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VOL. 40 NO 84. READING, TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 8, 1878. THREE CENTS. ALL OVER THE WORLD.

ASSOCIATED PKKNS Anolni I'ollsvllle Bwnk Failure What 'Buck jr" llunrlly Nnys Phlllelpllla and New Cnmanii Nomlnntlous 4a Degrees Below Zero. Pottsville, Jan. 7. The following notice was posted on the doors of the Pottsville Bank this morning "By the unanimous decision of the Board of Directors, this bank will not be open for re ceipts or payment of debitors unless other' wise directed by the stockholders." A meeting; of the stockholders is now in session. But little is known of the bank's actual condition, but information from reliable sources places the amount of deposits at less than $15,000.

It is believed the bank has suspended for the purpose of going into liquidation. Wnnt Ruekr Donnelly Nentenee. Hie Pottsville, Jan. 7. Dennis alias Buckay Donnelly, a prominent Molly Ha guire.was sentenced to death this morning for the murder of William Sanger at Raven Run, in Sept.

1875. When asked if he had anything to say he replied, "Yes sir, my life has been sworn away. None of them never met me who swear I was on the ground. If I got justice from the Court or jury, my life would not be Nworn away by the I'll never forget them, and my poor, weak children without any one to look after them. I'm satisfied to accept tho sentence of death if it is passed on me and death along with that." Donnelly received the death sentence very cooly, and while beiug handcuffed and taken back to jail was calm.

Four Mollle Hnicnlres lu Miring. Philadelphia, Jan. 7. A number of opinions were delivered in cases argued at Pittsburg. Among others opinions affirming the judgments rendered by the Courts of Oyer and icriuiner ol Columbia and Schuylkill counties, in the cases of Hester, Tully, McCue, and Kelioe, Alollie Alagmres, who were con victed of murder in the first degree, and sentenced to death.

COLLECTOR TtJTTON'g) NUCCKNSOK. The I'reneut Incumbent Don't Believe In the Marker Itniuor. Philadelphia, Jan. 7. Collector Tutton said this morning, in a conversation about Mackey's rumored appointment as his successor, that he knew very little as to the truth or falsity of the rumor, but he had no doubt that Mr.

Mackey would like very much to be Collector. He was convinced that there was no desire at Washington to make a change, and if there was, he was satisfied that the merchants of Pl'iladelpliin would use all their influence to secure the Hpk)inlment of some other gentleman than Mr. Mackey. ONE DEPUTY SURVEYOR FOR PHILAD'A. A letter hat been prepared at the Treasury Department which will be sent to Surveyor Goodrich, informing him that hut one deputy surveyor will be allowed at Philadelphia, and to take immediate sle to carry this order into execution.

THE PHILADELPHIA POST OKKICK CLERKS. Chief Special Agent Pin ker and Chief Clerk Morr are ou their way here to examine into the Bul jcct of (lie compensation of the clerks in the Philadelphia Post Office required by the Act of Congress ol March, 1877. INTENSE COLD. 43 Deirreen Below Zvro Noine Weather. Boston, Jan.

7. Accounts from various points of New England indicate an intensely cold morning. At Nashua the thermometer stands 24 decrees below; Manchester, N. 27 below; Milford, N. II 28 below; St.

Johns bury, 86 below; while at Fort Fairfield, it is 42 below zero. Intense Colli In the Hudson Klver Valley. Pououkeepsie, Jan. 7. Intense cold prevails along the Hudson Kiver Valley to day, the mercury ranging from 3 to 10 degrees below zero.

The river is firmly closed. A Cold Morning In Connecticut. Hartford, Jan. 7. The thermometer in this city ranged from seven to fourteen degrees Mow zerb this morning.

IS Degree Above Zero at Memphis. Memphis, Jan. 7. To day was the coldest of the season the mercury standing 16 above zero at 6 o'clock this morning. Hew York Cuaiouin Nouiluwtlons.

Washington, Jan. 7. The World't correspondent says There is no doubt that the President within ten days or two weeks after Congress meets will send to the Senate nominations for Collector and Naval Officer of New York. This has been decided on. Whether Mr.

Roosevelt's name will be sent again for Collector and Mr. Prince's lor Naval Officer baa not yet been settled. It is the opinion that whoever is named will not fail to be confirmed. The New F.IHC1 Bishop. New Orleans, Jan.

7 The standing Commillee of the Diocese of Louisiana at the meeting to day gave ils consent to the consecration ol' Rev. Dr. Kccleson as Bishop of West Virginia, and refused consent to the consecration of Rev. Dr. Seymour as Bishop of Springfield.

tidov. Hnlloek'x dote ProbHble Arqillllnl. Atlanta, (la Jan. 7. In the rase of the RUte of Georgia vs.

Fx Gov. Bullock argument is in pcogros. The rase will be submitted to the jury to nmrrow. The general opinion is that ii verdict of acquittal will be reudcred. Chitrta Onk I.IU Ins.

Co. Nulls. arti'ord, Jan. 7. In the Supreme Court this morning Messrs.

Walkely, Fuiher, and Wiggin, tho indicted ex officers of the Charter Oak Life lusurnnce. Coinpnuy, appeared and gave bonds in $5,000 each for trial at the March criminal term. BY MAIL AND WIRE. Switzerland with 3,000,00 1 ot a population, has euwa. Counterfoil Mexican dollars are afloat at Indianapolis.

'lh police of Hurrisburg earn their wages by arresting geese. 8 divorce. caes are on Ibe Hampshire Supreme Court's lint A Mich iK'in baby bus lieen born with three arms. His quarrel must bu jut. Schuylkill Haven has thirteen ordained mints tirsiind almost as many physician In Philadelphia, during 1S77, 6,273 building permits were issued, ugnlnst in 1S76.

A Berlin tlrui is oaking a niiinlier of telephones for experimental uso ny Hie Italian army The tcclive force of l'iiiladelphia, last year made 880 arrests, and recovered stolen pruperty valued The Central Pacific Railroad Company have or dered 700,000 trees, to bo set out along the line of their road during tne cniing teason. At Swede i funerals a small band glass is put In the coffln of a woman in order thai she may take a last look at herself when Hie trumpet sounds. '1 he minor which Mr. sends from London or Mr. Bennett's Intention to publish a London Hi ndi! is plausible enough lo make It Interesting.

