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LIFE GIVING LAGER A PI.EA FOB ITS OENEBAL USE. Addrasa of lion. Frederick Xaner, of Heading, Before toe National Brew era Association at Hllwankee, Wia. 17th Annual t'onitrewi The Seventeenth Annual Congress of the National Brewers' Association assembled at Milwaukee, last evening, and was ad, dressed by Hon. Frederick Lauer, of this city, (Jhairman of the Agitation Committee.

He began by congratulating the Association upon ibeir past pleasnut sessions, and hoped that the meeting at Milwaukee, one 01 me most progressive cities of the westj would be equally harmonious. He then rapidly sketched the i origin of the Brewers' Congress, the work it bad accomplished and the labors yet iu store for it; traced the use of stimulants in Home form by all nations from the earliest times; referred to the harmless effects of the iue of beer in Uermany; spoke of the general health and contentment of the population, nd admonished the medical fraternity of the United Slates upon the importance of provid ing necessary enjoyment and recreation for American youth. He claimed that the innocent diversions of the Germans were worthy if recommended the manufacture and sale of malt liquors; quoted an eminent English physician as saying, "Happy is the country whose laboring classes prefer malt beverages to ardent spirits," ana cited the iinalysis of J. F. Babcock, Assayer and In spector of Liquors in which showed the greatest percentage of alcohol in lager to be 5.02 per cent, aod the average 3.75 per cent.

He continued as follows: MALT LIQUORS HARMLESS. The iuiioceul and harmless nature of malt liquors will, therefore, be observed by tbe above analysis. Many of the so called temperance drink eou lain a greater proportiou of a rohol. While I have seen thousatids of persons men, wouieu, and childreu iu the Oermau Htates, assembled, driuking their national beverage and enjoying their national games and sports with the greatest hilarity, I have failed to nee a drunken person among them. The unlives of those Btatt who emigrate to this country, bring with them their preference for the beverage, and the sports and amusements of their fatherland.

No policemen are required to protect the public peace from any disturbance of It. by a "Saengerfest" or "Turnerverein." When the services of the police are required at these festivals, it is to guard their peaceful reunions and innocent, enjoyments from the iusoleut and riotous intrusiou of ruffians inspired by quite different potations. WHAT THE "THUNDERER" THINKS. Mr. Waller, M.

propiietor of the Loudon Daily limes, a fa weeks go addressed temperauce conference in London, in the course of which he said he had frequently traveled iu Ger many, where a far greater quautity of beer was drank than iu iaigland. Mr. Bass had told him that his production of beer was as nothing compared with the quantity brewed by some Bavarian firms. But in Bavaria you could drink a pailful of beer without being I lie worse for it. It was fresh, pleasant to the taste, but it was not heady.

had none of the qualities which, when they once got hold of a man, completely mastered him and made a beast, of bim. People did not get drunk upon the Bavarian beer. The same remark applied to the Uui ted States where he had lately been traveling. The lager beer sob! there was much like the Bavarian beer. It was drank to great extent by Germans.

There were etiormoiui breweries of il. iu New Yolk, Philadelphia, Reading, Ciu idmmtl mul other iiIui'hm. anil it. wjim comparatively harmless, wholesome and exhilarating. The result was far less drunkenness iu the United Stales than in Kugland, and this is not in eonsequeuce of Maiue liquor laws for iu those parts of the country ol which he spoke Maine liquor laws did not exist, and would not be tolerated but partly from the influence of climate; partly, also, from lietter education and greater self respect among the population, and also on account of tnis lighter beverage." HOW EMIGRATION SOUTH IS IMPLDKD.

It is strauge, therefore, that, in the periodical tinkering byBtate Legislatures with the laws relative to the sale of intoxicating liquors, that mall liquors are included, or that obnoxious and harassing laws should ba enacted in some of tbe States. Take, for iustance, our reconstructed Southern HUtes. What a great opening exists for theover populated districts of Europe with their millions of inhahitants, in that portion of our grand old Union, extending from Virginia, westward and southward. Possessed of amost fertila soil, salubrious climate, magnificent sctnery, and immense unexplored mineral weahh, it will compare favorably with aiiy portion of the universe. But how can Virginia invite emigration to her soil, particularly that best of all, German emigration, when her Legislature eu fiCtS BELL PUNCH LAWS, RELICS OF YANKEE BLUK LAWS a disgrace to civilization, and an enlightened age, A carpet hag legi.

Itiiure could not have done woise. Where, way I auk, Is thespiritof Patrick Henry An attempt was lso made iu the State of North Carolina, lo pass a prohibitory liquor law. but hy (he wise eouusel of Governor Vance and several prominent, Stale Senators, the measure was indefinitely tabled. Another attempt was made durintr the last, session of the Legislature of Pennsylvania to re euacl a local option law, but as (he experience of the Impracticability of such fanaticism was rresu in tbe minds of the legislators, the attempt was voted down. Hi, too, in Massachusetts, I prohibitory law had been passed, not withstanding the strenuous exertions or the brewers ot that State, but the action of the Legislature was deemed ill advised by the better thinking class of people, and through the wise counsel and foresight of Governor Rice a veto was placed upon that fanatical law.

$25,000 LOST TO hie UNITED states. Tbe amendments lo the Mai no law. jusi passeu iy me limine legislature, which include native wine aud cider. 1 I .1... T.l.l when used for tippling purposes, among the list ol intoxicants, went into ellect on the 12th of April, tinder the law, the manufa cture of all intoxicating liquois is prohibited, except elder, aud heavy penalties are Imposed for convictions under tbe March and seizure clause.

II is well known that cider, after it has acquired the proper age, contains a large quantity or alcotiot, anil becomes a powerful intoxicant, Ibger beer comparing with it as water to whisky. The new law will be the means of banishing from the maiket all native wines which havp bjen extensively old fur a few ears past, and will also close up four breweries, of which two in Portland, brewed last. year over 15. Ot'H) resulting In a loss to the government of at least $25,000 revenue. LIQCOB MEN, THE LARGEST TAX PAY i a EltS i i Now when If is considered that, nine teeu twentieths of all Internal revenue taxes are raised from the maniifaciuro and sale of fermented and spirituous liquors aud tobacco, the folly of enact ing State laws sucli as nave been mentioned will be a) once seen.

