Clippings from the Berks and Schuylkill Journal, Saturday, February 6, 1864

City and County Affairs

Register of Sales

Of Real and Personal Property Advertised in this paper

1864 Public Sales

Feb. 10. 79 Government Horses, Hummelstown, Pa.
Feb. 12. Personal property, Amos R. Dieter, Exeter.
Feb. 12. Real Estate, Estate Jacob Spang, Pike tp.
Feb. 13. Estate of William Spohn, Spring.
Feb. 13. Personal property of Mary Close, Birdsboro.
Feb. 17. Real estate, E.D. Swavely, Exeter.
Feb. 17. Farm Stock &c. Wm. Mervine, Centre.
Feb. 18. Personal Property of Benj. Epler, Exeter.
Feb. 20. Do do Henry Rollman, Centre tp.
Feb. 20. Estate of Samuel Ruppert, Rockland.
Feb. 23. Personal Property, John Thompson, Robeson.
Feb. 25. Personal Property, Ferdinand Egleman, Robeson.
Feb. 27. Estate of John W. Westley, Reading.
Feb. 27. Real Estate, Henrietta Mengel, Muhlenberg.
March 4. Personal Property, D.K. Miller, Birdsboro.
March 5. Farm Stock, &c., Enos Morris, Robeson.
March 10. Personal Property, H.G. Landis, Oley.

Private Sales

Farm in Wisconsin, D. McKnight, Reading.

Extensive Steam Flour Gearing, Engines and Boilers, Stine & Rose, Lebanon, Pa.

Mill property, William Moser, Ruscombmanor.

City Property--10 Houses and Lots--belonging to John Boas. Inquire of D. McKnight, Esq.

New Jersey Fruit Farms, in the village of Chetwood, N.J. Apply to B. Franklin Clark, Cedar st., NY.

Correction. The Wisconsin Farm advertised in the Journal, contains 70 acres instead of 59, as published in last week's paper.

The Union Prayer Meeting will be held to-morrow (Sunday) afternoon, at 3 o'clock, in Evangelical Mission Church, Chestnut street. All persons are invited to attend.

Episcopal Service at the Court House

Divine Service to-morrow (Sunday) at 10 o'clock a.m. and 7 p.m.

At the Free Church of St. Barnabas, in South Sixth street, on Sunday, at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Return of the 50th Regiment.

Capt. H.A. Lantz telegraphed from Harrisburg yesterday, to the Daily Times, that the 50th Regt. Pa. Vols., commanded by Col. B.C. Christ, have arrived at Harrisburg. He further states that the three Reading Companies, B. E. and H., originally recruited by Capts. Herman, Diehl and the lamented Parker, and now commanded by Capts. Lantz, Cleaveland and Kendall, will arrive in Reading in this (Saturday) morning's train from Harrisburg. Hurried arrangements have been made to give them a fitting reception; but we hope to see a spontaneous demonstration of welcome worthy of our gallant soldiers. Hang out your banners and let the soldiers "Welcome Home" be such as to gladden their hearts, and repay them in a measure for what they have suffered in their country's service.

Recruiting in Reading--Great Success.

The liberal bounties offered by our city authorities and citizens of the Wards respectively, added to the more liberal Government bounty, have had the effect of encouraging volunteer enlistments to a remarkable degree, within the past week. Recruiting offices have been opened in every Ward superintended by Ward Committees, and have been doing a very heavy business. The Provost Marshal's office though taxed to its utmost, has been unable to muster in the men as fast as offered. Indeed the work of mustering in--the clerical labor especially--is not comprehended by the public. A dozen or more forms are required for each single recruit, and these have to be made out in triplicate. The Medical Examiner has also quite as much to do as he can get through with. Nevertheless, the progress of the great work of turning out soldiers for the armies of Uncle Sam has been rapid. Each morning, during the week, large squads of men, properly uniformed, have been sent to Philadelphia, from whence they are forwarded to the Regiments of their choice. Up to last evening, the number of recruits accredited to the several Wards of the city respectively, was as follows:

1st Ward—Spruce 30 Recruits
2d Ward—S. West 63 "
3d Ward—S. East 52 "
4th Ward—N. East 37 "
5th Ward—N. West 50 "
Total 232 "

The quota of Berks and each sub-district is not yet known. The corrected enrollment list was forwarded to Washington in the fore part of the week, and it is expected that early in the coming wee the quotas will be reported back to the Provost Marshal's office in this city. The additional 200,000 men called for by the President's recent order, will, of course, make the quotas proportionally larger than they would otherwise have been. About one soldier out of every eight persons on the enrollment list, will probably come near the mark. From present indications, these can be no doubt that the quota of Reading will be filled without a draft.

