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-Messrs. Wm. H. Bright, Wm. A. Marr and John P. Colihan are the names of the other parties charged with having entered into a conspiracy with A. C. Mullin, Esq., formerly of this place, whose arrest we noticed last week, to defraud the depositors of the Ashland Savings Bank in Schuylkill county. The gentlemen named, who deciare that they were the heaviest losers by the suspension of the bank, have each entered security for their appearance at Court, and the Pottsville Standard says that all concerned seem to exhibit a commendable anxiety to have their responsibility for the misfortunes of that institution submitted to the fullest legal examination. -We have got the laugh this time on the people of Johnstown, who very generally esteem Ebensburg somewhere in the vicinity of the Arctic regions-that is we have the laugh on them if the Tribune tells the truth when it says that the thermometer at the First National Bank in that place indicated ten degrees below zero on Wednesday morning last, and the one owned by Dr. John Lowmatt saw those figures and went eight degrees worse. The laugh aforesaid comes in when the fact is considered, and a fact it is, that the mercury here marked only two degrees below zero at the store of E. Roberts & Son and one degree above zero at Mr. George Huntley's at 7 o'clock on the same morning. Tally one for Ebensburg. -Several valuable articles were disposed of at the Ladies' Fair on Saturday evening last, among the number being a splendid dressing case, which was won by John E. Scanlan, Esq., and a smoking cap and jacket secured by Mr. A. W. Buck, of Collins, Johnston & Co.'s bank-two gentlemen, by the way, who have been among the most spirited and liberal patrons of the enterprise -but the fine gold watch still remains to be disposed of, all the chance books not having at the time indicated come to hand. They are all in now, however, and the watch will certainly fall to the lot of some lucky mortal to-morrow, (Saturday) evening, on which occasion several other flue prizes will also be awarded, and in order to guard against an overwhelming crowd of curiosity seekers, such as filled the room on former occasions, a small admission fee will be charged at the door. The Fair, which has been closed since Saturday evening, will close finally on to-morrow evening, and next week we will no donbt be enabled to announce the full amount realized. -The block signal tower at South Fork, this county, caught fire in the lower story on Friday evening last, and was totally destroyed. The telegraph operator in charge, a young lady named M'Dermitt, who was in the upper part of the structure at the time, did not notice the danger to which she was exposed until her exit by way of the staircase was completely cut off, thus forcing her to make her escape by suspending herself at arms' length from the platform, some fifteen feet from the ground, and dropping into the arms of Mr. Joseph Parks, of East Cone-maugh, who, happening to be on a passing locomotive at the time and noticing the fire, stopped the engine and hastened back to the rescue of the periled lady, who through his advice and assistance succeeded no doubt in avoiding serious if not fatal injury by jumping from the platform, the only course that would have been left her to escape a terrible death by burning had she been dependent upon her own resources alone. As it was she escaped without a scratch, thanks to the thoughtfulness, guidance and aid of Mr. Parks. The fire is supposed to have been caused by hot coals from the stove falling upon the floor,