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I i READING, PA. 1 FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 29, 1878. THREE CENTS. vol. 12 NO.

50. RUSSIA WILL AID AMEER. AHKEEMKVr The Lion and lite Bear May Ye lie Arrayed In a ltrulh (ilrniule British Ocenpnilou of Qulilab, a Thrral. London, Nov. 28 The Timet has tlie following dispatch from Berliu The 81.

Petersburg correspondent of the Vienna Semi Officii Political Corretpondent says Lussia has an nounced her intention of actively supporting the Ameer in the event of England's occupying points in Afghanistan from which Russian dominion in Asia might he effectually threat ened. This announcement is based upon the assertion that England has violated the leged Afghanistan agreement of Lord Claren don by the occupation of Quiltah. MOSCOW "gazette" confirms the report. The intention of Russia to interfere in Afghanistan is apparently confirmed by the Moscow Gazette, declaring that intervention is indispensable now that the occupation of Quit tab has been succeeded by expeditions in the direction of Candahar and Herat. The History of Ihe A finnan Trouble from 1855 to Mate.

London, Nov. 28 The official correspondence in regard to iheAfghanistan trouble from 1855 to the present time is published. It covers 260 pages. The Ameer's letter in reply to Lord Lytton's request for the reception of Sir Neville Chamberlain's Mission complains that before the Viceroy's letter was read or his messenger had audience, other letters had reached the Ameer from the Commissioner from Peshawur to Ihe Commandant of AH niusjida written threateningly, containing harsh words, repugnant to courtesy, and in a tone contrary to the ways of friendship and intercourse. WHAT BRITISH OFFICIALS SHOULD HAVE DONE.

Considering his, the Ameer's, afflictions at that time, patience and silence would have been especially becoming in the officials of the British government. The officials of Ihe opposite government, "meaning Russia," have in no respect desired to show eiuniiy or oppiys bion toward the British govtsrnment, nor indeed do they with any other Power desire enmity or strife, but when any other Power without cause or reason shows animosity toward this government, the matter is left in the hands of God and to His will. VICEROY URGES AN IMMEDIATE ADVANCE. The Viceroy telegraphed to the home government: "All familiar with Oriental Rtyle regard thiB letter as intentionally rude and conveying a direct challenge." The Viceroy urgently advised an immediate advance up the Kurura Valley and Ihe Ehyber and Pishen passes, if necessary to Candahar, as Ihe disadvantages of delay were obvious. The home government, however, instructed the Viceroy to give (he Ameer another opportunity to accept British terms.

THAT HISTORIC INTERVIEW. The description of Ihe interview between Major Covaguari and the commandant of Ali Mul'ji'd is substantially the same as first reported by the Times correspondent. The interview concluded as follows Mnjiir Covagunri, "I allied, will you oppose the passage of the missiou by force?" The commandant said, yes, and you may take it as a kindness and because I remember friendship that 1 don't fire upon you for what you hnve done already. Holler at ituubnr 3 Neu Hilled, tiu Mu MnriMlljr Mil 10 Others MerlouMly Ivjurvtl. Pittsburgh, Nov.

28. A special to the Dispatch from Uniontown gives Ihe particulars of a boiler explosion which occurred near Dunbar, about half past one this afiernoon, by which Richard Kvans, Daniel Oornson and J. J. Miller were instantly killed; Joseph Vayon, mortally, and ten others seriously injured. Most of these men weie on the roof of the boiler house helping to erect a new stack when the explosion occurred.

President Thanksgiving Dinner Washinuton, Nov. 28 Thanksgiving Day was quietly and very generally observed here. The services in many chinches were well attended, and there was a noticeable amount of visiting among families, giving the day a more than an oidinary social character. The resident this evening entertained Private Secretaries Rogers and Pruden and a few other members of his official household with their families at a pleasant Thanksgiving dinner. lentil of lion, Juines Philadelphia, Nov.

28 Hon. James W. Twiggle, of Clinton county, and recently a resident of Philadelphia, died morning at McElhatUn, Pa aged 58. Mr. Twiggle was successively Deputy A itorney General, State tfenator, and Consul to Antwerp during President Buchanan's adniiuislraliou.

The Ill Fnted fiimiiiernatn 36 Hodies Hecoverett. London, Nov. 29 It is slated that twenty six corpses have been lauded st Hastings. One is supposed to be that of youug Clymer, another, that of a woman, was found with a jing marked Aeelilentall Hilled While Wanning. CllEWMl, Nov.

28. Daniel Stokes aged 18, a resident of Bridgewater, three miles distant from heie, was accidentally shot and killed this mornini; by a friend with whom lie was gunning. nituKr Uy Aretlatllf Hhiii London, Nov. 28. Mr.

Gye, niauager of the Covent Garden Opcia has been accidentally shot. Hit injuiM are serious. BY MAIL AND W1KK There are people in India. Montgnmeiy Blair comes out for Tildt n. A widow of 18 has lietn remained at Fleming, Ky The Hindoos make out that ihe earth is 4,000,000 years old.

Grass is actually growing in Ihe fashionable streets of Edinbntgh. There me thirteen candidates lor notary i.ublic in Norristown. The Oneida Ommnnity picked 7,550 bushels of apples this year. Alabama expends $5,000 per annum on her maimed Coulerlernle soldiers. Large numbers of dm ks are slaughtered for exportation near Erie daily.

Nearly eleven hiiiidiid milesof railroad are wpeu lor Irnfiic in Niw Zealand. Wm. Wheeler, of Oneida, Ht. Cohon, has slept continuously lor nine days. ihe Odd Fellows of NoniNtown will have a grand dtn on the 5lh of Dec.

One hundnd and eight ars of land in Bucks county imnlly sold fur $104 60 per acre. Mr. (lensler, a furniture mannliirlurrr in Ai.lfgheny City, has had 100,000 left him in Loudon, 'i he luwn of Wellington, New alai.d, although nearly out of the wotld, has steam street cats. Tamaqua is excited over die location of the post office. It's not a fatal disease We've iiad iv, and it left no mark.

