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alMMKBMAN, I TUESDAY, FKrlKUARY 15, 187ti. TO HI'BS K1BKKS. The TmfK.1 ani Dispatch Is furnished to subscribers by our News Agents at It cents par week or 50 cents per mouth (tingle copies Scents. Our News Agents are bound to furnish this paperon these terms. The duty of every good citiut'U to day is to go to the polls and vote for good men to conduct our municipal iirluirH.

The many friends of tlie lato Auditor General of Pennsylvania, (Sen. Iarri aou Allen, will be pleased to learn that he 1 1 an struck a very rich lode of gold and Hilver in his mines in Colorado. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad has contracted to deliver in New York oity one hundred thousand tons of gas coal at six dollars per long ton, which is more than one dollar less than the price last season. Voters to day should he careful in the selection of Couiicilinen, Aldermen, Assessors, and, indeed, of every oflicer to be chosen. Good government can only be obtained by choosing iutelligeut, honest and conscientious men to admin ister it The fast line ou the Pennsylvania Railroad, due at Johnstown at 11.

lo m. on Sunday night ran into a slide, a short distance east of Johnstown, wrecking the engine and setting tire to the train, destroying the entire train with the exception of one sleeping car, but strange to say none of the pause gers or train bauds received any in juries. The Democratic party was never in a worse dilemma than it is at the present time. There is not a single question of national importance upon which the leaders are not divided. The party is divided upon the financial question, the tariff question, and the labor question.

It is a party without a policy or a plat form, and when the Democratic Na tional Convention meets, it will be found impossible to construct a platform that will unite the discordant elements in the party. It would be much better for the city and the tax payers if politics had no part in the selection of municipal olli cers. Men not politics should be the watchword to day. It matters little whether Councilnieu, Aldermen, A sessors, are Republicans or Doiuo crats, so that they are good housekeepers, and are thoroughly qualilied for the positions to which tltey are unned. The only political oilicers to be chosen to day are the Judges, and In spectors of election they roprtsen ting the two political parlies to see that the fall and winter ekctious are fairly con ducted.

A Washington special to the New York Times calls attention to the incon sistency of Seuator Thunnan, in taking a leading part in the Democratic caucus to suppress the public quarrels: of his party over the inflation question, and recalls his speeches last Summer in Ohio. His principal point of attack on the Resumption act was Lb at it had its origin in a party caucus. That such an important measure should proceed from a caucus made him virtuously indignant. Ho would describe over and over again the scene in theSeiiate whi the bill was discussed, with the Democrats giving the bill grave deliberation, as became the Senate, and the Republicans all remaining silent because the bill had been agreed to by them in a caucus. Tlie terrible Republican caucus was the burden of his campaign speeches.

And now it comes to pass that tlie Democrats of the House urn trying to suppress the inflationists in a caucus, and Mr. Thurman is laboring to assist in passing a bill in caucus in precisely the manner which he denounced so ve hemently last summer. It is also worth while to note that the leading proposition of compromise is that one which was announced a long time ago as having the oppioval of the conference of leading Democrats at Fenando Wood's house, which conference has Hi nee been known as the tea and leua pia party. The Election To day. An election will take place to day throughout theBtate of Pennsylvania for city borough and township officers.

The time mid winter has not been wisely chosen, as the weather is most certain to be inclement at this season of the year the roads bad, sometimes almost impassable, either from snow, ice, or mud, thus preventing all but the hardy and robust from attending the polls. The old law, under the old constitution, whloh fixed the municipal eleolions a month later, was better but April, or early in May, would be best of all. Why the worst month In the whole year was chosen for the election of local officers, it would be hard to ac count for, except upon the principle of political circumlocution that always seem to make it a point "bow not to do it." All the cities of the State all the boroughs, and all the townships of the State choose their officers to day. In most of the cities the Mayors, Control lers, and Treasurers hold over, having been elected a year ago for a term Of two years. In Reading, the Controller elected last year refused to serve, and his place was filled by appointment of the Governor.

The question has been raised, whether he too holds over, but is still undecided. As the Democrats never let slip a chance to get into offlce and as the Controllership last year was carried by the Republicans, and a Re publican now holds the office, the ward politicians of the Democratic party have nominated a candidate for the Controllership. The Republicans have made no nomination and of course the Democratic candidate, who iB thus without opposition, will get all the votes polled for this office. Whether the Court will seat him and oust the present faithful and admirably qualified incumbent, remains to be seen. The oilicers to elect in Reading are members of Select Council in the 3d, 4th, 6th, 10th and 11th wards a full set of members of Common Council in all the wards; an Alderman in the 7th, 10th and 11th wards school directors in the new wards and to fill election officers and assessors in all the wards.

There are eight boroughs in Berks county, to wit Bernville, Birdsboro', lloyertown, Fleetwood, Hamburg, Kut.town, Topton, aud Womeladorf. They each elect a Chief and Assistant Burgess, Town Council, Justice of the Peace, (where vacancies occur or terms expire,) Constables, School Directors, Supervisors, Assessors aud election offi cers. The townships of which there are 41 in Berks choose justices and school controllers to fill vacancies or ex piratiousof term.constables.supervlsors, township clerks, assessors and "election oilicers. Great care should be taken in the selection of these officers, especially the members of Councils, In cities and boroughs, and justices, constables and supervisors, in the townships. It is much te lie regretted that party tiekets should be run at all, either in city or county, but where they are, it is the duty of the voter, and he will best sub' nerve the interest of the public, by sup porting the best men in all cases.