Last year's wheat crop Is ostlmated at 300,000,000 bush Is, ami is said to be tho largest ever grown in the United Htates. (If this amount 110,000,000 hush 1 can be spared sor eXxrinllon. the Irish Citliollc Colonization Society, of Philadelphia, has nurcliicd snout 7,000 acres ol laud lu Virgiuia, about Vt) miles west of Richmond ou the linoof the Richmond and Liauville railroad. A Catholic colony will shortly settle ou LlllK lnd. Pennsylvania was the chiTplon banirlinr state during 1877.

Hhe is credited Willi sixteen out of eighty three executions in the United States, or one nfth of the whole number. South Caruliua ranu next, having had twelve shows of this kind daring the year. New York, with three erecu Uon, Is far behind her more enterprising neigh bora It is fonrerout to take a nan in Paris, for before a fellow wakes up he may be hustled under ground, a lonmgni ago a man wno naa an abundance of leisure tell asleep one day, and his friends supposed that he was dead. A funeral was ordered and cards were sent out, but while the undertaker was fumbllnir with the screws and one of the relatives wai stooping to give the pale lace ot ue oorme a iat cares, lo mere was breaCh and warmth In the lips. The coffin was removed and the corpse tucked Into a warm bed and three days afterward the slumbrous man of leisure opened nis eves, siretcnea ms arms ana murmured, "what a good nap that was!" Tito Weather To lny.

Washington, Jan. 7. lndioaliont for the Middle Atlantic States: Rising followed by ita tioTUiry barometer, cooler northwest to warmer southerly winds, partly cloudy or clear ueather. HVNHIAMN MARCHING ON. Adrianople the Next Point Capture of maa woarito nrniinai movement.

London, Jan. 7. Gen. Gourko captured Sofia on the 3J inst. After crossing the Bal kans he encountered the Turks at Taskesan, 25 miles east of Sofia, on the Slst and de feated them.

The Russians lost 700 in killed and wounded. This victory endangered the iurkisb position on the Kaiuaril heights and they abandoned this last defense of the ap proaches to Sofia and made their way to Sla tiia en route to the Ikhtimaa defile, the final rallyiug point for the defense of Adrianople, Marching; on Adrlnnople Nuow Ob striiellouH It is announced to day that Geueral Ru detiky has also crossed the Balkans through Ibe Slupka rass, which is about ol) miles east of the pass by which General Gourko crossed. Now that Kaiuard has been abandoned and Sofia captured, Geueral Gourko can march to the northeast and turn the position ol the Turks in the Ikhliman Defile by following the succession of valleys formed by the Toioluiizi, Giupso, and Tundja, and uniting his forces with those ol Ueneral Ka lelzky, match upon Adrianople. The only serious impediment to this movement is the heavy snow, which requires the use of sledges, in which the Russian outfit is reported as being very deficient. KUNNla Will Uu It Aloue.

St. Petersburg, Jan. 7. The Journal de Si, PeUreburg says: "Russia after her immense sacrifices demands the right lo discuss the conditions of peace with her enemy alone. Russia, however, recognizes the right of Europe to make known its apprecialion of the peace conditions settled between the belligerents.

It is nevertheless important not to admit pretensions which might mislead the vanquished concerning their position and public opinion concerning the relations between the Powers." Kins; Victor Euinnuel Worse. Rome, Jan. 7 Noon King Victor Emanuel passed a comparatively quiet his fever continues to increase, with further extension of the pleurisy. Condition of the KoyM lnvalll Wlint the Pope SJnld The Papal Conclave. London, Jan.

7. A special dispatch from Rome to the Pali Mall Gazette says Professor Baccilli, of Rome, and Dr. Bruro, from Turin, have been summoned for consultation in regard to the condition of the King. The left lower lobe of the right lung is congested, the whole right pleura is affected and there is also intense inter costal neuralgic pain affecting the entire abdomen. This being only the second day of the malady it is impossible lo predict its issue.

The King is in perfect possession of his mental faculties and is desirous of taking his usual part in the direction of affairs. HOW TUB POI'E received the news. When news ol the King's illness reached the Pope, he asked Cardinals who were present with hini, "What will happen if the Vatican and the Quirinal both became MEETINOOF NEXT PAPAL CONCLAVE The proposal to hold the next conclave elsewhere than in Rome is strongly opposed by Camerlengo Pecci. The scheme is promoted by the Ullramonlaine Cardinals. Hopeful BteWH from the Texas Border.

Washington, Jan. 7. Colonel Shafter is before the Sub Committee on Military Affairs this afternoon, concerning events on the Teias border. He said there was much less stealing the past than in any former years. THE INQUIRY INTO THE SAN ELIZAUIO AFFAIR Colonel John II.

Kind, sih Infantry, and Lieutenant Colonel John Young, 19th Infantry, have been designated by the Secretary of War to co operate with the citizens of Texas in the investigation of the San Elizario affair. The V. H. School Ship Constitution. Philadelphia, Jan.

7 The Constitution, now under preparations for carrying goods to the Paris Exposition, is to undergo a chance of officers. Lieutenaut Commander William A. Whiting is ordered from Washington, as her executive officer, and Captain Oscar Badger is detatched from the Navy Yard at the capi tal and ordred to command the vessel, while Captain A. P. Cook, who is now in command, is ordered to Ihe command of tlieie ceivingship St.

Louis, at League Island. Married lu Unruluv Church. Wheeling, W. Jan. 7 The morning service in St.

Aloysius R. C. Church was just over, and a large party assembled to witness a wedding, when smoke began issuing from the ceiling. The plucky couple ordered Ihe priest to perform the ceremony, which he did. Part of the ceiling fell during the ceremony.

The urv damaged the chur. to Ihe amount of 1 1,200. Hearing; of Ihe I'otlalown Hefoiilterfi. PoTTBTOWN, Jan. 7.

James Flannery and Richard L. P. Reifsnyder, arrested charged charged with stealing $5,350 from the Potts town Iron Company, had a hearing at Norns town this afternoon and were committed to prison in default of $5,000 bail each. HemphlM linltnlea WilllnniNpiirt. Memphis, Jan.

