The Penn's Grove record., 1885-07-18
EWSO OF THE WEEK

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6th, bearing presents from the United
States Government to the Russians whC
aided in the search for the crew Of the
Arctic exploring steamer Jeanette.
-Four homing pigeons from Brook
Ign, New York, were released on The
9Th at New Orleans. They set out OF
a journey of 1850 miles from New
Orleans to Brooklyn.
The President of the Cleveland
Driving Park Association said on the
8th 81 expect to see Maud S. trOt il
2.08 at our summer meeting"
President Cleveland has Offered
the Liberlan mission to Rev. DR.. G. w
Bryant, Pastor of the African Meth.
Odist Episcopal Church in Nashville.
Tennessee. Mr.. Bryant has not YET
accepted.
The Republican State Convention
met on the 9th IN Harrisburg. Jane:
S. Biery, of Lehigh, was chosen per
manent Chairman. NJ. 5. Quay was
nominated for State Treasurer on the
first ballot, he receiving 1861 votes out
of PSI cast.
The State Teachers Association III
session at Harrisburg, Pa, adjourned
on the 9th. The following officers were
elected: President, j. r. Stewart; Vice
Presidents, Miss Mary l.. Dunn and
Prof. A. T. Palm; Enrolling Commit
tee, T. McNutt, G. W. Weiss, j. II.
Werner, j. w. Benar, J.. 0. Knauss'
Executive Committee, r. Il. Haffaker,
L. o. Foose, r. NJ. McNeal, l.. y.
Lands and j. S. Geist.
"A cave-in occurred on the 9th dur
ing the making of an excavation on
Gaynor's division of the Pottsville and
Mahanoy Railroad, in Pottsville. JOS.
Becker, of Yorkyille, bose of the gang.
and four Italian laborers were buried
under fifty tons of earth. Becker and
one Italian were instantly killed, another
Italian had a leg broken and the re.
naming two were badly cut and
bruised.
The Secretary of War has ordered
LieuLenant-GeneTal Sheridan to cOncen~
trate troops for service in "a OF Indian
disturbances in the West. General
Scho6eld has telegraphed to the War
Department: --latest report indicates
that no Indians have been in Kansas
yet and no citizens killed, but a number,
perhaps one hundred young Cheyennes,
have left the Agency, it is believed, to
conceal their arms on account Of recent
untimely threats to disarm them. The
present disposition of troops will, hope,
prevent serious trouble If the Indians
are let alone.
The President on the 9th appointed
William X. Meade to be u. S. Marshal
for Arizona, and Joseph l.. Morgan, of
South Carolina, to be Secretary of Lee
cation in Mexico
Judge Lambert Tree recently ap-
pointed Minister to Belgium, qualified
at the Department of State in Wash
ingtOn on the fifth.
Mrs Bayard, wife Of the Secretary
of State, is dangerously i'll at her home
in Wilmington, Delaware.
-Adjutant General Drum has been
informed of the death of Captain
Nathaniel Prime, retired, at New York
city. Captain Prime fought through
the entire rebellion.
Ezra Miller a member of the Sen
ate of New Jersey, and inventor of a
well-knOwn IA buffer and coupler,
died ON the 9th at his home near Hnck-
ensack. He was 73 years of age.
"A despatch from Columbus, Ohio,
says the Garfield Statue Commission on
the 9th accepted the report of the com
miJtee which examined the statue AT
Washington, and accepted the same.
Governor Hoadly will present the
statue to Congress by letter, and it will
be unveiled immediately without for
Violent and destructive storms Of
wind, rain and lightning, passed over
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois
and Dakota on the Sth and 9th. Tele-
grams from a number If points indicate
great destruction of crops, damage to
building, railroads, ~telegraphs and
bridges, and also a loss of stock and
human life by lightning.
The President OH the 10th appoint
ed Colonel John Glbbon, of the Seventh
Infantry, to be a Brigadier General, in
place of General c. c. Augur, retired.
Secretary Manning has accepted
the resignation of Chief Clerk Syayze,
appointed Edward B. Youmans, of
Elmira, New York, to be his successor.
Mr.. Swayze rendered his resignation
four months ago.
The Secretary of the Navy proposes
.effecting an entire reorganization of the
nine Government navy yards not later
than next fall. An investigation look
ing to this end has been IN progress for
some weeks. The Secretary vii dis.
pense with the services of many of the
bosses who get five dollars a day
whether they work or not. -Four hours
is "a days work III some instances. "a
went from Boston to one of
the yards and began working eight
hours a day. He was told to labor less
time; that he could not be allowed to
accomplished much work"
Work stopped on the 9th and 10Th
in several eollieries of the Philadelphia
and Reading Coal and Iron Company
at Shenandoah, Penna. The cause al
Is scarcity of cars, but the miners
assert that "the stoppages are but a
part of the old programme of short
Bishop Stevens, of the Reformed
Episcopal Church, arrived IN Toronto
on the 10th from Charleston, South
Carolina, to take charge of the congre-
cations of the Dominion for two years,
in consequence of the illness of Bishop
Wilson. Bishop Stevens will reside in
Canada during several months of each
year.
A boiler in the West Marlborough
Mills, near Hamilton, Ontario,
on the 9th. killing Edward Ma
loney and John A. Stutz, and danger
ously injuring another man.
The Attorney General has given to
the Secretary Of the Navy an opinion
on the legal questions involved in the
controversy with John Roach concern
ing the despatch boat Dolphin 1t is
understood that ''the opinion is of such
a character that the Secretary will ac-