If this is done, we are quite sure the publicans will lese nothing but rather gain, as their nominations, with rare exceptions, will be found the best. The returns of the election in the city and county as far as heard from will be given in to morrow's edition of the Times and Dispatch. It is a monstrous labor to collect and collate these returns, which are usually not read off until long after midnight but we shall do our best to present them in to mor row's edition, so that our readers will know, almost as soon as the votes are all counted, the result of the contest. The cotton manufacturers of Fa'l River, continue to send forward to free trade England, right into the heart of her manufacturing community, thousands of pieces of manufactured cottons, which find a ready sale, because of their superior quality, at fair prices. The Boston Advertiser, alluding to the result of the undertaking of the Fall River manufacturers, says The effect in this city is already plainly discernible in betieroffers from home buyers, and in personal visits from rep resentatives of foreign powers.

One of the largest dealers in cotton goods in Ge many has within a day or two had a peisoual interview with the manufacturers here concerning shipments to his country, and another dealer, who rep rtsents a house in Japan, has been making inquiries in perron with a view to buying for that market. Moreover, contracts for domestic supplies have been entered into by some of the mills here for several months ahead, for a part of their production, at a very hand some advance over the present ruling rates. The exportation of cotton fabrics, it is found, can be applied as a tonic and a regulator to the home trade. On Saturday last the notorious "Jimmy Kenigau," who with Doyle and Kelly, was indicted in Carbon county for the murder of mine boss J. P.

Jones, hud a private examination before Judge Pershing, in Pottsville. The hearing was strictly private, no persons but the court and those specially concerned, were permitted to be present. He iden tilicd Dully, Boyle and McGehan, as the men who killed officer Yost, of Ta mnqiia, on the night of July 5th. The cause ssigned for the murder of Yost was that he had beaten a "Mollie" at a pic nic last summer. He said there was "something in the order of Mollie Maguires that ri qui red its members to commit murder, rob, burn or do anything." ALer his examination was concluded, he was placed iu a car aud taken back to the Mauch Chunk jail.

The National House of Representa tives Committee on Pacific Railroads was in session all Saturday, the Texas Pacific Railway being under consideration. The committee adjourned until Wednesday without taking any definite action. Over 1,000 votere of Potter county have signed a petition for the repeal of the prohibition law which applits to thut county. Thb Boston Commercial 'Bulletin suggests that some articles of American manufacture, as follows, might be ex hibited in the manufacturingdepartment of the Exposition Forcincs from Massachusetts, con tributed by Winslow Pond. The senior member of this firm is about to bring the results of his skillful workmanship to the notice of the inhabitants of Holland.

The junior partner asserts tnac as tar as ne is oonoernea neiuiuns Massachusetts holds her own. Leiral Machinery, a series of compli enter! retrograde movements, designed and worked by Dudly D. Field, New York. The success of this maomnery. it is asserted, has brought a fortune to the inventor, uespite tue popular oppo.

sitinn it has encountered. Spigots, made from West Point Cadets ana American ioreign consulate cuu unbuttons. and Bungs of Southern claims contributed by members of the Forty fourth Congress. une spigot, it is claimed, will save 'seven or eight thousand, and the bung let out fifty millions. It is proposed to apply them both to tne same oarrei.

Col. Victor E. Piollet, of Brad ford county, has obtained a contract to furnish 1,500,000 feet of lumber to be used in the construction of some of the centennial buildings. A Mysterious rd fbavrmer. I witnessed the other day one of the celebrated sights of Paris, of which I had often heard before, but never before had seen.

Crossing the Tuileries gar den on one of the late mild days, my attention was attracted by an intense commotion among the sparrows which abound in that locality. They were chattering and flying to and fro, and finally collected in swarms at a single point. There I saw the cause of their agitation, the well known bird charmer of the Tuileries garden. She is a per son about thirty years of age, pale, wttn very black hair, dressed in the deepest mourning, and wearing uo bonnet. She was surrounded by birds that hopped and perched right at ner teet, or new circling round her head, apparently without the slightest fear.

She would hold out a bit of bread, and instantly three or four would hover around it with rapid whirling wings, like hum miug birds around a flower, some perch ing on ner nngers, wnne otners wouiu peck at the coveted morsel on the wing, hen she Would throw crumbs into the air, which would be adroitly eaught by the swiftest winged birds before they reached the ground. A shower of crumbs brought the little creatures to their feet like chickens, nor did the presence of the bystanders that soon collected in great numbers appear to terrify her proteges in the least. They seemed to feel perfectly secure while in the presence of their benefactress. She walked slowly on, followed by hundreds of the eager, fluttering, chattering birds, and I lost sight of her in a distant walk. I am told that she sometimes siU down, and that the sparrows will then perch all over her, aud will get into her lap to eat bread from her apron.

