The Penn's Grove record., 1885-10-24

New IDIh nave lHNilbu 10 lake part III
the canvass in that State Governor Alb
bett, of New Jersey; ex. Senator Thur
man, of OHIO; Congressman Randall,
and w. Z. Hensel, of Pennsylvania;
Senator Vest, of Missouri, and George
l.. Converse, of New Jersey.
Charles ii. Philbrick, who was
President Lincoin's private sec 'etary
at the time of Mr.. Lincoln's asSdssina-
ton, died in Greggsville, Ill nois, on the
18th.
"A Western express train ON the
Pennsylvania railroad ran INTO an I'M
migrant Train, neal the llackensack
river bridge, near Jersey City, on the
18th. The latest information Is that
three persons were killed and several
injured. AL the killed were on the
imm grant tram.
The next annual convention of the
Irish National League of America will
be held in Chicago on the Both of Jan
uary next. Mr.. Parnell, the Irish lead
er, Will attend, accompanied by the
Lord Major Of Dublin and a delegation
of the Irish Parliamentary party.
According to a telegram from
Columbus, Ohio. each party claims that
1t Will have three majority in the next
Legislature of that State. The Demo-
Gratis predict that Sherman will not be
reelected U. 5. Senator anyhow, 1t
being alleged that several Republican
members have said that they will not
support his candidacy. The official
count of the votes cast at the recent
| State election in Ohio was going on the
10Th. Fraudulent tampering with the
returns has been discovered in Hamilton
and Franklin counties.
In the Supreme Court of the
United States on the 10Th the Virginia
| Coupon cases-six in numbeT-were
advanced on the docket, and five OF
them were set for a bearing on tile
third Monday in November.
The first business session of the
Fourth National Prison Congress begun
on the 10Th in Detroit. Rev. A. G.
/ Byers, Secretary OF the Ohio State
Board of Charities, offered prayer.
The President on the 10th APP
pointed the following among other post
masters. L. T. Cheatham, at Nashville,
James II, King, at Knoxville; Charles
w. ROhy, at Portland, Oh gon, AMI
Daniel G. Hopper, at Centreville, Mary
Land, James Crowley, of Buffalo, Was
on the 10Th appointed Appointmen
Clerk of the Post-)tfice Department, III
place of James A. Vose, of Maine,
transferred to the second division nf
the Postmaster Generals Office. M.
Crowity has been for many years al
tached 10 the editorial staff of the But
falo NeWs, and is said to be a personal
friend of President Cleveland.
Robert b. Roosevelt, appointed BY
the President one of the Commission
ers to examine the last section North
ern Pa tic Railroad, has declined ths
appointment.
Near Osawthe, Kansas, on the 17th
a farmer named Lander, with his wife,
two children and Mrs. Steck. started
tor home in "a farm wagon after max
ing a number of purchases, amon4
which vas ten pounds of power. A
short distance from town Lander, ia
lighting a pipe, dropped a spark on the
powder, which lgnlted throwing every
one out of the wagon, killing Mrs.
Lander and fatally injuring the Others.
"A coal train and "a freight train on
the Lehlgh Valley Railroad collided on
the 10Th at Black Greek Junction dur
ing a thick fog. Forty cars and an en-
CINE were smashed, causing a loss OF
S25. 900
A FIRE at C~arrollton, Illinois, on the
18th destroyed several stores, causing Il
loss of about $55, 900. The implement
paint and wall napA- sS0to, dt Has
tings. Nebraska, were burned on the
18th. The dour mill of George F.
| Strait & Co, IN Shakopee, Minnesota.
was burned on the 19th. Loss, So. 600;
insurance, SS7 600
The Civil Service Commission has
written to the President, calling his
| attention 10 ''the attempt made by the
| Pennsylvania Republican Committee
TO collect political assessments in the
departments, and suggesting the pro-
priety of making an investigation OF the
matter, with the view of punlshing all
parties connected with it who a be
reached by the law. They say that ''It
is their belief that Chairman Cooper,
who is responsible for the begging
circular, Is not an employe of the
Government, and therefore cannot be
reached by the law" and they discuss
the propriety Of asking Congress to
extend the law to cover such cases.
The President ON the ooh apo n
ted C. IL. Vaughn TO be Collector OF
Customs at Sag HarbOr, New York;
James Tilton, Collector of Customs at
Great Egg HORROR, New Jersey; L. f.
Donovan, Surveyor of Customs al
Patchogue, New York; Erhard Bissln-
ger, of New York, Consul at Beirut,
aud Daniel w. Herring, of Tennessee,
Consul at Toguclgalpa. The President
also commissioned the following among
other Postmasters: NJ. n. Smnott, at
Kansas City; A. A. Hagett, at Lowell,
Massachusetts; Michael ID. Baker. at
Uniontown, Penna; James q. Hasson,
at Edensburg, Penna., and F. r. Bar
dou, at Madison, New Jersey.
The F~ortI6cations Bolrd met ON
the 20th in Washington and began the
: consideration of plans for defence sab
united By inventors.
The Lighthouse board, in Wash
ingtoa, ON The Goth discussed a plan foI
the erection Of a lighthouse OF the first
= order on Hatteras Shoals, but came t.
Q no determination in the matter.
/, The annual session OF the Presby'
terrain Synod of Virginia, opened In
Lynchburg on the 10th. The Synod
embraces churches in Virginia, West
! Virginia and Maryland.
: Malcolm Hay, tx .First Assistant
! Postmaster General, died on the 2Otf
e At his residence Is, Allegheny City
! Penna aged 43 years.
! Two passenger trains on The Phil
adelphla and Erie Railreal collided OF
the both about two niles south OF Wal
q llamsport, Penna. Arthur NJ. Middle
\ kauf, express messenger, AID Eugel
Thorn, fireman, were killed, and tw'
train hands were severely injured.
The registration of yoier5m Brook
9 lyn, New York, shows a total Of lO9,
Pa, againt 124 .023 last year and LOG,
Il Q5A - 1992 Most of the increase com