According to the Lausanne Quutle, fltt'ms emiicratcd hatwnn 1S(S8 and 1876, of whom 31,815 came to this ci m.liy Ceylon, the land of spices and ftVe, him now proved itself a wonderful plaoo for grow ing fine teas, samples of which find great favor in London. The total receipts of the principal Paris theatres durine the Exhibition of 18G7 were 1,900,000. The receipts of the same theatres during Ihe present Exhibition were $4100,000 Mrs. J. H.

Brvant. of Benton. during the prevalence of the yellow fever cut her hair, forty two inches long, from her head, and sent it to New York city to be sold for the benefit nf the sufferers. A remarkable family lives at Belfast, Me. It consists of George McDonald, his wife and ten children seven sovs and three daughters.

The united ages of all amount to 665 years, the parents being 76 and respectively, ana the children from 32 to 01 years. ''lt weniner To Washington, Nov. 28. hdimtimis for tlie Middle Atlantic States: Gear or partly cloudy weather, northwesterly winds, fatiiny followed by hiylier temperature, rising barometer. Utrnl Excitement Over Two Inches of Hrnltl.

Washington, Nov. 27. Every naval officer in town, every line officer that is, is in a good deal of excitement over a march stolen by the staff in the matter of a new uniform. It would be difficult outside of the navy for a set of men to get up such excitement over two inches of braid, but that is all Ihe matter this time. The only difference between the uniform of an engineer, who is a staff officer, and a line officer of the same rank, consists in a little braid on the sleeve.

Mr. Thompson has just prepared a circular ordering a new uniform leaving this braid off, a circular prepared, the line officers say, through the influence of staff officers around Thompson. The issue of the circular has been suspended and the line officers are busily collecting signatures to a petition for the uniform as it is. Death of Robert Heller, the Magician. Philadelphia, Nov.

28. Robert Heller, Ihe world renowned magician, died at tlie Cnutiuental Hotel this morning, the result of a nervous fit. Mr. Heller was an Englishman, who in early manhood acquired a taste for the practice of necromancy, in which he soon be came an adept. He was a scholar and applied science to his woik to a wonderful degree, lie understood the sutjectiou of material things to laws known to veiy few persons and hence deemed by the masses as occult.

Twenty years ago Heller appeared as a pianist and draw large audiences, then he added choice acts of necromancy, legerdemain and finally second sight. JO KHIMKI'S MONK BY. His Natural Hehavlor on Nnndry Occasions and Ills Arrest by the BHltlmore Police. "Now I vas happiness," cried Jo mmet in front of an up town theatre Ihe other day when a curious lookiug little gray donkey appeared around the corner. His donkeyship was arrayed in a red blanket with yellow trimmings, upon which was embroidered in large letters, "The New Fritz," and was drawing after him a milk can perched on wheels "Hahlo, Frilzie," sang out Emmet, and "he haw, hc haw" risponded the donkey, with great cordiality.

"Dodt's a don gry, aindt it queried the comedian in his inimitable patois. "Veil dodt feller is tier most experienced actor of his nationality vol you hef efer seen. He's a full blooded Irishman vust like me and he scratched the donkey's ears. The donkey seemed to appreciate Ihe caress, hee hawed agaiu, and tried to bile Jo's hand. De fust dime I ever bring dat donkey on der stage he vas frighdlened like enVryding', und laid down und just cried, Couldu do gome ding at all mil der rascal.

I send! dot feller by der depot in an oxpress wagons. Dem pig loafers of smash haggagers was standing aroundt und making fun by dot poor leedle donkey, which was carrying 011 just like gracious. Veil, after avhile he goncluded dot it vaan'l some use oil he act dot vay, limit now he's got to like der pusiness. Fiery night ven I says to hlui, Dere read your pook limit improve your mindt, he takes der cue undt says hee haw; bee haw. Jo did Ihe donkey language very well.

Then be related another experience with the "feller:" "Von fine morning in Paltimorr Cidy, said Jo, he kicked ub his heels and avay vent dodt millik gau undt lib der si reed I he vent ligke ter tuyval vas after him. So help me racious, der bolice arrested der donkey, undt I had to go to der slaation houses undt pail him nudl, and Joe smiled and muttered something which sounded like Have a pier?" N. 1. Mar. An Interesting Aristocracy.

From Blackwood's Magazine In all Ilia larger cities 01 1110 uuueu mates there is a class which openly calls itself, and is openly called by others, the aristocracy; ami the more modern members of it are endeavoring as much as possible to adopt the manners and customs of aristocracies in other countries, to contract matrimonial alliances with them, and to bow down before them. They put their servants into livery and emblazon the panels of their carriages with heraldic devices in which coronets and oilier insignia ol nolnlity, and even of royally, are visible. Some have purchased properly abroad and call themselves by its well sounding foreign name; others have adopted the names of noble families, and some have even gone ao far as to assume foreign titles, which they use when abroad, ami with the crests and armorial bear ings ot which even ai nome iney stamp meir note paper and decorate their dinner menus. The demand has become so extended in this direction that two heralds' offices have actually been opened lu a fashionable part of New York to meet it, where coals of arms, crests and mottoes may be ohtaiued to suit the name, taste, rank and pedigree of the purchaser. The I hamnlon Kovt niurr Nunhii Nl.tty.

IKrom tl Ibauon, (Pa ,) Comler.l While fanner 01 Monroe, n. prying up a Hit stone in his stone quarry on Monday, his hand touched something mid and clammy. He raised the alone and found a ball mailt' up ot large liltck snaKip. iney were mailed together as though they lu it been hraidd. They weref.epaialid by beating with 1 club.

There were forty live of thrui. I he Si wrst Onesilon of lliineue. From tbe Ueialil. I cr. eriaiu circles 01 waniugiou ouit iai suuirijr are much agiutfd over the question Which shall first call on the other Ihe wife of a first corporal of infantry, or the grandmother of a boatswain's mate PERSONAL.

