The Penn's Grove record., 1885-09-26

Secretary Lamar has been confined
to his house for several days by a severe
influenza. He was reported somewhat
better OH the 2lst.
-Archdeacon Farrar arrived in To
ronto on the 22d. He will be the guest
of Cyrus w. Field at Irvington, New
York. on October 23d. DIR. Farrar will
deliver three lectures in New York city
and will preach at Trinity and Grace
churches.
The annual Convention of the Or
der of United American Mechanics
met on the 22d in New York. Forty
delegates were present, representing
New York, Connecticut, Massachu-
sets, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Della
ware, Maryland, Virginia, West Vir-
ginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Iowa and Cali.
fornia. J. +. Kimball, of Massachu-
sets, presided. Secretary N. Galley, OF
Philadelphia, read reports showing an
increase Of 665 in membership in the
past year, the total being 1892. Dur
ing the past year the receipts from sub
ordinate Councils were Sal, 29l; paid
in benefit and relief funds, S65,0l5;
now in The treasury, 1865, 30.
The New York Republican State
| Convention met on the 22d in Saratoga,
and Temporarily organized with Senator
Miller as chairman. James w. Hustled
was chosen permanent chairman, and
nominations of candidates for Cover
nor we're then made. One ballet was
takel without result, Carr receiving
2O5 votes, Warren 1877, Davenport 105,
Seward 81. Bliss So, Morton AZ, Drexel
81, Swinburne 80. Low 16, Cornell 4
and 3 scattering. Necessary to a
choice, BAT.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
directed the suspension of George h.
Sterling, recently appointed Weigher at
the New York Custom House in place
of Captain George B. Bacon. The
suspension is pending IN investigation
based ON information that the appoint
ment Is an improper one.
"A manifesto from the Riel Defence
Fund Committee has been published III
Montreal, in which the aid OF the press
is asked. The manifesto says ''the
Government is perhaps disposed to pay
the costs of the appeal, seeing that the
question of constitutional right, which
interests the nation at large, is on the
tapis.
BY an explosion of natural gas at
Sharpsburg, Penna., on the 22d, Will
liam Schwartz, aged 40 years, and a boy
named Beck were dangerously if not
fatally injured. The explosion was
caused by a leak in the nam which
Schwartz was repairing.
The boiler in Fabel's soap factory,
al Louisville, exploded on the 22d, killing
Edward Earnest, the Engineer, and dam
aging the building TO the extent OF
SIS, 900. A boiler in the SAINT factory
exploded a year ago, killing Two men.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
asked for the resignation of Martin l..
| Noerr as Chief of the Division of cap
tured and abandoned lands. Mr..
Noerr was appointed from the District
of Columbia, and is II of the Oldest
employees in the service. 1t Is said
there are no charges against HIM.
Near Seattle, Washington Terrific
ry, ON the 21st, "A mob of masked men
went to the quarters Of the Chinese
workmen at Black Diamond Mine and
burned their houses. The Cinnamon
had been discharged from the mines and
were preparing to go TO Seattle. A
convention of delegates from all parts
of the Puget Sound region will meet in
Seattle to-day ''to devise means of rid
ding the section Of Cinnamon