third higheet dignitary, the patriarch of Antioch, has since the sixteenth century resided in Damascus.

He epoke of tne AraDi isey massacres, which drove bim and hia wife, Layyah Barakat. to Alexandria. and from thence to Philadelphia in 1882, where ne nas since resided, as Mr. tfarakat talked be stood in the midst of a cirole of masters and misses attired in the costumes of Japan, China, India, 6iam, Persia, Syria, Africa, South America, the North American Indian and Mexioo. The representative from China lost ner alipper as she ascended the platform but secured it again in time to take her place.

The group had recited verses In "The plea for ail nations, berore the coming or Mr. Barakat, and the audience Bang the hymn "Behold the Nations Kneeling," also before his com ing. Mr. Barakat gave the verse "east thy bread upon the waters and it shall return to thee after many days," in Arabic, whioh the re porter did not exactly oaten, and for fear of error does not reproduce here. THS AXNIVXRSABY OCCASION The Sparkling Gem Missionary Band, whose anniversary brought about the pleasurable oc oasion of laat evening, was organised in 1882 to aid along missioaairies.

So Misa Bessis Lord, the Seoretary. stated in the annual port. The remaining offioeYs are: President, Mrs. John Jones; Vies President, Miss Lixzie Willson; Treasurer, Mr. Fredsrie Bchmucker.

The annual report of the Woman'a Auxiliary of the Foreign Missionary Sooiety, aa read by Rev. Dr. Radclifte, stated that in nine months of the year the collections were S70.70, and the membership was 85. There was death, that of Mrs. T.

H. Garrigues, and two new members. The officers are Preudent, Mrs. A. K.

Durham first vice. Miss Miles second vice. Miss Sus E. Benson secretary Miss Maggie Peacock; treasurer, Mrs. John Jones.

The Sparkling Gem numbers 70 members and thsrs were 70 jugs broken last evening containing in all the Bum of StiO.60 colleeted during ths year. The jugs containing the largeet and smallest amounts wore Ephesus. Antioch, (2.01; Jerusalem, 17 cents; Japan, S2. 14; Egypt, SI. 96; Burmah, S4.66 Madras, ft 4ti.

The evening collection waa (13.82, making 972 92 in aU. Rev. Dr. Wal lace Kadcline conducted the varieue exeroises. Baildlaaj Assoeiatlea Facta.

Homestead Building Association No. 2 held their monthly business meeting laat evening at Bern's hotel. No. 928 Penn street. The monthly accumulation of money was sold at the fixed premium of $30 per share.

The association will reach the eighth year of its existence in three months. The par value of tbe sbares is 30U. Columbia Building Association No. 8 met at the same place last evening, and sold their money at the fixed premium of 920. The association is 8 years aad 2 months old; par value or bares bziai.

Industry Building Association evening at Benx's, and Homestead and sobiller to morrow evening. Homestead Building Association No. this 4 and No. 8 is making preparationa to build fifteen two story brick dwellings on the north side of Cotton street above Eleventh. The new North East Building and Savings Association will bold their eleotion for perma nent officers thie evening at 8 o'olock at the Continental, hotel.

No. 848 North Ninth atreet Tae Coaaer riaaaees. The following ha a statement of the various amounts received by tbe County Treasurer sinoe tbe last account in tba Tinas: From Prison Warden B.bod......... 3ns at Wm. Keen, Stxtli ward Ko on George H.

Miliar, Windsor 375 00 Wm. Ilahr, ll S'JA oo wm. Siegfried, Masatawny SIS ol B. M. Uanl, Cuwra ltio 01) 14 OO Mlta Outiw fci ISO IK) Eli Madeira.

