The Penn's Grove record., 1885-06-27
NEWSOF THE WEEK

The State Board Of IardOnS, at
Harrisburg, on the 10th. refused a par
don to James Kane, of Philadelphia,
convicted of murder in the first degree.
A pardon was also refused to Peter
Riley, of Philadelphia, convicted of
manslaughter.
The re election of Henry W. Blair
as u. S. Senator from New Hampshire,
was formally declared in joint conven.
ton of the Legislature Of that state on
the 18th.
General Jackson, new Minister
TO Mexico, presented his credentials to
President DlaZ on the 10th.
Seventeenth being the anniversary of
the Battle of Bunker Hill was observed
as a public holiday in Boston. The
day was celebrated by the usual parade
and other exercises. FIX. Attorney
General Devens was elected President
of the Bunker Hill Monument Associ-
alton.
The San Francisco CAL publishes
crop reports from the principal wheat
growing counties of California. The
figures show the yield to be even under
the previous estimates, and not likely to
exceed $4,000, 900 bushels, or three-sev-
enths OF last years crop. The proba-
bilities are that next years acreage will
show a large decrease, while the fruit
area will be largely increased. The
fruit crop is in good condition and the
yield will be large.
The President has amended Rule
XIX of the Civil Service Commission,
50 Us to include deputy naval officers
and deputy surveyors of customs in the
class of officers exempt from eXaInina-
ton.
The resignation of President
White of Cornell University was sent
to the Trustees on the 18th as announ
ced.
The directors of the New York
Central Railroad on the 18th elected
! Chauncey M. Depew President, to sue
coed Rutter, deceased.
-Thirty.six of the 1872 applicants for
admission to West Point have been
found deficient, Among the successful
ones is Andrews, the colored applicant
from South Carolina.
General G. W. c. Lee has resigned
the Presidency of the Washington and
Lee University at Lexington, Virginia,
in consequence of i'll health.
"A powder magazine near Pueblo,
Colorado, was exploded on the 18th, by
folly of a man named Weaver, who was
practlcing with a rifle against the
walls. Weaver was killed and a COM
panion, named Nelson, fatally injured,
his limbs being broken and his eyes
blown out. The site of the magazine
is now only a blackened hole in the
ground.
The President on the 18th appoin-
ted Israel Lawton to be superintendent
of the San Francisco Mint, and Will
liam l.. Bancroft to be Collector of
Customs at Port Huron, Michigan.
1t is BELOVED in Washington that
General Wesley Merritt will be relieved
from command at West Point In Au-
gust next and ordered TO organize a
cavalry school at Fort Riley, Kansas,
and that he Will be succeeded at West
Point by General William L. Carlin.
The American Association of Nur-
seTymen, Florists and Seedsmen, in
session at Chicago, has elected Norman
Coleman, U. S. Commissioner of Agri-
culture al Its President.
An inspection made of the top of
the Washington Monument shows that
the lightning destroyed the sharp point
of the aluminium tip and cracked from
top to bottom the monolithic stone on
the north side under the capstOne.
The Board of education of Will
mingtonxtpelaware, at a special meet
ing on the 18th elected School Superin-
tendent David w. Harlan, Jr, Secre-
tary pro tenn, and Samuel N. Trump,
Treasurer pro TEN. Nothing has been
heard of Treasurer Henry b. Morrow,
who has been missing for a week.
The President on the 18th appoin-
ted Herman G. Weber to be L. ). Mar
shall for Southern Illinois; William b.
Fleming, of Kentucky, Associate JUS
tice for New Mexico; Robert n. Banks,
Collector of Internal Revenue for Mis-
slssippi, and William A. Day, Second
Auditor of the Treasury.
The Mayor of Chicago, through
the various chiefs of departments, has
requested every employe of the city
government to hand in a written resig-
nation, no special reason is assigned,
except Mr.. Iiarrison's belief that the
Mayor should be free, if he chose, upon
assuming office to appoint such sub0r-
dinates as may meet his view.
William f. Woodruff, Sr., died on
the 10Th in Little Rock, in the Goth
year of his age. In 1919 he founded
the arkansas Gazette,a and when Arkan-
sas was admitted TO the Union was its
first State Treasurer.
The four-oared shell race between
crews from Cornell University and the
University of Pennsylvania, for the
.Chllds Cup, was rowed on the 10Th OYer
the Shawmont Course, OF the Schuyl-
kill, Philadelphia, and resulted in q
victory for the visitors.
The third annual cricket match of
elevens representing All New York
and All Philadelphia was commenced
at Nicetown, Philadelphia on the 10Th.
The visiting team scored ISL in their
first inning and had entered on their
second, when the game ended for the
day. The Philadelphia eleven made
1856 runs in the first inning.
james I. Tanning, an actor,
known formerly throughout the United
States as an impersonatoc of ''Unc.e
Tom," was on the 10Th, at his own
request, sent to the House Of Industry,
in Boston, for six months, on a charge
of vagraney The old man asked that
his dog be allowed to 60 with him, and
this request was granted.
Edward HanlOn and John Tremer
on the 10Th drew up articles of agree
ment in Buffalo foriiye boat races. The
races will be in lelgth two, three,
three and one-half, four and five miles
each, all with a turn unless otherwise
agreed upon. Each ace is to be rOwed
for $500 a side, with the privilege of
increasing the stakes. The dates Of
the races are August Sth and 22d, Sep.
TENDER 9Th and 10Th and October 81.
They will be rowed upon waters mu-
tually agreed upon. In case Of a fail
ure TO agree, either as to the referee,