No one knows who she is she never speaks to any one aud pays no atteuiion to anybody or anything except to her beloved birds, which she feeds daily throughout the Winter. A Norman Holouion. A commercial traveler journeying through Normandy halts at a village inn, and orders an omelette to be made with six eggs, for his breakfast. He is suddenly called away on business, aud departs without eating the omelette or Eaying ror u. weuiy years eiapseu efore journeying through Normandy again, he re appeared at this particular inn.

The landlord is still alive. "I owe you something for an omelette," be gins tne cornmis voyageur. "juaue witu six eggs," adds the landlord "you do, and with a vengeance!" "Well," pursues the commercial traveler, "here ate sixteen francs, that will be pretty good interest on the prime cost of the om lette." francs repeats the aMoersrwte, disdainiuiiy. wantl.tiou, 000 francs, twelve sous and two "How so?" asks the debtor, aghast at the demand. "Just in this wise," an swers mine host "Those six eggs would have produced so many chickens; by selling those chickens I should have been enabled to ouy two Pigs oy selling so many pigs I should have been able to buy so many cows, thence so many carts, horses, farms, houses, and so forth.

And I intend to sue you for 1,600,000 francs before the tribunal at Caen." The case is duly tried, aud for a while matters looked dismally for the commercial traveler when thejudge he is a Norman judge, ana a very wary one Intervenes, "i wisn," ne says, "to ask the plaintiff one question. Were those six eggs broken in order to make them into an omelette "They were," says the plaintiff. "Then," adds the judge, "there is an end of the case. The remunerative career or the eggs ceased as Boon as they were put in the frying pan. Verdict for the defendant." An Indian Hound, The Palatka Herald says We learn that the Indian mound on Murphy's island was opened, or ratner entered, by a party last week.

This mound is one of the largest on the river, and has excited more tnan ordinary in terest among our soientifio visitors. But Colonel hurt, proprietor or tne island upon which the mound stands, heretofore persisted in his refusal to have this relic of past ages disturbed. On Wed nesday, however, it was resolved to in spect thoroughly this monument of prehistoric age. A party from Putnam tooK steamer tor tne island, wnere they arrived in good time. It was agreed to open the mound at its base.

After making a breach of thirty five feet they discovered a hard wall made of coquina or shell rock. The wall was cemented and ornamented with various figures of warriors with bows and arrows and various reptiles. After much dillieu'ty a breach was made in the wall, and by the light of a torch several of the party entered. Much surprised, they found themselves within a vault eight feet high, with rooms twelve by fifteen long, with armed warriors incared in niches, all in a state of petrifaction. This is certainly a most important discovery and has produced a profouud sensation.

In view of this important discovery Colonel Hart has stationed a guard to revert parties making way with these wonderful objects. Murphy's Island will no doubt become the inecca of the St. John's river. A Woman's Cariosity SntlsOid. The wife of a St.

Louis merchant. who had been reading in the morning papers about the whisky frauds, turned to her husband with a puzzled expres sion of countenance, aud inquiring: "My dear, what do the papers mean by saying that a man has 'squealed "Why," replied tne mau, loftily, "they mean that some members of the Ring has 'peached' on the rest." on the exclaimed the wife; "now what does that meau "Why, it means that he's he's blowed on 'em." 'Blowed on them "Yes, you see.he's 'given 'em 'Given them away "Why, of course! Cau't you understand anything? Do you think I'm au unabridged dictionary?" continued tlie husband, Impatiently. "It means he's he's 'let out on 'em' 'gone bark' on his 'pals' 'squealed' you know?" The woman did not seem quite satis fled with the man's lucid explanation; but, not wishing to appear ignorant iu her husband'seyes, she remarked, "Ah, yes; 1 see!" aud forbore furlhtr Democratic Platform, 1S76. IFi'om the Toledo Blade.1 tvtercas, rnettepuDiicau party una seen proper, in this Centennial year, to tear away the plasters from tne green and bleeding wounds of the late civil war, and has seen prop to justify this conduct in the light of history and (VOX) Whereas, There is "no precedent iu history and no cauon in political philosophy" which the Republican party has not outraged and (Cox) Whereas, The history of the Republican party has been the history of spoliation, murder, death and tyranny in the South since 1865 and (Cox) That party is not true, was not true during the war, has not been true since the war, and is not true today and (Cox) Whereas, That party has violated all law, trampled upon the Constitution, abnegated the pledges of the fathers, incited raids upon the oppressed people of the South, and multiplied infidelities, till, like the stars of heaven or the sands of the seashore, they are without number; therefore, be it (Hill) Resolved, That this is not a nation. rue ner.

Resolved, That the right of secession, though not expressed in the Constitution, is a reserved right. Oeo. E. Pugh. Resolved, That martyrs owe no apolo gy to tyrants, and while we are ready to make every sacrifice to the union, secession, however defeated and opposed, will confess no sin to fanaticism, however bigoted and exciting.

Hill. Jiesolved, That the grace and mag nanimity of the Republican party is ex UiDiteu in tne master enslaved, in intelligence disfranchised, in society disor dered, in States subverted, and in Legis latures dispersed. JIM. Resolved, That in Robert E. Lee, who now sleeps in neath, was embodied one or tne noblest Americans who ever trod his soil, and uo dishonor can ever, by implication or expression, be thrown ou his grave that the Democratic party is not bound by all the memories of the past to rise and reneal.

