The Penn's Grove record., 1885-09-05
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NEWSOF THE WEEK
The Republican State Convention
of Iowa ~reassembled in Des Moines on
the 9th. An informal ballot for Gov
ernor was taken, resulting: Larrabee,
70S; Hun, 374; necessary to a choice,
642. Larrabee was declared the nomi-
nee by reclamation. The ballot for
Lieutenant Governor resulted in a
unanimous vote for Hull. For Sup
RENE Court Judge, the present incum-
bent, Judge Beck, was renominated.
AT the tenth annual reunion of the
United States Veteran Signal Corps
Association, held at Silver Spring,
Rhode Island, on the 9th, one hundred
comrades were present from nearly
every New England State, and from
New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio.
The officers elected were: President,
Col. II. d. left; Vice President, Capt.
L. r. Fortescue; Secretary, Sergt. &.
ID. W. Marcy; Treasurer, W. Mccarthy;
Historian, j. Willard Brown; Quarter
master, Allen T. Holmes Delegate to
Army of the Potomac, Major J.. G.
Paine; Alternate, Capt. A. b. Capron.
A preamble and resolutions of respect
to the memory of General Grant were
adopted.
Memorial services were held in the
City of Mexico on the 26th, under the
auspices of the city government, in
honor of General Grant. All the
members of the American colony were
present by special invitation. The
programme embraced vocal and instTu-
mental music and addresses.
"A portion of a train on the Nat
chez, Jackson and Columbus Railroad
went through Big Bayou Pierre bridge,
Mississippi, on the 9th. The train
raa off the track at the east end Of the
bridge, and after humping over the
crossties, the locomotive, tender, bag
gage, and mail and smoking a went
down.
"A large piece of dynamite placed
under a building in New Boston Penna.,
occupied by about a dozen Hungarians,
who are working on a new railroad, ex-
ploded on the 10Th. The building was
damaged, but no person was hurt.
-Four companies of United States
Infantry arrived at New Kiowa, Kan
sas, on the Goth and three troops OF the
Fifth Cavalry. They have zone into
camp one mile from town, and will re-
main through the autumn. They have
been stationed there to guard the bor-
der on account of the recent Cheyenne
troubles.
"A. M. Kelly was at the State De-
partment on the 28th settling up his
accounts. He has not yet resigned as
United States Minister to Austria, but
will do so. He does not desire a re APP
pointment In the diplomatic service.
The subscriptions to the Grant
Monument Fund in New York now
amount to 1888.
The Fost-office Department has re-
| quested the Secretary of the Treasury
to cause all Canadian mails coming into
the United States to be thoroughly fu-
migated to ooviate the danger of intro
ducing small pox into this country
through that channel.
Governor Sherman, of Iowa, has
ordered the State Veterinarian to visit
Pottawattamie and Harrison counties
to examine into the death of a large
number of cattle fromTexas fever.
The Treasury Department has paid
out about $40, 600, 600 on account of
pensions this month. 1t is therefore
expected that the decrease of the public
debt for August will not be as large as
usual.
Three freight Gals ran off the track
On the Delaware and Chesapeake Rail-
road near Easton, Maryland, on the
9th. Martin Hubbard. a brakeman,
was killed.
The revised estimate of the losses
by the storm at Charleston South Car
DINA, is sixteen hundred and ninety
thousand dollars, including $40U, 600
along the wbarves and $3.50, 900 OF pri-
vate property. Tie remainder includes
losses and shipping 5000, 900, on Sulli-
vans Island 100000 cotton presses
S85, 600, and city property. churches,
railroads and phosphate mills $4,000
each, and miscellaneous $155, 600. "The
work of r~eparation is so active that all
business now offering is fully accommo-
dated, and in ten days the facilities will
be as good as ever"
AT Annapolis, Maryland, on the
Goth, Judge Jones turned v the An
napolis and Elk Ridge Railroad to the
trustees appointed on the part of the
b%ondholders. The order also prohibits
any interference on the part OF the
President and Directors of the company
with the trustees. The matter has
been in the Courts for several years.
Governor Pierce, of Dakota. on the
18th, made formal application to the
acting Secretary OF the Treasury for re-
endorsement of moneys extended in
taking the semi-decennial census of
that Territory for the year 1885. This
is the first application of the kind re-
ceived at the Treasury Department.
The claim has been referred for exami-
nation and report.
General Manager Talmadge and
other officers of the Wabash and Mis-
SCUM Pacific Railroad left New York
on the 28th for the Southwest. 1t is
their intention to make a tour of in
spectlon over Jay Gould's Southwestern
system. Meanwhile, the knights of
Labor have been asked to wait until
Mr.. Talmadge can work his way around
to st. Louis.
"A largely attended and enthusia-
site meeting of the French Canadians of
Rochester, New York, was held on the
Both in behalf of Rlel. A petition, ad-
dressed to Secretary Bayard, asking for
the mterposition of the United States
Government, was unanimously adopted.
The petition, which is signed by all the
French residents, states ''that Riel is
a citizen of the United States, and
{ at his trial was Lot a fair one."
The Naval Construction Board has
completed the inventory of the Gov
eminent cruisers Boston and Chicago
at Roach's ship yard at Chester, Pa,
and will go to New York at an early
date to take an account of work on the
Atlanta. Another Board will follow
this one to give values.