Without I lie revenue derived from I he source indicated, the government could not, go for a week, and would be bankrupt. It is, therefore, worse than ridiculous that a set of hypocritical fautttira should coostantly hamper and persecute the lax payers. Kither the manufacture and sale of those articles are all wrong end a crime, and then the Governtuen, iLecomesjjartfcfpa oriminii by fostering ss a are der en of mill OIQ the the and may aid taxing the same, or they are branches of legitimate business, and as honorable and necessary as any other, and then the Government is bound to protect those citizens, at least as long as it compels them to pay taxes, against any Obnoxious and destructive interference by anybody, whether it be a Legislature, or a body ot citizens. i RESULT OF FANATICAL LAWS, The statistics show that the result of the passage of fanatical laws has not only a depressing eneot upon tne dusi new of the country, but a direct ten deucv to retard emiin'al ion, It is a well known fact that the "know nothing" crtiBadeagaiust immigrants and naturalized citizens had the effect of diminish ing emigration to tbia country, for the time being, more than one half. So that, while in the years 1S53 and 1S54, the total immigration was 7110,478, in the two years of 1855 and 1856, it had diminished to 401,313, being 315.165 per sons les than iu the two preceding years.

Reckoning that each emigrant brings with him at lean $80. in money, this being the average according to the statistics of the JNew xork Uornmia sioners of Emigration, the actual cash loss to the country by this one item of fanaticism, would he $31,613,310. Ol these Immigrants one has always pro ved to be an able workman, tbe product of whose labor, and the profits on what he consumes are lightly estimated at $300 a year. This makes another est! mated loss of not less than $30,000,000, or a total of over $60,000,000, loss to the country. HOW FOREIGNERS ARE IMPRESSED The inhabitants of the over crowd ed countries of Europe, hearing of our free America, emigrate hither, and from tbe moment they land on our shores, they are just as jealous of those political rights, which they know the laws guarantee tolhera in due time, as of their nersnntd rights which they feel should and must be respected in a free government calling itseii a Ke nublic.

Butwhenthey hear that the set ling of a glass of beer is to be made a crime; that there exists a large party which would suppress all rational rec reatiou, which would stamp as a pun ishable offence all enjoyment at the social table, in a place of public resort, to which he and his ancestors nave been accustomed for ages, he begins to think that America must be a mad house let loose, and he declines to set up his home in the midst of a community ot Bedlamites. NEW ENOLAND ON THE DECLINE. Instead of passing fanatical laws, in terfering with the social habits and customs of a clsss of people, forming a large portion of our population, among whom will ne lound many ot our most honored citizens, every encouragement should lie extended to them to mske their homesin this country, which should be iudeed aland of liberty, "the land of the free, and the home of the brave." the descendants of the Puritan settlers of he May Flower, had adhered to the customs of their ancestors who landed at Plymouth Rock, they would like them drink their daily glass of lager, and scorn those fauatical tem peiance ideas, which are interfering with the prosperity of the New England States. A FOREIGN ELEMENT WILL CONTROL IT As it, is, tbe New Englaud Yankees have degenerated from their ancestry, and are less vigorous people as the vital statistics of Massachusetts, or any of the New England Stales will show. Their population in nlea.il of increasing is on the decline, while Ihn excess of females is annually increasing, so that it will not be many years before) a foreign element will be "the controlling power of the New England Slates.

U. S. ItKKWKIts' PXUIB1T LAST YEAR. The exhibition made by the brewers of the I'liiled Stales at the Centennial Exposit ou at Philadelphia last year, has done much to re move (lie ignorance and prejudice relative to iualt liquors, tbut has hitherto blinded some people, tied was a valuable means of educating tlie uinsces to the true interest of the brewing business. The esh hit ion was thoionidi and complete, exemplifying every detail of the ftrea' brewing iiidtiiry, as well all the latest improvements slid prnceses for the manufacture of ninlt liquors.

Foreign Com mission ers who were in attendance at ihe Centennial Exposition found the Brewer. Hull one ol the most attractive departments, and invariably expressed their astonishment al the extent if i rogress made by the United Whiles in the brewing bu iuesj. It wss inernlfy conceded that this country was far fii advance ol every other nation on the globe, in tMs respect Brewers' Hall was a ceu'reof dtraelion dining the entire continuance ol the Kxi silii and the excellent impression thni wascreatcd iu ihc minds of the mii htv of visitors will resu in inca'rtitahle good to the future interests of our business VM. VENN, I HE PIOXEKK BREWER. The brewers were enabled to exhibit to the (ounlry what had beeu accom pii.shed durirg the first century of our exis.

nee as a nation, ana William I tun, wn we niav nptly term tlie pioneer of the brewers aud malsters of this country, having operated small brewery, at renrsbury Kucks County 1'a could have seen the great improvements that have been made he would hve been more astonished than was Kip Vhu Winkle, upon Ins first sight or a steaiuoout on the llueson As one of the Con mittee stuperintendenc at the Itrewers' Hall, it was my pleasure and privilege to explain to numerous ladies and ecii'leuien, including many ministers ot tn gospel, the process of brewing, and the harm le.s character of uiall beverages as an anicleof loot! ii ml nourishment. Many who were pre jmliced ugaiust them, never having bad experience in their use, were induced TO TASTE THEM WITH THE VEBV BEST any re. SCI.TS. I am positive, that not one of many thousands of visitors to Brewers' Hall, failed to leave with the the excellent impression. Friends were created in behalf of the brewing interest, who were here fore its most hitter enemii and the value to the brewers of the United States, by the change made in public sentiment that has been made.

will in years to come amount to millions ol Uol Inrs. It wan important that an interest to great that ot the brewing ot malt liquors has been shown to be. should be fittingly repiesented, and that our exhibition was a most gratifying sue. cess was acknowledged by every visitor. The beer and ale kept as samples, ai which was given to visitors lo tastu was gratuitously lur nisbed during the.

progress of the Exhibition by some of the liberal brewers of the United tales. IMPORTANCE OF THE UkKWlNO Bl'SI MKSS. As to the imp' rtauce of the brewing bueintss few facts and figures niav be presented. The number of brewenusin the United States accord ing lo the latest returns is 2,000, producing an nuallv for side or consumption in round figures, of gallons of malt liquors, besides numerous private breweries where malt liquors uol made lor sale, and Wlucn do not come uu the internal revenue legulaiions, aud con sequeotly aie not enumerated. Of the more or less dependent upon brewers, scarcely idea can be lormed by the general imbhc.

