The Penn's Grove record., 1886-07-24

amended 50 rs to reduce the tax there
Oh from 8 to , cents per pound, has
gone through the Senate 10y a vote OF
81 to a.
5 Davis Page, II Democrat has been
appointed assistant T. 5. Treasurer ut
Philadelphia notwithstand many Demo
Gratis accommodating the retention
of Mr.. Eystcr.
Albany, New York, has taken the
week To celebrate its bicentemial.
President Cleveladd wasthere on Thurs
day to view tle celebration as a guest
of Governor Hill.
The silver dollar is NOW worth only
IS cents. A person can buy seventy
cents worth Of silver, pay five cents to
have it coined and pass it for a 81, max
ing twenty cents.
1t is said that foreign steamships
known as tramps are constantly busy.
they receive cargoes of merchandise in
Philadelphia while American ships lay
idle il the docks. Why is it?
A large black bug, about Il quarter
of an inch i'll length, is doing great dam
age to the potatoes around Freeport,
Illinois, The insect is said to be more
destructive than the common striped
bug.
The Sunbeam says the government
has Jaid out S14, 500 for improving ST.
lem Greek. It has been money thrown
in a hole. That is the way most all
the money appropriated By river and
llarbor bills is s%quandered.
''In the shade of the trees at PENIS
grove, with the river spread ont at your
feet, is a pleasant place to spend one or
more of these bright summer days"
The Wilmington Erery Ereniag sees
one pleasant places in jersey.
We have received of Messrs. Muir
ply & Co., yarnish makers, 227 Broad
way New York; fine portrait of Geo.
b. Roberts, President of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad, who is certainly worthy
of being classified as being one of the
t'Mcn of Mark"
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Y One would think that the acreage of
all the townships in the State would re-
main the same each nevertheless the
reports Of the assessors of the town
ships of Gloucester county show n de-
drease in some townships of from l to
1888 acres. This also erobably the shows
the decrease in ability of some of the
SCISSORS chosen.
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A committee Of the House of Repres-
entatiyes has investigate the charges
against Attorney General Garland and
others for using their public position
and influence in the Pan-electric COM
fer private grains and has reported a
complete ~exonoration. Their holding
the stock WAS purely n business trans
action and no legislation was expected
to further the company's interest.
Niagara is now the centre Of attrac-
ton to the foolllardy. A despatch
fsssifn Buffalo says: "Tie swimming
and rowing craze is o on, and from
all quarters come reports of men who
are to attempt Il feat OF come sort or
another in connection with the falls, |
the rapids and the whirlpool. Two
men in that city are now building a
balloon boat in which they intend to go |
over the falls, through the rapids and
all in August.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company has brought the New Jersey
Central Railroad to terms that are fav-
cradle for Il. s. 0. to carry their traffic
over the Central road from Bound
Brook 10 New York City. This does
not relinquish tn. project of building
across Kill Won Kull toestablish Il ter
minal on Staten Island which will he
pushed forward for cheaper freight
facilities while the passenger traffic
will be run over the Central road.
According to tie st&tement of Col
lector Of Customs C~adwasader, of Phil
ndelrhit, The total value of imports at
port daeing the fiscal year endiag June
Seth was S}9, 565, 100 an increase oyey
the proceeding year of over six millions
OF dollars. The exports were S33,Si3,
515, u falling off over five millions,
The duties collected amounted to Sl3,
49l ,4l3 an Increase of oVer two millions
while The expenses Of collecting were
Si03, 574, over t~wenty,four thousands
dollars less than the preceding year.
In all probability Congress will not
pa II River and IIarbor bill this year
as the Senate put such obnoxious
schemes as the Hemepin Canal and
others on the bill that it is too large a
job for the House to bear be. hleS What
they assed, Notwithstanding the %
per cent. horizont Il reduction by the
Senate. The country can get along
without a River AMI liarlor appro-
priation and put the money to better.
use by reducing the public debt ST.,
e0O,000 more.
The election in Great Britain has re-
suited in the defeat Of Premier Glad
Z
stones policy of Home Rule fot..Iroland
ly apoIular majority of lo0,G0 Par
Lament will consist oi 80 Tories. $50
Glads,onians: SO l.inclitcs, and rs