7. Mayor Flippin and the Members of the General Council uf the city were Judge Trigg, of the U. S. District Court, to day for contempt in not levying a tax ordered by that Court. The case was continued until to morrow.

f. Mchnylklll'it New Jndire Nworn In. Pottsville, Jan. 7. The Hon.

O. P. Bechtel, the newly elected Judge of the Cc.n inon Pleas of Schuylkill county, was sworn in this morning and immediately look a seat on the bench. Two Buys nnppoaed lo be Drowned. Providenck, R.

Jan. 7 Two sons of Gilbert A. or ton, of Rehobolh, aged respectively nine and eleven years, are missing and are supKMed lo be drowned in the reservoir, which is being drawn off. Two Wit Browned In an lee Fond. Hyannis, Jan.

7 Sadie Sharp and Etta Hszeltine, aged respectively eleven and fiflein, broke through the ice on a pond near here yesterday and wire drowned. Meeting; of the Ohio I.eglNlnlure. Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 7 Both houses of the General Assembly met at 10 o'clock and oiganized by electing the officers chosen by the caucus of last Baturday night. Death of John I'oble.

Hazleton, Pa Jan. 7. John F. Fohle, proprietor of the Upper Lehigh Hotel, died very suddealy of heart disease this morning. BETWEEN TWO FIRES1 DNUKK WHICH Fl AIJ, PKI.S.

The Political Cauldron Will Boll Over on the 10th IhmI. 1'exaN Inventor to Hcllpee Keely Motot Wash tojclon tjlOMMlp, Ad. Correspondence Times and Dispatch. Washington, Jan. 7.

The political cauldron, as we near the date of the re assembling of Congress the 10th has the movements of its contents accelerated by the fuel added from time to time by the politicians on each side, notably so by the large contribution of Chandler and it is predicted that it will be in a state of furious ebullition directly Senators and Representatives get well down to work. It seems also the general belief here that the destinies of parties and individuals are rapidly shaping themselves in such man ner thatPresident Hayes will not much longer be able to stand halting between two opinions; that the relations he is hereafter to sustain towards the two great parties contending for the mastery, will be definitely settled within a short time. It is said too that they may be quite as certainly determined by what he abstains from tloing as by positive action in either direction, and that too against his desire to con tinue to occupy a semi neutral attitude. THE keely MOTOR ECLIPSED, i A Texas inventor bids fair to eclipse the Keely motor man by the stupendous charac er of a discovery in Ihe region of mechanics with which he has been wrestling for vears and which beseems to have just perfected. He has ouly aggravated the professional experts ot the ratenl Utnee by the hints and innuendoes contained in the following letter just re ceived by tbe commissioner ot that Bureau but tbey hope to be gratibed by more siecific lulormation.

December 24 1R77 Monley co Htaleof tax as dear friend I take the present operiumiy oi aroping ou a tew lines in order to tell you what I buleave and too ask some things of you well the first is that 1 beliv tha Icau start theperpelu I motion It 1 was auel or if i had the money, it would titko 6.00 or 6.00 dollars to blurt It auii as I am a poore man aud work hard tor allviiig 1 hav not not Iho money I will hit somethii'K a bout my life my parents aud my bis niss uiy lamer is a memeuiH preacoer ana was not able to educate me I have teen working: at a steem engine lor about 3 years and then run while river uu ut years ana am now working In a blauksmilh and wood shop and ill could get some tie 1 would try to Marl it hut tho thing I am go iutr to ak Is this I want A book that contains all the tents and more pertlkelur the plans of the motion Dill the place where 1 was when Ihouirht of the plan was on while river aud I havs Muddled for years well I will make this nroslshun if some person will furnish me the money 1 will put it up and If 1 fail i will give them my plans and if I put It up i will pay back twiset the amount. Bo no more at present but remain your friend I want you to write as soon as you got this If you pleas and I will tell more about the pertirklers next time 1 write direct letters to monley co Utxas from too tbe patient otlce" LIFE SAVING 8EK VICE ITS ANN UAL WORK. Below are some items from the annual re port of the Superintendent of the Life Saving Service. New districts added during the year, 43 on the lakes, the other in Florida; isasters to vessels within tbe limits ot Ihe service, 134; estimated values of vessels and cargoes, lives saved, lost, 39; number of shipwrecked persons sheltered, 3U8, and total number of the days shelter afforded, 963; total amount of properly saved, nmouut lost, number of vessels and their cargoes totally lost, 34. On fifty occasions where life saving appamlus was used an aggregate of 871 persons were landed, The monotony of the life of the crews aud the inadequate of compensation (recommended for an increase) are assigned as the greatest obstacles to their desired efficiency.

FASCINATING MRS. H1CK8 LOKD. Mrs. Hicks, whose exentric marriage to Millionaire Lord, of New York, has excited such wide spread comment, lived at the Arlington in 1872 in regal style, paying $50 per day for her rooms. She is a singularly handsome woman and was always richly, not gaudily dressed.

She moved in the best society, drove out in a splendid equipage aud on horseback is tbe personifies! iou of grace and beauty. She was on inlimaie terms wilh Bancroft, Ihe historian, and the families of several foreign ministers. Gen. Batiks was frequently in her company, and rumor has it thai Gen. Butler, Gen.

Schenck aud the brother of the Duke of Richmond were engaged lo her. Cl.YMER FOR GOVERNOR. The Washington Fust mentions the name of your Congressman, Hon. Hiester Clymer, as a suitable candidate for the Democratic nomination for Gove' nor of Pennsylvania. 830,000 Fire at Klpou, WIrcounIu.

Chicago, Jan. 7 A special dispatch from Ripon, says: A fire there yesterd destroyed Kellogg's block with the dry goods stocks of Clark Bros, and others. Loss $30, 000. Insurance $25,000. The rresiueDt'a Kveulnsr Krcepilon.

Washington, Jan. 7. The President will hold his evening receptions on Tuesday evening, January 15, February 5, and February 26, from 8 until 10 o'clock. A Memphis Mergyinau Drop Dead. Memphis, Jan.

7. Leroy B. Gaston, a well known I'resbyteiian minister of this cily, dropped dead in the streets at Helena, to day from heart disease. LOCAL NEWS. $1506 Realized by a Sheriff's Sale.