Muhlenberg AO Daniel M. Kramer. Bern ISA OO llearv I. Sokoedler. Third w.nl tt.i on ueorge ss.

vonate, 3UJ OO Sills as In Treasury, 814.004.74 at eloae of business yesterday, as follows First National bank 97,109 49 Union National bank a sal ST Keretone National 204 141 Drawer 39 IS Batter MasUasr feasant. A aovslty In the shape of a butter making contest took place recently at the dairy of William Baker, of Lower Msrion towaahlD. Montgomery county. Ths osBteeteats wsrs Joha Burley, a dairyman on the farm of A. J.

Cao aett, ia Cheater oounty, and William Hope, who is employed ia the dairee of Charles Ben nsr. In New York. The teat wae as to quality. and eaoh man produced fifteen pounds of butter, put la pound roils aad neatly stamped. Each lump was examined by Charles Warner.

as teeter, and the award of superiority waa given to the Penn sylvan! an. Mew order mm ska W. ax Jf. Ballraad. Quite a flurry haa been ores ted among the employees of ths Wilmingtoa aad Northern Railroad, owing to the Issuing of a circular revealing all employees aad officers frees riding npon the road without aa official pass.

A number or employees reside ta the vicinity of Geigertown, this oounty, and are engaged at different points along the railroad. aaal Bssspasaata, Last week the P. ft R. Compaay shipped 187,971 tons of anthracite and 7,680 tons of bituminous making a total of 195,862 tons for ths wsek, a decrease of 14,218 teas below the corresponding week of laat year. The total ehipmenle for this year foot up 1,760,627 tone, aa increaas ever last year of tons.

AS IT CLOSED UPON HARRY CANTZ. Falllaa lato a datter as Morfh eMxtti Street He Dies la aw laalaal. la the Wthtef Three naipaalon While BaaalBf with Him to a Fire. Harry Gents, living with hla father on Fourth atreet, near Robeson, left home early last evening In company with three friends David Breen, William Eiainhower and Frank Bowman promising his father to return very soon because of the dark night. An hour afterward, whilst running in Sixth atreet, he was seen to totter in his footsteps, then away towards the atreet and fall Into the gutter.

Sixth those ia oharge of Groff's drug store, Immediately adjoining the residenoe, refusing to receive the remains. Young Grants died from heart disease. tbx btatbmxmt or companions. David Breen states that Gants suffered se verely soms years aso from a kick received in the side from a hone. The effects of ths in jury interfered greatly with the boy's after living, causing muoh trouble in his general health.

Sinoe the time of the occurrence. four years ago he has noticeably failed. Breen and Eisenhower stale that Ganlz lagged behind in running to the fire. His fall was due to a stsggsr into which he lapsed, and hia companions say that be fell over into the gutter fronting tbe residence of P. F.

Eisen brown, only a moan escaping from his lips as they reached him. Reports state that Uantz struck a tree, reoeiving the force of the shock upon the temple. A oareful examination reveals no marks upon the body of any nature beyond a bruise mark on the side. sad outlook or his family. The body rested upon a lounge at Mr.

in ker's residence when Coroner Schoedler viewed it. No deposltione as to the occurrence were taken. The inquest will be held at the morgue of Henninger and Sons, to whioh place the Coroner direoted the remains to be trans ferred. The death is a particularly sad affair to the family of which young Harry Gantz was a member. Tne ratner, John Gants, is a poor laborer, and with a younger son and brotaer looked npon the body of hia boy shortly after ths sad event, as it lay stiff and oold and white in death at the Minker residence.

At home the wife and mother lies wasting awav and dying from consumption. At the morgue to day lies a son from whom muoh was ex. peeled dead. It is considered that the shock will be attended with the most serious results to the mother. The unfortunate boy was eighteen years of age and one of a family of eleven children, eight of whom are living.

Lately he has done nothing, but he was engaged when at work at stove moulding at the Ml. Penn Stove Works. The remains are thoss of a boy of slender frame and delicate constitution. It was determined at a late hour last night to remove the body to the boy's late home. and there it was accordingly taken.

The in quest will be bold mere lb is morning. Pereoaal. Henry Brobst, of Rehrersburg, ex member of the Legislature, was in ths city yesterday. Ex Mayor J. V.