The Count Von llollke is 79. Secretary of War McCiary used to be a bricklayer. Geu. Beauiegaid is writing his recollections of Ihe war. Fdwiu Boolh is said lobe a henpecked husband.

His wife is very jealous. The Washington Port alludes fo Private Dalzell as "that r.fsliferouB idiot." Denis Kearney declined the offer of the chair of nrofane history at Harvard College. The favorite cavalry leader of the Ameer of Afghanistan is an Innhman named IMitiel, Mr. Yofhida, the Japanese Minister at Washingtou, is a man of exceeding euergy and induslrr. Daniel MiGonigle, of Jeflersonville, agtd 78, challenge any man in the country to wrestle wila (urn.

The comic papers of London grow green with jealousy over John Gough's wonderful facultv for telling comic stories. Lidy Thoinlon, who, with her daughters, arrived from Europe this week, returns in December to complete Ihe education of hr children in England. Mr. and Mrs. Schuyler Colfax have just clehr.ited their tin wedding.

1 hey enter taintd more than 3011 guests, and received gills ol enough tiuware to last the rest of their lives. THE NEW SOUTH. KKti III NU II l)K EN KROI f.H f'OK I'KAOK Convention or Biihlnesa Men to be Held In New December 3rl. to t'onsltler the Improvement of the HInInsIiI for Navigation. Correspondence Times and Dispatch.

Washington, Nov. 23. Another Con vention of business men, similar to that held in Chicago, is to be held in New Orleans on the 3rd of December, to consider what can be done to aid the improvement of the Mississippi for navigation, the construction of the Texas and Pacific Kailway, and the establishment of steamship lines to develope trade with Mexico and the South American ports. The latter object will receive some impetus from a report just made by a Government Commission sent to Mexico and South America. This report shows that the British merchants monopolize trade almost everywhere, even in products of the United Slates.

They are enabled to do this because the British Government gives aid to steamship liues in all directions, aud thus furnishes its merchants facilities which our owii people do not have. A measure is pending in Congress to aid a mail steamship line between two United Stales ports and South America, which meets with great favor by commercial people as the enter ing wedge in a system which is calculated to restore commerce and find markets for our natural products and manufactures. TEXAS PACIFIC R. R. TAKES THE One of the other subjects of consideration by the New Orleans meeting, the Texas and Pa cific Railway, is also before Congress, and will come up iu the Senate the first week in the session.

The pending bin provides lor the guarantee of the interest on the construction bonds of tbe railroad company, provided the company will return to the government as security its large land grant and put its property and its management entirely in government hands. It is thought that if the company will accept these rigid terms tbe road can be finished in three years to the great relief of transcontinental commerce in general and to the South in particular. The' Mississippi improvement matter is not in as good shape as the other mttters, and the New Orleans Convention is expected to give it form. Knox. LOCAL NEWS.

Rev. Best's Lecture to Masonic Fraternity A lecture to the Masonic fraleruily, exclu sively, was given last evening in the Masonic Hall, Fifth and Franklin streets, by Kev. Wesley C. Best, pastor of Ebenezer M. K.

Church, Houlh hour Hi street. The lecture was free to Ihe Masonic brethren, and was given under the auspices of Reading Liske, No. 549, F. A. M.

A general invitation having been extended lo the oilier Lodges ol I lie city to attend the lecture a large audience was present. "The Mosaic of Sociology" was the subject of the lecture. The speaker referred to Ihe development of society and the laws governing communities. Man's relation to society was freely adverted lo, particularly with reference to his moral and religious nature. Society was presented as a perfect picture, each individual member representing a gem; each man filling his niche, and all moving in strict harmony and unity.

If each man is what he ought to be society will be without a blemish. The lecliiier then commented uiKn the influences of the Masonic fralernily, and the great good that can lie no complished for sooiely. Much of the lecture was uiteiided solely for Masons, anil cannot lie made nubile. The lecture was ol a forcible and instructive character, abounding in lo quent passages, and y)a duly Appreciated. Surviving Clymer Cirla Coming Home.

Miss Mary Clymer, as soon as she arrived at a telegraph station, wired the following message, to Miss Mary (y'lymer, at Trenton, N. J. Rosa and 1 arc safe." Hiss Mary Clymer immediately reeated the message to Dr. Meredith Clymer, ol New lork. Or.

Clymer sent a dispatch to Dr. George Clymer, of Washington, asking him if he would im mediately advise his son to go to England after the surviving children and bring them to America. The Doctor was at Trenton, N. and together with Miss Mary Clymer, of Trenton, made arrangements about forwarding mnnev hi llin children. 1 be nrohahihtv is Dr.

Meredith Clymer will leave this week for Europe. Jiou. lliesler Clymer yesterday received a telegram announcing the recovery ol the body of his nephew, Richard W. Clymer. Among the number of the lost by the t'oin merania is t'rol.

Ueory Kobyn. 1'rol. Uoliyn will be remembered by our amusement goers as having apKred with Miss Emma Abbott concert at the Grand Opera House during this season. i Personal. Among the guests entertained at a dinner oarlv in this city yesterday alternonn, was Count Dasse, one of the Generals of Garihal di'sArmy in Ihe triumphant campaign ol 1870, and late Italian Commissioner to the Centennial Exposition.

His stay has been prolonged in thiB coin try in order to sludy the workings of our Republican institutions. Mr. and Mrs. Landis, of Philadelphia, friends of the General, were also of the parly. Prof.

Thomas rrescoln, choirmaster ol bt. Barnabas P. E. Church, this city, will organize a vocal class in the lecture room of that church, on South Sixth street, 011 Monday, December 9. Chief Cullen at Sheridan Yesterday.

Chief Cullen yesterday visited Sheridan in res pome to a telegram from Mr. Sliullz, who staled that there was a pian iu custody at that place who had in his possession a single breasted and double breasted frock coat. After arriving and making an examination Chief Cullen said neither the man nor Ihe coats answered the object of his search. Chief Cullen relumed home last evening on the 10.20 train. St.