The Sheriff 's sale of the eronal property of Jnphenas Miller, held in Relireishurg, on Saturday, resulted in $15.06 having been realized. Mr. Miller has been engaged in business as a cabinet maker and undertaker, and having la en unfortunate, none of his neighbors would bid 11 mi Ihe property, although a large crowd attended the sale. A horse sold for a row for a hearse for a lop buggy for a spring wagon for complete sot of carpenter tools, turning lathe, 10 ce ils, innw were uie uiiuciuiii miicies auiu. These were the principal articles sold All the articles were "bought in" I M.

Mil. I ler by Dr. John S. Tryon, of Rehrersbnrg. Death of a Philadelphia Florist.

Mr Thomas J. Mai Keii.o of Philadelphia, a prominent florist, well known to our city nurserymen, died yesterday, at bis residence in that cily. Mr. MacKenzie wai a member Philadelphia Common Council irora I he '29lh Wind, and a leading Mason. The Boas Habeas Corpus Hearing.

Court will meet at 10 o'clock this morning for Ibe purpose of hearing the evidence in the E. P. Boas habeai corpm case. All the witnesses will be required to bo in attendance otherwise attachments will he issued for them Salute In Honor of Battle of New Orleans Richard Fisher ami hisn lad of cannouiers will fire a snlule of thirly eight rounds to day from Hill, in honor of the anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans. There will be martial music commencing at daybreak.

i. a Officer Hagy Confined to tbe House. Officer B. W. Ilagy is unable to be on duty, and is confined at present to the house, in obedience to the direction of his physician.

His wound is still quite painful, and he is not out of danger. PERSONAL. Jere Black chews up two papers of flue cut a day. l.ydla Thompson la woith close to a quarler of a million. Bishop Haven, of the Methodist hurch, desires two inf smnaries for work in Africa, The luike ol 1'ortlHiid cannot bear lo be seen, and takes his exe'clses at midnight We believe Mr.

lleunett is enHKed to two handsome young French countesses now. Francis Murphy hns bargained with a Boston firm to lecture lor night, lie says that he I has not $.300 in the world, and that he desires to pay for a home that ne naa bought In Mr. P. T. Barnum is a weary.

Be says be will undertake no new enterprise; that he Is now sixty eight years old, ana is doing the work of ten men. ie aaas tnai ae is ae'iinir nis nnusa in nr. ner, ana win oe reaay go wnen reomred. Tally one for Gunnison of the York Record. One i ot ms mends scut nun an anonymous poem 1 which be had clipped from an old newsi with a request to republish it.

Gunnison pub papei illsne It with his own name attached as author. It was 1 a New Year's ode that Uunnison had written some i years before. An admirer of Brick Pomeroy In a Berkshire town named bin ton after that red hot Democratic editor, and seul him notice to that erteet. An ac knowicdgment came back accompanied byacou Thin iau In. though It happened, so It la related, that the notes proveu 10 De counterfeit.

County Officials Sworn In, SHERIFF KEMP ENTERS UPON HIS DUTIES. 'THE NEW DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND 'COUNTY SURVEYOR. APPOINTMENT OF A SPECIAL DETECTIVE. Alfred C. Kemo was yesterday morning at 10 o'clock sworn in as High Sheriff of Berks county, for the ensuing three years, by County Recorder Keller in the latter's office.

The usiihI oath was administered to support, obey anil defend the constitution of the United Siates, and of Pennsylvania, and discharge the duties of theoffice with fidelity, and that the election laws had been in no manner violated either for the purpose of curing the nomina tion, or of being elected. A large number of the new Sheriffs personal mends were present when the oath was taken. The Sheriff elect, upon his arrival in Read' iio; at half past seven o'clock yesterday morn iug, immediately repaired to the Sheriffs office in the Court House, and Hheritt xorgey, with the assistance of his sons, began removing his papers and books from tne office, and by half past eight o'clock the desks and vault presented an empty appearance. Sherifi Kemp, like his predecessors, enters upon his duties with an eutirely new set of books. As stated in yester day morning's issue, the Sheriff has appointed as his Deputies, George B.

Scliaeff'er, of Fleet wood, and Ueorge A. ueckman, 01 Heading. Both these gentlemen appeared in the Sheriff's office yesterday morning, and entered immeditely npon their duties. Herbert Kemp, son of the Sheriff, was also engaged yesterday in doing some clerical work in the Sheriff's office, and will occa ionally assist Ins father. A.

B. Wanner and Hiram Y. Kaufman, have been chosen as the Sherill's legal advisers. A large uuinlier of persons, from different sections ot the county, called upon the Sheriff yesterday, nod paid him their compliments. In the alternoon Ihe Hheritt commenced to serve writs, and proceeded lo Amity township for that purpose Deputy was also dispatched in the direction of Ml.

with several legal process to serve. Deputy Heck man was left in charge of the office. THE NEW DISTRICT ATTOKNEY. William M. Goodman, was sworn in ss District Attorney of Berks county at half past ten clock yesterday morning, by Judge Hagenman in chambers, the oath administered being similar to that taken by Sherifi Kemp.

District Attorney Goodman was accompanied by the retiring District Attorney, Henry C. G. Reber, Esq. The lat'er has earned the thanks of every good citizen for the able discharge of Ihe duties of his office during the past three years, roiupi and tearless in tne prosecution of criminals, aud the administration of justice, he has established an enviable reputation which will cling to him in after life. His suc oeesor, William At.

ijtooaman, has the necessary qualifications to be equally successful iu the discharge of the duties of District Attorney. His well known industry and en ergy will be of great service in accelerating tbe cause ol justice. A NEW COUNTY DETECTIVE. District Attorney Goodman after being sworn presented his petition for the appoint ment ol John i nhart as special Detective for Berks county, in place of William Graul, who held the position during Mr. Reber'steitu of office.

Under the act of May 19lh.1874.tlie District Attorney has power to appoint a special detective for the county, and under a supplement passed April 13, 1876, "the duties of the special detective are those of general police officer, and he shall have all the powers that are now conferred on constables so far as they relate to crimes or criminal procedure." COUNTY SURVEYOR ZAOHAHIAS. Henry C. Zacliarias was sworn in yesterday by Judge Sassa nan as County Surveyor of Berks county, for the term of three years. His bond was filed yeslerday in the Recorder's office iu the sum of one thousand pounds, Pennsylvania currency, equivalent to $2, CC6.6S. The bond was approved by Judge Sassamun.