What are the country districts doing in the way of procuring recruits? They must go to work immediately, or it will be too late. The citizens of the boroughs and townships should at once call meetings and contribute liberally for bounties. They should also insisted upon the immediate appropriation of a bounty by the County Commissioners to enable them to make up a sufficient amount. From what we understand the Commissioners have not yet had a meeting on the subject.

Mlle. Schmidt's Concert

Mlle. Christiana Tedeska Schmidt, a young violinist of only 13 years of age, gave a Concert to our citizens on Tuesday evening last at Keystone Hall. The performance of this wonderful little artiste was truly surprising. She handled her instrument with the confidence and skill of many professors of the violin of the first grade. It was a singular sight to witness a delicate looking little girl performing in public upon the most difficult of all instruments with the coolness and assurance that is only looked for in players of age and much experience. She executed several difficult pieces, --"Paganinni's Carnival de Venice," among others, -- in a most pleasing manner, producing the sweetest and most exquisite sounds, and running over the violin from the deepest bass notes to the highest harmonies, with astonishing celerity and precision. We were sorry to see that there were but about 50 persons present, whether from the fact of the 50 cents charged for admission or from other circumstances we do not know. In consideration of the profits the Concert was a failure, but the performance of little Mlle. Schmidt far surpassed the idea we had formed of its previous to wittiness it. If genius is progressive, we shall expect some time to see her acquiring an enviable fame in the musical world. She was accompanied on the piano by Madm. Ferrier, an ordinary player; and Mr. Jensen, tenor and Prof. Becher of this city, contributed to the musical entertainment of the evening.

3d Penna. Reserves

A letter from Maj. Wm. Briner, in command of this veteran Regiment, dated from Martinsburg, Va., Jan. 26, says: Our recent change from our comfortable quarters at Convalescent Camp, to this place was rather rough. We left on January 6th, when the weather was biting cold and after a whole day and night dragging on the Railroad, reached here on the morning of the 7th, were marched into the woods belonging to the rebel C.J. Faulkner, where we scraped away the snow and pitched our shelter tents. We remained there one day, when we were again moved away to a bleak cold hill where the wind always blows from the north west. By hard work we have now made ourselves tolerable comfortable. The rumor now is that we are not to remain here but are to be taken back again to Alexandria. Our coming up here was a wild goose chase, intended to head off the rebel Gen. Early, but he had taken the back tract, before we came here."

We understand that the Regiment has since changed its quarters, and is now at New Creek Station, on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.

The Military Commission, for the trial of the Carbon county rioters, has been in session in this city all week. We understand that several cases were disposed of, though the result cannot be known until the finding of the Commission is approved by the Chief Military Authorities of the Department. The persons charged with the murder of Mr. Smith, after examination by the Commission, will be handed over to the civil authorities for trial. For the convenience of witnesses, the Commission yesterday adjourned to, and will continue their sessions at Mauch Chunk. About seventy or eighty cases in all are to be disposed of.

The Ladies' (Episcopal) Fair, at the Odd Fellows' Hall, which opened on Wednesday evening last, has thus far been a brilliant success. The Hall is crowded each afternoon and evening with visitors, representing all denominations, whose liberality has been a source of great gratification, to say nothing of profit, to the Ladies' of Christ Church. The Fair will continue throughout to-day, and this evening a splendid hot supper, with terrapins prepared by Mr. Nicholson, and a bountiful bill of fare will be served up from 8 to 10 o'clock. As the closing proceedings in affairs of this kind are always the most interesting, we have no doubt the Hall will be filled to-night.

Wolf Shot

Mr. Levi Wesner of Ruscombmanor township, Berks county, shot a large Prairie Wolf on the 23d ult. The Wolf had been prowling about the neighborhood for the last three months and quite a number of sportsmen from Reading and elsewhere tried to capture him but could not succeed. On the 23d ult., Mr. Wesner, in company with John Wesner, Daniel Gouger, George Wesner, Thos. Roberts and Mark Wesner, started him up near Berkley, and after a chase of about half an hour he was shot by Mr. Levi Wesner, near Tuckerton Station, on the East Pa. R.R. The wolf was a very large one of the kind.