Peter's. M. E. Lyceum This Evening. rpi.A u.

M. E. Church Lyceum will be held this eve 1111 irifmni ui.hiiuit iii riiui: ui a uing, at 7 i o'clock. The question for discus sion is, "Resolved, Jhai female Minrage would promote the welfare of the tVimmnm ty. An earnest debate may he expected.

i bis with other interesting exercises will com prise Ihe programme. Attempted Burglary at the Ubil House. At an eaily hour yesleiilny ihoriuug a Imr glsrwas heard iu the (Jl'd House, Seventh and Penn streets. An alarm was given, and the thief disappeared through a second story window and gamtd Ihe pavement hy climbing down over Ihe portico, and running up Seventh street on tbe eastern ude 1 1 1 1 iu wr 1 Constable Lloyd, of Birdsboro, arrested a l.m" In Ik. rr tin man named Hum jirn mm uigm ir the robbery of a store at Isabella Station, 00 tbe Wilmington aud Northern Railroad and lodged him, Ihe Station House, this city.

Returned from Europe. Edwaid Evuns, of Biidaboio, who has been summering in Euroie, who arrived in New York in the steamship Alexandra, returned home on Tuesday aflornoop, and received Ihe warm greetings ol his friends. None but Farmers' Sons Need Apply. Our Hhoemakersville corresKudeot writes as follows: "Perry township has a string band containing eight small violins and one bass violin measuring eight feet iu height. The band is known as the Perryville String Band.

The members of this organization comprise none but farmers' sons, and no others will be admitted into the organization. The favorite music is "Captain Jinks," "My Daddy and Mammv are Irish." "li.ulztown Keel." "Bub benmoyer's Hoe down," This baud meets every Tuesday and Friday evening at the farm house of Jacob Stertzel, of that township, and is under the leadership 01 Adam Herbsler, of Virginsville. Prof. Koons, of the Moselem Church, is the teacher. It is organized now about four months, and in a year or two it will have few superiors in the btate." Universalist Young Folk's Entertainment Last Evening.

The twenty seventh annual entertainment given by the young folks of the Universalis! Church, of this city, at the Academy of Music last evening, proved to be an entire success, both as to the character of the performance and the number of people in attendance. The building was crowded in every part and the audience was well entertained. The programme consisted of a drama in two acts, "The Dumb Boy of Manchester," a farce in one act, and concluded with a beautiful tableau, "The Seven Ages of Man." There was some excellent amateur acting and the audience was kept in continual good humor. In the drama all the participants acquitted themselves creditably. The ladies, Mrs.

F. Marion Jones, Mis. George C. Frame and Miss Ida Kilter, and Ihe gentlemen, John F. Beyerle, William Shaneman, Muiiroe Yeager, Henry inker, and Harry Killer, who assumed the principal characters, did exceedingly well.

In the farce of "Peggy Green," the principal characters were takeu by Misses Jennie Stam Ida Killer, Alice Bard, Anuie Frill, K. Kightmyer, Maggie Lowe and Mat tie Koy, and Messrs. J. Munroe Yeger, Harry Bitter, and John F. Beyerle.

Miss Staimu sang a verse of the song "Tis evening brings my heart lo lliee," which was loudly applauded. The young holies participating in the play were rewarded with elaborate bouquets. The tableau of "Seven Ages of Man," represented the progress of man from the cradle to the grave, and was effectively exhibited. Upon the whole Ihe entertainment was nil that could have been desired, and reflected credit upon the participants. Beading Hose Company's Test Yesterday The Heading Hose Company received anew line of leather hose and tried the same yester day morning in the presence of a large concourse of firemen and citizens, among whom were noticed Bouie exerienced leather dealers whose attention was attracted thereto, owingto the superior leather and workmanship displayed in the manufacture of the hose.

The engine was stationed at the plug in front of Monyer confectionery store and the hose given a thorough trial. The hose was tried by two sections at a tiiun and a water pressure of loO to luO pounds e.pplied. and tiuailt the en lire line was laid and 180 pounds of pressure registered. The hose iu general is good and pronounced the finest and best manufactured article in the line of hose ever brought to this city. Kistnjaii of Concord, ri.

are tlie manufacturers und deserve credit for Us introduction. Again the Reading firemen have left nothing undone to make the department a RUCCeSH. Lecture To Night and To Morrow Night. To night Key. Dr.

J. H. Ecclestou, of Newark, N. will lecture in the lecture room of Christ Cathedral on "Visits to Otit of the Plaoes." Dr. Ecclestou is a distinguished theologian, a ripe scholar and a gentleman of extensive travel and observation.

He will have something new lo present and his hearers may expect to enjoy a rare treat in the unfolding of his subject. To morrow evening Col. Robert G. Inger soll will deliver a lecture on "Robert Burns," at Ihe Academy ol Mimic. Col.

Incrersoll is regarded as the most eloquent speaker on the platform, attained a national reputation at a single bound by the simple presentation of the name of Hon. James G. Blaine, for President. at the uonveuuon in Cincinnati in 187(i Since tint lime Cot. In gersoll has appeared as a lecturer in all the leading cities of the country.

Yesterday's Thanksgiving Observances. Thanksgiving day was observed in a quiet manner iu this city yesterday. Biu'iucss for the mofit part mspendcil; the public schools were not iu session; the P. R. machine nhops and other industrial establishments were closed, and there was a general oltservance of the day.

Services were held in a number of churches, and sermons of an appropriate character were preached. About two hundred liersons of th.s city accompanied the excursion of the Kinggold Band lo Philadelphia. There were a number of excursionists from Poltsville, Hamburg aud oilier points along tlie Reading Railroad. The Ringgold Band gave a con Pert roln 2 to 4 p. 111.

in the Permanent Ex nmiuon uiiiuuiig. What Caused the Explosion of the "Gem." 'c vivii: ri iiKiuc vicm, iu wc inst has been heard, and the Coroner jury relumed the lul owing verdict upon the vic ow urrruw: ''ealha wore caused by the explosion of theen gine uem at mananoy my, novemner luin, 1878, and from the evidence we are of Ihe opinion that the boiler was built of the best material, and perfect safe, but that the en Kieei V. F. Brocius, unknowingly allowed the water lo become low in the boiler, anil die fireman, raising the safety valve, caused too rapid escape of steam, tiiun projecting the water upon the heated crown bars. Hotel Changes In Rural Berks.

