The Penn's Grove record., 1886-08-14

In New Jersey, and is owned and opera
ted by n woman, who IL only atheOret
ieal laundress. But the large force
: Sin. employs does excellent work, aud
she Is making money.
Capt. John F. Truiti us been appoin
ted collector Of Logan township, Glou
cester county, to fill the vacancy caus
ed by the death Of Capt Bright,
Ex-Sherif Amos Gaunt. Of Wood
| bury. committed suicide on Tuesday
morning last by taking Paris Green.
His remains was inferred at Nantua on
Thursday.
A police officer in Cherry Hill, n. ].
who, the other evening. attempted In
stop some citizens from enjoying n
cool breeze on a wharf IN that
place, was lifted bodily and thrown into
the river, whence his escape WAS retar-
ed by the Wiley after vollev If stones.
The wharf has since been opened to all
corners
Governor Abbott has been commits
stoned the representative of the Grand
Lodge of Freemasons Of ireland in the
Grand Lodge Of New .Jersey v.
Counterfeit silver dollars are report
ed as being extensively circulated in
Gloucester City.
The l5-year-old daughter Of James
Regain, of BridgttOi, who is now in
ireland, was the Wet IN OF an oulra-
ge0us assault ut Sea Breeze on Wed
nesday afternoon. She had gone with
her brother and two sisters On al ex-
eursion OH the steamer Champion 20
Fortescue, but by misunderstanding
got off alone at Sea Breeze. While
walking II short distance from the ho-
tel she WAS srized 10y two men and bad
ly treated. She was able TO identify
Frank Pugh, q young married man, of
Bridgeton, rs One Of her assailalts,
and last Friday, after All examination,
he was committed to the county Jail
for trial.
Rev. DIR. John Maclean, ex-presidsnt
of the G ,llege of New Jersey, died Au-
gust 9th. He was born March
3, 1sO0, and was the eldest son OF DR..
John Maclean, first professor Of chem
istry ia the college. In 1916 he grad
uated: in 1878 became u tutor in the
college, being at the aunt time a
$ student ut the theological seminary.
He was appointed to the chair of n'atiIe-
matics in 1928, and III 1929 transferred
TO the chair Of ancient languages and
elected vice president Of the college.
Is December 1853, he was promoted
to the presidency aud resigned in 1857.
He was was frequently a delegate to
the General Assembly of the Presby-
terrain Church, and when tie division
took place in 1888 wrote tbe letters to
the foreign churches.
Tie prohibitionists Of the Third Con-
gressioiIal district have nominated
Hon. CORTLAND Parker, but this IS
not the eminent lawyer OF that name.
Camp Meeting at Pitman Grove
commenced Oh August 4th, and will
continue until Thursday the 18th.
The bids for printing 10000 copies
of the laws of last session we're opened
Tuesday by Comptroller Anderson in
the presence of Mr.. Fisk, the Cover
nor's private secretary. The contract
will be awarded to MacCrellislI 4
of Trenton, whose proposal
WAS $685. 9 per page. There were four
other bidders. all Tr~entnnians, whose
were higher than these.
Jesse !, Catlin, the yard master ofthe
Pennsylvania Railroad. who was struck
10y n loc0mot i've while attempting TO
saveMiss Anna Z. Wyckoff from Heath
at So nth Elizabeth, about three weeks
ago, has become insane. He imagines
that he killed the young lady and that
he is to he hanged for the crime. Five
watcher are with him constantly at
home, in Elizabeth. Arrangements
are being made to have him conveyed
to IT, Morristown Asylum. Ills wifei
said TO be in q dying condition, Der
illness b. ing caused by constant " aich
ing and nervous prostratioh
Governor Albeit has appointed the
following delegates tn represent This
state at the Farmers Congress to b-
held in st. Paul during the present
month. Hon. Thomas 81. Dudley,
Camden; Hon. William s. Taylor. Bur
luinstenJ lion. N. s. Rue, Cream
Ridge; Hon. Thomas n. %I.urtnce,
Hamburg; Hon. A, w. CUTLER, Nor
town; DIR NJ. ii. c. Vail, Newark;
Peter Henderson, Esl. Jersey CITY.
Half ton poonf of Brazil an Datm in