Agricultural Society

The names of Messrs. George R. Frill, of the Second Ward, and A.F. Boas, of the Fifth Ward, were by an oversight omitted from the list of Members of the Executive Committee of the Berks county Agricultural Society for 1864, as published last Saturday.

By a standing rule of the Society, the County Commissioners are ex officio members of the Committee of Arrangements; so that the names of Commissioners George K. Lorah, H.R. Hawman, and John Kurtz, should be added to the Committee of Arrangements for the present year, as appointed by the President last week.

The First National Bank of Reading have just received their new notes. They are the finest specimens of paper currency ever issued in the United States. The new currency is destined to be immensely popular with the people. After they have tried the national system for a year or two they will never want to return to State Banks.

53rd P.V.

The Veterans of the 53rd P.V., under command of Lieut. Col. Richards McMichael, reached Harrisburg last week, on their return to the Army of the Potomic, the furlough of thirty days given them on re-enlisting, having expired. The Regiment is made up mainly of Montgomery County men. They took with them on their return a number of new recruits.

[Heading not readable; it might be Funeral of --- Col. Brenholts]

Transcriber's note: There is a Thomas Brenholtz listed in the Charles Evans Cemetery records with a burial date of 28 Jan 1864.

The obsequies of this brave officer took place on Thursday afternoon last, from the Presbyterian church, of this place. The remains were brought on from the West, by way of Harrisburg, on Tuesday morning last, and due notice was given of the arrangements for the funeral. The Court of Common Pleas and the two Courts Martial, now sitting in this city, adjourned over for the occasion. The funeral procession which proceeded from the residence of Mr. John Arnold, father in law of the deceased, arrived at the church at 2 o'clock, and a little after, came a large number of officers of the army, on duty at this place. Maj. Gen. F. Sigel, U.S.A. was present and was accompanied by Capt. H.F. Beardsley, A.A. G. and Col. Ryerson, President of the Military Commission. The body draped with the American flag, was brought into the church after introductory services by Rev. E.J. Richards, brief addresses were delivered by Rev. Mr. Freer and Rev. J.F. Meredith, of this city. The Rev. Mr. Meredith, having been for some time associated with the deceased, as Chaplain of the 50th Regt., P.V., commanded by Col. Brenholts, gave some very interesting personal reminiscences in his address, which was remarkably chaste and appropriate, and which, we hope, will be furnished for publication. He referred to the valuable services of Col. Brenholts, stating the fact of his enlistment under the first three months call, his gallant conduct in many an action, his heroic sufferings in the cause of his country, and last of all his sacrifice of himself through the excess of spirit and bravery.

The choir belonging to the Presbyterian church, sang two beautiful pieces of appropriate music, with that taste, feeling and beauty of expression for which they have always been so justly distinguished. After the services, the procession moved to the Chas. Evans Cemetery, where the remains were interred without any military demonstration or further religious ceremony except a prayer by Rev. Mr. Richards.

Col. Brenholts was for some time a member of the Bar of Berks county, and long well known to many of our citizens. His talents, goodness of heart, and distinguished military services, entitle him to the lasting recollection of his many personal friends and the deepest gratitude of all his fellow countrymen.

Proceedings of City Councils

A regular meeting of the City Councils was held last Saturday evening, Jan. 30. In the Common Branch Jacob Bushong was unanimously elected President, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Dr. Donagan. On motion of Mr. Douglass, the use of the common Council Chamber was granted to the Managers of the Reading Relief Society to hold their meetings. A resolution to pay a City Bounty of $50 additional, making $300,00 in all, and providing "that no volunteer shall be credited to any other ward than the one in which he resides at the time of volunteering," passed Common Council by a vote of yeas 9, nays 3, but was defeated in Select Council, yeas 1, nays 3. A resolution passed both branches authorizing the Committee on Finance to make a temporary lean, not to exceed $10,000. An ordinance was read in Common Council authorizing the same committee to borrow money for the use of the city. A resolution, "that on account of the very high price of fluid, the Committee of Policemen hereby instructed to discontinue the burning of fluid for the present, except in such places where the safety of passers by demands a light was passed by Select but defeated by Common Council. A resolution was passed in both branches That a committee of five be appointed, two from the Select and three from the Common Council whose duty it shall be to examine the City Charter and report to the last meeting of the Councils in February such alterations or amendments as in their judgment are deemed necessary, with authority to employ legal advice.