Firemen's Annual Election. CHIEF BOYER HE ELECTED GEORGE MILLER ASS'T ENGINKEB 1ST DiST. NO CHOICE IN 2D LIST. The annual election of officers of the Fire Department, of this cily, was held last evening, attended with the usual interest. Chief Boyer was unanimously elected, no other name having been presented for the lHisition.

In the First District Mr. George Miller was elected Assistant Engineer. In the Second District there wiw no choice. The selection of this officer will now have to be decided by the Firemen's Uuion. Following is the vole of some of the companies wilh the names of the delegates elected to the Firemen's Union.

Rainbow Chief Engineer, H. F. Boyer 110 opposition. Assistant Engineer, Andrew J. Kclireffl 02 votes; Joseph D.

Fox, 0. Delegates lo Uie Firemen's Union, Messrs. S. S. Kindt, Franklin Thompson, John R.

Phil lippi, John Frees and James Tyson Hampden. Chief Engineer, II. F. Boyer no opposition. Assistant Engineer, Andrew J.

Schrtffler, 68 voles Joseph Fox, 52 votes. Junior Chief Engineer H. F. Boyer, no opposition. Assistant Engineer, Joseph D.

Fox, 74 vote1; Andrew J. Schn fHer, 72 voles. legates to Firemen's Union, Messrs. John A. Buch, F.

P. Heller, G. D. Brown, J. Peipher and Henry Ribble.

fievertink Chief Engineer, H. F. Boyer received 46 votes. Assistant Engineer Joseph D. Fox, 47 voles.

A. J. SclirelhVr, 0. Delegates to Firemen's Union, Messrs. Charles Ely, D.

Heruen, B. F. Fink and Alvin Haak. Reading Chief Engineer, H. F.

Boyer, no A.ilnl l'l'" n. Miller, noopiKisilion. Delegates to Firemon'i Union, Messrs. A. 0.

Greth, W. F. Weber, Aaron Harner, Henry Keiscrand George Ha genman. Harvesting the Ice Crop. The culling of five inch ice was commenced yeslerday on the Union and Schuylkill canal levels.

Honio of the ice is nut of the best quality, being partially congealed wilh snow. Ice six inches thick it porled on some of the dams in the vicinity of Heading. The ice, it is expected, will have materially increased in ihickiiess by to day. Surety and Desertion Cases. In consequence of the large amiiiiul of criminal business for the ensuing Court of Quarter Sessions, which meets next Monday, District Attorney Goodman has cliunged Ihe lime of hearing surely of the peace and desertion cases from Monday, the 21st hint, lo Thursday, January 25lh, at 10 a.

m. County Auditors at Work. The County Auditors cdininuiicrd veslerdav their labors of auditing the annual accouutof A. H. Scbattler, County Treasurer.

It was some time afier 10 a. 111., wheu Ibeycom menced, and by evening they had niade very satisfactory progress. Brossman'a Estate Appraised a $33,001.99 1 lie assigned emateoi iNathaii isroasiuan. ol this city, has been appraised at 133,001.99, which covers the real mid rsonal property, exclusive of the property exempted by law. Personal, Hun.

J. A. Ktober, member of Ihe Leeisla lure from LancaHler county, was in the city yesterday, on his way 10 llurrisburg. THE COAL DIFFICULTY. MKW AKRANOEMENT PROFONKU.

Another Meeting: to be Colled. Proba bly To Day The Lehigh Valley lo be Propitiated The New Allotment. News comes from Philadelphia that the call for another meeting of the coal presidents, to settle finally the percentage for each of the coal carrying companies to be represented in the combination, will be made to day or tomorrow. Arrangements, it is believed, have been perfected by which the Lehigh Valley can have an increase of 2J per cent, over that given it in the allotment made at the last meeting. This will not touch the allotment of Mr.

Go wen, but will take per cent, from the Delaware Lackawanna Western, off the Del ware Hudson Canal Company, 1 per cent, off the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. It is thought the arrangement will pass the next meeting without trouble. Tbe Pottsville Journal is of the opinion, however, that the re sult of the Bethlehem meeting does not promise favorably for a combination though it does not decide against it. THI8 YEAR'S PROSPECTS IN SCHUYLKILL. hat paper further says, editorially, in its issue of yesterday "We think the Schuylkill region has the best chance for business this year, as it had last, in the event of a combina tion not being effected.

It has one third of all the Anthracite coal trade of the country, and we believe that it can keep it, combination or no combination; about the only difference the proposed agreement would make would be that the region would then have more monev. even though it had less work. We do not forget that this may be a very important difference, but we do not hang all our holies of a prosper 0U8 future on the success or failure of any 0110 scheme. Pending the negotiations, however, we note that the region is acting for itself, without waiting for the others. Tbe two weeks' suspension announced in the Journal a week ago begins to day, and by the time it is ended the programme for the coming season will, no doubt, be lully matured.

What Iho I.ehWh Valley will Accept no Krqnni ior a ureail or inn Board of Managers. ISpecial to Times and Dispatch. Philadelphia, Jan. 7. As far as can be be learned no request has yet been made by the Lehigh operators to recall the Board of Control.

It is, however, understood that if concessions be made which will give the Le high Valley interest a total percentage of 19 91 100 of the entire production made up of 1875 100 by rail and 116100 by canal, an agreeable basis to that section will arrived at, but up to this time the greatest tounape Mowed them is 19 60 100 per which is believed to be contributed to by the Del 1 ware and Hudson Canal, the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company, and the Pennsylvania Kailroad Company. The dif ference between the allotment allowed by the new terms and that requested, is about fifty thousand tons. PACKER AND WILBUR IN CONFERENCE. Messrs. Packer and Wilbur were in con ference this afternoon for three hours at the office of the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company, but they declined to stale their conclusions.

Action of tbe County Commissioners. RE ORGANIZED FOB 1878 WILLI AM O. MOORE ELECTED PRESIDENT AND A R. KOLNIO CLERK. The Board of County Commissioners re organized yesterday afternoon for the ensuing ear.

