The Penn's Grove record., 1886-03-06
NEWS OF THE WEEK

The total number of immigrants
who arrived in the United States dur
ing January, 1886, vas 6021, against
S749 during January 1886, The total
number of immigrants who arrived in
the United States during the seven
months which ended January 31st, 1856,
was 167, 942, against 147, 927 during the
corresponding period of the preceding
year.
The Virginia Senate ON the 9th
ult. rejected by an overwhelming vote
a proposition to amend the Constitu-
ton SC as to %repudiate all Of the bonds
not funded under the RiddlebergeT
settlement III n year after the ratif-
cation by the people of this amendment
to the Constitution.
There will be a prohibition election
in Baldwin county, Georgia, on March
18th, and a heated campaign is going
On. "Sam" Jones, the evangelist -
recently made a prohibition speech in
Milledgeville, which intensified the ex-
element. On the 9th ult. ''Sam" En-
mis-, ''anti- PrOhibltionlst and the broth
er of the sheriff of the county, shot and
killed Deputy Marshal G. n. Haygood,
ProhibitionIst. The difficulty grew out
of Haygood's criticising an PRO
hibition speech made by another broth
er of Ennis"
The widow of General Hancock,
through cousel, applied to the Surro-
gate in New York, on the 9th alt, to
be appointed administrative of her hus-
bands estate. She deposed that he
left less than $1,000 in personal property.
Besides his personal property General
Hancock left a small piece of real
estate in Missouri.
Francis Murphy. the total absti.
nence speaker, addressed an audience
of 1000 persons In Meadville, Penn, on
the 2Sth ult., and an overflow meeting
was held, Mr.. Murphy has been in
Meadville for a week, during which, it
is said, more than 1000 persons joined
the Blue Ribbon Brigade.
-Asevere snow storm began on the
18th ult., nIthe Northwest, and the
railroads in Wisconsin anti iowa are
again blockaded. The storm set III 90
Chicago late on the 2Sth ult., with
enough wind to cause the N to drift
badly. The temperature on the 9th
ult., was ''just below the freezing
point. but gFowlng lower" and the
storm continued.
The Supreme Court of Ohio, on the
28th ult. rendered Judgment of custer
in the quo warranto case against the
Cincinnati Police Commission, but
refused to GUST Superintendent Hudson,
who was elected for one year. The
action of Governor Foraker in emoving
the Commissioners is thus sustained.
In Hudson's Ease the decision was nan
imouS, but in the Commissioners case
Toilet dissented.
In the Senate on the LIST, the body in
executive session rejected the nomina-
lions of Pillsbury and Chase to be Col
~lectors of Internal Revenue at Boston
and Portland respectively.
The War Department has received
no Official information of the reported
refusal of Geronimo, the renegade
Apache chief, to surrender uncon-
ditionally to Gen. Crook. The officials
at the department do not doubt, how.
ever, that the reports are in the main
| OOllCCls 4LO ldICob OlllOidI lilAOA liz
ton received was that General Crook
had gone TO the border to meet Gero-
nimO.
The dryhouse of the Miami Powder
Company, neal Xenia, Ohio, blew up
on the LIST, killing Henry Franklin,
Christie Mccain and Michael Haney.
The building contained 10000 pounds
of powder, and the shock was felt
throughout Xenie.
The chess contest between Zuker-
tort and SteinitZ was resumed on the
LIST in New Orleans, and the game was
won by Steinitz, his antagonist resign
ing after the forty-second move. The
next game will be played tomorrow.
The Court os-8aIEs decided on the
list in the case of the Union Pacific
Railroad Company that, on the author
ity of several decisions of the Supreme
Court of the United States, the right
of the Government to retain under the
Subsidy acts and the Sinking Fund act
the whole compensate N due the COM
pany for services applies only to COM
~pensation for services upon the S65
miles of aided portions of its road, and
lOb W lilO @ItO lhltCSy lOA llHC OullhllS
of which the United States furnished
no aid, either by bonds or chartered
right.
The total amount appropriated by
the Consular and Diplomatic Appro.
priatlon bill is 81. $50, AIS, against
$1,919, 715 for the current year.
The President on the I'd sent 10
Congress a message recommending
legislation for the protection of the
Chinese.
Secretary Whitney on the I'd tele-
graphed to the captain OF the Galena,
at Key West, to deliver to the u. ).
Marshall there the steamer City of
Mexico, which was seized on suspicion
of being engaged IN a hlibustering
expedition against Honduras, together
with all persons, papers and property
connected Herewith. The case has
been referred to the Attorney General,
and further proceedings will be directed
by him.
The President has recognized Joao
Da Silva FerTao de CASTILLO Branco as
Consul and Acting Consul General of
Portugal at New York.
Five hundred and forty men re-
ported for work at the Mccormick
reaper mandatory in Chicago on the
ID. A large crowd of idle men gath
The flftieth anniversary Of the
declaration of the independence of
Texas was celebrated on the ID through
out that State. The day was generally
observed as a holiday.
The President on the I'd nominated
Henry p. Kitfield to be Assistant
Appraiser at Boston, Commodore Will
liam T. Truxton to be a Rear Admiral.
Henry Albert Johnson, of the District
of Columbia, to be Consul at Vienna,
and Mortimer A. Turner. of Arkansas,
to be Consul at st. Thomas.
The President on the % signed the
bill removing the political disabilities
of Alexander T.. Stewart, of Missis-
slppl; Edward G. W, Butler, of Mis-
souri,, and Thomas l.. Boiler, of