A special meeting of Councils was held on Tuesday evening, Feb. 2d, to take further action in relation to bounties for volunteers, at which an ordinance was passed through its several readings making an appropriation to the Department of Finance to pay such bounties. The following resolutions were also adopted, by a unanimous vote:

Resolved, That the Committee on Finance is hereby authorized and instructed to make temporary loans to the amount of sixty-five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be required to pay bounties to volunteers enlisting in the army of the United States, and accredited to the quota of the City of Reading.

Resolved, That a Committee (one from the Select and two from the Common Council) be appointed, whose duty it shall be to prepare an Act (for passage by Legislature) legalizing the expenditure of money appropriated this day.

Golden Circle Developments

The Golden Circle, or "Democratic Clubs," so numerous in Berks county a year or so ago--were organized, it seems, in all the Copperhead localities throughout Pennsylvania. The same secret influence that induced the 'Heidelbergers' to make hair infamous, though harmless braid into this city, manifested itself in open and armed opposition to the government in other and more excitable communities. It is now clearly ascertained that the rioters and murders in Carbon and adjoining counties belonged to this organization, and only carried out its teachings in their full spirit. A number of these rioters, arrested several months ago, are now on trial before a military commission sitting in this city. In the trial of Philip Bergman (one of these rioters) last week, it was shown by the testimony "that the prisoner belonged to the sworn secret organization known as the 'Golden Circle'." They held their meetings at the house of Conrad Horn, above Hazleton. Ed. Winters was the President, and administered the oath. The members of the Circle were instructed and sworn to support "the Constitution as it is and the Union as it was," to aid each other in evading the draft and discourage all efforts to raise men for the army. According to the instructions of the President, Winters, the leading members of the organization are Gen. Lee, of the rebel army, and Gens. McClellan and McDowell of the United States Army. In case a member is forced into the army, by draft, he is instructed, when on picket, to go over to the enemy, in the following manner: He will give the hailing sign, by raising his hat over his head three times; the rebel picket, seeing this, and if a member of the order will make the same sign, when the following dialogue will ensue: Rebel picket—"Halt." Union picket--"Ho." R.P.--"R.D." [the initials of Richmond.] U.P.--"Ho." The rebel picket will then say "Richmond," which completes the ceremony; and the Union picket will then go over, and either be taken on to Richmond and kept there till the war is over, or sent back on parole. The secret mode of entering a "Circle" is by giving three raps at the door. The guard will then receive from him the pass word, "Juan," which will admit him into the room. Whilst walking through the room to take his seat, he makes a sign by simply pressing the ends of the fore-finger and thumb of the right hand together, and both arms in a natural position. The witnesses disclosing these facts were themselves members and attended meetings with the prisoner."

Soldiers' Packages by Mail

The President has signed the act recently passed by Congress, providing that "articles of clothing, being manufactured of wool, cotton or linen, and compressed in a package not exceeding two pounds in weight, addressed to any non-commissioned officer or private serving in the armies of the United States, may be transmitted in the mails of the U.S., at the rate of eight cents, to be in all cases prepaid for every four ounces,, or any fraction thereof, subject to such regulations as the Postmaster General may prescribe." Other materials than those above specified, if sent by mail, must be prepaid by stamps, at letter rates—three cents for every half ounce or fraction thereof.

The 93d Penna. Regiments are expected at Lebanon every day, on their return to recruit. Great preparations are making for their reception.

The veterans in Capt. Shearer's Company, 55th P.V. reached home several days ago. They are mostly from the vicinity of Womelsdorf. We had the pleasure a day or two ago of taking by the hand Lieut. Wm. G. Moore, of this corps, the Journal correspondent, whose letters from Beaufort have kept our readers advised of the proceedings of the regiment. The returned veterans of the 55th are all in the enjoyment of excellent health.

Sales of Real Estate

The House and Lot belonging to the estate of John Schaeffer, situate on Mechanics street, Boyertown, was bought by Jacob Stauffer, recently, for $2,610, also 26 acres of Farm Land in Colebrookdale township, belonging to the same estate, were purchased by Nathan Landis at $110 per acre.

Mr. Thomas W. Jones has sold his farm of 71 acres, in Union township, Berks county to Mr. Samuel Rigg, of same township, for $3,800.