Tucker. Resolved, That wnatever horrors had existed at Andersonville, not one of them could be attributed to a single act of tne Confederate Government, aud mat every one of them grew out of ne cessity, and that necessity wa i fastened upon tne uonieaerates Dy ederal pow' er, and the Federal Government was di rectly responsible for all the untold nor rors of the war. Hill. Resolved, That all the horrors and atrocities inflicted upon Union pris oners at tne south did not begin to com pare with the cruelties and tortures in flicted upon Confederate prisoners at the North. Hill.

Resolved, That on Grant and Stanton rest the blood of our honored dead who died prisoners of war, and history will hold them and the Government responsible for every death in Andersonville. Grand Rapids JJetnoorat. Resolved, That under the leadership of the ex rebel Hill our oppressed countrymen would become a baud of patriotic brothers, and, iustead of strife aud bloodshed, we would have peace, harmony, and prosperity. Kalamazoo Gazelle. Resolved, That it should be the aim of the Democratic p.irty "in the future as in the past" to hasten the "good time oomiug" when the names of Grant aud Sherman aud Sheridan, and Lee and Jackson and Breckinridge yea, of the martyred Lincoln aud the now insulted Jell'erson Davis will be read with common pride and common respect by the American youth, and when the last shall be honored as much as the first.

Jones, of Kentucky. An Invasion of Whales. Shetland appears to be threatened with an invasion of infuriated whales. It seems that a few days ago a shoal of whales of large size, and of the species known as flnners," came into Dowry Voe, some distance north of Lerwick. The whales were seen to sport about and tumble as if In play but thii was evidently a ruse on their part, for when six boats mauued by fishermen put off to give chase the whales, instead of retreating, gave chase (o the fishermen.

They became, it is stated, exceedingly furious, aud begau to chase every boat on the water, as though intending to drive them ashore. One small boat was upset, the occupants narrowly escaping with their lives. The fishermen were, in short, iguomlniously put to flight, and have since prudently abstained from meddling further with the tinners." By the last accounts the whales were still in the Voe, and seem determined to stay there until driven out by force. is known to be one of the most vicious species of whales. They seldom go in shoals, and in the fact of their appearing in a body near Shetland betokens a combination among them for no amicable purpose.

Whales and seals, a longstanding grudge to wipe off against firsherraen, and it is not surprising to find, after the treatment they have have been expesed to, that they have at last lost their temper. A Cnlnainan and bis Cat. The Sacramento (Cal.) Record Union notices this incident: "A difficulty took place on I street yesterday, be tween a white man and his dog, on one side, and a Chinaman and his cat, on the other, which was for a time ciuite lively. The Celestial was sitting in a doorway, with the cat on his knee, uti1rinn. tin 1 .1 1 1 1 1 uiiwjr miv.oiug 1174 lull uuiu vni, auu master seeming perfectly happy and contented, rne wnite man's approach was unobserved until he and his canine were almost upon the other couple, but Just tnen tne dog sprang forward, ex claiming 'oo and tne cat arched her back, nach individual hair standing upon it and her tail standing out in bold Uenauce, ana as sue gave a nieaw' and opened and closed her paws nervously, the claws eacli time burying themselves in her owner's leg, he uttered a cry of pain, wnne nis countenance expressed great astonishment.

When a second later the proprietor or the dog remarked, 'Sick him the Chinaman threw the cat one way and attempted to run an other, but fell down a flight of stairs and nurt mmself considerably." l'ATJ NEWS, The ne nrinon for Northumberland couulv is to ouat $150,003. A number of Seranton Germans are organi zing Black Hills expedition. A resident of Snyder county has followed the business ot a miller tor seventy two years. The wife of Julea Phillips, of 1ick Haven. gave birth to her eighteenth child liut week.

Willie Benin, of Altnona, fell from a trapeze and received serious injuries, Uls ueck luiving been broken. The national "KislnHfod," a Welsh anni versary, will be held iu October next at Philadelphia this year. Tne next annual meelincof the State (I ran ire Patrons of Husbandry will be held at iiead Ville, Oawfoid county. A Hsxleton clockmsker has constructed a lan simile ot the great cloak at titrasburg oue third lie size, with all iu automatic hurea. A third rail is to be laid on the Erie road from F.lmira to Buffalo, to allow cars of the Lehigh Valley road to be rnn through.

A Philadelphia hotel proprietor has ottered an Allenlown Boniface $2 50 per day for the use of 60 rooms from May 1st to Dec. 1st. Henrv Grumes, aued 7 vears, of Allenlown hammer, a railroad torpedo with a atone which resulted in a serious injury to his right land. Goo. C.

Ilaldeman has resigned his position In the Columbia depo it bank and will leave (or a ttouth American tour. Mr. John B. Wisler succeeds him. Betsev Parson, of Upper Makefield and Christina Williams, ot Tiuicum, aoh nineiy four years old.

were both buried in Bucks county, last week. Leah Koch, who committed suicide in New villa by drowning, is said lo have been laboring under a religious hallucination wLen she threw herself into the cistern, Joshua Kames, of Downingtown. Chester county, was recently shot by Mrs. Kate Irwin I at her residence in Philadelphia. It the old I ory oi luiou love ana jealousy.