Mr. Smith nominated lor President iVilliam G. Moore, who was unanimously elected. Mr. Smith also nominated as Clerk of the Board Abraham R.

Koenig, who was also unanimously re elected. Mr. Davidheiser nominated as Janitor of the Court House Joseph was unanimously re elected. Joeiali Kalbach was unanimously elected Watchman of the Court House. Peler Wanner, was nominated by Mr.

David heiser for Solicitor and was unanimously reelected. On motion of Mr. Davidheiser, Thomas Fix was appointed Toll Collector at the Lancaster bridge, he having offered to discharge the duties at a salary of $10 per month, said apoint ment to dale from the first of April next. The Commissioners adopled a resolution that hereafter all vagrancy bills will he acted upon only on the first Monday of every month. The following bills were approver): L.

Hellman AC0 hardware 4 til H. F. J. Boyer, carriage hire 7 Ml H. F.

St J. F. Boyor, oouvuytng Orand Jury to the Alms House 30 00 H. Kes der, watch oil for Court House Nj J. O.

Hawley, publishing Court proclamation 6 Following bills for arresting and committing vagrants re approved John L. Jennings Ho ou V6 fl I 00 IK 00 tl 'A 87 4S 30 31 A. a. ureitwiDis F. Etsenbels John K.

Kechtel Thomas B. Jones rlmrles Kautner I. Bertolut, Alderman The Commissioners after transacting the above business adjourned. Messrs. Moore aud Smiih proceeded to the county prison for the purpose of inquiring; into the cases of prisoners confined in default of payment of costs.

Madame Dorlni'a Second Soiree Musicals. Madame Dorini gave her second Soiree Musicale at her residence, No. 415 Washington street last evening. There was a large attendance, and the concert was an exceedingly pleasing one. The rendition of the programme occupied two hours, a numlier of amateurs pupils of Madame Dorini and others, having participated.

The concert opened with a violin solo, "La Jolie Coquette," by Mr. Will Koch. This was followed by a duet, "I know a bank," by Miss Jenny Nanhlrieb and Madame Dorini. A song, "Farewell," by Mr. Griffith Jones, was next in order.

Mrs. Daniel Ertuentrout then rendered the song, "When we are parted," which was followed by a song, "By the blue sea," by Mr. Pn quale Dorini. The first part concluded with a duet, "The Flight of the Swallows," by Miss S.illie Leinbach and Miss Kite l'rnlzman. Tbe second part of the programme was as follows pi no solo, "The Mountain Stream," Miss Kate Prutzman song, "Sweet the Ange I us is ringing," Miss Maria Craig; song, "When the quiet Moon is beaming'" Mr.

Will Koch song, "Don't let the Roses listen," Miss Kate Fasig song, "A mariner's home's the sea," Mr. Dan. 'Jlous Aria from Tan credi, "Di lanti palpiti," Madame Dorini. The different selections were well renderd, mil were applauded. The uudieuce had 1111 evening ol splendid enterlainmenl, aud were unanimous iu voting the soiree 10 have Ikm ii au entire success.

Henry Moyer Arrested for Murder. Henry Mover has been arrested aud placed under 3,000 bail to appear at court to answei the charge of having caused the death of Monroe Gresh, at New Hanover, on Saturday. LOCAL DASHES. The Reading Company will pay their men at the collieries in the Heckscherville Valley on to morrow. "What is there nicer than beautiful snow A man may ker slam and ker slippery so.

And ker nop in the gntler, to his ut er oe, The sleighs that go by don't go Very alow There is a rexrt that the car works at Slemton, Northampton county, has received an order lor 5,000 cars, which is good new i indeed, if true. Rev. Henry S. Getz, formerly of this cily, and at present Rector ot Trinity Memorial Church, Warren county, married to Miss Caroline E. De Silver, in St.

Paul's Church, rhiladelphia, twenty five years ago, recently celebrated his silver wedding. beven cents per meal is the cost of feeding tramps in Bethlehem. To understand the metric system, you must know what is a tmlimeler, a centimeter, a de cimeter, a meter, a dokameter, a hektometer, a kilometer, a mynameter, a centigram, a decigram, a gram, a dekagram, a kilogram, a myriagram, a centiliter, a deciliter, a liter, a dekaliter, a hektoliter. January Trial List. CASES SET DOWN FOR TRIAL AT THE PRES ENT JANUARY TERM OF COURT.

The trial list for the present January Term of Court of Common Pleas, consists of sixty causes, thirty being set down for trial for each week. There will be two weeks of Court com mencing on the 28th of January and 4th of February respectively. 1 The following actions are set down for trial during the first week of Court commencing on the 28th inst: Jacob A Fitter vs Reuben Ebert. Jacob A KUter aud wife vs Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, ex relatione Sarah Kunko. Anna MarlaHcoweiUer vs Catharine Fatz.

James Huy Lenhsrt. Reuben Loose vs lenhart. Hnmuel klndt et al vs Kebe ca Hotuly. Funk Stau Her va Joseph Rush, Guardian. David 1) Witmau vs Obert.

Sophia Qross, administratrix, vs Daniel Sey fert aud Johu Seyfert. Hamuel Dum vs Daniel Fisher. Peter LHaln, devisee vs Jeremiah Pelffer etal. William Call vs John Dager. Charles Henry Moss, by his guardlau vs David Renuo.

Asaph Prutzman vs Henry Bushong and Craig, owners, Au. Administrators ot David Baor, deceased, vs Jacob tiass. Gabriel Oehiet vs the Berks County Railroad Company. Frank Cronrath va Daniel Fisher William Rowe for the use of John 8 Aulenbach vs Hoeh it Co. Joliu 8 Aulenbach vs Hoch Co.

John Aulenbach vs William Rowe. William Herttel va Dauiel Helfrlch, coutrae tor, etal. Samuel LRhoada, for use of John wuneim vs Reuben Blstt. East Penu Iron Company vs Cyrus Kuta. East Penu rou Company vs Dauiol Scliweyer.

tast Penn Iron Company vs Jonas Bower. Adams Express Company va The Philadelphia A Reading nil road Company. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the use of the i irectors of the Poor, and Lindorman, Informer vs Tha President. Directors and Company of Ihe Schuylkill Bridge between tho Black and wmte llorse laverns, (uougiasevuie urrugeium ueore Henrterson vs nxecuiora or rieurjr iu 1 nerv rir.Hited Hannah Kieser vs Charles Gla aud Daniel Dietrich. Levi RieBer vs Charles Gla'ser and Daniel Diet rich Following: cases hav been set uowu rormat during the second week of Court, commencing on Monuay.

