The Penn's Grove record., 1885-05-02
NEWS OFTHE WEEK

ulblOu VI CA-OCSACbdi AAhEhuJoN
on the 22d.
AT the JOINT session of the Illinois
Legislature, on the 22d, only one vote
was east for United States Senator. The
convention then adjourned.
"A skirmish occurred on the 22d be-
tween General Middleton's scouts and
a small number of Riel's men, not far
from Qu'Apelle. No injury was inflicted
on either side, and the rebels disappeared
in the woods.
In the joint session of the Illinois
Legislature on the 23d, As Senators and
1876 Representatives answered roll call,
100 being Republicans, whose entire
vote was cast for General Logan for q.
S. Senator. On the second call the vote
was unchanged AID the Convention ad-
iourned.
No change is reported in the condi-
ton of ex-Secretary Frelinghuysen.
Congressman Randall was called to
Philadelphia from Washington ON the
23d by the sudden death of his brother.
Six bodies have been recovered from
the ruins of the burned buildings in
| v IthobIIEs ~ III" blAObShb thNo
more than twenty lives were lost.
THE heaviest sno wstorm ever
known" al Denver, Colorado, began at
nine O'Clock on the 22d, and lasted
until six O'Clock p. NJ. on the 23d.
E"Fully 20 inches of snow fell, as much
in the aggregate as the previous falls
of the whole winter. The snow was
very heavy. A number of roofs have
fallen In, but without fatal result so far
as reported" The storm was general
throughout the State, but railroad
trains are moving nearly On time.
The President on the 23d, appoin-
ted Samuel B. Cooper to be Collector
of Internal Revenue for the First Dis
trict of Texas, and Frank J.. Pratt Col
lector of Internal Revenue for the
Tenth district of Massachusetts. The
President also appointed five postmast-
ers, among them George D. Whittlesey
at New London, Connecticut, in place
of William Tubbs, resigned.
Public meetings in celebration of
General Grants birthday will be held
on the 9th, in Cincinnati, Chicago and
indianapolis. In Cincinnati an enter
tainment will be given by the Festival
Chorus. The Call for the Indianapolis
meeting is signed by Senator Harrison,
Governor Gray. ex Senator Mcdonald,
United States Judge Woods, John G..
New, W. II. English, ex-Governor Por-
ter and other leading citizens.
The temperature in General Grants
room on the night of the 23d was so
high that he did not sleep continuously
through the night. His rest was bro
ken, but the entire time Of sleep was
about six hours, the same as was on
Tuesday night. The General would
have arisenand dressed at seven O'Clock,
in the morning, but DIR. Douglas advised
him to rest for . other hour. He did
so,aD F. and $3.50 gained nearly
an hour of sleep. He then arose re-
fresbed and in no wise worse, If not ac-
tually better than on the 22d.
General Grant continued to i'm
prove on the oath. He went out as
usual for a drive early In the afternoon,
and subsequently took his customary
walk to Madison avenue. A later de-
spatch says that at 10 O'Clock DR..
Douglas made an examination of the
Generals throat, and owing to the pa.
TENTS condition concluded to stay all
night" The despatch added: 1.-The
General is not feeling well. and is very
restless"
The President on the oath, appoin-
ted Henry KeInochan to be Naval Of
fcer at New Orleans, and Cornelius s.
Schenck Appraiser of Merchandise for
the willamette District of Oregon.
James H. Wardell, of New York, was
on the oath, designated as Chief of the
Interior Department.
One hundred and fifty Indians are
said to have left Montana for Canada,
in order to assist Riel against the Do
minion Government. More are expec-
ted to follow from that Territory and
Wyoming,
The Apache Indians are reported
to tie again on the war Path" in the
Sierra Madre mountains of Chihuahua,
Mexico.
The President has refused to par.
don Judge Advocate General Swain,
sentenced to suspension from duty for
twelve years on half pay. Swain groun-
ded his appeal for pardon on the allega-
ton that he had not been allowed a fair
trial. The half pay will amount to
about $1,000 a year.
Col. d. S. Lamont, the Presidents
private secretary, who has been sick of
bilious fever for about a week, is repor.
ted better.
There was little change in the con
dition of ex-Secretary Frelinghuysen
on the oath. His pulse is growing slow
er, and his general condition weaker.
Andrew Wylie, Justice of the Su.
preme Court of Columbia, ON the 25th,
sent his resignation to the President,
to take effect on the appointment and
qualification of his successor. Ex-Gov'
ernor Bloxham, of Florida, latter ma,
ture consideration" has declined the
mission to Bolivia.
Isaac W. England, publisher of the
New York San, died. on the 25th, at
his home, near Ridgewood, New Jer
sey, of dropsy of the heart. He was
53 years of age.
In the joint convention of the Hi
nois Legislature on the 25th, ''all the
votes were scattering and of a cOmpli
mentary character"
General Grant was better on tht
25th and quite cheerful in spiI its. The
weather prevented his usual drive.
All the American troops wer,
withdrawn from Panama on the 25th
Trouble was expected on the arrival Of
the Columbian troops, the insurgents
being determined to act on the de.ense
"A despatch from Clarke's Crossing
received at Winnipeg on the 26th, re
ported that there had heen no further
fighting between Middleton's forces
and those of Riel.
"A despatch from Plattsburg, New
York, says there was a washout foI
several hundred feet on the Crane
Trunk Railroad near La Prairie on thu
Goth. 1t will be several days befor,
trains can run from st. Johns to Mon
treal.