A little eirl while walkinr on the Lehirh Valley Railroad track at Freemansbur, on ner way borne Irora school, was knocked down, run over and killed by a locomotive. A grandson of Mr. John ne, of Lyk'ns, Dauphin county, aged three years, full into a tubof boiling water and was scalded in so shocking a manner that it cannot recover, A little girl named Snyder, in Lehigh county, took a kettle of boiling wa'er off the stove an i in carrying it to the back porch, slipped and fell, the water pouring over her limbs scalding her badly. Pennsylvania Railroad section bosses are competing for the honor of pu'tingdown the greatest number of tifs in a given time. One boas pnt down 100 ties in a day, another 103, and a third pat 126 ties.

The blood that was reported to have trickled down noon a a of sheep from a Chenter county haymow, is now pronounced by a physician "no blood at all" and the mystery is more mysterious than ever. The ladies of Wilkesbarre gave a Centennial dinner and Lady Washington tea party, from which they realized $1,333, half of which is to be devoted to the monument fund and the rest to the ladies pavilion at the Centennial. Clover seed is reperted unusually scarce in certain sections of Chester county, owing to tli" partial failure of the hay crop last year, aud the small quantity of seed harvested. The purchasing price varies at present from $8 to $8.50 per bushel of 64 pounds. There is living at Moundsville W.

a man named Michael Edwards now 109 years old, who chbc his first vote for Washington for President and who heard him make a speech at York, after the Revolutionary war. Mr. Edwards will attend the Centennial. Miss Mary A. Cuitchly, of Northumberland, an invalid tor forty live years, died recently at the age of fifty seven.

She was attacked with spine disease when twelve years old and at twenty seven was compelled to take her bed, from which she never arose unless assisted by friends. A mother and her child were recently discovered dead iu bed at Scrauton. The woman's knees were drawn up tightly and every muscle rigid, indicating cramp. The child's face wrs black and from its month a stream of blood was Sowing, showing that it had been sonetzed lo death by the mother in the awful agony of me aeaui moments. Cesp Sharp, of Schuylkill county wps working on top of a mill wheel breaking ice from the month of the "forebay" when the wheel suddenly commenced to revolve and he wts dashed between a bucket of the wheel and the face of the forbay.

His skull was cru hed, his breast mangled ana nis arms broken. The body was scarcely recognizable. Governor Ilarttanft hai said that he will not pardon the Schuylkill County Commissioners unlfss Judge Pershing recommends their pardon. As Judge rersbmg strongly remonstrated to the Bjard of Pardons against their premature release from i iil.it is not verv likelv that he will turn around now and ask for their pardon. So the prospects are that Messrs.

Hme, Conry and Benner will eerve out their sentences. A burly tramp entered the house of John Ebert. Rohreisiown, Ltucaster county, when no one but his wife, who is blind, was present, The fellow baked Mrs. Ebert for some clothing, which she refused to give him He then beat her anustabbed ner in tne arm, aud left. Mr.

Ebert returned, followed the rascal, and with a stout club struck hiin several blows, but the tramp got the better of him, threw him down and had not some persons rescued him, would have beateu r. badly. The ladies' base ball club, has been organ ized in Philadelphia and will play during the Centennial year. Their uniform will undoubt edly be the finest that ever graced the ball held, consisting ot fine blue flannel pants, ht ting close, nnder which cotton tights will be worn. The stockings will be blue and white striped silk, fastened at the knee with a blue velvet band Ibe shoes will be of a Jew cut.

and made of can vas a loose fitting whitesilk bloute and a natty sailor cap will complete the rest ot Uis outut. TCOK NAI.E OK KENT. A hat lac.ory JT1 bouih Uleveuth ie t. In eooit running oruer. nqu.reoi B.

febll If fenu street. SALK. An Orr, Painter Co. he.ter. lftrgeqt slzo, in rood order.

Pold for want oi use. xppiy ut ueu, m. SHaitniKiiui, jaul5 tf Attoruey at Law, oUtt Court at. FOR NALK. Six two Btory brlci houses, 628, M0, and (til AH Willow.

Terms reasonable. Apply at dec28 Mo. lttt MOLFTil tilXTfl Bt. BUILDING LOTS FOR SALE. The large plot of ground, northeast corner bixth and murel live low on minor street, auawieei.cn wuiow sireei, lo uesoia mine wnoi" or parte, vo suu purcuaers.

Apply ai decaS Smos No. US UTH ilXt'U t. LlOK WALK. One of the tin est Hansard JT roof dwelling onuses on North KlgUtb Je9 contalnlnxS rooms, gas in ech, hot and cold water, nuiu, dto. Apply at uecU tl 03 HOKTH EIGHTH ST, SEWINtt MACHINE.

An entirely new WILSON A WHEELER SEWING MACHINE, never nsed, with all the latest lin provemenu, for sale, at per cent, beiow reg nlar prioea. Inquire at dec7 tf THIS OFFICE. I.IOR HALE. House and lot So. 845 Penn street.

Heading, lot feel by reel deep. Kenut ibr 8H5U per annum. City prop erty tanen partly ineseuange. Appiy to GEO. M.