Heoruaiytth: ii nt. Ji springer vs naac Menoso. Washington Leinbach vs Jacob Rieser and wife. Zimmerman vs Henry Isaac Fli xer vs Jacob Le belsperger and wife. Bechtelsville Iron Company vs Henry Kriebel.

Bechtelsville Iron company vs John Rohrhacb. Olle Wiilson vs Mensel. Henry Dreyloos vs 0 Hioster, Joh Sell vs Charles Shelry. Zimmerman Beecher vs Morvine Jacob Kieser vs Jacob A Haag. John Ht ffner vs Peter Hett'ner.

ilcnncvillc A (ilnse vs Daniel Bertolet. Lewis I.egler vs William Venser ot nl. Henry Noll vs Coustantlne Leiderer. Edwin Mogel vs Daniel Fisher. Uabriel DeHart vs Joseph (1 Bechtel.

Abraham Wolfet al vs Joel Haai etal. Amos Hartmau The Philadelphia Reading Railroad Company, lessees of the Reading Le blgh Railroad Execu ors ef Daniel Gotlshall. deceased, vs Ex ccuior of KiiKan Becker, deceased. Jacob HpeiiKler and wife vs 'ihe Philadelphia Reaillng Kailroad Company. Cox it Company vs The Philadelphia Reading Railroad Company.

Mali l'o vs Samuel teiier, owner, ac. Worrell vs Samuel A llltuor. The Krfrks and llRilnhln 'l urnnike Cninnaiiv VB Dr James shearer, Garsoii Huyett aud Henry Grill, Johu Schaettor vs William bnomo. George Ruts vs Israel Weutsel and wife. Kxecutorsol Georgo Selbert, di ceased, Jacob smith.

Solmoli Close vs Albright Bro. Fenstermaoher Eiche vs John Hchaeffer. The Prospect for the Fruit Crop. Some of the fruit irrowers of this county are foarful that we will have no fruit during the coming season. Ihe buds ol eacli and apple trees swelled to a remarkable extent (Hiring December, but there is si ill a prospect for a fair crop of fruit, providing the winter will not be too severe.

Mr. John Mengel, of the ttrocery store, corner of Sixth and Chestnut streets, who is largely engaged in peach grow 1 1:.... cit ing along uie huh 01 ni nuiuinu in road, is apprehensive that the peach buds which started during December may bo in ured by the present cold weather. Mr. Christopher Shearer, of ihe Tuckerton fruit farms, has stated lhat the apple trees are wen provided with buds for the niing seas u's cop.

Capt. William Q. Moore's Address. Tha subject of the address to le delivered by Capt. William G.

Moore, Comity Commissioner, In fore the Slate Board of Agriculture on the 23d is "The comparative cost and profit of well aud ill bred stock." This subject assigned by Governor Hart ranft, who is President ol tho Board. Ihe question of breeding stock is divided into four subjects, which have been assigned to Prof. John Hamilton, J. C. Morris, W.

G. Moore, and Thomas J. Kdge, Secretary, respectively. Capt. Moore has writtun to a number of pro minent slock breeders, lor the purpose ot obtaining their views.

646 Inmates in the County Almshouse. The census of the county almshouse on the 1st inst. showed that there were tl Jli inmates the institution, Ihe latgest number ever known. On that day a chicken dinner was served to the iuinales, over one hundred fowls having been required. The reputation of Berks tor irood dinners may Have the licet ol bringing many wandering refugees this way.

On Saturday two fat beeves were slaughtered at the almshouse, ami yesterday thirteen hogs, averaging about 300 pounds each. Women's Home Annual Meeting. Tbe auiiual meeting of tbe ''Home for Willows and Single Women," of the city of Reading, will be held to dav ut 3 p. in the Mtcond Reformed Church. The report of the Secretary will be read, and an address will lie llVeied by Bishop Howe.

All persons in terested in Iho Home, are cordially invited to attend. A Silver Half Dollar for Her Courage. A little irirl who whs struck by a boy wilh a snow ball near Franklin aud Pei.t ruels, punished the offender by tripping biin on the sidewalk and giving his lace a goisi wasning wilh snow. For this ait of courage, a gentle man who waa an eve wiim ss, presented the littlegirl with a silver half dollar. A 41 Year Old Horse Gored to Death.

A 41 vear old home belonging to Augustus Herner, of Norlh Hcidellieri? township, was receiiily gored by a cow in Hie barn yard, from the 1 Hoi Is of which Ihe horse died soon after waids. The horse wns previously iu good Condition, although unable to do mm Ii work on account of old age. A uood Butchering Season. S.miuel Jacobs, oi Kohesuii township, killed liiriiii; the present season ior his neighbors. iglity oue hogs ami eight beeves.

The heaviest isirhcra were, two for John Fry, ighing 375 and pounds respectively, and one for Peler Wesllcy weighing 3U0 pounds. Emerald Beneficial Association. The annual convention of the State Brauch of the Emerald Beneficial Association, of Pennsylvania, will assemble in Pillihurgh tomorrow. William II. Kelley.

North Kighth street, is the representative from Brunch No. 1, of this city. A Letter at tbe Mayor's Office, A Idler directed to Miss Susan Parker, aud post marked York, Pa has been lit the Mayor's Office sine Ihe27lliil December, having been addressed in care of Ihe Mayor's Office; keep till called for." No cliiinaiit has appeared for the letter. VAGR0MS OF THE SKY. PROF.

I) BKCSjaJER OH "METEORS Synopsis of Leelore Delivered Before the Rend In Society of Natural Bel ences I.aMt Evening Inexplicable Aatronomlenl Phenomena. Prof. D. B. Brunner, Principal of the Scientific Academy, No.