James Babb, proprietor of the Slate Hill Hotel, in Lower Ileidcllierg township, will go out of business next spring, and will be succeeded by Michael Rentschler, of Centre port. Dr. J. S. Trexler, of Kutztown, bought the hotel in Topton, fo'inerly owned by D.

Spohn, for the sum of 1,650. Peicival Brown will lake possession of the Browu House in Mt. A'un, this county, next spring, the present proprietor, Cyrus R. Douough, having rented the Behny House, Myerstown. St.

Barnabas P.K.Ch. Decoration Yesterday At the Thanksgiving service yesterday in St. Barnabas P. E. Church, outh Sixth street, the baptismal font was elaborately decorated.

A shock of wheat rested on it, garlands en twined it, apples, pears, oranges and bananas ii i.rr'i l1" 1 crowned Ihe display Ou each side of th chancel were iiheaves 1 win at and oals aud choice flowers Ihe altar table. A Sermon to Posts 16 and 76, Q. A. R. Rev.

Wesley lli sl, of this city, will deliver a seiuion next Sunday eveuin iu Ehe nezer M. Church, South fourth slreel, lo Posls Id aud ti, G. A. of Reading, a (torn Mult both Posts ivmg wailed upon him ami requested ihji lo I done. The services will iueui at seven o'clock and will no doubt attract a laigc audieuce.

Prisoner Squint Breaks Ilia Arm. Johu Squint, one of the imprisoned rioters in the county jail, while arranging something at Ihe loom lell and broke his aim between the elliow and wrist. l)i, L. DeB. Kuhn, prison physician, happened lo be there at the time and set the broken limb Assignment for Benefit ot Cieditors.

Jacob Weiss slid wife, of Lower Millord, Lehigh county, has ide an assignment for the benefit of creditors, to Henry G. Clemmer, of Hereford township, this ewnly Some of Ihe real estate assigned is situated in IViks county. Purchase of an Ore Lease, The Bethlehem Iron Company have purchased tlie ore lease of David Fegely on Ihe land ol Daniel Frederick, in lAjngswauip township, and have commenced mining HELPING THE NEEDY. KKAOINM itKNKVOLIiftT MM'IKTY. t'orty Fonrih Anniversary held last Evening In Kt.

Matlhen's Lutheran I'harcb Report of Ihe Hoard of Managers and Treasurer, etc. Last evening the Beading Benevolent So ciety celebrated its forty fourth anniversary in St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, Franklin street, between Fifth and Sixth, which attracted a crowded house. Hon. Warren J.

Woodward presided. The exercises opened with the singing of an anthem by the choir, after which Rev. T. C. Billheimer, pastor of St.

Matthew's Church, led the audience in prayer. Judge Woodward made a brief but earnest appeal in behalf of the Society and counseled greater activity in its operations. BENEVOLENT SOCIETY MANAGERS' REPORT. Rev. Dr.

Fry then road the forty fourth annual report of the Boaul of Managers of Ihe Reading Benevolent Society as follows During the winter of '77 and '78, 419 families, consisting of 1,404 persons, were visited and their immediate necessities were relieved by the managers of the Benevolent Society. Owing to the scarcity of money great care was taken by the visitors to discriminate between the appeals of such persons who preferred lo live upon charily, and of those who would not ask assistance, uuless absolutely compelled to do so, aud although the number of families assisted was only half as large as during the previous winter, it is believed that no really deserving persons were refused assistance. Great sympathy was felt by the managers and all in their power was done for Ihe relief of worknieu out of employment, whose necessities often were only report! by neighbors and friends, men who in bitter need concealed their poverty, who would rather suffer than let their wauls be known. As long as they were able to do so the workiugmen of our city gave liberally to the Society, and their extremity during Ihe past seasons has been our opportunity to measure to them again tbe measure they so cheerfully meted out to us. Those who preferred begging to honest work soon learned that they would not he encouraged in idleness.

Widows, sick, ami aged persons were our first care. $1,045.19 were expended for flour, coal and groceries, and donatious ol tlotir, bread and coal were also distributed amounting (0 1 12 Thus far the collections made by the managers from door to door throughout the city are considerably less than usual, although the Society needs more, than at any previous season, the hearty co operation of our citizens and generous donations from Jhose who have it in Iheir power lo give. They incur a fear ful responsibility, who withhold money or use it for purely selfish giatiiication in limes like these, when Ihe poor and ueedy cry for bread. The thanks of the Board of Managers are cordially tendered to the managers of the Relief Society for the use of their rooms, and to the editors of the Timks and Dispatch for volun tarily and gratuitously publishing all notices pertaining to the Society and its work. BUREAU OF EMPLOYMENT REPORT.

The third annual rejiort of Ihe Executive Comuiiflee of the Bureau of Employment was then read as follows "Three years ago the Fmploymenl Bureau was opened for the purpose of supplying work to those women, who, although unwilling lo he the recipients of charity, were really in need of assistance. Under Ihe direction of the Superintendent, garments were cut out at Ihe Rooms and distributed once a week 10 thoee persons who were recommended hy the Executive (lommit tee. During the past winter 80 women, averaging (iO a week, were supplied with work. They were paid in money or clothing, which was snhl to them at about one half the cost nf the making and material. Underclothing for men, women and children can he ordered, and is for sale at the I.

om, but a large part of Ihe clothing made is INTENDED FOU GRATUITOUS DISTRIBUTION among aged, sick persons and little children, either by the Managers of the Benevolent Society, or by any contributes to the Bureau, who may report cases of destitution. 189 garments, valued at 16 80, were givemaway during the past year. The Bureau is sup IKirleit entirely hy voluntary contributions beyond a weekly notice of our work and its necessities, generously and gratuitously published for us by the bditors of the Times and Dihfatoh, no collections are made. Orders for work, and contributions in money and material will be gratefully received. Muslin, calico, flannel, gingham and thread will always be acceptable.