KKMEJ ninoui, Attoi nev at Law. Bep20 tf OUtt Court street. FOR SALE. The stone cottage, on Centre Avenue, North of Oiey street, Jj contains all the modern Improvements, and is finished throughout In nrst class style: lot 80 by 2(H) feet. Terms easy.

Made to null purchaser. Apply to UKU. M. ERMKNTKOTJT, Atteruey at Law, deo7 tr 508 Court street. PUBLIC DILI! of a very fl lair lly rei.

deuce. Will be sold at puhlio ale tin Saturday, February 19, lt76, at the Keystone Hoube, at 1 o'clock in the afternoon, tne ry tine Family Residence, No, 3.1! South Fifth st.est, containing lit rooms, with all the verv latest improvements, be lot la feet by 230 feet. House runs back 100 feet. Tue ground is handsomely laid out with fountain tu centre, a choice lot of fruit trees aud young yrape vines. Cellnrperfeotlv ilry and cement floor.

Ho se was entirely rebuilt in 1K73, and is in good condition throughout. Purobaoers de si reus of examining the property, ean Uo so by applying to T. P. KINSEY SON, Or to MoCullocn A Auctioneers, all Penn strett. Iebl2 iw JJCBLICSILE OF VALUABLE cur rilOFOlTY.

Will be sold, at publlcsle, on SATURDAYS FEBRUAKY lUln, lb76 a the Ke stono Uo se, at 1 o'clock iu ilie afternoon, all thut certain lot of ground, altuate ou 'e Clie nut st reet and Perkioineu A venue, cojUtintng about Three Acres of Laud, on whieli is ereotcd a Tito Story Brick House, 28 feet front, by 2(1 feet deep, with two story kltclieu attached aud Ihor out bui dl ks. Choice variety of fruit ees. For pariioulari apply to the Auctioneers or to HH.MKY AUr.ENBACH, FxecutT of has. Anlenbacli. MoCULLOCH Peuu si.

tebl'l iw 84LB OF VALUARLK CUT Pioperty. The uudersigned, administrator, with the will annexed, o' Die estate uf II. Frank Boyer, deceased, will otter at public sale, ou Haturday, tin lPtbdayof February, 1H78, at 1 o'clock p. at tne jveystone riouse. Heading, the following valuable real es Ida t6 'J 9 No.

1. House ami lot. No. ICS Penb street, In the city of rteadlug Tl lot lulls leel In front and 270 feet, iu depth Is a new ttareu slory brick building, with la ge back building and bavin tne nioderu Imnrovemeuts, (Jul lie rear of lot, fronting on Court street, there is a brick house, with large brlok stable The above properly Is one of he most complete and desirable resiilenoes In the city. o.

2. Four adjoining building lots, situate on the west sldeof 17 street, south of Fair view street, in theoltv of Reading beluR lots Nos. 621, 622. 624 and 52J, lu Kaht tteadtnr, bounded south and west by property of on the north by lot No. fal, aud on tlie aHt by street contatnlug in front, In all 80 feet and in depth UO feet.

So. 8. Lot No. 1H, situate at the sontheast corner of Cot on aud fi'i street, bounded on the north by Cotton s'reet, on the east by lo, No, IW, on the south by an alley, and on the west by 17 street, containing in frmt on Cotton street 20 feet, and lu depth alorgl7t street 105 teet. The terms will ne maim Known at tne time of he sale by JKKOM L.

HOYfcK, AdniliHBiraior, wuu tue win auuextu, sc i 1antf 2taw febl4 lwd AH KM I WABKS I A large assortment I armi.riuiiwe aud excltlna names for lbs young mike, Just received and for sale xt th lauel Nona Mb lite Gamsststolfaim Cloihikg lyj Ready Made aY a QHU tu cO. 5c One Price FINEST CLOTHING tj I TaiMl in1 813 823 MutSt, 4 PHILADELPHIA. JO Orders received by mail will receive tlie most careful and prompt atlcntiuu. Write fur samples it yuu cannot collie. sepffi tf UIX UOOllHI OOLKMAN, TU tfi AKTIHT TAllAlrt, No.

a ii'i Penn Blreet, Ha Just in THK FINEST LINK OF FA 1,1. MOUItS KOU II I ever brought to this city. These goods were Imported by himself. Call and see tlienj. There are none like llieiu in this city.

JaulO tf WW. BfTCIUlTI.Z. Tall.OK, Wil repair clothing, do catling, and also mate clothing to nrtier. waiiKieciion kivcu. nov2i 3m 517 CllKSTNUTSTKltKT.

lent. t.OK BEWT. Btore and oellw No. 2tS North 6th street. Immediate poises skmnaulre of WMKHOAUa, JuulU or KKldT A thr stor irlck house No.

50 Court street Inquire oi febll t' Penn sire t. TIOK KKfcT. From Hie 1st of April, rtore and dwelling No. 107 JNorth Finn blreet. Inquire ot jaula tf WM.

KHOA!" fOI'NfN rR RKSr. Two 1 li ee 5j st a atory uri.K iiuuien, rruuaim m. above Ninth. Apply at I4 Penu stieH. JanU tf FKKDK1CK HH ULUT.