434 Penn street, this city, delivered a lecture on "Meteors" before the Reading Society of Natural Sciences last evening, of which the following is an abstract ANCIENTS KNEW NOTHING OF METEORS. Meteors must have been observed in all aires of the world, but it is strange that the old as tronomers say nothing about them. The astronomers and scientists of the present day watch and study them with the deepest inter est, and even those who know little of the phenomena of the atmosphere and movements of the heavenly bodies, look upon them with wonder and admiration, and why the old astronomers gave us no record of meteors, leads us to believe that they took no interest iu them or they did not exist. Meteorites are mentioned by a few of the ancient writers, but the first report of meteors is given by Humboldt, who witnessed a brilliant shower lasting four hours. This occurred in Cumana.

in South America, on Nov. 12, 1799. Many of the meteors are said to have been as large as the apparent sise of Jupiter. Mr. Kllicot being on a vessel near Cape Floriday, substantiates the report jriven bv Humboldt, hv statinir that on the same night an infinite number of meteors were seen darting in every possible direction except upward.

Meteorological and astronomical writers were silent upon these mysterious lights until 1833. Undoubtedly THK OUANDEST AND 8UBLIMKST SPECTACLE ever witnessed in the heavens occurred on the night of the 12th and 13th of November, 1833. The young and the old, the learned as well as the unlearned, viewed this shower with con sternation and awe, The scientists, however, set their minds to work to find a cause and a source from which they emanated. The general conclusion was that there must be an unknown and unobserved body moving around the sun and at certain times comes so near the earth, that particles flying off and coming tnrougn me atmosphere, ignited and produced what are called shooting stars. One reason assigned is because most of ihe meteors seemed to come from a nucleus in the constellatiou Leo, another In Perseus.

Meteors, more or less numerous, were observed in 1834, 1835, 1836 aud 1837 in different parts of Europe and America. Since nn extraordinary shower oc curred in 1799 and one in 183 1, it was supposed that another would occur in 1866 or 1867. Au unusual number were seen, but they bore, no comparison to those of 1333. METEORS AND THEIR COMPOSITION. During the nights of these showers it was observed that no ashes or other matter, the result of combustion, was found on the surface of the earth, aud from this fact it must be inferred that if the meteors are fragments of another body revolving around the sun, it must be a gaseous anil not a solid body.

A solid body coming so near to the earth would be visible, and since it is very improbable that a gaseous body revolves around the sun, there is the strongest presumptive evidence that the meteors belong to the atmosphere of the earth aud not to some imaginary sphere wandering through the unknown space. We must look to some other source for the origin. Meteors are not visible beyond the atmosphere and they move in every conceivable direction. Prof. Olmsted iu 183? took the inclination of some of them and calculated that the nucleus was 2,238 miles above the earth.

It is probable he had some data by which he made this calculation, but the meteors that are seen almost every night are so irregular in their flights that any calculation of the place of their origin, based upon their movements, would be unreliable. THEY BKLONUTO THE EARTH 8 ATMOSPHERE. While there may be some good ground fcr the supposition that the meteors come from a body foreign to tbe earth, there are cogent rea sons to show that they belong to the atmos phere of the earth, lhat millions of meteors should fall in a few hours and leave no ashes, proves conclusively that they are gaseous bodies, and, though many of them seem to glow with a brilliant light, yet it is extremely doubtful whether there is any heat connected 11...... kA Willi IIICIU, lim 1MAJT umuiu UIU1V than a mere pluBphorence. The Ignis Fatuus which is seen hovering around buryiug grounds and marshy places, is a gas produced by the decomposition of animal matter.

It travels from place to place and seems to burn, yet it is unattended by heat. Ad unusually large and vivid meteor was seen on July 20, I860. It was first Been at Lake Michigan and moved over Michigan, a part of Canada, New York, Connecticut and Rhode Island. This meteor seemed to have the properties of an Ignis its movement was much more rapid. St.

Elmo's fire which is seen at the masts of ship, is generally considered electricity, but sailors have handled it and say thai it has no appreciable heat, though it produces slight sliis'ks. Lightning gathers impercepti bly iu the atmosphere until tbe clouds are sur charged. How it gets up into the air and what it is are questions that have not been solved, but it is a well kuown fact that it does not conic from sonic body beyond the atmosphere. OlllUIN, A MEKE MATTER OP HI'EC'TJATION. Men have been in contact with the Ignis Fatuus.

St. Elmo's fire and lightning, and by experiments have learned what we know about them. Meteors are entirely consumed Dcioro they reach the earth and leave no residue, hence their origin must be a mere matter of speculation. Certain gases when mixed burn spontaneously. Several observers slat that 111 some meteors phosphoric lines are noticed.

Does it not seem most rational lo suppose that certain gases are collected in the upper regions of the atmosphere, and when a quantity is accumulated it grows warm and darts oft like electricity? The question may arise, "Why do we have meteoric We know that some years there is much more lightning than other years; this must depend iioii certain phenomena ol nature unknown to us. II the meteors emanate from a body revolving around ihe sun and at certain periods coming iu contact wilh our atmosphere, thus producing meteoric showers, how shall we account for the isolated meteors olwerved every clear night in the year? The most logical deduction from the kuowledge that we have of the meteors is, that they belong to our atmosphere, that they are gases, hum spontaneously aud aredirvcied liy uu law but tbe law ol gravitation, and thai ihe number of meteors is dependent upon some condition of 1 lie atmosphere or phenomenon ol nature. Blacksmiths Sharpening Horses. The blacksiuiihs of this cily are all over crowded wilh work in "sharpening" horses. Without being rough shod horses can scarcely gel along iu such weather as we are now having, lu ono shop eighty horses had their shoes icuioved and sharpened oil Haiurday.

Previous to the recent fall of suow and cold simp, the blacksmiths had sharpened no horses lor the present season, although up to the beginning of last year some of llieni had done hundreds of dollars' worth of this kiud of work. Contemplated Retirement of Landlord. Henry Kurls, proprietor of KurU's on the Lancaster road, a mile west of this cily, will lelire from business on the first of April next. Il is not definitely determined who his successor will lie, as several parlies uie negotiating for the lease of the hotel. Mr, Kurtz will remove to his fine country mansion opxilu Ihe hotel.

Krescoln's Vocal Class. This evening Mr. Thomas Frewulu's vocal elnss will re assemble in the lecture room of the Universalis! church, to receive their second lesson,.