From the agriculturist, the brewer obtains barley for malt, other cereals for fodder, and hops. The arboriculturist supplies the brewer with oak, cedar, and pine for barrels, vats, and tuns, ai other timber tor building purposes. Commerce furubhes grain dealers anil importers, because cur own country does not yet supply all the necessities of the trade, $178,486,350 by brewers. The, i the arc nearly 400 ninlt houses, employjng 2 500 men, the capital invested iu breweries is ffS.SOd, in nialt liouscs, value of land under cultivation for barley, $63,225,040: value laud under cultivation for hops, $2,360,520, representing as actual capital invested a total ot 4SvWO. Then there are 11,100 men em ployed in breweries who receive annual wages amounting to 2,500 emp'oyecsof houses, wages, ft ,086, 500; men en gaged iu the cultivation of barley, wages, 4, wn in the culture ol hops, wages, or a total of $13,370,800 paid au nually as wages.

It will thus be seen that the brewing interest is one of the most AN I II INIlUBI'RIKS IN THE UNITED STATES. In conclusion, I renew my Congratulations to meinlii is of the National Brewers Association, nod trust that the same vigilance may continue to lie manifested iu the futni'n as in past, until lb" last, opposition of temperance fanaticism to our honorable calling shall cease, th. it whi wn meet again a ar hem wj be iili.e to ivport a still more flourishing piospei'uiis condition of our important industry. a an FRESH WATER FISH. THKIK UKUWXH AID MORTALITY Work or Propagation la Pennsylvania ly liitf By II uudrad and Thousand Here aud Elsewhere Home Fish Stories.

The propagatiug of fish in our State has been quite successful in the past few years, as ib attested hy the large iucrease of fish in many of our rivers, especially of black bass, salmon and other varieties. It is but a few years since that bass were placed in our rivers, and they have multiplied so rapidly that already they are quite plentiful and have attained quite large dimensions. The last Legislature appropriated $10,000 for this purpose, and the Fish Commissioners accompanied by a Legis. kttive Fish Commission, have been visiting the State hatching houses as well as prospecting fur sites to establish them. APOETIO VIEW OF IT.

What better sport could engage our atten tion than angling? Was inducement ever more strikingly presented than in the follow ing lines? A mountain brook, a shady nook, A ripple. A rod and fly ''He's very sly." "Be careful A sudden dash, a little splash "Don't lose him A turn, a bout, a splendid trout "Now I land him Three hungry men, a frying pan Capacious A crispy brown, no such in town Delicious! READING FISHERMEN'S LUCK. There are evidently some people in this city who believe in these lines Messrs. 8. U.

Hol leubach, Jacob J. Uessler and Daniel Brobst, all of Reading, have just returned from a fishing excursion to Carbon county, which was a complete success. I hey brought with them 42 pounds of cleaned trout, and caught some 3G0 odd sunfish. The place where they enioyed their sport was near Al brightsville, iu the northeastern section of Carbon county. SAQAC1TV OF THE SHAD.

A school of shad recently ascended the Sua. quehanna river at Columbia. The sight was unusual, lor they are rarely seen together. Their sagacity is something remarkable. One shad was caught in two days at Mud Island and the batteries, rhe following day but sixteen shad were obtained, and in a few hours the entire run of shad had deserted the York county side and attempted to ascend the fish way, but failed, aud were compelled to scatter to uillerent parts ot tne river.

Ihe sbad evi dently detect the course of the main current and closely follow it until they meet with oh structions. NO FISHING IN THE TULPEHOCKEN. A report is current that the Tulpehocken creek and canal is floating with dead fish of all kinds and even eels. A gentleman counted twenty live dead fishes floating on the creek iu a short space of time. Another man set a net in the evening, and in the morning he bad three dead fish in tbe net.

Fishing has been entirely suended, even by those who were used lo sit almost every day on the bauks of the creek with hook and line. FISH DYING IN VALLEY FOROE CREEK. The Nurristown Herald says; For some, at present, unaccountable reason, large numbers of fish have been dying in the Valley Creek at alley rorge. At that point the creek is dammed for the purpose of furnishing water power lor the mills there, and so great was the quantity of dead fish one day last week that they had to be removed from the sluice gates to enable a free passage of water. The resi dents in the locality are muchiulerested in the matter and there is some talk of drawing off the dam.

In a ride of a mile along the creek the whole surface of the water could be seen dotted with the bodioe of catfish, as many as a dozen floating within a few feet of each other. some of them beiug fully afoot in length, ACHES OF DEAD FISH. Tens and tens of thousands of dead fish line the banks of the Passaic River, New Jersey. Above aud below the Dundee dam, near the city of Passaic, the waters are polluted. For distance of a dozen miles above 1 atersnn down to Dundee dam dead bah are every where.

The sharp turns and eddies of the stream are crowded with them, come esti mate the number among the millions. Above Little Falls, between Mead's Basin aud the elebrated Passaic Falls, the dead fish have icen taken out by the cartload and used in trenches as a fertilizer. An ancient and fish ke smell' sweeps for a considerable distance trom the hanks. JNear the river the stench something beyond the endurance of even Cape Codder. Fora distance ot fifty feet anywhere along ihe shore of Dundee Lake one may count from fifty to one hundred dead fish Into a turn of Ihe river, back ol Van Kiper i place, thousands of the fish had been blown or drilled, mid lor a space of fifty feet square one could hardly see the water for the floating tish, which might be gathered by the car load ihe mortality among the fash began about week ago They appear to be mostly roach yellow bass and suckers.