Patterson, of Harrisburg, is spending several days in Reading. Herman Ilex tor, a member or tbe Cincinnati Micnnercbor, is in ths oity, the guest of Geo. F. Lauer. William D.

H. Mason, of Williamatown. Danphin county, formerly of this city, is in Reading on buainess. Iwi8 r. unett, no.

812 walnut street, will leave shortly to take oharge of tbe construction of a section of new railroad in Delaware. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph May, of St. Paul, former residents of Reading, are in the city, the guests of D.

Frank Markley, No. 220 South Third street. J. H. Howard, editor of the Harrisburg Stats Journal, was yesterday in the oity.

C01. William Willis, or Lewistown, a prominent Knight Templar, Is in the city, via iting his sister, Mrs. Elisa Wilson, No. G2U Chestnut street. Mre.

George W. Kline, of Lebanon, is in ths city, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. C. G.

Derr. Mrs. Jacob Holl, No. 914 Franklin street, Is recovering from a severe attack of Tairoe Pelalersea tbe aaaaae. Two moTJ players have been signed by the Harrisburg club Slads, a pitcher from Balti more; and Reostue, of Louisville, of last year a team, who will play left field.

The Active management calculate on having the grounds in first class trim by April 10th. Measurements for tbe grand stand win be made this week and during March the stand will be erected. The Sporting Lift appears to regard the Virginias, of Richmond, as ths coming victors in ths Eastern League. Whilst Reading ia not doing any tall talk touching the Actives, it is very certain tnat tnls city nine win largely surprise Irs friends and those In the oitiee where it will play. AetlenB 1m Ta aver aad 3aavoawloa.

Nelson Burl brought an action ia trover and conversion to recover a violia from Hezekiah Sehsiler, which he claims is his property. The case was heard before Charles M. Plsnk, Waller B. Craig and Wm. J.

Rourke, arbitrators, yesterday afternoon. The arbitrators gave an award ia favor of the plaintiff for S10 aad the costs of suit, Mary Folk brought an aotioa in trover and conversion against Henry Folk before Alder man Long to recover a dining room table which had been placed In a house belonging to tbe father of defendant. When she called for tha table sbs learned that it had been sold alee la laeassuad for sue aiasa. The reseat order of the trustees of the Girard estate ptohibiting the use of locomotives in the mines has stimulated a demand for mules to perform the work recently done by steam. Oae mine locomotive will do tho work of ten mules, and at much lees cost, but it gives off mnoh nexious gas, whioh Is dangerous to men.

and often causes mine fires. For this reason it has been discarded by the Girard It is estimated that there are s.ouu mules working ia the minee of Schuylkill oounty, and, as they are worth oa an average 9160 each, there Is a large fortune invested la florals flesh. saeatsi al W. w. Oardlaer.

W. W. Gardiner, of Philadelphia, father of Mrs. D. Schooner, No.

829 Washington street, thia eity. died at four o'clock Jester day morning. He was stricken with apoplexy last Friday morning. Deoeaeed was about sixty.fi ve years of ags. Ths family of J.

Heyl Raser, this eity, are relatives. stereaelasr Mteaarjr. Mrs. Charles H. Koch, Greenwich street above Ninth, haa a Garman Bible whioh waa presented to her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Kllee, on the oocasioa of their goldea wedding, August 24, 1866, ky Qaoea Elisabeth, of Aa Kasrlae Mama Barasl, The engine and top house of Kauffman ft Eckart, al their ore beda oa the farm of Isaae Bisber, ia Masatawny, were totally destroyed by lire several days ago. Tho oarpeaters are at work rebuilding. It is sappeeed the fire was esesed by eeverel tramps. Fsnaaagl Mapper.

Ths Ladies' Parsonage Association Supper Friday evenig, Feb. 16, from 7 to 10 o'olock. at st. Peter's M. K.

Church. Tickets, 20a. 2 14 24.