The Penn's Grove record., 1885-08-15

An i~ucendiaTy fire in Frankfort,
Kentucky, on the 10th, destroyed a
block of buildings including four stores.
Loss S54, 90 insurance $40, 900.
"A train on the Boston ard Name
Railroad ran into the rear of a gravel
car at KIttery on the 9th. Luke Pal
mer. engineer, was fatally injured by
being thrown heavily against the boiler
head.
The recent general army order
sending officers back to their regiments
after four years detached duty meets
approval in military circles in Wash
ington. An officer said on the 10th
that it meant 1.-The resurrection of the
army"
1t has been discovered that James
Whelan, recently appointed U. ). Con-
sui at Fort Erie, Canada, took part in
the Fenian raid Of 1866. The appoint
ment has aroused great Indignation at
Fort Erie, and petitions are being
signed by all the Inhabitants of tn
town praying that he shall not be al
lowed to take Office.
The Commission appointed to in.
vestigate Postmaster Jones, of Indian
apolis. report that he did not violate the
Civil Service law.
President Cleveland and DIR. Ward
on the 18th, reached Upper Saranac
Lake, their destination in the Adiron-
dacks. ''They had a pleasant, unevent-
full blackboard ride of AZ miles from the
railroad terminus at Au Sable"
Assistant Naval Constructors Han
,,,n, IJl.vvo- nnNar,,I I'D Mo-.
met at the Delaware Iron Works,
Chester, Pennsylvania, on the 18th to
make an examination and take an inven-
tory of the three cruisers, Chicago,
Atlanta and Boston, which were being
constructed by John Roach.
The farmers Assembly of Virginia
began its first convention on the 18th
in Richmond. FOTty-two counties were
represented by sevenJy-fve delegates.
H. l.. d. Lewis, of Clarke county, was
elected chairman. He sad. on taking
his seat, that 'the organization would
paTtake Of a political nature, as the far
mers of the State desired representa-
ton in the next General Assembly
County roads and public schools will
receive attention.
Congress at the last session appro-
priated 500, 900 for the Transportation
of about $40, 600, 600 III gold coin from
the sub Treasury at San Francisco to
the sub-Treasury at New York. Ow-
ing to the high rates asked by the *
press companies, the Secretary of the
Treasury decided to transfer the coin
by registered mail. So far about SO,
QUO, 600 have been transported in this
way. The money was mailed in $780,
600 packages ''In view, however, of
the publicity of the method of trans
poratlon, it has been deemed best to
suspend further shipments of the pre-
cious metal for the present"
"A heavy rain and thunder storm
visited Kansas City. Missouri, before
daybreak on the 18th. Cellars and
streets in all parts of the city were
flooded. Two brick stores collapsed
during the storm, their defective foun-
dations having been weakened by the
food.
The Smith Court-martial, in Wash
ington, has completed it's labors and
temporarily adjourned. The findings
Will be sent to the President for APP
prevail or d%isapproval. Until the Presi-
dent has acted nothing is likely to be
known of the result.
Ext Governor Moses, of Sout
Carolina, was recently released from
the jail of Middlesex county, Massa-
chusetts, where he served a term for
obtaining money under false pretences.
On the 18th he was taken before the
Superior Criminal Court in Boston on
the charge of having obtained money
from Messrs. Cobb, Ames and other
Bostonians by false pretences in repre-
that he was a Colonel Slmms,
of Charleston.