The pickerel, eels and catfish either sink when dead or are not af fected. A FISH STORY FROM IOWA. The Dubuque Tuna tells the following story about two voting men ol Lmnleitb, low 'Two young gentlemen who took a fishing ex cursion dowu the river, having fallen short of bait, commenced using the eyes of the dead fish already caught. One of tbe fish caught on this bait, struggled so bard that the hot accidentally fastened in one of ilg eyes and lore it out. The pain occasioned by this acci dent made the fish struggle still more, and at last it slipped from the fisherman hand and escaped to its native element.

The disgusted fisherman retained the eye ol the fugitive, sp plied it to his hook, and again launched his line into the wafer. Only a short time elapsed and he had 'a and jerking his line out of the water he was surprised to find the iden heal fish which had eluded his grasp a few minutes before, and which perished by swal lowing its own eye." A'PLUCKY BASS' BRAVE FIOHT. The oilier day one of the most remarkable contests ever witnessed by the fishermen at LommDia, Lancaster county, toot place in the dam above the bridge. A number of "Fly up the creeks" take their position daily tocap ture tish that venture into shallow water. One of these birds by some mistake caught a bass 6 or 7 inches long.

The battle commenced at once. The former tried to swallow the fish. but he found bib match; the latter rot out into deep water and forced the fight. During the entire distance, from the island to the fish way in the dam, over a mile, the struggle was kept up, tne bird trying to swallow tbe fish, which was determiued not to be swallowed. A nam ber of fishermen witnessed the struggle, and when the combatants passed through the fish way, they went out with the boat and captured lue belligerents.

FROO FlSHlNC) SEASON 18 HERE. During the present season the frog fishermen are abroad at night, and the shores of the various creeks and streams in this section are trav ersed by ihe carriers of the gig lamp and gig, Ihe gig lamp looks like a watering pot with scoop over the sKiiit. It is made of tin and burns oil. The lidienuau holds the light well ii front and the scihio or shade throws the dash well to the ground. The frogs sitting out along the shore are gigged or speared with a sharp pronged instrument fastened to a light pole.

Carlo's have speared as high as 223 frogs iu oue night. They are reported to be mte numerous and of large size this season. and the restaurant men serve them at reasonable prices. BREVITIES. Straw hats everywhere.

The Sixth street line should have open cars. This season's strawberries are cheap and delicious. Seventeen year locusts are cross tbe Delaware. preparing to Grasshopiiers, this year, are said to exhibit improved appetite. The Zoological Garden is the best school of natural history on the continent.

J. Warner Lake, son of Enoch Lake, of Car versville, Bucks county, was drowned in the of of of the Ihe canal below New Hope, last week, while balh iiogs are delightful companions iiftie country, jt nuisances on city streets. Whether children should study at home or during school hours ia still an open question. Bathing within the city limits is the rule instead of the exception, p'ree baths will cure the evil. At the reunion of the Phillips family, at West Vincent, on the 30th over 300 persons were present.

By an explosion at the Phoenixville gas works, Thomas Kntwisle, the Superintendent, had the top of his hat blown clean off, leaving the rim encircling his head. lie was not hurt. Fighting for a Child. EXOIT1NO SCENE AT THE READING RAILROAD DEPOT. The bystanders near the Beading Bailroad depot at Norrislown, were surprised on Tuesday morning by seeing two women accompanied by a boy about eight years of age, enter the depot just as the bell for the ten o'clock train for Philadelphia was striking.

Boarding the cars as they steamed away the party escaped several other ladies who followed in hot pursuit. The boy in the meantime wag using his lungs to good advantage, and evidently commenced his journey in no happy mood. The case is explained in the lleruld by the statement of the following facts About six years ago a man named Davis, living in Norrislown, was killed. He left a wife and a son, the latter aged two years. The young mother gave the boy to her mother in law, with the understanding, it is alleged, that the old lady was to keep him as long as she lived.

Six years have passed away and the sands of the elder Mrs. Davis show uo signs of running out. The boy's mother, who iu the meantime had married a Mr. I.culie Stewart and taken up her residence iu West Couuho hocken, became tired of waiting for the funeral bells and cut matters short by coining lo xNor ristown, accompanied by a female friend, taking possession of her offspring as lie was playing on the street, and carrying him uway. A dispatch was sent to the chief of ihjIicc al Con sbohocken to detain the party, and two daughters of Mrs.

Davis started by the 11,15 train in pursuit. Improving the Schuylkill. The improvement of the channel near the mouth of the Schuylkill river has occupied the attention of the government for some years past. Under a peculiar system of economy last year the amount that was asked lor and was urgently needed was sixty thousand dollars, aud twenty thousand was all that was awarded. Of this $5,000 was seryed, and after President Hayes went into power this latter amount was placed to Ihe credit of the improvement of Gibson's Poiut Channel.

The latter ia to be dredged out to a depth of 20 feet and iu width 150 feet. The length of the channel to be excavated will be about 2,000 feet. During the past year there has been a considerable amount of work done at this point, the excavations having been made to the required depth and about 30 feet in width for the whole length on the Gibson's Point side. Tbe bottom is of sand, coarse gravel aod loose stones, and the contract to be made will embrace the removal of about 18,000 cubic yards. College Pastorate vnod.

Rev. T. F. Clapp will read a poem at the anniversary ol the Lewisburg University Alumni on the zotn nist. Kev.

Dr. Thomas W. Dash has accented the presidency ot Koanoke College, Salem, a liev. J. K.

Dnuiu, Principal of Lutherville Female Seminary, near Baltimore, recently purchased the building and ground trom Key. Ur John U. JUorris. Rev. D.