Dr. Wm. B. Hahn, of Limerick Square, Montgomery county, has sold his residence with 3 acres of land, to Dr. J.B. Stearly, of same township for $2,400. Dr. Hahn removes to the Trappe in the Spring.

Barn Burned

We learn from the Pottstown Ledger that the barn of Abraham Ludwig, at Amityville, Berks county, was burned on Wednesday of last week. The fire was ignited by a little grandson of Mr. Ludwig, who was playing with a match on the barn floor, where a load of straw had just been hauled. The flames communicated to the whole building immediately, and little or nothing was saved. There was a considerable quantity of hay and about $50 worth of rags in the barn. The building was a frame one. The loss is about $1,000, a part of which is covered by insurance.

Reading Benevolent Society

At a meeting of the Benevolent Society held at the house of Dr. Wallace, on Thursday, Feb. 4th, it was unanimously resolved that a vote of thanks should be tendered to Messrs. Stout, Pearson, Neff, Jameson, Louis Richards, Wilson and Kutz for the prompt and efficient manner in which they discharged the duty of collecting for the Benevolent Society. Elizabeth Wallace, Secy.

Christopher Stiffel, a German, who mistook the Railroad for a highway was knocked off the iron bridge which crosses 8th St. on Monday night about 10 o'clock, by a passing train, and considerably hurt. The bridge is about twenty feet high. He was conveyed to the Berks county Poor House.

Albert S. Greth of Co. A., 3d Reserve, arrived home on Tuesday last on furlough. He reports the boys are all well. They are no stationed at Key Creek, about 23 miles above Cumberland, Md.

Court Proceedings Reported by Louis Richards

Second week, Eleventh Day, Friday

Daniel M. Shollenberger vs. Henry Geiss. Deft. Owned 90 acres of land in Oley township, and sold 60 acres to Shollenberger. Upon the 60 acres were situated all the buildings of the farm. Geiss erected new buildings on the 30 acres of land reserved for himself. In order to obtain a supply of water, he diverted for his own use about one third of the water from a stream which passed through his own land, and also supplied Mr. Shollenberger, thereby rendering Shollenberger's supply insufficient. This action was brought for the recover y of the unobstructed right of using all the water. Verdict for plff. For $8 damages and costs. J. Glancy Jones for plff. Banks and Hawley for deft.

Same vs. Same. This was an action to recover the free use of a road 12 feet wide passing defendant's house which he had partially obstructed by throwing earth upon it, dug from a drain which he was laying in consequence of which two carriages could not pass at the point of obstruction. Verdict for plff. for costs. J. Glancy Jones for plff. Banks and Hawley for deft.

Lydia Esterly vs. Montgomery Lodge No. 59. This was a case submitted for the decision of the Court in which the facts were agreed upon. Ordered upon the argument list. Mengel for plff. J. Glancy Jones for defts.

Twelfth Day, Saturday

Jacob Bauer vs. Reading Water Co. This was a claim for damages arising from a diversion by the defendants by the water flowing from a small spring on land late of Adam Harbold dec'd. at the foot of Penn's Mount in Reading, and conducted over plaintiff's land by means of pipes. The pipes were laid in 1826 by Adam Harbold to a fountain on the east side of the Pricetown road, and from thence the water flowed across the road, and over Harbold's lands lying on the West side of the road. The water was used by Harbold during his lifetime, and by his representatives after his death, under whom the plaintiff claimed a right to continue its use. The defendant gave in evidence an Act of Assembly passed in 1859 authorizing the Company to appropriate the water from springs not belonging to them upon condition of a compensation to parties injured, and under the provisions of which act they had in 1860 committed the damage of which the plaintiff complained. The question, therefore, as to whether any, and how much damage had been sustained by Mr. Bauer, was the one requiring the consideration of the Jury. Verdict for defendant. Davis and Van Reed for plff. H.W. and F.L. Smith for defts.

William Bertolet vs. Benneville Redcay et al. This was on action of replevin brought by plff. Against defendants to recover the possession of a canal boat, which defts. had leased from him in the Spring of 1863, for the season, with the stipulation that they should take good care of it, and perform as many trips as possible. During the summer following, the boat because so much damaged as to require repairs, and was placed at a boat yard for that purpose. After the repairs, defendants brought down a load of coal from Pottsville, but the boat was seized at Reading by the Sheriff under writ of replevin. Defendants maintained that the injuries to the boat were caused by a freshet, but the plaintiff charged that they resulted through negligence in violation of the stipulation. The question for the jury to ascertain was the nature of the original contract between the parties and whether or not that contract had been violated by the defts. Verdict for plff. Which decided in favor of his right to the possession of the boat. Richards and Banks for plff. J. Glancy Jones and A.B. Wanner for defts.