As our Treasury is entirely distinct from that of the Benevolent Society, money may be sent to any of the Executive Committee, and material to the "Bureau of Employment," care of Mrs. Mary Dunlap, Reading Relief Society's Rioms, corner of Plum and Franklin Btreet.s. After December lslthe Employment Rots will be oien on Wednesday and Thursday, from 9 a. m. to 4 p.

and all persons interested in tlie work are cordially invited lo call during those hours. This year a record will be kept of the address of ursjns desiring work, either as servants or day laliorers, and those wishing lo employ others, will be furnished with the address of such by tbe Siiierintendenl at the room, paying, ii they prefer to do so, a small fee for the information. The work of the Employment iiureati was undertaken in faith and hope; in faith, that persons would lie found more willing to work than to ask alms; with the hope, that our citizens would voluntarily aid us in supplying them therewith and three years' experience has only served lo give us increased faith and hope for the future. CONTRIBUTIONS. Mrs K.lw Brooke.

Mrs Weida tit) A Friend 5 CO II) (K) 1.0 Ml 10 00 I 00 2 00 I'loieedsufacalieo pArly iten by Mios Kckert 21 25 Proceeds of Wait Work Entertain Mrs Howe Mrs LB Sin till Mrs MnrlMcllvaln Miss A rs Hood Miss Mary Miss Kuiily Mrs Fit. uson Miss eales Judge Mr Win lliesler Mr liauiel Clymer fl Oil 6 W) ft 00 On 0 00 1 on 6 til 2 5 00 6 (0 DO ment ii 2 Total 1170 DONATIONS IN MATERIAL. Thread, buttons, calico, pins, muslin, canton flannel and hum the following lier sons D'vrs, Pouoeroy Hlewart, Miller, Miss Mary Hunter, Mrs John I'earbou, Kliomls, Leinbach, frown. Mrs II Muhlenberg, Mrs Ksiher Otto, A friend. KXElilTlVE COMMITTER FOR 1878 79.

Miss 1: Krmeutrou1, Walnut streut. Miss hnitlich, 11141 Perkinmen avenue. Miss A McUvaiini, llti North Kilth slreel. Miss Bui berk, Nurlli I lord street. Mrs Kbur, XI Mouth Sixth street.

Mrs Meup.el, U.J t'eiiu tlreel. MiHS BKI.I.K EI1UK, Treasurer, Ml HlKs'IKK, MISS TREASURER EBDR'S ACCOUNT. Miss I'elle V. Ebur, Treasurer of ihe Bu resu of Employment, submitted the following report of receipts aud expenditures for the past year KECEIPW DB. To bnlanciou hand, April 1, 1877 2 0 Donations 170 f7 1 liiilnrii 42 SI 1216 61 EXPENDITURES CR.

B7 material for work 91 20 Wages paid women employed 117 26 FUihih'm uu hand. Anrll 1. 187S 4 (ti5 61 TREASURER m'CiOWAN's STATEMENT, William McGowan, Treasurer of th Society, then read his report of receipts and exiK'iidilures which in condenecd form as follows; Dr. To collections received 45 To luteiet ou bonds 2111 fill 11.107 9r To 1st dividend, ReadingHavlngs uu Sl.liu 04 I By 92 orders paid 078 82 By coal bills and delivering 71 By freight paid on coal 78 03 By one City of Reading bond, be tm quest of Miss Barbara Babh.de ceased '100 00 (1,115 19 Balance in 1 5 65 ADDRESS BY BEV. W.

H. MYERS. The choir sane another anthem and Rev. W. H.

Myers, paste of Grace Lutheran Church, theu delivered the following annual address 1 .,1 His subject was, "Want, and its Moral He referred to' the yearnings of want as they are heard everywhere, being one of the natural consequences of man's existence. The state of want establishes society. If it were not for this element society would be in a ter rible state. If each man was to be gratified in realizing the desire of his heart without labor, society would be abolished. In referring to benevolence in want, the speaker said that we 1 must recognize the operations 1 of Ihe Beading Benevolent Society as an important factor in the relief of want.

The speaker then referred tO the organized systems of charity in operations in various countries. lu 1820 the first attempt at organized charity was made in Glasgow, Scotland, For the past teu years it has succeeded admirably in Lon don, and for the past five years in portions of Germany. Governor liar Iran It introduced the system in Harrisburg where it has worked well. Indiscriminate giving, the speaker said, ought to be abol ished. The sum of $1,000,000 is given annually in this manner in Philadel phia.

It is an encouragement to drunkenness, ignorance, vice and crime. A rule should be established not lo give a single penny at the door The professional beggars should be compelled to look 'nut for themselves. In conclusion, he said, let Reading lay stress upon a thorough system of organized charity, by ferreting out deserving cases, and instituting a wise method of distribution. Fifty thousand dollars given indiscriminately will help to establish want, while $3,000 given according to system will relieve want. He then paid a fitting tribute to tlie ladies who labor in (because of charity, and particularly those who are connected with the Reading Benevolent Society.

He hoped that Reading would be known above everything else for her Christian charily. THE NEW BOARD OF MANAGERS. Following ladies were last evening elected as oflioerH and Managers of the Society and appointed lo labor iu the diflerent districts named DISTRICTS. NOKTH OF PENN STREET. 1 Kiver to Front, Penn to Jefleraon Mrs Mull, Miss Kraientrout, 316 Fenu St.

2 Kiver to Front, from North side of Jefferson Mrs Kdwards, 116 North Fourth fit. 3 Front lo Second rs liarrigues, Miss Peocock. 4 Hecoud to Third Mrs Roeder, Miss Burbeck. 845 North Third St. 6 Third 10 Fourth Miss llauuau Ladd, Miss Woodward.