M. Keminerer has been installed pastor of the Fairview charge, Ohio, in con nection with the Pittsburgh Hvnod. Ihe JNew York Lutheran Ministenum will hold its 82nd annual convention in Bufi'alo, a. the 7th inst. What a 3 Cent Postal's Worth In answer to letters of inquiry from numer ous rostmasters the Attorney I ieneral lias decided that section 3880 of the revised statutes, making tilteen grammes equal lor postal pur.

poses to one half ounce avoirdupois, can be applied only to letters mailed for foreign couu tries or received from them with postage un paid. Fifteen grammes are equal to about 2314 grains, whereas oi single postage rate of one half ounce covers a weight of 240 grains. Hence it is to the advantage of residents of the United Stales that the present system of reckoning postage in this country should be continued. Funeral of Sarah Quigley. Sarah Quigley, a spinster, aged about 50 years, of Washington township, this comity, was buried on Monday id the Catholic Ceme tcry, at Churchville, same township.

LOCAL BREVITIES. June. Pic uic season. Eye is waving. Roses bloomingr.

Wheat is evading. Farmers are huiy. Cricket is reviving. Founhof July next. Strawberry festivals.

Lay in your winter coal. This is the month of roses. How is your garden doing? Hay making is drawing 011. Lemon juice thins the blood. Farmers are harrowing coin.

Joanna furnace is in full blast. The shady spots are hunted up. A good cherry crep is expected Vegetation has lolly aspirations. (Til worms are damaging the com. Peaches will be abundant this season.

The shad season closes on tho 1 'III inst. Kemptuu lime kilns are Idlest presonl. liihraltar furge dauis aboiiud in caliish. '1 fie season for planting lohacco is lu re. Now a cool place by the refrigerator.

A large cropol'craaberries is anticipated. i goods are down to last fall's prices. The groves have attained their full venture. iias.shopperarenuuierou,inL Heidelberg. AiMiev win iiii'iusu Keauiug many sirawisirrl I He bliauesvi le creek is saiil to tiboinul in limit.

Seven year locusts have annearcit mIi.hu tin. Iilm, AlOUUlUlllS. A laive catamount has been setm in ihe vlrlniiv of HtrauHstown. Messrs. Moudt it Reher will mien 11 mm.

her almn ill Kirbyville. The trout streams of Maideucreek are freiiucntly visited In some localities there will not Iu hull emn nf The Hessian fly is troublesome In some sections 01 ueras. Blue Mountain bark iirodDius uiivfloiit nuer uuoii. ina crops inrouen tna Leiiniiim dm rwr. foctly splendid ureeu currant pio is one 01 lliegoofl minus oftlie Bensou.

't he Kemntou conniv brirliH 1 hau 1... filled iii. The Star flay Works, near MorUiown. has numerous visitors. Mr.

J. H. Miller, of Barnville ban nlanli il jooaecois peine raised Inside the Kutztown race course. The Iteaufmr Rkilrnad han lipen rlomir a freight business. Thirtv sevun man ha A hnnn nmnlrfiiir ti.e ui nuoesou lOwnMllp.

miners wages in Uie vicinity of Alertzlown are 70 iu to cents a nay. urass nelds look splerdld through the valley of me l.uue uinigii, A.neutowri Iron Company have started nearly all IU IIUKHtllip. KtUben LandfS. oriri.nlht han niuini, a olncr. lug school at Corner Church.

A large chestnut tree on J.S. Becker's premises, North Ileidelberir. was shivered hv liirhtnimr. A COlt Without front leK wm Tu.rli nil tlm premises of Kmanuel Ernst. In North HoidelberK.

cim oeioiiKiiig to Jonathan Wltmaii. of Ca narvon, gave hirth to a calf weiirhlmr llii nounds. I'rof. M. H.

Shollenberger, of Hamburg, ojeiied UKl'ig class in Shartlesville, last Sunday JOS. lib N. bill, infl A II, ami I A n. day have received cardinal birds from Ohio. ueonre Mcliowan.

of Hoheon ia HaiH In hnvn mia the tiuest fields of wheat In the county. Mrs Kemp, of Kemptou, has a cactus which has twenty three opca tiowors aud buda. DELICIOUS flavors of Tee Creams at Rnndnr'a No. 348 Penn street. The neculiar freeziiiir his creams, to which esiecia! attention is paid, is what gives them their noticeable excellence; and then the lich, fragrant South side slriwbcrriesl li YoU all know that it's warm nn npr il telling yon that.

But, you don't all know that Al. C. "Weile, at No. 637 Penn street, has btU and neweu styles of Linen Collars in oily, direct from the manufacturer. Remember, No.

637 Penn street. 5 13 tf. WOULD YOU bk free from the tormenting pains caused by Kidney Disease, one fW. Jtmedy, the great Kidney Medicine. Kidney Diseases, Dropsy, and all Diseases of the Bladder aud Urinarr Organs, am nnre.1 I.

it Hmi'a Remedy. One trial will convince you. so 7 3leodoUtw THE WAR ON THE DANUBE INTERENTINCI NCENEM AND TOPICS. The Trne Objective or the War. CM sack antl Houiuanlnu Ladies.

Clrtiu lluuiura of the War. OoihIuv tbe Danube. The mercurial correspondent of Le Figaro M. Ivan de Woestyne, had not beeu in Kis cheneff more than 21 hours before he discovered that the true objective of the war is not in Europe but in Asia, i ''Iu getting posseasion of Trebizond Russia will hold one of the keys of the extreme East. What then becomes of the campaign on the Dauube A Biinple military promenade with a double end.

(1) It will distract from Asia a large Turkish army (2) it will establish in the middle of Europe a Russian army which in the event of complications in the West would turn its back on the Turks and go elsewhere." Logic this kind, loose jointed aud inflated though it be, is swallowed by the British conservative, who has got it into his head that the Euphrates lies back of Frzerum somewhere, and that the Russians are bent upon making the Persian Gulf an inland dock and India a pocket pro vince. The Frenchman sees through a glass darkly, but a wr iter for The Pall Mall Gazette (Pro iiirkish) face to face. He declares that from the head waters of the Euphrates to the fveil Hea, lioui lie Mediterranean to the con fines of China, the capture and retention of the great iiirkish strougholds iu Armenia will be the occasion of amazement, consternation, and fear. "Experience shows that Russia makes war on Turkey ou an average once iu every 20 to 1 years. I lie conquest ol Armenia will cut oil a portion of our trade with Asia, biud Persia iu tighter bouds.and confirm her ill disposition toward ourselves aud the Turks, It will, moreover, reniler'the construction of the Euphrates alley Railroad and the opun ing of a uew and friendly route to India via the Persian Gulf a bare possibility, if not an idle dream, mother words, hncland will lose in prestige all and more than all that Russia will gaiu." It ia in vain that The Spectator refers lo the atlas and shows that the Russians already have from the Caspian Sea a shorter and better base of otierations against ludia than they will have if thev capture aud hold Frzerum, Trebizond, and Van.