1K KttNT. HIO and a Iran kiln reel A one hou coutniniug 8 and tlie 1110 em Improve ments. Apply at leMU tf FOB KMT. The large store room, No. SO North 6th stroei, L.cellr.

FohHestiiou Immediately. Apply to IHAACAOOAM.H. JanlO tf 52 North ftth street FOB KENT. A large store room wlth dwelling at.lached.suilable for two 'aw gj llles also a large basement, located in the buainess part ofPenn sti sjt. Call at tf 40 InORTH SIXTH BT.

1B RUST. The commodious 3 swiry dwell! Jg an 8 sliry hack building, No 13, comer of our th and Court sireets, with all modern conveniences. dtc24 Ud JiO. 80S PESNH1 fjKIK REKT HonseNo. 107 North Fourth street, with all the modern improvements.

fflvan Immedi ly. Apply to 11. 11. MUtlLKNBKKU. dec21 FOB BEST A three story brick house, iu every room, also iJci papered throughout, at 6o Cheiry street, ou CO feet from 51 Kent very low.

posfeBHlon oa April int. Apply 'o janl8 tf CttOUaE 107 Penn St. nog BKSfT. Btore room No. 750 Penn stree', suitable for alrnout any business, located dlrecllv oDDOSlle the Berks Couutv 4 in l.ort I 111 i CT mm I II 1st tn and 3d tioji'S.

Poeiiesslon immediately. Apply at 400 fbJNN jau 2i tf iillOR KorM 'I'O liET. The furnished 1 Hall lib Boor of the American House, oor iourtlt and Penn streets, one of the fliinl and largest rooms inoouy, is ior ieu. oi in formation apply to F. J.

ttKOTEVENT, dec7 tf is. K. Cor. Klatui. and l'n.

MK KEHr. Lodge room on Sd floor oi IS Croose slron nuuuiug, mroe uiguts out the week. Wednesday, aud Saturday. Every" nine fotin at $72 per year. BatuiUay nlirhf Htl" ner year.

The room is newly furnished tbrougtiout reut very low. Jfouseaeion unmeuiaieiy. d.ppi to tiKNKY CltOUsK. roarl'l 107 Prn 'treV. 4 UILIUNU E.OT8 FOB BALE One hna.

u3 dred and eighty nine rJulldiug Lots, on lt a Turin nn Kif tl. TAltl.il A.nil Mill. berry street between Robeson street and nn pirly oi the Koauing n. city oi iveauiuK, Teims a small amount in cash and the balance in monthly or quarterly payments. For mrtuer imuru.awui M'i'7 HORACK A.

YONUT. AtVy for HI. H.and H. A. Mulilenueig, drc7 tf Vnrth Iti.i KOS KKNT.

A LAKMK, CMMOiIOU8 three story brick house, with a lhree slor back building, suitable tor Hotel, Kes 'auraut or geuera. bttsiueMS, bltnateou Ncrth 6th street, city of Reading, No. 3H, containing In irout 25 leet. and In depth lloleet. Hitld house contains Jl rooms, besides parlor and convenient bath room aud kitclieu, to gather with a Bui cloud yard lo the site, and rear oi uaca uuiiuiugn.

Avp'y MMJRBrt. declM tf. No. tiili I.U tK'S CELEBRATED Ale, I'orli'i ami l.ncr ISccr BREWERIES, ln. OrricB COH, THIRD AND CHESTNUT STB.

Ueoac tr IB OKI.IB1.K I Nli, Payson's Indelible Ink and Clark's Indelible Pencil, for marking Linen. Silk and Ootton Uoods. for sale at tbe YnnoX tr toitnT. WOOKBTVlRr BKLIIW A large asftorlmonl Toy Books, (iames, will be sold at and oeluw cost, to close out the mock, at the JOURNAL BOOK STORK, WnaS Slh itrwl A It I KM' KNUMSH No IK delicately diluted. Anew article, liinl, out.

For sals At Iks JO ttJ( AL aiUltlk, FOR ai.oj8',s vIL DJ Fall and Winter 0IO $crk sabers. STOCKS AND BONOS AND SOLD ON CdHIMMOU, DellAVEPV TOWKSE BASHEKS, 40 SOUTH THIBD ST. Janl lydAw Philadelphia. Icsuoaa a beo, DKALKRS IN lulled Slates llourt mid Slocks, oId, Stiver and Coupon. Drafts on New York and Philadelphia.

INTEREST PAID ON DEPOSITS. Open at 9 a. and closes at p. m. tf BUSHONO A BKO.

mr. savinws bask, HOYER SELLERS, BANKERS, NO. 49 PESN STRBET, READING, (adjoining Farmers' National Bank.) Receive large and small deposits, subject to jheckat sight, ou which interest is allowed. Execute orders for stocks. Bonds aud Gold, buy and sell Commercial Paper.

Forelem.Kx ouange and Passage Tickets for sale. JanlU tf WHITE, POWELL CO. BIO. a H. THIBD PHIUDA.

I HANKERS aud UUOKEHS and dealers In United State and oU er reliable securities. Bills of Exohaug drawn on all principal points of Europe. DEPOSITS RECEIVED and INTEREST ALLOWED. Collections promptly made. Commercial Paper Negotiated.