146 North Fifth Ht. Fourth to Fifth Miss Weimer, Miss Caldwell, 21 Kighlb St. 7 Flftb lo Sixth Miss Mcllvaln, Miss Bostwick, 116 North Fifth street 8 Sixth 10 Seventh Mrs Fox, Mm Jerome Boyer, 157 North Fifth St 9 Hoventh to Eighth Mrs Boone, Miss Dechaut, 32K North Sixth Hi. 10 Kigbth to Ninth Mrs Shollenberger, Mrs Anna Boyer, SOS North Fifth St. 11 Nlmh to Teiith Davis, Mrs Keely, Mrs Trexler.

41 South Filth St. 12 Tenth to Heveuth Mrs Kaiidenbusli, Mrs Ueisler. 42 South Third St 13 Eleventh to Twelfth Mrs Crouse, Mrs Hen uinKer, 102 feuu Blreet. DISTRICTS. SOUTH OP PENN STBEBT.

14 Pemi to Chestnut. River to Second Mrs Lein bach, Miss Kheiu. n) WashiUKlou. 15 Chestnut to Pine, River lo Seeoiid Mrs Phelps, re stauiter, im South lith street. 16 Second to Third Miss Muhlenberg, Mils A.

Methirdv. 38 South Third street. 17 Third to Fourth Mrs Jones, Mrs Coblentz, 35 South titli street. 18 Fourth to Fifth Mrs Ziegler, Mrs Hickman, 37 aouui 0111 street. 9 Kiltli to Sixth Mrs Durham, Mrs Ebur, 224 8.

6th street. 20 Sixth to Seventh Miss Belle Kbur, Mrs Berg, HW South Third street. 21 Seventh to Eighth Miss Deem, Mrs Mengel, 620 Peun street. 22 Kighlh to Ninth Miss Jameson, Mrs I.add, 151 norm 41D street. Ninth lu Tenth Mrs Martha Kelm, Mifs Benson, 218 South 5th street.

21 Tentu to Eleventh Mrs Bausman, Mrs Ullle gass, 1216 Ferklnraeu Avenue MRS. JOHN BANKS, Directress. MRS. RICHARDS, Assistant Directress. Miss M.

U. Kbmentroct, Secretary. Miss a. Kniii. 11:11, Recording Secretary, The exercises closed with Ihe singing of a doxology hy the choir and audience, and the benediction by Rev.

I. C. Billheimer. Educational Matters in Berks. Prof.

John F. Petrce, of Womelsdorf, held a public examination of his scholars yesterday (Thanksgiving day.) J. W. troll, of tielhel township, has thirty five scholars enrolled in his school, and I. Urotl, in the same township, has thirty three enrolled.

W. W. Himmelherger's school in Strauss town had 50 pupils enrolled 29 boys and 27 girls during the first school month of the present term. he Teachers' District Institute, ol Utimrn township, met last Saturday in Kuril's school house for the second time this seasou. he exercises were of an interesting character.

A number of questions were referred to be answered at the next meeting. Mt, Pleasant school, in Cuinru township, A. F. K. drill, teacher, had lit) pupils enrolled during the past school month 35 males and 31 females.

The average attendance during the month was 54 James L. Olaes, teacher of Link's school, in Ruscomhmanor township, resigned on account of ill health, and has been succeeded by Stin ton Snyder, of hxeler township. Prut. It. If.

Hunter, nuiieriniendent of Ihe public schools of Birdsboro, has prepared a neat and comprehensive form of school report, which will hereafter be used in the public schools of this borough. The Hunting Season. (limners have been unusually active in Rerks county this fill and the woods and hills are rapidly becoming depleted of game. Following are some of the hunting items retried within Ihe past week Jacob Urott and sons, P. Kaiidenhush and South, all or i.elhel township, have caught this season twenty one raccoons and one wild cat.

J. W. I iron" and F. B. Sherman, of Fryslown, shot fifteen rabbits and three pheasants in three hours.

John Hdllefinger of Ml. M'na, killed eight partridges at one shot one day recently. Messrs. C. W.

Segner, 8. 1). and H. H. Brown, of Beckersville, relume from a successful bunting expedition lo Hinklelown, Lancaster county.

I'aniel F. Miller, of Wesnersville, shot twelve rabbits in one day. John Mengel, of Albany township, shot some sixty rabbits and Ihree pheasants this fall. Rev. J.

N. Kachman, William Klingaman and V. H. Smith, of Albany township, captured a lot of game on the north sole ol (lie ttlue Mountains. William Richard, Milton Wagenhoiut aud Alfred Trexler, of Shamrock, returned from a hunting expedition In Schuylkill aud D.iupbin couidics, with 20 pheasants, 14 rabbils, 8 partridges and 2 wild turkeys.

Johu V. Schade and Nathaniel Angstadt, of Rockland, shot lit) rabbits Ibis season. LOCAL DASHES. Yesterday was a dull Thanksgiving day. The Reading sltam tire engine was given a 1 1 1 it I yesterday.

A brisk nor'tcesler made it unpleasaut for prouienaders yesterday. Aldr.rmiin Sclioeuer is seriously ill at his residence, north fourth street. Walking chilis are being oiganiwd by the ladies in some puts ol Ihe Slate. A number ol our citizens attended the fox rlii' at Ihe Three Mile House yesterday. The action of the County Commissioners in saving a large amount of money to the county is greatly commended.

The Liberty Building Association at their November sale of money obtained a premium tcr share of $200. Messrs. Shnlli, Keever and Fink were in Philadelphia yfslerday in reference lo pat eiiling their new blackboard surface. Several jurors having a considerable (lis lance lo their homes rcinaiued iu Readiug ovr Xhanksgiviug day. THE BRIDE OF AN HOUR.

IIH A MEXICAN HOC I OK UAKKieW tlflVrlue ilia Hitnil After 1 hree Hays' Acquaintance. The Bride's Hnlt lor Divorce Witbln Two Honrs After tbe Harris Bridgeport, Nov. 27. A man calling himself Solidenin Jefferson, the "Mexican Doctor," but who is described in a legal process against him as Solomon Jeffersoni opened an office in this city, less than four weeks ago, and went lo board at the house of Mrs. Sarah Troland.