The ConBer vali yes appeal to the British xicket, and the liruisli pocket is not slocked with maps. CROSSING THE DAN HUB. The Russians are rather alow about it, but armies have crossed the Danube iu the past and doubtless tbe passage cau be made atrain. Napoleon's passage of the river in the face of the Austnaus before the battle of Wagrain is thus described by a military writer in The Londan Telemuph 1 "He had prepared on the island of Lobau a number of flat bot tomed craft and the materials for floating bridges, in canals wbicn he bad cut into the main stream, keei ing tbe boats concealed by trees and brushwood from the enemy's view. Making a feint at another iioint, he sent at 9 o'clock in the evening, two battallions of infantry across, who atonce became engaged with the Austrian outposts, but held their ground till the floit ing bridges were constructed over the river, there I.iU yards wide, when a whole corps passed over and seized the uearest village.

By 1 1 o'clock several bridges were constructed, aud before daylight 0,000 men had effected their passage. Tbe night was very dark, and there were torrents of raiu." The Russians certainly have had many a dark night and torrents iiisui torrents ot raiu, of which they might have taken advantage, the passage of tbe Danube in iHZs was a bold aud brilliant undertaking. The Turks had divined the Russian iutentions from the preparations beiug made, and had iutrenched themselves opposite to Satunovo, the selected point of crossing. To reach the river bank here thfe Russians had to make a causeway no less than 7,000 paces in length, of which had to be carried on wooden bridges, and the troops were under tire from the Turks while at work, Ihe Russians had a tlolilla on I lie hanulxyunl wheu their causeway was complete a detach ment of light infantry and Cossacks was sent across the river iu bonis aud landed below the Turkish intrenchmeuls, concealed bv a wood The Turks did not discover their presmce aud tbe rushed upou Ihe rear ol tbe nearest intrenchment, taking it by storm. Then the Tuiks, more than 10,000 strong, were seized with panic and lied, aud tbe position was abandoned.

COSSACKS AND ROUMANIAN LADIES. When the first troop of Cossacks rode through Bucharest the Roumanian ladies were very anxious to see them, ami tbe long avenue was lined with carriages A column of dust arose, thickening ami drawing nearer. A cry of delight and impatience passed all along billies eagerly stood up, lavored gentlemen climbed upon the coachbox and the wheels. The column of dust approached, and presently the Coasack lances pierced it, glittering in the sun. Dark and colorless masses loomed through it, and strange but stirring music was in tbe uir.

Not a sound was heard, even while they passed, except that martial war song of the bards who head each sotnia and the shrill accompaniment of whistles modulated to weird harmony. JNo rattle of accoutrements betrays the Cossack his very horse seems trained to move with silent activity. Wilh that paean in one's ears, and the whistles screaming through it, oue beholds without astonishment these warriors glide past, stealthily and swift. One recognizes the surviving race of an earlier time. To the same war song, perhaps, marched the ancestois of those people when they overrau Russia.

Tbe Bucharest ladies were not a little impressed and not a little frightened bey looked at each other blankly, with lift! shrugs ol theslii ulder to express distaste. One of llitiu aflei ward confessed to ZVie Standard correspondent, who descrilsn the scene, that her Muscovite sympathies vanished at sigh of the first Cossack, so ugly ami so dirty was he. (HUM HUMORS OF THK WAR. Dr. and Prince Tless, members of the Dog hreediug Society, Hector, have ad dressed a circular to tbe chief military author ities demonstrating the advantages to be derived from the employment of dogs on tbe bit lie held to bnd out tbe wounded.

While the Russians were advancing through Koumama a dispatch was received in riucha rest trom the hospital suigeon at Uiurgevo, announcing the night ol all the inhabitants. and asking what he was todo. The reply was that he was lo remain at his post as long as there was a single patients uuder Ins care. few hours afterward the surgeon reported at Itiicbarest. Kxcusc me, said he, my pa tienis have all ruu away, Coining Political Conventions, The Kepublicans of Potter county will hold their convention on Monday, the 1 lib inst.

The Armstrong County IVima ratic Conven tion will be held on the loth uisl. The Schuvlltill County lletnocraticConvcn lion will be held August 0. The County Kcpublican Conven tion will be held on the 2ll inst. If you experience a bad taste in your iiioulb, sallowiiess or yellow color ol skin, leel stupid aud drowsy, appetite unsteady, frequent bead ache or dizziness, you are "bilious," and noth ing v.ill arouse your liver lo action and strengthen up your system equal to Dr. Pierce's Uolden Medical JJiscovery.

It is sold by druggists. It Positive Results. There are numerous remedies that cure sometimes and become trusted as useful, but none have ever proved eilectual cured bo many and such remarkable cases as Dr. Ayer's medicines. Ihe Cherry Pectoral has restored great numbers of patients who were believed to be i.

at tl'i do ai of els No. No. hoielessly altected wnu consumption. Ague Cure breaks up ('bills and fever quickly and surely. Ayer's Compound Extract of Sarsaparilla eradicates scrofula aud impurities of the blood, cleauses the system and restores it to vigorous health.

By its timely nee many troublesome disordeis that cause a decline of health are expelled or cured. Ayer's Pills and Iheir effects are too well known everywhere to require any commendation from us here. Scrantm (Pa.) Times. 61 lwdoiltw NOW LEVAN CO'S REYIEWDIEEC'TORT! THE MOST COMPLETE, THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE CITY DIRECTORY We ask the Verdict of the People. lyFnr sale at the Book Stores.