John Hinton vs. Eli Hart and George McGowan. This was an action brought to recover the value of a mare sold at a public vendue of the effect of plaintiff held by him in Caernarvon township, Feb. 18th, 1860. The proof was that the plaintiff and the vendue crier, by his direction, both publicly warranted the mare to be sound. Hart purchased her for $195,75 and gave his note for the amount on which the suit was brought. The defense was that the mare was subject to colic, and had been so from the time she was a colt, had very frequent attacks of the same while in Hinton's possession and after Hart got her, and died of the disease some 6 months after Hart purchased her. It was urged on the contrary that the mare was sound at the time she was sold. Verdict for defendants. C. and D. Davis for plff. Richards for defts.

Fifteenth Day, Wednesday

Reuben Smith vs. Samuel and Adam Wesner. Verdict for plff. For $625, 18.

Henry Arnold vs. E. Spatz, widow et al. Verdict by consent for plff. For $159,44.

Joseph Snavely vs. Same. Verdict by consent for plff. For $689,17.

Geo. D.B. Keim vs. Same. Verdict by consent, for plff. For $470,05.

Esther Hill vs. Adam Schucker and Reuben Kline. Suit on Promissory Note. Verdict for plff. For $4,85. F.L. Smith for plff. Banks for defts.

Sixteenth and Seventeenth Days, Thursday and Friday

Mary Ann H. Brown vs. the Reading R.R. Co. This was an action brought by Mary Ann Brown a young lady living in Robeson township, to recover damages for an injury received at the Rail Road crossing near Seyfert, McManus & Co.'s furnace in Reading in May, 1862. The plaintiff, with her father, had been attending market and were returning home. They undertook to cross the tract the instant the morning passenger train from Philadelphia reached the point where the street crosses the Rail Road. The wagon was struck by the locomotive, broken to pieces, the father somewhat injured, the girl bruised about the face and the foot so severely lacerated as to require the amputation of two of the toes. The allegation of the plaintiff was that the engineer failed to give due warning of the approach of the train by sounding the whistle at the crossing, and quite a number of witnesses were examined who testified that they were in the neighborhood and did not hear the whistle. Ten witnesses who were examined for the defence, including employees on the train, passengers and persons who were in the neighborhood when the accident occurred, swore positively that the whistle was sounded and ample notice given. Verdict for plff. For $825. Bard and Hoffman for plff. Richards and Banks for defts.

The jury for the third week were discharged at 4 1/2 o'clock, P.M., and the business of the January term, having been concluded the Court adjourned finally, the same afternoon.

Local Items

Hamburg Council, No. 74, Order of American Mechanics, will celebrate the anniversary by a supper on the 22d February inst., at the hotel of David H. Frill, in that borough. Addresses by members of the Order will be delivered on the occasion.

Dr. J.B. Stearly, of Limerick township, Montgomery county, (well known in Reading) has recently resigned his Surgeon's commission in the U.S. Army, and returned to the practice of his profession in Limerick Square, Montgomery county.

Some twenty-five persons, residents of Norristown and Bridgeport, were arrested last week charged with stealing coal from the cars of the Reading Railroad Company. They were held to bail for their appearance at Court. Mention has been made in our columns of the extent to which the Company has suffered in this respect. Owing to the losses of coal sustained by shippers and consignees of coal, the Company has had to pay indemnity to the amount of nearly $30,000 annually, and they have determined to make a resolute effort to break up the proceeding. Detectives have been placed at all the principal points, and the arrests in the present case are only a part of the proceedings intended to be commenced.

Married

On the 31st ult., by the Rev. F. McCauley, in this city, at the residence of the bride's mother, John S. Bannan of Co. E 55th Regt. P.V., to Miss Amanda J. Hoffman, of this city.

On Jan. 18th 1864, by Rev. J.F. Meredith, John J. Willower of Pughtown, Chester Co., Pa. to Miss Maria K. Friess of Coventryville, Chester co.

On Jan. 30th by the same, James Warr to Miss Mary B. Hoer, both of Reading.

On Feb. 3d, by the same, Henry A. Lewis, to Miss Ellen Foreman, both of Reading.

Submitted by Nancy.


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