Utooks, 'foods aud Hold bought aud sold on commission, and ordurs executed at the Philadelphia, New Vork. Boston and Baltimore Boards. Jau4 JOHN U. OIMPMIN, AT'i'l RN AT LA nov23 ly T.4i Court street, Heading. Pa.

RKMOVAL. Dr. H. M. Nagle bas removed to NO.

144 NORTH 8TH STREET. pM ly FKAMK I1ETTBA, I. ATTORN EY AT LAW, uiay7 tW No. Ba Court Street. KKIVOALL, BBOTHKKS, Civil Knglu eers, No.

ua franklin street, ReadTun, Pa. JauS tfil 1, 1. A. UI.KM H.NO.Utl tKNN 81', fl jfottlce hours all day, excupt when ulteu1 lug to professional duties, Reading, Pa. aprlO lyw ATl'HIAS HKNCIKL, AriminMa iv.

No, MI booth titli, UeauinK, Pa. Collections promptly made. Deeds, and Bonds carefully written. A. W.

UlASK, Uuuslaule. martl lyd BKKTOLET Mechitulunl 1)1 rectory and Patent Agency NO. 15 NORf rtlJti'U aTKElST. RAiiu, P. tsusiuess relating to Plei.w p.omptly attended to.

Practical inventions on exhibition al all limes. State and Oounly HlghUifor sal. ooUO ly (i.t:uiil, Uraduales of the Philadelphia College of Dental Surgery, io. Ill Horth litlli Slreet, BEAOInO, PA. Teeth extracted by Nytrous Oxide Oaa, Ktuer, Chlorolorm, or Local Anaesthesia.

4Wrhe only authorised dentists lu Keadlug for Kolsom's Patent Atmospheric DeuUu Plates, which are a decided Improvement. All work recommended by the profession made. JauS lidAw 3TAilvertuefnmii, iot exceeding Mrsa Itn, tu6Lutitd in liu tdnmm at td.UO pr year, tayabtt quuruirli in adxtstce. StAMKKltBU BUSHONO A Bankers, dealers In U. S.

BondB and Stocks, Uold, Sliver and Coupons. Interest on deposits. BOOK) and STATIONERY. JE NABB A dealers In Books, Station ery, Law Blanks, No. II North Hlxtn street, opposite Keystoue House.

BOOTS) and 8UOKS. A1I1ELI'. sHKlBEB, dealer in BooU mJhuiI Shoes, and manufacturer of LauUaa Misses' and Children's Shoes, 704 Penn St. MSTP.ENQ, 715 Penn street, dealer in Rnota and Ahoas. Cnstom work DromDU ly attended to.

MACHINE aud PI PIS WORKS. MELLKRT8 A COMPY'S West Reading Pipe and Railing Machine Works, Corner of Soouud and Chestnut streets. FANCT eoOIW and NOTIONS. HJ. RUOADS.

41 Penn street. Importer and dealer in Vanoy Goods, Notions, and Ladles'J'urnlshlng Uoods, Ac. HARDWARE, IRON, MOGOWAN A MILT1MOKE, 5U5 Penu dealers in PalnU, Oils, Glass, Building Harlware, Saddlery, Ac. TvEOT LERCHA Wholesale aud ReUU VT Dealers in Iron, Steel, Palnti, Oil, Building Hardware, Ac, No. 504 Penn street.

IRON KAILINOH. LtM, Ae. LOUIS NEUDOERPKEH, Manufacturer oi Iron RalUngs, Locks. Kays, Ac, Court bo low Fiah. PRINTISJO.

JKNABB A Job Printers, No. It North sixth Street. Orders by mall promptly alUndsd toJJ HAI4IONN. HjlVKBTBODT. If you want something JCJgood to eat or drink, go to Old Jake Walter, Liberty Hall, No.

14 audi" Boulti Seventh street. WATt'HKH AND JKWCLKI. JON. P. MEN GEL, Watches, Jewelry.sllvsr plated ve, Clocks, 6I Penn St.

Particular at' tlon given to repairing. Z. i I 1 winj iivii i.miioi. DANIEL A. YODER, Wliolesal Thaler In Foreign and Domestic Wines A Llanors, iiire (Miler Vineirar lwav mi vnn.

TTEN IIOM, HORMEMKN BEST BOOKS ON HOIUKB EXTANT. IfSurray'M "Pcrftct Horie." How to Know Hint, How to Hhoe Him. How to Breed Him. How to Drive Him. How to Train Him.

BT WILLIAM H. H. ITVBAT. WoodrulTai TKOTTINU HORSE OF AMERICA, jBx Porrositor'si Uinta to Hor.c Keeper. Steuart's Stable Rook.

BEING A TREATISE ON THE MANAUE MEN 1. OIT HOHS. JOURNAL BOOK BTORE, No. II North 8th street. Heading, Pa.

Anvof the above works sent to any address free of postage, ou receipt of price. Auuress, marl'J tf Reading, Pa. rKA8RS of all kinds for sale at the A JOURNAL BOOK STORK, 1 1 Worth WTlb A KNOLI'N WHITINO WLIIIU AflU FX Alllug'sbrllllaul Carmine lukforial at tbe lulyUo nurtuatu auvst,.