Dives, Pomeroy Stewart have got in a new slock of Fans and Parasols winch they are selling at very low prices. A cordial invitation is extended to all to call and examine them. 5 19 tf Such a combined effort upon the part of all the attaches is always niado to please its guests, vnai me visitor 10 tne colonnade Hotel, fhil adelphia, is pretty sure to return. ti Mwd iJirfl. HECHf.ER.

In this city, on the 4th Instant, Samuel Hechler, aged 68 years, 6 mouths and lti days. The relatives and friends of the family aie re spectfully Invited to attend the fuueral, without further notice, from his late residence, No. 2:16 North 5th street, at 1 o'clock on Friday afternoon. Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery. tl 5 4t GRAl'L.

In this city, on the 2d instant, George vinui, ngtm it yuiira, 11 mouins ana 10 uays. The relatives and friends of the family are re spectfully invited to atteud the funeral from his late residence, 'JiSl Kim street, on Thursday afternoon, at 2 o'olock. at the Otterbein Chapel. Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery. 2t KUTZ.

In this city. June 4. 1S77. Rebecca Ruiz. Iborn Danlield.J wife of the lute Edward Kulz.

Fuueral from St Peter's Methodist Church, 011 Friday next, at 1 o'clock. Interment at Charles Evans Cemetery. It MARKET REPORTS. The Mew York Miiiiov market. Mew Yohk.Juii6 6 following stock Quotations aiu reixn le.l iimiv hn teleranh Discount 1 Hold, elusiiiK quotations 105 Kates lor carrying 1 Exchange tss Duited Slates liisl 115 6 20 '64 new 106K '67 my, '68 nc 10 40 ll ti NewBpercents im N.

Y. Central yi Erie 6 Lake Hbore 47: Illinois Central fvii Plttsburifh 81 ChleaKo and North Wealorn 20' nref.l 47c Rook Island py tending; Money Market. June f. 1877. Closluir urleea ot BOYER HKLl.KRS Nn.

its IVmii street. Heading. Pa. rntiMtiphia cimiu. Kin.

AtJt rt Mty 6's New hih Valley K. so NorlUeru Central (q) 15 I'eunsylvania R. 3054 at Sn'i Philadelphia Erie, ft) lv. Keadiue R. 12 nil United Oomuanlos of N.

1 1 Umlgh Coal and Heatonville U4 12 Gold KlH 6' N. V. Central Erie Paciflc Mail WesUirn Union Norm Western, 2(1 pief .1 71 Rock Island twU til Paul, com ls Pref. 4'J; Lake Whore 4 Michigan 47 New Jersey Central Bond. Reading On uas mocx 40 FblladelpnlH Money Market June 6, 1877.

Quotations of WHITE. POWELL Bunkers and Brokers, No. 42 Third street. Pbilada. Bid.

A.tked United states 1881, no bo, ai ana do '65, and do '67, do '6S, do 10 40 coupon do Pacific 6's. cv Called. 11H'UM UK'4aii6 m4in 122 4 4122 ui'iWiiiH is niS mmni loo Winn 2t 29' 12 7V4i t) 17'4 7 80 A iM' New 6 Rug. Isnl toil Gold Wilver Pennsylvania Reading Philadelphia and Krtu Leuliju. Navigation Vallov Pulled R.

R. of N. 128 I2H( Pittsburgh, T. Buffalo K. blA Northern Ceutral t9 Central Transportation 80 12 Nosquohoning 44 no North Pennsylvania 37 s'j CdiA.

Mortgage 6 a. '89 107 KDluS June 1877. Closing prices of DuHAVEN A TOVVNriENC, Baukers, 411 South Third Philadelphia. Htocks bought aud suld oilber for cash or ou margins. Bid.

AUrd United States sixes, 1S81 nyHmbi do lwiA do lad) J. iio' do 1S67 uiim do 1N68 116i.4alU do to Wa an Curreuey, 6 U'J'aiiDJ'i do 6'. lsnl. new lll' do 4l6's. uew lti7Vilifi Pennsylvania Philadelphia di Reading R.

R. 12 tt 12'. Lehigh Valley K. 30 li Mt enign t'oai navigation 1 i'ta United Comiiuiiioa of N.J 128 J12, Pittsburg, Tilusville 4 Buffalo K. 5 Philadelphia 4 Erie U.

7 8 Northern Central R. Hi lo Heslouville Pans Co 12U 12K aiawissa preierred Gold UHIW Philadelphia flour sua Wraln Market. June u. Flour and Meal Flour meets amoderato inquiry yesterday's Sales foot up barrels: Minnesota Film Family, fair, al Jh Ml, do do do, good, at is Vn; do do do. choice, at Iu; fancy, at ii; Pennsylvania do do.

fair, at 8 7o. ctiolcu, at fancy, at 9 l2'ai) 26; high grado at tWBl; Michigan do do, choice, at t'j jj Kentucky Amber Wheat do do. att i Kentucky hite Wheat do do, at If 10, and patent and other fancy brands jii'n 1 1. we uuoUi live lour selling al Corn Meal is not wanted. i iraiu Wheat moves slowly.

Drices are fair. Sales Puntia Red at Penna aud Southern Amber al Michigan il, and Whitest On. Hye is more steady, with sales ol busn I'rtiuia in Ihe cars, at Hto: Cora meets a Unlit ucraann, without cbanire trom yesterday ngures; sales of buihels Pennsylvania and Western elluw, in the cars and gram depot, at aouc; Rouiueru vtmte, clioice. at biic, ami sail. mixed, in elevator, at riuc.

Prices of Oats are Icebiy supported; sales of 6,200 bushels at 45a47c. IRON. Philadelphia Iron Market. June 6. Pig Iron continues quiet.

We quote as follows 1 Foundry il'J OOfo' 00 2 18 Steel rails 49 OOojSO 00 ion rails 33 10 Bars 23o Nails, pur keg Kcmliutf Knllr)H 4 out Tonnage. The coal tonuasre over the Readmit Railroad and branches for the week ending Saturday. June 2, 1877, compared with tbe corresponding weet ear, fa aa fullowa Week. 143.BS1 07 2.892 Uj Year. 2.U78 19 i.OOj 06 Anthracite Bituminous Compaiiy'a use Total for week Previously this Ii2.274 07 131,001 16 ,..2,833,148 19 3,119,649 06 Total to date 2,985,723 00 Ui IPtwtijstmrtttii.

