The Penn's Grove record., 1885-04-25
NEWS OF THE WEEK

Fifty Senators and one hundred
and forty-fve Representatives attended
the joint convention of the Illinois Leg
stature on the 10th, but no vote was
cast for United States Senator.
"A fire in Bnfalo on the 18th, de-
stroyed the MOrnlng Express building,
occupied by that journal, a job printing
office, two Autograph offices and the
lO'Neil Wagon Co. The fire was caused
by the ignition of oil tanks above the
printers cases while lighting the lamps
in the news room The fire spread 50
rapidly that the reporters and editors
who were in the building bad barely
time to escape with their lives, and
George Z. Matthews, one of the pro-
prietors, had his face badly scOrched.
The grist mill of Charles Hillard,
in Salisbury township. Lancaster
county, Penna., was robbed and burned
on the 18th. The "Welsh Mountain
gang are suspected of the outrage.
John A. O'Nell, of Hoboken, N.
j., was on the 10th appointed Superin-
tendent of Engraving in the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing, in place of
George W. Ca ilear, removed. Mr..
lO'NeIl was formerly Mayor OF Hobo
ken.
General Grants condition contin-
ued to show a decided improvement on
the 18th.
-Ex-Secretary Frelinghuysen re-
lapsed into partial Inconsistencies on
the 18th, and was steadily growing
worse.
Secretary Manning on the 18th,
appointed i. Frank Albeit, of New
Jersey, a brother of Governor Albeit,
TO be chief of a division in the office of
the Auditor of the Treasury for the
Post-ofice Department, vice Mr.. Wild
dicombe. of Maryland resigned by re-
quest.
President Cleveland has issued a
proclamation vacating President Ar
thurs order opening the Winnebago
reservation III Dakota to settlement, on
the ground that it was III violation of
treaty obligations. Settlers who have
already entered upon the reservation
are warned to quit within sixty days.
The Delaware Legislature adjourn
ed on the 18th. No action was taken on
the bill taxing telegraph and telephone
companies.
Two ballots for U. S. Senator were
taken ON the nth, in joint convention
of the Illinois Legislature. John A.
Logan received 100 votes on each. The
Democrats refrained from voting.
The proceedings of the court mar.
fi,1 =, Tho ,nca .AF Eay,arnI II,aya, ,rar,
published ON the 18th. The sentence is
IA reprimand, which IS made by the
President, who concludes by saying: sit
is to be hoped that the lesson will not
be forgotten. General Hazen will be
released from arrest and assume the
duties of his office"
While a construction train on the
South Park Railroad, in Colorado, was
passing through a deep snow cut, near
Wheeler, on the 10th, the fireman
leaned out of the engine window and
his shoulder came in contact with the
snow-bank with such force as to dislo-
cate his shoulder. The snow was dis
lodged and fell over on the fiat cars, XII
ling Charles Klouse and severely injur-
Ing several others.
"A delegation of cOlored Virginians
called upon the President on the 18th
to present a petition asking him to
appoint to positions in their State men
who would Lot use their offices for
political purposes. The President re-
ceived them cordially, and they went
away well pleased with the results of
their interview.
The President on the 18th made
the following appointments: To be
Consuls General-James NJ. Morgan,
of South Carolina, at Melbourne; Jacob
Mueller, of Ohio, at Frankfort-On-the
Main, Germany. To be COnsuIS-
Charles W. Wagner, of Missouri, at
Toronto. Thomas r. WEIGH, of Arkan-
sas, at Hamilton Canada; Francis II.
Wigfall, of Maryland, at Leeds, Eng
land; Charles Jonas, of Wisconsin, at
Prague; Richard Stockton, of New
Jersey, at Rotterdam; William Slade,
of Ohio, at Brussels; j. Harvey Brig
nam, of Louisiana, at Paso del Norte,
Mexico; William j. Black, of Delaware.
at Nuremburg, Germany.
General Grants condition showed
a decided improvement on the 10Th.
He was strong enough to walk down
stairs, and it was considered safe to
leave him without any medical attend
ant on the 10th. DR.. Douglas, how
ever, remained in the honse at the re.
quest of Mrs. Grant.
The President on the 18th, appOin-
ted William d. Bloxham, of Florida,
to be Minister to Bolivia; Bayllss w.
Hanna, of Indiana, Minister to Persia,
and Walker Fearn, of Louisiana, Con-
sui General to Roumania, Seryia and
Greece. Mr.. BloXham is an eX-GOv-
ernoT of Florida, and has been u men,
Der of both Houses of Legislature of
hls State. Mr.. Hanna was at n time
Attorney General of Indiana, and Mr..
Fearn was before the war Secretary of
Legation at Madrid.
W. II. McCleary, postmaster of
PIt'sburg, has resigned. His term
would not expire for nine months.
ALI the settlers have been removed
from Oklahoma, although, it is said,
'the cattle men still remain" The oc-
cupants of two ranches, the improve
ments on which were destroyed last
week by the military, ''have encamped
on the ground and continue to Craze
CATTLE" The troops are in position to
incept any considerable force of intru-
ders.
Francis Taylor, Tubal Taylor and
Elijah Sublet. who had attempted to
murder j. G. Dickerson and his wife,
were taken from the Jail at FOrsytha,
Missouri, on the 18th, by a masked
mob. 1t is considered certain that the
three men were lynched, but in
bodies have not been found.
Mr.. Burchard, the Director of
Mint, in his special annual report
the production of gold and silver il
the United States for the calendar yea,
1884, estimates the production Of the
country to have been, gold, $50, 800 600,
silver, computed at the silver dollar
coming rate, S48, 800, 900; total, &c.,
sos, 900. This shows an increase over
the yield of tie previous pear of about
gOOn Ann unId ayI 10 400 0nn gfIt.v