The Penn's Grove record., 1885-11-28

been received and about $4,000 dis
tributed.
"A FIRE in PlainGeld, New Jersey,
On the 21st, destroyed the lumber yard
VI A. d Cook & Co. and six barns td-
Joining, causing a loss estimated at
500, 900.
The President ON the 23d appointed
George w. Miller, of Washington,
Penna., to be U. S. Marshal for Wes-
tern Pennsylvania; William A. Beach,
Collector of Internal Revenue for the
Twenty-first District of New York;
Bartlett Trip, of Yankton, Chief JUS
tice Of the Supreme Court of Dakota;
Elijah Gates. of st. Joseph, U. s.
Marshal for Western Missouri; George
n. Baxter, u. s. Attorney for Mime.
sofa, and Benjamin f. Leadbeater,
Surveyor General Of Louisiana.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ulysses ). Grant, Jr.,
called at the White House on the 23d,
and spent a few minutes IN going
through the rooms, after which they
stopped in The Green Room. The
President being informed Of their pres.
ence stepped into the Green Room on
his way to the East Room, greeted
them cordially and remained in CONVEX
sation with them for several minutes.
The Fenian Brotherhood in New
York on the 23d held a large meeting
in memory of Allen, Larkin and
O'BrieD, 1.-THE Manchester martyrs"
of whose death it was the anniversary.
Irish songs were sung n addresses
made by General Thomas Francis
Burke and Colonel John O'Byrne.
Resolutions were adopted commenting
the conduct of "the martyred Irish
heroes,n and calling on all Irlshmen
"to continue the struggle"
Colonel Oudinot. addressing his
constituents. in Montreal, on the 23d,
said he would vote against the Govern
ment on the Riel question. 1t is said
the next move of the leaders of the Riel
agitation will be to get the county coun-
ellis throughout the Province to pass
resolutions condemnatory Of the pres
ent Government. Six hundred French
Canadian citizens met on the 23d in
Troy, New York, to denounce the exc
cution of Riel.
The second annual convention of
the National Cattle and Horse Grow
ers' Association met on the 23d in st.
Louis. There were about 600 delegates
present, nearly all from the Western
cattle-growing States and Territories.
Colonel r. d. Hunter, President of the
Association, called the convention to
order and made an address.
The Supreme Court of the United
States IN a case from California, on the
23d rendered a decision in effect ''that
neither a police officer nor a private CIT
iZen in his capacity rs such officer or
citizen, can lawfully arrest without a
warrant or order OF military authority,
a deselter from the United States
Army.
The Congressional Commission on
Ordnance arrived in Pittsburg or the
23d, and, escorted by q comD1ittee Oh
the Chamber of Commerce. visited the
principal manufacturing establishments
there. The Facilities possessed by the
firms for the manufacture OF steel for
guEs and armor plating were set forth
at the different establishments, special
stress being laid upon tie superior qua
lily Of the products, owing to the use
of natural gas as tuel.
The total value OF our exports of
merchandise during the twelve months
which ended October 3lst. 1885, was
SIT, 179. 352, and during the preceding
twelve months $T34, S27, I93. The val
se of our imports of NE 'chandlse for
the twelve months which ended Octo-
Der 31st, 1885, was S572,417 ,322, and
Turing the preceding twelve months
S652, 6 l,413.
The total number CT immigrants
who arrived in the Unl-ed States last
month was 25.91S, against 32,097 dur
ing October, 1884.
1t is said at the Navy Department
that the new steel cruisers Boston and
Atlanta will be ready to receive their
,fieers and crews about the first of
March next, and that the cruiser Chi
cago Will be launched at Chester about
the third Of December. but will hardly
be ready for sea service before the end
of next year.
john Barclay and William Parsons
were examining the barrel of a revolver
in Huntington, Penna., on the 2lst,
when through careless handling the
trigger was pulled and the ball entered
Barkley's abdomen, making a wound
of which he died on the 23i.
The northeast storm Of two days
did great damage along the coasts of
New Jersey aud New York, In the
interior Of his State heavy 10Y fell,
The depth of the snow along the Lehigh
Valley and Reading Railroads, in the
mountain districts, being two feet.
Six inches of snow fell at Westminster,
Maryland.
The Presidento on the oath appoint
ed Richard ID. Lancaster to be Survey
or of Customs at st. Louis, and M. l..
Mccormack Secretary Of Dakota.
The commissions of William +.
Harrity, as Postmaster for Philadel-
pima, William Hyde, as Postmaster for
ST. Louis, and George f. Herman, as
Postmaster at Bethlehem, Penna.,
were signed by the President on the
oath.
1t is said that the Presidents mes
sage is so far advanced that it will be
completed several days before the meet
ing of Congress.
Thomas A. Doyle was IN the Gath
reelected Mayor of Providence, Rhode
Island, by 3946 majority over Asa Lyon,
Prohibitlonist. The Republicans made
no nomination. A majority of S26 was
given for ! cense.
solicitor McCue, Of the Treasury
Department, has left Washington for
New York TO confer with the United
States District Attorney in regard to
the prosecution of certain suits for re-
fund of customs duties. About two
thousand of these cases await trial.
Col. William p. Armstrong, for
merly Prime Minister to King Kala-
-kana Ia nnw in New Haven. and Is