READY! THE MOST USEFUL EVER PUBLISHED. 5cuj (Jldvrrtl.rmrttti. I ATE CABBAGE PLANTS. For sale at 6 7 lw BUKNETT'S atrawberry Hill Nursery. TlOARDlNli.

Pleasant rooms, furnished or unfurnished, with first class board, for gentleman and wife or single gentlemen. Apply at 6 7 tf.ll 2'Jti I SIXTH STkEKT, TIT ANTED. A man with from $7,000 to 10.0uo capital, as an active or silent partner In a special and established manufacturing; business, paying 5u per ceut. from the sales, Will bear Investigation Addiess D. 6 7 9' Times Office.

Reading, Pa. "VTOT1CE. All persons selling tickets for the entertainment of the "Second Reformed Church Friday evening next, ill please report tbe number sold by tliisiThurstiayjavauinn to A. H. 8cbmohl, SV6 Washiuittun street, or J011.

P. Meugel, 618 Penn street. it V) THE PUBLIC, Having been informed I that parties were going through the city and teUing subscribers that Ihc "SUNDAY REVIEW" would hereafter be Issued from the Eagle establishment, this is to inform all concerned that It is FALSE, and that the Revikw ill ba Issued from the same place as heretofore, on and stter Sunday, JunelOih, 1877. It Review Pcbushisg Company. TTENTION TAXPAYERS.

The Treasurer of tho Reading School District is now ready to receive the taxes for 1S77. After the first day of August FIVE 1 ER CENT. WILL BE ADDED to all taxes remaining unpaid; and alto, the first day of October FIVE PKR CENT. ADDITIONAL WILL BE CHARGED. The Treasurer mav be tound.

durimr the dav and evening, at all business hours, at his office, corner of Fifth aud Franklin streets. City Hall. "mm i. L.1H.S3, Treasurer, ARD OF THANKS. At a regular staled meeting of the Kevstone Hook ami I.mlrk Fire Comuauv No 1.

helJ Tnesdav evening Juno 5, it was Resolved. That a voteof thanks ba tendered tn th Mayor, Chief Engineer, Assistants, and the various Fire Companies of the Fire Department of the City of Reading for the fine display tendered our Company in parade in honor of the reception of our uew truck. rurther Retolvta. That this resolution ho llshed in the Timks and Dispatch and Dadu and a copy handed to each ruuipauy. ii w.

v. wuHiifcK, secretary. SEALED PROPOSA LS will be received by the Committee on Piintiuif at the Citv Clerk's office, Oily Hall, for stationery used iu the several departments of the City Government, to be furnished as needed, during the present uuuicipal year, speciticatious and samples to be seen at the Citv Clerk's cilice. No bid will lie considered unless accompanied by a bond with approved security iu tbe su ,1 of t.tsl, conditioned lor the faithful pertormance of the contract. Proposals to be handed in on or before Saturday evening, JuneH, 1877, at 7 clock, and to be marked "Projiosais for stationery." The Committee reserve the light to reluct any or ail bids.

By order of the Commute on Printing, vi M. u. MCUOWAN, President. E. A.

Howell, Secretary. 6 7 St ETTER LIST. The following list of let Jters remaining in the Reading. Berks county. PostOlbco.

tor the week enduur June Sth. 1877. Persons applying lor inoe letters win piease mention that they aro advertised in the TiMts and Dispatch. To obtain any of these letters, the applicant must call for Advertised Letters, giving the date ol the list. If not called for within one month they will be sent to the Dead Letter Office.

The persons whose names are hereby advertised should leave their addresses at the Post Office, so that their letters may be delivered bv carriers. LADIES' LIST. Broadenstiue. Ellen Hoffman Hettie Bell Mrs Sarah Long. Amelia Eshelmun, Julia A langen, Mrs Fox, Sarah Amelia Greaves.

Agnes Rose Haupt, Werley, Aim 3 Heinmich, Alice OKNTLKMKN'S LIST. Borckc, Albert Morrison, Isthmas Blehl. Allen 'McCarthy, Boyer. Heury Richard, Becker, Kathhone A rtair, Dewees. John James Fritts, Peter Kiglitmyer.

(i uoiisner Directory.) snultz, L) GraH. snutti. Hollenhush, John Koeuig. John Long, II I Leel, Dr Shilling, Win, Taylor, I) Waver. SamT GEO W.

GRANT P. M. WATER COOLERS. The largest assortment of Water Coolers in the city, aud for sale at greatly reduced prices, by LURCH A f04 Penu street. 5 91 tf AND TIES.

izen long black lace scarfs. 12 dozen lomr black lace scarfs. 2sc. 10 do.en long black lace scarfs, lo dozen long blaca lace scarfs, uoc. See our new neck ties, 2ic.

See our new neck ties, tio pieces new sash riobou to day, 12c. 01) pieces new sash ribbon to day, I2c. Oue case pink calico, O'c. One case pink calico, (io4c 6 2t4p 1 1 i ii BEE HIV STORE, 32S Penn M. gttatbtf TVRKMNAL READING MARBLEWorka KJ PKNN BTREET BELOW THIRD.

12 12 6111 4i JNll FRKD'K MOKRH. JgT. PETER'S M. E. CHURCH.

Fair and Strawbeiry Festival LIBRARY HALL, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, June Dili, 7ili, sth and Oth. Open afternoon and evening. An attractive display ot fancy and useful articles t. be disposed of. Vocal and iiiMriimeulat music.

Call and spend a pleasant hour. Admission 6 2 7t4p TRINITY LUTHERAN SUNDAY SCHOOL STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL, KEYSTONE HALL, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SAT l' RDAY EVENINGS, JUNE 6, 7, 8 and 9. Instrumental music and other attractiona, fi iflt W1KE SCREEN. Allsizci aud stylos of Wire Si rosn for Window Screens, for sale by 6 21 tf I.ERCH A 604 Fenn Square. It.