The Penn's Grove record., 1885-10-10

I III IldilitltOl, OlAdI ~ bhbtl @'N
delegates were present, and Grand
Master Powderly, Of Scranton, Penn.
presided.
The Albany ~post-ofiees not having
received official notice that there is to
be no special delivery on Sundays, the
carriers delivered letters bearing no
special stamp up to midnight.
The President on the 81 appointed
Benjamin II. Green, of New Orleans,
to be Surveyor General of Montana;
John Cardwell, of Texas; Consul Cen
eral at Caro-; Owen McGarr, of Colo
RADIO, Consul General In EucadoT, and
the following Consuls: Thomas r. Jer-
nigen, of North Carolina, at Month
vedo: Madison Allan LybrOok, of lndi-
ana. at Algiers; Lewis Gebhardt Reed,
of New York, at Barbados; Henry l..
Merritt, of Illinois, at AK la Chapelle;
| Otto Z. Relmar, of New York, at San
tiag0 de Cuba; George r Good win, of
Massachusetts,, at Annaberg, Sax0ny.
-rhe baggage section of a train ON
the Fergus Falls branch of the North
ern Pacific Railroad broke in two near
Fergus Falls, Minnesota, on the 30,
while ascending a heavy grade. Ten
or twelve cars rushed back aud crushed
into the other section of the train, caus-
ing a fearful wreck. ROblnsOn's circus
occupied the train, and five of the men
were killed and Over thirty injured
"A mass meeting OF Prohlbltionists
was held in New York on the Sd at
which speeches were made by Rev. ,
DR.. Deems and w. Jennings Dem0rest,
the PrObition candidate for Lieutenant
Governor. The latter referred to Ira
Davenport, the Republican candidate
for Governor, as zone of the largest
wholesale liquor dealers in the u
try" and as interested in three liquor
saloons in this city" New York;.
-Arehdeacon Farrar preached on
the 4th in st. Paul's Church, Balti-
more, to a congregation which packed
the building to its utmost capacity
long before thu services began. In the
evening the Archdeacon preached in
st. Peters to an audience numbering
5000. His discourses were taken from
Gospel parallels, and were entirely de-
void of what is usually termed sensa-
tionalism.
The Postmaster General has made
the following announcement: 1T Is
not expected by the department that
~postmasters shall require messengers in
the special delivery service To report
for attendance ON Sunday, nor to keep
their offices open to any different eX-
tent than is now provided by the regu-
~lations and usuages for special delivery
purpo IS"
"A number of discharges were made
IL. 4ha pvoNRTrn Nav arI last EpVTnB
owing to the smallness of the appropria-
tions. Among those discharged were
seven veterans. These have just been
reinstated by direction of Secretary
Whitney at the intereession of their
comrades.
Returns of the State census of Mas
sachusetts, just taken, give Boston Il
population of 800, 406-198, 101 males
and 204. 305 females. The total shows
a gain of 27,S70 in five years.
The Democratic State Convention
of Colorado on the Sd nominated Will
bur f. Stone for Judge of the Supreme
Court. Resolutions were passed en-
dorsing President Clevelaud's adminis-
tration; favoriEg the unlimited coinage
of silver; declaring for the strict en-
forcement of the Presumption and
Homestead laws las against corpora
lions, syndicates and individuals, who
fence and hold vast areas of the public
domain, to the exclusion of bona hde
Settlers" declaring for a policy for the
removal OF the Indians from Southern
Colorado; ~denouncing foreign contract
labor and lamenting the death of Cen
eral Grant.
Gaarno ponorAff 4ha historian
celebrated his S5th birthday Oh the 3D.,
He received many testimonials from
friends and kilograms from all sections
of the country.
When the United States Senate
shall meet in December next there will
be a list of nearly 600 postmasters APP
pointed during the recess submit d
for confirmation. In addition, it is es-
timated that during the session of Con-
.greSs the terms of at least 600 post
masters will expire, SC that the nomi-
nations of over 1000 postmasters will
come before the Senate during the next
session. There are 1885 Presidential
postmastels in this country, and at the
rate that has been observed during tue
past six months, all the Presidential
postmasters will be changed in two
years.
The President on the 9th, appoin-
ted Freeman Barnum to be Collector of
internal Revenue for the First Dis
trict of Missouri.
The business of the Sault Ste.
Marie Canal during September exceeded
that of any previous month in its his
tory by more than 16, 900 tons. A tele-
rra A., ernao nnA.,sE ,.v tIn 4auasa FA.
the month named exceeded that of the
Suez Canal by nearly 10000 tons.
Cardinal MeCloskey, Archbishop Of
New York, is in a dying condition. He
received the last sacraments on the 9th,
He is "a years of age.
Judge Westbrook, of the Supreme
Court for the Third New York District,
was found dead ia his bed in Troy, on
the 9th. He had apparently been takeD
sick while bathing the night before,
and had fallen ON the bed to die.
The President has accepted the re-
signation of VIM. b. Fleming as Assoc
eiate Justice for New Mexico, to take
effect on the appointment and qualiica-
ton of his successor.
james +. Buffum, OF Lynn, has de
elined the nomination of the National
Party for Lieutenant Governor Of Mas
sachusetts.
The total transactions Of the New
York Clearing House during the year
which ended on September Both amour.
ted to SIG, SAC, 146, SOP, a daily average
OF S37, 036, $50. The total transactions
of the Clearing House since its organi-
,nVS.,. q, I0EQ hoe -aanI.l khNn,N.u,~.a
aggregate Of str. 1854 .665, 800.
Rev. Father Green, Pastor OF a
Catholic Church at Newton. Massa.,
found dead in his bedroom on the
9TH. He had been suffocated by gas
which escaped from a leak in u gas
stove used in his rooms.