The Penn's Grove record., 1885-09-19

The Secretary Of tile Grand Monu-
ment Fund in New York, on the 18th
sent a brass memorial tablet Of the
General to the Mayor of Galena, III.
1t win be placed III II of the public
buildings in that city. At a meeting
of the Grant Monument State Com
mittee of California, held in San Fran
cisco on the l2th, Mr.. Stanford said
she had no doubt that $50, 900 could be
raised easily, but he believed that $500,
900 could be raised IN California Just a.
easily. While gentlemen might con
tribute small amounts for commonplace
monuments, if something was projected
that would be an ornament to the State
it would stimulate generous impulse or
the people, and the amount required
would be forthcoming.
The first of the races in the inter-
national contest vas sailed on the 14th,
and was won by the Puritan, which
defeated the Genesta 10y IL minutes,
10 seconds, corrected time. The race
was over the New York Yacht Club
course; the next race will be over the
outside course.
The Board of Naval Officers APP
pointed to consider plans for the con
struction of the new naval vessels met
on the 14th in Washington. The
Board expects to be able to report 10
the Secretary of the Navy in about
two weeks.
Our exports of beef and pork prod
ucts during ten months which ended
August 31st, 1886, amounted in value
to S73, 761, 45l, an increase of S2,024,
GAL compared with the export of the
corresponding period Of 1884. Our eX-
ports OF dairy products during the four
months which ended August 3lst last
we're valued at So, 1888, 504, against 81,
1872, GIG during the corresponding period
of last year.
"A freight train separated ON a steep
grade near Guilford, Indiana, ON the
18th, and the rear section afterwards
t~elescoped that attached to the engine.
Nine tramps were imprisoned in a a
loaded with oats, and three of them
persisted of ~sutfocation. A passenger
train on the Northwestern Railroad
tumbled down an embankment while
entering st. Paul on the 18th. Several
passengers were injured, one, a young
woman, dangerously.
"A house In Montreal, known ~
"Noah's Ark" which contains more
than twenty families, has contributed
to the mortality returns ten deaths
from smallpox in II day.
Captain Albert f. Goodrich, a pio-
neer in the navigation of the great lakes
and founder of the Goodrich Transpor-
tation Company, died On the l4th in
Chicago. Daniel Dorsey, proprietor of
Barnum's Hotel in Baltimore, died the
same day at the age of IA years. He
married a daughter of David Barnum,
founder of the house, and succeeded to
its charge twenty-one years ago. Col.
Daniel Krebs died on the same day in
P~ottsyille, aged 10 years. He represen-
ted S~chuylkill county in the State Leg
islature in 1888, was postmaster of
Pottsvllle under President Buchanan,
and Inspector of Customs at Philadel-
phia under Collector Cake.
The celebration Of the centennial
of the city of Harrisburg and county
OF Dauphin began on the 14th. There
was a parade of 5000 children and a
meeting was held IN the Court House,
General Cameron presiding, at which
Governor Pattison and others spoke.
The Young Mems Democratic
Club, of Brooklyn, on the 14th adopted
resolutions endorsing the Administra-
ton of President Cleveland and pledg-
ing support to the local candidate for
Mayor.