Since that time he has married his landlady's daughter, been sued by his bride for divorce, invoked the protection of the police to save him from being kidnapped by agents of the Mexican Government, and has left town. The Doctor is slightly under middle age, and of about medium size, has a very swarthy complexion, long curly hair, and wears a coat profusely decorated with gold medals. He claims (0 hail from Mexico, and to be a Spanish Mexi can, but it is understood that his parents live in Vermont. HOW HE WOOED A GIRL OF TWENTY. When he went to board with Mrs.

Troland he exerted himself to the utmost to win the good graces of the lady members of the house hold. ioMiss Sarah Froland, aged 20, the Doctor was particularly attentive. The young woman being confined lo the bed with a fractured elbow, Solomon begged leave lo attend her, claiming thai he would cure her in short order. She did not improve under his treatment, hut during the latter nart of the time snflered from several convulsions and an poared to have become weakened both mentally and physically. Before he had known the girl three days he began making declarations of love and an offer of marriage, and on the Saturday night of the second week he was at the house he obtained a marriage license and the services of a clergyman and the marriage followed.

The bride was so weak that she had to sit while Ihe ceremony was per formed. She had never received the Doctor's advances, hut his constant importunities, backed by her mother's wishes, caused her to yield. An hour or two alter the knot was tied, she expressed a strong repugnance lo her husband, and vowed that she would kill hersislf before she would consent to live with him. The mother took sides with the bride, and the Doctor soon afterwards left the house. The next I wo days he came lo the house to his meals, hut his wife and her mother grew more hostile to him at each appearance, and finally commanded him to slay away altogether.

WIPE BEGINS A SUIT FOR DIVORCE. Then the wife eugaged a lawyer and bevan a suit for a divorce. The petition alleges that during her week's acquaintance with the re spondent she was conbned lo her bed with a broken arm, and su tiered great pain and mental anguish that Ihe respondent then attended her in Ihe capacity of a physician, aud, taking advantage of his professional relation, administered lo her camphor, morphine, and other narcotic drugs, with the object of weakening her mind and making her pliable to bis wishes that while under the Influence of these drugs, and with her reason impaired thereby suit by her bodily ailments, so that she was not conscious of the full scope of her words and acis, she yielded lo the resiiondent neisistent importunities, and married him. The petition further alleges that the respondent brought to the house an ordinary marriage li cense, and falsely representing it to be a marriage certificate, claimed that, by virtue of this document, they were lawfully married, and he could claim her as his wife. The petitioner did not know the diflerence between a certificate and a license, and believing the respondent's fraudulent representations agreed that a clergyman be called and Ihe ceremony performed.

By reason of these false represen tations, and because Ihe respondent unduly influenced the petitioner with drugs, aud for the further reasons that the respondent has a previous wife living and has committed adultery with divers nnknowu persons, the petitioner SHks that she be granted a divorce and her maiden name. This is the wife side of the story. THE DOCTOR'S SIDE OF THE STORY. The Doctor, in contradiction, declares that he was inveigled into the mairiage for his supposed wealth, and that after he had given his wife mother to keep for him, she refused to give him back the money, and he re ceived the cold shoulder from the whole family. He also denies the statement that they have not lived together as man and wife.

lie staled his intention of resisting the divorce suit, but, in view of the fact that he suddenly left town last night, this is not believed. Several crimes are alleged against him. WHAT HE TOLD THE CHIEF OF FOL1CR. Boon afler Solomon's arrival here he went to the Chief of Police and asked to be protected from the agents of the Mexican Government, who were trying to kidnap him to obtain a reward of $50,000 promised for his delivery be yond the jurisdiction of the United States. He said that six months ago himself and a Mexican official, named Peleto, were appointed agents to visit fiew Orleans ami negotiate a Government loan of $1,025,000.

The bonds, he added, were taken by the Mew Orleans banks at a discount of eight per but Peleto got possession of all the money when it was paid over, and returned to Mexico with the Btory that the Doctor had stolen it. The Government thereupon oflerd a reward of $50,000 for his capture, and to escaiie the agents on his Itack, he lied successively to the far West, to Canada, to Maine, and finally to Connecticut. He knew Ihe Mexican agents were alter him, and was in constant fear of lieing seized, put on board a vessel, anil carried oil lo Mexico be fore Ihe local authorities could interfeie. Ihe Chief of Police thought the story very im probable, and would have promptly dismissed it as pure fiction had he not a few days before received a teller, purporting to have been written hy the Peleto cHikenof by tbe Doctor, reipiesliug information of the Doctor's where ahools, and describing the defalcation and the reward, as the story was lold by nolomon. The letter, however, may have been written by some one in collusion with Solomon.

As to this, or as lo the truth or falsity of the slory in general, uolhing has yet beeu positively as certained. PAKAURAPHOBIA. Deadlocks Fals. curls. Spanish women gel along with one mantilla 'nother nies.

A western woman has lost Iwo husbands by lightning. She ought a marry a conductor. The Sliah of Persia has ninety wives. No wonder that he lies awake aud chews tobacco in bed. Swell young men have Iheir Irouseis to match Ihe color of tbe ilooi sloop where their sweethenils live.

The young man who hasany piudeuce about him will write his love tellers 111 cipher aud forget ihe key. "I love men," ssid Queen Cbrintine of Sweden, "not because I bey are men, but because I hey are not women One style of hats for ladies is called the "Hum." That is because 11 is so cheerful for ibe hnsbind who pays the bills. There isn't, says a misogynist, much difference between a grnsn wiilow and a grass hop ier, afler all. Either will jump at Ihe tint chance, A new Jersey wife did not attempt to commit inicide until she had measured the depth of the water and found it only twenty two inches. Summer is reluctant to depart.

She clings like a young girl who is pte.ilive that the clock has not yel struck leu, and who does not care if it has. liochcsttr Democrat..