The Penn's Grove record., 1886-03-20
NEWS OF THE +

NEWS OF THE WEEK
The Ways and Means Committee
on the 18th heard wool growers in OPP
position to the tariff proposed in the
Morrison bill. John L. Clark, of
Pennsylvania, desired a restoration Of
the wool tariff of 1867, and John l..
Hayes, Secretary of the Wool Manu-
facturers' Association, protested
against tariff agitation.
The House of Refuge neal Tol-
edo, Ohio. was burned on the 18th.
Loss, $4,000; insurance, S35. 900. The
fire is believed TO have been started by
two boys. inmates Of the House. All
the inmates got out safely.
The international billiard math be-
tween Schaefer and Vignaux for $1,000
a side, 1000 points up, wa finished in
New York on the 18th. Schaefer won
the closing game by 600 points to SOP,
and the match by 5000 points to 1856
for his antagonist. During the match
Schaefer made the highest run on
record in balk line billiards, namely
$50. Schaefer's grand average over
25, was also the highest yet made in
this game.
The miners in the Clearfeld region,
Pa, struck on the 18th, and all the
pits suspended operations. The Clear
field miners had favored arbitration.
but were persuaded by a committee of
Cumberland miners to strike. The
strike in the soft coal regions Of Penn
sylvania, Maryland, Virginia and West
Virginia embraces nearly Il 900 trains.
The street car drivers and conduc-
tors in Cincinnati struck on the 18th,
for s. for a day of Il hours. After a
''tie up" lasting a few hours, 4 pro-
position was accepted Of s. for the con-
ductors and SLID for the drivers. and
III the eZeniTg the cars were running as
usual.
"A meeting CT the lockout McCor-
mick hands in Chicago was packed by
Socialists and Anarchists on the 18th.
Anarchist Fielding captured the plat
form and delivered an incendiary speech,
Master Workman Rodgers, of the locah
Knights, denounced the Anarchists, and
the meeting broke up in confusion.
The Mississippi House of Repre-
sentatiyes onthe 18th almost unanimous
ly adopted a resolution providing for an
amendment to the Constitution limit
ing the Governors term of office to
four years, without the right of re-
election,
1t is said in Washington that Gen
eral Terry, who has been confirmed as
Major-General to succeed Hancock,
will be placed in command Of the mill
tary division of the Atlantic, and that
Brigadlel- General Bowman will be
nominated to succeed Major-General
Pope, who will be retired On the 10th.
The U. S. Senate has passed a bill
authorizing the Assistant Treasure of
the United States to act as Treasurer
in the absence Of the Treasurer and to
authorize the designation by the SecTe-
tary of the Treasury of one Of the
clerks of the Treasury as acting AS
sistant Treasurer for a term not eX-
ceeding thirty days at n time in the
absence or illness of either the Treas
urer or Assistant Treasurer.
The President on the 18th nomi-
mated Richard NJ. Stadden to be Consul
at Manzanillo; Zephania q. Hill, U. 5.
Marshall for Colorado; Joseph Powder
ly, Postmaster at Carbonate, PennsYl-
vania; Henry e. Bard, Postmaster at
Athens. Pennsylvania; j. Mount
Smith, Postmaster at IIightstoWn, New
Jersey, and George NJ. Dawes, Post
master at Washington, New jersey.
Michael Hahn, Representative in
Congress from the Second District Of
Louisiana, was found dead in his room
at Wizards Hotel, in Washington, on
the 18th. lie had expired from Hen
orIhage of the lungs, MI. Hahn was
IN the seth year of his age. He had
been under medical treatment for some
time for pulmonary disease. William
Irwin, x.GovernOr of California, died
on the 18th.
Mrs. Bancroft, wife of George
Bancroft, the historian, died on the
18th.
William ii. Barnum, Chairman of
the Democratic National Committee,
who has been very i'll for sometime at
his home AT Lime Rock, Connecticut,
was reported greatly improved on the
18th. Ex-Secretary Boutwell, is re-
ported to be seriously i'll in Washington.
CAPTAIN James /. Waddell, commander
of the Maryland Fishery forces, was
on the 10th stricken with congestion eff
the brain, IN Annapolis, ana is in a
critical condition.
A boiler at Hicks coal shaft, near
Arthur's Station, in Clarion county,
Penna., burst on the 18th, fatally injur-
ing William Banes and Joseph Elsencr.
Banes has since died. At jamestown,
Penna,, on the 18th, the boiler Of a
pumping boat exploded, fatally scaldiug
William Ferry, the engineer.
The Democratic State Convention
of Rhode Island met in Providence OF
the 10th, and nominated the following
ticket: Governor, Amasa Sprague; for
Lieutenant Governor, Thomas p. Rob
Inson; for Secretary of state, Franklin
p. Owen: for Attorney General, Edwin
Metcalf; for State Treasurer, John j.
Perry
The President on the l6.h nomi-
mated William l.. Trenholm, of South
Carolina, now a Civil service Service
Commissioner, lobe Comptroller of the
Currency; John ii. Oberly, Illinois,
Civil Service Commissioner in place Of
Mr.. Trenholm, and Charles Lyman, Of
Connecticut, to be Civil Service Com
missioner, in place of Dormau b.
Eaton, resigned.
The War, Department on the 10th
issued an order retiring Major-General
Pope. 1t is understood that the nomi-
nation of his successor and of two brig
adler generals, with the consequent pro-
motions here made on tue l7tb.
Mrs. Liyermore, Miss Lucy Stone,
Rev. ID. Z. LivermOre and II. ID.
Blackwell, of the American Woman's
Suffrage Association, VIII appear be-
fore the house committee on terrific
ries on the 18th to urge the passa G of
an act granting the right Of suffrage to
women in the territories.
Judge Thurman sand on the 10th IN
Columbus that it had not been deter
mined definitely to bring the Bell Ge'e
phone patent suit IN that city, and that
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